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

Text from Pages 1 - 50 of the 1926 volume:

3n iMnnortam Nicholas Richard loggin 1920 - 1926 DIED APRIL 28TH. 1926 AGED 13 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Editorial WHAT a difficult task it is to start the opening para- graph, be it for an essay or an editorial! We have developed a feeling of positive indignation against those gifted ones who can dash off reams of faultless English, whilst we sit and nibble the editorial pen, not daring to sully a virgin sheet of paper. However, we should not complain, as we have received a greater number of contributions to the Magazine than ever before, and we regret that lack of space prevents us from pub- lishing them all. We can again look back on a most successful year of wor v and games. In the Departmental Exams taken in June, we had only two failures out of eight candidates. Other successes in- clude one boy passing into R.M.C., Kingston, and one into the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Our football and cricket teams both did very well. Much of their success was due to Groves who, in addition to cap- taining both teams, has also made a most efficient Head Prefect. We were very sorry to lose him at the end of the summer term, but wish him every success at R.M.C. Considerable progress has been made during the year on the new playing field; a large part has been sown down and shows every indication of making a good surface, whilst the work of levelling and grading is still proceeding at the further end. When this ground is completed we shall possess one of the fin- est playing fields on the Island. Owing to the rapid expansion of the school we had to find extra accommodation in September. The addition to the dining-room and the new dormitories above, which were built in record time, now form a very handsome improvement to the school buildings. We should like to take this opportunity of congratulating ourselves on having the services of Mr. Boniface, on whom the Page Three Shawnigan Lake School Magazine school relies so much in all contingencies, from the repairing of a cricket bat to the building of a gymnasium. This latter, when completed, will, we feel sure, do infinite credit to its architect and builder. We suffered a sad loss at the beginning of the summer term in the sudden death of N. R. Loggin. Dick had been with us for six years, during which time he had set an example of loy- alty, straightforwardness and unselfishness. He was one of the most popular boys in the school, and his passing leaves a big gap in our midst. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Capt. and Mrs. Barry. Page Four Shawnigan Lake School Magazine School Notes AT the time of going to press the Headmaster is still away in England on a long deferred holiday. We wish 1 him the very best of luck and hope to have him back with us again by Christmas. During his absence the Rev. E. M. Willis has been carrying on the duties of Headmaster. The dance at the end of the Michaelmas Term was the big- gest we have had and was voted a general success. On November 29 we had a most interesting lantern lecture by the Ven. Archdeacon Laycock on the Cathedrals of Eng- land. The Archdeacon stayed over the week-end and preached to us on Sunday morning. At a meeting of the Debating Society, the question of a School Tuck Shop was brought up. Our thanks are due to Mr. Stanton who has made the scheme an actuality and, together with his committee, has shouldered the large amount of extra work entailed. We would also like to express our gratitude to the Rev. E. M. Willis for the time he has devoted to, and the endless trouble he has taken in running the affairs of the School Bank. In the Lent Term most of us were able to go to Duncan to see The Prince of Wales ' Tour on the films, whilst in March the Seniors had the opportunity of being taken to Victoria to see Sir Martin Harvey in The Only Way and Richard III., a chance of seeing some first-class acting that was much appre- ciated. The Pancake Greeze was held as usual on Shrove Tuesday, the winners this year being Form V. The tennis court, which certain energetic souls constructed two years ago, has now been turned into a basketball ground, a game for which it seems much better suited than tennis. During the year we had several rag concerts, which ap- peared to be enjoyed. We are at present faced with a dearth of fresh talent, but perhaps some genius will be unearthed before these lines go to print. Page Five Shawnigan Lake School Magazine At the beginning of the summer term we found it neces- sary to build two more cement pitches for cricket nets, these proved very popular. The Bishop held a Confirmation Service on May 12, when eight candidates were presented. May 24 caused a more general exodus than in former years, only about eight boys being left over the holiday. An account of how four of the most adventurous spent the week-end will be found elsewhere in this issue. We are very glad to say that an Old Boys ' Club has been started. Particulars will be found under Old Boys ' Notes. This club should prove most beneficial both as regards keeping Old Boys in touch with each other, and also forming a tie between present and past. Considerable improvement has been made on the approach to the school from the road. By means of constant trips to Mill Bay beach the drive has been covered with shingle. This all helps to keep the dust away from the school buildings dur- ing the summer. We regret to record the death of Canon Lonsdale, father of Mr. and Mis3 Lonsdale, which took place in England last June. Though he had never visited Canada, Canon Lonsdale was a firm friend and supporter of the school. We welcome back Miss Lonsdale, who has just returned from England, where she has been since the end of last term. At the end of the Summer Term we said goodbye to Mr. G. H. Dowker, who has left to take Holy Orders. In his place we welcome Capt. E. D. W. Levien. Eleven boys left in July and twenty-two new boys arrived in September, thus bringing our numbers higher than ever before. To accommodate these we have had to add on to the dining-room and also to build another dormitory. The new prefects elected to fill the places of Groves, Crisp, Ferguson and Cotton i, who have left, are Haddon, Lake i and Parr. Page Six Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Football Season, 1925-1 926 THIS was one of the most successful seasons w e have had. Only three matches were lost, one of them being against our own Old Boys; while for the fourth year running we won the Wilson Cup without the loss of a single match. Our greatest achievement was in taking three teams down to Victoria at the end of the Christmas Term, playing three matches on the same day, and winning all of them. The first eleven, starting off with a strong defence, soon de- veloped into a good team and played well together. The for- wards improved a great deal towards the end of the season and gave a good account of themselves in the Cranleigh House match. Best i and Ferguson were very strong at full-back, the well-controlled kicking of the former and the energetic heading of the latter being a feature of all the matches. A great deal is expected of a centre-half, but we were fortunate in having Groves in that position, while Cotton developed into a useful centre-forward towards the end of the season. The Cup Team were never really extended, being generally somewhat heavier than their opponents. That they were un- Page Seven Shawnigan Lake School Magazine beaten, however, did not depend on this entirely, being mainly due to the fact that they had learned the elements of combina- tion. Our third eleven, or under 12 team, showed great promise. The matches which we were able to arrange for them were well worth watching, if only for the unbounded keenness shown, and while this enthusiasm must be controlled, they should un- doubtedly form a useful nucleus for 1926. Football Fixtures, 1925 Date Teams Ground Result Oct. 30 — 1st XI. vs. Duncan Men Shawnigan Drawn 0-0 Oct. 24 — 1st XI. vs. Duncan Men Duncan Won 2-1 Oct. 31 — Cup Team vs. St. Michael ' s __. Shawnigan Won 4-0 Oct. 31 — 3rd XI. vs. St. Michael ' s ___ Shawnigan Won 3-0 Nov. 7 — -2nd XI. vs. Monterey School Shawnigan Drawn 1-1 Nov. 7 — 3rd XI. vs. Monterey School Shawnigan Won 2-0 Nov. 7 — 1st XI. vs. Old Boys _. Shawnigan Lost 1-3 Nov. 14 — 1st XI. vs. Oak Bay High School Shawnigan Drawn 0-0 Nov. 21 — Cup Team vs. St. Aidan ' s __ Shawnigan Won 11-2 Nov. 21 — 3rd XL vs. Cowichan St. School .. Shawnigan Lost 1-2 Nov. 28 — Cup Team vs. Colbgiate Shawnigan Won 12-0 Dec. 4 — Cup Team vs. St. Aidan ' s Victoria Won 3-0 Dec. 11 — Cup Team vs. St. Michael ' s Victoria Won 9-1 Dec. 11 — 3rd XL vs. St. Michael ' s Victoria Won 7-0 Dec. 11 — 1st XL vs. Cranleigh House Victoria Won 3-1 March 10 — 1st XL vs. Oak Bay High Victoria Lost 0-2 March 10 — 3rd XL s. Monterey School Victoria Drawn 0-0 March 13 — Cup Team vs. Collegiate Shawnigan Won 3-0 School (Cup Team) vs. St. Aidan ' s This match, played at Shawnigan on Saturday, November 21, resulted in a win for the School by 11-2. In spite of the score the game was a good one, as St. Aidan ' s forwards were always dangerous and should have scored more freely. Their defence, on the other hand, was weak. For Shawnigan, Gillatt and Haddon both played well, the former scoring five goals and the latter three. Barclay i played a hard game at right-half and marked his man well, while Rochfort i was very sound in goal. Page Eight Shawnigan Lake School Magazine School — Rochfort i, Best i, Larsen i, Barclay i, Haddon (capt. ), Parr; Slater, Gillatt, Best ii, Taylor, Lacon. St. Aldan ' s — Lytton, Grievson ii, Mears, Vance, Grievson i, Ackroyd, Stewart ii, Ryves, Stewart i, Peters, Thomson. School (3rd XI.) vs. St. Michael ' s This was the first match of our great day, December 12, when we took three teams to Victoria and won every game. Our Juniors showed distinctly better team work than their opponents and succeeded in winning, 7-0. There were moments when the ball rolled gently across St. Michael ' s goal mouth and nobody seemed able to put it through, but in spite of this Lake ii played a hard game at centre-half, while Walkem i, Deming and Cooke all scored goals — the seventh was everybody ' s effort. School — Mannell; Playfair, Hilton; Barker, Lake ii, Brad- ford ii; Rochfort ii, Walkem i, Garrard, Cooke, Deming. Cup Team vs. St. Michael ' s The only unfortunate thing about this match was that it was played at the same time as, and on the adjoining ground to the third eleven game mentioned above, thus causing partial dislocation of the neck and acute mental suffering to the spec- tators, especially to those parents ' 1 r«o had boys playing in both games. The ground was very slippery and muddy, but Shawni- gan got away to a good start, Loggin scoring our first goal with a fine shot from the left wing. The remaining two goals were scored by Gillatt and Best ii, thus bringing the score to 3-0. Larsen l and Merritt both played well at full-back, while for St. Michael ' s Redpath was the only one with real life; he did not, however, receive enough support. School — Rochfort i; Larsen i, Merritt; Barclay i, Haddon, Bazett; Slater, Gillatt, Best ii, Taylor, Loggin. Page Nine Shawnigan Lake School Magazine School vs. Cranleigh House Played in Victoria on December 12, 1925. The first eleven match in the afternoon was the best game of the day. the score being 3-1 in our favour. In addition to the ground being very slippery, there was a strong wind blowing, against which we played in the first half. However, we held them to no score until half time. With the change of ends, the school got away at once and Bastin scored with a good low shot in the corner of the goal. Cotton scored shortly after, and again later on from a fine dribble-up and pass by Groves. For the school, Rochfort i played extremely well in goal. His judgment in running out was good and in the one goal scored against him he did not have a chance. Groves was always good, as was Best i, in fact it would be hard to pick out any one player, the whole team combining so well together. School — Rochfort i; Ferguson, Best i; Parr, Groves, Rip- ley, Wallbridge, Draeseke, Cotton i, Bastin, Lacon. Studae Dorum Everbus nightibus frarn the studae dorum Boyibus fastibus cum outa seatsosorum. And whatibus gosonibus behind the studae dorum, Askibus boyibus who ' ve been there beforum. Satisibus unsignibus and a few thingsmorum, Tlieyibus all goibus through the studae dorum; Theribus to payibus the sacrifisiorum. C. P. j 2 I en Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Cricket THE standard of Cricket is certainly much higher than ever before, and 1926 may safely be taken as our most successful season so far. We only lost one match, and that by the small margin of one run. The bowling was our strongest point, and we were for- tunate in having a fair number of change bowlers. Haddon should develop into a really useful left-hander; he has still to realise that length is the essence of all bowling, and that a bowler should not lose heart if wickets do not come as soon as he expects them. 1 - : W f% t « f3 1 . V --Jh J] am M n 1 ' r r m jm Jmmmm Our batsmen, while showing considerably more style than formerly, did not, on the average, make as many runs as might have been expected of them. Best i developed into a useful hitter, and of Robertson we hope to hear more in 1927. The latter is a good illustration of the point we brought up at the beginning of the season: the absolute importance of each boy having his own bat, and that bat one which both suits and fits him. Page. Eleven Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The fielding improved towards the end of the season, but we were sadly handicapped in the lack of any suitable place for fielding practice. This will be remedied, we hope, next year, when we get our own field into play. We congratulate Groves on the success of his team in all its matches. Date May May May June June June June June 13, 15, 29. 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 1926. 1926 1926. 1926 1926. 1926 1926 1926. Opponents . vs. Cowichan 2nd XI. vs. The Fathers s. Old Boys __.vs. Capt. Noble ' s XI. .vs. Cowichan 2nd XI. vs. St. Michael ' s vs. Salt Spring vs. Old Boys Grounds Result Duncan Won Shawnigan Won Shawnigan Won Victoria Lost Duncan Won Shawnigan Won Shawnigan Won Shawnigan Won School vs. Cowichan 2nd XI. The first match of the season was something in the nature of a red letter day for our bowlers. We won the toss and put Cowichan in first, whereupon wickets began to fall like ninepins, the score at one time standing at 1 run for 7 wickets. Haddon ' s performance was especially noteworthy; in one over he took 4 wickets for no runs. Groves also bowled very well, and the whole side was out for 14. Cowichan were very weak in the bowling and Rochfort i and Best i made a first wicket stand of 43 before they were separated. Gillatt made a very useful 18, and the School inn- ings closed for 95. COWICHAN First Innings Col. Hodding, b. Groves Hawkins, b. Haddon Kirkham, b. Groves Drayton, b. Haddon James, c. Lacon. b. Haddon... Second Innings 1 not out b. Haddon 7 b. Groves 1 c. and b. Gillatt 2 _:.__- b. Gillatt 4 King, b. Haddon b. Groves .. Neel, c. and b. Haddon Hope, b. Groves 1 Crane, b. Best 2 did not bat. Scott, c. Ferguson, b. Cotton 9 did not bat. Corbishley, not out 1 not out 6 Extras Extras 4 c. Gillatt, b Groves b. Ellissen 1 Total 1 4 Total . 27 Page Twelve Shawnigan Lake School Magazine THE SCHOOL Rochfort i. b. James Best i, b. Crane Groves, b. James _____ Ferguson, b. James ___ Robertson, b. James 19 30 10 1 Gillatt. b. Scott 1 Cotton i, b. Scott 4 Haddon, c. King, b. Neel 3 Lacon, b. Scott 2 Wallbridge, c. King, b. James M. A. Ellissen, not out 4 Extras 4 Total 95 School vs. The Fathers In spite of the fact that every parent vowed he had not played cricket for the last hundred years, we were able to arrange a very enjoyable match on May 15. Bowling was the chief difficulty, but here The Fathers had a tower of strength in Mr. Gooch, who, while bowling un- changed throughout the innings, demonstrated that he had not lost the art of making the ball break both ways, at the same time keeping a perfect length. He took 8 wickets for 1 8 runs, and the only one of our batsmen who played him with any confidence was Slater. THE FATHERS P. T. Skrimshire, b Groves 3 P. Gooch, b. Groves 4 Dr. Stanier, b. Haddon 1 Capt. Groves, c. Best, b. Haddon 1 G. Haddon, b. Groves 4 E. M. Neel, b. Groves 8 N. Best. b. Cotton 1 A. P. Musgrave, b. Cotton Sir Richard Lake, run out 9 Maj. Piddington, b. Cotton 2 O. J. Rochfort, not out 3 Extras 4 Total 40 THE SCHOOL Rochfort i, b. Gooch 2 Best i, b. Gooch 1 Ferguson, b. Gooch 5 Groves, c. and b. Gooch 12 Cotton i, b. Groves 15 Robertson, b. Gooch 8 Gillatt. c. Skrimshire, b. Groves 3 