Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1959 volume:

X SELNNWYN I1CHJSE X f SCHOOL MAGAZINE 31 FOR THE OOL YEAR 1958-59 YXUUS5 S 5 fa, Ljl O 11 :13 1958 1959 Academic-Prizegiving Guest of Honour MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN M. ROCKINGHAM, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., E.D Foreword It was a very great pleasure to be your academic guest of honour at the June prizegiving, and I enioyed very much Hadiusting my sights to the mixed age groups who were present that day. Of course, a soldier is supposed to be flexible in thought and action, so it should not have been an unusual situation for me. I believe that you too would find it beneficial to be flexible in thought and action whether you serve in the Armed Forces or not in the future. Many of our bigoted attitudes are caused by inflexibility and much time is lost in the precious few years of our lives because we refuse to meet changing conditions. International tensions increase because the human race is inclined to believe that their own countries' views are the only correct ones, and that people who have different points of view are auto- matically wrong. ln business, inflexibility leads to failure to keep up with changing times resulting in loss of business and prestige. In professional life inflexibility can spell ruin. lt is from schools such as yours that the leaders of the future come. You enioy special privileges in education, and, therefore, must accept special responsibilities. You have the destiny of our country in your hands and l urge you to tackle it with enthusiasm, energy and flexibility. And, do remember that you will get personal satisfaction from service to your country, other people or your community which will never be matched by satisfaction attained through material gains. J. M. ROCKINGHAM Maior-General -,,.,., i 1 l l l I l COLIN CAMPBELL MACAULAY, M.A. It was with deep regret that we learned of the death of Mr. C. C. Macaulay, second headmaster ot Selwyn House, at his home in Rugby, England, on March 6th. Mr. Macaulay was a graduate of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and took over the school on the retirement of Mr. Lucas in l9l2. A kindly, scholarly and intensely competent headmaster, Mr. Macaulay won the affection and respect of all who had the privilege of knowing him as teacher and friend during the seventeen years he controlled the destinies ol Selwyn House, In T929 he retired from schoolmastering and for the past thirty years has enjoyed his well-earned leisure in England. He died at the age of eighty-four. ln the life of the school and the community he lives on in the fine traditions which his outstanding leadership built up so soundly at Selwyn House and in the strong and forceful influence which he wielded for good upon many hundreds of Montreal boys, who now mourn his passing and look back with genuine gratitude upon his contribution to their all-round development. The following is a transcript of the tribute paid Mr. Macaulay by the Rev. Canon Carnegy of Rugby in the Parish Magazine of Holy Trinity Church: At a ripe old age Mr. C. C. Macaulay passed to his rest. For twenty-five years he had been a most faithful member of the Holy Trinity congregation during which time he had served for four years as Church Warden. For nearly ten years he was an energetic and most efficient correspondent of our Church Day Schools. All who knew him will mourn his loss, for he was a most lovable person, who set a fine example of Christian worship and service. We offer our thanks to God for his life. Contents Pa Editorial Sports Prizegiving, 1958 Academic Prizegiving, 1958 Visitors The Library Dramatics Debating Form Notes Literaria Cricket Soccer Hockey House Championship Scouts and Cubs Gymnastic Display Old Boys' Section rl urfin, T. Slewa Gilberl, K. M T. r 05 Thom ar: B. Brock, M. Gwinnell, R. Dolman, R. Re Bas ian ruce, M. Herzer, H. Bloomfield, D. Steven, R nlre: M. Guife, R. Ce Riddoch V, oodey, V. Prage M Mr 1 Headmaster s, the vhmap Y. Walker, M horn, R onl: L. Wulc Fr FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 Board of Governors Chairman H. Stirling Maxwell, Esq. Immediate Past-Chairman Gordon H, MacDougall, Esq. Vice-Chairman J. Bartlett Morgan, Esq. Honorary Secretary A. V. Lennox Mills, Esq. Honorary Treasurer Robert W. Wakefield, Esq. Mrs. Harald A. R. Martin Daniel Doheny, Esq. Mrs. W. J. C. Stikeman Peter M. Laing, Esq. G. Drummond Birks, Esq. Percival T. Molson, Esq. John B. Bourne, Esq. Staff HEADMASTER Robert A. Speirs, M.A. lEdinburgh and Columbia Universitiesl SENIOR MASTER F. Gordon Phillips, M.A. lOxford Universityl SENIOR MISTRESS OF JUNIOR SCHOOL lMrs.l Christian I. Markland lLiverpool Universityl Brian Cleary, Dip.Ph.Ed. Edgar C. Moodey lNottingham Universityl lLondon Universityl E. Geoffrey Davies, B.A. Brian Rothwell, B.Sc. lManchester Universityl lQueen's University, Belfastl lMmel Janine Dorland, B.A. Timothy Rutley, B.Eng. lUniversity of Parisl lMcGill Universityl James E. lversen, M.A. Frederick A. Tees, B. Com. lMcGill Universityl lMcGilI Universityl lMissl Helen D. Locke lMrs.l Dorothy M. Tester lQuebec Teaching Diplomal lMissl E. L. Pick lLibrarianl OFFICE STAFF lMrs.l Constance E. Howis IMissl Frances H. Gault IMrs.l Ella Smart Harry Bloomfield Vincent Prager lan Riddoch Michael Bastian Barrie Brock Robert Bruce Timothy Coristine Robert Dolman CRICKET ll958l John Stikeman SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Student OlTicers PREFECTS Ralph Walker lHead Prefectl Timothy Stewart Roger Thomas Lee Watchorn SUB-PREFECTS Donald Steven DEBATING SOCIETY Lee Watchorn Timothy Gilbert Michael Guite Michael Gwinnell Richard Herzer Keith Murlin lXll FOOTBALL ll958l HOCKEY ll959l lan Riddoch Lee Watchorn HOUSE CAPTAINS and VICE-CAPTAINS Lucas House Wanstall House Ralph Walker Lee Watchorn Donald Steven Vincent Prager Macaulay House Speirs House Michael Bastian lan Riddoch Timothy Stewart Timothy Coristine SCOUTS Falcon Patrol Panther Patrol Richard Herzer Robert Dolman Magazine Staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Vincent Prager LITERARY EDITORS Ralph Walker Donald Steven PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS Harry Bloomfield Roger Thomas SPORTS EDITOR Michael Bastian ART EDITOR Timothy Coristine CLASS EDITORS Michael Quite Jonathan Birks Philip Webster ,fi- Q, l-!l- i-. R L I n EDlTORlAL This year - the filtyefirst since the founding of the school- has been o very good one in many ways. ln every aspect of school life, whether it be academic or sports, the competi- tion has been so keen that in the General Competition all four houses are usually only a lew points from one another. Also in inter-school games, the school teams have striven to do their best and always put up an excellent show. There have been only two changes in the stall of the school this year. Madame Dorlond replaced Madame Salathe in the teaching of Junior and Intermediate French, and Mr. Rothwell has replaced Mrs, Farquhar who left at the end of the 1957-58 school year. An old custom at Selwyn House was revived alter twenty years this year. It was the father-son hockey game at the end of the hockey season. Unfortunately for the boys, the fathers won, but the game all the same was a very exciting one. Haw interesting it would be if Mr. Lucas, the first headmaster ol Selwyn House, could pay a visit to the school to-day and see all the changes that have been made since he started the school in l908. Now, having moved twice - first to the corner ol Mackay and Sherbrooke streets, and then to its present location, it has had three other headmasters and now has an enrolment of over two hundred boys and has become one of the best-known of Canadian schools. ln closing, I can only hope that we, the boys of Selwyn House, can in some way repay Mr, Speirs and the rest of the staff for all that they have done for us while we have been at the school. Aikman, James Angus, John Baxter, Hamilton Berrill, Michael Boehler, Wilfried Boulton, Michael Campbell, Peter Doheny, Patrick Dufour, Paul Embiricos, Epaminondas Esdaile, John Fawcett, Mark From, Shaw Gainsbury, Lawrence Gainsbury, Philip Grant, Homer Hailstone, Colin Harwood, Christopher Henwood, Robert Hesler, Bill Hoffmann, Christopher Kairis, Nicolas Katz, Andrew SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE VALETE - 1958 Keays, John Knudsen, Trygve Martin, John McGillis, John McNeill, David Miller, Alex Munro, Clive Nickson, John Paquef, Stephan Peper, Patrick Peper, Richard Peters, Gordon Rousseau, Eric Schaal, Peter Selye, Michel Shemilt, Brian Smith, Martin Smith, Rodney Stephenson, Shane Stikeman, John Stikeman, Robert Tatlow, John Taylor, lan Thom, David SALVETE - 1958-59 Allison, Jody Atack, Christopher Bourke, Andrew Brizon, Arnaud Brizon, Olivier Cameron, Jamie Copper, Christopher Chambers, Geoffrey Clark, Paul Clarke, Brian Connolly, Stuart Craig, David Cryer, Stuart Davis, Maynard Dean, Alastair Dorland, Michael Dorland, Philippe Fisher, lan Galt, Christopher Galt, George Gibson, Michael Goldbloom, Michael Hodgson, George Hodgson, Grahame Hone, Frank lversen, Erik Kerr, Andrew Magee, Brian Matheson, John McCorriston, Colin McDougall, David Norsworthy, Gordon Peck, John Phillips, Andrew Pike, John Pike, Michael Ramsden, James Savard, John Scott, Peter Shenkman, James Smele, Jeffrey Smith, Gordon Stapleton, Tony Stevenson, Hugh Stewart, David Stewart, Thomas Thackray, David Wexler, Barrie Young, Brian r--w ----e Q' Www W E.: -t Q. We V225 1 2 7+ A l li V ' Q ., ' u x ' ' I' , ' wa 3' ' f as f V N. as Sports Meet and Prizegiving iMAY, 1958i The annual sports meet and prizegiving were held on the Westinou nt Athletic Grounds on Wednesday, May 28, with a large number of parents and friends in attendance, ln spite ot threatening skies all events were run off without rain and in record time G t . ues of honour at the prizegiving ceremony was Mr. Charles H. Peters, President of The Gazette and an Old Boy of the School, who congratulated the prizewinners but paid particular tribute to all who had tried so hard but won no award. In addition to prizes won in the sports meet, other awards - tor distinction in scouts and cubs, swimming, skiing and boxing-were also presented Alex Miller won th . e McMaster Memorial Senior Sportsmans Cup and the Victor Ludor um trophy, whilst Gordon MacDougaII received the Cassils Memorial Juni or Sportsmans Cup. Wanstall House, under the leadership ot Gordon Peters, carried oFt House trophies in all intra-mural sports competitions. SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The following is a list ol awards and winners: 75 yards I9 yearsl 75 tr-iris is tml 75 yards I7 yeorsl 75 yards I6 yearsl 100 yards IIO yearsl 100 yarcls III ycarsl 10,1 yorcls 112 yearsl 100 yards 113 yearsl 100 yards Iopenl Broad Jump Iunder 131 Broa:l Jump lopenl High Jump Iurider 131 High Jump lopeltl Ist Ist 151 Ist Ist Ist Isl 151 151 1st 1st lst 151 Relay Races:-Intermediate B, Wanstoll House, A. Case D. Colt C. Odell T. Oliver S. Price C. Slcoryna W Ballantyne G. Fisher A. Miller S. Price A. Miller W. Bollontyne J. Niclcson 2nd 2ncI 2nd 2nd 7nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd F. Porteous J. Moseley B. Wilson J. Moseley J. Sedgewick . Doheny . Volois . Hamilton W. Hesler G. Tennant F. School D. Steven A. Miller Intermediate A, Macaulay House, Junior A, Wanstoll House, Junior B, Wanstoll House, Senior B, Wanstoll House, Senior A, Wanstoll House. 220 yards Iopenl 440 yards lopenl Sack Race Iluniorl Sock Race IS:-niorl Sisters' Race 1100 yards hondicapl Brothers' Race Father, Mother and Son Race Scouting Awards:- lst 151 151 151 Isl 151 Ist W. P. J. H. N. H. Heslcr Schaal Moseley Baxter Fialkowski Coristine The Niclrson Family 2nd A. Miller 2nd W. Hesler 2nd V. Vickers 2nd B. Brock Mackenzie Cup-Beaver Patrol IPIL Michael Bc-rrillg Robert Bruce, Jim Caird, Peter Nixonl. Best Senior Cub Six- Red llvan Ralston, Sixerg John Esdaile, Robert Diez, Brian Shemiltl. Winner of .lock Barclay Memorial Trophy - Ivan Ralston. Best Junior Cub Six-White lBarrie Birks, Sixer, John MacPhail, Mark Molson, James Johnston, Peter Grosvenorl. Swimming Awards - Ist D. McMartin, 2nd P, Schaal, 3rd G, Fisher. Boxing Competition: - Lightweight, J. Sedgewick, Bantamweight, G. MacDougal1, Welterweight, S. Paquetg Heavyweight, P. School, Skiing Awardsz- Intermediate Cross-country, D. Malone, Intermediate Slalom, P. Webster, Intermediate Downhill, P, Webster, Intermediate Overall, T. Birks, Senior Cross-country, T. Coristine, Senior Slalom, T. Coristiney Senior Downhill, D. Thom. Junior Sportsmon's Cup lCassils Memorial Cupl - Gordon MacDougalI The Sportsman! Cup lMcMaster Memorial Cupl -Alex Miller Victor Ludorum Soccer IThe Gillespie Cupl Hockey IThe Creighton Cupl Solthall lThe Carlin Cupl House Competition in Individual Sports lThe Pitcher Cupl , Alex Miller Wanstoll House Wanstoll House Wanstoll House Wanstoll House FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 13 Y-V! K, Academic Prizegiving rJuNe, r95ar The Annual Academre Prrzegrvrng of the School was held rn the Mosse l-lall ot McGrll Unrversrty on the evenrng of Thursday, June l2th, Mr, H, Strrlrng Maxwell, chairman ol the Board ol Governors, presrdcd and the spegral chorr conducted by Mr, Phrllrps rendered several songs most acceptably f A shepherd kept sheep on a hrll so hugh, Flower Carol and Waltzrng Matrlda. ln hrs Headmaster s Report Mr, Sperrs made reference to the trttreth annrvezsary ot the loundrng ol Selwyn l-louse, and added: We look back wrth prrde upon the herrtage burlt up by our predecessors and forward wrth quret contrdence to the years that he ahead, pledgrng our devotion to the same alms ol hugh scholarshrp, good sportsmonshrp and the rnculcatron ot sprritual values which have been the bulwarlcs ot our school clurrng rts lrrsl hall-Century ot lrfef' Guest ot Honour at the prizegrving exercrses was MarorAGeneral John M, Roclrrngharn CB, CBE, DSO., ED., General Otlrcer Commandrng Quebec Command, who addressed the gatherrng and presented the prrzes, With our freedom ot thought and opportunrty , he counselled, we must lrve up to our democratrc rdeals, rn order to wrn over the encommrtted rDCODlCs Ol the World, who sway and bounce from one srde to another accordrng to the r-.ray we conduct ourselves. Our courage and rnclustry are vrtal to the nat.on s v.r:ll-bQ.ngr and rts intluence upon the world beyond our borders. Two new awards were presented this yearfone rn memory ol the late Mr, Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, an Old Boy and former member ol the Board at Governors, presented by M. Charles Lineaweaver, and the other silver and bronze medals lor outstandrng achreve- ment rn the house competition, presented by Mr, and Mrs. G. N. Karrrs. The lollowrng was the prize-list