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

Text from Pages 1 - 82 of the 1968 volume:

SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Canada PRINTED BY UNEEDA PRINTERS 1260 WEST BROADWAY, Vancouver 9, B.C. Editors P. SPOHN, T. WILSON Assistant Editor M. DAWSON Photographers BRUCE TRETHEWEY. ALEX MILLAR Business Manager M. ELLISSEN Shawnigan Lake School — 1967-1968 Founder The late C. W. Lonsdale Visitor The Most Reverend the Archbishop of British Columbia H. E. Sexton, d.d. 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 Farrel, esq Walter Koerner, esq.ll.d J. B. Macdonald, esq., d.d.s., m.s., Ph.D., a.m., ll.d. Former President of the University of British Columbia M. F. McGregor, esq. b.a.. ma., Ph.D. Head of Classics Department, University of British Columbia D. K. Macrae, esq Mr. Justice A. B. Robertson, qc Malcolm Taylor esq., b a , m a. ph d (U. of Calif.) President of the University of Victoria Board of Governors C. E. Morris, esq., ll.b., f.a.c.p (Chairman) A. F. Armstrong, b.a Peter Banks, m.d (London), mb. bs, f.r.cp (C), m.rcp. (Eng.) C. Tucker Battle J. I. Bird, qc. bcomm . (U.B.C.) G. S. J. BOWell, M. BE. MB A H. P. R. Brown :;: C. Burke, d.s.c. W. E. Burns, esq John Cross, esq G. R. Dawson, ba.sc. PEn g M. A. Ellissen, m.c Kelly H. Gibson, esq W. C. Gibson, b a ., msc . d.phil (Oxon.),M d ., cm (McGill) Kemble Greenwood, m.b.b.s, m.rcp (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.CA C. E. Sine, b a (Dart.) John K. Sloan, bcomm (U.B.C.) G. H. Wheaton, esq J. B. Williams, esq President of the Old Boys Society: R. W. Murdoch Indicates Old Boy of Shawnigan Lake School Dedication We are most honoured to dedicate this year ' s maga- zine to a man whose long and dedicated connection with the school goes back forty-six years to 1922. Mr. Myles Ellissen, born in London, England, edu- cated at Malvern College and winner of the Military Cross at the Battle of the Somme came to the school under its late founder C. W. Lonsdale. As a form master he taught all subjects, coached cricket and took charge of all blast- ing operations on the trunks of the trees being cut down to make what are today our present playing fields. After the fire of December 1926 the present main building was constructed and Lake ' s House was founded with Mr. Ellissen as Housemaster and Bursar. During this time the Chapel, Copeman ' s House, and the old Classroom Block were built and the enrolment rose to two hundred five. After a Headmastership at Strathcona School for boys in Calgary he went back into the Canadian Army as the Company Commander of a Basic Training Centre in Camros Alberta with the rank of Major. Then in 1961, Mr. Ellissen came back to what ob- viously has always been his first love: Shawnigan Lake School. He came as Bursar and as such he has reached a great service to us all with an understanding and devo- tion the like of which one seldom if ever meets. Outside the Bursary he took part in all he had time for — he sang in the choruses of several Gilbert and Sullivans, played on the stage in several staff sketches, umpired cricket matches, looked after the publication of the annual magazine and so on. He has now retired and although he will continue his strong and invaluable connection with the school as a Governor, the immediate Shawnigan scene will always be poorer by his absence. No longer will we have with us one of that old breed of whom everybody is terrified, but whom everybody loves. On his retirement he and Mrs. Ellissen are embarking on a world tour. We shall miss them very much indeed but we wish them an exciting and happy trip and a very joyous retirement. Dedication In grateful acknowledgement of his contribution to Shawnigan Lake School the editors dedicate this year ' s Annual to M. A. Ellissen, M.C. Table of Contents SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Board of Governors 7 Dedication 8 Salvete 11 Valete 12 School Staff 13 School Office Holders 14 DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS 15 PRIZE LIST 15 EDITORIAL 15 CHAPEL 17 TRIBUTE 19 GRAD CLASS 21 Head Boy ' s Letter 30 THE HOUSES Lake ' s 33 Ripley ' s 35 Groves ' 37 Copeman ' s 39 Hill House 41 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Oliver! 43 Wild Duck 44 Easter Concert 44 Inter-House Music Festival 45 Students ' Council 45 Achievement Period 45 The Model U.N. Assembly 46 Computor Society 47 Philosophy Club 47 Sailing 48 Skiing 48 Dances 48 HOBBIES Outdoor Club 49 School Band 49 Photo Club 49 Library 50 Art Club 50 Film Society 50 Stage 51 Shop 51 Rifle Club 51 Life Saving 52 Scouts 52 STANTI ' S GARDEN 53 SPORTS First XV 55 Second XV 57 Colts XV 58 Basketball 59 Squash 60 Cross-Country 61 Gymnastics 62 Tennis Notes 62 Rowing 63 Cricket 65 Track and Field 66 Grass Hockey 68 Inter-House 70 LITERARY Reflections 72 My Hand 73 Two In One 74 The Snake 75 In My Sixth Storey Room 76 The Drunk 76 The Patriot 76 Today and Tomorrow 77 Rain 77 Strange Fruit 78 CLASS OF ' 68 RESIDENCES 80 K) SALVETE R. Arthurs Mr. Bob Arthurs was born in Toronto in 1945. He attended Upper Canada College until 1963 when he left for Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. Being a Biologist, Mr. Arthurs plans to do further research in this field. As well as driving sports cars, Bob ' s other interests are Tropical Fish, Light Music and girls. At present he is teaching Biology at St. George ' s. Although Mr. Joyce tells us that he could not understand English conversation we are sure he will have every success in the future. P. Bingley Mr. Bingley was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malasia and was educated in Northamptonshire, England. He con- tinued his studies at Selwyn College, Cambridge where he majored in Spanish and French. Besides studies he was active in both rugby and rowing. During the year here at school Mr. Bingley has contributed greatly in rugby, rowing and scouts. And most notable of all, as assistant housemaster of Groves House. We wish him the very best in the future. D. Joyce P. Kearns Mr. Joyce was born in London and attended prep school at Ardingly College. He obtained his honours degree in Modern Languages at Trinity College, Cam- bridge, where he was active in soccer and cricket. Here at Shawnigan he has been active in the school band and produced the Wild Duck, an excellent production done in a remarkably short time. As well as being a proficient French teacher, Mr. Joyce is a cellist and guitarist of great repute. He plans to be a hippie in San Francisco or a bum in Santa-Fe. We hope he will spend a few years at Shawnigan first. Mr. Kearns was born in Somerset, England and educated at Markton Combe School where he was active in rugby and rowing. On graduation he went to Wadham College, Oxford and was there appointed Captain of Boats. Two years of National Service were then spent in Royal Engineers after which he began his career at Taunton School, England. In his thirteen years there he taught Chemistry, Biology and was Assistant Housema- ter and Housemaster. Following a successful visit to Canada in 1965, he was prompted to accept the job at Shawnigan which he now holds. His interests are fishing, music, in which he admirably plays the bassoon, golf, sailing, and shooting. We wish him the best in his career at Shawnigan which we hope would be happy and reward- ing. 11 VALETE J. Dickens From the year 1962 to ' 68, Mr. Jed Dickens was a well known figure on the Shawnigan campus. Arriving from Saskatchewan, he took his position in the English department while teaching History on the side. Many a boy will no doubt recall how Mr. Dickens ' unique sense of humour served to brighten up the day and make every- thing seem worthwhile. He became Assistant Housemas- ter in Groves ' House for a year and during the latter part of his stay he directed the Speed Reading course and coached the Grass Hockey team. Now he is off to Apple- by College in Ontario and we at Shawnigan extend to him and his family our best wishes for future success and happiness. A. Brown Mr. Brown came to Shawnigan in 1963 to teach in the sciences and two years later he became the compe- tent head of the department. He taught Physics to grades ten. eleven, and twelve, while developing the lab into one of the most advanced of its kind in B.C. He led the two science tours down to the Boeing Aircraft plant in Seattle much to the interest of the many boys who were present. In the last year Mr. Brown has started the Computer Society which has been highly successful, involving boys in the more senior grades. In May of the last year this club programmed a computor dance in which 73 boys and 73 girls were macthed according to their compat- ibility. The dance turned out exceptionally well with everyone enjoying themselves. The other areas of school life in which he was active were rugby where he coached the Juniors and also as the head of the Philosophy Club which met weekly at his house. The experiment of the 3 Day Achievement began with his ideas and suggestions which perhaps we may benefit from next year with the possible repetition of the experiment. Married and with two children, aged four and two years, Mr. Brown now leaves us to attend on a scholarship Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island. We wish him the very best of luck in his studies and future life in which we feel he will be most successful. G. Oteman In the five years that Mr. Oteman has been at Shaw- nigan he has made a remarkable contribution to the school. He must be remembered not only as a French teacher but for his varied contribution to the Fine Arts. Through his singular effort the Art Club was supervised, instructed and maintained. In Music he dedicated hours of his busy schedule in the difficult task of developing the School Orchestra and this year saw him playing the organ in Chapel. As Librarian in our new Library he devoted a great deal of time in maintenance, supervision, rotating periodicals, filing books and choosing new and up-to-date volumes. He is taking a few years out from teaching to attend the University of Victoria. We would like to thank him for his unselfish contribution to the school and wish him and his family the best of luck in the future. 12 Shawnigan Lake School Staff ACTING HEADMASTER L. P. MacLachlan, B.Arch. (Capetown), M.A. (Oxon.) ACTING ASSISTANT HEADMASTER P. H. Josselyn, B.A. (Nottingham), Dip. Ed. REGISTRAR G. L. Anderson, B.A. (Brit. Col.) CHAPLAIN The Rev. W. H. H. McClelland, M.B.E., M.A. HOUSE MASTERS G. L. Anderson, B.A. (Brit. Col.), Registrar D. W. Hyde-Lay, P.T.I. , E.T.S. (Switzerland), Dir. of Phys. Ed. J. S. Grey (Durham), Mathematics M. A. Nightingale, M.A. (Oxon.), Head of History • P. J. Kearns, M.A. (Oxon.), Chemistry Lake ' s Home Copeman ' s House Ripley ' s House Groves ' House Hill House ASSISTANT J. T. Armstrong, B .A.Sc, M.A.Sc. (U.B.C.), Ph.D. (University of Wales) Head of Mathematics R. S. Arthurs, B.Sc. (Mount Allison) Math and Science P. M. L. Bingley, B.A. (Cantab.) Assistant Housemaster of Groves ' Modern Languages T. L. Brierley, Esq. Commerce A. C. M. Brown, B.A.Sc. (U.B.C.), Dip. Ed. (Oxon.) Head of Science J. E. Dickens, B.Ed. (U of Vic.) English and History MASTERS J. Gotthardt, B.A. (Carleton), M.Sc. (U. of Wisconsin) Biology K. J. Hickling, Esq. Mechanical Drawing R. W. Joyce, B.A. (Cantab.) Modern Languages M. E. McGarry, B.A. (Oxon.) History and English H. M. Mcintosh, Saskatchewan Teaching Certificate English and Mathematics G. W. Oteman, B.A. (Nijmegen), Teacher ' s Certificate (Music) Modern Languages, Librarian, Art W. R. Salmon, B.A. (Toronto) Head of Classics M. A. Ellissen, M.C. Bursar D. M. Ferguson Assistant Bursar Mrs. G. Patriquin Secretary to Acting Headmaster Miss M. C. Clunas Secretary ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Mrs. B. Hilton Housekeeper Mrs. H. Pearson, R.N. Nurse Mrs. J. Hewitt, Mrs. M. Godwin, Mrs. A. Lowe Matrons in Main Building Mrs. J. Hartl, Mrs. B. Dinter Matrons in Copeman ' s Indicates Old Boy of Shawnigan Lake School 13 Standing Left to Right: D. Barlow, D. Winslow, I. McBean. Sitting: E. Poulsson. C. Grauer (Head Boy), Mr. L. P. MacLachlan (Headmaster), S. Luce, D. Hansen. SCHOOL PREFECTS HOUSE PREFECTS Head Boy — J. C. Grauer E. S. Poulsson S. C. Luce I. D. McBean D. G. M. Barlow D. Winslow D. J. Hansen RIPLEY ' S HOUSE D. I. McDiarmid W. R. Brown N. M. Comber S. M. Hamilton A. R. Shepard P. V. Gordon J. W. Lusney R. M. Shaw J. C. Sloan A. J. Whitehead GAMES CAPTAINS LAKE ' S HOUSE C. S. Bowell L. S. Ladner G. M. Craig G. M. Robson A. B. Wilson GROVES ' HOUSE Rugby I. D. Fairweather Cricket P. B. Gudewill Track D. J. Hansen Rowing E. S. Poulsson Basketball I. D. Fairweather Field Hockey G. J. Williamson Gymnastics D. F. Motter Cross Country D. J. Hansen Sailing J. C. Sloan Squash P. B. Gudewill Shooting D. B. Trethewey Swimming G. M. Robson Tennis W. C. K. Clarke P. B. Gudewill M. M. Bridge P. J. DeWitt D. R. Paulson R. B. Arnt G. P. Barratt M. R. Dawson J. G. Housser P. H. M. Spohn COPEMAN ' S HOUSE L. S. Richardson R. C. Freeman W. Gould A. R. Hocking 14 Departmental Examinations This year the average in the Final Provincial Exam- inations were not as high as in previous years. Neverthe- less, with a somewhat larger graduating class we are pleased that 38 boys out of 41 achieved high school graduation. Furthermore, 97.3% of the papers written were passed and this is slightly higher than in 1966-67. A number of this years graduates are going to uni- versity further afield. Among them are Christopher Grauer who will attend Wesleyan University in Connecti- cut; David Winslow attending Amherst College in Massa- chusetts; James Peck who was accepted on an early decision and who will increase our number of graduates at McGill and Stephen Luce who will go to Marietta Col- lege in Ohio. To them, and, indeed, to all our graduates go our sincere best wishes for a happy and successful future. Subjects Number Number of Who Candidates Passed English Literature ... 29 History 12 29 Mathematics 12 .... 29 Chemistry 12 11 Physics 12 23 Biology 12 9 French 12 8 Latin 12 2 Geography 12 10 Total 151 Number Over Average 80% 29 4 66.17 29 2 65.89 28 4 65.63 10 — 65.63 23 2 66.95 9 — 59.44 7 — 54.75 2 — 58.50 9 — 58.20 147 12 62.35 Prize List General Proficiency Prizes: Grade 12-C J. C. Grauer 12-S J. Blakeway 12-A R. A. Maclure 11-C T. R. Bangs 11-A J. P. Kay 11-S J. W. Lusney 10-1 D. P. Stev enson 10-2 D. D. Cameron 10-3 D. D. Cumming 9-1 P. C. MacDonald 9-2 G. B. Parnell 9-3 J. S. Babcock 8 J. G. J. 0. Millar General Progress Prizes: Senior School P. L. Foster Middle School J. Pattison Junior School C. J. G. Zorkin Savage Prizes for English: Senior School R. A. Maclure Middle School D. J. Lieberman Junior School P. C. MacDonald Mathematics Prize J. W. C. P. Peck History Prize J. I. McDiarmid Science Prize J. W. C. P. Peck French Prize: Senior T. R. Bangs Junior D. M. Anderson Art Prize: Senior D. I. McDiarmid Junior M. • D. Olson Inter-House Academic Shield Lake ' s Individual Academic Shield: Senior T. R. Bangs Junior J. G. J. 0. Millar Editorial Shawnigan is indeed a unique school, in both its geographical situation and way of life. Those of us that have been at the school for a number of years have seen the winds of change and more than once have probably remarked, ' You should have seen it in my first year . . . ' and so on. However these changes can hardly be avoided and in fact can make our community a better and happier place to live in. Better in the sense that the mechanical side of school life runs smoothly; happier in that the spirit of the boys is sharp. Spirit or loyalty is the stepping stone to pride which is both loyalty to one ' s school and self-respect. There are many things in which we can take pride and give respect in our school. Take the gardens for instance — they are undoutedly one of the most beautiful of any school in the province. The teams are successful, the buildings are impressive, and more developments are on the drawing board. But what about underneath the surface? Here pride is developed from three main aspects which can really only work together: Unity, Involvement, and Con cern. Unity in purpose, involvement in all school activities as well as school governing, and real concern for what goes on around us. Having achieved these, the rest will fall into place, to preserve the uniqueness for which Shawnigan is widely known. So let us not rest on our laurels hoping for the best, for they will eventually wilt if we do not water them. 15 Chapel Crucifer .... Senior Server . .J. C. Grauer D. M. Bullock Scholars Open: Entrance: D. G. M. Barlow N. M. Comber S. E. Deering A. M. Kritzinger D. P. Stevenson G. M. Meredith A. M. Penn Special Awards Inter-House Challenge Shield Lake ' s Junior Citizenship Cup: Michaelmas P. C. MacDonald Lent P. C. MacDonald Summer P. C. MacDonald Senior Citizenship: Michaelmas E. S. Poulsson Lent E. S. Poulsson Summer E. S. Poulsson Sportsmanship Cup S. C. Luce Runner-Up D. J. Hansen Grove ' s All-Rounder Award D. G. M. Barlow Runner-Up J. C. Grauer School Academic: D. G. M. Barlow, J. C. Grauer, J. W. C. P. Peck, R. A. Maclure, T. R. Bangs, S. E. Deering, D. J. Lieberman. Rugby: I. D. Fairweather, R. C. Freeman, D. I. McDiarmid, S. C. Luce. Track and Field: D. J. Hansen, A. J. McAllister, I. D. McBean, B. W. Ruddell, L. S. Richardson, D. G. Finlay. Cricket: P. B. Gudewill, P. D. Hancock, P. S. Manning, D. G. M. Barlow. Athletic Awards Cricket: Independent Schools ' Cricket Cup S.L.S. Rugby: Inter-House Champions (Senior) Copeman ' s Inter-House Champions (Junior) Copeman ' s Track: Independent Schools ' Cup S.L.S. Mid-Island Senior Boys Champions S.L.S. Inter-House Champions Copeman ' s Pooley Cup (Mile) D. J. Hansen Senior Track Champion D. J. Hansen Unde r 16 Champion C. L. Punnett Under 14 Champion P. Bangs Cross-Country Independent Schools ' Cup S.L.S. Mid-Island Champions S.L.S. Vancouver Island Champions S.L.S. Inter-House Champions Copeman ' s Senior Champion A. McAllister Rowing: Independent Schools ' Cup S.L.S. Pacific Northwest Champions S.L.S. Inter-House Cup Lake ' s Gymnastics Independent Schools ' Cup S.L.S. Inter-House Cup Copeman ' s Senior Champion R. A. Bourne Squash: Inter-House Cup Groves ' Senior Champion P. Gudewill Sailing: Independent Schools ' Cup S.L.S. Inter-House Cup Groves ' Basketball: Independent Schools ' Cup S.L.S. Inter-House Cup Lakes ' Swimming: Independent Schools ' Champions S.L.S. Inter-Ho use Cup Groves ' Senior Champion M. Robson Under 16 Champion G. Bestwick Under 14 Champion A. Hunt Shooting: Inter-House Cup Copeman ' s Sportsmanship Cup S. C. Luce Colours Rowing: E. S. Poulsson, R. C. Freeman, C. S. Bowell, S. M. Hamilton, S. C. Luce, W. R. Brown, D. J. Lieberman, D. F. Motter, J. L. Randall, R. B. Arnt, D. Winslow, J. W. Lusney. Basketball: I. D. Fairweather, M. J. Hewitt. Cross Country: D. J. Hansen, A. J. McAllister, I. D. McBean, L G. Bullivant, R. W. Thomson, B. W. Ruddell. Stag Club: E. S. Poulsson, J. C. Grauer, D. M. Bullock, S. G. Rothman, P. H. M. Spohn. 