Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SCHOOL MACSAZINE Ol Sl-IIAYYN HOl'Sli SCHOOL a gymnasium wherein boys used to enjoy the benefit of excellent tuition in boxing under Mr. Lucas's able coaching, and differences ofopinion were often arranged. ln 1912 Mr. Lucas retired and handed on the scholastic torch to Mr. C. C. Macaulay emi man of his own college, with whom he had played many a hard game on the soccer and cricket fields. Mr. Lucas had just embarked on a fresh career as a stockbroker, when war broke out. He joined up here with King Edward's Horse, and after having seen some considerable service was killed in 1916. Mr. St. George joined the Engineers, and is now engaged in scholastic work in Cyprus. CTU M' mzllizlmvz' in om' 11c.x'l.l TH F. LlS'I'EN ERS Upon my way to school today 1 saw with great amaze, That every single spider Had got the wireless craze. Their coils were very accurate, And mounted carefully, .Aerials were well attached To hedge, or post, or tree. About their earth connections They did not seem to know, So l fixed up their ground wires, To show them how to go. l'm sure that every spider Tonight is listening in, To hear the bedtime stories Told by their wireless kin. LUCAS MEMORIAL MEDAL The Lucas Memorial Medal was present- ed by Mrs. .Algernon Lucas in memory of Capt. .Algernon Lucas, the Founder of Selwyn House School, who was killed in May, 1916. lt is awarded to the best all-round boy in the School from the point of view of 111 character and influence, C25 work, Q31 games. The Lucas Memorial Medal has been awarded to the following boys: 1917 Pemberton, -1. 1923 Mackenzie, D. 1918 Darling, T. 192-1 Hill, P. 1919 Peters, C. 1925 McConnell, J. 1920 Yuile, C. 1926 Byers, D. 1921 Savage, M. 1927 Gurd, F. 1922 Pacaud, C. 1928 Savage, G. 089 JEFFREY RUSSELL PRIZE This prize is presented by Mrs. H. Y. Russell in memory of Jeffrey Cameron Russell fSelwyn House 1907-19101. lt is orfered to the best all-round boy in the School excluding the Lucas Medal winner. The .1eH'rey Russell Prize has been awarded to the following boys:- 1927 Gordon Savage 1928 james Barclay G90 VICTOR LUDORUM CUP Presented by Cecil and Tryon Nichol to the boy winning the largest number of points in the Open Events in the School Sports. The Events to count are 100 yards lopenD,220 yards lopenl, broadjump Copenb, high jump lopenl. In recent years the cup was won byf1927 Fairlie-Ogilvie tied, 1928 Schlemm. 121 14

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SCHOOL MAGAZINE OF SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL Vol. 1 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1928 - 1929 No. 1 EDITORIAL ELDTTURI.-XI. S'r,xrr S. Ill. Crowfhfr Lilrrmj' and Nrolrlr Erfilol' R. fl. Pzznzzml .S'pm'f.v Edifof' R. .1'. Pfztclz Old Hoya Edirol' Vile dislike writing an Editorial, but feel that, on this occasion, we cannot very well get out of it! lndeed, on second thoughts, we believe that this particular Editorial requires an earnest effort on our part in as much as, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt at an organized school magazine from Selwyn House School. The object of this magazine is, mainly, to set forth the various events of the School Year, which we hope will be of interest to all boys now at the school, and also to the old boys who are no longer with us. Vile hope, therefore, that we may rely upon all our readers to favor us in future years with articles of an interesting nature and of general news. VVe think it is high time that a Magazine be founded as a permanent institution, and for that reason we would beg all our readers to help us in every possible way. Needless to say, suggestions of a helpful nature will be cordially receivedg in the meantime, we wish all and sundry the best of good luck, and we welcome this opportunity of thanking Mr. lYanstall for his kind help and co-operation in the founding of The School Magazine A SCHOOL HISTORY ln this first issue of the Selwyn House School Magazine, a history ofits early days cannot fail to interest parents and boys, past and present. The School owes its inception to the initiative of Mr. Algernon Lucas, Selwyn College, Cambridge-hence the name of the school. Mr. Lucas came to Montreal twenty years ago from St. .-Xlban's, Brockville, where he was an assistant master, accom- panied by a colleague, Mr. St. George, Queen's College, Oxford. The nrst location was on the east side of Crescent Street, but as the school increased he moved to Mackay Street. ln his effort Mr. Lucas had a staunch friend in the late Mrs. Fred. C. Fairbanks, who encouraged him not only by sending her two boys to him, but by her wise counsel. Present boys will be astonished to learn that in the very young days of the school, there were no class-rooms on the top floor of the present quarters on Mackay Street. The three rooms were bedrooms for the staff, Mr. Lucas's being the present 11-.-X. The Vlth form room was the lXIaster's Common or Sitting Room where masters could spend delightful hours in reading or contemplation. By this time there were four masters and three lived in the School, whilst Mr. .-Xnstey, owing to family ties, lived away. He is still devoting his great ability and energy to the youth of the school. The basement room in which Mr. XYanstall now presides at meals, was then

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1928 - 1929 CONGRATULATIONS It is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations to Henri G. Lafleur, C LaHie, as we know him besti on being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. After leaving the school he went to Lower Canada College and thence to McGill, where he has taken first class honours in English and History and also has been active in student affairs, particularly in undergraduate theatricals and the Scarlet Key Society. F740 VALE It is with the greatest regret that at the end of this term we must say Good-bye to Mr. Macaulay, who then hands the School over to Mr. Wanstall. Mr. Macaulay has been Headmaster since 1912, and it would be hard to estimate, at its true worth, all the hard work he has done, and his inHuence upon the hundreds of boys who have passed through his hands. His many friends know his passion for modesty, so in deference to this trait in his character we will content ourselves by saying that it would be almost impossible to have had a better Headmaster. We wish him many happy years of retirement in the Country, and a steady reduction in his golf handicap as the years roll onl EDUCATION The real object of education is to give children resources that will endure as long as life endures.-Sidnm' Smillz. What is really wanted is to light up the spirit that is within the boy. In some sense and in some effectual degree, there is in every boy the material of good work in the world, in every boy, not only in those who are brilliant, not only in those who are quick, but in those who are stolid, and even in those who are dull.-Gfzzffstone. THE SCHOOL MOTTO IS VERITAS S urely, the poets and the prophets say, E vents, truth-lit, true shadows cast before. L ife's footsteps echo down the covered way W hich each must tread toward his destined door. Y outh's forecast often Hatterse-wealth in store, N ativity smiled on by Heaven's wheel, H ealth, skill, swift grasp of ancient lore- O nly one threat so fair a hope may feel. U nfruitful all the pleasing shoots congeal, S apped of their life, if truth be not their sun. E ach cunning project failing without ruth, S orrow ensuing still where promised weal, C hill gloom shrouds falsehood in hot pride begun, H igh glory gilds the life whose light is TRUTH. C.T.A. A CHASE I had never had a real adventure but had often heard my elders speak of human beings from whom it was hard to escape. VVhen I was about six months old, I had dreams of being hunted, of running for miles without stopping, of outrunning the hunter, and wearing him out. When I was fifteen years old, in the prime of my life, my antlers were very beautiful, spreading gracefully in hori- zontal sweeps. My head would have been a prize for any hunter! Who am I? you ask. VVell, I am a big mountain ram, and my name is Bros. I was born shortly before an epidemic came upon our herd, and one can still see the dark marks which any illness always leaves, on my antlers. One sunny day as I was browsing on some sweet spruce twigs, about twenty