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

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cJLieutenant-Ljovernor lAnuelis J- la ue At 10:45, Sunday, the 26th of March, His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia and Mrs. Wallace arrived at the school. Met by the Headmaster and Mrs. Kaye, he took the royal salute, inspected the Guard and the band and commented on their fine turnout. Shortly afterwards, the visiting party arrived in the chapel, where the school and many visitors were assembled for the Dedication Service. After the Lieutenant-Governor had unveiled the plaque, it was dedicated by the Very Reverend P. R. Beattie, Dean of British Columbia, who later delivered an excellent sermon on why we honour those who have laid down their lives in defense of their country. The service over, His Honour met relatives of some of the boys whose names appear on the plaque. His Honour and Mrs. Wallace and many visitors then had lunch in the main dining-room with the boys. Altogether it was a memorable few hours which we shall not forget. Page Six

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School I loles The school year 1954-55 opened in an atmosphere of triumph and tragedy. The visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury on the first day of term was reported in our last issue. The joy of this visit was to be greatly overshadowed by the tragic publicity and misunderstanding that attended the resignation of Mr. Hewitt. After these events the school settled down to an enthusiastic and successful year. Derek Brooks continued as an efficient and popular Head Prefect, and was ably assisted by John Kaye and Peter Nash. Other School Prefects were David Road and Hugh Mowat, later joined in the Summer Term by Tucker Battle. Gerald McGavin finished the year as Head of Grove ' s House; J. V. Stewart as Head of Lake ' s House, and Bob Simson as Head of Ripley ' s House. We were pleased to welcome Mr. Derek Hyde-Lay back to Shawnigan as House Master of Lake ' s and P. T. and Rugger Instructor. Other new staff members we welcomed were Reverend John Maunsell, as School Chaplain; Mr. Higgs as Grove ' s House Master and Art Master. Mr. Wilde, on a year ' s leave of absence from L ' Ecole Superieur at Neuchatel, Switzerland; Mrs. Horton as Head Matron and Miss Davies as Ripley ' s House Matron. The School was again honoured by a visit from the Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs. Wallace at the end of March when the War Memorial Plaque, presented by His Honour, was unveiled and dedicated to the memory of 41 Old Boys who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War 1939-1945. The re-opening of Copeman House, in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, as a Junior House for boys in Grade 6 and below was a major step forward. This represented an increase in enrolment to 128 boys at the beginning of the year, and enabled the three remaining houses to compete on equal terms, after some re-adjustment of personnel, which was accepted with good grace by those who were required to change House loyalty to achieve this objective. The School Concert in mid-November, report of which is made elsewhere in this issue, was perhaps the best attended and most successful on record for the high standard of its performance. Much praise is due to all those who contributed to this success. While the 1st Rugger XV suffered misfortune by several injuries in the early part of the season, its performance achieved a high standard, and along with the 2nd XV and other teams completed one of the best seasons on record. We experienced a mild Winter by Shawnigan standards, and although the Spring weather was late, there was little interference with normal school activities on account of weather throughout the year. The health of the School was good, and no major epidemics clouded the horizon. Special mention should be made of the achievement of the Cadet Corps. The Annual Inspection of R.C.S.C.C. Cougar by Commander R. Phillips, R.C.N. , in May, was once more an outstanding success, and the Corps deserves credit for coming within one point of winning the Cadet Efficiency Trophy among the Pacific Coast Corps. Also, for the first time, the Corps was invited to take part in the Sunset Ceremonies at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria during June when favourable comment was earned in many quarters on their turnout and performance. A number of boys attended the ordination in May of the Rev. C. E. Lonsdale at the Cathedral in Victoria. We were sorry to have to say farewell to Mr. Lonsdale and his family at the end of the term, but our good wishes go with him in the ministerial duties to which he has been called at Armstrong, B.C. We were also sorry to bid farewell to Mr. Wilde, Mr. Higgs, Miss Bartholomew and Miss Davies at the end of the year, and wish them well along the paths which they have chosen. Page Five

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SCHOOL PREFECTS w ■ m ; — - .. .— . Back Row: C. T. Battle, H. F. Mowat. Sitting: P. A. Nash, C. D. Brooks, the Headmaster, J. A. Kaye, H. D. Read. ti ti ti Speech edJay — Aune, 1955 We were blessed with fine weather for the Annual Speech Day and Prize Distribution on June 24th. We were pleased to welcome once again to the school The Honourable Mr. Justice H. I. Bird, who gave the address and distributed the prizes. Judge Bird reviewed for us some of the traditions of the school, and referred to personalities and incidents in its life twenty and more years ago when he visited it more often as a parent of John D. Bird (1929-34). In addition to congratulating the prizewinners on their success, the speaker gave a word of encouragement to the lesser lights who, while not having earned special recognition, had contributed their part to the successful record of the year which was referred to by the Headmaster in his opening remarks. On the platform with Mr. Justice Bird and the Headmaster were Mr. J. Y. Copeman, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Captain J. D. Groves and Mr. H. E. W. Paterson, Governors, and His Grace Archbishop H. E. Sexton, D.D. After tea had been served in the dining-room, the school and its many visitors and parents removed to Chapel for the final leaving service where the Archbishop gave his address. It was unfortunate that travel arrangements made it impossible for all parents to remain for this service which, through the years, has come to be looked upon as a fitting and impressive climax to the school year. PRIZES AND AWARDS 7th Form (Grade 13) J. A. Kaye Upper 6th (Grade 12) C. T. Battle Lower 6th (Grade 11) J. V. Stewart Upper 5th (Grade 10) P. K. Janke Lower 5th J. A. Benson Upper 4th (Grade 9) R. C. R. Malkin Lower 4th R. Vandersluys Remove A (Grade 8) R. A. Mcintosh Remove B (Grade 7) W. R. G. Hansell Form 3 (Grade 6) D. Ross Form 2 (Grade 5) G. LaSette Page Seven