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

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1939 volume:

ohawnigan Lake Ochoo Magazine £ 1939 « yjr  « Editorial  IN OFFERING to the small, but critical, circle of our readers the 1939 number of the School Magazine, we crave their sympathetic indulgence if they find that the new copy is somewhat restricted as compared with the fine effort of last year ; but we have to cut our coat according to the cloth. Now that the uneasy peace since Munich has been broken, and Canada, with the rest of the Empire, is once more at war, the School can hardly expect to escape all the consequences of such an upheaval. The first of these to affect us has been the loss of some valued members of the staff, who have joined the army. To these, together with all our Old Boys who are in the fighting services, we wish a speedy and safe return to civil life after the successful conclusion of the great crusade in which they are engaged. Our readers must not imagine that the School has been reorgan- ized to adapt itself to a war economy, or that its members have developed a Avar mentality to the exclusion of all activities proper to the conduct of such an institution. On the contrary, everything goes on a usual, and in the profound peace of Shawnigan Lake, and British Columbia in general, except for the occasional uniform seen on the streets, it is hard to realize that the co untry is at war at all, and man goes about his lawful business unmolested and unafraid. The year past has been memorable for other reasons, of which the visit of the King and Queen to Canada is the most noteworthy. For this unique occasion the School was given a long leave to enable us to see Their Majesties, and to show our loyalty to the Crown. This feeling seems to have been genuine and spontaneous, and we still are unable to solve the problem as to who saw the royal visitors the largest number of times, or who was nearest to the King, or, still more important, nearest to the Queen. Loyalty to the Crown is the binding force which unites the many and diverse parts of the Empire ; but the King, while he symbolizes in his own person the ideals of freedom, justice and fair-play for which the British Commonwealth stands, cannot preserve them without the co-operation of his subjects. It is the duty of the citizens of each state to hold fast to these ideals, and by ' collective pressure to force the government to base its policies on such ideals. In a school things are rather different. It would be obviously impossible for the Middle School, or for any other group, to dictate the management of the whole; but this does not imply that no boy should have a high standard of conduct because perhaps he feels unable to compel its general adoption by the prefects and the default- ers. There should be the same personal standard for all — clear-cut and unmistakable — unswerving loyalty to all good influences in the school, and uncompromising opposition to all harmful ones. The pursuit of such an ideal, though we may never measure up to its full [ 3 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine height, would be, for each who tries, an adventure of the spirit into new and unexplored regions of human usefulness. Two thousand years ago was born at Bethlehem the Child Christ. As a boy He worked at humble tasks in a carpenter ' s workshop. When the time came for Him to leave home, led by the clear vision of a better world, the fulfilment of which could be won only by His Own Sacrifice, He set out, not without gratitude and not without sorrow, to undertake the greatest spiritual adventure in the world ' s history. It is through such visions, renewed from age to age, that the slow evolution of the human race has been achieved, and, in the light of them shining through the long years between, man can still hope that, when the present tragic struggle is ended, the nations of the earth will at last find enduring peace. « Schoo l Notes  HE School Prefects this year are Yates Hickey, W. T. S. Pearce, R. H. Leir, H. C. Wilkinson, S. D. Ashby and A. B. Fleck. A Foundation Scholarship has been awarded to GL Spencer Elliott. Congratulations to all Matriculation Candidates, who did much better even than they anticipated, only one boy still having supple- mentals to take and he preferred a tour to England ; also to Doan Hartnell on successfully passing into the California Institute of Technology; to E. A. Wheeler, avIio passed with exceptionally good marks (there were 550 candidates, of which 166 were successful, and Wheeler was in the first 75) ; to T. N. K. Beard, who passed the Navy Entrance Examination and is now at Dartmouth. Tony Slater is now in H.M.S. Conway, and we all hope he will emulate the great successes of Robin Hayward, who has left and passed into Dartmouth. Our grateful thanks to many benefactors for their generous gifts, which include the much-needed new Boathouse, given by Mr. Hart- nell ; a mace which was originally presented in 1858 T)y the Imperial Government to the government of Vancouver Island, and for which we have to thank Mr. Bruce McKelvie ; a very fine Buffalo head, for which we are indebted to Mr. Grote Stirling, the Dominion Govern- ment and Mr. John Burns ; and to Mrs. Ripley, Mr. A. B. Ripley (who has just written to tell us of his engagement and approaching mar- riage in January), Mrs. Emma B. Stimson, Mr. L .A. Grogan, Dr. B. E. Mckells, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. P. A. Woodward and Mrs. Blanken- horn. The sinking of the Athenia came as a shock to the School which was mitigated only when we heard that Sir Richard and Lady Lake had reached Ireland in safety. And on Armistice Day we were able [ 4 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine to welcome them home and to listen to the epic story of hardship and heroism, which they were good enough to tell. The Head Master went East in January to attend the Head Masters ' Conference at Trinity College School, Port Hope, where some twenty Head Masters enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. P. A. C. Ketchnm and the Governors of the School, and derived much inter- esting information from the programme arranged by Mr. MacDermot, Head Master of Upper Canada College, which included addresses by President R. C. Wallace of Queen ' s University, Principal Malcolm Wallace of Toronto and Dr. George S. Counts of Columbia Univer- sity. On the way he was able to see Fill Reed, Douglas Newton in Calgary, Bill Ferguson in Winnipeg and R. W. Harcourt in Toronto and several Old Boys in Toronto on the return tri p. In March Ave had a long weekend visit from Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Malini. Mr. Malim, one-time Head Master of Sedbergh, Haileybury and Wellington, was on his way to England after an extended educa- tional tour of the Empire on behalf of the English Head Masters ' Conference. On April 23rd the Bishop of Columbia held the annual Confirma- tion Service in the School Chapel. Dr. W. Gibson, a Victorian, who took his degree at Oxford Uni- versity and has travelled extensively in Scandinavia, Germany, Spain and Mexico, came up on November 17th and gave the School a most interesting talk, illustrated by his own films. The Annual Dance for Strathcona, held on October 26th, was a great success. The usual Armistice Service was held on November 11th, and a new and deeper significance 1 was obvious to the great majority who remember not the last war but have already had the present one brought home by the number of Staff changes this term, Old Boys arriving in uniform, and the loss of two boys for whom Memorial Services have been held, and about whom more detail appears on later pages. The Reverend E. M. Willis, who was Chaplain to the School for many years and is now vicar of Shawnigan, is living in the School and helps the Reverend R. H. B. Butler when possible with our services. Weekly motion pictures, excepting in the Summer Term, have been very popular. For the second year running the School Fencing Team won the British Columbia Foils Championship. A. B. Fleck went to England last summer with the Canadian School Boys ' Cricket Team and appears to have enjoyed the experi- ence although he did not have an opportunity of showing his prowess behind the sticks. Our congratulations to Mr. C. J. G. Lonsdal e on the successful trials of his newly patented Rotary Type Engine. [ 5 ] Si-iAWNiciAN Lake School Magazine § Chapel Notes § WE HAVE HAD the usual School Services this year, with Holy Communion celebrated twice a month. During the Easter and Summer Terms we were fortunate in having the services of the Reverend Robert Council. His skilful use of Nature in expanding his texts and the straightforwardness of his approach to the subject held our interest, and made his addresses an inspiration. This term our regular Services have been taken by the Rev. R. H. B. Butler, who has taken a great interest in the School since his recent arrival from England. We also welcome Mr. Willis, who, after an absence of six years, is making his home in the School. The Lord Bishop of Columbia held the Annual Confirmation Ser- vice on April 23rd, at which twelve boys and six girls from Strath- cona were confirmed. On June 24th, Speech Day, an impressive service was conducted b} Bishop Sexton, Dean Spencer Elliott, who preached the sermon, Canon Hughes and Mr. Willis. A Memorial Service for A. B. Playf air, our first Old Boy casualty of the war, was held on the first Sunday of the Michaelmas Term. Within a month, a similar service was held in memory of Peter Pid- dington, who lost his life in the Royal Oak. On All Saints Day, Holy Communion was followed by the usual short Service, which was conducted by Mr. Butler. Sermons have been preached by the Lord Bishop of Columbia, the Dean of Columbia, the Rev. R. Connell, Mr. F. B. Malim, the Rev. P. Bury, the Rev. F. Comley, the Rev. H. R. Trumpour and the Head Master. Donations have been made to the Poppy Fund, All Saints, Shawni- gan, Queen Alexandra Solarium and St. Barnabas ' , Victoria. Through the generosity of Mr. Grogan, the doors at the West End of the Chapel were recovered with baize and have taken on their original appearance. And again we have to thank Mrs. P. A. Wood- ward for her gift of flowers for the Confirmation Service. [ 6 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Speech Day  SPEECH DAY was held on Saturday, June 24th, when interest in the occasion, combined with perfect weather, brought together the largest gathering of parents and friends for some years. The proceedings began with a Service in Chapel at 11 a.m., at which the Clergy participating were The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Columbia, The Yen. the Dean of Columbia, the Rev. E. M. Willis and the Rev. Canon Hughes. The Dean, Dr. Spencer Elliott, gave an excellent address on the subject of Growing Up. Referring to the words of St. Paul, When I Avas a child I spake as a child, I under- stood as a child, I thought as a child ; but when I became a man I put away childish things ' the Dean pointed out to the boys that there are two great questions they should put to themselves : Am I willing to grow up? and Am I willing to fulfill the purpose of my growth? Some boys are careless in both small and large matters of conduct, and anti-social in their doings. Without an earnest effort to eradicate such faults, these boys could only become undesirable members of society, and, Avhile they might reach their full physical growth, would not be grown up in the full sense of St. Paul ' s words, When I became a man I put away childish things. They would be like wheat which has reached its full stature but is worthless because it is not put to its proper use. By trust in God alone could a young man reach the height of his Spiritual growth, and realize the true purpose of Life. After lunch the finals of the