Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1942 volume:

SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL -- MAGAZI NE -- Vol. 14. FOR THE SCHOOL YF.-XR 1941 - 1942 Qlballengz tu ZBsmutratp , gi school magazine foreword like other forewords fe is bound to be regarded, rn . . . . . , ' , if read at all, as something at which but to glance before reaching the more vital record of school happenings. PJ CA - C51 Q? And so indeed in a few short years vou will look back u bon vour school careers merely as the prelude to the symphony of lite itself. At the age of So fone feels no olderj you will have learned that each unfold- ing year brings more absorbing interest and ever broadening horizons. You will have found this world of yours f more yours now than ours' arduous but most intriguing. You will seldom have regretted the expenditures of your energies in a prompt acceptance of its challenges. You will never have had regrets where that acceptance helped others more than you. You will have experienced to the full many accomplishments, Howing from efforts of mind and body. You will have experienced many setbacks and sadnesses. Yes, an exciting, intriguing-Y more, a charming fe world, for all its diHiculties. But meantime amongst our- and shortly your- privileges has come the right to play a part in the great struggle of our era: the struggle to preserve freedom of thought and speech and all our way oflife. Wie, like the people of all other democratic countries, forgetting history, had come to assume these Howed to us as freely as does the water from the taps in our homes. In our anxiety to maintain peace, we failed, in the light of after events, to provide ourselves with the weapons for their preservation. :Xs a result, in this twenty-first month of the war, our Empire, with all these values for which it stands, is heavily engaged. As you know, from your experience in games, there is no substitute for planning, training, organization, and coordinated effort. And these desiderata, we must admit, have characterized the effort the enemies of freedom have made. Well may we all be proud that, in spite of these handicaps, our Empire has chosen to fight it out - to make whatever sacrifice be necessary for so great a cause. And when we have won - as we shall win - may all of you decide that never in your lifetimes will you allow our freedoms again to be endangered. .-XR'rHL'R B. PURvls. l 1 l is if or CAQIMADA Saint and hrro knew lhls land. In Ihr days before our day: The glory tha! lhry saughl and plann'J ls held at Icnglh wilhln our hanl To bon' or burgeon as we stand. Bun! jnrlh or fade away, This, lhrn, the lesson lhal lhcy lnughl, And leach In lhnsc who hell!! Fighl onl Fight onl Aa me han foughl For wha! me held mad dear, Andwal Il amanrdbereouv red van And sanh in lht hallulid nod. Wah fed an flu earth mlndr gave you birth. Bu! you1qntonlheglwydGod. ALLYAPIIR D. AKG. P4 lR'I'L'NI X,-XCTIS bf: Pilur Urlicrr C. Hart, R.C..X.I7.g PilurUH:1Ccr.X. D, .-Xngm, R.C..-X.l .g Sergeant .-Ur Gunner R.C.A.lf. Io::'r1': Pilot Urliccr U. H. -Xrmxrrung, R.L'..4..I . lflighr Licur. T. B. Lirrlc, R.C.-Xl FUR 'l'III' YI'.:XR l'l-II fI'l4l -Vln1,l'v1Ig.' II, NIII.mm.m, rl, XI.l1v1'm, Lf I'ILI.w', II. l'.1rr r-Im, I'. IIHINII, X, L1.lI'IIwIx'. xy -I. Vw L, XII: Q. I. X11-'kj', X. linux I1,'IV1-LT I. IMIIL-II, SCHOOL OTES It is WWII fI1c uIm.'pcNf I'L'Ql'CI' fIl.1t Wu Iklxc Ill 1lI1N1!llIlLxL' TIM' uIc11TI1x H1 Qltflfm HVUI1 actin' w1'vicewI'rI1c Iixwr UIII SL-Iwyu llmm- Imp tw I4:1II 111 thnx XYLIV. Iflr. I,Icl1t.'I4I1fvm:1s Ii. I.1rtIu, li.C.:X.lf., I'1Iwt UFHQQI' .'ItIL'XllI1LIL'I' IJ. .Xmgug R.L'.A.If., Pilnr OH'Icc1' CI1111'Ics I . Hart, R,L'..X.lf., I'1Iut HHHL1-1' fiuwgu H. .-X1'1nxrwmg, K.L'..X.I7., :md Sergeant .Mr Hummer If. Hurt, R.C..X.I5., Imw all www tlmmx' Ixvf.-N. WL- L-xrcml Hur I'lC1ll'I'I.C'If symputlmy tw then' VL-Izltivw ami mzmy fricmIs. NYC were gI:uI rf: learn rhnr Surgrcarwt I'iIrvr Su-pIu-11 NILICIILITI' I14uI 1'ccm'c1'uI frunm IH-Illl'IL'N :md wax mfs in 11 IIVNII1 Camp in Ciwrwuzlzwy. 4. :il 25: Pilwr UHiccr XY. I.. S. IH Bill I U'I31'ivn Inu 1'utu1'r1cxI tw rhix L'HLlI1I'l'f', and wc wish him L1 crvmplcfe 1-cccwcry fmnm hu Icg injuries rcucivcd mmwczlx. I-WI SPLWYN HOCSE SCHOOL Nl.-KG.-XZINE Ik Ik Dk :X particularly interesting letter from Pilot Ofiicer Arthur Piers, R..-LF., describing his bombing experiences, appeared in the Standard ofjuly 12th, I9-ll. We regret to note that his brother Flight Sergeant S.W. CBillyj Piers has been reported missing during air operations on Feb. 26th. We hope that happier news of him may be received soon. Pk is Sk Congratulations to Squadron Leader Paul B. Pitcher on his Mention in Despatches. He was commander of the lst R.C..-LF. Squadron in Britain, and had the honour of piloting the Byng of Yimy Spitlire, donated by Viscountess Byng in memory of her husband, a former Governor General of Canada. Squadron Leader Pitcher has recently been on leave in Canada. ii Bk ,li Sub. Lieut. Ian Gillespie recently played a thrilling part aboard a Canadian mine- sweeper in rescue work oil' Canada's east coast. Ian is in the R.C.N.V.R. Pk Dk Pk Christopher Eberts, a former Rhodes Scholar, was recently appointed Vice Consul for Canada in the St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands. He was a third secretary ofthe Ex- ternal Alfairs Department. if Dk 9? Peter Holt joined the R.C..-LF. as an aircraftman last July. His father, Lieut. W.R.G. Holt, now serving overseas with his regiment, was one of the tirst seven boys to join the School when it was founded by its first Headmaster, the late Captain Algernon Lucas. if wk if Lieut. Andre Marcil and his brother Lieut. George Marcil, R.C.N.Y.R. have been on loan to the Royal Navy. Both saw service at Dakar. :lf Pk ak Congratulations to Capt. R.G. 1Bobbyj Kingstone on his Majority and appoint- ment as G.S.O.2 to a Canadian Division in England. He is a Gunner, and only 2-lf years of age. He is one of the youngest Canadian soldiers to receive his Majority overseas at such an early age. Pls X iii Capt. Donald K. Dawes, who was with the 27th Field Battery, R.C..-X., is on leave in Canada, pending another appointment. PK :li :ll Warren Hale received his wings at Saskatoon last August, and was appointed Pilot OHicer in the R.C..-LF. PF lk FII Edward LTedD Hugessen and Eric McCuaig, who were listed for first year in Arts at McGill last fall, joined the R.C.:X.F. instead. It will be remembered that Eric won the Eastern Canada Schools junior championship in ski-ing whilst at Lennoxville. l4l FOR THE YEAR 1941- 1942 Owing to the very large number of Old Selwyn House Boys- now running into several hundreds f serving in the armed forces of the Crown, we have found it impossible in this little Magazine to mention the names of many, and must confine ourselves to those Old Boys who have been killed, wounded, or are missing, and those decorated by His Ma- jesty or mentioned in despatches, or who have earned some other distinction. Reports of activities of Old Boys in the forces may be found in the School Magazines of the larger Schools to which the majority of our boys go on leaving S.H.S. Their names are indeed legion, and we can do nothing except wish them the very best of luck. In these trying days our thoughts are with them constantly. Z2 P14 Pk The Angus Murray Prize for lfnglish Composition, 19-11, was won by Christopher Bovey. His subject was Poets of the 19th Century . Proxime accessit was Peter Jen- nings, who wrote an excellent essay on Napoleon and Hitler: a comparison . The Holiday Reading Prize lMy Early Life, Winston Churchilll went to .-Xrthur Mathewson. Elder, Dawson, McLennan, Mappin, and Cottingham submitted very good compositions. The usual half holiday was awarded all boys who shewed that they had read the book. The few malefactors kept Mr. Jackson in for an hour and a half on a line afternoon. P54 P14 if We should like to congratulate Miss Agnes Kinnear on her marriage last Christmas to Mr. S.J. Myers, and to wish her every happiness. To mark the occasion, the Staff pre- sented her with a pair of silver salt and pepper shakers and four silver bon-bon shells. Pk Pk Pk Wilfred Palmer won the Bud Brown Trophy at Camp Kagawong, Ont. last sum- mer. This trophy, given annually in memory of Capt. R..-X. Brown, M.C., 48th Highlanders, killed in action at Passchendaele in 1916, is awarded on a character and personal service basis to the Junior whose leadership has the greatest influence on the Junior Section of the Camp. Previous winners from S.H.S. have been: 1927, Baldwin Drury: 1934, Donald Dodds: 1937, Bart Sutherland. Congratulations to David Wanklyn on having been placed first in the McGill Uni- versity Junior Matriculation examinations last year. His marks were 858 out of a possible 1000. David also won the Beatty Scholarship in Maths. :Xt B.C.S. he won the Governor- General's Medal, the Greenshields Scholarship, the Hooper Prize for Maths., and the Black Prize for Science. Other Matric. results were:- K. Knatchbull-Hugessen, 7-18, Richard B. Goldbloom, 71-1, Peter Holt, 673, E.S. MacTier, 653, D.Y. Hodgson, 6213 D.M. Landry, 613, L.E.B. Walsh, 610. Alistair 1Yr-egg qualified for -Senior Matriculation David McConnell and Eric McCuaig qualified for Junior Matriculation under the instalment plan. 151 SIQIAYYN HOUSE SCHOOL Nl.-KG.-XZINE In February last several boys submitted essays for the Provincial Essay contest in connection with the Victory l.oan. The choice of deciding which essays in the several age groups should be forwarded to the Committee was a diflicult one, but finally those of Giblin llform 5 l, and Marler flform ll, were selected. The general keenness displayed by all forms entering for the competition was most gratifying. The title set was: How Buying Victory Bonds Helps ble and My Family. Since the above notes were written: Congratulations to D. Giblin on winning first prize 11335.00 in XYar Saving Certihcatesl in the recent Quebec Victory Loan Contest. Dk Pk als The members of the H.S.H. Society CS. Morgan, Powell, Kingman, Rhea, VYhite- head, and Dollfussl held a Ghost Show on Nor. Ist 19-ll, and raised 530.10 for the Queen's Canadian Fund. Good work l We are informed by a reporter that there were many scaring things such as a human skull, a ghost, a monkey's skull, strange noises, and a wet hand- also drinks and refreshments . Pk PF :lf The lrfditor of the Magazine wishes to express his grateful thanks to many boys who have helped him in their spare time in its production. Dawson, Giblin, and Mathewson deserve a special word of thanks for their help in typing, and to shew parents how keen the boys have been this year in trying to make the Magazine a success, in spite ofits many imperfections, a list is given below of the many contributions submitted which have un- fortunately, for reasons of space and economy, had to be omitted. Kidnapped: a story, by Klein. The Horizon: poem, by Levitt: also, Description of an aeroplane. Cribbing: by Pollock. The Cricketer, and On getting out of bed: by Daubeny. An unhappy ghost: by Paterson, Two poems: by Rhea. Monte Carlo: by P. Dobell. Shakespeare: by blcl.ennan. A radio Qpoeml: by Dollfuss. My favourite book: by Gray. :X holiday incident: by Hadie. The British war relics: by Leblessurier. Capt. Blake's desert adventures: by Russell. Buonaparte: by Kingman. The rivals of the Ringwaak: by Ballantyne. Edison: by Powell. Sir Frederick Banting. by Sassoon. British Commandos: by Redpath. Yisit to an automobile factory, and a poem, Canada's Answer, 1941, by Carlisle. Ski-ing in the Laurentians, and The need of Sports in war time, by Mappin. A rolling stone gathers no moss: by T. Dobzll. Experiences ofa youth in London in 1590: by Dawson. Three Fishers: a narrative: by Furse. In the woods: by Ross, nl. N l6l Journey from England: by Cohen. FOR TI-IE SCHOOL YEAR 19-I1-1042 6EEtun in Ear Zltime 4 T is my great good fortune to have been a student at Eton College for two and X' a half years f the iirst year and a halfof which were during peace times, and the gif Q' 5 I last year under war conditions. .-Xt the beginning one had the opportunity of 22.9 enjoying its many privileges, and trying to absorb its ancient traditionsg then, w 'T '- ' when war came, and I had had that wonderful experience of flying the Atlantic by Clipper, I returned to Fton to find those ancient traditions coming into action before my eyes. The change which a war so close had on the peaceful old school of pre-war Iiton became more and more obvious as time went on. Boys were willingly doing their bit by filling sandbags and helping the farmers in various ways, as there was, naturally enough, quite a shortage of men. Some masters had also left and the duties of others had almost doubled. Then there were gas-masks. The first experience I had with one of these evil smelling devices was the time I was awakened, having been sound asleep for at least an hour, with one of the masters shining a torch ltlash-light Yi in my eyes. Before I was fully awake he had clamped a gas-mask over my face: it was so tight I could hardly breathe, but I had great dificulty in convincing him of this fact. The second one was just bearable and seemed to satisfy my tormentor, so I was left in peace, plus a horrible smell of rubber in my nose. During the summer holidays before the war, air-raid shelters had been built for each house. tldach of the twenty-six houses contains about forty boys.l So, soon after the term began, we were instructed in what to do in case of an air-raid. Always when we slept we had to have certain articles handy: a torch, a shirt, grey flannels, a warm overcoat, socks, and a pair of gum-boots, a pillow and book were also recommended. The only time I hadn't these impedimenta on hand was on the night before I returned home when, with my luggage all packed, it turned out to be the night of our longest air raid to datef the alarm lasted from midnight to four-thirty in the morning. When the air-raid warning sounded, the night watchman woke the housemaster, who in turn rang the house tire alarm. This made a horrible din, but in spite of that, at our first practice, I slept right through it and only woke up when the boy from the next room poked me in the ribs. Q.-Xt Eton each boy has his own room.D We practised until everyone in the house could be in the air-raid shelter within five minutes of the warning, which was considered safe because the warning sounded while the bombers were still over the Channel. The air-raid shelters themselves were anything but luxurious. Boys sat on bencheS around the walls of the shelter, huddled together as closely as possible. Talking was for- bidden because this used up air, and the shelters were meant to be gas-tight, before this was possible they had to be air-tight as well. Of course, if we were delayed a long time, the door would be opened for a while, especially if bombs were not dropping very near. All these things, as well as the endless roar of British Cand sometimes Germanj planes overhead, served to keep everyone very aware of the war. Masters and boys took l7l SI-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAG.-XZINI-l all this noise, confusion, and interruptions as calmly as if they were part of the normal school activities. Rationing of food was one of the minor ills: it did not hit one very hard when forty ration cards could be used at once and the meals could be planned collectively. Though external conditions may have changed her face, the spirit of the school, and for that matter the whole country, was and is truly indomitable, so that today I feel the great privilege it was to have had that year, as well as the iirst more peaceful period, amongst them. Now I am back at a Canadian school, and although we have none of the physical discomforts which England has undergone, especially since I left in very aware of the desperate war that is being fought for our freedoms for .-Xmerica's help. The Cadet Corps, of which my present school to be very proud for many years, has now taken on a much more SCHOOL PRIZES The Sports and annual Prize-giving were held at the Molson I9-Il, in fair weather. The prizes were gracefully presented by Mrs. Black. I 'T I 7 1 2 100 Yds. lopenj 100 Yds. tunder 135 75 Yds. tunder 103 440 Yds. lcopen J I I-l'cap 2. 220 Yds. fopen l 220 Yds. tunder Ill 110 Yds. lunder llll High Jump topen l VICTOR LUDORUM worthy.l H'cap -. 1 H'cap 2 I F P . G W I. .l- P F ,l. D G SPORTS PRIZES Black Dobell Taylor . Dobell Bovey NIacNaughton Dobell Black llobell Giblin Taylor D. hlchlaster I. J- A.. .V 4 P. Bovey NIacNaughton Patterson Wight Height, 4.4125 High Jump funder l lj Broad Jump liopen il Relay Race Sisters' Race Father, Mother, Son Race Sack Race lSeniorsD tjuniorsl June 19-IO, we are all , and are very thankful has had every reason serious aspect. B. P. to. sp. Stadium on June llth, I. G. Taylor 'T -. D. McMaster l. P. Dobell 2. E. Black CDistance, 16.81 I. Paterson 2. .-X. Carlisle 3. K. Newcomb -I. .-X. Powell l. E. Lindsay 2. Y. Molson l. The Boveys iw -. The Morgans l. E. Black 1. I. Bovey Dobell t7 pointsj. tPresented by Major S Mrs. S. C. Nors- . 1 S992-,'f4f f . -f. 6 . -..Ll ., 55: I X A. . V .' ,QQ--, Qgx: E5 , ' : ., ,, 5 .. aj 2 'vzyris-ffflfii. - -'ff .E 1 ' If-. - x.,. J ' -x :gs K' LM ., ,W . , W. . , 01 . MES .,.,,,.,x Q y ' X H- Q. Q. . L 4,2 rv- . Q, ,r,..,, .V 0 Q Q f . ggi . 