Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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