Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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ENT. I AN I RL PA '1 ORS V181 I EN S in 441

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Sl1l.WXY HOl'Sl'. SCHOOL XIX!-.XZINE Svrlinnl nits t1ONIPli'l'lTlONS ln the l.ennos lloyd lissay Ilompetition the lollowing hoys were awarded prizes:- Gtoup X: .Xnthony Ilogerl and Peter Xlitchell. Group ll: Michael Dennis and liillv Timmins. l'he entries were sent across to linglancl and evaluated hy Nlr. .Xlan Lennox- llovd. NLP.. to whom we are greatly indebted lor his kindness and continued interest. We are very gratified to learn ol tlte success ol Freddie Angus and Billy McKeown in the annual Royal limpire Society Contest. ln over lour htmdred essays submitted in thc three sections, Freddie won lirst prize in Section li and Billy second prize in Section 62. Our heartiest congratulations to them hoth! We regret that these essays ale loo lengthy lor publication in the inagazine. ln the niagazine contests no award was made in the Poetry section, hut in the lissay section Peter Cowie and Pierre Raymond were placed first and second respectively, and in the Short Story section prizes were awarded to Anthony Hildred and Ivan Phillips. XXX- were pleased to have a goodly ntnnber of entries in the Poetry section lrom younger boys. THE CHOIR 'l'he Choir. in addition to leading the singing at the morning assembly, has pc-rlotmed with distinction at the Academic Prize-Giving and at the School Entertain- ment at tihristmas, and has shown continued improvement both in tone and volume, while the clearness ol the words has been commented on very favourably. The places ol the boys who graduated lrom the Choir last .lune have been Filled by some promising ic-ciuits lrom the -junior Choir. 'I'here is likely to be an extremely keen competition lor the Singing Prize this year, as several ol' the boys are developing pleasing solo voices. 'l'he Clhoir is composed as lollows: Foim lX': .Xlexandoty Krohn, Carlin, Darling, Dennis, Marpole. l'orm Ill: lleattie, Clhoquette, Ilullield, Gillespie. MacNaughton, Price 1, Seely, Vintcent l. l'oini ll: S. .Xrhucklcx S. llain, E. llarraclough. Clarke, Cohen, D. Friesen, P. Hyde. S. Kimble, Nl. Price, H. Smith, S. Vlinton. l'otnt I: Maxwell. Nlcilonnell, Nesbitt. Pedoe, Peters l, Vintcent 2. MOVIES .Xs in pi evious years movie progrannnes were organized by Mr. Perkins, mostly on lfriday alternoons, tliroughout the winter months. .'xlllOllgSl the films shown and enioved hy large groups ol boys were the lollowing:- Exercise Musk Ox , Animals ol South .Xlrica . Zululand , Song ol the Ski , Song of the Mountain , Hockey llfl

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SIiI.WYN IIOl'SIi SCZHOOL NI,XGtXlINli tlavalcadt- , Klondyke Holiday . Riding High , Treasure Hunt , Story In A 'Ileat up , Iintc-rprife In The Making , 'I'our ol Gaspe , Mother ol Rivers , XVealth ol the Nation and The Pulp and Paper Industry . NIQXV 'I'ROI'HIIiS We are verv indebted indeed to Air Vice-Marshal and Mrs. Adelard Raymond .md Nlr. and Nlrs. jules R. 'I'immins lor so generously donating trophies for inter-school competition. Both will be hockey trophies, one lor Senior competition tunder l5j and the other lor .Iunior competition tunder lily. These will greatly increase the lteenness and heighten the spirit ol' lriendly rivalry amongst the schools with whom we compete, and will be appreciated by them as well as by ourselves. VISIT 'I'O I'.'XRLlAlNIIiNT 'I'he senior boys ol' the school had the pleasure ol visiting the Parliament lhtildings in Ottawa in March as guests ol' the Hon. Brooke Claxton, Minister of National Ilelence. Mr. Alan Brown, a member of his staff, met us at the station and very kindly stayed with us throughout the entire day. Xlr. Claxton welcomed us at the House ol' Commons, and we had the additional privilege ol meeting the Prime Minister. Mr. St. Laurent, who shook hands with each member ol the party and then said a lew words to the group as a whole. A fine lunch was served in a room adjoining the Parliamentary restaurant, and at its conclusion Mr. Claxton gave us a briel outline ol the lunctions ol' Parliament and the various departments ol government. 'l'herealter we went on a tour ol the buildings -including the Senate Chamber, the Library and the Peace 'l'ower-ending with a very pleasant visit to the oflice of llon. Ilouglas Abbott, Nlinister ol' Finance, who accorded us a very cordial welcome. 'I'here we also met Lord Shaughnessy, an Old Boy of Selwyn House. just belore the Commons assembled, some of the boys had the pleasure of meeting Hon. George Drew, Leader ol' the Opposition, and Mr. Coldwell, leader of the l1.t1.F. Party. .XII ol us enjoyed listening to the various members in the House of tlommons and were sorry when train time cattle and we had to go-- but we were quite unanimous that it had been a wonderlul day, and agreed wholeheartedly with Peter tlowic-'s hearty vote ol' thanks to Mr. Claxton lor having organized such a happy and worthwhile visit. The Headmaster and Nr. Howis accompanied the group and were just as thrilled with it all as the boys. 'THE LIBRARY Since the Geollrey XVanstall Nlemorial Library was opened just ten months ago, the Iollowing statistics should serve to show how greatly the Library was needed and also what a boon it has been to the entire school. 'I'o date. 2,lEl9 books have been issued. These included 311 on Science, 227 on 'Iihings 'I'o Do , and 219 on Nature , These subjects were picked at random. wi