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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Cricket » CRICKET throughout the School was of a good standard. The first eleven, although without any outstanding bowler, had a good season. The batting was consistent and the fielding above average. After losing the first two matches against more experi- enced sides, the team found its form and played good cricket for the rest of the season. Four matches were Avon and two drawn. University School was defeated twice, but the Brentwood match ended in a tame draw when we were left the impossible task of scoring 101 runs in less than an hour. An encouraging sign for the future was the success of the Colts XI which won all matches easily. The most enjoyable and exciting cricket was played in the newly instituted Inter-House league. Matches were played every Wednesday of the term, and with only two and a half hours avail- able for each game, the cricket was never allowed to become dull. And if at times enthusiasm prevailed over skill, the interest aroused should bring increased keenness for the game in future years. Back row: M. L. Gandossi, S. R. Front row: C. P. Forrest, H. 1st XI, 1940 D. Ashby, W. H. Steiwer, M. Rattray, G. H. Nanson, H. Leir, M. V. C. Hickey. C. Wilkinson, A. B. Fleck (capt.), W. T. S. Pearce, J. O. Wheeler. L 19 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « The Rag Concert » ENTHUSIASM for the play and a fair amount of dramatic talent were apparent in this year ' s performance. A reproduction of The Mad Hatter ' s Tea Party began the programme, and the cos- tuming in this was excellently done. Remove B and Form III followed with their own interpretation of a memorable scene from Torn Sawyer. For many of these youthful performers it was their first night and the prospect of painting a fence on stage was pardonably exciting. But well-inten- tioned property men had inadvertently so diluted the whitewash that this part of the act put an undue strain on the imagination of the audience. Herr Hitler came in for more than his usual share of ribbing as the Fourth and Upper Fifth vied with each other in skits de- signed to illuminate certain weak points in this character. In one he was depicted as a map maker extraordinary, in the other as a consultant of the occult powers. Men of letters might have felt resentment at the lack of dignity and restraint shown in The Highwayman as the Lower Fifth replaced his horse with an eccentric-wheeled bicycle, and his red- coats with Groves ' House Blazers. Members of the staff viewed themselves in alarm as the Sixth Form unleashed its dramatic powers after a term of silent suffer- ing. Mothers and Others was the title of this skit, which humour- ously depicted the foibles of both mothers and masters. Lake ' s House had an amusing scene centred around the difficul- ties of the Joint Defence Commission. As the Commission deliber- ated over their problems, the Indian rope trick was realistically performed. All went well until Premier Da Pullo of the Commis- sion attempted to do the trick himself. The rope proved unequal to the strain. In the final play, Groves ' House showed their keen appreciation of the Classics, for the title of this skit was Antony and Cleo- patra. The tragedienne of the evening proved to be Cleopatra, who as a modern miss in ancient costume held her audience spell- bound. With sharper wit than that with which history endows her, she proved thoroughly decisive in her dealings with Antony. The appreciation of the audience was shown in their frequent applause. [ 18 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. VICTORIA C. C. Played at Shawnigan on April Shawnigan Lake School Pearce, c Wilby, b Baird Wilkinson, run out 6 Gandossi, b Jones 9 Wheeler, b Baird 16 Fleck, b Baird Ashby, c and b Sparks Steiwer, c Twanley, b Jones. Nanson, c Collett, b Jones... Forrest, b Jones.... Haywood, b Jones Leir, not out Extras Total 27th. Lost by 4 wickets. Victoria C. C. Gillespie, b Ashby 7 Sparks, lbw., b Ashby 2 Jones, b Wilkinson 32 Baird, b Ashby. Twanley, c Fleck, b Pearce 10 Wilby, st Fleck, b Steiwer 4 Grogan, retired 19 Rogers, not out 2 Pennington, not out 11 Lethaby ! .., , . . Collett J Dld not bat- Extras 3 Total (for 6 wickets) 91 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1ST XI VS. MR. LONSDALE ' S XI Played at Shawnigan Shawnigan Lake School Pearce, st Watson, b Twite Wilkinson, c Twite, b Leggatt Gandossi, c Lethaby, b Bennett.... Wheeler, c Twite, b Bennett Fleck, b Twite Ashby, b Twite Steiwer, c Lethaby, b Twite Nanson, b Twite Forrest, lbw, b Twite Leir, not out Sloan, b Twite Extras on May 2nd. Lost by 2 wickets. Mr. Lonsdale ' s XI 17 H. Lethaby, st Fleck, b Forrest.... 2 13 Capt. F. Considine, b Wilkinson.... 6 30 A. E. S. Leggatt, b Forrest C. W. Twite, b Ashby 70 1 P. Baird, b Pearce 1 1 P. B. Bennett, lbw, b Wilkinson.... 1 Capt. D. V. Palin, lbw, b Forrest.. 2 C. W. Lonsdale, c Leir, b Forrest 1 F. Watson, not out 10 10 P. T. Skrimshire | 4 M. Rattray J 3 Extra Did not bat. Total Total (for 8 wickets) 92 SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. COWICHAN C. C. Played at Duncan on Shawnigan Lake School Pearce, b E. S. Fox 7 Wilkinson, c Codville, b E. S. Fox 23 Gandossi, run out 22 Wheeler, not out 27 Fleck, not out 61 Extras 13 Total (for 3 wickets) 153 Leir, Ashby, Rattray, Forrest, Steiwer and Nicholls did not bat May 4th. Drawn. Cowichan C. C. Walton, c Forrest, b Wilkinson.... 39 Thorne, c Fleck, b Nicholls 24 E. S. Fox, b Fleck 10 G. Green, b Ashby 4 Davie, not out 2 Codville, not out Extras 6 Total (for 4 wickets) 85 A. E. Green, Leggatt, Corbishley, Charter and Baker did not bat. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL VS. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played at Shawnigan on May University School b Gandossi 18 Younf Boak, b Wilkinson.... Twiss, c Fleck, b Wilkinson Williams, b Forrest Mercer, c Wilkinson, b Ashby. Gibbs, c Fleck, b Forrest Molliet, lbw, b Forrest Leslie, b Wilkinson Mackay, run out Duke, b Ashby Albert, not out Extras Total 7 5 7 9 2 2 1 2 3 56 11th. Won by 7 wickets. Shawnigan Lake School Pearce, st Mercer, b Molliet 19 Wilkinson, lbw, b Young.. 6 Gandossi, c Twiss, b Williams. Wheeler, b Williams Fleck, st Mercer, b Young Leir, b Young Rattray, not out Ashby, not out Extras Total (for 6 wickets). Steiwer, Nanson and Forrest did not bat. [ 20 ]