tor the academrc year: - I4 Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form SELWYN HOUSE SCHOO L MAGAZINE Prize List Peter Hadelcel Qnd John Aimers John Carsley 2nd David Galt John Kent 2nd John Macaulay Peter Maase 2nd Henry Joseph Mark Molson 2nd David Esdaile Richard Dobell 2nd David Chenoweth James Brunton 2nd John Esdaile Paul Valois 2nd Georges Hebert Raymond Douse 2nd Graeme Tennant William Ballantyne 2nd David Walker Ralph Walker 2nd Lee Watchorn Nicolas Kairis 2nd Epaminondas Embiricos Special Prizes Distinction in Senior French Epaminondas Embiricos Distinction in Junior School French lpresented by Mrs. G. Miller Hydel Jacques Le Norma nd Distinction in Senior Mathematics Distinction in Third Form Mathematics lpresented by Colin Moseleyl lpresented by Mrs. G. H. R. Sims! Gordon Peters David Walker Distinction in Literature Distinction in Fourth Form Latin Nicolas Kairis Ralph Walker Distinction in History Distinction in Fourth Form Science Epaminondas Embiricos lpresented by Dr. and Mrs H. Baxterl Public Speaking Prize Ralph Walker lpresented by Hon. Mr. Justice Prize for General Excellence G. M. Hydel lpresented by Mr. T. H. P. Molsonl Nicolas Kairis Alex Miller Distinction in Creative Writing lpresented by Mr. 8. Mrs. C. F. Carsleyi Epaminondas Embiricos Distinction in Choir lpresented by Mrs. Anson McKiml Donald Steven Peter Wright Dramatics Prizes lpresented by Mr. 8. Mrs H. S. Bogertl Gordon Peters Vincent Prager Geoffrey Fisher The Selwyn House Chronicle Cup Jonathan Birks Magazine Contest Awards Essay Poetry Short story Epaminondas Embiricos David Walker Alex Miller Angus Murray Essay Prize William Hesler Prizes for Order lDonated by Montreal City 8- District Savings Bankl lst Michael Berrill 2nd Peter Schaal FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR l95B-l959 James Aikman Hamilton Baxter Michael Berrill Wiltried Boehler Epcminondas Embiricos Robert Henwood Pretects' Medals William Hesler Nicolas Kairis John Keays Trygve Knudsen John McGillis Alex Miller John Nickson Gordon Peters Peter Schaal Rodney Smith David Thom Head Prefect's Cup: John Stikeman l-louse Captains' Cups James Aikman Alex Miller Gordon Peters Rodney Smith Medals for Outstanding Achievement in House Competition lpresented by Mr. 8. Mrs. G. N. Kairisl Senior School: Alex Miller Junior School: Richard Dobell The Nesbitt Cup lfor inter-house Competition in General Activitiesl Macaulay House The Anstey Cup lfor inter-house Academic Competitionl Macaulay House The LeMoine Trophy lfor inter-house Competition in Debatingl Speirs House The Howis Cup lfor inter-house Cricket Competitionl Macaulay House The Bogert Cricket Trophy lfor competition between the lst Xl and the Fathers' Teaml The Fathers The Governors' Shield lfor over-all ascendancy in inter-house Competitionl Wanstall House The Thomas Chalmers Brainerd Memorial Award lpresented by Mr. Charles Lineaweaverl Gordon Peters The Lieutenant-Governors Slver Medal lfor Academic Distinction in Senior Schooll Nicolas Kairis The Lieutenant-Governors Bronze Medal lfor Academ'c Distinction in Jun'or Schooll Richard Dobell The Jeffrey Russel Prize lAwarded for all-round ability and presented by Mrs. H. Y. Russell Alex Miller The Lucas Medal lAwarded to the most outstanding boy in the Senior Form ot the School in work, games, leadership and character, on vote of his fellow-students and Stal? of the Schooll John Stikeman Academic Successes Ashbury College Scholarship: Trygve Kundsen Lower Canada College Scholarship: Gordon Peters Trinity College School Bursary: John Esdaile I6 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Visitors As in past years, Selwyn House has been favoured by a number of distinguished visitors who have addressed various functions of the school. Among those who have thus honoured us since our last magazine went to press are the following: Major-General john M. Rockingham, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., E.D., General Officer Com- manding Quebec Command, Charles H. Peters', Esq. President of the Montreal Gazette, and Robert W. Coristine, Esq., who spoke at the Academic Prize-giving, the Sports Prize- giving and the School Gymnastic Display respectively, Sir Robert Watson-Watt, C.B., D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., inventor of Radar, Right Hon. Earl de la Warre, G.B.E., chairman of the Council of the Royal Commonwealth Society, D. M. I. Gwinnell, Esq., United Kingdom Information Service, Rev. George P. Gilmour, D.D., President of McMaster University, Right Rev. Paul Yasuo Kurose, Bishop of Mid-Jonan, Rev. Reginald Trueman, M.A., Dean of St. John's College, Hong-Kong, and the Rev. Edgar J. Bailey, M.A., L. Th., of Westmount Baptist Church, The Hon. Mr. Justice G. Miller Hyde', Donald Maclnnes', Esq. and William Budden', Esq., who addressed the Governors' Dinner celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the school, Members of the Board of Governors - H. Stirling Maxwell , Esq., who presided at an investiture of prefects, and Robert W, Wakefield, Esq., who described a fascinating trip to Russia, Robert Hammond, Esq., M.A., of the Family Welfare, who introduced our Red Feather Campaign, and Patrick Dehy, Esq., who addressed the seniors on Social Service as a career, under the auspices of the Ann and Harry Bronfman Foundation for Social Work, Mr. Ben Carlin, world traveller and author, who spoke on his global trip in his amphibious jeep, and Mr. Paul Provencher, of the Quebec North Shore Paper Company, an authority on Quebec Wild Life, Madame llonka Nevay, who favoured us with another of her charming piano recitals, introduced by valuable descriptive comments, and Mr. George Brown, M.A., city councillor and education officer of the Montreal Central Board, who adjudicated our Public Speak- ing Contest - finalists belng Harry Bloomfield, Vincent Prager, Donald Steven, Timothy Stewart, Ralph Walker and Lee Watchorn, Brigadier Eric M. Wilson, D.S.O., who addressed the special Remembrance Day Service, and Scout Commissioner Alan Locke of the Riverview District, who spoke at the annual Scout and Cub assembly, Mr. Brian MarkIond', president of the Old Boys' Association, who addressed the gra- duates at the closing luncheon of the year, and John Stikeman', head prefect of T957-58, who delivered the valedictory address last June. 1 fCis E:-sefQtt I I I 4 .... evil' .A.. ,...1 ,,- Rober Watson-War! Y :Si H ple To Truemun. ginold Re Rev. Dean lr Top righ Nevay adame Ilonkc M Bollom left Brown. ge GOT Councillor G right: City ITV O Boll I8 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Library The Library has had a very good year. 1958-1959 brought the Library some valuable donations, which are greatly appreciated by both boys and the staff. Last Spring, Mrs G, L. Ogilvie started the Dorothy Warren Memorial Shelf with some exceptionally beautiful books, The World We Live In , Worlds of Nature , Metals and Men and Encyclopedia Canadianau. Dr. 8- Mrs. John McLean have added to the shelf. Mrs. Lawlor gave the Library ninety-one historical books. Miss Mabel Molson has sent us many fine books. Mrs. Martin sent the Library 38 Burgess Bedtime Stories books. Mr. Thor Heyerdahl sent an autographed copy of Kon-Tiki . Robert Stikeman donated ten books. Michael Boulton also donated ten books. Other generous donors were Andrew Vodstrcil, John Esdaile, Robert Graham, Mrs. Tester, Teddy Coumantaros, Laurence Macnaughton, John Cleghorn, Stephen Leopold, John McLeod, Brian Cusack, Mr. Rutley, John Angus, Mark Rawlings, Nicholas Kairis, Drew Colby, and lan Fisher. Nelson Vermette of Bl, donated an antique parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence . There also was a donation of 8 years of London Illustrated News . From April first 1958, to the end of March 1959, 292 new books have been acquired. 241 were donated, 21 were paid for with fines and the school purchased 30. During this last year a very large proportion of the books have been fitted out with the new plastic covers. These covers have both added glamour and provided protection which will prolong the life of the books. The Circulation figures show a very pleasing rise. For the seven months from the beginning of September 1958 to the end of March 1959, 5,183 books have been taken out. Some interesting exhibits have been displayed. There has even been a Mummy's head and foot on display. Some of the other exhibits have been ships, planes, rocket launchers, tanks, a rattlesnake's rattle, coins, stamps, a coconut muskrat, a cow's horn, pictures of Pompeii, shells, money, a Swiss hat, a South America centipede, birds' nest, Knights of the Round Table, Christmas Books and decorations and other interesting items. lt has been very interesting and pleasant working in the Library, interesting to watch the boys find out how wonderful books can be and pleasant as a book lover to handle thc many beautiful books that Selwyn House School is so fortunate to have in its Library. E. Pick, Librarian Board and Staff We were sorry to lose the valuable services of Mrs. Stuart A. Cobbett and Mr. Ross Newman to the Board of Governors. To replace these members, Mrs. W.J.C. Stikeman and Colonel John B. Bourne were appointed to the Board. We are always most fortunate in the choice of Governors and are most grateful for the fine contribution they make to the school life and progress. We were pleased to welcome to our Staff this year Madame Janine Dorland to take charge of junior and some middle-school French, and Mr. Brian Rothwell to cover Maths, English, French and other subjects in the top forms of the junior school and in the middle school. We trust that their stay with us will be a long and happy one. Two members of the Staft will be leaving us in June, much to the regret of all- Miss Helen Locke and Mr. Timothy Rutley. Miss Locke took over her responsible duties with the junior forms and especially Form D at a moments notice, and over a space of almost nine years she has been a tower of strength to us all. Her quiet efficiency, keen sense of humour, and the wisdom of a lifetime spent in the teaching of young people, have all been invaluable to the school, and the academic standards of boys up to and includ- ing the top form pay tribute to the solid and enduring foundation she has laid over the Hice library o her in Pick SS :Mi H le England ne, in Eosfbour vf v- m . .. .2 . .2 : av on 5. 1 ea E . o -. -U. U ea ss Sn C :Ml Upper Centre D -A as .1 v o nl E classes Right Mrs Marklancl between 20 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE years. We extend our deep thanks to her and our best wishes for good health and happiness in her years of retirement. Mr. Rutley, an Old Boy of the school, has been a most enthusiastic and helpful mem-v ber of the Staff for the past two years, and his influence upon his students in class, in his manual training department, and in his supervision of games has been exhilarating and wholesome. We are sorry to see him go, but the lure of world travel has enthralled him and it is our hope that, after his leisurely voyaging around the globe, he may return to Selwyn House to give us all the benefits of his knowledge and experiences. Bon voyage, Sir! We are happy to print a snap of Miss Afro Sneadwher former students and all her other friends will be delighted to see how well she looks. She continues to enjoy her years of retirement in Hastings, England. lt is always a pleasure for us to have visits from time to time from Mr. Howis, Madame Gyger and Mrs. Farquhar, We are delighted that Mrs. Farquhar has agreed to return to Selwyn House and take over Miss Locke's teaching duties. We shall look forward very keenly to having her rejoin the Staff in September. Mrs. Ella Smart joined our Office Staff in mid-March to help with the increasing load of administrative duties. We are grateful for all her assistance and hope that she has enjoyed all her contacts at Selwyn House. The Choir We were privileged to have Mr. Phillips Motley, Organist and Choirmaster of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, and an Old Boy of Selwyn House School, to judge the Singing Competition last June. The finalists in the Senior Choir sang We thank Thee, God , to a setting by J. S. Bach, and those in the Intermediate Choir, The Ash Grove . Mr. Motley complimented all singers and gave them some very helpful advice. In the Senior Choir, Donald Steven was placed first with Ralph Walker second. ln the lntermediate Choir, the winner was Peter Wright with Peter Martin the runner-up. At the Prizegiving the special choir sang The Shepherd , a two-part song by Harry Blake, The Flower Carol with descants, and Waltzing Matilda . The last was particular- ly appreciated by our Guest Speaker, Major-General Rockingham, who was born in Australia. At Christmas, the three choirs sang groups of carols. The Senior Choir was particularly effective as it was found possible to include as many as thirteen boys from Form V whose voices had not changed and who were very talented singers. The following boys sang solosz- Senior Choir. Robert Dolman, Tim Gilbert, Donald Steven, Peter Wright and Ralph Walker. Intermediate Choir. Jimmy Brunton, John Caird, Billy Eaton, lan Robson and Jimmy Sedgewick. Junior Choir, Pembroke MacDermot, Michael Pike, Tom Sise and Barrie Wexler. They are all to be commended on their efforts. We are now busily preparing another group of songs for the Prizegiving. With the amount of talent in Form V this year the competition for places in the special choir - limited to 36 because of space - will be even keener than usual. Dramatics The dramatic offering at the annual Christmas Entertainment was pleasingly varied. The sketch in French - Les Meurtres chez le Coiffeur - ably directed by Mr. lversen - brought down the house, electrifying the audience and electrocuting most of the cast. Geoffrey Fisher acted well as le patron, Michael Shaughnessy and Duncan McMartin proved vociferously recalcitrant employees, Tommy Birks and Raymond Douse performed well as customers, while Paul Valois' studied performance as another client brought widespread 22 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE applause, and Graeme Tennant as the ambitious but frustrated gendarrne gave a very pleasing performance also. Sound and Fury , written and produced by Mr. Moodey, appealed strongly to both adult and iuvenile audiences. Teddy Manthorp, Gregor Maxwell and Jonathan Birks did a fine piece of acting as irresistibly mischievous youngsters bent at all costs in preventing a schoolmaster in the extremities of a nervous breakdown from being forced upon their home. Bruce Hamilton as the innocent victim of their plotting filled his role admirably, as did also Murray Whipps and Billy Ballantyne as the mother and father respectively. Stephen Wells brief appearance lust before the final curtain was very effective. The top form's offering was the Invisible Duke, o gothic farce full of delicious satire, which took the audience back to the middle ages when astrology had not lost its grip on the minds of the ignorant and the superstitious. Vincent Prager gave an outstanding perform- ance as Dom Antonio, the crafty, hypocritical astrologer, whose antics and fakery were ably aided and abetted by his clowns, Michael Guite and Michael Bastian, gaily decked out in colourful garb. Ralph Walker as Duke Florenzo gave to the title-role sincerity and realism and that touch of hauteur which the part called for. Roger Thomas, as Captain Alonzo, provided the handsome aide-de-camp, ready at all times to do his devoir for the Duke, but not unsusceptible to the charms of the lady-in-waiting, Julia, effectively played by Rickie Herzer. Donald Steven, as the tempestuous and fickle Lady Emilia, and Timothy Stewart, as the bold and arrogant Count Francesco, audaciously poaching upon his cousin the Dukes preserves of the heart, rounded out a well-balanced cast. As usual, Mrs. Howis and Mrs. Tester performed miracles in their deft handling of the make-up, and Mr. Moodey was in charge of all back-stage arrangements. Others involved behind the scenes were Robert Bruce, manager of the senior play, Robert Johnston, curtain manipulator, and Harry Bloomfield and Georges Hebert, who helped with early rehearsals. Selwyn House Oratorical Society THE Xl CLUB President - Lee Watchorn Vice-President - Tim Stewart Secretary-Treasurer - Michael Gwinnell. 