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

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COPEMAN ' S HOUSE Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins left in July, for Gordonstown, Mr. Jenkins ' old school, where he was to take over the Geography Department. We wish them both, and little Tommy, the best of luck in their new surroundings. We would also like to congratulate them on the arrival of Kirsty last March. Taking Mr. Jenkins place was Mr. Hyde-Lay, who brings a wealth of experience with him, for not only has he been a member of the staff for some years, b ut in 1955 was house- master of Lakes ' , a position he vacated at that time to be married. To assist him in his duties Mr. Whitelaw was appointed, and these two between them handled the destinies of some 80 hardy souls. Miss Langford and Mrs. Hartl were once again the matrons, whilst Mr. Hartl did the janitoring. In the kitchen Bill was King, and with Jack, George and Yip provided us with meals that were as good as they were regular. We hope Bill and his boys realise just how much we appreciate their efforts in the kitchen, and although we may have grumbled at times, — we didn ' t mean it Bill, — really we didn ' t. The Junior House again occupied the top floor. There were 20 or so in Grade 7, with a leavening of 4 or 5 experienced Grade 8-ers, to keep them honest — a difficult proposition. In supreme command reigned John Brierley and Russell Griggs, and these two between them kept law and order, as well as helping out in a hundred and one little ways too numerous to mention. To them goes a large slice of credit for the way the juniors quickly settled down and gradu- ally became less and less of a nuisance. When not ragging or making large amounts of noise the juniors found time to make a vast number of models, some of them were very well done, Lint, Barclay, Gritzuk and Flynn being especially talented in this direction. Wells could often be heard in the evenings strumming on his wotchermacallit , a sort of harp-like guitar, especially imported from San Francisco, Popham minor too helped swell the sound of music with his mouth organ, but perhaps the greatest contribution made by these Juniors was their help towards Joseph and Jurek, the two refugees which we have adopted. Under the guidance of Russell Griggs they ran a very successful raffle, which netted $230.00. This sum was divided between the four houses, and will be spent, or sent, depending on what seems to be the best thing for the adopted friends. Wells was the champion ticket seller, talking friends and enemies alike into buying umpteen tickets each. On the two floors below dwelt the rest of Copemans ' . The dormitory floor was generally neat and tidy, but the prefects had a strenuous time trying to keep the common-rooms and changing-rooms as clean, despite a rigorous fagging system. George Hungerford was head of the house, and has as assistant prefects Jamie Macdonell, George LaSette, John Creighton, Barry Gooper, Mike Robin- son and John Simpson. Seven prefects may seem a lot to some people, but Cope- mans ' was so efficiently run that they justified their appointment. The Senior Common-Room, the Junior Common-Room, the Senior Study and the Prefects ' Study, all received much care and attention during the year, and each revealed the artistic hand of some madman. These rooms were all well used, and the wear and tear on them in a school year is considerable. This year was no exception, and they will probably all receive a fresh coat of paint next term. Down in the basement one found the Senior Club flourishing in a variety of nefarious ways. Michael Falls and Saunders messed about with radios and hi-fi ' s at every spare moment, occasionally managing to produce music that sounded suspiciously like the inner clankings of a rusty toilet. Whetham and Tatum were 28