Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE f SENIOR SIQCTION -N Pzzfroff P1zfr0lLcaa'rr.f Patrol -xlf'l'0711i.V Liox NI. Little Vvalsh Fox ul. Chevalier .-X. Ramsey Bcri-'Ai,o M. Chevalier Savage XYo1.r Cleveland Strong fe .ILNIOR SECTION f Senior Scout, Assisting Scoutmaster: Y. Cioldbloom. Pafrofs .riding Palr'0!1,f'ads2'.r Owl. BLACK BEAVER DAY C o t' o A R JE1.i.E'r'1' XVith the arrival of colder weather, scout activities were transferred from the moun tain to Scout Headquarters. XYe were again fortunate in obtaining from the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul their generous permission to use liildonan Hall for our meetings during the month before Christmas, when the Scout Toy Shop occupies the hall at Headquarters. Some of our older scouts helped at the Toy Shop, repairing and painting toys for the children of poor families. Christmas dinners were provided for unfortunate people by means ofa voluntary contribution from members of the Troop, and an added sum from the Troop treasury. On Klan. 15th, at the kind invitation of the Montreal High School Troop, we entered a team which made an excellent showing in a swimming meet held in the High School tank, for troops of Montreal Central District. Inter-patrol hockey games, played on the school rink, were begun on Jan. 20th, for both Senior and Junior Sections. ln January .-X. Ramsey was appointed Patrol Leader of the lYolves, and B. Little became Second of the Fox Patrol. The Troop photograph was tal-:en on Feb. Ioth, at H. The annual Patrol Leaders' Banquet was held at the Windsor Hotel, Feb. 20th, all our Senior Patrol Leaders being present. laixcellent speeches were made by Bishop Carrington and Mayor Reynault, and we enjoyed the entertainment provided by members of various troops. The Troop offers its loyal and hearty allegiance to our new monarch, King George VI. W.S.G. l lfl

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1936-1937 SCOUT NEWS Sllllllllfl' Term, 1930. The scout meetings were held on the mountain during good weather, and at Scout Headquarters on rainy days. On April 2-ith the Troop participated in the Central District Scout Rally at the Montreal High School. The attendance of Selwyn House Scouts was larger than that of any other troop at the Rally. On May lst Patrol Leaders Morgan and Magor carried the Colours for the Troop in a parade of the Colours before the Governor-General, lord Tweedsmuir, at a dinner given him at the Windsor Hotel by the Scout Association. The Gilwell Wood Badge was presented to the Scoutmaster on May 8th, by Mr, Thistlethwaite, the Central District Commissioner. Patrol Leaders M. Little and Cleveland were invested, on May 6th, as members of the Sphinx Patrol. On June 2nd the Troop attended the Display given by Montreal Troops at Molson Stadium. Six members of the Troop gave a signalling demonstration, with Semaphore and Morse Hags. The annual scout half-holiday took place on the mountain, on june 9th. .-Xt this meeting Troop Leader XYinters was invested in the Sphinx Patrol. Two extensive games of Prisoners' Base were played. Patrol Leader Hastings, of the VYolf Patrol, presented a pen and pencil set to his Patrol Second, V. Goldbloom, as a prize for good scouting in the Patrol. Large amounts of ice-cream and sandwiches were consumed by the Troop. Jward.rfor 19354936: The Philip Mackenzie Cup, for Inter-Patrol Competition: Fox PATROL: Patrol Leader LI. Chevalier, who received an individual cup, as Patro Leader. Scouting Manuals, to the other members of the Fox Patrol. Scouting Manuals, to all members of the Cougar Patrol. Cup for best all-round Scout: Troop Leader G. Winters. Cup for proficiency in test and badge work: Patrol Second M. Chevalier. Ilfintfr Term. Troop meetings began on the mountain. VVork was immediately commenced on training recruits for their Tenderfoot Tests. The Troop was divided into Senior and Junior Sections, as follows: ScoL'rMAs'rER W Mr. W. S. Greenlees. l25l

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FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 1'J3ne 1937 C R I C li Ii 'I' 'I' Ii :X NI 1 9.111 Sfrlflmilllgf R. Tomlinson, H. Burgess, If. Peacock, Ii. Whitley, H. Norsworthy, K. Choy ney, NI, Little. .N'.'fl.v1g: D. Stairs, A. IYregg, R. Ietrault, K. Porter, XY, Palmer. SPORTS NEWS Qlritket 1936 Played 5 Drawn 2 I.ost 3 Iwo drawn games out ol' hye matches played is not a very spectacular record. Our great weakness was lack of experience in batting, only two ot' the 1935 Xl being left, Burgess and XYregg, around whom a new team had to be built. Robert Tetrault was elected Captain to carry out a yery dilhcult task, and the results are not a true measure of the success he achieved. Ifired by his enthusiasm, the team was always smart in the field and gave splendid support to the bowling of XYregg, Stairs I and Palmer. In the batting, however, the lack of opportunity for practising defensive strokes meant that any Straight ball was a threat of disaster, a threat that was only too often carried out. R. 'I1f'I'RAI'I.'I'. Captain, 1936. .-X strong forcing, though rather unorthodox bat. Very good in the held, and an excellent captain who made up for his lack of experience by his keenness and enthusiasm. I 37l