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

Text from Pages 1 - 46 of the 1933 volume:

Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « EDITORIAL  WHEN we leave this School certain memories will linger with us: they may be few but at intervals during our life they will keep recurring to us. Particularly will they be stirred up when we meet a friend of our school- days whom we may not have seen for some time, and when the floodgate of reminiscences is opened. Among other activities that will be recalled will be the work division, and it is likely that the comments made with reference to it will not be kind ones. To most of us if we are perfectly frank the work division is a bore: a necessary evil which has to be endured. Picking up stones, raking, shovelling earth by the drive, cutting down trees that one day a new playing field may be made, all seem rather unnecessary. But a few moments ' thought should suffice to show what a completely wrong attitude we adopt and in actual fact the work division is one of our most worthwhile institutions, because it is creative and produces something which will probably last longer than we our- selves. The difficulty is that this is not always apparent at first sight. It is only necessary to take a single example to show this. The boys who picked stones off the main field in the days when it had as little grass on it as the top field now has, could hardly have visualised how good a ground they were helping eventu- al ly to form. For being able to play football on what is one of the best grounds on the Island we are indebted to a previous generation of boys. Hence surely it is worthwhile for us to do ungrudgingly something for those who will follow us. In this way can we make some return to the School for the benefits we derive from it. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SCHOOL NOTES REV. E. M. WILLIS resigned from the staff at the end of the Easter Term, and Mr. Corbett left at the end of the year and is now at a school in Hertford. Miss Lonsdale left in the middle of last April for a protracted visit to England. We hope that she is enjoying her well-earned holiday. We welcome Mr. A. E. F. Trotman (Marlborough and Oxford), who has joined the staff this term, and under his coaching rowing in shells has again been resumed. Mr. Twite has succeeded Mr. Corbett as house master of Lake ' s. We offer our congratulations to Lord and Lady Colville on the arrival of the Master of Colville. Unfortunately the event occurred during the summer holi- days so that we could not celebrate it by an additional half holiday. We congratulate D. E. Bradford on passing into R. M. C, Kingston, also on winning the Grogan Cup for Tennis; M. G. Stirling on passing into the Royal Canadian Navy. He is now a cadet in H.M.S. Frobisher in the Mediter- ranean. The burning down of the Hill House on April 9th was much regretted by many of the older members of the school as it was the last remaining link with the Old School. The Pancake Greeze was held on February 28th, D. E. Bradford of Form VII. being the winner. The School Prefects this year are A. T. Rogers, J. F. Mackie, J. I. Bird, R. E. Homer-Dixon, G. S. Covernton, J. D. Rochfort. We congratulate J. F. Mackie on being appointed Captain of the 1st XV. On November 14th the Sixth and Seventh Forms went to Victoria to hear the lecture given by Dr. Zimmern on the Economic Crisis. Earlier in the year the same two forms had the good fortune to see Caval- cade having been forewarned against the supposedly more educational spec- tacle they were to have witnessed. On November 13th those who were musically inclined went to listen to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in the first concert it has given in Victoria. On November 2 5 th the Hart House Quartette came up to the school and later gave a concert at Strathcona, the two schools attending. The Staff and a large number of the boys were the guests of Strathcona at a very delightful Hallowe ' en party on October 3 1st. A Rag Concert, which seems rapidly to be becoming an annual occurrence, was again held on Armistice night in the Big School. On Empire Day those who did not go out with their parents went to Parks- ville for a picnic, which was much enjoyed in spite of the inclement weather. During the Michaelmas Term the Play Reading Society has read Dear Brutus and Abraham Lincoln. Our sincere sympathy goes to Derek Johnston on the tragic death of his father, Mr. Lukin Johnston. 4 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Owing to Mr. C. F. Kumler having accepted a position in Oakland, Cali- fornia, we have reluctantly been compelled to allow two promising lads to go to school in their own country. Congratulations to Mr. Twite on making a score of 149 not out in Van- couver, and on winning the V. I. Squash Championship. Also to Mr. M. C. Ellis on captaining the V. I. Hockey Team against Vancouver. On November 29th Commander Lay showed at Strathcona a film of the Special Service Squadron ' s voyage round the world in 1923-24. Examinations T HE examination results this year were satisfactory. The first success the School obtained was in the Naval Entrance Examination, M. G. Stirling ; passing successfully with 74 The Matriculation Class was not quite so good as that of 1932. Greater success was noticeable in the results of boys who have been with us from an early age than of boys coming at fourteen and fifteen, as can be seen partly from the fact that the average age of our Senior Matriculation candidates was sixteen years, three months; and the average age of the Junior Matriculation class was sixteen years, nine months. The papers set on the whole were fair and obviously devised with the pur- pose of finding out how much the candidate knew of his subject within the set limits. We found the Physics paper a trifle more difficult than we had anticipated and four of our candidates out of nine received supplemental in this subject. Four out of the five Senior Matriculation candidates received respectively 78%, 74%, 70% and 60.4%. In addition, D. E. Bradford was accepted by the Royal Military College for which there were only four vacancies for British Columbia and over twenty-five candidates. The complete list of passes is as follows: Senior Matriculation — C. J. C. Henniker, R. F. Pearce, D. B. Savage. Junior Matriculation — A. F. C, Aikins, G. E. Davis, D. E. Maxwell, P. F. Pullen, G. F. Dyson, R. H. Hyde, W. D. Kennedy, J. F. Lake. PRIZE LIST Form VII— R. F. Pearce. Form III— R. M. Day. Form VI— A. F. C. Aikins. Form II— A. R. Smith. Form V-A— G. W. Reed. Efficiency, Michaelmas, Lent, Sum- Form V-B— D. F. H. Corbett. mer— D. E. Bradford. Form IV— R. A. Kerr. Sportsmanship— J. I. Bird. Rem ?T ' r? T : C ° Se ' • , JR. F. Pearce, 80.2%. Miss Gildea ' s prize for over 75% in Junior Matriculation g Savaee 76 1° Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Chapel Notes THE Confirmation Service was held in the Chapel on Sunday, March 5 th, and was conducted by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Columbia, who confirmed the following boys: D. F. H. Corbett, F. D. L. Crofton, F. H. Davis, J. S. Humphreys, R. L. Lake, R. L. Macleay, D. E. Maxwell, J. R. Maybee, V. G. Motherwell, P. C. Musgrave, P. J. Paterson, J. W. Reynolds, J. C. Smith, J. P. Torland, C. G. H. Tupper, W. W. Watson, C. H. Wilson. There were also four candidates from Strathcona Lodge School. Celebrations were held in the Chapel during the Summer Term by the Lord Bishop of Kootenay and Rev. N. E. Smith. The preacher on Whitsunday was Rev. J. S. A. Bastin. Members of the Oxford Group Movement visited the School at the end of March, and an address on the movement was given in Chapel on March 26th by G. Majoribanks. The Reverend H. F. Napier is very kindly acting as School Chaplain and commenced his duties in September. Our grateful thanks are due to Lady Lake for her very generous gift of two oak Hymn Boards and number cards. STORM OVER CUBA ONE sunny day in August, 1933, the passengers on board the good ship P A found themselves drifting slowly into the harbour of lovely Havana. Soon, everything on board was rush and excitement, for they had heard there had been trouble in Cuba. Would they be allowed to land? or would they be told to continue their voyage with many regrets? Meanwhile the ship came to a standstill and began to list hard ' a-port ' as the passengers leaned over the rails to cast their superfluous riches to the diving- boys below. Great fun said they, and greater still if they could get two to fight under water over the same dime. News came at last, in the early afternoon. No cargo was to be unloaded but passengers could land. Off ran Mr. A, Mr. B. and Mr. C and before they had left the quay they were beleagured by a mob of optimists who tried to foist their wares upon them — and so cheap! Tobacco, whisky, trinkets and even greater delights were to be had, almost for the asking. Gott Strafe these people, said Mr. B., after failing for the first half-mile to rid him of the nuisance. Here, here, agreed Mr. C. There, there, echoed Mr. A, feeling more kindly disposed toward them, but voting them an equal nuisance. However! Patience was rewarded, and Fortune, who ever seeks to favour the brave, caused another insistent advertiser to join the throng, but, this time, in the shape of a taxi-man. For two dollar I show you all the sights of Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Cooba! he shouted, holding up two fingers so that they should not mistake him. But the three needed no asking. They leapt into his seven-seater Packard, and amidst the jeers and curses of their former well-wishers, they were jerked forward by their rescuer, Antonio Parrado, only to find that they had ex- changed the frying pan for the fire. On he drove (they knew not where and cared even less) furiously and yet more furiously like some modern Jehu, now keeping one side of the road, and now taking the other, with an occasional Give ' er ten down the middle. Steady! screamed Mr. A, what the do you think you ' re doing and where the do you thing you are going, anyhow? Long live De Cespedes was the reply. And curses on Machado — we ' ll have him yet, he continued, shaking his clenched fists so violently that the car bethought it of taking an angle of ninety degrees at 5 6 m.p.h. Steady you crazy , yelled Mr. B. Ah ha! came the reply. Cooba is free at last. Machado — he no good; De Cespedes — very good. I don ' t give a heck whether Cooba is free or not, said Mr. B. All I know is you are far too free with this automobile. But these reprehensions only added fuel to the fire until all at once a sud- den application of the brakes brought them to a standstill outside a decorative building. I have brought you to the famous bar of ' Sloppy Joe ' , said the taxi-man; all visitors to Cooba begin their tour here. And so, only too glad to quit their speed- ' bus for a while, the three travel- lers vied with one another in their generosity at the bar. Thick and fast flowed the Bacardi cocktails and the gin fizzes, until Mr. A noticed that the latter state of the chauffeur was slightly worse than the first. Now tell me, he said to him, what is all this trouble in Cuba about? Sugar, replied the man before Mr. A had finished his question, — Sugar, sugar, sugar — too much sugar. I don ' t quite get you, said Mr. C. Do you mean there are too many pretty women in Cuba? If so, I am inclined to agree with you, if I am to take the women I have seen so far as any criterion. Oh no, no, no, he replied, laughing. What I mean is we cannot sell all the sugar we produce in Cooba, and the government — they are devils. But sugar seems to be an odd reason for starting a revol . Bang, bonk, bang, came an interruption from outside. What on earth was that? continued Mr. C. without waiting for a reply to his original question. But even his second question was not answered, for the taxi-man had rushed out, followed closely by the three visitors, to find a street-fight raging round their car. Hurrah boys! shouted Parrado, or the equivalent of it in Spanish, throw- ing himself into the thick of the fight. Bullets whizzed hither and thither; barricades were thrown up; the butt-ends of rifles were swung in every direc- tion; clothes were ripped from opponents ' bodies; houses were fired ' ; stores invaded and broken up; missiles thrown from the housetops, telegraph wires torn down and all the excitements pertaining to a revolution perpetrated. