Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SKQHHK PI. Yli.-XR 1948 - 1040 f sharing DELTA C LUB ELWYN RATURKAL ociizw The Dcltzu Club ul' thc St-lwyn lYlI'1LlllI'lCill Swcit-ty haul ii Illk'Illllt'1'SllllJ wwf thirtccn incin- bcrs this ycgir. The-y wcrc Antlrcw Russ, Anstin Klcliini, llzmiish Stcwzirt, Dcrck H:msiin. Donald hluclcswii, Gfmlwii Cnrric, Dick Crnwftirtl, XVQ-slcy Klnswn, Tim Rntlcy, Pt-tci' Ctwwic, Dick Sprotilc, Pt-tcr Rlilncr, :mtl Iv:m Phillips. Hit Spt-irs wus pu-scnt :it :ill mcctings. Elcctinns wcrc hcltl :it thc tirst int-cling in Klr. Spcirs' sturly nn lY,ClUllL'1' lst. in which Russ was clcctctl pix-sitlcnt, Mcliiin vicc-prcsitlcnt, :mil Phillips Sk'C1'L'lL1l'Y. 'l'hc iirst rlcluutc: Rcsulvcd that Czipitzil Punishincnt shwulil llc .-Xlirrlislit-tl , was hcltl :it thc ncxt mccting nn Oct. 15th. in which Klcliini :mtl Ci':iwf1ml fur tht- iicgzitivc ilcfccitctl Rntlcy :mtl l'l:1nsrrn for thc :iI'fii'm:itix'c. Starting with thc int-t-ting iff Nwxx-iiil'it-1' llth. :it ll:mswn's hfnnc. whcn Twcnty Qucstiuns wzis plziyt-il, thc mt-ctings wt-rc hclfl :it thc incinlmcrs' hwmcs. During thc cfiursc nf thc ycui' thc clnh :ilsw huld twn hait-nights. :1 gcncrzil quiz :mil lam-r xi fliscnssiwn fin spurts in which livc mcinlvcrs catch spwlcc un xi llllil-L'I'k'lll gziinc. A pfipulzn' cvcnt nf thc gzith- crings wcrc thc minutc spccchcs in which czich mcmlici' spfwkc fm' ll ininntc :mn :i wfml chuscn frum ii lmivlq, At thc cnil 11 vwtc was taikcn lu :lt-tcrminc thc winncr, Uthcr flchzitcs fin thc zigcnclzi inclutletl: Rt-sfilvt-sl that the Unitcml Nzitiwns has jnstilicil its lfxistt-ncc. hcltl Lit Russ' hninc with Hans-in :mtl Cr:iwfrwi'cl thc :illlriniitivc :intl Sprnulc :mil Rnss thc ncgzitivcg :intl Rt-solvccl that comics, rzulin :mrl infwics :irc nirn'c liurinful thzm licncliciiilf' hcltl :it tlziclcsmfs homc with Riitlcy :mtl .lzickswn talking thc ncgzitivc :mil Rlusun :intl Milncr thc zitfiriiiutivc. Thu Swcicty prcscntcfl Mrs, Hnwis with thc lwik Thu Bisliwps KI:mtlc whilc shc wus in thc linspitul, A IJ1'HgI'CSSlVQ rlinncr, tn rfvuiifl ntl' :m cvcntfnl yczir fur thc Dchziting Society, was grcaitly cnjrwycrl lay :illiit was :in All Xlwiiiit-Rtiyzilu :it'ti:'iii', uni' hrists lacing Masfni, Riitlcy Qinfl Qil'l1XYfHI'tl. lYinncr in thc Piiig-Pmig coinpctititm was Dt-rck Hzmsfm with Pctcr Cwwic :is runnci'-np. At thc tinic uf going tn prcss Lirrimgt-mt-nts wcrc bcing mzitlc fur sunimcr tt-rm nicutings, :is wt-ll :is gulf :mtl tunnis ctniipctitiwiis. l. P. l,Hinn. Scclyj. l 19 l

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Photographic Awards lst Ro1sER'r W.xrsoN 2nd EMAN IXIENVCORIH .Grd PETER INIILNER l'1'cl't-cts' Medals IlRL'c14: CM1r1sE1.1- AUELARD RAYMOND EMAN Nnwcomu CHRISTOPHER SEYMOUR HEAD PREFECT'S CUP ERIC POLLARD JEFFREY RUSSEL PRIZE C.-Xwarclt-tl to Lucas Medal runner-up, and presented by Mrs. H.Y. Russell JAMES IDOAIVILLE LUCAS MEDAL fAwardc-rl to the most Outstanding boy in the Senior Form Of thc School in work, games and character, on the votc of his fellow-students and the masters Of the Schoolj ADELARD RAYMOND SCHOLARSHIP SUCCESSES .I AMES DOMVILLE-First Place in Trinity College School Memorial Scholarship Examinations. E P . . . RIF 'ILMRD 1 Senior Scholarships to Lower Canada College. ADELARD RAYMOND I I 181

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHUUI, MAGAZINE PI'BLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION The annual public speaking competition. for the Miller Hyde Cup, was held in March, with fourteen contestants in all. Each spoke for approximately eight minutes to a resolu- tion of his own choosing. The following is a list of those who entered the contest with their subjects:- Peter Cowie: That Britain's Labour Administration has helped the country more than a Conservative Government could have done. Dick Crawford: That the United Nations has justihed its existence. Gordon Currie: That IXIontreal's traffic problems demand immediate action. Derek Hanson: That Communism should be outlawed in Canada. Tony Hildred: That Comics should not be banned. Donald jackson: That America can conquer Communism in Russia. Wesley Mason: That. commercial advertising should be abolished. Anson MeKim: That capital punishment should not be abolished. Peter Milner: That radio, movies and magazines are more beneficial than harmful. Ivan Phillips: That the Atlantic Pact will promote IVorld Peace. Andrew Ross: That Canada should have a National Health Service. Timothy Rutley: That movies provide a better medium of education than the radio. Dick Sproule: That Quebec's tourist attractions are superior to those of Ontario. Hamish Stewart: That professional players are not overpaid. In the preliminaries, which were judged by the headmaster, the following finalists were chosen: Derek Hanson, Anson IXIcKim, Ivan Phillips, Andrew Ross and Timothy Rutley. Runners-up, Dick Crawford, Gordon Currie, Donald Jackson, Peter Milner and Hamish Stewart were accorded special Commendation for very worth-while efforts. The finals were held at a major assembly of the whole school. Our special guest was Mr. DS. Penton, headmaster of Lower Canada College, who had kindly consented to judge the five final speeches. Gordon Currie acted as chairman. Derek Hanson was awarded first place in the competition, Andrew Ross the second, whilst the other three finalists were bracketed equal third by Mr. Penton. l20l