Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1931-1932 only chance of reaching his cabin. Of course he could return to the trading-post, but Trapper John always took chances - that is why he was here l He got half way across, but the ice was very thin. . . YYhere has Trapper John gone F cried the trees, as they swayed to and fro. Home, howled the cold night wind, Home .' L. XY. Henderson. CRICKET 1931 As the weather was kind to us we were able to make an early start, a great blessing considering the shortness of the season. There are a number of players both in the upper and lower school who should make good Cricketers with practice and encouragement. The improvement made by some boys was very pleasing. We played two matches at the end of the term and won both. On Saturday, June the 6th we played L.C.C. on their grounds. L.C.C. won the toss and batted first. Kerr, McCourt, Tetrault and S. Lyman all bowled steadily, and the side was all out for -17. The ground fielding was good, and there were several good catches made, unfortunately there were also several easy catches missed. The Selwyn House batsmen with the exception of McCourt and Bishop treated the bowling with more respect than it deserved, and as a result got themselves out very regularly. McCourt made 14 before being l.b.w. to Mustard. When Bishop joined Powell for the last wicket we were still 10 runs behind L.C.C. but Bishop soon got the mastery over the bowlinge and while Powell kept his wicket up Bishop scored. The last wicket added 30 runs befor, Bishop was c 8: b by Mustard. Bishop made 27 and Powell 5. On Tuesday, June the 9th we played Mr. Britten's school on Westmount Park. Britten's batted first and were dismissed very quickly. Kerr and Tetrault bowled well and had the remarkable analysis of 4 wickets for 1 run and 3 for I respectively. On going in to bat Kerr and Tetrault again shared the major honours. Kerr made 31, run out, Tetrault 31, retiredg McCourt made 23 before being caught by Hunt. The match was won by 121 runs. CHARACTERS OF THR Xl H. KERR: Captain. A fast bowler with an easy delivery. He usually keeps a steady length. Shows promise of becoming a good bat. S. LYMAN: A good wicket-keeper. Has some attractive strokes on the off, when he learns to time the ball he should make a lot of runs. A useful change bowler. F. BTCCOURT. Can bowl very effectively, but tries to bowl too fast. Has a good eye, but must pay more attention to the straight bat. D. BIRKS. Shows promise of becoming a good bat. A very clean ground field and safe catch. C. TBTRAULT. A good slow left handed bowler who gets a lot of work on the ball. A hard hitting bat, he seldoms misses a loose ball. Wlhen he has strengthened his defensive strokes he should make some big scores. . POWELL. A good defensive batq he should use his reach to punish loose bowling. . BISHOP. An unorthodox but hard-hitting bat. A very uncertain field. . KEMP. Very keen. He should develop into a useful bat. A good field. . BARCLAY. With his keeness he should become useful all round. J. HODGE. A strong defensive batsmen. A very good field. J. STEXVART. Very erratic. He played some good innings in practice games. 1131 J J . S. TVTACNUTT. A promising and keen bat. His chief handicap is slow footwork. J I

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Sl-IIAYYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAG.-kZ1Nl'l Another point upon which the preducer may be ccngratulated was his management of the grouping, especially in the Court scene. This is high praise, and although we think that the last scene, - the garden of Portia's house, - was perhaps the most beautiful one of the whole ten, we agree that the Court scene, by universal consent one of the greatest pieces of dramatic art in all literature, was excellently done. Larry Henderson's portrayal of Shylock's obstinate vindictiveness, and Jack Locke's presentation of Portia's eloquence, were most convincing. livery single boy, however, gave of his best. Blake Miller, as Antonio, Wallace Gowdey as Bassanio, were both excel lent, whilst F. Hingston as Gratiano distinguished himself by his clear enunciation and easy, natural manner. l A special word of praise must be reserved for Daniel Lincoln who took Nerissa's part at the last moment in the place of Malcolm Byers who had performed so creditably in re- hearsals, but who succumbed to Hu the evening before the production. Arthur Piers, Drummond Birks, F. McCourt, Hesketh de Grey, fthe latter made a most imposing Duke lj, all took their parts well, and Wilder Penfield worked very hard as Stage manager. VVith the exception of Larry Henderson and I.incoln, the complete caste was made up from the Fifth form, but thanks are due to the Sixth for their help as Scene shifters and electricians. Mr. Cecil VVest designed the scenery, felt wigs, and costumes, which were much admired. The contrast between Shylock's sombre fawn costume and the vivid scarlet, white, and black of the remainder of the caste was most striking. ' Invaluable aid was rendered in the making of the costumes by Miss Bruce, ofthe School, and Miss jean Gordon. Altogether a charming performance, much enjoyed by parents, boys, and Staff alike. We print a photograph of the Court scene, which of course omits the colouring, and incidentally Shylock's beard! In the actual play, however, the latter appeared as .Cenex f7'07I1i5Jll Lflfbll, l10rrw7.fi fapifl0,- in the modern style! C.R.j. Zllrapper Zlubn Home. It meant more than one ofa row of houses in a big smoking city, with cars, telephones, electric lights, crowds. Oh, much more than this did it mean to Trapper John. It meant the world, life, everything Y For here in the North, it was dull and lonely with only the stars, the trees and the wind to speak to. But the North had been kind to Trapper john. It had hidden him from a world that was thirstily asking for his blood. He had taken another's life, and the world wanted his. He always dreamed of someday going back Home . Then he would have all the money his furs brought him, another name, another life I He had but to watch and wait. lt was late March, and Trapper .lohn was returning on foot from a trading-post where he had bought his supplies, It was a long hard journey. but he could already discern his little log cabin in the distance. As he drew nearer, he noticed that the wooden bridge which crossed the narrow river running by his cabin, was no longer there. The swift current of the river had broken through the thawing ice and carried the bridge down, down, and over the falls at its end. At a certain point the ice blocks had -iammed, thus making a rude 'path' across the river, on which Trapper .lohn attempted to walk. It was his llll

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