16 The Chaplain Mr. McClelland was born and educated in Ireland. He went to King ' s Hospital School in Dublin where he was active in both cricket and rugby. At the age of seventeen he attended Trini-ty College, Dublin where he received an honours degree in philos- ophy. Still too young to be ordained, he taught for a time in a prep school rather like Cliffside. Soon he was or- dained for a curacy in Dublin and after a second curacy was given the opportunity of his own parish in southern Ireland. Instead Mr. McClelland joined the British Army for what turned out to be an interesting and varied career. His army years took him to Cyprus, North Africa, Egypt and Hong-Kong. He did everything from being in a parachute brigade to teaching in Wales at a school com- manded by the brother of the founder of Lake ' s House. While on the staff of the Chaplain-General in London, he met Mr. Larsen through Col. Lake. He was so im- pressed with Mr. Larsen ' s promotion of the school that he came out in August to visit. He resigned from the army and at the same time married. We wish him and his wife the best of many happy years here at Shawnigan. The Chapel Soon after my arrival at Shawnigan in August last year, when I was introduced to a visitor as the new Chaplain, I was a little taken aback by his greeting ' Oh, I understand that the boys don ' t have to go to chapel anymore! Quite obviously he had heard that there had been some change in the chapel life of the school but had not heard what the change was. Of course we still go to chapel. We believe, as we always have believed at Shawnigan, that the chapel plays an important part in the life of the school. But we recog- nize that the main problem is to find the right mixture. The School should meet as a school for corporate worship, but we believe that there should also be an opportunity for the voluntary response of the individual. This would seem to be an essential part of true worship. It was with this end in view that a change was made viz. the cancellation of chapel every morning at which attendance had been compulsory and the introduction of Evening Prayers on two evenings a week at which atten- dance was entirely voluntary. Holy Communion was cele- brated every Sunday. There was also a School Assembly on Wednesday morning at which we sang a hymn accom- panied by the School Band and at which both the Head master and the Chaplain addressed the school. I am often asked what effect this change has had. If I were statistically minded I could answer that the numbers attending the Evening Prayers have varied be- tween six and forty-six; or I could answer that whereas no one boy attended all these services, there were about one hundred who attended from time to time; or I could quote the following extracts from an Article written by a 1968 Graduate. ' At the Evening Service there was a genuine sense of worship because that was the only reason for atten- dance ' . ' There were no major earth-shattering changes in the Chapel but rather it was the small changes which added up to improve the Chapel-boy relationship ' . But I think I would prefer to answer quite simply that the changes made would seem to have resulted in a much healthier atmosphere in the Chapel which was reflected in the attentiveness and enthusiastic singing of the congregation. At all events, I have been greatly encouraged but I must express my indebtedness to the help that I have received from so many. To Mr. Oteman who has been a most conscientious organist and Choir Master; to Barry Waterlow who has 17 ably deputised on several occasions at the organ; to Mr. Brierley, a faithful member of the choir, who was always on hand to take choir practices when required, and who conducted the School Band at the Wednesday morning Assembly; to Mr. Palmer who presided at the organ on a few special occasions and under whose direction the combined choirs of Shawnigan and Strathcona Girls ' School led the singing at Evensong on two occasions when they also sang an Anthem; to Leigh Foster, Peter Gordon, Kim Punnett, Brian Stuart, Allen McAllister, Ross Ward, Jeff Butcher and Robert Bullock who shared the duties of Sacristant most efficiently; to David Barlow, Don Bullock, Robert Bullock, Jeff Butcher, Neil Comber, Alex Forsythe, Peter Gordon, Richard Maclure, Kim Pun- nett and David Winslow who have acted as Servers; to Chris Grauer the Head Boy, who not only acted as Crucifer, but was also a most valuable member of the Choir. And to the wives of the Staff who arranged the Altar flowers; and indeed to all who by their interest and par- ticipation made the various Services in the Chapel worthy Acts of Worship. w. h. h. McClelland CHAPLAIN Confirmation The Confirmation held in the School Chapel on May 5th was memorable not only for the 31 boys who were confirmed but also for the fact that this was His Grace ' s last visit to the School for Confirmation as Archbishop of British Columbia. The School is most indebted to the Archbishop for his interest and help over a long period and it is very much hoped that His Grace will continue to visit the School from time to time after his retirement. The service was attended by 75 parents and friends of the candidates who, after the service, had the oppor- tunity to meet the Archbishop. The following boys were confirmed: ' The Church Mouse ' Candidates Peter Best Stephen Best Richard Bourne Robert Bourne Donald Carlson John Chaston Abbot, J. G. Agassiz, J. L. Anderson, D. Mc. Atkins, J. J. Bazett, D. Best, C. S. Brierley, J. A. Burnell, R. M. Cameron, D. D. Care re, R. Carlson, D. Chaston, L. G. Chung, L. H. Clarke, B. D. Clarke, W. K. C. Brent Clarke Robert Cuming Blair Fairweather David Fulton John Gregory Peter Hancock Cuming, R. R. Cumming, D. D. DeWitt, P. J. Eades, M. V. Forsythe, Q. A. Fulton, D. J. Fung, C. C. Fung, F. C. Gast, R. E. Gosling, J. G. Gregson, G. Hayes, H. I. Hein, M. V. Hewitt, M. J. Hodson, R. D. Brian Kean Peter MacDonald Roderick MacDonald Bayne Mann Peter Newall Michael Oliver New Boys Jacobs, E. C. Jenkins, D. M. Kay, J. P. Kean, B. Koerner, S. T. Lang, M. B. Lyon, D. N. Malkin, D. C. Mann, W. B. Meredith, G. M. Millar, J. G. Monford, I. L. McLean, M. D. Newall, R. C. Oliver, M. T. Hal Ostlund Willard Ostlund Andrew Penn Guy Robertson John Roer David Scholefield Oostermeyer, J. A. Ostland, W. R. Oughtred, R. M. Owen, C. F. Parker, A. M. Partridge, B. G. Paulson, M. Pechet, M. P. Penn, A. M. Read, C. C. Ritchie, F. Mc. Robertson, G. Mc Robinson, M. C. Roer, J. P. Schwab, R. G. Michael Sine Neil Taylor Samuel Taylor Blair Walker Noel Walker Philip Wilhelmsen Gregory Williamson Shinner, M. W. Sine, M. C. Siple, S. D. Sleath, W. Smart, E. J. Stremic, P. K. Taylor, N. J. Taylor, S. D. Titcomb, D. R. Walker, B. P. Walker, N. B. Waterlow, D. B. Williams, G. T. Woodside, M. S. Zorkin, C. J. 18 Our Thanks The success of the last school year is primarily due to the outstanding efforts of Mr. MacLachlan and every- one connected with Shawnigan owe him their sincere appreciation. Mr. MacLachlan became Assistant Head- master to Mr. Larsen in 1964, the post he will resume this September with the arrival of Mr. Brian Powell, the new Headmaster. In his years at the school he has been active in several Gilbert and Sullivan productions and was this year a leading musician in the newly formed school band. He has also helped coach the First Fifteen since he came to the school. In view of his outstanding contribution to the school, especially in these last two years as Acting Headmaster we feel that this tribute is most deserved and at this particular time most appropriate. 19 20 The Graduation Class WKBwi. r JSKBBmUr . ■ •- ' PHSHHHBMHHVV«lllJUiJ«4MI : Back Row Left to Right: P. Gudewill, M. Hewitt, J. Randall, S. Ladner. C. Clarke, P. Hancock, N. Comber, B. Gould, P. DeWitt, E. Poulsson, I. Fairweather, I. McBean, C. Fung. Middle Row: R. Freeman, L. Richardson, R. Thomson, D. Winslow. L. Bullivant, J. Peck, J. Blakeway, K. Booth, G. Williamson, D. Motter. D. McDiarmid, D. Barlow, S. Rothman, D. Hansen. Sitting: S. Hamilton, S. Luce, D. Sutherland, D. Paulson, C. Bowell, R. Maclure, C. Grauer, J. McDiarmid, M. Bridge T. Shepard, P. Lewis, D. Bullock, B. Brown. J. C. Grauer As this year ' s Head Boy, Chris Grauer contributed most unselfishly to a successful and happy year. Though reputed to be a quiet person, ' Wicked Growth ' this year unveiled a sense of humour for which he will never be forgotten. Although known to the juniors as Chris ' Growler ' , no one can deny that the happy atmosphere at Shawnigan this year was mainly due to him. His accom- plishments here have been numerous: a leading light in the Drama Club, his finest performance was probably in lead role of ' The Ascent of F-6 ' . In sports, Chris was goalie on the 1st Eleven, a ' weekend ' rower and a mem- ber of the 2nd Fifteen. No one will ever forget Chris ' famed efficiency notices and all of us thank him very much for his leadership and inspiration. The school ' s top scholar, Chris is off to Wesleyan College, Connecticut in the fall. 21 Dave (1963) In his final year at Shawnigan, Dave Barlow was a School Prefect, a 1st Basketball team member, a 1st Fifteen break forward and wicket keeper of the 1st Eleven. ' Wetback ' was also President of the Film Society and for his academic prowess was awarded his School Academic Colours. This summer Dave will be in his native city Mexico and it could be that the call of B.C. will bring him back up to U.B.C. come September. If not, Dave will probably be seen on the campus of the University of Mexico next year. In any even we wish him all the best! Jim (1964) Jim Blakeway, an active member of the Track and Field team has had a suc- cessful time at Shawnigan. Apart from being a member of last year ' s Europe touring Track Team, ' Wa-Waa ' was this year ' s centre on the 4th fifteen and also achieved a good standard in Cross Country, earning his centipede badge. A member of the famous Biology 12 class, it is unlikely that Jim will leave Mr. Gotthardt ' s memory for some time. We feel sure he will be missed by the house on the hill. Next year Jim should be seen roaming the campus of U-Vic. Kelly (1966) The Chilliwack Kid, Kelly Booth has had a good year, especially in Chemistry 12. A hard-working Hockey aspirant, Kell ' s hockey field humour (not to mention his off-the-pitch-humour) kept things hopping around the school. Up at the House on the Hill Kell was especially active, and was an important factor in keeping grad class spirit high throughout the year. We wish him the best next year at U.B.C. Chris (1965) Chris Bowell has had a good final year at S.L.S.; active as a Lake ' s House prefect, 2nd row forward on the 1st XV, a member of the 1st VIM. choir, and 1st basketball team, and as a visitor to Strathcona. Furthermore, when things were looking down, Chris managed to say something which, unintentionally, would break everyone up. An enthusiastic guitar player, Gert could often be found picking a tune, or perhaps talking on the phone. Next fall he will attend U.B.C. Maurice (1964) Maurice Bridge ' s considerable musical talents were a great asset to Shawni- gan this year. He was active in the Music Festival, in many variety shows, and in Oliver! Also a keen rower and a Groves ' House Prefect, Pendulum worked hard to promote Shawnigan - Queen Margaret ' s relationships and to promote insanity in the Science Departments of Physics and Biology. We wish him all the best at U.B.C. next fall. 22 Bill (1963) Bill Brown, a junior house veteran, has had a busy time this year, as a Ripley ' s House prefect, stroke of the 1st VIII, wing of the 2nd XV, member of the Film Society, of the stage crew, and as a part-time Cricketer. We wish him luck as a member of the U-Vic Olympic four, and as a student of U-Vic where, they understand, they sell lots of ice-cream cones. Laurie (1965) Laurie Bullivant, a speedy hockey forward, won his School Colours in that sport. He was also an active track and cross-country enthusiast as well as a back for the 3rd XV. Laurie ' s biggest surprise was getting a good mark in a Chemistry 12 test earning him the undying envy of the rest of the class. We wish him all the best next fall at U-Vic. Don (1966) Don Bullock, our representative from Seward ' s folly, has accomplished a lot in his final year. Manager of the rowing club, Senior Chorister, and Head Lib- rarian, not to mention his dramatic roles in the Wild Duck and Oliver! are just a few of them. It is small wonder he was elected to the Stag Club. A cheerful guy with a wondrous sense of humour, Don ' s Famous Laugh is probably still echoing around the halls of Shawnigan. In the fall Don plans to attend either U.B.C. or the University of Alaska. Crichy (1967) A latecomer to Shawnigan, Crich Clarke realized he had to make up for lost time and spared no effort to leave his mark on the school. A high scoring forward on both the 1st Hockey Eleven and the 4th Fifteen, ' Pyle ' also achieved recog- nition as a go-go dancer at Grad. If the conversation even lagged. Crich was always ready with a ' Diii — slap me a brown ' to keep it going. His good nature and great sense of humour will make him one of the most unforgettable members of the Grad. Class. Next September he will attend U.B.C. Neil (1963) Neil Comber is the only wetback veteran of the Junior House. His Gonzales- type speediness earned him the position of wing on the 1st Fifteen in mid-season, and left wing on the 1st Hockey Eleven, even though he was fond of falling down. He put his voice to use in the Choir, in ' Oliver! ' in which he had a lead part and in numerous quips. Next fall will probably see Neil zipping around the campus of U.N. A.M. in Mexico City. 23 Pete (1967) Another latecomer, Peter DeWitt nevertheless made his contribution to Shawnigan. He played second-row forward on the 2nd and 3rd Fifteens and accomplished much as a Groves ' House Prefect. Summer saw him in the Rowing Club or perhaps asleep. Grad saw him elsewhere. Pete was always a great one for showing genuine interest in School activities and contributed much to keeping up School Spirit. We wish him luck at U.B.C. in the fall. Ian (1962) A real veteran, Ian Fairweather has made many contributions to Shawnigan. A three year career on the 1st Fifteen saw ' Ebo ' as captain this season. He was also captain of Basketball, and only chronic knee trouble kept him from a great success in Track. His good nature and athletic prowess earned him much respect. In his free time he could often be found in his room (the one with the pitchfork behind the door) writing his daily quota of letters. We wish him luck next year when he enters the banking business. Rick (1964) Well what would we do this year without good old ' Fred ' ? Rick Freeman accomplished much this year as vice-captain of rugby, a member of the 1st Eight and as a Copeman ' s House Prefect. Oh yes, he was another one of those famous go-go dancers, too. A man with a great sense of humour, it would be hard to picture Rick in a bad mood. Although his immediate future is as yet undecided, we wish him luck in whatever he does. Cecil (1967) Cecil Fung was our member from Hong Kong this year. Always active, ' Ceece ' sang in the Choir, took up position as a Librarian, played field hockey and made use of his considerable talents as a musician. Cec will be especially well remem- bered by Mr. MacLachlan ' s Math class because he always seemed to be a page or ten ahead. Next September will probably see him at U.B.C. or U-Vic. Bill (1964) Bill Gould left Shawnigan with a note of success after having won the Snob Car Contest hands down. Bill also enjoyed success however as a member of the 3rd Fifteen, 1st Hockey Eleven, as a Copeman ' s House Prefect and a Houseguest of Mrs. Pearson, where he showed amazing talent as an organ player. It ' s a shame though that he never did master an imitation of Mr. Grey ' s laugh. Next fall, Bill will attend Capilano College for one year before entering U.B.C. 24 Pete (1965) Peter Gudewill or ' Pog ' as he was known by most intimate friends will long be famous for the hair on his head which always ' did what it wanted to ' . A strong member of the 1st Fifteen, Captain of Cricket and Squash, ' pudgy paps ' was one of the most all-round athletes in the school. One of the more studious members of 12-A, Pete could often be found perspiring over the books. As Head House Prefect of Groves ' , he should not soon be forgotten by certain notorious Grom- mits. We wish Pete the best at U.B.C. Stu (1966) ' Biceps ' Stu Hamilton, the top oarsman in the school, unfortunately had to miss out this season with the 1st Eight. It is interesting to note that Stu is the only rower in the school this year who rowed with the school at the World Cham- pionships in Ratzburg, Germany last year. A new member of the (elite) 12-C class, Stu used his surplus muscle in the scrum of the very successful 3rd Fifteen, of which he was captain. Stu will be greatly missed by his many friends in Van- couver next year as he and his family are moving to Montreal. We wish him good skiing and good luck at McGill. Pete (1964) Pete Hancock was discovered this year to be an actor (actress?) of sorts with his performance in the 12-S play. A top Biologist, ' C.-Lou ' managed to become Mr. Gotthardt ' s favorite, much to the dismay of his fellow classmates. On the rugby field Pete surprised everyone with his talents as fly-half of the 3rd Fifteen. This summer Pete will return to his native Campbell River where he will guide tourists to the salmon. Next year he will be seen at U.B.C, undoubtedly looking through a microscope. Doug (1963) Sometimes known as Doug Snell, Doug Hansen ' s excellent running career came to a peak this year when he broke Mark Gibson ' s long standing record in the mile. The second best miler in the province, Doug was captain of both Cross- country and Track and Field. Hill House was undoubtedly lucky in having Doug as their head. The only shady business surrounding Doug was his strange disappear- ance from the Grad. Dance for about two hours! Next year we hope to hear news of Doug and the University of Washington Track team. Al (1966) A top waterskier, Al Hocking proved his ability early in the year by placing second in the championships held on the Lake. On Sunday, ' Leaho ' could often be found in Victoria driving his Epic and ' slapping everyone a brown ' . His efforts as a Copeman ' s House Prefect were much appreciated, as were his contributions to the 1st Eleven Grass Hockey Team and the 3rd Fifteen. A very spirited mem- ber of the class, All will be missed by his many friends at Shawnigan. Next year his Epic should be found being towed away from a ' No Parking ' area of U. Vic. 25 Mart (1967) The famous 1 Study Dorm of Lakes House would not have been so famous had not Martin Hewitt, with his great wit, come to Shawnigan. A confirmed American, ' Orville ' used to sweat marks extraordinarily. Is there any explanation for this? ' Nashville ' fitted in extremely well and although we can only hesitantly forgive him for ' jeopardizing Math class ' , he will definitely be greatly missed. A football-player-converted-rugby player, he played in the scrum of the 4th Fifteen and was the best basketball player the school has seen in the last couple of years. Good luck at U. Vic, Mart! Steve (1963) Steve Ladner, one of the few remaining terrors of the ' 63 Junior House, was this year a House Prefect in Lake ' s House and sleeping champion of Mr. Dickens ' English Lit. class. ' Njadner ' , who was also active in Civil Defence over the years, became interested in surgery this year as evident by his frequent use of rubber gloves. Steve ' s running ability earned him a place on the 2nd Fifteen and a berth on the Track Team where he performed in the 220 yards. The Orville-Njadner yawning team will not be soon forgotten, and we look forward to seeing him, Di and the M.G. at U.B.C. in the fall. Pat (1963) Another oldtimer, Pat Lewis was the undisputed Poet Laureate of Shawnigan for the past two years. One of the school ' s top English students, ' Week-End ' made great contributions both to the School Magazine and School Newspaper. He proved his ability on stage this year when he had a major role in the Drama Society ' s ' Wild Duck ' . His performances with the guitar were enjoyed on numer- ous occasions by the school and we assume that he may be the up and coming challenger of Bob Dylan. Pat will undoubtedly study English when he goes to U. Vic. in the fall. We wish him well. Steve (1964) Steve Luce, our representative from Hartford Conn., had a most successful career at Shawnigan. As Head of Copeman ' s House, ' Searie ' proved to be a leader of high quality and was one of the most respected seniors in the school. A top member of the 1st Fifteen and the 1st Eight rowing crew, Steve won the coveted ' Sportsman of the Year ' award. Steve could often be found organizing an activity or making some arrangement, except for Sundays when he would disappear down the tracks toward Strathcona (?). Although ' Sausage ' is going to Marietta College next year, we may expect to see him by this way before too long! We thank Steve, the Deputy Head Boy. for the great job he did. Come back soon! Ian (1963) ' Rat ' as Ian McBean was known by some of his close friends, was this year assistant Head of Groves ' House and a School Prefect. A leading member of the Track Team he has a School Colour in both that sport and in Cross Country. In the afternoons, Ian could at times be found desperately trying to dump water on someone from his quarters in ' The Peak ' or else running the Trail. His great sense of humour and pleasant personality won him many friends and Groves ' will be lacking without him. During this season, his third with the 2nd Fifteen, he became captain of this successful team. Next year we hope to see him running on the track at U.B.C. 26 Don (1965) Don McDiarmid, official school cratoonist, gained fame for his beautiful decorations produced for the Grad. dance. He and Dave Motter have the sincere appreciation of the class for their excellent job. An aggressive break on the 1st Fifteen, ' Don Juan ' was also a member of the Lightweight Eight as well as being guard on the Senior Basketball Team. As Head House Prefect of Ripley ' s House, Don managed to suppress most uprisings by the juniors in the House though the confrontation with Chris Owen was inevitable. Next year Don should be seen drawing cartoons of the teachers at the Calgary School of Fine Arts. Jim (1965) Jim McDiarmid, undoubtedly the tidiest person in the entire Lake ' s House, was the School ' s top Historian this year. Although he caused concern over his occa sional absency, James always made his presence felt when he was about. He followed in his brother ' s footsteps by rowing on the 2nd Eight as 6 and played several games for ' the mighty fourths ' . We wish Jim much success when he enters U.B.C. in September. Rick (1966) The class of ' 68 ' s import from Poland, Rick Maclure was by far 12-A ' s most studious member. Consequently he was continually at the top of the class, fight- ing off the many stout challengers. We feel sure that Mr. Dickens will not soon forget Rick ' s prowess in remembering every detail in the English Lit. book. Out- side of class, ' LP. ' was the top break on the Second Game as well as being a highly skilled sailor. Apart from that, Rick spent much time in the Library al- though he did take the occasional break to have a verbal battle with Pete DeWitt. Next year Rick looks forward to living at home whilst attending U. Vic. Dave (1965) This year Dave Motter could be found perhaps in the gym as captain of Gymnastics or on the fields as scrum-half on the 2nd Fifteen, on the Lake as a member of the 2nd Eight, as senior sculler, or for other reasons, driving the Hunky somewhere (the A W?) or up in the dorm counting his rolls. Always a quick witted chap, Dave was noted for his ' street-corner ' humour. Next fall will probably see Dave as a student at Calgary University. Derek (1963) Derek Paulson, a veteran from Grade Eight days, contributed much to the success of the Grade 12 deek. A Groves ' House Prefect, he also took up position as resident dinner guest at the Pearson ' s, and was runner up in the Snob Car Contest. Shawnigan will be a little quieter without his ' Hhoughh, hhoughh, hhoughh ' echoing through the halls, but at least the confusion as to how many Mr. Grey ' s we had at Shawnigan will be partially solved. Next fall will probably see Derek at the University of Washington State. 