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

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1936 volume:

Jjaumigatt iHanaEtn? ifrpmbtr, 193H Shawnigan Lake School Magazine EDITORIAL  IN the Library there is an insignificant little green book, which is probably not taken off the shelf from year ' s end to year ' s end. It contains the letters, written forty years ago, of a merchant to his son. The father was a self-made man, having acquired his wealth by transforming pigs into bacon, hams and sausages at the Chicago stockyards. The first letter in the book is the one he wrote to his son when the latter went into residence at Harvard, where there was plenty of education to be got, and he urged his son not to be bashful when it was handed round, but to reach out and take a big helping; for education was the one thing lying around loose in the world that a fellow could have as much of as he was willing to haul away. The father ' s views become even more interesting as the letter proceeds. The first thing that any education ought to give a man is character, and the second thing is education. . . . I ' m anxious that you should be a good scholar, but I ' m more anxious that you should be a good clean man. And if you graduate with a sound conscience, I shan ' t care so much if there are a few holes in your Latin. There are two parts of a college education — the part that you get in the schoolroom, and the part that you get outside it. That ' s the really important part. For the first can only make you a scholar, while the second can make you a man. To the majority in British Columbia today the first function of a school is to pass boys through their matriculation, people being under the delusion that their children, having attained this standing, are educated. This year Shawnigan Lake School passes its twenty-first birthday. For twenty-one years this School has been passing boys through matriculation with increasingly higher results, which will stand comparison with any school in the Province. But matriculation has never been the sole objective. As this is a boarding school, the members of it, masters and boys, are thrown very much together outside the classroom, so that the part of education which boys derive from a community life is also developed — a side of their education often too little appreciated by them whilst actually at school. And it is true to say that for twenty-one years the primary aim and object of this School has been to give boys character: to enable them to graduate as men and gentlemen. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine His Majesty King George V. 44 T HAVE just heard the tragic news over the radio. ' The King is dead — long J- live the King! ' For over an hour I have been listening to the bulletins from London every few minutes. To us in Canada his passing means a great deal but to England it means an irretrievable loss. He was admired and revered but above all loved by every Englishman, Liberal or Conservative, rich or poor — they all loved him as a son loves a father. I do not think I will ever forget the sight or sound of two hundred thousand people singing ' God Save the King, ' as we heard it at the Military Review. We in Canada loved our King but not with the same intensity that he was loved in England. I have always been rather inclined to scoff at the rather demonstrative feelings towards him — until I saw and heard it at first hand and, believe me, it brought tears to my eyes, as it did tonight to hear the deep concern in the voices of the English announcers during the earlier bulletins, and the genuine emotion in their voices when they an- nounced the passing of the world ' s greatest monarch. The British Empire, the whole world, in fact, has good reason to be in mourning. ' The King is dead — long live the King! ' Fatal words but so true to the British characteristic of ' carry on! ' So Edward VIII takes over the reins of office with all the attendant worries and responsibilities. He succeeds to the throne at an awkward time in the history of the world. May he be as good a ruler as his father before him. (Extract from an Old Boy ' s Letter.) — 6 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SCHOOL NOTES THE Head Master left the School on February 13 th for a protracted holi- day, an account of which appears in this 1 issue. Speech Day was on June 27th and the prizes were given by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. The School Prefects this year are J. G. Niven, J. W. Reynolds, D. P. Oakes, R. M. Day, F. H. Taylor, D. A. C. Newton. Foundation Scholars are A. B. Hammond, J. D. C. Holland, P. A. Matthews, D. P. Oakes and R. G. Reynolds. As a consequence of his results in the Junior Matriculation C. R. Day was offered a Scholarship by the University of British Columbia. As he returned to read Senior Matriculation the Scholarship reverted to C. T. Corse, who also refused it, having gone into residence at Hotchkiss. J. G. Niven is Captain of the 1st XV; J. W. Reynolds is Vice-Captain. Colours have been awarded to A. R. Smith, J. P. Torland, R. M. Day, R. B. Hayward, D. P. Oakes, D. N. Hartnell, W. N. Cooper, F. H. Taylor. The Pancake Greaze, held on February 2 5th, was won by G. F. Mackie, Form VII. Some thirty boys availed themselves of the opportunity to go to Victoria on November 5 th to hear the concert given by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. On November 12th the School went to Strathcona to hear Mr. Clement May, who gave some clever impersonations of characters from Dickens. Several members of the New Zealand All Blacks Team visited the School on January 28th, and Mr. Oliver spoke to the School on modern tactics in rugby football. We are most grateful to Mr. Manson for his gift of mounts for the Taxi- dermy Shop; to C. T. Corse for the photographs which add much to the interest of the Class Rooms; to Mr. C. J. Prior for his gift of an autograph letter of the Rev. E. Thring; another most welcome addition is a Spencer monocular microscope for the Physico-Bio-Chemistry Club. On October 20th the School gave a dance in honour of the Head Master ' s return. Foundation Scholarships were awarded to P. A. Matthews and A. B. Hammond at an examination held in the Summer Term. The School entertained a party of English Public School boys touring Canada on June 3rd. We all miss Mr. H. St. J. Payne, who has very kindly filled the duties of Chaplain for nearly two years and has been appointed to St. Mary ' s, Oak Bay. Mr. D. C. Ellis left at the end of the Summer Term and is taking a post- graduate course at the University of British Columbia. We welcome the Rev. P. Bury, Mr. P. B. Bennett, the Rev. H. T. Archbold, and Mr. Arthur Tracy who will teach Art. The School wishes to express their great gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Woodward, who have given a scholarship tenable for four years at a university. — 7 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The value of the Scholarship is $100.00 a year and will enable some boys who prove themselves worthy at school to continue their education, which without this scholarship they would be unable to do. Examples of work done by members of the Photography Club and in the Drawing School will be found on pages 21, 22, 39 an d 40 of this number. CHAPEL NOTES The Confirmation Service was held in the Chapel on Sunday, March 15 th, conducted by the Right Reverend Bishop Sexton, who confirmed the following boys: D. W. Burehard, H. R. Greening, A. B. Hammond, J. B. Hicks, P. A. Matthews, D. A. C. Newton, D. P. Oakes, M. H. Shaw, A. R. Smith. There were also eight candidates from Strathcona Lodge School. The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Columbia preached at the morning service on November 22nd. The Sunday morning service on January 26th was held as a Memorial Service for King George V. The Chapel furnishings have been greatly enriched by the gift of a very beautiful brass Cross. 4t+ SO Shawnigan Lake School Magazine MR. F. J. STANTON THE sudden death of Mr. F. J. Stanton in Vancouver on July 11th has come as a shock to all past and present members of Shawnigan Lake School, where he had been a master for the past twelve years. He had left for his holiday little more than a week earlier, and was even then considering plans for the next School year, for Mr. Stanton in spite of his age never allowed himself to become stereotyped in his ideas and always kept abreast of the times. All those boys who passed through the Matriculation Form under him know what they owed to him for their success, as he was a most able and painstaking teacher of both English and Modern Languages. Any boy who went to him for advice was always sure of a sympathetic hearing, and he gave ungrudgingly of his spare time to those who asked for extra tuition. He did much to keep alive the religious teaching of the School. It is not always for his ability as a teacher that Mr. Stanton will be remem- bered, but also for his cheerful optimism and good humour outside the class- room. He was always glad to joke with a boy, however small, and was ever ready with a quick or punning rejoinder, whilst he had the rare quality of being able to laugh at a joke against himself. Mr. Stanton was a regular spectator at all School matches and took an interest in every branch of the School ' s many activities. His passing leaves a blank in the life of the School which it will be hard to fill, and brings a realisation of the unselfish and perhaps not always fully recognised and appreciated work, which Mr. Stanton did. F. J. S. He had the kindness of God In his every act, And a patience That never tired. He could take a jest and smile the while: In school he would have his joke But after that there was work to do. He could teach English and French To even the dullest of boys. To all the boys throughout the school He was humorous, helpful and kind: But now he ' s gone. °3€T° Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « SPEECH DAY  THE Annual Prize-giving and Water Sports were held at Shawnigan Lake School on Saturday, June 27th. In spite of threatening weather a large crowd of friends and parents attended. In the absence of the Head Master, Mr. C. W. Lonsdale, who had recently left for England, Captain Levien spoke of the School ' s record in scholarship and athletics during the past year. He then welcomed His Honour the Lieu- tenant Governor. His Honour in the course of his address referred to the worthy traditions the School had already established and to the boys who had been and were now a credit to the School. He compared the beautiful sur- roundings and climate in which the boys were fortunate enough to live with the hard conditions under which he himself had been brought up in Winnipeg. School days, if lived in the right spirit, were the best days of life and gave a wholesome outlook on life, for the battles of life were only a continuation of what was learnt in the school room and on the playing fields. Games taught fellowship, manliness, to be good losers and winners, to be considerate to those weaker than oneself, respect for one ' s elders, to be true sportsmen and gentle- men. In closing, His Honour exhorted the boys to be true to the School and its traditions, to do their duty to their God and to be loyal to their King. After His Honour had distributed the prizes Sir Percy Lake expressed the thanks of all present for the straightforward address to which they had listened, with the encouragement and support it gave to the system of educa- tion at the School. Canada was making itself a great nation. To become that, the nation must have an ample supply of sons as leaders in the future, and it was to this end that the Schools should devote themselves. FORM PRIZES VII— R. A. Kerr. IV— W. B. McCreery. VI— C. R. Day. RA— W. T. S. Pearce. VU— A. S. Rendell. RB— B. M. Hall. VL— R. M. Day. Ill— V. V. Spencer. General Progress I — F. H. Davis. Mechanical Drawing — D. N. Hartnell. General Progress II — J. P. Torland. Bishop of Columbia ' s Reading Prize — General Progress III — J. O. Wheeler. G. F. Mackie. SPORTS Junior Sports Cup — V. V. Spencer. House Cricket Cup — Ripley ' s. Middle Sports Cup — G. W. Murphy. House Rowing Cup — Groves ' . Senior Sports Cup — G. F. Mackie. House Sports Cup — Ripley ' s. Senior Tennis Cup — J. C. Whittle. Efficiency Cup: Junior Tennis Cup — A. B. Fleck. Christmas Term — J. C. Whittle. Sailing Race — F. J. Paterson and Easter Term — G. F. Mackie. H. G. Niven. Summer Term — G. F. Mackie. Old Boys ' Race — G. Oakes. Sportsmanship Cup — D. A. Newton. — 10 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine EXAMINATIONS In 1936 the School sent in three candidates for Senior Matriculation and all passed; the average age being I7 l z t and the average marks being 60%, 64% and 72%. The School sent in nine candidates for Junior Matriculation, all of whom passed, and two others successfully completed their Junior Matriculation. The average age was 6 l 2 years. The average marks for each boy were: 81.5 78.9 63.6 79.8 75. 