Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1937 volume:

Brentwood College yiagazine Victoria, British Columbia m mi Contents Editorial - -- -- -- -- - - 3 School Notes ---------- 4 Lectures and Concerts - -- -- -- -5 Chapel Notes ---------- 7 Dramatic Club ________ g Rugby ------------ 10 Basketball - - - - - - - - - - - 14 Cricket ------------ 15 Badminton. Squash, Tennis - - - - - 19 Rowing ----------- 20 Track and Sports Day _______ 21 Rifle Club ----------- 22 Sailing ___________ 23 Model Aeroplane Club -------- 23 Stamp Club - -- -- -- -- --23 Scout Troop ---------- 24 Speech Day --________ 26 The Way of It - -------- 27 Headmaster ' s Address - -- -- -- -28 Valete ------------ 30 Old Boys ' Notes --------- 31 mi 9V Brentwood College Magazine Editorial AT the beginning of the Summer Term, 1937, there came into being a group known as The Pioneers. Whether the name was chosen by happy chance or by serious thought is a matter of little moment ; but, having been chosen, it may be singled out as a mark of recognition of a fresh spirit that has taken hold of Brentwood during the course of the past year. Throughout the year there has gradually become more and more strikingly apparent the presence in the school of something of the spirit of the pioneers of days gone by : that spirit that urges development in new directions, that sees visions for the future and stimulates effort toward their realization. New and quickened interests have been made manifest in many ways. The marked improvement that has taken place in the appearance of the college grounds : the formation of a Model Aeroplane Club and of a Philatelic Club : the more than usually enthusiastic response that has been evoked by games, sports, and music : these may be cited as examples. And so the close of the year finds all members of the College, both staff and boys, looking to the future in a spirit that presages healthy growth and glad comradeship. HENRY POLLOCK HOPE The death occurred very suddenly in June of Mr. H. P. Hope, the first headmaster of Brentwood. Mr. Hope came to Brentwood on its foundation in 1923 from a very successful tenure of office as Principal of Oak Bay High School in Vic- toria. He had behind him a long experience in the school system of British Columbia and a splendid reputation as a teacher. It is not surprising that he quickly established at Brentwood a high standard of scholastic attainment. Through his energy and enthusiasm the new school developed very fast and made a name for itself throughout the province. After holding the headmastership for nine years, Mr. Hope retired in 1932. Undoubtedly his greatest achievement and his most lasting memorial is found in the College Chapel, which he worked so untiringly to build and to beautify. Page Three Brentwood College Magazine School Notes We offer our condolences to Mr. N. Davis on the loss of his wife. We welcome to our midst this year a new master, Mr. E. L. Bott, who apart from having assumed his routine duties has already become the moving- spirit in many clubs and projects about the school. The school prefects this year were: — C. M. B. Symons (Head of the School), J. W. Asselstine, A. H. Mitchell, A. Izard, J. A. Wells. We offer our congratulations to : W. Clist and E. Sunderland on their success in the scholarship examinations. Mr. Taylor and his assistant, R. C. Field, on their successful reorganization of the reference library. P. Andrus and W. Drury on the first class condition in which they kept the rugby field during the cricket and track seasons. The whole school was able to listen to the Coronation broadcast as radios, strategically placed along the dormitory floors, were turned on at 2 :00 in the morning. After a holiday in town on Coronation Day a large bonfire was built on the point that evening to link up the series of fires which stretched across Canada. ♦ .% We now have an excellent new float at the boathouse : built on pontoons, it should last almost indefinitely. � During the course of the year two major improvements have been effected in the appearance of the College grounds. In front of the building the old steps leading down to the tennis courts have been eradicated in favour of an equally useful and far more ornamental set that now curve down the bank a short distance away. On the other side of the building a no less constructive change has been made : the unsightly garages that stood opposite to the main entrance have been torn down permitting completion of the stone wall that has been built into the bank from end to end. Page Four Brentwood College Magazine The Pioneers postponed work on their projects on occasional afternoons in order to pay visits to the following places : Bamberton Cement Works. Cable Ship Restorer. Victoria Daily Times. H.M.C.S. Fraser. Dominion Experimental Farm, Saanich. We offer our thanks to : Major Taylor for the use of his boat to coach the first and sec- ond crews. Mr. Gower for the able way in which he has carried on the manual training during the past year. Mr. E. J. Symons for his kindness in giving a First Fifteen banquet and taking his guests to a performance of Carmen. Mrs. Privett and Mrs. Parr for their kind assistance in making the play a success. All those people who assisted in the work on the scenery and costumes for the play. The Old Boys ' Association for a donation towards bringing the pictures in the dining room up to date. Mrs. P. W. deP. Taylor, Mrs. P. F. Curtis, Major F. V. Long- staff, Mr. G. Westinghouse, Dr. W. E. Scott-Moncrieff, for don- ations to the library. Those many kind people who came out and lectured to us. Captain E. D. W. Levien, for introducing us to some of the tactics of the All-Blacks. Major F. Richardson, O.B.E., for his kind and successful tuition of the Brentwood marksmen. Lectures and Concerts Sept. 23rd — Professor E. Quainton, of the University of Washington, on Facism. An interesting treatment of one of the greatest political forces of today. Oct. 15th — The Hinton Quartette. A pleasing selection of chamber music. played under friendly and informal circumstances in the Reading Room. Fage Five Brent w o o d College Mag a zin e Oct. 21st — Lionel Taylor, Esq., on Caravaning Through Africa. High- lights from a fund of experience gained on a trip through Africa in search of wild flowers. Nov. 4th — Logan Mayhew, Esq., on My Cycle Trip Through Europe. Mr. Mayhew kept us all amused with stories of his experiences in France and Germany. Nov. 9th — Seattle Symphony Orchestra. A large proportion of the school availed itself of the opportunity of hearing this splendid orchestra on the occasion of its annual visit to Victoria. Nov. 11th — Professor Farr, of Victoria College, on Canada and World Relations. Couched in terms that made this complex subject understandable, Professor Farr ' s talk gave us much to think about. Nov. 25th — Madame Sanderson, on La Legion Etrangere. Enchanting. Carried away by Madame ' s vivid descriptions each one of us lived, for a time, the life of a Legionaire. Dec. 9th — Handel ' s Messiah. Sung by the Victoria Choral Society, in Christ Church Cathedral. Jan. 19th — Capt. R. Gibson, on Mountaineering. Capt. Gibson told us some very amusing anecdotes in the course of a comprehensive talk on this subject. Excellent lantern slides made his points the more clear. Jan. 24th — A. Mclntyre, Esq., on The British America Paint Co. The development of special paints for a variety of uses, as described by Mr. Mclntyre, Chief Chemist of Bapco, became a matter of interest to us all. Feb. 10th — A. Dennison, Esq., on The Manufacture of High Explosives. Using the C.I.L. plant at James Island as an example, Mr. Den- nison gave us a complete outline of the processes involved in this industry. Feb. 17th — E. L. Bott, Esq., on Music. Mr. Bott gave us a very interest- ing talk on the fundamentals of music, illustrating his points on the piano. He was assisted by P. Hinton and K. Cooke with their violins. Feb. 24th — jRtev. R. Connell on Geology, From Mr. Connell Ave learnt many interesting things about rock formations and fossils. April 17th— Captain Horsfield on The R.C.M.P. Captain Horsfield told us some most amusing anecdotes of his life in the Force. June 16th — Struan jRiobertson, Esq., on The Japanese Language. Many entertaining stories added to the pleasure we took in the theme of Mr. Robertson ' s talk. Page Six Brentwood College Magazine Chapel Notes A Confirmation Service was held on Sunday, May 16, when the Bishop of Columbia confirmed the following members of the school : D. R. Wilby, G. R. Wilby. H. K. Bate, R. S. G. Stephens. During- the year addresses have been given by the Bishop of Columbia, the Bishop of Athabaska, Dean Ouainton, Canon Wickens, Dr. Trumport, Rev. F. Buck, E. Bury, Balfour Bruce. A. Gardiner, T. Lancaster, H. Payne, E. Robathan, N. Smith and K. C. Symons, Esq. Mr. Bott took over the charge of the Chapel music in September and soon effected a noticeable improvement, both in the volume and in the quality of the singing, which has been maintained steadily through the year. The nucleus of a choir has been formed, of which most of the members will be here next year to carry on the good work. We gratefully acknowledge donations