Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1944 volume:

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Hnpe, R.C.A.l-'. lnt bl. K.'Inl1mrwn, R.C.A.l . missing Pllnt UHieer bl. lf. Cwl1C'Vi1llC'I', R.C..-Ll . Pilnr Uflieer Patrick C. Little, R.C..-X.l . Se1ge:1ntXY .Mi R. l'. Burke, R.C.,N.lf. lflr. Sergeant Philip YY. lhvis, R..-X.l9. lflr. SCl'gt'ilI1f.l. P. C. Gtmlnn, R.C.A.lf. Sergeant Olwserver P. G. Leslie, R.C..-Ml . I, I.ieut Lient leur. Nl. G. Nl Prisoner of war ntlmer, The Black Wnrelm, lAt'ter Dieppe 'J . Daniel Dnlmeny, R,C..-X.l5. Lifter Dieppej .'l'. Nl. BllI'UI'l.'lQl1C Blzlcla Wlglrcll. I.lCllf. D. l.l. Dnvxes, R,C.N.Y.R. SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAz1N -4- Yui, ln, FUR THIN. SCHUHI, YIMXR V113 N41 Min FUNNY, IW-Q3 4 -xf.l7li1,. 1k' : D. Xfiw, li. 'l'.1yI41r, I1 Briwntininn .V:1f,'ng: -I. lj in.1n, P. Bi-nnfin.m, K. XL-ncniiih. SCHGGL NGTES Wie L'HNgI'1lfLliLlI'lf rlie fuiliiwiiig nn their deuiixlrifiiix : ' Lzipr. D. W. Mclean 11115 been :awarded the Nlilirziry Qrnw. Fe um with rlie i P.P.C.I,.l. egiriy in the war, jnining that regiment fnnn the Xciiiil LiI1iYCI'NlTf' C.fJ.'l'.C xlllhitll' C. KI. Drury has been zlwalrded the Nl.B.I'i. Q I,ieut. XY. R. Yyriglir, R.C.N.Y.R. received the l5.S.C. Fe wax severely miunded Fit. Lieur. H. H. Nciixwurtliy' R.C.A.l-'., wus decnixited with the gnld npeixlriiiiiil wings :ir Iglcliine un ilziiuiury 29th. Ill SIQIAYYY HOUSE SCHUUI. NI.-HSAZINF We note the following promotions :F- l.ieut. Comindr. J. A. .I. Dunn Lantier, R.C.N.Y.R., from I.ieut. He was formerly .-X.D.C. to I.ord 'I'weedsmuir, and has been twice torpedoed. l,ieut. Comindr. john lfric Harrington, R.C.N.V.R., from Lieut. He is Captain of a Corvette, on the North .-Xtlantic Convoy. l.ieut. Donald Jackson Dodds, R.C.N.Y.R., from Sub. Lieutenant. Ik iii Iii Capt. Con. Harrington, R.C..-X., is now in Italy. Sub. I.ieut. Roy Hastings, R.C.N.V.R., is Signals Officer on a Canadian Mine- sweeper. 51 4: 5: lf. O. lfdward Hugessen, R.C..-MF., attached 683 Squadron R.A.l ., has been doing reconnaissance with the R..-Ll . since last July. He was stationed in Malta for live months and during the invasion of Sicily was making daily flights over the invasion territory. His present whereabouts are unknown, but he has recently moved from Malta because, as he says, there is not enough war about here now. Hew Scott is a l.ie-ut. in the R.C..-X. 751 IF l.ieut. R. A. lRobin5 Lindsay is at No. 2 Transit Camp flnfantryj, Debert, NS., while Pilot Officer J. B. lnlefll l,indsay is overseas with the R.C..-Xl . Qnd l.ieut. Stewaii O'Brien is now in Canada waiting for active service with the R.C..-X. It will be remembered that his brother Billy was severely injured. 'l'oinmy Brainerd is now Lieut. Commander, R.C.N.V.R. :ll fi iii J. Tlionipson has completed his live -iumps and is now a paratrooper. We are very glad to hear that YY.O.2 George Stairs, R.C..-LF., has made Z1 successful recovery from a flying accident. He is now on his way overseas. :ls Ii: fir Lieut. lan Barclay, R.C.N.Y.R., has paid us a visit. After two year's Mediterranean experience K.-Xlirica, Sicily, ltalyfl, he has enjoyed a short spell of leave. His invasion barge was first across the Straits of Nlessina. as ik lfddie Ballon, lSub-Lieut. R.C.N.Y.R.,J is at Saskatoon, Sask. F51 34 :ii Sub. Lieut. CAD Dennis Stairs, R.C.N.Y.R., is with S26 Squadron. He came top in his course, and is doing interesting work as an observer, about which we should like to be able to tell you. Ill FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 Bob Hampson and Chris YYanklyn are at R.C.N.C., Royal Roads, B.C., as Cadets, as also is Jimmie Paterson whom we congratulate on having come second in the Dominion Entrance Examination. Sli Pl! Pk Trooper David VVanklyn was at A.R.T.C., Dundurn, Sask. and is now on his way overseas. Pk PF PF Lieut. YV. N. Barclay, 32nd Canadian Reece. Regt. CR.M.R.D, is overseas and has recently been on leave in Ireland. if if Pll F. O. H. Morgan, R.C.A.F., Transport Division, has been overseas for some time. He has been flying bombers to B.N.A. from England. Ili Pk FF Roger Hutchins, who is an AB., R.C.N.Y.R., is now training in H.NI.C.S. Cornwallis . Lieut. Donald Dodds is now anti-submarine officer aboard H.fXI.C.S. -ff4- His brother, Stanley, is an O.S., training in H.NI.C.S., Cornwallis. l' Dk Dk wk Flight Lieut. John F. Magor has returned to the Pacific coast for patrol duty, after being a liaison officer for the R.C.A.F., in Seattle, VVashington. JF Ili if Lieut. Lincoln S. Magor is overseas with an anti-tank regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery. Pilot Officer Robert F. Magor recently received his wings and commission in the R.C.A.F., at Centralia, Ontario. Ik Pk X Sergt. R. Benton Jackson is serving on the Intelligence Stall' at N.D.H.Q., Ottawa. FF 51 ,F Sergt. D. G. McConnell has been commissioned Pilot Officer. He received his wings at St. Hubert and was Honour Student of his class. Pk 34 bk On graduating from Bishop's Cniversity in 1941 Lieut. C. L. Tomlinson enlisted for training as a Tank officer. That year he received his commission in the Canadian Grenadier Guards, 22nd Armoured Regiment. He has been overseas for two years as Regimental Signal OH'icer. His brother Lieut. Dick Tomlinson graduated from Bishop's University last June and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. After com- pleting his training at Brockville he was transferred to Chemical Xvarfare Services and is now at the Experimental Scientific Station in Alberta. l3l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Pilot Officer R. W. CLeighJ Ronalds has been commissioned in the R.C.A.F. on graduation at No. l S.lf.'l'.S., Camp Borden. bk Bk Ik XYhilst spending his leave at Tremblant, Bill Strong now in the R.C.A.F., came second in Class A of the Taschereau ski-race. He missed the winning place by a fraction ofa second. Pk Pk Ck G. H1 S. CSandyl Mills who obtained his B. A. at Bishop's University in I9-l3 has graduated as Sub-Lieut. from H.M.C.S. Kings, the oHieer's training centre at Halifax. n.P.n f- 1 i urn oid, wio was previously at Mtbill lniversity is also a Sub-Lieut. in the R.C.N.V.R. IEC Pk Prob. Sub. Lieut. R. F. D. Savage, R.C.N.V.R., is a recent graduate of H.M.C.S. Kings, officers' training centre at Halifax. His brother Capt. XY. K. A. Savage is on active service with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Italy. :lf We read in the Ashburian that XV. YY. Chipman has been promoted to Lieu- tenant-Commander in the R.C.N.Y.R. and C. lf. Pacaud, and L. G. YY. Schlemm to Lieu- tenant. A. G. M. Schlemn isa Sub-Lieutenant inthe R.C.N.V.R. ln the Army C. A.Hersey is a Znd Lieutenant in the Canadian Armoured Corps, and Douglas Cowans, now a Captain in the Canadian Armoured Corps, has been seriously ill overseas. Lieut. A. C. Scrimger, graduated from McGill C.O.T.C., is now serving in England with the 29th Armoured Reece. Regt., South Alberta Regt. ik ik 34 lfurther recent promotions are those of Captain Donald N. Byers, overseas with the Ind Canadian Heavy A.A. Regiment, R.C.A., to Major, and of Lieut. Philip Mac- kenzie, who has been overseas for two years with the Black YYatch, to Captain. To the latter and his family we express our sympathy over the recent death of Phil's father, the late Major Philip Mackenzie, M.C. who served with the P.P.C.L.I. in the last Yvar. 41 Ili 2? YVe regret to report the death, as a prisoner of the Japanese, of H. de G. Domville, Flt. Lt. R.C.A.l ., father of Al. Domville, lform Z., to whose family we extend our sympathy. rk PF All friends of the late Mr. C. T. Anstey will be sorry to learn of the death of his sister, Miss lrileanor Mary Anstey. l4l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 Amongst recent marriages we note those of Flt. Lieut. Hugh Norsworthy, R.C.A.F., Happy Day, Sub. Lieut. R.C.N.V.R., and L. McDougall, now a Lieut. in the R.C.A.S.C. Flying Officer Antony D. Chapman, who was a Lecturer at McGill before the war, was married in Birmingham, England, in December. Lieut. John Hampson, 7th Recce. Regi- ment, 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars, Canadian Army Overseas, was mar- ried at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal on February llth. Second Lieut. YY. T. Stewart was also married in February. Congratulations to Tim Burgess who came second in third year Medicine at McGill. He will join the R.C.A.M.C. The Headmaster has received a very appreciative letter from the Earl of Bessborough, formerly Governor General of Canada. George Ponsonby is now preparing for Eton. James Prest, after leaving us last year, went to Winchester School, Fngland, whilst his brother Michael is head boy at his Prep. School, and hopes to enter the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, N.S. Charles XYinter and Hugh Sassoon left us recently for Eton, and Billy YYinter has now sailed for England also. P? if PF Roger XYalker is now at Streete Court School, Somerset, after travelling to England via the United States and Lisbon. Congratulations to J. Tetrault on winning a scholarship at l..C.C. l,Free tuition for two years.l PK PF ii The sum of 5371.91 has been subscribed in War Savings Stamps by 67 boys of the Senior School. This figure represents the sum contributed up to the beginning of February. Forty boys wrote the examination on Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer or Huckle- berry Finn , the two books which were set for holiday reading. The prize was won by Magor who chose Huckleberrv Finn. 5 7 . 54 wk X Parents will be interested to see a sample of the more than 60 films which have been shown to the boys during the month from the middle of November to the Christmas holi- days. Life Cycle of a Plant. Camera Thrills in YYildest Africa. l5l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL IN1.-MSAZINE America's Call to Arms. Flowers at TVork. Ski Revels. Raising Air lfighters. Britain's Commandos in Action. .laps Bomb U.S.A. XYild Elephant Round-up. Italy Surrenders. Glacier National Park. Clyde Beatty's Animal Thrills. l.a Gare, Ca French educational filmj Sport Spellbinders. How Nature protects. Volcanoes in Action. British-Greek Victories. Native Africa. Axis Smashed in Africa. The French U . QAnother film in French, with sound, illustrating the proper pronunciation of the French U J Track Meet Thrills. Aida hy the Boston Symphony Orchestra Selections. A frica Pigmy Thrills. Rome. How Nature Protects Animals. News Parade of I9-ll. How Movies Move and Talk. String Choir. Fight for Fgypt. Here comes the Circus. PF Ili Pk The Headmaster has received the following letter from Blaikie Purvis in England. Dear Sir, I am at Pre-O.C.T.U., now, and hope to be at Sandhurst in a couple of weeksg from there in a matter of 6 or 7 months I might get my commission in the Scots Guards. This is the Royal Armoured Corps Pre-O.C.T.U. where spit and polish and attention to detail reign supreme. Reveille is at 6.00 A.lN1. and there is no hot water! The training here is : CEENERAI. TXTIIVFARY 'I'RAiNiNo-Map Reading, Drill, P. T., Weapon Training flnliantry YYeapons.l Diuvmo AND TXTAINTENANCE. - Driving trucks and motorcycles Cacross countryl and theory. GVNNERY. American and British Tank Guns. l6l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1043-1944 XYIRELESS. Morse, theory and procedure. We are all mixed up here : Canadian, Guards and all the British Line Regiments seem to be represented. R. S. M.s with 10 years service, are mixed with people like myself with five months. I was lucky enough to get ll days leave over Christmas which was very pleasant. London gets boring, but I am never there long enough to get bored I I miss ski-ing, naturally, but I hope you are having a good winter. How is Selwyn House getting on F I have met one or two people that I met at B.C.S. over here g I saw Ted Hugessen last summer, just of to Malta in a Spitfire. Please excuse this incoherent and scribbled note, but a crowded barrack room Csitting on one's bedl does not aid one's thought or writing. Well Lights out is iust going 7 c, . - ,Y Yours ever, B. P. Pk if if Bill May is a Lieutenant in the Army at Petawawa. PF if if Mike Little is a Lieutenant in the R.C.N.V.R. Pk Y PK Peter Grier is a Flight Lieutenant instructing in the R.C.A.F. and was recently married. BF PK PF Dickie Birks is a Sub-Lieutenant in the R.C.N.Y.R. and won second prize in his class at H.M.C.S. Kings, Halifax. .F ft ,F Arthur Billy Bishop is a Pilot Officer in the R,C.A.F. overseas Hying lighters. at ik at Dick Grier is a Lieutenant in the 27th Can. Arm. Regt. C.A.O. is ak Pk Gerry Hampson is with the 5th C.I.R.V. .2 as wk Andy Hersey, recently married, was at Camp Borden, Ont. wk at 4: John Hodge is a Sub-Lieutenant in the R.C.N.V.R. l7l SHLWYN HUFSH SCHOOL MAGAZINE-f David Hodgson is ll Suli-Lieutenant in the R.C.N.V.R. 34 as PK Tony hlaclier is a Sub-Lieutenant in the R.C.N.V.R. 'llcdtlv hlaclier is in the R.C.A.l+'. Pk iii if We hear that Hugh Norsworthy has flown Havocs, Mosquitoes, Beautighters, Spitfires, and is now on Tvphoons. Bob Sebag-hlonteliore is a Signalman in the R.C.C.S. overseas and was married not long ago. Lord Billy Shaughnessv and Hugh Mackenzie are Lieutenants in the Grenadier Regt. -lth Brigade, 4th Can. Armed Div. C.:X.U. wk Pk Sli john Shuter is with the R.C.A.F. George Winters, a Flying Oiiicer in the R.C.A.F.T.C. is Operational Officer at Nashville, Ten. lk Pk as Alistair lYregg is a Midshipman in the R.C.N.Y.R. if iii Pl! Ian McCuaig has recently joined the R.C.A.l+'. Pl! 7? 31 Stockwell Day is OS., R.C.N.V.R., at Deepbrook, NS. Eric Hutchison, who led his class at H.M.C.S. Kings, is now Sub-Lieut. R.C.N.V.R. 254 Pk if Guy Drummond is a Pilot Officer in the R.C..