Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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R THE SCHOOL YEAR 1970- Students' Project Society The Students' Project Society continued to flourish this year, with the active support of the whole school. Under the direction of Scott Robertson. James Dorey. and Geoff Hale. the Society continued the successful operation of the chocolate bar shop. which now has an even greater variety than before. The record rentals. a new project this year, operated by Chris Bovaird and Pete Campbell. has met with some success. Senior boys can obtain recent records on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for a nominal fee. This year. the Society bought a tape recorder for the use of the French Department. and a film loop projector for the Science and Geography Departments. These teaching aids have sparked greater interest for these sub- jects in many boys. In the winter term. the lost and found was reorganized in co-operation with Mr. MacDonald and the Sports Dept. Operated by Jon Hamovitch, it has brought additional revenue to the Society. G. Hale The Sports Shop - 1970-71 The sports shop was reorganized this year in cooperation with the Sports Department and the Students' Project Society, represented by B. Baldwin. L. Beaubien, and G. Hale. Reorganized and restructured under the guidance of Mr. MacDonald. whose experience and energy have been felt in all parts of the sports program. the shop made a substantial profit this year. This profit was returned to the Sports Department to help meet equipment, team and other requirements. Next year, we hope to expand further the services of the shop to include all school sporting activities, instead of only the hockey program. G. Hale. The Drama Club John Goldbloom began this club at the beginning of the school year. Unfortunately he had to leave before it got off the ground. However. the club was continued and had a most successful season. Saroyan's play 'Subway Circus' was staged on Friday. April sixteenth, at eight o'clock in the evening. A great deal of work was put into this. The cast. under the direction of Mrs. Marsh, prac- ticed every night for many weeks. This effort was re- warded for the play went off very well. I would like to add special thanks to Mr. M. Lewis for his helpful co- operation. Jim Locke 1971 27

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Book Fair Last fall our second annual Book Fair was held, and was once again a great success. We are grateful that so many parents and students came on the night of the fair. Several hundred books. of a total value of about four thousand dollars were donated that night. ln addition. several very generous donations were received through the course of the year: all the new books have now been placed on the shelves. and their usefulness to the students. especially to those of the upper forms. has been inestim- able. We hope that. with the continued help of all con- cerned. at least one book-fair will be able to be held next year. perhaps emphasizing additional areas of study and more thorough reference books. Our thanks go to all the parents who so generously supported the fair. and to all the members of staff and the boys. who both organized the fair and donated books to the library. Such support from all directions insures the future expansion of such an important part of the school. David Nonnenman Jeff Mappin David Barer G. C. I. B. The Film Club The Film Club had a rather disappointing year. in spite of several excellent films such as the hilariously funny Tom Jones. and the King 0fHf'11rts. Some members may have noted a distortion on the screen in some movies owing to the lack of a Cinema- scope lens. We apologize for this but assume that con- tinued support next year will enable us to make marked improvements. Many thanks to Chris Orvig for faithfully running the projector. Mike Lapin and Jim Sadler for assisting at the gate. - Jim Locke. The Chess Club The 1970-71 season of the chess club. under the direc- tion of Mr. Ferguson. was not too successful. officially. Attendance was small due to many parents' meetings and holidays. The boys often did not know whether the Chess Club was being held on any given Thursday. The main supporters were from Forms lll. VI, and Vll. Unofficially. however. the Chess Club flourished, as chess matches were held at recess. during extra periods. and after school. We made many converts, as many boys bought chess books by the dozens and studied them closely. to develop into reasonable chess players. An unofficial tournament did not get under way due to lack of time. but there are hopes for a well organized com- petition next year. All in all. the club was enjoyed by the members. and the enthusiasm shown will keep it going strongly. if not regularly. for many years. - Michael Lapin

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28 Excursion to Japan ln July l07tJ. a group of twenty. including Mr. Seville. Mr. Burgess and his wife. departed for Japan as part of a Ships School .-Xssoeiation Tour. This trip had been con- ceived of eighteen months previously and the prepara- tions included one major parents' meeting. Although the differences quickly melted. our group was markedly unique, We were the only Quebec school to participate in addition to being the only private school. At any rate. we arrived in Tokyo. after considerable delays. at Z: I5 P.M. July 7. Oriental time. For the first week and again. on the final two days. we resided at the Tokyo Olympic Memorial Youth Centre. Despite its ornate name. it resembled a hostel more than a hotel. It underwent several good changes during our stay. While we visited Expo 70. We resided at Tatsuno Lodge. an acceptable hotel which was. unfortunately. a fair distance away from both Osaka and Kyoto. In addi- tion. we made night stop-overs at a Japanese inn on the ocean and at a Buddhist temple. These two side-trips were among the most pleasant on the whole tour. Our transportation throughout was mainly by bus. We did. however. twice have a chance to ride the Hikari Ex- press. a bullet train which normally cruises at about IZO mph. On one occasion. we travelled by ferry and. of course. we journeyed to and from Toronto on Trans International Airlines. Expo 70 was one of the attractions on our tour. Al- though similar to our own exhibition in many respects. it stressed considerably more commercialism. The Can- ELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE adian Pavilion. emphasizing people. was one of the best at the site. Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia were also adequately represented. On the first half of our tour. we were treated to an almost endless run of shrines and temples. They varied from interesting to boring in the impression they made on us. At one point. we visited the Emperor's palace which lies like a green island in the midst of grossly pol- luted Tokyo. We did a great deal of shopping during our travels. Led by Mr. Seville. we explored several arcades hunting for the well-known bargains in Japanese hardware. Some of us also tracked down less-publicized art-shops. with the aid of the Burgesses. who were the experts in this department. One excellent trip we took was to Mikimoto Pearl Island. where we were treated to an exciting demonstra- tion of pearl-culturing from beginning to end. We spent one day on the shore of a clean lake. just relaxing from our arduous travels. In addition. we visited numerous Japanese restaurants. whose qualities depend on your opinion of Oriental food. At our residences. we were given predominantly Western meals. On July 28. we left for home. Because of the time change. we arrived in Toronto only two hours after our departure from Tokyo. Mr. Burgess and Mr. Seville both worked hard before and during the tour. but I think Mr. Seville is especially deserving of our thanks. Throughout. he devoted himself to our group. with the result that everyone in our entourage enjoyed himself thoroughly. Bill Turner V A The Examiner Although only four editions have been published this year by the Selwyn House Examiner. the content has improved over that of last year. The staff has had the opportunity to experience a number of highly singular events. such as the interview with the Headmaster-Elect. Mr. Troubetzkoy. a trip to the Churchill Falls ofiice for films and slides and a trip in the CJAD helicopter. The absence due to the hospitalization of George Tombs was corrected as Charles Rohlicek ably assumed the editing and organizational duties. The superlative sports articles by our hockey. football and baseball enthusiasts definitely deserve praise as do the articles on pollution. including an interview with the minister of the environment for the Quebec government the Hon. Dr. Victor Goldbloom. All in all. the newspaper took a modern approach to important national events. such as politics with our inter- views with former Prime Ministers Pearson and Diefen- baker and Justice Minister John Turner. and to school events with our interviews and information. The profits of the newspaper are collecting interest in a bank and will be used for future years of the S.H.S. Examiner. George Tombs.