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

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active small-time railroad builders. McLaughlin just wandered about from one thing to another. Just around the corner and not far away was the oil-shoot of the Senior Club, the Junior Club, whose members included Gelpke, Piers and Hungerford minor. Their club is a very superior sort of place, well furnished and cosy, obviously far too comfortable for much of interest to be accomplished in it. Academically this was just an average year for Copemans ' . We placed third in the Academic Shield Competition, this was due to the efforts of some, more than others. Michael Clare and David Larson were the only two to head their grades, however Piers, Creighton minor, Bellows, West and Ruttan all came close. Those at the other end of the scale hardly need mentioning — they know who they are! Athletically speaking this was also an average year. We retained our firm grip on the Cross Country Cup, (perhaps the other houses would rather not win it), and we won the Basketball very comfortably. However we came a cropper in the Cricket house-matches and the Rowing, two sports which we favoured. We were beaten in the finals of the Squash by Ripleys ' , lost to Groves ' in the Senior Rugger, and were nosed out by Lakes ' in the Junior Rugger. In Track and in Swimming we were second. Long was the Under 16 Track Champion and MacLaren the Under 14 Swimming Champion. Hunger- ford, Cooper, Farrally and LaSette were regular 1st XV forwards, (very nearly 800 lbs. of prime beef there), Bowsher also played a number of matches. In cricket, Brierley mi. and Creighton opened the batting for the XI, and Farrally kept wicket. Hungerford major and Creighton major were two forwards on the Basketball Team and Cooper a guard. So good representation was made by Copemans ' on all major teams. In addition we know that we have the two best tennis players in the School, in the brothers Creighton. Bruce Sharp and Jeremy Long each had leads in the Mikado , and both did well. They are also staunch members of the Chapel Choir along with Peter Nissen, Paul Longridge, Peter Tatum, Michael Saunders and Stuart Clark. John Creighton — Sports Editor, and Barry Cooper — Miscellaneous Editor, were two of the main driving forces behind the production of the School Paper. Work divisions still play an important part for Copemans ' boys, for we are under Mr. Dinter ' s direction to improve the surrounding area and general outward appearance of the house. Much progress has been made, and the man- hours put in have been well worth it. A vegetable Garden of Eden is develop- ing, and how can one fail with the eager help of such as Adams, Jennings and Nicholson — to mention but a few whose enthusiasm is only matched by the pride shown in the results of the completed efforts — ? Fire drills have provided a welcome diversion to sleep on some nights during the year. Complete evacuation, (from a sleeping start), can now be achieved in two minutes. This despite realistic fire-bombs set off in strategic places. Fall, Tatum and Long were efficient fire marshalls, and fulfilled their tasks well during the year. Only Norman Bowsher of Grade 12 is leaving, and we wish him good fortune next year during Grade XIII in Calgary. All our other Grade 12 ' s are returning for Grade 13, which is most pleasing, and although we know they will not be officially attached to Copemans ' , they will be pulling for us mentally. 30