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

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1937 volume:

Lieut.-General Sir Percy Lake, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. Chairman of the Board of Governors. (From a bust by Mr. Arthur J. Tracy) Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « EDITORIAL  THE near approach of Christmas once more arouses us to the need of publishing another School Magazine, and hastily we thumb over the pages of past numbers in our effort to use the brains of others rather than trust our own numbed faculties. Shyly inviting our attention, at the top of the Old Boys ' Register, we catch sight of the date 1916, a fact of little significance unless coupled with the number 1937 which stares inexorably at us from the desk calendar. The School has come of age. Our statistician credibly informs us that our elder old boys are now beginning to feel themselves grave and reverend signiors, and that seventy to eighty per cent of the imposing- list on the editorial desk are over twenty-one. We invite our readers to stand with us on the shores of life ' s un- resting sea and scan these two decades of time during which, after their short sojourn at the little port of Shawnigan, so many brave ships have sailed forth to their various destinations scattered all over the world. Most of them, naturally, have come to road in places familiar to us all; others have reached more distant parts of this Empire, while some few show our flag in foreign lands. With all humility, in a world sick for want of leadership, we like to think of each of these places as a centre for the dissemination of all that is Avorth while which these boys have brought with them from the School. We have an inner conviction that this is indeed so. To our younger readers we offer a word of advice. If you are looking forward to a care-free world in which there will be no more examinations and no hard tasks to perform, remember that the cre- ative artist must be the severest critic of his own work, the student his own most searching examiner. To the scientist we would say that the last experiment is the one that counts ; the last analysis must be correct, the last synthesis successful. Remember, too, that your effort should always be directed to the good of your fellowmen and to the Glory of God ; for the soul of man cannot reach its divine stature except by constant striving upwards. To all we wish a very happy Christmas, and a New Year to be faced with gratitude, hope and resolution. Siiawnigan Lake School Magazine SCHOOL NOTES THE School Prefects this year are R. M. Day, D. A. C. Newton, F. H. Davis, C. R. Day, A. Gardner, and D. W. Burchard. The examination for Foundation Scholarships was held on May 25th, and R. GL Reynolds, A. B. Hammond, C. P. Layard, O. G. Spring- ford are the present holders. Exhibitioners are C. R. Day, L. C. Lake, W. T. S. Pearce, H. C. Wilkinson, and S. D. Ashby. The results of the examinations at midsummer were very good. Nine boys entered for Junior Matriculation and all nine have passed. In Senior Matriculation five boys entered of whom four passed and the fifth is to be congratulated on being accepted at the Royal Mili- tary College. We congratulate D. P. Oakes and J. W. Reynolds on winning scholarships, one to Harvard University and one at Alberta University. We congratulate G. F. Mackie on continuing to hold the Douglas Woodward Scholarship. D. A. C. Newton is Captain of Cricket and J. P. Torland is Vice- Captain. A. Gardner is Captain of Football and D. A. C. Newton is Vice-Captain. The Pancake Greaze, held on February 9th, was won by J. W. Reynolds, Form VII. On January 20th a most interesting lecture was given by Mr. E. R. Gibson on Mountain Climbing in the Rockies. In Februarv everyone enjoyed the movie show given by Mr. D. Flintoff. Dr. Dennis Ashby and Captain Sprot have been very generous in the interest they have shown in the Natural History Museum. Our very gatef ul thanks to Mrs. P. A. Woodward for her gift of an indoor rifle range to the School. The Dramatic Society produced two very good plays in the Lent Term, The Devil Among the Skins and The Monkey ' s Paw. To commemmorate the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI the School had a holiday from May 8th to 13th. Those boys who had nowhere else to go went up to Parksville for the long week-end. Congratulations to J. O. Wheeler, who has qualified for the Alpine Club of Canada by climbing Mount President. On September 4th, 5th and 6th we lent the School for the annual convention of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs for British Columbia. AVe extend a welcome to Mr. and Mrs. J. Gerry and Mr. P. Secre- tan, who have joined the staff. We are most grateful to Mrs. P. T. Skrimshire for the gift of the picture depicting the Canadian Forces in Paris after the Armistice. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CHAPEL NOTES OF the services held during the Michaelmas term of 1936 only- three require mention. The Remembrance Day service saw a full chapel with the girls from Strathcona present and many visitors. On November 22nd we were honoured by a visit from our Visitor, the Bishop, who preached at Matins. On the last evening of the term a successful carol service was held. The Rev. H. T. Archbold, joining the staff at the beginning of the Easter term, was of considerable assistance to the Chaplain. Con- firmation service was held on February 28th, when seven boys of the School and eight girls of Strathcona were confirmed by the bishop. The services on Quinquagesima and Ash Wednesday were held in the Big School ; an epidemic of measles , occurring simultaneously with a heavy snowfall, made it inadvisable to go out to chapel. An event of the summer term was the Coronation Service, when there was a full chapel and the Governors were present. At a special service on the last Sunday evening of term a memorial tablet to E. M. Slater was dedicated by the Rev. G. G. Reynolds, father of the head boy. Again the chapel was crowded and, with the special music, the service was an inspirational ending to the school year. i in Memorxam E. M. SLATER T is not our usual practice to write a memorial notice for every Old Boy who dies, but this year we feel that we must say a few words about the death of an Old Boy who was Cap- tain of Cricket, Captain of Football, who Avas holder of the Featherweight Boxing (1928), Welterweight (1929) and Middleweight (1930), who was a School Prefect and finally Head of the School. The reason we wish to write this is be- cause Police Sergeant Mike Slater of the Shanghai Munici- pal Police, at the age of twenty-three, died, not demanding his rights in a difficult world, but doing his duty single- handed. He was shot by bandits in Shanghai on New Year ' s Eve, 1936, and was buried with full military honours. He worthily upheld the traditions learned in his early home life. He was loyal and faithful, and put Duty before his rights or his pleasures. A bronze memorial tablet has been placed in the Chapel by his parents, who hope, with us, that his life may be an example to all our boys, present, past and future, to give of their best without expectation of material reward and to play for their side and not for themselves. — 7 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « SPEECH DAY  IN view of the fact that 1937 Avas the year of the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI, we made some alterations in our Annual Speech Day routine. On the Friday evening we gave an exhibition of physical training, the whole School taking part, on the football field. After this, the end-of-term service was held in the Chapel, the capacity of the Chapel being taxed to the uttermost by the large number of people who attended. After the service, with the School buildings outlined in coloured lights and the flag-pole dressed in coloured lights, the boys had a parade of illuminated boats. This, in conjunc- tion with fireworks let off from a raft in the middle of the lake, made a very effective display on a perfect evening. On the Saturday a cricket match against Mr. M. C. Ellis ' team occupied the morning and part of the afternoon, during which parents were able to see over the School. At three o ' clock everyone collected in the Gymnasium. After Mr. C. W. Lonsdale had given an account of the School ' s record for the past year, the prizes were presented by Colonel A. F. M. Slater, who then spoke : I appreciate the honour which has been accorded me today as being a tribute paid by the School to the memory of my son Mike. I feel it is as Proxy for him that I now stand here, in turn to pay tribute to the School which meant so much to him and which did so much to help fit him to face life. The letters we received from so many people with whom he came in contact show appreciation of his character and of his sense of sportsmanship and comradeship. In so doing they indirectly pay tribute to the influences which helped to form his character and his s ense of sportsmanship. One of the chief of those influences, and possibly the most important, Avas his association with Shawnigan Lake School. My family and I appreciate that fact with deep gratitude to yonr Head and to the School. In behalf of my son I give you a toast, ' The School, ' and I will try and give you some idea of what your School stands for. Shawnigan Lake School, as you probably know, is regulated on the same principles as those of our big Public Schools in England. Speaking at a recent commemoration service at one of our Public Schools in England, the Dean of Rochester said these words : ' The Public Schools of England hold a place in national life which gives everyone who passes through them a starting-place of which they might not only be proud but, in a sense, humbly thankful. For the privilege is not of their making. It is not of their deserving, but has been handed down. It is a stewardship — something to be held in trust — and they could not be proud if they were not fully conscious of the responsibility. ' Those words therefore apply equally to your School — it also is a trust to be handed down. