Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1947 volume:

SELWYN HOUSE SCHOCL MAGAZINE Vol. l0 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1947 jfnretnurh AM grateful to Mr, Speirs for asking me to write the Foreword for this number of the School Magazine. The pleasure is enhanced by recollections of the interesting evening of November lst, last, when I had the privilege of distributing the prizes I recall the Headmaste-r's Report on that occasion, when he gave us names of Selwyn House boys who had gone to good schools of senior standing and were doing well there, It was evident that the boys are adding to the tine traditions of their School by the records at school and university which they build on the foundation laid at Selwyn House. Education at every stage is most important. But as no building is secure or enduring without a good foundation, so men's careers depend. in marked degree, on the instruction and training received in the junior grades at school, Selwyn House has an honoured place in the list of our best schools. I have read last year's Magazine with delight. The articles in it do great credit lo the writers and to their teachers. The thought is clear and the expression quite charming in its simplicity. To think clearly and to express thoughts in simple, appropriate words is an art greatly to be coveted, It requires perseverance and sincere effort to achieve it. And to achieve it should bc the ambition of all pupils and all students. It gives us older ones great pleasure to read thoughts that are beautiful, good and true in the writings of boys at school. lVhen I visit a good school and think of the problems the pupils will face in later years, I tind deep satisfaction in knowing that they are being trained to think honestly and clearly, and to present facts and arguments in a clear, convincing way. Such training will give society capable, courageous leaders. Good luck to the boys of Selwyn House! Since they have the opportunity to begin Latin at the proper age, I may conclude with a well known quotation, which expresses my wish for their School. Vivat! Crescat! Floreat ! a I to I3l FOR THE SCHOUI. YEAR 1046 -1047 Qtuhent 1!9ffi:ers 1 0 4 6 f 4 7 PREFECTS Eric Marlcr llIcad Prefectl Bruce Campbell Brian Markland Geoffrey Grafton Eric Pollard Alan Lindsay Christopher Seymour DEBATING SOC-IETY james Domville CRICKET 110461 S-Cl1I'l7?' jun for Ian Bovey Eric Marler FOOTBALL 110461 Senior Qlzmior Eric Pollard Eman Newcomb HOCKEY 110471 Senior Nl unior Eric Pollard Eman Newcomb INTRA-IXIURAL GAMES Tllilllllwllg Sorter Six llvlhllilllllg Hockey Fire SENIoR: Eman Newcomb Sisxioni Eric Pollard -lL'NloR: Raymond Le Moyne -IVNIORI Nelson Timmins SCOCTS AND CUISS Eagle Patrol Hulldog Patrol Roy Bond Anson MCKim Sen for Szfrcr .lohn Trott Blagaginz Qtatt EDITOR Eric Marler LITERARY EDITORS Brian Marklancl james Domville SPORTS EDITORS Alan Lindsay Eric Pollard SUB-EDITORS Adelard Raymond Eman Newcomb Derek Hanson 151 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Euntents Page Editorial . . 7 Sports Prize-Giving, june 1946 A 10 Academic Prize-Giving, Nov. 1946 . I2 School Assemblies . 14 Debating 17 Drznnuties . 18 Form Notes 20 Cricket . 33 Football . 38 Hockey . 41 Ski-ing . 44 Scouts and Cubs .15 Olcl Boys' Notes , 50 Litcraria S4 l6l .ills 3 f 1 ' - !, -EQ. ' IQ? I f' , 7' 91' 6 42 . fa- --H 'oo W 4, ' -'H' llllll N t. 2 lip' fl- '9 1 4 ,, 8 .I 'Q . r , 4. i fm ilifg - -Lu S-. - - 'V- ., ' R.8 QEhiturial KIIDST :ill tht- gtlisnrlfiiig iiiturvsts fit' 1-ur fcliiwl lift- tliixyt-1ir.tliu t-rt-i'tiw1i1wI'thc new hull, with its lnckcr-rmiiii :ind ivthur Lit-cniiiiiifHlgitiiin lit-l-rw, hm lint-l t-ip priurity. and wt- :irc till hoping thgit. flwpitu thc iiicvitgililt- cwiistiwictiwii liul-l-ups, it may still he tinislicd in time for usp- lit-thru tht- vnd wt' this scssiwn We ltwlq Ilirwzird with grunt enthusiaisiii ti- hgiving nur tryin work. uur :tsst-nililics, nur scniit and cults activities. nur drzimgitics and scliool iiirwit-s ht-ld in thc hgtll, Since the lust issuc wt' thc inztgtizinu. further ficmlcriiit' lziiiruls hztvc cilnic tw St-lwyn House School and its flld Buys. Fnllnwing upfwn last ycztrk successes of Ht-w Scutt :ind David llliriklyn in lacing uxixirtlvtl Rhfwdcs F-clinltirships, mir licztrticst cfviigrtttiilzitioits :irc extended this year to bltnnt-s Paterson for his winning nf thgtt cttw-tefi ziwqird. Cliqirlus Taylor placed Iirst fur gill Cziiizidti in thc T. C. S. scliolfirsliip t-xgiiiiiiigitiwiis, :ind vlzinics Russ tied for thc Uslcr llc-inwrizil scliolnrship. lYc :ire very grateful to Dr. A. H. llclircer, U.B.l2.. Rift NIA., Ll.,D,, Principal and 'Vice-Chctncellor uf Bislinifs lfiiiversity, for gerieroiisly christ-iitiiig to write it Fnrviiwird l7l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE to this issue of the magazine. Dr. McGreer was our Guest of Honour at the Academic Prize-Giving of the school in November, and we acknowledge with thanks our double indebtedness to his kindness. We should like, by way of conclusion, to thank all who in any way have contributed to the success of this magazine-particularly members of the staff for their kindly help. MR. G. MILLER HYDE When the opening assembly of the school year was addressed by Mr. G. Miller Hyde, chairman of the Board of Governors. the headmaster referred to him as the moving spirit, but for whose dynamic determination and enthusiasm the construction of the school hall might well have had to be indefinitely postponed. We did not realise then what a great tax his ceaseless labours for us and for others was placing upon his health, and we were gravely dismayed to hear of his serious operation and his consequent decision to relinquish the chairmanship of the Board. In voicing our deep thanks to Mr. Hyde for his leadership of the Board from its inception and our continued pleasure in his steady recovery, we are happy in the thought that, as now Honorary Chairman of the Board, he may keep in con- stant and close touch with the administration of the school. It was a matter of great satisfaction to Mr. Hyde and all other friends of the school that Mr. A. R. Gillespie, formerly vice-chairman, was persuaded to accept the chairmanship and Mr. T. H. P. Molson the vice-chairmanship of the Board of Governors. l8l FUR THE SCHUUI, YEAR 10-lo -1047 VALETE 1945-46 Allan Aitken Jeremy Barber Dwight Bartholomew Charles Beaubien james Bonthron Ian Bovey Stuart Cameron Edmond Eberts Gordon Eberts Malcolm Evans james Hewis McLean Holmes Nigel Kent-Barber Michael Lansdown Carl Mangold Christopher McConnell Allan McCulloch Guy Moreau Tony Nanton Michael Ogilvie Timothy Porteous Gordon Richardson Colin Ross James Ross Gordon Sharwood Francis Sitwell Charles Taylor Robert Timmins john Wilde SALVETE 1946-47 Michael Alexander Fraser Baillie Benny Beattie Alan Besner Raymond Besner David Bogert Dal Brodhead Michael Byers Charles Chaffey Edward Chandler Philip Creery Peter Cumyn John Dalglish Peter Davidson Michael Dennis Peter Gillespie Charles Hart Michael Huband Stephen Kimble Geoffrey Leach Nicholas LeMoine Anthony Maxwell Jonathan Meakins john McLernon Blair McRobie Deane Nesbitt Patrick Northey Richard Notkin Robert Osler William Pedoe Tim Peters Robert Pitcher john Quinlan Toby Rankin Dewey Rendick Douglas Robertson Ian Robertson Kent Rutley Peter Romer Neil Saunders john Savage Thomas Schopflocher David Scott Rodney Stonelake David Terroux John Udd Richard Udd Michael Wilson Michael Warren SISLWYX lltlL'Sl2 Sflltttbl. MAGAZINE Sports iBri5e:cEihing 1946 The Selwyn llouse School annual sports and sports prizegiving were held at the Molson Stadium, on Wednesday, ,Inne 12th. The Guest of Honour was Colonel S. H. Dobell, D,S.l'l., who addressed the School and the Parents after the sports and presented the following sports nwardsi- f 1. 100 yards topenl lst ll. Bartholomew .Znd R. Timmins 2. 100 yards tunder 13 yearsa lst E. Newcomb Znd A llildred 3. 100 yards tunder 12 yearst lst Andrew Ross Ind Barry Carriqne 4. 100 yards tunder ll yearsm lst Donald Raper Ind P. hleDongz1ll 5. 75 yards tunder 10 yearsl lst Pierre Raymond Ind ll. Seifert 6. Broad Jump topenl lst G. Sharwood 2nd I. Bovey 7. Broad Jump tunder 121 lst T. Evans lntl D. Raper 8. lligh Jump topent lst G. Sliarwood 2nd D Bartholomew 9. High Jump tunder 12s lst T. Evans 2nd P. Mclbongall 10. 440 yards topenl lst C. Taylor Zntl .I Ross ll. 110 yards tunder 10 yearsl Handicap lst P Raymond lnd H. Seifert 12. Brothers' Race lst I Elmerts lnd S. Arnold 13. Sisters' Race lst Vit-ky Nt-sliitt Ind Marjory Mehlaster H01 Relay Race lst Team A. Aitken, Il. Stewart, B. Melit-own, IJ. Raper Sack Race tSeniorl lst R. Timmins 2nd Barry Carriqne Sack Race tJuniorl lst I. Johnston 2nd G. Nesbitt Father, Mother and Son Race lst The Bartholomew's Football Sixes Sharwood, Aitken, Pollard, Mitchell. Gaherty Hockey Fives Ross, Pollard. Stewart, Cowie, Rutley, Meredith Skiing Awards Senior: Michael Lansdown junior: Patrick Blake Scouting Awards Mackenzie Cup: Michael Lansdown Winning Patrol: Eagle Patrol Patrol Leader: Roy Bond Best Cuh Six: Blue Six Sixer: Michael Ogilvie Swimming Awards lst R. Timmins Ind Gordon Currie Boxing Competition lst D. Bartholomew Junior Sportsman's Cup tCassils Memorial Cupl Gordon Currie The Sportsman's Cup tMcMaster Memorial Trophyl lan Bovey Victor Ludorum Gordon Sharwood SPrrR'l'SDAY,l0-16, Twp Lejfl: Izm Buvt-3' with xl1'RiZl5-101'SIlUX'lSHlLlI1iS Cup, tlimlwii Sliztrxwfvtl with Yivtiwr Imflwrixm Cui: at CiUI'dUll Currie with Citssils juniur Spnrtsriiaifs Cup, Twp Rigl1t.'Col. S, H. Dohell, D.S.l I., presenting award tm Pierre- Rztyuit-11-l. Cenlre: Pravtising for the junior savk rave. B0Hrw1.' Bartholomew edges out Timmins in thc 100 yds. fmt-11, SELIVYN IIUUSIE SCHOHI. MAGAZINE cahemin iBri5e: Giving 1946 The school academic prize-giving was held at an evening ceremony in the Kildonan Ilall on November lst. Mr. G. Miller llyde, chairman of the Board of Governors, was unfortunately unahle to he present owing to illness, and Mr, T. H. P. Molson presided over the gathering. After the headmaster's report. which stressed the academic record of present students and old hoys alike, especially the winning of Rhodes Scholarships by Hew Scott and David Vlianklyn and Trinity College School Memorial Scholarships lily Charles Taylor and james Ross, Mr. VV. C. KI. Meredith introduced the guest of honour, Rev. A, II. lVICGreer, U.B.Ii., M.C., MA., I,L.D.. Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of I3ishop's College, Lcnnoxville. ln his address to the school Ilr. Mctireer emphasised the importance of early training in our educational system, for it is there that the foundation for all the future should he well and iirmly laid. Ile commended the school for its emphasis upon the classical traditions, especially its early start in thc study of Latin, which, he said, was such an important part of any good education. The school choir. under the direction of Mr. F. Gordon Phillips, rendered two songs most aceeptably, All Through The Night and I'Iere's a Health Unto Ilis Majesty . PRIZE LIST Form C lst TXIICHAISL h'IElGI'lIEN Znd CEORIJUN EEERTS Form B lst PETER IJI'FFIEI.Il Znd CTORIJON Rtelrxnnsox Form AZ: lst 1.-xx1Es Boxrmzox Znd PIERRE Ravxtoxn Form Al: lst IDoNA1.n lNIAcT.fxt:t:.xRr 2nd GR.xH.u1 NESBITT Tic CHRIsToPHERPooi.E I' Form 1: lst IJ.-xvm SEx'x1ot'iz lnd X1cHoL.xs Tnouxrox Form 2: lst IvAN PHILLIPS Zntl PETER TXIILNER Form 3: lst IDEREK Hnxsox 2nd Axsox Mclim Form 4: lst xIAxiEs IJOAIYILLE Ind Tutor!-lx' PoRTEot's Form 6: lst CHARLES T.xvLo1e Znd SIANIIZS Ross SPECIAL PRIZES Prize for outstanding achievement in French tpresented hy Madame Alhert Tetraultl CHARLES Tsvtok Prize for outstanding achievement in Latin tpresentcd anonymouslyl james Ross Prize for distinction in Mathematics tpresented by Mr. 8 Mrs. Q. C. IJ. Boveyt CHARLES T.u'1.oR. Prize for Creative Writing tpresented by Mrs. Charles IV. Palmert JAMES Ross l12l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946 -1947 Prize for distinction in English Literature fpresented by the Headmasterl CHARLES TAYLOR Prize for distinction in History fpresentecl by Mrs, VV. A. Graffteyl JAMES Ross Uramatics Prize fprescnted by Mr W. C. J. Meredith for the most outstanding performance in the school playsl IAN BovEi' Prize for the most improved boy in the Senior School ipresented by Mrs. Henry Morganl DENis CvAHERTY Prize for the most improved boy in the Junior School fpresentcd by Mrs. M. Henry Gaultl PL'Rvls MCDOLGALL Public Speaking Prize Cpresented by Mr. G. Miller Hyde, Chairman of the Boardl IAN BOVEY Prcfects' Meflals IAN BOVEY GORDON SHARWOOD ERIC MARLER ROBERT TIMMINS JAMES Ross HEAD PREFECT'S CUP CHARLES TAYLOR JEFFREY RUSSEL PRIZE fAwarrled to the Lucas Medal Runner-Up, and presented by Mrs. H. Y. Russell CHARLES TAYLOR LUCAS MEDAL CAwarded to the most outstanding boy in the Senior Form of the School in work, games and character, on the vote of his fellow-students and the masters of the Schooll JAMES Ross SCHOLARSHIP SUCCESSES TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL CHARLES TAYLoRADyce Saunders Memorial Scholarship. JAMES Ross -Tied for VVilliam Osler Memorial Scholarship. IAN BovEv -Awarded a bursary. my SELWYN HOUSE SCHUUI. MAGAZINE brbunl Qssemhltes We were again fortunate, this year, in having the use of Kildonan Hall, through the courtesy of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, for our weekly assemblies, held each Monday Morning. lnstituted last year, these consist of an opening hymn, a scripture lesson read hy a Prefeet, an address given lay an outstanding Speaker. followed hy the Nation- al Anthem. The following are the speakers to whom we are greatly indebted for addressing the school at our assemblies: 1946 SUMMER TERM April Z4 1 Canon W. H. Davison. April 20 1 Wing-Commander Dal Russell, D.F.C. May 6 1 Rev. Sydenham B. Lindsay, Col. A. A, Magee. May ld 1 George C. Marler. Esq. ', M.L.A. May 20 1 Major-General Ernest Walford, C.Il., C.B.E., M.M., E.D. Major the Rev. john XV. Foote, V.C. May 27 1 Lieutenant. lan l3arclay ', R.C.N.V.R. june 3 1 Professor John Hughes. june l0 1 Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill, O.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. 