Water Sports took place, at the con- clusion of which the School and their guests went into the Gymnasium for the prize-giving. The Head Master, after welcoming the visitors, reviewed the activities of the School year, which had been a memor- able one for many reasons. A highlight of the year had been the Royal visit to Yictoria, for which the School had been given a four-day exeat. Examination results, both Junior and Senior Matriculation, had been highly successful, and great credit was due Mr. P. T. Skrim- shire, Mr. H. Manson and Mr. C. W. Twite for these successes. In games, the School had been unbeaten at Rugger, Cricket was improv- ing, one boy (A. B. Fleck) had been chosen to play for the Canadian Schoolboys ' team to tour England. For tAvo years in succession the School had Avon the Championship at the B. C. Fencing Tournament. In conclusion, the School Avas a success, and if more parents Avould send their boys to the School at a younger age it Avould be a still greater success. Bishop Sexton, who had kindly consented to give aAvay the prizes, next made a short speech, in which he stressed the need of religious teaching. No educational system is worthy of the name if it is not founded on religion. The civilizations of Athens and Rome, Avhile high in material prosperity, had declined because of men ' s faulty f 7 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine conception of education. Moral and social development had not kept up with the growth of knowledge. What about Canada, and British Columbia? the Bishop asked. Is it surprising that we have a note of uncertainty as to this country ' s future? There can be no real development of character apart from religion. It is the business of every Christian man and woman to see that the Christian religion becomes operative in all matters of education. They should throw all their influence behind schools like this, which are producing not only men with brains but also with character. Addressing himself to the boys : Always remember the need of Ideals ; they are the spur of progress. Never give up trying. His Lordship then presented the prizes. Supporting the principal speakers were Lieut.-General Sir Percv Lake, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., and Mr. J. Y. Copeman, also Colonel F. Slater, Dr. Spencer Elliott and Judge P. S. Lampman. Captain W. G. H. Roaf was present in the morning. The afternoon closed with tea on the lawn, with the renewal of old friendships, the making of new ones, and with the customary farewells. PBIZE LIST, JUNE, 1939 Form VII— V. R. Butts. Form IV— J. W. Milligan Form VI— H. C. Wilkinson Remove A— P. B. Ballentine Form VU— M. Rattray Remove B— H. G. MacDonald Form VL— C. P. Layard Form III— F. M. Stainsby French Prize — J. O. Wheeler Mathematics Prize — M. Rattray General Merit— D. M. Hartnell Bishop ' s Prize for Reading — N. C. Taylor (Michaelmas Term — J. B. Hicks Efficiency Prize— Lent Term— D. M. Hartnell ISummer Term — D. M. Hartnell House Cups — Sports — Lake ' s Cricket— Ripley ' s Shooting — O. J. A. Cavenagh The Grogan Tennis Cup — G. H. Nanson Sportsmanship Cup — M. Gandossi [ 8 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Examinations  THEKE was only one vacancy for a Foundation Scholarship in September and this was awarded to G. Spencer Elliott, who came from Glenlyon School. D. M. Hartnell and E. A. Wheeler were successful in passing the entrance examination to the California Institute of Technology. T. X. K. Beard passed the Navy Examination and is now at Dart- mouth with Robin Hay ward, who entered from H.M.S. Conwtti . A. H. M. Slater passed into the Conway. Eleven boys wrote the Junior Matriculation Examinations and ten have passed in all subjects. In Senior Matriculation, three boys wrote the full Examination and passed in all subjects and one wrote a partial. He is now at Victoria College and two of the other three are at universities and four Junior Matriculants are at universities. .). B. Hicks won the Douglas Woodward Scholarship and is at the University of British Columbia. « Museum of Natural History  THE activities of the Natural History Club this year have been badly hampered by lack of experience and the scarcity of its members. However, several study skins have been collected and one specimen has been mounted. Also several moths and butterflies have been added to the club collection, the best of which is a Salvador moth of the Death Head family, collected by Flynn. Among the study skins collected this year are to be found a red- tailed Hawk, a Teal, a crow, a red-breasted Sap Sucker, and a red- winged Blackbird. A Blue Grouse was mounted by Motherwell. At present we are working on a Sharp-Skinned Hawk and a cock Pheasant ' s head, which were kindly given to the club by Mr. W. Kingscote. We are also working on a squirrel. We wish to thank Mr. Ashby for several additions to the club, amongst which are two Stinging Hymenopetera (Mind Wasps) and their nests, and also some line eggs, the best of which are four Song Sparrow ' s, four Tule Wren ' s, three Robin ' s, four Thrush and one Willow Grouse. The club has collected three Blue Grouse, five Blue- jay and four Pheasant eggs. Flynn gave the club a large, poisonous Rana De Cavallo spider and four scorpions. We wish to thank Captain Dobbie for his line presentation of a collection of skulls, amongst which were several Indian Antelope, Alligators and Mountain Sheep skulls. The club is slowly growing. We now have five members, Mother- well, Flynn. Ramus, Taylor and Ballentine. It is hoped that more birds will be mounted by all members when more experience is gained. —J. P. M. [ 9 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine HOUSE NOTES  RIPLEY ' S NOTHER year has passed and the time has come again to review the House activities. We were sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Ignatieff, who, for a year, acted as our House Master. He is succeeded by Mr. Cedric Lonsdale. We missed many old faces when we returned at the beginning of the school year. Among the more notable were Newton, Hicks, Taylor and Beard, all of whom were School Prefects. We Avere particularly sorry to lose Doug Newton, Avho was thoroughly deserving of his great popularity in the House. In our efforts to retain the Rugby Cup we defeated Groves ' House 27-0. In the final we were unfortunate enough to lose Hflckey with a broken ankle just before half time and were beaten by Lake ' s in a very good game. We managed to get second place in the Inter-House Boxing Tour- nament ; Hickey ii and Moorehead reached the finals in their respec- tive weights. The Easter Term brought us soccer and the Inter-House Matches. With keener competition, the standard of play was raised over that of previous years. Our XI made a fair shoAving but lacked sufficient thrust among the fomvards to bring us the Championship. In the School Boxing, held in the Easter Term, Burns, Hickey ii and Moorehead won their Aveights and showed considerable skill. Our efforts in the sports Avere disappointing, and only in the jumps did we show anything of our form of the previous year. Once again the Cricket Cup is ours. Although, on paper, the team was rather an unknoAvn quantity concentration and the will to Avin Avorked Avonders and confounded the prophets. Taylor cap- tained the side really well, and Ave owed much to Wheeler ' s steady batting and to Forrest ' s bowling. We are glad to be able to record that all candidates from the House Avere successful in the Matriculation exams. Taylor, Beard and Hicks passed Senior, and Wilkie Junior matriculation. Beard has since gone to England and has joined the Royal Navy. This year our House Prefects are Wilkie and Burns. Hickey i has added further lustre to the House by becoming Head of the School. House colours Avere Avon by Wheeler (Rugger and Cricket), Forrest (Cricket), Burns, Simpson and Ley (Rugger). Hickey i, Sloan and Beard Avere awarded their school colours for Rugger, and Forrest for Cricket. It is with regret Ave hear that Miss Femviek is leaving us. She has been Matron in the House for ten years and has gained our respect [ 10 ] Shawniuan Lake School Magazine and admiration. We wish her well in the future and bon voyage. The House is very grateful to Mr . Ripley for his great generosity in giving the interest on his school debenture to the Senior Common Room and takes this opportunity of expressing its thanks. — Floreat. LAKE ' S On looking over the house notes for the past few years, we find that it seems to be the usual custom to apologize for one ' s own style of writing, and to compare it most unfavourably with that of the preceding author. Not having the experience and sense of humour with which both Davis and Cooper are endowed, may we begin by grovelling in the terrain for our own piece of work. Under the expert management of Cooper and Milne the house had an excellent year. To begin with, we were represented on last year ' s 1st XV by Cooper, Milne, Fleck, Ridewood, Hammond, McPherson and Oxholm, the last three of whom received their School Colours by the end of the season. With the strong support of these members our house team retrieved for us the Inter-House Rugby Cup : Steiwer, Nicholls, Haywood and Lake being awarded their House Colours. In the Inter-House Boxing we were equally successful, our total num- ber of points being equal to the sum of those of the other two houses. Neither does our list of achievements end here, for our house sports team, planned in a scientific manner by Cooper and Milne, won, in the land sports, the hundred, two-twenty and eight-eighty-yard dashes, the long jump and, last but not least, the tug o ' war. Although we were not so successful in the water, the medley and fifty-yard free style were won ; in the final of the cutter races we lost the toss and failed to pull the heavier boat home in time. With a strong fencing team composed of members who all duelled for the School, Milne the Captain and Gandossi being awarded their School Colours, we again prevailed over our opponents. After an encouraging start in the house Cricket matches, when we defeated Groves ' by 10 wickets and a number of runs, we were disappointingly beaten by Ripley ' s, our Vice-Captain Fleck being ill. To the School team we gave seven valuable players, Cooper and Fleck being Cap- tain and Vice-Captain respectively. Wilkinson, after distinguishing himself with 81 runs, was awarded his School Colours, being followed later by McPherson. The second high score was 83 not out made by Fleck, who later accompanied the Canadian Schools Cricket Team to England, Avhere his success Avas a credit to the School. Neither was Lake ' s House in the background on Speech Day, for Butts was top of the School, Wilkinson head of the Sixth and Layard, Milligan and Ballentine topped their respective classes. On that day, also, the winners of the School Boxing Tournament, among whom were Hammond, Milne, Pearee, McPherson, Vaughan from Lake ' s, were given their trophies by the Bishop. Gandossi gained prominence [ 11 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine by winning not only the Good Loser ' s award but also the Sportsman- ship Cnp. To these may we add our sincerest congratulations. Turning to this term and School year, we find that no less than a full half and more of the School Fifteen, captained by Fleck, is composed of Lake ' s House stalwarts, Leir and Nicholls already being awarded their School Colours. The house itself is well under con- trol, for there is a total of nine prefects, four of whom, Pearce, Leir, Wilkinson and Fleck, occupy the dais and are assisted by Oxholm, Nicholls, Steiwer, Motherwell and Fraser; so we should have an orderly year. We hope that we will be as successful this year as last, and there is no reason why this should not be accomplished with the material we have in hand and the proverbial Lake ' s House spirit to back it