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J -.. Q, -YK , ,, ..... --fig-gl' 1 4- Af- nf' . '-,-sz-1:11.51 ' -ff' . - 'QT-1-.'5??f i 6-'ww ifmsg-'ifisvl' Y Jf gf- . ..f+ . f-.4 - H., ,.,Sf+ ', , Q, -4 a A - . M -. . .Y . 4 5 SPORTS DAY 1941 SELYVYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE MACKENZIE CLP Il'i7171i7Ig Pan-of : - Cougar Palrof. Pfzlrol Leader : - li. Black. CI0I!gll7'.f,' G. Currie, A. Mathewson, D. Yass, G. Lehman, I. Campbell. SCOCTING Brasm' Patrol, u'im1er.r Qf :7IU1i07' inter-palrof fompfliliorz: P.L.-G. Seely, K. Black, E. LelNIessurier, Morgan, G. Ponsonby, E. YYhitel1ead, Vvinter Class C. Class B. Class A. Class 1. Class 'W SCHOOL PRIZES I9-11 1. A. Ross 'T -. D. Crossen l. A. Raymond fl. E. Newcomb 1. Ross tw -. I. Bovey 1. M. Ballantyne 2. A. Powell l. G. Taylor 2. M. Magor Class 3B. Class 3A. Class IV. Class Y. Class YI. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR FRENCH J. Chipman. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR LATIN C. Bovey. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR HISTORY QPresented by Mrs. Blackl C. Bovey. PRIZES FOR GOOD ORDER QPresented by Montreal City S District Bank, l. J. Tetrault. 2. J. Durnford. ll J. Durn ford K. Newcomb J. Tetrault D. Giblin G. Penfield C. MacDermot D. Patterson I-I. lXIcLennan C. Bovey J. Moyse FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 1941-1942 SINGING PRIZE I. Bovey. ANGLS MURRAY PRIZE FOR ENGLISH COMPOSITION C. Bovey SPOR'I'SM:XN'S PRIZE fin memory of Douglas Mchlasterb E. Black. JEFFREY RLSSEL PRIZE I. Wight. LUCAS MEDAL E.Black FOOTBALI. SIXES: J. Wight, AI. Tetrault, W. Dobell, Edw. Bronfman, G. Seely, Lyman, R. Molson HOCKEY FIVES: P. Dobell, I. Buchanan, C. lNIaCDermot, G. Seely, I. Stewart, P. Armour. SKIING PRIZES: Seni0rDofc'11hi!l C. Bovey fmzior Slalom 1. G. Seely E. Black 2. G. Currie ffzuzior D0w1zhz'!! G. Currie Sfzzior yzzmp l. KI. Wight YV. Redparh 2. D. Morgan Senior Sfafom Wight 7Il7Ii07'7IlNIf1 1. G. Seely E. Black 2. W. Redpath llll N111 XYYX l11ll'S1-'SC111J1JI. KlMifXX1X1' C. X 111 l1'fx' .1 1.1, 1ll,.1'.:.1' 11511. : l-1111.1 fx,1f,1.' 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This money went towards a fund for the construction of shelters to accommodate sailors on leave in Halifax, many of whom have spent their leave at the Boy Scout Camp near Halifax. On the day of the Display, May 29th, the Troop marched to the Molson Stadium accompanied by our Troop Band. Members of the Troop set up pup-tents during a tent- pitching demonstration. Several of our scouts sorted silver paper for the Red Cross. .-Xt the School Prize Giving, outstanding members of the Troop were presented with the annual Scout prizes, an account of which may be found elsewhere in the magazine. Winlei' Ierm, I9-ll .' The Troop began the new school year with the following membership: SENIOR SECTION Cougars BIff71-IZXUFJ P.L. Currie P.L. Mathewson 2nd Moyse Ind Lehman Campbell K. Black Yass Redpath McMaster Fadie Miller Le Messurier ,IIINIOR SECTION B nz :'er.f Fonif Lio 71 .f Pl.. Gray P.L. S. Morgan P.L. Dollfuss Molson Kingman Timmins Ponsonby -I. Morgan Daubeny Rhea Levitt Whitehead Purse .-X. Black MacFarlane On Memorial Day, Nov. llth, the Troop performed its annual ceremony in front of the School. Buglers from the R.C.N.V.R. sounded the Last Post and Reveille. Eafler Term, I9-I2 .- In co-operation with the C.P.C. and the Montreal Fire Department the Scouts have undertaken to aid in fire-watching as part of the air-raid blackout programme. In order to get a better understanding of the operation of the I-'ire Department, the Senior Section of the Troop visited the Montreal Fire Headquarters at the invitation of the Department. Messrs. Durocher and Wilson and their staff were most generous with their time in showing us their intricate and efiicient system. In Scout Wlinter Uniform and wearing C.P.C. armbands, the Senior Scouts gathered at our designated Fire Station on the night of the last black-out, each scout proceeding thence to his assigned fire box and patrol area, ready to carry out the specific duties en- ll3l SELWYN HOUSI-I SCHOOL MAGAZINE trusted to him. Our Scouts may well perform a very worth-while function in times ofpublic emergency. We all hope that it will never happen here , but not content merely with that hope, the Scouts are living up to their motto, Be Prepared . The Troop has made a contribution of twenty-live dollars to the Chins-up Fund which helps Scouts in Britain who have been injured, or whose homes have been destroyed, in bombing raids. Patrol Leaders Currie and Mathewson have been acting as ushers at showings given by the Senior Film Society at the Montreal Art Association. Throughout the year, Scouts Mathewson and Lehman, and in particular Currie, have been most helpful in assisting with the meetings of the Junior Section. S. G. Rants in the Jfrunt line This rovvai lhI'07IF Qf kings, lhis sfepfr'd isfe, This earlh Qf nzqivsly, lhis serif Qf illars, This olhei' Eden, 1I'c'111i-pzzrarfise, This prerions slolze se! in the siirer sm, This hlessed plot, this earth, lhis rmhn, this Englrmd. 9 Ti O spoke Shakespeare, perhaps the greatest poet and dramatist that has ever lived. He too felt what is behind the castles, hedges, slums and villages. He knew A f that this, our heritage, is sacred to us, and makes England dearer to us than iiii many another part of the world. We are enduring hardships and making sacrifices 95' 5 that our heritage may live, and that the faith of centuries may not be lost in a moment of weakness and destruction. As Sir Walter Scott has written: Brezzflzrs fherf Ihr man ivilh soul so fiend Ifho izecer lo hiinsvy hizfh s1zi11', 'This is my 01311, mtv Malice Kami' .' Ilhose hear! hzzrh 11a'rr :cifhin him LIITHYIZI .is home his foofslvps he hzzfh ll!1'Ht'l17 From rc'rzmfei'z'11g 071 IZ-f0l't'if7l slramz' ? Prose and poetry are important, apart from their own literary merit, in the fact that they are history, and that they reflect the course of events through the ages. The poets, although they express their own thoughts, are the embodiment of the better and the newer elements of their age. The spirit of poetry is representative of the time in which it is written. Let us take the Restoration Comedies and the poems of the Romantic Revival as instances of this. The former were written in the frivolous, gorgeous days of Charles II, and the comedies themselves mirror the atmosphere of these times in their gay-hearted and happy style. On the other hand, the latter represent days of riots, turmoil and wars. There is something new and energetic in these romantic poems. In the words of Byron and Shelley, there is nothing of the old, stale, elegant poetry that went before them. These are the words of revolution and of turbid strife. They are the fore-runners of a tide that would sweep England from her complacency and red tape. It would set democratic ideals in her parliament, and bring them to its people. Byron and Shelley themselves left l14l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-1942 England because ofits very stufliness, and while in Italy Shelley wrote the Mask of.-Xnarchy. I me! ilIIH'!ff'7' by lhc way,- He had zz mark fikf' C'a.flf5r61zgl1,' Ilvlv .fmoolh he looked, and grim, Sewell bf00lUIOIl71If.f foffoicfzf him. 'I In these damning lines, Shelley expresses his hatred of Lord Castlereagh's restraint of the people. Another of the romantics, Browning, writes in a similar fashion of his desire to feel the red, wet throat lof Metternichl distil in blood between his hands. :Xt this time Napoleon was at the height of his power, and we can see that those times of trouble are very like those of today. We are aware of the great effect of literature. Byron's writings helped to liberate Greece, and, as has been said, the poems of the Ro- mantic Revival presaged the internal revolution of the early 19th Century. It would be more than wise for the people of today to take care, and pay attention to the IYordsworths of this age, who are building up our culture and background just as the poets of other ages did in their time. Perhaps, to some people, our cause is to free the conquered peoples as much as to keep free the British Empire itself. This, too, is connected with the poets. They stirred us to free Greece from the bonds of tyranny, and we have seen how our gallant ally has repaid us. IYordsworth, Byron, Shelley, and Browning were all pledged to Freedom. Byron says: Yel, Freedom ! ye! Ihy banner forn brzljfriizg Sffflllllj fike Ihe fhzzizder-,vform fzgoinsf Ihe taimig Thy f7'Itlllpt'f wife, lhongh broken Nota and fbilzg, The b0Ill2lE.ff .rziil the lemparl fezzees behind. Surely there is something in these lines that gives the feeling of courage, liberty and hope as much as any amount of speeches or posters or pamphlets, you can feel the voice of battle, and the clarion of freedom's war-cry in these words of poetry. But what has freedom, and the reason why we are at war, got to do with the actual war P I should think that it has a great deal to do with the war itself. In order to be able to fight, we must iirst have a reason and a cause that is shared by the people. We have seen how, in the case of the Italian people, this has been so important. They have no rightful cause, but are being made to fight for the beneiit of German aggressors. Their morale is their downfall. Knowledge and culture are directly influenced by freedom, and the very essence of life springs from freedom and a righteous cause. After this war, we will try to see that there will not be a war of aggression every twenty years. We will try to have justice and righteousness, and above all freedom for all the peoples of the earth, so that trade, prosperity, and knowledge may be built up with- out fear of their destruction in the years to come. The attitude of all peoples to war is found in the memorable words of the poet Shelley. O cezzre J mar! hate and death return ? Ceara ! muy! men lei!! and die ? Cease .' drain nor to the dregr lhe urn Of bitter propheqy ! The world is weary of lhe parl- O might if die or res! ai lar! ! D. P., Form VI. l15l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Jflping men of QEmpire Victis dominabimur auris CGray, 17393 L.-Xfrer Campbell's The Mariners of England . Dedicated to the Royal Air Force and the Aix' Forces ofthe Empireh Ye Flving men Q' Empire, IV ho guard brace En gland's skies, IV hose rraft ha:-e flown but thirty years, Yet, ehallenge ye, who tries ? Your glorious roundels raise again, To rout the self-samefoe, .indjfv through the sky, Though stormy winds may blow, Ilfhile the battle rages in the rlouds. .ind the stormy winds may blow. The spirits of your fathers Shall soar to any height, For the air it was theirjield of fame, The rlouds their proper ri ght: llfhere Bishop, Ball, and Barkerfought, Your dauntlesf breasts shall go, :ls ye j7y through the sky, Though stormy winds may blow, llfhile the battle rages in the elouds, .ind the stormy winds may blow. Britannia needs no bulwarlc, No towers, U in the sky O'er men-o'--war and merehantmen Our gallant airmen llfith bursting bomb and barkin g guns They quell the Nazi foe, .ls they sweep o'er the deep, Though stormy winds may blow, ' 1t 'hile the battle rages in the rlouds, .ind the stormy winds may blow. The meteorzjiags of Empire .Vhall yet terrihe burn, Till Nazi tyranny depart, ,ind the still' of peafe return. Then, then, ye airmen icarriors, Our wine and song shalljiow, To thefame of your name, 1l'hen the storm has feased to blow, 11714-n the astral .light is heard no more, .ind the storm has teased to blow. I 161 Spes WINTER SPORTS 1941-42 S1-ILWVN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 013132 5eigniurp muh Zllrip ji, INDSOR Station, Saturday February 1-1th, was the scene of considerable activity If is L as Mr. Wanstall and Mr. Greenlees hustled about forty boys of varying ages t. on to a train bound for Montebello where they would enjoy the annual skiing trip to the Seigniory Club. Cpon arrival a few of the older boys were left to attend to the skis and baggage while the rest were put in sleighs and taken off to the Club. The weather was wonderful, which made the skiing conditions well nigh perfect, so after lunch everybody skied over to the sixth fairway, either to watch or compete in the junior slalom or senior jump. After this the boys had one or two hours to themselves before supper, during which time they finished unpacking, saw to their skis, or played ping-pong. After supper a hockey game was played between two teams captained by Peter and Tony Dobell. Peter Dobell's team was the victor. Following breakfast the next morning the party boarded sleighs and was driven out to Valley Farm where the junior and senior dciwnhills were run, the latter being won by Tony Dobell over his cousin Peter after three thrilling run-offs. After a delicious lunch brought out from the Seigniory Club the senior slalom was held over a very nice course. Then the boys got back into their sleighs and were driven back to the Club. Supper was served early, skis were tied up, bags were packed, and the boys re- boarded the train and were whisked home a little sleepy but very, very happy. A. M., Form 5. beigniorp Qlluh Results SENIOR DOWNHILL 1. T. Dobell, I-1.5 Qwinner after third run otfjg 2. P. Dobell, 1-1.5, 3. G. Currie, 15.05 -1. .-1. Mathewson, 16.0g -1. H. Bronfman, 16,03 6. C. lN1acDermot, 16.5, 7. Prest, 17.05 3. G. Seely, 17.5g 9. YY. Dobell, 25.0g 10. 1-1. h1cLennan, 30.0, 11. YY. Cottingham, -15.0. SL.-XLON1. IMP. Dobell .... .,... 3 7 33 1.10.0 2- C. Currie ...... 38 3-1.5 1.12.5 3-f T. Dobell .,,.... 36 37 1.13.0 -P C.1N1acDermot .... 40 33 1.18.0 5 XY. Dobell ...... -11 39 1.20.0 6f'fG. Seely ..,,.... -1-1 -13 1.2-1.0 7? lridw. Bronfman. . . 37 50 1.27.0 34 P. Holland ...... -13 -15.5 1.5.3 5 9-J. Prest ....,... 59 57 1.56.0 10- W. Cottingham. . . 68 58 2.06.0 11- S. Ker.. ..... 63 66 2.1-1.0 1181 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941- 1942 JUNIOR DOWNHILL. 1. M. Prest, 20.5, 2. IV. Redpath, 21.0, 3. If. Bronfmin 4 Nlor 1 22.0g -1. K. Black, 22.0g -lf. M. Ballantyne, 22.05 -1. R. Mo s 1 2 Q Russe 23.0g 9. A. Aitken, 23.5, 10. J. Hallward, 2-l.0g 10. I'1.I.elXIessu ei 10 I-I s ford, 2-l.0g 10. M. Magor, 2-1.03 1-1. G.Mi1ler, 2-1.5, 15. A. Powe 2 C Qti 26.5, 16. J. Morison, 26.54 13. H. Klein, 33.03 19. C. Beau len 20 J Ixmin -12.0, 21. M. Daubeny, -15.0. SENIOR JUMPING. NAME 1st Jump 2nd Jump Points 1eG. Currie. .. 21 25 2--T. Dobell ..... 20 23 3+Edw. Bronfman . . IS 21 -PYP. Dobell ..... 1:28 2:28 5fJ. Prest .... 126 130 6-G. Seely .... 2:25 I26 7fG. Lehman. . , 'I23 1424 8-P. Holland .... '11 .. JUNIOR JUMPING. INAME lst Jump 2nd Jump Points 1-J. Morgan ,... 21 '22 2-W. Redpath. . . 125 27 3-M. Prest. . . '26 26 -1-R. Molson .... 15 18 -1'-Edg. Bronfman . . . '23 23 6--A. Powell ..... 219 I2-I 7f YV. Palmer .... I23 'f21 7-M. Ballantyne. . '23 '25 9-K. Black ..... X25 'I22 10-A. Aitken. .. : 15 1:19 11-J. Russell ..... 9617 '1l Il-C. Beaubien. .. '18 119 l1fM. Magor .... '10 : 21 1-1'-P. Bronfman.. '11 '17 15-H. Klein ..... :9 X10 Sk Denotes fall. 1191 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE JUNIOR SL.-XLOlXI. C12 and 1c'nder.l lst Run Ind Run Total 1-- W. Redpath. , . . 16 lo .32 If-1. Morgan. . 16 17 .33 3 M. Prest ..,.,. 17 18 .35 4 li. Black ....... 18 18 .36 5' Nl. Ballantyne ,,.. 17 21 .38 5 A. Powell ,. .. 20 18 .38 T R. blolson, , 23 lo .39 8 G. Miller. . . 20 20 .40 8 hlorison , ., 21 19 .40 10 M. Magor .,,, 21 21 .42 114 H. XYelsl'ord, . 19 24 .43 124 .-X. .-Xitl-:en ..... 27 17 .44 12 lidg. Bronfman 25 19 .44 14 NY. Palmer. . , 18 27 .45 1-1 Al. Russell .. . 27 18 .45 lfi G Stairs. , , 211 25 .51 17 -1. l,yman ,, . 30 24 .54 18 H. Klein ..., 31 25 .56 19 lf. LelNlessurier 36 W 1.05 20 P. Bronfman, 35 31 1.06 llff. Beaubien. 40 32 1.12 22 Nl. Daubeny. .. . . ... ST 31 1.28 Robert Browning The poetry ot' Robert Browning, the youngest and perhaps the best of the Romantic Poets, gives the average person a good idea of his characterf a dashing young man with violent passions, a man with strong political opinions who loves freedom and hates tyran- ny these are the impressions created by this energetic person. Born in 1812, he began to take an early interest in poetry. He greatly admired the works of the poets of that time, Byron, Keats, and Shelley, especially those of the latter. He soon began to write verse himself, and, in 1833, he wrote Pauline . This poem was followed by several othersg amongst them was Sordello H, published in 1840. Tennyson, his senior by three years, said that the lirst lineg... 