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

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1940 volume:

rentwood oj(Bollege S9 ;940 = = G ONTENTS Editorial _____ 3 School Roster ----- 6 School Notes ----- 7 Chapel Notes - - - - -10 Music Memoranda - - - 1 1 Hail Brentwood - - - - 14 Rugby - - - - 15 Cricket Notes - - - - 20 Spring ----- 25 Cross Country and Sports Day - - - 26 Tennis ----- 27 Squash - - - - - 27 Badminton - ----- 28 Rowing ----- 28 Sailing ----- 28 The Aeroplane Club - - - - 29 The Camera Club 29 The Scout Troop 29 Rifle Club _ _ ... 30 Summary of Inter-House Competitions - - 31 The Christmas Concert - - - - 32 The Uprising - - - - - 32 Speech Day - - - - - 33 Old Boys ' Notes - - - 35 Brentwood College Magazine THE past school year is not one that can be lightly passed over into Brentwood ' s history with a complacent shrug of the shoulders, or the casual, Just another year! From the beginning of the Michaelmas term, when Brentwood embarked on her first war year, to the inglorious end of summer term with its outbreak of Measles, the school calendar had been unusually full, and the School and House spirit an exceptionally dominant factor. Since school re-opening coincided with the declaration of war, it was not surprising that there should be a noticeable decrease in numbers. This, however, was somewhat supplemented after the Christmas holidays with the advent of boys arriving from English schools. Though we anticipated the necessity of making minor adjust- ments, we were a little unprepared for the many vicissitudes which circumstances forced upon us at the outset. Despite these, how- ever, we rose above the prevailing exigencies and got into stride, with progress the keynote; an advance which inspired an improved standard in scholarship and athletic achievement; and saw the fulfilment of the long cherished dream that Brentwood might again assume her rightful place in the rugger life of the lower island. Not for eight years had the school been represented by such a strong side! Further evidences of this progress are con- tained in the pages of this magazine; while worthy of particular {Page Three] Brentwood College Magazine note is the vigorous interest displayed in the work of the Old Brentonians ' Association. The well-attended Old Boys ' dinner held in Vancouver during the Christmas term proving a singular example of the stability of Brentwood. In conclusion, it is fitting that we should comment on the strong representation of the school in the three services of His Majesty ' s forces at home and abroad. The part that Brentwood, through her sons, plays in this vast struggle against twentieth- century barbarism must be left for future historians of the school to record. Meanwhile, we wish them all good luck and God ' s speed in their noble enterprise. In view of the perilous days which may lie ahead, we who return, would do well to pledge ourselves to uphold the traditions established before us; resolving to live up to the Ideals of Brent- wood as expressed by the first Head Master, Mr. H. P. Hope, in his foreword to the first issue of the College Magazine: De Manu in Manum Be true to our Ideals. Guard our Honour. Set high our Standards of Excellence. Then, When your time comes to hand on the torch You may justly feel proud in having played Your part in the founding of Brentwood. TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT [ Page Four) Brentwood College Magazine R. P. UTCHART H,onorary Matron N recognition of an unfailing interest in all that has concerned the School since its foundation in 192 3 the Headmaster and the Board of Governors are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. R. P. Butchart to the post of Honorary Patron. In his gracious acceptance of this honour, Mr. Butchart further displayed a generous public spirit which each son of Brentwood would do well to emulate. On behalf of Brentwood, past and present, we extend a hearty welcome to our new Patron. [Page Five] Brentwood College Magazine 193940 School Roster Lower House Upper House Prefects: A. S. Dennison (Head of School) A. W. Gillespie G. M. Wilby W. M. Clist E. J. Foot A. C. T. Brown House Prefects: . G. Gillespie; A. R. Macdonald J. Martin; P. D. Holmes Captain of Football Captain of Cricket - Captain of Rowing - Captain of Badminton Captain of Sailing - Captain of Shooting Captain of Tennis - Captain of Squash - Chapel Wardens Bell Ringer - Magazine Editor Librarian - A. W. Gillespie A. W. Gillespie A. S. Dennison E. J. Foot A. C. T. Brown P. D. Holmes W. E. Wiebenson J. Martin W. M. Clist; P. D. Holmes R. St.G. Stephens L G. Gillespie J. K. Watson Page Six] Brentwood College Magazine School Notes IT was with a sad heart that we said good-bye to Mr. Ellis, the Head- master, when early in the Michaelmas term, he left us to serve with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. On the eve of his departure for Halifax some months later, it was our happy privilege to show our apprecia- tion of his work at Brentwood in a more tangible manner than had been possible when the news of his leaving first reached us. We take this oppor- tunity of wishing him every success in his new undertaking. The sense of loss occasioned by the sudden leave-taking of Mr. Ellis was mitigated when we heard that the Board of Governors had honoured Mr. Privett ' s many years of loyal service to Brentwood in elevating him to the position of Headmaster. For the school, this has been a wise and happy choice. Under his guidance, we know that the school will maintain its high standard of efficiency in every department. It would seem that the shock of promotion was too much for the new Headmaster. No sooner had we settled down under the new regime, than we heard of his ignominius removal, in the depth of night, to the Royal Jubilee Hospital, where he underwent a major operation which necessitated his being away until the beginning of the Lent term. Our prayers, best wishes for a speedy recovery, and possibly our flowers, together with the tender ministrations of the nurses in the Jubilee, achieved the desired effect — a complete restoration to good health. Capt. Levien, whose experiences cover a wide field, was called upon to act for the Headmaster until the end of term. With the co-operation of the staff and the school as a whole, he did a satisfactory job, and earned the gratitude of everyone. 1 1 i In September, Mrs. G. Roberts took over the duties of Matron to the Upper House from Miss Bradley-Dyne, who left us to enter the Royal Jubilee Hospital as Nurse-in-training. To the latter, we extend our good wishes for success in her career; and to the former goes a fervent wish that she will enjoy her work with us. i i i We also welcomed to our midst this year two new masters, Mr. C. A. S. Legge, who apart from his routine duties has given considerable aid to the Rowing Club; and the Rev. J. H. H. Watts, who arrived in late October. Apart from his office as school padre, he superintended the activities of the Rifle Club. I Page Seven ] Brentwood College Magazine Mr. Osier, Housemaster of the Lower House, after five years of faithful service to Brentwood, decided to spend a year at the U.B.C., where he attended the lectures given in the training course for teachers. To Mr. Bott fell the honour of guiding the future destinies of the respective members of the Lower House. i i i During the summer term, the organ fund benefitted from the concentrated efforts of Todd and the members of the Senior Common-room when they provided moving-picture entertainment on Saturday evenings, in the school library. The little theatre movement was well patronized; the applause attesting to the popularity of the scheme. We take this opportunity of thank- ing all those who spent so much time in preparing this unusual form of amusement. i i i Among the weird comings and goings during summer term were the perigrinations of a small, but selective group who could be seen trudging up the hill toward the playing fields, always in company with a master. Close scrutiny of the data they brought back with them from these Sunday evening jaunts revealed an interest in surveying. A closed traverse of the rugby field was made, the area calculated, and the result shown in scaled drawings and tracings, some of which were subsequently blueprinted. This interesting pastime proved the practical value, and application, of trigonometry. Trips of educational value were made to the Dominion Astrophysical and the Provincial Meteorological Observatories by members of Grade X; while Grade XI were shown the many phases through which old rags and cardboard passed in their conversion into fire-proof roofing and shingles, at the plant of the Sidney Roofing Company of Victoria. i i i Among the large coterie of Victoria people which spent the Easter vacation at Mount Baker Lodge, Brentwood was indeed well represented. From all accounts, the highlights constituted good, bad, and indifferent forms of ski-ing; sensational leaps into space; nocturnal emanations from a nickleodeon; and good food — WELL served. i i i Taking advantage of the facilities afforded by the opening of a nearby riding academy, many boys spent much of their leisure time in a profitable manner. Next season, it is hoped that regular riding classes may be established. 