61.7 79. 74. 60. Forty papers written by the Junior Matriculation candidates received from 80% to 95%. Of the Junior Matriculation candidates, six are remaining for more Senior work in the School. In September, 193 6, two boys entered Toronto University, one boy entered the University of Alberta, four boys entered the University of British Colum- bia, one boy entered Stanford University, and one boy entered Hotchkiss School. C. R. Day was offered a scholarship by the University of British Columbia which he declined, as he was returning here. The scholarship by reversion was then offered to C. T. Corse, w!k was unfortunately unable to accept it. At the University of British Columbia the following boys graduated in 1936: the Degree of B.A.: G. L. Draeseke, S. C. Lane, J. B. Cornish, R. Y. Stanier; Degree of B.Comm.: B. L. Robinson, J. M. Malkin; Degree of Master, of Applied Science: S. C. Robinson. GUIDE POSTS At the beginning of the year a new system was introduced, by which each boy gives a short speech once a term either on Wednesday or Saturday after prayers. Each boy chooses his own subject and is limited to three minutes in speaking on it. Some of the subjects chosen this term were: The Pearl Industry. Social Credit. Lightning. Japanese Influence in China. Dragons of Komodo. Bull Fighting. Coekfighting. M. Bleriot. High Rigging. Buffalo. Poisonous Snakes. Count von Luckner. Father Divine. San Francisco Bridge. The Humming Bird. °3€?° 11 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « CRICKET SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. COWICHAN CRICKET CLUB May 9th, 193 6 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL beat Cowichan Cricket Club at Duncan by three wickets in the opening match of the season. Newton (4 for 30) and Mackie (6 for 24) bowled well, whilst Niven 1 played a steady innings at a critical time. Leggatt alone of the Cowichan batsmen faced the School bowling with confidence, and Mowbray came out with a bowling analysis of 5 for 23. Scores: Cowichan Cricket Club A. E. S. Leggatt, b. Newton 2% 9 4 1 5 6 4 W. Mowbray, b. Mackie. C. Collison, ct. Niven, b. Newton. G. G. Baiss, b. Mackie C. Green, b. Mackie H. Charter, b. Mackie R. Heslop, b. Newton P. Garrard, b. Mackie E. McCaul, ct. b. Newton.... W. Corbishley, b. Mackie. C. P. Deykin, not out Extras Total Shawnigan Lake School Day 2, ct. Mowbray, b. Collison ... Cooper, b. Baiss Smith 1, b. Mowbray Smith 2, ct. b. Mowbray Newton, ct. Charter, b. Mowbray. Niven 1, l.b.w. Collison Torland, l.b.w. Mowbray Moore, b. Mowbray Mackie, b. Garrard Whittle, not out Day 1, ct. Mowbray, b. Green Extras 5 8 Total 65 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE May 13th, 1936 Shawnigan Lake School beat Brentwood College at Shawnigan by three wickets. Brentwood batted first and were quickly disposed of by Newton ( 5 for 18) and Mackie (4 for 11). With half the School wickets down for 13 runs it was still anybody ' s game, but Moore played a courageous innings and was well supported by the later batsmen. Scores: Brentwood College Eassett, l.b.w. Mackie Nation, b. Mackie Field, b. Newton Mitchell, b. Newton Kidd, b. Newton Rhodes, ct. Moore, b. Mackie.... Allen, b. Newton Wells, run out Wilby, b. Mackie Holmes, run out.... Izard, not out Extras Shawnig-an Lake School Day 2, b. Nation Cooper, b. Allen. Smith 1, b. Nation Smith 2, b. Nation Newton, b. Allen Niven 1, ct. Rhodes, b. Allen.. Torland, b. Allen Moore, ct. Holmes, b. Kidd Mackie, ct. Wells, b. Kidd 5 8 1 9 26 7 Wilson 1, ct. Field, b. Nation.. 13 Whittle, not out 7 Total 30 Total 76 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. VICTORIA CRICKET CLUB May 16th, 1936 The Victoria Cricket Club beat the School by 3 5 runs at Shawnigan. By steady batting the visitors compiled 89 runs for 8 wickets before declaring. — 12 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The School batting was very half-hearted in the face of bowling which was not really difficult. P. Austin took 4 wickets for 20, and Jones 3 for 13. Scores : Victoria Cricket Club Niven 2, ct. Wilson, b. Mackie H. Dethaby, run out 5 C. Jones, b. Newton. 15 P. Austin, b. Newton .. 2 G. C. Grant, b. Mackie 10 P. Saxton-White, b. Mackie 17 Day 1, st. Torland, b. Smith 2 11 Day 2, b. Newton... 4 Barclay, not out 8 G. Austin, not out 12 F. Jordan, did not bat Extras 5 Total (for 8 wickets) .Innings declared closed Shawnigran Lake School Cooper, l.b.w. P. Austin Smith 1, ct. Grant, b. P. Austin Hayward, ct. Barclay, b. P. Austin Smith 2, b. Jordan Niven 1, ct. P. Austin, b. Jordan. Torland, b. P. Austin Moore, b. Jones Newton, ct. P. Austin, b. Grant Mackie, b. Jones.... Wilson 1, b. Jones Whittle, not out Extras 89 Total 54 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. THE STAFFF May 21st, 1936 The School were beaten by the Staff by three wickets. Niven 1 and Whittle batted well for the School, but the others could do little with the bowling of 1st CRICKET ELEVEN 1936. Back Row: J. C. Smith, R. M. Day, T. A. Wilson, A. R. Smith, J. C. Whittle. Middle Row: G. F. Mackie, J. P. Torland, D. A. C. Newton, J. G. Niven, J. F. Moore. Front Row: H. G. Niven. 13 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Capt. Palin (5 for 9). The Staff began badly, having seven wickets down for 33 runs, but Mr. Bayly and Capt. Levien by patient cricket put on 45 runs for the eighth wicket. Mackie took 5 wickets for 24. Shawnigan Lake School Niven 1, ct. M. C. Ellis, b. Palin 22 Hayward, b. M. C. Ellis 6 Day 1, b. M. C. Ellis Smith 2, b. Palin 11 Torland, ct. D. C. Ellis, b. Palin. Moore, l.b.w. Twite. Smith 1, b. Palin Newton, b. Palin Mackie, b. Twite Wilson 1, b. Levien. Whittle, not out Extras The Staff C. W. Twite, l.b.w. Mackie. P. T. Skrimshire, b. Mackie D. V. Palin, b. Newton E. H. Bayly, ct. Niven, b. Mackie. A. E. F. Trotman, run out M. C. Ellis, b. Newton... H. J. Manson, run out. L. E. Jones, ct. Moore, b. Mackie.... B. Webber, not out D. C. Ellis, b. Mackie E. D. W. Levien, ct. Hayward, b. Smith 2 Extras Total _. 75 Total 3 2 36 3 9 7 1 24 5 90 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL May 30th, 1936 Shawnigan Lake School beat University School at Shawnigan Lake by 3 5 runs. The School batted first and would have been dismissed by Teagle (4 for 3 1 ) and Huff ( 6 for 2 5) for a very small score if it had not been for the last wicket partnership of Moore and Smith 1, who added 26 invaluable runs. Newton (5 for 13) and Mackie (4 for 12) bowled really well for the School. Shawnigan Lake School Cooper, b. Huff Niven 2, b. Teagle 6 Day 1, b. Huff Smith 2, b. Huff 4 Torland, b. Huff 3 Niven 1, b. Teagle 9 Whittle, l.b.w. Teagle 1 Newton, l.b.w. Huff 4 Mackie, l.b.w. Teagle Moore, B. Huff 16 Smith 1, not out.... 13 Extras 6 Total 62 University School Smith, b. Newton Young, b. Newton Huff, b. Newton Henderson, b. Mackie Teagle, b. Mackie.... Field, not out Jeanneret, b. Newton Spencer, b. Newton Sproule, ct. Torland, b. Mackie. Boyd, ct. b. Mackie Pott, run out Extras Total 27 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. COWICHAN CRICKET CLUB June 6th, 1936 For the return game on the School ground Cowichan brought down a strong side and won by 32 runs. For the visitors, Fox, Considine and Baiss all played useful innings, and for the School Day 1 and Smith 2 took part in a good third wicket partnership. The rest of the team could not fathom the bowling of Fox (5 for 19) and Baiss (3 for 4) . Cowichan Cricket Club H. Charter, ct. Torland, b. Mackie.... 2 D. Hepenstal, b. Newton 10 W. Corbishley, b. Mackie 2 E. S. Fox, run out 19 S. Saunders, ct. Torland, b. Mackie.. 4 W. Mowbray, ct. Niven 1, b. Smith 1 11 G. C. Baiss, b. Mackie 16 C. Collison, ct. Whittle, b. Newton.. F. Considine, b. Newton 16 E. McCaul, not out ----- 4 Pender, b. Newton Extras — - 6 Shawnig-an Lake School Day 2, ct. Saunders, b. Pender. Niven 2, ct. b. Collison 5 Day 1, ct. b. Fox... 17 Smith 2, ct. b. Fox 12 Torland, b. Baiss Niven 1, b. Fox Whittle, b. Fox Newton, ct. Charter, b. Fox. Mackie, not out Moore, b. Baiss Smith 1, ct. Fox, b. Baiss Extras Total 90 Total 14 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL June 13 th, 193 6 In the last match of the season Shawnigan Lake School beat University School in Victoria by one wicket. University School began well, having 3 3 runs on the board before the first wicket fell, and the eighth wicket added 26. Newton (4 for 19) and Smith 1 (5 for 25) both bowled well. For the School Moore played a hard hitting innings, whilst Torland and Niven 1 both played careful cricket. Scores : University School Shawnig-an Lake School Young, ct. Torland, b. Smith 1 9 Niven 2, b. Teagle Smith, ct. Whittle, b. Newton 21 Day 1, run out.... 2 Henderson, ct. b. Smith 1 2 Wilson 1, ct. Boyd, b. Teagle 2 Huff, ct. Whittle, b. Newton 5 Smith 2, run out 4 Teagle, ct. Whittle, b. Smith 1.. 6 Torland, ct. Young, b. Jeanneret 22 Jeanneret, ct. Whittle, b. Smith 1.... Niven 1, b. Huff.. 22 Field, ct. b. Smith 1... Whittle, ct. Spencer, b. Teagle 5 Spencer, b. Newton 14 Mackie, b. Jeanneret 3 Sproule, not out. 12 Newton, ct. Teagle, b. Jeanneret 2 Boyd, b. Newton... Moore, not out 38 Pott, run out. — Smith 1, not out 2 Extras 9 Extras 5 Total 78 Total (for 9 wickets) 105 SECOND XI School vs. The Optimists, May 9th, at Shawnigan, lost by 40 runs. Optimists 9 5 (Galloway 19 not out, Tryon 17, Hayward 6 for 16) . School 45 (Paterson 17, Hayward 16, P. Ellis 5 f or 5 ) . School vs. The Optimists, June 13 th, at Shawnigan, lost by 5 runs. Optimists 80 (Galloway 26 not out, Pearce 17, Day 4 for 24). School 75 (Fleck 41, Palin 5 for 11). COLTS School vs. Glenlyon, May 20th, at Victoria, lost by 48 runs. Glenlyon 77 (Darling 28, Pearce 4 for 15). School 29 (Lings 7 for 12). School vs. Glenlyon, June 20th, at Shawnigan, won by 20 runs. School 49 (Fleck 19, Rolleston 5 for 20). Glenlyon 29 (Reynolds 7 for 14). HOUSE MATCHES Semi-Final — Groves ' beat Lake ' s by 1 3 1 runs. Groves ' 156 (Torland 48, Day 1 44, Whittle 2 5, Cooper 4 for 36). Lake ' s 2 5 (Day 1 6 for 7). Final — Ripley ' s beat Groves ' by 7 wickets. Groves ' 37 (Newton 6 for 11). Ripley ' s 43 for 3 (Paterson 16). -DC? 15 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CRICKET CHARACTERS D. A. C. Newton (Captain) — He captained the side very well, changing his bowling and altering his field with sound judgment. He bowled well, with but little luck. His batting is improving but he lacks patience. Very good field. J. P. Torland (Vice-Captain) — His wicket-keeping reached a very high standard. Batting has improved but he must try to develop his shots on the off-side. Assisted his captain very well in the field. J. G. Niven — He has the makings of a very good bat, but at present he is far too inclined to have a dip before he has got set. Fielding much improved. A. R. Smith — His bowling went off in the early part of the season, but later on he improved. He must be very careful to take infinite trouble with every ball he bowls. Played some good innings but is still weak in judging the length of a ball. Good field. G. F. Mackie — Bowled very well at times, but was too inclined to get dis- heartened if he was hit. His batting improved and he was learning to time the ball more easily. A much improved and energetic field. J. F. Moore — A very useful hitter, who helped the side on many occasions; he should, however, try and pick the right ball to hit, and not have a go at every one. A very good field who throws in extremely well. J. C. Whittle — Was beginning to develop into a useful bat, but had very little luck. A very useful and keen field who saves many runs by intelligent backing up. J. C. Smith — A good hitter, who could have made many more runs if he had been content to wait and pick the right ball. A much improved and energetic field. R. M. Day — Rather a stiff bat, who looked as though he might make runs, but seldom did. Very slow at getting his left foot across. Good, keen deep field. H. G. Niven — He has the ability to make runs, but will fail to do so until he learns that he has not the physique to hit every ball out of the ground. An improved field, but is still too inclined to snatch at the ball. T. A. Wilson — Has the reach and style to make runs, but he was too slow on his feet. A very useful field. 