Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL lNI.-XG.-KZINE Q 1BrnhIem Let x represent a boy, and y represent a donkey. It is required to prove that a boy : a donkey. Now X+y:y+x. Square both sides, X2 + flxy + yi : y? + Zyx + xg Subtract 4 xy, then X2 - Qxy + yg : yg - Zxy -l- xg i.e., Cx - yf 2 Cy - Xl 2 Now take square root: x - y : y - x lx : 'ly x : y . . a boy 2 a donkey. Q.E.D. What is wrong with this problem P l'i.W.H., Form 5 Q bcbnul Qlpbahet A. Is an alphabet telling of school: B. For the boys who are good, as a rule: C. ls a master - you all know his name: D. XYas another of M.R.T. fame. F.. Education we get every day F. For the fathers, who for it will pay: G. For geography learnt from dull books: H. Is for History, worse'n it looks: l. Is the Ink-pot that happened to fall, J. Mr. A, - gives impots to all l K. Mr. Kennedy, author of grammars, L. ls the Latin Mr. - into us hammers: M. For the Mothers who like the old school: N. The Nice Things that they say - as a rule . l Of Rules the basement, a janitor firm. P. For Poor Pupils who cheeked him last term l Q. For the Questions which no one may shirk, R. The Reports which tell Dad of your work: 5. For the Scouts, the Scoutmaster's delight: T . Is the Troop Leader merry and bright. U. Stands for something that is L'nderstocd: Y. For our single-word motto so good: XY. Work that in .-Xlgebra's done X. ls the unknown - just hnd it, my son l Y. For our colours, - at least for the Yellow: Z. We will leave to some other poor fellow l P.C.I.., Form 6. I Zo 1

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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

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1933-1934 Brihges - No one can say who built the first bridge. The primitive man could nnd a tree fallen across a stream by which he could cross. These were the First bridges. Now we have great bridges such as the Forth, Quebec, Peace, Hell Gate, Jubilee, Tower, Victoria, Tay and Faux-Namiti bridges. The longest stone bridge in the world crosses the Susque- hanna River. The Forth, Quebec and Jubilee are cantilever bridges, the Peace, Tay and Victoria are ordinary arch bridges, the Hell Gate is a steel single arch bridge, and the Tower is a stone bridge. Another steel single arch bridge is at Sydney, Australia. This bridge called the Sydney Harbour bridge, crosses Sydney's harbour, as the Montreal Harbour bridge does that of Montreal. It is a very long bridge, and almost equals the Hell Gate bridge in length. It is one of the finest bridges in the world, both for length, height and graceful structure. The Forth bridge was designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker. lt was the world's finest cantilever bridge until it was surpassed by the Quebec bridge. The three pairs of cantileyers are each thirteen hundred and sixty feet long, and, when stretching out to each other leave a space of three hundred and hfty feet between each, where ordinary steel girders are used. lt is a hundred and fifty feet above high tide, to allow ships to pass under it. Over fifty thousand tons of steel and a hundred and forty thousand cubic yards of masonry were used in this bridge. The Quebec bridge is the world's longest cantilever bridge, its main span being eighteen hundred feet long and its central span eighty-eight feet wide, a hundred and ten feet deep, six hundred and forty feet long, and weighs over live thousand tons. It was completed in September, 1917, after two disastrous failures. In that year eighty-two men were drowned when the southerly part of the bridge collapsed under its own weight, and a new bridge had to be built, and in 1916 the centre span dropped to the bottom of the river when it was being hoisted, a new span having to be built on that occasion. The Peace bridge, opened in nineteen twenty-seven, crosses the Niagara from Fort Porter to Fort Frie. Five steel arches span the river, and a space of a hundred feet is allcwed for the ship canal. The Hell gate bridge is part of a long viaduct. It is the longest steel single arch bridge in the world, the distance between the piers being ten hundred and seventeen feet. The Jubilee bridge crosses the Hoogli near Calcutta. Designed by Sir Bradford Leslie, the central double cantilever is three hundred and sixty feet long, and the two girders are four hundred and twenty feet long. The Tower bridge in London is nine hundred and forty feet long. When a ship is too high to pass, the roadway parts in the middle and is drawn up to each side on enorm- ous hinges, leaving a space two hundred feet wide and a hundred and forty-one feet high. There is a foot path above. The Victoria bridge in Montreal was built around an old tubular bridge which was gradually removed. It is sixty-five hundred and ninety-two feet long, and has twenty-five spans. 1211