Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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