7 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « FOOTBALL  Shawnigan Lake School 1st XV vs. Brentwood College 1st XV Won 27-0 THE match between Brentwood College and Shawnigan Lake School at Shawnigan on Saturday, November 3rd, ended in a win for Shawnigan by 27-0 after a game that was always interesting and not so one-sided as the score suggests. The Shawnigan forwards were well held in the tight scrums, but they held a decided advantage in the loose; and the outsides were quicker on the ball and combined better than their opposite numbers, who were handicapped by the absence of one of their regular players. The game opened with the ball being rushed down to the Brentwood twenty-five, and almost immediately after three quick loose scrums the ball came out to Smith, who scored in the corner. Play was even for some time after that, and the Brentwood outsides saw a fair amount of the ball, but spoilt their chances by kicking for touch too much instead of going through themselves. At half-time the score was 12-0, Smith having scored three more unconverted tries, one the result of a particularly neat run that caught the opposition on the wrong foot, another after a good cut through by Hayward, who drew the full-back before passing. In the second half the game was less open. Smith scored two more tries, and Day scored twice; three of these were converted by Moore. The game ended with Shawnigan pressing. For the losers, Wells played an exceptionally fine game at full-back; for the winners, in the back division, Torland, Newton, Hayward and Smith were outstanding. Shawnigan Lake School vs. Wanderers — Lost 16-5 A very hard game resulted when the School played the Wanderers on November 14th. The School set a fast pace at the beginning of the match and it was not long before Fleck made a good opening to send Smith in, on a determined run, for the School ' s try which Moore converted. Then, after a period of even play, Murdoch scored an unconverted try for the Wanderers. Within a few minutes the same player scored again by intercepting a pass, Grogan converting the try. An unconverted try by Brown just before half- time left the Wanderers with a six-point lead at the interval. The second half of the match was very evenly fought, but gradually the Wanderers ' heavier pack established an advantage and the School was penned in its own 2 5. Even so, good defensive play prevented a score until Barker intercepted a pass to score a try, which Grogan converted. The School then fought back well, but were unable to score. The principal fault in the School attack was the failure to find a man before letting go of the ball, a good lesson should have been learnt, at least two tries were scored as the result. Both the outsides and forwards did some good things, but they were too far apart to be of any great value. Newton, Torland and Smith were the best of the outsides, Gardner and Mcintosh were outstand- ing among the forwards, who all worked hard, but with little finesse. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Shawnigan Lake S chool: J. G. Niven (Captain), J. Moore, R. Day, A. Fleck, A. Smith; R. Hay ward, D. Newton, J. Torland; J. Reynolds, J. Mcintosh, A. Gardner, D. Oakes, D. Burchard, D. Hartnell, W. Cooper. Shawnigan Lake School vs. Brentwood College — Won 19-0 The return match against Brentwood was played at Brentwood on Saturday, November 21st, and resulted in a win for the School by 19-0, after a much closer game than the previous match. The Brentwood outsides in particular put up a much improved show, and showed more readiness to run in attack rather than kick, while their forwards held us easily in the tight. Our outsides seemed to find a very light ball difficult to handle, and only really got going in the second half; the forwards packed too high in the tight, but showed to better advantage in the loose scrums, where they nearly always heeled the ball, though sometimes they allowed the opposing forwards to break through. The scoring started fairly soon, when Day got the ball after a loose scrum and ran round their defence before it had time to line out properly. There was no more scoring till immediately before half-time, when from a scrum on their line Newton went over on his own for a try which Moore converted. After half-time the ball was rushed down to our line, and stayed there for nearly ten t. : i ft m .?■ I £lll r %7j . ., .jjfcjfl $ %y 1st RUGBY FIFTEEN 1935-36 Back Row: J. P. Mcintosh, A. Gardner, J. W. Reynolds, T. A. Wilson, D. W. Burchard, A. R. Smith, J. F. Moore. Middle Row: D. A. C. Newton, J. G. Niven, J. C. Whittle, G. F. Mackie, G. C H. Tupper. Front Row: J. H. Budd, D. P. Oakes, J. C. Smith. — 18 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine minutes, though Brentwood never looked particularly likely to score except thanks to our mistakes. Then we broke away, and the side at last started work- ing smoothly; after a number of good movements by Smith, Day and Moore scored tries, one of which Moore converted. For us the outsides as a whole were disappointing; they moved more slowly and their handling was more uncertain than usual. The only exceptions were Day and Torland, both of whom played an extremely good game. All the for- wards played a hard, though sometimes clumsy, game, with Gardner perhaps outstanding. Shawnigan Lake School vs. University School — Won 11-8 In the 1st XV match at University School, Shawnigan won 11-8, after being led 8-0 at one period of the game. The game started at a great pace, University School playing a bustling type of game, their forwards breaking up very quickly, and their outsides lining up straight most of the time, and marking very closely. After about five minutes ' play one of their backs kicked ahead over the goal line, and following up fast scored a rather lucky try. They continued pressing, and after some time Huff dodged through a crowd of players to score another try that was converted. After this our three-quarters began to settle down and shortly before half-time Gardner forced his way over after a touch on their line. After half-time play continued very hard, with University School still in our half most of the time, but they gained ground mainly by forward rushes, and their outsides never looked dangerous or likely to score. Then we rushed the ball up the field, and after a penalty for offside against several of their outsides, Niven dropped a penalty goal. The game remained very even, until Moore got the ball on our twenty-five, and after dodging several opponents handed on to Burchard who drew the full-back before passing to Day, who scored behind the posts: Moore converted. After this we held off any attacks easily, and a very exciting game ended with us pressing hard. Honours went to the forwards, especially Gardner and Mcintosh, who held their own against a very strong pack. The outsides never got going against some very quick and determined tackling, and there was too much wild and lobbed passing, which often lost a lot of ground. The University School pack was always a menace, but their outsides were undistinguished apart from some excellent kicking, and very good tackling. Shawnigan Lake School vs. St. George ' s School, Vancouver — Won 53-0 This match was played at Shawnigan Lake on Saturday, December 5 th, and resulted in a rather one-sided victory for Shawnigan by seven goals and six tries to nothing (5 3-0). The weather was foggy and wet, so that under these con- ditions the handling of the Shawnigan outsides was excellent, and they also had the pace of the opposition. The shades of night were falling fast when the whistle blew for no-side. During the first ten minutes play was very even, St. George ' s packing eight against seven in the scrum, getting a slight advantage. At the end of this period Shawnigan set up their first attack and from the time that Torland slipped over for the first try from a scrum close to the line, tries came at regular intervals. Considering the heavy state of the ball Moore did well to convert seven of the tries, even if some of them were from, easy positions. The outsides played most unselfishly, and while several tries were the result of orthodox passing move- — 19 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ments, many came from clever individual openings, intelligent backing up and determined running. The actual tries were scored by Day I and Smith ( 3 ) , Torland and Hay ward ( 2 ) , Burchard I, Mcintosh and Moore ( 1 ) . Much praise was due to the Shawnigan forwards who gave their outsides such a lion ' s share of the ball, and were not afraid to make passing movements of their own. They were particularly effective in the loose scrums, in which they worked as a unit and not as seven individuals. St. George ' s never gave up and played a losing game well. They were unlucky to lose a three-quarter injured in the second half of the game. Several of their forwards were good individually, and some of the outsides tackled well, but the pace at which the game was played and of the School outsides was too fast for them. Shawnigan Lake School 2nd XV vs. University School 2nd XV Won 3 3-0 In the 2nd XV match, which was played before the 1st, Shawnigan won 33-0, after a game in which the whole side showed very promising form. Tries were scored by Milne ( 3 ) , Niven and Hicks (2 ) , McPherson and Taylor ( 1 ) . Niven converted three, and also placed a penalty goal. Shawnigan Lake School Colts XV vs. Brentwood College Colts XV Won 30-6 At Brentwood, Shawnigan Colts defeated Brentwood Colts by 30-6. Shawnigan pressed from the start and after five minutes McPherson scored an unconverted try from a scrum on the Brentwood line. Almost immediately Butts scored a second try after a good three-quarter movement. For some time after play was in midfield with the Brentwood forwards controlling the game. Further tries were scored before half time by Butts and Niven, neither of which were converted. After the interval Brentwood improved and taking the ball to the Shawnigan line by a series of forward rushes, Hinton scored in the corner. Shawnigan came back and Butts scored, Fleck converting. The Brent- wood forwards, however, were now playing very strongly and after some good spoiling scored a second try through Quist. Some good kicking by Fleck then took the ball to the Brentwood 2 5 and with Brentwood backs tiring, further tries were added for Shawnigan by Barker (2) and McPherson. Fleck con- verted two of these. Shawnigan won mainly owing to the superior handling of their outsides and better hooking in the set scrums. The Brentwood forwards were better in the line outs and loose scrums, but their backs failed to make the best of their opportunities. Shawnigan Lake School Colts vs. Brentwood College Colts — Won 51-0 This match played at Shawnigan on November 21st was too one-sided to be of any interest. In Niven 2 the School had a player who was too good for this type of football, as Jie was able to run through the opposition almost at will. Tries were scored with monotonous regularity by either Niven or McPher- son, except when Matthews 2 on one occasion ran through the entire oppo- sition from a kick off, and when Spencer showed that the younger members of the team also could score tries, if the ball was passed out to them. As Niven failed to convert nine successive tries in the second half, it would have relieved the monotony if he had let other members of the side see what they could do. Brentwood never gave up trying, and when they did get the ball they showed a readiness to throw it about, while Rogers did some well-judged kicking for them. — 20 — 21 22 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine HOUSE NOTES RIPLEY ' S— During the past year we have excelled ourselves and, incidentally, the other Houses, the House Table groaning audibly under the weight of the result of our prowess. At the end of last Christmas Term our House XV battled its way to victory against Groves ' , due largely to the superhuman efforts of the forwards, Taylor, Paterson and Murphy winning their House Colours. Smith is to be congratulated on being awarded his 1st XV Colours this year. In the Easter Term we showed the good old English bulldog ' s spirit by winning five of the seven weights and the Good Loser ' s Cup in the Boxing Tournament. It seems also that the Spirit of Chivalry is not altogether latent in us, as Murphy, after several goodly cut and thrust encounters, won the Junior Fencing Tournament. We also made a killing in the Sports, Mackie winning the Senior Sports Cup, Murphy the Middle and Spencer the Junior. The total points for the House were considerably higher than the other Houses, thus winning the Sports Cup. We were not, however, so successful in the sculling department, losing the Cutter race to Lake ' s and the Shell race to Groves ' . In the House cricket we won a decisive victory over Groves ' , winning the cup for the fourth year in succession. We congratulate Taylor and Paterson on being awarded their House Cricket Colours and Moore on his 1st XI Colours. Newton won the Sportsmanship Cup and Mackie the Efficiency Cup. We arrived at the School at the end of the summer holidays to find that Tupper I and Mackie had forsaken us in favour of U.B.C., and that we should have to behave this year as, in addition to Niven I, who had succeeded Mackie as Head of the House and of the School, those stern pillars of law and order, Oakes, Reynolds, Newton and Taylor, had been appointed prefects. Paterson, Moore and Smith, being house prefects, completed our P.D. Nowadays, it seems that one can hardly stir a foot without treading on a Prefect somewhere. It is with great regret that we hear that Mr. Trotman, our assistant House Master, is leaving us at the end of this term. It will indeed