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

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Visit bu Ike Mrchbiihop of C anterbi J On Saturday, September 11th, the School was honoured by a visit from His Grace The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, with Mrs. Fisher and their son Mr. Temple Fisher. This was a memorable occasion, and a unique privilege for all those who were able to meet our visitors and experience the kindness and informality which was so generously shown by such distinguished guests. The visit was covered by the Television Service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in their programme of September 13th, and we reprint the report of the visit which was published in the Vancouver Sun newspaper of that day. In addition to the School and Staff, the Governors and a number of Old Boys were at the school for the occasion. The visit was arranged on short notice after the Archbishop ' s arrival in Victoria : and the fact that he was able to devote the time to come to the School during his brief visit to Vancouver Island was appreciated by us beyond our adequate expression. Page Four

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(editorial G yO DOUBT spurred by the publication of the controversial book So Little lor the Mind, by Dr. Hilda Neatby, Professor of Modern History at the University of Saskatchewan, there wages in the realm of education a minor war between those who may be termed Traditionalists and others of the Progressive school of thought. It must be acknowledged that all tradition is not necessarily good, nor is all progress sound, but from the welter of argument and opinion that is expressed, there should emerge in time a pattern which, it is hoped, will embrace the best of both worlds. Meanwhile, we at Shawnigan are striving assiduously, and not without success, to raise ever higher our academic standards, believing that if our purpose is to be realised fully, the leaders of tomorrow, whom we hope to develop, must be content not merely with the 50% pass mark, but must, by hard work as well as mere environmental adjustment, attain higher levels of scholarship if they are to fulfill the ambitions which are cherished for them. In our efforts to achieve this objective we deplore the tendency to one word answers in examination papers and the true or false questions that are so prevalent. Examinations in this form induce an element of chance and place a premium on a memory for facts alone, without offering scope to the student who has been taught to reason and express both his knowledge and his reasoning in clear, concise and readable form. For this reason the Speech Day address given by Dr. Roderick L. Haig-Brown, LL.D., In Praise of Reading, which is re-printed in this issue, is noteworthy not alone for its scholarly content, but also for its timely advice and help.

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Reprint of article in the Vancouver Sun : — The Archbishop of Canterbury, with Mrs. Fisher and their son Temple Fisher, paid a short visit Saturday to Shawnigan Lake School, on Vancouver Island; the head- master, G. Peter Kaye, was once a pupil of the Archbishop when His Grace was headmaster of Repton School in England. The Archbishop was introduced to the governors and the staff of the school, and then lunched with the boys. The Archbishop gave an informal address, which included several amusing reminiscences of his visits to other boys ' schools in the Commonwealth. At one school in Australia, the Archbishop said, he was taken on a tour of inspection of boys ' dormitories and studies. In one study four small boys sprang smartly to atten- tion — their faces were shining, their collars were clean, and the study was a model of neatness and order, the Archbishop recalled. On the desk were neatly piled three books. I went ovei and picked them up one by one — the first two were detective stories, the third was a Bible. The small boys all looked very pious. But my suspicions were aroused; I lifted the Bible, and found underneath an open hand of cards — strictly forbidden in the school! I tic Archbishop also visited the school chapel, inspected the new war memorial plaque, given by the Lieutenant-Governor, The Honourable Clarence Wallace, C.B.E., containing the names of 41 Old Boys killed in the Second World War. ti School I loted The commencement of the school year 1953-54 saw a capacity enrolment in the Main Building of 121 boys, and the return to the Staff, from Oxford, of Mr. E. R. Larsen, as Senior Master, and Mr. Lester Bullen as Groves House Master. To them, and also to Mr. M. D. Robinson who joined the Staff as Senior Language Master and House Master of Ripley ' s House, we extend a hearty welcome. The upstairs portion of the Private Wing was made over as an apartment for Mr. and Mrs. Larsen (the latter being familiar to many Shawnigan Old Boys as Sue Fraser of Strathcona Lodge School). Among the matrons we welcomed also Miss Bartholomew in Ripley ' s House, and Mrs. Luxton in Lakes House. The latter later gave way to Mrs. Whitney but returned to Shawnigan in September, 1954. Page Five