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

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1967 volume:

Jhe J assina of an C .ra The departure of Mr. E. R. (Ned) Larsen will ever be an important milestone in the history of Shawnigan Lake School for it brings with it the end of one of the most significant periods of the School ' s development. To appreciate his contributions to the School, one must go back to September 1938 when he entered as a student in Form IV. In that year, he was awarded the Foundation Scholarship, besides winning the Junior Badminton. He was a prefect in Groves ' House in 1940, a School Prefect and Head of the School in 1942, and in the same year passed the B.C. Junior Matric and repre- sented the School at rugby and cricket, gaining his colours in both. After serving with the Canadian Navy and complet- ing his Arts degree at U.B.C., he returned to his old school as Housemaster of Groves ' House in 1948. He left again to attend Exeter College, Oxford, in September 1950 and as Senior Master returned, as the Old Boys ' Notes say, after three years at Oxford in August 1953 with a bride (Miss Sue Fraser of Vancouver), an M.A. and three Blues (squash, badminton and basketball). In 1957-58, he went to Ottawa as Executive Assistant to the then Minister of National Defence, the Honorable G. R. Pearkes, V.C. Finally, on the retirement of Mr. G. Peter Kaye, he returned to his first love, Shawnigan Lake School, as Headmaster, in September 1958. Whatever his position has been, whether as a young new boy, Head of the School or Housemaster under our Founder, Mr. C. W. Lonsdale, or as Senior Master under Mr. Kaye, or as the Headmaster himself, Ned alwavs put the school above all else, devoting himself to its spiritual, mental and physical welfare and growth with an un- compromising love and intensity such as it is given to few men to possess. It was a thoughtfully prepared and carefully laid foundation on which he had to build when he became Headmaster, and build he did. When fire destroyed the old classroom block, he set-to immediately to implement plans already in hand for the new one, and never stopped building thereafter. In his time was built the Craig Block, the new Library, the new Gym, the Culter field, the Duplexes and many small items. But he did more than build structures and fields— when he took over there were 164 boys in the School and when he left there were 240; but more important yet, he inspired. He was forever urging, but not in a pushing manner for he was always out front leading by example in his own tireless manner. We presently at the School, and everyone concerned with it, owe Ned Larsen a deep debt of gratitude and wish him and his family God ' s grace and happiness in the future. aLJedii iti In grateful acknowledgement of his contribution to Shawnigan Lake School the editors dedicate this year ' s Annual to E. R. Larsen, M.A. Headmaster 1958-1967 E. R. Larsen 1938-43 1942-43 1948-50 1953-57 1958-67 Head Boy Housemaster Senior Master Headmaster Jabie of- L ontents SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Dedication— The Passing of an Era 4 Board of Governors 7 Editorial ___ 8 School Staff _ 9 Staff Salvete 10 School Office-holders 1 1 CLOSING DAY Valedictory Address 12 Prize List 13 DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS 13 CHAPEL .___. 1 5 STAFF VALETE 16 SALVETE _ 17 CLASS OF ' 67 Valete 19 In Memoriam 26 THE HOUSES Lake ' s 28 Ripley ' s 30 Groves ' 32 Copeman ' s 34 Junior House 36 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Operetta _. 39 Ascent of F-6 40 Drama Society 40 Christmas Concert 41 Inter-House Music Festival .. 41 Inter-House Debating 41 Students ' Council 42 Grade Twelve Society 42 Model U.N. Assembly 43 The Spectator 43 Science Club . 43 Skiing Report 44 The ' Sailing Club 45 Dances 45 Graduation Dance 45 Hobbies 46 R.C.S.C.C. Cougar 47 Firefighting _ 49 Scouts 50 SPORTS First XV 52 Second XV 55 Colts XV 56 Junior Colts XV 57 Basketball 58 Rowing 59 Track and Field 62 Cricket 64 Squash 65 Cross Country 66 Gymnastics 68 Hockey 69 Swimming __ 69 INTER-HOUSE SPORTS Swimming 70 Track and Field 70 Cross Country 71 Rugby 71 LITERARY The Siege 73 The Bronze Chalice _ 74 The Trap 74 The Weeks 75 Just 75 The Influence of Youth 76 TOURS Rowing 77 Track and Field 78 Squash 79 European Tours .._ .— 80 CLASS OF ' 67 HOME ADDRESSES 81 OLD BOYS ' NOTES 82 S nawniaan oLahe School — 1966-196 7 Founder The late C. W. Lonsdale Visitor The Most Reverend H. E. Sexton, d.d. Archbishop of British Columbia Honorary Board of Governors The Honourable Major-General G. R. Pearkes, v.c, p.c, c.b., d.s.o., m.c. Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia The Honourable Henry I. Bird Chief Justice of British Columbia H. M. Boyce, esq. Gordon Farrell, esq. Walter Koerner, ll.d. J. B. MacDonald, d.d.s., M.S., ph.D., a.m., ll.d. President of the University of British Columbia M. F. McGregor, b.a., m.a.; ph.D. Head of the Classics Department, University of British Columbia D. K. MacRae, esq. W. G. H. Roaf, o.b.e. A. B. Robertson, q.c. Malcolm Taylor, b.a., m.a., ph.D. (U. of Calif.) President of the University of Victoria (J- oard of LjovemorS C. E. Morris, b.a., ll.b., f.a.c.p. (Chairman) R. H. Angus, esq. A. F. Armstrong, b.a. Peter Banks, M.D.(London), m.b., b.s., f.r.c.p.(C), M.R.c.p.(Eng.)  J. I. Bird, q.c, B.comm.(U.B.C) G. S. J. Bowell, M.B.E., M.B. A., C. Burke, d.s.c. W. E. Burns, esq. John Cross, esq. G. E. Dawson, b.a.sc, p.Eng. Kelly H. Gibson, esq. W. C. Gibson, b.a., m.sc, D.phil(Oxon.), m.d., c.M.(McGill) Kemble Greenwood, m.b. b.s., M.R.c.p.(Edin.), m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., l.m.cc G. P. Kaye, c.a. T. E. Ladner, d.s.c, b.a., q.c J. M. McAvity, esq. Wm. deM. Marler, esq. W. E. Murdoch, esq. R. B. O ' Callaghan, esq. C. E. Pratt, B.Arch., f.r.a.i.c, a.r.c.a. C. E. Sine, B.A.(Dart.) John K. Sloan, B.comm.(U.B.C) G. H. Wheaton, esq. J. B. Williams, esq. President of the Old Boys Society: E. D. G. Smith, esq. Indicates Old Boy of Shawnigan Lake School (editorial 1 yOO was our Fiftieth Birthday and this we celebrated in various ways. Chief among these ways was our Jubilee Campaign. With the aid of our Governors, parents, Old Boys and friends of the School sufficient funds were raised to provide us with a beautiful Library, a wonderful Gymnasium with Squash Courts, and an Auditorium. Our thanks go out to all who made these things possible. Perhaps this is a good time to pause and take stock of ourselves and see how we are prepared to make our contribution to the next fifty years. A school is not made up only of fine buildings and beautiful grounds; important as these things are. Those of us who are now at the school con- sider ourselves the major component of the School. Are we merely tenants in a fabric provided by others? Are we just putting in time before we move on to other spheres? Or are we prepared to put something into this School which will be of benefit to those who come after; something of ourselves, not just dollars and cents, but ideals, ideas and service. The tendency today is to ask, What ' s in it for me? Shawnigan wasn ' t built that way, nor were the great Colleges and Universities of the world. If we can look back on our time here and feel that we were able to do something to make it a better place for those who come after us, or that others benefitted from having known us, then perhaps and only then may we wear the palm — and deserve it. — Pal-mam qui meruit ferat — -M.A.E. nawniaan cJLahe School Jjiaf- - HEADMASTER Edward R. Larsen, Dip.Phys.Ed., B.A.(Brit. Col.), M.A.(Oxon.) ASSISTANT HEADMASTER L. P. MacLachlan, B.Arch. (Capetown), M.A. (Oxon.) REGISTRAR G. L. Anderson, B.A.(Brit. Col.) CHAPLAIN The Rev. E. W. Scott, M.A. (Cantab.) HOUSEMASTERS G. L. Anderson, B. A. (Brit. Col), Registrar --------- Lake ' s House D. W. Hyde-Lay, P.T.I., E.T.C. (Switzerland), Director of Phys.Ed. - Copeman ' s House J. S. Grey (Durham), Mathematics - - --------- Ripley ' s House M. A. Nightingale, M.A. (Oxon.), Head of History ------- Grove ' s House M. McGarrv, B.A. (Oxon.), History and English -------- Junior House ASSISTANT MASTERS ' J. Armstrong, B.Sc.(U.B.C), Ph.D.(University of Wales) K. J. Hickling Head of Mathematics Sea Cadets, Mechanical Drawing J. Arthurs, B.A. (Durham) P. H. Josselyn, B.A. (Nottingham), Dip.Ed. Head of Modern Languages Head of English J. V. Bray, B.Sc. (Manchester) H. M. Mcintosh, Saskatchewan Teaching Certificate Chemistry and Physics Mathematics A. Brown, B.Sc. (U.B.C.), Dip.Ed. (Oxon.) P. S. Marsh, B.A. (Oxon.), Dip.Ed. (Oxon.) Head of Science Modern Languages T. L. Brierley G. W. Oteman, B.A. (U.B.C.), Teacher ' s Cert. (Music) Commerce Music, Art, Librarian J. E. Dickens, B.Ed. (U.Vic.) W. R. Salmon, B.A. (Toronto) English and History Head of Classics J. Gotthardt, B.A. (Carlton), M.Sc. (U. of Wisconsin) Biology, CO. Sea Cadets ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF M. A. Ellissen, M.C. Mrs. B. Hilton Bursar Housekeeper D. M. Ferguson Mrs. H. Pearson Assistant Bursar Nurse Miss M. C. Clunas Mrs. J. Hewitt, Miss J. Scorer, Mrs. Monica Accountant and Secretary to the Headmaster Matrons in Main Building Mrs. M. Trescher Mrs. J. Hard, Mrs. B. Dinter Secretary Matrons in Copeman ' s House Indicates Old Boy of Shawnigan Lake School 9 S ali veie h . A. Ljottltardt Mr. Gotthardt came to Canada from Denmark eighteen years ago. He worked for some years to earn his tuition fees for Carlton University where he achieved his B.A. in 1956. From Carlton he went on to take his M.Sc. in Anatomy at the University of Wisconsin. In 1960 he came to B.C. to enter the Navy as Assistant Area Officer for Sea Cadets. He held this post until 1965. His work with Sea Cadets often brought him to inspect our corps. His interest in the corps and the need for a top Biology teacher brought Mr. Gotthardt to our staff. It is hoped that he will remain here for many years to come. W. WcQar Born and educated in Southern Rhodesia, Mr. McGarry represented his country in Quebec at the International Student Conference in 1962. He obtained his Honors Degree in history in 1964 and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship which enabled him to complete work for a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford. He will travel to England in August to be married after which he plans to return to Shawnigan. Mr. McGarry has contributed greatly in rugby, cadets, chess and as housemaster in the junior house. We wish him all the best in future years. a-J™ t, n 5 Iron a Born in Vancouver, Dr. Armstrong attended public school until 1952 when he went to Shawnigan. Four years later he graduated as a school prefect. In his seven years at U.B.C. Dr. Armstrong earned both his B.Sc. and M.Sc. From U.B.C. he went to a university in Wales where he finished last year with a Ph.D. Before returning to Shawnigan, Dr. Armstrong was married in England. Being a professional photographer, he has greatly devel- oped the photography club. For his fine contributions in this and in rugby, our sincere thanks. We wish him the best in the future. P. S. WarA Born in London and educated at Bedford, Mr. Marsh led an active university life at New College, Oxford. There, besides his studies, he rowed on the first crew, played rugby, joined the University orchestra, the Bach choir and pursued his interest in art. Now, as a French and Latin master at Shawnigan, he has developed the clubs he is interested in as well as founding the cine and pottery clubs and leading his rugby group through a most successful year. To him and his wife we wish all the best in the future and we will always remember gratefully his contributions to the school if not his mod clothing. 10 Standing, Left to Right: S. Housser, P. Roaf, T. Burns, M. Atwood. Sitting: S. Angus, J. F. Collbran (Head Boy), Mr. E. R. Larsen (Head Master), G. Zinkan, B. Clough. School f- rePecti Head Boy — J. F. Collbran G. J. Zinkan P. F. Roaf R. S. Angus M. T. Atwood B. Clough T. H. Burns S. K. Housser Petty Officer in command P. F. Roaf LjanteA Captain of Rugby G. J. Zin kan Vice-Captain of Rugby I. D. Fairweather Captain of Cricket G. E. Berwick Captain of Basketball I. D. Fairweather Captain of Rowing G. J. Zinkan Captain of Track and Field M. Scott Captain of Cross-Country D. J. Hansen Captain of Squash P. B. Gudewill Captain of Gymnastics J. F. Collbran Captain of Sailing E. S. Poulsson Captain of Field-Hockey „S. A. Lane 1 1 laaazine Editor E. S. Poulsson Business Manager M. A. Ellissen, Esq. Assistant Editors T. H. Burns S. K. Housser T. E. Morris J. F. Collbran P. F. Roaf K. F. Fraser rrouie f- relectd RIPLEY ' S HOUSE P. S. Richardson C. A. Traunweiser I. P. Mellor D. G. Barlow J. C. Grauer LAKE ' S HOUSE R. Bell-Irving I. D. Fairweather T. E. Morris B. G. Barrington B. W. Johnson J. I. McDiarmid GROVE ' S HOUSE G. E. Berwick E. S. Poulsson I. D. McBean COPEMAN ' S HOUSE W. G. Wheaton S. C. Luce K. F. Fraser D. J. Hansen L. S. Richardson CHAPEL Crucifer J. F. Collbran Senior Server - R. A. Wilmot Sacristan C. A. Traunweiser SCHOLARS S. Angus N. Comber R. Cairns S. Deering D. Barlow P. Stevenson J. Peck A. Kritzinger Ualedictoru Arclcii y ire 5 5 yp roadway, New York City ... it can be one of ( J the most exciting streets to visit. One can pay a visit from The Music Man ' s Gary, Indiana to My Fair Lady ' s London scenes, musing on such topics as the slums of West Side Story or How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying . The tendency today is to attempt to get the most out of something with a minimum of effort . . . how to succeed without really trying! And, all too often, we find people who DO succeed with little or no effort . . . thanks to the efforts of those before them. It has always greatly disturbed me to see a boy fail at Shawnigan . . . fail, not in the sense of marks, but as a person successful at school. Mind you, success is not a prefect, or school colours or even house colours ... it is far more hard to earn than any of those. At the beginning of a 100 yard sprint I stand shaking behind my starting blocks. The finishing tape, far down the track, almost invisible, is just hanging there waiting for me to greet it. I know that it will be a hard race, everyone does, and you say to yourself a little prayer for the courage and strength to make it. Suddenly, you are in your blocks and the gun is up. This is the most crucial moment of the race. At the sound of that gun I must explode . . . and keep it up till I reach that tape. If I slow down I fall behind or, far worse, if I false start I may get a second chance but I just might be out of the race! This is an awkward and difficult parallel to what I am trying to say. The start of the race is your first days at school . . . you are young and need courage to take the first steps. At the sound of the gun you are on your own . . . you are in a school of 240 boys where no one is any different from anyone else. You want to explode at the start ... do not think a casual approach is going to get you very far. This is a crucial point in the race, if you false start it could be fatal. You may get another, you may not care, but sooner or later you will be sorry you never ran that race! At the same time, it will be vital for you to maintain your speed . . . once you slow down in this school you will fall behind and wind up last. An experienced runner may be able to make up for what he has lost, but his time will never be as good as it could have been. So, just what is it I am saying? All too often in my five years at Shawnigan I have seen of the finest people I have ever met lose their race at Shawnigan and drop out . . . commonly known as Bombing Out . . . the only mark they have made is a BAD one! Some have done well in other spheres, others have not. Many of them had false starts, some of them got another chance, others did not. And yet this false start, the getting off on the wrong foot is so clumsy and unnecessary as well as a waste, not only of your own, but of others ' time. It just is not worth it! Others get off the mark at a good pace but have not got what it takes to keep it up ... in the end, they may place but more than likely they will quit and default. The Unemployment Bureau puts it nicely when they say, Don ' t wait for Spring, do it NOW! Spring is too late. No, success at Shawnigan is not obtained without really trying . . . lines for such a play do not exist. It is only after hours, days, and even years of sweat and toil, of success and failure that one finallv succeeds and wins. How do you know if you have succeeded? In the editorial of this years ' school annual it is said that Shawnigan was not built by people who were looking for something of benefit for themselves. People have made something for themselves, it is true, but never set out with that in mind. People who have succeeded are indeed the people who can look back on their time at Shawnigan and see that they themselves did something to make it a better place or that others benefitted from knowing them . . . they are the ones who may bear the palm . . . and deserve it! So, why false start, why slow down? Gather up strength and courage and forge on. Look for that finish- ing tape ... it is a long way away, but you will have every chance of winning. There will always be another race somewhere, sometime, but if you are eliminated in the heats, you will never make the finals! Jim Collbran, Headboy 1966-1967 12 f rize eJList General Proficiency Prizes: Grade 12-A _ S. Angus 12-S D. Hyndman 1 1-C _.._ J. Peck 1 1-S S. Hamilton 11-A J. McDiarmid 1 0- 1 T. Bangs 1 0-2 D. Andrews 1 0-3 — B. Stewart 9- 1 P. Stevenson 9-2 S. Halsan 9-3 J. Butcher 8-1 P. MacDonald 8-2 H. Ostlund General Progress Prizes G. Will son, D. Blench, P. Reifel Savage Prizes for English R. Cairns, M. Bridge, G. Thompson Mathematics Prize S. Lane History Prize D. Hyndman Science Prize D. Hyndman French Prizes D. Barlow, T. Bangs, R. Anderson Individual Academic Shield: Senior S. Deering Junior R. Anderson Inter-House Academic Shield Lake ' s Departmental Examinations C 7His year the Final Provincial Examinations were _J conducted in a different way from previous years and it is therefore a little difficult to relate to them. For example, a candidate ' s over-all average has no bearing on his Scholarship average; the Scholarship exams being, in fact, entirely separate. Generally the results are most satisfactory, with only 4 failures out of 123 papers written. The percentage passed to papers written being 96.5%; 27 papers over 80% (22% of the papers written); and 14 boys out of 32— nearly 44%— winning scholarships to university. Special mention must be made of Douglas Hyndman whose average was 84.3% for 7 subjects and whose Scholarship average was 90.5%. Summary Number Number Number . of Who Over Aver § e Candidates Passed 80% English Literature 12 31 31 7 68.9 History 12 11 11 4 74.0 Mathematics 12 19 19 3 67.6 Chemistry 12 8 8 2 70.5 Physics 12 ___ 11 11 5 77.5 Biology 12 8 6 - 54.3 French 12 23 21 3 63.4 Latin 12 4 4 2 73.5 Geography 12 8 8 1 64.1 Total 123 119 27 68.0 School L olc Academic: S. Angus, P. Richardson, R. Olson, R. Cairns, D. Hyndman, S. Lane. Rugby: G. Zinkan, B. Johnson, I. Fairweather, B. Clough, R. Brown. Basketball: I. Fairweather. Rowing: G. Zinkan, C. Blaylock, T. Burns, R. Bell-Irving, S. Housser, S. Luce, W. Brown, E. Poulsson, W. Wheaton, R. Freeman, G. Ander, C. Bowell, C. Clark, P. Roaf, B. Barrington, S. Hamilton, J. Clark, D. Lieberman, D. Motter. ours Cricket: G. Berwick, P. Gudewill, B. Colclough, P. Hancock, M. Atwood. Cross-Country: D. Hansen, A. McAllister, B. Ruddell, I. McBean, L. Bullivant. Track and Field: M. Scott, D. Hans en, J. Collbran, I. McBean, A. McAllister, T. Morris, S. Angus, B. Johnson. Stag Club: J. Collbran, C. Traunweiser, E. Poulsson, C. Grauer, R. Wilmot, G. Corbett, G. Zinkan, P. Roaf. 13 Arthietic — rward 5 Cricket: Independent Schools Cricket Cup Shawnigan Lake School Rowing: Seattle International Regatta ... Shawnigan Lake School Pacific Northwest Championships Shawnigan Lake School Track and Field: Mid-Island Senior Bovs Championship . Shawnigan Lake School Pooley Cup D. Hansen School Track and Field Meet: Senior Champion _B. Johnson Under 16 Champion _ D. Finlav Under 14 Champion .... E. McDonough Cross-Country: Pacific Northwest Championships Shawnigan Lake School B.C. Championships... .Shawnigan Lake School Independent Schools Competition Shawnigan Lake School Vancouver Mid-Island Championships Shawnigan Lake School W. R. Chandler Memorial Road Race Championships, Shawnigan Lake School School Cross-Country: Senior Champion ___.D. Hansen Junior Champion _ ...J. McBean Inter-House Champions Copeman ' s Gymnastics: Independent Schools Competition Shawnigan Lake School Inter-House Competition Copeman ' s Squash: Inter-House Competition Grove ' s Special sAtwarcld r Senior Efficiency Cup: Michaelmas P. F. Roaf Lent P. F. Roaf Summer _.P. F. Roaf Inter-House Challenge Shield .Lake ' s House Sea Cadets: Captain Groves ' Prize to Cadet in charge of Corps P. F. Roaf Most Improved Cadet ...L. G. Bestwick Junior Efficiency Cup: Most Valuable Bandsman G. E. Berwick Michaelmas A. Whitehead Best New Entry K. D. Hamilton Lent P. C. MacDonald The Groves ' All Rounder Award R. S. Angus Summer P. C. MacDonald Runner-Up J. F. Collbran Sportsmanship Cup B. W. Johnson Head Boy Award J. F. Collbran Runner-Up B. E. Clough 14 ■ • • t. ' •: - J A (chapel .pi Oerhaps our Fifth Student Christian Conference this year was a useful indication of the state of religion in the School and in other schools like