1946-CHRISTMAS TERM Oct. 1 Mr. G. Miller Hydex, Chairman of the Board of Governors. Ort. 7 1 Col. S. H. Dobell, D.S,U. 1 1 Det.. 15 1 C. H. Peters Esqfk Editorial Director of the Montreal Gazette. Det. 21 1 Rev. S. L. Pollard, l,.Th. Det.. 28 1 Inspector R. J. Belee, R.C.M.l'. ' Nov. 4 1 Walter Molson, Esq. Nov. ll 1 Brigadier Kingdon Black , C.l3.E., DSO. Nov. I8 1 Rev. Al. D. Wilkie, B.A. Nov. 25 1 Frank H. Carlin, Esq. Dee. 2 1 Rev. R. J. Berlis, B.A., HD. Dee. 9 1 Commander H. Stirling Maxwell , R.C.N.Y.R. Dee. lo 1 Col. the Rev. G. D. Kilpatrick. Principal of the United Theological College, Montreal. I0-Hn EASTIER TERM jan. I3 1 D. A. Hanson, Esq. -Ian Z0 1 Rev. Angus Cameron. jan. 27 1 Lieutenant Roger Hutchins i, R.C.N.Y.R. Feh. 3 1 A. R. Gillespie , lisq., Newly Appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors. Feb. l0 1 Col. gl. R, Gale. Feb. 17 1 Field Commissioner C. bl. Dendy. Boy Scouts. Mar. 3 1 Douglas lVilson, lfsq., M.A., Ph.D. Mar. 10 1 Chief Inspector James Mclsaac, M.F.D. Mar. 17 1 Delxating Finalists: Alan Lindsay, Erie Marler, Anson McKim and Christopher Seymour. Mar. 24 1 Rev. M. F. McCuteheon, D.D. Mar. 31 1 Very Rev. T. W. jones, D.D., Moderator of the United Church of Canada. l14I 'Old Boys of the Scltuul FOR THE SCHOK IL YEAR 1046 A1047 PLAYING THE GAME - AN ASSEMBLY ADDRESS iVe have pleasure in printing excerpts from the Assembly Address of Mr. Walter Molson to the boys of the school on November -ith. 1946. Last May, the first anniversary of Mr. Geoffrey Wanstalls death, Mr. Speirs invited me to address the school, in tribute to his predecessor. At that time I was still recovering from the effects of an operation, and, although I was able to attend, Mr. Speirs kindly and sympathetically relieved me from the strain, and another close friend of Mr. Wanstall addressed you. I was one of Mr. Wanstall's closest friends and greatest admirers, but, because that gathering was dealt with so ably by Colonel Magee. and Mr. Speirs thought it would be suitable to speak to you on the subject of sports and games, I will only refer to Mr. lVanstall by saying that not only was he an understanding all-round athlete, a gallant soldier in the First War fin which he was woundedl but, what is most important, he applied his love of sports and out-door life in a way that you boys should learn to do. Sports are of benefit not only for the enjoyment they give, not only to make you stronger in health both in body and mind. not only for developing your self-reliance and physical strength, but also to produce in you the spiritual qualities of sympathy with the underdog, mutual helpfulness, self-discipline and the benefits of team-work and cooperation, Now, you boys are at the beginnings of your athletic lives. Whether you become outstanding or prominent athletes is not as important as partaking of the good things in sports and games that will come your way. You will learn to distinguish between the boy or the man who is a braggart or bully and those who are not. You will often find the greatest courage and gallantry among those who are not blessed with great size or strength. You will take plenty of knocks and many disappointments when you lose games and feel that the other fellow or team had the luck. Try and feel, as is the case, that you are getting as much out of it as the other fellow - even more. Don't envy him, don't grouse, don't protest. And, if you have lost a game fairly, give your opponent a big hand, as you would like to get, if you should be the winner. But give your all to it, and don't give up till the last. On the other hand, if you are the winner, as doubtless you will often be, and should try to be, of course, do not discourage the other fellow, who may not have had the same advantages of physique or training, or as good team-mates as you had with you. Be your same self, winner or loser. You young boys are lucky enough to belong to one of the finest schools in Canada. You have the obligation and apportunity to maintain Selwyn House traditions as a school for clean, gentlemanly and honourable boys. Its leadership in teaching and everything else is acknowledged. Do your bit to maintain and protect it. At your age you are just plain lucky, but you will, I am sure, play your part and do your duty, so that you will be worthy of the opportunity to develop your truest selves, and do something fine for the school in return. In conclusion Mr. Molson quoted from Kipling's famous poem IFN: If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And-which is more-you'll be a Man, my soul l15l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Staff ntes Since the last issue of the school magazine, we have been very happy to welcome some new members to the statl' of the school, Mrs. Dorothy Tester joined us to take capable charge of the angelic band of our new class, Form D, Miss jean Macaulay to assist Mrs. Howis in the multiplying tasks of the ofiice, and Mr. john Harrison to bring his kindly influence to bear upon our middle-school boys. Mr. Gordon Phillips, after a year at Hill- iield School, Hamilton, has returned to take over once more the supervision of the school sports, which he has always coached with great success. We regret to announce the death of Mr. A. V. Holliday, a former master of Selwyn House, in his 74th year. He was educated at St. john's School, Leatherhead, and at Keble College, Oxford. Prior to coming to Canada at the turn of the century, Mr. Holliday was on the stafi of Giggleswick School, Yorkshire, where he commanded the Ofhcers' Training Corps. After being associated with St. john's School, Montreal, for some time, he joined the staff of Selwyn House as teacher of modern languages and remained here until ill-health forced his retirement some eight years ago. Our heartiest congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. jackson on the birth of a grand-daughter, Maria Dorothea, and to Mr. and Mrs. Phillips on the birth of a daughter, Carolyn joan. ' W' ' THE LIBRARY There has been the usual steady demand for books through the year, while refer- ence books tfor use only during School hoursl constantly reward the searcher for practically anything he may need to know. It caused quite a lot of scrutiny to discover the actual commanders in the Battle of Marathon. In case you are interested, Artaphernes was one and Datis the other, but we doubt if you will come across these names in an ordinary text book. Who found them? Mr. jackson, of course. being quite unable to sleep until he had done so! We thank all boys who have contributed books, which are always welcome, though classics , such as The Mystery of the Blood-stained Putty Knife may be consigned to the garbage can. Our latest contributor is an Old Boy, viz:-Gordon Sharwood, who arrived at School during the holidays with ten books, all of which, we are sure, will constantly be in demand. Gordon made great use of the Library while at School and we thank him for his kind thought in remembering it. Here are a few recent additions to our shelves :- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Montreal. Seaport and City, by Stephen l.eai'oi'k. The Magic Mountain, by Thomas jlann. Jim Davis, by john Masejfield. 1066 - And All That. Seven Sailors, by Cqommauder 1X'61HIl'lI1 Edwards, R.N. The two latter were very kindly presented by Mr. G. Miller Hyde. B.K.T.H. l16l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1046- 1047 ehating SELWYN ORATORICAL SOCIETY llieta Clubj The Selwyn Oratorical Society has, this year, a membership of ll boys. They areif B. Campbell, J. Domville, D. Gaherty, A. Lindsay, B. Markland, E. Marler, E. Newcomb, E. Pollard, C. Seymour, O. Brown, A. McKim Domville was elected President, Marler Vice-President, and Newcomb Secretary. There have been many interesting debates and discussions held in the Club this year. The first debate, That radio provides more entertainment and education than the movies was won by the negative. Other evenings included a discussion on the Squatters Move- ment, and a dual debate on That hockey is a better sport than skiing and, That baseball is a better sport than cricket. There were also Quiz Evenings and Hat Nights which pro- vided a change. On December 13th, to the enjoyment of all members, a progressive dinner was held. There was soup at Newcomb's house, a delicious turkey at Domvillels and dessert at Lind- say's. A ping-pong tournament was also held at Lindsay's house and the winner was our genial host. There is always much laughter at the meetings: it is by no means serious and it all adds up to an evening's enjoyment. Of course, it would not be possible, without the super- vision of Mr. Speirs, to have such a society, and we are deeply indebted to him for his kindness. E. N. CSecretary.J PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION The following are the boys and the subjects chosen by them in the animal Public Speaking Competition of the school. Gibson Brown: That Democracy is the best form of government. Roy Bond: That modern pleasure planes are worth their price. Bruce Campbell: That Canada should permit immigration. james Domville: That Canada is a better place to live in than the United States. Teddy Evans: That Montreal should have a subway. Denis Gaherty: That scientihc ways of preventing flood damage are inadequate. Derek Hanson: That Montreal should have a subway. Alan Lindsay: That movies provide a better educational medium for youth than the radio. Brian Markland: That most forest hres are preventable by human care. Eric Marlerz That colour inferiority does not exist. Ansom McKim: That air travel is better than land travel. Eman Newcomb: That American train travel is better than Canadian. Ivan Phillips: That India should not receive her independence. Hamish Stewart: That children should be allowed into special movies. Christopher Seymour: That ski-ing is a better sport than hockey. Rodney Stonelake: That science has done more good than harm for the world. Peter Timmins: That radio programmes are being ruined by over-advertising. The four finalists who spoke at an assembly of the whole school were: Lindsay, Marler, McKim, and Seymour. Marler was awarded first place, with McKim and Lindsay coming close behind. The Headmaster judged the preliminaries and Mr. Howis the finals. Honourable mention was accorded to Bruce Campbell, james Domville, Hamish Stewart, and Peter Timmins. l17l SliI.WYN llUL'Sl2 SCHUHI. MAGAZINE ramatirs The Christmas concert went oil' very successfully indeed. A piano solo by james Doniville opened the entertainment, and was followed by Carols, delightfully rendered by the choir under the direction of Mr. Phillips. 'tLa lettre chargeeu. produced by Mme. Gyger, was greatly appreciated by the audience. Many people were heard asking the name of the charming girl who played the role of Hortense. W'ith his hair fashionably curled, and wearing the sheerest of stockings, Marler made a very feminine widow. We all enjoyed the eahn self-possession of Lindsay, who played Hector de Courvalin, Raymond's ex- eitalnility as Peters Fougasson, and Newcoinlfs role of Francine the maid. After a short intermission eznne The Rest. Cure , produced by Mr. B, K. T. Howis. Anson McKin1 gave an excellent interpretation of the nervous and high-strung patient, while Currie, as his sympathetic wife Olive, supported him ably. The efiicient but some- what heartless nurses were well played hy Milner and Stewart. But it was Tim Rutley's dialect and the startling red underwear he wore as Muriel, the maid, which made the audience rock with laughter. For the success of the entertainment we were greatly indebted to Mme. Gyger, Mr. and Mrs. Ilowis and Mr. Phillips, and our make-up artists, Mrs. Markland and Mrs. Tester. The following is the prograninieif D CA N A DA PIANO SUIM., , .Raelnnaninotl s Prelude in C Sharp Minor ,..,,. james DOMVILLE CARULS .. ...Under the direction of Mr. Phillips... .... SCHOOL CHOIR I. .N'14le11t Aifglii. 2. 'lille l'ifI'l'JItU'l' lietzxfx. .i. .-lauzhv in iz Jlltzuger. Cnontifllaniish Stewart, Michael Dennis, Teddy Evans, Andrew Ross, Tony Hildred, Tini Rutley, Peter Davison, liernard Cusson, Gordon Currie, Bobby Watson, Donald jackson, Anson Meliim, john Trott, john Wright, -limmie Creighton, jules Timmins, Derek Hanson, Charles Frosst, jimmy Rose, Beverley Maclnnes, Peter Darling, Purvis McDougall, Pierre Labarre, Frederick Meredith, Dick Craw- ford, Richard Stack, Barry Carrique, Teddy Rudel, Ian Forrest, Peter Krohn, Michael Wilson, Peter Maeliay, Robin MacKay, Alan Frosst, lan Johnston. l18l FUR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1046 -1047 FRENCH PLAY .... ..... I ,A LETTRE CHARGEE . ,... par Eugene l.alv1'rlw Hortense, jeune vc-uve ....., . . . . . Clvirfgffr- pm' x1.xD.,xx1E GYGERD I'IaRsuNNAm:ics Hector de Cfwurvzilin, Sulgvstitut .,,, . Peters Fougusson, Amerieuin. . . . , . Francine. servnnte ......,,. . .Erie Marler Alam Lindsay Aclelzirrl Rziymrmfl Emzm Newemnla R6gisScur ..... ..,,. . . ,,,.,,. ..,.... x Inmes Uomvillc U11 Sulfm, Chez llrwrtensc. Ei Paris INTERMISSIUN CAROLS .,.. ENGLISH PLAY., . Flnrenee Reed. Olive lliis wifel, ....,.,..,.,.,,, ,. Alice Palmer l f . . May Xvmiams fkurses at the Home ..., . . Muriel lMnirll, . . .. . Stage Man:uger .... , ,,..... . . , I. ll v llzrvc lungs gf Urzvul flrv. 7 -. l'larlv.' Thr' Herald .lugcls Sing. 3. O f40HIC', all ,vc lfaillzfnl. . , .THE REST FURE. . .. CPf01lIlt'Cllll'l'T3. K. T. HOXYISD Ausri . . . Gord Tim SCE NE A bedroom in a Nursing Home. GOD SAVE THE KING l19I . ,Si-Hom, CHOIR Ry GTFVYYIHTG' Alcmmigs n Mc Kim on Currie I'eter Milner Hamish Stewart Rutley Derek Hanson SIZLVVYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE jfnrm Utes V AND VI FORM Roi' lVILLIAM Boxn 1939-19-17 Rest. rest, perturbed spirit Under 11 soccer 119-12--133. C1943-441, junior soccer team 61944-465, Senior soccer team 41045--171, lVinning hockey live t19-15-465. Seconrl in winning patrol for Mackenzie Cup. Patrol lczuler iII Scouts 11946-473. R.Ixx'IIoxII INIARCEI. BRonIzI'Iz 194547 lfrom llie from: of his licad. to the solc of his foot, l16'S all mirlh . Nlztgzizine Artist t10-15-471, LAIRD BRVCE CAIIIPIIIILL 1940-47 .Al gculle lzznzicr. and of good COIIXCIIPIICU junior hockey 119-12-437. Senior cricket H944--163, Senior soccer QI946-471, Senior hockey 119-15--171, Prcfect 11946-471. honourable mention in short story competition 11946- 473. Al.-miss D1TAlX'lLLlE N 19-1347 I ncrcr kmzcu' so yozmg o body witlz so old a head Form Prizes 11943-461, Winning rclziy team t19-14-45l, junior hockey and cricket H945-463 President of tlclmting society, Literary editor of Magziziiic, and dramatics C1946-471. WII.1.I.uI Dems GAHIERTY 1939-47 l lI1.wIzz'Izg of eye' mzdfafr us flzc duuw Most. iniprovcrl hoy in junior school C1939-403. under 12 cricket H944-453, most improved lioy in Senior school C19-15--165, winning soccer six 11946-47D, winning hockey five fl9-10-471, SHS. represcimttive for lYCSl1110111'll girls :Intl boys Hobby Show K1946- 475. Gnomrnev STUART GRAF1-ox 1945-47 .-l sciisible and well-bred man. Prefect LI946-471 Iztn SELWYN HOUSE SCHUUI, MAGAZINE ALAN Cunwroan Llxnsm' 103947 Sfrirc' and Tl1ri:'e.' Speed ffglzt ou! H Under ll soccer and hockey ll9-13--1-ll, junior soccer and hockey H944-463, Senior cricket 4194-1-46. colours 45--161, seconder in winning patrol for Mackenzie Cup, Senior soccer and hockey C1945-47, colours in 45--161, linalist in Public Speaking Contest H945-475, Dramatics 11046-471, Prefect 11046-471. Gonoox lNI.uTL.xNo 1945-47 .4 Ind qf mellle. X Uur star-commntcr-and a keen worker too. Iilmuxnlv BRIAN INIARKLAND - 194347 Your name is greu! in mouths Qf wisest censure. Patrol leader in junior troop 119-13-441, patrol leader in senior troop Q19-14-451, senior soccer, literary editor of Magazine, and on winning hockey five 11946-471. Prefect 11946-471. ' Gnorzon ERIL' lNIARl,ER 1038417 To follow knozeledge like a SI-llklillg star, Beyond the ufmosi bound of human thought. junior cricket L19-12-461, senior cricket 11943--1-61, champion hockey five 119435, junior soccer 119-14-465, senior soccer M945--171, junior hockey H045-461, Prefect C1945-471, Magazine stall' 11045-47. editor in 46-475, Finalist in debating competition and first in essay competition C19-15-471. Winner of debating competition C1946-471. Exmx Nnwroznn lQ39e47 Satietj' Qf roniniezzdcltions. Under ll soccer Q10-13-451. seconder in Scouts C1043-441, junior soccer 11044-47, captain in 46-475, senior soccer L19-l-1-45, 46--171. Form prize, under 12. and under 14 hockey C1944-453, senior hockey Q10-14--171, debating. society 119-15-47 secretary in 471, 100 yards under 13 11945-461, junior hockey 11946--175, captain of winning soccer six, and dramatics H046-471. Nommx ERN PoLL.xR1i 194347 x nl!! l11'sfu1al!.v ure .vurli that Que loves him still the beilerfor them. lunior hockey 119-13-451, junior soccer 119-14-451, winning hockey live 11943--1-4, 46-472- - senior hockey L19-15-47, colours 45, captain -175, senior soccer C19-15-47, captain in 471. winning soccer six 110-13-465. Prefect, member of debating society. and sports editor of Magazine H046-477. 