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

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1950 volume:

J5 i|aumtgatt iEagaEttip Kunr, 1350 Jp n y ml 15 : ' . %, V .;-:-W ' % i S 1 ' EDITORIAL THREES OR ONES? It ' s a mad world, my masters! becomes more obvious daily. Some parents and, possibly, some students see it. What are we going to do about it? As it is we who make the world, can there be something wrong with us? Whence came we, what are we, whither do we go? This three-fold question recalls the trinity of body, mind and spirit which is each of us. How is modern life educating this trinity? Growing frequency of failure by church, school and home is all too evident. J. Edgar Hoover places most blame on the last. Thus: Parents are forgetting their God-given and patriotic obligations to the little ones. . . . Selfishness is the keynote of the day and materialism the inspiration for living. God in many instances is not accepted in the home and concepts of morality have been relegated to the junk heap. . . . The key to life itself is God. He is man ' s first need — his main goal. Destroy religion and chaos will result. Is he right? Were Shakespeare, Livingstone, Washington, Lincoln, countless millions of Christians mere misguided people? Is there any truth in the Bible? As we must worship something, is it God or go ld? Duty or dollars? In these days, is there any value to us of tradition? Surely, we must recognize that life on this planet is a battle — a proving ground for our material, moral and spiritual development. It can be nothing else — apart from the menace of extinction by poison or bomb — until each of us has done his utmost to bring his moral and spiritual development abreast of his purely worldly interests. Material development has resulted in atomic discovery. What unimaginable wonders lie ahead of the scientists of the mind and spirit? Their work alone can control peace and war. Each of us can share in this work. Sir Alexander Cadogan, at this year ' s McGill convocation, said that the struggle between Communism and anti-Communism could be won only by capturing men ' s minds . Foch has told us that wars are won by the things of the spirit . If they are right, what chance has a collection of divided nations, merely professing democracy and belief in God, against a forcibly united dictatorship, inspired by a godless doctrine which has much of the force of religion and has its producing missionaries everywhere? We should have seen long ago that one cannot have real democracy without real Christianity. Chasing dollars is needful but, unless kept in right rela- tionship to the things of the spirit , it is stark paganism. Exodus 32 tells what happens. There has been a shooting war. We are learning what a cold war may mean. We of the democracies do not yet widely recognize that we are being out-fought in the spiritual war. The task of parent, pedagogue and parson must be realized anew before the little ones of Christ ' s love can be properly prepared for the battle. We have to return to the faith of our fathers to ' reap once again the harvest of God ' s blessings . Remember Kipling :- No easy hope or lies Shall bring us to our goal, But iron sacrifice Of body, will, and soul. SCHOOL NOTES The Rag Concert was the highlight of the Michaelmas Term but the intellectual and social inertia caused by the usual School routine was offset slightly by either a dance or a movie on Saturdays and Grass Hockey on Sunday afternoons. The Lent Term produced the coldest weather and heaviest snowfall for over thirty years. We had good skating and then toboggans and skis appeared but games were confined to the Squash Courts and Gymnasium. In March sundry short plays were successfully produced by Mr. Larsen. At the funeral of Sir Richard Lake on April 25th, the School was represented by the Head Master, the Staff by Mr. Duxbury, the boys by the Prefects and the Old Boys by — many of them. The Cadet Corps Inspection was on May 27th. The inspecting officer was Major-General H. F. H. Hertzberg who was old-fashioned enough to notice small faults and other such things as do not appear to matter nowadays. On May 17th Strathcona Lodge School put on three excellent short plays produced and written by the girls. Thee and Patrick went to Vancouver for the B. C. Squash Tourna- ment. The former did well and in the finals, Ned Larsen was defeated by his brother Jack — weight must help! On June 5th the Head Master attended the always impressive Commencement at the Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma. On June 16th he gave away the Prizes at the Athlone School Sports, the most efficiently organized affair he has seen for a very long time. We said good-bye to Messrs. Larsen and Bullen who proceeded to rest up after a strenuous year by playing Cricket whenever possible (very successfully). Mr. Bullen accompanied the B. C. Cricket Team as far as Winnipeg. They both crossed the Atlantic in a Greek passenger ship as stewards, the only two who could speak English! and now Mr. Larsen is at Exeter College, Oxford, and Mr. Bullen at New College, Oxford. We now have one more Old Boy on the staff, Mr. W. T. S. Pearce. To finish a good year we had a delightful visit during the holidays from Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Twite. Stye Sfott. ir Sirlfarfc Sake, 2C,C.£H.ai. Sir Richard Lake, Chairman of our Board of Governors, died on April 23rd, 1950. He was born in England in 1860, the son of Lt.-Col. Percy G. B. Lake. He was in the British Civil Service from 1878 to 1883 and then joined his family near Grenfell, Saskatchewan. He was a member of the North West Territories Legislature from 1898 to 1904, then Member of Parliament for Qu ' Appelle until 1911, and Lieutenant- Governor of Saskatchewan from 1915 to 1921. Twice were he and Lady Lake torpedoed, once in the First World War and then in the Athenia, the first ship to be torpedoed in the second war. He left his wife who is still as enthusiastic a lover of the School as he was himself, one daughter and four sons who were at the School continuously from 1921 to 1942. His brother, Lt.-General Sir Percy Lake, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., who was also a member of our Board of Governors from the time of its incorpora- tion, predeceased him after a long life in which he also made a great and unselfish contribution to the Christian advancement of this country. Canada needs such men and we look to Sir Richard ' s four sons to provide the same kind of leadership and service given by these two very great gentlemen. Sir Richard will be sorely missed by all who knew him and have benefited by his unselfish help and kindly wisdom. Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat Mis OMlftra In the early hours of August 11th, 1950, Miss Gildea died at the Onward Ranch, Cariboo, after a short holiday during which her health had been better than during last term, staying in a country she loved and with friends she loved. Many of our Old Boys will remember her with affection and for the tremendous interest she always took in every boy she knew. We shall all miss her here and our sincere sympathy is with her relations in England and her Old Girls . Funeral Services were held in the School Chapel by the Bishop, Father Whitehead and the Rev. E. M. Willis, and her grave is in Cobble Hill beside Miss Pead ' s. There were several Old Boys present, a few of the present School and, amongst the profusion of flowers, a beautiful spray from the Old Boys ' Association. CHAPEL NOTES Chapel services were conducted again this year by the Rev. Eric M. Willis, Rector of St. John ' s, Cobble Hill. The visits of parents and Old Boys on Remembrance Day and Whitsunday brought crowded congregations on both occasions. At the former of these services the preacher was the Rev. Michael Coleman, Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Qu ' Appelle, and at the latter, the Very Rev. Cecil S. Swanson, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver. The Rev. Michael Coleman was also with us for the last Sunday of the School year, and at the Leaving Service on the following Friday evening the preacher was the Rev. Canon N. S. Noel, Rector of St. Paul ' s, Nanaimo. Several times during the year the Chapel Choir has been called upon to sing beyond the bounds of the School. On the first Sunday in October, the members travelled to Victoria to assist the Cathedral Choir on the occasion of the visit of Dr. Cyril Garbutt, Archbishop of York. Nearer to home, at the annual Nativity Play presented by Strathcona Lodge School in the Shawnigan Community Hall, the Chapel Choir sang a programme of carols, as well as part of the Christmas section of Handel ' s ' Messiah ' . In May, a particularly happy event was a per- formance at the Greater Victoria Musical Festival, when the singing of the Choir was very favourably commended by the adjudicators, and most generously received by the large audience present. The annual Confirmation Service was held on Sunday, March 19th, by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese at which eighteen boys and thirteen girls were presented. The profusion of beautiful flowers once more was the gift of Mrs. P. A. Woodward. A Funeral Service was held in the Chapel on April 14th for Miss Pead, for many years Senior Mistress at Strathcona Lodge School, and on Tuesday, April 25th, a Memorial Service for Sir Richard Lake at the same time and with the same form of Service as the one in St. Mary ' s, Oak Bay. SPEECH DAY Know your limitations, and then, with faith in the power of God to help you, attempt the impossible. This was the simple but wise message given by the Rev. Michael Coleman, Bishop-elect of Qu ' Appelle, to the boys of the School on Speech Day, Friday, June 23rd. Many parents, friends and Old Boys, as well as the girls of Strathcona Lodge School, were present. The Efficiency Cup, given for unselfish devotion to duty, was awarded to Alan Parke. David Bellm was awarded the Sportsmanship Cup for playing the game both on and off the field, and the Woodward Memorial Scholarship, presented to a boy going on to a university, was awarded to Alan Parke. The Head Master spoke briefly, emphasizing the need for more discipline in the home, and urging parents to instil the idea of unselfish- ness into the minds of their boys and girls before they send them to school. The school can only hope to