-LF. 154 YF FF Jacques Chevalier gave up his commission to get back on active duty with the R.C.N.Y.R. He is a radio operator overseas. Michel Chevalier gave up his commission to go overseas with the C. .-X. Lieut. John Kemp is with the Black YVatch, C..-XO. 7F H4 H4 Dave Culver is a Private in the Army, trying to remuster to the R.C..-LF. l9l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943- 1944 David Lewis is a Sub. Lieutenant in the R.C.N.V.R. Lieut. Colin Patch, C..-LO. is on his way overseas. Ik is 554 Howard Patch is a Lieut. C.A.O. Guy Grimaldi has graduated from McGill and is joining the R.C..-X.F. :lf RY :lf Ross Clarkson is working at D.I.L. PK Pk 7? Sidney Lyman is with Stevenson and Kellog Ltd., Management engineers. if QF ft: John Cheyney is in the R.C..-LF. Gault Findlay is a Paymaster-Lieutenant in the R.C.N.Y.R. if ai: are Elliot Spafford is a Lieutenant in the 27th Can. Armed Regt. -lth Canadian Division. C..-LO. sk as Tyler Spafford is an ACI in the R,C..-MF. wk sf Pat Stoker is an L..-LC. in the R.C..-X.F. Hugh Doheny is a Captain in the Black YYateh overseas. Lewis Evans is a Housemaster at B.C.S. if 754 Pk MCGILL NEWS YValter Palmer is graduating in Science this year from McGill. PF Dk FF John Ballon has done well at McGill. Class President. P? Pk :F Bart Sutherland is taking a medical course. Colin Stairs is doing lst year Engineering at McGill and hopes tojoin the Submarine service at the end of the year. I9l SIQIAYYN HOUSI-I SCHOOL MAGAZINE Other Old boys at McGill are Archei and Bruce Ramsey, Terry Flood, Billy Mason, .Iohn Wight, Ifldon Black, Dick Goldbloom. Victor Goldbloom is nearing the end of his Medical course. Q THIS I.IBR.-XRY Thanks to the boys who contributed books to the I.ibrary last year, we were able to donate a large number to the Childrens' Memorial Hospital at the close of the Summer Term. Again, this year, we gratefully acknowledge books from the following : - C. Bronfman, .-X. Paterson, -I. Durnford, Kingman Black, Abner Kingman, Allan Black, David Rhea, Peter Timmins, A. I.af'leur, .-Xlan Lindsay, :Xdelard Raymond, Eric Marler, Basil Ballon, and Ian Bovey. On I.ibrary Days any number from twelve to twenty books are issued, thus proving its continued popularity. B. K. T. H. COMMENT This year so much enthusiasm has been shown in the literary section of the Mag- azine that the Ifditor feels that some little space should be given to thanking all those who have sent in work which we have unfortunately been unable to use, and to saying a few words about those contributions which we have accepted. Never before have we offered so many different kinds of writing. Of the prose com- positions a number are informative articles concerning the war. Others, moreimaginative, are inspired by thoughts of war. We have the always-welcome detective and adventure stories. Some pieces have the quality of being written out of the boys' own experiences, and we think that they have chosen incidents which make interesting reading. The verse contributions show great variety of subject and form. We have copies of old French and Italian forms, rhymed and free verse. Some lines of real poetry are to be found here. We hope that all boys and parents will enjoy this year's Magazine from cover to cover. . C.R.J. SCHOOL PRIZES The School Prizes were presented last June at the Molson Stadium by Mrs. Tetrault, mother of Jacques and Andre. Iform C. I. P. Davison. Form 2. I. I. Bovey. 2. C. H. Ross. 2. C. Bionfman. Form B. I. C. Stewart-Patterson. Form 3. I. D. Rhea. 2. R. Berlyn. 2. A. Powell. U01 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-H 1944 fi' ,?. fy . K ii, H S' '0 wg: ks., mg. . -. 41 .-H -.VA . SPORTS194 llll SELIYYN HOLSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Form A. I. D. Hanson Form 4. 2. J. Reddy. Eorm I. I. A. Raymond. Form 5. 2. R. IY:1lker. Form 6. I. DI. 'I'6tr11ult. 2. A. 'IIS-rrault. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR FRENCH J.TtffT21lllf. G. Taylor. M. Magor. W. Corringham J. Durnford. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR ENGLISH I.I'l'ERATI'RE A. Tiftrault. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR LATIN J. Teffillllf. SPECIAL PRIZE FOR HISTORY lPresenteCl by Mrs. Black? .I.TeIT11Lllf. SINGING PRIZE KI. Holmes. MOST IMPROVED BOY IN THE JLNIIOR SCHOOL lPresented by Mr. and Mrs. KI. H. CSZIIIIIZI XY. Egan. SPORTSNIAN'S PRIZE lIn memory ofDougl:1s NIclNI:1ster.l C. IYinter. JEFFREY RLSSEL PRIZE A. 'I'6trault. LLCAS MEDAL J. Ttgfflllllf. llll FOR THF, SCHOOL YF.-XR 1941- I9-I-I 100 Yds. Iopenl 100 Yds. lunder I3 I 75 Yds. lunder IO? 440 Yds. topenl 220 Yds. lopen 1 I-I'cap 220 Yds. Cuntler Ill I-I'cap 110 Yds. Iunder IOI H'cz1p High Jump lopenl SPORTS PRIZES ll. Tetrzlult G. Taylor M. Bnllantyne D. Bartholomew Ii. Newcomb G. Currie G. Lehman L. Gzlulr NY. Dobell R. Molson . KI. AIlICN1lLlglIfLWlI I. Bovey Ii. Newcomb XY. XYinter L. Guult I-I ft. 8 m.l G. Taylor High Jump lunder I 2 I Broad Jump lopen I Relay Race Sisters' Race Brothers' Race Sack Race lSemorl Sack Race Chluniorl Father, Mother I-I fr. 712 in.I and Son Race I. VICTOR LUDORUM: I. Tetruulr. lo points? I W I W l W Q ,N 7 . M. Balluntyne . D. Ban-rholomew Vetraulr II6 I-t. . Cx. 'I'z1ylor . J. IIS ft. 6 in. . G. Seeley -. R. Molson . M. L. I-Iolmes -I. D. Hunter I. Y. Molson 2. .-Xitlien I. P. Raymond -. M. IYinrer I I T . P. Holland . XY. NYinter he Molson Family CPresented by Flying OIIicer I-Iugh Norsworthy, R.C.A.If.l FOOTBALL SIXI-ZS: J. Morison, DI. Pollock, M. Magor, C. Bronfman, M. Holmes, GI. Calder. HOCKFY IFIVI-IS: G. Taylor, P. Bronfman, P. LeMessurier, F. Marler, .-X. Black, J. XICNllL1glIUJII, R. Shaw SCOLTING M,-XCKENZII-f CLP Ilfimling Patrol. QSe11i0r5J Owls. 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A1 111c 'A 1311 1'1'c11:11'c11 1311111111 1111111 111 11111 M11111111 514111111111 1111 A111116 21111, 1111c1111e1 ' 1 1U1'1'111N11I HIHCC I 1: 11111111' 'l'1'111111, 111c SC1111l1. 511111111 11411'111.'111:11u11 111 11 K1C11111115r1.1111l111 111' sc11111111g games 1111111 1111- '1'111:1111 111111 5711.30 xv111'r11 U1-1'1C1iL'1N, 11111 pr11ccc11f g11111g 11'1w411'11s 11111111 111 1111- FKNWUU1 rcxt 11111111 1111- 5:111111's 11cz11' 1':111141x 111111 rhe C11111s-up 11111111 , wl11c1 11115 5011111 1111K1 111c11' 11111111111-s 111111 111111 s111'1'c1'1'11 1111111 111111111111gs 111 Great B1'11:1111. 1141 FOR THE SCHOOL YFAR 19-13M 1044 The annual scout half-holiday took place as usual on the mountain. :X softball game was played, and won by Cottingham's team. The game was followed by the con- sumption of a surprising amount of ice cream. A list of the prizes presented to scouts at the School Prizegiying may be found elsewhere in the magazine. Hfinler Term, 1943 z IYhen the new School year began, membership of the Troop took shape as follows : SENIOR SECTION CUC'G.v'R-N' E.JGl,ES' NE.!l..V T.I.. If. Bronfman P.I.. Yass P.L. Molson Ind I. Morgan Ind H. Nlarkland Ind Rhea Gray Fadie Bovey Sharwood Black C. Bronfman Aitken Marler Holmes Franklin Paterson Ross AICNIOR SECTION BL'l,LDOG.N' BE.!1'ER.N' P.L. Bartholomew P.I,. B. Markland Newcomb Domville Lindsay Raymond Green Shaw Blelloch Bond Gaherty Porteous Various members of the Troop were active in Proficiency Badge work, the awards being distributed as follows : F. Bronfman, Laundryman g Vass, Swiminer and Laundry- mang Molson, Missioner, I.aundryman and Knotterg H. Markland, Missionerg Rhea, Swimmer and Laundryman g Gray, Swimmer, I.aundryman and Knotterq C. Bronfman, Laundryinang and Ross, Laundryman and Missioner. Easier Term, I9-I-I: The annual Patrol Leaders' Banquet, held this year at the Mount Royal Hotel, was attended by Scouts Vass, Molson and H. Markland, with the Scoutmaster. . A cheque for 515.00 was sent by the Troop as a contribution to the current campaign of the Canadian Red Cross. S. G. l15l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL INI.-XG.-XZINF S U N D A Y lto-morrowj Nllfllllllj' e the time ui!! rome' lVhen voirex onre again Iliff .ting their song - the .fun Iliff .I?i67'f6' the Jmolee and .ray : Belts, ring once more .' the day Hai rome. l,etfrf'efiom reign I By the late FD. Peter G. Holt. Rf..-LF. A WINTER SCENE Never again will I see such a heavenly sight 5 It was mid-winter. The scene was a wild bit ofQueliec's woodland. It had been raining a few days before, because of a sudden warm spell, but it had turned cold again. The trees, which were encased in ice, hung in a graceful loop over the road. The road was one of Quebec's typical cart tracks . The two trees were both surrounded by a pettitcoat of snow, making them look like half-dressed debutantes. The sky was a soft blue, and not a cloud was to he seen. The sun was shining bright- ly, and it was reflected on the ice-covered trees. The snow on the cart track was not a dirty brown, but a pure white. There were no impressions of tyres, but instead there were the footprints of 11131178 great friend, the horse. I was so intrigued with the scene, that I did not notice that it had begun to snow, but soon I realised it. The Hakes were like those of crystal, and each one that passed before my eyes was of a ditierent shape from the others. Of all the winter sights that I have seen, I have never watched a more beautiful one than this. To me it was an artist's dream. If. KI., Form 3. AN APOLOGY 1 wi.th - Oh, how I with I roltfa' lfrite a poem realty good. I .vfratrh my head, and na' to think, Until my hoptzt hfgin to tink. 'Tix .raid no ffc'i't 7' fhihz' .fhoufdfail To .vet to TIIHTIIIF a .fimpfc tale, But I have tried, and must roztfexx .Hy fimzf .fo for arejuxt a meff. I reafiv 1Ion't knot: what to do g I hidyou, Jo, afond adien, .ind may I ra!! a .fpade a Jpade? Poftf are horn, ami .reidom made. D. R., Form S. llfml FOR THE 5CHooL YEAR 1943-1944 THE STORY OF COMBINED OPERATIONS HE first troops :specifically chosen for raiding were The Independent Companies H. These were raised in a hurry to meet the needs for offensive o erations in Norwa ' I . i and were all volunteers from the British Army. Lieutenant-Colonel D. YY. Clarke, Royal Artillery, was largely responsible for the idea and name of the Commandos. To swim with firearms held above the water, to be familiar with all the weapons of a soldier -from the rifie to the three inch mortar -to be able to carry and use high explosives, are some, only some, of the very many things a Commando has to learn. Be- sides, before an applicant can get into the Commandos, he has to pass a very severe medical test. The first Director of' the Combined Operations Command was Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Bourne, Royal Marines. In 19-10, in July, Admiral of' the Fleet, Sir Roger Keyes, G.C.B., K.C.Y.O., C.M.G., D.S.O., NLP., was made Director, and then in October 1941 Captain Lord Louis lVlountbatten, G.C.Y.O., D.S.O., A.D.C., promoted to Acting Vice- Admiral and given honorary commissions in the Army and Air Force, succeeded Sir Roger Keyes. The first raids that attracted public attention were, firstly, the parachute raid on an aqueduct in the south of Italy on February 10th, 19-10 and, secondly, the raid on the Lofioten Islands on 3rd--fth March and 26th ! 28th December, 19-11. Since then the Commandos have made many raids, but the most noticeable are Dieppe, August 19-10, Casablanca, Oran and Algiers, November 19-12, and very lately the landing in Sicily QRoyal Marinesi. When the time comes, we'll see whether 1'Iitler's crack Storm Troopers can meet the Commandos without trembling! G. S., Form III. A LIMERICK Tbere once war zz man from Berfin, H710 fliougbf making war was no ,rin g He emlzzzied men by milliom, .ind bombed flze riziilizzrzs, How 012 erzrfb rould HE ever win ? D. A. H., Form 1. 1171 SI-QLWYN HOUSI-I SCHOOL MAGAZINE FROM A GUNNER -- oi' BAT'1'iaRi'. Q xv1No. isef. c,1.N. mary. REINF. VNIT. c.A.o. inet-. zo, 1943. 'I' seems like a long time since I last saw you all, and many events have passed since that day. :Xt any rate, Ijoined up last May after taking Ist year Science at McGill. In no time at all I came over here 3 indeed for the last three months I have been in this camp taking my .-Xrtillery training. I came over as Infantry, but finding that branchofithe service did not believe in using what brains I had fno offence, pleasel I transferred to Artillery and at present I am taking a course on Field survey. Ir ends in a month and a half's time, at which time I shall be a qualified forward observation post assistant. My job will be to direct the fire of' my troop or battery in the event of' my ofiicer being rendered useless, which sometimes happens. :Xt present the work is fairly easy, and I managed to chalk up a good mark in my last exam. Next week, we take up Bren gun carrier driving, without the Bren gun. Uur equipment is very varied from celluloid profiormulas to directors. The work is very in- teresting and in line with my ambition - engineering. I had my first leave just two weeks ago. My travels brought me to Glasgow and many other places. I saw the I'niversity of Glasgow, and in Iidinburgh the Castle and .-Xrthur's Seat, all 750 feet of' it. Down to London and a session at the local theatres where many good plays are surviving the war's effects. I hope to be out of' this place in a very short time, doing work of' a different sort. By the way John Iflder is on the same course, and I saw Drummie Birks fLt. Black YVatchI recently. My brother David is back home after a tour of Dieppe, North .-Xfrica and Sicily. .