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine It may be of interest to some of you to know how our Public Schools of England came into being. England had in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries a number of Grammar Schools endowed by philanthropic individuals for the purpose of providing free education for poor boys. The education of boys whose parents were well-to-do or whoi belonged to the aristoc- racy was provided by tutors and by Palace schools. With the break- down of the feudal system these schools, i.e., these old Gramar Schools admitted paying pupils, and so popular did some of them become that their status of free schools was all but lost. Nine of them took on the character that caused them later to be called ' The Great Public Schools. ' That is, Public in the sense that they prepared boys for the service of the State, and that enrollments were not entirely drawn from local sources, but rather from a wider area. ' The Great Public Schools ' included Winchester, Eton, West- minster, St. Paul ' s, Merchant Taylors, Shrewsbury, Charterhouse, Rugby and Harrow. In those schools we have the beginning of our Public Schools in England. Winchester was the first, founded originally as a grammar school in 1382, over 550 years ago. Eton came next, founded by Henry VI in 1410, and somewhat naturally became the school to which sons of the aristocracy went. Harrow and Rugby, founded as local free Grammar Schools, came in time to draw boys not only from all England, but also from every region under the British flag. These Great Public Schools developed a distinctive type of character training both through their sports and through the train- ing in manners which boys received from the traditional esprit-de- corps of their particular school. And there we have probably the most potent reason for the popu- larity of the English Public School system of training shown collect- ively by the numerical growth of such institutions and individually by the esprit-de-corps of individual schools which has become traditional. The meaning of tradition, or, at any rate, one meaning is ' The transmission of any opinion or practice from forefathers to descend- ants by oral communication, without written memorials. ' The esprit-de-corps of a school is the trust to which the Dean of Rochester refers, and which is so important to foster and encourage in order that it may be handed down. The responsibility for this rests on parents and on Old Boys as much as it does on the governing body, on the Head Master and his staff ' , and on the boys present at the School. This is the stewardship as far as an individual school is concerned. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Stewardship is the one great lesson to be learnt by all boys. For life itself is a stewardship, and it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful. Your school is an off-shoot, a younger branch of the original nine Great Public Schools. It has the same ideals of training. Ideals which inspired Wellington to say that ' The battles of England are won on the playing fields of Eton and it holds a place in national and Imperial life which gives everyone who passes through it a start- ing-place of which he should not only be proud, but thankful. It is a privilege to have the advantage of such a School. You already have Old Boys who have made their mark and of whom the School is justly proud. They have taken the spirit of the School with them which will be felt by others with whom they come in contact. You have the spirit of the old Public Schools of England among you, handed down by forefathers. It is this for which your School stands, namely, to carry on that spirit so that it may be handed down ; to teach boys to be loyal and faithful ; to play for the side and not for self, which is tantamount to putting duty before pleasure, and to give of their best without expectation of material reward so that when they go out into the world they may do things with the right spirit. So, in order that the trust be handed down, let us all who have the welfare of the School at heart realize our responsibility and stewardship and strive for the greater honour of the School by help- ing to create that spirit of loyalty and devotion to the School which in the days to come will become a tradition. Sir Percy Lake, Chairman of the Board of Governors, thanked Colonel Slater for his speech. FORM PRIZES Form VII— C. R. Day. Form IV— G. E. B. Nixon. Form VI — W. N. Bell. Remove A — M. Rattray. Form VU — J. P. Ogilvie. Remove B — O. J. A. Cavenagh. Form VL — A. B. Hammond. Form III — G. Archer. Bishop of Columbia ' s Reading Prize — R. M. Day. Efficiency Cup: Michaelmas Term — J. G. Mven. Lent Term — Summer Term — J. W. Reynolds. SPORTS Junior Sports Cup — O. J. A. Cavenagh. Middle Sports Cup— G. D. Fix. Senior Sports Cup — D. F. J. Mcintosh. Senior Tennis Cup — A. R. Smith. Junior Tennis Cup — A. B. Fleck. House Rowing Cup — Groves ' . House Sports Cup — Ripley ' s. Sportsmanship Cup — A. R. Smith. — 10 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine EXAMINATIONS At the end of the year the School entered five boys for Senior Matriculation. Of these, four passed in all subjects and the fifth was accepted for entrance to the Royal Military College at Kingston. Ten boys entered for Junior Matriculation. Nine passed in all subjects, and the tenth has now passed all his supplemental. One boy won a Scholarship to Harvard University, another a Scholarship at Alberta University. One boy has entered the Univer- sity of Manitoba, two the University of Washington, one the Cali- fornia Institute of Technology, and four the University of British Columbia. The ten boys who passed their Junior Matriculation were : N. A. W. Bell, F. D. L. Crofton, F. H. Davis, B. L. Fowler, A. Gardner, J. D. C. Holland, D. F. J. Mcintosh, P. J. Paterson, A. S. Rendell, and J. P. Torland. The four boys who passed Senior Matriculation were : C. R. Day, D. P. Oakes, J. W. Reynolds, and F. H. C. Taylor. John Oldham has been accepted for entrance to the Royal Mili- tary College, Kingston. D. P. Oakes won a Freshman Scholarship to Harvard University. J. W. Reynolds won a Scholarship at Alberta University. MILESTONES THE senior division showed a marked improvement in the delivery and organization of their speeches. The topics chosen were ex- tremely varied, and almost all were interesting. Some of the speakers who may be given particular mention were: Davis, who dealt with Sulphur Mining ; Day ii, whose topic was the Dodo ; Day i, with his advice on buying a second-hand car, and Bell, who spoke about dia- monds and diamond cutting. Hicks gave a very carefully prepared talk about the aeroplane flight over Mt. Everest, and Hartnell illu- strated his account of the Chevrolet assembly plant by means of a plan of the works. Possibly the most effective of all was McCreery ' s explanation of Colour-printing films. This was well-organized, with clear diagrams, and was a really interesting explanation of a tech- nical process. Several quite good speeches, as well as those mentioned, were delivered by other members of the division. The Middle School is also showing an improvement over last year. This is largely due to increased confidence gained by experience. Fewer of the speeches have been obviously learned by heart and greater care has been taken in selecting interesting subjects. The best were The Russian Polar Empire by Derby, The Great Trek of the Chinese Communist Army by Forrest, Blood Transfusion by Fraser, and Modern methods of setting broken wrists by Gandossi. — 11 — Shawmgax Lake School Magazine « SCHOOL MUSEUM  ANEW INSTITUTION, the school museum of natural history, came into being at the beginning of this term. It promises to be something more than merely a taxidermy club, as it was formerly termed, since by the formation of a collection something interesting and useful can be achieved. This collection will be made up of birds mounted on stands for display purposes or in habitat groups and of study specimens. The latter are the skins of birds prepared neatly and compactly and kept in cabinets for scientific inspection. Skins of small mammals will also be collected, since very little study has been made in this district of the smaller forms of animal life. There is some difference of opinion as to whether a collection of birds ' eggs should be formed. Because the practice of collecting eggs has lately fallen into disrepute owing to the depredations of the nest-robbers, it has been decided to try to acquire eggs from people who possess and are willing to dispose of collections. One other possibility is the col- lection of mammal skulls, but, although the museum already pos- sesses some very interesting specimens in this field, it is doubtful whether the collecting of them will be carried any further. Up to the present the members of the museum have been endeav- ouring to carry on this line by learning the art of mounting and of making up study skins. A few mounts have been set up, among them a Steller ' s jay, a Western meadowlark, a Savannah sparrow, a pigmy owl and a red-tailed hawk, and a number of study skins have been prepared for which cabinets are shortly to be built. Captain Sprot of Mill Bay and Mr. Ashby of Duncan have both kindly contributed skins and have been very helpful with advice. Also Mr. Kermode, curator of the Provincial Museum at Victoria, and Dr. Cowan, assist- ant curator, have been kind enough to take an interest in the museum. The remaining two items of the collection, small mammals and birds ' eggs, have not been developed quite as much, although a good number of eggs and nests have already been donated. To aid the development of this work the museum possesses a good stock of equipment, and the other departments of the Hobby Shop are able to submit their services by making stands for the birds and printing labels for the specimens. A permit has been acquired for the collection of these specimens, since most birds are protected by law. Collecting these birds alone opens up a wide field, so that it is doubtful whether anything beyond what has been mentioned will find a place in the museum. Instead, by confining the collection to a fairly narroAV field, it is hoped that the School may eventually possess a useful, complete and interesting museum, and, by doing this, show its appreciation to Mr. Kermode, Dr. Cowan, Captain Sprot and Mr. Ashby. 12 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine HOUSE NOTES RIPLEY ' S A NOTHER school year has rolled by, and the House representative xV. takes up his pen to review a very successful year both in Scholastic and Sport achievments. We were sorry to lose Captain Levien as House master, but his position has been very ably filled by Mr. Gerry, and Mr. Secretan, assistant House master. In the Christ- mas term we defended the Rugby Cup successfully by defeating Lake ' s 36-0, and in the finals, Groves 16-0. After the House matches, Burne, Towne i, Matthews i and Fix were awarded their House Rugby colours. There being no Boxing in the Easter term, inter-House Basketball was introduced by the boys. Great enthusiasm was shown in all the games. The House, represented by Newton, Smith, Moore, Burne, and Mven ii, played well, and lost the series to Groves ' after several close and exciting games. In the Field and Water sports the House successfully defended the cup. Burne tied with Macintosh for the Senior Sports Cup, and Smith and Taylor did very well. Fix won the Middles Cup, and Cavenagh the Junior. The inter-House Cricket matches were postponed due to unfavour- able weather conditions, and so we were unable to defend the House Cup, which we had hoped to win for the fifth time in succession. At the end of the Summer term sixteen boys left. Among the Seniors were Reynolds i, Oakes, Taylor i, Smith, Moore, and Pater- son. The Mvens left us at the end of the Easter term. Mven i was captain of football, Reynolds i vice-captain, and Newton, captain of cricket. The House Prefects were Paterson, Smith, Moore, and Hicks. At the beginning of this term our numbers were reduced to twenty- five — a smaller and younger house than last year. Newton is head of the House, assisted by two House Prefects, Hicks and Bell. In