Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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