Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 62 of the 1943 volume:

SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL l MAGAZINE l Vol. 15. FOR THE SCHOOL Tl .-XR 1942 - lf'-L3 Y.-XLE HOSE of us who were privileged to work with, or under, the late C. T. .-Xnstey will never forget his sterling qualities. Forover thirty years his wc-rla at Selwyn House School was an evample ot' high-minded schoolniastering at its best, which few masters could hope to emulate. let alone excel. The members of the Statl' who attended the annual Statl' luncheon with the Head- master last Christmas will always remember the thrilling description which he gave of the launching of H.Kl.S. Bacchante, carried out under the supervision of his father, then Superintendent of' Portsmouth Docl-zyard. We shall not here recount the story til' his varied lite -f this has already heen done in the newspapers- hut we reprint an editorial published in the Montreal Daily Star shortly after his death. We shall content ourselves hy saying that his lite was one of de- votion to the School which he served and the hoys so dear to his heart. lt would he difhcult indeed for any School to have a liner teacher. Nihil tetigit quod non ornavit : nothing did hc touch that he did not emhellish. c. R. Ai. CHARLES T. ANSTEY U ANY young men of Montreal learned with regret of the death of Charles T. .-Xnstey, for over thirty years a master at Selwyn House School. Mr. :Xnstey first taught at St. ,lohn's School, which was afterwards Lower Canada College, on hrst coming to Canada, then interrupted his teaching career to become travelling secretary to the first Lord Shaughnessy. When a physical inlirmity prevented him from travelling he joined the stall' of Selwyn House School on its estahlishment in 1909 by Captain Lucas. There were only seven students when the school opened, but it rapidly developed until it became one of the most popular and famous of private schools in the Dominion. Through Mr. .-Xnstey's hands there passed literally thousands of boys of Montreal and district, and many of them owe much of their later success to his wise tuition and wiser counsel. The secret of his success was his thorough understanding of youth and his sym- pathy with youth ef an understanding and sympathy which enabled him to get next to the students, gain their confidence and their trust. He gave liberally of the gifts with which Providence had endowed him. He was one of those who served unohtrusively. But ill SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE the value of his service cannot be measured in terms ol' words 3 it lies rather in the hearts ot' those he taught, and in their realiyation and recognition of what he did for them in their formative years. The teaching profession has greater need now than ever of such men as Charles T. .-Xnstey. Ullontrml Dailv Slar, 9f.5'f4.?.P 5F PF Hs 'Ii was during the last three years of his life that I knew Charles T. Anstey. He was already a patriarch, magnificently bearded, and there hung about him that air of le- gend, of unpredictability and eccentricity, which is so often the last and most becoming mantle of a considerable figure. His long experience had added something ofthe uncanny to his knowledge ot' boys. His judgements possessed the force of intuitions and even his prejudices had style. Study-steeped and taxi-borne he was popularly supposed to subsist on a diet of raw eggs and beer... I see him now standing on the steps of the School in racoon coat and fur cap, or teaching in the Sixth, the walls loaded with form photographs, and with a string of innumerable medals, one for each year, dangling on his waistcoat. He could he depended upon for a story or poem at the conclusion of the masters' Christmas dinner and for a peculiar-looking hat on Sports Day. He was capable of infusing school life with those expressions of loyalty, patriotism and school-spirit which, in lesser hands, so easily become sentimental and diffuse. I shall not forget his love for English literature. :Xs a small boy he had been taken to visit Tennyson g he told me how the poet had lain full-length on the hearth-rug, meets-V chaum in hand, heard in air, and chanted his verses. This Victorian memory no doubt re-inforced his impatience with some of the modern verse I showed him. He could not resist pencilling ll faint but determined bosh or piffle in the margin of books by twentieth century poets. Yet he once showed me how anxious he was to understand. 'I'here's a new language here, he said, and I want to learn it. Such unusual tolerance could be expected of an admirer of Blake. On one occasion he asked my opinion on a lyric he had copied out. I missed the twinkle in his eye and judged it to be of the Seventeenth Century. I was wrong. He had written it himself. Patriarchal in appearance, he remained young in spirit. He never spoke about his health. Only last summer, in the sweltering heat of the first day of the holidays, he in- sisted on taking the Sixth Form to Belmont Park -7 this was an annual affair for him. I can think of no better memorial than this picture, preserved indelibly in the minds of his pupils, of the old scholar and schoolmaster leading the revels against a background of Giant Racers and Ferris Wheels. 'l'o give up teaching was an impossibility for him. When he could no longer work, he died. I.et the last tribute come from one of his recent ex-pupils : I was very sorry to hear of.Ioe's death, but there is one great thing about his life - he left a terrific amount of good work behind him. P. A. Ill FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 Bull of ibonour. In the last issue of the S.I-I.S. Magazine we announced the following list of casualties :-4 KILLED IN ACTION Flt. Lieut. T. B. Little, R.C..-LF. Pilot Ofhcer .-X. D. Angus, R.C..-LIT. Pilot OHicer C. F. Hart, R.C..-Ll . Pilot Officer G. H. Armstrong, R.C..-X.I+'. Pilot OfIicer T. T. B. Stoker, R.C..-XJ . Sergent .-Xir G iiii ner F. Hart, R.C.A.F. MISSING Pilot Officer DI. If. Chevalier, R.C..-LF. Lieut. D. Ll. Davies, R.C.N.V.R. freported missing last year after the St. Nazaire raid, now happily reported prisoner of war in Germanyl. Since then we regret to have to add the following names to the above list :- Lieut. M. G. Mather Cmissingl Lieut. T. M. Barott fprisoner of warj Lieut. Daniel Doheny lmissingj Lieut. H. D. S. Russel, R.C.N.Y.R. llnissingl Surgeon Lieut. Ralph Powell, R.C.N. Cmissing, presumed deadj Pilot Officer Patrick C. Little, R.C.:X.I+'. lmissingj Sergeant W, AG R. P. Burke, R.C..-LF. lmissingj Flt. Sergeant Philip XV. Davis, R..-LF. fniissingl Flt. Sergeant W. S. QBillyj Piers, R.C..-LF. Cniissing, presumed deadj Flying Oficer Arthur Piers, R..-LF. lmissingj Sgt. Pilot G. P. Cushing, R.C.A.F. fliilled in actionj. This list is probably incomplete, and we would welcome any corrections from parents and others. We apologize for any inaccuracies, and express our deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of these Old Boys of ours. T31 NIIWNIX IIHINI- N.IlllllI,XIU1'XflXI 5Il..'f.,f.'f.',' 5 X. 'IX'rr.1I.Ir, l., I.vI1m.m, Al.Xlf1r1wn. ,V.'ff. f ' MMIII, II.lIIxx.Ir'II, IIIQYFJIIIV, SCHQGL QTES IM- xwm- QLII wry Wrrx' rw In-Qu'-.1 Xlzw. Ii. Ix. I. II1wv.':x'xluIIIvI1 'IIl1cw1I1 I'cIv1'uz1v'y IIINX XI- IIHIW, wI1fIw:w.i rlu- Sylmf-I ?U1'n1.zm' f'L'1lI'N. Iuxx mwIwIx' xrcppcd Inrrv TIM' Iv1'c:1uI1 I mv .IM-vmmrx Vr Vwrr III lf NIIN. III vu IN I5I'l lI , wNIIIEl I:1x'm11'g1I1Iv. XX c XMNIW lm-1 NPUQIIN Im-XCVX. Lfmu1'.1IIlI.1rwfw1x rf. SIIIH. I,lC'II. IINIX IY1'1gIzt. Ii.L'.fN.Y.Ii. rm IIB t'cL'w1t cwalpn 'nun .nur w.nrr'v1g 1:1m1II1-ur IH IIN xIk'kIlICl'I'.lIlL'IlI1. Nvlv. IALWIT. I'. I. 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Dunn was former .-X.D.C. to Lord Tweedsmuir, and we hear has been appointed to a new Tribal class Destroyer. 154 Pk Lieut. .-Xrthur Campbell went overseas in July 19-lil with the Slst l-'ield Battery of the R.C..-X. From the 3rd Division he went to the 2nd Division H. Q., and has now been made .-X.D.C. to General hlcfiaughton at H.Q. First Canadian .-Xrmy. We note that l.ieut. H. David Spielman, Three Rivers Regiment, has been promoted Captain. lblontreal Daily Star, Jan. I-lth, l943.j Congratulations to Sub. Lieut. David Lewis, R.C.N.Y.R. on his Blention in Des- patches after the Dieppe raid. He also served in the North African landing. Both he and Sub. Lieut. I. Barclay, R.C.N.V.R., who also landed in Xorth Africa, have been attached to the R.Y. Another Old S. H. Boy, who took an active part in the recent North African landing was Sub. Lieut. Donald Dodds, R.C.N.V.R., H.N1.C.S.---. We wish to express our sympathy to the relatives of the late Mr. ll. S. Baillie, B..-X., assistant headmaster of L.C.C. It will be remembered that Mr. Baillie was a son-inlaw of the late Mr. D. XY. Christie, for many years a master at S.H.S. To Mrs. Carlisle, who so kindly presented our prizes on our last Sports Day, we tender our heartfelt sympathy on the loss of her husband, the late Bishop of Montreal. Douglas Huestis. who was awarded the P. D. Ross Bursary off1OO a year at McGill, was unable to proceed to that University and is now taking a medical course at Toronto University. his is Pk VVe hear that Paul Fletcher is doing very well at Eton, for which he successfully passed his Common Entrance Exam last year. He did very well in Maths. with 9-IQ in the Christmas exam is is 4 if l5l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE SCHOI..-X RSHIPS 1942 Congratulations to John Nloyse on winning a scholarship of S600 a year for three years at Upper Canada College. Boys from all over the Dominion wrote papers. The Headmaster of I'.C.C. sent us congratulations on ,Tohn's First rate per- formance, and was kind enough to say that he had maintained the extraordinarily fine standard that S.H.S. candidates for the l'.C.C. scholarships have made their own. is is Also to Hugh McLennan who won the Perry Memorial Scholarship at T.C.S., Port Hope. The Headmaster ofT.C.S. advised us that Hugh had made an average of well over 80'Q. This scholarship is worth S500 a year for four years. PF 14 FF lfinally, to Denis Giblin who won a scholarship at L.C.C.f free tuition for two years. The Headmaster of L.C.C. wrote to say that his work was excellent and that he came a good lirst. Denis, who, it will be recalled, won First Prize in the Quebec Victory Loan Composition contest in I9-lf, was also awarded a Scholarship by the Art Association of Montreal in September l9-ll, but was unable to take advantage of it. Late reports indicate that he is setting a new standard in his Form at L.C.C. The H.S.H. Science Club held a Science Demonstration last November at the Parish Hall, Church of the Advent. The show was a great success and realised the sum of 362.10 which it has forwarded to the Allied Merchant Seamen's Club for the benefit of the Merchant Navy Seamen. Well done l This club has raised a considerable sum of money during the last year or two for various charitable enterprises. is if FK The Sixth form Brainbusters have contributed in no small measure to the general gaiety of the I9-ll-3 winter season. The quiz has been an unqualified success, and has provided a source of interest, instruction, and occasional tribulation to boys and parents alike. All boys in the school, tentry fee, 5 centsi may buy one copy, and try to answer the questions 120 per weekl from any source. Prize money is divided according to the size of the weekly entries. Protits tif anyl, pay for the paper, cyclostyling of the papers, etc. The quiz has had one unfortunate result : it has, on several occasions, got Mr. Jackson up much earlier than is his wont on Saturday mornings. Space forbids us to print a selection of the questions, but they would do justice to any quiz found in the average periodical or radio programme. The most frequent prize winners have been Dobson, Cottingham, Bovey, Campbell and Palmer. Pk FF FF Once again we express our grateful thanks to all our contributors. .-X great many boys in both the Cpper and Lower School have sent in contributions which have had, unfortunately, to be omitted owing to lack of space. XYould that we could have printed them all ' l6l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1941-1943 XYe are very grateful for the articles submitted. Ski-ing. YY. YY., Form A. My Ghzlstly Dream. B.B., Eorm 2. A Trip. A. G., Form A. A Slippery Night. R. R., Form B. The Trees. F. T. S. S., Form B. The Old Mun. G. A., Eorm A. My Pet Jumbo. D. C., Form A. One of my Trips. I-I. S., Eorm A. Rure Ludo. C. RTCC., Form B. Teddy. P. T., Form B. XYhen My Dog Came. J. I-I., Form B. My Dog. D. J., Form A. XYh:1t I Once Did. DI. R., Form A. A Vacation. R. INIMN., Forn. A. The Pack of YVolves. R. - N., Form A. In the IYooCls. KI. R., Form 2. Volcanoes. I. C., Form I. Sunday Night Thoughts in Bed. XY. P., Form 5. The Nazi Campaign in Russia. -I. IV. D., Form 5. Angling. P. B., Form 5. SCHOOL PRIZES Many of them were very good The Sports and zmmiul Prize-giving were held at the Molson Stadium on June 10th 1942, on n very hot day! In the ahsence, through illness, of the lute Bishop of hlontrenl, Mrs. Carlisle Url ciously consented to present the prizes. Class C. Class B. Class A. Class l. Class II. I. C. Stewart-Patterson Class III. I. 2. E. Norman 2. I. D. I-Innson Class IV. I. 2. A. Ross 2. 1. R. IYz1llcer Class V. l. 2. A. Raymond 2. I. I. Bovey Class VI. l. 2. I. Ross 2. I. D. Rhea 2. A. Powell SPECIAL PRIZE FOR FRENCH -IQ Moyse. CPresented by Mr. N. C. Wight! IVI G. Taylor M. Nialgor IV. Cottinghnm YY. Dobell J. Tetrzlult D. Giblin J. Moyse D. Patterson Wi I-..'. ' gm. A MQ hr' cy Ng pg? FI 'T' -x V iff f -.. . 'V -4 fx ua A .- QC FOR THE S CI-IOOI. YE.-XR 1942-1943 SPECIAL PRIZE FOR COMPOSITION D. Patterson. SPECIAL PRIZE IVOR I-.-XTIN -I. Moyse. SPECI.-II. PRIZE FOR HISTORY Hugh INIcI.enn:1n. IPresented by Nlre. BI:1cIi.I SPECIAI. PRIZE FOR SINGING I. Bovey. SPORTS PRIZES 100 Yds. Iopenl I. P. DobeII High Jump Iopenf C. Plder 2. T. Dobe-II P. DobeII 100 Yds. Iunder IJJ I. G. Taylor High Jump j G' T9YIf'f 3. D. Mcmasrer Iunder I-I C. Wmter B d J P. IJ Iv I' 75 Yds. Iunder IO! Igayxnond roa untypenj D. Gcgbliri -. . rossen Relay Race P. Dobell 440 Yds. fopenb I. P. Dobell M. Magor 2. T. Dobell .-X. PoweII 220 Yds. Iopenb I. G. Taylor I ' A' Raymond I-I'c:1p 2. D. NIcNIz1ster Sisters Race '-:Ylncn . . o son 220 Yds. finder III ?IBDaubeny Brothers, Race N. H-inter Cap ' ONT I. Rankin 110 Yds. Iunder IOI I. E. Newcomb Sack Race KSeniorsI I . DoIweII HICIIP 2. I-I. Ross IhIuniorsI G. Currie VICTOR LUDORUM f P. Dobell IIO poinrsi. 1P1'ese-nted by Flying Oficer Hugh NorswoI'fI1y, R.C.A.F.I PRIZES FOR GOOD ORDER IPresented by Montreal City R Uixrrict Bunkl I. C. IYinter Ifppar Schooll 2. C. Grant II,ower School! SPORTSMABZS PRIZE fin memory of Douglas KIcKInsterJ JPLFFRI Y. Dawson. 