Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Mary Zinn: There was a .rhip ralled .llazlv .1'nne: She alwavvx looked .fo .fpiek and .rpang One day a hu-ver rhanred lo pass, .ind bought Ihis serv rharming la.f,f. He war a millionaire, thirfellow, .ind always kept her hlaek and yellow, He u.ved to lake her ou! eaeh da-v,' kfilh her it seemed he liked to play. One day returning from the lake, He made a :env had mi.r.fake: He hought .rome .vlork with all his rash, - .ind .vuddenlv the .vharer went .fmafh .' .1'la:, he'd now lor! all his gold, .ind .Vary murl perforee he sold: Her owner had lo .fell her eheap, Beraufe :he was foo dear io keep. The .vhip way .f0ldf07' 20 dollarr: Sad indeed the yarn lhatfollars .' She warn? kept the proper way, .ind pain! fame offfrom day to day. -ind U' one day you ehanee to pau, You'll .tee her lving on the gran: .1 .fad and broken down old hoal, Tha! never more will .clay ajloa' W THE Mon.-xi.. f The moral if, Don't Irurt in xlofkx, Or you and hoar may .ffrike the roekf .' B.L., Form 5. iii ZS mere a Milliunnairz If I were a millionaire I would invest my money, two million dollars, in some safe stocks and bonds, which would give me an average of four per cent interest. My income would therefore be eighty thousand dollars per year. Each year I would set aside one tenth of my income for various charities. I would donate some of this money to the Hospital for Crippled Children, and as I am a lover of animals I would like to help the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Two thousand dollars of this money I would give to the Institution for the Blind. I would like to see an outdoor swimming pool in every working class district in Nfontreal, so that the poor people could enjoy the hot summer days. I would be willing to pay for the construction and upkeep of these pools. ll6l

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FOR THI-I SCHOOL YEAR 10361-1937 lant les echos. La foret qui nous entourait etait sombre et majestueuse et paraissait impenetrable. .-Xpres avoir avironne quelques milles nous entendimes le bruit de rapides qui de- venait de plus en plus fort. Le guide me dit qu'il les avait deja sautes. Je voulus les sauter aussi. Pin quelques secondes, notre eanot bondissait dans les vagues des rapides et l'ecume nous eclaboussait. Mon guide me cria de ne plus avironner et de me tenir solidement. :Xu bout de quelques minutes dans le tumulte des eaux, ou nous semblions n'eviter les rochers que par miracle, nous Hottions de nouveau sur une eau tranquille. Un peu plus loin, on entendait le grondement de la Chute Grand'Mere. Il fallut faire du portage. :Xu pied de la Chute, qui tombait pardessus un grand mur de rochers, en emportant a'en0i-mes troncs d'arbres comme s'ils etaient des fetus de paille, le guide alluma un lieu, et fit bouillir du the et rechaurler des feves au lard. Puis, apres avoir fume sa pipe, il prit le canot sur ses epaules et s'enfonQa dans le bois. Il fallait maintenant retourner au Camp. Le portage etait tres 51 pic. :Xu dela de la montagne qui bordait la riviere, il y avait une chaine de lacs et de portages qui nous ramenerent. Mon homme me montra des pistes d'ours qui suivaient le sentier, et tout d'un coup nous entendimes tout pres, des Craquements de branches, comme si un gros animal s'enfuyait au galop. Cetait YOLIT probablement un orignal. :Xu premier lac, nous rencontrames un homme seul dans un canot. Cetait garde lieu. Ces hommes passent des mois d'ete dans les bois pour signaler les feux foret. Il nous dit qu'il venait de voir un orignal sur une pointe de sable a l'autre bout lac. lforignal etait parti mais nous vimes le sable couvert de pistes d'orignauX et Chevreuils venus boire. u n d e du de Comme nous arrivions au dernier lac le soleil se couchait. Cetait un bon moment 3 pour pecher. Hn moins d'une heure, -i':1vz1is pris neul' belles truites. Il faisait noir pour traverser le dernier portage. Il fallut aller lentement. Nous etions au camp 21 neuf heures apres treize heures Cle canot et de marehe. -Vetais fatigue mais content de mon expedition. If., Form VI Tklpun a Eater 'iiilp U11 Lib, Lili' bfllllfifllf, Tha! ar! 50 ,rpzzfkfiug wlzife, I am thy .fervmzf dulffuf, I love llzvv gorgmuf Jighr. Thy flew.: are srlroug 115 IllI'l' rope: They guard lhy fflffl' home: ,ind tlzfy would be llziue onli' Imp U u1zzifz'c'm f!1Il7ll't'd7f0 roam. Fi O11 Ilzou arf Qurerz of af! .fl1ej70wcr.r, E'e11 grwztw' fhllll ilu' row, ,l1uz'pa.r,r away fha evmilzg hour.: By rourfing .rweet repose. l15l H.F.S., Form 5.

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FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR l936e 1937 I now have about six thousand dollars a month for myself and family to live on. I expect to be able to put three thousand dollars in the Bank each month, for other char- ities, travelling expenses, and as a reserve. I would like to live in a small house in the country where I could have a nice garden and swimming pool, also a few dogs and horses. I only want two or three servants. I would pay them well and treat them well, and this would make me very happy. T.B., Form III. The Zluniur Qblpmpic Ulnur - 1936 We sailed on july llrh from Quebec in the Empress of Britain , and after a very slow voyagef due to fog- arrived at Southampton on the 15th where we started to see things because at that time the Queen Mary was in dry dock. W'e spent ten days in a School House at Eastbourne, and travelled around the south of England seeing Dover Castle, many of the old Roman Ruins and other interesting sights. The town of Hast- bourne treated us very well, where we were welcomed by the Mayoress, a lady being the leading citizen in this seaside resort. During our travels in these parts we were invited to a Flower Show which had been opened by Lady Willingdon to whom each boy was introduced. Throughout the tour the Master in charge of the party was liberal in granting special privileges, so long as we played the game . On our way to Southampton, where we embarked for Germany, a night was spent at Winchester where we had a most enjoyable time, being guests in the homes of Rotarians and being entertained at the Town I-Iall by the Mayor. W'e were also shown through the Winchester Cathedral and Winchester School which are two very interesting places. Our only regret when we left was that we did not have enough time to see all the sights of that historical town. W'e sailed for Germany on the liner Bremen and a day later arrived in the town of Bremen where we were met by a representative of Hitler. I-Ie welcomed us and gave us our orders and railway tickets to Berlin. W'e arrived in our quarters late at night. Our first surprise came when we found that the camp was surrounded by fencing twenty feet high and all gateways were guarded by sentries. The sleeping quarters were located in a single tent with thirty-two bunks in it. The mattresses and pillows were filled with straw and there were no sheets, but that did not bother us as we were usually tired enough to sleep on anything. There being no programme of activity for the first day, we had a good chance to explore and hnd out w'hat we were supposed to do. There were twenty-two Nations in the camp, two hundred and fifty German soldiers, two big tents with long tables for eating and two German University men were assigned to each Nation to act as interpreters and to tell us what to do. W'e found that, except for ourselves and the English boys, it was a purely Military camp. W'e were required to turn out every morning at six thirty for the raising of the Olympic Hag, march to and from meals and the Olympic Grounds, to be in the camp by ten o'clock every night and to leave the camp in a group, not individ- ually. livery other nation had picked her boys carefully and trained them for the occasion. The Italians had five different military uniforms, and the Portuguese had been in military camp for two months. l17l