Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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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FOR THE SCHOOI. YEAR 193-I-1935 Oct. l Yesterday there was a big hill climb race at Montreux, so Francis, Craig and I decided to see it. We left here early and walked up and down mountain cliifs until we reached Aigle, which is twelve miles of very rough walking. At Aigle we boarded a train for Montreux and from there we went to Glion by funiculaire- The trip from Montreux to Glion was very wonderful as it was all up huge cliffs which towered above Montreux and the lakeg we walked a little way from Glion to one of the sharpest corners of the race and there took our stand. The iirst car sizzled round the corner with much grinding, bumping and screeching at 2.30 p.m., leaving behind it acrid smells of exhaust - From then till 4.30 p.m. the performance was repeated by 42 other cars. There were no bad accidents although one lad in a Masarati took the corner of? a house near by. These drivers change gears without even looking at the clutchg they just slam them into place. After the race we again descended to Montreux and took the six o'clock train on La Ligne Simplon for Bex. From Bex we took an electric car to Villars. It was a frightfully crude invention which worked like a centipede, and when it came to a bump the thing would bend and all the joints come out of place on one side, and then again on the other side l We were very surprised to get back to Yillars at all. Dec. 23 I was up at Bretaye all day, the snow was marvellous- YYe went up the Chamois- saire. It took an hour's steady climbing to reach the top. From there we looked down upon all the nations of the earth ! There was visibility for miles. We had a stop watch with us to time our descent which we did in 1 minute and -17 seconds, tho' the snow was deep and heavy. I have purchased a pair of climbing skins. These are made of St. Lawrence River Seal Skins and strips of the fur are fastened to the under parts of the skis so that one moves forward easily but not backward. They permit the wearer to climb very easily and are essential for long trips up steep mountains. We have just played our first hockey match against a team from Paris, and during the week we will play a series of games with other teams in the Swiss League. H.P., CO.S.l Scutlanh - My Delight By ffm river, by the riff, By 1116 grey old wafer miff, Up the vzzffey, down flze dole, I 71 the b7'0'ZU71-g7't'K71 1'1,U07ldll!t', IVhfre kniglzfx once rode wifh silver mail. Brezzsting St'0fli!l,.f momzlzzilz l1EiglZf.f, H isforir .fcenes are my a'e!z'glz.f.v : Bu! 'bone all the rex! bfxvide, Whe:'e ships upon lzer bosom ride, BH! I lo UE the flowing Clvde. H. S., Form 2. l19l