'tWill the secretary please read the minutes - that was how our meetings began. They were usually at a members house, where we were entertained admirably: some- times at school. The programmes of the meetings were many and different: sometimes we had hat- speeches, which were often amusing and well-done, sometimes we debated, on such sub- iects as 'Resolved that the U.S. Formosan policy is right' and 'Resolved that atom tests should be stopped' or 'Resolved that modern children have too much freedom' and 'Resolved that the policeman's lot is not a happy one'. Once we had a closely fought quiz contest, and another time a i'Brains-Trust . During one very amusing meeting, we held a mock trial, in which the accused was happily acquitted. All in all, we enioyed ourselves a great deal, and our thanks are due to Mr. Speirs, who looked after us so well. THE HOUSE DEBATING First Round: Macaulay vs. Lucas- Resolved that modern science is doing more harm than good. Wanstall vs. Speirs-Resolved that modern children have too much freedom. ln the former, Lucas won, and Wanstall won the other. 0- Davies Mr. lips and hil P Y. Moodey, M f. M Top Hockey Mckh Srhool VSYSUS YS Fclhe r ghll: and H le Botlom r ies sri: mY his ra! Q9 asirolo The ntrel: C9 Bolfom 24 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Second Round: Speirs vs. Lucas-Resolved that Communism is more advantageous than Democracy. Macaulay vs. Wanstall - Resolved that co-education is better than segregation of the sexes Again Lucas and Wanstall won. Third Round: Wanstall vs. Lucas- Resolved that the age of chivalry is dead. Speirs vs. Macaulay- Resolved that the policemans lot is not a happy one. Wanstall and Macaulay won, with Wanstall receiving the LeMoine Trophy. Our thanks are due to Mr, Moodey who very kindly judged the sessions. THE PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST Mr. Brown, an old friend of Mr. Speirs and an education authority in this province, iudged the finals. The speakers were lin order ot speakingl: V. Prager: Volcanoes. R. Walker: The Changes in Musical Appreciation During the Last Century. L, Watchorn: The St. Lawrence Seaway. T. Stewart: A History of Marine Navigation. H. Bloomfield: Dr. Albert Schweitzer. D. Steven: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. R. Walker was iudged first, V. Prager second, and D, Steven third. Form Notes MICHAEL BASTIAN H954-19591 Macaulay House lf ignorance is bliss, t'is folly to be wise. H954-1955i Under I2 soccer and hockey teams: choir. H955-l956l Under I2 soccer: captain under l2 hockey: choir: gym crest: H956-l957l Under i3 soccer and hacke b:Jx'n m I Yi l 97 97' crest: Junior Sportsman's Cup: choir. ll957-l958l Captain under thirteen hockey and cricket- d un er I3 soccer: under T5 hockey: choir: gym crest. H958-I959l Under T5 soccer and hockeyi colours: debating: sports editor school magazine: sub-prefect: choir: captain Macaulay House. Gym team: gym crest and prize. Ambition: Doctor of medicine HARRY J. F. BLOOMFIFLD ll95O-l959l Wanstall House Forles Fortuna Juvat H950-I95ll Class prize. H953-l954l Choir. H954-l95Sl Cub sixer: choir. H956-I957l Choir: dramatics: Royal Empire Society Essay lhonourable mentionl. Poetry competition lhonourable mentionl. H958-l959l Pref t- h l ec, sc oo magazine: debating: public speaking finalist: choir. Ambition: Lawyer. FOR THE SCI-IOOI. YEAR 1958-1959 25 BARRIE RUSSEL BROCK 11956-19591 Speirs House 'tHe who sitteth on a red hot brick, shall surely get a rise out of lite. 11956-19571 Dramaticsg choir, prizegiving choir. 11957-19581 Choir, under 15 soccerg Vice- captain Speirs House. 11958-19591 Debatingg sub-prefect. Ambition. Aeronautical engineer. ROBERT ARTHUR DE VERE BRUCE 11950-19591 Lucas House A fool and his money are soon parted 11952-19531 Choir, cubs. 11953-19541 Choirg cub seconder. 11954-19551 Choirg prizegiving choir, dramatics. 11955-19561 Choir, prizegiving choir, dramaticsg cub sixer. 11956-19571 Choir, prizegiving choirg scouts, 11957-19581 Choirg prizegiving choirg dramaticsg scouts se- conder. 11958-19591 Choir, sub-prefect, dramaticsg debating. Ambition: Lawyer or veterinary surgeon. TIMOTHY N. CORISTINE 11950-19591 Speirs House What! me? Worry? 11951-19521 Class prize, 11952-19531 Cubs. 11953-19541 Cub seconderg choirg house captain. 11954-19551 Choir, cubs. 11955-19561 Choir, Prizegiving choirg house captain. 11956-19571 Under 12 hockeyg choirg prizegiving choir. 11957-19581 Choir, prizegiving choirg ski meet 2ndg under 13 soccer. 11958-19591 Sub-pretectg debating, magazine staff, Vice-captaing ski meet 3rd. Ambition. Engineer. ROBERT HERBERT DOLMAN 11950-19591 Macaulay House Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears . 11952-19531 Choir, seconder winning cub six. 11953-19541 Choirg seconder winning cub sixg junior gym team. 11954-19551 Choirg cub sixerg under 12 soccer, boxingg house vice-captain. 11955-19561 Choir, dramaticsg under 12 soccer teamg short story 1honourabIe mention1. 11956- 19571 Under 13 soccer and hockey teamsg choirg high 1ump 2nd. 11957-19581 Choirg under 13 soccer and hockey. 11958-19591 Under 15 soccer and hockey, choirg scout patrol Ieaderg debating, sub-prefect. Amibtion: Doctor of medicine. TIMOTHY RICHARD GILBERT 11950-19591 Wanstall House You can send a boy to school, but you can't make him work . 11952-19531 Choir, 75 yd dash 2nd. 11953-19541 Wanstall House Captain: 75 yd dash 2ndp choir, cubs. 11954-19551 Choir, cubsg under 12 soccer and hockey teams. 11955-19561 House vice-captain, choir, cubs, under 12 soccer and hockey teams. 11956-19571 choirg under 13 soccer and hockey teams. 11957-19581 choir, under 13 hockey team. 11958-19591 Choirg under 14 hockey teamg sub-prefect: debating. Ambition: Doctor of medicine. 26 SELWYII HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE JEAN CHARLES MICHEL GUITE H950-19591 Speirs House For all the sad words ol tongue or pen, the saddest are these it might have been . H952-l953l Choir, cubs. H953-l954l Choirg cubsg winning sixg dramatics. H954-l956l Cubs' 1 choirg prizegiving choir. H956-l957l Dramaticsg choirg prizegiving choirg magazine competi- tion essay lhonourable mentionl, ski team. H957-l958l Choirg prizegiving choirg ski teomg cross-country Qnd. H958-19591 Choir, dramaticsg under I5 soccer and hockey teamg sub- pretectg magazine staft, debating. Ambition: Law or theatre. MICHAEL JOHN GWINNELL H955-19591 Speirs House Heros fit, non nasciturw. H955-19561 Short story competition lhonourable mentionlp choir, winning cub sixg dramatics. H956-I957l Choir lprizel, dramatics. H957-19581 Short story competition lhonourable men- tionlg head waiterg choir. H958-l959l Choir, sub-prefect, debating secretary-treasurerg poetry and short story competition lhonourable mention and lstl. Ambition: Professor of mathematics. RICHARD HOWARD HERZER H956-l959l Lucas House Never leave until tomorrow what can be done to-day . H956-l957l Choir, house relay. H957-l958l Choir. H958-l959l Sub-prefect, choirg debating. Ambition: Game warden or forest ranger. KEITH MURFIN ll 954-I 959i Macaulay House Food, food, or l die . H955-I956l Choir. H956-l957l Choir. H957-19581 Choir. H958-l959l Sub-prefectg debating society, choir. Ambition: Lawyer. VINCENT MARK PRAGER H952-I959l Wanstall House Audi alterani partem . H952-l953l Choirg cubs. H953-l954l Choir, sixer ot winning cub six. H954-l955l Choir. H955-l956l Choir, dramatics. H956-l957l Choir, prizegiving choirg dramatics. H957-I958l Choir, prizegiving choirg dramatics prizeg assistant head waiter. H958-l959l Choirg Wanstall House vice-captain, Full prefect, debating, public speaking competition finals Qndg school magazine editor-in-chief, dramatics. Ambition: Lawyer or politician. 7 -x 3 3 S f, I 0: H 1 si. 2 bf V rf I x . 5 I ,f 1' 1 qi ' ,A X v. 3 A. H S1 3001 , VI S X I Sl im I I k... ,g ri r N . , W ' 1 3, X XQ I , 93 N C J 'I nf llNIi DHA UNA! ,1-. H. ID D V i, 1 28 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE lAN WALLACE RIDDOCH 11957-19591 Speirs House To thine own self be true 11957-19581 Choir: under 15 soccer: vice-captain, cricket team. 11958-19591 Choir: House captain: full prefect: under 15 soccer captain: colours: debating. Ambition: Diplomatic corps. DONALD ANSTEY STEVEN Lucas House 11950-19591 Don't cross your bridges until you get to them . 11952-19531 Choir: cubs: 75 yd 2nd. 11953-19541 Choir: cubs: dramatics: 75 yd 2nd: essay competition 1honourable mention1. 11954-19551 Choir: seconder of winning cub six: 75 yd. 2nd: under 12 hockey. 11955-19561 Choir prize: under 12 hockey and soccer teams: under 13 hockey: 100 yd. 2nd. 11956-19571 Choir: dramatics: under 12 hockey and soccer teams: under 13 hockey. 11957-19581 Choir prize: dramatics: under 12 hockey and soccer: high jump 2nd: head waiter: Royal Empire Society Essay 1honourable mention1: magazine competition 1honourable mention1. 11958-19591 Choir: under 15 soccer and hockey: sub-prefect: magazine staFf: debating: public speaking finals: house vice-captain. Ambition: Lawyer. TIMOTHY WARREN STEWART 11950-19591 Macaulay House A word is enough for a wise man 11951-19521 Class prize. 11952-19531 Class prize 2nd, 11953-19541 Dramatics: cubs: form prize 2nd, 11954-19551 Choir: cubs seconder: class prize 2nd. 11956-19571 Choir: dramatics: English prize. 11957-19581 Choir: dramatics, 11958-19591 Choir: full prefect: vice-president debating: public speaking finals: dramatics: essay competition 1st: vice-captain Macaulay House. Ambition: Lawyer. ROGER DUDLEY THOMAS 11950-19591 Macaulay House A man is known to himself 11952-19541 Cubs: choir. 11954-19551 Cubs sixer: choir. 11955-19561 Cubs: choir: prizegiving choir. 11956-19571 Choir. 11957-19581 Choir. 11958-19591 Prefect: debating: soccer team: maga- zine staff Ambition: Geologist. RALPH CHARLES SUTHERLAND WALKER 11955-19591 Lucas House Thay half say! Ouhat say thcwy? Lat thame say! 11956-19571 Essay competition 1honourable mention1: choir: dramatics: form prize. 11957-19581 Poetry competition 1honourable mention1: scout seconder: choir: broad jump lst: class editor: form, dramatics and mathematics prizes. 11957-19581 Scout seconder: poetry, essay compe- titions 1honourable mention1: class editor: form, Science and Latin prizes: choir. 11958-19591 House captain, head prefect: choir: dramatics: literary editor: public speaking finalist Ist: essay, poetry competition 1honourable mention1: short story prize. Ambition: Missionary. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 29 CHARLES LESLIE WATCHORN 11951-19591 Wanstall House Be sure youire right, then go ahead 11951-19521 Form prize lst. 11952-19531 Form prize 1stg junior academic prize. 11953-19541 Form prize 1stg cub seconderg French prize Lieutenant Governors bronze shield. 11954-19551 Cub sixerg form prize 1st, under 12 soccer. 11955-19561 Form prize lstg intermediate House captain, French prize, under 12 soccer and hockey cubs sixer. 11956-19571 Form prize 2ndg under 12 soccer, hockey captain, under 13 and 15 hockey. 11957-19581 Form prize 2nd. Under 13 soccer captain, under 13 and 15 hockey. 11958-19591 House captaing Full prefectg president debating, under 14 soccer coloursg captain under 14 hockeyg coloursg gym crest. Ambition: Lawyer. FORM IV The fourth form at the school Has nineteen Smarties - not one fool. Bally gains the best report And also scores in every sport. Whilst Gordon MacDougall and Steven Ayre Stay close behind in the same affair. Hamilton knows every trick ln a sub1ect called Arithmetic. lf for Walker you would look You'll find his head deep in a book. If you would wish to swear in Greek Just listen to Kairis speak. Robert Johnston and Murray Whipps Spend most of their time on model ships. Russell come frome across the ocean Like all of us he seeks promotion. Fisher and Wells know every trick, They tell us all that they've been sick. Skiing for most means broken bones But not for Maxwell and Usher-Jones. When fingers' lie upon the snow Charles Wakefield's blood is sure to flow. Just lately Roulson's been feeling ill. From Dodds he can probably get a pill. Ted Manthorp soars iust like an eagle To a career that may well be legal. Tyrer's really rather slim, But have you seen him in the gym? T.V. has its Howdy Doody But we do better, we've Mr. Moodey. So if he feels that were all 1erks l've omitted one fella -Jonathan Birks. Also our latest returnee-Michael Rawlings Our sincerest and utmost thanks should be given to our form master Mr. Moodey, who has had to endure us this past year. SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE FORM III In Mr. Davies' Form Three, There are twenty seven including me. With Valois up at the top of the class, And Douse whom he will not let pass. ln gym theres Stikeman and Hebert, Tennant and our own Saint Pierre. Shaughnessy too is a gymnast, And Birks is one who skis quite fast. We regret that Caird leaves us this June, And LaFontaine's rockets don't reach the moon. Our class would be dull indeed without Stein, His iokes and work are always fine. Maurice lThe Rocketl is a hockey star. When teamed with Slcoryna, McMartin goes far. Zinman who is our goaler gay, Has stopped many a breakaway. In scouts theres Nixon, LeMoine and Malone, And formerly young Bassadone, In Latin Brown is coming along, And you'll often hear him humming a song. Ralston and