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine As for the tourists, they were divided in counsel. Mr. A vowed it was the one moment he had waited for all his life and lost himself in the melee. Mr. B thought it his duty to mount guard over the automobile, and he had not long to wait before he received a luscious fig in his left eye. But Mr. C cared for none of these things; he slunk into the car and hid himself on the floor and hoped for the best. At last Mr. B grew tired and seeing Parrado quite near, he summoned him. Almost at that moment Mr. A returned, like the hero come back from the wars, with his face cut, a blue-black eye, a thick ear, and his trousers about a quarter of their original length. But he had at any rate enjoyed himself. Here, you: said Mr. B to Parrado, drive us out of this mess; I guess we didn ' t come here to fight over sugar-knobs. But for another ten minutes his efforts were useless. On rolled the battle until the skies which had been growing grey all along and had at length changed their greyness for a cloak as black as pitch, took matters into their own hands and burst in torrents on the warring streets. The lightnings gave shine and thunders rumbled over- head, and nature alone could finish what man had begun. Back rushed Parrado with the rest of his partisans and made for shelter as fast as he could. Now take us somewhere quieter, said Mr. C when the storm had cleared, and let us see some of the less sugary sights of the place. So off he drove even faster than before with an occasional halt — when he would rush up to some comrade and, flinging his arms around him, shout, Long live De Cespedes and the revolution! Beyond that he really did take the tourists to see the sights of Havannah, which included besides the National Hotel and Morro Castle, the cemetery, the mortuary (in which the mangled corpses of Machado ' s former supporters were produced from refrigerators and exposed to view!) and Par- rado ' s wife and family. And so eventually back to the ship as the shades of night were falling. Among the passengers were to be seen the ex-vice-president and the ex- secretary-to-the-treasury, dejected and humiliated refugees. How are the mighty fallen? said Mr. B as he went over to talk to them. Later he went to dinner with them and as they were sitting down to table Mr. B asked, What is the real cause of the trouble in Cuba? Sugar! replied the ex-secretary-to-the-treasury. We could not get enough sugar produced in Cuba to pay the necessary taxes. Ouch! the ex-vice-president screamed as he sat in his chair. What can the matter be? said Mr. C as he jumped to his help. A pin! replied the dignitary somewhat sulkily. Ha ha! laughed Mr. C. How lucky you are! That is a good omen por- tending your eventual return to power. Don ' t you know the old saying: ' Blessed is he that sitteth upon a pin for he shall surely rise again ' ? And so the evening wore on and brought an eventful day in the lives of Mr. A., Mr. B and Mr. C to a close. Sic transit gloria mundi, said Mr. B. to Mr. C as he wished him goodnight at his cabin door. I don ' t know about the gloria mundi, replied Mr. C, but I fear the rest of the voyage will be sick transit for me after that sight at the mor- tuary! 1980 The old man smiled, sighed, answer ' d As one in a dream. How clear the days of that bygone age When I was a boy appear, All the pranks we ' d play From day to day Are each one of them vividly clear. .... And what was it like? You ask, my boy. Much different from your life today A little more primitive possibly We were more like He-men, I dare say. The P.T. bell would rudely shatter rest, And with it dream of turkey drest And picture shows — late morning spent abed Where no Preps, Tests, Detentions, caused one dread. Dart up from bed — right quickly too! The time is short; those seconds few In which to don shirt, shorts, gym-shoes, no more. Strip well the bed, and Don ' t fling bedding on the floor! Then fly downstairs to gulp cocoa And fetch your towel: no loitering though. Now hasten straightway to the gym Where all too soon there is Fall In. Extension — number, form fours, and so on. Swing arms — touch toes — bend back — thus long That soon with breaking back, exhausted limbs One pleads — but with mute eyes For the instructor grins! Foul fiend, thought I ' Tis time thou hast a mortal ' s frame, Yet heartless Satan art thou all the same. A short time more: we race towards the lake. ' Tis Autumn, with white fr ost upon the boathouse floor, That ' s something never to ignore. Cries fill the air of those already in. I shudder at the awful din. This surely is a penance. But For what a sin? I dive to the bottom, up again. It ' s not so cold, but then I must cry out, complain, It is the fashion, this pretending pain. And thus it was we started every day, With almost brutal hardships to endure. But then — We ' ve never felt the worse for them, I ' m sure. — Historicus. « Shawnigan Lake School Magazine FOOTBALL 1933 Shawnigan Lake School vs. 5th Brigade Intermediate XV — Won 23-0 Although they had not played together for seven weeks the School Fifteen quickly found their form in the match against the Fifth Regiment played at Shawnigan on Saturday, January 14th. The pack, although shoving seven against eight, fully held their own but the ball was slow in coming out to the backs. Within three minutes of the start Adams scored a try after a good pass- ing movement by the three quarters, Robertson converting it. Almost immedi- ately afterwards Covernton also scored a try but the kick was charged down. Then the School pack faded away so that the 5 th Regiment took up the attack and penned the School in their own half. Gradually the forwards pulled together and the ball was worked down to the opposite end where Robertson scored a good try after a fine individual effort in the course of which he sold the dummy. Immediately afterwards a splendid dribble by the School pack ended in Brad- ford forcing his way over for a try, the score at half time being 14-0. In the second half the School again attacked at once resulting in a quick try scored by Bird. The 5 th Regiment were kept almost entirely on the de- fensive but kept clearing their lines by good kicking. After fifteen minutes ' play a series of five-yard scrums ended in Bradford scoring another uncon- verted try. Owing to the slippery state of the ball and the heavy ground combined play among the outsides was difficult, but Covernton was always dangerous and shortly before the final whistle Dyson crossed for the last try. For the 5 th Regiment Piddington was conspicuous amongst the forwards and Barker played well outside the scrum. Shawnigan Lake School: Dawson; Covernton, Robertson, Bird, Adams; Mackie, Dyson; Bradford; Lake (captain) , Skrimshire, Shannon, Lawson, Pow- nall, Homer-Dixon, Bishop. 1933-1934 Shawnigan Lake vs. Brentwood — Won 57-0 On Saturday, November 4th, Shawnigan Lake School played Brentwood and won by 57 points to nil. The Brentwood ground was in very good con- dition, and this, combined with a fine day, made for a fast and open game. Brentwood used the eight-man scrum with the result that Shawnigan made full use of their extra man outside. The Shawnigan three-quarters were a little uncertain in their handling in the first few minutes, but quickly settled down and scored a try when Mackie cut through the centre from a loose scrum. Rochfort converted with a good kick. From the kick-off a good three-quarter run took the ball well back inside the Brentwood twenty-five, and it was only the fact that Covernton was excellently tackled that prevented a score. Shortly afterwards Bird scored from a five-yard scrum, and Rochfort again converted well. Another good three-quarter run starting from the halfway line ended in a try by Reed, which was again converted by Rochfort. A free kick was then awarded to Brentwood for foot up in the scrum, but it was not long before Rochfort scored from a movement started by Dawson. The kick at goal 10 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine failed. Brentwood then pressed a little and had the ball well back in the Shawnigan half of the field, when a clever cut through by Mackie led to an unconverted try by Reed. Another threatened score was averted when Brent- wood touched down behind their line. Brentwood again pressed a little, but a long kick from touch brought the play back to the Brentwood end, and Mackie scored another unconverted try. A free kick awarded to Brentwood for off- side found touch inside Shawnigan ' s 2 5, and for a while it looked as if a score might result; the pressure was relieved however when a Brentwood man was penalized for lying on the ball. The final score of the first half was a try by Rogers which was we ll converted by Rochfort. Half-time score 29-0. Brent- wood started off the second half with a series of forward rushes and eventually found touch on the Shawnigan try line. However, the advantage could not be pressed home and it was not long before Covernton ran round the opposition and scored between the posts. Rochfort converted. Another free kick to Brent- wood went into touch on the Shawnigan try line, but a forward rush led by Homer-Dixon quickly relieved. This was Brentwood ' s last serious threat and although they continued to go hard all the time, and in spite of some good tackling by Newcombe, further tries were added by Mackie (2), Covernton (2), Rochfort and Rogers (2). Rochfort converted one of these. Shawnigan Lake School: Dawson; Rogers, Rochfort, Reed, Covernton; Mackie (captain), Bird; Lewis; Homer-Dixon, Campbell, Wilson, Pullen, Woodward, Humphreys, Maybee. Shawnigan Lake School vs. Wanderers — Won 16-0 The match between the School and Wanderers, played on November 11th at Shawnigan, ended in a win for the School by 16-0 after a very hard-fought and evenly-contested game. Territorially the losers had quite as much of the game as the winners, and the School ' s victory was due to the excellence of their defensive play and the brilliant combination of the outsides, amongst whom Mackie, Covernton, Reed and Whittle were outstanding, whilst Dawson played a very good game at full back. The School forwards, though lighter than their opponents, were superior in the set scrums, did their full share of defending and were usually up in the right place to take a pass in attack. Within five minutes of the kick-off Shawnigan scored their first try after a good bout of passing among the three-quarters ending with a well-timed inside pass from Covernton to Reed, who scored between the posts, Rochfort converting. The Wanderers then attack ed until Mackie, starting in his own half, ran cleverly through most of the opposition before giving a pass to Reed who again scored between the posts. The try was not converted, however. For the remainder of the first half the Wanderers were continually, on the offen- sive, several of their attacks being held up right on the line, and