Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-IO-19-ll Ranger. The most dangerous place in the world to-day, I think, is London, England. There are many kinds of danger. There is the danger of being hit by a bomb from a German raider, or by a piece of a bomb. There is the danger of being hit by shrapnel, and the danger of fire from incendiary bombs. Here is an experience. I was in London. Havingjust finished my supper, I thought I would go to a movie. .lust then, without any Warning, the air-raid sirens moaned, and enemy aircraft came into view. Suddenly we heard the whistling of a bomb, and we all lay down with our faces to the sidewalk. As we were scrambling to our feet, a squadron of Hurricanes came into view, to take part in a doghght about two miles off. :Xs I went on, I saw a piece of shrapnel take some tiles orf the roof of a big building. Then I continued on my way to the movie. XY. R., Form 2. Zlihe liihrarp. We acknowledge, with many thanks, contributions of books from the following boys: Cottingham, Lyman, Yass, Decary, Magor, Reford, Black, Shorey, White, and Currie, also 20 books from Mrs. Philip Mackenzie, and a donation from Mrs. Spatford in memory of Douglas McMaster. Two dozen books have been placed on one side for the Red Cross, after receiving a request for any that we might be able to spare. The Library has proved as popular as ever- rather more so, in fact, judging by the constant demand for books, and the number issued. The most popular author seems to be Percy IYesterman, while Don Sturdy, with his well-nigh impossible thrills has his following I A few good detective stories would be welcome. Apart from this, we can supply almost anything on any subject. B. K. T. H. t iBun:ie Defeat of the 36 legion. The question sounded like, YYhere on Earth is Fxasperated F No, Sir would not write it on the board, but did repeat it three times, without eggsaggeration but with extra precision, and added a tip, It has also a lordlv place in Literature. Take it home and ' ask Mamma. ' Next morning Up roos the Sonne and up roos a melee of sons who yet had not the answer. Elementary, my dear VVatson g you will hnd ' X, aspirated ', in Mexico and, of course, in Don Qui'Xote, a fordlv place as ever was. Anon. I 13 l

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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

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Ulm jfailure of the Zltalians in Qlhania anh Egypt. I think that the man reason why the Italians have lost so many battles in Greece and Albania is because of their morale. The Italians started their invasion from a con- quered country, while the Greeks were Fighting to defend their homeland against conquest by the Italians. There is only one man in Italy who wanted war, and that man is Mussolini. His troops are forced fu tight, or else they face a tiring squad. At first the Italian army managed to cross the Voyusa river near the Greek town of Konitza, but in three days they were pushed back over the border by the Greek army. This army was led by General Papagos, and among the regiments in it were the famous skirted Ifvzones, long renowned for their brave mountain lighting. .After being thrown back in their original invasion, the Italians fell back to Koritza and Argyrokastro, both important supply bases. Both of these towns were captured by the Greeks in a short time. The Italians were disheartened by these Greek successes, and they steadily dropped back. The Greek advance continued, the army capturing Pogradetz, Porto Ifdda, and Klisura after a series of short and brilliant sieges. The Greeks are now besieging Valona, an important seaport for supplying Mussolini's troops. This town too will soon fall, for the Italian army has no heart in the war, and their troops are not well trained in mountain warfare. They had one division, however, which had long been trained for mountain war. But these Centauri, as they were called, were soon defeated by the Greeks near Pogradetz, and many of their number were captured. Another major factor in the defeat of the Italians is the command of the sea by the Royal Navy. There is a constant patrol in the Adriatic, watching for Italian supply and troop ships. Many of these ships have been sunk, and the Italians have great difliculty in supplying their troops. The Royal Air Force lighter squadrons have been a great help to the Greek Air Force in strating Italian troops and in driving the Italians from the air. Many Italian air bases in .Albania have been bombed into uselessness or captured. Help in other lines has also been given profusely by Great Britain. YYith regard to the failure of the Italian blitzkrieg into Fgypt, I believe that once Marshal Graziani reached Sidi Barrani, he ought to have pushed on, instead of waiting so long for supplies and reinforcements. IYhen the British counter-blitz did come, the Italians were ill-supplied, so they at once fell back to Sollum, just inside the Egyptian border. Here too they were speedily driven out. Then the Italians retreated to Bardia, within which the Italian army was besieged for two weeks. Marshal Graziani had retired, because of all the reverses suffered by the Italian army. The British had advanced seventy miles in four days. The condition of the defenders of Bardia was wretched. The Italian army had no way of supplying itself with food and water. The perfect co-ordination of the three British services hastened the end. At last, after many days of long bombardments, the final attack came. In the fore- front were many Australians, and they played a large part in mopping up the Italians. Many Italians gave up without a struggle, but a few fought till the end. Now, again, the British tanks are pushing on towards Tobruk, which I am sure will soon fall, as it is being besieged. I think that if the British and Greek successes keep on at the same rate, the Italian empire will be wiped otf the map, and Italy will be forced to drop out of the war. l'I'obruk, Derna, and Bengasi have since fallen. I'id.l H. MCL., Form 5. I HI