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

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ably carried it through, but also to those who lent iheir cars and services as drivers, as well as our hostess of the Island Hall, even if they have to split an infinitive to so do. It is rumoured that Campbell River Falls or Banff may be selected for 1925, but the author would like to suggest Wembley, if it reopens, as being more educative and suitable to the day. Examination Results S. E. Morres took his Senior Matric and successfully entered the R. M. C. in September. Townsend Moore passed into Tacoma University. J. H. B. Watson passed the Junior Matriculation. J. K. Halley, W. G. Roaf, J. L. Roaf and J. D. Ross took the Department Examination and passed into third year High School. R. R. Alexander and R. Hodgson passed into second year. The best marks were obtained by J. L. Roaf (80%) , and Watson (78%). July 2nd came too soon after the Exams for us to feel energetic enough to have a formal Prize Day with all its mul- titude of arrangements and expenses. The Head gave us his usual happy and unvarnished crit- icism for the past year and then gave away the prizes. A notable feature of the Sports was a long-distance swim- ming race across the lake for a cup given to us by Mrs. F. Crisp. PRIZE LIST Form VI. — Watson. Form I. — Deming. Form V. — Roaf ii. French — Watson. Form IV. — Hodgson. Maths — Hodgson. Form III. — Griffith. Music — Malkin. Form II. — Wace. Gen. Progress — Barnard. Reading — Neel. Efficiency — A. Macdonald, Neel, Neel. Photography — Lake i. Natural History Collection— Moore ii. Long Distance Swimming — Alexander ii. Snap Shooting — Roaf i. Dormitory Shield No. 1 — Crisp ii. 23

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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

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Our Band (With apologies to the shade of Lord Macauly) The Principal of Shawnigan, By the nine gods he swore That the great house of Lonsdale Should have an orchestrore. By the nine gods he swore it, And named a trysting day, And bade the music stores send forth East and west, and south and north, For instruments to play. Soon sackbut, harp and psaltery, And things of fearful shape, And fiddles of enormous size, With strings on which to scrape; And clarionets and flutes and horns, And anything for sale From which a sound could be produced, Came crowding in the mail. Then up spake our Headmaster, A flautist bold was he: Oh! who will stand on my right hand, And play the bass with me? So then were nights of wailing, As the band got under way, Each striving hard to burst himself Before the concert day. But, lo! the band begins to play; The concert has begun. We cannot, even if we would, Open the doors and run. No sound of joy or sorrow Is heard on either hand; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stand gazing at the band. 24