Haddon, c. and b. Gooch 8 Lacon, l.b.w. Gooch 1 Wallbridge, b. Gooch Slater, not out 8 Extras 9 Total 72 School vs. Capt. Noble ' s XI. One of the most enjoyable day ' s cricket we had was in the match against the Noble Farm, played on July 5. The game was played in the best spirit of country house cricket, and provided an exciting finish, as the issue was left in doubt to the last minute; in fact it needed a recount on the part of the scorers to decide the matter. Pag? Thirteen Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The School went in first, but did not fare very well at the hands of Commander Colville, whose ability to make the ball swerve almost unbelievable distances worried our batsmen a great deal. Best i and Robertson were the only two who played with any confidence, the former played two very useful innings, hitting with great freedom, while the latter showed a very nice style. They were greatly assisted by a useful inn- ings of 21 from Mr. Lonsdale. The Noble Farm innings opened unpropitiously for them, two wickets being down for one run. Mr. Tunnard and Capt. Noble soon altered things however, the latter ' s batting being a feature of the match. The score rose rapidly and in spite of the best efforts of our bowlers the side was not dismissed until they had scored 107, thus winning the match by 1 run. The home side very sportingly insisted on giving us a second innings, during which time Best i proceeded to hit the ball all over the ground for a very nice 43 not out. Our best thanks are due to Capt. Noble, both for arrang- ing the match and also for entertaining us so royally. THE SCHOOL Best i, c. Noble, b. Tunnard 3 3 not out 43 Rochfort i, b. Colville run out Ferguson, c. Wise, b. Colville 2 l.b.w. J. Colville 2 Groves, l.b.w Colville 8 c. and b. Colville Gillatt, c. Colville, b. A. Colville 7 c. Noble, b. Colville 11 M. A. Eilissm, c. and b. A. Colville.— 7 b. Colville 3 Robertson, b. Wise 16 l.b.w. Colville Cotton i, l.b.w. A. Colville not out 4 C. W. Lonsdale, c. Quainton, b. Colville 21 did not bat. Haddon, not out 3 did not bat. Wallbridge, b. Noble 2 did not bat. Extras 7 1 Total 106 Total 64 CAPT. NOBLE ' S XI. Hon. A. Colville, c. b. Haddon H. Hammond, run out 1 C. Tunnard, b. Best i 22 G. H. May, b. Gillatt 7 Maj. Wise, b. Groves Maj. Hammond, run out 3 Dean Quainton, b. Best i 14 A. Noble, not out Capt. Noble, b. Groves 3 7 Extras 17 Hon. J. Colville, b. Ellissen 6 ■ — Maj. Seale, b. Ellisszn Total 107 Page Fourteen Shawnigan Lake School Magazine School vs. Old Boys The first match proved so popular a fixture that we were able to arrange a return on June 19. The Old Boys did not give as good an account of them- selves at cricket as they did at football, and the School won, both times fairly easily; the last match bringing a very suc- cessful season to a close. Gordon Best, for the Old Boys, showed that besides being useful as a bowler and batsman, he is still one of the best fielders we have ever had. For the School, Haddon bowled well, taking 5 wickets for 1 9 runs. He and Best i were the only ones to reach double figures in the School innings. OLD BOYS Craig, b. Haddon Jones, b. Haddon 5 Schwengers, c. b. Groves 8 J. Musgrave, b. Haddon G. Best, c. Cotton, b. Best i 1 1 E. Musgrave, b. Haddon V. Best, c. Best i, b. Haddon Neel, c. Groves, b. Best i Martin, not out Golby, run out McGill, b. Cotton Extras THE SCHOOL Best i, b. G. Best 25 Rochfort, b. Craig Ferguson, c. Jones, b. Craig Groves, b. G. Best Cotton, b. Craig Haddon, b. Craig Robertson, c. Neel, b. Craig Gillatt, c. Jones, b. Best Lacon, b. Best I 3 2 1 16 2 Wallbridge, b. Best 6 Slater, not out 3 Extras 1 1 Total 40 Total 69 BATTING ANALYSIS Innings Best i 10 Rochfort i 10 Haddon 7 Gillatt 10 Slater 5 Robertson 1 Groves 1 Lacon 7 Cotton i 9 Ferguson 1 Wallbridge 7 Signifies not out. Not Out Highest No. of Average Score Runs 1 1 43 173 19.2 I 48 105 10.5 3 16 40 10 1 18 61 6.8 2 8 16 5.3 I 2 16 40 5 I 12 41 4.1 2 10 20 4 1 15 31 3.9 17 35 3.5 6 13 1.9 Page Fifteen Shawnigan Lake School Magazine BOWLING ANALYSIS Groves _ Best i ... Haddon Cotton i Overs Maidens .Runs W ickets Average 33 4 78 23 3.4 25 3 49 12 4.1 43 5 124 28 4.4 20 2 49 10 4.9 HORRIBILIA DICTU W. G. Grace was a famous lighthouse keeper. Morse was the man who wrote the Ten Commandments on stone. Nepia was one of the gods worshipped by the Greeks in ancient times. Four quarts make one galleon. Mussolini is the strongest man in the world. The French National Anthem is God Save the King sung in French. The Prime Minister of England is the Bishop of London. Ducenti equites praesidio navibus relicti sunt — Two hun- dred horses were left to guard the ships. Legiones in sylva ponit — He pitched the legions into the wood. A corps is a dead gentleman, a corpse is a dead lady. The feminine of he-goat is she went. Define the first person? Adam. A couple of pheasants are called a gross. The opposite of windward is the windlass. What relation are your aunts ' and uncles ' children to you — Auntsisters. L ' oiseau qui chante la-bas — The bird which was singing the bass. Page Sixteen Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Tennis - Golf - Badminton TENNIS is becoming an increasingly popular game both in schools and elsewhere. The standard of play in our school club this year was good, and though we cannot lay claim to any budding Tildens, yet the tournaments which we held were always worth watching. It is interetsing to note that there was nearly an All-Shaw- nigan Final to the Junior Clay Court Championships held in Victoria this summer. G. Best and B. Schwengers were both in the semi-finals, but were unfortunately defeated in that round. Work has been continued on the golf course and it should soon be possible to increase the size by two more holes. A second year of dry weather following on last season ' s drought did not improve the greens, and the optimistic golfer who prides himself on his putting is doomed to some nasty shocks. This has not daunted our enthusiasts, however, who may still be seen in fair numbers ploughing their way round and alter- ing the landscape with every stroke. Badminton was again popular in the winter terms, Best i, Groves, and Wallbridge alternated at the head of the ladder, and we also had some quite exciting tournaments. With the building of the gym we hope to have two courts in play next year, and these will form a very welcome addition. Library Notes WE have again to acknowledge many gifts of books during the year. By means of a grant of money from the Tuck Shop Fund we were able to purchase Nel- son ' s Encyclopaedia in twelve volumes; this forms a very use- ful book of reference. The question of accommodation is becoming acute, and we hope in the not too distant future to be able to move into larger quarters. Page Seventeen Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Boxing THE Boxing Competitions took place at the end of the Easter Term in the same ring as last year. The Finals, with the exception of the Heavy, Middle, and Lightweights, were exceedingly good fights, all participants showing that they had tried to remember what they had been taught. The other finals were far from good; all competitors appearing to forget everything as soon as they entered the ring. Major N. Armstrong kindly acted as judge on the Final Day, and at the conclusion of the Competition the cups were given away by Mrs. Nixon. Results Heavy Heavies (over 150 lbs.) this year provided two of the best fights, Crisp winning from Ferguson in the semi- finals by showing a ring gen- eralship that was most remark- able, while Ferguson won for himself The Good Loser ' s Cup. In the final the fighting was not so fast, but showed a great deal more science. Cotton gave Crisp a hard fight and nearly won on a knockout, but Crisp ' s ring-craft gained him the decision. Heavies (110 to 150 lbs.), won by Rochfort i, who fought his way through the preliminaries and won easily in the final from Larsen i, who was bottom of his weight. Ripley put up a good fight against him in one of the earlier bouts, but he had not the reach. Middle-weights (95 to 110 lbs.). The final of this weight was won by Merritt in a very clean bout with Gillatt, who put up a plucky fight. Eighteen Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Light-weights (85 to 95 lbs.) won by Draeseke, Loggin being the only one who gave him anything of a fight. Feather-weights (75 to 85 lbs.). In the final of this weight Garrard