it. Fifty students attended, not because of already formulated deep convictions, but out of a desire to investigate and examine Christian understandings of Truth. And the case presented to them by Dr. Daniel Morris (Scientist and Christian, from Seattle) was not in terms of tradi- tional apologia, but as a personal understanding of scientific and religious experience seen as a unified whole, and nurtured by the disciplines of the Church. Much discussion was generated, much thought provoked, and, at the same time, there seemed a more ready patience to acknowledge the validity of religious insights. This was the tenor of many appreciative letters received after- wards; and this I should judge to be the attitude in Chapel: an impatience with orthodoxy and its associated rituals, but a willingness to listen to ideas which can stand up to inspection in their own right. For this reason we have been a little more experimental in our conduct of affairs. Films have sometimes taken the place of formal worship, as have modern readings and meditations; we have used up-to- date patterns both in the words and in the music of our Services, including the Eucharist; on some occasions groups of boys have composed their own forms of worship and conducted them themselves; some of the boys joined in a palm cross making bee for our specially devised Palm Sunday Service; others have accompanied the singing with their guitars and trumpets. We are always grateful to visiting preachers who come and give us the benefit of their help, change of voice and new ideas. A nd we extend our thanks this vear to: The Reverend C. E. Lonsdale, Rector of Comox, and nephew of the School ' s Founder. The Reverend Peter Moore, Organizer of the Council for Religion in Independent Schools. Canon G. H. Greenhalgh, Rector of Nanaimo. The Reverend W. J. Hill, Rector of Chemainus, and Rural Dean of Cowichan. Dr. Daniel Morris, of Lakeside School, Seattle. The Most Reverend H. E. Sexton, Archbishop of British Columbia. This vear thirteen candidates were presented to the Bishop for Confirmation, on Rogation Sunday, April 30th. We are hapnv to receive these boys as fullv fledged members of the Church of God, and pray that thev will dailv increase in God ' s Holy Spirit , making full use of His Gifts to grow in understanding of their new status and of the kind of life it commits them to. Thev are: Michael Allan Barclay Donald Carter Blackburn Murray Russell Dawson Robin Charles Fitzgerald William Dain John Flemming Stuart Harold Halsan David Keith Hancock Christopher Peter Janewav Ian Ross Johnson Kenneth Philip Chatham Jolley Allan DeBrisay Marler Ian Hamilton Noble Michael Bae Wallace Once again a faithful band have given of their services to help the Chapel to run smoothly. Mrs. Scott has presided at the organ, occasionally assisted by Jim Collbran. Charles Traunweiser has been a very con- scientious Sacristan, coming quite new to the job in September; and Leigh Foster has always been on hand to assist him. Richard Wilmot has acted as Senior Server, and has marshalled the Servers for their duties. Jim Collbran (when he wasn ' t carrying the Bishop ' s Crozier, on the occasions of his Grace ' s visits) has been our reverent Crucifer. Thanks to these for their services rendered, and to all others who have made their unseen contributions towards maintaining the Chapel as a worthv House of God. — E. W. Scott, Chaplain. 15 Uaieu Jllllr. Kjalliford joined the staff in 1947 as Organist and Choir- master. Soon his diversified talents became recognized, and for many years he instructed classes in English, French and Scripture. And when the Rag Concert days were replaced by the more demanding performances of operettas, their success was largely due to his untiring efforts at the piano and his skill and experience in training young voices. He always aimed at perfection, but realized of course that only near-perfection could be achieved in a very crowded timetable. The training of the choir was very dear to him, and he felt the loss of sopranos keenly when we dropped the Grade 7 ' s to Cliffside School. His view was that a choir must possess in abundance the attributes of any good team . However, the demands made upon a chorister reach beyond those made in other team efforts. The sacrifice of time and work is not rewarded by cheers and applause from the side-lines. He must find his reward in the knowledge of his share in the study and appreciation of the musical treasures handed down to us by the world ' s master composers. This is what Mr. Galliford preached and this is what he practiced. But boys at Shawnigan will no longer hear these words now that he has left to live, semi-retired, in Victoria. Possessing deep religious convic- tions, a true measure of moral values, and alert mind in discussion, coupled with a fine sense of humour his departure will be a great loss to the school. It is impossible to pay fitting tribute to approximately twenty years ' devoted service to the school in a few words, and we know his tendency to hide his light under a bushel, so we shall just say a humble thank you , wish him well, and offer an open invitation to him to visit us frequently. 16 S ali L Ander, G. A. Anderson, R. B. M. Andrews, D. C. Arthurs, J. S. D. Babcock, J. C. Bachen, E. T. Backman, C. A. Bailey, S. D. Bangs, P. R. Barclay, M. A. Best, P. C. Best, R. C. Binkley, F. M. Blench, D. T. Booth, K. J. Booth, T. D. Boughton, J. G. Bourne, R. H. L. Bullock, D. M. Bullock, R. B. Burgess, W. W. Butcher, J. L. Clowes, P. A. W. Coleman, D. S. Collins, C. K. Collins, G. Craig, G. M. Dafoe, M. Dawson, B. M. Driscoll, R. C. Ellis, J. E. Engel, J. K. Fairweather, D. B. Fitzgerald, R. C. Flavelle, W. A. Flemming, D. W. J. veie Gallow, P. F. Gibson, A. S. Gregory, J. A. G. Halsan, S. A. Hamilton, S. M. Hamilton, K. D. Hein, K. S. Hetherington, C. P. Hetherington, C. G. Hocking, A. R. Horner, R. Hungerford, J. M. Hunt, A. J. Janeway, C. P. Johansen, M. J. Johnson, I. W. Kritzinger, A. M. Lane, S. A. S. Lishman, J. G. Mehl, B. J. Morrison, M. A. McColl, R. M. MacDonald, P. C. McKierahan, A. C. McKierahan, S. E. MacLure, R. Neuffer, H. Newson, B. F. Ostlund, C. H. Parish, D. D. Parnell, D. M. Parnell, G. B. Pattison, J. Rannie, G. F. Reifel, P. R. Richardson, L. S. Robson, G. M. Routledge, J. T. Sakawsky, J. E. E. Scholefield, D. E. S. Schroeder, P. K. Stewart, J. B. Stirling, M. A. G. Taylor, C. B. Thomson, G. R. Townsend, J. Trebell, F. M. Tregillus, R. M. Wallace, M. B. Williams, E. M. Williamson, G. J. Wilhelmsen, F. P. Williamson, J. P. Willson, G. D. Wilson, D. J. M. An eye for an eye 17 ■ CLASS OF ' 67 18 Jne vjraduation L iate -h JW K V -If ,v- Back Row, Left to Right: G. Willson, K. Fraser, B. Clark, R. Best, R. Bell-Irving, B. Johnson, R. Wilmot, C. Traun- weiser, J. Clark. Second Row: W. Wheaton, G. Berwick, G. Zinkan, C. Banks, B. Colclough, T. Morris, B. Connelly, M. Scott, I. Mellor, T. Burns, P. Roaf, G. Corbett. Sitting: P. Richardson, B. Clough, R. Cairns, S. Lane, S. Angus, J. Collbran, D. Hvndman, R. Olson, C. Clark, M. Atwood, S. Housser. j . 3. Coi tran — 1962 This year ' s Head Boy, Jim accomplished an endless amount. Captain of Gymnastics, wing on the Second Fifteen and a senior member of the Track team are onlv a few of Jim ' s many accomplishments. He was Crucifer in the Chapel, a member of the Magazine Committee, a member of the Stag Club and a leader in Civil Defence. However, Jim did much more than this. He led the School at all times and always set an example. When things became tough, Jim did not give in but only pushed harder. Perhaps an idealist in trying to keep out locks, he tried his hardest to avoid them. Pork will be greatly missed at Shawnigan and for his many efforts this year we can only thank him. This summer he is going to Europe with the Track team after which he plans to attend the University of California. All the best, Jim, and thanks. 19 R.S.-AnquS- 1961 Whether training on the top field for track or memorizing his Greek verbs, Tookie always put forth his best. As a School Prefect and Head of Ripley ' s House he went about his job efficiently and thoroughly. He was a School Colour in both Academics and Track. We owe Stuart our thanks for the many hours he spent organizing School dances, singing in operettas and acting in the plays. As a senior member of the Track team Stuart will be running in Europe this summer (with a little of his favorite dish Noodles Romanoff on the side). Next year he will be at either Yale or U.B.C. WI.D.-Jtu,ooJ-1962 Mike or Smike as he was known by his many friends accomplished a great deal this year. A School Prefect, Mike played on the First Fifteen and was a senior member of the First Eleven. A Petty Officer in the Cadet Corps, he was one of the leading lights in the Corps ' Band. A top squash player, Mike is off to Europe this summer with the tour to match his skills in the game against foreign competition. His future plans are unsettled, but knowing Mike, he will follow family tradition and head for McGill University. All the best, Mike! C.M.tBanL - 1962 In his fifth year, Chris was an active librarian and, with an extensive general knowl- edge, was of great value to the Reach for the Top team. While finding time for sailing and the Film Society, Twitch put in many hours training for the cross- country team. He played in various positions on the Second and Third Fifteens and used his heig ht for the second string of the Senior Basketball. On returning from Europe with the Track Team this summer, he intends further study at University of Victoria. e. efUr,in f -1961 For Rod graduation means the end of six productive years at Shawnigan. Senior House Prefect of Lake ' s House, a server in the Chapel, a Choir member and a long-time member of the Drama Society are only some of Rod ' s many accomplishments. In this year ' s production of The Pirates of Penzance he played the pirate king, a role for which he will be long remembered. In sports, Lurve was captain of the Second Fifteen and will tour Europe this summer with the First Eight. With this background, we feel sure B I will get on well when he goes to U.B.C. next fall. Q. £. Berwick — 1961 Ed, a seven year veteran, has made his contribution to the school in many ways. The Senior Grove ' s House Prefect, he was captain of Cricket, a dependable player on the First and Second Fifteen rugby teams and a sharp-shooting guard on the Basketball team. Aside from sports, he participated in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta and put in a lot of hard work as a Petty Officer in the Cadet Band. After touring Europe on the Squash team this summer, he will head to Vancouver for Grade Thirteen. 20 g.C.Best-1966 Rob, full of smiles, jokes and quick retorts, was one of the few new boys to come to the school in grade twelve. He fitted into the school very well, becoming a dynamic forward on the First Fifteen after a half season on the Second Fifteen and was also a member of the Third Eight. Lurch also performed in the school operetta, The Pirates of Penzance . An excellent guitarist, Rob played as lead in the school folk- singing group. In addition, he participated in Civil Defence and was President of the Biology Club. Next year Rob should be seen lurching around the campus of U.B.C. D. M.Burns- 1962 Terry is one of the few surviving terrors of the infamous grade 8 Junior House. Since his earlier days as a grommit , Lem has come a long way. A School Prefect and Head of Lake ' s House, he was also Captain of the Swimming team and played scrum-half on the Second Fifteen. This summer he will be in Europe on the First Eight. He made other contributions to the school such as head of the Guard, on the dance and magazine committees, a server and a member of the Stage Crew. Terry should be seen on the U.B.C. campus next year. 1 2.3. Cairni - 1962 Bob, an enthusiastic member of the Thursday night Philosophy Club made his contri- bution to the School on the academic side. Receiving his School Academic Colours this year, he appeared on T.V. as a member of the School ' s Reach for the Top team. An enthusiastic rugby player, Buck played break on the Third Fifteen. During the Summer Term, he managed to play and win the odd game of tennis between rehearsals for the School play, The Ascent of F-6 . Next year Bob plans to attend U. Vic. where he will major in English. B. e. CU - 1963 Mickey Rat the most carefree happy-go-lucky member of the Grad Class was this year a hard-working prop of the Second Fifteen. He also rowed on the Third Eight. Benj put in a lot of time as prompter in the School operetta and the School play. In addition to this he was an ardent member of S.L.A.S.A. The top historian in the School, Benj could usually be found reading either a biography or Time magazine. Next year Benj will go to Columbia College in Vancouver. We wish him the best in the future. C. W. CLrk - 1964 Cam was a member of 12-S, the hallowed top science form in the school, which he kept lively with his sparkling wit. His athletic achievements included being a strong member of the First Fifteen and fluctuating widely between the First and Second Eights, on one of which he is touring Europe this summer. He was one of the two Copeman ' s House Den of Iniquity inhabitants and he managed to let people know he was around with such finks as the great Classroom Block tieup. Due to his remark- able ability to look older than his years he was a member of S.L.A.S.A. Next year Cam or Bronto will attend McGill or U.B.C, either of which should erupt in chaos. 21 . £ ClarL - 1962 Jim has made many contributions in minor sports such as skiing, sailing and grass- hockey as well as in the majors: basketball, rowing and especially the First Fifteen where use was made of his excellent kicking. He also used his talent on the stage where he played his guitar and performed in the operetta. On weekdays you might see Jim sailing on the lake or playing the lead drum in the Cadet Band. Claak is going off to Europe this summer on the Second Eight and will return to attend S.F.U. next year. R£CLugk - 1962 Bruce was head of Copeman ' s House this year, a job which he handled very well. A member of the Philosophy Club, Bruce was one of the harder workers of the Graduating Class. In sports, Bruce played outside centre on the First Fifteen and will be long remembered for the famous try he scored against Brentwood. For his fine performance on the rugby field he was awarded his School Colours. A very efficient Prefect, Bruce spent a lot of time in the organization of important School functions. This summer he is heading for Europe with the Track team after which he will follow his brother to McGill University. £. 2 . Co(cLu 9 k - 1964 From his quarters in The Peak , Beauchamp has managed to keep at the summit of life at Shawnigan. An aggressive back on the Second Fifteen, Beach was a School Prefect, a Queen Scout and a First Eleven member. A member of the Choir, he also added his talents to this year ' s School operetta, The Pirates of Penzance . He will put aside grass hockey to tour Europe this summer as a speedy member o f the Squash team. Beach will attend U. Vic. in September. R W. Conneify - 1962 Peeg was an active member of the School, throwing his weight behind a number of activities such as the Second Fifteen, the Basketball team, of which he was the highest scorer, and the Track team on which he is going to Europe. He achieved his silver standard in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, and was a member of the stamp club and the orchestra. Always hard at the books, Bri plans to enter law though he is still undecided on a university. We wish him all the best in the future. Q. jb. CorLtl - 1964 Geoff has been one of the behind the scenes workers at Shawnigan during the past year. As head of the Ritz, he spent many hours making the books balance and also managed to stay at the top of Grade Twelve. In addition he made useful contributions as a librarian and senior server in the Chapel. On the sports side he was a threequarter on the Third Fifteen and spent a lot of time in the tennis courts. Next year, he plans to attend the University of Victoria where he will take Commerce. 22 _y . Zr. ZJ-raier — 1963 Ken will forever be remembered in the school as the most cheerful organizer around. What ' s up Juice? will always echo through the rowing club. Ken, besides trying to organize everything from the rowing tour to Europe this summer to Copeman ' s House efficiencies, was a server, a member of the Fourth Fifteen, member of the magazine committee and a delegate to the Christian Conference. If ever there was a dull moment around, Shmap afforded a laugh and a good jowel jiggle. S. JCMouiSer — 1963 In his Waking hours, Rote has managed to become involved in many activities, the First Fifteen, the First Eight, the Gymnastics team and Magazine Committee. Steve was also in his realm quipping out orders as Petty Officer of Fraser Division or sunk in discussion with the Philosophy Club. A deviously efficient School Prefect, Steve always took pains in proving his point and was known to be strong in build, words and ideas. This summer he is off to Europe on the rowing tour after which he will go to U.B.C. for a year and then on to Dalhousie. 2). WI.J4yndman - 1964 Another member of the top Science form of the School , Doug nobly defended this title by earning his School Academic Colours. A member of the Copeman ' s House Den of Iniquity he took part in many finks such as The Great Classroom Block Tie-up. The School ' s top scholar, Doug used his extensive general knowledge on the Reach for the Top team which appeared on T.V. Probably the wittiest and certainly the youngest Grade Twelve, Doug is off to U.B.C. next year where he will study Science. E. W. okmon - 1965 One of the year ' s top athletes, Bruce played last man in the scrum of the First Fifteen for which he was awarded his School Colours. He was a top player on the Basketball team and is touring Europe on the Track team, doing the shot, discus and javelin. Whatever Bruce did, he did well, including his job as a Lake ' s House Prefect. A master of puns , Bruce was one of the wittiest people in the Graduating Class. He plans to move on to U.B.C. in the fall. S.-Jl.S. Jlane — 1966 Steve joined the School from Mountjoy School in Ireland this year. He became scrum-half of the First Fifteen and, being a top grass hockey player, he became captain -of that sport. Following the Christmas Examinations he was awarded his academic colours. An amiable, witty member of the Grad Class, Steve represented his class on the Students ' Council. A librarian, Limey also earned a role in the School play, The Ascent of F-6 . Next year, Steve is off to U. Vic. 23 AP.WIeiior-1962 This year, Flex was a Ripley ' s House Prefect. He played in the scrum of the Second Fifteen, was an avid squash player, and participated as a policeman in the operetta, The Pirates of Penzance . This summer Ian will travel to Europe with the rowing tour as a sculler. Always ready for an arm-wrestle, Ian gained fame for his many hard-won contests. After a year at the University of Victoria, Ian hopes to move to LI. B.C. where he plans to study medicine. D. £. Worrii - 1963 Tim is looked up to a Shawnigan, not only because he is the tallest boy in the school, but also one of the more efficient Prefects. President of the Photography Club and a senior Lake ' s House Prefect were two occupations of which Tim made the most. Sportswise Math was a high-scoring forward on the Basketball team and rushed between break and last man on the Second Fifteen. Tim will be in Europe this summer with the Track Team, jumping over a 6 foot standard and running the odd hurdle race. Though usually serious, Tim will long be remembered for his abundance of puns. Next year, he will attend either U.B.C. or a college in the east. kj.ol ion -1961 Rickoff will be remembered for his diligent efforts this year as Editor of the School Newspaper. Always ready for a good discussion, Rick became President of the Philosophy Club, was a member of the Stag Club and still found time to win his School Academic Colours. Captain of the Reach for the Top team, he took part in Civil Defence, was a leading grass hockey player and played rugby on the Third Fifteen. Next year Rick will spend at home, going to U.B.C. and will later go to a university in the United States. P. S. KickarJion - 1964 Paul, a Ripley ' s House Prefect, was busy not only in athletics but also in academics where he was awarded his School Colours. An avid tennis and badminton player, Paul also found time to represent the School on the Second Fifteen and on the Basket- ball team. He worked tirelessly behind the scenes in preparing this year ' s operetta. This summer he is off to Europe with the tour before returning to U.B.C. where he will study history and economics. A hard worker, we feel sure that Late will be most successful. P 3. fLaf- 1963 An outstanding School Prefect, Pete has participated in numerous School activities, trying his utmost in all he did and usually achieving it. Besides being a strong member of the Second Fifteen, he on several occasions visited the First ' s to play a fine game. We always found the 8 ball ' s smiling face in other spheres of the School, as Head of the Cadet Corps, Drum Major of the Band, President of the Grade Twelve Society and a member of the Magazine Committee. A two time winner of the Senior Citizen- ship Cup proves Clem ' s popularity. Pete plans to head for Carlton University after he tours Europe on the Second Eight. 