up. It will be difficult to fail in our task with the splendid example of Sir Richard and Lady Lake, whose supreme courage and endur- ance when adrift in the North Atlantic, will live as an inspiring memory to us throughout our lives. GROVES ' On returning in September we found that poor old Groves ' House had once more become sadly reduced in numbers, to such an extent, in fact, that this year we were unable to raise a House Rugby team. However, we have suffered reverses of this kind before and came through unscathed, so Ave intend to fall in line with the times and make our slogan Business as usual. As Ave have been especially asked to avoid harping on our claim of quality rather than quan- tity, a pet theme of ours in recent years, we shall try to give you the plain, unvarnished facts about our doings in the past three terms. To begin with, Ashby has been made a School Prefect and is Head of the House ; under him as House Prefects are Flynn and Charleson. Though Ave cannot produce the imposing list of Rugger stalwarts that Ave once did, so far this season Nanson and Flynn have been playing for the 1st XV, and Ashby, Charleson and McCleary for the 2nd XV. In the House Matches played near the end of last season Ave Avere no match for Ripley ' s, but after the game Nansen, Wheeler ii and Charleson received their House Colours for obvious reasons, and a little later Flynn and Warner Avere awarded theirs for generally good play throughout the term. At that time Hartnell and Derby Avere already School Colours of long standing, and Avhen at the end of the season the balance of the 1st XV Avere given their Colours, Livingston brought Groves ' total to three. Our very latest Rugger news is that Ashby and McCleary have just Avon their House Colours as a reward for hard work on the 2nd XV this term. In the House Boxing Competition and the School Boxing we did not shine very brightly, though Ave Avere unfortunate in having tAvo of our better boxers hors de combat part of the time. Xanson and Stainsby deserve mention for putting up very good losing fights. [ 12 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine After Christmas we came back to find Hartnell Head of the School, and some time later Ashby Avas made a House Prefect. Towards the end of this term a series of Inter-Honse Soccer matches was held, in which Ave defeated Lake ' s and Ripley ' s once each, and finally placed second to Lake ' s. In the Cricket matches Groves ' lost to Lake ' s. Nanson won his House Colours during the season, and he, Hartnell and Ashby played for the 1st XL We were outmatched by the other Houses in the struggle for the Sports cnp, but we did show onr superiority in sev- eral events. Onr distance runners, Hartnell, Derby, Nanson and Warner, won the 440-yards comfortably, but allowed Lake ' s to beat them in the 880-yards. Livingston proved himself the outstanding high jumper of the School ; and we won the diving with Westenhaver, Warner, Roberts and Ketcham ii. Nanson won the senior Tennis. For the roAving Ave produced a young and keen team who, with an excellent House record behind them to live up to, set to with a Avill to practise hard and win the cutter race. In the first round Lake ' s defeated Ripley ' s, and on Speech Day, when the final race was held, in spite of Lake ' s boastful attitude of last year, Ave beat them easily by about four lengths. We wish to thank Capt. and Mrs. droves for their very handsome gift of a rug for our Senior Common Room, and also the Head Master for an attractive and useful reading lamp. These iicav furnishings, together Avith a bookcase made in the Hobby Shop by members of the House, and some new desks provided by the School, haA e contributed to make Groves ' Senior Common Room the envy of the School. Let us hope that Ave can maintain it so. In conclusion, Ave must remember the main reason for coming to school, and say a Avord about scholastic achievement. We avouM like to congratulate D. M. Hartnell and E. A. Wheeler for being accepted into the California Institute of Technology, and R. Derby (avIio is noAv at Stanford University, studying medicine) and J. A. Flynn for passing their Junior Matriculation Examinations. Thus ends another chapter in the Saga of the House of Groves. [ 13 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Library Notes THE LIBRARY has continued to acquire new books steadily during the past two years, from several sources. The usual periodical collections have been kept up, thus providing the Library with an ever-increasing supply of books selected, as far as possible, from lists submitted by various sections of the School. There have also been several donations, for which we are very grateful indeed. Notable gifts have included a set of ten beautifully bound volumes, The World Book from Capt. Groves ; Andrew Jackson and Cap- tain Horatio Hornblower from Mrs. Morres; and several books of fiction from the Head Master. Besides these, Mr. Twite, Mr. Pid- dington, Cooper, Stimson and others gave numerous books which were much appreciated. Miss Gildea kindly presented the Library with a quotation by Emerson. The Library committee has endeavoured to follow a policy of buying books of an instructive nature as well as light fiction. Our thanks are due to Cooper for his untiring and fruitful work as Librarian last vear. Music Notes IN OCTOBER a party of boys and members of the Staff enjoyed a Concert by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in Victoria. The School Orchestra was restarted in the 1938 Christmas Term. The playing, although more interesting to the performers than to the listeners, improved greatly during the winter months. A Carol Service, of a type neAV to the School, was held in Chapel on the last Sunday of the Michaelmas Term. In it, readings from the Bible Story were interspersed with carols connected Avith each par- ticular scene. The carols, from sources new and old, were mostly unaccompanied. During the Lent Term, short Organ Recitals were given after the regular Sunday evening Chapel Services. Throughout the year Appreciation Classes have been held on Wednesday mornings and attended by the lower forms. Miss Gildea kindly entertained boys and staff at a Piano Recital at Strathcona. [ 14 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The Rifle Range RIFLE shooting has shown signs of reviving interest this year under the expert guidance of Capt. Palin. Our new indoor range, which is seventy- five feet in length, is now well equipped with excellent B.S.A. rifles. The attendance has increased to forty members, many of whom are entering the Dominion Marksmanship contests. A bronze medal is awarded to any individual scoring a mean of 80 per cent on ten targets, and this seems to be as far as the average ability extends at present. Competitions between staff and school teams are proving very popular, as is the Inter-School competition to determine the best shot on a year-round average basis. A moving target system has recently been installed, and com- petitors are convinced that, given a time of six seconds to load and fire, one must shoot well to score. This year ' s additions have proved most successful. — Cavenagh. The Camera Club DESPITE loss of membership the photography group has made good progress this year. Fully qualified members are permitted individual use of the darkroom, while apprentices must be accom- panied by a Senior. The newly adopted apprenticeship system will provide adequate instruction for those who need it. All the apparatus necessary for good enlargements is on hand. This includes two private enlargers, together with the necessary trays, graduates, and other materials. Lack of a good heating ele- ment is the only handicap at present. Prospective members should be informed that no dues are being collected, as the club is sufficiently well equipped to carry on its work without exacting fees from the members. The greater part of developing and printing is done next term, at which time the members hope to produce several good prints for their exhibition at the end of the year. — D. Johnson. [ 15 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Cricket  THE season ' s record of two matches Avon, two drawn and four lost was rather disappointing. The eleven were young and inex- perienced, but they had shown in practice that they were capable of making plenty of runs. But although several good scores were made, the batting was inconsistent and too many of the team were inclined to lose their wickets by taking chances before they had played them- selves in. The bowlers worked hard and were always difficult to score from, but there was too little variety and in consequence the attack lacked sting. An innovation which proved popular this year was the introduc- tion of a system of nets at which younger members of the School could receive individual coaching in their spare time. The value of these nets was seen in the success of the Colts XI. 1st CRICKET ELEVEN 1939 Back Row: M. Gandossi, H. C. Wilkinson, G. H. Nanson, C. P. Forrest, A. B. Hammond, I. E. McPherson. Front Row: N. C. Taylor, A. B. Fleck, W. N. Cooper (Captain), W. T. S. Pearce, D. M. Hartnell. [ 16 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Scores: — SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. COWICHAN C. C. Played at Shawnigan on Sliawnig ' an Lake School Wilkinson, b. E. Fox Cooper, hit wkt., b. E. Fox Fleck, l.b.w., b. E. Fox Pearce, b. Baiss Taylor, b. Wilkinson Forrest, b. Wilkinson Hartnell, c. and b. A. Fox... Flynn, l.b.w., b. A. Fox Nanson, l.b.w., b. E. Fox Ashby, not out McPherson, c. E. Fox, b. Wilkinson Extras April 29th. Won by 31 runs. Cowichan C. C. 13 Baiss, b. Forrest 2 Green, c. Hartnell, b. Cooper 1 E. Fox, st. Fleck, b. Forrest 1 Wilkinson, run out 12 J. Fox, c. McPherson, b. Forrest. 7 Charter, c. Flynn, b. Cooper Corbishley, b. Cooper.. 2 Thackeray, st. Fleck, b. Forrest. 24 Meridith, b. Taylor 7 A. Fox, not out 4 Baker, l.b.w., b. Taylor 6 Extras Total 79 Total. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played at University School on May 6th. Lost by 1 run. Shawnigan Lake School Wilkinson, run out Cooper, b. Sproule Pearce, c. Thorne, b. Sproule Fleck, b. Sproule Taylor, not out Hartnell, c. and b. Sproule Forrest, l.b.w., b. Sproule Nanson, c. Cupples, b. Thorne Slater, b. Sproule Ashby, run out McPherson, c. Thorne, b. Williams. Extras University School 7 Sproule, c. McPherson, b. Forrest. 7 Boak, c. Nanson, b. Cooper... 4 Young - , b. Forrest 15 Williams, b. Forrest 5 Thorne, b. Forrest Hicks, b. Cooper 1 Everett, c. Forrest, b. Cooper 4 Cupples, b. Cooper Mercer, c. Pearce, b. Taylor 1 Craig-, c. Nanson, b. Cooper 4 Mackenzie, not out 6 Extras Total 54 Total 55 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. COWICHAN C. C. Played at Cowichan on May 13 th. Match Drawn. Cowichan C. C. Shawnigan Lake School Leggatt, b. Taylor 24 Cooper, l.b.w., b. Wilkinson Fox, b. Taylor 21 Pearce, c. Copeman, b. Leggatt.. Wilkinson, b. Taylor 11 Wilkinson, b. Leggatt Cochran, c. Fleck, b. Nicholls 1 Fleck, run out Horsfall, b. Nicholls Nanson, not out Copeman, b. Ashby 14 Hartnell, b. Fox Palin, c. McPherson, b. Ashby 4 McPherson, b. Fox Charter, not out 11 Taylor, b. Palin... Meredith, b. Ashby Hammond, not out Thackeray, not out Ashby did not bat Jones, did not bat Nicholls J Extras 4 Extras Total (8 wkts. declared). 90 Total (for 7 wkts.). SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XV VS. THE STAFF Played at Shawnigan on May 18th. Lost by 5 wickets. Shawnig-an Lake School Wilkinson, b. Twite Pearce, c. and b. Twite Fleck, c. Twite, b. Dobbie Nanson, c. Dobbie, b. Twite 18 11 2 9 Taylor, b. Dobbie.... 