1221 FOR THE SCHOUI. YEAR 1046'-10-17 AD ELARD Ravaioxn 1939-47 'K To strive, to seek, to ind, and not to yield. Form prize L19-13-445, under'11 soccer 11943-455, under 11 hockey C1943-451, high jump under 13 C194-1-451, 100 yards under 13, second C1944-463, under 14 hockey C194-1---1-55, junior soccer C1945--161, junior hockey 119-15--161, senior soccer C1946--171, senior hockey C1946--173, Magazine staff C19-116-475, honourable mention in essay competition H946--175, dramatics C1946-473. Cmusrovaaa lN.lICHAEL Saviiork 194347 He is iz man of un iuzbomzded seal. , Under ll soccer H943-4-ll, junior hockey C1943-453, senior hockey C1944-475, under 12 hockey and seconder in scouts C19-1-1-451, junior soccer and cricket C1945-465, senior cricket, third in swimming meet, and tirst in poetry competition C1945-465, senior soccer, member of S.O.S., first in .short story, and second in essay competition, finalist in debating, and prefect Q19-16-479. Gi3oRo12RooNEv SToNE1..xKE ' 10-16-47 The -very pink Qff76Kf6'L'fl.0l1. A conscientious and hard worker. FORM IV Form IV is probably one of the best-known forms in the school. They are a mixture of brain and brawn. Brain, because they all averaged above 7572, for two weeks in succes- sion and ALMOST did it the third week. As for the brawn-well, just ask the other formsl The morning starts, but after about five or ten minutes Gibson Brown or Dick Crawford enter late, with some feeble excuse that the bus broke down or that they had to wait half an hour for a street-car, Later on in the morning in the English class, the cry is Let's hear Maclnnes' essay , and Beverley can produce some pretty weird ones. At break everybody lets out what they have to say. Donald Jackson and Jules Timmins get together in a corner to decide what movie they will try to get into the following afternoon, Andrew Ross asks anybody and everybody what the previous night's homework was, but Bobby VVatson, Dick Crawford and Beverley Maclnnes don't bother anybody, as they are busy studying for the coming lesson. Thursday morning is singing time and Form IV is well represented in this. Hamish Stewart, the choir leader, is our real Sinatra and others are Andrew Ross, Gordon Currie, Tim Rutley, Bernard Cusson, Derek Hanson, and Bobby Watson. Anson McKim was the Form IV representative of the Scouts, being Troop Leader of the Selwyn House Troop. l23l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE He also distinguished himself in the finals of the debating competition. In the Christmas plays the Form did excellently. not only in the singing, but in the play entitled The Rest Cure , in which Anson McKim, Tim Rutley, Hamish Stewart, Derek Hanson and Gordon Currie participated and made a great hit, In the poetry division of the Magazine competi- tion Gibson Brown came second and Hamish Stewart received honourable mention. Getting around to sports, we have our all-round star, Gordon Currie and others such as Bernard Cussen, jules Timmins, Bobby Watson, who were all on one or other of the hockey teams, and Gibson Brown, Andrew Ross, Tim Rutley and Bernard again, who made one or other of the soccer teams. All in all, the Fourth Form is a very versatile class and l think they do their part in upholding the honour and tradition of the school. D. H. FORM III. Every morning, at the first sound of the bell, Form III is absolutely silent . No more talking, no getting up, no moving around, no breathing even, sans permission . But as soon as the lesson begins, we work so hard-almost all of us-trying to memor- ize endings of French verbs, to find out the difference between Imperatif and Imperfait . Sometimes during a lesson, a subdued voice can be heard: Sir - Madame, - puis-je changer de place, I cannot see the board . When the bell rings again, at the end of the lesson, we leave regretfully our book of adventures in Alaska. Outstanding among the year's scholars are Mason, Milner, and Phillips. Like three Musketeers , every Monday morning, they appear together, asking: Who came first? There is a keen competition among them for the first places. Form III is very keen on sports. Phillips, Hildred, Mitchell, and Evans were members of the junior soccer team. Evans, Mitchell, Cooke, and Phillips were on the junior hockey team. Phillips, Mason, and Milner represent the scouts. Evans and Hildred can be heard, every Monday morning, at weekly assembly in, the school choir. Timmins obtained special commendation in the school Public Speaking Competition. - Milner had a part in the Christmas play Rest Cure . Timmins and Cowie, though interested in sports, have not joined any team. McKeown and Bogert, both quiet boys, are enthusiastic about their work and play. Saunders, a new boy, is always full of the joy of life. Paul Dolisie, our French friend, is still trying hard to master his English. Bond, the airplane builder, has to spend much of-his time looking for spare parts. When his masterpiece is finished, he will undoubtedly become an ace in games and sports. We were happy to welcome Dewey Rendick to our lively family from the U. S. a few weeks ago, A. G. I2-ll FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946 - 1047 FORM II To Form II fell the privilege of t'adorning the large new classroom on the top floor and if it is not still in its once pristine beauty, it has not suffered very extensively, save for a few splodges of ink here and there. And twenty-two boys must have their fling, even if it has to be ink-bottles! We are happy and we smile, and although we are the same guys as Form I of last year, we consider ourselves far removed from the untidy bunch that we were in those days. We even like Latin. If the suggestion is mooted that we go back a few pages, there is a storm of protest. This is a healthy sign and we cannot honestly name a single boy who does not seem anxious to solve the intricacies of a and ab, cum, ex and ad. We had a happy year with Form II of last year and this year has been no less happy. Before itemising each boy and telling him exactly what we think about him, more or less, we must mention one item of news, about which we are pardonably proud. On january 16th, the idea was put forward that we should raise a subscription to the Save the Children Fund, contributions to be in cents only. On the 17th, 386 cents poured ing on the 20th, 4685 on the 21st, 373, on the 22nd, 275 and on the 23rd, 2445 making a total of 1,746 cents. And so it went on until February 13th, when the subscription was closed with a total of 3,259 cents. In the meantime, Mrs. Markland had talked to Form A and along came a contribution of 685 cents, thus making a final total of 3,944, a cheque for which was for- warded to the Secretary of the Fund. to which we received the following reply :- The Canadian Save the Children Fund Quebec Committee, 266 St. James Street, West, Montreal, P.Q. March 21st, 1947. B. K. T. Howis, Esq., Selwyn House School, 3458 Redpath Street, Montreal, Que. Dear Mr. Howis, We should like to thank you very much for your letter of March 10th, enclosing the donations of Forms II and A for 839.-14 for our Fund. An official receipt has been sent to you under separate cover. We have sent in a notice to the Star about the boys' splendid efforts, and We enclose a clipping from Wednesdays edition. Will you please extend to the boys the sincere thanks and gratitude of our Committee for their co-operation and fine support of our work for the underprivileged children in Europe. Yours sincerely, KATHERINE H. GALLERY. Mrs. J. O'N. Gallery, Honorary Secretary, Quebec Committee. 1251 SELWYN IIUUSE SCIIUUI. MAGAZINE Uongratulations to all concerned and many, many thanks to you all and to Mrs. Markland. So now you know why we call ourselves a happy Form, tfolleetively speaking, that's all, now for individual items in alphabetical order, except for the first two boys who are Arnold and Bennetts. lVe couple these because their names at once bring to mind a very distinguished English author and playwright, viz:- Arnold Bennett. Perhaps Arnold and Bennetts might collaborate and do likewise- perhapsl Next comes Bronfman, a very generous supporter of the fund and wouldn't you like to know what he gave us for Cliristmasi Carrique comes next, an energetic scout, and Creighton of the gentle voice and ever ready to help. Dimples Davison follows and of him we would say that he goes about doing good in his small way, with a very happy and generous disposition. And now Michael Ferrier, who is something ofa puppy, with his tongue always licking his nose, but a delightful puppy in every way. Labarre, too often absent, but always a pleasure to welcome back. Pierre has brains, too. Next Le Moyne, clever, and with the faculty of pinch-hitting for the presiding pedagogue at any time on any subject. Manolovici, of whom we would say, lXIanolovenit, Manolovidit, lXIanolovincet and let it go at that. Meredith, somewhat boisterous, but a bonnie laddie 3 MacNaughton, or Curly-top , working hard this Term and who had the good sense to be provided with a baby brother a few months ago. VVe shall look forward to welcoming jamie at School about 1952. McKee, who is doing better now, in spite of rather poor health, possibly due to the fact that he usually arrives in School minus some garment or a shoe! We are looking forward to the day when he forgets his etceteras! A newcomer, Pat Northey, who settled down very happily, made himself very popular and who gets down to work before anybody else, Pollock, whom we 'were more than delighted to welcome back after his unfortunate illness. Raper, who excels in all sports, Ross ii, brainy, dreamy, friendly and inevitably minus his spectacles or book or pen or some- thing. Schopllocher t'l'ommy to youj, another newcomer-also very popular, very intelli- gent and who is making a big effort to beat Seymour tnext on the listl for top honours at the end of the School year. At the moment, we are betting on Seymour, who gets there with little effort seemingly. We wonder if David realises the fact that when he grows taller, he will Seymour! Thornton, rotund, with a smile that warms one's heart and a sound work- er. Timxnins tNelsonl, who coughs apologetically every time a mistake in his work is corrected tand he used to cough a lot, but less frequently nowl and finally Peter Romer, another new boy, who, joining late, had to be entered at the foot. of the register. Peter has settled down and is coming along fairly well. Good luck, Peter. You'll get there alright. The following boys have played in llockey matches:--Raper, Northey-Soccer, Carrique I and Northey. Ferrier, Pollock and Le Moyne are ski-ers. Scouts-Carrique, lXlacNaughton, Romer. Cub, Raper. Finally f Work hardg keep smiling and llappy Days to you all. B. K. T. H. IZOI FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1947 FORM IA THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL It. is june, the term is finished, and the boys of Selwyn House have gone home. The Good bye, Sirs have been shrilled, and the old Form One classroom seems ready to settle down to a somnolent summer. The form master enters the room, sits down heavily, and begins to clear out his desk. Through the open window sifts the muted murmur of the Sherbrooke Street trafhc and the terse calls of the Trafalgar girls on their tennis court. The afternoon sun streaks a variegated haze of chalk dust and dances on the floor in wanton delight. A lone fly wars against the window glass and then is quiet as he loses his futile fight. The masters glance envelops the room, and he ponders on the hundreds of boys who have squirmed here, labouring with Latin and arriving at odd arithmetic computations. He thinks of the passions of irate masters these walls have witnessed, and the sonorous orations on studious behaviour. Well, they've all finished their year and left their room for a new crop to occupy its space next September, and IA is just a memory. Now, there was a form for you! They weren't too bright and they weren't too stupid. -lust, I guess, an average cross section of boys as a whole. So, like a silver picture upon a screen, Form IA appears before him. There is Trott up in the corner plotting out, behind an open book. a new play for the defence on the hockey team. He lovingly fingers the third stripe upon his cub jersey, for he is the Senior Sixerw a sturdy, reliable boy. Sharing the seat with him is little Timmins, who will probably become Timmins I around 1952, after Nelson departs from the senior form. Billy, like Edward VII, will have to wait a long time! It is the arithmetic hour and the first period. In a rear seat quiet Carsley is doing his work with meticulous mode and method, and, when you catch his eye, he gives you a shy smile. Alexandor sidles in through the half-open door and sneaks to his seat. But alas! the stern eye of the master has seen him. May I ask why you are late again? VVell, sir, the alarm lever stuck, and I didn't get up in timef' There are subdued guffaws from the class, and Carlin as usual has some advice to offer which is quickly suppressed. However, he always bobs up again in a little while as bright as ever. Poole frantically waggles his hand and asks for a new pen nib, as the old one has just fallen into the ink well. fPen nibs disappear very rapidly in this formi Meanwhile, Marpole has whizzed through an example in multiplication and is stunned to discover that his answer is less than what he started out with. Something must have gone wrong, and he struggles back through the strange hieroglyphics in his exercise book. Bill Daly looks up and grins. Perhaps he is thinking of the good time he had on the cub hike to St. Sauveur. Bill was always a sweet-tempered lad. His seatmate, Peter Krohn, reaches beneath for a book, and the entire contents of their desk erupt onto the BOOT, where picture cards of hockey players and aeroplanes mix in clandestine confusion with the less interesting, ink-stained academic tomes. l27l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE .lack Segall and Harry Seifert are working together. Seifert was the best forward on the cub hockey team last winter. Ile is a lad of single purpose who always went all out and played every minute of the game with concentrated design and aim. Cheerful Segall worked hard to perfect his goalie technique. A save is a save, even if one does have to sit on the puck! Pierre Raymond, with the hashing smile and the equally flashing blades on thc ice, leans over to indulge in a contraband conversation with Molson. Poor Eric blushes with agonized embarrassment lest they both be caught. A prefect raps, thrusts his head like an ostrich into the room and announces that the llead wishes to see Buckley. A stir of interest ripples through the room. Perhaps it is only for a talk - perhaps worse! Brian slowly goes toward the awe-inspiring study door. liartholomew, of the sympathetic mind, gives him a eondoling pat as he passes by. As Brian closes the door behind him, a little breeze stirs a paper pinned on the wall. lt is a thank-you note from Patrick Blake to his Docs . They sent him some books and stamps to while away the tedium of staying in bed after a long illness. The French window at the back of the room closes with a bang, and McDougall and Matson rush simultaneously to reopen it. A pronounced thud as heads clash together! Ah! the master remembers these twog Matson, quiet and calm who always did his work wellg McDougall, the athlete, steady and reliable, but not one of the excitable ones, mind you! No sense in that, thinks Purvis. So, on this screen of memory the form master sees these lads again with their foibles and graces. It is much later now, for he has been quietly remembering a long time. The shades of early eventide are shadowing the room. They camouflage its oldness and clothe the walls in a dusk of mauve and dusty greys. The pedagogue arises, collects his chattels from the desk, and departs, gently closing the door bc-cause for a while the room belongs to the ghosts of Form IA. Down the stairs to the first floor in thickening twilight the teacher descends. He puts on his coat and leaves the building. Yes, he leaves the old red house to itself and to its ghosts. But they are friendly ghosts, and no one need be afraid. For every old school, when it is empty, is haunted by silent laughter and misty youth. And this brick building with its winnowed plaster cracks and its creaky floors may retieet for the summer on its contemplations of a grand life well lived. Because, you understand, this edifice houses boys and helps to make them into good men. What better purpose could it ever have served than this? I L. R. P. FOR M IIS Form IB classroom is probably the most strategically placed in the whole School, being opposite the Headmaster's Study and next to the office. Fortunately, the members of the Form pay far more visits to the latter than to the former - in fact, they regard the olliee as a home from home. and rare are the occasions when they are not to be found buzzing around Mrs. Ilowis and Miss Macaulay, like bees round a hive. l2Sl FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1947 The personalities of the class are interesting and diversified. Michael Dennis, like many another Maritimer, achieves prominence at the top of the Form with record-breaking weekly percentages, though Graham Nesbitt keeps him on his toes at the present time. Other leading scholars are Charles Maclnnes, Donald Mactaggart and Philip Cumyn, and all bring great distinction to the class. We like to feel that their arch-rivals, IA, cannot produce such master