-Xhout the others you probably have heard. Give my regards to the staff' at the school, and a rather belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I. L. THE ROAD HOME Il'.v a f07l'Q' roanf, amz' zz iL't'Il71I' road, ITM' rnzm' lluzl lmdx li-Jam! A -h'f7'Ilg'gfillg will: Il lieaqv load, Ur zzdrffl on Ilia .fea'.ff01zm. ll'.f a Kong road, and a fzceariv road, lTl1e 7'0Il!1' 10 VV0Il7'f7'ft'7I1f.f I Bur il liar been .ra often mfd, ll'.v zz road fha! alien-v.f wldx. J. C. K. H., Form 2. I 131 FOR THE SCHOOL YF.-XR 1943-1944 THE CASE OF THE TYYIN D.-XGGERS AN GARDNER was pacing up and down the luxurious drawing room of his twenty-two room country mansion. He was mad, and as the smoke from his twenty cent cigar curled lazily up toward the ceiling, he was thinking of only one thingg Dr. Garret. Dr. Garret was a smart middle-aged man, who loved to show off, especially to the beautiful Mrs. Gardner, who thought him very attractive and clever. She did not, however, show any extraordinary fondness for him, although she considered him one of her good friends. Gardner did not like Garret, for the simple reason that he liked no man who was smarter than himself. He had been watching him now for two weeks, during his visit to his estate, and with each glimpse of him his hatred grew greater within him. He had finally determined to kill Garret, and he was now trying to figure out a way of exterminating him without being caught. Suddenly an idea came to him. The doctor had gone out for Sunday dinner to a neighbour's house farther up the river, and he would probably be returning about 2.30 p.m. that afternoon. He would be going by the river path, and just after entering Gardner's property, the river took a wide turn to the left and came to a small waterfall which was perhaps thirty feet high. The spot where the path overlooked the waterfall was a secluded place, hidden by a group of bushes and trees and far from earshot of any habitation. Gardner knew the place well, and he also knew that if he hid in the bushes he could easily stab or shoot Garret as he was going by. He could then throw him into the waterfall, thereby disposing of him. Garret's body might not be found for a couple of days, and by then it would have drifted miles down the river. But nobody must know that he had left the house. He must make sure that his wife saw him going upstairs to his room after dinner. .-Xt that moment his wife walked in, and told him that lunch was ready. Alright, dear, just wait till I wash. Hurry up, then, or your soup will get cold. During the course of the meal, Gardner kept up a flowing conversation, and allowed none of his intentions to escape. just as they were leaving the table, Gardner spoke to his wife : I think I'll have a sleep this afternoon, Joan, so please don't disturb me till about four. Of course I1Ot, dear. I'l1 be out at the back, reading, so just go right ahead. By the way, Dan, you'd better watch your tie-pin g it's loose. It would be a shame to lose it Oh, so it is. Yvell, so long. Have a good time. He walked upstairs slowly, and made sure that his wife saw him ascend. When he reached the door of his room, he opened it and entered his sanctum to await the hour when he should leave the house. Gardner glanced at his watch, and saw that it was 1.35. He would leave for the river at 2.00. A little early, he thought, but he had better allow time for getting down there. His next problem was what his instrument for the killing would ll9l SI-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL IVI.-XG.-XZINIQ he. A gun F No, they might trace the bullets. He thought of just the thing. :X dagger. He had a pair of them, both identical. He would have to dispose of it, however. He would throw it into the river. It'd be a shame to lose such a beauty, hut it couldn't be helped. :Xt exactly 2.00 he quietly opened his door, stood for a moment, listening for any sound, and then proceeded softly along the corridor to the staircase. He crept noiselessly down the steps, and when he had descended, he walked along the hall, and emerged a few seconds later in the vestibule. He opened the door without a sound, and found his way out into the warm sunshine. lr was lucky, he thought, that his wife was reading in the hack. He raced down his lawn and soon reached the river path. He followed it for per- haps Hve minutes and then came to the waterfall. He hid in the bushes and prepared for a long wait. IfGardner had expected to wait a long time he was mistaken, for in less than ten minutes the doctor came strolling along, whistling as he went. lYhen he was five feet past his hiding place, Gardner jumped on him, gave him two quick jabs in the back with his knife and then one vicious stab in the neck. No sound was uttered by Garret, and he fell in a motionless heap on the ground. Gardner picked him up and, summoning all his strength, he threw him over the bank and into the waterfall, flinging the dagger in after him. Now he must hurry back to the house without anyone seeing him. He scurried along the path and climbed the lawn. Then quietly he tried the front door. It squeaked loudly. He stopped. He tried again, and this time it opened without a sound. He ran up the stairs, entered his room and undressed quickly, slipping into bed. .-Xt precisely six minutes past four, the Gardner door bell could be heard ringing and, a few seconds later, a young man entered the house, having been let in by Mrs. Gardner on the request to see her husband. As she walked from the vestibule into the hall she stopped and, bending to pick up a tie-pin, exclaimed 4 I told Dan after lunch that he would lose his pin if he wasn't careful. Lucky I found it. The gentleman was shown into Gardner's room, and upon entering he swept the room with a quick glance that all professional detectives seem to possess. Suddenly his eye was attracted by the Hash of some object on Gardner's desk. His gaze rested for a moment on its smooth surface, and then rapidly shifted to the man himself, whom he immediately began to question. I have some had news for you, Mr. Gardner. Your friend, Dr. Garret, has been found dead two miles below your lace with three knife wounds in his back. When did , 3 you last see Garret F Dead I I saw him this morning at about ll.30. He had gone over to my neighbour's, up the river for lunch. You don't, I suppose, know any reason for this murder, or who committed the crime F Why, no, I didn't even know he was dead until you told me l As a matter of fact, 1 zo I FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 I haven't left my room since lunch. Immediately after the meal I came right upstairs to my room. You ascended the stairs immediately after having left the dining-room F Yes. Thanks, NIV. Gardner, that's all I wanted to know. I think I'll take.a look over at your neighbour's place. If you'll be so kind as to show me over, I'll be awfully grateful to you. YYhy, certainly, we'll go by the river path, it's shorter. Mr. Gardner and the detective then left for the house farther up the river, taking the route that Gardner himself had raced along, not mziny hours before. XYhen they reached the waterfall, the detective paused to look at the beautiful falls. Suddenly his face went rigid and he showed all signs of being alert. :Xt the same moment Gardner went deadly pale, as his eyes met the same sight. There, not ten feet from the shore, in the shallow water was a dagger - a dagger similar to that which the detective had seen on Gardner's desk in his room. Quickly the detective reached for his coat pocket, and in less than six seconds, Gardner was staring into the muzzle ofa revolver, that spelled death if' he moved. I-Ie was caught and he knew it I YY. K. N., Form 6. INTO TI-IE B.-X'I liI,l4i - A CORVETTE STORY T is halt' past two in the afternoon on board a Canadian Corvette. In the ward-room, two young Sub-Lieutenants are reading magazines and listening to the radio. The ship is in harbour, and as they have just been ashore, they are wearing their best uni- forms. One of them looks up at the clock. I-I'm l fourteen thirty. The other looks up and nods, Is the Captain aboard F I-Ie ought to be, replies the first. We're sailing this afternoon. The Captain is aboard, of course. As a matter of fact, he is up in his cabin signing some papers which have to go ashore. YYith him is the coxswain. That's the lot, Sir , he says, as the Captain signs the last paper before him. He nods his head and lights his pipe. Good. By the way, we're going out at sixteen-thirty. 'I Yes, sir. The First Lieu- tenant told me. Any idea if we'll get some action for a change ? You never can tell. There are U-boats all around . Then abruptly. 'A That'll be all for now, Cox. Carry on The coxswain salutes and walks out. The Captain sighs as he glances at a picture of his wife and children. Oh well , he says, as he pulls his sea-boots on, here we go again . The ward-room is empty now, as the two Subbies l' have gone off to change into old clothes. The First Lieutenant has given the necessary orders for the men to be at their stations at the proper time. Then comes the shrill whistle of the bo'sun's pipe, and Hands fall in for leaving Ha-arbour , is shouted through the ship. llll Sl-fI.WYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Captain is on the bridge, with his Navigating Oihcer and Leading Signalman beside him. :Xt the wheel is the Coxswain. The lfirst I.ieutenant's superintending the casting-of'l' of the mooring ropes. The order is given to let go, and the Captain says slow ahead, hard a-starboard . The ship quivers and springs to life, and her siren splits the air as the Captain orders half-ahead . She gathers speed and then full a-head is ordered. The convoy of her merchantmen is alreadv formed at the mouth of the harbour. The ships are of all sizes and types, from rusty old tramp steamers to large well-kept tankers and freighters. Two destroyers Zig-Zag up in front, already on the lookout for subs. The corvette moves to her position on the Hank of the convoy, and, as night draws on, the cry Darken ship, Darken shi-ip , is sounded through the ship. Ir is l .-LM., and one of the Subbies is taking the middle watch. He leans over the side and peers through his binoculars at one of the ships, so as to be able to keep his position with the rest of the convoy. Nice night, sir , says the Helmsman. Yes, but l wish we would get some action . The Helmsman didn't answer, for he'd been at sea long enough to know that sometimes things do happen. lfor a moment neither speaks, and suddenly, without warning, the water by one of the ships of the convoy seems to part and the ship is hidden by a dancing sheet of flame. The Subbie presses a button, and bells all over the ship ring action stations . The Captain comes out of the chart room to take command of the ship. The Subbie explains what has happened. One of the ships has been torpedoed, and is slowly sinking. But the sinking ship is of no concern at the moment 4 it is the sub they're after. The Captain gives an order, and a star shell is fired to illuminate the water. .-Ks the shell explodes, a look-out shouts, Submarine on the port bow . Full speed H is called for, and the corvette speeds to the place where the sub is preparing to dive. An order is given to stand by depth charges . There is a long pause, as the cor- vette thrashes through the water faster and faster and the Ca wtain L uestions a man at H 1 the listening device. As the man answers, the Captain orders Fire and Ready . Two depth charges are rolled over the stern, and four more leap from the throwers on either side of the ship. There is a pause, another order, and more depth charges splash into the water. Then the whole ship shakes as the depth charges sinking near the submarine tear the water apart with their explosions. An excited cry comes from astern. Submarine on the starboard quarter . Searchlight , the Captain orders, and a thin white beam of light stabs the dark. It moves right and left, and then rests on a thin cigar-shaped hull, standing almost vertically out of the water. V131 FOR THF SCHOOL YF.-XR 19433 1944 There is a cheer from the men, as they realize the submarine is badly damaged and about to sink. But the Captain isn't taking chances, and he orders, I-lard a-star- board to the coxswain so as to bring the for'ard gun on the submarine. Then, quite suddenly, the hull rises to a steeper angle, her propellers hanging idle, then plunges down to her death in Davy Jones' locker. Ir is morning, and the corvette has just received a message from one of the destroyers, reading, Matthew twenty-live, Verse twenty-one. The Subbie gets a Bible and reads. XVell done, thou good and faithful servant. A. O. .-X., Form 3. THE GRAND CANYON Up from lhe forrenl roaring, One naked frog .thot high, Pmzmezz' hy i1.f rommffef roaring, Into zz hrilffe Jky. Three mile: wide the chasm, .1 .vix thozzmndfoot ra:-ine, .17 mfm-fzfzlf .rhuddering Jpaxm, J!! zz ,fprabv-zossed znajesfie seeue. The rampzzrts of this forlreu .ire fhe pilffzrff mighr-v xlzouhier, The wzzlf, fower, hullrexs, .ire fhe deep ahvvu and houlder. IVhere Ihe pink, hlarle, -V6ff0'EL', blue, IVea:-e info rolour pale, Ilfhere lhe Jpafhe, Yaqzzi, Sioux, Rode the iUl'ilfli7Ig ,hier frail. G. T., Form 6. DUSKY I am Mrs MeKinnon's refugee. I like her two dogs. The older dog's name is Betty, aged ten. It is in the late spring that this takes place. In the early afternoon, both the dogs went out hunting. They were out all after- noon ut ettv came ac' an sera C e at ie 'i cien oor, an w en . arv e coo ' , b B I b k d t h d tl k t l d d h Nl l th k came to let her in, she began to run a little way, then ran back again several times, so Mary followed her, and had to climb the stone wall to get into the field Betty ran into. l33l SFLWYX HOUSE SCI-IUOL NI.-XG.-KZINF Mary found Betty had led her to a hole, where Ilusky was almost buried. .