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

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SCHOOL OFFICERS F OUN DERS House Captain R. B. H. Cree House Prefects J. Andrews W. G. Bier H. C. Fibiger W. F. Gardner R. E. Grubb R. D. Milner H. C. Stidham Head Prefect D. W. Beban BRENTWOOD House Captain D. W. Beban House Prefects J. E. Musgrave R. C. E. Nixon B. J. Phillips M. H. Rayner J. J. Rigos T. R. Rigos M. C. Stephen Vice-Pres. XX Club: D. W. Beban Capt. lst. XV: D. W. Beban Vice-Capt. lst. XV: J. J. Andrews Capt. Colts XV: B. R. Goward Capt. lst. XI: A. J. Shaffer Vice-Capt. lst. XI: H. C. F ibiger Capt. Athletics: R. D. Milner Capt. Cross Country: R. C. F argher Capt. Tennis: R. C. Fargher Capt. Basketball: R. T. Wittke Capt. Swimming: H. G. Sweeting Capt. Shooting: D. W. Beban Capt. Chess: A. Shaffer Pres. Photography Club: W. G. Bier Pres. Projection Club: W. G. Bier 7

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. - -.7 1- U 1 , --X . GRADE XII A. Shaffer, B. Morris, J. Godfrey, P. Cooper, R. White, R. Nixon. B. Goward, M. Petter, C. Fibiger, M. Lucie-Smith, R. Grubb, M. Rayner, F. Trotter, J. Rigos, C. Whiteside. F. Gardner, H. Stidham, R. Milner, B. Cree, D. Beban, J. Andrews, W. Bier, M. Stephen, H. Brown. SCHOOL NOTES The enrolment continues to rise. At Press time it is 140 Boarders and 100 Day Boys. The many activities of the School are covered fully in the succeed- ing pages and these Notes, therefore, will be exceptionally brief, but the most encouraging 'thing of the year has been the wide interest in extra-curricular activities and, in particular, the production of News- papers and Magazines, the Drama F estival, ski-ing weekends - all of which have enlarged the life of the school immensely. In view of the tremendous interest taken during this past year in long distance walking, the late Mr. Bolton's exploit, which was pub- lished as a story in the Atlantic Monthly by the author of Mutiny on the Bounty, is re-printed in this Edition. In those days men walked without the fuss and fanfare which are to-day's accompaniments but, by any standards and in any age, Mr, Bolton's feats were remarkable. H.M. 6

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XX CLUB Until recently the only Senior Boys Capart from Officers and N.C.O.s of the Cadet Corpsj whose positions had been recognised officially had been Prefects and House Prefects. There have been, however, many others filling responsible positions without official recognition-Dormitory Captains, Librarians, Captain of Cricket, etc. To remedy this situation it was proposed to form a new School Society to be known as the XX Club, whose purpose it would be to give recognition and standing to those boys who, in the opinion of the Officers of the Society, were contributing most to the general life of the School. The proposal was readily ratified and since the Society would probably play an important Part in the life of the School it was in- augurated by a Dinner at the Empress Hotel. Membership is limited to the Officers QHon, President, President and Vice-Presidentj and a maximum of twenty members. Members are entitled to wear the Club Tie and meetings will be called by the President as and when deemed advisable. The initial Membership list was as follows: President: N. C. B. Creek, Esq. Vice-President: D. W. J. J. Andrews W. G. Bier R .B. Cree Beban M. Petter B. J. Phillips M. H. Rayner N. H R. Etheridge Rigos C. H Fibiger T. Rigos F. W. Gardner A. Shaffer R. E. Grubb M. C. Stephen R. D. Milner H. C. Stidham J. G. Musgrave R .C. E. Nixon C. B. C. Whiteside M. Woollends s SPEECH DAY H.M The School was delighted to welcome once again our Visitor, His Grace the Archbishop of British Columbia, and, once again, we were not disappointed, for the address was one of the most amusing as well as instructive that we have had for a very long time. The Hall was packed to overflowing and indeed, despite the terrific crush of boys, it was impossible to admit everyone. Fortunately the weather was good, the Prize List longer than ever, for which our thanks are due to those parents who helped directly and those others who helped through the Parents' Auxiliary, and at the conclusion it was voted one of the best Speech Days ever. 8