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

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B. S. Gorman Mr. Gorman, a native of Australia, was born and raised in Melbourne, where he graduated from Melbourne University with an Education Degree. Since then he has been teaching and travelling through Australia and England, until he was lured to Shawnigan by his urge to con- tinue travelling and see North America. While teaching English and Geography Mr. Gorman has found time to coach cricket and basketball as well as instruct in weight training and per- form the duties of Grove ' s House Assistant Housemaster. We ' re happy that Mr. Gorman has chosen to remain with us before he returns to Australia and possibly to the challenging environment of rapidly emerging Western Aus- tralia. ral part of education, Mr. Sanderson is deter- mined that it should play a more important role in the life at Shawnigan. Mr. Sanderson Mr. Sanderson was born in England and re- ceived his early musical training at York Min- ster under the late Sir Edward Bairstow. War- time service in the Royal. Navy included a stint in Fleet minesweepers, during which time he was severely wounded. Transferred to Naval In- telligence, he spent the rest of World War II in the Aegean, working with guerillas to free Greece from the German occupation, and was in Athens throughout the bitter civil war which broke out after this had been accomplished. Mr. Sanderson continued his interrupted educa- tion at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1947, after which he did post-graduate work in Paris under the great French musician, Maurice Durufle Mr. Sanderson came to Shawnigan to take charge of Music after a distinguished recital career in Europe, where his broadcasts of organ music for the B.B.C., Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise, Radio Geneva, Radio Munich and other European networks included many first performances. Believing that music is an integ- M. V. R. Nuth Mr. Nuth was born near Swansea, South Wales and was raised in Gloucester in the West Country of England. He attended Crypt Gram- mer School in Gloucester and went on to Oxford University from which he graduated with an Honours Degree in Modern Languages. After in- advertently shooting a Turkish cow on the island of Cyprus (having mistaken it for a terrorist), selling tires in France and England and teaching at Cheltenham Grammer School and in Ipswich, Suffolk, Mr. Nuth decided to come to Shawnigan to take over the Modern Languages Department. In this short time at Shawnigan he has shown his desire to raise the standards of French through his hard work and has developed Field Hockey into a major sport. His drive and humour will always be appreciated at Shawnigan. 12

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Salvete R. I. G. Hughes Mr. Hughes was born in North London and schooled at Highgate School, to which he re- turned as a Teacher after receiving a degree in engineering from Cambridge. This year has seen Mr. Hughes teaching physics, organizing an inter-house soccer league and succeeding to strengthen drama in the school through his work with the Drama Club in the Canadian Anthology and especially in Julio Cesar, a , Hughe ' s brainchild, and a very successful pro- duction. A very busy man on the campus, we hope his meditative look has found a home in Shawnigan. R. I. McLean Mr. McLean is a Canadian native, a minority at Shawnigan, born in Toronto, and raised in Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia, he has lived in all regions of Canada at one time or another. After serving ten years with the R.C.A.F. and R.C.M.P. he studied at the University of Calgary and graduated with a B.A. and an M.A. in Canadian History. Now teaching Canadia n History at Shawnigan, Mr. McLean hopes to help our school develop socially and academically and make the students aware of the realities and potential of Canada and its people. Mr. McLean has added a new dimension to Shawnigan and we hope he has found a home here. G. P. Hill Mr. Hill has come to us from England, a graduate of St. Luke ' s College, Exeter, where he gained his Teaching Certificate in English and Geography and was the only captain of the rugby fifteen to ever win the poetry prize! ! ! After teaching for four years at the King ' s School. Rochester, Kent, he came to Shawnigan to fill in as Lake ' s Housemaster for one year, a iob which he handled masterfully. As well as teaching English and Geography, he has coached rugby and cricket and revitalized the Chess Club. Next vear will find Mr. Hill with an added responsibility, his first child. Congratulations. 11

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Valete J. K. Greenwood Mr. Greenwood, a Shawnigan old boy, re- turned as a Master mid- way through 1968 to fill successive vacancies in the Music and Science Departments, a very timely arrival. Mr. Green- wood has displayed an exceptional versatility through teaching Music, Mathematics and Physics, coaching tennis and squash and par- ticipating in the choir and musical productions, all in less than two years. He is now leaving to undertake studies in Arctic Water Pollution with the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He hopes to return to teaching in due course to introduce environmental considerations into school science courses. We wish him success in his new endeavour. J. H. Buckley Mr. Buckley joined the staff at Shawnigan in 1968 and unfortunately we have not been able to convince him to stay longer than his projected two year term. Shortly after arriving at Shawnigan, Mr. Buckley took over as Grove ' s Housemaster and this year finally led Grove ' s into their promised, new dwellings. While teach- ing English and Art and building a significant Art Club, Mr. Buckley injected a more liberal trend of thought into the Shawnigan thinking and was one of the prime backers and organi- zers of the Self-Directed Learning Program. Mr. Buckley will be teaching at St. George ' s School next year while attending U.B.C. to get his Bachelor of Education. P. M. L. Bingley Mr. Bingley came to Shawnigan in 1967 and since has played an active role in School life. Through his teaching of French and English he has displayed energy, patience and dedication towards the students and his work. For the past two years Mr. Bingley has been Grove ' s Assistant Housemaster and will be remembered for the interest and care he showed towards the boys. A coach of rugby and rowing, he was always will- ing to lend a hand. In order to broaden his teaching experience Mr. Bingley will be leaving to teach French at Royal Roads in Victoria. J. T. Armstrong Dr. Armstrong, an old boy of the School, returned to Shawnigan in 1966 to take over as Head of Mathematics. In 1968 he became Head of Physics and for the past year he has filled in competently as Registrar in the absence of Mr. Anderson. He has not only shown great versa- tility in the field of teaching but has displayed a unique administrational ability. While at Shawnigan, Dr. Armstrong has devoted much of his time to the Photo Club, which, through his hard work and interest, is now a thriving club with a well equipped laboratory. His energies have also found an outlet in the Outdoor Club, an activity which he helped to conceive and sup- ported. Dr. Armstrong will be teaching Mathe- matics at the Atlantic College in South Wales. 13