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

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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

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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

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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