1Yho will, may hear Sordello's story told , and the last lineg... Who would, has heard Sordello's story told , were the only ones that he could understand, and that they were lies. Another example of Sordello's obscurity is seen when a certain man, who was re- covering from an illness, picked up a book lying beside him, which happened to be Sordello . Soon he put the book down. called his family, and told them that his health l2'Pl FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941- 1942 was better but his mind was gone, as he could not understand two lines of an English poem Y Several years later, Browning was attracted by the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett, who was his senior by six years. She was an invalid, having fallen from a horse and injured her thigh during her childhood. Her father, a widower named Edward Barrett, was very strict, not allowing any of his children to marry. At this time, the doctors suggested to her father that she should go to Italy for her health. He refused. Finally, Elizabeth Barrett agreed to Browningls proposal. Yvithout the knowledge of her father, they were quietly married on Sept. 12th, 1346. A week later, Mrs. Browning left her home for the last time, accompanied by her maid and her dog, who was only with difficulty prevented from barking. It is interesting to think that, if the dog had barked, her whole future might have been changed. The Brownings travelled to Pisa in Italy, and soon went to Florence. On hearing of their marriage, Wordsworth, then an old man, is said to have remarkedz- I hope they understand each other, for nobody else can. Browning had a great love for Italy, which can be compared with that of Byron and Shelley for Greece. This is shown in his poem De Gustibus , where he says in the last few lines: - Ifalv, my Itali' .' Q-116611 .l,Ia11v',v ,va-ying Jw':'a.tfor me, 1lyht'H.f0I'fIHIt .f malice Lax! her Calaix, Open my heart amz' you will iff, Graz'erli11.i'irle of il, Daly , Szzrh lozwzv olzl are I and She: So it always wax, .to .vhalle:'f'1'he ! At that time, many of the leading Englishman used to go to Italy for the winter. Browning shows no great love of Germany, where his maternal grandfather was born. He shows a violent hate of Austria in The Italian in England H, written in I8-15, where he says: - I w01zhz'gra.rp .Ut'frer1zivh zmfil I-felt hi.f rm' wr! lhroal flixiil 111 hloml fhmngh fhexe Iwo handy . Browning is also famous for his plays. One of these is Pippa Passes , in which he wrote what I consider to be his best lines: f The -war'5 at lhe xpring, .ind dayfv af lhe moi-ng .Uozvziizglr at ,vezwig The 1Iill,fif2IL9,.f dew-pf'a1'l.nlg The larlc'.v on lhe wing, G01l'.t in hi.v heaawzg .illllr righ! with the tvorlal .' He is also famous for his dramatic monologues, among them being Andrea del Sarto , The Laboratory , Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloistern, and Bishop Blou- gram's Apology U. The Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloistern is not really a dramatic monologue, since Brother Lawrence is not present to hear the monk swearing at him. llll SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Nlrs. Browning died in 1861. The only matter on which they had ever disagreed was that of spiritualism. Their marriage was a perfect one, unlike that of Byron, another Romantic poet. She was considered to be a better poet than he was at that time. This was shown when it was suggested that she should become Poet Laureate on Wordsworth's death in 18512. However, the Laureateship was given to Tennyson. Her father never saw her again before her death, and was never reconciled. Browning died in 1339. .-Xsolando was published on the day of his death. On hearing this, he murmured, How gratifying . Those were his last words. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, an honour of which he is certainly worthy. J. NI., Form 6. The Jfar QEast Yes l ln spite of what people say, the new member of the :Xxis is going to be harder to beat than we had realized. The Allies were caught napping and have already paid dearly for their unpreparedness, with the loss of Hong Kong and the damage to Pearl Harbour. Now the so-called impregnable Singapore is threatened. The loss of Singapore would mean a few extra years added to the length of the war. Australia would be our last stand. India and Burma are two very strategic points, especially the latter, which would be an excellent point for either defensive or offensive operations. But we must not forget the Netherlands Fast Indies, one of our best .-Xll:es. They protect Australia, and are said to be very well defended. .-Ind lastly, the Philippines, which are being bravely defended by General Mac.-Xrthur and his American and Philippino troops. But, even with all these places, can we defend ourselves against Japan P Don't forget she has bases too. They are strung out from Japan itself to the Hawaiian Islands. However, if we put enough energy and money into the effort we should be able to over- come the Japanese. M. M., Form 3. There was a young mem qf' Greeee ll'ho rough! the Golden Fleece. I IITUIITI know his name, Bn! he won grealfame, So rhey failed him lhe Hero of Greece. T. P., Form A. l22l FOR THE SCHOOL YF.-XR 1941-1942 'Esrurcbeh QEartb Burn fha bria'ge.f, break flu' Al'1'lZ'gt'.f, ' Thaw 0l'tlI8l'5-fI'01lI .Vfafilz rearh troops on lflll-Qt'.f,' .ff QIlit'klV ax !70,f.fl.bft' the n-oopy obqv, 1l 'ill1 bombs ana' afvnaazilf rmh into llzrfray: Than rome grazzf bilfowifzg rlomfx of.v111okc', Tlzefarfozlv if bllfllzillg, flzf fwzdgo ix broke. .15 fax! ay flwvv fall, Ihr mm 1'f't1'ra!, IDL'.Yf1'0,X'flI.2' roadx and LIH'7lZ'l1-2' ichfafg S'111a5l11'11g f':'f'1j'tlz1'11g of fcorllz, Tllif if My pofiqv of -Yt'07'l!lf'1f Earflz . The CIFIVIIZZH hofff zcwzrilv pfod, 'llizfxf bfflllffll-Q mow and b!!Zt'kt'lIt't11 ood,- Hfre and llzfre .'l1f'yff11z' a vol, Iflzifh lin' R1z.f.vza11.v lzzzffforgol, .fparlfroaz fhaf, 7l0lflf7IlZ of fvorfh Rea1:zz'm' fNfz7flJ ,fix -Vt'07'l'f1t'1I, Earllz f J. H. I., Form I QEast i9ark .1' dear Dffezfzofz' afternoon In brarlemz will: a 351121, The callfe lea:-0 Ilzffefdy Lc'V071d, .Jud Jpffd flze :effing XIHI. The b!!ll'kflI07'77 .rw-nb and vzwzilzg mis! Ob.YFIl7'E the dixtaaf :'ic'w, .lad bfffhflf roolea in Ilzv IZIFN5 PV!!! .foon atrend llze dew. Punch if working overtime, The .fvealfor game is good, He pre.r.vf.v fl17'0llg1Z Ihr znzdergrowflz .ind p7'6l7It'i7Zg' poinls lofood. .1 phea5anlj7zz.fhe.vfr'om llze rough brown fern, 11 hare from form to ran, .1 'woodcorkj7it.v by b!!ll'kll107'Yl 611511, dflfalling lo the gun. Thu.: Ilze zznwalyfall zz prey To 5tafker'.r .ftealtlz andfun, .ind birds and beans .vo perish llfhenrfalfing :inks the Jun. X D. QEngland, 2042-412 U31 Sl-ll,WYN HOUSI-1 SCHOOL INIAGAYZINE Benny A large truck filled with twenty boys of all ages pulled up in front of the Camp lodge. As they jumped down on to the grass, one boy caught my attention. I-Ie was smaller than all the others, yet to me he seemed to have the largest head, for his forehead was very high and the top of his head was covered with thick curls. That was my first im- pression of Benny. I-Iis real name was Bill, but because he looked like Benny in the comic papers he was always called that by his friends. Since the day he came to camp we have always shared a tent each summer, and Benny has become my best friend. I-Ie liked the same kind of sports that I did. Our favourites were swimming and sailing, but when I had to brush my hair from the wet and the wind Benny only gave a quick rub with his towel and all his curls were in place. In fact I never saw him use a hair brush all summer. Watermelon was his favourite dish, and the big slices he cut himselfreached up to his curls. It was not the taste that he liked so much, he just liked to shoot the smooth stones at other boys. As he was small he could move more quickly than most of us. We could always rely on a homer from Benny in Baseball. When Benny grows up he will lose his curls, and his head will no longer seem so big, but I shall always think of him as the curly headed boy who jumped down from the camp truck. W. P. Form 4. Q wartime Qllbristmas Dear Flossy, I 'ope 'as 'ow the kids and' you 'ave a 'appy C'rismas. Of course it fair breaks me 'eart to be away from 'ome, Sweetheart, for Cristmas, but I s'pose this 'ere 'itler 'as to be put were 'e ruddy well ort to be. 'Owever, I am going to give you a description of the sort of time we're 'aving nah. Last night I was on the middle watch, an' the weather was abaht as dirty as 'amstead 'eath in a fog. .-Xny'ow, it clears a bit with the dawn, and we all sets to as usual to scrub the decks. I'iv'rybody works quicker, as some 'ave to practise for the concert. The day seems longer than others, but at length four bells comes, and we all troops down to the gunroom. I manage to get a fairly decent seat about 'arfway between the stage and the door. The piany stands all grand like in the middle of the platform. The concert starts with Macfarlane playin' it and 'e 'its the keys fair fit to bust 'em. I.ore Iummy, I never 'eard ' 'ark the 'erald Angles Sing' played like that before. It seems as 'ow it all gets mixed up with 'Roll out the Barrel'. Arter that we 'as a bit of sentiment, and Tommy 'awkins sings 'Drink to me only , an' we knew that all he was thinkin' abaht was his next tot of rum. l34I FOR THIS SCHOOL YFAR 19-H-11142 Then comes the skit all concernin' the doc's lwloomin' medsins, lDick 'arris was the pashent 7, an' it made me larf' so much I thort I was going to be sick. Later we goes to the mess an' 'as some grub. Near the end of the meal 'awkius swipes 'arris's rum, then they 'as a right but the biisllli comes down an' gives 'arris back 'is rum lwats left of itl, meanwhile fair tellin' 'em orti, IVatson brings in the C'rismas puddin' an' it ain't arf bad, though not so good as the one we 'ad last year. Wel, its my trick now, so it looks as that I'll soon 'ave to be gettin' on deck. .-Xu' that is 'ow I spent my blinkin' Crismas. I,ove to the kids. I-Xll the best. Your lovin' 'usband. George. -I. IJ., Iiorm -I. .im . Svcirnre Qliluh 'I'he Science Club Ciilislsfs ol' a group of eight boys, Whose names are: 5. Klorgany A. Kingman, R. Ilullliuss, ID. Rhea, R. hliilssili, NI, Ilaubeny, G. ljousouby, and AI. A. Powell. 'Iihe club was organized in early December I9-ll. The members are interested in some branch of science. lhere are four sections: Iflectricity, Chemistry, Nledicine, and Xlechanical Ifngineering. Our equipment includes: a two hundred and ten power microscope, about seventy- iive different chemicals, two electric sets, TWH electric eye sets, a two thousand live hundred power microscope, a set of telephones, picture printing apparatus, a steam engine, a one hundred power telescope, and some electrical equipment. We also have a library ul- about t'orty-hve books on science, including a set of The Book of Knowledge and we collect copies nl' Popular Mechanics Our Laboratory is in the basement ot' Mrs. Kingman's house. We have meetings about twice a week. :Xt our meetings we perform experiments and endeavour to teach each other something about the subject in which we are interested. We are indeed thankful to Mrs. Kingman for the use of her house, and we hope some day to have a bigger and better equipped laboratory. UI. A. P., Iiorm 2. l 35 l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL XXI.-XG.-XZINI-Q Q Erezhp Bop if f i NCF upon a time there lived a very, very greedy boy. So fat, in fact, that his a ll buttons kept coming ol'l'. Well, one day he was walking in the woods, and he saw ldgl a lot of pixies and gnomes going into a tree trunk. So he thought, whyr shouldn't I go in too, and in he went lyou see the door was quite widel. Inside a fairy he party was going on, so he sat down at the table and helped himself to the goodiesg there were all kinds ofjellies and lemon and jam tarts and chocolate eclairs and all kinds of good things. You see, fairy food does not hurt, so he ate all he wanted. And all the time he was growing fatter, and fatter, and fatter, and kept saying Don't push so much to the pixies beside him. .-Xt last he got up from the table, and you should have seen how fat he was, he was as fat as a balloon. The pixies would not let him play in the games because they said, He is too fat . So he decided to go home. When he got to the door he found he could not get out. So he asked the pixies to help him, and they came and pushed, and pushed, and pushed, and at last they managed to get him outside. But when he got out he Hew up, up, up, into the air and was never seen again. And that's the end of the greedy boy. R. W., Form .-X. 015112 Jfall nf Ethan I .w1':'ni Ihr 1111111 of Godfor 11m11y ,real-,rg I foihvifoz' flilll, 111112' ffzhozznfri 1101 i11 1-rzi11, Hr taught 1116 of fhe God he form !ll112,'ft'IZI'.f, .1'11d,hflr1i my hopehztx life tvilh hope zzgain I mu' the IllIl.i'ft'7',.f wo1z11'a1'-wo1'ki11g poicw' I11 1'zzi.fi11g .N'h1111a111'.r fimd fo Ziff 011121 111o1'f'. Hr vlzolzgm' th: .i'01'7'0iL'l.7lkQ' 'Z6,'i12l0'Zi'l.V 11'111'ke.v1 hom' To 0718 ofjo-v, 11111'f'ofi:m' hfforr. fljiffx Ill-X' hear! ieifh Jhllllllt' to fhinh lhrzf I. No hh'.v.r1'd hy fifing wilh zz 1111111 ,i'0fi71c', Cozzhi .rink .vo foie' thai fo 1zf1'ir111I' fd fit' .fmi sim! 111v1'v gohi and 1'ai111f11l lo hr 111i11r. I luzfw how lllllfll the .S1r1'ia11 v1lpmi11 had,- I did 7101 think my 111a,tff1' t',t'I' would know, B111 now, 111'v JOIlftf0l'c'l'c'7' wif! ht .flllf .15 1, fl leper, from III-Y h1'f'rh1'f'11 go .-X. C., Form 6. l26l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 19-ll Y 19-ll The Qrt nf Magi: Ever since earliest times the human mind has been intrigued and deceived by other people who profess to call upon occult powers to accomplish their ends. One of the first examples of this is the Druid priesthood, which evoked pagan gods, and filled their fol- lowers with awe when they accomplished apparently impossible feats. liiven today, in Africa, there are men called witch-doctors who play upon the ignorance of the others of their race to acquire wealth and power. All people have an inherent fear and suspicion of things unknown, and even in civilized races people pretend to do real magic. Foremost among these are spiritualists, but now almost all of this class have been exposed, and I do not believe that the average person takes spiritualism at all seriously. Curiously enough, conjurers have mostly been the ones to expose the mediums, as they do not consider it fair for people to impose upon the gullibility of the public without telling them that they are subjects of a deception. However, some persons still persist in believing in spiritualism, though such belief in magic is supposed to have died out a few hundred years ago, when witches were no longer credited with supernatural or evil powers. The conjurers of today are quite different from spiritualists and that class, as they openly admit that they deceive the people, but they defy the public to explain how they do it. The modern magician is essentially an entertainer, even though some shroud their work in mystery. Magicians also have to keep up with the times, as today it would look rather peculiar to see a conjurer use a snuff box in his tricks. Fvery new invention that can be adapted to deception is used by con-iurers, and so we have tricks with cigarettes and tricks involving photography, which no one would have understood a century ago. Nowadays the old conhiuring table, draped to the floor and concealing an assistant, is abolished, small spidery-looking ones taking their place which perform the same me- chanical functions, but are very much more modern. In other words, the tricks which would, in all probability, have puzzled our great-grandfathers are childishly simple to us, and if a magician of a century ago could see our modern conhiurers he would be more mystified than the present-day audience. But there are some ageless tricks which will always con- tinue to be performed, mainly because the equipment can never be dated, these tricks are usually executed solely by sleight of hand, such as the Cut Rope Restored . There are three different styles that are used in magic shows, first the mysterious, second the natural, and third the humorous. ln the mysterious style the conjurer almost always wears full dress, and his opening is spectacular, but usually no word is uttered until the first trick is completed. This creates an impression that the conjurer is a superior being, which is maintained throughout the performance. It is funny to see the slight con- tempt the audience has for the conjurer slowly vanish and a look of wonder, and possibly awe, replace it. This type of performance is only useful upon the stage, and very rarely upon the platform, and it requires an exceptionally good actor to carry off the show suc- cessfully, still leaving an impression of superiority. It is even harder to perform the silent first trick, as the audience is almost sure to Spot how the deception is performed unless it is executed fast and with great dexterity. However this type of show impresses the l27l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE audience much more than do the other two, and for this reason, if the conjurer is capable of doing it, and has a suitable stage, it is preferable. The natural style of conjuring is more adapted to the parlor and platform types of magic shows, and is very widely used, as there is little memorizing of patter, and the magician can say whatever comes into his head about the trick. The effect on the audience is at first less than the mysterious show, as they think that they are merely seeing someone do a trick, and when the end proves to be startling and unexpected they sit up and take NOTICE. ln this type of show cheerfulness is essential, and if a