Wright are best with the spoon, For second helpings they'll come back soon. Martin is good with a raquet, they say, He may be a champion any day. The Town gives us Hibbert, Brydon and McNeil, They've a long way to come to school, we feel. Our thanks to Mr. Davies here, For putting up with us all year. Websters the author of this rhyme, But please don't pick him another time. FORM II This year's crop of Form Two-ers Could be called a group of doers. They played and fooled as boys will do And through the year in stature grew. Some good students, some were poor, But none in standards felt secure. Their cheerful faces were often pained As work not done could get them caned. But with the work they had their fun, Games they enjoyed, and often won. A willing, spirited nineteen boys, With cares and troubles, laughter and ioys. Now of athletes, there are quite a few, Cobbett, Dench, and Ramsder too. Price and Brunton, Sedgewick, Pike, All the Sports these boys do like. Scouts and Cubs could have claimed none finer. Than big John Galt and Caird minor. Numerous scholars this Form II has Led by Laing, Vodstrcil, and Robert Diez. ' n - ' fn-- hr I 1, fm. 91- Experiment in progress Carpentry Concenfrufion SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Boys in the middle-we have four and three Brizon, Macnaughton, and Fialkowski. Now to finish with four-and this meter Grosvenor and Scott, Riley and Leiter. FORM IA The sun of the summer was gone, for six months, We'd all lust arrived from our claims To pass the long winter by wasting our gold And telling false yarns 'bout our fame. The day of the freeze-up, the last man hit town, A stranger, that none of us knew. He wasn't a prospector, that was for sure. We wondered what he'd planned to do. He struck up to talking with me and some friends, And 'fore many minutes had passed, Us fellows were listenin' to all that he said, And even had questions to ask He'd been to most countries, he'd known some great men And yet, by the way that he spoke, We didn't feel stupid, but rather, could sense His talk was for all sorts of folk. We nicknamed him Knowledge , ll don't think he caredl The more that he told us, we thought, And soon we were talkin' and workin' and such, On proiects from ideas we'd got. LeNormand and Brizon commenced a French class, And Stevenson, English, taught them. McConnell and Vickers and Richard Dobell Then formed hockey teams for us men. At Bill Eaton's store, not a book could be found, McMartin and Smith bought them all. And Norsworthy published a paper with Birks The Star of the North , it was called. And speaking of stars, by the way, if I might, Stu Cryer is drawing some plans To make, with McMaster and Galt and MacPhail, A rocket, from old garbage cans. And even now, movies are made in the town, The type of which we can be proud, Monteith plays the villain, who's held up the stage, The hero is Happy McCleod. As you can imagine, it wasn't with ease That everything worked, all thc same, But when things got difficult, Knowledge was there To solve any problem that came. We've packed up our kit, now that summer is here, And though our smart pal has left town, To see him again, as we wander along, ls worth all the gold that we've found. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 33 FORM IB There are few boys who have not at some time wished that the tables could be turned, and that they could have a chance to be teachers to the masters. Let us imagine that this has happened, and that the present Form IB was the staff of Selwyn House. It would be o different staff from the present one, as it would be all male, but these masters would be different. As headmaster of this staff would be Chenoweth. He would have finished school with a brillant record, and would have returned immediately to Selwyn House as a master. After a number of years he would become Headmaster. Assisting him would be Tommy Bourne. Tommy's friendliness would make him well liked and respected by the boys whom he would rule with a rod of iron lor perhaps woodl. Chris Copper, who by that time would have written several books, and shown his skill, would be the English master. Spitballs might be seen occasionally in his lessons. Michael Dorland, of course, would be the French master. He would have a firm but pleasant discipline in his classes, and would be well liked. Ernie Pitt would be the head of the Lower School, The boys would have many happy hours in his classes listening to his iokes, told with great good humour, Jeffrey Smele, after returning to finish School would be the natural choice for the Soc- cer Coach. There he would have learned all the Tricks of the trade , and would teach these to his championship teams. Jamie Morgan would be the Hockey Coach. He would have played for McGill while studying there, and then gone on to spend several years playing for Royals before starting to teach. Terry Cooke would be the Gym master. With his ability to turn somersaults, forward or backward, and his skill on parallel bars, and over the box, he would create teams that would compete and win against thc best in Canada. Jimmy Coristine's speciality would be Latin. He would spend his spare time composing limericks in Latin which the boys would have to translate. He would be the master with the reputation of being the hardest with the cane. ln the Manual Training room Alon Case would hold forth. His ingenuity with wood and metal would inspire all the boys, Many and ingenious would be the contraptions that would emerge from his headquarters. History and Geography would be departments of Duncan Forbes, who has a reputation for insisting that all work should be perfectly done, and handed in sharp on time, as was done when he was a boy. Maths would be taught by Philip Thom, who would still be using the worn-out ioke that two and two did not equal four when he went to school. He, of course, would be house- master of Wanstall House. lan Robson would be the Science master. He would spend his time in the School Lab creating abominable smells which would cause his pupils to look eagerly forward to the end of his period. Not actually a member of the StaFf but nevertheless a very important part of the School would be Billy Landers, who would be an important Lawyer. He would be the chairman of the Board, and would be seen in all his finery presiding at the School closing. With this staff, the school would reach to heights to which it had never before attained. Scholarships would be earned to schools all over the country, and the boys from Selwyn House would not only be the best educated in the country, but would probably enjoy school tremendously. F.T. 34 SFLWYY-I HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE FORM Al This year Form A is divided into two sections: Al and A2, the grouping now, being rather different from that of last year. lt follows that, although separated by classroom walls and a stair-case, there is a distinct spirit of camaraderie between the members of each group. That does not prevent keen competition between them, and they constantly enquire what chapter and page in the various subiects has been reached by the other group. They come together too for singing, gymnastics, games and Cubs: so old friends remain as friendly as ever. ln September we welcomed into the class four new boys: John Allison, John Matheson, Stuart Connolly and Tommy Stewart, who quickly settled down to show us that they could hold their own in any field. lt did not take long for Jody Allison to tangle with Henry Joseph for top place, and, after a ding-dong tussle for a few weeks, john romped along with near perfect scores for each fortnightly mark. Now the honour of occupying second place has become the bone of contention. After Chirstmas Maynard Davis and Peter Porteous joined our ranks. Maynard limped around with a cast on his leg for weeks, and Peter added strength to the hockey games. It is in this fourth year that co-ordination between head and hands becomes good enough to make the woodworking course very satisfying. These boys: Gray Buchanan, George Caird, Drew Colby, Stuart Connolly, Eric Dickman, Henry Joseph, Timothy Kingston, Peter Maase, Michael Martin, John Matheson, Peter Molson, John Moseley, Tommy Sise, Tommy Stewart and Gregory Weil, are turning out some very creditable results. Many mothers must have been proud to get a iewel box, fashioned lovingly by their son's skilled fingers. The skiing class, composed of Gray Buchanan, John Matheson, and Michael Martin appreciated the abnormally heavy snow falls. Each Thursday sees the green uniform and piebald neckerchief, and a specially cheerful smile, for Cub afternoon is very popular. The Sixers: Peter Molson, Tommy Stewart and Stuart Connolly have proved themselves good leaders. Just as neccessary to the Pack are Seconders: David Esdaile, John Moseley and Eric Dickman. To keep an eye on House activities are the Junior Captains: John Moseley, Gray Bu- chanan and Pembroke MacDermot. In games they gained for their House. Some of our smallest boys: Charles LeMoyne, Michael Martin, Pembroke MacDermot and Gregory Weil, do remarkably well on the athletic field and in the gymnasium. While at the other end of the scale De Wolf Shaw and Peter Maase should be good in goals. Thus another academic year has rolled away preparing the Junior boys for Senior status in September. C.l.M. FORM All With only fifteen members this year, Form A2 is one of the smallest forms, but it has made up for lack of numbers by keenness and energy in work, gym and games. A few of the distinctions are given here. Connolly lEl somersaulted so high in the gym display that everyone expected him to go into orbit. Grosvenor l2l with his rocket radio is another space ager ready to rise to the Senior School. Johnston distiguishes himself by being the sixer of the leading cub six. Molson, generally called Marks, because of his love for them and his ability to gain them, is our gym champion. Ostiguy supplies the staff with small imported cars. Phillips delights in blocking his eyes, and keeps cheerful at all times. Pike does his homework so quickly that he does not have to take it on his ski trips. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR T958-T959 35 Rankin is one of the leading craftsmen in Manual Training. Stewart, Oliver, Vickers and Wilson are quiet until they let out their howls on Thursday afternoons at Cubs. Tratt has gathered a fine menagerie on the four winds. Gibson, recently arrived from Toronto, is a match with his iudo for our warrior Feifer, who is last but not least of our happy family. BR. FORM BI Bl, Bl, a busy hive with twenty-three bees. Let me with glee introduce my happy swarm. One by one we ll call the rolls, as we do in the morn: First of all Ainley, Tim, neat and trim, Then Per comes in, sweet chatterbox, good in work, good in gym. John Carsley, so very able ,in every way reliable. Followed by a nice trio, Michael, Jamie and Brian, full of beans. Eli and Robin lfuture historianl with much brio Precede little Patrick Dodd, smart and frisky. Pokey lso Scotchl in work top-notch. John Drummond, a dear boy, Kim and Tommy always happy, Michael Fitzpatrick enigmatic. David F., who can sometimes be an angel, John Gwinnell and Robert Graham, Their teachers praise them. Galt, David, clever indeed. George H. serious and earnest. Michael Hoffman the youngest and also one of the best. Philip commonly known as Van. Nelson at the bottom of the list but in class one of the first. Michael Young, a merry one with a big smile ends the call. Bl, Bl, busy bees, Bl, Bl, we love them all. J.D. FORM Bll As a registration of seaworthiness at Lloyds of London B2 is rather inferior. As a class at Selwyn House, Montreal, however, B2 is a first rate group of boys, Al in fact. ll wish they would keep the classroom a little more ship-shape, howeverll We were happy to welcome two new boys through the year, Dorland and later, Thackray. Both seem to have settled in well. The battle for 'top of the form' has been a hardefought one. Kent, Magee and Odell are the main contenders, while Macaulay and Rudel are well in the running. On the Athletic front Odell is our star performer and was this year's winner of the Gym Crest. lt seems that everyone is keen on improving his gymnastic ability since all History and Geography lessons seem to produce the same question 'iPlease Sir, when do we have Gym? - Geography was quite popular until we ran into the difficulties of 'Maps and Plans'. According to a few members, Montreal was situated within the Arctic circle-a supposition ridiculed by others who had hopefuly placed their native land in the Tropic of Capricorn! Despite these and other occasional set-backs, however, they present a cheerful front to the vicissitudes of school life and it has indeed been a pleasure to have been their form Eacher through the year. B.C. 36 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE FORM C Never before in the history of Selwyn House has Form C been able to boast that the most exciting thing of the school year happened in their form, but it did. Here, in thc form of an old folk tale, with a few variations, is how it all came to pass. One lovely, but windy Autumn morning Chicken MacFarlane was walking up Redpath, when a leaf or a small twig fell on his head. He hurried into the school grounds in a great fright, for he thought the sky was falling, Ducky Dawes and Henny Hadekel who saw him come in felt sure something must be amiss, they had never seen Chicken MacFarlane hurrying before. Oh, Henny and Ducky cried Chicken, the sky is falling! l-low do you know that? they asked. Oh, I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a part of it fell on my head. said Chicken. Let us run and tell Mr. Speirsu said the other two. So they went along together until they met Billy-goats Barrot, Barwick and Bourke. Oh, Billy-goats cried Chicken MacFarlane. the sky is falling! How do you know that? queried they who never take anything for granted. Oh, l saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a part of it fell on my head said Chicken and we are going to tell Mr. Speirsf' A'May we come too? asked the Billy-goats, and off they went. Just then in rushed Turkey Mclntosh, who hates to miss any excitement, and he was quickly ioined by Goosie Gordon and the Calves Chenoweth ll, Cahn and Clark who asked where they thought they were going. t'We are going to tell Mr. Speirs the sky is falling! Chicken MacFarlane has seen it with his eyes, heard it with his ears and a part of it fell on his head they answered importantly. Do let us come too cried the Calves, Goosie and Turkey, and they all ran along together. Presently they met Mousie Moseley ll and Ratty Rawlings, both agog to hear the latest news and join their friends. Doormice Young ll and Fitzpatrick ll just couldn't believe their ears when Chicken said with grave authority The sky is falling! I have seen it with my eyes, I have heard it with my ears and a part of it fell on my head. but they thought it was a good idea to tell Mr. Speirs. As they were nearing the locker' room door Mongooses McLeod ll, Mills and Monteith ll came along with Otters Ostiguy ll and Oliver ll. Have you heard the latest? cried the others. A' The sky is falling! and we are going to tell Mr. Speirs. May we come too? Oh, yes and they all ran along together. At that moment Llama Leopold strolled stately by and thought he might as well ioin them, although he really didnt know what all the fuss was about. Around 8:35 in galloped Horsey Hurum with the two Colts Aimers and Usher-Jones ll with Doggie Darling at their heels. When Chicken told them The sky is falling! and they were going to tell Mr. Speirs, the colts were all for rushing the prefects and bolting for the main staircase, but before they could get organized the bell rang and it was time for assembly . lt was not until after break and about half-way through reading that they really ....