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

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Drama Throughout the season both junior and senior drama clubs under- took a varied and ambitious program. As talent was originally an unknown factor, extensive play-reading occupied the early meetings. Many of the seniors showed a marked preference for reading the more avant-garde plays, but thankfully the final choice fell upon one of the classics of the Early- American realistic theatre, Eugene O ' Neill ' s ' In The Zone. ' By contrast, the junior club wisely chose to present The Rustic Scenes from ' A Midsummer Night ' s Dream. ' Final performances of both plays provided highlights of the school concert. Once the ' Junior Rustics ' had caught the spirit of the piece, embellishment seemed to be the order of the day. Ralph Dale ' s Wall ' grew more and more stupid at each performance, and it came as no surprise to find Thisbe (Christopher Peter) finally dying in the front row of the audience. The production of ' In The Zone ' had already earned Honor Per- formance and a Best Actor Award for James Brown at the local Cowichan Schools ' Drama Festival, but in school, on the specially-designed circular stage beautifully lit by the science department, the emotional edges and subtleties of the relationships seemed more clearly defined. We feel that a more successful opening has been made to Brent- wood ' s histrionic career, and trust that a ' long run ' may be in store for both audience and players. T. G. Bunch 20

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Thisbe ' episode from ' A Midsummer Night ' s Dream, ' and the Senior Dramatic Society presented ' In The Zone ' by Eugene O ' Neill. I. R. Ford

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Gymnastic Club The Gymnastic Club was formed at the beginning of the school year with approximately 18 boys on the roll. With the exception of Gordon, none of these boys had seriously performed in gymnastics, and with this in mind, their efforts during the year were highly commendable. At the school concert in April the club gave a display which was most favorably received — a fitting reward for the many hours of training and dedication. It was most gratifying to see such boys as Landale, who is not a recognised sportsman in school, give an extremely competent performance in a sport that requires a high degree of mental and physical co-ordination and considerable courage. In May the club visited Victoria to witness a display by the Danish National Gymnastic Team. It proved to be an evening of great value to all gymnasts present. Although still in our infancy, we hope next year, with extra apparatus, to compete in the Independent Schools ' Championship. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly Mr. Daily ' s superb demonstration of a front somersault that not only shook all the boys present, but also the foundations of Brentwood College ! Members of the team: T. Kirby (Capt.) — A natural athlete who set a fine example to his team. Flying Angel is his specialty. D. Gordon — Fondly referred to as ' Mouse ' , he is a polished gymnast, who, by his performance at the beginning of the year, helped the junior members considerably. No one specialty but appears to thrive on the Short-arm Overswing. J. Moss — John could never be described as ' poetry in motion, ' being more bull-like than anything else. However, his development was probably greater than any other and his courage was unsurpassed. E. Landale — Edwin surprised everyone this year, including himself. Competent in all his movements and possessing a high degree of control, he should mature into a very good gymnast. R. Howarth — Randy suffers from p re-display nerves, but is a very good performer in the heat of the battle. He lacks the basic speed on the ground and in the air but has a knack of somehow landing on his feet. G. Williams — The ' Tiny Tot ' of the group. His lack of inches affected his style, but his enthusiasm more than compensated for this deficiency. Despite a back injury early in the term his performances were very sound indeed. B. Berry — Brock also suffered as a result of his size, but, once again, his industrious approach accounted for his success. Next year should see a big improvement in his performance for he has the basic physical qualities for a good gymnast. G. McMartin — Gregg is a fine all-round athlete, possessing phenomenal spring for anyone so young. He has a professional outlook to gymnastics which partly accounts for his success — the execution of the front somersault being his forte. A. Rees 21