have real success in building character if the foundations are firm — and the foundations must be laid in the home. The Leaving Service was held in the Chapel at 7:00 p.m. and was conducted by the Rev. E. M. Willis. The address was given by the Rev. Canon N. S. Noel of St. Paul ' s, Nanaimo. The Chapel Choir reached the climax of its year ' s work by singing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel ' s Messiah . PRIZE LIST, JUNE, 1950 FORM VII— A. A. Parke. FORM REMOVE A— J. A. Kaye. FORM VI— C. L. Callahan FORM REMOVE B— P. B. Smith. FORM VU— E. E. Pinkerton. FORM III— R. C. Lutener. FORM VL— J. A. Strathdee. FORM II— W. L. Ferris. FORM IV— J. P. Gaffney. FORM I— F. A. Ford. GENERAL PROGRESS I— P. H. F. Wright. GENERAL PROGRESS II— G. B. Webster. GENERAL PROGRESS III— D. Bellm. GENERAL PROGRESS IV— T. F. Goodenough. GEOGRAPHY PRIZE— J. A. Kaye. MUSIC PRIZE— G. E. Fuller. BISHOP ' S PRIZE FOR READING— J. B. Burr. Efficiency Prize — Michaelmas Term — Lent Term — A. A. Parke. A. D. Waterman. Summer Term — A. A. Parke. House Cups — Sports — Lake ' s. The Larsen Squash Cup — Rugby— Ripley ' s. T. C. Thee. Cricket — Groves ' . The Good Losers Cup — Gymnastics — (equal) Groves ' P. J. Wilson. Lake ' s. Sportsmanship Cup — D. Bellm. EXAMINATIONS The examination results this year, while not outstanding, were satisfactory. Ten boys wrote one or more Senior Matriculation subjects. Six of them wrote the full examination. Of these, four passed in all subjects written and one with only one supplemental which he passed in August. The highest mark was 92% in Mathematics. Thirteen boys wrote the full Junior Matriculation Examination. Ten passed in all subjects, one boy had one supplemental in Biology and two failed. Three boys taking partial Junior and partial Senior Matric- ulation completed their Junior Matriculation and received some credits towards Senior Matriculation. The highest average mark by any one boy was 87%. Seven papers received over 90%. Twenty boys in Grades X and XI who propose taking more ad- vanced Science next year wrote the General Science V Examination. Of these eighteen passed. THE HOBBY SHOP Although there have not been many boys who have shown an active interest in the Hobby Shop, some good work has been done in each of the clubs. In the Machine Shop, Robinson and Wearne have continued to improve their skill in the use of the metal and wood lathes. Wright ' s unusual ability in the construction of model aeroplanes has been an inspiration to many boys; consequently the membership of the Model Club has increased satisfactorily. Pinkerton is gradually mastering the art of the photographer. Perhaps he will be able to share his knowledge with others next year. A number of boys have formed an Art Club and have expressed themselves in colours with considerable imagination. This year has seen the beginning of the School Museum. The front room in the Hobby Shop has been divided by a partition and in one section there is the embryo of the museum. Although the number of exhibits is, at the moment, quite small, it is hoped that the museum will grow into an interesting and valuable addition to the School. 8 THE CADET CORPS In addition to the fundamental training, in which every cadet must become proficient, we have, during the past year, held classes in map reading, internal combustion engines, signalling and radio operation. Second-Lieutenant Hyde-Lay has made a most energetic and successful effort to instil into the Cadet Corps some enthusiasm for range practice. Because of the intensely cold weather, the Range was little used during the winter months; consequently, we were unable to compete in many competitions. We did, however, fire two or three postal matches with Qualicum College and Ridley College Cadet Corps. In the latter shoot, our first and second teams both won. The team averages were: 1st Team, 90.4 to 88.5; 2nd Team, 84.3 to 80.75. The Annual Inspection was carried out by Major-General H. F. H. Hertzberg, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C. Cadet Major Pearkes, who was suffering from a damaged knee and was therefore unable to command the company, acted as A.D.C. to the Inspecting Officer. Cadet Captain Parke acted as Company Commander. The drill and other activities were well done; each cadet seemed conscious of the truth that the success of the inspection depended mainly on the part which he himself had to play- The Inspecting Officer took a lively interest in every phase of the inspection; he criticized faults in discipline and training, and he offered many suggestions which should prove helpful in the future. The Physical Training Exhibition was very good and smartly carried out. It was short enough not to be tiresome by having to watch vain repetition and yet long enough to show that every boy knew his job. The Tumbling was extremely good and the Box Horse work was the result of really good and careful training. The whole exhibition was undoubtedly the best we have seen here since 1939 when Mr. Stoddard was our instructor. 9 THE RAG CONCERT One evening in the good old days, when numbers were few but enthusiasm keen, an impromptu programme was arranged to add zest to the school life. From this humble beginning grew our present Rag Concert, an annual event eagerly looked forward to by all. While it is no longer impromptu, yet to the casual observer who views the spectacle for the first time, it may appear very much so. Originators of the idea feel, however, that the prepared version lacks the spontaneity which gave to their performance that sparkling humor so entertainingly provided by unexpected diversions from the plot. The Thirty- N iner s say, Our performance was of a higher calibre than that of the present day. But the Forty-Niner ' s say, It ' s getting better every year. So, the assessment of the true worth of the finished product would appear to depend largely on the viewpoint of the beholder. Each may well say: J wad the guid Lord to others wad gie The gift to see myself as 1 see me. However, since opinion striking against opinion ignites the spark that kindles the light of truth, there is every reason to hold high hopes for the future. The curtain-raiser for this year ' s concert was provided by Forms I and II in their play, The Mad Tea Party , a scene from Alice in Wonderland. King capably portrayed a golden-haired Alice; Lawson II, Burns and Jordan together painted in the somewhat hazy features of the Mad Hatter; Robertson, Vandersluys and Hutton sketched the foibles of the March Hare; and Ford, Ferris and Lawson I slumbered through the action as Dormice. In the Remove B skit Parkinson led the singing in a touching song to Mother in One Big Happy Family , and displayed rare musical talent which Mr. Galliford had not hitherto suspected he possessed. Groves ' House presented a satire on boys who suddenly acquire convenient ailments, but who, under the spell of modern medical tech- nique, convalesce with amazing rapidity. In the ready response to applied quackery of such rare maladies as inflammation of the imagina- tion, many highly amusing situations were provided. Putnam, as prosecuting attorney in Ripley ' s mock trials supplied a little comedy. Riley, as judge, meted out justice without fear or favour to all miscreants brought before the Bar of Justice until one Mrs. Trician (Casselman), by her womanly wiles and wistful smiles, quite upset his judicial equilibrium. Lake ' s followed with a beauty contest in which several engaging young ladies vied for honours. Judges Callahan, Berry and Wright, differing widely in their tastes, experienced some difficulties in placing the sparkling beauties; but there is little doubt that Harvey ' s grace and charm would have received the official nod had it not been for the burlesque entry of Tuttle just at that time, which threw the proceedings into complete confusion. The Upper Fifth staged a melodramatic performance in which the realistic acting of Webster and Pinkerton stole the spotlight. 10 Society in the helicopter age was the theme chosen by the Sixth Form for their play. To escape from relatives and friends the young married couple decided to honeymoon via helicopter. But on receiving prompt visits from the mother-in-law, her friends, the Fuller Brush Man, and sundry others who helicoptered in on them unannounced — and finally by a troupe of Boy Scouts who came jettocoptering through the airways, all hope for peace and quiet was shattered. The groom added the necessary touch of tragedy by suiciding his way out of this mad new world. In The World In Which We Live the Lower Fifth depicted the Masters at work and the boys at play. Some new light was thrown on classroom methods and procedure, and it is rather interesting to note that since the presentation of this skit, the mortality graphs of school masters have shown a decided up-trend and, as a consequence, insurance rates for all pedagogues have sky-rocketed. The Seventh Form provided a good-looking and variegated octette travelling by air-liner. Their several conversations were delivered with polish and aplomb; the air-hostess got these successfully mixed up as she made her rounds, and the result was a devastating hodge-podge nicely salted with topical slander. DRAMATICS Two plays of considerable merit were staged during the Lent Term. On the evening of March 28th, six brave boys appeared before the footlights to present Clemence Dane ' s Shivering Shocks under the able direction of Mr. C. M. D. Eales. A clever bit of detective work by Tuttle, who successfully ad-libbed his way through his part, prevented the discovery of the secret formula . Elmaleh, as the Scientist, and Louis I, as Captain Dallas, played their parts like old stage hands, while Bellm, Bayly and Patrick lived up to the reputation of all good boys, by being often seen but seldom heard. This was followed by Ici On Parle Francais , presented by an able sextette, directed by Mr. Larsen, who played the role of landlord in his usual pleasing style. Experimenting on an appeal to attract tourist trade by pretentions to the French language placed this enterprising gentleman in some hilariously embarrassing situations. Much to his chagrin his venture in the world of business bore little fruit — except the acquisition of a new son-in-law, in the person of one Victor Dubois, admirably played by Mr. Hyde-Lay, whose Je ne sais quoi lent to the whole a distinctly Parisian atmosphere. The demonstration by Burr of how an irate husband can successfully and unrestrainedly blow a fuse will long be remembered. Webster, Pinkerton, Loughary and Clark rounded out the cast in a delightfully refreshing manner. It was a difficult play very effectively performed and skillfully directed. 