24 Scott -1961 Mark is one of the few stalwarts who has lasted from the now defunct Grade Seven class. He has long been an active member of the Choir as well as being head of the hobby shop where he has produced excellent work for a number of years. He was also an enthusiastic member of the orchestra and a librarian. A speedy wing on the First Fifteen, Mark is off to Europe this summer as Captain of the Track and Field team. A quiet considerate person, A-OOS will be missed at Shawnigan. Next year he will take a year off after which he plans to attend B.C.I.T. C. ■ (r. Jraunweiier — 1962 Chuck came to Shawnigan five years ago and since then has done great service to the School. A Ripley ' s House Prefect, he played rugby for the Fourth Fifteen, was a member of the sailing club and a senior member of Civil Defence. The Sacristan of the Chapel, he was one of the few Queen Scouts in the School. All this earned him a well-deserved membership to the Stag Club. This summer 007 is off to Europe as publicity manager for the tour. This fall he plans to attend S.F.U. He will be missed for his quiet, likable behind-the-scenes efficiency ga ' ittion - 1966 This year was Gary ' s first (and last) at Shawnigan, and also the end of a very long and varied academic career. While here he distinguished himself with his sense of humour and calm, mature manner as well as his hard work at the books. New to rugby, he played with the Fourth Fifteen and in the summer term played a relaxed game of tennis. He represented his class on the Students ' Council where his efforts were much appreciated. Shawnigan ' s only hope is that he won ' t be mistaken for a professor as he strolls about the campus of U.B.C. smoking his pipe and thinking of his study in the rural and urban planning. IZ.jl.WiUt- 1963 Willie was a Grade Twelve who was in as many activities as his legs were short. He contributed to the School as Head of the Ritz, Senior Server, Secretary of the Grade Twelve Society and Producer of the School Newspaper. Dick was an avid member of the Fourth Fifteen and played a good game of tennis. An excellent public speaker, Rick proved himself by winning several trophies at this year ' s Cowichan Music Festival. He also put in a lot of time with the Scouts and became a Queen Scout himself. September will find him at B.C.I.T. taking a course in Broadcasting. Lj. A. 2-innan — 1963 As Head of Grove ' s House and an instructor in the Cadet Corps, Gaither has made a fine contribution to the community. Although the First Fifteen did not have a brilliant season Gaith, as its captain, set a fine example. This summer he will go to Europe on the First Eight as Captain of Rowing. Last year he received School Colours for both sports. A counsellor at Rocky Mountain Boys ' Camp has made Goon into an all-around sportsman. He hopes to continue his studies at the University of Idaho next September. 25 In fHFmnriam W. C.WHEATON f I Ailliam George Wheaton attended Shawnigan from 1962 until Graduation in 1967. In his final year at Shawnigan, Bill was a Copeman ' s House Prefect and cox of the first eight. He was tragically killed while hiking in the mountains of Austria where he spent a week of his tour to Europe. He will ever be remembered by the Staff and boys who were fortunate to know him. 26 27 cJLctke 5 rt oude , «. w 1 1 f f t fli WWTi Back Row, Le t to Rig if: C. Punnett, M. Robson, C. Winslow, J. Stewart, K. Gibson, D. Lieberman, B. Parsons, J. Milne, A. Wilson, L. Bollman, K. Taylor, B. Dinter, G. Craig. Second Row. C. Bowell, C. Blaylock, R. Thomson, D. Sutherland, D. Bullock, P. Burke, S. Ladner, C. Martin, L. Bullivant, R. Eden, D. Winslow, S. Arthurs, R. Ward. Sitting: G. Corbett, R. Cairns, I. Fairweather, B. Johnson, R. Bell-Irving, T. H. Burns, Mr. G. L. Anderson, Mrs. Hewitt, T. Morris, B. Barrington, J. McDiarmid, R. Wilmot, G. Willson. In Front: R. Bullock, M. Forrester, P. Stevenson, M. Lydster, P. Reinholdt, L. Sherman, G. Parnell, R. Wade, G. Robb, M. J. Hall. at the end of last year, Lake ' s House seemed to Ariose, many of its scholars and athletes. The thought was that maybe Lake ' s was going to bow graciously out of competition this year. However, this was not so. It just goes to show what results some kids can obtain with enough spirit and determination and en- thusiastic leaders. It was quite evident, even at swim- ming, the first inter-house sport, that Lake ' s had talent, and enough spirit to use that talent well. This drive for results carried on all year and I was proud to be head of a house that made up teams which seemed to achieve results from thin air. From basketball to debating, determination was always evident. A special thanks to those who put a little extra effort in and especially to those like Ian Fairweather, Bruce Johnson and Rod Bell-Irving who were the chief organizers. Academically, Lake ' s produced either first or second class results. The competition was always close between us and Copeman ' s and I hope those who get on satis realize how frustrating it is to lose the shield by two or three points! Ahead for Lake ' s. 28 The dorms this year were an amusing mixed batch. It appeared that Don Boolak from Kodiak held a fearful rein over the other new members of the house but was somehow kept in line by Parnell and Mark Lydster. The fourth dorm was quiet and peaceful (innocent?) on the surface but the air was alive with wise-cracks and disguised slashes ... eh Craig? Considerable excitement was caused by Rod Bell-Irving taking up residence in there— in fact so much excitement that his bed wound up on top of the senior toilets. The third dorm seeme d to be always alive with either verbal or physical combat. The verbal from Paul Burke and Tony Wilson with their cynical little snickers and the physical from Rick Eden and Lee Bolman who declared a free-for-all, perpetual battle upon each other until the end of the year. The second dorm guys were always ready for a laugh, in fact they were ready for almost anything— eh Ladner? All I can say is that if those two new prefects hadn ' t been made to keep Blaylock and Winslow from talking after 2:00 a.m. I would have gone crazy. The first dorm was the largest mixture of characters that you will meet anywhere. Bob Cairns always had some crack which was usually returned by Dick Wilmot. Dick and Geoff Corbett were always a great help in the house through organizing things like music, house parties or finks. Talent-wise, Lake ' s was full up this year. Placing second in both inter-house music and debating, all our talent was used. Most of the house turned out for the signing and our thanks go to Mr. Oteman for his time spent in helping us. Bruce Johnson and Chris Bowell on the guitar and Chris Winslow and Lee Bollman on the piano and trumpet respectively, put on an excellent show for Lake ' s. In the operetta, Rod Bell-Irving put on a fine show as the Pirate King and Bruce Johnson and GramfS. Colonel ]. F. Lake. Chris Bowell in the Police also put on amusing per- formances. In The Ascent of F-6, Bob Cairns and Chris Winslow both showed considerable talent on stage. The prefects, Rod Bell-Irving, Tim Morris, Bruce Johnson and later Ian Fairweather and Jim McDiarmid were the best possible that any head of house could ask to work with. With Mr. Anderson at the top and with those prefects, my job was very easy and my sincere thanks go to all of them, especially Mr. Anderson. Another person who deserves a great cheer and a world of thanks is our tireless matron, Mrs. Hewitt. For years now she has coped with boys running to her with their last pair of pants ripped or a crest that must be sewn on right then and there. How she puts up with it is another wonder of the school. I think that the crowning touch for Lake ' s this year was the winning of the inter-house challenge cup for the first time. I realize and I hope that the rest of you do, that to win this cup means complete determination and cooperation, not from a few of you but from all. It also requires spirit and encouragement from those who are not performing for those who are. This year those factors were present in our house and we got results, for this, I thank you all. -T.H.B. 29 IIKipieu 5 Jk oude : -.. ™- v y - 1  f f f f f 4 4 rft ' • « • T VJto ? a • ■ ■ i, :■ ' l • i I. Mm Back Row, Left to Right: J. Gregory, J. Godwin, K. Hamilton, P. McFarland, D. Andrews, B. Newson, H. Roenisch, I. Ross, P. Gordon, D. Harper, E. McDonough, M. Trebell, A. Whitehead, E. FieM, I. Noble, G. Collins, N. Winter, W. Woodwark, B. Fait. Middle Row: T. Shepard, N. Comber, D. Motter, S. Hamilton, R. Shaw, J. Lusney, V. Kimola, A. Love, J. Sloan, L. Foster, E. Angus, S. Ruddell, I. Savage, J. Price. Sitting: W. Brown, C. Grauer, B. Connelly, R. Best, C. Traunweiser, P. Richardson, R. S. Angus, Mr. J. S. Grey, P. Roaf, I. Mellor, C. Banks, B. Clark, D. Barlow, D. McDiarmid, S. Rothman. although there was a noticeable lack of pots — on the wall in Ripley ' s this year, the house was surprisingly spirited and successful elsewhere. The year started with two school prefects, C. Angus and Chief Roaf, down in the wing and Paul Richardson and Ian Mellor as house prefects. During the year Chuck Traunweiser, Chris Grauer and W. B. Barlow were appointed house prefects. Striking personalities usually confine themselves to the senior half of the school, but the juniors in the house this year sparkled with character. The fifth dorm spent most of the year trying to convince both prefects and staff that they had a more or less tame baboon sleeping in their dorm. Because of a deftly contrived disguise Harry Roenisch was not recognized in this role until he started to investigate a garbage can during the house party at the end of the year. In the dizzying heights reached by the fourth dorm, Pete Gordon ' s reign was dedicated to asserting his subjects ' positions in the world. Not only was Ian Savage ' s much admired brawn utilized, but also the calculating minds of E. J. Field, Brock Newson and Dennis Andrews. Down in the third dorm Ralph Shaw was often assisted bv Richard Maclure in exterminating Sir, you wanted to see me? 30 There ' s nothing to it. the oppressive odour with deodorant bombs. On the sidelines Mike Kimola and Lumpy Foster brooded passive resistance. Out into the hall with the second dorm cool, curled Neil Comber combined with a com- rade from below the border, pugnacious Tony Shepard, to give everyone a good laugh. Other members of the dorm such as Chris Grauer and Don McDiarmid became practised cartoonists be- tween explosions of GEAWGH! The senior common room couches will lose a great friend in the shape of dog-eared Benj Clark when he graduates this year along with fellow first dormers Chris Banks— if he ever gets to his exams on time— Brian Connelly, the illustrious star of George Orwell ' s Animal Farm, and Rob Best, his trainer. Ripley ' s made its mark in the athletic world this year despite a noticeable number of non-athletes in the house. The house won the inter-house tennis tournament and the junior rugby, and came second in swimming, basketball and junior cricket. A long standing tradition was broken when Ripley ' s came third instead of last in inter-house cross-country! During the year house colours were awarded to S. Angus, J. Lusney, E. McDonough for track and field; P. Richardson, D. McDiarmid, D. Motter and P. Roaf for rugby; B. Connelly and D. McDiarmid for basketball; D. Harper for circket; J. Sloan for cross-country; and S. Angus, P. Richardson, D. Barlow and C. Grauer for academics. Although Ripley ' s placed fourth in the Music Festi- val, the talents of some of the members of the house cannot be doubted. The performance began with some choral singing by the whole house and was followed by three instrumental solos. J. Sloan gave a good rendition of Pink Panther on the piano, followed by A. White- head on his guitar, and then E. J. Field who played a march on the accordian. Our effort finished with some excellent folk singing by R. Best and I. Mellor. Financially, the house found itself very well off this year. The annual Ripley ' s House Auction was again held this year and met with great success. The record $175 raised by the auction is being used in continuing support of our foster child in South Viet Nam, Nguyen Van Due. To encourage debating in the school a house competition was organized with a generous prize of $100 to go to the winning house. C. Grauer, S. Angus and P. Gordon represented the house sucessfully in the semi-finals, and went on to the finals to win. The prize money was used to purchase much needed common room furniture and some sports outfits in the house colours, bearing the house crest. The house was well represented in both the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta and the school play, The Ascent of F-6 . Chris Grauer distinguished himself in both productions, singing a solo part in the operetta and playing the lead role in the play. Other boys who par- ticipated here were J. Lusney and S. Angus while D. Barlow and S. Rothman directed the stage crew work. To conclude, the whole house would like to thank very much the person responsible for the progressive and enjoyable year that we had. Through his inspira- tion and guidance Mr. Grey fostered a pleasant atmos- phere and happy spirit within the house. Thank you, sir! -R.S.A. 31 Ljrove J rwouAe Rack Row, Left to Right: J. Ellis, A. Rose, G. Barratt, T. Armstrong, A. Marler, T. Allen, P. Dickens, S. Williams, G. Bestvvick, T. Bangs, M. Dawson, C. Hetherington, S. Deering. Second Row: R. Arnt, G. Tretheway, J. Housser, P. Spohn, P. Lewis, D. Cantelon, D. Paulson, M. Ellis, M. Bridge, P. Gudewill, T. Steel, S. McKierahan, D. Horton. Sitting: S. Lane, R. Olson, E. Poulsson, E. Berwick, G. Zinkan, Mr. M. A. Nightingale, Mr. J. E. Dickens, S. Hous- ser, B. Colclough, I. McBean, ]. Clark, M. Scott. ; Front: R. Williams, B. Deering, R. Watts, J. McBean, M. Olson, A. Millar. C 7he small house finished another successful school J year, showing, up well in all facets of school activity. Each year Grove ' s House has the least number of boys. This is only an advantage to the house. That we may form a more compact unit that works just a little bit harder and more closely knit within the house and in house competition. Grove ' s House does not usually place first in athletic competitions, but this is not for lack of deter- mined effort, nor does it mean that we always come last. Rather we turn out consistently good, solid runner-up results. Grove ' s House is always able to surprise the other houses into an awareness that we are a tough little house with a great deal of spirit. Spirit is the key factor for Grove ' s, being able to accept losses against greater odds and still fight for a good third place. The essence of Grove ' s spirit is not individual stars but in solid participation by everyone. Right men, I want you all out for today. This is shown in our excellent results in such competitions as the music festival or the collecting of standards in track and field. One area that we seem to be falling off in, is academics. Let ' s get that shield back on our shelf! This year the house was well looked after by two house masters: Mr. Nightingale and Mr. Dickens, ably assisted by Gaither Zinkan, Steve Housser and Beach Colclough as school prefects. Also helping in this line 1 am a servile, feeble slave. 32 were Ed Berwick as head-house prefect, and two grade eleven prefects, Esben Poulsson and Ian McBean. To all prefects, a special word of thanks for conscientious duty in the absence of a- full resident house master. This year, however, we have the pleasure of welcoming a new full time assistant house master. In sports competition we had unspectacular results but always showed up a tough, never-die spirit. In swimming we had fine performances from Grant Bestwick and Eddy Berwick. In track we didn ' t come close to winning the events but we had the second most standards, with each boy winning at least two. Gaither Zinkan, Steve Housser, Mark Scott, Ian McBean and Rocky Arnt getting nine or ten apiece. In rugby we placed third after giving each house a run for their money. In basketball Eddy led Royal Groves through four games, finishing in third place. Squash was won again under Pete Gudewill with promising play by Tony Steel and Mike Olson. In all other hobbies and pastimes members of Groves were a driving impetus. Rick Olson was our active editor of the school newspaper. Pete Spohn, Rob Watts and Sandy McKierahan were active in school drama and Gilbert and Sullivan productions. Rob played a leading roll in The Ugly Duckling ; as did Pete Spohn in Mr. Marsh ' s production of The Ascent of F-6 . Al Miller, the official house and school photo- grapher won an award for the best photographer of his class in the Cowichan competion. Chris Heatherington went on several cross-country runs— training for what Chris? While John Housser was asked by Mr. Larsen on what he was going to spend all his summer money. Grommits. In the classroom block Steve Lane, a newcomer from an English private school, and Steve Deering continued to get first-class marks; Deering getting the second most points in the A cademic Shield. In rowing, members of the house that went to Europe on the First and Second Eights were Gaither Zinkan, Steve Housser, Jim Clark and Esben Poulsson. Ian McBean and Mark Scott went on the track tour. In cadets, Groves had the most number of boys in the band that went to Vancouver for the Tri-Service Band Competition. These were Pat Lewis, Derek Paulson, Big Dave Cantelon, and five other distinguished members. Kim Won Chull, our Korean refugee, was well supported this year by several fund drives. During the Master vs. Boys cricket game John Ellis, Alex Rose, Rob Williams, Blair Deering, Al Marler, Jay McBean and Tom Armstrong organized a food concession selling pop and hot-dogs. Geoff Trethewey, our house marksman, developed his skill outside the rifle-range— would you believe shoot- ing cats from the second dorm windows? The house wound up the school year at Woody ' s Lagoon, where we held our house party for the second year in a row. Everyone had a good time stuffing them- selves with giant fishburgers, corn-on-the-cob and after- wards a sing-song and some hot chocolate. At the party Mr. Nightingale gave a well deserved three cheers for all the grade twelves of the house for being a cooperative, responsible bunch that helped the house along so well. The house was sorry to loose Mrs. Monica, our matron, after Easter but welcomed Mrs. Goodwin and now thank her for the wonderful way in which she has taken over. -S.K.H. 33 Back Row, Left to Right: W. Park, D. Blench, R. MacDonald, D. Coleman, J. Engel, K. Hein, P. Schroeder, J. Lish- man, J. Williamson, D. Scholefield, B. Blackburn, M. Stirling, E. Bachen, G. Rannie. Second Roxv: S. Bailev, S. Ward, R. Dennison, W. Gould, M. Hall, G. Williamson, R. A. L. Bourne, E. Williams, B. Trethewey, G. Pybus, B. Ruddell, G. Thomson, A. McAllister, T. Booth, C. Maddocks, P. Gallow. Third Row: G. Davidson, J. Haibeck, W. Burgess, P. Manning, D. Finlay, L. Richardson, A. Hocking, G. Ander, M. Dafoe, K. Booth, J. Hungerford, B. Mehl, P. Hethcrington, J. Butcher, D. Parish, D. Willson. Fourth Row, Sitting: J. Randall, J. Peck, P. Hancock, C. Clark, S. Luce, B. Wheaton, J. Collbran, Mrs. Hartel, Mr. D. Hyde-Lav, Mrs. D. Hvde-Lav, B. Clough, M. Atwood, K. Fraser, D. Hansen, D. Hyndman, R. Freeman, J. Blakewav. Front Row, Sitting: P. Jollev, D. Hancock, J. Pattison, F. Binklev, A. Kritzinger, J. Boughton, S. Halsan, R. Ander- son, P. Reifel, M. Wallace. ' rarely had they arrived, the boys of Copeman ' s 0l5 found themselves battling in inter-house swimming, where, under the fine leadership and organization of the captain, Bill Wheaton, they stroked to a second place- thanks to the fine performances of a slightly injured Mark Dafoe, and also Peter MacDonald. The transition from the icy waters of Shawnigan Lake to the playing fields was completed with ease, as Copeman ' s ran away with first place in the Inter-House Track and Field competition. Doug Hansen ' s runner-up position in the senior division and Don Finlay ' s win in the under sixteen division were important factors in this win. Most of the boys were most eager to start playing rugger, and the following term showed how well they had learned, as Copeman ' s House won the inter-house senior rugby competition. In the junior we earned a close second. More surprising, perhaps, was the fact that Cope- man ' s won the Academic Shield, as many boys followed the fine example set by the school ' s top student, Doug Hyndman, who is also to be congratulated for his academic school colours. By the end of the Lent Term, Copeman ' s had won gymnastics, shooting and cross- country (for the tenth consecutive year), being led by Hansen, McAllister and Ruddell. In addition, we placed second in both squash and basketball. In the final term, many seniors were preparing busily for their European tour, but they still found time to earn respectable second place standings in rowing and cricket. juice. 