to the Chapel Fund from Mrs. Redpath and Flight Lieutenant C. Weir. Funds are urgently needed for the improvement of the lighting system. Brentwood College Magazine Dramatic Club THIS year as last year it was decided to attempt a more ambitious play during the , Easter term and not to have the usual short play at Christ- mas and nothing at Easter. For this reason the Christmas entertain- ment consisted of a series of short sketches and songs. The programme ran as follows : 1. Operatic Camp .... The Scouts 2. P. Hinton 3. Sketch The Staff 4. Song, Johnny Come Down to Hilo The Choir 5. Sketch, Where Were You Last Night The Staff 6. Sketch, The Great Finding Rogers, Milligan, Stephens 7. Song, A ' Roving The Choir 8. The Prefects 9. Dualogue, The Ghost Trade ... .. - Symons and Bassett 10. Sketch, Taking the Count The Choir 11. Songs The Choir God Save the King ❖ ❖ f ❖ THE FROGS After some deliberation it was decided that for the Easter play the club would attempt a presentation of The Frogs, of Aristophanes, in Gilbert Murray ' s translation. Characters were allotted at the beginning of the Easter term and work on the costumes, scenery and lighting was begun immediately. Mr. and Mrs. Privett, aided by their drawing class, produced some most effective scenery. Mr. Hincks performed prodigies of skill and ingenuity to provide some really beautiful lighting, and Mrs. Privett, with the aid of Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Haddon designed and executed the costumes. Page Eight Brentwood College Magazine The result was a more elaborate and a more effectively beautiful stage setting than the club had ever before achieved. In spite of the havoc wrought by the measles epidemic, after constant unending rehearsals the play was duly produced on March 20th. Milligan and Symons in the roles of Dionysus and his slave Xanthias had the heaviest parts and played them very well, controlling in an excellent manner their tendency to hurry the action. In the small parts Asselstine made a formidable Heracles, Wells spoke up plainly in the part of Aeacus, and Chadwick made a fluent and dignified Euripides. The remainder of the cast all played well to produce a very even performance. The audience semed to enjoy themselves, and again, contributed gener- ously towards the cost of the production. Hearty congratulations are due to all those who helped to make the play a success, not least the stage hands whose good work ensured that everything ran smoothly and without a hitch. The full cast follows : Dionysus - - G. Milligan Xanthias, his slave M. Symons Heracles J. Asselstine Corpse H. Mitchell Charon J. Ryan Aeacus, doorkeeper to Pluto J. Wells Servant girl to Proserpine H. Rogers Landlady - R. Stephens Plathane, her servant - R. Mackenzie Constables N. Wilby and K. Cooke Euripides - E. Chadwick Aeschylus T. Bassett Q. Is Holmes having a fit? A. No. Q. Surely he isn ' t simply being coy? A. No, no. Q. But something is the matter, isn ' t it? A. No, no, no. Just eye exercises — for shooting. Pluto, King of the Dead The Donkey The Frogs H. Mitchell N. Wilby and K. Cooke . R. Mackenzie, P. Holmes, P. Bate, R. Taylor, A. Dunlop, N. Whittall, J. Porter, E. Sunderland. •J «J� •£� BELIEVE IT OR NOT Page Nine Brentwood College Magazine IN some departments of the game the 1st XV was stronger this year than it has been for sometime : even so, there were enough weaknesses in the side to prevent our winning many inter-school matches. While we were fortunate in having several players of outstanding ability our good fortune stopped short of allowing us a sufficient number of people of average ability with whom to complete the team, so that the last two or three positions were perforce taken by players who had had dangerously little previous experience. Throughout the season the team played with keenness and enthusiasm, and, at its best was quite a formidable side. With the advent of a games master next year and the anticipated return of many members of this year ' s 1st XV, prospects for the future are very heartening. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. FIFTH REGIMENT October 17th. Result: Lost 20-0. Referee A. C. Privett Considering that this was the first match of the season the school turned in a very creditable performance. The game was played on a hard and fast ground the result being that the superior weight and speed of the ;Regiment told heavily against us. In the first half the school team put up a very hard struggle against heavy odds and at half time the score was only 6-0 in favour of the Regiment. In the second half the weight of our opponents told on us and they were able to break through our defence several times making the final score 20-0 in their favour. Page Ten Brentwood College Magazine BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. ST. GEORGE ' S October 31st. Result: Won 24-3. Referee J. M. Grant Starting at a very fast pace St. George ' s, went over for a try in the first ten minutes. This seemed the necessary stimulus to start Brentwood moving, for from then on we took the offensive. Symons opened the scoring for the College with a try which was converted by Johnston. Bassett followed with another shortly before the half-time whistle and Johnston converted once more from a difficult angle. In the second half superior training and better teamwork told on our opponents. Ross went over for two nice tries, both of which Johnston converted and Symons closed the scoring with a held goal from the twenty-hve yard line, to make the final score 24-3 in our favour. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. SHAWNIGAN November 7th. Result: Lost 24-0. Referee Captain Levien Played on the Shawnigan ground this was one of the most discouraging- games of the season. Although we had trained particularly hard for this game our opponents had the advantage of us in all departments. Particularly commendable was the way in which Shawnigan always had the extra man in the three-quarters to baffle our rather inexperienced outsides and full back. In the first half Shawnigan went over for four tries, three of which were converted, making the half-time score 18-0. In the second half our team played better rugby and were able to hold our opponents to two unconverted tries. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. OLD BOYS November 14th. Result: Lost 16-13. Referee J. M. Grant As always, the Old Boys game was one of the best of the year. The College team turned in a good exhibition of rugby considering the odds against it for Old Brentonians fielded a strong side including several ex- members of the Victoria Rep team. The school scored first in a forward rush which was touched down by Holmes and converted with a good kick by Field. Shortly after Appleton went over for a try which he himself con- verted. This made the half time score 5-5. In the second half Wells went over for an easy try but Symons failed to convert. Appleton and Field went over for the Old Boys again ; one of these tries was converted. Holmes gathered the ball nicely from a lineout and failed to convert his own try. The school tried hard to equalize the score but the Old Boys put up a good defense and the final score was 16-13 against us. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. THE NAVY November 19th. Result: Won 25-0. Referee A. C. Privett Although we won this game by quite a large margin, we should have scored many more points, as the Navy fielded a very inexperienced team. Our opponents failed to avail themselves of the many opportunities offered by the dangerously poor tackling of our outsides. Scores were made by Page Eleven Brentwood College Magazine Mitchell, Asselstine, Symons, Wells and Ross in the first half. In the second half Field closed the scoring with a very nice drop goal from a difficult angle; and this made the score at the end of the game 25-0 in our favour. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. SHAWNIGAN November 21st. Result: Lost 19-0. Referee M. H. Ellis Although in this game Brentwood went down to defeat, the College team gave a very much better exhibition of rugby than it had done in the last game against Shawnigan. Thanks to some useful pointers given us by Captain Levien our attack was stronger, and our defense not so weak as usual. In the first half the Brentwood line was crossed twice, and in the second half three times ; the first two tries were converted. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. THE 16TH CANADIAN SCOTTISH November 28th. Result: Lost 6-3. Referee A. C. Privett In this game the school was assisted in the forwards by Mr. Taylor and in the three-quarters by Mr. Osier. The Scottish were a heavier team than we were but we had the advantage of them in skill. Symons scored the school ' s lone try in the first half; Johnston failed to convert. The Scottish evened the score with a try just befo re the half time whistle. In the second half the game was quite even although just before the final whistle the 16th pushed through to make a try at the corner flag. This brought the final score to 6-3 against us. