Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1961 volume:

X SELVVY14 HCDUSE X SCHOOL MAGAZINE ol. 33 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-61 N YXUUS5 5 SQ, GI O 13 31 1960 1961 ACADEMIC PRIZEGIVING GUEST-OF-HONOUR D:. O. M, Solcndl. FOREWORD While at school l took a very active part in editing the school magazine. l am Therefore deeply conscious of the honour that you have done me in inviting me to write the foreword for your magazine. You are certainly to be congratulated upon the quality of the magazine and l know that each one of you will treasure it as a record ofa very important chapter in your lives. ln all too few years Selwyn House will be only a memory and you will be setting out to live your lives in the complex world of the space age. Even in your brief lifetime, scientific research has tremendously expanded man's power over his environment. Within the last decade, developments in missiles have made possible both the exploration of space and the destruction of the human race. You and your generation will have the task of trying to guide mankind away from destruction toward peace and prosperity. This is a tremendous challenge but I know that you will rise to it. I hope that some of you will study science and even become leaders in the exploration of space, but I hope too that some of you will devote your lives to improving the social organization of the world so that men can live together in peace. Whatever you do, I envy you the fine education you are getting at Selwyn House and the exciting years that lie ahead of you. O. M. SOLANDT Lu V1 D O I Z P- 3 .I lu VI 3 au Z I :- Our New School The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that satisfactory arrangements have been completed to enable the School to purchase the Westmount Senior High School Building at the corner of Cote St. Antoine Road and Argyle Avenue. The new school building is in excellent condition and will provide all the necessary facilities for Selwyn House to operate efficiently, once kitchen and dining-room arrangements have been made. The facilities include 15 large bright classrooms, a library, laboratories and a first-class gymnasium. The school playground is nearly four times the size of our present one on Redpath Street. The Board feels confident that, with the advantage of a large gymnasium and the privileges of the playing fields and other sports facilities of the City of Westmount, we will be able to offer a very satisfactory sports programme. The Board received three sealed offers through responsible real-estate agencies, the most attractive one being that submitted by McGill University. At a meeting of the Board of Governors, held at the School on Thursday, April 27th, 1961, a resolution was passed, accepting this offer from McGill. It is felt that the Parents and the Members of the Old Boys' Association will be delighted to know that the old School will be used by McGill University, and that our investment in recent additions and improvements to the old building will be put to good service in the cause of advanced education. Our plan, therefore, is to move to the new school during the summer and be ready to operate by the beginning of the 1961-62 school session in September. The School will not add any new grades this first year, but it is our intention to start a 10th Grade lVl Forml in the Fall of 1962, followed by an 11th Grade lVll Forml in the Fall of 1963. Thus our first Junior Matriculation class will graduate in the Spring of 1964. lt is also intended that we will eventually bring our boys up to Senior Matriculation. The Board is confident that the decision taken will not only be of immense benefit to Selwyn House School, but will also provide an invaluable contribution to the community as a whole in having another independent Boys' School proceeding to Matriculation level. J. G. BOURNE, Chairman, Board of Governors. CONTENTS Page Editorial 10 Sports Prizegiving, 1960 12 Academic Prizegiving, 1960 14 Visitors 18 The Library 22 Dromatics 24 Debating 26 Literaria 27 Form Notes 36 Soccer 53 Hockey 56 House Championship 59 Scouts and Cubs 59 Gymnastic Display 62 Old Boys' Section 65 R THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 Board of Governors Chairman John G. Bourne, Esq. Immediate pastechairman H. Stirling Maxwell, Esq. Vice-chairman J. Bartlett Morgan, Esq. Honorary Secretary A. V. Lennox Mills, Esq. Honorary Treasurer Hugh H. Norsworthy, Esq. Mrs. Robert W. Coristine John de M. Marler, Esq. Mrs. W. J. C. Stikeman Percival T. Molson, Esq. G. Drummond Birks, Esq. Robert W. Wakefield, Esq. Peter M. Laing, Esq. Stal? HEADMASTER Robert A. Speirs, M.A. lEdinburgh and Columbia Universitiesl SENIOR MASTER F. Gordon Phillips, M.A. lOxlord Universityl SENIOR MISTRESS OF JUNIOR SCHOOL lMrs.l Christian L. Markland lLiverpool Universityl D. M. Blaiklock, Esq., B.A. Edgar C. Moodey lMcGill Universityl lLondon Universityl E. Geolilrey Davies, B.A. Rowland Philipp, B.A. lManchester Universityl lMcGill Universityl lMme.l Janine Dorland, B.A. Brian Rothwell, B.Sc. lUniversity of Parisl lQueen's University, Belfastl James E. lversen, M.A. Frederick A. Tees, B.Com. lMcGill Universityl lMcGill Universityl J. Martin Lewis, Dip. Ph. Ed. lMrs.l Linton Watts, B.A. lSt. Luke's College, Exeterl lWellesley Collegel lMrs.l Laura E. L. Maclean, lQueen's Universityl lMissl Ethel L. Pick llibrarianl OFFICE STAFF lMrs.l Constance E. Howis lMissl Frances H. Gault lMrs.l Ella Smart ..- X '- Gr , 6 .. lv-K is 4-18 fl. likeman, D. Brow aughnessy, A. S Sh face, P. svean, M. CU ar: P. 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W KA R THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 Student Oflicers PREFECTS Graeme Tennant lHead Pretectl Thomas Birks Tony Stikeman Raymond Douse Philip Webster Gordon McNeil Allan Zinman Ivan Ralston SUB-PREFECTS David Brown Peter Stein Lawrence Hibbert Christopher Skoryna Philip Maurice Peter Wright SENIORS George Hebert John LeMoine Gary LaFontaine David Malone Duncan McMartin Bobby Sewell Michael Shaughnessy DEBATING SOCIETY IPI Thomas Birks SOCCER II96Ol CAPTAIN Graeme Tennant HOCKEY II96ll CAPTAIN Christopher Skoryna HOUSE OFFICERS Lucas House Raymond Douse Thomas Birks Macaulay House Tony Stikeman Wanstall House Graeme Tennant Christopher Skoryna Speirs House Philip Webster Duncan McMartin Gordon McNeil SCOUTS Jon Scott Toby Kent Magazine Staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Philip Webster LITERARY EDITORS George Hebert Ivan Ralston PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS David Brown David Malone SPORTS EDITORS Philip Maurice Peter Stein ART EDITOR Gary LaFontaine CLASS EDITORS Lawrence Hibbert James Brunton Barrie Birks E01 Q. ni, Z L- .1?:f:?F-37-'F 19' .1 . 'G-I-?.5-,O . ., -p v V ,, ' Gig Editorial The news of the purchase of the Westmount Senior High School building and grounds by Selwyn House at the end of April came as a very pleasant surprise to us all, opening as it does much more spacious facilities and leading the way to matriculation, so that in a few years' time the school will have classes from Grade I to Grade Xl. It is a matter of regret that the purchase came too late in the school year for the present Form V to proceed to advanced work here next year but the present graduates pass on every good wish to their successors who will be able to complete their pre-university training at Selwyn House. We were very fortunate in the staff additions ofthe year - Mrs. Maclean, Mrs. Watts, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Blaiklock-who have added so much to our knowledge and happiness. We regret, however, that we shall be saying good-bye to Mr. Davies and Mr. Philipp, and that Mrs. Watts will also be leaving us in June. Our thanks and good wishes go with them all. Our congratulations are extended to the senior teams and their coaches, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Tees-the senior soccer team was undefeated, and the senior hockey team lost only one game in a well-fought season. On behalf of the graduating class, we should like to express our appreciation to all the masters and lady teachers who have guided us throughout our school years at Selwyn House. It is our hope that the present and future students will enioy the school and benefit by its teaching as much as we have. Floreat Selwyn! FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1 961 1 VALETE - 1959-60 Ayre, Steven Ballantyne, Billy Barwick, Blair Birks, Jonathan Chenoweth, David Cobbett, Kip Davies, Robin Dodds, Robert Eaton, Kim Eaton, William Esdaile, David Feiter, Phillippe Galt, John Graham, Robert Hamilton, Bruce Holland, Jan Hutchinson, Terry Kairis, Alexander Kingston, Timothy Landers, William LeNormand, Jacques Manthorp, Edward Maxwell, Gregor MacDougall, Gordon Odell, Carroll Rawlings, Michael Roulson, Christopher Sedgewick, James Smele, Jettrey Tyrer, Miles Usher-Jones, Brian Valois, Paul Wakefield, Charles Walker, David Wells, Stephen Whipps, Murray Young, Brian Young, Michael SALVETE - 1960-61 Agnew, Charles Ainley, William Bala, Nicholas Barker, Bruce Blakeley, Hugh Campbell, Duncan Chambers, Michael Chenoweth, Christopher Clarke, David Coristine, Herbert Crabtree, Harold Davis, Caleb Elliott, Scott Fontein, Peter Fricker, John Gaiennie, Grant Gordon, Brian Graham, Boyd Hastings, Roy Kaplan, Eric Kent, Michael Khazzam, Sass Knight, David Leopold, John Mappin, John McCallum, John Miller, Stephen Molson, John Molson, Thomas Molson, William Muller, Ludolph Nercessian, David Oliver, Bruce Pedvis, Lloyd Pitblado, Robin Purvis, Christopher Reade, Michael Roden, Daniel Roden, Peter Rovins, David Roy, Peter Schindler, Andrew Scott, Thomas Snowball, Roger Tait, Kenneth Usher-Jones, Christopher Vassiliades, Michael Wolford, Robert Walker, Mark Warwick, Michael Witkov, Brian Wooler, John Father and Son Ballanryne with Guest-of-Honour Annual Sports and Sports Prizegiving May, 1960 The annual track meet and sports prizegiving of the school was held under sunny skies in the Molson Stadium on the afternoon of May 25th., l960. Competition was keen and a goodly number of interested parents and friends attended. Guest of honour was the first Lucas Medalist ofthe school, Mr. John S. B. Pemberton, who congratulated the boys and spoke briefly and amusingly of the early days of Selwyn House, and then presented the awards. Top awards went to Billy Ballantyne, winner of the Victor Ludorum Cup for the highest aggregate score in the open events of the meet, to Gordon Mac- Dougall, winner of the McMaster Memorial Sportsman's Cup, and to Michael Dench, winner of the Cassils Memorial Junior Sportsman's Cup. The following is a list of the sports prizes for the year, including scout awards presented at a special assembly of the school by Scout Commissioner for Westmount, Colonel Eric Slessor: FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 13 1. 75 yards I9 yeorsl . ........ 1st C. Odell 2nd Culver 2. 75 yards 18 yearsl ...,., ........ 1 st P. Fox 2nd Bourke 3. 75 yards 17 yeorsl .,.... ......,. 1 st C. Galt 2nd Clarke 4. 75 yards I6 yearsl ......,..... ........ 1 st P. Morton 2nd Culver 5. 100 yards 110 yearsl .,,.,, . .....,.. 1st J. Moseley 2nd Galt 6. 100 yards 111 yearsl ....,.,. ........ 1 st A. Case 2nd Pike 7. 100 yards ll2 yearsl ....... ........ 1 st M. Thorn 2nd Hutchinson 8. 100 yards l13 yearsl ........ ........ 1 st P. Maurice 2nd Birks 9. 100 yards lopenl ...... . ...... ........ 1 st W. Ballantyne 2nd Zinman 10. Broad Jump tunder 131 ........ ........ 1 st S. Cryer 2nd Price 11. Broad Jump lopenl . . .. ...,.... 1st W. Ballantyne 2nd Hamilton 12, High Jump Iunder 131 .. .. ........ lst S. Price 2nd Dench 13. High Jump lopenl. .. ,..,.,..,, ,,...................... 1 st W. Ballantyne 2nd Zinman 14. Relay Races:-Intermediate B, Lucas House, Intermediate A, Macaulay House, Senior B, Lucas House, Senior A, Lucas House, Junior B, Lucas House, Junior A, Speirs House. 15. 220 yards lopenl . .,..,.. ....... . ..,,. . , ,..,., ....... lst W. Bollantyne 2nd S. Ayre 16. 440 yards lopenl .. . ........ 1st W. Bollantyne 2nd B. Hamilton 17. Sack Race Uuniorl .. ........ lst N. Cryer 18. Sack Race ISeniorl .. .......................... ......,. 1 st P. Scrivener 2nd J. Johnston 19. Sisters' Race 1100 yards handicapl ......... .,.. 1 st A. Esdaile 20. Brothers' Race . .. .. .... ..... . .. ..... ..1st B. Ainley 21, Father, Mother and Son Race .. ..... ..1st The Wakefield Family 22. Scouting Awards:- Mackenzie Cup - Philip Webster, PIL, lvan Ralston, Toby Kent, Allan Case, Billy Landers, Peter Rider. Best Senior Cub Six-John Moseley, Robert Monteith, John Matheson, Henry Joseph, De Wolt Shaw, Thomas Stewart. Winner of Jock Barclay Memorial Trophy -John Moseley. Best Junior Cub Six - Nelson Vermette, Grahame Hodgson, Brian Young, Stephen Leopold, Lindsay Gordon. 23. Swimming Awards:-1st Duncan McMartin, 2nd Michael Dench and Richard Kent. 24. Boxing Competition:-Bantamweight, Barrie Birksg Welterweight, Stephen Price: Middleweight, Hugh Roberts, Heavyweight, Steven Ayre. 25. Skiing Awards:-Intermediate Downhill, Ernest Pitt, lntermediate Slalom, Rodney Devitt, Senior Downhill, Brian Usher-Jones, Senior Slalom, Gregor Maxwell. 26. Junior Sportsman's Cup lCassils Memorial Cupl - Michael Dench. 27. The Sportsman's Cup 1McMoster Memorial Cupl - Gordon MacDougall. 28. Victor Ludorum . . .. . . . William Ballantyne 29. Soccer lThe Gillespie Cupl . .. .. . . Wanstall House 30. Hockey lThe Creighton Cupl . Wanstall House 31. Softball lThe Carlin Cupl .. . . . .. . Macaulay House 32. House Competition in Individual Sports lThe Pitcher Cupl . Lucas House Dr. Solandt with some prizewinners Annual Academic Prizegiving, June, 1960 The annual academic prrzegrving ot the school was held on the evening ot Tuesday, June l-1th, rn the Moyse Hall ot McGill University, Guest of Honour was O. M. Solandt, Esq, OBE, D.Sc., LLD, F.R.S.C., Vice-presideni, Research and Development, Canadian National Railways, who was introduced by the chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr H, Stirling Maxwell, and thanked by Mr. Justice G. Miller Hyde, a former chairman. Dr, Solandt, rn his address to the boys, stressed the responsibility entailed in growing up rn a shrrnkrng world, where Canadas role as mediator and peacemalrer would steadily expand, and where wonderful opportunities tor service would present themselves to young people with leadership qualities, ambition and vision. The choir, under the direction ol Mr' Phillips, gave a splendid rendition ot songs- Angels ever bright and tarr, by Handel, In Derry Vale, and Meg Merrrllres-all ol which were greatly appreciated, The headmaster presented hrs annual report to the parents, bespeakrng for the school their continued co-operatron in helping the Stall to combat trrumphantly the corroding rntluences attacking the younger generation in these days, to help teach respect tor the drscrplrne ol hard work and the roy ot a task well done, to point the upward way to clear-cut values at straight thrnlring and rrght conduct, and to inculcate the age-old virtues ol true rnanlrness and courage and good sportsrnanshipf- things that have been woven rnto the warp and woot ot the school s history, and which, he concluded vxe can imprint rndelrbly upon the lrves of your sons, it in all our conrbrned operatrons we put flrst things tlrst rn all our elilorts to help them attain to the best and the highest in scholarship, spertsrnanshrp and integrity ol characterf' Dr Solandt graciously presented the following prizes and awards: FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR i960--l96l Prize List Form D lst Christopher Laxton 2nd Form C lst Erik lversen 2nd Form Bl lst Michael Darling 2nd Form B2 lst John Maase 2nd Form Al lst John Carsley 2nd Form A2 lst Jan Wyllie 2nd Form lA lst Jody Allison 2nd Form lB lst Robert Tennant 2nd Form ll lst Michael Dorland 2nd Form lll lst Christopher Hofiimann 2nd Form lV lst Raymond Douse 2nd Form V lst David Walker 2nd lpresented by Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Carsleyl Special Prizes Alan Victor Alastair Dean Peter Hadekel Donald Monteith Sven Hurum Michael Hoffmann Brian Magee John Matheson Mark Molson John Bentley John Pike Thomas Birks William Ballantyne Distinction in Senior French Jonathan Birks Distinction in Junior French lpresented by Mrs. G. Miller Hydel Philippe Dorland Distinction in Senior Mathematics lpresented by Colin Moseleyl Bruce Hamilton Distinction in Literature William Ballantyne Distinction in Creative Writing Distinction in History Jonathan Birks Public Speaking Prize lpresented by Hon. Mr. Justice G. M. Hydel Murray Whipps Distinction in Fourth Form Latin Raymond Douse David Walker Distinction in Middle School French lpresented by Mr. and Mrs. J. LeNormandl Michael Dorland Distinction in Third Form Mathematics lpresented by Mrs. G. R. H. Simsl Christopher Hoffmann Distinction in Fourth Form Science lpresented by Hamilton Baxterl Raymond Douse Prize for General Excellence lpresented by Mr. T. H. P. Molsonl Steven Ayre Angus Murray Essay Prize Jonathan Birks Distinction in Choir lpresented by Mrs. Anson McKiml James Brunton Rory Forbes Dramatics Prizes lpresented by Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Bogertl Murray Whipps Graeme Tennant Michael Dorland The Selwyn House Chronicle Cup Gordon Norsworthy Magazine Contest Essay David Walker Awards Poetry David Walker Prizes for Application and Personality lDonated by Montreal City and District Savings Bankl Gordon MacDougall Christopher Roulson I6 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Charles Wakefield David Walker Stephen Wells Murray Whipps Brian Usher-Jones Graduation Diplomas Steven Ayre William Ballantyne Jonathan Birks Bruce Hamilton Alexandros Kairis Edward Manthorp Gregor Maxwell Michael Rawlings Christopher Roulson Miles Tyrer Gordon MacDougall Head Prefect's Cup William Ballantyne House Captains' Cups William Ballantyne Gregor Maxwell Steven Ayre Bruce Hamilton Medals for Outstanding Achievement in House Competition lpresented by Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Kairisl Senior School Junior School William Ballantyne John Carsley The Nesbitt Cup lfor inter-house Competition in General Activitiesl Lucas House The Anstey Cup lfor inter-house Academic Competitionl Speirs House The LeMoine Trophy lfor inter-house Competition in Debatingl Lucas House The Governors' Shield ltor over-all ascendancy in inter-house Competitionl Lucas House The Thomas Chalmers Brainerd Memorial Award lpresented by Mr. Charles Lineaweaverl Gregor Maxwell The Lieutenant'Governor's Silver Medal lfor Academic Distinction in Senior Schooll David Walker The Lieutenant-Governors Bronze Medal lfor Academic Distinction in Junior Schooll John Carsley The Jeffrey Russel Prize lAwarded for all-round ability and presented by Mrs. H. Y. Russell Gordon MacDougall The Lucas Medal lAwarded to the most outstanding boy in the Senior Form ofthe School in work, games, leadership and character, on vote of his fellow-students and Stat? of the Schooll Jonathan Birks Academic Successes William Ballantyne: Kane Memorial Scholarship to Bishops College School, Lennoxville. David Walker: Scholarship to Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh. Murray Whipps: Scholarship to Ashbury College, Ottawa. Ne- Li' 4-Q... -u -nr on Remembrance Day Case : Col. K. M. H le OVGYHOYS G of rd en of the Boa er Chairm In Centre: For Mr. T. Davies. with rra Leone Sie of r. S. C. R. Forster M gh! Ri by D. Brown and D. Malone! lPhotos I8 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Visitors As in previous years Selwyn House has been favoured by a number of distinguished visitors, who have spoken at various functions of the school. Among those who have thus honoured us since our last magazine went to press have been the following: O. M. Solandt, Esq. O.B.E., M.A., M.D., D.Sc., LL.