Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 193441935 Zlliinn Qlibaracters in ibistnrp THE CHJRJCTER I LIKE: THE DUKE OF IVELLINGTON: Sir Arthur Wlellesley, afterwards made in 1809 Duke of Wellington, was one of the greatest British Generals that ever lived. He was a very strong character, stern and rather haughty. Because of his sternness and bravery he was sometimes called the Iron Duke. He was the youngest son of the Earl of Mornington, and, like the heroic Nelson, was a delicate but courageous boy. :Xt the age of nineteen he had become an ensign in the British Army, and from that moment his promotion was rapid. In the Spanish Penin- sular 1Yars he won victory after victory against the French forces, and in the famous battle of Waterloo he played a lion's part in the final overthrow of Napoleon's power. If it had not been for Wellington's achievement at Waterloo, the map of Europe might be entirely different from what it turned out to be. Long after his military retirement he took part in the government of Britain, being Prime Minister from 1828 to 1830. He was born in 1767, died in 1850, and was buried at St. Paul's Cathedral. He ranks among the greatest of Britain's heroes. THE CHJRJCTER I DISLIKE: GRIGORY EFIJIOVICH R.1SPI.'TI.V: Rasputin was born in Siberia in 1870 and died in 1916. He was a Siberian peasant who had no education at all and who later became a monk. He was one of the most mysterious ligures in modern times. Rasputin swayed men, women, and nations by the power of his eyes. Most people thought that he practised hypnotism. Rasputin was a very big man physically, but, though childlike in some ways, he was very crafty and superhuman in his appetites and energies. Grigory had complete power over the Czar and Czarina of Russia, and was almost worshipped by many people. He had a curious belief that he must sin and sin,so that he might repent and have forgiveness. Rasputin was considered such a menace and traitor to Russia that some of the nobles decided to get rid of him, but all their attempts proved utter failures. However, in December 1916 Rasputin attended a supper-party at the house of a Prince. Here he was half poisoned, but since this made little or no ellfect upon him, his host with the assist- ance of others, shot and stabbed him several times. They then bound him hand and foot and threw him into the Neva River. Rasputin's body was recovered soon after, and was buried by the Czarina. R.T.C., Form 5-A. 1231

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE ITIOSCY. Henry 8th had a fierce temper, and cut off his wives' heads: in fact he was a mar- Henry -lth's first wif was Mary de Bohunk. Empson and Dudley squeezed much money from the people for Henry VII: they were lawyers. struck ated. Deus afflavit, et dissipati sunt . These famous words, found on the medal by Queen Elizabeth after the Armada, mean: God blew, and they became dissip- Stanley met Livingstone in Africa, and when they met both raised their hats to each other and said, Dr. Livingstone, I presume PM ce que Perkin Warble was the first singer of English blank verse. Kopjes are South African Cycle Cops. Form E.: YYool comes from the back of a Woolf. The Eskimos live by hinting. From an Essay on Hobbies : My favourite hubby is collecting stamps, Ah, well, boys will be boys! Qline ruse Iinguistique Yoici une petite histoire qui nous vient en droite ligne de Paris et qui vous montrera vous pouvez faire pour peu que vous parliez francais et que vous ayez ff du toupet D: Je me suis amuse enormement des manceuvres d'un ami anglais, qui se trouve ici en ce moment essayant de se perfectionner dans la langue francaise. Il lui faut venir souvent 5 la ville lumiere, et il a la manie de se croire Parisien, bien qu'un simple coup d'o:il decele ses origines. Il est capable d'apprecier la qualite francaise de la hlague, et il s'amuse de temps en temps at s'y exercer. Hier au soir il se trouve aborde sur le Boulevard des Italiens par un de ces individusA beaucoup moins nombreux qu'autrefois- dont c'est le metier de faire visiter ce qu'ils qualifient de llCl'1OS6S interessantes D 51 Paris. lvould you like me to show you round Paris, sir F demande cet individu 51 mon ami. 41 Pardon,D repond Vanglais, ct je n'y suis pas, monsieurg je ne comprends pas l'anglais. je suis norvegien f alors, parlons la langue norvegienne. D 11 Mais, mon Dieu I D s'ecrie lll1OlHlHC, tout-a-fait ebahi , ff vous parlez francais, monsieur.D 11 Naturellement D, repond le xisiteur, if-ie suis une personne civilisee. C'est dommage, monsieur, que vous ne parliez pas francais aussi. D ct Mais je suis francais l D proteste le 14 guide D. fr ll est permis de parler francais en France, n'est-ce pas P D dit mon ami, en me racontant cette histoire. if Moi, je refuse de parler anglais ici. On peut faire cela en Angleterre. Il faut un effort constant pour eviter de parler anglais at Paris. Alors, quand on me parle en anglais ici, je declare: lf Je suis norvegien! D. Heu- reusement je n'ai jamais rencontre un interlocuteur qui sut le norvegien ! D Maintenant, mes amis, vous savez ce qu'il vous reste faire quand votre inter- locuteur refusera de se laisser impressionner par votre francais et insistera pour vous re- ondre en anglais. Demandez-lui de vous warler norvegien russe olonais serbe ou p 5 ,, Y V Y valaque 1 l 221

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE winter in the Qrttlt My exploring party was aboard one of the ships heading for the Arctic ocean. Very few ships ever go there. This is the land of the Fskimo. The climate is very cold, even in summerg the sun is never high in the sky. In winter. the sun never rises at all. During these months people often have to melt snow for drinking water. I.iving is very hard. The Ifskimo builds his hut of snow: this is called an Igloo. The Howers of the north are very pretty. W'e left Montreal, in May, on a ship going to the Arctic. W'e were all mining engineers, and our expedition was sent up to explore for minerals in the far north, coal and iron ore chieHy. W'e went down the St. I,avvrence river, through the straits of Belle Isle, north on the Atlantic ocean, just otl' the coast of Labrador, through Hudson strait to Hudson Bay. There we got into a gasoline launch, about hfty feet long, which we had brought with us. W'e used this for some time exploring among the islands, hut one day, late in August, our boat was caught and jammed in the floating ice. It sank and our supplies were lost. We had to walk over the ice to the shore. This land was the most northerly part of the province of Quebec. We walked around the shore, depending on what we could kill for food. Finally, in October, we arrived at Moose Factory in James Bay. There at the Hudson Bay Depot, we were given food, clothes and shelter. One of our party was sick and laid up for six weeks. Then they outfitted us with dog-teams and provisions. W'e arrived at Cochrane, in northern Ontario, on New Year's day. From here we communicated with our people, who had not heard from us since August and thought us dead. W'.G.AI.S., Form 1. may Bays 1,7101 Ihr .mu if high, Jmz' .Ihr .thy if hfuv, I1'0:c'p!m.vm11 to lif- 'Ymfh ll frm' Qf -vric. Lyilig hy Il lrrf, Ilffzirizzg lo haf, Cozzhf llllffflillg he .hIft't'l'Illlll1 fha! ? The bllffllldilyf mff Thriflf lo Ihr fort' .' Ifhwz hal IIIt't'f.Y hfzff, ll'i!!i1 he 11 'ifonrn F Ezwlv chap in Ala-v Ifith n .N'r.'tt'-viz rrrrr ll'ill put if this teauv f That frirkel 1.5 hex! ' T. B., Form SA. l34l