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL December 12th. Result: Lost 11-3. Referee A. C. Privett Played on a very wet ground this game was a battle of weight. Brent- wood started out well and did some very good work as long as the ball re- mained in a condition which allowed handling. Soon, though, the ball became so wet that handling was impossible ; the game became strictly a forward one. In the second half University played a harder game, and soon had equalled the score which Symons had made just before the half-time whistle. From then on the match was even but University managed to break through our defence twice. In the last ten minutes Brentwood concentrated all its strength in the forwards in an attempt to break through our opponent ' s defense, but we were unsuccessful ' and the score at the end of the game was 11-3. HOUSE MATCH March 16th. Result: Upper House Won 19-3 Unfortunately, the epidemic of measles which was rampant in the school during the Easter term prevented any first team matches taking place. On March 16th however, everybody had sufficiently recovered to allow the play- ing ofif of the House Match. This was the first time that we saw any Juniors playing in a senior game and they showed considerable promise for the future. Clist is to be especially congratulated on the game he played. The Lower House put up a hard struggle but the superior rugby of the Upper House won out in the end. Page Twelve B r e n t w o o d College M a g a z i n e RUGBY CHARACTERS C. M. B. SYMOXS (Captain, scrum-half) — A clever player behind the scrum, made good use of his kick to save his forwards but overdid it on occasions. A. H. MITCHELL (Forward) — An excellent forward. He made good use of his weight and speed. J. A. IZARD (Forward) — A hard-working forward clever at taking the ball with his feet. R. I. ROSS (Centre Three-Quarter) — F ast and useful in attack once he got hold of the ball but has never learnt to pass accurately. J. W. ASSELSTINE (Forward) — A useful all-round forward who always follows the ball closely. Too frequently offside due to excessive zeal. T. R. BASSETT (Wing Three-Quarter) — Hardly fast enough in this position but a determined runner and a certain tackle. R. C. FIELD (Centre Three-Quarter) — Fast, and with plenty of thrust. Inclined to wait too long before passing. W. D. C. HOLMES (Forward) — Always to be counted on to back up. He has become a valuable forward. A. P. IZARD (F orward) — Rather light. Has a very fair knowledge of the game. A. K. JOHNSTON (Stand-Off Half)— Clever open-field runner with good hands. Weak in defence. J. A. M. WELLS (Three-Quarter) — F ast, and very determined. Unfortunately could not finish out the season. F. ANGUS (Wing Three-Quarter) — Lacking in experience. B. HARVEY (Full-Back) — Rather too light for this position but shows promise for the future. K. C. COOKE (Forward) — Inexperienced forward who became too easily confused. W. L. DRURY (Forward) — Strong and hard-working forward, rather slow. J. F. RYAN (Wing Three-Quarter) — Lacked experience and so was often out of position. Page Thirteen Brentwood College Magazine JUNIOR RUGBY TEAM The Juniors were fortunate this season in securing quite a number of matches in spite of the impossible weather conditions and the measles epidemic which made football impracticable during most of the Easter term. Their experience in match play should prove of value to them in the future. Their chief failing lay in the fact that they were an unbalanced side. There were five or six players of real promise, but the remainder consisted of boys who had to be included, because there was no choice. In spite of this, the side improved through the season both in enthusiasm and in knowledge of the game, finishing up with two really good matches against the Cowichan Juniors, and an excellent game with Fairbridge. Among the forwards, Clist and Hinton always worked hard; Hay always set an example to the side by his tackling at full back ; Sunderland, Rogers, Mackenzie and Dunlop showed promise for next season. Matches Avere played against teams from University School, Shawnigan, St. Michaels, St. Georges, Fairbridge and Cowichan. Basketball The first team did well this year in winning seven out of the nine matches played. A great deal of improvement was shown during the latter part of the season. GAMES PLAYED Brentwood College vs. Staff Team — Won 37-30. Brentwood College vs. West )Rioad — Lost 23-32. Brentwood College vs. St. George ' s — Won 48-11. Brentwood College vs. Old Boys — Won 27-14. Brentwood College vs. West Road — Lost 20-25. Brentwood College vs. West Road — Won 25-22. Brentwood College vs. Oak Bay — Won 37-22. Two other games were played, on April 10th and 11th, against the men of H.M.C.S. Armentiers, both of which were won by the school. In the house match the Upper House was the Victor, the final score being 33-25. CHARACTERS FIELD — A fast forward on the attack, but a little weak in the defence. SYMONS — A quickly moving forward, having a very accurate shot. MITCHELL — A strong defence with a fast accurate pass. ASSELSTINE — A good shot but inclined to dribble too much. ROSS — Inexperienced, but has played hard and well. HARVEY — Small, but is a very promising shot. Page Fourteen B r e n t w o o d College Magazine ALTHOUGH our cricket record for this season may not seem very im- pressive, one must not forget that this is but our second season of cricket since its revival. We are glad to see a far keener interest in the game and considerable promise amongst the juniors for next year. During most of the term the batting presented a difficult problem, as on many occasions it broke down unaccountably, and it was not until the last few matches that any degree of confidence could be placed on the ability of the remainder of the side to make runs once our first four batsmen were out. Although we hoped at the beginning of the season that we had a variety of bowling, our attack was by no means as formidable as we could have wished. Johnston and Field, who had to bear the brunt of the bowling, worked hard all the time, and on several occasions met with considerable success, but they frequently bowled far too much, with the result that their bowling lost strength and sting. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played on May 8th at University School — Lost University School — Smith, b Field 37 Darling, c, b Field Huff, b Johnston Jeanneret, run out Field, b Johnston Thorne, b Field Massey, ii, b Field Ireland, c, b Wilby iii . Jones, not out Massey, i, l.b.w., Field Everet, c, b Bassett Extras 4 11 34 6 Brentwood College — Bassett, run out 2 Holmes, D., c, b Jeanneret 7 Johnston, run out 10 Field, not out Ross, b Huff 8 Wells, c, b Jeanneret ... 4 Izard, A., b Huff 5 Wilby, D., b Jeanneret 14 Wilby, G., b Huff 0 Hinton, c, b Jeanneret 0 Harvey, run out 9 Extras 22 2 0 1 2 0 5 0 1 Total _ 132 Total Bowling: Field, 5 for 39; Bassett, 1 for 34; Johnston, 2 for 24; Wilby. G. f 1 f Page Fifteen Brentwood College Magazine BRENTWOOD COLLEGE Played on May 15th, University School — Smith, b Johnston 2 Sproule, c Johnston, b Field 1 Huff, l.b.w. Field 8 Jeanneret, c Johnston, b Field 0 Field, c Wilby, D., b Ross 25 Thorne, c Ross, b Johnston 1 Jones, b Field 7 Massey, ii, b Johnston 0 Pott, b Johnston 6 Everett, not out 9 Ireland, c Holmes, b Ross 0 Extras 3 Total 62 Bowling: Johnston, 4 for 19; Field, 4 s. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL at Brentwood — Lost. Brentwood College — Bassett, l.b.w. Huff 0 Holmes, b Jeanneret 0 Johnston, c b Jeanneret 2 Field, c Thorne, b Jeanneret 8 Ross, b Huff 3 Wells, b Huff 2 Izard, A., b Jeanneret 12 Wilby, D., c Field, b Thorne 1 Wilby, G., c Smith, b Jeanneret 3 Hinton, b Huff 2 Harvev, not out 0 Extras 0 Total 33 26; Ross, 2 for 15. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. COWICHAN CRICKET CLUB Played on May 22nd at Duncan — Drawn. Cowichan C.C. — Porter, b Johnston 0 Corbishley, b Field 19 Fox, c Johnston, b Mr. Taylor 25 Wilkinson, c Rogers, b Mr. Taylor.. 15 Dunlop, c Field, b Johnston 18 Charter, b Johnston 5 Saunders, b Mr. Hincks 4 Leggatt, ct Wells, b Mr. Hincks 11 Considine, not out 3 Jones, not out 1 Baiss, did not bat Extras 2 Total (for eight) 103 Brentwood College — Mr. Ellis, c Saunders, b Leggatt 20 Bassett, not out 29 Mr. Hincks, retired 43 Field, not out 53 Mr. Privett Johnston Mr. Taylor Rogers Wilbv, G. Wells Harvey Extras }■ did not bat Total (for 2) 154 Bowling: Johnston, 3 for 32; Field, 1 for 40; Mr. Taylor, 2 for 18; Mr. Hincks, 2 for 13. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Played on May 29th at Brentwood — Lost Shawnigan Lake School — Smith, c Wilby, G., b Johnston 2 Cooper, b Johnston 29 Day, i, b Field 0 Fleck, b Johnston 5 Day, ii, b Field 0 Newton, l.b.w. Field 25 Torland, c Ross, b Field 24 Moore, c Johnston, b Wells 20 Bell, not out 19 Gainer, b Wells 0 Taylor, not out 0 Extras 10 Brentwood College — Bassett, run out 15 Holmes, D., b Newton 0 Field, c, b Newton 0 Johnston, c, b Smith 2 Ross, b Smith Wells, l.b.w. Newton Izard, A., not out Wilby, D., c, b Newton Wilby, G., run out Chadwick, c, b Smith ... Cooke, b Newton Extras Total (for 9) 134 Total Bowling: Field, 4 for 51; Johnston, 3 for 59; Wells, 2 for 13. 