minds as these. just as surely as we feel confident they have no trio like jimmy Rose, john llfright and Harold Short so capable of taxing the patience and ingenuity of their learned pedagogues. John lVright, whose name completely belies him in the realm of scholarship, is the Forms star athlete and is constantly thirsting for the blood of IA. Unfortunately, as a Form, IB is not athletically minded, and great will be the day when IA is humbled at Soccer or Hockey. Charles Frosst has attained Scouthood and a good 'fscout he is, being always the first to volunteer his services in various ways. Andrew Spence's advent on the rink was one of the events of the year A Keep going, Andrew. Jack Fray is our most improved boy, Ted Rudel and Brian Buchanan have unfortunately been afllicted with various ills during the course of the year and we have not had them with us as much as we should have liked. Michael Wilsons shadow does not grow less, even when his elevator is not functioning and he has to climb seven flights of stairs! john Udd is settling in and keeps us well informed regarding the problems and progress of the New Ford Hotel in which we are very interested. Peter is the Darling of the class, but then - aren't they all? Leaving the reader to answer this question as he thinks tit, we shall draw these notes to a graceful conclusion. F. G. P. FORM A It is wonderful to be in Form A. We have such a delightful feeling of superiority, being, as we are, the top form in the junior school. Only too soon shall we be the microbes of the Senior School, so let us enjoy to the full our positions of importance while we may. We are all enthusiastic, whether in our lessons, our games, or our collecting of Dinky toys. Having concealed our latest treasured car from the piercing eyes of the Staff , we try to forget that it is just inside the desk and concentrate on Arithmetic. As the hour passes, the atmosphere becomes tense, as each one of us tries to finish our work before Besner or Duilield. No tricky long division or knotty problem can bathe these two keen workers. Following closely behind them are Archibald, Molson, Beattie and Frosst. Meanwhile Carrique and Porteous sit happily chewing their pencils. McNaughton. Choquette, and Robin MacKay can get stuck a dozen times a lessong but they do not sit back and let the problem win the day. No, out to the front they rush, indignant that figures could be so un- cooperative. One touch of the red pencil points out the slip. and sheepishly, they slidc back to their seats where all goes well W for a time. McGreevy and Gillespie go on fanciful tours in realms unmzithematical. Time and again they are brought back from their dreams to the cruel reality of Arithmetic. Marcus, nick-named the Tortoise , has kept steadily and silently on the caurse, and triumphantly finishes just as the bell rings. He has hidden depths of determination and good humour, and we suspect he will go far, always being as popular as he is now. l29l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE As History or Geography starts, Stack, Timmins and Forest sharpen their wits - and their tongues. They have a fund of general information which they are always anxious to share with the rest of the class. A far-away look appears in the eyes of Notkin, VVarren and Peter MacKay, while Yuile sits bolt upright as Robertson tells fantastic tales of Mexico and tropical living. We all make silent vows to see the wonders of the world for ourselves some day. It is on Sports' day that Carrique comes into his own. Though small, both he and Johnston are fierce adversaries and an asset to any team. The year passes in the twinkling of an eye, and now we are ready to join the world of the Seniors. C. M. FORM I3 The sturdy three-story house, capped by its early American pioneer-turret now bravely thrusting up its winter's crown-this Quixotie Castle of Learning that is Selwyn House School-shudders as a March blast clutches at its solid corners and rigorous eves, and appears to gather itself up more resolutely for the next inevitable buffeting. I pause on the drive to watch the snow wildly fiing itself at the windows and brief portico before it lies down like a ghost across the stone steps of the entrance. The fury of the storm indicates a long blow, and I forego the pleasure of the scene to hurry for the door and the warm shelter within. It is a school holiday, but the previous afternoon I had neglected to carry home two antique volumes of history I was perusing. At any rate I had long wanted to spend an afternoon alone in this school building so recently new to me, when I might spy about as I pleased, savour of the ancient and of the recent, indulge in fantasies as to its past spirits and its future ghosts, speculate on its intensity as an eternally young member of the cosmopolitan society of education, and on its stature as an adult member of Montreal's school system. Most of all I want to sit alone in my own form room and review the highlights of the past months. I turn off from the grand old hall at the first door to the right, and enter Form B. What a crop of golden lads these are, none of whom are present at the moment, yet who are absent not at all! I seem to hear the strident call of jeffrey Leach for QUIET! as I do each morning on the stroke of nine. Anthony Poole's silver shock of hair calls to mind the words of a wise Pope: Not Angles: Angels! until .I remember his sometime deviations from the divine norm. john Cundill and Peter Carsley I can see clearly against the wall- high bay windows as they cheerfully call out Good Morning Y , the snow beyond in the front courtyard a dazzling brightness to counterpoint their rapid-fire remarks on yesterday's afternoon of sports. I half-smilingly return the ghostly greeting, and sit down directly inside the door in Michael McMaster's corner seat. Little elf that he is with his pixie ears and roguish grin, he heads a row, any of whom might be captain of a wild woodland band who sip eclectically at only the most gratifying dew-drops of learning: Stewart Bain, Jimmy Evans, and Philip Creery. l30l FUR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-16 e 1947 Adjacent to Creery sits happy, good-natured John Dalglish. He seems to be smiling to himself as if in recollection of the gay life of Bunga in a Congo River village. No ..., there are no schoolsg but imagine working all day at chipping a dugout canoe from a tree- trunk! Do I detect a faint shudder of remonstrance move his well-built frame, and a frown knit his brow? Evans and Dalglish are The Frowners Royal of B Form. I allow my mind to drift where it will amongst the precious islands of hours spent in this room teaching geography and history: geography, which spreads the magic carpet for the eager feet of young Robin Hoods and Columbuses and Hudsonsg unravels, too, wonder- ful tapestries for the mind's eye of intrepid Davidsons, Hydes, and lVaitsg transforms a Hat and unadorned map surface into a magic sphere which holds ascendency for quiet LeMoine, grinning jeremy Riley, the voracious reader Stephen Kimbleg for all who will be heroes, whether fourteenth or twentieth century. lVinthrop Brainerd Ctwise old owl j, Michael Meighen Ccrafty dawning light in the eyesl, Morton -lacquays Cnon-Quakerish Roundheadl-all will find excitement and incentive here! History too, once the sphere is unrolled, will lead these pigmy Gullivers QWho can't see Cohen learnedly expostulating with the Emperor of Lilliput?l in a land of giant Lilli- putians, to interpret their ways arightg to turn an Agincourt of the middle centuries to their own advantageg to win once again a Tom Thumb victory over the darkness of barbaric Waysg to learn, in a word, to relate Past and Present, and to enrich both. I grow stil? as I sit watching my holiday phantoms glide by. The afternoon is drawing to a close, although the wind has abated not a breath and the snow-flurries hurl iwith undiminished fury against the panes. I rise and stand a moment at the door. How many hundreds of boys have passed through this room on their way to the upper forms of Selwyn House School. The darkening of the room corners is accompanied by intimations of spirits, or at least of powerful remembrances that hover. There are Stanley lVintons in the big window-seat, Hugh Matsons solemnly perched attentive within the master's reach, and Blair McRobies asking questions enough to consternate a Solomon. The room is suddenly filled with pupils, the aisles are packed with boys of other years. the babble of voices rises to a crescendo .... Then the last suhicient light has faded, and, as I walk out of the door, one last flounce of snow against the panes echoes sharply through an empty room, where the whispers of boys are the scurrying flights of the wind, and their faces are bizarre reflections of a streetlamp on polished desks. I. L. H. FORM C To teach Form C is a pleasure to me, They are very intelligent and bright. They do little sums Cperhaps use lingers and thumbsl, To help the answers come rightl VVith Mr. Howis they show great prowess In answering about the world and its ways, Of Queens and Kings, and the curious things l31l SELWYN HOUSE SCHUUI. MAGAZINE They did in the olden days. To make them neat is Mrs. lXIarkland's feat, They are learning to write and to spell. Mrs, Tester teaches them reading, Which is what they are needing, And they make queer sounds galore, But every day in every way they are getting to know more and more. We hope as time passes they'll do well in their classes, And when grown tall, they'll prove useful citizens of Montreal. N Q 4.n. FORM D After the wild chattering, buzzing and humming of several dozen snow-covered wasps in the bowels of the earth, the peace, quietness and sunshine of Form D is heaven indeed. Bright smiling faces, each with an expectant look in the eye as if to say, VVhat is going to happen to-day? lVe always listen to the notices which come over the loud-speaker, although they mean little to us, and after prayers we begin our work. . Arithmetic is our first lesson, Byers and Hart usually finish first, closely followed by Cumyn, Brodhead and Baillie. As ten o'clock approaches, we hear the words, Boys who have not finished their work when the bell goes must finish at twelve. Suddenly the dream- ers come back to earth, the window loses its attraction, fingers, noses, ears and heads are all brought in to help, and at ten o'clock there is a sigh, fa mixture of relief and satisfactionl as the books are put away on the shelf for another day. Now speculation begins f is this the day Mrs. Markland comes with crayons, scissors or lovely smelly plasticine, or will Mr. Phillips come with his wondrous tales of Jonah and the man-swallowing-whale, Daniel in the lions' den, or the huge ark that Noah built for his family and two animals of every kind? At 10:30 we are all ready for milk and we have a short break . Reading comes next, sometimes sitting in our places, at other times standing in front of the class and reading. Our star performers are Dsler and Robertson, but most of Form D like reading and it is easy to listen to Meakins, Rutley, Buyers, Baillie and Hart. Gillespie and Le Moine have been absent more than the rest, but they are working hard and, when they are told by their fellow readers, You're much better than before , it's a sure sign that improvement is here. After reading, Miss Snead comes to us. Sometimes with stories of people in other lands, mountains, rivers and interesting countries in other parts of the world, or History, with the adventures, battles and experiences of Kings, Crusaders, Romans and early Britons, all illustrated with realistic drawings on the board. Writing is our last lesson. By now we are very pleased, our hands have to work harder than our brains, Home and lunch seem very good, but it's fun to think we'll be back to-morrow to begin all over again. D. M. T. l33l FUR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946 - 1947 Qpurts CRICKET, 119461 Played 7 lVon 4 Lost 3 As in former years, just when the team was really getting into its stride, the curtain came down on the 1946 season. However, we made the most of the all too short time with results as above. In the first game v. L.C.C., we were beaten decisively, but took our revenge, thanks chiefly to Bartholomew, in the return match. The two games v. B.C.S. were closely fought out and a win for each XI was a very fair answer. We were far too strong for the two matches v. L.C.C. under 13, and won each of them easily. The batting of the Parents in the Annual Fathers' Match was too good for us and our only consolation is that every Daddyu playing was probably very stiff for the next few days! Perhaps well-balanced is the word that most aptly describes the team. Many of the members are good all-round cricketers. They were useful batsmen. two or three bowlers could always be relied upon to get wickets and, at times, the fielding was almost brilliant. We are still waiting to see that straight bat brought into play, and the baseball swing eliminated. The bat often got under the ball instead of over it, with the result that far too many catches were knocked up. It was delightful to get back to the Molson Field 'far from the madding crowd'. Surely no ground in all Montreal can touch it for the beauty of its surroundings, and many parents and friends must have appreciated this when they came in larger numbers than ever before to witness the match v. The Fathers. This is an event which must not be allowed to drop. Parents and friends are always welcome at any matches and we are sure that their presence would be an added incentive to the boys to produce their best. The notes on all matches which follow are by Gordon Sharwood, to whom we express our thanks. B. K. T. H. CHARACTERS BOVEY fCaptj. A very useful all-round cricketer. Bats carefully, bowls efficiently and fields excellently. Captained the side judiciously. A really good opening batsman. MARLER. Shows great promise in all departments of the game. The keenest member of the team and the best length bowler. Ross I. Bowling is better than batting. Not always reliable, but bowled with disastrous effect v. B.C.S., taking 8 wickets for 5 runs. Fields well with the help of his feet, but has a long way to reach the groundl SH.aRwooD, or The lVindmill, so called' for his bowling action, despite which, he was often useful. Bats confidently and backs up well. Very enthusiastic. l33l SELWYN llllL'SIi SCHUUI. MAGAZINE l4.xR'rno1.oui-:w I. A very useful fast bowler and a good forcing batsman. Much improved on last year's form. XYill be missed next year. CAM I-mc1.1.. Did not come on quite as well as expected. but is keen and always tries. Should be useful next year. I.1Nns.xv, or 'l'he Acrobat, so called because of his gymnastics behind the wicket. He usually stopped the ball with some portion of his anatomy. Rapidly improving as a batsman. Ci'1:1uIs. A very useful all-rounder and should do well in all departments of thegamc next year. Excellent in the field. B1fAl'lill'IN. Purely a hit or miss batsman. Ilowever, when he did hit the ball, it travelled. liielded at point and held most catches. Bieown. The catch of the season . liatted very well indeed and brought off some clever catches. Should be a great acquisition to the team next year. SIEYAIUVR I. Improves steadily through the season. Bats left-handed and should develop into a good all-round cricketer. With experience, should bowl well. Exzxxs, M. Showed distinct promise in his batting. Will probably keep wicket in 1948. Al'1'k12N. Shows much promise, especially in his batting. With more experience, he will do well. B. K. T. H. MATCHES UNUIQ1-1 15 v. B. C. S., at Lennoxville. May 18th. S.II.S, elected to bat first, and hit up -14 runs, of which Campbell made 17. Other- wise the wickets fell fairly quickly, due to Niel's bowling for B. C. S. It Was fast, and S. ll. S. not being used to this, could not combat it very well, Niel taking 7 wickets for 12 runs. IZ. C. S. went in to bat, and as S. II. S. were not used to fast bowling, so B. C. S. were not used to Ross l's very slow, good-length balls. No runs of great consequence were scored, except l3adger's 15 and so 13. C. S. was out for 36 runs. Ross I took 8 wickets for 5 runs. Resultiefe Won by S runs. UNDER 15 vs I.. C. C. at. Royal Ave. I.. C. C. decided to field first, and with Campbells 34, and SharWood's 31 not out, S. II, S. ran up the seemingly undefeatable score of 00. Wansbrough took most wickets for I.. C. C. 6 fell under his fast bowling while Bates took 2. Then Wansbrough took over the batting for I.. C. C. and by the time 4 wickets had fallen, he had made 64 and I.. C. C. had scored 104 runs, Result :4AI.ost by 6 wickets. l 341 SL 1 X ' -J Su . ,. ff'YR'3Eff ' I 3' ' l T55 - Q 'vx Q. 5 . Mi' F, , fx ' :r 5 -LT ' n 3 K ' fg. -:4 f 4 I tiff? . 