'LY RISSEL PRIZE II. Patterson. I9I SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE LUCAS MEDAL P. IIUIHCII. IFOOIBALI, SIRI-.Sz P. Ifobcll, K. Newcomb, C. Nlncllermot, J. Hallwurd. A. Blank, F. I-eXIeQurier, R. Dollfuu, KI. Chipman. HOCKEY FIVIQS: P. Dobsll, P. Bronfman, P. I-Tolland, D. Voss, If. II'I1irehend, G. Stairs, Pollock .-X. PIIYICTSOII. SKI-ING PRIZES: .Vezzinr I.J0f:11hi!f 1. T. Dobell 7mzic1'l9aig'i:lzi1'1' NI. Pres: 2. P. DOIWII XY. Redpath .N'6'!If0i' .Yffzfom I. P. Dobcll 7IH1i67' .Vlnfcnz XY. Redpath 2. G. Currie 2. J. Morgan .Venior fffmzzping I. G. Currie j7IHli67' f7umpi1fg . J. Morgan 2. T. Dobell W. Redpath S C O L' T I N G BI.-XCKFNZIIQ CCP lfimzing Palm! I-S'f'7li67.f,I Cougar Patrol lfizzfzifzg Pafrol fj'unir1r.rJ Fox Patrol Palrof Leader George Currie Pfzlrcl Leader S. Morgan lwl 3 I-'OR Tllli SCHOOL lla-XR l'1-ll -V I'-4.1 H11flrlCfi:.y: Buxei, Klein, Russ, Black, l':msm1lu, blerniiiin, Patterson. .lI1Jif!rlQff:y.' KlcNl.1ster, Nlurgiin, Hiller, lfaulie, Xlolson, Sliqirwutwd, Aitken, C.Bmnfinz1n. l 1'mi1Rff1,' Rhett, Gray, Cmtinglmni, Nlr.llrt-enlees, Lehinatn, I-1.Bmnr'm.m, l,cNlessurier. .ffle-MII: Xfiss, lfratnklin, Nlnrler. SCOUT EWS Slzzzzzizef' Tc'l'll1, 19712. The 'lirorip Uillflllllell tu luuk fur whatever grind turns it ewultl find tu do in crin- nection with the war effort. Seuuts Nlaithewstm :ind Czmiplwell spent nn interesting day in shuwing the sights of Montreal to il British ziirnian who had been 11 scoutniazster in England. Scouts Klatliewsun and I.ehni11n assisted :lt at meeting ul' the Soldiers' Wives League in the Y.NI.CA. An uecotiiit may lie found elsewhere in the magazine nt' the annual Scout prizes which were presented :it the Sclmnl Prize Giving. llll SHLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Ifinlfr Term, I9-IZ: In this school year, the Troop membership was as follows : SENIOR SECTION 0l1 I,A' ll 'OL 1 'ES P.I.. Lehman Cottingham Vass Bronfman, I' Pfadie I.eMessurier Gray Miller Morgan, McMaster Ponsonby Molson Rhea JUNIOR SECTION BE. -I VERA' IVOL FEA' P.L. Bovey Ross, Bronfman, C. Black, A. Aitken Jermain Franklin Klein Paterson Marler VValker Sharwood The Senior Section of the Troop devoted a number of its meetings to equipping the Scout Headquarters on Bishop Street with a view to possible air raid emergencies. The operation of a stirrup pump was practised, the numerous fire extinguishers were cleaned and refilled with fresh chemicals, buckets of sand and pails of water were placed in the proper places, and Scout Vass built an excellent ladder permanently fitted to allow access to the roof and the Hire escape. We visited the exhibition of Army and Air Force machines and armament at Fletcher's Field. In the Junior Section the new recruits were trained and most of them passed all the Tenderfoot tests during the term and were invested in the Troop. The Seniors undertook to collect magazines for the Armed Forces with the aid of the Red Cross. We have been distributing circulars to households on streets near the school, asking people to save their used magazines. Later we make the rounds with a Red Cross truck, collecting the magazines. In this way the Troop has been able to gather quite a large amount of current reading matter for the Forces. l1'2l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942--1943 Earter Term, 19-U. The Senior Section visited the naval services exhibition at Eaton's. Patrol Leader Lehman attended the annual Patrol Leaders' Banquet at the YYindsor Hotel, with the Scoutmaster. Scout Molson entered a carefully-made aircraft carrier model in an exhibition of models at Scout Headquarters. We are continuing our magazine collection and are on the look-out for any ways in which we may be useful. S. G. THE LIBRARY HIS has been a record year for the Library. To date lhlarch 23rd,l 465 books have been issued and nearly 100 have been presented. For these we have to thank fl l Walter Cottingham, who, every morning for three weeks, arrived with one of Percy XVesterman's books. ll? Abner Kingman, who has presented practically all of G. H. Hen- ty's books. These are both historical and educational and are much in demand. C37 The following boys, who have given us one or more bookszf KI. Magor, G. Seely, A. Aitken, G. Taylor, Ian Campbell, Peter Bronfman, K. Black, K. Newcomb, M. Ballantyne, H. Klein, YY. Southain and E. LeMessurier. Among other books given by Kingman Black was a copy of a book called Algebra, by those well-known authors, Mr. Hall and Mr. Knight. He explained that while he really enjoyed mysteries, these were altogether beyond him, despite the solutions given to each at the end of the book. He could not understand why such a book should be written or published and he would be very glad to part with it' However, it was pointed out that there would probably be little or no demand for the book and he would be well advised to keep it , as time went on he would lind it of great interests in fact it might be unfortunate otherwisel The Brain-busters Quiz, recently instituted by the Ylth Form, has caused a wide demand for the excellent supply of books from the Reference Library. B. K. T. H. TINKER Tinker is zz dog. He if zz male. Iffvou .ttep on his' mil He 'wiffjzzn wail. Tinker like: 10 play. He fikes lo jump. He wi!! rlza.ve llze mr he maui-, Bur the cal lies in zz hump ! G. C., Form A. l13l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE BOYS IN OTHER LANDS N these days of war Canadian boys can learn a great deal about boys in other lands. The Danish boys used to fish in the little ponds and fiords, and also help their parents, and themselves, to live happy useful lives. Denmark is not a large country, but the men and boys worked very hard taking care of little farms, which supplied other countries, especially Britain, with bacon. They had herds of cows, and a ready market for butter, and every year millions of eggs were sent to Fngland, and other parts of Europe. The Danish people were not rich people, though, they used to go peacefully their own way, and were always friendly people. The Danish lioy is fair haired usually, and strong. How we all wish that he could be at peace and enjoy the good things that he used to before the war. Other boys in Europe worked and played well too, but we wonder just how they live today. In faraway China boys do not have happy lives these days either. Before the war, the Chinese boys were not very well educated as we are, but were content to live as their ancestors lived. They were content with their own gods, and were a little bit afraid of evil spirits, so they let off many fireworks to frighten them away. If a boy had sisters, he could always get them to do any work he did not particularly want to do himself. Parents always liked their sons better than their daughters. Now-a-days many Chinese people have to trudge from place to place often hungry, and without a home, because the Japanese people want their land. The German boy in bygone days had a better house to live in, and was well fed in a general way and played like other boys. His parents were strict, but very kind. The boy would help his father at toy making, or in the mines, and in the evening would listen to lovely music and perhaps learn to dance when he was very young. In I9l4 the German leaders started a war and they lost some of their colonies and part of their own country was taken away. For twenty-five years since, all boys have been drilled and drilled for war. Teachers seem to have taken their music and fun away, to make them into soldiers, and gentle German boys have been taught to hate people. Now we can think of the ditI erence in this country. How glad we should be to live in Canada Y We can still sail and fish in summer time. We can enjoy our skating and hockey in winter. Our bodies can grow strong with our fun and not with drilling all the time. Our parents and teachers can still teach us kindness and not to hate one another, and we are Canadian boys and wish that all boys could be as lucky as we are. A. L., Form I. MY DOG NCIQ I was a little boy. I was just three years old. It was Christmas morning, and the thing I wanted most was a little dog. So when I went downstairs I ran to the Christmas tree. And there was a dog with a ribbon round his neck. .And I called him Major. Now Major is seven years old and he is very faithful. D. J., Form A. IHI FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 CANADA Y home is in London, Fngland, but I do not know much about it for I stayed in one place nearly all the time. I was asked out to Canada about three years ago, and I like it out here yery much, with all my friends at school. I think that the Canadians are nice people, and are playing a big part in this war. The Hrst summer I was out here we went to Nova Scotia which is famous for fish, coal and apples. The people there were kind and friendly. I enjoyed my visit very much, especially the fishing. People can catch perch by the dozen there, and there are a few scalpins. I also think Montreal is a very nice place. It has some historical old churches and buildings. The city of Quebec is famous because the battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought there, between the French and Iinglish, and this made Canada a British Dominion. R. S., Form I. THE CAT AND THE MICE One dzzy zz nz! did .fre .rome mire, .17 lzifidm in rz 11016. The ral did knots M1052 rffrer mire, Tlzfirfzzr 115 Mark af mal. The mf -26115 ofa' as ofd mn bf, Jun' .toon he was zzxfeap. Tire rlzeefa iczzs lizard and all was Jef, To arromplixlz llzefml. The mire zz!! rrepf in ringfejffe, .lrozmd flu' .fleeping mf. They ale lhe flzeere in grml deliglzf, .ind Aff lzim on Ihr lilfll. T., Form A. AN ESKIMO NCP upon a time there lived an Eskimo, and he lived with his wife and two chil- dren. The elder one's name was Alexander : the younger 'one's name was Peter. They were very, very poor. Their father was a kind man and he was very clever and hardworking. One day when he was tracking a polar bear he came upon a little COtti1g6. Here lived some bad robbers and he did not know that they were there. So he knocked on the door and one of them came out and brought him in. He had some supper and then went to bed. In the night the robbers came upstairs and took all his money which was not very much. Then they tied him up with ropes, and in the morning he could not get up. But once, long ago, he had bought a knife, and he had brought it with him. A. R., Form A. ll5l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE MY VISIT TO MR. WORDSWORTI-I AT HIS HOME IN GR.-XSMERE IN THE YE.-XR 180-I I-IRI'1I'i quick knocks, ten seconds, and then the door was opened by an elderly kind-looking woman whom I judged to be the maid. I entered Dove Cottage , the home of Wiilliam Vkordsworth, gave my name, and asked if it would be possible to see the poet. I wondered whether he was out, but I was told that he was in the library and would be pleased to see me. I entered a little nervously and shook hands after introducing myself. Also in the room was his sister Dorothy, and I felt lucky to find them at home. The conversation was about the weather to begin with, and then Mr. Wordsworth asked me how I liked the lakes and the valleys, the dadodils and other Howers of his beloved Lake District. I replied that it was heaven compared with the smoke and dust of London, whereupon he asked how I had made my journey from the city. I related to him how I had travelled over rough, bumpy roads by stage and occasionally on horseback, periodically taking a short rest while passing through such towns as Oxford, Shrewsbury and Manchester until I finally alighted at the Swan I-'otel, situated at the foot of Dunsmail Raise. I had been slightly stage-sick during my trip because of the bad roads and I was very glad to arrive at my destination. Both Mr. Wordsworth and his sister seemed interested in what I had to say and from then on conversation Howed more freely. It was interesting to hear Mr. Wordsworth talk of places which he had mentioned in his poems, and after speaking with him for a time it was obvious to me how much he loved nature, and how much more it meant to him than to most of the other people of our time. And 'tis my faith that every Hower Enjoys the air it breathes. From these lines written by him we see that Wiordsworth loved nature to the extent that he believed that nature lived as one of us. .-Xfter a time the conversation naturally turned to poetry and I asked Mr. Words- worth if he had written anything lately. I-fe told me that he and Mr. Coleridge had pub- lished a book called the Lyrical Ballads together, but that it had not been much of a suc- cess. I'le confided to me that he believed Coleridge's poem, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, had spoiled the book, but just at that moment a rather pale, thin man entered the room g it was Mr. Coleridge. There was a silence. Finally Mr. Wordsworth introduced me. Mr. Coleridge seemed a trifie surprised to find Mr. Wordsworth at home, the latter explaining that he had been out canvassing for Lord Lonsdale, but had come in just half an hour ago. I realised now what a close call I had had in finding Mr. Vlordsworth at home. We talked for a time on different subjects, Mr. Coleridge, his paleness, thinness, his rough black hair and his poor teeth forgotten now, did most of the talking, in fact prac- tically all of it. The conversation turned to the war, and I asked the two men, Dorothy Wordsworth having left the room, what they thought of it. Mr. Wordsworth, whom I knew to have once sided with the Revolutionists, seemed to have changed his views and ll6l FOR THE SCHOOL YF.-XR 1942- 1943 was now on the same side as Pitt. I agreed with both of them but I felt that more should be done about the Reform movement. During the course of our conversation we discussed the possibilities of invasion, but we all felt that the Royal Navy could ably repulse any attack. Mr. Wordsworth then offered me a drinkg I thanked him but told him I had to be going. He replied that he would take me out to see his garden and show me the supersilium, as it was not far from the path. Mr. Coleridge stayed behind and took his drink although he had not been offered one, but he seemed to be a great friend of Mr. W'ordsworth's how- ever, for the latter took no notice. The garden was beautiful, and not only was it obvious that my host was proud of it, but also fond of it. ' As I lifted my eyes and prepared to depart I saw across the road beyond Grasmere Lake, Silver Howe, and to the right and farther away, The Lion and The Lamb, rising up out of the midst of the valleys and lakes. :X little down to the left of Grasmere Lake lay Rydal YVater rich in a blaze of golden daffodils. Now I knew why Mr. Wordsworth chose to live in Grasmere. So with that memorable picture of beauty still in my mind as it is to this day, I walked down the path leading from Dove Cottage, shook hands with Mr. YVordsworth and thanked him for his kind hospitality. Ir had indeed been a pleasant visit and I accepted with great pleasure his kind invitation to come and visit him again when- ever I could. J. M. H., Form 6. THE SEASONS lfinffr is 1116 lime of snow, Ski-ing dawn lhe hills I go. I play hockey on the iff, ind, when I Jfore, il'J vein' nite! Sprizzgkr the lime' Qf .lprif ,rh0wc'r.v, Bringx aff 50775 of Ioz'fIvfI0wfr.r. On llze znomzfzzin I play rrirkef, If'.v lucky Q' I Iii! flze wirkel I I11 .vzmzzizer I0 llzf' bezzrlz I go, I learn fo paddle and to row. I swim and dive into the sea, lfhiflz if zz for offzm for me I .Jufzwzn is lhe LBJ! of aff, For when the leaziey begin 10 faff, I hurry our of 711-V.f7'07lf door, Back to Sflwyzz Home owe more ! D. .