-Xll Mary could see of him was a little of his back. He could hardly breathe in the hole. Mary managed to get his head out so that he could breathe better. Then I came home and got four trowels of all different sizes, and a spade. We dug away for a while and gilt Dusky out. I had a hard time getting him to the house. He was all right. P. D., Form I. DAISY FIELDS U11 .' Hou' fn:-clv More lllllif-I'.fft'ff1'.f arf, Hou' tcizff flier .tlrefrlz A mfrzr. The bIlffL'7:ffic'.f.Hff in flu' .fIll1.fhfllt', Uh .I Hott' I with lh0.tefrf11'.t wen' illfllf. Tlzqv .thine .vo Lrighl, In 1115 Lrighf Illilffghl, .ind llzrrv fri!! .thins brighr, In fire .tqfl nzomzliglzl. S. P., Form .-X. NIARLBOROFGI-I OHN CI-II'RCI-IILI., afterwards Duke of Marlborough, was born at .-Xshe in Devonshire in I 6 5 0. Fven in his boyhood he showed his skill as a General. Later he served as a Captain in the Royal Guards. About that time 6,000 troops were sent to France, among them john, who soon came under the notice of Turenne. Afterwards he fought for James II, but was the first to desert to William. For this William gave him the title of Farl of Nlarlborough, and sent him to command the forces in the Netherlands. He distinguished himself there by taking five fortresses from the French and Spaniards. In fact, so popular was he that the Dutch once actually wept for-ioy to see him when they had thought him captured. I-Iis first great success, however, was at Blenheim in I 7 0-I where he defeated the French and Bavarians, capturing, killing and wounding -40,000 of them. By this great victory he saved Germany from a French invasion. On his return to Fngland he was given the estate of IYoodstock, near Oxford, for these services. In the year I 7 0 6 Marlborough won the battle of Ramillies and drove the French from Holland. There was now a chance of peace but the :Xllies asked for very hard terms, and probably Marlborough wished that the war might continue that he might gain greater glory and more wealth. I-Ie won another battle, Oudenarde, in I 7 0 3 and also captured the strong fortress of Lille. Marlboi-ough's last great victory was Malplaquet in the year I 7 0 9 . Though he won, his troops lost more heavily than the French. Marlborough was a skilful General. Even his enemies said of him that he never besieged a fortress he did not take, or fought a battle he did not win . l24l FOR THE SCHOUL YE.-XR 1943-19-H .-Xt one time, while he was in Holland, tempted by heavy bribes from Louis XIVol France, he worked secretly for James II. For this treachery he was imprisoned in the Tower. His fondness of money was largely responsible for his downfall. He was handsome, in fact the French knew him as the handsome Englishman , but he was selfish and miserly, and through his greed he often stooped to underhand actions to gain wealth. Queen Anne had had a quarrel with IXIarlborough's wife and had dismissed her from all her Court oflices. The Whig Ministry which had supported Marlborough had gone out of power and a new Tory Ministry had been formed. Some of the members of the new Cabinet wanted to ruin him and brought against him a charge of stealing the public money. He could not defend himself well enough and was dismissed. He bore his disgrace with dignity. XYhen George I became king of Great Britain and Ireland in I 7 I -I , he restored to Marlborough his honours. He died in I 7 2 2 , a successful general, but a bad man. C. T., Form 3. HOW TU CURE A COLD cold is more than most people think it is. .-Xlthough it may be but a snitlle to begin with, it may lead to a serious attack of bronchitis, influenza, or even pneumonia. .-Xt the very first sign ofa cold fusually a sore throat or snifflesl, the tem- perature should be taken. If the person has one, he or she, as the case may be, should retire to bed, and it is advisable to drink the Imperial drink. XYhen the temperature goes down, let the person arise, but confine him to the house for at least one day. If, after that, the person seems no worse, let him go out to get some fresh air, but do not let him eat too heavily. Then the cold should be cured and the person return to work. Take, for instance, the case of Peter's cold in the Gillet family. One morning Peter woke up and knew that he had a cold. There was an examina- tion which he did not want to miss, so he tried his hardest to conceal it. But as soon as he went into breakfast, his mother said, YYhy, Peter, do you feel all right F You look very white. Oh, sure, said Peter, I'm all right q it's just under this light I look white. But after breakfast, Mrs. Gillet took Peter's temperature and found it to be 1000. So Mrs. Gillet, like the wise woman she was, said, - All right, Peter, up you go, straight into bed. I'll be up in a minute. Peter reluctantly went up-stairs, undressed, and got into bed. In about an hour his,m0ther brought him some of the Imperial drink and some books to read, and so he spent the day. V151 SELWYN HOUSE SCHUUI. INIAGAZINE By the next day his temperature was down to normal, and his mother said he could arise but not go outside. The next day he went out, and the day after that he was back at school, to find that the examination had been changed so that he would be able to take it after all. Of course, as well as Peter's kind of cold, there is a cold ofa snithing nature, which people do not have to treat with such care. .-Ks long as the person keeps out of draughts and gets enough fresh air, these colds should be cured in two days at the most. Anybody who has either of these kinds of colds should not have much trouble if they follow this advice. But if a cold reaches the uncomfortable stage, or the temperature rises, the doctor should be called for. Ifor the benefit of any readers who may have a cold or grippe, we give below the recipe for the Imperial drink referred to in the above contribution. Tut: Inii-Rami. Diuxk. Juice of 2 oranges. Juice of 2 lemons. 5 tablespoonsful sugar. for part corn syrupj I teaspoonful cream of tartar I quart of iced tboiledl water. A. P., Form 3. THE FORTRESS OF EUROPE VERY day of lighting in Europe brings us closer to Hitler's Fortress, where the last battles will be fought and the war won. .-XII occupied Europe is a part of the system of defence which the Nazis have devised. The Inner Fortress is more than twice the size of Texas. Its boundaries are, roughly, the Vistula and the Dniester on the east. the Danube and the Po on the south, the Rhine and the Seigfried Line on the west. Ir includes not only Germany, .-Xustfia, Rumania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland, but slices of the Baltic States, Russia, Yugoslavia, Italy, France and Belgium. These defences are more than a system of fixed fortifications. There are mobile de- fences as well. The Nazis have not overlooked anything! We are now faced with the problem of approach to Berlin from any suitable point on the line of fortihcations. It' the approach is from the sea the first problem is that of landing. Coastal defence is especially heavy. Ilfml FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 1943- 19-H In the water just off shore are steel and concrete barriers, sharp affairs designed to rip the bottoms off landing barges. The beach is sown with land mines. Behind the mine fields are tank barriers. Around these barriers and behind them lies barbed wire. Behind the beach are villages. The few roads leading to them bar every kind of vehicle, and overhead, of course is the Luftwaffe. A Once the first line beyond the beach is open, our forces move into open country but it is not as peaceful as it looks. Roads are barricaded. As the trucks and tanks move off, they will again find themselves amongst land mines. Here and there are strong points delaying the invading force. To make the position clear, let us say that there are three lilies of defence. The second line is 6 to IO miles behind the first, and the third 25 miles in the rear of the second. The purpose of the first is to halt the tanks long enough for the antitank guns to get their heaviest blows in. Behind the tank barriers are land mines hidden under barbed wire. Behind the mines are bunkers and blockhouses. As the invaders move in, the defence thickens. And now comes the second line which is even worst than the first. There are more and stronger tank barriers, more tank traps, more emplacements, more blockhouses, more bunkers: and still heavier artillery. The path through the second line will have to be blasted almost a yard at a time. The third and strongest line will be placed on the defensive side of a river. Along the river valleys are rail lines on which the heaviest weapons of mobile de- fence are placed. At this point the attackers may be faced with gas. There will be cities along the way, perhaps in the fortress itself. Under the streets there will be tunnels and set in the pavements will be turrets with heavy guns. This then is the road to victory which must be paid for by the blood of our soldiers, . V .- sailors, and airmen. V.. - R. N. T., Form 3. NINE DAYS SHALT THOU LABOUR . . . HE two men plodded forward over the rough, uneven ground. Both heads were bent low, each helping to support heavy packs that were filled with food, provisions and blankets. Each man carried a rifle. Suddenly, the man in the lead paused to raise his head and gaze forward and, after a few seconds study of the surroundings, spoke to his partner, who had also stopped, following his example. l37l Sl-XLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE I don't remember this landscape, -lock. NYhat do you say g do you know where we are PU The man addressed looked about him and when his eyes were satisfied he answered his companion. I can't say I do, Tim. I've been over this way twice, but I certainly can't re- member this part of the country. Fspecially those four pines over there. They aren't an easy landmark to miss. You're right. I.et's go on a ways q maybe we're wrong. They both started forward again, labouring under the strain of the over-loaded packs. They kept on walking for the space of perhaps three hundred yards, then, as their eyes met the same sight, they halted instantaneously. In front of'theni was a rushing torrent of water, flowing through a maze of rocks rand boulders. The two men looked at each other, and, as the realization dawned upon them, neither of them spoke, but just looked searchingly into each other's eyes. They stood like this for maybe twenty seconds, glued to the spot and not saying a word. When it came to knowing anything about the Canadian Harrens, these two knew it, and the pair of them knew now what it meant to be lost in this God-forsaken land. .-Xnd we haven't a bullet between us, whispered jock, moving his lips with what seemed to be a forced action. XYell, we'll just have to do our best. Wed better make camp before dark. We can park ourselves by the river. I-et's go. The two once again moved forward, this time a visible tiredness showing in their trudge. The sun was just creeping over the slope above the camp, when .lock raised himself on his elbows and looked about him. His face showed expectation, but as he realized where he was, his jaw dropped, and his eyes wandered to where Tim's bed was spread on the frozen ground. Suddenly his head gave a perceptible jerk, and he rubbed his eyes forcibly to make sure he was not dreaming. Once again he looked, and once again the same sight met his eyes. Tim was not there. -lock jumped to his feet and yelled Tim's name in a hoarse voice. Tim l No answer. Tim I Again no answer, and the man's voice echoed faintly in the far hills. His mind was now on fire, and three or four times he screamed his comrade's name, only to have it Hung back at him from the hills to the North. I-Iad Tim skipped out on him F Had he gone to try and get a better view of the landscape, or had he . . . ? The thought came to the man's mind in a Hash, and he rushed over to his partner's bed to see if there was blood l28l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 194.3-1944 on the blankets, but there was no trace of anything unusual. Then it was that his heart was gripped by a haunting fear of loneliness and death. Tim had the only compass, and had vanished, God knows where. Now he was alone with neither ammunition nor compass. Dejectedly he turned, made his way towards the tire place, and cooked his breakfast. During the meal he realized that he must continue on, discarding as much of his equip- ment as possible, keeping only those things necessary to remain alive - a couple of blankets, sufficient food to last him a week or so, and his knife. Then he wondered if Tim had taken his pack. He turned around and searched for a moment behind rocks and around the blankets, but found no pack but his own. In that case he had only enough food to hold him for two or three days, if he ate sparingly. Two days food in this wilderness l He shuddered, and his whole frame shivered slightly. Half an hour later found him follow- ing the river and looking for a fork by which to cross. He knew there was no sense follow- ing the river, as it was one of the many large ones that Howed North into the Arctic Ocean, miles from any habitation. The noon of the sixth day found the man stumbling along the rock-strewn ground, with clothes torn and legs and arms bruised and bleeding. He was lighter by twenty pounds, and his face was drawn and ghostlike, with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes that burnt feverishly from their sockets. In fact his whole body was that of something out of the supernatural. Every ten yards or so he would stagger and fall, only to add to his bruises and scratches. Each time, however, he would rise again and continue his stumbling pace over the uneven ground. Had anyone seen him now, they would I1Ot have recognized him as the man, who, six days ago, had started out from the camp by the river. Since then he had covered sixty miles, travelling West. His provisions had given out on the evening of the third day, and since then he had had nothing to eat or drink, except a pair of small birds which he had managed to kill with a stone. All this time the noon-day sun had beat down upon his skin, till his throat was parched and dry. The nightys cold had frozen him to the marrow, for he had lost his blankets on the fourth day. The ninth day saw him creeping over the barren wastes, barely moving over the rough ground. For the past day he had been progressing at the rate of a hundred yards an hour, struggling to remain alive, defying death at every foot. Once, on the morning of the eighth day, he had discovered a pool of water. He leant over, and then jerked his head back at the reflection he saw of himself in the water. He drank for a full three minutes, and then slept for Eve hours. Now he was barely alive, hanging on the brink between life and death. He looked up, and his listless eyes seemed to see a collection of crude buildings by a shining sea. He lifted his weak hand and rubbed it across his eyes, as if to wipe out the mist. Once again his gaze met the same sight, and he dropped heavily to the ground, his soul within him re- joicing. He had defied the Canadian wilderness, a feat which not every man could do. He had gambled with nature-and won! i YY. K. N., Form 6. V291 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL INI.