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

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Ljroue 5 rroude I loted The hardest fight of school year was to catch up to Ripley ' s in the competition for the Academic Trophy. Our rivals established a considerable lead by Christmas and extended it during the frozen months when Grove ' s were showing their prowess in ice hockey by winning every match. During the summer the tide turned — Malkin started private coaching sessions in Dormitory II — and by the end of the year we were only two points down in a total of over one thousand. Malkin, Burrows and Lundell deserve congratulations for their efforts in securing a quarter of our points. Our rivals deride the semi-academic semi-monastic spirit of Groves, but we are proud to record the highest average mark in Scripture and the lowest number of defaulters — both A, double B, and B throughout the year. After all, we live nearer to the heavens. These Grove ' s monks are not without muscle, though we have largely had to be content with second place in sport. In rugby we had Smith, Robertson and Greenwood in the school first XV; though they were well supported by younger and lighter fellows in the house match, they lost to Ripley ' s in the first round. House rugby colours were awarded to Money, Neal, Robertson I, and Crisp. The House cricket match was a different story, and under Colin Crisp ' s able leadership the tables were turned on Ripley ' s, who had beaten us by a narrow margin in 1955. Lake ' s were put out of the running early in an eight-wicket victory, but against Ripley ' s batting, Crisp, Larsen and Money found greater difficulty in splitting the stumps. At last Ripley ' s were out for 109, smiling confidently over their impressive score, and forgetting that Grove ' s had done even better the previous year and had still been beaten. In ironic revenge the Grove ' s bats hit out and passed 110 with five wickets still in hand. So the cup was ours. Crisp and Smith contributed most of the runs in a sparkling display. In athletics, the House was particularly strong in middle distance runners, but finished second in the competition behind Ripley ' s. Smith delighted us by winning both the open mile and trail from Cooper, Greenwood I by taking the open half-mile and Vincent by his impressively determined under 16 mile. Later in the year he ran some races against senior milers from other schools and showed the same resolute, pounding style. Robertson I provided the school ' s first hurdler, and Greenwood I, Lecky, Larsen I, and Hebb also represented the school. Ross in the junior competition won all six of the events and was easily victor ludorum. The newly-instituted cross-country races showed up the weakness of the Grove ' s middle school section. We won both the senior and junior races narrowly, but the old dodderers in the fifth and fourth forms set us well back and we had to be content with another second. Groves has always been associated with squash as well as with godliness, and again all but one of the school team were from the House. Smith, Crisp, Larsen I and II and Hebb lost only one match in the Inter-House Competition. Smith, Crisp and E. Larsen reached the finals of the B.C. tournament in their classes, and Smith went on to win the C Class Cup. In basketball, we were unlucky not to win the shield after a gallant fight against Lake ' s. Smith, Greenwood and Lecky played extremely well for their respective teams, and the juniors also worked hard. Only two pugilists made the grade in the House Boxing, Greenwood I, who took the heavy- weight cup, and Neal, a fresh arrival from Edmonton, who outfought his opponent for the lightweight award. Cromie, Mackenzie and Keith reached the finals and took plucky defeats. The last competition of the school year was the rowing, another innovation. McKechnie I stroked the Grove ' s coxless four with Lecky, Brown and Neal behind him. A master of trigo- nometry, he arranged a novel course and pulled away to the far shore while Ripley ' s did the more conventional thing and rowed for the finishing post. The Headmaster, acting as judge, was just able to make out the Grove ' s shell in the distance and gave the race to Ripley ' s by five lengths, leaving them to fight Lake ' s in the final. The supreme command of the House this year was in capable naval hands. C. Crisp made a live Head of House and takes with him to Venture our best nautical wishes. He was backed by G. Smith, R. McKechnie, K. Greenwood, and W. Money, whose keenness won us the Efficiency Cup two terms out of three. There were minor aberrations of course, to keep our new House Master, Mr. D. R. Knibb, on his toes, the most delightful of which was the late night broadcast by McKechnie on a tape recorded from a mysterious station, the Bebe C. The tape has now been demagnetized so the sponsors are safe from reprisal. We are grateful to Miss Boyd for her continued kindly supe rvision of our health and our dormitories. She has seen many changes and has remained the staunchest Grovite of us all. I. Robertson was made a House Prefect in the summer term and takes over as head of Grove ' s for the year 1956-57. Page Twenty

