Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SICLWN N lltlt'SI'1StZlItNtl, XIUGXZINIC lfttliyl ly. 'l'his yt-ar Form Four. though small. is surprisingly xot-al. and front within tht- t-lassrooni t'ttlllt'S1l noist- t-tpial to that ot' a st-ort- at lt-ast. 'I'ht- spirit ol' tht- hoys is also t-tpial to that numht-r. X I't-w hoys math- tt-ams. whilt- all trit-tl. lit-attiv madt- tht- hot'kt-y antl sot-t-t-r It-anis. and sings in tht- choir. lit-snt-r stutlit-s hartl 'intl l'rt-tpit-ntly -ft-ts high marks: ht t I ,. t has not ht-t-n ahlt- to play many gamt-s. dnt- to an illnt-ss. tfhoqut-ttv sings in tht- Ulltbll mtl is ont- ol' tht- l't-w hoys who art- in tht- St-outs. Nlt-tlrt-t-yy is likt-tl hy t-xt'ryont-, trit-s hard and is in tht- Scouts. Notkin yainly lrit-tl to makt- tht- untlt-r lil'tt-t-n hot'kt-y'. hut will ht- a surt- thing nt-xt yt-ar. St-t-ly is ont- ol' tht- top Ihrt-t- hoys in st-holastit standing. was in tht- plays and would hayt- math- tht- undt-r thirtt-t-ni' sot-t-t-r tt-am had it not ht-t-n l'or an injurt-d hantl. Short matlt- tht- sot-t't-r tt-am. was in tht- tlhristmas play ind ranks high in popularity. l,ast. hut not It-ast. N t-rhat-gt-n is tht- hrain ol' tht- t-lass and st-ltlom nusst-s t-oming llrst: ht- also was in tht- plays. Xntl. in t-ntling. l might add that Xlr. lfurst- is tht- Form mastt-r. who islikt-tl hy' all. Pt-tt-r llullit-ld. I-'of-nt llIlSf.W'l'I.lIl.' 'l'ht- t-:litor ol' tht- form nott-s. ht-ing motlt-st. nt-glt-t'tt-tl to mt-ntion that ht- was tpiitt- a st-holar himst-ll' antl t-wt-llt-tl in hoth plays. lftbllyl lll. 'l'wt-lyt- months ago ff- just al'tt-r l hatl linisht-d writing my t-lass nott-s in l05tl. lo ht- prt-t-ist- a t-loud. no higgt-r than a man's list. started to l'orm on my' mt-ntal horizon, uid grow and grow and grow until it rt-at'ht-d sut-h monumt-ntal proportions that it now' oyt-rshadows my w holt- lil't-. l w akt- up to its grim hlarknt-ss. and w ht-n l go to ht-d it is mort- int-naring than t-yt-r. lt has takt-n tht- joy and tht- t-olour l'rom lift- and has turnt-tl spring into a pt-rpt-tual wintt-r. It is tht- thought ol' writing tht-sv t-lass nott-s. llow to w ritt- somt-thing nru' is tht- tpit-stion that has t-chot-d mot-kingly in tht- t-nipty raxt-rns ol' my skull l'or a twt-lyt--month. With so many hrilliant antl original minds daily making rit'h tht- t-ommon-room atmospht-rt-. how shall l t-ompt-tt-2' What fitlflll will tht- nott-s takt-fl Tht- t-t-ho answt-rs mt-. Form - form - form. ' Xud thatis ts lar as l gt-t. l t-xt-rishly l think ol' yt-rstf somt-thing ratht-r high-laluting: nohlt- yt-t prt-gnant with ht-auty. sut-h as. l stood on lit-dpath Strt-t-t at dark knd pondt-rt-tl oyt'r tlarslt-y 's liatt' Xngl w ht-tht-r ht-'tl out-distant't- tllarkt- Xnd would Nlrklastt-r yanquish Wait -f Ur lilavidson f or Smith -f or tlohtfn - klasl tht- answt-r is not knowt-n. lint tht- t-ll'ort is too mut-h ttht-rv art- twt-nty hoys in tht- lormll and l sink hack t-xhaustt-tl on my t-out-h. Pt-rhaps tht- solution is in tht- limt-rit-k or y it't--yt-rsa: tht- spark- ling limt-rit-k. w ith tht- t-It-yt-r twist in its tail! l rush to my typt-writt-r. and produt't'. 1:81 1

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Sl-:LVN X lltltSliSt1lltltlI. NIM!-XZIYIC Tlivrv yy as a young liflloxx 1-alln-d tfrvvry' ll hom work would nt-wr lllillxt' ue-4-ry. lo lns lrn-nd lla-tvr llyds-. Ili-'tl ol'tt'n t'onl'y'dt'. l lind aught lint study THU dr:-vry Y Tltongln amatvur avrolrat lfaton. ll' this vhair is to put my se-at on. Night lla-igln-n alarm To nursv my lvl't arm lu- liam s di-sk in lront to rvst le-vt onf That's 1-nough ol' that! Stay! Ili-rv is some-thing in-w. What aliout the boys name-s 1-Ivwrly' liiddvn in yu-ll polisln-d yi-rsv llt-ay ing ponds-rously. my mind e-mits Spvalxs thus tln' vhivl' on thu' hlavlx pirate' sm-ow l'Indt-ar -- litlrklv my sword! says hw. warding tlll' t'ritivs. f my' l'ot-s ll' tln'rv's vlondy rag ln sky. l'll survly' win. Tonight s boarding! ll hat dot-s it me-ani' We-ll. at lt-ast it's as inte-lligililv as somv ol' T. S. lfliot. and hv proliahly gvts Sl.000 a word. Xnd. il' the' strain is so great for you. dear Hvadvr. think what it must ht- l'or nun' Uni- last attt-mpt. .X Play f a srintillating page from a Conn-dy' ol' Nlanners llurrying quit-lily oyvr thx' last nord. tlwrv issuvs from my trance. uw 1 f ,VU . l ll.f 5l't'llt' ly . Timv: l0.Il0 p.m. lllzn-v: tllass room lll.W vnmty. Without. tha slay' is dark. lowvring. hc-avy. lvade-n. vliill. 1-tv.. vtv. 'Xs tht' curtain risvs slowly' to tht- opt-ning vhords ol' Tm-l1ailunysky s Sonata llatln-liqut- . in rush Timmins. l.i-moinv and Ht-rron. llNl. A l,l'.Xl. tin vhorusl: tloody. good. goody! lilllllll lllflllltlY maintains an 4-nigmatit' Sllt'llt't'. lint tln-rtfs some-thing that dot-sn't ring quits- true- tlwre. a faulty note- smm-wlwre. ll hat tlwn shall l dof' l know - l'll 1-oinliinv all tht-sv idvas. put tln-m on Nlr. Speirs' dt-sk. lat-v doximyards. and hopv ln- will se-nd the-m to tht- print:-rs without looking at the-m. lint mari yvarl Theirs conivs that 1-loud againl ti. ll. Nl. Ftilllll ll. Class llvunion Un a sunny .lnnv morning in tht- yt-ar ol' our Lord l08T. tht- campus grounds of St-liiyn tfollt-ga ywre throngvd with yisitors. ll yy as tfonxoi-ation Day. and many' ofthe alunmi had journt-y'e,-d to Nlontrval from faraway plat-vs to rvneyy old acquaintances and to nott- thi- lnany vhanges l'ashiont'd hy' thi- passagv ol' time. 1 :su 1