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.S.C., Vice-president of the Canadian National Railways, Mr. John S. B. Pembertoni, first Lucas Medallist of Selwyn House, and Mr. John G. M. LeMoine, former Governor of the School, who were Guests of Honour at the Academic Prize- giving, the Sports Prizegiving and the School Gymnastic Display respectively. His Excellency Dato Nik Ahmid Kamil, Malayan Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Samuel C. R. Forster, Secretary of the Department of External Affairs, Sierra Leone, Mr. Howard E. Rigney, Regional U.K. Information Officer, who spoke on various parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, Hon. Justice G. Miller Hyde', who addressed the school briefly at a lunch honouring former chairmen of the Board of Governors, H. Stirling Maxwelllt, Esq., who formally opened the new wing of the school at the opening assembly of the school year, Colonel John G. Bourne , who invested full prefects of the school, and A. M. Dobell, Esq., who presented Old Boy memberships to graduating seniors of the school, Colonel A. L. Laxton, Adrien Peuvion, Esq., and Mrs. Cyril R. Tester, who delighted us with movies and slides, Rev. Stanley B. Frost, Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, McGill University, Rev. David Walser, Vice-principal of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Colonel Kenneth M. Case, E.D., who addressed special assemblies of the school, Colonel J. Eric Slessor, Westmount Scout Commissioner, and Mr. David Matheson, B.A., Scoutmaster of the Second Westmount Troop, who addressed Scout and Cub Assemblies, ' J. Robert Coulter, BA., Headmaster of St. Andrews College, Aurora, Jack Livingstone, Esq., Executive Director of the Audubon Society, and Mr. Louis R. Waller, Executive Director of the Montreal Parks and Playgrounds speaking on behalf of the Red Feather campaign, Philip Pugsley, Esq., C.A., chairman of the Department of Commerce of Sir George Williams University, who iudged our annual public-speaking competition - finalists being Thomas Birks, Duncan McMartin, Gordon McNeil, Tony Stikeman, Graeme Tennant and Philip Webster. 'indicates Old Boy of the School. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 I9 Remembrance Day Address, 1960 By Colonel Kenneth M. Case, E.D. Why are we gathered together here on this day? This date, November Ilth, marks the signing of the Armistice terminating the First World War, and was observed annually in remembrance of those who gave their lives. Following the Second World War the day became Remembrance Day. Observed each year at Il a.m., November llth., as a moment of remembrance of all those who fell in all the Wars. lt is my intention to give you briefly, an outline of the efforts of the Canadian Navy, Army and Airforces in the last War and to try to impress upon you that no single nation achieved the overthrow of Germany and Italy in Africa and Europe. I have, in the past little while, been speaking to several young people. I have been surprised and a little perturbed to find that so many are under the impression that there was only one country which was in the war and which succeeded in defeating the enemy. This is understandable, most of the pictures you have seen, the stories on the Radio and T.V. and most magazine articles, even your comics have spoken or written only about our neighbours to the South. On the other hand, Britain and her Allies, the Commonwealth of Nations or the British Dominions, have never been too concerned with telling the world what they were doing or had done. It is very rare to find a story or moving picture that singled out one of their happenings or an individual to build an exciting story about. We, who were involved are at fault! None of us have told you much about the war and our experiences. If you were to ask about some particular incident and we had been there, you might be surprised with the story. Let me begin by telling you that certain countries, because of their education, training and discipline, have very valuable attributes to offer in time of war or crisis. We are concerned at the moment only with the Canadians. The youngest of you knows that Canada is a very very large land mass with a rugged and varied climate. Larger than any country in Western Europe or Australia or New Zealand. We have a small population spread from coast to coast. To be successful every man has to be self reliant, yet willing to work together with other people. He has to think for himself, You are being taught these same points at Selwyn House in your games and studies! Your games to teach you teamwork and your studies to teach you to think for yourself, also to practice self discipline. From the smallest formation to regiments, corps and armies, Canadians are disciplined. Knowing what was expected of them they got on with it. If the circumstances changed the Group could and did alter the plan without waiting to be told how and what to do next. Because these forces could be so effective they were used in every area of the war, usually under British Command. The war started when German troops invaded Poland, without a declaration of war, on September I, l939. Three days later Great Britain and France declared war, fulfilling their pledge to defend Polish independence. All the Dominions quickly rallied to the colours, eager to know what form their contribution should take. Like the other democracies, Canada was unprepared for war. She had a small Permanent Force, a trained skeleton General Staff and an Non-Permanent Active Militia, or Reserve as you now know it. By December l939 the first contingent of Canadian Army docked in Great Britain. A few units joined the British forces in France, but too late to see action. France was falling -the Maginot Line had been by-passed in the North through Belgium by the Germans. Fortunately the Canadians managed to escape through Calais before the port fell and 20 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE by a miracle of weather and lack of German pursuit most of the British were evacuated through Dunkirk. Britain now faced Germany alone, having lost nearly all her equipment in France. The first Canadian Division was practically the only fully equipped unit of its size in Britain. By this time many Canadian Airforce fighter pilots had ioined the British Squadrons. Some of your Fathers were among this group of Battle of Britain Pilots. Our small but growing Navy was doing convoy work in the Channel and the Atlantic. Many Canadians were posted to British ships for duty and training. As the war spread throughout the World, Canadian members of the three services were serving in Hong Kong, India, and the Middle East. The United States was doing everything a friendly neutral could do. Late in l94l the attack of Pearl Harbour took place and the U.S. declared war on Japan, and shortly after on Germany and Italy, thus becoming Britains' ally, and able to throw her production potential fully into the effort. In July T943, the Canadian lst. Division invaded Sicily and Italy as part of the 8th, Army of Britain, assisted by our Air Force and Navy. ln the meantime the troops in England were training for the invasion of Northwest Europe. By midnight June 6, l944, D DAY, Canadian paratroopers had landed in France, to be followed by seaborne forces at dawn, who had sailed from England many hours before. The Canadians formed the left wing of the three-pronged campaign. Finally reaching Rouen on the Seine River. After the terrible Caen-Falais battle, thrusting towards Antwerp to open the Schelde as a supply port. The French ports of Calais and Dunkirk having been by passed, leaving the enemy in possession. The Canadians assisted by British forces under our General Crerar were given the task of clearing the Schelde islands of Walcheren and Bevelan. Following which the Canadians were then sent back to clear Dunkirk and Calais. The next push was the Rhine crossings into Germany, fighting every yard across Belgium, Holland, through the Riechwald Forest and the Seigfried defences in the Hochwald Forest. At this time, a half a million men, practically all the fighting strength of the Empire in Europe, were under Canadian Command. Nijmegen and Arnheim are names you must have heard of, on the Rhine. By the beginning of May the Canadians had reached Emden and Oldenberg. On May 5, l94S Germany finally gave up. l could have taken almost any action and given you a detailed and interesting story, instead of which l have covered six years in about as many minutes, in an attempt to point out that this country's efforts were far greater that you realize. There were roughly 370,000 Army, 177,000 Airforce and nearly 120,000 Navy at the height of hostilities. You have heard the names of 50 of your old boys who lost their lives. How many more served from the School, I don't know. At the outbreak of war there were about 600 who were fit and of an age to serve. Boys of Selwyn House, you have every right to be very proud of your Country. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-l96'l 21 Board and Staff We were very sorry to lose the valuable services of Mr. Dan Doheny from the Board of Governors this year. Mr. Doheny had been most active on the Board for many years, and his enthusiasm for the school and his sage counsel on all matters of policy and of law have meant more than we can say to the welfare of Selwyn House. His place on the Board has been taken by another distinguished Old Boy of the School, Mr. John de M. Marler. The Board paid tribute at its annual meeting also to Mr. Stirling Maxwell, who stepped down from the chair after three years of outstanding leadership, during which time a number of important improvements and additions had been made to the school, including the fine new wing over the dining hall. We-are most happy that Mr. Maxwell is remaining on the Board. We are delighted to welcome Colonel John G. Bourne as the new Chairman. As chairman of the Building Committee of the school for the past few years, he has given most generously of his time and expert knowledge to the supervision and direction of the notable physical improvements in the school plant, and we rejoice that the Board leadership is in his capable hands. Newcomers to the Staff soon felt very much at home-Mrs. Maclean and Mrs. Watts mostly in iunior school work, Mr. Lewis in Gymnastics and games, and Mr. Blaiklock, an Old Boy and former Lucas Medallist of the School, in the varied activities of classroom, sports arena and cubs. We are sorry that Mrs. Watts, whose father, Mr. Kenneth Carter, was once a student at Selwyn House, will not be back with us next September, and we pass on our thanks and best wishes to her. Also leaving us in June are Mr. Davies and Mr. Philipp. Mr. Davies has been with us for ten years, ioining our Staff family at short notice on the illness and retirement of Mr. Howis. He has been in charge of the History and Geography Departments of the School, to which he brought a breadth of knowledge and depth of insight which enriched the lives of the hundreds of Selwyn House boys who passed through his hands. Mr. Philipp came to Selwyn House on graduation from McGill University two years ago, and his competent work both in the classroom and the Manual Training department has earned him much merited praise. We wish them both every success and extend to them the appreciation of all as they move on to other fields of endeavour. Former members of the Staff keep up their contacts with the school-it is always a pleasure to hear from Miss Afra Snead in England and from Mr. Timothy Rutley, who is teaching in Japan, and to have periodic visits from our other friends, who are much nearer at hand-Miss Bruce, Mrs. Farquhar, Madame Gyger. All were so genuinely thrilled to see Miss Locke and Mrs. Tester-the former so kindly helping out in the library during the enforced absence of Miss Pick because ot illness during the Easter Term, and the latter arriving at less than an hour's notice to take classroom duty when the flu bug attacked the Staff! We are always happy too to see Mr. Howis, and his kindly commendation of the boys' efforts in carols and plays at the Christmas entertainment was greatly appreciated. 22 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 The New Wing The welcome addition of a new wing over the Dining Hall was the outstanding feature of school opening last September-and now that it has been in use for the best part of a year we all wonder how on earth we managed without it! Plans were prepared early last spring by Old Boy Frank Nobbs, who has done the planning for so many of the additions to the school, and work started in mid-May so as to make sure that all would be in readiness for September opening - as indeed it was. In addition to the provision of two large and bright classrooms, and a very useful Visual Aids room between them, the plans called for extensive changes on the top floor of the main building, where a smallish classroom was eliminated by the moving of partitions to make the rooms on either side much more spacious and commodious. At the first Assembly of the school year, the new wing was formally opened by Mr. H. Stirling Maxwell, chairman of the Board of Governors. Others present for this occasion were Colonel John G. Bourne, chairman of the Building Committee, Mr. Frank Nobbs, architect, and Mr. William C. Speirs, also an architect and builder, who was visiting our headmaster from Scotland. The Library Another year has passed-and it has been a good one for the Library. There are now more than five thousand books on our shelves. Many kind friends of the school have made donations of books. These include Mrs. Harold Beament who gave us a twenty volume set ol World Book Encyclopedia , Miss Locke, who donated a very beautiful set of twenty-one fruit pictures, Mr Angus Murroy, Ralston and Lafontaine of Form V, Peck, Chambers, Southam and Craig of B25 Colby of lB, McLernon of Bl, Henry Joseph of 2A, and Fuller of A2. ln addition the School purchased over twenty new volumes, while Fines between September and early April paid for nearly forty additional beautiful and sought after books. Selwyn House School is fortunate in having an especially large and varied collection of encyclopedias, reference books and biographies. Happily, these cover a wide range of age levels, so that all boys are able to find desired information for essays and other projects. Among others, the Stamp Club has found our many Stamp Catalogues and Stamp Reference Books most useful. The boys have been using the Library more and more for reference, which is most gratifying to the teaching staff. A special Geography Section is being planned which we hope will prove especially useful to both Staff and Students. Our collection of Junior Books has been greatly increased. These have been used to provide Forms D and C with large classroom libraries with books rotated occasionally from the main Library. These class libraries are very popular with the pupils. As is usual, the boys brought in for display a wide selection of interesting treasures, which have been greatly enioyed by all. l wish to thank Miss Locke and express my appreciation and gratitude for the efficient and kindly way she took over my work while I was in the hospital. All in all, with the large circulation of books and the good use made of them and also of the new cupboards in the Library Office, which are greatly