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Vol.  4,  No.  2  Dec.  Uth.  1971   37  p^.ges 

The  Selwyn  House  Examiner  is  the  Student  Newspaper  of 

Selwyn  House  School. 

S.H.S.  Examiner 

95  Cote  St  Antoine  Rd. 

Montreal  217,  Que, 

SAN ADA 


STAFF  J 

Editor  in  Chief  :  C.  Rohlicek 

Editor  of  World  Affairs  :  G.  Tombs 

Current  Events  Editor  :  Stewart-Patterson 

Sports  Editor  :  C,  Shannon 

Treasurer  :  M.  Steeves 

Circulation  ;  B.  Kishfy 

Staff  Advisor  :  Mr.  L.  Seville 

Contributors 

J,  Hollinger,  A.  Desmarais,  R.  Rohlicek,  S.  Reavis,  P.  Solton, 
P.  Hall,  J.  Grollob,  C.  <Jelber,  G.  Burgess,  J.  Franklin, 

D.  Dydzak,  E.  Schwartz,  E.  Stevunson,  T.  Carter,  M.  Hooton, 

E.  Bloxam,  G.  Hale,  R.  Small,  Anonymous  and  Anon. 

Index  :  Cover  : 

Index pg.  1     Anonymous  "B"  at  four  o*cloc 

History  of  the  School. .. .pg. 2  _  _  « 

Davie  Shipyards pg.  4 

New  Hpuse  System.... pg.  5  ^he  Staff  of  the  S.H.S.  Examine.- 

Letters  to  the  Editor. .. .pg.  7 

Editorial. P^-JO  wish  to  take  this  opportunity 

Quebec  Trip Pg«11  ;...■> 

Remembrance  Cay pg«12  .    .  ,  j.^  .   t,   j 

Miles  for  Millions p|.12  to  wish  their  Readers  a  merry 

Book  Pair pg.U  christmRS  or  Hanukkah,  and  a 

Debating..  .* Pg-16 

Monarchy  (C'j.nadian) .pg.17  happy  New  Year  ! 

Place  Des  Arts pg-21 

Steve  Renko pg'22   

Essay  Contest pg«25 

Maze Pg.27 

Pu^.zlcs pg.  28 

Quiz .pg. 30 

Classified pg.34 

Poetry Pg.35 

Colin  MCdougal pg.36 

Records ....pg.36 


Vol,   U,   Ko.    2 


A  Histrwry  cf  Selwyn  Ffcuse  School 


■I 


If  one  were  to  ask  the-  average  Selwyn  House  student  when 
the  school  was  founded  all  he  would  be  able  to  say  weuld  be 
"  Yes,  it  was  founded  by  Mr.  Lucas  "-  that  is,  if  one  were 
lucky.  This  being  the  extent  of  the  knoledge  posessed  about  the 
history,  the  S.  H',  S,  Examiner  decided  to  run  a  series  of  articles 
on  the  history  of  Selwyn  House  School,  this  being  the  first.  The 
information  for  this  preliminary  article  was  gatherd  from  an 
interview  with  Mr,  Phillips,  who  so  kindly  co-opperated.  • 

Selwyn  House  School  was  founded  in  1908  by  (Capt.)  Mr,  Lu^as 
at  this  time  the  school  was  located  on  G  uy  Street  and  werved 
as  a  prep  school  for  boys  ,   The  number  and  age  of  the  boys  at  this 

time  is  rather  ha5d  to  dtermine,  but  from  photographs  of  the  first 
graduating  class  there  appeared  to  have  been  20  boys  a^  the  schoo 
the  oldest  being  10-11  years  old,  liT,  Lucas  seemed  to  have  been 
a  very  kind  hearted  gentleman,  who  had  a  Foft  spot  for  children. 
There  are  stories  of  I'lr.  Lucas  playing  "Bear"  on  th^  floor  with  the 
boys.  Besides  founding  tho  school,  l\r,    Lucas  also  server  in  the 
army  during  an  uprising  in  Ireland  as  a  Captain,  Rumoy  has  it  that 
he  'vas  shot  by  a  snipper  v/hile  looking  out  of  a  windov^.  Unfortunately, 

this  is  all  we  kndiw  of  i.r,  Lucas,  so  before  we  go  on  to  discuss 
Ij".  Iiacaulay  let  us  ansiver  the  question  of  why  th  -  school  colours 
of  i.elwyn  house  are  black  and  yellow,  and  why  the  school  is  called 
Lei Tyn  House,  Legend  has  it  that  the  school  colour§  were  derived 
from  the  colours  of   racing  stable,  v;hile  the  name  of  the  school 
v/qs  derived  from  the  name  of  a  college  at  Cambridge. 

Our  knoledge  of  fcr.  nacaulay  is  even  less  abundant.  The  nature 
of  the  school  was  more  or  less  in  tactfc  as  it  had  been  under  ij?, 

Lucas,  The  School  building  had  moved  to  new  quarters  on  Sherbrooke 
Street  and  i-.acl'ay  Street  because  of  lack  of  facilities  t  the  old 
building  ,  By  some  shrewd  investments  and  by  inheriting  some 
substantials  sums,   ij~,  j.auqulay  '..'as  able  to  retire  at  in  early 
age  and  very  generously  gave  the  school  to  I-jr,  Janstall,  who  in  re^ 
turn  v;ould  pay  off  the  debt  on  the  building,  iir,  ^/anstall  paid  off 
the  debts  very  soon  and  then  owned  the  school  outright.  He  is  re- 
puted to  have  been  a  strict  disciplinarian  and  because  of  this, 
\irhile  greatly  respected,  was  less  than  popular  with  the  students. 
He  is  also  said  to  have  roamed  the  halls  in  search  of  boys  that 
had  been  ejected  from  the  class,   for  if  you  were  put  in  the  hall 
you  ivere  obviously  guilty  of  something.  By  thi^  time  the  school 
had  been  moved  to  Redpath  Street  into  what  jsed  to  be  a  private  res- 
idence. This  building  was  adequate  at  the  time,  and  had  a  memorable 
fir-escape  in  the  form  of  canvas  chutes  from  the  roof.  Going  down 
these  was  found  to  be  so  entertaining, that  during  a  fire  drill  many 
boys  '.rent  down  two  or  even  three  times,  Fortunately  this  v;as  one  of 
the  lighter  moments,  as  the  rest  of  t'l^e  time  Selwyr  House  ivas  a  very 
serious  institution.  There  were  no  fane  science  courses  qnd  t'^e  like 
just  an  expansded  3'b&  program.  The  sports  program  v/as  slightly  bette: 
with  soccer  in  the  fall,  hockey  in  the  winter,  and  cricket  and  base- 
ball in  the  spring,  i-jr,    ./anstall  was  an  avid  sportsman.  All  games  were 
played  outdoors  and  even  hockey  at  25  below  zero  !  I-r,  "Janstall  died 
on  V.£,  day  1945  and  the  whole  school  attendedt  the  funeral  in  Christ 
Church  Cathedral  coincidentaly  it  was  also  a  national  holiday, 

cont'd 


pg.  3 

Vol.  4,  No.  2 

^ir•  -/anstall  left  no  will  ,  and  this  left  thecfuture  of  the  school 
in  serious  .jeopardy.  Fortunately  a  group  of  interested  parents 
decided  to  buy  the  school  from  iir.  /anstall's  brother  and  formed 
a  Board  of  Governors,  A  large  amount  of  of  the  credit  for  this  goes 
to  Dr.  i^peirs.  The  school  continued  to  functio--  normally  till  it  was 
once  again  moved  to  its  present  location.  Here  it  continued  to  expand 
under  the  careful  guidance  of  Dr.  Speirs.  The  building  was  once  arain 
expanded  in  196f^  .  I'lany  of  you  rember  Dr.  Speirs,  and  describing  hir. 
in  two  lines  v;ould  not  do  him  justice,  as  it  cannot  do  justice  to 
any  other  headmaster.  For  this  reason,  starting  in  the  next  issue  of 
the  ilXAiilN^R,  wo  will  treat  each  of  the  eras  and  headmasters 
separately. 

C.  Rohlicek 
J,  Hollinger 

AKYONlC  JlSHIIiC-  TO  AID  US  ./ITU  T'lIS  PROJECT  BY  V0LULT5;CRIi-'G  INFOR-  . 
l.uiTION  SHOULD  COilT.'lCT  C.  ROHLICiK  at  482-5396  AFTiiR  5:00  pm. 


P.3M,\L  COLOiilSTS 


They  arrived  at  "^uebec  from  France  for  the  first  time  in  1723. 
They  were  divide"^  into  tv;o  classes:  A)  stray-sheep  youths  sent  out 
under  letters  do  cachet  at  the  request  of  their  relatives,  but  who 
retained  their  freedom  upon  arrival  in  New  France:  B)  minor 
offenders  such  as  t  ose  guilty  of  theft  of  feame.  All  served  an 
apprenticeship  of  three  to  five  years,  after  which  they  were  at 
liberty  to  return  to  France,  though  a  few  v.-ere  condemned  to  reiaaln 
in  Canada  for  good.  Including  the  arrival  of  the  last  group  in  1749, 
About  660  such  colonists  came  to  Can.^da, 


Taken  from  Unusual  Facts  of 
Canadian  History  by  '. A, L, Styles. 
Page  34. 


pg. 

Vol.  4,  No.  2 


DAVtE  SHIPYARDS. 


Mr.  Seville  took  a  group  of  13  boys  from  the  Selwyn  House  Examiner, 
on  Saturday,  30  October  to  the  Davie  Shipyards  in  Lauzon.  This  town  is  situated 
two  miles  east  of  Quebec  City  on  the  opposite  bank  of  the  St.  Lawrence  River. 
At  the  point  where  the  river  begins  to  widen  you  will  find  the  Davie  Shipbuilding 
yards  -  Canada's  largest  shipyar-d  and  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  country. 