though Mackie and Covernton relieved with good kicks to touch and the School were given a free kick for foot up in the scrum, play continued in their half of the field till half time. At the beginning of the second half the School attacked ending with another break through by Mackie. He passed to Covernton who ran with great determination to score far out, Rochfort ' s kick at goal just fell short. Good work by the Wanderers ' forwards and an intercepted pass carried play to the 11 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Shawnigan line where a series of five-yard scrums occurred, but the Wanderers could not quite penetrate the School defence. Mackie at last got the ball away with a good kick, and several good runs amongst the three-quarters ended in Wilson being held up only when over the line. Shawnigan, however, were not to be denied and after another three-quarter movement the ball fell loose and Wilson was up to get the touchdown, Rochfort converting. The Wanderers were put on the offensive once more by an intercepted pass and the game ended with them still attacking. For the Wanderers the forwards played well all through, though one or two of them were too apt to lie offside, whilst outside the scrum, Lock was the outstanding player. Shawnigan Lake School: Back, Dawson; three-quarters, Covernton, Reed, Rochfort, Rogers; five-eighths, Mackie (captain), Bird; half, Whittle; forwards, Homer-Dixon, Campbell, Pullen, Woodward, Wilson, Humphreys, Maybee. Shawnigan Lake School vs. University School — Won 12-3 In the match played at Shawnigan on December 2nd, Shawnigan Lake School beat University School in a very hard-fought match by four tries to a Kg . : r fj|fl y ' ■ m V • • k ' • f if jr fit w % m- w ♦ «v «% ' v ' ' ... ■ B 1st RUGBY FIFTEEN 1932-33 Back Row: E. F. Bishop, G. A. Pownall, R. E. Homer-Dixon, M. C. Adams, J. F. Mackie, D. J. Lawson, D. A. Dawson. Middle Row: D. F. Robertson, D. E. Bradford, J. F. Lake (captain), G. F. Dyson, G. S. Covernton. Sitting: P. Skrimshire, J. I. Bird, R. P. Shannon. 12 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine try. The ground was heavier and the ball greasier than they had previously been this season and it took Shawnigan some time to settle down. University School by means of well judged kicks to touch, put themselves in an attacking position for the first five minutes, but the Shawnigan outsides always looked dangerous when they had the ball and at the end of ten minutes Covernton crossed wide out for a try which was not converted. The Shawnigan forwards, although pushing seven against eight, gained possession of the ball in the ma- jority of the scrums, but tended to offset this advantage by slow heeling in the back row. After twenty minutes ' play Covernton again scored after a deter- mined run in which he shook off several of his opponents, but the kick again failed. Almost immediately afterwards Peden, gaining possession near the half- way line, scored for University School after a very fine individual effort, and half time arrived with the score 6-3. In the second half Shawnigan had rather more of the play than University, but the close marking by the latter ' s outsides gave the Shawnigan threes little chance of finding a way through. Shawnigan scored two unconverted tries in this half, Whittle on each occasion diving over the line after a series of five- yard scrums. University broke away on several occasions, their forwards once clearing their line with a very good piece of dribbling. For Shawnigan Homer-Dixon and Campbell were frequently prominent amongst the forwards, whilst Whittle, Covernton, Mackie, Reed and Bird played well amongst the outsides. Most prominent on the University side were Sworder, Gee, Peden, Barry and Galloway. Shawnigan Lake School — Dawson; Rogers, Rochfort, Reed, Covern- ton; Mackie (captain), Bird; Whittle; Homer-Dixon, Campbell, Woodward, Pullen, Wilson, Humphreys, Maybee. Shawnigan Lake School vs. Lord Byng High School, Vancouver This match took place in Vancouver at Brockton Point on Saturday, December 9th, resulting in a draw of one try all (3-3). The game was played in a drizzle on a ground which was already extremely greasy after 48 hours of heavy rain, but in spite of the conditions the handling was very good, especially by Shawnigan. From the kick-off Shawnigan took the offensive, but were driven back by a good forward rush and for a short time were on the defensive. Play was then transferred to mid-field, the tackling of both sides being very keen, and neither side was able to gain any advantage. Several good three quarter movements instigated by Mackie saw Shawnigan attacking again. Shawnigan, though only pushing with seven for- wards, were seeing more of the ball than Lord Byng High. The play was again in mid field and a very clever opening on the half way line by Mackie saw Covernton over for a try, having outrun all the opponents; Dawson failed with the kick. After this the play ruled very even for about ten minutes, neither side being able to gain any decided advantage, then from a good three quarter movement Williams went over for a try for Lord Byng, which was not con- verted. Both sides were giving a good exhibition of rugger, and from then on till half time the play was very even. Score 3-3. 13 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine From the kick-off Shawnigan put up a strong attack and were nearly over, but the defence held and they were driven back, and had to defend their own line, but a clever run by Mackie and Lewis relieved the pressure, and they were attacking again, but the good tackling of the Lord Byng side kept them out. The pla y was then just a ding-dong struggle, with Lord Byng occasionally pressing very hard, but they were kept out by good tackling. Lord Byng were awarded a penalty kick nearly under the Shawnigan posts for foot up, but could not put the ball over. Shawnigan again put in a good attack but were driven back, and from then until the end play was quite even, the final score being as at half time, 3-3. It would be difficult to praise either side too much. The tackling, falling down on the ball, and passing were very good. The Shawnigan side considering their disadvantage in weight played extremely well together, and it would be very difficult to single out any one player, with perhaps the exception of Mackie, who played a marvellous game for his side. For Lord Byng it would also not be easy to single out any one player, though Holman and Smith were very noticeable. Shawnigan Lake School: Back, Dawson; three-quarters, Covernton, Reed, Rochfort, Lewis; five-eighths, Mackie (Captain), Bird; half, Whittle; forwards, Homer-Dixon, Campbell, Pullen, Woodward, Wilson, Maybee, Humphreys. Shawnigan Lake School 2nd XV vs. Brentwood 1st XV On Saturday, November 2 5 th, Brentwood College 1st XV beat Shawnigan Lake School ' s 2nd XV, 17-0. At first the play was quite even, but later the breaking down of Shawnigan passing movements led to two scores by Symons and Todd, the latter being converted. One further try was added in the first half when West cut through the centre. The kick failed. Shawnigan started determinedly in the second half and for some time had much the better of the play, and it was not until quite near the end that Davidson scored again for Brentwood from a line out near the Shawnigan line. The final score was made by Kidd after some loose Brentwood passing. Territorially the School had a s much of the game as Brentwood, and, considering their inexperience, the Shaw- nigan team played quite well and their defense was generally quite good. Shawnigan Lake School, 2nd XV: Day 1, Mackie 2, Seaton, Tryon, Harris, Bishop, Maitland, Lewis (captain), Campbell 1, Tupper 1, Bell-Irving, Reynolds, Wilson 2, Goldie, Motherwell. LIBRARY Since last year the Library has acquired the following books: Transition, by Durant; Beneath Tropic Seas, by Beebe; Story of Evolution, by Gruenberg; Technical Electricity, by Hutchison; Psychology and Politics, by Rivers; Montaigne, by Oliphant; Science and the Modern World, by Whitehead; The First World War, by Laurence Stallings. 14 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine JOHN MACKIE (With apologies to William Cowper.) John Mackie was a prefect, A truly gallant man, A rugby captain eke was he Of famous Shawnigan. John Mackie, he quoth to himself, Though at this school I ' ve dwelt These thrice six tedious months, but yet No licking have I felt. Tomorrow is the Sabbath day: At three o ' clock I ' ll meet, Inside the store of Pen-y-wern Candies and cakes to eat, My brother and my brother ' s friend, And other prefects three. We ' ll eat our fill: so you must wait And eat some after we. But what John Mackie says or does Is none of my affair: So if there ' s more you ' d like to know Pray ask for it elsewhere. So let us sing, Long live the King, And Mackie long live he: When next he ' s off to score a try May I be there to see! — C. R. D. 15 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine A POLITICAL FANTASY In October Shawnigan stirred in its sleep, troubled by the nightmare of an approaching election. Three little pigs came tripping up to Shawnigan carrying planks for which they seemed to have the greatest solicitude and on which they lavished much care and affection, displaying them proudly and praising them loudly to poor Shawnigan who lay sick of a broken byway, a disease so dreadful that everyone who came to see Shawnigan trembled like a jelly. The first little pig ' s planks were made of straw although they were gaily coloured and attractively labelled, especially his favourite Work and Wages one. He was not a very clever little pig and was very pleased with his pretty planks. He did not know they were made of straw. Two trumpeters rode be- fore him to help him draw attention to the merits of his wares and one of these trumpeters went on trumpeting very loudly till long after his bedtime. The second little pig had quite a different set of planks, which were woven of twigs. He used them to beat off his enemies and thrashed about him mightily, like Tweedledum who used to hit at everything within reach, whether he could see it or not. In spite of his energy the poor pig could not stop a queer bug called Ultra Vires from buzzing continually about his ears. One of his trumpeters had died but he bore this misfortune manfully, blowing the trum- pet himself as though well used to it. The third little pig could not afford trumpeters. He introduced a spice of novelty by bringing a very large Jack-in-the-box. Although he only carried one plank he was heavily laden; because the plank could hardly be seen for the bricks which were piled upon it. Having no trumpeter, this little pig tried to attract attention by throwing the bricks about but he was so clumsy that he dropped as many as he threw. Every time he dropped a brick the Jack-in-the- box leaped up to create a diversion. When all the bricks had gone the plank melted away and finally vanished. But the pig was so occupied with his Jack- in-the-box, which turned out to be a Jill-in-the-box after all, that he did not notice the disappearance of his only plank. All three little pigs were very much afraid of the Big Bad Wolf. Indeed, the second pig was so scared that he fell into a sneezing fit and kept on sneezing out Russia, Russia, till he woke Shawnigan right up. Shawnigan was not afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, for it turned out to be a Brown bear, and quite gentle. One of our oldest citizens taught the bear to sing the National Anthem. — George. 