Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Slil.WYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Tk Ik Ik C. M. Drury, Battalion Sergeant Major at the Royal Military College, Kingston, in l938, won the Sword of Honour for conduct and discipline. He was also awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal for second highest marks throughout the entire course, the Toronto Branch Trophy for conduct, drill, and exercises, the Prince of XVales' Cup for the best all-round cadet in athletics, the Strong gymnastic challenge shield for best man- at-arms in gymnastics, the Harris Bigelow Trophy for graduating cadet displaying best combination of academic and athletic ability, and a share in the Large Bexhill Cup awarded to the three cadets obtaining the highest marks in the several branches of training. He also obtained lirst classes in Basis subject and chemical engineering. :iz 22: 3: The sub-iect for the Angus Murray English Composition Prize for 1933 was VVhich Way Canada F . This particular prize is open for competition to members of the 6th Form, and was won this year by H. Ballon. .-X prize was also oPfered by Mr. Burton to the Sth Form for writing on the same theme, and three very excellent papers were written by D. Huestis, B. Sutherland, and T. Blaiklock. Huestis' composition was judged the best, and we print it elsewhere. The Holiday Reading Task for the Upper School last summer consisted of Scott's Ivanhoe, and the usual half-holiday was awarded to all boys who successfully passed the examination set on the book at the beginning of the Christmas term. The result was: B. Sutherland lst, proxime accesserunt: T. Blaiklock and il. Fetherstonhaugb. Tk Ik Pk Geo. R. Hutchins, who, with the two Gurds, is at Philip's lixeter, l'.S..-K., has done very well on the indoor track, having beaten the Club record for the 600 yards, doing it in l min. 24 sec. He was chosen to run against Harvard Freshmen. Ik Ik Pk .-X note of Ken Porter's ski-ing successes during the winter will be found in the Westmount High Notes, sent us by .-Xlec. Scrimger, in the Old Boys news. rk -k rs We are very glad to hear that Huntley Millar has made a satisfactory recovery from his illness at the beginning ol' the School year, and is doing well at his School at T.ake Placid, N.Y., where he is competing with much older boys. 13: 11: .-Xn interesting addition to the School equipment this term has been the installation of radio loudspeakers in all the classrooms. This innovation has proved most successful. Not only are all announcements dealing with the games and other matters broadcast to all classes simultaneouslye or, il' need be, to individual rooms' but programmes of international, lfmpire, or local interest can be heard in the same manner. lil

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL -MAGAZINE11 Vol. ll. FOR 'I'HlH SCHOOL YF..-XR NSS -- IWW SCHOOL NOTES Hew Scott won the Gox'ernor's No. l Scholar--hip at lipper Canada College, To- ronto fe foil!! a year for 3 years. He was 3rd ot'4l candidates from all over the Dominion. 3 se R. l..eKlesurier won the Sir William Usler Scliolarship at 'lirinity College School Port Hope ff 55110 a year for -l years. is YY. Palmer won the Herlwert Nlcvlsim Scholarship at Bishop! College School, l.en- noxville f fl5U a year for 2 years. :R ri: lk . M. Chevalier won a Bursary at Lower Canada College, Montreal, covering halt' his fees for I years. Since then his award has heen increased, as the result of good work, to a full Scholarship. Frank Gurd passed with honours into Phillip! lfxeter, CSA. Robert Gurd was successful in passing into Phillip's lfxeter. Blaikie Purvis passed the Common Entrance into Fton College, lingland. .-Xt the end of last summer Halt' he was 3rd in his Form, and lst in French and Mathematics. 251 Teddy Knatchbull-Hugessen, who is at lafton, won :1 Ind prize in his Form ilast Halfl. NYC print a short letter from him elsewhere in this issue. .-X. G. Campbell won the Henry Chapman Gold Medal for classical languages and literature at McGill Cniversity in 19354. .-X. D. Chapman, who graduated from McGill in 1936 with lirst class honours in lfnglish and Literature, winning the Memorial Prize and the Mary Keenan Scholarship, was awarded a Fellowship in English at Cornell Cniversity, US..-X. in 1933. lll s

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1933 --1939 Thanks are due to the following, who kindly contributed articles, which we were unable to print through lack of space: f Xrzflze. S1zQjert. B. LITTLE Distribution of All Africa. D. CILVER Should the Former German Colonies be returned F R. PI.-XSIPSOX Captain James Cook. H. BICLENNAX Queer Pets. BYCHANAX On the Playing Field. LEHMAN Tour of Montreal. 'TCTRAZPLT See ifl Care. 4Poern 1. TETRAYLT School. IPoem J. CARLISLE tal In what Period of History would I like to Live F tbl Christmas Cards. SCHOOL PRIZES The School sports and Prize-giving took place at the Ivestmount Athletic grounds onjune 9th, 1938, and Mrs. D. Scott was kind enough to present the School and Sports prizes. 'T School Prizes: I-'ORJI Bov's NI.-XRIE FORJI D. 1. KI. Ballantyne I 2. C. Winter C. I. A. Hampson II -. G. Taylor B. l. J. Durnford III 2. B. Church A. I. DI. Tetrault IV 2. G. Lehman X. YI SPECIAL PRIZE FOR FRENCH CPresented by Mrs. Byersb M. Chevalier. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR LATIN QPresented by Mrs. Campbelll F. Gurd. I3l Bov's XIAME I. A. Nlathewson 2. C. XlacDermot l. D. Patterson 2. H. NlcLennan I. C. Bovey 2. H. l-Iallward 1. T. Blaiklock 2. D. l-Iuestis I. D. Culver 2. D. McConnell I. Nl. Chevalier 2. F. Gurd