performer is consistently cheerful the audience will respond to his attitude by being cheerful themselves, and since the audience wants mainly to be entertained this cheerfulness is very advantageous. Occasionally in the audience, during the natural kind of show there is one person who knows how it's done , and persists in calling out his knowledge. The only way to prevent this, and save the success of the show is to make the offender seem ridiculous. The aud- ience, knowing he is doing this, will immediately laugh at the culprit, and will more admire the performer for his cleverness. Magicians who use the humorous style of presenting a show have to use a definite outline to follow, which brings in the jokes to the best advantage, and permits the inventing of new ones in the talk. This also creates a good impression on the audience, who only think of the tricks as mediums for bringing in the jokes, and so entertainment, and there- fore to give the tricks their proper importance a half-natural half-humorous style seems as good as any to me. But of course, if the magician is unable to make jokes he should not bring in ones thought out beforehand, as these, coming from the wrong person, seem rather forced, or unnatural. The impression created upon the audience at the outset is also of great importance, and thus the first trick should be a good one. If it is not, and the audience start to think of the magician as a person, not a personality, the show is damaged, and, the performer sensing this, the entertainment proceeds in a rather strained way until a reaffr good trick is accomplished. The second most important item is the last trick, which should represent the utmost in the magician's repertoire, and it should be extremely spectacular, a production effect usually, and the audience should depart thinking mainly on this trick. So that, from the importance of the first and last tricks, we gather that the object of a con-iurer in a show is to create a good impression, and the object of the spectator to be entertained. The magic wand is another item of importance in a magic show, though its use is often regarded by the beginner as an affectation. This is not true, for the psychological effect obtained by touching an object with the wand and saying Presto in a deep voice, actually helps to make the audience believe that the miracle was accomplished at that very instant, though they really know that it must have been effected earlier. Usually any small suspicions that the audience have are overshadowed when the magic wand is used, and this is one reason why the wand is indispensable. The practical value of the wand, too, is often overlooked. It is most useful, as the magician can return to his table to pick it up or lay it down, thus acquiring an excuse to l3Sl FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941- 19-11 obtain a coin or gimmick secretly, or to deposit some previously vanished article in a secret pocket. Also special wands can be made for vanishing cigarettes, handkerchiefs, etc., or for producing candies or plumes. Again, gesturing with the magic wand materially assists misdirection , or leading the spectators' eyes away from the hands at a vital moment, and thus helps to ensure the success of the trick. Therefore the wand is a most practical object for the conjurer to possess, as not only does it lend an air of mystery to the performance, but it is an extremely handy object when used for a definite purpose. :Xn example of how the magic art has become modern is the almost universal em- ployment of simple objects. Fifty years ago a con-iurer's show was filled with peculiar covers for objects, large globes, papier mache heads, and similar objects which could only have been made expressly for conjuring purposes, and which usually couldn't be examined. The modern idea of tricks is to use only everyday ob-iects in a programme, and a few magic- ians specialize only in one branch of articles. Cards, coins, handkerchiefs, rings, cigarettes, balls and 'cigars now form a main part of the magician's equipment, and the wonderment of the audience is increased tenfold when the con-iurer produces just as startling results with these as with specially made apparatus. Naturally the stage magician has to use the older type of performance, because the audience cannot see cards etc., but sometimes even he uses extra big everyday objects made for the purpose. Outside the actual performing of the show the main platform or parlor conjurerls dilliculty lies in handling children, and pleasing them. Children appreciate a well put over programme as well as adults, and they are very easy to deceive, but the danger with them is that they are quick to spot a mistake, intentional or otherwise, and also they never keep silent about it. The only remedy for this is not to make mistakes P Pleasing women, and children too, is not so easy when both are in the same audience, but as women always like pretty things, flowers and handkerchiefs, and children like animals, a liberal sprinkling of both in the show will be sure to please all. Men are very easy to please, merely a well-executed trick serving to satisfy them, and so the magician has to play up to the women and children of the audience. The dress of the magician, like the magic wand, has become standardized. The hrst garment of the early conjurers was a long, flowing robe, covered with mystic signs, and in which there was ample room to conceal an elephant if necessary. This became more modern until one magician startled the public by wearing a full dress suit which had apparently no places of concealment. The stage magician still has to wear the full dress suit, but the platform or parlor conjurer is permitted to use a tuxedo, or even an everyday business suit. So that, taken all in all, the slow development of magic through the ages to its final culmination in the present day, has gone through all stages, from religious rites to enter- taining, and is now a very highly developed science which has its followers and clubs in all parts of the world. C. P. E., Form 6. l29l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Qu Exciting Zlntihent ?1Buring jlilp 'Uatation I think the most exciting incident during my vacation was a trip to Les Echafauds du Basque. It is a bay about six miles up the St. Lawrence river from Tadoussac, and has two small islands at its mouth. We left on a lovely day after lunch and crossed over to the other side of the Saguenay on the ferry to St. Catherine's Bay. From then on we rowed in small boats, keeping close to shore. We arrived there about 6 P.M. after which we pitched the tents, and cooked our- selves a meal. That evening I found a baby rabbit which was very frightened, so I let him go. The next morning there was a dense fog, and it was raining hard. We had to get up at -L .-LM. to catch the tide at a certain point to give us enough water to cross the reef into St. Catherine's Bay, so we had breakfast and started out. We had to keep close to shore all the way, and steer by compass, as the fog was so thick. It was very slow going, as we had to keep a sharp look out for rocks. :Xt length we arrived at the reef, where we found the tide running out very fast, so Mum and Dad jumped out and pulled the boat over the reef into deeper water. We just got over in time. Then we rowed across the bay to the ferry and home. R. C. BI., Form 2. The Jfall of Qlisetbuslnhakia De.vf':'ffd hr lhfir F7'?l1flI and R14.v.via11-fi-iwzdf, The Czfrhf wart' 0:-w'u'hrh1zni hy German mighty The other zzzzfiom .rm1'li- ,mtv their pfight, Bn! gave no aid, flu'-v lhought lha1friend.rhip mmdr. .iff qizarrrlf tcilh the Germmug hu! if .rendf Em'01u'agf'n1f211 10 Hitfrrg al the .fight Qf' zzafiom .frnred lo .ray lhe Czerlzx were right, He faughx: a'f'.fpi.ve,f fafh who him hfy'rif11d.v. Sm1'e!e21!zz111i wax loft .tix monlhf hfforf' .17 Jlznzirlz, -:share the Germmir signed a peace I1'ifh men who tried thix wrrlvlied war to ware Ere il bfgllilj thus aff Czffh palrioly mu' The farm' Qf Czefh and Slot-ak wilhonf war 7 3 I I1 haizdx of German froopt and :muted polirr. J. S. M., Form 6. l30l FOR THE SCHOOL YF.-XR 194141941 'iiurh Bzaherhrnnk Max Aitken, who later became Lord Beaverbrook, was born in Ontario in 1879. He was a newspaper boy, even when studying law. He also did many other odd jobs. Later he helped a young lawyer named RB. Bennett, who was afterwards to become Prime Minister of Canada. On one occasion he was invited to a party at which he thought he would meet people who could help him, but he was told that he was not wanted, as he had once been a newsboy. Aitken began making his fortune when he suggested close cooperation among different banks, and later went to Trinidad to establish electric light services there. He met strong resistance, but finally he succeeded. He next reorganised the cement industry, which helped him to become very wealthy At thirty years of age he left for England, and made many friends among whom was Bonar Law who helped him to become an NLP., and met Rudyard Kipling. Aitken was a Colonel in the first 1Yorld 1Yar, and in 1916 the King made him Baron Beaverbrook of New Brunswick. 1Yhen he left the government he bought the London Daily Express. Later Prime Minister Churchill, knowing Beaverbrook to be a strong leader, made him Minister of Supply. To-day, the little Canadian newsboy stands as a powerful fighter in the cause of Democracies. R. D., Form 2. The Svtarrp Iiaeahens The night was ffiff, The ,ffzzry were hrighr, The moan wax ri.vi11g over lhe hilf. .ind Oh ! lhaf war ez foziehv fight. Jlerezulv, I'e1z1z.r, and millions of .vmr.r, The Dipper, the Hzmier were hright and dear, Satzzrh wilh ringx, and roxy M'zzr.r, The .dairy hezzziem .veemefi very near. S M., Form 2, 131 l SI-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE English lanhscape ' X at ji' brilliant sun shining through the open window . . Iorning mist rising from the ground l Wooded, undulating country rolling oli' into the distance, broken only easy , by sleepy, little cottages l Chirping early birds l Budding trees l That is an English Landscape. F 51 tl Throughout the day a feeling of sleepiness pervades the air, finding its way into one's inner soul, putting it at rest. This feeling is further enhanced by the buzzing of crickets and perhaps the faint lowing of cattle or the baaing of sheep. Across the fields, the sleepy silence and lack of movement is only disturbed by the frisking of rabbits, delighting in the sunshine. ln the woods the air is alive with little rustlings, so different from the lifelessness of field. Inside the wood, under the ancient trees, all is cool, and rays of sunshine filter through the branches, mottling the undergrowth and lichened trunks. Perhaps a squirrel crosses one of these paths of light. Then one sees a transformation. From the rather dark colour of a squirrel's coat in shadow, the pelt changes from this to a brilliant, flaming colour, beautiful to see. Then it loses itself in the shadows once again. Coming out again into the brilliant sunshine, our eyes are dazzled momentarily. Recovering from our blindness, a sun-baked village appears before our eyes. A few old people wandering through the streets, dogs barkingg shop-fronts and houses looking baked in sunshine, one can see the inhabitants leaning on their door-posts, pufting at their briar pipes. Their faces are lined and soiled, but the countenances of elder folk betray the same determination to conquer the stubborn soil as is just beginning to evidence itself on the faces of the younger. Looking into these hard old faces, the same determination is re- Hected in all, the determination to persevere until victory is won. It is this quality which has made the British nation what it is to-day. Suddenly around the corner comes the village character, an oldish man with a lined face. His main asset seems to be that he can consume more intoxicating liqucr than any other man in the village without becoming inebriated. He had been at one time the village scoundrel, and he has but slightly reformed in character. Passing on from this not unusual scene of maudlin Mark , as he is affectionately called, our eyes are involuntarily drawn toward a wood on our right. A beautiful blaze of colour rises up before us as a vision, a vision of bluebells peeping at us round the boles of the trees. For a moment our eyes feast upon them, drinking in all their rich colour. Then we wander into the wood, absorbing one of the many wonders of the English land- scape. Y. D., Form 6. l33l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-1942 Utne igattle of Eiutlanh I shall now describe represents the crushing of an enemy who attempted to ox er throw British sea power I am speaking of the famous Battle of utland, which 5.-5, aj was fought od' the coast of Denmark on the night of May 3lst.f.lune lst., 1916. e l RITAIN has long been regarded as the queen of the seas, and the battle which Cs'-sw The first action was between two British destroyers and two German light-cruisers. The British destroyers drew the German ships towards Admiral Beatty, who, in command of a battle-cruiser squadron, was steaming out to sea. They were unaware, at that time, of the presence of the German Admiral Hipper, who, with 5 battle-cruisers, was coming on at full-speed. At 3.43 BM., the two Heets sighted each other, and opened Fire. For some time no hits were scored, then the German gunners began to get the range. Finally the British also scored hits, and both sides took terrible punishment. At 4.05, the British ship Indefatigable sank. A few minutes later, at 4.26, the valiant Queen Mary blew up, struck simultaneously by salvoes from the Dertflinger and Seydlitz . During this action, the main fleets of both sides had been coming up fast: the German High Seas Fleet under .Admiral Scheer, and the British Grand Fleet under Admiral Jellicoe. The German fleet came upon the scene first, and when this was reported to Admiral eatty, he at once altered course, heading towards the main British Heet. The time of this was -1.45 P.M. At the same time Admiral Hood was coming up from the East. The Heets first met at the famous action of Windy Corner The British ships Defence and YYarrior were subjected to a terrible fire from the advancing German Heet, and finally Defence blew up at 6.20. Meanwhile the German Wiesbaden had been stopped, and was little more than a floating wreck. At 6.30 Scheer began to retire, having sunk the Invincible, and badly damaged the YYarspite . He himselfhad lost the Wiesbaden , and Hipper's flagship, Lutzow , and the Seydlitz were forced to retire. At 7.50 P.M. the action was broken off, due to mist, and Scheer headed for home. However, Jellicoi' was not to be robbed of his prey, as he then moved to block Scheer's retreat towards YYilhemshaven. At 3.30 began the Twilight Action , when the German ships were forced more and more west. By 9.30 BM., Jellicce had completely cut off the High Seas Fleet through skilful mancruvering. During this twilight engagement the Moltke had been separated from the Seydlitz , and twice came across the British formations, but managed to get away unobserved. .At 1 A.M. on June lst., Scheer, without realizing that he was doing so, crossed th-rough the rear ofthe Grand Fleet formations, heading at full speed for the neutral waters of Denmark. He successfully reached that sanctuary, with a minimum loss of 2 battleships, 2 battle-cruisers, -1' light-cruisers, 9 destroyers and a submarine. The British losses were 3 battle-cruisers, 2 cruisers and 6 destroyers. Thus ended one of the most dramatic, and certainly one of the most important of Britain's naval victories. H. McL., Form 6. l33l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE R. Q. jf. One nigh! the 'planex wen! up fofght Ihe Borhex. The moon wax hidden hav fhe low-hung flondf, The waves were ldvhingferfelv down below, .15 onzcardjlew our .fyIldd7'071 lo engage The Nazif, as lherv fsmrd zz.: winged lheir wa-v. The .fearfl1ligl1l.f down below played harlc andforth, Their hlzziyh heanzy rzfroff the sky Il1t'j'jTIt7l-21 The roo.v1rzlg1n1.f helrhedforlh their .vnzolce andflanze, .ix fhollenge lo lhe Hun arz'of.r lhe waves. The hoffle rage.: loud I17If2IAfI467'f6' ahoce, Then .flldffc'7IlVV zz flaming nmxs goef down, .lnolher dirly Hun gow lo hix doom, ind we l'fIl't'l' londlv ax lherv headfor homeg .ind one more hzzllle hay been lofi and won. G. YY. L., Form 5 Zlibe Qllnmmanhus lV:z:'e qfter wave mme the Brilish Brace .ifler the i1,ll7I71f,ffl Horde, Racvzging hereg ramging Ihereg Killing wiflzjfre and ,r-word. To iq' lands lhe Conzznando handy, li brave and lmrdv rrew, On f7'6Fd0ll175 gnexl, -wilh ,rpeed and zen, .lrrou lo Norwaj'j7ew. In defer! lzzndg in heal and Jandg On foot, hy plane, hiv -wheelg 01710 Ihe East, Io allark the heasl, 117111 lzeaz-Lf like handed ffeel. They rirrle lhe worldg their j7a g mjnrled g To se! all nafionxfree, .ind 'wilh fheir gun: to end the Hun: F or all elernily .' G. .