Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FIRST ROW, Left to Righti Tune, Keene, Smurov. SECOND ROW: Varey, Thompson, Russel. Penney. THIRD ROW: Borromeo, Gainov, Blachford, Bunger, Kydoniefs, Kyresil, Wallace 11. FORM 1 Flying in the space ship, Discovery, are Eric Blachford, Francis Borromeo, Eric Bunger, Alexander Doehler, Brett Dolisie, lain Gainov, Christopher Keene, Dimitri Kydoniefs, Billy Kyres, Kirk Russel, Anton Smurov, Phillippe Thompson, Roger Varey, Guy Wallace, Andrew Zitzman, Stephen Tune, Nicholas Penney, the friendly talkative, impulsive and eager boys of Form I. On board are those who do what is expected of them at certain times, and constantly in the process of discovering. Others are very definite individuals who do not follow the usual pattern. These boys do not respond to their en- vironment in an expected way and are often exasperating. When they learn that a certain kind of behaviour is expected they discover their place on board. These young Discoverers are keen to learn and love to be praised. Flying with them is a stimulating experience. fig 'L

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MRS. J.F.F. MacLEAN Each September for the last fourteen years, about eighteen very scared, very shy small boys have been comforted, mothered and eased into school life by Mrs. Maclean. These wee boys, scrubbed, polished and wearing their new Selwyn House ties and blazers for the first time have seemingly been abandoned by their parents and are on the verge of tears, but soon settle down to smiles as Mrs. Maclean introduces them to each other and to the world of books. They see a lady with hair slicked back into a neat bun whose clear blue eyes miss nothingg a lady with immense patience, sympathy and un- derstanding for them. Nothing is too much trouble for her when helping a child. How often she arrives in school before 8:00 A.M. if a slow reader needs her individual attention. Think too, of the hundreds of overshoes which she has put on to small feet, the arms she has directed into the sleeves of over- coats, not to mention the lost running shoes, scar- ves, mitts, and toques she has managed to restore to their owners. Somehow, too, at the end of the af- ternoon she always manages to get the right child on the right bus: not always a simple matter! After a few weeks in school one notices a subtle change in the deportment and behaviour of the Gr. 1 group. They find that Mrs. Maclean sets a high standard for them, and they respond readily to her praise and encouragement. They find too, that those blue eyes can glint if they see bullying, un- fairness or laziness and someone may lose his break. Now Mrs. Maclean is leaving us after fourteen devoted years. She came originally from Ontario and received her teacher training in Trinity College Toronto, doing her first teaching in Toronto in- dependent schools. On marrying and moving to Montreal, she taught for the Protestant School Board, and it was in 1960 that she came to teach in our junior department. In her time here she has car- ved a niche for herself in the hearts of boys and staff alike and we shall always think of her with love and gratitude. Our best wishes go with Mrs. Maclean for a long and happy retirement with good health to enjoy a well-earned rest.

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FORM 2 Quelque modeste qui'iI soit, dans sa propre maison un homme est roi. L'im- prevoyant aveugle par Ia tentation est pareil a l'oiseau attire par ie filet. La douceur est sans gout pour celui qui n'a pas connu L'amertume. La mauvaise herbe pousse toute seuleg mais si tu veux voir pousser du ble, tu dois cuitiver Ia terre. Fais usage de tes connaissances-sans vanite pour les instruits et sans trom- perie parmi les ignorants. Si tu veux proteger ta langue des faux-pas, observe avec soin cinq choses: de qui tu parles, a qui tu parles, comment, quand et ou. Leve-toi, faineant et travaille. Regarde les fourmis infatigables. Est vraiment sage celui qui de cnacun appred quelque chose: des bons ce qu'iI doit faire, des rnechant ce qu'iI doit eviter. La ou I'on me connait, on me juge d'apres ma reputation, mais ailleurs, c'est d'apres les vetements que je porte que je suis juge. FIRST ROW Left to Right: Hood, Lindsey, Tingley, Chung, Essig, O'Donnel. Litler. Jones, Dubrahvik. Sander Robertson SECOND ROW Amtman, Bandeen, Gouviea, Yuli II, Black II, Brydon Il. Shorter II, Lupu, Antony, Mehnert. ,VA t. 1 -4 ,, .-fi. ' ' N Wk 4 i xr . ' 7, A, , Q -f e-4 .,.,.'. ' X.. ls X x '-Q 5 x 'K ' C rev!-'f 'N -. i ' ig if 'Q' E '