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

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(Ooafo C-lub The stormy weather which continued until iate in the Summer Term somewhat hampered the activities of the approximately thirty members of this flourishing club. As a result they were often As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Of the hardy mariners who did occasionally venture forth one found to his interest that there is a right and a wrong way of going about. It is a very popular club, whose membership is hoping for better things from the weather in future. Page Eighteen

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the left of centre. What ensued denes description. The pancake, we are told, was within the pile for the allotted three minutes. About half-way through attention was diverted to McGavin II who, it was thought, was the possessor of a bulky portion of the precious pancake. This gave Cooper the chance to seize a large section and when time was called he and Burgess I were declared winners. The members of the Upper Fifth were allowed to go to the village to celebrate the victory with their two representatives. u ft ouna jrarm.ers i lui The big event of the year was the birth of the sow ' s first litter — 10 piglets. Eight have survived and are well grown. The sow appears to be a good one, having won first place at the Duncan Show and second at the Cobble Hill Show in the unregistered sow class. Much time has been spent by the club in converting the old pump house into a barn for livestock. Two pig pens have been built and are well populated. Two calves, lent by Mr. J. Shaneman, were reared until June and then were returned in excellent condition to their owner. T Under Mr. Can ' s capab ' e guidance the Hobby Shop has flourished and a large number of boys have spent many profitable, industrious hours at the benches. The time spent by Nash and Foster I was rewarded by the production of articles of fine workmanship. Trenholme and Scott-Moncrieff deserve special mention. They both made sailing dinghies. Early in February a trip to the B.C. Forest Products Plywood Plant at Victoria was arranged for five boys, who saw how plywood is made. They watched its production from the time a log enters the mill until the moment when finished the plywood is ready for shipment. This interest in wood led to such general activity in the Hobby Shop that at one point in the year there were no fewer than twelve table lamps under construction. -k k it ol m, CM The Rifle Club got off to a good start early in the year and decided to enter the D.C.R.A. competition. The team consisted of Boyce, Brown I, Foster I, McGavin I, McKechnie I, McNab and Money. Of these, Boyce and Foster I proved to be outstanding shots. Through the help of Mr. Carr the marksmanship of the members improved and the club looks forward to winning new laurels next year. k -fr ik Une I latural rristoru L iub During the early part of the year the members of this club laid aside their nets and bottles to tidy and paint their room. Perhaps it was the prospect of improved quarters for their bugs that attracted more members than the club had had for many years. Later in the year Mr. R. H. Mackay, Dominion Wildlife Officer at U.B.C., kindly visited the school ' s naturalists. In his interesting lecture he explained the process of banding migratory birds in order to check their paths of migration. He pointed out the need for traps to catch the birds and the necessity for sending to Ottawa for bands and forms so that the birds might be traced. He concluded his lecture by showing slides of the trumpeter swan. His visit was much appreciated. When the fine weather arrived the members of the club once more got down to the more serious business of catching moths and butterflies in and around the school. Page Seventeen

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Jne j rinlina y -lub Proof of the activity of this club was clearly visible upon occasion throughout the year since it undertook the publication of programmes for the School Concert and the Dramatic Society performances, as well as for the printing of anonymous Christmas cards which were duly received by members of the staff. iX Jne f- notoarapnu L iub The Photography Club was often the scene of serious work. Though qui male agit odit lucem, (he who commits evil actions shuns the light), outsiders know that out of the dark precincts of this club come accomplishments which may well brave the glare of publicity. We take pleasure in printing some of the results of their work in this magazine. Ok. -Art CU Those boys who were interested in using the facilities of the Art Room took full advantage of the opportunity and under the guidance of Mr. Higgs enjoyed a most successful year. A large number of boys did promising work in the mediums of oil, water colour, pencil, charcoal, and copper. It was decided to enter exhibits in two shows: — the Victoria Industrial and Agricul- tural Exhibition Hobby Show, and the Shawnigan Lake Annual Flower Show. Altogether ten boys submitted entries and were successful in winning four prizes at the Annual Flower Show: — Waters 1st Prize in Copper Tooling Andrews 2nd Prize in Puppetry Curtis II 2nd Prize in Copper Tooling (Junior Class) Foster II 3rd Prize in Copper Tooling rCecitai On the evening of January 31st the School had the pleasure of hearing a piano recital given by Mr. Aladar Ecsedy. A Hungarian by birth, Mr. Ecsedy has toured the United States and Canada and been received warmly. During his recital in the Big School, Mr. Ecsedy paused from time to time to give a brief history of the composer whose work he was about to play and to explain what type of music it was the audience was going to hear. His brilliantly played selections, and his illuminating witty comments, brought Mr. Ecsedy at the end of his recital an ovation which was well merited. His programme was as follows - — Scarlatti Sonata in C Chopin Raindrop Prelude Chopin Fantasy Impromptu Ljzst Lieberstraum Schubert Serenade Manuel de Falls Ritual Fire Dance Cyril Scott Negro Dance Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumble Bee ft r omeo and Auliet The members of the Upper Sixth Form, with their Form Master Mr. Wilde, travelled to Victoria on the evening of February 10th, to see the movie Romeo and Juliet. Since the Form was studying the play the picture show had a critical audience. One learned member of the form claimed that sections of the dialogue had been left out in the movie. His colleagues, on the other hand, claimed that he must have been following the text by means of a flashlight. Despite this difference of opinion the trip was voted a success and a worth-while adjunct to classroom work. Page Nineteen