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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine then defeated by Ripley ' s. In the junior events of the land sports, W. T. S. Pearce won us a great number of points and in the senior high jumping R. P. Mainguy set a new School record. Although last year was a poor one in sports, it was a good one for us in work, for we carried off a majority of the Form Prizes at the end of the summer. GROVES ' . Although our ranks were thinned by the loss of twelve boys at the end of the Summer Term, we were well reinforced this term by eight new ones, the majority of whom are from the other side of the line. We are all glad to have Rogers as Head of the House again. He is being assisted by Reed, now a School Prefect, with Woodward and Harris as House Prefects. During the Easter term, we did our utmost to regain the Rugby Cup, which we had last won in 1929, and although we were not entirely successful, our efforts were not altogether fruitless, for after beating Lake ' s in the first round 32 to 6, we gained a draw with Ripley ' s in the final. This game was saved for us by Woodward ' s conversion of a try in the last few seconds, thus making the score 8-8. We might mention that the House team was handicapped by the absence of Reed and Pullen, two of our 1st XV players. House Colours were awarded to Campbell I, Harris, and Day I. Our well-trained land-relay squad unfortunately sustained defeat at the hands of the other two houses, when one of its members accidentally misjudged the position of a marking flag, and was disqualified. During the Summer Term, our House was well represented on the 1st XI by Bird, Reed, Campbell II, Torland and Maybee. We congratulate Reed and Campbell II on being awarded their School Colours, and Torland on his half colours. Lake ' s House stopped us from getting any further than the first round in the House Matches, when they defeated us by two wickets. Nevertheless, we think we held them very well, as the final score was 47-46. After this match, Whittle was awarded his House Colours. Shortly before Speech Day, our Cutter Crew went at it with a will, and after beating Lake ' s by a mere half a length, they lost sight of Ripley ' s boat in the final. Groves ' Colours flew high on Speech Day, when we climbed to a fairly close second to Ripley ' s House, who had led us by a considerable margin before then. For although Ripley ' s beat us by a length in the Shell Race, our Water Relay Team won out, as did Lewis in the Senior Diving and Torland in the Middle Diving. In the Boxing Tournament, which took place in the Easter Term, three of our pugilists, Reed, Whittle and Gardner, pounded a way to victory in their respective weights, and we also had two other finalists. We congratulate Reed on winning both the Sports Cup and the Sportsman- ship Cup. He also won the Senior Tennis Cup by defeating Mainguy in the final match. 26

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine HOUSE NOTES RIPLEY ' S. We sincerely regret the departure of Mackie I, who was the Head of the House last year. He has been succeeded by his brother. Tryon has also been appointed a School Prefect. We were, after a period of lean years, very successful in the athletic field. Last Easter term, in spite of the loss of Covernton, we managed to draw with Groves ' for the Rugger cup. After the game, Oakes, Niven I, Niven II, Frith and Layland were awarded their House Colours. We have four members of the House playing in the School fifteen, and as we have practically the whole of the Second Fifteen three-quarter line, it augurs well for the future. In the Summer term we drew a bye in both the cricket and the rowing. In the former we defeated Lake ' s and retained the cup. After the match, Guthrie and Tryon were awarded their House Colours. We were very fortunate in having five members of the First eleven among us. We should like to con- gratulate Newton and Humphreys on being awarded their School Colours. In the rowing, our House Four managed to defeat the Groves ' crew. Our second crew rowed a dead heat with Groves ' . Due mostly to the efforts of Mackie I in the seniors, Mackie II in the middle, and Matthews II in the juniors, we won the Sports Cup. We congratulate Humphreys, Burns, Niven I, Mackie I, and Niven II on winning their weights in boxing. Mackie II won the Good Loser ' s Cup. We also congratulate Newton and Smith I on being awarded their House Colours after the 2nd XV match against Brentwood. If we have no other claim to fame we can boast the best carver in the School. LAKE ' S. We congratulate J. M. Cross on succeeding Homer-Dixon as Head of the House, R. L. Lake on being appointed a School Prefect, and D. A. Dawson on receiving his School Cricket Colours last term and on being chosen Captain of Football for this season. Last year R. E. Homer-Dixon, A. Wilson and R. P. Mainguy all left us; Wilson now being at Stanford University and Mainguy at the Wireless School in Vancouver. Last year was a rather unhappy year for us as far as sports were concerned, for our last cup left our table when our shell crew, consisting of Homer-Dixon, Dawson, Wilson and Lake, were defeated in the initial round of the house rowing race last summer. In Rugby, Groves ' again proved superior to us and defeated us 32-6. House rugby colours were awarded to V. G. Motherwell, I. Davis, T. A. Wilson, and F. L. Crofton. In cricket we were again pitted against Groves ' , but this time we avenged ourselves on them by obtaining a one-run victory in spite of the fact that we only had one member of the first eleven playing for us; this victory was due mainly to the bowling of Homer- Dixon and Motherwell. The latter received his House cricket colours. We were 25

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine This term we have seven 1st XV players, among whom we congratulate Rogers, Campbell and Seaton on winning their School Colours. Although Lake ' s House have a radio which they consider one of the best, ours is still regarded as the finest in the School. The superiority of ours is guar- anteed by the fact that various members of Lake ' s House monopolize the wicker chairs in our Common-room while listening to it. During the Easter Term our Senior Common Room produced a paper known as the Weekly Review under the editorship of Maitland and Maybee. As no fewer than six members of the House passed their Junior Matriculation, we have some justification in congratulating ourselves on our all-round ability. EXCHANGES We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following contemporaries: Glenalmond Chronicle. Vernon Preparatory School Chronicle. Black and Gold. Brentwood College Magazine. The Mitre. AFTERMATH After such an exciting journey, even though they did lose the joust at arms, it was not unnatural that, as the troop was so young and unsophisticated, never previously having put lance in rest, two of them should forget to take their suitcases from the boot of the royal carriage in which they had been privileged to ride to the ferry. But the suitcases did not elude the eagle eye of the master-at-arms who, whilst toting one of them down to the boat, was working himself up into a fine state of choler, just as his minion, similarly burdened, was getting distinctly hot under the collar over this carelessness. Once the stately barge had cast off, all hands were called on deck and the suspects lined up that the miscreants might be detected. But each on being interrogated firmly maintained that he was completely equipped, though one or two not without a twinge of conscience, having that within his baggage which should not be there. With a sudden blinding flash of intuition the master-at-arms saw that he had only to open the cases to pin the guilt on the proper person. To prise up the lids was the work of a few seconds, when, All the deck twinkled with lipsticks red, Myriads of compacts bright, cosmetics ' aid To subtlest toiletry. Hurriedly these intimate articles were pushed under the lid and the cases given into the safe keeping of the captain of the vessel to be returned to their royal owner. ... : .. ... Diplomatic relations between the two countries are strained and there is a feeling of tension in the air. The comments of the latter ' s queen on receiving back her regalia were pearls of even greater price than those in the regalia themselves, and not fit to be cast before such swine as me and you, gentle reader.