-XG.-XZINE YIRTUOSO Hear, fhen, lfltlff Joundx, heuvond The mofleenv of a human lQ'e, and ,vet .fre horn lhereof. Ten .vpinning digilx .fpeak Qf foreign lime, a71df0.t.filed age revive. .Vzlhjeelire langue: of lone, elean-.rpoken, hallowed In a .fpiril and an i1U7uenre, fell lVhere lipx, and word, and mind haziefailed. Den-v .l range 10 xrienre, rigid-fold. Nurh lenzpered lhoughl, .Yer:'e-inzpzzlxe, -wha! you will, ean pleaye The Godf of ecenv man, make ezwlv man a god, Defi' the fexl, and nzalce lhe pyyfhe breathe. R. B. CI., KOS., 1931-383 ,w , SKI-ING Gliding through lreey, and ruxhing down hills, Rixlcing my neflc, 'vel enjoying the lhrills, I cn! Ihroughl the .mow in Jtylehhlled wilh ease, For I had no fear on my lrufly old ykiy. The .lnzareznivjunzp marked the end of the rare .ind wilhozzl hexifarion I leaped info xpaee, I Jkilhfulli' landed upon fhe Joff eras! : I'd .raid lo nz-vxelf, I'll do il or buff l . .lffer the rare we .tlcied I0 the yhaek, .ind lhere, afler having a suitable mark, Il e relurnezl to lhe inn from whirh we had gone, .J wandeijful da-vfronz dzzfh' unlil dawn. P. I-I., Form 5. A FIRE :XYIQ you ever watched a fire ? I don't mean a small camp-fire or a blazing house. I mean an ordinary indoor log tire. It' you have, then perhaps you have gazed into it, your mind far away, not thinking of any one thing, but wholly absorbed in the soft glow of the burning logs. Or perhaps on a cold wintry day you'ye come in from a long sleigh ride or ski trip, and stood, your back to the fresh blaze, letting its heat slowly penetrate through your body. When you have had enough, you sit down, perhaps exhausted, and turn your gaze to the Fire, watching the logs slowly disintegrate into burning red coals, and then new logs are added, making the fire blaze afresh. i301 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-13W 1944 It is then that you may have noticed all the things that make a fire interesting. A sheet of flame which varies in colour licking up hungrily at the base of the chimney. A tongue of fire springing from the extreme end of a dwindling log. Or perhaps you may have noticed the blueness of an old flame in contrast to the whiteness of a new one. .-Xnd then, as one log crashes into the sea of coals, a heaven of sparks shoots up, awakening you from your absorption. As the sparks slowly disappear, you sink back into the cushions, to gaze again into its steady blaze, hearing only the snapping and popping of the fresh logs. You perhaps get a little angry as the beautiful glowing red embers slowly become reduced to dirty grey ashes, but your heart gladdens as new beauty takes their place. At the end of the evening, when you rise to retire, you may take a last look at the dying hre, and your mind's eye remembers the mighty blaze which was, and you have pity, as the last log crumples and burns out, to add to the heap of dirty ash. Then your mind remembers that this is what has happened to empires, and soon your thoughts turn to more practical things other than a dreamy tire, which blazes insignihcantly. E. KI. B., Form 6. YILI..-XNELLE On the holfom of Ihr sea, l7Vherf the fels amlfshfs play, Things are strange as they fan hr. hl7'ould'i-ou like lo some wifh me .ind disco:-er wlial we may On the holtom of the sm? lVe'll descend wifh huhhling glee, Whe1'e, henezzfh fhe light of day Things are strange as the-v um he. lf? from orlopus 7710-1'-1758, .1 nd see where anfienl :'essels sicay On lhe holrom of lhe sea. lfhere we find Ihe magic key, Tha! lorles lhe yellow gold away Things are slrzznge as lhqv mn he. .Many fhings will likely see, Gloom-v fhings and also gay : On Ihe hollow of lhe sea, Things are strange as the-x' ran he. YY. K. N., Form 6. f'I'he Villanelle, an old French form, consists offive tercets and a concluding quatraing only two rhymes are allowed and the First and last lines of the opening tercet must be re- peated at regular intervals, until they are brought together at the coupler at the endfl l3ll SELWYN HOFSH SCHUOI, M.-XGAZINIQ A PETRARCH.-KN SONNET Bvfu'fe11 Iwo lrzmlcs, aroznm' zz Anza' I Jwzmg, To faflow in bfIH'l'UiL' flu' l1'f'e-.vhzzdouwhi lffllif 5 Cfiuzbirzg, g!i1li11g naw' hill amz' dale, fill wlzirlz, day ill, day 0111, 1116 pine .frenf hung .- Then in plate of zz -zc'i111fi11g frzzck 0lll.fH'IlIIg, .1 broad .vlopefrozzz f1ro11111i me rnisen' Ihr' :eil Of frfex, and .flipped bwzezzfli Ii!! I' could hai! 115 emi, IZ ri:'vr, I9 whirl: the in' xii!! dung. T116 51111 in 5l1i11i11gfr0111 Ike .mow but zzidy ixlj' .tkir to .ffip .tlf'ef-rdgnz' lhrangh iff fold ,' To .ffidf .f01z1112'fr.v.v naw' ilx hr11'd-parked liglzllzesf, l,ezz:'i11g belzimz' zz nmrk fha! 11f:'e1'fzzde.v, III mtv 01011 111i1111'11f ft'H.ff,f07' I mu lzofa' Il will again be fron' in l,flIl7'Nllf!1J1 u'hi!r11e5.f. G. T., Form 6. SEAFARHRS UR a long time men of lfurope and Scandinavia have loved the sea which was then their main source of maintenance. Bold adventurers like Liel' lirikson, who journeyed in his dragon ship from Ifriksfliorg in Greenland to what he then called Vineland just below New York, and Sigurd One-leg, who sailed from Nidaros in Norway down through the Straits ofGibraltar, these and other Vikings even, ventured to seize the Island of Lambay in Dublin Bay, whilst two centuries later Rollo and his Danes settled in Normandy. This shows what bold and courageous hearts the Vikings from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland had, and they have left with the present people oftwo ofthese countries the same spirit and determination that can never be beaten. In the case of the seafarers of Great Britain, her Navy for over 1000 years has written the history of this small island people who have developed, by virtue of their power upon the sea, into the senior partner of a great Fnipire. From the first twenty to thirty ships built by Alfred the Great .-X.D. 878, the Navy of Great Britain has developed into well over 3,000 vessels flying the YVhite lfnsign, manned by 503,000 officers and men. lndeed lfngland has been well named Mistress of the Seas . .-Xnd in our own country, oil' the Fast and West coasts of Nova Scotia, there are some of' the greatest fishing and sailing grounds in the world, and the populations along these coasts consist mainly of seafarers and tisherfolk. With a growing Navy like Canada's, men are needed to man the ships rapidly being built in the yards 5 strong, healthy men who have come to know the sea and to love her, to fight the eneniy and die if need be, so that their children and their children's children may sail the ocean in dinghies or liners without fear of being torpedoed or bombed. l33l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943-l9-1-4 Fishermen as a rule are simple hardy folk, who ply their trade peacefully and whose routine, week after week, month after month, consists mainly of going out to sea in the morning, coming in with their catch in the afternoon, and when supper is over in the evening, the dishes washed, they light their pipes and sit down to mend their nets and lines. Simple people too, are brothers-in-arms who sail the eorvettes, sub-chasers, subs and destroyers, and who adore the roar and crash of great waves, and the stinging bite of the salt spray against their cheeks. Let us then contribute more and more to our Navy and to the gallant fourth arm of the fighting forces, the Merchant Navy, to make them as free and as happy as the ancient Vikings and to form our great Dominion into one of the finest seafaring nations of the XYorld. J. M. B., Form 5. WISHING Oh .' I wirh I were a hunfer riding horxehaflc on fhe frail IVi1h my rjle there hevfide me and my dog in easy hail. I'd go and-find a lordlv .flag and .vhool him to Ihe ground .Ind lhen I'd have a .freak Io .vup well eoohed and nieelv hrowifd. Oh l I wirh I were a mariner heeaure lze'.r ga-i' andfree In .reareh of high advenlure upon lhe Jhining yea, .ind fhen I'd,hnd a lrusly crew lo-hgh! a haflle royal, .1 hallle we would Jurelv win returning wilh fhe fpoil. Oh! I wirh I were a monareh upon a golden lhrone Ten fhourand men fo .verve me and on my head a frown ,- For I would go and ronguer manyfar and dirlanl lands From rhe great and powerful Wevllands fo Sahara'J hurnin g sands. Oh l I wifh I were a .voldier who for hir homelandjighls, IVho many deeds of mlour doer Io guard hir counIrv'.f righff g He charges info baffle looking neifher lefl nor right In lhe eause of home and eounfrv for whieh he goex l0fighf. J. R., Form 3. TO THE FIGHTING FORCES These are fhe men whom dealh ean'! Jrare, There are the men who know nolfear, For us fheivfghf, of us fake rare, Their glorv shall not disappear. l33l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE To llmxe who baffle upon llze .rea To Ilze fmzlv of the .Yzzqv we hznnbfv .fa-v, I1'e mfule -voufor keeping Iflt' waterrfree, Um' debt fo you we mn never repay. Tu the men of file ezrmrv we gioe our thznzkr For keeping lhe baffle in 11'i.flaur Kandi. Tlzore boys wlzojighf 'wiflz guns mm' tzznkr, F i gli! well in llze eofa' or .vrorelzing .fm1ff.v. To llmre who rlzrouglz llze lzeaceizx soar, .ifzrffghl .vo brzzcelv in the air, We praise llzerefor flzeir part in -war .7llIlff07' rlmse who died we Qffer pra,ver. .Jud llzoxe 'ZC'!I0 0'er the orerzm mi! Ifillz fozzdf offood, and Jlzeflf, and gmzf, lflzofear not 'p!1zne, nor tub, nor gafe, Play their greaf r6le, defeezling H1n1.f. M. C. M., Form 5. CHIRPY have a little bird and his name is Chirpy. His cage is green with black cups lined with white. About once a week we let him out to Hy around the room. His feathers are yellow with black spots on his back. He loves his bath, and he has the sweetest little voice you ever heard. He loves apples, celery and lettuce which we give him about every week. He eats seed and a kind of vitamin called Revelation. He loves the sound of running Walter. In the summer I hang him up in the window. F. S., Form .-X. DOGS OF WA R N the happy days of peace, a dog named Chips, half Husky and half Collie, was the children's playmate in a pleasant New York family. But he was'nt nearly so friendly to strangers. So when the war came, it was decided to send Chips into the Army. He was enlisted in the K-9 Corps. The children were very sorry to see him go. They made a Hag with one star and hung it on the door of the house. Months later word came that Chips was overseas and a hero. It all happened like this. Un the night of July 10th 1943 Private R. Rowell, of New York, Chips' army master had led the dog ashore in Sicily. The two had advanced tour hundred yards inland when a machine gun opened up from a peasant's hut. Chips, all the time keeping as close to the ground as possible, dashed into the hut. Rowell says there was much noise 4 then a man came out with Chips at his throat. He called Chips off i341 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 before he killed the fellow. Immediately after him came the other member of the gun's crew holding his hands above his head. This is the story of a typical American dog which joined the K-9 Corps. Any dog can do as well with training. G. M., Form I. A CLPIVER DOG HI-IN I saw Rex for the first time he did I1Ot seem to be a fierce dog. I was having dinner with my friend Bruce Mclier when a large grey setter roamed into the room and folded himself carefully in front of the fire. XYhat a timid looking animal, I' said I. Bruce laughed. Timid hardly describes that dog, said he, and he proceeded to tell the story of his dog Rex. It happened like this g our old maid had gone to a munition factory and the new one forgot to shut the front door. In the middle of the night I was awakened by footsteps, but being half' asleep I thought little of it. What eventually made me go down stairs was the loud purring of the cat outside my door. I was a little frightened as I went down, but I managed to creep along to the dining room. The sight that met my eyes made me almost shriek with surprise, for there was a masked man taking all the silver he could lay his hands on, and very quietly popping it into a large black bag. My first thought was to telephone the police but to reach the telephone I must somehow get through the dining room, however, there being nothing else to do, I started on that perilous journey. I had just about reached my goal when, to my utter horror, I heard the man shout, ' Stick 'em up l' in a very criminal voice. I 'stuck em up ' and he was just muttering ' Dead men tell no tales ' when there was a terrific clattering and splintering of glass and through the window came Rex Y :Xs quick as a flash he leapt at the man's revolver, knocked him down, growling and biting at him to such an extent that the once bold burglar lost his nerve and became my prisoner. Lucky, indeed, for me that Rex was there that night , said Bruce with a short laugh, 6' as the thief turned out to be the night watchman who, it appeared, had been lead- ing a double life, thus leaving my house quite unprotected but for the vigilance of my dog Rex. T. P., Form 2. A STORY heavy fog rolls in over the city, and the street lights have little or no effect upon it. Cars are crawling through the mist with their lights on, honking their horns, so as to avoid any accidents. Suddenly a man comes out of the darkness, and advances cautiously forward, hug- ging the walls. As people approach near him, he fades away into the shadows, and a little l35l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL NI.