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

Page 26 text:

telescopic expert, and the orange-peel quartet of no. 14. Then we had our active individualists — Alan Macpuff McCrindle and Terry Abdul Tannous, and our very own revolutionaries like Youbou Seed and Knu Sturdy, and also a house scape-goat called Bruce. The summer term was finally dominated by the activities of the Gnu Club, led by Richard Super Forbes — Craig Davidson ' s counter-movement died a natural death after twenty-four hours, but of course the Housemaster ( Learned Gnu ) was not impartial in his judgments. Whatever law and order has been maintained has been due to our prefects — Garbutt, Harkema, Spankie and White, and latterly to the monitors, Dale and Leaf, to all of whom go my grateful thanks. Looking back over four years as Housemaster I have many pleasant memories but here perhaps I might see the House through the eyes of its members and no doubt when they come to look back on Ellis House and its lord and master they will remember two things: being scragged at lights-out and reading a plethora of notes in red-pencil on the bulletin board each morning. Some of you may have grumbled at the time but generally you have accepted — and heeded — these notes in the humorous spirit in which they were written. P. A. Lanyon-Orgill 24

Page 25 text:

ELLIS HOUSE ELLIS HOUSE Whereas in past years the majority of the boys each September had been in the House before, this year only five were familiar with its eccentricities. Consequently as more than half the House were newcomers to Brentwood, the first half of the year was mainly a period of settling down, both in House and School. No two rooms in Ellis House are alike and this architectural feature undoubtedly has a considerable psychological influence on the members who soon develop distinctive personal traits which make life much more interesting. This year has seen the formation of groups — the guitar fraternity led by ski-champion Robert Archer, assisted by Bud Davis, our 23

Page 27 text:

HOPE HOUSE HOPE HOUSE A varied and not uneventful year has come to its end and the Housemaster can now draw an easy breath. The basis of House life I often think, lies in the individuality of its members, and it is the expression of that individuality which makes House life interest- ing. We had a number of such expressionists, and life was far from dull. Probably the chief means of expression came when the nights and often the days resounded to the efforts of Messrs. Juhan, Hicks, Gladstone et al. to outdo the Beatles. I was quite amazed at the volume of sound emitted by four electric guitars all going at full strength. I was also amazed at my capacity for endurance. The 25