9 ? E i Mb ,Q 1 ...--. X L.g3.f10- 1 , ff' QUQ 1 .. L rt, ., .-. 5-. I A A 4-iff: Y. - . T 3, lk: . 4, . - Y' ,Arn , 145, .3 . 422' Q. 'A xy k Qi, , .GT .1 x . -:xr f . ' 1 'WY F f ., Sf s . -'F j. .J MQ .. 3.-1 A-. SIZLWYX lltlL'SlC Sflllllll. IXIAGAZINIS UN1ncn 15 vs. L. C. C. on Molson Field. S. ll. S. decided to take the field first and, due to some amazingly accurate howling by Bartholomew, who took -1 wickets for 2 runs, L. C. C.'s best batsmen were all out at the start, and it remained for Marler and Campbell t2 wickets eaehl, and Bovey fl wicket, to bowl the rest out in short order. L. C. C. was out for 17. Bovey and Marler went in first for S. H. and were the star performers of the game, scoring 25 and 22 runs respectively. 1Vansbrough took 6 wickets and lvinship 4 for L. C. C. but could not prevent us from making 105 runs. Result:-Won by 88 runs. UNDER 15 vs. B. C. S. at Molson Field. june lst. This was again a low scoring game. B. C. S. scored 52, but had no outstanding batsman. Bovey took 4 wickets and Marler ,Ross and Campbell 2 each. S. ll. S. fought hard to gain a victory, but were not able to do so. After Marler had made 0 and Ross and Aitken 4, Sharwood and Brown made a last wicket stand, the former making 7 runs and the latter 6 not out. But altogether we only managed to make 38. Result:fLost by 1-1 runs. Scnool. vs. F.A.'rHEas at Molson Field. june 3rd, Scorers for the Fathers who went in to bat first were as follows: Mr. Bogert 23, Mr. Sharwood 21 not out, Mr. Seymour feaptainl 16, Rev. Pollard 14, Mr. Carlin 12, Mr. Bovey 8, Mr. Matson 7, and lXIr. Buchanan 1. Bovey took 3 wickets, Ross, Marler and Sherwood 2 and Campbell 1. But the fathers eould not be prevented from making 108 runs. Then the School turned out to bat. The highest score of 14 was made by Boveyg this and Aitken's 10, Campbells 9 and Holmes' 8 were the sole highlights of the School batting, although there were 15 boys on the School team. Mr. Seymour and Rev. Pollard took S wickets each and Mr. Matson took -1. Result:fLost by 37 runs. UNDER 13 vs. L. C. C. at Molson Field. May 13th. L, C. C. went in to bat first and were all out for 45. Marler distinguished himself by taking 7 wickets for 13 runs. Highest scorer for L. C. C. was Langevin who made 15. Then S. II. S. went in to bat and ran up the impressive total of 117, of which Evans M. made 31, Lindsay 30, Seymour 15, Currie 1-1, and Brown 13. Result:flVon by 72 runs. . UNDER 13 vs. L. C. C. at Royal Ave. May 30th. L. C. C. again went in first and due to the consistent howling of Currie who took 6 wickets and Marler who took -1, S. H. S. managed to keep L. C. C. down to 15 runs. After Evans lX1. had scored 9 for S. H, S., Marler and Brown took over, and when they had made 21 and 12 respectively without being put out, L. C. C. retired leaving S. H. S. the victors. Resultzfe Won by S wickets. GoRDoN Snsawooo. 1361 c Z' 9 E 4 M '1 f N., Z f -.1 7 V 1 f I Z f,w k Z I LL' 1.1 2 N- J Z I 1 -2 ,J .4- Vx fp igf P,- ff I.. K'-'Z' -7 :Z -V- L- .ia A T7 21-f-7 JL :A ml -If xx SELWYN H1 FUSE SCH! it ll. MAGAZINE SCHOOL COLOURS 194546 Soeemczeffllartholomew, Beaubien, Bovey, Lindsay, Ross, Sharwood. Iloeuisv:fBartholomew, Beaubien, Lindsay, Pollard, Ross. CRICKETf B11I'tl1OlOITt6XV, Campbell, Lindsay, Marler, Sharwood. lliii-l FOOTBALL SOCC ER REPORT This year, our Senior Team played only two games, owing to the sickness in town. For this reason, we were unable to play either L. C. C. or Ashbury College. On the whole, our School Representatives made a fine showing. MATCHES Senooi, TEAM vs. GALT INs1'1Tt'TE at L.C.C. Oct. 29th. The team played very well on a muddy field. After a scoreless first half the Institute scored to break the tie. The S. H. S. came back with a strong drive. Mitchell scored on an excellent centre from Newcomb. Result:-Draw lel. School. TEAM vs. GALT INs'r1TL r15 at Valleyfield. Nov. 7th, In the first half, the team did not do very well and they allowed the Valleyfield team to score their first goal. During the second half they bucked up, and, soon after the start, Pollard scored to tie the score. The Institute scored once again before the garne was over. On the whole the team was disappointing. Result 1-Lost 2fl. A. L. UNDER 13 MATCHES UNDER 13 vs. B. C. S. at Lennoxville. Oct. 26th. The team seemed overawed in this game and did not show to advantage. B. C. S. scored once in the tirst half, and three times towards the end of the game, playing with the slope in their favour. Currie, Hanson and Newcomb were the best for S. H. S. Result 1-Lost 4-0. UNDER 13 vs. B. C. S. at Royal Avenue. Nov. Znd. The team played very much better in the return game, everyone going really hard. We should have tied the game, but, alas, B. C. S. scored two rather easy goals. Result :-Lost Z-0 l 33 l SEXIUR SUCFER Tl-IAXI flvlhv mr: P, Nlitvhcll, Xlr. Phillips,U.l'l1rI'im'. If. Xlnricr. C1'nlre.' il. Brwvwn. B. Klzirl-clfmfi. B. Czmlywlwll, H. Lillbwflll, li. Xcxxww lr'fu1I.' A. Raymf-mi, L , Scym-mr, In. I'-film'-i, A. lgmlfzmy, R. Bun-i. SELWYN HOUSE SCHHOI. MAGAZINE SOCCER CHARACTERS Ccssoxz tGoalJ. lYas a distinct find in this position. Cleared well and kicked an excellent length. Rixvxioxn. fEull Backl. Tackled well and generally could bc relied upon under pressure. CAMPBELL. tFull Bac-kl. Rather slow and erratic in clearing. With more practice should become a useful player. INIMQKL.-xxo. tFull Backj. Substituted successfully in this position. As a forward he played with commendable dash and skill. SEvx1ol'R. tRight Halfl. IYas a much improved player this year and worked hard both in attack and defence. CVRRIE. CCentre Halfl. A good player who seldom made a mistake. Used his head well and always went all-out . Bkowx. QLeft Halfl. Showed promise and should be very useful next year. Must remember to play hard all the time. Nizwcomx. tOutside Righty Ran and centred well without perhaps making the fullest use of his speed. LINDSAY. tlnside Leftl. Moved up from goal and made up in vigour what he lacked in experience in this new position. Po1.I..xRo. tCentre Forwardl. Captain. Played hard and opened the game up well for the forward line with good passes. IXIARLER. tlnside Rightl. A very keen player whose enthusiasm sometimes caused him to make mistakes, but who was dangerous in front of goal. MIrcHEI.L. COutside Leftl. A small and light player who was valuable because he always played hard and never spared himself. Should do well next year. Boxn I. C0utside Lcftl. Had the misfortune to he out of the game nearly all the season. but returned in time for the last match and showed good form. SOCCER SIXES CSENIORD In the final of the Soccer Sixes Newcomb defeated Pollard 1-Oon a goal scored by Timmins I. IYEWCUMBYS TE.XBIZ'IIZlllS0l'l, Brown, Timmins I, Gaherty and Ross I. Po1.L.xun's '1'1c.xM 1-Cusson, Cowie, Crawford, Domville and Mitchell. SOCCER SIXES UUNIORJ. In the final Le IXIoyne's team defeated McDougall's. LE IXIOYNEVS TIEAMImrA1'I1OlCl. Davison, Wright, Daly, Bartholomew and Darling. bICDOL'G.-KLL'S Tumi:-Bennetts, 'l'rott, Segall, Mangold and Short. F. G. P. I40l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1947 HOCKEY VVe were handicapped this year by the unusual January weather which provided a succession of thaws. The School team lacked any outstanding stars, but, nevertheless, developed good combination and came into its own against a strong team of Old Boys whom we beat in a most exciting contest. MATCHES Thursday, -lan. 30th, S. H. S. Timur vs. L. C. C. Scorer for Selwyn House was Eric Pollard, who took a shot from centre ice. It just managed to reach the top corner. The game was quite fast with plenty of good, clean body-checks and only one penalty was handed out. Our team played exceptionally well considering the size of the opposing team. Our second line seemed to be a little careless, but after a while it made several good rushes. Result 1- Draw 1- 1. Saturday, Feb. lst, Scnooi. TEAM vs. Asnisrnr COLLEGE. Our team played quite badly in the tirst period but managed to pull themselves together in thc second and third. The first goal of the game was scored by Ashbury. It was a grounder and it hit Pollard's skate and rebounded in. This did not help matters until Pollard scored. In the remaining time Ashbury scored three more times, and Currie scored once. Campbell was very unfortunate in hitting the top cross-piece of the goal in the centre. Result 2- Lost, -lf2. Tuesday, Feb. 18th. SCHOOL TEAM vs. S. H. S. CJLD Boys. This was the best game our team played in the entire season. Everyone played exceptionally well and the Old Boys were a hard team to beat on account of their size. On one of the goals, Newcomb was said to be playing with a broken stick, but the arguments supplied did not change the referee's decision. Campbell scored the other two goals for the School. Result :-Won 3fZ. A. L. JUNIOR HOCKEY NOTES On the whole, the junior Hockey Team did not play very well this year. There were a few minutes in each game when the team pulled itself together, but these few minutes did not last very long. Probably one of the reasons for the poor playing was the lack of prac- tice. There were only three or four during the whole season, owing to the bad ice conditions. 1411 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE S. H. S. vs. L. C. C. at the Forum, Saturday, Feb. lst. The first game saw the team with only one practice. Since it was played at the Forum many of the boys did not play well because of the large ice surface. Mitchell scored Sel- wyn's only goal, and he played an outstanding game of hockey. Raper played well for the School defence. Result?-Lost 4 -l. S. II. S. vs. B. C. S. at Lennoxville, Saturday, Feb. 15th. This was a much closer game than the previous one. At the end of the first period Selwyn House was leading 2-0, but the team became over-confident, consequently the score was 443 at the final whistle. Two Goals were scored by Mitchell, one by Newcomb. Mit- chell again played a very good game and Hanson also showed some fine work on defence, as did Raper and Northey. Currie and Newcomb were the best of the forwards. Result 1-Lost 4 3. S. ll. S. vs. L. C. C. at McGill, Feb. 20th. This was the poorest of all the junior games. Everyone seemed to lack drive and the School missed countless chances in front of the L. C. C. goal. Newcomb and Mitchell again scored the goals. Result:--Lost Sfl. E. N. llt JCKEY CHARACTERS l,INns.xv. ttloall. Played well throughout the season, and at times brilliantly-his only weakness being a tendency sometimes to be drawn too far out of goal. Cvssox. tDefeneej. Checked well and was a good puck carrier with a fair turn of speed and a useful shot. Rsrxroxo. lDefencel. Improved considerably and with more experience should develop into a very useful player. Sevxiovk. tllefencej. Rather on the slow side, but checked to advantage and opened up the game well on occasions. PoL1,.xRo, tCentrel. Captain. The most dangerous player on the team. Stickhandled well and had a very useful shot. lvas very valuable defensively. Newcoxiis. tRight wingl. Showed his real form in the game against the Old Boys. Cap- tained the Under 13 Team excellently. I C.-xxir1s13i.L. tLeft wingl. A smooth and fast skater with the most dangerous shot on the team. Could have used his weight to more advantage. Cvaans. tCentrel. A very game player who made up in spirit what he lacked in size. Should be very useful next year. Tmmxs I. tRight wingl. Played a good rugged game and improved considerably as the season progressed. Wyrsox. tLeft wingl. Although very light, he always tried hard and, with more ex- perience, will do well. l42l -A I 4 A A 5 'fi 7 T 1 g I Q . .. 1 'J ip. P . m Q3 'T - L- fl Z I 'T f 1 , u SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE HOCKEY FIYES Pollard's Team won the Senior and Timmins II the Junior Hockey lives. Poi.1.ARo's 'lTEAMfilx TllI'lilZiI1Ll, Bond I, Gaherty, Stewart, and Hildred, Tlixmms II's TEAM 1-Wright, Ross II, Davison, Bronfman, Frosst I and Spence. F. G, P. BOXING TOURNAMENT In the bouts leading up to the finals of the Tournament the following boys distinguish- ed themselves and the points were as follows: Bond I f5.-127, Watson 02.312, Jackson K9.8lj, and Markland f'14.26j. Campbell and Timmins I were unable to fight when the Tournament began and fought in the finals only. In the finals the points were as follows: Campbell 416.2-U, Markland 06.391 and Timmins I Q65-ll. For Hnesse, style, footwork and general excellence Markland was judged to be the best, although Campbell did excellent work and was a close runner-up to Markland. L. R. P. SKI-ING As usual hockey attracted most of the boys, but when the weather was unfavourable for hockey there was a keen group of senior boys up on Mount Royal. The regulars were Maclnnes I, Matson, Poole, Darling, Pollock, Ferrier, Le Moyne and Mangold. Experience was gained in almost all conditions possible! Some afternoons the wind was so strong that we could barely make any progress down the Park Tobogganu hill. Ice was a common difficulty, however, but we all managed to overcome it. On looking back, I find that we had our fair share of good days when we managed to get in some real skiing. I believe that we attempted, throughout the season, all the interesting hills Mount Royal can offer-and maybe some of the sitdowns have been given up for fairly decent turns. The juniors were confined to the Percy Walters Park at the top of Redpath Street, but towards the end of the season that was not sufficient scope for some of the boys. Several wanted to come down from Pine Ave! The others were content to practise the simpler aspects on the lower slopes. There was a good crowd there on most of the afternoons and the keenness was often ahead of the ability. W. P. l 44 l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1047 bcnuting sins The Scout Troop this year is very small, but the Scoutmaster is proud to report that everybody had passed his second class tests before the close of the Easter term. This is splendid work, for most of the boys were new recruits in October and went up to the Troop from the Cub Pack. Truly, Cubs make hard-working Scouts. During the Christmas term there were three patrols, but in january we again reverted to the Eagle and to the Bulldog Patrols. Several boys, at the suggestion of the Scout- master, dropped out of the troop, as they realized that ll boy is not a Scout merely because he wears a uniform. There is work to do before he is entitled to wear it. The present membership of the troop is as follows: EAGLE PATROL BULLDOG PATROL Bond, Patrol Leader McKim, Troop Leader Frosst, C. Second Milner, Second Carrique NIacNaughton McDougall Mason Romer Hildred The M. wishes to give thanks to McKim and Bond for their good work as leaders. This is Bond's last year at Selwyn. His work in the troop for four years has shown to every- body that Scouting is character building. Our good wishes go with him to his new school. The Mackenzie Cup was won by the Eagle Patrol last year. At the time of going to press, the Bulldogs are leading by over one hundred points. The annual swim meet which was to be held in November was cancelled because of the still-existing polio epidemic. This was disappointing to us, as we had hoped to capture the Cub cup this year. However, hope springs eternal' '.,. and there is always another year! There have been two Scout and Cub parades at school assemblies this year. A Remembrance Day parade took place in November, and in February the school was ad- dressed by Commissioner Dendy of the Central District, who spoke on a theme appropriate to Scout VVeek. In February there also took place the Patrol Leaders' Banquet at the Mount Royal Hotel. Due to the storm the S. M. was unable to get into Montreal from Lachine, and Howard