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Glen Thompson Glen and his Grad Class Shawnigan has an ideal; the molding of a mature student of dedication and discipline from the loose end and raw materials presented in each new boy. Like all ideals it is seldom reached, but there are the few who manage. Glen Thompson, the head boy, was the only member of the Class of ' 70 to be among those few. Indis- putably the best prefect, he wielded his authority without d amaging his place in the view of his fellows as a friend and an equal and he maintained admirably an equilibrium between the demands of his superiors and those of his peers so that ultimately he gained the respect of both. Though positions of height have been, more than once, oc- cupied bv lovers of pomp and power, the esteem of his appointment to head bov never entered Glen ' s thoughts. It was a responsibility, and as with everv other resnonsibilitv he had had before, he accepted it and took it for granted that his best was the minimum he must do. His fellow grade elevens at the end of the ' 69 vear evidently realized this because in their vote for head boy his support was virtually unanimous. Thompson was by no means a first-impressionist; indeed, the first impression he gave earned him the image of a cave-man with the accompanying nickname ' Gronk ' . But this image disappeared quickly as one became acquainted with him. Immediately one realized that he was a great idealist and one was quick to discover, too, the accompanying dedication he displayed. His idealism, in- terestingly enough, was portrayed by his parts in two Shakespearean dramas (as both Hamlet and Brutus, Glen was acting almost as he, himself, would have in those situations), and his dedication was personified by his peculiar method of sprinting in which, when at his maximum point, he was virtually pounding the life out of the ground. But his tough physical appearance disguised the truly sensi- tive person inside. Memorable is the laugh of his, by which he endured the joking but long-drawn ribbing his friends would give him, but more memorable still was the day when Brentwood ' s 1st XV went to the lengths of causing three major injuries in order to leave Shawnigan in bitter defeat. It was the only time his sensitivity was really visible; it was in the form of a stream of tears down the length of his cheeks. 20
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Back Row: A. Kritzinger, J. Agassiz, D. Hancock, J. Hungerford, D. DeWitt, J. Eversoll, K. Sterling, P. Hetherington, W. Kuo, M. Oliver, Q. A. Forsythe, D. Parish, N. Hay, S. Bailey, A. Penn. Second Row: A. Binz, J. Gregory, F. Binkley, J. Godwin, G. Davidson, S. Best, I. Noble, R. Anderson, J. Williamson, J. McBean, T. Booth, G. Rannie, P. Gallow, J. Ma, P. Stevenson, R. Williams, P. Reinholdt, F. Fung, D. Cumming. Sitting: M. Maclure, R. Bullock, N. Taylor, S. Williams, K. Hein, C. Winslow, G. Thompson (Head Boy), K. Hamilton, M. Forrester, E. Bachen (missing), G. Meredith, M. Hobson. John Agassiz Bubble! That was John ' s nickname and it came very close to describing his physique and his character. John ' s bubbling, giddy laughter was a passport that gave him great success in making friends, in fact, there is little else about his personality that one can remember, (the image of John as a prefect with a stern, re- sponsible look upon his face just doesn ' t seem right) because all his other traits are drowned next to his jovial nature. In spite of his seemingly unique personality and appearance, at the computer dance, he was matched with a girl who looked so much like him that everyone thought they were related. This and the fact that they had a good time are real tributes to IBM. In sports, John seemed to lack a bit of finesse; one can see him on the rugby field enjoying himself not with the game but with the thought of the total comedy of compulsory athletics; and one can see him in the squash courts mastering a deadly stroke that should one-day make him the greatest of fly-swatters. Then John became a star in sports. John went out for grasshockey and was stupen- dous; he was awarded school colours for the accomplishment. 21
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