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

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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

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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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Things We Want to Know WHETHER some members of Form I. could not write a testimonial for motor tires. THE NAME of the bright soul who suggested making bunkers for our golf course. WHETHER we shall not soon have to pull down the School to make room for some more playgrounds, or build on the playground to make room for some more school. WHY Halley couldn ' t open his desk during a certain hour. AND WHETHER it had anything to do with the love of cats shown by another member of the same form. WHETHER anybody has picked up the double lately. AND IF NOT, what has happened to it. WHETHER the translation by a Fifth Form boy of the passage omnes fere hostes terga vettevunt into all the enemy turned their backs to weep does not conjure up sad visions for the next war. AND WHETHER the Germans would have been so considerate of our feelings as to. turn their backs. IF IT IS TRUE that the Chaplain has been seen fishing with a piece of string in his well for pheasants. AND IF SO, what kind of bait he uses. Colonel Broome ' s Lecture The School was honoured on Armistice Day by the pres- ence of Lt.-Col. Broome, who gave an extremely interesting account of the unsuccessful attempt to carry the British flag round the world by air. All who were privileged to hear this epic of peril and ad- venture, told in the most simple and unaffected way by the man who bore the brunt of the long and arduous preparations for the flight, could not fail to be impressed by the sincerity of the speaker ' s underlying motive — an effort for Britain. After all, there is honour in all effort made worthily, and Col. Broome left us in no doubt that Major MacLaren and his two able assistants deserved the success that the fogs 16