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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1969 volume:

The BRENTONIAN 1968-1969 HONORARY GOVERNORS Capt. J.M. Grant, c.b.e., r.c.n. Ret ' d. A.C. Privett, m.a. Norman R. Whittall BOARD OF GOVERNORS F. Rogers, b.a.Sc, Chairman J.R. Genge, m.a., (Cantab), Vice-Chairman J.A. Angus B.L. Bramall Col. R.O. Bull P.A. Cherniavsky, b.a.Sc A.J. Cressey, b.a., li.d. A.M.C. Kenning J.W. PittS, B. Eng., M. B.A. H. Richard Whittall F.D. Williams, b.a., f.c.a. F.G. Winspear, f.c.a, r.i.a., li.d., f.r.s.a. M.D. Young, c.d., m.a., m.b., Bch., m.r.c.p., f.r.c.p. ( c ) STAFF Headmaster D.D. Mackenzie, m.a., f.r.s.a. Assistant Headmaster T. Gil Bunch, b.a. D.Abbott, b. Comm., d.p.a. I.R. Ford, M.A. H. Brackenbury, b.a. W.J. Burrows, b.Sc. B. duTemple, b.a. A.C. Carr, m.a. F. Martin, B.S.A. (Leave of Absence) R.G. Nash, b.Sc R. Orr, m.a. D.J. Pope, B.A., Registrar N.R.B. Prowse, m.a. CM. Ross, B.A. W.T. Ross, B.A. J.W. Tompkins, b.Sc. ACADEMICS: BOOK AWARDS Grade VIII Grade IX -Form Prize -English History -Geography Mathematics General Science French -German -Douglas Janzen James Russell Peter Lindsay John Kevin Lowe Michael Hogan Robert Alexander Speers Peter Lindsay Embert Van Tilberg jrade X Grade XI -English History Geography Mathematics -General Science French German -English -Social Studies -Mathematics -French -German Peter Farran -Terence Bramall Donald Keith Wood -Graham Vink David Wilkinson -George Benmore David Wilkinson -John Anderson -Brian Groos -R. Reith -Donald Wood -John Anderson Grade XII Senior Senior Senior —English —History —Geography —Mathematics —French —Chemistry —Physics —Biology Peter McFarland Brian Anthony Michael Richmond William Holmes William Holmes William Holmes William Holmes Paul Watson The Buchart Trophy Dux Award of the School William Holmes 5 SPECIAL AWARDS Music (Best Bandsman): Brent Dawson Nominated: Brian Groos Most Improved Bandsman Trophy: Norman Cressey Nominated: John Higgins E.V. Young Memorial Book Award for the Student who contributed most to Dramatic Society: Clint Nickerson The Earnshaw Trophy for a Superior Dramatic Performance: Winner: Peter McFarland Nominated: Geoffrey Bowes, Jeremy Etherington and D. Mackenzie Kenning Creative Science Award: John Schinbein The Florence Scott Award for Outstanding Work in Creative English: David Mackenzie The Cooke Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Rugby Club: Robert Hindson Nominated: Philip Arnoldi and John Maclnnes The Junior Citizenship Award: Brian Thorne Nominated: Brian Hawkesworth and Michael Durban The Powel Trophy for Senior Citizenship: Bruce Homer Nominated: Michael Richmond The Davis Award and Book Prize for Outstanding Scholastic Progress in Junior School: Keith Joyce Nominated: Kerry Snyder Appleton Trophy for Leadership: Dean Sawyer The Yarrow Shield for Scholastic and Athletic Attainments: Joint Winners: James Britton and Paul Watson 6 W. HOLMES When the results of the Department of Education exam- inations were announced, William Holmes became the joint winner of the Governor-General ' s Silver Medal, with a student from the interior of the province. The award is made to the student in Grade XII ranking first in the province. Bill Holmes achieved the student ' s dream, an average of ninety-nine percent. Among his results was a mark of one hundred percent in Mathematics 113, a Grade XIII course which he was carrying in addition to his full Grade XII pro- gramme. He was also the winner of the Butchart Trophy; DUX of the School. Hearty congratulations on a splendid result, Bill! 7 B. ANTHONY P. ARNOLDI Victoria Captain of Rugby, School Prefect, Track Team, Drama Club K. BLACK Lethbridge, Alberta House Prefect J. BARWELL-CLARKE Expedition G. BOWES Victoria House Prefect, Drama Club C. BUTTERFIELD Victoria Drama Club, Band F. CAMERON G. COLLINGE Hinton, Alberta Rowing Eight J. HILL Saltspring Island Drama Club, Flying Club R. HINDSON Vernon House Prefect, Rugby Colours, Track Colours, Rowing Colours, Swimming Colours, 1968 Canoe Expedition D. HINDSON Vernon School Prefect, Rowing Eight, 1968 Canoe Expedition W. HOLMES Vancouver House Prefect, Academic Colours, Dux Award B. KIRKPATRICK Victoria C. NICKERSON Victoria Manager Rugby Team J. MacINNES S. MacKENZIE Greenwood House Prefect, Academic Colours J. McKINNON Victoria House Prefect, Drama Club G. SOUTH AM Vancouver School Prefect, First XV, Rowing Eight W. VAN der STRAETEN Beaver Cove, B.C. House Prefect, Rugby Colours, Band R. SPOOR J. TELFER Calgary Band G. WHITTALL Vancouver House Prefect P. WILSON Edmonton K. WINCH Parksville THE PREFECTS 19 SENIOR HOUSE This was a most happy and sociable year in Senior House. Several very familiar faces appeared on the scene and a new record was made when one young man appeared for the third year in succession. These old hands soon initiated the new boys into the House routine and bad habits. The House was given a new look when the Common Room was carpeted and redecorated at the request and expense of a kind friend of the School. This renewed the interest in our social centre and on some occasions the few non-Prefects in the House were seen cooking evening snacks in the kitchen. The House sponsored well attended outings to Victoria and I must commend the House for their behaviour on these occa- sions. The response to hosting dances was very poor but the number of invitations to away fixtures was as large as ever. Life was not always smooth in the House. Mining operations and certain extensions to the basement were closed down when it was found that the labour was non-union. Several boys became so attached to the School that they spent all their spare time in 21 its environs in close contact with the Staff and Prefects. Some evenings the House gourments were obliged to make do with canned foods and the musical groups felt it necessary to tone down their amplifiers a notch or two on occasions. In a final review of the year, I would like to thank the House for their humour and cheerful co-operation. In particular I would like to commend Paul Watson who did an excellent job as House Captain and the House Prefects, Robert Hindson, Peter Scarrow, David Mackenzie and John Maclnnes in absentia. Senior House was extremely fortunate in having so many other members of the House who were Prefects in other areas of the School and many prospective violaters were harassed by this contingent. Here are some comments written by our graduates prior to leaving. Seen in passing Hemie Shicklegruber The Executive Suite actually talking to common folk Aglia Night 1969 Senior House East going to the beach to look at the moon The giant economy sized bottle Jamie Neve, John Davis, Mike McClellan The School Prefects one Sunday Heard in passing . . . Heavy footfalls on Willows Beach at 3 a.m The L.C.B. is 67 Sound of digging under Senior House East Cats wailing, Sergio whining, amplified music Fraser ' s drawl Elvis Presley has bed bugs. The Prefects returning from an evening swim Smelt in passing . . . Seven pound steaks in the kitchen Sergio Smoke under Senior House -A.C.C. 22 I _ x WHITTALL HOUSE School Prefects: Dean Sawyer, David Hindson. House Prefects: Ken Black, Jeremy Etherington, Stewart Mackenzie, Bob Spoor. House Monitors: John Martin, John Rook, Maurice Stanley, Jim Stone. If noise is any indicator of happiness, then the residents of Whittall House must have been delirious. This joie de vivre carried through all the major and minor catastrophes when the tenants and the caretaker did not see eye to eye. It manifested itself in the success of the Chinese supper (with our own resident expert on Oriental food demonstrating how it should be eaten); it was well to the fore in the outings to Victoria and to Bamberton Beach and permeated all the other little im- promptu gatherings which took place at highly irregular times. Despite the fact that the number of residents living in close proximity in this House by far exceeded that of any other House, the good will and understanding shown towards others more than compensated for any lack of privacy. The Common Room was brightened by new furniture which some volunteers willingly helped paint (and over which others promptly spilled spaghetti!). The dorms were decorated by the 23 usual plethora of picture s ranging from Lenin (!) (who, some students believe, was ' an honourable man ' ) to exhortations to ' draft beer, not students. ' The TV Room had its usual square -eyed habites, who scam- pered out at .02 seconds before bed time to ask if they could stay up late to watch an extremely interesting, educational movie of world shattering importance, etc. etc. etc. I am heartened by the apparent new interest that the TV networks are taking in the education of the leaders of tomorrow, but would recom- mend that they programme their iconoclastic programmes at a less disruptive time. The House Library was well frequented and here too tastes covered a wide range, from, ' How to utilise hot houses to their best advantage, ' to, ' Hara Kiri as the zenith of modern political thought. ' It was necessary this year, again, to stress the important differ- ence between mine and thine, the climax of which came in the Case of the Missing Easter Bunny. Despite these isolated inci- dents of confused thinking the House has been composed, for the most part, of happy boys who are prepared to face up to difficulties rather than look for the ' easy ' way out and for this I am grateful. I am grateful also to a very able Head of House, who has served in this capacity for the last two years and has provided an example that will be an inspiration to future Prefects for some time to come. He was ably assisted by a group of Prefects and Monitors who tried, each in his own way, to provide that link between the Housemaster and his charges, a link which is often felt to be tenuous, but which is an important factor for the successful running of the House. Next year we welcome the arrival of a House Tutor, Mr. Georges Bombazin, who will assist me in House matters. I wish him well in his new post and trust that he will experience the satisfaction to be obtained from the daily challenge offered by the interplay of so many different personalities. I am looking forward to next year with interest and with the hope that with fewer residents and more relaxed surroundings for the boys I will be able to get to know them even better than was possible so far. _ q Housemaster 24 ELLIS HOUSE, 1968-69 The year began with a lecture and ended with a beach party. Nothing very remarkable here — the lecture was the Housemaster laying down the law, the beach party was a spontaneous ' House happening, ' and yet in a nutshell, it sums up Ellis House, 1968-69 — a small group of 39 boys and one teacher which, due to e xpansion, will never be quite the same again. In between the lecture and the happening there were happy moments, sad moments, traumatic ones and amusing ones, laughter and enjoy- ment, complaining and occasionally, because we are human, bitterness also. But what emerged after the lecture was a unit, a responsible, adventurous, thinking unit. It was this that made the ' House happening ' possible. At the beginning of the year, the ground rules were laid down — we all had moments when they irked — moments when we wanted to linger just those few moments longer in the pool, moments