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

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LAKES HOUSE In general this has been quite a successful year in all fields. Although we did not ' cop ' all the glory, we nevertheless had a better showing than that of previous years. During the Michaelmas term in the swimming events we man- aged to win the Under 16 Relay, but were unsuccessful in acquiring any other individual prizes. For Track and Field we had a better showing when Maguire kept the Under 14 Championship in the House. In the Lent Term for the inter-house rugger the tradition was changed from a senior and junior team of fifteen players to a system of having a senior and junior A and B team of seven-a-side members which played every other house. We won the junior in a very close match with Copeman ' s but placed fourth in the senior. In the inter-house shooting we won the senior but lost the junior. At the end of the term the annual nemesis of all schoolboys re- turned in the aspect of the inter-house X-country, but nevertheless the House made quite a respectable showing. In the inter-house basketball we were suc- cesful in winning the Under 14 matches, but were quite badly beaten in the other divisions. In the Summer Term the home stretch before the examinations arrived but there was still pots of time for extra-curricular activities. This year the School Dramatic Society put on Shakespeare ' s Henry IV Part 1 in the school gymna- sium, in which the House was quite well represented. Salmon and Veres and Culter ma. were very good as barroom cronies and a sheriff respectively. The highlight of the afternoon was Fraser ' s performance of that ' hill of flesh ' , Falstaff, portraying the wily rogue with great gusto. For the inter-house rowing both races were extremely close with the first two boats in each race separated only by about half a deck-length. We were second in the senior but came first in the junior. A real upset occurred in the cricket, for we were considered the underdogs. This prediction came true when we were badly trounced by Cope- man ' s in the junior match, but this service was returned when we won a very closely contested match against them in the Senior, and then went on to overcome Ripley ' s. These victories would not have been possible without the superlative bowling of Veres and Janke, both of whom played extremely well. Among all our success this year, there is a sad note in that we are very sorry that our Matron, Mrs. Hewitt, is leaving the House. She has been a staunch supporter of the House and has been an angel in time of distress to all the boys many times during the past years. We are truly very sorry that she is leaving us, and hope that she returns to visit us often. To all the boys leaving the House we send our very best wishes for good luck in their chosen profession and best wishes for a fine future. GROVE ' S HOUSE We have been a happy and cooperative company this year. In large measure this is due to the kindly presence of David Ross as head of the house, and to his kindly colleagues Rodney Pelling, Derek Arndt, Ian Appleton and Will Gooderham. Prefects are always the target for much unjustified criticism, so here we can publicly extend our thanks to them for jobs well done, and our best wishes for success elsewhere. We have had one great disappointment this year, the loss of the academic shield. There have been some very diligent performances by John Woodsworth, Geof. Foster, Julian Greenwood, Tony Foster and Peter Schotch, to mention just a few. But the efforts of these and many others have been spoiled by the 25