Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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10 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Speakers e As in past years, we have been favoured by visits from a number of distinguished speakers to the school. Among those who have thus honoured us since our last magazine went to print are the following:- His Excellency Sir Douglas Copland, K.B.E., C.M.G., LL.D., High Commissioner for Australia, Professor H. Noel Fieldhouse, Dean of Arts and Science at McGill University, Mr. Charles C. Colby' and Mr. Francis J. Nobbsf' who spoke at the Academic Prizegiving, the Sports Prizegiving and the School Gym Displays respectively, Professor Percy Nobbs, Mr. J. E. Nickson, Mr. Teddy Coumantarosf' who showed movies or slides, Right Rev. Thomas Greenwood, L.Th., D.D., Lord Bishop of Yukon, Rev. Harold E. Frankham, Rector of Middleton, Manchester, Rev. Eric Mcllwain, B.D., Dominion Douglas Church, Westmount, who addressed special assemblies, Hon. M. A. Rauf, B.A., B.C.L., LL.D., High Commissioner for lndia, Sir Francis lbiam of Nigeria, who described conditions in their countries, Lieutenant-Commander Peter Hamilton, D.S.C., who gave an account of his solo transatlantic crossing in a 24 ft. sloop, and Colonel R. Peter Fleming, O.B.E., who answered many questions about his world travels, Scout Commissioner Willis P. Malone, who spoke on the l0Oth anniversary of the birth ot Lord Baden Powell, and Commissioner Goat who presided over a Going-up ceremony from Cubs to Scouts, Mr. P. T. Molsonf who spoke eloquently on the Welfare Federation Campaign, and Mr. Charles Houston, who addressed the senior boys on social problems, Mr. Raymond E. Parsons, who judged the annual Public Speaking Contest-finalists being Maxie Ferro, Christopher Hyde, Daniel Javitch, Todd LaFontaine, Patrick Phillips, Allan Wakefield, Mr. Gordon MocDougall, Chairman of the Board of Governors, who spoke at the first Prefects' lnvestiture of the year, Major C. D. Munro, who addressed the Remembrance Day Service on November ll, Mr. Sydney T. Fisher, who spoke to the Seniors in the Art Gallery about his exhibition of Shakespeareana, Mr. Ernest Usher-Jones, who addressed the graduates at the closing luncheon of the year, and Bobby Aikman,' Head Prefect, who delivered the valedictory address. 'indicates Old Boy of School.

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l x -'- Q Eff .-. 3 A Editorial As we, the l957 graduates, leave Selwyn House, we take with us many happy memories which we shall treasure for the rest of our lives. There are friends we met, the activities in which we took part, the staff of men and women who gave so much effort and attention in preparing us for life, the sports championships which we won, and many, many others. Although many of us will not admit it, we are all a bit misty-eyed at the prospect of leaving the place where we have spent several years, acquiring knowledge which we shall use through life. Let us try to be the best graduating class ever and to enhance with honour the good reputation our school has established. The first graduating class of the school must have had great dreams for their successors. We can add no more to these dreams, but can only do our best to fulfil them. We pass our hopes to our school-mates of lower grades. May they keep up the high standards which Selwyn House has achieved in athletic and academic activities. Now that we have come to the parting of ways, let us show the world that graduates of Selwyn House School are second to none in citizenship, character and perseverance, and that we are worthy of the fine reputation of our school. May our future achievements be our form of gratitude to our tutors.

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