when we forgot it was our turn to clean the Common Room, moments when creating a disturbance at midnight, to 25 quote Steve McQueen in The Magnificent Seven, seemed like; a good idea at the time. We accepted our punishments and learnt in the process something about responsibility, not only to ourselves but, more important, to others as well. And so we finally came to the end of the year and our midnight beach party. It was fun, it was nostalgic, it was a time for reflection — and, on reflection, in spite of the moment of truth we had all faced at some time during the year, it had been fun. I enjoyed the year enormously because it was a happy, relaxed one and I must emphasise that it was so because of the attitude of the boys. They accepted the rules, learnt the meaning of responsibility and yet still enjoyed themselves and for this reason, I enjoyed being with them as part of the House. As usual, the House would have been nothing without the characters and personalities in it. Unfortunately, I only have enough space to mention a few, like the local Casanova who was constantly having to chose between the moment of magic with his girl friend and the moment of truth with his Housemaster, or our local resident Adolf (guess who?) who told everyone he kept a cross above his bed which sounded very commendable until you saw its shape! Then there was our down east character who actually tried to tell everybody that they have a good climate in Toronto. I ' ll say one thing for him — it added variety to the usual Alberta BS. Meanwhile, Brian Thorne used to pay us brief visits in between Sea Cadet inspections. Other happenings of note were Scotty Cooke never once being late for bed after evening rowing, George finally having to admit that he had failed to convert his Housemaster, Wes pretending to be a tractor, Larry watching his roommates dismantle their beds, Charlie and Bob imitating Gordon and Glen, and Kent sleeping with a rabbit. It was a great year. Th anks to you all for making it so, especially to Smiley, Bill, Tom and Herbie. They did a wonderful job running the House and were largely responsible for the fine atmosphere that was apparent to all. -N.R.B.P. 26 HOPE HOUSE This year began with a number of inner changes in the appearance of the House, with renovations to bathrooms and carpeting for the dorms for the elite on the first floor. Needless to say the battles as to which dormitory was to use the carpet-sweeper were Homeric and the first casualty, not unex- pectedly, was the implement under discussion. It speedily dis- integrated and the combatants fell back on the old stand-by of the broom. After many arguments we finally saw the light of reason but the number of fractured brooms nearly gave the Bursar a nervous breakdown when he saw the bill for replace- ments, (you cannot play hockey in the halls with brooms). Of the previous members of the House, age and attrition reduced the ' old-timers ' to ten, and they had to bear the burden of helping the new bods find their feet. This they did with zest, but I must say that this year was the best that I have encountered for some time insofar as the settling-in process was concerned. For this I must give credit to the House Prefects who went all-out to help the new lads settle in. 27 One of the events of the year was the setting up of a small kitchenette for the use of the Hopefuls on weekends and in the evenings. It took quite a lot of persuading of the Headmaster and the Bursar once the Housemaster had been convinced (due considerably to the urgings of Messrs. Archer, G ray [Chopper] , Arnoldi and McGougan wtib IricFifekted that life could not pos- sibly be sustained without such an amenity). They won — but the amount of spaghetti and meatballs, pork and beans that were consumed — usually within half an hour of supper or bedtime led me seriously to consider laying in a large supply of Enos or a direct phone to Sick Bay. From bitter experience I do not advocate a late snack of incinerated pizza pie. As always there were the decor bugs, and some dormitories were quite outstanding. One (nameless), was decorated most fetchingly with a series of chains which quite impressed the Headmaster until on closer inspection he discovered they were the keys from beer cans. We had a Mexican dorm, and one festooned with various flags of the province of B.C. The only fault here was that one had to go around practically bent double. This term life was rendered chaotic by the Grade Eights who were preparing a TV film. Written, produced, acted and directed by the terrors of dorms nine and eleven, Scott Reed and Bruce Halliday proved themselves worthy of an Academy Award. Prize — one bag of popcorn. Ups and downs there were, and I was grateful to the usual scamps who spent so much time on my silver (thanks Andy), but life went on quite well. It is hard for a group of thirteen and fourteen year olds, many of whom are entirely new to boarding school life, to mold together quickly into a cohesive working unit, but to a considerable extent this was done well before Christmas. As always we had our characters, those who co- operate enthusiastically to see how many grey hairs each can produce for the Housemaster. I need hardly say that dorms three, six and eight stood well to the fore in this respect. All in all, a good year, and to the House Prefects, Peter McFarland, Bill Holmes, Jock McKinnon and Gerald Whittall, with their assistants Geoff Bowes and Bill Van der Straeten, I give my thanks for yeoman service rendered, with especial thanks to Peter and Gerald. During the Summer Term I had the capable assistance of four Monitors (all ex-Hopefuls who knew the ropes, 28 and in the Juniors ' eyes took unfair advantage of being up to snuff in all the dodges). Brent Dawson, Tony Marshall, Phil Ross and Don Wood relieved the Grade Twelves and took a consid- erable load on their shoulders. Thanks boys. Next year, it is anticipated, there will be a smaller House in numbers as a result of the new building programme, and we are going to be able, ultimately, to reduce the size of most of the dorms, thus making conditions more comfortable and amenable to all and sundery. ' Someone wrote a book called, A House is Not a Home, but this I feel is entirely wrong. The House can be a home, and it is the job of us all to make it so, Prefects, old- timers, new boys and all. And to those who progress on to senior houses, or who may be leaving the School, Good Luck and Good Hunting. 29 MICHAEL HOG AN It was with shock and sadness that we heard of the tragic death of Michael in an accident on August 5th in the Fraser Canyon. Mike Hogan was very much one of the ' Hopefuls. ' He joined the House in 1967 as one of the ' new entries ' in Grade VIII and 30 speedily established himself in becoming one of the boys! Life in the House with Michael was never dull, and, although I hesitate to admit it, full of fun. His Housemaster learned a lot from him — and I feel that I now know more excuses for this and that that could fill a fair sized book. In an extract from a letter from a classmate, I feel the real Michael is shown, He was brave and carefree. He could go into a rugby game and come out cut and bruised but happy he fought for our team. . . . Mike . . . won the greatest battle of life, friends and peace. He was pure boy, full of zip and zest, mischief and high jinks. It was of such boys as Michael that I am sure Booth Tarkington was thinking when he created his immortal Penrod. This is how we shall remember Michael. His family, schoolmates, and friends saw him laid to rest on a lovely sunny day in a simple little country churchyard over- looking the sea, just across the bay from the College. We felt that this was just the starting place for his exuberant spirit to voyage anew in a bourne yet uncharted and unexplored by those left behind. All of us at Brentwood who knew Michael expend their deepest sympathy to his parents and family. Quern Dei diligunt Adolescens moritur. . . . Plautus. -D.P. 31 SPORTS RUGBY RETROSPECT The general standard of rugby this past season was very good, especially at the lower levels. This year there was a definite effort made by all the teams to throw the ball around resulting in many attractive open games. At the beginning of the season it was felt that to some degree there was a shortage of good three- quarters and so there was a definite emphasis placed on passing and running with the ball. As a consequence some of the Junior teams won their games by wide margins. Except for a long period of snow after Christmas, which disrupted our fixtures in the Spring Term, the weather was fairly kind to us this season resulting in a great number of games being played. But perhaps the major factor in our being able to play so many games was the tender loving care and attention which Mr. Owen Finnegan and his staff paid to the fields. The fields were in excellent condition, often under adverse conditions, and we are sincerely grateful for all his efforts. Special thanks to our friendly Bursar Mr. Len Crookston and his staff who were always willing to assist us. Also, thanks to Mrs. J. Hallett and her excellent kitchen staff who took care of the inner man in excellent fashion on many occasions. Finally, last but by no means least, our thanks to that group of men who gave up their Saturdays to come and referee our games. 32 1st XV This was the year of the ' almost was. ' Although we won the Mid-Island League, and defeated the winners of the U -Island Trophy, we were runners-up in the Independent Schools Cham- pionship (by one point), runners-up in the Vancouver Island High School Cup (losing to Claremont 6-3), and runners-up in the B.C. Championship (losing to Point Grey 9-6). So, although our name does not appear on the trophies, we still played rugby with the best of them in British Columbia. Only three players returned from last year ' s XV, so that it became clear that this was to be a year of building, and the side certainly showed an improvement through the season. Shawnigan who defeated us 15-16 before Christmas were later beaten 13-11. Similarly the St. George ' s defeat of 5-6, was later reversed 17-15. University School, like ourselves an inexperienced side, we de- feated 9-3, but in our second encounter they closed the gap, the score being 5-3. Here are a side to watch next season. So the Independent Schools Championship provided one of the closest competitions for many years. 