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

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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

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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

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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