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1958-1959
The School commemorates the long and close association with
St. Luke's Church by a stained glass window, depicting
a University School boy kneeling in prayer.
University School is represented in the March 7th
edition of a worldwide circulation"Illustrated London News",
as the first Canadian School to be included in the series "The
Education of British Youth".
New tennis courts are completed—the gift of Mrs.
W.L. McCormick of Tacoma, Washington.
The grounds, thanks to Mr. Logan Mayhew, are surrounded
by a fence and many chestnuts, maples and other trees are planted.
The Bursary Fund is established by the Old Boys
and friends of the school.
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1958-1959 hurdles,
120 yards - John Todd, Rusty Cressman, Robert Wittke,
Ian Ogle. |
After the Oak Bay Fire Chief inspects the School,
he declares it to be in terrible shape and calls the school a
"fire trap". He gives St. Michael's a six-month
ultimatum.
Kyrle appeals to the parents and Old Boys for support
at Prize Day and plans to relocate the school onto a lovely
property on Victoria Avenue are created shortly thereafter.
Kyrle Sr. finally retires completely in 1958 and
is succeeded by his son K.W. Symons who continues as Headmaster
until his retirement in 1970.
The School sells the three lots and the society
of Old Boys raise $80,000; and with the $50,000 bank loan, the
new buildings are able to go up that summer.
1959-1960
XX Club is formed 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 new St. Michael's School is opened and
within six years is able to pay all of its debts.
1960-1961
The citation to Captain Harvey in the book of the Canadian
Expeditionary Force in St. George's Church, Ypres is
discovered by the party of boys on the European Tour.
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The grave of Captain Rupert Valentine
Harvey, one of the Founders of University School who served
in World War I, is located in Ypres, France by the 1961
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Founders House and Brentwood House are replaced by
Barnacle House and Bolton House respectively, as a group of Old
Brentonians form a new association to start a new Brentwood college
at Mill Bay, using the colours and crest, etc. of the old college.
Since this would inevitably lead to confusion and misunderstanding
it was decided to re-name the Houses after the Founders of the
School.
1961-1962
The Chapel, built by the boys and designed by the school art
teacher, is officially opened on May 20th by the Archbishop
of British Columbia, Harold Sexton.
1963-1964
The Old Classroom block is completed by the addition of
six new classrooms, washrooms, and boxrooms. On the main floors
and the excavation of the basement a new science floor with
separate laboratories, lecture theatre and a classroom, as
well as the storage and preparation rooms are also constructed.
For the first time in the School's history, the corps
is organized on a Battalion basis. There are two companies of
three platoons each.

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