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

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Sailing Club Sailing once again proved to be one of the school ' s most popular activities. Mr. P. D. Graham ' s gift of a new sailboat brought the fleet to a total of six, and we are all most grateful for his kind generosity. Day was the outstanding sailor; other school cox ' ns benefited greatly from the challenge continually set by him in races. Williams was the best of several keen and talented first-year sailors. All club members are better sailors because of Mr. R. J. Hardy ' s weekend coaching. As a result of his expert instruction, fifteen boys earned their cox ' n. The sailing meet with Shawnigan was a highlight of the season. Shawnigan won two out of three races, on a clear day with a good breeze. Brentwood crews were as follows: (first named is cox ' n.) O ' Brien, Crowe. Pott schmidt, Williams. Peter, Norie. Graham, Clark. Lort, Wolfe-Milner. Day, Morahan. F. Martin 22

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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

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Rowing Club Brentwood College Rowing Club is now two years old, and as yet has met with little success. This year we entered two coned fours in the Schoolboy Championships, on Shawnigan Lake. Our B crew, consisting of Paul Aikins (stroke), Charles Thompson, Sid Tupper, Gregory Hicks and Bruce Lovelace (cox), were eliminated in their first race, while the A crew of Keith Lapp (stroke), Laurence Lamoureux, Rory Morahan, Grey Merrell and Rick Graham (cox) finished a good second in their heat and qualified to row in the final. This final produced very fine rowing and we finished last of four crews. The general picture, nevertheless, is far from depressing. Our boys witnessed some rowing which was of a very high standard, and they are fired with determination to succeed in the coming year. Only two members of this year ' s crews are graduating, so with a nucleus of experienced members and the prospects of some new equipment, the future looks fairly rosy for the Rowing Club. T. Browne 23