Markland, who had been invited, took over and ably shepherded the two Selwyn Scouts into the dining room. The Governor-General. Viscount Alexander, was the guest of honour. Sixty percent more badges have been passed by the troop this year than were earned last year. Altogether, eighty badges have been passed by the Scouts and Cubs since Oct- ober, 1946. With the new school hall at. our disposal next year, we hope to expand some of our activities, especially projects which are a necessary part of our training. There have been two hikes whose history must be told here. Last spring, shortly before the closing of school, a hike up Mount Orford was planned. As usual, whenever the S. M. plans anything of this nature, the appointed day dawns with gray skies and with l-151 SICLWYN IIUUSIZ Sfllllthl. MAGAZINE promising prospects of rain. Hut when the Scoutmaster arrived at the school, he found a goodly number of Scouts, Senior Cubs, and Mr. Speirs ready for 'come what may.' Mr. tlgilvie and Mr. Mason drove the cars. lt rained all the time we were on the road. On arriving at the foot of the summit trail we could barely make out what was assumed to be Mount tlrford looming far, far up in the distance and encircled by a halo of clouds. Mr. Ugilvie and the S. M. broke the trail, and we sloshed through bracken and brush, slipping on stones and mud, and becoming thoroughly wet. Once you become thoroughly wet it is a known fact that it is impossible to become any wetter. So the party became quite merry. After what seemed to be hours the summit was reached, and the Selwynites emerged upon a plateau of rocks and clouds. McDougall and party immediately went off exploring. Other parties followed suit, while several Scouts hopefully hastened to make fires. A few thin trickles of smoke snaked up here and there, The Headmaster reclined on a rock, munched sandwiches, meditated upon affairs of state, and gazed pensively at the white blanket of clouds. The Scoutmaster inspected his numerous mosquito wounds, wondered which of the exploring parties would get lost first, and also gazed at the clouds. just before we left our eagle eyrie, the clouds parted briefly, and we obtained a magnificent panorama of the countryside. The way down was very painful for some. An electric storm thundered and re- sounded through the hills as we descended. McKim lost tive pounds slipping and sliding about, and Cowie invented a new method of going to the lower levels-namely, slip, fall, roll down several feet, and repeat the process until the foot of the mountain is reached. On the way home the party stopped at Granby, and we were given an agreeable surprise when Mr. Mason announced that he was treating us to a steak supper. Full justice was done to the meal, and, it might be added here, to the numerous chocolate bars that Mr. Mason had produced from time to time during the trip. As we neared Montreal a glorious sunset greeted our return .... the first time the sun had been seen all day, It seemed a good ending to our hike. A second hike which it is necessary to record was held in November, when We decided to visit Mr. Anderson at St. Sauveur, and of course to climb the mountain. The day as usual was cold and gray, and gave promise of snow. Mr. Frosst and Mrs. Segall drove their cars, and Mr. Daly donated his car with the services of his chauffeur. On arriving at Mr. Anderson's Laurentian cottage we had a short visit with our host and hostess. The Scouts and Cubs, however, after paying their respects, found next to Mr. Anderson's, an unfinished hotel in advanced stages of dilapidation, and they sported themselves within this edifice where all sorts of queer calls and queerer thumpings were heard. The S. M. did not enquire too deeply into what they were doing within the building. About eleven 0'clock we hiked up a mountain near the village, with Mr. Anderson in the role of pathfinder. It began to snow, and, when we reached the top. no view could be had until the snow stopped. McDougall and party, while investigating the possibilities ofa little pond as a skating rink, had fallen through the thin ice. Fortunately for them the water was not deep! Camp tires were started and meals cooked by some of the Scouts. who were passing second class tests. The weather turned very cold, and we were glad to return to Mr.Anderson's. Everyone enjoyed the hike, and cheers were given for the Andersons before we left for home. l46l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOUL MAGAZINE THE CUB PACKS In October, when school reopened, the Cubs were divided into two packs, a junior Pack and a Senior Pack, The juniors met at two o'cloek on Wednesday afternoons and the Seniors followed at three thirty. This has proved to be a very satisfactory arrangement. The junior Pack has a Senior Sixer recruited every four weeks from one of the Sixers of each Cub Six. In this way every Sixer gets a chance to receive valuable training in leader- ship. The Senior Pack has been ably led this year by efficient john Trott, whom Akela wants to praise for his good work in junior Scouting. The roster of the two packs is as follows: Senior Pack: Gold Six Orange Six Red Six Trott, S, S. Alexandor, S. Seifert, S. Carlin Timinins, B. Bogert Segall Marpole Dennis Daly Udd. J. Darling Short Brown Six Black Six Blue Six Krohn, S. Buckley. S. Nesbitt. S. Cumyn Maclnnes Rudel Wilson Matson Raymond Rose Molson Raper Timmins. N. Parsley junior Pack Green Six Brown Six Red Six Johnston, S. Frosst, A. S. Archibald, S Besner MaeNaugliton Stack I,eMoine Meighen Dalglisli MacKay, R Gillespie Riley lX1cGreevy lVinton Leach Warren Porteous Blue Six Gold Six Forrest, S. Duffield. S, Carrique MacKay. P. Beattie Choquette Kimble lYait IIumphrey YVILE Robertson Cubs who have opened one eye and received one star are: Archibald, Buckley. Cumyn, Darling, Dennis, Duffield, Frosst. A., johnston, Marpole, McGreevy and Segall. Cubs who have opened two eyes and have become veterans of the jungle are: Alex- andor, Nesbitt, Segall, Seifert, and Trott. In October a Going-Up ceremony took place in the Scout Hall on Bishop Street before a goodly showing of parents and interested friends. Charles Frosst, john MacNaugh- l43l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1947 ton, Barry Carrique. Purvis McDougall, Peter Milner and Wesley Mason went up to the Scout Troop. After the ceremony the Scouts and Cubs adjourned to the school and partook of ice cream and cake. The ice cream was donated by the parents. Because the junior Pack did not participate in this ceremony a party was given for them on the last day of the Christmas term at school. Movies were shown, and refresh- ments of ice cream and cake were consumed. A certain film, about the vintage of 191-l and featuring a man by the name of Charlie Chaplin, seemed to be the most popular part of the movie presentation. In the fall a Rally for the Chief Scout, Lord Rowallan, was held, and Cubs from both packs attended with Akela. john Trott had the unique distinction of having his hand shaken twice by the Chief Scout. This was quite overwhelming for the Senior Sixer, but he bore himself with fortitude. It seems that when the Chief Scout began to make his round of the circle he started with john. and after returning to where he began he was not sure which two-star Cub he had started out with, and to make doubly certain he shook hands with Trott again. All Cubs and Scouts were keen on the interesting regalia worn by Lord Rowallan. Jungle dances have formed an important part of the junior Pack programme this year. Shere Khan, the Tiger. has met his horrible death many timesf It has been found that a striped Selwyn scarf makes a very good tiger skin. An interesting part of the winter programme was the formation of a Senior Cub Hockey team. Practices were held every Wednesday afternoon for several weeks. Un- fortunately, due to the break-up of the ice, only two matches were played, both with the Twentieth Ascension Pack of Montreal. The first game was played on a rink at Fletchers Field and resulted in a tie. The second game was played at the McGill rink and ended in a score of two to nothing in our favour. The Cubs found that the so-called Ascension terrors were not so formidable after all. Seifert, Raymond, and Carlin did excellent work as forwards. Trott, McDougall, and Dennis were reliable defence-men. In the second game Raper was a valuable rein- forcement to the defence line and absolutely terrorized the opposition. Akela was very much pleased with the hockey team and believes that there is some very promising material among the Cubs and hopes that they will in a few years bring many victories to Selwyn House. Akela is very proud of his Cub Packs. He hopes fervently that most of the Cubs will keep on with Scouting after they leave the Packs, for there is no better character training in the world than the programme that is offered by the Scout and Guide movements. Akela repeats again, too, that Cubs make the best Scouts, the main reason being that they know the work and are used to the training programmes. There is no period in an Ex-Cub's life when he must be acclimatized to the Scout Troop. Akela closes with a quotation from the late Chief Scout and Founder of the Scouting Movement, Lord Baden-Powell: Let us, therefore, in the coming year, dedicate ourselves. so far as in us lies, to fostering this unity by helping the coming generation to grow up imbued with the true team spirit and in the practice of peace and goodwill towards all men. L. R. P. l49l SELXVYX Ht FUSE SCH! N ll, MAGAZINE QBIU Enya' ntes OLD BOYS AT T. C. lax CAMPBELI. 3 Form 6a 3 Prefect. lst Football team. lst llockey team. Political Science Club. GuoFFREx' T.-n'LoR : Senior. lst Football. lst Hockey tCapt.l. lst Track. Did well in Senior Matric, 1946. Vice-President. Dramatic Society. Choir. Record StaH. On Oxford Cup Team. Kem' Nizwcoixin : Senior. 2nd Football. lst Hockey. Znd Cricket. Secretary, Dramatic Society. Did well in Senior Matric., 1946. Choir. ANDREW POWELL : Form 6a. House Omcer. lst Ski Team. Trying for Senior Matric., 1947. Choir. Davin RHEA 1 Form 6ag 3rd Football. Curator of Museum. Doing well in class. :XBNER KINGRIAN : Form 6:13 3r.l Football. 3rd Hockey. 3rd Cricket. Trying for Senior Matric. Doi't:Las CA.MPBI5l.L : Form 6b. Znd Soccer. Did well in Junior Matric., 1946. Doing well in class. Kixonax BLACK : Form 5 Special. House Officer. Vice-Capt. Znd Cricket. 'Vice-Capt. 2nd Football. Captain. Znd Hockey. STVAR1' STORGAN : Form Sa. Zntl Soccer. Doing well in class. CHARLES TAx'LoR 1 Form Sag 3rd Football. Dramatic Society. Doing well in class. joHN BIORGAN : Form Sep 2nd Football. 2nd Hockey. Band. ALLAN BLACK 2 Form Sep 3rd Cricket. Znd Football. Znd Basket-ball. ALEC. P.xTERsoN 3 Form icq 3rd Cricket. Znd Soccer. 2nd Hockey. Plays organ in Chapel. Band. Orchestra. CHARLES BRoNFM.xN : Form Scg Znd Soccer. 3rd Hockey. .lanes Ross 1 Form 4ag 2nd Soccer. Doing well in class. IAN Bovizx' : Form -lag Choir. Dramatic Society. Doing well in class. ALLAN AITKEN 1 Form -lag Znd Soccer. Doing well in class. CHARLrss BEAFBIEN 1 Form -lbg 3rd Football, Doing well in class. ROBERT Tmmxs : Form 4b. Znfl Football. 2nd Hockey Dramatic Society. Doing well in class. OLD BOYS AT B. C. S. 7111 l orm:f- A. Iflamrsox. Head boy. First in Province in junior Matriculation. lVinner of Captain sl. Melville Greenshields Memorial Scholarship. Governor-General's Medal and Lieutenant Governors Medal for French and Latin. Special Prize for English. 2nd football team and Orphans hockey team Goaler. ' D. Yass. Prefect. lst football team, colours. Working bard for Senior Matriculation. hlli Form:- M. BALLANTYNE. Head boy. lst ski crease. Doing well in class. J. GRAY. Head boy. lst football team, colours. lst hockey team, colours. lst cricket team and Captain of last year's under 16 cricket. Special Award for Mathematics. l50l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1046-1047 M. MAGOR. Senior. 2nd and 3rd football teams. Sub-goaler of lst hockey team Track crease. Choir. First in class last year. Special Prizes for English, History, French, Latin and Physics. D. AICAIASTER. Senior .Znd football team. colours. lst hockey team. colours. lst cricket team, colours. Working very hard in class. Best recruit last year. 51h Form:- G. FITRSE. Senior. 3rd football team. Choir. Had a leading role in The Pirates of Penzance. E. LEMEsst'RIER. Senior. Znd and 3rd football teams. Znd ski crease. Continuing good work of last year. G. SHARWOOD. New boy. Orphan's Hockey Team. Doing well. E. WHITEHEAD. Senior. 2nd ski crease. 3rd Form:- J. HI'OEssEN AND T. PoRTEOI's. New boys. Both doing well. OLD BOYS AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY PETER J. AIRD 1 B.A. 2. EDWARD M. BALLON 1 B.A. 43 Track team, chairman Of Students' Athletic Council, chair- man Of Athletics Nights Committee, member of Advisory Athletics Board and Freshman Reception Committee. JONATHAN D. BALLON : B.A. 45 CO-chairman Of Freshman Reception Committee. IAN A. BARCLAY 1 Law 2. HILARX' G. BIONALL : B.Eng. 1. RICHARD I. BIRRS : B.A. 23 Athletics Nights Committee. ELDON P. BLACK 1 Law 13 He is completing fourth year Arts and his first year of Law during one college session. DAVID M. BLAIKLOCK : B.A. 23 Track Team manager, Athletics Nights. CHRISTOPHER A. Q. BOVEY 2 B.Eng. 33 Red and lVhite Revue, Athletics Nights, member Of American Institute Of Chemical Engineers. DAVID G. M. CAPE :Med 1. ARTHUR E. CARLISLE : B.A. 3. JOHN S. CHIPMAN : B.A. 4g President Of McGill Liberal Club, active in Political Economy and International Relations Clubs. VVARWICK N. A. CHIPMAN : B.A. 4. Ross T. CLARKSON : Law 2. JOHN H. E. COLBY : Law 35 President of third year Law. TV.-ALTER S. COTTINOHAM : B.Com. Z. DAVID M. CL'LvER : B.Sc. 43 First squash team. ANTHONY R. C. DOBELL : B.Sc. 3, Chairman of Red and White Society, Athletics Nights. WILLIALI M. DOBELL : B.A. 2. JOHN W. DOEsON : B.Com. 2. DONALD J. DODDs : B.Eng. 2 DANIEL DOHENY' 1 Law 33 Vice-President of third year Law. JOHN W. DURNEORD : B.A. 2. JOHN M. ELDER 2 B.Sc. 35 Hopes to enter first year Medicine next session. 1511 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE JOHN FETHERSTUNHAVGH : B.A. 23 A desk editor Of the Daily . WILLIAM R. FLEAIINII : B.Com. I. TERENCE C. FLOOD : B.Sc. 4. ELIOT B. FROSST : B. Com. 2 LESLIE II. GAELT :B.Com. 1. MATTHEW H. GAIJLT 1 B.Sc. 13 Henry returned home from overseas last year with his English bride. DENIs R. GIBLIN : B.Sc. 3. RICHARD B. GDLDELOOII 3 Med 2. ROIIERT G. W. GOODALL :B.A. 2. IQUBERT S. GI'RD :B.SC. 2. H. GELIRGE HAMPSDN : B.A. -lg Treasurer of Veterans' Society. T. ROY HASTINGS 1 Law lg Received his B.A. Last year, but has now left college for a job in Cornwall. DAY'ID Y. HODGSON : B. Com. 3. ROBERT A. HOPE :B.A. 2. DOUGLAS W. HI'EsTIs : Med. 33 Sailing Club, manager of Rowing Club, member of Students' Athletics Council. ANDREW K. Hl'GESSEN 2 B.Eng. Zg Has been doing Very well in skiing. EDWARD H. K. HI'GEssEN 1 B.A. 33 Is one of McGill's most outstanding debaters. He is secretary of Debating Union Society. Athletics Nights. ROGER W. HI'TcHINs : BSC. 33 Is a very prominent jiu-jitsu expert. ERIC J. W. HYDE :B.Sc. 1. IAN G. W. HY'DE :B.Com. 2. JOHN P. G. KEIVIP : B. Eng. 3. THOMAS D. I. IQER 1B.SC. 4. PETER C. LANDRY : B.Eng. 35 Captain of First Squash Team. Has won the University Club Invitation Intercollegiate Squash Tournament in New York and the Province of Quebec singles crown. GEOFFREI' W. LEHAIAN : B.A. 2. ANDREW S. LEIIESVRIER 1 B.A. 45 First Squash Team. JAIIEs R. LExIEsI'RIER :B.A. 4. DAVID J. LEWIS :Med 1. JOHN M. LEWIS 1 B.A. 2. ALAN B. LITTLE : Med. lg First Football Team, picked for all-star team. D.AVID G. NICCONNELL : B.Sc. 3 ALEXANDER W. IXIACIQENZIE 1 B.Eng. 1. PIVGH AICLENNANZ B.Sc. 43 Secretary of student chapter of the Chemical Institute of Canada. EDWARD S. IXIACTIER 1 B.Corn. 3, JOHN N. IXIAPPIN QB. Com. 2. XVILLIAM E. H. MASON : B.Sc. 3. ARTHUR DEXV. IXIATHEVVSON : B.A. 23 Athletics Nights. GEORGE H. S. IYIILLS :Grad School. DAN'ID W. IVIGRGAN :B.A. 33 Athletics Nights, manager Of First Football Team. JAMES F. MORISON :B. Com. 1. l52l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946- 1947 WILLIAM R. NOBLE : Law 2. JOHN H. E. NORRIS :B.Sc. 1 HUGH H. NORSWORTHY 1 B.A. 4. WALTER M. PALMER 1 Grad. School. WILFRID H. M. PALMER 1 Music Partial. COLIN M. PATCH 1 B.Sc. 3. HOWARD M. PATCH 1 B.Eng. l. JAMES A. PATERSON 1 B.A. 33 The winner of a Rhodes Scholarship, chairman of Arts and Science Debating Society, President of McGill Liberal Club, Arts and Science Repre- sentative to the Students' Executive Council. ROBERT C. PATERSON 1 B.Com. 21 Is also active in the Liberal Club. ALAN D. PATTERSON 1 B.Com. 2. DONALD D. PATTERSON 1 B.Sc. 3g Is a prominent member of the CCF. Club. FRANK M. POPE 1 B.COm. 33 Captain of the Golf Team. He has unfortunately Spent many weeks in hospital as the result of a Skiing accident. ARTHUR B. PL'RvIs 1 B.A. 2. GEORGE R. A. RAMSAY 1 B.Eng. 21 Manager of Sailing Club. ROBERT B. Ramsey 1 Med. 2. DOUGLAS P. ROBERTON 1 B.Eng. li Has played in various local dance bands. IRVINE B. ROBERTON 1 B.Eng. 1. RICHARD G. SHORE 1 B.Com. 2. JOHN C. H. SHUTER IB.COIT1. 