34 Although several boys in Copeman ' s gained athletic School Colours, many also contributed to other walks of school life. Although Copeman ' s managed only a third place in the Inter-House Music Festival, Collbran, Thomson and Ruddel gave some very memorable dra- matic performances. Also to be congratulated is Peter MacDonald who won the Junior Efficiency cup two out of three terms. Copeman ' s tended to be fairly peaceful most of the first term as the boys settled in. The year brought changes, however, as many boys decided thev would celebrate Centennial almost every day in their own wav. Whether it was Hungerford sweating over his shortened bed, or Williams jumping out of the dorm window, onlv to grab hold with one hand at the last moment, with forty feet of thin air between him and Mr. Dinter ' s garden, something always seemed to be happening. Or perhaps it was Bailey, hurriedly stuffing his chocolate cake into his bedside locker, or Juice restoring order in the senior dorm, or Halsan shouting orders to Clough, his slave for the day (after he had bought 36 tickets in the prefect ' s raffle). After a long period of testing, Smiley Burgess won the title of champion bed-balancer, while the dynamic duo of Whitey and Williamson ran riot in the junior common room, and upstairs Finlay and Freeman faked their famous fights, much to the delight of senior dorm audiences, cheered on by the Mouth . In conclusion, our thanks to all, especially Mr. and Mrs. Hyde-Lay, and Mrs. Hartel, for a very enjoyable year, and our best wishes to the House for a successful 1968. -B.E.C. Boys will be boys. 35 Jhe Aunior hft oude ■ i 1 ' if - v ' SB L f % f f r-jj ' fiifl i rt ):! J w H 1 . . ' ,-.- , £ Standing, Leff (o Right: A. Gibson, M. Barclay, P. Bangs, P. Clowes, M. McColl, C. Janeway, R. Bourne, J. Rout- ledge, D. Flemming, M. Johansen, M. Morrison, B. Dawson, R. Driscoll, P. MacDonald, R. Horner, C. Collins. Sitting: J. Babcock, P. Best, H. Neuffer, C. Backman, I. Johnson, Mrs. B. Dinter, Mr. M. McGarry, P. Wilhelmsen, A. Hunt, R. Fitzgerald, A. McKierahan, W. Flavelle. In Front: J: Townsend, C. Ostlund, J. Sakawskv, B. Fairweather. C he Junior House has given way to Hill House y and is now but an episode in the evolution of Shawnigan— like cadets and morning chapel! Some will say Cheers — and they might be right— but perhaps a few of those who were members of the House last year won ' t be so sure. Certain among them might recall how it helped them to settle down in unfamiliar sur- roundings and how it reduced the unfamiliar to a manageable 30 faces instead of 200 odd; how they were quickly able to make friends where all were looking for friends and none could claim ascendency from previous residence. Perhaps they will remember the comraderie of the dorm soon extended to clossroom and playing field, and think in restrospect that it wasn ' t such a bad place after all. Yet others may be reminded of the feeling of inferiority at being juniors, at being labelled the kids of the school and treated as such, and they will have no regrets! And who could say who would be right? Perhaps it was best in this case that necessity not philosophy determined the change. Since the Junior House never functioned as a separate sporting house, we have no sportsmen to laud— they will read their praises elsewhere. What the House can claim credit for, however, is one of its members winning the Junior Efficiency Cup twice in the year. Congratulations to Peter MacDonald! Other events of note were the building of a fine slot-car track with money collected from the whole House, a track far superior to the one that is still incomplete in the Model Club! Much of the work for this was done by the Slot- car Committee — McColl, Johnson, Sakawsky and Townsend. In the first term there was a table tennis championship won by MacDonald (who is still owed a tea at Duncan for it) with runner-up R. Driscoll. Using his bed to do nightly exercises enabled Robbie Bourne to become a champion gymnast. The beds didn ' t seem to help Bruce Dawson much and Rick Horner disliked his so much he was always being caught off it. The House owed much to its prefect, Ken Fraser, who made his presence felt (even if 7 a.m. was often a triflle early for him) and who kept everyone happy in their jobs! The dorm heads tended to vary somewhat but all were valuable, particularly John Haibeck, with us for the whole year, who ruled rowdy dorms 6 and 9 with a firm hand. He shrewdly made an early getaway at the end of term! To them all, my thanks, even if no one elses. And to everyone, many thanks for the superb silver tray as a wedding gift— but who let Gibson spell August, Auqust on it! You ' re invited to come and view it round tea-time at our house and to renew past friendships. For as that old sage Vergil said, Forsan et haec olint meminisse iuvabit. Perhaps it will be pleasant to recall these things some day. -M.M.G. Main School supremacy over Copeman ' s. Slaving away. 37 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 38 Jhe J irateS JHAWNIGAN was not without tradition this Remembrance Day week-end with the production of another favourite Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta. The play chosen for this year was The Pirates of Penzance , performed just five years earlier. A synopsis of the play is as follows: On the rocky coast of Cornwall the pirates of Penzance are celebrating release of Fredrick (Mr. P. Yelland) from his indentures, serving as an apprentice to them until his twenty-first birthday. He had been signed into the pirates by his rather deaf nurse (Miss Lewis), who mistook the word pilot for pirate ! Being very conscientious whenever his sense of duty was concerned, Fredrick obediently fulfilled his term of apprenticeship. On his twenty-first year, how- ever, he decides to leave the band and again pursue his duty in life. A problem arises concerning Ruth, his old nurse-maid. Was she to go with Fredrick or remain with the pirate band? Fredrick is about to be convinced of her beauty when all is undone by the arrival of a group of beautiful maidens. Fredrick falls in love with one of them, Mabel (Miss Lux). The rest of the pirates appear and make overtures towards the girls. The girls ' father, a major-general (Mr. P. Josselyn), arrives and forces the pirates to release the girls by relating an innocent story The pirates. The pirates also hide after they see a light inside the Major-General ' s window. General Stanley wanders on stage amidst his daughters and is pounced upon by the pirates. The most trustworthy of all the police arrive on the scene to save the General from certain death and force the pirates to yield in Queen Victoria ' s name . Ruth chose this moment to make the startling revelation: They are all noble men who have gone wrong! The police immediately unhand the pirates who marry the daughters and pursue honest lives. Ta-rant te-ra, ta-rant te-ra. that he is an orphan boy, the one type of person the pirates will not harm. Just as the cup of happiness is about to reach Fredrick ' s lips, he learns that he was born in a leap-year and that he is but a little boy of five. Con- sequently he is still bound to the pirate band and because of his sense of duty he is forced to reveal the fact that the Major-General is not an orphan. General Stanley ' s exter- mination is inevitable! The police are then called in, led by their able Sergeant (Mr. Larsen), to track down the pirates. After a bold chorus of Tar-ran-tara ' s they flee in Tarantara ' s of terror upon the approach of the pirates! The operetta was performed three times, twice at Shawnigan and once at the Queen Alexandra Solarium in Victoria. As in the past, the success of the play was greatly due to the fantastic amount of time put in by Mr. Grey as producer and Mr. Galliford as musical direc- tor. Recognition should go also to those who played the lead roles and spent so many hours rehearsing. To the police and pirates thanks also for a job well done. To those who worked behind the scenes a special word of thanks for helping to make this production one of the best the school has ever had. — J.F.C. 39 ZJke - rscent of jr-6 C 7his year it was the Drama Society ' s turn for a _J Great Experiment. The name of it was The Ascent of F-6, a tragedy by W. H. Auden, poet and philosopher, and Christopher Isherwood. It was a very intellectually- inclined play in which every scene seemed to have its hidden inner significance. Basically it is the story of a politically manipulated assault on a strategic mountain and the effect it had on the people of England and the climbers themselves, but it is intwined with philosophy and rationalization. Many said a schoolboy audience was not ready for a modern play of such intellectual involve- ment, but any faults in the performances were due to the play material, not the production. The play was ably produced and directed by Mr. Marsh who left just the right amount of interpretation to the actors, without underdirecting . The lead role was undertaken by Chris Grauer who portrayed the difficult Michael Ransom with a mature and stirring performance. His manipulating brother, Sir James, was well played by Jim Collbran. Notable performances were also given by Don Bullock and Peter Spohn who shone as Mr. and Mrs. A. Sir James ' associates, acted by Lane, Paulson and C. Winslow; and Michael ' s companions, portrayed by Cairns, S. McKierahan, Lusney and Comber, all left their mark on the audience. All the cast, backed up by the stage crew and production staff, worked tremendously hard to deliver a performance that will have its audiences buzzing for a long time to come. Chief cook and bottle washer. 3. oC. .3. oDrama S5t ocietu £- his year the Michaelmas Term ended off with an evening of one act plays, all produced by the different forms. Under the direction of Mr. P. H. Josselyn 9-1 put on The Ghost of Jerry Bundler , as a class exercise in English. The situation developed until it was felt that the play should be entered in The Cowichan Drama Festival at Duncan in February, as this would be good experience for such a group as ourselves. . . . He struts and frets his hour upon the stage . . . Upon arrival for the next term after Christmas holidays, we discovered that the Festival had been post- poned until April, and as our present production was not particularly good material for the occasion, Mr. Josselyn went in search of another play. This was The Uglv Duckling , by A. A. Milne, an extremely clever and humorous piece of writing. The play was presented in late April of the summer term, and the cast, consisting of Peter Dickens, Rob Watts, Glen Thompson, Anton Kritzinger, Mark Lydster, Paul Stevenson and Chris Winslow, put on a good performance. The adjudicator gave a very commendable report, and as a result, Peter Dickens was awarded the Best Senior Actor in a supporting role, and Glen Thompson received Best Senior Actor as well as Best Performance of the Festival. Because we had done so well, Mr. Josselyn investi- gated the possibility of sending the group to Vancouver for the B.C. High Schools Drama Festival. After a good deal of negotiating, it was decided we would go only if we could work into a well-polished pattern. Gradually, through rehearsals, we attained an acceptable standard, which was carried through to the Festival. In Vancouver, at Marpole ' s Metro Theatre, we performed in the third spot on the second night of plays. The audience was very receptive, and it was definitely the best show we had ever given. The adjudicator, however, did not entirely agree with the interpretation of the play and disliked several points although he did comment favourably on the acting by Paul Stevenson and Glen Thompson. But all agreed that we had done well and hopes are high that next year will see us entering once more. In closing the entire cast would like to thank Miss Scorer for standing by us in the costume and make-up depart- ments, and wish to extend our most sincere gratitude to Mr. Josselyn for his diligent work as director, for without him none of this would have been possible. — G.T. 40 a Co ristrnas Concert 7he annual Christmas concert on the evening of December 15, ended the term on a very high note. The series of one-act plays with interludes of folk singing was enjoyed by all. Following the performances Bozo trophies were awarded to all those deserving, the Head- master being recognized as ' ' The Actress with the Hairiest Chest . The concert opened with a performance of The Ghost of Jerry Bundler by grade 9-1. The following two plays were perhaps the highlight of the whole night. They were The Crimson Cocoanut by the Junior Drama Group and a very amusing Pyramus and Thisbe by grade 10-1. The concert concluded with performances by grade 12 and the Staff. After the awards had been given out the Head boy, Jim Collbran, ended the evening with a small speech. In it he thanked everyone for their cooperation and enthusiasm throughout the term, and then presented Mr. Larsen with a Christmas present from the boys. -R.S.A. They call me Mellor—Y ellar . Jsnler- rrouse fy udicai jreitival C 7he Inter-House Music Festival was held on the night • -S prior to our four-day Easter Half-Term. The whole school was present to listen to the fine performances — a fitting and very pleasant ending to a successful half-term. The Festival has been an annual event for the past three years, and each year the standard has soared higher and higher. The procedure, as usual, was that each house had fifteen minutes for its performances including a choral group and any instrumental combination it wished. The most varied and enjoyable program would win. Grove ' s House not only had the best choral group, but an excellent trio comprised of J. Clark, P. Lewis and M. Bridge. Lake ' s House (second) gave a delightful rendition of Dem Dry Bones . J. Sloan of Ripley ' s House gave a very good recital on the piano, playing The Pink Panther . Perhaps Copeman ' s House choral group, sing- ing their own composition, appealed most to the boys. They listed some of the more unusual school rules, such as boys swear at masters only between four and five, or boys must turn off their electric blankets before three a.m. The masters felt that this year they would like to enter the festival. Mr. Marsh ' s solo on the bassoon was most amusing and entertaining. The highlight of the evening was the masters ' choral group directed by Mr. Oteman. They sung Venerabilis Barba Capucinorum or The Venerable beard of the Capuchins , an old tune which made very good listening. — S.K.H. rnter- rrou5e cJjebatina Jms year Inter-House Debating was begun with the — stimulus of a $100 prize to the winning house. With this dangling before them, Ripley ' s, composed of Chris Grauer and Stuart Angus, spoke freely on the motion Freedom of speech is essential for man ' s progress against Grove ' s squad of Rick Olson and Pat Lewis, while Robert Cairns and Dave Lieberman of Lake ' s took on Copeman ' s (Bruce Clough and Jim Collbran) on the motion that the American position in Vietnam is unjustifiable . At the end of the evening, Ripley ' s, speaking for the first motion, and Lake ' s, speaking for the second motion, were the winners. These two houses met the following Sunday evening over the motion that Youth deserves a greater voice in the conduct of affairs . Despite the fact that Angus had been replaced by Gordon, Ripley ' s still man- aged narrowly to beat Lake ' s, defeating the motion and winning the $100. -R.F.C. 41 ZJke VUlodet U. . rssembly C7he school was represented at the Model U.N. at J Norfolk House School by R. Cairns, R. Olson, C. Banks, B. Connelly, P. Gordon, E. Angus, and L. Foster. These boys represented Chile, Congo (Leopoldville), Spain, Thailand, Sweden, Hungary and the Dominican Republic respectively. Eleven other schools were present, representing some sixty nations. The session opened with Bloc meetings in which Bloc policies were forged on the motions. After lunch the General Assembly composed of sixty nations debated heatedly three of the four motions and their many amendments brought up by the Bloc meetings. Motions to give the Afro-Asian bloc propor- tional representation on the Security Council and to establish a permanent peace-keeping force were defeated, while a motion to remove Nationalist China from the Security Council was passed. The entire effort was well run and enjoyed by all who attended. It is hoped that a similar model assembly will be held in future years. -R.J.O. A Pudgy Piggey Paw. Jhe t. r ec tat or Jn an effort to overcome the problems of the preceding years The Spectator changed its format and tried to become a paper that appealed to the majority of the school rather than just the Senior school as has been the case in the past. With R. Olson as editor, R. Wilmot as producer and M. Dawson as cheif artist, the Spectator managed to produce eight issues. Some of the major problems of the Spectator were overcome while others were not. We managed to acquire, through the help of the Ritz, a gestetner which assisted us immensely in the production of the paper. Through lack of quality and support, the paper never became what was hoped. However, much good discussion was provoked and boys had an opportunity to voice views and suggestions. Much good literature was produced, especially the provoking poems by Pat Lewis and the editorials by Bob Cairns. We wish next year ' s staff of the Spectator the best of luck and hope that thev can fulfill the potential this paper has. —R.J.O. Science L iub C7HE Science Club was particularly active this year. J Its primary activity centred around the construction of electronic equipment, some units from prepared kits and some from plans appearing in electronics magazines. There were several radios built, and a number of special effect minor electronic devices. Boys also built, from kits, all of the electronic equipment purchased by the school this year. These units comprised: 1 Cathode ray oscilloscope 1 electronic switch 2 low voltage, low ripple D.C. power sources, variable 1 high voltage D.C. source, variable 1 audio signal generator 1 low voltage D.C. source, variable The most ambitious project, encompassing two years ' work, was completed by George Davidson, grade 43 Don ' t touch my mouse. 9, in time for the Vancouver Island Schools Science Fair. This was a computerized mouse, i.e. a mechan- ical mouse that ran on tracks and threaded a maize, with the use of a mechanical relay computer for its brain . When it made an incorrect maze-threading decision, it would reverse its direction and avoid repe- tition of that error when put to the maze in later trials. Davidson won first prize in the engineering category, and first prize in the junior division for this entry. Near the end of the year, forty-five boys and two masters undertook and science tour by bus and car to Seattle, to view the Seattle Civic Centre Science Pavilion and the Beoing Aircraft Corporation plant. While the former, although entertaining, was somewhat disappoint- ing, the boys were very impressed indeed by the im- mensity of the Boeing operation. Of particular interest were the wind tunnel experiments we were privileged to witness. On the whole, the trip was highly successful and we hope to make a tradition of this type of excursion. -A.C.B. S hiina rCeport l 9 Jn the past, skiing has been largely a matter of a few determined boys finally persuading a master to take them on the one skiing trip of the season. This year, with some misgivings, the Headmaster permitted Mr. Dinter to organize regular skiing every Sunday for anybody who signed up. Would half the School flock to the slopes? Would we turn into a bunch of ski bums, disdainful of all obligations, thinking snow from one week-end to the next? Far from it! There was an initial surge of twenty boys a trip in January when skiing at the coast was poor, as normal for that time of the year. Then numbers tapered off to one or two carloads a Sunday. All together, there were eight skiing trips: Four to Green Mountain, three to Forbidden Plateau, and one to Whistler Mountain when Mr. Hickling took twelve boys selected for academic prowess to spend two nights at the Quinn ' s cabin. Here occurred the only casualty of the season when Mark Robson broke his leg. From our performance in last year ' s Vancouver Island Championships we knew that our boys from the slopes of Rossland, Kimberley and Banff were among the best skiers on the Island. They made a rather overwhelm- ing showing in the one race we could enter this year, the Comox Valley Winter Carnival Giant Slalom Classic at Forbidden Plateau, which earned them trophies too large for the showcase in the new gym. The results were: Men Juniors 1. Steve Rothman 1:28.9 1. Gaither Zinkan 1:31.2 2. Stu Hamilton 1:29.4 2. Steve Rothman 1:33.6 3. Ben Barrington 1 : 30.3 3. Stu Hamilton 1:33.9 5. Kirk Hamilton 1:35.0 Juveniles 5. Ben Barrington 1:43.4 1. Kirk Hamilton 27.0 2. Courtenay 29.3 3. Doug Coleman 29.4 John Ellis 29.4 The junior ski team. Among the scenes still vivid in our minds: Mr. Brown enjoying himself hugely with a Bill Cosby recording in the Coleman ' s living room ... A blizzard dumping two feet of snow in four hours on the Green Mountain road, hopelessly ensnarling us and eight hundred other skiers in a traffic jam . . . Mrs. Coleman ' s many gallons of delicious soup disappearing in the bottomless stomachs of hungry skiers . . . Doug Coleman doing Ski-Patrol duty on Green Mountain, schussing along the T-Bar tower for the nearest stop button to save entangled Bruce Ruddell . . . Dr. Arm- strong ' s big Land Rover skimming over treacherous pot- holes and mud on the Forbidden Plateau road like a racing yacht . . . Gaither Zinkan apparently unconscious at the foot of a T-Bar tower after hitting it head first in a twenty foot Gelandesprung. We stopped worrying as soon as we recognized Gaither. Now we are concerned about the structural soundness of the tower. We thank Dr. Armstrong, Mr. Brown and Mr. Mc- Garry for the use of their cars. Thanks also to Mr. Hickling and Mr. MacLachlan for the many hours they spent driving. And, above