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

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THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL GATES On Friday, November 9th, prior to the Old Boys ' weekend, the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official opening of the new school gates was held. Attending this formal occasion were governors and their wives, staff members and boys. In 1973 Dr. Peter Banks, a long-time and very active member of the Board of Governors, made a very generous donation of hand-made, blacksmithed gates. The original gates were purchased in 1963 but were used to decorate a retirement home, and, as a result, new ones had to be bought from Woodbridge, Suffolk in England. Dr. Banks ' intention was to make the appearance of the entrance to the school more distinguished. Earlier this year the process of clearing the site was begun after the school had been granted permission by the government to alter our access to the Renfrew Road. The level of the site was raised so that the gradient of the main road and that of the school property were equal. Pillars for the two-way entrance were constructed and then faced with dressed stone. On top of these pillars, lanterns have been placed to light up the gates at nighttime. The gates have been hung with an ornamental centrepiece in wrought iron which adds a unique attractiveness to the school ' s entrance. An island of seeded grass was planted around a chestnut tree, the only remaining landmark of the former entrance. Then the entire entrance was repaved up to the first speed- bump. To commemorate these new, much appreciated gates, a plaque has been placed on the centre wall. Jim Barekman (Grade 11) The donor, Dr. Peter Banks, and the Headmaster at the official opening ceremony. 26

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Left: Derek Hyde -Lay addresses the Society dinner organized by Brian McDaniel in honour of Joe Grey ' s twentieth year at the school. The Headmaster speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Shawnigan Lake School Society. The Society week-end was again a great success, high- lighted as usual by the Annual General Meeting and the Remembrance Service on the Saturday and the Old Boys ' rugby matches on the Sunday. In addition, this year there was a Roast Dinner at Camp Shawnigan (old Cliffside School) organised by the Old Boys to honour Mr. J.S. Grey, who has just completed twenty years at the school. A special invitation list attracted about eighty Old Boys who were, for the most part, either old Ripley ' s or ex-rowers or, in many cases, both. The dinner raised approximately $3,500.00, which will be used to build a rowing tank, the total cost of which is estimated at approximately $10,000.00. As accommodation is available at Camp Shawnigan, this idea of a dinner on the Saturday night would seem to be well worth repeating It was also very encouraging to see so many parents and Old Boys at the Remembrance Service. No record is kept of actual numbers but, judging from the offerings for the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund, the attendance has been increasing in recent years. (This year ' s offering was just over $200.00, the highest ever.) There were also sufficient Old Boys to turn out three teams against the school, two of them strong enough to defeat the 1st and 2nd XVs convincingly. However, the school 3rd XV won fairly comfortably against the other Old Boys ' team, many of whom, it should be admitted, had attended the J.S. Grey dinner the night before! One other event which was resurrected this year was the Old Boys v. t ne School 1500 metre rowing race for the Grey ' ' Cup, which the Old Boys won by 2Vz lengths. W.H.H. McClelland.

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MUSIC NIGHT This year ' s music night, which has changed through the years from serious inter-house competition to an evening of entertainment with a musical bias , was a smashing success. Many agreed that it was the best in years. Organ- ised by Mr. Bean, the programme included some twenty- two acts of tremendous variety, from a surprising variety of people. It would be impossible to describe each act but a few must be singled out. The skit which stole the show was the Assembly featuring grade lis and 12 ' s mostly from Groves ' House, who skilfully acted a caricature of certain masters. Justin Smith surprised everyone with his talents, while Hiroki Kato must have been involved in about four acts. Kerby Wong, Mike Gillies, Paul Gorosh and Peter Roskell took many parts. Our masters made their contribu- tions also. Dr. Porteous sang some folk songs and, along with Mr. Hyde-Lay and Mr. Grey, sang a psalm ' outlining the rules of the school. Our master of ceremonies was Jay Connolly, who kept us well entertained between acts with jokes, some old and some new. Tim Fairbank (Grade 11) Right: Lake ' s versus Lonsdale ' s in the Interhouse Reach for the Top.