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

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Mr. J. Y. Copeman, Chairman of the Board of Governors, in a few apt words expressed the regret felt by the Governors when they had accepted Mr. Kaye ' s resignation. That he was to continue as a Governor was a satisfaction and a comfort to the Board, as they would have the benefit of his experience and counsel in their deliberations. Because of the service rendered the School by Mr. Kaye, his relinquishment of the headmastership had been the cause of real grief to those who realized more clearly than most what he had accomplished. The following is the list of prizes and trophies presented on Speech Day: ACADEMIC PRIZES AND AWARDS Grade 12 R. C. R. Malkin Grade 11 A R. Mcintosh Grade 11B D. Shannon Grade 10A C. Pentland Grade 10B J. Martland Grade 9A P. Boyd Grade 9B P. Culter Grade 8 C. Hicks Grade 7 J. Andrews Grade 6 C. Curtis Grade 5 R. West General Progress Prizes: M. J. Kemble, A. Pellett, G. Foster, J. Swanson Savage English Prizes: Senior R. C. R. Malkin Intermediate C. Pentland Junior J. Swanson History Prizes M. J. Kemble, I. Reid Geography Prize C. Pentland Science and Mathematics Awar ' d R. C. R. Malkin Science Prizes T. Burrows, M. Kemble, C. Pentland Mathematics Prize M. J. Kemble Reading Prizes R. C. R. Malkin, B. Sharp House Academic Shield Groves ' House Cadet Awards: Groves ' Prize for Leading Cadet C.P.O. Kemble C.O. ' s Prize for New Entry Cadet J. Martland Leading Division Crusader, P.O. Millar Cadet Bugle P.O. Millar Efficiency Cups Senior — Christmas J. A. Benson Lent F. Waters Summer G. Haddon Junior — Christmas J. Creighton Lent I. Reid Summer C. Hicks House — Christmas Lake ' s House Lent Copeman ' s House Summer Lake ' s House Chess Prize I. Reid ATHLETIC AWARDS Swimming Cups: Individual D. Ross House Groves ' House Track and Field Sports: Senior M. Mc Alpine Intermediate G. Haddon Junior I. Reid House Trophy Ripley ' s House Cross Country Race Copeman ' s House Page Fifteen

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Remember, each of you, how important you are as an individual. You may not be aware of it but what you do, how you act, will always influence others. This is a good thing for upper-class men to remember in a school, — the effect, for better or worse, that they have on those below them. It is a good thing to remember after you leave school. Why not make this effect for the better? You are young men at an exciting stage of the world ' s development. Many old men, like myself, would gladly change places with you! When your grandfathers, or even fathers, were developing this Continent, the West was the great Frontier, the last Frontier. Now the stars, the Universe, is the frontier. The secrets of the Universe are being unlocked before your eyes. Up until recently, fire, a relatively late discovery of man, was considered one of his greatest discoveries. The whole time, without our realizing it, we were surrounded in the Universe by the dramatic mani- festations of the fusion process of the hydrogen atom. What was common in the Universe, as compared with our puny fire, we now know the secret of. It is true we are afraid we will blow the world up with our new found knowledge; but it is also true that it has just immense possibilities for the good. The possibilities of this exciting new world you are entering into are superbly staged in the words of Sir Isaac Newton, who said, I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordin- ary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Sir Isaac died in 1727. Since then, great barriers to hitherto undisclosed truth have been shattered, of which some of the latest examples are nuclear fission, the fusion process and supersonic aircraft. You are indeed entering into an exciting world, — but it will need a lot of managing! At Shawnigan Lake School, you, who are graduating this year, have had a happy time. You have learned to do your duty, to treat others with consideration and to keep your values high and unsullied. While you have been here, the School has given you a great feeling of trust and stability; it has given you food and bed and health and education. Now the School is putting its trust in you, its graduates, and with all my heart I believe you will reward that trust. I believe your strong young shoulders will take on some of the world ' s burdens. I believe you will always do right, as nearly as you possibly can. Never lose heart! A hundred years ago a great man said, These are the times that try men ' s souls. So they are today. But difficult times are also times of great opportunity, provided we remember with George Bernard Shaw that discouragement is the only illness. Albert Camus puts the challenge to our times in striking language. ... It all comes down to whether we can go faster than the nuclear warhead, he says. Unhappily, the spirit matures more slowly than the invention of intercontinental missiles. Yet after all, the very fact that atomic warfare would make the future meaningless gives us back our freedom of action. We have nothing to lose — except everything. So let ' s go forward. This is the challenge to our gen eration. And now, in conclusion, in case I have been too serious, I want to tell you a story about a puppy. The father had taken his seven year old son to the local pet shop to pick out a pup for his birthday present. For several minutes the youngster and his father stood and watched an assortment of pups playing in the window. Decided which one you want? the father asked finally. Yes, answered the boy, pointing to one puppy which was wagg ' ng its tail so furiously that it could hardly stay on its feet. I want that one — the one with the happy ending. So, for each of you who graduate today to start your life ' s career, I and all your parents want that one — the one with the happy ending. The Headmaster thanked Doctor Grauer for his thought-provoking address and for presenting the prizes and trophies on behalf of the School. Page Fourteen