-X. F., Form 2 i341 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941 -1941 Ulihe Russian imap Many years ago, in a small village in the Bavarian Alps, the peasants started producing a play dealing with the life of Christ. They began this shortly after a plague had ravished the countryside, in order to otlier thanks to God for taking the plague away. For some reason these villagers were left untouched during the plague, and, as they deemed this an act of God, they decided to give this play every so many years as a thank-otliering. This was done up to a few years before the present war. People from all over the world soon learned about this production, and visited the village in large numbers when it was being shown. I would like very much to see this play, I am told that to visit the village itself is a joy. The jolting train creeps around the corner of the mountain to the village, whose houses are gaily painted. If you are lucky enough to have arrived at sunset, you will see the cross on the top of the church shining in the setting sun. The cross was put in this place on purposeg shining, it gives the village the appearance of the Holy City. The villagers themselves present an odd sight, some of the men have long hair and beards, the boys look like girls because their hair is uncut. Apparently the actors of the play are the villagers themselves. They live in daily life the part they act in the play. The best living man in the community is chosen to play the part of Christ. All have their own trade and act in the play to show their gratitude to the Lord. It is interesting to see, on each workman's door, a carved hgure representing his trade. The carpenter would be represented by a figure sawing. The play takes place in a huge open air theatre lwhich recently had a roof' put on itjg the audience goes in at eight o'clock in the morning, the story ofthe life of Christ is then unfolded on the stage. Of course this is not done like ours, it is done by natural light, while ours is done by artificial lighting. The play lasts until lunch time, and then carries on from two o'clock until six. Everybody who sees this performance is so in- terested in it that he doesn't want to move until the end ofit. I hope when this war is over I shall be able to see this play, which has impressed people for centuries. P. H., Form 3. Qu ik. Q. jf. Victory in the Rlehiterranean Ting' .rtarted om' af break of day, Bomofrf llzree, willz crews ofjizie, Like giant hawk! in .fearrlz of prey, Soaring on high, fo .fwoop and dive. Over llze rea, near Tripoli, The-v .raw live great 1' tafian fiefl, So tlzrj' aftarked Ilze 8716111-V, lVitlz bomb! and lrarfrf fi!! defeat. lV!ze1z some had .fllllk and some lzadfied, lVord war 58711 bark of what way done. Return fo ban' , .fo home they Jped, Ii good day'.f work, and gfozj' won. D. V., Form -l. l35l SI-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 3 Jfiubf lim? NF day in May of this year, a pilot of a Lockheed Hudson of the Coastal Com- 'Rw 'll ' - ' t ' v - s - 'fl' 'fd mand, while flying over Norway on a patrol flight, noted a large German warship rel I ' , ' . ' . . ' . iq-tb. anchored in Bergen. Swooping down low the pilot of the plane took pictures K of the ship and returned to his base. lbk J5 When the pictures were developed the ship turned out to be the crack German ship Bismarck , completed in the winter of I9-HJ. The Bismarck was not heard of again until the cruisers Norfolk and Suffolk sighted her and the Prinz Eugen Ccruiserl in the Straits of Denmark on the twenty-third of Nlay. Then the Bismarck struck the blow against British sea power that sent the British Navy after her like a pack of hounds chasing a fox. On May twenty-fourth the Bismarck was engaged in a long range duel by the Hood and the Prince of Wales. The Hood was hit in the powder magazine by a direct hit and immediately was blown up and sunk. The Bismarck was followed by the two cruisers, Norfolk and Suflfolk, until the evening of the twenty-fourth. During the twenty-fourth the Bismarck was repeatedly attacked by torpedo carrying planes from the carrier Victorious. Sight was lost of the Bismarck and the Prinz liugen until ten thirty .-XM. on the twenty-sixth of May, when a Catalina f'lying boat sighted the Bismarck, but the Eugen was missing. Torpedo bombers from the Ark Royal scored two hits after repeated attacks and slightly injured the Bismarck's steering apparatus. After the planes came the destroyers. Under the protecting guns of the Sheffield Ccruiserl a Hotilla of destroyers rushed in and fired at the German ship. Two hits were scored rendering the Bismarck's steering gear useless. Then all through the night destroyers dashed in at the crippled ship, Fired their deadly missiles and disappeared into the night. .-Xt dawn the British battleships came up and silenced the Bismarck's guns. The cruiser Dorsetshire now came into the fight and fired two torpedoes into the Bismarck's starboard side, then circled round to the port side and fired the final torpedo into the German ship. Almost at once the crippled ship listed over to the port side, hung there a moment, and then rolled over flat, showing her dark red bottom and the whole of her keel. Then, bow last, she went down leaving men bobbing in the water. The Bis- marck had put up a great tight, but she had little chance against the British Navy. W. S. C., Form -ff. l36 l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 19-ll -1942 Robert li, Ghz Bruce , 1274 : 1321 Kixu or Sco'ri,AND. Robert I, King of Scotland, was the son of the 7th Robert de Bruce, Earl offarrick, and was the descendant of a Norman baron who came to England with William The Con- queror. Bruce's grandfather, Lord of Annandale, claimed the crown of Scotland in l29O, but John de Baliol was chosen by the commissioners of Edward I. Robert, The Bruce , was probably born at his mother's castle on the coast of Ayr. His early youth was said to have been spent at the Court of Edward I, of England. Bruce was at iirst loyal to Edward I, but he later joined Sir IYilliam Wallace, who upheld the independence of Scotland in the name of Baliol. After Sir YYilliam had been betrayed, captured, and cruelly tortured by Edward I, Bruce became leader of the Scots in their fight for freedom. IYhen Bruce became King of Scotland he led his army so successfully that he captured nearly all the forts and castles in the hands of the English. Stirling, however, the last English stronghold, held out against him. Edward II was anxious to defeat Bruce, and led against him the best army that had ever entered Scotland. The two armies inet near a little stream called the Bannock- burn, near Stirling. In the end Bruce defeated Edward and Scotland was free. Robert Bruce had vowed to visit the Holy Sepulchre, but he did not. I-Ie had asked Douglas to take his heart to Jerusalem. Douglas was killed fighting the Moors in Spain. Sir William Keith brought Bruce's heart to Melrose, Scotland, where it is buried. Robert The Bruce was a great soldier, and he kept Scotland independent of England. L. D. R., Form 2. Q jaigbt with the Qliutns The forex rome .ff0iL'b' home tzerorr tlzegliefrzfv, The-v stop and start, zz1m'pn.vh and pn!! to get Inside the barn, and ent their dztxty hay .ind meat, and drizzle their water roof alldfrexfz. Next eonzex ffZF'f!Z7'l2Ic'7' with hi: .ftoof and pail, .ind then he .feats liizmeff to miflc zz rou' IVitl1 lztzntzlx wlzoxe roztghnefy lziziey hir ,rinzple art. From her he goes zzfong the line in turn illifking ezzrlz one, wlzife they aff rliew their turf. Perlmpy it if zz Chitty night and they Remain inside, until the fzzrmer tome.: Next morning to renew the daily round. I. I-I., Form 5. l37l SELWYX HOUSE SCHOOL Nl.-XG.-KZINE Qu Qnimal btnrp fi am a fox, and my home is in Kent outside a big village called Minster, which is about five miles inland from the sea. My greatest adventure was when my mother Qi was killed, when I was very young and spry. ! My mother came home one night in early Spring and told us that there was going to be a hunt in a week's time, and that she was going to find a safer home. Five days later the new home was finished. It was an old stump, covered by a thick thorn bush, and it was beside a little stream. There were two entrances, one which came out into the clearing in front of the stump, and the other which came out farther down the stream, just below a small dam, where we could cross the stream in safety. The day of the hunt came: it was a fine and sunny day. Quite early in the morning we heard the baying of hounds, and as the day wore on we could tell they were coming nearer and nearer. :Xt about three hours after sunrise my mother came home terribly frightenedg she told us to hurry across the stream. I asked her what she would do 3 she told us to go quickly and not to worry over her, since she could look after herself. She put me in charge of my brothers and sisters because I was the oldest. When we reached the shallow place in the stream we crossed it, and then hid till late at night when we knew that the hunters had gone home. When we reached home we found much blood and fur, so we knew that our mother had been killed. Wie swore revenge, for we knew that she had been killed while fighting for us. L. K. B., Form 3. what moulin ibappen if Qermanp won this Ear? 'l'hings would be very different if Germany won this war. Canadians would have to pay heavy taxes to rebuild Germany. We would have to give most of our wheat, veget- ables, and meat to the Germansg our beautiful forests would be cut down to build houses for them to live in. Anybody who attempted to oppose Hitler would be either flogged or hanged. Most ofour buildings would be torn down and replaced with German buildings. We would have very little food, as it would be given to German soldiers. Germany would not be able to send a very great number of soldiers out here, but enough to conquer Canada and, as most of our men would be in England, dead, or captured, we would not have much chance to resist the enemy. Some of our chief men would be put to death and the others imprisoned. We would have to learn to speak German and thoroughly understand it. Yve would have to believe the Nazi religion of power: they would force us to be unkind to those under usg to be a rough and unmannered people. France let this happen to her. Don't let it happen to us l Remember what Churchill said in two of his speeches, Give us the tools, and we will finish the job and We shall outwit, outmanoeuvre, outright and outlast the worst that the enemyls malice can contrivef' l.et us live up to this, and not forget his words. Y for Victory l G. A. F., Form 2. l33l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 19-ll-1942 The Zllinrontu Qlixbihitiun QU' Tri N August 26th my family and I went to the Toronto Exhibition. .-Xs soon as we 1 5 arrived at Toronto, we went to the Royal York Hotel, and from there to the Exhibition grounds. Of all the buildings we seemed to like the Ford Building the best. It of 45 was full of Harvards, Fairey Battles, Blackburn-Skua's and a Fleet-Finch. There also were Army troop transports, tanks, fire extinguishers, Bren-gun carriers, and field kitchens. In another building, Campbells displayed different varieties of food. Some people went in and had their meal free. The Ford Company also displayed their army trucks in manoeuyres, driving over ramps, and in pools, and giving other interesting exhibitions. The most exciting part of the Exhibition was given by Lucky Teeterls Hell Drivers. They did all sorts of tricks with cars, but the best was when Lucky Teeter himself, driving with one hand, went around the track once, then at a speed of eighty to eighty-tive miles an hour went off a ramp, over a bus, and then jumped eighty feet and landed on another ramp I There were the usual side shows, but the buildings were the most interesting sights. D. Mchl., Form 3. general 38. QL. Jfrzpherg Though born in London on March fist, 1389, Bernard Cyril Freyberg was taken to New Zealand at the age of two. As a child Bernard developed into a powerful swimmer and boxer. Freyberg later attended XYellington College, NZ. He was nicknamed Tiny ' , because of his size. Later he graduated from College and decided to attend the Stat? College in England. He then went back to New Zealand, but not liking the peace time training, he travelled to Mexico where he joined the army of Pancho Villa. He distinguished himself as a courageous soldier. XYhen YYorld War No. I broke out Freyberg was practising dentistry. He then went to England and received his commission. When fighting in the Dardanelles he swam the Straits and lit Hates to fool the Turks who thought the British were landing. Then the British landed on the other side and surprised the Turks from the rear. It was successful. Freyberg was wounded but would not give in. For his gallant bravery he was awarded the Y.C. When this present war broke out he organized the New Zealand Force, and crossed Egypt to Suez, fighting against the Italians. He led his army in Greece against the Germans and also at Crete. This is the story of General Freyberg, who is still in command of the New Zealand T forces in the near east. J. S. M., Form 2. l39l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Elapan The Japanese Empire consists of five large, and numerous small islands, Honshu being the largest. The others are Formosa, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. It is also made up of the peninsula of Korea. The area of the main islands and adjacent islands is 147,592 square miles. Bays and inlets are very numerous on the Pacific side. The highest mountain in japan is Fujiyama, which is 12,395 feet. The longest river, the Yodo, empties into the bay of Osaka. The government is in the hands of an Emperor. He is assisted by a cabinet of ministers. Agriculture is the chief industry, but only about 20,000 square miles of Japan can be cultivated. Of this 57f'2 is under rice and l2fQ under wheat. Over 3,000,000 households are occupied with the production of silk. Over 2,000,000 men are engaged in fishing. Coal, copper, gold, petroleum, iron and silver are mined. Chief manufactures are textiles, silk, earthenware, glass, lacquered goods, matting and hemp. Chief imports are raw cotton, machinery, wool, rubber, iron and dyes. Chief exports are raw and manufactured silks, cotton yarns, and piece goods, coal, pottery, glassware, machinery, tea, toys, camphor, and sugar. The principal towns of Japan are: Tokyo, the capital and great industrial centrei Osaka, a seaport and textile manufacturing city, Kobe, a seaport with a large shipbuilding yard, Kyoto, with silk, porcelain and lacquer goods factories, Nagoya, a port with large textile industries, Yokohama, the port for Tokyo, Nagasaki, a seaport and winter resort. R. D., Form 2. Zllinmnrrutds Sun Beware, -vi' men of pelfimau and grrfrf, Betcrzrf' 107l107'7'0'Zi',.f .fIl77,f0I' if impm'1.f T116-fire QfI'l1'ee1i0111, born of 'ZL'f7IlIlY lifml, .ind .fnrkffd on the Hood Qff11!INIf7I.E' hearty. Take you, cfffnflial orb, in l1olfr.vlfInme.f, ThFf0Ilf7It,.f.f Qf Ilzix earflz, and all lfl8f00d fy'fa!.u' delight, Qf Kuff, qf e:'ifgai11.f, .Jud af! who would dffle the name Qf God. Lease buf lh-v ffgf1lf0l'8f.'B7' to our .fer11', Tim! tu' may bear llzee t'f1ffl1,I'87I who fha!! .fd-Y Praise God who watched 115 in our lime of need, To keep 111-vj7amffore:'er and zz day .' R. B. G., qos., 1931-81. H01 FOR THE SCI-IOCI. YEAR 19-ll --1942 Professional Smarts, iBrn anh Qian There has always been much difference of opinion on the subject of professional sport. There are many people who think that professionalism is a bad feature because it destroys the main purpose of athletic contests and creates other aims that are much less worthy. There are, on the other hand, just as many who feel that sport has not suf- fered through the spirit of professionalism, but has rather improved as a resultof it. There are plenty of arguments on both sides. The underlying difference between a professional and an amateur is that the former is paid, sometimes a very large sum, for playing, while the amateur plays for his own enjoyment. This salary enables the professional to give his whole time to practice and training, whereas the amateur can only spend a limited time on these, because he has to make a living. Even so, it is not an uncommon thing for an amateur to become just as proficient in any sport as a professional. The managers of any big professional teams try very hard to get the best players obtainable. They buy the best equipment, and get the most experienced and competent trainers, and the most able and hard working coaches they possibly can. A great deal depends on the coach of any team, so it is natural that they should want to get a good one. The coach and trainer do their best to bring the players to the peak of perfection. They enforce rigid training rules and have their men practise as often as possible. The players, being very well paid, know that their positions in the team depend on how well they play, and are therefore very anxious to prove their worth and naturally play their best. There are many thousands of people whose lives are too busy to let them get out and play these games. They therefore greatly enjoy seeing professional games, because these are usually much faster than amateur games. This is one of the reasons I am in favor of professional games. Very often professional players are paid too much, far more than they deserve. They know that if they win they will make much more money than if they lose. I think this tends to make the game dirty . Sometimes unprincipled players accept bribes not to play their best. This is one of the chief disadvantages of professional sports. Be- cause professional games are so nearly perfect, they sometimes discourage people from joining in various kinds of sports. On the other hand, however, they encourage boys to play more seriously in order that they may one day be nearly as good as the pros . The records of attendance at professional games like hockey and baseball show how popular they have become, and what a big place professional sport occupies in the minds and lives of hundreds of thousands of people. This leads me to suppose that pro- fessionalism is here to stay. The objectionable features could all be abolished if people generally took the right attitude to the games that are played. A. C., Form 6. l 41 l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Zffpotn 38uping 'Uitturp Zgnnhs Zfaelps me anh mp Jfamilp Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland, Norway, Holland, Belgium and France were beaten downg they either had to be beaten by Hitler's forces or capitulate. Why 7 Ile- cause they did not have enough armaments. How often did I hear Qrown-ups say: They were not ready, these poor Poles, etc. Let that lie a lesson to us. Let us provide Canada with all the armaments, planes, corvettes needed to defend ourselves. But how in By helping to make the Victory Loan a tremendous success. Let us buy to our utmostg let us buy, till it hurts, those precious Victory Bonds that will enable our country to right the enemy, to attack the enemy, and to be victorious over the enemy. ln Canada every family should know that it is a duty to buy Victory Bonds. The older people remember 191-If and the younger ones do not want to be forced to tight again in lflol. To avoid that, we must help Canada get rid of all traces of Nazism all over the world. lfamilies must be remembered again, happiness must come backl In seven years from now I shall be able to redeem my loan and make use of that money in any way I please. .lust now I am preparing my future welfare by lending all I can to my country. Let all good Canadians do the same, and victory is ours l J. 