Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1946 volume:

vli -C455 Q, I .nh-' is ' v mbu 'V O 1. W 4 'A .5 .ig .H SCHGOL MAGAZINE YXUUS5 S SQ ,EI O mQ?v 'V W 1945 1946 Illl lXll1lHllIxl5lIXX'XN N 5 I W I NLHHUI O Ulu the Jililemurp uf a great iiaeahmaster, Eeuffrsp Jia. wanstall Civelmpn Eflauuse Ssbuul 1921219455 this issue nf the School ilfflagagine is pruuhlp hehinateh. O SliI,WYY lllDl'Sl', SCHUUI. NIAKQ.-XZINF -KIRIXI.-XY Ulf 'I'Hli BHARIJ Ulf KQUYI-1RYl 44. XlIl,l.l-'R Huw Nl SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL l MAGAZINE -- Yol. 18. FUR THF SCHOOI, YE.-XR 1945-19-lf. jfnretnurh HE magazine is this year for the first time, I understand, the responsibility of the boys themselves, and I am very pleased to be invited tu write a forewoid. The power of the printed word is proverbial, and I doubt if' even the most prolific writer ever loses the thrill of' seeing a new composition from his pen first appear in print. As in a game the player gets more out of it than the mere spectator, and I am sure that those who have worked on this edition have gained valuable experience and enjoyed their work together. It has been a great privilege to have had a part in establishing Selwyn House on the permanent basis which I believe we can now assume it is. In July last the School was acquired from the heirs of the late Geoffrey YYanstall, and has since been operated by Selwyn House Association under the able direction of- Mr. Robert .-X. Speirs, NI..-X., the new headmaster. His leadership has, I know, been an inspiring one to boys and stafii alike, and your Board has great confidence in the future of the school under his guidance. Yve are hoping soon ta be able to announce a plan for a small gymnasium-assembly hall with additional locker room and work room facilities, for which about half the estimated cost is now available. Due to current building difbculties, its construction this year may not be possible, but the Board hopes that it will not have to be delayed too long. The Association is greatly indebted to the maiy friends of the School who have assisted in its establishment, either by the purchase of bonds or through donations. It recognizes the responsibility of maintaini ig .tn institution which will permit an able teach- ing staff to give the sound type ot' education and training which should be available to young Canadians. Wie are grateful to this staff for their loyalty and devoted work during the past year, and we hcpe that they will feel that they are receiving the kind of' interest and support necessary to enable them to give of their best. The character and reputation of the School is very largely in the hands of the boys, however, and with this in mind the prefect system was inaugurated during the year and the leadership shown by the first to hold ofiice has fully justified this decision, and we look forward to increased participation by the bcys in responsibility for discipline and manners which mean so much to the gocd name of gi school. .f'N :vlvc l Chairman, Selwyn House Association. l5l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL NIAGAZINI-1 btuhent Gffiners 19-ISAA-I6. PREFECTS Ian Bovey Gordon Sharwon. Eric lNIarler Charles Taylor James Ross Robert Timmins DEBATI NG SOCIl1I'I'Y Charles Taylor CRICKET Q19-I5l Ian Bovey FOOTBALI, Q19-I5 l Senior lnlernmfizzfe f71z11ior Ian Bovey Jeremy Barber Teddy Evans HOCKEY H9-l6l Sen for Illlt'7'7l1c'zlIidfc' Yzmior Dwlght Barlholcmew Gordon Currie Eman Newer mb INTRA-MURAI, GAMES Iljillllillg Six l.N'0rcerj ll'iz111z'11g Fife lffofkf-vb Gorcon Sharwood James Ross SCOUTS AND CCHS Eagfc Palm! Bzzfldog Palm! Michael Lansdown Anson lXIcKim .Yc'I1f77' .N'i.vf'rJ Ivan Phillips Barry Carrique. MAGAZINE STAFF EDITOR -Iames D. Ross LITERARY EDITORS Ian I-I. D. Bovey Charles M. Taylor SPORTS EDITORS Gordon Sharwood G. McLean Holmes FORM REPORTERS Eric Maller Eman Newcomb Anson Mcliim AIAGAZINE A RTI ST Raymond Brodeur. l7l SFLWYX HUFSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Qllnntents Page Editorial. . . 9 Trilwurcs to Klr. VVanstall 13 Prize-Giving, June, 1945 l-if Sch rwmm l Assemblies 18 Dclmting . 19 Dru: 11a1 rics 20 Form Notes 23 Cricket . 31 Football 3-1' Hockey . 37 Skiing . 40 Intrai-mural Sports 42 Scouts a lxic l Cubs . 43 Old Boys' Notes 48 Literarizx . 54 ISI ju .fs ' 1' 6 . QI I- ' jf ' 014 Z .'l1 Oo ,W ' -' .. c , el l r . U M f ,Aa i . H 'r If ' l yi .- . x ' -rp ' I ' 4 -. ,,... - -4,, - 'free hitnrial LNIUST a year has passed since Xlr. XYanstall's illness and tragic death. His sudden passing was a grave hiss tu the sch ml, which has lwrne the imprint nl his outstanding persunality fur sw many years. 'Ili the meniury ut' a wnndertul headmaster and friend we humlwly and gratefully dedieate this year's issue ut' the schnnl magazine. Last june we welcumed his successt-r in Nlr. Rnlwert A-X. Speirs, furmerly :is- sistant-headmaster ut' Liiwei' Canada Cnllege, and we take this uppurtunity uf extending to him nur very lwest wishes fur every success and happiness as headmaster wlw Selwyn Huuse Schcml. :Xt the same time we wuuld like fri cungratulate Xlr. -lacksun un his well-earned pminution tu the pusitinn nl. assistant headmaster. When the latter indicated his desire tw he relieved nf the respnnsilwility of editing the magazine, which he has handled with such marked success fur su many years, it was decided tu appoint an lllditorial Bnard frnin the Sixth lfwrni. Xve are yery cnnsciuus will uur own inexperience in such matters, and wnuld like fu apnlngise in advance fur any errors, uinissinns ur other shurtcnniings that the reader may discnver in these pages. We wizuld like to cnmment in passing upfin some .if the changes which this year has witnessed. One is the inauguration ut' the weekly assembly ul. the whule sclinul in the Kildunan Hall, at which a number ul' distinguished speakers have addressfd the schunl. Other innovations included a Sixth Furin Debating Society, a schmql boxing cnmpetitiun, a school swimming meet, a dramatic and musical entertainment, a public-speaking cum- wi SICLWYX HUL'SIi SCHOOL IXI,-XG.-KZINIQ petition, and essay, poetry and short story contests sponsored by the magazine- all of which have contributed in considerable degree to the enjoyment of the school year. VVS also now have a body of school prefects, who play an important role in the student life of the school. May we by way of conclusion thank Nr. G. Miller Hyde, Chairman of the Board til' Governors of the School, for writing a Foreword to this issue, Nr. Speirs for his help and guidance, blr. jackson for compiling the Old Boys' Notes, and the other members ol' the start' for their contributirin to the success of the Magazine. A WORD FROM THR HE.-XDMASTER N the occasion of my introduction to Selwyn House School at the annual sports and prizegiving exercises last June, I remarked upon the privilege that had been mine during the previous nine years of teaching many boys who were Old Boys of Selwyn, because :ill those boys carried with them the priceless hallmark of scholarship, clean-cut sportsmanship and high character, which Selwyn House School has always striven so successfully to stamp upon her sons. l realised then how much the high standards and the great traditions of the school were due to the dynamic personality and unique teaching gifts of Mr. VVanstall, who had guided the destinies of the school with such outstanding success for so many years, and I was very conscious of my own inadequacy to follow in his steps. In accepting the head- inastership of the school, however, I knew I could count at all times upon three all- iinportant things ee the whole-hearted support and direction of a vigorous and far-sighted Board of Governors, the hearty co-operation of a highly trained and experienced staff, and the steadfast loyalty to the school of the parents and boys and other friends of Sel- wyn House. To all of these I personally owe a profound debt of gratitude. Mr. Miller Hyde and the other members of the Board have been an unfailing tower of strength to the school -f few unconvcrsant with the multitudinous tasks of reorganization can realize just how great have been their labours, or how much time and enthusiasm they have so generously given to the problems and well-being of the school. Mr. Jackson, Miss Snead and my othei fellow-colleagues could not have been more understanding and co-operative, and I should like to set on record my great appreciation of their hearty support and helpful advice. And as for the boys e- well, to say that they have lived up to my fullest expect- ations is high praise indeed. All ot' us are bound by Il common tie of loyalty to the school and the great spiritual values for which it has always stood, bound too by a common objective of maintaining and enhancing the outstanding record of achievement that constituted the magnificent liliework of its founder and his successors. lfloreat Selwyn, Horeat Semper. 1101 I IR IHI NCIUIIH. YI XR IIII N I H III A D XIX xl I h 3hRl'X.SPIIkN IUI SHIAYYN HOUSE SCHUUL MAGAZINE YAl.lC'l'lf, 19-I5 Black, Allan Brontinian, Charles Buchanan ,Anthony Cantlie, George lflanders, lfric lirenkel, Alex. Gray, John Green, lfredei icli Hugessen, ames l,atleur, Anthony l,aHeur, Henry Magor, Murray Markland, Howard McCulloch, Peter Nlchlaster, David Nettlefield, Peter Norman, Francis Paterson, Alex Powell, Andrew Rhea, David Riley, Ronald Sitwell, Francis Spencer-Nairn, John Spencer-Nairn, Robert Stewart-Patterson, Cleveland Strauss, Michel Vincent, Anthony SAI.YI3'I'lNf, 1945-46 Arnold, Timothy Bain, Stewart Brainerd, Winthrop Brodeur, Raymond Brown, Gihson Buchanan, Brian Cameron, Stuart Carsley, Peter Cohen, Johnnie Cooke, Ronald Cowie, Peter llll SALVETE, 19-15-46 Crawford, Dick Cumyn, Philip Cundill, John Darling, Peter Dolisie, Paul DuH:ield, Peter liberts, Edmond Hberts, Gordon Evans, James Forrest, lan Fray, Jack Frosst, Alan Frosst, Charles Grafton, Geoffrey Hyde, Peter Jaquays, Morton Johnston, Ian Kent-Barber, Nigel Le Moine, Anthony Matson, Hugh Meighen, Michael Milner, Peter Mitchell, Peter Moreau, Guy MacKay, Peter MacKay, Robin Maclnnes, Charles McMaster, Michael Mactaggart, Donald Nesbitt, Graham Porteous, Drury Raper, Donald Riley, Jeremy Rose, James Rudel, Edward Short, Harold Spence, Andrew XYait, Anthony XYilde, John XYinton, Stanley Wright, John Yuile, Peter. QCont'dJ FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 1945-19-In Zin Memoriam GEOFFREY H. TORRENS WANSTALL T is a sad task for me to have to write a third obituary notice during my time f now almost twenty yearsf at Selwyn House School. It was hard in the cases of D.C. and C.T..-LA non sumus immemorese but to write of G.H.YY. is harder still. I will say only a few words about his earlier days. His experience as a master at Aysgarth School, in Yorkshire, lfngland, and later at Kearney Military Institute, Ne- braska, and at other Schools in the Middle XYest, coupled with his Army experience over- seas in France, Cthrice woundedl, and Ireland, during the first YYorld YYar, as a Captain in the Dorsetshire Regiment, ably fitted him for his responsibilities as Head Master, which he took over finally in 1930 from Nlr. Nlacaulay. His outstanding quality may be summed up in one word H thoroughness. He was fond of boys, yet never forgot the necessity for discipline, and it was his aim to offer at Selwyn House that solid basis of elementary knowledge upon which the success of all later education depends. His attitude toward athletics was that of the happy mean. Himself excelling in all sports, he believed firmly in the health giving character of games and the ideals of sports- manship, yet he never made a fetish of sport or took the attitude that a boy without na- tural ability for games was inferior to his fellows. If he eschewed fal-de-lals , las he often termed extra-curricular activitiesl, it was only because he laid so much stress upon that rock-like foundation for education and for life which has proved so invaluable to Old Boys, both in educational spheres and during their years of service in the last War. We can truly say of him, lto mis-quote Horace! : ffcfgil 7IZ07IIHIlt'lIfIlNI zzerc' pfrwz- nius. It was Ionicus who wrote ze .Jud when I lllllj' no f011gffrlii'a, Tlze-i-'lf .ray who knots' fha lruflz, He gave ta'h1zfe'rr he had to gina Tofreaffonz and 10 youflz. C.R.J. TRIBUTE TO G.H.W. BY AN OLD MASTER The following is an excerpt of a letter from Mr. R. Pattison to XII. B. K. T. Howis. Mr. YVanstall's death was a great shock to me. I lost a friend and one of my most valued ones. One cf the pleasures to which I looked forward during the dark days of the war was that of meeting G.H.W. again, either here or in Canada. He was the straight- est and most good-natured man I have eyer met. I am quite sure that he never did a mean thing and that he never said a malicious or damaging word about anyone. I know well that he did many very generous deeds, ones which, in the eyes of a lot of people who consider themselves Christians, were quite unnecessary and even stupid. The fact that he often received ingratitude, and even ill returns, never deterred him from repeating his generous deeds. G.H.W. was a first-rate sportsman and a perfect example ofa gentle- man. His tact was unsurpassed. His example is one to be followed by everyone and I am sure that he had a tremendous inHuence for good on both boys and Staff. I say with all sincerity that it was a real privilege to work for him, and I am proud to try to emulate his precepts. l 13 l SELWYX HUPSIE SCHUOL NIACE.-XZINIH iBri5e : Qihing Elune, 1945 FORM PRIZES These were gracefully presented by Mrs. Nlagor, June l3rh 43 I-'orm C. I. Spencer-Nairn II. 2, Stack. Form B. I. Raymond II. 2. Bonthron. Iform A. I. Seymourll. 2. Davison. Form I. I. Stewart-Patterson. 2. Lansdown. Form II. I. Hanson. 2. Ross II. Form III. I. Newcomb. 2. Domville. Form IV. I. Ross I. 2. Bovey. Form YI. I. Klagor. 2. Rhea and Powell. SPIQCIAL PRIZES Frfnm. NI. Klagor. Prize donated by Mr. and Mrs. A Tetrault .'lla1!i.v. Nl. Klagor Prize donated by Mr. and Mrs. Q C D Boxew Hi5I071I'. NI. Nlagor. Prize donated by C. Eldon Black Lrziin. Bl. Nlagor. Eng. Lit. NI. Klagor. Crefzliz-f l1'I7'iIiI1xQ'. I. D. Rhea. 2. A. Powell. .Hoff izlzproced boy in Senior Srlzool. B. Nlaclnnes. Donated by Mrs. I-I. Morgan B. Campbell especially mentioned. .Ilan impr0:'f'a' boy in ffunior -Vrlmof. NI. Perrier. Donated by Nlr. and Mrs. H. NI Gau t LUCAS MEDAL Awarded to the most cxutstanding boy in the school in work, games and Character NI. Magor. j I-1FIfRIHY RKSSFL PRIZE The runner-up to the Lucas Nledal for work, games and general influence J. Gray. I 14 l ,M 115.- Q .', 91. ANNUAL SPORTS, 119453 E 3 Q' 0 l v awfwiv .qqQ '! ' S1431 U,-'14 Y., 'Q l . ,J ,. 2.3 ,uf ,, rs pigs V- ' e i if.,--: 1,521 Top : Centre : Bolmm : .r'.'wud 'hgijsf'-Af. 1. ,t,.Y. ..,A JN! I ' .4-uf' i , M. Nagor, D. McMaster, Gray. A. Poole. A. Raymond, S. Molson. U51 SIQIAYYY H4 Jl'Sl-I SCH! DUI- KI.-XGAZINI-I SPORT PRIZES 100 Yds. lopenl DI. Gray. High -IUITIP G Cuffli- 31, Nlglgur, rumlcr Ill Ii. Netra-lheld. 100 Yds' Iundcr IRI I-I' NCWCUHIII' Sack Race lgcrniorsyl R Timmins. .-X. Raymond. 75 Yds. lumlcl' llll P. Raymond. S2014 R366 LIUUIUVSI B- CHVVIKILW- A' IfiIIIemi' Relay Race D Bartholomew 440 Yds' IUIICIU hilly . illfimlizlg Y'f'.fzn1l C. Seymour. . I. . lagoi. . UI. Domville. 220 Yds- Wllfnl .I- GWY- A. McCulloch. H'cap D. KIcNlastcr. . , R X lx ll0 Yds. lunder 107 P. Raymond. Sister S ace ITTEVAISIE Zi II'cap A. I.arIeur. ' ir' g ' High Jump lopenl 1. J. Gray. Br0ther's Race A. Poole. 3. D. Almlmfl-. Cafslfr- Broad Jump ropenl I. QI. Gray. Father, Mother, 2. H. Klarklaml. and S0n's Race. The B0:'c'Yv.r. I5OO'I'B.-XI.I. SIXI-Sf l. Gray's Team. J. Gray lmm'zz!l -' Jackson f Bond ll -f McConnell + Ogilyie f Klclieown A Sitwell HOCKIQY lfIYl-1S-- 1. Gray's Teani. J. Gray Uzmffzll Bond I f Hanson ff Spencer-Nairn --Y Flanders K Stewart - Stewart-Patrerson. S C O U 'I' I N G Ilvillllillg Paz:-of-W Eagle. Pfz12'ofLmdf'r ff H. Nlarkland. Pafrof ff Lindsay, Raymond, Green, Campbell, Bond I. Patrol awarded Klackcnzie Cup. S K I I N G Prize presented Ivy Mrs. Bonrliron to rhe most improved skier. l. Nlassy-Beresford lpritv 50211 I0 Ezzglazzdll. 