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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ouse RIPLEY ' S oies Dear Mr. Ripley: Once more I have been called upon to represent the house in rendering you an account of our activities during the past year. Our members have considerably diminished but I assure you that what we lack in numbers we make up for in spirit. The house, this year, is run by two School prefects, Huntington and Hickey, abl assisted by Forrest, Gale and Wallis as House prefects. But let me commence by telling you of our successes and failures in the field of sports. This year, for two reasons, we won again the inter-house soccer match. First, Wheeler, as well as being a fine player, was an excel- lent captain, and second, house spirit, the conquer or die attitude blossomed forth as is usual during a crisis. Our first opponent, Groves ' house, being composed of rather younger members than ourselves, we beat fairly easily. We were then confronted by a truly redoubtable foe in the nature of Lake ' s house. On paper, we wer beaten from the start, for our adversaries were better and more experienced players than we were. However, summoning all our house spirit to the fore and being granted a little luck, we emerged victorious with a score of 2-1 in our favour. During this same term the schools sports and boxing were held. In the latter we did fairly creditably, winning only two weights, Hickey (middle-weight) and Horn ii (fly-weight), but we had such a surplus of runners-up that we beat our opponents in points. In the former we won scarcely anything, simply because the other houses were better than we were at track events. The cricket team yielded continued success to the house. Although no actual house matches were held, we have good reason to believe that, had it come to a showdown with either of the other two houses, we would have ended up as the winners. Five members of Ripley ' s house played for the School Eleven ; Wheeler, Hickey, Huntington, Forrest and Macdonald. During the course of the term Huntington and Forrest were awarded their School colours. The water sports were also held this term. We won not a single event, chiefly because Hickey, our best man, was away. This winter term, for the first time in four years, we have a chance of meeting Lake ' s house on even terms on the rugby field. Seven of Ripley ' s house are constant members of the First XV. They are: Hickey, Roenisch, Wallis, Forrest, Ramus, Huntington and Gale; Tomlin has also played in one game. Hickey, our cap- tain, also captained the First XV. Roenisch and Wallis have been [ 9 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine of the Schubert Quartette in E Flat, Op. 125, and short pieces by de Ridder, Mendelssohn, Borodin and McEwen. After the interval Mrs. Huntly Green joined the quartette in the Schumann Piano Quintette in E Flat. The Scherzo was repeated in response to the enthusiastic applause of the audience. The members of the Quar- tette were James Levey, 1st Violin, Adolf Koldovski, 2nd violin, Allard de Ridder, viola, and Boris Hambourg, ' cello. « Exchanges » We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following contem- poraries : Black and Red (University School). Genalmond Chronicle. The Ashburian. The College Times (Upper Canada College). The Grove Chronicle (Lakefield). « Milestones » THIS year the speeches have been equal to the high standard set in former years. In choice of subject matter and organization of material there has been an improvement, for all speeches showed a serious and discriminating attitude. However, poor posture and halting delivery often marred a carefully prepared talk. Koerner showed skill in composition in his oral essay, Logging, while Huntington, Wallis and Hughes showed skill in delivery. All speak- ers displayed clear thought and all made an effort to interest their listeners. Steiwer ' s talk on Fossil was a venture into the realm of homespun humour which proved very entertaining. A list of the varied topics includes : Medieval Gas Attack — Smith. Food Ratioining in Britain — Payne. Q-Ships — Selous. The Japanese Jungle Fighter — McMcoll. Death and Glory Boys — Ramus. Confucius — Graham. The Discovery of an Anaesthetic — Forrest. Brewing — Gale. War Gases — Coldwell. Watch out for Watchmakers — Roberts. Get Rommel Dead or Alive — Huntington. The Titanic Disaster — Hughes. The Mediterranean 1940-41 — Agar. Fossil — Steiwer. Gustavus Adolphus — Wallis. Logging — Koerner. [ 8 ]

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine awarded their School colours and Huntington and Gale their House colours for good play in the School matches. No House matches have yet been played, but we are quietly confidence of victory. Two Ripley ' s house boys, only, headed their forms this year; Wheeler (Form VII), Huntington (Form VIA). However, many of our boys were close seconds, so do not think that the brains of the house have deteriorated. One of our boys passed his McGill Senior and three boys their McGill Junior Matriculation with honours. Thev were respectively Wheeler, Huntington, Wallis and Ward. During the past year, we have markedly improved the Common Room by painting the wall s and restaining the floor. Our comfort- able couch, alas, came to a sad end when some boy of rather more than average weight inadvertently deposited himself on it. It now stands abjectly in a corner of the Common Room awaiting repair. Now for some news of old Ripley ' s House boys. Reid joined the R.C.A.F. some months ago and is now a pilot officer. Duke recently entered the same Service and is doing well. Wheeler and Ward have both left us and are at U.B.C. Wheeler, incidentally, is doing evry well at rugby. That is about all the news I am able to supply you with. As you may see for yourself, although we have had no spectacular success in anything, we have remained consistent and upheld the integrity of Ripley ' s House. The House joins me in wishing you the very best for the coining year. — Your Ripley ' s House Correspondent. LAKE ' S This year, for the first time in twenty-one years, Ave came back to find that we are without a Lake in the House. However, we are still reminded that they were Avith us by a picture of the four Lake brothers which hangs in a place of honour in our Senior Common Room. At the end of a season of Inter-House league play our House soccer team Avas tied with Ripley ' s House for top place. In a hard- fought sudden-death final game Ave Avere beaten by the close score of 2-1. In the land sports Lake ' s House came through with flying colours. The seniors Avon every event except the 100 yd. dash, in Avhich they Avere second. This Avas a repetition of the previous year. The Juniors and Intermediates also upheld the honour of the House. But if Ave shone on the field we were even more brilliant in the Avater, Avhere our Seniors, Intermediates and Juniors Avon every event in Avhich they entered. We are very proud of this feat as Ave do not believe it has been done before. [ 10 ]