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

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Drawing — Senior, N. Best ; Junior, G. Oakes. Music — (1) Harcourt ; (2) Piddington i. ; (3) Norie. General Progress— (1) J. H. R. Larsen ; (2) F. H. T. Bar- nard; (3) D. Southard. Dormitory Shields — Ripley ' s Senior — Malkin i. Lake ' s No. 1 — Graham. Groves ' No. 4 — Cooke. Prizes were kindly donated by: The Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Plummer, Mrs. Stanton, Miss Lonsdale, Mrs. Ripley, Mr. C. E. Rose, Miss Long, Miss Belson, Oscar Bass, Esq., The Rev. E. M. Willis, Mrs. Doherty. SPORTS PRIZE LIST Senior Sports Cup — (1) Larsen; (2) Best i. ; (3) Rochfort. Junior Sports Cup — (1) Hunter; (2) Bradford; Douty. Swimming, under 11 — Rogers. Non-swimmers — Barker. Old Boys — Ferguson. The following took the Departmental Examinations suc- cessfully :- Senior Matric. — D. R. L. Johnston, T. A. Piddington. Junior Matric. — J. T. Skrimshire, W. S. Ferguson, H. J. Lake. Grade 10— F. H. Barnard, G. C. Draesake, D. H. Green, P. H. Malkin, F. A. Riddell, R. Sherlock, A. E. Stew- ard. Grade 9— C. J. A. Powlett. 23

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE petuity with the preservation and building up of its tradi- tions. It was now administered by a board of governors. There were 115 boys in attendance. The new chapel had been erected and considerable improvement had been made to the grounds. For the first time the departmental examina- tions had been held at the school, thus affecting a considerable convenience. Drawing and wood-carving schools had been inaugurated, while necessary extensions to meet growing requirements were under consideration. Col. Slater gave a clear, direct address of encouragement and advice to the boys, which was striking because of its sincerity. He told them that they should always stick to the truth, and that straightforwardness of conduct was essential. He warned that undue pertness which might amount to im- pertinence would rob them of many friends. On the other hand, a sense of humour and clean-cut ways would take them far. Whatever they did in work or play, they must do it decently. Lighthearted humour added much to his remarks. PRIZE LIST, JULY 2nd, 1928 Efficiency — Larsen, Harcourt, Harcourt. Seventh Form — D. Johnston. Sixth Form — J. Skrimshire. Fifth Form— C. E. R. Bazett. Fourth Form — R. E. Cromie. Third Form — C. C. Covernton i. Remove — J. E. Taylor iii. Second Form — W. S. Brooks. First Form — G. A. Walkem. French — C. D. Wilson. Maths.— D. Johnston. Reading— J. H. Malkin ii. Natural History — (1) Piddington ; (2) Best. 22

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE in OR some years past we have been looking forward to the - time when we should have the land sports on our own ground, in the Lent Term. We thought it would simplify thing-s. We thought it would be easier to run and more con- venient for all concerned. Looking back on the accomplished fact, we feel like heroes who have come through a trying ordeal with colours tattered but still flying. The weather was the di fficulty. Did we decide to run off some heats, the ground was under water; if we thought of finishing the hurdles, the surface was like a skating rink. But in spite of these and other little difficulties, most of the land events were finished in the Lent Term. The hurdles were run at the beginning of the Summer Term, while we were compelled to scratch the quarter mile. The half mile was probably the best race, Lake ii. putting up a great fight with Larsen for first place. Hurdling, at the best, is a branch requiring much train- ing and skill. When you have little of either, a slippery sur- face to run on and no spiked shoes, the running time is not likely to rival that of Lord Burg ' hley. However, we have made a start and the result was quite encouraging. Larsen, who made a clean sweep of the land events, with the exception of throwing the cricket ball, is to be congratu- lated on winning the Senior Sports Cup. Rochfort i. had bad luck in spraining his wrist at the beginning of the heats, but was sufficiently recovered by the Summer Term to win two 24