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

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Brentwood College Magazine £ LaunchLncj May 24, 1938, 11:30 p.m. The peace of summer night descends As A. CP. his labour ends; The ' ' Spindrift rests upon the ways. Ten thousand stars her beauty gaze. Spread out on circling beach nearby A feast of Bacchus meets the eye; A host of friends are closing in To see the Spindrift sink or swim. The flowing bowl, the sausage roll Soon maketh each appointed goal, The spirits of all hands are high As time for launching draweth nigh. The flooding tide creeps on the strand, The multitude moves overland, With song and dance they gather round The gleaming hull — as yet earth bound. Soon cries are heard for one Hugh Rodd He can ' t be found, the lazy clod. His duty was to launch the ship By letting the machinery rip. Undaunted by this slight mishap Of Hughy taking of a nap, Some fifty of the host resolve The mysteries of the winch to solve. The orders soon fly thick and fast. The skipper ' s wife lashed to the mast Champagne in hand she holds on high, Determined now to do or die. Like hive of bees the stubborn winch. Some push, some pull, while others pinch; Comes sudden with a startling hum The rush of wire from off the drum. Page Twenty-One

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Brentwood College Magazine SAILING HE lure of the sea attracted an unprecedented number of sailors this year; over two-thirds of the school enthusiastically took up sailing and - spent much of their time on the water. The fleet consisted of two Frost- bites, a Snipe, the old Kitten, and a dinghy. The second Frostbite was bought only half finished, and was completed by Mr. Taylor. Both Frostbites had new sails, which considerably improved their ability. Under the guidance of Mr. Taylor a large number of would-be-sailors became quite proficient, even though some of them had handled neither sheet nor tiller before. Save for one mysterious capsizing in an almost flat calm, there were no accidents. Once the sailors had learned to handle their boats a course was laid out over which the Frostbites were frequently raced. In the final race of the term Rogers, and his crew, I. Gillespie, succeeded in winning the cup pre- sented by Capt. Levien. We were successful in a race with the R.V.Y.C. on our home waters, and look forward to other races with them next year, when we hope to have an enlarged fleet. As sailors we cannot help mentioning the appearance of a trim sloop named Spindrift, and as sailors we wish Mr. Privett, her builder, fair breezes and good sailing. Those who passed their sailing tests were : Chadwick, Harvey, Hinton, Hutchings, Hotham, Pooley II, Rogers, Whitall, Woodcroft I, Woodcroft II, Nairn, Brown, Clist. Page Twenty

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Brentwood College Magazine She ' s off! She ' s sunk! She ' s stuck! She slides! Excited gazers hold their sides. Mount Baker trembles on its base To see the skipper ' s anxious face. A minute more and all is well, She rides the ocean ' s gentle swell, She ' s right side up and bottom down Her skipper never more need frown. ROWING DURING the Lent term, the question of the future of rowing at Brent- wood was brought before the school committee. It was pointed out that the only boats in condition for rowing were two shells and that it was impossible to teach beginners in these. The alternatives were to spend about $800 in the next three years building up the rowing equipment again or to abandon rowing in favour of sailing and boat pulling. At first it was decided to drop the rowing owing to the difficulty of financing it, but later the question was raised again through the efforts of R. Field and F. Angus, because of the interest shown in rowing by some twenty boys. It wa s decided to reorganize the rowing as a Club under the supervision of a committee consisting of the Headmaster, the Captain of Boats (Angus) and a Secretary- Treasurer (Field). This committee was to be responsible for the finances and regulations of the Club, and no financial obligation would devolve on the games fund. Any member of the school who has passed his swimming test may row on payment of an annual fee of $5.00. Through the subscriptions of twenty members and one anonymous donation, the Club was able to have two new practise shell singles built by Mr. Walters of Victoria. Those who pass a sculling test are allowed to use the new boats. The following boys have qualified to date : Angus, Field, Johnston, Holmes, D., Gillespie, A., Hotham, Martin, Pooley, R., Bibee, Holmes, P., Whittall, Shields. Junior and senior sculling races have been arranged. The winner of the latter will be awarded the Hope Challenge Shield. The thanks of the Club are due to Lt. -Commander C. H. Brown for getting the coach boat repaired and to F. Angus for a great deal of time and work given to the boats. The acquisition of the sculling boats is going to be a great help in build- ing up rowing talent among the younger boys. The next objective is to raise $300 to get new skins fitted on the present lapstreak fours and when that is achieved rowing will be established once more. Page Twenty-Two