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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Machine Shop Notes » THE committee in charge of the club wish to report a successful start under the guidance of Mr. Benson, our new instructor. Metal working projects have not as yet passed the elementary stages, but the installation of a new lathe this term should provide an impetus toward more advanced work. We should like to attempt something on the scale of Hickey ' s project of last term. The lathe was presented to us in memory of John Archibald Littlewood, who died in England while serving with the R.A.F. The wood working section has provided for a wide variety of work. Construction and use of proper scale drawings is here a pre- requisite to good craftsmanship. Walnut and mahogany tables have been made by R. C. and D. M. Anderson, and Vaughan ii is working on a similar article which he hopes to complete by the end of term. Lake ' s House have finished installing their pine bookshelves, Avhile Groves ' are the proud owners of a new table top. Ewing and Ander- son have drafted plans for a flattie to be built next term, while others have kept the lathes busy turning out a wide variety of smaller objects. « Rifle Club Notes » AN ENTHUSIASTIC group of would-be first class marksmen . enrolled this year under the care of Capt. D. V. Palin. The results bear testimony to the skill and untiring patience of our instructor. McCleary is to be congratulated on winning his bronze, silver and gold Dominion Marksmanship Medals. Out of a possible 100 points, the bronze requires 75, silver 88 and gold 93, on the ten targets shot in each group. The following boys have obtained their silver medals : C. D. Johnson, A. B. Fleck, R. A. Mitten and M. Rattray, in addition to 25 others who have successfully competed for the bronze. « Ars Artis Causa » IN THESE times of stress it is important that our minds should be taken off the gloomy thoughts of war; so, with this in view, and after a lapse of two years, the old Art Club has been resurrected from the state of temporary stagnation into which it had fallen. It has now been incorporated into the more highly organized Art [ 13 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Natural History Club Notes » THE Natural History Club this year has been fortunate enough to gain the interest of Rev. F. E. Tomalin, who has consented to act as honorary president. Membership has been increased by the addition of five new boys. Much interest has been shown, but owing to the lack of guns the activity of the club has been limited. We are very grateful for the presentation by Mr. D. S. Ashby of a Peregrine Falcon, an extremely rare bird; and for the gift by two former members, C. R. Day and N. C. Taylor, of nearly sixty study skins, several of which have been mounted for display. The present members are Taylor, Ramus, Macdonald ii, Brock- hurst, Huntington i, Moorehead, Steiwer, Huntington ii and Druminond-Smith. — G. F. Taylor. « Milestones » MILESTONES are admirable in theory, but sometimes lament- able in practice. The purpose of the speaker is often apparent, but is rarely served. Why is this so? The fault may lie in a choice of language not merely lacking in rhetorical adornments but in the imaginative and atmospheric use of words. But perhaps the chief fault lies in the manner of speaking, which is awkward and self- conscious, and foretells a thank you when the speaker has finished. On the other hand, many of the Milestones heard this term proved equal to the best given in other years. The most interesting accounts of technical processes are generally given by those who have observed them at first hand. In this regard Ward ' s description of Glass- Working was excellent. Parr, Stokes and Milligan made up a trilogy on deep sea fishing, dealing with the various methods, such as the trident spear and ultra-violet light, used in different localities. In the field of modern history, Wilson spoke on The Change in the Map of Asia and the Second World War, while Koerner im- pressed us with some of the important reasons for such changes when he described the work of the Fifth Column in Europe and America. The latter address was carefully prepared, and together with Brockhurst ' s account of the two battles of Narvik, did most to capture the interest of the audience. Ewing vividly described his experiences during an air raid, while Huntington chose as his topic My Home-Coming to Canada. Gan- dossi dealt with the difficult subject of echoes, and Baker recounted some of the thrills and spills that were his lot in the ascent of Mount Athabaska. [ 12 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Society, with a membership of eight (limited by Rule Two of the Society, 1940), all ardent painters, artists and sculptors. Our headquarters are in the Art Room of the Hobby Shop, where frequent meetings are held; but the flame of art cannot be contained in a single room alone, and in future our members will often be seen prowling round the school with paintbox, canvas and easel. The fruits of our labours Ave hope to exhibit publicly on Speech Day. Till then, au revoir. « House Notes » RIPLEY ' S Dear Mr. Ripley: — We wish to let you know of the House ' s progress in the past year, so we take this opportunity to tell you of our improvements and achievements, and to thank you and Mrs. Ripley for your gen- erous donations. To begin with, the Head Master is our House Master, taking the place of Mr. Cedric Lonsdale, who, we are sorry to say, has left us to join the army, where he has earned the rank of Lieutenant. We returned this year to find that, although several of our seniors had left, we had many new boys, making Ripley ' s the largest House in the School. Among those leaving were Hickey and Rat- tray, who entered the California Institute of Technology, the latter on a scholarship; Wilkie, who passed Senior Matriculation and is now at the University of Toronto ; and Forrest, who is in Eastern Canada training as an anti-aircraft gunner. Rattray and Macdonald came top of their forms, the Sixth and Remove A respectively, and Nixon passed McGill Matriculation with a good average. We were not so successful on the sports field, however, although we managed to beat Groves ' House in the cricket and sports com- petitions. In the opinion of many, the concert staged by Ripley ' s last Lent term was quite the best of the three House entertainments, largely due to the performance of Wilkie on his guitar. The Hickey brothers and Rattray won their House Colours for cricket, and Wheeler got his School Blazer for cricket. [ 14 ]