Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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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

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