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

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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 ]

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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]

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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 |