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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1982 volume:

SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1981-82 THE FRANK DUXBURY EDITION THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1981-82 JOHN A. KAYE, Sidney, B.C. Chairman of the Board JACK R. ABERCROMBIE, Cobble Hill, B.C. KARL ANDERSON, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A. JOHN FORREST ANGUS, S.E. Calgary, Alberta CHARLES D. ARNDT, Washington, U.S.A. R. BRUCE ATKINSON, Duncan, B.C. DR. PETER BANKS, M.D., D.Sc. FRCP., F.R.C.P (C), Victoria, B.C. DR. JOHN. W. BARCLAY, M.D., C.C.F.P., Port Moody, B.C. RICHARD B. BIRD, LL.B., Duncan, B.C. RONALD BUTT, Edmonton, Alberta ROBERT J. COOPER, Prince George, B.C. ROBERT J. DAWSON, Vancouver, B.C. C. DAVID FORSTER, Victoria Drive, Port Coquitlam, B.C. MRS. DONALD A. HAYES, Duncan, B.C. MRS. L. HEMSWORTH, Vancouver, B.C. BRUCE M.F. HOUSSER, Victoria, B.C. DOUGLAS I. JOHNSTON, Quesnel, B.C. R.B. LAST, Prince Rupert, B.C. JOHN M.S. LECKY, Calgary, Alberta C. DEREK LESTER, Calgary, Alberta BRIAN McGAVIN, B.Com., LL.B., Vancouver, B.C. IAN E. McPHERSON, D.F.C, Q.C, B.A., LLB., LL.M., Montreal H. FROST PRIOLEAU, California, U.S.A. H. RUSSEL QUINN, B.A., Vancouver, B.C. R. ROSKELL, North Vancouver, B.C. BRETT E. SINE, Victoria, B.C. W.G. STRONGMAN, North Vancouver, B.C. A.J. THIESSEN, Surrey, B.C. HUGH C. WILKINSON, B.Com., M.B.A., M.Sc, P.Eng., Victoria, B.C. DR. DAVID B. WOOLDRIDGE, MB., Ch.B., Ganges, B.C. THE STAFF 1981-82 The Headmaster D.J. Farrant, M.A. (Oxon), Dip. Ed. (St. John ' s College, Oxford) The Deputy Headmaster and Director of Admissions Derek W. Hyde-Lay, P.T.I., E.T.S. (Switzerland) The Housemasters Lake ' s House: Graham L. Anderson, B.A. (Brit. Col.) Ripley ' s House: Joseph S. Grey, Cert. Ed. (Durham) Copeman ' s House: Dr. Thomas W.S. Seeger, B.A., M.A. (Wyoming), Ph.D. (Southern Illinois U.) Lonsdale ' s House: Mark R. Hall, B.P.E. (Brit. Col.) Groves ' House: William J. McCracken, B.A. (King ' s College, Halifax), B.Ed. (St. Mary ' s) The Registrar Jens Gotthardt, B.Sc. (Carleton), M.S. (Wisconsin) The Director of Studies Rolf L. Grass, B.A. (S.F.U.), MA. (Alberta) The Chaplain The Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland, M.B.E., MA. (Trinity College, Dublin) Raymond Carr Nicholas I. Coghlan, B.A. (Queen ' s College, Oxford), P.G.C.E. (Nottingham) Stephen E. Cox, B.Sc. (U. Vic), Dip.Ed. (U.Vic.) Lewis G. Fraser, B.A., Dip. Ed. (Alberta) Mark A. Hobson, B.Sc. (U. Vic.) Ian A. Hyde-Lay, B.A. (U. Vic.) Stephen A.S. Lane, B.Sc. (U. Vic.) David Leary, B.Sc. (Manchester), Dip. Ed. (Durham) Mark LeRoux, G.T.C.L., L.T.C.L. (C.M.T.), L.T.C.L. (Sch. Mus) , A.R.C.M. Donald J. Robichaud, B.A., BE., B.S. (E.) (Wayne State) Donald G. Rolston, B. Ed. (Brit. Col.) Richard P. Smith, M.A., Dip. Ed. (Edinburgh) Peter D. Yates, B. Ed. (Brit. Col.) Ben Bloxham FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION D.M. Ferguson Mrs. P. A. Bennett Bursar Bursar ' s Assistant MEDICAL Dr. A. Van Hoek School Dentist Dr. W.D. McCauley, B.A., M.D. School Doctor Mrs. D.W. Hyde-Lay, R.N. Head Nurse (Resident) Mrs. M.R. Hall, R.N. Assistant Nurse (Resident) N. Magee Mrs. M. Clunas Mrs. O. Blanchette Mrs. D.R. Frowd Miss S. Reed Miss K. Filleul Miss J. Neilsen R. Hollings J. Wilbur G. Poole F. Josar Business Administrator Headmaster ' s Secretary Office Manager Academic Staff Secretary Secretary Catering Supervisor Transportation Manager Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Head Gardener The 1981-82 Edition of the Stag is respectfully dedicated to: FRANK DUXBURY (1900-1982) News of the passing of Frank Duxbury last June in Courtenay will have saddened many hundreds of his former pupils and colleagues. Not only was he a superb teacher, of history particu- larly, but he was something more - a superb schoolmaster, a loyal friend, and a true gentleman. Thousands of boys in four Canadian independent schools, over a span of four decades, were influenced for good by his vital, life-affirming spirit - at Shawnigan Lake, Lakefield, Sedbergh, P.Q. (of which he was co-founder), and at Ridley. Dux , or Duke , as he was affectionately known, made an outstanding contribution to education in Canada. His work deserves a fitting tribute, especially because it was the kind of quiet, honest, self-effacing work which throughout our hyped-up culture of today tends to be so sadly undervalued. Alas, this writer feels quite inadequate to the task of wording such a tribute. All he can hope to do is to give some indication to those who never knew Mr. Duxbury of his greatness as a teacher and friend, and to those who had the immense privelege of knowing him, to conjure up some happy memories of a truly unique character. The fitting tribute he truly deserves will be paid in heaven, where he laid up much treasure while on earth. Born of well-to-do parents in Bolton, Lancashire, at the begin- ning of the glittering Edwardian era, Frank Duxbury was formed to manhood with a result that would surely have pleased Thomas Arnold himself. Through his experiences at Sedbergh School, Lancashire; in the Royal Field Artillery in the final months of the Great War that shattered the secure world of his childhood and youth; and at Trinity College, Cambridge, he acquired the stamp of scholar and gentleman that was never to leave him. Through all the ups and downs of his quiet yet adventuresome life, he remai- ned sincere, brave, and kind - and maddeningly reticent about himself. During the early 1920 ' s, in the aftermath of the war when the lights came flickering back on across Europe, Frank Duxbury sought a field of endeavour worthy of his talents and ideals. He studied at Cambridge and Grenoble, travelled in Germany and throughout much of Europe, climbed the Matterhorn, skied for two weeks alone across the frozen reaches of Lapland, flirted with careers in journalism, as a foreign correspondent, and in law, but finally settled on schoolmastering. An initial stint at a small prep school in England was followed by a voyage to Canada and an appointment at Ridley College. After five happy years there, he returned to England when his mother unexpectedly died. Late r, he came back to the new world he had come to love, this time to Lakefield where he soon settled in to continue his unique style of teaching - in the classroom, on the playing field and in the great outdoors which he loved so much. In 1939, following a soul-searching adventure the previous year canoeing down the Mackenzie River to its mouth, Frank Duxbury and Tom Wood founded Sedbergh School in Montebello, Quebec. Choosing as the school ' s motto the ancient Greek aphorism, Happiness is Freedom and Freedom is Courage, the co-founders sought to build not just another school but a home-like envi- ronment where joyous, disciplined living would slowly but surely lead to that true liberation which great educators have always seen to be the ultimate goal of education. Boys were to be taught not just facts, but to think for themselves. The ultimate aim was the total development of personality and character so that authentic action would result from true thinking. This was to be accomplis- hed by so blending the various component activities of classroom, workshop, playing field and countryside that drudgery and repressive routine would not exist. The inclusion of workshop activities was typically Duxburian. One of the aims of the school, he wrote, was to teach, encourage and foster a love for and skill in some manual art. Modern education emphasizes the precept ' Learning by doing ' , and by this means will the intelligence and ingenuity of the student be develo- ped, trained, and directed. Throughout the years of the Second World War the life of this new school took firm root in the beautiful coutryside where it had been carefully located. But shortly after the war ' s end an obscure mechanism deep within Frank ' s complex personality was trigge- red and he left his dreams at Montebello to continue his soul ' s quest at Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island. Here he found a new kind of challenge - a school on the downgrade after a quarter of a century of strong growth. The powers of its charismatic founder, C.W. Lonsdale, were waning, but no process seemed available to effect a sane and peaceful change of leadership. During the next seven years, Frank Duxbury, who always liked to run uphill, led the way to survival. He simply exemplified, day by day, the qualities of a selfless leader and master teacher, devoting himself wholeheartedly to the job at hand. Xs Senior Master in the dying days of the epic Lonsdale regime he made a contribution to the survival and potential for later growth of the school second to none. Only a very few, however, ever had an inkling of the inner cost he paid for this work of saving a school, for it was not without pain and suffering that on many mornings he went forth, his daily labour to pursue. Although it seems clear from correspondence made available to the writer that he could have succeeded to the headmastership had he so desired, he gently declined to put himself forward. Even more characteristically, after a new Headmaster had been chosen and new leadership for the school was assured, he decided to leave, coincidentally opening up the position of Senior Master for a young man for whom he had developed a deep admiration, former Shawnigan Lake Head Boy and future Headmaster, E.R. (Ned) Larsen, who at that time was returning from three blissful years in the city of dreaming spires, Oxford. Was it lack of ambition which lay behind this unexpected move? Or was it a deep instinct that told him his genius lay in teaching and in simple service to others in need, not in the complex duties of administratio n? The latter, or something like it, seems by far the most likely explanation, for back at Lakefield he was at his best, a stimulating teacher and mentor, influencing young lives for good in countless ways far beyond the ken of many successful men and women whose measure of success is based on different units of value. Chris Gordon, former Headmaster of the Crescent School in Toronto and now Headmaster of Glenlyon School in Victoria, recalls the impact which Dux made on him. As a young thirteen year old grade nine student the sight of Mr. Duxbury was inspi- ring. Not because of size but because of the vitality and interest that exuded from him. In the class he made history live and one always felt as though he were right there at the place and time of the historical event. Dux always had a little story to spice up his classes, and I would like to recount a little story that is a true one. On a ' half-day ' Mr. Duxbury took five of us for a skate on Clear Lake. He had a cottage on the south-east corner of the lake near Young ' s Point. Off we went with Dux leading, up the lake a couple of miles. We stopped. Mr. Duxbury said that he was going back to set a fire and boil some water and the five of us were expected at his cottage (the point of departure) no later than 4:00 p.m. as the sun would be setting. We continued on into Stony Lake with the wind fully at our Dacks. At around three o ' clock we decided to begin the skate back. Little did we realize what was in store. We had not taken into account that the return trip would be against the wind. Arriving as the sun set, and dragging one of the five who had become so exhausted his legs wouldn ' t work, we finally arrived at the cottage. We were greeted cordially, but not warmly, by Mr. Duxbury. He took us into the warm cabin to thaw out, rest up, and outline where we had gone. Frank used our experience to teach us a lesson on self-discipline, appreciation of nature (the cold and the wind) and resoluteness. Without exception we all learned, and myself in particular remembered for years this inci- dent, not so much for the incident itself but for how it was handled and turned into a learning situation. That simple little story illustrates beautifully the gentle but telling influence which Mr. Duxbury exerted. He brought history alive in the classroom, and outside it he turned moments of ordinary experience into moments of historial significance in the personal lives of growing boys. He had the secret of all great teachers - he could turn water into wine. As he neared the age of retirement, the Duke (of Lakefield, Shawnigan, Sedbergh, and Ridley) set off on a new adventure - matrimony. Heading west once more, and having found a haven of quiet and seclusion on Denman Island near Courtenay, he married Joan Saunders, with whom he had become engaged on the bank (so I ' m told) of Eels ' Creek near Lakefield. Thus began a marriage which over the next two-and-a-half decades grew in strength and beauty, proving a deep blessing to both partners. Within months, however, the call to teach came again, this time from Ned Larsen who had taken over as headmaster at Shawnigan after the very successful five-year period of Peter Kaye ' s leaders- hip. Frank and Joan took up residence in a cottage on the grounds of the school, and Shawnigan Lake boys once more were treated to history lessons (and other kinds of lessons) in the unique Duxbu- rian style. Joan became Matron in Groves ' House, making a fine contribution to the life of the school through her cheerful effi- ciency and care. Two years later, Duke finally retired with Joan and step-son Michael, to Denman Island, and later to Courtenay. In the evening years of his life, amongst other activities he read, built furniture for his friends, received Old Boys who sought him out, wrote letters and poems, and travelled often, back to the beloved scenes of his youth in the hills around Sedbergh and in the Lake District. Reminiscing on the life of Frank Duxbury, John Macauley recently wrote some sentences with which many Old Boys across Canada will readily agree: Fortunate are you if you sat alertly in his mornings forms, donned pads for his afternoon squads, or composed your evening sentences for his red-inked comment. You will not have forgotten his contageous enthusiasm for the bat, the paddle, the ski. Your good fortune was to absorb by precept and example a set of standards to serve you for life. ... His grasp of the contemporary, ever balanced with rich historical reference, made his opinions apt, his conversations witty and provoking. ... Above all, he possessed the innate gifts of a master- teacher. Amongst Frank ' s papers were found some lines of poetry with which it would seem fitting to close this brief survey of a remarka- ble life. Transcending space and time, these lines communicate a quality of spirit which was uniquely Duke ' s. I strove with none, for none was worth my strife Nature I love and next to nature art I warmed both hands before the fire of life It sinks, and I am ready to depart. E.L. Bullen, Housemaster of Groves ' House 1957-60 Inspector of Independent Schools, Province of B.C. OBITUARIES BRUCE MAXHAM It was with deep regret that the school learned of the accidental death of Bruce Maxham at the age of 24. A house prefect in Lake ' s and a graduate of the Class of 75, Bruce, whose home was Victoria, was a student at the University. Always a keen athlete Bruce was warming up for a bicycle race in the city when he hit a rope used to retain the spectators. Travelling at full speed with his head down he was thrown to the ground and, since his helmet had come off when he collided with the rope, he suffered severe injury to his head. Surgery at the Victoria General Hospital was unsuccessful and he remained in a coma until his death. At Shawnigan Bruce was a keen oarsman and rugby player. After graduating from the school he continued with his rugby playing with the Castaways. In addition, he played cricket with Saanich and squash with the Harbour Court Club. It goes without saying that all of us at the school who remember Bruce extend to his family our deepest sympathy at such a tragic loss. G.L. Anderson MICHAEL HOWRIGAN The School community and especially his many friends among the student body were both shocked and infinitely saddened by the accidental death of Mike Howrigan on March 23rd while riding his motorbike in Victoria. A memorial service at First Memorial in Victoria atten- ded by family and friends was conducted by the Rev. Canon Horace McClelland, the School Chaplain. Joe Grey, Michael ' s Housemaster, read the lesson from the Book of the Revelation and a close friend from this year ' s gradua- ting class, Matthew Clarke, addressed the capacity congre- gation, giving a moving account of Michael ' s life and personality. Michael was a rower who took part in the summer tour of 1981 and competed with success at the Burton, Hunting- don, Richmond and Henley Royal regattas in England. The editorial committee of the Stag and Newsletter joins the School in offering sincere condolences to the Howrigan family. G.L. Anderson. THE CHAPEL CONFIRMATION CLASS Back Row: (L. to R.) Paul Baker, Robert Baron, Mark Wooldridge, Alex Langran, Peter Maniskas, Trevor Blakeman, Ward McMahon. Middle Row: (L. to R.) The Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland, Dean Unicume, Thomas Forster, Dean Sbepard, Andrew Barkley, Alexander Birch, Jeremy Bevan, The Right Rev. H.J.Jones, Bishop of British Columbia, Ianjohnson. Front Row: (L. to R.) Simon Salmon, Marcus Hunter, Andrew Deane, Derek Thomas, David Reese, Michael McEachern. Thanks to the helping hand of our Chaplain (Canon McClelland) the life of the Chapel in the past year has gone very smoothly. The format has been the same for several years and the attendance at Evening Prayer on Tuesdays and Thursdays has been even better than in recent years. This was due in no small part to the fact that each House took on the responsibility of attending on a particular day. It was quite a sight, for example, to see Michael Moir as Head of House, like a Pied Piper, leading his House on Lonsdale ' s day. The attendance at the early celebration of Holy Communion on Sunday mornings was about the best in recent years. A revival of religious influence among young people? Who knows? The Confirmation Class was a little larger than in recent years and we are most grateful to our Bishop who found the time in the middle of the Diocesan Synod to come and officiate at the annual Confirmation Serivce. We are also grateful to the following who gave addresses in the Chapel: the Reverends J. Murray, Rector of St. Peter ' s Anglican Church, Quamichan, L. Leonard, Roman Catholic Priest in charge of the local Parish of Shawnigan Lake, and J. Ware, Minister of the United Church in Duncan and father of Harley who graduated this year. The annual Founder ' s Day Service was again a great success although there were rather fewer parents and Old Boys present. However, it is mainly for the benefit of the present boys who greatly appreciated the address of Old Boy Brigadier S.E.E. Morres, 1920 24. Perhaps the highlight of the year was the wonderful response of the boys to an appeal for funds for Operation Eyesight. The thanks of the Chapel Committee are also expressed to Mrs. McClelland and Mrs. Le Roux for their very decorative arrangements of flowers in the Chapel throughout the year, and to the Sacristans and Servers who helped the Chaplain in the day to day running of the Chapel. The now customary barbecue at the end of the year at the McClelland ' s home was certainly enjoyed by all. Trent Stenmark Senior Sacristan SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS D.J.C Beer (1981) E.J. Colbourne (1980) D.G. Fraser (1981) P.S. Lavin (1979) M.F. Pittman (1980) F.R. Pletcher (1979) CM. Repen (1981) D.P. Schieldrop (1978) J.M. Smart (1978) J.M. Turner (1981) A.J. Wooldridge (1980) J.D. Wooldridge (1978) S.G. Wright (1980) GAMES CAPTAINS Badminton Basketball Golf Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rowing Rugby Sailing Soccer Squash Tennis Track and Field T.W.S. Seeger W.M. Gibson S.A. McColl R.B. Girotto R.D. Unicume D.P. Schieldrop M. Collver J.M.S. Hipwell R.B. Girotto E.J. Colbourne J.D. Wooldridge D.S. Coalman NEW STAFF This Year We Welcomed NICHOLAS COGHLAN Mr. Nicholas Coghlan was born in Worcestershire, Eng- land and educated at Preparatory and Public Schools in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. He attended Queen ' s Col- lege, Oxford where he received a B.A. in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) and later a degree in teaching from the University of Nottingham. After teaching in England Mr. Coghlan taught for three years at Saint George ' s School in Buenos Aires. Mr. Coghlan will be teaching French and English as well as helping with Drama and coaching Rugby and Rowing. We, at Shawnigan, look forward to his contri- butions in academics, activities and athletics. Fred Pletcher (Grade 10) WILLIAM McCRACKEN Mr. Bill McCracken came to Shawnigan in the middle of August with the prospect of taking the helm of Groves ' House from Mr. Bean. Mr. McCracken was born in Saint John, New Brunswick and grew up in Ottawa. Still keeping to the East, he received his major degrees at the two well known Halifax universi- ties, King ' s College and Saint Mary ' s. Both his wife and he have held previous housemastering positions at King ' s Edgehill in Windsor, Nova Scotia. At Shawnigan, Mr. McCracken plans to teach Business Economics and Social Studies to the senior grades. Also, he will coach the debating team, and hopes to develop public speaking alongside that. Furthermore, he takes a great interest in Canadian politics, and hopes to start a Political Science course at the School. In addition, he takes great pleasure in seeing his name spelt correctly. One of the few Maritimers in the West, we hope that Mr. McCracken and his wife will be very happy at Shawnigan for many years to come. Miles Pittman (Grade 10) ■ DONALD ROLSTON A very welcome addition to Shawnigan this year is Donald Rolston. Mr. Rolston graduated from high school in Vancouver and spent his first year of university in Edmonton, at the University of Alberta. He then went to U.B.C for three years, graduating with an Elementary Education Degree in Physical Education. Before going on to teach at an elementary school in Elkford, B.C., Mr. Rolston took a year off, earning money as an antique refinisher. After finishing the two year teaching stint in Elkford, he travelled around Europe and spent a year in Christian school. He then returned to Canada, teaching for a year in Calgary before returning to U.B.C. for two years of Art Education. Mr. Rolston then came to Shawnigan where he is teaching Art. We hope he and his wife have a long and enjoyable stay at Shawnigan. John Wooldridge (Grade 12) PETER YATES Mr. Peter Yates was born in Chemainus on Vancouver Island. He received his schooling, however, in Penticton and then went on for further studies to the University of British Columbia where he obtained his Bachelors Degree in Education specializing in English and Physical Educa- tion. Whilst there he rowed on the U.B.C. Lightweight Varsity crew later becoming a coach. On leaving University he worked with the Canadian and New Zealand Outward Bound Movements making his career the Great Outdoors. He has been a professional canoest and river guide for the past two years. At Shawni- gan, Mr. Yates will be teaching English, coaching Rowing and helping with the Outdoors and Aerobics programmes. Although this will be his first academic position, we are eagerly looking forward to his contribution to the Shawni- gan, community. Fred Pletcher (Grade 10) 10 + 4 + 4SS% ' THE FALL fc % THE FIRST XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. D. W. Hyde-Lay, S. Heffelfinger, B. Kenny, K. Gunning, D. Peel, T. Pratt, R. Donahue, J. Kitson, D. Scbieldrop. Middle Row: (L. to R.) H. Ware, J. Hayes, R. Girotto, M. Collver (Captain), D. Coalman, A. Croft, G. Boyd Front Row: (L. to R.) T. Seeger, R. Emery Frequently a very small margin exists between victory and defeat, as this year ' s side discovered. Their final record of seven wins and seven losses certainly did not flatter them. Two of the wins were rather one sided but all the other twelve matches were closely co ntested - our heaviest defeat was 4-14 by St. Michael ' s University School and our biggest win 14-6 over Oak Bay Secondary School. Lack of a reliable place kicker proved our undoing in a number of these games as a record of only six penalty goals and nine conversions in 14 matches will attest. Nevertheless, all was not gloom and despondency and much good rugby was played. The team under the leader- ship of Mark Collver, maintained a good spirit and positive attitude despite their frustrating results. The pack was a good one and was only outplayed in the first Brentwood match. It was big and mobile and nearly always gave the backs more that their share of the ball from both the tight and the loose. The front row of Mark Collver, Bruce Kenny and Jeffrey Hayes was very solid. In addition, these three were very good in the loose play too, especially Hayes. Darcy Peel and Trevor Pratt formed the second row, the former a big mobile player of much promise and the latter a hard grafter - a good pair! The back row too were sound without being spectacular. Jamie Kitson at flanker was quick and aggressive onto the loose ball while Glenn Boyd on the other flank was a safe tackier and a sound defensive player. David Coalman at number 8, played some very outstanding games, especially early on in the season. He is by nature a very constructive player and was also our best lineout forward. The backs were erratic and did not make the most of their chances, looking, at times, very ordinary. It was not until it was almost too late that the introduction of Bill Chisholm, promoted to the 1st XV from the Colts, and a switching of positions between Ronnie Girotto and Steven Heffelfinger, had a stimulating effect and the backs began to look danger- ous in attack. If we were to begin the season again tomor- row, a very different set of results would be achieved, I feel sure. Nevertheless, every single member of the backfield had some excellent matches, but were unable to develop into a smooth unit until the changes already mentioned were tried. Tom Seeger, at scrum-half, had a good season. He has a good service from both scrum and lineout and is a dangerous runner in the open field. His tactical kicking is not a strong point at present and needs his attention. His partner at half-back, Ronnie Girotto, is by nature a defen- sive player and found the decision-making required at the fly-half position inhibited his play. Once he moved to full-back he immediately looked at home and all his many good points rose once more to the surface. Andrew Croft 12 was an excellent centre both in attack and even more so on defence where his tackling, falling, covering and mauling were all first rate. At the other centre position, Robert Donahue had the inside track, (although Kevin Gunning also played a number of games), but when Donahue was injured, Bill Chisholm was given a trial and immediately fitted in smoothly, running strongly and tackling well. At full-back, or perhaps it would be more accurate to refer to the position as third centre, was Steven Heffelfinger, a player of ability and attacking flair, who developed well as the season wore on. As already mentioned, he switched to fly-half for the final three games of the season and came through with three good performances showing that he has a good feel for this most demanding of all positions. On the wings were Harley Ware and Roland Emery, Harley with his shortest-distance-between-two-points-in-a-straight- line running, (a couple of his efforts had to be seen to be believed) and Roland with his much more elusive style. Harley was undoubtedly one of the strongest running wings we have had in recent years but Roland was erratic, playing some excellent games but guilty of some curious lapses in concentration. In defence both players were unsure when called on to deal with high attacking punts and neither was at all confident in his own kicking ability. The results in the Independent Schools League Matches were as close as they have ever been and although we ended up by sharing the wooden spoon with Brentwood College, all the four schools were very evenly matched. Indeed, apart from one game, the largest number of points conceded by any of the four schools in any game was 13 and in seven of the matches neither side could reach double figures. 1st XV RESULTS vs. Hillside S.S. (H) W 10-4 vs. Killarney S.S. (H) w 55-0 vs. St. George ' s (A) L 3-7 vs. Caribou Hill S.S. (H) W 20-6 vs. U Vic Jutes (A) L 3-10 vs. Cowichan RFC (H) W 30-0 vs. Brentwood (A) L 4-9 vs. St. Michael ' s (H) L 8-9 vs. Pt Grey S.S. (A) W 7-3 vs. S.L.O.B.S. (H) L 4-10 vs. St. George ' s (A) L 0-10 vs. St. Michael ' s (A) L 4-14 vs. Brentwood (H) W 10-3 vs. Oak Bay S.S. (H) W 14-6 P 14 W 7 L 7 DO 172-? )1 In our opening fixture against St. George ' s we were unlucky not to get at least a draw having had as much of the play overall and being much the better of the two sides in the second half. We also had the referee, from his vantage point well infield, disallow Peel ' s scoring attempt in the corner and we missed two easy penalties attempts. At Brentwood we went down 4-9, a defensive lapse in the centre permitting an easy try to be scored. It was in this game that our lack of a place kicker was really emphasized, for although we did not deserve to win, three very kickable penalties were missed. Fortune did not smile upon us in a close 8-9 loss to St. Michael ' s at home. It was an even game until the last ten minutes or so when we were hammering away at their line keeping them penned up well inside their 22m line. However, a strong defence and the lack of a cool head during these critical minutes allowed them to escape with a win. Incidentally our conversion attempt from fairly well out in our second try, struck the cross bar squarely in the middle - another inch! We lost 0-10 to St. George ' s again having to play away from home in foul weather conditions of strong wind and driving rain. St. George ' s used it in the first half very much better than we did in the second. Nevertheless, we should never have allowed St. George ' s the cushion of a second try scored late in the match during one of their few forays into our half of the field. The forwards who had completely outplayed their opponents in all phases of the game were not pleased. W e came up with a rather flat performance in our away fixture at St. Michael ' s University and lost by 4- 14. Once again we did not make use of the strong wind blowing up and down the field. We paid the price in the second half when our oppenents seldom allowed us to get out of our half by their judicious use of the 13 high diagonal punt. We thus reached our final Independent Schools fixture without a win to our credit. That we won a very hard fought game 10-3 was due to a tremendous team effort. Although we had an edge in play, there was not much in it and we did not score our only try until well into the second half. The forwards had a tremendous battle and it was a rewarding experience for them to gain the upper hand and even the score against the pack that had dealt so effectively with them in the game at Brentwood. It is always nice to end up with a win. No team deserved to more than did this one. In retrospect then - this team was a good team, very nearly a very good team. It was stronger in the forwards than in the backs, who lacked flair and imagination. It always gave a good account of itself but it was not a lucky side and as we all know, sometimes it is better to be lucky than good! D.W. Hyde-Lay THE SECOND XV ML m 4Kgk 1 j 9a _ a. ± . t % Mb ttd tPt ■■ , ' m %, P PaHR lal j£L k£ 1 i. 5 rf ,,. % £fejiW AS afe i T f F j Br ' B B B B ' ' HW bJ ■P 1 W HI 2 H K bbbbb! 9 i  £ ! i 1 A BB I ■MP  ■ ' JBBl m c Bflfi 7 « Bl i ' Ttm bbb cJvTbbj ..i Bf% B$t I J j .J i Wf ' ™ Ep . ' p W ■« :z ::.:. WJ ' ,;1 ™ :;., BW_ rift i v jp. ■ 4t B . . • bT m ■ 1 - g ■ BbI E Bi 4 ■■ i A ib jL. m V 4 M WW| 1 4 Ho Mal jj i jbCVH !• ' ■ ar JiVil Sji n jimi p 1 4 ' f B ? . | J - f| ' Jjjjfl t J! It SI . 4 fys • • «i « ; ;T 6- V ; - - ; ' ; ' . ,- - • ; « B« c£ J?ott : fL. to J? J Air. D. U . Hyde-Lay, H. Scbuurmans, H. Kato, S. Hutchinson, T. Torrie, I. James, P. Roskell, A. Wells, Af. Ferguson Middle Row: (L. to R.) G. Smith, K. Chambers, D. Scbieldrop, M. Clarke (Captain), J. Sales, K. Gunning, M. Moir Front Row: (L. to R.) J. Spruce, R. Heard. 14 It would be preferable to draw a veil over the 2nd XV ' s results this season, as the team had probably one of the worst on record. In nine outings it managed to salvage a draw losing all its other eight matches. However there were some bright spots and, fortunately, the won lost record is not the only yardstick by which a team is measured. They got off to a bad start and lost their opening two matches fairly comfortably. Thereafter, their play improved greatly and they were able to give a good account of themselves in their remaining matches. The forwards developed into a useful pack and in several of the games, their hard work kept the team close. It was when the ball was let out to the backs only managed to score one try all season, and that was by Hiroki Kato the scrum-half! Mat- thew Clarke toiled hard at number 8 and became an excel- lent captain, encouraging his troops at all times and playing very hard himself. His handling of the team under very trying circumstances is to be highly commended. It is, after all, not at all difficult to captain a talented and winning team. The props, Harry Schuurmans and Michael Ferguson both had a good season and should do well in the 1st XV next year, especially Schuurmans who is a good all-round forward. Joey Sales and David Schieldrop (when not on duty for the 1st XV) both played consistently well, nor could one fault the efforts of the other forwards either, Ian James, Tom Torrie, Greg Smith and Jordy Spruce. Alto- gether a workmanlike lot. Of the backs no one tried harder than did Hiroki Kato at scrum-half and Kevin Gunning always provided some strong running in the centre or from full-back. Stephen Hutchinson in the centre has much flair but is an inconsist- ent player. He could become a very dangerous attacking player next year - or not - it is impossible to predict just how Stephen will play. The other backs, Alex Wells, Peter Roskell, Rod Heard, Karl Chambers and Michael Moir all did their best but a combination of occasional poor han- dling, bad passing, weak tackling and erratic positioning were obstacles they did not seem able to overcome. On the positive side, however, one has to note that their best performances came in their last few games. A team with less character and with feebler leadership could have so easily thrown in the towel and this - despite their other shortcomings - this side never did. D.W. Hyde-Lay 2nd XV RESULTS vs. St. George ' s (A) L 0-44 vs. Brentwood (A) L 4-28 vs. Cowichan S.S. (H) D 4-4 vs. St. Michael ' s (H) L 4-8 vs. S.L.O.B.S. (H) L 14-22 vs. St. Michael ' s (A) L 0-3 vs. St. George ' s (A) L 0-9 vs. Cowichan S.S. (A) L 0-16 vs. Brentwood (H) L 0-17 P9 WO L8 D 1 26-151 15 THE THIRD XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.S. Grey, R. Patel, B. Spagnol, O. Meyer, J. Aitken, M. Assu, A. Nimmo, C. Adderson, T. Karouzos, J. Atkinson. Front Row: (L. to R.) M. Van Santvoord, S. Void, M. Bowen, W. Gibson (Captain), S. Saunders, B. Assu, D. Spiropoulos. The third fifteen started the season slowly. We lost our first round matches against the other Independent Schools with close, well contested matches. At this time of the season the forwards were strong and gained possession of the ball, but our three-quarter line lacked thrust. Following a realignment of players and those players who came from the first game, we reshaped the team into a winning combi- nation. From that time onwards, the team played very well. The spirit was good and the team played together with zeal and enthusiasm. Outstanding performances were exhibited by a number of boys. William Gibson played at scrum half and also captained the side. He was always reliable and gave a good service to the threes. As Captain, he led quietly and effec- tively, always encouraging the players when things got difficult. Demetry Spiropoulos was outstanding at stand- off. He is a natural ball player, with the flair and the instinct for the right move at the right time. The main thrust in the backfield came from the centres, Chris Adderson and Terry Karouzos. Outstanding in defence was the full back, Steve Saunders, who caught everything coming his way and opened up the field of play. His place kicking was also a major factor in the success of the team. The wing men, Rajiv Patel and Mike Van Santvoord were always there to make the big yardage. The pack was strong and motivated. They dominated the set plays and moved swiftly to gain the ball in the open. Mike Bowen, Shane Void, Andrew Nimmo were swift and effective with and without the ball. The second row was formidable, Michael Assu and Brad Assu (Massu and Bassu) were seldom beaten in the set scrums. Olaf Meyer added character and controlled the line-outs. Possession of the ball was assured by the hooking of John Atkinson. The team improved dramatically throughout the season and finished on a high note, placing first at this level. J.S. Grey. 16 THE FOURTH XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.S. Grey, J. McLaren, C. Pettirscb, J. Wooldridge, D. Abercrombie, C. Bristoll, D. Christopher, J. Fang, G. Floyd Front Row: (L. to R.) A. Tidd, D.P. Cooper, S. McColl, G. Pearson {Captain), K. Senior, J. Mok, C. Powers The Fourth Fifteen gained in strength during the season and finished the year with few wins but improved confi- dence. The forwards had great difficulty in gaining posses- sion of the ball and so the matches were mainly defensively played. Constantly being on defence was discouraging. The team had a very strong scrum half in Gregg Pearson. He was a good Captain and kept them playing well, even under adverse conditions. His service to the backs was efficient and helped them make ground. John Wooldridge at stand-off was usually hard pressed and he often had to kick to save the situation. The backs who made the greatest impression were Richard Stratford and Nevil Schultz, who always gave a good effort. In the forwards, Sean McColl, John McLaren and Dean Unicume, were enthusiastic and quite reliable. The improvement in the team was evident at the second Brentwood game, when the team played together with drive and spirit and nearly defeated the strong opposition. J.S. Grey. 17 THE FIFTH XV fif £i ! ■ Back Row: (L. to R.) Dr. T. W.S. Seeger,J. Gutierrez, W. Neily, R. Karadontis, B. Stvanton, D. Hayhurst, N. Scbultz, J. Baker, J. Robinson Front Row: (L. to R.) M. Kroon, D. Dry, P. McAllister, A. Cairns (Captain), D. Beckingham, S. Cairns, B. Wild THE SIXTH XV Back