Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1939 volume:

SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL -MAGAZINE11 Vol. ll. FOR 'I'HlH SCHOOL YF..-XR NSS -- IWW SCHOOL NOTES Hew Scott won the Gox'ernor's No. l Scholar--hip at lipper Canada College, To- ronto fe foil!! a year for 3 years. He was 3rd ot'4l candidates from all over the Dominion. 3 se R. l..eKlesurier won the Sir William Usler Scliolarship at 'lirinity College School Port Hope ff 55110 a year for -l years. is YY. Palmer won the Herlwert Nlcvlsim Scholarship at Bishop! College School, l.en- noxville f fl5U a year for 2 years. :R ri: lk . M. Chevalier won a Bursary at Lower Canada College, Montreal, covering halt' his fees for I years. Since then his award has heen increased, as the result of good work, to a full Scholarship. Frank Gurd passed with honours into Phillip! lfxeter, CSA. Robert Gurd was successful in passing into Phillip's lfxeter. Blaikie Purvis passed the Common Entrance into Fton College, lingland. .-Xt the end of last summer Halt' he was 3rd in his Form, and lst in French and Mathematics. 251 Teddy Knatchbull-Hugessen, who is at lafton, won :1 Ind prize in his Form ilast Halfl. NYC print a short letter from him elsewhere in this issue. .-X. G. Campbell won the Henry Chapman Gold Medal for classical languages and literature at McGill Cniversity in 19354. .-X. D. Chapman, who graduated from McGill in 1936 with lirst class honours in lfnglish and Literature, winning the Memorial Prize and the Mary Keenan Scholarship, was awarded a Fellowship in English at Cornell Cniversity, US..-X. in 1933. lll s Slil.WYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Tk Ik Ik C. M. Drury, Battalion Sergeant Major at the Royal Military College, Kingston, in l938, won the Sword of Honour for conduct and discipline. He was also awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal for second highest marks throughout the entire course, the Toronto Branch Trophy for conduct, drill, and exercises, the Prince of XVales' Cup for the best all-round cadet in athletics, the Strong gymnastic challenge shield for best man- at-arms in gymnastics, the Harris Bigelow Trophy for graduating cadet displaying best combination of academic and athletic ability, and a share in the Large Bexhill Cup awarded to the three cadets obtaining the highest marks in the several branches of training. He also obtained lirst classes in Basis subject and chemical engineering. :iz 22: 3: The sub-iect for the Angus Murray English Composition Prize for 1933 was VVhich Way Canada F . This particular prize is open for competition to members of the 6th Form, and was won this year by H. Ballon. .-X prize was also oPfered by Mr. Burton to the Sth Form for writing on the same theme, and three very excellent papers were written by D. Huestis, B. Sutherland, and T. Blaiklock. Huestis' composition was judged the best, and we print it elsewhere. The Holiday Reading Task for the Upper School last summer consisted of Scott's Ivanhoe, and the usual half-holiday was awarded to all boys who successfully passed the examination set on the book at the beginning of the Christmas term. The result was: B. Sutherland lst, proxime accesserunt: T. Blaiklock and il. Fetherstonhaugb. Tk Ik Pk Geo. R. Hutchins, who, with the two Gurds, is at Philip's lixeter, l'.S..-K., has done very well on the indoor track, having beaten the Club record for the 600 yards, doing it in l min. 24 sec. He was chosen to run against Harvard Freshmen. Ik Ik Pk .-X note of Ken Porter's ski-ing successes during the winter will be found in the Westmount High Notes, sent us by .-Xlec. Scrimger, in the Old Boys news. rk -k rs We are very glad to hear that Huntley Millar has made a satisfactory recovery from his illness at the beginning ol' the School year, and is doing well at his School at T.ake Placid, N.Y., where he is competing with much older boys. 13: 11: .-Xn interesting addition to the School equipment this term has been the installation of radio loudspeakers in all the classrooms. This innovation has proved most successful. Not only are all announcements dealing with the games and other matters broadcast to all classes simultaneouslye or, il' need be, to individual rooms' but programmes of international, lfmpire, or local interest can be heard in the same manner. lil FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1933 --1939 Thanks are due to the following, who kindly contributed articles, which we were unable to print through lack of space: f Xrzflze. S1zQjert. B. LITTLE Distribution of All Africa. D. CILVER Should the Former German Colonies be returned F R. PI.-XSIPSOX Captain James Cook. H. BICLENNAX Queer Pets. BYCHANAX On the Playing Field. LEHMAN Tour of Montreal. 'TCTRAZPLT See ifl Care. 4Poern 1. TETRAYLT School. IPoem J. CARLISLE tal In what Period of History would I like to Live F tbl Christmas Cards. SCHOOL PRIZES The School sports and Prize-giving took place at the Ivestmount Athletic grounds onjune 9th, 1938, and Mrs. D. Scott was kind enough to present the School and Sports prizes. 'T School Prizes: I-'ORJI Bov's NI.-XRIE FORJI D. 1. KI. Ballantyne I 2. C. Winter C. I. A. Hampson II -. G. Taylor B. l. J. Durnford III 2. B. Church A. I. DI. Tetrault IV 2. G. Lehman X. YI SPECIAL PRIZE FOR FRENCH CPresented by Mrs. Byersb M. Chevalier. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR LATIN QPresented by Mrs. Campbelll F. Gurd. I3l Bov's XIAME I. A. Nlathewson 2. C. XlacDermot l. D. Patterson 2. H. NlcLennan I. C. Bovey 2. H. l-Iallward 1. T. Blaiklock 2. D. l-Iuestis I. D. Culver 2. D. McConnell I. Nl. Chevalier 2. F. Gurd D -all SELXYYN HOUSE SCHOOL NI.-XG.-XZINE PRIZES lfoR GOOD ORDER lPresented by Montreal City N District Banki I. B. Sutherland 2. C. Bovey' ANGLS XILRR.-XY PRIZE EOR ENGLISH CoN1PoSI'l'loN D. Cleveland. :X'I III-'NIIXNCE PRIZES, won by H. Scott, XX'. Strong, R. Christie, C. Scott, P. Dohell, R. Gurd, G. Currie, C. XlacDermot Tetrault, Ci. Lehman, XX'. Dobell, B. Church, D. XX'l1ite, FI. Boyd, P. Hollantl, G. Stairs BEST .-XLL-ROLXD BOY IN THE -ILNIOR SCHOOL Nlorison. SPORTSXI.-XN'S PRIZE lin memory of D. NIcNlasteri If OO T B A XX'. Palmer, P. Jennings, R. Lehlesurier, E. Ballon, D. 7 'W G. R. Lehlesurier. .Il-il-'lfRE'1' RLSSEI. PRIZE B. Little. L UCAS MEDAL XX'. Palmer. LI. SIXES: XYINNERS: P. Dobell, D. Morgan, Peck, KI. Paterson, XX'. Doliell. HOCKEY EIXIES McConnell, R. Christie, -I. Paterson, DI. lfetherstonhaugh C. Elder. SPORTS PRIZES 100 YdS QOpen'J I. D. Cleveland 2. R Gurd 100 Yds lI'nder ISP l. Ballon -. C. Bovey' 75 Yds ll'nder llll l. XX'. Dobell 2. G Taylor 440 Yds llilpenl I. R Gurtl 2. XX. Fleming 220 Yds lOpen I-I'capl I. E. Ballon 2. XX'. Fleming 220 Yds lLnder Ill l. Ballon -. B. Parson. High Jump QOpen,l l. Thompson 2. T. Blaiklock High Jump lfnder I3 J I. AI. Ballon 2. R. I-Iampson Broad Jump iOpen I l. ALR. LeNIesurier , ,l. . Blaililocli 1 Relay l. C. Patch -. KI. Shuter 3. D. Morgan 4. XY. Dobell Brothers' Race l. G. Currie 2. B. Ballon Sisters' Race 1. II. Ballon 'T G. Taylor Sack Race l,Seniorsl l. B. Ramsey Sack Race fjuniorsl l. P. Hayes Father, Mother, and Son. The Dobells. 110 Yds rL'nder IUJ l. I. Russel 2. E. LeNIesurier Victor Ludorum: R. Gurd l Sl SliI.WYN HOUSE SCHOOL Nl.-XGAZINE SCOVTING ,7lI!ll'kt'N'Zit' Cup Winning Patrol. . , ..,,.,...,,... . . . Buffaloes Patrol Leader .,.. , . . . . . bl. Chevalier Cup for Bef! Smit! Michel Chevalier. Nrolzfifig Boofcf Buffalo Patrol: P.l.. NI. Chevalier, Scouts Goldbloom, li. Ballon, Thompson, Bovey, Christie. Owl Patrol, winners of Junior lnter-Patrol Competition: Pl.. E. Black, Scouts P. Dobcll, Mackenzie, Kirkegaard, Struthers, O'l-lanlon, Penlield. A'I I'FNDANCIi PRIZES liver since Mr. Wanstall took over the School from Mr. Macaulay, who instituted the system of awarding at the end of the School year Attendance prizes to boys with a perfect attendance, that system has been carried on. It has been decided, however, to discontinue this practice, as so often boys, or their parents, have been under the impression that the possible winning of a prize has been of more importance than the health of the boy and his schoolmates. ln order to remedy this state of atlairs, and to assist generally in maintaining the health of the School, it will be advisable for parents to keep at home any boys who shew signs of developing a bad cold, rendering the usual certihcate on the boy's return to work. .-Xt the same time it may be possible in some way f '- by reading their names out on Speech Day, or by publication annually in the Magazine' to give credit to those boys to whom credit for attendance is genuinely due. ln the meantime the Headmaster is considering the question ol' diverting the funds which have hitherto been allocated to Attendance prizes to the purchase of prizes of a more usellul nature. Une kind ot' award, in particular, which has been missing from the School Prize list is a prize for general all-round progress and improvement on the part of individual boys, irrespective ot their place in Form. l6l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1938 e 1939 which may C!EanaiJa? It is a major problem facing Canadians today. Shall Canada remain linked with the British Crown P Shall she break all ties with the Fmpire, and become an absolutely autonomous state, or can we visualize Canada as the northern portion of the United States P There are three possible paths open to Canada, from which Canadians may sometime have to choose. Taking Canada Hirst as an American province, it is difficult to say just how much of her varied population would stand for such a thing. The majority seems to reason that we have been Americanized enough already. Up to within the last decade or so, our strong emotional and sentimental ties with the British Empire have welded us, in our minds, as something basically different from the United States. But in the past ten years, American ideas have been seeping in, and showing themselves everywhere. Our newspapers have adopted the abbreviated American spelling of the English language. But more marked than anything else is the American pronunciation, and the massacre of the good English language over the radio. I do not think the French-Canadians would tolerate any American union, and out of a population of eleven millions, the demands of two million nine hundred thousand French-Canadians cannot be overlooked. In the event of a union, a large number of Canadians would emigrate to other countries Calso a good number of United Empire Loyalists 7, and very likely Newfoundland would receive a large inl'Iux. There would undoubtedly be a large number of Americans moving North. The radium, in the form of pitchblend, of the great lakes of the North Yyest would receive a greater number of workers. In my opinion, a union between Canada and the United States would I1Ot be success- ful, Americanized though we are, since our ideals are not the same as those of the United States. Though undoubtedly a union would appeal to some, yet to me, and I dare say to a majority in Canada, a union with the United States would be anathema. Next we think of Canada as an autonomous state. In this, we come up against the difhculties of defence. Canada has at present done little about the problem. She has a navy, composed of six destroyers and a number of mine-sweepersg two of these destroyers are on the Atlantic coast, and four on the Pacific. She has a permanent militia composed of 4000 men, and the beginnings of an air-force. As to the danger of attack by other nations, I think we would be safe, if things run as they are now. Danger from Japan is practically negligible at present, as she is too busy in China even to think of Canadian invasion. The Atlantic coast offers even less opportunity of attack, though there would be danger to the coastal towns, Such as Halifax and others in the province of Nova Scotia. Even after landing in and overwhelming Nova Scotia, invaders would still be 800 miles from blontreal and 1100 miles from Toronto. The much thought-of fear of Germany's attacking Canada is rather groundless. With Germany at war with an autonomous Canada, her powerful neighbours might at once seize the chance of attacking and demolishing her. l7l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL M.-XG.