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

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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

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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

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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