the First XV this year we are represented by Newton, Hicks, and Fix. Congratulations go to Hicks on being awarded his Rugby colours. LAKE ' S The time has come, he said meaningly. Oh — er — ah, I answered, caught off my guard. The time has come, he repeated. Er, I said again, with a sinking heart, for this was beginning to sound ominous. And then brightly — It ' s only the seventeenth, you know .... No, he said. Perhaps the clock . . . . No, he repeated. — 13 — - Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Feeling that this was getting me noAvhere, I tried a change of the subject. It ' s lovely weather . ... I began. No ' he interrupted. I finally summoned up all my courage and said : Time for what? The House notes, he replied. This blow took me badly amidships. My typewriter broken . . pencils gone . . no ink in my pen . . . I mumbled, for my hatred for work is truly great. Write ! he commanded firmly. And thus I take up my pen. When last I set down my pen we were standing in a drizzle of rain gazing with fond eyes at the House team. Alas, in the House matches ! They did not rise to winning the cup, but played such a match against Ripley ' s as will go down in the annals of history. Ogilvie and Wace were awarded their imperial green after the game. Earlier in the season Holland, McPherson and Ridewood were clothed in theirs after playing in the second XV against University School. The Christmas term drew to a close without much of note occur- ing, and we all departed to our fathers ' houses for a round of activi- ties as strenuous as possible. In the Easter term Ave found out that we had the ha-a-a-a-rdst House master, as Mr. TAvite survived a month of flu and measle epi- demics — several feet of thick snow, failing Avood and fuel supplies, to act successfully as Head Master for about three Aveeks. Oldham Avas also discovered to be the toughest House Prefect, as Avhen the other five Avere enjoying a Avell-earned rest in bed under the pretext of having flu ' , he manfully stuck to his post and maintained laAV and order with a ruthless hand. While acknoAvledging his endurance, we are afraid Ave still rather doubt his Avisdom, but perhaps that is only because we are soft and prefer chicken in bed to steAV and Avork. In the earlier part of the Easter term, Ripley ' s and Groves ' started a Basketball series amongst themselves, and Lake ' s joined in the series later in the term. Despite a lot of practice on the part of the team they only came third : this was a fact Avhich did not matter much, as the series did what it set out to do — pleasantly pass Saturday evenings. It Avas in this term also that the one and only Mouthpiece came into being with four members of Lake ' s on its staff trying to guide its hazardous journey. Instead of the usual Fencing tournament, each House put for- Avard a team of three members of which ours Avas comprised of Davis, Milne and Pearce. Unfortunately, both times Ave Avere beaten by a score of 5-4. — 14 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The summer term saw everyone busily engaged in doing some- thing. Those many who were not studying for exams, by boating, tennis, etc. Not having many very active juniors in the sports, we lost out rather badly in the land sports as a whole, although we managed to keep the lead in the senior sports for some time. And, despite the fact that we had several strong swimmers, we did not further our position by the water sports. The Coronation holiday was very much enjoyed by everyone. All Victorians returned brimming over with how they had burned the midnight filaments, certain of our Don Juans even boasting that they had had only an hour ' s sleep during the whole five days. Not having a better story to tell ourselves, of course, we didn ' t believe them. We were quite well represented in the cricketing world by Cooper, Day ii, Bell and Fleck, all of whom won or had their School colours to their credit. The House matches were, unfortunately, not held to completion. The first round started with Lake ' s batting first against Groves ' . Fowler and Hammond made most of our runs near the end of our innings, and Fleck knocked up a good score near the opening. Chiefly due to the efforts of these three the score stood at 72. But the downpour of the season stopped our opponents from having their innings, and there was no other time left last term to have another match. Quite a few of our number also rose to collect cups and gilt-bound volumes on Speech Day, but our memories of who these were are somewhat confused by anticipation of the holidays and the general excitement of leaving. Crofton, Holland, Fowler and Bell all passed in their matrics with varying degrees of success. And Day ii almost made first-class honours in passing his senior matric. When Ave returned this term Ave eagerly scanned the notice boards to find Avho Avere to be the arbiters of our fates in the coming year. Davis, Ave found, Avas elevated to the position of head of the House, ably helped by Day ii, also a Prefect, and Captain of Games of Lake ' s. Cooper headed a new lot of House Prefects, whom it behooves us to be wary of. They are Milne, Ogilvie, Wace and Pownall. McPherson heads No. 3 and Ave note he is not making the classic mistake of hav- ing a sleepy jiggers, but himself has taken the position. Once again Ave are the largest House, having eight more than Ripley ' s. This size is partly due to new boys this term, of whom we have eight who don ' t seem to be finding life too bad at the School. To add to our already SAvelling heads is the fact that Ave have six mem- bers of the first XV and also seven members of the second. This means that to complete our House team Ave shall only need two players from the second game. Once more we have Cooper looming high in the theatrical Avorld, as Ave hear that he Avrote all the play for the rag concert, (Editor ' s Note. — This is untrue, but a very reasonable error, as not only has he used someone ' s typeAvriter continuously this term, but he has kept — 15 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine the reference library several inches deep in mess. He also has never been seen without a rolled score in his hand harrying some unfortun- ate individual about rehearsals.) The House play this year was a very good story about Mr. Chips with the title rdle being taken by Mr. Twite himself. As I hear the Editor ' s angry breathing down my neck, and mut- tered curses about the magazine being two weeks overdue at the printer ' s already, I must lay down my pen for another year. GROVES ' As has been the case for the last three or four years, the fates have provided Groves ' with the smallest roster of the three Houses. There must be a reason for this. There is a wise old phrase, Quality not Quantity. We feel this aptly describes our condition. In the final House match of the Christmas term of 1936 we lost a hard-fought game to Ripley ' s, after which A. S. Rendell, R. E. Barker, W. B. McCreery, and R. Derby were awarded their House colours for reasons that all four made obvious during the play. At the beginning of the Easter term three new boys in the persons of the Ketcham brothers and Woodside were welcomed. After some very close and exciting play we triumphed over Rip- ley ' s and Lake ' s Houses in the newly-formed Basketball league. In- cidentally, this sport seems to be gaining a firm foothold in the extra- curricular activities of the School, and we sincerely hope to see a continuation of the game this year. In the final Sports competition Groves ' made a fair showing in the senior division, but, having few middles or juniors, were unable to provide enough serious competition to carry off the silverware. We scored a double triumph on land and water, and in this regard F. J. Mcintosh is to be congratulated on his splendid showing. Owing to severe weather conditions the final Cricket match was not played off. After fielding for half the match against Lake ' s, Bur- chard, Mcintosh and Rendell were given their House Cricket colours. J. P. Torland was Vice-Captain of School Cricket, in which sport A. Gardner and R. Day were successful in winning their first XI colours. At the beginning of the Christmas term, 1937, R. M. Day is again Head of the House. We must here congratulate A. Gardner on being appointed Captain of School Football, also R. Derby on being awarded his first XV colours. This term our able House Prefects are D. M. Hartnell and W. B. McCreery. They are assisting Day i, Gardner and Burchard as School Prefects in House affairs. In conclusion, Groves ' House are small in numbers, but large in the matter of true loyalty. We should therefore take pains to in- culcate that spirit, not necessarily concerned with competition, in our newcomers. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine LIBRARY NOTES DURING the past year the Library has grown considerably in size. This has been due partly to a large number of books pre- sented to the Library by various members of the staff and boys, and partly to books purchased by the Library itself. James and Glen Niven presented about sixty books between them when they left for England in the spring. The practice of taking a termly subscription has been continued, and from the funds thus raised about forty books have been pur- chased during the year. Notable amongst the authors are: Gibbs, Kipling, Yates, Taffrail, Buchan, Sabatini, Oppenheim, Wallace, Masefield, Nicholls, Wren, Hay, Packard, Curwood, Christie, Sapper, Wodehouse, Hilton, and many other of the popular authors of to-day. As in other years the Library is being controlled by a committee of two boys from each House and several members of the staff who have kindly helped us. This committee is in charge of the purchase of books, library rules, etc. That the Library is widely used is shown by the fact that it is always croAvded, and over a thousand books were taken out for private reading during the past year. We would like to extend our thanks to Mr. Ellis, who so admirably ran the Library for seven years ; and also to Mr. Twite, who has kindly taken over the task of keeping an eye on it now that Mr. Ellis has left. IT Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « CRICKET  THE Cricket eleven enjoyed a very succ essful season with six wins, two defeats and one match drawn. Both the bowling and fielding were well up to the standard of previous years, and the bat- ting proved much stronger, although no member of the side was very consistent ; there always seemed to be several to rise to the occasion when necessary. Newton, Fleck, Day i, Cooper, Day ii, and Torland, all made scores at different times which Avere decisive factors in the side ' s victories. With eight members of last year ' s side, including Newton, who has led the team for two years, we may look forward to an even more successful season in 1938. