Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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16 SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Choir We were greatly indebted to Mr. Phillips Motley, an Old Boy of the School and Organist and Choirmaster of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, for judging our Singing Competition last June. Mr. Motley gave the competitors some very helpful advice and his humour afforded us all considerable amusement. The winners were as follows:- Junior. lst Andrew Kerr 2nd Freddie Cowans Intermediate ist Jan Wyllie 2nd Michael Culver Senior lst Rory Forbes 2nd Bobby Tennant The standard in the Senior Class was particularly high, and Mr. Motley com- mended all ofthe entrants. For the first time Junior and Senior Prizegivings were held separately, and two choirs were formed, the Junior consisting of 46 voices and the Senior of 60. The latter received an ovation for their rendition of 'iThey all call it Canada, but l call it home . Four choirs sang groups of carols at the Christmas entertainment in December. New numbers introduced included a Japanese carol by the Junior School Choir, and an African carol, with drum accompaniment, by Form lll, who also sang Star of Bethlehem from Ben-Hur. The best soloists ijudged by Mr. Teesj were: Boo Mac- Dermot, Charles Gurd, David Fuller, Billy Boggs, Grahame Hodgson, David Craig, John Cooper and Thomas Norsworthy, but all are to be congratulated. We are disappointed that this year it has been found possible for Forms 2 and 3 to have only one period of Singing a week. This has afforded very little time for new music. We hope that the second period for both groups will be restored next year.

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TB SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Inter-House Debating The House competition in debating this year was characterized by vigorous argument which displayed the added experience the debaters had gained from last years Society. Several groups of debates were held to determine the winner of the LeMoine Trophy. In the first round, held early in the Easter Term, the subjects debated were: l'That man's scientific and intellectual development has surpassed his moral development. Affirmative: Macaulay Hause - Chris. Hoffmann and Robert Diez. Negative: Wanstall House - Andrew Vodstrcil and Murray Leiter. l'That schools should be run democratically. Affirmative: Macaulay Hause - Chistopher Hoffmann and Robert Diez. Negative: Speirs House - Stephen Price and .lon Scott. Lucas and Macaulay were judged to be the winners. The second round, held later in the same term, also consisted of two debates. the titles of which were, l'That Government lotteries should be established in Canada. Affirmative: Speirs House - Jon Scott and Hugh Roberts. Negative, Wanstall House - Andrew Vodstrcil and Murray Leiter. 'lThat nationalization of electrical power would benefit the province of Quebec. Affirmative: Macaulay House - Robert Diez and Christopher Hoffmann. Negative: Lucas House - John Pike and Gordon Norsworthy. At this meetina the contests were won by Speirs and Lucas. Our thanks go to Mr. Moodey, who was kind enough to give us some of his time to judge and criticjze these debates. J.H.S. Public Speaking Competition Mr. T. Rutley judged the semi-finals of the annual Public Speaking Competion, and picked the following four finalists: Hugh Roberts: The Soviet Build-up in Cuba and Why, Christopher Hoffmann: Killer of the Wild, Murray Leiter: My Fellow Canadians, Andrew Vodstricil: Ethiopia, Today and Tomorrow, Murray Leiter was judged the winner, Chris. Hoffman, secona. Dr. Patterson, executive director of the Mackay Centre, acted as judge and we are most indebted to him for his criticism and advice. The 26th Hobby Show Each year in April the Westmount YMCA holds a hobby show that over the years has become well known throughout the community. This year Selwyn House was invited to participate, and the response from our school was enthusiastic. There was a wide variety of exhibits ranging from pets to stamp collections, and Selwyn House was represented in nearly every group. Perhaps the most notable contribution from our school was the lone male representative in the home economics exhibit who, in addition to having been elected recording secretary of his committee, has learned to bake peanut butter cookies, butterscotch pies and birthday cakes! However, as recording secretary, this young man las did every representative from our school! gained invaluable experience in working with others in a community project. This benefit in itself makes the Westmount YMCA Hobby Show a most worth- while part of school life associated with Selwyn House, and we eagerly look forward to the tradition of another successful hobby show in April, 1964. WLV