Row: (L. to R.) C. Mah, B. Avery, G. Benedict, A. Macquistan, D. Whitfield, N. Lai, Patrick Wong, D. Johnston, B. Calkins, Dr. T.W.S. Seeger. Front Row: (L. to R.) J. Hipwell, I. Henderson, F. Pong, T. Stenmark (Captain), T. Lai, A. Jack, J. Smart 18 THE COLTS A - 1 Back Row: (L. to R.) A. Linden, I. Mackay, T. Cameron, M.D. Stewart, M. Allsopp, S. Pabl, A. Wooldridge, W.G. Cbisbolm, F. Ueberscbar, Mr. M.R. Hall. Front Row: (L. to R.) C. Wright, A. Dieckmann, I. McPberson, P. Scbieldrop (Captain), J. Colbourne, C. Atzesberger, M. Hoatb This year ' s Colts have been somewhat disappointing, playing well against the weaker schools and badly against tougher opposition. Most of the poor performances can be attributed to a lack of confidence and a desire to get stuck into the play. On the whole, the team had a great deal of athletic ability but lacked the discipline so essential in tough games. The front row of Mackay, Dieckmann and Wright scrummaged reasonably well in the latter part of the season but were inconsistent in keeping up with the play, an area where many of the players were weak. Wooldridge and Allsopp were the most consistent members of the pack playing as locks. Allsopp provided some excellent lineout work while Wooldrige was instrumental in all of the Colts ' successes. Back row players, Pahl, Linden and Anders came along very strongly in the last few games. Pahl ' s place kicking was erratic but impressive, particularly those long kicks from the side line. Schieldrop, the Captain and scrum-half of the side, proved to be very dangerous and I wouldn ' t hesitate to say he outplayed all of his opposite numbers. Ian McPher- son at stand-off played enthusiastically and we shall no doubt hear about his play in years to come. The Colts ' centres, Colbourne and Wong, never really got together to provide the scoring that the team so badly needed, but given a longer season both of these players have good potential. Atzesberger found a spot on the wing late in the season but unfortunately was not given enough oppor- tunity to prove his worth. Cameron on the other hand proved to be an extremely dangerous threat but seemed to lack the desire to use his natural ability. Last but certainly not the least was Ueberschar at full back. Frank played steadily throughout the season provid- ing some excellent tackles and sound kickings. In the summary the season was a success in many ways. It provided the players with further opportunities in their basic rugby skills and an exposure to a variety of teams which could test these skills in a number of ways. This rugby report would not be complete without men- tioning the Colts ' second team. A number of the players on this team just fell short of making an appearance on the Colts first team. They all played enthusiastically and dem- onstrated a spirit that all teams should have. M.R. Hall 19 Back Row: (L. to R.) R. Price, D. Horstbuis,J. Bradbury, A. Howartb, F.S. Panjwani, B. Brown, S. Higgins, D. Bryden, D. Ganason, Mr. M.R. Hall Front Row: (L. to R.) S. Tang, P. Lavin, J. Taylor, F. Pletcber (Captain), K. Nicolls, T. Land, P.C.C. Wong Back Row: (L. to R.) J. Bannister, R. Nelson, A. Parker, I. Esmail, M. Dyck, B. Gougb, A. Barkley, M. Loew R. Malcolm, Mr. LA. Hyde-Lay Front Row: (L. to R.) R. Brakop, D. Haaland, D. Beer, R. Bain (Captain), D. Swanson, C. Sigstad, A. Harke 20 JUNIOR COLTS XV A record of 4 wins and 8 losses, with six of those losses to the other independent schools might, on the surface, indi- cate a disastrous season. Yet, on the contrary, the season was a great success, and augurs well for rugby at Shawnigan in future years. The biggest weakness in the team was a talented but inexperienced set of backs who always managed to squander the large supply of ball provided by the forwards from both set and loose play. Secondly, erratic tackling also let us down badly. To this end, defeats by 14-0 and 20-0 to St. George ' s were achieved with hem gaining less that a third of the possession, while 3-0 and 12-10 losses toSMU, and 16-3 and 26-13 reverses to Brentwood were due largely to poor tackling. The season did, however, produce many plusses. As mentioned the major strength of the team was the pack. At number 8, Ryan Bain captained the team well, and pro- duced many storming runs and crunching tackles. Roland Brakop and Mick Loew were a pair of lively flankers. The former an exciting runner and sound tackier, the latter notable for his sound positional play and covering. The second row, Scot Zens and Drew Swanson were an ideal pair. They were light, but packed well, with Zens being the hard grafter you want in this position. Swanson was simply here, there and everywhere, and was outstanding at making the ball available to his support, something his mates did not always remember to do. The front row was also strong, as props Dan Beer and Doug Haaland, and hooker Curtis Sigstad, with the exception of the first Brentwood match, always managed to gain the upper hand on their oppo- nents. As a result, our scrummaging was very sound, and our rucking was excellent. Also, with the backs, it was a different story. Newcomers Ron Nelson, at scrum-half, and Andy Harke, Andy Parker, and Mitch Dyck in the three-quarters were all individually talented runners, but were lacking in basic skills and posi- tional sense. However, the potential they possess remains, and they will all undoubtedly develop into fineplayrs. They were joined by Jay Bannister, Rory Malcolm and Andrew Barkley, the latter of whom was a powerful runner, but who frequently lost the ball after a long run because he ignored his support. Malcolm, on the wing, despite his lack of pounds, tackled courageously all season -had his teammates played with equal abandon in defence our record would have been better. Others who played for the team were Peter Smallwood in the backs, and Brent Gough and Iyaaz Esmail in the for- wards ; all played well when called upon. Thus, looking back, the season, while the win-loss record was disappointing, was in many ways a success. The boys enjoyed their rugby, and furthered both their skills and understanding of the game. Their future progress will be interesting to follow. I. Hyde-Lay. JUNIOR COLTS B XV The Junior Colts B XV this season was something of a misnomer, for an average it contained only three or four players from the Junior Colts B group, the remainder being drawn from Colts B. The team was also known, somewhat confusingly, as the Colts A3 and the Colts Bl. As might be expected from such a motley group, our results were varied - heavy defeats were inflicted upon Brentwood on two occasions, but, equally, we went down just as catastrophically to St. George ' s in our first match. Our closest matches were against SMU, the second of which we lost by only 7 points to 3- Graham Arnold was an able captain and scrum-half, but we were unable to find a regular, dependable fly-half with which to link him, with the result that he tended to be most effective when breaking on the blind side. A number of our forwards were only too willing to offer him advice on every conceivable occasion, but he was sensible enough to ignore most of this. Our main strength in the three-quarters was Ian Smith, a strong and elusive runner who shows great promise for the future. Through absent-mindedness he missed our final close encounter with SMU, which was a pity, as I feel his presence on this occasion could have been decisive. The side ' s main strength was in its forwards - the weight of Brad Thatcher and Walter Van Halst was crucial here. Miles Pittman, however, playing at hooker, deserves sp e- cial mention - he should do well next year. Another late find was Ken Talbot, who played in a variety of positions, and so impressed with his place kicking and general running abil- ity that he was promoted for the final match. Generally speaking, though the side did not always (ever?!) play brilliant rugby, they played hard and enjoyed themselves. For many it was their first season of rugby, and the progress made as the season went on was quite remar- kable. Well done. The team was selected from the following group: G. Arnold, A. Bowen, C. Dai, D.T. Fraser, M. Hickley, T. Kaye, L. Langlais, T. Mills, J. Mothersill, B. Mykyte, Faheem Panjwani, M. Pittman, E. Poon, I. Smith, K. Talbot, B. Thatcher, W. Van Halst, P. Smallwood, R. Sloan, C. Kramer, I. Esmail, B. Gough. N.I. Coghlan. 21 Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.A.S. Lane, M. McEachern, H. Deas-Dawlish, D. Gough, B. Patel, F. Panjwani, A. Goff, D. Williams, A. Blundell, The Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland Front Row: (L. to R.) B. Carson, T. Blakeman, R. Hudspith, M. Kobus, M. Akiyama, D. Shepard, A. Schwarz JUNIORS RESULTS Played Won Lost ' A ' Team 15 14 1 B ' Team 6 3 3 POINTS For Against 424 40 82 44 As these results clearly show Junior Rugby this year was in a very healthy state. The success of the A ' team was due mainly to a very promising three-quarter line who moved the ball quickly and ran very strongly. Michael McEachern at fly half, in particular, deserves great credit for getting the line moving. He has good hands, punts with both feet and reads the game well. He is a fine prospect for the future. Richard Hudspith had a very successful season at outside centre as a strong runner and it was good to see that his tackling has improved. The wings, Dean Shepard and Tre- vor Blakeman, scored 25 tries in their contrasting styles - Shepard by hard straight running and Blakeman by subtle changes of pace and direction. The pack was adequate and provided sufficient ball but relied heavily on Mike Kobus ' drive and very strong run- ning at No. 8 (18 tries) and Mashi Akiyama ' s decisive tackling from the break position. Blair Carson was the most successful in the line out making many clean catches while 22 Andrew Goff was perhaps the most improved player by the end of the season. A special mention, however, must be made of Allen Schwarz who has a great flair for the game and with 84 points (35 conversions, 2 penalty goals and 2 tries) was the top scorer of the team. The ' B ' team who were small and who looked as if they could be rather weak improved out of all recognition in the second half of the season. It is true that they were greatly indebted to Eamon Frank ' s strong running in the centre - scoring 12 of the 20 tries himself - but it was the support and pressure provided by the forwards that transformed the team in the latter part of the season. Feisel Panjwani was an elusive runner either as a No. 8 or Centre and David Howell-Jones was a bundle of energy and enthusiasm at break. It was clearly a very successful season but what is much more important, particularly at this time, it was most enjoyable for the players and also for the coaches who will watch the future progress of these boys with great interest. W. H. H. McClelland S. A. S. Lane THE JUNIOR B XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.A.S. Lane, D. Thomas, J.P. Baker, J. Morin, R. Fraser, F. Panjwani, D.G. Cooper, T. Forster, M. Giordano, R. Land, S. Grey, M. Hunter, Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland Middle Row: (L to R.) C. Hensbaw, M. Wooldridge, P. Maniskas, E. Frank (Captain), D. HoweB-Jones, T. McGovern, A. Howell- Jones Front Row: (L to R.) C. Repen, D. Reese 23 ' sfk ife David Davies Ripley ' s ' 80 Douglas Crawford Groves ' 75 Thomas Boyle Copeman ' s 75 Roger Hope Copeman ' s ' 81 Paul McKenzie Lake ' s ' 81 Philip Offereins Ripley ' s ' 80 Paul Linden Copem an ' s ' 80 Douglas Torrie Lonsdale ' s ' 81 Alberto Girotto Ripley ' s ' 81 Referee: Jeff Keate Lake ' s ' 81 Ian Hyde-Lay Paul Fenton Lake ' s ' 81 Stuart Gault Lonsdale ' s •81 jOM Charles Crossfield Groves ' ' 81 j Russell Dyson Lonsdale ' s ' 81 Robert Dawson Groves ' ' 81 Also Played: Mark Hall Copeman ' s ' 69 Mark Hobson Groves ' 70 Thomas Trafford Copeman ' s 78 THE NOVEMBER WEEKEND THE SCHOOL VS. S.L.O.B.S. 1st. XV S.L.O.B.S. (Won 10-4) Lake ' s 75 25 2nd XV S.L.O.B.S. (Won 22-14) Richard Sewid Lonsdale ' s 77 Peter Clarke Groves ' 75 David Davies Lake ' s 77 Stephen Baker Copeman ' s 77 David Smart Groves ' 78 Lars Reese-Hansen Lake ' s Larry Chung Lake ' s 71 John Gray Copeman ' s ' 80 Larry Kaumeyer Ripley ' s ' 81 Rod Schmidt Lonsdale ' s 76 Ian Leitch Lake ' s 76 Peter Olesen Lonsdale ' s 78 Ron Fretwell Ripley ' s 75 Michael Pinder Copeman ' s 75 Daniel Constable Copeman ' s ' 80 Also Played: Stephen Lane Groves ' ' 67 Dean Johnston Ripley ' s ' 80 John Bird Lonsdale ' s 79 Marc Jinnouchi Lake ' s ' 80 Adam Hulbert Groves ' 77 Referee: Mark Hall Copeman ' s •69 3rd XV SLOBS. (Won 30-0) Marc Appleton Groves ' ' 65 Michael Hill Lake ' s 77 Robert Hearn Copeman ' s 76 Ross Sterling Copeman ' s 76 Martin Goodger Copeman ' s 77 Michael Thome Ripley ' s 78 Christopher Crossfield Groves ' 79 Paul Prioleau Lonsdale ' s 75 Also Played: Cameron Ritchie Copeman ' s 76 Darren Hughes Lonsdale ' s ' 80 Joe McLean Copeman ' s ' 81 Andrew Ritchie Copeman ' s 77 Christopher Duncan Groves ' ' 81 Michael Kaumeyer Groves ' ' 81 Gav in Fitch Lonsdale ' s 79 Gordon Penley Copeman ' s 80 Christopher Hyde-Lay Lake ' s 77 Referee: Bruce Anderson Copeman ' s 77 Frank Benvin Groves ' ' 80 Joe Grey 26 TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY DINNER of THE STAG AWARD Friday, 20th November, 1981 The Head Table during the Stag dinner with (L. to R.) H.C. Wilkinson, 6tb., Headmaster; His Honour The Lieutenant Governor; the present Headmaster; E.R. Larsen, 3rd., Headmaster and the Rev. Canon W.H.H. McCbel and, Itb., Headmaster. His Honour The Lieutenant Governor of B.C. presents the Letters Patent of the new coat of arms to the Headmaster. David Scbieldrop, the present Head of School, with (right) Graeme Thompson (Groves ' ' 81) The dinner in the Library held on Friday, November 20tb., 1981 to mark the 20tb., Anniversary of the Stag Award. (L. to R.) Dougal Fraser (Lake ' s ' 62), Peter Ladner (Lake ' s ' 66) and Derek Hyde-Lay at the Stag dinner. 27 HOLDERS OF THE STAG AWARD Edward R. Larsen Joseph S. Grey Derek W. Hyde-Lay C. Derek Arndt Charles C. Pentland F.B. Cooper John M. Creighton Blair Culter Richard B. Farrally Dougal A. Fraser Julian K. Greenwood George W. Hungerford George F. La Sette Mark R. Osburn Richard Thornton Collis C. Wilson H. Seymour Archbold Graham L. Anderson Richard G. Anderson Nicholas Kaiser Thomas L. Brierley Jeremy Long Douglas Lunam Anthony Hugman Alan Roaf Dal Grauer Anthony Foster Patrick F. Whitley Peter Josselyn Gerard Oteman Russel Quinn Paul D Baylis Thomas E. Fraine Reid Owen Ian Heath Eric O. McAviry Anthony M. Conklin David M. Bentley Donald Ingledew Allan R. McDiarmid Patrick OCallaghan Thomas Andrews Graham N. Hunter William Keate George Westinghouse Kevin J. Gillett Peter F. Ladner Hamar R.K. Foster W. Lawrence Fisher Eric Scott Brett E. Sine James F. Collbran Timothy Rendell Robin Creighton William Cook Richard Olson Charles Traunweiser Esben Poulsson L. Patrick MacLachlan Jack Dickens Donald M. Ferguson Christopher J. Grauer Geoffrey D. Corbett Gaither J. Zinkan Peter J. Roaf Richard A. Wilmot Donald Bullock Stephen Rothman Peter Spohn Mark Robson Murray Dawson Stephen Deering Peter V. Gordon Anthony B. Wilson THE STAG AWARD its purpose has always been to recognize appreciatively all those who have so contributed to the life and well-being of Shawnigan Lake School that it can be said Shawnigan is a better place in consequence of the contribution they have made. Glen Thompson Robert Watts Christopher Winslow John C. Sloan Bruce Trethewey Christopher L. Punnett George Davidson Frederick M. Binkley K. Malcolm Maclure Robert B. Bullock Mark A. Hobson Peter C. MacDonald Paul K. Stremic Michael A. Barclay C. Hal Ostlund R. Michael McColl Jocelyn Millar Harold Hayes Eugene S. Kilgore Anthony Brierley William Cereske Lionel Chaston James Oakley J. Douglas Groves Martin G. Fairbank Ronald H. Fretwell John F. Hammond Ian A. Hyde-Lay Bruno M. Lindner Messerschmidt Richard A. Millyard Stephen M. Bryan Timothy C. Donogh Jordan R. Fruchtman Ian J. Leitch William E. Stainton Kevin P. White Matthew R. Arrott Brian G. Sinclair Donald V.S. Duncan Donald AD. Rankine David E. Marjoribanks Darrell J. Farrant Martin L. MacLachlan Jeffrey Winslow James H. Anderson Ian A. Gillis Richard E. Maddocks Peter R. Olesen David K. Stevenson David Stremic Henry Pybus Bell-Irving W.H.H. McClelland U. Abraham Drassinower Richard Ming Li-Chan Malcolm D. Swann David Dylan Watt Paul Yu Tze-Him Patrick Thomas MacLachlan G. Peter Kaye Hugh C. Wilkinson Abram J. Thiessen Michael S. Gillies Dean G. Johnston Ryo Inoue Garth J. Orr Richard B. Carruthers James S. Barekman Timothy G. Fairbank Michael G. Kaumeyer Stephen R. Southerland Ngam Szeto Graeme E. Thompson D. Douglas Torrie David P. Schieldrop 28 4t- r 3j-j : i .r?5jl|jvj. ' A n - | i ' -■ ' r J - -5 3 S 2 g 2 5 «. • 5 3 l 8 J St « S J o . q 5 1 3 ;s a -5 8 8 ? • S -5 ft © . : « © S © £ rS 8  . S to ■ « 5 5? W  o o ® -S « «ii « « « o li i •5? £ S « -S3 i,j o i s s 6 « 1 lS 2 I C ■ • 1 Si 1 V5 . I « , 2 J5 « s: « -a • h to • £ « 2 O Q 8 2 to -S - Q ?5 s | ft H « ft to 29 THE ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL THE COAT OF ARMS: This refers to the shield and to the devices or charges which are displayed on it. The overall design follows very closely the one which Mr. C.W. Lonsdale adopted and used for many years for the school he founded. The devices used in a coat of arms do not necessarily have any particular significance nor do they need to have. It is only necessary for them to distinguish clearly an individual owner or a corporation from another so that there can be no confusion. Indeed, the oldest coats of arms now in existence very often have nothing more than simple lines dividing one part of the shield from another. Or again, they may have only the simplest geometrical shapes not intended to represent or allude to anything in particular. With the passing of the centuries these simple designs were all used so it became necessary to adopt more elaborate emblems - animals or birds, weapons or other inanimate objects such as the bugles or hunting horns in ours. Nevertheless, the maple leaves are an obvious reference to Canada since we are a Canadian school. You can also see a reference to Shawnigan Lake in the wavy part, technically called a bend, which runs diagonally across the middle of the shield. Beyond these features there is no particular significance in the design used. The black doughnut-shaped figures are called annulets. They are included because they also existed in the original coat of arms Mr. Lonsdale used. The colours are, of course, those long used as our school colours. In armory which is both an art form as well as a branch of heraldry we have to have a way of describing a coat of arms which will define very precisely the colours used and the type and arrangement of the various charges or devices as with the specifications of an architect or the prescription for a pharm acist. We do this using a rather interesting and picturesque language which sounds quaint because it is full of medieval English and French words and phrases. Such a description is called a blazon and you will find ours in the Letters Patent. I shall reproduce it here with present day English translation to help with the unfamiliar words. Quarterly Sable and Or on a bend wavy Gold between two Bugle Horns Sable stringed Gules as many annulets also Sable between three Maple Leaves Gules divided into four