Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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DAVID DORR David has made numerous contributions to Selwyn House, so many that we don't want to bore you with them. One of his many activities, apart from backgam- mon and a partisan war on crossword puzzles, has been to take up big game hunt- ing fLearning to drive.Q and now has several magnificent specimens of those rare species of ulamppostus movabilis and pedestrians too slowus' mounted in his room, mostly taken on Friday nights after parties. He has also participated in other activities like reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic, and quoting Monty Python, which leads us to: His favorite Quote: Noo-oobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Ambition: Head of the Canadian Inquisition. Probable Destination: Washing wine bottles at St. Marys. DANIEL DYDZAK THE RIPENING YEARS Youth ferns sway in raw sapgreen wind Cloudy greys howl in sky Splintered blues grind Air like breeze pellets that pry Distance with a pleading unheard cry Years seem slow Years seem fast Flow Or gasp But still they pass Adolescence was never as bad lquite the contrarylj as these two stanzas, from one of my poems, depict itg and truly, I'm somewhat sorry to leave beloved S.H.S. -- the place where my adolescence flourished for such a long time, JAY FRIEDMAN Ambition: Wealthy business executive Probable Destination: Wealthy construction worker Activities: Football, wrestling, bridge, chauffeur Pct Aversions: Lunch at S.H.S., cleaning desks in the Geography lab, and the dry look Parting note: If at first you don't succeed, try again. . . then quit. No use being a damn fool about it. W.C. Fields 15

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DONALD BLOXAM Donald's distinguished academic career at Selwyn House reached its climax this year when he passed his first math exam. . .barely. . .Known for his prowess in certain fields Donald can often be seen on Friday nights terrorizing old West- mount ladies in his silver Mazda. When he is not being Mario Andretti, last year's winner ofthe Charles Atlas look-alike award is busy beating up big bullies on the beaches of Florida. Although Donald will be sorry to leave Selwyn, perhaps at last the calibre ofjolces at 95 Cote St. Antoine will improve. His Friend WA LDEMAR BOCKLER What can be said after eight years in the same institution? Striving for higher goals is the key. Superlative achievements like the model paper airplane that flew from the third floor to the synagogue one block away: or getting above 85'Zon an English paper. It's all a con game, says the English master. But the real teachers were the other students. Learning to belong and preparing each other for life and survival in a changing world was perhaps the IllOSt important characteristic in our model society. So to Selwyn, my friends and would-be friends: thanks! Now, we go out to cut new and separate paths into the future, leaving the old one, as nothing but a shadow in the past.

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MICHAEL GABRIEL This is the best year A the last year. QMany interpretations., Dislikes: forget it! The list would be way too long! Favourite and only worthwhile activity: philosophising, pseudo preaching and con- templative time wasting. Sum up of five years of Selwyn House: why me?! Thank you everyone .... this is the best house of horrors I have ever seen. . . now can I leave? KENNETH HALLER You've heard the phrase, Drink with knowledge, Which you gain through years at college. l'm proud to say now that it's over For the last four years l've been cold soberf' MICHAEL HOOTON When Michael left a French school run by nuns to come to Selwyn House, he thought that beatings would stop. But his greeting to grade 3 was a caning for not washing his hands. Michael's behaviour still hasn't improved, as highlighted by his repeated tardiness, and Michael's reminder to Mr. Troubetzkoy: Look at it this way. sir - if it wasn't for kids like me, you'd be out ofajobf' During the past year, Michael has captained, co-captained, headed and co-headed a countless number of organizations at various times during their respective cam- paigns. He captained basketball teams and rugby forwards, co-headed the undergrad Crawler Society and the grad committee, and headed our most successful charity drive. Michael was also a member of raiders of George Dewland fbreak and post school sessionsl. Michael won the open mile this year, and was one of the eight people inducted into the sports guild during its first year of operation. Yet, Michael will be remembered for little things like his summer home in Pointe au Pic. the trophies he won in Murray Bay, his 700 game ping--pong series with Mark and his most successful social year and his tuxedo. But Michael's true claim to fame was an event which truly singles him out among Selwyn boys: his accident in drivers' ed. His Friend