-.W W 4 . FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 37 thought the sky had fallen, although they realised quickly no sky could ever be quite so dusty, Perhaps it was just the school falling? But the walls were still standing. lt could only be the ceiling and not all of that, but a part did fall on Chicken MacFarlanes head ond in the excitement Ducky Dawes bit his tongue, which was bad luck for Ducky as there was nothing to show for it, whereas Chicken became the hero of the school. Next morning he arrived with a wonderful plaster on his head which he managed to keep for a good long time, The C boys were sorry to see it go, it seemed good-bye to their big moment and in spite of the upheaval of a new ceiling, they felt they were, once ogain, lust one of the many forms in Selwyn House School. DMT FORM D School can be a very bewildering thing to smoll boys entering it for the first time. There are so many boys to meet all at once. So many things one must do, or must not do, So many teachers to get used to and try to please. There are, of course, the experienced ones - boys who have been to Nursery School and Kindergarten. They are old-timers and know what to expect. The Boys of Form D, 24 in number, have mode good progress since September, Even those who entered with a certain hesitancy and shyness have long since grown used to their surroundings, become acquainted with their classmates, and have accepted their teachers, possibly with certain reservations. The boys have become accustomed to work. Naturally they all like games, and recess and movie days, but they do have their preferences as to subiects. Some prefer Writing, Scripture, Geography and History. Others lean towards French, Arithmetic, Read- ing and Singing, A few say there are some subjects they dont like at all, but, believe it or Forms C and D B . 38 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE not, more than half the class say they like everything . They certainly love to have stories read to them. lThis the parents knowl. lt's a rare day when a boy does not ask for a Library book. What a range of tastes. They ask for stories about dogs lnnothing about girls, thank younl and so on, but the most popular of all is the Curious George series. Possibly the spirit of mischief in each boy is satisfied by the pranks of that naughty, but lovable little monkey that does all the dangerous and mischievous things they themselves would like to do-but cannot. Among the names listed below there are boys headed for the hockey team, some with marked athletic ability, others whose mathematical ability matches the ease with which others learn to read. There are those whose writing can be read with ease, others whose French is sure to please. Some there are whose talents are hidden as yet, but all have aljlity which is being developed, Christopher Atack, Geoffrey Chambers, Paul Clark, Brian Clarke, David Craig, Alastair Dean, lan Fisher, Christopher Galt, Michael Goldbloom, Grahame Hodgson, Frank Hone, Erik lversen, Andrew Kerr, Colin McCorriston, David McDougall, John Peck, Andrew Phillips, John Savard, Peter Scott, Jimmy Shenkman, Gordon Smith, Fred Southam, Tony Stapleton, David Stewart. H.L. LlTE.R6'RlH 4 E 'i I .- .I 'T DAQ , The Literary Competition this year was iudged by Mr. Moodey. Consideration being taken of the author's position in the school, the following awards were made: ESSAY: Prize: T. Stewart A Commended: R. Russell, C. Wakefield, G. MacDougall, G. Lafontaine, V. Prager and R. Walker. SHORT STORY: Prize: R. Walker Commended: M. Gwinnell. POETRY: Prize: D. Walker Commended: R. Walker, M. Gwinnell, John Caird, T. Sise, J. Birks, T. Coristine and J. Allison. i O' ln n , 5. ao -z lf! cr F -4 - J o o S I Ti U V1 Z o Z LU U1 40 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE WEATHER FORECASTING Man has always, since earliest times, been affected by the weather. Ever since he started to till the soil, the farmer has relied on the weather to give him rain to let the crops grow, and sunshine to ripen them. Nowadays, of course ,the weather still plays a very important part in our lives. Ship- ping firms and airline companies are very much affected by it. The deliveries of oil and coal companies vary with changes in the temperature, and building contractors need to have good weather to work in. ln all these fields, and in a great many others as well, accurate weather forecasting is a necessity. The first job in accurately forecasting weather is to make cr map of it. so that a meteorologist can see what is happening all over the country, or even all over the continent. To do this, weather stations send such things as temperature readings, barometric pressures, changes in the weather, and other data to a central office, where the reports are all com- piled. The barometric pressures, probably the most notable thing on a weather map, are very useful because they indicate the position of the high and low pressure masses of air. These are very important in weather forecasting, because each mass has its own type of weather, and its future path will have to be plotted. The barometric pressures are shown on the charts by means of lines called isobars, An isobar is a line ioining points where the pressure is thc same. When all the isobars have been put on a weather map, it very much resembles a contour map, except that it is always changing. The high pressure areas have fine weather and the lows conversely have rainy or generally poor weather, The isobars also show how strong the winds are, since the closer they are together li.e. the more sudden the changes in pressurel, the harder the wind blows. Also shown on the weather maps are the warm and cold fronts that are formed when two different masses of air meet. When the warm air succeeds in driving back the cold air, a warm front is formed, and when the cold air mass prevails, the opposite holds true. Since warm air is lighter than cold air, the warm air in a warm front tends to rise above the cold air, and gradually drives it back. Because ol this, a warm front can be eight or nine hundred miles long, and can cause quite long periods of dreary weather. A cold front, on the other hand, passes over a certain point much faster, because it sinks underneath and rolls oFf the warm air, producing brief showers, and afterwards gene- rally cooler clear weather. When all these factors have been put on the map, and when weather conditions from all over the continent have been co-ordinated, meteorologists can predict with reasonable certainty what the weather will be like in any one place during the next twenty-four hours, and can make a fairly good estimate of weather conditions up to two days in advance. Probably the hardest part of weather forecasting is predicting not so much what the weather will be at a certain point, but determining when the weather will get there, since it is always being affected by the contour of the land and other factors. When you think of it, the number of times the weathermen are right in the face of all these difficulties is really quite surprising. T. Stewart, Form V FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 4l ADVERTlSING Advertising tends sometimes to be rather an insincere profession, but in some ways it is one of the cleverest. ln no other business is there so much devaluation of other products of the same variety. Some advertisements are very cleverly made and quite interesting to read or see, but others are great bores. The latter are those which drag on for about two minutes and contis nually repeat themselves. A typical example is: At last from Soapy Brothers comes a new kind of liquid soap, Soapy Liquid. Just dip Soapy Liquid into a dishpan and Soapy will instantly dissolve all grease. Soapy Liquid will cut dish-washing time in half. Remember that Soapy Liquid, and only Soapy Liquid contains FL-209 lwhatever that isl. Get a tin of Soapy Liquid to-day. Usually these advertisements appear at about nine o'clock in the evening, which makes it rather difficult to get the product that day. One of the most unfair types of publicity is made by people who want to get their name on the front page of a newspaper. A good example of this was made a few years ago by a little-known actress. She was supposedly kidnapped and then thrown on to a highway. As a result of her abduction, she was given several leading roles in movies. Some advertisements couldn't even possibly be true on account of others claiming the same thing. l remember that one evening, while watching television, I noticed that four cigarette companies all claimed their cigarettes to be the mildest. The best type of advertisement is the kind invented by a Scotsman lor use on television. This is how it works: the name of the product to be advertised is flashed on the screen for a fraction of a second, and the name is supposed to remain in the mind of the viewer. I think that is the best way for television advertising, a: it does not interrupt the programme. An unconvincing type of advertisement is one in which the number of people using the product is mentioned, i.e. Nine out of every ten people use Oakolive Soap . Surely the manufacturers are not spending thousands of dollars for one person out of ten. Then there are such kinds as the following: Everyone agrees that Macgregor Barn Coffee is the best . lf everyone agrees, what is the point of advertising? One also finds signs advertising restaurants: Marys Grill. Genuine American Food. l always wonder if that is meant as a warning or as a trap to catch unwary travellers. Some companies like to advertise their products by giving them away. Others start contests which make people buy their products in order to let them enter. After the contests, the company can boast that sales reached a record high on account of the addition of ZL-3. Sales had increased, but not because of ZL-3- because of the contest. A very unpleasant way to advertise products is to do so on childrens programmes, so that the children will nag their parents so much that they will have to give in eventually in order to keep sane. Sales are a very good way of advertising, People who go to them usually come out of the shop with a good deal more than they intended to buy. l saw a good joke which illus- trates this a few weeks ago in a magazine. lt showed a lady entering a store and asking the doorman, Where is anything which is 5004 off? Slogans play a very important part in the advertisng field. A good example is this: Teetho Toothpaste for people who can't brush their teeth after each meal . Since very few people are able to brush their teeth after each meal, many will buy the product in order to save their teeth. Another good way of getting customers is by giving a peculiar symbol after the name of the product, such as Ajax Gas with J.H.T. I very much doubt if more than a handful of people know what J.H,T. is. l think it is probably the initials of the president of the company. All these ways of advertising and many more can be seen all over the world and it is almost impossible to go anywhere without hearing or seeing one. Some may be honest, but most are not. V. Prager, Form V 42 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE A REPORT To the Great King Toron, whose throne is by the lnland Sea, from his humble servant Hurn, greeting. According to Your Most Excellent and Serene Majesty's command, I beg leave to report my discoveries since the last Cold Season. When we left Your Majesty's town at the melting of the snows, we journeyed down the Great River which leads to the Sea of the Sunrise, until we reached the rock which is called Royal. Here, as you ordered us, sire, we interrogated the natives as to the legends which surround its past. This we learnt to he the story, as it has been handed down from father to son throughout many generations, When all Your Majesty's fortunate lands and many others were one, the people of the world knew almost everything, Now the People of the South in those days made a war on the People of the West, who lived in a land beyond the Sunset, and the war was very great. And they had wonderful weapons, superior to the sword and more deadly than the arrow. Heedless of danger, they developed their weapons, until at last they made one which could kill all men at once, except, they believed, themselves. Now the People of the West and the People of the South desired peace, but it was not to be. They could not agree. So the people of the South decided to drop their new weapon lfor men could fly like birds in those daysl on their enemies. When it fell, the foundations of the earth shook, and much land sank beneath the sea, including an island of which the rock called Royal was the tip, and the entire civilisation of that day was no more. l would like to make it clear to Your Majesty that l do not believe this. Surely no men could be so foolish as to kill their whole world' not even the inhabitants of the Land of Sask, Your Highnesss bitterest enemies. A careful examination of the rock top revealed little. However, the tale accounted for this by saying that everything there was blown clean off. The divers, whom we sent down to explore nevertheless reported seeing strange and wonderful sights, which l could not believe until l saw them with my own eyes. Their reports, though, did make me feel that it was incumbent on me to do something more in fulfilment of the Royal Command. Sire, you will remember the great ditch of Sev which you enlarged some seasons ago, Into that trench did we channel tl'e waters of the Great River Lor. Although we found it not at all possible to change completely the river's course, within the time taken by the silvery Night-Goddess to wax and wane as many times as