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 6 30 Page Sixteen Brentwood College Magazine BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. ST. GEORGE ' S SCHOOL Played on June 5th, at Vancouver — Won. St. George ' s School — Sparks, b Field 2 Pidgeon, c Wells, b Johnston 10 Dafoe, i, b Field 9 ?????, b Field 23 Francis, b Johnston 0 Brandon, c Field, b Johnston 9 Dafoe, ii, b Field 0 Clement, b Field 8 Hicks, b Johnston 5 Betteridge, not out 0 Halpin, c Ross, b Johnston 0 Extras 6 Total 72 Brentwood College — Bassett, b Francis 6 Ross, b Francis 7 Johnston, c Dafoe, ii, b Francis 22 Field, l.b.w. Francis 0 Mitchell, c Dafoe, i, b Francis 1 Wells, b Dafoe i 15 Hinton, b Francis 1 Wilby, D., c Halpin, b Francis 30 Hotham, c b Francis 0 WTlby, G., b Sparks 29 Cooke, not out 0 Extras 11 Total 122 Bowling: Field, 5 for 35; Johnston, 5 for 31. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. MR. LETHABY ' S XI Played on June 8th, at Brentwood — Won. Mr. Lethaby ' s XL— Poyntz, b Mr. Hincks 34 Jones, b Mr. Hincks 4 Nation, b Johnston 1 Mitchell, b Johnston 1 Grant, b Johnston 9 Hinton, c Ross, b Mr. Hincks 1 Gardiner, b Johnston 1 Proudfoot, c Wells, b Mr. Hincks 4 Robertson, b Johnston 0 Moore, b Johnston 1 Lethaby, not out 1 Extras 4 Brentwood College — Bassett, b Jones 7 Ross, b Grant 8 Johnston, b Jones 59 Field, l.b.w. Grant 0 Holmes, D., b Gardiner 8 Wells, l.b.w. Gardiner 10 Wilby, D., not out 35 Wilby, G., not out 4 Hotham ] Mr. Hincks [ did not bat Mr. Taylor J Extras 8 Total 61 Total (for 6) 139 Bowling: Johnston, 6 for 29; Mr. Hincks, 4 for 17. BRENTWOOD COLLI Played on June Mr. Lethaby ' s XL— Moffat, b Johnston 11 Collett, c Holmes, b Johnston 5 Jones, c Wilby, G., b Johnston 14 Edwards, b Field 1 Austin, P., b Field 17 Wise, b Field 15 Robbins, b Field 12 White, b Wells 7 Moore, b Field 2 Austin, G., b Field 6 Lethaby, not out 1 Extras 2 Total. 93 Bowling: Field, 6 for 46; Johnston, 3 I vs. MR. LETHABY ' S XL th at Brentwood — Lost. Brentwood College — Bassett, b Moffat 21 Ross, l.b.w. Robbins 4 Johnston, c Wise, b Robbins 2 Field, c b Austin 13 Holmes, D., c Moore, b Moffat 5 Wilby, D., st., b Moffat 6 Wilby, G., b Moffat 0 Izard, A., b Moffat 0 Wells, not out 7 Hotham, c Edwards, b Moffat 0 Cooke, b Robbins 11 Extras ... 12 Total 73 39; Wells, 1 for 5. Page Seventeen B r e n t w o o d College Magazine BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Played on June 19th at Shawnigan Lake — Drawn. Brentwood College — Bassett, b Cooper 18 Ross, c Moore, b Newton 5 Johnston, not out 14 Holmes, D., not out 8 Field ] Wilby, G. Izard, A. Cooke } did not bat Wells | Harvey Hotham J Extras 0 Total (for 2) 45 Stumps were drawn owing to rain. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ BRENTWOOD JUNIOR XI. May 15 — v. University School Juniors — won. Brentwood 49, University School 40. May 19 — v. Glen Lyon School — lost. Glen Lyon 118, Brentwood 32. June 2 — v. Glen Lyon School — lost. Glen Lyon School 61, Brentwood 31. June 5 — v. Shawnigan Lake Colts — won. Brentwood 84, Shawnigan 70. June 9 — v. St. Michael ' s — lost. St. Michael ' s 115, Brentwood 37. June 12 — v. Shawnigan Lake Colts — lost. Shawnigan 90, Brentwood 32. Page Eighteen Brentwood College Magazine INTER-HOUSE MATCH Played on June 14th. Upper House — Field, b Bassett = - 0 Chadwick, c Wilby, G., b Bassett .... 2 Johnston, c Holmes, D., b Bassett.... 56 Ross, c Gist, b Wells 4 Mitchell, b Wells 0 Izard, A., b Wells : 16 Rogers, b Wells 6 Clarke, c Hotham, b Wells 5 Harvey, not . out 2 Sunderland, c Symons, b Wells 0 Dennison, c b Wells 0 Extras 14 Total 102 Won by the Upper House. Lower House — Bassett, b Johnston 21 Wells, b Johnston 4 Holmes, D., c Ross, b Field 1 Wilby, G., b Johnston 0 Cooke, b Field 11 Hotham, st. b Johnston 0 ■Symons, c Izard, 1) Johnston 0 Asselstine, c Field, 1) Johnston 0 . Porter, not out 8 Clist, c Clarke, b Johnston 3 Hav, b Field 0 Extras 8 Total 56 Bowling: Wells, 7 for 42; Bassett, 3 for 46; Field, 3 for 22; Johnston, 7 for 26. 1st XI. AVERAGES Batting Runs Innings Times Not Out Highest Score Average Field 96 Johnston _ 111 Wilby, D 74 Bassett 98 Wilby, G 36 Overs Johnston 70.5 Field 71 Bassett 6.7 Bowling Maidens 10 Runs 233 248 34 53 59 35 29 29 W r ickets 26 25 1 19.2 18.5 14.8 14 7.2 Coverage 8.9 9.9 34 Badminton - Squash - Tennis These games were played during the year with considerable enthusiasm but with no outstanding skill. During the summer term the demands of cricket and rowing, together with unfavourable weather conditions, mitigated against much serious practise on the tennis courts. BADMINTON FOUR— A. Izard, H. Mitchell, R. Bassett, D. Wilby. TENNIS FOUR— A. Izard, D.. Holmes, D. Wilby, G. Milligan. RESULTS OF SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS WERE: BADMINTON— Singles: A. Izard; Doubles, A. Izard, H. Mitchell. TENNIS— Singles: I. Ross; Doubles: C. M. Symons, 11. Mitchell. Page Nineteen Brentwood College Magazine Rowing THIS year rowing has had an excellent season in spite of the poor weather conditions and the rough rowing ' weather. We were lucky enough to have three members of last year ' s first crew back with us again this year and the vacant place at bow was capably filled by F. Angus. Regular practice was started late in the Easter term and continued during the summer months culminating in the decision to enter a crew in the N.P.A.A.O. regatta to be held this year on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Elk Lake, near Victoria. In our annual race against St. George ' s School, held this year in Van- couver on June 5th, at 11 o ' clock in the morning we were once again successful. The race was rowed in good weather conditions over a mile course. Brentwood started at a faster stroke than St. George ' s and had established a lead of just over a length at the end of the first minute. Settling down to a long, steady stroke they continued to increase their lead all over the course. St. George ' s rowed hard, but the heavyweights in the middle of the boat got very short and were not using their strength effectively. Brentwood finally finished about six lengths ahead, covering the course in 4 minutes and 58 seconds. Our warmest thanks are due to St. George ' s for all their kindness to us during our visit : to Vancouver Rowing Club and its Skipper for lending us their boats : and to the Skipper ' s son for his excellent coxing during the race. The crew consisted of: — Brentwood : St. George s : Stroke — Symons Stroke — Walls No. 3 — Asselstine No. 3 — Street No. 2— Mitchell No. 2— Bell Bow— Angus Bow — Nation Cox — Jaggard. Cox — Woodward CHARACTERS OF THE CREW F. ANGUS (Bow) — Must learn to get control of his body; swings straight and keeps his head up at the finish. A hard worker and a very valuable craftsman in the boat house. A. H. MITCHELL (Two) — Inclined to shoot his slide and rely too much on his arm at the finish. Works hard and races well. J. W. ASSELSTINE (Three) — A very effective oarsman, who has improved consider- ably. Races well. C. M. B. SYMONS (Stroke) — If he can control his slide and combine it effectively with his body swing during the stroke, he will make a neat and effective oarsman. Has a good sense of rhythm, but must learn to drive his crew all the time in practice rows. • . Page Twenty Brentwood College Magazine N.P.A.A.O. REGATTA The Brentwood crew entered for the Junior Fours in this regatta, which was held at Elk Lake on July 1st. There was a strong westerly wind which made the water rough. Brentwood had as their opponents a strong crew from the Vancouver Rowing Club and a fairly experienced J.B.A.A. four. Vancouver took the lead early in the race, with Brentwood ahead of James Bay. These positions were maintained up to the mile point, though by this time V ancouver had increased their lead and Brentwood had lost ground through faulty steering and by rowing rather too slow a stroke. At the critical moment Brentwood faltered for 4 or 5 strokes, while James Bay started to spurt and went ahead. Symons answering spurt came too late. Vancouver finished about 12 seconds ahead of James Bay, with Brentwood another 10 seconds behind. The winner ' s time was 7 minutes 23 seconds. Track and Sport ' s Day ALTHOUGH the track season was very short owing to the fact that Sport ' s Day was held on May 1st, this year saw far greater enthus- iasm and much competition was offered to all runners. Our track team is being built up, year by year, and it is hoped that next year., we shall be strong enough to enter inter-school track meets. The finish of this year ' s Steeplechase, held April 22nd, was very close, Ross winning the race by a few yards from Field. Holmes, D., won the Inter- mediate Class, and Clist, the Junior. On Sport ' s Day there was again a great deal of competition, especially for the Victor Ludorum Cup, which was won by Field with 14 points, only y 2 more points than Asselstine. Holmes, D., took the Intermediate Cup and Clist, the Junior. Page Twenty-one Brentwood College Magazine The results of Sport ' s Day follow : — SENIOR 100 Yards (Time 10 4-5 seconds.)— 1st, Mitchell; 2nd, Field; 3rd, Svmons. 220 Yards (Time 25 4-5 seconds)— 1 st, Asselstine; 2nd, Mitchell; 3rd, Ross. 440 Yards (Time 58 2-5 seconds) — 1st Ross; 2nd, Field; 3rd, Symons. 