We  left  at  9.00  a.m.  from  the  school  yard  and  arrived  two  hours  later. 
Colonel  Yves  josselin  met  us  when  we  arrived  and  he  and  four  other  executives  of 
the  Davie  Shipyards  conducted  us  through  the  yards. 

The  first  part  of  oiir  tour  consisted  of  the  inspection  of  the  dry 
docks,  where  a  badly  damaged  German  ship  was  being  repaired.  All  the  early  work 
in  the  building  of  the  ships  and  the  repair  work  is  done  in  these  dry  docks, 
\ifhen  the  ships  are  far  enough  advanced  to  float  they  are  generally  put  into  the 
water  alongside  an  outside  dock,  by  a  complicated  mechanical  procedure.  This  is 
where  all  the  finishing  touches  are  done. 

From  the  dry  dock  we  went  and  visited  the  warehouse  that  deals  with  the 
metal  sheets  that  are  used  throughout  the  construction  of  the  ships.  These  sheets 
of  metal  come  in  all  sizes  and  thicknesses  and  are  sandblasted  here  on  their 
immediate  arrival.  We  were  told  how  these  metal  sheets  are  brought  to  the 
cutting  and  painting  machine  and  that  various  parts  of  the  ship  are  constructed 
in  different  warehouses.  These  different  parts  are  brought  together  and  joined  in 
prefabricated  units  and  eventually  welded  together  to  make  the  whole  ship. 

Enormous  amounts  of  work  on  different  projects  are  continually  carried 
out  at  Davie  Shipbuilding  Company c  For  instance,  they  are  presently  working  on  - 

A)     3  -  80,000  ton  ships.     These  are  the  largest  ships  ever  to  have  been 
built  in  Canada. 

P)  2  destroyers  for  the  Royal  Canadian  Navy 

C)  The  largest  electro  magnet  in  the  world. 

The  Davie  Shipbuilding  Company  builds  all  kinds  of  industrial  products 
such  as  I  machinery,  equipment,  steel  structures,  penstock,  railroad  tank  cars, 
tug  boats  etc. 

The  strongest  tug  in  Canada  was  built  here  at  Davie  Shipyards.  It  is 
named  the  "Tacky  Veliotis".  The  boys,  unfortunately,  did  not  see  this  great  boat. 
Perhaps  this  can  be  a  surprise  for  another  wonderful  visit  to  the  yards  at  a 
later  date. 

After  our  highly  instructive  tour  of  these  magnificent  yards,  the  beys 
from  the  Examiner  Staff  had  the  priviledge  of  meeting  Mr.  Tacky  Veliotis,  who  is 
the  man  that  runs  the  shipyard  so  smoothly  and  efficiently.  We  all  sat  down  at 
the  table  and  had  an  excellent  meal  which  was  followed  by  an  interesting  speech 
from  our  host.  The  head  of  the  expedition  said  a  few  words  of  thanks,  in  reply, 
for  the  kind  hospitality  that  we  had  received  from  Davie  Shipbuilding  Company, 

We  returned  home  with  our  heads  buried  in  the  pamphlets  that  they  gave 
us  and  filled  with  exciting  thoughts  of  shipbuilding.  The  thing  that  left  the 
most  lasting  impression  on  us  vras  the  tremendous  size  and  bulk  of  the  ships. 
The  Examiner  staff  were  also  lucky  enough  to  be  given  real  construction  hats, 

cont'd/. . 


pg.  3 

DflVIE  SHIPYARDS  -  cont'd.  ^^-^      4   No   2 

courtesy  of  the  compsny.  This  was  another  thoughtful  thing  the  Yard  did  for  us. 

Andre  Desmarais. 

CUR  NEW  HOUSE  SYSTEIl 

It  was  felt  by  the  masters  and  students  of  our  School  that  the  old 
system  of  house  competitions  needed  revising  and  that  if  it  was  reorganized  that 
it  could  be  a  great  benefit  in  stimulating  interest  in  various  areas  of  the 
school.  The  new  system  has  four  specific  areas;  academics,  athletics,  extra- 
curricular activities  and  citizenship. 

In  the  acadamics  section,  boys  will  be  able  to  contribute  points  for 
their  house  in  academic  achievements.  Such  competition  will  hopefully  encourage 
boys  to  strive  for  higher  marks,  and  recognize  achievements  of  boys  as  shown  in 
the  standard  achieved  or  in  the  effort  put  forward. 

The  inter-house  sports  competitions  hope  to  recognize  efforts  as  a  team 
and  not  of  individual  results. 

r 

This  year,  points  will  also  be  awarded  for  participating  in  extra- 
curricular activities.  Boys  will  receive  points  for  participating  in  various 
non-academic  areas  of  the  School. 

The  fourth  section  is  citizenship.  Though  the  name  of  this  area  is  new, 
you  will  all  likely  know  of  it.  Points  will  be  awarded  for  such  things  as  the 
Lucas  Medal,  The  Jeffrey  Russel  Prize  etc. 

The  school  year  will  be  divided  into  three  stages  that  will  be  called 
sections.  At  the  end  of  the  first  and  second  sections,  the  winning  house  will  be 
announced,  based  on  overall  points  accumulated  during  that  section.  Members  of 
the  winning  house  will  get  a  half  holiday  and  the  house  banner  will  be  displayed 
prominently  throughout  the  school  during  the  next  section.  The  approximate 
dates  of  the  sections  goes  as  follows » 

First  Section  -  a  week  after  the  November  exams. 

only  aut\amn  terms  sports  will  count. 

Second  Section-  At  the  close  of  the  winter  term. . 

Points  for  academics  vrill  be  calculated  from 
the  Febiruary  exams. 

Third  Section  -  At  the  close  of  the  School  year. 

Points  will  be  calculated  on  the  year's 
overall  performance. 

Various  points  will  be  awarded  for  each  of  the  different  areas  of  house 
competition.  Points  for  academics  go  as  follovre: 

-  5  points 
^  points 

-  3  points 
2  points 

-  1  point 

cont'd/. . 


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pg.  6 

OUR  m^  HOUSE  SYSTEMi  -  cont'd.  .  Vol,  4,  No.  2 

The  total  points  will  be  scaled  on  a  maximum  of  300  points. 

Each  of  the  folloxd.ng  sports  competitions  will  be  held  at  the  Senior 
and  Middle  School  levels;  soccer,  hockey,  basketball,  track  and  field,  seven-a- 
side rugger  (SENIOR  SCHOOL  ONLY)  and  softball.  Track  and  field  points  will  be 
based  on  the  events  held  at  sports  day. 

In  each  case  in  the  senior  school,  the  winning  house  will  receive  30 
points,  second  17,  third  9  and  the  fourth  house,  5»  In  the  Middle  School,  first 
will  receive  20,  second  12,  third  7  and  last  ^■,     The  total  will  be  scaled  on  a 
maximum  of  i*-00  points. 

Boys  participating  in  extra-curricular  activities  will  be  allotted  points 
this  year.  The  points  will  be  awarded  where  there  is  no  specific  inter-house 
competition  but  the  boy  represents  the  school  at  a  suitable  standard.  For  each  of 
the  following  areas  boys  will  receive  points  for  their  house. 

Drama  -  A.  committee  will  be  made  up  of  the  Headmaster  and  Staff  members 
will  allocate  points,  based  on  that  evening's  production( s ) .  No  more  than  ^1-0 
points  will  be  awarded  with  no  boy  receiving  more  than  5  for  his  contributions  to 
the  presentation  on  or  off  stage. 

Debating  -  Each  boy  who  speaks  at  least  twice  during  the  school  year  in 
a  debate  in  which  participants  from  outside  the  school  are  involved  will  be  given 
k   points  which  will  be  awarded  in  the  third  section. 

Choir  -  Each  member  of  the  Choir  for  a  year  will  receive  5  points  to  be 
awarded  in  the  third  section. 

Book  Fair  -  On  the  advice  of  Staff  advisers,  the  Headmaster  will  award 
20  points  with  no  boy  receiving  more  than  'J-,  on  the  basis  of  the  boy's  total 
contribution. 

Science  Fair  -  The  winner  will  receive  7  points,  2nd  place,  ^  points 
and  3rd  place,  2  points. 

Contests  -  The  winner  of  any  contest  within  the  school  (not  involving 
academic  or  athletics)  will  receive  ^■   points.  A  winner  of  a  similar  competition 
outside  the  School  will  receive  8  points. 

Life  Saving  -  Any  boy  who  earns  his  qualification  by  the  Royal  Life 
Saving  Society  will  receive  7  points. 

Canada  Physical  Fitness  Award  -  Any  boy  who  earns  the  "award  of 
excellence"  will  receive  5  points. 

The  total  number  of  points  will  be  scaled  to  a  maximum  of  200  points. 

Points  for  citizenship  will  be  awarded  as  follows: 

The  Lucas  Medal  -  20  points 

The  Jeffrey  Russel  Prize  -  15  points 
The  T.C.Brainerd  Memorial 

Award    -  12  points 

cont'd/. . 


OUR  IIE!*/  HOUSE  SYST5M»  -  cont'd. 

The  Rodpath  Herald 

The  Ernst  Brandl 
Memorial  trophy 
The  Jock  Barklay 
Memorial  Trophy 
The  E. Geoffrey  Brine 
Award 
The  Helen  Speirs 
Memorial  Trophy 


pg.  7 

Vcl.  k,    No.  2 

individual  8  points 
group  up  to  12  points 

8  points 

8  points 

8  points 

8  points 


For  any  two  consecutive  times  that  a  boy  is  required  to  appear  in 
defaulters,  5  points  will  be  lost  from  his  house. 

Robin  Rohlicek. 