-XZINE Generally speaking, l do not think Canada is experienced enough to become ab- solutely autonomous. It would not be impossible, but rather risky. To remain in the British limpire has many more advantages than becoming in- dependent. lt means that Canada is a member of a world-wide brotherhood of nations, the greatest empire the world has ever seen. lt offers innumerable advantages to a nation like Canada. There are great economic possibilities in trade preference which is in practice throughout the Iimpire, and hence Canada is able to obtain goods ol' all kinds, cheaper, from all over the world. Canada is not bound by any central oligarchy to light for Britain. Matters ot life and death are differentg then Canada is practically bound to help Britain. But on the other hand, in secondary wars, such as the Khartum incident 1182-ll, neither Canada nor the other Countries of the lfmpire need help. Imperial migration is feared by lfrench-Canadians, who would greatly dislike to have Quebec peopled with an lfnglish majority. In addition to this Canada has the full protection of the British Navy, the greatest navy in the world, for which she contributes nothing, though the British public pays a large tax for its upkeep. Roosevelt has also said that the l'nited States would help Canada in the event of a war. The most safe of all these courses, is, in my opinion, to stay with the Empire. In it we are practically sell'-governing, we have a member in the League of Nations, there is a Canadian embassy in the Vnited States, Japan and France, and the government is estab- lishing embassies at Brussels and the Hague. We can gain nothing by breaking away from the Empire. D. H., Form 5. Zllibe Eluniur Svtbuul These little boys are very young, so please do I1Ot be too critical of their efforts . Contributions to the Magazine are always most welcome, even from the youngest members of the School, and the lriditor wishes to thank the many contributors. George Furse, age 7, sends us: f Tlzfre 011111 10115 ll ,vrlzoofbnvy 71111116117 :7i111, Ifho 13117116111 111 le111'11 Ima' 10 .ffi,'ilIi.' The 1111111 111 fha' 150111 Did flu' 0C'l'J'-IIl7'7l ,vt1'0k1', .-11111 lic lrim' to imitaff him ! liniericks are obviously popular, for M. Ballantyne, age S, offers: H- Tl11'1'f tL'11.r 1111 ofd 1111111 i11 I1 boat, Ii'!10 mirzl, 1,111 QHOIZI, Illil 11170111 , 1171111 lhrir said, No, -ran 11i11'l, Hr 16111 1'1'111ir 10f11i11l, Thar Illlhllfljt-X' old 1111111 in fl boat. lSl FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 1938 - 1930 NlacDowell, age R, sends a nice little essay on Esate A bear can mend a broken bone with mud, grass, and sticks, so Kipling called him the Doctor of the Forest. Bears sometimes get scurvy, and when shot are found to have their stomachs stuffed with pine needles, or, if these are not available, with moss. Mother bear believes in Spare the rod, and spoil the child , and when her cubs are naughty she gives them a box on the ear with her paw Y One day some men while hunting came upon two cubs in a tree. They found mother bear a few yards away, because hears love their cubs and look after them. The men threw sticks and stones at the bear, but she would not move away until they fired a gun into the ground in front of her. She then ran only a short distance and stayed behind some bushes. The men caught the young bears and when the cubs found that they were to be taken away from their mother, they moaned and cried and even shed tears. Pk PII PF We have to thank also the following: f- R. Molson, Jani YYinter, Stuart Morgan, M. Nlagor, .-X. Powell, George Clarke, and D. Rhea, for various efforts in prose and verse. As a sample of their work, we print herewith IJ. Rhea's Valentine Verse, handed to Miss S dz Y- .. , . mea I -zrolffff fzkr 10 be zz fzllff' bzrff, .fwzz-y up 1471 flu' air, But-ver I tc'nn.fn' no! fikr ff, l'11!f.v.v -von, too, www flzvrr .' Qlluriuus Jfatts Qhuut Zlnsstts ant: Worms Entomology is my hobby, and l find it very interesting. YYorms are not insects, but I have included them in this article, as they are so peculiar. Another common mistake is that a spider belongs to the insect class. The average human baby weighs eight pounds. lt' a caterpillar weighed this when he was born, in one month, if he could find enough leaves to eat, he would weigh 2-L0 tons I Think what a IeI'rO1' this insect would be I The record for egg-laying goes to a species of white ant. The female of this species lays 89,600 eggs in a day. She would certainly take the prize in a Stork Derby I Many insects lay nearly as many eggs as this, however. If you told anyone that his ancestors were worms, he would probably take it as an insult. Nevertheless, this is true. :X kind of worm was the ancestor of all vertebrates. An earthworm has a digestive system, nervous system, and his blood circulates. In many ways, man is the same as a humble worm. The grasshopper is the world's greatest jumper. He can jump fifty times his own length. To equal this feat, a man six feet tall would have to jump a distance of 300 feet, and rise a good height above the earth. The leap would be a standing jump. The grass- hopper never runs before a leap. Not many people think of the glow-worm as the inventor of the brush, light by oxidisation, and the use of anaesthetics. If you look closely at a glow-worm's head, you will see two small mandibles. These he uses to kill his prey, a kind ofsnail. First, he stalks l9l SICLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE a snail. Next, he jabs the two mandibles, one after the other, into the snai1's Hesh, before the snail can protect himself. The anaesthetic, which is supplied by a gland, Hows into the snail through minute grooves, and the victim is helpless. Ir is then an easy matter for the glow-worm to pulp and eat the insensible snail. A brush is to be found near the glow-worm's tail. This the glow-worm uses as a help in climbing, and to clean his skin, so as to emit a clear light. hlost people are familiar with the glow-worm's power to give forth light, so I will not describe it. A recently discovered species of marine worm is capable of gnawing through the lead covering of an undersea cable, and then severing a seven-tenths of an inch thick wire. The telegraph company will have great trouble in killing this worm, as it lives so far be- neath the surface. Ir is a relative of the destructive shipworm. In Java, Mr. Ifairchild discovered termites growing mushrooms for their own nour- ishment. :Xn ant guards aphides, so as to be able to drink the aphides' honeydew, which the aphis excretes, when stroked by the ant. All this happens in your own yard, on a rose- bush, and is one of the most famous friendships. The wor1d's annual silk output could be made into a thread so long that it could be stretched about 365 times to the Sun. The distance to the Sun is 93,000,000 miles, so you can see how many caterpillars it takes to spin the world's annual silk output l Th beetle is the strongest animal for its size in the world. I-Ie can lift anything up to 850 times his own weight. A man would have to lift seventy tons to equal this. The mandibles of a beetle are very strong, also. Probably you have had experience of the nip- ping powers of a stag beetle. An insect's eye is divided up into a number oflenses. A human being's eye, like most animals', is composed of one big lens. The robber Hy possesses 30,000 lenses in his small eye, while a Brazilian beetle has only eight. A beetle found in Guiana is a veritable giant. Its name is Titanus Giganteus, and it is very rare. The length of this beetle is eight inches, and it is two and a half inches wide. Another beetle, Dynastes Neptunus by name, is seven inches in length, and is of about the same width as Titanus Giganteus. In the moth family, the largest member is the Great Atlas Moth C.-Xttacus Atlasj. The distance from wing tip to wing tip is usually about nine inches, although a specimen in the British Museum measures 1134 inches across the wing tips. If you are going to take up entomology as a hobby, I advise you to read a book on it beforehand. 1 abre's Book of Insects and Grassroot jungles are good books to read. The former is mostly written on European insects, while the latter is about insects found in your garden. The former is illustrated by coloured plates, while the latter has a large number of photographs. A good rule to remember in entomology is: Never kill an insect, unless it is ab- solutely necessary to do so. Live insects are more useful than preserved ones. I can gua- rantee you will find entomology a fascinating study, and you will discover many strange, minute animals awaiting observation in your garden. The rule seems to be that the smaller the animal, the more interesting he is. :X mantis, for instance, is much more interesting than a horse or dog. .-Xn exception to this is found in the animals of prehistoric times. But, as a whole, entomology is the most enga- ging hobby and I think a large number of people will agree with me. D. D. P., Iform 3. l 101 FOR 'l'Hl-Q SCHOOL YL.-XR N38 - WSW NLOIIN IWFN-SU Bark Razz. A Sutherland, Xl.ickeii2'ie, Nloyse, Czinipbell, ihiult, Ref-ird,Gil1liii,Ii. White,Church,O'H.inl0n Pdw. Brr-nl'iii.in. .7.'I:l',R01i'-f,I'UP71!74l1',41'.' Seely, Currie, Decgiry, Nlattson, P. lloliell, Black, lfetherstonhiiugh, Kirl-ceggizifd, Penheld, liiirneau, Stevenxon, XY. Dobell, Pdg. Bronfiiian. Jviif Ru1:'fr'o211f:-fiut:V Klappin, Tees, Riiiiisev, Hut-stu, Little, Xlr, NYS. tireenlees, lfleniing, lioldhlooni, Strong, Klatheweoii, Nldclleruiot. 1'll'i77Jf Rox, w:j7'ww'.' Cleveltind, Lehui.in, D. White, ltlolliind, Hope, lirinizildi, llay, Cottinghziin, Ly man, xvllbb. SCOUT NEWS Sllfliillfl' Term, 1935: Patrol Leader B. Little waf invested :ix a memlier of the Sphinx Patrol, having successfully completed the training course in leadership conducted hy Scout Headquarters .-Xt the Central Dixtrict Rally on the evening ol. June lst, at the Klciiill Campus the Troop put on a display' for which it had done conxideralile preparatory practising. 'l he Seniore performed a tent-pitching exhibition, and the Aluniore gave a programme of Scouting gamee. On hlune Tth the annual Scout H41lfHoliday took place. The Troop went up to the cricket pitch on the mountain, where a spirited liaxeliall game wae played, Patrol Leaderx Chevalier and Little acting ae captaini. Littlel team emerged triumphant. whereupon all hands fell to on the ice cream and sandwichex. Chevalier prexented a tint-aid kit to C. Bovey' for good Scouting in the Bullialci Patrol. :Xt the School Prize giving, the Scout prizes and awards for the year were pre- sented. They are to be found in the prize list elsewhere in the magazine. llll ll'i11fe1' Term, emi qf 1935: FOR THE SCHOOL YI-I.-XR 1938 - 1939 Numerous recruits were enrolled at the beginning of this school Year. The number of Scouts in the Troop was finally established at forty-six, in seven patrols, as follows, with B. Little as Senior Patrol Leader and D. Huestis, a Senior, doing a good turn hy acting as Troop Leader of the Junior Section: SENIOR SECTION C.'Ill'fc EU.f U :dy B zgffaforf P.L. LI'l I'l.E P.L. lfiemiso P.L. Goi.DBi.ooM Ind S'rRoNo Ind RAMSEY 2nd HL'ES'FlS S'rEvENsoN BLACK KIRREGAARD 'lil-IES lh'1Al'l'IN TfE'l'HERS'I'0NHAUGH Morse P. Doiirgri. AICNIOR SECTION C'0II.LfIl7'.f H5111-ew Foxex 11 'ofsfxv P.I.. CLTRRIE P.L. MA'1'HExxsoN P.L. MAelJPgRMo'i' P.l.. DEC.-xRY GRIMALDI Nlacisexziiz O'HANi.oN GAL'i.'r SU'i'HERi.AND LSARNE.-Xl? REI-'ORD PENHELD Co'1 1'1isc,HAn1 G. XVHITE LEHMAIN CHASE CHURCH Ci.EvEi.AND Hora YAss C.-KMl'BEl.I. FDU. Baoximax W. Donsri. NIA'l l'SON P. Baoxrm.-xx LSIBLIN DAY Huw. Buoarismx LYMAN SEEN' T'lOl.l..