won from Slater, in one of the best events of the competitions, by showing a superior knowledge of attack. The bout was keenly contested and the issue was in doubt till the last moment. Additional interest was given to this fight as both contestants were boxing out of their weight. Bantam-weights (up to 75 lbs.), won by Bradford ii, from Marshall in the final. Throughout the whole competi- tion the winner showed a style and knowledge that is seldom seen in this weight, and although Marshall put up a plucky fight the result was never in doubt. Shooting Notes THE Snap Shooting Competition for the shield pre- sented by Major Curwen, took place on Tuesday, June 29th, and was won by Best i with a score of 45 out of a possible 65. Harcourt, who came one point behind Best, did such good shooting on the Moving Target that a special prize was awarded to him. SCORES At Bull ' s Eye At Disappearing Target, 5 shots Target, 5 shots Total 50 15 65 Best i 3 9 6 45 Harcourt 3 2 12 44 Groves 3 6 3 3 9 Larsen i 3 3 3 3 6 Barclay i 23 9 3 2 Page Nineteen Shawnigan Lake School Magazine A Common Room Carol With apologies to another and greater Carrol The Padre and the carpenter Were walking hand in hand, Do you suppose, the Padre said, The gym will ever stand? I doubt it, said the carpenter, If you play in the band. If seven score of hefty boys, Picked stones for half a year, Do you suppose, the Head inquired, The Footer ground they ' d clear? I doubt it, said our Pessimist, And shed a bitter tear. The time has come, the Q. M. said, To talk of ways and means, Of bowls of sug and tapioc, Of cabbages and beans, And if the butter ' s spread too thick For infants in their teens. The Studebaker and the Bean Were walking on the sward, They wept like anything to see Such quantities of Fords; Just think if these were Stars! they said, And stalled with one accord. Page Twenty Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Sports THE finals of the land sports were completed by June 29th, while the water sports were held on the next afternoon before a large crowd of parents and friends. We were fortunate in having beautiful weather for both days. Much closer competition was shown this year in the Senior Championship, Best i eventually winning the cup by one point. Both he and Groves, the runner-up, are to be congratulated on the fine showing they made in all events. To win our Championship Athletic Cup does not neces- sarily bespeak a first-class athlete, but it requires all-round ability to do so. This certainly holds good for the two boys mentioned above. Robertson and Walkem i did not let Merritt have it all his own way in the land events for the Junior Championship, but he obtained a big lead in the water and won the cup easily for the second year running. The cross-country was a very good race. Groves set a hard pace from the start and maintained it the whole way. The obstacle and relay races were again very popular, the latter was won by the Vancouver team. Vancouver also won the Junior relay, a new event which met with general approval. Other new events were a water pillow-fight, which pro- duced many amusing moments, and a life-saving race. In the latter event, the appeals for help made by the corpses were most realistic, but it was thought advisable to use dummies on the final day, as being less noisy and less prone to aid in the work of rescue. An account of the long distance swim will be found on another page. We are indebted to Mr. W. R. Ripley and Mr. H. Dear- born for the very handsome challenge cups presented for the Senior and Junior Championships. Page Twenty-one Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Major Rowntree, Major Piddington, Capt. Groves, Mr. H. P. Bell-Irving, and Mr. J. Grant kindly acted as judges for the water sports. The results of events were as follows: — (3 points for 1st, 2 for 2nd. 1 for 3rd) Event Winner Second Senior Championship Best i Groves (21 points) (20 points Junior Championship Merritt Walkem i (18 points) (10 points Long Distance Swim Best i Larsen i 100 yards open Groves Parr 100 yards junior Robertson Walkem i 220 yards open Groves Best i 220 yards junior Merritt Walkem i High Jump, open Best i Groves High Jump, junior Robertson Walkem i Long Jump, open Groves Best i Long Jump, junior Robertson Walkem i Cross-country, open Groves Parr Cross-country, junior Barclay i Merritt Obstacle Race -Parr Rochfort i Throwing Cricket ball, open Best i Groves Throwing Cricket ball, jun. Merritt Harcourt 50 yards Swim, open Best i Rochfort i 50 yards Swim, junior Merritt Lake ii Diving, open Best i Groves Diving, junior Merritt Cotton ii Life-saving Ferguson Best i Water Pillow Fight Cotton i Larsen i {Groves ( Crisp Parr Cotton i Norie I Marshall Sack Race, under 10 Bradford ii Larsen ii tm_ 1 j ii Bradford ii i Brooks Three-legged Race { Winch I Graham Non-swimmers ' Race Brooks Larsen ii R lay Race, senior Vancouver N. Island Relay Race, junior Vancouver N. Island Third Parr ( 1 points) Robertson (9 points) Cotton i Haddon Merritt Parr Colthurst ii Best ii Gillatt Merritt Ferguson Merritt Ripley Lake ii Lake ii Best ii Draeseke Larsen i Hilton Ferguson Walkem i Best ii | Larsen i •Merritt ' Larsen ii Cotton ii Rochfort ii Islands Mainland (Vancouver Team, senior: Ferguson, Crisp, Cotton i, Wallbridge) . (Vancouver Team, junior: Merritt, Walkem i, Draeseke, Douglas i) . Tug-of-War — Island beat the Mainland. Old Boys ' Swim — Craig, McGill, Best. Sisters ' Rowing Race — Neel and Stanier. Page Twenty-two Shawnigan Lake School Magazine A Letter Home m 2W %  = fT Ml m± . m a J?feO i w Itl ' lll B JLi. l. N l ' :-• ' ? dftli J, i 1 z $ Page Twenty-three Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Boating and Swimming AFTER the usual two or three weeks ' instruction under oars, the senior divisions started sailing. In addition to the six sailing dinghies, the School fleet has now a cat-boat and two kittens. The two latter were in great demand on Sunday afternoons, the Merlin, especially, being much sought after as the best sailing boat of the lot. The early morning plunge and afternoon bathing did not start till May 1 2th this year, owing to a slight epidemic of flu. However, once started, it got away with a good swing, culminating in the usual water sports at the end of the term. This year we revived the long distance swim — three-quar- ters of a mile, from the station to the boat-house. There were twenty-one entries (including several Juniors) , and all com- pleted the course. The finish was most spectacular, Best i winning from Larsen i by only 5 sees. Great credit is due to both Best i and Larsen i for the way they swam throughout the race, also to many others who, while not being amongst the earlier arrivals, are yet to be congratulated on their achieve- ment of such a long swim. The finish was as follows: — 1st— -Best i. 1 2th — Taylor. 2nd- — Larsen i. 13 th— Haddon Page Twenty-four Shawnigan Lake School Magazine 3rd — Cotton i. 4th — Rochfort i. 5 th — -Parr. 6th — Merritt. 7th — Gillatt. 8th — Best ii. 9th — Groves. Oth — Lake ii. 1 th — Playfair. 1 4th — Ferguson. 15 th— Wallbridge. 1 6th — Lake i. 1 7th— Wace. 18th — Bell-Irving. 19th — Douglas i. 20th — Colt hurst i. 21st — Piddington i. Winner ' s time: 14 mins. 9 sees. Chapel Notes CELEBRATIONS of the Holy Communion have been held regularly every Sunday morning in the School Chapel, also on All Saints ' Day, Ash Wednesday, and Ascension Day. On Sunday evenings during Lent, Lantern Services were held, the subject being The Life of Christ, illustrated by slides very kindly lent by Mr. H. O. Litchfield. Sermons have been preached by Ven. Archdeacon Laycock and Rev. N. E. Smith. Confirmation was held in All Saints ' Church by the Bishop of the Diocese, on Wednesday, May 12th. The following candidates were presented: — A. S. Gillatt, J. H. R. Larsen, R. W. B. Lacon, R. W. Harcourt, T. A. Piddington, A. D. M. Parr, A. R. Playfair, A. E. Steward. We are very grateful for the following gifts to the Chapel: Red Burse and Veil, White Bur se and Veil, presented by Mrs. Page Twenty-five Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Stanton; Choir Hymn Books and Psalters, presented by Miss Lonsdale. Subscriptions: We are most grateful to all those who have so generously subscribed to the Chapel Fund. Chapel Fund. — The total amount to date with offertories and subscriptions amounts to $1,113.70. In this amount is included some personal property of the late Richard Loggin. By