ACTION  BY  TEACHERS  OF  PODDLE  SCHOOL 

Recently  a  rieeting  was  held  ichich  resulted  in  the  Staff  making  the 
decision  that  it  would  become  less  lenient  in  matters  of  discipline  concerning 
the  hiddliJ  School.  Unfortunately,  this  decision  resulted  in  a  large  number  of 
canlngsj.  It  also  resxiltod  in  a  new  extra  set  of  niles,  these  actions  have  been 
regarded  as  a  failure  by  the  Staff  to  properly  train  and  discipline  the  boys 
without  violence  and  unusually  restricting  rules.  This  is  vrritten  as  a  request 
that  the  Staff  not  cause  further  unnecessary  pain  and  grief  and,  failing  that, 
that  it  do  so  only  in  situations  which  demand  it.  There  is  one  thing,  though, 
■which  is  most  outstanding.  The  Staff  of  the  Middle  School  (certain  members  of 
it)  decided  to  undo  in  one  day  danage  that  has  taken  years  to  acciunulate. 


TO  THE  EDITOR  OF  THE  S.H.S.  EXAMINER: 


Siri 

A  traditional  characteristic  of  the  members  of  the  school  body  is, 
and  always  has  been,  an  appalling  apathy  to  the  things  which  go  on  outside  their 
immediate  spheres.  Your  periodical,  in  its  hesitant  attempt  to  stir  up  such  an 
interest,  might  well  be  advised  to  institute  a  column  pertaining  to  pressing 
problems  inside  and  out  of  the  School.  A  little  argument,  and  perhaps  even 
controversy  might  stir  the  student  body  out  of  its  peiTDetual  lethargic,  semi- 
somnolent  state,  and  by  so  doing,  improve  the  atmosphere  in  an  institution  which 
has  been,  and  certainly  is  today,  notorious  for  its  internal  pettiness  and 
bickering. 

Our  student  council,  such  as  it  exists,  has  always  been  accused  of 
ineffectuality  and  other,  similar  cardinal  sins  in  a  body  of  that  nature.  I 
suggest  that  the  council,  in  its  turn,  woiold  be  far  more  effectual,  and  far  more 
representative  of  the  students  whom  they  are  supposed  to  speak  for,  if,  instead 
of  limiting  their  examination  of  yoior  newspaper  to  a  rapid  perusal  of  the 
cartoons  of  your  resident  -'ARS",  and  an  even  more  rapid  perusal  of  the  valid 
material  which  charaotorizes  your  "feature"  article,  the  said  students  wovild 
take  part  in  a  column  of  some  moment  which  woiild  provoke  a  little  mild 
controversy. 

cont'd/.. 


pg.  s  _ 

TO  THE  EDITOR  OF  THE  S.H.S.  EXAIffilER;   -  cont'd.  ^ol*    A-j    No,    1 

The  present  crop  presumably  contains  enough  interested,  artioujate, 
and  reasonably  intelligent  people  as  to  terminate  the  sterile,  futile 
atmosphere  which  seems  to  prevail  at  the  moment. 

Instead  of  writing  insipid  editorials  which  merely  lower  the "standard, 
not  to  mention  the  circulation  of  yoiir  newspaper,  you  might  well  consider  the 
allowance  of  a  little  constructive,  competitive  thought  in  its  pages. 

Respectfully  yours, 

(SGD.)  F.A.SCIST. 
November  10,  1971. 

AMUiAL  SCHOOL 

Once  upon  a  time  the  animals  decided  they  must  do  something  to  meet  the 
problems  of  the  "NewHorld^',  so  they  organized  a  school.  They  adopted  an 
activity  curriculum  consisting  of  running,  climbing,  swimming  and  flying  and  to 
make  it  easier  to  administer,  all  animals  took  all  subjects. 

The  duck  was  gxcellent  in  swimming,  better  in  fact,  than  his  instructor, 
and  made  passing  grades  in  flying,  but  he  was  poor  in  running.  He  had  to  stay 
after  school  and  also  drop  swimming  to  practice  running.  This  was  kept  up  until 
his  web  feet  were  badly  worn  and  he  was  only  average  in  swimming. 

The  squirrel  was  excellent  in  climbing,  until  he  developed  frustration 
in  the  flying  class,  where  his  teacher  made  him  start  from  the  ground  up  instead 
of  from  treetop  down.  He  also  developed  charlie-horse  from  over-exertion  and  then 
got  a  "C"'  in  climbing  and  a  "D"  in  running. 

At  the  end  of  the  year,  an  abnormal  eel,  who  could  swim  exceedingly 
well,  and  also  run,  climb  and  fly  a  little,  had  the  highest  average  and  was 
valedictorian . 

The  prairie  dogs  stayed  out  of  school  and  fought  the  tax  levy  because 
the  administration  would  not  add  digging  and  burrowing  to  the  curriculim.  They 
apprenticed  their  children  to  a  badger  and  later  joined  the  groiondhogs  and  gophers 
to  start  a  successful  private  school. 

George  H.  Reavis. 


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The  Editor, 

S.H.S. Examiner, 

95,  Cote  St  Antoine  Road, 

Westmourt,  Que. 


October  29th,  1971 


Sir:  .•    ■  ■ 

•  Par  be  it  from  a  lowly  Scripture  master  to  presume 
to  teach  the  niceties  of  English  grammar  to  the  staff  of  so 
reputable  journal  as  the  S.H.S. Examiner.  However,  having 
dabbled  my  feet  once  in  those  waters  (  in  particular  connexion 
with  ecclesiastical  grammar  )  ,  I  can  only  conclude  that  the  re- 
porter responsible  for  a  cer/ain  article  on  p. 14  cf  Vol.4  No.  1 
evidently  was  not  paying  attention  in  1*^^  B  at  about  2:15  pm  on 
Tuesday  Sept. 14th.  (  What  else  is  new?  ) 

Sir  ,  at  the  risk  of  boring   ,  may  I  repeat  for  his  bene- 
fit that  an  adje:tive  (reverend)  is  not  a  form  of  address  ("Reverend 
nor.  a  nounX"The  Reverend")-   la  short  ,  the  clergy  ,  though 
(hopefully)  reverend,  are  not  ititularly)  Reverends.  Alsc(parenthe- 
tically),  your  humblu  servant  does  other  things  at  the  church  of 
St  Columba  besides  preach.  (For  further  details,  come  and  see  for 
yourself) 

I  respectfully  suggest  that  your  reporter  (was  it  mtdesty 
or  shame  that  caused  him  to  leave  his  article  unsigned?)  recicve 
the  traditional  forty  lashes  (save  cne)  with  the  fringe  of  his 
prayer  shawl.   Intellagat  lector. 

Bellve  me.  Sir,  to  be, 

Yours, etc.  (The  Rev'd)  P.D.Hannen      .- 

In  replie  to  the  above  letter: 

Dear  "lowly  Scripture  master".   (Rev'd)  P.D.Hannen 

The  S.H.S. Examiner  humbly,  apologizes  for  its  mistake  in 
the  niceties  of  English  grammar,   let  it  be  known  that  in  the  last 
issue  of  the  S, H.S. Examiner ,  p. 14  of  Vol.4,  No.1  a  mistake  in  par- 
ticular ck^nnexion  with  ecclesiastical  grammar  ,  of  which,  in  those 
waters  ^ou  have  once  dabbled  your  feet,  has  been  made.   This  mis- 
take being  the  use  ©f  the  adjective  "reverend"  as  a  form  cf  address. 
We  also  apologise  for  insinuating  that  the  only  thing  you  do  at 
the  church  of  St  Columba  is  preach,  i^nce  again  on  behalf  of  the 
Exararlner  ©ur  deepest  apologies. 

Believe  me, -Sir,  to  be,  • 

Yours,    etc.        The   Anona'mous   Reporter 


APATHY  tl),  lack  of  emotion 
2).  lack  of  interest 

It  goes  ithout  aaying  that  many  of  you  are  askirig  ;  • 
youselvea  what  the  definition  of  the  word  APATHY  is  doing  at  the 
top  of  this  page.  It  also  goes  without  saying  that  many  of  you  are 
familiar  with  the  definition  of  the  word  APATHY.  If  you  have 
notice'  students  that  fulfill  th  above  definition  read  on. 

It  is  no  surprise  to  many  people  tjiat  SOME  Sclwyn 
House  students  are  apathetic  after  all  every  school  has  apathetic 
studentn.  Selwyn  House  being  a  unique  school  it  has  uniquely  apa 
thetic  students.  These  students  are  apathetic  because  of  the 
general  attitude  towards  the  school  from  their  peers  outside  of 
the  schhol.  It  is  no  secEet  that  if  you  ask  a  stu  ent  going  to 
either  L.C.C,  or  Westmount  High  what  Selwyn  House  is  like  you 
will  get  a  negative  response  i.e.  "Yeah  theyfe  a  bunch  mf  sues". 
Unfortunately   the  average  Selwyn  House  Student  upon  hearing  this 
will  try  to  disprove  thms  hypothesis  and  will  attempt  to  have  as 
little  to  do  with  the  school  as  possible. 

Assuming  that  you  are  a  Selwyn  House  student  let  us  con- 
sider why  you  have  been  called  a  "sue"  because  you  go  to  Selwyn 
House,  It  could  be  because  you  wear  a  uniform  however  considering 
the  state  of  some  Selwyn  House  uniforms  this  is  a  trivial  reaon 
besides  anybody  that  .ludgcs  you  by  what  you  wear  is  not  worth  con- 
sidering anyway.  It  could  be  because  your  school  has  never  been 
noted  f ^  r  its  athletic  prowess  but  rather  for  extraordinary  Acad- 
emic escellense  but  once  again  this  i 1  a  rather  weak  effort  at 
explaining  this  phenomena.  The  reason  for  you  being  called  a  "sue" 
is  that  you  assume  you  are  one  since  you  have  been  called  one!  Or 
rather  let  us  say  that  if  you  are   aiacng  the  aforementioned  SOME 
Selwyn  Houdie  Studcns  you  have  assumed  this. 

