Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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30 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE the tonnage of food consumed. Alice in Wonderland is one of the books digested this year, and suggests a kind of logical nonsense. However, the growth of a nine-year old boy in one short year, is quite illogical, and is a phenomenon which can only be contemplated with o feeling of wonder and awe. This year, everything is important, everything is serious, and all activities are explored with unabated fervour. By now, games can be played with a certain proficiency, and the boys of Form A expect to be the stars of the Junior teams. Birks iii, Dobell i, Coristine ii, Case, Cooke, McMartin ii, Vickers i and Porteous shine in hockey and football. ln the gym squad we are represented by MacDermot, and are proud of his magnificent work on the team. Cubs this yeor are as keen as ever, the sixes vying with each other to gain badges, and marks for their various Houses. Sixers this yeor are Birks iii, Bourne, Case, Dobell i, McConnell and Morgan. Their able seconders are Cooke, MacPhail, Pitt i, Porteous, Robson and Vickers i. Other Cubs are Chenoweth i, Feifer, LeNormand, McLeod i, McMartin ii, Monteith i and Thom ii. Some of these same boys are .lunior House Captains and we wonder how Wanstall House would fare without Dobell i, Speirs House without Coristine ii, Macaulay without McMartin ii, or Lucas without Birks iii. Their keenness makes the competition between the Houses all the sharper but no less friendly. For some boys the snowy season brings the joy of skiing lessons. Cooke, MacPhail, Pitt i, Porteous, Robson and Thom ii improved their techniques under the skillful tutoring of M. Kirschgessner. Then there is the craftsmanship acquired by Case, Chenoweth i, Cooke, Coristine ii, Dobell i, Feifer, Harwood, Hutchinson, LeNormand, MacDermot, Mcl.eod i, McMartin ii, Morgan, Pitt i, Porteous, Smith and Vickers i. Down in the depths, in the wood-working room, those efficient-looking saws carve marvellous trophies without shaving off any small fingers, thanks to Mr. Rutley's vigilance. ln September we welcomed several new boys into the Form: Cooke, MacDermot, Harwood, Hutchinson, LeNormand and Smith. They have become well-integrated members of the group and have earned the friendship of us all. C.I.M. FORM Bl Last year's large Form C was, this year, divided into Forms Bl and Bll. Certain pupils from other schools, realizing the error of their ways, joined the two groups. Bl has been enriched by the addition of Hailstone, Maase, Peper ll, Stewart and Weil. Of this number Maase has, so far, proved the greatest menace to those holding the top positions in the Form, namely Joseph, Grosvenor II, Sise, Kingston etc. Into this lofty group has quietly crept Molson, while Weil has done a remarkable iob of learn'ng to read English in a few short months, after having previously read nothing but French. This Form would seem to represent a perfect cross-section of any school. Certain boys are clever and ambitions, and can almost always be depended on to do their best. At the other end of the scale are the ones who find it d'Hicult to put farth the effort, while there is the large middle section, who, being exceedingly human, have times of ambition and moments of sloth. The inevitable bouts of illness, accidents and operations have taken their toll, but all have lived to fight another day. From the athletic standpoint, although there appear to be no potential Bannisters or Landys among them, there have been good reports of some individual efforts.

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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

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1957-1958 3l ln team sports, an enioyable time seems to have been had by all, although no cups or special accolades have come their way. It can hardly be said that this group gets quiet enioyment out of life, but on the whole there is very little sign of nervous collapse caused by an overwhelming and thwarting drive for perfection! The boys of Bl are:-Caird lll, Colby, Dickman, Grosvenor ll, Hailstone, Joseph, Kingston, Le Moyne, Maase, Martin ll, Molson l, Moseley l, Peper ll, Sise, Stephenson, Stewart, Tratt and Weil. EF. FORM BII Children are traditionally unwilling to be educated, but the boys of Bll put on such a bold front that one is led to believe that they thoroughly enioy the process. This indus- trious little band has many talents, not the least of which is their ability at public speaking, they seem not to waste a single moment in practising this art! We were sorry to lose Mark Fawcett and look forward to his return, his temporary retirement has, however, made the struggle for the coveted 'first place' a more interesting one. DeWolf Shaw, Johnston, Mark Molson and Teddy Connolly have all been successful contenders. The class ranks have been considerably thinned from time to time by the 'flu' bug, but such minor ailments pall into insignificance when one remembers that Phil Gainsbury and his appendix parted company last term. Mark Molson was awarded the Gym Crest, although the competition was very keen and there was very little to choose between the first tour boys. lt would be a serious omission if, in concluding these notes, no mention were made of the friendly and co-operative spirit which exists among the boys, and which, more than anything else, has made the year such an enioyable one. B.C. FORM CI INVICTUS Pitch'd from our world of fun and play To work which has an endless goal, lt's good to have, what people say, ls our unconquerable soul. Coping with many sums to do, Trying to add, but not aloud, With borrowing and tables too Our heads are bloody, but unbowed. Then games, which must be lost or won, Writing, with letters neatly made, French and spelling which must be done, Finds us and leaves us unafraid. ln all our many sports and work We try to play our different roles, What e'er the price, we will not shirk, We are the captains of our souls. With apologies to William Ernest Henley and an affectionate little tribute to the boys of Form Cl who have been so valiant in their co-operation. Ainley, Amundsen, Carsley, Copping, Culver, Cusack, Daniels, Davies, Dobell ll, Drummond, Dufour, Eaton ll, Fisher, Fitzpatrick l, Fuller, Galt, Graham, Gwinnell ll, Hoffmann ll, Van Rantwyk, Young and Vermette. D.M.T.