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

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The Chapel There were no major changes in the chapel programme during this past year. The balance be- tween corporate and individual worship has been preserved with morning prayers for the whole school every Wednesday; morning and evening prayers on Tuesdays and Thursdays on a volun- teer basis. These of course are in addition to a celebration of Holy Communion and a morning or evening service every Sunday. The only innovation has been an evening cele- bration of Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month. Judging by the attendance and the atmosphere at the services this has been very much appreciated. There has been a close liaison with Strathcona Girls School through the choirs who have joined forces at services in both schools on several occasions. This has been most welc ome. We are very grateful to our guest preachers who have included Dr. Kenneth Moss, a profes- sor of chemistry at the University of Victoria and the Rev. Don Bullock. Mr. Bullock was introduced as the priest in charge of the Parish of Kodiak but it was as Bob Bullock ' s father that he was seen and heard by the boys and if I might pre- sume to say so, he came through this severe test extremely well. We are also grateful to Archbishop H. E. Sex- ton who paid his first visit to the school since his retirement, (for our Annual Confirmation Ser- vices). At this service the following were con- firmed. Robert Carere John Hancock Michael Humme Anton Kritzinger Thomas Larsen Paul Manning Michael Paulson Douglas Parke Cameron Wingate Jeffrey Winslow and Anthony Steel was received into the Anglican Communion. Archbishop H. E. Sexton has been succeeded by the Rt. Reverend J. O. Anderson as Bishop of British Columbia. A few boys, including Robert Watts, the new Bishop ' s Godson, attended the Ser- vice of Installation in Christ Church Cathedral. Bishop Anderson has graciously accepted the in- vitation of the Board of Governors to be visitor to the school. On the material side there has not been much change in the Chapel but if one were very obser- vant we would notice an increase in the numbers of kneelers. Our thanks are offered to these par- ents who have very kindly made them and to Mrs. Lydster of the Parents ' Guild who has been re- sponsible for encouraging so many busy fingers. Also to the wives of the staff who have kindly ar- ranged the flowers. A special thank you should be given to Barry Waterlow for his playing of the organ through- out the year of 1968-69. The choir has had a rather inactive year, per- forming solidly in Sunday services. However, some combined work with Strathcona in the sum- mer term has given it new life. With Strathcona adding great strength to the soprano and alto sec- tions we were able to tackle anthems and chorales which would otherwise have been impossible. Let us hope that musical co-operation with Strath- cona will increase and strengthen next year. By ourselves we will always be weak in the younger voices; it makes every kind of sense to let the girls help us. Here is one aspect of inter-school co-op- eration which we are only beginning to explore. 13

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Prize List Athletic Awards General Proficiency Prizes: Grade 12-A 1 - G. Barratt 12-A 2 ... B. Dennison 12-S E. Field 12-C T. Bangs 11-A D. DeWitt 11-S N. Taylor 11-C R. Anderson 10-1 J. Millar 10-2 J. Routledge 10-3 - G. Moore 9-1 P. Field 9-2 J. Johl 9-3 G. Bailey 8 D. McColl General Progress Prizes ...P. Shahan, K. Christie, B. Dinter Savage Prizes for English .... M. Hein, M. Maclure, T. R. Bangs Mathematics Prize T. Kong History Prize J. Sloan Physics Prize T. R. Bangs Chemistry Prize T. R. Bangs The Binkley Biology Prize J. McBean Art Prize P. H. Spohn Public Speaking Prize W. Cereske Music Prize D. B. Waterlow French Prize D. Anderson K. MacLure, E. J. Field Junior Academic Shield J. Winslow Senior Academic Shield P. MacDonald Junior Citizen Cup P. MacDonald B. Bullock Senior Citizen Cup A. Whitehead B. Stewart, C. Punnett Sportsmanship Cup R. Bourne Inter-House Challenge Shield Copeman ' s Groves Ail-Round Award J. Sloan Departmental Examinations Exam Result Summary June 1969 3 tt o o ' J o u 5 os s. (0 u ■a xn 6 Eng. Lit. 35 32 6 64 Hist. 12 22 22 1 70 Math 12 35 35 3 65 Chem 12 10 9 4 70 Phys. 12 22 22 3 62 Bio. 12 10 9 2 66 Fr. 12 24 22 2 63 Lat. 12 1 1 1 93 Geog. 12 20 19 - 58 Total 179 171 22 63 Cricket: Independent School Cricket Cup S.L.S. Rowing: Independent Schools Cup S.L.S. Seattle Invitational Regatta S.L.S. Shawnigan Invitational Regatta S.L.S. English Tour, 21 out of 24 races ...S.L.S. Cross Country: Independent Schools Championship S.L.S. Mid-Island Championship „ ...S.L.S. Royal Roads Invitational S.L.S. Victoria YMCA Invitational S.L.S. Track and Field: Independent Schools Championship S.L.S. Mid-Island Championship S.L.S. Vancouver Island Championship S.L.S. English Tour, 6 out of 10 meets S.L.S. Rugby: Independent Schools Championship S.L.S. Squash: Independent Schools Championship S.L.S. Tennis: Independent Schools Championship S.L.S. Swimming: Independent Schools Championship S.L.S. School Colours Academic: T. Bangs, S. Deering, J. Sloan, T. Kong, M. Ma- clure, J. McBean, Rugby: M. Hall, R. Bourne, R. Arnt, B. Sleath, P. Man- ning, D. Finlay, K. Taylor, K. Sterling, E. Wil- liams, R. Carere, J. Housser, D. Horton, J. Lusney Rowing: R. Arnt, J. Lusney, S. Williams, D. DeWitt, K. Tay- lor, K. Hamilton, M. Robson, T. Wilson Cricket: P. Manning, R. Anderson, C. Backman, P. Mac- Donald Cross-Country: A. McAllister, B. Ruddell, . J. McBean, C. Punnett Track and Field: A. McAllister, B. Ruddell, D. Finlay, J. McBean, P. Hetherington, R. Bourne, J. Williamson, J. Kay, C. Punnett, B. Sleath. Tennis: J. Hungerford, R. Anderson Slag Club: P. Spohn, M. Dawson, P. Gordon, T. Wilson, S. Deering, M. Robson, B. Trethewey, C. Punnett, J. Sloan, G. Thompson, R. Watts, C. Winslow Sailing: J. Sloan 12