-X. H., Form A. ll7l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE NIY OPINION OF NIR. CI-IL'RCI-IILL ANY people have said that Mr. Churchill is Fngland's greatest leader. In a way I think this is true, and he certainly ranks high among Britain's greatest heroes. It seems strange that when Fngland is in trouble there is usually someone to lead her out of it, and this war has been no exception. I.ong before this war, when the Germans were beginning to prepare and Hitler had just come to power, many men in England and in other countries were content to watch all these preparations by the Germans and do nothing about it. It was here that Churchill began to show some of his wisdom. I-Ie warned the people of Fngland that the Germans would try to rule the world, but no one listened to him. In May, I9-IO, lYinston Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britain, and after the fall of France he stood supreme. When Britain stood alone and had no one to help her fight Germany, he showed the spirit of which British men are made when he said, Wie will never give in to slavery and Hitlerism. Many people ask, Ylihat makes Mr. Churchill so popular F I think that Mr. Churchill is a versatile genius who is a soldier, sailor, practical bricklayer, adventurer, author, states- man, painter, and one of the best orators in history. His ability to turn his fancy to any one of these qualifications makes him popular with all classes of men. His bulldog will to stick to his ideals makes him a really great leader. D. C., Form 3. MY LIFE AS A POTATO was a potato. My name was Peter, and I lived at Seedy Farm. I lived there with my brothers, sisters, mother and father. I had seven eyes and had grown to be about three inches long. I was the type that lived in the ground, until the farmer pulled me out. I went to a school which was called Iinderground School. This school was very nice but we did not learn 2 -l- 2 and all that stuff. We learned how to jump out of pots when people were cooking us. I must say that I thought that I would have a much better chance ifl were a Jumping Bean. :Ks summer went by, the farmer came every day to take some of us away. One day he took me out of the ground and gave me to his wife. She then put me in a bowl and started to hit me with a big wooden club. Good-bye readers. I cannot say anything more as I am being mashed to pieces. E. N., Form l. l13l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942- 1943 THE SPEED OF ANIMALS F the fastest animal, the fastest fish, the fastest insect, and the fastest bird had a hun- dred yard's race, which do you think would win F As most people know, the bird would win by a very large margin. The type of bird that has a very fast rate of speed is the bird of prey. It earns its food in a peculiar manner. It climbs high into the sky, and when it sees a likely meal flying below, it power-dives on the bird and knocks the life out of it with one of its talons. It is during this tremendous stoop or power-dive that the bird of prey proves that it is the fastest thing alive. ' The speediest bird of prey is the peregrine falcon. Here is an experience of a pilot who was flying a small pursuit plane in America. This pilot noticed a Hight of ducks far below and ahead of him. Thinking that he could have some practice at diving at a moving object, he opened the throttle and hurtled down after the ducks. Just then he saw a peregrine falcon shoot past his plane. The falcon most probably thought that the plane was after the ducks and it determined to get there first. It did, and knocked one of the ducks lifeless to the ground. The pilot said that his air-speed needle read 175 m. p. h. as the bird passed his plane, and insisted that it was travelling two feet to his one. The winner of the second prize would be the animal. The fastest animal in the world is the cheetah, which the Rajahs of India use for racing the antelope across the plains and then killing it. One was once clocked at 70 m. p. h. This animal has very long legs and its whole body is built for speed. Coming in third place would be the fish. The fastest type known is the sailiish, a species of swordfish. One, when caught, took out a deep-sea lisherman's line at the rate of a hundred yards in three seconds, which works out to over 60 m. p. h. The insect, the loser, is not far behind the sailfish. The speediest of all insects is the dragon-fly, the fastest type being found in Australia. A man once held a stop watch on one that was patrolling up and down a mountain stream. He said that the dragon-fly had Hown at some 55 m. p. h. But we do not all get a chance to see these animals in action. If you have ever been in the north woods at night you may have seen an owl, a bird that can Hy at 40 m. p. h. in the dark. This shows the remarkable speed of some animals, very different from the speed of a sprinting human. G. T., Form 4. THE BIG INDIAN NCE upon a time there was a big Indian. He had a big black bear. He had a big brown deer. He had a big white rabbit. He had a big brown dog. He had a belt of white Wampum. He had a belt of pink Wampum. He had a belt of purple wamw pum. He had a big tan wigwam. He had a big name, Nuka-ib-kada-va . He had a big l19l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE kind heart and a pair of black eyes. His friendly animals loved him. He loved his friendly animals too. One day a strange Chief and his tribe came to Nuka's wood. They wanted to hunt Nuka's animals. Nuka went to the Chief and said, Do not come to my woods. You would hunt my animals and make them into stew. So please go away with your tribe, and I will give you my white Wampum belt. The strange Chief went away, and Nuka and his friendly animals lived happily ever after. .-X. B., Form B. DEATH AWAITS lfith a deep and resounding elitk The key of death turns in the loek, Seem: to open the gate to hell :Ind sound: the pri.foner'.f death knell. The noite of thejailerlr marehingfeet Seefnx like the ever approaehing beat Of Satan'J .reheming .vfacengers Coming to earth af dark avengers. The ltlaek hart and wmjul -walls Remind him of the eojinlv pulls, .ind he can see .ftanding alone The .rite of hiffuture tombstone. Growling thunder adds to hi: woe .JJ it heat: a rumbling erescendo. Lightning-Haxhef now are lashing Him, like a whip in a thrashing. .igain he heart the znarehingfeet, Soon .vomhre death he will meet, For mortalitri-'.r mate: hit soul await .11 death is hixfrighyhtlfate. Ilfith wristx, neek and ankles hare He if plated in the eleetrie-chair, Then metal rlaznp: are put on the .rpotx But the prisoner has lost his thoughts. The .vkin sizzles, theflesh flashes, .is the executioner daxhex The li:-elv le:-er down and .fhootf Boltx .vlifing through to the root.f. Nou' through the glowing .vhrouds of death Come: the hot .fear of Satan'.r hreath, Drawing another evil .rpirit .lwa-v to hixflaming pit. A. T. Form 6. l20l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942 -1943 WAR INSPIRATION HE sun rays clenched his body like a vice. He wiped his sweat-soaked face, and wrote on. He mumbled to himself: To-day they attacked our supply ships off- shore and sank two of them, but not one Japanese plane of the forty attackers re- turned to tell of the glorious victory... This man was Richard Tregaskis, American Correspondent stationed at Guadalcanal since the landing by the marines. Many actual adventures of American lighters and his own strange life on the island inspired him to write Guadalcanal Diary, and it became one of the best sellers within a short time, because it was a true narration of the landing and subsequent operations. The war has even entered the art galleries. As I walked up the marble steps into a large hall, I felt the impact of modern art. I walked into an adjoining room and per- ceived, to my immediate delight, many beautiful modern paintings, done by people from all the Americas. I left this interesting showing fifteen minutes later and went to the XYar Posters Exhibition. The room was spotted with bright colours well blended with the sun rays streaming through the large glass windows. Strangely enough, this was the only room in the building that had many large windows in it. The war had certainly inspired the minds of many artists to paint these war posters. The next room offered a light variety, but war was still the predominant theme. There were paintings of flyers, soldiers and sailors, of ships, burning cities and many other wartime occurrences. As I left I had the impression that this was a new branch of modern art caused by the suffering and sorrow of a war ravaged world. There are no trenches dug in the park, not yet. There are no soldiers falling out of the sky, It's a line clear day in the park ..... he mumbles to himself. He believes that this is a good theme, and so writes on. When they woke they saw the planes with the black crosses... The truth of these words can be easily proved by the miserable citizens of XYarsaw and Rotterdam. The people of Europe had tried not to think that war was overrunning their peaceful lands. How mis- taken they were in doing this they soon found out. Stephen Vincent Benet, one of :Kmerica's foremost poets, was soon inspired to write on war and destruction after the Second YVorld YVar had broken out. He is begin! ning a poem, which he later entitled Nightmare At Noon. What a terrific A' Night- mare At Noon must have occurred in the unprotected city of Rotterdam! He knows that the reality of war has only struck a small percentage of Americans- people that have had their sons and brothers and husbands killed in some far off land. Like many other great poets of America, the realism of total warfare and the im- portance of being free has at last struck him and pierced his hard outer shell of supposed self-protection and reached his real inner feelings that have fallen into the background in the PHSK few years before the war. The bemoaning banshee wails strike forth across the lonely stillness of Leningrad- Atop The Conservatory of Music Building stands a fire-watcher erect and alert observing llll SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE the eerie outline of the darkened buildings. This man is Dmitri Shostakovich. Soon the faint murmur of enemy airplanes is heard and the anti-aircraft bursts puff in the cloudless sky. As the flashing searchlights blaze out into tiny pinpoints on a menaced world, spine- chilling inspiration bursts in him like a bomb. IYisps of his imagination materialize into thoughts of a marvellous melody. The sirens sound their relieving wail again and he turns silently away, keeping his inspiration locked in his memory until he can forever express its victorious tune intact. This was the birth ofShostakovich's Seventh Symphony lusually known as the Leningrad Symphonyl, amidst the slow destruction of his beautiful city. Actually this war has not only inspired some of the free people of the world to com- pose music, to paint war scenes and to write poetryg it has reached many men's freedom- loving spirit and inspired them to protect their homes, their wives, and children from enslavement by the merciless barbarians of the Reich. .-X. T., Form 6. TI-IE FIGHTING AI.I.I IES I-IILIQ I sat in a comfortable arm-chair after a hearty Sunday dinner, I thought of the men and women all over the world, fighting for freedom. I thought of what might be happening to them while I sat here and rested... .an American soldier, a man of twenty-two with a wife and child living in Dallas, Texas, sees a wounded Jap, holding his head, stumble through the underbrush. He rushes to him and helps him walk. He starts back for a Red Cross tent. On his way to the tent with the wounded Jap, a Jap sniper, camouflaged in a tree, shoots at him and the bullet goes through his stomach. The Jap sniper knew that the American was helping one of his fellow japs, but this did I1Ot bother him as long as he killed an .-Xmerican. Much further north a Chinese boy of eighteen with two of his mates is in a ma- chine-gun nest. Twenty .Iaps rush forward through a thicket and the Chinese begin shoot- ing. A .lap raises his hand to throw a grenade at the three men. I-Ie is riddled through in ten places by .-Xmerican-made bullets. I-Ie falls down and blood gushes through his dirty tunic. .-Xnother enemy soldier has been killed. The three Chinese continue firing till they are all blown up by a hand grenade. Their time had come. The Chinese, bravely Fighting the Japanese for about five years, are fighting for peace for all the world. They are one of the Allies! To the west, another .-Xllied country, Russia, is pushing back the German invaders. Guerilla fighters, besides the regular army, are destroying Nazis. .-X small band of Rus- sian civilians is crawling through the heavy snow, aiming to blow up an important bridge. If any of these citizens were ever to be caught, torture and death would surely be their reward. Knowing this they still go on heedlessly. The freedom of their country and the freedom of all conquered countries is their only goal. They reach the bridge inside German lines. They plant the T. N. T. and blow the bridge to smithereens. The Germans will take a long time to build another one. Ifurther west, a Canadian flier, brought down over Germany and now in a con- centration camp, receives food from the Red Cross. How pleased he is, but inside he has a yearning desire to Hy again. Illl FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 All through Europe in France, Belgium, Holland, Czechoslovakia and in all the conquered countries, starved and broken-down civilians long for revenge. In Jugoslavia, the Chetniks, under Gen. Mihailovitch, are fighting back in the mountains. They kill, sabotage and light the Germans in every way possible to gain peace eventually. In Greece, citizens cannot light back through lack of food. Horrible pictures come through showing the starved people spread in the streets and ditches. Many heroic stories are brought back from I.ibya. Old guardsnien, veterans of the last war, now are working as road repairers. .