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

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tioris of the World Refugee Year. While there were only five lectures during the year they all proved extremely interesting and most stimulating for the boys. While progress has been made on the spiritual and educational side, much work has also been done at the school on the material side. During this year the driveways around the school have been black-topped, three new swimming floats have been built, the school has completed the conversion from D.C. to A.C. and the lighting in import- ant spots has improved considerably. A new entrance post has been erected at the gate and, as this is being written, work is going ahead on the Culter Memorial Field. We are deeply indebted to Mr. R. H. Culter and Mr. L. Culter for their generosity in arranging for this donation in memory of their father, Carl J. Culter. In concluding these notes for this issue it is our most sincere hope that those boys who are leaving the school at the end of the year will lead happy and fruitful lives. RIPLEY’S HOUSE B. Clark S. McRae C. Sauer G. Gibson M. Osburn R. Tanner B. Gordon A. Roaf A. Wade P. McMartin B. Dunlop LAKE’S HOUSE R. Hurst J. Kummen R. Evans H. Kelly C. Phillipps D. Fraser A. Kropinski R. Pyke A. Hickman C. Kropinski C. Salmon G. Homer G. Kropinski M. Appleton GROVES’ HOUSE D. Gooderham H. Munn J. Blake J. Greenwood A. Robertson K. B. Clark I. Heath P. Schotch S. Davidson A. Monahan N. Vincent J. Brierley COPEMAN’S HOUSE B. Dallas E. McAvity P. Brierley P. Longridge R. Whetham T. Brierley D. Lunam T. Andrews (R) THE JUNIOR HOUSE R. C. Crawford (G) D. Jennings (C) K. Ashlee (G) T. Douglas (R) T. Lee (G) 1. Back (L) R. Fawcett (R) A. Rendell (G) R. Blanc (G) E. Gardiner (L) R. Tupper (R) A. Clement (L) D. Gelpke (G) G. Westinghouse D. Craig (C) R. Giraud (R) R. Williams (L) P. Cox (G) — 8 —

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ScU f}ote This has been a most encouraging year in all aspects of school life. Not only were the rugger and cricket teams undefeated and an extremely high standard reached in their separate spheres by the choir, the Dramatic Society and the cadets, but these achievements were all climaxed by excellent matriculation results. Pentland won the regional scholarship to U.B.C. with an average of 91.8%; in the grade 12 class there were seven who received first class averages; and out of one hundred and fifty-one papers written there were one hundred and forty-nine passes. This performance speaks volumes for the general spirit and devotion to work of the staff and boys. The school year began with an enrollment of one hundred and eighty-eight boys, which was an increase of twenty over the previous year. To the staff we welcomed back again Mr. F. Duxbury who was such a tower of strength in the school as senior history master and then as senior master in the forties. We also welcomed Mr. J. Arthurs who has come from Durham University to teach languages, Mr. J. Grey, also from Durham University, who has taken charge of the Junior House, and Mr. T. Brierley, the professional county cricketer, who is teaching general subjects and helping with games. All of these men have joined in wholeheartedly with the life of the school and are adding a great deal to its success. On the administrative side we welcomed Mr. Langford to help in the bursary with the extra numbers, and Mrs. Roberts and Miss Campbell as new matrons in Ripley’s and Groves’. We hope that they will all settle happily and enjoy the life here. Peter Armstrong was appointed head boy. To assist him Gerald Haddon, Michael Whittaker, Sandy Foster, Robert Murdoch, Malcolm McAvity and Bruce Housser were appointed school prefects. In the summer term Ian Reid, Robin Douglas and Bill Flibbard were added to the group. The unselfish and enthusiastic devotion to the school of these prefects had much to do with its success this yeai. The Michaelmas term began with the Founder’s Day service in the chapel on the first Sunday. On November 8th we were honoured by the visit of the Honourable Frank Ross, the lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, and Mrs. Ross. Mr. Ross officially opened the new classroom building, after which he inspected the sea cadets and witnessed a display of rowing on the lake. On January 17th a nativity tableau was put on in the school chapel in conjunction with Strathcona and Cliffside. This was produced by Strathcona and was extremely well done. In March the Passiontide cantata The Seven Words of Christ from the Cross” by Theodore Dubois was presented in Victoria by the chapel choir and visiting soloists. This was a dedicated performance and had a great effect upon those who witnessed it. On May 21st a full programme was presented at the school for the benefit of a large number of parents. Old Boys and friends. At 10:00 a.m. the annual inspection of R.C.S.C.C. Cougar took place; at 2:30 p.m. two school fours raced against two fours from the Vancouver Rowing Club; at 5:00 p.m. the Dramatic Society presented Twelfth Night;” and at 8:30 p.m. the annual school dance was held in the gymnasium. It was a day in which our friends got a taste not only of the multiplicity of activities that there are at the school but also of the standard of each. It is hoped that they were pleased. Another innovation this year which has proven very successful has been the lecture series given at the School. In September, Dr. John O. Wheeler (head boy 1942) of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys gave us an illustrated talk on An Insight Into the Life of a Geologist.” In October, Dr. R. Black of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration spoke to us of The Duties and Responsibilities of Citi- zenship.” In November the well known artist Mr. E. Goodall gave us an illustrated talk on Climbing and Skiing in the Canadian Rockies.” In May John Guzzwell gave us a fascinating description of his four-year journey around the world in his twenty-foot sail-boat Trekka.” In June Mrs. Guthrie spoke to us on the purposes and implica- — 7 —