33 On the basis of the two-game total point series, we were suc- cessful over Shawnigan by 28-27, and subsequently proceeded to defeat Campbell River, the North Island Champions, by 25-5. So our record after Christmas showed an improvement from the beginning of the season. Two of the old colours, Arnoldi and Hindson, were in the pack, and provided a core around which to build. Hindson, surely one of the finest forwards produced by Brentwood, was a tower of strength, and guaranteed us a plentiful supply of the ball from the line-out. Arnoldi not only used his size and strength to great effect, but matured considerably as Captain through the season. There were in his team several ' person- alities ' — by the end of the season he had learned not only to handle them, but to get the best out of them. He had also learned that most difficult of lessons — to accept defeat gra- ciously, and his behaviour after the defeat by Claremont was admirable. We were fortunate in the addition of two new boys — Tim Osier, who had played rugby before and who turned out to be a fine hooker always winning a few heads; and Barry Smith, new to the game, but quick to learn. Here indeed is a power for next season. Guy Milligan from the Colts XV, and two props from the 1967-8 3rd XV, Van der Straeten and Britton, also made their mark. Thus we had a nucleus of seven players who played in every game. The only two other players to appear in the forwards were P. Watson and Southam. So throughout the season only nine forwards were used. This is a tribute to their indestructibility, and it is no wonder they developed a fine understanding. A rival coach considered this ' one of the two best packs you have had ' and they were surely the biggest, averaging 170 pounds per man. In the backs it was a different story. We had but one old colour — Sawyer, and were not fortunate to pick up any new players. Moreover when injury and sickness struck they struck among the backs, so that they were never able to become the unit that the forwards were. They were also a young back line, lacking in experience. This, however, augurs well for next year as all, with the exception of Sawyer and Scarrow, will be returning. Wood shows flashes of brilliance, Mcllveen deter- mination, and Ross speed and strength. Hicks was a good gen- 34 eral, and it was a sad blow when we lost him before the Island final. Rook and Hawksworth, the latter a Colt, also played and they will be with us next year. The one back not yet mentioned who proved a great success was Stanley. With unlimited 4 guts, ' a good pass and some elusive running here indeed we have a scrum-half in the Brentwood (and incidentally Duncan) tra- dition. It is interesting to note that David White (1965-6), Mark Stone (1967-8), and Maurice Stanley (1968-9) all come from Duncan as does Robert Williams who plays for the Junior Colts XV. So then, all in all, this was a good season even though the highest honours somehow eluded us. Next year must see some building in the forwards but the return of most of the backline should provide few headaches in this department. A tour of the United Kingdom is planned for next Christmas and this should provide lots of incentive for next year. 35 2nd XV The story in the Second XV was almost identical with that of the 1st team — a good pack, but inexperienced backs. As so often happens in this situation the side were inconsistent, at times playing very good football, at times playing like complete novices. However, even in defeat, the morale of this team was excellent. Much of the credit for this must go to the Captain, Mclnnis. Though he must have been very disappointed not to make the 1st XV, he did not allow this to show, and built up an excellent spirit among the players. So often the 2nd XV con- sider themselves a chopping block for the 1st but this was certainly not evident with this group. Indeed, in one practice game the Senior Team were amazed to find themselves ten points down in as many minutes. And this team appeared to enjoy their rugby. They were always willing ' to throw the ball about ' and much more inclined to run with the ball than to kick it. I have a feeling that several of this team, although they will not make the highest grade of rugby, will nevertheless enjoy their ' Club ' rugby — particularly the social side of the game. 36 1st AND 2nd RUGBY PROFILES MAURICE STANLEY — Maurice proved to be an outstanding scrum-half and played especially well in broken play. Could learn to kick more accurately and perhaps develop a better reversed pass. Outstanding effort against Shawnigan and good adaptability considering on many occasions he had two stand-offs in one game. 1st XV Colours. MIKE HICKS - Although essentially a full-back Mike demonstrated his versatility at stand-off. Can kick well with both feet and proved a strong tackier when it mattered, although hurt by injuries he came through when it really mattered. Needs more strength and must learn to de- velop his speed. We look forward to having him back next year. JAY BARRIE — Jay started the season in fine form and seemed all set to be the 1st XV stand-off, however, he failed to pay the necessary attention to his passing and tackling which often let him down against strong hitting break forwards. Needs more strength and must become a true student of the game. DON WOOD — Had a fine season and demonstrated a fine ability to pass and kick. Has an eye for opening but must learn to give a little earlier. Practice the half break. Needs more strength for extra speed but should prove to be extremely dangerous next year. DEAN SAWYER — Had some outstanding games both on the wing and in the centre. His hands were only fair and far too frequently he overran his opposite number. Has an eye for the opening and should really play all the time on the wing. A great asset to any team and congratulations on a fine rugby career at the school. We will miss him. PHILIP ROSS — A very strong runner and tackier who learnt a great deal this season. Really a converted forward Philip must concentrate on his passing and kicking. Once he becomes a student of the game will prove very dangerous indeed. PETER SCARROW - Started off the season as stand-off for the seconds where he demonstrated he could both pass and kick extremely well. Pity he wasn ' t a little stronger for with his speed off the mark he could be dangerous. Graduated to the 1st XV on the wing where he proved very valuable in defence and was always a threat on following up to the opposing full-back. DAVID HINDSON — He had some very fine games and some rather weak games this season. His passing and tackling were at times weak and strong. Seems to lack confidence on occasions but showed he had a good eye for the opening when the occasion arose. Good speed but must be stronger if he wishes to play club rugby. 37 JOHN WOODWARD — He made some excellent runs and showed good determination with his tackling. Must practice his kicking and handling although he should probably become a forward next year if he wishes to make the first team. FRASER CAMERON — For a newcomer to the game he showed a very fine football sense. Both his tackling and passing were sound after a little practice although his positional play did leave something to be desired. If he became a student of the game could do very well in the forwards and play club rugby. DAVID McILVEEN — After a fine start to the season he played very well especially in the game against Shawnigan. His aggressive running and tackling were more than responsible for the success of the team in stopping often stronger backs. Positional play was weak and he most certainly needs more strength if he wishes to attain his place next year. A talented player who must become a student of the game. JOHN ROOK - A newcomer to the 1st XV. In the Spring Term John did very well under difficult circumstances. Courageous and aggressive he stopped many a possible score by sheer determination. Needs to work on his positional play and kicking. Needs strength for more speed. TIM OSLER — A fine ' hooker ' who always ensured his backs a plentiful supply of the ball. His own ' head ' became almost automatic, and in only one game — against St. George ' s — was he unable to ' take the head ' with monotonous regularity. In the loose he lacks speed but covers an amazing amount of ground, he is frequently to be seen with the ball in his hands, or covering to make vital tackles. Should be an even greater force next year. JIM BRITTON — He has that great attribute of a ' prop ' — that he is rarely seen, but is always there. Photographs reveal his work in the line-out, where he is, binding in the perfect position, and giving the jumper the utmost protection. Deceptively big, particularly i n the thigh, though still a little small for Senior Rugby, he may make a mark because of his ' heart ' of which he has plenty. BILL VAN DER STRAETEN - The third member of this very fine front row. Enjoys the challenge of ' grinding down ' his opposition prop — his weight and strength enabled him to do this with remarkable efficiency. Still lacks mobility, though hard training and consequent loss of weight enabled him to improve this aspect of his game. Very adept at ripping the ball from the hands of opponents. ROB HINDSON — Though plagued by injury throughout the season, a tower of strength ' . He jumps beautifully, kicks goals from all sorts of angles and is ideally suited, physically, for his position. Several bad 38 habits have, however, crept into his play. He is inclined to hover around the back of the ruck presumably looking for the ball, but so often impeding the scrum-hali — and sometimes he has failed to hand off the ball to his team-mates so that a movement dies. If he rectifies these faults he may well prove, in Senior Rugby, one of the best forwards the College has ever produced. GORDON SOUTHAM - Because of a hand injury, his bid had to be left until after Christmas when he made his spot on the team. His improve- ment through the season was quite remarkable. He learned to pace him- self, and played with great fire and determination. His two great faults are tapping in the line-out, and, having caught the ball, driving without turning so that the opposition are able to take the ball from him and nullify the advantage of the possession he had gained. BARRY SMITH — As a newcomer to the game his progress was quite re- markable. Endowed with a rock-like physique, he is able to enjoy the close exchanges and to rip out the ball with apparent ease. His growing familiarity with the game enabled him to make a successful move from 2nd row to wing forward. His tackling and covering were good, though he still seems unsure where to go. Has scored some good tries for he is a hard man to stop near the line. A promising start, but must work on the basic skills — his passing leaves a lot to be desired; his goal kicking, though strong, is inconsistant. With more experience should be a real power next year. GUY MILLIGAN — The only forward able to make the big jump from the Colts to the 1st XV. At the beginning of the season he was very sluggish, but hard training and the loss of a few pounds brought fire to his game. He covers well, and is quick to pick up the ball and start a counter-attack. Is less in evidence supporting his own backs in attack, and his Number 8 after the pick-up. He must work at this aspect of his game, for here is where many tries go a-begging. A ' tiger ' at the back of the line. JOHN McINNIS - He led the 2nd XV with great fire and authority. He lacks mobility, but uses his strength well in the close work. He works hard in the ' set. ' protects well in the ' line-out ' but a tendency towards injury may prove a handicap in Senior Rugby. GEOFF BOWES - A good hooker at the 2nd XV level. He gave his side a plentiful supply of the ball, but lacks mobility in the loose. A tendency to bury his head at the line-out has sometimes led to the opposition making a break round the front. An enthusiastic performer. JOHN ALEXANDER — He could certainly make a mark in Senior Rugby, but must be prepared to serve the long apprenticeship necessary for a good prop. 39 BILL DRURY — Played both Number 8 and prop, though the latter is prob- ably his position. Is mobile enough, but needs to work