Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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