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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Exchanges We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following contem- poraries : Glenalmond Chronicle. Vernon Preparatory School Chronicle. The College Times. The Ashburian. St. Peter ' s Chronicle, Cambridge, New Zealand. St. Margaret ' s School, Victoria. Music Notes MOST forms in the School are now able to study Music Appre- ciation, thanks to the Carnegie Set. The Orchestra is still in existence and now that we have the big Bass Fiddle repaired, we have a full complement of strings. The Choir has done a good deal of hard work and has sung several anthems, including one chorus from the Brahms Requiem, Blessed Are They That Mourn, and a Chorale from Bach ' s Christ- mas Oratorio. Some questions on Music are now included in the British Colum- bia Matriculation Full History Course, so Form VI B are getting a good deal of use from the Music Set. Milestones 4 4 7K T HAT do the Seniors talk about in their Saturday morning VV session? Everything, I replied. Then there is no limitation imposed on the choice of subjects? None whatever. Here are some of the titles. See for yourself. He read slowly: ' The Alps ' , ' Freak Ships ' , ' Snake Bites ' , ' Lie Detector ' , ' Douglas Bomber ' , ' Calgary ' , ' Great Swamp ' — Here I interrupted to point out that the Great Swamp in ques- tion Avas six hundred miles from the headwaters of the Mle — a vast wilderness covering twenty-five thousand square miles and inhabited by a race of very tall men. How interesting! he replied. Yes, these natives live almost solely by catching swamp fish, and when they are too lazy to fish, which is often, they live on soup made entirely from swamp grass. [ 9 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Examinations ONE boy, John Lev, sat for the Naval Examination and passed into Dartmouth. Thirteen boys took the McGill Matriculation Examination in Algebra and twelve passed. One boy was accepted at Toronto University, one at the University of British Columbia, and two passed the McGill Junior Matriculation. Some of the individual marks for the McGill Matriculation may be of interest. Over eighty per cent was obtained in Algebra, Geometry, Chem- istry, Physics, Greek, German and History. Photography THIS year the Camera Club has been the scene of varied activi- ties. Besides the regular type of work, some of the twelve members have been doing portraiture, others colour work, and some experimenting with various toning processes. We have several beginners who are learning the fundamentals from those more experienced. Many minor improvements have been made but we still lack sufficient funds for an en larger. The onl} T one available is privately owned and is for miniatures only. We have lately resumed the movies and have had some excellent films which we think were enjoyed by all. — Dean Johnson. Library Notes THE attendance at the Library has been very good this year, and we feel that the painstaking efforts of R. H. McCleary and his fellow librarians to increase the popularity of the Library were not in vain. We have acquired many books through the Library Fund which have been very popular. We wish to thank Mrs. W. E. Morres, Messrs. J. Forman, G. B. Benson, A. M. Wood and W. McC. Ewing for the books that they so kindly gave us. In the past we have been disappointed with the popularity of the blood and thunder novels. However, we are now glad to say that there has been a definite trend towards better reading in the past year. We hope that it will continue. [ 8 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ' All! These tales of primitive peoples are always fascinating. But take this title now. What could anyone say that is enlighten- ing about ' Fish Traps at Sooke ' ? Now, I said, the mechanically-minded boy delights in a sub- ject like this. He describes the construction of the traps, the prin- ciples on which they work; the duties of the watchman stationed at the trap, and the activities of the men working on the scow in clearing or lifting the trap. He takes us ashore where other workers ' butcher ' the fish and tar and wash the netting. Finally he lists the names, relative sizes and importance of the different kinds of fish. Excellent ! said my friend. And do all speakers acquit them- selves equally well? Sometimes, I said, the speakers are ill-prepared or nervous. But this latter fault is being eliminated by practice in impromptu speaking. This term we have had very good talks from Ewing, Wheeler, Koerner and Brockhurst. Cadet Corps THE Cadet Corps was organized towards the beginning of this term primarily as a Civilian Defence Corps for the purpose of giving the boys elementary training in signalling and first aid ; so that they may be of use to the civilian authorities in case of a national emergency of any description. Later we applied for recognition and became one of the widely organized Military Cadet Corps. Training up to now has been confined to squad drill, signalling and range practice. The efficiency so far attained in all these branches of training is due to the great keenness of the Cadets who have given up practically all their spare time to drills and classes. SIGNALLING RESULTS so far have been fairly satisfactory and are now in the initial stages of forming No. 1 and No. 2 signalling sec- tions. By the end of the summer term the signalling sections should be a credit to the Corps. It is gratifying to see that indi- idual boys are making good progress. RIFLE CLUB RANGE WORK has improved and the Club should produce a first class team. Members have won 14 Bronze, 3 Silver and 1 Gold medal this season, with several almost completed. This brings the total for two seasons to 40 Bronze, 10 Silver and 2 Gold. The Curwen Shield for 1939 was won by R. H. McCleary and for 1940 by C. D. Johnson. [ 10 ]