Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Headmaster's Message -we-w....tt...t In this its seventy-eighth year the School begins a new phase in its development. As this message is being written early in the school year, I cannot report adequately on events. Therefore. I would like to share what I believe this new phase can mean for Selwyn House. On Founder's Day we will celebrate the official naming of the Lucas Building and of the magnificently renovated Macaulay Building. The additional space has permitted an efficient re-organization of the School so that academic athletic and extra-curricular facilities have been greatly improved for the benefit of the students and staff. What is equally encouraging is the School's commitment in undertaking this expansion to maintain current levels of enrolment. We are extremely grateful for the support of the Board of Directors and members of the Selwyn House community for all they have done in so many ways to see the plans realized. It is our conviction that with the continuation of such support the School will continue to provide vital and rigorous courses of study and other programmes so that able students can except talented teachers to set high standards in an atmosphere where the students know their teachers care. Where there is such an atmosphere we also are convinced that the School community will learn the importance of our being hospitable to the ideas of others be they classmates. colleagues. great authors. scientists or thinkers. A com- munity of this sort will thus have gone far in building an educational foundation for its graduates which will help them understand that where people are involved no good solution to the complex problems we all face can be achieved where there is intolerance or simplistic formulae for instant success. William Mitchell l 3

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FOU DER'S DAY 1986 Tonight is an historical occasion as we formally dedicate the Lucas Building - where the School moved from Redpath Street in 1961 - and this new School Building - the Macaulay Building - each appropriately named after the Founders of the School.When we met for Founder's Day at this time last year. this building was essentially a Church with classrooms at the lower level. it is very gratifying to be here one year later in a building which has been completely renovated to its maximum potential for School use. It is one thing to ensure that all the School's facilities and programmes are maintained at the highest level possible, But it takes men and women who are dedicated to preserving the best traditions of the School to fulhll these objectives. It was primarily for this reason that in 1981 the Board of Directors decided to create the Speirs Medal in memory of Dr. Robert Speirs to be awarded on Founder's Day to a friend ofthe School who has contributed significantly to it. This year. the Directors have decided to award the Speirs Medal to William Daly for his outstanding contribution to the School over the years. To most of you. William needs no introduction. 1-le was a member of the Class of 1952 and both of Williams and Nancy's sons have graduated from the School. William served as a Director ofthe School from 1971 to 1979 and was Treasurer of the School for a period of six years during that time. When he retired from the Board. he joined the Executive of the Old Boys Association and is now Vice President of the Association. In addition, since 1981 William has served with distinction as a Trustee and Executive secretary of the Selwyn House Endowment Fund. I have described briefly William's fomial contribution to the School, but his actual contribution goes far beyond that. This contribution cannot be measured by the standards of what may appear in a curriculum vitae. Rather, it is measured by the dedicated attitude which William Daly has consistently adopted towards the School. His interest has expressed itself in many different ways: in making informal suggestions to improve the operation of the School: in attending many School activities on a regular basisg in advising on how funds should best be solicited for the acquisition of the Macaulay Building: in short. in keeping his hand on the pulse of the School and always acting in its best interests whenever he could. In their concluding paragraph in the School's history. Veritas. Dr. Speirs and Mr. Moodey wrote: the devotion and the dedication of those in command: whether staff or Directors. Old Boys or parents - will con- tinue to guide the School into an even more enriched tiituref' William Da- ly has not only exhibited these qualities as a director. old boy and parent - he has also given to the School that extra degree of dedication and loyalty which makes him the most deserving candidate for the Speirs medal this year. Timothy Carsley Founder's Day Address November 26. 1986