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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR1968-1969 15 Editorial In any society, the progressive forge ahead dodging ugly obstacles and suffering uncomfort- able necessities, on the path to some kind of destination. This school has an aim, and so does this magazine, The school's story is told in this annual. This publication has its own little story, too. From October to January, I dreamt about the magazine. Of course, I was not at all sure it could be completed, but other more crucial problems bothered me. I tried to think of interesting articles and attractive ways to present them. For a while, I worked on different teachers for a series of special articles that would have been pieced together with the ones by students. The teachers did not contribute in this area, though, unfortu- nately, The remnants of this opinionated section may provide a good representation of the Selwyn House situation. We tried to reproduce the atmosphere of Selwyn House rather than that of iust any school. The different club and sports articles reflect this Selwyn House touch, but the literary section, perhaps, tries hardest. Since the topic was open , students took it upon themselves to write down their own ideas. They wrote what they thought, rather that what they appear to think or what people want them to think. Obviously, they often do not act accordingly, but they do their best. This makes this section, in my mind, both interest- ing and entertaining, The newspaper and the Student Committee were excitingly encouraging voices. Their success merits repeat performances in '69-'7O. As it ap- pears in this magazine, Spring Session worked wonders for the school. lt brought happiness. All these things are Selwyn House , and is what this magazine is all about. G. T. This article is not intended to overshadow the editorial. Rather, the author is attempting to present several facets of school life which have appeared most noticeable in the past year, First, the Prefects deserve some mention. It is a difficult task to come into Form VII, and take on the duties of a prefect. Hopefully, most of the students will remember the meeting in the Tower Room with three of the prefects. The need for these meetings was an illustration of the problems the Prefects faced. The apparent loss of rapport can perhaps be attributed in some way to the introduction of the Student Committee. I mean not to malign the Committee, but because the members of the executive are all full prefects, conflict is bound to arise between the ideals of both. A Prefect System and a Student Committee are both valuable institutions, but in one year, perfect coexistence is virtually impossible. During the next few years students should take up the challenge presented by progress. To condemn the school is tantamount to admitting defeat. To make the school run efficiently should be a per- sonal challenge to every student. If these last few words sound too idealistic, it is perhaps be- cause I entertain an outlook of distorted op- timism. Pessimism, however, is conducive to per- sonal defeat, hence, a pessimistic attitude is not desirable. JONATHAN BENBOW, Head Prefect
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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Annual Academic Prizegiving 14th June 1968 Our graduation ceremonies were again held in two sessions. The afternoon prizegiving for the Junior School and Forms l 8. II is reported else- where on these pages. ln the evening we were honoured with the presence of His Worship M. L. Tucker, D.S.O., Mayor of Westmount, as our guest of honour. Before presenting the prizes, Mayor Tucker addressed his remarks particularly to the graduating class. He expressed the hope that youth would extend their academic and athletic achievements towards conquering the chal- lenges which lie ahead, and he urged those graduating not to reiect out of hand all ideas presented by their elders. Our teachers and parents were not infallible, Mayor Tucker said, but I believe that most of us agree that they, and hopefully we, have batted better than .500. The following is the evening programme and awards:-
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