-XXD D. XVI-il'l'li On Memorial Day, Nov. llth, the customary Troop ceremony was held in front of the School. The .wo minute silence was observed, and a bugler from the Black VVatch Regiment sounded The Last Post and Reyeille. During the month before Christmas, when the hall at Headquarters was occupied by the Scout Toy Shop, the Troop was obliged to meet elsewhere. Due to the kindness of the Rev. David Scott and the Church, we were again permitted to use the Knox Crescent Church hall. .Xt a swimming meet open to Scouts of the Montreal Central Uistrict, held at the hlontreal High School tank, Fleming won the fifty yards breast stroke and placed second in the fifty yards free style, for Scouts aged l-l I5 years. Huestis won the twenty-live yards breast stroke for Scouts I2 13 years old. This achievement qualified both these Scouts to enter a final meet in which the best swimmers among all the Scouts of Mont- real were to compete. Huestis was unfortunately unable to attend the big meet, held at the N.D.G. Community Swimming Tank, Dec. Ind, but Fleming swam splendidly to win the fifty yards breast stroke for Scouts fourteen years old. Shortly before Christmas a voluntary contribution was taken up in the Troop, and the proceeds were given to a less fortunate Troop, to be used for buying needed items of the Scout uniform. l l3l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Ezzfler Term, 1939: The annual Patrol Leaders Banquet was held at the Windsor Hotel on Feb. 18th. The Governor-General, Lord Tweedsmuir, Chief Scout for Canada, was to have been pre- sent at the banquet, but was unfortunately prevented by illness from attending. However, he spoke staunchly by radio from his bedroom at Govermnent House, Ottawa, and his speech, picked up in the Windsor Hotel, was clearly heard through amplifiers in the Banquet Hall, and was greatly appreciated. Sir Edward Beatty presented the King's Scout Badge to Montreal Scouts who had recently earned the award. Among these Scouts was Huestis, of our own Troop, who has been doing excellent work, having prior to this won the First Class Badge, the Grade :X Cord for proficiency badges, and the Bronze Medallion of the Royal Life Saving Society. The good record of our Patrol Leaders in gaining admission to the Sphinx Patrol was upheld again this year, when, on March l-lth, Fleming, Goidbloom and Huestis were invested as members of the Sphinx Patrol. W.. S' G- Zlihz Jfatbers flllatcb The Fathers' match took place on the Sth of February and was favored by excellent weather. The play was clean and wide open, as the nine to four score indicates. The fathers were fast and coupled their speed with their fine co-ordination to vanquish the school team. Perhaps the fact that 5 man hockey was played made the game so fast, but at any rate, at the conclusion of the game, all were thoroughly exhausted and the refreshments Cthanks to the generosity of Mr. NYanstallJ which were consumed by the respective teams after the game were certainly very satisfying Y The school took an early lead of two goals, but these were quickly offset by the play of the fathers, whose class was beginning to tell. Blaiklock and Goodall combined very well, and made some very effective rallies, but the spectacular goaling of Mr. Greenlees prevented the school from breaking the tie and the first period score ended at two all. In the second and third periods the fathers were in command throughout, and in these two periods the paters added to their score 7 goals whilst the School Team was capable of only two. Fleming scored in the second period, and in the third period when the School played an extra forward in an effort to erase the lead compiled by the fathers, their efforts were rewarded by a goal by Blaiklock. For the Fathers all played very well, whilst for the School, Little, Strong, Blaiklock, Goodall and Fleming all gave stalwart performances. :Xs far as the scoring went, the Molson family, for the Fathers, scored six goals out of nine, while for the School the scorers were: - T. Blaiklock, YY. Fleming, and E. Ballon ill. Mr. P. Mackenzie, the donor of the trophy presented annually to the winners of this inter-generational match, kindly refereed. THF TEAMS: FA'rHERs: Messrs. Barclay, S.T. Blaiklock, T. Burgess, H.R. Hampson, C.J.G. Molson, P. T. Molson, H. Patch, .-X. Paterson, S.P..-X. Redgrave, XYCF. Wiseman, W. S. Greenlees. ScHoo1.: B. Sutherland, B. Little, XY. Strong, R. Goldbloom, T. Blaiklock, G. Goodall, YY. Fleming, D. Culver, R. Birks, E. Ballon, Al. Thompson, nl. Ballon, P. .-Xird. E. ll. B., Form 6. l13l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Sleigh Brine Papa Bouehard bin out of work Forfifteen year, 1'd .fayg f But jux' las' year he got lzeem job To drive aroun' dat ,fkier moh In one'or.fe open yleigh. He drive dat sleigh at lllont Rolland, Shelf role job hut :he payg He'.v'ard at work mof' all de time, To drive de tourix' up de line To Ste. .ldele chalet. One day eet 'appenfunny ting, I weel remember longg De train .che rome aroun' de hen', Sl1e'.v right on time at ha' pas' ten Jn' out rome noixy throng. I .fpeeial notire hunrh Q' hoyf Dat yell dem for de Jleigh, .Jn ,vo Iyell, Voila, ma-fren', ' So wit' de boy.: we .ftart again For Ste. -Jdele chalet. Papa he stand heenz on de hack, To ,fee dat all',r okay. De hoyx dey laugh an' .ring an' shout, Jn' poor Papa dey keek heenz out, Jn' poosh heein off de sleigh. Dey make Papa walk up de hill F0r'hout a mile 1'd Jay, Jn' every time dose hoy: dey come, Dey throw heem roun' - dey don' rare none, Jn' .vhoce heem of .fame way. He lose lzeenz quite a hit of weight From walk uphill eaeh dayg Jn' when Papa come haek in .vpring .Hama she do not know eet'J heem, Beeauxe W' what l1e'.r weigh. But when ,fl1e',r .fee dat eet'.v Papa, 'Er 'eart eexfeel wit joyg Papa fade 'way to merely' ton, He now ee: nearly- size of Jon, He'.v .vkeeny little boy .' Relationf rome from St. Ellifdfllf, Dey don' know what to .fayg But lllama .fhe is on dejoh, Jn' nex' year makex heem drive .fame In one 'arse open .fleigh ! U41 moh, R. B G Form 6 FOR Tlllf. SCHOOL YEAR WAN - IWW Qu. , ng, IIC. -73 .Q N . M41 126- SIXTH I-'ORNI IWSS-SW N1.zr1.1'11.'g: lf Ballon, YY. lfilvming, H. little, XY. Strung. -Y1ll'PIkU.' ll. Culver, B. Rarnsey, Hr, C. 'l'. Ansrey, R. Holdbloom. Zllibe fllrisis, 1938 l'iX'l'R.-Xlvli from letter of lf. H. K.-l'l1gc,EssEN, Fton College, September 27, 1938. This week has been very dull from the ordinary point of view, but there has been a great deal of activity. We were fitted for gas masks two days agog they have a single sheet of Celluloid across the front instead of the goggle kind issued to the Army. They are very nice and comfortable, and although they smell repulsive from the outside you don't notice it when you are in them. liton is fully supplied with them now, I believe, and there are gas masks ready for distribution everywhere. Today a truck went by with a loud speaker on top saying Come and get your gas mask . Today is the day after I-litler's lighting speech in Berlin. I heard part of it on the radio. All today we have been digging up Mr. Asshetoifs rlower beds and filling sand bags. l15l SliI.WYX HOl'5li SCHOOI. Nl.-XGAZIYP We piled them against the house, and with the aid ol' gas curtains inside, when they are rinished they make a bomb-prool'. gas-proof shelter, complete with lavatory, kitchen, and space for at least sixty people. 'l'he sand bags are piled 20 feet high and 4 feet thick across the windows. .-Xs that part of the house is mostly windows, there is a pile about 8 feet wide, then a 3 foot gap where the bricks are, then another 8 foot pile. We have put in about ollfl bags today, but have got about another llllll to put in. They arc filled with earth and are very heavy. lfverybody is having the time of their lives building them, but their motives cast a sinister shadow over the proceedings. i Nobody talks about war much, though everybody is thinking about it, and the general feeling is rather serious but quite unscared. No one seems at all frightened by the imminence ol' war. liven after Chamberlain's speech about an hour ago, in which he said he could do nothing more for peace, nobody seemed worried. A lot of boys are going home, and in the event of war the school will disperse. il' in VORIN iyoinz No wonder the price of-iute, from which sandbags are made, has increased of late, a good thing for India! However, thanks to blr. Chamherlairfs modernized version ol the old Latin tag si vis pacem, para umbrellum --V the crisis has, at the time of printing, been averted. Mein gampfn seems to have won out - so far Yi The :lBerinh uf iiaisturp in which ii tnuulb like tu libs In thinking it over, ol' all periods of history, l would like to live in the present: and what is more, I would like to live here in Canada. Today there is more justice -e much more e than in the olden days. In those days only the rich could bring a case to court, the poor being always neglected. Now it is a quite ditlierent. The poor have a chalice to have -iustice done them. In the lfeudal system days the serlis were accounted as specks of dust. People nowadays would call that dreadful. Comfort in the days gone by was hardly to be compared with what it is now. The houses were barren and cold, and even damp, warmed only by one or two tires. Now nearly every house has a furnace and suthcient lights to keep the house snug and cheerful. 'liransportation today is wonderful compared with long ago. Nlotor cars yxeren't invented until the early 'Slls, and the trains did not come . A V - into use until the late ,Os. Aeroplanes were the last to come into being IUUR being the First time a piloted plane stayed in the air for one minute. Now, transportation is an extremely important factor. Boats in those days took perhaps months to cross the .-Xtlantic, while today the Queen Mary does it in three and a hall' days l Cars are very important in big towns, especial- ly for business men. .-X person's lilie often depends on one: because if a very sick patient were taken to a hospital in a horse conveyance going five miles an hour, he would stand little chalice ol' recovery. Trains are also important blocks of transportation. One would have great trouble taking supplies three or four thousand miles without a train l Une gets sulfcient education in a school ol' today. lt is only recently that the lower classes, or poor, have been able to obtain a certain amount ol' education. The rich always seemed to get the best of everything. To enjoy life, there must be entertainment. Now- l16l FOR THF SCHOOL YF.-XR 1938 -1939 adays one can go the theatre or sit and listen to the radio: hut there were few theatres, no cinemas, and no radio in the old days. Today people can actually see what is being donef by television if and hear it at the same time I How dreary it must have been without entertainment of this kind. I like living in other places, but Canada seems to be away from any danger. Australia is liable to be attacked by Japan, and liiurope is the scene of war. If knew what was coming in the future, I might like to live then rather than now. But who can tell F c. A. Q. is., Form J.. Zin imaginary trip tu Jfrante Once a rich uncle left me a large sum of money, so I decided to go to France. When I was ready to go I thought it would be good for my education ifI drove down to New York. That is a very small part of the l'nited States, of course, but even if it did not improve my education it would be good fun. The mountains are very beautiful to drive through, be- cause a State park is kept there, where the animals are so tame that they will sometimes run across the road in front of cars. IYhen I arrived in New York I had a look at the shops, though of course I could not see much, as I only had a short time before sailing, and drove along the River Side drive. I was to sail on the Normandie, first class. The crossing wasn't rough, though I did miss two meals. It was sunny most of the time, and I got some good pictures of the boat and the people who like me were travelling first class. At last we reached port, and I took the train for Paris. The First thing I did was to find a hotel where there were nice clean rooms and good meals. When I settled down I began to sight-see. I went first to the Louvre, a place I enjoyed very much. I then de- cided it would be nice ifI could tell all my friends at home that I had gone sailing in the sewers of Paris, and though I was not greatly attracted by the idea, I went. I have never enjoyed myself less: the paddler smelt of garlic, it was dark and damp, and I invariably hit my head on the roof. I got out as quickly as I could, and spent the next day at home. Afterwards I went to look at other museums until I had recovered my spirits sullliciently to go underground again. Then I went into the vaults of Paris. I went to see the famous Maginot line, and on my return visited a cave in the centre of France. Of course I had to have a guide to shew me the right passages to take and the interesting sights to see. When I got back to Paris I bought many souvenirs to take back to my friends and family. I then went over to England to see Madame Tussaud's XYax Works. Then I set sail on the Queen Elizabeth, travelling tourist class, because I had I1Ot so much money now. YYhen I reached home I had a wonderful time telling everyone what I had done and bought in Paris. C. Nl., lform 2. ll7l SIQIAYYN HOCSI-1 SCHOOL MAG.