seem strange to have, after three years of Mr. Trotman, some one else initiate us into the mysteries of fr Vcni, Vidi, Vici, Acta non Verba, etc. We wish him all success in his future life and sincerely hope that we shall hear from him often. LAKE ' S— This year we returned to find our prefectorial staff reduced almost to nil by the departure of Davis I, Wilson I, Gregory and Smith. This year our six House Prefects, Crofton, Holland, Day II, Davis, Oldham and Cooper, are running the house as we have no School Prefect. Our Rugby results were not as good as we had hoped for, since our fifteen was beaten by Groves ' in the first round of the House matches by a score of 11-0. Disappointing as the result was, our team played very well and Day II, — 23 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Elverson, Oldham and Milne were awarded their House Rugby Colours after the match, and Cooper his while playing on the first fifteen earlier in the year. In the rowing we were more successful. Our shell crew drew a bye and lost to Groves ' in the finals by less than quarter of a length, and the cutter crew was completely victorious by defeating Groves ' in the first round and Ripley ' s in the finals. Our Cricket eleven fell rather easy prey to Groves ' House in the first round of the Inter-House Cricket matches. During the season Fleck and Cooper were awarded their House Cricket Colours. Both the land and water sports results showed a very favourable increase in points from the previous years and placed us second in the running. Fleck did very well for us by winning both the junior badminton and tennis tournaments. If we did not shine in brawn we did at least in brain, for we had five prize- winners on Speech Day, and Davis I and Kerr distinguished themselves by their marks in the Senior Matriculation exams. Also, all five of our Junior Matricu- lation candidates passed with excellent averages, and Day II won a scholarship at the University of British Columbia which he refused, to return to the school for another year. As we will be losing but few members at the end of this summer term and we gained a lot of useful new boys this year we are looking forward to having all of the cups on our table by the end of next year. GROVES ' — We were very sorry to hear that Mr. D. C. Ellis had left the School; he is now at the University of British Columbia taking a Post-Graduate Course there. Mr. H. J. Manson is takng his place as House Master of Groves ' . Miss J. Frend has left us too, and the last we have heard is that she is back in Ireland again. Consequently we have a new matron, Miss Shuckburgh, from the prairies, who has been doing a very excellent job as House Matron all term. Arriving back this term after the summer holidays, we regretted to find that Whittle and Budd had forsaken us for elsewhere, Day I being appointed Head of the House, ably assisted by three House Prefects, Torland, Gardner and Burchard I. Groves ' is a still smaller house this year having, counting all members, one complete rugby team. In the House Rugby matches at the end of last Christmas term, Groves ' overcame Lake ' s in the first round but succumbed to Ripley ' s in the finals, after a mighty effort. Due to their excellent playing in the matches, Budd, Burchard I and Hartnell were awarded the House Rugby Colours. We would also like to congratulate Budd, Burchard I and Gardner on winning their 1st XV Colours that term, and Day I, Torland and Hayward on gaining them this term. Gardner and Whittle deserve an honourable mention for winning their respective weights in the boxing tournaments; and again Whittle for winning the Senior Fencing Pool, Senior Tennis and Senior Badminton tournaments . In the land sports Day I and Whittle scored most of our points. Again in the House Cricket matches we beat Lake ' s in the first round — 24 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine without much effort, but bowed down to Ripley ' s in the finals as before. Due to their good steady playing in the matches, Gardner, Hayward and Hartnell were awarded their House Cricket Colours. We beat Ripley ' s in the first round of the shell races, after a close race, and finished comfortably ahead of Lake ' s in the finals, thus making the second straight year that Groves ' has won the shell race. However, we were beaten in the first round of the cutter races by Lake ' s. Summing up, we had accumulated a total of sixty-nine points, placing us third in the Inter-House sports competition; and again as last year we were quite sorry to find that we still had no Groves ' representative in the Junior Division. We want to congratulate C. T. Corse on his excellent work in the Junior Matriculation last June. He was offered a scholarship by the University of British Columbia but declined as he intended to go to Hotchkiss School in the United States. We had five prizewinners last Speech Day, which made up the intellectual honours of the House. Day I and Torland are active members of the newly-formed play-reading club, which intends to produce a play next term. The House put on a very original and amusing turn at the Rag Concert, under Mr. Manson ' s direction; and Day I distinguished himself as an author and an actor by appearing in no less than five skits. We were all very surprised to hear, near the end of this term, that Mr. Manson, our House Master, was married. We all hope sincerely that he will be very, very happy in the future. °3€?° r . Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ISSk M BOAT RACES, JUNE, 193 6 THE Inter-House rowing races were held at the end of the term in better weather conditions than have prevailed in previous years. Ripley ' s drew the bye in the cutter races, Lake ' s in the fours. CUTTER RACES In the semi-final of the cutters, Lake ' s beat Groves ' , covering the course in 4 mins. 20 sees. In the final they beat Ripley ' s in 3 mins. 40 sees. On both occa- sions they won by a good margin. SHELL RACES In the semi-final of the shells, Groves ' beat Ripley ' s by one length in 3 mins. 7 sees. Groves ' proved their superiority over the whole course, settling down to a steady row at the start, which they maintained to the end. In the final Groves ' beat Lake ' s after an exciting race which the latter looked like winning in the initial stages. Wilson stroked 10, 20 and }S l 2 for the first quarter, half and full minute respectively to Burchard ' s 11, 20 and 39, and gave his; crew a lead of half a length. In, this he was well backed up by Smith. But the effort was not maintained, and Groves ' gradually drew ahead with a succession of spurts. They repeated their success of last year in winning by three-quarters of a length in 2 mins. and 5 1 sees. The Crews Groves ' — Stroke: D. Burchard; 3, J. Whittle; 2, R. Day; bow, J. Budd. Lake ' s — Stroke: T. Wilson; 3, J. Smith; 2, F. Gregory; bow, I. Davis. Ripley ' s — Stroke: G. Mackie; 3, G. Tupper; 2, J. Reynolds; bow, J. Niven. SAILING RACES An experiment was made this summer of holding sail-boat races. The two flat-bottomed boats, Dynamite and Flattie V were equipped as nearly alike as possible, and a triangular course was set. The course ran from the School wharf to the head of a sunken log just off the mouth of the Mill Stream, thence to one of the piles at the Mill, and returning by way of the Forest Inn float. — 26 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Crews consisted of two, a captain and one other. Much distress was caused by the fact that sails had to be raised and lowered at the beginning and finish of each race. Eleven crews entered, and some good races were witnessed. We were fortunate in having a particularly breezy fortnight towards the end of term. The final between the Mackie-Tupper crew and the Paterson-Niven II crew was won by the latter. 27 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SPORTS  THE Land Sports were held during the first fortnight of the Summer Term, producing some very good racing, particularly in the Senior 100 yards. The Water Sports were swum off on Speech Day. Ripley ' s won the House Cup quite easily, but competition for the individual Middle and Junior Cups was very close. Event Winner Second Third House Sports Cup Ripley ' s, 117 pts. Lake ' s, 79 pts. Groves ' , 65 pts. House Relay (Land) Ripley ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Mackie Hicks Taylor Smith i House Relay (Water) Groves ' Lake ' s Ripley ' s Whittle Mcintosh Burchard Budd Senior Cup - Mackie, 15 pts. Whittle ) Mcintosh, 7 pts. Day i j y P ts Midle Cup - - Murphy, 15 pts Fleck, 13 pts. Davis ii, 11 pts. Junior Cup Spencer, 16 pts. Wheeler, 14 pts. Gandossi, 13 pts SENIOR — 100 Yards ....Mackie 1 Cooper Day i J i 4 Mile Mackie Gardner Taylor y 2 Mile Mackie Taylor Gardner Long Jump Day i Budd } Hicks S High Jump Whittle { Mackie Moore S Swimming — 50 Yards Whittle Mcintosh Burchard 250 Yards Burne Ridewood Mcintosh Diving Torland Mcintosh Ridewood MIDDLE— 100 Yards. Murphy Fleck Rhodes 14 Mile Davis ii Murphy Oxholm V 2 Mile ...Davis ii Tupper ii Murphy Long Jump... Fleck Murphy Rhodes High Jump Fleck Oxholm Davis ii Swimming — 50 Yards Derby Matthews i Rhodes 250 Yards ...Matthews i Derby Matthews ii Diving.... ...Rhodes Murphy Matthews ii JUNIOR — 100 Yards Spencer Hall Gandossi 220 Yards Wheeler Spencer Hall Long Jump Wheeler Layard Spencer High Jump Wheeler } Gandossi Layard S Swimming — 50 Yards Gandossi Burns Lake 250 Ya rds..... Gandossi Spencer 1 Layard } Diving Spencer Wilson ii Gandossi BOXING COMPETITION Heavyweight — Gardner beat Wilson I. Lieht Heavies — Mackie beat Day I. Middleweight — Whittle beat Mcin- tosh. Welterweight — Niven I w.o. Newton. Lightweight — Murphy beat Wace. Featherweight — Niven II beat Mat- thews II. Bantamweight — Burns beat McPher- son. Flyweight — Wheeler beat Charleson. Good Loser ' s Cup — Taylor. — 28 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SOME NOTES AT RANDOM (Contributed by C. W. L.) Dear Editor: You demand from me some account of my doings whilst absent from the School. I have visited various places and seen various things. I sampled the hospitality of many friends in the U.S.A. and I must confess that I was over- whelmed by the generosity and kindness of the many parents with whom I had the pleasure of staying in the United States, England and Canada. However, this being my first real visit to the U.S.A., there was much to see and do, from the round of social pleasures in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland at one end of the trip, and through country similar to our own, to the deserts and mountains, of Arizona, California and New Mexico, the studios of Hollywood, the Hun- tington Library, Planetarium, and Universities of the South, at the other. To write at length would be impossible, especially as nearly twenty-five thousand miles of my trip were not in the United States; to write but a short account may be incoherent. Still, having read and heard so much of California I must con- fess to having been somewhat disappointed in fact. A True, the groves of eucalyptus, the oaks, the groves of fruit trees were lovely. The roads are extremely good (superlatively so compared to our own in B.C. ) . The old Missions were of interest to me, J although locally they do not appear to matter much Mtt judging by their poverty. There is agriculture to be , £t considered, of course, otherwise motion pictures and £J| B oil appeared to be the chief interests. 