-X motor-cycle messenger speeding in, stops and tells them that German parachutists are coming down behind the lines. They take their rifles and one Bren gun. :X strategic hill has to be defended. They reach the hill and prepare themselves. They stave off the crack German parachutists for halt' an hour and then, when the German attack is repulsed by the Anzac and British forces, they are relieved by the Grenadier Guards. They have good reason to be proud. In Norway, British ships come, feeling their way through a thick fog into an im- portant harbour. The commandos are striking again Y They reach the beaches and start for the town, burning and devastating German armaments on their way. They capture German officers and Norwegian Quislings. Their mission concluded, they return to their ships, bringing back valuable information for the Allies. In France, the underground, a secret getaway for pilots forced down in France, is taking great risks. If any airman were ever to be caught in one of the Frenchman's houses it would be sure death for him and perhaps his family. In the .-Xtlantic battle zone, a merchant ship, bringing food to Britain is suddenly hit by a torpedo from a Nazi If-boat. It goes down to the bottom in three minutes and all hands are lost. So as I sat in my arm-chair, free from dangers and without any worries, I thought of the so many ways in which we, on the home front, could help. We could lend for victory, contribute to the Red Cross, Aid to Russia Fund, Aid to China Fund and help in numerous other ways to relieve the suffering of the stricken people of Europe and also to lend as- sistance to our .-Xllied soldiers all over the world. J. T., Form 6. THE STORY OF BOB HERE was once a Newfoundland dog and his name was Bob. He lived in a little house in one of the New England States. ' One day in june Bob was swimming in the sea. He suddenly heard a motor. It was a German submarine and he began to bark at it. The coastguards heard him from their boat and looked to see what the matter was. The submarine began to fire at them and hit a Hag but the coastguards hred back at the submarine and also sent for help. They called Bob and tied a message on him. He swam back to the coast and there they took the message from him. Help was sent and Bob had saved the coastguard's boat from the enemy I Yvhen he got home he was given much petting from his family. P. I. D.. Form .-X. l23l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE MY CANOE TRIP I..-IST SUMMER Ii set out from Camp on July 28 with our destination Manowan, a Huds0n's Hay post about two hundred miles north of Montreal. Our party consisted of eight people, Nr. Greenlees, Mr. Doak, an assistant at Camp, ,Iohn Mappin, Hugh lNIcI.ennan, Arthur Nathewson, Fred Tees, Peter Hatch, an Ashbury boy, and myself. On the first day we drove from Joliette to St. Michel des Saints, a village about a hundred and twenty miles north of Montreal. IYe slept in the hay loft of a barn that night and started off up Lac Toro, a flooded lake about twenty-two miles long, the next morning. We stopped for lunch on a little island nine or ten miles from St. Michel. Ferdinand's Island was mostly sand with brush in the centre. The day being hot and sunny, we paddled the rest of the lake stripped to the waist. Ive came to our first portage about seven in the evening, and pitched the tent as soon as we arrived at the first camping- place. This was situated just inside the mouth of Hamel Creek, a swampy little waterway by which we were to get to Manowan. We ate our supper in the dark, throughout which, being damp, we killed mosquitoes in droves. The next day was also beautiful and it was spent travelling over long portages and short stretches of paddling. During the morning as we were rounding one of the many bends in the creek, Peter Hatch, who was the bow paddler in our canoe suddenly turned round and whispered loudly, Hey, Mr. Greenlees, look I Wie had stopped paddling by then but the canoe drifted round the bend, and I, being amidships, saw the topic of excitement. It was a huge bull moose standing in the water not more than fifteen yards away, eating the grass that grows under the surface. He lifted up his head, looking toward us with a mixture of wonder and amazement written on his face. I wondered for a moment if he were going to charge us. He then turned and trotted up the creek, not in any great hurry, as if he thought us weak intruders and rather contemptible. :Ks he trotted off, Mr. Greenlees noticed that he had large gashes or cuts on the backs of his hind legs, which, he thought, might have been caused by wolves. During all this, which happened in a matter of seconds, I had been trying to get my camera out, which of course stuck as might be ex- pected. That sort of thing always happens when one has just a few seconds in which to do a thing. That night the mosquitoes were again very bad. The next four days were uneventful except that on Friday it began to rain. That was the beginning ofa spell of bad weather which stayed with us throughout the remainder of the trip, so that we were wet morning, noon and night of almost every remaining day. Dk Pk fl: From Hamel Lake, which is the headwater of Hamel Creek, we portaged to Lac Croche, a lake about seven miles long, and from there we crossed to Lac Long, up which we paddled to at small island about ten miles away. Thar was our camp on Saturday night. On the way up the lake we stopped for our daily ration of chocolate at an old Indian camp, where we found a perfect set of moose antlers, about four feet in width. 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'f A ' .YM - - SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAG.-XZINI-I i Un Sunday we paddled up the rest of Lac Long and made three short portages into l'etit Lac Traverse. We paddled into Grand Lac Traverse from which we portaged to Lake Sansinagog. We paddled up the latter without event except that there was a strong headwind that drove the waves up to three and four feet. We then made two short portages into a little lake called Lac Trap, from which we went on to Kempt Lake, the one on which the Post is situated. We camped there on Monday night, which endedithe fourth day of bad weather. On Tuesday morning we started up Kempt Lake against another very strong head- wind. About noon we stopped on a point where we had some chocolate and then started across the Baie de Poste, a huge windswept bay with Manowan seven or eight miles ahead of us. We arrived there at live o'clock, and, needless to say, I appreciated a real bed that night and a chance to dry my clothes and myself. We stayed in the Visitors' Lodge for the rest of the day, standing around the stove and keeping as hor as we possibly could. It is surprising how wonderful heat feels after being cold and wet over a period of days. The next morning we spent quite a time in the store, a building with all sorts of supplies for the Indians to trade for. A sack of Hour for the skin of some animal and so on. I bought a pair of moosehide moccasins, some mitts of the same stuff, and a pair of long woollen socks, all for amazingly low prices. After that we crossed the lake to the Indian village, a collection of small, squalid huts, each housing perhaps, a family of ten. There was a Catholic priest living there, and a new church was being built by some Indian work- men. W'e took pictures of some Indian boys, and on the way down to our canoes as we were leaving to go back across the lake, one of them tried to take my diary out of my back pocket. The morning had been fine, but, just our luck, it began to cloud over again about four as we started orf on our return journey. The Baie de Poste was much calmer than the hrst time we had crossed it, and what waves there were, were behind us. From Kempt Lake we reached Lake Sansinagog by way of Lac Morealis, a small and rather uninteresting body of water with thick bush around the edges. We camped that night on a windy point where we had stopped for some chocolate on the way up. Mr. Greenlees and Mr. Doak cooked some pudding that night with the remains of the bread, and it seemed to be about the best pudding that I had ever tasted. From then until the end of the trip we used biscuit which we had bought at the Post as a substitute for bread. df 292 Pk The next day was Friday, and as we intended to make the island in Lac Long that day, we tried to start early, but that didn't work. Somehow we never seemed to be able to break camp before ten-thirty or eleven o'clock. We stopped for a meal at the beginning of Lac Traverse and unfortunately stayed there too long, the result being that we had to make the three portages to Lac Long in semi-darkness, and when we reached the island it was as black as pitch. l26l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR I9-f24l9-13 The next morning we saw two men paddling towards the island. As they neared us we concluded that they must be fire-rangers, as they had the words St. Maurice Forest Protective .Association painted on the bow of their canoe. They stopped and told us that they were from St. Michel and were going to the fire-tower overlooking Lac Traverse. VVe offered them some tea and had quite a chat while they were drinking it. Mr. Greenlees did most of the talking as it was all in French, but we all could pick up the general meaning of the conversation. is Ik as After they had left, we paddled about half the remainder of Lac Long and made several portages to Lac Clair. YYhen we came to the end of the last portage we found a marvellous raspberry patch so we ate heartily for fifteen minutes when Mr. Doak an- nounced that it was time to get going . We were in a long inlet of Lac Clair so we paddled to a point at which we stopped to have a look at the lake. There was a gale blowing directly in our faces and, as it was getting late, we decided to camp there. The next morning, to our great surprise, the whole lake was as smooth as the pro- verbial mill-pond. Vfe paddled the length of Lac Clair before noon, some twelve miles, to the headwaters of the Post river, where there was a fire-rangers' depot at which we stopped with the purpose of buying some oatmeal. It began to drizzle as we started down the Post, which kept up all day. VVe made two portages at the beginning and from then on we shot rapids, during the process of which I was quite thrilled, never having done it before in my life. We intended to make Camp Salle, an old lumber-iacks, camp fairly near the mouth of the Post. As we came to the last rapids before reaching it, we in our canoe had a little argument to decide whether we should shoot them or not. We finally decided that we should, and, being very fast ones, we did virtually shoot down. After we had gone about two-thirds of the way however, the canoe struck a big rock just under the surface. It must have been a smooth one, for, as we discovered after collecting our wits, there was no gaping hole in the bottom of the canoe that I had had visions of. Anyhow, the shock had tipped us, and we found ourselves clinging to the upturned canoe and being swept down the rapids at an incredibly rapid speed, all the while our legs hitting the rocks underneath. We finally reached calm water and made a short portage to Camp Salle. That night Arthur and I slept in the same sleeping-bag. The next day was IlOt such foul weather and we made the last two portages down the Post into Lac Toro and paddled the length of that without event, and arrived in St. Michel at about nine o'clock. We slept in the hay-loft again that night, and arose the next morning at six, had breakfast at the Manowan Hotel and left in the bus at seven. VYhen we arrived in Camp all the little boys crowded round us asking all sorts of questions, to which we replied, Go away . By the end of the day they had exhausted their supply of questions and got no answers, so that the next day our presence in Camp was taken as a matter of course. So ended our canoe trip. G. YY. L., Form 6. l 27 l S1-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE THE H.S.H. SCIENCE CLUB HF season of 19-12 e 43 started with the Science Club still in operation. Our head- quarters have been moved since last year. They are now at S. Morgan's house on Summerhill Terrace, whereas they used to be at Mrs. lN1cConnell's house on Pine Avenue. Our equipment has been increased since last year. There have been many donations of new equipmentff mostly chemical equipment, including beakers, funnels, a bunsen burner, glass retorts and many more useful appliances. Our supply of chemicals has been increased. At the end of 19-12 we received a do- nation of a supply of acids and other essential chemicals, including some mercury. W'e now have enough chemicals and equipment to make hydrogen, oxygen and explosives such as : T.N.T., dynamite, gunpowder, nitro glycerine and a few others. W'e have added to our electrical equipment also. At present, we have three electric motors, two electric eye sets, and a variety of equipment of lesser importance. Last November we held a Scientific Display in the Church of the Advent hall. Tricks, such as lighting an alcohol lamp with a piece of ice, and changing water to wine and back to water again, were performed. In electricity, the wonders of the electric eye were explained and demonstrated. The proceeds of this show 01362. 