10 Cooper, b. Dobbie 3 Forrest, b. Bennett 3 Ashby, b. Bennett 9 Fa mond, b. Bennett 7 McPherson, not out 3 Hartnell, c. and b. Bennett 3 Extras 5 Total. The Staff Mr. Bennett, b. Taylor Capt. Dobbie, c. Cooper, b. Forrest. Mr. Twite, b. Cooper.. Mr. C. W. Lonsdale, run out Capt. Palin, l.b.w., b. Pearce Mr. Skrimshire, not out. Mr. Stothard, not out Mr. Gerry Mr. Manson I did not bat Mr. Costello Mr. Piddington J Extra 92 Total (for 5 wkts.) [ 17 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played at Shawnigan on May 20th. Match Drawn. Shawngian Lake School University School Wilkinson, c. Cupples, b. Sproule.... 81 Sproule, c. Hartnell, b. Pearce... 12 Pearce, b. Sproule 9 Boak, b. Cooper Fleck, c. Young, b. Sproule Young - , b. Taylor Taylor, b. Sproule 10 Williams, c. Wilkinson, b. Pearce Nanson, not out 16 Thome, c. Pearce, b. Taylor McPherson, b. Sproule. Cooper, b. Sproule Hammond ] Ashby | did not bat Forrest Hartnell J Extras 1 Hicks, not out.... Everett, b. Cooper Mercer, c. and b. Cooper. Cupples, not out.... Craig ] did not bat Mackay J 4 Extras Total (6 wkts. declared) 121 Total (for 7 wickets). 48 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. NANAIMO C. C. Played at Shawnigan on June 3rd. Won by 80 runs. Shawnigan Lake School Wilkinson, b. Johnson Pearce, run out Fleck, not out. Nanson, b. Johnson Taylor, b. Johnson Ashby, b. Johnson Gandossi, b. Johnson Hammond, c. and b. Johnson Cooper McPherson )■ did not bat Hartnell J Extras 1.4 Nanaimo C. C. Burn, c. Hammond, b. Pearce. Johnson, b. Cooper Ijeigher, run out. Harrison, b. Taylor... Clemens, b. Taylor Armstrong, b. Cooper Walters, b. Cooper Gold, b. Taylor..... Martin, b. Taylor Creagh, not out.... O ' Dwyer, b. Cooper Extras Total (7 wkts. declared) 124 Total. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. VICTORIA C. C. Played at Shawnigan on June 10th. Lost by 10 wickets. Victoria C. C. Shawnigan Lake School Wilkinson, c. Lethaby, b. Hincks Pearce, b. Macdonald Gandossi, c. and b. Sparks Fleck, b. Hincks Nanson, b. Sparks.... Taylor, b. Moffatt- Ashby, c. Sparks, b. Jones Cooper, b. Moffatt McPherson, b. Moffatt Forrest, not out Hartnell, b. Moore Extras Macdonald, run out 11 Sparks, retired.... Jennings, st. Fleck, b. Forrest. Moffatt, b. Cooper.. Jones, not out Hincks, not out Moore ] Flynn Butts Y did not bat Lethaby Piddington J Extras Total 38 Total (for 3 wkts.) 92 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE Played at Shawnigan on June 17th. Lost by 9 runs. Brentwood College Shawnig-an Lake School Wilkinson, c. and b. I. Gillespie 1 Forrest, b. Johnston 9 Gandossi, b. A. Gillespie Fleck, b. A. Gillespie 22 Taylor, b. A. Gillespie Pearce, b. A. Gillespie Nanson, b. A. Gillespie McPherson, c. Hinton, b. Johnston Leir, c. Hinton, b. Johnston 4 Cooper, b. Johnston.. Hartnell, not out.. 4 Extras 3 Holmes, c. Gandossi, b. Fleck 4 Hinton, b. Taylor 2 A. Gillespie, c. Fleck, b. Forrest 17 Johnston, c. Wilkinson, b. Taylor Brown, c. Fleck, b. Cooper Angus, b. Pearce.. I. Gillespie, b. Forrest D. Wilby, b. Pearce G. Wilby, not out MacDonald, c. Fleck, b. Pearce MacLean, b. Forrest Extras Total. 43 [ 18 ] Total. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 2ND XI VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 2ND XI Played at University School on May 6th. Won by 1 run. University School 49 Shawnigan Lake School ._. .. 50 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 2ND XI VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 2ND XI Played at University School on May 20th. Lost by 1 run. University School 75 Shawnigan Lake School 74 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL COLTS XI VS. GLENLYON SCHOOL Played at Shawnigan on May 13 th. Won by 5 runs. Glenlyon School 20 Shawnigan Lake School 25 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL COLTS XI VS. GLENLYON SCHOOL Played at Glenlyon on June 17th. Won by 27 runs. Shawnigan Lake School 67 Glenlyon School 50 HOUSE MATCHES First round — Lake ' s beat Groves ' . Final round — Ripley ' s beat Lake ' s. « Fencing OX SATURDAY, January 21st, a match was fought at Shawni- gan against the Georgian Fencing Club. The School was not yet in full practice and was deservedly beaten by a stronger team, which included Mr. L. Kuyper, a previous Dutch International fencer, and J. C. Whittle, an Old Boy. Milne showed the best form for the School, winning three bouts and taking Kuyper to the last hit. Score : Milne : 3 Avins, one defeat ; Pearce : two wins, two defeats ; Burns : one win, three defeats ; Nieholls : no win, four defeats. Total : six wins, ten defeats. The return match with the Georgia Fencing Club was fought in Vancouver on March 11th. The School shoAved much better form and Avon by ten Avins to six. Milne and Gandossi both fenced very A r ell ; Milne scored most of his hits with parry and riposte, Avhile Gandossi relied principally on quick attacks. Pearce Avas unlucky to lose tAVO tights only on the last hit. Score : Milne and Gandossi : three Avins, one defeat each ; Pearce and Burns: two Avins and two defeats each. Total: ten Avins, six defeats. [ 10 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine FENCING TEAM 1939 M. Gandossi, R. H. Milne, W. T. S. Pearce, J. A. Burns. B. C. CHAMPIONSHIPS The Semi-Final and Final pools of the B. C. Men ' s Foil Champion- ship were held at the School on March 25th. After some good fencing Pearce headed the final pool and retained for Shawnigan the Cham- pionship won last year by Bell. Out of an original entry of fifty-four, thirteen contestants took part, five from Vancouver, four from Vic- toria, and four from the School. Milne, Pearce, Burns and Gandossi were our entrants. Milne, who had been fencing well throughout the season, unfortunately lost his form and was eliminated in the first pool, while Burns just failed to qualify from the second. In the final, Pearce fenced exceptionally well and quite overshadowed the rest of the competitors, winning five fights in succession and only once being taken to the last hit. He also retained the Cup for the best stylist. Gandossi ' s performance in placing fifth in his first year in the team was also most creditable. [ 20 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine . SPORTS  V 02 X l £ t3 S o a GQ R I £ S S 5 ° -S H S S .2 .2 •§ 3 Lake ' s 664 62 36 10 10 66 2 1106 84 Ripley ' s 442212466425242 50 Groves ' 2 2 6 4 3 1 2 2 2 10 4 5 3 4 10 60 .Junior Sports Winner — Ballentine, Lake ' s House. BOXING Heavy Weight — Hammond i beat Oxliolm. Light Heavy — Milne beat Nanson. Middle Weight — Wace beat Flynn. Welter Weight — Pearce beat Livingston. Fly Weight — Burns beat Simpson. Light Weight — McPherson beat Gandossi. Bantam Weight — Vaughan i beat Rattray. Feather Weight — Hickey ii beat Stimson. Paper Weight — Moorehead beat Stainsby. Good Loser ' s Cup — Gandossi. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Association Football was again played regularly in the Easter Term, and appears to be increasing in popularity. The Seniors as a whole showed better ball control than last year but still lacked combination. Two exciting matches were played against the Staff, both of which were drawn. The Colts also played two matches, los- ing 2-0 to Glenlyon School and defeating Qualicum Beach School 3-0. BADMINTON Senior Tournament — Final: Taylor beat Larsen. : Larsi [ 21 ] Junior Tournament — Final : Larsen beat Cavenagh. Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Rugby  V r i ME ' «■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1st RUGBY FIFTEEN Back Row: L. C. Lake, J. W. Nicholls, G. H. Nanson, W. H. Steiwer, J. P. Mother- well, J. R. H. Ley, R. M. Simpson. Middle Row: W. T. S. Pearce, J. K. Sloan, Y. Hickey, A. B. Fleck (Captain), A. W H. Oxholm, J. A. Burns, R. H. Leir. Front Row: D. Vaughan, J. O. Wheeler. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XV VS. VICTORIA COLLEGE ON November 1th, the School played Victoria College at Shawni- gan and won an exciting game by two goals and two tries (16 points) to one goal and two tries (11 points). Soon after the kick- off, Shawnigan scored an unconverted try through Nicholls, but for the rest of the half were mainly on the defensive. The forwards were being beaten in the scrimmages, and when they did get the ball their heeling was too slow and the backs had few chances. Victoria Col- lege, making the most of their opportunities, scored three tries, two of which were converted. Their three-quarters were fast and com- bined well, often catching the defence on the wrong foot. Fleck and Vaughan tackled well but the other outsides were slow at coming up and allowed their opponents too much room in which to develop their attacks. [ 22 ] Shaavnigan Lake School Magazine With the score 11-3 against them, it looked as though the best that Shawnigan could do would be to avoid defeat by too large a margin. But after half-time a remarkable change came over the game. The forwards, who had been rather lethargic, began to play like a winning- pack, and the backs were given a chance to show their speed. Within ten minutes the scores were level. First Fleck picked up a loose ball and charged through for a try in the corner, and then Lake, following- up fast after a free kick, gathered a fumble and fell over the line for Fleck to kick a goal. Shawnigan were attacking continuously now, and first Fleck and then Nanson broke away, but were tackled close to the line. The pace was very fast, and Victoria College, who were playing uphill, began to tire. But their defence held out under pres- sure and it was beginning to look as though the game would end in a draw, when Nanson finished a good three-quarter movement by pass- ing inside for Fleck to score. Fleck also kicked the goal. There was no more scoring and the end came a few minutes later with Shawni- gan still attacking. It was a well deserved victory for the School. The forwards played really Avell in the second half and were better together and quicker on the ball than their opponents. Much credit also is due to Fleck, who, besides doing two men ' s work in defence, captained the side excellently. Shawnigan Team: Vaughan ; Nichojls, Nanson, Fleck, Pearce; Burns; Wheeler; Hickey, Leir, Lake, Steiwer, Ley, Oxholm, Flynn, Sloan. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XV VS. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE The match between Shawnigan and Brentwood was played at Shawnigan on November 18th and resulted in a win for the visitors by 6 points to 3. Brentwood kicked off and gradually forced the play to Shawni- gan ' s twenty-five. A quick heel led to a good three-quarter movement. Faulty tackling by our centres permitted a break through and Brent- wood scored in the corner. The kick at goal was not successful. Brentwood Avere backing up excellently and getting the ball away at good speed. Two determined attacks were repulsed by timely kick- ing, but after only ten minutes of play Brentwood scored again, when Angus was allowed to run through the defence for a second uncon- verted try. LTp till now the game had been all Brentwood and they deserved their lead. Shawnigan, however, fought back. Although beaten in the line-out, the forwards Avere beginning to have the better of the scrums, and the backs Avere given a chance to sIioav their speed. But despite determined efforts neither side Avas able to score again before half time. Early in the second half, Fleck brought the play to Avithin ten yards of Brent Avood ' s line with a fine run. Brent Avood ' s forAvards [ 23 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine were off-side from a scrum and Fleck kicked a penalty goal from a difficult angle. With our forAvards getting the ball consistently in the scrimmages and by taking scrums instead of line-outs, our backs were getting plenty of opportunities and Brentwood were hard put to it to prevent a score. But the marking and tackling of their three- quarters was very close and soon Brentwood were attacking again. Our defence, however, had improved and play soon returned to the other end. Fleck nearly tied the score from a penalty kick but the ball just went wide of the goal. Then, following some open play on Brentwood ' s twenty-live, Nanson came through very fast with the ball at his feet and seemed certain to score. Unfortunately for Shaw- nigan the ball bounced awkwardly as Nanson dived for it and the Brentwood fullback managed to save. The game ended with Shawni- gan still attacking and once Sloan was brought down only a yard from the line, but despite all efforts we were unable to score again. Shawnigan Team: Vaughan ; Mcholls, Nan son, Fleck, Sloan; Burns ; Wheeler ; Hickey, Simpson, Lake, Steiwer, Ley, Leir, Pearce, Oxholm. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XV. VS. ST. GEORGE ' S SCHOOL This match was played in Vancouver on November 25th and was lost 0-19. The weather was fine but the Brockton Point ground was wet after heavy rain and the ball soon became greasy and difficult to handle. Though St. George ' s were undoubtedly the better side, the game was closer than the score might suggest. It was not until late in the second half, with the score 13-0 against them, that the Shawnigan defence allowed their opponents to cross their line. The feature of the game was some remarkable kicking by both sides. St. George ' s scored three penalty goals and a dropped goal, all from far out and at difficult angles. For Shawnigan, Fleck ' s kicking to touch was very accurate and often gained as much as forty yards. Our for- wards were disappointing. Although outweighted, they seemed able to heel the ball regularly when on their OAvn line, but in mid-field they were consistently beaten for possession, and the backs in con- sequence had few chances. St. George ' s pressed from the start and kept play in our twenty- five ; they were getting the ball consistently from the scrummages, but the tackling of our three-quarters Avas very safe and our line Avas never in danger. Ten minutes from the start, St. George ' s scored the first of their penalty goals. Some excellent kicking and a good forAvard rush then took the ball to the other end — but five minutes later St. George ' s broke away and after a series of loose scrume scored again, this time with a dropped goal. For the next few min- utes Ave were attacking, and our three-quarters made several good runs, but they lacked the necessary thrust to score against keen and determined tackling. Shortly before half-time came, St. George ' s [ 24 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine second penalty goal was scored, giving them a comfortable lead of ten points. At the beginning of the second half it looked as though Shawni- gan might make a recovery. The forwards began to get the ball from the scrummage and Fleck and Nanson both started dangerous rims. Fleck just missed kicking a penalty goal from far out, but from the drop-out the ball was fumbled and a good forward rush took the ball to our end where Ave were penalised for lying on the ball, and the third penalty goal was kicked. From then on St. George ' s were always the winning side. Our three-quarters tackled manfully and Fleck made several magnificent kicks to relieve pressure, but the for- wards were a beaten pack and in the last ten minutes St. George ' s increased their score with two unconverted tries. Sliawnigan Taint: Vaughan ; Nicholls, Nanson, Fleck, Sloan; Burns; Wheeler; Lake, Simpson, Hickey, Ley, Oxholm, Pearce, Flynn, Leir. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XV. VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL This match, which was played at Shawnigan on December 2nd, was well fought out at a good pace. After a hard struggle, Shawni- gan won by a goal and a try (8 points) .to nil. The game opened with play fast and mostly in mid-field. Shawni- gan were getting the ball more frequently than their opponents, and when the ball reached the three-quarters, they moved quite well, but far too many bad passes were given. Fleck made a good attempt to drop a goal but was wide, and then for some time University were dangerous. After a period of pressure, Nicholls scored for Shawni- gan after a very neat piece of passing. Fleck, from near the touch- line, failed to convert the try. University, Avhose three-quarters were fast and determined, then attacked for some time, but keen tackling kept them out. Leir, at scrum-half, played very well during this time, and Fleck ' s kicking was invaluable. When Shawnigan again attacked, several good chances were lost by faulty passing. There was a series of scrums on the LTniversity goal line just before half time, but their defence held out and the score at the interval was still 3-0. In the second half, University, playing up-hill, began to get the ball more often in the scrums and play went from one twenty-five to the other, with each side attacking in turn. Fleck made a good kick ahead and followed up hard, but was stopped. Sloan stopped a dangerous rush by University, and Shawnigan again pressed ; a pass went astray and Thorne was nearly through for University, but was stopped a few yards from our goal line. After more mid-field play, Fleck snapped up a fumbled pass on the centre line and raced down the field for a try which Nanson converted. The rest of the game [ 25 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine was very even, but the defence of both sides was sure and there was no further scoring. Shawnigan Team: Vaughan; Mcholls, Nanson, Fleck, Sloan; Burns ; Leir ; Hickey, Simpson, Lake, Steiwer ; Ley, Pearce, Mother- well, Oxholm. SHAWNIGAN SENTIMENT Stalin ' s broken every rule, Hitler too, And such things, (we ' re taught at School), Won ' t do. No one is allowed to look In the Great Defaulters ' Book; Goodness knows their names are there And, when Justice comes, this pair 11 Need thick pants — and a cushioned chair! G. LIGHTER MOMENTS OF A JUNIOR FORM LAMBS ' TAILS? ' ' Beatrice came over to Benedick and said in hash tones that lunch was ready. POSSIBLY AUTO-SUGGESTION A few years later Pitt ' s health was failing him, so later on Pitt died. A FORM OF PROPITIATION? Macbeth was haunted by Banquo and almost exposed his gilt. THE FACE THAT SANK A THOUSAND SHIPS? Elizabeth, the next queen to rule England, again started the Protestant Movement. She was also the one that sank the Spanish Armada. THE MODERN DANCE CRAZE (Extract from essay) : When we crossed over we were stopped at the Customs for two hours and thirty minuets. [ 26 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine JdlCW L J it I e Wil ' ieS Qone Guiftu V g see S race no more for what he thought u $ H 2 Was H a SO WATITSI Watitsi Avas the sou of Old Tana, the village fisherman. All his life had been spent in the village of Katsuza which nestled on the coastline of great Nippon. The brisk sea air and the hardy work of a fisherboy ' s life had developed him into a fine strong youth of seventeen. One morning a man came to his father ' s cottage and told Watitsi that he must leave his work and join the army. Although he was sorry to leave his home, he felt proud that he would fight the Chin- ese barbarians and win glory for his Emperor and Nippon. Slowly the last few Japanese islands disappeared from Watitsi ' s tear filled eyes as the troop ship headed Avest to China. The green- sloped shores never had meant so much to him as they did that day. The next feAv Aveeks Avas a nightmare for poor Watitsi. Attacks, retreats, ambushes and the eternal raids of the peasant guerrilas were foreA er robbing him of his comrades and he began to feel dis- heartened. ' Banzai, Nippon, ' he had cried as he fought in the first Aveek, but only muttered curses escaped his lips noAV. [ 27 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine One night he decided he must leave this terrible land. Slipping out of camp he steadily made his way over the mountains towards the coast. The wind began to howl and soon snow was falling heavily. Gasping for breath, Watitsi stumbled forward, knowing that rest meant death. Feverishly he rubbed his bronze skin to keep the awful coldness out of his body. Slowly he crawled over the snow covered boulders, his hands raw and his face blue. Childhood memories returned, the green fields, the weeping willows and best of all the rising sun. Pillowing his head on his cold arms he lay down, he knew he was dying but ah! death seemed sweet. The snow soon covered the huddled form of Watitsi and the sun rose on a little lump of snow that would hide his body from his friends for many a day. C. P. F. A JAPANESE STREET We are walking down a Japanese street and it is the time of the Omatsuni (boys ' festival). Everywhere the houses are decorated — straw ropes with white praying paper and pine branches sway in the wind. The street is filled with loudly talking crowds, and darting among them are the Japanese children dressed in their kimona and geta. In the bewildering profusion of colour our attention is finally drawn to the gaily decorated shops. How delightfully neat they are and how different from the shops one sees in Europe. The owners sit in front of their doorways and some patiently make their wares. We espy one old man diligently carving a little boat. Here in the street can be seen the Japanese fondness for flowers and shrubs, for these are everywhere. We are surprised to find them in the street itself, in the open doorways, and blossoming gaily from the windows above. Since this is the boys ' festival, the centre of interest for all of us is the procession of temples. These are ornate gold and lacquer miniatures of real temples and each is borne aloft on the shoulders of thirty boys. We watch the procession sway out of sight and regret- fully realize that the bovs ' festival is ended. E. C. M. E. THE CULTIVATION AND PREPARATION OF COFFEE The coffees grown in Central America are usually classed as mild, which distinguishes them from the harsher type grown in Brazil. The mildness is attributable in part to the nature of the soils in which they are grown, but perhaps more to the preparation of the coffee for market. The greater bulk of the Central American production is Arabian Coffee, which is grown at an elevation of [ 28 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine from 2,500 to 5,000 feet, under shade trees, and is fermented and washed before shipment. The amount of work entailed is little appreciated in the consum- ing countries. Seedbeds are first planted with carefully selected ber- ries. A few months later these seedlings are transferred to very care- fully prepared and protected nurseries, where the young coffee tree passes the first two years of its life and reaches a height of about three feet. In the meantime the future plantation is being prepared ; the ground has to be cleared and holes dug for the transplanting. These holes are usually a cubic yard in size and are spaced at inter- vals of three to four yards in regular lines so arranged as to derive most benefit from the run of surface waters and the strike of the sun ' s rays. At the same time two distinct systems of shade trees are planted, th e first a quick-growing tree which will protect the young plant in its first two years of exposure, and the second, the per- manent shade which will grow to a greater height and cover the cof- fee after the temporary shade trees are removed. When the young trees have been planted out, they will require great attention during the five years before they are in full produc- tion. The ground has to be cleared of all undergrowth, and this, in the lush tropics, involves hand cleaning five times a year. It is cus- tomary to manure each young tree and this is also done by hand. After five years the tree may produce as much as fifteen pounds of raw coffee, which, after factory treatment, is reduced to three pounds of the green berry, which is brought to foreign markets. It will now be seen that there is indeed a great deal of work, time, expenditure and patience needed to produce three pounds of coffee. The ripe red