Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Ftllt Tlllf Stllltltll. XICKIR l05tl lU5l The 1-ull:-grv grounds undulata-ml in gt-utly rolling: stru-tcllm-s lrmn tht- fnnt ul' lln-dpath Str:-vt up the- sidt- nl' tht- muuntain tu l'ina- hXt'Illlt' and t'Illlbl'tlt't'Il lllklllj line- lllllltllllQIS. 'liln-rv we-rv a nn-ninrial chap:-l de-dit-ate-d lu tha- nld buys w hu had lalle-n in tllrw- wars. tht- St'lt'llt't' buildingrs. thc- Xrts u-iitrt-. se-x 1-ral large- we-ll-le-xt-ll:-d playing: lie-lds. tha- library. an imlmu' rink and swinuning: puul. and the- glylllllkwllllll w hich llanlwd tht- nurth 4-nd ul' the- 1-ull:-gv prupt-rty. ,llidxl tht-sv groups ul' we-ll dt-sigrnt-d and 1-um-late-tl structure-s tln-rv stnud an an- vil-nt brit-lt 4-ctitiw-1-app:-cl hy a shnrl. squat luwe-r. This buildingr. umm- the- nripiinal st-lmul. nuw' sm-ru-cl as a muse-um and huuse-d tht- antiqniti:-s ulitln-1-ullt-31-. Tmmrd this building and at-russ tha- sun-drt-nn-lu-d lawns the-rv made- his way un this .lunv inurning tht- nutt-d Dr. ,.....,. . , ,. a distingruishvd old buy ul' He-lwyn and probably the- bm-st-lumwn brain sui'gg'n-mi ul' his prult-ssiun. llm- was at-t-uinpanic-d by his will- and vhildre-n. The- party 1-inte-rt-tl tht- building: and ln-gan In asm-1-nd tht- stain-asv in tht- main hall. I think this must ln- thc- une- wt- want to sw. pulll-d the- dnctur. as the-5 linishc-d thc- 1-lilnhtntht-third llnur. lln- pnlu-d his he-ad into a rathi-1' lung diln rmnn and mulalf-tl with satislac-tion. t,'l11'1d1wi. hm- anlimilwe-cl puiltilivallyfi this is wh:-rv l studit-d wht-n l wus in FUl'Ill Two at Old Sn-lwyn lluust- St-limit. ll8lllt'l' lllllIlt'l'UllS IlI'tljIt'llN luulwd lAt'SlN't'll.llllj at tht- scarrt-tl lluur. the- st'ratm'ln-d dvslis. and tht- cracks in tht- wall and tnult in thc- wld-l'ashiune-d lluure-st't-nt lighting: lixturvs attavhm-d tu tht- t't'lllIlgI. Yes, muse-d the-ir latln-r. this l'tlUIll w as the- st-1-iw ul' many happy assm-iatiuns ul' my hnyliuutl. llc-rv we- npr-in-cl our Ininds lilu- llnwt-rs. e-agg'n-rly rc-cs-ix ing: the- w isduni ul' tht- age-s, that raine-d upon us. NM- wnrlwd hard. 'l'ln-rv w as a gre-at thirst for luimvlt-clg'v in thusn- time-s. a dm-vide-d lark ul' which l han- nutit-1-d in tht- yuungre-r gr-nc-ratiun ul' today. Xnd thu- dtwtur look:-tl st-xt-rt-ly ut his f-ldt-st sun whu squirnn-d uln-ninl'urtahl5 unde-r his graze-. ,Nnu'. lm-t mt- svn- il' l van re-me-niln-r wln-rv we- use-d tu ln- place-d in tha- ruunl . . . UI'Pl' the-rt-, at the- de-sk nc-ar tht- 4-nrm-r. sat tlnlin Dull:-ll. Ytlll.Yl' ln-ard ul' hiln. buys - tht- glubr--trutlingr na-ws t'tlIlllllt'Illilltll' lin' 'l'n-lm idt-0. NINIIIVI in l'runt was J. Savagrt- nl' lntn-rnatiunal lll'0UlllS lallllllllfl. and ln-hind hiln llugh Nlatsun. tht- lainuus authur. Yun ra-ine-niln-r his be-st se-llc-r. wil?-. 'Nly llahunrs -- Now and 'l'l1e-i1I ' ll'l1f1l'.v that notice- print:-d nn tht- blat-khuard. Dad- inte-rrupted Prugreny number tlire-4-. The' family all luolu-tl toward the- I'rnnt ut' tht- ruum while little Lulu. number Four. rc-ad. ln this l'tltlIll mice- sat. and studin-d for thc- future? Profs-ssur tfharle-s t lhalll-5. PhD. and D.t'.D.. lllYt?lIlUl' ul' tht- tlniun lhnnh whuse- ds-adly funn-s tended the late- war. Thr' Childre-n w'n-rv silt-nt as little- l,ulu linishr-d reading in her ch-ar treble- xuice. and it was as il' an aura ol' gre-atm-ss lime-11-cl inxisibly about the shabby rmun that had mica slit-ltt-11-cl such grt-atnt-ss. Heel was that the man who invt-nte-d tht- tl. Bomb. Dad? asked one ul' the buys. I thought. Prul'e-ssors Tutching and Tait made that tlisc-tw'ei'y . 1311

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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