on his strength. JOHN HILL — A good line-out forward, but inclined to neglect the other aspects of his game. Few teams can afford the luxury of a player who is only a jumper. He must develop far more urgency in the loose, and may be surprised to discover that there is just as much enjoyment in other departments of the game as there is in line-out jumping. NORM STOLBERG — A capable player who performs adequately in most aspects of forward play. What he needs, however, is ' tiger. ' If he is to make a mark next year, he must reveal far more desire — to cover and to root for the ball. He can do it, but has to ' get hungry. ' MIKE RICHMOND — He was very casual before Christmas, but in the Spring started playing some great football. Had he made his bid earlier he might well have made a spot on the 1st XV. Recently he has shown what he can do — always on the ball, covering, and picking it up to start counter attacks. I hope he plays Senior Rugby, for he has it in him to be a very good Club forward. NORM CRESSEY — A great enthusiast, but not, as yet, an ' honest ' for- ward. It must be noted in his favour, however, that he made the jump to the 2nd XV straight from the Junior Colts, which might explain his unwillingness to get involved in the ' close stuff. ' He should consider playing ' prop ' next year. JOCK McKINNON — One of the most aggressive wing forwards in the Col- lege, but, unfortunately, just a little too small. What he lacked in size, he to some extent made up for in enthusiasm. He turned to scrum-half when the side needed him there, and performed more than adequately, and very courageously. PHIL ARNOLDI — A powerful forward who led by example. His covering was particularly admirable, and he could always be relied on to be there when danger threatened. He underrates himself as a line-our forward, for he is a good jumper. He must realise that the modern Number 8 has to be able to jump, and attacking forward plays from the back of the line are particularly effective. It was not that he cannot excel in this department of the game, but that he was unwilling to call these plays. His Number 8 pick-up could be improved — he is a powerful runner, and was feared by the opposition, with due reason for he scored some fine tries from this play; but so often he died with the ball. He is inclined to run too upright, and should learn to dip his shoulder into the tackier at the last moment, laying off the ball for his scrum-half or wing forward. His speed and fine physique will enable him to make his mark in Senior Rugby. 40 PAUL WATSON — He played with tremendous energy, covering fantastic distances in the course of a game. He unfortunately went through a bad patch when the fruit of this prodigious effort was remarkably small. He developed that cardinal sin of the wing forward of ' missing his man ' and strive as he might, he could not seem to lay hand on either ball or man. Recently his confidence has returned, and he has proved the bane of more than one outside half. His attitude was admirable and when he lost his 1st XV place, although he must have been very disappointed, he remained cheerful and gave his utmost to the cause of the 2nd XV. -I.R.F. — D.K.A. 41 3rd XV This was a very erratic season for the third team. They scored some tries as good as any other team in the School, particularly one against St. George ' s in which the ball was passed about by at least eight players in one continuous forward move of eighty yards. This, after all, is what it ' s all about, but this high degree of team efficiency was not always evident. If often tended to be a team of too many individuals — but the great consolation of this is that it is always exciting to watch. John Gray was an excellent hooker. Paul Lacterman — at prop forward — improved immeasurably through the season. Peter McFarland was always quickly to the fore from his position at second row. Bill Challenger was a very respectable scrum half — in rugby terms, that is. As Captain, Len Johnson performed excellently as a leader and vital link in attack and defense. Not an outstanding season in terms of games won but one enjoyed immensely by Coach and players alike. -J.W.T. 42 4th XV Played Won Lost For Against 7 4 3 65 63 A team to be complimented not for any great show of ability or finesse but most certainly for seven exhibitions of tenacity and spirit. Each game was invariably a case of tackle at all costs and sudden opportunities quickly seized upon. There was no other way against teams that were always heavier and faster. Special mention should be given to Bruce Home for some excellent kicking from the full back position and to forwards Bob Tamblyn and Brent Dawson for valour in attack and de- fense. Brian Genge was a steadying force in the centre, and in the role of Captain always set a good example of sportsmanship and coolness in battle. -J.W.T. 43 5th XV Very early in the school year, in September to be precise, I made my way to the B field where a large group of boys was assembled. Who are you? I enquired. We ' re the spastics. was the almost uniform reply. I doubt that any of their opponents would have echoed that statement by the end of the season. The emphasis was on enjoyment but all soon realised that the shortest route to such enjoyment is by striving for perfection. The training schedule included some Gaelic Football to which we added our own peculiar rules and soon our group were quite adept at this form of amusement. The rugby season proper started in November and in panic we assembled our team for the first game. By good luck rather than good judgement we fielded a successful side which narrowly won over University School. Training was intensified but nevertheless we suffered a loss to Shawnigan on their home ground. Shortly before the end of term we hosted a friendly game against the same XV and we were unfortunate to be held to a draw. The first term was closed by an overwhelming victory against St. George ' s. 44 The second term saw our pitches covered in snow for many weeks and when finally cleared our team was once more assem- bled. Unfortunately our enthusiastic side had few fixtures a nd had to be content with playing other School teams. It should be noted here that the Colts B, Junior Colts A and 4th XV all suffered losses to the Fighting Fifths. University School travelled to play us on our home grounds and were again defeated by an even greater margin. The final game of the season was against Shawnigan and much to the chagrin of their Coach and supporters the team disintegrated and became a group of individuals all striving to score the winning try. This one failure, however, did not mar a wonderful season which I enjoyed as much if not more than the team itself. Of the team those who deserve special mention are, Brian Groos who was a very enthusiastic Captain, Phil Anderson who was a great threat in the centre, Danny Powell who showed himself to be a very promising second row forward and Jimmy Stone who became the tactical leader of the backs from the scrum half position. -A.C.C. 45 COLTS XV 1968-69 Played Won Lost Drawn For Against 13 8 2 3 97 81 This year ' s Colts XV, owing to the age change (from under 16 on September 1st to under 16 on January 1st), was younger and smaller than any previous School Colts team. As a result, in over half their games which were against junior high school XV s, they were playing against boys as much as two years older than them- selves. The points for and against in the record show that all the games were desperately close, and that only two were lost in thirteen starts. This record speaks for itself in terms of courage and determination. The forwards, under the fine leadership of Captain and Num- ber 8, Ted Dunfee, played with tremendous aggression and fire and consistently outplayed their larger and stronger opponents. Their loose play in general and their rucking in particular was excellent and in this department Ted got outstanding support 46 from the two props, Charlie Ewing and Doug Shipley, and from Mervyn Winters at blind side break. Outside the scrum all the threequarters had to tackle well and they did, particularly Eric Paul, whilst in attack Dean Tarn gave a consistantly fine service from the base of the scrum, and Brian Hawkesworth developed into a fast and elusive outside centre. For the second year running, the Colts XV won the Lloyd Williams Trophy as a result of its two-game total points series against Shawnigan, and, also for the second year running, the team was the unofficial winner of the Independent Schools Under 16 Rugby Competition losing only once in six games to St. George ' s who were handily beaten in the return fixture. -N.R.B.P. 47 JUNIOR COLTS XV Played Won Lost For Against 15 12 3 256 70 This year the Junior Colts enjoyed their most successful rugby season ever. With only eighteen potential players to pick from, the team ' s record is quite remarkable and testifies to the special spirit and ability of its members. Much of the credit for their performance can be given to Team Captain Brian Wood who conbined individual talent with leadership ability and enthui- siasm for the game. Stuart Campbell also did a fine job leading the forwards and Ken Curry must have set a School record scoring thirty-two tries in fifteen games. I would like to thank all the players for their co-operation and effort over the year. I have never enjoyed coaching a team as much as this one. -C.M.Ross 48 JUNIOR JUNIOR COLTS XV Played Won Lost Drawn For Against 10 10 0 0 243 25 When rugby groups were assembled in September it was clear that the Junior group would only field two teams and have only a very few players in reserve. This meant little depth but greater playing time for everyone, both in games and in practice. Training was conducted in a very positive fashion and playing against an older, larger side ovbiously benefitted the Junior Juniors a great deal. An opening 54-0 win over University School followed by two hard fought battles with Shawnigan of 8-0 and 8-3 set up a winning momentum. At first scoring came mainly from centre but as the season progressed the forwards appeared in the scoring list more and more. The most exciting and satisfying game was against St. George ' s at home when they rallied from 11-6 down to win 15-11. 