2. .-Xlexandor. ASSOCI.-XTION FOOTB.-XI,I, CUP Computed for annually by B. C. S., I.. C. C. and S. H. S. XVinners I9-H, S.I'I.S. Czzpmin 4 I. Bovey. VICTOR LUDORUM To the boy amassing the most points on Sports Day. Iliillllfl' - rf J. Gray. SPORTBI.-XN'S PRIZE Given in memory of Douglas McMaster, was awarded to - D. McMaster. ll6l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1945-1946 A hearty vote of thanks is due to Mr. Jackson, on his relinquishing the work of the magazine, for his many years of outstanding service as editor. It is gratifying to all that he has consented to continue to look after the Old Boys' Notes f always one of the most interesting sections of the magazine. We are indebted to him, also, for his line personal tribute to Mr. Wlanstall- who more Fitted to pen it than C.R.J., who knew him so well ? VVelcomed to the school last September were three new members of the Stall'- Mme. Gyger, Mr. Lester Perkins and Mr. K. Kent-Barber. Mme. Gyger holds a Brevet Superieur from France and has had many years experience in matriculation French teach- ing, and we have been most appreciative of her work and interest in the school, which ex- tended to the production of two excellent French playlets for the Christmas entertain- ment. Mr. Perkins was formerly Principal ol'Sawyerville High School, and has taken charge of games and the Scouts and Cubs of the School. The change in this latter department, particularly, has been phenomenal and the Cubs have reached astronomical proportions in numbers, due to Mr. Perkins' keenness and efficiency. In this work he has been great- ly helped by Mr. Kent-Barber, who came to us from St. Georgels School, Vanccuver. hir. Kent-Barber devoted a great deal of time and enthusiasm to producing Dickens' Christmas Carol in dramatic form, and it was a cruel chance which laid low, with grippe, most ofhis cast,-iust when he was putting the finishing touches to an excellent production. We regret to note that Mr. Kent-Barber will be leaving us at the close of the current ses- sion- the best wishes of Selwyn House School will go with him for future success. It will be a pleasure to see Mr. Gordon Phillips back on the Staljri ol' the School next September, after a year spent teaching at Lake-field, Hamilton. Mr. Phillips was for many years in charge ol' games at Selwyn House, and will resume that responsibility on his return. MR. PATRIC K ANDERSON There will be widespread regret amongst all friends of the School to learn that Mr. Anderson has decided to leave Selwyn House to devote his energies exclusively to writ- ing, where he has already shown such marked talent as a poet in A Tent for April and The VVhite Centre. The School's loss will be Canada's gain, but it will be hard for us to say more than :Xu Revoir to one who has contributed so much to the life of the School since his appointment in 19-LO as head of the English department. Boys and Staff will miss him greatlyehis keen, penetrating insight into things, his quiet humour and his kindly spirit of camaraderie, as well as his genius for clear-cut interpretation and de- finition in his class work, but above all his love of youth with all its questionings and en- thusiasms- these qualities have endeared him to us over the years, and we find it hard to let him go. But we would wish him God-speed and every success in his chosen field of contribution to the VVorld and we hope that we may see him at Selwyn on his frequent visits to the city from St. Sauveur in days to come. l17l btbuul Qssemhlizs Tlirougli the courtesy ot' the Church ol. St. Andrew and St. Paul, special weekly assemhlies of the entire school have he-en held each Nlomlav morning in the Kildonan Hall. These have consisted ot' short devotional exercises, with a hymn and a scripture lesson reatl hv il prefect, and an address hv an outstanding speaker. We should like to set on record our appreciation ol. the kindness of the following in coming to our assembly and addressing the school :f Opening assemhlv: Ccl. A. A. Nlagee, C.B.l'1., KI. l Rs UI fl Oct. - N x N iv. 1 f'. H. Donalvl. Oct. ll Col. R. H. Dean. Oct. li james Paterson, lisq. Oct. 22 A. Nesbitt, lisq. Oct. 211 Major-General C. Basil Price, GB., DF-.O., l3.C.Nl., Y.l7 Nov. .' Dr. liwart ll. Hinds. Nov. I2 Rememhrance Uav Service : YWng-Cominantler G. Stewart, A.lf.C., lJ.l'i.C. Colonel Chipnian Drury, O.B.l .. l.ieuten:int Stanley Crowther, R.C.N.Y.R. Nov. IV Dr. lf. Stanley Jones. Nov. 26 Vernon NlcAclam, lisq. Dec. A Brigadier Victor XYhiteheavl. Dec. lil Rev. Dr. A. Johnston. Dec. If Right Rev. john Dixon, Lord Bishop ot' Montreal. 1946 l'.AS'lliR TERM jan. 14 Rev. Dr. A. Lloyd Smith. jan. ll ll. hl. C. Duckworth, lfsq. jan. 28 Pi-oliessor George Kimble. heh. -l Rev. Dr. David Scott. lfeh. ll Yerv Venerable Arch-Deacon Gower-Rees. lfeh. I8 District Scout Commissioner G. Rohley MacKay. lfeh. 25 Puhlic Speaking Finalists : lan Bovey, James Ross, Eric Nlarler, Alan Lindsay Mar. .' Senator the Honorable A. Knatchhull-Hugessen, Kf. Mar. ll l'. S. fonsul-General North XYinship. hlar. I3 -lacks in llotlds, lfsq., C.B.l'i. hlar. 25 Col. Willritl Bovey, O.B.l .. April l Dr. liwen Cameron. April 8 Very Rev. Kenneth C. lrivans, Dean ol'Alontl'e1ll. SL'NlNll .R 'l'liRNl April 24 Canon XY. H. Davison. April 29 Sqn.1tlron-l.eader Dal Russel, lJ.l .C. hlav 6 Rev. Sydenham B. l,invlsav. Col. A. A. Nlagee. hlav I3 George C. Nlarler, lfsq., Nl.l..A. May 20 hla-ior-General Ernest lYalford, C.B., C.B.l'i., NLM., l'i.l3. Major the Rev. john XY. lfoote, VLA. hlav 27 Lieutenant Ian Barclay, R.C.NA'.R. june 3 Professor john Hughes. June I0 Air Vice-Nlarshal Adelard Raymond, C.B.l'l. llfll FUR TI-IE SCHOOL YIQAR I9-45-19-In sharing At the beginning of this year, the Headmaster introduced the idea of having 11 debating club consisting of twelve members, any from the Sixth Form who wished to join, and the remainder made up of boys from the Fourth Form. This idea was readily responded to, and we had our first meeting on September 28th. The charter members of the club are as follows : C. Taylor, J. Ross, I. Bovey, M. Holmes, Ii. Marler, If. New- comb, G. Sharwood, C. Beaubien, R. Timmins, D. Bartholomew, -I. Domville, A. Aitken. During the course of the first meeting the executive committee was elected. The President, C. Taylor. The Tice-President, AI. Ross. The Secretary, I. Bovey. The club has had a very successful year, and has occupied itself with a number of act- ivities. Among them there were two hat-nights held. There were three discussions, the lirst on Russia, the second was when hlr. Keyserlingk came and spoke to us about the press, the is the head of the British United Press in Canadal and the third subject was 'Empires and Imperialism.' There were three debates during the season, the first was : Whether the Atomic Bomb Secret should be shared with any other Nation. The next debate was That French Canada Dominates the Internal Policy of Canada. The third was That Mod- ern Music has contributed more to the musical world of today than Classic. Amongst other Club activities were a Quiz evening and an Information Please program broadcast to the other members of the club 4 ver the school broadcasting system. There was a Progressive Dinner held .lt the residences of the Bartholomews, the Timmins, the Rt.ss's and the Sharwoods. We of the club are very grateful for the use of parents' houses for our meetings during the year, and are especially grateful to Mr. Speirs for giving us such a splendid op- portunity in the field cf speech and also fcr the use of his house and for the splendid snacks he has provided for us. A Father and Son Dinner Debate was held on .April 6th., at the Mount Stephen Club. The Debate subject was That youth has done more for the world than age. The mo- tion was upheld by Marler and Ross, and the speakers against the motion were G. C. hilarler and Dr. G. Ross. hlr. Miller Hyde came and judged the debate which was won by the Afiirmative. The year has been very successful and the boys of the club htpe that the tradition will be carried on for many years to come. DIQBATING COMPETITION During the course of the Irfgister term a Public Speaking contest was instituted, .1 contest which was open to all. Taylor, Ross, Aitken, Bovey, Marler, Sharwood, were the boys who entered from the Sixth Form while Lindsay, Porteous, Newcomb and Gaherty entered from the Fourth Form. The boys who reached the finals were Bovey, Ross, Marler and Lindsay. They spoke at a Monday morning assembly before the schtol. The subjects respectively were lfamily Allowances, Total Abstinence, Immigration, Ski- ing and I-Iockey. Mr. Anderson judged the contest which was won by Bovey with 82 points. The runner-up was Ross with 80 points. I. B. I 19 l SICLWYN HtJL'Sl-1 SCHOOL lNIACi.-XZINE tamarins We had planned to present two English one-act plays and two lfrench playlets at the close of the Christmas Term -f enthusiasm ran high, and if looked as though the last week ot' rehearsals would put the finishing touches to an excellent series of productions, when suddenly the grippe descended upon us in its most virulent form--last-minute changes had to be made in the French playlets, the Scout HCI had to be greatly curtailed, but, worst of all, the Christmas Carol had to be cancelled entirely. This last blow was indeed :1 hard one, especially to Mr. Kent-Barber and his Cust after having put in so much work and training upon it. Several solo items were introducedfpiano selections by James llomville, accordion renditions by Dwight Bartholomew, and carol items by Ian Bovey and Malcolm Evans. lfor the great success of the entertainment we were greatly indebted to Mme. Gyger, Mrs. Howis, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Kent-Barber and all the other members of the staff who helped in the presentation of the various items. Special mention should here be made ot' Mr. Anderson's shameless adaptation ofTcl1eliov's Marriage Proposal, which brought down the house! The following is the programme as originally scheduled: O CANADA. v 1. J. lJoMv1i.1.n . Soaring . . Roberl Sfhumann. 2. CAROL SINGHRS. Ian Bovey, McLean Holmes, Malcolm Ifvans, Jimmie Bonthron, John Yvilfle, Alan Frosst, John Trott, Peter Krohn, Michael Alexandor, James Rose. 3. Forms AZ, I, II, III present an excerpt from A CHRISTMAS CAROL By CHARLES IDICKENS. In Three Acts. Characters Cin order of appearancej Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge Malcolm Evans A BUY Taylor Carlin Bolt Crilttlllt Peter hlilner Ghost of Christmas Present Michael Ogilvie. IIAHE CRATCI-II'l' I?.-xm1i.v:- Gordon Currie, Teddy Evans, Peter Davison, Frederick Meredith, Anthony Bogert, Peter Mitchell, Timothy Carsley. Produmi Bywe MR. K. KENT-BARBER. lltll FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1945-1946 4. FRENCH PLAYLETS. Q11 ROBIN Hoon - LES BOFCHERS ET I.E SHERIF. f Presented by Form INIAITRE. DE CERENIONIE ...,,...... ROBIN Hoon ........., .... PREMIER BOUCHER.. .... DEUNIEME ..., TROISIEBIE .,.. QUATRIEME , . . . CLIENT ...., . . . . SHERIF .... .,.. A2. Pierre Raymond Derek Marpole Tziylor Carlin .Hurry Seifert .Jack Segull Tim Carsley Billy Timmins Eric Molson PETIT-JEAN ........E., .i...... K enneth Muton C25 DANS I.E CABINET D'L'N DENTISTAE A PARIS. f Presented by Form II. fe IXIAITRE DE CEREEMONIE ..,., . , .Chrisopher McConnell AssIs'rAN'I' ......, . . . . ..P.ll1l Dolisie CLIENT .... .hlichael Lunsdown DEN'FIS'I'E ....,..,,.,..... . ,,.. Ivan Phillips Prodzrrm' B,I'-- MSIE. A. GYGER. 5. CUBS AND SCOUTS. 6. Forms VI and IV present THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL by ANTONI IICHFIXOV shamelessly adapted and Czinadianised by P. A. CI-IARI.Es TA YLORIN ..,,,....,.... Charles Taylor JIMOVITCH Rossiii .... ,,,.. . lim Ross IANA BOVINA ................... Inn Bovey Crowd of schoolboysg Russian dancers, Christopher Seymour Adelard Raymondg Accordion player, Dwight Bartholomew Produred By- INIR. P. ANDERSON. lill FOR THE SCHOOL YF.-XR 1945-19411 farm Utes , SIXTH FORM 1 1 1 .'h1.l,.-XX OSLER Arrksx U 1939 - 46 Hi: .tense qf fIlHI10Itl' if the bflfllllft, of ki.fft1r1zf.fie.f. Senior Soccer 11944-451, 12 and Linder Hockey' 119441, Senivr Hockey 119451, Senior Cricket 119451, Champion Soqqer Six 119451. 1 CHARLES Bcxrnisx 1938f46 .J gl'0iL'f7IKQV1'0llI!I has a icoff in lzif ftomarlz. Senior Soccer 1194-14451, 12 and CNDFR Soccer 119441, Senior Hockey 119461, Senior Cricket 119451, Champion Soccer SIX 119441. 1 In HUQH DRL'N1N1!JND Boviax' 1939f46 Friffzdr, Rommzf, t'0It71f711'I21t'7l, fend me -vom' farx. 12 and Under Soccer 11942, 43, Capt. 441, Senior Soccer 11944, Capt. 451, Senior Hockey 11944, 451, 12 and Linder Cricket 119-13, Capt. 441, Senior Cricket 11944, 45 Capt. 1, lst in Form 1, 1st in Form 2, lst in Form 3, 2nd in Form 4, Secretary of Debating Society, 1Yinner of debating competition, Prefect, Literary editor of magazine, Singing Prize 119421. R.-XX'N1OND BIARCEI. BRODEUR 19451-16 J man qf .vocereigrz 1177.1 he if e,f1e'c'f11f1z'. Art editor of magazine. GEOFFREX' GRAFTON 1945e46 .z' .fwzxiblf mm' Jane rifizfn. One of the hard workers ofthe mighty Sixth. GEORGE B1CLE.xx Homn-is 1939-46 Briglil amz' brett:-v, free and 1?lZ,f-V. 12 and Under Soccer 11943, 441, Senior Soccer 11944, 451, 12 and Under Hockey 119451, Senior Hockey 11945, 461, Senior Cricket 119451, Champion Soccer Six 119431, Singing Prize 119-1-31, Sports editor of Schoo1 magazine. 1331 SHLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Geokoe 1-imc NIARLER 193846 1' Ou! of llzc 1110111115 of babes and .tlzckfizzgs 1come words and plenty of them1. 12 und under Soccer 119-1-14-151, Senior Soccer 119451, 12 and under Hockey 119-151, 12 and under Cricket 119-13, 4-11, Senior Cricket 119-1-1, -151, Champion Hockey Five 119-131, Magazine Stuff, I. in Klzlgazine lisszly Competition, Finalist in Debating Competition, Prefect. -I.-mes Dkuiumoxo Ross 1938f-16 The Cznzrmlor . . . llflzo fo 11111116f07'ff6'1fllf7IL !5 a jJ7'L'j'. 12 and under 'Soccer 11933 and 19-1-11, 1Senior Soccer, 19-1-1--151, 12 and under Hockey 119-1-1--151, Senior Hockey 119-151, 12 and under Cricket 119-13--1-11, Senior Cricket 119-1-1--151, 2 in Form 1, 2 in Form III, 1. in Form IV., 1 in Story Part of Magazine Competition, Finalist in Debating Competition, Vice-President of Debating Society, Prefect, Editor of School Magazine, Captain of Champion Hockey Five. Gokoox ROBERTON Srmnwcoo 1939--16 You Crz.f:iu.f has a lean and lzzmgry look. Prefect, Sports Editor of Magazine, Captain of Champion Soccer Six, 119-151, 12 and under Cricket 119-151, Senior Cricket 119-151, Vice-Captain of Senior Soccer 119451, Senior Hockey 119-161. CHARLES 1X1ARGR.-KVE TA Y1.oR 1939f-16 Cfinging files zz limpf! ro Ihr fork of L'071f07'7l1if'1'. Prefect 119-15f-161, Literary liditor of Mrigzizine, President of Debating Society. Roneirr Nersox 'l'mmNs 19-11'-16 Hi: name if zz l0iL't,l' of Jlrengtlz. Prefect, Ciiptzlin of Form YI Hockey Team 119-15f-161. 1341 FOR THF SCHOOL YEAR 19-i5el9-to FOURTH FORM The present Fourth Form has had a very successful year in both scholastic studies and sports. The whole form has managed to get above seventy-live per cent for three weeks running, thus obtaining a half-holiday. In the recent magazine competition, Gordon Maitlzind, Chris Seymour, and Adelard Raymond came iirst in the Essay, Poetry, Short Story divisions respectively. ln Sports the Fourth Form has won the inter-class hockey and soccer laurels by beating the Sixth Form 2-l in soccer and -lil and 3-2 in hockey. XVe must give credit, however, to the Sixth Form, who beat the Fourth in the Swimming Meet at the hl..-X..-X..