Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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