Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SENIOR CHOIR ..,..1vn-U' 3-1, The Choir The Singing Competition last June was iudged by Colonel Brine and the following awards were made:- Senior Prize - - - Gregory Weil Form 2 Prize - - Brandon Ayre Form 1 Prize - - David Craig Juniors ----- Andrew Culver Four choirs took part in the Christmas Entertainment, singing different groups of carols. Form 3 was noteworthy for its large number of excellent soloists, Form 2 for the variety of its carols, Form 1 for the best all round performance and the Junior School Choir for the competent manner in which it sang a more difficult programme than in former years, this choir is full of promise for the future. It is not possible to list here the twenty-seven soloists who all sang most creditably, but those iudged by Colonel Brine, in the afternoon and by Mr. Sherwood in the evening, to be out- standing in their respective choirs werez- Brandon Ayre, Gregory Weil, David Craig, Grahame Hodgson, John Cooper, Andrew Culver, John Leopold and lan Donald. This year, as a result of the larger number of boys in the school, a special Assembly Choir has been formed from the best voices in Forms l to 5. This choir has given a strong lead each morning to the singing of the hymns and, from its members, will be chosen the select group which will perform at the prize-giving in June. uSince singing is so good o thing I wish all men would learn to sing. So said William Byrd, the greatest English composer of the Elizabethan period in l588, the year of the Spanish Armada. F.G.P.

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1963wI96-4 il Board and Staff We would like to express our keen appreciation to Mrs. Robert W. Coristine, who retired this year as ca member of the Board of Governors. Mrs. Coristine has been a tremendous asset on our Board, where her good advice and practical help have been invaluable. We are glad to feel that her interest and enthusiasm for all things of advantage to Selwyn House will continue unabated in the years ahead. We are very pleased indeed to welcome Mrs. A. Blaikie Purvis wife of an Old Boy and mother of two present students, to the Board. New members of the staff last Fall included Mrs. Edith Howden and Mrs. Dorothy Gibson to the Junior School Staff, Mr. John P. Martin, Mr. E. O. Phillips and Mr. M. H. E. Sherwood to the Senior School, and Colonel Ross M. Campbell and Miss Kay Severs to the administrative staff. We were happy to welcome back Mr. Tim Rutley after his sojourn in Japan. We were pleased to have Mrs. Erica Sutton back with us after Easter, and congratulate her on the successful completion of her teaching - training course at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts where her creative talents gained her the highest commendation. Our thanks are due to Mr. Kenneth Murray formerly Guidance Officer of the Montreal Protestant School Board, for his kindness in helping us out as supply-teacher during Colonel Brine's convalescence from an ope- ration. Our congratulations go out to Mr. Moodey on his recent marriage to Mrs. Howis. The best wishes of all at Selwyn House are extended to them for every happiness in the years ahead. Our congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Iversen on the birth of another son this Spring. Our greetings go out to all former members of the staff who have kept in touch with us over the years - these include Miss Afra Sneed, Mrs. Tester and Miss Tedd in England, Miss Bruce, Mme. Gyger, Mrs. Farquhar, Mrs. Clarke and Miss Locke in Montreal. Mr. Davis is now teaching at Trinity College School, Mr. Blaiklock at St. Paul's in London and Mr. Vintcent at St. Mark's in Dallas, Texas. We were sorry to lose the services of Mrs. Gibson at Easter, and were grateful to her for returning to help out during Mrs. Howden's illness.

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Z N Gilil Beet-itunes Debating and Public Speaking Notes The Seventeenth Selwyn Oratorical Society met for its third year in 1963. Membership was extended to boys in the Sixth Form, and four, representing each House, were accepted. Officers were selected by the Society as follows: President, Jon Scott: Vice-President, Murray Leiter, and Secretary, Andrew Vodstrcil. House Debating FIRST ROUND: Resolved that . . . the Parliamentary System of Canada is preferable to the United States' System of Government. Affirmative - Wanstall House. Andrew Vodstrcil and Murray Leiter. Negative - Speirs House. Stephen Price and Jon Scott. Resolved that . . . the Teenager has too much personal Freedom. Affirmative - Macaulay House. Robert Diez and Christopher Hoffmann. Negative - Lucas House. John Pike and Gordon Norsworthy. Wanstall and Lucas were iudged winners by Mr. E. Phillips. SECOND ROUND: Resolved that . . . Military Service should be made Compulsory in Canada. Affirmative - Wanstall House. Thomas Vowinckel and Andrew Vodstrcil. Negative - Lucas House. Gordon Norsworthy and John Pike. Resolved that . . . the Communist Party should be outlawed in Canada. Affirmative - Spiers House. Jon Scott and Stephen Price. Negative - Macaulay House. Robert Diez and Christopher Hoffmann. Mr. Hill iudged the debates with Lucas winner, and Macaulay and Speirs drawn. THIRD ROUND: Resolved that . . . Nationalism is Anachronistic. Affirmative - Speirs House. Stephen Price and Jon Scott. Negative - Lucas House. John Pike and Gordon Norsworthy. Resolved that . . . Economic Socialism is a superior system to Private Enterprise. Affirmative - Wan stall House. Andrew Vodstrcil and Murray Leiter.