-XZINIH The Qaelic in Qfape Breton On the Island of Cape Breton there are many people of Highland Scottish descent. You can easily tell this from the names of the people, there is every kind of Nlac , and mf ny other Scottish names. It is only natural that they should carry on the language of their forefathers, the Gaelic. Gaelic is used in Churches, in songs, and in conversation in some very out of the way places on the island. There is a story of a man walking along a street in Inverness, C.B., who asked two men a question, and they didn't answer. He thereupon asked another person what was ailing them, and learnt that they could speak only Gaelic ' This shews how much it is still used. I think personally that the people in Cape Breton are more Scottish than the people in Scotland l A very curious fact is that there are negroes in the middle of the island speaking Gaelic. This is how it happened. The revolt in the .american Colonies made the Empire I.oyalists come up to Canada, and these negroes were among them. They settled down, and naturally learned the Gaelic because most of the people were Scotch. They have adopted Scotch names, such as George Maxwell. One Sunday I walked up the valley to the Church about two and a half miles away. This valley was called Skye Glen. I came to the Church where buggies and cars were waiting outside. Then I walked in and sat in a pew. .-Xfter the service in English, three men went up to lead the singing in front of the pulpit. The people's faces changed completely, and they began to sing. Une old lady in front of me was literally crooning, It is said that you can express some things better in Gaelic than in Iinglish, notably actions of the soul and mind. When I left the Church I saw gravestones with Scottish place names on them telling where the person had come from f mostly from islands ot? the west coast of Scot- land. Here is an example: John McDonald. Born -Ian. 27th, 1925, in Islay, Scotland. Ded at the age of 57 on June Sth, 1833, at Skye Glen, C.B. Then I went home to where I was staying, thinking what an interesting subject the Gaelic in Cape Breton is. C. S., Form 4. The jfnrthtnming Visit of the Bing ann Qeuzzn tn Qllanaha Every Canadian citizen was overjoyed to hear of the forthcoming visit of the King and Queen of the British Fmpire to Canada. They are sailing on the H. M. S. Repulse, which is now in process of being fitted as comfortably as possible for their Nlajesties. This is the first time in the history of our country that a reigning monarch of Britain has visited her shores. Iilaborate preparations are being made everywhere to give them a hearty reception and to enable as many people as possible to see them. Farly in the month of May they are due to arrive in Quebec city, where they will be greeted by the Governor-General and the Prime Minister ofCanada and other Govern- ment ofticials. They will be taken on a tour of this old historic city. After a brief visit there, they will travel on a specially prepared train right across Canada. llgl FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1938 -1939 An excellent route has been very cleverly planned out for them. They will stop at no less than fifty cities and towns. It has been arranged that they will spend no more than a few hours at each place, except, of course, Gttawa, as it is the capital of our Do- minion. There will be several interesting things for them to do in Ottawa, where they will be stopping for three or four days. Among these are the unveiling of a Canadian war memorial, the laying of a corner stone of a Government building, and a great state banquet. It was recently announced that the King is going to speak over the radio on Empire Day, so that the people in those towns not visited may hear his voice. In a country as large as Canada, it is impossible to please everybody, and many towns are disappointed that they will not see the Royal guests. YVe in Montreal are Very fortunate in having our King and Queen spend the best part of a day with us. The mayor is appointing a committee to plan the programme for them. As yet the details have not been announced. The Royal visit will mean a lot to Canada, because it will arouse much patriotic enthusiasm. Their Majesties will also benetit by it, and will return to England with a better understanding of the size and the problems of this Dominion. A. H. C., Form 3. Zbervgtius. Herr Hitler qf Gernzrzzz-v By hir .vtvrzflilezz lu' .vwore Tfzzzl flzf Il1f11!1l'flfL'.f in Czfflzo .Wzoufd ,rzqffer wrong no more: B-v lhf .twzzxfikrz he .vwore ir, .ind mzuzefi afmz! day, .ind bade lzif rhiqfx pos! bzzffeliflf, Earl mm' IVMI amz' 3011111 amz' Norflz, To .vzzuzmon iii.: !1l7'!l,V. Em! and Ifexf and Souflz and Norlli The bzzffrlizzy fzzxf, Ti!! rozzzmozzr, !0nz'.f, and peamfzff Ham' heard Ilia FIlt'lI7'B1',,f bfaxl: The Nazis, goose-.vfep, .flzintr and aff, .fra .fl1'Il.fl'f71g fievlc amz' nerk-0, For B1'c',l' .inlay Qf Gerzzzmzhv If on 1116 mzzrrlzfor CNZFCXIO .' But Net'ifle'.r brow war md, .J11n'Nevifle',v ,fpvfrlz wax Jfow, .11za'a'rzrkb' fookezzl lie at fire lllllp... To lffrzr we mm! NOT go ! Jim' .vizzfe fha illmzirlz C071f6l'c'l1.'6 EL'8IlX'lhiIlg is grarzd, Now Jdoy Jil.: frimzzplzmzt .imp S11de!e71!:z71d.' W. M., Form 5. 1.-Xnd, we may add, since the Ides of March, the hero ofthe above poem has made another of his little incursionsf - EDJ l 19l HlxlCUlHllI'N,l.Il'flL'2l!1tlfl11Lllf,1ll1nll1LhllI1'flC tllliflllff' an rillmg the l'L'lT12llI1ll1g plat-es. .-Xnmngx rh ht wlzI,wYX Htmtxl- sCHwtmI, NIMQVIXI- .lv ,Atg :K1,, fliltslxlml' l ?N Ninn.. lf B.1llun, 'lf l5l.ttl4lutl4, ll. Lxulvrr, XX, lflcmmg, R. l.t'Xlutx 1:r, ll. Birks. .N':f.':rl-y hl. ,lll1UINIWSUIl, ll, lsttlt, XX. lfxlmcr 'L'.tpt. ', H. li.ml', 'Q.1Qtwd.1ll. flu gf R. Uuldlvltwvwxi ll. 5'.IflM'I'l.lI1Ll. SPGRTS NEWS Qlrirket 1935 Platyutl 4' NYU11 I Y llrgux 11 I lmxt l XY1tl1 ulmlstcnt gt-ml xwutlnfl' tlmrt-uglwut Nluy, thc rrt-gkct xcgtwn um ilk ermjtryalwle lx tt wax NLICCL'NNllIl. Nlgxkmg lull uw wt thc ttlcllxtuw utlctctl lwy' tht- crtcliet grutxml on tht Ullllflllll, plxlctlccx xvqrq- mlm m full nxmg. l'z1lmcr, elcutctl captain, wan awistcd by twt c llCXYL'UIUL'l'N mutt' 'l4l1w111pWn, Stlthnrlgmtl and B:l'lix,wl1wxHtl1 PLlll11L'I'1l!Ml lizlult, hamllct Q lwtmlmg tlmvtngltmtt tllu Ncilwmm, tlwtnlxtg um- ut' thu xtttmgcst attacks the Schoul hm plrtictllnr lu-ctwzxmttmg mvztltlallvln an an ttpqnlng lwatt, whllf l5lcm5ng amtl l.lttlc uvultl alwnyx Q mln-tl llptlll fm' am cxciting, rtmfgt-ttlng, fhklllgll Ntnnctlnttw ull tml sliwltf, lnningx llul tl tm' wrnu XCLIIN. 'l'l1t- lmttmg: xrtlpttrwt-tl twmltlwallwly au thc NCLINHH altlvzlncetl, Gault ln FOR THF YI-XAR 193341939 The season's matches opened with a win against L.C.C. played at Royal Avenue on May 16th. L.C.C. were all out for -16, Palmer capturing 5 wickets for 15 runs, and Birks 3 for only -1 runs. Selwyn House, up against a small total, faced the 1..C.C. bowling with unusual confidence, and when time came, 68 runs had been made for the loss of 1- wickets, Little being top scorer with 29, Palmer 21 and Gault 13. ln the home and home games with Ashbury the honours were shared. In Ottawa on May 23th Selwyn House won comfortably, running up a total of 79, Sutherland heading the scoring with a well-played 33. Ashbury were dismissed for -11 with 10 minutes to spare, Palmer taking 3 wickets for 11 runs, Sutherland 3 for 8, Thompson 2 for S, and Gault 2 for 7. The return game played on the Campus on .1 une -1th ended in a well-deserved victory for Ashbury decided on the hrst innings, there being no time to complete a second innings for both teams. Selwyn House won the toss and batted first, but were all out for 51, Gault with 17 and 1.eN1esurier with 22 being the only two to find their form. ln reply Ashbury batted carefully and well for a total of 7-1, a long eighth wicket stand, which our bowlers could not break, making a lirst innings decision inevitable. ln the second innings, playing out time, Sutherland and Palmer hit freely all round the wicket for 23 and 28 respectively. The Cnder 1-1 match against B.C.S. ended in a defeat for Selwyn House by 72 runs. B.C.S. declared at 1-13 for 9 wickets, Sutherland getting 3 wickets for 17 runs, and Gault -1 for 2-1. The Selwyn House innings was feeble, escept for Fleming I3 and Little 29. During the term two good matches were played against teams consisting of parents and Old Boys. Although the School lost both games, the team felt amply compensated when Fleming hit a 6 over the deep boundary off Mr. 1Yanstall's bowling. With ten of last years XI left, prospects for 1939 look very bright indeed, and hopes are entertained for an unbeaten season. But this aim can be achieved only by hard practice both on the field and in the nets. Qluluurs 111 Pzzfuzer l1936e7-SD Captain. The most able and experienced Captain the School has had for some years, and the best all-rounder. Developed a line leg break which captured many wickets. A brilliant fielder and a fine bat. Bowling 9 wickets, average 5.41--1. Bat- ting average 28, with 2 not outs. B. Liflfe C1937e81. A hard hitting batsman with a good eye, and top scorer for the season with 78 runs in -1- innings, average 19 . 5. Worked very hard in the field. Should do great things in 1939. H. Gan!! C1937e8l. A line opening batsman, with some good defensive strokes and much patience. Scored -15 runs in 5 innings. A brilliant fielder at Point. E. Ballon H9331 Kept wicket throughout the season and improved greatly. His experience behind the stumps will be of great service to the team next season. Lacked confidence when batting. B. N1I!!1E7'flZ7l4f C19381. A slow left hand bowler round the wicket with a good length, and a forcing batsman who improved with every match. Howling, 5 wickets for 211 runs, average -1, batting 56 in -1 innings, average 19.6. 17. Tf70lIIp507l 119381. A medium paced right hand bowler who bowled consistently on the wicket. Took 7 Wickets for 27 runs, average 3.36. Needs much practice at batting. 1311 SPILWYN HOUSF. SCHOOL M.-XG.-XZIXIC R. lfirkf 119383. .-X medium paced right hand bowler with a few very good halls and many bad. hlust concentrate on getting a length. .-X persistent batsman who should do well next season. 11'. I 'fFIl1l'lIiQ 119381. X very hard slogger, who always made runs, but must learn to defend his wicket against the good length straight ball. Fxcellent in the Field. G. flominll H938 J. lixcellent in the Field. Must change his stance at the wicket if he ever hopes to defend it against straight balls. Should improve next season. R. l.f.llr.f111'fr1' H938 l. Had a very good eye and hit hard until caught or bowled. A brilliant fielder, very accurate with his returns to the wicket. li. f.'11l:'e1' 119381. Had very little opportunity of gaining batting experience through going in late, but should improve greatly with a little practice next season. Very good in the field. jfnnthall 1938 Played T' Won 3 f Drawn 1 e Lost 3. A more successful season than the previous year, due to more experience and weight, but still somewhat disappointing. Owing to the increased numbers in the Senior School, opportunities for practice on the full Field were less than in other years, so that passing and shooting suffered accordingly. The bnder I5 team's record was none the less very good, beating LLQC. twice, winning one and tieing one against Ashbury, and going down ro only one defeat against a team of Masters and Old Boys. The bnder 14 team did not fare so well, being well beaten twice by a much faster and cleverer B.C.S. team. The first match was against Ashbury at Qttawa on Oct. 15th. Ballon scored from a free kick early in the iirst half, and Fleming soon after, from a melee in front of goal. Ashbury scored once in the second half and the game ended in a lei victory for Selwyn House. All played hard in spite of the hot weather, Goodall excelling at Half, but the passing was inaccurate and sometimes very weak. The return match at the Xyestmount Grounds on Oct. 27th. ended in a l all tie. Ashbury played a much stronger game than they did in Ottawa, but the Selwyn House forwards failed to get near enough to the goal to make any shots efiiective. Poor passing was again to blame. The two games against L.C.C. played at Royal Avenue on Oct. Illth and Nov. 10th were both won comfortably -l-O against a lighter and younger team, while the game against the Nlasters and Old Boys was lost by the same margin. Qlnlnurs. GOAL. B. .N'u1lii'r!zzmz' 119385. Played well all season. Very quick and sure with his hands, and good at clearing to the wings. Will be a great asset to the team next fall. BACKS. Righf. H. Linlr H936-'7'-87. Tackled and cleared well but sometimes wildly. Has invaluable as a deterrent to any one of smaller stature. Lfjt. T. Bfaikfnrk tCaptain 1936-7-SJ. Played consistently well and always on the spot in an emergency. Kicking and clearing greatly improved since the previous season, especially with his left foot. A splendid captain both on and oft' the held. l33l FOR THI-I SCHOOL YEAR 1933 - IWW SOCCER IVF!! iN'I.illtf.'7lxf,' H.G.1ult, Ql. lhoinpson, C.St.1irs, B. l,ittle, lf. Bdllon, B. SLlll1Cl'l.ll1d. Nfff1uAq.' NY. Strong, XY. Fleming, 'lf Hldikloqk 'C.lpt. l, Ci, Goodall. H.