103 were donated to the Merchant Navy. To date, we have had four shows and have raised S1-11 .60, which we contributed to various charities QRed Cross, the Queen's Canadian Fund, Merchant Navyj. Recently we have taken up photography. W'e make reprints and sometimes develop and print a whole film. Some of our other equipment includes a 100 power telescope and a 210 power mi- croscope. We collect copies of science magazines and have a library of about -10 books. In my opinion, the Science Club is a success, and this has been proved by its having held together so long. It not only provides occupation for a boy's spare time, but is in- teresting and educational also. -1. A. P., Form 3. MY TRIP TO WINNIPEG N the morning of August the 9th, 1939 I started out with my Father and Mother in our motor car on our long wished-for trip to Winnipeg to visit my uncle and aunt and my four cousins. The first stop was for a picnic lunch .by the side of the road. W'e were just reaching the City of Ottawa when it began to rain, but as we were going to stay there overnight we didn't mind it very much. W'hen we arrived at my aunt's house lwhere we were going to spend the nightl we washed up and after a little rest we went out with my aunt for supper W'e had an excellent supper and then made our way to a movie. The next morning we left very early and headed for Toronto, and as we got such an early start, we arrived 1231 FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-KR 1942-19-13 in Toronto at about 6 P.M. W'e stayed at the King Edward Hotel and the next morning we left Toronto, but not quite as early as on the previous morning, arriving in Sarnia during the afternoon. W'e stayed at a cabin on one of the beaches of Lake I-futon and spent the next day and the following morning there. :Xt 4:30 in the afternoon we boarded the Great Lakes S. S. Noronic and I enjoyed the trip very much by playing the horse races and listening to the music of the orchestra. Crossing from Lake Huron to Lake Superior we passed through the Sault Ste. Marie locks and while we were going through them I took several pictures for my collection of trip photographs. Our next stop was at Port Arthur where we stayed for a few hours. The following day, after a pleasant voyage, we arrived at Duluth, Minnesota. Cn our way up from Duluth to Winnipeg I noticed the long plains and the wide stretches of flat ground, also the many fields ofwheat caught my attention. The highways in Minnesota were excellent, having four lanes all the way and running very straight for miles. :Xfter crossing the border it was not very long before we met my uncle, aunt and cousins who accompanied us to Winnipeg. This was on August the 16th. and we were glad to arrive and settle down at my uncle's house for a few days. W'hile I was there I played a great deal of tennis. One day my cousins took me to the Zoo, and there was a great collection of wild animals, alligators etc. The ones that impressed me the most were the wild buffaloes and they had three or four acres of fenced- in ground to run about in. There were also a few peacocks strutting around showing OH: their beautiful feathers After staying in Winnipeg for four days we packed up, left the city, and started for home again. W'e travelled home a different way, going through Kenora and the Lake District and stopped at St. Ignace for the night. The highway was not as good as the Ameri- can highway but the scenery was much more beautiful, with hills and lakes and winding roads through fairly wooded country. We saw a good many partridges and I was able to creep up to within Fifteen feet ofone on the road and got a good photograph of it. We soon arrived at Kakebeke Falls, outside Fort William, where the scenery was magnificent and I succeeded in getting some pictures for my collection. We left and continued on to Fort W'illiam where it was extremely hot. I realized why it had been so hot, because in a few hours it began to rain and did so for the rest of the afternoon and all night. The next morning we went aboard the Canadian Pacific Steamer S.S. :Xssiniboine iwhich, incidentally, was turned into a destroyer and is now fighting in Canada's Navy with one submarine to its credit..J W'e settled on board, and, as it had stopped raining, I went out on deck for a walk. I had not been there very long when I saw the S.S. Noronic coming towards us, pre- sumably on another trip. The following morning I Filet a party of boys and girls who were with a gentleman in charge of them. I found Ollt they had all won scholarships and were enjoying a free trip around the Great Lakes. That afternoon I played shufiie-board on the top deck of the ship with them and we all had great fun. We arrived at Port McNicol at 9 .-LM. two days later and immediately left for home, arriving at Peterborough for lunch and Picton for dinner and the night. The final day we crossed on a ferry and the end of our journey was nearing. We stopped on a hill l29l SI-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE oyerlookinga valley to hayeourlunch. The view was superb,one could see for miles around, and it was very cool and pleasant under the trees. Soon afterwards we saw the dome of lfarher Andre's Shrine and it was not long before we were back amongst all the hustle and bustle of street cars. We arrived home at 6 PRI. August the 25th, after having enjoyed a two week's trip. With the 2100 miles we covered, we had only one accident -f a blow-out, but it did not inconvenience us very much. II. M., Iform 6. THIS ROBIN HIC kind of bird I like best is the robin. It has a long beak, a red breast and its back is either grey, black or brown, and frequently a mixture of colours. Often, early in the morning, in the autumn, I look out of my window and see it digging up many worms g and this shows what the robin's beak is used for! Coming home from morning school I pass through a nice garden. When the robins which are there see me, they Hy up to the trees. The sun shines on their beautiful red breasts and so presents a lovely spectacle. The robin has a graceful way of Hying. It catapults itself off a tree, flaps its wings, swoops for a while, Haps its wings again, and then, swoops into another tree. I should have mentioned before that the robin, in order to find his prey, runs along the ground, stops if he hears any unusual sound, bends his head down to the ground, and repeats this action until he finds a worm A mother robin lays, not white eggs as many people would think, but blue ones- .-Xround our house the robin has many playmates, such as squirrels, sparrows, and wild canaries. My cat, who is very fond of catching his own meal, has never caught a robin, because this bird is a fast flyer and has good ears. :X trick which I do not enjoy doing ibut others do! is, when the bird has found a worm, to go and scare poor cock-robin away and let the worm escape. Ivhoever wrote VVho killed cock-robin F was rather silly to say that it was the sparrow, or so it seems, since that round our house the sparrow is one of the robin's best friends. Of course this poem was written about an Iinglish robin, which is very much smaller, the Canadian robin really being a thrush. I think the robin likes the autumn best because the rowan-berries are blooming. There are several rowan trees near our house which helps us to have many robins around our grounds. The boys of our street often stupidly waste these berries by having fights. The robin is usually my alarm-clock, because one has its nest just outside my window. It sounds like an alarm clock too, because it goes chirp, chirp, chirp, while the alarm goes ding, ding, ding, - just as good, I think l I. B., Form 2. l30l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 THREE DAYS IN THE DIARY OF ODYSSEUS' SECOND-IN-COMMAND NINE DAYS AFTER THE FEAST OF ZEUS T has been a very hard day. As usual, I arose at dawn, laved myself in the small stream that flows past my hut, buckled on my armour, and went to Odysseus' tent to re- ceive my orders for the day. I found that he had already risen, and I received my instructions immediately. I was to lead the Ithacan men to Agamemnon and place them at his disposal as Odysseus, in yesterday's battle in front of the walls of Troy, had IDBI with a slight wound in the thigh which rendered his leg too stiff for him to light to-day. In due course we arrived at Agamennon's part of the camp, to find him just about to set forth g so our men fell in behind his, while I went to report. Menelaus and Diomedes fought on the right wing, Aias and his brother on the left, the men of Agamemnon and Odysseus bore the brunt in the centre, while Achilles and his Myrmidons formed the reserves. ' All day long the battle raged and several times my chariot came nigh to that of Hector, but never near enough for me to do aught but shout at him. When night came we had driven the Trojans back into their city. As I write this, our men are out on the plain bringing in the Greek wounded and stripping the arms from the Trojan dead. I am very weary, so I will write no more to-night. TEN DAYS AFTER THE FEAST OF ZEFS This mornin I found Odysseus well again, thanks to the skill of5Iachaon, the healer, 1 u g . . - and eager to join the fray. To-day, Agamemnon and Menelaus fought on the right wing, and Diomedes, Aias, and his brother on the left, Achilles and Odysseus with half his men in the centre, while I, with the remainder of Odysseus' men, formed a reserve in case of defeat, and time showed that reserves were indeed needed. About noon the attack of our men became less fierce until Hector, with a whirlwind charge, drove them back to the wall that guarded their ships. This was where my men were needed. With a roar we charged into the fray, and for a time it seemed as if the tide of battle would turn in our favour, but Hector rallied his men, pressing more fiercely than ever, and I know that most of us were glad when darkness fell. As I write these lines the Trojan watch-Fires are twinkling on the plain, and sounds of laughter and merrymaking come floating to my ears. Odysseus' orders are that every man must rest well in preparation for to-morrow, and I will now obey those orders very gratefully. l3ll SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE lr'I.IiVFN DAYS .-XlfTI'iR Tl-Ili FE.-KST OF ZI'fI'S This day marks the end of the fourth year of the seige. This morning I had to get new leg-greaves from Duripides, the armourer, as my own were unwearable after the battle of yesterday. To-day I fought with the men of Odysseus, .-Xias, and his brother on the left flank. The forces of Agamemnon and Achilles held the centre, while Diomedes, Menelaus, and their men fought on the right wing. After a hasty meal we sallied forth to End the Trojans waiting for us, but we drove them back from our wall. I had lost my chariot in the melee, and I was fghting shoulder to shoulder with my men, when a huge Trojan aimed a blow at me with his axe, but, before the blow could fall, he collapsed, pierced by an arrow from one of our archers in the rear. This recollection stands out clearly, but the rest is hazy, and it would be useless to TTY to put all the happenings of even one day down on tablets. It has been an effort to write as much as I have, for I am very weary, and will write ITU lTlUI'e. P. Little, Form 5, Year 1933. lPi!0l ojfrcr P. C. Liflle, R.C..'l.F.l hIOUNT IfiYIilRES'I' I love mountains and I am very interested in Mount Everest. It is the most famous and highest mountain in the world, and is to be found in the Himalayas on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet in Asia. It is 29,l-l-5 feet high and has an eternal swirling plume of snow around its peak. I'ntil recent years no foreigners were allowed to explore it be- cause the mountain was holy to both countries. They called it Chonio Lungma, meaning Goddess Mother of the IYorld. In 1921 George Mallory set out on an expedition with eight other Englishmen to climb Mount lfverest. Of course that was not easy. I-Ie had to find a route and the higher he climbed the thinner the air became. I-Ie climbed till at 23,000 feet he had to turn back. In 1922 he tried again. I-Ie and two of his friends reached 27,000 feet only to turn back again, although they had oxygen tanks on their backs. In 1924 Mallory climbed again. With him went an undergraduate called Irvin. They reached 28,500 feet and had only fi-I5 feet more to go. As bad luck would have it, a cloud drifted across Mount Everest's peak and made Mallory and his young friend disappear. No one knows whether they ever reached the top or what happened to them. Thus we know that we cannot climb Mount lfverest very easily, but people have succeeded in flying over it. J. C., Form 1. l32l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942- 19-13 WAR TIME LIVING IN CANADA For the majority of Canadians Canada is far from the dangers of actual combat. In fact, if it were not for the rationing, one could hardly believe that there is a war on. I think this is true for every part of Canada except Halifax and possibly British Columbia. These are a few of the things which I saw with my own eyes on a recent visit to war-time Halifax. Your first trouble in arriving in Halifax is to get a taxi. At the best of times there are five to eight taxis at the station. Now there are probably only four, so you may have to share one with two or three other people. I had the luck to get in with only two others, a naval lieutenant and his wife. Our train arrived in Halifax on Monday night, two hours late. On XYednesday morning I went out at about 10:15 ABI. with my bicycle tyre which needed some air. About halt' way down to the garage I was suddenly startled by air raid sirens. I had fort- unately heard an air raid siren on the radio, for ifI had'nt I do not believe I would have known what this was. My first thought on hearing it was to run for shelter. My Mother had not wanted me to come to Halifax in case it were raided, so, after hearing about a possible German raid, I, of course thought that this was a real raid. I found, though, to my surprise, that all the people within sight were just as calm as could be, as they walked on without paying the slightest attention to the sirens. So if you are thinking of visiting Halifax soon, remember that the sirens go 011' every Wednesday morning at 10:15 to see that they are in good working order. After a few days in Halifax I found that the only time to shop is in the morning- By afternoon, often as early as 2 o'clock, all the stores are sold out of half their stock. Even in the morning you often have to go to two or more stores for milk, bread, fruit juices., meat and vegetables, unless you don't mind eating big, tough carrots, turnips and other root crops all the time. At first I was surprised at the number of people in uniform on the street, but when you realise that all the Canadian troops who are sent overseas go via Halifax and that the Naval and Air Force barracks are very large, you begin to wonder where they all are. Before the war there were 60,000 people in I-'alifax. Now that number is doubled, but as the population is increasing, the building of houses and apartments is not. I-'alifax is a boom town in which anything and everything may happen. Several months before I arrived, a church had burned in just two hours. The water which came from the liremen's hoses was a mere trickle, and the firemen pumped so hard to get a little pressure, that if you ran a bath that night you would have a solid inch of sediment in your bath-tub l This is Halifax lighting to breathe in the tumultuous crowd which gathers in its streets. In spite of its beautiful old houses, and gardens and lawns of which the owners are justly proud, this city was almost forgotten for years. Then war struck and turned the city into a famous cornerstone of Canadian might and determination. Now it is a city which has to build houses quickly without worrying about lawns and gardens, a city in which you have to fight to live. This is but one Canadian city at war, one city lighting this war on our own soil. G. B. S., Form 5. 