1 i i Under the patient guidance of Mr. Privett, some worthwhile work was done in the manual-training shop. Several pieces were on display in the school library at the end of summer term. [Page Eight] Brentwood College Magazine With the recent addition to the school greenhouse, the gardener is fairly capable of handling anything from Asparagus to Douglas Firs. i i i To protect the greenhouse from the daily onslaught of traffic down the hill, a white, log cribbing has been placed. Cut to follow the contour of the roadway, this curbing is both decorative and practical. i i i We are now the proud possessors of a glorious pool, complete with fountain and the inevitable water-lilies. This rejuvenation of a former bare spot in the lower gardens was the handiwork of Capt. Levien. i i i A much needed addition was built on the side of the Cricket pavilion, providing a commodious kitchen for the preparation of tea; and a shed to house the motor-mower. i i i Our congratulations are extended to: Mr. Taylor on his marriage to Miss Audrey Homer-Dixon before the school reopened last autumn. Peter Cherniavsky on his successful showing in the scholarship examinations. Johnston and Field who played for Varsity in the McKechnie Cup games. Mr. John M. Grant, former Housemaster of the Lower House, and School Bursar, on his recent promotion to the rank of Commander in the R.C.N, and his subsequent appointment to second in command at Esquimalt. . To John Martin and Harry Rogers on being accepted for entrance to R.M.C. i i i We should like to convey our thanks to: The many thoughtful parents and friends of the school who were respon- sible for the frequent treats of ice cream, cakes, or fruit. Mr. Jan Cherniavsky for his very practical contribution to the Curtis-Hope Memorial organ fund. Watson, who did a splendid job supervising the school library. Major Tayler for the use of his boat during the summer term; for open house to staff and boys throughout the year, and his continued interest in all that concerns the school. P. C. Musgrave for his untiring efforts to provide wickets for the many cricket matches we played on the home field. Mr. Beaumont who always rounds off the Speech Day activities with well- attended cruises aboard his yacht Discovery Isle. Mrs. W. E. Oliver, Mrs. A. C. Privett, and Capt. Levien for the presenta- tions of three magnificent silver cups to be used in Inter-House competition at Cricket, Tennis, and Rugby, respectively. Miss Egerton, to whose careful vigilance we owe the comparatively clean bill of health we enjoyed throughout the yar. [Page Nine] Brentwood College Magazine Dr. R. Scott-Moncrieff, who produced Stroma, the latest addition to the school fleet. Mr. R. G. Coghlin, M.B.E., special correspondent of the Continental Daily Mail, for his talk on current events. The following members of the medical profession, who gave of their valuable time to talk to members of the matriculation Health class: Drs. Amyot, Felton, Gayton, Kincaid, Elkington and R. Scott-Moncrieff. Mr. R. Hocking, who so generously gave of his time to coach the school tennis team. All parents who so kindly supplied taxi-service at intervals throughout the school year. Mr. W. F. Clarke for so nobly coming to our rescue on Speech Day, when he filled the breach for Brigadier Stockwell, whose duties did not permit his visit to Brentwood for the occasion. All those whose generosity made it possible to build a much-needed addition to the greenhouse; and whose interest in horticulture prompted the many gifts of plants and cuttings. The following five candidates were presented for confirmation when the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Columbia visited the school on Sunday, April 7th: M. A. Johnston, I. S. Kenning, A. E. Gillespie, D. H. Molson and P. A. Chetniavsky. We acknowledge the thoughtfulness of Mr. W. H. Molson, through whose efforts the school was given a set of chandeliers for use in the chapel. On com- pletion of the necessary re-wiring, it is hoped to have them installed. The Curtis-Hope Memorial Organ fund continues to grow, there having been a generous response from the Old Boys in the past year. There are still $450 to be collected before the organ can be dedicated to the memory of the two men whose faith in the ideals of Brentwood it is intended to perpetuate. With the advent of a resident padre, it was decided to have an early Com- munion Service on the third Sunday of each month as well as on the first Sunday, as heretofore. Also, during summer term, we introduced the service of morning prayer (matins), which was read on the second Sunday of each month at 9:30. Our thanks are due to Canon R. J. Pierce, who took the chapel services prior to the arrival of the Rev. Watts, and who also assisted at the confirmation service. Also, we would thank Mrs. Privett for her admirable and tasteful arrange- ment of the flowers on the altar. i [Page Ten] Brentwood College Magazine Music Memoranda IT may be a long time before we fully appreciate the highlights of the past musical season. Through the year, we literally moved through the whole gamut of artistic repertoire. Classic performances of music, ballet, drama and mime, following in rapid succession. Starting the season, a rather small but select group of music lovers first journeyed to Victoria to hear Rose Bampton, Metropolitan Soprano, who had captured our hearts on a previous occasion with her charm of personality and splendid talent. On the same programme with her was the youthful violin prodigy, Ossie Renardy. The concert was easily up to our expectations. The appearance in Victoria, after a lapse of six years, of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra was met with genuine enthusiasm from every quarter. Three factors were largely responsible for the wide appeal; it was the first organized concert in aid of the Red Cross Society; the presence of Sir Ernest MacMillan on the podium as guest conductor; and the return to Victoria (her home town) of Madame Gertrude Huntly-Greene, noted Canadian woman pianist. The combined efforts of orchestra and pianist in the Mozart concerto in E flat major left nothing to be desired by anyone. It was perfectly delightful music, superbly played. The Hart House String Quartette gave the next scheduled performance Following an absence of three years, the members of the quartet received a tumultuous welcome when they appeared in the ballroom of the Empress Hotel. With Arthur Benjamin, eminent English pianist and composer at the piano, the quartet played the plaintive Death and the Maiden quintette by Robert Schumann. The piece de resistance of the Christmas term came on Monday evening, December 4th, when, conforming to the policy established a year ago, Mr. Bott successfully arranged a major musical event for presentation at the College in aid of the Curtis-Hope Memorial Organ Fund. In the appearance of Mr. Jan Cherniavsky, internationally known pianist, the previous standard of musical entertainment was appreciably improved. Mr. Cherniavsky being no stranger to Victoria audiences, the concert was largely attended by the music-loving public of the city, despite the thick pall of fog which descended upon the district a few hours before the recital was scheduled to commence. Always in excellent form at the piano, the programme chosen by Mr. Cherniavsky revealed a careful attention to musical detail; brilliant and under- standing pianism; and a flawless technique. [Page Eleven | Brentwood College Magazine It would be extremely difficult to extol the respective virtues of each group of numbers as they were performed. The Bach chorale, The Son of God, and the Chopin numbers having a powerful appeal; while the satisfying rendition of the better known Beethoven Sonata (Moonlight) met with a generous approval. The Russian group found the artist in his most discrimin- ating element. Here, we felt, was a mode very dear to his heart; one loved and thoroughly understood. The playing of the Anton Rubenstein Funeral March seemed in every sense a dedication. The thunderous ovation which rewarded his final encore bore testimony to the intense gratitude of the audience for the very satisfying musical feast Mr. Cherniavsky had offered. The complete programme was as follows: — I. Gavotte in E major Bach-Saint Saens Easter Cantata (The Son of God) Bach-Rummel Minuet Stavenhagen Sonata in C sharp minor (Moonlight) Beethoven II. Two Mazurkas Chopin Waltz in E minor Chopin Polonaise in B flat minor Chopin Scherzo in B flat major Chopin III. Three preludes Shostakovitch The Village by the Stream Polovinkin Funeral March . Anton Rubinstein Prelude in D minor Anton Rubinstein Early in the Lent term we were privileged to spend an afternoon with the ballet. Never before had the Ballet Russe been to Vancouver Island and the Royal Victoria Theatre was entirely sold out for both performances. A clever combination of the classic and the modern in ballet was presented. Worthy of particular note being Ghost Town, a modern ballet which received its Canadian premiere at the afternoon performance. As the season wore on, the small band of music lovers was being slowly augmented; however, when Alec Templeton, versatile blind pianist and radio artist, visited Victoria, the entire school with but few exceptions, sallied thence for one of the most delightful evenings of musical entertainment the current season had offered. The best tribute to this great artist was the fact that no one was disappointed, however discriminating or not he may have been. On the occasion of the appearance of the noted Canadian actor, Raymond Massey, in the role of Abraham Lincoln in Robt. Sherwood ' s play of the same name; the school again turned out in almost full force. Very few of us had ever seen a first-rate exhibition of the legitimate stage and were impressed beyond words by the moving drama which was so convincingly enacted before us. It was a truly memorable performance. [Page Twelve] Brentwood College Magazine For many years more than any of us can remember, the name of Ruth Draper has been synonymous with high-class entertainment in the art of mime; the most exacting of all the aesthetic achievements. In our uninitiated state, we were wholly unprepared for the captivating charm of this type of art. Miss Draper ' s characterizations and impersonations subtly combined the tragic with the whimsical and humourous; satisfying even the least artistic amongst us. These notes would hardly be complete without reference to three excellently produced plays which we saw at the Brentwood Women ' s Institute Hall. The St. Stephen ' s Parish Players ' outstanding performance of Priestley ' s clever play, Laburnum Grove ; the Red Cross Players ' production of Midsummer Night ' s Dream ; and the Victoria Little Theatre presentation of the familiar School for Scandal, each received well merited attention. i i i VALETE— 1940 A. S. DENNISON — Head of the School; Captain of Rowing; Senior Matriculation. G. M. WILBY — Prefect; Senior Matriculation. W. M. CLIST — Prefect: Chapel Warden; Junior Matriculation. E. J. FOOT — Prefect; Captain of Badminton; 1st XV.; Junior Matriculation. J. MARTIN — House Prefect; Captain of Squash; 1st XV.; 1st XL; Junior Matriculation. A. R. MACDONALD — House Prefect; 1st XV.: 1st XL; Junior Matriculation. W. E. WIEBENSON — Captain of Tennis; Junior Matriculation. J. F. WOODCROFT — Junior Matriculation. J. K. WATSON — Librarian; Junior Matriculation. D. C. TODD — Junior Matriculation. G. G. SVEINSON — Junior Matriculation. E. KEATE— Grade XI. M. LYNCH— Grade XL J. McCALLUM— Grade X. i i i VALETE— 1939 P. K. HANBURY — Junior Matriculation. J. GREER— Grade XL E. DENTON— Grade XL R. R. POOLEY — Grade XL J. FRASER — Captain of Colt XV.; Grade IX. C. H. WILLS— Grade IX. D. M. HETT— Grade IX. [Page Thirteen] Brentwood College Magazine Hail to Brentwood ! Seat of learning, Wheels of knowledge ever turning; Staff and scholars most discerning, Brentwood let us sing. To her feet she brought us, Moulded us and taught us. Crown her walls with greater endeavour, Crown her fields with sportsmen ever, Keep her rules, and fail her never. Proud her sons to be. Set ' mid Nature ' s gracious splendour Shelt ' ring hills ask to defend her. Quiet seas and woods attend her; Loveliness abounds. And when relaxation Ends our occupation, Choice we make and then partake Of varied recreation. May the setting so inspiring Influence all that we ' re acquiring To yet greater