Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THF SCHOOL YF.-XR IUR4- V435 My Grip to Qlaska. Un the I-lth of 'Iulv W3-I I left Tacoma, I'.S.l-X. on the 5.3. Aleutian for Seward, .-Xlaska. Three days out of' 'Iiacoma we arrived at Ketchikan, the second largest citv in A-Xlaska. This city is verv interesting, so I got orl' the boat and walked along the nearest street. :Xt length I arrived at a creek where there was a salmon run, and, never having seen one before, I stopped and watched, and there w ere easily a thousand hsh there. ,-XII of a sudden a fish swam up the run, and then another and another, but bv this time I looked at mv watch and saw that we had only an hour lc-fr, so I headed towards town and looked at 'X f . WRANKEIEI. the totem poles that lined the streets and then went back to the ship. :Xt T o'clock that night we arrived at Wlrangel, which I think is the most interesting town in Alaska. As I alighted a few Indian children ran up to me and asked me to buy some garnetsg as there were about six children I was out about fifty cents I .-Xfter having had a look at the stores and the totem poles outside, I proceeded to a Chief Shakes house. His wife, they said, had a hole in her nose, so I thought I might as well have a look at her, and she did look funny! In XYrangel they have a theatre, and the latest picture was about two vears old. .-Xfter leaving YYrangel we passed through the IYrangel Narrows which are so narrow that I thought the boat would never get through, but it did. Ifarlv next morning we arrived at Petersburg or Little Norway , so called because most of the people there are Norwegians. The place was so dirty that I didnlt bother getting off. Next morning we reached Juneau, and immediately hired a taxi to take us to the Mendenhall Glacier which is quite a wav from the town. On the wav to the glacier we llll

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SIELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE With the advent of cold weather the Troop transferred its meetings to Scout H.Q. The Patrol Leaders attended Part I of the Sphinx Course, the following boys successfully passing the course: C.T. Johnson, P. Mackenzie and Hodge. As Christmas approached and the Hall at Scout was utilized for the annual Toy Shop, the Troop met at Kildonan Hall, Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. This privilege was much appreciated. A voluntary subscription was taken up in the Troop, the proceeds being used to purchase Christmas hampers for unfortunate families. Gifts of out-grown toys from the Troop accompanied the hampers. After the Christmas holidays the Troop commenced the Hockey season, the Yellows and Blacks playing on alternate weeks. The Yellows at each Hockey meeting organized two teams with substitute players. A game was played with St. George's Troop, which we lost, l-4. The Blacks played a schedule of Inter-patrol games. At the end of the season the Owls and Beavers were deadlocked in a tie for first place. A play-off game resulted on March llth, which the Owls won after stubborn resistance on the part of the Beavers. The Fagles took third place, with the Cougars fourth. On Friday evening February 22nd, the T.L., P.Ls, and Scoutmaster attended the annual P.I.s. Banquet at the YYindsor Hotel, thoroughly enjoying the entertainment and excellent speeches. Farly in March the Troop had its annual ski week-end at Ste. Marguerite. On Saturday the 2nd, after a hearty lunch at the Alpine Inn, the Troop skied to Mr. Arthur Purvis's house. There a closely contested slalom competition was run, the course being laid out on the hill in front of the house. K. Porter and T. Johnson won silver and bronze medals respectively for first and second places among the senior Scouts, M. Little and J. Lindsay winning similar awards among the juniors. After the slalom the Troop much enjoyed the refreshments provided by the generous hospitality or Mr. and Mrs. Purvis, to whom go our warmest thanks. At the Inn that evening the Troop played a series of rousing games, every one putting forth his utmost effort to win for his team. .After an heroic struggle the team captained by T. Johnson emerged victorious. A sound sleep followed, and the Troop rose re- freshed the next morning and ready for another active day. After breakfast we ski-jored to the Chalet Cochand where we watched a skiing exhibition on a nearby hill. The Troop then ski-jored back to the .Alpine Inn in time for lunch. That afternoon the Troop split up into small groups which sallied forth over the various ski trails near the Inn. At the end of the afternoon we gathered together at the Inn, to recount the day's experiences and consume an earnestly desired supper. Finally at nightfall the Troop drove to the Station in sleighs, and entrained for the railway journey home. The Troop photograph was taken at Headquarters on March 6th. The whole Troop continues the year's activities with keen anticipation of the arrival of the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell, who will visit Montreal in May. S. G. ll0l

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SIQIAYYN HOUSE SCHOGI. NIAGAZIXF saw the Government House, as Juneau is the new capital and the biggest city in Alaska. Wihen we arrived at the glacier we were so dazzled by its splendour that we couldn't speak for a moment: in places it was a bright blue, and in others it was a paler shade. After leaving the glacier we went back to the town and I bought some totem poles as gifts for friends at home. and then returned to the boat just in time to hear the I5 minutes whistle blow, Xext morning we passed Alont Saint blias, lN,l1l111 feet above sea level: it is very magnificent with its snow covered peak and rugged grey sides. truly' a very beautiful sight as you gaze at it over a dancing blue sea. In the afternoon we saw Alount Ifairweatlier, 15.411111 feet alioxe sea level: it isalso vqyx' licglutlt-Llly lvllf Hot SU llllt' LIS SAINT l'llLlS. That night we arrived at Cordova, and as soon as I got mtl. the boat I visited the salmon and crab canneries, which were not working, but the foreman gave me ll can nf salmon, and after that I went back to the ship and to lied. 14, -,,gQ2.,,i, ,, X -k FIYF FINGER RAPIDS Next morning we found rhar we were detained at Cordova until the next boat, the SS. Yukon, of the same line as the 5.5. Aleutian. After a week of beautiful sunshine and hardly' anything to do, as soon as the S.S. Yukon arrived it began to rain. Next morning we reached the Colombia Glacier, which comes right down into the sea. This glacier is one and a half miles wide and about fifty' miles long. The curious thing about it is that when the boat whistles big pieces of ice break off and fall into the water. XYhen we left this place we continued on to a town called Seward, and here we slept on board until our train left at T a.m. next day. At 7.15 a.m. our train pulled d a lv all Seward were there to see it off, as there are only two trains a week. out, an ne r. At middav we arrived at a place called Anchorage where we lunched. llll