16 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CRICKET  THE School can look back on the cricket season with satisfaction. Of the five matches played only one (against Cowichan in the early part of the term) was lost, and both Brentwood and University School were defeated. This was the more creditable as all the matches were played on our opponents ' grounds. The team was well balanced, though the low scoring in most of the matches would indicate that the bowling was stronger than the batting. The traditionally high standard of fielding was well maintained and had much to do with the School ' s successes. Much of the credit for this must go to Dyson whose fielding was an inspiration to the rest of the team. He was ably backed by Bradford and Bird while Lake at mid off was impenetrable. The team bene- fitted greatly by Dyson ' s skill and judgment as a captain, and his placing of the field for individual batsmen would have provided a lesson for many a more experienced captain. The second eleven played two enjoyable matches with University School, the first of which was won, amidst great excitement, by one run. The Colts whose keenness was a pleasing feature of the school cricket played two matches with the Duncan scouts. c o SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. COWICHAN CRICKET CLUB May 6th, 1933, at Duncan Lost by 3 8 runs Cowichan Shawnig-an Lake School H. A. Rhodes, c Kennedy, b Dyson.. 10 Robertson, b Robertson St. J. Considine, b Dyson Bradford, lbw, b Robertson 4 A. Green, lbw, b Mackie 9 Pearce, b Baiss IP D. Dunlop, b Dyson 5 Dyson, b Baiss 12 G. C. Baiss, c Mackie, b Pearce 26 Kennedy, b Baiss , 3 A. McLaughlin, c Dyson, b Pearce.... 15 Bird, b Baiss F. Williams-Freeman, c b Pearce.... 1 Lake, c Hepenstal, b Baiss 5 W. Robertson, lbw, b Robertson 7 Mackie, b Green 11 T. Appleby, not out, 36 Bell, b Robertson 6 Col. Hepenstal, b Robertson 2 Covernton, not out 10 C. Green, b Robertson 1 Homer-Dixon, c Baiss, b Rhodes 4 Extras 3 Extras 7 Total 115 Totel 77 17 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL May 13 th at Victoria University School Poyntz, lbw, b Robertson 3 Gordon, b Dyson 1 Rowe, b Robertson 3 Alexander, b Dyson 9 Worthington, c Bradford, b Dyson.. 7 Sworder, b Dyson Holstein, ii, run out..... Gee, b Pearce Holstein i, c Bradford, b Dyson Cantelon, b Pearee Green, not out Extras 7 Total 30 Shawnig-an Lake School Robertson, b Alexander 4 Bradford, lbw, b Alexander 16 Pearce, b Alexander Dyson, b Alexander 15 Lake, c b Poyntz 2 Bird, b Alexander Mainguy, b Poyntz 1 Mackie, lbw, b Alexander Adams, b Poyntz 10 Dawson, c b Alexander 1 Covernton, not out Extras , 4 Total 53 1st CRICKET ELEVEN 1933 Back Row: G. S. Covernton, R. F. Pearce, M. C. Adams, J. F. Mackie, R. P. Mainguy. Second Row: J. I. Bird, D. E. Bradford, G. F. Dyson (captain), D. F. Robertson, J. F. Lake. Front Row: W. D. Kennedy. 18 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. THE STAFF May 27th at Shawnigan Won by 32 runs Shawnigan Lake School Robertson, b Capt. Levien 1 Eradford, b Mr. Twite..... 5 Pearee 1, b Mr. Twite 1 Dyson, not out , 51 Mainguy, b Mr. Twite 13 Bird, b Capt. Levien 16 Lake 1, b Mr. D. Ellis 9 Kennedy, c Mr. Corbett, b Capt. Levien 2 Mackie, c Mr. Twite, b Mr. D. Ellis.. 3 Adams, c Mr. Lonsdale, b Mr. D. Ellis Covernton, e Mr. Musgrave, b Mr. D. Ellis Extras 9 Total 110 The Staff Capt. Palin, c Pearee, b Robertson.. 9 Mr. Humphreys, b Dyson Mr. M. Ellis, b Robertson Mr. D. Ellis, not out 29 Capt. Levien, c b Mackie 13 Mr. Twite, c b Dyson 11 Mr. Musgrave, c Lake, b Pearee. Mr. Corbett, b Dyson Mr. Warrener, b Dyson Mr. Bott, run out Mr. Lonsdale, run out Extras Total SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE June 3rd, 1933, at Brentwood Won by 4 runs Shawnigan Lake School Robertson, b Woods 15 Bradford, lbw, b Selby .... Pearee 1, c Todd, b Selby 32 Mainguy, run out 21 Bird, c D Angus, b Woods 10 Lake 1, b Woods.. 8 Kennedy, b Woods 21 Mackie, b Selby 16 Adams, c J. Angus, b Selby. 2 Covernton, b Selby 1 Campbell 2, not out Extras 5 Brentwood College Angus 1, b Mackie , 10 Angus 2, b Robertson 10 Woods, c b Bird.. 20 Williams, b Bird 8 Selby, c Covernton, b Robertson 2 Todd 1, not out 37 Osier, c Mackie, b Pearee 19 Davidson, run out Newcomb, b Pearee Kidd, b Robertson Hutchinson, b Pearee 1 Extras Total 131 Total 127 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL June 10th, 1933, at Victoria Drawn University School Poyntz, c Lake, b Robertson... 6 Gordon, b Dyson , 16 Alexander, b Dyson... 34 Gee, e b Bird Sworder, b Dyson 28 Rowe, c Bradford, b Mackie 30 Worthington, not out 1 Aldersey, Holstein 1, Green, Can- telon — Did not bat. Extras ,.... 4 Innings declared closed. Total (for 6 wickets) 119 Shawnigan Lake School Robertson, b Gee Bradford, lbw, b Alexander 23 Pearee 1, run out 2 Mainguy, b Sworder 8 Bird, c Aldersey, b Alexander 19 Mackie, c Alexander, b Sworder Dyson, not out Kennedy, b Alexander.. 7 Adams, b Alexander Lake 1, Covernton — Did not bat. Extras 15 Total (for 8 wickets) 74 19 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SECOND XI MATCHES School vs. University School, May 13 th, at Victoria, won by 1 run. (Kennedy 5 for 3, and 5 for 19). School vs. University School, June 10th, at Victoria, drawn. (Bell 29, Humphreys 2 for 14). COLTS MATCHES School vs. Duncan Scouts, May 31st, at Duncan, lost by 5 2 runs. (Newton 6 for 33) . School vs. Duncan Scouts, June 10th, at Shawnigan, lost by 36 runs. HOUSE MATCHES Semi-final: Ripley ' s beat Groves ' by 8 wickets; Copeman ' s beat Luke ' s 5 2-3 3. Final: Ripley ' s beat Copeman ' s 2 5-19. CHARACTERS G. F. Dyson (Captain) — In every way captained the side well, keeping them alert and keen and changed his bowling with sound judgment. His own bowling was of the greatest assistance to the side. His batting improved, though still rather weak on the off, as he did not get his left foot across quickly enough. A very good field in any position. D. E. Bradford (Vice-Captain) — Assisted his captain in every way. As a captain himself rather lacked decision. Very much improved bat, who, by his steadiness, helped to instill confidence into the whole side. A very good field, though his throwing was inclined to be wild. D. F. Robertson — A useful swing bowler when in the mood; must learn to keep on trying when wickets are not coming his way. Batting disappoint- ing. Much improved field. J. I. Bird — With more confidence should develop into a sound left-hand bat. Useful change bowler who must not forget that a slow bowler must pitch the ball well up. Very good field in any position. J. F. Lake — The Iron Man of the side developed into a stolid bat, who, on various occasions prevented a collapse by his sterling defence. Saved many runs at mid off by his great determination. 20 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine R. F. Pearce — Started the season quite well but did not become as useful a bat as had been hoped. Quite a useful slow bowler at times. Much better field. J. F. Mackie — His batting is much too cramped for his physique, but he should improve. Has the makings of a useful medium-paced bowler when he learns more control. Fair field. G. S. Covernton — As a wicket-keeper he had more courage than skill. He must try not to get upset if he makes a mistake. A batsman of the agri- cultural variety. W. D. Kennedy — A very disappointing bat, who always looked as though he should make runs, but never seemed to come off. A slightly improved field, who must make an effort to go for the ball whatever speed it is travelling. R. P. Mainguy — Has the making of a useful bat, but is at present too slow. Greatly improved his fielding mainly by his own determined efforts. M. C. Adams — A hitter but rather lacking in discrimination. Quite an energetic field. THE HART HOUSE QUARTETTE On Saturday, November 2 5 th, at the invitation of Mr. C. W. Lonsdale, the Hart House Quartette visited Shawnigan Lake School, and later kindly gave a concert at Strathcona Lodge which was attended by both schools. Mr. de Kresz gave a short explanation of each number before it was played, which added considerably to the audience ' s enjoyment of the pieces. The first item en the programme was Mozart ' s Quartette in B flat major. Of the four move- ments the one that seemed to have the widest appeal was the Hunting quar- tette with its splendid impression of horns and galloping horses. The next number on the programme was Hadyn ' s Theme and Variations, more widely known as a favourite hymn tune. Mr. de Kresz gave a very interesting ac- count of how this piece came to be composed and explained to the audience wherein lay the particular beauty and skill of the composition. The number was beautifully rendered with each instrument playing the theme in turn, while the others supplied the variations, and in spite of the fact that the air was played over five times in succession there was no sense of monotony at all. The final item was Schubert ' s Quartette in D minor, or the Death and the Maiden Quartette. The players ' interpretation of this work was so stirring that the applause at its close forced them to come back and give an encore. The number chosen for the encore was Haydn ' s Serenade, a delightfully soothing little air which was played very softly by the first violin while the other instru- ments supplied a pizzicato harmony. This piece was pleasantly lulling after the wilder movements of the previous number, and left the audience delighted with a high class entertainment of classical music. 21 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CONCERT IMPRESSIONS As I wandered along corridors and in and out of common rooms on the evening of November 11th, I heard strange excited murmurings from the junior section of the school. Wondering what it was all about I at last elicited the desired information from a strangely coherent young person, who was able to tell me that there was to be a rag concert at seven thirty. As it was almost that time I drifted along with the crowd in the direction of the big school. I was able to procure a comfortable chair in which having settled myself to my own satisfaction I began to look around. The first thing at which I looked was the stage where what hit me in the eye — to use the expression of our eminent stinks master — was a large and revised edition of the school coat of arms on a grey background. After a quarter of an hour ' s wait punctuated by sundry grunts and squeals from behind an upright piano, the curtain rises to disclose divers objects draped in large sheets and weird headgear, who ask several questions of people who are evidently in the audience but promptly answer them themselves completely to their own satisfaction. The curtain falls and almost at once rises on the same group, but now surrounding a personage strongly resembling a Roman Catholic cardinal, but who turns out to be Old King Cole. He calls for his three masters who appear shouting dire threats of satisfecit; then for his three matrons, young maidens lightsome as the dawn ; and finally for his three prefects. After this there comes a master in full regalia to teach a group of imbecile boys but before he can well begin his form has dwindled to nothing. From the schoolroom we are transported to the dentist ' s chair where we see a young lady has just had an anaesthetic administered. Whereupon all the lights go out, or ought to, but the producer can be heard muttering imprecations because one remains on. In the eerie light of scene two we see the would-be-murderer stalking the girl who eventually lets out a howl which would not disgrace a hyena and as the lights go up to end the tension we see the dentist standing triumphant with the extracted tooth. In the fourth item the stage is filled by a succession of figures in various uncomplimentary positions, being the first fifteen