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

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Larry Bortles reports that he is able to squeeze rowing practice into the midst of a heavy programme of courses at Cornell. Old Boys with sons presently attending the school are as follows: Fraser Mcintosh, Bob Malkin, R. E. Cromie, Bob Douglas, Corny Burke, Gordon Best, Doug Macrae, E. V. Ardagh, Bruce Robertson, Phil Haddon, Harry Housser, I. D. Macdonald, W. M. Milne, Jack Larsen, A. B. Plummer, and D. M. Hartnell. John Woodman (1924-27), whose picture appeared in the Victoria Daily Colonist recently, had the honour to be the captain of the B.O.A.C. DC-7C which during January, 1958, carried the Queen Mother to Australia and New Zealand. In 1947 he was one of the youngest men ever to receive a British Master Pilot ' s Certificate. MARRIAGES Watson-Miller — On January 18, 1958, at Scarboro United Church, Calgary; Ronald Watson to Jeanette Dorecn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, of Calgary. BIRTHS To J. H. R. (1921-29) and Mrs. Larsen, a daughter, Diana Jo, in Vancouver, on September 11, 1957. To the Rev. Michael and Mrs. Piddington, a son, Peter David, at Split Lake Mission, Ilford, Manitoba, September, 1957. ti r cJLilerary Section The following is the speech delivered by Peter Janke in the oratorical competition organized by the Knights of Pythias. Early in May, Janke first gave his address at Duncan where the compe- titors from that city and the adjoining areas met. The judges awarded first place to Janke. Next he competed with the winners from Victoria and Saanich and again was victorious. The final for the province was held at Powell River, and in a very close competition Janke was placed second. Because of the distinction which he won for his school and for himself, it was felt appro- priate that Janke ' s address be included. iX it it YOUTH LOOKS AT THE FUTURE Mr. Chairman, Honourable Judges, Worthy Contestants, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a distinct privilege to speak to you this evening on the topic, Youth Looks at the Future. As there is little likelihood for a bright future without permanent world peace, I shall confine my remarks to that aspect of the subject. With the enthusiasm of a united people, we of the British Commonwealth, and our great neighbour, the United States, look back with pride upon the past, and with renewed hope to the future. Our two great bulwarks of democracy have stood the test of time, and have given to other nations an example of how a free people can work in harmony for the common good. In 1931, a new plan for national independence was devised by the Commonwealth. The Statute of Westminster, which gives it legal shape, ranks with the Magna Carta as one of the great documents of our freedom. The Charter, signed by King John in 1215, preserved the state of England by safeguarding the right of individual citizens; the Statute of Westminster preserved the Commonwealth by guaranteeing the liberties of member nations. This is only one example, but it is typical of how the machinery of a democracy builds for future solidarity. Nations great and small, throughout the world, have contributed to our advanced state of civilization. Within these have arisen men of stature, whose genius has stimulated voluntary contributions to progress. Page Twenty-Five

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States Government in several diplomatic posts in Europe, and currently is executive secretary for the Labor Department in eight western States, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. John (1931-37) is with the American President Lines and shuttles between California and the Orient. Erik (1941-43) is in the retail sales business. Tor is the only one married, and has two boys, aged 13 and 8. Major Harry Lake (1921-28), of a family with an even longer record at the School — over 20 years, we believe — writes that he had a very interesting year out in lndo-China — but divil a bit if we can dig any further details out of him. Possibly he could be persuaded to give a talk to the School some day on his experiences. One of our most faithful correspondents is Commander Craig Campbell, R.C.N. (1929-35), who writes regularly about Old Boys in the Canadian Navy. Commodore O. C. S. Robertson, G.M. (1917-19) is Commanding Officer of H.M.C.S. Niagara, the ship for Canadian Naval per- sonnel serving in Washington, D.C. Captain C. P. Nixon, D.S.C. (1926-33) is on the staff of Supreme Allied Command Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia. Commander R. H. Leir (1935-40) is Command Training Officer to Flag Officer Atlantic Coast. He is alleged to be the one who comes out on top in the business of trading houses on transfer to a new post, an essential skill for a serving officer these days. Lieutenant-Commander A. H. M. Slater (1937-39) is training offcer in H.M.C.S. Cornwallis, Digby, Nova Scotia, and we gather that the training is applied 50% to New Entries to the R.C.N, and 50% to his four ebullient children. Captain M. G. Stirling (1929-33) commands H.M.C.S. Crescent at Esquimalt, and Commander R. B. Hayward (1931-37) has H.M.C.S. Algonquin at Halifax, both destroyers. Captain P. E. Haddon (1919-27) is Chief of Staff at Esquimalt. Oops — we nearly forgot Correspondent Campbell: he is pushing paper around as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Admiral in Halifax, and is pulling strings to get a West Coast appointment just so he can attend the next Old Boys ' function. Old Boys ' President Ken Hanson (1943-47) has changed jobs, got married, and bought a house all in one year. He is with the B.C. Electric public relations department. Ian Bell-Irving (1931-35), a Lieutenant-Colonel in the militia, has been appointed to command the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, a regiment his cousin, Brigadier H. P. (Budge) Bell-Irving, D.S.O. (1924-27) commanded during the war. Alan Best (1923-26) is constantly in the Vancouver newspapers as Curator of the Stanley Park Zoo — currently he is the hero of a campaign to save all his penguins from some fell disease or other. Derek Lukin Johnston (1926-28) has been elected a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Tom Piddington (1925-28) is teaching in Nanaimo. We don ' t think we ' ll be accused of partisan politics when we report that Alistair Fraser (194447) put up a splendid fight against General Pearkes in the Esquimalt riding in the last Federal election. The General, now Minister of Defence, is father of an Old Boy, John (194549), so nobody could make any points out of Shawnigan in the election. T. Sharland (1929-33), who attended Repton for four years after being at Shawnigan, writes that following service in the British Army from 1940 to 1946 he went to Kenya as a farmer settler. Two years later he moved to Natal, where he continued his interest in farming. In 1952 he rejoined the army and as a result spent two years in Malaya. His short-service commission in the army having expired, he, his wife, and their child established themselves at Lusaka in Northern Rhodesia, where they have been for the past twenty months. Sometime he would like to bring his family with him to visit Vancouver Isla nd. Arthur R. Smith (1930-37) elected as Member of Parliament for Calgary South on June 10th, 1957, was singled out for the honour of moving the Reply to Address of the Speech from the Throne. Ned Larsen reports that he has seen a good deal of Art in Ottawa, and that the latter is one of the rising young men in the Conservative Party. Although Ned Larsen ' s post as Executive Assistant to the Minister of National Defence keeps him very busy, he was able to visit the school just after Christmas, when he reported that he and his family were enjoying life in Ottawa. Peter Janke had a most interesting time in Europe during September and October when he visited England, Scotland, France, Germany, and Italy. He plans to attend Reed College in Portland next September, and in the meantime is studying in high school. The number of Shawnigan Old Boys at U.B.C. increases. This year these include John Madden, Peter Hebb, Barry Drysdale, Victor Allen, Bob Harman, Bob Simson, David Read, Tarn Robertson, Gerald and Brian McGavin, Tucker Battle, Farrell Boyce, Michael Kaye, John Roaf, Robert McKechnie, John Armstrong, Sam Perry, Colin Kyles, Geoff Smith, Ricky Angus, Bob Cooper, Jeff Keate, John Lundell, Ian Robertson, Shane Ryland, John Stainer, Edwy Stewart, Anthony Vincent, and Barry White. Ian Beardmore and John Lecky write enthusiastically about the year they are spending at Neuchatel in Switzerland. Page Twenty-Four