heights aspiring As we journey on. Cheer we then with voice sonorous Present staff and boys decorous. Old boys ' records pass before us Worthy one and all. Some are politicians; Business-men; physicians. Mem ' ry stirs to by-gone years When Brentwood gave them visions. Building on a firm foundation Earnestly with application. Not alone for education Reach we for our goal. [ Page Fourteen ] Brentwood College Magazine FROM its inception, the name of Brentwood had seemed synonymous with first-class rugger; however, dark days came, from which it took us several years to recover. Slowly, but surely, Brentwood had striven to regain her rightful place in the lower-Island rugger element, and to this past season ' s fifteen fell the honour of re-instatement. Starting quite late in the Michaelmas term, the team, which included ten members of the previous school side, and some very good new material, settled down to work with a will and determination which bore well for the future. From the first match, played against Victoria College in November, until the season ended in February, it was evident that the only desire was to play hard rugger throughout. As a result, an exceptionally large following of parents and Victoria rugger fans made a point of turning out to witness all matches — a tribute to the type of play the side produced. Of the twelve matches played, we won seven, drew one, and lost four. Not since 1932 had a Brentwood XV. emerged victorious from its annual joust with a Shawnigan Lake School XV. This year ' s win, earned decisively on the latter ' s home ground, was a memorable one indeed, and acted as a tonic to spur each man on the side to even greater efforts in individual as well as team play. For this highly satisfying season, the school is indebted to Captain Levien for his patient groundwork to which we attribute much of the success of the 1939-40 school XV; also to A. W. Gillespie for the sound judgment he executed in skippering the side so ably. [ Page Fifteen | Brentwood College Magazine While the Colt XV. were not impressive on the field, due largely to inexperience, the deficiency was made up by the degree of enthusiasm they injected into each effort. Following a scoreless first half, the Lower House XV. played hard to win the annual Inter-House match by 8 to 3 over the Upper House XV. The outcome of this strongly contested match was in doubt until the final whistle. Colours were presented to: Gillespie ii, Angus, Holmes, MacAskill, Mac- donald, Martin, Foot, Whittall and Schinbein. MATCHES Brentwood College vs. Victoria College (Won— 1 1 -8) Considering the fact that we were up against a much heavier side for our first match, our win was a most impressive start for the season. The match was essentially offensive; both sides gaining their points on strong backfield movements. A satisfying finish was effected when, a few minutes before the final whistle, Ian Gillespie raced over the line to break an eight-all deadlock. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. Old Boys (Won — 3 9-0) Despite the fact that the Old Boys displayed their customary muscle and brawn, the School team was really not challenged, as the score would indicate. Although the Old Boys manifested a vigorous fighting spirit, their keen enthusiasm was not sufficient to cope with the well-conditioned and exceptionally smooth- working School XV. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. The University School (Won— 6-5) J. Clarke, towering Brentwood forward, opened the scoring when he plunged over the try line from a line out. Rather than dampen the spirits of our opponents it seemed to bring about the opposite effect. Thorne, the University School skipper and centre three-quarter, showed a fine burst of speed when he ran fifty yards and scord a magnificent try. He was dangerous all afternoon, mainly because of his speed, a factor too devastating for us to cope with. Towards the end of the game, Eglese, Brentwood wing, completed an impressive three- quarter run to score the winning points. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. Shawnigan Lake School (Won — 6-3) This was perhaps our greatest triumph in that we broke a string of eight consecutive defeats. We opened the scoring soon after the start. Eglese, a fast improving wing, received the ball after a clever passing movement and grounded it just inside the corner flag for an unconverted try. Although our attack was functioning beautifully, Fleck, powerful Shaw- nigan captain, relieved the pressure time after time with expert tackling and kicking. After continued thrusts, we were again able to break away. This time, J. A. Angus, promising centre, broke away and scored right between the posts. We were unfortunate in the conversion as the ball narrowly missed one of the uprights. At half time our advantage was 6 to 0. Although both teams were playing a wide open game of rugger, the play never flagged for an instant, so great was the determination of both sides. Shawnigan ' s persistence was finally rewarded when Fleck kicked a penalty. In the dying stages of the match, Fleck almost duplicated the earlier feat when awarded a penalty kick. Fortunately, however, the ball failed to clear the posts as the final whistle brought this most exciting match to its close. (Away.) [ Page Sixteen ] Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood College vs. Victoria College (Lost — 14-8) A fast three-quarter line, and fighting loose forwards, proved too tough an assignment for our lighter, yet well-balanced school side. Fricker, opposing wing three-quarter, scored the most points of the ma tch — three unconverted trys. Lucas also scored a goal for the opposition. Angus and Ian Gillespie, school centre and fullback, respectively, scored our only points. Angus, after a clever piece of interception, raced half the length of the field for a try which Gillespie converted. Just prior to the final whistle, Gillespie scored with a lengthy penalty kick. (Away.) Brentwood College vs. St. George ' s {Vancouver) (Lost— 8-3) Our opponents scored practically immediately after the opening whistle. Grieg, a St. George ' s wing three-quarter, completing a fine run to score at the corner flag. The try was not converted. It was only a matter of minutes before Maitland, St. George ' s captain, crossed our line to score a try which Grieg converted. During the final half many excellent three- quarter movements were executed by both sides, but magnificent tackling prevented any further scoring until, a few seconds before the final whistle, Eglese, school wing, went over the line after a long run. The try was unconverted. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. The University School (Lost— 3-0) Both teams were very evenly matched on this occasion. Play was seriously handicapped by poor ground conditions which made open rugger quite impossible. The first half went scoreless. Midway through the second half, Thorne, for University, executed a subtle break- away to win the only score of the day. Captain Dobbie did an excellent job refereeing this match. (Away.) Brentwood College vs. H.M.S. Caradoc (Lost— 8-6) A strong team of very keen Navy players took the measure of the school side on this occasion and came out on top in a very closely contested match. Most of the players from the ship were Welsh and displayed a thorough knowledge of the game. The Navy opened the scoring with a swift movement of the threes. The school side stepped into stride and retaliated a few moments later resulting in a tie score at half time. The second period pro- duced some interesting bits of rugger, both sides playing hard until the final whistle. Many of the finer points of the game were revealed to the members of the school side in suggestions which were made by the more experienced Navy players. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. The University School (Won— 13-0) This fixture bore more than usual significance since each side had marked up a win in previous encounters this season. It was an unfortunate circumstance which prevented the University captain ' s appearance on the field. Shields scored the opening points after receiving the ball from Angus. The attempted conversion failed. A very brilliant play was executed soon after by the school threes. The ball had been passed to Angus, who kicked it over the head of the opposing fullback, regained possession and passed to Begert, who scored. Later in the game, Angus scored a well-earned try which Ian Gillespie converted. Despite the score, the match proved one of the most exciting games played throughout the season. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. H.M.C.S. Naden (Won— 14-0) Clarke scored the only points during the first half of this keenly-fought match. Gillespie ii opened the scoring in the second half when he booted a beautiful penalty kick, given against the Navy for obstruction. Strong attacking movements enabled us to score twice more; Clarke and Begert being responsible for the counters. Gillespie ii converted. (Home.) [Page Seventeen ) Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood College vs. Victoria College (Won — 8-0) The first scoring came when Gillespie ii converted a penalty kick. In the second half, the College backs came very near to scoring, but clever defence turned the tables, and Brentwood took the offensive, penetrating deep into the opposing twenty-five. Near the end, Gillespie i ran through the opposing defence to score between the posts. Gillespie ii converted it. