Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Ht We by .1 - ' 3 76? we lb if YEARBOOK STAFF Left ro Right: Mr. B. Glasspoole - Staff Advisor A. Soutar - Grads V. Guzzo - Arts B. Lunny - Sports M. Zenaitis - Literary D. Lenhert - Special Events R. Sarfi - Classes E. Cote - Editor-in-Chief Mr. M. Krindle - Staff Advisor 2 Edit0r's Note Between bleeding photos, typing copy, and developing film, the year's story at the school turned out to be quite a difficult one to assemble for the yearbook staff. While some members were not too enthusiastic, they were outnumbered by those who decided to attack the job at hand. The following pages are the result of a full year's work, which should represent Selwyn House's seventy-sixth year as completely as possible. Hopefully, since the graduates of '85 were the most prominent group in the school, this book will have a particular appeal to them. -E.C.

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In Appreciation of His Many and Varied Contributions, This Yearbook Is Dedicated to Mr. Warren Reid Mr. Reid came to us in 1972, bringing with him a wealth of varied experience. His service as an Air Force navigator during WW ll and as a purser on passenger ships thereafter supplied him with many of the anecdotes and points of expertise that have enlivened his classes at Selwyn House. During his career as a teacher, Mr. Reid taught high-school English for the Protestant board and rose to the position of principal of Laval West High School. Just prior to coming to Selwyn House, he served as headmaster of St. Helen's School for Girls. When that school closed, Mr. Troubetskoy invited him to join the staff at Selwyn House, partly in order to profit from his administrative advice. The substance of that advice was that a headmaster's job is to provide a happy working environment for teachers and students. Indeed, the hallmark of his tenure here has been his warm, personal relationships with students. They will all remember his stories and his kidding. He has always claimed, for example, that he grades papers by allowing his dog to sniff them. He has given countless hours by himself and with others to producing soundtracks and the like for plays and formal occasions. He has duplicated scores of audio- and videotapes for the school and helped significantly to maintain and enlarge our collection of audio-visual equipment, a contribution that is not sufficiently recognized by the School. ln this con- nection, he has also taught many boys to operate electronic equipment and has proven a very valuable resource to the science department. He looks forward in his retirement to finishing a book on Glenn Miller on whose work he is a widely renowned expert and collector. We picture him happily and seriously playing with his basement full of electronic toys, and we look forward to his continuing contributions as a consultant and lab set- up man. It is fitting therefore at this time to salute him by dedicating to him this year's Yearbook and to recognize his generous contribution to it during the years of his serving as staff advisor. To you, Mr. Reid our best regards and our best wishes.