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

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As usual we showed our skill in the water, and although we finished third in the track sports, Bob Cooper was Captain of the school team, and Fred Waters won his School Colours for estab- lishing a new mile record on a hot June day. Particular keenness was shown in rugby, basketball and rowing, and we won the cups for the last two. In a spirited rugby match against Ripley ' s, we were defeated after a keen struggle. There are too many distinguished names to mention: sufficient to say that ten of our members played on the First XV for rugby, of whom Jeff Keate won his School Colours. Three of our first basketball team played for the school, and won School Colours, and half the First Four were Lake ' s oars, who were also awarded School Colours. Our boxers were narrowly beaten by the pugilist monks, but Bob Cooper, Fred Waters, Clive Lonsdale and Titch Mclntyre won their weights, and the latter a cup. Our triggermen peppered their bulls most successfully, and we crossed the country in second place. We had three keen cricketers in the First XI, but were beaten by a superior Ripley ' s team. We should not end this section on a note of failure, for we have won back some of the cups which we lost last year, and now stand ahead of Groves ' and roughly level with Ripley ' s. Other activities have been many and various. The Senior Common Room has been recon- structed and redecorated by its members along modern lines. Artistic talent was also shown behind the footlights, where Larry Bortles impressed us with his versatility as Pooh-bah, and Peter Culter portrayed the terrifying Ketisha, obviously an acquired taste. We have our Shakespearian actors too, of whom we can only mention Robert Murdoch as Julius Caesar himself. Rhys McNab ' s 1927 Chevrolet continued to function, and won an endurance prize in a May Day parade in Victoria. Peter Janke won two rounds in a public-speaking contest organized by the Knights of Pythias for the whole of North America, and was second in the provincial final. Six boys from the graduating class are leaving us in June: Bob Cooper, Larry Bortles, Jeff Keate, Barry White, Rhys McNab and Peter Janke. Mrs. Whitney, who was our Matron last year, left at Christmas, and Miss Neame became our new Matron. Through their efforts most of us remained healthy and well-dressed throughout the year. After two years as Housemaster, Mr. Orpen is returning to England, and Miss Neame is also leaving in June. We sincerely thank them both, and Mrs. Whitnev too, for all they have done for us, and wish them, and all the boys who are leaving us, success and happiness in the future. fr ti T rCtpleu A rrouse I lot e 5 tp When we took stock of our prospects for 1956-57 we decided that we ought to have a good year, but that we were not likely to collect quite so many cups and trophies as we did the year before. (Let us make it quite clear that we do not believe the merits of a House can be assessed by the number of cups it wins — nice though it is to win them — as it is impossible to award cups for so many of the things which matter most.) Starting with school work, we were sorry to lose the Academic Cup to Groves ' . We more than held our own in the triweeklies, but failed (o do so in the Christmas and June exams. Our chief point winners were Charles Pentland 80, Michael Kemble 75, Tony Arch bold 68, and John Brighton 55. On the other hand we were all delighted that Charles Pentland was the first winner of the Koerner Scholarship, and heartily congratulate him on his success. Another occasion when congratulations were due was the marriage in the Easter holidays of Miss Marie to Mr. Chesshire. We wish them every possible happiness, and were very pleased to find that our new matron, Mrs. Chesshire, bears a striking resemblance to our old matron, Miss Marie. In the realm of sport the year started off in much the same way as it had done in 1955. Once again our seniors did not distinguish themselves in the Swimming Sports, but our juniors did very creditably, and Charles Pentland was the Under 14 Champion. On the track, however, we were victorious by a larger margin than the year before. Murray McAlpine came second for the Open Championship, John Brighton was the Under 16 Champion, and Malcolm McAvity the Under 14 Champion. Once again it was pleasing to see that we owed much of our success to the efforts of a large number of boys who are not in the star athlete class. At Rugger we had a good year. Though not the power-house we had been in 1955-56, we managed to retain the Inter-House Cup, and we supplied the First XV with three of its most useful players in the persons of Ian Beardmore, Murray McAlpine, and Ralph Vandersluys. John Brighton and Peter Armstrong also gained places in the First XV . Six Ripley ' s boys played for the Second XV, seven for the Colts, and six for the Junior Colts, so our prospects for the future seem good. It is noteworthy that Ripley ' s supplied the captains of all the Rugger teams except the First XV. At Basketball we were not so successful. Ian Beardmore and Jim Howe played for the School, Peter Armstrong and Sandy Foster for the Under 16 team, and Charles Pentland, Jimmy Gould, and Malcolm McAvity for the Under 14 team, but we lost the Inter-House Cup to Lake ' s. 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