Obviously  if  you  are  stupid  enough  to  believe  that  you 
have  been  called  a  "sue"  because  you  go  to  Selwyn  House  you  will 
try  to  disassociate  yourself  with  an^'  activity  that  will  aesAciate 
you  with  Selwyn  House.  Therefore  you  la<ik  «ino-tion  towards  Selicyn 
House  (or  pretend  to)  and  prentend  to  show  no  in. threat  in.  Selwyn 
House.  You  have  become  an  apathetic  Selwyn  House  student .Now 
don't  belive  that  this  goes  unnoticed  because  no  matter  how  iiard 
you  try  you  cannot  hide  the  fact  that  you  go  to  Selwyn  House  and 
anybody  that  spends  5  years  at  a  school, and  shows  no  feeling  towar- 
it  must  be  a  "SUC". 


Pg.  V 

Vol.  4,  Nc,  2 
"IT  EATS  HELL  OUT  OF  THE  PIPES-' 

Effective  coininunication  with  the  consumer  of  research  remains  a 
difficult  problem,  as  Mr.  Cljiner  indicates.  Researchers  develop  special 
interests  and  tend  to  become  language-bound.  Fortunately,  the  situation  in 
education  is  not  quite  so  difficult  as  that  reported  by  F.F.Colton  in  an  article 
for  the  September,  19^9,  Scientific  Monthly  titled  "Some  of  Lty  Best  Friends  Are 
Scientists. "•'■  lir.  Colton  wrote: 

A  New  York  plumber  of  foreign  extraction  with  a  limited  command  of 
English  wrote  the  National  Bureau  of  Standards  and  said  he  found  that  hydrochloric 
acid  quickly  opened  drainage  pipes  when  they  got  clogged  and  asked  if  it  was  a 
good  thing  to  use. 

A  Bureau  scientist  replied; 

"The  efficacy  of  hydrochloric  acid  is  indisputable,  but  the  corrosive 
residue  is  incompatible  Tfjith  metallic  permanence.'' 

The  pl\mber  wrote  back  thanking  the  Biireau  for  telling  him  the  method 
was  all  right.  The  scientist  was  a  little  disturbed  and  showed  the  correspondence 
to  his  boss,  another  scientist.   The  latter  wrote  the  plumber; 

'^-Je  cannot  assume  responsibility  for  the  production  of  toxic  and 
noxious  residue  vdth  hydrochloric  acid  and  suggest  you  use  an  alternative 
procedure . " 

The  plTiniber  wrote  back  that  he  agreed  with  the  Bureau  -  hydrochloric 
acid  works  fine.  A  top  scientist  -  boss  of  the  first  two  -  broke  the  impasse  by 
tearing  himself  loose  from  technical  terminology  and  writing  this  letter; 

"Don't  use  hydrochloric  acid.  It  eats  hell  cut  of  the  pipes." 

As  quo tod  by  Mr.Clymer.  F.  F.  Colton. 

TRIP  TO  QUEBEC  CITY 

hr,   Rurasby  conducted  a  trip  to  Quebec  City  on  the  weekend  of 
November  5-6,  maintaining  his  practice  of  an  annual  student  Quebec  visit. 
Several  boys  went  vdth  Mr.  Riomsby.  We  arrived  at  the  Chateau  Frontenac  on 
Friday,  5th  November  and  our  arrival  coincided  with  the  visit  of  Marshal  Josip 
Tito,  Premier  of  Jugoslavia.  Every  alley  and  every  streetlight  was  accompanied 
by  a  policeman  and  roadblocks  were  set  up  all  arouiid  the  Frontenac.  We  passed  a 
preliminary  guard  outside  the  hotel,  who  directed  us.  We  were  then  received  by 
an  official  of  the  hotel,  who  informed  us  that  we  and  our  baggage  would  be 
inspected,  presumably  for  possible  weapons.  Inside  the  hotel,  police  officers 
vrere  tvirning  all  the  furniture  upside  down  and  people  were  cordoned  off,  so  as 
not  to  got  in  the  way  of  Marshal  Tito. 

After  waiting  quite  a  long  time  we  saw  Tito  walk  through  the  lobby, 
though  he  was  obscured  by  his  wife. 

We  visited  the  Basilica  of  Sto.  Anne  de  Beaupre  and  the  Citadel  on 
Saturday,  as  well  as  Montmorency  Falls,  where  the  freezing  foam  and  spray  was 

cont'd/. . 


Pg.  12- 

Vol.  4,  No.  1 

TRIP  TO  QUEBEC  CITYt  -  cont'd. 

quite  exhilerating. 

Genorally  the  trip  was  excollent  and  woll  planned. 

George  Toiribs. 

RE!4EMBRANCE  DAY 

On  Romembranco  D^y,  Thursday,  11th  November,  a  Remembrance  Day  service 
wgs  hold  in  the  gymnasiiom.  It  was  another  innovation  brought  in  by 
Mr.  Troubetzkoy  and  I  fool  that  it  was  an  excellent  idea.  Today,  th©  meaning  of 
Eemcmbranco  Day  often  seems  to  bo  half  forgotten.  Some  people  do  not  oven  realize 
its  importance. 

On  this  day,  in  1918,  "the  war  to  end  wars"  finally  ceased.  Eleven 
million  soldiers  died  in  that  war.  Twenty  years  later,  another  great  war  broke 
out.  Sevonteon  million  soldiers  died.  Since  then,  other  wars,  such  as  th©  one  in 
Korea,  have  taken  place.  Many  more  men  have  died  in  those  conflicts.  These  were 
young  men,  who  might  have  gone  on  to  become  great  statesmen,  scientists  or 
business  men,  but  instead,  they  gave  their  lives  for  an  almost  pointless  cause. 
They  gave  their  lives  because  the  loaders  of  the  world  coxold  not  agree. 

It  is  these  men,  almost  twenty  million  of  them,  to  whom  vo   pay 
tribute  on  Remembrance  Day.  These  men  coiild  almost  equal  the  entire  population 
of  Canada,  and  yet  many  Canadians  are  unaware  of  what  Remembrance  Day  really 
stands  for.  This  applies  especially  to  the  youth  of  the  country,  since  these 
conflicts  occured  long  before  they  were  born.  Their  parents  almost  certainly  have 
some  memories  of  the  Second  World  War,  but  to  the  youth  of  Canada,  Remembrance  Day 
is  only  a  symbol  of  times  long  past.  They  cannot  understand  the  true  meaning 
behind  it. 

In  order  to  bring  on  a  fuller  understanding  of  Remembrance  Day  and  what 
it  stands  for,  services,  such  as  the  one  at  Selwyn  House,  are  needed.  The  seirvice 
at  Selvryn  House,  unfortunately,  was  inadvertantly  interrupted  when  one  of  the  boys 
entered  the  gymnasium  in  tho  middle  of  the  service,  immediately  prior  to  the 
reading  of  tho  roll  of  Selwyn  House  old  boys  who  died  in  these  wars.   However,  I 
feel  that  the  service  was  a  very  good  thing  for  the  school  and  I  hope  to  see  more 
of  this  type  of  events  in  the  futiore. 

D . Stewart-Patterson. 

I-iILES  FOR  IILLLIQNS  W,VLK 

On  October  23  approximately  ^0,000  people  (mostly  teenagers)  went  on 
the  gruelling  32  mile  walk.  The  day  started  with  ideal  conditions;  it  was  cool 
and  cloudy.  Soon,  however,  the  sun  started  coming  out.  By  eleven  o'clock  the  s\in 
was  shining  brilliantly,  but  a  cool  wind  had  come  up.  At  the  halfway  point 
(Jarry  Park)  lunch  was  being  provided.  Walkers  ploddod  on  from  there,  into 
Outremont,  whore  they  were  greeted  by  large  marcher  signs.  The  spot  vrtiere  many 
marchers  dropped  out  was  at  St.  Jean  de  Brobeuf  Collego.  It  is  interesting  to 
note  that  "brobeuf  was  the  first  Canadian  martyr!  From  there,  walkers  pushed  on 
to  Place  Ville  Marie,  the  finish.  Unfortunately,  statistics  cannot  be  obtained 
as  Tom  Agar  lost  them.  Typical! 

P.  Hall. 


Pg.  13- 

Vol.  4,  N(5  2 


Generous  Donations  Department 


The  latest  in  the  field  of  generous  donations  are  265 
Time-Life  books  which  were  recently  donatei  to  the  library 
by  a  friend  of  the  school.  Although  this  man  should  be  commended 
for  his  wonderful  generosity  I  cannot  see  his  purpose  in  don- 
ating 47  copies  of  a  single  hook.  In  fact  among  the  265  books 
there  are;  47  books  on  machines,  42  books  on  Italy,  40  books  on 
Plight,  and  29  books  on  Brazil.  The  other  topics  are:  The  Sea, 
The  Besert,  The  Forest,  Australia,  and  The  United  States. 

I  am  sure  that  these  books  are  very  populal?  but  I  have 
yet  to  see  th  day  when  47  studios  Belwyn  House  boys  will  all 
want  to  take  out  the  same  book  at  the  same  time.  M^ybe  we  aBc 
all  in  for  a  surprise. 

J.  Gollob  /B.H:fl./ 

.  ■-  i  :   i ' 

d's  Worst  Jokes 


Gimme  an  all  day  sucker. 

Here  you  are 

Looks  kind"  of  small. 

Yeah,  the  daj;s  are  getting  shorter. 

Loan  me  five  dollars,  willyou? 

No 

I  was  only  fooling, 

I  wasn' t. 

Did  anyone  lode  a  roll  of  bills  around  here  with  a.  rubber  band 
around  them? 

Yes,  I  did. 

Well,  I've  found  th.,  rubber  ban  I. 

My  father  lost  money  on  everything  my  brother  made. 

What  di-^  your  brother  m>'ike? 

Mistakes! 