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. COWICHAN C. C. May 15th, 1937 (Lost by 31 runs) Cowichan C. C. F. Considine, b. Smith.... R. Sowden, b. Newton S. Saunders, b. Cooper D. Dunlop, ct. Torland, b. Newton. A. Leggatt, run out G. Baiss, retired E. Fox, ct. Gardner, b. Smith... H. Charter, not out W. Corbishley, b. Smith Thackeray, b. Smith T. Jones, run out Extras 1 21 15 20 11 1 1 Shawnigan Lake School Cooper, b. Fox Smith, b. Baiss 13 Day i, ct. Thackeray, b. Fox. Fleck, l.b.w b. Leg-gatt Day ii, b. Leggatt Newton, b. Fox Torland, b. Leggatt Moore, b. Fox... Hayward, b. Leggatt Gardner, not out Bell, b. Leggatt... Extras .. Total 75 Total 44 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. THE STAFF May 6th, 1937 (Won by 5 wickets The Staff C. W. Twite, b. Cooper 49 P. T. Shrimshire, b. Smith. 1 E. H. Bayly, b. Smith 3 M. C. Ellis, b. Smith D. V. Palin, b. Newton 2 E. D. W. Levien, run out 7 C. W. Lonsdale, b. Cooper 3 J. Stothard, ct. Day ii, b. Cooper.... 1 P. B. Bennett, not out 2 P. Bury, b. Cooper L. E. Jones, st. Torland, b. Hayward 2 Extras 2 Total 72 Shawnigan Lake School Cooper, b. Ellis 5 Hayward, ct. Twite, b. Levien.... 2 Day i, ct. Levien, b. Palin 4 Fleck, not out 35 Smith, b. Twite 15 Moore, ct. Stothard, b. Twite Torland, not out 10 Day ii Newton Gardner Bell ii Did not bat. Extras 6 Total (for 5 wickets) 77 is Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL May 22nd, 1937 (Won by 3 wickets) University School Smith, ct. Day i, b. Smith 9 Sproule, l.b.w. b. Smith _ 7 HufC, ct. Day i, b. Bell.... 3 Jeanneret, b. Cooper 11 Field, ct. b. Smith 16 Thorne, ct. b. Smith 6 Jones, b. Newton 7 Pott, b. Newton Massey, run out 3 Everett, l.b.w. b. Smith Ireland, not out... Extras 6 Total _ 68 Shawnigan Lake School Smith, b. Huff Day i, b. Thorne Cooper, ct. b. Thorne Fleck, ct. Massey, b. Jeanneret... 27 Day ii, b. Huff 17 Newton, ct. Smith, b. Jeanneret 24 Torland, ct. Massey, b. Jeanneret... 1 Moore, b. Huff 1 Paterson, not out 3 Gardner, b. Jeanneret Bell, ct. Everett, b. Jeanneret... Total 73 Back Row: N. C. Taylor, W. N. Bell, A. Gardner, W. N. Cooper, W. M. Stiell. Middle Row: J. F. Moore, J. P. Torland, D. A. Newton, A. R. Smith, R. M. Day. Front Row: C. R. Day, A. B. Fleck. — 1 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. COWICHAN C. C. May 24th, 1937 (Won by 5 wickets) Cowichan C. C. W. Corbishley, b. Newton T. Cryer, ct. Cooper, b. Smith. Porter, b. Newton P. Wilkinson, ct. b. Smith... A. Leggatt, b. Newton Sykes, b. Smith F. Considine, b. Smith D. Dunlop, not out T. Kirkham, b. Newton T. Jones, b. Newton A. Dunlop, b. Newton Extras Total 44 Shawnigran Lake School Smith, b. Cryer.. 7 Day i, b. Cryer Cooper, b. Cryer 14 Fleck, ct. Kirkham, b. Leggatt 3 Day ii, b. Cryer 8 Newton, ct. Leggatt, b. Considine.... 20 Torland, b. Leggatt 2 Moore, b. Wilkinson 29 Paterson, ct. Corbishley, b. Consi- dine 4 Gardner, ct. Leggatt, b. Dunlop Bell, not out 2 Extras 4 Total 93 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE May 29th, 1937 (Won by 6 wickets Brentwood College Bassett, run out Holmes, b. Smith Field, ct. Bell, b. Newton Johnston, ct. Bell, b. Smith Ross, b. Smith Wells, l.b.w. b. Newton Izard, not out D. Wilby, ct. Gardner, b. Newton. G. Wilby, run out Chadwick, ct. b. Smith.... Cooke, b. Newton Extras Total 29 Shawnigan Lake School Smith, ct. G. Wilby, b. Johnston. Cooper, b. Johnston Day i, b. Field Fleck, b. Johnston Day ii, b. Field Newton, l.b.w. b. Field Torland, ct. b. Field. Moore, ct. Chadwick, b. Wells Bell ii, not out Gardner, l.b.w. b. Wells Taylor ii, not out Extras Total (for 9 wickets).... SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. VICTORIA B. June 5th, 1937 (Won by 8 wickets) Victoria B. Lethaby, b. Smith Moffat t, run out Collett, ct. Torland, b. Smith Jones, ct. Gardner, b. Smith Robbins, ct. Smith, b. Newton Moore, b. Smith Mitchell, run out..... Proudfoot, b. Cooper..... Edwards, ct. Torland, b. Newton. Jordan, ct. Bell, b. Newton.... Sellars, not out Total 14 Shawnisran Lake School Smith, b. Moffatt 11 Cooper, b. Moffat 2 Day i, ct. Proudfoot, b. Moffatt Fleck, b. Collett..... 25 Day ii, ct. Jones, b. Jordan Newton, ct. Edwards, b. Collett 34 Torland, b. Moffatt. Bell ii, b. Jones. Gardner, b. Moffatt. Taylor ii, b. Moffatt. Burchard i, not out. Extras Total 95 20 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL June 12th, 1937 (Won by 7 wickets) University School Smith, ct. b. Smith 6 Sproule, b. Newton 13 3 2 8 3 5 Extras 11 Total 51 Huff, b. Newton. Jeanneret, b. Newton. ... Field, ct. Bell, b. Cooper.. Thorne, b. Cooper Jones i, ct. Day i, b. Cooper. Darling-, b. Newton Massey ii, not out Pott, run out Everett, b. Cooper. Shawnigan Lake School Smith, ct. Sproule, b. Huff Cooper, b. Thorne 1 Day i, ct. b. Darling 40 Fleck, b. Thorne 1 Day ii, hit wkt., b. Huff 31 Newton, run out 19 Torland, ct. Sproule, b. Darling 14 Moore, l.b.w. b. Darling 6 Bell ii, l.b.w. b. Darling 1 Ga rdner Stiell Did not bat. Extras 3 Total (for 8 wickets). 116 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Played at Shawnigan on June 26th (Lost by 3 runs) Mr. J. Y. Copeman ' s XI H. Lethaby, run out D. Ames, b. Smith... C. Jones, not out J. I. Bird, b. Smith J. Y. Copeman, b. Cooper F. J. Barber-Starkey, c. Gardner, b. Taylor G. S. Covernton, b. Cooper F. Jordan, b. Taylor D. Dawson, b. Cooper I. Fox, run out C. Allan, b. Smith Extras Total 1 1 2 2 12 56 Shawnigan Lake School Smith, b. Jordan Cooper, b. Jordan Day i, b. Bird Fleck, c. Dawson, b. Bird Day ii, b. Jordan Newton, not out Torland, b. Jordan Moore, b. Bird.. Bell, run out Gardner, b. Fox Taylor, b. Jones. Extras Total SECOND XI School vs. The Optimists, May 15th, at Shawnigan, lost by 7 runs. Optimists, 47. (Palin 27, not out; Stiell 4 for 11.) School. 40. (Paterson 15; Palin 4 for 2.) School vs. University School, May 22nd, at Shawnigan, won by 35 runs. School, 53. (Hay ward 16, Burchard i 13 ; Massey 5 for 5.) Universitv School, 18. (Tavlor ii 2 for 3, Pearce 3 for 9, Hay ward 2for0.) School vs. University School, June 12th, at Victoria, won by 8 wickets. University School 48 (Tavlor ii 4 for 14, Hay ward 3 for 17.) School, 161 for 9 wickets (Taylor ii 46, Holland 31.) — 21 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine COLTS School vs. Glenlyon, May 29th, at Shawnigan, lost by 3 runs. School, 16. (Rolston 6 for 9.) Glenlyon, 19. (Forrest 6 for 4.) School vs. Brentwood College, June 5th, at Brentwood, lost by 14 runs. Brentwood, 84. (Clark 35, Forrest 6 for 27.) School, 70. (Burchard ii 19, Forrest 18, Rogers 6 for 8.) School vs. Brentwood College, June 12th, at Shawnigan, won by 58 runs. School, 90. (Pearce 46, not out; Burchard ii 18, Rogers 5 for 22.) Brentwood, 32. (Forrest 6 for 8, Pearce 4 for 17.) « FENCING  A LTHOUGH the individual tournament was not held this year, XV interest in Fencing was well maintained. An inter-House foil competition for teams of three was held in March and resulted in a win for Groves ' , who just beat Ripley ' s and Lake ' s, in each case by 4 defeats to 5. We had three entrants in the B. C. Foil Championship, Torland, Bell and Smith, of whom Torland and Bell reached the final pool. Torland, who finished fourth, showed particularly good style, and with more experience should become a finished fencer. BADMINTON Senior Final — Newton beat Smith, 15-4, 15-1. Junior Final — Fleck beat Cavenagh, 15-8, 15-9. No entries to Junior Tournament at Duncan. TENNIS Senior Final— Smith beat Fleck, 6-1, 6-1. Junior Final — Fleck beat Hammond i, 6-0, 6-2. — 22 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine FOOTBALL  SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1st XV vs. THE WANDERERS FOR this match the Wanderers had put on themselves a weight limit of 165 pounds, but in spite of this they were the heavier team, which, in the wet condition of the ground, gave them an ad- vantage. Rain fell heavily for the first ten minutes, and, although it cleared up before half-time, the slippery ball was difficult to handle throughout. Adapting themselves to these conditions, the Wander- ers, by means of quick breaking up, strong dribbling, and long (and sometimes lucky) kicks to touch, kept the School under continual pressure. Their backs never seemed dangerous ; the School backs, on the few occasions when they did get moving, seemed more likely to score. It is significant that while the two tries which the Wanderers scored came from forward dribbles, ending in dives over the line, the one School try Avas the result of good three-quarter play, finishing with the wing scoring close to the corner flag. The School fielding of the ball and kicking for touch Avas shaky. After the forwards, by strenuous efforts, kept the ball near their opponents 1 line for a time and a try seemed imminent, it was disheartening for them to see poor fielding taken advantage of so well by the Wanderers and the ball rushed and kicked to the other end of the field. During the first half, with the School slower to adapt themselves to the slippery conditions, the Wanderers held the territorial advan- tage. Following a scrum, twenty yards from the School line, three Wanderer forwards broke away and, dribbling over the line, fell on the ball for a try. The kick, like the other two goal kicks of the game, was from far out, and failed. After half-time the School forwards played up well. The Wander- ers played a strong game in the loose, but in close work the School were superior and more than held their own ground. Two three- quarter movements had looked dangerous, but mis-timed passes had spoiled the chances. After some fifteen minutes ' play the ball went quickly down the line to Hicks, who, going hard for the corner and evading two tackles, scored a try. The School continued to press until a long kick took play to the other end, from where a quick dribble resulted in the Wanderers ' second try and the score remained at 6-3. Amongst a hard-working pack, Gardner and Cooper deserve spe- cial mention. Of the backs the defence of Newton and Fleck was sound, and Day and Burchard got in strong runs. If School supporters felt that on a dry day the result would have been different, they were not without justification. — 23 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN 1st XV vs. ST. GEORGE ' S 1st XV SHAWNIGAN visited Vancouver on November 20th and defeated St. George ' s School by 26 points to nil. For our victory Ave were largely indebted to our backs, who, despite a very heavy ground and a greasy ball, combined well and were much surer in their handling. The centres were timing their passes much better and consequently the wings had more room in which to manoeuvre. The forwards worked very hard and were quick on to the ball in the loose, but they were not combining well in the scrums, and slow heeling often made it impossible for their half-back to get the ball away. Shawnigan scored in the first minute, when, from a scrum on St. George ' s 25, the ball passed quickly down the line to the left wing, where Burchard had an easy run in. Day i converted with a good kick. Five minutes later Burchard was brought down near the line after a good three-quarter movement, and from the ensuing scrum the same player scored on the blind side. Day just failed with the - Y $ ft ft ' t ft ft, BP JPP sw Back Row: G. D. Fix, W. E. Ridewood, J. P. Ogilvie, W. B. McCreery, R. Derby, R. H. Milne, J. B. Hicks. Middle Row: W. N. Cooper, R. M. Day, D. A. Newton, A. Gardner, D. W. Burchard, D. M. Hartnell, A. B. Fleck. Front Row: W. T. S. Pearce, C R. Day. — 24 — Shawn igan Lake School Magazine kick. St. George ' s fought back and for a few minutes looked likely to score. Good tackling, however, kept them out, and suddenly from a movement starting a few yards from the Shawnigan line Day broke through the centre and, running almost the whole length of the field, scored between the posts for Fleck to convert. For the remainder of the half play was in the Shawnigan 25. The defence, however, was very safe and the line was never in danger. The second half was a repetition of the first. The St. George ' s forwards Avere holding their own, and kept play largely in the Shaw- nigan half. But their backs were unable to make any headway against close marking and resolute tackling. Shawnigan ' s three-quarters always looked dangerous when they got the ball. Tries were scored by Burchard, Day and Hicks, all from good passing movements. Fleck ami Day each converted one. The School team are to be congratulated on the fast open game which they played in conditions which Avere all against good football. They returned to Shawnigan with two par- ticularly pleasant memories — the excellent refereeing of Mr. Wood- ward and the large and enthusiastic collection of Old Boys Avho turned out to see the match. After the game, Fleck, Milne, Hicks and Derby Avere aAvarded their colours. Shawnigan : Pearce ; Burchard, Fix, Day i, Hicks ; Fleck, NeAvton ; Day ii; Gardner, Hartnell, Cooper, Milne, Derby, RideAvood, Mc- Creerv. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL COLTS XV. vs. ST. GEORGE ' S, VANCOUVER, COLTS XV FROM the kick-off St. George ' s pressed hard, a f orAvard rush taking the ball almost to ShaAvnigan ' s goal line. Reynolds brought oft a good tackle when a score seemed inevitable, and a fomvard pass by St. George ' s spoilt another dangerous-looking movement almost im- mediately afterAvards. They continued to press but missed with a free kick. A forAvard rush then took the ball over the Shawnigan line near the corner flag. The kick Avas unsuccessful. The Shawnigan pack was being beaten in the scrummages ; consequently, the outsides Avere mostly on the defensive. Their tackling and going doAvn to the ball Avere both very good, but little headAvay could be made. A forAvard rush by St. George ' s, again near the corned flag, brought them another unconverted try and a penalty goal soon after Avards gave them a 9-0 lead at half time. ShaAvnigan attacked and Avere given a free kick. The ball, Iioav- eA r er, Avent straight into the hands of a St. George ' s player, avIio started a movement which Avas only checked on the Shawnigan goal line. They continued to press hard and eventually got over to score a third unconverted try. Livingston broke away, but a good tackle by the St. George ' s full-back put an end to his spectacular run. ShaAV- nigan played better and a promising movement Avas ruined by a for- — 25 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ward pass. Near the end Burns got away, but again was Avell tackled by the opposing full-back. Apart from Reynolds, who was outstanding, and Livingston, the Shawnigan pack was disappointingly slow. Of the outsides, Burns played well, and Nixon went down to the ball and tackled pluckily. Charleson spoilt his occasional good work by hanging on to the ball too long — a criticism that might be levelled at most of the side. Result : Shawnigan Lake Colts, nil ; St. George ' s Colts, 3 tries, 1 penalty goal (12 points). SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE Won 27-0 The Brentwood XV visited Shawnigan on Saturday, November 27th, and the home team won by three goals and four tries to nil. The game was keenly contested, and for the first few minutes was quite even. Shawnigan relied on the open game, even with the greasy ball and a wet field, but Brentwood adopted the kick and follow-up style. About seven minutes from the start Burchard forced his way over from a scrum near the Brentwood line, and Day i converted with a very good kick. A Brentwood man was hurt and had to retire almost immediately afterwards, and Shawnigan were definitely on top for the rest of the game. After a very few minutes Day i, with no one in the clear to pass to, kicked ahead and beat the Brentwood fullback in the race for the ball. Then from a combined passing movement Bur- chard crossed again, and scored behind the posts. Fleck converted. Shawnigan kept the ball in the Brentwood twenty-five almost all the time ; Newton tried a drop at goal which went wide, and Day i, following up amazingly fast, scored another try. Brentwood were tackling desperately, and occasionally got the ball into Shawnigan ter- ritory by kicking to touch, but the Shawnigan forwards were quicker on the ball, and gained possession most of the time. Day ii got the ball away quite well, Newton opened up the game for the three-quarters, and ShaAvnigan were constantly attacking with good combined move- ments. Burchard scored from two of these, running for the line with great determination, and before the end, Day i went through for one of the prettiest tries imaginable. He sold the dummy about thirty yards out, cut through fast, and using his pace and swerve went right through and scored under the posts for Fleck to convert. The whole Shawnigan team played well, with Gardner and Ride- wood being most prominent in the scrum. Cooper hooked quite well, and the whole pack showed improvement. Hartnell at full-back had not a great deal to do, but caught and kicked the ball very soundly. Newton, Day i and Burchard were the best of the outsides, giving a really good exhibition of Rugby football. J. Grant of Victoria Avas the referee. — 26 — Shaavnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL COLTS XV vs. COWICHAN XV Drawn 6-6 Played at Shawnigan Lake on November 27th. In spite of a wet ground and greasy ball this was an interesting and exciting game, especially so in the later stages. The first half was rather ragged and there was no scoring. The School threes got going occasionally but spoilt their efforts by parting with the ball without first drawing their men. After half time the football was better and Livingston got a try. The kick at goal failed. Cowichan then scored, following a loose rush. Again the goal-kick was unsuccessful. Play became fast and furious and after a three-quarter movement Livingston ran half the length of the field to score a really good try. With five minutes left for play the opposition again broke through, and, as neither of the last two tries was converted, the game ended, very suitably, in a draw. Result: Shawnigan Lake Colts, two tries (6 points) ; Cowichan, two tries (6 points). SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1st XV vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played at Shawnigan on December 4th. For the last match of the year the weather improved and for the first time the ground was firm and the ball dry. The teams were evenly matched; for although we were outweighted forward, our backs were faster and more dan- gerous than their opponents. For the first ten minutes play was mostly in our half. Then from a quick heel the ball went out to Day, who slipped his man and raced through to score between the posts. Fleck converted. University School came back strongly and soon scored an unconverted try from a line out. Play was very even for some time, with neither side able to make headway against close marking and strong tackling. Just before half time Fleck cut through the centre and passed out to Burchard, who scored in the corner. The second half was full of excitement. First University School scored an unconverted try to make the score 8-6 in our favour. Then Day finished another great run by scoring close in. Fleck again kicked the goal. Soon after University School lost two players through injury. This misfortune, however, only served to spur the rest of the team to greater efforts. Within seven minutes they had brought the score level with a try and a dropped goal, and soon after they went ahead with a try which was easily converted. Twice more Shawnigan broke through, but first Burchard and then Gardner were brought down when they seemed certain to score. The pace was fast till the end, but the spoiling tactics of the opposing forwards prevented our backs from getting the ball from the scrums, and an exciting match ended with the score University School 18 points, Shawnigan Lake School 13. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SPORTS  Event Winner House Sports Cup ...Ripley ' s (117 pts.) House Relay (Land) Groves ' Day i Burchard i Mcintosh Gardner House Relay (Water) ..Groves ' Mcintosh Burchard i Derby Barker Senior Cup Burne | Mcintosh S 10 pts Middle Cup 1. Fix, 22 pts. Junior Cup 1. Cavenagh nn . Greer f 20 pts SENIOR — 100 Yards.... Smith Vi Mile Taylor i Vz Mile Mcintosh Long- Jump..... Day i High Jump.. Burchard i Swimming — 50 Yards Burne 250 Yards Burne Diving Torland MIDDLE— 100 Yards Fix % Mile Fix Vz Mile Fix Long Jump ....Fix High Jump Fleck Swimming — 50 Yards Ley 250 Yards Hammond i Diving Hammond i JUNIOR— 100 Yards Cavenagh 220 Yards Cavenagh Long Jump Cavenagh High Jump ..Cavenagh Swimming — 50 Yards Greer 250 Yards ..Greer Diving Wilson i Second Groves ' (72 pts.) Ripley ' s Lake ' s Third Lake ' s (70 pts.) Lake ' s Ripley ' 3. Day i, 9 pts. 2. Fleck Hammond i 11 pts. 3. Wilson i,ll pts. Day i Smith Taylor i Cooper Torland Burchard i Day i Gardner Moore Mcintosh Derby Ridewood Mcintosh Mcintosh Derby Milne Fleck Nicholls Nicholls Fleck Fix 1 Pearce S Gandossi Gandossi Spencer Roenisch Greer Wilson ii Greer Wilson i Wilson i Greer Towne i Towne i Pearce Nicholls Hammond i Ley Towne i Greer Roenisch Roenisch Hansen Ketcham Ketcham Ketcham 2 8 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CREATIVE EDUCATION AND THE HOBBY SHOP NOT very long ago classics, mathematics and, perhaps, a little chemistry or physics comprised the main form room subjects of most schools. This type of education was decidedly weak in that the curriculum of the schools was far too narrow. It restricted the interest of the boys, made them bookish by confining them to form rooms, so that they had no creative or practical activities in their education. Since then a number of experts have made attempts to broaden the curriculum by introducing the practice of creative ac- tivities. By the introduction of creative thought in manual activities, more happiness, interest and development of personality have been brought into the school life of a boy. Mr. J. Howard Whitehouse, Warden of Bembridge School, Eng- land, writes : I believe profoundly that manual activities — using these words in the widest sense to embrace art and craftsmanship — should not be regarded as trivial ' extras ' or as pastimes for young children, but should be given a place of honour in every school, and should be recognized as definite instruments of noble education. At Shawnigan, manual actviities, by means of the Hobby Shop, are at last being given a place of honour, and are at last being recog- nized as definite instruments of noble education. Mr. Whitehouse outlines as suitable subjects in creative activity, drawing, scientific work in the form of a scientific society or a