Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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