1331 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE MY FRI HND PEC KY Y friend Pecky was a Rhode Island Red rooster which I bought one spring from a farmer who lived near Eagle Point, Vermont, when he was two and one-half months old. Before the summer was over Pecky had grown fat and sleek, had learned to crow, and had become my pet and a friend to all. W'hen I first took him home he tried to run away. After that I put a long string around one leg and tied him to the kennel on the lawn, for a few days. He did not like this very much and would try to peck everyone who came near him. Before I went to hed on the first night I had the young rooster, I found him asleep in the kennel which from that time on was his home. In a short time he followed me everywhere. W'hen I went to a neighbour,s, I found Pecky at my heels as if he were a dog. Pecky was not always welcome. W'hen I dug worms he was always there and could see so much hetter than I and was so quick, that he had the worms before I could pick them up l He looked so interested in his joh of stealing worms that it always made us laugh. W'hen we were digging bushes to make a new garden, Pecky was there looking for worms. He nearly lost a toe several times, but managed to get out of the way of the hoe. Pecky seemed to enjoy human company. He not only followed me everywhere but would fly up, sit on the window sill and watch us at out meals! There were several quite tame chipmunks living around our house and they seemed to he always hungry. W'hen Pecky was fed they would watch him but he would not share his meal with them. If he left any food, they quickly took it. Sometimes he would chase them, hut he never caught one. W'hen Pecky was old enough he would wake us very early with his attempts to crow, which resulted in glorified squawks. .-Xfter this we kept the door to his house closed until S a.m., and we were not wakened by him. Pecky was interested in everyone who came to our house, and he seemed to look them over carefully before making friends Before the summer was over every one becaine very much attached to my pet rooster and he seemed to think he was master of the house. W'hen we came home we felt we were leaving a good friend. D. R., Form 3. l34l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-KR 1942-1945 AN IMAGINARY INTERVIEW WITH SOME DISTINGUISHED LIVING PERSON S a correspondent I had always wanted to have an interview with a distinguished person, because I thought it would be very interesting, and I should also get a good story for my magazine. I was delighted when my boss told me I was to go to Russia, because I thought that it would be an excellent chance to interview an important person such as Stalin. I was told that I was to take a ship in four days time from New York. It was to take me to Iran, and from there to Moscow I would drive in a lease lend truck. On my arrival in Moscow I went straight to a good hotel, unpacked my suit cases and then went to the place where you request an interview. I went back to the hotel, had supper, and then went to bed, so excited that I hardly slept, because I thought that I was to see Stalin the very next day. . Days and even weeks passed with no answer. I realized that I was being continually shadowed by members of the dreaded Ogpu. My doubts increased and I was in despair. I was not allowed to see any of' the fortifications of the city, which added to my troubles. There was nothing to write about for my magazine. :Xt last one day the telephone rang, and the steward who answered it became so excited when he heard where the call came from, that he could hardly say that it was for me. Stalin's secretary spoke to me from the Kremlin, and she told me to be there for an interview at ten o'clock that morning. VVhen I arrived at the Kremlin, I was conducted through many winding passages, and finally into the room in which Stalin was sitting. He got up when I entered, and I was amazed at how short he was. We shook hands, and he said that he was glad to see me, which the interpreter translated. After we had both sat down, I asked him whether I was allowed to take any notes. He said certainly, but that I was never to quote him. I asked him what he thought of the aid that his Allies were sending the Russians. I-Ie said that it helped, but that it was not enough. I asked him if he really thought that a second front was possible. He answered that if the Allies went all out they could probably do it. Do you intend to go to war with Japan when Germany is defeated F ' I asked. Yes, we certainly do. We are going to get revenge for what happened in the war of' 190415. 'A How long do you think that Japan will last F Well, with both the American and British fleets blockading them, and with the better part of the United Nations air forces bombing them, I do not think that they will last more than a year at the most. 'I But you really think that Germany ought to be dealt with first 5 Definitely yes, because Germany has far greater industrial capacities. How many hours per day do your factory workers work F Twelve hours per day. I 35 l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Do you find it more effective than eight hour days ? It' you had enough skilled workers for eight hour days it would probably be better than the twelve hour days, because there would be less fatigue. Iinfortunately Russia has not got enough skilled workers for the shorter day, and so we find the twelve hour day more effective. Does bombing slow up production very much F Not very much, because we have transported most of our factories to the Urals, where it is hard to bomb them. Now that the Ukraine is in German hands, do you think that there will be enough food this winter P Unfortunately there will be a small lack of food among civilians, but I guarantee you that the army will be well fed, for our policy is that the army comes first in every- thing. I now told him that I had better go, since he had a war to run. oh no, stay a little longer. Is there anything that I can do for you ? Yes, certainly, I answered. XYould you please give me permission to go and see some of the big guns outside the city F All right. YYait a minute while I write a pass out for you. After he had finished writing it out, I told him that I should go. On my way out he told me that Russia would be very glad to receive all the aid the Il.S..-X. could send, and that he hoped I would enjoy my stay in the Soviet Union. From then on everything seemed friendly, and when I went to see the guns the soldiers gladly showed them to me, when I exhibited my pass. The pass with Stalin's signature on it worked wonders, and for the first time I realized what a wonderful leader he really was. QI. XY. D., Form 5. WINSTON HI-IRIQ is no doubt about it, Churchill is a very great man. There are three things. First, his courage in going to places like Casablanca and Moscow and other far distant places, even in a tossing destroyer such as the H.lX1.C.S. Assiniboine. Secondly, his cheerful encouragement when all seemed lost. 'l'hirdly and lastly, his ability to see that we couldn't open a second front until we were ready. Now you see that Churchill is not only a statesman and an able one at that, but a courageous, cheerful leader and a great strategist. Winnie and his indomitable cigar are of the bulldog breed. I say are be- cause his cigar is needed as part of his apparel. He is not complete without it. There is a superstition about Churchill's cigar that if he is seen publicly without it the Germans will have a xictory 5 I expect they adopted this superstition because it is always burning like the spirit of the people of the conquered countries. NYith people like Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin and Chiang Kai Shek, the Allies will soon win the way to Victory. G. S., Form 2. l36l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 THE B.-XLD EAGLE fHaliacetus Leucocephalus Leucocephalusl N fiight or at rest the bald eagle is majestic, its white head and tail lending dignity to its imposing form. The eagle as a type has inspired many literary tributes. Tenny- son's two stanzas refer presumably to the Gray Sea Eagle of Furope 3 but they might have been well addressed to our Bald Eagle : He rlzzffu llze frrzgx tcillz rrookm' hrzndx 5 Clare fo fha JIHI in lmzelv lzzrzzzlr, Ringlz' tcilh flu' azure' worfd, he .flmzdix The wrinkfed .fm beneath him rr:za'!.f 5 He 'ZL'!lff'ht'.ff7'0II1 hir moznzfain tially, .ind fike a lhZl1ll2It'7'b0fl l1f fllff.f. The bald eagle frequents the shores of lakes and rivers. His food consists very largely of fish, and he very seldom, or never, nests at any great distance from where this food can be obtained in abundance. He is almost non-migratory, only leaving his home when the waters are frozen over. The bald eagle's power of sight is famous. He will spy an object at a distance of two or three miles and make a direct line for it. His food consists mainly of dead fish gathered up from the surface and shores of lakes and rivers. YVhen he cannot find this fish, he attacks the osprey ffish hawkg Newton, the English orni- thologist, explained that ospray or osprey is a word said to be corrupted from ' ossifrage ', in Latin, ossifraga, bone-breaker D compelling it to drop the fish it has just caught. It sometimes joins crows and ravens when they are feeding on carrion. In winter- time he often attacks waterfowl, but rarely catches them, because just as he falls for his prey, the latter dives beneath the surface of the water. He destroys large quantities of mice, rabbits, squirrels and snakesg but on the whole confers no decided benefit on the agriculturist. The male bald eagle has a high clear call represented by the syllables cac-cac-cac. The female's voice , says Doctor Fisher, is like the wild laugh of a ma- - n I'll3.C . The nest is a bulky and conspicuous affair, usually situated so as to obtain a wide view of the surrounding landscape. The bald eagles nest in the same nest year after year, making slight repairs each spring. They mate for life and are apparently very fond of each other. Family cares are undertaken very early in the season, in Florida, eggs are laid in December or January g in the Middle States, in February or March g and in districts further north, a little later. About thirty days are needed for incubation 3 and when the young are born they are covered with a white down, but acquire their first plumage before they are able to Hy. About three years are needed for maturity. During these years the young are noticeably different in color from their parents. They are larger, their wingspread being about a foot l37l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE longer. 'l'hese large immature birds deceived Audubon, who named them BIRDS OF W,-XSHINGTON . ln Northwestern Alaska, Northwestern Mackenzie, central Keewatin, and northern l'ngava, south to British Columbia and the Great Lakes, lives a larger but otherwise similar eagle, known as the Northern Bald Eagle ll-laliacetus leucocephalus alascanusj. NI. B., Form 3. SNOW H.-XT IS SNOVY? Why, frozen water of course! would probably be the reply. Perfectly correct, but have you ever looked closely at the ordinary snow Hake F Have you ever looked down a microscope at its wonderful forma- tion, its neat symmetrical shape F liven the most beautiful things in our universe become commonplace because we are so accustomed to their seasonal presence that we have no thought for their beauty. Canada is very picturesque in winter because of its snow. Kipling called Canada Our Lady of the Snows , which I think is a very suitable name. Snow performs two very useful functionsg it aids the weather expert because he can tell by the structure of the Hake the conditions of the upper air, and snow also blankets the ground and protects the vegetation underneath for the farmer. J. M., Form l. l38l FOR THF SCHOOL YH.-XR 1042- 1043 P. Fletcher, nl. Xlorison, C. Winter, 'lf Dobell, bl. Xlappin, Y. Dawson, l.. iianlt, P. Dohell, -l. Dobson, bl. ilietrault. SPORTS EWS CRlClilri'l' lf!-ll Played fi. XYon 2. Drawn l. Lost 3. This term saw the enthusiasm of the previous year further increased, and for the first time the numbers were sufhcient for three games to lie played every Monday and Thurs- day afternoon. We were again fortunate in having the use of the Molson Field, which provided ample accommodation for all. The Cnder lo team was unable to find any oppo- nents until near the end of the season, and this was unfortunate, as although different players produced good individual performances, the side lacked the match play necessary to develop it into a team . The Fnder 13 team made an earlier start and in their two matches against L. C. C. showed quite unusually good form for such young lioys f- in the first game running up the total of l-ll runs, and in the second, getting their opponents out for the unusually low score of 7. Next season we hope to have the use of the Nlolson Field again, and the prospects of our being ahle to field a strong side seem very good. l39l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE MATCHES CNDER 16 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave., May 28th. S. H. S. won the toss and batted first. The L. C. C. bowling was accurate and apart from a stand by Gault C185 and Peter Dobell 1201 the rest of the side did little and we were all out for 63. L. C. C. had no difficulty in making the runs for the loss of3 batsmen. Result :ff Lost by 7 wickets. LYNDER 16 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave., June 4th. L. C. C. batted iirst and had reached a total of 88 for 7 wickets when rain stopped play and the game had to be abandoned. Dawson bowled well and took 4 wkts. for 16. Result z- Drawn. LYNDER 16 v. Ashbury at Royal Ave., June 6th. S. H. S. made a very good start and had 50 runs on the board for the loss of only 3 wkts., Dawson batting excellently for 24. Peter Dobell made 17 and Gault 10, but the rest of the side failed and the total reached only 65. Ashbury began disastrously losing 5 wkts. for 22, but a dropped catch enabled them to recover and they finally won by 3 wkts. Mappin bowled really well to take 3 wkts. for 13 in 16 overs. Result 111.051 by 3 wkts. LTNDER 14 v. B. C. S. at Molson Field, May 30th. B. C. S. batted hrst and lost 6 wkts. for 32, Campbell making two excellent catches in the slips. A stand for the 7th wkt. raised the score to 64 and the final total reached 75. W'inter bowled excellently and took 6 for 25. S. H. S. lost Winter and Dawson in the first over and never recovered. Dobson batted stubbornly for 20 but we were all out for the disappointing score of-17. Ford of B. C. S. had the fine analysis of 9 wkts. for 10 runs. Result :f Lost by IS runs. LVNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave., May 9th. S. H. S. batted first and Winter and Gray put on 40 runs for the lst wkt., making 24 and 22 respectively. Later Mchlaster 132 not outl and Newcomb C101 hit out well if very luckily and the innings was declared at 140 for 9. L. C. C. were all out for 15, W'inter taking 7 for 6 and Gray 3 for 3. Result :- W'on by 125 runs. LYNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave., June Sth. In the return game L. C. C. disposed of us much more cheaply, Newcomb C121 and Mcblaster 1101 being top scorers in a total of38. Thanks to Winter 45 for3D and Gray C4 forill L. C. C. were dismissed for 7. Result :- W'on by 31 runs. l-101 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 CHARACTERS DAWSON. C19-10-1-2. Capt. 19-Ill The soundest batsman on the team. Made many good scores during the season, being particularly strong on the leg side. Bowled very well at times and fielded excellently. Made a very popular captain. GAULT. . 