there are fingers on a man's hand, our slaves had built a dam of clay and stones which to some extent diverted the course of much of tlze water. llf Your Majesty has heard the complaints of the natives of the district that we have drowned their villages, l must beg Your Excellencys ever-ready pardon.l Then, as the flow of the water became less, more land appeared-more and more. When the dam was half-completed, in the I-lot Season, we came across trees and o great wide path. Then we saw the remains of a wooden staircase going up the rock. Then, about twice four times five days and nights later, the water-level reached and uncovered the first hut in its entirety-and what a hut! l had never seen its peer before. We had for quite some time been seeing the tops of enormous stone erections, but this was the first we were able to enter. l am sending to Your Greatness further accounts of all the wonders which we saw, together with such articles as we rescued from the pillaging slaves. By the time the leaves were golden, a vast city, of greater size than any ever seen by our people, met our eyes. lt was in ruins, some was still under the waterg most of the streets were knee-deep in river-mud, yet it was fantastic, a dream-like city. There were huts built on top of huts twenty times over, there were wonderful Things made of metal which moved at the touch of a button, even after so long a time and there were thousands more similarly amazing inventions. While we were excavating, some of the natives told us a strange legend which we had not heard before and which makes me think that these people were slightly mad. The 4 1 C O O O I z 4 1 4 1 l 44 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE children of thc dwellers in this old city used to assemble in special huts, when they might have been hunting, fishing, or enjoying themselves, to learn extraordinary things. They learnt to write - every one of them- to read, to count, to do funny things with strange powders and coloured waters in weird glass tubes, and lalthough I am not certain about thisl to learn the languages of other races. And all the boys, not just some, had to do these things! On the whole, I would strongly recommend, if I might be so presumptuous, that Your Maiesty should come and see these marvels ofa civilisation entirely previous to, and infinite- ly superior to our own except in having wiped themselves out, and in teaching their children, not to hunt and fight, but the things listed above. How the people of the city were wiped out, l cannot tell. Whatever happened, hap- pened suddenly, for there is food on the tables and meals, which, though ready, were destined never to be eaten, yet l cannot believe that they, with all they had, would ever choose to destroy it, or even a part of it. Each of us must answer the question for himself. It is probable that we shall never know. We shall hope, sire, to see you here when the Thawing Season comes. Salutations and obeisance to My Sovereign Lord King Toron, from his servant Hurn. R. Walker, Form V. VIRTUE REWARDED I was walking briskly down the street to the local station. I was going to try to get the autograph of Paul Blake, the famous football player, who was changing trains here, on his way to a match in the north. He would be there for five minutes in between trains, and the town was turning out to see him. The street was deserted, for everyone was either at home or ot the station. Suddenly, as I was passing the ieweller's, the midday quietness was disturbed by a flashy looking American car screeching to a stop. A man jumped out, threw a brick through the window of the ieweller's and seized a handful of iewellery. At first I was bewildered: civilised people dont throw bricks through windows- then it dawned on me that it was a smash- and-grab raid, like those I had so often seen at the cinema. The hero always made a flying tackle for the crook, so I did my best hero-style rugger tackle, but the man iust shoved me aside and I landed rather hard on the pavement. Rather dazed I got up to see the car disappearing. Trying to make up for my earlier failure l noted the car's number and the fact that it was a black Chevrolet. Then the owner of the shop appeared... Why, you little hoodlum, he roared. Break my window, would you? And iewellery missing too. I don't know what modern youth is coming to... The train was due in ten minutes, so I tried to run away. Not so fast, young man. He led me by the eor into the shop, where he dialled 999. Ml-Iello?... Police?... A young hoodlum threw a brick in my window and pinched some valuable jewellery... What? Yes, I caught him, l've got him here now... you'll be over right away?... Good! I-Ie slammed down the receiver. I had been waiting for this chance. I say, sir, l began, you've got it all wrong. I was walking pa... Do you think l'm a fool? he said. Don't try that one on me, or you'll regret it, you lying little urchin. I was by this time in a pretty bad position. The train came in in five minutes and if l didnt get there soon Paul Blake would be on his way north. Suddenly I darted for the door but the ieweller seized me by the ear again, which was still hurting from his former grip on it. At last the policeman arrived. I made one last try. Look sir, l've got to get to the station in one minute flat. Let me give you my name and address and I'll see you afterwards . LUCAS H ACAU 46 SELWYN HOUSE SCI-IOOI. MAGAZINE You may as well give up trying to escape, said the ieweller. t'You are not going to leave until you have confessed. Would you mind coming over to the station? said the policeman quietly. My man will keep an eye on the shop. We walked to the police station. I was feeling pretty glum. Supposing I was in some way forced to replace the window and the missing iewellery. What would my father say? I thought about trying to slip away again -but this time the policeman stopped me. After that I decided to 'go quietly' as they say on the films. At the police station I was questioned. I was asked my version of the story. l was just walking along when a car stopped and a man gat out, smashed the window rmcl macle off with some iewellery... A likely story, ' sneered the ieweller. He's been going to the cinema too often. Let the boy continue . t'WeIl -I tried to stop the man but he pushed me over and by the time I got up he had driven off... but l've got his number. The car was a black Chevrolet number AAR I24 . Hm! said the constable. A Chevrolet of that description was reported stolen by an American couple staying here. Perhaps the boy is telling the truth. He turned to the ieweller 'iYou didn't actually see him smash the window? No . The ieweller was rather sullen now. The telephone on the desk suddenly rang. HelIo. The constable listened. What?... black Chevrolet found?... taken for speed- ing?... iewellery found in the car?.. thank you. He turned towards us. Ml think there has Leon a slight misunderstanding... Ei '... er. l'm sorry young man, said the iewoller. I iumped to a rather hasty con- clusion - ef - l'm sorry. I suddenly felt much better. Oh, that's all right, sir. Then I remembered Paul Blake. What's the time? Three o'clock , replied the ieweller, looking at his watch, l've missed the train, I said, suddenly deflated. I did so much want that autograph. Whose autograph? asked the constable. Paul Blake's-he was changing trains at the iunction-with five minutes to spare. Well, perhaps I can make up for what l've done, smiled the ieweller. Would you like to meet Paul? Not half, said I eagerly, Well, I think you can. How is that? You see, he is my brother! Michael Gwinnell, Form V NOCTURNE When perching in the greenwood trees, Bird of the dark with wondrous sight, Or seeking far out through the night Your quivering, helpless prey to seize, What thoughts accompany your flight Of peace or joy-or treacheries? And when you sweep out through the sky Sleek hawk of swift and silent flight, R THE SCHOOL YEAR l958-1959 47 Caressing gentle clouds of night ln search of food, and soar on high, What thoughts of strange or witchlike might Move in your mind's dark mystery? While fleeing through deep night-dimmed glades, Oh spectre dark with feathered wing, You are the nights own shadowy king: But your nocturnal kingship fades With coming dawn, What new thoughts bring Those hours of dawn which end your raids? But while the darkened hours pass on, Oh king, oh hawk, oh bird of might, Great tyrant ruler of the night, Before the dim, dark hours are gone, What regal thoughts inspire your bright Tu-whit, tu-whoa - nocturnal one? David Walker, Form IV STONEHENGE Syenite blocks from the mountains of Wales, Quarried from there with most infinite labour, Built as a temple to worship a god, Taken as spoil by a conquering neighbour, Floated down Severn and up many rivers, Dragged by the slave-gangs to Salisbury's plain, Once more a temple to worship the sun-god, Damaged by long years of snow, wind and rain: Ruined, yet stand they to this day maiestic, Great stony menhirs commanding the moor, Silent, yet echoing high-priestly chants, thus Noiselessly seeming man's instincts to lure. Romans came, haughty and proud, yet departed- Gone like the wind is their mighty array, Britain now fell to new powerful invaders: Angles and Saxons and Jutes soon held sway. Next came the Danes, and then last came the Normans. Stonehenges poor builders had fled to the hills. Yet stood their edifice, quite unmolested, Caring no shred for its peoples great ills. Nine hundred years have gone by since the Normans Came with the sword to subdue Angle-land. Yet stands Stonehenge still, both grey and unmoving, A race's great monument, silently grand. Ralph Walker, Form V ODE TO G.F. HANDEL When from the stormy world I hide me, l hear thy music and l feel at rest: The notes of fire well up inside meg Of all earth's music, thine I feel is best. SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE I think at when I was so carefree, The time when all was lair about me, But now I wander through the debris, My friends all dead, my memories flout me. But when l hear thy lovely melodies, These dreary thoughts from me are driv'n away: My troubled mind is set by thee at ease, And back to work l go without dismay. Some men may say that works of thine are naught, For me, howeer, they have my sanity wrought. Michael Gwinnell, Form V GREGORY'S FARM Gregory's farm is on a hill, Under the trees beside the mill, Water makes the wheels go round: The brook runs down with a gurgling sound. The barnyard lull of hens and ducks ls filled with cheeps and quacks and clucks. ln the barn are lour black cats Who spill the milk and catch the rats. The cows are coming up the climb Towards the barn tor milking time, Behind the cows runs Rags, the dog, Who suddenly stops to chase a frog. The horses are big, brown and tall: They always graze beside the wall. They are standing somewhat idle Till Gregory comes with bit and bridle. The woolly lambs are last asleep, Cuddled up against the sheep The pigs are snorting in their sty, And now it's time to say Goodbye. John Caird, Form ll THE POND The pond, all lilled with gentle water, For duck and geese, and fish and otter, The rocks all settled in the sand For childron's boats to quietly land, The water murrnurs in its sleep, The tide goes out, the plants will weep. The sun goes down so very fast, The children go to bed at last. The sun comes up into the air With such a bright and brilliant flare. The ponds as calm as calm could be, The stream goes out into the sea. There is such a brillant air That people are standing everywhere. lt's time for us to go at last, The tide is coming in so last. T. Sise, Form Al 46 - f 32,53 iv fb 3?f1ie 2ig: 1 ' , SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE VIEWPOINT The view of prelects from way down below ls something boys in D well know. But the picture changes year to year, Till suddenly to you it's clear The chaps you've known along the way Are now the ones who hold full sway! H. J. Birks, Form lV GOLF Golf is called a simple game. l wish I knew who's iust to blame For making such a game as this - Because I very often miss! I place my ball upon the tee, And hope it will not hit a tree. I choose my club with thoughtful care, And at my ball intently stare. With all my strength l swing, and see My ball three inches from the tee. My second shot has better luck- The mon before me has to duck. He shakes a fist at me, and then Continues playing with some men. So l go on and play some more- Although l never keep my score. T. Corisline, Form V MY TEAM Football, football, old and gay, Fall has come, it's time to play. You will hear the crowds that cheer: Surge ahead and never lear. You will light with all your might: You're the best team here all right. Let's get up and start to go: You will give us a good show. Fight to get a record score. At the finish we will roar. Allison, Form Al Q -'N .. -5 7,4 gt. ,-,iii Wir' 0 ., : : as ' QP K 9 Q r ehab' -2 I - SPORTS CRICKET - 1958 This year we were able to have the use of the Upper Molson Field for the whole of Monday and Wednesday afternoons, and three games for over sixty boys were organized. We were handicapped by the weather, which necessitated a late start to the season, and also by our lack of facilities for practice the previous year, but some excellent talent was found among the younger boys, who played with great keenness and were most anxious to learn the first points of the game. In the House Competition the teams were very evenly matched, with three tying for first place. In the play-off for the Howis Cricket Cup, Macaue lay defeated Wanstall, who had previously beaten Speirs. Two enjoyable matches were played - by the Senior team against the Fathers, and by the Under 13 team against Sedbergh at Montebello. The results were as follows: S.H.S. v. the Fathers. Upper Molson Field, Mon., June 2nd. The Fathers batted first and declared after scoring 124 for 5 wickets. Mr. Martin, after being dropped in his first over, made 39 not out, Mr. Wakefield 36 and Mr. Dench 33. Riddoch was the best of the school bowlers and took 3 wickets for 31 runs, but the school bowling generally lacked length and the short boundaries made it difficult to set a field against hard hitting batsmen. The school, after a very poor start, made 57, Schaal scoring 17, Smith 12 not out and Riddoch 9. Mr. Esdaile took 4 wickets, Mr. Dobell 3, Mr. Rawlings 2 and Mr. Martin 1. Mr. Speirs presented The Bogert Cup to Mr. Stikeman, who captained the Fathers, and to whom we are most grateful for his efforts in organizing their team. Result: Lost by 67 runs. Under 13 team v. Sedbergh at Montebello. Sat. May 31st. S.H.S. won the toss and put Sedbergh in to bat. They went for runs from the beginning, and running well between wickets scored the excellent total of 86. The School fielding generally was keen, but the bowling lacked accuracy - the most successful bowlers being Tennant, who took 4 wickets for 25 and Webster 3 for 12. After a good start by Tennant and Webster, who scored 18 for the first wicket, the School batting showed poor iudgment and we were all out for 37 - Webster being top scorer with 12. Result: Lost by 49 runs. 52 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE CHARACTERS SIIKFMAN I lCapt,l Has the makings of a hard-hitting batsman who should score heavily when he develops a defence against the good length ball. Captained the side with good ludgment. MlLLER. Again kept wicket excellently and saved many runs, His batting was rather dis- appointing and he did not make the runs hoped for. SCHAAL. A promising player who was not afroid to hit the ball. His bowling will improve with practice and greater speed. RIDDOCH. Batted soundly and bowled with good tudgment. With more aggressiveness w.ll become an excellent all-round player. Fielded very keenly, KEAYS. A temperamental player who bowled excellently on occasion, and with greater confidence will also make runs. PETERS. l-las a sound defence, and with more scoring strokes should make many runs. Also a very good deputy wicketekeeper. MCGILUS. Bowled steadily, but should increase his pace if he is to beat experienced batsmen. His batting will improve with practice. Fielded well. SMITH R. L, Batted with skill and courage against the Fathers ond his style is fundamentally sound. His bowling needs more pace to become dangerous. HENWOOD. A rather disappointing player at batting and bowling. A capable fielder. TENNANT. A most promising all-rounder, whose keenness and anxiety to learn resulted in his steady improvement during the season. Fielded excellently. BASTIAN. Captained the Under l3 team very capably and fielded well. His batting did not fulfil the promise of the previous year and he must cultivate a better defence. WEBSTER. A most promisng young player with an ideal temperament. Has a sound defence together with scoring strokes, and much will be expected of him in the future. Fielded beautifully and also bowled well. CRICKET XI X. vf' l s 4, Q..oi 6' 14 I I XI' 4, .,1- in i V-'l -,R .. . .. . . 