49 All in all a most satisfying season, not only from the results point of view but from the style and attitude in which the team performed. I look forward to seeing many of them perform in the Junior Colts side next fall. -WJ.B. RUGBY CLUB DINNER Once again the Rugby Club dinner was a great success and was held at the Cowichan Bay Inn. Present were the members of the 1st XV who were joined by the captains of the other eight School teams and the School rugby coaches. Our invited guests included our excellent referees and two of our loyal supporters, Mr. Bill Stone and Dr. Stanley. The guest speaker was Mr. Ivor Ford who gave a most enter- taining talk, liberally laced with anecdotes of his rugby playing career around the world. Finally 1st XV colours were awarded by the Headmaster to close a most enjoyable evening. -D.A. 50 BASKETBALL Brentwood, because of an emphasis on other activities had a very limited basketball fixture list. Our first fixture against Qualicum High School was played without first having any formal practice sessions. We were soundly beaten. Our next two and final games were in the Independent Schools Tournament. In the first round we lost to University School and in the playoff for third place we were narrowly beaten by Shawnigan. A highlight of this game was the 27 point performance by Doug Swanson. Our Juniors on the team, Tarn and Stamatis, also played very strongly. In playing basketball Brentwood ' s main objective is enjoy- ment. This, although in limited quantities, we certainly had this past year. It is clear, however, that enthusiasm for the game is not nurtured by fun and enjoyment alone. Our team must once again become more competitive. To bring this about basketball must be alloted a more important place in our atheletic prior- ities. This would mean competent coaching, sufficient practise time, and a much longer fixture list. — W.T.R. 51 BADMINTON This is the second year badminton has been played at the School. Considering this the badminton group did very well. This was due to the enthusiasm of the players and to our Coach, Mr. Orr. The boys who represented the School in one or more tour- naments were: Junior Senior Wilkinson, D. (Captain) Harris, P. (Captain) Janzen, D. Cohen, B. Vink, G. Roberts, J. Telfer, J. Gourlay, J. Thomson, D. Carter, A. Abel, J. Yuill, B. Scott, D. Sung, B. 52 The first tournament in which the team participated was the Saanich Open Junior Championships at Brentwood Bay in November ' 68. From this tournament the boys, some for the first time, learned what tournaments were all about and what tough competition they would have to face in the future. Our next tournament was the Mid-Island Championship held in Nanaimo in February ' 69. The team attended in company with members from Strathcona Lodge Girls ' School Badminton Group, who co-operated with us in their usual warm fashion. In this tournament we had our first major successes when Graham Vink won the boys ' singles under 14 and David Wilkinson and Jane McConnell (Strathcona) won the mixed doubles under 16. We also had several finalists — Yuill and Wilkinson in boys ' doubles under 16, Cohen and Janzen in boys ' doubles under 14 and Wilkinson in boys ' singles under 16. In March ' 69 we again went to Nanaimo in company with Strathcona, this time for the Island Badminton Championships. In this tournament Yuill reached the semi-finals in boys ' singles under 17, Vink and Wilkinson reached the semi-finals in boys ' doubles under 15 and in B group Scott and Yuill won the boys ' doubles under 17. Harris and Kirby (Strathcona) won the mixed doubles under 19 and Yuill and Cross (Strathcona) reached the finals in mixed doubles under 17. The last tournament of the year was the B.C. Junior Cham- pionships under 15 and under 17 held in Victoria in April ' 69. In this stiffest of all competitions J. Gourlay, Vink, Scott, Yuill and Wilkinson represented the School. The competition at this tournament encouraged us to even better efforts next year. We also had a badminton tournament among the boys in the School (many Masters also participated). The Junior trophy, the Orr Cup, was won by Wilkinson in a good game against Vink and the Senior trophy, the Racquets Cup, was won (for the second year in succession) by Harris who beat J. Gourlay in the finals. Our thanks go to all those who made this a very successful and enjoyable badminton year. All of us gained valuable experience and feel that we have progressed and hope to do even better next year. — D. Wilkinson (Junior Captain) 53 To this competent and comprehensive record of the club ' s achievements this session I add my thanks and congratulations to every member of the group. By their determination to play their best under any circumstances they gave me the encour- agement that I needed. It is too often forgotten by members of school teams that coaches are human too (even though they are teachers!). It is not merely from them that the coaching and coaxing the bouquets and brickbats must come. Every member of the team by his own industry and determination, and by his attitude in defeat as well as in victory, can encourage the others in their efforts. The converse is also true, of course, and it has been my good fortune to have a very keen nucleus of good players, led by Pack Harris and David Wilkinson. Despite the fact that they had to train in a gymnasium with light coloured walls which made it almost impossible to see the shuttles, these boys have had amazing success against what is certainly the best competition in the province. I look forward to as great an improvement next year as there has been this year, and hope that we will have training facilities more suited to the game. -R.0. , Coach 54 TRACK AND FIELD This was a building year for Senior Track and Field for, despite some many fine individual performances, the School didn ' t have the depth in the distance events which are so essen- tial in dual meets. However, we did place second in the Mid- Island Track and Field Championships and were a respectable third in the Independent Schools Championships. Outstanding performances during the season were recorded by Mike Hicks who vaulted 12 ' 6 to win the Mid-Island, Vancouver Island and Independent Schools and placed third in the B.C. Championships. Dean Sawyer posted a 10. 1 sees, in the 100 Yards and ran his fastest ever 220 Yards in 23.0 sees, to place fifth in the B.C. High Schools Championships. Robert Hindson also posted some ex- cellent marks in three field events throwing a new Independent Schools Javelin distance of 177 ' 2 . This throw along with his wins in the Shot Putt, 42 ' 11 , and the Hammer Throw, 122 ' 5 , meant that he personally accounted for more than 20 points in every meet we entered as a team. Special mention should also be made of Paul Watson who ran the fastest time ever for the Mile, 4:50.5, Louis Watson who worked very hard at the Hurdles and Doug Swanson who ran a fine 100 Yards in 10.3 and a 220 Yards in 24.2 sees. All in all some five new School marks were beaten or equalled and with some of the Senior athletes coming back next year and our strong Junior squad coming up the 1970 season looks very promising. -D.K.A. 55 JUNIOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAM - 1969 Brentwood ' s success and enthusiasm in the sport of Track and Field has once again been maintained at the Junior level. The members of the team were highly devoted to their individual tasks in making the season another victorious one. The needed enthusiasm through the short term and hard, lonely work was accomplished by everyone. Track meets were held periodically throughout the season and they proved that the strength lay mainly on the track. During the course of the season, no less that eight School records fell, which is a true indication of the strength of the team. However, the true test of the team ' s depth came in the Independent Schools Track and Field Meet held at U.B.C. in Vancouver on May 31st. We won by a ten point margin over a powerful St. George ' s team in what had been a desperately close struggle until we won the final two Relays. During the day we accounted for five new meet records, including the 4 x 440 Yards Relay. Almost the entire team left the meet with personal bests; and the trophy left with us for the second consecutive year. 56 Thanks to the Midget class who also trained hard all season, though their competition was extremely limited. There is lots of potential there, particularly Don Jennings in the Javelin and David Stanley in the middle distances. —Brian Hawksworth As the two coaches concerned, we would like to add a few comments of our own on the season and particularly on Brian himself. He has with commendable and, we might add, his usual modesty, completely failed to make any mention of his own achievements this year. He was without a doubt the out- standing athlete at the under 16 level not only at Brentwood but within the entire independent schools system. On our own sports day, he won four events and came second in three, whilst in the Independent Schools Competition, he personally coll ected 24 points, including victories in the 220 and 440 (record) and the anchor leg of the victorious School 4 x 110 and 4 x 440 Relay teams. In his two specialty events, the 440 and the 330 Hurdles, he recorded best times of 53.7 and 42.2 respectively which puts him among the best in the country at this age level. In the 330 Hurdles, he also represented the B.C. Independent Schools Senior All-Star Track Team in the B.C. High School Inter-zone Finals in Vancouver. Brian set a fine example and he got excellent support from the entire team. At this time, we would like to mention particularly Doug Shipley, Ted Dunfee and Stuart Janes in the middle distances. Doug had best times of 2: 12.5 and 4:51.2 for the 880 and Mile respectively and the other two were always close behind him. In the field events, Tom Burnett proved to be a very versatile performer, who was particularly strong in the Pole Vault with a best leap of 10 ' 6 , whilst Ken Macdonald was a consistent winner in the Shot with a best throw of 45 ' 6 4 , an Independent Schools record. Junior athletic pins were awarded to Tom Burnett and Ken Macdonald, and full School colours to Brian Hawksworth, an unusual honour for a Junior. Congratulations to you all. It was a great season. The coaches were more than satisfied! -N.R.B.P. -J.B. 57 58 TRACK AND FIELD AWARDS, SPRING 1969 Junior Independent Cup Brentwood 100 Yards, Junior Cup M. Padwick 100 Yards, Senior Cup D. Sawyer 220 Yards, Middle Cup B. Hawksworth 220 Yards, Senior Cup D. Sawyer 440 Yards, Middle Cup B. Hawksworth 440 Yards, Senior Cup M. Winters 880 Yards, Senior K. Ward 1 Mile, Senior P. Watson 2 Mile, Senior .