Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOI. MAGAZINE Box Sapunica The tra seller fame to the lonelv inn In the nzidst of a deep dark wood. He asked the landlord to let him a room, .ind he asked if the food -was good. The landlord gave hitn a funny look, .ind said, U Oh Yes, I've got a room, But- , and here he suddenlv held his peace, lifhile his faee was full of gloom. The stranger devoured a hearty meal, - CSo, later, the landlord said,j . . . .ind almost iznznediatelv afterwards, Betook himself to hed. The midnight chimes - that witehing sound - .Jwoke him from his sleep, .find he heard a voiee thatfroze his blood, rf voice both harsh and deep. It floats. it said, and then a pause - .Jgain it said, It jiloats The stranger thought of FOIQDJFJ eold .ijioat in ghostlv boats. W' hen daylight eazne he felt more hold, .ind searehed his room ahoutg He looked for ghastly fioatin g things, But all he found was W nowt ! The next night when he went to hed, He made ajfrnt resolveg If anything said to him It floats ' The nzystetj' he'd solve. The ghastlv wire it tailed hint notg It came as from a shroud f The man hraeed up his shaking nerves - llfhat floats ? he eried aloud. The awful Voiee fell silent then, fls if 't-was lost in thought, .ind then at last the answer fame! IVORY .VOJP .' You're raught l P.C.L., Form 6 U31

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1933-1934 In Barents Doctor Grant, Principal of Cpper Canada College, has kindly permitted us to print the following extract from the 'College Times h, Christmas 1933. A further word to those of you who are parents. Every Autumn a large amount of my time is taken up in the fortnight before Term opens in long talks with parents, who tell me what a nice boy their son is, how willing and sensible in the house, and how his failure to win promotion was due to his inability to get on with Mr. WX , or to the failure of Mr. Y to understand the need of his sensitive soul for constant encouragement, or some such reason. Usually I stand firm, but sometimes I yield, and the result in most cases is unfortunate. The boy, for whom his father is so willing to stand surety, usually plods along for another year at the bottom of the Form, and at the end of the year again falls down in his examinations. It cannot be too often emphasized that the best way to obtain promotion is to win it, and that, except in the case of occasional genius, success in either Pass or Honour Matriculation cannot be gained by one year's steady work, following on two or three years of idleness, even if promotion has been won during these years by a combination of luck and parental intercession. In any case, the first object of this school is not to cram boys through Matriculation but to turn out good citizens of Canada. Such citizens should get, at school, at least the beginning of training in tackling a problem with clearness and with zestg and I hereby warn both boys and parents that next Autumn I shall make an even more resolute attempt than I have in the past to stand firm against parental pleading. May I call your attention to a cartoon in a recent ' Punch 'F It is a wonderful dispensation of Providence, lN'Iadam , says the Headmaster to the fond mother, that all dull boys are orphans. We hope that the above will prove of interest to parents generally. Ghz Qllat Jllzzizg-x' and gzzzmf I wail? lhe lifef f0l1ZiKQ'!1f, .Jud 1111z11gVv 0011155 NIVX' hzzzfv I0 hm' t1j'.flg .1114 11i11f iizief hizfk C11i11a h11111i1'e1i .v0111e have g11e.v.ff'dj ll'ifh p1'01m'f1' 7121.821 we 1'1z111hfad, 1'1z11gi11g fighl, S1z1'1'ed 1171117 ffeek, 011 1'00f.f of a111e.f!1y.vf -7I71fl7'00f.f 0f iC'071N' we 'CC'!Z7l!1IF7'Fd, whiff' .1 f0f11.v-fofozrred 1110011 .vwzmg up the Nihf, .Jud 1IIe111phi.v .vi11111he1'ed i11 zz .viiz'f'1' 111i.ff. U il was fZt'!ZS'F7Z .' 7115! I0 ,vii amz' he .J11liph01111f bc'71t'!1fiZ 501118 1'o'vfzf1'00111 CTlIlif,f07' all Olll' m1'1'ed11e.f.f, we 111961-117 L01111' f1it'7'0lDf7ll71lil' f111'5e.f 170wi11gf1'ee, .ind 111z11'kf11' Il .r1111drzf hzzrliiug through .fha gfoom H0l'fl'0ll1 the 1107107 of R1111zf.ve.f fha Thirrz' .' 1171

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1933-1934 Ein the Zbeart of the Zlaurentians There are so many wonderful views in the world which are strange, beautiful, and instructive, that it is diflicult to choose one to describe. Among the many such places, which can be visited, there is a little hamlet known to few, but delightfully simple, and not far from Montreal. This consists of a little group of country-houses, settled in the heart of the Laurentians, and in an entanglement of beautiful lakes of small size but noted for their delicious trout. The houses, themselves, add to the beauty of the scene, and are very simple in their furnishings. The plan of the greater number of houses is to have, off a screened-in porch, a combined sitting and dining-room, leading from which are the bedrooms and the kitchen. The trees sur- rounding the houses are mostly pines, and the scent from the pine-needles, which form a thick, soft carpet, is very pleasant. It is possible to go through the bush for miles, without meeting anybody, but what are most pleasant, particularly to the angler, are the little, in- land streams which come trickling down the mountain-side and are full of speckled trout. In the fall of the year, the leaves of the maple-trees are turning from green to yellow, and from yellow to a gorgeous deep red. Last, but not least, there is a little nine-hole golf course which winds its way up and down, over hill and dale, and from any part of this you have a delightful view, with plenty of fresh air, scented by the pines. The splash of the trout, and the singing of the merry brook, together with the odour of the pines, remain in the memory of all those who are lucky enough to know this secluded paradise. F.W.I-I., Form 5. Zoos A zoological garden is a public garden, in which a collection of animals is kept. The oldest Zoo in the world is in Paris. London has the largest Zoo in the world with about two thousand five hundred different animals. New York has also a large Zoo. In the first Zoological gardens the animals were kept in cages, where they could not get enough sunshine and fresh air, and had too narrow a space for motion. Many of them therefore died after a few years. The Zoos nowadays are much better arranged, because the surroundings are made suitable for the animals. For instance the crocodile has got a big basin to swim in, and nice sand upon which to warm himself in the sunshine. And the squirrels, monkeys, birds, bears, wildcats and panthers have trees in which to frolic. At Yvhipsnade, in England, a park C a branch of the London Zooj has been set aside for the larger animals, like lions, tigers, who are free to roam in extensive enclosures. Once when I went to the Zoo in Copenhagen, I saw a big hippopotamus weighing about two tons opening its huge mouth. I thought I could park a big automobile in there l But these creatures are not so big as the elephant. A new born baby was already the considerable weight of two hundred pounds. A ripe age for an elephant is about seventy years. Some elephants can be over a century old. The funniest animals are the monkeys with their man-like manners. When the visitors are tired of locking at the animals, they can either rest in beautiful spots in the garden surrounded by all sorts of Howers, or in a restaurant in the garden having lunch or afternoon-tea listening to a band. S..-LH., Form 2. l19l