4 ' .- lie'-'i':'Z' f1 ' 5W'i5'-1 Q t Rear: Mr. Moodey, A. Miller, J. Stikemon, P. School, Mr. Phillips Centre: J. McGilIis, I. Riddoch, J. Keoys, R. Henwood, R. Smith. Front: G. Peters, P. Webster, G. Tennant, M. Bastian FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 53 SOCCER UNDER 15 SOCCER This year the senior soccer team played well against what turned out to be mainly older and more experienced teams. The spirit of the team was very high, and, with our captain lan Riddoch continually encouraging us, we speedily started to improve our game. Although our headwork and ball control was of a high calibre, our lack of stamina, speed and ability to kick with both feet soon pulled us down. l am sure that we all give our thanks to Mr. Cleary for giving such a great portion of his time to help us improve our game as the season progressed. Colours were awarded to lan Riddoch, Lee Watcliorn ,Michael Bastian ancl Gordon MacDougall. MATCHES Selwyn vs. Ashbury Away Won 2-l vs. Stanstead Away Lost 9-O vs. Sedbergh Home Lost 3-l vs. Sedbergh Away Lost 3-l vs. Ashbury Home Lost Q-O vs. Stanstead Home Lost 17-l vs. Gault Away Cancelled vs. Gault Home Draw l-l SENIOR SOCCER PLAYERS RIDDOCH. A competent player who captained his team intelligently. He displayed very good ball control and has a sound knowledge of forward play. WATCHORN. A tireless worker whose determination and skill made him a most valuable half. His ability to interpret and carry out coaching advice was quite outstanding. BASTIAN. A much improved player who worked well as an inside forward. As he develops the use of both feet he should become an excellent forward. MacDOUGALL. A skilful winger who played a sound thoughtful game. He should be a valuable member of next year's team. BALLANTYNE. A good defensive half whose kicking was powerful but rather erratic. He played with great determination. DOLMAN. A useful defensive player who must develop the use of both feet. His tackling improved through the season. HAMILTON. Was quick to realise that the goalkeeper's greatest asset is the ability to anti- cipate the direction of attack. He should be a valuable member of next year's team. BROCK. A vigorous defender whose tackling developed well, he was sometimes a little slow to cover back. AYRE. A rugged defender, who worked hard at the problem of when to tackle and when to drop back. He promises to become a very useful full back. STEVEN. A steady, thoughtful player who combined well with the forwards. His kicking was at times a little unsure. GUITE. Despite his lack of weight, he played a determined and forceful game. As he deve- lops more ball control he should become a most useful player. TENNANT. A sound knowledge of the game, coupled with a much improved ability to con- trol the ball made him a valuable player. He should be a key member of next year's team. THOMAS. Although he only played a few games he was quite an able defender. His kick- ing was a little weak at times but he tackled vigorously and well. 5.1 CELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZlNE UNDER 13 SOCCER Throughout the fall season there was a large crop ol boys who were working very hard at thc- Under l3 Soccer team. Witlr six games we had a lull season, and acquitted ourselves well. There were seventeen boys who played lor the school in one or more games. We lost two boys lor much ol the season as they were playing for the Senior team. The Captain ol the team was Gordon MacDougall. Our regulars were Peter Martin, Paul Valois, Jon. lllllsS, Steven Price, Michael Shaughnessy, Michael Dench, Chris Skoryna, lim Brunton, Peter Nixon ,and George Hebert, Besides these, Simon Riley, Tommy Birks, Tony Stilceman, Graeme Tennant, Philip Welyster, and Paul Sa nt-Pierre gave valuable assistance. UNDER 'I2 SOCCER The Under twelve team had only two games against Seclbergh School in their usual i-up matches. Sedhergh fielded a strong team, and managed to win the cup, tying one game, and winnzng the other by a one goal margin. The boys who played lor this team were Tommy Birks, George Hebert, Peter Martin, Phillip Maurice, Duncan McMartin, Michael Shaughnessy, Tony Stilceman, Jimmy Brunton, Kip Cobbett, Michael Dench, Steven Price and Terry Hutchinson, SENIOR SOCCER TEAM Rear: R, Thomas, B. Hamilton, R. Dolmon, S. Ayre, B. Brock, Mr. Cleary Centre: D. Steven, L. Watchorn, I. Riddoch, W. Ballantyne, M. Bastian Front: G. MacDougall, G. Tennant, M. Guite. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 .55 UNDER 13 SOCCER SCORES Ashbury Away Lost 2-O Ashbury Home Tied 2-2 B.C.S. Away Lost 3-O B.C.S. Home Tied 2-2 Stanstead Away Won 9-O Stanstead Home Tied O-O UNDER 12 SOCCER SCORES Sedbergh Away Lost l-0 Sedbergh Home Tied 0-0 HOCKEY SENIOR HOCKEY This year we iced a younger team than usual, playing at an Under 14 level rather than an Under l5 level, The team developed extremely well during the year, and worked at fundamentals with a better spirit than has been done by any of our teams during the past few years. This paid oft in our results, and although we did not have an entirely successful year, still the boys all played with great enthusiasm, and developed a good team spirit. CHARACTERS WATCHORN. lCaptain of the team. Colours, defencel, Watchorn played a particularly strong game all year, He played with intelligence, and was able to see where to send the puck to make the beginning ofa play. Detensively, he rarely made mistakes, and fulfilled his obiective by keeping the puck well from the net. ZINMAN, lColours, Goalkeeperl, Zinman was playing his second year on the senior team, and again showed exceptional skill. His excellent work kept us well ahead often when heavy pressure was put upon him. BASTIAN. lColours, Forwardl Bastian played a hard-driving game at Center Forward throughout the year. He worked hard on all his assignments, making plays intelligently inside the opponents' blueline, and also taking his share of the backchecking. AYRE. lForwardl Ayre is a good skater, and was able to carry an attack well into the oppo- nents' end. BALLANTYNE. lForwardl Ballantyne played hard, and was a strong digger. He will bc extremely good when he is able to skate faster. CORISTINE l. lDefencel Coristine improved greatly during the course of the year. He played with enthusiasm, and worked well in the corners. DOLMAN. lDefencel Dolman became an extremely valuable defenceman during the year. He was a very hard checker ,and was not afraid of using his body. GILBERT. lForwardl Gilbert was one of the most improved players on the team. He skated well, dug into the corners, and passed well to other members of the team. GUITE. lDefencel Guite played with enthusiasm during the year, and improved greatly. He played well despite the fact that he was handicapped somewhat by size. HAMILTON. lForwardl Hamilton played a strong game throughout the year, passing, and carrying the puck with considerable skill. STEVEN. lForwardl Steven played an extremely good, hard-checking game throughout the season. He had the ability to be in the right place to receive a pass and score. MQCDOUGALL. lForwardl MacDougall played two games at the end of the season, and showed great promise for next year. TENNANT. lForwardl Tennant also played at the end of the season. He will be very strong on defence next year. SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 56 SENIOR TEAM SCORES L.C.C. Away Lost 5-O L.C.C. Home Lost 6-I Stanstead Away Won 7-I Stanstead Home Won 2-0 St. Georges Home Won I0-0 Fathers Home Lost 5-3 UNDER I3 HOCKEY The Under I3 Hockey team had only lour games this year, and although we lost them all against strong opposition, the team played very well, and augurs well for next year. The team consisted of the following players, Gordon MacDougalI Captain, Gregor Maxwell, David Malone, Peter Nixon, Chris Skoryna, Graeme Tennant, Jon Birks, Philip Maurice, Tony Stikeman, Michael Dench, Duncan McMartin, and Michael Shaughnessy. UNDER I3 SCORES L.C.C. Away Lost 4-2 L.C.C. Home Lost 9-O B.C.S. Away Lost 4-2 B.C.S. Home Lost 4-0 SKIING HOUSE SKI MEET A very successful ski meet was held at St. Sauveur under the direction of Mr. Iversen, assisted by Messrs. Cleary and Rutley, on Tuesday, Feb. lOth. Gregor Maxwell won the senior slalom and the senior downhill, whilst Timothy Coristine emerged as winner of the senior cross-country event, Ernest Pitt captured top honours in the intermediate section slalom and downhill, whilst John Galt won the cross-country. Speirs House edged out Lucas in the house honours, whilst Wanstall and Macaulay were very close in the third and lourth position respectively. ROSLYN SCHOOL SKI MEET On February 24th this year a very successful ski meet was held by Roslyn School, Westmount. Our team was coached by Mr. lversen and we managed to place third out of the five participating schools. The three contestants from Selwyn House were Gregor Maxwell who placed fifth, Ernest Pitt who placed eleventh and Jimmie Coristine who came seventeenth. SENIOR HOCKEY TEAM i l -ff ' Rear: T. Coristine, B. Hamilton, S. Ayre, L. Wutchorn, T. Gilbert, R. Dolmcn, M, Bastian Front: G. Tennant, M. Guit6, D. Steven, A. Zinmcn, W. Ballaniyns, G. MacDougaII THE FATHERS' HOCKEY TEAM Left to right: Mr. Tees, Dr. Ayre, Mr, Zinman, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Rudel, Mr. Molson Tcdflll Mr. Norsworthy, Mr. Case, Mr. Tennant, Mr. Dobell. 58 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOLMAGAZINE HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP, 1957-58 Lucas Macaulay Wanstall Speirs Work 204.32 300.00 236.07 261.66 General Activities 122.86 166.52 138.81 161.25 Junior 50.00 37.50 43.60 42.64 Football 44.12 73.53 100.00 67.41 Hockey 35.16 65.93 100.00 36.26 Cricket 0.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 Softball 0.00 16.67 50.00 50.00 Skiing 32.64 32.16 31.43 24.02 Swimming 7.69 40.00 13.85 18.46 Boxing 9.33 8.00 10.00 5.33 Track 33.10 26.82 60.00 35.17 Max: 1000 1. WANSTALL 833.76 2. MACAULAY 817.13 3. SPEIRS 735.53 4. LUCAS 539.22 HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP, 1958-59 Positions at the end of the Easter Term: Lucas Macaulay Wanstall Speirs Work 254.42 223.37 222.27 300.00 General Activities 167.76 168.93 159.58 132.74 Junior 47.72 50.00 44.26 48.77 Football 86.61 57.97 100.00 72.92 Hockey 100.00 43.66 80.00 38.18 Skiing 35.89 30.35 30.86 36.40 Total lmax. 790l 692.40 574.28 636.97 629.01 1. LUCAS 87.65 OA 2. WANSTALL 80.64 3. SPEIRS 79,62 4. MACAULAY 72.69 SCOUT NOTES This year we have had a small but enthusiastic Scout Troop at Selwyn House. There have been twelve boys for most of the year with a thirteenth coming in to be invested early in the Easter term. The Troop as it stands at the moment includes the followin FALCON PATROL Ricky Herzer P.L. Bobby Bruce 2nd. Peter Nixon Gordon MocDougalI David Malone Terry Hutchinson PANTHER PATROL Bobby Dolman P.L. John Galt 2nd. Jim Caird Philip Webster Ivan Ralston Alan Zinman John LeMoine 9 32, f 3 .flff ,Y as Y 1 .Qt Q0 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE We have made an effort to do camping this year. There have been two Troop over- night hikes going to the Laurentian Mountains. The first of these was during November, when there were six boys who went for a weekend of cooking and camping preparation. During this time the boys did all their own cooking for themselves, including cooking their own roast turkey, ancl preparing meals over small fires, outside. The piece de resistance of the second hike, which took place during the Easter Holi- days, was thc building ofa rope bridge. This bridge was entirely made of ropes and spurs, and was a most entertaining, though wobbly, thing to cross. The Troop is planning to have a short summer camp after School closes in June. CUBS Contrary to all Cub rules and regulations some 47 Junior Cubs met in the Gymnasium every Thursday afternoon. Our sixers were all at sevens- and even eights and nines! Every Cub has passed his tenderpad test and many are well on the way to their first star. Growing plants seems to be a most popular test, and every week large numbers of beans, peas, onions and sweet potato plants, testifying to the horticultural ability of the cubs, are brought along to be displayed. A far more popular test with Akela is the shoe-shine test! Equipment required for this test comprises brushes, polish, energy and Akela's shoes! The race for the points has been extremely keen, at the time of writing Green six have a slight lead, but they are by no means secure - it's still anybody's race. The Senior cubs, though few in number, meet on Thursdays at 3:30. Some complain