Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWVN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE :Sill ,nil ---.El lllll Wine and cheese function for new extension in new gym . R..-' . X , . East side showing extension - lst Floor - Gym -Q 2nd Floor - Classrooms The Extension of the School After a strenuous financial campaign, the school has been reorganized and enlarged. Three modern laboratories and an art room and five new closs rooms were built. The gymnasium's size was doubled. A subterranean locker room appeared. To link up these areas, a new stairway was constructed. The official opening of the new school was on February llth. A wine and cheese party was held in the new gym to honour the occasion. Parents seemed very satisfied with the outcome of such extensive additions. Some were so impressed that they said they would give T000 more to the school than they had planned. The many additional facilities of course give a broader and more enioycible education and will prove very valuable in ci fast growing world.

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R THE OOL YEAB1968-1969 Carol Service As our gymnasium was not available as an auditorium this year due to the new construction, we were accorded the privilege of holding the annual Carol Service in St. Andrew's United Church, Westmount. This mode a beautiful setting for the fine singing that our choirs under the direction of Mr, Gordon Phillips, always present. The only drawback was that the time of 5.00 p.m. reduced the size of our 'audience.' We are very grateful to the Reverend E. A. Kirker and the congregation of St. Andrews for allowing us to hold the service in their beautiful church. The following boys sang as soloists:-R. Hall, W. Bockler, D. McKeown, S. Heathcote, E. Stevenson, C. Shannon, J. Goodall, G, Roper, A. Stewart, B. Chambers, A. Saletes, N. Matheson, M. Culver, N, Bird, M. Roper, T. Claxton, C. Gordon, G. Tombs, F. Nemec and H. Carter. The School Choir Prizewinners last June in the various Form Choirs were as follows:- Form lll .lay Rankin Form Il William Gould Form l Neil Bird Form A Christopher Shannon Form B Brian Wolvin Competition was very keen and congratula- tions are extended to all the above on winning their awards. During the year Speirs House accu- mulated the most points by a large margin. We are most happy to announce that Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hale have given us a beautiful shield for Inter-House Competition in Choral work. This is a trophy for which we have always had an urgent need and we are deeply grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Hale for their generous gift. On their insistence it will be named the F. Gordon Phillips Trophy and, on it, each year, will be engraved the name of the winning House, and of the out- standing chorister in the Senior School. This year the competition is extremely close and, at the time of writing, Macaulay is leading by one point with Lucas in last place only eight points behind. The final result will depend on the composition of the Prizegiving Choir and the Prize winners.

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EOF! THE SCHOOL YEAR 1968-1969 debating The twenty-second Selwyn House Oratorical Society commenced its year in the month of September 1968. The society under the direction of Mr, Hill, elected its executives at this first meeting. The following appointments were made: President: Norman Tobias Vice-President: Michael O'Hearn Secretary: Peeter Kivestu Treasurer: Peter Genzel Time-Keeper: Bruce Fox House Debating: First Round Resolved that marijuana should be legalized. Affirmative: Lucas House - Peter Genzel and Michael Dawes. Negative: Speirs House - Norman Tobias and Campbell Hendery. Public The finals of the annual Public Speaking contest were held on 'llth February. There were five speakers each of whom was to give a five minute speech on the topic of his choice. John Benbow chaired the meeting. The speakers and their topics were : SCOTT DISHER - On Vita Cares PETER GENZEL - On a Misconception MICHAEL O'HEARN - On Nervousness JOHN SELYE - On Pomposity NORMAN TOBIAS - On a Sense of Humour Resolved that the Pope's Encyclical is justified from the Roman Catholic point of view. Affirmative: Wanstall f John Fricker and Peeter Kivestu. Negative: Macaulay - Michael O'Hearn and John Mappin. Mr. Moodey judged Lucas to be the winner of the first debate and Macaulay and Wanstall to be tied in the second debate. House Debating: Second Round Resolved that a World Government should be established. Affirmative: Macaulay House - Tony Warren and Guy Tombs. Speirs House - Norman Tobias and Timothy Dumper. Mr. Moodey judged Speirs to be the winner. Negative: Speaking Mr. Egan Chambers kindly consented to judge the competition, and after hearing all the speeches, complimented the speakers on the fine quality of their material and planning. He offered some well received suggestions and announced the winner, although he emphasized that the marks were very close. Peter Genzel and Scott Disher were declared the winners, followed closely by John Selye in second place and Norman Tobias and Michael O'Hearn in third. N.C.T.