-X. Encouraged by the splendid swimming of Charles Taylor and Robert Timmins, the Sixth Form took an early lead to race to victory in the relay. There were six members of the Fourth Form in the School Hockey Team - Bruce Campbell, Alan Lindsay, Eman Newcomb, Eric Pollard, Christopher Seymour and the Captain, Dwight Bartholomew. Alan Lindsay distinguished himself by being the sole representative of the Fourth Form in the public speaking Competition. Dwight Bartholomew carried oil' top honours in the Boxing Competition, whilst Chris Seymour came third in the senior school swim- ming meet. James Domville, Dwight Bartholomew and Eman Newcomb are the Fourth Form members of the Selwyn Oratorical Society g Roy Bond upholds the Fourth as second in the Eagle Scout Patrol. Others prominent in form games and academic work are Brian Maikland and Tim Porteous. Unfortunately Denis Gaherty broke his arm, and this accident kept him out of form matches, but he was always to be found cheering wildly on the side-lines for the inevitable victory of the Fourth Form. THIRD FORM Form Ill is possibly the liveliest form in the school eperhaps too lively for the prefect officers of the law. Jeremy Barber and Jules Timmins are generally engaged in mysterious conversation or involved in playful encounters with Donald Jackson and Andrew Ross. Raucous blares of public opinion come blasting down the corridor from outspoken orators like Dick Crawford and Beverley Maclnnes, fading away into a whis- pered diminuendo as McCulloch hears the master's footfall approaching from the next class. A Prominent among the year's scholars have been Derek Hanson, Gibson Brown Ca newcomer to Selwyn HouseH, Andrew Ross, Hamish Stewart, Anson Mcliim, and Tim Rutley, who engage in a weekly battle-royal for high places. Outstanding among the Scouts of the form was Anson Mcliim, patrol leader of the Bulldog Patrol. Other scouts included Yvatson, hlaclnnes, Barber, Stewart, Hanson, Timmins II, Ross, and Currie. Practically all the form were represented on one or other of the Soccer and Hockey teams, but most boys would agree that Barber, Currie, Hanson, Evans and Cusson prob- l25l STCLWYN HUVSH SCHOOL MAGAZINE ably played the stellar roles. Stewart distinguished himself defending the goal of the winning lfive hockey team. ln the boxing competition McCulloch and Ross II were the best from lform III, and, in the swimming meet, Currie did extremely well, especially in the diving, whilst Craw- ford, Barber and -lackson also upheld the honour of the form. SECOND FUR NI Unhesitatingly we assert that this is the best-looking form in the school. We have blondes, brunettes, and one red-head. We have blue eves, brown eyes, grey eyes, and occasional black eyes. We have brains, collectively speaking, and much enthusiasm for our work. XYliat other boys ring up on lfriday evenings to find but their positions for the week F XYhat other boys have the foresight to use the other ends of their pens if the customary end fails them F e.g. Chris McConnell, Tony Bogert, and Donald Bond. What other form produces such Latin, by which we mean such Latin P We in-5 proud of Paul Dolisie, a lfrench boy, whose Latin is as good as his English e.g. Nlagister docuit puerum ef The master teached the boy land lost most of his hair in the attemptl f We have not yet given up hope that Teddy lfvans, Peter Cowie, and Ronald Cooke, either by accident or design, will put the :Xccusative Case after the verb by June, 1950. The following boys found places on the Soccer Teams :f hlilnei , Bogert, hlclieown, l ,vans, Ogilv ie, Phillips, Cowie, Timmins,' and on the Hockey Teams : f- Mitchell, Cooke, Cowie, lxuisdown, Phillips, and lfvans. The Scouts and Cubs are well represented, as practically every boy in the Form belongs to one 'ir th: othei. Michael Lansdown is a Troop Leader. ln the Swimming Meet Lansdown, Phillips, Evans and Mitchell all took part. Wesley hlason seems to be the chief utility member of the form. Should any- thing be needed, from a wrist-watch to a pen nib, XYesley has it. He is a very useful guy to have around. Donald Bond swims and is clever with hleccano. The day may come when he will build another bridge over the St. Lawrence. It' so, no tolls will be paid by any Form II bilyg lfinally, we take this opportunity of bidding farewell to Michael Lansdown, who sailed for lfngland in April. We wish him good luck and feel sure he will carry on the good work he has done here and will bring credit on himself and his old school. lform ll will always be remembered with affection bv , , , ' ' B. lx. l. H. Fl RST FO Rh I lr is quiet in the School. The whine of the vacuum cleaner, the quick staccato of hlrs. Howis's typewriter in the ollice, are the only sounds to break the silence in which the old red house seems to settle comfortably back into itself and to take a long, deep breath. ,lust a moment ago I went into lform One. The smell of pencil shavings and chalk hung suspended in the darkening air. The children had gone and the room looked naked without them, naked without their rich, heroic, barbarous life which takes one up l26l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-l5el9-in in its surge and swing and bears one, in all one's adult steepness, through the busy hours of the school day. Form One is always a dynamo of energy. lts boys are the Dart-makers, the ink- spillers, the book-forgetters, the restless eager questioners of anything and everything. Already they have class solidarity. Each winter they hurl themselves into bitter hope- less Hockey' Games with Form Two. :Xt Christmas theirs is the most lavishly decorated classroom. I can see them now. John XIacNaughton and Peter Davison are making murals, drawing their angular stylised figures and employing their gift for Hat colour. I can picture John's secret smile tdidn't he throw me into the swimming pool once FJ and Peter's chirpy willingness. Those two, and Bill Pollock, will draw cat-men and tiger- kings for hours on end. Nelson Timmins helps with the coloured paper and Raymond LeMoyne tacks up tinsel around the board. Jiminy Cricket-or Jimmy Creighton, if you will- supervises the workg he is soft spoken, efficient, quietly speculative with his occasional 'lookit l . . . l A 'policeman ' is posted at the door. Form One is famous for its policemen, whose job is to tidy up the odds and ends that accumulate around muddy feet and drop from ink-stained tattooed hands. Jimmy Hewis is often a policeman because of his keenness and dependability, or it might be Michael Ferrier or Freddy Meredith. I think, too, of Form One at lunch. His love of sausages gave Johnny XYright the curious nickname of Sizzlepup Xlagillicudy. No one has ever been known to use more Tomato Ketchup. George McKee sits 'Jpposite and talks about radios in the rare inter- vals between Sonny Raper's saga of the Hampstead Cubs hockey team, Richard Ben- nett's fish story and Bari y Carrique's argument as to which is the best summer camp. Colin Ross's piercing voice is almost lost as he asks me a riddle. Only on those days when ice-cream is served as dessert does a profound silence settle down upon the table. Not for long, though. Scon ' May I have a second, sir F' develops into a regular gourmet's chorus. There is an ineffable satisfaction about the tone in which George McKee says later : This is my third or This is my fourth. I leave him at last 1 a happy but weary warrior, the empty dishes around him. XYhen the end of the term comes around, the cry is for ghost stories. Nicky Thorn- ton and David Seymour are prepared for some bloodcurdling relief after their success with the exams : not that either of them has been worried, for they are as intelligent as they are carefree. Jerry Manolovici, or Picklepuss as some of us know him, wants plenty of shooting, as he has an obsession for guns and will ' fill you full of holes ' at a moment's notice. Garry Osborn's dark eyes shine and Timothy .-Xrnold's brow wrinkles with con- centration. Mitchell Bronfman and Pierre Labarre have too keen a sense of humour to be entirely impressed. Someone pulls the shades down. Spooks are everywhere! Yes, the classrocm looks strangely deserted now. The last to go was surely bright but scatter-brained Hugh Ross, who has such trouble recovering his lost propeity. . . It is getting darker. Dimly I make out on the board two drawings. ' Mr. Anderson ' and ' Mr. :Xnderson's Alligator '. But Mr. Anderson and his alligator must go too. After six happy strenuous years at the school, which have taught him an absolute respect for the child and the child's individuality, and a passionate belief that education must do all it can to further that imaginative individuality, ' Sir ' and his menagerie are moving north. He hopes, however, that he will often see his friends again, bath at the School and at his house in St. Sauveur. P. J. A. l 271 i I 'l i i i i l i I SHLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL ZNIAGAZINIC FORM Aell lform A ll is an overflow class from lform .-X, and would not, ordinarily, have a reason for existence. However, we have cause to be very glad that this particular group has come into being. jimmy Bonthron, our ski expert, is a quiet, studious boy, popular and well liked. He oliten leads the class, much to his surprise. Andy Bartholomew CBart IIJ is seldom heard from, but his infrequent comments are worth waiting for. Taylor Carlin, on the other hand, should have been equipped with a mutlfer at birthl No one ever accused 'l'aylor ol' being a quiet youth g but he is nevertheless a very solid citizen. He was the Boy in the, alas, unpresented Christmas Carol. Peanuts Carsley has enough quiet power and ability for a boy twice his size. He worked hard preparing his part as Tiny 'l'im e - so appropriate ef in the Carol. Bill Daly f Old Bill f is another of your deep, dark men. One day he will probably erupt then, look out l Purvis lNIcDougall 7 sharing with Barber in Form III the honour of representing the Old Boys Association of St. George's, Vancouver is our .-Xll-.-Xmerican. He, with equal ease, swims, plays Soccer, Hockey, Baseball and Cricketg in fact, if the good Purvis could only STUDY really hard! Kenneth Matson should be approached with caution l He is full of un- expected surprises, and has a delicious sense of humour. liric Molson, on the contrary, has never been known to sniilel lt must not be supposed that liric does not enjoy life, however. Derek hlarpole, also has unplumbed depths. Although Derek linds Maths. dif- Hicult ldon't we all ?l he leads the l'lock in Social Studies and Scripture. And now Monsieur Raymond l .-Xh l ze Raymond l bl. Pierre, un garcon pas bon Y Mais, tres gentil, tres gai l Harry Seifert has a puckish humour which is nearly always in evidence. Segall, .lack to you, has an interesting mind : he contributes much to our class. His father has often lent us most interesting books. Suggema Timmins very nearly became wee XYillie XYinkie, for hlr. Kipling's famous character and our Billy have much in common. Billy is truly as bright as a button. Last, but certainly not least, is our Trott. John, too, is steady and dependable: his friendly, heart-warming smile would cheer up a wooden In- dian. il. K. K.-B. FORM .-Kel lfoim :X l is the form of Contrasts. We started the year with the Old and the New boys and, as the New boys became old, we gradually acquired our personality. 'l'hcre is contrast even in the ,names of our boys. We have Frosst Qwho is any- thing but cool and silenth, and at a little distance is a tall and blushing Rose beside the deep Poole. lfray is close to Peter the Darling, and though Peter lives up to his name, lfray is never warlike. 'l'hen there is our live-wire blactaggart, loving his batteries as hlaclnnes cherishes his snails and guppies, f- and Alexandor who, like Christopher Robin's tigger , bounces incessantly. Ifortunately, in contrast, is the quiet corner with Short, Blake, Buchanan and Nesbitt, Rudel, Buckley and Nanton. l28l FOR THE SCHOOL YP.-XR 19-I5-10-lr. Our magicians are Mangold and Spence. They can turn a hard school bench into an easy chair. Surely, surely, slumber is more sweet than toil. After Christmas Cumyn arrived and we soon realized that good still? is packed into little space. Now that the holidays are approaching, Krohn's travel bureau should be busy. YVith a flick of the linger he can show you the world in colour. A suggested holiday task for Mactaggart :-Try to wire John and harness all the W'ilde superfluous energy into scholastic channels. The class and Stall' would be eternally grateful, should this experiment prove successful. This has been a happy year, but in September Form :X I will acquire the new dign- ity of Senior, leaving the Junior School for the more serious atmosphere of lfoim 1. c. M. A MORNING IN FORM B The nine o'clock bell rings, and the Form Master for B hurries down the stairs to his class room. As he nears the doors he hears the familiar sounds from within : book- bags being emptied, Molson and Peter MacKay quarreling over the ownership of a pencil, and the resonant voice of Drury Porter.-us laughing at some joke. As the master appears in the doorway a silence ensues and all the boys cry out, very loudly, Good morning, Sir. He returns the greetings and sits down, saying Quiet, boys, we will now heal Mr. Speirs. Iiveryone sits up very straight, folds his arms, and looks expectantly at the loud speaker over the blackboard. There is a hum, a buzzing, and the voice of the Headmaster is heard saying, For the Junior School I have the following ann iunce . . . Squealing and crackling sounds within, a final sigh, and the loud speaker goes dead. The master hastily arises with an annoyed expression and twiddles with the knob, moving it first one way and then another. Nothing happens. David lNIacNaughton suggests brightly, Perhaps it is broken, Sir. Na, I think it is just temperamental, in a bad mood this particular morning, returns the master. Then he and the boys say the I,or.l's Prayer together. The master opens one eye to see il' all the boys are in the proper attitude of prayer and catches Blair Carrique peering out of the window. :X reprimand is issued after the Amen. Immediately after, there is a clatter of seats and a perfect babble of voices as the boys tell him what they have been doing since yesterday. Ifdmund Ifberts has a new Scout knife to display, Stack has been studying his knots and asks when he may pass them, and lNIcGreevy brings up a toy model for inspection. Quiet is finally enforced, and the Scripture story for the day is read. It concerns Jacob and how he wrestled with an angel. The boys are very interested. Robin Mac- Kay pipes up: Are there any angels now, Sir F Allan lfrosst adds, There might be angels right in this room, only we don't see them. Brian Timmins peers interestedly into a dark corner to discover if he can see one. The theological discussion waxes very warm. Finally the knotty questions are answered to the best of the master's ability, and the class proceeds to have a French lesson. The lesson consists of pointing out objects in the room and returning answers in French. Choquette, Dullield, and Richardson, the star French pupils, enjoy themselves l3'9l SIQLWYN HOKSIS SCHOOL MAGAZINE thoroughly chattering in the language, while some of their less fortunate brethren, novices in the tongue, wonder what they are talking about. When this part ol' the lesson is over the class is divided into two teams, and a fast match takes place with Gillespie as one captain and .Iohnston the other. If the meaning of the French word or phrase is given wrongly by the contestant, he sits down. In tive minutes there is a great decimation in the ranks on either side. Yuile surprises everyone by staying up the longest with Captain .Iohnston and Duflield, while hltzreau and Richardson battle desperately on the other side with Gillespie and Choquette. lfinally hloreau goes down on 'Vai apporte which he said meant Nl have a door, and the match closes as a tie. :X few minutes of the period remain, and the master linishes the closing chapter of Pinnochio which he has been reading at odd times to the class. The bell rings just as the class Finds out that Pinnochio finally became a real boy and that everything ended happily. So the Form Master bids the boys au revoir, leaves, and returns upstairs, meet- ing on the way hlr. Howis who goes down to come to grips with them over history and geography. L. R. P. FORM C This year form C. has had the largest number of boys that we have ever had, since we began to take such young ones. The ages have ranged from live to seven years. These little boys have responded to a systematic curriculum with happy enthusiasm. Serious endeavour has been Coupled with moments of laughter, in order that they may have adequate relaxation. A THUhIBN.