all, thanks to Mr. Dinter for his splendid organization. — B.D. 44 J aiiina L iub railing at Shawnigan, although not progressing with « 3 leaps and bounds, is slowly and surely working its way towards maturity. This year the club under the leadership of Poulsson has shown great potential especially in the junior grades. The first event of the year took place in early October when the first annual Head of the Lake Race was held. The race saw Esben Poulsson home first, after a long voyage of three hours. John Sloan was in second. In our annual regatta with Brentwood we again failed in our bid to win the Cup. This seems to be becoming a tradition, one we hope to break within the near future. But this year we just did not have a winning combination and Brentwood swept all first places while John Sloan and Esben Poulsson came second in their respective races. The Inter-House competition saw Grove ' s win easily in the one-round series. Lack of wind enabled only one race to be held. Lake ' s House, skippered by Steve Ladner was second ' and Ripley ' s John Sloan third. The last and largest of our regattas was the Centennial Regatta held here on the lake. Here things turned out much for the better. Sailing in private Flying Juniors against Brentwood ' s top skippers, Esben Poulsson won easily with Mike McColl second. In the D-12 ' s Hunt, another junior, came second to a fine Strathcona crew. Our sincere thanks to Mr. Salmon for all his organizing, instructing and work he has done to build the club into a worthwhile venture. We can only hope that the progress evident this year will continue in the future. — J.S. 2 , ' anced as in the past, Strathcona and Shawnigan met Ar quite regularly for dances on Saturday nights. We were quite lucky to have our own band this year, composed of Bob Brown on the drums, Chris Bowell as the singer and one of the lead guitars, Pat Lewis as the other and Randy Thompson as the bass guitar. We were also honoured to have two dances with Queen Marg- aret ' s School, one at our school and, for the first time ever, one at theirs. There was an abundance of theme dances this year. Strathcona had their annual Halloween dance in cowboy style and a psycadelic theme, too. Queen Margaret ' s was an African jungle theme with lots of wild animals mixed in. Besides the Grad Dance we decorated the auditorium twice, once for the Christmas dance and again for the annual Valentines dance. For these, Ben Barrington, Chris Grauer and Don Mc- Diarmid did fine artistic jobs. The kitchen staff, and especially Mrs. Hilton, de- serve a great deal of thanks for continually making cakes, punch and goodies in abu ndance. Mr. Grey should be congratulated for his patience as we pounded nails and tacks into the walls and for his kindness in letting us use the record player and amplifying equip- ment for the dances. — T.H.B. A Shawnigan Shaker? Jne Ljra.duation =Jj We only had $20 to spend. ance C 7he dance this year was held on May 20th as part _J of the half term ceremonies. The auditorium was decorated in Polynesian style. The night before was spent clearing the auditorium of chairs and scenery from the Ascent of F-6 and bringing in bushels of ferns and flowers. All of the grade twelve class helped in the 45 Akv: The Art Club this year consisted of a small —  core of varied but competent artists. Paul Burke use his oils and proved his ability by winning the contest at Shawnigan this year. Peter Spohn won the top prize in the Centennial Project division. Both these and others were displayed at the Art Show during the May week- end. Murray Dawson, Don McDiarmid and Chris Grauer drew mostly cartoons, but each had his own distinct style. Peter Spohn also worked with poster paints and ink, the result being a fish done on wood. Considering the number of boys in the club the work was good in both quality and quantity. msec Co ouaar What ' s that mean? w_J hotography: This year the photography club actually accomplished something! The credit for this goes to Dr. Armstrong. He acquired money for the painting of the club and even got the maintenance staff to add on to the existing work area and install a com- plete new lighting system. But more important, with his enthusiasm and knowledge he encouraged both juniors and seniors to aim for, and achieve a higher standard of work. It is significant to note that Hal Ostlund won the junior division of the Cowichan photo contest, and Al Millar the senior division. However, just as important is the fact that the nucleus is from grade eights, nines and tens. And if these boys do not lose interest, with a little imagination and effort, they will be turning out consistently good work. Again our many thanks to Dr. Armstrong for the effort he put into the club to help us. l 9 ax the beginning of the year the Corps showed _ST promise of having an excellent year, with three new Divisional Officers and a new Commanding Officer, Mr. J. Gotthardt, former Assistant Area Officer for Sea Cadets in British Columbia. A problem, however, was that there were too many cadets (approx. 160) to effectively occupy all hands in any constructive projects other than Naval Instruction. Some groups from the Corps did, however, participate in outside activities. On November 11, the Band and Guard took part in the Cobble Hill Remembrance Day service at Cobble Hill; on May 27 several Cadets assisted in a medal presentation in the Shawnigan Lake Community Hall and on May 28 another group of Cadets helped organize parking at Copley field where the Centennial Caravan was on display. A few Cadets were kindly invited to the HMCS Malahat rifle range where they were in- structed in the use of semi-automatic weapons and found it to be a most interesting experience. On April 29, for the third consecutive year, the Band entered the annual Tri-Service Cadet Band competition in Vancouver and although it was unable to obtain as high a musical standard as last year, the Cougar Band earned the highest score in dress and one of the highest in drill. In total the Band came within a few points of the highest score. We placed fifth out of eleven bands. Roaring spirit. A shining example of hoys today. The GO. has run the Corps with a Navy-like efficiency and a minimum amount of Parade drill. A well-rated turnout was illustrated at the Annual inspec- tion. It was Cougar ' s pleasure to have Commodore Henning RCN, officer in charge of HMC Dockyard at Esquimalt, as our Inspecting Officer. His final remarks were very complimentary and in appreciation he was presented with the Corps plaque. The parade consisted of the inspection and march past, a drill routine by the Band and Guard, whaler rigging by the Able Cadets, a gymnastics display, obstacle course and jackstay transfer by each of the three junior divisions. It was somewhat of a change from previous years since the Junior Divisions had something that they could display, more to their own interest. 47 I would mention at this time that PO-2 Housser received an award, presented by Commodore Henning, for his outstanding contribution to the Corps as Head of the Fraser Division which had excellent results in the Promotional examinations. The Corps owes debts of gratitude to Pettv Officer Reynolds, RCNR of HMCS Malahat for his assistance in preparation for the annual inspection and especially to Mr. G. Fraser for his unselfish dedication to the running of the Ship ' s Stores and patronage to the Band. A word of thanks should be given to Mr. T. Brierlev for his Band instruction; to the officers, Lt. Hickling and Sub Lieutenants J. Dickens, P. Marsh and M. McGarry and of course to our Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Gotthardt, RCNR RCSC for making the Corps into a truly naval organization, which, having heard plans for the future, will prove to be a more interesting and worthwhile venture. The Petty Officers leaving this year are proud to have been part of the Corps and hope that the Cadets next year will try and make Cougar into an outstanding corps which it has the potential to become. — P.F.R. The Inspecting Officers. RCSCC COUGAR PERSONNEL Commanding Officer .Lieutenant Commander J. Gotthardt, CD., RCNR RCSC Executive Officer Lieutenant K. J. Hickling, RCSC Divisional Officers __SLt. J. E. Dickens, RCSC, SLt. M. McGarry, RCSC, SLt. P. S. Marsh, RCSC Stores Officer Civ. Instr. G. Fraser, RCSC Band Instructor Mr. T. Brierley Chief Petty Officer Drum Major PO-1 P. F. Roaf Guard Petty Officer PO-2 T. H. Burns Band Petty Officers ....PO-2 G. E. Berwick, PO-2 E. S. Poulsson, PO-2 J. E. Clark Stores Petty Officer PO-2 L. G. Bullivant Divisional Petty Officer of Fraser Division ..PO-2 Housser Visiting Instructor G. J. Zinkan 48 riref-ia It tin i nder the Civil Defence program, Firefighting has l j sown its seeds at Shawnigan. Last year ' s efforts have been strongly followed up this year by a group of thirteen boys, many of whom were not with us last year, but who nevertheless wasted no time in learning the tricks of the trade . Under the capable instruction of Mr. Don Broomsfield, a Firemarshal from Vancouver, the boys learned, somewhat slowly I am afraid, the necessary points of firefighting, such as the chemistry of fires, the uses of fire extinguishers, the art of the nozzle man, etc. J time; as will the many waterfights under the capable leadership of one of the new members (eh Don!). All told it was a very successful year, full of hard work and hard play. May weekend was the climax of all our afternoons of practice when under the observance of over a hundred parents and relatives, our crew put on its display. Unfortunately our fires did not quite live up to their intended size, but nevertheless we were able to show that we had learned our job. Doug Hansen, our leader, Bill Gould, our driver, Dave Barlow, our pump So we ' re out of water. All this theory work was hard going, but soon digested, and the boys were then able to play around with the fire truck. It was certainly not all play by any means, for Don, as we respectfully called our instructor, set us down to some hard drills which consisted of driving up to a building, placing our ladders against the side, taking inch and a half lines up the roof, and getting water through them. All this was meant to be carried out in less than six minutes so we certainly had to work. But it was by no means all work either, for the summer term brought with it many enjoyable afternoons. Many incidents between Pete Hancock, our casualty , and Don Broomsfield will be remembered for some operator, Dave Motter and Stu Hamilton our nozzle men and everyone else contributed to make the display a success. In closing I should like to give a special word of thanks to Don Broomsfield, who used a great deal of his patience I am sure, and to Dr. Armstrong and Mr. Hickling who helped us along every Wednesday after- noon and who carefully designed Futile ' s Bar and Grill which you all saw on the top field during Mav weekend. Next year all of us will be back in the crew and we are looking forward to another good year. To those who will join us, we hope you will enjoy it as much as we hope to. — D.G.B. 49 Scouts £ ?couts at Shawnigan has up until very recently had « 3 the distinction of being a member of the Island Region which is the only region west of Ontario pursu- ing the ideals of scouting in the Venture Age Group. Our progress has been watched at provincial and na- tional levels and the decision has recently been taken to put into effect in the whole of B.C. the ideals which have been tried here. This year Scouts at Shawnigan have by the best results ever. Under the executive of Punnett, president; Love, quarter-master; Sloan, secretary and Mr. Bray, our advisor, we have undertaken various projects throughout the year. First, in conjuction with the Duncan St. John ' s First Aid Brigade and Duncan Civil Defence our company took lectures in the application of first aid to the injured. This course was voluntary but in spite of this 80% of our members participated and passed the examination. Wilmot and Traunweiser re- ceived their vouchers. Efficient Dick. Secondly, with the help of Gonzales Weather Ob- servatory and the Dominion Weather Observatory in Victoria, Shawnigan Ventures took and compiled the daily maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall in Shawnigan for a period of two months. Our readings were compiled and compared with forecasts of other areas and were then sent back to Gonzales for correction and to be of assistance in future forecasting in the Shawnigan region. The third and largest of the company ' s projects was our Centennial map. The work on the map spread over a period of two terms and when finally finished more than 160 hours of work had gone into its con- struction. To begin with 29 pieces of rough two-by-fours were glued together and three metal rods were drilled into the boards to give them added strength. Then the wood was sanded down to a flat surface and shelacked, ready for work. A map of Shawnigan Lake and an enlarged view of the village were routed to the board. So! All the cadets can do is march. The routed areas were then painted and sanded ready for the finishing. After this was completed the board was shelacked and three coats of spar varnish were applied to help it last. The map is to be erected in a small park on the side of the road as one approaches the Shawnigan Village. The park was dedicated on May 30th and soon our map should be in view. On more of a scouting idea, it should be mentioned that during the past year five of our scouts, Punnett, Love, Wilmot, Traunweiser and Bis hop received their Queen Scouts, the highest award possible in scouting. Even though we have only been able to go on one camp trip this year, it is felt by most that scouting has been above its usual par, and in fact has been quite enjoyable. -J.S. The Centennial project. 50 SPORTS 51 f uab y Standing, Left to Right: M. Scott, S. Lane, S. Housser, D. Hansen, D. McDiarmid, J. Clark. Sitting, Left to Right: M. Atwood, B. Clough, I. Fairweather, G. Zinkan (Capt.), B. Johnson, C. Clark, R. Freeman. In Front: B. Barrington, T. Shepard. ZJhc Zrirst Zrifte I good victory in the final game of the season - nT against University School could not compensate for the heavy defeats suffered at the hands of both St. George ' s and Brentwood College. However, it does indi- cate that this team was not completely talentless. The basic problem was one of inexperience. Too many members of the team had not been exposed to enough good rugby and therefore although the team Cer- tainly improved considerably, it was not too evident when compared to the polished rugby played by St. George ' s, Brentwood and University School. With only two of last year ' s side returning it was clearly going to be a rebuilding year. This situation was further aggravated when in the second match of the season Fairweather, our only experi- enced back, was injured and saw no action until the last few games of the season. Thus Gaither Zinkan was faced with a very uphill struggle. Much credit must go to Zinkan in that he never allowed the team to become downhearted, developed in them a good spirit and gen- erally set a fine example by playing harder than anyone else. Nevertheless only four victories against eight losses and one draw gave us our worst record since 1952. Although no one likes to admit it, this was probably a good thing and did us no harm. We learned how to grin and bear it, we watched our characters being built through adversity and we found we had friends where we prob- ably formerly had enemies. It is not a diet however which is to be recommended and we shall do our best to see that this mantle does not fall on us again for a long time. 52 As it later turned out we chose a very tough nut to crack for our first match of the season. David Thomson Secondary School from Vancouver gave us a sound beat- ing in playing very attractively to score 20 points to our nil. David Thomson went on to win the Vancouver High School Championships, so this made us feel a bit better. We felt a lot better a week later in Vancouver when we managed to beat Charles Tupper Secondary School 14-8 in a good game, and scoring four tries in the process. Zinkan had the forwards going well and also managed to score two of the tries himself. It was in this game that Fairweather was injured and it is significant that the backs never looked as cohesive a unit again until his return at the end of the season. St. George ' s arrived as so often in the past with an undefeated side and we for our parts were quite prepared to spoil their record for them. It almost looked as if we would succeed when we led 6-5 at half time, Johnson having put us on the score sheet with a good penalty goal and Brown scoring from close in shortly after this. St. George ' s realizing that unless they pulled their socks up they would be in trouble, scored a good try which thev managed to convert. Another good try was scored after their three quarter line was permitted the luxury of hav- ing some room to move. It became clear at this point that unless our backs marked their men more closely we were in trouble. That the final score was 21-6 shows how this lesson was completely overlooked. This inability to make certain fairly obvious adjustments during a game was an underlying factor in many of our matches and was cer- tainly the reason that our defensive record was so mediocre. The Old Boys turned out a very strong team the following weekend and the game was played in steady rain. This hampered us to some extent but the Old Boys treated the ball as if it was absolutely dry and playe d beautifully in thrashing us 29-3. They scored seven tries, Gordon MacKenzie leading the parade with three tries. It is good to note that persistence was rewarded when Gaither Zinkan scored for the school and thus averted a shut-out. We next met another undefeated side in Brentwood and although we went down 14-8, we played well, the best to date. To hold such a strong team to but two tries was a good achievement and every man did his part. Clough scored our try, and a beauty it was. Coming in to the line from his position as blind wing, he timed his break perfectly and burst through the middle. When con- fronted by the full back, he popped a short punt ahead, gathered it in his stride, and was over between the posts. When Johnson kicked a very good penalty goal, we were still in the game. Unfortunately a good Brentwood try put them ahead once more and they further increased this lead with their second penalty goal of the game. The team gained confidence from this game and so it was not surprising when we defeated Claremont Secondary School in our next match 19-8. Bob breaks away. In our next game, against University School, all our weaknesses were shown up; slow thinking, poor position- ing, weak tackling, poor passing and no cover defence all added up to a decisive beating of 18-3. Hansen man- aged to put a ray of sunshine in what was otherwise a gloomy performance when he scooped up a dropped pass near their line and dived over. J°S3 Just in time. 53 The New Year came and we still had not found our winning ways. After scoring 11 points in the first half against Victoria High, we found them and the wind too much for us and folded on the last play of the game to find the score 15-11. A few changes in the side however were showing signs of improving the balance of the team. Lane came in as scrum-half as Brown was off with the flu and Atwood looked good in the centre on the few occasions he got the ball. Oak Bay High School were our next opponents and came away with a draw much against the run of play. Here, for once, we came from behind to score the tying points when Lane kicked a penalty goal almost at the last minute. We played very much better than in the game against Victoria High and only some penalty kicks at crucial points kept Oak Bay in the game. A return game with Victoria High at Shawnigan saw us win a hard fought game 8-0. Not much skill was shown by either side but we had a slight edge and were worth our try in each half. Then we travelled to Vancouver little realizing that we were to absorb our heaviest defeat at their hands since 1945. 