119-IO-l-29 Batted really well this year and made several high scores. Bowled excellently but 1111151 learn to keep his form, when out of luck. Very good in the field. MAPPIN. C19-10-IAZJ A bad starter, his batting was disappointing and he seldom got going. Howled very well at times, but was not so consistent as in the previous year. Fielded excellently in any position. DOBELI., P. 119425. Developed into a most useful aggressive batsman with a very fair defence, running up some valuable scores. Probably the best fieldsman on the side. DOBELI., T. C19-ll D. His wicket-keeping improved steadily and became very useful during the season. As a batsman he was disappointing, lacking real concentration. WYINTER. C19-QQ. Developed into a sound opening batsman with a very correct style, though he must overcome a tendency to walk in front of the wicket. Bowled well with a very good idea of length and took some useful wickets. Should have a very good season in 1943. TIQTRAULT, J. Developed well as a batsman with good scoring shots and a sound defence. VVas unlucky to miss two matches through injury. Fielded very well and keenly. FLEQTCHER. An erratic batsman who should have made runs but seldom did through pick- ing out the wrong ball to hit. A useful change bowler and very fair in the field. DOBSON. Made steady improvement as a batsman during the season and has a good de- fence. Will do well when he learns to score more freely off the loose ball. Fielded well. lV1ORlSON. Showed promise both as batsman and bowler but will improve more quickly if he takes the game a little more seriously. Inclined to be slack in the field. INIATHEWSON. Owed his place on the team to his keenness and he began to show promise as a batsman. Fair in the field. BTCLENNAN. A batsman with good scoring strokes but weak in defence. Fielding very fair. GRAY. Came into the side as a result of his keenness and achievements on the Under 13 Team. Shows real promise as bowler and batsman, but must learn to keep the ball on the ground when driving past mid-on and mid-off. F. G. P. l4ll K SICIAYYN HOUSI-I SCIIOUI, NI.-XKQAZINIC wr?-'.,v V 'Q - - . 4 , . ,. ., , 4, .. U, i'1'E ,.. ,f 41- 4-4.4. f. 'ff -1' I' . . ,.. ... !.n1.f1ug : XY. IJ mlm-ll, J. Uuhxnn, C. XYinrcr, J. 'l'C-rralulr, -I. Kiraly, K. Nuwcnrnb. ufrf.'ug .4 Ki. '.L'hINLll1, .X VIQQTTJLIII, nl, Klmrixmn, IJ, Klcfxlnxrur, S. Kar, li. -IQLIXIWT, If. Bronfmzln. lfUO'l'B.-Xl,l 14142 l'NDP.R I5 Tr: mx. PM-x'r.f 11,011 171112011 1.011 ,XSHBPRY 4 4 U 3, 5. 4 I Ks I.. C L' 4 I VXDFR I3 Run. l'f11.v1'.f l1'm1 1,711 CII l,r1.f.' B. C. S. 4 I U S. H. 5. 4 I U I.. L' L' 4 H 4 H31 For 24 w K1 N For fl lm U Gmzff . 'lgni 71 .ff U I4 I rw fffulfj , lgfzimf I I l l Pair 3 W W Poi: lx In U lf! 115 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 This year two leagues were formed, the first for the Lnder 15 teams of Ashbury, L. C. C. and S. H. S. and the second for the Under I3 teams of L. C. C., B. C. S., and S. H. S. The schools competing all played home and away matches, counting 2 points for a win and I for a draw. Mr. YYanstall very kindly presented a cup for competition by the Under 13 teams and we understand that Ashbury is providing one for the Linder IS. We began the season without any of last year's colours and we missed them sadly. The new members played up with excellent spirit, however, and we had two exciting and closely fought games with L. C. C., losing the tirst and winning the second, by the margin ofone goal in each case. Ashbury we found a different proposition, and they beat us soundly in both games and are to be congratulated on winning the competition, scoring I-I goals in their -l matches without being scored on themselves. Their team, made up mostly of English boys, played most delightful football and it is to be hoped our own players protited from the object lesson provided them. Our Under I3 team with seven new players did very well indeed to go through the season unbeaten and tie with B. C. S. on points, but the latter won the cup by reason of their better goal average and we should like to congratulate them on their success in the first year of the competition. MATCHES Thurs. Oct. lst. LYNDER 15 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. A Lost I-2. S. H. S. played up well in the first half and Winter scored to put us in the lead. After half time the L. C. C. outside right was not marked closely enough and he set up two goals for L. C. C. to give them the victory, in an exciting game. After the match colours were awarded to Tetrault, J., lYinter and Gray. Sat. Oct. 3rd, LYNDER 15 v. Ashbury at Royal Ave. 7 Lost O-4. In this game S. H. S. seemed unable to get going, the marking was poorand there was too much mis-kicking by the backs and halves. Only a very good performance by Dobson kept down the score and he was awarded his colours after the game. Thurs. Oct. 22nd. LVNDER 15 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. - Won Zfl. S. H. S. started slowly and L. C. C. scored First and held their lead till half time. In the second half, with L. C. C. putting the ball through their own goal to equalise the score, S. H. S. suddenly came to life, and, with Winter scoring the winning goal, controlled the play for the rest of the game. Colours were awarded to Newcomb and Dobell. Sat. Oct. 2-ith. LvNDER 15 v. Ashbury at Ottawa. f Lost 0-7. YYith the wind in our favour and Dobson playing well in goal we held the strong Ashbury side scoreless up till half-time. In the second half we were outplayed by a faster and more experienced team, though a little more determination on our part towards the end of the game might have kept the score down somewhat. l43l Sl-1I.WVN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 'l'hurs. Oct. Sth. l'NDER I3 v. L. C. C. on the Mountain. - XYon 345. ln the first half Mchlaster scored for S. H. S. and after the interval, Black K. and Bronfman P. .-Xlthough we won by three goals, the team work in this game was not entirely satisfactory, and too many chances were lost in front of goal. Gray and Newcomb were best for S. H. S. Sat. Oct. l7th. UNDER I3 v. B. C. S. at Royal .-Xve. f Drawn I-l. With the slope in our favour we pressed hard in the first half, and rather against the run of the play but through faulty marking on our part, B. C. S. drew LeMessurier out of goal to score and change over leading lil. In the second half Taylor scored for S. H. S. to tie the score after good play by Ponsonby and McMaster. Our defence and halves played strongly but the combination of the forwards was only fair, with McMaster the best of the line. Thurs. Oct. 29th. LVNDER I3 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. -- VVon l-0. .-ls B. C. S. had defeated L. C. C. 5-0 the previous Saturday we needed a handsome victory to swell our goal average. In the first halfour forwards had many chances to score, but possibly through over anxiety wasted them all. In the second half we played better and Black K. scored the winning goal. Taylor, Gray, Newcomb and McMaster played well for S. H. S. Sat. Oct. 3lst. LlNDER I3 v. B. C. S. at Lennoxville. f Drawn l-l. VVith a victory necessary to give us the cup, S. H. S. started very strongly and with McMaster scoring in the first few minutes, we crossed over leading l-O. The second halfwas most exciting with both sides going all-out and having equal opportunities. Finally five minutes from the end B. C. S. scored the equalising goal after pressing hard. This was the best game of the season and both sides combined well. Taylor made some line runs and centres at outside right, Gray, Newcomb and Mclxlaster again played well and LeMessu- rier was sound in goal. Thurs Nov. Sth. LVXDER ll v. L. C. C. on the Mountain. - Lost 0f2. This game between two very young sides was closely fought, but while most of our players were good individually, team work was lacking, and L. C. C. showing a little more dash, scored twice. Bovey and Ballon were best for S. H. S. l44l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1945 SOCCER HXES In the final, lNIorison's team beat Gault's by 3-2. Morison's team :-Pollock, Magor, Bronfman C., Holmes, Chipman 2, Calder. CHARACTERS DOBSON. Q19-121. CGOalj. Developed into a very sound keeper this year, cleared quickly and had a safe pair of hands. TETRAULT, J. C19-125. lFul! backl Capt. Moved back from the forward line, he played a strong defensive game, clearing well and reliably. DOBELL. C19-UQ. CFM! backl. Played some useful games and tackled well but was not entirely sound in his clearances. Should practise trapping and steadying the ball. Nswcoiua. C19-ID. CRighl lzaffj. Always went hard throughout the game. Fed his for- wards well and marked his wing carefully. GRAY. Cl942D. CCentre hayl. Filled this important position very capably considering his age. Always played all-out and used his head well in both senses. BRONFMAN, E. CLJI lzalfj. Improved considerably during the season. Tackled and passed well but was handicapped by lack of speed. TAYLOR. follliilit' righlj. Gained useful experience this year and should be valuable next season. Is fast and was beginning to centre well. Should practise taking corners lNIClhI.-KSTER. Unside riglztb. YYent hard always and was quite fast but missed too many opportunities when in front of goal. Should practise controlling the ball and shooting on the run. YYINTER. C19-125. CCentreforu'zzrd,l. Played with plenty of dash and was always dangerous when in front of goal. Fed his forwards well, and with more weight should have a very successful season next year. KER. Clnxide lqflj. A real trier who would be verv useful if he had more speed. Can use his head, but needs to practise shooting with both feet. Moiusox. Clnxide Zeflj. A clever player who controlled the ball well and could shoot, but who did not play hard enough to secure a regular place on the team. LEHMAN. COulside lcyftj. Moved to this position from left half and, although not very fast, showed improved form, playing hard and getting some good centres across. TfTRAL'LT, A. COul5ide Zqftj. An unfortunate player who did not shine in trial games and so was a trifie unlucky not to play in more matches. Centred well and with a little more speed would be very useful. F. G. P. l45l Sl'.I,XYYN IlOl'Sl' BLHUUI, NI.-khAZ.fXl'. l rnml.ijf!1n lcltlfflf : ii. See-lx, li. Xexvemnls, l'. llnlland, lftlg. Brnntiman, Al. Duhmn, l,. li xnlt lCllY TKIIUI l'ntler l5 li ll Vllflflll . . I 'II-ttanlt, li. laylrir, YY. D.-ht-ll, j. Nlnriwri. H O C li lf Y Pffznvtvf 11 'nu 5 2 2 2 l l 8 5 lf! 1.1111 w ,X ll ll 'Q ,S frllllfj For .lgzzinxf I9 29 l-I 3 fm 2 39 3-l -This year the severity ul' the winter permitted lioekev to continue practin ills xx Ullf intetruptiun till the end uf lfelwiaiary on the Sclmnl Rink and well into Marth If Coliseum. We cheerfully oliserveil the request uf the Government to avoid unnetessirx travelling for sports purpmes and restriutetl our tixture list to matches in Montrel The Sclimil Team, apart lrmn a mnml heating in the ret urn game against I C C , e - gave a guild aeuniiit of itaelt' in the other matches, and several players developer in 1 very l 46 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942- I9-43 promising manner. The most encouraging fact about the hockey, however, was the per- formance of the Linder I3 team. This team was the strongest we have had for a number of years and was well equipped in every position. Incidentally, it is worth while to note in passing that the last time any Selwyn l-'ouse Linder 13 Team was defeated was in October 19-ll when we narrowly lost to B. C. S. in a soccer game by the score ofO-I. Since that time, through two hockey, one cricket and one soccer season, the Linder 13 Teams have played ten matches in all, winning 7 and tieing 3. Their success has been due as much to their excellent team spirit as to their actual ability and they are also to be congratulated on the sporting manner in which they have conducted themselves both on and off the Held. In recognition of the enthusiasm shown by Forms I and 2 an Cnder ll match was arranged against L. C. C. which resulted in a victory for S. H. S. by 6-2, several players showing encouraging form. MATCHES Feb. 2nd. LTXDER 15 v. L. C. C. at Loyola. f Lost lei This was a very good game. L. C. C. scored once in the first period. Fdgar Bronf- man tied it up before L. C. C. went ahead with two more goals. The last period was score- less, our defence holding well. Gault played an outstanding game on the defence ably assisted by Dobson, but the forwards, though good individually, lacked combination and did not make the most of their opportunities. Feb. Sth. LTNDER 15 v. Cniversity School at the Coliseum. - Won 5--l. We began by scoring against ourselves, but at the end of the lst period we led 3-I on goals by Tetrault, J. C21 and Holland. Bronfman, F. scored during the 2nd period and Gault during the third, when, with only one goal separating the teams, the game became most exciting. In this match the passing of the forwards was good. Colours were awarded to Dobson. Feb. 25th. LYNDER I5 v. University School at the Coliseum. - Lost 2-5. In this game, although we had as much of the game territorially as our opponents, our defence was not as sound as usual. Cniversity School led throughout, and, with their goalkeeper playing an outstanding game, only Holland and Gault were able to score for S. H. S. Feb. 29th. LQNDER 15 v. L. C. C. at the Coliseum. - Lost -1-12. In this game we underrated our opponents and elected to play offensive hockey against a team considerably better equipped in this direction than ourselves. After an even lst period, when with smarter goal-keeping we might have been on level terms, the team fell apart badly, and although sporadic attacks brought us -I goals by Holland CZQ, Tetrault, and Taylor, we were unable to prevent L. C. C. scoring at the rate of3 for I. Colours were awarded to Holland and Tetrault, J., who, with Taylor, were the best of the forwards. l47l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE March 27th. LTNDER 15 v. Lniversity School at the Forum. - Won 7-5. S. H. S. started strongly and Tetrault, and Gault scored in the lst period. lvith the forward lines combining well, we went further ahead on goals by Holland, Bronfman, E. and Tetrault, J. to lead 5-l at the end of the 2nd period. University fought back strongly, however, and put in -lf goals while Holland was scoring his second for us, to make the score 6-5, before Tetrault, I. made the game safe with his third goal of the morning. Hallward played a good game in goal especially during the first two periods, and the team as a whole gave a very sa isfactory display. Colours were awarded to Bronfman, E., Morison and Dobell. Feb. llth. LWNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at the Coliseum. f VVon 6-2. In the lst period Gray and Bronfman, P. C23 sent us into a 3-0 lead. Black, K. scored in the 2nd period and Taylor and Molson in the last. The two L. C. C. goals were the result of breakaways. Our defence players Molson and Bronfman, P. played very well and Taylor and Gray were the best of the forwards. Feb. 27th. LlNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at Royal .