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

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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

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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

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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