11 THE MOON The inky blackness of night had already crept over the earth, swallowing it up as it went. All things, even the wind and the animals, were quiet in the stillness of the night. Not a star shone in the sky and, as a result of this, the re was a more gloomy, depressing atmosphere about the air. Then, out of nowhere the moon peeped inquisitively round a cloud, showering its light onto the lonely ground in such a way as to draw everybody ' s attention to its magnificence. Then, little by little, in a rather shy manner it slowly came out of its hiding place, revealing its shiny globe to the inhabitants of the sky. In less than five minutes the dreary half-frightening night had been turned into a field of light. The moon always seemed to bring with it a peculiar warmth that banished all the evils of the night and drew one nearer to its brilliance. David Bellm. 12 SAILING AS A SEAMAN I had the opportunity to sail for a few weeks aboard the M. S. Ravnanger , a trim 7,500 ton Norwegian cargo ship. The cabins, arranged for two men each, were all amidships and were all on or above the shelter deck, which is the main deck of a cargo ship. Each cabin was equipped with modern conveniences for the crew. The crew ' s mess- room was on the deck below the shelter deck, where we all ate better than the King of England. On the shelter deck there were five hatches, each hatch descending for three decks, and six pairs of booms and winches with which to unload cargo from the hatches. The ship made routine trips along the West Coast of the United States down to South America and up through the Panama Canal, visit- ing most of the well-known ports. From South America the ship collected mostly coffee beans and to South America the ship took lumber and cars. Each trip took three to three and a half months, varying on the time the ship stayed in each port. The ship ' s speed when loaded was approximately fifteen knots. On the ship the shifts for watching were eight hours off and four hours on. Each member of the crew, of which there were forty-eight all told, took a turn at the wheel. Most of the jobs during the day were either painting or preparing the hatches for more cargo. My posi- tion being the lowest on the ship, I and a few others, twice a week scrubbed decks and cabins to make them spotless and to keep up the reputation of the Scandinavian ships being the cleanest. Many people think that after work is done there is nothing to do but sleep. But on this ship that was not the case. As everyone knows, the Scandinavian people are very musical and on this ship many of the crew had their own musical instruments, and mastered them too. As they all could speak a little English I fared very well, and it thrilled me to hear them sing in English some songs which thev had learned from our hit parade. Eating, sleeping, working, trying to learn a little of their language and trying to teach them a little more English kept me busy and happy every moment of the day. So I conclude that boys who would like to sail for experience during the summer should sail on a Scandinavian ship and meet some of the most sincere men on this earth. John Burr. 13 RIPLEY ' S HOUSE NOTES Ripley ' s started off the year with only five new boys — all juniors — but managed to pick up one intermediate, Osvold, at Christmas. How- ever, this meant we could begin from where we had left off without having to break in too many Shadows . Soon the Rag Concert was upon us again. But in spite of the fact that Putnam had difficulty in pronouncing some of his multi- syllable words, the House managed with some skill to put on A Mourning in Court . At least we got some laughs from the Old Boys! Athletically speaking, Ripley ' s has not fared too badly. We con- tributed Butt, Allan, Putnam and Flint to the 1st XV and these were later awarded their School Colours for outstanding effort. In the House Rugger we drew the ' bye ' and played Groves ' for the Cup. This was a game of spirit throughout especially when Groves ' remained on our line for ten minutes without scoring. However, Ripley ' s came out on top to win the Cup by a score of 26-3. As a result of the game Waterman, Chadwick, Harrison, Hackett and Wilson I were awarded their House Colours. In Track and Field Sports Ripley ' s did not make out so well. Although we managed to place some firsts, these were counteracted by some thirds. However, ye old Ripleyites, wait till next year — or was that said last year? Even though we fared unsuccessfully we at least won the Tug O ' War, beating Lake ' s in two pulls. At least if we haven ' t brain, we have got brawn. In basketball we were overly triumphant. In the jolly old game of Cricket we were beaten by Groves ' 56-34. But we are sure that if we had had Allan, who was in bed at the time, we could have given them a better game. But, of course, to win both Cups would not have been cricket! Mr. Bullen, our house master, unfortunately is leaving for two years at Oxford. We would like to wish him the best of luck and hope to see him back again in the future. Also on our staff we have had Mrs. Banner who has ably replaced Miss Herd who returned to England at Christmas. School Prefects this year have been Butt and Waterman who, with the continued efforts of Riley and Chadwick as House Prefects, have tried to keep the House running smoothly. On the whole it has been a fairly successful year. We who are leaving are certainly going to miss the old friendly faces which have prevailed in the House throughout the year. 14 LAKE ' S HOUSE NOTES It seems that this is the time once more to tell the world just how good or bad Lake ' s House has been during the past year. It is this that we intend to do. The Rag Concert saw us produce what turned out to be an amusing farce about a Beauty Contest which appealed alike to the ladies and the gentlemen in the audience. Now to the field of sport. In this phase of School activities, we once again struck a happy medium. In Rugby, Cricket and Basketball, we could only manage a close third. Although we suffered defeat in these three sports, the teams which represented us deserve praise for the spirit and sportsmanship that they showed at all times. In the competition for the Gymnastics Cup, we tied with Groves ' House. Thee managed to oust the Squash Cup from its seat of repose in Groves ' House and is to be commended for the amount of hard practice that he put in to achieve this end. Just to round out the year well in sports, we won the Track and Field Sports, then followed this up with a sweep in the Swimming events, to make our hold on the Sports Cup doubly secure. On the academic front we can say but little as yet as we have no idea of the Matriculation results. However, our brains have func- tioned reasonably intelligently in that we won the Chess Tournament (or rather Maclnnes I did). Speaking of Maclnnes, it would be well here to congratulate him on winning the Sportsmanship Cup last year, which is really something of which to be proud. Once again Pearkes has been very unfortunate on the athletic field, scarcely being able to play any Rugby or Cricket at all. We were fortunate to have him appear for us on one of his rare occasions and we were all so surprised to see him that we almost beat Groves ' House in the House Rugby. We extend to him our best wishes and sincerely hope that his future is to be healthier than his past has proved to be. The House extends greetings to all Old Boys and a so wishes the very best to all who are leaving our fold this year. The Intermediate portion of Lake ' s House is very strong athletically. Nine of then were members of the Colts Rugby XV and seven played for the Colts Cricket team. This surely is a good omen for the future and we must all be excused if we drool at the prospects. Pearkes, Burr, Maclnnes I, Tuttle and Berry all played on the 1st XV while the first three mentioned all figured prominently on the Cricket XI. Congratulations to them all. 15 GROVES ' HOUSE NOTES Once more it is June and once more the time has come to review the activities of the past year. In the field of sports we have not excelled this year as we did in the two previous ones but have managed to obtain a happy medium. In our efforts to retain the Rugby Cup we defeated Lake ' s House 9-6 in overtime. However, we succumbed to Rip ' ey ' s in the finals with a score of 26-3 against us. We were, however, handicapped by the loss of three of our 1st XV members. Wearne, Bellm I, and Bellm II are to be congratulated on winning their House Colours. To the School 1st XV we contributed seven members and again we must congratulate three people, Morrison, Bayly and Edgett on winning their School Colours. Groves ' did very well in boxing again this year, winning five out of nine weights. In the Inter-House Gymnastic competition we tied with Lake ' s for first place. It has been a long time since we have had the Cricket Cup in our Common Room, but if one looks he will see it there now. We defeated Lake ' s, 64-20, in the first round and Ripley ' s, 56-34, in the finals. Bellm II is to be congratulated on winning his House Colours. To the First XI Groves ' contributed six members and, because of their outstanding playing throughout the season, Patrick and Bellm II were awarded their School Colours in this sport. This year our House Prefects were Patrick, Bellm I and Morrison, who assisted Parke and Loughary as School Prefects in the House affairs. We are very sorry to hear that our House Master, Mr. Larsen, is leaving us for several years to attend Oxford. We wish him all success in his life there and sincerely hope to hear from him often. Our boys have done well not only in sports but also in many other fields of endeavour this year. During the Prize-Giving Ceremony we realized that of the sixteen prizes given for scholarship, music and general progress, Groves ' boys won ten of them. Also, the three most respected prizes of the year were won by our boys — David Bellm won the Sportsmanship Cup; Alan Parke won the Efficiency Cup and the Douglas Woodward Scholarship. In addition to this, more than half the Efficiency List were Groves ' members. These achievements could never have been accomplished without the first class spirit which has prevailed in the House from the beginning of the year to the end. 16 RUGBY NOTES 1949 _ 1950 1st RUGBY XV BACK ROW: T. R. Putnam, J. B. Burr, D. V. Allan, J. A. Pearkes, W. J. Flint, A. S. Patrick. CENTRE ROW: M. R. Morrison, A. A. Parke, C. B. Tuttle, D. E. Johnson (Captain), B. Loughary, D. G. Butt, M. M. Bayly. FRONT ROW: W. S. Edgett, M. Bellm. ABSENT: D. C. Maclnnes. With nine old colours back from last year ' s team, we hoped for a successful season. Therefore it was disappointing to be able to win but two of our eight matches. In only one game, however, did the team play poorly and throughout the term the standard of play and the spirit of the team was much higher than it has been for the past few seasons. The 1st XV, when at full strength, was capable of playing very attractive football, and often did so, but rarely for the whole of the game. More often than not, part of the game would be played very raggedly, and it was during these lapses that our opponents scored enough points to win the game. It was hard to put a finger on the cause of this, and must be put to that phrase which covers a multitude of sins, Lack of experience . Oak Bay Wanderers B team were met and defeated and then followed a victory over Canadian Services College B team. It looked 17 as if we were in for a good season. The next two matches against Victoria High Scho ol and a return match against Canadian Services College B team were drawn, the School in the latter match playing extremely well to hold off a very determined rally in the closing minutes by a much larger and older side. We met our first defeat, appropriately enoueh at the hands of the Old Boys on Rag Concert Sunday. The Old Boys certainly outdid themselves and really showed the School the full value of hard tackling and resolute falling on the ball. Our matches with both University School and St. George ' s School resulted in narrow victories for our opponents. The game against St. George ' s was particularly disappointing from our point of view as we had hoped very much for a dry day and instead played on a field which resembled a lake and was every bit as wet. However, we must not belittle St. George ' s win, and the try they scored was a good one if rather on the lucky side. Our final game, a return battle with Victoria High School, ended with our visitors beating us fairly easily and the School giving its worst exhibition of the season. On paper, perhaps, it does not look an impressive record, but matches are not played on paper and we were a better side than one would guess from our final results. Once again it was the lack of an adequate place kicker on the side that led to our downfall on more than one occasion. Butt, the best kicker we had, was only able to convert one of our tries. Last year only two tries were converted. Little did we know that this year, by com- parison, would be worse! Let us hope that some boy will take this significant fact into account and do something to remedy the deficiency. As for the team itself, the forwards, led by Tuttle, improved a great deal from the start of the season, but suffered throughout from a tendency to be outpushed in the set scrums; our opponents on no less than four occasions pushing us over our line for a try. The three- quarters as a unit were a definite disappointment. Good individually, they lacked cohesion as a line and consequently much of their thrust was wasted. Johnson, Captain and Centre, was too fond of running on his own and this resulted in either a delayed pass or no pass at all. Butf s speed and strength on the wing proved invaluable and he scored a number of good tries. However, his defence was extremely weak while his falling on the ball was practically non-existent. Burr proved to be a sound full-back and must be congratulated on making such a successful change from his original forward position and filling in in a spot where we really had no one at all. The main weakness of the side lay at half-back where Edgett and Parke failed to reach that understand- ing of one another ' s play which is so essential to sound half-back play. Each boy was satisfactory in his spot but Edgett was inclined to be too slow in passing the ball out from the base of the scrum and was occasionally guilty of thoughtlessness, while Parke ' s main difficulty lay in his inability to link up smoothly with his two centres. When he cut through and he could beautifully, he cut so straight and fast that no one was able to stay near him. This was not his fault, perhaps, but on at least three occasions a try would have resulted had someone been able to keep up with him. 18 Nevertheless, the whole calibre of rugby was an improvement over last year and, even when losing, it was grand to see the boys play as if at any moment they expected to score the winning try. 2nd XV The 2nd XV surprised everyone, including themselves, by winning a School match and almost winning three others. Not conceded much chance at the beginning of the term to be at all successful against any- one, they started off by living up to expectations and being well beaten by Canadian Services College C team. However, this was no disgrace as they were playing against a team almost three years older per man. Next we were shown a glimpse of their potentialities as they were nar- rowly beaten by St. George ' s 2nd XV, 6 points to 5 points. The return match against Canadian Services College C team saw us well beaten again. However, both Qualicum College 1st XV and University School 2nd XV were held to draws and things began to look brighter. For their final match against Qualicum once more, the team left with a definite aim to win the match and great was their joy when they did just that. It must be mentioned here and now that Qualicum College only began playing Rugby at the beginning of the term, having always played Soccer up to the present. We certainly appreciated being able to play them twice and look forward to many more enjoyable matches in the future. There were a number of encouraging signs on the team, the principal one being that the boys had started to play together and were consequently more formidable than they imagined. This is most encouraging for next season as there will be many gaps in the ranks of the 1st XV to be filled. Waterman proved to be both a good captain and an active wing forward; and was well supported by Wearne, Robinson and Wilson 1. The two half-backs, Thee and Bellm 2, played intelligently and this augers well for next season. Of the three-quarters, Chadwick, in the centre, was excellent and only the fact that we already had two good centres on the 1st XV kept him off the side. Wright and Berry proved themselves to be more than adequate on the wings. Eastman too showed up well in his few appearances. Harrison 1, at full-back, was first rate, his fearless tackling and falling being a good example to the rest of the team. His kicking, however, for a full-back, is woefully weak and it is more by good luck than good judgment if a punt goes where he intended it to go. COLTS XV The Colts too had their promising spots and produced one or two good players, while several others, though in reality just beginners, showed definite promise. Of the three matches played, St. George ' s Colts were beaten and the two remaining matches against University School were both lost. Clark showed himself to be a keen and energetic captain and a good leader of the forwards. Hamilton turned out to be a grand forward, the tougher the sledding, the better he liked it. 19 Parkinson has to show that he is willing to do his fair share of shoving before he will be a good forward. He is far too fond of getting in the scrum half ' s way at the base of the scrum just waiting for the ball. Maclnnes 2 at stand off was a real find. He takes the ball well at top speed and runs hard and straight. His defence too was sound. In the centre Hackett showed that he had a flair for finding an opening, but there was a certain undecidedness about his running when going through the opening that he would do well to remedy. At full-back, Goodenough proved himself to be a cool customer under pressure and looks a promising prospect for next season. Taken by and large, and ignoring ' , the fact that we only managed to win four of our seventeen matches played, the standard of play in every team improved and perhaps the foundations of stronger teams to come have been laid. CHARACTERS OF THE 1st XV JOHNSON (Captain)— Centre. His all round capabilities were marred by poor kicking and a strong tendency to attempt too much on his own. He was a good captain on the field but has yet to learn that a captain ' s duties do not cease upon leaving the rugby field. PEARKES— Wing Forward. Handicapped by injuries he was only able to play in two matches. This was unfortunate as his presence on the side was invaluable and his play exceedingly good. TUTTLE— 2nd Row Forward. He had a disappointing season, failing to produce his good form of last year. At his best he is a formidable forward, using his weight advantageously. LOUGHARY— Centre Three-Quarter. A good constructive centre. He runs intelligently and has a good sense of positioning. His defence for so light a person is good. MacINNES— Hooker. A steady hard working forward, equally at home in the tight or loose scrums. PARKE— Stand-Off Half. Although not a natural stand-off, he proved more than adequate in all departments of the game except kicking. He can cut through well but has not learned the art of linking up with his centres again. BAYLY— Back Row Forward. One of those small terrier-like forwards, he appeared at no time handicapped by his lack of weight, his tackling and falling at all times being excellent. MORRISON— Front Row Forward. A powerful and aggressive forward who used his weight to good advantage in both the tight and loose scrums. Unfortunately, he was injured early on in the season. 