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

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Buxum mel rosis in a tempora turn an is offendit at pris- tine novelle te. Saucias! Parca offert me some candeat his ex pense. O mi! Hae ad sum jam forte an fatur is his turn. Hicce istic is notabit longa sin si addit lato nite. Boo! Uno Crispe, hacsa fuse pusionis ne an in his loca. O meo! Meo! It is a realtera fore ne ali ad me. Reple sensis scis. Sensum moneto me, i votiva ritu sum. Adeo, no more, SONI. Empire Day, 1924 Empire Dav, 1924, was marked by no flag wagging or vain speechifying on the greatness of that Empire on which the sun never sets, but by an expedition which appeared, per- haps, to some as an attempt to drive to the limits of our own local realm, getting back only when the sun had set on our own particular bit of Empire. In other words, the whole motor fleet was mobilized to convey as many as possible to Parksville. Jupiter Pluvius, though threatening, proved in the end propitious, and without any serious contretemps or excitement, one by one the cars dis- gorged their human contents at the hospitable doors of Island Hall, 70 full miles away from the shades of the prison house, to quote the Sixth Form, so lovingly adapting Wordsworth lines to their own case. The exact number who were lucky enough to get seats, or was it knees, escapes the chronicler. The party arrived, however, in time for those who wished to have a bathe and for some to be out in a sail boat, very kindly lent to us. Lunch followed; excellent, I am sure, as I fail to recollect a single boy grumble; a wonderful tribute to any meal pro- vided by a school authority. After lunch various diversions were indulged in, some slept, some wrestled with carbureters, one sang an Episcopalian song for a non-Episcopalian bet, the result of which was the Studebaker carrying another load to Alberni and back, just to see how far it was! 21

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Flittermice (Rundall) Stanford Seniors Violin — Minuet Mozart Pastorale Hurlstone Songs — If All the World Were Paper (17th Century) „ Shaw The Owl (Tennyson) Parry The Rats Waif or d Davies Juniors Quartette — The Long Day Closes (Chorley) Sullivan Songs — Dawn Gentle Flower (Barry Cornwall) S. Bennett The Blasksmith Brahms Physical Drill. Song — Up from Somerset (Weatherley) Sanderson Mr. M. A. Ellissen Part Song — Rolling to Rio (Rudyard Kipling) German Solo — Orpheus With His Lute (Shakespeare) Sullivan J . Bishop Violin — Traumerei Schumann Dance Dittersdorf Seniors Songs — The Witches ' Steeds (Ogilvie) Harris A Wonderful Prophecy (18th Century) ... Buck God Save the King The Lost Livy (Below we print a copy of a manuscript recently dis- covered by a well-known professor of French who, we under- stand, is offering a liberal reward for the best translation) : — Dea Mater: — Heri sit an ritu a lina to fori ambacto mi studes. Cine has a vi o linter plaga solas is mus ac ille prone. Bos an misse arno longa mu sic made nt ire leas a lotus ille assis strumoso horride; mysta sed it-ne allec ilium. 20

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The McLaughlin ' s carbureter, having more spirit, was tested out by a little drive to Qualicum, where it disgorged its load for another bathe, and then a painful seven miles back, during which the carbureter indulged in further vagaries. Supper later, and, after various refusals to speechify by members of the School, about 7.30 a start was made for the return journey. The wild merriment of Nanaimo gave an opportunity for rest and diversion to the drivers, and then on to Chemainus, and even to Duncan, and e ' en to a rendezvous at midnight at the foot of Buena Vista. This last midnight frolic being neatly arranged by the carbureter wrestlers, who had contrived to use too many gal- lons of gas during the day. However, pipes and bottles were produced and fresh spirit infused by one whose spirit never fails; once more aboard, and the remaining few miles are soon covered and so to bed. It was an ambitious programme, but in its achievement, most thoroughly successful and enjoyable, and I am sure all who went would desire to thank heartily, not only the Author- ity whose generous desire to give all concerned a day of pleas- ure worth remembering, originated the scheme and then so 22