-XII, SKETCH OF THF MI-1MBI:1RS OF THE CLASS Poole 11. :X very engaging personality. .Ilf.Ila.fler. Interest in all things literary, very commendable. lirainfrd. Original remarks such as, I'm just getting organized. Car.vlc'r. Dignilied reserve and quiet smile. Hain. IYise little chatter. .I1af.fo11. Quiet drollery. ffvde. Desire to tell little episodes of interest. Clmdill. Arch expression when he has done well. IVf7ll0l1. Interest in bringing books about Geography, History, etc. Cohen. Rare sweet smile and his really serious application to work. Leilloiue. IYhimsical expression and good work. Ebertr. Desire to please and his steady progress in his work. Aleighm. Reticence and aptitude for hard work. Etvms. Trusting smile which enfolds all those upon whom it is bestowed. Wair. Quiet dignity and unswerving devotion to his school. ffaqzzagw. Desire to help on all occasions. Riley. Quiet reserve and nice smile. Cameron. Only needs a kilt to accompany his various Highland and Sword dances i301 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-15-1944, Sports CRICKET 119-155 As a result ol' the unusually early spring we began cricket on April llth., consider- ably sooner than in other years. Unfortunately the weather did not live up to its early promise, and the coolest and wettest Nay for many years often made conditions unsuit- able and uncomfortable for cricket. In spite of this, however, we had some enjoyable games and the matches were all closely contested, especially the one against a team of Fathers and Masters, in which the result was in doubt right up to the last minute. In contrast to other years, the greatest improvement was shown in bowling and several boys showed very promising form. The bowlers in addition were supported by very keen fielding, but the batting generally speaking was disappointing. Boys cannot be successful in this department ol' the game unless they realize the necessity of playing with a .tlraight bat. There seemed to be a tendency this year to regard this as a piece of affectation, and many wickets were lt st as the result of this attitude of mind. lxl.-XTCHES LlNDER 1-1 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. Alon. May 21st. S. H. S. batted lirst but playing timidly wer: all out for 29, a score which undoubt- edly flattered the bowling. L. C. C. lost 5 wickets before hitting off the runs, Holmes and Bovey making excellent catches. Sharwood bowled very well to take 5 wkts for only 3 runs, Marler had 2 for 1, Ross 2 for 23 and Paterson 1 for 9. Result 2- Lost by 5 wkts. LlNDER 1-1 v. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. Wed. May 30th. The School shcwed much better batting form in this return game. After a col- lapse in the middle of the batting order, the tail wagged merrily and our total reached 93. Bronliman made 26, Campbell 16, Ross 12 and Bovey 10. L. C. C. never looked like making the runs and were finally out for 50, Marler taking 5 wkts for 3 runs, Paterson 2 for 15, Sharwood 1 for 9, Bovey 1 for 3 and Bartholomew 1 for -1. Result :- Won by 32 runs. l.lNDER 1-l v. B. C. S. at Molson Field. Sat. June 2nd. S. H. S. batted First and made a dismal start against some very accurate bowling and smart Fielding. As in the prexious match, the later batsmen again came to the rescue. Campbell batted particularly well for 23 and our total Finally reached 52. B. C. S. also began disastrously, and, losing 5 wickets for 21, it was anybody's game. At this point, a possible catch was dropped and the runs were slowly but surely hit off without further loss, the B. C. S. innings Finally closing at 88. Sharwood took 3 for 18, Bovey 2 for 10, Paterson 2 for 17, Marler 1 for 13, Ross 1 for 1-1 and Bartholomew 1 for 11. Result :f Lost by 5 wkts. 1311 D . W . if , 1..- L Q lf, -J u L, ,. R -ii .fl FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1945419-th S. H. S. v. F.A'rH1zRs AND BI.-XSTERS at Molson Field. Mon. june -lth. The School, choosing to field first, met with early success, but, thanks to Mr. Sey- mour, who scored freely all round the wicket to make 62, the Fathers and Blasters ran up what appeared to be the safe total of 138. The School lost 2 wkts. for ll runs, but Gray then took charge of proceedings, and hitting magnificently on the leg side made 87 out of l23 before being out sixth to a very good catch. Wickets then fell quickly and the school 12 runs to win with only 2 wkts. in hand. Amid great excitement, these were still needed v hit off by Bronfman and the innings finally closed at l-ll with the school 3 runs ahead. Result :Y XYon by 2 wkts. UNDER 14 v. B. C. S. at Lennoxville. Sat. June 9th. Apart from Bovey, we batted in disappointing style, and, with B. C. S. fielding very smartly and holding every catch we were all out for 22. B. C. S. also found runs very hard to obtain and lost -1- wkts. for 13 against accurate bowling and some brilliant fielding. Catches were dropped at this point, however, and the runs were hit off without further loss. B. C. S. had scored -l-1- for 9 wkts. when rain stopped play. Paterson took -l for 8, Marler 3 for -l, Bartholomew l for 3 and Campbell l for 2. Result z- Lost by 6 wkts. CHARACTERS. Q Both teamsj GRAY 09452, CCapt.J. Without being entirely sound, he often batted brilliantly. His bowling was steady and of good length but not as dangerous as had been anticipated. Fielded excellently. BICBIASTER. Q19-155. Did not make as many runs as expected but his technique is sound, and he will undoubtedly do well. Improved his bowling, and his fielding was often outstanding. Captained the Under l-l team with excellent judgment. PATERSON C19-l5D. Bowled well with an easy action and controlled run up to the wicket and his fielding was very sound. YYas often unlucky when batting, and his free style should soon produce some good scores. Ross Cl945j. Bowled with good length and an improved action and took some useful wickets. At present he hits too much across the line of the ball to make the runs he should. Fielding, very fair. BIAGOR. Did DOY improve as much as expected in batting but played some useful innings. Fielded well. BIARKLAND l. Relied mostly on a golf shot to make his runs and had no defence against a good length ball. Fielding, very good. BIARLER. Bowled very well, particularly in matches. Must learn to pick out the right ball to hit if he too many easy ones, largely through over-keenness. wants to make bigger sccres. Held some good catches, but missed l33l SELWYN HOl'Sl-I SCHOOL NI.-XG,-KZIXE SHARWOOD. XYhen he found his length, he took many wickets, and he showed great im- provement over last year. His batting will improve as he gains in Confidence. Fielding, only fair at present. BLACK. Showed great improvement as wicket-keeper for the Under l-l team. Batted well on occasions, but his methods are not yet sound. BAR'l'HOl.OMENY. YVas worth his place for his Fielding alone, but he also took some valu- able wickets and with more experience should begin to make runs. C.AryiPBEi.l.. Played some very nice innings and also showed promise as a bowler. Made some good catches but was a little weak with gioundets H. 'lill'tllkllNS l. Ifielded consistently well and made good progress at batting and bcwling in his first season. Baoxrivi.-xx. Played some useful innings when they were most needed and hit well es- 3 pecially on the leg side. Fielding, usually good. BE.-lt'B1EN. Improved as a batsman and fielded well in any position. HQLMES. Played chiefly for his fielding, which was very good, he also began to show promise as a batsman and should do well next year. . Lixosay. Has a good idea of batting and should soon begin to make runs. Fielded very well. CLTRRIE. Began to bowl with a good length and should be the mainstay of the Under 13 team next year. lfielded well, but his batting is weak at present. F. G. P. FOOTBALL L19-153 SENIOR SOCCER CHARACTERS Lixnsav. lGoalerJ. Played a good steady game. Several times during the season he was outstanding, especially at the Ashbury game in Ottawa. Ross 1. tFull Backj. Tackled fairly well, but lacked in kicking ability. BE.At'B11ax. Qlfull Backj. A very reliable player, but at times he lacked coordination with his partner. AITKEN. lLeft Halfl. Played a good supporting game, but rather careless in passing. Srukwooo. lCentre Halfj. Played a very strong game, both on the offensive and the defensive. ' HOl.h'lES. tRight H-tlfh, A good kicker, who used his head to advantage and played general- ly well. BAR'rHoi,oiusw I. llnside Rightj. He generally played a fast, forceful game and was always a threat to his opponents. Poi.i..AiRo. llnside Right 3. At all times a good, steady player. Very promising material for next year. I3-ll uw '1' 3 .-4 x- 1 'C L-Ll Z i.x.I LJ LJ JZ 'V .-. -. Z J L U f- .. 2 , , 2 7 L. :J 'J' ff 1.2 K 'Q L. 3 1. 2 2 -54 Q 9 - E 1. : A 1 LJ E -Z ..x. gf K 1 1.1 , -A 72 J .. 'f -E C U 5 2 Lx Z Q 5: N: Q -1 -1:5 S i i 4 7 'U : -I -E 'U L. A: ... Ll-Q L.. 1. 1. Q A 1.1.1 Z-3 Q -TC -. : F la SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Bovizv. tCentre. Captainj. An excellent Captain for his team. Dribbled and tacklsd well. Bl.aRi.Ea. Clnside Lefty. Played fairly well rl-r his side. He could have improved his shoot- ing when he closed in. B.-xamziz. tlnside Leftj. Played a fast, strong game, but should have passed more. Ex- cellent material for next year's team. Boxo I. LTwelfth Playerj. Was fast and fairly good for his size, but lacked dribbling ability. I-Ie will be a valuable forward next year. L. R. P. 'SENIOR TI-I.-XM Clfxona 153. The season was, on the whole, disappointing. The Senior Team played four games and lost them all. Last year, some boys were looked upon as having good qualities for next year, but this talent must have remained hidden. The team showed good individual ability, but seemed to lack good coordination, which was actually just what we needed, for we were a light team generally. The loss of our captain, Boyey, made quite a dill ference on the forward line, and, perhaps, if he had been present at the last two games, we would have won them. The first game against L.C.C. was lcst 0-1. It was played at Rcyal Avenue. The team, instead of trying to outspeed their opponents, attempted to battle it out, which, because of their lighter weight, failed. The team let I..C.C. beat them to the ball many a time, and so lcsing many opportunities of scoring. Bovey was absent for the next game, and Sharwcod was elected to the position of acting captain for the game. It was played on the Mountain. L.C.C. used their weight a lot, and, since the forward line consisted mostly of smaller boys, the halfbacks had to be given the body work. This, coupled with their usual hard driving, left them exhausted by the end of the game, which was lost 0-1. In the first game at Ashbury, we should have won, but our usual lack of Coordination gave Ashbury the lead. Lindsay was the most outstanding of us, making several starring saves. XYe all drove hard, nearly tying the game, but we were not able to do that, and we left Ashbury defeated, but waiting with great eagerness for the next game. We played Ashbury at Royal Avenue for the second time amidst a pool of mud. Bovey was again absent, and Bartholomew was moved to centre in his stead. Bartho- lomew had one of the worst disappointments, when he had a clean breakaway, but slipped as he shot at the goal, and the Ashbury goaler easily stopped the ball. Ashbury managed to put in .1 goal to win I-U. JUNIOR 'I'l-Q.-IRIS tbsoisn I3 N LTNDER III. Both Under I3 games against L.C.C. ended in a tie of one goal each. The team tried hard to win and nearly did, but I..C.C. staved them off. The first game against L.C.C. by the Lnder II was won I-O, and the second was a scoreless tie, although both teams tried hard to win. G. R. S. I36l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1945-1946 Hockey iimsp HOCKEY CHARACTERS LINDSAY. lxGoalj. A quick eye and sound play made him a valuable asset to his team. BEAL'B1EN. QDefenceD. A steady player to rely Cn, but rather slew in getting back to his defence line. Ross I. QDefenceD. A steady player who worked hard but missed several good shots at the goal. TIMMINS I. fDe-fencej. A fair turn of speed and a good body checker. Ctssox. CDefencej. A very promising defence man for next year. He has speed, sta- mina, and a good knowledge of the game. Bovey. CRight XVingj. A hard worker and a good stick handler. SHARXVOOD. CCentreD. A reliable player who was very good at passing to a fellow player. HOLMES. QLeft YYingj. His shooting improved this year. Inclined to pass blindly, but improved in the Final game of the season. NEWCQMB. CRight XYingJ. Promises to be an excellent player for next year. Passed well and knew the value of team-work. BARTHoLoMEw. CCaptain, Centerj. A plucky player who checked well and never showed discouragement. XYill be missed on the team next yeal. POLLARD. QLet't Wingl. A fast skater and a good stick-handler. He made several ex- cellent goals. L. R. P. MATCHES Mon. Feb. llth., S.H.S. SCHOOL TEAM vs. S'r. GEoRtQE's SCHOOL at the McGill Rink. Scorers for S.H.S. were Bartholomew, who scored on a pass from Newcomb, and Sharwood, who scored when the puck came out of a tangle of players. The assist might be Credited to either Bovey or Holmes. Our defence did not seem to be able to stop the breakaways VCIY well. Perhaps this was due to the fact that they were so used to breaking up passing plays that, when it came to individual playing, they were not prepared for it, but Timmins played a good game and stopped many of their rushes. Result :- Drew, lvl. Thurs. Feb. Zlst., Scnoot VISE.-XXI vs. ST. GEoRoE's SCHooL at the McGill Rink. St. George's School scored on the nrst whistle, which was disheartening, but, later in the game, Timmins made a magniticent and spectacular rush from one end of the rink l37l Sl .l,WYX lllJll5li SCHHUI. Nl.-XCQAZINF to the other and evened the score. Timmins played a good all-round game as did Cusson, whose accurate poke check stopped many il dangerous rush. The forward lines did not click too well in this game, perhaps this was due to the absence til! Bartholomew who is always a good player and ll spark to the team. Campbell was moved up from the defence to take his place. Result: Drew, l l. Sat. lan. loth., I3 and Cxoeiz vs. l.. C. C. at I.. C. C. The goals were scored by Bovey on a break lWllj', and Newcomb, with Pollard and Bartholomew both figuring in the play. It was a very windy day, with snow blowing into the eyes of' the players, which made passing difficult. ln the second period, as they had the wind behind them, S.H.S. put on the pressure, and managed to put in enough goals to win. The defence had no trouble in stopping the l..C.C. rushes, aml backed up our offensive plays well. Result 3 - Xvoti, 2-l. Non. lfeb. -lth., I3 and Cxnsk vs. l.. C. C. at the McGill Rink. This was a very good game, as we were able to increase our margin over the last game. l.indsay played a sound game in goals, and the second line, Pollard, Newcomb and Bartholomew combined very well, getting one goal each, Pollard put in the first, un- assisted, while Cusson and Newcomb assisted the latter twii. Bovey scored the last goal assisted by Seymour. In the first period, we were all over the l..C.C. team and only some particularly Fine goal-tending stopped us from running up a high scoie. In the last period L.C.C. played six forwards and Bovey scored a long-distance goal, but l..C.C. also scored, mak- ing the score even in the last period. Result :f XYon, -l-2. Sat. Feb. loth., 13 and UNDER vs. Asnnritv at Ottawa. Bartholomew opened the scoring for S. H. S. immediately after the whistle, as- sisted by Pollard, Bartholomew also scored the fourth goal assisted by Newcomb. Other scorers were : Sharwood ll! on passes from Holmes and Bovey, Holmes, unassisted, Bovey on a pass from Holmes and Newcomb, assisted by Bartholomew. The forward lines clicked in this game, and wete all over the Ashbury team the whole game. The defence had little difliculty in stopping and Lindsay in goal had little work. Result : f Won, 7eU. blon. Feb. l8th., ll and LVNDER vs. Rosrvx at the blcliill Rink. This was a very exciting game as Roslyn were beating us 2-I, until the last minute, when Newcomb knocked in a goal on a pass from Lindsay. The first goal was scored by lXIi1l'lC'l', who put the puck behind the goaler orl' his own rebound. l38l 'Y' x - A 'ff 9. LC LJ I Z Z I I f J I 1 .f A., J Z 44 I Q .