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. St. George ' s (Vancouver) (Draw — 0-0) This match was played at Varsity Stadium as a preliminary to a Varsity match. Angus, playing centre for the school, and Maitland, in the same position for St. George ' s, varied an otherwise defensive match by some excellent break-aways but they were always pulled down just short of their goal. Gillespie ii played a sound defensive game at fullback and was largely responsible for enabling us to bring about a draw. (Away.) RUGBY FOOTBALL— 1939-1940 Characters A. W. GILLESPIE (Captain), Stand-off half: He captained the side very well indeed, always setting an excellent example to his team, both in attack and defence. His tackling and kicking have greatly improved. He is to be congratulated on the splendid results. A. C. T. BROWN (Vice-Captain), Centre Three-Quarter: A keen, hard working player, but variable in his effectiveness. A more careful study of his opponents would help him in his positioning; it is in this that he often fails to tackle his man. Good kick. J. T. CLARKE, Forward: He has led the pack with much success, having kept them together by his fine example. His absence from the side, owing to illness, was very marked in this respect. Very good in the line-out. He must try and learn to control the ball more closely when dribbling. Good pair of hands. L G. GILLESPIE, Full Back : He has been a real tower of strength in his position. There has been a most marked improvement in his positioning and tackling. He could always be relied on to come to the rescue when things went wrong. His place kicking was not so sure as in the past, but this should come back to him. A. MACDONALD, Forward: A useful player who went off in the latter part of the season. His great fault is his inability to position himself quickly enough to get his man. Needs to break faster and proceed on his way in a more direct path; he wastes much energy in not doing so. Very fair scrummager, must get down quicker. Fair in the line-out. J. MARTIN, Forward: A greatly improved player in this position. He is developing into a good break, though at present does not go direct enough to his man and wastes much time and wind as a result. Good in the line-out. Backs up well. I. SHIELDS, Wing Three-Quarter: A disappointing player. He started the season well, but went off, largely due to his apparent certainty of remaining in the side. When he found himself dropped, he bucked up and played better, though he has not come up to his promise of two years ago. A poor kick. His tackling is improving, but his positioning is poor. J. A. ANGUS, Centre Three-Quarter: A very greatly improved player. At times he has made some brilliant openings. Very inclined to get out of position in defence, with the result that he does not get his man. His tackling needs improvement. He must not try to intercept so much; it is dangerous if attempted too often. Kicking quite good. [Page Eighteen] Brentwood College Magazine P. HOLMES, Scrum-half : Once he took on this position in the team he improved in every match, and developed into a very sound player. His injury, in the middle of the season, was very unfortunate but it showed up his use to the team. Good hands, and goes down well. E. J. FOOT, Forward: He improved as the season went on and made a place for himself in the side by his own determination to be there. Always works hard. His tackling, and work in the line-out, need improvement. Backs up well. Fair dribbler. W. A. MACASKILL, Forward: A very keen and hardworking player who, by his own determination kept himself in the side, for which he is to be congratulated. Owing to his eyesight, he has difficulty in the line-out and when dribbling. A good scrummager. R. WHITTALL, Forward: Came into the side in the middle of the season and soon found his place in the team. He is keen and works hard. Backs up well. Work in the line-out needs improvement. J. SCHINBEIN, Forward: A very hardworking player who kept his place in the side by his keenness and determination. Good in the tight scrums, but at the present at a loss in the loose, a fact which is largely due to inexperience. Only fair in the line-out. Tackling needs improvement. A. UNDERBAKKE, Forward: Is developing into a very sound forward. He has speed and strength which he is learning to use to advantage. Tackles well when put to it. Poor in the line-out. E. EGLESE, Wing Three-Quarter: Has plenty of speed and has scored some good tries. Must be more determined in defence as he is too inclined to lose his head when faced with a difficulty. Poor kick. Very fair hands. H. K. BEGERT, Wing Three-Quarter: Is learning the game very quickly, and when he knows more, should be a very useful player. Very good tackle. Poor kick. ( Colours.) [Page Nineteen Brentwood College Magazine DESPITE the fact that no really outstanding Cricket was evident this season, the first XI. succeeded in gaining more wins than losses for the first time since the revival of cricket in 1936. The success of the side, which won five and drew one other of the ten matches played, was mainly due to the forceful leadership of its captain, without whose counsel and encourage- ment on the field, the side might easily have gone to pieces on several occasions when up against a much stronger and more experienced eleven. Throughout the season the fielding was remarkably good, the catching, perhaps, being a little better than the ground fielding. The bowling strength showed some improvement. Gillespie i and ii, with Macdonald, shared the burden; while Angus and Opie showed up reasonably as relief bowlers. While the bowling was never unplayable, our opponents seldom saw fit to take many liberties with it. Our main weakness was evident in the batting strength; a lack of patience in waiting for runs being particularly noticeable in the results. The careful work done on the lower green towards the end of the Lent term was responsible for much improved playing conditions, and for the boast that Brentwood now has one of the best pitches in the lower island region. Showing great promise, the Colt XI, captained by Cole, had a very successful season. Much useful material was discovered which should be of use to the 1st another year. CRICKET CHARACTERS A. W. GILLESPIE (Captain) : Under his able captaincy the side did very well, he is learning to watch his field, but he must not forget its importance as many a match is lost by the field being out of position. He is a good forcing bat, but must learn not to force the pace too much, as he got himself out in this way several times during the season. Very good field in any position. [ Page l iventy | Brentwood College Magazine I. G. GILLESPIE (Vice Captain) : Though on the whole he has not been very successful with the bat, he has made great efforts to improve his defence, with the result he is now getting runs. A useful, though rather variable bowler, one very inclined to overpitch. Very good field in any position. A. C. T. BROWN: Although playing one or two outstanding games, he has not improved his wicket-keeping as one had hoped he might. His batting has come on very much lately; he is getting out and making the ball really move. At present, not a very good judge of a run. A. R. MACDONALD : Rather a slow bat; he would do well to be more aggressive on the off. He is too inclined to playing a shot on the leg, which he should by all means give up, since this has been the means of sending him out on many occasions this season. His bowling has considerably improved throughout. A very greatly improved field who throws well. Poor judge of a run: he must make up his mind sooner. J. M. McCLEAN: A very slow scoring bat who is very inclined to get himself all tucked up. If he would open up his shoulders and get his elbows away from his sides, he could develop into a free scoring cricketer. A much improved field. Very poor judge of a run: he must watch the ball and the fielders more carefully. J. MARTIN: A batsman lacking in confidence who should try and develop shots on the off. This he could do if he would make up his mind to do so. Most of his runs have been scored by pulling the ball to the leg. Only a fair field; not alert enough to anticipate where the ball is going. Has the makings of a very successful slow bowler. J. A. ANGUS: Very disappointing both as a bat and as a bowler. He certainly has much cricket in him, though not making the effort to reveal it at the moment. A keener effort is needed. His fielding and throwing are better, but he still requires much improvement. A fair judge of a run, he must be more definite with his calls. E. SUNDERLAND: At present he is a rather weak bat with few scoring shots. He is too inclined to flick at balls well outside the off stump. A poor runner between the wickets; he seems rather surprised when called for a run. When fielding, he must get out of the habit of pouncing on the ball. A fair catch of a high hit ball but less effective with a quick one. G. N. WORSLEY: A very slow bat who takes several overs to get settled. Too inclined to fiddle after the balls inside the off, and for some reason, tries to get the leg balls to the off instead of taking advantage of them. A much improved field. J. T. CLARKE: He would develop into a hard hitting bat if he would get his left foot to the ball. Very fair field in the deep, but must watch the batsman more carefully so that he can anticipate the shot. T. OPIE: Has the makings of a very useful bat. He must always remember that he is not a hitter and that the runs will come in time if he only waits for them. Should develop into a good medium pace bowler and not try to bowl too fast; this only loses length and direction. Much improved field. A. E. GILLESPIE: He could develop into a quite good bat if he would listen, and try to do what he is told. A very fair medium pace bowler. A poor field; does not pay enough attention to the game, and gets himself out of position without being told to change. ( Colours.) [Page Twenty-One] Brentwood College Magazine CRICKET NOTES BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. STAFF Played at Brentwood on May 7 — Won Staff— Hincks, c A. W. Gillespie, b Angus 2S Johnston, c Clarke, b Angus 20 Baird, c Martin, b Macdonald 3 Bridgman, b Martin _. 5 Taylor, b Macdonald 0 W. E. Tayler, c and b Macdonald 0 E. W. Levien, c Macdonald, b Martin 6 Cunliffe, b A. W. Gillespie 0 Osier, not out 4 Musgrave, b Martin 0 A. C. Privett, b I. Gillespie 2 Extras ..... 9 Total 77 Brentwood College — Sunderland, b Johnston 3 Macdonald, b Johnston McClean, b Hincks 21 A. W. Gillespie, c Taylor, b Baird 45 Brown, not out 30 I. Gillespie, not out 15 Angus A. E. Gillespie Clarke Did not bat Woodcroft Martin J Extras 11 Total (for 4) Bowling: Angus, 2 for 16; Martin, 3 for 2; Macdonald, 3 for 7; I. Gillespie, 1 for 17; A. Gillespie, 1 for 22; A. E. Gillespie, 0 for 4. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. VICTORIA CRICKET CLUB Played at Brentwood on May 11 — Bost .128 W. Victoria C. C — Gillespie, b Gillespie, A. W. 2 Sparks, b Angus 24 Pudney, b Gillespie, 1. 4 Macdonald, b Gillespie, A.W 1 Jones, l.b.w. Gillespie, A. W. .— 3 Pennington, b Gillespie, A. W 19 Twamley, b Angus 47 Grogan, b Gillespie, I 1 Baird, b Macdonald 9 Treherne, b Angus 0 Rogers, not out 4 Extras 12 Total 126 Bowling: Macdonald, 1 for 1; I. Gillespie, 2 for A. E. Gillespie, 0 for 14; Martin, 0 for 17. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. Played at Brentwooc Brentwood College — McClean, b Macdonald 2 Sunderland, b Macdonald 1 Macdonald, c Treherne, b Macdonald 4 Gillespie, A. W., c Treherne, b Baird 31 Brown, c Rogers, b Baird 13 Gillespie, I, b EJaird 0 Angus, c Grogan, b Baird 5 Gillespie, c Jones, b Baird 9 Clarke, not out 7 Woodcroft, c Pudney, b Twamley 0 Martin, c Rogers, b Gillespie 15 Extras 8 Total 95 32; A. W. Gillespie, 4 for 33; Angus, 3 for 17; VICTORIA CRICKET CLUB i on May 18 — Lost Victoria C. C. — Sparks, c Brown, b Gillespie, A. W 1 Macdonald, c Angus, b Gillespie 24 Gillespie, c Macdonald, b Martin 31 Twamley, c Clarke, b Gillespie, I. .— 13 Jones, c Sunderland, b Gillespie, A. W. .... 