appreciated. T960-l96l, I would say was a most successful year. E. Pick, Librarian. ' ,xl L ' X ,M ,JN-if' -x... rv fPho9os by D. Brown and D. Malone! YS. nior playe Se Lefl: House. old Selwyn he off rf Pa Cenfre: me. Q0 nialion after Fathers' Hockey 959 Y Right: Cup p ful Dramatics The Christmas entertainment this year continued to measure up to its previously high standard. Most of the school, especially the staff, worked extremely hard and as usual everything ran very smoothly. After the singing of O Canada , a few words from Mr. Speirs, the Junior choir sang two carols- Once in Royal Davids City , i'Good King Wenceslas and the well known hymn O Come, All Ye Faithful . The whole choir together with the following soloists sang well: Patrick Dodd, John Aimers, John Fricker, Andrew Kerr, Peter Fox and Stephen Leopold. Andrew Kerr and Peter Fox were judged lst and 2nd respectively. The singing was followed by the one-act French comedy, Le Professeur Distraitn written by Strachan Turnbull and produced by Mr. Iversen, The play took place in front of a little Parisian cafe. Peter Stein played the part of the stout llittlel patron, Raymond Douse Ie garcon, Michael Dorland the learned professor, George Galt and Bruce McMartin the two sneaky camelots, Rodney Devitt the stern policeman, Barrie Birks an old woman and Stuart Cryer, Georges Hebert and Christopher Skoryna the respectable customers. Everyone acted well, so the play was a great success. The Intermediate choir composed of the best singers of Forms IA and IB sang the well known carols, mln Dulci Jubilo , When Christ Was Born of Mary Free and The Wassail Song . The whole choir, especially the soloists John Kent, Barrie Wexler, Jan Wyllie, Per Amundsen, Billy Palmer and Tom Molson, were very good and deserve much credit. The second play, The Eyes Have lt was written, produced and directed by Mr. Moodey. A second curtain call showed how much it was appreciated. The scene of this delightfully humorous play was-'iThe visual aids room of an unnamed school . The actors were Robert Diez, a progressive enthusiast, Allan Zinman, a conservative pessimist, Stephen Price, an earnest mistress, Gordon Norsworthy, the stern headmaster, Hugh Roberts, the form Jonah, and Christopher Hoffmann, Peter Fialkowski, Melvin Thorn, James Coristine, Andrew Vodstrcil were the other bright members of the 4th form The best singers from Forms IIA and IIB sang Carol of the Drum , 'Alf Ye Would Hear The Angels Sing , 'AO Holy Night . The soloists, Victor Vickers, Pembroke MacDermot, Paul Rider and John Molson put on a fine performance. The Senior choir from Forms Ill, IV and V sang I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing By , t'Song of the Crib , The Snow Lay On The Ground . The soloists, Rory Forbes, George Galt, Bobby Smith, Hugh Roberts, sang extremely well as did James Brunton and Graeme Tennant who deserve a special word of praise. The last play, The Bishop's Candlesticks , was written by Norman McKinneI, was produced under the able direction of Mr. Speirs. The scene took place in France about FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 25 30 miles from Paris at the beginning ot the l9th Century. The cast was composed of Thomas Birks as the kind, wise Bishop, Graeme Tennant as the Convict, who, later in the play, reformed, Michael Shaughnessy as Persome, the Bishops grouchy little sister and housekeeper, Tony Stikeman as the sweet maid Marie, and Gordon McNeil and Gary LaFontaine, who portrayed the parts ot the proud police sergeant and his assistant respectively. A special word ot praise should be given to Mr. Phillips who taught the Choirs so admirably, and to Messrs. Iversen and Moodey who directed the plays, as well as to Mrs Howis, Mme. Dorland and Mrs Watts for their contribution to the make-up department, and to John Pike and David Brown for their industrious efforts behind the scenes. Without the able assistance and hard work ot these people, the Christmas entertainment would not have been the great success it was. ----li- The School Choir Singing prizes for the year T959-60 were won by Jimmy Brunton in the Senior Choir and by Rory Forbes in the Intermediate. The runners-up were Graeme Tennant and lan Robson. We were very fortunate in having Miss Vera Jamieson, Music Specialist in the Westmount Schools, to iudge the competition for us. The solo in the Senior Class was Angels, ever bright and fair , and in the Intermediate, ln Derry Vale . These two numbers, together with Meg Merrilies , were sung by the Prizegiving Choir-the two-part arrangement ot the Londonderry Air being especially effective. Four choirs sang groups of carols at the Christmas Entertainment and the names of the soloists-over twenty in number-appear elsewhere. Particularly enjoyed was a new carol by Sowerby, The Snow lay on the ground which was sung in two parts by the Senior Choir. At the Quebec Music Festival in February, Jimmy Brunton was placed 2nd with 86 marks in the Boys' Sacred Solo Class Open, and in the T2 years and under class, Rory Forbes won first place with 86 marks and Bobby Tennant second with 84. These boys are to be heartily congratulated on their success, and tor the high marks they obtained. There are many promising singers in the school, and competition for the limited number of places in this year's Prizegiving Choir will be particularly keen. DEER UNC, li Debating ln the first meeting of this year, the Selwyn Oratorical Society, consisting of the boys from Form V, elected oflicers for the Executive Committee, Thomas Birks was elected President, Philip Webster as Vice-President, and Graeme Tennant as Secretary-Treasurer. The meetings were held every two weeks. There were hat draws, speeches, and formal debates. i960-T961 has been a most successful year for the Society, and we would like to extend our thanks to Mr. Speirs, who has helped us all year with his worthy advice. We wish to thank Mr Moodey for iudging the debates. INTER-HOUSE DEBATING The following keenly contested inter-house debates were held for the LeMoine Trophy, all judged by Mr E. C. Moodey. FIRST GROUP - That Montreal should annex the suburban municipalities. Affimativez Lucas House - Thomas Birks and David Brown. Negative: Macaulay House - Duncan McMartin and Tony Stikeman. Police are eliiective in the curbing of crime. Afifirmativez Wanstall House -- Graeme Tennant and Gary LaFontaine. Negative: Speirs House - Philip Webster and Gordon McNeil. Macaulay and Speirs were the winners. SECOND GROUP - That girls have a better time than boys. Afhrmative: Macaulay House -Tony Stikeman and Duncan McMartin. Negative: Speirs House - Gordon McNeil and Philip Webster. That the first Elizabethan Age was a better one to live in than the second. Aflimative: Wanstall House - Graeme Tennant and Peter Wright. Negative: Lucas House - David Brown and Thomas Birks. Macaulay and Lucas were the winners. THIRD GROUP - That Twentieth Century Science has done more harm than good. Aftirmative. Speirs House - Philip Webster and Gordon McNeil. Negative: Lucas House - David Brown and Thomas Birks. That Expressways are better for Montreal than a Subway. Affirmative: Wanstall House - Graeme Tennant and Gary La Fontaine. Negative. Macaulay House - Tony Stikeman and George Hebert. Lucas and Macaulay were the winners. Macaulay House was the happy recipient of the LeMoine Trophy. U1 I O I u D lu Z m E O u 28 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST The annual Public Speaking Contest was this year judged by Mr. Philip Pugsley. The boys, who had been chosen from the preliminaries, all proved to be good speakers. The following topics were selected by the finalists: Gordon McNeil: Thomas Edison Graeme Tennant: i'The Little Island in the Sun Thomas Birks: Can Machines Replace Teachers? Tony Stikeman: Behind the Scenes of Ben Hur Philip Webster: Birth of the Earth Duncan McMartin: The World's Food Problem Tony Stilceman was judged the winner, Thomas Birks second, and Gordon McNeil third. lENl Literary Competition As last year, Mr. Moodey very kindly evaluated the varied efforts of contestants in the annual magazine literary competition. Prizes awarded were as follows-Poetry- Thomas Birks, Essay - Georges Hebert, Short Story 4 Hugh Roberts. House points were awarded for commendable contributions in the Poetry section to Philip Webster, Gray Buchanan and Drew Colby, in the Essay section to Gordon McNeil, John LeMoine, Robert Monteith, and Barrie Birks, and in the Short Story section to .lon Scott. R THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 29 A JOURNEY IN SPRING TO THE HOLY LAND As when with downcast eyes we muse and brood And ebb into a former life, or seem To lapse far back in some confused dream To states of mystical similitudef' So came l to the Galilean Sea Where through the years with each returning spring The hearts of men o'erflow, and they do sing Of Him who died forlorn on Calvary. For with each spring the barren land reborn Gives promise to the wisdom of the Lord, And bids mankind forget the fire and sword As taught by Him who wore a Crown of Thorn. lf only each would pledge himself to love Then could the Master sit serene above. T. Birks, Form V PILGRIMAGE 1961 O telegraph to Tel-Aviv, Israeli here l come, So find a camel that won't heave and not too cumbersome, l'm here to lead a new crusade, with Toynbee as our guide, To find out what is happening to Eichmann and his hide, To see if seas can really be as Red and Dead as they, And also if the Wailing Wall is still iust as they say. We hope to see the Temple there, upon the rock afar, But l'm afraid they'll tell us that it's now the U.A.R. We hope to find old Nasser still quite friendly with big Nik, And isn't it too bad that J.F.K. has beaten Dick? For now the Commie nations will all have to toe the line, Could that have been enough to make Ben Gurion resign? So ofT we go with our pilgrim band, To see that glorious Holy Land. P. Webster, Form V. BY AIR We hear the engines roar While over earth we soar. Far below we see a river Winding along, a silver sliver. We see the clouds like balls of cotton, A sight that cannot be forgotten. Up in the air one feels like a sparrow As the runway looms up long and narrow. Fasten your seat-belts! cries a voice. We're going to land. We now rejoice. We see our friends in greeting waving, While children for their gifts are craving. G. Buchanan, Form IIB 30 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE THE SHADOW ON THE WALL I looked upon the wall Which was down the hall. A shadow there was cast, But it did not last. The bolt on the door shone like a lamp, And l was afraid there might be a tramp. It came nearer to me - and now l shrieked, Who art thou? But it stood quite still. l looked back. lt was only the shadow of a doll Upon the window-sill. D. Colby, Form IB. WINTER ln the winter all the snow's white, And when the day's over comes the night, When the night's over comes the light, And the snow is still all white. Michael Kent, Form C. RABBITS Easter rabbits run about, To make the children laugh and shout, They make our Easter bright and gay, With Easter eggs for Easter Day. Christopher Laxton, Form C. PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY President Kennedy, as it was often held against him in the elections, is the son of a Millionaire. He was brought up under the best circumstances, went to the best schools and universities, has an outstanding war record, and has a reputation as being a shrewd and relentless fighter, which is a great attribute to a politician. He has travelled widely, has an appealing personality to the people around him as well as to the public, and has written a Pulitzer Prize winning book, which was a best seller. Republican reporters and editors describe him as Ha trained seal performing to the instructions of a team of shadowy trainers , his trainers being his family and advisors. Some people are apt to believe that since he is a Catholic, he would sometimes be influenced by the Pope, but being a Catholic myself l don't believe this. Although this will come beyond Kennedys time, some Catholic President may be faced with the problem of birth control which would be necessary for the country, but against the Catholic Religion. He said before the election that the separation of Church and State is fundamental in the American Heritage and should remain so. His wife is beautiful and has a lot of charm. This was very important for she had to attract the women voters since the women now have more voting power than the men. She, like her husband, has had an excellent education, one example being that she has FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 31 been to the Sorbonne in Paris. The President himself was a Cum Laude graduate of Harvard and went to the London School of Economics, which gives him an advantage in the economic field. He entered politics at 29, when he was elected to Congress. After winning two re-elections, he ran for the Senate in 1952 and defeated Henry Cabot Lodge, who was Nixon's right hand man, by 70,000 votes. At the Democratic convention in 1956 he challenged Estes Kefauver for the vice-presidential nomination, and though at one point he was leading by 100 votes he lost by a very small margin. ln the following four years he, his brother Bob, who was given the Father of the Year Award in 1960, and a group of Boston-lrish politicians, forged ahead and won him this year's Democratic Presidential Nomination and finally the presidentship. This is the first Catholic politician to even come within striking distance of the White House, since Al Smith lost to Herbert Hoover in 1928. George Hebert, Form V. CATS Ever since their first meeting, cats have been both companion and pet to man. During that time, they have been worshipped as gods, slaughtered almost to their extinction, and continually marvelled at by man for their amazing senses and hunting skills. In Egypt, cats were, at one time, put in the temples where they lived in complete luxury and safety, for anyone who killed or harmed a cat was put to death. On the other extreme, such great fear of cats arose during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in England, that they were thought to be supernatural, and to communicate with the witches, and so anyone who owned a cat was burned at the stake. During this period, countless hundreds of thousands of cats were tortured and burned. The mystery of the feline instincts has long baffled man's reasoning, piqued his curiosity, and has given rise to dozens of misconceptions about cats in general. For instance, it is common belief that cats can see in complete darkness. This is not so, the pupil of their eye can expand to such a magnitude that the eye can operate in very faint light, however, it does need at least a faint glimmer. Subiective colour discrimination tests at Columbia University reveal that cats are colour-blind. lt seems that they live in a world of gray shadows, and distinguish objects by their degree of brightness, rather than by hue. A cat which has been deprived of its whiskers will most certainly become stuck in a narrow opening, for its whiskers grow in proportion to the cat's size, and serve as a depth gauge. However, the cat would have a further disadvantage in its being unable to judge distances when iumping, for the whiskers of a cat help to focus the eyes. The body hairs, apart from being a protection from the weather, allow the cat to thread its way among light and breakable objects, without disturbing one. Again, contrary to popular belief, cats do not fear water. Some are very fine swimmers and fishermen, however, they usually learn by accident, such as falling off a dock. Also, cats do not instinctively hate rats. A rat's hide and tail are poisonous to a cat, and after eating one, a cat will probably look for some milk, an antidote to the poison. Scientists are continually learning other strange facts, such as-the Maltese cat does not come from the lsle of Malta lno one as yet knows the exact origin of this breedl, the 32 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE so-called tailless Manx does have a tail, although it is very short, Siamese kittens are born a pure white in colour, the distinctive markings come later in life, Tortoise Shell cats are almost exclusively female, only four males have been recorded in the last thirty years, Angora cats, from the Angora region of Turkey, grow luxuriously long, silky hair, as do the goats, rabbits and dogs of the district. However, scientists still wonder at the marvellously powerful and accurate senses with which nature has equipped cats. These senses are so accurate, in fact, that it is almost impossible to lose a cat if it wants to be found, Gordon McNeil, Form V. THE ARGUMENT ABOUT AIRCRAFT FUELS The argument about aircraft fuels was started by Lord Brabozon of Tara, the chairman of the United Kingdoms Registration Board. He is famous in the world of aviation. He was the first man to be granted a British pilot's license, has had ministerial posts and at the end of World War ll he headed a special committee to plan the future of British civil aviation. He is now chairman of the Air Registration Board of Britain, which makes the regulations for all civil flying in Britain. Lord Brabazon says that UP-4 fuel which has an aviation gasoline base should not be used by any aeroplanes as it is more dangerous than UP-l which has a kerosene base. Lord Brabozon showed an experiment on a British T.V. show. A red-hot blow torch was applied to the UP-l fuel and nothing happened for two minutes. When applied to UP-4 it instantly burst into flmes. Lord Brabozon recommended that people should