35-0 is a large score and in scoring their eight tries, St. George ' s certainly played very attractively. Thev had one of those days when the ball went their way and thev took full advantage of it to score their tries in a variety of ways. Although badly outplaved we somehow managed to fight hard to the end, and even if it seems incongruous under the circumstances to say it, St. George ' s had to earn their tries. It was therefore a chastened side that took the field at Brentwood. The forwards played very well and held Brentwood in both tight and in the lineout, but in the loose, Brentwood were superior. In the backs, we were well outplayed as Brentwood looked dangerous every time they got the ball. Their score came at fairlv frequent intervals with us having much of the play in between. An encouraging note was that we did not seem to become downhearted despite the score mounting steadily against us. This spirit to fight on against adversity was the most encouraging factor of the whole season. When the final whistle blew, it was almost difficult to believe that we had been beaten 31-0. Thus it was a real surprise to win our final game of the season against University School. We played the game at their ground because our fields were unfit. Fair- weather was again in the side and we were at full strength. University School must have been confident that they would not experience too much trouble in deal- ing with a side that had given up 66 points in its last two games. And when University School scored its first, and only try as it turned out, a young and vociferous supporter clearly stated in a voice that belied his meagre frame, that this try, in his opinion, was the first of many. When Freeman scored for us near the right touchline to tie the game up, we felt that at least we were giving a good account of ourselves. The team sensing that perhaps this was going to be their day, began to play with the fire and dash that had been missing all season. The tackling became tougher, the marking closer and the confidence grew. Then Lane, who had played well throughout, scored the winning try. That the kick was missed did not matter — we were ahead. University School now began to play in desperation and the cracks began to show. It was a very happy team that heard the final whistle. And so the season closed on a happy note. However, one cannot hide the fact that it had been a poor season. Zinkan always set a good example and was well backed up by Cam Clark who developed fast towards the end. He was large and used his weight well. Roaf and Best, though slow, were hard working and dependable forwards. Freeman hooked well and played hard whilst Shepard, the regular hooker, lost his form and had to be dropped from the side. Johnson was our best lineout forward but came to the game too late to make full use of his many talents. Housser was fiery but too prone to give away needless penalties and frequently undid much good work by thoughtlessness. Of the backs Brown always played well as did Clough whilst Lane improved greatly once he moved into the side from the 2nd XV. Of the others Atwood showed up well in spots but his play was patchy whilst Barrington and Scott were disappointing, the former because he tended to use brawn for brain, the latter because he seemed unable to use his considerable speed to good effect. Jim Clark was a better full-back than fly-half, but did not develop as well as was hoped. Only Fairweather enhanced his reputation and we were without his services for ten of the thirteen matches. Fortunately, although only four of the team will be returning there is a most exciting crop of young players coming up and prospects therefore seem brighter than thev did a vear ago. — D.H.L. Much credit must go to Zinkan. 54 Standing, Left to Right: J. Collbran, I. McBean, I. Mellor, T. Morris, E. Poulsson, L. Richardson, B. Clark. Sitting: B. Connelly, T. Burns, P. Roaf, G. Berwick (Capt.), R. Bell-Irving, B. Colclough, R. Best. In Front: P. Richardson, R. Eden, D. Motter. 1st XV Results: Played 13, Won 4, Lost 8, Drew 1 Shawnigan 1st XV vs. David Thomson Lost 0-20 vs. Charles Tupper Won 14-8 vs. St. George ' s Lost 6-21 vs. Old Boys Lost 3-29 vs. Brentwood College —.Lost 8-14 vs. Claremont Secondary Won 19- 8 vs. University School Lost 3-18 vs. Victoria High Lost 11-15 vs. Oak Bay Tied 8- 8 vs. Victoria High Won 8- vs. St. George ' s Lost 0-35 vs. Brentwood College .—Lost 0-31 vs. University School Won 6- 3 J 3ifi C 7he second fifteen had an average season. They 7 won 7 of their 13 matches scoring slightly more points than they gave up. Of the Independent Schools matches, they split with Brentwood and University School but lost both games to St. George ' s. At no time were they badly beaten, nor on the other hand did they come up with any runaway victories. They were a solid, rather uninteresting side and like their counter parts in the 1st XV always worked hard. Their main strength lay in hav- ing a large pack, which often put the opposition off, and in Lane ' s kicking at scrum-half. Before he moved to the 1st XV he accounted for well over half the side ' s points. It is difficult to single out any player for special mention as 33 boys turned out for the team at one time or another. Bell-Irving and Morris did steady service all along and were well backed up by Connelly. Colclough and L. Richardson played steadily in the backs. — D.H.L. 55 Standing, Left to Right: R. Bourne, B. Trethewev, C. Bowell, D. Finlay, R. Dennison, N. Comber Sitting: I. Savage, J. Housser, D. Horton, D. Barlow, P. Gudewill, G. Barratt. Squatting: M. Hall, R. Arnt. ZJne L olti jrilte as a result of their mature style of rugby, the T Colts had an unbeaten season under the captaincy of Barlow. Although comparatively small, the pack with great dynamism and desire, overcame even the most formidable opposition, especially in the loose. Housser and Trethewey attacked all comers with fierce abandon, Horton hooked effectively and covered wisely, Bowell was indefatigable in his pursuit of the ball, Sloan, Barlow and Barratt backed up intelligently, and Finlay at number eight found endless opportunities both in attack and defence to exploit his many talents. In the tight, the scrum gave Horton every advantage with their concerted push, and in the lineout their bustle com- pensated for lack of height. Consequently they got more than their fair share of the ball in all phases of the 1 is! ■ ' iJl • rlk ' r K— ' ♦ ' i r ! w% s 2JP W 9 A 1 ■ i 1 ■If Sv O k 1 9  • A lk ty 9 Vj a % ' 1 1 1 I ] | % i W - «k , J0 ' ; III ijH 1 ni 3 jt a 1 X ' a N V , Bi • -. .. ■« f) Now to a cold shower. 56 game. And the backs showed that they knew what to do with this generous measure of ball . On the heels of the pack, Rocky Arnt lived up to his name in defence, and in attack gave his stand-off a short but accurate service. Hall with his fine hands, sensible kicking and eye for an opening, kept his centres well supplied. His dummy and short burst were always a threat. In the centre Gudewill and Bourne let nobody through but managed in their individual fashions to carve out frequent openings. On the wings Dennison and Lusney were sure rather than spectacular, but Dennison occasionally kicked long penalties with great accuracy. Savage, at fullback, caught and kicked efficient- ly, although he was not called upon to tackle many opponents during the year, thanks to the solid defence in front of him. This report would not be complete without some mention of the Stirling efforts of the Colts ' 2nd XV under the leadership of Milne. This team lost only one game and strove to play as it should be played through- out the whole year. With further experience next year, many members of these teams should be playing most exciting rugby. -P.J. You need Right Guard. Quite a spread in that game. -Jhe Aunior L olti C7he junior colts had a most successful season, J winning all their matches at their own level. They scored 139 points with only 12 points scored against them. In the three-quarters the most prolific scorer was Mc- Donough who put his speed to extensive use but failed on a number of occasions to pass the ball. Of the others Spohn and Thomson improved greatly throughout the season whilst Bestwick was a strong dependable runner. Bangs was at all times a courageous and reliable player. At scrum-half Lydster had an outstanding season. A hard tackier, he shows great promise. Of the forwards, Ward was by far the most hard driving and constantly led the pack in the rush and in the open to renewed efforts. As captain he led the team by an example that was far more important than any amount of talk. Blench, Lieberman and Shaw were the other regulars who could always be counted on to give their best. E. Williams was the tiger of the team at wing-forward and exhibited a top quality of energy. As a whole this team was enthusi- astic and talented and, while retaining a sportsmanlike attitude to the game, alwavs played hard and to win. -P.S.M. Junior Colts Results: For Against Junior Colts vs. Brentwood 9 vs. St. George ' s 29 vs. University School 27 3 vs. St. George ' s 31 vs. Brentwood „ 16 6 vs. University School 27 3 57 ( basketball Standing, Left to Right: D. McDiarmid, R. Eden, M. Dafoe, P. Richardson. Sitting: G. Berwick, B. Connelly, I. Fairweather (Capt.), B. Johnson, T. Morris. C 7his just wasn ' t our season and we ended up with a — rather poor record of four wins and nine losses. Defensively we were not bad at all, but we very seldom found our eye when it came to shooting. It was a far cry from the past few years when we have always had at least one good shot who frequently bailed us out of trouble when the score became close. This year, Connelly was the highest scorer, averaging only 9 points a game. We had good height and our defence and ball handling were good. Thus it would seem that we might have expected to have done better. We invariably played our best basketball when well behind on points and the game already in the bag for the other team. Fairweather and Morris started at forward along with Connelly and Brown and Johnson were at guard. These five worked quite well together. Others who improved during the season were Eden, D. McDiarmid and Berwick. The Under 16 team had a good season. It won the Mid-Island League, losing only one league game, but came unstuck at the tournament when, after winning against Mt. Prevost it became rattled and lost to Quali- cum. Becoming slightly flustered once more, it lost to Woodlands and thus ended in 4th place. There is no doubt that this team has much potential and at times played with dash and common sense. Findlay was a suc- cessful forward and topped the league in scoring. He must learn as a captain, however, that encouragement is needed when things are not going well, not criticism. He was well backed up by Bowell and Pratt Hetherington who proved to be an aggressive rebounder. These three always bore the brunt of the scoring. The guards were G. Williamson and Jolley. The former has a very good grasp of the game, but the latter must learn to calm down in tense situations. Others who played an important part in the team were Barlow, Hungerford and Marler. If this team manages to stay together it should win more than its fair share of games, as it did this year when its record was 1 1 wins and four losses. — D.H.L. The Backbone of the team. 58 owin f feSW FTfTI Jl Left to Right: B. Barrington (Bow), W. Brown, S. Luce, G. Zinkan (Capt.), W. Wheaton (Cox), S. Housser, R. Bell-Irving, T. Burns, C. Blavlock (Stroke). 7his year the club got off to a very successful start — ' during rowing week . Rowing week is a seven day training period held a week before school com- mences, usually every second year. The purpose of this special period is to give the 1st and 2nd VIII ' s a head start in their rigorous European training program and to create a good crew spirit and atmosphere. The first two days were spent in Coal Harbour in training barges. In these barges, the initial skills of rowing are learned. The next five days were spent at the school; rowing twice a day, fixing the shells, swim- ming and suntanning. By the end of rowing week, the crews were one hundred miles more experienced. When Half the fun ' s getting there. school officially opened the club got down to work. Each house was allowed to enter twelve boys. In the first term only the two senior crews practiced. After Christmas, however, in the multiple sports program, about thirty boys rowed in the cold wintry weather. The summer term saw all boys in the rowing club in a crew. The first regatta was held at the School against Brentwood. Although the newly formed Colts crew was beaten, the 1st and 2nd VIII ' s beat Brentwood ' s senior crews respectively. It was following this regatta that Mr. Grey was able to announce that a new sectioned eight would be ready on June 1st. The next regatta was held in Seattle at Green Lake Rowing Club. Here we had great success in most events. The first eight was a strong winner in the Senior Varsity event rowing against the top crews from Lakeside, Greenlake, Brentwood and St. George ' s. Our singler, Dave Motter, captured his race by more than twenty lengths, while the second eight captured the junior varsity title. In the fours, the lightweight four was an easy winner and in the colts eights, Shawnigan finished third. The final result was: Shawnigan Lake School 32 points Greenlake School __ 19 points Lakeside School 19 points St. George ' s School 7 points Claremont Secondary — _ 3 points Brentwood College 1 point 59 Left to Right: J. Clark (Bow), S. Hamilton, C. Clark, P. Roaf, D. Lieberman (Cox), G. Ander, C. Bowell, E. S. Poulsson, R. Freeman (Stroke). The climax of the club ' s rowing year is always the annual regatta held in June. This year was the seventh annual regatta. As it was Centennial year the club put on an especially large international regatta for crews from nine different clubs. The day was a tremendous success with wide coverage given on the radio and in the newspapers. A special attraction of this year ' s regatta was the donation of several large trophies by the Canadian Centennial Commission and several interested businessmen. Winners of races also received handsome Centennial Medallion in addition to the trophies. We won six of the eight major events amassing 45 points. The eights races were won by Shawnigan at the senior and junior varsity levels. In the singles, Dave Motter won the First of many victories. Couldn ' t have named it after a better guy! senior and Bill Wheaton the junior. We also had firsts in the lightweight fours and the heavyweight fours without cox. On total points, Lakeside was second with 14 points, Brentwood third with 11 points, University of Victoria was fourth with 10 points and fifth was Greenlake of Seattle with 7 points. Apart from the annual regatta the most exciting event was the getting of our new sectioned eight, The Fraser , named in honour of Mr. K. F. Fraser who was responsible for the fund raising that made our dream boat possible. The Fraser was doused with champagne by Mrs. L. P. MacLachlan at the christening on June 2nd. 60 Our thanks to the donors. The success of the rowing club is once again due to Mr. Grey whose tremendous energy has again pro- duced fine crews. Thanks should go also to Ken Fraser for his many hours spent driving the coach boat and for the good job he did as club manager. Every success is wished the two senior crews in Europe this summer, hoping that they will bring home The Big Gold . -S.K.H. Let ' s g-o-o-o you guys! okay, now a Big Ten. ' You guys row in that? 61 Jrack and srield Standing, Left to Right: L. Bullivant, R. Eden, I. McBean, C. Banks, P. Hetherington, B. Connelly, M. Dafoe, L. Richardson, B. Ruddell, R. Thomson, R. Bourne. Sitting: A. McAllister, T. Morris, B. Johnson, J. Collbran, M. Scott (Capt.), D. Hansen, S. Angus, B. Clough, I. Fairvveather. n i rim middle distance running strength provided VU by the cross-country boys to form the backbone of the team, it was clear that we would have a reasonably successful season and it proved to be so. Our only real disappointment came in the Independent Schools ' meet in which we placed second to University School, who as it turned out had a well balanced team which rose to the occasion on their home field and won without too much difficulty. It would have been interesting to have had a dual meet with University School as we were well matched, but unfortunately it was not possible to arrange. The climax of the season came at Brockton Point on June 3rd when we placed ten boys in the first B.C. High School Championships. By scoring 25 points we ended up 6th out 49 schools (if only boys were counted) and 14th when the girls ' points were included. This was a fine effort. It was fitting that Doug Hansen and the sprint relay team had the best results. Hansen ran second in the mile in 4:27.0, just missing the school record by less than a second, while the 440 relay team ran 44.7 in the final to place fourth and thereby set a new school recor d. This quartet of Jim Collbran, Bruce Clough, Stuart Angus and Mark Scott ran well all season, except against University School, and were easily the smoothest quartet in view. 62 There must he another way around? ' Does it again. The Captain. In addition to these results the fine triple jumping of Bruce Ruddell must be mentioned. To place fifth with a jump of 41T ' in the B.C. championships while still in grade 10 is a fine achievement. We just weren ' t as strong in the field events, but we were lucky in having Bruce Johnson here. In addi- tion to throwing the shot, discus and javelin, he could also be counted on to help out in the polevault and run the mile relay as well. Not that we ever used him, but he was more than a useful high and triple jumper, in fact a perfect decathlon prospect. There were many others who played an important part in the success of the team and it is a comforting thought to know that many of them will be returning next year. However, all our sprinters are leaving us and who will be able to fill their shoes is hard to tell at the moment. Both Ted McDonough and Peter Gallow are splendid prospects and could be the answer, but they are both juniors and obviously cannot compete at two levels. Only two school records were broken, the 440 relay as mentioned and Doug Hansen in the 2 mile (9:42.2). Mark Scott tied the 100 mark with a 10.2 effort and Stuart Angus and Bruce Johnson came close in the 440 vards and discus respectively as did the mile relay quartet which improved its time during the season by 21 seconds. — D.H.L. and another win. Get that fork outta there! 63 Cricket : %M Standing, Left to Right: P. Jolley, D. Barlow, D. Harper, D. Finlay, P. Manning, A. Marler. Sitting: P. Hancock, B. Colclough, G. Berwick, (Capt.), M. Atvvood, P. Gudewill. his season was, one might say successful. Although only winning one match against another inde- pendent school our two other games against University School were draws, both being slightly in our favour when stumps were drawn. All three games were interesting playing. The game we won against St. George ' s we might have lost. The match began at 11:30 on a lovely summer ' s day. We won the toss and decided to bat. Berwick, our captain, opened the innings and was bowled first ball. From then on the team never recovered from this disaster and wickets fell at regular intervals until lunch when the score was 40 for eight wickets. Gudewill was not out, and only Arthurs and Manning were to follow. After lunch Gudewill and Arthurs batted sensibly and added many runs, until Gudewill was finally out for 42 runs and the total stood at 74 runs. St. George ' s opened their innings full of confidence and took their score to 52 for two wickets. The position looked desperate but over confidence on the part of St. George ' s was their undoing and we finally won, St. George ' s being all out for 64 runs. Hancock, Atwood and Man- ning bowled well, supported by some good fielding. Our first game with University School was played earlier in the season on their ground. We were put in to bat and scored 107 runs for nine wickets declared. Colclough batted well for 25 runs, leaving University School plenty of time to get the runs. The game finished with University having 94 for nine wickets. The return game played at home was another very interesting and exciting game. They scored 128 runs in two hours and fifteen minutes leaving us only 90 min- utes to get the runs. Berwick set a good example and with Colclough scored quickly to find themselves in front of the clock. When Colcolugh was out Berwick continued to add runs. He finally made 44 and we The baseball and cricket coach. 64 needed 30 more runs with 15 minutes remaining. Gudewill made a valiant effort to knock off the runs, making 22. The match ended on a thrilling note, need- ing eight runs in the last over to win with four wickets to fall. We failed by five runs. The team improved as the season progressed and everyone became more interested and appreciative of the game. Our batting was led by Berwick, Colclough and Gudewill, well supported by Marler and Atwood. Hancock, Atwood and Manning carried the brunt of the bowling. Our fielding never reached a very high stan- dard. In nearly every match one or two vital catches were missed, which cost us the game. Berwick captained the side adequately. This was a good overall season with many matches on the junior level, and all the teams expressed them- selves well. Much credit and thanks is due to Mr. Nightingale, Mr. Josselyn and Mr. Dickens for their untiring stimulation. — T.L.B. School vs. University School (away) Shawnigan Lake School: 107 for 9 wickets (declared) Most runs: Colcolugh 25, Gudewill 18 University School: 94 for 9 wickets (Atwood 4-30, Hancock 3-40, Manning 2-19) School vs. University School (home) University School: 128 for 9 (declared) Shawnigan Lake School: 123 for 7 Chuck! You ' re supposed to be the announcer. auadn ,( t Standing, Left to Right: R. Wade, B. Colclough. Sitting: G. Berwick, P. Gudewill (Capt.), M. Atwood. 