as their coach sees them. The word Palaeontology on the programme leaves me in some doubt as to the next act, nor do the stage properties, one tree and one rock, throw any light on the problem. Eventually we see one tramp gorging himself, whilst another drinks from the first tramp ' s bottle labelled goat ' s milk (contents doubt- ful) unperceived. The scene closes with a general free-for-all, and a con- venient pair of wheels enables the corpse to be disposed of. After the interval some earnest young musicians performed two pieces written for a percussion band quite creditably. There followed a skit on the Croquet Party from Alice in Wonderland by some rather lighthearted young players. The scene changes and we are faced by some seeming gangsters who begin to plan what appears to be a large robbery but is actually their next rugger game. Unfortunately, before this point could be elucidated, the curtain descended prematurely. Victoria ' s Cadborosaurus had to be dragged in some- how and proceedings were brought to a close by two hearty, if rather raucous cowboy songs. — C. T. C. 22 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine TENNIS ALTHOUGH tennis was not played as much this year as usual, owing to the poor weather in the summer term, the tournaments in June showed that play was well up to standard. In the final of the senior tournament Brad- ford beat Bell by two sets to none. The best game which produced some really good tennis was the semi-final in which Bradford beat Mainguy. The junior tournament was won by Torland 2 who beat Hyde 2 in the final by two sets to one. SQUASH AND BADMINTON Both games have been played quite consistently this year, and there are plenty of promising players especially among the juniors. In the Mid Island Badminton Championships Bradford and Homer-Dixon won the men ' s handi- cap doubles. In the handicap mixed doubles, three of our four entrants, play- ing with partners from Strathcona Lodge School reached the semi-final round. Dawson and Covernton both reached the semi-finals in the boys ' singles. At squash, ladder competitions for seniors and juniors have helped to en- courage the game. At present Dawson is at the top of the senior ladder and Hayward of the junior. FENCING Much keenness has been shown, especially among the juniors, and although the standard is not yet very high there are several boys who show promise. In a competition held in June, Bradford was successful, winning by four hits to two from Lake 1. Pownall 1 and Bird also fenced well. ROWING After a lapse of several terms, it has again become possible to use the shells on rowing afternoons. Each house has two crews, while Groves ' even aspire to a third. And it is possible to say that great headway has been made, particularly in view of the fact that the majority of those taking part are new to the art. The composition and order of these crews are by no means settled as yet, since it takes some time to discover the most promising oarsmen and the posi- tion in the boat which best suits them. The basis of the crew is the individual. For this reason it has been quite sufficient for this term to give every one a grounding in oar, slide and boat-control. These three things are the ABC of rowing and are essential to the forming of a decent crew. Beyond them the most important element is human control and that consideration will inevitably bring changes. If the present rate of progress is maintained, the school can look forward to some good racing in the summer. 23 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine AT SUNRISE Awaking at sunrise I watched from my spruce bed the rosy tipped moun- tains towering above the drifting mist on the lake. Hearing a soft splashing in the water I rose and walked quietly down to the lake to discover the cause of the disturbance. The drifting mist lifted slightly and a short way to the right was the dim form of a creature in the water. Creeping noiselessly along the shore in the shadow of the tall spruce I drew nearer and came upon a fine bull moose, stand- ing up to his shoulders in the water, eating quite undisturbed the water lilies which grew in abundance in the shallow water. The breeze suddenly drifted the mist away and at the same instant the moose became aware of my presence. After gazing at me for a few seconds he slowly turned and waded ashore, where he stood broadside on to me, dripping in the light of the rising sun and showing his fine head. Then he quietly trotted away along the shore, disappearing into the returning mist. — Camper. LATIN GRAMMAR Now every week and every day The master starts in his usual way; In fact every day and every week When he opens his mouth and starts to speak, I know that he will ask me for The Present Passive of Moneor! And so on through the tedious verb Till my rising wrath I can scarcely curb, And I know one day in direst dudgeon I shall dash his brains out, the great curmudgeon. Each day as well through the nightmare term, My footing in the form infirm, Threatenings of Satisfecit dread Like Damocles ' sword hang o ' er my head. Detentions come, detentions go: My progress in the form is slow. Someday the Christmas Term will end And home once more the School will send These boys, who will in spirits gay Set off to enjoy high holiday, Only to be confronted by Reports whose contents make them cry In utter anguish. And so now, Well meaning master, listen. This I trow, Into our heads you ' ll never hammer The many laws of Latin Grammar. — R. M. D. 24 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « HOUSE NOTES  RIPLEY ' S— We sincerely regret the departure of Bradford, who, after being with us for eight years, has passed into R.M.C., on which we congratulate him. He has been succeeded as head of the house by Mackie i, who is also captain of the school team. Covernton and Rochfort were appointed prefects half way through the term, and the latter has also been given his School colours. At present Humphreys is also playing in the Fifteen. Last Summer Term, after a period of lean years, we managed to regain possession of the Cricket Cup. In the first round we easily disposed of Groves ' and then beat Copeman ' s in a very low scoring game played in the morning. As there were a number of Colts on our side it augurs well for the next few years. We were not so successful in the rugger cup in the Easter Term, when we lost to Copeman ' s in the first round, but had we been able to convert our tries we should have made a draw of it. Humphreys, Tupper, Reynolds and Sum- ner were awarded their house colours. In the Summer Term Bradford won the Grogan Tennis Cup for the House, when he beat Bell in the final. This coming summer, now that rowing has again been revived, we are quietly confident of winning the rowing cup. Our House still produces almost the entire Carpenters and Meccano Clubs, so that there is never any need to ask where Kerby, Layland or Paterson are on a half holiday. — C. G. H. T. LAKE ' S— We returned at the beginning of this term to find that Mr. Corbett had left us, taking with him his famous overcoat and axe, both of which we miss very much. He has been succeeded by Mr. Twite. What really made us feel rather lost at the start was finding that Lake i had really gone, after a sojourn of ten years. However he still manages to find plenty of opportunities to revisit us and to keep a fatherly eye on us. His successor as head of the House is Homer-Dixon. Three of our leading lights also went out at the end of the summer term; Pownall i, who is studying ac- countancy and Spanish; Pearce i to Victoria College, and Robertson. We lost the Rugger Cup in the Easter Term, being beaten by Groves ' in the replay in a game which we do our best to forget. Nor does there seem any immediate prospect of our regaining it as our only representatives on the First Fifteen are Homer-Dixon, Dawson and Wilson i. We were beaten in the Cricket Cup by Copeman ' s in spite of a good effort to retrieve a bad position by Lake and Maxwell, who was given his house colours. As the Rowing Cup was not competed for we still have one piece of silver on the table. — D. F. H. C. 25 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine GROVES ' — The amalgamation of the remains of Copeman ' s with us at the beginning of this term does not make it any easier to write these notes. At first they did not seem to appreciate the kindness we were doing them, but now they have become acclimatised matters are progressing favourably. Plummer disappeared without any warning at Christmas and was succeeded as head of the House by Adams, who in turn gave way to Rogers. Rogers is now Head Prefect and Bird too is a prefect. Under the eagle eye of our classical House master we made a desperate bid for the Rugger Cup. We caused a considerable stir by upsetting Lake ' s in the first round after two hard games, but we were ourselves overwhelmed by Copeman ' s in the final, in which we were compelled to play without Lawson. However, as Copeman ' s have now joined forces with us and put the Cup on our table we bear them no ill will. House colours were awarded to Lewis, Torland ii, Torland i, Aikens, Woodward, Watson, Hyde ii and Bell-Irving i. Perhaps the less said about our cricket the better. The team was captained by Adams, our sole representative on the School side. We were beaten by Rip- ley ' s in the first round, when something seemed to go wrong with our lob bowling, so that our ruthless opponents were able to give us plenty of exercise. Torland ii was successful in the Junior Tennis Tournament. At the present moment we have eight people on the School Fifteen, among whom we congratulate Campbell ii, Reed, Pullen and Woodward on getting their colours, so that hopes of keeping the rugger cup run high. There are rumours that after a period of three years we are to be called upon to defend our Singing Trophy. During the summer holidays Maybee, Campbell ii and Hyde were amongst other notables who visited the World Fair, but it does not appear to have im- proved their low mentality, while Bishop arrived back with breath-taking tales from New Zealand and Australia and still automatically looks for tips when clearing the plates after meals. If we have no other claim to fame at least we can boast of the best radio in the school. — G. W. R. € 26 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The Games One night as I was getting into bed I thought how pleasant it would be if I could be taken back several centuries and get an idea of the life of some earlier period of history. Just as I formulated this wish I felt a tap upon my shoulder and turned around to find myself face to face with an old, white-bearded man wearing a long white gown, who addressed me as follows: Young man, your wish is granted. Only tell me to what age would you like to be taken back and I shall be able to oblige you instantly. I was slightly taken aback by this strange turn of events but nevertheless I was determined to see it through. So, after a little consideration I decided I would like to be taken back to the time of Nero to witness one of the gladiatorial displays in the Circus Maximus. The old man told me to close my eyes for an instant, which I did, and then opened them to find myself seated on a stone bench in the great arena with my ancient companion beside me. Apparently the display was just beginning for in the centre of the arena were two stalwart young men advancing towards one another in a very formidable manner. Neither of these was armed but sud- denly I saw one of them stretch out his arms, grab the other by the hair, and throw him over his head. This did not seem to affect him very much as he im- mediately picked himself up and