• S. Janes High Jump, Senior R. Hindson Long Jump, Senior P. Ross Triple Jump, Senior P. Arnoldi Shot, Senior R. Hindson Discus, Senior R. Hindson Pole Vault, Senior M. Hicks Victor Ludorum, Junior D. Jennings Victor Ludorum, Middle B. Hawksworth Victor Ludorum, Senior R. Hindson Outstanding Field Events M. Hicks 120 Yards Hurdles, Senior L. Watson Inter-House Challenge Cup Grade 10 (1) 59 TENNIS REPORT This year the tennis group enjoyed its busiest and most pro- ductive season. For the first time numbers were restricted to forty boys, preference being given to Juniors who wanted to learn the sport. This reduction in numbers plus the addition of a new court, proved very satisfactory in that it allowed each member much more court time than in previous years. Interest at the Junior level was particularly evident with Junior team matches against Cliffside, Nanaimo and St. George ' s School. They also had the opportunity to get instruction from a group of professional tennis coaches from Vancouver. The Senior team, captained by Don Wood, was made up of the following members: Kevin Lowe, Jay Barrie, Pack Harris, Don Wood, Keith Wood, Stephen Bramall, and Roland Wood. Matches were played with Shawnigan Lake School, University School, St. George ' s School, the Nanaimo Tennis Club, the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club, Queen Margaret ' s School, St. Margaret ' s School, Strathcona Lodge School and, of course, 60 the Brentwood Staff. In addition to these team fixtures, all of the boys were given the opportunity to compete in an open tournament for the School championships at the Junior and Senior levels. My congratulations to Kevin Lowe on winning his colours for tennis. I would also like to thank all of the boys for their spirit and co-operation on the courts, especially Don Wood and Jay Barrie who assisted me so ably. -C.M.R. 61 ROWING With only three members of our First Eight returning to the School, the prospects for a good season were rather slim. In addition to this we said good-bye, with great regret, to our ramshackle boathouse, the Boiler House, and for the re- mainder of the season our shells were exposed to the weather in a shady area of Senior House. Despite these drawbacks the rowing group was signed up to a capacity of 45 enthusiasts. This was another very short season and in the early weeks the emphasis was on teaching novices and forming crews. In this I was ably assisted by Michael Richmond, Captain of Rowing, who was a most enthusiastic leader and an extremely capable oarsman. It was soon apparent that our crews were approaching a new high in efficiency but would be without the stamina necessary for the 2000 metre events. Our first regatta in Seattle proved that our first crew could not keep pace with their oppo- 62 nents but when broken into fours they improved their record, the Heavyweight Four being placed between a very fast Green Lake crew and the Shawnigan First Four. This pattern was again repeated in the Vancouver High Schools regatta; the Eight was decisively beaten but the two Fours from that crew both won their races. The Lightweight Eight was based on a new standard of 150 lbs. average and 155 lbs. maximum. This reduced the number of applicants for this crew and it was only in the week prior to the Seattle regatta that a crew was finalised. This crew had difficulty with racing starts but nevertheless gave a good account of themselves being placed second to Shawnigan in Seattle and winning their division in the Vancouver regatta. The first Novice Eight were hardly aware of what a racing boat was when they were asked to race in Seattle. They had never completed a course without encountering some mishap but in their first competitive race they closely pressed the winning two crews, both Vancouver high schools. This competition was based on time and their times ranked above the Shawnigan and Green Lake crews. Being a very competitive group they were determined to revenge their defeat and by the end of the season they accomplished an impressive win in the Vancouver regatta. I would like to commend them for their spirit but would caution them that in rowing they must develop skill before strength can go to work and they have a long road in front of them. Two crews who got very little competition were the Fourth and Fifth Eight, the former being composed of Lightweights from Junior grades in the School. It is to their credit that they trained seriously and showed wonderful improvement towards the end of the season. I look forward to further improvement and a year ' s growth on these young men who should make the nucleus of future crews. The Fourth Eight raced against a novice St. George ' s crew in Vancouver and were beaten by only 5 ft. at the end of a 1000 metre course. This year, special mention must be made of sculling in the School. Our first Senior sculler, Joel Cotter, was awarded the honour of representing British Columbia in the Halifax Summer Games. To do this he defeated contenders from Shawnigan and 63 Vancouver Rowing Club in the trials race in Vancouver. Joel began his training in the winter with indoor training and should be commended for his dedication to a formidable routine. In the summer season he put in many hours on the water and when he finally received the use of a light sculling boat these hours of work paid off. He held many a duel with his counterpart from Shawnigan, losing narrowly in Seattle and dead-heating at the Shawnigan regatta. Apart from Joel some fifteen other members of the rowing club tried their hand at sculling races and the inter-form sculling event showed some close races. The appear- ance of a double scull at our boathouse prompted the Hindson brothers to attempt this novel form of rowing. They achieved a good measure of success and were defeated by a Senior double from Vancouver Rowing Club in th e B.C. trials. All in all, this was an extremely successful season despite my worst fears. This success must be attributed to the cheer- ful co-operation of all concerned and especially to Michael Richmond who was instrumental in soothing the many frayed tempers engendered by mobile facilities and broken equipment. Pat Gourlay was made Manager in Charge of Travel Equipment and was extremely efficient in this capacity. As a final word to the first crew who had no success as an Eight, I would like to mention that this was the best Eight ever to row on these Brentwood waters, but to achieve racing success you must gain the necessary stamina by long hours of hard work. Only this will add power to the skill you undoubtedly gained. 64 CREWS FIRST EIGHT — Scarrow, McKinnon, Martin, Benmore, R. Hindson, Milligan, Richmond, D. Hindson (Str.), S. Cooke (Cox.). Drury and Southam were sometime members of this crew. LIGHTWEIGHT EIGHT - Gray, Sutherland, Archer, Tedeschi. Martin, Benmore, Scarrow, McKinnon (Str.), A. Chamberlayne (Cox.). 1st NOVICE EIGHT - Elvish, Johnson, Archer, Lacterman, West, Van der Straeten, Powell, Smith (Str.), D. Tarn (Cox.). 4th EIGHT - Ward, Thompson, Watt, Hobbs, Bailey, Hill, Arnoldi, J. Wilson (Str.), M. Hogan (Cox.). INTER-FORM FOURS - A division winners - Grade 12 Richmond, McKinnon, R. Hindson, D. Hindson, Scarrow (Cox.). INTER-FORM FOURS - B division winners - Grade 11 (2) Cooke, Cressey, Hamersly, Statham. White-Aikins Sculling Troply — J. Cotter. -A.C.C. 65 SAILING REPORT - 1969 Oh, blow today and blow tomorrow. Oh, blow away all grief and sorrow: Oh, blow, my boys, and blow together: Oh, blow, my boys, for better weather. The Brentwood Sailing Club, after surmounting many initial technical difficulties, embarked on a very enjoyable and re- warding Summer Term of sailing and seamanship under the tutelage of Messrs. Brackenbury and Gervais. The lines of the old sea shanty reveal a certain concern that all our sailors, in the Mill Bay area, have for our unpredictable winds. Though sailing activities were infrequently curtailed because of ' no-wind ' conditions, several races were held when air move- ments were minimal. In these instances victory normally went to the lightest crews once the start line was crossed. The inter-form competition won by Bernard Destrube in the finals was espe- cially haunted by lack of wind in the elimination heats. The 66 finals, however, were waged under ideal conditions with the final heat a classic in the Annals of Brentwood Sailing. A col- lision on the final leg, followed by a protest occasioned by a disabled Flying Junior, prevented John Gourlay from challenging Destrube ' s boat to the finish line. Gourlay was later given the opportunity to assert his sailing prowess in a festive Mill Bay Day race against crews from Strathcona Lodge School for Girls, Shawnigan Lake, Quamichan High School, and Mt. Prevost High School. The last two schools sent able crews with racing expe- rience gained through the Maple Bay Yacht Club organization. The Mill Bay Day competition was keen yet our boat carried the honours after a closely contested last heat which saw the leading Shawnigan Lake School boat defaulted. In the annual races against Vancouver Island and Lower Main- land Independent Schools our Club turned in rather sorry per- mances. The losses to St. George ' s School in Vancouver and Shawnigan Lake School can be attributed to the lack of sailing experience during the early phases of the Summer Term. Our crews had been victorious over Shawnigan Lake in the past and in spite of very capable opposition from Shawnigan ' s crews look forward to next year ' s competition. The most rewarding experiences this year, however, resulted from the unstinting efforts of the boys who made it possible for all five Flying Juniors to reach racing tries and to consolidate the technical appurtenances required by an active Sailing Club, which the Brentwood Club will assuredly be next year. Follow our Spray in 1969 and 1970. — H.B. 67 68 BRENTWOOD COLLEGE SWIM CLUB For the B.C.S.C. this was the year of its inception. The pool had been in use the previous summer, but the Summer Term of 1969 saw the sport of swimming raised to major status on the Brentwood sports programme. The members were placed in one of three groups, competitive, non-competitive Junior and non-competitive Senior, depending upon their age and ability. Any thoughts that the non-compe- titive groups were recreational only may be dispelled imme- diately — members were regularly, three times a week, timed over distances of a half or full mile at various strokes. What was special about these two groups was that attention was paid to style and technique. The competitive group contained those who would represent the School at Junior and Senior levels. And here was where the work really was — priority being placed on finesse. We are happy to report that results ensued. The Juniors lost but once to St. George ' s in the Independent Schools Meet that we hosted and the Seniors were almost as successful. The outstanding swimmer in the School was undoubtedly Ted Dunfee, but very close behind came Bill Brown, Tim Osier, Rob 69 Hindson, Andrew Izard, Reg Stewart and John Abel — all at various strokes and competitive levels and all excellent swim- mers. All in all, some splendid swimming in a splendid pool in some splendid weather. -J.W.T. Swim Coach 70 SCUBA DIVING CLUB This year, for the first time ever, we had a Scuba Diving Club of which some forty of the students were a part. The Club met twice a week with instruction being given in both the classroom and in the School pool. Two fully qualified instructors came from Victoria and gave the complete course in Scuba so that the club members could be certificated by the Scuba Diving Asso- ciation at the end of seven weeks inten- sive training. The re- sults of the final tests are not as yet known but judging by both the response and en- thusiasm with which this new activity was enjoyed it would ap- pear that Scuba Div- ing is here to stay. 71 SKIING This year, there were three ski trips to Forbidden Plateau, two small groups of some half a dozen boys under Mr. Prowse and one large party of some fifty boys under the watchful eyes of Messrs. Carr, C. Ross and Prowse. The big group was an all weekend affair, somewhat marred by the total lack of skiing on the Saturday due to circumstances beyond our control — i.e. a broken down ' cat ' on the road up to the slopes, which no one could get around. The other two expeditions were overnight ones with skiing on Sunday only. All these trips proved to be very popular and Mr. Prowse was oversubscribed for all of them. Those who were lucky enough to go found the slopes exciting (though there were the usual derogatory remarks about coastal skiing from the experts from Alberta!) whilst the diversions offered by the Anco Motel in Courtenay in the form Of girls, heated swimming pool and late night movies on the TV were both delightful and relaxing and ensured the success of the trips, regardless of broken down ' cats ' and rain and or fog on the slopes themselves. