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

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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

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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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We also appeared to have a larger than normal group of silver- tinged grinners who made the monthly pilgrimage to Vancouver orthodontists. Cam Gardiner became the reluctant custodian of the television, but nevertheless handled the financial responsibility extremely well. Our other financial wizard was Michael Carpenter who dealt with the matter of House pocket money far more effi- ciently than I did — at least t o the best of my knowledge he is not in debt to the Bursar. My sincere thanks to Michael Ohman the House Captain, and also his prefects — Skip Stothert, Arne Dahl, Mark Stone, and Bard Haddrell for their great service during the year. The success of the House this year must be directly attributed to their under- standing and treatment of the Junior members. Heard in Passing . . . Haddrell with graduate in Muscle 12. Ohman has more friends in Duncan than just Mark Stone. Guthrie smokes Old Port and Stothert and Stone drink it. The Franco-German Society room is really a 4th Reich H.Q. Lachelt coaches Stuart Mackenzie. Mcllveen has applied for Canadian citizenship. Wilkes is Brentwood ' s answer to Francis Chichester. Holmes should be on the staff. Muskrat is really the White Knight. Herbie is the Jolly Green Giant. As this will be my last term as Housemaster, I would like to thank all Privett Whittall house members for their co-operation and friendship during the last two years. —A. R. 17