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House Rugby Ripley ' s House House Basketball Lake ' s House Squash: House Cup Ripley ' s House Individual Cup J. Larsen Boxing: House Trophy Ripley ' s House and Copeman ' s House Individual Cups — Middleweight P. Armstrong Lightweight F. Waters Flyweight R. Waters Rifle Shooting: Senior House Cup , Groves ' House Junior House Cup Groves ' House House Rowing Cup Lake ' s House Cricket: House Cup Copeman ' s House Cricket Balls C. Robson, H. Johnson Sportsmanship Cup P. Mcintosh Head Prefect ' s Award P. Mcintosh PRESENTATIONS TO MR. KAYE There were altogether four presentations made to Mr. Kaye to mark the end of his headmastership. These all took place either on Speech Day or close to that date. In each case tribute was paid Mr. Kaye for all that he had done during the six years he was Headmaster. PRESENTATION BY THE BOYS The evening before Speech Day just after supper all the boys assembled in the Big School, the Head Prefect and the other School Prefects taking their places on the dais. The presentation speech was made by Peter Mcintosh, the Head Prefect, who ex- pressed to the Headmaster on behalf of all the boys their gratitude for his able administra- tion of the School. He mentioned how truly sorry each boy in the School was that Mr. Kaye was leaving and expressed the hope that the Headmaster would rind happiness and success in his new post as Executive Director of the organization set up by the Independ- ent Schools of Canada. When the Head Prefect had unveiled the picture which had been hung on the easel, it was found to be a painting of Shawnigan Lake, depicting the view from the eastern shore across the water to the hotel and the West Arm. a scene well known and familiar to all in the school and well executed by the artist, Mr. Jenkins. Expressing his thanks to the boys, the Headmaster, it was clear, found his leaving as difficult to face as it was sad for all at Shawnigan to see him go PRESENTATION OF THE PORTRAIT During the ceremonies on Speech Day the Senior Master, Mr. Archbold, on behalf of those presently working and teaching at the school and many of those who had worked under Mr. Kaye during his headmastership, presented to him a portrait which had been painted by Mrs. Owen Goward. Mr. Archbold said that it was not difficult to find tangible proof of how under Mr. Kaye Shawnigan ' s position had been strengthened. Two obvious manifestations of how under his wise guidance the school had prospered were the increase in enrolment and the reopening of Copeman ' s House. Many other witnesses, besides these two, could be found to make clear that Mr. Kaye, who had relinquished a high post to come to Shawni- gan, during his six years as Headmaster had contributed so much that the School was deeply indebted to him. More important to the school, however, than these concrete evidences of his influence Page Sixteen