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

Page 5 text:

GRADUATION DAY Graduation Day 1967 was held in glorious sunshine on June 24 in front of Senior House. At 2 p.m. the School Flying Club held their fly-past and then the Headmaster welcomed the large number of guests. He devoted most of his address to describing the activities 1 PREFECTS Standing (I tor) Fred Hayes, Glint Cripps, Randy Howarth, John Mitchell, Bard Haddrell, Darwin Watt, David Farris, Brian Scott-Moncrieff. Seated (I tor) Don Tansley, Arne Dahl, Robert Leaf, Michael Ohman (Head Prefect), The Headmaster, Ralph Dale, Brian Kenning, Mark Stone, Philip Stothert. of the team of investigators from the University of British Columbia who, under the direction of Dr. Downey, had examined every aspect of life at Brentwood College. The Downey Report, which will be published probably in July, commented favourably on the calibre of the teachers and the teaching, the food, the physical programme, and the morale of the School. It was critical of the Prefects ' system, the library building, and recommended that there should be more experimental teaching, a swimming-pool and that the half-term holidays should be longer. The Headmaster commented that the teaching was limited to a certain extent by the demands of the Government examiners and that plans for a new library already 3

Page 4 text:

PATRON Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, p. a, c.h. HONORARY GOVERNORS Capt. J. M. Grant, c.b.e., r.c.n. Ret ' d. Major H. C Holmes, f.r.l, f.r.s.a., j.p., m.a. (Oxon) A. C Privett, m.a. Norman R. Whittall BOARD OF GOVERNORS F. Rogers, b.a.sc., Chairman (Vancouver) J. R. Genge, m.a. (Cantab), Vice-Chairman (Victoria) Colonel R. O. Bull (Sidney) P. A. Cherniavsky, b.a.sc. (Vancouver) W. D. Ferris (Edmonton) Associate Professor J. A. Izard, m.a. sc., b.eng., m.e.i.c, p. eng. (Victoria) A. M. C. Kenning (Victoria) R. A. H. Lort (Victoria) W. D. C. Mackenzie (Calgary) J. W. Pitts, b.eng., m.b.a. (Vancouver) H. R. Whittall (Vancouver) F. D. Williams, b.a., f.c.a. (Vancouver) F. G. Winspear, f.c.a., r.i.a., ll.d., f.r.s.a. (Edmonton) Dr. M. D. Young, cd., m.a., m.b., bch., m.r.c.p., f.r.c.p.(c) (Vancouver) STAFF Headmaster D. D. MacKenzie, m.a., f.r.s.a. Assistant Headmaster Chaplain T. G. Bunch, b.a. Rev. P. G. Harris, s.th. H. Brackenbury, b.a. I. R. Ford, m.a. N. R. B. Prowse, m.a. W. J. Burrows, b.sc F. Martin, b.s.a. A. Rees, dip. phys. ed. A. C. Carr, m.a. R. G. Nash, b.sc. C. M. Ross, b.a. B. duTemple, b.a. R. Orr, m.a. W. T. Ross, b.a. D. J. Pope, b.a.

Page 6 text:

existed. The Team ' s suggestions that the College should develop a Department of Fine Arts teaching Drama, Music and Art, and that the number of boys should be raised to 350 could not be imple- mented in the near future as it involved the expenditure of some two million dollars. Having talked at length about the Downey Report, the Head- master dealt quickly with the other activities of the year. He was delighted to announce that the 1966 Graduates had achieved 70 passes in 72 papers written. These had included one 1st Class Scholarship, and two 2nd Class Scholarships. It had been a magni- ficent year in Sports. (Details are in the Sports Section of the maga- zine.) The Flying Club contained 14 boys with licences, and the College presented two Dramatic productions Pygmalion and Hors d ' Oeuvres , the 1967 College concert. There were no staff changes for the year 1967-68. Mr. Orr was to be married in the summer and would move into Whittall House replacing Mr. Rees. Tribute was paid to Mrs. Hallet and the kitchen staff, Mr. Finnigan and the gardeners, and the Head Prefect, Michael Ohman. In conclusion the Headmaster addressed the Graduates, wishing them luck and expressing a hope that they continue the disciplines they had learned at Brentwood. He warned that freedom without disci- pline is licence, and advised individualism, not negativism. They could express their individuality by criticism, but their criticism should always be constructive. It was hoped the Graduates would visit the College, and the Headmaster and Staff are always delighted to see them. The Registrar and Dean of Students at the University of Vic- toria, Dean Jeffels was then introduced by the Headmaster as a doll — the description by the Headmaster ' s daughter who had been at the University of Victoria. Dean Jeffel ' s rebuttal took the form of an extract from the letter sent to him by the Headmaster inviting him to speak. Brentwood is renowned for the shortest Graduation Ceremony on record. I give an address which is con- stantly interrupted by the Flying Club, barking dogs, and the atten- tions of passing seagulls. No-one listens. Having thus satisfactorily disposed of the Headmaster ' s introduction, Dean Jeffels assured the Graduates that his topic was not crossing the threshold of a new adventure — a topic he himself had endured on many occa- sions. Instead he would attempt to examine and define the student ' s manners and mores. In the Classical tradition he would produce the universal by examining the particular which was in this case 4