coffee beans are picked from the trees by hand and then transported to the factory ' ' . There they are pulped , a pro- cess which removes the outer husk of the cherry and releases the two beans which it contains. These beans are yet wrapped in a parchment surrounded by a jelly. A process of fermentation en- ables this jelly to be washed off, and the beans, still in their parch- ment, are then spread on the drying ground and raked over con- tinually for some ten days until thoroughly dry. They are then brought back to the factory and hulled to remove the parchment; then they pass through bronze polishing rollers, which remove yet another skin, the Silver Skin ; then they pass grading separators which sort them into some nine shapes, sizes and qualities. The final operation is to place each grade on trays where they are picked over by hand to remove all imperfections. The final Green Coffee is then ready for shipment. It has to be bagged, freighted to a seaport, loaded in barges and an export tax paid — and it is then F.O.B. as we say. Incidental to the working of a plantation is the necessity of main- taining roads, telephones, kitchens, medical and hospital service for the workers and schooling for the children. There is indeed a great deal of work involved in preparing that cup of coffee for you. J. A. F. r 29 l Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CROP DUSTING BY AEROPLANE During recent years the aeroplane has come into wide use in the field of crop dusting. The modern plane is capable of dusting one thousand acres of cotton a day, compared with the eight acres a man could do. The cotton must be dusted before the sun is up in the morning, and just before the sun sets in the evening, as there will be a slight film of moisture on the cotton then, and the poison will cling. This poison is really a fine powder which settles on the leaves of the cotton and protects it against the ravages of the boll-weevil and other crop-destroying insects. There are many dangers involved, as the pilot must fly very close to the ground, being careful to avoid any small stumps or other objects. In order to dust the cotton at the edge of the field, he must climb very sharply, throttling his engine to the limit, in order to blast the poison on to the leaves. In order to save time, many pilots bank very close to the ground at high speed. Should an engine stall or any other complication set in at this point, the pilot ' s career as a crop duster is usually shortened. As the aeroplane has invaded the field of crop dusting, so have many small operators, who find it an easy way to make money. These operators buy old junked aeroplanes, repair them, and then sell them to young pilots for use in crop dusting. Many of the young pilots are either killed or severely injured when they attempt to put their frail machines through the difficult manoeuvres required in dusting crops. The oldest and most reliable company in the business today is Delta. Before a pilot can join this company he must have one thou- sand hours of flying time to his credit. If he has had any barnstorm- ing experience, it is to his advantage, as it enables him to land or take an aeroplane off practically any short stretch of land. The Company provides its pilots with special planes at a cost of fourteen thousand dollars apiece, which fly tail high ; that is to say, when the plane is flying parallel to the ground the tail is slightly higher than the nose. This type of plane enables the pilot to have absolutely unrestricted vision of the field on which he is working. H. B. THE WRITINGS OF SHAGPAT THE SCRIBE NOW on a certain day was the feast of Remembrance, and they of ShaAvnigan did hold Rag Concert. And there were gathered together the men of Laykhus and of Rippli, with the dwellers of Groves, and did make merry together. And many of them that dwelt round about, and even of the dwell- ers in far countries, were gathered unto them. And they took certain men of Six-form and of Seven-form and did array them in divers apparel, exceeding curious. [ 30 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine And of Five-form was Fraser the lover of music ; and lie did put upon him raiment of purple and fine linen, and did stand before all the people and did instruct them that they might know the manner of the doings of these mysteries. And they of Six-form and of Seven-form did set forth and show how that a certain evil man, even the son of Wilkin, did foully and despitef ully use his neighbours ; yet did Yates the son of Hikki with- stand him that he might not prevail. And he took Hikki and bound him fast with chains. Then did Hikki strive mightily, crying in a loud voice, Lo, I have cleaned my teeth even with Ipana toothpaste ; and I will devour this chain and be free. Yet for all his biting the chain broke not. Then did certain lewd fellows of them that looked on cry aloud to him saying, Go to : try Pepsodent. HoAvbeit at the last he pre- vailed and slew the wicked man and delivered the people. Then came certain small boys, being urged on thereto by their master, and did cry aloud most lamentably and make much ado, say- ing one to the other, Lo we are sore oppressed, and every man ' s hand is upon us to do us harm. And they showed their stripes that they had received and did weep aloud. Yet again I beheld and saw, and lo, one read with a loud voice from the book of the Songs of a Sourdough, which is Service ' s, and many of them of Five-form gathered them selves together to show unto the people how that it was written by the poet, saying, They have taken one Dan McGrew and have shot him and slain him. For Homer the Groveite girded upon him a linen ephod, and did take unto him divers bottles and glasses : and he did cry aloud, Come ye all unto me and I will sell you wine, every man for the price thereof. And he did marvellously. Liwewise also one Mit-ten did put upon him strange garments and painted his face and tired his head, so that he became even the Lady that ' s known as Lou : And did entice men and betray them and take their gold from them. And many others there were who pleased the people mightily, that they shouted aloud. Now when the time was far spent came one Mk-kols the Lakeite, and called forth divers young men and damsels. Now the young men were of Shawnigan, but the damsels dwelt on the other side of the lake, even in Strathcona. And he did ask them a multitude of questions, seeking out their knowledge of musick. And all were astonished at their answers. And lo, one of the damsels prevailed and overthrew the young men that they were ashamed and vehemently cast down. Yet the damsels and all their kindred rejoiced aloud. [ 31 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine And the judges took counsel together and said, Lo now, this is a comely wench and well-favoured, and exceeding skilful withal. Therefore let us give her a great reward that she may be glad and rejoice thereat. And they put upon her an ornament and gave unto her a new token, even a Musical Garter. And all the people shouted with a great shout and sang aloud and went their way, every one to his own place. And this is an end of the writing of Shagpat the Scribe at this season. B. THE CHURCH AT WARRINGTON THE town of Warrington is situated on the river Mersey, between Liverpool and Manchester, about twenty miles from each, in the heart of the great manufacturing district of Lancashire. The first inhabitants of this town settled there just before the time, or possibly during the first years of the Roman inhabitation. They named it Weryngton. During the Roman occupation a road was built through Weryng- ton. A ford was made across the river, and the road continued to Castra (Chester). This road Avas the northern part of Watling Street. Gradually Weryngton grew up, and changed its name to Warring- ton. In the year 1116 it considered itself large enough to have a church, and so a sandstone church was built. The structure was erected over a period of two years, and when it was finished it seated one thousand people. At this time, also, a house was built on the other side of the road. This house is now a shop where anything may be bought from a pin to a bicycle. Here, The General Wolfe, Crom- well slept one night in August, 1648, after he had fought and routed Duke Hambleton. In his report of this battle Cromwell said, We have tyr ' d our horses in pursuit of the enemie . . . Wee have kil ' d wee know not what. His bullet marks may still be seen on the east wall of the church. His soldiers also destroyed the tower which was built in 1354. A new tower was built in 1696 by Rector Shaw, and bells cast in the Ecton forge in Northamptonshire were installed. In 1824 the old crypt, which had been built under the chancel of the thirteenth century church, Avas found by Mr. Rickman, an architect, Avho was carrying out some repairs to the chancel. The crypt had evidently remained undiscovered for three hundred years : since in 1558, on the accession of Queen Elizabeth, panelling had been replaced around the sanctuary, hiding the door of the crypt. It was the removal of the panelling which led to the discovery. From 1350 to 1558 the crypt had probably been used as an oratory. It then had a stone staircase ascending within a buttress on the north side as far as the roof. [ 32 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine In December, 1858, Rector Queckett issued a printed appeal explaining his plans for the restoration of the church. The tower, he said, ' ' was greatly damaged during the civil war, when it was gar- risoned by a party of the inhabitants against the Parliamentary forces ; and in the year 1696, was taken down and rebuilt with walls of immense thickness. The arches supporting the tower, not being of solid masonry, have, of late years, been gradually giving way. Perhaps the crowning achievement of Rector Queckett ' s restora- tion was the erection of the magnificent spire — the third tallest in England. Its height from the floor of the nave to the top of the vane is 281 feet. The Aveathercock is made from gold sovereigns con- tributed on the printing of the appeal. Rector Queckett ' s workmen raised the floor of the chancel, and caused some mutilation of the buttress staircase and of the buttress itself. They also regroined the roof of the crypt, and made new stairs leading up to the chancel. G. S. Elliott. MONTANA BOOSTERS Breathes there a man with soul so dead who never to himself has said, Montana! my own, my native land. Possibly, but such individuals are rare (at least in Shawnigan), where Montana is known and loved by all. Many are the fantastic claims made for this unique and famous spo t, and not the least among these refer to Montana as the last liv- ing dinosaur state. This is often heatedly argued by more competent authorities, who assert that Montana is now enjoying the comforts of a highly enlightened era of bronze. One individual who was brash enough to pass through Montana in recent times without an escort claimed that he saw signs of a most primitive culture there — but being in deadly fear of attack by the fierce Redskins, he had to leave hurriedly. Another well-known booster provoked a hearty laugh one day when he suggested that Montana might have a moving picture theatre tucked away somewhere. This was so far-fetched that someone else suggested, insofar as lie knew, Montana was but a figment of the imagination, like the lost City of Atlantis. I sincerely hope this lat- ter viewpoint is not correct, that I may still remain — a Montana booster ! Roberts. ADDRESS BY DR. W. C. GIBSON Dr. W. C. Gibson addressed the school on November 17th, when he gave a very interesting and often amusing summary of events and places in Europe. He had a warm regard for Oxford, Avhere he obtained his doctor- ate, but he could not resist the temptation to poke fun at some of its more hoary traditions. [ 33 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Spain had developed internationally famous workers in the field of medicine and science, the speaker said, and cited instances of important research carried out at University City in Madrid. He deplored the destruction of this famous centre of learning by the warring factions in Spain. Nazi domination in Germany, and the type of thinking imposed on her people, had gravely impaired scientific progress in that country. Accepted theories based on facts had been rejected in favour of new hypotheses, some of which were nothing short of ludi- crous in the light of modern knowledge. This was made possible when the Nazis expelled their most eminent men of learning, and filled their universities and schools with incompetent party officials. The present minister of education in Germany had received his ap- pointment shortly after leaving an insane asylum. Dr. Gibson emphasized that the best bulwark of the democracies against the rise of barbarism was their inheritance of free speech. At the close of his address the speaker showed moving pictures of his trip through Spain, Germany and Mexico, and gave a running commentary describing his experiences in these countries. He later conducted a discussion among the boys. [ 34 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Valete RIPLEY ' S— Beard, T. N. K., 1937. School Prefect. 