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

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(tttjaprl Not? THE usual Chapel Services have been held throughout the past three years with evening services during each Lent Term. The Bishop of Columbia has confirmed, each year, candidates from the School as well as girls from Strathcona Lodge School. The follow- ing number of boys were confirmed : four in 1943, sixteen in 1944, and ten in 1945. The flowers at these Services were given by Mrs. V. A. Woodward and, in 1943, a new dossal curtain behind the Altar, given by Mrs. Dudgeon, was used for the first time. We are very grateful to these friends of the School for their continued interest. The Rev. F. E. Tomalin left the School in June, 1943, to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was succeeded by Brother Douglas, S.S.F., and then by the Rev. B. O. G. Dixon in September, 1944. The Rev. E. M. Willis is back with us, since September, 1945, and is taking Matins every Sunday and Holy Communion. Sermons have been preached by the Lord Bishop of Columbia, the Rev. Canon Coleman, the Rev. N. S. Noel and the Head Master. The Choir has made its contribution towards worship by giving us the following anthems during the course of the last three years: Jesu, Joy (Bach). Blessing, Glory, Wisdom and Thanks (Bach). How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee? (Bach). Expectans Expectavi (Wood). Blessed Are They That Mourn (Brahm ' s Requiem). The Lord My Pasture (G. Shaw). God is a Spirit (Sterndale Bennett). There has been an Intercession Service each year on November 11th and a Memorial Service in 1945. We should like to express the hope that this particular service will never be discontinued. This solemn service was never meant to celebrate the successful ending of one war; rather its purpose was to recall once more that men have died that we may live, that the sacrifice of past generations must not be lightly forgotten but kept perpetually enshrined in our hearts. Carol Services have been held on the last Sunday of each Michaelmas Term. The outspoken enjoyment and deep appreciation of these services have, we hope, repaid Miss Lonsdale in some measure for the long hours of practice necessary to produce such an apparently effortless result . The rather unusual experience of spending Easter, 1943, in resi- dence at the School enabled us to have fine Easter Services. Most SCHOOL MAGAZINE P age 9

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decorated Big School and the garden with its hint of budding beauty provided an unforgettable setting. Our grateful thanks to Messrs. P. A. Woodward, J. H. Roaf, Dr. Colin Graham, and R. H. Tupper for their valuable help to the School. We regret to report the death on December 2nd, 1945, of Lady Lake, widow of the late Lieut. -General Sir Percy Lake, who was the first Chairman of our Board of Governors; and also of Lord Col- ville who was killed on March 19th, 1944. The School was lent to the Diocesan Clergy Conference in July, 1944, and again in 1945. This year it was succeeded by a Layman Conference under the direction of the Reverend Canon Coleman. The Department of Education held a short course in Leadership during the 1945 Summer School and some sixty-five teachers attended. Our grateful thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt for their gift of a large number of Bob ' s books for the Library. Mrs. F. H. Stanton and Peter Belither are to be congratulated on the results of their work in the garden. Page 8 Photograph by Freeth. SHAWNIGAN LAKE

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of the newly confirmed made their first Communion on this occa- sion. During the Good Friday Service, we were privileged to hear portions of the St. Matthew Passion (Bach). The sad death of our janitor, Benjamin Lovell, on June 17th, 1943, meant that the Chapel was used for the first time for a funeral Service. The Service, held on June 19th, was conducted by the Rev. E. M. Willis and the School Chaplain. Donations have been made from the Chapel Fund to the Synod of the Diocese, St. Barnabas ' Church, The Red Cross, the Poppy Fund, the Aid to Russia Fund, the Navy League of Canada, and St. Mark ' s Church. EXAM IN ATIONS — -3 1943. In June, 1943, wi th two exceptions, all candidates wrote the British Columbia Provincial Examinations. The exceptions were Selous who wrote the Entrance Examination for the Royal Navy and passed extremely well, and Hickey who passed the Entrance Examination to the California Institute of Technology. Eight boys wrote the Entrance Examination for the University of British Columbia and seven passed in all subjects. In Senior Matricula- tion, eight boys sat and seven passed in all subjects. The eighth failed in Mathematics. 1944. We had no candidates for Senior Matriculation owing to the fact that all boys eligible proposed to join one or other of the Services. Nine boys wrote the Junior Matriculatoin Examinations and all nine passed with an average mark of 79%. One boy, R. S. M. Ling, was awarded the Provincial Scholarship for Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland and in addition to his Junior Matriculation he took Senior Matriculation Greek in which he obtained 90%. 1945. Only five candidates sat in June, 1945. Of these four passed and one of these, B. B. Everest, won the Provincial Scholarship for this district, thus bringing the Scholarship to the School for the second consecutive year. Macdonald wrote his Senior Matriculation and is now at Toronto University. One boy successfully passed the Entrance Examination to the California Institute of Technology. Page 10 SHAWNIGAN LAKE