Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Yth. Form of 1953 presented the Library with a subscription to the National Geographic Magazine for the year 1953-54. This occurred at the end of the Summer Term and the readers began to enjoy it on returning to school in September. It is greatly appreciated. Tim Peters was very kind when he gave the Library the junior Natural History Magazine . It comes every month and is full of funny things about animals. Richard I'dd has kindly presented the Library with the copy of the Royal anointing spoon. john Beament gave a model of Columbus' ship, The Pima , to the Library. It is 1 ft. 8 in. long, and is quite inspiring in the Explorer's section. The circulation of books during the year, from March 31, 1953 to March 31, 195-1 amounted to 2,8271 an increase over last year of 679. Of this number 250 were on scientific subjects, 182 in history. 1-14 on 'Xature', 90 in Geography, 75 in biography. and the remainder in works of fiction. 'Younger Books' and 'Things to do'. The number of books in the library to date is 3,387. 305 books have been added this year. Some of the outstanding works acquired through the year are the follow- ing:fTrevelyan's Illustrated English Social History . vols. 3 X 4: The Ox- ford junior Encyclopedia vol. 5: Churchill's Triumph and Tragedy : Here I Stand , the life of Martin Luther, by Roland Bainton: Alexander the Great . by Gunther, Masterpieces of Eloquence , edited by a group of scholars: and Men around Churchill by Rene Kraus. There was a marked increase in the use of works on the Classical period. Greek and Roman history were much in demand. DAY. THE CHOIRS The three choirs-Senior, Intermediate and junior-are to be con- gratulated on their rendering of the morning hymn at the School Assembly. This year new hymns and descants have been learnt and the singing has reached a commendable high standard, both as regards volume and tone. At the School Entertainment in December the Senior Choir sang O Nightingale, Awake in two parts. The Holly and the Ivy , with solos by Brian Dodd, David Barry. Bobby Aikman. Bill Hambly, Colin Moseley, David Bogert and Ditlef Iinudsen. and The Twelve Days of Christmas . which proved a great favourite with singers and audience alike. The Intermediate Choir sang All my heart this night rejoices , XYhen Christ was born of Mary free and Ding, dong. merrily on high . Soloists were Michael Stanger. Tommy Gray. Donald Doyle and Dwight Brainerd. In the bleak mid-winter , The Friendly Beasts and Good King IYenceslas were the carols rendered by the junior Choir. which furnished a long list of soloists as follows:fDonald Steven, john Buckell. Patrick Shaugh- nessy, Harry Bloomfield, Robert Bruce. Rene Desmarais, Tim Gilbert. Giles Hunt, Yytis Kaestli and Gerald Ross. It was generally agreed that this was the most successful performance by the choirs and the soloists especially were heard to greater advantage than ever before. Extra house points for the best solos were awarded as follows:-Two points each to Brian Dodd and Michael Stanger: one point each to David Barry, Tommy Gray, Donald Steven. Harry Bloomfield and Patrick Shaughnessy. l14l

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SELWYN HOVSIQ SCHOOL MAGAZINE XX'e were once again invited to send 20 boys to sing carols at the M.A.A.A. Children's Christmas Party, and as in previous years we all had a most enjoyable time. In addition to receiving a present at the party, each member of the choir was afterwards given a lYaterman's lfversharp pencil. XYe are most grateful to the Directors of the M.A.A.A. for their generosity, and in particular to Mr. Lennox who made all the arrangements. A picked choir from the Seniors and Intermediates is busily engaged in preparing songs for the Prizegiving on june 0th and the members of both these choirs will shortly be competing for the Singing Prizes. As the results are likely to be so close we hope this year to invite an outside judge to make the final decisions and relieve the choirmaster of this diliicult task! Members of the Choirs are as follows:- Tlze Senior Clzoir:-Bobby Aikman, David Barry, Roger Bellingham David Bogert, Charles Chaffey, Robert Colby, Brian Dodd, Geoffrey Gaherty, Robin Gilbert, Peter Gordon, Robert Hallett, Bill Hambly, jamie Henwood, Richard Hunt, Ditlef Knudsen, Nicky LeMoine, Michael Lofft, Glenn McIntosh. jimmy McNeill, Fred McRobie, Colin Moseley, Michael Dsler, Stephen Parker, Bill Pedoe, Tim Peters, David Phillips, Ian Robertson, Peter Vodstrcil. v The Irzfermediczfe Cll0IiI'.'7jiII1IIliC Aikman, Michael Barry, Happy Baxter, Dwight Brainerd, john Cleghorn, Christopher Coristine, Donald Doyle, Billy lfakin, jolm Fieldhouse, Tommy Gray, Brien Gillespie, Robert Henwood, Christopher Hyde, David johnstone, Nicolas liairis, john Keays, Trygve Knudsen, Todd La Fontaine, Stephen Levitan, Crozier Lucas, john McGillis, Alec Miller, Victor Mills, jay Monge, Rodney Moore, john Newman, john Nickson, Gordon Peters, Brian Saunderson, Peter Schaal, Rodney Smith, Michael Stanger, john Stikeman, David Stollmeyer, Allan VV21kCi:1Cld, Bobby Zeller. The Junior Choir:-Billy Ballantyne, john Beament, john Birks, Harry Bloomiield, Bobby Bolles, Robert Bruce, john Buckell, Martin Campbell, Tim Coristine, Rene Desmarais, Bobby Dolman, Sandy Duthie, Robert Fowler, liric Garland, Tim Gilbert, Michael Guite, Giles Hunt, Peter Hutchins, Robert johnston, Vytis liaestli, Aleco Kairis, Garry La Fontaine, Teddy Manthorp, Gregor Maxwell, David McNeill, jeremy Pearce, Vincent Prager, Michael Rawlings, Gerald Ross, Patrick Shaughnessy, Brian Small, Donald Steven, Robert Stikeman, Roger Thomas, Brian Vsher-jones. LITERARY COMPIi'I'ITIOXS As in past years, a number of Selwyn House boys submitted entries in the Royal limpire Society Annual Essay Competition. XYe congratulate Tim Peters and Colin Moseley on gaining first and second prize respectively in Section C. Those securing honorable mention were Roger Bellingham, Charles Chaffey, jimmie livans, XYilliam Pedoe and Rodney Tait. Twenty schools participated in the local contest and just under 400 essays were submitted in all. The magazine literary contest was judged this year by Mrs. Markland, the results being as follows: Poetry:-lst. Bill Pedoe, Znd. Michael Berrill. Hon. mention: Tim Peters, Bill Hambly, Robert Aikman and Anthony Maxwell. Short Story: No award. Hon. Mention: Tim Peters, Robert Aikman. Essay: lst. Peter Yodstrcil, Znd. john Chamard. Hon. Mention: Tim Peters, Geoffrey Gaherty. We were all delighted to learn of Donald Steven's success in winning a major award in the Young People's Symphony Concerts' Competition with a First-class musical scrap-book. l16l