Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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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

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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