Charles  Gelber 


pg.   H' 

Vol.   i*,   No.   2 

DATELINE  S.H.S.   -  October  19.  1971 


Tension  mountat 


Parents  slowly  entered  the  dining  hall  of  the  school.  Rather  timidly 
they  looked  round  and  saw  a  strange  panorama  of  coloured  table  tops  gxiarded 
zealously  by  blazored  men. 

More  parents  arrived.  Attracted  by  the  light  and  noise  they  were 
drawn  into  tho  multitued  in  the  dining  hall. 

\        Machines  started  to  whir  and  money  was  hoard  clinking. 

7.30  p.m. 

The  noise  was  ominous,  hachinos,  money,  conversation  flowed  as  the 
blflzered  marshals  tried  to  explain  ■vrtiat  was  happening. 

8.00  p.m. 

Apparent  chaos,  coloured  materials,  clutched  anxiously,  were  rushed 
to  such  desks.  Parents  sacrificed  newly  foxind  treasures.  Conversation  echoed 
off  oak  walls.  Students  scurried  back  and  forth.  Space  tightened  and  the  floor 
was  a  mass  of  people. 

More  and  more  books  -  were  examined  and  subsequently  acquired  for 
the  Library. 

8.25  p.m. 

Frantic  grasping  for  last  minute  purchases,  parents  rushed  from  the 
dining  hall. 


8'?^  P'"' 


8.55  p.m. 


9.25  p.m. 


Marshalls  sighed. 

Choruses  of  "How  much  did  we  make?" 

Co-oi^iinators ,  flustered,  tried  to  relax. 

Coffee,  conversation  and  a  brief  rest  for  the  55  volunteers. 

A  tallyS   525  books  sold  - 

Disappointment  -  325  short  of  minimum  objective. 


Another  tallyi  $2,793-50  -  Well  short2 
Massive  rearrangement  of  books  - 
Clearing  debris  from  first  irush. 
And  then  .... 


A  second  rush  -  smaller,  more  sedate  and  not  as  large. 

Books  again  examined,  circxilated  and  acquired  for  the  Library. 

cont'd./ 


Vol.  4,  N«.  2 


DATELINE  S.H.S.  -  October  19.  1971!  cont'd. 
10.15  p.m. 

Closing  shop.  —  Flurry  of  activity  -  books  packed,  stored. 
Tentative  totals  provided  ($3*337.50) 

10.30  p.m. 

Tables  shifted  back.  Benches  restored  to  their  positions.  Chairs 
folded  and  stacked.  Cash  b\indled  and  locked  in  vault.  Receipts  carefiolly 
stored.  ■—  Normality  returns. 

What,  you  may  ask,  has  happened?  Perhaps  -  a  vignette  of  the 
ACTIVITY 

BEHIND  THE  SCENES 

AT  THE 

THIRD  ANNUAL  BOOK  FAIR 


A  GREAT  SUCCESS S 


THANK  YOU  FOR  YOUR  SUPPORT 


LOCKED  CONFUSION 


G.C.I.BUirgess. 


A  while  ago,  in  the  senior  locker  room,  there  was  a  huge  mix  up.  The 
school  was  replacing  old  lockers  with  new  ones.  Our  games  master,  14r.  Macdonald, 
came  to  all  the  senior  and  middle  school  classrooms  and  informed  us  about  the 
switching  of  lockers,  etc.  At  recess  everyone  (excluding  the  juniors)  came 
charging  down  the  stairs,  bumping  into  each  other,  and  I  don't  know  why  there 
were  not  any  casualties.  Wo  had  to  wait  until  the  others  opened  their  jammed 
lockers  and  when  the  odd  person  didn't  come,  people  e-;tarted  to  throw  objects  and 
clothes  all  over. 

Finally,  after  two  days  of  cleaning  up,  everything  rettirned  to  normal. 

Jonathan  Franklin 

THE  DRAMA  CLUB  \ 

The  drama  club  is  headed  by  lirs.  Marsh.  It  will  hold  a  presentation   "^s 
of  the  play  -'S ganarelle"  on  January  20th.  The  one  scene  play  will  be  done 
bilingual! y  in  both  French  and  English.  Mr.  Ankum  Tri.ll  be  directing  the  French 
version  of  "Sganarelle", 

The  boys  are  doing  most  of  the  histronics  such  as  backstage  work, 
design  of  the  set;  lighting.  Some  mothers  will  help  with  the  makeup. 

The  play  is  a  farce  -  central  characters  played  by  Blair  Baldwin  in 
English  and  by  l^  Beaubien  ^  French. 

cont'd/. . 


pg.  16- 

Vol.  4,  No.  2 


THE  DRAMA  CLUBj  cont'd. 


Mrs.  Marsh  would  ospocially  like  to  thank  Virs.   Hatheson  f outgoing  to 
ruimnage  sales  and  by  donating  "some  of  her  treasures  to  the  Drama  Club. 

Jonathan  Hollinger  9B. 

THE  BRIDG5  CLUB 

The  Bridge  Club  is  headed  by  the  Honorable  Mr.  Phillips.  The  club  is 
,open  on  days  3  -  6  to  all  who  have  signed  up,  be  he  beginner  or  expert. 
Learning  to  play  bridge  can  be  hard,  but  al^o  it  can  be  a  lot  of  fun.  Most  of 
the  tine  there  are  bridge  tournaments  playcci  only  by  the  students  themselves. 
Mr.  Philips  is  always  glad  to  lend  a  hand  when  you  have  a  bridge  problem. 

The  Bridge  Club  is  one  of  the  best  there  is. 

Jonathan  Hollinger  9B« 

THE  DEBATING  SEMIN,\R 

The  Quebec  Students'  Debating  Federation  organized  a  seminar,  vrtiich  was 
held  in  the  gym  on  Friday,  26  November.  Mr.  Hill  arrived. to  supervise  fellow 
teachers  from  schools  in  the  Montreal  area,  while  Geoffrey  Hale,  President  of  the 
Selijyti  House  Debating  Club,  worked  on  a  chicken.  The  seminar  was  quite  a  success, 
as  the  participants  were  treated  to  rhetoric  from  Anthony  Graham,  former  Selwyn 
Housor,  (now  at  Bishop's),  and  Graham  Hal 1  ward  also  represented  Bishop's. 

After  Mr.  T.H.Lawson  finished  a  brief  preliminary  match-aaking  contest, 
(apparently  an  ancient  debating  ritual),  a  group  of  victims  were  selected  to 
conduct  an  extemporaneous  debate.  The  topic  vras  the  Admission  of  Mainland  China 
to  the  United  Nations.  An  unidentified  member  of  the  opposition  surpassed 
himself  in  his  attempts  to  defeat  the  Government,  but  he  was  rudely  interrupted 
by  hystjnrical  bursts  of  laughter  from  the  audience. 

Then  the  Bishop's  -  Miss  Edgar's  debate  came.  Bishop's  fared  better  than 
did  Hon.  Joe  Borowsky  against  Women's  Lib.,  and  the  debate  was  usefiil  in  that  it 
showed  what  could  happen  to  debaters  with  a  poor  argument. 

yir,   Lawson  then  gave  us  a  lecture  on  techniques  of  debating.  The  speech 
was  very  informative  and  1^.  Lawson, (National  Coordinator  of  the  Student  Debating 
Federation),  stressed  the  importance  of  debating  competitions  all  over  Quebec. 
After  all  this,  we  were  greatly  in  need  of  refreshments,  so  coffee  and  cookies 
wore  served.  

10.15  P«m«  -  Closing  shop.  Flurry  of  activity. 

10.30  p.m.  -  Tables  and  chairs  shifted  back. 

10.i<-5  p.m.  -  Lights  turned  out 

10.46  p.m.  -  Last  Selwyn  House  boy  leaves  the  School. 

George  Tombs. 


Editors  Note  :   the  following  message  is  an  unsoliseted  article 

and  dees  not  necessarily  reflect  the  views  cf  the 
staff  of  the  S,H,S,  tixaminer. 

CANADIAN-   MONARCHY 


The  purpose  of  this  pap^r  is  to  explain  why  the  monarchy 
is  vital  to  the  survival  of  6anada  as  an  independent,  united,  de- 
mocratic North  Merican  Nation,  of  unmistakable  Canadian  Identity, 

FIRST 

The  parlimentary  system  of  government,  of  which  the  mon- ' 
archy  is  the  core,  is  the  sole  domestic  -uarentee  that  Canada  can  s 
survive  as  an  independent  nation,  in  that  the  political  absorption- 
of  a  m<^narchy  by  a  foriegn  Republic  other  than  by  open  act  of  war  , 
is  impossible.  If  Canada  became  a  republic,  the  presidential  office, 
if  held  by  a  despot  or  influenced  by  a  despotic  group  of  political 
persons,  cculd  facilitate  such  a  union  with  the  only  public  resist- 
r-  ,ance  possible  being  that  ^provided  by-  civil  war.  This  could  lead  to 
the  political  destruction  of  the  nation.. 

SECOND 

The  Canadian  i-.onarchy  is  the  greatest  single  factor,  rther 
than  bilingualism,  which  can  provide  Canada  with  a  unique  identity 
in  the  ..'estern  Hemisphere,  Adherence  by  the  Canadian  people  to  the 
concept  of  iionarchy  will  ensure  that  the  character  of  this  country 
developed  over  its  more  than  100  years  of  existence,  will  not  be- 
come entirely  obliterated  by  the  political,  cultural,  and  social 
concepts  of  the  United  States. 

