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

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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 —

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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 —

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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 — -