880 Yards (Time 2 minutes 39 seconds) — 1st (tie), Asselstine and Ross; 3rd, A. Izard. Hurdles (Time 19 seconds) — 1st. Asselstine; 2nd, Angus; 3rd (tie), Andrus and Johnston. Cricket Ball (Distance 88 yards 1 1-2 feet)— 1st, Johnston; 2nd, Field; 3rd, Wells. Shot Put (Distance 32 feet 4 1-2 inches) — 1st, Field; 2nd, Drury; 3rd, Asselstine. High Jump (Height 4 feet 10 inches) — 1st, Johnston; 2nd, Asselstine; 3rd, Ross. Long Jump (Distance 17 feet 5 3-4 inches) — 1st, Field; 2nd, Asselstine; 3rd, Johnston. INTERMEDIATE 100 Yards (Time 12 seconds) — 1st, D. Holmes; 2nd, Logan. 220 Yards (Time 28 4-5 seconds)— 1st D. Holmes; 2nd! N. Wilhy. 440 Yards (Time 63 1-5 seconds)— 1st D. Holmes; 2nd, N. Wilhy. Hurdles (Time 20 4-5 seconds) — 1st, Milligan; 2nd, Hotham. High Jump (Height 3 feet 10 inches) — 1st, Beard, 2nd, Hay. Long Jump (Distance 15 feet 11 inches) — 1st D. Holmes; 2nd, Beard. JUNIORS 100 Yards (Time 13 seconds) — 1st, Clist; 2nd, Dunlop. 220 Yards (Time 30 2-5 seconds)— 1st, Clist; 2nd, P. Izard. 440 Yards (Time 63 4 -5 seconds)— 1st, Clist; 2nd, Dunlop. Hurdles (Time 22 3-5 seconds) — 1st, Sunderland; 2nd, Clarke. High Jump (Height 4 feet) — 1st, Sunderland; 2nd, Mackenzie. Long Jump (Distance 14 feet 1-2 inches) — 1st, Clist; 2nd, Sunderland. The Upper House was victorious in the Inter-House competition by 58 points to 39 points. Rifle Club Owing to the kindness of Major F. Richardson, O.B.E., in accepting an invitation to take charge of the Rifle Club, a distinct improvement in the standard of the shooting, and an increased efficiency in the conduct of mat- ters pertaining to the club, have resulted. In a post season letter addressed to the Headmaster, Major Richardson says, in part : — From the start several of the class earned recognition, Field being high for the first three practices, closely followed by Bassett, D. Holmes, Ryan, Johnston, Milligan, and Beard. Among the Juniors, Nairn, who recently joined the College, deserves special recognition for his remarkable progress; he promises to become an outstanding student of rifle work. D. Holmes proved a very efficient Team Commander. The rifles were always in splendid condition, stores, etc., present and correct. Major Richardson adds, we are pleased to note, that he has enjoyed his work with the College and will be pleased to continue with us in the future. The ratings that qualify are AA1, A A, A are as follows: — SENIORS JUNIORS AAI AA A AAI AA A Field Bassett Hinton Nairn MacKenzie Dunlcp Milligan D. Holmes N. Wilby P. Holmes Logan Beard Rogers Ryan Johnston Page Twenty-two Brentwood College Magazine During the past sum- mer term, for the first time in a number of years sailing once again came into its own. The fleet consisted of two dinghies, a flattie, and a snipe, all privately owned, in addition to the venerable college kitten. The last named craft, known to past generations of Brentonians as The Black Cat, was overhauled and refitted during the winter by Mr. Taylor and his assistants to such good effect that throughout the season she showed her heels to all comers in a manner almost undignified for one of her age. While there were a considerable number of candidates for the fair weather test, lack of satisfactory heavy weather prevented any attempts being made to pass the more difficult heavy weather test. Those success- fully passing the former were : — Bassett, Cooke, Harvey, Hinton, Hotham, Rogers, Ryan and N. Wilby. Model Aeroplane Club Early in the summer term the model aeroplane club was revived. Air. Hincks kindly accepted an invitation to be the master in charge of the club. At the first official club meeting which was held on April 25th, two officers were elected from the fourteen enthusiastic model builders who attended. These were G. Milligan, Wing Commander (he later resigned in favour of G. Hotham) and K. R. Nairn, secretary-treasurer. Permission was obtained from the Headmaster to use the room below the classrooms as a workshop. The club dues are a modest ten cents a term which will be used as a subscrip- tion to a model aeroplane magazine. Prospects for the future are most favourable. Stamp Club Among the many new activities which have sprung into being, with mushroom-like rapidity, this year, is the school stamp club. While the collecting of stamps is no new fad about the school, it was not until February of this year that a philatelist ' s club was properly estab- lished. Page Twenty-three B r e n t w o o cl College M a g a z i ti e Apart from the mutual joy of collecting-, and talking about stamps, the weekly meeting provides opportunity for much interesting information con- cerning old and new issues. Two representatives of the Victoria Philatelic Society have visited the club, bringing with them volumes containing speci- mens of rare philatelic interest. On invitation of the Victoria Society, members of the school club were privileged to exhibit stamps at the Society ' s show in the Empress Hotel at Victoria on June 4 and 5. The fact that Jacobs won an award at this exhibi- tion stimulated a great deal of interest among the members of the club. This new interest resulted in a school exhibition at the end of summer term. Twelve frames were entered for competition, and the awards went to Milligan and Clist respectively, with Jacobs, Logan and Bate receiving special mention for their efforts. A new club, with plenty of sustained interest, we wish it every success. Scout Troop With the advent of so many younger lads it seemed natural that the newly formed troop of Boy Scouts should have met with such a hearty response. Under the leadership of Mr. Bott, a warranted Scout Leader, ably assist- ed by Symons and Wells, the college troop was organized in October. There were already many scouts in the school who, having dropped affiliation with town troops, were glad of this opportunity to continue in Scouting. Of this group we were fortunate in securing the services of Johnston, a King ' s Scout, as Troop Leader. Three patrols of six in each Avere formed, these boys displaying origin- ality in the choosing of patrol names aptly calling them after specimens of the better known wild life of the Island : Cougar, Salmon and Sea Gull. Mil- ligan, Holmes, D. and Digby are the respective leaders of these patrols. Activities for the first term consisted chiefly of work in the Tenderfoot and Second-class stages. Major Wise, Major Hunter and Col. Palmer, of the Victoria district, making- frequent visits to the college to watch our progress, and give assistance. During the Easter term all the boys of the Troop were invested, and several completed their second-class requirements. Freeman King of the Sidney Troop gave a first-aid talk and demonstrations one evening (a little too late for the measle sufferers however). The P.L. ' s and their seconds accompanied the Leaders to Seattle during the Easter vacation where they had been invited by the Lakeside School Troop (Seattle 312), for the purpose of attending the 16th annual Seattle Scout Circus. This opportunity for international scouting was made possible Page Twenty-four Brentwood College Magazine through the courtesy of Scouter C. Hulford and S.P.L. Arthur Schmitz, of Troop 312. We were billeted for the week-end with boys of the Seattle Troop. The Leaders represented the Troop at a Scout gathering in the Cowichan district at the beginning of summer term, and again during the twenty-fourth of May week-end when they camped in the Ouamichan Cougar district. With the lengthening of the days and consequent warmer weather, out- door meetings were held each Saturday evening during the last term. Begin- ning with camp-fires held on the Point, the programmes also included evening hikes for the purpose of tracking and trail-following, and one hike on which we cooked supper out of doors, this latter providing a chance for fire-lighting and cooking tests. Scout good turns consisted of providing instructors for the neighbouring Scout Troop and Cub Pack at Moodyville, a Scout opera addition to the school concert, a Coronation beacon-fire on May 12, and a pioneering project for the school. Much interest was seen in the inter-patrol competition although the Salmon patrol seem to have won handily each term. Each member of this winning patrol was awarded a Scout diary for his efforts during the Christ- mas term. The Troop summer-camp for the purpose of training patrol leaders, and for general advancement work is planned to commence Monday, August 9th at the Gilwell campsite at Deep Cove. This first camp venture should pro- vide a jolly outing for all. We are grateful to Eng. Commander Stephens and Major C. Holmes, members of the Troop Committee, and the Headmaster, for their kind co- operation. TENDERFOOT. ❖ RIDICULA Many hours of music appreciation in the Prefect ' s study may account for the remonstrance of a Prefect to a fag engaged in a job of cleaning up. Hey! Hay. How ' re you doing? Char ! Char ! Char ! Char ! Char ! g� «§� «g Asselstine ' s basketball is rather prone What? Right, I ' ll come at once. ❖ ❖ ❖ APOLOGIA We couldn ' t help laughing — we wished him no ill At what happened to teacher. He leaned ' gainst the sill And intending in comfort sometime to remain He settled himself with his back to the pane. But