Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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