1st XV. To Royal Canadian Navy. Hicks, J. B., 1930. School Prefect. 1st XV. To University of British Columbia. Slater, A. H. M., 1937. To H.M.S. Conway . Taylor, N. C, 1936. School Prefect. 1st XV, 1st XI. LAKE ' S— Butts, V. K., 1936. House Prefect. Cooper, W. N., 1935. School Prefect. 1st XV, 1st XI. Drake, M. L. T., 1935. House Prefect. To Victoria College. Hammond, A. B., 1934. House Prefect. 1st XV. To Victoria Col- lege. McPherson, I. E., 1935. House Prefect. 1st XV. To Victoria College. Milne, R. H., 1932. School Prefect. 1st XV. Ridewood, W. E., 1929. House Prefect. 1st XV. To McGill Uni- versity. Wace, L. T., 1929. House Prefect. GROVES ' — Derby, R,, 1931. House Prefect. 1st XV. To Stanford University. Hartnell, D. M., 1935. School Prefect. 1st XV. To California Institute of Technology. Wheeler, E. A., 1937. House Prefect. To California Institute of Technology. BIRTHS Tryon — At Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, in November, 1938, to the wife of C. E. Tryon (1917-1923), a daughter. Crisp — At Vancouver, B. C, on January 30th, 1939, to the wife of F. D. Crisp (1921-1921), a son. Colville— At Arbroath, Scotland, on April 29th, 1939, to the wife of Viscount Colville of Culross, a son. Ferguson — At Winnipeg, Manitoba, on October 7th, 1939, to the wife of W. S. Ferguson (1922-1926), a daughter. Roaf— At Vancouver, B. C, on August 9th, 1939, to the wife of W. G. H. Roaf (1922-1925), a son. Gerry — At Victoria, B. C, on November 8th, 1939, to the wife of Mr. J. Gerry (a master here since 1937), a son. [ 35 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine DEATHS Inglis — On June 21st, 1939, at Seattle, Washington, Roy C. Inglis, (1917-1918). Playfair — On September 5th, in the Royal Air Force, Anthony R. Play fair, (1925-1930). Piddington— On October 11th, 1939, in the Royal Oak, Peter Gros- venor Piddington, (1932-1933). MARRIAGES Mainguy-Holmes — On November 15th, 1939, at Woodside, Nova Sco- tia, Cpl. Richard Patrick Mainguy, R.C.A.F., (1931-1931), to Jeanne Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Holmes of Trenton, Ontario. Fox-Ley — On June 19th, 1939, at Victoria, B. C, Ian Malcolm Doug- las Fox, (1924-1932), to Betty Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ley. Mackedie-Winter — On April 15th, 1939, at Vancouver, B. C, Charleson Bruce Mackedie, (1920-1930), to Margaret Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Winter. Johnston-Myers — On May 6th, 1939, at Vancouver, B. C, Derek Lukin Johnston, (1920-1928), to Diana Myers. Bazett-Codd — On June 21th, 1939, at Vancouver, B. C, Charles Edward Royse Bazett, (1921-1930), to Gwynedd Elizabeth, daughter of Major S. A. Codd and the late Mrs. Codd. Jones-Hanan— On April 26th, 1939, at Haifa, Palestine, Noel B. Jones, (1918-1922), to Dorothy, daughter of the Rev. J. Hanan. Punnett-Leir — On August 26th, 1939, at Penticton, B. C, Trevor Rodd Punnett, (1925-1928), to Margery Eleanor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Leir, Penticton. Riddell-Cunliffe — On November 11th, 1939, at Nanaimo, B. C, EdAvard Arthur Hiddell, (1926-1932), to Marguerite Nicol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Cunliff ' e, Nanaimo. Macdonald-Berry — On June 5th, 1939, at Kingston, Ontario, Dr. John A. Macdonald, (1920-1925), to M. Sybil, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Berry, Westport, Ontario. Douglas-Gibson — On December 16th, 1939, at Seattle, Wash., Robert A. C. Douglas, (1921-1930), to Elma Gibson. Lake-Solomon— On July 10th, 1939, at Halifax, N.S., Harry J. Lake, (1921-1928), to Joan Solomon. Rii ' ley-Rorekts — On January 18th, 1940, at Beverly Hills, Califor- nia, Alexander Baillie Ripley, (1923-1927), to Mary Howard, daughter of Mrs. Eugene DeWitt Roberts. [ 36 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Old Boys ' Notes My Dear Old Boys : I am writing this letter, partly because I owe so many of you an answer to letters which I have been unable to answer and partly because the conditions in the world today make it so difficult to forecast our future, and this time next year may see many of us in very different positions of life and some of us may not be here at all. Now I should like you to remember me and the School wherever you are, not simply as Magister Scholariuni pro eruditione puerorum grammaticorum (anyhow that is non-existent today!) nor as Dr. Busby (1638) so well known for his flogging — as Sir Roger de Cov- erley said, A great man, Dr. Busby, he whipped my grandfather, a very great man, but rather as Dr. Busby ' s successor, Robert Freind, of whom the following epigram was written : Ye sons of Westminster who still retain Your ancient dread of Busby ' s awful reign Forget at length your fears, your panic end — The monarch of this place is now a Freind. So, perhaps, you will realize why I do not wish to be remembered in quite the same terms as Busby, who was, however, a very great scholar. A forgotten art, this scholarship, nowadays, when a slight and superficial knowledge of many subjects is the criterion by which we judge scholarship. And, at Shawnigan, we cannot give a silver penny or a silver twopence as a prize for good work, (I still have one or two if any Old Boy doubts that once I won some) , but I wo uld have you remember the School as a creative enterprise which has already a continuing influence for the benefit of Canada, for surely the death of Anthony Playfair ( The Colonel ) and Peter Piddington cannot have failed to leave some unselfish example to be followed by all, nor is it possible that the many Old Boys in their various walks of life in various parts of the Empire and the world can fail to realize that in some small measure their success is due to the development made at this School. Of course the School is not what it was in the Old Days, i.e., before the fire! But it really is doing just as good work, and I hope to see many of you doing something creative and of value for your Country. We need men of character with qualities of Leadership. 1 have received many interesting letters which I try to answer, but please remember that I have much to do, and here may I apolo- gize for not having sent a Christmas card to anyone, and instead of the usual Old Boys ' register I append : (1) A list of such Old Boys in the various Services as Ave have heard of. (2) A list from whom we have had letters or of whom Ave have heard. C. W. Lonsdale. [ 37 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The following list is the best that we can compile without further information. Please send ns any news of Old Boys that you can : Royal Navy Beard, T. N. K 1937-39 Dartmouth. Best, A. T 1923-26 Seaman Gunner, Merchant Marine. (Address) 9 E. Gloucester Ave., London, N.W. 1. Eddison, T 1918-19 Lacon, R. W. B 1923-26 Commander. Niven, J. G 1931-37 Sub-Lieut., R.N.R. Slater, A. H. M 1937-39 Cadet, H.M.S. Conway. Wace, M. T 1929-36 Merchant Marine. Royal Canadian. Navy Bradford, P 1925-30 R.C.N.V.R., Kingston, Ont. Campbell, A. C... 1929-35 Sub-Lieut., R.C.N.V.R., Vancouver, B. C. Covernton, G. S 1927-33 Sub-Lieut., R.C.N.V.R., Vancouver, B. C. Douglas, R. A. C 1924-30 R.C.N.V.R., (Special Reserve), Vancouver, B. C. Ferguson, W. 1 1928-30 Sub-Lieut., R.C.N.V.R., Vancouver, B. C. Golby, T 1917-21 Lieut., R.C.N. Haddon, P 1919-27 Lieut., R.C.N. Hayward, R. B 1931-37 R.C.N. , Dartmouth. Jcrmain, R. L. V 1930-31 Paymaster Lieut., R.C.N. Maitland, J. D .. 1928-30 Sub-Lieut., R.C.N.V.R., Vanouver, B. C. Nation, G. H 1931-32 Sub-Lieut., R.C.N.V.R., Vanouver, B. C. Nixon, C. P 1926-33 Lieut., R.C.N. Stirling, M. G 1929-33 Lieut., R.C.N. Imperial Army Bradford, D. E 1925-33 Royal Engineers. Elverson, C. R 1929-37 2nd Lieut., West Surrey Regiment. Groves, J. D .1920-26 Capt., Royal Engineers, Singapore. Lake, J. P 1923-33 Capt., East Lancashire Regiment. Oldham, J. M 1934-37 Lieut., Royal Engineers. Rose, V. H. V 1927-32 Lance-Corporal. Tryon, C. E 1917-23 Lieut., Royal Fusiliers. Canadian Army Barker, D. C. S... 1925-32 Lieut., 5th Regiment, Victoria, B. C. Bastin, A. A 1918-26 Signal Corps, Victoria, B. C. Bell-Irving, H. P .1924-27 Seaforth Highlanders, Vancouver, B. C. Boyd, D. F... 1929-30 Canadian Scottish. Cotton, H. F 1921-26 P.P.C.L.I., Winnipeg, Man. Holland, J. D. C 1929-37 Lieut., P.P.C.L.I., Winnipeg, Man. Lake, H. J 1921-28 Acting Staff Capt., R.C.A. Lindsay, J. M... 1924-25 Macleod, W. L. S .1918-20 Lieut., Canadian Scottish. Morres, S. E. E ....1920-24 Capt., R.C.A. Phipps, R. W .1917-19 Capt., 5th Regiment, Victoria, B. C. Roaf, W. G. H 1922-25 Capt., Seaforth Highlanders, Vancouver, B. C. Ross, J. D 1920-24 Capt., R.C.A. Skrimshire, P. M. T ....1929-33 Canadian Scottish. Tryon, J 1924-32 55th Battery, 5th (B. C.) Coast Brigade, R.C.A. Tryon, T. C ......1926-35 55th Batterv, 5th (B. C.) Coast Brigade, R.C.A. Tupper, C. G. H 1928-36 Seaforth Highlanders. Wace, L. T ..1929-39 Canadian Scottish. Wood, A. R 1927-30 P.P.C.L.I. Whittle, J. C- 1930-36 Irish Fusiliers. Royal Air Force Best, G. L 1922-25 Squadron Leader. Best, R ...1927-30 Leading Aircraftsman, Ismailia, Egypt. Humphreys, J. S 1931-35 Lake, R. L 1927-35 In training for Aeronautical Engineer. Mackie, J. F ....1932-34 Matthews, D. A 1930-36 Maxwell, P. H 1920-27 Niven, H. G 1931-37 Piddington, J. A 1925-32 Flying Officer. Rochfort, J. D .1925-34 Flying Officer. Rose, S. G.. 1928-31 Pilot Officer. Royal Canadian Air Force Mainguy, R. P 1931-34 Corporal. [ 38 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cotton, M. A 1925-27 Ferguson, W. S 1922-26 Mara, J. H. P 1925-28 B. C. Police Alexander, K. 1922-24 Weld, B. C 1921-24 KILLED WHILE ! ON ACTIVI : SERVICE Anthony Playfair 1925-30 Pilot Officer, R.A.P., Sept. 5, 1939. Peter Piddingrton 1932-33 Midshipman, H.M.S. Royal Oak, Oct. 14, 1939. Other Old Boys Ames, D. A 1928-31 D. P. Ames Co., Vancouver. Barclay, H. R 1924-30 Successfully passed B. C. Law Examination in July, 1939. Bazett, C. E. R... 1924-30 Chartered Accountant, Vancouver. Bell, A. E 1934-38 California Institute of Technology. Best, N. F 1925-28 Columbia Broadcasting Co., Hollywood. Best, V. G. C 1922-23 Public Utilities Dept., Chase National Bank, New York. Bird, J. 1 19 29-34 1st Year, Dalhousie University. Burchard, D. W 1934-38 Yale University. Campbell, J. C 1929-34 Dalhousie University. Collett, L. C. A 1929-30 Bank of Montreal, Victoria. Corbett, D. F. H 1931-35 With Mr. L. A. Grogan, Chartered Accountant, Victoria. Corse, C. T 1930-36 Final Year Law, Yale University. Covernton, C. C 1927-31 Final Year Medicine, McGill University. Crisp, A. G 