Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1931-1932 During this month the Troop set aside all the weekly dues that were collected, and was thus able to send Christmas Hampers to four destitute families in Verdun. Easier Term : - At the beginning of the term the standing of the patrols in the Competition was in the following orderzf Buffalo, Hyena, Fox, Yvolf, Cougar, Eagle, Bulldog, Lion. During this term the Troop have the use of the School Rink and the Coliseum for an hour every Tuesday. In this way we hope to build up a strong Scout Ice Hockey Team so that we can challenge some other troops, as well as the rest of the School. YVe shall also arrange for some Inter Patrol games and Junior and Senior games. On Jan. 19th the P.L's attended the annual P.I.'s Banquet at the YYindsor Hotel and much enjoyed the fare. His Fxcellency the Governor General was the Guest of Honourg the troop once again sent P.I.'s S. Lyman and S. Klacnutt to act as a Colour Party. A most entertaining display of Rope spinning was given after the Banquet and all our P.L's are now anxious to become proficient in this art. This year there are only three P.L's attending the Patrol Leader's Training Course, and having already completed the first and second parts they are eagerly awaiting news of the final tests. All our other P.I.'s attended this Training Course last year and were admitted as members of the Sphinx Patrol. The Black and White Ribbon Shoulder Knot tells one immediately that the wearer has successfully completed his training Course and is now a member of the Sphinx Patrol which is a group of the more proficient P.I.'s in this city. EXTRA SCOTT NEWS As we go to press, we learn that, of the 18 recruits in the Troop this year, 9 have been invested as Scouts, and the remainder should be invested before the end of the term, VVe note that of three P.L,s. taking the Training Course, two have been successful, and were invested into the Sphinx Patrol on the llth February. On 12th Feb. the Troop took part in the Central District Rally, held at the Montreal High School, where the team of Rope Spinners put on a very good exhibition considering the fact that they had only practised for about three weeks. The Maze Marching was once again demonstrated to an interested audience. On the Sth March, we played the St. George's Church Scout Troop at Ice Hockey. The visitors won by two goals toone after an exceedingly close and fast game. The return match, played on March 15th, resulted in a draw, the score being 1 e 1. I me! an old man on .llarkzz-v, Ilflzo waifed, as he 'wiped eilher Eiyg, We are faxing our C flour, ' For t11e.i z'e moved Selulvn Honra, Whirh I hoped would be here til! I die .' CI-Tow about some more Limericks F The Editor offers a small prize for the best two submitted before next year's issue. They should be topical, and humorous.l 171

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SI-YLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAG.-XZINE 1931 - 1932 The old name -11st, Montreal Troop was discontinued in accordance with new practice instituted during 1931. The Troop is now oliicially known as the Selwyn House Boy Scout Troop . Scoutmaster - NIR. P. 1NI.1.vcock. Troop I.eader - GRAY YV. MILLER. - PA'iRoi. 1.5.-xusas .wo Sscoxos - Palm! Palm! l.m1frr Second Foxes. Bishop. nl. May. HYEN.-is. D. Spielman. J. Henderson. LIONS. J. Bourne. T. Robbins. Worvss. R. Lundon. W. Barclay. BUFrA1.oEs. B. Porteous. R. Johnston. BL'1.LlJocgs. S. blacnutt. P. Leslie. Couoaks. S. I.yman. NY. Burke. l iAGl.ES. H. Kerr. R. Peck. There were thirty nine scouts at the beginning of the year in the troop which began with six Patrols f However, an inHux of recruits swelled our numbers to fifty-seven, and so we added two more patrols. The old Panther was renamed the Cougar Patrol, as the latter name sounded more Canadian. llyfllffl' Term. During the early part of the Term we paraded on the School Rink and finished up our meetings on the Mountain, where we played scout games and football. The new Tenderfeet were instructed for their tests. On Armistice Day the Troop assembled on the School Rink and observed the Silence in a simple but impressive ceremony. Mr. P. Mackenzie very kindly obtained the serviceS of a Bugler to sound the l.ast Post and the Reveille. The following Friday, Nov. 13th. the troop held a treasure hunt on the Mount- ain. This gave everyone an opportunity to display his Scout, or perhaps his lack or Scout, I.ore. The Hyenas Patrol distinguished itself by gathering in the greatest numbef of points. A crackling tire, hot bovril, and some solid victuals rounded ot? the day. For the greater part of November the troop met at Headquarters, and had to be split in halves, because of its size. All patrols now became enthusiastic over the Inter- Patrol Competition. By the end of the 1Yinter Term three Tenderfeet had passed their tests- while general First and second class instruction had been given to the Scouts. ln December, when the Annual Scout Toy repair shop was opened at Headquarters the troop once again met in a School Class Room. :Xt the same time our Scouts put in 160 hours work at Toy Repairing, thus gaining fourth place amongst all the troops of this city taking part in this useful work. The total number of toys repaired this Christmas was about 15,0011 161

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE My Qlirip tu Qermanp Last spring my mother decided to go to lfurope to bring my sister home from Paris, and happily took me along. The first thrill I had was going on board the Empress of Britain . She is the largest boat to come to Canada, and about the sixth or seventh largest in the world. VVC spent our time touring the boat, looking at and admiring the lighting and decorations. VVe were told that there were as many lights in the dining saloon as in the whole of any other C.P.R. boat! Arriving in Paris we saw the French Colonial Exhibition- but it was so large and the place so hot that I am afraid we did not appreciate the show. XYe took a French car and set out on one trip to Compiegne first, where we saw the actual train car in which the Peace Treaty was signed, and on through the lovely country to Brussels. Here the guide showed us where Edith Cavell was shot,and many other interesting sights. lYe loved Holland f so clean, and the air so salty, - with its canals, and the windmills. We had a swim at Haarlem in the North Sea. Our first stop in Germany was Cologne - here the British entered Germany after the Armistice, and I heard many stories about those times. Down the Rhine was lovely. VVe climbed castles, and loved them, especially one where the dragon was supposed to have been chained. We drank the healing waters in Wiesbaden - these tasted like very weak chicken broth Y and drove on through wonderful mountains and woods, through the Luther country. We saw his birth place, his church where he translated the Bible, his prison, and his grave. And on to Berlin. The palaces in Berlin were what we enjoyed. We saw the desk on which the Kaiser signed the declaration of VVar, 191-l, and went for an exciting Hight in an aeroplane over Berlin. After this we drove, via Dresden, to Nuremburg and many little mediaeval towns - all with gates and drawbridges, towers and torture chambers- terrible dungeons and keeps, each town a perfect model of old, old times. VVe loved Heidelburg. The castle here was another place we roamed all over. l heard so much German historyg I was very sorry I did not know something about it when I started out. Verdun was my biggest thrill ff our chauffeur had fought in Yerdun, so, as you can imagine, he took us into many underground passages and told us many stories. I went into some real dugouts and old tanks. For miles and miles there is not a tree. The French people are keeping the whole district as a memorial, and not allowing any of the villages to be built up again. Back to Paris, and one more thrill, we were lucky enough to get seats for London in the Hannibal , one ofthe largest flying ships in the world. And from Southampton home in the Duchess of Atholl . I wish I could make you feel, just a little, as thrilled as I was over these experiences I have described. D. Stewart. lx!