1 thought San Francisco the most interesting city on the Coast, Los Angeles is large in area, and they all seem to share a common heritage of fog. Vancouver harbour compares very favourably with San Francisco in spite of a couple of bridges which are costing many millions of dollars. Stanley Park may not be as fine a park as the Golden Gate Park, but the mounted police ride horses of which they are justly proud. Salt Lake City, in a lovely setting and well laid out, is interesting, and the organ- ization of the Latter Day Saints is remarkable and efficient. The petty officialdom is colossal, the schools are magnificent, the Civic Centres are wondrous, and English is a language which will take you to most places, although the American of Cali- fornia is frequently unable to speak it and his language is often — 29 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine reminiscent of Spain, of Italy, of Scandinavia and even of New York. The news- papers are large and at times (especially Sundays) florid. But, after all, moving pictures are a major industry. And California provides ideal settings for jungles filled with wild animals, for deserts with camels silhouetted against an arid horizon, for perilous mountain scenes (Los Angeles covers a large area). The domestic affairs of Celebrities appear to be of great community interest, and the daily news is, at least, an antidote to the vitriolic comments of journals while time marches on. The serene austerity of villages like Nephi, Fredonia in Utah, are forgotten as we come upon the older beauty of San Juan Capistrano, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, where one sees living relics of a civilization with a religious background. A quick side trip into Mexico, where no one worries about any- thing, and the Immigration officials care not whether you go or come providing you do not disturb their sleep; and, on returning, the U.S. officials are full of suspicion and want all your papers to examine and let you know how honoured you are to be allowed into the U.S. in spite of the fact that they saw you leave the country a few hours before. They are, of course, Federal agents, and therefore have no use for any single state, and their courtesy is of the gruffer type common to the State and City police. Did I forget politics? Well, before an election they remind me of our own provincial elections. One group of newspapers appear to be backing one candidate and pictures of this man appeared every day in the papers — Mr. . . . sitting at work, Mr. . . . sitting in his shirtsleeves, Mr. ... in the bosom of his (apparently) adoring family, etc., etc. And the less said about the arch-fiend who dares to oppose him the better. I loved the United States. I loved their citizens, individually, yes! but there seems to be less individual liberty than we are accustomed to; this may be due to the method by which government officials are elected. So I left it, hoping to return and revel in the individual courtesy and kindliness I have never before met in such abundance, and I left it hoping to forget that the thing I was to see was the biggest of its type in the world and had cost the most money — the Boulder Dam; the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, all so full of interest, romance or beauty, and in British Columbia we also have a noble share of these things, only, of course, we have no roads. And so three weeks on the Pacific and a farewell to our side. The Pacific, always restless, and the more so in a small ship of 7000 tons. And hence, time to review a few things I had seen. The won- drous educational buildings — but why chiefly buildings? The tre- mendous pleasure I had in seeing so many Old Boys, from Alec Ripley in Los Angeles, who gave me of his time to show me San Diego and its Exposition, to Thane Rogers in San Francisco, and Wilson, Hyde, Kinney at Stanford, Bruce Olsen and Harris in Portland, Doherty and Bill Johnson in Tacoma. They are doing well, our lads. And so to the old city of Panama and the Canal — a very beautiful run through tropical foliage on a perfect day, everything a brilliant green, and if it had not been -— for the presence of several alligators and a couple of — 30 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine sharks, a tempting place to bathe. We were fortunate, however, inasmuch as we had a swimming tank rigged up on our after deck. We were anchored for some time off Colon and had the interesting experience of seeing a miniature cyclone, a small patch of water drawn up into a small point, and from there what appeared to be an ever increasing cone of cloud rearing up for hundreds of feet, the whole gradually moving south. A glimpse of Santo Domingo, Jamaica and Cuba, with warm and delightful weather and the smoothest sea since leaving San Francisco, certainly a welcome rest after bucking the North- east Trades across the Caribbean. A wireless suggested that we were to call in at Porto Rico, but, as we could not connect with shore stations owing to atmosphere, headed away North and East with the Scilly Isles as our first land- fall in two weeks ' time. We passed through the Sargasso Sea, and all the cher- ished fables of my youth were dispelled when I saw no derelicts, no slimy sea things, but only more seaweed than appeared elsewhere. At last the Bishop Light and an interesting picture at the entrance to the Channel — a full- rig ship sailing along, and a brig. And so up the English Channel, and one wonders at the number of ships gradually converging to go up Channel or spreading away in all directions for the Amer- icas, India, Australia, et cetera, and so to London. And so this is England, this country of narrow roads with beautiful surfaces which wind about in the most amazing way, where people drive on whichever side seems convenient, where the stream of traffic is continuous, where the cyclists, five abreast, care for no one, and motor cycles weave in and out, where the lights turn green or red, but pedestrians care not, although there are weird things called Belisha Beacons to give them a right of way, and where everyone, pedestrian, cyclist, or car, implicitly obeys only the policeman, and where every- one enjoys sensible liquor laws. Lunch at a charming house in an old-world village in Cambridgeshire, and behold, Pat Nixon. A night at a London hotel, and at the next table at breakfast, Bruce Robertson. My headquarters were at Rampton as the guest of A. G. Crisp and his wife. In London also, but hard t o find, Jack Rochfort and Denis Douglas, Derek Johnston and R. Eddison. Rumours of Alan Best and G. Dyson, but August is a bad month, and Jock Mair in Sheffield. A week in Cheltenham listening to great educationalists dis- coursing on their own varied experiments in Education, but staying with a head master who felt that the All India team should be seen playing Glouces- tershire. Visits to various schools, chiefly of the more modern types, and a couple of interesting days at two types of Borstal Institutions. People discussing the growing success of the Russian System and the complete failure of the same system. Religion and Communism still shouted about at Hyde Park Corner. But elsewhere Sheep Dog Trials and the preservation of National Beauty Spots of greater importance, In spite of the extreme busyness of shipyards and muni- tion factories, no one seemed interested in war as affecting Great Britain, so one supposes that the usual optimism (or egoism) of the British is still para- mount. An amazingly stable and apparently prosperous country and a country where religion is still honoured by observance in family life, and a spiritual side is considered essential in school life. And so two weeks in the country, where the Golden Eagle flings the shadow of his wings, where the clouds are never still, where the tarns lie black and still — 31 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine against a background of precipitous screes, and the fells, mysterious and majestic, green and purple, black and golden, and ever changing, always friendly, and yet lonely, and with numberless little waterfalls and becks always hurrying hap- pily down to join the lakes in the valley and where its people have their feet in the soil and are independent of all men. Where I had lunch in the shade of Wordsworth ' s tree: There is a Yew-tree, pride of Lorton Vale, Which to this day stands single, in the midst Of its own darkness, as it stood of yore. Where I had a pleasant reminder of good shooting years ago and where we permitted an Old Boy to blow the horn of John Peel in a house standing in the shadow of Walpole ' s Fortress , and Cumberland was kind in providing us with perfect weather. A glimpse of Cornwall and Devon and a few days in London and presently to Liverpool, a look at the new Cathedral, and thence over a placid Atlantic through Belle Isle to the St. Lawrence, a few hours only in Quebec and the day spent in drinking in the gorgeous autumn colouring along the river banks. Two Old Boys aboard helped to pass the time, R. W. B. Lacon on leave from the Mediterranean and D. Douglas returning to McGill. A week in Toronto and a glimpse of some dozen Old Boys, a wonderful week-end at Welland with Bob Harcourt and his family, and slowly west to Winnipeg and Bill Ferguson, and thence to that delightful haven of hospitality, Calgary. But I must add a word of thanks to those at Ashbury College, Upper Canada College, Ridley College and Ravenscourt for the kindness of their welcome. And so home to a School of which none of us need be ashamed and where there is boundless opportunity to develop citizens of a type so badly needed for a country so wholly desirable. O =L — 32 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine IN THE WOOD Many a man and many a maid Have wandered through that woodland fair; But never a man and nary a maid Have seen what really dwelleth there. There is a hermit, gray and shrinking, Who spends his waking hours in praise; And walks the forest nightly, thinking Of his youth and happier days. Once a Knight of wide renown — Full many a jouster felt his spear — But now his lamp of life ' s gone down; His race is run. By man unknown He muses in the woodland drear. O who will cheer the jaded knight? And who will whet his rusty lance? He was a lad who loved a fight; Now naught but sorrow fills his glance. Once, in all his pride and glory, He challenged, fought a youthful lord, And, beaten in that battle gory, Could never face again the world. So fleeing from the whisp ' ring talk, And petty, pitying eyes of men, He halted in that woodland walk, And there alone has dwelt since then. 3 3 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine That was three hundred years agone: The hermit keeps his sorrow yet, Still dwelling in his cave of stone, Where soft the spider spreads his net. Now if upon a midnight dreary, When meagre gleams the moon on high, You wander thro ' the forest weary, You ' ll see the hermit passing by — He mutters low; his gait is slow — But just in winter he shall stay, When clings the pale and grizzly frost: The summer, spring are far too gay; His tortured mind could never pray Amid the brilliant summer host. R. M. D. MUSIC NOTES THE year started auspiciously with the visit of the Hart House Quartette, who paid us a great compliment by playing here for the first time in Canada McEwen ' s Threnody Quartette. Their leader, James Levy, is one of the greatest ensemble players in the world, and their programme was well- chosen and played with sympathy and precision. Those of us who remember the visit to the School of Mr. Plunkett Greene and Mr. Harold Samuel will be sorry to hear that Mr. Greene died recently. He started his career at a time when music, and especially songs, was so bad in every way that it could not have been worse, and he was one of the leaders of the rebellion against such a state of affairs, and all his life was spent trying to raise the standard of songs generally. The grand piano was officially opened during the Easter term, when Mr. Jones gave a short recital to a surprisingly large audience. Next term, when the pressure of prep and other attractions is not so great, Mr. Jones intends to give a series of short programmes, with, if possible, visiting artists. Next term also will see the revival of the orchestra, or so we hope. If there is anyone who plays anything, — Saxophone, ocarina, anything except the har- monica (we have no harmonica parts) — will he please practise a little during the holidays, and help next term to make the orchestra what it used to be. 34 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CRUISING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AMONG all who visit the coast of the Pacific Northwest there is the general . opinion that the scenery there is equal to that which may be found any- where on the North American Continent. Some people take an excursion steamer to see the beauty of it, but the majority of them have their own craft. Let us imagine ourselves a party of small-boat enthusiasts who are about to depart from Olympia at the southern end of Puget Sound in a fifty-foot cruiser. We leave early in the morning, and by nightfall have reached Deception Pass. It is flood tide, so that the current is running fairly slowly. As we come out of the pass we are confronted with our first sunset on Puget Sound. Ahead lies the Strait of Juan de Fuca. On the southern side the sun is sinking behind the Olympic Mountains. The water is calm except for the gentle undulating swell which rolls down the Strait from the Pacific. The sky is brilliant orange, a colour which is reflected on the surface as far as the eye can reach. We turn northwards once again and anchor among the San Juan Islands for the night. On waking up early next morning we experience the unique thrill of seeing a scene that we have never before looked upon. There is a mist over the sea, but that soon lifts to reveal the blue expanse dotted with small moss-covered islands and rocks. That day we travel up the Straits of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the Mainland. We may stop at Nanaimo for a few hours, then back across the Straits to Jervis Inlet. This Inlet is probably the most beautiful of all the coastal waters. There are snow-covered mountains on either side which rise from the water ' s edge. Suddenly we turn towards shore, and it appears as if we were going to run aground, but we run in behind an almost hidden island which hides the entrance to the well-known Princess Louise Inlet. While going up this inlet we seem to be cruising right into the heart of the mountains, which