the wishes of his mother, this sum has been devoted to the above fund. Loggin Memorial Fund. — A fund has been started for the purpose of erecting a suitable memorial to the memory of Nicholas Richard Loggin, who died April 28th, 1926. This fund, to date, amounts to $60. We should like to express our appreciation of the way in which Piddington i has played at our services during the absence of Miss Lonsdale. Examination Results J. D. Groves passed into R. M. C, Kingston. A. G. Crisp passed his Senior Matriculation. H. J. Cotton passed, and L. K. Wallbridge received partial standing in, the Junior Matriculation. W. S. Ferguson and T. Punnett passed into third year High School. J. R. Manson passed into second year High School. R. W. B. Lacon passed into the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Page Twenty-six The School Fire December 1 6, 1926 The morning the magazine arrived from the printers was December 17th, the morning after the disastrous fire. This, originating in the drying-room chimney, made a clean sweep of the entire school in less than live hours. Local helpers enabled us to save much personal prop- erty and the unfinished gymnasium. Now we have got to rebuild ! ! How? When? Where? These questions will be decided within a week, but we want the moral help and encourage- ment of all our old boys, present boys, staff, and parents if we are to carry on. (We may need practical help as well). The boys were splendid and of the greatest use possible. Conditions were hard, owing to the snow and slush, but every- one was as cheery as possible. The Staff were magnificent. The telegrams and letters received within twenty-four hours from parents of old boys, parents and friends, were so numerous that one member of the staff had to be on duty from 7.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. at the telephone and indicate most assuredly that next term Boarders will return on January 14th. Or as near to it as possible. GOOD SCHOOL GONE T •HERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD RE- gret over the destruction by fire of the admirable boys school conducted by Mr. C. W. Lonsdale and «£, his efficient staff at Shawnigan Lake. Since he ac- E{ quired the institution a few years ago Mr. Lonsdale had built up for it a reputation for excellence Which won for it a prominent place among schools of its kind throughout the Northwest. Upon him and his associates the blow falls severely, while the boys will be disconsolate over the destruction of an institution which they knew was playing a decisive part in the promotion of their welfare and in which they had spent so many happy hours. It is to be hoped that Mr. Lonsdale will find it possible to rebuild the school, and there can be no doubt that if he shall be able to do so, the new establishment will not only re- tain the patronage which was accorded the one just destroyed, but will gain a still wider measure of popularity. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Prize Day A LARGER crowd of parents and friends than ever before was present at the annual water sports and sub- sequent prize-giving in the Big School afterwards. The Headmaster in a short resume of the year ' s work said that he looked back on a year of progress. The numbers were larger than ever before in the history of the school, and the necessity of additional equipment loomed in the near future. He hoped to add a laboratory for science work and a gym- nasium. The school had now a considerable number of Old Boys, and they had met and formed an Old Boys ' Associa- tion. The examination results were not yet available, but last year ' s had been eminently satisfactory, with five matricu- lation candidates and five passes. Air-Commodore Halahan, C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O.. D.S.O., who is director of the Technical Department of the Royal Air Force, then spoke. He said that after thirty years in the Navy and Air Force, he at last had the opportunity of visiting Canada. It was a wonderful thing to see a tip-top school in one of the Dominions. He had seen many schools in the Old Country, but had never seen fellows looking fitter than the boys before him. He likened the school to some intricate casting in a great engine. There were two or three important jobs in connec- tion with the casting. First came the pattern maker, then the moulder, and lastly the pourer. The Headmaster had a large lump of valuable metal and it was his job to form the finished casting. The pattern makers were the head boys, they made it possible for the Headmaster to turn out a finished and effi- cient article. The Juniors had to build up the school. They had looked up to some senior boy on whom they would wish to model their life, and the Seniors ' responsibility was great, since what they were the Juniors would be. In England the pattern making was all finished in the centuries-old tradition Page Twenty-seven Shawnigan Lake School Magazine of the great schools. Here it was still going on and the re- sponsibility applied from the oldest to the very youngest. It would be a great pleasure to him, on his return to Eng- land, to be able to tell people that in this school the boys were building up a tradition and esprit de corps worthy of the great schools of the Empire. Air-Commodore Halahan then presented the prizes as follows: — Form VI. — Wallbridge. Form V. — Piddington i. Form IV. — Manson. Form III. — Stanton. Form II. — Walcot. Form I. — Graham. Maths. — Wallbridge. Music — Fox ii. General Progress — Piddington i, Oldham, Bell-Irving. Reading — Groves. French — Groves Efficiency — Ripley, Groves, Crisp. Natural History Collection — Best i and ii, Lacon, Bazett. Snap Shooting — Best i, Harcourt. Dormitory Shield, No, 3 — Skrimshire. Sports Cup (Senior) — Best i. Sports Cup (Junior) — Merritt. Prizes were kindly donated by: Mrs. F. H. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Stanton, Mrs. Stanier, Miss Lonsdale, Mrs. Hartl, Mrs. Haddon, Mrs. Morres, Mrs. Tryon, Rev. E. M. Willis, Mr. T. S. Gillatt. Page Twenty-eight Shawnigan Lake School Magazine A Train Journey to the Himalayas THE temperature being nearly 125 degrees in the shade, we dec ide to leave Calcutta for the Hills, as they are called in India. We pack up warm clothes that have not been brought forth for many moons, and hie ourselves to Sealda Station of the Eastern Bengal State Railway where we catch the 5.20 p.m. Darjeeling Mail. The scene in the station that presents itself to us is an extraordinarily amusing one. Babus armed with umbrellas, pushing each other all over the place, arguing, collecting pack- ets of food, beating each other over the heads with their um- brellas to emphasize the points of their arguments; everyone talking at once and nobody paying the slightest attention to anyone else. We now board our train which, for the first part of the journey, consists of long coaches with arm-chair equipment. Having settled our places near the punkas, we stroll down the train and take a look at the native carriages which are filled with heated humanity, for all the world like sardines in a can brought to melting point; and then back to our own to look out of the windows and watch the fun when the train is about to start. The bell goes for the passengers to take their seats. From everywhere Babus and their families appear, all seeming to try to get into the same carriage, until at last they are all packed in and we are off. The first part of our journey is through the out-skirts of the city, then we pass through Barrackpore, where the first outbreak of the Indian Mutiny occurred. From here on we go through the flat, uncultivated land of Lower Bengal. Darkness now falls with that suddenness peculiar to the Tropics, and we settle ourselves down to read until we get near the new Sara Bridge over the Ganges. This is one of the finest of its kind in the world. Little of it, however, can now be Page Twenty-nine Shawnigan Lake School Magazine seen owing to night, but what is visible in the moon light gives one some idea of its size. About 8.30 p.m. we arrive at Santahah, the end of the broad gauge. Here we have some dinner, before changing trains on to the standard gauge. While we are having dinner, our bearers are making our beds in the sleeping cars. These are long coaches with two broad padded seats on each side of the compartment, and two turn-down bunks above. We have brought with us our bedding as this is not supplied for one in