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

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The pine tree is particularly appropriate for a house in a school in this province while the sheaves — or garbs as they are called in the language of heraldry — can- not but remind us of the dignity of labour and the abundance of the harvest. What could be more suitable then than the motto Work is in itself a pleasure ? It has long been the custom of the sovereign of Great Britain to reward valour and distinguished service with some mark which would pass from generation to generation. The king would sometimes grant a special crest, an additional device or charge to be placed on the existing coat of arms or even a completely new coat of arms. Whichever one it was, it depicted symbolically the deeds of the individual to whom it was awarded. In heraldry we call these augmentations of honour. Sir Edward Lake received an augmen- tation of honour for his bravery at the battle of Edgehill. Today it adorns the Lake House blazer. Heraldry has been called the shorthand of history. It should help us to remember the great deeds of the past. In our case, it should remind us that we are a part of a school with a continuing tradition. If it can also encourage us to strive towards an even brighter future then it will indeed have performed a valuable service. —27—

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Jhe ( hanel ipi Not a great deal can be said about the chapel and the life of the Church within the school except that we are a Christian school in name, and that in act and worship we try increasingly to justify our calling. The daily round of worship — that basic food and nurture of the Church — is carried on in the chapel. Sunday worship accords with the teaching and traditions of the Church and follows the pattern of the ages. The highlight of the year for us as Christians came with the visit of our Bishop who confirmed twenty-five of the boys; during the same visit he laid the corner-stone of the new classroom block. We value our association with our visitor, the Archbishop, and pray that this happy situation may continue throughout the history of the school and diocese. More and more we hope to fulfill our responsibilities to the Church and less and less be an ivory tower of Christian life separate from the life of the diocese and of the world. A word should be said here of the many boys whose work has enabled our worship to be of the highest standard possible. The choir worked hard this year and we were fortunate to have such good leadership in our choral worship. The servers performed their tasks faithfully, sometimes in the light of a cold dawn, and their labours resulted in a much more beautiful service of eucharistic worship. To these two groups we extend our thanks. In short, the chapel continues to exert a quiet and unobtrusive influence on the life of the school, and we hope that those who come here and who discover in the chapel their spiritual home, will make their constant residence within the arms of Mother Church. Jhe C-A our In the past year the Chapel Choir grew considerably in numbers, and made some encouraging music al progress. The soprano boys, who practised for several mornings each week, have found that the brief and somewhat inconvenient after-breakfast periods have borne fruit in the development of improved vocal tone and greater sight-read ; ng ability. The annual Christmas service took place on Sunday, 14th December. Carols sung by the choir were these: The Holy Son of God Most High (German 16th century) In Every Town and Village (French Bell Carol) Come, Bow We All Before Him (German 17th century) Out of the Orient Crystal Skies (Tyrolese) Psallite Unigenito (Michael Praetorius) The Scripture readings were those used in the Nine Lesson service in King ' s College Chapel, Cambridge, and the congregation joined in traditional Christmas hymns and carols. It was in part due to the sensible attitude of the soprano boys that we were able — if a little diffidently — to accept an invitation to sing in Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, last February. Our Evening of Worship in Music was planned as a devo- tion on the life of Our Lord, and was heard by a large congregation. In the favourable acoustic conditions of the Cathedral the soprano tone came into bloom in a manner that is impossible in the school chapel. The programme included the following: -29—