not fly on TCA, Pon American Airways, Trans-World Airlines or Belgium's Sabena. All four use UP-4. They like using UP-4 because it freezes at a much lower freezing point and it evaporates when it leaks and has other advantages. Last December a BOAC Boeing 707 let went out of control and tore aff a wing, fuel poured out without burning and there were no casualties. ln January of this year a Mexican Airlines DC-8 jet taking off from ldlewald Airport in New York crashed and all the passengers escaped before the fuel burnt the plane. Both the BOAC and the Mexican airlines were using UP-l fuel. lf a iet plane should have a crash it looks as if UP-l fuel would be less likely to catch fire instantly and the people would have more chance to escape. There are experts who say that one fuel is as safe as the other. J. LeMoine, Form V. FUN AT THE BEACH Winter is lots ot fun, but I like summertime best of all, because then we can go down to the beach and go swimming. Sometimes, we walk along the beach and collect all sorts of shells and sand dollars and odd shaped stones. Other times, we dig for clams, One time we found some, but not the way we'd expected, for when we dug our fork into the sand, we got an eyeful of water. After digging our clams, we make a bonfire, put a large kettle over it and steam the clams, and oh, are they good! Some days we go fishing off the rocks and catch a number of cunners and pollock. When we do, we take the larger ones home to Mother to fry for supper, give other ones to our neighbours' cats or throw them on the rocks for the sea-gulls, who swoop down and have a feast, Sometimes the waves catch us, while we are busy fishing and give us a good soaking, but even that is fun. But sometimes, our lines get caught on the seaweed or rocks FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-T961 33 or get mixed up with someone else's line, and then we are in trouble, and even have to break the line occasonally and lose our hooks. Last year we each got plastic air mattresses. Our friends had some too, and eight or ten of us used to play in the water together. We played follow the leader, with everyone paddling along on their mattresses. Then we would have water fights and see who could knock the others off theirs, without falling off themselves. Some days when the tide was out, we played badminton on the beach. We set two poles in the sand and put up our net. Then we marked off the lines of the court in the sand. We played in our bathing suits and ran around barefoot. Or we played ball with a group of friends or ran races. Other days we macle sand castles and dams or forts. We got some pieces of driftwood and made a square. Then we piled sand and seaweed on top and tried to prevent the rising water from getting through. Each time the tide came higher, it was more difficult to keep the dam from leaking. Finally, after repeatedly mending the breaks, we would have to give up and let the waves conquer our masterpiece. When the tide was high, was the best time to swim and dive, for then the water felt warmer, but even at half tide we would go in and have a good time. At low tide, it was not so nice for the water seemed colder and there are rocks and pebbles underfoot. At high tide we could dive off a huge rock, when it was almost submerged, for there was sand all around it. There are not many breakers at our beach because there is a breakwater at one end, ioining the mainland to an island out in front, so it makes a protected anchorage for small fishing boats. We often watch the fishermen tending their lobster pots, or watch them coming ashore after they have been mackerel fishing. The breakwater and island also make an interesting place to explore. It is quite a distance to walk but it is fun to cross the breakwater at low tide and then explore the island. No one lives on the island now, but there are the remains of an old farm with its barns and sheds still standing. On the far side of the island is where we get the clams and also on that side, there are breakers dashing against the silver sands so it is fun to go in the water and iump through the rollers. You have to watch the height of the tide though, when you cross the island, for if you don't leave the island in time, you may have to swim part of the way back, instead of walking across the breakwater. ln the evenings we sometimes have marshmallow roasts or corn roasts or even a lobster supper on the rocks, so you can easily see why I like summer time, the best of all the seasons. Robert Monteith, Form Ill. THE EXTERIOR OF SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL Selwyn House is situated on Redpath Street in downtown Montreal. The school has been there ever since l93O and before this the building was one of Montreal's fine old homes. Today as one approaches from Sherbrooke Street, one first sees a green wrought-iron fence running parallel to the street. Behind this fence lies the forbidding old building looking rather like a haunted house. The building is well back from the street leaving ample room for parking area. On the left lower side lies the playground with its carpet of crushed stones. The original building is made of dark red brick, and is four floors high. The main door is brown and the windows are green. The small amount of gable roof which surrounds the otherwise flat roof has recently been repaired and gives the appearance of a new hat on an old face. 34 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE To the right and above the old building lies the new wing which houses the dining hall, the library and some classes. This portion is of red brick, but is lighter in colour and gayer in feeling. Here the windows are mostly aluminum. The school crest shows proudly on the wall. To reach the playground from the driveway one must descend a flight of steps on the left, The playground is approximately thirty-three feet wide and a hundred and eleven feet long, and is surrounded by wooden boards like a hockey rink. The left hand side of the school is exactly the same colour as the front, but it has many fire escapes. These replace verandahs which existed on the original building. Walking towards the back one sees that there is a part of the school which is finished in white cement. This is the gymnasium which was built about twelve Years ago. From this description of Selwyn House one might get the impression that it is a very sombre school, but if one were to visit the school at ten-thirty in the morning one would receive a very different impression. Under the shade of the great elms which surround the property, boys of all shapes and sizes play and shout. Their sound and movement seems to bring the building to life. 8. Birks, Form lll. A REVERIE The golden, flaming sun flew in an arc over the blue hills of Kentucky. lts rays falling on the crystal lake were reflected on to the cliffs surrounding it, making vivid colours of red, purple, yellow and gold. The lake was small and deep in the valley, its sides covered with silvery sand stretching back about fifty yards. The hills were thick with spruce, pine, maple and beech trees. It was quiet, but one could hear the gentle slap of the ripples in the lake along the infrequent stones, the bugle of a horse echoed solemnly in the valley. Below was a spacious house from which the blue smoke slowly drifted on the cool evening breeze, and on the emerald grass a little boy and a girl played with a great merle collie, fondly stroking its paw and trying to sit on its back. Above is the camp, to which you slowly walk. At last, when you fall asleep, an owl hoots in the distance and a horse again neighs. When you wake in the morning, you amble down to the lake, where already people are swimming. You take a long, cool swim with the sun smiling on you and the crystal- clear water lapping over you. As you walk back to camp, feeling extremely hungry, the smell of coffee, ham and eggs, with golden syrup on pancakes, revives you as it wafts down on the breeze. After eating, you decide to go on o short iaunt. Taking a packsack with you, you set out over the hills. On the crest of the mountain you sit down to rest, and seeing a rabbit flit by your feet you follow it with your eyes. Suddenly the branches of a lowehanging tree part, and a magnificent buck glides out of the forest. lt has eight points and stands there, its muzzle quivering as it tries to scent danger, before it moves away followed by a small doe whose dark, deep brown eyes gaze serenely at you. Timidly she approaches, and the buck shuffles up looking shamefacedly as if trying to say that he too would have approached you, but he had to think for his family. And sure enough two little fawns gambol up, stumbling over your pack. You give them some carrots and then they scamper off. Further along the track you come to a small, deep brook, bubbling down to the lake. In its depths cool black eyes wink at you, and you see a five or six pound rainbow trout which glides off to a rock. On the way back, you rest on a warm rock, and fall asleep. ln a haze you hear a voice calling, Uncle Rupert! . FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 35 A can of cold water sloshes over your face, and you wake up-in your own back yard, leaning over the lawn mower while your friend taps his foot and says, You took a long time to wake up. Hugh Roberts, Form IV. THE TEMPEST lt was a beautiful warm summer day, perfect sailing weather, and so Richard and l decided to go for a day's sail on the lake. Just about lunchtime Richard noticed some thunderheads gathering together to the east of us. However we took no notice of them and foolishly continued sailing. Two hours later the wind increased a great deal, and the water became choppy. As the wind rose the lake became so rough that it was difficult to manoeuver the boat properly as we fought to bring it to shore. Finally the wind against us was too strong and we were forced to change course and head for a small island nearby. Suddenly there was a tremendous clap of thunder and the clouds seemed to burst open as the rain came pouring down. The rain and the waves kept a steady deluge of water coming into the boat so that it was necessary to bail constantly. The waves were so huge now that it was hard to believe that we were on only a small lake and not on the ocean. The rain same very heavily and the visibility was rapidly decreasing. At last I caught a glimpse of the island straight ahead! A second later we ran aground with a grinding crash that could hardly be heard above the fury of the storm. We leaped out, pulled the small craft as far up on the shore as we could, secured it and ran for shelter. Luckily there was a small cabin some fifty yards from the beach. We slammed the door behind us and fell exhausted to the floor. Around us the storm raged furiously. Frequently a streak of lightning would flash across the sky, outlining the trees which swayed back and forth like huge whips in the hands of giants. Each jagged bolt was followed by thunder which resounded off the water into the distance. Here and there a tree snapped in two and came crashing to the ground, a hundred years of work destroyed in less than ten seconds. As we watched a tall pine bending over almost double we were blinded by a great bluish light that brilliantly lit up the interior of the hut. lt was immediately followed by a peal of thunder so loud that it rocked the whole island. We both whistled softly and looked at each other in amazement, too shocked for words. The storm raged its fury for a time. Then it left as quickly as it had come. The sun was now shining brightly through a magnificent rainbow. When we ventured outside to inspect the damage we found that our boat had capsized and was lying on its side in the water. l was just about to walk over to it when I heard a strangled yelp from my companion. l spun around and found myself staring at a tree a scarce twenty yards from the cabin. This tree had been split right down the middle and pieces of charred bark were scattered everywhere. That night we had an incredible tale to tell the people on the mainland, who were waiting anxiously for us. I am sure l will remember the storm on that warm summer day for many years to come and especially the close scrape with disaster we had during its course. Jon Scott, Form IV. 36 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Form Notes FORM V THOMAS MASSEY BIRKS 11952-19611 Lucas House When all is said and done there is usually more said than done. 11952-19531 class prize, 2nd. six and under. 11953-19541 class prize. 11954-19551 class prize, lst., 8 and under, cubs. 11955-19561 cubs sixer, iunior house vice-captain. 11956-19571 under 12 soccer, under 12 hockey. 11957-19581 under 12 soccer, under 12 hockey, under 13 cricket, intermediate house vice-captain, intermediate ski meet, lst. 11958-19591 under 12 soccer, under 12 hockey, under 13 soccer, dramatics, essay competition, honourable mention, Royal Commonwealth Society Essay Award, honourable mention. 11959-19601 class prize, under 13 soccer, under 13 hockey, dramatics, essay competition, honourable mention, poetry competition, honourable mention, short story, honourable mention, 2nd. 13 and under. 11960-19611 under 15 soccer, under 15 hockey, dramatics, debating, debating society president, house captain, winner of poetry competition, prefect, public speaking 2nd. Ambition: Master of Business Administration or Doctor of Medicine. DAVID FOREMAN BROWN 11953-19611 Lucas House Cucullus non tecit Monachumu 11954-19551 cubs sixer. 11959-19601 winning relay. 11960-19611 under 15 soccer, magazine photographer, debating, sub-prefect. Ambition: Lawyer. RAYMOND ANDREW DOUSE 11954-19601 Lucas House Delays have dangerous ends. 11954-19551 Choir. 11955-19561 Choir. 11956-19571 Choir, form prize, 2nd. 11957-19581 Choir, form prize, lst. 11958-19591 Choir, form prize, 2nd, dramatics. 11959-19601 Choir, form prize, 1st, distinction in 4th. form Latin, distinction in 4th, form science, dramatics. 11960-19611 house captain, dramatics, debating, prefect. ' Ambition: Mechanical Engineer. GEORGES PHILIPPE HEBERT 11953-19611 Macaulay House lf everyone pulled the same way, the world would tip over. 11954-19551 class prize, 1st, Choir, cubs. 11955-19561 class prize, 2nd, Choir, cubs seconder. 11956-19571 class prize, 2nd, Choir, cubs, under 12 soccer. 11957-19581 class prize, 2nd, choir, cubs sixer, under 12 soccer, gym crest. 11958-19591 under 12 soccer, under 13 soccer, dramatics, Choir, high jump under 13, 1st, gym team. 11959-19601 Choir, under 13 soccer, under 13 hockey, dramatics, gym crest. 11960-19611 Choir, under 15 soccer, dramatics, gym team, magazine art editor, debating, winner of essay competition. Ambition: Business. 'S P+ C! N ' al ' n JV 5 .JL V v 1,4 in , a JI Y -I. ' Qs 'J il Q N Sf XX O i C45 vu 45, L. Q 29 As U5 : -'Ti v--' ', 15 1,5 1 ' 0' 4 . 'z , N fl .ns . Lftr pu-lk P g I U U 'V 1, A 38 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE LAWRENCE NEILSON HIBBERT 11952-19611 Speirs House All the worId's a stage, and l'm the director 11954-19551 Choir: cubs. 11955-19561 Choir: winning cub six: 2nd, 75 yds, 9 yrs. 11956-19571 Choir: scouts. 11957-19581 Choir: winning scout patrol. 11958-19591 Choir: scouts. 11959-19601 Choir. 11960-19611deboting: magazine staff class editor: sub prefect. Ambition: Journalist. GARY THOMAS LAFONTAINE 11953-19611 Wanstall House Sometimes I sit and think- mostly I sit and eat . 11953-19541 Choir: cubs. 11954-19551 cubs seconder: Choir. 11955-19561 Choir: gym. 11956-19571 Choir. 11957-19581 Choir. 11958-19591 Choir: essay competition, honourable mention. 11960-19611 gym squad: dramatics: debating. Ambition: Navy or Rocket Engineer. JOHN CHURCHILL LEMOINE 11954-19611 Speirs House Mercy hath coveted what was mine own. 11954-19551 cubs. 11956-19571 winning scout patrol. 11957-19581 scouts. 11958-19591 winning scout patrol. 11959-19601 scouts. 11960-19611 debating. Ambition: Business. ROBERT DAVID MALONE 11956-19611 Lucas House lt's a long lane that knows no turningsf' 11956-19571 under 12 hockey: under 12 soccer: prize-giving Choir: senior cub sixer. 11957-19581 under 12 hockey: under 12 soccer: senior cub sixer: prize-giving Choir: intermediate cross country skiing, 1st. 11958-19591 under 13 hockey: under 13 soccer: prize- giving Choir: scouts. 11959-19601 under 15 soccer: under 15 hockey: Choir: senior relay team, 1st. 11960-19611 under 15 soccer: under 15 hockey: debating: magazine staff. Ambition: Lawyer. 1 PHILIP EDWARD MAURICE 11952-19611 Lucas House Hey Dave, pass the puck. 11954-19551 cubs: class prize, 2nd. 11955-19561 cubs: house captain iunior school 11956-19571 100 yds., 10 yrs., 2nd: under 12 hockey: under 12 soccer. 11957-19581 house captain, intermediate school: under 12 hockey: under 12 soccer. 11958-19591 under 12 hockey: under 12 soccer. 11959-19601 100 yds., 13 yrs., 1st: under 13 soccer: under 13 hockey captain: under 15 hockey. 11960-19611 under 15 hockey: under 15 soccer: debating: magazine sports editor: house vice-captain: sub-prefect: hockey colours. Ambition: Architect. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 39 DUNCAN CAMERON McMARTlN 11954-19611 Macaulay House , C'est la vie . . H955-19561 Cubs seconder. 11956-19571 cubs winning six. 11957-19581 intermediate house captain, swimming meet, 1st. 11958-19591 Choir, under 12 soccer, under 12 hockey, dramatics, swimming meet, 2nd, 100 yds, 12 yrs. 2nd, l1959-19601 under 13 soccer captain, under 13 hockey vice-captain, dramatics, swimming meet, 1st, 11960-19611 under 15 soccer, under 15 hockey lcoloursl debating, house vice-captain, public speaking finalist. Ambition, Engineer. GORDON CHARLES MCNEIL 11953-19611 Speirs House There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. Il95A-19551 cubs. 11955-19561 class prize, 1st, iunior academic achievement prize, Choir, winning cub six seconder. H956-19571 class prize, lst, Choir, cubs seconder. 