India. After a short walk round the station we wend our way back to the train and are off again by 9.30. So to bed, but not yet to sleep as it is far too hot. We talk of the cool places we shall be in on the morrow, and try to make ourselves feel cooler : A x d HIMALAYAS, FROM DARJEELING that way. At last Morpheus gets the better of some of us, and the next we know is that we have arrived at Jalpaiguri. It is now 5.30 a.m., and here we get our chota hazri, which consists of tea, bread and butter, and fruit. We find now that the country has changed somewhat and is more jungly, but after a while we start going through the Terai, which is of a more open nature, and we see tea gardens Page Thirty Shawnigan Lake School Magazine dotted about. The sun is getting higher and the day starts to heat up, but this is relieved somewhat by the sight of the eternal snows on the mighty Himalayas. This helps us to feel cooler, but we are not really in the slightest. At 11.15 we arrive at Siliguri, the terminus of this rail- way. We have to change here, also we have time to have tiffin, which consists of the ever-present curry as a mainstay. The line from here up is the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, which is of the narrow gauge type, there being just room for two people to sit side by side in each compartment. At 11.45 we are off on our climb. The train is run in two parts; the first and second class going in front and the third and baggage following. Our journey for about three miles is on the level to Sukna, where the train is divided into four parts. We get out here to have a look at our engine, which is a funny little thing but enormously powerful. On the front buffers sit two coolies, whose job it is to throw sand on the rails in case the wheels should slip owing to the steep- ness of the grade. In the middle and rear of the train are brake- men, perched up on the roof, who control their brakes under the orders of the driver; the latter is a grizzle-haired old Scotch- man, as are most of the drivers on this line. We go back to our seats and are off again. Now starts the climb. A few low hill tea gardens here and there, until we start going through the tropical forest, all intertwined with different kinds of vines and weird flowers. After about an hour ' s ascent we halt to take in water. Everyone gets out and walks up to have a look at the waterfalls and the view in gen- eral, as the train, according to the notices on the side of the line, will pick us up further on. We entrain again and so on once more, winding our way up the mountains alongside the old road which goes through to Tibet. After rising for about an hour, we come to the famous stairs. This is a most wonderful piece of engineering, built up the face of a precipice for all the world like a gigantic staircase. We climb up one slope, back up another, forward again, and so on, for six times. Page Thirty-one Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Now we start our turn round the mountain, leaving the Indian side for the Tibetan. Next we go round the double loop, during the climbing of which the train makes two com- plete circuits. If we have been wise we have taken a suitcase containing warm clothes with us in the carriage, so that we can change gradually from our thin, white suits into something thicker. It is quite amusing to see the different kit in which our fellow travellers appear. First a tweed coat, then as the climb pro- ceeds, cotton trousers give place to flannel. We get to Kurseong after having risen 7,000 feet. Here we get the first cold drink without ice that we have had for months. Having well refreshed ourselves with copious draughts of ambrosial liquids, we are off again still climbing to Ghoom, which is 10,00 feet up, and here we don our overcoats. We now have a descent of a thousand feet to our journey ' s end, down the winding line to Darjeeling. Once more the noise and shouting begins, as one is dragged about the station by the Bhutia women luggage carriers; their men-folk doing nothing but look on. Having chosen the least objectionable looking of these porters, we hand the bag- gage over to her care; this load she humps on her back by means of a rope round her forehead, which passes over her shoulders and under the trunk. The procession now climbs up to the hotel for a cheering cup of tea or otherwise according to taste. Facing the hotel are the wonderful snow ranges extending as far as the eye can see, Kinchinjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, in the foreground, albeit 42 miles away. One next takes a rickshaw to the club to see who is up that one knows. We shall probably find several congenial souls and have dinner with them. We leave early for bed, having arranged with the syces to have ponies ready for us at 4 a.m., in order that we may go up to Tiger Hill to see the sunrise on Mount Everest. And so to bed, thank Heaven without a mosquito net, and no punka- wallah to curse. But how cold we are! This will P age Thirty-two Shawnigan Lake School Magazine be forgotten on the morrow when we stand gazing in awe at the Mother of the World just visible in the distance, tinged with colours which no artist can paint, and towering in lonely majesty in all the glory of the early sun. £ D y T_ THINGS WE WANT TO KNOW IF Mr. Musgrave didn ' t look very nice inspecting divisions with the cougar hound under his arm. AND WHAT he would have done had it been Rover who was in the way. HOW MANY pairs of football stockings Capt. Levien has. IF THE mustard that was used on Hallowe ' en has been returned yet. HOW MUCH money Green spends on vaseline for his hair. WHETHER some people should not be equipped with a rudder for use on the football field, thus leaving their hands free for knitting. HOW Mr. Stanton likes being the housekeeper. AND WHETHER a cap and apron are not part of the uniform of that office. IF Mr. Musgrave has gone into the question of buying an alarm clock yet. HOW MANY sleepless nights Mr. Boniface will spend when the first heavy snowfall comes -on the gym roof. WHETHER a boiler factory would not have been a haven of rest compared to the class rooms when the carpenters were building the gym WHEN was the last occasion on which a Hill House boy was discovered wearing his own clothes. WHEN Mr. Willis is going to buy a real car instead of a has-bean. THE NAME of the boy who, on seeing the desks and benches from Form IV. piled in the passages one Saturday morning, enqiured if Mr. Stanton had lost a nickel. WHETHER Bazett has yet found out what the monks used to tell their beads. Page Thirty-three Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The School Concert THE Annual Lent Term Concert took place in the Big School on Saturday, March 27th, before a large and appreciative crowd of parents and friends. The proceedings opened with a short speech by the Head- master, in which he informed the audience that the programme had not been arranged with the sole idea of pleasing the listen- ers, but mainly with the object of impressing the boys with the value of a musical training. The first number, Sea Horses (Dunhill) , sung by the Senior Singers, and accompanied by the school orchestra, was an ambitious undertaking, and called forth well-deserved ap- plause. Four songs by the Junior Singers, accompanied at the piano by Neel, Stuart, and Dearborn ii, in turn, were particularly well rendered, and showed by the excellence of their rhythm and clearness of enunciation, the long and patient training which these young vocalists had undergone. The Senior Singers acquitted themselves nobly in five songs, accompanied by Best ii, Barnard, Fox ii, and Piddington i. Miss Lonsdale ' s mastery of technique was well illustrated in the violin solos which she contributed. She was accompanied with amazing sympathy and understanding by Piddington i, Dearborn ii, and Fox ii. These numbers were much appreciated and added greatly to the afternoon ' s enjoyment. Mr. M. A. Ellissen sang two songs and brought down the house with his topical version of I ' m on the Staff. Another item which was received with hearty applause was the unaccompanied male voice part-song The Winter Song, by the Seniors. A display of Physical Training Exercises by the Seniors, under Mr. A. P. Musgrave, was carried out with a smartness and precision which was deserving of the highest praise. The programme ended with two pieces by the school or- chestra: Samoan Lullaby (Boyd), and Minuet in F (Mo- Page Thirty-four Shawnigan Lake School Magazine zart). Both of these were extremely well played, considering the inexperience of the instrumentalists, none of whom, with the exception of two violinists, had had more than a year ' s practice on his instrument. The Programme 1. SONG WITH ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENT— Sea Horses Dunhill THE SENIORS 2. VIOLIN— Largo -Allegro Comedo Tartini Intermedio Mondonville 3. SONGS— London Town (Traditional ) Rathbon? The Cock - Judd A Pairy Blessing (Shakespeare) Joseph Barley Break (Anon 15 95) „ Brewer THE JUNIORS 4. STRING QUARTETTE— Sarabande .