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Speecli On Saturday, June 25th, the headmaster and staff welcomed over five hundred parents and friends to the school closing exercises. The ceremonies began appropriately with the closing service in the school chapel where His Grace the Archbishop of British Columbia, H. E. Sexton, gave the address. After the service the exercises continued on the lawn enclosed by the main building, the chapel and the gymnasium. In his annual report on activities the headmaster showed how the school had maintained a sound standard both in and out of the class- room. The boys had readily accepted the pattern of hard work, and high academic standards had been the natural result. While he was unable to make any prophecy with regard to this year’s matriculation results, he noted that in the last four years there had been only four failures out of fifty-nine entries. In reporting on extra-curricular activities Mr. Larsen paid special tribute to Mr. Galliford and the school choir for their invaluable contribution to the Christian life of the community. He then went on to list results on the athletic side. These, he said, were undoubt- edly as good as any in the history of the school. In rugger the 1st XV, the 3rd XV and the Junior Colts were all undefeated, and the 2nd XV won seven out of its nine matches. In cricket the 1st XI was undefeated and, chiefly owing to the arrival of Mr. Brierley, the standard of cricket improved considerably throughout the school. The number of boys in the rowing club doubled, and the first crew won one regatta and lost another against Greenlake of Seattle. In basketball the school won nineteen out of twenty-five matches, and in track and field the school again won the Mid-Island track meet. The headmaster ended his report on athletics by saying that the thing which pleased him most, however, was the spirit of good sportsmanship which was evident on all Shawni- gan teams. With regard to the sea cadets the headmaster noted that the R.C.S.C.C. Cougar” had won very high praise from Captain Groos, C.O. of H.M.C.S. Venture,” who had entered in his annual inspection report that this corps had achieved a standard for all other sea cadet corps in the country to aim at. Mr. Larsen was obviously most sincere in his expression of appreciation to the members of the school staff for their loyalty and hard work in the cause of the school. In conclusion, Mr. Larsen spoke to the parents and visitors of the difficulties to be faced in training the younger generation today. Describing the discouragement which exists among many people over the lowering of standards and rules of conduct among present day adolescents, he pointed out that the teenager of today could not remember any of the sacrifices of the war years; to him these sacrifices and the ideals for which they were made were simply part of history. They had lived their most impressionable years in a time of unprecedented prosperity, unprecedented self-indulgence, and in the middle of an unprecedented barrage of communications much of which was highly suggestive and destructive. The result was that we were facing a rising generation large numbers of which were drifting without a chart, without ideals and without true loyal- ties. Parents, schoolmasters and clergy must work together to meet what had all the appearance of being a real crisis in our social life. Finally, he stressed that a school like Shawnigan has a special responsibility in such a crusade, and we shall not be living up to our obligations unless most of the boys who leave us are strong enough not only to direct and discipline themselves, but also to attract, lead and help others who have not had the same advantages.” The headmaster then went on to introduce Mr. Stuart Keate, vice-president of Vic- toria Press Ltd., who gave a very interesting talk on education. Mr. Keate said that the science of education was fragmentary, diverse and sprawling in nature. It was mostly hard work, co-operation and a little luck; and it was a continuing process both in scholas- tics and sports. He had faith in the survival of the human race and held admiration for young people who had the ability to learn and follow the urge of man’s insatiable curi- osity. The world is in the dawn of history and we must have a forward-looking faith to —9