Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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'ns 5 get Q' ,J s ? ' . -fi.. A I- IGHJIH 'f5'A 41 1 XX! hitnrial Anuther busy schmil year is fast niwying tw its Clwse. It has seen the establishnient of thc- Genttrey lYanstall Klenturial Lilwrary f piwwyitliiig, as it 111 res. an increasing wealth of Variety in every liraneh wif guml rt-ailing, it C+-nstitutt-s an arl1liti-in tw Hur sclimil lift- of tremendous iiiipfwrtaneu, anml we shwulml like tn thank nit ist heartily all whit have made such a fitting tribute tw a great hea-,linaster pussililt-, Our sclifiul teams have hail their ups anll tlwwns 'rf sharing a sweet-r trwphy with the Gault Institute, Yalleytit-lil, antl winning Iirst place in the tltrue-euriieu-rl hockey series with Ashbury Curllege anrl St-tlbt-rgli Schw--l. The intra-niural leagues in sweet-r, hockey anrl basketball sau' many closely Crmtestwl games and fleyt-lwpt-il a great rleal of keen ewinpetit- ion. We record with deep regret the tlccisifin uf Mr, jackson, Assistant Heatlniaster, tn resign owing to ill health. His kintlly pt-rsfniility antl flecp interest in all the boys whom he has taught Myer the past twenty-1 ine years will he sorely inisst-fl, antl we hfrpe that :luring niziny years nf well-e,irnef,l rest he may t-njwy great happiness and steadily iinpruyt-tl health. Mr, Harriswn's departure frmn the staff will alsu he greatly regretted-but our loss will be the uniyersity's gain, antl we extenil tw hini our best wishes fur all success in his chosen work. XVC are Very grateful tu Brigadier D. R. Agnew, CHE., Coinniundant of the Royal Military College uf Canada. for penning the thfitiglit-pivwyivkiitg Fureiynril tw this etlitiuii of the mftgazine. lVe Cannut take tum seriously to heart the things which he emphasises, for only in translating them intu ilriily practice are we wt irthy uf the great traflitif ins of our scliool. lTl

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UIIIBIUS Page Editorial . 7 1X1Gl1lO1'1Il1 Librzlry. 8 School Assoulblics. 9 Schoul Notes 12 Sports Prize-Giving, Juno, 10-18 . 14 Aczulcmic Prize-Giving, Nov., 1948 . 16 Debating , 19 IDl'llll1ll11CS 21 Fwrm Nutcs . . 24 Crickct . -11 Fuwtbzlll . 4-1 Ilockcy . 48 111l1':l-Murxal Spwrts , 52 Scouts :null Cubs . 5-1 Old Buys' Notcs , 58 L1tG1'11lA1l1 62

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE THE GEOFFREY H. WANSTALL MEMORIAL LIBRARY Early last spring it was suggested by many friends and former students of the late Mr. Wanstall that the most fitting tribute to his memory would be the inauguration of a Memorial Library. A committee consisting of Mrs. Winthrop Brainerd, Mrs. G. Ross Sims, Mrs. W. D. lXIcLennan, Mrs. Philip MacKenzie, Mrs. Arthur B. Purvis, Mrs. J. I. Lineaweaver and Mr. Archie F. Baillie, met informally with Mr. A. R. Gillespie, chairman of the Board of Governors, and the headmaster. They decided that a sum of S5,000 would be necessary to initiate the project and agreed to approach old friends and past pupils of the school. This was done, the response was most gratifying, and, thanks to the committee's wonderful work, the amount was ovcrsubscribed by approximately S500. The Board set aside a bright central room on the second floor of the school for the library and the committee had this redecorated and fine steel shelving installed. A beautiful table and six chairs were donated by Mr. Bronfman. Two pictures painted by Mr. Mayer, as well as Punch cartoons presented by Mr. Hollowood of the Punch Editorial Board, and framed copies of The Times dated 1805 and 1815 Cafter Trafalgar and Waterlool pres- ented by Mr. A. C. Ferrier, adorn the walls. A fine bronze bust of Napoleon was generous- ly donated by Mrs. Sims. Many old boys, present students and friends of the school donated books, but. owing to publishers! shortages, a large number of books on order were slow in arriving. However, approximately twelve hundred volumes were on hand by the beginning of this year. These were kindly accessioned and catalogued for us by Mrs. Dorothy Warren and Miss Brown, whose help was greatly appreciated, as was also the invaluable assistance of Miss Betty Boyle and Miss Grace Crooks. noted experts on all phases of children's reading. Members of the staff, and Mr. Harrison in particular, suggested many fine volumes which were in due time acquired. On the afternoon of Thursday, March 10th, a most enjoyable At Home was held in the headmastcr's study and the library under the auspices of the Library Committee. An opportunity was thus provided for all those who had subscribed to the library fund to see what had been accomplished. The school's most hearty thanks go out to Mrs. Brainerd, Mrs. Sims and all the members of their committee for their untiring work of organization and to all friends of Selwyn House for their continuing interest in the school in thus making possible such a splendid addition to our facilities. l8l