27 Jim (1964) A hard worker, Jim Peck proved that his work wasn ' t in vain by getting a perfect 800 on his Maths achievement collegeboard exam. Jim also worked hard in track and in cross-country and occasionally he could be found boning up on his tennis. Next fall, Jim will attend Montreal ' s McGill University, where we under- stand there is an excellent library with complete camping facilities. Esben (1964) A School Prefect, Head of Groves ' House, and Captain of Rowing, Esben Poulsson ' s quiet efficiency and dedication earned him much respect. As president of the Stag Club, 2nd row on the 3rd Fifteen, a member of the Philosophy Club, and Editor of last year ' s Stag, there was hardly a facet of Shawnigan ' s life which ' Esh-bon ' did not have a hand in, including master-imitating (come on, you guys!) We wish him all the best in the Victoria-Maui race this summer, and good luck at U.B.C. in the fall. John (1965) John Randall was without a doubt one of the liveliest members of the Grad. Class and he never tired of coining new cliches. Whether sprinting down the wing on the 1st Game, rowing on the 1st Eight, playing in the Band, or making a detailed study of P.K. ' s Kampen Killing, ' Herb ' was always cheerful and ready to try anything, which in fact he did, performing in the school go-go dancing team, and managing to earn School Colours in Rowing. We wish him all the best as he livens up U.B.C. next year. Lome (1966) Another Copeman ' s House stalwart and House Prefect, Lome Richardson was a valuable member of the 1st Game and the Track Team, as well as an accom- plished drummer and member of the School ' s go-go dancing team. One of the chief ' organizers ' of the Grade 12 deek, Lome ' s physical features came in handy. Starting in the fall, Lome will be seen at S.F.U. Steve (1964) Steve Rothman accomplished a great deal this year. A Ripley ' s House Prefect, he was the backbone of the Film Society and Stage Crew and was largely respon- sible for keeping Rowing Club equipment in good running order. Always willing to lend a hand, Steve was a worthy member of the Stag Club. We wish him luck at B.C.I.T. 28 Tony (1964) One of our imports from south of the Rio Grande, Tony Shepard didn ' t quite succeed in his ambition to hustle every girl at Straths, but he got an ' A ' for his efforts. A pugnacious member of the 1st Game and Eight, ' Hawk ' was also prominent in the Film Society, as a Ripley ' s House Prefect. After a rest at home in I North in September to attend U.B.C., where he will conquest. hard worker on the 2nd various Stage Crews, and lexico City, he will return find many new fields of Dave (1963) A founding member of the ' Kitchen Hustlers ' , Dave Sutherland also enjoyed the atmosphere of the ' Cheen Sha ck! ' A talented guitar player, he could often be found quietly strumming up a tune. Also one of the school ' s top scientists, Dave got quite a charge out of the physics equipment. Next September he will attend U.B.C. Randy (1964) Randy Thomson managed to set a new style in footwear this year, and when ' Rat ' wasn ' t playing rugby on the 2nd Fifteen or running school-colour calibre track, he could be found organizing the dances, inspecting the ' Cheen Shack ' or out on the Lake somewhere. He was also a member of the notorious ' Kitchen Hustlers ' . Next fall he plans to attend U.B.C. Dave (1963) Dave Winslow, one of the Junior House veterans, proved once and for all that there is always ' room at the top ' . Whether he was a peon or Head of Lake ' s, on the 1st Game or 1st Fifteen, in the Choir or Philosophy Club, ' Rudy ' s ' infec- tious sense of humour and independent thought made him a valuable asset to Shawnigan. Next fall he will begin at Amherst where he will undoubtedly miss Mr. Anderson. Greg (1966) Greg Williamson, a Copeman ' s House stalwart and well known patron of the B.C. Ferries, talked and played his way onto the 2nd Fifteen and 1st Hockey Eleven, which he captained, and into the front desk in the Math 12 and Physics 12 classrooms where he kept up good family relations. It is next to impossible to picture ' Bum ' without a smile on his face. We hope U.B.C. won ' t change that. 29 Head Boy ' s Letter I suppose I ' ll have to start this letter the way I start nearly all of my letters — by stating outright that I am at a complete loss as to what to say. I suppose that I could tell you, truthfully, what a great honour and experience this last year has been for me, but I don ' t think I will. There are many of you to whom I owe a lot of thanks, but I wouldn ' t know where to begin. Maybe by the time I get to the ' P.S. ' I ' ll know. And right about now is where I am no longer at a loss for words. One thing that really has stood out to me this year is the spirit and liveliness of, well of everyone really, but especially the Grade Twelves. It is a difficult thing, being a Grade Twelve — you find yourself not just at the end of so many years at Shawnigan, but facing the rather abrupt end of a long and sheltered era that started the day you were born and finished on June 22nd, 1968. Faced with this prospect you can no longer carry on the way you have done for eighteen-odd years; a change is necessary but it doesn ' t come easily. A fundamental part of this change is learning to get along with other people, even if they aren ' t exactly your cup of tea; to realize that you cannot solve anything through dislike. And this year there were no intense dislikes among the Graduating Class. Not everybody liked everyone else, by any means, but it seemed that people made a concentrated effort to really co-exist. Personally, although I had my differences with other members of the Class of ' 68, I think I can say I had no more enemies among them at the end of the year . . . than at the beginning! In fact, possibly even fewer. There honestly is nothing that harms a school such as Shawnigan more than intense personality conflict, and nothing does the spirit of the school more good than the absence of it, and th at can not be stressed enough. To those of you coming up through the school, the oppor- tunity is constantly wide open to you — the opportunity to learn to get along with your comrades, be they staff or boys, older or younger. It is an invaluable lesson to learn and a rich asset. The sooner you acquire it, the easier life will be to live. And the time to learn it is now, be- cause you ' ll never do it at forty, and even thirty is pretty far gone. In fact if you don ' t learn it pretty flippin ' fast, you may never reach thirty anyway. There really is at Shawnigan a great efort to afford you this opportunity. That is the main reason, for in- stance, that corporal punishment is no longer handed out by prefects, as it was, only last year. It was well worth any difficulties it caused the prefects because of the ease in tension and the drop in bullying that, I believe, directly ensued. In fact, at Shawnigan, you are given a vast num- ber of opportunities to make a success of your school career and a start on a successful future. I have briefly dealt with one important one, but there are many more, equally golden. For God ' s sake, it ' s too early in life to be a failure, especially when you are given so many chances for success. A little effort and a little determination is all it takes, and at the end of your final year, as you sit up in the front of the Assembly Hall as a member of the Graduating Class — you ' ll be genuinely proud. C. G. 30 ' What ' s the inner meaning though? ' Gr-r-r-r-r!! ' 1 The thinker ' Veil, vhat did you expect, lemonade? ' 31 32 Lake ' s House House Master Head of House L. ANDERSON D. WINSLOW Back Row: M. Hall, R. Wade, M. Forrester, B. Kean, P. Stevenson. J. Agassiz, M. Lydster, G. Meredith, J. Kay, J. Butcher, M. Oliver. A. Gibson, R. Bullock. Standing: G. Craig, C. Winslow, B. Stewart, K. Gibson, L. Bollman, G. Williams, D. Lieberman, D. Milne, B. Parsons, C. Taylor, M. Robson. R. Ward, B. Dinter, C. Punnett. Sitting: C. Fung, D. Bullock, R. Thomson, S. Ladner, J. McDiarmid, I. Fairweather, Mr. G. L. Anderson, D. Winslow, C. Bowell, D. Sutherland, L. Bullivant, M. Hewitt, A. Wilson. Front Row: I. Johnson, M. Shinner, B. Fairweather, C. Janeway. B. Walker, A. Parker, C. Ostlund. As Speech Day closed the door on yet another year, Lake ' s managed to show that success is not solely de- pendent on skill in sports or progress in the classroom but also on the general spirit, determination, and enthu- siasm of the boys throughout the year. Thus with spirit and skill combined, Lake ' s secured the Inter-House Chal- lenge Shield despite such setbacks as the loss of the first inter-house competition, swimming, where Groves ' had the upper hand leaving Lake ' s second. With Ripley ' s close on our tail, Lake ' s managed top results consistently in the academic field and as a result of their fine performances this year, C. Fung and P. Stevenson were awarded House Colours. The winning of the Inter-House Academic Shield was due to the depth of students receiving good marks as well as to those few who lodged themselves permanently at the top. Notice- ably few boys were found on satis in Lake ' s a nd hope- fully this will be continued in the future. In extra-curricular activities Lake ' s was a stolid con- tender and under the leadership of Mr. Oteman to whom we give thanks, boys sang a good variety of songs in French, English, Latin, and Dutch in the Inter-House 33 Music Festival placing a close third. Don Bullock, a mem- ber of the Stag Club, performed excellently as Doctor Relling in the play, ' The Wild Duck ' , while others in the House had minor parts or worked behind the scenes. Chris Winslow was required to have a lady sit on his knee, much to his delight, as he admirably played the part of Mr. Bumble in ' Oliver! ' A good proportion of the gang and the chorus consisted of Lake ' s talent, occasion- ally brought to order by assistant-director Jim McDiarmid. As one walked down the wing in Lake ' s House an odd assortment of noises could usually be heard coming from the dorms whether the doors were open or not — if there was a door at all! In the Fifth Dorm Frank Fung created great confusion with his strict adhesion to every school Next time, say sir . rule written and Parker smiled his way through every tight spot, while Shinner amazed all with his rolls of . . . Peruvian protection! Johnson appeared to be looking with great interest at the House pictures out in the hall during rest period while he lay in bed? The Fourth Dorm was as is custom, a large group of Guys like Bullock who controlled the rest by his weight alone, although occasionally Malcomputing his advances or being diverted by a Kiwi who never managed to get to bed on time. On the other hand, some were not too Kean on Wading into the Butcher-Knife. Walking into the Third Dorm one might be greeted by a pillow to the head by Kel and a sophisticated justi- fication by Winslow or just by a few murmurs about Vicki from the bed straight ahead! Our Man from Iran kept a bottle of English Leather at hand and B. Lieber- man kindly showed you the way out. If the door to the Second Dorm could be opened against Ross, you were lucky. Lee provided the argument for the night and often into the next morning. Dune Milne could not easily be convinced to use Ban. Bart set up a useful antennae for his radio to the tune of a fifty page letter written by Punnett to someone at Straths! The two senior dorms were lively enough with Jim McDiarmid taking command over one and Mr. Anderson over the other. Mart Hewitt became proficient in wall Nice pit, Kit . repairs as well as in any combat duty that he came across, verbal or physical. Chris Bowell perceived that there was a girl ' s school across the Lake and set out to do something about it. Randy got a beautiful tan while sitting out on the roof but Steve was often refused break- fast in bed. This was the last year that the dorms as we know them, will be in use. Next year the study dorms are scheduled to open and it will be interesting to see what the reaction to this new mode of living will be. For the co-operation and willingness of all those in Lake ' s many thanks are given as next to nothing could be achieved without it. Every boy helps, whether it be in the classroom or out, on or off the field; each in his own way, he is able to build towards the communal strength of the House in which we may all take pride. To Mrs. Hewitt, a woman the boys more than often go to see for one rip or another, go our thanks for doing such a good and unending job on the many clothing repairs jobs. The continued success and well being of Lake ' s House is due to the unselfish and consistent devotion of Mr. Anderson our Housemaster, who in his eleven years at this post has endured many difficult situations, yet always kept us at the top. where indeed we should stay. To him and to the prefects especially Dave Winslow, Head of House, who all worked along with him, we offer our most sincere appreciation for a very successful and extremely profitable year. A.W. I know Judo . 34 Ripley ' s House Housemaster - Head of House - J. S. GREY J. C. GRAUER Back Row: M. Eades, G. Parnell, C. Backman, C. Best, D. Paulson, R. McColl, P. Clowes, C. Collins, J. Townsend, M. Barclay, E. Jacobs, M. Robinson, C. Owen. 2nd Row: A. Penn. B. Fait, J. Gregory, D. Cummmg, N. Taylor, D. Malkin, S. Best. D. Cameron, Q. Forsythe, K. Hamilton, G. Gregson, I. Ross. Standing: H. Roenisch, I. Noble, P. McFarland, S. Ruddell, B. Newson, A. Whitehead, J. Sloan, L. Foster. E. Field, J. Lusney, P. Gordon, R. Shaw. Sitting: R. Maclure, N. Comber, D. Motter. D. McDiarmid, D. Barlow, Mrs. Lowe, Mr. J. S. Grey, C. Grauer, S. Hamilton, T. Shepard B. Brown, S. Rothman. One knew that Ripley ' s would have a good year from the very first handshake with Mr. Grey, and spirits were further heightened by the arrival of Mrs. Lowe, our new and very capable house matron. Chris Growler and Dave Barlow took up residence in the Janitor ' s Room (Ring and Walk In), where, unfortunately there wasn ' t room for Mrs. David Barlow who had to take up residence across the lake. Don McDiarmid and Stu Hamilton earned start- ing positions as House Prefects, later being joined by (are you ready?) — P. W. Motter, Neil Comber, Billy 35 Brown, Tony H. Shepard, Steve Rothman, Al Whitehead, John Sloan, John Lusney, Ralph Shaw, and Peter Gordon. Dak Maclure kept ' em all on their toes, even when they didn ' t make it to breakfast. The Second Dorm, overcrowded at the start of the year, became increasingly spacious as Leigh Foster ' s diet progressed, in spite of Peter Gordon ' s efforts to fill it up again. Al Whitehead did his best to promote insanity, wittingly punishing all visitors to the dorm, while Ralph Shaw produced artificial total eclipses by yawning. The Third Dorm took up the position of the School ' s most avoided dorm, a position completely uncontested after the mid-year arrival of Grant Gregson, reinforcing the notorious Harry Roenisch, Mbalkun, Turkey Forsythe, and all the other boys. The Fourth Dorm contained G. ' Chris ' Owen (all except for his feet) ... no more need he say. The Fifth Dorm managed to give everyone a good run for their money, and kept spirits high right through the year. ' Here ' s the groom. Now where ' s the bride? Although there was a slight scarcity of ' pots ' on the shelf (but not on the Seniors) Ripley ' s put up a good fight, placing a close second in senior and junior rugby and senior basketball, second in rowing, third in senior cricket and track, and tops in junior basketball and cricket. The Lion ' s long reign of supremacy in academics came to a temporary close, although we tried harder in being No. 2. House Colours in Academics were awarded to Rick Maclure, John Sloan, and Alan Whitehead, joining Chris Grauer and David Barlow. Rugby Colours went to Barlow, Tony Shepard, and Stu and Kirk Hamilton, the ' incumbents ' being Don McDiamrid and Dave Motter. Barlow and Ian Ross earned Cricket colours, while cross- country colours went to Maclure and Simon Ruddell; track colours to Ross and Basketball colours to McDiar- mid and Ross. In spite of the valiant efforts of Peter ' l-Knew-You ' d- Enjoy-That ' Gordon, the House managed only a tie for third place in the inter-house Music Festival. Neverthe- less, the House left its mark with a performance to be remembered. ' Gheaugh! What a gal! ' The House Auction was once again a huge success, earning a record breaking $206.00 most of which went to the House Foster Child in South Viet-Nam, Nguyen van Due, whose home incidentally, was destroyed in a bomb- ing raid. Members of the House did very well in extra-curricu- lar activities. In dramatics, Rick Maclure gave a good performance in the ' Wild Duck ' as well as in numerous skits. Chris ' Euil ' Grauer played Bill Sykes in ' Oliver! ' , while Peter Gordon, John Sloan, Mike Robinson and many others joined the chorus with Neil Comber as the undertaker. Dave Barlow and Steve Rothman manned the lights and Stu Hamilton muscled the Stage Crew around. The Film Society was in the hands of Barlow and Roth- man, and the Achievement Film was made with the help of Grauer, Al Whitehead, John Lusney, Tony Shepard, Bill Brown, Comber and many others, especially Mr. Grey. In closing, the entire House would like to thank Mrs. Lowe for all her warm and dedicated help, and to thank Mr. Grey a thousand times for his tremendous inspiration and spirited guidance, without which, Ripley ' s House would be nothing. For another happy, healthy, and worthwhile year, thank you, Sir! And for the teamwork co-operation and high spirits, thank you, Ripley ' s! J. C. G. 36 Groves ' House Housemaster - Head of House M. A. NIGHTINGALE - E. S. POULSSON Back Row: P. Wilhelmsen, J. Babcock, C. Read, D. Bazett. J. Oostermeyer, B. Cumming, D. Fulton, B. Oughtred, B. Dawson, M. Morrison. Second Row: D. Carlson, C. Hetherington, R. Williams, M. Olson, P. Dickens, J. McBean, G. Trethewey. A. Millar, R. Watts, P. Bangs, A. Hunt. Standing: R. Arnt, G. Barratt, T. Bangs, M. Dawson, D. Horton, S. Deering, T. Allen, P. Spohn, P. Lyon, T. Steel, T. Ritchie, J. Housser, G. Bestwick. Sitting: P. DeWitt, P. Lewis, P. Gudewill. E. Poulsson, M. Nightengale, P. Bingley, I. McBean, M. Bridge, D. Paulson. Grove ' s House very much broke tradition this year by handily winning the year ' s first Inter-House competi- tion, swimming. Although weak in the Senior events, Grove ' s dominated both the Under 16 and Under 14 categories with outstanding performances from Grant Bestwick (U-16 champion) and Andrew Hunt, the Under 14 champion. With this surprising victory in mind, the boys of Grove ' s trained hard on the field and managed a good second in the Inter-House Track and Field compe- tition. Here our stars were Ian McBean with his fine 880 performance in the Senior, while Jamie McBean was strong in most U-16 events. Philip Bangs was a sure winner of the U-14 title. So started a year which in the end proved to be a good one for Grove ' s. Rather than just recap athletic endeavors, I would rather report on the many contributions made by the boys of Grove ' s to the school throughout the year. In the Oliver production of May 24th, Andrew Hunt portrayed Oliver whilst Peter Spohn will long be remembered for his very amusing performance as the Artful Dodger. He also played a major role in the Dramatic Societie ' s ' Wild Duck ' and thus it was to no one ' s surprise that he was invited into the Stag Club. Michael Morrison ' s ability on the guitar saw him play at many dances whilst John Babcock man- 37 Who swiped my files? aged to keep always near the top of his class. Over in the corner of The Fourth, Phil Wilhelmsen frequently had problems staying in bed! Across the hall in the 3rd Dorm, Simon Williams, when not training his monkey, could be found rowing on the Lightweight eight. Jamie McBean, the quiet man, spent a lot of time trying to beat his brother in cross-country — a feat which he more than once managed. Michael Olson and Peter Dickens, when not whacking away at cricket balls, could