Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Selwyn House is quite like my last school, and l find doing Arithmetic in dollars and cents much easier than the linglish system. .Xnother linglish boy sends us this description of an air raid on a small Cornish village. The Eansbee mails. The warden paces wean-ily up and down her beat, while the searchlight sweeps the star-flecked skies. Suddenly the eerie wailing of' the siren pierces the still night air. ln- stantly all is hustle and seeming confiusiong mothers wait only to Find their children and then rush oil' To seek the comparative sanctuary of the air-raid shelter. Meanwhile' the droning ol- the raiders grows steadily louder and louder, punctuated by the dull thuds of' H.li. laombs, which take the lives of hundreds of innocent people who are helpless to retali- ate against these inhuman slaughterers. :X lone anti-aircraft gun spits forth defiance at the German hordes. The bombs shriek earthwards on their errands of destruction, to wreak havoc on the homes of defenceless human beings. However, they are passing now, to repeat their tactics on other towns or villages. But the people of Britain are more than equal to Fight the tyranny imposed on this earth by such men as Hitler. They may lose their homes, they may lose their sons, but they shall not lose their liberty. H J. c. s. P., Form 3.-x. 'iiaus tam pautis . . . The tflllkc' is Empire, Fr4'ra'om is our rause, Ilnilh rousfri hrarls we ou fo virforv sfraiu, In this, Ihr hour of trial, hard wffghf Through sarrfhrf of fffe, a211ia'fep-slrzzrh pain, Fight tiff lhe day when all is pears again. Il haf ram paris have we, and wha! shining sword, E,X't'Ft'lffl1g fhose of masonry' and staff? The sword of i'w7'6't'11I0Nl, hvrifage of Kizzgs, .1' harrirade of whalfrve raresfvel Toward aff opprvssors of the puhfia' weaf. J man once slated k and a great man lhis - That never in .fha hislorv of our muse Did we so murh to sofrw beings owfg .Jud so we do, and surely' we must pause To give to him, and them, fha worhfs applause. How sha!! we praise you, how your name adore. Ye men immortal, men of Engfandfree? Ilfho never selling sun ahove your lands, Nor over Brilish flag, sha!! ever see, Ru! hrighl,for Freedom, Io EfFl'7lff'X'. R. B. G., O.S. C1931-ST. I 101

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A Scottish boy says: f u n as FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1940-1941 filly ilimpressiuns nf Qianaha. We recently asked some of our newly arrived English boys to give us their impres- sions of' their new home. I-Iere are a few extractsze One of' the first things that I noticed in Canada was the high buildings, another was the street cars H ltramsl such as we rarely see in England. The Canadian people have received their English ' guests ' very well, and seem glad to have them. .-Xn example of this occurred when we arrived at the docks, where ladies were handing out milk and biscuits to the landing children. Soon after my arrival I went to the Alpine Inn, in the Laurentians, where I was greatly impressed by the immense amount of' trees, and by the river. The rivers in England are not often very large. The Canadian climate is, I think, a very nice one, though it is sometimes rather too cold. Canadian schools are I10t quite the same as those in England: there do not seem to be half' so many boarding schools here. Perhaps this is better, as the children are with their arents more. - . P P. r., Form 3.11. Canada is a very nice country, but quite different from Great Britain. There are so many Scottish people here that it makes me think sometimes that I am at home l When I Hrst arrived here, if'I saw even a paper bag screwed up in a shop, it made me horrified Y At night, when the lights go on, it seems so different from my last winter when we had to creep about with flashlights. ' Comics ' seem to be a great attraction to read here and are always acceptable to Canadian boys, but in England I did not see them. I know some one who thought he would see Indians walking about the streets, but I did not believe that l The schools are rather different from those in England, which is natural. I-I. M. S., Form 2. Here is the viewpoint of a boy from Suffolk:- My impressions of' Canada are quite good. I am impressed by the number of trees, and the great lakes. The climate is didierent from that of' England: the winter is perhaps too cold. Coming up the St. Lawrence, what I saw of' Quebec looked beautiful. During the summer I stayed in a little house in Victoria, which is very nice and countrified. There is a big observatory telescope there: it is great fun to look through this at the stars so far away. I like the Canadian autumn, and the pretty leaves on, and ofjf, the trees, and the wooden houses. C. XY. B., Form 2. It's an' ill wind... says J. P., of' Form 3.-X. Because of this wretched war I have been very lucky in having a very interesting visit to Canada, a visit which I am much enjoying. Of' course it would be much more fun without the war. I hope to see much more of' this country before I return to Englandg what I have seen of' it so far I think is beautiful. I love the Laurentians: the country with all the little lakes looks so lovely. The ski-ing in winter is great fun, and I enjoy the winter sports very much. :Ks we do not have a great deal of' snow in England I shall try to make the most of' this winter. I was rather lost in hockey at first, but now I have got used to it and enjoy it very much. 191

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ioit ini NL'lllW11l.ilXR iw' wig 'Aga' 'I' if i r I s SKI PRTZT-I WIYXFRS IW-ll l,.ffl :ff rzghl: U. Seely, C. Bovey, Ki, Currie, .l. Wdghr, NY. Redparh. Gut trip tu the Sveigniurp filuh. This year, our Seigniory Club week-end was held on the week-end of Feb. N Oth. It was favoured with good weather, a rarity on Seigniorv Club trips. Thus as the train glided out of Windsor Station, our spirits were buoyed up by the news ol- fresh snow at the Club, and the good skiing weather. l'pon arriving at Montebello, we scrambled into dog sled and sleigh, and sped to- wards the Club. As we neared the gate, familiar spots were pointed out, and soon we were again at the door ot' the Seigniory Club. The huge building looked just as we had left it, and as we entered, the blazing fires in the centre of the room looked very cheerful to ue after a cold ride from the station. The time before dinner was spent in linding rooms and visiting friends in theirs. After dinner, we proceeded to the Sixth Fairway, where the .lunior slalom and the Senior Jump were to be held. :X photographer from the Associated Screen News tooli llll