11 Grogan, c Sunderland, b Gillespie, I. 10 Pudney, c and b Gillespie, A. W 0 Treherne, not out 13 Rogers, not out 15 Parsons } Collett ) Did not bat Extras 11 Brentwood College — McClean, run out 0 Sunderland, b Macdonald 0 Macdonald, A., c Grogan, b Macdonald.... 6 A. W. Gillespie, c Jones, b Macdonald 11 Brown, c Rogers, b Macdonald 0 Angus, b Parsons 10 Gillespie, I., c Parsons, b Macdonald 0 Worsley, b Macdonald 0 Gillespie, A. E., not out _. 7 Clarke, J., c Pudney, b Jones = 9 Martin, J., c Treherne, b Jones _ 0 Extras ., 5 Total 129 Total 48 Bowling: A. W. Gillespie, 4 for 22; Macdonald, 1 for 9; I. Gillespie, 2 for 40; A. E. Gillespie, 0 for 5; Worsley, 0 for 9; Martin, 0 for 11; Angus, 0 for 22. BRENTWOOD COLLEG-E vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played at University School on May 22 — Won University School — Young, c Gillespie, A. W., b Gillespie, 1 1 Boake, c Gillespie, I., b Gillespie, A. W — 0 Twiss, b Gillespie, A. W 4 Mercer, c Worsley, b Gillespie, I. — 0 Williams, b Gillespie, A. W 3 Cupples, b Gillespie, A. W 3 Mackay, b Gillespie, I 3 Gibbs, b Gillespie, A. W 6 Molliet, b Gillespie, I 0 Beslie, c Martin, b Macdonald 1 Wade, not out 8 Extras 4 Total 33 Bowling: I. Gillespie, 4 for 9; A. W. Gillespie, Brentwood College — McClean, b Williams 2 Macdonald, c Twiss, b Cupples 10 Sunderland, b Cupples 11 Gillespie, A. W., c Wade, b Williams 1 Brown, run out ..: _ 0 Angus, b Young 5 Gillespie, I., c Mackay, b Molliet 15 Worsley, not out 5 Martin, c Wade, b Molliet 0 Clarke, c Twiss, b Cupples 5 Gillespie, A. E., b Young l Extras 5 Total 60 for 12; Macdonald, 1 for 0; Angus, 0 for 8. f Page Twenty-Two] Brentwood College Magazine BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. COWICHAN CRICKET CLUB Played at Duncan on May 25 — Won Cowichan — Baiss, b Gillespie, I - 15 Walton, run out 6 Green, l.b.w. Macclonald 6 Leggatt, run out 1 Davie, st. Brown, b Martin 2 Johnston, c and b Gillespie, A. W 31 Green, C, c Angus, b Gillespie, A. W. 14 Neave, not out 6 Charter, b Gillespie, A. W 0 Codville, c Sunderland, b Gillespie, A. W. 0 Baker, b Gillespie, A. W 0 Extras 17 Total 98 Cowichan C. C. — Baiss, b Gillespie, I 8 Green, C. c Sunderland, b Macdonald .... 11 Charter, c Sunderland, b Gillespie, 1 2 Johnston, not out 85 Green, A., b Macdonald 1 Corbishley, b Macdonald 4 Neave, c Martin, b Macdonald 8 Charles worth, b Gillespie, A. W 0 Baker, b Gillespie, A W. 0 Thackeray, b Gillespie, A. W 2 Codville, run out 6 Extras 5 Total 131 University School — Boake, c Brown, b Gillespie, 1 0 Young, b Gillespie, 1 1 Twiss, b Gillespie, A. W 0 Leslie, c Brown, b Gillespie, A. W 4 Williams, b Gillespie, A. W. 3 Mercer, c Brown, b Gillespie, I. 1 Gibbs, b Gillespie, A. W 2 Mackay, run out 3 Cupples, c Macdonald, b Gillespie, A. W. 7 Duke, not out 3 Wade, b Gillespie, 1 0 Extras 1 Total 25 Shawnigan — Forrest, l.b.w. Gillespie, 1 0 Pearce, b Gillespie, I. 7 Wheeler, c Gillespie, I., b Gillespie, A. W. 4 Fleck, b Gillespie, A. W 12 Gandossi, not out 7 Wilkinson, b Gillespie, A. W 12 Lear, not out 1 Hickey ) Nansen Ashley Did not bat Steiwer J Extras 3 Total 43 Brentwood College — Macdonald, c Johnston, b Green, C 11 McClean, c Charter, b Johnston 2 Sunderland, c Davie, b Green, C 4 Gillespie, A. W., c Walton, b Green, C 61 Brown, run out 11 Gillespie, 1., not out 14 Angus ] Worsley Gillespie, A. E. [ Did not bat Martin Clarke J Extras 13 Total 116 Brentwood College — McClean, b Green, C — 7 Macdonald, c Neave, b Green, C 1 Brown, c and b Neave 4 Gillespie, A. W., c Baiss, b Green, C 41 Gillespie, I., c Thackeray, b Johnston .... 1 Sunderland, c Johnston, b Green, C. 0 Angus, not out 4 Worsley, c Codville, b Green, C 4 Gillespie, A. E., l.b.w. Green, C. 0 Martin, b Green, C 19 Clarke, c Baker, b Green, C 0 Extras 5 Total 86 Brentwood College — Macdonald, run out 3 McClean, st. Mercer, b Young 0 Brown, b Young 0 Gillespie, A. W., l.b.w. Young 4 Gillespie, I., l.b.w. Cupples 1 Jones, b Williams 1 Opie, b Williams 2 Worsley, not out 1 Bishop, c Twiss, b Williams ... 0 Martin, b Young .... 1 Clarke, c Young, b Williams 1 Extras 2 Total 16 Brentwood College — McClean, c Fleck, b Forrest 1 Macdonald, b Ashley 9 Brown, b Fleck- l!) Gillespie, A. W., c Fleck, b Ashley ' 12 Gillespie, I, not out 38 Angus, st. Hickev, b Pearce 9 Wilby, c Wilkinson, b Fleck 1 Opie, c Wilkinson, b Gandossi 3 Worsley, c Lear, b Ashby 0 Martin, c Lear, b Forrest 0 Clarke, l.b.w. b Forrest 0 Extras 8 Total 100 Bowling: A. W. Gillespie, 5 for 26; Martin, 1 for 13; I. Gillespie, 1 for 21; Macdonald, 1 for 14; Angus, 0 for 7. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. COWICHAN CRICKET CLUB Played at Brentwood on June 1 — Lost Bowling: Macdonald, 4 for 29; A. W. Gillespie, 3 for 43; I. Gillespie, 2 for 41; Martin, 0 for 13. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played at Brentwood on June 5 — Lost Bowling: A. W. Gillespie, 5 for 10; I. Gillespie, 4 for 14. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE VS. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Played at Brentwood on June 8 — Draw Bowling: I. Gillespie, 2 for 21; A. W. Gillespie, 3 for 20. [Page Twenty-Three] Brentwood College Magazine BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. R.C.A.F. Played at Brentwood on June 15 — Won R.C.A.F. (First Inning ' s) — Charman, b Gillespie, 1 0 Pugsley, c Gillespie, I., b Gillespie, A. W. 0 Tupper, c Clarke, b ' Gillespie, A. W 2 Anderson, c Martin, b Gillespie, A. W 15 Capp, c Gillespie, I., b Gillespie, A. W 14 Harris, C Martin, b Gillespie, A. W 2 Insley, c Brown, b Gillespie, A. W 12 Stewart, c Gillespie, I., b Gillespie, 1 4 Woods, b Gillespie, 1 5 Butland, not out 1 Tuttle, c Gillespie, A. E., b Gillespie, A. W. 2 Extras 2 Total 59 R.C.A.F. (Second Inning ' s) — Charman, b Martin 0 Anderson, b Martin 0 Pugsley, c Wilby, b Macdonald 1 Tupper, b Martin 0 Copp, c Gillespie, A. W., b Martin 15 Harris, c Martin, b Macdonald 4 Insley, c and b Macdonald 19 Mr. Frivett ' s XI — Macdonald, I., b Macdonald, A 16 Clarke, W. F., c Sunderland, b Gillespie I. 1 Baird, b Gillespie, I 0 Pennington, b Gillespie, 1 0 Gillespie, E. P., b Gillespie, 1 51 Rogers, b Wilby 1 Barber-Starkey, c Gillespie, I., b Mac- donald 1 Nation, c Sunderland, b Wilby 1 Symons, c Gillespie, I., b Gillespie, A. W. 4 Wiebenson, b Gillespie, A. W 0 Woodcroft, not out 1 Extras 8 Total 84 lower House (First Inning ' s) — Macdonald, not out 23 McClean, st. Clarke, b Opie 5 Brown, c Clarke, b Opie 42 Gillespie, A. W., not out _ 17 Gillespie, I. ] Wilby | Gillespie, A. E. J Cavenagh [ Did not bat Woodcroft l Bishop | Shields J Extras 17 Total 104 Upper House (Second Innings) — Sunderland, run out 6 Worsley, b Gillespie, A. W 4 Opie, c Wilby, b Macdonald 1 Angus, l.b.w. Gillespie, A. W 0 Martin, b Gillespie, A. E 3 .Jones, c Brown, b Gillespie, 1 3 Clarke, c and b Gillespie, A. E 4 Brentwood College (First Innings) — Macdonald, b Butland 6 McClean, b Anderson 19 Brown, c and b Butland 29 Gillespie, A. W., b Butland 46 Gillespie, I., b Butland 6 Angus, b Anderson 2 Wilby, not out 1 Worsley ] Martin | Gillespie, A. E. Did not bat Clarke J Extras 10 Total 119 Stewart, c Angus, b Macdonald 9 Woods, not out 11 Butland, c Gillespie, I., b Macdonald 5 Tuttle, c Brown, b Martin 9 Extras 1 Total 74 Brentwood College — Macdonald, b Macdonald, 1 14 McClean, c Rogers, b Macdonald 1 Gillespie, A. W., c Rogers, b Symons 34 Angus, run out 4 Sunderland, b Macdonald 2 Jones, run out 1 Wilby, played on 9 Worsley, not out 3 Martin, b Macdonald 0 Clarke, c Wiebenson, b Macdonald 0 Extras 8 Total 98 Upper House (First Inning ' s) — Sunderland, b Gillespie, A. W 1 Worsley, b Gillespie, I 2 Angus, l.b.w. Gillespie, 1 1 Martin, l.b.w. Gillespie, I 0 Opie, c Gillespie, I., b Macdonald 5 Jones, l.b.w. Gillespie, I 0 Cole, c Wilby, b Macdonald 0 Clarke, c Gillespie, A. W., b Macdonald.... 0 Dennison, b Macdonald 8 Fleming, b Macdonald 1 May, not out — 1 Extras 5 1 Total 20 Cole, c Brown, b Wilby 1 Dennison, not out 4 Fleming, c Cavenagh, b Wilby 0 May, I., c Woodcroft, b Wilby 0 Extras 5 Total . 31 BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. MR. FRIVETT ' S XI. Played at Brentwood on June 22 — Won Bowling: I. Gillespie, 4 for 17; A. W. Gillespie, 2 for 19; Macdonald, 2 for 15; Wilby, 2 for 24. INTER-HOUSE MATCH Played at Brentwood on June 13 — Lower House won Page Twenty-Four] Brentwood College Magazine AVERAGES Batting- Runs Innings Times Not Out Highest Score Average Gillespie, A. W 286 10 0 61 28.6 Gillespie, 1 112 10 3 38 16.0 Frown 106 9 1 30 13.2 Macdonald 67 10 0 14 6.7 Angus 39 7 1 10 6.5 McClean 55 10 0 21 5.5 Bowling- Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Macdonald 21 1 75 13 5.77 Gillespie, A. W 77 14 207 32 6.47 Gillespie, 1 70 7 212 22 9.64 Angus 17 1 70 5 14.00 Martin 11 0 56 4 14.00 BRENTWOOD COLT ELEVEN May 15 — vs. — Glen Lyon School — Won. Brentwood 38, Glen Lyon 19. May 22 — vs. — University School Colts — Won. Brentwood 102, University 45. June 12 — vs. — Glen Lyon School — Won. Brentwood 34, Glen Lyon 33. i i i SPRING! i i i Spring is in the air! We lose our every care And are like the creatures gay, With winter ' s cares all brought to bay. Spring is in the air! The tiniest, scamp ' ring hare Leaps o ' er hill and down each dale Keeping in sight his mother ' s tail. Spring is in the air! New life is everywhere. Streams and forest full abound Now that the frost has left the ground. Spring is in the air! We ' ll to the woods repair — Open the heart; and address Our thanks to God for loveliness. [Page Tiventy-Five] Brentwood College Magazine Cross Country and Sports Day THE annual Inter-House steeplechase was run on the 16th of March. There was keener competition this year owing to the adoption of a new system of awarding points. The first ten men in each house were counted in the final result. The Lower House took the meet by a wide margin. The results were as follows: Senior: 1st, Martin; 2nd, Sveinson; 3rd, Brown. Intermediate: 1st, Gillespie ii ; 2nd, Calhoun; 3rd, Sunderland. Junior: 1st, Taylor; 2nd, Bishop. Time: 17 minutes, 34 seconds. Despite a brisk shower at lunch time, it turned out to be a delightfully warm afternoon, when, on Saturday, April 20th, the school gave an exhibition of athletic prowess before a very large turn-out of parents and friends. Some of the events proved most exciting; noteworthy efforts being the thrilling finishes to the Senior 220 and 880. The Intermediate events were not without bril- liance. Gillespie ii executing a splendid long jump to win over a large field of entries; while Holmes showed good form and speed in the dashes. For the first time in many years, the Lower House emerged victorious, taking the day with a comfortable margin of 24 Vi points, and having the satisfaction of taking the three major awards for individual effort. The results were as follows: House Competition Lower House Victor Ludorum A. W. Gillespie Intermediate Cup I. G. Gillespie Junior Cup A. Bishop Other results were: Senior — 100 yards — 1st, A. W. Gillespie (11.1 seconds) ; 2nd, Foot; 3rd, Watson. 