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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Tea on the lawn afforded opportunity for renewing many acquaintances. Friends of the school once more were surprised to see how quickly schoolboys had become old boys. It was more marked this year, perhaps, when uniforms in the gathering showed that the schoolboys of the ' 30s had become the sailors and soldiers of the ' 40s. PRIZE LIST, JUNE, 1940 Form VII— H. C. Wilkinson Form IV— K. F. A. Wallis Form VI — M. Rattray Remove A — H. G. Macdonald Form VU— C. P. Layard Remove B— G. D. Love Form VL — E. R. Larsen Form III — J. S. Oostermeyer Latin Prize — W. H. Steiwer. Bishop ' s Prize for Reading — H. C. Wilkinson. fMichaelmas Term — H. C. Wilkinson Efficiency Prize — ■{ Lent Term — Y. Hickey [Summer Term — W T. S. Pearce [Sports — Lake ' s House Cups — ] Cricket — Lake ' s [Shooting — Groves ' ™ ,. Tj . (Junior— E. C. M. Elv Shooting Prize — I . z, ,, s | Senior — R. H. McCleary The Grogan Tennis Cup — G. H. Nanson Sportsmanship Cup — A. W. H. Oxholm Old Boys ' Race— W. E. Ridewood. r io ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Sneech Dav » THE 26th Speech Day was held on Saturday, June 29th, in per- fect weather. It began with Leaving Service in the chapel, where the Very Rev. H. Spencer Elliott, Dean of Columbia, gave the address. The Bishop of Columbia, the Rt. Rev. H. E. Sexton, was present, and the Rev. Canon T. M. Hughes and the Rev. E. M. Willis assisted. Finals of the water sports in the early afternoon were followed by speeches in the gymnasium. On the platform were Sir Robert Holland, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., C.V.O., V.D., who presented the prizes; Sir Percy Lake, Sir Richard Lake, Capt, J. D. Groves, Mr. J. Y. Copeman, Bishop Sexton, Dean Elliott and Lt.-Col. A. F. M. Slater. The Head Master apologized for the absence of two members of the Board of Governors — Lord Colville, who had a previous en- gagement aboard one of His Majesty ' s ships somewhere in the North Sea; and Major Roaf, who was in England somewhere. Five members of the teaching staif were with the forces, as were about 100 Old Boys, four of whom had been killed : Anthony Play- fair, John Littlewood and Stephen Rose in the R.A.F., and Peter Piddington in the Royal Navy. Examination results had been good. Two Shawnigan boys sat for the California Institute of Technology- examinations. Both Avere among the 160 applicants accepted out of a total of 660, and one of them, ranking in the first 12, Avon a scholarship. Sir Robert Holland, retired after a distinguished administrative career in India, spoke his admiration of the aesthetic quality of the services in the chapel, which reminded him of the beautiful chapel of Winchester, his old school. He stressed the importance of reading good literature, especially the Bible, as one of the most important aspects of education. He gave those boys who were leaving three tips: to be careful to con- serve the energy and talents of youth ; to be unafraid of responsi- bility; and to realize that full supporters of even such bad causes as Nazi-ism are better than those who pay lip service to a better idealism, but in their hearts are giving way to indulgences, com- promise and weakness of the spirit. ' ' We must despise ourselves, said Sir Robert, if Ave cannot find the same mettle in our spirits as the Nazis show. It is not the dol- lar, not the protection of America, not contempt for your enemies, but the spirit of each one of you, that will win the Avar. [ 9 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Examin ations » THE School entered eleven boys for McGill Junior Matriculation and six passed in all subjects, the highest average being 86.8%. W. Oxholm and C. Forrest wrote College Entrance Board examina- tions successfully. Y. Hickey and M. Rattray sat for the California Institute of Technology examination and were admitted. Rattray was aAvarded a scholarship by the Board of Examiners, and thus became the second Shawnigan boy to receive this honour. R. H. Leir passed his Naval Examination, went to Dartmouth, has passed out First Class and is now in H.M.S. Prince of Wales. W. H. Steiwer has entered Stanford University. H. C. Wilkinson was successful in passing the B. C. Senior Matriculation examination. « Photography Club » THIS year the Photography Club has suffered the loss of a few of its more experienced members, but at the same time has gained several new ones. The new members are all beginners but are being taught the fundamentals of photography as fast as possible. Also, our numbers include a member of the Staff, who looks after the club. A major improvement has been made in the darkroom: a com- plete work bench with shelves and cabinets for various pieces of apparatus. The Head Master very generously loaned the club suf- ficient funds to have this installed, and the club has now raised enough to repay him. Now we are faced with the problem of obtaining a new sink, and the necessary plumbing for it. The work this year is not generally of an advanced nature, due to the large number of beginners. However, there are two or three members who are quite capable of producing very fair pictures. Two members are contemplating colour printing from Kodachrome transparencies. This is quite a lengthy process and has proved to be a very interesting one. Looking toward the future, Ave are trying to complete the dark- room without the necessity of borrowing members ' private equip- ment. This includes an enlarger, pans, graduates, thermometers, safelights and various other pieces of equipment. In the past, it has been found that whenever a member left the school some necessary equipment left also. This put progress at a disadvantage, and so now we are aiming to make the club independent of individual members. — Dean Johnson. [ 11 ]