parts black and gold the diagonal is wavy and coloured gold they are black as in the first quarter the cords are red again two of them they are black as well the leaves are also red 30 THE HELM Heraldry with its attendant art form, armory,dates from the early middle ages. Armory developed as a means of identifying individuals in both war and peace. Remember that in those days the great majority of people even in the highest ranks of society could not read and so readily identifiable symbols had to be used instead. The whole thing was intimately bound up with chivalry and knighthood and it was natural therefore that a way of showing the rank of the owner of the coat of arms should be included. This was done by varying the shape of the helmet and the angle at which it was placed. A closed helmet such as the one you see above our coat of arms is used today for individuals who have no title or for institutions such as ours. THE MANTLING: This word refers to the cloth attached to the helmet which is cut and slashed and then arranged artistically on either side. We think the mantling was originally used as a method of keeping the hot sun off the metal helmet actually worn in battle. It is not unlikely that it became torn and tattered in battle or through use. At any rate, generations of heraldic artists have thought so and the number of cuts and rents have multiplied as they used it to good artistic effect. Today it is nearly always shown in the principal colours found in the coat of arms itself - in our case the school colours, black and gold. THE CREST This rises from the top of the helmet. Crests were very likely never worn in battle since they would have been broken off very quickly. They were, how- ever, attached to helmets in peacetime for ceremonial occa- sions and perhaps for knightly tournaments. When this was done a way had to be found to join helmet, mantling and crest and this may have been done with bolts under a circular, twisted piece of cloth known as a wreath or torse. Around our wreath we see maple leaves again, this time interspersed with dogwood flowers, the floral emblem of British Columbia. The whole crest can be described in the same pictu- resque language as follows: On a Wreath of the colours (black and gold) and issuing from a circlet of Maple Leaves gules (red) and Dogwood Flowers proper, a demi-Stag (only half the stag is shown) attired Gold (attired refers to the antlers). THE MOTTO: This is placed on a ribbon usually underneath the coat of arms. It has never formed a part of the armorial bearings, nevertheless it is painted beneath the shield of Arms on the Letters Patent. Mottoes, which may have been war cries or rallying calls to begin with, were often changed by the owner of the arms on a mere whim or because the original motto had become inappropriate for some reason. Our school motto is far from unique. Many have used it but that does not prevent us from thinking it is a good one. You can translate Palmam qui meruit ferat - He who has merited the palm (reward) shall bear it . THE BADGE: Not all grants of arms come with a badge. The latter has to be applied for separately. In our case I did so because I felt that there might be a need for one. Sometimes the full armorial bearings or even the coat of arms by itself are just too large, complicated or elaborate to use as a symbol of our school. In circumstances such as this the badge is useful and can be used as a short form or a simpler, smaller and less complicated version of the whole achievement. Badges very often use some part of the armorial bearings and ours does this. In the grant it is described as follows: A Stag ' s head erased and attired Or, gorged with Maple Leaves Gules and Dogwood Flowers proper. The only new words here are erased which means torn off with jagged edges and gorged which refers to something placed around the neck. Proper means that it is shown in its natural colours. In this case the colours of the real flowers. THE LETTERS PATENT: This expression is used to describe the actual docu- ment which grants the school the legal right to our armorial bearings. It is hand painted and lettered on vellum which is specially treated sheep skin. Wherever gold paint is used this is real 22 Karat gold. At the top of the Letters Patent are three armorial bearings. The left hand one is that of the Duke of Norfolk who holds the appointment of Earl Marshal, the Sover- eign ' s lieutenant in matters armorial. He is in charge of all ceremonial, state funerals, coronations, jubilee celebrations and the like. The College of Arms comes under his author- ity. The armorial bearings of the College of Arms are on the right. In the centre is the Royal Arms of Queen Elizabeth II in right of Canada. All honours titles or armorial bearings in the final analysis come from her and the Earl Marshal, the Kings of Arms and the Heralds are simply acting for her and in her name. We are a Canadian school and she is our Head of State. At the left hand side and drawn somewhat larger than the three armorial bearings I have mentioned is our own Shawnigan Lake School arms. Finally, the Letters Patent have been signed by the Kings of Arms, the three senior officers of the College of Arms, and their seals hang from ribbons underneath their signatures and titles. Graham L. Anderson. 31 % ft i 1 „ ' , Jhrl 1 L ft: - «- , ■ : :: : : - .. J _ 1 : %■■ ' ' ' • T-D 3 ' pT IpP Ht , I . • 7 «f i y i THE WINTER .. AND ! - ' THE SPRIMG in?- TA SENIOR BASKETBALL Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. LA. Hyde-Lay, M. Collver, M. Allsopp, D. Peel, R. Donahue, J. Hayes, S. Hutchinson Front Row: (L. to R.) S. Heffelfinger, R. Heard, W. Gibson (Captain), S. Saunders, J. Colbourne, J. Fang The Senior Basketball Team laboured through a most unsatisfactory season, saved only by a remarkably good final performance which allowed us to recapture the 1982 Inde- pendent School ' s Title. The team was not without some talent, yet lack of hard work and fundamental skills proved our undoing time and again. Secondly, the team desperately missed the all-round ability and cool head-of Dave Coalman, reduced to playing in only the Independent School tourna- ment by an age restriction. His skill and experience was sadly missing in the other games. The season opened with a 59-43 win over Chemainus, who, though game, were very desperately weak. The fact that we trailed late in the third quarter should have perhaps opened our eyes to the likelihood it might very well be a long year. Thus it was not surprising that we managed to lose eight of our next nine games, all in tournament exhibi- tion play. This included two straight defeats in our own Stag Classic, where we played the accommodating host and finished last. Interestingly enough, former Shawnigan coach, Doug Nicholls, returned to his old stomping grounds with his new team, the Jasper Place Rebels, from Edmon- ton, and captured the tournament crown, as well as most of the hardware. Still, our own season boiled down to our league games against Brentwood and Gulf Islands, which would deter- mine zone placings for the Island Tournament. The fact that we lost to Brentwood 69-66 and 51-49, and to Gulf Islands 57-52 and 64-46 was disturbing, not so much for the fact we lost, but that in each game our opponents outhust- led us. It is never a crime to be beaten by a better team, but it is one to be constantly outworked and outhustled. Three of the four games could and indeed should have been won, and, as I felt we were the best of the three schools, this made the subsequent early demise of both Brentwood and Gulf Islands in the Island Tournament that much harder to bear. Thus, we had only the Independent Schools Tournament left to contest. Surprisingly, or perhaps not surprisingly, with the addition of Dave Coalman, we won the tourna- ment, ambushing the hosts, St. Georges, in the first round and then defeating Brentwood 47-41 in the final, courtesy of a courageous comeback which saw us erase a 14 point deficit. In this way, at least the season finished on an up-tempo beat. year 36 The starting unit changed considerably throughout the ar, due to injury and inconsistency. Will Gibson, the Captain, was the only person to start every game. If possi- ble, he tried almost too hard to right our flagging fortunes, and, as a result, often found himself saddled with foul trouble. Also, the captaincy seemed to adversely affect his performance, in that he could never relax on the court as he had done in the previous year. Thus, it was satisfying to see him capture the Independent Schools MVP award, and so end well what has been a fine two year contribution to Shawnigan basketball. Rod Heard played the other guard position, and, in his quiet way, enjoyed an excellent season. He became a most tenacious and able defender and an adequate offensive player. His attitude and commitment to the team were also outstanding. As the season progressed, Matt Allsopp (Grade 10) gai- ned a forward position, where his rebounding and streaky shooting often sparked us. Too often his play was wildly inconsistent, but this might be expected from a young and inexperienced player. Hard work and physical maturity will see him develop into a force to be reckoned with in the future. Darcy Peel, our leading scorer and rebounder, when he concentrated was as effective a post player as I saw in ' A ' division ball. Unfortunately this level of concentration and effort was not always forthcoming, with the result that players of lesser ability often outplayed and outrebounded him. Greater commitment next year in practise and to fitness would see him gain success; he has the ability to dominate games - he should do it! When healthy, Rob Donahue was usually the fifth star- ter. He is physically talented and a hard worker - maybe next year will see him enjoy an injury free season. If his ballhandling skills can improve to match his shooting and rebounding, he could figure prominently next year. James Fang, at both forward and quard, played soundly all season, and through hard work became a competent player. Already a solid defender, he only needs more floor time to gain confidence in his offensive ability. Mark Coll- ver, though relatively new to the game, bringing some of his physical strength from the rugby field, never backed down from any opponent, and, in turn developed enough basketball savvy to lead us in scoring in several games. Stephen Hutchinson, also a guard-forward played some good games, but overall was disappointing for someone with so much ability. Lack of concentration is his biggest enemy - improvements in this area and in his shooting and ballhandling could see him enjoy an excellent season next year. As mentioned, on the few occasions he was able to play, Dave Coalman performed at such a higher level of ability than some of his teammates that the difference in our own play was like black and white. When not playing, David enjoyed a managerial role, and, by whatever methods, usually managed to have the uniforms and the tape at the right place at the right time. This leaves only Steve Saunders, who in microcosm, perhaps best reflects the senior team ' s season. Along with Coalman he was easily the most talented player on the squad. Yet he was unable to harness his considerable poten- tial and gradually worked his way off the team. That the team then rebounded to play its best basketball of the season without him might suggest some kind of moral to the story: that talent without the proper attitude will take you nowhere, while the proper attitude without great talent will at least allow you to play to your potential and achieve some satisfacti on from the season. Basketball at Shawnigan will always fact problems vis-a- vis other schools, in that we find it difficult to begin seriously prior to Christmas due to rugby commitments. This is not a criticism of the system, just a statement of fact. With this in mind it is thus imperative we maximize the time available to us and fire on all cylinders for what amounts to a desperately short eight week season. Five returnees (Peel, Allsopp, Hutchinson, Donahue and Fang) plus talented junior Tim Cameron, angurs well for next season, where diligent practise and positive attitude will hopefully see us play at least close to our potential. With that as a goal the winning will take care of itself, and the satisfaction will remain even longer. Ian Hyde-Lay. 37 UNDER 14 BASKETBALL Standing: (L. to R.) Mr. M.R. Hall, J. Bevan, T. Blakeman, B. Patel, D. Williams, Feisal Panjwani, T. Henderson, P. Baker. Front Row: (L. to R.) G. Phillips, M. McEachern, P. Maniskas, R. Hudspith (Captain), M. Kobus, M. Wooldridge, D. Reese. CURLING This year ' s curling programme took place on two levels. During the first term, two teams competed in a College leaque with students from Brentwood College and the local high school and our boys improved considerably against this tough competition. Our goal was to compete in the Island School Playdowns but unfortunately this did not materialize because of a conflict with Ski Week. In the second term, we operated a learn to curl pro- gramme for anyone who wanted to try the game on a strictly recreational level. Twenty-four students took part. Many of these beginners seemed to enjoy themselves and hopefully will continue to play this easy going sport. A special thanks from myself and all the curlers to Mrs. Gloria Magee for her expert assistance. Lewis Fraser. 38 UNDER 16 BASKETBALL Standing: (L. to R.) J. Anders, D. Ganason, D. Horsthuis, D. Drumheller, T. Kaye, A. Linden, A. Dieckmann, Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay (Coach). Seated: (L. to R.) J. Taylor, R. Bain, T. Cameron (Captain), A. Wooldridge, M. Loew. UNDER 16 BASKETBALL REPORT One victory in fourteen games may sound like a disaste- rous season and from a strictly won lost point of view it certainly was. Fortunately there is more to sport than just winning as this team discovered. Most of the games were close although we were soundly defeated in one or two. The improvement in play was steady throughout the season and the team maintained a good spirit despite the losses. This was largely due to a willingness to work hard in practices and being prepared to hustle on defence. Thus a feeling was established after each defeat that the next game would bring us a victory. This confidence finally bore fruit in the penultimate game of the season against St. George ' s. The starting five of Tim Cameron (Captain), Ryan Bain, Andrew Wooldridge, Mick Loew and Jon Taylor lacked height and Cameron proved to be the only reliable scorer although each of the others had their good days. The bench was not strong but Ted Kaye and Dennis Horsthuis were reliable, while Alan Linden was coming along nicely at the end of the season. I hope that all these boys continue to play the game next year as much ground has been gained and they could all become valuable additions to the senior team. D.W. Hyde-Lay. 39 CROSS-COUNTRY Standing: (L. to R.) Mr. D.J. Robichaud, A. Graham, R. Land, A. Christie, R. Nelson, A. Wells. Seated: (L. to R.) M. Kroon, A. Jack, I. Johnson, A. Macquistan, R. Watkins. The 1982 cross-country team had to develop a different philosophy this year: physical fitness as a life-time sport. Many of our superior runners were involved with other games and activities; consequently, we could not be a com- petitive team in various cross-country meets. The members of this year ' s squad were appreciative of the fact that they had the opportunity to train without undue pressures of emulation. From a coaching point of view, the most satisfying fee- ling was to observe how this year ' s team members progres- sed from one-block walkers to eight and ten mile runners. Their training programmes consisted of a variety of flexibi- lity exercises (isometric warm-ups and warm-downs) to various strength and endurance activities: weightlifting to develop strength and muscle tone, to aerobic and anaerobic running to develop endurance. The Olympic Walk and stress workouts (running hills) served their purpose in terms of adding variety to the programme and adding the element of fun as well. Some members of the cross-country team documented their progress using weight charts and registering heart-rate readings using the Borg Scale. Fur- thermore, certain people from the Shawnigan community heard about our running club and, as a result, decided to join us as part-time running members; especially, if we decided to run up into the mountains to the Sooke Watershed. Next year ' s programme will have one added feature: to participate in various fun runs such as the Half Marathon in Victoria or the Half Marathon around Shawnigan Lake, the Cherry Point Fun Run, etc.. The basic concepts are to participate, to have fun, to be physically fit, to develop a positive self-image, and to feel good about participating without pressure of winning or losing. Finally, I wish to personally thank the members of this year ' s team for their dedication and diligence in esta- blishing a new approach to Shawnigan ' s cross-country run- ning programme. A Job Well Done Men, D.J. Robichaud. 40 BADMINTON Standing: (L. to R.) Mr. D. Leary,J. Turner, D. Shepard, D. Lester, B. Chisholm, A. Sutter, J. Bradbury, A. Parker, Paul Wong, Dr. T.W.S. Seeger. Seated: (L. to R.) G. Maunder, G. Pearson, S. McColl, J. Mok, T. Seeger (Captain), J. Colbourne, B. Avery, C. Sigfstead, B. Calkins. SQUASH Standing: (L. to R.) B. Kenny, M. Collver, J. McLaren, Mr. S.E. Cox (Coach). Seated: (L. to R.) B. Wild, J. Colbourne, D. Whitfield. 41 SENIOR SOCCER Standing: (L. to R.) Patrick Wong, J. Kitson, J. Hayes, S. Pah , 0. Meyer, J. Wooldridge, A. Croft, Mr. R.P. Smith (Coach) Seated: (L. to R.) C. Powers, D. Spiropoulos, R. Girotto (Captain), M. Van Santvoord, M. Moir. We began the season with high hopes of fielding a very competitive team, despite having only one returnee from last year ' s 1st XI. As it turned out this optimism was justified, but it took most of the season to find the best combination of players to fit the various positions. Our main problem was to find effective mid-fielders and a goalkeeper with whom the defence could work. Our early-season games, two against Brentwood and one against St. George ' s, were lost because the opposition controlled the mid-field and our defence often played them- selves into trouble by trying to clear the ball single-handed instead of using the goalie. The goalkeepers problem never was solved because a combination of circumstances forced us to see six different players in the nets. Fortunately though, we struck a lucky combination when Craig Powers and Pat Wong moved to mid-field. The team clicked immediately, scoring 12 goals and losing only one of the remaining four games and that by tie-breaking penalties in the Independent Schools Tourna- ment. During this spell the new forward combination of Olaf Meyer, Mike van Santvoord and Andy Croft played particularly well together, while John Wooldridge, the team ' s most improved player, came on tremendously at the back. Special mention should be made of the team ' s MVP, Demetry Spiropoulos, who excelled in goal, at full-back, in mid-field and as a forward at various times, and of Captain, Ron Girotto, who led the team by example as well as by inspiration. School Colours were awarded to Ron Girotto, Jeff Hayes, Jamie Kitson and Mike Moir, who between them have 18 years of service to School Soccer teams. R.P. Smith. 