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SIQLXXX N llttt Sli Stilltttll. XIXHXZINIC Tlu'.v only livlpvtlf' said his lathe-r proudly. Hut it was Dr. tfhalll-y who re-ally got lo tht- gist ol tht-1-omplit-alt-d llll't'lltlllISlll wlm-h lmally made- thv wt-apou possihlv. ll wrt' tln-rv any mort- gre-at mn-n in your l'orm. lladI ' que-rivzl anotln-r ol' his sous. l.1'l im- thinly now f who wt-rv tht' rt-st ol' my 4-lassmatt-s. aml tha- dot-tor strokvd his 1-liin thouglitlully. ll vll. tln-rv was llu-hard l dd. tht- xt-ry sm-vt-sslul 4-oarh ol tht- t.anadu-us ul tho N.ll.l.. :tml llrian X intt-tint. layouritt- idol ol' tha- It-lt-yision svn-4-ii. llt- :wwf-iitly starrvd in l'ln- St'l't'illll.. Xml tllt-rv was 'l'ohy llaultin. 4-xplort-r ol' tht- .Xntart-tir. who wrott- 'Xlosquitot-s l haw lxnownf Xml .lolm llulglisli. spam- piomie-r. 'lQllt'l'l' was David 'l't-rroux. l'oumlt-r ol' 'l'4-rroux's Fat-ial tfrm-ams. l hvar he- is a millionaire- now. I i't-1-ollwt t-sm-cially thc- lu-vu mimls ol' Xlontrt-al's grvat rily law lirln ol' l'itt'lw1'. ll:-tt-rs, aml P4-dot-. Xml tlu-rv was Quinlan ol' lit-au tjuimfs lnlt Supplis-s. XX:-'vv all st-:fn thvir slogan pastvd up 1-wl'yw'lit-iv 'Y 'tlur ink is good 1-nough to drink! ll P usm- that ink in our srhool Y pipt-d up little- lloravt- 4-xi-itt-dly. Xml vu-ry'hody' drunks it. lt is llaxourvd with pvppt-rmmt. llf'1l now. routium-d the- dot-tor. Xmoug my othe-r classmate-s in good old Form Two tht-rv was llvam- Nvshitt ot' tht- Xlt-tlill l at-ulty. who ot-rupit-s tht- chair ol l'syt-liogvm-sis. Xml lit-rv on this wall. mlar this dt-sk. is om- ol' tht- original drawings ol' i t . .. ... . .. t.liarlvs ttolliy. vrt-ator ol tht- l.lttlt- XX1llu- rartoou st-ru-s. fiIlNlI.l wt- all rt-ad l.ittlt- Willis- vu-ry night. t-rin-d all lllt't'lllltll't'llSlll1llllliIIt'tlllSly. 4-xt-vpt the- two youugvst who wt-rv uitfrv liahit-s. and vyvrylrorly luolwd litlllllI'lll2,'ly at tht' fade-d pirturt- on the' wall. I had lllkilly vlassmate-s who at-lm-yt-d tlrttatm-ss. wt-ut on the-ir l'athvr. 'l'lwrt- was 'l'ony Xlaxwt-ll who l'oumlt-d the- intvrnationally lzum-d Xlaxwelltou tfult ol'Happim'ss. 'l'ht' disviplt-s upon walling in tht- morning say tln't-t- lllllt'S. 'lfyvry day in e-y't'ry' way' l :un giggling' mort- aml mort-.ii ll ho is tln' l'unuy-looking man in that pivturi- on tht- walllli' aslwd little' Cedric. TliuI distinguish:-d portrait. my hoyf' said his lathvr in 4-rushing tomls, is nom' otht-r than that ol' John Xlt-Lvruou, lormt-r l,l't'llllt't' ol' this Dominion. somvtimvs rallvd tln- sly-tongm-d orator. a xvry gre-at man imlt-4-df' .lw'p.v.' Xou must hayt- lu-vu an aw l'ully hright lot ol' lioy said Xiictoria. display'- mg somt- maturt- thought upon tht- Still-lt'l'l. luv, uttc-rt-tl tht- dot-tor modvstly. l iw-init-illlmvi' our form mastt-r oncv said ht' had m-xt-r taught a 1-lass quilt- lilw ours lit-I'ort-. ll vll. dt-ar. said his w'il't'. l don't lilw to hurry you with your l't'lIlllllSCPlll't?S ul' tliost- dt-ar dvpartt-d days. but rt-ally. il' wt- want to gn-t t-uough st-ats l'or t-y'ci'y'lmtly', we ought to ln- lt-ay ing for liouvoratiou llallf' lilw.v.v im-. start:-d the- doctor, looking at his w att-h. So it is late. Wa mustu't miss that part ol' the day's avtiyitia-s. 'l'ht- addrvss is ht-iug give-u by' my' old fellow' studt-nt. llishop liyansf' No tht' family troopr-d down tht- t-uryiug stairs and through they lower hall whose w ulls. lim-d w ith pit-turn-s and trophivs. silvntly w atrhvd thvir de-parturc through thv door- way. Xml as thtfir stu-ps dit-d away. tht- old muse-um se-ttle-d down with its memories ul' tht- days wht-n giants wallwd they varth. J L. R. 1. may