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

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Brentwood College Magazine UST a minute. I ' ve got to get a handkerchief Anxious as he was to be with the party that was just leaving for Ireland ' s, Jones felt that his immediate need of a handkerchief was sufficiently urgent to justify a short delay, so without waiting for an answer he hurried off toward the Master ' s Common Room. Arrived there he paused for a second to straighten his coat and brush back his hair, then craning his head to catch a reply, he knocked gently on the door. No reply; no invitation to enter; only the unbroken mumble of voices within. Jones knocked again, this time rather more loudly. Still no answer. He had just nerved himself to knock a third time when he was startled by a sudden, unexpected stentorian roar, Come in! Jones came in, hurriedly. Please, Sir, he addressed the first Mast er he saw, may I go upstairs? Why did you lurk outside that door so long, and in such a suspicious way, Jones? I didn ' t. Sir. At least, I came in as soon as you said ' Come in ' . Good Heavens, boy, I ' ve been screaming ' Come in ' at the top of my voice for the last twenty minutes. I ' m hoarse with shouting! Well, now you are here, have you any idea what you ' ve come for? I came to get permission to go upstairs, Sir. Jones replied with dignified restraint. Oh. To go upstairs. And what do you want to go upstairs for at this time of the day? You left your pen in your other suit, I suppose? Or perhaps you forgot to put your trousers on when you got up this morning, and now you ' re noticing the draught? Well, speak up, Jones! Don ' t stand there mumbling to yourself like an imbecile. If you want to go upstairs you must have some reason for it, surely? As a matter of fact, Sir, Jones interrupted himself to sniff with effec- tive violence, I just want to get a handkerchief. Good gracious ! You must be planning to blow your nose ! A very creditable idea, Jones, very creditable. Far be it from me to stand in the way of such a worthy notion. Yes, you ' d better go . . . and . . . but hold on a minute. Come to think of it, I ' m not on duty today. Let me see . . . yes, it ' s Mr. Tolson today. Mr. Tolson ! His abrupt bark cut through the con- versation in the far corner of the room, Jones wants to go upstairs to blow his nose. With which cryptic remark, Mr. Abbott, feeling his duty in the Page Seventeen

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Brentwood College Magazine RIFLE CLUB UNDER the expert tutelage of Major Richardson and Capt. Levien the Rifle Club, ably captained by D. Holmes, enjoyed an especially active season, and recorded a very considerable improvement in the standard of shooting. The school rifles were reconditioned, a special new competition rifle was acquired, and various improvements were effected on the range itself. During the Easter and Summer terms we shot two friendly competitions against the Victoria Rainbow Sea Cadets. We were successful in both, win- ning the first one, at the Sea Cadets range, by a score of 762 points to 721 points out of a possible 800; and the return, on our home range, by a score of 952 to 852 out of a possible of 1000. Prizes and awards were as follows : 1. Cadet Corps competitions: A. CERTIFICATES: 1st Senior Team— 1st Class 2300x2400 2nd Senior Team— 3rd Class 2134x2400 Junior Team— 2nd Class 2040x2400 In this competition the 1st team tied in 10th place out of 70 competing schools. The junior team finished in 22nd place, out of 40 competing teams. B. MEDALS: Milligan 97.6% Special Medal Holmes, D , ! ] 96.3% 2nd Class Medal Field and Mackenzie 96.0% ...2nd Class Medal Hotham 95.3% 2nd Class Medal Johnston, A. and Bibee 94-95%. ..2nd Class Medal Izard, A. and Wilby, N 93-94% 2nd Class Medal Logan and Gillespie, A 90-93% 2nd Class Medal Shields and Pooley II 85-87% (Junior) 2nd Class Medal 2. D.C.R.A. (Dominion of Canada Rifle Association) Competitions: A. TEAM COMPETITIONS: Milligan, Spoon, 1st Class 96.6% Holmes, D., Spoon, 1st Class 95.3% Johnston, A., Spoon, 1st Class 95.0% B. INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS (Cash Prizes) Holmes, D 1747x1800 Johnston, A r 1737x1800 Milligan ,....1724x1800 It is interesting to note that in the D.C.R.A. competitions Brentwood entries were the sole competitors from the Victoria district. We wish to express our gratitude to Major Richardson for the use of his telescope, to Capt. Levien for his time so generously given to us, and to other members of the staff for the hours they passed in the range. Page Sixteen

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Brentwood College Magazine matter discharged, settled himself more firmly in his chair and resumed his study of The Psychology of Teaching. You want to go upstairs, Jones? to blow your nose? Mr. Tolson seemed to have difficulty in adjusting himself to the idea. That seems a bit unnecessary. Couldn ' t you do it here? Or, if it ' s going to be a lengthy per- formance, outside in the hall? Jones, a kindly boy at heart, managed a wan smile. Then, in gentle explanation, I haven ' t got a handkerchief, Sir. That ' s why I want to go upstairs ... his sniff at this point was both expedient and illustrative ... to get a handkerchief. Oh, I see. Mr Tolson looked relieved but not satisfied. Why on earth didn ' t you put one in your pocket before you came down this morning? You must have known that you were going to need one. In any case, it ' s a good thing to have one in your pocket at all times, if only as a precaution. I don ' t know, Sir ... I suppose I just forgot. Hm-m-m. Those nasty snorting noises you ' re making, Jones ; once you ' ve got a handkerchief, they will stop? Yes, Sir. Very well, you ' d better go and get one, then. But remember, we can ' t have people coursing up and down stairs all day long in search of odds and ends that they ' ve carelessly forgotten, so take care in future to supply yourself with the things you need at the proper times. All right, off you go. Thank you, Sir. I ' ll try not to forget again. said Jones with excusable unction, as he made for the door. But his lightness of heart was premature. Oh Jones ... he stopped as the new voice assailed his ear ... when you ' ve done whatever it is that you ' re going to do, would you be good enough to find Cooper for me, and tell him that I ' d like to see rr n here, right away? The question wasn ' t of the kind that call for a lengthy answer, so, with a look of melancholy resignation, Jones murmered something brief and in- audible, and departed. When he got upstairs he found his locker void of handkerchiefs, so he came down again, blew his nose on a paper towel, and set off in search of Cooper. He wondered what they were having for tea at Ireland ' s? He didn ' t much care, anyway. Page Eighteen