tower above our tiny craft as the skyscrapers of New York tower above the pedestrians at their feet. In one place, rising from the water, is a sheer rock wall of nearly one hundred feet high. Here the water is very deep and we may stop to fish for red-snappers under the shadow of the cliff. At the head of the Inlet is a magnificent waterfall which cascades down the mountain-side to drop with a roar into the waters of the Inlet. Also there is a float to which half a dozen boats are moored, whose passengers are enjoying a swim, or a hike along the mountain trails. We stay at the head of the Inlet for one or two days, and it is with great regret that we leave this enchanting haven. On the return trip we stop at the famous Campbell River, often called the fisherman ' s paradise, and with a little luck may hook a fifty-pound Tyee Salmon. We take a slightly different route on the way home and stop at the quaint city of Victoria. Thence we cross the Straits of Juan de Fuca to the beautiful Olympic Peninsula and cruise past the entrance to Hood ' s Canal on down to Olympia. These are but a few of the hundreds of spots to which the enthusiastic small-boat owner may cruise in the short space of a few weeks. — D. W. B. — 35 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine THE HILL OF LIFE The minister walked up the hill: The way was dark, the grade was steep: He didn ' t stop or pause until He reached the top. The minister walked up the hill: He chose the straight, the narrow path, Which was the steepest, hardest — still He reached the top. No matter how the trail had been, What pitfalls Satan there should place, The minister would soon be seen Way up on top. Now we can ' t all be perfect men (Sure many won ' t be ministers) , But if we do our best, why then We ' ll reach the top. r y[ rj THOUGHTS BEFORE SPEAKING OR 180 SECONDS TO TALK THERE is such a thing as the art which conceals art, so high in the esteem of man, but yet again there is an infinitely higher art, known only to a few, the art of not concealing art that is concealed by art. By this I mean, here at this same time, the art of saying what little one can say in as long as one can say it without saying longer than the little one can occupy. Now, as you see the theme of my oration, I shall proceed. I shall deal this morning not with the how and wherefore of gathering material for a speech for Saturday morning, but that by which a speaker may cure any dilemma into which he may fall during the time that he is delivering his talk. The first and foremost pitfall is that of not remembering the latter half of the speech at the moment when the former half is finished. The cure for this is this: When the former half is finished and the latter slipped away, quickly and mentally change the latter half of the former half of the speech into the latter half of the whole; and on the dot finish. This may not quite satisfy the audience, but if the speaker is satisfied all is right, and after all is not he the one who is doing the work? Then the second great pitfall is this: If the speaker wishes to say more than he can say in the time he is allotted to say what he wishes if he didn ' t wish to say what he wants to say now, there is a very simple cure. Now suppose A, B and N were going from Zambesi to Zululand via the Zuider Zee and A goes 60 M.P.H., he would get there quicker than if he went 40 M.P.H. In short, he could get more distance traversed in less time at 60 M.P.H. than he could — 36 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine at 40 M.P.H. Thus is seen the cure for the speaker ' s problem. And then again, conversely, if the speaker has less to say (etc. as above) , the cure is the same, merely go from Zambesi to Zululand via the Zuider Zee. If this kind of a route is adopted the speech will take up at least the time allotted. Finally and conclusively, may I say that the less the speaker knows about his subject the better. For then the audience may feel that they know more than he and will listen more readily in order to find fault, which they will not do if they are inferior in intellect to the speaker, as they then have no reason to believe a fault a fault. n n — S.R. AN EPIGRAM (After Reading the English Stock Quotations) On the Palestine front, How British Are the Yiddish! On the London Market, How Yiddish Are the British! J. W. R. HOW TO MAKE A HOLLOW MAST IF you have a small sailing boat, and are keen on carpentry, the idea of making a hollow mast may appeal to you. The method outlined here is a purely amateur one. The mast, which is to be made of two pieces of spruce, is to be, for example, 24 feet from step to truck. At the step, the mast is to be oval, and it is to taper to an almost perfect circle at, the top. The mast is to be 5 l z x 3 l z inches at the bottom, and 2 ' 4 x 2 inches at the top. Once you have decided on these measurements, the next thing to do is to get the lumber. Go to the mill and order two pieces of spruce 24 feet long by 5 5 2 x 3 2 inches. When the mill has cut the lumber get them to taper it from 5 V2 to 2 l 4 inches by running it through a band saw. Now fit the two pieces together temporarily and set to work to shape the outside. The first thing to do is to take the corners off. An easy way to do this is to mark how much of the corner you want to take off at each end, and stretch a piece of string, which has been dipped in lamp black, between the two points and flick it on the wood. This is done on each side of the corner. Plane off the piece between the two lines. When you have taken off the corners, you proceed to round the mast further, using your eye and a pair of calipers to get the shape uniform. When you have finished the outside, take the mast apart and hollow out the two pieces. Hollow them out till there is only 3 s inch of wood left. Calipers — 37 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine will help you to keep this measurement uniform. Leave three inches solid at the top, and 1 inches solid at the bottom. Since the halliards are to go down the middle of the mast, holes in each side of the mast have to be cut. There are five holes: Two at the top for the main and jib topsail halliards (these are on opposite sides of the mast) , one hole two- thirds of the way up for the jib halliard, one double hole at the bottom for the main and jib halliards to come out of, and one for the jib topsail halliard. Before glueing the pieces together lay the halliards in the mast. Lay a liberal coating of marine glue along the inside faces of the two pieces. Fix the two pieces together by means of clamps. Now proceed to screw the pieces together, a screw about every eight inches. This must be done on both sides. The next thing to do is to fit thd three mast bands. One, with four eyes, goes at the top. Two more bands, one with three eyes and one with two eyes, go two-thirds and one-third of the height of the mast, respectively. Now screw the sail track and any other fittings you want to the mast. When all this has been done, proceed to sandpaper the mast, first with coarse, and then with fine sandpaper. When the mast is as smooth as possible, give it a coat of varnish. When this has dried, sandpaper it and lay on another coat of varnish. The mast is now finished. Two masts have been made by the method outlined here. They have stood up to great strains, and have not opened up or given way in the slightest. How- ever, when stepping the mast, allow it % 6 -inch steel wire for rigging since it is hollowed out to the maximum thinness. — J. Cj. jn. THE LIBRARY The following books have been bought for or presented to the Library during the past year: Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T. E. Lawrence; Living Philosophies; England, the Unknown Isle, Gohen-Portheim; The Tinder Box of Asia, Sokolsky; The Golden Grindstone, Graham; A Book of Discoveries, The Bird of Dawning, J. Masefield; Sea Adventures of Britain, Cypher K, Pirates, The Lonely Bun- galow, Taffrail ; Glorious Adventure, R. Haliburton; Collected Works of Saki , H. Munro; I Was a Spy, M. McKenna; World ' s Greatest Adventure Stories; Blind Corner, Anthony Lyveden, Dornford Yates; An Impending Sword, H. Vachell; Beau Ideal, P. Wren; The Keepers of the King ' s Peace, Saunders Again, E. Wallace; Island of Terror, Sapper ; House of the Arrow, No Other Tiger, A. Mason; Dr. Sally, Right-ho Jeeves!, Mulliner Nights, Laughing Gas, P. Wodehouse; Trent ' s Last Case, E. Bentley; Pitcairn ' s Island, Nordhoff and Hall; Many Cargoes, W. Jacobs; American Gun Mystery, Ellery Queen; Crock of Gold, J. Stephens; Scotland ' s Story, Marshall; Sowing Seeds in Danny, N. McClung; Grizzly King, Curwood; Lighter Side of School Life, Ian Hay; Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh; A Thin Ghost and Others, M. James; Button Brains, S. Clouston. — 38 39 SOUTHMftK-HAffff S TWO CYCLE MAR NE C VC NC -Drawn by D. N. Hartnell. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine THE SCHOOL BELL I see you hang before the gym On autumn days when skies are dim; When falling leaves are bright and sere, And sunsets orange do appear. Again when winter snows do fall And icy whirlwinds chill your call, ' Tis pitiful to see you there, Gazing o ' er the playground bare. But now the spring is here, and look! The flowers bloom; the babbling brook Sends tinkling forth a happy sound, As in your peal a friend had found. Then summer ' s come, the playground bright Is bathed in heaven ' s sunny light; And joyously you summon boys Who ' ll ne ' er forget your clanging noise. So when in years I leave the school For harder lands where despots rule, I ' ll take that bell and ev ' ry day Ring it as the dawn gleams gray. -R. M. D. 41 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine GUBERNATORIAL GLIMPSES Two Christophers, led by the worthy fates, Found trees and forests cool. Columbus did not make the States, But Lonsdale made a school. Oh tell me the difference ' twixt two twin Lakes, And you ' d better be careful and make no mistakes. Well, at one with a gun you ' ll have birds at your mercy, And the others are brothers called Richard and Percy. Whereas John Copeman is to wit A lawyer, I say howbeit He hath not handed me a writ For writing him this unfit skit. Culross ' Lord ' s an old salt of the sea; Of the governors ' board a pillar is he. So I ' m sure Mrs. Lot would find no fault If I called Lord Colville a pillar of salt. On the banks of the Tweed are hills around With bushy brows ' mid groves. By Somenos, the bushy brows are found Of Groves, known by his tweed clothes. — E. H. B. D. P. O. C. R. D. ANACHRONISM OR PORTENT An Appeal for an Anglo-American Association. Being Jumbled jottings from the Journals of a Jingoist. (From a Correspondent) ON looking at a globe or map of the world, one is confronted by a number of crooked lines that form the boundaries between states and countries, and by many colours that make the land-mass look like Joseph ' s coat. Such colours, we are told, mark the differences between peoples, whether the differ- ences be racial, political, cultural or lingual. And the clue to the crooked lines is usually a quarrel, ancient or modern. There is, however, one striking excep- tion which meets the eye in the western hemisphere, a line which coincides with the 49th degree of latitude from Lake Winnipeg in the East to the Straits of Georgia in the West. East of Lake Winnipeg, that line has the idiosyncrasies of a boundary in Europe. And small wonder, for it is the reflected result of a series of European struggles, domestic and international. But West of the Lake its straightness is unbroken. By the time it was decided on, the earlier issues were closed and the — 42 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine western half of the American continent was being settled and exploited by people who enjoyed the same customs, the same language and humour, the same inheritance and environment, whether they were north or south of that line. The line did not deviate for the sake of a coal-field, a minority, or a grand duke, nor yet for a face which could launch a thousand ships. And it has been disarmed for over a hundred years, the most peaceful boundary in the world. At Ladysmith, on Vancouver Island, there is a post which marks this same 49th degree of latitude, but makes no mention of a boundary. Southern Van- couver Island, together with the North, was awarded to Canada by the Oregon treaty of 1846, though it would have gone to the U.S.A. had that unbroken boundary been continued to the open Pacific. Canadians will tell one that the decision was for the best, and that the south end of the island was saved from a horrible fate. Americans argue that it has been subjected to a rotten deal — the whole island, in fact, would have done better as a forty-ninth state. Be that as it may. The interesting point in all this is that fact that in that end of the island which might have gone to the States is a place of the name of Shawnigan. And at Shawnigan is a school of no mean repute. That school