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

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ed and thrown down, not by people with great wisdom and much learning, but by self-appointed prophets who make much noise and cause much disturbance and have as their end destruction of anything which is old and well tried. I believe there are certain things which will remain as long as civilized man occupies this particular planet. These are truth and honesty in dealing with one another and fair play in dealing in any situation. Here at our School we have a tremendous opportunity. We enroll students from many parts of the world and we learn that, while we may have different back- grounds, we are all citizens of a world which is getting smaller and smaller as man overcomes distance with speed of transportation. I believe boys educated here will learn something which is fundamental to their lives during the com- ing years A tolerance of others, honestly held beliefs, an understanding that we are all citizens of a global village and, I hope, an ability to understand that the greatest enemy of man is selfislmess. I cannot believe that there is any- thing more important than to teach a boy to face the unknown unafraid and to accept adversity with courage. There is much happiness in this world and there are times of great adversity. If a boy can learn to appreciate the happi- ness and stand up to the adversity then we will, I believe, have contributed something of value to education. St. Michaels University School will attempt to give a firm foundation in the Humanities and Sciences to all who enter here. We will attempt to be faithful and true to the high ideals followed by the founders of both the old Schools. I find a close parallel between the lives of the Rev. W.W. Bolton and Mr. K.C. Symons. They were School Masters of the old days and their methods differed from those that are in vogue today, but in their writings and lives they stressed the value of a boy learning to be a gentleman. If we can say we keep to these ideals, while the world about us sways and moves with the fashions which come and go in social life and academic endeavour, we will have kept the School on the continuing course which they set down over sixty years ago. H.M. - 9 S

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SCHOCL CTES l am very proud to write an introduction to this first edition of the Black, Red and Blue'l. lt is the direct successor to that most respected of School Magazines. the Black and Red,', which has been issued regularly since the early days of the Senior School. This is a particularly exciting time in the history of our School. We have completed successfully our first year of operation as St. Michaels University School and we have behind us a combined total of experience of one hundred and twenty-seven years of service to our country. ln any amalgamation it is the human element which is the most important. This has 1101 been an easy year for the staff or for the boys. Many adjustments had to be made and l will admit that some of the new arrange- ments were not wholly successful. However. we can look back on a year which has given us a firm beginning. ln the Spring of 1971. it was agreed by the Boards of Governors of both old Schools that amalgamation should take place. From that decision has grown a School which, l am sure, will quickly place itself in an outstanding position in Western Canada. The ingredients for success are all present. Our facilities at the Preparatory School are the finest of any Elementary School in British Columbia. The rebuilding program of 1959, which replaced the original School built in 1910, the addition of the Memorial Science Laboratory in 1968 and the Diamond Jubilee addition of three large classrooms and a new Library in 1970 have given us a plant which for some considerable time will be almost maintenance free. The Senior School occupies a position at the foot of Mt. Tolrnie which for sheer beauty cannot be surpassed in this city. Most of the buildings here are much older. The main School House was constructed in 1907-08. the Harvey House and half the Classroom Building in 1912. It is quite clear that the fabric will require constant maintenance throughout the years to come. My predecessor. Mr. Gordon. had begun a painting program utilizing the assistance of the boys. l carried this program on during the Spring and Summer of 1971 and all the dormitories were renovated and in the Fall of 1971 the boys completed the renovation of five lounge rooms. In the Harvey House it was obvious that a complete professional renovation of the ground floor changing and shower rooms was a necessity and in November this was done. New showers replaced the original ones and this part of the School was put in excellent order. We have re-roofed School House, returning the top dormitories to habitable condition. We have resurfaced the driveway down to the Harvey House and we hope this coming year to complete it. During the Easter vacation the Art-Handicraft-Boat-Building complex was completely renovated and what was rather a rundown wooden building now presents a smart green painted face to the world. With the completion during the Summer months of the exterior painting program and the last renovations in the School and Harvey House we will be welcoming back our students from all over the world into a situation which. while not luxurious, is more than adequate for modern needs. This then was the work on the fabric. We are standing in time at a place where many of the things which we have accepted as being essential and necessary in education are being challeng- SgS

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ST. IVIICHAELS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL SOCIETY St. Michaels University School is registered as a Society under the Societies' Act of British Columbia. Under this Act the Society is a non-profit making organization set up for the purpose of operating an Independent School within the Province of British Columbia. Membership in the Society is open to Old Boys of the School ti.e., of University School and St. Michael's School and St. Michaels University Schooll, parents of Old Boys of the School and parents of boys in attendance at the School. An Annual Meeting is held in June every year at which a Report is presented to the Society by the Chairman of the School Board and the Headmaster. There are nine members of the Board of Governors of the School and these hold office for a three year peri- od. They are directly elected by and accountable to the Society. Honorary Governors may be elected by the Board from time to time. At the meeting of the Society held on Wednesday, the 21st of June, 1072. the following elections were made: for a three year term: Mr. R.J. Nation, Chairman, Dr. D.J. Ballantyne and Mr. Clare G. Copelandg for a two year term: Mr. E.E. Teagle, Mr. P.J.I. Burchett and Mr. R.S. Mooreg for a one year term: Dr. F.A. Hamdi. Dr. A.E. Gillespie and Mayor Trevor Davis. It was necessary at this first meeting for the terms of office to be staggered in this way so that there will be an election each year, and in the future they will all be for full three year terms. lt is hoped that all people who are eligible will take an active part in the running of their School Society. The thanks of the Society go especially to the Interim Board, who worked so hard in the amalgamation of the two old societies. While most of the members offered themselves for election and are continuing members of the Board, mention should be made of Mr. Logan Mayhew and Dr. R.B. Cameron, who were members of the Interim Board and retired from the Board in June, l972. H.M. - 10 -