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

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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

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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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was the opinion of most of the School that either Weld i or Alexander ii would be the winner. The starting point was at the boathouse by the railway station, and the course ran from there to the School boathouse on the opposite side of the lake. There were thirty-eight entrants, two of whom were unable to swim the whole course. Alexander ii won the race by about 30 yards from Weld i, who was followed by Melrose, Best ii and then the also rans . The cup which was awarded to Alexander was very kindly given by Mrs. Crisp. The length cf the course was about three-quarters of a mile, and was covered by the winner in a little over 14 min- utes. Although there was no Diving Competition, there are several boys who are beginning to dive well. If we may say so without hurting anyone ' s feelings, the best is Melrose, whose diving is excellent. The early morning plunge we presume will continue the year round, excepting, perhaps, when the ice is too thick to break. 15