'I'., Form 5. The library David Morgan, who left us at the end of the Summer Term, very kindly presented several books to the Library, four of which were autographed by their author, Frank L. Packard, whose recent death will be remembered. Other books have also been donated by lan Campbell, Stewart Morgan, Tony Dobell, Howard Klein, Brian Levitt, Ian Stewart, lfdgar Bronfman, Murray Magor, Iildon and Kingman Black, Jeremy Lyman and Peter Kirkegaard. Levitt has been the most prolific reader, having taken Ollt nearly fifty books since September. Perhaps this makes him talk less at home! 'Iio all those boys from whom we have received books, we would like to express our thanks for their thoughtfulness, and interest in the Library. B. K. T. H. l42l FOR THF SCHOOL YI-'AR 19-Il -1942 e- CRICKET,19-41 - Lefl to right: P. Aird, Mappin, T. Dobell, V. Dawson, Wight, Prest, If. Black, P. Jennings, I L. Gault, D. Morgan, P. Dobell. SPORTS NEWS 4!1Zricket19-41 Results. Played 7. IYon 2. Lost 5. In order to give the best possible opportunity to the large number of boys who wished to play cricket, the School this year abandoned the Mountain and rented the Upper Field at Molson Stadium. This field has a most delightful setting, ample space for several games to be played at the same time without any interference whatever from one another, and such an excellent playing surface that for the first year we were able to dispense with matting and to play cricket under ideal conditions. VVe made an unusually early start on April Zlst, the advantage of which was somewhat lost by various forms being quarantined later in the term. However, the keen- ness displayed throughout the school resulted in a very enjoyable season and should lead to a marked improvement in the standard of cricket during the next few years. In previous seasons too many boys have waited till they were well on in the school before taking up l43l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL INI.-XG.-XZINIS cricket, with the result that the school team has been considerably handicapped by having a number of inexperienced players. It was very encouraging therefore to find the whole of the junior school and the majority of the senior school this year playing cricket in pre- ference to baseball and, moreover. thoroughly enjoying it. We all hope for an early spring again in I9-fl Qlbaractzrs Black tl94Ofl l. Shared the captaincy with Wight. :X good forcing bat with an excellent shot past point. Bowled dangerously on occasions but at other times found it hard to keep a length. Keen and sound in the field. Wioni' H940-I J. :X hard hitting batsman who would have made many runs if he had shown more discretion in picking the right ball to hit. Bowled very well at times but could not be relied on to keep a length. Good in the field. Dswsox Q19-lOel J. Did I1Ot make many runs, but has the correct style and the right temperament and should improve rapidly as his confidence increases. Fielded excellently and could develop into a useful bowler by paying strict attention to length. Captained the under I-f team capably. hlavvix fl9-l0el J. Developed into the most reliable bowler on the side by concentrating on a good length. His batting though useful was unsound, but with more attention to defence and discrimination in hitting he should become a good forcing batsman. Fielded brilliantly in the slips. s C1Aci.'r Q19-l0-l An all-round cricketer from whom much was expected, he had a strangely disappointing season. His batting lacked concentration and he invariably got himself out when he looked set for a big score. Bowled fast with a good length but needed more persistency to be really dangerous for long at a time. Fielded well, .-MRD C19-lllfl J. A hard hitter with no defence who soon came to grief against good length bowling. Worth his place on the team for his excellent fielding, he brought off some brilliant catches during the season. Jsxxixtas. Steadily improved as a wicket-keeper. :Ks a batsman he hit hard and frequently made runs in practice games but not, unfortunately, in matches. PREs'r, ll. A batsman with a very correct style who should soon be making many runs. Has a sound defence and plenty of patience. If he would take his bowling more seriously he could become a useful change bowler. Fielding good. Doiseri., P. Has distinct possibilities as a batsman but must cultivate a defence against the good length ball and show more discretion in choosing the right ball to hit. lfielded well and at times brilliantly. Doaiari., T. Improved steadily as a batsman and with more concentration and effort could be very useful, as he can hit well and has some idea of defence. Made some good catches, but his ground fielding at times was slack. Moaoax. Lacked experience through taking up cricket too late, but made progress as a batsman and owed his place in the side to keenness and good work in the field. on A FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-1942 Matthai LLNDER 1+ v. L. C. C. at Royal Avenue, Hay 15th. S. H. S. won the toss and batted first but against steady bowling Gault tl0'J was the only batsman to reach double figures. L. C. C. began badly, Gault taking two wickets in his first over, but they recovered and went out to make 96, Kent scoring 37. Gault took -l wickets for 2-lf, and Daubeny 2 for 6. L. C. C. won by 96-3-l. LCNDER 16 v. AsHBL'Rv at Ottawa, May 17th. S. H. S. batted first but against some really fast and accurate bowling by Lawrence were all out for -l2, of which Black made 23 in a very plucky innings. .Ashbury lost 4 wickets hitting off the runs, but aided by many lapses in the Held finally reached a total of 150. Dawson with -l wickets for Sl had the best analysis for S. H. S. LVXDER 16 V. L. C. C. at Royal Avenue, May 22nd. S. H. S. won the toss and made the mistake of putting L. C. C. in to bat on a hot afternoon. They ran up a total of 117, Mappin with -1- wickets for l-l being easily the best bowler for S. H. S. The school total reached 67 as a result of some bold hitting by Mappin C2-lj and T. Dobell 1145 after six wickets had fallen for only 14 runs. L'NDER 16 v. L. C. C. at Royal Avenue, May 29th. A very close game in which the result of the previous match was reversed, S. H. S- winning by -I5 to 36. Aird was top scorer with ll runs and Mappin again bowled well to take 3 wickets for 3 runs. LQXDER 13 v. L. C. C. at Molson Field, May 29th. This was a very exciting game. Two innings were played and the result was in doubt until the last minute. S. H. S. finally won by l-l runs with totals of -13 and -1-I against -l2 and 31. Morison and YY. Dobell batted well and M. Prest's bowling in the second innings was outstanding. Tetrault fielded excellently and Gray held two good catches. LvNDER 1-I v. B. C. S. at Molson Field, May Slst. An evenly contested game which B. C. S. finally won by 65 to -15. Fletcher U35 and Dawson USD were top scorers for S. H. S. In the bowling Pollock took 3 for 5 and Gault 3 for 20. LYXDER l-l- v. B. C. S. at Lennoxville, June 7th. S. H. S. won the toss and batted first but against steady bowling and smart fielding fared lamentably, being all out for 20. B. C. S. also began badly but recovered and made 53. M. Prest took 3 wickets for 10, Gault 3 for 23 and Pollock 2 for 8. In the 2nd. innings, after an opening stand of 15 by Dawson and J. Prest, S. H. S. again collapsed and were all out for 26, leaving B. C. S. the winners by an innings and 7 runs. As some boys will be playing cricket next season for the iirst time and others may not have fully grasped the fundamentals of the game or may need to be reminded of them, some ofthe more important points are here set down and should be read, marked, learned and inwardly digested. l-151 SI-QLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE iC'l1f7flZl'7It Y. The captain's first duty is to win the toss. If he is fortunate enough fu do so, in Canada where the condition of the wicket does not change, he should take first innings. This enables his team to bat when fresh, and also to dictate the rate of scoring. bnlike baseball, cricket matches have a time limit, and the side batting second may have to make their runs against the clock , and after a long spell of bowling and fielding. The captain is responsible for placing the field fin consultation with the bowler when necessaryl and he should see that all his men are in the right positions before each ball is bowled. He should give his bowlers a fair chance to find a length and change them only when they tire or are proving expensive, remembering that the team is more im- portant than the individual. He should field in a position such as slip or mid-on where he can watch the bowling closely, and his fielding should set an example to the rest of the side. Fiefding. The fieldsmen should understand the responsibilities of the captain and do everything to make his task easy. They should watch for any signal from him to change their position. Unless they are fielding close to the wicket they should move in as the ball leaves the bowler's hand - this will help them to save runs and may also have an intimidating effect upon the batsman l The fieldsmen should get in front ofthe ball, pick it up cleanly and return it full toss or first bounce to the wicket-keeper unlexr the bowler rally for it. The wicket-keeper has gloves and pads and is therefore better able to hold a hard throw. It is most important that the fieldsmen should cover one another. They should also back each other up when there is a long throw-in. Barring. Batsmen to be successful must acquire confidence on going in to batg such remarks as I'll be right back are irritating and help neither the batsman nor his side. The batsman should play himself in by taking careful stock ofthe bowling, and should not be too impatient to break his duck , nor should he feel that he has done all that is demanded of him when he has done so. The requirements of his team are far more im- portant than his own performance. Each ball should be played on its merit and patience is required in waiting for the right one to hit out of the ground . Good running between the wickets is most important and many extra runs can be made in this way. The batsman should call Yes or No for each hit in from of the tcirkel and his partner at the bowler's end should call each time the ball goes behind the wirket, as he is then in the best position to judge whether or not there is a possible run. He should also move a yard or two down the pitch as soon as the ball leaves the bowler's hand, getting back quickly if necessary. This is similar to taking a lead at baseball and runs may be stolen as a result, Bowling. The bowler must first decide with the captain where he wants his men placed in the field, and he should see that they are in the right position before he bowls each ball. They will need to be changed over for a left-handed batsman, placed deeper for a hitter and brought in closer for a more cautious batsman. The bowler must decide on the best run up to the wicket for his own particular bowling and should keep to it. He should concentrate first and foremost on bowling a good length - break and swerve coming after this has been obtained. The bowler should appeal for l.b.w. only when he is reasonably sure that the ball would have liit the wicketf not because it has hit the batsman's leg T l46l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 1941-1942 Ilvifkei-keepirzg. The wicket-keeper should stand right up to the wicket to all but very fast bowling. He should practise catching the ball and taking olf the bails in one motion- many batsmen can be stumped in this way. The ball should no! be thrown at the wicket. YYhen the ball has been hit to a heldsman, the wicket-keeper should be prepared to receive the throw-in with the wicket belwewz him and the tieldsman, as he does not want to interfere with a ball which might be going to hit the wicket. He should appeal for probable stumpings and run out . Umpiz-ing. The umpire's decision at cricket must never be disputed. He should therefore be most careful to give a correct answer to every appeal,- in case of doubt, always giving the benefit to the batsman. When at the bowler's end, his duties are to count the balls in the over, watch for no-balls by the bowler, answer appeals for l.b.w. and for catches by the wicket-keeper, and signal boundaries, byes, etc. The umpire at square-leg Cthe batsman's endl answers appeals for stumping, and for run outs at his wicket. Many other points might be dealt with here, but any team which puts those which have been mentioned into practice will have reached a high degree of efhciency, and, win or lose, will enjoy every minute of a very line game. F. G. P. I I J lI,qmi',t'i1i5.,,, l47l re lmr rhix year were we :lt all luully mirplayeil. Sw far frum seeking to excuse our mlnli Slzl.WYY llUl'Sl-f SCHOOL NIACQ.-XZINIQ Y- l llll'l'B:Xl.l., lil-ll -- -Vliiififizzru Y. Dgiwxori, ul. Prcxt, 'If Dnbell, P. Dohell lC:xpt. 1, D. PQIYTCTNOYT, P. Fletcher. lx'rm'i','11,q.' ll Xlchlnxrer, C. Uiinrer, J. letrauilt, l. Campbell, .