Suddenly A crash and a tinkle, as out his feet shot ; ' Twas the defenestration of Mr. Bott ! Page Twenty -five Brentwood College Magazine Speech Day SATURDAY, June 12th; shining sun and pleas- ant breeze added one more to the unbroken suc- cession of fine days that have favoured each Speech Day at Brentwood since the college started. The programme includ- ed a cricket match against a Father ' s team, a seamanship display and crew race, fol- lowed by assembly in the gymnasium for speeches and prize giving. Finally, tea on the verandah gave pleasant opportunity for greetings and farewells, in addition to welcome refreshments of a more material nature. The cricket match started at 11 o ' clock in the morning; after an interval for lunch in the marquee, play was resumed and the game terminated at 2.40 o ' clock in a victory for the Fathers. The skill displayed by the Fathers, be it noted, was really remarkable for none of them, one gathered from their conversation, had so much as touched a cricket bat since shortly after the Boer War. At three o ' clock the seamanship display, which was carried out by crews in the College sailing craft, drew the crowd down to the Point. In the crew race that followed this display the College four showed the result of their hard work during the term by defeating the opposing crew which, by virtue of its inclusion of an Old Boy, was given the courtesy title of Old Boy ' s crew. At 3.30 the Headmaster opened proceedings in the gymnasium by asking the assembly to stand in silence for a brief time in honour of the late Mr. H. P. Hope, first Headmaster of Brentwood. Then, after a comprehensive review of the year ' s work, and a discussion of the future, in which he struck a note of considered optimism, he introduced Mr. Justice H. B. Robertson, who had kindly consented to give away the prizes. In his address to the boys Mr. Robertson stressed the need of courage, both mental and physical, and illustrated his points with stories taken from the lives of people who had possessed this attribute. Dr. Scott-Moncrieff then said a few words, making further resp ectful reference to the late Mr. Hope. After the prize giving adjournment was made to the verandah for tea. FORM PRIZES Grade VIII.— R. Whittall. Grade IX. — R. Stephens. Grade X. — K. Logan. Page Twenty-six B rent w o o d College M a g a z i n e Grade XI.— E. Chad wick. Grade XII. — T. Bassett. Special Progress Prizes — B. Harvey, S. Dennison. Angus Science Prize — R. Field. Curtis Mathematical Prize — A. H. Mitchell. Scott-Moncrieff English Literature Prize — I. Ross. Williams Language Prize — M. Symons, P. Izard. Crease Art Prize — Senior, E. Chad wick; Junior, R. Taylor. Headmaster ' s Reading Prizes — Senior, M. Symons; Junior, R. Stephens. Architectural Drawing Prize — G. Wilby. Mechanical Drawing Prize — N. Mitchell, F. Angus. Manual Training Prize — Senior, K. Cooke; Junior, K. Nairn. Special Progress — A. Jacobs. , CUPS Badminton Singles — A. Izard. Tennis Singles — I. Ross. Tennis Doubles — Symons and Mitchell. Senior Cross Country — I. Ross; Intermediate, D. Holmes; Junior, W. Clist. 100 Yards— N. Mitchell. Senior Swimming — F. Angus; Intermediate, B. Harvey; Junior, W. Clist. Cricket Bats for 50 Runs Scored — School Match, R. Field and A. Johnston. Best Batting Average — R. Field. Best Bowling Average — A. Johnston. Best All-round Junior Cricketer — X. Rogers. Shooting Medals — Highest Aggregate, G. Milligan; Senior, 2nd Class, R. Field; Junior 2nd Class, D. Holmes. Junior Challenge Cup — W. Clist. Intermediate Challenge Cup — D. Holmes. Victor Ludorum Challenge Cup — R. Field. Inter-House Challenge Cup — Upper House (Captain N. Mitchell). Yarrow Shield and Medal— X. Mitchell. The Way Of It The art of writing poems may Be learnt in little time : Y r on ' ve only got to find a word, And then you find another word, And then you find another word, And get them all to rhyme. Of course you must choose with care The subject of your song: Now if you take a word like cat, Hat, sat or mat will ryhme with that, Or at or pat, or vat or flat — You simply can ' t go wrong. They pray observe these simple rules, Which I have now made clear : Don ' t write about the quintuplets, Or Niagara, or zebras, or unicorns, Or Epstein, or Hitler, or even Mussolini, Because you ' re bound to get terribly stuck. Page Twenty -seven Brentwood College Magazine Headmaster s Address LOCKER INSPECTION YOU can quite understand that, at this time of the term, my thoughts tu rn very frequently towards those of you who are leaving. I wonder, of course, what you are going to do when you have finished your educational courses and how successful you are going to be : but most I wonder how much you have gained, during your time here, which is going to be of real value to you in the years ahead. Perhaps, then, it was only natural that I should have dreamed about you the other night. It was rather a dark room in which I found myself and I could not, at first, make out where I was, but as I grew accustomed to the light, I realised that it was a changing-room. There were the rows of lockers, with their doors opened, and standing in front of them, a line of about a dozen boys, each with a bundle in front of him. A man, whom I did not at first recognize, was wal king slowly down the line, checking over each bundle and entering notes in a book. Evidently some sort of locker inspection was going on. But I don ' t think he is being very efficient, I thought to myself, because in some of the lockers I could see quite a lot of things that seemed to have been left behind. The piles of belongings in front of each boy varied considerably : most of them contained some school books, but that was almost the only thing they had in common, and, even then, the quantity of books differed enormously. Some of the boys seemed to have concentrated a good deal on athletics : there were footballs, bats, racquets, cups and blazers stacked in front of them, and certainly one boy had an oai leaning against a nearby pillar. Others had less imposing heaps, but still interesting: an old pair of football boots and running shoes ; something made in the Manual Training shop, a play costume, a hymn book and a few black note books made up one fairly typical pile. One or two, I noticed, were gazing rather ruefully at heaps of old, tattered magazines, a few candy-bar wrappers, a crumpled packet of cigarettes and some cheap gramophone records. That seemed to be all they had, because their lockers were fairly well cleaned out. While I had been taking all this in, the Inspector had finished his job and was walking down to my end of the line. As soon as I saw his face, I recognized my old friend, the Spirit of Brentwood, though he seemed to have grown bigger and stronger since I saw him last. How do you do, he said, I was just having a locker inspection for the boys who are leaving. I like to see that they take away everything they ' ve got when they go. Well, I said, I hope you won ' t think I am interfering with your job, but haven ' t you overlooked quite a lot of things? Some of their lockers seem almost full still. Page Twenty-eight Brentwood College Magazine ' ' Of course they are, he answered. Surely you realize that although they all take a great many things away with them, most of them leave some- thing behind. In fact the best leave so much behind them that you can hardly say they leave the school at all. I suppose I looked rather puzzled, because he went on to explain further — You see, what they leave behind are the things they did while they were here; the way they played that rugger match against University School, the keenness with which they ran or rowed or played cricket ; the discipline they maintained as Prefects : their willingness to help on Pioneer Parties : their laughter: their sense of honour: their pride in Brentwood and in themselves as Brentonians — ah, these things do not leave with them : they remain and become a permanent part of the school they have helped to build. You have probably noticed, he continued in a sadder tone, that some of the lockers are almost empty. They belong to the boys who just lived for themselves and had as easy a time as they could : the school didn ' t mean much to them, so, naturally, they couldn ' t expect to make much im- pression on the school. And he quoted very softly They are perished as though they had never been and are become as though they had never been born. They don ' t seem to take much away either, ' I commented. No, he agreed, a few moving picture magazines and gramophone records are not much to be proud of. Most of them do better than that though, he went on, as if eager to talk about more cheerful things. Can you explain, I asked, to help change the subject, why many of those who are leaving most behind them seem to be taking least away? That doesn ' t seem to bear out what I have often told them, that the more you give, the more they get. It does seem odd at first, answered the Spirit, until you find out that those are the boys who are really taking most with them. They have not cumbered themselves very much with the material things of the world, but a close look at them will show you that they are not being sent away