Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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