THIRD 

The  Canadian  ixonarchy  provides  the  people  of  Canada  with 
the  greatest  constitutional  safeguard  against  Communism,  or  any 
other  form  of  totalitarian  government  or  dictatorship,  by  protecting 
any  political  head  '^f  the  government  from  the  temptations  of  becom- 
ing a  Castro,  a  Nasser,  or  a  De  Gaulle,  , 

FOURTH 

The  Canadian  Monarchy  provide^  the  surest  gunrantee  that 
the  traditional  rights  of  both  the  .::nglish-speaking  and  French- 
speaking  section  of  the  population  are  safeguarded,  since  its  exist- 
ence does  n<^t  allow  ultimate  p^wer  to  rest  in  the  hands  of  political 
leaders  of  either  linguistic  and  cultural  group  to  the  detriment  of 
the  ether  group, 

FIFTH 

The  Canadian  Monarchy  has  proven  that  it  provides  a  source 
of  strength  and  a  source  of  inspiration  as  a  symbol  of  unity  in 
times  of  great  national  danger,  and  a  focal  point  of  loyalty  above 
political,  longuistic,  cultural,  class,  and  eithMc  dissent,  without 
which  t>tie  collapse  of  order  and  the  loss  of  cohesidn  at  critical 


periods  in  our  past  'history  could  have  proved  fatal  to  the  nation, 

?  SIXTH 

The  Canadian  Monarchy  provides  a  focal  point  of  national 
acceptance  fot*  the  many  new  Canadians  of  differing  backgrounds,  in 
that  the  i'lonarch  herself  is  not  only  of  English,  French,  Scottish, 

and  vJelsh  blood,   but  also  of  German,  Dutch,  Danisii,  Hungarian, 
and  Italian  ancestry. 

SEVBNTH 

The  Canadian  monarchy,  because  of  the  special  character- 
istics mentioned  above  can  serve  as  the  most  adequate  bridge  between 
the  Canada  of  the  early  1970s  and  the  Canada  of  the  21st  Century. 
The  next  three  MUM^IM.   decades  will  be  critical  ones  for  Canada 
and  may  well  lead  to  political  and  social  contests  which  could  re- 
sult in  the  breakup  ©f  the  nation.  French  and  English  confrontations 
could  bring  about  a  divided  Canada,  .Economically  weaker  parts  of  the 
country  in  their  desperation  might  repudiate  their  heritage  for  t 
the  economic  survival  offered  by  absorJ)tion  into  the  United  States. 
It  could  be  that  only  the  stronger  parts  of  the  coubtry  would  remaim 
as  a  rump  of  Confederation.  If  this  situation  is  to  be  avoided  until 
the  predicted  population  of  50  million  by  the  year  2000  makes  Can- 
ada a  politically  and  economically  viable  statw,  despite  the  enorm- 
ous proportions  of  the  United  States,  it  will  probably  only  be 
because  the  Canadian  Monarchy  will,  as  in  the  past,  provide  the 
bulwatk  to  contain  those  pressures. 


YOUTH  THEATRE  VISIT 

On  December  3  rd,  we  enjoyed  a  charming  experience  in 
the  form  of  a  visit  from  the  Youth  Theatre j  who  presented 

"  Children  of  The  Sun"  ,  an  Inca  play.  The  boys  of  grades  3  and 

4  participated  in  the  play  and  enjoyed  miming  the  roles  allotted 

to  them.  Later  they  were  congratulated  by  the  cast  for  their 

involvement  in  the  production.  We  hope  for  further  visits  from 
this  group. 


Pg.  19 
Vol.  4,  No. 


THE  GREAT  DEBATE 


A  debate  was  held  in  the  Gjnnnasiim  some  time  ago  between  Mr.  Norman.  ..„. 
Lewis  and  the  Reverend  Father  Peter  Hannen.  The  topic  was  "Resolve  that 
Theology  is  a  Science"  and  Father  Hannen  had  the  affirmative.  The  debate  was  the 
first  that  many   of  the  Senior  School  had  over  seen.  Father  Hannen  explained  how 
helpful  the  school  libraiy  might  have  been  to  his  opponent,  l-'ir.  Lewis,  and  how 
helpful  various  students  had  been  with  respect  to  the  growth  of  the  school 
library.  lir.  Lewis  spoke  in  somewhat  scientific  and  theoretical  terms,  but  was 
greatiy  handicapped  when  there  was  not  stifficient  time  for  a  rebuttal.  Father 
Harihen  was  therefore  able  to  deliver  "last  licks'  in  the  second  part  of  his  homily. 

Mr.  lioody  subsequently  made  his  humorous  closing  remarks,  suggesting 
that  the  debaters  might  speak  in  terms  which  the  audience  could  understand,  (for 
example,  Mr. Lewis  and  Father  Hannen  touched  on  the  theory  of  'a  cause  and  effect"). 
Mr.  Hill  then  closed  the  'Great  Debate'' ,  hoping  that  the  Senior  School  and  Staff 
would  find  their  meal  "palatable". 

George  Tombs. 

SPECIAL  SELWIN  HOUSE  CHOIR 


/ 


Vt.   Crisp,  the  choir  leader,  has  now  organized  a  special  choir  which 
pra^rtices  during  the  activity  period  in  St.  Mathias  Chtirch.  The  choir  is 
composed  of  boys  from  grades  five,  six  and  seven  who  enjoy  singing.  With 
Mr,  Crisp's  experienced  guidance  and  with  the  determination  and  co-operation  of 
the  boys  that  are  participating  I  am  sure  Selwyn  House  is  going  to  have  a  fine 
choir  this  year. 

Daniel  Dydzak  7B 

SCIENCE  FAIR 

^his  year,  the  junior  Science  Fair  finals  are  being  held  on  January,  1?. 
They  are  being  judged  by  i*lr.  Lee  Hutton.  He  is  a  Science  Consultant  for  the 
Protestant  School  Board  of  Montreal.  The  preliminaries  for  the  Fair  are  being 
held  on  December  13. 

The  Fair  will  be  open  to  parents  of  Grade  7  from  noon  to  k   p.m.  and 
will • be • shown  to  the  students  the  following  day. 

-  .  M.Steeves. 

RICHARD  SK,^LL 

It  all  began  when  Adele  Sterntfeal  contacted  Mr.  Martin  and  -asked  him  to 
send  some  representatives  from  Selwyn  House  to  Tween  Set.  Richard  Small  was  one 
of  them.  He  was  chosen  because  of  his  knowledge  in  all  fields.  When  Richard 
puts  his  brain  to  work  he  is  brilliant.  After  the  first  game  he  was  thrilled  to 
have  won  by  a  very  small  margin,  then  a  thought  dawned  upon  him.  He  thought  that 
he  could  win  five  games  in  a  row,  which  all  the  contestants  of  the  game  were 
trying  to  do.  The  second  and  third  games  Richard  won  easily  with  no  competition 
at  all.  Ifter  each  win,  his  hopes  rose,  and  Richard  was  all  set  for  the  fovirth 
game.  The  fourth  game  troubled  him  but  at  the  end,  he  won  by  a  very  slight 
margin.  He  was  lucky.  Now  his  hopes  of  winning  the  final  game  shot  up,  but 
like  the  2nd  and  3rd  games  there  was  no  competition  and  Richard  won. the 

cont'd/. . 


pg.  20 

Vol.  4,  No.  2 

RICHARD  SMMJ.:  cont'd.. 

championship  with  with  a  convincing  victory.  He  is  now  looking  forward  to  the 

games  in  the  Spring. 

Eddie  Schwartz. 

GUESTS  AT  THE  SCHOOL 

Recently  Mr.  Troubotzkoy  had  three  distinguished  guests  at  the  School, 

The  first  was  Mr.  Fagan,  who  is  one  of  Ilr.  Troubetzkoy' s  personal 
friends.  He  works  in  the  Secretariat  at  the  United  Nations.  He  assisted  the 
group  of  beys  from  Sclwyn  House  who  visited  the  United  Nations  to  intoi-view  the 
Canadian  delegate  there. 

The  second  was  I4r.  Collingham.  He  is  the  father  of  two  boys  of  the 
School  and  is  a  member  of  the  School's  Board  of  Governors. 

His  final  guest  was  Mr.  Webster.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Board. 
He  appeared  at  an  Assembly  and,  as  a  surprise,  brought  along  Steve  Renko  of  the 
Montreal  Expos.  This  proved  to  be  a  sensation  with  the  boys.  Steve  gave  a  short 
talk  and  then  concluded  with  a  question  and  aaswer  session.  This  event  was  a 
great  success  and  I  hope  that  more  of  this  tjrpo  can  be  organized. 

D.Stewart-Patterson. 

I'^R.  PORTER 

Mr.  Porter  was  bom  in  Toronto,  Ontario.  He  attended  Upper  Canada 
College  and  then  wont  to  Carlton  University  for  four  years.  He  majored  in 
English  and  History  and  gained  B.A.  in  History  and  a  minor  in  English.  Mr. Porter 
teaches  8A,  8^,  8C,  9A,  9B,  11.^  and  IIB  classes.  He  also  teaches  swimming  on 
Mondays  at  the  N.D.G.  pool.  He  is  a  Red  Cross  Swimming  Examiner  and  during  the 
summer  he  is  a  Counselor  at  Onandaga  Camp. 

E.  Stevenson. 

ST.  VINCENT  de  PAUL 

St. Vincent  de  Paul  is  just  thirty  minutes  from  downtown  Montreal, 
located  in  a  quiet  spot  by  the  back  river.  The  penetentiary  is  divided  into  three 
main  parts j  maximum,  medium  and  minimum  security.  There  are  places  in  the  prison 
where  the  prisoners  can  work  on  jobs,  or  they  can  play  ball  in  the  yards.  The 
prison  is  like  an  institute  to  take  care  of  the  prisoners  while  they  stay  at  the 
prison.  Friends  of  ours  go  to  the  prison  every  Wednesday  night  and  talk  to  the 
prisoners  about  their  problems  and  the  "outside".  When  an  ex-convict  is  looking 
for  a  job,  he  has  money  problems  because  of  his  criminal  record.  When  the 
criminals  get  out  of  prison  they  cannot  get  a  job.   80^  have  no  friends  because 
their  family  ignores  them.  As  a  result,  some  of  them  end  up  back  in  prison  " 
because  of  stealing  money  to  support  themselves  and  they  are  caught  again. 