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly Mr. Prowse being dragged by the T-bar whilst his partner, Ian Harvie, vainly tried to offer respectful and constructive advice which was greeted by much forceful language on the part of his teacher! We hope, next year, to have skiing on a regular weekend basis during January and February with perhaps even trips to Mt. Whistler on the Mainland. Our thanks once again to Mr. and Mrs. Manning of the Anco Motel for their kindness and their help and, last but by no means least, their sense of humour! -N.R.B.P. 72 1968-69 FLYING CLUB REPORT Although not without its trials and tribulations, the Brentwood Flying Club has brought to completion another year of oper- ation. In number we had 29 members. Of these, 13 have received or will shortly receive their private licences. Most of the others are previous licencees. Several of the latter undertook float training and checkouts on larger aircraft. Tom deRoos is to be congrat- ulated on receiving his multi-engine rating. Total flying time for the year was in the vicinity of 500 hours. This brings our grand total to some 2000 hours with the total number of graduating pilots now being 43. Ground school this year was conducted by Group Captain 73 A.M. Jardine. His lectures were supplemented by those of visiting authorities. We are particularly grateful to Mr. Alan McQuarrie, Officer in Charge of local weather services, for his annual visits. It is due to the efforts of these people that we can boast very successful examination results. In the fall, many club members visited Vancouver Airport and, I am sure, acquired a much better understanding of the oper- ation of Air Traffic Control Centre, the control tower, the weather forecasting office, and the Rescue Coordination Centre. Due to the unexpected withdrawal of the $100 government subsidy, it was decided not to award scholarships this year but, instead, to distribute our fund of $360 equally among all students. This money is donated by Victoria Flying Services, George Paulin Travel Service, and other private donors. We are indeed appreciative of their generosity. At one point this year, Group Captain Jardine created a lot of excitement over the possibility of building a hovercraft. A number of factors, the primary one being financial, did not permit the project to get off the ground. However, we are more optimistic as to such possibilities next year. This year ' s executive was as follows: David Hindson, Pre- sident; Michael Richmond, Vice-President; Robert Hindson, Sec- retary-Treasurer. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking them and all other members, particularly Peter Moodie, for their marvellous co-operation and assistance, especially during the time that I was out of circulation. I would also like to thank Mr. Mackenzie for the many occasions on which he has so kindly helped out. As usual, our final fling was in the form of a flypast over Speech Day ceremonies. We trust that we did not create too much disruption, but at the same time hope we left the im- pression that the Brentwood College Flying Club is still around. We now look forward to our fifth year. Interest is already high. The School programme planned for next year should allow all trainees and licencees to fly with a minimum of interference or conflict with other activities. It is my sincere hope that all members have found this to be a satisfying and enjoyable year. To those who are departing may I wish them many hours of safe flying and remind each of them that now, It is up to you. -R.G.N. 74 Left to right: Joel Cotter, Rob Hindson, Mike Hicks, Fraser Cameron, Stu Mackenzie. In front: Mr. Prowse. CAMPING TRIPS TO LONG BEACH Twice this year, under the able and willing (?) sponsorship of Mr. Prowse, groups of a half dozen boys went on a trip from school to Port Alberni and thence across Highway 4 to the West Coast and Long Beach. The September trip began with great enthusiasm which was hardly dulled by the pouring rain to which we awoke on Sunday morning. After a late breakfast, we all went into Tofino and were royally entertained by a friend on his fishing boat. Whilst there the rain let up so we immediately headed for Chesterman ' s Beach. After a hike over the rocks and sand during which Stu Mackenzie and Rob Hudson came to the soaking conclusion that the waves would not stop for them, we headed back to Singing Sands Camp. Unfortunately, Mr. Prowse drove too fast through some water, killing the engine and it took the better part of three hours to get it going again and only then because Rob and David Hindson hitch-hiked into Tofino to fetch the beach tractor to give us a tow. By 10 p.m. we were fed and off to school, a tired and happy group. In May, we returned to the roaring breakers, smooth sand and rain. From dawn until dusk there was beautiful surfing under 75 the leadership of Mike Hicks. Wet suits were traded back and forth as boys became alternately numbed by the water and roasted by the fire we had going on the beach. The surf was pretty good and everyone enjoyed themselves, Fraser Cameron even managed to find one of those highly elusive commodities, a Japanese fishing float which was presented to Mr. Prowse. By the time the last wave was ridden it was evening and before departing a brief visit was paid to the ' hippie hangout ' at Wreck Bay. The long drive back had its exciting moments. As the road climbed up past Sproat Lake we ran into a snow storm and a combination of this and the gro wing darkness kept everyone awake and alert, voicing opinions on exactly where the road was! To cap it all, as the darkness became complete, we hit a sharp rock and blew a tire. Since the jack would not work, we enlisted the help of Rob Hindson to lift up a corner of the truck so that we could get the jack underneath! All was well for the remainder of the trip, and we returned once again to school, everyone with happy memories of this wild and beautiful place soon to be a national park. Overheard on the trip — N.R.B.P. - Damn tire. Fraser Cameron — Where are all the people? Stu Mackenzie) UOa t ,, Rob Hindson ) Sto P ' 1 sto P- Mike Hicks) ttc r , TT „ Joel Cotter)- Surf s U P- —Peter Moodie 77 SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club, under the able presidency of Bill Holmes, had another year of successful operation. The highlight of the year was the Science Fair. The twenty entries included such interesting items as a harmonograph; a genetic study of rabbits; two working models of the hydroplane; and a study of the dogfish. In the Senior section the prize winners were Keith Bowker, Brent Dawson and Jim Stone. John Schinbein and a group consisting of Ward, Barguson and Shipley were awarded first and second place prizes respectively in the Junior section. The prize winners and those receiving honourable mention went on a tour of Western Mines as a reward for their fine efforts. Next year the Science Club hopes to extend the number of field trips for the general membership and once again to hold a science exhibition. -W.T.R. LIBRARY This year was a transition period for the Library. Reference books were being catalogued by the Library of Congress system in order to familiarise students with the processes used at U.B.C., S.F.U. and the University of Victoria. Yeoman service was rendered to the Acting Librarian by Grant Naruse and a group of Grade Eight assistants. A number of handsome donations were made, and our thanks go to Mr. Pitts and Mr. Genge for their contributions. In the coming year the Library will be located in the present Dining Room. It is hoped to provide carralls for study propose, new tables and chairs, a microfilm projector and a number of other improvements. A number of volumes of reference material is also being added, and this will help to make the Library of more use to the students and Staff. 78 DRAMA CLUB Act Three: Scene I Above decks, the court-martial of Billy Budd moves to its climax as (left) Captain Vere (Peter McFarland) and (right) First Officer Seymour (Chris. Butter field) force a verdict from (seated) Lieutenant Wyatt (Jock McKinnon), while (seated in shadow at rear) Lieutenant Ratcliffe (Jeremy Etherington) looks on. 80 The Brentwood College Drama Club presentation this year was Billy Budd. Initially a novel, it has been altered to an opera, a motion picture, and a play. Such a process must necessarily present problems and for the last eighteen months the director, Mr. Bunch, has been adapting the material for a suitable vehicle lending itself to a high school production. The result was eminently satisfactory. Herman Melville ' s reputation rests largely on his novel Moby Dick, a conflict of good and evil, and this was to flavour his subsequent writings, especially Billy Budd. The director was faced with the tremendous task of cutting and chopping what is a talky novel, an even more talky play, into a cohesive and actionable piece of theatre. Problems there were; changes in cast occurred; staging difficulties; dates of presentation; construction of the set; holidays; details; details — everything to bedevil a director. Costumes!!!! Hours were spent in selecting and de- signing the outfits for the crew of a Royal Navy warship of the late eighteenth century. The seamstresses cursed, the costumer moaned — all was subject to the iron will of the director. The play was a trial to produce since Melville never really made up his mind to determine the conflict in the play. The Captain, the Officers, the Master-at-Arms, Billy himself, the crew; all were faced with this task. The director, I felt, handled it admirably. For an inexperienced cast a most credible and highly realistic performance was produced. The boys turned in an exciting, gripping, taut presentation. There were thrilling scenes of physical struggle and mental torment, finally culminating in the execution of Billy Budd. Here, one felt, was the real sense of catharsis. Against this, and nothing to denigrate the production, was the basic weakness of the material. Everyone, cast included, argued about the psychological motive of the Captain, officers and some crew. But surely this is a basic feature of theatre. To cast and all, congratulations for an enthralling and exasperating evening, one to be remembered and enjoyed. 