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

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THE BRENTONIAN IN SPITE OF transportation difficulties we had a very successful year, winning ten out of our fifteen matches. Three of the rema ining five were draws, while we dropped the other two games by a close margin. We turned out second and midget teams which proved to contain a lot of promising material for future years. 1st XV Colours were awarded to J. A. Hanson, C. P. Donald, J. Murray, j. R. Ralston, A. H. Wotherspoon, W. C. Church, G. H. Rochfort, and G. C. d ' Easum. The following is a list of the 1st XV matches during the year : BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. Oct. 7th R.C.N. C. B Lost: 3- 6 Oct. 14th Victoria College Won: 21-6 Oct. 17th R.C.A.F. (N.Z.) Won: 14-11 Oct. 21st R.C.N.C. B Won: 18- 3 Nov. 7th R.C.A.F. (N.Z.) Draw: 3 -3 Nov. 11th University School Won: 7- 0 Nov. 18th Victoria College Draw: ( - 6 Nov. 25th Shawnigan Lake School Won: 6- 0 Nov. 29th Oak Bay High School Won: 22- 3 Jan. 20th R.C.N.C. ' A and B Won: 8- 6 Jan. 27th R.C.N.C. B Won: 6- 0 Feb. 10th Shawnigan Lake School Won: 6- 0 Feb. 24th University School Lost: 5-11 Mar. 3rd University School Draw: 8- 8 Mar. 10th St. George ' s School Won: 11- 3 [Page Fifteen]

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THE BRENTONIAN CHAPEL NOTES The following candidates were presented for confirmation by Captain the Rev. Alan Gardiner when the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Columbia visited the boys ' chapel on March 11th: H. D. W. Bridgman, R. B. Buxton, R. G. Belliss, R. L. Alexander, T. J. Cormack, B. A. L. Johnson, D. N. Mainguy, F. G. McMahon, W. D. McCormick, D. G. McFetridge, T. R. Rixon, R. Taylor, R. L. S. Turner, A. H. B. Wotherspoon, G. B. Wentworth and J. R. Ralston. In company with the Bishop was Bishop Dagwell of Eastern Oregon and the Rector of the Eugene University Parish, Washington. The Brentwood Sea Scout dedication of their colours was held in the boys ' chapel on February 18. The service was conducted by Sqdn. Ldr. The Reverend Pat Ellis, R.C.A.F., a brother of Comdr. Martin Ellis, former headmaster of Brentwood College. An initialed leather writing case was presented to Capt. Gardiner by the boys on the eve of his departure, for which he thanked the school in his leaving address in the chapel. The V-E day special service of Thanksgiving, prescribed by the Diocese of British Columbia, was held in the school chapel on the evening of May 13. Our thanks are due to The Reverend John A. Partridge of South Saanich who took the chapel service s during the summer term after the departure of Capt. Gardiner. Our congratulations to Mr. Benson who so gallantly undertook to play the chapel organ when Mr. Bott left. Also we would like to thank Mrs. Privett for her admirable and tasteful arrangement of the flowers on the altar. The following clergy preached at the Sunday afternoon services during the year. The Reverend W. E. Askew, B.A., Christ Church Cathedral; Canon Howard H. Creal, The Reverend P. J. Brownlie, The Reverend M. C. Munn, The Reverend W. C. Macwhinney, Capt. The Reverend R. P. D. Hicks, The Reverend J. Lewis W. McClean, Sqdn. Ldr. The Reverend Pat Ellis, R.C.A.F. ; The Reverend Canon Michael Coleman. [Page Fourteen]

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THE BRENTONIAN RUGBY CHARACTERS R. LEY (Captain). Forward: A clever, hardworking forward; sound in defence and dangerous in attack. He captained the side well and is to be congratulated on a successful season. R. G. LEWIS (Vice-Captain). Fly-Half: A clever broken-field runner, but inclined to hold on to the ball too long. A good tackle and a useful kick. B. SCOTT, Forward: Tried his hand at full-back but showed much more ability when moved to a forward. A very useful kick and a fair tackle. i J. A. HANSON Centre Three-Quarter : Made some very useful intercepted tries. A good tackle, a fine pair of hands and a useful kick. C. P. DONALD, Forward: Always played a hard steady game. Fair pair of hands and a good tackle. J. MURRAY, Forward: Played keenly throughout the year; very good in both the loose and tight scrums. A fair pair of hands and a good tackle. J. R. RALSTON, Centre Three-Quarter: A hard-working player but as a three- quarter he must learn to kick properly. A very good tackle with a fair pair of hands. A. H. WOTHERSPOON, Full-Back: Valuable kick with a good pair of hands. He also played Fly-half for three games but proved his full worth at full-back. W. C. CHURCH, Forward: A hard-working player but is a little light for the scrum. He did not come up to his standard in the previous year. G. H. ROCHFORT, Wing Three-Quarter: A useful three-quarter with a fair pair of hands and a good tackle. He must learn to run straight for the corner-flag. G. C. D ' EASUM, Scrum-Half: Played a hard and good game, but was a bit slow at passing the ball out. A fine tackle and a good pair of hands with a useful kick. McMAHON 1, Wing Three-Quarter: A fast and useful three-quarter who has at last begun to learn the game. A fair pair of hands and a good tackle. KERBEY, Forward (hook): Played a hard game. Has a good pair of feet and a good tackle. RIXON, Forward: Played keenly throughout the season; useful in tight scrums. Must learn more about the game. McDONALD l, Forward: Useful in the tight scrums, improved much towards the end of the season but must learn more of the game. THACKRAY, Forward: A hard-working player who uses his weight to an advantage in the tight scrums. Very useful in breaking through line-outs. MAXWELL-SMITH, Forward: A steady player hampered by comparatively small size. Very good in the loose, a good tackle and fair hands. Colours. [Page Sixteen]