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

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Shawnigan Lake School — 1968-69 Founder The late C. W. Lonsdale Visitor The Most Reverend Archbishop H. E. Sexton, D.D., D.C1. Honorary Board of Governors The Honourable Major-General G. R. Pearkes, V.C., P.C, C.B., D.S.O, M.C. The Honourable Henry I. Bird, H. M. Boyce, Esq. Walter Koerner, C.C., LL.D. Gordon Farrell, Esq. J. B. MacDonald, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., A.M., LL.D. Former President of University of British Columbia M. McGregor, Esq., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Head of the Classics Department, University of British Columbia D. K. MacRae, Esq. Mr. Justice A. B. Robertson, Q.C. W. G. H. Roaf, O.B.E. Malcolm Taylor, B.A., M.D., Ph.D President of the University of Victoria Board of Governors C. E. Morris, LL.B. (Chairman) A. F. Armstrong, Esq. Peter Banks, M.D., M.B., B.S., F.R.C.P. (C) MH.C.P. C. Tucker Battle, Esq. C. Burke, D.S.C. Dr. F. M. Binkley W. E. Burns, Esq. ♦John I. Bird, Q.C, LL.B. John Cross, Esq. G. S. J. Bowell, Esq. G. R. Dawson, Esq. H. P. R. Brown, Esq. Kelly H. Gibson, Esq. W. C. Gibson, M.Sc., D.Phil., F.A.C.P. Kemble Greenwood, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.M.C.C. G. Peter Kaye, C.A. C. E. Sine, Esq. T. E. Ladner, D.S.C, B.A., Q.C. J. K. Sloan, Esq. J. M. McAvity, Esq. G. H. Wheaton, Esq. W. deM. Marler, Esq. J. B. Williams, Esq. W. E. Murdock, Esq. D. Winslow R. B. O ' CaUaghan, Esq. President of the Old Boys ' Society: C. E. Pratt, F.R.A.I.C, B.Arch R. W. Murdock ♦Indicates Old Boy of Shawnigan Lake School

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Contents SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Board of Governors - 5 Valete to Bill Cotsford 6 School Staff - 7 School Office Holders - - 8 Valete 9 Salvete — 10 New Boys ' Salvete 11 Prize List - 12 Chapel - 13 Editorial 14 GRADUATION CLASS Grad Class 17 Head Boy ' s Letter 30 THE HOUSES Lake ' s 32 Ripley ' s - 34 Groves ' 36 Copeman ' s 38 Lonsdale ' s 40 ACTIVITIES Hamlet 44 Ten Little Indians 4 5 Gilbert and Sullivan 46 Variety Show 46 Music 46 Art Club 47 Rifle Club 48 Biology Club 48 The Library 48 Skiing 49 Life Saving 49 Photo Club 49 Outdoor Club 50 The V.T.R. Club 50 Inter-house Music 51 The Woodwork Club 51 The Sailing Club 52 S.D.L 54 SPORTS First Fifteen 58 Second Fifteen 61 Colts Fifteen 62 Junior Colts Fifteen 62 Tennis 64 Basketball 64 Squash 65 Gymnastics 66 Cross-Country 67 Rowing 68 Track and Field 71 Cricket 72 Grass Hockey 73 Inter-House Sports 74 EUROPE Track and Field in Europe 76 Rowing in Europe 78 Tennis in Europe 80 Danish Tour 81 German Tour 82 Italian Tour 84 LITERARY Story and Poems 86 CLASS OF 69 ' s RESIDENCES 4

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Bill Cotsford Retires G. L. Anderson Mr. Anderson, who has worked diligently for the past years is taking his well earned Sabbatical this year. Besides his teaching Mr. Anderson put unceasing effort into the running of the school and of certain school activities. For besides being Lake ' s House Master and School Registrar, he for many years headed the Rifle Club and was one of the prime workers in the moving of the organ to its new position in the chapel. Also this past summer Mr. Anderson was in Italy acting as guide for a number of Shawnigan boys who went on a European tour. We hope that Mr. Anderson will enjoy his year away from the school and we shall await his return in 1970-71. After thirty-three years of faithful service to the school, Mr. W. J. Cotsford has retired. He be- gan his duties as 3rd engineer on April 12, 1936. Four days later he was asked to take over the du- ties of 2nd engineer, and became chief engineer in May, 1941, a post which he has held ever since that time. During the beginning of this period it was not uncommon for him and his helpers to work 16 to 21 hours a day mending broken-down hot water lines in the main building. In that same year, however, new copper lines were installed, which alleviated the situation, but there were still many and frequent problems to face, particularly in cold and unpleasant weather, so that one might rightly say that Bill was on call at any hour of the day or night. It takes a man of cool temper- ament to put up with such unpleasant conditions, a quality with which Bill is amply endowed. It was a sad day for Bill on July 5, 1952, when he watched his great love, the steam engine, being toted off to the scrap yard. The first thing which caught one ' s eye in those days as one entered the powerhouse was this fine engine, groomed like a thoroughbred stallion entering the show-ring. But, progress must go on — a new maintenance building has replaced the powerhouse, an oil burner was installed in 1953, and in 1960 the pow- er was changed to straight AC generated by the B.C. Electric. Under Bill ' s tutelage Ken Stroud fell in love with the power plant. When Stroud ' s work in school fell off the greatest punishment he could receive was to be told that he couldn ' t go into the powerhouse until his school work improved. It worked like a charm — an immediate improve- ment followed, and soon the ban was lifted. Bill Cotsford will be remembered as a gen- tleman in the true sense of the word, highly re- ed by boys and staff alike, and it is with ntii regret that we bid him adieu. To Mrs. Cots- ford we owe a deep debt of gratitude for her de- votion to the school — she has spent freely of her time reporting school activities, taking photo- graphs of school events, and generally showing a keen interest in the welfare of S.L.S. And, so, in the words of Billy Graham we say, God Bless you both, real good .