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

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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

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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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Standing: R. L. Obermarck, P. A. Nash. Seated: J. A. Kaye, C. D. Brooks, the Headmaster, B. A. Coates, R. D. P. Ross. With Derek Brooks as Head Boy the other school prefects were Barry Coates, John Kaye and Ronald Ross, later joined by Ronald Obermarck and Peter Nash. Coates was Captain of Rugby and Kaye, Captain of Cricket. Throughout the year there were events of interest in Victoria and elsewhere, to which sundry boys had access; symphony concerts, the Everest lecture in Victoria, Canadian Club lecture in Duncan, the Harl em Globe Trotters, and the All Blacks Rugby match, to mention a few. During the Michaelmas Term we were fortunate in having Mr. Donald Grant lecture to us. He spoke on The Pacific Ocean and the Countries around it. This, as can be imagined, led to an interesting discussion afterwards. After Christmas we had a most illuminating talk by Lady L. Fletcher on Africa and the Mau Mau Rebellion. Lady Fletcher was obviously a most cultured and widely travelled lady and has recently spent many years in Africa; thus she proved an excellent authority on one of our problems as a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Her talk was not without touches of humour, however; in fact, her tales of how the Mau Mau women waited continually on the whims of the men made us realize that possibly we could learn something from the Mau Maus! Also during the Lent Term we enjoyed a lecture by Doctor E. A. Pye, who made a year-long voyage in his twenty-nine foot cutter Moon-Raker, across the Atlantic and into the Pacific Ocean. The spirit of adventure and courage displayed by Doctor Pye and his wife, and one crew member, in performing this voyage, captured the imagination of us all, as did the unassuming but descriptive account that Doctor Pye gave with the aid of his photographs. Toward the end of February we were all most grateful to Mr. John Wade for his interesting talk on the Architectural profession. He pointed out many of the happy phases of such a life; at the same time the boys felt that his implication was that, if they wished to be millionaires, they would stand a better chance if they studied cooking or some other such calling! A few weeks later the Senior School attended the Everest Lecture in Victoria. The Comradeship and courage of Sir Edmund Hilliary and George Lowe, to name only two of a great team, won the hearts of all who heard them. Such an experience will never be forgotten. In the Summer Term we rejoiced at the opportunity of hearing a lecture from Captain Morgan. He has been the leading Standard Oil representative in the Persian Gulf and was able to supplement his talk with enlightening films on the development of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The weather, always an important factor in school life, as elsewhere, was kind to us in the Michaelmas Term. Swimming was permitted in the lake until early October. Page Six