42 UNDER 16 SOCCER Standing: (L. to R.) M. Hoath, Darryl Fraser, J. Colbourne, S. Pahl, W. Van Halst, R. Palmer, M. Pittman, Mr. R.P. Smith (Coach). Seated: (L. to R.) P. Lavin, C. Atzesberger, P. Schieldrop (Captain), K. Nicolls, M. Hickley. This year ' s U16 team promised to be the best I have had in five years here, and they lived up to that promise by compiling a fine record over the season and by coming within eight inches of capturing the Independent Schools Championship. The heart of the team was the midfield trio of Phil Schieldrop, Bill Chisholm and Pat Lavin, whose drive and skill gave us a territorial advantage in almost every game. Up front, scoring was handled mainly by super striker, Charlie Atzesberger, or left-winger, Ken Nicolls (who unfortunately missed most of the season through injury), while in goal we had the find of the season, Scott Pahl. Any of these six might well play for the 1st XI next season; in fact, four of them already have, Charlie and Scott several times. The only doubt I had about the team was the defence, who were very short of experience. Doubt turned to anxiety when we lost Fred Pletcher to appendicitis, just when he was developing nicely. Who would pick up the slack? Well, they all did, especially Miles Pittman, whose antici- pation and reading of the game improved with every match. We went into the Independent Schools tournament with cautious optimism. In the opening round we defeated St. Michael ' s, for the first time in years, and moved to the final against St. George ' s. They managed to score a goal, while we could only hit a goalpost (four of the above-mentioned eight inches) and the crossbar (the other four inches) and had to settle for second place. While the ultimate prize eluded our grasp, I was very pleased with what the team accomplished during the sea- son, and happy that they were a team, not just a collection of individuals. Special thanks go to Phil Schieldrop for his fine captaincy of the team. R.P. Smith. 43 UNDER 15 SOCCER Standing: (L. to R.) R. Sloan, S. Grey, T. Forster, M. Friesen, K. Dunsire, Robert Fraser, D. Thomas, 0. Balme, T. McGovern. Seated: (L. to R.) A. Barkley, R. Brakop, A. Schwarz, J. Bannister (Captain), D. Gough, M. Giordano, A. Christie. Captain: Jason Bannister Assistant Captain: Al Schwarz What started out to be a dismal soccer season turned out to be a little better than expected. Once again we were not plaqued with games, in fact it became increasingly more difficult to get fixtures than originally expected and this was partly due to the wet weather. Our first game was against Brentwood and with an eleven goal loss, spirits were down - but a determination to improve was evident by all. Bruce Joslyn joined the team and took over as goalkee- per. The second game against Brentwood proved to be an improvement, but there were definite weaknesses. A blitz was put on to recruit from other sport teams to lend us needed support. Derek Thomas joined the squad and des- pite his size managed to perform very well as a goalkeeper so all hope that next season will see Derek two feet taller! During the season we also played St. Michael ' s and lost 6-2 - the general feeling afterward was that it was a game we should have won. The two ' highlights ' of the season were playing the Brentwood Girls and winning 6-2 and the St. George ' s Tournament in which we placed third after a victory over St. George ' s and a loss against St. Michael ' s. A special thanks to the captains for their help during the season and to all the players let ' s hope next season will see an improvement in our Soccer! W.J. McCracken. tt ICE HOCKEY This year ' s hockey programme has been a tremendous success. This rebuilding year began with a fine set of swea- ters kindly donated by the Hendersons of Dawson Creek and a crest designed by Alan Dieckmann, a student in Lake ' s House. The response to the programme was better than expected with twenty-seven students making up a Junior and a Senior team which competed against other Indepen- dent Schools on the Island as well as St. George ' s School from Vancouver. Our Junior team lost only one game all season and cer- tainly provides us with some fine players for future years. A very young and inexperienced Senior team did not fair as well on the scoreboard but with only one Grade 12 student on the team, next year ' s squad should be much more compe- titive. A beautiful trophy for Most Valuable Player was donated by David Davies (Ripley ' s ' 80) and this year ' s winner is Dean Unicume, a Grade 1 1 student from Ripley ' s. Most importantly, all the boys in the programme had fun, improved their hockey skills and demonstrated good sportsmanship on and off the ice. A fine season! Lewis Fraser. SKI WEEK ' 82 45 SKI WEEK ' 82 Ski Week ' 82 was an enormous success. Manning was particularly good this year, both on the slopes and off. The snow was magnificent; Orange had better powder and drier snow, while Blue still offered the best moguls. The main plus to this year ' s Ski Week was that both the chairs ran at once. A grant from the Government considerably lessened lift lines, and the mornings were the only times when there was more than a thirty-second wait. Back down at the accommodation the food supplied was always enough, but the rooms didn ' t always use the right food at the right time, and this led to louse-ups. Otherwise, the cooking was the major factor in the food quality. Everyone would like to thank Mr. Magee, Kim and Janet for the great service they provided. The evening activities were good, as two James Bond films were shown. There was a bit of a mix-up before the first, which was supposed to be The Italian Job. Instead, because the Italian Job was in bad shape The Spy Who Loved Me was shown Tuesday, and For Your Eyes Only on the Thursday. The Molstar races were run as Interhouse this year, and the racing was slow. There had been about five inches of powder snow the evening before, and the course was very soft and sticky. Jason Anders proved to be the best Junior racer with Cam Wright and Scott Pahl a close second and third. In the Seniors, Lake ' s swept the field with Rod Heard third, Olaf Meyer second, and Harry Schuurmans with a time that beat the instructors ' pacesetting time. All recei- ved beautiful soapstone carvings, generously donated once again by Mr. A.S. Thiessa. All in all, Ski Week ' 82 was enjoyed by everyone, and the person we have to thank is Mr. Grey. He spent hours working out details and organization of the whole affair, and we can genuinely say that Ski Week would not have been possible without his effort. M.F. Pittman. 46 47 48 Thanksgiving Cave i •■ • m ■ • r kfeft J shaWniqan lake boYs SCHOOL AEfiARET ' S SCHOOL CraJjzx °f enhance PRODUCED BY J.S GREY MUSICAL DIRECTORS: MR. M. LcROUX - MISS P.M.RANKIN 52 The Leads: Major General Stanley - Fred Pletcher The Pirate King - Stephen Kaye Samuel - Stephen Heffelfinger Frederic - John Mothersill Sergeant of Police - Jeff Hayes Mabel Edith Kate - Isabel Ruth - - Allison Charbonneau Jennifer Spencer Diane Cameron • Brenda McMechan Muffy McCuaig The Pirates: C. Adderson, A. Cairns, D. Christopher, M. Bowen, B. Chisholm, R. Girotto, D. Hayhurst, T. Karouzos, P. Oxley, J. Robinson, D. Schieldrop, B. Swanton, J. Wooldridge, J. Gutierrez, S. Cairns, R. Heard. The Police: G. Boyd, A. Croft, W. Gibson, A. Jack, O. Meyer, J. Baker, S. McCollJ. Sales, G. Smith, P. Lavin, D. Fraser, B. Thatcher. Chorus of Girls: Diane Attwell, Glynis Boggs, Laura Gavini, Betty Goodacre, Cheryl Hannah, Tracy Hillsden, Kiran Kennedy, Alison Latham, Carol McEwan, Jennifer McEwan, Janet Richardson, Kim Richardson, Cari Steinberg, Tanya Symington, Karcy Wheatley, Rita Yeung, Debbie Zirnhelt. 53 PRODUCTION Stage Crew: M. Clarke (in charge); S. Void, B. Spagnol, S. Heffelfinger, S. Cairns, W. Neily, I James, S. Kaye. Set Construction: Mr. R. Hollings. The Ship: Mr. R. Carr, B. Spagnol, S. Void. Video Tape Recording: P. Schieldrop. Set Painting: Mr. D.G. Rolston, R. Girotto, R. Emery, M. Kroon. Lighting Crew: J. Kitson, T. Stenmark, R. Watkins, D. Lester, P. Roskell. Props: A. Parker, D. Haaland. Costumes: Mr. W. McCracken, Mrs. L. Rolston, Mrs. H. Cox, Mrs. B. Hall, Miss deVries. Make-up: Mmes. Macaulay and Green. Make-up Helpers: Heidi Hartsmann, Sandra Lawson, Carla Rosa, Kathy Takacs, Bessie Tsai Gina Zohrab. Prompting: T. Mills. Poster Design: Mr. D.G. Rolston. Tickets: Mrs. R. Frowd. Front of House: T. Pratt. Musical Directors: Mr. M. Le Roux, Miss P.M. Rankin. Rehearsal Pianist and Vocal Coach: Miss P.M. Rankin. Director Producer: Mr. J.S. Grey. ORCHESTRA PICCOLO: FLUTES: OBOE: CLARINET: BASSOONS: HORN: TRUMPETS: TROMBONE: TIMPANI: PERCUSSION: VIOLIN: CELLO: BASS: PIANO: CONDUCTOR: Norma Pannell Norma Pannell (Principal), Alan Morgan Audrey Bailey Geoff Jackson (Principal), Catherine Storey Peter Kearns (Principal), Ken Storey Tom Brierley David Cooper (Principal), Gary Giles John Evans, Ian Martin Hiroki Kato Roland Emery Kelly Bottomley Bruce Hill Michael Kee Patricia Rankin Mark LeRoux 54 THE SUMMER %$£ TRACK AND FIELD Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay, P. hind, D. Abercrombie, M. Van Santvoord Front Row: (L. to R.) H. Kato, J. Mok, D. Coalman, J. Kitson, O. Meyer The success of Shawnigan ' s Track and Field teams over the years has not been due so much to a series of naturally gifted athletes training on unsurpassed facilities, but to a combination of a responsible attitude and a positive response in both training and competition. We have seldom, if ever, been short a competitor for any event in any of our meets. Gaps that might have appeared from time to time due to injury, illness or plain fatigue, have readily been filled by a competent volunteer - well usually a volunteer - although occasionally some persuasion might have been necessary. This year we had fewer returning team members than usual and a fairly weak squad capable of very mediocre performances seemed to be the gloomy forecast. However, led by the Captain David Coalman, the team gave a very good account of itself, particularly in the Independent Schools ' Meet where we placed a strong second, a lot better than the last place finish that was predicted. Once again this result was due in no small measure to the part-timers seconded from other sports to help fill out and strengthen the team. David Coalman as already mentioned, anchored the squad being very competitive and successful in the long and triple jumps, sprints and relays. Michael Van Santvoord and David Abercrombie gave us a good 1-2 punch in the middle distances while Olaf Meyer was a versatile field event performer. These four, with assistance from sprinter James Mok, formed the nucleus of the senior team and deserve a lot of credit. A number of boys carried the fortunes of the under 16 team and the team was built around these boys. Tim Cameron and Faheem Panjwani (sprints), Fred Pletcher (400 m. and 800 m.), Pat Lavin and Jon Taylor (middle distances), Andrew Harke (jumps and hurdles), Scott Pahl and Walter Van Halst (discus and shot) and Philip Schieldrop (pole vault), who vaulted extremely well in all his meets, setting an under 16 school record during the term and placing second in the Island Meet in Courtenay. For once we had some depth in the under 14 age group and thus did better than we normally do. Speed for sprints and relays was provided in the shape of Feisal Panjwani, Dean Shepard, Trevor Blakeman and Mashi Akiyama. These four set a new school record in the 4 x 100 m. relay, breaking the old record of 51.9 by a 1 10 second. Damian Gough and David Howell-Jones always ran well in the middle distance events while Michael McEachern competed strongly in both the High Jump and Pole Vault, setting a record in the latter event of 8 ' 9 , a fine achievement for a beginner. 56 That the season was a successful one was due in no small measure to the sunny weather we enjoyed. Track and Field is a good weather sport, of that there is no doubt, and we had probably one of the best summer terms on record as far as the weather was concerned. School colours were awarded at the end of the season to Olaf Meyer, James Mok and Michael Van Santvoord. D. Hyde-Lay. JUNIOR TRACK FIELD Back Row: (L. to R.) T. Blakeman, P. Wong, A. Barkley, J. Bradbury, S. Pahl, W. Van Halst, F. Pletcber, A. Brome, G. Stratton, Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay Middle Row: (L. to R.) A. Linden, A. Harke, P. Lavin, P. Schieldrop, M. Atkinson, J. Taylor, D. Swanson On the Ground: (L. to R.) D. Reese, D. Howell-Jones 57 ROWING VARSITY 4+ Standing: (L. to R.) T. Pratt, G. Smith, D. Schieldrop, M. Clarke Kneeling: A. Cairns (Cox) 58 VARSITY 8 Standing: (L. to R.) S. Void, B. Spagnol, B. Assu, D. Peel, C. Adderson, G. Smith, D. Schieldrop, G. Boyd Kneeling: G. Arnold (Cox) HEAVYWEIGHT 4+ Standing: (L. to R.) K. Gunning, D. Peel, C. Adderson, G. Boyd Kneeling: G. Arnold (Cox) 59 JUNIOR VARSITY 8 Standing: (L. to R.) D. Beckingham, R. Karadontis, W. Neily, D. Christopher, J. Robinson, G. Floyd, T. Karouzos, D. Unicume Kneeling: M. Strongman (Cox) LIGHTWEIGHT 4+ Standing: (L. to R.) B. Assu, D. Unicume, S. Void, S. Heffelfinger Kneeling: G. Arnold (Cox) 60 BANTAM 8 Standing: (L. to R.) D. Vandergugten, I. Smith, P. Mazzulli, M. Akiyama, R. Baron, A. Bowen, B. Carson, P. Poon Kneeling: C. Henshaw (Cox) Rowing began at the beginning of the Easter term, beset, as always, by wind, rain and snow. However, the new rowing tanks greatly facilitated the training of novices and it was only necessary briefly to resurrect the training barge from its watery grave. Our crews had their first taste of competition at the Shawnigan Head of the Lake Regatta, on Sunday February 2 1st. The fastest crew over the course was the U.Vic Heavy- weight Eight and the fastest schoolboy crew was Brent- wood College ' s powerful Varsity Eight. In fifth place was Shawnigan ' s Varsity Eight in a time of 22.51. The race will however go down in Shawnigan Rowing history as the one in which Brentwood ran aground, in the process doing considerable damage to a nearly-new Donoratico shell. The fateful island was subsequently named in th eir honour. A fine, sunny April 25th saw us down at the Brentwood Invitational Regatta. Outstanding amongst our results here were two wins in the Varsity Doubles (David Cooper and Harley Ware), and a fine row by the Varsity Four, in which, in a most exciting race, they were pipped at the post by Brentwood and U.Vic. Amongst the Junior crews, the Ban- tams were the most successful, placing second in the Fours event, and second in the Eights. On May 8th and 9th, some fifty members of the Rowing Club made the annual pilgrimage to the Pacific Northwest Championships at Seattle. The Varsity Four achieved our outstanding result of the weekend, winning the Men ' s Freshman Four event by a mere 6 10ths of a second, but were unable to repeat this form in their other event, the Junior Men ' s Heavy Four. Our JV Four followed this up with an even faster tim e in their event (4.55) but this could only gain them second place. In the Eights events, the Varsity once again fell to the old enemy, Brentwood, but were justifiably pleased with their second place, in a time of 4.36. The Bantam Four rose to new heights and won their race in a most exciting finish. In the meantime, all the crews were able to recuperate in the unaccustomed luxury of the Ramada Inn. Two excellent dinners were held at the nearby Steak and Ale, though this did not stop our Bantam Crew cox from having to carry a large Watermelon for his race, as he fell some 30 lbs., below the minimum required weight for coxswains. The following week, we attended two regattas, both at Quamichan Lake. The Varsity 4 came up against stiff com- petition in the shape of two Brentwood 4 ' s and were beaten into third place. In the Senior C women ' s sculler ' s event, 61 Mrs. Coghlan scored the school ' s first ever points in a ladies category, winning her race by three feet. And so we come to Shawnigan Regatta. Traditionally, this coincides with the foulest weather of the year, so in a daring plan to thwart the Gods, the Varsity Four drew up a cunning plan designed to draw Mr. Grey away from the Regatta site for the days leading up to the Regatta day, and for part of the day itself. This plan was most successful (full details are given below) and we were blessed with the sunniest day of the term. Thanks to the kind co-operation of the authorities at Western Canada College, we were able to use our traditio- nal site. Close on 500 oarsmen and women attended from far afield and, though Brentwood ' s and Shawnigan ' s stron- gest crews were absent, some fine competition was had. The most notable result from the School ' s point of view was the win by the Varsity 8, over Lakeside, Brentwood, Greenlake and Overlake. This feat was emulated by our ' Second ' 4 in the Varsity 4 ' s event and by David Cooper in the School ' s Lightweight singles. The final results in the Boys ' category saw Lakeside the winners, followed by Greenlake, with Shawnigan in third place over Brentwood in fourth. The Varsity Coxed Four had set their goal at the start of the year, to attend the Canadian Championships and be the fastest Schoolboy Tour in Canada. The crew and Mr. Grey left for St. Catherines, Ontario, on Monday May 24th. Training daily on the Regatta Course, the crew got conside- rably faster with the concentrated programme now possible. The Canadian Schoolboy Championships began on Fri- day May 25th, at which time we won our heat and progres- sed to the final set for the next day. In the final the ' m competition was excellent and the Shawnigan Crew rowed the best race of their rowing career. We attained the bronze medal, beaten by two fine crews from the United States, but the fastest Canadian Crew. To have achieved their stated goal was most satisfying for the crew. The last major rowing event of the year was the inter- house competition. This was combined with a banquet on the beach between the boathouses, and a moving presenta- tion ceremony at which Mr. N. Howrigan, father of Michael Howrigan - a rower of last year recently killed in a motorcycle accident - formally handed over to the club a very fine single racing shell, in memory of his son. The entire club joins in thanking Mr. Howrigan for his most generous gift. The inter-house rowing was decided by means of five individual timed 1500 metre courses. Ripley ' s emerged the clear winners, followed by Lonsdale ' s, Grove ' s, Lake ' s and Copeman ' s. During the summer holiday, Matthew Clarke was one of only two Canadian Schoolboy Rowers, to be invited to the ' Senior B ' Rowing Camp held in August at St. Catherines. Likely prospects for future National Crews invited to this programme. Our congratulations to Matthew. Our two principal crews this year were as follows: Varsity VIII: G. Boyd, C. Adderson, D. Peel, B. Assu, S. Kaye, H. Ware, B. Spagnol, S. Void, G. Arnold. Varsity IV: A. Cairns, M. Clarke, D. Schieldrop, G. Smith, T. Pratt. Rowing colours were awarded to David Cooper, David Schieldrop, Glenn Boyd and Allan Cairns. Bourne Trophy Winner: Stephen Kaye. Michael Howri- gan Memorial Award for Excellence in the Sport: Matthew Clarke. 