65 -jhis year Squash became a far more popular sport J in the School with more than twice as many boys playing. The obvious reason for this sudden flare is due to the recent installment of two excellent squash courts located in the new gymnasium. Along with the increase of players the quality of play improved as the year progressed. In the Lent Term about 30 boys chose Squash as their elective sport and played three times a week with some instruction. Manv of these boys, how- ever, found time to pursue the sport at other times apart from ' scheduled practices. The consequent improvement was noticeable. The Squash Team comprised of Peter Gudewill, Ed Berwick, Mike Atwood and Beauchamp Colclough travelled to Vancouver once to participate in the Van- couver Invitational Tournament but failed to win anv classes. The same team hosted University of Victoria and University of British Columbia in a round robin tournament in February, but U.B.C. proved too strong and took the cup for the second consecutive year. Both the Senior and Junior School tournaments were held in March and after the preliminary rounds P. Gudewill and E. Berwick found themselves in the finals of the Senior division. Gudewill won 3-2 in a very exciting close match to take the Senior Cup. In the Junior division, Wade easily won by a score of 3-0. Later in March the Inter-House competition was held. Lake ' s met Grove ' s in the first round which Grove ' s won as Copeman ' s easily defeated Ripley ' s in that first round. In the final, Grove ' s defeated Copeman ' s for the second consecutive year to take the Cup for the fifth time. As a result of the cancelled Cricket tour, it was decided instead to send a Squash team to the U.K. After much correspondence twelve schools agreed to play us during the first three weeks of Shawnigan ' s third European Tour. The team will have matches every other day and see the sights in between. The game played in England is slightly different, the ball being softer and the court larger. With practice, however, the adjust- ment can be made. The progress of this team will be watched with interest as it is the first Squash Team from Shawnigan to go abroad. — P.B.G. s rodd ( i %ntr y ■ jim|ii f I Standing, Left to Right: L. Bullivant, R. Thomson, C. Banks, B. Ruddell, J. McBean. Sitting: A. McAllister, D. Hansen (Capt.), I. McBean. 66 JT has been a successful season in two ways. Firstly the small group of boys who have formed the School team have been a hard working, cheerful bunch; it has been a great pleasure training with them. Secondly, the team won almost every competition of the season. School colours were awarded to Allan McAllister in the Michaelmas term, and to Bruce Ruddell, Ian McBean and Lawrence Bullivant in the Lent Term. Others who have run well are Randy Thomson, James McBean, Bruce Johnson and Rob Wilson. The team captain was Doug Hansen who had his colours from last year. He ran splendidly in all the competitions and broke the senior record for the Inter-House course. As captain he has led the group well, setting high targets in training mileage and performing always his best. A record is hard work! DL ?ti — British Legion Fall Road Races: (Individual) at Victoria High School (3 miles) Senior: D. Hansen (2nd) Under 16: L. Bullivant (1st) Pacific Northwest Championships: (At U.B.C.) (3 miles) 1. Shawnigan Lake School Admiral Nelles ' Trophy: (At Royal Roads) (4.3 miles) 1. U.B.C. A 2. U.B.C. B 3. Royal Roads 4. Claremont High School 5. Shawnigan Lake School Vancouver Island Championships: (At Shawnigan Lake School) (Wi miles) 1. Shawnigan Lake School 2. Courtenay High School Left, right, straight, left, semi-circle— right! Let ' s go. Mid-Island Championships: (At Brentwood College) (3 miles) 1. Shawnigan Lake School 2. Woodlands School 3. Brentwood College Independent Schools Championships: (At Shawnigan Lake School) (Senior 3 ] 2 miles) (Junior 3 miles) 1. Shawnigan Lake School 2. St. George ' s School 3. Brentwood College 4. University School B.C. High School Championships: (At Burnaby Central Park) (3 miles) 1. Shawnigan Lake School (Hansen 3rd, McAllister 9th, B. Ruddell 20th, I. McBean 25th, Bullivant 26th) 2. Sentinel High School 3. Winston Churchill High School W. R. Chandler Memorial Road Race: (8I 2 miles) 1. Shawnigan Lake School (Schools Division) (Hansen 12th, McAllister 14th, J. McBean 29th, I. McBean 31st) Finally congratulations to all those who have struck to their training and won their Centipedes . -M.A.N. 67 KJurnnaAiicS Standing, Left to Right: B. Barrington, A. McAllister, C. Blaylock, M. Hall, G. Williamson. Sitting: D. Motter, R. A. L. Bourne, J. Collbran (Capt.), S. Housser, A. Wilson. In Front: R. H. L. Bourne. Oach year interest in Gymnastics increases by small, C- but substantial, degrees. Boys on the whole were enthusiastic this year and in reaching their own self-set standards pleased everyone including themselves. I believe it was genuine interest that once again enabled Shawnigan to retain the Independent Schools ' Cup. The competi- tion this year, held February 11th, took place in our new Gymnasium against the gymnasts of St. George ' s School. Brentwood and University Schools found they had no time for gymnastics this year, but the meet was neverthe- less spirited as well as competitive, and the standard, on the whole, very good. Rick Bourne, Rob Bourne and David Motter are to be commended for their individual outstanding performances. Both teams put forth a real effort as the final victory fell to Shawnigan with a score of 110 to St. George ' s 88. St. George ' s School then hosted a return match in Vancouver. The competition was stiff but again St. George ' s was defeated the score being: Shawnigan 68, St. George ' s 61. The Inter-House proved to be exciting as well as amusing. Fine individual performances were shown by Rick Bourne, David Motter and Tony Wilson. At the end of the day, Copeman ' s had 90 points, Lake ' s came second with 44 points, Ripley ' s third with 2TYz points and Grove ' s was fourth with 2F 2 points. A special vote of thanks goes to Mr. Grey and Mr. Gotthardt for their time and seemingly tireless efforts in coaching the team through its eighth victorious year. And a special word of thanks to the Team from your Captain for your time and efforts. Well done! -J.F.C. . . And that ' s how the seat got busted. 68 rrocheu t oted C70R the first ti-me this year Field Hockey became 7- an alternative sport to Track and Field, Cricket and Rowing during the summer term. A group of twenty-two boys elected to play and the experiment seems to have been most successful. At the time of writing the Canadian Field Hockey Team remains un- beaten at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg and it is hoped that now the sport has become established in Canada. A team was sent to the Olympic Games in Tokyo and another will be in Mexico next year. Boys will begin to realize that this is a sport which offers a big future. Those who played this year will already have realized what a great game it is in itself. Only two matches were played, both of which were against St. Georges. We managed to hold them to a score of 3-2 in their favour on our home ground, but in the return match in Vancouver were badly over-run bv a vastly superior team to the tune of 10-1. However, we learned a great deal from both these matches. Stephen Lane was quite the most outstanding of our players, and without him, we would have been lost. Others deserving of mention were Rick Olson, Greg Williamson, Milne, Hocking, Burgess and Blench and with these last five forming a nucleus for next year, we might do very well. Now in my day . i st independent 25chooi5 2)wim I fleet C he meet this year was held at University School ' s S indoor pool on Saturday September 17. This is the first year that Shawnigan, Brentwood, St. Georges and University School have all attended the meet. Shawnigan won the meet with 26V2 points, St. Georges came second with 20 points, University School was third with 16V2 points and Brentwood fourth with 1 point. Outstanding individual performances were made by MacLure and Zinkan coming first and second in the senior breaststroke. A. Wilson won the diving and Burns the freestyle. A good number of boys were taken down to cheer for the school. -T.H.B. L7p and coming winners. Actually ma ' am I just want to hold your hand. 69 Jsnter - J foude Sports r Jsnter - rrouAe 3t wimmina Jnter-house swimming was once again held at the beginning of the Michaelmas term in good weather throughout except for the last day. The standard was high this year especially in the Under 16 division. The school seems to have been blessed bv a number of exceptionally good swimmers in this age group. The competition was close for second place, with the lead changing several times during the afternoon. Lakes house won by a com- fortable margin with 151 points, and Ripleys, by a hard effort in the Relavs, came second with 96 points. Cope- mans came third with 90V2 points and Groves finished with 76 ] 2 points. The winner of the Under 14 Champion- ship was MacDonough (R) with 16 points. The battle for the Under 16 Championship was very exciting between Bestwick (G), MacLure (R) and the winner Robson (L) who had 25 points. The Senior Champion was Burns with 28 points. The meet was exciting and being the first sport of the year, it should be noted that exceptional house spirit was shown. — T.H.B. rnter -Arouse Jrach and rield ?oon after the Inter-House Swim Meet, held at the 3 beginning of the year, training began for the Inter- House Track and Field competition. For two weeks, pre- vious to the actual competition day, all boys showed excellent spirit towards their houses by training hard and gaining as many standards as they were able. This general willingness to participate in as much as possible showed good promise for an exciting competition day and a good start to high spirits in the school. Copeman ' s House easily won the competition with 301V2 points, not so closely, followed by Lakes with 187 and Ripleys with 171. Groves House, though it had the second most standards came last with 90 points. The following records were broken : Senior Trail: Hansen 7:42.4 Under 14 100 yd.: MacDonough 11.0 Under 14 220 yd.: MacDonough 24.5 Under 14 440 yd.: MacDonough 59.1 Under 14 Discus: MacDonough 94 ' 5 Under 14 Long Jump: MacDonough 16 ' 7 Under 14 Triple Jump: MacDonough 33 ' 4Vi The whole competition ran smoothly under the or- ganization of Mr. Hyde-Lay, assisted by Mark Scott. The day was a great success and gave promise for an excellent school track team and European touring team as there were many potential stars. — S.K.H. ' You said it was warm. 70 rnter- r4ou5e ( roAA-i ountt V Once again January 30 was a day of reckoning for many here at Shawnigan. Everyone participated in the Cross-Country run with unusual enthusiasm and a noticeable absence of slacking . Of course there was no question as to the final outcome. Once again Copeman ' s house was victorious with a total of 58 : 2 points. Lake ' s, Ripley ' s, and Grove ' s followed with 154, 184 and 219 points respectively. A new points system incorporated standards and the placings of the first six runners in each house to achieve these standings. Also the race was divided into two instead of three categories: a senior run and a junior (under 15) run. In the Senior division, Hansen finished first in a record time of 24:23.8. In second place was McAllister and third was B. Johnson. In the Junior division, J. McBean came first, closely followed by R. Wilson. -R.S.A. The pancake greeze. tries, largely due to their strong undefeated B team, they were declared the winners. At the other end of the scale, Lake ' s and Groves ' remained tied at four points apiec e and Lake ' s were placed third on their try scoring ability. The odds are on Ken. Jti er ■ rrouAe l uabu ?enior matches. The House sevens had to be post- 3 poned until the end of the Lent term on account of water-logged pitches. In spite of the long three month lay off since the last House practices, the teams played very well and were unusually evenly matched. Copeman ' s eventually emerged as the winners thanks to the fine play of their B team, which won all its games. Going into the last round, any of three houses could have won. However, Copeman ' s, by winning its last two games made sure of the cup. Lake ' s and Groves ' were tied for second but Lake ' s were awarded second place as they scored more tries. Ripley ' s in last place far from disgraced themselves. (l unior matches. The Junior sevens were very excit- er ing and also well played. As in the Senior Competi- tion any one of the four Houses could have won. At the end of the second round, Ripley ' s and Copeman ' s were tied with 6 points each and Groves ' and Lake ' s each had 4. In the end, Ripley ' s and Copeman ' s were still tied with 8 points each but as Ripley ' s had the greater number of Now, where is the cox? 71 12 Jhe -3( r C 7HE bitter cold wind howled among the tents and _J pierced the thin hides that served as shelters. Marcus huddled up inside his lone sheepskin. Seven months now the legions of Rome had been encamped without the walls of the great Eastern city. It had been a long, exhausting siege for both the de- fenders and the Romans and it was beginning to tell on both. Marcus lifted the tent flap, and gazing between the other habitats, saw the grey walls of the city far off in the distance, slightly distorted by the downpour of sleet. The dimness of the hidden dawn seemed to cast a doomy shadow over all. He closed the entrance and turned to look at his companions. All remained sound asleep. Where would it end? he thought. Winter was practically upon them and if the Emperor did not give the command to withdraw, the forces would be almost certainly doomed to death by freezing. Even now the generals were planning the attack that would have to be successful. Failure meant a long winter march home, and something every Roman feared most— the humilia- tion of defeat. To lose a struggle was disgrace to the glorious name of Rome. Defeat . . . Marcus shivered and drew the skin over his head. Dericiles peered over the wall and into the midst of the Roman encampment. There they were, the con- querous, the mighty ones, the empire builders— the Romans. They had built a domain and were continually forging onwards, pushing their boundaries further and further. And now the city lay in th,e way. It was almost the last position left to be taken and Rome would do it too, he thought grimly. He grimaced painfully as an icy blast of wind burned through his helmet and left his eyes streaming. Further along the battlements other guards stood stoically facing the enemy. No doubt that they, too, hated the Romans. For they would rather die than become slaves and servants of the super-state Rome. Dericiles sneered as he thought of their purpose. They might capture the city, but he would fight to death in her defence. He had been born within her walls and would die there. He was well aquainted with the Roman war machine— a highly trained, ruthless, efficient thing. The legions were among the greatest fighting units in the world. They had destroyed Carthage, broken the back of Gaul and were about to end the days of the city as a free and important market place. And here he stood, a mere helpless ant in the way of the giant. He, like others, would be crushed and the giant would stride onward. Dericiles clutched his spear in anticipation and returned his thoughts to the moment. Marcus awoke to the sound of running feet. He reached out for his sword and looked narrowly under the flap. The cohort captains were speeding through the muck to the command tent. He settled back and sighed, for the attack was not far away. Why was he involved? he thought. He did not hate the enemy, nor did he know them. But the Emperor says they are the enemy and must be hated and feared, and the Emperor must be obeyed. They must be destroyed first. Marcus reached for his spear and turned the bronze head over in his hand. Yes, they must be destroyed, and he must do it. The bugle sounded throughout the plain and brought the Roman camp to life. Marcus tumbled out of the tent still buckling his armour and clutching his weapons underneath his arm. He ran to the open field where the cohorts were assembling. The sleet had stopped now, but there was still a thick layer blanketing the earth. Marcus looked off to the left where the heavy siege engines were falling into place. To the right the catapults held their position for the attack. At the command the ranks grew silent and still. One legion, in the form of ten individual cohorts, would advance first, followed by the siege engines and Oh, but it ' s cold. 73 Dear Sue, . . . a second legion. The catapults would begin the bombard- ment at any instant. Marcus steadied himself. His cohort was in the first advancing legion. An order from the captain, and the legion moved forward, stepping high and proudly through the slush. After a few moments a rumble behind told the attackers that the siege engines were on the move. A slow drum beat began, and at a third command Marcus drew up the heavy shield with the insignia of Rome stamped into it. Another command, and the bronze spears were lifted to point skywards. And the mighty legions of Rome marched to meet the silent defenders lining the walls of the great Eastern Citv. — G. Th.om.fson, 9-1 Jne d5ronze Chalice I was poor And I had a dream of riches and luxuries aplenty of beautiful houses and sleek cars. So I strived for my dream leaving the past behind In search of future happiness. And now I ' ve reached my glorious goal and as I look around me at the mass of my wealth I realize that this life is no further than the emptiness I left alone. — P.G.L. The stars hanging ice cold against the black, unbending night; Sorrow and anguish In places that only the dead know of The trees pushing twisted limbs upward in an endless struggle half way between now and never . . . seeking the sky. And you stand there watching silently as your life ticks away not moving caught in the internal silence, trapped in a race with time . . . -P.G.L And now you can rotate my tires. ' 74 (JUit Dke WeeL The weeks and months and years went by so slowly creeping with faltering steps through a world of bore never ending never bending. And I prayed for a person to save my wretched soul to take me far away to a land where there was a time and a space with meaning. Then you came along and preached a new world and shone a new light and I followed and left all dull things behind till I could not rest there was no more time for prayer. — P.G.L. Just to fight knowing that what I am fighting for is worth both pleasure and pain. Just to laugh knowing that my laughter won ' t hurt someone else pride. Just to cry because I know that this world of ours is worth crying for. -P.G.L. Right men. 75 Jhe rCou lna Jour - 1967 l 9 £-the Rowing Tour of this summer was most success- _J ful in every way. The boys on the crews had worked hard during the year and had achieved a good standard. In training on the lake we had covered 600 miles and had competed in the local regattas with success. We arrived in England on July 1st on the charter flight. Delays in the journey meant that we were unable to take part in our first regatta at Huntingdon. This meant that the boys had three days to recover from the flight. Also flying was our new sectional eight the Fraser . These first few days we had a number of outings in preparation for the coming regattas. Our first race was at Pangbourne Nautical College. After being entertained to lunch at the college, we took to the water for our first race. This was a straightaway over 1200 meters on the Thames. The first eight won by a Vi length and the second eight won by 2Vz lengths. In the singles Wheaton won by 3 lengths and Motter won his race by about 20 lengths. With this encourage- ment we prepared for the races against Emmanuel School, also on the Thames. This school began rowing four years ago and had achieved very good standards. In 1966 they had the fastest school crew in England. As seven of that eight were back for this year, we knew that the opposition would be good. Our first crew lost by YYi lengths and our second crew won by IVi lengths. The coxes were beginning to learn the art of navigation on winding tidal water, a very different thing to moving down Shawnigan Lake! We then moved to Kingston in preparation for the weekend major regatta. This was to be a sprint course of 800 meters. In this regatta the first crew beat Kingston R.C. and Emmanuel School to be beaten in the next round by a men ' s club from Quintin. The second crew beat Thames, R.C, Molesey R.C, then Kingston R.C. in the final to win the Surbiton Challenge Cup. Fol- lowing this regatta we drove to Cheltenham College where we were well entertained for three days at the college, a very valuable experience for all. In our races with the college our first crew won by V-A lengths and our second crew by 3 lengths. In the singles event Motter won narrowly. After visiting Oxford for a day, we returned to the Thames for the two day Molesey Regatta. Our first eight met Poplar and Blackwall whom we beat by two lengths then we again met Quintin R.C, who beat us by V2 length. The second eight beat Maidenhead in the first round, then Midland Bank R.C. and then Weybridge R.C. to advance to the finals and beat Kingston R.C. by 4 feet. As can be imagined this was a most exciting and nerve wracking race. Our final week in England began with races against Westminster School. We were entertained to lunch in the college hall and then shown the derivation of our pancake grease. The races were both won by Shawnigan, the first crew by 2 lengths and the second crew by 20 lengths. The following day, July 19th, we raced Eton College, the winners of the English Henley at the schoolboy level. This was a great race held over a winding section of the Thames. The final result was a win for Eton by three feet, with equal times. At this stage of the tour both crews were moving the boat really well. The day following the Eton race we moved to Bedford where we were royally entertained by the city and the school. We raced Bedford School on the Thurs- day in which races both of our crews won. The Bedford City Regatta on the Saturday produced some excellent racing. Both crews, of necessity, raced in the same event, as the second crew had to move up in the categories of racing. Our first crew beat Bedford City and the second crew beat Bedford Modern School in the first round. The second round matched our two crews against each other, a tense race won by the first crew by Vi length. This crew went on to defeat Notting- ham City R.C. in the finals and so win the Ronnie Symonds Memorial Goblet . Our racing in England was now finished and a composite crew was formed for the races on the contin- ent. This crew went to Copenhagen where we raced the Danish National Crews in a borrowed shell, our shell having been shunted into numerous railway sidings. We lost this race by Dh lengths. We then headed south to Germany realizing the high standards of continental crews. Arriving at Ratzeburg for the first F.I.S.A. Inter- national Youth Championships we were impressed by the organization of the regatta and the ability of the crews. Seventeen countries had sent representative crews to compete in this regatta. Shawnigan were entered into the eights event and after three days of racing we came fourth in the Grand Final, a very fine performance indeed. The finishing order in the eights was: England, Italy, Jugoslavia, Canada, Austria, Germany, U.S.A., Denmark, Switzerland. Upon this high note the rowing tour concluded. As the coach I was impressed with the performance of the boys of the school and most happy with their stress on high standards. They were all good ambassadors for Canada. First Crew: E. Poulsson, W. Brown, S. Luce, G. Zinkan, S. Housser, R. Bell-Irving, T. Burns, C. Blay- lock, W. Wheaton. 