Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Zin QBIIJ brltnpn ibnuse Sutbunl Bop in Satnitgerlanh Hugh Peck kindly sends us this letter, and some notes, from Villars sur Ollon, which we think will be of much interest. -- Yillars sur Ollon is situated in the midst of mountains, which stretch to the north, south, east and west. The town lies on a slight slope which runs down to the Rhone Valley. On the opposite side of this Valley is the beautiful snow capped Dent du Midi. My School is situated about a quarter of a mile below the town. It is a large-sized chalet of recent construction on an open site, which commands a beautiful view. The lite at the School is suitable for boys of all ages. The day begins at half past seven, petit-dehieuner U at eight, Classes from nine to one, lfor those who are working for the McGill Matriculation, the others have lessl. In the afternoon we either play football or hockey, according to the season, till four o'clock, when we resume our classes. Vie only have an hour or two of work in the afternoon. At seven we have supper and then finish our homework. laiveryone is in bed by ten o'clock. On Saturday morning, during the summer months, we were given a ruck-sack con- taining our dinner, and we would set out for z. hike to some neighbouring place of interest. Sometimes we climbed the mountains, and sometimes descended to the Rhone valley. One of the longest and most interesting trips we made was to St. Maurice, a distance ot about forty kilometres. There we visited the famous grotto which is a kilometre long, with a beautiful water-fall at the end. .-Xt the church at St. Maurice we saw some ancient relics of Charlemagne, and many other things of historic interest. Now that the snow has come we spend Friday nights waxing and preparing our skis. On Saturday and Sunday we either walk or take the train to Bretaye which is five hundred metres higher than Yillars. There the skiing is excellent as there are many fine tracks both for beginners and the best of skiers. One of the most popular descents is from the top of the Chamoissaire, the altitude of which is twenty-two hundred metres, to Bretaye, a descent of four hundred metres, the record for which is less than one minute. It takes almost an hour to climb. It is not necessary to take the train back to Yillars, as there is a very good track by which one can ski down, at a speed much greater than that of any mechanical conveyance. The School plays in the Swiss Hockey League. The hockey season has just started, but before long we will have our team in condition, and will be playing against other schools and clubs. Seven difgferent nationalities are represented - English, Irish, Norwegian, Persian, Russian, Dutch, and Canadian. NOfIESf1'0m my 1I'f07'.V.' -V Sept. 26, The snow is getting lower on the Mountain Peaks and also there is more of it. I look out upon the Dent du Midi from my room here. just now it is different shades of pink, copper and brown. The mountains to the west show up black against the gold of the sun which has already set. ln the Rhone valley little wisps of mist Hoat around like smoke. They are not the kind that block the view, but form little twisty shapes over the river. The snow capped peaks are turning gold and pink, the air has a wonderful scent at this time of the morning. l18l