- 3. lj ,, J' if It ' Q Z: ,L -V: 2 fx' 1, -FV' -.1 V4 54,- If L4 X EN X: xl Q Sl-ZLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL lXl.-XGAZINE Lindsay playcd well on the forwaid line, where he was placed after being taken out of goals. Domville played well in his stead. The team did not, on the whole, play very well, and lost quite a few opportunities. Result : f' Drew, lfl. Sat. lfcb. 23rd. I2 and LlNlJER vs. B. C. S. at Lennoxville. Our single goal was scored by hlarler. The team played very badly in this game, to say the least, and only pepped up in the last period, but, as the score had, by then, reached the total of I2-O, it did not help much. 1 By the end of the tirst period, the score was 341, so it was decided to take Domville out of goals and replace him with Lindsay, but, as Lindsay promptly let in 8 goals, this did not succeed very well. It was not all his fault, as the defence refused to mark in front of the goal, and so he was caught out of position time after time. Result :ff Lost, 13-l. Wed. Feb. 27th. 12 and l.lNDER vs. Rosryx at Roslyn. Scorers for S.H.S. were Lindsay on a pass from YVatson, and Newcomb on a break- away. Our side played well with few exceptions, and Domville played a sound game in goals. The play was rough, at times, Roslyn getting two penalties. The defence did not play tor. well, but good backchecking by the forwards balanced the defensive side of the game. Because the score was still tied at the end of the game, it was decided to play ten minutes overtime. it the end of the ten minutes, there was no change in the score. Result : Drew, lfl. SKIING The skiing season was a successful one, in spite of continually bad weather con- ditions. hlost of the boys learned how to handle their skis on ice, and, when there was deep snow, we used it for all it was worth. Prizes, one for the upper, and one for the lower school, are given to the boys who have most improved their technique through hard work. Michael Lansdown and Patlicli Blake were the winners. lXlontreal newspapers and radio stations saluted the boys and girls who raced at the Ste. Adele Ski Club's Midget Meet on February lTth. Below zero temperature and the worst possible icy conditions caused the cancellation of at least one Laurentian race, but the -T9 entries for this under 14 competition were not daunted, and their times were considered excellent by Bob XYallace, who represented the Zone in oliicial capacity. l-Nl FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 19-l5el9-16 Selwyn House sent Gibson Brown Tim Porteous Gordon Currie Michael Lansdown Bobby 1Vatson Andrew Ross up 18 boys with Mr. Howis : Beverley Maclnnes John Trott Jules Timmins James Bonthron Christopher McConnell Colin Ross hlichael Ogilvie Allan McCulloch Roy Bond Derek Marpole Michael :Xlexandor Gordon Richardson Taylor Carlin, Fric Marler, and Eric Molson, as good skiers, were plrticulirly isked to enter, but were unable perhaps the less said the to do so. Several sisters raced too, with such good results that better in this masculine magazine. The Cross-country of a mile and a half combined Hats, climbing, bushwhacking, downhill trail running, and a wide open hill to schuss at the iinish. The Slalom of13 gates was set in regulation racing order and distance, excluding only a bird-cage. The fast times, and the fact that nobody was hurt during the week-end would seem to prove the value of learning to ski in control from the very beginning Y There were two groups for each event f group one of ages 11, 12, and 13, and group two age 10 and under. The only boy who figured in the First three, out of the whole lot, was John Trott, who came 3rd in his age group for the combined Cross country and Slalom. Following are the first 5 Selwyn House boys in each event Cross Countryf winning time 13.20 .Jgf 11, 12, and 13 .ige under 11 Gordon Currie 15 . 22 Derek Marpole Jules Timmins 15.-10 Michael Ogilvie Andrew Ross 16.08 John Trott Bobby 1Yatson 17.-11 Gordon Richardson Michael Lansdown 18.52 Michael :Xlexandor SLALOM- winning time 37.3 seconds Gordon Currie -19.3 john Trott Roy Bond 57.2 james Bonthron Gibson Brown 61.0 Colin Ross Tim Porteous 61 .-1 Michael Ogilvie ................ Gordon Richardson 60.3n No other senior qualified in the slalom. BIARION Boxrnaox. VVe think that every boy who has any interest in Ski-ing, should try to obtain a copy of Mrs. Bonthron's book, Let's Ski, to be published in September. It has been especially written in simple language, with illustrations, for Juniors, and should be round most helpful. 1411 SEIAYYN Hol'sE SCHOOL MAG.-XZIXE INTR.-X-MURAI. SPORTS SOCCER SIXES In the final of the soccer Sixes Sharwood's Six gained a 3f2 victory over Marler's six. Sharwood's team consisted of Sharwood, Aitken, Pollard, Mitchell, Hewis. Marler's team consisted of Marler, l.indsay, Bond, jackson, Milner, Osborn. HOCKEY FIYES In the final of the hockey lives Ross' team defeated Bovey's by T goals to 6, each team having previously won four games out of five, Ross losing to Marler, and Bovey losing to Ross. Ross' team : Ross, Pollard, Stewart, Cowie, Rutley, Meredith. Bovey's Team : Bovey, Campbell, Raper, Carrique, Mcliim. BOXING TOURNAMENT In the bouts leading up to the finals of the Tournament the following boys dis- tinguished themselves-Lansdown, Carrique 1, Bond 1, Timmins 1, Bartholomew 1, Ross 1, Sharwood, Teddy Evans, Raper and Ross 2. In the finals the points were as follows : Ross 2 1135 and Evans llil 5 Lansdown 195 and Bond l UTD g McCulloch C81 and Bartholomew 1 l26j. Ross 1 and Sharwood were unable to fight again owing to illness, and McCulloch, a late entry, fought in the finals with Bartholomew. For finesse, style, footwork and general excellence Bartholomew was judged to be the best. SWIMMING MEET The Swimming Meet for the senior school was held on the afternoon of March 28th., in the M..-X..-XA. pool and evoked much interest from parents and boys. Events went quickly and smoothly- with Robert Timmins emerging as the winner with 20 points. Curr1e's diving was a feature of the programme and elicited much applause. Next year it is hoped to hold the meet in the Fall. Swimming throughout the summer should find the boys in first-class condition, with a consequent improvement in times. Congratulations to all concerned. The following were the winners of the various items : 100 yards junior open ft lst Currie, Ind Barber. 100 yards senior open - lst Timmins 1, 2nd Seymour l. 25 yards 11 and under f lst Crawford, 2nd Newcomb. 50 yards 12 years old f lst Seymour l, Ind Currie. 50 yards 13 and over ff lst Timmins 1, 2nd Taylor. 25 yards backstroke open f lst Timmins 1, 2nd Seymour 1. Diving 13 and over -f 1st Timmins 1, 2nd Malcolm Evans. Diving 12 and under f lst Currie, 2nd Phillips and T. Evans. Relay Race 6th v. -lfth f 6th Form. Relay Race 3rd v. 2nd E 3rd Form. Highest Points - lst Timmins 1 1203, 2nd Currie C13j, 3rd Seymour l UU. 1421 FOR THF SCHOOL YF.-XR 1945-1941- btuuting sms This year our troop was rather small owing to the fact that nearly all of the boys up to the second form were in the Cub Pack. This left only Forms III and ll' for Scout material. Two patrols were formed, and the membership uf the troop is as follows : liAGI.li P.-XTROI. BULLDOG PATROL Lansdown, P.I.. Mcliim, l'.l.. R. Bond, Nevomf Stewart, rN'f'm11rf YYatson Hanson B. Maclnnes bl. Timmins Barber A. Ross McKee Currie There have been 35 badges passed this year by the Scouts and Cubs. This is a remarkable record as your Scoutmaster knows, considering that he had to pass the boys on most of the tests. Three troop yells for this good work! Badge passing makes for a live troop. In November there was held the annual swim meet for the Montreal District of Boy Scouts at hlontreal High School. The troop did very well, but was handicapped by the absence of some of the Selwyn entrants, who also happened to be the best swim- mers. Congratulations to the two Scouts who filled in. They were not outstanding swimmers, but they carried on valiantly for their troop and their gehool I Th? Ctihg did excellently, especially Nlcllougall and Bonthron, and we won the Cub cup in conjunction with the pack from St. james the :Xpostle Church, who also received the same total of points. The cup has been on display at school, and, although it is old and shabby, it means a lot to the boys who won it and to their Scoutmaster who saw them work for it. Because your Scoutmaster wants to see this cup at Selwyn all of next year he has taken the Scouts and Cubs every Friday afternoon to the XYestmount Y.M.C..-X. swimming pool. The result of these weekly excursions will show, we hope, at the next swimming meet. Later in November a hike was taken with the Scouts and senior Cubs to the Sea Scout camp at Valois. It was a cold, dreary day, and shortly after we arrived sleet began to fall. Everyone struggled desperately with ice-covered wood to make fires, and finally, amid suffocating smoke, two lires came to life. The meals prepared were very good, blcliim and Ross having especially well-cooked meats. A cross-country race was held, but several trails were mixed, some of the hares unwittingly chased the hounds, which was a variation of the usual procedure, and owing to the storm many trails were never found. In the evening, before leaving, an investiture was performed in front ofa blazing camp-fire. One law the Scouts learned to remember on this hike was : :X Scout is cheerful. Every- one had a good time, but the SAI. was glad when arriving home to remove his smoke- scented garments and lelax in a bor hath. l43l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Scout parades were a part of two school assemblies this year. In the iirst one a little unusual excitement was caused by the sudden collapse of one of the Hag bearers. At the second assembly the school was addressed by Mr. G. Robley McKay, the District Scout Commissioner. In January four Scouts acted as guides and door porters at a reception given in honour of the Countess de Pangue at the Chateau de Ramezay. They became the envy of their brethren when they reported the mounds of sandwiches and other refreshments they consumed after the reception and their free tour of the museum. A salvage paper drive took place in Nlarch. Two and one half tons of paper were collected. The Eagle Patrol and the Brown and Blue Sixes in the Cub pack collected the most paper. Prizes were awarded to the winners. When surveying the debris after the truck carried off the paper, the 5.31. decided not to have another such drive for a while. Cleaning up was quite a choref The two patrols are running neck to neck in points for the Mackenzie cup. At the time of going to press the Eagles are slightly ahead. i We regret to report that Lansdown left for England at the end of the Easter term. For his good work he was given three troop yells twice, the highest honour the troop can give to a fellow member. l-le carried with him the best wishes of the troop for good Scouting in England. Another hike is planned for the summer term. Vie hope for good weather. Dur- ing this hike live Scouts will complete their second class tests by lighting fires and Cooking a meal. VVe look for bigger and better things in Selwyn House Scouting next year. Your Scoutmaster ends his report by saying that he is very proud of the work the troop has done, and he is especially pleased with the small group who comprised this troop, who were not afraid to carry on and who did their best in the face of difficulties. THE CUB PACK XYhen Akaela is welcomed by the Grand Howl and steps to the Council Rock in the middle of the Circle, this is what he sees : sixty faces looking at him. The Pack, whose nominal strength is thirty-six, has almost twice that number. Two thirds of the Cubs are new this year, and do they keep :Xkaela busy passing the tenderpads, stars, and badges !! The roster of the Pack is as follows : Btus Six GREEN Six 'lPhillips, S.S. Creighton, S. Ogilvie Davison Nesbitt Krohn Rudel Kleredith Carsley McGreevy Bliicnaughton Johnston I.e Moyne -H Sl'il,XYYX HOYSE SCHOOL Nl.-XG.-XZINE CJR.-XY Six Goto Six l-lewis, N, Czlrrique, -Y. Thornton Trott Spence Segzlll Bontliron Richardson Darling Carlin Short lVildC XYHITE Six Bennetts, N. Timmins, Nelson Daily Pllale Nilllfllll Laibnrre Bmcx Six kcooliti, -V. Cowie Buckley Mziclnnes Mattson Short RAI xtxow Si x Blcfonnell, S. Bitowx Six Nlztson, S. Rose Osborn C. Frosst li. Fberts Cumyn RED Six Klclieown, S. livnns, Teddy Milner Timmins, Peter Seifert Bogert ORANGE Six McDougall, S. Raymond, Pierre Nlarpole Porteous, IJ. Stuck Duffield Timmins, Billy Mangold Blake Choquette .'xlSXlll1Cl0I' We run through all the colours and finally for our lust six had to cull it the Rainbow. Many interesting games and competitions have taken place during the year but are too numerous to mention here. The two most popular ones seem to be The Jungle Fire und the desperate race between poor Rziggylug, the Rabbit, and that villainous crem- ture, Slither the Snake. Cubs who have opened one eye 'md received their stair are : .-Xlexandor, Bonthron, Carlin, Davison, Krolin, Laburre, McConnell, McDougall, Nesbitt, Ogilvie, Richardson, Rose, Seifert, Timmins-B., Trott. H3 Went up to the Scout Troop. l 46 l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 194541946 Cubs who have opened two eyes and have become veterans of the Jungle are: Bonthron, Carrique. Akaela mentions with gratitude the help that Baloo, Nr. Kent-Barber, has given him. Three Xvolf Calls for his good work l Three XVolf Calls also for the splendid work of Senior Sixer Phillipsl Near the end of March a Going-Up Ceremony was held in front of the school be- fore a large group of interested friends and parents. Cubs Phillips and Cooke crossed over into the Scouts. The new Senior Sixer Carrique was also installed. Mrs. Phillips kindly donated ice cream, and cakes were bought from Pack funds. Scouts, Cubs, and parents appreciated this part of the programme vexy much. In conclusion .-Xkaela would like to give a few plans for next year. We have tried our best to procure a totem pole. We hope to have one next year. In early autumn another Going-Up Ceremony will take place. It is expected that about twelve Cubs will cross over to the Scout troop. In September the Cubs will be divided into two Packs. The Junior Pack, with their own Senior Sixer, will comprise the eight and nine year old boys from the Junior School. The Senior Pack, with Carrique as Senior Sixer, will meet later in the afternoon. Xvith this division of the Pack Akaela hopes to keep his sanity and not to become a nervous wreck. Oh, yes, he almost forgot, each Pack will also have a fair. YVe close by quoting the Going-Up Ch int. As the late Baden-Powell would have said, it sums up what the Cubs mean to the life of any Scout troop. As the tree girdleth the tree trunk, So the law runneth forward and back g For the strength of the Pack is the Troop, And the strength of the Troop is the Pack. L. R. P. l47l SFIAYYN HHLSF SCHOOL Nl.-XG.-XZINE QBID Buys' utes We deeply regret, since our last issue, to announce the deaths in action or on active service, ol' the following :f Lieut. Nl. Little, R.C.N.Y.R., Flt. Lieut. H. Morgan, R.C..