-XLYIZS. Rigid. G. Gootfaff C1936 T Rl. Plilyed line football all season. Stuck close to his man, tackled and passed well, and got back quickly in defence. Lijff. 111 Nfrozzg rl936e7f8 J. H. Gan!! ll933l. Shared the centre position hetween them during the season. Gault passed and tackled Well, while Strong found his true form only at the end of the season, climaxed by a great game against l3.C.S. Centra. C. Nlzzz'1'.r ll938l. Cleared well to his tion-vvai'ds and compensated for his slowness hy his persistent marking. FORXV.-XRDS. U1zf.riiz'e 1,fjfY. Uv. Ffwlfzrzqg qlfllo T 517. NIilLlC full use of his height and speed, and centred excellently. A good shot and ai fine dribhler. Played splendid liuintlxlll all season. l11.vm'e Lfjfl. I. Blfffllllltlll 41933 l. The youngest member of the team and 21 natural footlmller. Controlled the ball and got past his opposite numher unusually well. Must learn to keep up with the forwards and not hang luehind with the Halves. Not afraid ol zinvone. ini Sl-ILWYN HOLNI-1 SCHOOL Nl.MiAZlNl'l l.'r21n'r. IP. Czzlcw' lI938l. Kept his line well together and passed excellently. Marked his man closely, and always a dangerous shot in front of goal. Ifxcellent at haras- sing the goalgkeeper. l11.fin'r Nilgflzf. ff. 7vf10lI!fl.YIll1 H937 Rl. Promoted from the Half line, played con- sistently well at forward. .-X very good shot and a hard tackler. Ijllffiifl' Nz'-elif. lf. Ballon H933 J. The fastest forward in the line, and a hard kicker. Improved his ball control and centred excellently, though sometimes late. States The Sixes this year were as keenly fought as in previous years, with l'lleming's team coming out the winner over Blaiklock in the tinal. tL'l!c'llll-IIAQTJ' .N'i.v. P. Dobell, Hallward I, Tetrault, Nlacllermot, Lehman, Seely. lf!f1ik!m'k'.r Nix. Bignell, Hampson, Nlorison, Peck, Sutherland ll, Lyman. Ziauckep 1939 Played 3 f NYon I - f Drawn I fe Lost I. What promised to be a very good season was spoilt largely by the epidemic of colds and grippe which broke out in hlontreal in lfebruary. As a result, the return game against -Xshbury at Ottawa, and the Under I-I game against B.C.S. were scratched. There was however no lack of good ice, the school rink being in excellent condition throughout the season, thanks to the hard work put in on it by Huber. This year the hockey schedule was changed, a third period at the Coliseum being added for IA and IB on XYednesday morning. This additional time on a full size rink should be of great value to school hockey in the future. Blaiklock was captain again this year, and was fortunate in having six old Colours left, Sutherland in goal, l.ittle and Strong on the defence, and Birks, Fleming, and Goodall on the forward lines. Culver came in to the centre between Blaiklock and Goodall to make the first line, while Fleming, Ballon I and Birks teamed up on the second line. Goldbloom and Huestis were added to the defence and the team was complete. The opening game against I.,.C.C. at the Coliseum on Feb. I5th was drawn -I all, the team being weakened by the absence of Goodall, Blaiklock and Birks. On Feb. I7th. Ashbury visited us, and the game played at the Coliseum resulted in an easy victory for Selwyn House by 8-0, speed, experience, and age being the telling factors in our favour. The return game against I,.C.C. on March Ist ended in a O8 loss for Selwyn House. Both sides were handicapped by the mild weather and the badly cut ice, so that the shooting was dilhcult and very wild. l..C.C. broke away three times to get the puck past Sutherland. Neither Selwyn House lines got going properly, and were very ineffective in front of the net. 1 5 - --1 . - - .ln l nder In game was also played against LCC on laeb. llnd. ending in a 6-2 victory for us, in which Ballon ll with -I goals and Nlorgan with 2 excelled. l34l PUR 'l'HF SQHUOI. YI-'AR INN IWW H U L' K l'l Y l U 3 N FW. N1mi',:'.'1.g.' B. Ytltherlnml, Al. Bzlllun, R. Birks, D, Liulxer, R. Chiltlblmnii, lf. Bnllnv. J.'!I. .'g.' XY. Str-wig. H. l,it'le, ll.. l'll.1ll4lricle Lfxpt. , XY. l'iltI'1ll1Q, Ci. liiiritl.1ll. Qllnluurs 'lf l.gl,'Xllxl.UL'lx 'W37 S fir Captgiin. lx fu he eiiiigmttilgitetl nn hit tml yearn ul- lin Captuincvf Wax the iiispirzititni nt' all the tiii'wai'tlx. Paving, xlitiwtiiig un.l checking ex cellent. .X line zillfiwiuntl player. B. l,ll'll.E 11937 N lil l?etienee. The inainxtziy fir' the tlefenee wht, eeltlnm failetl t4uCl1cCli hix man. lisetl lin weight t-1 great zltlvzlntuge, quick at starting playx gintl equnllx as quick in getting hack. Plzlyetl very well all seaiwii. R. fiUI.lJl,l,UIlXl :l'l3'lm Defence. An exeellent lwitly ehecliei' wht, efiqkx tn hiy mgin antl passes very well. Played gnml he-clsey all Neilwill. XY. Siiwxf. ll'l3- N 'll Defence. A line checker antl capable 1-ti getting his main Slazxtetl hai-tl :intl 11 grit-tl lwtly' checker. Plzlyetl well till eeawn. H. Yi. IHERLXNIJ KWSN 91 Gmail. Gmiletl very well all xeawn. very' reliulile, cn- zlntl efinhtlent. Perfectly Nate with giwiixml shvitn antl equally ax Nate with high 1-nee. IV. C2 IJ ER LIQLWJ Centre. .X hiii-tl-wt-rkiiig tiirward, at grind nhl-t, pa-Ned very well and :tn excellent puke checker. l 35 l SIQLWYN HOIVSIQ SCHOO1. NI.-XGAZINI-1 Ci. Goon.Axi.i. 11937-8-91 Left Wing. A fine shot, an excellent passer, and had an uncanny way of stick-handling which ended in many a goal. XY. 151.1-zmlrscs 11933e9l Left 1Ying. A fast skater, an exceptionally hard shot, and controls the puck well. Always quick to get back in defence. R. Binks 11931193 Right Wing. A fine stick-handler, and a good shot. Very keen and always goes hard. Combined well with lfleming and Ballon. li. B.-xi,i.oN 119391 Centre. A good skater, a line shot and good at breaking up plays. Played hard and passed well. Al. BAi.i.oN 119391 Forward. The most improved player since last year. A hard shot, an excellent stick-handler and a fast skater. Scored innumerable goals and played well in all games. 17. HLlFSl'lS 119393 Defence. A greatly improved player. Checked hard, and not afraid to use his body. .Wop P1'v.v.v. Owing to good ice at 1,ennoxvil1e, the under 1-1 match against B.C.S. was played on blarch 11th, resulting in a tie 1--41. Both sides scored in the second period, Ballon ll netting a fine goal for Selwyn House. Sutherland in goal was outstanding through- out the game, especially in the final period when H.C.S. were pressing very hard. Quite the best game of the season. jfihrs. Twelve teams were entered for the Fives this year, in two leagues. Birks, won League 1 with Blaiklock in Ind place, only 1 point behind. Goodall headed League Il, lfleming beating Thompson in the re-play to decide Intl place. ln the play-oil., Goodall beat Birks, and Blaiklock beat Fleming in overtime. The Final will be played at the Forum. 000111111111 nvm1.' Black, Gallet, Mackenzie, hlathewsgin, Day, Campbell. l5'l11ik!0rk'.v tmm: Aird, Christie, Robbins, Penlield, Paterson 1, Lehman. The S1141 Qlluh This year, through the untiring efforts of Nlr. Wiseman, a Schzizil Ski Club was opened at St. Adele. The Club has proved itself a decided success, and this fact has been supplemented by excellent ski-ing conditions. ln the club house fourteen people can sleep comfortably, and charges for food and rent are very reason- able. Through the kind generosity ofhlrs. Dobell, the Club has been presented with a ping-pong table, which provides a great deal of enjoyment. hlembers make frequent cross- country trips to St. Marguerite and other ski-ing centres. Having briefly described the Club, I should like to extend to Mr. Wiiseman the thanks and appreciation of all the Club members for all the work he has done in organizing the Selwyn House Ski Club and for giving its members so much pleasure. The house has been gaily decorated with ski posters from all parts of lfurope, and proudly displays a 1261 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1938 -1939 large sign over the front door painted in the School colours: Selwyn House Ski Club. Many contributions by members have added greatly to the pleasure of all who stay there. A radio, gramophone, lamps, and other articles of vertu are among the many gifts of Club members. .-X debt of gratitude is owed to Mlle Bernadette Desjardins, whose ability to produce hot meals at all hours for any number of hungry skiers was greatly admired and appreciated. Altogether the Club has been a great success, and l feel sure that it will prove more worthy of praise in the years to come. The Club members were: Bill Fleming, Brian little, David Culver, Dick Gold- bloom, lfddie Ballon, Bruce Ramsey. ,Timmy Thompson, Bill Nlason, Bart Sutherland, Terence Flood. Uick Birks, and a number of guests stayed at the Club during the season. R. li., Form o. QBur Trip to the Seigninrp Qlluh W' in ,,,-A U ' 4 f-...z rf 'ig It was had luck that the Selwyn House week end for skiing at the Seigniory Club should have fallen upon the llth of February. It just so happened that on the Friday night before our week end, at about 3 o'clock, it started to rain in Montebello, and by the time the merry boys alighted light-heartedly from the special car on the Ottawa train, there was a two inch crust to cope with. Immediately sampling the crust their hopes fell slightly, but you wouldn't have known it as they passed through the large gates and shouted their greeting to the fur-capped policeman who is continually on guard. :Xs the boys went up the long drive to the Chateau, those who hadn't been there before marvelled at its size and architecture, and as they entered and saw its great hexagonal fireplace, they were completely overcome, and went towards their rooms either humming or talking furiously. After literally dumping their clothes into drawers, they either went for a little gossip into some other boy's room, or untied their skis, and those boys who knew the club better, proceeded to the billiard and ping-pong room until lunch. :Xt lunch they were served with a most delicious meal and afterwards were told to report to the Vlth fairway. There we realized the evtent of our skiing, it would have to be confined to the roads or extremely well packed hills. We were packed into one of the Club's trucks and taken up to one of the lodge huts and set OH' into a downhill run of about three quarters of a mile on the road. The winner of this event was Bill Fleming, with David Culver and Bill Strong not far behind. In the meanwhile the ,luniors held their down hill run, and P. Dobell came first, with Chase and M. Sutherland in a tie for second. After skiing home, we heard rumours of a toboggan slide, and found it behind the Papineau Club, and went down it. It was quite a thrill, although I may say it was not nearly as thrilling as the old cne. ln the meanwhile, many l37l Nz XXXX N 4 1' Q' , S .. FOR THE SCHOOL YI-'AR 1938 -1939 boys had found the little skating rink in front of the dining-room, ani proceeded to it for a swift game of hockey. :Xt about 5 o'clock, several boys went for a swim, which was made more exciting because there was a photographer there who was taking pictures, and whose flash bulbs would not work. .