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

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Brentwood College Magazine HYDROGEN DIOXIDE (2) In this form H is a bleaching agent of hair. Consider the practical applications of this reaction and the appalling consequences that might ensue in the absence of this indispensable gas. The supply of blondes would be seriously impaired. The Misses Grable, Veronica Lake et al. would be out of a job, the U.S.O. would be forced to close its doors and the morale of the American forces would receive such a staggering blow that the success of the allied arms in the present war would be seriously jeopardized if not permanently stultified. In this reaction a perceptible odor is given forth and is a source of never failing interest and joy to boys during the laboratory period. If chemical students were deprived of the innocent diversion obtainable from this experiment, school morale would undoubtedly suffer to the possible extent of losing the next rugger game. And so our erudite author expands his theme through all the vista of human knowledge and experience. One of his most significant sections deals with the teaching of that subject known to the layman as History, and in that seat of cul- ture, the Parliament Buildings of British Columbia, Canada, as Social Studies. We much regret that consideration of space prevents us from giving further examples of the Professor ' s ripe scholarship and global observation. It is reported that his monumental work has been most favorably and even enthusi- astically received by our Department of Education though we understand its reception has been less favorable in the rather outmoded centres of learning at Oxford and Cambridge, England. HYDROGEN SULPHIDE (3) NOTES 1 2 3 The answer is 5. See Appendix p. 2843. See Appendix p. 2857. [Page Twenty ' Two]

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Brentwood College Magazine SAILING This year as in past years, sailing has lived up to its reputation of being a very popular summer sport, this year more than ever amongst the Junior School. During the Lent term the frostbites were scraped and painted, and owing to the efforts of the Captain of Sailing, ably assisted by Holland 1 1 and other enter- prising sailors, the three boats were in good condition at the beginning of the summer term. By the kind permission of Mr. Ellis, the Whim was relaunched and added to the fleet. It was used a great deal and gave a lot of enjoyment to the senior sailing captains. Towards the end of the term, a team represented the school against the Naval College, and took second, third and fourth places in a six boat race. The skippers were Kenning, Jukes and Byrne. The school sailing cup was keenly contested and was won by C. E. Jukes, who had C. S. Neame as his crew. i i i EDUCATION A work of outstanding importance to educationalists has recently been published. It crystalizes in some 3,000 pages the results of a life time of research by the internationally known professor and scientist of Vienna, Herr Wohluminus Schenswiirdigkeit. (Published by Donner und Blitzen, Vienna and Leipsig: American agents Knopt and Co., New York. All rights on land, sea and in the air reserved) . Briefly, the theme of the learned professor, as derived by this interviewer from a close study of the first 3 pages, is as follows: IT IS of fundamental importance, says the author, in imparting knowledge to the young, to correlate the instruction given with the practical and the every-day-event-happening. Thus, while the juvenile intelligence might balk at the sum of (1) 3 and 2, he immediately grasps the eternal verities of the higher mathematics when presented with the problem of 3 pencils and 2 pencils. The Professor does not deal with the problem presented by the sum of 3 pencils and 2 pens, not at least within the scope of the pages studied by this reviewer. But let us take some examples to illustrate the depth and subtlety of our author ' s mind : HYDROGEN Hydrogen, hereinafter referred to as H is a gas. Most boys, not to mention girls, are full of it and the infection has been known to spread to some school- masters. Gas is an important constituent in the operation of internal com- bustion engines if you can get it, but not this kind of gas. Engine gas you put in a tank and is a compound of H. In this form it has violent reactions as the housewife discovers when she uses it to light the stove. Other compounds — [Page Twenty-One]

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Brentwood College Magazine PlCI MANI4 I FOUND MYSELF floating through the air. There were lights to the right of me, lights to the left of me; green lights, red lights, and lights of every other colour imaginable — dazzling and vivid before my eyes. I tried to think, but my brain was in a daze. I seemed to hear the murmur of soft voices. I rubbed my eyes and listened intently but could detect nothing but this faint murmuring combined with blinding colours. Then, all at once, my hands grasped a seemingly firm piece of matter and I hung on for dear life. I could see no bottom to this object and my arms were getting tired. I was going to fall! I WAS GOING TO FALL This thought was racing through my mind as my fingers began to lose their hold, then, as suddenly as I had grasped the object, I had lost it and was falling through endless fathoms of space. At last, instead of floating through the air with blinding lights and the accompanying murmur of the unseen voices, I found myself on a grassy knoll with a rainbow background. All around me were tiny little fairies, their blue dresses fluttering in the breeze and their silver wings glistening in the golden sun. They were singing a song that, to my mind, was enchanting. I strove to rise but found myself held down by some unknown force. Of a sudden, I heard a great rumbling noise in the distance, which became louder and louder until my eardrums were almost breaking. I looked around but could see nothing. The fairies were scampering in all directions. In a few moments I found I was utterly alone and completely powerless to oppose whomsoever or whatsoever might be the cause of the unidentified noise. While in this state, I became con- scious of many little specks — thousands of little specks, as far away as the eye could see. They were moving closer, emitting loud booming noises as they approached my direction. Instinctively, I closed my eyes. When next I opened them, it was to see millions of tiny beagled-eyed demons crowding about me. In their hands they carried pitchforks. The leader of the band screeched an order and they all rushed at me with their weapons. In alarm, I put my hands over my eyes and held my breath. I could feel the quick, piercing jabs. Suddenly, the gates of Heaven loomed before my eyes. Drifting through, I rested my tired body on a billowy cloud. My mind was at ease and I lay there blissfully content. It seemed I had only been resting a few moments when a great gust of wind came along, blowing the cloud onward at a fair rate. As the wind and the speed of the cloud increased, I became panic-stricken and screamed and yelled at the top of [Page Twenty -Three}