Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE FORM IIB Lulled by quiet hum of Latin, By small children throwing spit balls, Seeing not the wide eyes creeping To the desks of other pupils, There the Latin master, sits he, Thinking of his eager students, Of their strength, and of their weakness, Tennant working hard at Latin But reploying Monday's hockey, Zinman pausing in his labour Thinks how he can stop a break-a-way. There the pensive master wonders From what lands these people travel. Gord McNeil rides in each morning O'er the bridge, 'bove pike and dare, And Malone treks through the country From Terrebonne, through miles of forest Douse arrives from distant places Near the lake by garbage filled. How behave these fourteen pupils? Let us watch them in their labours. Webster sat before the master, Dreamed up questions sage and clever. Stikeman too sat in his corner Giving answers, always rightly. Wiser grew young Lawrence Gainsbury, He grew brighter every fortnight. Peter Stein supplied much humour To his class, was always pleasant. And Ross Brydon from the centre Smiled benignly 'cross the classroom. Right before the master's glasses Sat John Galt, at work, lndustrious. Taylor sat and passed his moments Doomed to be his last at Selwyn. Hibbert sometimes rose to greatness, Put to shame the leading students. Hoffman languished in his corner Doing his work with ease and quickness. Thus the master muses gladly, Till at length a dripping spit ball Lands against his weary forehead Rouses him from his quiet torpor, Rouses him to heights of fury, Doubles homework for the evening. But the boys ignore the summons, For it is the end of term.

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1957-1958 27 FORM IIA Form IIA, on returning last September, was pleasantly surprised to find their form room had undergone a transformation. The windows had been enlarged considerably and, as a result, the character of the room had changed. lt was bright, airy, and cheerful. The members of the class soon adopted the character of the room itself. They become bright, cheerful, and not infrequently airy. As usual, there exists a keen rivalry between Forms llA and llB both in studies and in games. llA's standard of achievement in both these aspects of school life is very good, and this friendly inter-Form rivalry serves as an added incentive to improvement. The individuals who make up this class are listed below, along with a few pertinent, or impertinent comments concerning each boy. BASSADONE: Known in class as Boom-Boom . He is the usual lender of pens to those who daily manage to forget them. BIRKS1 IIA's wandering skier who, during winter months, manages to commute from either Shawbridge or Stowe and still maintains an A average. BROWN: David occupies an honoured front-row pew and has become quite adept at dodging low-flying chalk and books. CAIRD: A leading scouter and owner of numerous lapel gadgets which serve to amuse not only James but his neighbours as well. HEBERT1 Whose rear pew now resembles an executive suite. An athlete and scholar of note. LaFONTAINE1 Gary's supposed weakened physical condition demands morning and after- noon candy snacks-a lovely ailment LeMOlNE: John is one of llA's shy, quiet members. He is a hard-working student and a keen scout. MARTIN: The custodian ot door and inkwell who is always ready for a lark with Shaugh- nessy. Member of the Under l2 Soccer Team. MAURICE: A quiet, conscientious citizen and a candidate for a School Soccer Team next year. NIXON. Peter is one of our two new boys this year, and he has proved a fine addition to llA and the Under T3 Hockey Team. RALSTON: Ivan is one of the School's trenchermen and his luncheon duels with Wright are a joy to see. SHAUGHNESSY: Michael is a willing worker, a possessor of a lively sense of humour, and a keen participant on all Macaulay House Teams. SKORYNA: Chris is llA's other new boy. He is going to be a definite asset to future Hockey and Soccer Teams. VALOIS: Paul is llA's top student. He thrives on work, but still has time for numerous House Activities. WRIGHT: The form's other eater of note. His daily intake is a continual source of wonder to all except Ralston.

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR T957-1958 29 FORM I Three weeks from tomorrow, a rocket ship leaves, With a crew-full of space bucconeer. Each man has a duty to help sail the ship, As it hurtles through space by light years. The complements young, but it seems well informed About matters celestial, too, And though small in stature, each member has seen, By T,V., clear advice what to do. Both Sedgewick and Grosvenor had thought of it first: To escape so much Tuesday night prep , And Sanford's concluded the road to the Town Makes Mars only appear iust a step. The technical details were left to Diez lWho takes pens apart by the scorel, While Vodstrcil, Brunton and Scott used their Man- Ual Training to make the craft soar. They made Michael Boulton their expert on food, And brought Anguss fine Chinese cook. McMaster and Leiter they put hard to work Mixing paint for the Jupiter look . Whenever they land lat wherever they dol, They've put Cobbett in charge of a plan. So Doheny, Dench and John Esdaile can try A sports tournament with a space man. As Riley speaks English and Peper's from France, Other spacemen they'll greet with words wise. Caird Il will swop Hamsters and Laing will trade stamps, While MacNaughton distributes bow ties. To write all the journals, they've hired Stephen Price, And a Hspacementu store Eaton has planned, While Pete Fialkowskis piano will play With a Rocket-and-Rollet dance band. But left on the earth, there are two who must watch, While the rocket shots on to'rds a star. Ones Shemilt, who moved down to Knowlton this Spring, While the other ones known as T.R. FORM A The astonishing thing is that a year can pass so quickly, and that, in this short time, the boys who were such chubby infants in September should blossom into long-legged, robust school-boys: leaders of the Junior School, and preparing to go forward into the strenuous life of the Senior department after June. An interesting problem in Arithmetic would be to know the tons of food consumed per year by, let us say, Bourne, Case, McLeod i and Feifer, then find the fraction turned into flesh and bone, the fraction producing their incredible energy, and the remaining traction allotted to, shall we say, the filling of exercise books. The resulting equation would be some- thing like this: physical growth plus energy plus exercise books equals about five times