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Few nations have contributed more to our civilization in the past in art, music, re- ligion, philosophy and science, than Germany. But in their search for materialistic power, the leaders of the German people had set up science as their god, and science had destroyed them. They did not learn that, if his civilization is to continue, modern man must direct the material power of his science by the spiritual truths of his God. We have a record of the great religious and moral truths discovered by man through- out the ages in his moments of highest inspiration. Our mission is to understand these truths and apply them to our modern life. We must draw strength from the forgotten virtues of simplicity, humility, contemplation and prayer. It requires a dedication beyond science, beyond self; but the rewards are great, and, in these cataclysmic times, our surest hope of survival. If we are to solve international problems, it will be less by forcing our system of democracy on others than by setting an example others wish to follow; less by using arms, than avoiding them; less by pointing out the mote in another ' s eye, than by removing the beam in our own. If we are to protect that part of our civilization which remains, we must control it by a philosophy, rooted in the character of man and nourished by the eternal truths of God. There is no materialistic solution, my friends, no political formula, which alone can save us. Our salvation, and our only salvation, lies in controlling the arm of Western science by the mind of a Western philosophy, guided by the eternal truths of God. It lies in the balanced quality of mind, body and spirit of our people. Without this balance, without this control, our military victories can bring no lasting peace, our laws no lasting justice, and our science no lasting progress. We must measure our education less by the amount of knowledge it instils than by the wisdom of living it creates — and we must want most of all to be part of the answer to the world ' s ills, and not part of the problem. The accumulation of knowledge is of nega- tive value when it instructs us in the magic that turns loose lethal weapons of warfare without teaching us the human values to control them. In order that we may be part of the answer to these problems, it is our bounden duty to strive with all the energy and means at our command to understand our world neigh- bours, and the complexities of international problems, so that the scourge of nationalism — ; the emotional root of most modern conflicts — may be erased and the dream of permanent world peace become a reality. This, then, is the crucial challenge which we now face — the urgent need to channel man ' s thoughts and direct man ' s actions toward solving these problems. How can this be accomplished? How can our philosophy be implemented? What effect can a single indi- vidual have, or what power can he wield ever world events? The answer lies in that quality with which man alone of all early life is gifted — in each man is a potential spark, able to kindle new fires of human progress, new light for the human spirit. This ember may lie dormant, or it may be fanned to flames by the winds of a crisis. When enough of these fires are burning, they will create a new dawn in human understanding. With su- preme effort on our part, and with God ' s help, all things are possible. Youth looks with confidence to the future — confident that since opinion striking against opinion ignites the spark that kindles the light of truth, there will arise, within the frame- work of the United Nations, inspired leaders, by whose efforts policies will be implemented to establish, for all tine, Peace and Goodwill toward men. This is our hope, and the hope of the world. I thank you. Peter Janke. it ti ft RUGBY, 1956 57— FIRST XV Since only five of last year ' s First XV were back together with the remnants of a rather weak Second XV, it was, with some justification, felt that the first team would be a rather patchy side, as it proved to be. In the backfield there was plenty of speed but little cohesion; amongst the forwards, there was willingness but little experience. Occa- sionally the latter played well together and showed to good advantage, making up in spirit what they lacked in size. Cooper, whose talents were put to many uses as he filled in wherever he was needed, was a most ' useful captain. Finally it was decided that he remain in the scrum. where his aggressiveness would be of most use and where, by staying and not changing position, he helped to develop the team as a unit. Among the forwards Cooper was always good, but Page Twenty-Six