Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The next day we arose at six thirty, had four rolls and some tea for breakfast, and then began to march to Berlin in military formation. We stopped every now and then in order to join up with more detachments, mostly of Hitler's Youth Camp. Around twelve we arrived at a huge square in the heart of Berlin where we were halted and placed all around the outside. Then 75,000 of Hitler's Youth Camp filled in the centre. After a long wait, during which we sat down on the ground, the Olympic Torch Bearer arrived amidst loud cheers and lit the Olympic flame in a huge bowl. Speeches followed for an- other half-hour and then we marched to the Olympic Grounds where we received two Bologna sandwiches for lunch. Afterwards we paraded to the Main Stadium, which seats one hundred and ten thousand people, and watched the opening of the Games. That evening fthe meal consisted ofa howl of soup and rye breadl we again marched back to the ground, where we witnessed a grand pageant put on by 45,000 of Hitler's Youths, both boys and girls taking part. The routine was the same every day. We would rise at six-thirty, have breakfast which consisted of four rolls and some tea, march to the Games around nine, come back for lunch, return in the afternoon, and then finally have dinner in the camp. We were sup- posed to be in the camp every night by ten o'clock but after much trouble we were allowed to stay later if we had a pass signed by our Master. The games were run off in the most etiicient fashion and there was a general feeling of good-will throughout the whole aFfair. The grounds were simply magnificent and it would be foolish to try and describe them. The big stadium held 110,000 people, the swimming stadium 20,0004 the polo field 50,000g the football held 30,000 and so on until the seating capacity reached a tremendous total. Of course, it was impossible to see everything at once as many things were going on at the same time, but l think we all managed to witness a little of everything as we all had passes which allowed us to go any- where we wanted for nothing. We were able to hop around from one event to another. These passes also enabled us to ride on any public vehicle such as buses, undergrounds, etc., free of charge. This cut down our travelling expenses but we soon spent these savings on food because the rations served in the camp were so coarse and unappetizing that we were forced to eat in a cafe across the street. One day 11 boy was caught crawling under the fence and as a punishment was made to clean potatoes and wash dishes for a day. That's German discipline l lt did not take us long to demilitarize the camp. The second morning we turned out for Hag raising in our py-iamas, and on the following mornings we noticed other people doing the same thing. We were supposed to march to meals but we soon ceased and again other Nations followed suit. We were also required to march to and from the grounds fhalf a milel and usually there would be crowds watching and waving. In return we would also wave but the other boys kept looking straight ahead and marched very stifiiy, but soon came out of their shell and acted as boys should. Altogether it was a wonderful experience for all, and we owe the German people grateful thanks for the opportunity of visiting the lfatherland. They may have given us indifferent food, been rigid in discipline, but that is life over there and after all that is what we wanted to see. After Berlin we crossed on the S. S. Fiuropa to lfngland, where we were billeted in a Hostel of the University of l.ondon for two weeks, which was not really enough time ll3l