-LF., Flt. Lieut. Hugh Russel, R.C.A.l . Steps are being taken to put up a temporary war memoiial tablet in honour of the forty-seven Old Boys known to have fallen in the war. We are proud to announce the election to Rhodes Scholarships of David lvanklyn, late of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, and Hew Scott, C.I.C., formerly of R.C..-X. This brings our list of Rhodes Scholarship winners up to Five. Congratulations, Dave and Hewl Congratulations to our scholarship winners of last year z- .-Xndrew Powell ranked first of all the candidates for the Senior Memorial Scholarship at Trinity College School, Port Hope, while David Rhea tied for second place. At Bishop's College School, Len- noxville, Murray Klagor was awarded the H. Harrison Bennett Scholarship, value 5375. per annum, while John Gray received the unusual award of honourable mention. Percival T. Molson R.C.N. KR. l retired. He was made Third Secretary in External Affairs in November. After three months in Ottawa was appointed to the OFl'ice ofthe Canadian High Commissioner in London. Decorations announced since our last publication are as follows :A Major G. C. Savage, R.C..-X., D.S.O. 3 Capt. -I. Y. Kerrigan, R.C..-X., SLC. g Major .-X. Magee, 1N1.B.E. g Lieut. J. R. Le hlesurier, Sth Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, NLC., llajor D. N. Byers, Mentioned in Despatchesg Lic-ut. Colin Patch, The Black Watch, Mentioned in Despatchesg Lieut. Comdr. R. C. Chenoweth, R.C.N.Y.R., M.B.F.g XYing-Comdr. J. G. Stewart, R.C..-X.lf., D.l-'.C., .-X.l .C.g Lieut. Pl. J. de Lotbiniere, R.C.N.V.R., Blen- tioned in despatchesg Brig. R. Nloncel, O.B.Ii., D.S.O. lYe thank Col. .-X. Nlagee for sending us a clipping regarding his son All.1n's exploits in Holland. jacques Tetrault obtained eight hrst-class honours in last year's Junior blatri- culation examinations at Lower Canada College. .-X. Tetrault and YY. S. Cottingham obtained second class honours and -I. lf. Nlorison third class honours. From Lower Canada we hear that jacques Tetrault, besides getting eight First-class honours in McGill School Certificate, won the 5-.-X Form Prize, the Chairman of the Board of Governor's Prize, the Special Prize for Mathematics and the Junior French Prize. In athletics, il. Tetrault came tirsr in the 220 yards and second in the Hurdles and 100 yards. HS! FOR THE SCHOOL YI-CAR 19-l5el94h Prizes won at Trinity College School last June include :-P P. C. Dobell, Head Boy, Chancellor's Piizeman for General Proficiency in the Sixth Form, the Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal for English, the Daykin Cup for .Athletics land tied for the de- bating prize with Robert Patersonl g G. W. Lehman, Scholiield Memorial Bursaiy. At Bishop's College School, L. H. Gault and D. N. Stoker received a Junior School Certificate, while D. N. Stoker also passed his Junior Matriculation Examinations, L. H. Gault, School prize for Englishg M. lVhitehead, Geography and History Prizes, P. J. Donner, prize for mathematics g R. Brodeur, prize for French g Jackson Doddls Proh- clency Prize- lst. C. R. Molson, Ind. nl. M. Ballantyneg C. R. Molson, prizes for Al- gebra, Geometry, Arithmetic, Science, and Geography 3 J. M. Ballantyne, prizes for Engl- ish, French, Latin, Scripture, Spanish. Major the Rt. Hon. Lord Shaughnessy K Billy J, C.G.G., Qlnd. Armoured Regt., has now joined Lady Shatighnessy in Montreal. He was formerly in Holland. Congratulations to John Henderson upon his marriage to Miss Roma Dodds, sister of Donald and Stanley. WVe hear, with pleasure, that the late John Powell's memory has been perpetuated by the establishment of a Memorial Library fund at McGill. John lost his life when H.M.S. Avenger was sunk during the North African landings in l9-ll. His classmates subscribed S-ll2.92. Congratulations to Leonard Schlemm on winning the Provincial Singles Squash Champicnship. S.H.S. QLD BOYS AT B.C.S. 7111 Form : - GAULT, L. Prefect. Captain of lst. Hockey Team. Captain of lst. Cricket Team. lst. Football Team. Cadet Corps Platoon Sergeant. 61h Form :- BRONFMAN, P. Neutral. Debating Society medalist. Captain of Orphans Hockey Team. HANTPSON, A. Senior. Goaler of Orphans Hockey. Passed Christmas Exams. SEI-JLY, G. Head Boy. Manager of lst. Football Team. Corporal in Cadet Corps. High marks in Mathematics. VASS, D. Neutral. Znd. Football team. 5flz Srienre.-f CLEVELAND, H. Head Boy. lst Football Team. MCMASTER, D. G. Neutral. lst. Hockey Team. Passed Christmas exams. Drummer in Cadet Corps band. l49l SFIAYYN H0l'Sli SCHOOL M.-XG.-XZINH 5111 plrfx : ee e li,xi.i.,xx'i'YxE, M. Neutral. Ski Team. 3rd. in Christmas exams. Bugler in Cadet Corps Band. fill.-XY, UI. Neutral. lst. lfoothall 'l'e:1m. lst. Hockey Team. lst. in Junior Cross country race. -lth in Christmas exams. Manoa, M. Neutral. L'nder I6 football team. Goaler of- Midgets Hockey Team. lst. in Christmas exams. Choir. Monson, R. Neutral. Midgets Hockey Team. Ind. in Christmas exams. Bugler in Cadet Corps Band. Snxias G. Senior. lst. Tvros Hockev Team Plavers' Club. 1 . . I 11111 form : l'iL'RSE, G. Neutral. Choir. Passed Christmas exams. Drummer in Cadet Corps Band. La Mizsriuea, F. Neutral. Manager ot' under 16 Football Team. -ith in Christmas CXZHHS. XYHITEHE.-XD, F. Neutral. junior sk' I'C'llT1. Other boys :W BROWN, D. 6th Form, Senior. CALDER, tl. 3rd. Form. New boy. CANNAN, R. Sth Science. Senior. lst. ski team. XYINKXVGRTH, P. -ith Form. Neutral. Preparatory Schools HL'c:EssEN, nl., BERLIN, R., STEW.-xR'r-PATTERSQN, C. S.H.S. OLD BOYS AT 'I'.C.S. l. B. Curl-uEl.l.: lform 6bg Seniorg first team Soccerg Captain of Juvenile Hockeyg Sacristan 3 Band Sergeant Major g Treasurer of Political Science Club g Record Staff. -I. W. Draxroan : Form 6a 3 Study Privileges Q House OHicer g Associate Business Manager of the Record. . J. M. H.-ii.i.u ,xiao : lform 6a g House Utiicer g Literary liditor of the Record g Secretary of the Political Science Club, Library Stattg Debating Societyg Dramatic Clubg Band Q Sacristan. G. XV. l.r:H'u.-xx : lform 6a 4 House Otiicer g l irst Team Soccer g Middleside Cricket C'-1-Sl g Political Science Club: Debating Societyg Track team. XY. M. Domaia.: Form oag House Otfticerg Middleside Footballg Middleside Hockeyg Track team V453 3 Political Science Clubg Record Stall. NY. H, Pixruicit: lform fwaq Political Science Clubg Record Stalfg Choirg Oxford Cup Race 3 llouse oaat-Ci-. l5'll FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1945-19-lo B. TAYLOR : Form 6a 4 Middleside Football g First Team Hockey g Sacristan 3 Dramatic Club g Choir Q Political Science Club. K. NEWCOMB: Form 6:13 Littleside Footballg Juvenile Hockey: Choirg Dramatic Club. M. BRONFMAN I : Form 6a g Middleside Soccer q Micldleside Hockey 3 Political Science Club. K. BLACK: Form Sbg Littleside Footballg Captain of Midgets Hockeyg Littleside Cricket ll-ISD. A. CAMPBELI. : Form Sa g Midclleside Soccer g Choirg Sacristan 5 Band. KINGMAN: Form fag Littleside B Footballg Midget Hockey. A. Pow131.1. : Form Sag Study Privilegesg Photography club. D. RHE.A : Form fa. D. MoRo.1.x: Form -lag Littleside Football and Hockey. S. MORGAN : Form lag Study Privilegesg Lirtleside B Football. BRONFMAN II : Form -la Q Littleside Soccer and Hockey. C. BLACK! Form lcg Littleside B Football. F. 'THOMPSON : Form -1-b g Captain of Littleside Football g Midget Hockey g lYon Hamil- ton Bronze Medal from Junior School. K. PA'rERSoN : Form -lcg Bandg Orchestrag Organ: Littlesicle B Football. S.H.S. OLD BOYS NOW AT MCGILI. UNIVERSITY .Vzznzf Fflfllfftl' Year X.-Xird, Peter ........ . B.Com. l Aitken, Peter G. lformerly Deczlrief B.Sc. 2 'FBallon, Fdwarcl M. ........, . B.A. 3 Ballon, Jonathan D.. B.Sc. 3 :':Barclay, lan A.. . Law 1 'Bignell, Hilary G.. B.Sc. 1 'kBlack, Eldon P. ....,... B.A. 2 ,kBlaiklock, David M. ...,.. . B.Com. I 'fBovey, Christopher A. . . . B.Eng. 2 iCape, David G. M. ...... B.Sc. 2 'kCarlisle, Arthur E. ..,, B.A. 2 :kChevalier, Jacques M. A.. . . B.Sc. 1 B.A. ts :kChipman, XV. N. Anthony. ' Chipman, John S. .l... B.A. 3 , Christie, Robert B. .... . . B.Sc. 1 l 51 l Sl-ILWYN HOFS1-I SCHOOL MAGAZINE Name Family Year Clnrkson, Ross T.. Colby, john H. li.. .. Corringham, Walter .... 3 Culver, David M.. . . . Dohell, Anthony R. C.. . Dobson, John YY.. . . . llllomlali, John XY.. . . 7kDoheny, Daniel.. . . 'lDrummond, Guy M.. . . 3'Durnt'ord, Donald P.. . . Xlflder, John NI.. . . . isl'lC'fl'lCI'SfOIll'l11llgll, john. . :l5lood, Terence C.. . . xlfrosst, Eliot B.. . . . l'Gililin, Denis R.. .. Goldbloom, Richard B.. . l'Goodnll, Robert G. XY.. . Gurd, Frank R. N.. .. . ,kH1lllXN'1ll'Ql, Hugh G.. . . . BHLIIIIPSQDII, H. George. . . XHQIIIHLWSLTII, John G.. . . 'kH:1srings, T. Roy. . . 3kHodgson, David Y.. . Hope, Robert .-X.. . . . . . :Fl-luestis, Douglas XY.. . . . 'l'Hugessen, Andrew K.. . . 7'cHugessen, Edward H. K. Hier, Thomas D. I.. . . . xl.andry, Peter C. ...... . 7FL6NlCSlll'lSl', Andrew S.. . l'LeNlesurier, ll. Ross .... xLlI1LlS2lY, Jeffrey B., D.F.C. . . . Little, .-X. Brian ....... . MacKenzie, Alexander XX McLennan, Hugh ...... i hlz1cTier, Edward S.. . . . xhlappin, John N. .... . . BI1lI'l'llCXVSOI'l, .-Xrthur CleYY.. . . Millar, Huntly D. ..... . yklxlllfgllfl, D:1vidW. .... . KNoble, Xvillllllll R. ..... . l'Norsworthy, Hugh H., D :':P:itch, Colin KI. ...... . .P.C.. I5 2 Law l Law 2 B.Com. 1 BSC. 2 BSC. B.Com. I Grad. Sch. Law 2 Law 3 B.Com. -If B.Sc. 2 B..-X. 1 B.Sc. 3 B.Sc. 2 B.Sc. 2 Nled. 1 B..-X. 1 Grad. Sch. B..-X. 3 B..-X. 3 B.Com. -1' B..-X. -I B.Com. 2 B..-X. 1 Med. 2 B.Eng. 1 B..-X. 2 B.Sc. 3 B.Eng. 2 B..-X. 2 Partial B.Sc. 1 BA. 3 B.Sc. 1 B.Sc. 3 B.Com. 1 B.Com. 1 B..-X. 1 B.Sc. 2 B..-X. 2 Law 1 BA. 3 B.Sc. 3 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-15e 19411 Na 111 0 XPZIICYSIDII, James A. . . Paterson, Robert C.. . Patterson, Allan D.. . . Patterson, Donald D.. . , IIPCQICOCIQ, Ifdwurd F.. . Perruult, Charles H.. IkRi1I1ISCf', R. Bruce ..... Roberton, Douglas P.. , . iRoberton, Irvine B.. . . iScott, Hew F. .... . 1'Shuter, John C. H.. iSta1irs, Colin M.. . . . yFStairs, Denis IV. ..,..... . Stevenson, Robert YY. ,... . 'kStewz1rt, J. G., D.F.C., A.I+.C.. . iISI'CVV11l'f, John YV. ......... . . . Struthers, David R.. .. .. , DISLIIIICTILIIILI, John B. I.. . . Yfees, Frederick A. .... , Tetrnult, Andre. Tiefflllllf, Jacques ..., . Vlihonipson, James C.. . , Vfonilinson, Richard H. .... . IXVLIIIIQIYII, Christopher A.. , . IIXYZIIIIQIYII, David I., . . . Wlhite, Galvin D.. XVight, John B.. . . . : XVregg, Alistair I. S.. , 'WVright, H. Hume ..... :':IVright, YY. Richard. . . Ckj A veteran of the Armed Forces F!Zl'llfIiX' if Yea . B.A. 2 B.Coni. l . B.Com. 1 BSC. 2 .., BSC. 2 . Grad. Sch. Med. I B.Sc. I B.Sc. I Bfing. I , B.Com. I B.Fing. 2 B.Fng. 2 B.A. I , B.A. 2 . B.Eng. 3 B.A. I Partial B.Com. I B.Com. I BSC. I . B.Com. 2 Grad. Sch. W B.A. BSC. 2 B.A. 2 B.Com. 3 . B.Com. I Law 1 Law 2 IVe apologise for any oniissionb or IIITLCLIFIICICS.-' Ed. l53l SPLWYN HOUSE scHool. MAGAZINE 'iliteraria M.-XGAZI N If COMPETITIONS In the Plaster Term a literary competition was sponsored by the School Magazine. lt was divided into a senior and a junior section, each consisting of three brackets fe Essay, Poem and Short Story. lYe are indebted to Mr. Anderson for acting as judge -f at the same time we should like to congratulate him upon the success of his book A Tent for .-Xpril and to wish him the best of luck in the forthcoming publication of The VVhite Centre . The awards were as follows Poetry : Senior lstf Seymour l. Hon. Mention 2 Ross l, Bond l, Porteous. Short Story : Senior lst -- Ross l. Hon. Mention : Raymond l, Domville, Bovey, Taylor. Junior lst fe Seymour 2. lfssay : Senior lst - blarler and Nlaitland. Hon. Mention 1 Raymond l, Ross l, Porteous and Grafton. Junior lst - Davi- son and Nleredith. Hon. Nlention : Thornton. TRAPPHRS MAKE GOOD MONEY, BUT. Nb. thousand dollars a month sounds like very good wages, especially for a free, healthy, independent existence in the great outdoors. Trapping the fur-bearing animals of the wilds has a fascination all its own. Trapping, however, is like many other occupations g we hear a great deal about the men who do well, but very little concerning the failures. To earn the sum mentioned above requires a combination of three thingsg luck, skill, and a stout-hearted determination. Skill is of the most importance. This will be better understood when it is pointed out that upon old Mother Nature depends the number of fur-bearers available in any one season, and also the quality of the pelts. The trapping season generally opens about the middle of November, so it behoves the trappers to make preparations and be on the grounds some weeks before that time. The usual method of travel, whenever available, is by canoe, and thus is encountered the first peril. The rivers of the north are swift-run ning streams with many very dangerous rapids. Many of the lakes are veritable inland seas, where storms of terrific fury often spring up without warning. To travel upon them in a frail canoe is at all times risky, even for skilled navigators and river-men of much experience. Another peril awaiting those who venture into the wilds is the danger of becoming lost. People, who have never experienced a wintry blizzard, find it hard to understand that a man can pass within fifty paces of his cabin, o' even closer, and yet be unable to locate it. lt' the ground is bare of snow and the hunter or trapper omits to blaze his trail, he can easily lose all sense of direction. l54l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 19-15-19-lo If the trapper has no partner in the camp to answer his riHe shots, his plight is serious, for even when provided with rifle, ammunition, and matches, a man lost in the big timber has a very poor chance of getting out alive. XYhile the seasoned trapper has not much to fear from becoming lost, the following sketch, reconstructed from the evidence of a few bones, and shreds of clothing, will serve to show yet another way in which Nature collects her dues. The locale of this drama of the woods was some eight-hundred miles north of Edmonton, Alberta. Bent with the heavy burden of the carcasses, removed from his traps, a trapper wended his way with wide-legged snowshoe strides through the timber towards his home cabin. His thoughts were pleasant, for the day's catch had proved an exceptionally large one. Another mile he covered g then he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks as two timber wolves, grey, phantom-like shapes in the gloom, loped noiselessly ahead of him. Realizing that the rest of the pack must be close by, he looked carefully to his rifle to make sure that it was ready for instant action. He had taken only a few more strides, when a subdued sculiling to his rear made him wheel and swing the ride to his shoulder, but he saw nothing. I-Ieartily he cursed the slinking beasts who would not reveal themselves unless COIN- pelled to do so by hunger. For the wolves are the trapper's INUSI numerous enemies, four-footed thieves forever ready to kill and eat the fur-bearing animals, when held at their mercy by the paws of a steel trap. The trapper had covered another mile when dusk gave way to darkness, lightened only by the faint gleam from the snow-covered ground and the frost-rimmed trees. There was just light enough to show cruel green eyes glowing evilly from the surrounding undergrowth. The silent watchers, the trapper knew, were just waiting for the chance to pounce on him. Realizing this, he was anxious to have his arms free for quick shooting. The trapper stopped and, removing his pack, he moved to catch it in the lower branches of a huge tamarack. In doing so, he momentarily turned his back on the wolves. Too late, he swung around to face a furious rush of many dim shapes, a horrible medley of snapping jaws and hungry snarls, the gasping breaths of a man lighting for his life, the thud of blows, yells of pain, and ferocious growls. Then silence! Once again Nature had exacted her toll. If a trapper, remote from all passable aid, becomes ill, meets with an accident, or injures himself so badly that he cannot move, death is inevitable. The following story exemplifies this. In response to a tale brought into barracks by an Indian, a mountie, guided by that same native, made a long and dangerous trip to a certain point, two hundred and lifty miles away. On arriving at the spot, all that could be seen was a deserted log cabin. All that could be found was the body of the trapper and an old diary. Scrawled on the last page were these words which explain the whole story. 