-X. Klzithewxon. .'lfUUIlJEill 1941 Goaff Tlf. lil! Pffzuwuf 11.011 Lux! Dnzicvz For .lgfzimr lixlllfll I5 -l 2 l l -l 3 l'NlJliR I3 -l 2 2 ll I3 -l lf JTAI, S -l i l 17 7 We were again l-Ul'fLlIl11fC in liavimg time and mild fall weather for the main-rity ul mir gumex. The stamlaiml ol' whfml liwurlvalll slwwed 21 further impruvement, which s not fully 11-Hecreil iii the results. and it ix true ru say that in mme of the games which iictive criticixm in the hripe that it may he of smme value in next ye11r's games. l ls l ealtx, liuwever, we Nhall llillllily paint mit the reascms for them and ol'l'er some Crm- FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-11-19-12 Firstly, the importance of good goalkeeping was brought home in several of the matches and we paid dearly for the lack of reliable goalkeepers on both teams, though we were unfortunate in losing Shorey unexpectedly from last year. Practice and experience are so important in this position that boys who want to become really good must decide early in the school that they are going to play in goal and be prepared to do so constantly. Goalkeeping provides plenty of excitement and should appeal to more boys than it does at present. It was amply demonstrated this year that no team is better than its goal- keeper. Secondly, it may be a very obvious fact, but it needs to be driven home, that no match can be won unless the team can score goals itself. This year many opportunities were wasted, not so much through poor shooting as through the failure of the inside right and inside left to be in the right place at the right moment. They 1111151 be in position to take advantage of faulty clearances by the goalkeeper after the centre forward has shot. This needs quick anticipation and the ability to shoot at once with either foot and to head the ball accurately. Thirdly, the team must always be prepared for mistakes by their opponents. Therefore, every kick must be followed up hard even though it seems certain that the opposing full back or goalkeeper has plenty of time to clear. Every player, however good he may appear, will make an occasional mistake, and it is by taking advantage of such slips by the defence that close matches are won. Fourthly, the tendency with some boys to slow up or even to stop when meeting the opposition is absolutely fatal. Then, if ever, is the time to show an extra turn of speed and to put forward every effort to outwit the opponent. So much for the shortcomings of the teams. Now for their merits, which were many. The Under 15 team had an excellent captain in Peter Dobell, who was an inspiration to the team not only in matches but also in practice games. He and Patterson provided such a strong rearguard that at no time was the goalkeeper under real pressure. The half-back line, in spite of the loss of Gault, was also very well-balanced. They fed their forwards well in attack, and did not neglect the equally important duty of marking their men closely in defence. :Xt centre forward, Dawson always went extremely hard and shot well. Of equal importance, he fed his forwards unseliishly and accurately, a virtue not always possessed by good players in this position. The Under I3 team was perhaps better balanced than the Under l5, being stronger at forward. Unfortunately they suffered from an apparent inferiority complex when playing B. C. S. and did I1Ot produce the excellent form they showed in both games against L. C. C. CAiuPBE1.1.. fG0fIfl. After being out of the game in the earlier part of the term he came into the side for the last two matches and showed promise of doing well with more experience. Must practise to get much greater length with his kicking to be really useful. DoBE1.1., P. C19-1-Of-lll. lFn!! bzzfkl. Capt. The outstanding performer on the team, his play was an object lesson to younger players. His ability to trap and steady the ball enabled him to clear successfully at all times. Captained the side excellently and both as captain and player he will be hard to replace next year. l49l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE PA'r'rERsoN. Q19-111. QFul! barkj. Improved with each game as he gained confidence and thanks to his effective combination with Dobell, P., our goalkeeper at no time came under real pressure. lXlA'I'HE1YSON. l'Ri-gflzf hayl. Took Gault's place on the team and made a useful substitute. Worked hard and fed his own wing man well, but must remember to mark the opposing wing always and not allow himself to be drawn away into the Centre of the field. DOBEI.I., T. L1939--10--111. lCc'7lf7'F lzzzffj. Played really hard in every game this year' Was excellent both in attack and in defence, and made a very valuable pivot to the team, contributing considerably to its success. FLETCHER. 119411. QLfjfz hzzlfj. Developed into one of the most valuable players on the team. Had a very strong kick, could use his head, and passed well. Should play up more and mark his man more closely. PREST, J. C19-11 D. fO1zlria'e riglzlj. Could dribble fast and was able to send across many well-placed centres which were not always put to the best use. Should play harder in practice games. TETR.-xL'LT, -1. U11.fi1fr1'ighlD. A willing and conscientious player who was a disappointment in this position as he seemed to lack the necessary stamina. Will probably do better at centre or on the wing as he has plenty of ability. Dawsox. Q1939--10--111. fCe11frf forwzzrdfj. A much improved player, he made a very capable and unsellish centre forward, passing out often and accurately. His shooting was hard and on the mark and he was responsible for half the goals scored by the school teams during the season. Did not always receive the support he deserved. XYINTER. Clay? inxidej. Came into the side for the last two matches and at once supplied some dash where it was most needed. A conscientious worker, dribbles Well and stops for nothing, he should be most useful with more experience. BTCIXTASTER. CL4yft ozfrfirfcj. A fair turn of speed. Must learn to pick up his passes on the run and to centre accurately. Shows promise as he goes hard. The youngest and most diminutive player on the side. The following played in one or more matches. AIORISOX. .-X player of ability and great keenness who will do well when he learns to keep his position and overcomes a fatal tendency to stop when nearing the opposi- tion. Doxssozv. Played in goal in the first two matches. Was considerably handicapped by lack of inches and experience. Played quite well considering this was his first season in goal. GRAY. Played in two games at right half and inside forward but was handicapped in playing away from his usual position. ls tireless and uses his head with an effect- iveness that older players would do well to emulate. Very valuable on the under 13 team. 1501 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-19-Il Thurs. Oct. Ind. LTNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at L. C. C. - YYon -I-O. The under 13 team played Very well in their opening match, the passing was good, and although the forwards were inclined to be slow shooting, they did not enjoy the best of luck. Morison scored before half-time and Dawson Ctwol and McMaster after. Sat. Oct. sith. LTNDER 15 v. Asnariu' at L. C. C. f Lost Oil. In the first half the team played sluggishly and Ashbury scored through faulty play by one of our backs. After half-time we played much better and for a long time kept Ashbury in their own half of the field, sterling play by their backs and goalkeeper alone preventing us from scoring. Towards the end of the game Ashbury broke away and scored again, rather against the run of the play. Dobell, P., Prest, J., and Dawson played well for S. H. S. Thurs. Oct. 9th. UNDER 15 v. L. C. C. at L. C. C. f Yvon PO. Dawson scored the only goal of the game before half-time. The team combined well and the forwards had many chances, but poor shooting, together with excellent goal- keeping by L. C. C., prevented any further score. Dobell, P., Dobell, T., Dawson and Prest, J., played well, Prest being awarded his colours after the game. Sat. Oct. 13th. LYNDER l3 v. B. C. S. at Lennoxville. f Lost 0-3. In spite of the score, the team played well. Poor goal-keeping presented B. C. S. with their first two goals, and the failure on our part to take advantage of mistakes by B. C. S. contributed to our downfall. Dawson, Gray and Daubeny were the best for S. H. S. Sat. Oct. 25th. LVNDER 13 v. B. C. S. at L. C. C. - Lost 0-1. This game produced some excellent football and was very evenly contested, P. C. S. scoring the only goal live minutes from the end when our defence let an opposing forward through to get in a shot which Fdgar Bronfman failed to clear. Our halves, Fletcher, Gray and Winter, all played well and made many chances for the forwards but Dawson at centre was poorly supported by the insides Morison and Prest, M., who both played below form. Mon. Oct. 27th. LlXDER 15 V. L. C. C. at L. C. C. 3 Won 2-O. The return game with L. C. C. was played in driving rain and on a very heavy field. Dawson scored in the first half and Winter in the second. The backs and halves all played well under difficult conditions, and Dawson, Prest, J., and VVinter were the best of the forwards. After the match colours were awarded to Fletcher and Patterson. Thurs. Oct. 30th. UNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at L. C. C. - XVon 9-O. The team found its real form in this game, combining excellently, while the for- wards showed plenty of thrust and good marksmanship. After scoring four goals in the hrst half, the team went on to improve on this by scoring five more in the second. The scorers were Dawson Cthreej, Prest, M. Ctwoj, Gray Ctwoj, Winter and Morison. Prest, M., showed a welcome return to his best form and Dawson, Winter, Fletcher, Gray and Daubeny were also excellent in a game in which all played well. l51l Sl-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Sat. Nov. lst. llNDER I5 v. .-Xsaarav at Ottawa. f Drawn l-l. 'lihis game although played under the most appalling conditions produced some very good football between two well-matched sides. Ashbury scored first and Dawson equalised for S. H. S., both goals coming in the lirst half. For S. H. S., Dobell, P., was outstanding but all played well, especially Dobell, T., Fletcher, Patterson, Dawson and Winter. Sutter States ln this competition there were some very close and exciting games. The final, between Peter and Tony Dobell's teams, was played on Nov. 3rd, Peter winning by a score of 1--U. Hallward scored the only goal of the game in the first half. In the last minute of play Peter Dobell brilliantly saved an apparently certain goal, after the goalkeeper had been drawn out of position, and so kept the lead. Perez' Dobfffkv Tmm: Newcomb, MacDermot, Hallward, Black, A., Le Messurieri Dollfuss and Chipman 2. F. G. P. Zlautkep - 1942. Goals. Teazzl. l'l1z'vr11'. lf'011 l,0.r! ldffliffll For . fgaiwxf. l'nder I5 6 2 2 2 26 I3 ld 2 l U l 4 3 Total 8 3 2 3 30 21 This year the school team was the youngest for some time past, but the keenness of the new members together with the outstanding performances of the few older players produced results that were considerably better than might have been anticipatec. The l'nder ld team in its two matches showed a great improvement on last year's record and moreover will have five out of six forwards still under age next year. lfveryone would like to sec this improvement maintained and boys should take every possible opportunity of getting out on the rink and practising such points as breaking fast, stopping and getting back quickly, shooting hard and from ditferent angles, and stickshandling. Practise each of these points in turn really seriously and watch how much your game will improve. Qliiiarattzrs llaivsox. VMI. final. lfully justified the confidence placed in him last season by showing greatly improved form and his play contributed considerably to the success of the team. Skating practice would enable him to use his legs to more advantage and make it easier to deal with corner shots. l53I FOR THF SCHUOI, YI-LXR l 4l V142 V 1 1111K'1x1Y,1 11 1111.1 17. 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A fast skater who is beginning to stickhandle well. Must practise shooting accurately, follow in for rebounds and back check with more ur ose. A ver ' romising laver who will do reallv well if he is always on the iv P h i P D P . . . look-out to im rove his game. P DOISELL, T. 19-ll-42. fCaptain I9-llj. Lg? wing. Combined excellently with Peter and was always a dangerous scoring threat with a very accurate shot when close in. Was unfortunate to be out of the game for over two weeks when going really well, and his value to the team was very clear in the last match against L. C. C. BRONI-'IXL-XX, EDw. Cenlre. Rather slow at present but passed well and made the most of any opportunities close to the net. Can improve his game by learning to poke check and break up the other side's play at centre ice. lXlCNIASTER. Right wing. Went hard at all times and his checking against all-comers waS excellent. His stickhandling is improving, but he must cultivate more speed and practise his shooting which at present is the weakest point in his game. BIORISON. Lg? wing. The best forward on last year's under 13 team, he did not improve as much as expected as he did not go hard enough in attack or check with any kind of relish. Passed and shot well, and could be a very useful player. Matches Jan. 26th. f L'NDER 15 v. L. C. C. at the Coliseum. - Drawn 1 -1. This was a very even game and there was no score in the first period. In the second, Tony Dobell scored to put the School ahead but L. C. C. equalised when one of their players was left unmarked in front of our net. Tony 8: Peter Dobell, Gault and Dawson played well, but the side all went hard and back checked effectively. hlan. 3lst. - IJNDER 15 v. ASHBURY at Ottawa. - W'on 8 - O. The snowy condition of the rink made good passing difficult and it was impossible to shoot from far out. The team, however, made the most of the opportunities that were offered and goals were scored by Peter Dobell Q-lj, Tony Dobell CID, Edward Bronfman and Morison. Feb. Sth. f LVNDER I3 v. L. C. C. at Royal Avenue. f W'on 2 - 1. L. C. C. scored right from the first face-off, but the School fought back well. McMaster equalised in the second period, and in the third passed to Morison who scored the winning goal. Dawson in goal and Dobell, W. on the defence played well and both the forward lines showed good combination. Feb. 9th. - LYNDER 15 v. LTNIVERSITY SCHOOL at the Coliseum. f Lost 5 - 7. Against an older and much heavier team the School played with fine spirit during the first two periods to go into a -l - 1 lead on two goals each by Tony and Peter Dobell. This effort was apparently too much and in the last period University scored almost at will to win by 7 H 5. Peter Dobell scored once again for S. H. S. Gault was awarded his colours after the game. 1541 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-fl -1941 Feb. 11th. f LVNDER 15 v. L. C. C. at Loyola. f Drawn I - 1. This was very like the first game between the same teams. The School was without Gault, but the defence rallied well. Dawson was in excellent form in goal and was given his colours after the match. Peter Dobell scored in the second period, and the First line all played very good hockey. Feb. 16th. f LlNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at Royal Avenue. 1 Drawn 2 - 2. This game was played in a snowstorm. L. C. C. went ahead by two goals but the School fought back in excellent style and equalised on goals by Morison and Taylor shortly before the end. W. Dobell and Edgar Bronfman played excellently on the defence, and all tried hard under difficult conditions. Feb. 19th. -f L'NDER 15 v. L. C. at the Forum. - Lost -l e 3. The team was without Tony Dobell in this game and the handicap proved too much in spite of a great effort by all. Peter Dobell played an outstanding game and was the best man on the ice, scoring three goals and breaking up many L. C. C. plays. Taylor scored the fourth goal for S. H. S. and he and Mappin were awarded their colours after the match. Gault played very soundly on the defence. March 11th. -- LlNDER 15 v. AsHB1'RY at the Coliseum. f XYon 7 - 1. The School was back again at full strength and goals were scored by Peter Dobell CSD, Tony Dobell and Edward Bonfman, Taylor earning several assists. Ashbury fought back well in the last period holding us scoreless and robbing Dawson of a shut-out. ifauckep Jfihes In the finals played at the Forum on Monday March 16th., Peter Dobell's team beat Gault's 5 - l. Scorers for the winners were Peter Dobell C-H, and Bronfman, P. while Gray scored for the losers. Peter Dobell's team was Bronfman, P., Holland, Stairs, Yass, Pollock, Paterson and Whitehead. The game between the 6th Form and the Rest of the School was won by the 6th, 2 -0, Peter Dobell scoring both goals. l55l SIQLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Gfbe Zgnttum uf the bca Many legends have grown up about the sea and especially about the Sargasso Sea, from the time when Columbus' men were terrified by it. Sailors thought that the lost continent of Atlantis lay sunken beneath the mass of floating weed. They also believed that this seaweed entangled boats and held them fast. These stories, however, have been proven false by Dr. William Beebe and Otis Barton who searched for three weeks before finding one large patch of weed: and HOT a trace of any ship was found. This same Dr. Beebe in 1915 made his famous discoveries on the ocean's Hoot. He made his experiments off' Bermuda and descended to the depth of half a mile in his ' Bathysphere' lliterally 'depth ball ' 1. He found that sheep sea life is just as colourful as that on land. There are meadows of green, blue and red algae: there are blue flying fish, rosy sea anenomes and red coral. There are so many colours that it looks like a rainbow. The Swiss naturalist, Hermann lfol, making investigations in a diving-suit near Nice notrced that even at the depth of thirty feet everything looked dark while at seven hundred feet onli' the colour blue is left. Half a mile down, the greatest depth to which Dr Beebe went, all is inky blackness, yet even in these depths there is a kind of light, for many of the deep sea creatures carry their own illumination. I. B., Form I. Zi Bream One night when I was up at our country house I had a terrible dream. It began like thiszfl was sitting at a table feasting, when all of a sudden, the candles with a groan moved slowly together. Then suddenly the dream changed, and I was running full speed before a dreadful forest fire. It gained quickly until I was almost in flames. Just as my hair was starting to burn the fire stopped, and I found myself walking placidly along. .