11957-19591 intermediate house vice-captain, Choir. 11958-19591 Choir, Royal Commonwealth Society competition, honourable mention, Selwyn House Chronicle Cup. H959-19601 Choir, short story competition, honourable mention, dramatics, senior house vice-captain. 11960-19611 senior house vice-captain, dramatics, debating, prefect, public speaking, 3rd. Ambition: Architect. IVAN STUART RALSTON I1 952-19611 Speirs House Homo sapiens errato aliauorum discit, homo stultus suo errato discitu I1954,1955l Choir, cubs. H955-19561 Choir, cubs sixer. 11956-19571 Choir, cubs sixer. 11957-19581 Choir, cubs sixer. H958-19591 Choir, scouts, winning patrol. H959-19601 Choir, scouts, winning patrol. l196O,1961l debating, magazine literary co-editor, prefect. Ambition: Civil Law. ROBERT BRUCE SEWEl.l. H959-19611 Speirs House Better Late than Never IB1959-19601 under 13 soccer, under 13 hockey. H960-19611 under 15 hockey, under 15 soccer, debating, hockey colours. Ambition, Business. MICHAEL JAMES SHAUGHNESSY 11952-19611 Macaulay House Oh you nut . . 11953-19541 gym crest. 11954-19551 winning cub six, gym crest, Choir. H955-19561 cub sixer, iunior school house captain, Choir. I1956-19571 Choir, gym crest, under 12 soccer. l1957-19581 Choir, under 12 soccer, under 13 soccer, intermediate school house vice-captain. H958-19591 dramatics, Choir, under 13 soccer, under 12 soccer, captain, under 12 hockey, under 13 hockey, bantam boxing champion. H959-19601 dramatics, under 13 soccer, vice-captain, under 13 hockey. l1960-19611 under 15 soccer, colours, under 15 hockey, debating, sub-prefect. Ambition: Lawyer. 40 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE CHRISTOPHER GEORGE SKORYNA 11957-19611 Wanstall House Genius is akin to madness 11957-19581 under 12 soccer, under 12 hockey, Choir, 100 yds., 12 yrs., 1st. 11958-19591 under 13 soccer, under 13 hockey, under 15 hockey, 100 yds., 13 yrs., 1st, broad jump, 1st, iunior sportsman's cup, Choir. 11959-19601 under 15 hockey, colours, Choir. 11960-19611 under 15 soccer, under 15 hockey captain, Wanstall vice-captain, debating, hockey colours. Ambition: Rocket Engineer. PETER CHRISTOPHER STEIN 11952-19611 Wanstall House The quality of mercy is not strained. 11956-19571 winning cub six. 11959-19601 poetry competition, honourable mention. 11960-19611 dramatics, debating, magazine staff sports editor, sub-prefect. Ambition: Lawyer. JAMES ANTONY STIKEMAN 11952-19611 Macaulay House i'Genius does what it must, talent does what it can. 11954-19551 cubs, Choir. 11955-19561 cubs, Choir, 1unior house vice-captain. 11956-19571 Choir. 11957-19581 intermediate house vice-captain, Choir, under 12 soccer, under 12 hockey. 11958-19591 Choir, gym crest, under 12 soccer, under 13 soccer, under 12 hockey, under 13 hockey. 11959-19601 Choir, dramatics, under 13 soccer, under 13 hockey, house vice- captain. 11960-19611 Choir, dramatics, debating, house captain, under 15 hockey, prefect, public speaking lst. Ambition: Surgeon. DAVID GRAEME LESLIE TENNANT 1956-1961 Wanstall House The Night Brings Silence. 11956-19571 Choir solo, under 12 hockey, under 12 soccer, lst, swimming meet, gym crest, form prize 1st, 11957-19581 intermediate house captain, under 13 hockey, under 13 soccer, under 12 soccer, Choir solo, gym crest, form prize, 2nd. 11958-19591 under 15 soccer, under 13 soccer, under 15 hockey, under 13 hockey, under 15 cricket, under 13 cricket, gym crest, Choir solo, dramatics. 11959-19601 under 15 soccer, under 15 hockey, colours, gym crest, Choir solo, dramatics prize. 11960-19611 under 15 soccer, colours, under 15 hockey, debating society, secretary-treasurer, Choir soloist, dramatics prize, head prefect, house captain, gym crest and shield, public speaking finalist, hockey colours. Ambition: Doctor of Science. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-l96l 4l PHILIP LORNE WEBSTER H953-I96II Speirs House Get thee behind me, Satan, but push occasionally. lI953-I954l torm prize, Ist. II9511-I955l cubs. lI955-I956l winning cub six, sixer, iunior house captain, gym crest, skiing diploma, class prize, 2nd, Ist., junior general competition. H956-I957l winning cub six, sixer, .lock Barclay Memorial Trophy, intermediate house captain. lI957-I958l under I2 soccer, intermediate house captain, skiing competition, Ist. downhill, Ist. slalom, scouts, Eagle Patrol, cricket, under I3 and under I5 teams. H958-I959l under I3 soccer, winning scout patrol, magazine, class editor. H959-I960l under I5 soccer, patrol leader of winning scout patrol, magazine, class editor, poetry competition, honourable mention. ll96O-I96Il house captain, under I5 soccer, debating society, vice-president, under I5 hockey, magazine editor, prefect, public speaking Hnalist. Ambition, Industrial Engineer. PETER MELDRIM WRIGHT lI955-I96Il Wanstall House Tomorrow, today will be yesterday, so why worry about the past? lI955'I956l Choir. H956-I957I Choir. lI957-I958l Choir, Choir prize. H958-I959l Choir. H959-I96Ol Choir. H960-I96Il subeprefect, debating. Ambition, Lawyer or Chemist. ALLAN DAVID ZINMAN H952-I96II Wanstall House I can resist everything but temptation. lI953-I954l Choir, cubs. H954-I955l Choir, cubs. lI955-I956l Choir, scouts, under I2 hockey. H956-I957l Choir, scouts, under I3 hockey, under I2 hockey. lI957-I958l Choir, scouts, under I3 hockey. lI958-I959l Choir, under I5 hockey, colours. H959-I96Ol under I5 hockey, colours, IO0 yds. open, 2nd, broad jump, 2nd, under I5 soccer. lI960-I96Il under I5 soccer, colours, under I5 hockey, dramatics, debating, prefect, hockey colours. Ambition: Business. 42 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE FORM IV If the boys of Form IV really put their minds to it, they could form a very prosperous community. Roberts would undoubtedly own an enormous farm and would be able to supply the whole village with food. ln his spare time he might be seen in Kent's drugstore, messing up batches of nitro-glycerine and arguing with Kent about the latest horse races. Dench would own an airline company, operating from the local airstrip. When faced by difficult business problems he might call that able business mon, Murray Leiter, to his assistance. Murray would gladly help anyone in the community who had such problems. The job of bank manager would obviously fall to Vodstrcil. At times he might need the help of Mr. Moodey to solve difficult problems. Diez would be the postmaster and in his spare time he might be a stamp dealer. Scott would keep a pet shop and Price would breed dogs to keep Scott's stock full. Probably the most famed piece of English literature is the Scott Manual on Tamed Mice. With the help of his friend, the famed detective Melvin Thorn, Stephen Price would build a gymnasium. The local newspaper would be run by Gordon Norsworthy and Chris Hoffmann. Hoffmann would probably contest Norsworthys grammar a good deal. After all his broken limbs had healed, Pike might become interested in being ci doctor and have his own little hospital. Fiallcowski would practise and practise at the piano until he was one of the best players in the world. Brunton would probably be forced to write articles for the newspaper. J.B. FORM Ill On the very top floor of Selwyn House School There lives a great class with not one fool l make reference ofcourse, to that zealous form Ill, Which has twenty-two boys, including me. This is a class which is really unusual, For all its good boys are handsome and truthful, At the top of the roll call comes wise old Bentley Who climbs stairs quite slowly 4 but oh so gently. ln class Stuart Cryer couldn't come any higher, While out on the ice Thom seems never to tire. Schindler and Pitblado are new boys this year, So now that they've joined us, they're no longer queer. On the hills in the mountains, Coristine, Devitt and Pitt Slalom like crazy as through flags they do flit. As for our Scots - McLeod, McMartin and Galt, If anything happens it's never their fault. At work Michael Dorland does really excel, While Richard Dobell does also quite well. From England has come merry Richard V. Fox, To ioin with our gang of hardened old rocks. LUCAS HOUSE ACAU 6 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Then we have our Rory Forbes, Better known as Fory Rorbes. Allan Case can change his handle, He's not Case- he's our Stengle. We have to find something to rhyme with Mclefif Davies Maybe Tom Bourne or Ian Robson can save us- Let's face it my reputation as a poet's a myth To me names like Monteith, Goodfellow and Smith, Leave a lot to be desired So l've retired Before l'm fired. FORM IIA To gleaming sunlight and pale green wall, To shining new desks, they returned last fall. ln Selwyn's new classroom there to stay, Were the fortunate twenty of Form llA. Cool man, cool! and dig those desks! This is cra-azy! Those walls the best! What a pad! -- and it's for real! This school's the most. They did squeal. Vivid expressions, many like these, Showed their classroom really did please. Then quietly to shining desks they slipped, But their plans to carve were quickly nipped. Now six months later the sheen is gone, For daily they worked - hard and long. Some have prospered, few others - no, But these are matters for reports to show. Here in this form the roll we'll call For our readers - one and all. Allison, Davis, Joseph and Gurd, Matheson, Molson are in the top third. Their marks are fine, their work is sound, Pleasant boys to have around. While Moseley, MacDermot, Rider and Kent Towards Cubs and Scouts their interests are bent. Victor Vickers, Connolly and Martin Our many sports do take part in. Commuter Carlton from Ile Perrot His French dictee does oft forego. Dickman, Shaw, Maase, each quiet as a mouse, Each of them a member of Wanstall House. Side by side two stalwarts, we now do hail, Peter Grosvenor and John MacPhaiI. And here is number twenty, not least but last Peg-leg Crabtree and his thumping cast. B.D.B J.E.I FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-l96l 45 FORM IIB Bobby Tennant had been a veterinary surgeon with the tank corps during the Yukon Rebellion, had been wounded and retired with a small pension, which he stretched by boarding with the great detective, Mr. Daniel Roden. In his estate were found some old report cards, a few stocks and bonds worth two or three million dollars, and several manuscripts, of which the following has apparently never been published. Danny and I were sitting by our imitation fireplace in our apartment one June afternoon, when there was a sudden knock at the door and our silent and uncommunicative landlord, Terry Willis, stole in with two visitors, saying briefly, Here are two visitors that want to see you, but dont let me hear you have another fight like the one you had last week that sounded lilze the main event in Chicago Stadium, People won't stand for it, and I won't either. With that he stole away rubbing his derriere where he had been kicked. The two visitors introduced themselves as Jack Oliver and Martin Tratt, who immediately asked Danny if he would help them with a recent murder mytery. A gentleman by the name of Gray Buchanan had been found murdered in a lane that ran off Simpson Street, The body had been found by a young man called Nicky Rankin, who had been searching through all the garbage cans for empty bottles. Jack Oliver turned out to be an old friend of the murdered man, and Martin Tratt was brother to the murdered man but had changed his name from Buchanan to Tratt after his last visit to St. Vincent de Paul. l can see at least that you had nothing to do with the murder, Mr. Oliver, said Danny, Because you were playing with your dog Fido when the murder took place. How on earth did you know that? asked Jack, incredulously. Elementary, my man. l can see that you have some black hairs on your lapel which could only have come from a Poodle, and there are tooth marks where your dog has playfully bitten you on your wrist, and stopped your watch at the exact hour of the crime. But enough, we must goto the scene of the crime. The four of us went down the stairs, and climbed into Danny's red MG, and drove to the lane. Upon arrival, we saw a cluster of people gathered around the corpse. First and foremost was that great detective, J .ln Johnston, of the Montreal Metropolitan Police Force. He had distinguished himself by solving the Mystery of the Chalk on the Floor, which had resulted in the conviction and caning of several renowned hoodlums. He was peering at the body, with his trusty assistant, Eddy Pike, who kept muttering over and over to himself the lesson that had been ground into him so firmly at the Police School, lt must have been the butler. .lohn Molson, the scientific director of the institute of Crime Detection of Lower and Upper Canada was gazing dreamily into the building across the fence, seeking inspiration from the inscription therein, which said, Am-0, ama-s, ama-t, ama-mus, ama-tis, ama-nt. As usual no inspiration was forthcoming. Tommy Stewart, his assistant was on his knees, taking photographs, taking fingerprints, taking sips from his coke, and taking umbrage at the remarks that were being made. The body was a hideous sight. The head and arms lay at a distance of about four feet from the body, which was lying in a pool of blood. There were several bullet holes, an arrow was projecting from the chest, and several knives were firmly embedded. The head was mutilated, and a ruler was lying nearby with WHAMO written on it in large Roman letters. Danny Roden moved up to the body, sniffed, and immediately deduced that the murdered man must have been poisoned. This agreed with the findings of Dr. Billy Wilson, who felt the pulse in one of the severed wrists, and pronounced the body dead. Let us go to the house of the deceased and see what we can find there, said Danny. Everybody crowded into the little MG and headed back to the house where the 46 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE late Mr, Buchanan had lived. There the two little nephews of the dead man were happily playing. Mark Molson was engrossed with his prized collection of water bombs, dropping them on pedestrians below. Duncan Vickers was throwing darts at the collection of A. Y. Jackson paintings that hung in the living room. Both boys claimed to know nothing of the crime, although Duncan's alibi that he had been reading a book was discounted as preposterous. Teddy Connolly, the Butler, and Bruce Barker, the Chef, were brought in. Teddy had a towel over his arm, and was polishing poison from the inside of a glass, while Bruce defensively was carrying a meat cleaver. Neither claimed to know anything of the crime. At this moment a small face with sharp eyes was found peeking through the window. This identified itself as Tommy Sise, private detective and bodyguard to the deceased. Here at last was somebody who might know something about the private affairs of the murdered man. He claimed that Mr. Buchanan had only two enemies. The first of these was Michael Gibson, who carried about with him an unforgiving iealousy for Gray because he had taken his place on the Under I3 Stando team. The other was a business competitor, Peter Scrivener, who was chairman of the International Gambling Syndicate. His syndicate had been doing badly for some years, and was now on the verge of bankruptcy. With these words, a light lighted in the eyes of Danny Roden. He strode up to the Chief detective, and said, I now know the murderer, you can arrest... At this point Bobby Tennanfs pencil apparently broke, and he never went back to finish the story, FORM IA QI Characters In Search Of An Author... Notes and epigrams contributed by Form IA . . . and edited by R.P. AMUNDSEN - A good fellow am I, never saddened by work lwhich I sometimes forget to dol, or masters who make me weep. CARSLEY-I battle with McCallum and Hoffmann for first place. I do most things well, and some brilliantly, such as making bird houses in manual training. COPPING - Perpetual dreamer am I... Oh for the Land of the Lotus Eaters . . . But back to work! CULVER4Sometimes nervous and iumpy,.. at least I am not gulumpy. CUSACKfA bit crazy and occasionally lazy. And whenever were in trouble I always seem to be blamed. DANIELS-I am a European traveller. I visit Selwyn House between holidays in London, Paris, and Vienna. . DOBELLfl like sleeping and sucking menthol drops. The future? Well, there is nothing finer than raising pigs in Carolina. DRUMMOND-Almost had my size eleven foot in the under twelve hockey team . . Perhaps next year. . . FITZPATRICK - lf I work harder, that will do the trick. GALT S For the under I2 hockey and soccer Galt succeeded in making each team, And, though he is not without a temper, When he's happy his whole face can beam. HODGSON - For some strange reason I prefer play to work. HOFFMANN - l'm all right in School work and in skiing, hockey, etc., and in anything else you care to mention. SPEIRS HOU E Q E f 1 ANSTALL H 48 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE McCALLUM-Carsley, Holifman and I struggle for tirst place. Carsley on top now. l like everything. My favourite subiect is maths, I won't tell you my worst. MOLSON - As for me, l'm sad and deiected, Not all at school goes right for me Always, always, l am being corrected But stands the church clock at ten-to-three? OSTIGUY - Not the best in the class, he hopes to do better. PHILLIPS - He's keen and comes quite high in class, He's working for a first-rate pass. ROVINS-I am trying to find a niche in the hall of tame-somewhere between fifth and seventh place TAIT- Many like Tait, some think he is their mate. To be happy-go-lucky is his gate. VERMETTE - Ten years old and tour foot nine, Always game for a rousing good time, Sometimes concerned about the marks he gets, That's Form IA boy, Nelson Vermette. WEIL - Paul Gregory Cotton Weil, To get to school must walk a mile All along McGregor street, Twice a day he walks this beat. R. P. FORM IB COLBY-Drew is our clown of great renown. He tries to get back into class before Mr. Moodey catches him forthe fourth time. CRYER ii - Neil is a gymnast ol tame and a soccer player. We hear he is learning to blow his own trumpet - literally. DORLAND ii- Philippe is always one ot the first with an answer to any question. KENT, .l.