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

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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

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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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learn the law of the universe and to live by it. At the conclusion of Mr. Keate’s address the prizes were presented. The arch- bishop distributed the academic prizes and Mr. Keate the athletic and special awards. The following prizes were presented: ACADEMIC PRIZES Grade 12a I. U. Reid Grade 12b M. J. Whittaker Grade 11a C. J. A. Woodsworth Grade 11b A. D. Macdonald Grade 10a J. K. Greenwood Grade 10b D. Fraser Grade 9a G. M. Seeds Grade 9b M. J. Gardiner Grade 8a D. K. Coffey Grade 8b S. H. Davidson Grade 7a T. R. Andrews Grade 7b R. C. Crawford General Progress Prizes C. Sauer M. Osburn A. Clement Savage English Prizes: Senior G. Foster Intermediate J. K. Greenwood Junior G. Gibson Mathematics Prize G. Archbold Geography Prize D. Arnt B. Cooper Science Prize I. U. Reid The Bausch and Lomb Science Award I. U. Reid Reading Prizes J. K. Greenwood H. Munn Individual Academic Shield J. K. Greenwood Inter-House Academic Shield Groves’ ATHLETIC AWARDS Rugger: Winners of Seven-a-Side Tournament for Vancouver Island Cricket: Cricket bat — Cricket ball Track and Field: Senior Under sixteen Under fourteen Mid-Island Track Meet: Senior Boys’ Champion . Under Sixteen Champion Cross Country: Senior Under sixteen Under fourteen Squash: Individual Award Swimming: Senior Under sixteen Under fourteen . P. Armstrong D. Ross W. Foster J. Larsen 1. Appleton R. Murdoch G. Haddon J. Brierley W. R. Hibbard D. Ross ... G. Archbold P. Baylis G. Haddon C. Ross T. Steel J- Long M. Bird J. Larsen D. Ross ... I. Martin R. Giraud — 10 —