20 FLINT— 2nd Row Forward. His height proved most useful in the lineouts, and he showed that he was a hard worker in the scrums. His defence was sound. BURR— Full-Back. He converted himself, in a very short time, into a most reliable full-back, able to kick, run and tackle with the best. At times his posi- tioning was at fault but one must blame this on inexperience. BUTT— Wing Three-Quarter. He used his speed and strength to score a, number of good tries. However, his playing was marred by poor tackling and an inability to fall on the ball. ALLAN — Wing Forward. A fiery wing forward always well up with the play, his biggest sin being an insufficient knowledge of the game. BELLM 1 — Front Row Forward. He always played hard but would be very much more effective were he to show a little more fire and dash. PUTNAM— Wing Three-Quarter. He showed flashes of his true form but, for the most part, was content to lapse into mediocrity. EDGETT— Scrum-Half. He did not fulfill his early promise and was apt to act thoughtlessly when pressed. However, his spirit and his defence at all times were sound. Also played for the 1st XV— A. S. Patrick, R. T. Berry and H. I. G. Wearne. HOUSE MATCHES Lake ' s House vs. Groves ' House Contrary to expectations, this was remarkably close. The game was played in the rain on a waterlogged field dotted here and there with many puddles and minor lakes. This made any chance of the game being an open one very slim. However, there were some good runs. These conditions definitely favoured Lake ' s but, even so, Groves ' were thought to be too powerful and Lake ' s were not conceded much of a chance. Groves ' were the first to score, Bellm 2 receiving the ball from a quick heel and scoring easily. Patrick missed the convert. Minutes later, Grauer threw a certain try away when he slid the ball over the line after having been tackled. But Johnson soon made up for this when he took a pass from Loughary and ran through and round the opposition to score. Patrick again missed the kick from a fairly easy position. By this time, the spectators were expecting a parade of tries to be scored by Groves ' who seemed well on top. But Lake ' s were determined to do something about it and were soon pressing and when awarded a penalty by Edgett being caught offside, Clark coolly dropped a neat goal to bring the score to 6-3 at the half time. 21 After the changeover, Lake ' s House began to play really well, their lighter forwards pushing their heavier opponents in every scrum and outplaying them in every department of the game, keeping Groves ' House well penned in inside their own half for the remainder of the game. Things really became hectic when Burr burst from a lineout with the ball, raced 25 yards to the line and dived over for a try. Pearkes missed the kick and the score was tied 6-6. It remained tied until the end of regulation time although there were some hair-raising moments for both teams as first one, then the other, strove for the winning points. At the end of full time it was decided to play a sudden death overtime. With Groves ' pressing, twice Edgett tried to get round the blind side only to be stopped in nis tracks. Finally, on his third attempt, he passed to Patrick who hurled himself over to score in the very corner. Ripley ' s House vs. Groves ' House After the exciting semi-final between Lake ' s House and Groves ' House, this match proved to be an anti-climax. The final score of 25 points to 3 points in Ripley ' s favour was rather flattering to them. In fact, the two sides were very evenly matched except for Butt whose speed and strength enabled him to score 20 of his team ' s points. Also, Groves ' House were without Johnson, the only man on their team capable of marking Butt closely. Ripley ' s got off to a good start and, from that time, never looked in danger of relinquishing their lead. Allan scored their first points by pouncing on a loose ball and diving over the line. Butt missed the easy convert but soon made amends for this relapse by kicking three fine penalty goals. So, after twenty minutes of play, Groves ' House were 12 points in arrears. Loughary reduced the lee-way with a lovely try, running right through the Ripley ' s House team but Butt replied shortly after this with his first try. So, at the half-time, the score was 15-3 in Ripley ' s favour. Groves ' House started off with a bang in the second half and for the first fifteen minutes had a worried Ripley ' s House driven back on its line. Edgett threw away several chances by attempting too much on his own and finally Putnam relieved the pressure with a long kick to touch. Butt was away again and over and, in the very last minute, Allan repeated his earlier try and Butt converted both to make the final score 25-3. Ripley ' s House thoroughly deserved their win and surprised a great number of people by their good effort. Groves ' House too deserved a word of praise for the way that they kept at a thankless task long after it was evident that it was a losing battle. The following boys were awarded their House Rugby Colours after the Matches: Lake ' s — P. H. F. Wright; Ripley ' s — A. D. Waterman, W. J. Flint, D. V. Allan, P. F. Harrison. 22 RUGBY FIXTURE LIST 1st XV Oct. 15th— Oak Bay Wanderers B (Away) Won 14-13 Oct. 26th— Victoria High School 1st XV (Away) _ Drew 0- Nov. 2nd — Canadian Services College B ( Home ) Won 6- 3 Nov. 9th — Canadian Services College B (Away) Drew 12-12 Nov. 13th— Old Boys and Staff (Home) Lost 3-11 Nov. 26th— St. George ' s School 1st XV (Home) Lost 0- 3 Dec. 3rd— University School 1st XV (Home) ..... Lost 3- 6 Dec. 7th— Victoria High School 1st XV (Home) Lost 0- 9 2nd XV Nov. 2nd — Canadian Services College C (Home) Lost 0-18 Nov. 5th— St. George ' s School 2nd XV (Away) _ Lost 5- 6 Nov. 9th — Canadian Services College C (Away) Lost 0-27 Nov. 16th— Qualicum College 1st XV (Home) ___. ______ Drew 6- 6 Nov. 19th— University School 2nd XV (Away) Drew 3- 3 Dec. 7th— Qualicum College 1st XV (Away) . Won 10- 6 COLTS XV Nov. 5th— University School Colts XV (Away) Lost 0-11 Nov. 26th— St. George ' s School Colts XV (Home) Won 6- Dec. 3rd— University School Colts XV (Home) Lost 3- 6 23 BOXING 1950 Groves ' House were once again victorious in the Inter House Boxing Competition. On the basis of awarding two points to the winner of a weight and one to the runner up, Groves ' ended up with 15 points, Ripley ' s next with 10 points while Lake ' s House were a good last with only 2 points. In almost every weight the favourite won, while two boys, McAlpine 1 and Johnson 1, won their own weight and that of the weight above as well. The standard of Boxing has improved throughout but there is still a strong tendency by almost every boy to get very wild when attempting to open out and hit hard. An excellent example of this was Berry who, although very much taller than his opponent Johnson, attempted to slug it out with him, consequently throwing his fight away by his wild and telegraphic tactics. On the other hand, Wilson 1 kept his head when fighting the older and more experienced Loughary and outboxed him by a clear margin. PAPERWEIGHT (under 80 lbs.) Lawson 2 won this weight for the second year in succession. His main opposition was expected to come from McDonagh but McDonagh was surprisingly beaten by Fuller in the semi-finals. In the final, Fuller was bewildered by Lawson ' s furious onslaught early in the first round and did not seem to recover fully. McAlpine 2, beaten earlier by Fuller, and Vandersluys impressed as boys to watch in the future. MOSQUITO WEIGHT (under 90 lbs.) McAlpine 1 ran through his opposition in this weight without being really extended. At all times he boxed coolly and really demon- started how formidable a straight left can be. In the finals he came up against a much smaller and lighter opponent in McDonagh (up from the weight below) who strove manfully to locate McAlpine with wild swings but was not really up to the task physically. Earlier, McAlpine had no difficulty in subduing Bick. FLYWEIGHT (under 100 lbs.) McAlpine, up in this weight too, found it as easy to win as his own. He was hardly extended at all. His opponent in the final ought to have been Burns. However, Burns was well beaten by a less ex- perienced foe in Harrison 2 who, although wild, was at least persistent and had Burns backing away for the whole of the fight. However, Harrison was no match for the skilful McAlpine in the finals although he tried hard until the final bell. BANTAMWEIGHT (under 112 lbs.) There were only four entries in this weight. Wilson 2 beat Ross and Kingscote beat Kaye, so Wilson met Kingscote in the finals in what proved to be one of the best matches of the tournament. Both boys 24 boxed extremely well and showed a commendable amount of skill. Their defences were particularly sound and a punch which broke through the other ' s guard had to be quick as lightning. Kingscote was awarded the very close decision by the judges, Mr. R. Ross and Mr. Rocky Br ooks. FEATHERWEIGHT (under 125 lbs.) Both Kingscote and Wilson 2 were entered in this weight as well and turned out to be the only two capable of giving Antles, the eventual winner, any bother at all. When Wilson 2 fought Antles, it was his second fight, and strenuous too, of the afternoon, so he must be excused for not having the energy to come out for the third round after putting up a very plucky display against a much stronger boy. In the finals, Kingscote had Antles worried often during their bout but Antles ' age and weight told in the end and he won handily. In an earlier fight, Rohrback is worthy of mention for the way in which he kept after Kingscote, showing that what he lacked in skill he made up for in determination. LIGHTWEIGHT (under 135 lbs.) There were many good bouts in this weight with the outcome often in doubt until the last blow had been delivered. Wilson 1 had an easier passage into the finals than did his opponent Loughary, and he certainly showed that he had plenty of skill in easily outpointing his first three opponents. Loughary received an early shock when he barely managed to outpoint Osvold who surprised everyone by his skill and quickness. Had Osvold had more than just a term ' s coaching he might well have won. However, Loughary was soon back in stride once more with an easy victory over Hagstrom who had been very fortunate in receiving the decision against Hamilton in an earlier fight. Wilson 1 boxed beautifully in the finals against Loughary who must have known at the final bell that he was a beaten fighter. WELTERWEIGHT (under 147 lbs.) This weight was easily won by Johnson but, in his fights, he did little to give anyone the impression that he could box. He was content for the most part to beat up his opponent in the shortest possible time. He experienced little opposition and when he did meet any at all, he