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

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HOPE HOUSE The beginning of the year saw considerable change in the physical appearance of Hope House with the first step in the renovation of the House being CARPETS. Much to the joy of Dorm 11 th y returned to find elegant wall-to-wall carpeting. During this summer the Common Room was done as were also all the rooms on the first floor, and with the coming of this fall term the Common Room will be gay with bright drapes and upholstery. At the beginning of the fall te rm Hope House commenced life with forty-eight members, but as a result of transfers and various reasons this decreased to forty-five. Of these, thirty- five were new boys, and this meant that the inevitable settling- in period was of rather longer duration than in previous years. The inevitable bouts of homesickness occurred, nut these were overcome, and before too long the Hopefuls settled down to school life. The House captain was Harry Maltby, and he was most ably assisted by the other Prefects, Bruce MacKinnon, Bill Winterton and Chris Elwick. After Christmas some changes resulted and Bruce Williams and Alan Wilson were transferred to the House. 28

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cabin mates, to the ' horsy ' atmosphere engendered by Phil Ross and the psychedelic lighting and art work in the room of our mod Salt Springer, whilst the accolade for neatness and tidiness must go to the Upstairs Elevens . These very varied styles in the rooms reflected the diverse personalities who made up the House. There was the House ' s very own ' Dennis the Menace ' in the form of our boy from Brent- wood Bay— it was a matter of hot debate whether he would conform before he drove his Housemaster into an insane asylum! Then there was Jimmy Rea who kept us all in a great state of excitement wondering where his home would be next. In the course of the year he moved from India to New York to Indonesia! We were all relieved when Mike Hicks set a new school Pole Vault record. He achieved the whole performance without giggling once, whilst our local resident genius drove one simpler fellow Albertan to dis- straction with his continual philosophizing! It was even rumored that Dorm 15 was the centre of a new religious cult, as at any moment of the day or night an innocent passerby could peer in and see a large group of silent, wide-eyed, pro- strate boys staring fixedly at a square box which continuously emitted strange noises and bright flashes! And so I could go on. It was a House full of real personali- ties and I greatly enjoyed the hospitality that was extended to me in every room and the happy relaxed atmosphere that existed everywhere. Long may this feeling last It says a lot for the individuals who made up Ellis House and the Prefects led by Head of House, Bill Lewis, who ran an efficient but at the same time easy going House. Thanks to you all for giving the Housemaster such an easy, relaxed and trouble free year. -N.R.B.P. 27

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To these I wish to extend my thanks for their help, assistance and support over the past year. As was the custom during the summer term the Prefects did not do House duties, and we again had the assistance of Grade XI students as House monitors. Bill Holmes, Jock McKinnon, Peter McFarland and Gerald Whittall rendered yeoman service. We had our characters as always, of whom Brent Roberts loomed large, and he ended the year most adept at cleaning the Housemaster ' s silver. The band, official and unofficial suc- cessfully wrecked the peace, quiet and harmony (?) of the cloistered calm of Hope House. Peter Chettleburgh ' s trombone and Bob Davis ' clarinet after some months eventually mastered the Battle Hymn of the Republic, after its ' having both plagued both them and the Housemaster for some five months. One of the highlights was the House outing to Victoria at the end of the spring term when all and sundry had a pleasant afternoon swimming, taking in a movie, and then finishing up with a Polynesian smorgaasbord at which Larry Sughroue managed to make six trips to the buffet, and later on in the evening had to have bismuth administered by the Housemaster. All in all, quite a good year, and to those who will be pro- gressing on to a senior house I say good luck, and to those who will be remaining I look forward to helping me next year with the new entries. -D.P. 29