Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE some pictures of us, and these pictures will be shown soon, so that we may see just how our efforts Iooked to the spectators. .-Xfter the events, most of us stayed for some skiing on the hill, and had great fun. Due to the snow, the annual hockey game in the village could not be held, as the snow had covered the rink. Thus, we had some spare time on our hands before bed-time. However, a few games of ping-pong and billiards soon made the time pass, and it was not long before bed-time rolled around. We heard the American f Canadian game, and the first player to score was Larson. This was a great triumph for Mr. Greenlees, who was thus the winner of the raffle for the first player to score. Nlr. Greenlees was very kind, for on the way home he gave all the boys competing in the rarl'1e chocolate bars and candy. Lights were meant to be out at 10 o'clock, but I very sincerely doubt if they were. The next morning, if Mr. Wanstall had been up slightly earlier, he might have seen boys gliding along the darkened corridors with pillows. .-Xlso, he might have heard a few mighty buffers, as a pillow descended on some unwary victim. Then the boys returned to their rooms and the battle was over. W'e arrived at Valley Farm about 10.30 to the tune of Roll out the Barrel . In a few minutes the skis were unloaded, and we had arrived at the farmhouse. From there, we proceeded to the start of the Senior and Junior Downhill races, which were to be held about half a mile away. There, we mounted a large hill and held the Downhill event for both Juniors and Seniors. Bovey came first in the event for the Seniors with forty-five seconds, while Currie came first in the ,Iunior with twenty seconds. :Xfter a very enjoyable lunch, the Senior Slalom was held on the hill behind the farmhouse. John W'ight won this event. After the Slalom the next event was the -Iunior Jump, which was to be the last event for the day. We then returned to the Seigniory Club, and after an excellent meal, we packed our bags and were ready to start for Montreal. W'e then were taken to the station in sleighs, and caught the train in to the city. About 11.30, anyone in Windsor Station might have seen a tired, but very happy, crowd of boys arrive from a most enjoyable week-end to meet their parents. D P R If S U L 'I' S SFNIOR DOW'NHILI. 1st C. Bovey 45.-I secs. Ind Ii. Black 49.1 secs. DIIINIOR DOWNHILI.. 1st G. Currie 20,-I secs. Ind W'. Redpath 21.3 secs. SENIOR SL.-XLOIN1 lst -1. W'ight 30.3 secs. 12 runsl Ind lf. Black 33.-I secs. l 1 DIVNIOR SL.-XLOM lst G. Seely 36.1 secs. L 1 'lnd G. Currie 40.1 secs. C I SENIOR DIIWIP lst VI. W'ight 50 points Ind D. Morgan -I3 points .IFNIOR -IIWIP Ist G. Seely 20 feet Ind W. Redpath 19 feet D. P., Form I 1121 1