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

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Aune, 1956, Examinations B.C. JUNIOR MATRICULATION The Junior Matriculation results this year were better than they have been for many years. In the Grade XII examinations, 64 of the 66 papers attempted were passed. Of the two failures one subject was not required for matriculation. The average mark for all examinations written was 67.4%. With one or two exceptions in certain subjects, those who were in Grade XII, while not being outstanding students, did have the happy faculty of tackling their work with determination and as a result passed very creditably. Though no scholarship was won, Boyce came close and will undoubtedly do well in his university work. We congratulate McKechnie upon his having been awarded a Navy League Scholarship soon after he had entered U.B.C. The school, indeed, has reason to be proud of the results achieved by its 1956 graduating class, each of whom did his best. In the Department of Education examinations in courses which terminate at Grade XI, 48 of the 51 papers written were passed and an average of 64.6% was achieved by these candidates. A list of results obtained by those who wrote departmental examinations is given below: No. of No. who Average Highest GRADE XII Candidates passed % Mark English 40 Language 11 11 69.3 89 English 40 Literature 11 11 64 85 History 91 11 11 71.2 84 Maths 91 11 11 71.4 95 Physics 91 11 11 71 88 French 92 6 6 64.5 87 Latin 92 1 1 66 66 German 92 1 41 41 Biology 91 3 2 53 62 McGill Jr. Trigonometry 5 5 81 95 Not required for Matriculation. GRADE XI Socials 30 17 16 63.2 87 Chemistry 91 17 15 62 80 Maths 30 17 17 69 86 McGill Jr. Trigonometry 5 5 58 77 McGILL JUNIOR MATRICULATION In June a total of ten boys wrote the McGill Junior Matriculation paper in Trigonometry and all were successful in passing. The highest mark, a most commendable one, was 95%, and the average of all the marks obtained was also good. ti ft -3c h olardh ip C xaminauons. y 1956 In May this year, seven boys competed for the Foundation Scholarships, which have a value of $300.00 each per annum for four years. To be eligible for the Scholarship a candidate must be under fourteen years of age on the first day of January of the year in which he writes the examinations. The competition this year was close and many good papers were written. A. G. S. Archbold of Glenlyon School, Victoria, is to be congratulated upon coming top with an average mark of 76.3%. K. A. Pellett came second with an average in all his papers of 71%. Archbold was awarded a Foundation Scholarship and Pellett a Bursary. Page Ten

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Back Row: J. Armstrong, M. Kaye, R. Cooper, C. Kyles. Sitting: R. N. McGavin, the Headmaster, C. Crisp. Back Row: R. McKechnie, J. Roaf, W. Money, S. Perry, G. Smith, F. Boyce. Sitting: J. Armstrong, C. Crisp, B. N. McGavin, M. Kaye, C. Ky!es. Page Nine

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n (chapel I It ew5 As has now become the custom, the first Sunday of the school year was observed as Founder ' s Day in commemoration of the founder and late headmaster of the School, Mr. C. W. Lonsdale. The annual Remembrance Day Service took place on 13th November when the Very Reverend Brian Whitlow, M.A., M.Ed., Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, was guest preacher. The Silence was preceded by the Last Post and terminated by the sounding of Reveille by buglars of the Sea Cadet band. As usual, being the mid-term week-end, the Chapel was filled to capacity with the additional attendance of Old Boys and parents. His Grace the Archbishop of British Columbia, the Most Reverend H. E. Sexton, D.D., officiated at the Confirmation Service on 4th March when 24 boys were presented by the school Chaplain. His Grace was also present for the Leaving Service held in the Chapel on the afternoon of 15th June. On two occasions the special preacher was the Reverend H. F. Woodhouse, D.D., Principal of the Anglican Theological College, Vancouver, B.C. Doctor Woodhouse ' s first visit was on the last Sunday of the Michaelmas term, and the second at Whitsunday. Two baptisms held in the Chapel will be of interest to many readers. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Craig, christened Amanda Elizabeth, was baptised on 31st March, and the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. (Ned) Larsen, named Brenda Fraser, on 12th August. Prior to their confirmation, two boys of the school were baptised on 26th February. In the Chapel News last year the hope was expressed that it might be possible to complete the Sanctuary furnishings by the addition of a Communion Rail. This has been forthcoming as a gift by the Headmaster in memory of his father and mother. The Rail was the work of Mr. John Rodd of Sidney, Vancouver Island, who also made the Altar and Reredos, and was installed during the summer holidays. So far we have been unable to contemplate the provision of stained glass windows above the Sanctuary. These would greatly enhance the appearance of the East End. Servers who assisted the Chaplain throughout the year were Colin Kyles, Larry Bortles, John Brighton and Donald Mowat. Uhe (confirmation e On the third Sunday in Lent, March 4th, the Confirmation Service was held in the Chapel, which was filled with the parents and the friends of the Confirmation candidates. His Grace Page Eleven