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

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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 ]

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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 We held our own in the boxing with Lake, Gandossi and Freeth winning their respective weights. Several other members of the House were finalists. Six members of the House played on the 1st XI. Of these Mit- ten, Ewing and Milligan received their School Colours and Ballen- tine and Stokes their House Colours. Barton, Lake and Layard also received their House Colours. At the beginning of the Summer Term Mitten and Milligan were made House Prefects. At the end of the term, Johnson, whom we wish to congratulate on winning a scholarship at the California Institute of Technology, was made a School Prefect. The prize-giving saw us retain the Sports Cup. Roberts and Love won their Form prizes. Ewing won the Efficiency Cup for the Michaelmas and Easter Terms, and Gandossi won the Grogan Tennis Cup. The Head of the House this year is Mitten. He is ably assisted by Stokes, who is a School Prefect, and Barton, Hughes i and Bal- lentine, who are House Prefects. We are not quite so well represented on the 1st XV this year as we have been in former years, having only six regular members on the team. However, already this term Ballentine and Hughes i have received their School Rugby Colours and Barton has received his House Colours. As we draw this note to a close we hope that in the future we will be able to keep up the fine standard set us in the past success- ful vear. GROVES ' One afternoon during the Christmas Holidays, while walking through Stanley Park, rounding a bend, I suddenly noticed a man wearing a Groves ' House blazer. Increasing my pace, I pursued the retreating figure. I soon overtook him and tapped him on the shoulder. When he turned, I found he was a middle-aged gentleman with pleasant, well formed features. Pardon me, sir, but you wear a Groves ' House blazer. Were you a member of Groves ' ? I asked. Yes, I am proud to say I was, was the prompt reply. Ah ! I guessed it ! I am a member of Groves ' House, so you will understand why I stopped you. Great! When you are an Old Boy you will find yourself rather cut off from the House. I have been yearning for someone who can bring me up to the minute. Well, I began, first, let me assure you that Groves ' is still [ 11 1