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

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have taught, and sometimes at least, inspired in the classroom. But I hope too the wider lessons have been learned. I hope you remember the business of tolerence and consideration for others— of standing up for what you know is right— of living in peaceful co-existence and friendship with your fellow human beings. You go on to University where you find all kinds of behaviour and philosophies. You may even find that kind of student activity, which, masquerading in the guise of philosophies or movements for peace or for intellectual free- dom, are in reality disguised vehicles for license for aggression, for anarchy, for hatred. You are not going to calm or to per- suade your fellow citizens by jumping up and down screaming. You are not going to aid the cause of peaceful co-existence by demonstrating that you can ' t co-exist peacefully with your fel- low citizens. This is not to say that you should allow your- selves to be led like sheep. This is not to say that you should never question, never challenge, never discuss. You should speak, you should preach, and if necessary you should even demonstrate, but you must do so in a way which will per- suade and not provoke. You must appeal to kindness and rea- son, not to hate and hysteria. You must not express alienation or bring about estrangement. Your duty is to help humanity by furthering the reconciliation on which the survival of our race depends, reconciliation at home and reconciliation abroad, reconciliation with all levels and sections of our own society, and beyond that reconciliation with all races, black, white and yellow. Never has there been a more urgent necessity tor brotherhood, for kindness, for tolerance and for consideration for others. And now in closing, there is one new project which I have not yet mentioned. This year we started a band, and we were fortunate enough to secure the assistance of a director who is dedicated, who is enthusiastic, and who obviously knows what he is about. His enthusiasm has rubbed off on all sixty of us. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Boel. 9

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One of the most exciting projects undertaken this year was, of course, the swimming pool. Incidentally, to the parents who have boys in grade VIII or IX, some of whom have emerged from the pool merely to eat and sleep recently, you may not get home the best students in the world, but you are certainly going to get the cleanest. This is something for which I want to thank not only the boys, but also the parents— The boys for their great efforts, encouraged and directed by Mr. Prowse, and the parents for putting up with the campaign for money and for all their help and for all the talk they have had to listen to for the past year. It has all been very worth while, and now we have got something we can identify per- sonally with, something which will be of tremendous value to the school in the months and years to come. The Drama Department continues active. We had a concert this year— a rather sophisticated concert under the direction of Mr. Ford. We had planned to do a play, but unfortunately we had committed ourselves to just too many things to do, and we just had to delay this production until the Fall. Our staff remains almost intact next year, although we are losing Mr. Rees. Mr. Rees has been with us for five years. He came at a time when we seemed to be experts at losing all games. He took over a rugby team whose record was extra- ordinary in that it had not had any wins at all. The year follow- ing his takeover, we won more games than we lost, and in the last two years we have never been beaten except by a team which had to come all the way from Scotland to do this. This is due to his enthusiasm, his competence, his dedication and his immense energy. This same ability and dedication he has applied to all phases of his work at Brentwood. We shall miss both his contribution and his company, and we all wish him well for the future. To Mr. Bunch, to Mr. Crookston and to all the staff I would like to pay particular tribute for your dedication and support in this year. To the housekeeper, kitchen staff, the janitorial and the maintenance staff, and to last, but not least, that wonderful Irishman, who is as successful a stagehand as he is a gardener, Mr. Finnegan. All the beauty of these grounds are of his creation, and to him our most grateful thanks. And now, the Grade XIFs, you leave us to go on to Uni- versity, and from this moment your status is changed. No longer are we standing over you directing your every move. Now you are on your own. Now you have to apply your own self -discipline. Now the effectiveness of what we have been trying to teach you will be judged. Of course I hope we 8

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PRIZE LIST FORM PRIZES Grade VIII Rook, P. Grade IX (1) Evans, C. Grade IX (2) Rea, J. Grade X (1) Anderson, J. Grade X 2 .Sphmidt S Grade XI (1) Holmes, W. Grade XI (2) Johnson, L. Grade XI (3) Spoor, R. Grade XII (2) Peters, N. Grade XII (1) Angus, J. A. The Butchart Trophy: Dux Award of the School SUBJECT Tin T ' Z T 1 c PRIZES English — Senior - Watt, Bill — Junior — Bramall, T History — Senior - Angus, J. A. — Junior - Wood, D. Social Studies 1 1 — Senior Britton, J. Geography — Junior - Higgins, J. Physics — Senior - Williams, B. Chemistry — Senior - Peters, N. Biology — Senior — Cupples, W. General Science — Junior — Caviness, J. Mathematics — Senior — Holmes, W. — Junior — Evans, C. German — Senior — Holmes, W. — Junior — Anderson, J. French — Senior — Patriarche, J. — Junior - Rook, P. Music — Woodward, Jack