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

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Library Notes During the year a new room was added for the exclusive use of the Library. There is now enough space for a reading room — a long-felt necessity. We were getting dreadfully short of room, as we were fortunate enough to be given over a hundred and fifty books during the year. The books are now classified and are divided into five separate sections and the reading room is at the disposal of the whole School, provided only that silence is maintained. The librarians also provide the Illustrated London News, The Sphere, Daily Graphic, Daily Sketch, Punch and The Weekly Times; and it is now decreed by the librarians that no comic papers are allowed in the reading room, as they feel that there is sufficient choice of literature for all or any boys, without his having to absorb the piffle which one so frequently finds in these highly-coloured periodicals. Boxing This year the boxing competitions were held as usual in the Easter Term. A new ring was made, which will be per- manent and was a very decided advantage over anything which we have had before, both as regards surface and light. On the whole the boxing was cleverer and more keenly contested than last year, and once more our most grateful thanks are due to Commander Kingscote. The Good Losers Cup was awarded to A. G. Mac- Donald, a very promising and steady boxer who was beaten in the lightweights by Mcintosh. RESULTS 130 lbs. and over — This was the most keenly fought match this year; Moore i managed to beat Morres on points, but was beaten in the final by Edmonds in a very even fight. The Heavies, 110 to 130, was won by Melrose, a com- parative newcomer, who found his only real opposition in Neel, who fought a plucky but losing fight. 13

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grounds, we may be justly proud of the result, when we realize that all the work has been done entirely by the School. Play was started by a brilliant drive by Dr. Wace on February 1st, friends interested having very kindly presented us with a variety of clubs and balls. Since then each term has seen us returning to School armed with bags full of clubs. By means of club funds, largely swelled by the Keeper of the Privy Purse, three greens were plouged and sown in the Easter holi- days, and every day sees less opportunity for the novice to lose his ball. A tournament is to be held sometime this term. Badminton Last year the club had a very large membership, and the half-holiday badminton was extremely popular. We had one match against the Shawnigan Lake Athletic Association, and had a few good games, but even our best pair, Morres and Garrard, are not yet good enough to tackle such expert veterans as Col. Eardley-Wilmot and Mr. Gooch. This season began with a doubles tournament and much better games were seen. New talent is also appearing. The winners were Best i and A. Crisp. The Pancake Greeze The Pancake Greeze took place in the Big School on Shrove Tuesday, and was won by F. Crisp, who, with Morres, represented the more brainy, and incidentally the more beefy, end of the School. In connection with this, it must be said that the First Form entrants, despite their diminutive sizes and weights, made a very game effort to capture the pancake. The usual prize was presented by the .Headmaster, and the chief cook, Ah Tan, received the customary stipend for his annual service in tossing the pancake in this historic ceremony. 12

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The Middle-weights, 95 to 110, was won by Groves, an old-timer and constant winner, who defeated Schwengers in the final. Light-weights, 85 to 95, was won by Roaf i, who scored two knock-outs, and beat Slade in the final. The Feather-weights, up to 85 lbs., afforded a great var- iety of styles and, it is to be hoped, contained some future boxers of merit. Lindsay won in the final against Wace, but his hardest fight was against Cooke in a good fight and a show of very fair boxing. Swimming This year bathing started early in May, and for the rest of the Summer Term we continued to bathe twice a day. At the beginning of the ' term eighteen boys were unable to swim, but at the end only two were still non-swimmers. At the end of the Summer Term there was only one swimming race, but this was an exceptionally good one. It 14