often be seen disappearing behind the gymnasium?? Don Carlson, the action of many a search, kept busy with the stamps, while Al Millar captured the good and bad moments of school life with his beloved camera. Robert Williams con- tinued his ways in a quiet manner. The Second Dorm was one of much variety and numerous opinions. Murray Dawson kept the school laughing with his cartoons and was a member of the magazine committee. John Housser was the chief blade-bender on the second eight while Chris Hetherington was trying to curb inflation through buying only Canadian cigarettes; Dave Lyon managed a good academic performance in between frequent visits to Strathcona. Rob Watts pursued his stage interests with his truly excellent performance as the old father in ' The Wild Duck ' . Bob Cuming, on top of the ' Double Decker ' managed to keep the prefects on their toes and kept everyone happy at the same time. Geoff Barratt was the star tennis player and an effective 3rd fifteen break. The 1st ' B ' dorm fostered a pleasant atmosphere and was occupied by such notables as Dave Norton, Ted Ritchie, Rocky Arnt, Steve Deering, and Peter Spohn. Here Steve Deering managed top marks throughout the year with Dave Horton and Ted Ritchie being the chief oarsmen of the dorm. Rocky Arnt gained form through his perform- ance as 1st fifteen scrum-half, and for his great prowess as cox of the 1st eight. Ted Ritchie, incidently, was another of the school ' s very fine guitarists. Shut up. you little weasel. This leaves just the 1st dorm and here all I will say is that success and good feeling was much due to them. Headed by Peter Gudewill, Derek Paulson, Maurice Bridge, Pat Lewis and newcomer Peter DeWitt made a contribution for which we can all be grateful. Peter Gude- will as Captain of Cricket and Squash and a leading mem- ber of the 1st fifteen. Maurice Bridge as chief guitarist, Derek Paulson as editor of the very successful school newspaper ' Inside Looking Out ' . Pat Lewis as School Poet and guitarist and Peter DeWitt whose contribution on the rugby field and as a house prefect proved very valuable. Finally my most sincere thanks to Mr. Nightingale and Mr. Bingley for their devoted efforts as Housemas- ters and to Mrs. Godwin for looking after us so well as house matron. Ian McBean and I say thanks to everyone and all the best in the new house. E. S. P. 38 Copeman ' s House Housemaster D. HYDE-LAY Head of House S. C. LUCE Back Row: R. Bourne, P. MacDonald. R. Anderson, I. Monford, P. Stremic, E. Williams, R. Carere, M. MacLean. G. Davidson, D. Wilson, S. Bailey, P. Best, J. Boughton, J. Pattison, A. Kritzmger. Second Row: P. Gallow, T. Binkley, K. Hein, D. Scholefield, J. Williamson, J. Lishman. D. Coleman, M. Wallace, B. Meal, S. Halsan, T. Booth, G. Rannie, D. Parish, D. Hancock, G. Thompson. Standing: P. Manning, E. Bachen, R. MacDonald, A. McAllister, B. Trethewey, B. Sleath, B. Ruddell, D. Blench, D. Finlay, B. Dennison J. Haibech, M. Hall, S. Ward, R. Bourne, J. Hungerford, P. Hetherington. Sitting: C. Clarke, J. Randall, K. Booth, A. Hocking, R. Freeman, S. Luce, Mrs. Hartel, Mr. Hyde-Lay, Mrs. Hyde-Lay and children, D. Hansen, L. Richardson, B. Gould, P. Hancock. J. Peck, G. Williamson, J. Blakeway. High on a hill, buried deep in the south-east corner of the campus lies the humble dwelling of the school ' hill ' -billies, otherwise known as Copeman ' s House. Re- ferred to as ' them ' , ' they ' and ' those guys ' , these moun- tain men managed to show to the main-school triumvirate that their contagious spirit and ability at almost anything showed no signs of easing this year. The spirit and high standards set in the house were high thanks to the con- tributions of many, particularly Head ' Hill ' -Billie Steve Luce who set an excellent example (when he wasn ' t over at Straths) House spirit was most evident in sports, and the opening inter-house competition was no exception as the hicks hit the water. Under the leadership of Mark Dafoe the Captain, the swimmers made a good standing in the midst of powerful opposition. Mike McLean, just up from south of the border, performed excellently in the under 16 level. 39 Swimming, however, proved to be just a warmup for bigger things, as Copemans ran, jumpe d, and threw their way to a decisive victory in Track and Field. At the top of it all was naturally, school and house captain, Doug Hansen, who easily won the Senior Aggregate with 39 points while Bruce Ruddell tied for second. In Under 16 Peter Gallow, the House representative from the Orient, narrowly lost his division aggregate by one point in a close contest. Backing the stars were the remainder of the House who totalled up the greatest number of stand- ard points ever. The next major competition took the House to a brave invasion of the basketball courts, where the juniors, led by the playing of veterans Ron Anderson and Peter MacDonald, battled against heavy odds and came in third after a most exciting win over Lakes. Then the Seniors took over but lost first place by a slender point. House Colours were awarded to Don Finlay, Bob Dennison and John Hungertord. A Copeman ' s specialty followed as Fearless Fred Freeman, vice-captain of the 1st Fifteen, led his pack of snarling sevens to an unquestionable overall victory. Seven members of the 1st Fifteen turned out to be most useful as the ' hill ' -billie spirit (a secret weapon) came out on top. Gallow led the Juniors to a hard-fought and well deserved first place in their section. And, in sparkling tradition, Copemanites again proved invincible as the Cross-Country trophy returns to the shelf for the eleventh straight year. Unfortunately the long awaited duel between Doug Hansen and Al McAllis- ter had to be postponed due to an injury to Doug ' s ankle. During the year, Bruce Trethewey ' s shooters turned in four perfect scores to sweep the Senior division in that sport and the Juniors turned in the second highest tally of the event to win at their level. Rick and Rob Bourne led the gymnasts to a clear win and Pete Han- cock and his Cricketeers were just too much for the oppo- sition. The rowers, however, will have to wait until next year. But sport alone was not only where the House spirit could be found, for activities also reflected the enthus- iasm from within. Academically, Jim Peck, Jim Blakeway, Peter Mac- Donald, Ron and Doug Anderson, Anton Kritzinger and George Davidson led their classes and provided the intellectual atmosphere and Peter MacDonald is to be again congratulated for winning the Junior Efficiency Cup in all three terms. Culturally, Glenn Thompson shone in the lead of the Wild Duck, as well as in a popular supporting role in Oliver. Anton Kritzinger worked hard behind the scenes as a lightning-fast prompter. The mountaineers ' talents did not end at music, though, for over half the school band came from the ' hill ' . Jim Pattison, ably holding the position of lead trumpet, was a tribute to it, as were John Randall and Kelly Booth, who were always eager to co-operate. In the field of popular music, Bruce Ruddell, Doug Coleman and Rod MacDonald were prominent in folk singing and Doug doubled with the school rock group. When it came to competition, namely the Inter-House Festival, Copemans managed a good second place and the adjudicator gave very encouraging remarks about the varied program. One of the evening ' s highlights was the classical guitar solo by Mark Woodside. ' Work, you Wallace . The so-called ' isolated ' house jumped with its usual exhuberant vitality, the hub of which was (of course) the Senior table in the dining room, infested with our Oriental friends Jim Blakeway and John Randall, and our African diplomat, Kel Booth, who was noted for his pie throwing antics. They in turn were cheered on by Mouth and Gas Pumpin ' Gomer who occasionally managed to throw everybody into confusion. But the senior dorm is where the action is. Often Hall and Bourne can be seen flying high on trips with Goodwill Nerf out to save the day, yet moody Bill was always there to give first aid in case of injury. Farther on down the hall the door to Dorm 5 was always open to anyone wanting to see Cindy Lou ' s nightly floor show, often attended by a perching buzzard. Meanwhile, contrary to its name, The Peace Dorm was never peaceful, what with visits from primeval Apes, Road-Runners, and News Broadcasters (Sorry ' bout that, let it all hang out), but the inhabitants weren ' t much better. Yet Jim Peck continued to live somewhere in the main building . . . The Seniors weren ' t the only lively members of the House, however, as Steve Luce found many a night in the Second Dorm listening to the mechanical philoso- phies of the Computors, while being careful not to sit on Bob ' s bed. Bachen occasionally found Scholefield, while Halsan continued to order explosives and bombs by mail. 40 But to trace back to the source of any abundant success in a House there is always a Housemaster and Copemans has been most fortunate to have had Mr. Hyde-Lay for the past eleven years. Our thanks for the past and our hopes for the future go to him and Mrs. Hartel. part time mother of fifty boys, and to the House for we know that Copeman ' s will continue to strive for even higher standards. Hill House % % fit ■ ,«- . + ■ va jo m K fe (Top Row) Left to Right: L. Chaston, A. Brierly, J. Millar, B. Mann, M. Lang, J. Roer, M. Hein. H. Hayes, D. Anderson, R. Hobson, B. Ostlund. (Middle Row) D. Titcomb, D. Taylor, B. Clarke, B. Partridge, M. Pecket, B. Schwab, C. Newall, R. Gast, S. Sidle, E. Smart, G. Robertson. (Sitting) R. Burnell, S. Koerner, J. Abbot, C. Zorkin, Mr. P. Kearns. Mrs. Dinter, M. Sine, J. Atkins, J. Gosling, B. Waterlow. This year the Junior House of previous years ap- peared in a new guise. Known as Hill House, its members from both grade eight and nine, were all attached to one Senior House and housed in a dormitory under the loving care of a Senior boy from that house. In this way their relationship with the Senior Houses was perhaps stronger than it has been in the past. Nevertheless it is fair to say that Hill House developed as a definite entity of its own with a good house spirit, and its members learned much of the co-operation essential for boarding school life. Accommodation was initially somewhat cramped, but by dint of certain amount of furniture shifting — one of the favorite occupations of certain people — the large Grove ' s dormitory was converted into a common room and some new furniture was acquired, some of which was still intact at the end of the year! The House has been well represented in all School activities, with a lot of members gaining places on various teams. From my worms eye view of ' Oliver ' from the Orchestra pit I saw many faces which were vaguely recognizable under their hair and make up among the workhouse boys and Fagin ' s gang. Also on the academic side certain boys were out- standing and in this respect, special mention must be made of Jocelyn Millar. Now Hill House, and the Junior House in any other form will no longer exist. As the Grade 8 entry becomes smaller, it is felt that it is better for new boys to enter immediately their Senior House. This has the advantage that boys who ' know the ropes ' will be able to help the new boys who will no longer be all together. Finally my sincere thanks to Mrs. Dinter and to all those Seniors who helped in Hill House, and particularly to Doug Han- sen who, in addition to his duties in Copeman ' s, was our Head of House. Also must go my thanks to all the members of the House for making my first year at Shawnigan so enjoy- able. P.J.K. 41 42 OLIVER WAS DELIGHTFUL by Derek Rhind Friday evening at Shawnigan Lake School I was privileged to watch what must be the finest piece of theatre entertainment I have witnessed since coming to the Cowichan Valley. ARTFUL DODGER It was the musical pro- duction Oliver performed by the boys of Shawnigan Lake School, and the girls of Queen Margaret ' s School, ably as- sisted by several school teachers. The capacity audiences for each night of the three day performances, showed their appreciation with enthusiastic applause which was at times almost deafening. This was a show that I must admit I had misgivings at- tending, because I had seen one of the main leads Peter Jos- selyn, play the lead in music- als before, mainly Show- boat . Writing the review following that production, I said he couldn ' t sing and he couldn ' t act. That was how his perform- ance struck me at that time, possibly he was the victim of bad casting and bad direction, whatever the reason then. I was forced to eat my words Friday, because with the excellent directing of J. S. Grey he was a superb Fagin. He was an absolute delight and show stealer, with just the right amount of concern for the boys in his thieves kitchen to instill loyalty, yet just the right amount of discipline, to keep these pickpocket urchins in order. His acting plus his fine ren- dering of You ' ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two , made a very delightful play that much more satisfying. What some of the young Shawnigan School boys lacked in acting ability they more than made up for with their enthusiasm. This was helped in a great degree by the directing of Mr. Grey, who despite at times having the stage crammed with actors plus a dog and a monkey, managed to keep them all moving at the right time with a continuous flow. The majority of the main characters in the play were very well cast with perhaps the exception of Miss Grace Lux. Despite her very good singing voice she was woefully miscast as the robust, street strumpet Nancy . Perhaps she ' s just too nice a person for this type of a role. The Artful Dodger por- trayed by Peter Spohn was a gem of a performance. He may not have had the best singing voice but what he lacked in that department he more than made up, with his perfect likeness of the artful dodger. Another very good per- former was of course Oliver by Andrew Hunt. He really looked the sort of boy that would Ask For More , although how he sur- vived the sometimes too real- istic throwing around the stage by characters like Bill Sikes, played by Chris Grauer, was beyond me. The crowd scenes, work- house boys, Fagins Gang and the chorus, far too many characters to mention indivi- dually were all very good, as were the sets and the method of scene chaneine. Credit must also go here, to the excellent costumes pro- vided by Mrs. L. P. Mac- Lachlan, they were very auth- entic and provided the colour needed for this type of a musical. 43 The Wild Duck The S.L.S. Drama Society for ' 67 ' 68 again broke away from conventional schoolboy theatre by undertaking a most complex and difficult play for this year ' s produc- tion. This was ' The Wild Duck ' by the Norwegian play- write Henric Ibsen, a tragedy in five acts. This play was of exacting and involved content and made high demands upon the actors at many times, especially in the later scenes where the characters were called on to put over great emotional changes. The plot was basically a theme on social morality and its details are too numerous to mention. It may be said however, that the cast performed ex- tremely well considering the conditions that were against them. Glen Thompson played his lead tremendously as Hyalmar Ekdal, the weak and somewhat feeble-minded photographer and Pete Spohn, who gave an excellent performance as Gregers Werle, the naive and unsuspect- ing villain, held up strongly alongside him. With the aid of a little white shoepolish, Rob Watts turned seventy and played a very fine role as Old Ekdal, even despite the fact that he was on crutches for the second performance and in considerable pain. Pat Lewis, aged too under grease paint, was outstanding as Old Werle, the merchant and manufacturer. The cynical Doctor Relling was undertaken by Don Bullock who well kept up the high standard of acting by performing very well himself. It should also be noted that the three girls from Strathcona, Jenifer Hardy, Brenda Black and Melissa Branson, all played their roles very well. Behind the scenes, Anton Kritzinger was a rapid-fire prompter who oddly enough, was not made to work as much as expected, and Ron Anderson continued his feud with the tape recorder as the sound and special effects chief (?). In conclusion, the cast would like to thank Mrs. Archi- bald and Mrs. Josselyn for their assistance with make-up; Mrs. MacLachlan for her most able handling of props and of course, Mr. Joyce, for his excellent and capable direc- tion. G.T. activity shining brightly through; this year at the end of the Lent Term. The entire evening was most enjoyable, with folk singing by Maurice Bridge and Pat Lewis and several piano-drum duets by Chris Winslow and Steve Deering, punctuating the sparkling moments of drama. The opening spot was taken up by Mr. Dickens ' pro- duction of The Shadow in the Glen, the night ' s only serious play in the midst of comedy. Featuring an excel- lent performance by Chris Grauer, it was well received, and the group was to see considerable success later in the Cowichan Drama Festival. Next was the 12-S farce, Super-Grease, a slight adaption of a jewel theft that featured some very clean- Easter Concert As tradition would have it, a night of one-act plays was again staged with the quality trademark of an S.L.S. cut lads indeed as well as some great acting by Peter Hancock in a role well suited for him. It was a chance for some of our more unknown actors to shine brilliantly — literally. Not to be outdone by these upstart rivals, 12-C took charge with Bernard Shaw ' s Passion, Poison, and Petri- faction, a somewhat nefarious tale of a diabolical mur- der which successfully killed off James Peck. Villainous Neil Comber made his mark as the audience enjoyed this well-acted play. Of course, no theatre night is complete without its operetta, and this night was no exception. The smash(?) musical hit was a Shawnigan original, written, produced and directed by Glen Thompson (with a little able assis- tance from Mr. Josselyn) entitled The Prodigal Son, a production that was born, lived and died in two days. A chorus of choir boys from 10-1 kept all rolling fairly smoothly, but perhaps next time Chris Winslow might put a little thought into manning the battle stations. Following this came the annual grade twelve Mas- ter ' s Meeting that may easily be the best ever. Although the exact details probably cannot be recorded here for safety ' s sake, it will be said that the characters were unmistakable in some well-known situations. Then, naturally, there was the finishing touch as the masters brought forward their usual original play. Fea- turing Mr. Hyde-Lay and Mr. McLachlan as the young lovers, a funny Mr. Ellissen and a rather effeminate Mr. Brown as the Maiden ' s parents, the puns flowed and everyone greatly enjoyed it all. So when the Situation had finally changed and the cat was let out of the bag, the curtains stole across, ending an evening of excellent entertainment that was most memorable. —G.T. 44 Inter-House Musical Festival The school held its fourth annual music festival just before Christmas, bringing the year to a harmonious end. The standard has improved each year and this one was no exception. Copemans provided the most variety. Its choral group with Coleman ' s piano playing and Wood- side ' s excellent classic guitar were three of its many acts. Great entertainment was provided by a large folk group, led by Coleman on bass, as they sang The Fox and You are on my mind. Lakes House was the most original, with songs in English, Dutch, and French. Chris Winslow played an enjoyable honky-tonk medly, while Cecil Fung set a pre- cedent for the festival by performing on the harpsichord. Folk music was handled ably by Powell, Sutherland and Thompson. Groves House for the third time in four years was the winner. The choral group stuck with old favourites, Shenandoah and Waltzing Matilda! Other contribu- tions came from Waterlow, playing the piano, and a folk group of Bridge, Lewis, and Ritchie, who raised a few eyebrows with their Saint James Infirmary Blues. Ripleys House choral group added a comedy touch by its commercials, as well as providing some good singing. As Ripleys ' M.C., Gordon deserves praise for keeping the show moving, especially when c onfronted by a mild dis- aster in the group harmonizing. Excellent piano playing by Sloan and Malkin, as well as accordion music by Field rounded out Ripleys ' performance. The masters produced their annual effort, singing a Latin chant and a ballad of a love-lorn hippopotumus. Mr. Kearns was a great success with his bassoon. The school is grateful for the work of Mr. Yelland in adjudicating and to Mr. Grey for organizing the use of the Assembly Hall. M.M.B. The Student ' s Council As the Council moved into its third year it set about to try and act as a voice for the boys. Unfortunately they failed to realize that for a council of this nature to func- tion at full capacity, complete support must be given to it. The year started with Dave Winslow as President and Rob. Watts as Secretary. After Winslow ' s appointment as a prefect Rick Maclure took over as Head of the Council. Both of these Presidents tried hard to make the Council a functioning body but because the school did not give many suggestions and virtually no support their hands were tied. Thus the Council worked behind the scenes fixing and mending and trying to boost the school spirit. This maintenance work although important seemed quite trivial to the boys and the work on school spirit was not something which would show results except over a long period of time. So at the coming of the Summer term a group of boys from the senior section of the school put forward a new and more efficient way of running the Council, which then decided to disband for the remainder of the year. With the coming of ' 68 ' 69 the new Council would reopen with the new plan and it is hoped that this would boost the sagging interest of the boys and turn the Council into a beneficial working body. — R.W. Achievement Period For some time, many members of staff and some of the senior boys have felt, that with the heavy demands made on their time by our vigorous daily schedule, too little time remains for most boys to exercise their own initiative in pursuit of genuine interests. We felt that if the time were made available, in which it would be made clear that each boy had his own responsibility to use his time, many would respond to the challenge in effective and interesting ways. Accordingly, the Achievement Period was instituted, taking place in mid-week, the three days of March 5, 6, and 7. During this interval there were no classes, no assignments, a reasonable relaxation of rules concerning dress and minor points of good order, no formal direc- tion, a total reliance upon personal initiative and imag- ination. The boys were prepared for this educational adventure for some weeks beforehand, so that they might plan how to use the time most effectively. The results were very interesting, on two levels. It was enjoyable to observe the profusion and quality of activities undertaken, and it was further useful, for the staff, to know the effectiveness (or otherwise) of this undirected activity. For the boys it was in many cases quite a discovery to find out how well or badly each was able to fill imaginatively just three days of their lives. Many boys ' activities were of an individual, often personal nature and character were not demonstrable to Filthy grommitts. 