-John is a pianist and solo singer. He is a contender for one of the top three places in the Form. KERLIN - Robert sits unobtrusively at the back at the Class. He collects coins and knives. LEMOYNE-Charles is an all-round spartsman, with hockey as his favourite activity. MACAULAY -John is a back-bencher who dons his Cub uniform every Thursday. MAGEE-Brian balances his academic prowess with a keenness for sports, especially soccer. MCDOUGALL i-Jamie is one of our quietest members whose main pastime is collecting coins. MCGREGOR -Jamie makes models at home as well as in Manual Training. MOLSON, D.-David is an active member of the Form academically and athletically. His favourite activities are playing hockey and the piano. MORTON i- Derek is a leading member of the Choir and skis for his House, as well as being a Cub. PALMER-Billy is a quiet back-bencher. He sang a solo at the Christmas Concert. PITT ii - Barrie enjoys Cubs when he can take time att from Detention. He represented his House at the Ski Meet. RUDEL-John always has so many questions that we missed him when he was at the Ski Meet. He Scouts on Tuesdays. SANFORD- David is another wearer ot the green on Cub days. His main sport is soccer. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR i960-1961 49 SMITH, T. - Tony is one of our collectors, stamps and coins are his field. STETHEM - Mark is always covered with dust and his brain's in a fog. STEWART, A, - Alain enjoys making models as well as collecting stamps and coins. THACKRAY-David buries his nose in a book whenever possible, except in the soccer season and during Cubs. VIGER - Pierre is a hockey and soccer enthusiast, who swells the ranks of the Cubs. WEXLER- Barrie was another of our soloists at the Christmas Concert. Among the books he reads is the Oxford Dictionary. WYLLIE-Jan is always at or near the top of the Form. He was one of our four Carol soloists. BR. FORM AI Join me, if you will, as I approach Al from the main stairway any Tuesday morning at 9:35 a.m. I see Fishers shadow in the doorway and then Tommy himself clutching the door handle, the first link in an early warning system, As I enter the classroom I see seven hands raised, some in the hope of a period of scrapbook exercises, others in desperation. After excusing a desperate threesome led by Patrick Barott, the nomad, I turn to Brian McKenzie whose hand appears ready to be flung from the end of his arm. He has an Egyptian newspaper and wonders how the comics in Egypt compare with the ones in our newspapers. Although the question has geographical undertones I do not commit myself and move on to the next hand raised and quivering like an aspen leaf. It belongs to David Fuller who has an answer prepared for the question I have not as yet asked and when I ask it by some mysterious process of one-upmanship the answer has become a question. The remaining hands soon collapse more to restore circulation than an act of surrender. Bengal should now claim our undivided attention for the next thirty minutes but a stretch of the imagination permits the inclusion of the exploit of Sir Edmund Hillary. Overcome by the height, David Mills, the mechanic, is busily building a bridge on his desk with three rulers and six coloured pencils. The centre span plunges to the floor accompanied by a muffled guffaw from Charles Ostiguy who has been preparing a missile for flight in the general direction of Gordon Usher'Jones and his infectious grin. This brings us rudely back to Bengal and a question from Jeremy Clark on the construction of a Bengalese home. Before I have time to collect my knowledge of carpentry Jamie Fitzpatrick answers with another question and John Despic answers Jamie's question with a shrug and one of his solemnest looks. By this time Jeremy has solved the problem himself and Hugh MacFarlane moves to the centre of the stage like a hovering cloud with a profound statement on the monsoon season. Throughout the period Peter Hadekel is absorbing information like a sponge and Michael Darling and Donald Monteith are sitting sphinx-like behind masks of concentration. Tommy Oliver keeps the class supplied with glue and a wide smile while John McLeod bubbles like an oil gusher. As the bell rings Michael Dawes heaves a sign of relief and the sleepy look leaves his face and Nigel Lester returns from temporary banishment in the corner. Seven hands are again raised in desperation as I leave the classroom past the empty desk of the illusive, yodelling Alpinist, Patrick Dodd. My backward glance catches Andrew Bourke's devilish grin beneath a shock of blonde hair and Christopher Moseley's serious expression as he surveys with satisfaction the disconnected Fuller-Fisher telegraph system. Anyone care to ioin me tomorrow, same time, same place? D.M.B. 50 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE FORM A2 Last September Form A2 had an iniection of new blood, having been a very small Form B. All have helped create the atmosphere of the Class-room nearest the front door. Grant Gaiennie brings a breath of the States into the group, and the romance of sailing ships and oceans. Though in appearance so gentle, he is an experienced trapper, finding it easier to lure a muskrat into a trap than a French verb into his head. We foresee collaboration between Roger Snowball who hopes to become a Zoologist, Stephen Miller, and Stephen Leopold. Miller, a strong swimmer finds the ocean floor fascinating, while Leopold is becoming an expert fish fancier, having learned much during the freezing rain fiasco when so many of his finny friends froze. But his enthusiasm is as warm as ever. Hugh Blakeley and John Fricker-both are good at sports and conversation. Fricker Secord is candy-maker extraordinary to the Class - and very good too! Having the daily thrill of travelling in from Chateauguay, Peter Roy arrives full of wild tales of adventure. He is a strong and keen hockey player. As it was last year, so is it now. Mason Tyler and Barry Graham, like magnets, now attract, now repel each other with alternating frequency, As mediator and commentator Branden Ayre is practised and efficient, while Billy Boggs, coming from the same locality, is often spectator to the fireworks, and sometimes even sufferer. It is never dull! Competing for top place in Class we have David Cahn, Ricky Chenoweth, Sven Hurum and John Maase. For them, Monday morning is awaited eagerly. Every Class acquires an unofficial door-opener, and we have Shaun Mclntosh-a grand little hockey player, as are Lindsay Gordon and Mark Rawlings, who also guards our pencil-sharpener. Our future Archbishop--John Aimers, has made a humble beginning by hymn- writing, and singing faithfully in the Choir. And so our little band of pilgrims march onward into the Senior School. FORM BI RIDDLE A Scott, a wick, a bird, a bloom, And then a hockey fan, Come Max, Thumbtack and Ott iso livelyl A bell, an ox and Zag. Quacky and B. la future lawyerl Apleton and Moleskin, An M.P., then we add two D's And have our full eighteen. Eighteen what? Do you wonder, Don't you guess, don't you know? The shyest, quietest boys that ever Were at our School before. They float through corridors and stairways, So timid, one by one, Not sensed, not seen, not ever heard Our angelic B one. J.D. Answers: Andy Kerr, Michael Warwick, Clifford Dickman, Michael Goldbloom, Erik lversen, Robert McLernon, Christopher Atack, Peter Scott, Duncan Campbell, Peter Fox, Adam Zagorin, Roy Hastings, Brian Clarke, Tony Stapleton, Willie Molson, Michael Purvis, David Stewart, David McDougall. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 51 FORM B2 This has been an uneventful year for BQ, although the high spirit of the form would indicate otherwise. Bala churned out the questions on any subject with the skill of a press reporter, and as a result, always ignited the curiosity and interest of his classmates. Chambers, Clarke and Craig were the keen historians, while Davis and Hone wore out our pencil sharpener, until it was imperative to get a new one! Dean reigned supreme in his studies, although Phillips was always close behind, ready to challenge this supremacy. In games Witkov, Galt and Mappin were always full of steam, even at the end. Southam once again showed his excellence in gym by gaining yet another gym crest. Peck and McCorriston were the great authorities on the Tower of London and the Beefeaters, and Savard could give any amount of information on heraldry that was desired. Vassiliades, who wore a puzzled and bewildered expression during tests, always managed good marks nevertheless, and Hodgson and Shenkman were the quiet two but never missed a thing. .l.M.L. FORM C When I was a lad I went to school, To learn my lessons and the golden rule, And while I was there I chanced to be In that iolly good crew that was called Form C. They stuck close to their desks and never went to sea And they soon will be the able seamen of Form B. Courtesy Gilbert and Sullivan, H. M. S. Pinafore The Captain of the good ship C and her able crew of 25 men wishes to make the following report ot their year's voyage. Most of the trip was smooth sailing but occasionally we ran afoul of the weather. There were torrents of work, waves of sickness and the onslaught of exams. However, we managed to stay afloat and lost no men overboard. Our navigator, an expert at maths and astronomy, was Culver. The helmsmen were Boswell and Victor, two steady chaps who steered a straight course. In the crow's nest were Grosvenor and Molson, both possessed of keen eye and powerful voice. Besso and Walker acted as interpreters in foreign ports while Chenoweth kept the log in legible writing. Marler was forced to spend much of the trip in the sick bay while Robert and John MacDougall were medical advisers la very bloodthirsty pairllg McCallum was quartermaster and Demers, Morton and Gordon were iolly tars, capable of a rousing sea shanty. Kent maintained morale by performing yogi exercises while Ronalds spun the best yarns. Our first-class able seamen were Laxton, Oliver and Fisher. Reade joined us half-way and is rapidly rising to the top ranks while Clark, Aboud, Smith and Steiner are always on the watch. Land is in sight and our voyage has almost ended. I hereby declare three months of shore leave for all! Your Captain L. W. FORM D 'Tis education forms the common mind, Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined. As a tree is shaped and formed by the bending of its tender branches, so is the mind, body and character of a child developed. ln Form D we are endeavouring to do this and the 52 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE boys are most receptive, They are lovable, keen to learn, well rnfarmeCl,ar1d like to inform others, and already have plans for the future. Rodenis former classmates will not see much of him once he goes off rn his space ship to visit the stars. The medical profession will not suffer from lack of doctors rf Kaplan, Wolford, Fontern, Pedvis and Knight follow their stars. Chenoweth and Oliver are bound to be dentists. The Crvrc authorities will be interested to know that We have three policemen- Agnew, Elliot and Wooler, a fireman ff- Khazzam, and a bus driver -4 Nercessian in the ofiling In sport we have two future players for the Alouettes and Canadiens-Scott and Leopold, and also a ski pro - Usher-Jones Scientists of the future are Graham-pure Science probably, Coristine, an entomologist, has his first specimen a cockroach, with Purvis in the engineering field - ' the kind that learns things, not the kind that drives an engine Q A builder of toemorrovv is Arnley, and our future admiral is Chambers, but Fitzpatrick and Clarke are our mystery men - they are not talking. As a tree changes, so will the ideas of these boys. Through the years, this will be a most interesting process to watch. L.M. FORMS C AND D SPORTS SENIOR SOCCER A faultless season for the senior soccer team finished up with 6 wins out of six games. Success was mainly attributed to the players' tremendous drive and team spirit coupled with their well grounded fundamental skills, the latter being the result of the past years' coaching and practice. Our toughest encounter was our first game with Ashbury College. Playing for the first time together, and with lingering memories of last year's encounter, they took to the field apprehensively. Forwards played a hard pressing game, and had it not been for brilliant goal-keeping on Ashbury's part, the score would have told a different story. But, after great experience our final game with Ashbury, depicted the full potential ability of our side. Both Sedbergh games proved to be identical in their pattern of play, and in both cases the result of erratic shooting kept the score to what it was. Cutting through time and time again our forwards missed many goals through being too eager in trying to score. Stanstead was no match to the incessant power of our forwards, and found our defence practically impenetrable. Truly, a memorable season for Selwyn House. MALONE-Having let in only two goals, one being a penalty, throughout the season Davids performance proved to be excellent. TENNANT lCapt.l-A very good fullback who played outstanding games throughout the season. BIRKS -Sound in his game but lacking concentration. SHAUGHNESSY-Hard, determined player, despite his size. Always cleared the ball well when breaking up attacks. KENT-Good positional play, but a little slow. Handled every crisis with a cool head, and should do well next year. SKORYNA- Always played below his potential. Very strong robust centre-half, always in place to tie up the opposing centre forward. ZINMAN -The spearhead and top scorer of the attacking forwards. Always put everything he had into the game, but his shooting at times would have done more credit on a rugby field! MCMARTIN-Possessed a powerful shot and displayed a good turn of speed when breaking through. STIKEMAN-Sound intelligent inside right, but lacking the speed needed for the position. DENCH-A valuable potential for next year. Played well in the forwards, but lacked the experience. MAURICE-Played some excellent soccer, but with the tendency to be out of position at times. HEBERT- Showed a good turn of speed on the wing, and was always well up to receive a pass. 54 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE SEWELL lVice-C.l- Played well on the wing, and possessed a powerful shot. Would have performed better as an inside forward, it he had been given the chance. ROBERTS- Possessed enough energy to play two games in a row. A solid tackler and is a good prospect tor next year. WEBSTER -A sound half back and played well at all times. Should do well in the future. For Against Ashbury 3 l Home Sedbergh l 0 Home Stanstead 4 l Away Stanstead 5 0 Home Sedbergh l 0 Away Ashbury 6 O Away UNDER 'I3 FOOTBALL The Under T3 Football team, under the leadership of Captain Jimmy Brunton, and Vice-Captain Bruce McMartin, had a rather hard season. Although they played hard they could easily have had better success it the ball had rolled a little better for them Our first game was played against B.C.S., and we went into an early lead on a penalty kick, but this was eventually lost, and we finished the game one goal behind. The return match was played in the pouring rain at Verdun, and again we were edged out by one goal. Our tirst game against Ashbury was probably our worst game, and we were soundly trounced. The boys rallied, and worked hard in practice, and in the second game, the score was much closer. With Jimmy Brunton and Bruce McMartin, the following boys played for the team. Allan Case, Jimmy Coristine, Christopher Hoffmann, Richard Dobell, Terry Willis, Barry Birks, Andrew Vodstrcil, Stuart Cryer, Ricky Kent, Philip Thom, and Victor Vickers. B.C.S. Home Lost l-0 Away Lost 2-l Ashbury Home Lost 3-0 Away Lost 5-l UNDER 'I2 FOOTBALL The Under l2 football team played its usual two games against Sedbergh this year, and brought the Corsley Cup back to Selwyn House with two very decisive wins. A tremendous amount of enthusiasm was shown by all the boys, both during practice, and during the games. The team showed great promise for the years to come, and we will be looking for great things when it plays next year as the Under l3. The team, under the captainship of Bruce McMartin consisted of Ricky Kent, Barry Birks, Michael Pike, John Moseley, James Johnston, John Molson, Richard Dobell, Peter Scrivener, David Galt, Mark Molson, Terry Willis and Jimmy Coristine. Sedbergh Away Won 6-0 Home Won 3-O SENIOR SOCCER TEAM 1 44 luv . Rear: Mr. Lewis, P. Maurice, C. Skorynu, R. Sewell, A. Zinmon, D. McMartin, D. Malone, T. Birks, T. Kent. Front: G. Hebert, H. Roberts, G. Tennant, M. Shuughnessy, P. Webster. JUNIOR SOCCER TEAM il? Top: P. Thom, M. Pike, B. Birks, I. Dobell, J. Johnston, J. Molson, Mr. Tees Centre: P. Scrivener, T. Willis, B McMortin, R. Kent, J, Coristine. Bottom: M. Molson, D. Galt. 56 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE UNDER 15 HOCKEY Our Under l5 hockey team was one of the best teams that has ever played for Selwyn House, and had a very successful season. We played ten games, won eight, tied one, and lost one. The highlight of the year was our trip to Trinity College School, a school that we have not played for many years, Here we suffered our only defeat of the year, ending a fourteen game undefeated streak. We gave up three goals in the first period, but played evenly during the second period. During the third period two goals were scored, which brought us right back into contention. ln the last minute of play, Zinman, the goaler, came out of the nets, and the game closed with a shot that whistled past the T.C.S. net not more than three inches wide. A more thrilling ending could not have been imagined. With Westmount Junior High School, we again were twice behind in the scoring, but twice tied the score to end with a draw. Most of our games were hard played, and a great deal of credit must be given to the defensive platoon of the team, which only allowed eleven goals all season. The team scored forty-eight goals, with eleven scored against, which gives us an average score of about five to one. CHARACTERS ZINMAN, Goal Keeper-An excellent athlete and hockey player. On many occasions he was responsible for saving certain goals. He is one of the best hockey players that has played for the School. lColoursl TENNANT, Defence--Small, but very skilful in positional play which caused him to intercept many passes and shots. A good rushing defenceman. lColoursl MCMARTIN, Defence - Strong, fast, and tenacious. A rugged player who kept his opponents oft balance in front of the net. He tended to rush sometimes when he should have passed. lColoursl BIRKS, Defence-A rough and solid player who kept the puck well away from the net. Unfortunately, he spent more time than was necessary on the penalty bench. WEBSTER, Centre Forward - Although small, and not particularly good at the fundamentals, he had a magnificent sense of position, and was able to start many a successful play. SKORYNA, Wing-Captain, and a moving spirit behind the success of the team, A very good skater and stick handler, he scored many goals, and was always a threat. lColoursl SEWELL, Wing- A hard driving forward who played very well both ways. With Skoryna, he managed to score a large percentage ofthe team's goals. lColoursl MAURICE, Centre Forward-A skilful and very hardworking player. He centred the second line, and worked well in the forechecking department. He was especially good at setting up plays. lColoursl MALONE, Wing - A very good player who skated, stickhandled, and shot well. He must learn to pass the puck more often. DENCH, Wing -The only member ofthe team that is not graduating this year. He showed great ability and aggressiveness. He played a good head game. SHAUGHNESSY, Forward-He is small and light, but played with great enthusiasm and spirit. For his size he played extremely well. THE FATHERS' HOCKEY TEAM Standing: Mr. J. E, Iversen, Mr. J. N. Mappin, Mr. A. M. Dobell, Mr. W. G. Buchanan, Mr. G. H. MacDougaIl, Mr. J. G. Fitzpatrick, Mr. J. A. Tyler, Mr. P. T. Molson, Mr. L. S. Webster. Kneeling: Mr. G. D. Birks, Mr. W. M. Molson lCapt.l, Toby Kent, Mr. H. H. Norsworthy, Mr. R. W. Coristine. SENIOR HOCKEY TEAM Q Yi 35 if M - n1rnnx Rear: P. Maurice, C. Skoryna, R. Sewell, D. Malone, D. M:Mariin, T. Birks Front: P. Webster, A. Stikeman, A. Zinman, M. Shaughnessy, M. Dench, G. Tennant. 58 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE STIKEMAN, Forward -Again rather smaller than most of the other players on the team. He gave everything that he had, and was very useful as a substitute. L.C.C. Home Won 3-l Away Won 3-O Ashbury Home Won 7-l Away Won 9-O W,J.H.S. Away Tied 2-2 Sedbergh Home Won 4-O Away Won 6-2 St. Georges Home Won 6-O T.C.S. Away Lost 3-2 Fathers Won 5-3 UNDER 13 HOCKEY The Under l3 hockey team had a very disappointing season this year, playing six, winning one, and losing five. The game that we won was our home game against Bishop's. The boys played well, and shot often at the net, which is the secret of winning. lt was a thrill to beat B.C.S. because they always ice a very strong team. Perhaps the most exciting game of the year was played against Ashbury in Ottawa. In this game we were losing 4-0 at the end of the second period, but the team had shown great drive, and in the third period tied the game at 4-4, only to lose the lead again in the dying minutes. The return game against this same team was a nightmare. lt was hard to believe that we were playing the same boys that we had played before. We were given the worst drubbing that a Selwyn House team has had in a very long time. We congratulate Ashbury for their good play. Under the leadership ot Captain Melvin Thorn, the team consisted of Andrew Vodstrcil, Allan Case, Chris Hoffmann, Bruce McMartin, Jimmy Brunton, Jimmy Coristine, Gray Buchanan, Pembroke MacDermot, Peter Scrivener, Philip Thom, Richard Dobell, Victor Vickers, and Duncan Vickers. L.C.C. Away Lost 6-O Home Lost 7-2 B.C.S. Away Lost 7-0 Home Won 4-2 Ashbury Away Lost 6-4 Home Lost 'I2-2 UNDER 12 -HOCKEY Having played only one game throughout the season, it is difficult to give a true assessment of the team's ability. The game against St. Georges, School resulted in a 6-O win for Selwyn House, with Galt and Thom scoring unassisted and Coristine, Galt, Birks and Vickers scoring, assisted by Birks, Vickers, Coristine and Johnston respectively. Our defence was always sound and proof of this came in the second period when both Rudel and McMartin were oft serving minor penalties. The forwards outskated and out-shot the opposition throughout all periods and the game was becoming very one-sided in the last period. Team-Thom, Coristine, Birks ii, McMartin ii, Rudel, Connolly, S, Vickers ii, Galt D, Molson, M, Johnston. J.M.L. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 59 HOUSE SKI MEET This year's ski meet was very successful, under the direction of Mr. Iversen, Mr. Blaiklock, and Mr, Tees. lt was held in late February at St, Sauveur. The downhill was in the morning and after a good lunch the slalom was held. The senior downhill was won by Philip Webster followed by Michael Dench, Bobby Sewell, Rodney Devitt and Christopher Hoffmann. The senior slalom was won by Ernest Pitt, followed by Bobby Sewell, Philip Webster, Michael Dench and Toby Kent. Philip Webster came f1rst in the senior overall followed by Bobby Sewell. The intermediate downhill was won by Culver i followed by John Rudel, Sise, Barker and Morton i. The intermediate slalom was won by Rankin followed by Culver i., Barker, E. Connolly and John Rudel. Intermediate overall was won by Culver i followed by Barker. Speirs won the ski meet, followed by VVanstall, Macaulay and Lucas. We all thank Mr. Iversen, Mr. Blaiklock and Mr. Tees for the excellent job that they have done, and their assistance has been fully appreciated. HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP The position at the end of the hockey season was: Lucas Macaulay Wanstall Speirs Work 252.56 300.00 224.72 262.64 General Activities 163.82 159.04 178.79 183.67 Football 75.73 97.74 100.00 32.15 Hockey 76.19 85.71 100.00 80.95 Skiing 29.63 32.30 35.38 38.09 Junior Competition 50.00 45.27 42.53 35.33 647.93 720.06 681.42 632.83 Max. 1000 Macaulay 911.46 Wanstall 862.56 Lucas 820.16 Speirs 801.05 THE SCOUT TROOP Last summer, immediately after School closed, the Troop went for the first Summer camp that it has taken for many years. We went to Lac Croche, near the village of Ste. Marguerite in the Laurentians. Here, we found a lake almost half a mile from the nearest parking spot, and our camp site was another 500 yards away from the landing place, and we had to travel, and transport all our equipment from shore to camping spot by canoe and rowboat. We arrived at the spot in the pouring rain to find that we would have to carve our own camp site out of the woods. Two Patrols were set up, one under the direction of Phil Webster, and the other under Terry Hutchison, The weather soon cleared, and we had a wonderful time. Both Patrols built very successful campsites. During the summer, we were again dogged by the bad luck of having about half the members of the troop leave the School, and thus we had to reebuild practically from 60 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE scratch. There are now an even dozen Scouts who meet enthusiastically every Tuesday afternoon. At Christmas time, we had what has now become our annual Christmas winter hike at Lac des Iles. Six boys went there, and the chief pastime was skiing on one of the hills of Ste. Adele. Again this summer, we expect that we will have a short summer camp. Our Troop is made up of the following Scouts: Panther Patrol Bulldog Patrol Toby Kent P.L. Jon Scott, P.L. Peter Rider 2nd Ricky Kent 2nd Allan Case James Johnston John Rudel Pembroke MacDermot Danny Roden Michael Pike John Molson Duncan Vickers Senior Cubs - 'I960-61 The Senior Cubs meet every Thursday, and, when there is no conflict with Detention, twenty sturdy pairs of lungs rattle the windows and shake the rafters of the Gym with bellows of triumph, sighs of anguish and a massive demonstration of unity politely called the Grand Howl. With a few short weeks to go, the Blue Six, led by John Moseley, has forged to the front of the point parade, but not without a few apprehensive glances in the direction of Jack Oliver's Red Six and Robert Monteith's Whites. D.M.B. Junior Cubs - 1960-61 Akela we'll do our best . Well, that's what they say every week, and from the keen competition that we get amongst the Sixes, the cry is very true. This year we have 31 Cubs, T4 of whom were Cubs last year, and the Pack runs as follows: Aimers lSixerl, Bourke, Cahn, Clarke, Clark, Davis, Despic, Galt, Hadekel lSixerl, Hurum lSixerl, Leopold, Lester, Mclntosh lSixerl, Mappin, Monteith, Moseley, MacFarlane, Purvis, Oliver lSixerl, Scott, Shenkman, Stewart, Craig, Southam, McLeod, Tyler, Ostiguy, Dodd, Stapleton, Phillips, Witkov. Jeremy Clark, one of last year's Cubs, has been the only one to gain his first star, although many others are very close to it at the moment. J.M.L. ,QW , N Jia, A Centre: M. Front: G. Thorn, S. Price, M. Dench, G. Hebert, Tennant, Mr, Lewis, G. l.uFontaine. GYMNASTIC DISPLAY This year, due to the efforts and hard work of Mr. Lewis and the staff, the gymnastic display was again a great success. At the afternoon performance the gym crests were presented by Mrs. R, W. Coristine, a member of the Board of Governors. The following Junior School boys received crests: Herbert Corrstinc Philip Grosvenor Erik lversen Freddie Southam Tommy Oliver John Friclfer lForm lForm llzorrn llzorm llzorm lForm Dl Cl Bll B21 Arr A23 The evening performance was hrglrlrghted by a short speech by Mr. J. G. LeMoine who commr,-nded Mr. Lewis and the boys on the fine performance and asked Mr. Speirs for a half-holrclay for the school, Mr. Lelvlorne awarded crests to the following boys of the Senior School: Gregory Weil Neil Cryer Pembroke MacDermot Peter' Scrivener' Stuart Cryer Stephen Price Graeme Tennant The cle Wolfe Mackay gyrnnasi ol tlre senior form Sl1rC lForm lForm llform lForm lForm lForm lForm ld was presented to Graeme Tennant as lAl lBl llAl llBl llll lVl Vl the outstanding FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 63 BOXING Bantomweight Arnundsen lSl - Gibson CW, Gibson lWl I I Gibson lWl l Oliver i lLl - - Teh M Oliver i lLl 1 Gibson lWl Molson i lMl lMl ' - Molson a im wil ' Molson ' lpl lMl Molson i IPI lMl 305223 ilflwy Joseph lSl Rudel wit Rude' 'Ml Rudel im Vermette lSl Morton i lWl Viger lWl Vickers ii lLl Stethem lLl Welterweight Birks ii lLl McMartin ii lMl Bourne lLl Allison lSl Buchanan lMl Vickers i lLl Johnston lLl Dobell i lWl Rider lSl Middleweight Case lWl Price lSl Tennant ii lWl Pitt i lSl Thorn lLl Dench lLl Roberts lSl Heavyweight Zinman lWl Skoryna lWl La Fontaine lWl Kent i lll lMl Norsworthy lLl Morton i iWl Vickers ii lLl McMartin ii lMl Bourne lLl Vickers i lLl Rider lSl Price lSl Thorn IU Roberts lSl Skoryna lWl Norsworthy lLl Rudel lMl RuClel lMl McMartin ii lMl l vackers a in l l l Vickersi lLl Price lSl Roberts lSl La Fontaine lWl Roberts lSl Skoryna lWl Vickers i lLl 64 House Scores SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Actual Max. 10 Four lengths lopenl: One length I10 and underl: One length 111 yearsl: Two lengths 112 yearsl: Two lengths l13 yearsl: Two lengths 114 and overl: One length backstroke 112 and underl: One length backstroke I13 and overl: Diving 112 and underI: Diving 113 and overl: House Relay llntermediatel: House Relay lSeniorl: HOUSE SCORES by default . LUCAS 2. WANSTALL 3. SPEIRS 4. MACAULAY SWIMMING 1. Mcmomn i IMI, 1. Culver i ISI, 1, Molson i IPI IMI, 1. Kent ii IRI IMI, 1. Dench ILI, 1. McMortin i IMI, 1. Kent ii IRI IMI, 1. McMartin i IMI, 1. Thom IWI, 1. Tennant i IWI, 1. Speirs, 1. Lucas, 1. MACAULAY 2. LUCAS 3. WANSTALL SPEIRS A MD 21 10.00 18 8.57 17 8.09 15 7.14 . Kent i ITI IMI . Cusack ILI . Oliver i ILI . Pike ii ILI . Norsworthy ILI . Birks i ILI . Rider ISI Kent i ITI IMI Connolly, S. IMI . MCMartin i IMI . Lucas . Wonstall Actual Max. 40 22 40.00 14 25.25 8 14.55 8 14.55 ron THE sci-iooi YEAR 1960-1961 65 Old Boys' Association Honorary President Hon. Mr. Justice G. Miller Hyde Honorary Vice-President Mr. Robert A. Speirs President Mr. L. Bruce Campbell Vice-President Mr. John N. Mappin Honorary Treasurer Mr. Taylor Carlin Honorary Secretary Mr. John Fetherstonhaugh Selwyn House Staff Representative Mr. Frederick Tees Board of Governors' Representative Mr. P. T. Molson Members of the Board Mr. P. Barott Mr. R. Bond Mr. W. Budden Mr. B. Markland Rt. Hon. Lord Shaughnessy 1960 ANNUAL DINNER The annual dinner, held in November, was enjoyed by many Old Boys. lt is always pleasant to go back to the Old School , meet some familiar faces and browse through classrooms looking at class pictures. During the course of the evening we heard from the President and Treasurer of the Association as well as the Headmaster. Mr, Gerald Clark, guest speaker, gave a most interesting address on Russian-Chinese Relations . As Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Montreal Star, he travelled extensively in China and wrote about his observations. The address generated so much interest that a question and answer period lasted over half an hour before it was brought to a stop. The l96l annual dinner will again be held in November and we hope that it will be an enjoyable evening for many Old Boys. Plans are to send out a newsy news letter announcing the dinner and also phoning the membership about a week before the actual date. FINANCES As of April l5, l96O the number of paid up members stands at 160. Three dollars of the annual dues are used for operating expenses and special donations with the remaining two dollars placed in a bursary fund for the School. The fund now stands at approximately 600 dollars. The bursary fund is under the directorship of Mr. Speirs, Mr. Budden and Mr. 66 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE P. T. Molson and operates to help deserving students. At the moment, one student is having half his tuition fees paid by the fund and Mr. Speirs informs us the student is of high academic calibre. We are very pleased to have 2 life memberships and next year it is hoped our membership will expand as more Old Boys take an interest in the association. SCHOOL MAGAZINE This year we have written a few notes about several of the Old Boys in each graduating class since 1930. We hope these will be interesting to the members and next year, using the same format and expanding the section, different Old Boys will be chosen and their activities spotlighted since they left the school. We wish to thank Mr. Barott, Mr. Norsworthy, Mr. Mappin, Mr. Carlin, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Matson for their efforts in obtaining information for the Association. NOTES FROM OLD BOYS 1930 REID MARTIN -ls married with six children. ls manager of the Sydney, Nova Scotia office of Peacock Bros.-address P.O. Box 968, Sydney, Nova Scotia. STEVE SCHOFIELD--Graduate of Arts, McGill, and is now living in England, with his wife and two children. Steve is a free lance journalist, writes mainly for the Manchester Guardian and can be reached at Vann , Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, England. D. J. LANTHIER - Commander in the Royal Canadian Navy stationed in Turkey, his address is: Mudafaai Huduk, Caddesi 43:19, Cankaya - Ankara, Turkey. 1931 HUGH PECK- Hugh spends most of his time in the Laurentians. He owns and operates a fishing club near Lac Carre. His address is, P.O. Box 48, Lac Carre, County Terrebone, P.Q. RALPH SMITH-ls Hamilton District Sales Manager of Steel Co. of Canada. Ralph is married and is the proud father of several children. He can be reached at the Steel Co. of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario. MURRAY CASSILS-Murray has joined the migration to the North country and has recently built a house near St. Sauveur and commutes every day to his office in Montreal. He is married and has three children. 1932 BARRY PORTEUS-ls Secretary of Cvreenshields, Hodgson and Racine. He and his wife live in Montreal with their two children. JOHN BOURNE- Chairman of the Board of the Selwyn House Association. He is President of Atlas Construction Company and also President of the Montreal Builders' Exchange. He has a son at the school. 