62 GOLF This year ' s golf programme has been a very enjoyable one for both staff and students. With the weatherman co-operating to the fullest and the Cowichan Golf Course being in fine shape, all boys have shown considerable improvement in their game. With the emphasis on enjoya- ble competition and sportsmanship, two events were held at the end of the season. The Inter-House Competition was won by Ripley ' s, who were led by Mitch Dyck ' s 1 7 points. A steady performance by all of Lake ' s team enabled them to finish second and Lonsdale ' s was third. The final event of the year was the match play competi- tion for the Goody Cup. This saw Captain of Golf, Sean McColl, in the finals against a long-hitting Andrew Parker and after a see-saw battle throughout Sean McColl finally won on an extra hole. On behalf of Mr. McClelland and myself, congratulations to all the boys on a very fine season of play. L. Fraser. 1 63 SAILING Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. R.L. Grass, D. Thomas, R. Price, Mr. D. Leary Front Row: (L. to R.) F. Pong, P. McAllister, B. Kenny (Captain), A. Graham, M. Hickley The highlight of the season was unquestionably the visit by old boy, Mike France, to present a sailing clinic. For the best part of three days some of the top members of the club were involved in various aspects of the sport, from theory to practical demonstrations on racing techniques. When it was over everyone who had participated agreed that it had been an extremely worthwhile experience and one that should be repeated in the future. The rest of the season was less successful, but this came as no surprise. We started the year with a relatively young and inexperienced team and we did not expect to be compe- titive against some of the stronger teams in this region. Nevertheless it is true that our novice team had turned into a very competent and competitive crew by the end of the season. This augurs well for next year and beyond, as their experience from this year will provide valuable background in future regattas. As part of a re-building programme for the club, two of the older Flying Junion boats were sold off earlier in the year. The proceeds of this sale partially off-set the acquisi- tion cost of a new Laser II, purchased at the start of the season. This in combination with another privately owned Laser II (courtesy of M. Hickley) has permitted us to offer an extensive training programme in spinnaker and trapeze work, and to compete in more than one class of boat. We hope to continue to upgrade our fleet in the future and perhaps to add some Sabots as well. Ideally a two tier programme would be offered to accommodate all grades and abilities within a comprehensive sailing programme. R.L. Grass. 64 SENIOR FIELD HOCKEY Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.A.S. Lane, R. Emery, C. Powers, J. Hayes, K. Chambers, K. Senior, M. Moir Front Row: (L. to R.) T. Seeger, M. Kobus, R. Girotto, W. Gibson, A. Wells We made it! We finally moved on to the new hockey field, and what a treat it was to play on a surface where the path of the ball could be trusted to be true, with a minimum of bouncing. The drainage is still not what it might be - hence areas of dead grass, still - but we are promised that this will be attended to soon! The hockey? It was not a great season from the win loss record, but from the coach ' s point of view it was unsurpas- sed. The enthusiasm and fun which was demonstrated both during practices and games was infectious, and that is what sports should be all about.There was only one ex-first XI member left over from last year ' s team - Alex Wells - so we had to build a brand new team. Under the able leadership of Ron Girotto we soon established a first-rate Senior XI. Our weakness was in scoring; goals were few and far between and this is partly a reflection of our players attitude. They were too sportsmanlike to be dangerous in the circle! Six people should be singled out for special mention for their contribution to the First XI: Ron Girotto, Will Gibson, Tom Seeger, Jeff Hayes, and Alex Wells all earned School Colours for their excellent skill, hard work and enthusiasm. The sixth, Mike Kobus, deserves a particular vote of thanks; despite just bei ng in Grade 9, he played as the First XI goalie throughout the season, exhibiting exceptional skill and courage in what is by far the most dangerous position on the field - well done, Mike! A highlight of the season was the visit to the School of the Jokers Club from Vancouver in early May. At their own suggestion, and expense, these fine gentlemen came across to Shawnigan, and we were all treated to a great afternoon of hockey. The skill and attitude of this team is everything one could want to show a schoolboy side, and we all benefi- ted from their visit. Although we had just 35 in the hockey group this year, things look very optimistic for 1983. Four of the First XI will be back next year, and our strong under- 17 team should provide a fast and aggressive forward line for the next First XI. We will all look forward to early April 1983! In closing, I should like to thank once again all 35 stu- dents who played hockey for making the season so enjoya- ble, and especially to Mr. Hall for his help in coaching the juniors. Well done, everyone. S.A.S. Lane 65 TENNIS Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.E. Cox, D. Whitfield, R. Heard, D. Lester, Dr. T.W.S. Seeger Front Row: (L. to R.) C. Powers, J. Wooldridge (Captain), J. Colbourne CYCLING Back Row: (L. to R.) A. Jack, J. Mothersill, R. Fraser, Mr. W.J. McCracken, K. Dunsire, N. Burnett, J. DeVries, A. Sutter Front Row: (L. to R.) A. Deane, M. Kroon, I. Johnson (Captain), C. Graham, J. Bevan 66 THE SUMMER TOUR A European summer tour was organized for the students of Queen Margaret ' s School in Duncan, boys from Shawni- gan and the Canadian College of Languages the purpose of which was to introduce the participants to some of the history and culture of the countries to be visited during the month long tour. It is fair to say that in every respect the summer tour of 1982 was a great success. The first eight days were spent in England where among other highlights we enjoyed an outdoor performance of A Comedy of Errors and an indoor performance of Evita . Our visit to Britain also included visits to Henley and Wimbleton not to mention castles, cathedrals, colleges at Oxford and museums. There was even a reception at Windsor with royalty in attendance. To complete the picture we took ourselves off to watch a polo match in Windsor Great Park. Our ultimate destination in the south was the Italian Riviera. To get there we motored slowly through France spending two of our days sightseeing in Paris. Arriving in Italy we were not disappointed by the sunny weather and superb beaches at Alassio where we spent three days before going on to Rome to meet Mr. Anderson who was to be our guide for the next week in Rome, Florence and Venice. History came alive for us during this time as everyone appreciated his knowledge and enthu- siasm. In Rome we found time to take in a performance of the opera Aida in the open air Baths of Caracalla and were also fortunate in seeing many treasures not usually visited by ordinary tourists. Leaving the hot Mediterranean climate after Venice we went north to Switzerland, a country everyone appreciated a great deal. No visit there would be complete without a trip to the high Alps and we found time for this travelling to Grindelwald by bus and then up to Kleine Scheidegg by cog-wheel railway. Our next point of interest was the Rhine Vally and the vineyards near Bingen. The weather was again perfect as we sailed slowly down the great river to Cologne with our tour bus following us along the shore. After a night in the great city and a visit to its famous cathedral we drove to Amsterdam, the terminal point of the tour, but still with time to spend in this fascinating city before flying back to Canada. Altogether a memorable summer full of memories and new friendships for all fortunate enough to be a part of it. Members of the tour from the School included Jeffrey Hayes, Peter Roskell, Bruce Wild, John Wooldridge and John McLaren. 67 AEROBIC ACTIVITY PROGRAMME The objectives of the Aerobics programme was to intro- duce two concepts: physical fitness as a lifetime activity and to expose the non-athletic, as well as the athletic boys, to an organized fitness programme. Aerobic fitness is understood more easily in terms of body functions; for example, the function of our heart, blood and lungs is to deliver oxygen to all parts of our bodies - oxygen which is needed to burn sugar in order to release the energy we need for every day activities. A person is aerobically fit if his or her heart and lungs can deliver large volumes of oxygen to the body so that muscles can produce work for long periods of time (endurance). The training effect is an expression used by Dr. Ken Cooper in his book Aerobics, which brings about measura- ble changes in the body: ( 1 ) An increase in both the amound of blood in the body and the amount of hemoglobin in the blood (blood carries more oxygen to the body cells and carries away more carbon dioxide and other wastes). (2) Larger volumes of air can be breathed, resulting in the blood picking up more oxygen. (3) An increase in the flexibility of the blood vessels so they tend to accumulate less atheroscleratic deposits. (4) A toning-up of the muscles, specifically the heart. To achieve the training effect, the Aerobics ' Club had to meet three times a week for an hour ' s training session. The activities were Weightlifting, Yoga, Aerobic Dancing and Running to teach the boys the importance of strength, flexibility and endurance. A diary was used by the boys to record weight readings, resting heart rates, maximum heart rates, and any other physical changes they wished to record. This year has been an experimental year for the Aero- bics ' Programme and the boys have shown great interest. Next year, collegiate wrestling will be introduced as an Aerobic Activity with the intention of becoming competi- tive with other schools. Finally, I wish to thank our graduating seniors, Steve Kaye, Morgan Kroon and Olaf Meyer for their leadership and dedication to the Aerobics ' Programme; also, a special thank you to James Mok for his time and efforts to produce the photos for this year ' s article in the Stag. D.J. Robichaud. 68 BITS AND PIECES OF THE AEROBICS PROGRAMME M • 69 YOGA DANCE AEROBICS 71 WEIGHTLIFTING i V.3 - mgm « ;. -I Wni 1— P«§ ;|ig|:| ill ' i 72 W ' • ■ $M THE END PRODUCT OF A GOOD YEAR! D.J. Robichaud 73 • %fc £ X...X J - ™ • IIWIII || . ?m :.:;;: :: .■. .-■■■■■■■.-■■ ...... .. . y b THE HOUSES HOUSE STANDINGS AT Senior Swimming Junior Swimming Around the Lake 1st. Tri-Weekly Fall 2nd. Tri-Weekly Fall Senior Reach-for-the-Top Junior Reach-for-the-top Senior Cross Country Junior Cross Country Senior Rugby Junior Rugby House Inspection Exams Senior Skiing Junior Skiing 1st. Tri-Weekly Spring Senior Badminton Junior Badminton Squash Senior Basketball Junior Basketball Senior Soccer Junior Soccer House Inspection 2nd. Tri-Weekly Spring Senior Rifle Junior Rifle 1st. Tri-Weekly Summer Cycling Golf Rowing Sailing Senior Field Hockey Junior Field Hockey Senior Tennis Junior Tennis Senior Track and Field Junior Track and Field House Inspection Final Exams Final Standing A GLANCE — First Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' 131 Second Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Ripley ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Groves ' Groves ' Groves ' Lake ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s 127 Third Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Groves ' Ripley ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Lake ' s Groves ' Groves ' Lake ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Groves ' Groves ' Lake ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s 118 Fourth Lake ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Ripley ' s Ripley ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s 117 Fifth Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Lake ' s 108 77 COPEMAN ' S HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) D. Drumheller, M. Atkinson, T. Mills, D. Abercrombie, M. Strongman, G. Floyd, K. Senior, D. Beckingham, J. Baker, J. Atkinson, A. Linden, C. Wright, A. Harke 2nd. Row: (L. to R.) D. Vandergugten, I. Smith, B. Calkins, S. Heffelfinger, P. McAllister, J. Spruce, D. Bryden, E. Poon, T. Lai, G. Thompson, D. Shepard, E. Frank, M. Hickley, M. Akiyama, D. Haaland, R. Brakop, A. Parker Seated: (L. to R.) K. Gunning, D. Coalman, P. Roskell, H. Kato, M. Collver, R. Stratford, Mr. D.G. Rolston, Mr. R.P. Smith, Dr. T.W.S. Seeger, Mrs. T.W.S. Seeger, Mr. M. LeRoux, B. Butt, M. Kee, B. Wild, S. Cashmore, N. Lai, J. Aitken, A. Macquistan On the Ground: (L. to R.) P. Maniskas, R. Baron, R. Land, G. Maunder, J. Turner, W. McMahon, Derek Fraser, D. Matthews Housemaster Dr. T.W.S. Seeger House Tutors Mr. R.P. Smith Mr. M. LeRoux Mr. D.G. Rolston House Prefects B. Butt D. Coalman M. Collver K. Gunning P. Roskell R. Stratford 78 GROVES ' HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) A. Christie, R. Hudspith, R. Boehm, P. Smallwood, A. Scbwarz, 0. Baltne, R. Good, B. Patel, D.G. Cooper, D. Horsthuis, T. Kaye 2nd. Row: (L. to R.) M. Allsopp, A. Wooldridge, J. Bradbury, K. Talbot, P. Schieldrop, L. Stenmark, A. Langran, A. Sutter, F. Ueberschar, R. Karadontis 3rd. Row: (L. to R.)J. Kitson, R. Cote, C. Pettirsch, C. Powers, C. Mab, B. Avery, D. Spiropoulos, R. Patel, J. De Vries, A. Graham, D. Peel Seated: (L. to R.) T. Pratt, J. McLaren, R. Watkins, B. Chisholm, J. Wooldridge, Mr. M.A. Hobson, Mr. S.E. Cox, Mr. W.J. McCracken, Mr. D.J. Robichaud, D. Schieldrop, B. Kenny, I. Johnson, T. Stenmark, D. Lester, D.P. Cooper On the Ground: (L. to R.) M. Wooldridge, C. Graham, G. Phillips, P. Oxley, T. Porster, T. Henderson, M. Loew, D. Thomas Housemaster Mr. W.J. McCracken House Tutors Mr. S.E. Cox Mr. M.A. Hobson Mr. D.J. Robichaud Head of House and School Prefect D. Schieldrop School Prefects J. Wooldridge B. Kenny House Prefects D. Cooper I. Johnson D. Lester T. Stenmark 79 LAKE ' S HOUSE 111 1111 f ' « Z 0, - : ff •- H ' ' ! % ' , n i ' w If. «. . t? gg « v? fj 1; f «Bte flac fe I?om : (L. to R.) A. Deane, G. Stratton, S. Constable, J . Anders, I. Mackay, D. Beer,]. Mothersill, T. Cameron, R. Price, D. Ganason, N. Burnett, D. Williams, I. McPherson 2nd. Row: (L. to R.) R. Malcolm, A. Dieckmann, R. Emery, C. Atzesberger, H. Schuurmans, J. Fang, M. Stewart, C. Bristoll, G. Benedict, M. Ferguson, J. Smart, S. Jansen, C. Martin, R. Sloan Seated: (L. to R.) J. Mok, I. James, N. Schultz, G. Boyd, K. Chambers, Mr. R. Carr, Mr. G.L. Anderson, Mr. LA. Hyde-Lay, R. Heard, M. Kroon, M. Hartley, O. Meyer, R. Donahue On the Ground: (L. to R.) D. Reese, M. McEachern, T. Blakeman, J. Bevan, H. Hughes, M. Hunter, S. Salmon Housemaster Mr. G.L. Anderson House Tutors Mr. R. Carr Mr. LA. Hyde-Lay Head of House and School Prefect K. Chambers House Prefects R. Heard G. Boyd M. Kroon N. Schultz 80 X LONSDALE ' S HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) R. Bain, T. Land, M. Kobus, S. Tang, A. Howell- J ones, J. Taylor, A. Blundell, R. Fraser, B. Nortbcote, R. Nelson, D. Wood, S. Zens, C. Kramer 2nd. Row: (L. to R.) W. Van Halst, B. Brown, S. Higgins, D. Johnston, B. Ho, A. Bowen, P. Lavin, Paul Wong, K. Nicolls, A. Howarth, A. Tidd, C. Dai, S. Pahl 3rd. Row: (L. to R.) J. Colbourne, A. Thomas, Patrick Wong, I. Henderson, M. Van Santvoord, B. Assu, B. Spagnol, S. Hutchinson, D. Whitfield Seated: (L. to R.) T. Seeger, M. Bowen, A. Wells, S. Saunders, M. Moir, Mr. S.A.S. Lane, Mrs. M.R. Hall (with Evan), Mr. M.R. Hall (with Carly), Mr. L.G. Fraser, Mr. D. Leary, S. McColl, T. Torrie, M. Assu, A. Nimmo On the Ground: (L. to R.) A. Birch, K. Dunsire, M. Friesen, D. Howell-Jones, C. Henshaw, P. Baker, B. Carson, A. Goff Housemaster Mr. M.R. Hall House Tutors Mr. S.A.S. Lane Mr. L.G. Fraser Mr. D. Leary Head of House and School Prefect M. Moir House Prefects S. McColl T. Seeger M. Assu T. Torrie 82 RIPLEY ' S HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) T. McGovern, M. Robne, B. Mykyte, I. Esmail, A. Barkley, D. Swanson, B. Gougb, C. Sigfstead, P. Mazzulli, M. Hoatb, A. Gutierrez 2nd. Row: (L. to R.) G. Arnold, B. Thatcher, A. Bronte, J. Gutierrez, J. Bannister, M. Dyck, B. Swanton, M.D. Stewart, F. Panjwani, F. Pletcber, A. Morgan, Darryl Fraser 3rd. Row: (L. to R.) D. Hayhurst, P. hind, A. Cairns, S. Cairns, W. Neily, D. Unicume, S. Void, T. Karouzos, C. Adderson, D. Christopher, J. Robinson, D. Dry, A. Jack, F. Pong Seated: (L. to R.) M. Clarke, A. Croft, W. Gibson, J. Hayes, Mr. N.I. Cogblan, Mr. P.D. Yates, Mr. J.S. Grey, Mr. R.L. Grass, Mr. J. Gottbardt, R. Girotto, J. Sales, G. Smith, S. Kaye On the Ground: (L. to R.) S. Grey, M. Giordano, B. Joslyn, F.S. Panjwani, D. Gougb, C. Repen Housemaster Mr. J.S. Grey House Tutors Mr. N.I. Coghlan Mr. P.D. Yates Head of House and School Prefect R. Girotto School Prefects J. Hayes A. Croft House Prefects J. Sales W. Gibson G. Smith 83 ITflF - 4k Indicates a holder of the Stag Award. Indicates a holder a School Colours. Indicates a holder of Copeman ' s House Colours. Indicates a holder of Groves ' House Colours. Indicates a holder of Lake ' s House Colours. Indicates a holder of Lonsdale ' s House Colours. Indicates a holder of Ripley ' s House Colours. 86 DAVID SCHIELDROP Head of School School Prefect and Head of Groves ' House 5 Years Shawnigan Lake, B.C. RONALD GIROTTO Assistant Head of School School Prefect and Head of Ripley ' s House 4 Years Port Alberni, B.C. 87 P t eO CO rioe 1 ISMSm, MICHAEL BOWEN Lonsdale ' s House 4 Years Lantzville, B.C. GLENN BOYD House Prefect Lake ' s House 4 Years West Vancouver, B.C. 88 KARL CHAMBERS School Prefect and Head of Lake ' s House 5 Years Vancouver, B.C. BRUCE CH1SHOLM Groves ' House 2 Years Calgary, Alberta 89 MATTHEW CLARKE Ripley ' s House 5 Years Kamloops, B.C. DAVID COALMAN House Prefect Copeman ' s House 5 Years Kirkland, Washington MARK COLLVER House Prefect Copeman ' s House 4 Years Wickenburg, Arizona DAVID COOPER House Prefect Groves ' House 2 Years Vancouver, B.C. 90 ANDREW CROFT School Prefect Ripley ' s House 2 Years Victoria, B.C. WILLIAM GIBSON House Prefect Ripley ' s House 2 Years New Westminster, B.C. KEVIN GUNNING House Prefect Copeman ' s House 3 Years Toronto, Ontario MICHAEL HARTLEY Lake ' s House 3 Years Calgary, Alberta 91 uP o £ 7 n c an,  o Se -c. RODERICK HEARD House Prefect Lake ' s House 3 Years Okotoks, Alberta ANDREW JACK Ripley ' s House 3 Years West Vancouver, B.C. 92 HIROK1 KATO Copeman ' s House 5 Years Osaka, Japan STEPHEN KAYE Ripley ' s House 5 Years Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 93 A V i MICHAEL KEE Copeman ' s House 3 Years North Vancouver, B.C. BRUCE KENNY School Prefect Groves ' House 2 Years Vancouver, B.C. .1 1 f ; m I ] JAMIE KITSON Groves ' House 5 Years West Vancouver, B.C. MORGAN KROON House Prefect Lake ' s House 3 Years Calgary, Alberta 94 NELSON LAI Copeman ' s House 3 Years Hong Kong DAVID LESTER House Prefect Groves ' House 3 Years Calgary, Alberta PETER LIND Ripley ' s House 1 Year Victoria, B.C. SEAN MCCOLL House Prefect Lonsdale ' s House 5 Years Wilsonville, Oregon 95 30 G Y a° ft eV- ' ST. ear s ° u Se A t kl) OLAF MEYER Lake ' s House 2 Years Winsen Luhe, West Germany MICHAEL MOIR School Prefect and Head of Lonsdale ' s House 4 Years North Vancouver, B.C. 96 tf° M 9 FRANK PONG Ripley ' s House 4 Years Hong Kong TREVOR PRATT Groves ' House 5 Years Prince Rupert, B.C. 97 PETER ROSKELL House Prefect Copeman ' s House 5 Years North Vancouver, B.C. JOSEPH SALES House Prefect Ripley ' s House 3 Years Langley, B.C. STEPHEN SAUNDERS Lonsdale ' s House 2 Years Orcas, Washington NEVIL SCHULTZ House Prefect Lake ' s House 5 Years West Vancouver, B.C. 98 THOMAS SEEGER House Prefect Lonsdale ' s House 5 Years Shawnigan Lake, B.C. GREGORY SMITH House Prefect Ripley ' s House 3 Years New Westminster, B.C. TRENT STENMARK House Prefect Groves ' House 4 Years Duncan, B.C. RICHARD STRATFORD House Prefect Copeman ' s House 2 Years Errington, British Columbia 99 ' u n c .a C RUSSELL WATKINS Groves ' House 2 Years Nanaimo, B.C. ALEXANDER WELLS Lonsdale ' s House 4 Years Seattle, Washington 100 a ° c 101 CLOSING DAY ART Junior (Ceramics) Senior (Painting) BAND CHOIR THE PRIZE LIST ACTIVITIES David Matthews Tommy Lai Hiroki Kato Michael Hartley DEBATING (Peter V. Gordon Prize-most improved Debater) Russell Walkins LIBRARY (presented by Mr. Ben Bloxham) PHOTOGRAPHY Junior Senior (The Irene Lane Prize) WOODWORK Junior Senior Sean McColl James Fang James Mok Brett Mykyte Kevin Gunning CITIZENSHIP (The Geoffrey Fylton Mackie Memorial Prize) Junior Phil Schieldrop Senior Stephen Kaye Nanoose Bay, B.C. Hong Kong Osaka, Japan Calgary, Alta. Nanaimo, B.C. Wilsonville, Oregon Vancouver, B.C. Hong Kong Cobble Hill, B.C. Toronto, Ontario Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Saskatoon, Sask. ACADEMICS ART Subject Prizes Junior Alex Gutierrez Senior Rox Girotto BUSINESS ECONOMICS Matthew Clarke CIVILIZATION David Schieldrop CLASSICS Tom Seeger COMPUTER SCIENCE Jack Colbourne CONSUMER FUNDAMENTALS Trevor Mills EARTH SCIENCE Patrick Wong ENGLISH (Savage Prizes) Junior Dan Beer Middle Jack Colbourne David Abercrombie Senior Peter Lind Mexico City, Mexico Port Alberni, B.C. Kamloops, B.C. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Shawnigan Lake B.C. Edmonton, Alta. Calgary, Alta. Hong Kong Victoria, B.C. Edmonton, Alta. Cobble Hill, B.C. Victoria, B.C. 102 ENGLISH LITERATURE Tom Seeger Shawnigan Lake, B.C. FRENCH Junior Middle Senior GEOLOGY HISTORY DRAFTING WOODWORK Junior LAW MATHEMATICS Junior Middle Senior MUSIC Curtis Sigfstead James Fang Jeff Hayes David Lester Andrew Nimmo Sean McColl Paul Mazzulli Peter Lind Bruce Northcote Tommy Lai David Schieldrop Michael Kee Edmonton, Alta. Vancouver, B.C. Duncan, B.C. Calgary, Alta. Nanaimo, B.C. Wilsonville, Oregon Duncan, B.C. Victoria, B.C. Agassiz, B.C. Hong Kong Shawnigan Lake, B.C. North Vancouver, B.C. BIOLOGY (Binkley Prize) PHYSICAL SCIENCES SOCIAL STUDIES Junior Middle GENERAL PROGRESS Junior Senior Nelson Lai Ian Henderson David Schieldrop Roland Boehm James Fang Bobby Ho John Robinson Hong Kong Dawson Creek, B.C. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Edmonton, Alta. Vancouver, B.C. Hong Kong Henley-on Thames, England ACADEMICS Class Prizes 8 9 9 10 10 - 1 11 12 Chris Graham Curtis Repen Sean Jansen Curtis Sigfstead Alex Langran Fred Pletcher Jack Colbourne David Schieldrop Vancouver, B.C. McKenzie, B.C. Calgary, B.C. Edmonton, Alta. Victoria, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. Edmonton, Alta. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. 103 OVERALL ACADEMIC PRIZES Junior Senior Overall Winner Bruce Northcote David Schieldrop Bruce Northcote 67 Points 64 Points 67 Points ACADEMIC SHIELD: Inter-House - Awarded each Term Ripley ' s 337 Points THE MICHAEL HOWRIGAN TROPHY Matthew Clarke Kamloops, B.C. THE JOHN FLETCHER LAKE PRIZE Karl Chambers Vancouver, B.C. THE C.W. LONSDALE PRIZE Tom Torrie Victoria, B.C. THE ALEXANDER BAILLIE RIPLEY BOOK PRIZE Jeffrey Hayes Duncan, B.C. SPORTSMANSHIP Ron Girotto Port Alberni, B.C. GROVES ' ALL-ROUNDER David Schieldrop Shawnigan Lake, B.C. INTER-HOUSE CHALLENGE SHIELD Groves ' 129 Points 104 Well, here we are at the close of another year at Shawni- gan Lake School. Of course, this is a sentimental moment for everyone, but it is especially felt by those of us who are graduating. Although we are excited about the prospects that lie ahead, it is naturally a time to look back at the years we have had here. I think all of us will feel some compassion for the place that has been our life for all these years when we walk out the gates in 3 hours and 16 minutes. What is it that makes Shawnigan the place it is? Every person that passes through these halls will take away with him some very fond memories; some highlights of his time here; whether it is a rowing or rugby tour, his part in a play or a class that he took. Each one of us takes something completely individual: this School is not churning out a Shawnigan Boy but 56 individuals who have had extremely diverse educations. I believe that that is greatest part of Shawnigan: that each boy has the chance to try at and excel in so many areas. In short, Shawnigan is opportunity. Perhaps we are not the best in the Province or the country f £ in one or two areas of specialization, perhaps the academics does suffer sometimes, but we have an all-round pro- gramme that allows so much diversity of choice. I don ' t think it can be said that it is the fault of the system if someone fails to get something out of Shawnigan. It is impossible not to get involved in at least some area. The entire lifestyle is infectious - and Shawnigan truly is a lifestyle. Each year the student body changes, staff come and go, the administration changes. Buildings even burn down and are rebuilt. But whatever happens, it is the institution that matters above all. Shawnigan Lake School will continue until long after all of us here have ceased to have anything to do with it. In the end it is the type of education instilled in the boys that will last. Well, it has been 5 long years. 5 years of hoping despera- tely to get to this point. But now I ' m here it seems to be too soon. I think that on behalf of the graduatng class it is fitting to pay tribute to the School and all that it stands for. To the masters and the rest of the students, to the everyday routine, to all of the small things that give this School its character and that we will remember always. I am sure that I speak for all of us in saying thank you for the best years of our lives. David Schieldrop Head of School 105 EXCERPTS FROM THE Headmaster ' s Prize Giving Speech Saturday, 19th June, 1982 The essential purpose of the Headmaster ' s Prize Giving Address is to offer a report on the progress of the School in the past year. The trouble about such an obligation is that there is far too easy a tendency to repeat oneself and to praise or blame the same people who caught one ' s scrutiny last year. I am glad to say that there are very many things about the health of Shawnigan which I thoroughly approve of, and rather than make an obvious list of these I will perhaps try to work them subtly into my address and leave you to while away the time on this very pleasant afternoon, seeing how many plus points you recognize. (This method allows me to have the best of both worlds, namely, to repeat the format which I employed last year without perhaps anybody recognizing it). Academics remain our major priority, and this is right and proper in a school that prides itself on its college preparatory curriculum. If I may begin with our Old Boys, it is very gratifying that our students gained three Provincial Scholarships in the government examinations last sum- mer, that Ifor Thomas has been awarded an Alberta Heri- tage Scholarship for outstanding work at the University of Calgary, that Ngam Szeto has been granted First Class Honours in both parts of his first year degree work in engineering and mathematics at Queen ' s, and that Gregory Davel has won a coveted place at M.I.T. Pride of place, however, must go to last year ' s Head of School, Richard Carruthers, who succeeded in winning an undergraduate place to read history at Balliol College, Oxford, in the scholarship examinations last December. (Because of the totally different academic curricula in the two countries, this is an almost unprecedented achievement for a North American student. The British universities normally accept Canadian students only following a first degree in this country, or at least high honours standing after their first year at university. Richard deserves our outstanding congratulations). This year already we have very pleasing news of early acceptance by our current graduates in the universities of their choice. John Wooldridge has been accepted at Stan- ford, Bruce Kenny at the University of Western Ontario, James Mok at the University of San Francisco, whereas Peter Lind has been granted an entrance scholarship at Carleton and Rod Heard has gained an Honour Matricula- tion scholarship at Queen ' s! The outstanding achievement has, however, again been gained by the Head of the School. David Schieldrop was offered a place at Princeton and Stanford, but turned down both of these only in order to be able to accept a scholarship at Harvard. One cannot ask much more of an academic student than this, and David certainly deserves our hearty congratulations. Other academic distinctions include prize winning essays by Jack Colbourne and Russell Watkins, who figured among only forty prize winners in the Province in a Canada-wide literary competition. Curtis Repen, last year ' s Centennial Scholar, was the second place Grade 8 student in British Columbia in the national Pascal Mathematics Competition, and Scot Zens was the highest ranking student in the Province from both Grades 8 and 9 in the Science Fair recently held by the University of Victoria. His project on methods of the collection of solar heating received the especial commendation of the ten University faculty mem- bers who were acting as judges, and a further tribute to Scot ' s work was recognized by his being granted a special medal by the B.C. Institute of Engineers. The leisure time activities play a major role in the life of a boarding school, and I commend Mr. Smith on his most efficient organization, not only of this prize-giving cere- mony but also of the complicated details of our activities programme. Incorporated with this are the many cultural opportunities which we try to offer to our students and it is pleasing to record that during the year we have had concert performances in our Assembly Hall from the Victoria Sym- phony Orchestra, the Amity Singers and the Naden Band. Music and drama are a marvellous way to involve people, and it has been a particular delight to have the band revived by Mr. Le Roux and Mr. De Mers. I know that you have enjoyed their performance this afternoon, and it is very gratifying that over one hundred students are now involved in the music programme. The School Choral Society with an orchestra gave a most successful performance of Mozart ' s Coronation Mass in the Chapel two weeks ago. One of the nicest features about this group is that it helps us to become better involved with the local community. All singers are welcome to join us and the School has establis- hed many excellent friendships with people from Duncan, Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill at our regular Monday night practices. Just to show that music is much appreciated in the Headmaster ' s family, on the night of the concert performance I asked my young son whether he wished to come up to the Chapel to hear the choir perform. No thank you, he said with firm conviction. I ' ve already heard you practising. Another highlight was Mr. Grey ' s exuberant production of Pirates of Penzance in March. This proved to be so popular that an extra performance had to be arranged. (I saw it three times and, believe me, it was a pleasure rather than a duty. I enjoyed the production more every time I saw it, and one parent with some experience in this field told me afterwards that is was simply the best school musical pro- duction she had ever seen). As in so many other valuable pursuits, we shared the production with Queen Margaret ' s School in Duncan and we are very grateful to them, as always, for their limitless co-operation and enthusiasm. If we are to remain a boys ' boarding school, we must reco- gnize the need to establish sensible and meaningful rela- tionships with the opposite sex. In this context, the Queen Margaret ' s girls are always very welcome visitors on our campus and I am glad to say that our boys treat them with the consideration and dignity which we should all expect. 106 When I turn to the sports programme, it does not seem a year ago that I spoke of the great anticipation which we had in going on the rugby tour to New Zealand and Australia. This proved to be a memorable experience for all of us, and the team is to be congratulated on an outstanding series of results. We came away unbeaten from New Zealand, one of the great homes of rugby football, and over all we were only defeated twice in eight matches, which was a record which Mr. Hyde-Lay and I were very thankful to settle for. Despite the success of the tour, however, our season in the B.C. representative games in the Fall was rather disappointing and we lost three major games narrowly and rather unluckily. We have all, however, been heartened by the further success of two of our Old Boys, Larry Chung and Charlie MacLachlan, both of whom have represented Canada in the recent international matches. (Both of them travelled on the Argentine tour earlier in the year and Charlie has recently gained caps against both Japan and England). Our senior basketball team have again taken the independent schools title with a fine win over Brentwood in the final. The rowers have worked extremely hard and they too had another very successful European tour last summer, again getting through to the quarterfinals of the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Cup for schools at the Hen- ley Royal Regatta. Our Varsity VIII beat Brentwood at the Shawnigan Regatta, thereby becoming Independent School Champions for rowing, but our best crew has been our Varsity IV, who set out at the beginning of the season to become the fastest schoolboy crew in Canada. In the Cana- dian championships at St. Catharine ' s, Ontario, to our delight, they lived up to our expectations. They did not win the event, being beated by two very fine championship crews and won the bronze medals. As Mr. Grey reported on his return, it is a wonderful thing for young people to establish a distant and difficult goal for themselves and then achieve it by dint of very hard work, enthusiasm and dedication. They deserve our praise and congratulations. Our Junior badminton team had a great season, winning the B.C. High School Championships in conjunction with two young ladies from Arbutus School in Victoria. Dean She- pard; one of our outstanding junior players, was selected for the Canadian junior team and has the experience of travel- ling to Britain on tour during the Easter holidays. The track and field team has also had some success, the best perfor- mance being at the Independent Schools Meet in Victoria. Even though we did not win any of the categories, we came very close, but there were some ample compensations on the day. We were the only school to have two men in every event, especially in the arduous ones, and so many of our boys were prepared to have a go at an event if they were outclassed by much more experienced performers. That is true guts and is a reminder of the morale of our boys and their dedication to their school. I was able to say to one of them who came in last in his race, that I didn ' t care whether he came in first or fifty-first; it was much more important to me that he had competed and finished the race because, contained in that, is the true essence of sportsmanship. None of these highlights, academic, athletic or other- wise, would truly be possible without the boundless dedica- tion of the members of staff who so willingly give of their time to ensure that our boys achieve or surpass their poten- tial. In his toast to the School at the Graduation Dinner, the father of this year ' s Head of School paid generous tribute to the Shawnigan staff for their devotion, saying that he never ceased to be amazed at their commitment and their long hours of service. I have this opportunity to thank my colleagues for all their hard work, understanding, support and good humour through another vigorous year. I should especially like to thank my Deputy, Derek Hyde-Lay, for his unswerving loyalty and unfailing boost to the morale of all of us. At this point we say goodbye to three members of staff, one of them at least only temporarily. To Dr. Seeger, who has been Housemaster of Copeman ' s and Head of the English Department. He has expressed a wide interest in so many aspects of our life here, debating, tennis, badminton, rugby, and whenever a School or House has been perfor- ming they could count on Dr. Seeger ' s interest and support. Mr. Bloxham has been most conscientious in his work as Librarian over the past five years, expanding our book holdings in all areas and making a particular success of the birthday book scheme, as well as overseeing the re- furnishing of the Library to its present high standard. Mr. Hall is to spend next year on exchange at the Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane in Australia, and we shall welcome his Australian counterpart at Shawnigan in September. To all these men and their families we offer our gratitude for their many and varied contributions to the School and wish them happiness in the future. Mr. Hall ' s exchange with a school whom we played on the rugby tour last year is a further sign of our increasing international reputation. The School is well known in many parts of the world and is attracting overseas students of the highest calibre. We now welcome forty-four boys from eight diffe- rent countries apart from Canada, and are delighted by their very special contribution to us and the opportunity which they provide for us to understand the strengths and cus- toms of peoples other than our own. I thank these boys and their parents especially and assure them how much we value their membership of Shawnigan. Another important aspect of the School this year has been increased contact and communication with parents and Old Boys. I have had the pleasure of meeting groups in Edmonton and Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, and next week have been invited to a special Old Boys ' function in Seattle. In November, we held a very special celebration in the School Library, when all the surviving holders of the Stag Award were invited to a Twentieth Anniversary Dinner. It is a remarkable tribute to the great affection which Old Boys have for Shawnigan that so many of them should have come almost astonishing distances to be present on this occasion. Colonel Groves from England, George Westinghouse from Atlanta, Ned Larsen from Rothesay, New Brunswick, Alan Roaf from Thunder Bay, let alone what might be called the locals from Alberta, Washington State and California. On this occasion our guest of honour, the Lieutenant-Governor, who is one of our most distinguished Old Boys, presented the magnifi- cent new coat of arms to the School which now proudly 107 hangs in a special cabinet in the Library. Tribute for this should be especially paid to Graham Anderson for his persistence and thoughtfulness in petitioning the College of Arms to make this grant. I know that he is delighted with the result and I am confident that it has been a labour of love. The chief purpose of today ' s ceremonies, of course, is to commemorate the graduation of the fifty-six members of our Grade 12 class, the