empty. Those are the ones who have learnt, as Job put it, that the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil, that is understanding. They have been building up a standard of behaviour during their years here which will be an anchor for them in times of trouble. They know that it is not going to be easy to maintain that standard after they have left : the temptation to depart from it will increase rather than decrease, but they know, too, that as St. Peter puts it nothing can harm them if they be followers of that which is good. So, though their baggage seems light, their hearts are full and they will go on their way in the spirit of the valiant pilgrim that old John Bunyan wrote about. As he stopped speaking, one of those odd changes took place which seem so natural in dreams, for I suddenly found myself in the chapel, with the organ playing over the tune you have just sung. But when the singing Page Twenty-nine Brentwood College M a g a z i n e started, the words were not the same — they came drifting down the years to me from the end of a summer term at my own school in England, and this is how they went : Lord, thou has brought us to our journey ' s end; Once more to thee our evening prayers ascend; Once more we stand to praise thee for the past : Grant prayer and praise be honest at the last. For all the joys which thou hast deigned to share; For all the pains which thou hast helped to bear : For all the friends, in life and death the same. We thank thee, Lord, and praise thy glorious name. If we have learnt to feel our neighbour ' s need : To fight for truth in thought and word and deed : If these be lessons which the years have taught, Then stablish, Lord, what Thou in us has wrought. Valete C. M. B. Symons — Lower House Captain; Senior Matriculation; Head of School; Captain of Rugby; Captain of Boats; Basketball V. ; Editor of Maga- zine; Assistant Scout Master. A. H. Mitchell — Upper House Captain; Senior Matriculation and College Board ; School Prefect ; Rugby XV. ; School Crew ; Basketball V. ; Badmin- ton V. J. W. Asselstine — Lower House; Junior Matriculation; School Prefect; Rugby XV. ; School Crew ; Basketball V. J. A. Wells — Lower House; Junior Matriculation; School Prefect; Cap- tain of Cricket; Rugby XV; Assistant Scout Master. R. I. Ross — Upper House; Senior Matriculation; Rugby XV.; Cricket XL; Basketball V.; Squash IV. T. R. Bassett — Lower House ; Junior Matriculation ; Rugby XV ; Cricket XI; Badminton IV. P. Andrus — Lower House; Junior Matriculation and C ollege Board; Bas- ketball V. K. Cooke — Lower House; Grade XI;)Riugby XV. J. F. Ryan — Lower House; Grade XI; Rugby XV. C. Williams — Upper House; Grade XL; Rugby XV. P. Waterstrat — Upper House ; Grade XL ; Rugby XV. N. Beard — Upper House; Grade XL; 2nd Rugby XV. J. Mays — Upper House; Grade X.; 2nd Rugby XV. A. Hay — Lower House; Grade IX.; 2nd Rugby XV. Page Thirty Brent w o o d College Magazine Old Boys Notes OLD BOYS ' DAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1936 This year ' s Old Boys ' Day did not have the good turn out that is usually expected at the annual gathering - . In the afternoon several of the Old Boys turned out against the school in an excellent rugby match which was played on the lower green. The Old Boys ' superior weight and strength told on the lighter school team and the final score was 16-13 in their favor. In the eve- ning after a dinner, the school defeated the Old Boys in a basketball game, held in the gymnasium, by a margin of 16 points. At the annual general meeting, held in the Headmaster ' s study after the basketball game, there were twenty members present. The meeting opened with Mr. Ellis in the chair, as the president and vice-president were unable to attend. After the reading and adoption of the minutes and balance sheet of the last meeting, a short discussion was held on the matter of the Old Boys ' tie. This however gave way to the election of officers. The new officers were : President J. D. D. Campbell Vice-President L. Scott-MoncriefT Secretary-Treasurer (Vancouver) O. B. Allan Secretary-Treasurer (Victoria) .... Logan Mayhew L. Mayhew was then elected as committee of one to make up the design for the Old Boys ' tie. After this a new system of correspondence was arranged whereby the Old Boys might be kept in better touch with the school. The idea was that certain boys should be made under-secretaries in various parts of the world and that it would be their duty to notify any boys in that dist- rict of the doings of the school. After other minor business the Old Boys voted the sum of 25 dollars to the school to be used as the start of bringing the pictures in the dining hall up to date. After votes of thanks to Mr. Ellis the meeting adjourned. News has just arrived that the Old Boys ' tie may be obtained at W. J. Wilson ' s, at Victoria, for $0.75. Letters have been received from the following : — C. T. Wier, G. Davidson (H.M.S. Hermes), G. Phillips (H.M.S. Royal Sovereign), J. Barber-Starkey (R.N. Engineering College), C. T. B. Todd (H.M.S. Frobisher), J. R. and D. H. W. Angus (McGill University), J. Yarrow (Cambridge University), D. Bar- rett-Lennard (University of B.C.), A. Duncan, K. Philip, D. Archibald (Creston). Congratulations to C. P. Sharland on entering the Colonial Service. After com- pleting the year at Cambridge, he left for a post in Africa. D. Barrett-Lennard spent the last week of the summer-term at the College while training with the first crew preparatorv to rowing bow in the Brentwood Four entered for the N.P.A.A.O. Regatta at Elk Lake. F. D. M. Williams has completed his work in Edinburgh and is now a fully qualified Chartered Accountant. In September he is to join the staff of Price, Waterhouse Company in Montreal. D. O. Wooten is doing very well with Price, Waterhouse Company in Vancouver, where he is to qualify shortly as a Chartered Accountant. J. R. Angus, B.A. (McGill, 1937), earned the signal distinction of becoming the only McGill undergraduate ever to receive 100 per cent for a history thesis. Page Thirty-one Brentwood College Magazine C. T. Todd, B.A. (McGill, 1937), a member of the Inter-Collegiate track team, has completed his pre-medical courses. Both he and John Angus enter medical school next September. J. R. Appleton holds a short-term commission in the Royal Air Force. J. Barber-Starkey passed so successfully from his training ' ship that he gained a term ' s seniority, and is now at the R.N. Engineering College, Keyham. G. Davidson, out here on leave, re-visited the College in February. G. Playfair is engaged in installing radios for the Forest Service at strategic points throughout the province. T. Kelley is to be congratulated on his recent marriage. Other Old Boys who have visited the College during the vear include: D. Angus, M. H. Allan, A. B. Duncan, A. M. Field, J. R. Genge, J. R. Hall, R. M. Hanburv, G. H. Hutchings, G. P. Kidd, R. J. Nation, F. Rogers, J. H. Stubbs, K. W. Symons, E. J. Symons. The Editor, Brentwood College Magazine, Brentwood College. Dear Sir: You asked me to give you some brief account of the activities and successes of a few of the Old Boys whom I have either come in contact with or heard of during the past year. While in Montreal one sees quite a number of Old Boys, for a large Old Brentonian colony has grown up in the East during the last few years. We find many Old Boys at the Universities. Bob Driscoll has graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Boston with a degree in Engineering. Rumour has it that he recently had an extremely one-sided engagement with a sub- merged log while piloting his high-powered hydroplane over the waters of Poughkeepsie or thereabouts. Fortunately the boat took the worst of the conflict! Turning to Toronto University we note our ex-champion sculler, Ned Pratt, distinguished himself with very high marks in the Faculty of Architecture. At the same time Bruce Evans is studying Law at Osgoode Hall and Bob McCafferty is entering his fifth year of Medicine besides exhibiting a fleet pair of heels at wing three quarter on the champion Varsity English Rugby Team. Rugged Dave Kinloch has been performing brilliantly on an equally rugged Queens University Rugby team, and has also been successful in his examinations. At McGill, Terry Todd and I won our battle with professors, attendance regulations, and final examinations both receiving our degree in Arts. Terry again distinguished himself at track, winning himself a berth on the McGill squad which won the Eastern Canada In tercollegiate Championship. I might also mention Eddie Vanstone, who is the proud possessor of a six months old son, also. Dillon William ' s approaching marriage — and Dr. Rocke Robertson ' s marriage which has just taken place in Montreal. Clive Phillips-Woolley has come to McGill from London University and is now in his second year of Medicine. At R.M.C. Teddy Williams is doing well in his academic course as well as representing his College in both soccer and basketball. So much for the Universities. I heard the other day from Laurence Wilkinson, who is attending the London School of Economics. He writes a vivid account of Coronation celebration, a motor trip through Central Europe, and