school museum, printing and woodwork or carpentry. The Hobby Shop and classroom contain all these and much more. The classroom block has a drawing room and scientific laboratories ; the Hobby Shop con- tains the beginnings of a museum, a printing shop, a wood-working room, and in addition are included a sculpture studio, a metal-work- ing room and a biology room. A wider selection could hardly be given. It remains to see the advantages and opportunities of each. Drawing, the first of Mr. Whitehouse ' s subjects, is not new in the school. It is more compulsory in the lower forms, but, never- theless, everyone has an opportunity of instruction at any time. This ability gives a boy a new method of communication, and helps very greatly to develop his powers of observation and his personality. Science also is not new in the school, but the standardized courses confined to the upper forms have stifled any personally conducted experimentation or scientific inspection. The Biology Club, on the other hand, if developed and taken seriously, should create more interest in research work. Affiliated to the Biology Club should be the School Museum, as it also tends to encourage a research into the forms of nature around the school. — 29 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine There are many advantages arising from a printing press. One advantage is that it gives boys a new interest in their English work. Although the school printing equipment is not yet large enough for long articles to be printed, its development will soon enable boys to print things written by themselves or their friends. Owing to the precision needed in the operation of printing, it will unconsciously improve their spelling and their literary style. Wood-working and metal-working have the same kind of interest for the boys. They both promote a usefulness of purpose, a skill in execution and a care in industry. The wood- working and metal- work- ing departments are the most popular in the school, and on half holidays, and, in fact, in any spare time throughout the term, they are full of boys making articles. Next in line of popularity is the Camera Club, which has done a great deal under expert guidance. A camera student learns through innumerable failures that there is a great depth of precision in the true art of photography; that there is more to a camera than the shutter lever. He learns to plan his pictures beforehand, to study his subject carefully, to keep his brain alert for the possibilities of good pictures around him. He learns to realize that it is through his skill alone that he will obtain satisfactory results. Beauty, harmony and arrangement are also productions of the art and sculpture studio. There is much more behind sculpture than mere fashioning a likeness of an object or thought. There is a plan- ning of subject even more intensive than that in photography. For instance, before any busts or human forms of any kind can be model- led, a complete knowledge of the anatomy of the figure must be ac- quired by the sculptor. Another ability that is developed by sculpture is an advanced recognition of symmetry and form, an ability which runs throughout all the activities of creative education. Creative education solves one of the great problems of schools, that of real interest to fill up the spare time of the boys. It takes away from the temptation to idleness and enables them to pursue life with standards of taste and criticism. C. R. D. 30 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Setting Type. Our Printing. The following pages illustrate some of the work done in the Hobby Shop. This year we have printed in the different TYPE FACES depicted on this page, various School Notices, The School Calendar, The Concert Programme, ®In JVrmtsttce Bag jSertrice, anh i t (Cljapel Relicts - - - |Jalmam C nt JWenttt erai - - - 31 VI — 33 — 34 36 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine -m i n — 1 , ■ Lino Engraving. I |l ' s 3 ' :.? ?- -? • -■ ■ -J :gf ' ' I.... Copper-Plate Etching. 37 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Engraving. 38 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine A REPAIR MAN ' S DREAM Of course, I shall not mention names. It chanced one day before our games That on the road, to our surprise, Appeared before our dazzled eyes A fearsome thing unknown to man. It ran on wheels, looked like a can, . It was as high as any tower, And must have gone four miles an hour; Headlight it had and fenders twain, And as it rolled it shook amain. Within it rode the local banker; To stop its course he used an anchor. But, what surprised us even more, When he got out, off came the door. And as Ave looked with eyes so wide, With a loud crash off came the side. The man used words as black as tar ; ' Twas then we guessed it was a car And since the thing has come to stay What can we do but watch and pray? —J. W. N. — 39 — Shawmgan Lake School Magazine IN DEJECTION As I gazed through the window pane What bleakness met my eye! I saw but swirling fog and rain, And scarcely checked a sigh. The fog came down, a blanket dank, As it wrapt the fields in its fold, It seemed a huge engulfing bank, Clammy and dense and cold. Up on the hills the fir-trees brood, With gloomy forms upright; On the playing-fields the goal-posts stood, Like pale ghosts, slim and white. Thus musing o ' er my open book My thoughts were far away ; My eyes the present scene forsook Seeing some other day. My thoughts as they through space did soar To earth came with a jolt, I heard the angry master roar Will you get on, you dolt? — 40 — V. R. B. W. M. S. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine NOVEMBER The chilly blasts the trees have stripped Of all their crowning pride ; Have whistled round their naked trunks, And through their branches sighed. The shadows of the rugged trees A sombre twilight cast ; The birds have flown, and all is quiet — October ' s glories past. Against the pale face of the moon, In network stencilled jet, The naked upflung branches stand In clear-cut silhouette. A whispering sound the silence breaks, A north wind springs, and lo ! Before the moon dark clouds roll up, The heralds of the snow. W. M. S. 41 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine AN INTRUSION The moon in terror hides her face, The earth is tense and breathing hard, In air the winds and furies race, The clouds are bleak and battle scarred. Far away a rumbling sound, Portent of things to come ; Like the baring of the hounds To the fox that ' s far from home. The rumbling rises in a roar; A rending crash; a jagged plume Of fiery light illumes the floor Of earth, intensifies the gloom. Then growling thunder dies away, And lightning flashes fainter still ; Clear, silent right again holds sway, The lofty moon can shine her fill. — R. M. D. 42 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine TEACUP YACHTS THE subject of this little article is a discussion concerning the races for the America Cup ' With the last series of races for the coveted cup there arose a great controversy as to whether or not yachts such as Ranger or Endeavour II were capable of compet- ing for a prize that had been captured by a yacht which had sailed across the Atlantic, won its race, and sailed back all under its own motive power. To attempt this with one of these new boats would be absurd. It is quite obvious that if they were compelled to race in any kind of heavy weather conditions there would be a minor catastrophe involving some fifty thousand dollars for a new mast, sails and rig- ging. The total cost of designing and building, under the modern conditions, a boat to race for the cup is about five hundred thousand dollars! The latest successful defender, Harold S. Vanderbilt ' s Ranger, was in about thirty races all season, including the cup — 43 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine series. However, her owner will probably sell her in favor of a new, bigger and better (if possible) challenger for the next cup races, as has been the case nearly every time in the last half-dozen competitions. If one were to talk cup yachts to an old salt, such as a Gloucester fisherman, one would find the exquisite racing yacht taboo to him. The type of schooner that these fishermen use, such as the well-known Bluenose and Captain Disko Troop ' s We ' re Here of Captains Courageous, would be a much more worthy and fitting boat to com- pete for the Old Mug. Boats like these are built to withstand the test of a real nor ' easter but at the same time are by no means slow. It is for this reason that, in the more broadminded yachting circles, an outcry is being raised against these fleet, frail, cup-racing sloops. Why not make the challenge for the America ' s Cup a test of seaman- ship, not a matter of tall masts and money? — D. W. B. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine THE RIVER ' S TERM OF IMPRISONMENT IN the more northern parts of Canada when the temperature has been dropping steadily, in the autumn, there begins for the rivers an annual term of imprisonment. The rivers most probably do not desire such harsh treatment and, as luck will have it, the milder and more pleasant streams serve a longer term than the ruder and more turbulent ones, for these former are willing to surrender their free- dom without a struggle and quite philosophically, while the latter, rapid-infested rivers fight each drop of the temperature and are ready at any time to break out in mutinous flow. However, sooner or later, they are forced to submit, and the last and fiercest waters are covered by ever-thickening ice and a blanket of snow. Man and animal take advantage of the river while it is in this state and easily cross an usually dangerous strip of water. Where dog teams are used or even snow-shoes, the snow-covered river forms a smooth path through the forest. Possibly the river resents this, for even now it has a trick up its sleeve ready to catch the unwary user of its surface. Occasionally, just before the river admits defeat in face of the cold north wind, or when it is helped by a few days of milder weather which allows a partial break-up, it forms a rough, jagged surface that remains when it does freeze up completely. Then one night a strong wind sweeps most of the snow away, leaving a treacherous path on which a sled may be broken, the sled dogs ' feet cut and bruised, or the snow-shoer suffer a broken ankle. Soon man begins what seems to the river a new form of annoy- ance in this yearly battle. Near any city the ice-companies begin operations when the ice is about half a yard thick. So the waters are uncovered for a considerable area in order to supply summer refrig- erators. In answer to this challenging disfigurement the river as often as not uses man ' s handiwork, at the first opportunity, against him. Perhaps, on a dark night, when the river runs swiftly and quietly, a careless man crossing the river remembers too late the open patch of water and is swept under the ice. HoAvever, this winter war comes to an end at last, sometimes sud- denly, at other times by a slow procedure of melting. A Chinook wind springs up one night and before long the river is a treacherous