-XG.-'MINE while later continues on his mysterious way. Then looking to either side, and making sure no one is watching him, he crosses the street with his head down and his hat pulled over one eye, and stands under a lamp post. Cnder the glare of the light, one can see a rather small man, with a jagged scar on his upper lip, light eye-brows, and a clean-shaven face. He puts his hand into his pocket and pulls out a stiletto. Rubbing his thumb gently over its sharp edge, a cruel smile comes to his lips, and he mutters some words to himself, as though in prayer. Then once more looking carefully about him, and putting the stiletto back into his pocket, he crosses the street, where he continues to advance cautiously, fading back into the shadows as footsteps approach. All ofa sudden a screech is let out, followed by a moan. The man stiifens and stands stone still. Then a bleeding cat runs out of an alley, chased by a larger one. Regaining his senses, the man nervously continues on his way, hastening his speed. When he gets to the end of the street, he seems to have come near his destination, for he reaches his hand into his pocket, and pulls out the stiletto. Peering round the corner, he nods his head in satisfaction. Knife in hand, his coat rubbing against the wall, he advances. There at the other end of the block, a man paces nervously up and down, as though waiting for some one. Then the hunter approaches stealthily behind him, with his arm raised up in the air, poised for the kill. Suddenly sensing danger, the victim whirls about, only to receive the dagger through his heart, and falls Iimply to the ground. Cut, yells a voice, tha1's line, we will have our last rehearsal l'0l110I'l'OW, as it has to hit Broadway by Monday. P. F. B., Form 6. THE COMMANDOS OMBINI-ID operations are no new development in history. XYe were already familiar with them in the sixteenth century when Spain was the adversary. Drake in the West Indies in 1535, Essex and Howard at Cadiz in 1596, showed how a combination of sea and land forces could inflict great losses on the enemy. The first beginnings of the Commandos could hardly have been more modest, a few raids by a few men on a few unimportant enemy posts. Then came stronger raids on more important places, some of them thousands of miles from England. In these heavier ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of the Royal Air Force played their parts. On 19th August, 19-ll, came a raid on Dieppe in which tanks were put ashore and the number of troops lmostly Canadianj and aircraft used was much greater than in any other operation. Eighty days later the invasion of -Xfrica began. ' Canadian soldiers and Commandos were chosen for the main part of the attack on Dieppe. Among the Canadian Regiments were the Fusiliers-Mont Royal, the l-lth Canadian Army Tank Battalion, and many other Regiments. The Commanders were Captain J. Hughes Hallett for the Navy, Major-General H. Roberts for the Army, and :Xir Vice-Marshal T. Leigh Mallory, C.B., D.S.O., for the Air Force. During the operation many deeds of gallantry were performed, Lieut.-Colonel C. Merritt, for instance, l36l FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR l943e 1944 who acted with great heroism, leading his men through the thick of the fire and setting a grand example. Cnfortunately Colonel Merritt was taken prisoner. He has been awarded the V.C. for his gallantry. The total casualties were 2,836 killed, wounded and missing. The Commandos' motto I'nited We Conquer has certainly been lived up to by the men. .-X. B., Foim ti. . 'w MY PET DOG had several dogs but I am going to tell you of a special one. I liked him very much and I think he liked me too. The one I am going to tell you about is Toy who was a Pekinese. He was a small dog about six inches high and weighed live pounds, and he was very light brown. My dog was always outside. He came in to eat and drink, and that was all. When he wanted to come in he would bark and we would let him in. One time, when we were having supper, a man came into the backyard and left the door open and the dog went out. When we had finished supper my mother called him : he would not come so she opened the door and looked for him. Next day my father 'phoned up the S.P.C..-X. and asked if they had found a dog. They said Yes and brought him to our house. When he got to the house we found that he had a broken leg. I was very sorry for the poor thing. But in a few weeks he was better. B. C., Form I. A CONTRIBUTION TO HITLER NE summer I was at Scarborough Beach in the Cnited States. I was four years old when I went there. This adventure began one day when a lady came to my mother and said that her nurse had lost some starfish, and she wondered if our family could help her to look for them. We said that we would, so we searched all morning, asking people to get up and looking under the sand. Finally I found them and gave them to the nurse who was German. She seemed to be overjoyed. . Imagine our rage that afternoon when the lady told us that she wanted them to send to Hitler l She had sent him a Sea-Crchin the summer before, and had had a per- sonal letter of thanks for it l .-X. G. R., Form I. ROCKETS AND THEIR USFS IQFORE this war the average person thought that a rocket was just a device that you use to celebrate the twenty-fourth of May, or other similar festivities. But now it is a different story, the papers mention some kind of rocket invention concerning the.war, and almost everybody has heard about the Bazooka , the rocket bomb and l37l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE many other rocket propelled projectiles. The rocket is Hill' a recent invention. It was invented in the thirteenth century in China, and then introduced into Ifurope shortly afterwards. Nevertheless, it was not very popular as a military weapon because it was so complicated to make. The most not- able success in history with rockets was when the British Congreve rockets shelled Copenhagen into surrender. The rockets of to-day fall into two classes, solid-fuel and liquid-fuel. Both propel- lants are a lazy explosive. The solid-fuel is wafers of slow-burning gunpowder. The liquid-fuel is either liquid oxygen or alcohol. In the last war the rocket was used for signalling and other unspectacular purposes, but in this war it is ditferent. They are used as bornb-propellants, shells, or take-off assistors. The principle of the rocket is that the burning explosive generates an enormous volume of gases which push out in all directions. The gases which push against the sides neutralize each other. The forward-pushing gases, having no escape, shove the rocket ahead, and the backward-pushing gases escape by the nozzle. It' the war continues, the warring countries will be making more rocket weapons g therefore it seems to me that the world of Buck Rogers is coming true. D. V., Form 6. THE HISTORY OF MY BUREAU HFRIQ once lived a man who was very poor. His name was Samuel Joseph May. He lived in the town called Milton in hlassachusetts. His daughters wrote books in 1775. Mr. May was quite a good carpenter. He needed money to feed his family. So he decided to make something out ol' wood. He made a chair and a bureau. He sold the chair to his aunt who had children. The children liked the chair so much that it soon got broken. The bureau was sold to my INOIIICIJS grandmother. I have it in my room. Paper was very hard to get in those days and it was expensive too, so even though the pages of Mr. NIay's account book were small and written on, he did not throw the book away, but took the pages out and used them to line the drawers of the bureau. The paper is now beginning to turn up at the corners and it is getting yellow. Mr. May had very neat writing, as you can see il' you look inside the drawers. G. S. C., Form I. E Y E N I N G If'f7F7l llze .run is foie' in lin' F:-ezzizzg-.fkVi', .Jud fire birds are winging home on high, I .til al 111-v window and look al fire ground, I .tee a .rn1offrrmf1u'e, I hear zzfainf .vo1m11', I33l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 .17 round that i.t hardlv heard where I am, The .vozmd of a lillle hleafing lamh. I look al .fhf 'water calm mm' rlill, .ind I ref! my arm on ihe window-.fill g The wafer' ,rhimmerf and glilfwzt like gold, .intl ihrn KI Jhip I :lo heholzl, il ,fhip with zz .mil .to full of grace' Thar no ozher bfilllfj' foulzl mlce ir.: plate. R. S., Form 2. EPJGIJAPJD E11 glandkv romzlilv .rider are pref!-v, II'i1h all i!.vflbia'er.v qf differmit Jlzzzdfnt. The flzzrvf are lofflr tvlzfvz lhe 5101 if xhiiiiizg, Pouring flown i1.v golden ra-vt. O Englaml ix zz nite old land, The lamz' I lace' rcilh all my heart ,lml-yfl fha! lzzml i5 loolcingfor Freedom that will izecfr parl. But now I':'e lejf iff .flz07'f'.tfarf1z1', I long I0 .fee iff pleamizz sighlr, B111 oh .' how mon will lhrzf jus! hr, Ilyllfll I will cific iff t'hE't'7ff.Ill heights? P. D., Form 1. THE STORY OF A REPORTER VER since I was a boy I wanted to write a book, or even several books, of poems and plays. I soon discovered that I needed money to live on while I wrote them, so in 1937 I got a job was reporter to a New York paper. :Xt first I reviewed plays, concerts and films. The press gets very very good seats and, although I got very little time for my book, I enjoyed this part of my life. In 1939 I was sent to England to enquire about the chances of a war. All hoped there would not be one g however, there was much doubt on the matter. I stayed in England for two years after war was declared and when I was given an opportunity to go to Russia I seized it. At this time Russia was at last our ally and I learned how fortunate this was for the lfnited Nations. The war in Russia was herce and cold, dangerous and uncomfortable. Both the attacking and defending forces were determined. I had many harrowing experiences, but-when I left for North Africa in 19-I2 my books were still unwritten. l39l SFI.W'1'N HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The scene in Africa was totally different g the crack troops of England and the brave but untrained soldiers of America fought against Rommel's army in the terrible heat of the sandy desert. A great deal depended on the direction ot' the wind which would blow the sand against first one army and then the other. In the midst of this turmoil and Con- fusion I caught malaria and was shipped home unconscious. I am now convxilescing in peaceful New Hampshire g at lust I have started my play. I think I shall call it Life and Death . T. P., Form 2. CHRISTMAS 1943 One zmrienf 'Z0ilZfc'l .f nigh! .1 .vmr shozzf'-herrf and hri-gh! .ind in immm-mf fight Told of Chri.ff'x birth. Now Cll7'i.flH1d5 mmex again Xllfzlcing us wonder when Pears wi!! rome hzzrk lo men .ind good wif! 10 Ezzrfh. T. P., Form 2. PRETTY BLUE .IAYS I love fo see' lhf Bfne :7a'v.rfU, Their prelfvv .rhzzde gov.: wifh Ihr sky. 1f'.f Ihr way lhey di ce and fhe way Ihr-v glide Tha! makes me lhink of Nafzn'e',v pride. T. .-X. R., Form 1. A FUNNY MAN lfhen I wax walking do-wn fha xfrrrl, I .raw a man wifh rrookedfeel. He mn afang lhf garden icvzfl, .ind al fhe and he had zzfzzlf. .indfelf righ! on his note. .ind broke hi.vfnnn,i' fillfr foes, .ind go! up 1'6'71V from indeed. .ind ran off at lrf'n1w1d011.v .fpefzI'. .-X. L., Form .