Tim  Carter.        \ 


pg.  21- 

Vol.  4,  No. 2 

DR.  CECIL  MSy\DE 

On  October  20,  I97I9  a  pianist  named  Cecil  Meade  came  to  S.H.S.  and 
performed  f or  Gr?de  ?.  Dr.  Meade  played  many  interesting  and  educational  pieces, 
most  of  which  he  had  composed  himself.  In  fact,  he  even  composed  on  the  spot 
pieces  just  for  us.  He  was  very  pleased  at  the  end  of  his  performance  because 
the  audience.  Grade  7,  had  been  so  attentive,  and  after  it  was  over  he  was  asked 
for  his  autograph  many  times. 

Dr.  Meade  has  knoxm  i4r.  A.S.Troubetzkoy  for  many  years.  Dr.  Meade 
played  at  B.CS.  about  ten  years  ago  when  lyir.  Troubetzkoy  was  teaching  there. 
When  Dr.  Meade  was  in  Montreal,  Mr^  Ti*oubotzkoy  contacted  him  and  ho  asked  him  to 
play  at  S.H.S.  This  was  the  first  time  he  had  ever  played  in  Montreal. 

Dr.  Meade  left  for  Chibougamou  on  October  23 »  but  he  will  be  back  in 
Mi^y  or  even  sooner. 

/'    If  any  boys  would  like  to  buy  the  record  he  produced,  it  can  be  bought 
at  tiie  International  Music  Store.  Boys  can  contact  Dr.  Meade  at  Coaticook, 
Quefcoc,  Canada  for  information, or  if  they  are  interested,  they  could  come  and 
see  him. 

Michael  Hooton. 

CONCERT  AT  PLACE  gilS  ARTS  : 

On  Rhythm 

On  November  2,  Grades  4,5»6  and  7  went  to  the  children's  concert  at 
Place  des  Arts,  where  Mario  Duschenos  was  conducting  the  Montreal  Symphony 
Orchestra. 

First  Monsieur  Duschones  told  the  audience. how  rhjrthm  controlled,  to  a 
great  extent,  the  sound  of  a  tune,  which  was  demonstrated  by  the  orchestra.  Then 
whole  notes,  half  notes  and  so  on  were  demonstrated ■ and  commented  on.  After  this, 
several  well-known  pieces  were  played  1  Sachs's,  "The  Passion  according  to 
St.  Matthew*',  Kabalevsky's,  "Comedian's  Gallop",  Debussy's,  "Styrinx"  and      ., 
Stravinsky's,  "Couplet  du  Diable"  from  "Histoire  du  Soldat". 

M.Duschenes  and  the  orchestra  then  demonstrated  how  the  length  of  notes 
could  change  rhythm. 

Since  dances  are  usually  very  rhyt,hmic,  they  constituted  an  important 
part  of  the  concert.  Pavare,  Gaillarde,  Ronde  and  Hoboeckentanz ,  all  by  Tielman 
Susato  and  all  beautiful  dances,  were  played.  Then  dances  from  covmtries  all 
over  the  world  were  played.  They  were  from  Spain,  Austria,  South  America,  the. 
United  States,  Canada  and  Scotland.  The  latter  was  compared  to  a  '-'Gigue"  by 
Bach,  as  it  was  a  jig.  Then  -'Liimberman-'  Alphabet,  by  Kelsey  Jones  was  played. 
It  was  followed  by  a  piece  vdth  three  separate  rhyt.hms.  Then,  "Buckaroo  Holiday", 
by  Aaron  Copland  was  played.  For  the  final  section  of  the  concert,  variations  of 
"Twinkle,  Twinkle,  Little  Star"  were  played.  I,  for  one,  certainly  enjoyed  the 
concert  and  I  am  sure  that  most  others  did  also.  I,  vrish  to  thank  all 
responsible  for  bringing  it  about  and  especially  M.Mario  Duschenos  and  the 
Montreal  Sjmiphony  Orchestra. 


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g.  22 

ol,  4,  No,  2 


SPORTS 


INTERVIEW  VJITH  STEVE  RENKO 
Reporter:  How  did  you  get  into  pro  baseball? 

Renkoj     I  started  playing  pro  baseball  in  1965*  I  was  in  a  college  league 

in  South  Dakota  ■trtiere  I  was  drafted  by  the  Nets.  I  taUcod  to  a  scout 
from  that  area  and  decided  that  I  wanted  to  go  ahead  and  play 
professional  baseball.  I  still  had  a  year  of  college  ability  left 
but  at  the  time  the  baseball  coach  at  this  particular  town  was  from 
the  University  of  Kansas, where  I  went  to  school  and  we  were  not  getting 
along  too  well.  I  was  ready  to  play  baseball  and  just  went  ahead  and 
signed  and  forgot  about  football  and  everjrthing  else. 

Reporter!  What  team  did  you  sign  with  first  of  all? 

Renkot     I  signed  with  the  New  York  Mets.  I  xra.s  drafted  as  a  first  baseman: 

and  played  three  and  a  half  years  as  a  first  baseman  before  I  changed 
to  pitcher. 

Reporter:  How  long  do  you  think  it  will  take  for  the  Expos  to  be  in  close 
contention  for  first  position  in  the  East  for  the  Penn&ht;? 

Renko:  Well,  that  is  a  tough  question  for  an  expansion  ball  club.  It'took 
the  Mets  eight  or  nine  years  to  win  a  Pennant-  I  think  maybe  in  the 
next  three  or  four  years  we  will  be  a  contender.  I  am  not  going  to 
say  we  are  going  to  win  the  Pennant  in  the  next  three  or  fovir  years 
but,  there  is  a  good  possibility  we  will  be  a  contender  in  the  next 
throe  or  four  years. 

Reporter:  What  was  your  biggest  thrill  while  playing  in  a  pro  baseball  game? 

Renko:  Oh,  I  think  there  was  a  couple  of  them  and  they  happened  this  year. 
I  pitched  two  1  hit  games  and  that  is  about  as  close  as  you  can  get 
to  a  no  hitter  and  I  was  really  thrilled  about  both  of  them. 

Reporter:  Have  you  ever  pitched  a  no  hitter  in  pro  baseball  game? 

Renko:     I  have  pitched  a  no  hitter  in  a  pro  baseball  game  in  double  baseball, 
in  Memphis,  Tennesee.  I  was  really  thrilled  about  that  too. 

Reporter:  VJhich  pitch  do  you  find  most  effective? 

Renko:     Oh,  I  think  any  slider  is  ray  best  pitch  and  it  varies  on  a  given  day. 
You  might  have  a  little  better  fast  ball  and  you  use  your  fast  ball 
most  often  but  overall  I  find  my   slider  the  most  effective. 

Reporter:   It  is  true  that  while  in  college  you  proved  yourself  as  quite  an 
outstanding  football  player.  Why  did  you  choose  baseball  over 
football? 


cont'd/.. 


\ 


pg.  '^^ 

Vca.  I,    No.  2 


ICTERVIEW  WITH 'STEVE  RE'NKO:  -  cont'd. 


Renko;     Well,  I  played  football  extensively  in  high  school  and  college  and  at 
that  time  enjoyed  it  more  than  I  did  baseball.  I  was  then  drafted  by 
Minnesota  to  play  football  and  it  was  not  until  that  point  that  I 
realised  how  tough  a  life  of  pro  football  would  be.  I  was  then  asked 
to  play  for  the  Mets.  I  followed  up  the  offer  and  went  ahead  and 
played  baseball  and  forgot  completely  about  football. 

Reporter;  What  position  did  you  play  in  football? 


Renko: 


I  played  quarterback. 


C.  Shannon. 


MONTREAL  CANADENS 

Scotty  Bowman,  the  new  coach  of  the  Montreal  Canadiens  has  a  tough 
act  to  follow.  The  Canadiens ,  third  irv.  the  East  during  the  regular  season  last 
year  stunned  the  rest  of  the  N.H.L.  by  charging  to  the  Stanley  Cup  under  ex- 
coach  Al  MacNeil. 

Ptwman's  first  problem  will  be  the  retirements  of  Captain  Jean 
Beliveau  and  rugged  John  Fergusson.  Both  players,  vital  cogs  in  the  Canadien's 
machine,  decided  to  go  out  on  top  and  announced  after  Montreal  captured  the  Cup 
that  they  would  not  retu^^fi  fss^qthe  1971  -  72  season. 
S  .oM  .♦i  .loV 

Part  of  the  solution  may  come  from  the  amateur  draft.  Montreal  owned 
the  top  pick  of  the  graduating  junior  class,  thanks  to  a  prior  tr^de  with 
California.   And  the  Canadians  chose  an  outstanding  center,  Guy  Lafleur  of  the 
Quebec  Reraperts. 

Charles  Gelber. 

BANTM  FOOTBALL 


The  Bantam  Football  Team,  captained  by  Brian  Fitzpatrick  and  Richard 
Mrx-zor  Mao  not  too  mjcoos.sfuX  in  GMIAA  play' but  was  .unbeaten  in  outer  league  play. 