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Editorial For Shawnigan Lake School, the year 1968- 69 was one of the most significant and yet un- stable years in the history of the institution. Sig- nificant in that it was a year of change, physical disaster and unpredictable events such as the school had never known in its 53 year history. The major physical disaster occured three weeks prior to school ' s opening date and it was a severe blow. Copeman ' s House, which had been erected in 1929 and was to provide residence for some 90 boys, was burned to the ground by a third storey fire late on a Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Hyde-Lay, asleep in their section of the build- ing, were awakened to find smoke in the room and the end of the hall a mass of flames. Mrs. Hyde-Lay, who had woken up first, phoned Mr. MacLachlan and said, Pat, Copeman ' s is going up. I ' ve got my children and my jewels. Very quickly local residents and staff arrived and began to carry out the Hyde-Lay ' s furniture while the village fire department sped in and started fighting the fire even though it looked hopeless. One story has it that a B.C. Hydro elec- trician who came to cut the power lines to Cope- man ' s House made a slight mistake. When he de- scended his telephone pole it was pointed out to him that the lights in Copeman ' s were still on. He had cut the power to the pumphouse as the firemen rapidly realized, and although the pumps were made to work again, the lights remained on until the end. ViZftit ' ' r Jt Practically all of the Hyde-Lay ' s possessions were removed, but the fire marshall closed the doors before much of Mr. Kearn ' s property could be taken out. It is entirely possible that if Mr. Kearns had been present in his quarters at the time, the fire might have been caught at a very early stage and put out with a minimum of dam- age. Naturally the Hyde-Lay children were them- selves as one was heard to say, this sure beats sleeping, and although it was exciting enough, it placed the school in an awkward position. Res- idence had to be found for 90 boys. Two houses, Copeman ' s and the newcomer Lonsdale ' s, were without room in the school. The building was be- ing renovated to accommodate Lonsdale ' s and it seems most likely that the fire started in some section of the new construction work. At any rate, the Fabco Company of Western Canada was called upon and with the aid of the insurance money, six mobile units were rented for housing. Each unit consisted of three trailers bolted together to form a total of ten two-man rooms and a wash- room. The houses then set up shop — Copeman ' s with three units on the lawn in front of the as- sembly hall, and Lonsdale ' s with three units on the lawn in front of the classroom block. The trail- ers were comfortable enough, but there was no real feeling of permanence about them and they did not stimulate any kind of house atmos- phere. Rather each unit tended to build its own identity and instead of two houses, it was more like six. It was a real experience to live in them for the year, but it was with sighs of relief and great expectations that greeted the sign of new construction on the hill. Construction was not limited to the houses. With Copeman ' s House dining room gone there was also the slight problem of 240 boys eating in the main dining hall built to accommodate 150. Kitchen facilities were not adequate, neither were seating facilities. The dining room was extended, and the kitchen was enlarged, although the bene- fit of the new equipment will not be felt until next year. Problems, however, reached beyond construc- tion. It may be said that the departure of Mr. E. R. Larsen in mid 1967 left the school somewhat in a state of limbo. Mr. L. P. MacLachlan assumed the role of acting Headmaster for a period of some 16 months while the Board of Governors recruited 14