Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 1944- 1945 My tarts have been stolen again. Take my friend here to the stables and lind him a horse. I think it is the Knave, and you will probably find him in his usual hiding place . The soldiers pulled me out of the room to the stables where I mounted a horse and followed the men. They went galloping out of the gate, around the palace and then over a hill, where they dismounted and started walking. Suddenly they stopped and one of them drew out his sword, pushed it into the ground and then raised a large piece of earth. Below was a trap-door which he opened quietly and there, in a small cave underground with stairs leading down, was the Knave eating the tarts l But one of the soldiers fell down on the ground and the noise of his armour which rattled made the Knave look up and there he saw us I Ho ho , he said, you haven't captured me yet, and you never will l XYith this he ran to the end of the cave where there were more stairs which he climbed and then suddenly disappeared. Wie went running after him and when we reached the top we saw him mounting his horse. YYe ran back to our horses and galloped after him for about ten minutes. Meanwhile he was not faring so well. I-Ie could only hold the reins with one hand as the other one was holding the dish of tarts. Suddenly he fell off the horse, the tarts falling on the ground. XVe came up to him and the soldiers jumped off their horses and caught him firmly. They then tied his hands with a long cord which one soldier held with his hand. In this manner we marched back to the castle where the king and queen were waiting for us. When I had finished telling the King the story he marched the Knave off to the dungeons where he stayed for two days. During the rest of my stay I am glad to say that the Knave did not steal any more f3.I'fS. Two weeks after I had arrived I left on the same train. Wihen I was almost hgme I thought I felt very tired, so I leaned back and went to sleep. Suddenly I awoke at mv home and found I had been dreaming. Even though it was a dream it had been verv in'- teresting and full of adventure. i -i E. N., Form 3. FE.-XRLESS :IND PROUD Thejiriug fine was hushed a.v 21er1'e.v ran cold, The hear! of every' mmz was heafingfzzft, Earh .voldier wondered fhen how lon g he'd Karl, IV hen fha! grim order fo aa':'zz11fe :mf tofd. The .vim tear going down in rzzgvx of gofd, Erzchfare uplurned lo Hezzcen, O .vo 01151, Pravvin g zo lice - ro mixx ezzfh lhznzderour Hail, .ind pm-ring fha! fhii .vlozlv would mgfofd. .1 icarning hugfe echoed fhI'0ZlgfI lhe lines, Then wifh ez roar fhe hig gun: .vpfit lhe nighl, .Jud lhrough Ihe darknefs charged the ifjahlrj-, Ne:-er zz paufe for hzuzrfing .shells or mines, For lheiv were proud fha! lhev were in lhefghl, To fnifh warrfor zz!! elernifvv. J. H. G., Form 6. l31 l

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SIQLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE MUSIC think the modern trend for jazz and 'boogie-woogie, is very interesting. In the olden days, if a conductor stepped up to the band-stand and announced that his band was going to play 'Pistol packin' hIama', he probably would have been taken out and put in the pound, and for a while would have been the laughing stock of the town I Again, if a modern 'hep-cat' conductor suddenly switched from the 'Trolley Song' to Beethoven or some other classical composer, the audience would very likely get up and ask for their money back. I do not wish to be critical, but I think the American people are largely responsible for the trend towards jazz music. ' Some of the modern tunes, it must be admitted, are very funny, especially 'hlairzy lJoates', but some of the Gilbert and Sullivan's operas are very hilarious. As music changes, dances must change with it, and people, who fifty years ago would have gone out to ball-room or folk dances, now spend their evening jitterbugging or watching a Hoor-show. Qf course, new kinds of music have led to new kinds of instruments, mostly com- plicated mechanical alliairs. They are usually a combination of several instruments. Most common, are the ones in which the player uses his hands for a piano, his right foot for a bass drum, and his left foot for a triangle. These instruments are sometimes called a 'one man band', and are seen quite fre- quently in modern dance orchestras. :Ks new instruments come in, many old ones die out. The most noticeable one that has become obsolete, I think, is the harp, which is hardly ever seen in either jan or classical bands. It has been said that music soothes the savage breast, but to my mind, some of the present day music would only make the listener more savage! .-X. O. .-X., Form -I. AN ADVENTURE IN DREAMI..-XND NIJ. day I thought I would like to go to dreamland, so I sat back in my chair and went to sleep. Suddenly I woke up and found myself in a small train, and I was surprised to had myself very small I Soon the train came to a stop and the con- ductor passed through my car shouting, Dreamland . I thought this might prove in- teresting so I climbed out on to the platform where I saw the Queen and Knave of Hearts. Hello, lXIr. Smith , said the Queen. XVe have been expecting you. XVon't you come to our palace for a few days P Of course I said Yes , and I was whisked off in a carriage driven by the two and three of Hearts. After a ten minute ride we came to a beautiful palace where the Queen and I descended from the carriage and walked in the door. .-Xfter she had shown me around the palace and introduced me to the King, she said, Come into the kitchen g I would like you to have some of my fresh tarts. They are right there on the -- - f . Goodness, they are gone again, probably taken by the Knave . NYith this she pressed a button and a few seconds later four soldiers came run- ning in with swords in hand. XYhat is it, Your Majesty F l30l

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE CHRISTMAS Chri.ttmfz,r and 14 'fmt if Sm11d.ff0r. HRISTNI.-XS D.-XY celebrates the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ into the world. Christmas is the most important day of the whole year for Christians ard it should be spent in a manner befitting the occasion. Too many people enjoy Christmas in a pagan way. They wait happily and eagerly for Christmas to come, anticipating the gifts that they are going to receive and the good times they are going to have and the delicious turkey dinner, and they never give a thought about what Christmas stands for and why they are celebrating Christmas. There should be worship also on Christmas day and people should think of Christ when they are having a good time, because they are celebrating Christmas on account of Him. This brings me to my second point which is Christmas XVorship. Everybody should go to Church at least once on Christmas. In Church on Christmas day there are usually beautiful services. YYorship is different from any other day of the year because it is our Saviour's Birthday. Beautiful carols are sung, and when they are played well with the accompaniment of bells the true Christian feels as if he were in a spiritual world. We should also pray in Church at Christmas, now of all times, for people less fortunate than ourselves and for heathen people and for the missionaries sent out to teach them. True worship is the most important part of Christmas, and should be practised by everybody. Christmas Spirit. The true spirit of Christmas is the finest thing of its kind in the world. People ofall nations celebrate Christmas and they all try and have the best time they can. They have all kinds of parties, dinners, festivals and many kinds of decorating. The Christmas Tree is one of the strongest symbols of Christmas Spirit. Christmas would never be the same if there wasn't a Christmas Tree with all its bright lights, candy, oranges, silver stars and trinkets. Another symbol of Christmas Spirit is holly. This looks very beauti- ful when put all around the house. Then Finally there is the mistletoe which is hung over a doorway and if a man can catch any lady underneath it, then he has the right to kiss her. :X great deal of fun is caused in this way. Christmas Shopping. At Christmas everybody gives presents to other people. Many people go about their Christmas shopping in the wrong way. They wait until about the 19th of December, then rush into the stores with piles of money and start trying to buy presents. Usually around this time the stores are jammed with other people just like them. The outcome of it is that they usually go home with about half the presents they wanted, and complain how disgraceful shopping is in war time ! Other people wait and see who is going to give them presents and then buy presents for those particular people I This is not at all the right kind of thing to do. The real joy of Christmas is to give presents, not to receive them. l33l