-X. I-L01 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 SPQRTS NEWS CRICKET 1943 Played -l. Won I. Drawn 1. Lost 2. The season was a rather disappointing one, as a late snowfall made it impossible for us to start playing nearly as early as usual. The greatest enthusiasm was shown by the younger boys and consequently more matches were arranged for them. Though many were beginners, there was plenty of good material in the Lnder I3 team, and it should develop well next season. There is no substitute for practice and with the short summer term boys should avail themselves of every opportunity not only to improve their batting but also to learn to borcf. In the last year or two, the bowling has been left far too much to the English boys. On the other hand, the best two bowlers that the school has produced recently have both been Canadian, and there is no reason why any boy should not learn to bowl reasonably well, provided he is prepared to take the necessary trouble and to show sufficient interest. Learn to bowl is the obvious answer to those misguided people who complain that Helding is dull 3 and if they will also learn to bat they will soon discover the reason for the popularity of cricket. As cricket is the game played in the summer term by all the private schools to which most of our boys go when they eventually leave Selwyn House, it would seem sens- ible for them to learn to play it now when the opportunity is offered. However, this should be made clear : boys who are not prepared to show the same interest in cricket that they take in soccer and hockey will be strongly recommended to play baseball, so that those who are really keen may have every opportunity of enjoying the game to the full. MATCHES Sat. June Srh. LYNDER 16 v. Ashbury at Royal Ave. Drawn. S. H. S. won the toss and began brilliantly with Jacques Tetrault hitting the first two balls of the game for 6 each. He tinally made 22 in a bright innings. Gault batted well for 17 but the best innings ofthe day was by lYinter 1 who went in 2nd wicket down and carried out his bat for 31 out of our total of 85. Ashbury had plenty of time to make the runs, but they began slowly and in attempting to force the pace later lost wickets quickly f their score being 70 for 9 when time was called. Gault and Morison took 3 wkts each and Grav 2. Mon. May 17th. LVNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. Won. S. H. S. batted hrst and Gray hit up 36 of our total of 53. L. C. C. began well, but in an exciting finish were all out for 47. Gray bowled well to take 7 wkts for 1-I runs, and Newcomb and Ponsonby took 1 each. Hll SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Thurs. june 3rd, L'NDER I3 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. Lost. ln the return game, with Gray failing, we were all out for ll. L. C. C. had to fight hard for the runs, but they eventually reached 32. Gray again bowled well to take 7 wlits for only 5 runs, and Ponsonby had 3 for 17. Our helding was much improved in this game and some good catches were held. Friday June llth. LVNDER 13 V. B. C. S. at Molson Field. Lost. S. H. S. batted first on a wicket made treacherous by a heavy thunderstorm and were all out for 7. The B. C. S. bowlers kept an excellent length and the fielding ofthe whole team was brilliant, Newcomb being out to a magnificent catch oi? a hit that seemed a certain boundary. Our bowling was not very steady, and B. C. S. ran up a total of 53, Gray taking 6 wkts, Ponsonby 3 and Newcomb l. We batted again and made 25, leaving B. C. S. the winners by an innings and 21 runs. F. G. P. H31 WVR THF SCHUUI, YFAR lil-U l'I-H l l lfHH'I' BA Ll. .N'liu1J:f1.g.' K. Black, P. Brwvnr'in.in, R. Nlulxim, Ci. 'l'.1vlnr, Xl. Xlagnr, ll. Barrhnlnniew .V1I11r1g.' U. Nlchlaxrer, J. Gray, K. Yewtiiiiilw, C. Wiinrer, la Brnnriinaii. SUCCHR ll?-l-l Cufzff Tf'1z111 ID!!!-Vt'.f 117111 Lon Par e1'.g1li11.ff Linder I5 . . w I l 3 3 I3 , I ll 3 l H H ll . . . 2 l l 2 I lutzll ., ..,. 3 A 5 fi I3 The beginning of the aeawn tiiuml the l'ndei' I5 teain with the previniis yeai s li all hack line intact, and with nnly nne nt' the regular tiirwardx. Ar lirst ir seemed as il- it win he difficult to till the seven vacant pnsiriunw adequately, hut finally a very mel-ul re: developed which shnwed what can he dune when every player nn the vide gives really hard l4-ll SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Neither of our victories over a strong and much heavier L. C. C. team could have been achieved unless everyone had gone all out from the first whistle to the last. The Lnder I3 team, although it failed to win a game, improved tremendously during the season, and in the last match against B. C. S., with two of our best players away, gave a really good account of itself and began to show some of the spirit that animated the l'nder I5 team. Most of the players will still be under 13 next season and we shall try really hard to win the cup presented by Mr. Wanstall last year and at present held by B. C. S. The Under ll team finished all square in their two games with L. C. C. and they, too, improved considerably. The purpose of these games was to show the players that there is much more in soccer than just kicking a ball about and to help them to appreciate the importance of team work and keeping to their positions. The experience should prove most useful in succeeding years. MATCHES Thurs. Sept. 30th. TVNDER 13 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. - Lost 1 - 4. The first half was even with L. C. C. scoring once. After the interval Bartholomew made it l e I, but towards the end L. C. C. ran in 3 quick goals. Our forwards passed well, but the backs and halves did not mark carefully enough, and L. C. C. were quicker on the ball. Thurs. Oct. 7th. LYNDER 15 v. L. C. C. on the Mountain. Won 1 -O. Bartholomew scored the only goal of the game soon after the start. S. H. S. played exceptionally hard and showed good team work, and excellent spirit. Newcomb l, Gray, and Bronfman Ii. at half were outstanding. Thurs. Oct. I-lth. LTNDER ll v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. Lost O- 2. There was no score up to half-time, but later L. C. C. ran in two goals which Lindsay had no chance to stop. Marler played well at centre half and Winter 2 was the best of the forwards, but the rest of the team lacked dash and showed far too much respect for their opponents. Mon. Oct. 13th. LTNDER 13 v. L. C. C. on the Mountain. Lost 0- l. This game could have been won if S. H. S. had played harder. We missed a penalty shot in the opening moments of the game and later a bad defensive lapse by one of our backs allowed L. C. C. to score what proved to be the winning goal. Gray and Bartholomew were the best for S. H. S. Sat. Oct. 23rd. LVNDER 13 v. B. C. S. at Royal Ave. Lost 0-3. We had the slope and wind in our favour during the first half but though we pressed frequently our attacks broke down when they reached the B. C. S. backs who made no mistakes. In the second half B. C. S. scored three times fone a penalty shotl. The wet and heavy ball made goalkeeping difficult, otherwise all the shots should have been stopped. S. H. S. played very much better in this game - Gray was outstanding but everyone went hard especially Ross l, Morgan S., Holmes, Ballon and Bartholomew. l44l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 Sat. Oct. 30th. LTNDER 15 v. Ashbury at Royal Ave. Lost 1 - 3. The first half was very even and there was no score. After the interval, with the wind in their favour, Ashbury scored three times before Bartholomew got one for S. H. S. This was a very good game and the more experienced team won. Our halves all played well and 1Yinter was outstanding at Centre forward but did not receive sufficient support from the other forwards. Colours were awarded to Mchlaster and Bronfman E. Mon. Nov. lst. IVNDER 11 v. L. C. C. on the Mountain. 1Yon 2 -0. The team showed much more dash in this game and in the second halt' really began to combine together. Hanson, on a nice centre from Watson, and Newcomb 2 scored for S. H. S. Thurs. Nov. 4th. LYNDER 15 v. I-. C. C. at Royal Ave. Won 1 -0. The forwards improved very much in this game and the whole team played really hard against a heavier team. Bronfman P. scored the winning goal for S. H. S. in the second half. Gray, McMaster, Winter and Bronfman P. were specially good and after the game colours were awarded to Taylor 1, Molson, Magor, Bronfman P. and Black K. CHARACTERS TAYLOR 1.1943. QGoa!keeperj. Although inexperienced, he played very well and at times brilliantly. Would be sounder if he used his hands to stop grounders . MoLsoN. 1943. CFM! Barkj. Improved steadily during the season and became very safe in his clearances. MAGOR. 1943. CFNZI Bzzckj. Combined very well with Molson to form a sound defence, and played some very useful games but never quite overcame a tendency to Hy kick on occasions. NEWCOMB 1. 11942-3. CRigl1f Half, Captain. Always played very hard, and marked well, with more speed he would have been quite outstanding. As Captain, his exam le was res onsible in no small measure for the excellent team s irit. P P P GRAY. 1942-43. lCfmre Hzzyj. The best player on the team, he played in tireless fashion and was excellent in every department. BRONEMAN, E. 1943 QLey ! HHUJ. Probably the most improved player on the team, he marked well and combined very usefully with his forwards. BRONFMAN, P. 1943. COu!.ride Riglzlj. Not very fast for this position and very light but made up for this by always playing a very plucky game. TNICTXIASTER. 1943. Cfmide Riglzli. A very game player who returned to his best form, l improved his shooting greatly and showed plenty of dash at all times. 1451 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE XYINTER 1. I9-ll-43. Cffeulre F0rwan1'J. :X very aggressive and unselfish player, he led the forwards excellently and was always dangerous when he had the ball. BAa'i'Ho1,oMEn'. llnxide Lefrj. The youngest player on the team, he was very useful in front of goal but needs to mark his man more carefully in defence. Bucs, K. 1943. 1hO11f.ride Lcjfl. Improved steadily during the season, except for a tendency to get offside, and sent across many useful centres, and passed well generally. SOCCER SIXRS There were some very close games in this competition. The Final was between VVinter l and Gray, with Winter winning by l -U. XYinter,s team was Ballon, Beaubien, Currie, Winter 2, Blelloch and Hunter. la G. P. l46l FUR THF, SCHU1 DI, YFAR 1943-1944 li' 'fi 1 H1JChlfY, 10-13--44 .Vlr1r1.f121i'.' K, Black, K. Newcomb, Xl. Klgignr, lf. Bf'OT'llAl111ll'1, ii. Taylor ifzlptninl L' H I I J, hrzly, Kz1f'ff1r1lg : lf, l.eXlew D. Nlclxlasrer. urier, C.Bronfmnn, rl. xlflfglfi, P. Brontiinan, A.Kingm1n, R NIU HOCKEY IU-l-l Gorzff Tram PM-vm' ll '011 Lux! For .flfllfilff l'nder 15 ., 3 l 2 ll Il I4 . , 2 2 U lla 3 I2 . I H I 2 -l All Teams . 6 w w 29 IS This was 11 very enyioyzible season fur :ill concerned. Birth in matches and in prutice games, the reams played really liurcl, clean liuckey and combined excellently ind, wit very few exceptions, unselnshly so rlmr, win or lose, one could ask for nothing infix: ie l+7l Sl-ILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Under 14 team in particular was well-balanced in every department, and if only it could be kept together for another season would undoubtedly give a really good account of itself against a Junior Team from any other school. The Hockey lfives produced some very even games and also showed that there is plenty of useful material coming along, f an encouraging sign for next year. MATCHES Thurs. Jan. 27th. LlNlJER I5 v. L. C. C. at the Forum. Lost 1 - -lf. This was a hard fought game and during the first two periods the result was in the balance, Holland scoring for us against two goals for L. C. C. In the 3rd period the L. C. C. advantage in weight and speed began to tell and we were perhaps fortunate to be scored on only twice more. Magor played a steady game in goal, Taylor I was outstanding on the defence and Holland was the most dangerous of the forwards. Mon. lfeb. Hth. Uxoiaia I5 v. L. C. C. at the Coliseum. Lost 2 - 6. S. H. S. played all out and combined well to hold L. C. C. to a score of l-1 at the end of the 2nd period, Holland scoring for us on a breakaway soon after the start. In the 3rd period L. C. C. once again skated away from us and scored 5 times against one goal for S. H. S. by Bronfman, P. YYith the defence weakened by the absence of Molson, Taylor played a great game but the whole team gave everything. Colours were awarded to Magor and Gray. Tues. Feb. Ilnd. LlNDER 15 v. Ashbury at the Coliseum. XYon 8 - l. After an even first period we outplayed Ashbury for the rest of the game. The passing of the forwards was excellent, and they were well backed-up by an aggressive defence. Newcomb l, McMaster and Gray each scored twice, and Taylor l and Bronfman, F., once. Colours were awarded to Black, K. Mon. lfeb. 7th. LYNIJER I-lr v. L. C. C. at the Coliseum. Won IO - l. The team gave an excellent all-round display in this game, Gray with 5 goals being outstanding. Other goals were scored by Black, K., and Taylor I 62 eachi and Bronfman, P. The combination of the team was again a feature of the game, and Taylor from the defence set up many scoring plays. Colours were awarded to Mcblaster and Newcomb 1. Wed. Feb. loth. TVNDER 14 v. L. C. C. at the Coliseum. Won 6 - 2. The excellent spirit of the team carried it to victory in spite of the absence of both Taylor 1 and Molson in this game, our checking and the passing of our first line in parti- cular being very good. Gray played a very strong game on the defence and twice went through the whole L. C. C. team to score. Other goals were scored by McMaster QD, Newcomb and Bronfman, P. Ll eachl. H31 FOR THE SCHOOL YF.-XR 1943-1944 Thurs. Feb. 10th. LTNDER 12 y. L. C. C. on the School Rink. Lost I - -ln Bartholomew scored for S. H. S. almost immediately after the face-off but L. C. C. equalised before half-time. In the second halt' L. C. C. scored twice while we were a man short, but Bovey put us back in the game with a goal on a very nice passing play with Bartholomew. L. C. C. scored once more before the end to put the result out of doubt. Paterson kept goal well, and Bovey, Bartholomew and Pollard were the best of the for- wards. Unsuitable weather unfortunately prevented a return match. F I Y E S The final between Taylor l and Newcomb l was played at the Coliseum on Monday March 20th, and resulted in a tie 2 A 2. Taylor won the replar 3 - 2. Ta-v!or'.v Ifam : Morgan, J., Pollard, Black, .-X., Timmins 2, Shaw. A7t'f.Ut'07I1b'5 team : Fadie, Morgan, S., Paterson, Sharwood, Markland, 2. CHARACTERS MAGOR. 