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In the athletic line we started the year rather quietly, coming third in the Swimming Sports and second in the Tennis. We then won the Track and Field Sports by quite a convincing margin. We were lucky in having some very good natural athletes, but it was the number of points we gained for Standards (a good example of House Spirit) which really clinched matters. Nothing but a major upset of form could have prevented us from winning the Inter-House Rugby Cup, as we were lucky enough to have eight of the 1st XV in Ripley ' s and some very useful players from the 2nd XV and the Colts. In the actual matches our team — fortunately not over-confident — played hard and won by comfortable margins. W T e should like to con- gratulate Brian McGavin, Michael Kave, Sam Perry, Burke Cuppage, John Armstrong and Ralph Vandersluys on having their School Colours. In junior teams, Ripley ' s was well represented, so the prospects for the next few years seem quite promising. In the Lent term we managed to win, by a very small margin, the Inter-House Basketball Competition in which our Under 16 team was outstanding. We also won the Boxing, in which Ian Beardmore, Murray McAlpine, Brian Witt, Peter Armstrong and Sandy Foster won their respective weights. And we ended the term by winning the Cross-country, with Sam Perry coming first in the Open race, and Murray McAlpine first in the Under 16. In the Summer Term our disappointment at having to return the Cricket Cup to Grove ' s House was balanced by our pleasure in seeing Ripley ' s the first winners of the newly-revived sport of Rowing. So much for games. In the academic sphere — more important than games, but possibly less exciting, and certainly less easy to write about — we also had a very good year. For the Academic Shield we just managed — by the tiny margin of 2.7 points — to hold off a tremendous last- minute spurt by Grove ' s House, and we were very proud of Farrel Boyce and John Armstrong when they were awarded their School Colours for their academic achievements. This is a newly-instituted Colour and one of which we heartily approve. Farrel Boyce ended the year as Head Student, so for 1955-6 Ripley ' s can claim both the Head Prefect and the Head Student. In other departments of school-life Ripley ' s boys made their contribution. The Junior Citizenship Prize was won once by Peter Armstrong and twice by Charles Pentland, and Brian McGavin won the Efficiency Cup in the Michaelmas and Lent terms, and tied with Colin Crisp (Grove ' s House) in the summer. We were also well represented in the choir and in most of the clubs, and supplied the school with its best shots in John Shaneman and Simon Wade. Finally we should like to thank Mr. Robinson and our hew Matron, Miss Mar ' .e, for all the interest they took in us during the year. ti ti cJLahe 5 rroude I loles We returned in September to welcome an unusually large number of new boys, who soon got accustomed to the high altitude, and have made their various contributions to house and school. As Housemaster we were fortunate to receive Mr. Orpen, direct from that other place of learning. Oxford, and we were delighted at the return of Mrs. Whitney as Matron. Our Head of House was an old stalwart, Bob Cooper, ably supported by Colin Kyles and Larry Bortles, and joined by Jeff Keate and Barry White after Easter, when Colin was made a School Prefect. There was, unfortunately, no need to extend one shelf in the dining-room, as our silverware has been depleted during the year, but this is largely explained by the youth and lightness of most of our members. There was no lack of enthusiasm for many varied activities, so we feel we have had a successful year. We began with a bang, by winning the Swimming Cup, which we owed mainly to the efforts of our frogmen, Cooper and McLean, and we ended the year by triumphantly carrying back from Grove ' s the Efficiency