__. Handel Minuet : Mozart 5. SONGS— Dream Song (de la Mare) Palmer When the Green Woods Laugh (Blake) Stewart THE SENORS 6. PHYSICAL DRILL. 7. ROUND— A Merry H:art (Shakespeare) Walford-Davies THE SENIORS 8. VIOLIN — Village Dance Schubert Waltz Weber 9. PART SONG— Winter Song Bullard 10. SONGS— I Am a Jolly Foster (Old English) Palmer The West Wind (Masefield) Middleton 1 1 . SONG— Three for Jack Squire MR. M. A. ELLISSEN 12. THE ORCHESTRA — Samoan Lullaby Boyd Minuet Mozart God Save the King Page Thirty -five Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Our Trip to Jordan Meadows May 24th, 1926 NO one is now willing to take the blame for originating the scheme, though there was nearly a free fight to claim that proud distinction before we started. Howbeit, we all agreed that if we could walk two miles to cricket for a duck, we could walk twenty-two miles to Jor- dan Meadows for a fish. The personnel (including livestock) consisted of four boys and three dogs. The dog-lovers (?) were The Bullvadians: The Scotchman, The Scout, and The Scribe. The dogless one (lucky fellow) was the guest of the party. The question of supplies was the cause of much heated de- bate, as we all knew what we wanted to take, but none of us was at all certain as to what we ought to take. The Scotchman (as the heaviest feeder) was concerned about the supply of fresh meat, but not wishing to stagger for twenty miles bur- dened with half a side of beef, he was at length prevailed on to take his supply on the hoof, in the form of Rover. Thanks to the timely aid of Mr. Lonsdale, none of us went hungry. The design of our packs was both original and artistic — so long as the said packs were lying on the ground. But it is a wonderful thing how tins of milk and bottles of this and that — which of course one must have on a camping trip — seem to find the small of one ' s back. All of this we discovered as soon as we started to put our packs on. However, Mr. Skrimshire came to our help and showed us how to make a very good pack out of a suit of overalls. In fact so good was it that even The Scout was tempted to sink his own artistic sense for the sake of a little comfort, and remodelled his pack the next morning. After many alarums and excursions, packs were duly girded on, aided by many girders, and amidst a sufficiency of applause and jeers — I mean Cheers — to enable us to find the North Pole itself, we set out. Parje Thirty-six Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The guest was the first to blunder. He lost the axe at the football field, but Mr. Pannell returned it. The next mishap was when the Scotchman ' s pack slipped down and interfered with his steering. The first official stop was at the Koksilah River. From there on the Scout was kinda worried and only revived when Ripley cut his finger and allowed the Scout to fix it. Met Forest Ranger. Party was indignant at being mis- taken for Scouts. The Scout now began to find many good camping places, though he contended that he wasn ' t very tired, but weren ' t any of us tired? If so, he would willingly sacrifice himself and stop. Rover left when Pat was called to heel by his irate mas- ter. He must be a very sensitive dog or else he understands English exceptionally well. We all crossed our first river safely, except the Scotchman who, whilst being original, got wet. The united efforts of the party restored him to dry land, but he wasn ' t fit company for a respectable party (meaning us) for some time. When it started to rain we pitched our camp and the meal was prepared at once. Jock managed to get a taste of every- one ' s grub except the Scout ' s, and was in bad with everybody except his fond master, who seemed to think the whole thing rather funny. However, the said fond master — being the Scout — got kinda sore when Jock got all his grub. The tent was fine and though it rained all night, we went to bed in comfort (this doesn ' t mean to sleep). The only serious mishap was when the Scout heard a cougar, and, wishing to investigate, seized a match and lit Jock ' s tail instead of a candle. There was some conjecture a s to what the less venturesome would be thinking about their poor wet comrades. It ' s odd, but we accused no one of envy. We got up at four next morning, had breakfast, packed the tent and walked and walked and walked. Jock had beaten us to the chocolate, so we were real hungry. When we tired of betting that Jordan Meadows was just around the next cor- Page Thirty-sev°n Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ner, we stopped and ate some prunes and cheese. In the end the Meadows merged into reality and Scotty, extricating himself from gloom, doubled the last 200 yards, and then fell ex- hausted. I tried to emulate him but couldn ' t stop and fell in the river. By twelve noon we were ready for lunch, after which we discovered that the Meadows were already occupied by two old- timers, whom the Scout chummily designated the Boys. That night all went well despite the fact that we pitched our camp in a well. The next day we all got caught in the rain but managed to recuperate in the old-timers ' shack, and then sallied forth and got wet again whilst pursuing some trout for supper. That night we split our forces, Scotty and the guest pre- ferring an old shed to the tent. Guess it couldn ' t have been colder anyway. Next morning we left by nine o ' clock and, having said goodbye to the Boys and getting a dozen scones for our trouble, we started back. We took things easy and lunched at two, arriving back at the School about 7.30. The best part of the trip was the meal we had on getting home. The Scout was a fine cook, but he is not in Ah Tan ' s class. However, we hope to remedy this fact by giving him some more practice next year. A. G. C. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Junior — No, Benares is not the capital of the Argentine. Nor were the Anzacs the original inhabitants of Mexico, as somebody told us the other day. C.D.W. — We asked the Quartermaster if he could answer your question as to how many centipedes of health there were in the pudding, but he seemed to think you ought to be satisfied with one meat course and was rather short with us. Page Thirty-eight Shawnigan Lake School Magazine L.W. — William III. was probably called many things by the Jacobites, but we doubt whether he was ever known as William The Orange. Sleepless — Of course rehearsals for concerts are rather noisy affairs, but what woke you up last term was not Mr. Hickman singing, but Mr. Boniface ' s goat complaining to the moon. T.R. — No, a mark at the end of a sentence is not called a comet, but so long as you don ' t call it a star — well, that ' s an old joke, anyway. J.D.M.P. — No, rubbers or galoshes are not considered the correct wear for a football match, though probably they would be very nice if one was on the Snakes and Ladders Team. J.H. — We don ' t quite understand your question about a chant we sing called The Out To Meet Us. Do you by any chance mean the Nunc Dimittis ? Peace Lover — Yes, we agree that rubber nails and cork hammers would probably make carpentry less noisy, but we doubt if the gym would hold up as well if constructed in this manner. H.J.C. — Your suggestion that chocolate bars should be eaten one after another and not all at the same time, strikes us as very sound. But personally, we always find that more than three or four bars in the mouth at once make breathing so difficult. F.W.I.M. — In reply to your anxious enquiry as to a cure for lisping, we have been informed by various eminent physi- cians that the constant repetition of the word Pussy with the mouth well filled with apple might effect a cure. For our part we should like to suggest that slickers, sou ' westers, and gum boots be worn if this method be adopted. Harassed — No, it would be insufficient