Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Sl'II.WYN HOUSIQ SCHOOI. MAGAZINE I'nwanted uniforms belonging to the Scouts, and also to some of those who had left, were collected and sent to the Ladies Benevolent Society. The standing of the Patrols in the Competition was in the following order: Buffalo, I-Iyenas, VVolvcs, Fox, Cougars and I.ions. We are happy to state that by this date all recruits had been invested and that there were '23 Scouts of Znd Class rank. Nineteen New Proficiency Badges had been obtained, and on the whole all Scouts showed keenness in passing tests and doing badge work. As in other years the Troop sent Christmas Hampers to poor families hard hit by the depression. Easier Term. The Troop skated at the Coliseum on Tuesday afternoons and held regular meetings every Friday at Scout Headquarters. A comprehensive Ice Hockey programme was drawn up. Besides an Inter-Patrol Hockey Competition, matches with other Troops were arranged. i7IlllllIl7lX'. Part II of the Sphinx Course was held at Headquarters and at this time, T.I.. Barott and P.I.. P.Little have passed with high credit. The Buffalo, Cougar and Fox Patrols challenged the Lion, Wolf and Hyena Patrols at Hockey. The team of the latter three Patrols won by 8 goals to 6. IVe hope to hold a return match at the end of the term. The Scout iYeek-end at St. Margaret took place on Saturday 27th, a month earlier than last year. Thirty-four Scouts travelled from Park .-Xvenue Station with the Scout- master and were met by Mr. YYanstall at St. Margaret's Station. Having settled our quarters at the Alpine Inn we tried the snow on the Golf Course before lunch. In the afternoon some of us skied over to the Chalet Cochand whilst the rest had good fun ski-joring there. After each, according to his taste, had sampled the toboggan- ing and skiing facilities, to say nothing of the ski-jumping, in which our T.L. and Scouts Porter and P. Mackenzie distinguished themselves, we ski-jored over to the Holt's house where we had been invited to fortify ourselves with refreshments. Our thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. W.R.G. Holt for extending such a hearty welcome to 3-l' hungry Scouts. Back at the Inn, we changed into uniform, partook of a good dinner and then played Scout games such as: High Cockalorum, Snake Relay, Grasshopper Relay, Indoor Stalk- ing, Leg Vfrestling and Cock Fighting. In the Stalking game the guard of the treasure seemed to drench the bystanders more often than the thief, with his water pistol. Bed followed games, everyone being determined to rise early on the Sunday morning. A paper chase took place after breakfast. Scouts P. Mackenzie and E. Chambers went off ten minutes ahead of the main party to lay a trail, which we found later, led us over Desjardins Mountain. The snow was soft and sticky and in spite of false trails the Hounds sighted the Hares as they were reaching the summit. Chambers was soon caught but Mackenzie led his pursuers a long way in the wrong direction before giving up. By the end of the morning we were all glad of a rest and the thought of lunch. lI0l

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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

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FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-KR 1933-1934 The afternoon saw the chief event of our programme in full swing. The Slalom Competition was held on the Golf Course Hill instead of at the house of Mr. A. Purvis to which - although we had been warmly invited- we were at the last moment unable to go. A fairly stili' course was worked out with flags, and the juniors were sent down first. Their falls and the lowering of the temperature made the course quite hard and fast. Scout K. Porter won with fastest time 21-3 '5 , Scout P. Mackenzie came second with 24 , while Scout F. Frosst's performance of 30-2 '5 was so good that it merited a consolation prize which has since been awarded. At dinner, Mr. Wianstall presented a silver cup each to Scouts K. Porter and P. Mac- kenzie for their prowess in Slalom Racing. On the 30th we played St. George's Scout Troop at Hockey at the Coliseum. The visitors beat us by 5 goals to l, Scout Chambers scoring our only goal off a pass from the T.L. The visitors out-skated us most of the timeg our own team was considerably weakened as three of our senior Scouts were absent. Februzzrlv. We played a Match against the Montreal High School Troop at the Coliseum. Our speed and team work made up for the visitors' strength and size. P.L. Leslie, our Captain, scored two goals. The result was a draw. :Xt a return Played against the St. Georges Troop at Atwater Park we won by 5 goals to 4. It was an exciting and fast game, and our opponents in a last attempt to win dis- pensed with their Goal-keeper, playing six men on the ice during the last two minutes. Leslie scored -I goals and Kingstone I goal. On the 21st the Troop Photo was taken in the afternoon at Headquarters. In the evening the T.L., P.Ls and Scotmaster attended the annual P.Ls. Banquet at the Windsor Hotel and heard a very witty speech by the Hon. Charles A. Dunning, one time Minister of Finance in the Dominion Parliament. T.L. Barott and P.L. Little passed Part II of their Sphinx Training Course. Cerzfral District. A Seconds Rally was held at Headquarters. Five of our Seconds attended what proved to be a most interesting series of talks on Scouting from the Second's point of view. We met the lNIontreal High School Hockey team at the Coliseum on the 27th for a return lNIatch. Our visitors played a determined game, but the score remained 5 goals to 3 in our favour. Our Captain scored -l goals and Scout Savage the other. Those who had difiiculty in grasping the Scouting Ideal, will, we are sure, have bene- fitted much by the fine address given by Mr. Jackson Dodds over the Radio early in Febru- ary. Xve would end these notes with sincere wishes for the speedy return to health of our Chief Scout Lord Baden-Powell, and we look forward to seeing him when he visits Montreal next year. llll