2. COLIN M. STAIRS 1 B.Eng. 3. DENIS W. STAIRS : B.Eng. 3. ROBERT W. STEVENSON 1 B.A. 2. JOHN W. STEWART 1 B.Eng. 4. PATRICK M. STOI-:ER : B.Arch. 2. DAVID R. STRUTHERS 1 B.A. 2. JOHN B. I. SUTHERLAND : Med. 1. FREDERICK A. TEES 1 B.Com. 2. ANDRE TETRAIILT 1 B.Com. 2. CLAUDE M. TETRAL'LT 1 Law 1. JACQUES TETRALLT 1 B.Com. 2. JAMES C. THOMPSON : B.Com. 33 III charge Of Organization of two parties the fraternities put on at Christmas for underprivileged children. RICHARD H. TOMLINSON 1 Grad. School. CHRISTOPHER A. WANKLYN : B.A. 3. JOHN B. WIGHT 1 B.Com. 43 Prominent amongst McGill's top tennis players. GEORGE A. WINTERS 1 B.Sc. 3. ALISTAIR I. S. WREGG 1 B.COm. 3. Eddie M. Ballon, who has Figured prominently in athletics at McGill, has been elected President of the McGill Students' Society. Congratulations to Colonel R. W. Moncel, O.B.E., D.S.O., who was recently ap- pointed co-ordinator of army training in Canada. In the war of 1939-45, he commanded a fighting armoured brigade, and was the youngest brigadier in Canadian history. We wish him all good luck. l53l SELWYN IIUUSE SFIIUHI. NIAGAZINE i -- 4 I. if I Tf.1t2rar1aL'c5'K' MAGAZINE COMPETITIONS In the Easter Term a literary competition was sponsored by the School Magazine It was divided into three sections--Essay, Short Story and Poetry, We are indebted to Mr. Harrison for acting as judge. The following boys won the awards for their entries :- Essay Section : Honourable Mentions: Honourable Mentions: Short Eman Newcomb Bruce Campbell lst Eric Marler Znd Christopher Seymour Poetry Section: lst Alan Lindsay, 2nd Gibson Brown Alan Lindsay Adelard Raymond Honourable Mentions: Derek Hanson Hamish Stewart Story Section: lst Christopher Seymour Znd Derek Hanson THE GHOST SHIP The story of a noble ship was told: Her name the Fallon on her bow did show, She ploughed the Seven Seas, her sails aglow ll'z'th mystic colours, lvlafk and green and gold. No one could know the cargo in her hold, N0 one could tell what treasures hid belowg She rode the 'wa-res as free the tide did flow, Nor crew nor C'apta1'nfelt the freezing fold. She ran before the wind, all sails were spread, No ll'i'l'l1g hand upon her helm was kept. Her glouring lights shone deep and dimly red, There was no sound of those who laughed or wept. The Phantom Ship, in which no word was said, Was manned by Ghosts, who in the darkness wept. A. L. QForm VJ 1541 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946 - 1947 WINTER Ferocious winter winds do blow, Sweeping down the narrou' streets, .-ind in their chilling blasts foretold .4 winter cold and bleak. Then came snowflakes swirling down, To blanket softly and conceal The roof of' every house in town, lI'1'th whiteness quite ideal. So stands the city white and still. Which with the 'waking moon doth make Perfection 5 a peace that ne'er will - A peace that ne'er could break. A. G. B. fForm IYJ. AN AUTUMN SCENE I am walking along a peaceful. undisturbed country road, somewhere in the Lauren- tians. It is autumn, the loveliest of the seasons. On either side of me are extensive fields. symmetrically dotted with bundles of grain, all blending together to produce a mature, mellow brown. Some way further along, the Fields give way to woods of sturdy maples beginning bo lose their leaves. The pleasant green of the leaves in summer has turned to a tawny yellow flecked with golden brown, and tinted with shades of red and crimson. The fallen ones have made a carpet about the trunk of each maple. Every time the wind blows, they sound like potato-chips in a dish. The poison ivy in the ditch has still its shine. but it, too. has put on an autumn cloak of dark red. The sky is a clear blue, while everywhere is that familiar smell of fresh autumn air, enthusiastic, invigorating, a smell that is one of the greatest joys of autumn. Surely no season is more pleasant to the senses. more nourishing to the emotions. more beautiful to the eye, than autumn. If I were an artist or a musician. it would be my greatest inspiration. G. E. M. lForm VU. l55l SELWYN lltlL'SE SCHHUI, MAGAZINE PLA ST I CS Plastics are substances about which one talks every day. but there are very few who know that plastics came into being on account of the shortage of elephantsf The discovery of plastics took place in the middle of the nineteenth century, when a shortage of valuable ivory became very acute. This was brought home to the British by the faet that there was serious scarcity of billiard balls. So they otfered a prize to the person who could make a suitable substitute for ivory. A young inventor hit upon the idea of mixing guneotton with camphor. The product was just right and the British got their billiard balls. The substance was celluloid. Its only drawback was that it was extremely inllammable. Plastics consist of a large and varied group of materials which start in a soft form and can be moulded into any shape and then permanently hardened in that shape. They are mainly derived from three common substances: cottong the well known disinfectant. carbolic acid tphenolli and milk. After the discovery of celluloid, which proved to be amazing in the making of such articles as collars, eulfs, and shirt fronts, in addition to billiard balls, nothing of any im- portance took place in the world of plastics for fifty years. However, early in the twentieth century a Belgian doctor, Leo Baekeland, discovered how to turn liquid carbolic acid and a solution of formaldehyde into a resin-like substance which came to be called bakelite . It is a type of plastic that gets sticky when heated and very brittle when cold, but the second application of heat causes a chemical change to take place. It will soften, then harden into any desired shape and stay that way for good. Bakelite is still one of thc most important of the plastics family. In 1919, casein plastic from milk was discovered by the misfortune of a hungry chemist. It is told that this chemist took his bread and cheese to the laboratory to sustain himself while working out an experiment. He unluckily tas he thoughtl spilt some formalin on his supper and, too busy to get more food, he left it there. When he came back to clear it up, he found that the cheese had solidified into a substance similar to marble. Today many of the every day objects in or around the house are derived from these three substances. From the cellulose group we get ping-pong balls, fountain pen and pencil sets, shower curtains and raincoatsg from bakelite telephones, also such things as flashlight casings, and poker chips are made: and from casein are made buttons of all shapes, colours and kinds, and the majority of knitting needles. The past war was one of the greatest boosts to the plastic industry. The shortage of many essential raw materials necessitated search for substitutes. Plane fuselages. unbreak- able Plc-xi-glass and radio cases were a few of the new products which previously had never been made from plastics. The results of all this plastic research are the hundreds of plastic articles in the coun- try. such as gramophone records. toys, electric razors. toilet articles, women's purses, shoes and erockeryg and now when one walks into a modern bathroonifthe marble-like fixtures are plastic. What the future holds for plastics no one knows. Some day plastics may take the place of wood and in addition many metals. Not only will the lightness and strength of plastics revolutionize the speed and comfort of travel but the limitless possibilities in colour and shape will bring a new beauty into the home. l56l C. S. tForm VJ. IT HlER.XI'1IIm 1'X TN ' L I W- KI .1 I 'gl' I N P 'w' Lf. .X R X W SELVVYN IIHUSE SCHHHI. MAGAZINE THIS DOUBLE-WINDOW BUSINESS If you lived in Florida, in California, or South America, you would miss our mar- vellous Canadian winter, and have no skating, hockey, sliding, or skiing, which would be a calamityp but you would also miss the necessity of putting up doul:le-windows, which would he a joy. You would need screens and mosquito netting in those southern climates, to keep the hundreds of kinds of flying and crawling insects out of your premisesfbut what are screens compared to double-windows? In the good old days, I'm told, the handy man would produce a helper and to- gether they would nip through the business of putting up the double windows in a few hours, and with comparative ease. To-day this performance is a major operation, which becomes more complicated each year. To begin with, the double-windows have to be washed, and as this mcnial task is far beneath the dignity of anyone in the house, one has to had a lady who is willing to clean the windows for an immodest fee. Then the trouble begins. Systematic households have their windows marked and, if the same people put up the double-windows each year, it is fairly easy to get them in the right placeg but usually, these days, the cleanest place on the double-window is where it was marked, and the mark has been vigorously rubbed off. Or else, the frames have been painted, and of course, the marks painted over. The result is hours of carting almost-right windows back and forth, with every available hand helping in the scramble. Finally, when it gets dark. the men agree to come back on their next free day-a week from next Tuesday-and meanwhile each room is left with one or more doubles missing. The one person who likes this double-window business is the house-fly. If screens are taken off too soon, the house is unbearable, but if the weather is cold, hopeful flies gather like vultures to shoot into the first nice warm winter home. There they settle comfortably in remote corners, to hibernate for the winter. In the Spring they reappear in hordes, to buzz around your nose in the early morning, or to land on your plate at mealtime. By the time Spring comes, the double-windows have rather a foggy look, and while you are grateful to them for all the frosty air they have kept out of the house. you cannot help but be glad to have them changed for screens, which let the fresh Spring air into the stuffy house. A. R. tForm Vl. LIMERICK Then' was a young lady from l7ns!ml 0 ll'l1o drove a very small .'lusf1'u, One day she was reckless .Lind now she is neck-less, Because of the ditch she was tossed in. M. D. fForm IBl. l53l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946 - 1947 THE PEG-LEG I had just come out of my oliice when I noticed a short, fat man with one leg, following behind. I thought nothing of it, but I tried to get home as fast as possible. He scared me a little-his hard features, his dreary look, and finally the monotonous TAP - TAP - TAP on the cement sidewalk with his peg-leg. Even that was enough to frighten one on a dark street late at night. By the next day, Tuesday, I had forgotten all about this little mang but just as I walked out of my ofiice at about 10:30 p.m. the same TAP - TAP - TAP of his bad leg drew beads of sweat on my forehead. I ran nearly all the way home, for this time I was really scared. To-morrow, I thought, I will leave a couple of hours earlier and get home before the horrible man sees me. So, at about 9 o'clock the next evening, I left the building. The thoughts of my smartness, as I walked a few yards down the street, were brought to an abrupt standstill, for not more than ten paces behind me was the short, fat man with a peg- leg following me. I grew panicky. I shuddered at the thoughts of the previous nights. Then I decided to make a dash for a small cafe in an unfinished building. Upon arriving, I found a few workmen tidying up and doing odd jobs. I sat down at the counter and fairly shouted out my order of strong, black coffee. My nerves were on the point of breaking, and, as I took a sip of my coffee, I tried to forget the nauseating TAP - TAP - TAP. Then I heard it-the same noise. I screamed and dropped the still full cup of coiiee on the floor. I think the proprietor thought I was crazy, as I threw him a fifty cent piece. I found out afterwards that the tapping was caused by two workmen who were sinking a pipe. The first thing I saw as I ran out onto the street was the Devil himself. Beat it! I shoutedg You're driving me crazy, you're trying to kill me! The man then turned and said in a calm laughing voice: 'A HOIV did you guess? I was unsteady on my feet after this last episode, but still the dreary, monotonous, and terrifying TAP - TAP - TAP was slowly driving me insane. When I arrived home I told my wife all about these horrible instances. She merely replied that it was a figment of my imagination, and even offered to collect me, the next evening, in the car. The hours rolled slowly past. It was nearly 10:30 p.m., when, just as I reached for my hat, the telephone rang. It was my wife who told me to meet her at a garage because the car needed gas. I immediately started walking towards the garage, when this Brother of Satan stepped out of an alley. You drive the car - you drive the car - you drive the car. These were the only words he uttered. How he ever found out about the car is still a mystery. Then he took up his usual position - behind me. I ran to the car and roughly pushed my wife out of the driver's seat. My nerves were unsettled and I was a total wreck. She offered to drive but I closed the door and told her to keep quiet. I had driven about two blocks further when total darkness seemed to strike me. I heard my wife scream, I turned the steering-wheel this way and that. She screamed again. Then the mist cleared in time for me to see the lamp-post about two feet away. The feet shortened to inches at every second. Closer and closer came the lamp-post, then .... Boy! VVhat a dream that was! Guess I did too much Byron to-night Z I looked at my watch: it was twenty minutes past three. My heart was beating faster all the time when I decided that a drink of water might be a good idea. I went to the bathroom, and, as I reached for my glass, I heard a TAP - TAP - TAP. It was the dripping water-faucet ll!! A. C. L. 1,Form VD. l59l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS I never was particularly superstitious. I occasionally crossed my fingers when I passed under a ladder and I had a Newfoundland fifty-cent piece which I always kept in my pocket for good luck g but really I did not pay much attention to superstitious until one day when I visited an Irish family in the country. I was greeted at the door by the two parents and their live children. One of the children asked why I was so much later than they had expected. I told them that I had missed the train I had meant to take. Oh, that's natural said the father, it's Friday the 13thg you were sure to be unlucky travelling today . I laughed good-naturedly. Soon after I arrived we had supper. During the meal I asked for the salt, but, as I took it, it fell out of my hands on to the table. I apologised and started to try and scoop up a little when suddenly they all cried out, Quick! Throw some over your shoulder or you will have bad luck. I did this, rather surprised at their serious voices. Near the end of the meal one of the youngsters, who was a sailing enthusiast, said I am going to have good luck tomorrow in my race because a seagull perched on my mast this afternoon. Better knock wood chirped another of the children. After supper we went into the living room and when I looked out of the window I noticed the new moon. I pointed it out to the mother, who cried Oh, that is terrible luck to look at a new moon for the