field of slush. Then is the time to stay away from it, for if anyone ventures onto the river now it is likely to take its full revenge, as it often does, droAvning the last few teams of ice-Avagon horses and their drivers. Then one day there is a great cracking, folloAved by a roar as the centre of the river buckles up. SIoavIv, inch by inch, the cracks open, then the Avhole stretch of ice moves, with a. crunching and grinding to be heard miles aAvay. At last, with a great BOOM the ice pack drops into the stream, diAddes into smaller floes and gathers speed as it is SAvept doAvn the river, leaving only a feAv jagged edges on the river bank. Finally these too go and leave a summer river before one ' s eyes. The river says au revoir 1 ' to its annual imprisonment and springs into summer life. r. Gr r. — 45 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine UPON HEARING, THE OLD BOATHOUSE HAS BEEN CONDEMNED Its crazy angles, loosely hanging boards, Brown rusted nails are bent in harmony With this old monument, erected when The school was young. A monument that stands For our abiding love of this our lake, Where some of us have swum our first few strokes, And, novices, have splashed a clumsy dive From off the lowest board. From here we learnt Our first about a boat, and what an oar Could do. Towards this unassuming float Full many times we sweated as we rowed, Returning in the calm of evening fine When frogs begin to chirp and birds are still. We even learnt to fish beneath its eaves : Our prizes, bullheads, catfish, gave us all The joy the deep-sea fisher knows, although We hated touching, nor desired to eat Those slimy creatures ; but we took delight In freeing them again once caught, and watched Them quickly seek the depths for safety. But— The Boathouse, silent all but for the laps Of gentle wavelets on its logs, perceived Our growing statures, growing minds, and kept These memories in his walls ; and when next year A new one is constructed to replace The old, ' twill seem that something has been snatched From out our very lives. — R. M. D. — 46 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine HORACE: BOOK II, ODE X Licinius, when shunning heavy winds, Go not too near the rocks with danger fraught. But likewise shun the broad and open sea. Then, you will live more nearly as you ought. The prudent man who seeks the golden mean, The stinking squalor shuns within the walls Of filthy huts, but likeAvise hates as well The lavish pomp of envied palace halls. The tallest trees are shaken by the wind : When towers fall, the highest one that drops, Outcrashes any smaller than itself. And thunder-bolts strike mountains at their tops. A well-taught heart has hope in every stress ; In happy times it fears for any grief. In winter months though Jupiter sends blasts, In spring with warmth he gives the earth relief. Though heavy woes around you now are set, Be sure that soon all sorrowing will go, For sometimes on his lyre Apollo sings, And slaughters not forever with his bow. When times are hard and difficult to bear, Take courage and be strong to battle woe ; But, being wise take in your swelling sails, When speeding winds too favourable blow. C. R. D. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine EXEGI MOMENTUM AERE PERENNIUS Sinking into the realms of thought, I see myself passed through this school, Standing before some strange new gates, Which shut me from a world to come, Through which I soon shall, hoping, pass Into the outer world of life. And now, these gates are slowly opening wide, And all Life ' s varied paths are leading Away from my feet to their several ends, Where a glorious sunset lights the skies, The sunset of success and enterprise. How shall I live my life that I may come Along some path to this triumphant end ? That in the hour of death I may look back And say, This life I drank to the full, All my talents used and now I die content. The arts are banned through mine incompetence ; Business there is : cold, logical and hard, Then the professions are there — these nearer the arts Are dearer to my mind. But first, What early years are wasted for success In middle age. Success — What? — Money? The plaudits of an admiring courtroom ? Till finally, with cold judicial face, Sentence my fellow men to be caged like beasts, And blot for years their joy of life? What is success ? — Money ? — Fame ? What is the goal that I must strive for ? Medicine ? The common work to save men ' s lives ? To keep alive small flickering flames of life, Despairing bodies to restore to health, To save for some young mind the joy Of other dawns, to drive afar eternal night, And let him run his course in full. Surely this is more noble — a giver of life, A giver of the hundred thousand joys of spring, Cheerful dawns, clear skies, tokens of promises to come. The fresh cool clearness of the countryside, When on the grass the dew lies still. Rivers, swift and deep. Lofty crags alone, The power of rushing wind — the thunder of the surf. A tempest ' s rage — the elements unleashed. Golden sand, a warming sun, a gentle breeze — 48 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine And peace beyond concept. Tall trees, Green undergrowth, filtered sunlight. The singing of the birds and life animate around. The sinking sun, Softly followed by shadowy dusk. A heart ' s contentment at the good day ' s work well done. A cheerful hearth reflected b} beloved things. The roaring fire that drives afar the cold. Trusted friends — a loving family, A home and all that therein is. The soft low hooting of a lonely foghorn, When all the land lies sunk in swirling mist. Crisp cold snow, biting frosty air, Silvered branches in the brittle sun. Of things already there, these I give again. And the joy of bright lights — gay laughter, The pleasure of a midnight ball, The animation of a crowded street — life. The winning game, the sport enjoyed. Fast skating — hissing over the frozen wastes. Sailing, — lee along the curling foam. Driving underneath the stars alone, Head bare, fast wind whistling past, ' Twin beams of piercing light stabbing through the dark. Joy supreme of living in these moments, And many, many other joys, These I give again, which were but gone. For me the misty sight of joyful faces, For one returning, who never would return. This surely I may call success, This surely is the end for me. Success in battling with the hand of death — The odds against me — all hope gone — Beneath the hard white stare of glaring lights above. Firm actor in the play of death, Struggling with too strong a foe, And then, in that last moment, When, with shining knife and swiftly thinking brain, I triumph and have won. What victory ! Alone, alone I have overcome the odds And given again what God alone can give. When the gate, fast closing now behind my back, Slams shut, this is the immortal goal I must pursue to that red sunrise. — F. H. D. — 49 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine THE RAG CONCERT THE rag concert was held on Saturday, November 14th. The number of visitors was very small, however, owing to the heavy snowfall which made the Malahat almost impossible to negotiate. The most interesting innovation this year was the programme ; this was well and attractively printed by the School ' s new printing club with a lino cut at the top made by Day i. Once again the genius of Mr. Manson added enormously to the success of the programme as did the hard work of the stage manager, Mr. Twite, who, incidentally, came in for most of the ribbing. The March of Time- ' by Groves ' , was a collection of clever skits, each of which was cleverly announced by Day i. Lake ' s House put on an excellent little skit on Mr. Chips, written and produced by Cooper, who played the head master, with Mr. Twite as his assistant, Mr. Chippy. Day ii looked and acted extremely like the exotic American boy brought up in a super-indulgent home. Remove B put on the most delightful and carefully prepared act entitled The Princess in the Tower. In this the smallest and youngest group in the School were represented with much action, and not a word spoken. On a draped chair, representing a tower, stood the Princess, who expressed her grief with impassioned gestures and the use of a handkerchief and implored help from such Knights as rode past. The Abbot ' s Room, written and produce d by Cooper, was performed extremely well. Cooper ' s acting was excellent and he was ably seconded by Day i and Burchard. A Parody of the Balcony Scene in Romeo and Juliet with good scenery and well-coached acting made this a popu- lar number. The Adventures of Chrissie Columbus — a ridiculous satire on a famous incident — was splendidly related by Mrs. Manson. The last item was an operetta, reminiscent of Gilbert and Sullivan and well put on by various members of the staff. Some plantation songs concluded the concert, a long one, but we forgive that because it was all good. 50 Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Valete  RIPLEY ' S— Oakes, D. P. : 1928. F. S. School Prefect, 1st XV.— Scholarship to Harvard. Paterson, P. J. : 1929. House Prefect. Victoria College. Reynolds, J. W. : 1930. Exh. School Prefect, 1st XV.— Scholar- ship to Alberta University. Smith, A. R. : 1930. House Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XI. Taylor, F. H. C. : 1934. School Prefect.— University of British Columbia. Tupper, D. W. H. : 1933. LAKE ' S— Bell, W. X. : 1936. 1st XL— University of Manitoba. Crofton, F. D. L. : 1931. School Prefect.— University of British Columbia. Elverson, C. R. : 1929. Fowler, B. L. : 1935. Whitman College, Wash. Holland, J. D. C. : 1928. F. S. House Prefect.— Victoria College. Oldham, J. M. : 1934. House Prefect.— Royal Military College. GROVES ' — Hayward, R. B. : 1931. Exh. 1st XV.— H. M. S. Conway. Mcintosh, D. F. J. : 1934. 1st XV.