his plans for a holiday in Italy this summer. He has passed his year though! He is returning to McGill next year. From England also comes news of Dillon Williams receiving ' his C.A. from, Edinburgh, besides playing badminton last winter for the East of Scotland — also Jack Miller who is working for an oil company in Scotland and Ronald Appleton who has completed a short aviation course at Perth. Of course Maurice Young is still applying his knowledge of surgery and medicine in London. Returning to Montreal again. Don Archibald landed in town the other day having flown his father ' s plane across the continent. He was met by Alan Nickson on arrival and appeared rather the worse of an attack of air-sickness ; Don is contemplating a trip over the Pole! Ken Philip is also down here and is at present working for a firm of chartered accountants. Page Thirty-two Brentwood College Magazine This is an extremly short account of all that the Old Boys have been doing out here but perhaps next year you might manage to persuade a few of the others to send in some of their news. With best wishes to the College, Very sincerely, JOHN ANGUS. Depot Div., R.C.M. Police, Regina, Sask., Logan Mayhew, Esq., June 28, 1937 c o The Headmaster, Brentwood College, Near Victoria, B.C. Dear Logan : Just a line or so to ask you as to whether or not the matter of the old boy ' s tie has been attended to as yet — and if so will you please let me know where to write for one? At present I am doing a bit of rowing at the Regina Boat Club and am stroking a crew of fellow constables when duties permit. Also managed to play British Rugby for the R.C.M. P. team during the season that ended a few weeks ago — we did not have many teams in the league but we had some hue matches and we were fortunate enough to win the Saskatchewan Provincial Championship at Moose Jaw our last game. Also 1 was lucky enough to get a place on the Saskatchewan Representative team that played the Manitoba Rep team at Winnipeg, where, although we lost the match we had a very hard fought game. These activities, together with the riding and PT, etc., we get here have managed to keep me in pretty good shape. I was very sorry to learn of Mr. Hope ' s passing away and I am sure he will be missed by many. I hope things are going well with you Logan and that you will enjoy a pleasant summer. Cheerio and best regard, T. J. QUIRK CAMERON. 13 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, 10, Dear Logan : January 18, 1937 Thanks for your card and good wishes. The matter of writing to the old school has been on my conscience for a matter of years now (literally!) and I am almost ashamed to write at all. However, as I have now really made up my mind I guess I ' d better start ab initio (no, I did not have a classical education! ) First of all I ' m very glad to hear that the school is really picking up now . . . they sure have had a tough time by all accounts. I have had very indirect news from time to time on the subject. Well I ' m now in my 5th and final year of Medicine having had a somewhat bumpy ride up to date . . . the bumps occurring at the end of the 2nd and 3rd years when I got sups as we used to call them. However of that more later. My first year consisted of chemistry, zoology, botany (!!) and physics ... do you remember Maurice Young cutting up those somewhat decomposing dog fish in the lab his last year? Well that ' s what zoology here consists of but we have to do frogs, crayfish and lugworms as well, all of which is not very interesting or necessary from the student ' s point of view but the authorities seem to think it necessary. On the athletic side I took up rowing again and rowed for the Winter Four. We row on a canal on which two boats can ' t pass so two starting posts and two finishing posts are used, like the bumping races at Cambridge. The Winter Four is made up of novices and we had to perform on fixed seats, an absolute torture after school racing boats. In the summer term I was lucky enough to get into the 1st Four and we won every race we rowed except the occasion we broke a rudder string in a borrowed boat. I had to perform at stroke, which is on the port side in this country and was always getting told off for being orthodox and have since concluded that the Fairbairn or Jesus style is really better (heresy I fear!) In the Vacs, of which we get 20 weeks per annum, I nearly always go down to Nor- folk where the family have headquarters in the meantime and in the summer we sail on the famous Norfolk Broads. As to the University per se we all live in digs or self managing hostels and there is no living in or University control of our extra academic life at all. The students one meets are thus of one ' s own year and play the same games or are members of the same social society, of which there are great many. We are a very mixed lot as a university Page Thirty-three Brentwood College Magazine and are said to be the most cosmopolitan of all the British Universities: Indians, Chinese, Egyptians, West Africans, and others being included in all years of medicine and many other faculties as well, some of them very decent chaps and others . . , well, not! My particular pal is an Old Sedbergian who knew John Daly there. I also saw Andy Reid on occasions in my first three years but 1 guess vou ' ll know more about him than I do. The Old Brentonians I ' ve come across are, Phil Sharland, who is up at Cambridge and going into the Colonial Service, and F. D. M. Williams whom I met at a dance just before Christmas. We had a great talk about the good old days and agreed we wouldn ' t mind doing it all again. To continue the story: 2nd year I again rowed for the 1st crew but got ploughed in physiology a bad thing so I had to stop rowing after that. In 3rd year — the hardest of the live — we are put into the hospital for the first time — the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1200 beds, and this year all the work is done in hos- pital. As a matter of fact I ' ve been promised a resident appointment as casualty officer next October IF I get through in June — so here ' s hoping! Having given up rowing I took to fancy diving. You remember the tricks Doc Wilson used to do, well that sort of thing and I ' ve had free coaching from some of the real experts on various occasions, notably Pete Desjardins and Dutch Smith, both acclaimed as world ' s champions. I ' ve also been doing some gymnastics. There is an annual Assault-at-Arms put on by the various sections of the University Athletic Club, boxing, fencing, basketball, etc., and this year the gym section are doing chair tricks, it ' s amazing what one can do with an ordinary wooden chair if one knows how. Mum and Dad are at present staying up here with me and Dad is coaching me — a very good coach he is too. We have an Austin 10-4 car and a sailing boat on the Broads but no ' home as such. Incidentally the following is my permanent address if you want it for reference: c o British Linen Bank, St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, 2. If any of the above very scrappy account is of general interest I hope you will put it in this year ' s magazine. Incidentally is the new scheme for running the Old Boys ' Association still in opera- tion? Let me have a card some time re fee, etc., and I ' ll send same along. In the meantime that ' s about all, so will stop. Best wishes to yourself and very good luck to all Brentonians — past and present. Yours very sincerely, JOHN E. BUCK. Officers ' Mess, R.C.A.F. Station, Dear Mayhew: Camp Borden, Ont., 12-12-36. Many thanks for the 1936 issue of the school magazine. It was forwarded to me at this station and only arrived today. About a year and a half ago I had a pleasant evening with Sonny and Ned Symons during a brief visit to Victoria. Unfortunately the school was on Easter holidays at that time but the Head was kind enough to give me a very pleasant afternoon at the School. I have been on this station for the last eighteen months now, and at present am on the Instructional Staff of the Air Armament School, and expect to be here for another six or seven months. I suppose you knew Deke Mcintosh. He went to the school before I arrived at it, and I first met him down here in 1930. He had a commission in the Royal Canadian Signals, and left here about a year ago to spend two years on exchange in England. Whilst on duty out in Egypt he went into the deck in a R.A.F. machine. We all liked him tremendously around here. R. C. Davis, Cowpuncher, who left Brentwood, with me in 1928 is also in the service and at present is in the Transportation Flight at the Ottaw T a Air Station. Bare. Pifield is working for a gas company at Viking in Alberta. Red Cooper is on his way towards obtaining a M.D. at Alberta, my young brother is working in a bond house in Edmonton, Ned Pratt I see occasionally in Toronto, as well as Dave Pugh and Bryce Evans. Eric Yorath was down here on business a few months ago. Give my best to the Symons ' and any other chaps I used to konw. Yours sincerely, R. C. PROCTOR. P.S. — Incidentally, my O.C. — J. A. H. Louden, on exchange from the R.A.F., was at Westminster when Mr. Ellis was a master there. R.C.P. Page Thirty-four m