-Xfter swimming came another delicious meal, supper, and after supper all the senior boys had a hockey game. The two teams were: Y - l'l.-Xl.l.XYARD St ri-iieRi.ANn Ci-iRis'riE Sraoxo Hmivsox 'l'Hox1vsoN l.i'r'ri E lfrexiixo BI..-XlKl.UCli Blass CALVER FXIRD Goooa 1.1. On Hallward's team two goals went to hoodall, two to Culver, and one to Little. On Sutherland's team, Fleming scored three, and Birks scored two. lt ended in a very exciting tie, after ten minutes overtime. .-Xfter the game all the boys went home to bed. On Sunday morning at 7 30 a.m. our bells rang loudly in our room and we arose for a hot bath and breakfast. .-Xfter breakfast we were told to pack up our skis as we were going to Valley Farm. On reaching there we found the Pro amidst a sea of ice, tramping a two-inch crust on which we could stand, or sit and slide. But after two boys received minor injuries from sliding down the ice, we left and went to the house known as Valley Farm H. We had lunch there, and then went home, cold and disgusted with the skiing. We arrived back at the Club at about 3 p.m., and either skated, tobogganed, swam, or played ping-pong and pool, until supper time. :Xt supper Fleming, Culver, Dobell, Chase, and M. Sutherland were awarded medals making them Members ofthe Seigniory Ski Club, for their gallant efforts in the down-hill, fthere were no other contests owing to the crust 7. Everybody left an hour afterwards. Although there was no skiing we were all tired and triumphant by the time we reached Windsor Station, to be met by our families. Those present included: f Nizwcomia Yass Paisksox I Dax' XY!-1l'l'E 'l'i-iomi-sox Bkoxmi,-xx, P. IDOBELI., 'lf Goon.-xi.i, Seem' Home C1.EVi5i.,xN1J Bitox rm.-xx, If. BRONIMAN, lfow. LE!-mi.-xx CHASE SHOREY, F. Moaisox Sl l'HERl..-XND, ll hlL'I.ENN.-XX P.-x'r'i'ERsoN, ll Bovey H.4LI.XX ARD :Xian I-lmiifsox CHius'riE FETHE Rsrox HA UQH All under the supervision of Mr. G. H. XYanstall, Mr. lNlr. S.P.rX. Redgrave. l 29l Doizfri., I Domgri., ll Binks SL l'HEl-ll..-XSD Sraoxei Ccrveit Bi.Aii4i.ock Fraxiixo Lri-11.5. NY.C.F. XYiseman, and B. L., lforn SELWYN HOUSF. SCHOOL NIAGAZINE ?L'Z9i5tuirz he la jllilarszillaise. .-X la fin du dix-huitieme siecle, il y avait en garnison 51 Strasbourg un jeune offieier nomme Rouget de Lisle. Il avait trente-deux ans, et il avait deja acquis une certaine re- putation comme auteur. Il avait ecrit des poemes, des chansons et une piece qui avait ere representee at l'Upera Comique at Paris. Il n'etait pas bien vu de ses camarades, parce qu'ils ne le comprenaient pas. Il aimait la solitude. Il aimait la rnusique et la poesie, et pendant que les autres ofhciers s'amusaient, il allait faire de longues promenades dans les belles forets des Vosges. l,e 25 avril 1792, M. Dietrich, maire de Strasbourg, invita quelques amis a diner. ll y avait des generaux, des olhciers parmi lesquels etait Rouget de Lislef et des citoyens illustres, tous amis de la liberte. On parlait de liberte, d'C-galite et de fraternite. On entendait souyent repeter les mots ff lintants de la Patrie D nom donne aux engages volontaires. I..e nouvel etendard tricolore ornait la salle. Il y avait de la lumiere, de la inusique, et des chansons patrioti- ques. Un voulait une chanson patriotique qui put exprimer les sentiments revolutionnaires. Nlais il n'y en avait pas. Qui saurait ecrire cette chanson ? Nl. Dietrich s'adressa a Rouget de Lisle, qui avait de-ia ecrit des chansons. Ne voudrait-il pas l'E-crire F ll etait trop mc-deste pour y consentir d'abord, mais, solicite par tout le monde, il promit d'en faire l'essai. Il etait tard quand il arriva chez lui, mais il ne se coucha pas. Il prit son violon et commenea fi -iouer. Son ame etait enllammee d'amour pour sa patrie. Il travaillait de tout son coeur, et quand l'aube commenca fi blanchir le ciel au- dessus des Yosges, il avait hni sa chanson. Tout le monde reconnut qulil avait produit ce qu'on cherchaitg une Chanson qui avait la force, le feu, l'elan necessaires pour inspirer et exalter l'amour de la patrie jusqu'au devouement supreme. isa c'est l'origine de la chanson nationale de la France. D. H., Form 5. The library. Since last September thirty two books have been given to the Library by the fol- lowing boysz- Jimmy and Robert Patersong laildon and Kingman Blackg Malcolm Mc- Dougall, Huntley Millar, Tony Dobell, Dick Browne, and Bobby Stevenson. To all of these we should like to express our sincere thanks. We are also grateful to Thornton Grier QO.S.l who kindly presented two useful and interesting books, entitled Trains, tracks, and travel and The Book of Speed . There has been a constant and steady demand for books throughout the year. Wie now have nearly live hundred books dealing with every subject necessary for the aver- age schoolboy, and there is no doubt that the Library has proved itself to be a distinct and popular acquisition to the School from the point of view of both education and pleasure. B K T H lA word of thanks is due hereto Mr. Howis who, since the inception of the Library, has undertaken the task of Librarian with untiring interest. In spite of being worried after school each morning - and at other times- -by flocks of small boys requesting an exchange of books, he always manages to meet the demands made on him with patience and good will. - -FDA l30l FOR THE YEAR 1938-1939 OLD BOY'S NEWS BISHOP'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, LENNOXYILLE Form 6.17: DODDS, D. Head Prefect, lst Football, lst Hockey, lst Cricket, Choir. Wiinner of School heavyweight boxing championship. NORSXVORTHY. Prefect, lst Football, lst Hockey, 2nd Cricket, Choir. In School plays. Comes 'lnd in 6 A. XVINTERS. Prefect, lst Football, lst Hockey, 2nd Cricket. Comes lst in 6A. STORER. Headboy. School Librarian. Camera Club. Ski Team. Choir. LINDSAY, R. Headboy. lst Football, 2nd Hockey, Choir. CHAMBERS. President of the Debating Society. School plays. 2nd Football, Ind Hockey. BIORGAN. Choir. Dramatic Society. STAIRS, G. 2nd Hockey. Dramatic Society. DURNFORD. Ski Team. Form 613: GRAY. Headboy. 2nd Football. French Club. SPAFFORD, E. Choir. 'Ind Hockey, Ind Football. Under l6 Cricket. Form 5.1: STAIRS, D. Midgets A Hockey. Lnder 16 Cricket. Comes lst in SA. VVREGG. Midgets B Hockey. Under 16 Cricket. Comes lst in Form. lN'IILLs. Runner-up in his weight in Boxing competition. 'IlOMLINSON. Ski Team. Linder lo Cricket. Junior Doubles Tennis championship with Wregg. PALMER, XY. Midgets A Hockey. Form 53: HoL'r. 'lnd Football. Ski Team. Camera Club. TNIONTEFIORE. Debating Society. Camera Club. KIOLSON, BILL. lst Football. lst Hockey. Choir. Winner Senior Tennis DOBELL. Under 16 Cricket. DAY. Under 16 Cricket. Midgets A Hockey. 2nd Football. Form 4.1: HANSON. Bantams Hockey team. HUGESSEN. Choir. LANDRY. Midgets B Hockey. 3rd Junior Cross Country. LINDSAY, Choir. School plays. Midgets B Hockey. MACTIER, TEDDY. Midgets B Hockey. BICCONNELL. Bantams Hockey team. NICCUAIG. Ski Team. Dramatic Society. AYANKLYN. Dramatic Society. Comes 2nd in -IA. Choir. l31l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE NY.xi.sH. Bantams Hockey team. Runner-up in his weight in boxing. Bisnov. Debating Society. Honosox. Camera Club. BI,ACIsll,0Cls. Camera Club. -Wlvff: Si-iU'rER. Bantams Hockey team. Form 313: PEVERLEY. Coming along very well. Si'AifroRD, 'lf Choir. Bantams Hockey team. S.H.S. OLD BOYS AT I..C.C., MONTREAL Form 6 KN.-rlinr .llalrir l: Ross Ci.ARksoN is Head Prefect, and was President of the Socratic Club for Debating and Public Speaking during the Christmas term. Baoxsox CL'i.yEa is a Prefect, and is ably holding his own in class. Form 5-.1 l:7IHIf0l' .llafrir J: JACQUES CHEVALIER is a member of the Socratic Club, and is bent on entering R.M.C. next year. x,lC'l'0R fiOl.DlH.0OM played Senior Soccer, is lalditor of the School Magazine, pianist in the orchestra, actor upon occasion, President of the Socratic Club, and School correspon- dent to the Gazette. .Ions Domus was on the Senior Soccer and Cricket teams, and continues to keep a steady pace well up in the class. clk.-XHAM SHoRE played on the Senior Football team, is working hard. nliixiiiiy S'l'EXYAR'l' is a Prefiect, former Vice-President of the Socratic Club, played Senior Rugby, and is an Assistant liditor ol' the Magazine. Form 5-H: l,AVlD C.-XPElS chief trouble this year has been the injury -iinx, which kept him from the Senior lfootball team. lXllCHEl. CHEV.-XLIER is doing excellently in his first year at l..C.C. He played Junior Soccer, is a member ol. the Socratic Club, and has been awarded a full scholarship on account of his line work. City FISHER played Senior Football and Hockey, but received an unfortunate injury in mid-season, to the great detriment of the Ski team. Blu. Noisl.E distinguished himself by winning the Brooke Claxton Public Speaking Com- petition over a Selwyn-studded held. He is, of course, a member of the Socratic Club. l.EE RoNAi.Ds played on the Senior Soccer team. Form J-.ls PETER S'rANtaER is doing well, and was a standout ol. the Senior Soccer squad. QQEORGE RILEY is working hard, and is quite a marksnian. l32l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1938 -1939 Form 4-B: P. THOMSON is a photographer of note. Form 3-J: Old Selwynians in this form are .-LNI. DEL.-xI'I.AN'I'E, and JACKIE KI.-XLCOLBI. Form 3-B: Here we rind NI.-XXXYELI., J. NORRIS, I. ROBER'l'l3X, and D.-XX'lD ST.-xNc:ER. Form 2-J: JOHN EARLE, P. PANGNIAN, D. ROBERTON, J. ROBERTON. TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, PORT HOPE HLIGH RL'ssEI., a Senior Privilege, Ind Rugby, Captain lst Hockey, is doing well in Sth McGill. PETER L.-INDRY, Squash team, Ind Cricket, 3rd Football, Junior Privilege, is in Form 6.-X. JOI-IN I'I.-KMPSON, Junior Privilege, -lth Rugby, Head Librarian, is in Form S KIcGill. .-X. LEAIESCRIER, Ind Football, 3rd Hockey, Junior Privilege, is in Form 6.-X. G. HARIPSON, Ind Rugby, on the staH' of the Library and the Record. Form SB. E. PEACOCIQ, 3rd Rugby, 3rd Cricket, 3rd Hockey, is Sports Editor for the Record. Form SC. K. RL'ssEI., Sth Cricket, Chapel Sacristan, School Choir. Form SB. G. FINLEY, lst Cricket, 3rd Hockey, Squash team: won the Cup for best bowler in cricket. Form S.-X. J. REDP.ATH, Sth Football, 3rd Hockey. Form -IA. R. LEINIESITRIER, Sth Rugby, Sth Hockey, is an energetic fag. Form -IA. PATCH, 6th Football, Ind Basketball, Form -IA, an industrious new boy. HOPE MAX., Sth Rugby, 5th Hockey. In the 2nd Form of the Junior School are D. JEI.LI:LTT and HOPE NIA-I., both doing well. WESTNIOLNT HIGH SCHOOL In Form I2 KI ISenior High School Leavingl is ERIC XY!-IITLEY who did well in the regular leaving exams last June, and is now taking his Senior. In llth Year High School Leaving we have KEN PORTER and BILL HAY. Ken is doing well in his work and in all School activities. He has been the star ofthe Ski team, was the champion in jumping, slalom, and downhill at the Interscholastic competition at St. Sauveur on Feb. Sth. and on the Cote des Neiges jump. He played in one Senior football game, but was unfortunately injured. He is a Hi-Y member. BILL AIAY is doing much better this year, and takes a keen interest in ski-ing. .-XLEC. SCRIMGER and Guy GRINI.AI.DI are in II Be. Guy came to us from Montreal High this year. He comes first or seconcl in the Class, and is playing Class hockey. Alec is working hard for his June exams, and was on the Ski team which carried all before it this year. He also played Class hockey. lflth Year. In I0 Bb is DONALD CLEVEI..-XYD, who is doing well, and getting 90162 frequently. He is his Form's Dramatic and Debating Society's representative. In 9th Year PETER GORDON seems to be doing quite well, and he got into the Intermediate football team. l33l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE ST. ANDRI-1W'S COLLEGE, AURORA ARCHER RAiusEx' and Roy HAs'riNos are in the Lower Sixth, where in the last half-term exams Hastings came Sth, and Ramsey oth, with 75029 and 7401, respectively. Both are enjoying themselves. UPPER CANADA COLLEGE, TORONTO NI. Ll'l I'LE won the Lieut. Governor's Medal, -lth Form, and came First, 1937-8. He also led his class last Christmas. Under l-IU lb. Rugby squad: Minor Midget Hockey. Mike's present form is -lA. H. Scorr came second in his class at Christmas. Senior Soccer team OVedd's Houselz colours. JuniorHockey. A McGILL NOTES e WAN. BARCLAY Com. Played Soccer. 