hrst time through glassf The father at once said Jingle the money in your pocket immediately to counteract the bad luck. I was secretly amused at all this nonsense. Next we settled down, four of us. to play cards. My luck had been bad and I was grumbling about it. My partner said, No wonder. we are sitting in the unlucky seats: your only chance is to walk around your chair a couple of times . I did so, though I was a trifle irritated. And I was even more so when, our luck still being bad, my partner said Let's sit on our handkerchiefs to change our luck. Our luck did change and my partner said triumphantly, There, you see! Before I went to bed. one of the youngsters warned me not to shut my door too hard or I might shake down the mirror and break it. That would be very serious, as it would mean seven years' bad luck for me, and he did not want that to happen. just to show him how I felt about this superstition I slammed the door as hard as I couldg and the mirror stayed intact. Next morning, I was a little late for breakfast and I told them the reason was I found I had put my socks on inside out and had to go back and change them. Oh, you shouldn't have done that, they said, that's just throwing away good luck. I wondered what on earth would come next in the way of superstitions. After breakfast we grown-ups each had a cigarette. I lit the parents' cigarettes and was just about to light my own when the mother blew the match out. She Warned me never to light three cigarettes with one match as that. too, meant bad luck. I had to leave after breakfast and before I left Iwas presented with a rabbit's foot and I was told always to wear it for good lucky I agreed with, I am afraid, an air of doubt in l60l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-16Al047 my voice. It was raining and I started to raise my umbrella before I left the house. which act was greeted with cries of horror, Please don't do that, it means at death in the house. Rather angrily I closed the umbrella and hurriedly left the home. just as I left, I realized I had left my rubbers and went back into the house to put them on. Don't go straight out again warned the father, 'twithout sitting down first. It's bad luck. Out of politeness but inwardly boiling I sat down, jumped up and left as fast as I could. A black cat crossed my path and I heard the family all say, Oh, what luck! I was so annoyed with all the time and energy that these good people wasted on their superstitions that I vowed to have none myself and I promptly spent my lucky fifty cent piece on cigarettes and threw my rabbit's foot in the gutter. I made a bee-line for the nearest ladder and walked under it and, of course, a bucket of white-wash fell on me. F. S. tForm YQ. H OC K E Y Of all the sports that I enjoy In llhinter, Spring or Fall, I think tlzat I like hockey By far the best of all. I'here'5 nothing quite so thrilling As racing with the puck, :lnd when I score a goal or two I really am in luck. I'd like to play in Big Leagne games When ez'erything's at stake, .-llthongh I know I'd never he A star like Lach or Blake. I also love to watch tlze games Down at the Forum rink, .ll nd when the goals are scored I like To see tlze red light blink. But if I have no ticket .-Ina' know I can't be there. I stay at home quite happily A nd hear it on the air. Yes, hockey is myfavorite sport To play, to watch, to hear, And I sometirnes 'wish that winter Would last throughout the year. D. H. fForm IVl. l61l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE A CHANGE OF HEART Stanford High and West Barlow were the two best teams in thc Inter-collegiate Hockey League of New Hampshire. The two teams were now sct for their final game. The winning team would be the champion of the league and winner of the Lewis cup, highest award that could be donated in that league. Stanford High had won it the two previous years, and if they could win it this year they would keep the cup permanently and another one would be donated. One of the reasons for their excellent showing was the superb goalkeeping of Dick Shaw, captain of the team. He was by far the best goalkeeper in the league and had aroused great jealousy among the players of the lVest Barlow team, notably Butch Jackson. Butch was a big muscular boy, feared by everybody. He was, however, a very good hockey player and headed the league in goals scored. But in seven games played against Stanford High he had only managed to score two goals. He realized, therefore, that if neither he nor his team-mates could score more goals than in previous games his team was sure to lose. Suddenly an idea came into his head. If he could, at some time during the game, fall on top of the Stanford goalkeeper and in some way iniiict an injury upon him so that he would be obliged to leave the game, they might have a chance to win. Finally, the time for the game arrived. There was a capacity crowd in the Stanford High arena to watch this final and crucial game. The first and second periods rolled around without any score. Neither did Butch Jackson have a chance to carry out his plot. But after a few minutes of the final period. Stanford High finally scored. just then Butch received a penalty for tripping. The two minutes finally passed and as he jumped out of the penalty box the puck came sailing out in front of him. He realized that this was his chance as he had only the goaler to beat and he tore down the ice. He did not try to score, however, but just before he reached the nets he tripped and crashed down upon the unsuspecting Shaw. Shaw's head hit the ice and he lay there, unconscious. He was quickly carried off the ice and it was learned a few minutes later that he had a concussion and would not be able to return to the game. VVhen the young coach of the Stanford team, Dan Saunders, had seen all this and realized that Dick Shaw would not be able to return, he did not know what to do. The team had no other goaler who could be reached in time. Dan knew that there was only one thing to do. He would have to take Shaw's place in goal himself. He rushed to the dressing room and quickly put on the skates and pads and skated out onto the rink. The crowd couldn't believe their eyes. Dan Saunders, who had never played in goal before, playing for the team in this crucial game? However, the game was resumed in a few minutes in spite of the mishap. Then, with only five minutes left in the game, lVest Barlow scored and the score was tied. But the period ended without further scoring and the announcement was made that there would be a sudden-death overtime period. After about two minutes of the overtime period had elapsed, it happened! Butch jackson received a pass just by the Stanford blue-line and tore in all alone. But this time l62l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1046 - 1947 he didn't trip and fall as before, but he shot. The puck flew into the corner of the net. It was a goal and 'West Barlow had won. However, just at this point a complete change came over Butch jackson. He realized that he and his team had won unfairly by his mean trick of injuring to the goaler, and he knew also that he had been offside on the last play which had resulted in the winning of the game, He skated meekly over to the referee and said I beg your pardon, but that last goal should not be counted. I was otfsidef' The referee was astounded, but, taking Butch's word for it, he ordered the game to be resumed. The announcement as to what had happened was then made to the astonished audience. After about five minutes more, however, Stanford High scored to end the game, winning Zel. After the game Dan Saunders had a talk with Butch jackson and asked him why he had done such a kind deed. Butch told him all about his jealousy of Dick Shaw, how he planned to injure him so that his team might win and how badly he felt after he had done it. However, that was soon forgotten and everybody was happy. Stanford High had Won the cup and Butch jackson had learnt his lesson. D. H. fForm IVJ. THE RIVER Through the glens I rush and roar, Not really caring where I gog Above the birds do fly and sour, lint I keep on for eeermore. Through the forest still and quiet, I flow with all any main and nziglztq I watch the trees with 'stonished sight, Until the dusk brings on the night. Through the pools I softly wend, Where one would like to sit and fish l'pon the banks that God did send To sit upon, to hsh and wish. A. G. R. CForm IVJ. ., LIMERICK There was an old man of Lachine, Who seldom, if ever, was clean, When they said, You should wash, He replied, That's all boshl On soap I am not at all keen. G. N. LForm IBD l63l SELWYN HOUSE SCIIUUI, MAGAZINE THE WEIRD FACE I was sure I had seen that face before. As I looked at it through the window I wished I would never see it again. The narrow eyes were set in unusually deep eye-sockets. The top lip was curled upwards in a weird fashion, and a long scar ran along the left cheek. The forehead was thickly covered with wrinkles which only age could produce. The whole face seemed to have a yellowish appearance. another sign that the man who possessed this horrible face was old. The eye-brows were as black as a crow's wing, set immediately above the eyes. The nose was curiously bent to one side, as though it had been pushed there by some heavy fist. The thing that amazed me about this face was that the ears were per- fectly normal. I closed my eyes and tried to think who this person was. I looked out of the window again. There he was, staring at me. Ile started to smile, at least what he could call a smile. My body began to tremble, for I was not used to having strange people looking at me through the window of my house. At last I jumped to my feet and ran to the front floor. On the street I looked for a policeman. Finally, I found one half a block away. I reported this strange story to him, and he agreed to come with me to investigate. We walked cautiously around to the back of my house. On my private tennis court we heard the rustling of leaves. Someone was up there. The constable slowly walked up the stairs leading to the court. Who's there? he demanded. There was no reply. Suddenly the whole tennis court was flood-lit with four large lamps. Standing quietly there were some of Hollywood's most publicized actors. They had planned a surprise party for me because I had directed a recent movie which had won high acclaim. Suddenly I spotted in the midst of these celebrities a man with cold grey eyes and a curled lip. He was the person who had been watching me not more than ten minutes ago, Boris Karloff. E. N fForm VJ. THE TALE OF A FISII This is a story of a little boy I met on my vacation a few years ago. Ile did not like to eat his bread crusts and so at the table. when his mother was not looking, he would put them in his pocket. After they had left the dining-room he would slip away by himself and go to the swimming-dock. There he would feed the fish with his crusts. This went on for several days and his mother was very pleased to see that he had left no crusts on his plate. She was glad he had lost one of his bad habits. Then one day when he and his mother were down at the swimming-dock, he kneelcd flown to show her the fish. As he was pointing to one of them with a bandaged finger which he had previously hurt, the fish suddenly jumped out of the water and bit the little boy's finger. His mother and he were very surprised at this and. in the excitement, he told his mother he had been feeding the fish every day with his bread, Alas! His mother then knew what had become of his crusts. B. C. fForm YD. l64l FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1946-1947 MY OLD CAR My old carl What joy and happiness it brings me-when and if it runsl It is a mixture of many different makes: the front fender being from a '18 Buick, the rear fender from a scrapped 1920 Packard. However, I think it was originally intended to have been a Ford-probably a cross between a Model T and a convertible . . . Now it is unconvertible, the roof having fallen off' at the last overhaulingl No matter how many bad qualities it has, it still is my pride and joy and I have fondly called it, Hell's Bells! I have recently made a great improvement in the jalopy: for I have installed an electric starter. There is only one drawback: it hardly ever works! It really isn't too bad, as it has only been on the road for half of its life-the other half, the junk dealer was trying to sell it to mel It has gone overa hundred and sixty thousand miles -you see, the junk dealer loved to tinker with the speedometer-he had a mechanical brainl I will take you. the reader, on an actual journey in my car. The first problem is to get it out of the garage. since it is very temperamental about backing up. This done, the starter is pressed, and - Oh well! Out comes the crankl Finally we are off! We're gaining speed, the gear is shifted into second - third - and we're actually doing forty-five miles an hour. Pretty good, you say, for an old car such as this. That is nothing however- now we're 'fdoing fifty . Don't worry about that policeman on the corner, the speedometer always did register about fifteen miles an hour more than the ear is capable of doing. -We are reaching the outskirts of the city now, and we are gaining speed. Finally we are in the country, and I stop the car at a gas station to have it refuelled. With all its rattling, it costs very little to operate, since my car, after the manner of all good old delapi- dated Fords, goes about twenty-five miles to the gallon, and even burns very little oil. Here is He1l's Bells to tell you his feelings in his own words: It is a good thing that my stingy owner finally gave me a little more oil-Why, he is so stingy that .... l I think that will be enough from it! I don't think that you knew that a jalopy such as mine could talk, did you? Well, it can'tg that was my conscience reminding me to improve the care of my car. VVe continue merrily along, and if that old motor will only go a little faster e Oh? Oh? I must have hurt its feelings, it just stopped dead! A long silence follows, broken only by heavy sighs of exasperation, as I wearily fix the temperamental car. Finally it is time to return. I will give you, the reader, the steering wheel, and let you have the privilege of driving it home. You don't think it is a privilege? Well, please drive it anyway. Careful, shift the gear, step on the gas. that's right. Now steer it, you are doing well. We are coming into the city now-watch out, reader, that eurvel Therel Now turn here, that's right-Nol No? Please! Don't turn thcref That's the police-stafionf tOblivion YJ lVell, that is the end of poor Hell's Bells . The police took one look at it and promptly had it turned into police whistles. And from you, Dear Reader, since you should be both in the hospital and in jail. I should part, so Goodbye. The moral of this is: 'Don't give junior a car until he is a senior, look what he just did with an imaginary one! Also, never let somebody else drive your car. J. D. fForm Vl. l65l SELWYN HOUSE SCHOUL MAGAZINE RISING I woke up this morning at se:'en.' Ill rather get np at eleven. M 3' bea' is so rosy and warm, As compared to the frosty morn. At eight I must go to school, ll'ith my books, pencils and rule. I must eat my brealqfastfast, To ratvh the bus at ten past. . SEA FEVER OVith apologies to John Musuiiclrlt I must go down to the sea again, To the great big sandy beach, Where the men fry out that hot dogs A re selling for ji-ve rents each, Aml the 'waves' noise and the fog horns Ana' the gulls' eggs hatching, Aml the hot sun ana' the saml flies That start me sfratrhing. I ani made to go down to the sea carh year So I shall get plenty of sun, Then I sit beneath a parasol S0 I u'on't be too well clone, And the u'ind's howl ana' the motor boats And the gnll's wings flapping, Aml the irritated mothers, Their naughty children slapping. I'd like to go down to the sea again A ml play on the big sand-bar, Hut people deposit garbage there l1'hen the tide is out that far, A ml the orange peels and the pop bottles ltheir supplies having been depletedb lVIalee me feel glad when I head for home, Aly day at the beach rompleted. l66l P. D. fForm AJ H. S. CForm IVJ INR l'IIli SFIIUHI. YI' Xl Q 10411 l' Zlutugraphs fiy 1071