Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 1931i 1932 Qhhentute Once upon a time a little boy called Youth heard of a certain beautiful Bird, whose golden eggs brought Fame. Like all other little boys of his age he thought he would like to possess one of these eggs. The only trouble was that the bird laid her eggs in a little cranny on the face of a precipice. Somehow the little boy didn't mind that, thoughg it would be such fun to leap from ledge to ledge and laugh at all the others who were trying to get up also. After climbing joyously, for a long time, he came across a funny old man clinging as tightly to the side of the precipice as he could. YYhat are you doing that for ? H cried the little boy, dancing up to him on the narrowest ledge you ever saw. Can't you see F said the old man, I might fall over ! , pointing downwards. The little boy looked down and this time, instead of the soft, billowy clouds that were there before, he saw a bottomless chasm, black as night, out of which came horrible cries. Tha! wasn't there before, said the little boy, somewhat troubled. How did you know it was there ?- YYhat is your name F . .. I rarely tell my name. But perhaps I shall tell you some day. said the old man, looking at him queerly. Youth didn't know what he meant by this, but instinctively he drew nearer to the face of the cliff. But I'm alright. he said. Didn't you see the way I was dancing along, just now F Yes. replied the old man, quietly, I saw you. But you might have fallen, these stones are rather loose, and one often slips, even on solid ground. - Be careful. - You may fall, anytime. .. Oh, Nonsense. said the little boy, moving on. Suddenly the old man cried, Look Out l l YYhy P asked the boy in a voice that trembled. You are going to fall - NOW' - called the old man. I' Oh, no, whimpered the little boy - and then - O ! O! O! he shrieked, as he slipped over the edge. .. My name, shouted the old man after him... My name is FEAR Y Then he smiled grimly and sat down to wait. L. W. Henderson. A GRAMMAR HINT Q Far, farther, farthest are adjectivesg Forth, further, furthest are adverbs.l To thefar West Magellan sailed, to know Thef1zrtlze.vf lands this world of ours might shew: Yetfzzrflzer, faringforflz, with wings equipped, Men have the veils from North and South Pole stripped. Butf1n'f1ze.fl will he fare who doth expound Realnisfzzrlher than can on this earth be found. C.'I'..-X. l9l

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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!

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL INIAGAZINF Qlfxtratts from the ZIBiarp of a pair ut bboes Mrmda,v.' Have just been put in the shop window surrounded by lesser shoes, who make cheap and envious remarks to one another that are called wisecracks . How- ever, we maintain our dignity and disdain to answer their stupid and vulgar sallies at our expense. XYhile mentioning the word expense, l may say that we cost sixteen dollars, the most expensive shoes in the shop, During the day we noticed many jealous glances directed at us by our companions. TIlt'.f!fIl-1'.' We have been bought I f or, perhaps we should say, sold. A gentleman came in this morning, and, after much fuss and trying on, decided to take us. Going along the street we kept our bodies and heads very erect, and did not look at any other shoes, though we were perfectly conscious of the admiring but timid glances bestowed on us by the opposite sex. At the corner, while waiting for the car, a great brute of a lumber- jack boot with red laces lusually denoting low mentality in shoesl stepped on us, and snickered. We moved away, not wishing to create a low and unseemly brawl. ll'm'm'.fr1'11-i'.' Became acquainted with the other shoes and boots of our house. There are several ladies that we quite like, though they are below our social standing. XYe therefore :ict courteously and with dignity in their presence. We have nothing to say about the male shoes of our home, except that they are nondescript and rather vulgar. T11Il7'.fl2IlI'N'.' Ah! :Xt last we know of the gentler passions of nature. In other words, we are in love ! l.ast night we went with our master to an informal dance and waltzed several times with a quiet, renned pair of French slippers. So different from our common acquaintances of the shoe-store Y ' As we held her lightly but firmly in our supple arms, we could not help noticing that we were the object and admiration of all eyes. She, so graceful, we, so manly. VVe talked of music and operas and literature and art paintings. We found she had read all of Dickens, and greatly admired him, as did we. Several times we brought our master over to the refreshment table and gave l.ille Cthat was her namel some wine. ive Cannot here help remarking that our master was quite a dull man, as no less than twice in the evening he insisted on going into a corner with some men and discussing the stock-market , However, to cut a long story short, which is not generally our habit, at the end of the evening the little French Slippers had promised to be ours, and we arranged to meet soon. -h'lllIl7'lf1lVT.' ln the last two days our life has changed completely. Through a stupid and thoughtless error of our master we find ourselves in the most ridiculous plight. Last night he took us to another party. .-Xt about three o'clock in the morning he became what uncultured people call soused , or, to put it mildly, under the weather . Arrived outside our house he took us off, so as not to occasion any unnecessary noise which might possibly reach his wife's ears, However, for some reason or other, he did not seem quite firm on his legs, so much so, in fact, that he forgot to pick us up out of the gutter, where he happened to slip. So there we lay. ln the early morning a very low, dirty and disreputable form of life, called the tramp, tramped hy. As his gaze fell on us a nasty grin came over his face, and, hastily and guiltily looking round, he quickly stooped to us, and . .. Bah Y you can guess our future fate, and if you can't, well, we're not going to en- lighten you S. I.. Leacock. I 101