19-1'-lf l,G0af!. Played with fair consistency throughout the season. He is in- clined to underestimate his own ability and with more self-confidence he would undoubtedly improve his game. TAYLOR l. 19-ll-3--l. fDcfe11reJ Captain. The outstanding player on the team, he shone in every department of the game and made an inspiring captain BRONFM.-xx, F. 1943--l. fDejf'e11fel. :X very reliable player who used his head well and made full use of his knowledge of the game. lxTOLSON. CDcjfe11rel. Wias unfortunate to miss several matches when he was developing into a very good all-round defence player. BRONFMAN, P. fC8I1I7'El. .-X very hard working player who passed and checked well but was rather slow and not very strong in his shooting. Substituted very ably on the defence in one match. - HOLLAND. 19-Ui-l. lRiglzt zcingl. An enthusiastic and spectacular player who was fast and had a dangerous shot. He combined better this year, but his back checking was usually a minus quantity. GRAY. 19-14. lLcy'l wingj. A much improved player who went hard and fast both ways, stickhandled excellently, and had a very deceptive shot. Was still difiicult to combine with. MCMASTER. 19-H. CCe11lreD. Played very hard, broke quickly and was very dangerous in front of goal. Combined excellently with his wing men, and his checking no doubt left his opponents glad he was no heavier. Newcoma l. I9-I-1. CRighl wingl. Improved very much this year, especially in his , checking, and took and gave his passes very well. An excellent team player. l-191 SFLWYN HOUSE SCHUUI. INIAGAZINH Black, K. 1944. Clajl tvirllql. Improved tremendously during the season. His passing with Newcomb and Nlcalaster was a feature of' the games and he usually made the most of' his scoring opportunities. Biumifiu.-xx, C. Played at ditfierent times in all the forward positions but was probably best at centre. Could improve his checking, otherwise he played a very good game for his size. Nloiumx, tl. flfiglil tcfingl. lmproved considerably during the season, especially in his checking, and will do even better as he gains confidence. KiNoiuAN. lllcrffliffl. Called upon to play in a position fior which he was rather light and inexperienced, he improved steadily and showed great gameness. I,ElYIESSURIER. flhjkzzral. .-X much better player than anyone, including himself., realised. Will improve as his confidence increases. lf G P THE UNlVl1iRSl:'i H.-XT is the l'niverse F As yet no definition may be applied to it. Having no boundaries, it has no beginning, no end, no centre, no distance. Which ever way one looks up into the sky at night, one looks at space - a void broken occa- sionally by one of the thousand million stars that are known to astronomers or by one that has never been seen, or ever will be by man. The solar system is made up of' nine planets with their moons, and thousands of comets, asteroids, meteors, circling the sun, a star, which is itself rushing through space at thirteen miles a second. Our sun, though burning at five thousand degrees centigrade, is closer to the end of' its life than its birth, for when it blazed so hotly that it appeared blue, the earth and the other planets were not yet in existence. The sun is what is called a yellow star. Once, millions of' ages ago, it was as Rigel is now, a fiery ball so hot that it was once white. The hottest stars are made up only of' helium and hydrogen gases. :X sun burning at less than twenty thousand degrees is made wholly of' helium gas. Thus all stars burn at different temperatures and many have been found that are cooler than a yellow star, like the sun. These are red and, farther still towards the end of' their life, orange. .-Xs they grow cooler, stars collect impurities, for the sun, on its outer layer, has been fiound to have iron and many other gases. I-low did the Farth get to where it is P The most common theory is that, at the beginning of' time, a huge star, one among the others like it in space, started to spin too quickly. After a long time of development, it began to flatten at the poles and bulge at the equator. Then it split. The energy caused by a star burning at over twenty thousand centigrade, sent the two pieces of' flaming gas hurtling in opposite directions through space. Then the smaller piece broke up, and, as all small bodies do, began to cool off. But the larger part, our sun of- to-day, still had control. It seized these masses of' hardening gas, ISOI I-'UR THF SCHOOL YEAR 1943-1944 and with a terrific gravity pull, turned them from their course. Thus was born the solar system. The four planets closest to the sun, Mercury, Venus, lfarth, and Mars, have all cooled down suH:iciently to let a hard surface be formed. Jupiter, Saturn, branus, Neptune and Pluto, the Five others, have still to shrink up and harden. These nine planets do not move in a circle about the sun. They make an elipse. :X good example of this is Pluto which is sometimes closer to the sun than Neptune, though it is supposed to be the most distant planet. Between the first four and last live planets a great field of asteroids lies. Many of these bodies speed so fast that friction with space thinner than a vacuum turns them into a white-hot molten mass. Then there are the comets. These are just gas, though frozen particles of dust trailing along because of the suction, retlect the sun's rays and make them seem much larger. Such tails are very often millions of miles long. They take a regular course though all their paths are diH'erent. Many go from the sun, turn around one of the farther planets such as Uranus or Saturn and, returning, sweep around the sun and start another turn. Others make the sun and a distant star their turning points, but these take sometimes thousands of years to complete one journey. Halley's comet, the most famous, makes a trip around Jupiter and back in seventy-five years. But what connection has our solar system with the rest of the Universe F The stars, to astronomers, are all collected in one huge galaxy called the Milky XYay. They seem to be scattered in the shape of a biscuit from three to seven light years across and about a fifth as thick. 1.-Xstronomers use the term light year, six million million miles, which is the distance a ray of light travels in a year. il This is all we know as to the bound- aries of the lvniverse. XYhen we look up at the Milky lYay, a ragged yellow streak across a night sky, it seems completely separated from us. But really, though many people do not know it, we are a part of it. If we were on any one of the stars which we see gleaming in its midst, the Milky VVay would look to us just as it does now, except that one tiny star, the sun, would be added. It is strange to think that if the light from a star say Fifty thousand light years away should suddenly stop, we would still be receiving light from it for fifty thousand years. It is difficult for the imagination to grasp that light from the sun takes eight minutes to reach us on Earth or that it is four and a third light years to the nearest star, Proxima Centauri. The distance to Serius, the brightest star in the heavens, is ten light years, and though those in the Milky Way appear to be touching one another, they are really just as far apart as we are from the nearest stars. . Space is as a matter of fact, crowded a little around the sun g it empties farther out. But further out one cannot always see the suns which one should. YYhy is this F The answer is found through the telescope. Huge clouds of dust and gas forming from the dis- integration of star forms and collecting in space, sweep across and sometimes blot out a good deal of the Milky YYay. Some nebulae are cold and dead, but the majority, like the nebula in Orion, which burns at fifteen thousand degrees centigrade, are white and luminous. For this reason they are often mistaken for star clusters, which are so far away that they look like powder. .The spiral nebulae are entirely different. They do not appear l51l Sl-TLWYN HOUSI-1 SCHOOL MAGAZINE to be in our Cniyerse, although there are thousands of them. Many of them move at six hundred miles a second and some seem to be spinning. They are full of mystery, for their composition has not yet been discovered. This, roughly, is the l'niyerse. .-Xs the lfarth is to the sun, a pin-head beside a grape- fruit, so is the sun to one of the larger stars such as Betelgeuse. This shows the insigni- ricance of our own lfarth, for if the whole solar system were to be removed, the unseen mechanics of thc l'niyerse would not change a bit. Since we do not yet know everything about the lfarth, how can we be expected to know the l'niverse F One thing is certain, that as long as there is no Cast and west to the laiiyerse, man will be forever trying to solve its mysteries. fi. T., l-iorm fi. ULD BOYS' NEWS BISITCJIVS CCJITFGF. SCHOOL, l,FNNOXYII,l.I4Q U11 f'lfI7'l7I .' Amo, l'. lst Ifootball Team. Captain of lst Hockey Team. Preliect. Choir. H.xi,i.u xiao, H. lst lfootball Team. lst Cricket Team. Prefiect, lieutenant in Cadet CUVPQ. MI1 FTOVHI .' l5oi:iQi.1,, T. lst lfootball Team. lst Hockey Team. Hcatl Boy. Prefect. Played a leading role in Charley! Aunt. XTXCKENZIE, .-X. l'nder lo l-'oothall Team. lst Ski Team. Cnder lb Cricket Team. l.ance Corporal in the Cadet Corps. hl.'xxwEi.i,, tl. Sth lfootball Team. Swayiixsox, R. lst Football Team. lst Crease Hockey. Pretiect. Corporal in the Cadet Corps. Clloir. Srokak, D. Ind Football Team. lst Hockey Team. lst Cricket Team. Head Boy. Sergeant in the Cadet Corps. Choir. S'l'Rl I'HERS, ll. Std Football Team. Head Boy. S111 Form . Boyn, il. l'nder lo lfootball Team. lst Ski Team. Choir. Bktixmux, lf. Sth Football Team. lfnder l6 Hockey Team. TJAY, B. TTNDER lo Football Team. l'nder lo Hockey Team. Cnder 16 Cricket Team. Played the role of Charley's Aunt in the play of the same name. fiAL'LT, I.. 2nd Football Team. lst Hockey Team. Promoted to neutral for hockey achievements. 4111 Form : Cil.EVEl,s'lND, H. 'Ind Football Team. SEELEY, G. Sth Football Team. l53l FOR THE SCHOOL YI-'AR 1943-1944 3rd Form : ST.-uns, G. A new boy doing well. TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, PORT HOPE Form 6. .S'clm!ar.fhip .- Bovnv, C..-LQ. Seniorg Record staff, literary editor. Chapel Committee. Warrant Officer, 2nd Class, in Cadet Corps. Study privileges. Over SOTQ Michaelmas term. Second in Christmas Exams. Instructor in aircraft recognition and Shooting. 9 Firsts in Junior Matriculation. Dramatic Club. Debating Society. 3rd Football Team. I'-Ill. Bigside football I'-133. Ski Team 1'-I3--l-ll. Nliddleside cricket. Q'-131. DOBELL, P.C. Senior. Record staff. Political Science Club. Secretary Debate Committee. Debating Society. Librarian. Sergeant in Cadet Corps. Study privil- eges. Over 7592 Nlichaelmas term. lst Football Team. 3rd Hockey Team l'-131. Bigside Hockey 1'-I-ll. Kliddleside Cricket l'-Bl. Middlesicle winner on Sports Day Q'-435. MCLENN.-xx, H. Sacristan. Study privileges. Over 7552. Nlicliaelmas Term. Debating Society. Middleside Soccer. Form 6-.1' l : MlLL.AR, H.D. Cadet band. Study privileges. Over T502 Michaelmas term. Debating Society. Nliddleside ski I'-I3 l. MORGAN, D.W. Senior. Record staff, feature eclitor. Political Science Club Treasurer. Instructor in Aircraft recognition. Debating Society. Sergeant in the Cadet Corps. lst Football Team. Bigside Hockey Q'-l-ll. Hiddleside cricket V43 l. Form 6 - .1 2 : CARLISLE, .-LE. Sacristan. Debating Society. 3rd Soccer Team. D.-xwsox, V. Dramatic Club. Debating Society. Bigside Soccer. 5th Hockey Team ly'-KD. Bigside Hockey l'-I-ll. 5th Cricket Team Captain 1'-133. WVHITE, G.D. Debating Society. Nliddleside Soccer. Form 5 - .J I .- CURRIE, G.N.McD. Debating Society. Did extremely well in the Dramatic Club per- formance. IVIATTHEVVSON, A. DE W. Record Staff. Librarian. Chapel Choir. Dramatic Club. Debating Society. Littleside Football. PATERSON, R.C. Debating Society. Sth Football Team. PENFIELD, Record Staff. School Orchestra. Study privileges. Over 7542, Mi- chaelmas Term. Debating Society. 5th Soccer Team Captain. Middleside Ski C'-1-3j. Form 5- B: REFORD, E.B.BI.S. Debating Society. Littleside Soccer. l53l SFIAYYN HOl'Sl-1 SCHOOL MAGAZINE Fnrzlz -l 1.1 l : CAMi'm2l.i., LB. Cadet band. Srcl Soccer Tcalm. Doi:Ei.i,, YYNI. Sth Football Team. Donsox, JAY. Litrlesicle Football. Dcuxroiw, JAY. Study privileges. Over 7592 Klichaelmas Term. I'IAl.l.WARD, J.Nl. Study privileges. Lirtleside lfoorball. LEHMAN, GAY. lCame in January, 194-Ll PALMER, W.H.NlcK. Study privileges. Lirtleside Football. Form 4 - .1 2 : Slf'rHEiu.AxD, ALB. School Orchestral, Caller Bancl. Litrleside l ootball. 3rd Hockey Team 1'-l3l. Srxxcaaia, D.l'i.. Nliclclleside Soccer. Nlidcllesicle Ski. UPPER CANADA COLLEGE Form 5 - pl' .' Movss, J.S. 6 Firsts in Junior NIllI'I'lClll1lfi0l1. lXow aged 15 J. Played House Soccer. Sco'r'i', C.lf. Honours in Junior Nlarricularion. Played House Soccer. School Librarian. Form 3 H : ARNIOVR, P. A clay boy who came to l'.C.C. after Christmas. LOWER CANADA COLLEGE Form 5 .l : Bivcuax xx, I. Senior Soccer. Gmrix, D. Doing well in class. Form 5 19 : CoT'rixr:1i.ixi, W. Does well in class. Junior Soccer. NIO-RISON, J. Junior Soccer. Junior Hockey. RolsEic 'sox, J. Skiing. 'l'E'i'RaL'i.'i', A. Doing well in class. '1iE'l'RAL'I,'l', J. Top of his class. Senior Soccer. l54l '1:4 j w !.,1-ma. ,. 0, I-r f I 1 N ,, ...f r . I . t ' , . A i.-4. T., li, , A I I Y 4 A , - A Ig. u -Q'-,, 5 .px I ,, , , , - '11 ffll ' ' Q w ' V'5, g 4 W O .J Q M 'I . ' . - I f ' r I I U , , , 1. A ' 4 , I I -1 ',, .1lr fu. -, ', .9f4 if 1 I ,Q .A rf I- . 0 - , . H ' J k 2 ' , , Q 1: 'V'-'si' Hr - VJ- '.J'f. ' ' .' 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