is poised, it might be said, between Canada and the U.S.A. And — a significant fact — Americans have played almost as large a part in the school ' s life as have Canadians. They are numbered among its benefactors and well-wishers. One of the School ' s houses is named after an American who had sufficient faith to come to it as one of its earlier pupils. Its senior and school prefects have at times been citizens of the U.S., as have numbers of its pupils. To what, then, can this affection for the school on the part of Americans be attributed? Is it not to the fact that they realize! that there is something (a very great deal, perhaps) to be said for the adopted and adapted English system of education which it seeks to interpret to the New World? In other words, is it not true that England has something valuable to offer America, through the mediumship of Canada? Is it not equally true that America has something to offer England and her Empire — again through the mediumship of Canada? In the former case it may be the legacy of the old world-monarchy, based on sound principle, pageantry, tradition, the balanced demands of law and liberty, and other intangible things which every human soul requires for its spiritual food. In the latter — faith, hope, magnanimity, defiance of nature ' s difficulties, material wealth, business acumen and the spirit that looks to the future. Americans are by nature imperialists. But they have reached the limits of imperialism within the confines of their own country and their own particular philosophy. Moreover, it has been said that if ever the British monarchy were overthrown by war or revolution, it would be re-established on this continent. But why wait for war or revolution? Is it not possible now to formulate some sort of Anglo-American Commonwealth which would work for the joint con- trol and exploitation of the undeveloped regions of the Empire and other coun- tries? The British Commonwealth of Nations needs the American to help it fulfil its destiny, and the American needs the commonwealth for the same reason. It would give his country a stability and attitude it has long been looking for. James Wolfe and Robert Clive would rank with George Wash- ington, and vice versa. So, also, would Oliver Cromwell. But, unfortunately, few people know that modern ideas of Imperialism have developed with the times. To many, Imperialism still stinks of 1776. Sixty years ago a new gospel of Imperialism was preached by men like Kipling — 43 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine which raised it above mere materialism. In our day a new Vision is needed — a bigger and better Vision, which will generate among the young (and from much better resources) the enthusiasm that Fascism and Communism can raise among their advocates. For the Empire has been transformed in the single reign of King George V. It has grown in power and potentiality and has developed its political conditions and ideals, and has made important moral and intellectual decisions. A new ideal of association has been conceived and accepted to replace the old simple but necessarily fleeting imperium of the United Kingdom. It is now a league of nations, and the most workable league yet devised. Here is a phenomenon which is increasingly attracting the attention of political students all over the world, for it heralds the rise of a new form of political association of deep import to the whole of mankind. But it is a reproach to us of the Empire that foreigners (German, Dutch, French) have been the first to see that it is a distinct entity with its own individual characteristics and destiny. Is it riot time, then, for us to revise our ideas on the British Empire, on America, and on the political stability of the world of the future? Does not that very stability rest on Anglo-American co-operation? Would not such a partnership be the most fruitful guarantee for the progress of the world, and the best means of raising enthusiasm among the young? And it would be part- nership, not dependence of one on the other. Clearly, it would seem, the Anglo- Saxon world must comprehend its colossal joint possibilities. And has not Shawnigan Lake School a part to play in this raising of enthusiasm among the young ? Within the acres of the school grounds, Canadians, Americans and Englishmen meet and share a common life, and pit their wits against one another to find a common bond of unity and interest. Has every boy to leave the school merely to return to the petty thoughts and jealousies of his own sect and country? Rather let him strive to build up such a common ideal in the outer and larger world, and see that energies are not wasted in differences but used to the full in co-operative effort. —A. E. F. T. TAOS 193 6 TAKE a heap of bricks, about four deep, and you get a poorish pyramid, but a fairly good representation of a Navajo village, and as a matter of fact of some modern buildings. The Navajo lives, or rather cooks and sleeps, in an extremely uncomfortable, windowless, flat-roofed adobe house. When he wants more room he just builds another room alongside or, if there is not enough room there, above it. This extremely simple and satisfactory method of getting rid of the mother-in-law seems to have caught the fancy of some of the archi- tecturally-minded of the thriving artist ' s colony at Taos, who have borrowed it and applied it to their own modernistic designs. This artist ' s colony, like all others, is not an unmixed blessing. First, it gives unneeded encouragement to a large number of second-rate artists. Sec- ondly, for good or for bad, it offered a haven of rest to D. H. Lawrence. Thirdly, it has glorified the Navajo Indian — really rather a degenerate beast — and has helped to foster a Taos pilgrimage, which, in its lack of dignity and its commer- — 44 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine cial readiness to exploit that gullible people, the great American (or any other) public, rivals even the Mount Vernon pilgrimage. The Navajo Indian is in reality a very simple person, and wears on his face that look of profundity that so often reflects pure lack of thought. He makes pleasant pottery, and simple, brightly-coloured, geometric rugs which would look well in the nursery or in a rough log cabin. And he knows the value of money, especially since film companies have visited him and paid him for the privilege of a few personal appearances to add local colour to some saga of the wild and woolly west. Now the tourist has to pay a dollar for the honour of looking round his village, and another dollar for the right of taking photo- graphs of certain parts of it. We were lucky enough to be at Taos for the Corn Dances, and one after- noon we went to see them. Time is of no more object to the inscrutable Indian than to the inscrutable East, so the performance started an hour after schedule. The day had started fine, but it clouded over, and in the mountains behind Taos it started to rain, and the low murmur of thunder made itself heard. Someone behind us said that the Navajos never failed to bring rain by their dances, even during a drought. White figures swathed in woollen cloaks came out on the flat house-tops to stand like marble statues watching the play below. The performers appeared, mostly young boys and girls, a few old men who beat time on crude drums. The girls were dressed in bright patchwork robes that might have seen Liverpool or Osaka, the boys in kilts, with a few feathers in their hair. The dance consisted of a few simple steps to a monotonous chanted rhythm — Hog may may, Hog may may, Hog may may . . . and was repeated endlessly all round the village, the performers mingling with the onlookers and walking from one scene of action to the next. The old men looked stern and serious, and when a spectator took a photograph he was politely forced to take the film out and hand it over. The children knew nothing of what it was all about, and when one got out of step, as they often did, they all giggled. The young generation seems to be reaching violently away from the customs and beliefs of their fathers, under the influence of the alien race that has invaded their land; even though the invaders by providing an excellent modern school and hospital have made evident efforts to bring improvements, and should go far towards making the young children dissatisfied with the Navajo drainage system, which has to be smelt to be believed. We watched the dance for something over an hour, and then, rather bored, drove away over atrocious roads to Santa Fe. y — E. H. B. NIGHT SCENE THE sun was just setting as a flock of ducks circled around a small slough and, thinking it a suitable place to spend the night, landed on the water with a splash. There they found other ducks feeding on some wild rice. The sun was completely out of sight now, only a red glow remaining on the western horizon, and this slowly turned to a dark grey and, when darkness had com- pletely fallen, to black. Everything was still now; all the birds had stopped twittering and the animals were preparing to sleep. The ducks had finished — 45 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine feeding and, gathering together in a flock, they tucked their heads under their wings and went to sleep. Suddenly the silence was broken by a coyote ' s short, sharp bark which ended in a long-drawn-out howl. This was immediately answered by other coyotes at different points of the compass; and then, as suddenly as the silence had been broken, all was quiet again. Some time passed before a dark form glided noiselessly out of the bushes and stopped as it saw the sleeping ducks floating on the water. It also saw that one of the ducks had drifted quite close to the shore and could be caught with little trouble. Stealing stealthily through the weeds, the dark shape crept out along a partly submerged log towards the ducks and, on reaching the end, gathered its legs under it for a spring on the unsuspecting duck. Suddenly the form moved. There was a splash and a noisy quack-quack of frightened ducks as they escaped. But one of their number did not escape and he furnished a dinner for the coyote. —A. G. POACHED EGGS OF all breakfast foods, poached eggs are the acme. Who can describe the glory of coming down to breakfast and finding two eggs nestling side by side on a warm plate? Some like them on toast, but to me to dilute their per- fection of taste with vulgar bread is a sin. And what excels the joy of punctur- ing one of the delicate, yellow, twin globules and watching the precious hydro- gel flow smoothly over the pale background of white? At first the beauty of this egg-extraordinary, with a fine scent arising from it, holds you spellbound. But soon your mouth fills with saliva and you attack the twin globes and their white base like a savage beast. The first mouthful sends you into a heaven. You are amazed that a homely bird like the hen could produce such a perfect delicacy. Think, too, that it was cooked in common simple water, and not liquid ambrosia. But there is something missing. Ah, salt! Are you going to risk polluting its sanctity with salt? As you ponder over this momentous ques- tion, a little devil whispers in your ear, Salt. It will make it better. So you apply the salt, but very evenly. Then, during your second mouthful, as the three ingredients mix into one nectar, you are swept away into a frenzied ecstasy. It becomes a crime to swallow, but as the taste leaves, the beast comes out in you again, and you wolf another mouthful. This continues until only one piece of slowly oozing egg remains. You struggle with temptation, but it is useless. The last surviving mouthful is pig- gishly devoured. Then you set out to scrape up the last few drops of yolk. Some scrape it up with a spoon, while others absorb it with a piece of toast. After you have finished the crime, you sit back and complacently fold your hands over your stomach and regard the plate where once reposed a food fit for the gods, now a victim of human lust. W. B. McC. 46 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine THE RAG CONCERT THE Rag Concert, this year, was held on Saturday evening, November 14th. The stage frontage presented its familiar appearance with its big grey screen, embellished with school crest and colours, surrounded by a cheerful medley of flags. The curtain went up for the first act to reveal the stage filled with roister- ing Greek gods and goddesses, of whom Bacchus, as was right, occupied the position of honour. Looking more closely under their make-up we recognized the usually sedate members of the choir, with the exception of one outsider whom they had to import to take the part of Bacchus. Need we say whom? As the title suggested, having once seen Olympus we were now to see the Olympics. In this the Olympic flame was seen being borne on its tedious route by many perspiring runners to Herr Hitler to light a very obstinate piece of magnesium. One of the lesser known fictional detectives, M. Poirot, was then