Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE met at Portsmouth Dock, and walked a mile in the sweltering heat of the Docks, before we boarded the ship on which we took the same course around the fleet as the King was dest- ined to take in the Royal yacht in the actual review. What a sight those ships were! Submarines, destroyers, cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers, all lined up l It made you proud to feel that you were a Britisher. We then returned to London, and spent two full weeks during which we visited Westminster Abbey, the Parliament Buildings, Harrod's, the Kensington Museum, Port of London, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Museum. W'e saw the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, and King George Y passed within a few feet of us, whilst we gave him three hearty cheers. W'e were standing right inside the gates of the Palace, next to the Palace walls. Immediately following this, we were shown round St. James' Palace. We also visited a host of other Museums and places of interest, including a performance at the Strand Theatre of 1066 and All That . W'e were free every evening, and the older boys were able to go to movies and do anything within reason, provided that they had received permission from one of the Masters, and were back in the Hotel by a certain hour. Later we visited Stratford-on-Avon, and saw everything of interest connected with W'illiam Shakespeare. W'e later went down to lriastbourne by 'bus, seeing W'inchester and its Cathedral en route. At Fastbourne we spent eight days playing tennis and cricket, and swimming. We saw two cricket matches on the Hove ground, where Sussex played Derbyshire and Middlesex. We also walked up and down the sea front, had ices, and a thoroughly delightful time l .-X visit was made, too, to the famous Beachy Head Light- house. On August 10th we set sail from Southampton on the Empress , and after an uneventful voyage, apart from seeing, in one day, about thirty or more icebergs, we landed at Quebec, on home soil. It had been a wonderful trip, but we were all glad to be home again. P. T. M. CO.S.l 4'I'hc Tour was composed of boys from Selwyn House School, Montreal, Crescent School, Toronto, Upper Canida College Preparatory School, Toronto, and Ravenscourt School, Winnipegn Winter Ififh honghx hah' hare The fa!! l1'f'v.v JIIIIIIII, Dpi' fnzcw come Vllffffllg rfowng 11 hilefro.rf fiat on fha' hrrzfkezz, For 1l,f7lft'I' Iii af h11m1'. Nlrzrk, fohz' amz' hare the hirrhrr are, The earth ir wrap! in while. The hrook Iii .ftrewzz wilh iff: Ezzrh !hi11gfc'f'!,r 'ZUf7IfK7',.V might. Soft wizmft of rllarrlz wiff .toon How now, The riverflooa' the .thoreq The hirdr will gather in the 1ree.f .ind Spring he here onre more. A H., Form VI. llfvl

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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

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1955 - 1936 Szigniurp Qliluh At 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, February 8th, 1936, all Selwyn House boys wishing to go to The Seigniory Club gathered at the Windsor Station under the care of hlr. W'anstall, Mr. Greenlees, and Mr. Wiseman. After depositing skis and bags on two trucks placed there for them, many boys went up to the news-stand to procure reading matter for the train. The boys took their seats, while the seniors heaved skis and bag- gage. The train eventually left at 8.15 AAI., and nothing of interest happened until the train reached Montebello. There were one or two dog-sleighs at the station, and many of the boys expressed a wish to travel that way to the club. However, three ordinary sleighs took us there. The skis were placed in the snow outside, and the bags just inside the door. We collected our bags and went to our rooms on the first and second floors. Then we went out to untie our skis, and look round before lunch. The boys were considerably pleased with the orchestra that accompanied their dinner, and they clapped heartily after each piece. After lunch the Senior and junior slaloms were held on the 6th fairway, the juniors being under 12, and the seniors over 12 years. Wlhile the junior slalom was being held many Senior boys skated on the club rink. Eventually tive o'clock came, and all the boys went over to the toboggan slide, which was very fast, and could be made in between ten and fourteen seconds by a heavy couple on a good toboggan. After this came supper, and again the boys enjoyed the music with their meal. When supper was over we donned our warm clothes and drove in sleighs to the village where a very close hockey game took place. Five minutes overtime had to be played because of the even score. When we got back to the Club, everybody wanted to know who had scored the first goal in the Maroon-Canadian hockey game. But nobody knew. So we went to bed. In the morning telephones rang in all our rooms to awaken us, but I doubt if they were needed. We had our breakfast, and then were told that as there was a lot of snow falling, we could not go to Valley Farm. So the junior and Senior downhills were held on the Sth and 6th fairways. These were very good runs, apart from being a quarter of the way uphill, or over cross-country. Then we ski-ed back to the club for lunch. After that we ski-ed over to the two jumps on the 6th fairway, and one spectacular jump of 32 feet was made without a fall. When the jumping was over we went back to the club where we were given tea, and the prizes were donated, two boys being awarded a free membership to the Seigniory Club,4which means they can enter any competi- tions. Then we drove to the station in sleighs, and were very sorry that the week-end was over. M. L., Form VI. ll7l