— California Institute of Tech- nology. Rendell, A. S. : 1934. Torland, J. P. : 1931. House Prefect, 1st XV, 1st XL— University of Washington. BIRTHS Manson — At Victoria, B. C, on May 1st, 1937, to the wife of Herbert James Manson (a master here since 1934), a daughter. Olsen — At Seattle, Wash., on September 2nd, 1937, to the wife of Bruce Charles Olsen (1924-1927), a son. Mair— At Sheffield, England, on August 7th, 1937, to the wife of John Olaf Mair (1918-1920), a daughter. — 51 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine MARRIAGES Elford-Hendry — On December 30th, 1936, at Victoria, B. C, Frank Douglas Elford (1918-1919) to Margaret Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hendry. Roch fort-How arth — On January 9th, 1937, at Nairobi, Kenya Col- ony, Maurice Rochfort (1920-1928) to Mardi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howarth. Goff-Burwell — On January 15th, 1937, at Seattle, Wash., Dr. Wil- lard Frederick Goff (1919-1922) to Barbara, daughter of Mrs. Anson Smythe Burwell. Knight-Foster — On April 17th, 1937, at Burlingame, Calif., Edward Tucker Knight (1922-1925) to Mary Childs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Foster. Dixon-Buckland — On June 19th, 1937, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cecil Henry Gordon Dixon (1921-1925) to Mary Pauline, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Buckland. Bury-Pitcher— On July 3rd, 1937, at French Creek, Parksville, V.I., The Rev. Phineas Bury (chaplain here since 1936) to Lucy, daugh- ter of Prof, and Mrs. Norman Pitcher. Larsen-De Ridder — On September 3rd, 1937, at Vancouver, B. C, John Horatio Reynolds Larsen (1921-1929) to Elsje, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allard de Ridder. Morres-Kelly— On September 25th, 1937, at Winnipeg, Man., Ste- phen Elliot Eckersall Morres (1920-1921) to Barbara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Kelly. Christison-Cusack — On October 7th, 1937, at Gorebridge, Mid- lothian, Norman Calder Christison (1918-1920) to Kathleen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cusack. Hodgson-Emily— On October 19th, 1937, at Alberni, B. C, Ronald Hubert Tylston Hodgson (1918-1925) to Gwenneth Alice Emily. Grieve-Leeder — On October 23rd, 1937, at Victoria, B. C, Norman Lefevre Grieve (1919-1923) to Carita, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Forrest Leeder. Groves-Blake — On December 3rd, 1937, at Alverstoke, Hampshire, Jocelyn James Douglas Groves (1920-1926) to Nancy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blake. Ferguson-Cosgrave — On December 11th, 1937, at Winnipeg, Man., William Stewart Ferguson (1922-1926) to Masala, daughter of Mrs. Cosgrave, Vancouver, B. C. DEATHS Slater — On December 31st, 1936, at Shanghai, China, Eric Murray Slater (1925-1930). — 52 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine OLD BOYS ' NOTES HEAD PREFECTS A. B. Robertson... 1916-1918 J. H. R. Larsen..... 1928-1929 R. W. Phipps - 1918 - 1919 R. W. Harcourt 1929 - 1930 R. G. Mellin 1919-1921 E. M. Slater 1930-1930 L. S. Macleod 1921 - 1922 J. F. Lake 1930 - 1933 R. Adamson .....1922-1923 A. T Rogers... 1933-1935 S. E. E. Morres 1923-1924 G. P. Mackie 1935-1936 J. D. Groves ...1924 - 1926 J. G. Niven. 1936 - 1937 A. B. Ripley 1926-1927 J. W. Reynolds ...1937-1937 H. J. Lake 1927 - 1928 R. M. Day 1937 - SCHOOL PREFECTS 1937-38 .v. M. Day D. A. C. Newton F. H. Davis C. R. Day A. Gardner D. W. Burehard MAGAZINES and invitations can only be sent to Old Boys if we know their addresses and only if they have paid up their sub- scriptions for the previous year. Old Boys ' ties may be obtained from the Bursar at $2.00 each. Subscriptions are due, $1.00 for the year or $5.00 for life mem- bership. R. A. C. Douglas, 2154 Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C., is still President. Amongst Old Boys whose somewhat more noteworthy doings have reached us in various ways : first, we all deplore the death of Mike Slater; next, we must congratulate Bill Reed, D. P. Oakes and J. W. Reynolds on their scholarships; and D. E. Bradford on winning the Canadian Artillery Association prize at Kingston, the Bexhill Cup for the highest marks in the several branches of training, the Bigelow Trophy for the best combination of academic and athletic ability in the whole course, and the Victor Vandermissen award for the best all-round cadet, morally, intellectually and physically, who accepts a commission. Jack Rochfort is in the R.A.F. at Wittering. At present he is Acting Pilot Officer. Maurice Rochfort is growing sisal in Kenya. Hutchison is farming somewhere in Kenya and Woodman and Musgrave have been seen in Nairobi. Leslie Wollaston (1919- 1923) is a doctor and assistant superintendent in the Ventnor Hos- pital, Isle of Wight. Dick Wollaston (1921-1923) is planting rubber in Borneo. Denis Matthews has gained entrance to Halton in England. The Head Master wishes to acknowledge letters or visits from the following: Bob Harcourt, Bob Hyndman, Trevor Punnett, Michael Wace, Michael Stirling, H. J. Lake, Maurice ShaAV, Tim Sharland, Gr. Pownall, Geoffrey Mackie, Harry Cotton, Bill Fer- — 53 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine guson, A. G. Crisp, Irwin Davis, G. W. Reed, Bruce Olsen, Thane Rogers, Alec Ripley, J. W. Reynolds, J. H. Larsen, Bruce Mackedie, Glen Mven, S. E. E. Morres, Jack Smith, Bob Shannon, Bill Price, R. A. C. Douglas, Thorne Corse, T. A. Piddington, C. Burke, D. B. Savage and many others. It was very cheering and a great help to see so many Old Boys at Brockton Oval on Saturday, November 20th, to watch the St. George ' s match. So herewith a letter to my Old Boys : A letter from Alec. Ripley asks why I did not visit Los Angeles this summer? Well, here is my answer : I had never seen the Fraser Canyon (except from the train), I had never seen the Valley ! ! To those who are initiated this refers to the beautiful Okanagan. Much as Alaskans refer to the Terri- tory, so the Okanagans speak of the Valley. So I journeyed forth to Vancouver and was entertained royally by Bob and Denis Doug- las, Doug. Macrae and David Ames. The next day, in brilliant sun- shine, I drove through the lush farmlands of the Delta and thence through the Fraser Canyon and its magnificent scenery to the sage- brush country of Ashcroft and Kamloops. There I met a few old, very old, friends of thirty years ago, to be reminded of the days when the C.P.R. main line ran through the main street, of Fair days when we used to collect in front of the Grand Hotel and have a race from there down the main street, across the bridge to the fair grounds ; of the day when the C.P.R. train was held up (for the last time) at Ducks by Bill Miner, who, in the custody of Mounted Police, stopped off at our ranch for food; when Saul, an old Indian (who is still alive) used to gallop his horse for miles up to the old Queen ' s Hotel and loudly inform everyone that he had been bitten by a rattler and so must be dosed with whiskey ad lib. An old friend and a very old- timer whom I saw was Mrs. Cooney, who used to be very good to us ; he is getting very near the century mark but is as alert mentally and physically as she seemed to be many years ago when I rode the neigh- bouring range belonging to a very colourful personality, one Bill Fortune. However, today Tony Pooley works in the bank at Kam- loops and also Collett. A glance at the old Cornwall ranch and the Roper ranch at Cherry Creek, and so to Vernon. A delightful day at the Vernon Preparatory School, and so I realized another ambition, namely, to visit the Mackies, whose two older boys have been to us and left us — the better for having had them — and now we have a third. Then south to Kelowna, verily a beauty spot of British Co- lumbia, and there I enjoyed the wonderful hospitality of many people, including Peter Mallam and Francis Thorneloe, and I had the good fortune to see something of Bene Grieve, D. Hayes, and A. Spencer. Everyone appeared to agree that the roads did not warrant my going on southwards, so a delightful drive to Revelstoke and an evening in no less delightful surroundings with Bill Reed, who had a summer job up there but who is doing well at Toronto University. A wonderful — 54 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine drive from Golden and dinner at Emerald Lake and then a talk to John Henniker. When the road is finished and in good shape, then there will be no need to go elsewhere for scenery, as onr British Co- lumbia mountains provide the most majestic and beautiful scenery this side of Mexico. So with bated breath we must await the opening of the Big Bend to tourists, and the god of British Columbia will begin to fatten on the dollars brought in from afar. Driving across the track at Field, I was held up by the east-bound train, a delay which proved very Avelcome because two passengers doubled across the track to talk to me — Desmond Bradford, who was on his way to England to join the Royal Engineers, and Armand Powlett, returning from U.B.C. I loved the drive from Banff to Calgary, a good road and very varied scenery and, of course, continuously Hearing that haven of hospitality, Calgary. Mr. Ellissen looking fit, and we spent many delightful hours together. Then back via Banff over the glorious road to Radium and the ghastly road (except for a few short stretches) from there south, a visit to Kimberley and the Davis ' and thence via Spokane, home. When any of you are in this district, do look in and see us and size up for yourselves what progress we are making in providing oppor- tunities for developing leadership in the West, and whether we are holding up our end in a small way in the advancement of this province. C. W. Lonsdale. Edmonton, Alta. Nov. 12, 1937. The Editor, Shawnigan Lake School Magazine, Dear Sir : — It ' s c-c-cold in this country, the wind is a steady blast from the north, and the thermometer is travelling ceaselessly in one direction, downwards. Sticking my head out of the first snow-drifts this season, I had to read a letter from the Head Master at least three times before it dawned on me that he wanted some news of the Old Boys. After fearful attempts to dig up something, I have found out these things, but apologize for tardiness in sending them to you. Of the men in the search for filthy lucre, we have the following : C. F. Cautley, who is a member of the Commercial Life Insurance Company. F. H. T. Barnard, who is with the Canada Packers Assn. and hopes to be married soon. — 55 — Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Of those who seek after higher things, a fair number are here : G. F. McAulay, who is in Engineering, and hopes to graduate in ' 39. R. A. Kerr, who hopes to graduate in Arts the same year, and may go on with some work in Zoology. A. F. C. Aikins, who graduates this year in Arts, and J. W. Reynolds, who also attends the same University, but hesi- tates to give any possible date at which he may leave that institution. A. G. Stewart is attending a Mining School in Butte, Montana, and there is also news that J. Milne is doing well at Collinton, one hundred miles north of here. Such of us as there are in the district are planning to hold a re- union this week. That is all there is to tell, and on behalf of us all, may I extend the best wishes of all here for the welfare of the Staff and Boys of the School. Your Edmonton Correspondent. 53 Ridge Drive, Toronto, Ont. November 16, 1937. Dear Mr. Lonsdale : I am taking on the duties of the University of Toronto corre- spondent for the School Magazine. There are five Shawnigan Old Boys in regular attendance at the University. Don Lawson is in fourth year Philosophy and History. He is also Speaker for debates in the Trinity College Literary Institute, and is doing excellent work as president of the Trinity College Dramatic Society. Peter Pullen is in third year Mining Engineering, and is living in Knox College. He played on the University Rugger team, which was again successful in winning the intercollegiate championship. Bill Reed is continuing his legal studies in his second year, and played very well as centre three-quarter on the English Rugger team. Irwin Davis is in the second year of the Pass Course, preparing to go through for law at Osgoode Hall. He is living with Bill Reed in Trinity House. I am in third year Philosophy and English, and fill most of my spare time with dramatics. Such are the doings of Shawnigan Old Boys at the University of Toronto. Jack Maybee. — 56 — ROY WRIGLEY PRINTING PUBLISHING CO. LTD. VANCOUVER. B. C.