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

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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.

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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.

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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