was unnecessarily vicious in his tactics. His only real opposition came from Bayly who started out like a tornado for the first round and finished up the second and third rounds like a gentle zephyr. MIDDLEWEIGHT (under 160 lbs.) Burr, last year ' s winner in this weight, was unable to box in the finals and so, his opponent Johnson received a walk-over. Wray pleased everyone mightily when he managed to get in a few healthy whacks at Johnson before the latter caught up with him and wore him down. Berry, Johnson ' s next opponent, let all thoughts of science go to the winds and concentrated on being as wild as possible, thereby playing 25 right into Johnson ' s lap. In the middle of the second round, during a free-swinging exchange, Berry went down from su haymaker but it is to his credit that he arose again as soon as he was able. However, all the fight had been knocked out of him and he finished off very tamely. Johnson ' s next fight was against Putnam in what proved to be the final. This was a very close fight and had to be decided on a fourth round. Both fighters tired badly in the final round but Johnson got in the more telling blows and received the verdict. HEAVYWEIGHT There were only two entries in this weight and, as Butt was not present when he was drawn to fight, Flint became the winner by default. INTERHOUSE BOXING TOURNAMENT PAPERWEIGHT (under 80 lbs.) Preliminaries Semi-Finals Finals Winners Hutton (R) Louis 2 (G) Hutton Hamersley (L) Lawson 2 (R) Lawson 2 Taylor (R) Taylor Taylor Lawson 2 Lawson 2 McAlpine 2 (R) Lawson 1 (R) McAlpine 2 McDonagh Fuller Fuller King (L) McDonagh (R) Fuller (G) MOSQUITOWEIGHT (unde r 90 lbs.) Vandersluys (R) Knight (G) Knight McDonagh (R) McDonagh McDonagh Crisp (G) McDonagh Bick (R) Bick McAlpine 1 McPherson (L) Lutener McAlpine 1 Jordan (R) Lutener (R) McAlpine 1 Brooks (G) McAlpine 1 (G) FLYWEIGHT (under 10( ) lbs.) Burns (L) Strathdee (G) Burns Harrison Casselman (R) Harrison 2 (G) McAlpine 1 McAlpine 1 McAlpine 1 (G) 26 Preliminaries Semi-Finals Finals lPinne BANTAMWEIGHT (under 112 lbs.) Ross (L) Wilson 2 (R) Kaye (G) Kingscote (G) Wilson 2 Kingscote Kingscote FEATHERWEIGHT (under 125 lbs.) Patterson (R) Nielsen (L) Nielsen London (G) Andes (L) Maw (R) Rohrback (L) Wilson 2 (R) Rohrback Wilson 2 Antles Antles Kingscote Antles Kingscote (G) Sylvester (L) Kingscote LIGHTWEIGHT (under 135 lbs.) Gaffney (G) Osvold (R) Harvey (L) Hamilton (L) Hackett (R) Clark (L) Eastman (L) Brown (L) Osvold Loughary (G) Hamilton Hagstrom (R) Hackett Maclnnes 2 (L) Brown Loughary Hagstrom Hackett Wilson 1 Loughary Wilson 1 Wilson 1 Parkinson (L) Wilson 1 (R) Wilson 1 WELTERWEIGHT (under 147 lbs.) Bellm 2 (G) Coates (L) Wearne (G) Elmaleh (R) Bellm 2 Bayly (G) Bayly Wearne Bayly Grauer (G) Waterman (R) Johnson 1 (G) Pinkerton (G) Waterman Johnson Johnson Johnson MIDDLEWEIGHT (under 160 lbs.) Bellm 1 (G) Maclnnes 1 (L) Putnam (R) Wilkinson (R) Young (R) Wray (L) Chadwick (R) Berry (L) Maclnnes 1 Burr (L) Wray Johnson (G) Burr Putnam Johnson Berry Putnam Johnson Johnson HEAVYWEIGHT Butt (R) FHnt (R) Flint 1 27 SQUASH The enthusiasm for squash in the School has never been so high as it has been during the past year. As many as forty boys have shown a keen interest in this sport. We had our first tournament in February and the two finalists, Thee and Patrick, were sent to Vancouver to play in the B. C. Open Squash Championships. They both won their first matches and were beaten in the second round. However, the trip was excellent experience for them as they came up against veteran players who were able to show them different styles of p-ay. In May, we had a junior tournament for all boys aged fourteen and under. The keenness shown in this tournament looks well for the future. In the finals, Bick defeated Lutener 15-8, 15-9, 10-15, 15-8. Also, during the Summer Term, we have had two Senior Tourna- ments, both of which were won by Thee. In the latter, the official School Tournament, Thee beat Patrick in the finals 15-8, 11-15, 15-8, 15-6. They have only been playing for two years and have a great deal to learn about position playing and placing. However, they are very enthusiastic, as are many other boys, and the standard of play is undoubtedly going to make gigantic strides during the next season. It is interesting to remember that Patrick beat Thee last year. Who will win next year — Patrick, Thee or — someone else? BASKETBALL Due to the unusually severe winter experienced at the School this year, the boys were confined to the Gymnasium for their athletic activities for the whole of January and February. This naturally led to the boom of Basketball in the School, consequently the standard throughout improved considerably. The only opponents that we en- gaged outside the School were the Village and one Saturday evening we journeyed to the S.L.A.A. Hall to engage our neighbours in a quadruple header. The School ' s under 14 and under 16 teams won their matches handily, but the Seniors were narrowly beaten 27-25 in a very interesting and close game. Finally, the Village Old Men trounced the School staff team by a disgustingly large margin. A league was formed in the School consisting of five teams and the local talent was as evenly distributed as possible with the result that there was some extremely keen and energetic Basketball played. It became almost impossible to predict a winner. Johnson ' s! team, the Cadavers , finally emerged as winners closely followed by Patrick ' s 28 Unicorns and Butt ' s Sureshots . Individual scoring honours resulted in a very even struggle between Butt and Patrick with Osvold not far in arrears. With each House capable of producing a good team, the inter- House Basketball was looked forward to with some interest. In the first round, Lake ' s House played Groves ' in a most exciting game in which Groves ' emerged victorious by the score of 33-30. Unfortun- ately, Groves ' House were minus the services of Johnson for the finals against Ripley ' s and went down to defeat 44-30. Basketball is fairly popular amongst the boys and there are several boys who are more than useful. However, there is little opportunity for them to exploit their skill as the amount of Basketball is controlled by the weather. GYMNASTICS 1950 Out of a possible 385 points, Groves ' House and Lake ' s House ended in a first place tie, both with 318 1 points each. After the first day ' s exercises, Groves ' House held a slim lead of 1% points which was gradually whittled down by Lake ' s House on the second da; . A very close affair. In Loughary, Groves ' House had by far the best individual per- former. He managed to obtain 54M marks out of a total of 60. His short arm backlift over the long horse was especially well done. The standard this year was a big improvement over last year, the exercises not only being more difficult but were performed better. The Juniors 29 showed that they had mastered all of their exercises in a more confident manner than their Senior counterparts and gave a sound display. Maclnnes 2 was the best of them with 51 2 marks, although he had only a very small margin over the two runners-up, Parkinson and McDonagh who each were given 50 4. The final event was a voluntary Pyramid, one of their own creation, performed by each of the Houses. Here it was easy to see that a certain amount of thought had been given to the subject and all three Pyramids deserve praise, Ripley ' s being particularly good. Final scores: 1. Groves ' House 318% points 2. Lake ' s House 318M points 3. Ripley ' s House 302 points PHYSICAL TRAINING DISPLAY The display was divided roughly into two portions, the Physical Training and the apparatus work. The first Physical Training class, which consisted of practically every boy in the School, put on a very- creditable performance considering the great difference in the ages of the youngest and oldest boys. There were mistakes, it is true, but no startling ones and none of such great magnitude that the whole rhythm was upset. They were followed by a selected group of sixteen senior boys who were supposed to give a demonstration of advanced Physical Training. However, they got off to a bad start and consequently did not do themselves justice although they did settle down towards the end and were able to show that, under ideal conditions, they were able to be precise and smart in their movements. As soon as the Physical Training was over, the Tumbling and Box- Horse team put on a display of their work. It was soon obvious that here was a team of boys who had practised diligently until a reasonably high standard had been obtained. All the exercises were done neatly and in a well coordinated manner, no boy showing at any time any sign of difficulty or strain. The display was brought to a close by the con- struction of two Pyramids neither of which would stay erected because of a gusty breeze which most inopportunely chose those few moments to blow. However, the Pyramids did take shape long enough for the spectators to grasp their form. It was a good display and what was equally good to see was the apparent enjoyment that the participants seemed to get out of their work. 30 TRACK AND FIELD SPORTS + It was a fitting climax to the Sports that the final event was not only such a close and exciting race but also the one on which rested the hopes of both Groves ' and Lake ' s House of winning the Sports. The senior 4x440 relay could not have been closer without the result being a tie. The two last leg runners were Berry and Webster, the latter having a lead of some twenty yards which he managed to hold until the final home straight when Berry, finishing very strongly, overtook him in the last stride to win by inches. This thrilling race rather pushed aside in one ' s mind some other good performances. Butt broke two School records and Berry another. Butt bettered his High Jump mark by an inch by jumping 5 ft. 2 2 ins. and he threw the Shot 36 ft. 10 ins., an improvement of more than a foot on the previous record. Berry improved upon the Broad Jump mark by leaping 18 ft. 3 ins. Helped greatly by Butt ' s speed, Ripley ' s House ran off with the two Sprint relays. In the longer relays, Lake ' s House won. Groves ' managed to come second in every relay, just missing a win in some cases by the smallest of margins. Lake ' s House success in winning the Sports lay to a large extent in the fine performance of their Intermediates who won every event except one, the High Jump in which they were second to Groves ' House. This was due mainly to some very good high jumping by Bellm 2 who cleared 4 ft. 7 2 ins. Another fine performance was the Running Broad Jump of 16 ft. 3 ins. by Nielsen. Maclnnes 2, another Lake ' s boy, swept all before him in the under 13, proving to be in a class by himself. Vandersluvs of Ripley ' s once again showed himself to be the most proficient of the Juniors although this year he met with some very much stiffer competition. The two Trail races were well run, Groves ' House winning the Senior Trail by dint of some fine running by Loughary who came in first, a comfortable winner from Burr. Goates led Lake ' s House to victory in the Junior race with Webster second and Sylvester third. The Intermediates as a whole impressed all with their keenness and revealed a depth of talent as regards runners. The Seniors, on the other hand, were very disappointing, Berry in particular failing to reproduce the good form he snowed last year. Nevertheless, it was an extremely good meet due to the fact that so few marks separated the three Houses at its termination which kept keenness at concert pitch throughout. 