45 the school as a whole. But it was noted that the following pursuits were followed — poetry writing, writing and pro- duction of skits, programming of the Computer Dance, the writing of a play, the painting of a giant collage, pop- art painting of studies, painting of classrooms, writing of constitution of Student ' s Council, mathematical puzzle solution, mountain climbing, Photographic Society work, etc. The Film Society undertook a large group activity, the making of a Keystone Cops Melodrama on film which proved to be very successful. Many (too many) boys went camping. An edition of the school newspaper was pro- duced. Many essays were written. Although for this type of undertaking it is difficult to come up with a precise evaluation, I would venture to sum up the general feeling of the staff, as expressed in a subsequent meeting. It was generally agreed that per- haps 20% of boys expressed themselves in an imagin- ative and productive way. Another 30% to 50% involved themselves in worthwhile activity of more pedestrian character, but nevertheless of genuine interest to them. The remainder, although concerned to enter into the spirit of the experiment, we re somewhat bereft of ideas, and resolved at least to keep busy and enjoy themselves. Most of these went camping. Although smoking was for- bidden during the three days, Mason ' s store reports that there was a really heavy escalation of cigarette sales. There did not seem to be anyone that took the exper- iment so lightly, that he spent the time in the indolence in which he would spend his normal weekly holiday. Many members of the staff feel that the experiment was a great success, for it showed us all how hard it really is to guide oneself effectively. Many others felt that it would have been more successful with more help from the staff. However this may have been a detriment to the principal of encouraging personal initiative. Still others, but there are few, felt the experiment to be a waste of time, and an indication of the general deterioration of discipline and purpose since John Locke. To close on a personal note, I feel that the Achieve- ment Period was a resounding success, not only for the lessons it taught, but for the results it produced. I believe that with this experience behind us, a repetition of the experiment next year will provide much greater returns, for many mistakes and failures will not be repeated. I think that a few will go camping for no other purpose than just to get away. Many boys were unsatisfied with their performances and will be more likely to succeed in future performances. If it did nothing else, the ' Three Days ' added spice and enthusiasm to break up the routine of a term often submerged in monotony. A.C.B. The Model U.N. Assembly The school was again represented with full strength at this year ' s Model U.N. Assembly at the Norfolk House Girl ' s School. The boys who attended were Peter Gordon, Chris Winslow, Dan Harper, Malcolm Hall, Cecil Fung, Morris Bridge and Don Bullock. There were twelve other schools in attendance at this year ' s assembly including a group from Seattle. Bing-bangbong . The morning was taken up by block sessions so that everyone got an opportunity to express his country ' s views on the different motions at hand. During the afternoon the Assembly engaged itself in heated debates with different representatives from the block countries expressing their block ' s views on the various motions. This however was sometime marred by some speakers making a joke of the whole affair and by others arguing over futile matters. There was a bit of excitement when there was a news flash that Israel had attacked the U.A.R. The member for the U.A.R. imme- diately got up and told the Jews where to go. This then started a firey debate where most nations took to either the side of the Jews or the Arabs. The snobby U.S. then got up and tried to solve the problem by asking to send U.S. troops to the troubled area. Everyone then ganged up on the U.S.A. but it was all straightened out when it was found that the source of the news bulletin was un- reliable. Over all it was a general success and it is hoped that we will attend again next year. P. V. G. ' Oliver was fun! ' 46 Computor Society In the last five years, many ideas have been tried at Shawnigan along the line of constructive, extracurricular, science-orientated activity. We have built telescopes, fabricated electronics units and undertaken specialized extracurricular studies. We have experimented with re- search projects under the direction of bona fide research scientists. Most of these projects have been only conditionally successful, for one reason or another, usually involving lack of equipment, knowledge, time or human energy. This time, there was inaugurated the Shawnigan Lake Computor Society, in yet another attempt to captivate, and hold, the genuine of boys in developing their tech- nical skills. Without apologizing for a certain amount of disenrollment by attrition, I feel that this effort was very well rewarded indeed, and that the Society has earned for itself a niche at the school. The Society functions as follows: boys were given instruction once a week in the details of the Fortran IV computor language, and they were encouraged to under- take the solution of various problems by writing their own programs. These were put onto punched cards by the boys themselves, using our rented IBM keypunch, and the card decks were mailed regularly to the University of Victoria Computing centre. They were run through the sophisticated IBM 360 computor, and mailed back to us. At first fairly trivial problems were attempted, such as placing long lists of data in ascending or descending order. Subsequently boys made programs to generate lists of prime numbers, and to analyze refraction effects in prisms of varying dimensions, and so forth. On Saturday, June 1, seventy-three boys from the school attended a dance with 73 girls from Strathcona Lodge. Partners were chosen by the computor from pro- gramming instructions and data supplied to it by the computor society, which had distributed questionnaires to each participant. The computor went so far as to generate formal invitations for each boy and girl, naming each pair selected. It also generated a large table of scores detailing the full scope of its deliberations. The dance itself was most enjoyable, and the striking fact was that the expected horde of the disgruntled never materialized. It was a fitting climax for the activities of the Computor Society for 1967-68. Next year it is ex- pected that it will proceed with new vigour under the direction of Mr. Hawson of Strathcona Lodge School, who has had much computor experience. Many boys have made real achievements in comput- ing this year. But I would be remiss in failing to mention that one in particular, G. Davidson, (Grade 10) has been so active that he quickly outstripped his instruction. By the end of the year he was writing programs to analyze tidal data, as assistance to the research of a University of Victoria Biology professor. Over the summer he is intensifying his knowledge of computors, and program- ming skills. I hope that he, and the others, comprise just the fir t of many groups to follow this line of inquiry at S.L.S. A. C. M. Brown Head Science Dept. Philosophy Club The Philosophy Club had a very su ccessful year under Mr. Brown ' s capable leadership. At the beginning of the year several Grade Elevens were elected to the club in addition to those Grade Twelves already belong- ing. Following this, meetings were held every two weeks when possible. Discussions ranged from the history of classical music to Eastern philosophy. Other topics in- cluded Platoism, Judaism, outer space, hippies, teenage drinking, existentialism, and other such contraversial topics. Mr. Zarb and Mr. Tarasoff, our two guest speakers from Strathcona, each spoke twice about communism, marxism, and existentialism. Mr. Anderson spoke to the club about classical music, giving an excellent commen- tary as the music was played. He also played an Allan Watts ' tape which was about the modern ' ego ' and stereotype society. Dave Lieberman spoke on the topic of Judaism which the club found very straight-forward and interesting. Mr. Brown gave a talk on hippies, show- ing the club his many imported newspapers. Following every talk a discussion started which usually ended with conflictions, opinions, and heated arguments. Pat Lewis, Chris Grauer, Esben Poulsson, and Steve Ladner always managed to keep the discussions going. At the end of the year, the Philosophy Club members held their annual feast after a short meeting at Mr. Brown ' s house. The dinner was at the Shawnigan Inn. Our thanks go to Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Brown for her excellent refreshments and to all our guest speakers. ' Hmeeagh ' 47 Sailing This year the Sailing Club has been more active and had more success than any year in the recent past. We have held regattas with Brentwood, St. George ' s, Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Glenlyon. We handily won over Glenlyon and lost to a much more experienced team from Royal Victoria. Again bad luck and bad conditions plagued the team at Brentwood and we lost the trophy for the fourth straight year. But this loss was rectified when Shawnigan met St. George ' s and Brentwood in Vancouver for the Independent School ' s Sailing Regatta, and thanks to some fine sailing by Maclure and Carere we easily walked off with the trophy. Next year promises to be even more successful with the club losing only Poulsson and Maclure who will be replaced by up and coming juniors. And also hopefully we will have more boats to practice in and be able to travel farther afield for regattas. Our very sincere thanks to Mr. Salmon for his fine and very patient work in helping the sailing club expand to a position of relative importance in the daily life of the school. — J.S. Skiing Skiing on Vancouver Island suffered from an un- precedented lack of snow during the Lent term. Freezing levels from six thousand to eleven thousand feet for weeks on end forced our ski areas to shut down after half-term, and when conditions returned to normal by the end of March it was exam-time. A consolation was the good skiing over both the Christmas and Easter holi- days. On the last Sunday in January, twenty-one skiers went to Forbidden Plateau and enjoyed it despite the hard snow. The highlight of the trip (at least for one car load) was the excellent supper at Grant Bestwick ' s home in Nanaimo. The perfect skiing week-end was the week-end of February tenth and eleventh. Twenty-six skiers invaded Forbidden Plateau to defend the trophies which Shawni- gan won last year from the Comox Valley Winter Carnival Giant Slalom. We narrowly missed repeating our grand slam: Steve Rothman — 2nd in Senior Men Ted Ritchie — 2nd in Junior Men But Kirk Hamilton and Doug Coleman were 1st and 2nd in the Juvenile Class. Also racing were Bob Cuming, Bernie Dinter, Grant Bestwick, John Agassiz, and Andrew Penn. Once again we enjoyed the hospitality of Doug Coleman ' s parents which together with the fast snow and bright sun, made the trip so enjoyable and memorable. Kearns ' Kampen Killin ' . On our stop at Parksville on Sunday night, with everybody full of great skiing, we made enthusiastic plans for more of the same at half-term. However the weather prevented this completely and we had to be content with hoping for next winter, a hard thing to do as those teen-age years roll by irrevocably. We extend our thanks to the staff who helped with the transportation: Dr. Armstrong, Mr. McGarry, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bingly, and Mr. Oteman. B. D. Dances There were some interesting dances at Shawnigan this year; the most being the Computor dance. Mr. Brown originated this idea and questionnaires were filled out by members of Strathcona and Shawnigan Lake Schools. The couples were matched by the University of Victoria ' s IBM computor. On the majority the couples were matched evenly, considering height, age, and person- ality. The dance was a great success and even the low scores had fun. Strathcona held the Valentine ' s dance this year at which the Fast Flying Vestibule played. A group was started at Shawnigan which played at a few 48 dances. With Ted Ritchie singing, it helped to bring some variety into our dances. The dance with Queen Margaret ' s School featured a light show which consisted of a strobe light and some sped-up rowing, and rugby movies shown on the stage curtain. The Graduation Dance was in the Assembly Hall and decorated as a Greek pavillion. The Seeds of Time played and it was a huge success. Rick Freeman, Critchie Clarke, and John Randall provided added entertainment as ' Chrous Boys ' . Our thanks go to Don McDiarmid, Randy Thomson, Chris Grauer. Pat Lewis and all those who helped the Dance Committee with refreshments, decorations and music. — M.R.D. Hobbies Outdoor If energy, effort, and enthusiasm can be used as criterion, then the first year of the Outdoor Club can be deemed successful. Thirty boys commenced training in the fall term and were introduced to rock climbing, canoeing, and map reading. Practical exercises were carried out in all these aspects of outdoor life. Kayak building was the main occupation of the winter term. Seven kayaks are under construction and should see completion in the second year. Map reading, tide tables, and navigation were brushed up on during this term and rapelling was practised with great enthusiasm and moderate ability on the indoor training rig. The summer term saw a return to the outdoors and more weekend expeditions. Throughout the year groups have seen Long Beach, Saltspring Island, and the San- sum Narrows, Port Renfrew, Mt. Arrowsmith, and the entire Cowichan River. These expeditions have involved sea and river canoeing, swimming, climbing and many hours in Dr. Armstrong ' s Land Rover. The prospects for the coming year look equally as exciting and more progress can be made if certain boys, and staff, will accept that the aim of canoeing is to stay out of the water. ' Studs . Band This year found a new aspect of extracurricular life in the school. This was the band. In previous years the musical side of life was limited to a few guitar players, an organ player or two and the odd boy whose interest in a particular instrument sparked him to continue play- ing it over at school. However in September a regular school band was formed. Most of the band ' s members were juniors and begin- ners. In fact about seventy-five percent of the band had never set their hands or mouths on a music making instrument before. The older boys had experience and led the band in playing and spirit, often not expounded through the mouthpiece. And finally the few masters who added sound and discipline to the regalia. It was all con- trolled by Mr. Stanhard to whom thanks must go for all his time and efforts. Although rather slow in starting, the band rapidly improved and soon acceptable sounds and harmony were heard spewing forth from the Assembly Hall every Mon- day afternoon. Soon they were asked to lead the hymn singing on Wednesday morning assemblies, and at this time special mention should be given to Rev. McLelland who managed to carry the tune while standing in very close proximity to the various sections of harmonizing instruments. Fame came the band ' s way through the Cowichan Music Festival in which they placed top in their class. (The fact that Shawnigan was the only entry can be overlooked). The year was climaxed with a gala con- cert given at the May Weekend. At this stage it would be fitting to thank each player, too many to mention individually, for his support in making the band as successful as it was. The band had a very good first year and in the future should show up as one of the outstanding extra-curricular activities of Shawnigan ' s hobby system. J. R. Photo Club Under the new hobbies system the Photography Club did a great deal for the school this year. The few dedi- cated members under the excellent di rection of Dr. Arm- 49 strong spent hours and hours of their time photograph- ing, developing, and printing. Four members should be thanked especially for their contributions to this maga- zine which is an excellent example of some of their work. These are Bruce Trethewey, Al Millar, Hal Ostlund and Ted Binkley. Under Bruce Trethewey for the first time ever, the Photography Club took on the huge and time consuming task of doing all the school pictures which up to this year has always been done by a professional. Among other things Al Millar who unfortunately won ' t be coming back next year did the title pages (Sports, Liter- ary, etc.) for the magazine. Again our thanks to Dr. Armstrong who through dedicating hours of his time has made the Photo Club into one of the most productive clubs in the school. Library This year the Library remained an efficent and reli- able source of reference as well as being the centre of genuine interest to the boys of the school. Thanks should go to Mr. Oteman for the time and effort he devoted to the Library circulating periodicals, filing the many new books, and providing information to those in need. He will indeed be missed next year and we can only hope that his efforts will be continued by the new librarian. To those Grade Twelve librarians who assisted in the work and maintained the studious atmosphere, much appreci- ation is given. Where ' s my bow stwing . Art Club The Art Club had a bit of trouble finding space in which to work but nevertheless managed to produce some excellent work. The year started off with two classes held by Mr. Oteman and Mrs. MacLachlan. How- ever, about half-way through the year the Art Club was made into one group led by Mr. Otem an. Many fine India- ink etchings were produced, bringing out much hidden talent in the school. Bob Cuming and Paul MacFarland were two exceptionally talented beginners. Following the ink sketches, the class did some water painting. After this oil painting was started and some good paintings were made. The May Art Show in the Classroom Block was a great success with Peter Spohn ' s and Murray Dawson ' s oils, Bob Cuming ' s ink sketches, Bruce Daw- son ' s and Chris Hetherington ' s water colours, and other creations from boys all over the school. With plenty of returning talent, it is hoped that the Art Club will see better organization next year. Thanks go to Mrs. Mac- Lachlan for her patience and guidance, and to Mr. Ote- man for his usual excellent teaching. — M.R.D. The unnoticed bursary lady . Film Society With the increasing success of the club, more popular films have been able to be shown at the school such as ' For A Few Dollars More ' . ' The Agony and the Ecstacy ' , ' Lord Jim ' , and ' The Professionals ' . With the addition of more movie-goers, two raised platforms or ' loges ' were set up for those who could put forward the small pay- ment on top of the low entrance fee. The standard of the actual running of the films was high, as a skillful test had to be taken before anyone could operate any of the club ' s equipment. Again the society could not possibly function without the man at its head, Mr. Grey. We give our thanks to him for his instruction in maintenance, operation and management, to the Ritz for providing refreshments and funds, and to the president, Dave Barlow. ' Volunteer work? ' 50 Stage This year proved to be one of the stage crews busiest and most successful. The first production was Mr. Joyce ' s ' Wild Duck ' . The stage was maintained by Dave Motter and four assistants. The next production was ' Oliver ' . For this the crew was split up. Bill Brown looked after all the ticket and seating arrangements. On lighting was Dave Barlow, Steve Rothman, Steve Deering and Dave Lieberman. On props was Rob Watts and Guy Mere- dith. The others, under Stu Hamilton abley changed the thirteen different sets. Overall it was a lot of hard work but worth it for such a good show. A great deal of credit should go to Mr. Salmon and his assistants for their fine job of constructing the many different sets. Mr. Grey of course deserves much credit for his terrific job of direct- ing the whole show. S.H. A great deal of credit should go to Mr. Salmon. Shop Many fine pieces of workmanship came from the shop this last year, a product of the many hours spent by boys at all hours of the week when a master could be found for supervision. Instruction was given on how to operate the varied machinery and several boys jumped ahead in their projects tremendously. Much appreciation to Mr. Hickling for the time and effort he spent in de- veloping the shop and helping the boys. None of your cheek . Rifle Club Many activities have taken place throughout the year with regard to the Rifle Range. In the middle of October there was an inter-house ' Round Robin ' with Groves winning over Ripleys, Copemans and Lakes respectively. Near the end of the Christmas term the school had the pleasure of matching both our rugby and shooting abilities with the Glenalmond boys from Scotland. Al- though they managed to defeat us in rugby we were able to come back by out-shooting them in the rifle range. In the beginning of February there began a knockout competition and the winner of the four dollar first prize was a new boy Stremic. Trethewey won the two dollar first consolation prize. In all it was a very close and inter- esting match. The main event of the year was the inter-house shooting competition. This event has always taken place at the end of the Easter term to mark the close of the shooting season. The standings this year were as follows: SENIOR Copeman ' s 400 Groves ' 395 Ripley ' s 390 Lake ' s 384 JUNIOR Copeman ' s 396 Ripley ' s 393 Groves ' 391 Lake ' s 387 It should be noted here that the perfect score of 400 has never before been achieved. Special notice should go to those boys who have done exceptionally well this year and these are Woodside, Stremic, Rannie, and P. Hetherington. A great amount of 51 practice and time goes into the making of a good marks- man and many do not realize the effort made. Special mention should be given to Mr. Fraser who organizes all the shoots for us and runs the club as a whole for which we are very grateful. S. W. Get Shaw-boy ' Life Saving This year ' s life saving course was not as successful as hoped. At the beginning of the course forty-four en- rolled, and only fourteen remained at the end. One of the main reasons for this was the cancelling of the Instruc- tors course that we were promised. This course was so popular it would have enabled those who passed to get a life-guarding job at any pool. In place of the anticipated course, time was spent on Bronze medallion, which is one below the instructors course. Even though only two passed the Bronze, I feel that it was very worthwhile for the rest of us. We now have a greater knowledge of life saving, thus making our beaches that much safer. — G.B. Rooty toots in action? Scouts ' Where ' s the cave, man? Scouts, or Ventures has produced two Queen Scouts (John Sloan and Jim Peck), and has been represented in the Vancouver Island Venture ' s Council throughout the year. Also we have refinished and decorated the scout- hall which was in dire need of such a change, even if one wall did turn out pink. Over the three days of Achieve- ment as well as for the individual hikers in the troop, the scout stores under Kelly Gibson came in very useful. On the whole our troop has gradually become a social service unit. On a voluntary basis five boys have visited the old people staying in Mary Moore ' s Rest Home every Monday and five more have visited the old people in the rest home in the village. The remainder of the troop helped construct park benches which were to be provided for the school. Also the troop helped out in a local census. During the year the troop has offered varying types of services to the school. For the plays and concerts we organized the parking, and for May weekend we parked and guided the numerous visitors. Finally I would like to thank Mr. Bingley our advisor. P. P. 52 Stanti ' s Garden Mrs. E. E. Stanton, known familiarly to several gen- erations of Old Boys as ' Stanti ' came to the School in 1918. She was a trained nurse and physiotherapist. In her time here she did everyt hing from the laundry to being Head Matron to taking P.T. and looking after the gardens. She nursed many a boy through illnesses of various kinds, and it is no exaggeration to say that one or two owe their lives to her devotion to duty. During the war years she looked after the gardens and was a familiar sight in her khaki shorts and shirt and short haircut. Mr. Lonsdale, the Headmaster, asked her to take over P.T. when the instructor was sick. She was very surprised that some of the boys did not know how to climb a rope, so she showed them, which was quite something considering that she was well over seventy at the time. Until she was over eighty she was the first in the spring to have her morning bathe in the lake. She loved having Old Boys visit her and Shawnigan was her life. Stanti died in 1965 and her ashes are buried in a little plot beside the chapel, known as Stanti ' s garden. Thanks to the generosity of a number of Old Boys and a fund started by Lake ' s House, a plaque to her memory was placed in the chapel and more recently, a small bronze plaque set in concrete has been put in her gar- den, marked Stanti ' s Garden. She has served Shawnigan well, let her not be for- gotten. 53 54 Rugby Standing: N. Comber. T. Shepard, D. Hansen, L Richardson, J. Lusney, D. Finlay, J. Randall. D. Barlow, B. Sleath, Mr. D. Hyde-Lay (Coach). Sitting: C. Bowell, D. McDiarmid, R. Freeman, I. Fairweather (Capt.), S. Luce, P. Gudewill, R. Bourne. Bottom Row: M. Hall, R. Arnt. The First Fifteen Ending the season with a tremendous performance against St. George ' s only emphasized the fact that the 1st XV were a slightly disappointing team. The talent and ability were there but only on a few occasions was this potential realised. Easy victories in the early part of the season hid our weaknesses which under the pressure of close matches were bared for all to see. The most glaring of these was the inability to give and take a pass really quickly. Time and again movements broke down and momentum was lost when man and ball were tackled. All the players were guilty of this, some more than others, but few were prepared to work on their weakness in practice. There is no doubt that the final record of eight wins, five losses and three draws could well have been improved upon with more attention to this and other small points. I hope those who return for next season will remember this lesson. The old adage ' Practice makes perfect ' applies to rugby as well as any- thing else. Ian Fairweather, the captain, was again hampered by injuries and was unable to play in several matches. Un- doubtedly his greatest hour was in our loss to Glen- almond College when he kept the score to reasonable proportions with his as fine a display of tackling as any- one could wish to see. However it wasn ' t until he was injured and unable to play that we were forced to shuffle our backfield and came up with probably our strongest combination. Peter Gudewill who had been playing full- back, moved into the centre and John Lusney in from the wing gave us as good a pair of centres as we have had in recent years. Lusney in particular ran very strongly and scored a number of good tries ending the season as top scorer. Mark Hall and Rocky Arnt were a good pair of halfs, but Arnt had a bad patch in the middle of the season and had to be dropped for a few matches before returning to play better than ever. Newcomer Bill Sleath was a steady fullback with a fine left foot but 55 Lost 11- 13 Won 32- Won 21- 3 Won 8- 6 Drew 3- 3 Lost 0- 3 Won 16- 6 Won 9- 5 Lost 0- 14 Lost 0- 23 Drew 0- Won 15- Lost 6- 13 Won 11- 8 Drew 6- 6 Won 11- 9 must eradicate the flyhack from his list of defensive maneuvers. An assortment of wings was tried, all with varying merits. Doug Hansen was probably the most elusive, with John Randall the strongest runner and Neil Comber the best defender. John Lusney, Don Finlay, Mark Robson and Ian Fairweather were also used. 1st Fifteen Results: P 16, W 8, L 5, D 3, 149-111 vs. David Thompson . . . vs. Magee S.S.S vs. Eric Hamber S.S.S. . . vs. Saint George ' s School vs. Claremont S.S.S. . . . vs. Old Boys vs. Oak Bay High School. vs. Cowichan S.S.S vs. Brentwood College . . vs. Trinity College. Glenalmond Scotland . vs. Victoria High School. vs. H.M.C.S. Naden vs. Brentwood College . . vs. University School . . . vs. University School . . . vs. St. George ' s School. . The forwards led by Rick Freeman, were on the light side but worked hard. Freeman and Lome Richardson were props and both had good seasons and were in the thick of every fray. Freeman in particular had fine matches and one or two of his tackles will be remem- bered by all who saw them. Tony Shepard ' s hooking was variable but frequently excellent. Steve Luce and Chris Bowel I formed the second row, both rather on the light side but made up for this by tremendous capacity for work. Luce was an excellent lineout forward and never played poorly. The back row was erratic. Don McDiarmid and Dave Barlow, both intelligent players, lacked the size and aggressiveness that marks the great wing-forward, but they were both constructive players, especially Mc- Diarmid and were always quick to convert defence to attack. Rick Bourne was brought in towards the end of the season and showed that he was more at home in this new position than in centre. He is a hard tackier and fast onto man and ball. He should have a good season next year. Don Finlay at number eight was disappointing. He has all the attributes for the position except the tem- perment. He was too easily thrown off stride by an aggressive opponent. He must learn to deal with these situations instead of allowing them to deal with him. A second place finish in the Independent School ' s Cup was better than last season ' s last place finish. Only ' The three Vets. ' Brentwood, who were undefeated for the second succes- sive year, beat us. Our other losses occurred by two points to David Thomson Secondary School of Vancouver in our first match of the season, to the Old Boys by a try to nil in a well played game and Glenalmond College of Scotland who manhandled us 23-0 without too much difficulty. We had the better of it in our three drawn matches, but just couldn ' t score the winning points and won our other eight matches quite convincingly apart from a 11-8 win over University School where the referee was unsighted and allowed our winning points to come from a definite knock-on. With Arnt, Hall, Lusney, Sleath, Finlay and Bourne returning from this team, plus Trethewey, Hetherington and Robson who saw limited action there is a strong nucleus for a powerful side next season. Back Row: N. Comber, S. Ladner, M. Robson, P. Hetherington. J. Randall, B. Dennison, R. Thomson, B. Brown, Mr. Hyde-Lay (Coach). Middle Row: J. Housser, P. DeWItt, D. Winslow, I. McBean (Capt), B. Trethewey, J. Sloan, G. Williams. Bottom Row: G. Williamson, D. Motter. The Second Fifteen The 2nd XV had a most successful season, a single point separating it from an undefeated record. Although thirty players represented the side at one time or another, the nucleus of the team remained much the same from game to game. This allowed the side to settle down and often they played most attractively, particularly in their final two matches against University School and Saint George ' s. Balance was the key note of their suc- cess. A robust pack of forwards served a neat pair of halts and there developed a great spirit and confidence as the season wore on. Their losses occurred half way through the season when they were defeated 6-5 by Brentwood much against the run of play which sawthem cross their opponent ' s line only to see them called back for some reason or another. The return game was won quite comfortably. Ian McBean captained the team well and received great support in forwards from Trethewey, Housser, DeWitt, and Horton, the hooker. Motter, a con- verted wing forward, quickly took to scrum half and served as a great partner to Greg Williamson, who devel- oped into a very competent fly half. With good hands and an accurate kick he was able to dictate the run of the play in several matches. Of the backs, Robson, Comber, and Ladner always ran strongly while Dennison, when not needed by the 1st XV, was a competent full back. D. H. L. Rugby This has been a good season. Eleven teams have represented the school in inter school matches and 183 boys have played on these teams at one time or another. This represents 77% of the school body which most people will admit is a fair percentage. The overall school record for all eleven teams was: P 70 W 45 L 15 D 9 Total pts. 789-396 The 2nd XV, 3rd XV, 4th XV, Colts XV, and Juniors XV all shared the distinction of losing only one match each. 57 Back Row: Mr. McClelland (Coach). D. Harper, B. Dinter, J. Hungerford, P. Manning, C. Winslow, B. Cuming, M. McGarry (Coach). Middle Row: E. Williams. R. Carere, G. Thompson, R. Ward (Capt.), G. Bestwick. J. Kay, R. Shaw. Bottom Row: J. Lishman, T. Bangs. The Colts Fifteen For a team with an unbeaten record as Junior Colts, 1967-68 was something of a lean year for them as Colts. Out of eight games played we lost four, won three, and drew one, scoring 76 points, having 77 points scored against us. Much of our difficulty centered around the halves ' position where, despite valiant efforts and noticeable improvement, Lydster and Watts at scrum-half, and Hetherington and H ungerford at stand-off never really appeared comfortable and relaxed. But the real reason for their mediocre showing was the team ' s inability to perform the very basis of good rugby, especially passing and catching. Our tackling was never very reliable mainly because we were often too content to ' climb aboard ' or ' grab hold of rather than tackle and get our feet off the ground. The notable exception to this was Carere, the most outstanding Colts player, who alone performed all the basic skills with an unflagging energy and fire. In the backs Lishman turned out to be the most promising find at scrum-half, revealing a natural flair for the position. Ross did sound work at stand-off and ran on occasion with great penetration. In the center Kay made some delightful breaks and fed the wings well. Harper, Bestwick, and Thompson were hard runners when they got the ball and proved to be fine tacklers. There were a number of changes in the forwards during the season, but Ward, Winslow, Williams, and Bangs were regulars and deserved to be so. Ward led the team well and Winslow did some remarkable jumping in the line-out; Williams was always a tiger and Bangs was always on the ball. Manning proved to be much less idle than supposed. Shaw developed into a hard-working forward and Cuming made a come-back after some re- markable weight-losing. Lieberman hooked well but was indecisive in the loose. On the whole, the scrum was the most effective and hard-working part of the team and gave the backs plenty of good ball. The backs, unfor- tunately, did not always put it to the best use. M. Meg. The Junior Colts This has been a satisfactory season, with more vic- tories than losses, and almost twice as many points scored for as against. The worst defeat we suffered was at the hands of Brentwood in the second match which we played against them; this game was late in the season and therefore there can be little excuse for our lack of coordination on this day. We were defeated by a side which showed up our basic weaknesses throughout the season. First by an inability to get the line moving fast in attack, and secondly a lack of real control in the scrum. We have throughout the season, had some very encouraging solo efforts both in the scrum and in the backs, and many people have done some good work; Gallow in the backs, Robinson in the line-outs, and Reinholdt in the set scrums, to mention just a few admir- able results. But as a whole, the team has lacked co- hesion, and the highly cohesive backs and forwards of Brentwood taught us the lesson that individual skill and effort can not often win matches. Our final two games against St. George ' s and University School, two good wins by 5-0, showed that the team, during the final weeks of the season, had begun to play together as a team. These games, especially that against St. George ' s, were excellent to watch and at last the backs began to get the ball moving in attack, and to tackle well in defence, and Dickens showed some good kicking, and a natural sense of what to do at the right time. I hope that next season, the lessons learned this year will be put to good use in the Colts. The side has improved since the start of the season, both the indi- viduals in it, and the side; there are some potentially talented rugby players, who will give good service to the school over the next three years if they continu e to show the enthusiasm they have shown this year. D.J. 58 Basketball Standing: D. Barlow, P. Hethenngton, P. DeWitt, D. Hyde-lay (Coach). Sitting: B. Dennison, M. Hewitt, I. Fairweather, D. Finlay. D. McDiarmid. Although we only won four games, they all came at the right time so we ended the season feeling we had had a successful one despite our five losses. We beat University School, St. George ' s and Brentwood and in the process won the Independent School ' s Cup for the first time. On the other hand amongst our losses were two thrashings at the hands of Chemainus and Cowichan, who were the number two and three teams on the island respectively. In the past a mobile and alert zone defence had kept us close in games where our shooting was off. This year our defence was poor as some of the scores show. Our two main scorers were Martin Hewitt and Don Finlay and without them we would have been in a sorry state. Hewitt played particularly well in the Independent School ' s Tour where he was voted the Most Valuable Player. He was top scorer in five of our nine games. Ian Fairweather had a disappointing season as he was ham- pered by his leg injury and Chris Bowell, Don McDiarmid, Dave Barlow, and Pratt Hetherington did not come on as well as expected. Bob Dennison was a pleasant surprise and developed well as a shooter. RESULTS: vs Cowichan Secondary School vs Lake Cowichan Secondary School vs Chemainus Secondary School vs University School vs Brentwood School vs St. George ' s School vs University School Ladysmith Secondary School S.L.S. 30-42 S.LS. 24-35 S.L.S. 23-78 S.L.S. 30-24 S.L.S. 45-35 S.L.S. 48-38 S.L.S. 37-25 S.L.S. 39-41 S.L.S. 39-93 UNDER 16 BASKETBALL Practice is all this team needs to be good. The ma- terial is there. The record of three wins and five losses is not impressive but all the losses were close, apart from one, and a bit more experience would have turned them into victories. A tall team, it did many things well but became rattled too easily if the score was close. John Hungerford was the captain, guard and play maker and Ian Ross and Peter Manning developed well as for- wards. Of the others Ron Anderson, Mike Paulson, Dan Harper, Bob Bullock, and Mike Robinson all show a lot of promise. D. H. L. vs vs Cowichan Senior Secondary School 59 Squash It has been a good year for squash in the school, particularly for the number of keen players who have devoted much time and energy to the game and devel- oped and matured as squash players in the process. Three players in particular come to mind; Peter Gudewill, Captain of Squash, who deepened his game and fought some excellent battles in the tournaments; and Robin Wade and John Hungerford, who both showed quite remarkable improvement and will soon be ' C class players. Two others, Tony Steel and Mark Lydster did not show the same sort of improvement though undoubtedly both have come on. These five players also represented the School Team. With no shcools with whom fixtures could be ar- ranged, we have had to get our competition in the ' open ' tournaments held by the different squash clubs in Vic- toria and Vancouver. Six tournaments were attended in the first two terms, four in Vancouver and two in Victoria, one of the latter being the Pacific Coast Championships held at the Raquets Club in March. Gudewill entered the ' C class in the tournaments and got to the finals on three occasions but never emerged the victor. He was also a semi-finalist in the Pacific Coast but he allowed the match to go five games and in the fifth ran out of steam. Wade and Hungerford did only tolerably well in the ' D ' class, Wade usually getting the stiffer draw and being knocked out earlier. Hungerford did well in the Pacific Coast losing in the quarter-finals at 18-17 in the fifth game. Steel did not attend all the tournaments but in those he did, he played with vigour if not always with his head. Lydster attended two tournaments but on both occasions was knocked out in the first round. What these fixtures revealed was the need for more non-tournament competition, and this, it is hoped, will be arranged for next year. In the first half of the second term, squash was one of the sports offered in the Multiple Sports Programme, and here some promising squash players came to light, notably Bailey, Comber and B. Trethewey. There were also a number of beginners who made good progress in the few weeks available to them, Leigh Foster one of them. In the Inter-House squash Groves ' were once again the winners for the sixth year in a row. They beat Ripley ' s in the first round and after them Copeman ' s who had knocked out Lake ' s. Does the departure of Gudewill mark the end of the Groves ' ascendency? It will be interesting to see. With the possibility of a Squash Tour to England in the summer of 1969, there should be an increased inter- est in the game as individuals size up their chances of getting on the team. At the moment places 3, 4, and 5 are wide open, so get out your racquets and start prac- tising. M. M. G. Standing: T. Steel, M. Lydster, Mr. McGarry (Coach). Sitting: R. Wade, P. Gudewill (Capt.). J. Hungerford. 