advanced to meet his opponent, who changed his tactics from the offensive to the defensive. It was the other ' s turn to attack this time and suddenly stooping down he grabbed his opponent by the leg and then proceeded to whirl the unfortunate man round and round. All of a sudden he let go and his opponent went for about two yards in the air before landing on. the ground with a thud. I could hardly believe my senses when the man rose from his feet with no hesitation whatsoever and advanced to meet his opponent who waited for his attack. It soon came, for the man, when he was within five yards of his opponent, suddenly rushed at him, gave him a great punch in the solar plexus and then lifting his gasping opponent bodily he hurled him headfirst to the ground. This time the man did not get up and the winner retired carrying the beaten man with him. The next event was a duel between a short, thickset man, armed with a small dagger, and a large black bear. This fight was short and sweet for the man rushed at the bear, which was exhausted by months of starvation, and plunged the dagger in between its eyes. The creature sank to the ground and died almost immediatley. Next came the main event which was, my companion told me, the perse- cution of some Christians by lions. Presently the unfortunate Christians ap- peared unarmed and clad in only a loin cloth. Against ten Christians there were two lions which was really more than enough, I thought. The unfortunate Christians were herded together into the centre of the arena while the two lions stood on one side looking at them and licking their chops as though they saw in them a possible meal. I cannot describe the different sensations I experienced, as strangely fas- cinated I watched the lions approach their cowering victims, but to my relief, as they were about to spring, I awoke. — D. P. O. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « How to Succeed at Latin  I am aware that a learned scholar of one of the great English Schools has preceded me in the task I have undertaken, but whereas he expressed his ideas in verse I intend to adopt the simpler form of prose, because I feel sure that the majority of people after reading his opening couplet, you are wishful to be pat in The ancient art of writing Latin. would feel little desire to read further, and if they did they would be com- pletely put off by two lines a little further on, Ye shades of Tully and Erasmus, Teach me to use the queer chiasmus. At once they would ask, What is a chiasmus, anyway? and who are these gentlemen, Tully and Erasmus? I could not answer the first question my- self without reference to a dictionary, whilst I could only suggest that Tully sounds as though his stock-in-trade was wedding veils, and that Erasmus, if I am not mistaken, is to be ranked with Messrs. Enos, Kruschen, Andrews and others whose special line is salts. No one nowadays desires to learn Latin of his own accord: some of us have to learn it of necessity. Hence had I thought fit to express myself in verse I should have begun: The many hours I have sat in Detention to rewrite my Latin. which would at once convey to my readers what a perfect right I had to under- take my self-imposed task. The whole matter is really a very simple one. On receiving a copy of Rev- erend Kennedy ' s standard work promptly embellish the cover with its now universally recognized and revised title, The Shortbread Eating Primer, or if it is bound in green The Revised Way of Eating Prime Beef. Write also in different places on the cover the word Poison and any other witticisms which occur to you. The master will then give you what he supposes are sufficiently cogent reasons for the school remaining on the Latin Standard, but you will let them run off you like water from a duck ' s back, and refuse to be converted. Being now in the proper frame of mind for approaching the subject you turn to the verb amo at which you gaze with the feeling that it would be more fitting to learn J hate, but enquiry elicits the information that the latter word is defective. Your inward comment as to who is mentally so is too obvious to require writing down. After six weeks of unswerving devotion to amo the page parts company from the rest of the book, as the over-ripe fruit from the tree, and is never found again. This is a sure sign that you know the first conjugation and are now fully competent to study mensa. This is one of the rarer words in the language, presumably because, as the Romans were always fighting — or such is the impression derived from the exercise books — they never had time to sit down to a meal in comfort, but always took it picnic fashion. This noun is studied for the remainder of the term, at the end of which the master is able to 28 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine write on your report that you have a sound knowledge of the subject up to the point reached. Your holidays and the money you receive at Christmas can be most profit- ably spent in buying cribs, or if you prefer a more refined word keys to the various text books used, after which you can sit back in comfort and with their aid sail through Matric with over sixty percent. I hope shortly to be able to make Mathematics, French and English Gram- mar as simple, provided the editor will publish my articles. « CORRESPONDENCE  To the Editor, Shawnigan Lake School Magazine. Dear Sir: May we venture, through the medium of your world famous magazine, to put an end to a long and foolish argument which has vexed the wise men of many countries for a number of years. We refer to the question of whether Bacon wrote Shakespeare or not. It has always been remarked by all close students of the works of the so-called Bard of Avon that there are a remark- able number of references to pigs in his plays — to quote but two examples: 1st witch: Where hast thou been, sister? 2nd witch: Killing swine, and again: — 1st witch: Pour in sow ' s blood. Now a further point which has apparently been overlooked until now is the fact that the so-called Shakespeare has a daughter called Susanna. It is obvious, even to those but slightly acquainted with the Latin tongue, that sus means pig: add to this the fact that his son was called HAMnet, and we have two further conclusive proofs of his desire to tell those wise enough to understand that Shakespeare was a mere nom de plume for Bacon, or cooked pig. But why, someone may ask, did he assume the name of Shakespeare? This point troubled us for some time but we eventually solved it as follows: In Bacon ' s day the shaking of a spear (ancient spelling speare) was obviously an act of intimida- tion towards one ' s foes and was meant to put them off: he therefore thought that it would be the right name for one to use who was endeavoring to put off those who wished to know his real name. There is, of course, additional sugges- tion of his real identity conveyed in the word when we consider that spears were principally used for boar-hunting in his day. But enough of these refer- ences to pigs: Bacon was not the man to leave his work of self -revelation incom- plete, but he gives us a very definite proof of his real name in one of his plays. Now one of his plays is called King Lear, and Lear it will be noted is an anagram of the word real. So it is that in the very title of the play he lets us know that he is going to tell us his real name. Not contented with this broad hint, he states quite bluntly early on in this play Meantime we shall express our darker purpose, and a little later the significant remark is found Time shall 29 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine unfold what plaited cunning hides. The mention of time here was obviously important, so we next turned our attention to dates. We then found that he was supposed to have been born in 1564, while further investigation con- clusively proved that this date had been used as a cryptogram in the play. The one in the date obviously refers to act one, while the five is the scene. Six and four add together to make ten, and the first letter in line ten of act one scene five is N. By similar simple mathematical processes we arrive at the letters N, A, O, B and C, which are an obvious anagram of Bacon. Sir, we sincerely trust that this brief but irrefutable proof of the fact that it was really Bacon who wrote under the name of Shakespeare will once and for all put a stop to further arguments on the subject. Thanking you, sir, for thus permitting us to bring the results of our dili- gent research to light through the medium of your enlightened organ, We remain, Yours truly, D. W. Celde, Anagram Club. COACH AND REFEREE It is laid down in the rules that the referee may not coach the players. This is an attempt to look into the mind of a referee who is also the coach of one of the contending teams. This, needless to say, is a modified version of what we find there: Break, break, break! You ' re all asleep in that scrum! And oh! that my tongue could utter My thoughts just as they come. Bad luck to that lazy forward, Who won ' t keep up with the play! Devil take that clumsy three-quarter, Who has dropped every pass today! And the heedless scrum goes on Always dribbling ahead with the ball, But oh! for the grip of a supple stick, And to speak just once, — that ' s all. Break, break, break With the ball at your feet, you scrum! But who would think that seven boys Could be so infernally dumb! —P. H. 30 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Va I e t e  RIPLEY ' S— Bourdillon, P. G. F.; 1929. Bradford, D. E.; 1925. F. S. School Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL Henniker, C. J. C; 1928. House Prefect. Kennedy, W. D.; 1930. 1st XL Kumler, R. L.; 1930. Kumler, C. F.; 1930. Lile, C. E.; 1930. Nixon, C. P.; 1926. Savage, D. B.; 1929. House Prefect. Sharland, T. H. A.; 1929. Sumner, R. M.; 1931. LAKE ' S- Lake, J. F.; 1923. School Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL Maxwell, D. E.; 1927. Pearce, R. F.; 1928. F. S. House Prefect, 1st XL Piddington, P.; 1932. Pownall, G. A.; 1927. School Prefect, 1st XV. Robertson, D. F.; 1927. House Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL GROVES ' — Adams, M. C.; 1930. House Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL Aikins, A. F. C.; 1931. Charlton, G. K.; 1932. Henry, P.M.; 1931. Hyde, R. H.; 1929. Lawson, D. J.; 1931. House Prefect, 1st XV. Macleay, R. L.; 1931. Plummer, A. B.; 1927. House Prefect. Torland, T.; 1928. House Prefect. Torland, J. P.; 1931. COPEMAN ' S— Bell, J. W.; 1930. Davis, G. E.; 1929. Dyson, G. F.; 1929. School Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL Macdonald, I. D.; 1930. Paul, A. B.; 1929. Shannon, R. P.; 1929. School Prefect, 1st XV. Skrimshire, P.; 1929. House Prefect, 1st XV. Stirling, M. G.; 1929. House Prefect, 1st XV. Ross, R. D. S.; 1930. 