Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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THE BELLS We ' ve fire alarms and buzzers, And ' phones upon the stairs, A little bell for school and meals, And another bell for prayers. We ' ve several other gadgets That make a lot of noise, Such as radiophones and class-room bells, And num ' rous other toys. Now, what I want to know is this : It ' s woryying me so — Suppose they all go off at once ! To which one do you go? Do you scramble to the telephone Praying loudly in your flight, Seizing lesson books with left hand, And the Pyrene with your right? Or do you find some sheltered spot Which no one knows but you, And let the whole darned works go hang? I rather think you do. — M.A.E. PRIZE LIST, 1923 Prize Giving Day was a purely informal affair, owing to the presence of measles in the School, and we entirely dis- pensed with the celebrations which usually attend the last day of the Summer Term. The presentations were made by Dr. Wace. The List Form VI. — Given by Bishop of Columbia. Won by Morres. Form V. — Given by F. G. Crisp, Esq. Won by Best I. Form IV — Given by Mrs. Stanton. Won by Roaf II. Form III. — Given by Commander Morres. Won by Robinson. Form II. — Given by Mrs. Barry. Won by Ripley. Form I.— Given by Mrs. J. H. Slade. Won by Noble II. Pago Twenty-four

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THE COMMON-ROOM CAROLLERS ' Twas on a Thursday evening When the daily round was done, They collected in the Common-Room And murdered Sullivan And Gilbert, too, and even John Brown Could find no rest, though quite deep down. ' Twas said that John Brown mouldered, But they wouldn ' t let him rest ; They then rolled down to Rio to put The bay mare to the test In the Campdown Races just then run. Where elephants eat the caraway bun. The crowd now shouted lustily, As they went from lay to lay. They asked each other concernedly That on an orderly clay Who ' d be an orderly man? They said No one with any. brains in his head. They started on another theme, Yes, quite on another track. They sang of chickens sneezing, Polly Wolly and the carpet tack. Doodle, it seems, was his other name, Niggers and horses to him were the same. It was the end of the evening, And the singers were all but done ; Just one song more ! they audibly cried, But the dormitries voted for none. There was one more river to cross, they said, And having done this, they went to bed. LIBRARY NOTES During the year thirty-nine new books were added to the Library, which has been entirely re-organized ; new book lists have been made and all the books re-numbered. Mr. Ellissen has taken on the duties of Librarian with the assist- ance of Ross and Halley. Page Twenty-three

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French — Given by Mrs. Mair. Won by Ferguson. Maths. — Given by Miss Lonsdale. Won by Phillips. General Progress — Given by Miss E. Lonsdale. Won by Pooley. General Progress — Given by Mr. Averill. Won by Hodgson. Reading — Given by Rev. E. S. Hunt. Won by Watson. Music — Given by Mrs. Edna Baiss. Won by Garrard. Efficiency — Given by Mrs. Tryon. Won by Adamson. Photography — Given by Com. Kingscote. Won by Phillips. Batting Average — Given by Mr. Wingate White. Won by Morres. Best Collection of Moths — Schwengers. Best Bowling Average — Garrard. The winners of the boxing finals are as entered under the heading Boxing (Page ??), and in this connection we would like to record our appreciation of the work done by Commander Kingscote, who has again taken charge of the School boxing and physical instruction. OLD BOYS ' NOTES G. Dunkley has left school and is coming out to farm in Alberta next March. T. Eddison is doing well at Dartmouth R. N. C, and his brother is making a name both in school and in games at Charterhouse. F. Gooch has left Victoria, and hopes to get work in San Francisco. We wish him the best of luck. J. Musgrave is nearly at the top of his school (Bloxham), and E. Musgrave has become an adept at golf, having car- ried off high honours in Jersey. J. Lander is at Shrewsbury, and rowed in the school second eight last summer. L. Stewart-Macleod is at home and is, we believe, master- ing the science of intensive cultivation. T. Douglas Groves is doing his second year at the Uni- versity of British Columbia. Page Twenty-five