220 yards — 1st, Foot (25.6 seconds) ; 2nd, A. W. Gillespie; 3rd, Keeler. 440 yards — 1st, Keeler (59 seconds) ; 2nd, Todd; 3rd, Wiebenson. 880 yards — 1st, Martin (2 minutes, 19 seconds) ; 2nd, Todd; 3rd, Sveinson. High Jump — 1st. Martin; 2nd, A. W. Gillespie; 3rd, Foot. Long Jump — 1st, A. W. Gillespie; 2nd, Brown; 3rd, Dennison. Hurdles — 1st, A. W. Gillespie; 2nd, Brown; 3rd, Martin. Intermediate — -100 yards — 1 st, Holmes (11 seconds); 2nd, I. G. Gillespie; 3rd, Shields. 220 yards — 1st, Holmes (25.1 seconds); 2nd, Shields; 3rd, I. G. Gillespie. 440 yards — 1st, I. G. Gillespie (61.3 seconds); 2nd, Sunderland; 3rd, Eadie. High Jump — 1st, Clarke; 2nd, Macdonald; 3rd, I. G. Gillespie. Long Jump — 1st, I G. Gillespie; 2nd, Shields; 3rd, Clarke. Hurdles — 1st, Holmes; 2nd, Shields; 3rd, Begert. [Page Tvuenty-Six | Brentwood College Magazine Junior — 100 yards — 1st, Bishop (11.2 seconds); 2nd, Taylor. 220 yards — 1st, Bishop (26.1 seconds); 2nd, Taylor. 440 yards — 1st, A. E. Gillespie (62.4 seconds) ; 2nd, Porter. High Jump — 1st, A. E. Gillespie; 2nd, Taylor. Long Jump — 1st, A. E. Gillespie; 2nd, Taylor. Hurdles — 1st, Bishop, 2nd, Macdowall. Cricket Ball (Open) — 1st, Underbakke (287 feet, 4 inches). Shot Putt (Open) — 1st, Underbakke (3 2 feet, 11 inches). Sack Race (Open) — 1st. Stephens; 2nd, Worsley. House Relay — Upper House. i i i TENNIS Interest in tennis has increased considerably this past year, and evidence of this is apparent on all sides. First, on the courts themselves many improvements have been made, chief among which are the construction of new stands for spectators and the repairing of the nets. Then, because of the abundance of good players, a tennis team was formed for the first time in several years. This team, made up of Wiebenson, A. W. Gillespie, I. Gillespie, Clarke, Todd and Archibald, won three of four matches played. Mr. Hocking came out from Victoria once a week and gave valuable coaching in the finer points of the game. The awarding of colours for outstanding play was also revived this year; the recipients being Wiebenson and A. W. Gillespie. The majority of the boys and some of the staff took part in a ladder tournament throughout the term, and competition was keen. RESULTS FIRST TEAM MATCHES — Brentwood vs. Mr. McCallum ' s VI. — Won, 5-4. Brentwood vs. Mr. McCallum ' s VI. — Lost, 2-7. Brentwood vs. Air Force VI. — Won, 3-1. Brentwood vs. Navy VI. — Won, 2-1. SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS — Senior Singles: Wiebenson; runner-up, I. Gillespie. Senior Doubles: A. W. Gillespie and I. G. Gillespie. Junior Singles: Taylor; runner-up, McDougall. Junior Doubles: Bishop and Cavenagh. INTER-HOUSE MATCH — Singles: A. W. Gillespie (L) won from Wiebenson (U) . Todd (L) won from Clarke (U) . Doubles: A. W. Gillespie and I. Gillespie (L) won from Wiebenson and Clarke (U) . i i i SQUASH As in the previous year the school sent an organized squash racquets team to play in Victoria. Under the guidance of Mr. Hincks, this year ' s team consisted of I. Gillespie, Martin, Todd, Wiebenson and Woodcroft. The match, which ended in a draw, was played against the Sussex Squash Club in their courts. [Page Twenty-Seven] Brentwood College Magazine The Senior squash cup was retained by last year ' s winner, L Gillespie, after a keenly contested set with Martin, the captain of squash. The Junior cup was won by May 1. The Lower House won the Inter-House match by gaining two victories out of three games played. I. Gillespie (L) won from Martin (U), Woodcroft (L) lost to Wiebenson (U), and Todd (L) won from Clarke (U). i i i BADMINTON Although no outstanding badminton stars were produced this year, the game maintained its customary high level of popularity. The only outside match played resulted in undisputed victory for the visiting team from Victoria. However, some excellent games were witnessed, and the school players gained valuable experience. A. W. Gillespie and Foot represented the school in the annual Vancouver Island tournament held at Victoria, but failed to capture any honours. The Lower House carried away the Inter-House match without great diffi- culty, and thereby secured five points towards the house cup. Keen enthusiasm and competition were evoked by the school tournament, and many fine performances were seen. The results were as follows: Senior Singles — I. Gillespie. Senior Doubles — I. Gillespie and Woodcroft. Junior Singles — Cavenagh. Junior Doubles — Cavenagh and McDougall. i i i ROWING A fair number of boys took up sculling this year, and could be seen on the water almost any afternoon during the late Autumn and during the whole of the long Summer term. There were two fours in evidence from time to time, but, because of lack of real experience, these were not entered in any competition. In the Inter-House sculls, the contestants were quite evenly matched Schinbein (U) won by a narrow margin from Munger (L). Foot defeated Schinbein in open competition to win the Senior sculls, and Opie carried off the Junior trophy by a victory over Elkington. i i i SAILING Sailing encountered some difficulty in getting under way this year because of a shortage of captains. However, it transpired that the art of handling the dinghies was no novelty to some of the new boys; and it was not long before everything was going smoothly. The fleet is now made up of three dinghies of the Frostbite class, and the sailing dinghy Stroma, presented to the school this year by Dr. R. Scott-Moncrieff ( ' 23-24). Several privately-owned boats are also in constant use. After being the object of- keen competition throughout the term, the sailing cup was won by Woodcroft, with Homer-Dixon as his crew. [Page Twenty-Eight] Brentwood College Magazine THE AEROPLANE CLUB Announcement of the formation of a model aeroplane club met with a considerable amount of enthusiasm, and about twelve boys foregathered in the room beneath the classrooms, which had been placed at their disposal, for discussion and exchange of ideas on construction, type and design. Before very long, there emerged three gas models and eight smaller models, which, in due time, were the object of trial flights from the upper green. That many of them came to grief in the initial stages was not wholly unexpected; however, the needful reconstruction processes would seem to assure the con- tinuance of a club which has tremendous possibilities. i i i THE CAMERA CLUB Not for many years has there been such a lively interest evinced in the field of amateur photography. Increased membership, together with vastly im- proved darkroom facilities and equipment, provided the necessary stimulus which effected the improvement in the standard of work. Apart from the routine business of taking, developing and printing pictures, several members, working in conjunction with the General Science Department, produced most amazing results in their efforts to make a photographic record of the rare phenomena seen through the microscope. These unusual shots when exhibited in the Library on Speech Day, elicited much favourable comment. This new field has great possibilities, and the members of the club should receive every encouragement. THE SCOUT TROOP The Troop started the season ' s activities with one less patrol than in the previous year. Taylor, Fleming, Shields, and Johnston took charge of the respective patrols, while Stephens, Worsley, and Clarke gave valuable assistance to Mr. BotL the Scoutmaster. Following the customary indoor meetings held during the Christmas term, it was decided to hold outdoor meetings on Wednesday afternoons during the Lent term. These meetings served to provide the necessary opportunities for each Patrol Leader to take out his own patrol with a view to encouraging individual test work of a more practical nature. During the summer term the idea of outdoor meetings proved very popular; the assistants leading Troop and Patrol hikes; supper-cooking parties; and wide-game groups. The annual investiture ceremony was held in the school chapel in early November. [Page Twenty-Nine] Brentwood College Magazine Following the war-time policy of Scouting, we offered our services to the nearest branch of the Red Cross Society and expect to be of some use to its members when the occasion demands. Fleming, aided by Allen, efficiently handled the tuck shop this year and were able to turn over the sum of $40.00 to the Memorial Organ Fund. i i i RIFLE CLUB With P. Holmes as captain this year, the club got off to an excellent start. Both ranges were in use. During the first three months of the new year, some fifteen boys shot in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association ' s Winter competi- tion, achieving quite satisfactory results. Later, two teams were entered in the Dominion Marksmen Junior Provincial contest, putting up an excellent exhibition which placed them second and third against all other similar teams in British Columbia. The Inter-House shooting resulted in a win for the Upper House. This win netted them the necessary points to win the Mrs. Parr Cup. The Holmes-Nairn Cup for the best all-round shot was awarded to P. Holmes. The results of the competitions were as follows: D.C.R.A. Winter Competition Singles — Wilby. 570X600; Holmes, 567X600; Berry, 559X600; A. W. Gillespie, 553X600; Dennison, 544X600; Fleming, 536X600; White, 535X600. Doubles — Holmes and Wilby. 