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

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the concept of permanence! Yes, some individuals actually stayed away for one reason or another which was indeed a severe dent in our faultless record. The prefects were Ralph Dale, head of House, Don Tansley and Clint Cripps. Ralph was transferred late in the year to head the Annex and Don was appointed head of House for the remainder of the year. Without singling out any one of them I would like to record that due to their untiring efforts the house was run exceptionally well and a high standard of house neatness was maintained. In the summer term monitors were appointed to relieve the supervisory duties of the prefects and in this House we had the able assistance of Angus, Hickman, Hall, Wilson and Bakos. —A. G. 15

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SENIOR HOUSE In our second year of existence Senior House expanded to house forty-one boys with many of the conveniences not available in our first year. A large sized common room with a rented television was found to be very popular indeed and was usually well populated at night. The living facilities spread to three buildings this year, with one room in Sick Bay being occupied by an Albertan contingent. Overcrowding in the first week necessitated transferring some of the House to another establishment which became known as the annex. The other novelty this year was that both Grade Elevens and Twelves were housed together which meant that the superior tone affected by some in the first year could not be repeated. The ordin- ary mortals placed in such close proximity to the Grade Twelves had a modifying effect on them. Some of the more enterprising house members made friends with the Housemaster ' s children early on in the year and used the same to plead for mercy when con- fronted with disciplinary action. Although there had been some nocturnal wanderings in our first year, a new aspect crept in, namely 14

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WHITTALL HOUSE At the beginning of the school year, there were many new faces in Whittall House and many more beds than in the previous term. We started the term with 64 members and by some miracle the last count still showed the same number. It did not take long for the newer members to find their feet, and stamp their personality on what has been by and large a happy house. I have been pleasantly surprised by the lack of pettiness from such a large group living under one roof, and the general condition of the house has been excellent. One look at the House after 17 months will bear witness to the concern that the students have shown for their living quarters. The first major social activity of the year was a visit to the Theatre in Duncan at the end of the autumn term. This was a most successful evening that ended with the purchase of hundreds of bowls of Chinese food, that were seen to litter the floor of the common room. Many of our members appeared to be great socialites as I was inundated with requests for special party leave, etc. — Deano and Baby-Faced Hyslop appeared to be in great demand. 16