to say that salt is that which makes potatoes taste nasty if you don ' t put any in. You are perfectly right in v hat you say, of course, but then, so was the person who told us that to keep milk from turning sour you should leave it in the cow. Page Thirty-nine Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Old Boys ' Notes AFTER the cricket match on June 19, 1926, the Old Boys ' team held a meeting in the dining room of the School. Those present were H. B. Watson, E. Mus- grave, K. Craig, T. Martin, L. W. Neel, N. Jones, V. Best, G. Best, B. Schwengers, M. Magill, J. Musgrave, H. Golby, J. D. Groves (Head of the School) , the Prefects, and the Head- master. A resolution was proposed, seconded and unanimously adopted that an Old Boys ' Club be formed with headquarters at the School. That a Club should prove beneficial to the School through the interest of the Old Boys. That it should prove a useful link between Old Boys, and that, later, it might be possible to run a football and cricket team in connection with the Club. That an annual football match be arranged if possible in November of each year, and that a dinner at the School should follow. That the Old Boys ' cricket match for the last Satur- day before exams, should be made an annual event. That a fee of $1.00 should be charged for the first year. This to include the Magazine. The following officers were elected (subject to their ap- proval: President, the Headmaster; Chairman, A. B. Robert- son, Esq. ; Committee, L. W. Neel, F. G. Crisp, J. D. Groves, J. Musgrave, H. Golby, the Head of the School. The following Old Boys have become members: — F. G. Crisp, E. Boyle, A. Crisp, W. Ferguson, L. Wallbridge, H. B. Watson, K. Craig, J. Musgrave, E. Musgrave, N. Jones, L. W. Neel, A. B. Robertson, G. P. Cameron, K. Halley, A. Bastin, W. A. Leckie, J. A. Macdonald, A. G. Macdonald, St. John Colthurst, J. L. Roaf, K. Leeming. The following letter from the Headmaster will be of general interest: — Page Forty Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Dear Editor, I am afraid that our Old Boys ' notes are not going to be very full this year, but it has been such a pleasure to be able to see so many while on my trip to England, that perhaps the O. B. S. will forgive me if I write only of those I have seen. H. J. Cotton, L. K. Wallbridge, W. S. Ferguson, W. Leckie, E. Boyle, M. Smith, F. Crisp, and B. Weld had dinner with me at the Grosvenor Hotel in Vancouver and gave me a send-off at 9.50 which, on top of that of the School in the morning, made me feel somewhat homesick before I had really started! I was sorry not to see our President, A. B. Robertson, but he rang up at the last minute to say he could not manage it. The Roafs were both in California, but I met Mr. Roaf in Yonge Street, Toronto, a few days later, and he told me of their plans. The next O. B. ' s whom I saw were Dick Walkem and Morris, at Upper Canada College. I had dinner at the Col- lege and saw Walkem for about an hour afterwards. He can still run ! ! Thence to the R. M. C. I unfortunately missed my train in the morning, so did not arrive till after dark and feared I might be too late to obtain leave for those I wanted to see. However, I almost ran into S. E. E. Morres, who had just given me up, having ex- pected me some six hours earlier. We had dinner and spent the evening together. The next morning Morres took me over the College, and Prof. Day showed me the Labs and school buildings. I had chosen a good day as the College sports were held in the afternoon. I lunched at the College and much appreciated the hos- pitality of the Commandant and those members of the Staff whom I was fortunate enough to meet. Amongst these was Professor Richardson, whom some of us will remember at the Royal Naval College. During the afternoon (which was rather wet) I saw Morres, Ross; also various others whom I knew but who were Page Forty -om Shawnigan Lake School Magazine not at Shawnigan. In the evening Morres, Groves, and Gais- ford came to dinner and spent the evening with me. An interesting feature of the sports was the obstacle race for recruits. It is a race full of interest and humour for the onlookers, and I learned many things which would make our own a more interesting and assuredly a more exciting race! Groves was extremely fortunate to come in 19th. And so to England via Montreal and Quebec. I should like to say how very much I was impressed by the entire life at the Royal Military College, and I do hope that the ambition of many more of our boys will rise to a deter- mination to enter the R. M. C not instead of a University, but certainly as a preliminary. Parents can hardly argue on the score of expense, routine, or training, and, after meeting the Commandant (Colonel Con- stantine) and the Staff Officers, I cannot but advise them to urge their sons to qualify for entrance to this very excellent training ground for the future. Yours, etc., C. W. LONSDALE. Vancouver Old Boys ' Dinner Vancouver, Sept. 29, 1926. We have received the following account of the Old Boys ' Dinner, held in Vancouver, from our Vancouver correspondent. Preparatory to writing this, I have been reading faithfully the Society News in all the newspapers and I find that the proper procedure is: — ( 1 ) Tell what colour the tablecloth was, how much the tall flowers probably cost, and throw in a lot of technical de- tails about what everybody was wearing. (2) Tell who was there and why. Page Forty-two Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Not being a professional, I am quite incapable of number one, but number two sounds more reasonable, so here goes. This dinner was held in the Hotel Grosvenor, Vancouver, on the 29th September, 1926, at 7.15 p.m. Those present were: — The Headmaster, W. Leckie, W. Ferguson, L. Wall- bridge, B. C. Weld, T. Boyle, F. Crisp, H. Cotton, M. Smith. All were on time except our good friend Teddy Boyle, who claimed that some person, or persons, unknown, had hidden his clean collars and thus delayed him. Bruce Robertson, unfortunately, was unable to attend, ow- ing to the fact that he was busy at his office, which shows that Business is Good in Vancouver. The Brothers Roaf were in Hollywood — no, we don ' t know what picture they are starring in — and A. G. Crisp did not attend as he was 1,364.3 miles from Vancouver at the time. The dinner itself went off (or should I say went in) very well, and after dinner we had an hour or so to talk with the Head and hear how things were progressing at the School. Then we piled into our cars and down to the railway sta- tion, where we gave the Head a send-off with three cheers (and a Tiger) and tried our hand at For he ' s a jolly good fellow. By this time the train was pulling out and we were all pursuing it down the station platform when Harry Cotton (who is in way of becoming a rugby star) so far forgot him- self as to render a perfect flying tackle at the first person he could see. It was a fine piece of work and wholly successful, but the crowd at the station, lacking in appreciation for such technique, were observed to smile, even laugh out loud. Truly a crushing blow. After this promising exhibition a committee was formed to consider the question of forming a Vancouver Old Boys ' Football Team. It was, indeed, a most successful reunion, and we all hope that it will become an annual affair. F. G. C. Page Forty-three Shawnigan Lake School Magazine S. E. Morrcs was 2nd in his year at R. M. C. J. D. Groves is on the soccer eleven at R. M. C, he also distinguished himself by coming in second in the cross-country race out of a field of over a hundred. J. Lander has left Shrewsbury and is now at Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge. B. C. Weld has passed 1st class Commercial Radio Tele- graphy. HE WHO LAUGHS LAST I ' ve been watching Mr. Boniface And all his merry crew, Simply tearing lengths of wood about And making much ado. Now when I ' m working with a saw, Or trying nails to hit, However well I measure up Things never seem to fit. At first my boards are far too long, And so I seize them all, And having sawn off just a bit I find they ' re all too small. But with these wretched carpenters Things are not quite the same, They always make things fit first time It must be awfully tame. But 1 had such a laugh last week, My sides were nearly numb. I was watching one drive in a nail. He missed and hit his thumb ! ! Page Forty-four DIGGON ' S l gE PRINTING VICTORIA, B.C.