31 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Old Boys News  A letter has been received from Mrs. Mair in Kenya Colony containing a vivid description of a very gallant rescue by Maurice Rochfort of a girl who fell into a whirlpool at the Atki Falls in Kenya. Rochfort, who was one of a party of some twenty people, jumped in and endeavoured to rescue the girl before she was swept over the falls. This, however, he was unable to do but he managed to hold on to the girl, who was unable to swim, and in some miracu- lous fashion was able to avoid what seemed a certainty to all who saw it, namely, that of being battered to death on the rocks, and after successfully negotiating the rapids he had to face the even more trying task of getting the girl and himself ashore through water infested by crocodiles. This also he accomplished safely. Congratulations Maurice. Kenagami River, Ontario. Dear Mr. Lonsdale: July 8th, 1933. First you must excuse the paper, dirt, pencil and the unknown date of mailing. Around last Easter I decided to do what I have always recommended that you should do — to take a long holiday. It was essential that my holiday should at least pay for itself so I went to the museum and wangled a contract to collect small mammals for them in Northern Ontario; mice, moles, shrews and all rodents; also to collect data on anything interesting I found out. All of these other than Micratus and peromyscus which are worth 2 5c a skin are worth 5 0c a skin. The skins are cleaned, cased and a tail wire inserted: the skull and measurements being also saved and tagged to the skin. This offered a means of income but insufficient, so I wrote to a few maga- zines and got a tentative contract for stories if they had good pictures to illus- trate them. This involved some knowledge of photography and a good camera so I called in a Dr. Gunne to assist me. After some qualms I invested in a Zeiss camera with a 4.5 lens, a Compure shutter and taking film pack. With Dr. Gunne ' s assistance I learned the rudiments of photography. The problem of composition was solved by keeping full accurate notes and sending them to a writer I know in Toronto, to work up into stories and sell. She is to get a one- third cut. The next problem was a suitable partner. I chose a fraternity brother who has just completed his third year and thought he would like to come along. Our destination and route we left to chance. We heard of the one cent a mile fare so we got a return ticket to Armstrong, Ontario, and got off at Nakima. We had a letter of introduction to the chief forester at Nakima and the forestry department had very kindly lent us a canoe, so we bunked with the foresters for a couple of days, moved on to Twin Lakes on their gas car and camped there for four days trapping and waiting for our canoe, which had not arrived on schedule. As soon as our canoe arrived we started out. A half gale was blowing but our canoe is a 2 2 -ft. Lake model and would ride anything. We hadn ' t gone far when we met two trappers, had lunch with them and decided to join them as 32 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine they were going part way down the Drowning River, an ominous name and well deserved. For two days we had a most delightful time with them. They helped us a great deal; shot our canoe through rapids we would have portaged around and taught us considerable bush lore. One of them regaled us with many amusing stories, most of them of the Hudson River area where he traps during the winters. We spent our second night with them in a squaw man ' s cabin under a rabbit skin robe, uncomfortably full of moose meat that we had just shot. The next morning they set off for Grant and we decided to come on down the Drowning. I am no expert in a canoe and my partner had only handled one at summer resorts. Our canoe was unwieldy and entirely unfitted for river work, having a keel on it. As we had been warned of fast water at our next portage we were in some doubt as to the outcome of our adventure. If we lost the outfit we were faced with a fifty to hundred-mile walk through trackless muskeg and no one else would be liable to be down the river till the winter ' s trapping started. They were certainly correct about the fast water. From the end of the next portage on I never had so many thrills or scares in all my life. The river was running high, and with our eyes popping out of our heads we swooped down rapids, dodged immense boulders, negotiated sudden turns as best we could and hoped that after all there was a God whose name we invoked more often in blasphemy than prayer. All in the midst of really magnificent scenery — well-wooded with no burn and enough hills to make one think of B. C. We finished our first day at the near end of a portage, in a rainstorm. Later in the evening thankful to have our outfit still intact; dog tired from portaging and handling the canoe but at peace with the world. In the morn- ing we found that we had missed one portage and had shot among other things the notorious Hell Cat rapids. We could remember the rapid. A magnificent gorge with the water rushing through it throwing up four backwashes, and needing three very quick turns to miss crags of rock jutting out. The water had shot in over the bow and we had thought the canoe would break to pieces with the strain of carrying her one thousand pound load, but it had been a marvellous experience. Two more days of this as well as one we laid up for my partner to recuperate from fly bites. We were more careful now not to miss the portages that were around twenty-five to thirty-foot falls over granite ridges and which no one could shoot, let alone our inexperienced selves. We were then over our last portage but we couldn ' t lie up and trap, as we had been warned to get off the river before it got too low or we would never get over the limestone belt. Three more days of hard work, where the river had shallowed with shoals we had to line over, and more fast rapids to be shot. All through the same magnifi- cent scenery but the granite cliffs changed to limestone and shale. The last day we ran before a thunderstorm looking for a spot to camp and punched two small holes in our canoe in a gale of wind that made it impossible to judge the rapids correctly. The next morning we found ourselves at the mouth of the Drowning River on the Kenogami. We met our first Indians and bartered a box of .22 ammunition for some fresh moose meat. The Kenogami is a large shallow river with plenty of water all summer, so we have had two camps on it lasting a week at each place (until our brush bed Shawnigan Lake School Magazine gets too hard). We have trapped, shot, fished and lived a life of comparative ease. Skinning small mice is a real job and though very slow at first we are making rapid progress, having 100 specimens neatly packed away already. We intended to move on again today but as it is stormy and wet I have managed to get some spare time as we had no traps out. We will go as far as we please, camp where we please, and do as we please. Hoboing in the North, apart from the inevitable work of getting food, is the ideal existence. We have no boss, we have enough work to keep us busy all the time, and with a rifle and a rod we can be sure of eating. The flies spoil June and July except for a hardy few, and the mosquitoes have been indescribably thick at times, so thick indeed that they make it quite possible to believe the gruesome stories of suicides and deaths from them that one hears up here. We will go out to the Albany River, down it to Fort Albany, down James Bay to Moose Factory, and time and energy sufficing up to the C.P.R. track at Mattices and so on home to Toronto, where I must be by September 6th. I have never felt better in my life, I have a beard and a coat of assorted grime but no regrets about my way of spending my last free summer. R. C. Mission, Fellows Creek. August 3, 1933. We arrived at Fort Albany a week and a half ago and neglecting to get any more paper I must again apologize for what I am forced to use. The Albany River was neither as wide nor as swift as we had expected but as the water was very low we had some difficulty in getting around the innumer- able islands and shoals. The country is all muskeg apart from the high banks bordering the river and not at all inviting. We met one white man on the way down — an old and embittered pros- pector who says there is no rock in the country but only boulders. We spent a pleasant evening listening to him tell us yarns of the north — all of which we enjoyed but did not quite believe. On our last day on the river we made between 60 and 70 miles. There is a fast current and we had traded for a sail from the prospector. We had a strong gusty wind and as the sail had been made for a heavy freight canoe we had many thrills. The best fun was in shooting the many small rapids under full sail and it was only by good luck that we didn ' t shoot Fishing Creek rapid with our sail up, where we would certainly have come to grief as it is sufficiently bad to be one of the three rapids on the river that are named. After our long run we thought we were about 1 5 miles from Albany, so we camped to wash up. It started to rain in the middle of the night and rained steadily all day with a bitter north wind. The next day we got all washed up between showers and ran down to Fort Albany the following day just ahead of a storm. It has rained consistently since then and today my partner is laid up with a bad cold while I as usual feel just as well as ever. We had no difficulty in finding Fort Albany but have since been regaled by tales of people who have missed it. Fort Albany consists of a H.B.C. Post, a Revillons Post, an Anglican Mission, an abandoned R. C. Mission and a group of Indian camps. We stayed there 6 days and then moved three miles to the new site of the R. C. Mission. We were going to stay here a day but the Father 34 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine offered to take us down to Moose Factory in their gas boat, and as everyone says James Bay is all muskeg we have accepted his offer. We will have to wait three more days but as we have lots to see and our trapping to do we will not mind that. We were treated very well at Fort Albany by everyone and although their prices for food are ridiculously high ($1.25 for 8 lbs. of rolled oats) we man- aged to bum enough meals to make up for it. The Indians are a dirty half-starved outfit, most of them breeds. We studied them as best we could, taking many pictures and getting an interpreter we got some good stories. The R. C. Mission here, like most of their work, is amazing. They have a large four-storey building with running water and electric light, with a small hospital and 96 boarders in their school, all little Crees and breeds. They were forced to move from their old site five years ago and already have a small farm and intend to become a self-supporting community and teach the Indians to farm for themselves. The poor Indian is in a tough spot now. The companies give him credit and his next year ' s furs go to pay that off. Fur is so scarce and the prices so low that he has no opportunity to ever get out of debt. They will have to start farming soon but as their reserve here is all muskeg I do not envy them their task. When we get to Moose Factory we will look it over and then decide where else to go in our all too short time. I favour a grand finale of a trip up the Missinabie River to Mattice, but my partner, a more lethargic soul, does not quite agree though he will not say so in as many words. I must close now and get back to my skinning, as I am the only one working today. I will mail this at Moose Factory and hope that it reaches you safely. Moose Factory, Ontario. August 12th, 1933. We have just arrived here after a very pleasant trip down the Bay with the R. C. Mission boat. We intend to stay out another ten days fishing and taking life easy and then get back to Toronto. — Allan G. Crisp. 