1-lth December: Bitten by fox, can't move, leg swollen. 15th December: Firewood running low. Only have half a gallon of water left. 16th December: Feeling much worse: believe I am poisoned. 17th December: Very ill. Blizzard raging outside, firewood all used up. Am freezing. l55l SISIAYYN Houskl SCHOOL N.-XG.-XZINE Then came the last entry ol- all, a weak scrawl which proved difficult to read : I7on't know date W hardly write am done for. Once again, the wilder- ness had taken its toll. None the less, to those who cannot resist the call of the wild, these dangers are mcrely thrills added to the already present obstacles ot' Nature, against which to pit their skill and courage. For She can be as kind as She is ruthless, and for trapping the wild fur-bearers, to men who know the game ff or are willing to learn, She oH'ers good money, vigorous health, personal liberty, and an absence of monotony which city dwellers are denied. These hardy adventurers know the rewards 3 they know the risks. They know, too, that sooner or later, in accordance with Nature's unchangeable law, some of them must pay the price, for trappers make good money, but.. . G. M. Clform IVJ. MY .-XIXIBITION IN LIFE HI-IN I grow up, I should like to be an airman. I have been very interested in aeroplanes for a long time, and have always wanted to fly. XVhen I first saw an aeroplane, I was very excited. I have two books about aeroplanes, showing their construction and describing their possibilities in war and in peace. However, I hope there will not be any more wars, so that l shall not have to pilot lighting planes. I know I shall have to learn a great deal about aeronautics, and shall probably have to spend several years in training, before I become a regular pilot. Although the air would be my First choice, if I cannot for any reason become an airman, I should like to become a lireman, because I could help to save many peoplels homes from destruction. My third choice would be that of a detective, because I should have many interesting cases to solve, and I should know I would be helping my country in combating crime and thus making this world a better place to live in. -T P. D. CForm IJ ROMANCE OM.-XNCIQ has the ability To arouse the emotions. Most of the very famous poets and prose writers were very romantic. Human beings on a whole are a romantic race. .-Xfter all, why should they not be ? The mystery of how the world was made, who God is, how did time and space start and where, how will they end, is all ro- manticism of the most weird and terrible kind. Man wonders if he will go to Heaven when hc dies, il there is a heaven, how far away it is in the vast infinity of space F Thinking ol this infinite universe, of man's minute smallness compared with the huge multi-dimensional works ot' God, he is awed, but at the same time he is extremely happy that he should be allowed to live. ln other words his emotions are aroused or he is romantic. :Xt the beginning of the 18th century, a cold, classical, polite, unromantic period was begun, which was to last for approximately 100 years. Although it spread all over Ifurope, settling especially in France and lingland, it was not really enjoyed by most people in their hearts. These people did not know it, but the world needed something more than l56l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-KR 19-!5el9-lh polite tea-garden poetry written in heroic couplets. It needed something more than long drawn out narratives about how the ancient Romans and Greeks lived, which were pretty dull and usually never felt in sympathy with the common man, what he did, how he thought. It needed soul f stirring, brimful poetry and prose which was not as regular as tin soldiers. It needed the taste of wild, majestic art, depicting fully and clearly the common beauties and the mystical strangeness of the ordinary things of this world, the wild mountain scenery, the roaring torrent, the snow-capped mountain tops, the gentle English meadow, the wild moor, the boundless ocean. This awakening came at the beginning of the 19th century. The classical style with its heroic couplets and poetic diction was swept away and the new free style, full of rich- ness, and sincerity, came in. And with it came something else g the great movement for freedom. All over the world, the common man, who had been severely oppressed and ground under heel so long, was coming into his own and making his power felt. Two great revolutions against tyranny had shaken the world in the mere space of twenty years. And thus it was natural that the poets of the Romantic Revival should also be very in- terested in freedom and many of them took active part in its cause. The first of these poets were YYordsworth and Coleridge. XYordsworth wrote many poems about wild scenery and common every-day people. For example : Once again do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs that on a wild secluded scene impressed thoughts of more deep seclusion. or But hearing often times the still sad music of humanity. Yvordsworth at lirst was for the cause of freedom and was very enthusiastic about the French Revolution but afterwards turned against it because of its great cruelty. Coleridge wrote in a more weird kind of way about the same things. His famous poems, The Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan are examples of this. For example : but oh l that deep romantic chasm which slanted down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover I Together they wrote the book called Lyrical Ballads which really marks the turn- ing point between the old period and the new. After them came the younger poets, Byron, Shelley and Keats. There is Byron, the proud aristocrat, loved by everybody, who wants reform and sneers cynically upon the present form of government but does not iight actively for it, until in the end he goes off and gives his life for Greece, the country he loves. Clime of the forgotten brave l Ylihose land from plain to mountain-cave was Freedom's home, or Glory's grave l There is Shelley, the prophet of revolt, who took an active part in Freedom's cause and was always in trouble with the government. His poetry is high and wild and soars into flights of fancy with terrific outbursts of emotion, for example The impulse of thy strength, only less free than thou, G Uncontrollable. And there is Keats, the only one who does not take any part for freedom. His poetry is the most marvellously rich and harmonious of any of them. The same that of times hath charmed magic CHSCITIEDIS, opening on the foam of perilous seas in fairy lands forlorn. The two main things then that came with the Romantic Revival were, the great awakening of freedom and the casting away of the old classical style for the newer, freer, richer one. Thus we see how Romance came back after a hundred years of a cold world. J. R., Form YI. I 57 l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE LABOUR UNIONS labour union is :1 group of men, organized to protect the interests of the workers and to establish the best working conditions. In the past thirty-five years, labour unions have become increasingly important, in fact union membership has now reached a total of 600,000 employees, as compared with 130,000 in 1911. There are three main groups of unions in Canada, The Trades and Labour Con- gress of Canada, The Canadian Congress of Labour, and the Confederation of Catholic Workers of Canada. The Trades and Labour Congress of Canada is the oldest of central labour organ- izations in the country. With the exception of the years 1873-1877, there was no central organization until 1883, when the Trades and Labour Council of Toronto called a con- ference of local unions and plans were made to establish a federal organization which was formally set up in 1886. Atliliated with the Trades and Labour Congress at the present time are international trade unions, afhliated with the .-X.F. of L., a number of Canadian Unions and a number of directly chartered federal labour unions. The Canadian Congress of Labour was organized in September 1939. In addition to Canadian Unions and International Unions, which, in the L'.S..-X., are afhliated with the C.I.O., the Canadian Congress of Labour has a number of directly chartered locals. The Confederation of Catholic Worker Syndicates are completely confined to Quebec and Eastern Ontario. These labour unions have undoubtedly been responsible for a great deal of good. They have, through their efforts, established minimums for wage rates g they have through collective bargaining decreased the work hours g they have made the one day holiday a law in Canada g they have originated holidays with pay g they have enforced overtime pay and they have introduced sick benefits. To all intents and purposes, they have done a great deal towards bettering the position of Canadian workmen. However, this good has been done while the unions have been under the leadership of competent, respectable men g there is always the danger that racketeers will become union leaders. Now racketeers aren't out to help the employees, they are out entirely for their own personal gain, and it is these men for whom we have got to watch. It is they who will employ the powerful weapon of the strike and turn it to suit their own per- sonal, selfish demands. For this reason, we must establish an unbiased tribunal, to arbitrate all labour disputes. Its decision must be held as final. .-X law must also be made to prohibit strikes and the equally potent weapon of lockouts. In addition to this, a new rule will have to be made, holding employee as well as employer liable for damages through breach of con- tract. I think that only such measures will prevent racketeering, and I am convinced that these ways are the only ways to brighten the already darkened picture of labour. G. E. KI., Form VI. l 53 l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1945- I9-M T H E S K Y T is fun to watch the sky, as it is always changing. Sometimes it is very dark and grey, with low hanging clouds, which usually brings rain. Other times it is a bright blue, w'ith big white Heecy clouds passing slowly by. In the sky the clouds look like big pieces of cotton wool. In the evening, when the sun is setting, the sky looks beautiful. It turns a pink- ish, golden colour, with shadows of purple and the clouds are edged with gold. At night the sky looks very dark, but when the stars and moon appear, they change it into a beautiful carpet. just watching the different changes in the sky, gives most people a lot of pleasure. In the fall the Northern Lights paint the sky with beautiful colours. F. M., Form l, AN IDEAL ROOM N my opinion, the ideal room for a boy should be large enough for his bed, chest of drawers, desk, bookcase, a comfortable chair and perhaps a workbench. Plenty of drawer space and a spacious cupboard are necessary to take care of clothes and sports equipment. It is important to have sufficient lighting fixtures to give proper illumination at all times. A room having corner windows has the advantage of two exposures which double the amount of sunshine and light. Venetian blinds are excellent for regulating the light to suit the activity of the moment. The room should be equipped with sturdy furniture and draperies that will not easily wear out or become soiled. Maple furniture is strong and beautiful in its simplicity and will stand the wear and tear of a boy's energy. A dark linoleum makes a practical floor covering, as it can be easily washed. .A globe on the desk and a map on the wall help to keep a boy informed about places mentioned in the paper or at school. The average boy prefers to hang penants, crests, diplomas and sports ribbons on his wall to too many pictures, although 1 few really good pictures are always satisfying. If he likes to build airplanes, two or three models may be suspended over the desk. He should have his own radio and a record-player with a selection of his favourite records, while his workbench should contain sufficient tools and equipment for the hobby in which he is particularly interested. His bookcase should contain a good dictionary and books of reference and other books by his favourite authors or dealing with subjects pertaining to his special sports and hobbies. As the boy grows Llp, his room should grow up, too, and change as his interests de- velop along newlines, but the basic idea ofsturdy, practical comfort and convenience should remain. G. G., Form VI. l 59 l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE A DUCK-SHOOTING EXPEDITION One afternoov my father said, W!1'x' don't we go and see If we ran shoot a dueh or two .it St. Barthelemi? My mother entered in the scheme In no uneertainfashion. Be sure you shoot some dueks, s To help the weehhv ration. he said, -1 life packed the ear with ai! our needs .1 nd started on our way. II'e hrohe our tripfor supper at The Inn at lierthier. .it eight o'efoek we went to hedg We rose at hah' past three. Breakfast of ham and eggs we ate, .ind washed it down with tea. Into the dark, fold fnorn we stepped, Leasing the warmth hehind, .ind rowed our hoat across the fake Until we reaehed our hlind. IV e set our deeorvs out and then lVe tcaitedfor the iight. The greatest thri!! , my father sai U Is the earhv nzorningfiight. I heard a swishing sound aho:-e. Dad said, Thef2'ight's begun. ff, 11's getting fight ,' wed! see them soon. I tensehv gripped my gun. The sh-v grew fighter hit hy hit. I saw my father rise g H e raised his gun and fred twiee. Two ducks fe!! from the skies. I kept on missing, though the ducks W' ere eoming thieh and fast. But suddeniv I brought one down. Hurray .' .1 duek at last. l60l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1945-1946 By hay past ten we'd gotffteen - Two hlaeks and thirteen teal. Dad said, I guess thejzfight is done. Let's go and have a meal. Bark at the farm we hung our coats Before thefre to dtlv, .ind ate a most colossal meal T Pork chops and apple pie. We said, Goodbye, and leftfor home, Contented as eould he. I hope next Vx-ear I'll go again To Saint Bartlzelemi. THE STREAM Hurlling through the eanyon deep, Down the hill and :alle-v steep, Shoots the raging stream, so cool ,- Buhhling, gurgling, thundering, roaring, Suddenlv over preeipiee pouring Into a tranquil pool. Out into secluded glen, Then along the marshivfen Flows the sluggish wandering stream g Slower and more slowlv still Goes the drowsy little rill, -ls though U' in a dream. Then the ground begins to slant, The stream hegins to sing a chant Of melody so sweet to hearg Now mi ghty torrents shoot along With ouhhlin g, gurglin g, strident song, .ind then o'er preeipiee sheer. Dashing 'gainst a glistening boulder, Bufeting it with icy shoulder, Thus, the torrent rages free 9 Then suddenlv o'er a jagged mass Of rock, and through the narrow pass Into the silent sea. l61l C. S., Form IV J. R., Form VI , SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE TO MY BROTHER Wlzat should I do without my twin, Ilfho plays around with me : .ind in the summer tries to swim .ind drown me in the sea. llfhen dt upon my hed I lie, .Ind ltj' in vain to sleep, Who should I hear, my brother dear, Wlzo dreams he drives ajeep. W' hen winter romes in snowy garb, .lnd Santa with his lripe, He hangs his sock in hopeful mood, The hahy's toys to swipe. In happy mood we sho:-el snow, Wlierz Pa for aid he calls g .Uy hrolher dear he thinks of naught, But smotherin g me with halls. In hurstin g spring when floods do rage, .ind dry clothes are the wish, lib' hrother wends his homeward way .1'll dripping like afish. .lnd when thy span of years is o'er, Thy soul to God doth coast, There's little doubt thou'lt spoil the show ' By showing of thy