Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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.