31 SENIORS Groves ' Lake ' s Ripley ' s 4 x 100 Relay 4 2 6 4x220 Relay _ 4 2 6 4x440 Relay _ 4 6 2 4x880 Relay 4 6 2 Trail 6 2 4 Discus Throw , 3 2 1 Shot Putt 2 13 Cricket Ball Throw 3 12 High Jump 13 2 Broad Jump 2 3 1 INTERMEDIATES 4x100 Relay 4 6 2 4 x 220 Relay 2 6 4 4x440 Relay 4 6 2 Trail 4 6 2 Cricket Ball Throw 13 2 High Jump 3 2 1 Broad Jump 2 3 1 Under 14 8 12 4 Under 11 3 6 9 Boxing 12 4 8 Swimming 4 12 8 Tug-O ' -War . 2 4 6 TOTAL POINTS ...__. 82 98 78 Scoring: Seniors — Track, 6, 4 and 2 points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Field, 3, 2 and 1 points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Intermediates — Scoring as for Seniors. 32 SWIMMING SPORTS The doubt as to whether Lake ' s House or Groves ' House would win the Sports Cup was erased when Lake ' s won the Swimming Sports by a fairly large margin. There was an interesting duel in the Inter- mediate Breaststroke and Freestyle relays between Maclnnes 2 of Lake ' s and Brooks of Groves ' . Each boy won once but only by a touch after they had swum neck and neck for practically the whole distance. Burns and Smith swam vigorously, if not scientifically, to finish first and second in the Junior race. McDonagh was third. Hutton, a last minute entry for the Junior Surfboard race, justified his decision to enter when he won both his heat and the final by means of his nimble control. Burns and Hamersley had a mid-stream collision to spoil theii chances and pave the way for Hutton ' s victory. In the Senior events, every race was swum with great keenness and the results in most cases were extremely close. Patrick, showing greatly improved form over last year, managed to stave off a very determined rally by Butt and preserve second spot for Groves ' in the Freestyle Relay. In fact the swimming of all the boys was surprisingly good in spite of the very little practice had by any of them. The 250 Open was won by Maclnnes 1 for the second year in succession. Thee swam very well to come in second and Butt just managed to beat out Waterman for third spot. Riley was fifth, rather disappointing after being second last year. Brooks and London, both Juniors, swam very well indeed to come in seventh and ninth respectively. A total of thirty-one boys entered the race, of which only one needed any assist- ance in finishing. There was no diving held this year as the diving tower received damage during the winter and had to be taken down. 33 CRICKET NOTES 1950 1st CRICKET XI BACK ROW: D. Bellm, C. M. Chadwick, A. D. Waterman, A. S. Patrick, M. Bellm, T. F. Goodenough. FRONT ROW: D. E. Johnson, J. B. Burr, D. G. Butt, D. C. Maclnnes, B. Loughary. ABSENT: J. A. Pearkes (Captain). On the whole, the standard of cricket in the school was a little higher this year than last. The First XI, with eight of last year ' s team back, were definitely a much stronger side. Seven matches were played, resulting in three wins and four losses. John Pearkes, who has been Captain of Cricket for three years, unfortunately was injured after the first match and was unable to play in any of the other six matches. The Captaincy was taken over by Grant Butt, who did a creditable job. Three boys, Patrick, Maclnnes I, and Bellm II, were selected for the Vancouver Island Juniors, a team which went to Vancouver to defend the Cameron Cup against the Vancouver Juniors. The fielding of the team was very weak at the beginning of the term, but by the end of the term had improved tremendously. Patrick, at cover-point, Bellm II, in the slips, Butt, at mid-off, and Johnson, behind the stumps, were outstanding. 34 Our attack lay chiefly in the hands of Loughary, Burr, Maclnnes, Butt, and Bellm II. Loughary bowled steadily at a good length, with an occasion off-break. Burr swerved the new ball considerably and attempted , with some success, to break the ball both ways. His length and direction were not always very accurate, as a result of his attempts at variations in pace, swerve, and spin. Maclnnes, although he did not bowl as much as Loughary and Burr, showed much promise. He developed a really good off-break, which, most of the time, he pitched at a good length outside the off stump. However, he must watch to keep his arm high up. Butt, our speed bowler, was occasionally quite successful, but more often his lack of steady accuracy proved a boon to our opponents. Our most successful batsmen were Butt, Patrick, and Maclnnes. Butt had a good defence and could hit the loose balls very hard. He was, however, unable to score runs off good length bowling because of an inclination to play back instead of moving hiss feet to the ball and driving it. His best shot was the hook, which was a delight to watch. Patrick was very forceful with his on and straight drives. When blocking, he watched the ball closely, but he still has the fault of lifting his bat toward third man instead of drawing it straight back. Maclnnes played forward quite well, but he does not lift his bat soon enough. He must learn to hook in front of square leg and, when playing back, to watch the ball right onto his bat. Bellm II had one good innings of 54, against Canon Coleman ' s team, and shows promise for next year. His chief fault is playing back to well pitched-up balls. Burr had a disappointing season with the bat, showing his true form, on only one occasion. However, on that one occasion, he played magnificently, scoring 21 singles off some very good bowling. 1st XI MATCHES May 13 (Away) University School 110 for 4, School 47 May 18 (Home) Master ' s XI 110, School 109 May 28 (Home) Old Boys ' XI 99, School 73 June 3 (Away) _ St. George ' s School 18 and 76, School 58 and 40 for 3 June 4 (Home) Vancouver Juniors 32, School 64 June 10 (Home) University School 104, School 52 June 14 (Home) Canon Coleman ' s XI 53, School 143 HOUSE CRICKET As usual, the House Cricket matches were played with great keenness. In the first match, Groves ' defeated Lakes, last year ' s win- ners, quite easily, 67 to 20. Bellm II, 30 not out, Parke, 12, and Johnson, 9, were responsible for most of Groves ' runs, while Bellm II, 6 for 7, and Loughary 4 for 7, skittled out Lake ' s in short order. Groves ' then werit on to defeat Ripley ' s, 57 to 34, in the final. Patrick, 11, and Loughary, 15 not out, were top scorers for Groves ' , while Butt, 17, and 35 Putnam, 11, did best with the bat lor Ripley ' s. Bowling honours went to Loughary, 5 for 12, and Bellm II, 5 for 21, for Groves ' , and to Putnam, 6 for 22, and Butt, 4 for 23, for Ripley ' s. Ripley ' s were some- what unfortunate in not having the services of Allan, their wicket- keeper, who was ill at the time of the match. COLTS CRICKET The season started with a few who were familiar with cricket and a great many who were not. It is to their credit that in a few weeks they had adapted themselves to the game ' s intricacies, specific skills, and confusing terminology. In particular there is the promise of satisfying drives into the country for Kaye, and much enjoyable leg-pulling for Burns; the wicket gate of opportunity lies over-open to Neilsen and Antles; returns are coming quickly for Clark; Gaffney is short and to the point. Maclnnes 2 should keep on keeping on. Wilson 2, on the other hand, may soon break off. And who knows — some day there may be a corner in a cricket field that is forever London. A batsman will be good enough when straight balls do not entice him to pull them to square leg. Although Hamilton town in Brunswick was notorious for its defaulting aldermen, our Hamilton must learn to pay the piper. Hackett must hit rather than hack. Parkinson must step up runs instead of stepping away for a walk. Bick must stop playing with blocks; in his case stone walls do make a prison. Swingscote and Louis 1 must be rulers again and play straight bats. And Lutener, of course, must grow bigger. We played the following matches: April 29— (At Home) School 15 and 3 for 26 vs. Glenlyon 40 and 1 for 44 May 13— (At Victoria) __ School 19 and 47 vs. University School 8 for 64 and 13 May 20— (At Home) School 38 vs. St. Michael ' s 38 May 31— (At Victoria) School 41 vs. Glenlyon 56 June 10— (At Home) _... School 32 and 12 vs. University School 14 and 8 for 49 36 1st O M C Si 1. Butt 8 2. Patrick 8 3. Maclnnes 6 4. Bellrn 2 __ ..8 5. Putnam 3 6. Parke ______ 1 7. Burr ____ 8 8. Pearkes 1 9. Johnson 7 10. Goodenough .... 4 11. Chadwick _ 7 12. Waterman 4 13. Allan . 4 14. Bellrn 1 6 15. Loughary 7 1950 XI CRICKET AVERAGES £3 w8 o| 34 130 21 81 26 54 17 6 21 5 11 8 8 9 5 8 9 50 62 21 6 36 5 28 14 17 13 9 13 18 a 21.66 10.12 8.33 7.75 7.00 6.00 5.14 5.00 4.00 3.50 3.40 3.25 3.00 2.60 2.56 CATCHES Bult 7 Patrick 5 Allan 3 Goodenough 3 Chadwick __ .. 2 Loughary 2 Bellrn 1 Bellrn 2 _ Burr Maclnnes Waterman Johnson: Caught 1 Stumped 3 Run Out 9 BOWLING AVERAGES o Bellrn 2 _____ .. 7 Chadwick 4 Burr 40.4 Loughary 45.6 Butt 25 Maclnnes 31 Waterman 2 Pearkes 7 1 30 6 5.00 1 20 3 6.66 1 144 21 6.86 4 173 15 11.46 2 70 6 11.66 5 85 7 12.14 16 1 16.00 2 18 37 Team Won 3 Lost 4 VALETE 1949 RIPLEY ' S GROVES ' Dorman, D. K., 1947. Bice, W. C, 1940. 1st XV. Dunn, G. E., 1947. Eaton, P., 1946. School Prefect. D w 1948 xv? XI Huston, T. 1946. Parke, G. H. S., 1945. School Prefect. 