Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 193.3-1934 SCOUTING Best Patrol Leader - Drummond Birks. Best Ind. Class Scout - P. Barott. M.-XCKENZIE CUP Winning Patrol - Hyena Patrol. Patrol Leader - D. Birks. HOCKEY FIVES Tetrault Kerrigan R. Johnston Galt Knox M. Barclay YY. Barclay Byers Gray SCOCTING NEWS SIHIINIEI' Term 1933. The Troop met regularly at the school and on the Mountain, only using Headquarters on wet days. During the Easter Holidays the Troop successfully demonstrated the Cyclist Profi- ciency Badge at the Jamboree held in the T. Eaton Co. Building. Our Troop sold the greatest number of tickets. Zllfzy. By this time all our P.Ls. had been invested into the Sphinx Patrol. ' Five scouts who had demonstrated at the Jamboree successfully passed their Cyclist Badge Tests. ffzme. The Scout Half Holiday took place on the last Tuesday in the Term. It took the form of a Baseball Competition on the Mountain. Prizes were distributed to all members of the winning team. Patrols made their own arrangements about refreshments. :Xt the end of the term SOQ of the Troop had obtained Ind Class rank. - Aw.-xRDs FOR 1932 -33. - The Philip Mackenzie Challenge Cup for the Inter-Patrol Competition: Hyena Patrol, led by P.L.D. Birks. Cup for the best all round Patrol Leader: P.L. D. Birks. Ind Class Scout: P.L. P. Barott. -A l 9 3 3 - 3 4 - By the end of this year we shall have a new Troop Colour to replace the present one which is wearing out. YYe are glad to thank Professor Ramsay Traquair, of McGill Uni- versity, who very kindly made the new design, as it is a striking and beautiful Hag. l7I

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19.33 -1934 Scozrlzzzrzsfere Mr. P. MAYCOCK. Troup Lmdar f P. Barton r Pzztroff. Patrol Lf'a1frr.t Serolzdf. Fox. R. Kingstone. P. Mackenzie BUFFALO. XY. Barclay. H. Patch. LION. T. Johnson. M. Little. WOLF. P. Little. P. Chambers. COUGAR. D. Lewis. K. Porter. HYENA. P. Leslie. .-X. Randles. The Troop Leader and Patrol Leaders were selected from last year's Seconds ind senior scouts. Having ascertained the number of Scouts and new recruits the P.Ls. met to c iose the name and complement of their patrols. The Troop started off with 26 scouts and ld recruits hut lwy Christmas there were -ll Scouts on the strength. II7z'u1er Term. We niet at the School and on the Mountain whilst the weather was line, and later used Scout Headquarters until the Toy-Repair Shop commandeered the Hall. We again thank the Committee of the Kildonan Hall for allowing us to meet there during Decemlier. This year it was decided that all Friday Meetings should lwe games meetings, and that the Troop should discontinue meeting in halves, as it had done in previous years. SFlZ'7ft'1IlL87'. All new P.Ls. were invested. This entailed retaking the Scout Promise. The Central District Treasure Hunt was held on the last day of the month at Montreal West. Nine of our Scouts attended and had some good scouting. Oclober. Part I of the Sphinx Training Course was held. Our T.L. and P.Ls. Barclay, P. Little and Lewis attended. A 100 ft. rope was purchased for Tug-of-War games. N0 member. Armistice Day falling on a Saturday, the customary Parade was not held. The Central District Rally took place in this month in order to attract public atten- tion to the Toy-Repair Shop Activities in the following month. :X team from the Troop gave a very smart performance, demonstrating Land Drill for Rescue . They were trained by Scout R. Johnas of St. George's Troop. The colours were carried as follows: King's, H. Patchg Troop, A. Randlesg Guard, R. James. Dermzber. The Troop was temporarily split in halves to facilitate meetings at the Kildonan Hall and attendance at the Toy-Repair Shop. All P.Ls. who attended Part I of the Sphinx Course have now passed successfully. During the term we sent Scouts to act as Ushers for the M.R.T, play Dangerous Corner , and also for a National Council of Education Lecture at the Montreal High School. l9l