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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Speech Day, 1942 » The Leaving Service was held in Chapel as usual. The Address was given by our Visitor, the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Columbia. PRIZE LIST, JUNE, 1942 Form VI A — J. R. Huntington Form Rem ove A — J. S. Ooster- Form VI B — E. R. Larsen Meyer Form VU—D. Roberts Form Remove B — W. F. Chad- Form VL — R. S. M. Ling wick Form IV— G. D. Love Form III II— W. C. Bice Science Prize — C. D. Johnson Bishop ' s Prize for Reading — P. W. DeS. Duke fMichaelmas Term — W. McC. Ewing Efficiency Prize — -{Lent Term — W. McC. Ewing [Summer Term — J. O. Wheeler House Cups — Soprts — Lake ' s The Grogan Tennis Cup — M. L. Gandossi Sportsmanship Cup — D. N. Brockhurst « Examinations » BEFORE giving the results of our Examinations this year, we would like to point out that our whole Vlth Forms sit for Matriculation and boys are not refused permission to write simply because they may or will fail. Also, all our candidates sit for the whole examination in one year and do not try to pass by covering one or two subjects per annum. The following are the results of Examinations: — McGill Senior Matriculation. Two boys sat for ' this Examina- tion and passed in all subjects with an average of 67% and 65%. One boy wrote two subjects and passed with 97% and 75%. McGill Junior Matriculation. Thirteen boys wrote McGill Junior Matriculation. Of these, ten passed in all subjects taken, six with Distinction, one failed and two had supplenientals to write in French and English. B. C. Junior Matriculation. Nine boys sat for this Examination. Eight passed in all subjects and one failed only in French. One boy sat for the Entrance Examination to the California Institute of Technology and won a Scholarship. This is our third Scholarship in four years. It is of some interest to note that out of one hundred and forty- nine Matriculation papers : 6 were marked between 90% and 98% 18 were marked between 80% and 90% 30 were marked between 70% and 80%. r e ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine An interesting article in the Cowichan Leader on Navy Week reminds ns that Mr. P. T. Skrimshire has been a valued member of the staff for eighteen years and it speaks highly of Skrimshire ' s School at Qnamichan Lake. The Leader mentions several names of Old Boys of Qnamichan Lake School who owe much to the influ- ence of Mr. Skrimshire. Congratulations to the School Dramatic Society, not only is it doing good work but it is organized by the boys only. We have received a most interesting and valuable gift from Mr. Athelstan Day of Duncan. It consists of a very large and complete collection of Butterflies and Moths and represents a lifetime of col- lecting by the late Mr. G. O. Day. « Chapel Notes » CHAPEL services have been held as- usual throughout the year and additional evening services during Lent. On two occasions the Bishop of Columbia visited us and preached in Chapel. The Head Master addressed us twice, and the rest! of the services Avere conducted by the School Chaplain. The Kev. E. M. Willis was present for several of the Early Services. The Bishop came to us on Palm Sunday, March 29th, for the annual Confirmation Service. Six boys and seven girls from Strath - cona were confirmed at this service. The beautiful flowers were again given by Mrs. P. A. WoodAvard. On April 26th, the Lieutenant-Governonr, Colo nel W. C. Wood- ward, inspected the 19th Company of the Cowichan Rangers. After the inspection, there was a special service in the Chapel at which His Honour gave the address. The Annual Carol Service was held on the last Sunday of the Michaelmas Term, and the fine music presented well justified the hard work of Miss Lonsdale and the Choir. Donations have been made from the Chapel Fund to the Cana- dian Legion Poppy Fund, the Canadian Red Cross Society, St. Barnabas Church, the Cowichan Rangers and the Diocese of Columbia. r 5 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « Hobby Shop Notes » PERHAPS in no department of School life has the war been felt more than in the Hobby Shop. The inroads on time made by Cadet Corps and A. R. P. activities, the scarcity of materials, and the reduced number of boys in the Middle School have all played a part in curtailing Hobby Shop activities. The loss of Mr. C. J. G. Lonsdale has been felt in the Machine Shop and lack of lumber, nails, and metal has resulted in it being used as little more than a work shop for odd jobs this term. Since our Art enthusiasts left us last year the Art Club has not been used. Photography continues to be popular but even there the luxury tax lias made itself felt and less has been done than in former years. We are very grateful to Dean Johnson for; the enlarger which he donated to the lub when he left last term. The Model Club and Printing Club continue to be popular with certain boys. The former makes its chief appeal to the Juniors, the latter, as usual, devotes much of its energy to printing School programmes. The Natural History Club has added a certain number of mineral specimens to its collection. The greatest thrill it has had this year has been the donation of a very tine collection of Lepidoptera, num- bering about twenty thousand specimens, to the School by Mr. Athelstan Day of Duncan. For this gift we are indeed grateful. « Music Notes » THE Orchestra, though small, is doing good work under the the guidance of Miss Lonsdale. The Concert was held on May 9th and an account of this will be found elsewhere in these pages. This term the Orchestra is working hard at the Mozart Overture to Figaro and part of the Haydn Oxford Symphony. The Choir, also, has done its share of work and Blessed Are They That Mourn from the Brahms Requiem was sung again on All Saints ' Day, and Jesu, Joy of Man ' s Desiring,- ' Bach, was sung on the last Sunday of the School Year. On January 27th, the School went to Strathcona to attend a Concert given by Dr. and Miss Raven in aid of Coventry Cathedral Organ. On Sunday evening, March 1st, the Hart House Quartette and Gertrude Huntly Green played to a delighted audience at the School composed of the boys, the girls from Strathcona Lodge, the staff of both Schools and friends. The first part of the programme consisted [ 7 ]