60 Cross Country Standing: R. Thomson, I. McBean, J. McBean. Sitting: B. Ruddell, D. Hansen (Capt.), A. McAllister. The school teams have had a good season. Of seven major inter-school competitions the senior team came first in four, equal first in one, second in one and fourth in one. It was a pity that our fourth place was in the B.C. Championship for having won it the year before we con- fidently — too confidently, expected a second victory since we still had the same team. However, a combina- tion of factors — sickness and lack of serious training — contributed to our failure. I Praying for points . Highlights of season were McAllister ' s third in the Pacific North West meet, his third in the B.C. meet and his course record in the school meet, the placing of the first five runners in the Independents School ' s meet, and an 18.6 mile run by Hansen and McAllister during the ' achievement ' period. Colours were awarded to Randy Thomson for faithful participation and much improved performance. The under-16 team entered three meets and achieved two firsts and a second. Team-captain J. McBean had a fine season; he was loyally supported by Gallow, Watts and A. Miller. Finally a word of congratulation and encouragement to the quiet heroes who although lacking in ability kept plugging away uphill and downhill, and to the new ' centi- pedes ' , McColl, A. Millar, S. Ruddell, Watts, and J. Mc- Bean. 61 Top Row: J. Gotthardt (Coach), R. Bourne, T. Binkley, A. Penn. Middle Row: L. Bollman, D. Coleman, G. Williamson, R. Bourne. Front Row: A. McAllister, D. Motter (Capt.), A. Wilson. Gymnastics This year we enjoyed one of our most successful seasons to date. For the ninth consecutive time we cap- tured the Independent School ' s Cup in a very good meet with Saint George ' s School in Vancouver. We won the meet with 146 points to Saints ' 104, and took first place in every event. Rick Bourne was up to his usual good form as he won the trophy for the best performer while Dave Motter secured a trophy for his performance on the high bar. Alan McAllister and Doug Coleman, who both did very well in the B.C. Age Group Championship, and Rob Bourne, Greg Williamson and Tony Wilson all made ex- cellent showings. We participated in several other mee ts, but the Independent School ' s was definitely the highlight of the season. Many thanks to Mr. Gotthardt and L P. Head whose assistance helped the team achieve such a high standard. With all but two of this year ' s team returning next year, the outlook for the future is bright indeed! Finally, as captain of the team, I wish to thank Mr. Gotthardt and Mr. Head personally and can only wish the team continued success in the future. D. M. Tennis This year tennis was accredited with ' major hobby status ' , a considerable advance on previous years. But the arrangement whereby tennis could only function on non-sport days had a number of drawbacks, the main one being the difficulty of arranging fixtures with other schools who could only, understandably enough, manage a fixture on a sport day! However, despite these problems and the shortage of practice time, much good tennis was played and some progress shown. Twelve people were selected for tennis coaching out of 24 applicants and from these twelve the school Tennis Team was picked. Critchie Clarke, playing at No. 1 was captain and with Peter Gudewill at No. 2 made a formid- able doubles pair who only lost one match. John Hunger- ford played at No. 3 with Ron Anderson at No. 4 though by the end of the term these positions were reversed. Geoff Barratt was a steady No. 5 and never lost a singles, and Mark Lydster at No. 6, a graveyard of mistakes. Four matches were played, two against University School where the match score was a win apiece, and one against Brentwood, in which we were trounced 7 to 2. The fourth fixture was the Independent School ' s Tourna- ment held this year at University School where we limped to a third equal position with Saint George ' s. The only highlight of that day was Clarke ' s easy with over the Brentwood No. 1 player who had previously beaten him 6-2. Only one semi-fixture was arranged for the junior members of the group, Hunt and D. Anderson but they lost both their games. It is hoped that there will be more fixtures for the junior members next year. In all it was a promising if not spectacular beginning to tennis as a sport of ' semi-established ' status in the school. M. M. G. 62 Rowing (Left to Right) J. Lusney, R. Freeman, S. Luce, J. Randall, R. Arnt. D. Winslow, C. Bowell, E. Poulsson, R. Brown. Following the success of the 1967 Tour, we were fortunate in having a number of the experienced rowers back this year. This would be a strong backbone to an enlarged Club. It was decided to increase the number of members to 75, giving us a stronger base to the club, and Grade 10 would still be the time to begin. This year we were fortunate in having the assistance of Mr. Bingley and Mr. Kearns, both of whom were able to give valuable teaching to the junior crews. During the Christmas term we were able to have out- ings with the senior crews once or twice a week in free time. In the Minor Sports Programme at the beginning of the Lent term, we had twenty four beginners out on the Lake three times a week. The programme then began in earnest at the start of the Summer term. The 1st crew had five outings per week in preparation for the Regatta season. The first Regatta was hosted by Saint George ' s and was held on Coal Harbour in Vancouver on May 5th. We took three crews, all of which had good races over quite rough water. Our 1st crew won their race in a satisfactory time, followed by Greenlake, Lakeside and St. George ' s. Our 2nd crew was beaten by Lakeside, and were ahead of the Brentwood 1st crew. The School Lightweight crew came third in their event to Greenlake and Lakeside. This racing was good experience and showed us the potential in the Club. The next Regatta was held in Seattle the following weekend. We took down a larger contingent than in pre- vious years, entering all events except one. Varsity Eights 1st — Shawnigan 1st by 1 V2 lengths 2nd — Lakeside 1st 3rd — Greenlake 1st 4th— St. George ' s 1st Junior 1st — Shawnigan 2nd by 1 V2 lengths Varsity Eights 2nd — Lakeside 2nd 3rd — Brentwood 1st 4th — Greenlake 5th — Claremont Singles 1st — Shawnigan (Motter) by 10 lengths 2nd — Brentwood We came third in Lightweight Eights, fourth in Novice Eights and third in Lightweight four with cox. We felt that the senior crews had produced good results and that the junior crews had gained most valuable experience. The climax of the School Rowing is our annual Re- gatta held the first weekend in June. This was our eighth Regatta and was again very successful for the School crews. We welcomed a number of Senior Clubs to the Regatta: U.B.C.. U.-Vic, and Lake Washington. In the senior events, Lake Washington won all of the Fours events and U.B.C. won the Eights. In the Schools ' division, the Shawnigan 1st crew completed another excellent season in winning the Var- sity VIM race, in a very fine time of 6.21, two seconds outside the Canadian record. This crew is to be con- gratulated upon achieving such a high standard. Our 2nd crew came second in the Junior Varsity event, the Light- weight crew was second to Greenlake in their event and our Novice Eight was second to Greenlake in that event. In the Singles event, Motter won the race by four lengths, and so completed a fine School career of sculling. The other outstanding performances were in the heavyweight four with cox, where the Shawnigan four beat a very good crew from Lakeside in Seattle, and in the Lightweight ' Oops! Someone goofed. 2nd VIII— B. Dennison, D. Motter, J. McDiarmid. J. Housser, M. Robson, T. Shepard, A. Whitehead, T. Wilson. four which we narrowly won over Greenlake. The team standings were as follows: Shawnigan Greenlake Brentwood Lakeside St. George ' s George Bonner 43 36 20 3 2 2 1st Crew J. Lusney R. Freeman S. Luce J. Randall D. Winslow C. Bowell E. Poulsson W. Brown R. Arnt 2nd Crew A. Wilson A. Whitehead A. Shepard M. Robson J. Housser J. McDiarmid D. Motter B. Dennison D. Lieberman 3rd Crew D. Sutherland I. Ross D. McDiarmid S. Williams E. Ritchie D. Horton K. Hamilton M. Hall J. Pattison Following the events, the parents of the School Senior crews provided a supper for all the participants, at which time the pennants and trophies were awarded. As coach of the crews, I would like to congratulate all those who did well this year and encourage those in the Senior crews next year to maintain the high standard set to date. My thanks to Esben Poulsson for his fine captaincy and to the manager for all his work. J.S.G. Singles D. Motter K. Hamilton Assistant Coach S. Hamilton Manager D. Bullock J.G. 64 Cricket Looking back over the past season it is good to notice that the interest for the game of cricket has not waned. In fact in the juniors great enthusiasm was seen. It is obvious that there is a place for the game in the school. This year ' s team was composed of three grade twelve boys, namely Peter Gudewill, Peter Hancock and David Barlow, supported by Peter Manning and Tony Steel both of last year ' s team, and Harper and Barratt who like them were of Grade 11. The rest were of Grade 10: Anderson, D. Hancock. Scholefield, Reinholdt and Dickens. The school managed to avoid defeat against other independent schools, but against Cowichan and a strong masters ' XI, showed up badly. Our first game with Saint George ' s ended with ex- citement and confusion owing to some misunderstanding with the scorers. When leaving the field the result was a tie, but on looking at the score book discovered that a 3 had been recorded instead of a four, owing to the um- pires signal not having been acknowledged and that we had really won by one wicket. In this game Gudewill batted well for 43 runs, and Anderson who scored 17 not out. Against University School in our first game we won easily by 58 runs. Batting first we scored 127 for 5 wickets declared of which Scholefield scored 53 and Gudewill 30. Our return game with Saint George ' s was unfortu- nately rained out after only forty minutes of play. The last game against University School was a draw. The school batting first made only 97 and had time not run out it could have been an exciting game, as when stumps were drawn University School were 68 for 6 wickets. The school XI lacked experience, as was seen against the masters. Our batting relied on Gudewill who fortu- nately made runs consistently. He also did a fine job as captain. Scholefield and Dickens, both of whom unfor- tunately are leaving, together with Anderson improved as the season progressed. Our bowling responsibility rested with Hancock and Manning. Both bowled well on occa- sion, and much is looked for from Manning next year. Several good catches were taken, but generally our fielding was not good. With the enthusiasm shown by the juniors the future looks bright. Our thanks to Mr. McClelland, Mr. Nightingale, Mr. Joyce and Mr. Josseleyn for all the untiring work and time they gave to cricket this season. Junior Colts Cricket The Junior Colts have had a very fine season. Their record of five wins, three losses and two draws was in itself quite reasonable, but more significant was the impressive improvement made by the players individu- ally, the result of many long hours of patient practice. It has been a great pleasure taking boys who have been so enthusiastic in their attitude. Perhaps the best indicator of their improvement would be to compare the results of the matches against Victoria and Oak Bay for those two sides were essentially the same. Against Victoria we could only make 39 against their total of 51 — a pity for we had bowled and fielded well to get them out so cheaply. When we played Oak Bay, however, we made 50, and had them struggling with 46 for 9. The team was sensibly led by Backman who also kept wicket and batted well. The batsmen with the most runs were Wade (96, average 10.7), Eades (116. average 10.5), Backman (81, average 10.1), Chung (95, average 8.6), Jacobs (102, average 8.5). Perhaps the most enter- taining innings came from Robinson who hit 38 (includ- ing two sixes) against Glenlyon. Hunt and MacDonald also made runs on occasions. The chief bowlers were Hunt, McColl, Robinson, MacDonald, Wilhelmsen and Babcock. Although the team was finally Backman, Eades. Chung, Jacobs, Hunt, McColl, Wade, Wilhelmsen. Mac- Donald, Robinson, Babcock, seven others also played during the season, Fairweather, Johnson, Barclay, Paul- son, Oughtred, B. Williams and Clowes. Finally there were several noteworthy performances in the Junior House match final between Ripleys and Lakes. Jacobs made 99 for Ripleys before being bowled by Johnson, and Eades 48, while Wade made 47 for Lakes. Never have three batsmen been so close and yet so far! Junior Cricket Although there were only sixteen boys in this group, their enthusiasm made their first year of cricket an ex- citing and enjoyable one. Their keenness was reflected in their fielding, which from the very beginning was good. The number of catches and run-outs in matches bears witness to the fact that they played well in the field. The bowling in the early days was encouraging, and Hayes, Roer, Anderson, Brierly, and Millar showed great promise. The first four took many valuable wickets, but the most devastating spell of the season was Hayes ' 4 wickets in four balls against University School. For the season Roer took 28 wickets, becoming more accurate with each match, and Hayes took 27, being capable of a fiery spell at anytime. The batting was naturally the aspect of the game which made slowest progress, but it was most rewarding that every member of the team had his moment of glory at some point in the season. Brierly (46), Hein (49), and Hodson (48) scored the most runs, but everybody ' s bat became straighter and wider as the weeks passed. Ander- son, although there are fewer runs against his name in the score book, applied himself on several occasions and frustrated the opposition ' s bowlers for lengthy periods. He should score many more runs next year. Hein, in his own way. hit mightily, and Hodson ' s hooks were a de- light. Behind the stumps Brierly and Hein shared the duties and kept efficiently. The overall result was that Brierly and his team played eight matches, producing two wins, three losses, two draws, and a tie, and thoroughly enjoyed their first season of cricket. 65 Standing. D. Hancock, D. Harper. P. Dickens, P. Hancock, T. Steel. Sitting: P. Manning, D. Barlow P. Gudewill (Capt.), G. Barratt, R. Anderson. Track and Field Once again the middle distance strength of the track team formed the nucleus of a strong squad. This group, led by Doug Hansen, won every 880, mile, and two mile race except one, during the season. A dearth of sprinters prevented us from sweeping all before us. The overall balance of the team was borne out by the fact that we placed seven boys in the B.C. High School championships at the end of the season. Three school records were broken during the term. Doug Hansen running the mile in 4:22.1 and second in the B.C. Championships, Bruce Ruddell triple jumping 42 ' 11 , and both Don Finlay and John Lusney clipping the 120 High hurdles by one tenth of a second to 16.3. The pole vault record might well have gone to Rick Borne, unfortunately he injured him- self early in the season when he was vaulting well. Others who proved consistent point getters were Allen McAllis- 66 ter, 4:37.5 and 9:47.8 in mile and two mile, Ian McBean in the 880 (2:01.7), Chris Punnett (40 ' 6V2 ) in the Triple Jump and javelin thrower Pratt Hetherington (153 ' 9 ). Two juniors, Peter Gallow (sprint and long jump) and Jamie McBean (880, mile and two mile) look very prom- ising indeed, while quarter milers Glen Thompson and Jim Kay came on steady at the end of the season. The general success of the season can be measured in part by the fact that the Mid-Island, Independent Schools and Leslie- Roberts Rose Bowl Trophies are at ! ' Ho-Hum It ' s a long way down from the peak . present resting comfortably in the trophy cabinet. Our 8th place finish in the B.C. championships with 28 points is worthy of mention as there are 73 schools represented with most of them having the advantage of having girls ' events to help swell their totals. Finally a word of thanks and praise to Doug Hansen who has been a splendid captain. It is no coincidence that with 41 victories to his credit in races from 440 to 2 miles he has won more races for the school than any other runner before him. We expect to hear of his continued success in Track wherever he may attend University and all our best wishes go to him. D.H.L. Standing: J. Kay, J. Peck, J. McBean, D. Lyon, P. Hetherington, C. Punnett. J. Lusney, B. Sleath, S. Ward, J. Blakeway, Mr. Hyde-Lay (Coach) Sitting: R. Bourne, D. Finlay, I. McBean, D. Hansen (Capt.), A. McAllister, L. Richardson, B. Ruddell. Bottom Row: P. Gallow, G. Thompson. 