Cup, which we had lost to them at Christmas. Although we were not conspicuously successful in the Inter-House sports matches, we were well represented on school teams. Cooper captained school rugby, basketball and track sports, and we were also represented on the rugby team by Kyles, who won his school colours, and by Bortles I and White. Keate and White won their school colours for basketball, Cooper, White and Bortles I represented the school in track sports, and Clarke I and Mcintosh I in cricket. In the house rugby final, we put up a fine fight against a very superior Ripley ' s team, and in the inter-house boxing, Mcintosh I and Lonsdale won their weights. A failure to take advantage of the great circle course enabled Ripley ' s to win the rowing cup from us by a small margin. We obvious ly have some budding Carusos and Irvings in our midst, as well as some skilled carpenters. Mr. Hyde-Lay was the grateful recipient of a seventeenth century style fireside-stool, cunningly carved by his successor as Housemaster, and guaranteed to stand a weight of 200 pounds. We wish every success to our dozen leavers, and hope to see them all again soon. With the five oldest boys in the school we look forward to an even more successful year. Page Nineteen

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Cc ope man JJ ouse An increase in membership to 18 boys brought added variety to the life of the Junior House this year. Our two Prefects, Big Bill Money and John Roaf had a few rough times and occasionally were overwhelmed. However, work divisions gave them ample opportunity to wear down their foes and much work was accomplished. The dell was completely cleared, several small flower beds started and much junk disposed of, the House and its surrounds looking considerably tidier. The Copeman House play in the March concert was a success and being an original production, was particularly enjoyed by the boys. Several picnics to Cherry Point and Pig ' s Pool were held during the year and Hallowe ' en was celebrated in the traditional manner with firecrackers, bonfire, pumpkin, wiener roast and the presence of the Witch. The Junior Soccer Team won its one match against Glenlyon School by one goal in a very exciting and hard fought game in Victoria. Among the boys in the House much talent was shown during the year in academics, sports and music. ik ti ft Uaiete — une, 1956 B. N. McGAVIN (1952) — Head Prefect (1955-56); 1st XV Rugby Colours 1955-56. 1st XI Cricket (1956). Winner Efficiency Cup 1955-56; Track Team 1955-56. C. F. G. CRISP (1949) — School Prefect (1955-56); Cricket Colours 1955; Captain Cricket XI 1956; Chief P.O. R.C.S.C.C. Cougar 1956; Squash Team; Winner Effi- ciency Cup 1956. M. M. KAYE (1950)— School Prefect (1955-56); 1st XV Rugby Colours 1955-56; Track Team. P.O. Cadet Band (1956). J. ARMSTRONG (1952) — School Prefect (1956); 1st XV Rugby Colours 1955-56; Academic Colours (1956); Gym Team (1956). C. J. KYLES (1950)— School Prefect (1956); 1st XV Rugby Colours 1955-56. P.O. Main- top Division R.C.S.C.C. Cougar (1956). F. M. BOYCE (1952)— House Prefect (1955- 56 1 ) Head Student and Academic Colours 1956. R. E. M. McKECHNIE (1953)— House Prefect 1955-56; Academic Colours 1956. J. L. B. ROAF (1952)— House Prefect (1955- 56); 1st XV Rugby (1956). S. J. B. PERRY (1952)— House Prefect (1955- 56); 1st XV Rugby Colours 1955-56; Basket- Bail Team (1956). P.O. Foretop Division R.C.S.C.C. Cougar (1956). E. D. G. SMITH (1952) — House Prefect (1955-56); 1st XV Rugby Colours 1955-56; 1st XI Cricket Colours 1956; Squash Team; Basketball Team 1956; Gym Team (1956). W. MONEY (1952)— House Prefect (1955-56). X I Cricket Colours Colours (1955-56); Track Team B. CUPPAGE (1952)— 1st 1956; 1st XV Rugby Basketball Team 1956 1955-56. K. A. GREENWOOD (1952)— House Prefect (1955-56); 1st XV Rugby Colours 1955-56; 1st XI Cricket (1956); Basketball Team (1956 ); Heavyweight Boxing Winner (1956). R. M. BROWN (1954)— Gym Team (1956). V. B. CLARKE (1952)— 1st XI Cricket Team 1956. P. M. BROWN (1954). E. E. LARSEN (1954— Squash Team (1956). C. LOCKE (1954). E. WILSON (1955). D. F. HEBB (1954)— Gym Team (1956). w. Mcdonald (1955). R. TOWNSEND (1954). R. HETHEY (1955). }. J. HOLLAND (1955). C. MacGOWAN (1955). B. McKENZIE (1955). P. MEAD ROBINS (1954). W. MORRISON (1955). B. K. PINKERTON (1955). D. GILLIES (1956). C. J. GREENWOOD (1955)— Died September, 1956. W. PHILLIPS (1954)— Gym Team (1956). R. L. CLARKE (1953). M. NICOLS (1955). B. OSTROM 1956). M. WAEHLTI (1955). D. STEWART (1955). R. TAYLOR (1954). G. OSTERMAN (1954). Page Twenty-One