that this time clashes with other commitments. lt is, of course ,quite coincidental that the detention class also convenes at this time. At present the cubs are wrestling with the morse code- Cooke seems to be ahead on this score, while Dorland complains that there are too many letters in the alphabet. Despite the large numbers of Junior cubs and the small senior group, it has been a happy and successful year for both packs. GYMNASTIC DISPLAY Two performances of the annual gymnastic display were held on Friday, March 'l3th. At the close of the afternoon performance Mrs. Harold Martin, one of the School's governors, presented Junior School Gym Crests to the following boys. Erik lversen and Freddie Southam lForm Dl, Tommy Oliver lForm Cl, David Galt lForm Bll, Carroll Odell lForm B2l, Mark Molson lForm A2l, and Gregory Weil lForm All. At the evening performance our Guest of Honour was Mr. Robert W. Coristine, an Old Boy of the School, who congratulated Mr. Cleary on his excellent training of the boys and commended the gymnasts for their fine efforts. Mr. Coristine presented crests to the follow- ing Senior School winners: Stuart Cryer lForrn lAl, Terry Cooke lForm lBl, James Ramsden lForm Ql, Peter Martin, Tony Stikeman and Graeme Tennant lForm 3l, Billy Ballantyne lForm Al, Lee Watchorn and Michael Bastian lForm Sl, the latter winning the de Wolfe Mackay Shield as outstanding gymnast of the senior form. GYM TEAM X 33-aa 4 QA Rear: A. Sfikemon, G. H6bert, W. Bullanfyne, G. Tenncnf, M, Tyrer, Mr. Cleary Front: G. Maxwell, T. Cooke, M, Bastian, S, Cryer, J, Romsdsn, Silling: P, MacDermoI A gym class in cclion ,, xx Y Q, 62 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Boxing Competition Lightweight Leiter IWI I Landers IMI I Leiter IWI Price ISI I , Biizdii ii ILI I me ISI I I I Price ISI Price ISI Dench ILI I D h L siikemdii IMI I Gif II Vodstrcil I I P Vodstrcil IWI me Cooke ILI I , . , V' k ' L Pitt I ISI I Vickers I II-I I IC ers I I I vifidis i ILI I I Welterweight Cose IWI I W Thom IWI I C056 I I Sh h M Slioughnessy IMI ISI. h IMI aug messy I I Tyrer ILI I ..oug messy Sh h IW sedgewidi IWI I I k W aug new RIIQY ILI ISedgewic I I Birks i ILI I Brizon i ILI Birks I III Mortin i IWI I Tenmm IWI I no contest Middleweight Wotchorn IWII D I M DOIITICT1 IMI I OmG I I Bolloniyne ILII . Gilbert IWI I Gilbert IWI Heavyweight Galt, J. IMI I Wakefield ILI i Goh' I' IMI Ayre IWI I Birks i ILI I Gilbert IWI I Ayre IWI FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR i958-1959 63 House Swimming Meet RESULTS: 4 lengths lopenl: l. Brock ISII 2. Fisher, G. ISI 1 length ll0 and underl: l. Thom IWI, 2. Cooke ILI I length l'l'l yearsl: l. Sedgewick IWI, 2. Dench ILI 2 lengths ll2 yearsl: l. McMartin i IMI, 2. Maurice ILI 2 lengths H3 yearsl: l. Gall, J. IMI, 2. Bruce ILI 2 lengths l'l4 and overl: l. Brock ISI, 2. Fisher, G. ISI 1 length backstroke l12 and underl: I. McMartin i IMI, 2. Dench ILI 'I length backstroke H3 and overl: l. Galt, J. IMI, 2. Brock ISI Diving ll2 and underl: l. Maurice ILII 2. Martin i IWI Diving ll3 and overl: l. Ballantyne ILII 2. Maxwell IMI Relay Race, Intermediate: I. Lucasg 2. Wanstoll Relay Race, Senior: l. Macaulay, 2. Speirs HOUSE POINTS: l. Macaulay 40 OO 2. Lucas 35-29 3. Speirs 25.88 4. Wanstall 2l.l8 ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY ESSAY COMPETITION Congratulations to Tommy Birks, Harry Bloomfield, Gordon McNeil and Charles Wakefield, who won special awards in this year's essay contests sponsored by the Royal Commonwealth Society. Over 2.000 essays were submitted by students from Newfoundland lo British Columbia. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Congratulations to Vincent Prager, Ralph Walker and Lee Wcitchorn on topping the scholarship list ot Trinity College School this spring. Vincent Prager won the C. H. Brent Memorial Scholarship, Ralph Walker the C. L. Worrell Memorial Scholarship, and Lee Watchorn the Trinity College School Old Boys' Memorial Scholarship. 64 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Old Boys' Association Honorary President Hon. Mr. Justice G. Miller Hyde Honorary Vice'President Mr. Robert A. Speirs President Mr. Brian Markland Vice-President Rt. Hon. Lord Shaughnessy Honorary Treasurer Honorary Secretary Mr. Roy Bond Mr. Alfred M. Dobell Mr. Alan K. S. Lamplough Mr. W. H. Budden Mr. Beau Quinlan Mr. Charles Colby, Jr. Mr. Ernest Usher-Jones Staff Representative Mr. Frederick A Tees Board of Governors' Representative Mr. H. Stirling Maxwell THE GOVERNORS' DINNER A Special Old Boys' Dinner to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the School was held in the Dining Hall last November under the direction of the Board of Governors. A very large, representative and enthusiastic group of Old Boys attended, and after-dinner speakers included Mr. Donald Maclnnes, Mr. Bill Budden, Mr. Justice G. Miller Hyde and the Headmaster. A table of honour was reserved for Old Boys of Lucas School vintage, who included Messrs. Stephen Cantlie, Arthur Evans, Howard Gordon, Gratz Joseph, Kenneth Smith, and W. H. Wilson. Chairman of the proceedings was Mr. H. Stirling Maxwell, and committee on arrange- ments was headed by Mr. Drummond Birks, ably supported by Mr. A. V. Lennox Mills, Mr. P. T. Molson and other stalwarts of the Board of Governors. The dining hall was filled to capacity and the dinner was voted the best of its kind ever put on by the School. Many Old Boys met faccs that they had not seen tor years, and we certainly hope to see them all often again. THE ANNUAL MEETING An Annual meeting was held late in April this year and the new slate of officers was elected. These are listed above. Mr. Speirs thanked the Old Boys' Association for the help they had given during the past year in presenting tor the first time an Old Boys' Bursary. This had been most usefully used. The Association has decided to open up Life Memberships to members for the sum of 5lO0.00. This money will be invested, and will be of great value to the Association. Any members of the association who wish to take advantage of this should send their cheques in to the School, care of the Old Boys' Association. Old Boys were again warned that if they wished to send sons to Selwyn House, they should get the names of these sons in to the school well before the boys reach School age, if they were not to be disappointed. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR l95B-1959 65 NEWS FROM HERE AND THERE Jeff Penfield is now training for Gynecology and Obstetrics at Cornell University. He is married and has two children. Murray Magor has been appointed a Curate at the Cathedral. John Fetherstonhaugh has been elected Secretary of the Montreal Bar. He is married with two small sons. ASH BU RY COLLEGE John Chamard in the Senior Matric class, Woolcombe House, Senior Football. lColoursl Senior Hockey, Senior Cricket, lVice Captainl Editor of the Ashburian. Pretect. John also won an elimination debate in Ottawa University, in which sixteen teams from the City ol Ottawa were entered. Chris Coristine, Junior Matric class, Alexander House, Senior Soccer, Senior Skiing, Tennis A Squad. Rodney Moore, Alexander House, Junior matric, Skiing, Extra-curricular Greek and German. Rodney is leaving for England at the end ot the year. LOWER CANADA COLLEGE GRADE TWELVE: Jim Evans: Senior Football, Cadet Captain, Mathematics Club, Prefect, French House. Ditlef Knudsen: Senior Basketball, Cadet Sergeant, Mathematics Club, Science Club, Dance Committee, Woods House. Wilson McLean: Senior Football, Pretect, Band Lieutenant, Science Club, Magazine Committee, Drummond House. David Phillips: Science Club, Magazine Committee, Drummond House. GRADE ELEVEN lArtsl: John Louson: Senior Football, Band, Russell House. Fred McRobie: Senior Football, Senior Hockey, Cadet Sergeant, Dance Committee, French House. GRADE ELEVEN lSciencel: David MUYTTH: Mathematics Club, Science Club, Woods House. Peter Terroux: Senior Skiing lManagerl, Ski Club lSecretaryl, Science Club lPresidentl Quintillian Club, Mathematics Club, Librarian, Woods House. GRADE TEN: Michael Berrill: Junior Football, Curling, Science Club, Woods House. John Fieldhouse: Junior Football, Junior Hockey, School Play, Class Captain, Assistant Head Monitor, Russell House. Bill Hesler: Junior Football, Science Club, Mathematics Club, Camera Club, French House. Peter Jackson: Camera Club, Mathematics Club, Drummond House. Trygve Knudsen: Junior Football, Science Club, Mathematics Club, Signal Corps, Woods House. Gordie Peters: Junior Football, School Play, Russel House. Peter Schaal: Junior Football, Junior Basketball, Science Club, Woods House. 66 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Brigadier Robert W. Moncel, O.B.E., D.S.O. lExtract from the Atlantic Ad.ocate, May, 1959i One of the most colourful and ambitious military spectacles in the history of Canada will be presented in Fredericton soon. It will be Canada's Military Pageant, The idea was conceived by Brigadier R. W. Moncel, the brilliant young commander of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade Group at Camp Gagetown. He describes it as an event to celebrate Army Day, to present the Canadian Army to the public and as an Army exercise, Brigadier Robert W. Moncel was at one time the youngest brigadier in the Canadian Army and, at a single Buckingham Palace investiture, received from his King both the Order of the British Empire and the Distinguished Service Order. As commander of the brigade, he is responsible for the training of the troops at Camp Gagetown, whose total strength varies from 2,300 to a maximum of 6,000 when the summer training units are in camp. Slender and erect, bright-eyed and alert, he bears a strong resemblance to the young Sir Anthony Eden. His twenty-four years of military service.. . years of hair-trigger decisions and carefully calculated risks . .. have left their imprint upon him so that he looks slightly older than his forty-two years. A resolute maturity and the wisdom of experience have re- placed the bright glow of youth. His troops know him as a regular guy and a hardeworking perfectionist. His officers respect his ennobling vision of tradition. Son of a Montreal industrialist, Bob Moncel was educated at Selwyn House, Bishop's College and McGill University. From his earliest days he has had his sights firmly fixed on the career ofa professional soldier. Enlisting first in the militia in the ranks of the Victoria Rifles of Canada in 1935, he was later commissioned in the same regiment. He joined the active Army as a lieutenant in September 1939, and went overseas shortly afterwards with the Royal Canadian Regiment. He remained with the R.C.R. until January, 1941, when he attended a iunior staff course in the United Kingdom. Upon graduation he transferred to the Royal Canadian Dragoons and became commanding officer of the 18th Manitoba Armoured Car Regiment in January, 1943. Lieutenant-General E. W. Sansom, under whose command he was at this time, says: I had the greatest faith in him as a staff officer and commander. He inspired confidence and loyalty in his troops always and turned the Armoured Car Regiment into a real fighting unit which proved itself during the advance across France and Belgium when it led the 2nd Canadian Corps. Following this he went to Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Corps, as General Staff Officer, Grade 1 lOperationsl, and landed in France shortly after D-Day in June, 1944. He remained in this staff appointment until August 1944, when he became Commander, 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade, in the rank of Brigadier. At that time he was twenty-seven years of age. Brigadier Moncel remained in command of the brigade until the end of the war and saw extensive action during the fighting in the Falaise Gap, the pursuit to the Seine, the Hochwald fighting and the crossing of the Rhine. A fellow officer comments: For sheer bravery and courage, Bob Moncel had no peer. The late King George VI invested him with the Order of the British Empire for his ser- vices with the 2nd Canadian Corps and with the Distinguished Service Order for his per- sonal gallantry and leadership in the Hochwald fighting in Germany. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1958-1959 6' He was also mentioned in despatches for his valour in the Battle of Falaise, and the French Government made him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and awarded him the Croix de Guerre. But his proudest personal achievement came with the liberation of Bruges. Ordered to capture Bruges, he was able to negotiate with the German commander so that it was taken without a shot. Not even a window was cracked in that historic old city, for which he earned the everlasting gratitude of the people. Brigadier Moncel left the Army in 1945 but returned in 1946 in the rank of colonel. In 1948 he was appointed Director of Military Training at Army Headquarters and in 1948- 49 became Acting Deputy Chief of the General Staff. ln August, 1950, following a course at the National War College in the United States, he was appointed Army Member, Canadian Joint Staff, London, England, in the rank of brigadier. He returned to Canada to the post of Deputy Chief of the General Staff, in January, 1954. He vacated this post to become Senior Military Adviser, Canadian Delegation, Viet Nam, Indochina. In March, 1958, he succeeded Maior-General John Rockingham as Commander, 3rd Canadian lnlantry Brigade Group and assumed his present duties at Canada's largest Army training centre, Camp Gagetown. Off duty, in mufti, he could be mistaken for an English country Squire: the impeccably tailored jacket, narrow trousers and closely fitted waistcoat suggest that he has lust strayed momentarily off Savile Row. A man of immense charm - in which sincerity plays a part - his easy, unassumed restraint belies the rigours of tough training and grim combat. With soft-spoken affability he speaks of his Army career and one can almost sense the self-criticism and selfeappraisal as he reviews the past. Art is his great interest, both as a collector and as a painter. He has the added distinc- tion of having been hung in the Royal lnstitute of Oil Painters, London. He is a keen Sportsman, enjoys out-of-door life, skiing and sailing. He knows the wide world better than most and retains his enthusiasm and a zest for fresh experiences. . 0 1 5. Qs -iq J 4 Autographs A ff ' Q, I ,,.. .!' 1 4. 2 5 A '1- '71,-x.:gr-7 '1 , ' Q.,-A-jfl 4 ', H V H 'Q 'lille MBI K I P F W v -A rv , X rergxf . gl-Q. 1 v, qt fer, V , ' 'W an Clyb -I ,, ,, ,. I ,.'1, ., v ,. 1 , ,,, .. ,.. . s 811, ,Y llnfh ' 'S '.'2f- '- ' 1,-' 7 -I N: s fr U Y-,N 79,-, wi t-L ,' ,f , ,,,4. '. 4' , 'W' K. my W. .xl-,-QL, w' . .' 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