77 Second Crew: J. Clark, S. Hamilton, B. Barrington, P. Roaf, C. Clark, C. Bowell, G. Ander, R. Freeman, D. Lieberman. Singles: D. Motter, W. Wheaton. Composite First Crew: G. Ander, S. Hamilton, C. Clark, G. Zinkan, S. Housser, R. Bell-Irving, T. Burns, C. Blaylock, D. Lieberman. Following a celebration dinner on the last evening in London, the two crews ' members presented a fine silver trophy to Mr. Grey. This trophy is to be the Independent Schools Rowing Trophy for annual com- petition amongst the schools of British Columbia. We shall certainly work hard to keep this cup in the school. Our thanks are extended to the crews for this fine memento to a great rowing tour. — J.S.G. S hawniaan oLahe Jrach and rield Jour of UI. _J . he charter flight which left Vancouver on June 29th, contained a group of 16 boys who were to represent the school in a number of track meets in both England and Scotland. In the three weeks (23 days actually) that followed, nine meets were contested, as well as a general participation in the Inverness High- land Gathering by almost everyone. Statistically, our results were not really that impressive as we ended with 6 wins and 5 losses and we must admit that we are used to better results, than that, but this was the only disappointing aspect of the whole affair. Perhaps the most important thing of all was the fact that Shawnigan Lake School b oys were good ambassadors over there and I am proud to report that wherever we went, be it school, hotel, shop or even pub, the boys ' general de- portment and manners were excellent. I received many compliments on this score and, in fact, on one or two occasions it was embarrassing. Travel certainly broadens the mind and it was re- vealing to see and notice the boys becoming more interested and involved as the tour progressed— more interest in cultural things and more tolerant of the differences that they noticed. Probably they were most struck by the antiquity of the buildings, and impressed by the accomplishments of men who could build struc- tures like Wells Cathedral or York Minster. The country- side too looked so well ordered and cultivated compared to the ruggedness of B.C. And the accents! We never quite got over the accents (who ever does?). No sooner did we get used to one than we were off on a short journey to another part of the country where we had to repeat the performance. By and large, we felt that the Scots were the easiest to understand. Unfortunately the schools against whom we com- peted were probably too much like our own, almost all being Independent or Public schools. However, we did come up against several types of these. Our first meet and our toughest opposition was against Millfield School in Somerset. We were thoroughly beaten in this one but the boys enjoyed themselves immensley as this was a co-education boarding school! I think one or two of the boys were hoping that Millfield would offer exchange athletic scholarships. Clifton College ' and Whitgift School in S. London were next met and de- feated. We then visited Wellington College where we finished in the middle of a triangular match, being beaten by Wellington but winning against R. A. F. Granwell. Another loss followed, this time to Stowe School in Bucks. They were strong, but with our full team (i.e. the boys on the school team who couldn ' t make the trip) we might have just beaten them. The long train journey to Gordonstoun School in the North of Scotland was a contributing factor to losing a close match with Gordonstoun, but the three days spent at that school were so pleasant that no one seemed to mind. In addition, having the opportunity of meeting Prince Charles was a rare honour and real pleasure. He is a most delightful and unassuming young man. Participating in the Inverness Highland Gathering was exciting and colourful experience and we were honoured by being given a Scottish high tea by the Provost (mayor) of Inverness. This was followed by a visit to the Town House where we all signed the official guest book. The weather in Scotland had been cold and dull and it continued thus even while we were in Edinburgh where we were at our worst, athletically, against George Heriot ' s School. They beat us far too easily and we were not pleased with our efforts. So much so that when we returned to England for our final two meets, we won them both quite convincingly to bring our record up to a more respectable level. Our win at Solihull School (near Birmingham) was watched by Colonel Lake who journeyed down from Chester just to cheer on his old school. We were very grateful to him and Mrs. Lake for going to the trouble of coming to see us. Our final meet against Bedford and Bedford Modern Schools saw us back to our best and we beat them both. Perhaps the fact that rowers who were competing in the Bedford Regatta and were watching us had something to do with it, but the fact remains that we ended our tour off on a high note. Just what the doctor ordered. The two outstanding performers for us were Doug Hansen who was undefeated in 16 races in the 880 and the mile, and Bruce Johnson who was Mr. Versatile and at one time or another represented us in a total of nine different events. Naturally, we did not rely on these two, and several others, namely Stuart Angus, Mark Scott, our captain, and Jim Collbran (our head boy) had a good tour. Finally let me say again that these tours are only as successful as the boys make them, and as group leader, I can truthfully say that no one could have had a better group to lead than did I. -D. H-L 78 C uropean S auadh Jour - 1967 ( I ihat was originally planned as a cricket tour turned weak opposition. It was left to Mike Atwood to deal 1 1 overnight, in somewhat Lewis Carroll fashion, with Mike Greenwood at No. 1. He put up a good into a squash tour, the first one ever to tour England fight as always but lost to a player of exceptional talent, from Shawnigan. At first, it was to be a team of five but the match was ours nevertheless, but then Wade wasn ' t able to go, so we had to make do Our second last fixture was against the Jesters Club, with four and hope there would be no drawn matches. a famous English squash club and here we were all The team therefore was Peter Gudewill, captain, Eddie beaten— McGarry included— by men a good 15 or 20 Berwick, Mike Atwood and Beauchamp Colclough, years older than us. Here it was that experience and playing in that order. skill vastly outweighed speed and enthusiasm, and With our base at a hotel in the heart of swinging Beauchamp found that good lady players were just as London, the plan was to play schools within a radius formidable as elderly gentlemen ones! of about 100 miles of London. Equipped with our Our last match was against Kings College, Canter- rather expensive but most comfortable English Ford, we bury where we lost 3-1, the captain alone winning his rode in style to our fixtures as befits true Canadians, and match with the most superb game of the tour, a fitting suitably impressed our opponents! What impressed them ending. The Continent was a day away, two of our even more, however, was to find how competent we racquets were broken and come to think of it we ' d had were at a game that was so different from our own and enough squash. The real holiday was about to begin, one which we ' d had so little experience of. The softness We had been hospitably treated at the schools we had of the English squash ball requires techniques of ball visited, particularly at Stowe and King ' s and we had control and court movement— not to mention greater viewed with interest the inside of some famous English speed and fitness— that are not easily grasped or de- public schools, notably Eton, and discerned the origin veloped. Bear this in mind and you will appreciate the of the Shawnigan pattern! We had spent a considerable real worth of the squash tour ' s performance! amount of time in London and enjoyed its freedom, its The first school we played against was Brighton colour, its variety and its diesel fumes. We had met College. Looking back on it, perhaps it was fortunate some very fine Englishmen and made some good friends that we met them so early in the tour. They were but it was good to get away just before the fine weather extremely strong-in fact the present English school broke and (for me) to have only one person to think of! champions— and their No. 1 had just returned from SCORES — M.M.G. Egypt as No. 5 string in the English schools team! We ys Bri hton College L 0-4 were beaten 4-0 Gudewill alone taking a game off an ys Tonbridge School L 0-4 opponent. We learned much there as became apparent Eton College W 3-1 in our next match against Tonbridge School a few days Stowe School L 4 later. Once again we lost 4-0 but this time only after ys Wellington CollegZZZZZZZZZZIw 3-0 four exceedingly close matches, each member of the ys Cheltenham College _ W 3-1 team playing some of the best squash of the tour. (Peter vs j ester ' s Club L 0-4 Gudewill ' s exceptional talent began to show from this ys King - S School (C terbury7 ZZZ ZZl 1-3 point on.) Matches played 8 Won 3 Lost 5 Our next game was against Eton and this we won Games layed 31 Won 10 Lost 21 3-1 but, while none of the matches were walk-overs, the result might have been somewhat different if Eton ' s two INDIVIDUAL TALLY top strings had been able to turn out. Nevertheless, it P W L F A was an important match since it was our first victory P- Gudewill 8 4 4 16 15 in England and the team felt that much more confident E. Berwick ....7 16 6 18 of their prospects against other schools. M. Atwood 8 2 6 7 20 Against Stowe School, our next fixture, we put a B. Colclough 8 2 6 8 15 rather insipid performance (with the exception of Beau- champ Colclough), and lost 4-0 to opponents we could have beaten, but against Wellington College the next day we did much better playing more robust squash and dservedly winning 3-0. (Eddie Berwick didn ' t play due to a bruised foot.) By switching Peter Gudewill to No. 2 in our next match against Cheltenham College so that he could play his brother Nick, we were able to bring off a somewhat unexpected victory. Peter beat his brother, grown lazy on English beer and Eddie Berwick and Beauchamp Colclough dealt summarily with some very 79 Ok ' (European Jour6 THE BAVARIAN WEEK ITALIAN TOUR C o begin with, we must all thank Mr. Dinter most J sincerely for looking after the German part of the European tour. I ' m sure it was most relieving for most of us to see Mr. Dinter waiting for us in the Munich train station at a time when we could speak no German and had no idea where to go. Well, he did, and he took us on a most wonderful week, eating, seeing and drinking Germany. On our excursions we saw a little of the history and a lot of the beauty of Ludwig Ill ' s castle at Neuschwonstain and also of the magnificent cathedral at Salzburg. The baroque churches, even in the small towns as Wies, were plentiful and fabnificent. But that was not all the culture we absorbed; the modern culture was just as interesting and we participated in a certain extent in it. We stayed at a typically German resort centre, Schliersee, in a typical hotel and went swimming every morning in the lake in front of our hotel. At night we visited the different restaurants and ate such typically German dishes such as Wienerschnitzel mit Pomme Fries . Also Shawnigan boys patronized the two very good night- clubs in town and all the time we drank the most wonderful beer brewed in the world— Ina Lita, Bitta was our password at most beer halls! Mr. Dinter showed us most of the good parts of Munich, and what to buy there in such shops as the Sporthaus and there, a few boys made large savings on skis and boots. One of the greatest aspects of the Bavarian week was the high spirit which was kept throughout. None of us had to do anything, we were given fifteen marks each day ($3.00) for lunch and dinner and then left to what we pleased. Usually we followed one of Mr. Dinter ' s excellent suggestions and thus we had a chance to get out and meet the people. THE AUSTRIAN ALPS The village of Solden is approvimately thirty miles outside of Innsbruck among the Austrian Alps and is served by a narrow, winding, valley road. Directly above, half-way up Gaislachleogel mountain, is the ski village of Hochsolden which is reached by either switch- back road or a chairlift. This village is actually a group of hotels used during the ski season, one of which, Hotel Alpenfriede, was our base camp for a week. On the first day three of us hiked around the far side of a nearby mountain, up to its loftiest peak and then down a large rock slide to the bottom. Although we went on similar hikes throughout the week, the first proved to have been the most strenuous. The scenery among the mountains was beautiful and the weather was outstanding which attracted hundreds of Austrian hikers of all ages and sizes. The few of us who went on this tour felt that we had a most worth- while time and had accomplished a great deal in our having hiked in the Austrian Alps. Mr. Grey, the chief organizer of the whole tour, also organized a few excellent days for the boys in Rome and Venice. Our accomodations in Rome were excellent as we were residents in the dorms constructed for the 1960 Olympics in Rome and thus besides ex- cellent facilities we also had access to the Olympic pool nearby. An advantge which few of us ignored. Mr. Grey divided his Rome tour up into two parts. The first was historical Rome and the second was religious Rome. Before our tour of the collesium and forum on the first day, we visited Mr. Larsen in his new school, St. Stephen ' s. We tried to finish our touring by lunch time every day as it soon became too hot to do anything except relax beside the pool. On the second day we were fortunate to have a master from Mr. Larsen ' s school guide us around St. Peter ' s and the Sistern Chapel. In the morning we had a small service for Bill Wheaton in one of the few Anglican churches in Rome. On the evening of our second day we had a farewell dinner for Mr. Larsen at a carnival-like restau- rant in Rome. This proved to be quite a joyful event as Gary Ander found some French Canadians with whom he started a boysterous singsong. On the last day, before departing for Venice, we all had a tour of the Catacombs. That evening, after a brisk train ride north on the Rapido, we found ourselves in Venice. After dinner on the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, we wandered about the thousands of canals and allies of the city and had a glimpse of St. Mark ' s square at night. The next day was filled by a tour of the Doge ' s palace and a quick boat trip out to the famous glass works at Murano. In Venice, many boys took advantage of the cheap but excellent glass and leather ware to buy presents for their families and friends. The organization was ex- cellent and we all gained many more experiences and naturally our thanks go to Mr. Grey for this. EURAIL PASS Some boys, using their Eurail Pass tickets, took off for one week independantly. Leaving an itinerary with Mr. Grey, they travelled wherever their Eurail Pass tickets would allow them. Some boys visited relatives in Switzerland and Spain, other travelled to Denmark, Holland and Italy. The value of this week was that the boys were entirely independant and were free to travel wherever they wished, surely an education in itself. 80 LJld ( Sous ' rioted C 7 HE response to the questionnaire contained in the last newsletter was very good and we now have information about a lot of people who had, until now, just been names on lists. George R. Wilson (1952) is at present a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He was recently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, While flying an unarmed C47 on a night mission over Vietnam, he was hit by enemy ground fire. Instead of escaping the fire, he continued on his special mission at 1500 feet above ground. Fighter planes arrived and knocked out the enemy guns before they could shoot him down. He has been assigned to the Air Force Weapons Laboratory at Kirtland, Oregon. Also with the armed services (rumour has him with the marines) is Tony Conklin (1965). Tom Ladner (1931) is the senior partner in a legal firm in Vancouver. He has six children, one being Peter who was Head Boy at S.L.S. in 1965-66. Most readers will remember Tom for being associated with Corny Burke (1932) and R. Maitland (1934) as the 3 Muske- teers during W.W. II. John Hicks (1939) is a professional engineer with B.C. Hydro. He is married with one daughter. Congrats, John, for winning the Lt. Governor (1967-68) medal for District 21; Toastmasters International. Another one drawing his paycheque from the government is Ken Hansen (1947), who lives in Victoria and is the personnel officer of the Province of B.C. He is married with two boys. A third one is Bill Phillips (1956) who is a probation officer with the provincial government at Vernon, B.C. He is married and obtained his B.A. from Whitworth College, Washington, U.S.A. Victor Rose (1932) is farming in Suffolk, England. He is married and has three children. He has written encouraging other Old Boys to drop in and visit him. In a similar line of work is Ted Putnam (1950) who is a wheat and cattle rancher in Fossil, Oregon. He is married with two children. D. Vic Allen (1950) has a B.Comm. and an LL.B. from U.B.C. He is a partner in Lecovin, Allen Co. barrister and solicitor. Another lawyer is Gordon Draeseke (1929) who is vice-president of Rayonier of Canada. He is living in Vancouver, married, with five children. In addition to business, his contribution to the community has been very great. He has been, among other things, past president of the Medical Services Association and director and vice-president of the Vancouver Festival. Don Ingledew (1965) is presently at the B.C. Insti- tute of Technology, where he is taking up business administration. He has also been playing a lot of rugby for the Georgians. Dick Iverson (1965) is also at B.C.I.T., ' going into forest products. Jim Thompson (1966) is attending the University of California in Berkeley, while living in San Francisco. Barry Cooper (1962) received an honors B.A. from U.B.C. and an M.A. from Duke in 1967. He is now an instructor in the Department of Political Science at Duke and, after the summer of 1968, plans to do research in Europe. Also in the field of education is Graham Anderson (1942). Having graduated from U.B.C, he is presently teaching at S.L.S. where he is a housemaster as well registrar at the school. He is still single and enjoying it! P. H. F. Wright (1950) is a flight lieutenent with the R.A.F., stationed in Wiltshire, England. He writes that he served in Arabia for the Sultan of Oman ' s air force as the flight commander and now has joined Transport Command Britannias for the next two years. Also making his living in the air is A. R. G. Douglas (1960). He has flown for various airlines in western Canada; transporting everything from fish to dynamite, and at present flies with Air Canada. Geoff Smith (1956) is moving to Toronto with Confederation Life for two years as a training assistant in head office. He is married with two children and plans to return to Vancouver after the two years. Tom Branson (1930) graduated from U.B.C. and is now president of his own Ford dealership in Chilliwack, B.C. His brother Bob (1931) is with the Air Ministry in London, England. Douglas Fraser (1962) is studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London on a Canada Council Scholarship. Graham N. Hunter (1966) is also in London at the Royal College of Music. He is a student in organ under the famous British composer Herbert Howells. Bruce Sharp (1963) has just been accepted into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He will be studying in Britain for three years. Finally, the Old Boys Society would appreciate hearing from other SLOBS as regards their addresses and activities. Write c o Box 2977, Vancouver, B.C. 82 S3 85