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

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Brentwood College Magazine The Christmas Concert THE usual Christmas entertainment was held in the gymnasium on Satur- day, Dec. 1 7th, and was attended by the customary loyal crowd of parents and friends of the school. The first part of the programme consisted of a series of sketches, contributed by each form in the school, and varying from historic tragedy to purest buf- foonery. The most popular piece was undoubtedly Once Again Assembled Here, a skit adapted from Punch, on a masters ' meeting. Though it was a disappointment that Milligan was unable to play the part of the headmaster, congratulations are due to Mr. Osier, who stepped into his place at the last moment and gave a most finished performance. Of considerable interest was the old Mumming Play of King George and the Turkish Knight, done by Grade VIII.; while Grade X. gave a splendid performance of the Mad Hatter ' s Tea-Party. The second half of the programme was of a more serious nature, with Christmas as its central idea. It opened with a ringing of hand bells, on which some of the familiar Christmas tunes were played. Then came a short scene of the shepherds and the angels, adapted from the Coventry Nativity Play; this was followed by a scene depicting the journeying of the three Kings towards Bethle- hem and the final tableau showed Kings and Shepherds grouped before the entrance to the stable, while carols were sung. The complete programme is given below. God Save the King 1. Scene from Henry VIII. Grade XI. 2. Routine - „. Grade IX. 3. Jerry Writes a Play Grade XI. 4. A Mad Tea-Party . Grade X. 5. ' Beards - Grade XII. 6. King George and the Turkish Knight Grade VIII. 7. Once Again Assembled Here Grade XIII. Intermission 8. Christmas Bells — Wenceslas, Nowell ! Nowell!, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, O Come, All Ye Faithful, 9. Carols The Choir [Page Twenty-Six]

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Brentwood College Magazine RACES SENIOR SCULLING — After some very close races, Hotham defeated Pooley in the finals, Whittall having been eliminated, in the semi-finals. JUNIOR SCULLING — The competition was keen in the Junior event also, E. Denton defeating P. Holmes in the finals. HOUSE RACE — Hotham ' s victory of one and a half lengths over A. Johnston was the major upset of the rowing season. The time was good despite wind and rough water. This victory added five points to the total score of the Lower House. Summary of InteivHouse Competitions The keen and enthusaistic interests taken in all House events was a feature of the year. Rugby: The teams were evenly matched, most of the forward strength being with the Upper House, while in the backfield the Lower House had the advantage. The game was hard fought, and the result remained in doubt right up to the minute of the final whistle, which found the Lower House leading, with the score 6-3. Cricket: A year ago the Lower House won the cricket by a margin of only three runs. This year the score was even closer, and tells its own story of the most exciting match of the year. Lower House, 92; Upper House, 91. Sports: The tables were turned on Sports Day when, with a total score of 54, the Upper House carried the meet by a margin of ten points. To A. Johnston, winner of the Victor Ludorum, goes much of the credit for this win. The racquet sports were a complete victory for the Lower House. Badmin- ton, 3-1; squash-racquets, 3-0; tennis, 2-1. The water sports were the last of the year. The Upper House gained 5 points in the sailing, but the rowing and swimming events were taken by the Lower House. Shooting: A victory for the Upper House, the team scoring 1687 against 1655. The Inter-House Cup was presented to the Captain of the Lower House on Speech Day. [Page Twenty-Five]

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Brentwood College Magazine Speech Day Speech Day this year fell on June 24th, the last Saturday of term. Many visitors enjoyed the cricket match between Mr. Ellis ' Old Boys ' team and the school 1st XI. After a short interval for lunch the Old Boys retired with 121 runs for 5 wickets, but were defeated by the school team when they drew stumps at 3. 1 5 with 1 53 for 8 wickets. Speeches were scheduled to start at 3.30 in the gymnasium. Some three hundred attended and loudly applauded the Headmaster ' s opening speech, in which he was able to give a very satisfactory report of the school ' s progress in both work and sport during the past year. Sir Ernest Petter, distinguished member of the Institute of Mechanical En- gineers, who had kindly consented to give away the prizes, spoke interestingly on the science of sociology. He pointed out that advances in this science had not kept pace with mechanical developments and inventions, with the result that despite the many available labour-saving devices, important sociological problems, such as unemployment, remained unsolved. Sir Ernest urged the boys to consider it to some extent their own responsibility to contribute toward the solution of these problems. Speeches concluded with a short talk from Dr. Scott-Moncrieff on behalf of the Board of Directors. Tea was served on the verandah, and fortunately, though the day was dull, the rain kept off so that guests were able to go down to the shor,e after tea to watch the rowing and sailing races. The following prizes were presented: PRIZE WINNERS Form Prizes: Grade VIII. — A. R. A. Porter. Grade IX. — J. M. Berry. Grade X. — J. W. Shields. Grade XI. — I. G. Gillespie. Grade XII. — P. K. Hanbury. Angus Science Prize — R. S. McKenzie. Williams Language Prize — R. P. Izard. Scott-Moncrieff Literature Prize — G. B. Milligan. Special Prize for English — K. Logan. Mathematics Prize — P. K. Hanbury. Senior Reading Prize — G. B. Milligan. Intermediate Reading Prize — A. R. Macdonald. Special Merit Prizes — 1. J.A.Whitney. 2. C. K. Wills. 3. R. E. Pooley. | Page Twenty-Seven ' ]