'l'.lXfT. BAROT1' B.A. Programme Manager Red and YYhite Revue. CLD. BIRKS I.. BRUNTON H.M. BURGESS M.A. BYERS PAU1. CHEVALIER -I.H.Ii. Co1.By Com Med B.A. BA. Med B.A. Red and XYhite Revue. President First Year Arts, English Dept. Plays. Players Club. Rowing Club. Board of the ' Forge '. HH. IJEGREX' ling. Secretary ofthe Radio Association. IJAN IJOHENY B.A. Senior Hockey. Scarlet Key. HUGH IDOHENY Law Blu. IJOHENY Arts CHIP DRURY ling. Senior Rugby. Senior Swimming. .l.R. FERGUSON Com Vice-President of Fourth Year Commerce. IAN G1 i.i.EsPiE B.Sc Stadium Manager of Scarlet Key, Students Athletic Council. IDENIS QQILLSON B.Sc Players Club. Gone south, because of a heart trouble. CAV. ciOVl'DEY B.A. Red and NYhite Revue. FRASER GURD W.M. 1-1.-XLE Med B.A. Case Reporter hledicine l'ndergraduates Society, Vice-President Martlets Society. -LM. HENDERSON B.Sc F.W.B. HiNos'roN B..-X. Producer of the Red and White Revue, Secretary of HW. l lU'I'CI-IISON ROSWELI. JAMES AVSTIN JOHNSON C.'l'.G. .IoHNsoN B.A. B.A. B.A. B.Sc the Cercle Francais. German Club, linglish Dept. Plays. C.O.'l'.C., Book Fxchange. Rows on the 150 lb Crew, Players Club. l34 l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR l9a8 19 9 LOUIS JOHNSON Med. Rowing Club. REID JOHNSTON B..-X. JOHN KEMP Eng. R. KERRIG.AN Com. S.L. LEACOCR ENV. LESLIE P.G. LESLIE D.J. IJEXVIS PAT LITTLE J.C. LOCKE FRANCIS LYMAN L. MACDOL'G.ALI. CSR.-XY MILLER BLAKE BHIILLER P.T. MOLSON VV.K. INIOLSON GEORGE NATION H.J.S. O,BRIEN H.M. PATCH P.R. PATCH RA. PATCH J.W.F. PEACOCH RICHARD PECK A.S. POLLOCH JOHN POWE LL GILES PERODEAL' CHARLES PERRAL'I.'r RUSSEL, BRUCE PERCY RUSSEL GARY SCHLEIIM H.D. SPIELM.-XX D.-XVID STEXVART JOHN XY. STEKV.-XR'l' SELEY STEWART VYILLIAM STEWVART CLAUDE TISTR.-XL'L'Y ROBERT JINIETRAITLT D.D. THOINISOX ROBERT XJAUGHAX DICK XYRIGHT B..-X. B..-X. Com. B..-X. B..-X. Med. B..-X. BA. B.Sc. B..-X. B..-X. Law Com. Law B..-X. Eng. Law B.Sc. B.Sc. B..-X. Med. B. Sc. B.Sc. Com. B.Sc. Com. B..-X. Com. Eng. B.Sc. B..-X. B..-X. B.Sc. Com. Eng. Com. Assistant Manager Ot Production Red and White Revue. English Dept Plaxs Red and White Rex ue Skis. Invented a pair Ol ski goggle ffl 50 at xoui nearest sporting storel Headed Senior Matric Mon lnixersitx Entrance Scholarship. Cercle Frangais Red and White Rex ue Has done great things in Badminton Tennis Hoclcex and Squash QLapham Cup Teaml English Dept. Plays C.O.T.C. Swimming Captain Players Club. English Dept Plan Freshman Rugby. City 'B' Badminton Singles Champion hip C.O.T.C., Seeretarx OHicer and Cadets Mess Senior Soccer, President Cercle Erangais Intermediate Track Team Radio Club l35l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL NI.-XCSAZIYF f O 'I' H If R N li W S -A PS. MAcNL r'r B..-X. 3 Yice-President of Players Club. Recently married. .l.L. MCIJZNNAN .-Xgr. l Senior Rugby at Nlacllonald College. BARRY Poit'rEoi's is an officer in the C.O.'l'.C. R.l'f. Lifxnox is at the Royal Flying School in lingland. Him. SAVAGE is at R.iNI.C. .-LS. l'iI.EMIN1i is working in a paper mill at Baie Comeau, Quebec. lDONAl.D -IoHNs'roN and R YAN are at Hoscote 'liutorial College. HUGH NIACKENZIE, l.i.oyD Davies, fXi.i.AN M.-lose, HUME XYRioH'i', Lesriza 'l'oMi.iNsoN and I.oRD SHAifoHxEssy f Billy l are all at Bishop's College. Qllual. Coal is the fossilized remains of vegetation which flourished before man in the Carboniferous period. These forests sank, and earth formed over them. .-Xfter a time the ground moved up again, then plants grew, the land sank, and another layer of coal was formed. Coal is always formed in layersg these layers rest on clay which the miners call underclay. There are roughly three classes of coal: f l,ignite, which is a soft brown coal, with a low percentage of carbon. Next we come to bituminous coal, which we usually burn in grates. Bituminous coal contains 85 to 90 per cent of carbon. Last of all we come to an- thracite, which is the best of all coal. Ir contains 90 to 95 percent carbon, and is black and shiny. In the time when coal first came into use, it was found close to the surface of the earth, and it was easily mined. But after this was exhausted men had to dig further to find coal. But there was a problem in this, for whenever deep shafts were dug water ac- cumulated at the bottom. So some clever men invented the steam engine which could pump out the water. A coal mine is a wonderful place. It usually consists of a main shaft with an elevator which stops at different levels, and there are tunnels running for miles underground. In some places where there are very thin seams the miners lie on their sides, and chop at the bottom of the seam of coalq then when they have chopped a crevice under the seam they put a small charge of dynamite in a hole higher up, and bring the whole seam down. A miner is not paid a set wage as most men are, but is paid for every ton he sends to the surface. In the days of early mining, the miners used to carry a naked oil lamp, this was very dangerous as the flame often caused explosions in a gassy mine. So a man called Davy invented a safety lamp, and there were many fewer explosions. There are many dangers in mining. One is choke damp, which is carbon dioxide, this suffocates you if you breathe it. Then there is fire damp which is methane gas, which when mixed with air becomes explosive. Not long ago there were hundreds of ponies down in the mines for pulling the little coal trucks along the tunnels. Most of these have been replaced by small electric engines. P., Form 3. l .Vi l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 1938-1939 The Singing Qllass. The Singing Class has been meeting regularly on Mondays and Thursdays, and while the Class is still small in numbers, the members have all been very enthusiastic and the attendance well maintained. On December 15th a Recital was given to a gathering of parents and friends. The Hrst part of the programme was devoted to Christmas Carols and the second to folk songs and other numbers, including a version of the Londonderry :Xir sung in two parts. The soloists won well-merited applause, and in addition to the singing, a very pleasant interlude was provided by Gay Goodall, who gave an excellent performance of two numbers for the 'cello, accompanied at the piano by Douglas Huestis. The concert closed with the first public performance of the School Song, the words and air of which were written by Mr. C. T. Anstey. It was generally agreed that the performance of the Class showed a marked improvement over that of the previous year. PRUGR.!.U,VE CHRISTMAS C.-XROLS l. THE FIRST NOXYELI.. 2. THE VIRGIN sTiLLs THE cRv1xo. 3. XTHAT CHILD is THIS F -l. 'TRADITIONAL CRADLE Soxo FROM H.XX I'l. CHJRLEA' SCOTT. 5. Gooo CHRISTIAN MEN, RE-1o1cE. 6. GOD REST vor MERRY, oExTLEsiEx. CELLO SOLO. .-XvE BI.-XRIA. Bzzvh - Gomzod. GJY GOODJLL. .-Xccompanist, DOL'GL.!.S' HCESTIS. S O N G S 1. COCKLES AXD BI1'ssELs. 2. .ALL THRoL'oH THE NIGHT. 3. XYHERE'ER vor WRLR. CHRISTOPHER BOVEY 4. LOXDONDERRY AIR. fVerse 2 with descantfm 5. OH Y xo JOHN. YOHN and CJRROLL CHIPJIJN. 6. POLLY - XVOLLY - DOODLE. THERE XYERE 'THREE CROXVS. 3. XYHAT SHALL WE DO YVITH THE DRCXKEX SAILOR F 9. HONIE SXVEET Hox1E. SCHOOL SONG. Words and melody by AIR. C. T. JNSTEY. Harmonised by .1Ir. PHILLIPS .TIUTLEY 10.3.5 GOD SAVE THE KING! l37l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE In March four of the boys entered the Quebec Music Competition Festival. Christo- pher Bovey won first place for his performance of But the Lord is mindful of His own in the Treble Solo, Sacred, for boys under 12, and Carroll Chipman was second by one mark in the Boys' Treble Solo under 10, l'nder the Greenwood Tree . Charles Scott and John Chipman also performed very creditably in the Boys' Treble Solo fopenj against very stiffopposition. All benefited considerably from the very helpful and friendly criticism of the ad-iudicators. To any who may have the idea still lingering in their minds that there is something sissified about singing, it might be pointed out here that to sing asolo in an enormous church like St. James United, where the competition was held, before a large number of the public, calls for a considerable amount of courage and is also a very beneficial experience. The importance of music in the life of the community is being greatly stressed at this time, and the benefit to the boys' health and physical development was amply il- lustrated recently in lfngland, where in a Cross Country Race, the leading places were all taken by members of the local Choir School. During the summer term it is proposed to hold the Class on Wednesday afternoons at 3.45 p.m. instead of on Thursdays. It will thus be unnecessary for the boys to make a special journey to the school as they will be already there on that day. It is hoped that this will make it possible for a greater number of boys to attend. I shall be very glad to answer any inquiries from parents if they will 'phone me at XVI. 7362. F. G. PHILLIPS. Sums 1Brimz Ministers of Qtnglanh. The first Prime Minister of lfngland was Sir Robert Walpole. After the death of Queen Anne one of her cousins, George, was chosen to be her successor. He could not speak English very well and he did not like the language. After a while he did not attend the meetings of the Cabinet. Before, all the ministers were equal, and the king was the only person in authority. :Xt that time Sir Robert VValpole was Lord Treasurer, and he took over the leadership because his position was the most important. He was the first person to see through the Great South Sea Bubble, as it was called. The South Sea Bubble was a complete farce. There was a company which was selling stocks in the Pacific Ocean. Walpole advised the people to think twice, but nobody took any notice of him. Fverybody went mad, they sold everything they had in order to raise money to buy these stocks, and in the end many were left bankrupt and penniless. The next great prime minister was YYilliam Pitt the Younger, to distinguish him from his father of the same name, who later became the lst Earl of Chatham. He heartily opposed Napoleon and his schemes. Walpole gave the people honour, money, or titles to carry out his plans. Pitt, whose father opposed NYalpole, made his people proud to be British and to be subjects of Britain. One reason why Pitt was a great man is that he was the first Prime Minister to be absolutely honest. He died three weeks after the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. He told his ministers to roll up the map of Europe, because it would be considerably changed by Napoleon. He was probably the greatest Prime Minister up to that time. iasj FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1938 -1939 Another great Prime Blinister was Benjamin Disraeli who later became Lord Bea- consfield. Bismarck thought that he would run the famous Congress of Berlin 1873, but he was mistaken, for Disraeli dominated it, much to the chagrin of Russia. Disraeli was handicapped by the fact that he was of Jewish descent. There are several other Premiers worthy of mention, such as Peel, Palmerston, Lord Melbourne, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Baldwin, but I will speak ofonly two others. During the Great YYar 191-I-13 Lloyd George was the Prime Minister, and he did sterling work. He is still in politics today, but he is not a very strong force. In my opinion our present Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is a great Prime Minister. He saved the world from another terrible war when he Wellt to see Adolf Hitler twice in Germany. He was the first Prime Minister of England to go to a foreign land like that under those circumstances. He is one of our greatest peace-makers. He has been severely criticized by some for his actions, but what could he do ? Many people do not know it, but the Prime Minister's iirst job is to keep peace and quiet for his country. H. H., Form -l. Ships. Men have always had a great desire to travel by water, whether down some stream, or round some pond, or even at times on the sea. The first floating peculiarities to be manufactured by men in such regions as the British Isles, Germania, and all Northern and Central Europe, were merely trees hollowed