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

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Kirk Hamilton Kirk — If slow and steady wins the race then Kirk will probably win in the end. Sometimes called Stub for his rowing physique, he would walk down the hall as if it were full of jello. He wasn ' t stupid so his thought process musn ' t have been slow, but ask Mr. Bingley about how often Kirk got his prep in on time, or ask Mr. Grey how long it was before house dues were in. There was nothing wrong with what he had accomplished in the end, but the question was always when? There were of course other things that were memorable about Kirk. His rousing cheer for Montreal or Quebec whenever either word was so much as whispered. And of course there was skiing. He would come back from the Christmas holidays looking as if he had changed his race and for months there would be the rousing cheer — this time for skiing. Come to think of it maybe it was his love for skiing that made his marks behave like a downhill course until spring. Kirk was not lazy though. He had initiative and always con- tributed to things. I don ' t know how many hours he spent through- out the year in Mr. Grey ' s study discussing the affairs of the house. With his intelligence Kirk will do well in subsequent years at Mc- Gill. Yeah . . . McGill. Dave Hancock Dave, the true president of the non-existent (as yet) apathy club, always had a certain mystery about him. He always appeared as if he were laughing at you or something very amusing which he could not tell you about. Undoubtedly he reigns as the most sophi- sticated comedian in the grad class; he would never guffaw at his jokes like the rest of us do to get others to laugh. Indeed, he kept a straight face only smiling at the success he would almost always have at making people laugh. Even when he was running all out dodging tacklers as fullback on the 1st XV, his face often wore an expression which gave the impression that he was thinking of something different from what was going on about him. He was very alert; he must have been to come up with what was among his better timed comments: Discussing the importance of visual aids with the class, a visitor asked How can I show on the flat black- board that a tetrahedron is a three dimensional figure — a three sided pyramid? . Dave said, Draw some camels around it . Noel Hay Noel had one and only one characteristic that really struck you. Because of it all other sides of his personality became almost unobservable. What was it? His silence; his unending soft spoken manner. Coupled with the fact that grade twelve was his first year at Shawnigan, or rather, Shawnigan ' s first year with him, his quiet nature left him for much of the time unnoticed. How many people knew that Noel held the record throughout the year for the number of classes skipped? Many thought that Ron Anderson did, and indeed, his was an admirable attempt. But who could have hoped against such stiff competition as Noel ' s. Taking a different Math course for the first half year, only after Christmas did Noel join the regular math class. But unaccustomed as he was to his presence, Mr. MacLachlan never seemed to notice when Noel was absent. Mr. Bingley didn ' t even realize Noel existed let alone that he was in his class until March, when he discovered both. He was on the third XV yes, and on the school swim team, too, and he played golf in the summer term. Anything else? Can ' t remember. 29

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John Godwin John was hindered by only one thing at SLS and that was self-consciousness. He took a lot of ribbing because of his red hair and freckles ( Red Devil ) and never seemed to fight back. As soon as he escapes the Shawnigan critic he will flourish for sure. A day boy since grade eight (he lived in Shawnigan village) he had accustomed himself to the SLS way of life long before grade twelve. Grade twelve for him was by no means less successful than previous years. He was a determined person though whenever it came to doing something in front of the others he became unconfident. It was sort of like his charging up the rugby field to make a tackle, but when the ball-carrier was in reach his suddenly losing the will to keep going. In the end it seemed that what John did best was what he was used to doing day in and day out, that which he had con- fidence in himself for and could be done alone. He loved playing the guitar, and was quite content to do his prep the best he could. He will definitely have a pleasant future if he can be so satisfied with what many of us grow impatient at; those things done in solitude. John Gregory John was a very quiet person; not at all apathetic, however. Some people thought he was really lethargic in everything but this of course was perfectly incorrect. People get used to aggressive personalities and extroverts at Shawnigan because it is one of the best ways to rise up the hierarchy. Because John ' s personality was not in the least bit aggressive, he was sometimes overlooked. John was not particularly upset about not being high in the hierarchy. In fact, he was quite content doing such unnoticed duties as librarianship, and small interests like putting a puzzle in the nucleus. He did not suffer from being unnoticed. What was usually the case was the opposite, because whenever he was being regarded it was generally accompanied with a tone of mockery. So what ' s new about getting cut down at S.L.S.? Nothing, really. At least not for those on the giving end. But definitely there were times when the chicken clucking coming from one unseen source as John walked down the hall would cause him to become quite aggravated. The paradox came when John the quiet and meek, shone on the grass hockey field and became one of the first five hockey players to receive school colours at least in the recent history of Shawni- gan. How he managed to do so well in a sport that demands aggre- sion must be a question that lin gers in minds. But he did, and erased all beliefs in his lethargy. It was definitely the highlight of the grade twelve year. 28

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Kent Hein Kent was the friendliest of guys; he seemed to get along with everyone perfectly. It was likely his very good humour (not joke telling but laughing when others would grumble) that appealed to everyone. It was impossible to rib him because he would just grin and there was never a reason to criticize him because he was never a bother to anyone. For a good rower and a good rugby forward, and a pretty good student he lacked a bit of the confidence one would expect though. Actually maintaining his own self-discipline the way he did was quite a feat with an environment like the one the rest of the Copeman ' s twelve ' s created about him. Of course there were many little memories of Kent which indirectly remind one of what he was like. There was the thunderous drumming on desks before biology class, and the kidding about his muscles, and there was the image of him wearing a rice hat, and his cheer for Rocky Mountain House. Kent was always efficient; he was one of the best prefects, he was always neat taking much rib- bing about being so clean and he was a very reliable forward on the 2nd XV. There is little more to say about him; he was nice. Pratt Hetherington Pratt was a remarkable person. Coming from the wilds of Copemans one would have expected that he would be far less sober than he so often appeared to be. (Perhaps this had something to do with the Plague). Indisputably the athlete of the year at Shawnigan, and winner of the Sportsman Trophy, he ' broke records for the number of tries scored by a forward in 1st XV rugby and records in numerous throwing events of track and field, scoring half the points for the SLS team in the mid-island track meet. He also got a silver medallion in the B.C. Festival of Sports shotput event. For these and being a good captain of the basketball team, he had been awarded triple school colours. Often people who are successful in sports are reluctant to achieve the same standards academically, but Pratt was by no means one-sided in his efforts. He was one of the first on the dili- gence list. He was often called Prattle-dattle with an accompanying howl that mimicked his voice, but this never seemed to anger him. It appeared as if he fully comprehended his strengths and weak- nesses but was discriminating with the directions he worked in nonetheless. Yet another successful Shawnigan graduate. 30