Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL BI.-XG.-XZINE Juniors showed excellent form. After the jumping, refreshments were provided by Mr. and hlrs. Purvis, to whom we owe a debt of gratitude for their generous hospitality. ln the evening, at the lnn, we played a stirring series of games. which were won by ll. Cleveland's team. Then to hed, for a well-earned rest. Next morning we ski-jored to the Chalet Cochand, and held down-hill races for juniors and Seniors on the steep and twisting Chalet trail. We ski-iored back to the Inn for a hearty lunch. Junior and Senior slalom competitions took place in the afternoon, on Hill 60, where the snow provided very fast skiing. Then, after an early supper at the Inn, we took the train hack to Montreal, with a line week-end of ski-ing to look back upon. Medals for combined points in Jumping, Slalom and Downhill, go to the following Scouts: -h't'11i07'.Y.' li. Porter llstl, Ci. XYinters Klndl, and R. Hastings lflrd l. :7m1i0r.f: B. Fleming llstl, NY. Strong Clndl, and B. l.ittle l'3rd l. By the passing of His Majesty King George V, Patron of the Boy Scouts of the British limpir,v:, we lost an ardent and an inspiring supporter. From our new Patron, King Fdward Ylll, who has always been a staunch worker for the Scouts, and who, when Prince Edward, was Chief Scout for XYales, we confidently look forward to continued in- valuable assistance. S G Hkff Russel In the Montreal Daily Herald of November 8th, 1935, there was a reference to the fighting qualities of Foran's football team, which in spite of many lost games and hard luck never lost heart. The writer said: - lt seems like the re-born spirit of the late jeff Russel. His was the fate always to play on a losing team. But game after game Jeff Russel was in there hurling his sinewy form into every play. He was an inspiration to other Montreal teams of a later day which fought hard e- but lost. The Jeff Russel mentioned here was a Selwyn House boy, always remarkable for his courage, good-tempered courtesy, and sportsmanship. His early death cut short a career of real promise. It is in his memory, and to encourage the qualities referred to above, that his relations offer annually what we know as the jeffrey Russel Prize . The Montreal Football Club nominates a player each year for the Jeff Russel Me- morial Cup, symbol of clean sportsmanship. -af.. sfo U41

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FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 1935-1936 scouts participated in the work of Montreal Troops at the Toy Shop, repairing and paint' ing toys for the children of needy families. Christmas dinners xvere also provided for unfortunate people, with the proceeds of a voluntary subscription taken up in the Troop. Ezuter Tfrnz. We were invited by the Troop or the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul to play a hockey game with them on Feb. 4th, In a closely contested match, they won by a score of 5 - 3. The annual Patrol Leaders' Banquet was held at the Windsor Hotel on Feb. 22nd, We enjoyed an excellent talk by Principal Morgan ofMcGill, and an entertaining series of skits by scouts of various Troops. The Troop photograph was taken at H.Q. on March oth. The annual ski week-end took place at St. Blarguerite on March 7th and Sth. Leav- ing Montreal early Saturday morning, we arrived in time for a short ski run before lunch at the Alpine Inn. That afternoon we ski-ed to the estate of Mr. .-LB. Purvis for our ski jumping com- petitions. Several leaps of over thirty feet were made by the Seniors, and many ofthe U31

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FOR THF SCHOOL YFAR 1935 NRM l1XIvl.lSH IUIR, IVA: In the group may he seen the late Xlr, Christie, l'.'l'. Nlrilscin, R. Nlagor, R. -lanics, ti. Winters, 'lf Chipman, W'. Palmer, DI. Blaclglocla, B. Culver, I.. Nlagor. Q trip to Qlfnglanh On june 29th, 1935, those of us who made up the first Canadian Preparatory School! boys' Tour to lingland set sail on the Canadian Pacific Steamship lfmpress of Britain from Quebec Owing to had weather and three days fog, we did not arrive at Southampton until 9 p.m. on the following lfridav, july Sth. We got through the Customs safelyfe they didn't open one bag H and stepped at once into compartments in the train, specially reserved for us. We arrived in London at 1,30 in the morning, so did not get into bed until 3 o'clocli. We slept in the next morning, and later attended a lvig luncheon held in the large sittingfroom of the Leicester Court Hotel, where we had slept during the night, or perhaps I should say, morning. Here we met various Headmasters or Masters, repre- sentatives from the various Schools at which we were destined to spend ten davs. Several speeches were made, including one by Nlr. Ashley Cooper, of the Hudson's Bay Company. We were then paired off to go to the lrlnglish Schools, and left the same afternoon. W'e spent ten delightful days at these Schools, during which visits were made to places of interest ff not included in the Tour - under the guidance ofa Master. On the Saturday before the Naval Review twhich was held at Spithead on the following luesdayl we all ll5l