ghost. R. B., Form IV SONNET .Ilong my hook-shel:'es there is many a ehest, .illflled with varied pleasure you can see, .ind romprehension is the wondrous key That turns the hare print into what I quest. Each ho.x s eontent is of interest: .ldz-enture, mystery, stories of the sea, .ind poeuy g read many times hy n1e In many moods of quiet or unrest. But U no printing ez-er had heen made, The world would lose some of its dearest pleasure 5 Ideas and stories would he hound withfetters .Ind writing still remain a monkish trade. I often hfilfl a pieee of literary treasure Between dis guisin g rowers and in deeei:-ing letters. T. P., Form IV l 62 1 FOR THE SCI-IDOL YEAR 1945-19411 A DESCRIPTIQN OF AN OSSOBUS HE dawn broke quickly over the radiant tropical jungle. The sun picked its way through the closely intertwined herbage to play on the jungle Hoor. Deep rich colors, the richest on the whole earth, were fused together into one grand panorama of light, the kind of magnificent splendor that appeals to the Ossobus. It came floating down from Ollt of the golden dawn, shadowy-like, transparent, unreal, quenching its hunger from the blue mists, the aroma of the dark leaves and exotic plants and the placid waters of the Pacific. Its body trembled its form filled out and refiected the sun's light g ilaved u von it . i - . l and chan ed into its difierent forms. Below was a herd of anteloie which was grazing g P e e peacefully on the rich grass. The Ossobus watched them quietly and hovered over them. Nothing stirred. The jungle was very still for a minute as the birds stopped singing. A air of fierce yellow eves looked out at the herd then came to rest on one iarticular P . . s l antelope. The lion sprang, bearing the hapless creature down under its weight. The rest of the herd dashed away at top speed. The lion's jaws closed upon the antelope's jugular and the fresh hot blood came pouring out upon the ground. A sickening stench arose and filled the air. The Ossobus fiuttered faintly away. His body appeared much smaller and darker and no longer re- f'lected the sun's light. A cloud seemed to have come over the 'un le. e . g The Ossobus lay on a cloud trying to recover its full shape and stolen beauty again. It had been appalled by the scene g its delicate senses tuned to beautiful sights, smells and touches, which were food and drink to it, had been jarred terribly. It lay quietly getting back its strength under the ever-higher ascending sun which beat down warmly upon its shadowy-like back. It resembled a giant mystical butterfly which in truth was the nearest thing it was related to. Sights it had seen that no living creature had dreamed of, strange beyond belief, all marvellous and wonderful. It was noon when the Ussobus floated quietly away. It was now hungry, so it fioated and fia ed its wav down to the edge of the water. Ah I It t uivered delightedlv . - g i - . as it tasted the deep turquoise blue. It gorged itself deeply, then suddenly started guiltily. It had for otten its vitamins. It artook of some wale vellow color rather daintil ' but g P l . 5' with evident distaste. Having finished it with an effort, it began absorbing the delicious green of the forest. When finished, it fiuttered heavily to a cloud and fell asleep. XVhen it awoke, the sun was setting below the trees and it was starting to grow dark. The Ossobus' body began to undergo a change. It shrank and became darker as the sun went down. Then it started growing again. The sun went clown further and suddenly it became dark, the way it does in the tropics. There was a sudden swoosh and high over the jungle the evil creature fiew. Then a deathly hush. The vampire flew again. R., Form VI. l63l SHLWYN HOUSE SCHOOI. MAGAZINI-I 'L PETER A C.-YI' I'i'I'IiR was found wandering at the age of about six weeks on a rainy day in the streets of Trenton, Ontario. He was very small and thin and his grey fur was matted from the rain. lNly friend, who found him, took him to a restaurant where he had a warm saucer of milk. He was then driven to blontreal and given to me for a present. He grew more lovely looking each day, and he now has a long thick coat ofdark grey fur with large orange eyes. One of the many things he loves to do is to retrieve marbles in his mouth and put them in the bath-tub, where he sits and plays with them for a long time. His favourite food is raw green beans and he likes them so much that I always put a small package of them on the Christmas tree each year. lvhenever anyone is cut- ting up fresh green beans for a meal, Peter sits and begs for the pieces. He now knows the sound of the scissors and whenever I want him to come indoors, I snip the scissors at the back and he rushes in, expecting to find beans. He hates to hear me whistling and meows or tries to bite my face. Vl'hen I stop, Peter will start to purr very loudly, which is a sign he is pleased. Peter is just like a dog in three ways. First, he asks to be let out by going to the front door. Secondly, he greets anyone of the family at the top of the stairs, and thirdly, he goes for quite long walks with the family and Monty, the dog, in the field behind my house. Peter drives away all other cats from my door. Once he tried to drive away a black and white cat which turned out to be a skunk and sprayed him in the face. Because he is my cat I had to soak him thoroughly with some tomato juice and then wash the to- mato juice off with soap and water. People say that the dog is man's best friend, but Peter is my best friend. Perhaps this is because he is so like a dog in many ways. D. S., Form I. CANTRIPS OF A C.-XNTYPUS ONIORROXY is Cantypus Day -ff the day when all Cantypi meet together for the grand celebration of the year. Tomorrow we will all three be gathered on the banks of the great river after many days of toil and hardship and after travelling over yards of ground on Cantypus Day. You may wonder what a Cantypus is- well, it is hard to describe. However, our average height is three quarters of an inch and we are surrounded by a thick shell shaped like a twisted horn. Don't get the idea from this description that we are any relation to snails. A snail is well known as a slow animal and no one could ever say that of a Cantypus. Besides we are much more highly civilized. Every year we have a day to congregate together -f Cantypus Day. I remember the grand celebration that we had last year. l64l FOR THE SCHOOL YE.-XR 1945-1946 It began rather later than usual because Brother Cuthbert had missed his way and had come out on the river bank two yards up. But he travelled so fast that it only took him two hours to come up to us. Then it started. YVe began by telling the stories of our adventures for the past year. Brother Oscar was telling how he had set out to make a new speed record, but that, just when he had got fairly started, a huge animal had rushed past him, nearly knocking him over. He had recognized it as a turtle. After relating this and many other interest- ing stories, we came out of our shells for a banquet of fried ant and cabbage leaves, which we washed down with a liberal quantity of clover leaf whiskey. Then Brother Oscar got on top of his shell to make a speech about how absurd it was that there could be any re- lationship between us and snails, for which he gave very good reasons. After which he crawled down and took a large drink of clover leaf whiskey and then took a chaser, and, by way of compliment to Brother Cuthbert for finding such good Clover leaves, he took three or four more chasers. NVhen he had finished, he murmured something about there being two rivers and that he needed a drink, and, getting shakily into his shell, he Zig-zagged off. One hour later we heard a loud splash. It was Brother Oscar, who had fallen into the great river. Brother Cuthbert then said that, since Brother Oscar wasn't going to come back, it would be a shame to waste such good whiskey, so drinking the rest hurriedly, he too left. Thus ended Cantypus Day. .1 C. T., Form lil. 'K YENGEANCE IS MINE 'l HROUGH the stillness of the night an eerie scream rang out, shattering the silence as a jagged streak of lightning would split the inky blackness of a StOI'I11. Then all was quiet. Far OH' an owl hooted. Thousands of stars twinkled in the sky, and a soft breeze fluttered through the leafy trees, barely rustling them in the balmy air. In a small coastal village, far from main road or railway track, lived a small group of happy, simple, people, who worked on their little farms, went to church, gossiped while waiting for the mail to come in, and watched one another's families go to the little school- house, grow up, often marry boys and girls from nearby villages, and settle down on their own little properties. One of the most beloved people in the village was the old schoolmaster. He had taught in the little schoolhouse for over forty years, and was consulted by the families on every conceivable subject. With him lived his nephew Bob, a laughing, happy boy who had been with his uncle since he was a little fellow. He was the joy of the old man's life, a great favourite with all the village, and gradually became a splendid athlete and scholar. About 1938 a pathetic cripple came to the village. He wanted to get away from crowds and noise and settle down in a quiet place. His manners were secretive and most unattractive. None of the villagers wanted him in their little homes, so the old school- master let him have the empty room in the attic of their little cottage on the hill. He shared their simple meals with them and was very quiet and studious, writing on his type- writer and reading far into the night. l65l SFLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Time passed and Bob, now .1 fine young man, finished school and was preparing for college when war broke out. Almost all the young men in the village joined up immediately and there was great excitement in their homes when the young lads came back on leave from training. The old schoolmastei missed Bob more than he would have thought poss- ible, and even the cripple was more talkative than usual, asking questions about Bob's train- ing and seeming very sympathetic about the old Uncle's loneliness. Holi came home on embarkation leave and afterwards managed to telephone to say goodbye to his uncle a few hours before he sailed. That was the last word from Bob until a few months later, when word came that he had been lost at sea. His troop- ship had been sunk. The old schoolmaster carried on as before, but his spirit was broken. Bob had been the apple of his eye, and the future lost all interest. He slept less and less and no- ticed that the old cripple worked harder and harder each night too. His typewriter clicked away until very late at night. One particularly sleepless night he wandered into the garden and happened to see flash f flash - flash coming from the attic window which looked out to sea. A few minutes later the old man faced the cripple he had befriended. His wire- less set was still out. There was no use blufiing. The fanatic placidly pointed out to his benefactor that he could not have been swayed by personal considerations when it came to a chance to destroy thousands of the Fuehrer's enemies. The old schoolmaster wandered out, dazed, and without realizing it, followed the wooded path towards the village. The cripple, snatching up a long knife, dashed after him, sure that he had gone to report him to the authorities. Unaccustomed to the woods at night, he tripped over the root ofa tree and, with a weird shriek, fell on to the knife he carried. An ever widening trickle of blood oozed from the limp figure at the foot of the big maple. In the far distance a cock crowed. Birds began to twitter and slowly in the lfast the sun began to rise. Smoke drifted upwards as busy housewives prepared break- fast for their families. Another day began, a sunny day of quiet and hope for those who waited in the little village for happier days to come. A-X. R., Form IV. NON SIBI SOLUM Dear Mrs. Scott: I have a very sad mission to fulfill. I regret to increase your sorrow, but, at the same time, I am pledged to tell you the truth about your son's ending as it was told to me. I came home from Japan on the same boat as a sergeant who was with your son at the time of his death. He mentioned your son's name as being chosen the commander of all the prisoners in camp YY, he tdld me how good and sympathetic a Squadron Leader he was, 'ind how he lived the same life as all his men. He ate the same rations and did the same manual work. He told me how your son pleaded with Japanese Officers to give the necessary medicine comforts, and food for the prisoners, and how he would share what little money he had left with his fellows, hoping to alleviate their hunger. l66l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-l5e19-In XVhen he was stricken with dysentery he was put away in a separate hut with no medical care of any kind. There were thousands of others like him in this hut. He must have been too exhausted to even care for life or death. He passed away unnoticed in the early morning at about four o'clock. A padre or chaplain was useless, being them- selves s0 exhausted they could hardly move. Everybody worked at hard labour from six o'clock in the morning until dark, Sundays included. The .laps made us work almost naked, no hat to protect us from the boiling tropical sun. Qur heads were even shaved. XVe lost track of the date. The ,laps never told us what was going on outside our camp. If by chance we could listen to a radio carefully concealed, we would do it, but if anyone were caught, he would be instantly shot. XYe never got letters or parcels. IVe never had any recreation: no books, nothing. All these details that show your son's suffering are desperately sad, but it is some- how satisfying to know that he was a hert and that he did his duty. Some officers availed themselves INOSK certainly of what little privileges they had when in the hands of the Japs. Your son did not, for he preferred to share the same fate as his men. Having been for the most time in a state of complete exhaustion, his mental and moral anguish could not have been so acute. It must have been an effort for him to look out for the men in his care. His spirit will always be among us. He had a brave heart, and few other heroes could have had more of a generous, daring spirit. XVhen in prison camps, everyone expected at any time to leave this world, and we all pledged to one another that those surviving would communicate with the family of the deceased and tell them the truth. We didn't want to give the sad details to reporters so as not to be detained in Japan as witnesses. My address is : Mr. H. J. Richmond, 1367 Victory Rd., Montreal. Do not hesitate to let me know itil can be of any further assistance in your bereave- ment. . . Believe me, most sincerely, H. RICHMOND. -I. D., Form IV. DESCRIPTION OF A SUNSET HE last glowing rays of the summer sun spread, like the golden and red leaves in autumn over the ground, across the rippled surface of the sea. Gazing at the panorama thus disclosed before me, I am awe-struck by the beauteous- ness of the colour that extends across the sky above. Blue, red, orange, pink, and a deep imperial purple intermingle with one another, and spread like fl veil, down to the horizon where mirages of grotesque and shapeless mountains play in their delusive manner. The sun plays a gentle ray on the red bell-shaped top of the light-house, from which already ghostly rlickerings of light reveal the warning that there are jagged and dangerous rocks ahead. CIT in the distance a little yacht is plodding and puffing her way home. Her ivory white sides refiect the sun's dying light, and a plume of white smoke drifts upwards from the funnel, as the dreary moan of the whistle echoes its way across the glittering water. Nothing remains except a tinge of pink in the sky to remind me of that sunset. The north star is now visible. The breeze rustles through the pine trees behind me. Night is here . . . day is gone... I I. B., Form VI. l67l