largest in the history of the School. Nineteen of them have been here for five years and have thus grown up in the family of the School, but I believe that all of them have developed a great affection for Shawnigan and have a deep determination to serve it well and add lustre to it reputation. Every Headmaster knows that his school Prefects are a vital force in the successful running of the School. And I count myself extremely fortunate in the fine body of young men who have served the School so well this year. As Head of School, David Schieldrop has been outstanding by any laws of excellence: a wise counsellor, a sensitive perceiver of a situation, winning the universal respect of staff and students for positive leadership, allied to total integrity. David, a very special and personal thank you. His Prefects have unsparingly offered me their support and loyalty, learning in the process that support is at its most valuable when the going is tough. Fair weather friends are as reliable as the climate. True and admirable loyalty runs deeper than this. I carry with me many happy memories of this year ' s Grad Class. For all its stresses and frustrations, schoolmastering is a richly rewarding profession. A Headmaster colleague of mine upon retirement from his position in a famous Eas- tern school wrote, I like the totality of the job. It is totally absorbing. I like the opportunity to serve others and to influence them. Headmasters are liable to be torpedoed at any time, but on the other side of the coin is the opportunity to help and to relate to all sorts of people, trying to put your message across to all sorts of boys, parents and governors. Then, there are those wonderful moments: the centre for- ward who skates over to the opposing goalie at the end of the game to congratulate him on his spectacular saves, what you see revealed in a boy ' s eyes during the reading of a poem, a sixteen-year-old saying to another who had made some unfortunate remarks to a girl, Have you ever thought, that is no way to speak to a human being? I too could offer you a selection of wonderful moments that dignify my memories of today ' s graduates, but they are personal and thus, rightly, remain within the bounds of confidentiality. Yet, they have enriched my life this year and I now have this chance to make recognition of them. To talk to you graduates especially for a moment, may I urge you to reflect upon a few pieces of advice. For this is your day. First, preserve your loyalty to your friends and colleagues. I cherish Milton ' s description of the Seraph Angel in Paradise Lost, Faithful found among the faith- less; among innumerable false, unmoved, unshaken, unse- duced, unterrified, his loyalty he kept. Or to remember the contrast so sharply pointed by Robert Bolt in his magnifi- cent play, A Man For All Seasons, which many of you have studied, between the integrity of Sir Thomas More, who would not betray his family and friends, despite strong differences of opinion with them, and Sir Richard Rich, willing to lie and perjure himself out of spite, jealousy and the hope of temporal advantage. The friends thou hast and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. Secondly, remember the ideals of fair play and sports- manship which, over the years, have so nobly characterized Shawnigan ' s teams. Our opponents so often say that they enjoy playing against us more than any other school. In my view, a game must be won by skill, courage, endurance and spirit. If one has to stoop to physical intimidation or psy- chological warfare, then the whole purpose of athletic endeavour has been lost and, to me, the game no longer has any value. Thirdly, remember to have the courage of your convic- tions. If you believe that something is right or wrong, stand up and say so, irrespective of the views of the majority in your group. The term peer group pressure is so often used as an excuse or justification for poor conduct. Remem- ber that you do not have to be swayed by the crowd and that, in any case, a good example is infectious. Some years ago, at a prize giving in my last school, we welcomed our Diocesan Bishop as guest of honour. In his address he spoke to the boys about optimism: how easy it is to become depressed by the world situation, a major conflict in the Falklands, the threat of nuclear missile stock-piling by the super powers, crippling U.S. interest rates that threaten to destroy our Canadian economy. I hope that perhaps, My Lord Bishop, you will give us a message of hope today. Too often, we live our lives conscious only of a lateral dimension, having concern for the materialistic needs of ourselves or our families, or seeing the world only within the confines of the time and space of our own lifetime. We must accept that man is capable of conceiving a vertical dimension also, against which his achievements can be measured, that his small place in history is reckoned on a far greater scale than his immediate environment, and that his spiritual capacity is that which distinguishes him from the animals and places him only a little lower than the angels. What a piece of work is man. How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god. We serve that spiritual capacity in this School. We encou- rage this vertical dimension, and it is in that recognition that I see hope shining through the darkness of the future. To all you, I wish a happy and restful summer. To our graduates, every one of you, may God go with you and help you to shape that destiny which, in His infinite wisdom, He has already prepared for you. Darrell J. Farrant, Headmaster. 108 Just For The Reco rd Articles reprinted from this year ' s Newsletters. Two New Buildings Planned Fund Raising Begins In 1916, Christopher Windley Lonsdale, having already spent several years working in the Cowichan Valley, decided to purchase a very attractive waterfront property on the northern shore of Shawnigan Lake. His discussions with local people had made it very clear that they were concerned about the poor quality of education which was available in this part of the world, and Lonsdale thus concei- ved the idea of founding an independent boys ' school based on the lines of his own famous Westminster School in England. Lonsdale was a man of great vision and determination. Having purchased the estate, along with an old house, he set about, almost single-handedly, to establish his school and clear the site for the fulfilment of his dream. He opened Shawnigan Lake School in September, 1916 with eight pupils, and rapidly the fame of the School spread as Lons- dale ' s reputation as an educator grew. In December, 1926 he suffered a major setback, when all the School buildings with the exception of the gymnasium were destroyed by fire. This was to be the first of three major fires, all of which were to have a serious impact on the School ' s development. In 1958 the classroom block burned to the ground and ten years later Copeman ' s House was completely destroyed. Nevertheless, on each occasion, thanks to qualities of outstanding leadership, the School was literally re-built from the ashes. Construction of what is now the Main Building began in February, 1926, and in just over a year the whole School was re-housed. Even to this day, this building, which represents the heart of Shawnigan, accommodates over one hundred boys. Over the years the enrolment has varied and the School has experienced both boom and depression. At this moment, however, enrolment stands at a record 260 and there is a great sense of purpose for the future in all aspects of the School ' s life. In the past four years, detailed plans have been brought to the Board of Governors for the building of new resi- dences for Lake ' s and Ripley ' s Houses. For the first time since their inception in the late 1920s, Lake ' s and Ripley ' s would look forward to autonomy in their own building and plans are afoot to construct these new Houses on top of the hill on the west side of the School drive in the area now occupied by a master ' s residence. The vacation of the Main Building would create sufficient space to enable so many other important aspects of the School ' s programmes to be properly accommodated. SPECIFIC PROJECTS INCLUDE — THE MAIN BUILDING - Up-grading of safety measures by the installation of additional fire doors and exit stairs, as well as a new sprinkler system. THE DINING HALL - Construction of an extension at the rear of the building with a mezzanine level to enable the boys to eat in greater comfort and relieve the overcrowding. THE LIBRARY - Amalgamation of existing facilities with the audio-visual services to provide a combined resource centre. MUSIC PROGRAMME - The provision of first-class accommodation in the Main Building for the teaching and practising of music. ACADEMIC STAFF - Provision of much more suitable accommodation for working and relaxation for members of the staff, thus enhancing the already excellent teaching standards enjoyed by the students. THE LAUNDRY - Re-location of the laundry to a much more congenial site at the other end of the Main Building, and to provide a new Ritz and social area for the relaxation of the boys. All of this will raise the Shawnigan Lake School complex to a standard of excellence which will compare favourably with any school in Canada. D.J. Farrant. LAKE NAMED AFTER OLD BOY Many will remember Billy Wheaton who was so tragically killed while hiking in Austria in the summer following his graduation at Shawnigan in 1967. Readers will recall that sometime later a hut was built in the School Woodwork Shop under the direction of Mr. Ken Hickling and placed in Marble Meadows as a memorial to Billy. Through the initiative of the Comox District Mountaineering Club the Ministry of the Environment has agreed to the naming of the numerous small lakes in the Marble Meadows area. All these lakes have been named after plants and flowers with the exception of the one adjacent to the Wheaton hut which has been officially named Wheaton Lake - a very touching gesture in which his family and his school take both pride and pleasure. W.H.H. McClelland. 109 THE GIFT OF SIGHT Pure religion is to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction When Saint James wrote these words in his General Epistle he was emphasizing that a religious belief, if it is to be of any value at all, must be translated into action. It was very encouraging, therefore, to see the School respond so enthusiastically at Christmas in the International Year of the Disabled to an appeal for a Canadian Mission Hospital in the village of Sonpeta half- way down the coast of India between Calcutta and Madras. This hospital specializes in eye care and in particular, cataract surgery. The work was begun in 1933 by Dr. Ben Gullison and his wife in a thatched roof, mud walled dispensary and has now spread to include fifteen centres in India, three in Bangladesh, and three in Pakistan. This expansion has been achieved through an organization Operation Eyesight which was founded in 1963 by a Calgary businessman after he had heard Dr. Gullison make an appeal for funds. The facts about Operation Eyesight that impressed the boys so much were: 1. There are about 42,000,000 blind people in the world more than half of whom could be cured by cataract surgery. 2. A $25.00 donation to Operation Eyesight will pay for the operation, ten days in hospital, and a pair of glasses. 3. For every $25.00 received a card will be sent from the Mission Hospital stating the name, address and age of the person whose eyesight was restored. 4. Overhead expenses are less that 10%. A collection at the carol service was arranged and a boy in each house was asked to be responsible for working up interest in his House. This took the form of pledges out of the boys ' pocket money allowance. The total sum raised - pledges and the collection at the service - must be by far the largest in the history of the School - $1,336.50. Dr. Gullison and his wife, now retired and living in Vancouver, paid a visit to the School on January 23, 1982, and after a short service in the Chapel gave an illustrated talk in the Assembly Hall about the work of this Mission Hospital. To meet such a selfless and dedicated man was indeed an inspiration to us all and it is pleasing to know that Dr. and Mrs. Gullison were so impressed by the boys that he wrote, We have firmly decided that without exception this must be one of the highlights of our travel experience across Canada and thinking in terms of the schools we have visited (and there have been quite a few) there has been simply nothing to touch the impact that Shawnigan Lake School has made upon us. W.H.H. McClelland. OUTSTANDING RESULTS IN MATHEMATICS CONTEST Curtis Repen recently placed second among Grade 8 ' s and 44th among all Grade 8 and 9 students in B.C. from 124 schools who wrote the Pascal Mathematics Contest sponso- red by the University of Waterloo. The son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Repen of McKenzie, B.C., Curtis, a Grade 8 student this year, also received a Certificate of Distinction as a result of placing in the top 10% nationwide. Similar Certificates of Distinction were awarded to Shawn Wright (Duncan, B.C.), Arthur Blundell (Nanaimo, B.C.) and Malcolm Ram- say, an exchange student from Fettes College in Edinburgh, Scotland, at Shawnigan during the Spring Term. A Certifi- cate of Merit in the Pascal Competition for ranking in the top 25% in Canada was earned by Brent Gough, a Grade 9 student this year from Calgary, Alberta. At the more senior level (Grade 10 and 1 1 ) in the Fermat Mathematics Contest also sponsored by Waterloo, Certifi- cates of Merit for placing in the top 25% nationwide were awarded to Patrick and Paul Wong, students from Hong Kong, and David Abercrombie from Cobble Hill, B.C. Nearly 21,000 students across Canada wrote the Fermat Competition. GL. Anderson. STUDENT EXCHANGE This is the second year that a student exchange programme has existed between Shawnigan and Fettes College, Edinburgh. Miles Pittman, a grade 10 student from Groves ' House who is in his second year at the school, was selected as our representative for the exchange. Miles, who was chosen from a number of students, lives in Calgary, Alberta. A scholar and an avid tennis player, he is also involved with V.T.R., and the publication of the Stag. In the spring term we welcomed Malcolm Ramsay, a Grade IX from Scotland. Malcolm was involved with squash and soccer and also amazed us with his speed at solving the infamous Rubic ' s Cube. We sincerely hope that both schools have benefited from this friendly, trans-Atlantic exchange. Fred Pletcher Grade 10 THE MAC BURSARY Old boys and friends of the School will recall that an appeal was made for contributions to add to the original bequest under the terms of the Hector Mcintosh will. The response to date has been so great that these donations added to the original sum and after matching contributions by the Vancouver Foundation have been added have provi- ded the School with a capital sum of $76,987.64. This is easily the most valuable bursary Shawnigan offers. A Grade 1 1 boy is at present receiving aid from the Mac Bursary. 110 THE STAG SALUTES THOSE WHO ARE LEAVING. DR. T.W.S. SEEGER It may come as a surprise to some Old Boys that Tom Seeger started his career at Shawnigan as a house tutor in Lake ' s House! That was in 1974. The following year he became Housemaster of Copeman ' s and held that position until he left the staff this year. A graduate of St. Michael ' s University School, Tom took his Bachelor ' s and Master ' s degrees at the University of Wyoming and rounded it off with a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in the field of medieval literature. In spite of the brief sojourn in Lake ' s it will be as Housemaster of Copeman ' s that he will chiefly be remembered for during his time Copeman ' s won the Overall Lonsdale Trophy twice. In passing, he was also responsible for the change in the House Colours from red and pale blue to their present red and black, in order to avoid confusion with those of Groves ' . He also was able to generate a considerable amount of loyalty among the boys of the House, always a sign of a Housemaster who will be long remembered by his former students. As a teacher Tom headed the English Department and it was his drive that resulted in the creation of the English Centre, actually the imaginative conversion of an old and unused cabin into a place where senior students could retire to read and study. He was also Head of Classics and the writer takes this opportunity to express his personal appre- ciation for all Tom ' s efforts to keep the latter alive and well at Shawnigan. Many of his colleagues will also remember with gratitude his constant willingness to help them in many ways. In activities he successfully ran the rifle range and the debating club. In athletics, he was active in all three terms: in the Fall, as coach originally of the Junior Colts and later of the 5th. and 6th. XV ' s. In the Spring Term he was active himself in squash and badminton. In the Summer Term he managed the tennis, indeed, it was during his time as coach that the four new tennis courts were constructed and one cannot help thinking that he had a more than casual inter- est in their construction! We thank him for all he has done at Shawnigan and wish him every success in his new appointment as an Associate Professor at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida. BEN BLOXHAM Over the years many members of staff have supervised the Library but until the arrival of Ben Bloxham five years ago none have been able to make it their principal concern. To Ben, therefore, must go the credit for the enormous improvements we enjoy today in this important aspect of the School ' s academic programme. During this tenure of office the physical aspects have been modernized - a new carpet, new furnishings to replace the old study carrels and general upgrading of the magazine section. Thanks to his efforts it can truly be said that never before has the Library been so well-stocked or so efficiently run. Staff and boys alike are deeply grateful and all join in wishing Ben Blox- ham future success and happiness. Ill CREDITS The Publications Committee James Mok, Hong Kong Miles Pittman, Calgary, Alberta Fred Pletcher, Vancouver, B.C. Frank Pong, Hong Kong David Schieldrop, Shawnigan Lake, B.C. John Wooldridge, Ganges, B.C. The Editorial Committee is grateful to the following who have contributed photographs to this edition. Mr. Mark Hobson Edmund Poon Mr. Jens Gotthardt Frank Pong Jose Gutierrez Mr. Donald Rolston Marc Rohne Jason Anders Mac Hickley Michael A. Stewart James Mok Robert Donahue Andrew Jack John Wooldridge 112 Major Suppliers of Services and Quality Products to SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Pacific Builders Supply Martins Men ' s Wear Johnston Drug Wholesale Air Canada Aitken Fraser Capital Iron Duncan Print-Craft Gibsons Studio Hocking Forbes McDonalds Consolidated Mill Bay Pharmacy Palm Dairies Whittomes Travel Agency Slade Stewart Masons Store Warren Electric Anchor Transit B B Automotive Amberine Janitor Supplies Cobble Hill Duncan Nanaimo Victoria Shawnigan Lake Victoria Duncan Victoria Victoria Victoria Mill Bay Duncan Duncan Victoria Shawnigan Lake Duncan Duncan Shawnigan La ke Victoria The editorial committee is grateful to these well-known businesses for their support. N ■ ' «r i