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

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Graham with his notes, Tupper ' s side-table, Owen ' s corner, and Duncan and Hutchins ' remains from their late-night libations. Some boys are inclined to be forgetful: on a quiet Sunday afternoon, with the distant ' ping-pong ' of the table-tennis balls upstairs I have endeavoured to mark exercises to a civilised back- ground of Bach and Brahms, only too often to hear the jungle rhythms of the Beatles being pounded out above my head by King, Mc Vicar and Rollins. I am convinced more and more that too many boys have defective hearing, or perhaps they are trying to raise the temperature of the building by harnessing energy in the form of sound. But most boys have been considerate for others and have helped their fellows when in difficulty; most of them have been loyal to the House, and some have contributed their time and some, like Leaf with his serials of ' Harry Taylor, secret agent 000 ' , their wit and literary skill. We have had our resident main- tenance teams in Conklin and Graham, although at times their enthusiasm has outrun their technical knowledge. We have had our ' kitchen ' , the joint operation of Black, Jennings and the muted pair, Gaddes and Taylor, and we have had our musicians; Cameron and ' Crazy ' Cruickshank. Without the prefects, the House would not be run so smoothly or efficiently: until Easter these responsibilities de- volved on Donald, Hobbs, Lupton, Miller, Morahan, Thompson and Weaver, while in the summer we had junior prefects: Aikins, Cameron, Feigl, Fuller, Harkema, Rollins and White. These boys have carried out their duties loyally and conscien- tiously and next year they may well be prefects who will be called upon to set an example for others and to help to guide the House to further achievements, not only in the academic and sporting fields, but also in building a happy community where friendships may be formed and developed and which will not be forgotten for many long years to come. But whatever has been and will be achieved, in the long run, depends on the attitude and good spirit of each and every member of the House. 18 P. A. Lanyon-Orgill

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THE HOUSES ELLIS HOUSE Ellis House provides us with an excellent example of life as it really is — a little microcosm of teen-age society, with a wide range of intellect, ability and interests. No two boys are alike: one has but to think of the odd re- marks when going the rounds at lights-out ' — the topics for con- versation — the need to say ' good-night ' in Hottentot and Spanish — the literature (?) being read at that time ranging from Lenin to Lolita, from Milton to Mad. And then again, to consider the habits of boys: the near-perfect dormitories of some and the inevitable chaos of others — the same old familiar names appear- ing each day inscribed in red crayon on a piece of cardboard — 17.

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PRIVETT HOUSE Generally speaking there was a fairly good year for the House. We had a number of ' duds ' but a process of attrition eliminated most of the problem. The boys on the whole adjusted very well, and after some preliminary shifting found their dorms and settled down. The boys are to be commended for their efforts on Sports Day when a goodly number of points were amassed. A number of dormitories deserve praise for their consistent level of tidiness and cleanliness. A painting bug bit part of the House during the Fall term and we were presented with the Chinese red and jet black of Messrs. Stewart and Marlin in dorm nine; the delicate mauve of Messrs. Sisley and Skip Stothert in dorm eleven, while Cohen, Ohman and Mark Stone went over- board with opposite walls of green and yellow. We even had a fishnet ceiling! All this made the House dormitories very much a reflection of the individuality of their occupants. House prefects were: Cooke, Crowe, Greenhalgh, Jamie Martin, Morkill, and Wolfe-Milner, while in the Summer term they were assisted by M. Clarke, Lamb, O ' Donnell, Whiff en in XIC and Kirby, Ragsdale and Pybus of XI A B. I would like to say that the leadership given to the House by Barry Greenhalgh has been most commendable, and to thank him for the standard he set. D. Pope 19