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MR MRS R G PITT: A TRIBUTE On my first day at Brentwood there was a staff nneeting which, in its third hour, had beconne unnecessarily serious. Sitting across fronn me was the new PE instructor who had said very little up to that point. Now he spoke up: Gentlemen, if 1 may interject, 1 can remember an inci- dent at RMC Kingston that might have some bearing on this topic. Of course it had no bearing at all, but the story of the Midnight Phantom and the tricks he had played on the staff of RMC had us helpless with laughter to the point that the meeting was eventually adjourned. in the years that followed, this marvellous sense of humour often rescued us from the occupational hazard of taking ourselves too seriously and pricked the balloon of our innate pomposity. It was truly a tonic which lifted our spirits and put things in their proper perspective. As we got to know Reg, we learned that this modest man was a much decorated war hero. Joining the navy as a boy of fourteen, he went through WWII where he had three ships torpedoed and sunk beneath him. Surviving for hours in the frtezing waters of the North Atlantic where men of less determination around him gave up and died, he displayed the grit and fortitude he was to bring to every endeavour in life. Reg was lucky to be aided in all he did by his childhood sweetheart, whom he later married, Doris — Dot to all of us. Through overseas postings, separations, the move to Canada, the transfer to the Canadian Navy, and now close to fifty years of married life, she has been his other half, his measure of stability. She has brought to their marriage what they have brought to our school: a smile, an exam- ple, a sense of caring. Reg and Dot have given themselves to Brentwood in a way that few others have done. Eighteen years ago, when we were struggling hard to make ends meet, it was their second-hand sports clothing store, their raffles, their donations of hand-made prizes. Dot ' s contribution of work without pay that enabled many sporting events to go for- ward that would otherwise not have taken place. Tennis nets, rugby balls, basketballs, rugby boots were careful- ly and painstakingly repaired by Reg to prolong their lives long past the normal tour of duty. Yet perhaps their greatest contribution has been, as it is in any long-lasting relationship, in those apparently small things that count so much: the quiet private word of praise or admonition to boy or girl, the willingness to listen to a homesick student, the solicitous enquiry to the injured athlete; even the welcome cup of tea served with a big smile in the staffroom. I had originally intended to end these lines with some comment about Reg and Dot having a well-earned rest, but 1 somehow cannot see them at rest . A man who cycled across Canada with a group of Brentwood students to raise money for charity when he was already past six- ty is not the sort of person to look for rest. Surely years of travel, activity, new horizons must still lie ahead. Thank you, Reg and Dot, for all you have done. RVL
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SALVETE This year the school welcomed five new members of staff and their families. MR. DAVID ROBERTSON, his wife, l.ynn, and their children, Suzanne and Russell, came with the daunting task of domesticating Privett House and, in David ' s case, of teaching French and English and coaching the First Fifteen. An Edinburgh native, Mr. Robertson taught at Merchiston Castle School and Edinburgh Academy, played rugby for several Scottish and English clubs and for the Scotland ' B ' International XV, and coached the Scottish Schoolboys XV. Describ- ed by those with accents as having an accent, he has mastered the local dialect to such an extent that some students can now distinguish between his English and his French. MR. STAN COPLAND was bom several years ago in Manitoba, where he developed a passion for pot-bellied stoves, jelly salads, gardening and books. He has taught in a variety of educational institutions, including most recently as Head of the English Department at Churchill School, Vancouver, and is a qualified librarian. Omnivorous in his literary tastes, he quotes liberally from everything that has been written and much that has not, regaling his roses, and anyone listen- ing, with equal parts of manure and Chaucer. Mr. Copland has a wife, Betty, two sons, Michael and Richard, and a daughter, Beth. MR. ALISTAIR JACKSON and his wife, RUTH, originated in Scotland and Ontario respectively and came to Brentwood via the French Immersion programme in Duncan. Both in Rogers House, where Mr. Jackson is the Assistant, and in the Pool Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have stamped their personalities on their environment; the scheme to super-chlorinate Rogers House is certainly a novel one, and we await with interest the result of the Underwater Pillow Fight. MR. FRANK PURDON, Mill Bay ' s Galloping Gourmet, emerged from the blender at Burnaby, B.C., and has been running every since. The ease of his victory in an egg and spoon race some years ago led to an interest in cooking and eventual- ly to training at the Ecole de Cuisine in Paris where, it is rumoured, he learned to concoct a garlic soup that had everyone running. Mr. Purdon also assists Mr. Stang in Ellis House, teaches Science and coaches rowing. VALETE Born in England, MR. MARTIN NICOLL discovered at the age of seven that his parents had moved to Calgary. He followed them there and thence to Victoria, where they gave up and settled; thus encouraged, he finished High School and subse- quently graduated from UVic with a B.Sc. Deciding that it was time to earn a living, Mr. Nicoll paradoxically entered the teaching profession, first at Esquimalt Secondary and then at Mount Douglas. Meanwhile, he had married Rose, the daughter of a chicken farmer, and embark- ed on a life of feeding and plucking. His alter eggo soon obliged him to take a year ' s leave of absence from Mt. Doug, to enable him to clear some land, finish building his house and develop a manure disposal system. Inspired by these pursuits to return to teaching, Mr. Nicoll came to Brentwood two years ago to teach Physics and coach Rugby, Soccer and Tennis. He returns to his chickens with our thanks and best wishes. MR. ROBERT CAMERON was abandoned in a used car lot by an itinerant sandal-maker of ill repute. An apparent in- ability to communicate in English soon convinced him that the key to emotional stability and world peace lay in foreign languages, a misconception that strained European unity and obliged him to seek refuge in South America, where he caught hepatitis and married a native. Undeterred, he spent three years in Peru trying to find his passport and then headed north through sixty-five degrees of latitude and fahrenheit to Edmonton; here, he and his wife entered into the spirit of their new country by taking up Ukrainian dancing, developing a predilection for Chinese food and learning to talk like Eddie Shack. Evidently impressed by these qualifications, Mr. David Mackenzie invited them to Brentwood in 1973 to teach French, Spanish, German, Eatin, Socials, English, Creative Writing, Rugby, Soccer and Sailing; other sub- jects were added in the second year. Mr. Cameron leaves after fourteen years, eleven of them spent battling the Malahat, to teach French at St. Michaels University School in Victoria. He will be sorely missed by the petrochemical industry and an assortment of tow truck operators. THE REVEREND LOU THORNTON is ending an eight-year association with the school as our Chaplain. Born in Regina, Lou brought the down-to-earth humour and dauntless enthusiasm of the prairies to his missionary role at Brentwood and was an unobtrusive but willing participant in nearly every activity undertaken at and by the school. Whatever one ' s religious views — and Brentwood offers an eclectic sample -, it is difficult to remain untouched by the warmth and compassion under the cassock. His is always a ready ear, and he somehow manages to convey an interest in any subject one cares to discuss. He will be missed by all save a number of Saskatchewan ducks, in whom Lou ' s call to prey has rarely aroused much enthusiasm.
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