1 139X1200: Dennison and Gillespie, 1 1 13X1200; Archi- bald and Gibson, 1 1 12X1200; McClean and Calhoun, 1089X1200. Fours — Wilby, Holmes, Gillespie and Berry, 225 0X2400. Dominion Marksmen Provincial Championship No. 1 Team — Holmes, Wilby, Archibald, Dennison and Gillespie, 1421X1500. No. 2 Team — Berry, Gibson, McClean, Calhoun and Cavenagh, 1319X1500. Possible spoons, presented by Eilbeck Wilson — Holmes, Wilby, Archibald. Dominion Marksmen Junior Competition Gold ring: Holmes, Archibald. Gold pin: Holmes, Archibald, Wilby, Gillespie. Silver pin: Holmes, Archibald, Wilby, Gillespie. Bronze pin: Holmes, Archibald, Wilby, Gillespie, Berry. [Page Thirty] Brentwood College Magazine Summary of Inter-House Competitions The House spirit shown this year has spread to a greater extent among all the boys, whether they actually took part in the House activities or not. All competitions were most keenly contested and as enthusiastically witnessed by the non-participants. Rugby: As in the two preceding years both teams were very evenly matched with the forwards in the Upper House and the three-quarters in the Lower House. In the annual match, it was not until half-time that any score was made. When the Lower went over for the first try, the Upper retaliated with a penalty. As the Lower went over the try-line again, the final whistle blew, giving the Lower House the victory, 8-3. Cricket: For the first time in several years the Lower House were un- doubtedly better than the opposing House. Instead of winning by only one run as they did in the previous year, they succeeded in taking the match in one inning. Result: Lower House, 104 for 3; Upper House, 20 and 31. Sports: For once, the Lower House turned out a strong field of athletes to win the meet over the Upper House. This feat had not been accomplished in quite a long time. The final result was: Lower House, 56%; Upper House, 34. Racquet games: As in the previous year, the Lower House teams came out victorious in every department. Badminton, 3-0; Squash, 2-1; Tennis, 3-0. Water sports: The Upper House here reversed the order by winning the swimming and rowing. The Lower House won the sailing. Shooting: The Upper House won the shooting award quite handily again this year. For the third successive year the Inter-House Cup was presented to the Captain of the Lower House on Speech Day. [Page Thirty-One] Brentwood College Magazine THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT The annual Christmas concert was held on Saturday, December 16th. As in the past, each form in the school was responsible for a skit or play; these providing opportunity for the revealing of much outstanding talent in the school. Presenting Yashmak, a cross-word travesty, Grade IX. opened the pro- ceedings. There followed a laughable play based on the smitten conscience of a truant school-boy when brought to justice by an unrelenting jury of school subjects. The play cleverly afforded everyone in Grade X. an opportunity to perform. Grade XI. carried off the two skits, A Meticulous Customer, and The First Client, with characteristic spirit; while to the matriculation form fell the happy lot of taking off Henry VIII. and his wives in a nonsensical scene from 1066. The first half of the programme came to an end with the prefects appearance in an amusing turn called The Years After. Following a short interval, we were quite riotously entertained with clever by-play in an English Post Office, done by the wives of the masters. This was a welcome departure from precedent and elicited much favourable comment. The Christmas note was finally struck in the last half of the programme. Subtle lighting effects; shaded singing by the choir; and the subdued tones of the organ combined to provide a perfect background for the simple theme which carried the seasonal motif. The gradual transformation of the monk ' s cell into a brilliantly lighted cathedral, with its glowing tapers and illuminated rose-window, effected one of the most moving scenes ever witnessed at a Brent- wood concert. Twas the morning after the night before, The hall clock had just struck six. Not a sound is heard; not a creak nor snore, Save the clock as it slowly ticks. Ten minutes have passed and the time flies by; Minute by minute time goes. While all the boys in their beds snugly lie Forgetful of troubles and woes. But the time has come and the bell roars out; The boys leap up with the sun. The prefect from inside his dorm soars out And screams all through the hall; Don ' t run! i i [Page Thirty-Two] Brentwood College Magazine IT was under ideal weather conditions that the Seventeenth Annual Speech Day was held on Saturday, July 22nd. Conforming to recent custom, the school cricket XI. played a keenly contested match with the Headmaster ' s XI. which comprised representative fathers and Old Boys. Beginning in the fore- noon, play was resumed after the luncheon interval, the final score being 98-84 in favour of the school XI. At 3 o ' clock, nearly three hundred parents and friends of the school assembled in the gymnasium for the distribution of prizes. In his first report as Headmaster, Mr. Privett made reference to the loss the school had sustained when Mr. Ellis was called to serve with the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. Prefacing his report on the high standard of scholastic and athletic achievements, which had been well maintained, he told the assembly that, in recognition of a faithful interest in the welfare of Brentwood since its foundation, the Board of Governors had invited Mr. R. P. Butchart to become Honorary Patron of the College, an honour which the latter had graciously accepted. There followed the introduction of Mr. W. F. Clarke, of Kenilworth, Utah, who conveyed a message of assurance from the American people that the English-speaking nations would not allow their common ideals and tradi- tions of honour and freedom to perish; and added that with such young men as those at Brentwood lay the responsibility of preserving these traditions and ideals of duty to God, to country and to themselves. Mrs. R. P. Butchart then stepped forward to present the prizes to those who had successfully earned them. At the close of the ceremony, David Privett ascended the platform and presented Mrs. Butchart with a dainty corsage. After tea the guests dispersed, some to witness the sailing and sculling races which provided amusement on the waterfront, while others availed them- selves of the opportunity to walk about in the school gardens, which, having undergone recent improvement, were at their best. Following is the prize list: Form IX. — 1, Porter; 2, Conibear. Form X. — 1, Gillespie iii ; 2, Berry. Form XI. — 1, Shields; 2, Whitney. Junior Matric. — A. Gillespie, I. Gillespie. Special, Angus Prize for Science — A. Gillespie. Curtis Prize for Mathematics — Wiebenson. Williams Prize for Language — I. Gillespie. Scott-Moncrieff Prize for English — A. Gillespie. Reading in Chapel — A. Gillespie. Special Prize (Porter) Progress in Latin — Macdonald. Mechanical Drawing — 1, Shields; 2, Johnston. Manual Training — Holland. [Page Thirty-Three] Brentwood College Magazine Hobbies, Photography — Kenning i, Gillespie iii, Berry. Aero Club — Taylor. Athletics — Senior tennis doubles, A. Gillespie and I. Gillespie; senior tennis singles, Wiebenson; junior tennis doubles, Cavenagh and Bishop; junior tennis singles, Taylor. Sailing Race — Skipper, Woodcroft; crew, Homer-Dixon. Senior Swimming — Martin. Intermediate Swimming — Sunderland. Junior Swimming — Gillespie iii. Diving — Gillespie iii. Senior Sculling — Foot. Junior Sculling — Opie. Senior Badminton Doubles — I. Gillespie and Woodcroft. Senior Badminton Singles — I. Gillespie. Junior Badminton Doubles — Cavenagh and McDougall. Junior Badminton Singles — Cavenagh. Senior Squash Racquets — I. Gillespie. Junior Squash Racquets — May i. Senior Cross Country and Chase — Martin. Intermediate Cross Country and Chase — I. Gillespie. Junior Cross Country and Chase — Taylor. Challenge Cup (100 yards) — A. Gillespie. Obstacle Race — Stephens. Victor Ludorum — A. Gillespie. Intermediate Challenge Cup — I. Gillespie. Junior Challenge Cup — Bishop. Shooting Cup — P. Holmes. Inter-House Cups — Shooting (Mrs. Parr), Upper. P. Holmes; Rugby (Captain E. D. W. Levien) , Lower, A. Gillespie; cricket (Mrs. Oliver), already presented to Lower; tennis (Mrs. Privett) , already presented to Lower. Yarrow Shield and Medal — A. Gillespie. Inter-House Cup (K. C. Symons) — Lower, A. Gillespie. Page Thirty-Four] Brentwood College Magazine Old Boys ' Notes RICHARD CAMPBELL PROCTOR (1925 - 1927) We regret to announce that just before going to press, news came that Proctor I. lost his life in the seaplane which crashed into the sea at Discove ry Passage on August 14th, while on its way to its base at Patricia Bay. On leaving Brentwood in 1927, Proctor I. went to the University of Alberta, from which he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in mining and metallurgy. Going to England, he joined the Air Force in 1936, doing a twenty-month course in instruction. He returned to Canada to become an instructor at Trenton, Ontario, the day before war was declared. He was transferred recently to the Western Air Command at Victoria and had just been promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader. His last visit to the school was in June last, when he came for Speech Day ceremonies. LD Boys ' activities started out this year with a tremendously successful dinner held in Vancouver on October 28th. Those present were Mr. Privett, Mr. Round, Mr. Bott, Mr. Osier, Major Tayler, L. Mayhew, F. Smith, R. E. Malkin, F. Matthews, W. C. Wright, O. B. Allen, D. E. Nunn, G. Fraser, D. Rothwell, R. G. Blackwell, C. Frith, K. R. Nairn, C. H. Wills, A. Coulter, P. Ritchie, H. Halperin, R. C. Field, F. Angus, W. B. Mackie, G. P. Kidd, J. Asselstine, G. Milligan, P. Izard, A. Johnston, L. W. Ridley, G. Weld, N. Wilby, A. B. Duncan, D. L. Barrett-Lennard, W. B. Barrett-Lennard, W. Ho ggan, J. Grant, J. Lort, A. Lort, G. N. Money, K. Logan, C. Stewart, D. Woodcroft, J. Calland, F. Rogers, W. H. Cameron, E. J. Symons, P. Hanbury, W. A. Spencer. It was unanimously agreed that this should be an annual occurrence, and congratulations are due Mr. Bott and L. Mayhew for their strenuous efforts to make the affair the success it was. On November 1 1th, the annual general meeting was held at the college. It was decided to change this meeting to coincide with the School Speech Day and the following officers were temporarily elected: [Page Thirty-Five] Brentwood College Magazine President R. S. Nation ( ' 34- ' 36) . Vice-President E. J. Symons ( ' 24- ' 28). Secretary ....... . . . P. D. Sills ( ' 24- ' 27) . Recording Secretary Mr. E. L. Bott. Vancouver Secretary W. B. Mackie ( ' 29 ' 33). B. Mackie, F. Smith, P. Colthurst, G. Playfair, P. D. Eills, G. N. Money, A. Mayhew, L. Mayhew, C. G. Fraser, K. Symons, E. J. Symons, J. Nation, F. Angus, W. Peacock, D. Wilby, K. Cooke, C. Stewart, N. Wilby and P. Izard were present during the day. It was noted that Old Boys ' ties and school pins are available at the College. i i i This year has seen more visits from Old Boys than any other one previous and an all-round healthy interest in O.B. activities. J. A. McK. Wells deserves special mention in that he is soon to be one of the chief figures in the first O.B. wedding in the Chapel. While on the subject of the Chapel, attention should be called to the many generous donations which have been made to the Organ Fund by Old Boys. The indebtedness has been greatly reduced. i i i Marriages have been particularly frequent. We offer our congratulations to: T. Todd and Carey Wilgress, B. S. Alexander and Daphne Pettapiece, C. M. B. Symons and Margaret Jane Hayward, R. Driscoll and Phyllis Pooley, J. D. D. Campbell and Myfanwy Spencer, A. M. Field and Daphne Barber-Starkey. J. R. Genge and Dorothy Harris, R. E. Malkin and Rosemary Rogers, A. J. Jukes and Barbara Garrard, R. D. Hodge and Molly Lock, B. A. Hanbury and Nancy Burris. i i 1 The current situation would make an Old Boys ' roster, based on present knowledge, rather unsatisfactory and outmoded at a near date. However, the following notes have been gathered from visits and correspondence: GEORGE KIDD, having obtained his Master ' s degree, has been awarded a fellowship at the University of Illinois. DR. RONNIE SCOTT-MONCRIEFF. now in the Army, lectured to the Matric forms on Care of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. f Page Thirty-Six] Brentwood College Magazine ROGER WILSON is using his Master ' s degree in Surgery to care for the sick and the wounded. ARTHUR COULTER is assistant editor of at least two mining magazines in Vancouver. GERRY WlLMOT is announcing for the B.B.C. in London. JIM ASSELSTINE captained the Victoria College rugby side, which, as always, included several O.B. SONNY SYMONS has provided his small son with a sister. PADDY COLTHURST has recovered from a badly smashed hand, the result of our trying to show a strong School XV. how rugby was played in the old days. LOGAN MAYHEW journeyed across to Vancouver in July to assist R. E. Malkin to the altar. MAURICE YOUNG, as assistant to the head doctor in the London Hospital, discovered his services were vitally required in that institution when he tried to join up for military service. G. DAVIDSON, R.C.N. , was training R.M.C. Cadets in Halifax this Spring. CECIL WEIR is now a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F., at present stationed in the north of Scotland in charge of a training school. BRUCE HANBURY is a pilot officer with the R.C.A.F. at Winnipeg. DON FERRIS spends his time with the R.C.A.F. at Trenton, as does LAWRENCE WILKINSON. STUART FRASER and WILLIAM C. WOODS are both with the R.C.N. R., though stationed at different points. Lieutenants John L. Malkin and Donald Clark, of the Seaforth Highlanders, left in December last with the first Canadian Division to go overseas. BILL CAMERON, embryo lawyer, is with Davis, Pugh, Davis Co. in Vancouver. DESMOND HOLMES was unanimously appointed Battalion Sergeant-Major at R.M.C, Kingston. ARTHUR IZARD has again been awarded a scholarship at McGill. HOADLEY MITCHELL managed some sightseeing at various Eastern cities during his third year at M.I.T. TERRY TODD and IAN ROSS both visited the coast tor the Summer holidays, following a year of hard work at McGill. BARBER-STARKEY, CHADWICK and HARVEY, having found their sea legs, are seeing service in foreign waters with the Royal Navy. i i i Items from our U.B.C. Correspondent: KEN OSLER is taking a teaching course, and is thoroughly immersed in O.T.C. work. TOM OSLER, always laughing at his own jokes, does Aggie i. BOB FIELD and ANDY JOHNSTON won their Letters for English Rugby. The latter received tumultuous applause from a certain section of the grandstand when he scored all points for Varsity in a McKechnie Cup match against Victoria. DACRE BARRETT-LENNARD got many laughs as leading man in numerous Players Club productions. DEREK WOODCROFT, becoming a little too interested in the O.T.C, caused quite a stir when he carried out a little bayonet practice on the door of his dormitory. GEORGE MlLLIGAN finds time after school to improve the practical side of his work in Mining Engineering. [Page Thirty-Seven] Brentwood College Magazine Letters, extracts from some of which are reproduced herewith, have been received from the following: B. Harvey, E. Cbadwick, D. Holmes, R. Mackenzie, J. Bell, J. French, H. K. Bate, T. Bassett, G. Hutchings, P. Waterstrat, G. Milligan, B. Mackie, C. E. Campbell, J. B. Crommelin, K. Thurston, F. Matthews, F. Coleman, D. Rhodes, H. Hammersley, W. H. Cameron, R. E. Malkin, and others. Townsite, Britannia Beach, B.C., October 1 9, 1939. Dear Logan: — Thank you very much for your letter telling me about Old Boys ' Day I am awfully sorry I cannot get down. I am working afternoon shift and as I have been here only two weeks I do not like to ask for any time off yet. Your circular sent out in June reached me in Northern B.C. some days after Field Day had taken place. I did not reply then because my regrets would not have helped you after the event was over. I had an interesting time around Hazelton and Smithers (200 miles east of Prince Rupert), and turned down a job at one of the small mines up there in order to come down and get into this war; but I was certainly relieved when I found I couldn ' t enlist, and when my professors told me to take my time and wait for the Engineering Corps that is being formed through the University. From what I hear, Jim Genge (R.C.N.V.R.) is not suffering in the least — wish I was with him! Sincerely, HUGH HAMMERSLEY. i i i Company F, 4th Infantry, Fort George Wright, Washingtojn, November 22, 1939. Dear Mr. Ellis: — Just a few lines wishing you all the luck for Christmas and the New Year. While going through my old correspondence I found a School Magazine which you had been kind enough to send me, and thought I would write and let you know where I was and what I was doing. I have joined the Army here and have been enjoying the life of a common soldier for the last year, and, although hard work, it is lots of fun and best of all a new experience for me. We have been going through extensive military training since the start of the war in Europe I am also working in the office as a clerk, which has its benefits when my period of enlist- ment is over I have been out of touch with Old Boys so I have not heard how the old school is doing; and would be very pleased if you would write and tell the latest news and send me a copy of the school magazine. Hoping to be with you next Old Boys ' Day, Yours truly, DAVID A. RHODES. i 1 i Yee Tsoong Tobacco Co., Ltd., Hankow, China, 14-3-40. Dear Nation: — Just received your circular letter the other day after it had taken very nearly four months to reach me. I really do not know the reason for it, unless it was a result of the European war and the war out here combined. [Page Thirty-Eight] Brentwood College Magazine Since coming out to China, the only Old Boy I have run into was N. Wilby, but you will know all about him, as of course, he lives in Victoria. I wonder if you know of any O.B. in China? If you could give me any names I could probably get in touch with them. Glad to hear the First XV. is at last winning most of its matches, and would dearly love to have seen them beat Shawnigan. I think I can remember playing Shawnigan at least six times and each time being confident of winning, but we never did. Played some rugger in Shanghai with a fair amount of success, but after being transferred to Hankow I have not played for the simple reason there are not enough of us to get up a fifteen. A s an alternative we play grass hockey and by press-ganging into action sundry young females, manage to get up a couple of teams. Now with the Summer coming on, polo and cricket will hold sway, and as polo requires only four a side, I guess we will all be playing polo. With this end in view I have been practising on the wooden horse, my enthusiasm being in no way dimmed by falling off the thing after taking a vicious swipe at the ball. We ride what they call China ponies — about half the size of a horse, but about six times as hard to handle. They give you a lot of fun once you get the hang of them. By the way, I should like to point out that the address to write me is: c o Yee Tsoong Tobacco Co., Ltd., 175 Soochow Road, Shanghai, where they will forward the letter to whichever branch I happen to be at. Well. I shall close now, hoping that the First XV. continues to improve and the school to flourish, and that the committee of the O.B. A. manages to send out a circular at least once a year. Yours sincerely, T. R. BASSETT. i i i London Hospital, Whitechapel, E. 1, London, England, June 8, 1940. My Dear Nation : I must apologize for being so tardy in replying to your appeal to Old Brentonians to let you know where they are and what they are doing . . . I was very interested to hear of the activities of the school in your news-letter or whatever you call it . . . No doubt the war has scattered many of the Old Boys. So far I have seen only one over here, but I sincerely hope that if any more come over they will look me up, as I should be very glad to see them, besides which a stranger in England and particularly in London can feel very lost. The only O.B. whom I have seen was Burns. I was told that a Canadian from Victoria had been admitted to the hospital so I went along to see him. ... It was rather a coincidence that out of all the hospitals in London he should be sent in to this one. On discharge he looked quite fit and well. At the beginning of the war, we had some 85 0 patients in this hospital and with the outbreak of war we evacuated so many that we had only 5 1 left in on that first fateful day. When the risk of air raids did not appear to be imminent, we began to take in more patients but we are still allowed only 3 50, as we have to keep a certain number for possible casualties. . . . Actually we are situated in the East End of London, not far from the Thames ... in the direct line of any bombers heading for London. London presents a very different picture from the usual. The railings around the many parks are all being taken up for munitions; barbed wire entanglements are situated around various key buildings, sentries are on guard at certain sites, and there are numerous anti-aircraft [Page Thirty-Nine] Brentwood College Magazine guns and other forms of defence throughout the city in case of raids by bombers or parachutists. . . . In fact none would be unduly surprised if England was one night invaded, but I think that the Germans would receive a rather warm welcome. Over in Canada I don ' t suppose you can accustom yourselves to the fact that there is a war in progress, but when the Germans are only about twenty-odd miles from the English coast it makes one think a bit over here. Eventually I think there can be no doubt as to who is going to win this war, but it is going to be a far more fierce struggle than people have hitherto imagined — it is only recently that the general public has realized this fact here, and the sooner Canadians realize it the better, so that they will not be found to be unprepared. With regard to my own work, I am at present R.M.O. to the Private Wards — a rather trying job to perform when there is so much other work to be done in the way of treating war casualties. However, if we so much as suggest that we should leave we are at once sat on and told that our turn will come. In fact it is becoming increasingly difficult to staff the civilian hospitals and someone has to do it, though my answer to that is always — Why me? And that brings me to the end of any news, such as it is, which would be of any interest to you. Once again may I voice the hope that any Old Boys who find themselves in this part of the world will not hesitate to look me up, and in conclusion, my kindest regards and best wishes to Brentonians, past and present. Yours sincerely, Maurice D. Young. [Page Forty] The Quality Press Printers, Victoria, B. C.