1933 Dr. JACK LOCKE - ls a very successful eye doctor and is presently chief of the department of Ophthamology at the Royal Victoria Hospital, in Montreal. He is married and has two children. SID LYMANWIS a director of Stevensen Kellogg 8- Co., management consultants in Montreal, and is married with four children. u .sf 68 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE BILL STEWART- ls a lawyer and has his own firm, which specializes in estate planning, He is past President of the Family Welfare Association and director of Welfare Federation of Montreal. He is married with four children. JOHN KEMP-Deserted this fair city several years ago to become Vice-President of Molsons Brewery lOntariol Ltd. He lives in Toronto at 33 Dunvegan Road, with his wife and three children. 1934 P. T. M. BAROTT-Peter is an architect and is a partner in the firm of Barott, Marshall, Merrett 8. Barott in Montreal. He has a son who is presently attending the school. BOB KINGSTONE-Remained in the Army after the war. He holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and is a member of the Staff College at Kingston, Ontario. REED JOHNSTON -ls a stockbroker and is a partner in the firm of G. E. Leslie 81 Co. in Montreal. Reed is one of the country's top skeet shooters. 1936 EGAN CHAMBERS- A Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defense under the Conservative colours, he also conducts an insurance agency in Montreal, Swetland 81 Chambers. He has two sons, Geoffrey and Michael Weir, both at Selwyn House. GEORGE WINTERS-Working with the Bell Telephone Company in Montreal in the Staff Training School Group. He has a family of three, Patsy, Hugh and Babs and we hear that Georges prowess as a swimmer is being challenged by his son but he hopes to be able to hold on for anther year to a slight lead. HUME WRIGHT-Now hails from Vancouver, B.C. and is managing a small company which has a variety of holdings including small newspapers and mines in the West. He brings his family East each summer to taste the salt air of the Maine Coast. 1 940 GAY GOODALL-Practising surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He has twin boys and a daughter. We hear that he would like to send the twins to Selwyn House and hopes that when the time comes the School will have additional sports facilities. WILLIAM MASON- Practising internal medicine in Montreal- takes appointments at the Royal Victoria Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital. Our congratulations on recently being appointed a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. William has a daughter six months old. On talking of the School Magazine he says he would welcome one, and feels that the Old Boys are a vast source of loyalty and support which has never been tapped. 1941 CHRIS BOVEY - Chris is a department manager with the T. Eaton Company and has been working with them for a number of years. He is married with two sons, aged three and one. JOHN WIGHT-A partner of Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart, a firm of chartered accountants, John has a daughter seven years old and a son three and is most active in many community activities. These include being Vice-President for the Commerce Faculty for the McGill Alma Mater Fund, a Director of the Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Centre and Treasurer of the M.R.T. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 69 1942 PETER DOBELL-Peter is with the Department of External Afilairs and is attached to the Canadian permanent delegation to the United Nations in New York City. JOHN MAPPIN -John was recently appointed President and General Manager ot Mappins Limited and is the Vice-President of the Selwyn House Old Boys Association. He is married and has three sons and one daughter-one son is already at the School. 1943 JIM MORRISON - Received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and is a security salesman with A. E. Ames in Montreal. Jim is married and has two children, one boy and one girl. JACQUES TETRAULT-Took Arts at McGill and then Law,- is working in Montreal with Duquet, MacKay and Weldon as a tax specialist. Jacques is married and has two children. 1944 KENT NEWCOMB- Graduated in Arts '50 trom McGill and has been working with the Steel Company ot Canada since that time-is Sales Manager for the wire division. Kent is married and has two girls, Catherine aged seven and Julia tour. GEOFFREY TAYLOR-Took Engineering at McGill, class ot '5l. Worked with Dominion Structural Steel and is now Vice-President of Laurel Dairy Products and Munderloh 81 Co. He is married, has two daughters and a son Stuart who will be attending Selwyn House in September 1962. 1945 JOHN GRAY-Finished schooling at B.C.S., took Mechanical Engineering at McGill and then the Harvard Business Administration course tor two years. He is working with Chevrolet Motor Sales, is married and has two children, Taylor tour and Susan two years of age. MURRAY MAGOR-Took Arts and Law at McGill and passed his bar exams in 1955. After two years practising Law he decided to study theology at McGill and is the assistant minister at Christ Church Cathedral. He is married with three children. 1946 CHARLES BEAUBIEN-Took Engineering at McGill University and then joined the Aluminum Co. of Canada. After working in Montreal for some time, was sent to the Aluminum Centre des Etudes lndustriales in Geneva. For the past three years he has been studying Philosophy at the University of Montreal and hopes to finish this Spring. Plans are that he will work for his doctorate at the University ot Paris, starting next Autumn. ERIC MARLER-Obtained his B.A. from McGill and later studied philosophy. Then went back to McGill in medicine and is now in the United States taking post-graduate work in internal medicine. As one of his classmates remarked- Eric has been busy collecting degrees and languages. JIM ROSS-Received his B.A. at McGill and then to Oxford-returned to McGill to lecture in Philosophy and is also working on his doctorate of Philosophy. 70 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE CHUCK TAYLOR - B.A. at McGill, Rhodes Scholar at Oxford where he won a fellowship to All Souls College. He has been most active in many groups, particularly Nuclear Disarmament and is editor of the New Left Review. He is finishing his doctorate of Philosophy this year and intends to teach Political Science and Philosophy. Married Alba Romer and they have three children. To iudge from the I946 class, one might be led to believe that doctorates of Philosophy are an every-day occurrence. 'I948 DWIGHT BARTHOLOMEW-After leaving Selwyn House he went to St. Paul's Academy and Yale University where he was a member of the Yale Glee Club. Married Betsy Hill and they now have two healthy boys. The Bartholomews have been living in Brazil where Bart was posted with an American banking company. We are looking forward to seeing them in Montreal this summer. .IIM DOMVILLE-A graduate of Arts and Law at McGill University and one of the originators of MY FUR LADY which was such a wonderful success. He took the show on tour throughout Canada and later organized his own producing company which is still in operation. Jim is now Administrative Director of the National Theatre School of Canada which is supported by the Canada Council and other organizations. The school will ultimately have an enrolment of about l2O members and operates in Montreal and Stratford in the summer. Jim has a fifteen minute theatre news program on C.B.M. Saturday evening, for those interested in the theatre. BRIAN MARKLAND-The immediate past-President of Selwyn House Old Boys' Associa- tion, a Chartered Accountant with Bowaters Corporation in Montreal. He recently won the gold medal for Canada in the 1960 examinations for the Canadian Institute of Secretaries-congratulations. Brian is married with two daughters, Pamela two years old and Brenda aged one. CHRIS SEYMOUR - Chris studied at Royal Rhodes for two years after Selwyn House and had a two year tour with the Royal Navy as a communicator. He is now instructing at Cornwallis and will have a six week instruction period at Centrallia this summer, passing through Montreal on the way back. He is married with one young daughter. I 949 GORDON CURRIE-Graduated in Chemical Engineering from McGill and worked with Brown Boveri in Switzerland for three years before coming back to Montreal. Has recently changed and is working with Stone Webster Canada in Toronto. DERRICK HANSON-Studied at T.C.S., obtained his B.A. and Law degree at McGill and is presently practising law with Hugessen, Macklaier, Chisholm, Smith and Davis. ANSON MCKIM-Mechanical Engineering McGill i955-has been working with C.I.L. since that time. Two years ago he was transfered to the Nobel plant in the Georgian Bay area. He is married to Fiona Bogert and they have one small son, Ross. We hear that his good friend Hamish Stuart is working in London, England with an advertising company. 'I950 PETER COWIE- ls working with Grant Johnston 8- Co. as a security salesman, and was married last year. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 71 PAUL DOLISIE - Has had an international business career so far, having worked in several countries in Europe and is now with A. E. Ames Co. in Montreal in the Municipal department. Paul is onthe bachelor list. PETER MILNER - Obtained his B.A. from McGill and then studied in Grenoble for one year. He worked in London for two years with Morgan Grenfell 8. Co. Ltd. and was known far and wide for his protective instincts toward visiting Canadian debutantes. 'I95'I DON RAPER- Insurance broker, secretary-treasurer of Sentinel Agencies Ltd. in Montreal. He is married with one girl and we understand the stork will be visiting his home once again this July. Don obtained a masters degree in Education from St. Lawrence University, New York which he feels might be a valuable asset in the future, should he wish to go into the teaching field. THOMAS SCHOPFLOCHERA- Attended L.C.C., obtained his bachelor of Engineering degree from McGill and his master of Business Administration from University of Western Ontario in I960. He is working with Proctor 8- Gamble in Hamilton and is not married. NICK THORNTON-Took Engineering at McGill and is working as a Chemical Engineer with Polyethylene Plastics Division of Union Carbide in Montreal. Married last June- his friends report no news of any family to date. 1952 MICHAEL ALEXANDER-Obtained his B. Com. from McGill, worked with the Aluminum Co. in Montreal and is now at the University of Western Ontario taking his final year of the M.B.A. course. Mike was Secretary on the original executive of the Old Boys' Association. JOHN UDD-Took Mining Engineering and then obtained his Master of Engineering in Mining from McGill H9601 and has been studying for the past two years on his Ph. D., also at McGill. 1953 STEWART BAIN-Studying Electrical Engineering at McGill and expects to graduate in l962. Summer job for this year will be working with Power Engineering in Arvida. PETER HYDE-Graduates in Arts from McGill in I962 and is debating taking Law. To enable him to have lots of room for thought, he is planning a trip to Europe this summer. He received his acting commission as sub-lieutenant in the R.C.N. last autumn. ANTHONY WAIT-Obtained his B.A. from McGill in l96O and is attending Cambridge for two years. 'I954 TONY MAXWELL-Attending McGill in fourth year Engineering and was on the McGill Ski Team T959-60. The Red Bird Ski Club were very pleased to have Tony ioin their ranks as a second generation member. He is going to Sweden this summer as an exchange student and will be working with a mechanical engineering firm. JOHN McLERNON-A third year Arts student at McGill and a member of its senior football and hockey teams. John travels to New Zealand this summer where he has obtained a job for three months with a construction company. BILL PEDOE - Attended U.C.C. and is now studying at the University of Dublin. 72 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 1955 FRASER BAILLIE-ls a third year Arts student at McGill, was a member of the boxing team 1959-60 and worked on the Winter Carnival last year. He has obtained a summer iob reporting lon Montrealersl for the Toronto Telegram in Toronto. He is thinking of carrying on in journalism or taking Law. COLIN MOSELEY-Took three years of Engineering at McGill and then switched last October into pre-medicine, and hopes to complete Medicine at McGill. He has been a member of the senior hockey team for the last two years. JONATHAN MEAKINS -Third year Bachelor of Science student at McGill, a member of the Scarlet Key Honour Society and plans to take post-graduate work in Economics or History at Cambridge for two years. 1956 BOB AIKMAN-Taking his Bachelor of Science course at McGill in Honours Genetics. Bob feels quite strongly, as do many others, that Selwyn House should carry the student to the Junior Matriculation level. BOB HALLETT-ls in third year Forestry at the University of New Brunswick and o representative ofthe Students' Council. DAVID PHILLIPS-Is a second year Arts student at McGill in Honours English. He is planning to obtain his M.A. at McGill and is thinking of the college teaching profession. ' 1957 MICHAEL BARRY- Fourth year high school student at Loyola, is class Vice-President and was a member of their ski team and worked on the staff of the school magazine. DAVID HUTCHESON-ls on the high seas-midshipman with the Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool, England. 1958 - MICHAEL BERRILL-Attended L.C.C. and is now in the Bachelor of Science course at McGill taking Honours Zoology and hopes to do post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins. In the meantime he is studying Zoology with bathing trunks and running shoes this summer, along the coast of Maine. GORDON PETERS-Is at L.C.C. taking his Senior Matriculation, is a Prefect, was band leader and a member of the Senior Hockey Team. He is considering taking Science or Commerce at McGill next year. 1959 MICHAEL BASTIAN-ls at Bishops College School in grade 11 and reports have it that his future academic plans are uncertain. - RALPH WALKER - ls presently attending McGill, and is the winner of a Bank of Montreal Scholarship. 1960 TED MANTHORP-Studying at L.C.C. and expects to take Arts at McGill and then Law. Ted plans to join the labour force this summer around Morin Heights where his parents have their summer home. GREGOR MAXWELL-Studying at L.C.C., member of the Bantam Football and Junior Ski Teams. Former Deputy Defence Minister Brigadier C. M. Drury was recently elected president of the Canadian Centenary Council. The council including representatives of 114 organiza- tions, will act as a clearing house and information centre for nation-wide activities marking Canada's 100th birthday in 1967. OLD BOYS AT L.C.C. GRADE 'I2 FIELDHOUSE-Prelectg Cadet C.O.g Senior Footballg Dance Committeeg Students' Council Co-editor ot Magazine, Vice-Pres. of Quintillian Clubg Debating Team. HESLER-Cadet Lieutenantg Senior Footballg Quintillian Clubg Debating Team, PETERS-Prefectg Band Leaderg Senior Hockeyg Secretary ot Maths Clubg Science Club News Editor ot the Magazine. GRADE 'I 'I BLOOMFIELD - Curling Teamp Quintillian Club. BRUCE-Junior Basketball. CORISTINE-Senior Football, Cadet Lieutenantg Dance Committee. RIDDOCH-Junior Footballg Students' Councilg Librariang Band. STEWART - Drummond House. GRADE 'IO AYRE-Junior Football. MANTHORP- Russel House. MAXWELL-Bantam Footballg Skiing Team. ROULSON - Drummond House. WELLS-Junior Footballg Junior Basketballg Band. C113 FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-1961 73 74 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE CHRISTOPHER ROBERT CORISTINE It was with the deepest sorrow that we learned that Christopher Coristine lSelwyn House l948-l957l had been lost when the Brigantine Albatross sank during a violent storm in the Gulf of Mexico recently. As one of his contemporaries put it, people were proud to know Chris, counting him as a friend was an honour. He was the sort of person that we all try, without success, to be, What higher tribute could any of us pay to one who, in the last moment of life, as the accompanying article reveals, pushed one of his friends to safety in selfless heroism. To his parents and brothers we would extend the deepest sympathy of our hearts. Special to the Toronto Star Tampa, Fla. TAMPA, FLA.-A Montreal boy was described as a hero in a shipwreck which claimed six lives off the Florida coast Tuesday. He was among the dead. Chris Coristine, l7, of Montreal, was reported to have put one of his shipmates in a dumbwaiter to get him out of the cabin of the sinking brigantine Albatross, The story was revealed here today by William B. Bunting, I6, son of Mrs. Mary Bunting, president of Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass. We were below deck off watch. Chris had helped me with my navigation. We just went over, it was that fast. When the ship went over it threw us into the leeward bunks. There was no yelling, no panic, there was no time for that, Bunting said. Chris was behind me. He helped push me into the dumbwaiter. The ship was so far over that instead of working up down the dumbwaiter worked horizontally. I smashed my head getting through the door into the dumbwaitern, Bunting said as he displayed a two-inch cut atop his head. I was in the waiter trying to get out and the water was coming in. I yelled to him to push. He didn't say anything but he must have pushed. By this time the whole ship was under water. 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