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

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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

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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 Lake School Magazine Featherweight (80-95 lbs.) — Niven II beat Wace I. Bantamweight (70-80 lbs.) — Wace II beat Day II. Paperweight (up to 70 lbs.) — Burns beat Wheeler. Good Loser ' s Cup — Mackie II. SPORTS Event Winner Second House Sports Cup Ripley ' s (111 p.) Groves ' (82 p.) Senior Championship Reed (15 p.) Mackie i (8 p.) Middle Championship Mackie ii (22 p) Day i (10 p.) Junior Championship Matthews ii Pearce ii (21 p.) (25 p.) Inter-House Relay (Land) Ripley ' s (10 p.) Lake ' s (6 p.) Mackie i Rochfort Tryon Mackie ii Inter-House Relay (Water) Groves ' (10 p.) Lake ' s (6 p.) Rogers Reed Bird Whittle 100 yards open Rochfort Mackie i Quarter mile open.... Mackie i Homer-Dixon One mile open Reed Maybee High jump open Mainguy Bird Long jump open Reed Dawson Swimming — 50 yards open Reed Whittle 250 yards open Humphreys Rogers Diving open Lewis Bird 100 yards Middle. Day i Mackie ii Quarter mile Middle Mackie ii Hicks Half mile Middle Mackie ii Motherwell Lcng jump Middle Day i Yuill High jump Middle Mackie ii Torland Swimming — 50 yards Middle.. Reynolds Mackie ii 250 yards Middle Pearce i Wilson ii Diving Middle Torland Budd 100 yards Junior Pearce ii Musgrave ii 220 yards Junior..... Pearce ii Matthews ii Long jump Junior Pearce ii Matthews ii Bigh jump Junior Pearce ii Matthews ii Swimming — 50 yards Junior Matthews ii Ley Diving Junior Matthews ii Burns 250 yards Junior Matthews ii Ley Third Lake ' s (68 p.) Bird, Rochfort (6 p.) Torland (8 p.) Ley (6 p.) Groves ' (2 p.) Ripley ' s (2 p.) Rogers Rochfort Tryon Dawson Mackie ii Tryon Woodward Rogers Hicks Motherwell Pearce i Hicks Yuill Oakes Mackie ii Hayward Matthews ii Musgrave ii Wilkie Wilkie Lake ii Pearce ii Musgrave ii TO THE BUDDING SCIENTIST On entering the Chemistry or Physics Laboratory for an experiment, resolve to get nowhere, to understand nothing, and to leave all the disagreeable work to somebody else. If the directions for the experiment are written on the board don ' t read them. You might learn something. Ask the Science Master all the idle questions you can think of. He will imagine you are interested and will not delay in answering them. It is a good idea to get him to work beside you while you look on A r acantly. Realise you are the only person in the room that needs assist- ance. Don ' t trouble to let other people ' s troubles trouble you. Never forget that all apparatus is cast iron and foolproof. Specific Gravity Bottles and Thistle Tubes are well known for their endurance. It is as well to shake the bottles furiously with copper shot inside to test for flaws in the material. Thistle Tubes have been known to bounce several times when rolled off a bench. When the period comes to an end, leave everything in as chaotic a condition as possible. Spill any available chemicals over floor and benches. This helps to increase the master ' s amiability, of which he has an inexhaustible fund, and every cubic centimetre of which he needs (under standard conditions). 32