81 82 LITERARY SECTION BUS I was the last passenger of the day, Alone on the bus. I was glad they were spending all that money Just getting me up Victoria Drive. Driver! ' I shouted, it ' s you and me to-night. Let ' s run away from this big city to a small town more suitable to our hearts. Let ' s drive past the swimming pools of the Properties, you in the driver ' s seat, me several seats back, but in the racial cities we ' ll change places to show people we ' re not prejudiced. And let us find ourselves a tiny-town, interior, to relax and spend luxurious hours, to park on a sandy beach, a huge bus pointing out, metallic, painted, solitary, with B.C. plates. And let us remain there forever more to stay a lifetime and feel free, living on a grand scale, just you and me. John Alexander. (Grade XII) 83 SECURITY The world is not all Feather weights And lace And potted plants in the hall Or thick wool carpets And hearth rugs Or steaming coffee On a kitchen stove. But what it Is no one knows. J. Watt. (Grade X) LIFE AND POETS Our world has had a reverse metamorphosis, like that of a beautiful butterfly, starting out as a majestic Monarch, and ending up as an ugly caterpillar. Rupert Brook; if only he could be real now, he was once. As was Shelley and Keats. But we evolved from this simplicity and innocence first to T.S. Eliot, then to a Wilfred Owen. And today? Today we inhabit the sordid world of Carl Sandburg. Terry Bramall. (Grade X) 84 ALLEY WIND Sudden gusts, Wrapping Old newspapers around lamp posts, Flapping Dirty blinds on broken windows, Blustering Across steep, soot-blackened rooftops. Cracked plaster With dull red brick underneath, Tells Of forgotten prosperity Washed away By the storms of years. Jim Roberts. (Grade X) TOADSTOOL TROMP It is raining to the point of distraction ( distract me ) My toadstool is drowning ( don ' t be a drip ) Salvage a spot for its rustic dome ( ned you mean ) Batten down the hatches and sail the oceanic puddles ( iceburgs and all ) The bosomy deep is calling me on ( farther down true happiness ) Cynics hold fast and fill the sail ( a blowhard ) 85 Elfin no more a pirate I ' ll be ( bathless wonder ) Come on, there is room for two ( thanks anyway ) The sun is out and the tides are right ( ebb me on ) Sail by day and into night ( sleep conquers all ) Don ' t be a fool the sights of afar ( not if you ' re blind ) Eternal happiness on the seven seas ( It ' s stopped raining ) My home is dying ( dreams never found ) Not to give up another very close ( never the same ) So beautiful it is a-flying I ' ll be ( crash is inevitable ) Society will love this new found treasure ( acceptance, overruled ) Suppose you ' re right society I ' ll join ( a marc say I ) John West. (Grade XII) 86 TIDETABLE Somewhere the sea shudders silently, Sponging the beaches Of pebbly sand. One lone rock stands Away from the shore, Choked in the dark mist, Lost in the roar of a rip-tide. And the leeches Move down the channel To salt-water doom, Hopelessly shifting, Endlessly drifting, And back to the mineral — Washed to the sand. A log, sunk in beach-mud, Stares at the dunes, And the bitter-green sand-grass, Sharp as the stingray. Memory of cut-glass Left from today. Jeremy Etherington. (Grade XII) 87 SO LITTLE TIME Peace rests on a pinnacle, its balance ever so delicate. It tips with hatred and provocation But rights itself with reason and fear. And the pendulum of time swings on. Will peace topple, or simply waver? There will be no second chance. Larry Sughroue. (Grade X) 88 SILENCE! LISTEN TO THE WIND! Silence! Listen! To the wind Gust wrapping Tearing Each one telling Something new! Listen closely It repeats Only once Priceless ideas Gleaned from Time. A different wind: Si lence Lis ten to the wind Whis per ing Car res sing Cooling Gently suggesting George Benmore. (Grade X) PROGRESSION Not-men fade into men. Scaly oysters, Hiding from Reality. Freeswimming before, Now tethered To a rock For all their lives. J.W. Roberts. (Grade X) 89 SURFER From the crest To a dive-, under the foam along the pipe — shoot her well but walk to live; To conquer Nature ' s store of tears, but for a second (everlasting lifetime). Elation at last, till, her, lunging liquid swells and steals Your one last hope The board. John West. (Grade XII) 90 DRUSBA Why it only seems like yesterday That Albert ran away. But he ' s still with us. He did leave though and that ' s what matters. Why do you say that? Don ' t you see? In a way, I ' m kind of happy for him. He didn ' t really enjoy our company. But he has some now. He has us. Albert wanted to be a mortician. Why not a doctor like his father wanted? But he is good at hiding things. And anyway he looks like an undertaker. That ' s a fact. Dad is coming in through the basement tonight. It ' s pretty wet out there and he doesn ' t want to Get the floor wet. . . . I ' ll answer it. ... Oh hi dad . . . ALBERT!? Albert ' s coming home!! Yes dad, through the basement. It ' s about time. Four years without letting us Know where he was or what he was doing. He ' s probably gone ahead and become the most successful Undertaker ever to practise. What a thrill! We should really lay out a few pe ople for him. After all he will want to show us what he has learned. We should really go downstairs and welcome him When he arrives. Certainly. Let ' s go down now . . . My god the last time I was down here was when Albert buried Aunt Vanessa over there in the corner In ' 64 ' . What a filthy mess! Yes, just the way Albert left it. 91 We haven ' t touched a thing since then. Won ' t he be pleased when he finds we ' ve dug him a nice Plot for father? That should be him at the door now. Father! And there ' s Albert hovering over top of him. Come on down, Albert. See the nice hole we ' ve dug For you, Father? It ' s just the right size. We ' d better make the farewells short — I invited Mother over to put some flowers on Father ' s bed. Come along, dad, see how it fits. . . . Well Father, I ' m glad it was raining outside. Otherwise you would have messed up the floor. Yes, and you know how Mother is about messy floors. Have a good rest, dad. Alright Albert, cover him up. . . . There ' s Mother now. Come and see, mommy. See Father ' s bed. Yes, it ' s damp from the rain. And you can plant the flowers on him without watering them For a few days. Wonderful job, Albert. Come back in a week and put The sprinkler on Father. The flowers will grow well With lots of water. And don ' t run away again, Albert, we need your help. We have so many guests down here every week and it ' s Just too much for us to handle. Good-bye for now, Albert. Come again soon. Kiss Mother good-bye, that ' s right love. Bye-bye, Albert. Why it only seems like yesterday That Albert ran away. But he ' s still with us. Yes, he ' s still with us . . . John Maclnnes. (Grade XII) 92 PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO Worn, dirty shelters; Dark, happy Mexicans; Clothed in oily rags, Riding small horses, Driving heavy wooden carts. And leading pack laden burros, Along cobble roads. Nearby the sounds of much activity and the odour of salty fish mark the Saturday Market. Riding the clear, green waters of the bay are scattered boats, each telling of countless years of prosperous fishing. And, overhead The sun beats down Upon these happy people, Unaffected by modern grievances — Living in a remote village On the edge of the jungle. Peter Farran. (Grade X) 93 SOME DAY Elizabeth ' s heart was sad When she thought of those Wild, lovely woods, Where she and Richard Had sought and shared So many adventures, now being cut down To feed the fires of industry. The fact that they would also make Cannons and cannon-balls for the Overthrow of her country ' s enemies Was only a slight compensation, when she thought Of the waste hills, and of the cinder heaps That would rise above the forest and the moor And the fruitful field. She had seen the glare of Furnaces wash out the stars: Had heard the thud and boom Of the hammers like giants marching Through the night. All this would come . . . And she worked herself into a frenzy Of hate and opposition. Some day Elizabeth would not have to stand this. Some day there would be no hate and war. Some day she could just seek and share adventures In the forest with Richard. Some day . . . John Maclnnes. (Grade XII) LESSON IN HEAT Step along lively! the obese man on the wild-eyed stallion bellowed sarcastically. Then, unspeakably proud and amused by the wittiness of his remark, he contorted his face, and from the cavern of his mouth there erupted hoarse gales of laughter and saliva. He flicked his bull- whip in the air, brought it down expertly on the bare back of the slave nearest him, and grinned sadistically as the welt began to rise. The slave, moaning miserably, faltered for a few moments, then resumed the tiring agony of shuffling forward in the heavy leg irons. Clanking dully, the chains linking the line of sun-blistered, staggering men together dragged slowlv along the scorching desert sand. The man on the horse chortled happily to himself. Yessir, he mumbled, Step along real lively, now. The scalding sun glinted blindingly off the greased and polished metal of the tommy-gun slung by a leather thong over the right flank of the stallion. The slave driver was pleased. These dozen slaves were not giving him any trouble, and he was making good time with them. If he could reach the border by tonight he could reach the compound tomorrow night and would be given a bonus for being a day early. Now, glancing ahead of the struggling file of sweating men, he could see on the heat-hazy horizon the undulating form of the oasis with its palms. Move along, he shouted, sneering, and lashed the whip in precise fury at the blistered back of another slave. Five minutes to water! The captives ' pace quickened imperceptibly. It was an unimpressive oasis, consisting of a small water-hole ringed by a verdant margin and a dozen scraggly date palms. It was seldom used, for few travellers were to be found in such an arid, forbidding region. As the slave driver approached it, he warily scanned its area, his hand resting on the butt of the tommy-gun. Seeing it was clear, he spurred the stallion and galloped the last hundred yards to the water ' s edge. As he reached it, he dismounted clumsily and plunged his huge head into the warm liquid, gulping it convulsively, at last standing up again as 95 the slaves came plodding drunkenly past the palms towards him. They were uttering short grunts and were almost tripping because of the leg-irons in their rush to reach the water. Stand back, you black bastards. snarled the slave-master, at the same time snatching the whip from his saddle. Grimacing, the slaves came to a tortured halt. The driver pulled a battered tin cup from his saddle-bag. Crouching, he dipped it in the water, then stood up and handed it to the first slave, who eagerly grasped it and poured the life-blood down his throat. The driver impatiently grabbed it from him, and, refilling it, handed it to the next captive, and so on down the haggard line. When all of them had had a cup, he remounted his stallion, flicked the whip across the shredded shoulders of the first slave, and shouted, Get moving! Slowly the chained column of stumbling black men snaked its way out of the oasis under the merciless sun. Noon. The heat was intense, and the slave driver was thankful for having had the refreshment of the water. For an hour the slave train made good time across the hell-hot terrain. Then, suddenly, the driver lurched forward on his horse as though knifed in the belly, emitting a breathless moan. His face registered terrified surprise. His hand flew to the tommy-gun, but his arm could not find the strength to draw it from the sheath. In agony he whirled the stallion around to scan the horizon, but could see nothing anywhere except level, barren waste-land. The only visible life was the slaves, staring at him with gaping mouths and squinting eyes. A look of realization spread slowly over the slave driver ' s face. In a strained whisper his hollow words filtered into the dry air; The goddamn water ... He dropped like lead to the sand. A hush smothered the desert, and then there was a faint clanking sound as the slaves sank one by one to the ground, their faces steeped in fatigue and resignation. The stallion ' s whinny was stifled in the baked air. Peter McFarland. 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