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

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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

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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

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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