1st XV. Sanford, W. H., 1947. Thorp G ig46 Wood, J. F., 1943. Tutin, G. R. H., 1947. LAKES Birch, M. C, 1943. 1st XV, 1st XI. Cowell, J. M., 1940. 1st XV, 1st XI. Davis, T. O., 1947. Gowman, T. H., 1943. School Prefect. Hagar, J. S., 1945. Kenderdine, J. O., 1946. McKay, E. H, 1945. McKay, J. C, 1945. OLD BOYS ' NOTES To All Shawnigan Lake Old Boys: Following up on a letter printed in the 1948 Magazine and written by Mr. Bill Roaf, who was then president of this Society, I wish to add a few more words to his appeal for a more active membership and support of all Old Boys in a properly representative Society for service to the School and for pleasure for ourselves. I find that one of our greatest obstacles is to reach each and every Old Boy interested in the efforts being made by the Society. If there are any of you who have not had the various notices sent out, please assist us in correcting our apparent omission by sending your present mailing address to the secretary, Mr. Irwin Davis at 626 West Pender Street, Vancouver. J. H. R. Larsen. ( President ) . 38 OLD BOYS ' NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL Some sixty Old Boys have called at the School since Christmas, including several who have not been here for some time: Jack Reynolds, Harold Macdonald, John and Eric Torland, Tate Mason, J. D. Groves, Alan Crisp, Eric Ely, Vincent Best, Thome Corse, R. A. Kerr (Calgary) and Doug. Newton. Oostermeyer is out of hospital at last and back at the University of San Francisco. Frank Barnard is running a successful art centre in Park Royal, West Vancouver. Very many thanks to Alex. Ripley for his gift to the School of his Debenture. Newspaper men include Douglas Green, Canadian Press in Winnipeg, and Terry Hammond, Prince George Citizen. Edward Wheeler in Chicago and Bob. Kerr in Calgary are the radio experts. Jim Groves, Lieut.-Colonel in the Royal Engineers, spends his time in deciding who is and who is not a suitable candidate for an Imperial Commission. Tom Naden is in the Air Force in Texas. Arthur Burrows, R.C.M.P., has formed a Boy Scout Troop among the Eskimos at Fort Smith. Keith Alexander and Brian Weld are still in the Police but have changed to a new uniform. Alan Best is doing a great job inaugurating a Children ' s zoo in Stanley Park. We hope to see him here agair one of these days. Harry Lake has been appointed Commandant of the Royal Canadian School of Artillery at Shilo, Manitoba. Congratulations to Henry Watson on his appointment as Comptroller to the City of Victoria. CROSSING THE BAR Seen in the Georgia Hotel . . . Dave Smith on the arm of a beau- tiful thing — having just fooled the Dean of Law at U.B.C., he is now ingratiating himself with Bull, Housser Co. in Vancouver . . . other students at University Hill included Walter Ewing who by now is famous as the most tight-fisted student treasurer in years. . . . Ned Larsen and Tom Pearce . . . Ned left amid sighs from the various dramatic clubs for Shawnigan where he is now associated with Tom who is a recent bridegroom . . . John Wheeler as athletic as ever and sorely missed ... in the elevator the other day Ormonde Springford clutching an ominous briefcase . . . speaking of bars the Berkeley Hotel in Montreal is almost broke since Bob Simpson took off for Kelowna and his new (and beautiful) wife . . . also last seen in Montreal Jack 39 Gale who was making tracks for Osgoode Hall ... in a Montreal theatre John Ogilvie scalpel in hand . . . and at McGill Ted Baker who two years ago was going to design houses in Ottawa . . . running the Navy in Halifax John Ley and putting the finishing touches to his new house . . . Also in Halifax with a couple of rings up at that time was Tony Slater . . . two navigators not seen but thought of — John Aikins and Dick Leir — the former aboard H.M.C.S. Ontario and Richard, accord- ing to the Navy List, splicing the main brace at Edmonton. . . . On Douglas Street at a distance, Lancy Lake behind a large moustache somewhat reminiscent of Birnam Woods coming to Dunsiname. . . . From behind a briefcase in Vancouver — Jack Nicholls — something vague in the financial world . . . also oiling the wheels of business and industry — Ramsay Milne chartering accounts . . . also in this racket Marco Gandossi who was last encountered in a theatre with Ted Covernton — both eyeing the female instead of the conventional figures ... to be congratulated — Tom Piddington who duped someone in California out of a Ph. D. — Jack Larsen who won the Open B. C. Squash Tournament this spring . . . Jack Sloan married but still able to provide a cup of coffee on a cold day. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS Alan Gardner on a street corner . . . Doug Newton in the bond business in Calgary . . . Also seen in the foothill city — John Motherwell running his own business and getting into court — Art Smith as pleasant as ever. ... In Toronto — Martin Stainsby blowing his horn ( orchestrally ) — Dean Vaughan making great strides in the newspaper business . . . we also understand that Cam Layard and Harold Macdonald are in the Queen City — it may well be so. . . . Ian Macpherson doing a roaring legal business in Victoria. HEARSAY EVIDENCE Victor Butts thriving as a barrister in North Vancouver . . . Skid Ashby doing time in Shaughnessy Military Hospital . . . how do you close these things? . . . with five dots By Alistair Fraser. THE RED RIVER VALLEY FLOOD Extract from a letter from an Old Boy who was there: I ' ve no doubt the Red River Valley flood is getting great play in all the papers. It is without question the greatest disaster of the kind ever to occur on the continent, as the director of disaster relief for the American Red Cross has termed it. He is here sitting in on conferences and so on. There is a dreadful inexorability about a flooding, slow-moving river such as the Red. It has been rising slowly but steadily, simply driving people before it. It is just heartbreaking to think of families 40 who have struggled for years to establish their homes and now have had to put their furnishings and valuables upstairs and flee for their lives. As the Winnipeg Tribune said in an editorial the other day, there have been other disasters, such as the Chicago fire and the San Francisco earthquake. Those cities survived them, and Winnipeg and the Valley will survive these floods. But it will take months, if not years, to restore things to normal. The $20,000,000 crop in the valley is ruined, and before this thing has passed into history the cost of restoration and reclamation will run into tens of millions of dollars. In fact, I have heard one estimate of $75,000,000 as the cost of putting the Valley into shape again. It is not a great deal of money by American standards, but it is a large sum for a province of 750,000 people. However, Canadians elsewhere are giving a flood relief fund excellent support and I am sure the necessary funds will be forthcoming. BIRTHS Bell-Irving — At Vancouver, B. C, on July 24th, 1949, to the wife of H. P. Bell-Irving (1924-1927), a son. Springford — At Duncan, B. C, on September 12th, 1949, to the wife of O. G. Springford (1937-1941), a daughter. Savage — At Vancouver, B. C, on September 14th, 1949, to the wife of D. B. Savage (1929-1933), a son. Fleck — At Vancouver, B. C, on September 25th, 1949, to the wife of A. B. Fleck (1935-1940), a son. Flynn— At Duncan, B. C, on November 27th, 1949, to the wife of J. A. Flynn (1935-1940), a son. Rorertson — At Kamloops, B. C, on April 13th, 1950, to the wife of D. F. Robertson (1927-1933), a son. Crofton — At Vancouver, B. C, on June 29th, 1950, to the wife oi Dr. F. D. L. Crofton (1931-1937), a daughter. Mara — At Vancouver, B. C, on August 2nd, 1950, to the wife of J. H. F. Mara (1925-1928), a daughter. 41 MARRIAGES Reynolds-Kooy — On August 6th, 1949, at Kimberley, B. C, John Windley Reynolds (1930-1937) to Mrs. Wilhelmina Maria Kooy r daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Schouten of Groenekan, Holland. Milligan-Rose — On September 2nd, 1949, at Vancouver, B. C, John Waddell Milligan (1937-1942) to Joan Fraser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander Rose. Hughes-Butterworth — On September 5th, 1949, at Vancouver, B. C, Kevitt Pownall Hughes (1938-1943) to Annie Adam, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Butterworth. Koerner-Viksten — On September 21st, 1949, at Stockholm, Sweden, Nicholas Koerner (1940-1943) to Karin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Viksten. Stokes-Norris — On September 24th, 1949, at Vancouver, B. C, John Whitley Stokes (1938-1943) to Flora Christina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Norris. Musgrave-Stevens — On October 1st, 1949, at Vancouver, B. C., Edward Lindsay Musgrave (1916-1925) to Judith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stevens. Ashry-Glover — On October 15th, 1949, at Victoria, B. C., Skidmore Dennis Ashby (1937-1940) to Dorothy Christine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Glover. Forrest-Macpherson — On January 28th, 1950, at Victoria, B. C, Colin Peter Valentine Forrest (1936-1940) to Nita Scott Macpherson, daughter of Mrs. Nora Scott. Haywood-Smith — On March 17th, 1950, at Prince Rupert, B. C, Norman Havelock Haywood (1937-1940) to Marguerite Eleanor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smith. Roaf-Shannon — On April 6th, 1950, at Vancouver, B. C, John Lindsay Roaf (1922-1925) to Elizabeth Shannon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Newson. Wood-Sirley — On April 10th, 1950, at Vancouver, B. C, Archibald Robert Wood (1927-1930) to Isobel Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry George Sibley. Chapman-Smith — On April 27th, 1950, at The Pas, Manitoba, Ronald David Chapman (1940-1946) to Florence Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith. Dyson-Plaskett — On July 26th, 1950, at New Westminster, B. C, Geoffrey Field Dyson (1929-1933) to Mary Victoria, only daughter of The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Frank Plaskett. Milne- MacKinnon — On July 29th, 1950, at Vancouver, B. C, Ramsay Herbert Milne (1932-1939) to Jeanne Beatrice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. MacKinnon. Ames-Patton — On September 11th, 1950, at Vancouver, B. C, David Agard Ames (1928-1931) to Marion McCarroll, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William D. Patton. 42 CAMPBELL SMITH LTD.. Effective Printing