Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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