67 Grass Hockey Standing: J. Haibeck, P. Gordon, L. Foster, T. Steel, G. Barratt, N. Comber, Mr. Dickens (Coach). Sitting: L. Bullivant, C. Clarke, G. Williamson (Capt.), C. Grauer, A. Hocking. This year grass hockey was a major sport in the summer term and it was played with more spirit and enthusiasm than ever before. There were two teams coached by Mr. Dickens. The senior team played in a Victoria men ' s league throughout the year, competing against three other teams. Although they did not win, many good games were played. The standard of hockey in the school was much better this year than in previous years. Captained by Greg Williams, the seniors defeated St. George ' s 3 - 0. Laurie Bullivant was awarded his colours along with Greg Williamson. Chris Grauer proved to be an amazing goalie, while Al Hocking and Neil Comber worked the forward line. Geoff Barratt and Leigh Foster defended while Tony Steel, Laurie Bullivant and Critchie played halves. Critchie Clark, a new-comer, scored most of hte season ' s goals. With a little more expe rience, Ian Ross, Rick Bourne, Murray Dawson, and Peter Gordon could develop into promising players next year. On the junior team, Dary Wilson, Guy Meredith, and John Agassiz showed great potential. With many of the players returning next year, the outlook is good. Finally, thanks to Mr. Dickens who coached the teams, and Mr. MacLachlan, Mr. McGarry, and Mr. Bingley for their needed support. — M.R.D. COACH TRIBUTE Once more, our often forgotten appreciation goes to the dedicated masters who guided and coached these teams to their victories and pushed them on after their defeats. Through their examples of fine sportsmanship and genuine spirit, Shawnigan has received its reputation of excellent teams and above all fair play. COACHES Rugby: Messrs. Hyde-Lay, MacLachlan, Grey, McGarry, McClelland, Kearns, Joyce, Brown, Bingley, Arthurs. Cricket: Messrs. Brierly, Nightingale, Josselyn, McClel- land, Joyce. Track and Field: Hyde-Lay, Hickling. Rowing: Grey, Kearns, Hickling. Basketball: Hyde-Lay, Grey. Squash: McGarry. Field Hockey: Dickens. Tennis: McGarry. Swimming: Hyde-Lay, Grey. Badminton: Brierly. Gymnastics: Gotthardt, Grey, Head, Hyde-Lay. Cross-Country: Nightingale. Sailing: Salmon. Shooting: Fraser. Outdoors Club: Armstrong, Hickling. Volleyball: Joyce. Weight Training: Hyde-Lay, Pearson. Captain Kid 68 Inter-House Sports Swimming Cross Country The annual inter-house swimming competition was once again run otf at the beginning ot the Michaelmas term. Over the four day ' s events the weather was fair and, fortunately, no rain fell. This year held a surprise in that Groves finished first with a powerful 123 points, Lakes second with 95 V2, Copemans and Ripleys with 87 V2 and 77 respectively. Winners of the age groups were Robson, Senior, with 25 points followed closely by MacLure with 24. In under 16, Bestwick made a clean sweep to amass the full total of 35 points. Hunt won the under 14 competition. The end of the competition was particularly exciting due to the closeness of the point standings for second place. A.W. ' Winning Style ' Track and Field As usual track and field was held directly after swim- ming. The weather proved to be excellent except for the last day. The competition this year as far as the four houses were concerned, was a very one sided affair. From the very beginning, it was quite clear that Cope- mans was the strongest; ending up with a total of 388V2 points. Groves finished second with 260 Vz, while Ripleys and Lakes battled it out for third and fourth place with 230 Vz and 226 Vz respectively. The Senior Aggregate was won by Hansen with 39 points. Lusney and B. Rud- dell tied for second with 29 points each. The Under 16 Aggregate was a close fight between Punnett and Gallow; Punnett coming out on top with 46 to Gallow ' s 45 points. P. Bangs won a clean victory in the Under 14 with 30 points. J.L. The inter-house competition was very close this year with Copemans just holding off a determined challenge by Groves. Unluckiest of all, however, were Lakeo whose seniors put up a very fine performance by placing six runners in the first twelve; unfortunately they had no juniors to support them. Perhaps the one disappointment was that the eagerly anticipated duel between Hansen and McAllister did not take place on account of Hansen ' s flu. Finally a word of congratulation and encouragement to the quiet heroes who although lacking in ability kept plugging away uphill and downhill, and to the new ' centi- pedes ' , McColl, A. Millar, S. Ruddell, Watts, and J. Mc- Bean. M.A. N. Rugby This year Copeman ' s House won both the Junior and Senior House seven-aside competitions. In the junior competition however, Ripley ' s won as many matches as Copeman ' s but lost out when the tie breaking rule was brought into effect. This rule stipulates that the scorer of the greatest number of tries during the whole com- petition be declared the winner. By scoring twenty tries to Ripley ' s fourteen in the six matches played, Copeman ' s thus earned the cup. In the Senior matches Copeman ' s were undefeated, although the ' A ' seven were lucky to beat Ripley ' s in a well fought match. Copeman ' s ' B ' seven played very good rugby and despite valiant eforts by the other houses to defeat them they won all three matches. D.H.L. 70 71 Reflections The glitter of sunlight, reflections in a plate glass window — the beauty of nature resplendent as it unfolds like the petals of a new flower opening the glory of life. Life, the superficial, cast aside as the mists of human society part to reveal truth and unknown beauty. The depth of man ' s existence once clouded in a veil of mys- tery now awaiting colour changing, turning, and tossing like a wind swept sea, never ceasing to roll, continually eroding the lands which confine it. The sea, it never changes; men will come and men will die, but the sea rolls on forever. From the brilliant azure sky and its brilliant lord, the sun; the sea of psychedelia sinks to the dark green depths of the ocean floor. Swirling, the dark green water becomes the bright green of life, the botanical cover of the earth. From the dark thick meadows to the luscious meadows, green, the green of life, sprouting from the dark brown earth. The colours spiral, they swell and they fade; and again they change. The earth is clotted in a blanket of gold; the golden wheat, the harvest of nature which feeds man. But life is not all good, all good is rooted in evil. The soft gold now glares a shocking yellow-cowardice, the inbred weakness of humanity which spirals into terrifying orange — the flames of evil seeking to destroy man and nature. The worst has yet to come: red, blood red flowing into the streets of civilization, a living evidence to man ' s complete degradation. The maddening, the frightening red seething with hatred, fades slowly into the dark depths of black night, the absence of colour. Hearing replaces sight as the means of perception. The faint whisper of children ' s voices, talking, hoping adults cannot hear. The heavy breathing and gentle motion of lovers disturb the stillness; a woman ' s cry of joy, and then quiet as the mists come close together. The beauty of the black night becomes the nothingness of oblivion. Reflections on a plate glass window disappear, the mists have closed; the trip has ended. Enlightened the acid-head fears the world he sees as he looks out the window. He views the world with contempt and at the same time with pity. Though his mind is set, there is a touch of regret as the pistol is lifted to his temple. Even those who have seen and known fall victim to cowardice, the bright yellow — in complete rejection of society, un- able to live within or without. The oblivion of death, seemed the only solution. D.J.L. 72 My Hand It is a wondrous thing My ha nd; A personality of its own. Exquisiteness of touch whether Delicate, weighty, or Smackingly sudden; whether Clammy or soft, Bristly or smooth, It is a beauty of nature. It clenches, squeezes, Clutches, touches, Holds, molds Things. It is a spade in the earth, A mit in the air; It is a gentle caressing palm, An explosive knuckled fist; It is a lifter and a placer, A holder and a dropper. My hand, It is alive. It is small and warm, softly pudgy It is strong, quick of nature, Always used, always in motion; But it wears down, My hand, Nothing can go on forever; It becomes thin and veined, Arthritically useless; till It is cold and hard, Limp in death. Finally it is dust. My hand is my lifeline, My life; It is me. R. Maclure 73 Two In One Harold and William grew up together in the Windy City slums. They were the best of friends; brothers was what they said of each other. In the decrepit old school building they worked hard and came out with similar grades. In sports they excelled as rugged young athletes, taking part in all neighbourhood baseball and football games, not to mention the occasional street fight. They worked together, played together, and fought together. Harold ' s quarrels were William ' s quarrels and William ' s troubles were Harold ' s troubles. Two in one was their motto. And Harold was white and William was black. When they finished high school, they went to work as office clerks for a printing company. They both worked hard at their new jobs and six months later Harold was promoted to senior office clerk. Because he was now making a good steady salary, he decided to move away from the slums and find a more respectable neighbour- hood in which to live. But he promised William that they would still be good friends. It was not long afterwards that Harold was offered a scholarship to a well-known university. So he left Chicago and his job in the printing company; and he left William. At the university he took up the field of journal- ism. Whenever any event took place in the small college town, Harold was sure to be at the scene covering the story. In his final year he was elected as editor of the campus newspaper. Upon graduation, he went to work for a big news agency. Soon he was earning an excellent salary which enabled him to marry a beautiful girl and move into a wealthy district. Life was treating Harold well and he knew it. He had all that a man could ever want — happi- ness, prosperity, a respectable home, and a lovely wife. Gone were the days of filth and squalor in the ghetto. Gone were the times when one never knew when he was going to eat his next meal. Gone forever were the gang wars in the back alleys and the ball games in the street and the pilfering from the stores. Never ever again would he have anything to do with the ghastly life in the slums. Harold ' s life was only just beginning and his future was a beautiful picture. And so he lived comfortably and con- tentedly. And soon the hot summers came; and with them came the riots. The heat and the oppression closed in on the people of the ghettos and they grew insane with fury and hate and they revolted. And the revolt spread through the country like wild fire. The National Guard was ordered into the cities and a State Emergency was declared. And still the rioting and burning and looting and killing went on. Harold was head of a team of reporters assigned to cover the story in Chicago. One night he found himself deep in the heart of a long-forgotten slum area. Only instead of sauntering barefoot down the street bouncing an old beat-up. basketball and chewing his gum fiercely, he was now crouched behind a squad car which protected him from the wicked sniper fire. Instead of a hot sunny afternoon filled with the noises of children playing in the street, the scene was one of roaring fire and swirling smoke as whole buildings were demolished, despite the valiant efforts of the weary firemen. Figures were run- ning this way and that along the sidewalks and streets. The whole area was sunk in a pit of devastating chaos. Harol d was scanning the scene from behind the protec- tive police car, when suddenly he caught a glimpse of three men dashing into a partly wrecked department 74 store. On an impulse he darted from behind the vehicle, despite the hoarse cries of protest behind him, dashed across the dark street and ducked into the store. Inside he saw the three poorly-dressed men loading their arms with goods that had not yet been destroyed by fire or falling rubble. Harold watched from a hidden vantage point as the three men stepped carefully amongst the wreckage, gathering up an article here or an article there, depending upon their choice. As he watched, Harold grew sick with disgust; a disgust which saturated him with a burning hatred for all black men. With a shudder of rage, he cried, Get out of here! Go on, get out! You ' ve got no right to be in here. Go back to where you belong, you filthy thieves! Instantly the three negroes wheeled around and started for him. The tallest of the three pulled a gun from nowhere and yelled, Take this, whitey! Then he fired. Harold felt a searing pain rip into his shoulder and instinctively he bolted for the street. Clutching at the burning wound, he fell onto the pavement. He rolled over quickly, just in time to see his assailant racing down the street. Suddenly he heard the blast of a shotgun. At the same moment, the fleeing thief stumbled. Then he doubled over just as another rifle cracked. The thief ' s gun and loot clattered to the ground and then he dropped lifeless into the gutter. Harold raised himself slowly and, with his right hand still covering the wound, he loped over to the body. The sniper fire suddenly ceased; a black man had been killed, one of their people. And the news would spread thick and fast throughout the torn neighbourhood. Harold knelt down and looked into the dead man ' s face. For a moment he did not recognize William, and when he did, he cried out in horror and the tears welled into his eyes. He wanted to cradle the lifeless head and kiss the lifeless lips. He wanted to cry out to William and say that he was sorry; so very, very sorry for everything. He wanted to tell William that he, Harold was ashamed to be white — was ashamed of the corruption and the madness that was spilling onto the street. Why couldn ' t the black man and the white man live together and be two in one like brothers? And then Harold remembered the hatred he had felt in the store and immediately real- ized that William was dead and that it was no use wish- ing. He felt himself being carefully lifted onto his feet and he heard a voice say, Did you know this guy? And Harold thought, did I ever know William? Did I ever really find out what sort of man he was? No, was the weak reply. I never laid eyes on him before. It ' s just my shoulder. And so Harold was helped away and William ' s body was bundled off in an ambulance. And their blood was swirled off the street by the fire hoses, and it flowed down the gutter and into the sewers; and with it went the past. Rick Maclure The Snake The smooth, lithe garter snake rose from the icy current and slowly, easily, coolly drew himself up the bank, through the matted grass, rustling towards the thin, bare sapling, which grew from a pile of leaves, not three feet from the water. At the pile he paused, feeling the crisp, dawn breeze brush his face and the wet leaves chilling his front as he swivelled round, taking in the surroundings. He saw the broad flowing stream to his right and beyond that, on the far bank, the barbed wire fence popped up against the rising sun. To his left was merely a mass of tangled grass and large puddles from a recent hailstorm, where nothing moved, nothing breathed except the wind and the upper branches of the sapling, twitching in the heavens. Satisfied, he quietly coiled his long thin body about the trunk and effortlessly spiralled up; up over the rough, hard bark, scratch- ing his scales, his stomach tingling, and wet back shivering in the Xdamp air. On he moved, a glistening, sparkling, irregular, nation sliding up the trunk with tiny droplets of water dripping from his tail in a single stream of silver to the sodden leaves below. Reaching a branch and resting his neck in its crook, he craned, peering out into the early morning haze, down the thick shaft pro- jecting out over the stream. He ventured out a little and the branch drooped, quickly pouring its shining dew onto the dark deep current running on beneath. He stopped as if to take a breath and looked slowly about him, over the stream and back along the branch, care- fully eyeing the tree that lay behind; then, his tail gripping tightly and his tongue flickering, he stretched out along the thin wisp and inched to its end, barely above the water, dipping and bowing as if ion a very weak spring. Here he hung in awful contrast to the swirling ;mass beneath, waiting in desperate determination for the moment ' when, with a flick of his tail he would be off after some small prey, breaking the brittle silence as he knifes through the water. In My Sixth Storey Room In my sixth story room I sit quite calmly, Gathered around the art of rolling a cigarette. The smoke is finished, Deep drags are taken down into my lungs, And soon my mind is wandering, With fantastic ideas of fantasy and make-believe. My head is flying . . . A trip of beautiful things, wondrous ideas and haze. Plastic mushrooms, morning glories, forget-me-nots; Now I am swimming in a teapot. I ' m drowning . . . Floating through a cloud, and then down a spiral staircase, A journey through the realms of bright lights and loud music. It ' s raining ink. A thundering hell and darkness And death are swirling in tumbles And whirling around me. I ' m falling . . . It ' s all over now. Bright lights above me I ' m lying on a table Men with white masks Pull the sheet over my head. Brock Newson o jh e Drunk He staggers, and is not seen. He tips his hat to a lady who is not there. He picks up a flower and loves it; till it fades, then casts it away, In a fury at its weakness. He falls, and they laugh At his dirty face Turned up, grinning, In the rain. He dies, And they plunge by, Unto their forgotten existences. Peter Dickens The Patriot Slowly his last seconds ebbed away. His tattered face lay white against the grimy bulk of a forgotten mortar. His eyes held just a trace of the life they once held. The gash across his forehead was a clotted mass of blood, hair and dirt. The faded white of cheeks was obliterated by the filth of the day ' s battle. His lips lay tightly compressed; but firm and unflinching. Above and around him the noises of battle continued, but in his own world of the shell hole, there was no movement. The span of life had left the men that lay around him. The men that had fought so hard to defend the flag which he now held lovingly to his breast. Slowly his hand lifted and he kissed the tattered remnants. Then the flag fell over his arms as death settled completely on the forgotten hole. — Anonymous 76 Today and Tomorrow In the history of man ' s existence on earth, there has never been a more perplexing or confusing, and at the same time rewarding period to be living and contributing to the welfare, or destruction of humanity on this planet. With the slight turn of a key and the press of a button our earth would be plunged into a nuclear war that could easily obliterate all life. Never before have we held the power of total destruction of our species. And yet this is only one side. Daily we are producing enough food to feed three billion people, or striking out with every scientific means possible to end disease, suffering and pain among the earth ' s inhabitants. And so we are faced with a question that will mean everything to the human race. Although the answer may seem obvious, if we take a close look at our world today, we will realize how close we are to the possible death of man. Will we, by way of scientific knowledge applied to wrong ends, and with the use of guns, men, closeminded ideology, and the belief that our cause is the only right path, destroy our world and everything that lives upon it? — or shall we, using the same scientific knowledge applied rightly and with a sense of good will and accommodation for the views of people who are different from ourselves, work together with all peoples, black or white, communist or capitalist, to produce a way of life that will realize the absolute goals that civilization has been striving for since the beginning of time? This is the question that we, as future leaders, must ask ourselves. Where are we going to lead this world? Soon there will have to be an inner revolution — a constructive not destructive revolution. A revolution for humanity and for the progress of society. A bloodless revolution for brotherhood, instead of revolution for revolution ' s sake, must become our standard throughout the world. In science we must continue toward the bettering of human conditions. The two great scientific problems, over-population and starvation must be met and overcome with the tools of scientists of every land. In law we must begin to set up a code of international laws that will not only protect the rights of individuals, and let these individuals move away from the normal society, but also protect society as a whole and keep our standards from falling apart. And finally in the most important field of religion we must overhaul useless traditions, outdated beliefs, and superficial practices, and let each individual determine his own course in life without any brainwashing or moralizing and thereby let religion have some real meaning. Although these are only four fields of human experience, they perhaps give an example of a few problems that we face and will have to overcome in the near future. Therefore, each one of us will have to ask ourselves, ' where are we heading for, preservation or destruction of life? ' And if the answer is destruction what are we going to do? Delay could be fatal, so let ' s get started right now! John Sloan Rain Raindrops — like steel rivets, hissing down upon the damp earth drive through leaf and petal until splattered by musty sod. Seeping among the worms and pebbles to gather into a rivulet, it slithers from one deep pool to another, glistening on its way. Reflections from a drop suspended in air by a bolt of light above, play upon a rippled puddle and on the trees a thousand points shimmer briefly then fade as they draw themselves rapidly to the ground. Drop added to trickle and stream into river to surge roaring through canyons; at last to pour itself dutifully into the bounds of the ocean; each in its own and all alone, The Raindrop. Tony Wilson 77 A Strange Fruit (This poem was written after hearing John White tell how, in his youth, he saw a lynch mob hang a man from a tree.) - s=rr= What strange fruit is this f that swings so freely in the darkening l shades of twilight, never hearing the sounds of children as they play in the shadow of its shape. Such a strange fruit it is in the darkest night it is still, lit by the fire of a hundred times a hundred hates. Men gather this fruit, pluck it guiltlessly from the limb of life and leave it on a tree of death . . . Dear God, what strange fruit is this? 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