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

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Prize List ACADEMIC AWARDS General Proficiency Prizes: Grade 12-A C. S. Clark 12 D. R. Clark ma 11-A T. R. Andrews 11-1 J. T. McFarland ma 11-2 W. S. Keate 10-A H. R. K. Foster 10-1 W. B. Cook mi 10-2 R. A. Dawson 9-A R. F. Cairns 9-1 S. L. Sloat 9-2 T. A. Heslop 8-1 D. Winslow 8-2 D. R. Paulson General Progress Prizes D. K. Nordstrom, M. E. W. Love, I. B. McBean Savage Prizes for English T. E. Frame, J. H. Wheaton ma, R. F. Cairns Mathematics Prize P. D. Clough ma History Prize P. D. Clough ma Science Prize C. S. Clark max French prize H. R. Quinn ma Latin Prize T. R. Andrews Art Prize D. M. R. Bentley Individual Academic Shield: Senior P. F. Ladner ma Junior R. F. Cairns ATHLETIC AWARDS Rugger: Independent Schools ' Rugger Cup Shawnigan Lake School Cricket: j. Independent Schools ' Rugger Cup Shawnigan Lake School The most promising bowler J. Longridge The most promising batsman R. Creighton 72

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enrolled in high schools in the province. Therefore, it seems reasonable to antici- pate that the demand for entrance to Shawnigan will likewise increase. The School now faces two choices— either to remain at its present maxi- mum enrolment of 220 boys and to continue producing the best results possible with the facilities we have, or to meet the challenge being extended to it by society by driving forward and improving our facilities in all fields, so that an out standing training may be provided in every respect for the future leaders of this country. Shawnigan Lake may well be at the turning point where it either stands still and, looking inward, develops a self-satisfied smugness— or where it moves forward to maintain its place among the leading Canadian independent schools; and my point at this stage is to make quite clear that this decision has been made. In fact the planning and implementation of a forward-looking programme is the task to which the Board and I will be earnestly directing our efforts during the next few years. While we do not intend to increase our numbers beyond 260 boys in the next decade, we do plan to reach that level. We shall increase slowly to it, con- solidating our standards at the same time. The advantage in increasing our num- bers by a few more is that we shall then be able to offer more variety in our programme, and in fact we shall have a better economic unit; at the same time we shall be certain not to become so large as to lose the personal touch. But the real expansion for which we are planning will be that of our facilities. It is true that good standards are being produced at Shawnigan in many fields, but, with the ability and enthusiasm we have on our staff, and with the situation we enjoy as a school, the standards could be so much better. Think of how they would improve if we had a separate Library building with a full time Librarian encour- aging and keeping track of what boys read; if we had a modern gymnasium, with facilities for basketball, gymnastics and squash and with showers right on the spot so that the lag between P.T. classes and academic classes could be cut to a minimum; if — as a result— our present inadequate gym could be turned into an auditorium so that our excellent Drama and Operatic Societies would have a permanent stage and so could be producing shows regularly; if the fire hazard could be cut to a minimum by taking boys off the top floors of the buildings and putting them into concrete block residences which would include three-boy rooms (instead of dormitories), hobbies rooms, arts and crafts rooms, music practice rooms, etc. I have named just a few of the ways by which, with the expenditure of some moneys, we could quickly turn the situation we have into something outstanding. I hope we have demonstrated to you who have seen the standards we produce year after year in the matrics, the standards we produce on the stage and on the playing fields to name only a few, that we shall not be asking you to back a little red brick school house in the backwoods somewhere. We in B.C.— where people are crying out for better standards in all aspects of education— will be asking you to help us become a rallying point for better education in this country. Surely we have proven to you, by the results we have produced with the facilities we have, that if you will give us the tools we shall do the job. 77

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Rowing: Junior Coxed Four Event at Pacific North- West Regatta Shawnigan Lake School Cross Country: Independent Schools ' Trophy Shawnigan Lake School Pooley Cup M. Gibson Sailing: Brentwood Cup Shawnigan Lake School Squash: B.C. Junior Championship M. Greenwood SPECIAL AWARDS Sea Cadets: Captain Groves Prize to Cadet in charge of Corps I. M. B. Heath Most Improved Cadet J. Coleman Smartest Guardsman T. Davis Best New Entry Cadet P. Roaf Most Valuable Bandsman J. Blake The Groves ' All Rounder Award E. O. McAvity Runner up H. R. Quinn ma Reading Prizes: Senior T. E. Fraine Junior S. L. Sloat Senior Efficiency Cup: Michaelmas Term T. E. Fraine Lent Term T. E. Fraine Summer Term H. R. Quinn ma Junior Efficiency Cup: Michaelmas Term S. Angus mi Lent Term P. F. Ladner ma Summer Term J. Barclay Sportsmanship Cup T. E. Fraine Runner up D. Ingledew Head Boy Award D. J. Lunam ma 13