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

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FAMILIAR SCENES Lj roved Moude f oied Last year was a well balanced year for Groves, both in the classroom and on the playing field. In the realm of sport, Groves had a good start by taking the swimming with com- parative ease due to the McGavin brothers. In rugby we had two new School Colours, Kaye I and Douglas I; also nine House Colours, Kaye I, Douglas I, Simson, McGavin I, McGavin II, Smith I, Cuppage, Brooks and Read I; these House Colours went through the new ritual of Dipping the Colours, which is to say, Thrown in the lake. In the two House matches, Groves put forth a good effort but came out second best. Soccer and basketball proved interesting but unsuccessful as we ran a close second in both. Page Twenty-Two

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J4obbu hoi This year has been a satisfactory one, many articles again being produced but of higher quality than last year. Prizes were again taken at the Village Flower vShow, although entries were few on account of the unfortunate epidemic which hit the School at that time. Boah CU The Boats Club was reorganized early last year and took unto itself the new name of Windjammers. Complete with Board of Directors, Constitution, and rigid member- ship requirements, this lakeside U.N. can look back on a highly successful year. Through the generosity of Mr. Graham Anderson, an Old Boy, the School became the owner of a new sailing dinghy, Freyja, which has added materially to the scope of waterfront activities. Altogether, with the addition of three privately-owned craft, the Club had thirteen boats in operation. Two regattas were held, one a predicted-log affair, and the other a handicap race. Perry, with a prediction two minutes away from actual time, skippered the winning boat in the first race, and Angus captained the winner in handicap. Some mention must be made of the initiation ceremonies, which were designed to make life moderately miserable for prospective members. One of these initiations involved a 5:00 a.m. (and frigid) fishing trip on the lake with the Headmaster, details of which must be sought from the Head himself. Future activities of the Windjammers have been helped considerably by the installa- tion of lights, power outlets, and stoves in the Boat-house. It is proposed that part of the upper storey of the Boat-house be panelled and furnished, to be used as a Clubhouse in the future. The Club wishes to extend thanks to Peter Nash for his active co-operation through the year, in the matter of supervision at the Boat-house, and in the capacity of Steward during the two regattas. DL ft. CU There was much interest in this Club during the year. Many boys competed for the Dominion Markmanship Badges, and received Silver and Bronze awards. Boyce and McKechnie I were perhaps the outstanding shots of the year, being the first to win the Silver Markmanship Badges. ZJIte f- hotoarapnu and f- rintincj L lubd Both these Clubs were revived during the year, the former under the guidance of Mr. Robinson, some of whose achievements are reproduced in this issue of the magazine. The Printing Club was responsible for the publication of programmes for the School Concert and Dramatic Society performances, and for other tangible evidences of activity. A word of thanks is due to Mr. Fraser Mcintosh for arranging for the renewal of certain type and other improvements for the Club. Jhe -jarden L lua Though reduced in numbers, the Garden Club, under Mr. Dinter ' s enthusiastic guidance, has continued to function. While most of the hackwork in the garden must be attributed to Mr. Dinter and the enforced support he receives from the defaulters ' parade, the members of the Garden Club can be credited with some of the refinements of grafting and seeding of voung plants that goes on throughout the year. ZJne I latural J4idtoru L lub While this Club is very much in existence, its. activities remain somewhat of a mystery to all but a select few who. have been seen to dash about the garden with stink bottles and green nets. We hope for more enlightened commentary in our next issue. Page Twenty-One

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Cricket was a different story again ... in this we won rather easily over Lake ' s, due mainly to the fact that we had nine of the First XI . . . furthermore, Simson was one of the two new School Colours in cricket. In tennis, Simson and Rohertson, both of Groves, battled it out, with the former winning and proving Groves ' superiority on the tennis court. Robertson proved too much for any Lake ' s Competition, and Groves went on to take all squash. Robertson ' s younger brother Ian brought honour to the House with his winning of the Sportsmanship Cup at Prize-Giving. On this theme of good sportsmanship Groves House sporting year came to an end. In scholastics Groves led all the year until they were beaten out in the last tally by Ripley ' s, who thereby won the Scholastic Shield. John Madden brought Groves distinc- tion by his winning of three special awards for outstanding work in Chemistry, English and French. There was a good spirit in the House throughout the year and we can look forward to a good coming year due to the fact that our ranks will be left almost in tact with the exception of our Housemaster, Mr. Bullen, who is having a leave of absence for a year and will be missed throughout the entire House. IKipleu 3 hfouse I lotes Ripley ' s boys had a successful year. Their great triumphs were the winning of the inter-House Academic Trophy for the first year it was awarded, and the inter-House Efficiency Cup in the Lent and Summer Terms. These trophies can be won only by the efforts of the House as a whole, so the winning of both of them speaks well for the spirit of the House. The individual Efficiency Cup for Ripley ' s was won in the Michaelmas Term by Roy Mcintosh, in the Lent Term by David Jackson, and in the Summer Term by Philip George. In the Michaelmas Term the Ripley boys played Soccer most of the time. They were not very successful in matches against Glenlyon and University School, but they improved, went hard, and enjoyed their games. Snow after Christmas curtailed the Rugger, but the bovs learnt a little about the game, and Peter Armstrong, John Mackenzie and David Jackson earned places on the Under 100 lbs. XV. At Cricket, a pleasing amount of enthusiasm was shown, and a fair amount of talent displayed. John Mackenzie and Peter Armstrong played for the Under 14 Colts XI, and will be eligible for it for the next two years. No account of Ripley ' s for the vear would be complete without a very special word of thanks to Peter Nash, who, helped in the Summer Term by Hugh Mowat, was Prefect for Ripley ' s. Much of the happiness and success of the year was due to his unfailing thoughtfulness and efficiency, and we were all delighted when he himself won the Efficiency Cup for the Summer Term. On Speech Day the Headmaster announced that next year Ripley ' s will once more become a senior House, so it is a case of Ripley ' s est mort, vive Ripley ' s. jCab ' s JJoue, 1953-4 The House can look back upon a well-spent year in the House activities, both sports and academics. Throughout the first term a great interest was taken by Lakes in the House Efficiency Cup, Lakes was the first to win this cup. Lakes enjoyed a very prosperous year in the sporting field. After many hard fought contests with Groves, Lakes managed to emerge winners in Rugby by defeating Groves twice. In the Lent term Lakes won the basketball shield and also with close competition, the Soccer cup, but were decidedly beaten by Groves in the House Cricket. In Boxing, J. V. Stewart won the heavyweight cup and E. Kenney won the middleweight cup. Lakes lost by a close margin in the Swimming meet, but R. Cooper took the individual Swimming trophy. Three members of the House were awarded School Colours and eight were awarded House Colours. In Academic activities the House did not shine as a whole but there were some good individual efforts. J. Gardner was head student for the year, while P. Janke and the Mclntoshes and J. Stewart came top of their respective forms. The Junior Efficiency cup was won by R. Mcintosh. The House looks forward to welcoming back Mr. Hyde-Lay, who is returning after a few years ' absence, to his old post as House Master, at the same time expressing apprecia- tion for what Mr. Hewitt has done for the House as its House Master. Page Twenty-Three