seen solving a mystery which centered around the murder of a rich old lady. This sketch was done by Remove A and was a very good piece of acting on the part of all those concerned, and particularly by Fraser. The third act, put on by Groves ' House, had a most original set-up, con- sisting of a painting of various characters and a local eyesore fixed to a wooden frame. From various points through this the heads of the actors appeared so as to coincide with the painted figures. It was a novel idea and worked very well. In the next we saw what, perhaps, goes on in the choir when some luckless tyro strikes a faulty note. For we saw an irate choirmaster putting an end to others who are singing wrong notes till he finally sings one himself. Act Five contained a moral for all who come to spend a night hoping to walk away with certain of their host ' s property. In it a thieving uncle is de- prived of his prey by a successful burglar, while the host is bound and carried off by the police as the burglar. The act before the interval was a very good skit on Major Bowes ' Amateur Hour put on by Remove B. It contained too many puns to be really safe for the actors, after the audience had seen one play full of them already and had endured a term full of Knock-Knocks. The first act after the interval was the most realistic of an y. In a haunted room a rather nervous plain-clothes man lays a trap to catch a gang of jewel thieves. A rival burglar breaks unexpectedly into the house and is scared away by one of the unexpected criminals dressed up as a ghost. These criminals are finally shot by the plain-clothes man, excellently acted by Day I. As soon as the curtain went up for the next act the Fourth Form came dancing in as chorus girls and were soon followed by a fair ballerina, complete with perfectly made up female face and costume. After a few steps she lay reclining at the front of the stage while a solo was sung behind the stage. The spirit of a rose then entered and she danced with him until a harsh note caused him to dash away. The make up of the ballerina was perfect and half of the audience, including a large number of boys, did not recognize Mr. Twite at all. It was a pity that such a becomingly dressed chorus could not have held the stage rather longer. Hollywood Highbrows, as the title indicates, was a glimpse into a Holly- wood motion picture magnate ' s office. The porter scene from Macbeth (with — 47 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine modern additions) was then acted for him: Cooper excelling himself as the porter. As was inevitable, the scene closed when the magnate received an invitation to go up and see Mae West. Then the Four Pump-house Boys, as they called themselves, sang two songs, in which the unison for which they strove so hard was somewhat lacking. Form VA put on a very clever act in which three criminals attempt to cut up a heathen religious diamond which they have stolen, thus incurring the anger of the god to whom it belongs, and he turns them into negroes as a punishment. In this Hicks with his monosyllabic utterances quite stole the show. The dance with Strathcona which followed was very short-lived, as by the time we had had refreshments there was only time for about fifteen minutes dancing. As a whole the concert was the most successful which we have had for some years. F. H. D. 18 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Valete RIPLEY ' ! Mackie, G. F.: 1933. School Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL Murphy, G. W.: 1933. O ' Callaghan, R. B.: 1928. Shaw, M. H.: 1932. Tupper, C. G. H.: 1928. School Prefect, 1st XV. LAKE ' S— Basevi, D. S.: 1935. Davis, L: 1927. School Prefect. Gregory, F. B. P.: 1933. House Prefect. Hall, B. M.: 1933. Kerr, R. A.: 1931. Smith, J. C: 1931. House Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL Wilson, T. A.: 1931. School Prefect, 1st XV. GROVES ' — Budd, J. H.: 1929. House Prefect, 1st XV. Corse, C. T.: 1930. Griffiths, M. N.: 1934. Griffiths, A. V.: 1936. Littlewood, J. A.: 193 3. Moreton, J. C.: 1936. Whittle, J. C.: 1930. School Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL BIRTHS Groves — At New Westminster, B.C., on May 13th, 1936, to the wife of Thomas Douglas Groves (1919-1920), a son. Golby — At Victoria, B.C., on November 14th, 1936, to the wife of Thomas W. M. Golby (1917-1921), a daughter. Weld — At Nelson, B.C., to the wife of Brian Corbin Weld (1921-1924), a son. — 49 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine MARRIAGES Milne-Marshman — On March 2 5 th, at Colinton, Alta., James Robert Milne (1926-1929) to Janet Marshman. Schwen gers-Crawford — On April 16th, at Victoria, B.C., Bernard Homer Schwengers (1921-1924) to Helen Audrey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Crawford. Lander-Weale — On April 18 th, at Monken Hadley, Barnet, Herts, Hugh N.H.Lander (1919-1920) to Mary Grace Weale. Mayhew- Davis — On May 9th, at Los Angeles, Calif., Frederick Herbert Mayhew (1920-1921) to Miss Davis. Cromie-Coyle — On May 16th, at Vancouver, B.C., Robert Edward Cromie (1925-1929) to Mary Isobel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward James Coyle. Crisp-Hutson — On June 27th, at Retford, Notts, Allan Gow Crisp (1921- 1926) to Doris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hutson, Russell Hill Road, Toronto. Halley-Downes — On August 8th, at Victoria, B.C., John Kenneth Halley (1918-1925), to Dorothy Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Downes. Manson— Lutes — On August 15th, at Seattle, Wash., Herbert James Manson (a master here from 1934) to Margaret Clarissa Lutes. Olsen-Allison — On September 19th, at Seattle Wash., Bruce Charles Olsen (1924-1927), to Alvena Merle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Eugene Allison. Roaf-Baird — On December 2nd, at Vancouver, B.C., William George Ham- ilton Roaf ( 1922-192 5 ) , to Mary Edith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Frederick Baird. DEATHS Cromie — On May 11th, 1936, at Victoria, B.C., Robert J. Cromie, a bene- factor of the School. Schofield — The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Columbia, our Visitor, who died on June 28 th, and is affectionately remembered by all here. Stanton — On July 11th, at Vancouver, B.C., Frederick J. Stanton (a master here from 1924-1936). MT 50 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine OLD BOYS ' NOTES Will Old Boys please send their subscription of $1.00 to the Bursar, Shawnigan Lake School. Old Bo ys ' Chairs will be carved with name and School date on receipt of $10.00. Old Boys ' Ties will be sent on receipt of $1.5 0. School Blazers and Stockings may be had by applying to the Bursar. R. A. C. Douglas is our President and he will be grateful if Vancouver and District Old Boys will please send him their addresses and telephone numbers. The Head Master wishes to extend his thanks for several very interesting letters, especially from M. Stirling, Bob Shannon, R. Harcourt, T. Tryon, F. Barnard, J. F. Lake, and many others, and also to say how delighted he was to have the opportunity of meeting the following Old Boys during his recent holiday: R. W. Doherty A. G. Crisp R. W. Harcourt G. Oakes R. W. B. Lacon D. J. Lawson W. M. Blackford D. Douglas R. S. Hyndman A. Wilson Bruce Robertson P. F. Pullen G. R. W. Kinney Bruce Olsen R. G. Lawson A. T. Rogers D. G. Harris G. W. Reed W. Johnson Bill Ferguson G. R. Johnson R. H. Hyde Carlton Covernton J. R. Maybee A. B. Ripley T. A. Piddington R. Cooke J. O. Mair M. McBan I. Davis C. P. Nixon D. K. Macrae D. H. Green R. Eddison Penn Taylor Montreal, P.Q. The Editor, Shawnigan Lake School Magazine: Dear Sir: — Old Boys in Montreal feel the loss of a true friend in the death of Mr. Stanton. They join in sympathies to his family. The Shawnigan representation this year comprises two workers and five mere students. McGill boasts: D. C. Douglas (Psi Upsilon) , who is in first year Engineering. D. B. Savage (Sigma Chi) , who hopes to graduate in the spring with a B.A. He played English Rugby for the University this season. C. C. Covernton (Zeta Psi) is back again, in second year Medicine now. Two newcomers to McGill are our friends Ian Fox (Sigma Chi) and Jack Cantelon (Phi Delta Theta). Fox, in our biased opinion, made a great step forward when he graduated from the parade ground of R.M.C. to the better things found in Montreal life in general and a third year Civil Engineering course in particular. Cantelon came from U.B.C. to enter second year Arts. — 51 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The business men are Jack Tryon and Tom Piddington. Jack is still engaged in some slippery trade out at McColl-Frontenac Oil Refineries, but sometimes puts in an appearance downtown between shifts. Tom remains a pillar of the Industrial Acceptance Corporation on the 1 1th floor of the Sun Life Building. Another Montreal capitalist, J. A. Piddington, departed last month. After spending the summer in Victoria, he left here for England, where he hopes to enter the Royal Air Force. Covernton and Tom Piddington enjoyed meeting the head master on his return from England in September. The best wishes of seven exiles for the success of the School are sent through: Your Montreal Correspondent. Toronto, Ont. November 2 5, 1936. The Editor, Shawnigan Lake School Magazine: Dear Sir: — The others dining at the Royal York Hotel on October 1st, 1936, wondered who these could be, that man with the eleven boys, all sitting at that long table at the far end of the room. Unmistakably there was a family atmosphere, for from the youngest, yet an infant under the age of 2 1 years, to the eldest — he who sat at the head and despite his greying temples was as youth- ful as the rest — these radiated joy. And indeed it was a happy family, for he who sat at the head was the headmaster. Then came Davis, who is studying Arts; next the two Lawsons, George a chemical engineer to be, and Tom, who is studying Philosophy and History; then Pullen, who is learning mechanical engineering; Reed, of the Honour Law Course, and Maybee, who has Philo- sophy, English and History as his pastime. He and Reed played intercollegiate rugby for Toronto, while Pullen and Davis played for the second team. Next was Hyndman, who has nearly completed his Art course, and Cook, now busy with the Liggett Company. Cross unfortunately was not present, as the Ontario Agricultural College was some distance away. As to the old guard, the only old men present, Green, Harcourt and Johnson, perhaps the less said about them the better. Big business has hardened Green into a bond dealer, Johnson into an insurance man and Harcourt into a third year law student. All sorts and conditions of men those, but that evening they rang down the curtain on 1936 and opened imagination ' s window to the pleasant years gone by. And lo — it seemed once again to be their Sunday evening, and they were seated, not in a hotel room, but on the study floor in front of the log fire, listening. But it wasn ' t Pickwick that he told this time, it was of the days we wish could come again. Historicus. Calgary, Alta. November 23rd, 1936. The Editor, Shawnigan Lake School Magazine: Dear Sir: — I had thought that at last I was getting all straightened out and that I could pause from my arduous labours. But no! The Editor commands — 52 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine and lo! I thrust aside everything and, seizing my pen, hasten to write news of Old Boys. I imagine that all of them are tremendously busy or else in gaol, as I hardly hear of or see them these days. Paddy Morris is in Edmonton at the University, preparing to be a tower of Commerce. Newton Bates is fast becoming an architect. Bill Johnson has forsaken the prairies for the bustling East and is probably by now the president of some Insurance Company. We were delighted to have an opportunity of seeing the Head again this fall on his way through from England. It is always gratifying to stand alongside a really big man and to realize that what one had taken to be a rather regrettable expansion in one ' s own equatorial regions is really nothing to worry about — as yet. Which reminds me that Capt. Levien was here during the Summer. Ah well, we ' ve a long way to go yet. Reg. Hayden is still with the Calgary Herald, and is doubtless kept busy denouncing the evils of the present government even though his activities have to do with a more sporting phase of life. As this year sees the Coming of Age of Shawnigan Lake School, congratula- tions are in order. From very small beginnings, Shawnigan has risen to the position of the leading School of the West. Her Old Boys are scattered all over the Dominion. May we, on behalf of the Old Boys in this part of the world, extend our very best wishes to the School, and express our pride in having had some small part in the growth of the best school in Canada. Your Calgary Correspondent. 53 ROY WRIGLEY LIMITED PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS VANCOUVER, B.C.