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

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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

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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

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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