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

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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

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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

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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