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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine again ; first (as head of the House) for easing the House over the few rough places which appeared in its course ; and secondly, for a num- ber of other facts that will be touched upon later. Lake ' s has had a very successful year. Although not a heavy house or one owning spectacular performers, we have swung steadily through a medium arc like a well-greased pendulum, unerratic and unvarying. Fortunately, we Avere not cursed with extremes, and thus had not to rely upon the superficial brilliance of a few, but, by the dint of working together as a house, and not individually, we man- aged to make ourselves felt in not one, or even a few, but in each and ever} ' sport. This factor won us the Sports Cup. About the Rugby House Matches, little can be said — there were none. But under Day ii (who was captain) we had a strong XV. A heavy, hardworking scrum, and a fast backfield. Six of our members were on the First, and the remainder, with a few exceptions, played on the Second. Unfortunately, however, literally upon the Eve of Waterloo, Ripley ' s House fell sick (very, very sick), so sick, in fact, that they did not revive until the matches had been postponed in- definitely. During the season Pearce, Pownall and Ogilvie were awarded their House Colours, while four other members, Ridewood, Milne, Fleck and Da} ' ii, came triumphantly home on the crest, their blazers black and gold. As cricketers, Ripley ' s were not at all bilious. They beat us in a close hitting game in which, though we were defeated, we proved spirited if not polished players, and gave Ripley ' s a good run for their money. Those who deserve mention during the game are Ridewood and McPherson, who were awarded their House cricket colours for excellent fielding, and Nicholls, who is to be congratulated for having developed into a very commendable bowler. During the season Pearce Avas awarded his first XI colours. Others in the House who played for the School were Day ii, Fleck, Cooper, McPherson and Ham- mond i — a fair representation. In the boat races the least said the better ; Ave placed third in both events, and can only hide our smarting cheeks as Ave await the coming year, when Ave hope our creAv Avill be considerably more developed. In the Avater sports, hoAvever, we stand forth prominently, winning in the senior events the 50- and 250-yard swims, and placing second in the diving, thus considerably raising our average. The Avater, like the land sports, Avas run on a new system — each house electing teams whose members could only run in a limited number of races. L T nder this system, Lake ' s benefited mightily. In the land sports Ave kept up this high average by having five seconds in seven events. Stokes stood by us in the juniors by winning two and placing second in another two events. Lake ' s, as usual, took the majority of Form Prizes. This has be- come, in the last decade, a rather good habit. We congratulate Day ' s of the VII, Ogilvie, VI, Hammond, Upper V, and Ballentine, Remove B, for having kept up old traditions. Davis is especially to be con- 13

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine other two. But the house showed its real worth by winning the tug- of-war. We felt very cheered by this lead ; but our luck was out in the water sports, where Lake ' s house was in its native element. Groves ' house beat us in the cutter and shell races, but we managed to hold off Lake ' s house. All these wins are mainly due to the great efforts of Fix, Newton, Taylor, Ley, Hickey and Stiell. Newton took the badminton and squash. That was a great term for the house. Did the sports detract too much attention from the examinations? They were not loved by the matriculation people, who had a hard struggle to pass that sinister examination, but Bell, Beard, Stiell, Reynolds, Taylor and Hicks all passed. Also, Bell won a Scholarship to the California Institute of Technology. Of these Ave are sorry to lose Bell, Reynolds, Stiell, and also Fix. So must have ended a great term for them ; and I wish them the best of luck in their future life. But there remain those who return for another school year and new ones come to join them. Have we a good number this year? We all arrived back very fat, and we found the house had swollen by an addition of eight boys, only six having left last term. They are young, but show great promise, especially Baker, who won a Foun- dation Scholarship. The authority of the house is upheld by Newton, head prefect, Hicks and Taylor, both prefects, and Beard and Hickey, both house prefects. The house welcomes our new house master, Mr. Ignatieff, and we appreciate his great enthusiasm for the house. He did not speak, but looked around the dormitory with fresh interest. Finally he spoke : I want you to tell the house what I say. The house has done very well this year and I am proud of it. The next year will be harder and you will have many tribulations. But if the boys stand by the house, display still greater keenness and respect in themselves, the house and the School, I know that we will once again prove our true worth. He grinned, and with quick steps he left the room. Once again the cold and darkness settled down. But I quickly dove under the covers and, with a peaceful mind, dreamed off to sleep. LAKE ' S Having read last year ' s House Notes (intending to use them as a pointer), I shall begin by apologising and assuring the reader that our own extension of Lake ' s House Anthology can never hope to reach those magnificent flights attained by our predecessor. The piece in question appears on page 13 of last year ' s magazine, and begins with a spirited dialogue, after which I find myself feeling utterly inade- quate before a veritable argosy of facts, details, and human interests. To produce a parallel for such a work would be impossible. Not only did it obscure the excellent efforts of his contemporaries but set a new high in the quality of note writing. . . . And now having successfully congratulated Mr. F. H. Davis (who is absorbedly writing poetry at the University of Toronto), I find it necessary to congratulate him 17

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine gratulated on winning his School Colours for scholarship and passing his Senior Matriculation. Not only, however, do scholars gaze upon our achievements with pride, but even the lowly pugilist might be induced to register some sort of primitive enthusiasm over our (to us) magnificent showing in the boxing tournament. This year we took five weights : Ham- mond i, Wace, Day ii, Vaughan and Ballentine, who won their weights ; and Milne, Steiwer, McPherson, Hammond ii and Stimson, who were all finalists, contributed points to the House total. And now, turning to a more genteel sport, Ave find that, out of five members of the fencing team, three (Davis, Milne and Pearce) were from Lake ' s House, a thoroughly capable team who pinked the other Houses most soundly. One member we especially congratulate for having won both his School Colours and a silver cup that main- tains he has the best fencing style in British Columbia, . . . namely, Pearce. Advancing to more recent times, we find that the House, in 1939, has grown even larger, with a governing body that has swollen pro- portionately. As head, we have Cooper, assisted by Milne. House prefects are Wace, Butts, Ridewood, Hammond i, and McPherson; plus (we must not forget them !) Lake ' s House Senior Common Room Committee, a proletariat body incorporated with, by, and for the people, more or less directed by Leir, (we hear) and with doubtful ideals. It is customary to finish oft ' House Notes with a somewhat moral note. Let us strike this note then by pointing out that internally the House is as tranquil as ever, while externally there would seem to be a greater manifestation of House spirit. Therefore let us hope that, with this improved outlook, we may, during this coming year, be even more successful than last. 19