1921-26 472 Russell Hill Road, Toronto. Crisp, F. D ...1921-24 Pender Island, B. C. Crofton, F. D. L 1931-37 McGill University. Cromie, D 1928-31 Vancouver Sun, Vancouver. Cromie, R. E 1925-29 Vancouver Sun, Vancouver. Cross, J. M 1927-35 A7 Ranhe, Nanton, Alta. Davidson, C. P 1927-31 In Montreal. Davis, F. H 1929-38 Toronto University. Davis, 1 1927-36 University of British Columbia. Day, C. R 1930-38 With Helliwell, Maelachlan, Chartered Account- ants, Vancouver. Douglas, D. C 1924-32 4th Year Engineering, McGill University. Doull, J. R 1929-32 Bank of Nova Scotia, Vancouver. Draeseke, G. C. L 1922-29 Successfully passed B. C. Law Examination in July, 1939. Dyson, G. F 1929-33 At home in Vancouver. Derby, R 1934-39 Stanford University. Drake, M. L. T 1935-39 Victoria. College. Elliott, R. J 1927-28 Bank of Montreal, Victoria. Farris, R. H 1926-27 Great Central, B. C. Fox, I. M. D .1924-32 McGill University, C.O.T.C. Gardner, A 1932-38 University of British Columbia. Garrard, H. S. B .1920-24 Pacific Cable Co., Manila. Graham, C. D 1925-32 Passed 2nd Class Houours History, 1939, Cam- _ bridge University. Now in Vancouver. Gregory, F. B. P .1933-36 Bank of Montreal, Kelowna, B. C. Harcourt, R. W._ 1924-30 Royal Trust Company, Toronto. (In R.C.A.R.) Hayden, R. C 1929-32 Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alta. Homer, P. F. N... 1922-24 View Royal, Victoria, B. C. Hammond, A. B 1934-39 Victoria College. Hartnell, D. M 1935-39 California Institute of Technology. Hicks, J. B 1930-39 Awarded Douglas Woodward Scholarship to Uni- versity of British Columbia. [ 39 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Johnston, D. R. L 1926-28 Kerr, R. A... 1931-36 Ladner, T. E 1928-31 Lane, S. C 1927-31 Larsen, J. H. R 1921-29 Leeming, K. L ___ 1920-22 McAulay, G. F 1929-31 McCreery, W. B 1934-38 Mcintosh, D. F. J.... 1934-37 Mackedie, C. B 1920-30 McPherson, I. E 1935-39 Maitland, R. R.. 1929-34 Martin, D. F 1922-23 Ogilvie, J. P 1934-38 Paterson, P. J .....1929-37 Pearce, P. C... 1929-35 Piddington, T. A 1925-28 Pownall, D. F 1933-38 Pownall, F. A 1927-33 Pullen, P. F 1929-34 Reed, G. W 1930-35 Reynolds, J. W 1930-37 Ridewood, W. E...._ 1929-39 Robertson, A. M 1916-20 Rogers, A. T 1926-35 Shannon, R. P 1929-33 Stiell, W. M 1936-38 Taylor, F. H. C 1934-37 Taylor, N. C 1936-39 Torland, T 1928-33 Watson, J. H. B.... .1923-24 Wheeler, E. A 1937-39 Chartered Accountant with Price, Waterhouse, Vancouver. University of Alberta. Final Year, Osgood Hall. Final Year, Law, Dalhousie University. With H. R. MacMillan Co., Vancouver. Royal Trust Company, Victoria. Imperial Oil Co., Calgary. (Has applied for R.C.A.F.) Stanford University. California Institute of Technology. With H. R. MacMillan Co., Vancouver. Victoria College. Dalhousie University. Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Victoria. McGill University. McGill University. Royal Bank of Canada, Victoria. Shawnigan Lake School. With Buttar Chiene, Chartered Accountants, Vancouver. Royal Trust Company, Victoria. Honours in Mining and Research Fellowship, Toronto University. University of Toronto, C.O.T.C. University of Alberta, C.O.T.C. McGill University. Yorkshire Canadian Trust Ltd., Victoria. With Matson Steamship Co., San Francisco. (President, Old Boys ' Club) with Standard Oil Company, Vancouver. University of British Columbia, University of British Columbia. Has applied for R.C.A.F. Station KVI, Seattle. Chief Accountant, Victoria City Hall. California Institute of Technology. An Old Boy writes from the U. S. : What is the British Navy doing? We have heard of damage done to German cruisers, of the destruction of U-boats and the end of the Graf Spee , and the fol- lowing extracts from a letter may be of interest, being an account of the experiences of an Old Boy in the Canadian Navy, as related in his letters home : On board a Canadian Destroyer, On the way to San Pedro, California, September 1st, 1939. I am very sorry not to have told you of our departure from Van- couver yesterday, but trust you will have heard by now. I had a note all written out for you but just missed the last boat ashore. We did not know where we were headed for until after we had weighed anchor. So here we are dashing along at twenty-five knots to a des- tination I am unable to disclose. If you haven ' t heard where we are going by the time this letter reaches you, you will certainly know in about a fortnight ' s time. Fortunately it has not been very rough to date, because the ordinary Pacific swell makes us pitch and roll all over the place. September 2nd. We are to arrive in San Pedro this afternoon. All ' s well now, and I shall write again as soon as I can. [ 40 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine September 9th. We get to Balboa after lunch today, just nine days since leaving Vancouver. After oiling and provisioning we should get through the canal in the evening. Our final destination I am still not permitted to state, but I expect it is generally known in Victoria by now. If not you might get someone in the Naval Barracks to whisper it to you in confidence. Since leaving San Pedro we have had, with the exception of two days, about the vilest weather I have ever experienced. You can imagine what that means in a destroyer at high speed — for days there wasn ' t a dry spot in the ship. We had to reduce to twelve knots one day because we sprang a leak forward and flooded a bow compartment! On another occasion, when I had the middle watch, the weather was so thick that we lost sight of the Fraser twice; when we sighted her again, after the second disappearance, we found we were practically alongside one another — we do see life! Now all is serene and we are furrowing our way through a glassy, calm, azure sea at twenty-four knots. I can ' t quite make out whether Canada is at war yet or not. I look forward to seeing the newspapers in Balboa, because the radio news, when we get it, is so contradictory. We heard over the air from Panama last night that the kk St. Laurent and Fraser were arriv- ing in Panama on Tuesday, September 12th. They will be very put out when they see us this afternoon. However, most broadcasts just describe us as missing. Halifax, N.S. September 20th. I thought you would guess our fairly obvious destination, though we were very nearly detained permanently at Jamaica for convoy work there. Now that we are safety tucked away in harbour for a few days ' repairs, I can write at length. Numerous interesting plans and rumours are floating about, but all more or less confidential. However, I think I can safely say that we shall be here for some months ; that is, alternately three weeks 1 convoy work and then five days in harbour for boiler cleaning. There has also been a deluge of promotions, as you have probably heard. We escorted a slow convoy of seventeen ships (speed a slow eight knots) clear of the coast the other day, and I trust they will reach their destination. We have to wear uniform ashore, and there is practically nothing one can do and nowhere to go except perhaps the Lord Nelson Hotel, which is deserted and expensive. I may send my plain clothes home for safe keeping — either that or have them put in storage here. September 25th. .... We are at present on our way back to Halifax to oil and pick up another convoy. Last night we spent standing by a ship which had become disabled due to engine trouble and could not keep up with the rest of her convoy. She finally got going agadn at [ 41 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine 3 a.m., so we left her. Phil Haddon has taken over as our new First Lieutenant. We also have with us a lieutenant and midshipman from R.C.N.V.R. The lieutenant, we hope, will eventually be able to keep watch, because only having a full night ' s sleep every third night is inclined to be a strain for three weeks on end. Will you please send me that white woolly cap which is somewhere in the house — the Atlantic is already very wintry! October 5th. I hope it isn ' t too long since I last wrote — we have been terribly busy with end-of -quarter auditing of accounts (Destroyers have no paymasters). I keep all the Ward Room mess accounts, which are enough to turn anyone ' s hair white. Yesterday we returned to Halifax after a week or so at sea. We started by escorting a convoy and then carried out a patrol of Cabot Strait, returning via the Gut of Canso (between Cape Breton Island and the mainland) — a very interesting trip. Lieut. Cdr. De Wolfe takes over command of the St. Laurent tomorrow, and we are giv- ing the present Captain a farewell party tonight — about forty people, which means standing room in our Ward Room! As usual we know nothing of our future movements beyond being told at what notice for sailing we are to remain. October 14th. Thank you very much for the woollens, which are just what I wanted . . . our last convoy was quite small and we also had good weather most of the time. But one drawback was the fact that there was no moon u ntil early in the morning, with the result that, when coming on watch in the middle of the night, it took about ten min- utes before one could penetrate the darkness sufficiently even to see the convoy ! Another drawback was that with odd German pocket battleships roaming about the ocean, we had to have as many people at action stations as possible the whole time — the result being, of course, that we kept alternate watches . . . My exercise when on shore is playing squash at the Army barracks. October 19th. In the trunk full of Dad ' s uniforms I think there is an extra thick monkey jacket and trousers. If so will you please send them — it ' s already nearly a question not of how many clothes does one need, but how many can one stand up in and move! Instead of wearing a greatcoat or an oilskin, we now wear both. No doubt you read about the terrible storm in the North Atlantic from which we just returned. We were with a convoy yesterday morning in heavy weather when we had a breakdown in one of our many complicated installations and so were ordered back to Halifax. No sooner did we part company than the weather became worse and worse until the seas were really enormous — about fifty feet lrigh. We avoided serious damage by reducing speed to eight knots, but even so we lost a few odds and ends overboard and the deck plating split in one place! Marvellous to relate, I Avasn ' t seasick (I think the motion was too violent and bumpy for that), though I did feel distinctly [ 42 ] Shawnigan Lake School Magazine unsettled in the early stages. Unfortunately the captain suffers from inal de mer as much and more than any of us. Our midshipmen ' s sole sustenance yesterday was half a loaf of dry bread! The rest of us had sou]) and sandwiches. However, we eventually got in at five o ' clock this morning, eleven hours after our expected time of arrival. . . . I cannot stop thinking of the Koyal Oak disaster and whether P. (if he is still in that ship) was saved. October 23rd. Thank you very much for two letters, one of which had finally found its way here after being originally addressed to San Pedro, and the other confirmed the sad news of P. ' s death. I only hope that, as the explosion occurred at night, he never knew anything about it, particularly as many think that the disaster was due only to internal explosions ... 1 write now because there are rumours about that we shall be off to sea again tomorrow. They have become so secretive about our movements now that we usually first get news of them from gossip ashore! As for my getting leave, there is no talk of it yet; though with any luck we may get fwo or three weeks (with due warning 1 hope) before the year is out. Meanwhile i lead a sort of double life — half the time at sea, battling chiefly against the ele- ments, and the other half peacefully in harbour doing office work . . . 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