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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Our famed radio has at last succumbed to the disastrous effects of old age, and, although negotiations were going on about replacing it, it looks as if we are not going to get another one. On being consulted, the whole of the House voted unanimously that our skit was the best ever produced at this or any other Rag Concert. It was with great regret that we learnt of the death of Woodward last summer holidays. He will always be remembered by the members of Groves ' House who were here with him for his unfailing good naturedness and for the whole-hearted way in which he went about everything. ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF STARTING A FORD THE first difficulty is that the Ford, a Model T, will have been standing out in the frost all night, a factor which ensures that its radiator will either be frozen or emptied of all its water. If perchance the owner remembered to drain the radiator on the previous evening it must now be refilled. Finding a suitable container with which to convey the water to the car, a distance of at least several hundred yards, always presents a difficulty. But after a diligent search a can may be found. The only one to be found will be one either with no spout at all, in which case the water goes all over the bonnet and into the engine, or else it will be so narrow that it will be impossible to fill the radiator in under a quarter of an hour. Despite his cleverness in letting the water out of the radiator on the previous evening, the owner has forgotten to shut the tap and the water flows out almost as quickly as it is put in. Turning it off necessitates crawling underneath the car through rapidly enlarging spots of grease, oil and water. The tap, in all probability, is so stiff that a pair of pliers is needed to turn it off and by the time that they have been found the radiator has again drained itself dry. Nothing daunted, the owner starts all over again and in due course the radiator is filled. After having tried in vain to make the engine fire by use of the self starter, the owner lifts up the front seat to find a jack. If fate is kind and the jack in its proper place, one of the back wheels will be jacked up while the other will have chocks put around it. The latter two procedures call for further grovel- ling in the pools o f grease, oil and water. All is now in readiness for the cranking. This back-breaking exercise is broken up by frequent runnings back and forth to adjust the choke and ignition. After about a quarter of an hour of this the owner is about to give uo when the engine gives a few encouraging splutters and he continues with renewed vigour. A few more minutes and the engine breaks into life. Removing the jack will mean crawling through the puddle of grease, oil and water; to avoid this the owner pushes the car off the jack. It crashes to the ground and the engine stops dead. If the owner is sufficiently lion-hearted to start the procedure all over again the engine may start running sometime in the near future. If he is not he can do no more than sell the car within the hour or drain the radiator and try again on the mor row.

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Dawson and Holland won their respective weights in the boxing; Dawson was also in the senior fencing finals. Dawson and Pearce i won nearly all our points in the land sports, but in the water sports we only added eleven more which placed us third with a total of 57. In cricket we drew a bye and played Ripley ' s in the finals, but were again defeated. Wilson i was awarded his colours after the match, and Day ii and Smith ii were awarded their colours while playing on different teams for the School. We were beaten by Groves ' in the rowing. Motherwell being unable to row in the finals, the crew comprised Dawson, Wilson i, Smith ii, Lake i, and the Cox, Day ii. In return for six of our more prominent members who left last term we have eight new boys. Our ranks will be thinned by one more at Christmas when Wace ii goes aboard the training ship Conway. The House again showed itself mightier with the pen than the cricket bat, making up in brain what it lacked in brawn by collecting fifty per cent of the handsomely bound volumes on Speech Day. GROVES ' — We have become rather a small house this term, having lost nine members and only having received one in return. However, we hope that what we have lost in quantity we shall make up in quality. Whittle has, to our great satisfaction, become head of the house, ably assisted by Torland and Day i as house prefects. In the Easter term we were at last enabled to regain the Rugby Cup which had been away from us for so long. As a matter of fact it looks as if we shall never see it even so, as it has been aBsent for the greater part of the term and. as far as we can find out, will be absent for the rest of it. As a consequence of their great show of prowess in the match, House Colours were awarded to Hayward and Gardner. Gardner also gained laurels by winning his weight in the boxing tournament. We congratulate Mcintosh on winning his 1st XV colours. In the land sports, our relay team ran its way to the glory that it had missed the year before through a very unfortunate accident. We contgratulate Bu - chard and Budd on winning so many points in the Middle land sports. In th? water sports we were equally successful, almost entirely monopolising each place in each senior event. In the House Cricket matches we were rather unsuccessful, being beaten by Ripley ' s in the first round by four wickets. Harris, Day i and Seaton were awarded their House Colours. In the shell race we came home in a blaze of glory, beating Ripley ' s in the final by a full length. In the cutter races also, our crew brought home the bacon, losing sight of our competitors in both cases. We congratulate Reed on winning the Efficiency Cup, Whittle on winning the Sportsmanship Cup, and Burchard on winning the Middle Sports Cup. Our one worry this year is that we have no juniors to represent us in the sports. Charleson was a great boon to us last year, but he, unfortunately, has passed the junior stage and we are left without anyone. — 16 —

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ROWING HOUSE RACES, JUNE, 193 5 Inter-house races were rowed again this summer over the usual course — from the station to the boat-house. There were no second crew races. The feature of the races was the fast time in which the course was covered. In the first heat of the cutter races Groves ' beat Ripley ' s, and in the final they beat Lake ' s — on each occasion easily. Time: 3 mins. 16 sees. The results of the inter-house fours were as follows: First Heat — Lake ' s vs. Ripley ' s Ripley ' s were lucky with the toss and were able to choose their boat. Lake ' s in the heavier boat made much the steadier start, getting in 36 strokes in the first minute to Ripley ' s 3 7 1 2 . This gave them an initial lead of about half a length. Ripley ' s managed to draw level in the second minute and had acquired a three-quarters-of-a-length lead by King ' s Point. Lake ' s, continuing to row steadily, reduced their opponent ' s margin to a quarter of a length at the finish, but were unable to take the lead. Time: 2 mins. 5 3 sees. Final — Ripley ' s vs. Groves ' Ripley ' s made much the better start in this race, getting in 10, 19J4, and 38 strokes in the first quarter, half, and full minute respectively. No. 3 in Groves ' crew came off his slide, with the result that they rowed only 34 strokes in the same time. This may have been a blessing in disguise, because they got to work with such dtermination afterwards that they rapidly overhauled their rivals and beat them by a length. Time: 2 mins. 46 sees. The Crews Lake ' s — Stroked by Lake, showed great promise during practice, but had unfortunately to reshuffle their crew for the races. Dawson was a tower of strength as No. 3. Groves ' — The lightest of the three crews, as last year. They were well stroked by Rogers, and Harris at 3 was the School ' s most promising oarsman. Ripley ' s — Were a well-balanced crew from the point of view of weight. But in a race they were inclined to clip their finishes and row short. This is fatal in a heavy boat. FENCING Due largely to the encouragement offered to the sport by the new Salle D ' Armes in the Hobby Shop Building, fencing made considerable strides in the course of the year. Unfortunately, no matches could be fought, but the School competitions proved that the standard was higher than in previous years. Most of the foil play was less wild, and the style shown by some of the competitors in the junior events was quite gratifying. Tryon, who won the senior compe- tition, fenced well throughout and should develop into a good fencer. The junior competition was won by Yuill. Epee has been started, and it is hoped to hold a competition this year. Two matches have been arranged with the Victoria Fencing Club in which both foil and epee will probably be fought. — 18 —