-It that moment, almost right behind me from a low branch, dropped a hairy baboon. I shrieked and started to run away from the horrible animal, I ran for all I was worth, but hardly moved an inch. It seemed as though some great magnetic force was holding me back. The dream changed, again and I was sitting up at the top of a large oak tree. The baboon was about four yards below me, panting, though by his looks and actions he was not yet tired. Climbing until he was two yards below me, he made ready to spring. Risking my life to get away from the baboon, I jumped for the next tree. Missing the tree I went sailing onwards. I wondered what would happen when I landed on the ground. I shut my eyes and held my ears so that I would not know whether I was going to land on the ground or bump into a tree. .-X few seconds after, I landed , and awoke to find myself lying on the floor. .-Xfter this dream, I thought, I will not have four hot dogs, three helpings of potato chips, five helpings of jello, and two glasses of milk for my supper again. .-X. A., Form I. l56l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-ll-1943 My Grip to ffnglanh NE summer Klum and Dad and I decided to go to England. l i The crossing was very rough, and I was seasick twice. FQ? We went over on the SS. Montcalm . We landed at Liverpool and went straight to London, where we stayed at the Park Lane Hotel. ' l Next morning we went and saw the Changing of the Guards at Bucking- ham Palace. We were passing Big Ben one day at about twelve o'clock, and just then it started to chime. l think it is the spirit of Fngland. We saw the Royal Horse Guards at Whitehall. Wiestminster Abbey was looking exquisite. Next morning we packed up and said good-bye to the manager. W'e then went to Exeter and saw lfxeter Cathedral. lnside it. there are lovely stained glass windowsg it also has a beautiful altar. Next day we went to Wiells to see the famous cathedral there. We saw the old clock thereg when it strikes, little stone knights come out with hammers and strike the hours. W'e watched the famous mechanical figure .lack Blandiver . Wie took the train to Glastonbury that night. Glastonbury Cathedral is beautiful, even though only the ruins are left. From there we travelled down to Cornwall and arrived next evening at King Arthurls Castle at Tintagel. It is a lovely place where the ocean comes ing this is on the north side. W'e then went to Clovelly in Devon, where we stayed at Rose Cottage, and if you looked out of the window you could see the sweet little grey donkeys trotting up the street with baskets on their shoulders. The approach to Clovelly is picturesque, with steep cliH s on each side. All the little houses are whitewashed. We saw the Temple Bar that leads down to the water. Then we took the bus to Winchester. We saw the Cathedral with its wonderful altarg there is a big school there for boys. Next morning we drove down to Southampton. The trip back was uneventful. I can never forget England, yet much must be changed now. E. M., Form I. l,NOTE. The writer of the above has not yet visited England. Imagination, and a study ofpostcards, have provided the description. f Ed. P iiihhlzs W'hen is a doctor most annoyed P When he is out of patients. What is the clitl'erence between a cat and a comma ? A cat has its claws at the end of its paws, and a comma pauses at the end of its clause. B. B., Form l. l57l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Qllanaha 1939 'Tix fllzllrwli, and fha frazw 1111-11 bI'0iL'll, lllllffflff Franz off the bonghf Qf J'fIl7'1i1' Illllpfc' lrffzr, The fmcuzr ffm! .l'llll1IIlf07' onrfrzir Czzmzrfa, Fra 111 ! lflJ'f to llizvf, zzfnff flzrrf' .'!101z.fm1rf zzlifef. .llqjfxfir Ul0Ill1f!lf71.Y Jwzrhifzg lo the sky, .flllf-fcfflvft' pfzzillx Qf fclzezzl 71510 hzz1':'e.f.'r11', The llzrob Qf vitifx, ax flier roi! and fpin, Thaw nf! make Cmlada, our lI0l'f!1t'l'7I home. Jim' 115 fha -zc'i111fr'.v .frzottxv zzznffrmf tffllii' Hear, From .vm Io .vm flu' popufafe prfprz1'r.f To 110 i!.f 117111-l' by the 111051 High l.07'Ii, If Ilan! llierr bf, lo .flop Ilia Nazi h01'1I't'. .-X. M., Form 5. Qt Sea in war Time. A destroyer named H. M. S. lfsk was hunting for enemy ships in the North Sea: for some days she had not heard or seen any. One evening, as the Captain was watching a beautiful sunset, he saw three specks drawing near the ship. He knew that they were not British planes, so he guessed they were German. ln less than half a minute all the gun crews were at their posts. The planes were soon within range of the ship, and the whole ship shook as the first salvo went off. :Xtter about halt' a minute of anti-aircraft and machine gun Ere, the first plane was alire and on its way to its doom. But while all this was going on the olhcer on watch, with his binoculars, spied a periseope not more than two hundred yards ofli. The Captain then turned the ship towards the approaching submarine, as if the ship did ll0t know anything about it. The submarine, seeing the ship come straight for it, dived into deeper waters. The destroyer could hear the submarine through its listening apparatus, and, as soon as it came overhead,dropped a depth charge. Meanwhile the two remaining planes had dropped some bombs near the destroyer, but had scored no direct hits. .lust after the depth charge had been dropped, another of the planes was brought down. The other then made a hasty retreat to its base. The depth charge exploded in the right place, and must have destroyed the sub- marine, because some oil was seen on the surface. The destroyer picked up the crews of the German planes, and then went to report her joyous news. BI. P., Form 3. l53l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-1942 Q Zbsru of Qrmisticz Bay. marched he.via'e you in lhe greal parade W To honour Brifaizzfv dead, as we had dons K No of! hfjfore. Jim' af fur rearhed thr Square I heard-vou gaxp, !ZlI!Z7f7'017I -vourfaifing hazzdg Inf?-,Q j 9 V ev, X , J, 2 ffnygj NM 22 N Ns. 'N- -S 3: -N 'f Q 12 IN E 'b- QA S 'Q x. N -. '4 '-, 'S A N. i Z' kk ft- 1 'E I fook f1It'.HIlg, fha! you .vo LFHFFAV hare. You rfieff. I dana No! fag hehimf hu! marrhfa' .ihead, a21a'pro1uz'fv hon' your XIOIIOIIIYIZI-fillgf ll ith .faa'a'w1ed hear! I rvarlzffi the Ccuofaph. I .vang the hvzzzrzx wr' hoth had known .vo ws!! .Jud .rung .fo oft in .1frif'.v diflallt fa11a'. .Jud af I flood amid fha! .fifenf throng I lhoughl of you, and fhf fast wonzlv you mid, Guam' lhixflag icefl, af I hare lrifd to do. A. C., Form 6 l59l SHLWYN HOCSI-l SCHOOL 31.-XGAZINF. OLD BOYS' NEWS BISHOP'S COILFGF. SCHOOL, LFNNOXYILLF T111 lL'0I'N1 : l.Axoiu', DAVID. Sub. on lst Team Football: in the Ski Platoon: lst Team Cricket: Lance Corporal in the Cadet Corps: a Prefect. fllfl N1fi'll1'z' .' liar, S. lst Team Football: lst Team Hockey: under lo Cricket: President of the Players, Club: he led his Form last june. Hroassex, A. Under I6 Team Football: Ski Team: Ski Platoon: Chief Secretary in the Debating Society: Choir: in Gilbert and Sullivan's Opera Patience last year. Prkyis, B. Ind Team Football: Ski Team: in Command of Ski Platoon: French Club: Lieutenant in the Cadet Corps. S'r,xii:s, C. He was ill a great part of last year, and was out of Football on account of an injury: Science Club. 6111 .iffy : H.-xmrsox, R. Ind Team Football: under 16 Hockey: Science Club. RER, T. Cnder I6 Team Football: Choir: in Gilbert and Sullivan's Opera Patience last year: Band: Carpentry Club. lXlclXIAs'rER, R. Captain of the Ind Football Team: lst Team Hockey: under 16 Cricket: a Secretary in the Players' Club: Lance-Corporal in the Cadet Corps. Pi'rriE1.D, B. lst Team Hockey: under lo Cricket: Players' Club. SHLWER, G. lst Team Football: Science Club: Lance-Corporal in Cadet Corps. .ll1zlz'ir11!11l1'm1 Rf'1110:'f.' CPHRISTIE, R. Ind Team Football: unfortunately broke his leg ski-ing: Science Club. llonos, S. Choir: in last year's Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Patience : Quartermaster- Sergeant of the Cadet Corps. HAxsox, G. Ski Platoon: Choir: in last year's Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Patience z a Head Boy. Form 5-.ll .' H.-x1.LwARD, H. Fnder lo Team Football: under 16 Hockey: Debating Society: led his Form at Christmas. lXICl,Ol'liAl.I., KI. Ski Platoon: Band: Carpentry Club. Peck, J. Ind Team Football: Ist Crease Hockey: Science Club. Nokius, il. Science Club. S'rRL rHeRs, D. Science Club. XY.-xxkryx, U. Choir: Band: Debating Society. Form 5-.Ill : AlR1m,P. lst Crease Football and Hockey: French Club. lfivl FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-19-ll Form -la! : KICKENZIE, .-X. F. T. Junior Ski Champion: Junior Ski Team: Ski Platoon: Carpentry Club. STEVENSON, R. Lnder I6 Team Football: under lo Crease in Hockey: Players' Club: in last year's Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Patience . Choir. STORER, D. Lnder lo Team Hockey: Players' Club: Choir: in last year's Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Patience . Form 3-.JI .' DAY, B. Players' Club. Form 3--ill .- BOYD, Junior Ski team: Ski Platoon: Debating Society: Choir: In last year's Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Patience . N. B. The word Crease stands for Group, e. g. lst Crease is a group of boys from which the first team is chosen. Some boys have been ill or hurt who might have made the team: thus I have indicated their crease tor groupl. H. H. SELWYN HOUSE OLD BOYS .-XT ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE EDDIE BALLON. Ind in Senior Matric. Form: Debating: Librarian: Sports Fditor of The Review: lst. Squad Football: lst Team Hockey: lst Team Basketball: lst Team Swimming: lst Team Track. Broke several school records in Track and Field. Ontario District Champion in Half-Mile and Quarter-Mile. VYon Senior Cross- country in four seconds from record. Ind in School Ski Race. JON BALLON. 2nd in Form. lst Squad Football: lst Team Hockey: lst Team Track. Broke four school records in Track and Field. Ontario District Champion in Shot Put and Broad Jump. Junior Provincial Champion in Shot Put and High Jump. Junior All-round Champion at S..-LC. Fourth in Senior Cross-country. Boxing Champion. BRUCE RAMSEY. Senior Matric. Form: 3rd Team Football. TRINITY COLLEGE SCI-IOOL, PORT HOPE Form 6-,JI : HUESTIS, D. W. Senior lst Football: Junior Basketball: lst Gym.: Team: Choir. LEIXIESURIER, J. R. Prefect: Captain of Football and Hockey: Distinction Cap for Foot- ball: Captain Squash Team: On All-Star team of Little Big Four. SUTHERLAND, J. B. I. Senior lst Hockey Team: Editor of Record. Form 6:12 : B1RKs,R. I. Middleside Football: Ist Hockey: Choir: House Otlicer. FLEMING, W. R. Prefect: Ist Football: Vice-Captain of Hockey: On School Council. STRONG, IV. G. M. lst Football: lst Ski Team: House Oflicer. THOMPSON, J. C. Middleside Football: Captain of Ski Team: House Ofiicer. l61l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Form 5-.J .- Bi.Aicki.oCk, D. NI. Bigside Football: Ski Team. IE I.l.E'l l', D. Form 543 .' Bovey, C. .-X. Q. Moved up from 4-A. Came first for month in 5-B. Cnimmx, XY. N. .-X. Goouari., R. G. W. Bigside Football: lst Hockey Team: School Orchestra. Form 71-.1 : Buck, F. P. Littleside Football: Study privileges. NllI.l..-XR, H. D. School Band. W'ic:H'r, Al. B. Middleside Football: Hiddleside Hockey: Study Privileges. If-Vi'il1 J' B .' lhuysox, ul. P. Mono.-xx, D. YY. Littleside Football: Kliddleside Hockey. P.1.'rERsox, .-X. Lirtleside Football. Junior Basketball. Won Bantam weight New Boys Boxing: Yice-President of Class: lst in Class. W -1 form nal .- Pexriern, .-X. I. Choir: School Orchestra. Form 3-B : P.-rrsksox, R. C. Moved up from Second Form at Christmas. Rerouo. F. G. NI. S. Form 2: S'r.1.xc.5R, D. F. I. P. LPPFR CAN.-XD.-X COLLEGE, TORONTO 615 Foruz : Ll'lA'l'l.E, Bkmx. Head of Rugby: A Prefect in W'edd's House and a Steward: Plays lst Team Hockey. Form 4-.1 : CHIPMAN, hlonx. Debating Club: Played House Soccer and Hockey. Form 52.1.- Sco'r'r, CHAR1.Es. Debating Club: Played House Soccer and Hockey. C. S. LOWER CAN.-XD.-K COLLEGE Form 5-.1 : Bnowxs. Well up in Form: Quartermaster Sergeant in Cadet Corps. GAL'i,'r. Form Prize: Senior Cricket: Magazine Staff: Corporal in Cadet Corps. Mnsox. Very conscientious worker: Ski and Gym enthusiast. l63l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941 -19-I2 Form 5-B : BUCHANAN. Senior Soccer: Doing well considering the big jump he took. Form !-. 1 .' ROBERT'SON, -I. School Orchestra. Form -I-B .' ROBERTON, D. Junior Football and Hockey. SETI-IERL.-IND. Form Prize: -IL-IIIOI' Soccer. W F Form IlfB.1' .' STBIOLNT HIGH SCHOOL H. ELDER, -IO!-IN. Is doing very well: Average 3rd out OI3-I: Hopes to take Hatric thi xefu FLOOD, T. Has been rather ill, but is doing very well considering this: Hopes to take N tric. this year. LEWIS. .-Xlso doing well: Hopes to take Nlatric. this year: Rme to rank of S i eai in the Cadet Corps- Plans to join the Navy. 10111 Year : FETHERs'rOxI-I.u'oH. Air Cadet Corps. PATTERSON, .-XI.I.Ax. Doing well: Dramatic and Debating Society. Ski Grills UNIVERSITY OF BISHOIVS COLLISGF HAPPY D.-xv. FD. DELOTBINIERE. LES Toxirixsox. Hrcn AI.-XCKENZIE. SI-IAC. SHAL G HNESSY. ROBIN LINDSAY. SANDY AIILLS. BUD. WALSH. DICK TOAILINSON. Navy. KIn trainin Navy. lIn trainin C. .-X. C. KNOW at C. .-X. C. INOW at C. .-X. C. INOW at At L'.B.C. B..-X. 3. At L'.B.C. B..-X. 2. At L'.B.C. B.Sc. I 1 .-Xt L.B.C. B.Sc. 2. I.I g at night school.I g at night schoo Borden. 1 Borden. J Borden. J l63I H BI..-XClNLLOCl'i, JOHN BRIRNTON, LAI'DER BYERS, PAI'L D. CAPE, IJAVID CHEYNEY, KENNETH Cl..-XRKSON, Ross CULVER, BRONSON CCLYER, DAX'lD IJODDS, JOHN W. DVRNFORD, IJONALD FROSST, ELIOT CIOLDBLOOM, RlCH.ARD GOLDBLOOIII, VICTOR GRAY, IJLGGAN GERD, FRANK GERD, RC3BER'l' HASTINGS, ROY HCJDKEE, JOHN HODCRON, IDAVID HOPE, JOHN HLTCHINS, CJEORGE HLTCHISON, ERIC HL'LIESSEN, KENNETH SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL NIAGAHNE flilreill jams. Arts P. Med. B. SC. ling. Arrs P. B. A. B. A. B. SC. B. SC. B. Com. B. SC. B. SC. B. SC. B. Com. B. SC. IBIIISIC P.I B. SC. B. A B. SC. B. Com. B. Com. B. SL. B. A. B. A. V141 LEACOCR, STEPHEN LINDSAY, JEFFREY LITTLE, BIICHAEI, LOCKE, JOHN C. NICCONNELL, DAVID NICDOI'r1ALL, LAWRENCE PALMER, XY.-ALTER PATCH, COLIN PATCH, PETER PEACOCR, EDWARD PERRAULT, CHARLES RANISEY, ARCHER REDPATH, JOHN G. RI'ssEL, BRUCE SCOTT, I-IEW SHORE, RICHARD G. SOPER, XYARREN STAIRS, DENIS STENYART, PETER STEXYA RT, AYILLI.-XM 'LETRAL' LT, ROBERT AY.-XNKLYN, D.AX'ID AYINTERS, GEORGE Grad. School Arts P. B. .-X. 2 Med. -I B. SC. I Law 3 B. Sc. 2 B. Sc. l Eng. 4 B. Sc. I Eng. 3 Eng. 1 B. Com. l B. Com. 4 B. SC. 2 B. Com. l B. A. 4 Eng. l B. Com. 3 Law 2 Eng. 3 B. SC. I Eng. 1 W. P. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-1942 ibustrript. I Wie have the kind permission of Mrs. Arthur B. Purvis to republish the foreword written by the late Rt. Hon. Arthur B. Purvis. This foreword Challenge to Democracy appeared in a recent copy of the B. C. S. Magazine. We havejust received a most interesting letter from L. A. C. George Stairs, R.C.A.F. training at Summerside, P.E.I. Many thanks. George hopes to receive his wings in April 96 96 'E Since the Magazine went to press we have learnt with sorrow of the death of Pilot Officer T. T. B. Stoker, R.C.A.F., reported killed in action overseas. He received his wings in May 19-ll, and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer immediately, leaving for England in June. Wie should like to express our deepest sympathy to his mother and bro- thers: Sgt. Pilot Guy Drummond, R.C.A.F., now overseas, A. C. 2 Pat Stoker, R.C.A.F., and Desmond. '39 '96 96 In the recent Essay Competition on the Collection of Art Masters at the Montreal Art Gallery, lst Prize in Class A C15 years upwardsl was won by Colin Elder. In Class B Peter Dobell won -ith Prize, and John Moyse 9th Prize. YYell done the 6th Form ! -JP 96 66 VAE VICTIS tdedicated to the 6th Fornil JD .JDOLPH URI I'alirz'1me vofav z'irt1'ivia cerbrz f,'0fIllIZllf.' Vzzgi .' Uirilim zierbzz zirlzzrra cibrmzf: I'erbaqnf, i'!lfil'f7707', eiliofe, zwzffrrz cofz-an Var f.'Iit'fi,f ! : :'w'6, cirlinza, :vrbzz :'fzfa11!.' CThe above alliterative Latin verses were sent to Colonel Britton, and acknowledged by him in a letter from Broadcasting House, London, 234--12. Ed.H 99 99 'X As a last word, we much regret to announce the names of two more Old Boys who are reported as missing overseas. Pilot Ofiicer J. F. Clfreddyl Chevalier, R.C.A.F. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Armand Chevalier, and after leaving S.H.S. went to Ampleforth Col- lege, England. He later served with the Bank of Montreal, and joined the R.C.A.1f. in September, 1940. Lieut. D.Ll. Davies enlisted as Ordinary Seaman in the R.C.N.Y.R. in July, 194-U, and is the son oflNIr. and Mrs. C. I. Davies. Decorated a year ago for courage and bravery, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. As a boy and counsellor at Camp Kagawong, Ont., he won the Royal Life Saving Society gold medal awards for swimming and life saving, and his knowledge stood him in good stead when last year he was instrumental in saving the lives of several Royal Air Force men in the English Channel. The fliers had been shot down off the English coast when Lloyd dived into a choppy sea and carried a life line to the struggling men. Lieut. Davies, who was recently married in England, is reported missing after the gallant Commando raid on St. Nazaire. We are hoping to receive happier news about these boys. l65l Y ff. 1 w o .,-3. fa ' O , ,Z ' x v ., If i ' Q, O' 1 ' ' ' A . 9 J? . v 1 Y Y ll ' 1 o vi 9 . v H. -4 VNV' 1,3 ,. W ' J -, Lv llll . 1... aff-- y Q xy fl, , .5 Ld'-V. ,-1