Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Slil.WYX llOl'Sl-1 SCHOOL MAH,-XZINP. Returning from that, we went to the Swimming-Pool where a Swimming iii mkhana was lit-ld. 'lihe Swimming Pool is in a separate liuilding, and is lighted from rhe outside during the day, and luv suhmarine lights at night. 'l'here was a lvalloon race, when every'- one was given a halloon, and had to swim to one end with it, and then lvlow it up, and swim lwaek with it inflateul. 'lihere were hfty and twenty-live yard dashes, followccl hy Il verv strenuous tugfof-war which was most exciting, as the sides were verv evenly chosen. l f fl 1 m . at ..'.' -ee. 1 l s i . . :X short rest followed, then dinner, after which we had a hot-key match hetween teams that haul lween picked lvefore leaving. It was very good, no serious wounds being inllieted. 'l'hat night, the Maroon hockey' match came through on the radio for our laenetit, and we could listen to it with our loudfspeakers. 'lilie lights were supposed to he out hy ten o'eloek, hut l douht if they were! We had an early start next morning, and drove off to Yalley lfarm, a part of the Clulfs property, a distance of four miles, in ears and lorries. ' We then had the Seniorjump, and several spectacularjumps were made. A hoy who was not in our party also tried, and jumped iifry- - ' M two feet. Mr. YYanstall said that he would give him a dollar if he ' Q' h did fifty-three feet. Wlhen his turn eame again, he took a mighty leap, ,L I : and jumped fiftyvfour feet, hut was not ahle to keep his halanee. How- ' ever, the terms of the wager did not state that he had to land proper- .. 1 1 4, i 1, Q ,g fl Then we skied a little farther down the road to another group i of huildings. We had the Junior Downhill thereg it was just a plain hill with a eurve near the luottom. After a lunch of sandwiches, the Seniors skied A 'f over to a rather dirheult trail down the mountain side, for their Downhill. lt was quite long, with several curves on it, finishing up with a rather steep hill, then a flat. The last part was very sticky, and no matter how fast one came down the last hill, the speed was always cheek- ecl hy this hit. Meanwhile the junior jump had heen in progress. About halt' past two, several ears arrived to transport us hack to the Club. We could ski hack if we wished, and some did so, hut the majority drove. llfsl

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1034-1935 had caught a fish or two, we had lunch, and resumed fishing with the exception of four of us. We made a fire and incidentally broke a law, which was unknown to us, by cutting down a tree. After everybody had lished and caught something, with the same exception as before, we had supper, and I never ate so much in all my life l We got back much quicker than we came, thanks to a short cut that we tried. Next morning we left for Carcross and thence to Atlin by train and boat. At Carcross we had lunch and left on the S.S. Tutshi for Taku landing. YVhen we arrived there we boarded a train that took us on a two mile journey to the other side of the lsthmus and then got on another boat and were soon in Atlin. During our stay at Atlin we went to a gold mine and climbed a mountain which was said to be three thousand feet from where we were situated, and by the time we arrived at the top we were nearly dead with thirst, so as soon as we saw a pool we took OH: our shoes and stockings and jumped into the water, but as we touched it we shrieked and jumped out and examined our feet to see if they weren't frozen oljfl After lunch we went on to the peak and there below us was a lake, and l dropped a stone right into it as it lay beneath us. Next day we went to Taku Landing and gljt on the SS. Tutshi and left for Carcross and Skagway. After travelling along the shore of Lake Bennett we finally arrived at Bennett and had a hurried lunch. XYhen we were about an hour out of Bennett we stopped at Yvhite Pass which is on the divisional line between Canada and the l'nited States. After seeing the monument and the two i'lags,we resumed our -iourney,and steamed up Skagway's main street to the station. YVe then boarded the S.S. Princess Louise, and next morning arrived at Juneau, and so began our homeward journey to Montreal. A.H., Form 5-B. Interns In Quebec Anybody in Windsor Station at a quarter past eight in the morning on Saturday February 9th might have wondered at the number of boys with skis and bags, that had congregated at the Osborne Street entrance. We were all Selwyn l-louse Boys, and were in the charge of Mr. Yvanstall, Mr. Wiseman, and Mr. Green- lees. A special car had been reserved for us, so all the baggage was taken along, and emptied into it. After a journey of over two hours and one half, we arrived at Montebello, and were taken in sleighs to the Log Chateau. The numerous teams of dog-sleighs at the station greatly interested everyone. YYhen we hadsettled down, we went into lunch,and at 2p.m. left for the place where both the Senior and Junior Slaloms were held. The party had been divided into two groupsg over twelve, and under twelve. The Senior Slalom came first, each competitor having two turns. The average time was then taken. The Junior Slalom followed, and was similar to the Senior, except that instead of having a curve at the beginning, it went straight down. ll5l

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FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 193-l'lf135 Arriving there, we tied up our skis, and packed the last remnants of our belongings. :Xt live o'clock we went to our last meal. About three-quarters of the way through, Mr. YVanstall got up, and said a few words, and stated that Mr. Shepherd, the ski-manager, had consented to present the prizes. Then a great clapping ensued, and after it was all over, three hearty cheers resounded through the building, praising the kindness of the club. We were taken to the station in sleighs, and were soon on our way back to Montreal, all very tired, but delighted with the week-end that we had just spent. eRESULTSh SENIOR JUMPING F11-if: Hume XYright Sccomf: Lester Tomlinson SLALOINI Firff: Philip Mackenzie Sccomf: Toto Johnson DOXYNI-III,I, Fifxvl: Toto Johnson Sccomf: Philip lNIackenzie JUNIOR JUMPING Fi1'.fl: YYilliam Strong Second: Fred Peverley SI..-XLOM First: Richard Tomlinson .S'cc011d: YYilliam Strong DOXYNI-IILI, Fir.v1'.' Iiric McCuaig Second: Richard Tomlinson SWIMMING 'Qrrp lijffer Caf11!!11.r - ll !07Ig lfngv . Peter Stanger BW. H,, cl O1z1'p1z.fhf11! ,-fl'J1X' in 1115 111011161115 cz!!1111g111z1'df'1! lfillz fha p1'ote.rfi11 g zzifclz fllij co11:'c1'.fc i11te1'!1zn!c1!.' ,ind wlzcu of accent charts .fl1'0ce in czclzicce thc bert, Bn! brczzfhcd flzc more 111ig!1ti!y hir ' hcz111bz1.rh ' ' !zi11fc1'c5f '. AIc1!1zA11!c.r his good o!d IIIIZ - his hi:-,mic H1tl1l'fB,E7'b, .Jud Grzz11a!p1z, G1'zz11c!1111z, 111zz5.r1zc1'cz! each aitch!c.v5 verb. ,111 ezzflcrzz post for ',J1'1lv 711111276 cz!! !5!e.vs che giver, .ind tizc drezzfi L-0wc!x cztmzd wiflzonf 1111 ill'ZUIZ7'l2I shiver: Nor fear hcrzccyforlh like 5!I0fk.V.' e when .fIldlI7t'I1, 071 csezj' lzmzrf Since ,,1!1'1j' fl7i.f8IIZb!l7'kt'Ii upon lzer fzz11z0u.f coz-11!.vf1-111111, The !101'1'id 1'11111o111' .rp1'czm'5, and 071 each em' impilzges - Il1lAI7t'l'ilZ! Jllofher India now -g'l'E'6'.f birllz 10 ' The Hiujicr '. 7l C. W. D Form 6