Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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