St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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Work Party School Notes The School extends a hearty welcome to Mr. Lionel Cox who joined the Staff in january. Mr. Cox's efforts in the field of Chem' istry and Physics mark him an enthusiast. We are very grateful for his assistance in the gym. and swimming tank. Pk 34 Pk Pk The School greatly enjoyed the talk given by H. T. Ravenhill, Esq., describing his bicycle trip through Canada. Our best thanks are due to Mr. Ravenhill. Pk Pk Pk if Congratulations to Teagle on being elected Cricket Captain, and to Henderson who was chosen VicefCaptain. 221 Pk bk Pls The full account of Boxing and Gym competitions are published elsewhere-eboth were enjoyable functions, for the success of which Mr. lvlassy and Mr. Cox deserve the highest praise. vi: wk as ak Half of the new strip of ground which has been added to the held from McCrae Avenue is completed. Masters and boys, under the Head's supervision and with his assistance, have laboured with great zeal and enthusiasm. We venture to congratulate ourselves on this accomplishment. -3-

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- : in i .f aia:6i'll'lljl I il XX Ml' is dl 1X .... ...... X PF-GE X ' --1-7 gnlllllh. I F ZEDITOPC X' 4 fig?-ll- 1 65,71 . Q 'kr : gg-lgw .-LR'-fn Editorial Cnce again the Black and Red greets its readers with news and records of what has been achieved at the school this year. As the majority of the school were made up of new boys, conf solidation may be said to have been our watchword. Much effort and excellent team work on the part of Masters, Prefects and Old Boys has been expended in doing everything possible to enable these new boys to catch the characteristic spirit of the Qld School. It is stimulating to record that a great number of these boys have entered into things so wholefheartedly that some of us have had dilliculty in realizing that this was their first year at University School. Cf course, all have not found the process easy, but it is safe to say that all have learned lessons and habits of usefulness which will stand them in good stead in the future, and have learned that the greatest' incentive to be good and useful lies first and foremost in our God' given capacity to be inspired-bv somebody or something-and that it is very difficult to be good bv simply trying, but comparatively easy when some definite inspiration is there. Cf course, we have had some problems, but we have tried to solve them in faith and conviction that success must ultimately crown any really worthfwhile effort. We look forward hopefully to the future as holding in store for us still more intensive development and attainment. GI-1.5 ,7-

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Apart from a few isolated cases of Rubella, the health of the school has again been excellent, due in no small degree to the untiring efforts of Miss Bowden, seconded by the effectiveness of Chong. The following boys from the school were confirmed on Sunday, June 7, at St. Luke's Church: Bradshaw Nantes Clark O'Reilly Boate Musgrave While we congratulate our one and only Naturalist who keeps his eyes sufficiently wide open to see the snakes in the garden and the hummingfbirds outside. the classfroom windows, we wonder why he had to take a onefeyed frog on Church Parade. ak Pk Pk FK The outbreak of the Italoflfthiopian War was signalised by sev- eral casualties. Mr. Wenman tried to swallow a hockey ball: Mr. Massy parted companywith his bicycle, and Mr. Howden was im' paled on a very poisonous pencil. is 1: ae wi: Vifhat is the bachelor attraction at the School? Two widows were visitors during the year. Unfortunately they were Black Widows. as fx 24 ak We hasten to assure New Boys that all bats have oil on the face at the beginning of summer. They are not necessarily melting. as :xc Pk wi: Crustaceans are to be defined as Strange little animals that live in the Shell . wk wk as :if The Headmaster was often to be seen on the grounds this sum' mer wearing his gown at a rakish angle. Congratulations to Field and Henderson on their wellfmerited appointment as Prefects. aa :ie Pk as The new Honours Boards are now in place. The oak shields give a much brighter appearance than did the old black boards. The old list of Champions has been removed from the Gym. and the names now appear on large oak shields in the Dining room. if Dk Sf ik The only tame cat in the school is so tame that it has been known to usurp the Headmaster's classfroom chair. We are in a position to deny that she went there to help the Ivlatric Physics Class to experif ment with ebonite rods. -9-