out, whereas, in such places as Mesopotamia, the natives wove reeds together, covering them with mud. It is interesting to note that the natives of England and Ireland also made such bots or coracles, as they were called, at a later date. The first people really to venture into the open sea were the Rhodians, followed by the hardy and adventurous Phoenician seamen of Tyre and Sidon, who ventured into the North Atlantic as far as England. These people I will now say something about. Not long before the rise of Rome the Phtenicians, as I have said, discovered Britain, where, in what is now Cornwall, they discovered tin. Now tin was, and still is, a valuable metal, from point of view of usefulness, not only in war material but also in agricultural ways. So this started their trading many of their colourful ornaments which amused the Britons so much, for tin, which was little valued. The Romans, however, who were just beginning to gain some of their nautical enterprise, which gained them so much in later days began to wonder where the Phtenicians were getting all their tin, and followed them,with the result that the Phcfnicians drove their ships on the rocks, rather than let their secret be discovered. Some rather peculiar ships of early times were the triremes and quinquiremes, triple and five-decked ships used by the Semitic inhabitants of the Eastern Mediterraneang these ships always had a line of slaves on every deck. , l39l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Noi-semen of' Scandinavia were also great sailors, and in their little open ships with ferocious dragons painted on their sails, they sailed to Iceland, and thence a party under l.ief lfricson is said to have reached America. The first ship that we know for certain to have reached America was a small sailing ship named the Santa Maria , commanded by Christopher Columbus, a Genoese ship- master, which took two months to cross the Atlantic. The first British ship to round the globe was the Golden I-Iind , belonging to the great Iinglish hero, Sir Francis Drake. This was one ol. the high-pooped galleon types, which were very popular during the 16th Century. Nothing worth telling about happened until the 19th Century when the hrst steam- ship was invented, and from then on the steamship replaced the sail. The first successful steamboat was the Charlotte Dundas , a tug built on the Clyde in 1802 by Vllilliam Symington. It is interesting for me to think, as I often do, that so many of' our ancestors came to Canada on sailing ships. The first steam vessel to be used by the Royal Navy was the armed steam launch Diana, built in India by John Company for the Burmese IYar of' 132-1. The first iron-clad, father of' the modern dreadnought, was invented in 185-1, and six were immediately ordered by the lfrench Fmperor, Napoleon III, for the French Navy, and were sent for active service to the Crimea, where they gave invaluable assistance in the capture of' Sebastopol. They were then used in the :Xmerican Civil War 118614151 where the two ships, the Union Monitor , and the Confederate Nlerrimac played a comparatively vital part in that war. Such were also the British-made half-steam half'-sail Confederate raiders, the Alabama and the Florida . .-In interesting question often asked is: Which was the first ship to cross the Atlantic under its own power F The answer is one which has aroused much controversy, and there are so many claimants lthe Curacoa, 1827, Savannah, 1829, Royal IVilliam, 1833, Sirius, 1838, Great IYestern, 18381 that I could not discuss it in a short article. I will only say that credit is generally given to the Royal IYilliam for the crossing, entirely propelled by steam. You may see a tablet to her in the Great I-Iall of' the Parliament buildings at Ottawa. In April 1912, one of' the greatest tragedies of' modern times occurred, this being the sinking of' the largest and fastest liner ever made, the Titanic, which can only be equalled by the loss of the Lusitania, torpedoed by the Germans a few years later. During the Great War C191-1 19131, wai-ships played an important part, but by then there was added to their ranks a new and dangerous member, the submarine. Nowadays, the three largest liners in existence are the French Normandie and the British Queen Mary , and the most modern the Queen Elizabeth . I. B., Form 2. 1-lol FOR THR SCHOOL YEAR 1938 e- 19311 C - t 'fs ix 1' ' V 8 Q Nsiix, 5 TFT 1 wif tm ' ' ,sri ,r 1 'Mx These interesting whotogra vhs one of which a N wearetl in an American wublieation f O Y The Sportsman Pilot +7 , were kintlly sent to us by Nlr. .-Xi1'rHt'R Piiizvis. They were taken by Nlr. HENRY B. Dr'PoN'r during the course of a Hight through Mexico and Cen- tral .-Xmerica. The one showing the A' lnig hole til. Popocatepetl flower rightl was taken at an altitutle ol. 30,000 ft. ee e e 4 4- ve s The Greatest wan Qllibe illiwtiap. NIiI'1l,l.E C'H,1,lI H l'fRl..JI.Y The Right l-lon. Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister ol'G1'eat Britain and First Lord of the Treasury, is, in my opinion, the greatest man alive today. His efforts to pre- serve peace among the nations have tlone more gootl for the people of the worltl than those of any other man in this generation. Mr. Chamberlain was born in Birmingham just seventy years ago. He is a son ot a famous father and statesman, joseph Chamberlain. .-Ks a young man he enteretl the l4ll SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE family business. Later he became Mayor of Birmingham, went into the political field, and was elected to the British House of Commons. He held several positions in the Govern- ment: Chancellor of the lixchequer in the Baldwin Cabinet, and on Mr. Baldwin's retire- ment he was made Prime Minister in 1937. ln September, 1933, during the national crisis, he made the first Hight of his life to Germany to interview the German Chancellor, and we believe that through his efforts the meeting between M. Daladier of lfrance, Signor Mussolini of Italy, Herr Hitler and himself was arranged. The result of this meeting was the Munich pact, which probably saved the world from the most terrible war in history. On his return to England after the conference, Mr. Chamberlain was given a tremendous reception, which we heard in Canada over the radio. He has also shown the British public that the strength and safety of the British limpire depend upon its Army, Navy, and Air Force. Huge sums of money have been voted for the national defence, and we trust that by being prepared for war, we will prevent attack from other nations. l hope that Mr. Chamberlain will remain head of the British C vernment f r a lon time. , ' g H. MCL., Iform 3. ADOLF HITLFR Hitler, in my opinion, is the greatest living man to-day. He came to Germany at a time when he was needed most. The country was being overrun with Communists, the greatest curse in the world to-day. He rescued Germany from this, by forming the Nazi party, which was against the Republic, and for a strong, united Germany. He was born in Austria in 1839, and when he was a young man, he came to Munich. He disliked the Jews, because he said that they caused Germany's ruin, and for this reason he has treated them very cruelly. This has made Hitler very unpopular with the demo- cratic nations. It has also damaged his country's trade considerably. ln 1923 he made an attempt in Munich to overthrow the Government, but this failed dismally, and he was put in prison for eight months. During this time, he wrote Mein Kampf . For a long while nobody paid much attention to his party, but as condi- tions grew worse, and worse, it became the strongest. ln 1930 his candidates received six and a half million votes in the elections, due to the rich industrialists, headed by Franz Thyssen, who financed them. Hitler has united Germany, so that it is probably the strongest country in Europe to-day. He has taken over Austria and Czecho-Slovakia, without any bloodshed. He did this by sending an armed force into these countries, and compelling them to surrender. He has transformed his country into a united Germany, and has thousands of people at his call 1 His people are in perfect physical condition, and boys start training at the age of six. He has a powerful voice and is a wonderful orator. XYhen Hindenburg died, Hitler became President as well as Chancellor, The Ger- mans call him lfiihrer, leader. 1431 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1938-1939 Hitler has done much for his country, and T am willing to admit that his etliorts on its behalf are the greatest achievement for one man in modern times, but all the same, Ido not like him. D. NI., Form 3. Ulibe Qhhantages ante Bisahhantagzs of remaining in the British C!Empire. Generally speaking there are three main constituents of Canada's life which are directly concerned with the question of whether we are to stay with the Empire or not. They are, of course, the problem of our defence, the fear that we may have to tight in wars in which we are not directly concerned, and lastly that Canada may have to harbour thousands of immigrants and refugees from overseas. If we break away from the Empire we will have to build a great many more aero- planes and battleships to protect our enormous coastline. This would be an almost im- possible task with the limited resources of money and necessary materials at our disposal. It is also true that we would not really be obliged to have such a huge active militia since, ifwe were independent, the States would help us out of any diH'iculties for the simple reason that, if Canada were allowed to deteriorate, the Trade Treaty which we have just con- cluded with the States would no longer be of use to our great southern neighbour. On the other hand, if we remain with the Empire it will of course be of much greater value to us, insomuch as we have now low tariffs with England and the Empire, and we would still be well established with the States. Also, since Britain is rearming furiously, there are bound to be certain contracts coming our way which will greatly stimulate our present financial status. Great Britain's power might also seriously deter any rival nation from encroaching on Canadian soil. Then comes the second problem, that of our imperial ties. If we break away, we would not be immediately at war when Britain was, and it would be only the Parliament which would decide whether we should declare war or not. It' we did not owe allegiance to the Empire, our shipping would be allowed to return to Canada unmolested, and when we had our Eleet on this side of the ocean, we could transport our soldiers, using the convoy system, with some degree of safety. Of course, for this purpose, the navy would have to be increased greatly. On the other hand if we stay with the Empire, our shipping may suffer at first, but our navy will not, for it would probably remain at home in time of crisis. Also, if we remain, our tariffs with the Empire would still be low, and if our amity increased, they might even go lower, as in the case of the Cnited States and Canada recently. Also, if we were attacked, Britain would more than likely send us aid in the form of ships and men. The third and last question is not very important, but nevertheless it has some bearing on the subject. Many people do not like the idea of having English families sent H31 SFIAYYN HOUSE SCHOOL NIAG.-XZINH out here to settle the country, especially the lfrencli-Canadian minority. But the fact is, rhur the Ifnglish families would increase the population and at the same time be loyal to Canada and the lfmpire, so that immigration from England is not such at had thing as people think it is. The three arguments enumerated at the start of this essay have lieen taken one by one, and at this conclusion it seems that it would be more of a beneht for Canada, in the physical and economic aspects, to renew its pledge of loyalty to the British Common- wealth of Nations. -I. B. I. S., Form 5. if Qnknntnlzhgzment. Our thanks to the following for Magazines, in exchange: -fe The Ashhurian, The Argus, The Record, B.C.S. Magazine, The St. Peter's Chronicle lNew Zealand J, The I..C.C. Magazine, The S..-MC. Review. l44l 1' 1' 'I I fl f .., s S s ldv , 5, Q, ,I Q, I . 5,1 I IJ A- :rff . - ! lI l' '72 . - c n U M :- ,ff -1 ,' r f v' 1 ' , ig' v .,,-,Qi