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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ROWING HOUSE RACES, JUNE, 1934 Inter-House races were resumed again this summer, and were rowed over the same course as those of 1931 and 1932 — from the station to the Boathouse. In the first heat of the junior races Groves ii beat Lake ' s ii, and in the second Ripley ' s ii beat Groves ' iii. The final proved to be an exciting race and resulted in a dead heat. Time: 3 mins. 11 sees. The results of the senior races were as follows: 1st HEAT— GROVES ' i VS. LAKE ' S i Lake ' s made the faster start, but became very unsteady, and even though they were a quarter of a length to the good at the end of the first minute were unable to retain their lead. Groves ' , stroked by Lewis, made a slow start. But they settled down to a good row in the second minute and gradually wore down their opponents over the course. Groves won by 1 length. Time: 2 mins. 58 sees. FINAL — RIPLEY ' S i VS. GROVES i The final was rowed in the early afternoon of Speech Day (June 23rd), but in bad water and against a strong head wind. Lewis repeated the tactics he had used so successfully against Lake ' s and made a good start, getting in 9 2, 18 l 2i and 37 strokes in the first quarter, half, and full minute respectively. Ripley ' s, however, stroked by Mackie, made an even better start, getting in 10, 19 and 3 8 strokes for the same intervals, and established an early lead. Both crews rowed well in the second minute, but Ripley ' s superior weight began to tell and at King ' s Point they were a length ahead. Groves ' then made a magnificent effort, raised their stroke to 3 8 and took more than half a length off Ripley ' s lead. Ripley ' s responded to their spurt and finished the course in fast time. Ripley ' s won by l i leng th. Time: 2 mins. 51% sees. THE CREWS Lake ' s — Stroked by Homer-Dixon, were a powerful set of individuals and always rowed hard, but owing to misfortunes during practice were never able to mould themselves into a crew. Groves ' — A very light crew, and very fast in good conditions. They used their legs to great advantage. Ripley ' s — : An all-round crew. They combined speed, strength, and style, and were never fully extended in the races. TENNIS The fine weather of the summer term encouraged many more members of the School than usual to play tennis regularly. At the beginning of the term a club was formed and proved a great success. By this means it was found pos- sible to provide new balls every ten days. The general standard of tennis was much higher than in previous years. The Grogan Cup, played for in June, was won by Reed. In the final he beat Mainguy, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, after a match which 30

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SHAWNIGAN FROM A TO 2 A is for Ajax, so blithe and so free, Who trots round the trail while I ' m doing P. T. B is the barber who makes the hair fall Till my head is as bare as a billiard ball. C stands for Chink, they ' re a comical race, Who make funny noises while we ' re saying grace. D is for dome, which is not, as a rule, The chocolate variety liked by the school. E stands for extra, I hope it ' s not haddie, Which I always suspect of once having been Caddy. F is our fort, we ' ve a lock on the door, But the rats still get in through a hole in the floor . G is the grub, mostly pancakes or toast; If the cows come again, though, we might swipe a roast. H is the Hobby Shop — scene of much toil — The front made of cedar anointed with oil. I is the idiot who fooled during prep., Now I ' m in detention to relearn my rep. J stands for juniors: I used to be one. But now I ' m a senior and have much more fun. K is for kindness; now that makes me laugh, It ' s a word quite unknown to the prefects and staff. L is the language, descriptive and neat, When the ball in the scrum gets hung up in my feet. M is the master who ' s always about, And who grins with delight when he catches me out. N is the nuisance he says that I am When he wants an excuse to get me in a jam. O is the organ which sometimes goes wrong And emits comic noises the whole service long. P stands for plaground: its fate is assured So we shan ' t have to scrape it with old bits of board. Q is a quarrel held over some psalters, Which ended with both of us put in defaulters. R is the reason I tried to invent To explain that my shoes were not stolen, but lent. S is the soot that ' s so thick on the breeze That it blackens your hands and your face and your knees. T stands for talking and teatime and toast; The same letter stands for the one who talks most. U stands for unlearnt, and when my work that is, It always results in my being put on satis. V stands for vegetables, horrible stuff; We always get more if we don ' t take enough. W ' s the window I broke yesterday. As they don ' t know I did it I think it ' s O.K. X is the quantity always unknown: In this case it stays so, I candidly own. Y is the yearning that all of us feel For a long lie in bed and a really good meal. Z is for Zeus, and it ' s lucky for me That he ' s there in the murals to fill in for Z

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine was full of good tennis. The junior competition was won by Smith i and the handicap doubles by Mackie i and Homer-Dixon. SQUASH AND BADMINTON Neither game was played as extensively as in the previous year, chiefly owing to the fine weather in the Easter term. There were encouraging signs, however, in the enthusiasm shown by some of the juniors for both squash and badminton. A badminton club has been formed to provide shuttles, an expensive part of the game, and it is hoped that it will be possible to hold a tournament next term. FENCING Shawnigan vs. Victoria Fencing Club On March 17th the School fought their first fencing match against Victoria Fencing Club and were successful by 9 wins to 7. The foil play, while rather rough at times, was fast and vigorous. For the school Tryon and Rochfort both fenced well in different styles, Rochfort fencing with much vigour and aggression, while Tryon was content to play a waiting game and rely on a quick parry and riposte. For Victoria, Pownall gave a good display of speed and judgment and won all his fights. The match was very close; with one fight to go Shawnigan led by 8 wins to 7. In the last fight Mackie showed his best form and quickly scored three hits on E. Smith to win the match for Shawnigan. Scores: Shawnigan — Rochfort and Tryon, 3 wins, 1 defeat each; Mackie, 2 wins, 2 defeats; Bird, 1 win, 3 defeats. Victoria — Pownall, 4 wins, no defeats; E. Smith, 2 wins, 2 defeats; N. Smith, 1 win, 3 defeats; Napier, no wins, 4 defeats. On Saturday, April 21st, at the Crystal Gardens, Victoria Fencing Club and Shawnigan Lake School fought a drawn match, each side scoring eight victories. The foil play of both sides, though at times rather rough, showed considerable improvement. Victoria secured an early lead of 7 wins to 2, but Shawnigan fought back well and won the next 6 bouts. In the last fight Mackie quickly scored two hits on N. Smith. Smith, however, then showed his best form and took the next three hits to save the match for Victoria. For Shawnigan, Tryon fenced with speed and judgment and was un- defeated. For Victoria, N. Smith fought well, losing only to Tryon. Scores: Shawnigan Lake School — Tryon, no defeat; Rochfort, 2; Bird and Mackie, 3 each; total, 8 defeats. Victoria — N. Smith, 1 defeat; Pownall and E. Smith, 2 each; Meldram, 3; total, 8 defeats. BOXING COMPETITION Heavy Heavies (over 145 lbs.) — Mackie I beat Homer-Dixon. Heavyweight (135-145 lbs.) — Humphreys beat Maybee. Light Heavies (12 5-135 lbs.) — Reed beat Guthrie. Middleweight (115-12 5 lbs.) — Gardner beat Seaton. Welterweight (105-115 lbs.) — Niven I beat Smith I. Lightweight (9 5-10 5 lbs.) — Whittle beat Newton. 31