Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1940-1941 .ifriendfr Uoife f znnjie tofrieizdfr ear. To .fongf like there Lore alone .fetx the lee-v: 'Tix tha: the leaves of the re5pon,vi:'e free Choir the ytill, tangent n11zr1nm'.v ofthe deic, Re-greelin g the warm earth-heart whenee they drew, .1 .ferret bonrdon - lrnlv, not ,vo heard .15 apperfeieed- the Il7'6lllII-flIOI!g'hl.V of a bird, .iwakening in the woodland rill-born mirl, I1'hen drowxing starr to da-zen-.fhowerf whisper Hix! l The year in Jplendom' dier its phcenix-death, lHow pare itx shroud if .fhriz-en by 1l'inter',v breath l l. Still roinef the .vong of-faith lo all who hear A .1 song of promife - pledgingfnll and elear That Love, like Natare'J brave perennial plant, Knowx times of wire repoxal, and ,vhall want .Vo wealth offoliage, or bloom, orfruit llfhen the new .ran Shall elarion gloriously, .lwahel Lise, love and -work again, .J New Year if begun. C. T. A., COct0ber, 19-1-OD Lyric: a song, reflecting the personal thoughts and feelings of the writer. lDictionary 9. R. Browning, to Benson. YVhich class of my poems do you like best, Archbishop ? Ed. Cantuar. Your lyrics. R. B. lboundingl. Lyrics! I've got deskfuls of them l Lyric: Melodic verbiage 8: vaporous meaning. lC.T..-LJ Ulu a hinlin. How ran .meh .rounds eonzefroin a pieee of wood llfith four .vtringr .rtretehed aerors a wooden bridge? How fan .rome hor-.re-hair, lightened to a bow, Bring melodies and theinerforth to the ear? .ind 'vet thir mart ha ve been a free that .ftood .ilnong .fo man-v other: on a ridge: .ind some bold woodrznan, eliznbingfronz below, Whistling as brave a tune as now I hear, Lyred his axe, and felled it to the ground. Lind in that death a lozfelier lie waxfound. J. S. C., Form 6. l?-ll

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SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Qu Qirzraih. Hector Nlclilain, gunner of a ten ton metal monster, cautiously opened the hatch and looked skywards. ln the North-west there were several small specks, so he grabbed the driven-'s binoculars and looked at them. He could not see their insignia, but he could tell from their design that they were not British. Hector was part of the crew of a tank in the 32nd Tank Corps en route with a column of troops, and transports full of munitions and supplies. The planes were heading in their direction, so the commander of the Column, Captain James Devenish, signalled to the others to increase speed. By the time the planes were overhead the whole column had started zig-zagging in and out of bumps and dunes at a speed of twenty-live miles an hour. The planes zoomed overhead for three hours, dropping tons of high explosives and incendiaries. Twice a tank almost got stuck in a bomb-crater and once a food lorry got stuck in one and had to be pulled out after the raid. Suddenly the planes turned and scur- ried for home, with Hurricanes and Spitlires on their tails. P. A., Form 2. Gttohzr. ----- So, till Spring, an resoir. J Friend'.v mire, with ity .f071ff07 f7'iF77ll,5 ear. Though 'tif not now that voirejztll time ofrvear That yozttlyfzzl fh0ri.fter.f in fervour hymn, Chanting O Spring! , lVhen all Godff worldfndr ,rongr t0 Jing, Ui But riper Jutumn, the late lovelv time, IV hen la-wnr, .shy of the over-amorou.r .i-un, Don veilr of ,vilverlv rime, ,ind leaves, their patient lark of .rhade and nurture done, Takefeflal tintr, nor Spring nor Szmzmer knerc, Of rlthbr, amher, jarinth V- while the hue ly' Heatierfr arrh, that light ir loath to leave, Deepenf and flearx, until it .feemf to harden To .meh a sapphire ay, in magie garden, .iladdin found f or :ldam in the ever of Eve. lilnst .iutumn parting prerage a love dead ? See - the hrave plant, its ,r1tn1mc'rIrapping.f Jhed, Nertler in Ear-th'.v kind hosom, holding ronrtant lye, Compafl with purpoxe, fill .1p0llo, rife IVith glowing henixonforfaith well kept, Drawr, 'mid the paean of Chlorix' nnvmpholept, New rainbow-hloomr, with fra granre, to new da-vg Reminding men God meant -what He did ray. l20l

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Sl-,LWYN HOl'Slz SCHOOI. NIAG.-XZINIQ The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The and C P Y P I-1 C P Y P Y ln W , C IJ Y li ln C F TE .: Shall I risk five hundred francs at Hrst F illitnentpmne. The time: .-Xugust Ind., WSU. The place: The Casino at Monte Carlo. IJI'1lllIlllf.f !Jt'I'.l'0I1llt' f ,-X croupier. An exiled prince. I-X young lady. An elderly gentleman. lThe scene opens as the Croupier is about to spez1k.l .: lfaites vos jeux. I.es jeux sont faits... Rien ne va plus I ' I have been playing for two hours without success. .I..: money back. .: I am not interested in little sumsg I need a fortune. .G.: Surely you do not expect to 'beat the bank '? .: So, noir, pair. Have you tried odd or even F You don't win much, but you can vun yo r - There I go again with a loss. I have only one thousand francs left ii Have you ever had someone tell you of 21 lucky number ? .L.. Oh, yes, years ago. Some gypsy in my should be. .I..: Why not fry betting on that number F it .: l have stopped believing in such things. ' .L.: .lust the same, I would try, ifI were you. .: lfaites vos -ieux... .I n .L.: I would stake seven hundred. Li .. n . .: Go ahead, take the young la1dy's advice. right I .: Rien ne va plus . ..... .. Yingt-et-un . . . Rouge et impair .G.: Your highness, I am happy for you I The curtain falls as the exiled prince and the young lady leave the membering number twenty-one I A. T., If T331 country told me that tvsentx one Good-bye, fortune! Here you go on number twenty-one, and may you y va Casino h zppw UVFH