Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YI-ZAR 1051--1052 sharing I if Q' 8 -I, ni' X15 :M -2 Eh 5 W Yr lmao, N 2. - ft.! 'fL- ,T W .T 1 I4 -fig X ,.X l XX This vear's Eta Vlub of the Selwyn Oratorical Society was composed of Kenneth Klatson, Billy Timmins, Pierre Raymond, Harry Seifert. Nlichael Alexandor. Tavlor Varlin, john l'dd. Philip Vumvn, Peter Krohn, llichael Dennis. Peter Darling, and Timothv tiarslev. :Xt the first meeting, officers were elected bv the twelve charter members, and Dennis was voted as president. with lirohn as vice-president and Parsley as secretary-treasurer. The club met everv two weeks, usually' on Friday, and the meetings were manv and varied. They featured hat nights, one minute speeches, formal debates. lengthy and general discussions. quizzes, set speeches. twenty-one questions, and personality' evenings. These were all enjoy ed bv the members of the club. Special mention should be given to lien Nlatson and Peter lirohn, who presented the club with a gavel. On the Yoice of Youth programme. debaters Taylor farlin and Klichael Dennis took the affirmative side against Peter Darling and lien Klatson who took the negative side of the motion That entrance into business from high school prepares a boy better for success. than a college career. The afhi mative won the debate and were therefore in the finals. .Xlso Peter lirohn and Nlichael Dennis were chosen to represent the club at the Alunior League Vompetition. speaking on the subject, How the l'.X. found homes for 1,tltltl,lltJtl refugees. .Xt the time of going to press, preparations were being made to hold a progressive dinner. and a ping-pong tournament at the home of Seifert. Also arrangements are being made to hold a tennis competition at the house of Billv Timmins. All the debating members are looking forward to these features, and combined with the past programmes. this vear's lfta Debating tflub has had a most successful season. T C PVBLIK' SPI-1fXliIXG CONTEST .-X goodly number of senior bovs competed in the annual public-speaking contest, held in March. The following were the topics and speakers:- That it is better to live in the countrv than in the citvfBennv Beattie t:Xflirni.l. That money is the greatest blessing in lifefPeter Durheld tXeg.J, That television will prove beneficial--leremv llcfireevv tXeg. l. That sports have become over-commercialised-Harold Short tAthrni. l. That ambition is a cursef Georges Verhaegen tNeg.J. That capital punishment should be abolished- Klichel Choquette tAFhrni.J. That modern prisons pamper convicts-hlohn l31l

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SELWYN HOLSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE General Excellence Cpresented by Mr. T. H. P. Molsonj RAYMOND LEKIOYNE Distinction in Choir lpresented by Mrs. Anson C. Mcliiml PETER DARLING TAYLOR CARLIN Prize for Distinction in French in junior School lpresented by Mrs. G. Miller Hydel DAX'ID BARRY Dramatics Prizes lpresenled by Mr. A. Wesley Masonl BILLY Timnxs JOHN SEELY PETER KROHN Photography Prize .I AMEs CREIGHTOX Public Speaking Prize lpresented by Hon. Mr. justice G. Miller Hydel MICHAEL DENNIS Runner-up in Public Speaking tpresented anonymouslyl NICHOLAS THORNTON Prizes for Order lD0nated by the Montreal City and District Savings Bankl JAMES CREIGHTON THOMAS SCHOPFLOCHER Prefects' Medals RAx'xIoxD LEMox'NE KENNETH NLATSOX DONALD RAPER HUGH Ross 'I'HoxIAs SCHOPFLOCHER NICHOLAS THORNTON Head Prefect's Cup jAiIEs CREIGHTON jeffrey Russel Prize Qkwarded to the Lucas Medal runner-up and presented by Mrs. H. Y. Russell NICHOLAS THORNTON Lucas Medal lAwarded to the most outstanding boy in the Senior Form of the School, in work, games and character. on the vote of his fellow-students and the Masters of the Schooll jA:sIEs CREIGHTON Scholarship Successes HUGH Ross-W. A. johnson Memorial Scholarship to Trinity College School RAYMOND LEMox'NE-Scholarship to Ashbury College THoxIAs SCHOPFLOCHER-Sf3l1iOI' Scholarship to Lower Canada College NICHOLAS THoRNToN-Exhibition Scholarship to Trinity College School CHARLES MACINNES-Exhibition Scholarship to Trinity College School l30l

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