-Xve. - XYon S-l. With the return of McMaster we had out our strongest team. We started slowly in the lst period, at the end of which the score was I-l. In the 2nd and 3rd periods the forwards really got going, each one joining in the scoring. Goals were scored by Taylor 122, Kingman Ill, Gray, McMaster, Black, K. and Newcomb, and only an outstanding per- formance by Heward in the L. C. C. net prevented an even higher score in our favour. Feb. 26th. LlNDER ll v. L. C. C. at Redpath St. - Won 6-2. Our team was divided equally between Forms l and 2, and the honours were even, with each form scoring 3 goals. Campbell and Ballon scored 2 each, and Bovey and Bar- tholomew l apiece, but all played well and contributed to the victory. HOCKEY PHYS In the finals played at the Coliseum on March 13th, Taylor's team beat Gault's by Zfl as the result of an outstanding performance by Taylor himself. Taylor's team :f Bronfman, P., Lehlessurier, Marler, Black, .-X., McNaughton 1, Shaw. ln a second game the Sixth Form beat the Rest of the School 6-l. CHARACTERS SEELY. lGoa!l. Played some good games early in the season but became very inconsistent later, moving too slowly on many of the shots that beat him. GAt'L'r. U9-ll-2-Sl. lDc:fE7l.ffl Capt. The outstanding player on the team, he got through a tremendous amount of work, and overcame a tendency to get cheap penalties. Captained the team very well. l43l FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 19-I2 - 1'.'-43 Dofssox. C1942-35. llltjfefzcej. A sound player who used his head well and was dithcult to get by. :Xlso opened up the game well and passed to advantage. DOBELL. C1942-33. Clicfefzrej. Improved considerably as a puck-carrier and developed a good shot. Inclined to overdo his poke-check, which was not always effective. HOI.l..AND. C19-13 7. CCe11frel. The most improved player on the side, he skated fast, had a powerful shot, and was deadly in front of the net. Could improve his game still further by better defensive work at centre ice and by marking his man more care- fully. TAYLOR. U9-ll-3 J. lRz'gh1 Ifingl. :X very game player who justified the high opinion formed of him last year. A fast skater and a good stick-handler who went hard both ways. Captained the Under 13 team excellently. NIORISON. Q19-12-3 Al. lLrjff ll'ingJ. Did not show to full advantage in matches, but he only needs more determination to turn him into a good all-round player, as the necessary ability is there. BRONFMAN, E. 119435. lCFlll7'6 and dtyfwzrel. A defence player who was also moved up to centre the second line, which he did with considerable success. Improved his stick handling, checked well, and generally made the most of his scoring opport- unities. NEXK'COMB. fRigh! llfingl. A light player who did not show to the best advantage against the heavier teams, but who improved his game all round and passed accurately and unselhshly. TIQTRAULT, H943 l. lLfj'f Ifvlillfl. :X slow skater, he nevertheless made the very best use of any opportunities to score and was a very useful player to have on the team. The following played in one or more matches. MAGOR. CGUIIKJ. Made some good saves, but is not really keen enough on the position to excel at it. LEHMAN. lDcy'enreJ. :X much improved player this year, he checked well, but his slow skating handicaps him under the present system of defensive play. KER. CRigl1f Hfifzgl. Very keen and always played hard but is not yet very fast and must practise his shooting. GRAY. CLUY f1'ingl. A promising player who went hard both ways but must learn to combine better with the other forwards. HALLWARD. CGOzzfl. Played in the final match and provided the team with the best goal- keeping of the season. MCMASTER. lC'mlrej. XYas unfortunately out of the game through illness for a consider- able time. Skated much faster this year, and checked as usual with obvious enjoy- ment. Shooring not yet up to the rest of his game. F. G. P. l49l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE THE RED CROSS HE Red Cross has been operating for over seventy live years. Ever since 1919, the Red Cross has become larger, both in membership, and in the amount of good work that it is doing. Whilst its primary purpose is to care for the sick the wounded and prisoners in time of war, in time of peace wherever there is a great disaster such as a Hood, an earthquake, an epidemic, a great Fire etc., the Red Cross is on the job to relieve human suffering. In time of war it renders such services as, obtaining information for anxious families about missing soldiers and prisoners of war, establishing contact between them, delivering letters, sending parcels to war prisoners, maintaining Red Cross hospitals, providing nurses and medicines of all kinds and general relief for the sick and the wounded. .-X great development is the Red Cross Blood Donor Service, which has saved thou- sands upon thousands of lives on the battlefield. Stations are maintained at a great many places, where men and women come to offer a pint or more of blood. This blood goes through a special process, and in the end finds its way to the battle-fronts in sealed con- tainers, and there wounded soldiers suffering from shock are given blood transfusions, which save them from death, until they can be transferred to nearby hospitals for treat- ment. The Red Cross is an International Organization, with branches and societies in nearly every country in the world, and their work is recognized and given protection by agreement and understanding between all the nations. It has millions of members in many countries who give small sums of money in time of peace, and much larger sums in time of war, because the need is so much greater. .-Xfter the last war, the Red Cross set up permanent hospitals in many countries, to care for soldiers who were gassed and otherwise disabled. It also provided for training disabled men to enable them to make a partial living for themselves, gave assistance to war widows and orphans, and established homes for those who were permanently disabled. It also SCIH food and medical supplies to European countries during the famines and epi- demics, which took place after the war was over. One can get an idea of the enormous work carried on by the Red Cross, by the fact that at the present time a campaign is being conducted in the United States, with an objective of fl25,000,000 and in Canada, with an objective of 510,000,000 These amounts are for one year only, and Red Cross campaigns always reach their objectives, because everybody is proud to have a hand in the great work which it carries on for humanity. P. F. B., Form 5. l50l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-1943 THE YEAR ll 'arm .fzmznzfr d4z'v.v 111106 PKISIFIII zzway, lfifh 'weakelziflg of the .mn',r .vlroug nz-v. The skim are grzznv, Ihr 'wimz' it fofd, .J .vigil the 'rear if g7'0'ZL'i7l,2' ofd. Soon in file air the .mow a'i!!f1',v. .ind on 1116 lziflf amz' caffqvs Xie 5 The falter amz' .flrezzmx wilffroren be, .ind ffIt'lI,J flze fimefm' .rkzzfe am! rki. B111 focelv .rpring will mmf agzzizz, Ilwifh Lriffimzl .fun and gflllfc' min g Jim' bunk ici!! bursf amz' birdf ici!! Jing To twfmflze bark the gforiozu spring. S. K., Form 5. THE WAR-19-L2 ANUARY lst 1943 was certainly a better New Year's day for the Allies than the year before. On January Ind. 1943, we captured Bardia. On January Ind. 1943 we were marching on Tripoli. Of course, at that time, the United States had just been at war a month and since she joined the Allies, we have naturally done much better. Last summer it looked as though the Axis were going to take all of Egypt, but luckily for us they failed. The Russians were being slowly pushed from the Caucasus and else- where. On May 6th Corregidor in the Philippines fell. Then slowly we began our offensive. On October 25th the Eighth Army began its march to Tripoli. On November 7th the Allies invaded Algiers and French Morocco. The marines invaded the Solomon Islands in August. Lastly the Russians began their winter oifensive. So now we stand in a better position than at any other time in the war, except for the submarine menace, which can keep us from invading Europe, and therefore possibly could bring the war to a stalemate. For this reason thousands of Allied bombers Hy over France to bomb the submarine bases. The highlight ofthe year, and the war also for Canada, was the attack on Dieppe on August 19th where -122 Canadians died, and 1,6-I0 are missing. Anybody who heard or read Major the Reverend A. Sabourin's speech will see the spirit of the boys who went over to iight on French soil. So, as we Hght in the fourth year of war, we hope that soon the enemy will surrender, and that we shall have a complete victory. M. C. M., Form -l. l5ll IO SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE THR MEMORY OF NIR. 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M., Form 1 g SELWYN HOl'SE SCHOOL MAGAZINE OLD BOYS' NEWS ' BISHOIVS COLLEGE SCHOOL, LENNOXYILLE .Yfniar .llrllriwfariorz : Domis, S. Head boy at Chapman House. Cadet Lieut., Corps, Znd. Rugby, working hard for Matric. 61h Sl'ft'71ff'.' AIRD, P. A head boy. lst. Football Team. lst. Hockey. French Club. IAIAI.l.W.-KRD, H. Ind. Football Team. Does well in class. Debating Society. HAM!-sox, R. A head boy. lst. Football Team. lst. Hockey. lYon Senior cross-country race. Science Club. Peck, -I. A head boy. lst. lfootball Team. lst. Crease Hockey. Science Club. 6111 .1frf.v: Pl'rrlEl.n. lst. Football Team. lst. Hockey. lst. Cricket. Players' Club. Form 5 f .1 l .- TDOBELI., T. ind. Team Football. YVon Junior cross-country race. Broke record by 512 min. Midgets Hockey. Came first during Christmas term, but unfortunately because of illness he was unable to do exams. Players' Club. Form 4 .1' .- Brzoxriuax, E. Sth. Football. Midgets Hockey. Carpentry Club. DAY, B. Midgets Hockey. Players' Club. Does well. Other Old S.H.S. boys at B.C.S. are :- lfrnss, XYHITEHEAD, Comix, D. STRLHVHERS, C. WANKLYN, TXTACKENZIE, R. STEVENSON, D. Sroksk, Born, C1-1R1s'r1E. I TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, PORT HOPE Form 6-.1 l : BOVEY, C..-LQ. House officer. Middleside Ski-team. Record staffg 3d football. Form 6-.J 2 .' GooDAi.i,, R.G.W. Prefect. lst. Team football. Captain of Hockey. Squash team. Form Sa! l .- CARI.isi.E, A.l'i. Sacristan. Dfxwsow, Y. Band. Littleside Hockey. Dossm., P.C. Bigside football. Middleside Hockey. McLENNAN,H. Sacristan. 2nd.Ski-team. PA'rERsoN,,l..-X. Sacristan. Ind. in form. Library. President. Political Science Club. Form 5:1 2: BLACK, E.P. Middleside football. Ski-team. Vice-president of class. Political Science Club. Record Staff. I..-xwsox, j.P. lxiORGAN,TD.Tv. hliddleside football. hliddleside Hockey. Sacristan. Squash team. lYinner of '1',C.S. Tennis Championship. l5+l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1942-19-13 Form -I-.1 l : A A. TNIATHEXVSON, A. lst. in class. PENFIELD, J. lnd. in class. Znd. Ski-team. Form 4-.1 2 .- CURRIE, G. PATERSON, R.C. Littleside football. REFORD, E.B.NI.S. Form 3-.J .- SUTHERLAND, M.B. Band. Middleside Hockey. ffunior School .- BEAMISH and AYELSFORD. UPPER CANADA COLLEGE Form 5-.1': CHIPMAN, .Associate Editor ol' The College Times . Acted in Iolanthe . Played House Rugby, and Hockey. Seaton's House. Form 4-.1 .- SCOTT, C.F. Librarian one of The Times numerous assistant editors. Acted in Iolanthe . MOYSE, Played House Soccer and Hockey. Seaton's House. LOWER CANADA COLLEGE Form 5-B .- GIBLIN. Does very well in class. BUCHANAN. Senior Soccer. ROBERTSON, G. School Orchestra. Form 4-.1 : ROBERTON, D. Junior football. TNIUNTREAL HIGH SCHOOL Form ll-B : B1Gi'1.L, H. Top Science class. Working very hard. Form 10-B : MACDERMOT, C. First year. Doing well. Science course. Form ll-D : MACDOUGALL, M. First year. Form 11:17 : BALLON, First year. Top Latin Class. Class President. Co-Captain Senior Rugby Team. City All-Star Rugby Team. Lead in School Play. Class Basketball and Class Swimming. High Y Sergeant, Air Cadets. l55l SPILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE AVESTNIOCNT HIGH SCHOOL COI.IN FLDER is leading the Selwyn House boys in the IOth Year, and in the year's exami- nations, his averages have been consistently within the first three of a class of 34. ln addition, he is a member of the Air Cadet Corps. -JOHN WIAPPIN is doing well, and in recent examinations, he placed hfth out of a class Of 3-l boys. FRED TEEs is a member of the W. H. S. Air Cadets, and was also the manager Of the Senior B. Hockey Team. TDONALD PATTERSON is doing well in his studies, and is taking part in Class Debates. J. FETHERs'I'oNHAt'OH is in llth year, and is acquitting himself very creditably in the classroom, as well as taking a keen interest in the Air Cadet Corps. P. KIRKGAARD and O. GARNEAU are also at Westmount High School, and are actively engaged in school and Outside interests. .ALAN PATTERSON is in the llth Year, and is getting along well in his studies, as well as being a member of the Dramatics and Debating Society. He also is one of West- mount High's skiers, being a member of the Skigulls. - MCGILI. NOTES - Each year of war we Find it increasingly difiicult to keep accurate and up-to-date records Of Old boys. The following, however, were all listed for courses at McGill at the beginning Of this academic year, although several have since joined the Armed Forces. BALLON, EDWARD B. A. GERD, ROBERT B. Sc. BYERS, PAL I. D. Med. HL'T'CHIXS, GEORGE B. Sc. QBAPE, DAVID G. BI. B. Sc. KER, THOMAS B. Sc. CHEvNEv, KENNETH B. Com LEACOCR, STEPHEN Grad. School CSHIPM.-XX, :ANTHONY B. A. LExvIs, JOHN BI. B. Sc. CL'I.vER, D.AVID B. Sc. BIAsoN, WILLIAAI B. Sc. DODDS, JOHN W. B. Sc. PALMER, AY.-ALTER B. Sc. FLDER, JOHN B. Sc. PATCH, COLIN B. Sc. lfI.ExIING, W'II.I.IAxI B. Com. PERRA1'I.T, CHARLES B. Eng. FLOOD, CFERENCE B. Sc. RAXISEY, .ARCHER B. Eng. fi.-XL'I.'l', BIATHEXY HENRY B. Sc. STENYART, W'II.I.IAIxI B. C. L. GOLDBLOOITI, RICHARD B. Sc. STRONG, W'II.I.IArvI B. Sc. GoI.DBI.OOxI, AJICTOR Med. 'IJETRAL'L'I', ROBERT B. Eng. LTYRD, FRANR B. Sc. AY.-XNKLYN, 13.-'AVID B. Eng. 56 AUTOGRAPHS KY. , I ,J 0 1 w ', V -. . I l I I '? 'L' k n.',g'1v.i .., .r-, '. . ,.-'- U ,-J lr I 'L- ' 1 I - 1 W I 5 ff Q , .- mg..-M - .1 ...ri .--lm ' v I ' 4 5 I f , em F ,I , J- ' X- X 1 w, it - 1,- W.. I H -q