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

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE School Notes r II ' HE Headmaster was absent for three weeks during the - latter part of November and the early part of December, visiting parents in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Mr. M. A. Ellissen, after ten years of untiring and loyal work as bursar and master at the School, left during August to take over Strathcona School in Calgary. Originally he taught in the School, but, as its numbers increased, he took over the duties of bursar, and it might almost be said that the Bursary grew up round him. He was Housemaster of Lake ' s, and he always played an active part in every branch of our life here. Though we are the losers by his going, we Avish him every success in his new venture. Our congratulations are due to Mr. M. H. Ellis, who, after five years of loyal and conscientious work for the School, accepted the offer of the directors of Brentwood College, and took over the Head Mastership in September. We wish him every success in the important position which has been given him and must congratulate the directors on their choice, but we shall hope to see him up here very often, and we shall miss him very much in the various school activities. At the beginning of the Christmas term Mr. D. C. Ellis (Stowe and U.B.C.), Mr. M. W. Corbett (R.N.C., Dartmouth and Trinity College, Oxford), Mr. C. W. Twite (Charter- house and Brasenose College, Oxford), Mr. E. J. H. Ryall (Dover), Mr. E. L. Bott (Toronto Conservatory of Music) and Mr. L. L. Warrener (Ontario College of Art ; Antwerp and Paris) joined the Staff. Mr. D. C. Ellis is the new housemaster of Groves ' ; Mr. M. W. Corbett of Lake ' s; and Mr. E. J. H. Ryall is the bursar. The School Prefects this year are J. F. Lake, D. E. Brad- ford, G. F. Dyson, G. A. Pownall, and R. P. Shannon. We were glad to welcome back at the beginning of the

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Editorial FT was with some apprehension that they contemplated the - - coming term as they paced the deck of the steamer. Of course the old order was constantly changing, particularly at the beginning of the Christmas term, but this time it was a more radical change than usual. Presumably there would be a fresh desk in a new classroom on which to try out the sharpness of a knife. The chances of going into the senior house room or of staying in the junior were about even. There would be new prefects with whom it would be com- paratively easy to know how to behave from previous acquain- tance. None of these things worried them. The unknown quantities in the term ' s equation were the new masters. Various rumours had seeped through during the holidays about their magnitude and forbidding appear- ances. It was all very worrying. It was quite definite that the Bursar had gone, so that the customary, genial welcome would not await them when they brought their humble re- quests to the bursary at eleven o ' clock. They supposed they would find installed there a dapper, middle-aged gentleman or a sardonic, young man. They would have to endure one of these new men in loco parentis, as Mr. Prout called the position of Housemaster. Heaven preserve them from a mar- tinet ! There would be a new form master with whom to reckon, which meant that pellet flipping must temporarily cease. A new music master and a new art master completed a very formidable list. There were undoubtedly pitfalls ahead, and they must pick their steps carefully until they had sized up this battery of new masters brought against them. It would be interesting to hear their retrospective com- ments on the term in a few days as they again pace the deck. Only there will be none.

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE term Capt. Levien and Mrs. Stanton after their holidays of recuperation, the former in England, the latter in Tahiti. The School attended two very good lectures at Strathcona in the early part of the year, the first given by Sir Hubert Wilkins on his expedition to the North Pole in the Nautilus ; the second given by Captain Noel on the Epic of Everest with introductory coloured slides of Kashmir and the Taj Mahal. On April 23rd in the S.L.A.A. Hall the Rayner sisters gave a novel entertainment comprising dances, plays and songs from many lands. The Pancake Greeze was held on February 9th, the winner being Bates, representing Lower Fifth Form. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Humphreys on the birth of a daughter on July 2nd. The whole school were able to see the Australians play cricket either at Duncan or in Victoria during their visit this summer. We congratulate G. F. Dyson on playing for Victoria against the Australians in June, and him and Bradford on being selected for the B.C. Colts vs. Australians in August. On Thanksgiving Day nearly the whole school were pres- ent at the Somenos Races, organized by the Cowichan Riding Club. A special race for Old Boys for a cup given by the Headmaster Avas won by J. A. Piddington. The new rugger field has been in use all this term so that it has been possible to undertake extensive levelling opera- tions on the cricket field. The growth of the grass has been materially helped by water having been piped up to the ground. On Armistice Day the usual service was held in Chapel in the morning, the rest of the day being a holiday. In the evening there was a Rag Concert. At an examination held during the Summer Term, J. D. C. Holland was elected to the vacant Foundation Scholarship, and an additional scholarship was awarded to J. R. Maybee.