1926 Matthews Ave., Vancouver, B.C. The Editor: November 11, 1933. Dear Sir: — November brings to mind that the time draws near for the issue of the School Magazine, which means that your Vancouver reporter must needs rack his brain for news and doings of the Old Boys in our fair city. This year it was with much regret that we missed the annual Thanksgiving week-end visit to the School. For most of us this is the only opportunity of keeping directly in contact with the School, hence we were greatly disappointed at not being able to make it. However, in the absence of verbal greetings, the Old Boys ' Club sends its very best wishes to Mr. Lonsdale and the School, and con gratulations on maintaining a goodly enrollment in spite of extremely adverse conditions. The seventh annual dance was held in Vancouver in the early part of March. The School was represented by Mr. Lonsdale, Captain Levien, Mr. 35 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Corbett and Mr. Twite, as well as several prefects. We were glad to have with us Mr. Ellis, headmaster of Brentwood, who is still a very great friend of the School. This year it was felt that the Club was rather too large to be accommo- dated in a private house, and the committee, not without slight misgivings, staged the party at the Quilchena Golf Club. Whatever doubts were enter- tained as to its success were quickly dispelled by the splendid attendance, and dancing was enjoyed amid the pleasant surroundings until one o ' clock. Fol- lowing the dance there was a gathering at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Covernton, to whom the Club are very grateful for offering their house for the dance. Here are a few items concerning the activities of some of our Vancouver members, although news is rather scanty this year: Jack Larsen recently returned from a trip to England. He is now attending Pitman ' s Business College; plays a lot of squash. Bill Ferguson is with the R.C.M.P. and, rumour hath it, is doing remark- ably well. Bill Roaf is with the Clayburn Company, after taking courses in ceramics in southern universities. Jack Roaf spent the summer working on Vancouver Island, and when last heard of was with the Home Oil Distributors. Bill Merritt is selling insurance. He has distinguished himself as an oarsman. Bruce Mackedie is with McCreery Farmer. Plays rugby for the Occa- sional, and seems a likely forward for the Vancouver rep. team. Dyne Macrae was recently transferred from the Bank of Montreal in West- minster to the Nanaimo branch; he is playing rugby over there. Penn Taylor is with Home, Taylor Co. He is an ardent skiing enthusiast. H. P. Bell-Irving is another insurance salesman. Budge is another star forward for the Occasional. Jack Taylor is with the London Western Trust Co. Frank Riddell is working in town, but is rarely seen. David Ames is with Edwards Ames. P. L. Malkin, we understand, is engaged in the wholesale grocery business. This, I think, is about all the news that we have at hand, so in closing, again best wishes to the School. Very sincerely yours, D. K. Macrae, President Old Boys ' Association. University of B. C, Vancouver, B. C. November 14, 193 3. To the Editor: Dear Sir: — The Committee of last year had a very enjoyable Executive Session at a downtown cafe the other day with the result that I am writing this to you. I trust Mr. Stanton will not be too sternly critical of the style, grammar, and what not of the letter, but rather take a tolerant attitude because exams are coming along in four weeks. Just think of crowding a whole term ' s work into four short weeks! 36 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The School is fairly well represented here this term, Macrae, Lane, Covern- ton, Pat Larsen, Graham, Malkin and Barclay play Squash. Barclay has also distinguished himself on the track, but is not able to play Rugby because of a game knee. Oh yes, Barclay is also an intellectual, he is in the Players ' Club and is taking part in the Christmas plays. Harry Housser and Jim Motherwell both play English Rugby and Bob Taylor spends his weekends skiing up Grouse Mountain. Next term Bruce Robinson, Lane, Covernton, Davidson and Harry Housser take up rowing. Bruce is also treasurer for his Class, Arts ' 36. John Cornish is Assistant Editor of the varsity paper, the Ubyssey. Binks Robinson, who left in 1923, Duff Wilson, Dude Walkem, Draeseke, G. Housser, Ainley and Crosby are also out here, but I can ' t find out what they do. I suppose you had better draw your own conclusions. Yours very truly, J. M. Malkin. The Editor: Calgary, Alta. Dear Sir: — The following is what slight information I can gather about Calgary Old Boys: G. R. Johnson is at the University of Alberta. C. E. Morris is at Mount Royal College, Calgary, taking first year Uni- versity. I. C. Russell has a position in the Royal Bank of Canada ' s branch at Bashaw, Alta. We hear good reports of F. S. and F. I. L. Dyke, O ' Callaghan, Graburn, J. B. Miller and N. S. Bates, the last named having spent the summer gold mining near Cranbrook. The summer proved most unprofitable for him in respect to finding gold but it left him in perfect health and with some helpful experience. As regards our athletic endeavour, Shawnigan boys have made a rather good name for themselves in the city. Graburn and Hayden played for the Wanderers C. C. in the Senior City Cricket League during the summer. In Canadian Rugby, there being no English rugger played in the city, F. S. Dyke and J. B. Miller played in the Senior Interscholastic League. N. Bates played for his school, and R. Hayden played for Mount Royal College in the same league. Hoping that the magazine will be as successful this year as it has been previously, I remain, Yours sincerely, Your Calgary Correspondent. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. The Editor: Dear Sir: — Alec Stewart went up to Great Bear Lake again this year to work on the claims he staked the year before. Pete McAulay is taking second year Arts at the University of Alberta. During the summer he had a job in the Great Western Clothing Company. C. F. Cautley, it appears, was out on a few surveying parties with his father. Now he is back taking pre-engineering. 37 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine As for myself I worked a month and a half in James Richardson Sons, Calgary, and then went over to England. While in the Old Country I saw Derek L. Johnston, who is still an apprentice with a Chartered Accountant. I happened to run into Tom Piddington, who was at an Oxford Group House Party. My itinerary also included Belgium, France, Holland, Germany and Scot- land. Now after three months of travel I am at this University taking third and fourth year Honours Mathematics. G. R. Johnson. McGill University, Montreal. The Editor: Dear Sir: — Shawnigan is well represented at McGill this year, there being four undergraduates emanating from the former institute of learning. These are: E. C. T. Chapman, B.Sc. 3 ; G. E. Davis, B.A. 1 ; R. A. C. Douglas, Comm. 4; D. C.Douglas, B.Sc. 1. The latter three are all members of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Bob Douglas is Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Daily, an organ which attempts to provide a little genuine news upon occasion, and member of the Students ' Executive Council. Denis Douglas is proceeding the weary path of becoming a mining engineer. Chapman is getting to be something of a scientist. Ted Musgrave, who graduated in Commerce in ' 32, is working for Canadian Airways here. R. W. Harcourt writes from Toronto and says that there is not very much news to give us. Allan Crisp is a member of the Phi Chi fraternity, 75 St. George St., Toronto, and of him there is more in this issue. Of Mr. Harcourt himself we understand he is expected to graduate in Arts this year and will then study Law at Osgoode Hall. His address is 128 St. George St., and he is in Alpha Delta Phi. Douglas Green is taking a short vacation from the busy hum of the newspaper offices in that great city and is taking a course in typing and shorthand preparatory to his return to the journalistic world. « Old Boys Notes  Reg Hayden is now a reporter on the Calgary Herald. Kenneth Alexander is building speed boats on Gambier Island. Walter Leckie, who is working with the Continental Securities Corporation Limited, has promised to come and look us up in the near future, having entered his son for September, 1943. We look forward (ten years hence) to having the first son of an Old Boy. Several members of the Old Boys ' Club were present at Brian Weld ' s wed- ding in Victoria. He is becoming a well-known sleuth with the Provincial Police at Pender Harbour. 38 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine G. L. Best is in the R. A. F. at Basra. J. Henniker is touring the world before going to the University. The last we heard of him was from Fiji. R. P. Shannon is at Didsbury, Alta., learning the grain business. R. Doull is at Oriel College, Oxford, after one year at McGill. Douglas Green, our most interesting correspondent, has left the service of the Toronto Star in order to further his academic and mechanical knowledge. E. C. Duff Wilson is a Bachelor of Commerce (University of British Co- lumbia) . J. A. and A. G. Macdonald are both medical students at Queens University. H. J. Lake has received a Commission in the R. C. H. A. S. E. E. Morres (Captain R. C. H. A.) is taking the Long Course at Wool- wich. C. H. A. M. Noble, who took his degree this year, is trying for the Sudan Political Service, was in the trial eights at Cambridge. Frederick Noble has a commission in the Highland Light Infantry. Allister Noble (whose writing has not improved) tries for the Royal Navy at Christmas. We wish him the best of luck. S. Lane, F. Mcintosh and C. C. Covernton made a 13,5 00 mile tour of Canada and the United States in an automobile which was not unduly expensive. A. E. Steward, Galiano Island, is working on the Skeena River as a mechanic. Kenneth Craig has been discharged from the Army and is in th e Duncan Hospital, Vancouver Island, rapidly recovering from the long illness which he is so cheerfully fighting. Douglas Macrae went for a trip to Sydney during the summer holiday. E. Hyde-Parker is a Land Agent in Hereford. C. Hyde is working in his father ' s office. Thank goodness we still have one brother in the School. Congratulations to J. Douglas Groves, who, with a Commission in the Royal Engineers and successfully taking his Engineering Degree at Cambridge, found time to get a Blue for boxing and also for Athletics. J. F. Lake left on Dec. 1st for England, where he hopes to obtain a Com- mission in the East Lancashire Regiment. We acknowledge with thanks many very interesting letters from Old Boys including: T. Ladner, J. L. Roaf, V. Rose, T. Punnett at Anyox, D. A. Ames, E. H. Bunton, Ian Fox, S. E. E. Morres, W. N. Taylor, T. A. Piddington, Bruce Olsen, Don Cromie, C. C. Covernton, J. R. Doull, J. M. Malkin, S. G. Rose, E. T. Knight, J. W. Hutchison, C. E. Morris, T. Torland, A. B. Ripley. (N.B. It would greatly assist the Editor if Old Boys would send during the Christmas Term news of their own doings and of the doings of other Old Boys with whom they keep in touch. He would also like to bring to their notice the articles contributed by Historicus and Allan Crisp and urge them not to be backward in coming forward with articles of their own.) 39 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Birth Leckie — At Vancouver on October 9th, to the wife of Walter A. Leckie (1919-1922), a son. Colville — At Victoria, B.C., on July 19th, to the wife of the Rt. Hon. the Viscount Colville of Culross, a son. M amages Weld-Shaw — On November 18th at Victoria, B. C, Brian C. Weld (1921-1924) to Geraldine Miller Shaw. Ellis-Parr — On July 4th at Saanich, V.I., Martin H. Ellis (a master here from 1927-1932) to Sheelagh Parr. « Deaths Macleod — On August 28th, at 3018 Glencoe Rd., Calgary, Paul E. Macleod (1927-1930). Hicks — On November 21st at 2345 Washington St., San Francisco, Fred- erick W. Hicks (a master from 1922-1926) . Hunt — On July 1st at Lahore, India, the Reverend Edgar S. Hunt (Chap- lain here from 1920-1922). 40 K RIG LEY DIRECTORIES MM II I I) a fisSfe ' PRINTERS, VANCOUVER, B. C 48