'J 


Cardinal  Newman 

tie  - 

0 

_ 

0 

(away) 

L. C . C • 

loss  - 

76 

— 

6 

(away) 

Loyola 

loss  - 

77 

— 

0 

(home) 

Chomedy  .  _ -  - 

-loss  - 

30 

— 

0 

( home ) 

Xj«  L/  •  Lf  • 

loss  - 

51 

— 

0 

(home) 

C.N.W. 

default 

Out  of  GMIAA  Play: 

- 

Bishops 

■^   win  - 

13 

^ 

0 

(home) 

"Bishops 

win  - 

12 

- 

0 

(away) 

Ashbury 

win  - 

8 

- 

7 

(away) 

Team  Average:   Overall  -  600  even 
The  team  was  coached  by  Mr.  A.  Macdonald 

S  .0.1  ,4  .-loV 


C.  Shannon. 


Special  Sports  Assembly 


at  the  schSSl!°T?opMef'Sd  I.o^lf  ?'  *^°"'^  "^^^"^^^  ^^^  ^^1^ 
Renco  ,  of  ti;  MoStrell  E?no^^  ^   ^^^^  '^f''^  awarded.  Steve 
the  ti^s  and  tropSief  A???e  hP  h^/^'^^r*  ^?J  ^^  presented 
and  answer  periodV  ||;eral  nnpJ+?n^  ^^"^^"^  ,*^^^"  ^^^  ^  question 
most  of  the£.  l??^r  Ihf SsseSbfJT?  of/^  ^^^f'^  5^'  ^®  answered 
school   swarmed  arJund  him  aSd^sk':^  h.SV°^v.°^  ^^^  ^^^^^^ 
gave  them  his  autograph  ori  caMs  thit  h  ■  S^  ^^f  autograph,  he 
It  is  hoped  that  mfre  speakers  of  h?«   i -^^  picture  on  them, 
school  in  the  future   ^^^^^"^^^  °^  ^^s  calibre  will  visit  our  s 


D.  Bloxam 
Cross -Country 


incorporite°'cross!country"s\iL;^  in??  l^l^' .^t^-y-   House  has 
gram.  At  present  there  are  onli  thiS!  v.    ^^f^er  sports  pro- 
program  and  due  to  the  ?bvioSs^^Sk  of  o^^  ^t'^^  F'"^^^  ^^  *his 
been  limited  to  weight  traiSiL  n^n  tSf  ^''°'  ^^^^  program  has 
hoped,  skiing  will  be  undJr?a£fn  at  BLf^"'-T^r"*^^'^ly'  ^^  i^ 
petitions  may  be  entered  Beaver  Lake  and  some  com- 


S quash 


sports  program.  fpp^oxJmte^vterh''^^^''^^  '°  ^""^   ^i^*^^ 
program  which  is  bein^  condnotpl  J°?v  ^^^  '^^'^^^^S  P^^^  in  this 
Squash  Club  on  AtwatSf.sSme  Instructing- "^''"^^  Badminton  ani 
bnt  many  of  the  particic^nt^  ^I^f  "^^"^^^^^^.^^  provided  at  the  Club 
any  luck  most  of  tSe  placers  ^'^f . '^^f  ^^^Pli^hed  Squashers.  With 
S.uash  Will  become  a  ?e'g^S^?  ^eaL^Ht^lel^'^n^^SlS.  ^^^^°^  ^^^ 


-13  ,ourn^?  ^^^^e'T^f^^^^^^l^^oe   of 

^ILL  OUT  THIS  POHM  AND  EITHEK  MAIL  TO:  THE  ELITOH^.s  H  S   . 

Qc  r.  4.   ^  >t>.n.b.  Examiner 
P,^     ^  np.  -^^  ^^"^^  st.Antoine  Rd. 

Do  you  Read  the  Exajniner  regularly.?  YES !--!'\o---I^  Examiner  Offic 

Do  you  thing  the  Examiner  is  f  m  i  f  .•  t  t 

mer  IS  fullfiiimg  its  purpose?  YES 

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What  additional  fealiurp^  n^    - 

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fe;H.S.  EXAMINER  ESSAY  CONTEST 


The  S.H.S,  Examiner  has  sponsered  an  essay  contest  and 
the  two  following  essays  have  been  judge!  as  outstanding.  The 
two  winners  are  G.  Hale  author  of:  "On  Capital  Punishment  in 
the  Schools"  and  J.  Gollob  author  of:  "Attempt  at  Freedom" 
both  will  recieve  an  award  of  ^2.50  a  prize  well  worth  the  effort. 
The  deadline  for  next  month's  essay  contest  is  January  21st.  1972. 

Attempt  At  Freedom 


It  was  now  over  two  hours  that  David  had  been  free. 
He  ran  through  thft  deep  snow  into  the  thick  of  the  forest  where 
no  one  would  dare  look  for  him.  He  paused  to  rest,  leaning  against 
a  thick  tree,  thinking  of  all  the  things  he  would  do  now  that 
he  was  free.  He  was  overjoyed  to  be  outside  the  walls  that  had 
guarded  him  for  fourteen  yeats.  He  slackened  his  pace  for  a  while, 
but  picked  up  when  he  heard  the  distant  sound  of  the  blood- 
hounds. 

Iicivid  was  unbelievably  tired.  He  had  covered  eleven 
miles  since  the  time  when  he  hroke  through  the  outer  gate  at  the 
penitentiary.  But  his  want  for  freedom  gave  him  the  strength 
to  keep  on  going.  He  hoped'  that  more  snow'  would  fall  to  cover 
his  tracks  but  this  seemed  unlikely.  He  tried  to  walk  a  little 
faster,  but  he  began  to  stumble  more  often,  and_the  sounds  of 
his  approaching  captors  grew  ever  closer. 

Dusk  fell  quickly  and  David  began  to  have  trouble  pick- 
ing out  his  path.  He  could  now  see  the  big  searchlights  far  be- 
hind him,  and  he  knew  that  the  police  were  hot  on  his  trail. 
There  was  no  letting  go  now.  It  was  everything  or  nothing.  With 
the  last  few  ounces  of  strength  in  his  body  he  surged  forward. 
He  became  delirious  and  clumsy.  David  stumbled  and  was  caught  in 
the  penetrating  beam  of  the  searchcight.  He  picked  himself  up 
and  made  one  final  attempt  at  freedom.  He  lunged  into  the  dark 
of  the  woods,  staggered,  and  fell,  his  face  buried  in  the  white 
snow, 

J.  Gollob 


is 


pg.  26- 

Vol.  4,  N«.2 

On  Capital  P\inlshment  in  the  Schools 

The  institution  of  Capital  Punishment,  though  long 
under  fire  from  liberals  and  huminitarians  of  all  persuasions, 
has  once  more  become  popular  in  our  society.  If  not  formally 
undertaken  by  it,  institutionalized   execution  is  very  much  a 
part  of  modern  society.  After  all,  howxelse  could  one  describe 
the  carnage  wreag:ed  by  that  Great  American  institution,  the 
automobile. 

Although  our  roads  are  overcrowded  and  impersonal, 
they  serve  several  important  purposes,  one  of  which  is  that  of 
providing  a  means  of  going  from  place  to  place.  Another  inter- 
national institution  where  the  same  plan  of  action,  in  other  words 
Capital  Punishment  would  be  of  as  great  use  as  in  any  other,  is 
the  modern:.North  American  educational  system. 

Long  acknowledged  to  be  overcrowied,  and  thus  to  be 
insufficient  for  the  needs  of  the  comparatively  few  people  who 
truly  need  fifteen  years  schooling,  and  now  rendere.^  increasingly 
impersonal  by  the  advent  of  the  computer,  and  of  other  mechanical 
teaching  aids,  the  thinning  out  ofvthe  school  body  by  such  means 
would  provide  untold  benefits  in  terms  tf   learning  of  activities 
and  enjoyment,  not  to  m  ntion  these  of  discipline  and  self-dis- 
cipline, cpmmodities  not  overly  plentiful  in  a  modern  world 
where  emotion  is  somehow  equated  with  hiimanity.  The  schools,  as 
they  stand  at  the  moment,  do  not  fulfill  their  role  in  society. 
Restriction  to  a  meritocracy  is  not  sufficient.  Only  the  the  action 
of  capital  punishment  will  provide  for  a  true  education  for  a 
true  elite. 

The  bemofits  of  this  step  for  society  arf.-  innumerable. 
Less  of  the  \mtold  and  increasing  billions,  much  of  it  misspent, 
now  used  for  educational  purposes  of  the  hoi-pollai  would  leave 
the  national  wealth,  and  permit  us  to  enjoy  its  constructive  use, 
(  As  one  prominent  educator  noted  ;  "Who  says  that  the  peasants 
aeed  all  that  schooling?") 

In   addition  to  this,  the  situation  thus  established 
would  prelude  serious  over-population,  and  would  contribute 
graetly  to  stability  of  all  kinds  throughout  the  world.  The  school 
system  as  it  stands  today,  is  a  breeding  ground  for  unpractised, 
socially-dangerous  ideologies,  and  most  of  the  undissipated  hypo- 
critical egalitarians  which  plague  society  today.  Surely  capital 
punishment  wouSd  not  slter  its  status  but  for  the  good. 

G.  Hale 


ENTER  NEXT  MONTH'S  ESSAY  CONTEST  NOW.  ALL  ESSAYS  MUST  BE  THE 
ORIGINAL  WORK  OF  THE  AUTH«R  AND  MUST  BE  UNDER  ^«  WORDS.  ALL 
ENTRIES  TO  BE  RECIEVEB  NO  LATER  THArl  JANUARY  21  ST   1972 


+  +  +  +  +  ++    ++  •f*+4  +  +  -f  +  -f  +  ++  ++  4-^.^  +  ^+     +  +  +  +^ 

++  +  +  +  ■♦•  ++    ++  +-f  +  +  +  +  +++  +  +  -f  +^  ++^^++  ^-  +  ^+^.+ 

■♦■-♦    ++  ++    ++        ++  ++  -f-J.  ++  +  + 

+  +    ++  ++    ++       ++  +-»■  ++  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  + 

+  4+  +  +  +  ++    ++     +4  ++  ++  ■♦■  +  +  +        +  +  +  +  + 

+++++  ++    ++  ++  ++  ++  ++               ++ 

+  +  -♦-  +  4+  +  +  4+  +  +  4+  4-44  +  44-  +4444-4  4-444-*+  ->■  +  +  +  -(  + 

+  4           4444  +i-44-t4  44-'4  +  4  444444  +444  +  4  +  +  +++ 


An  old  time  movie  house  charged  admission  prices  of 
25  cents  for  adults  and  10  cents  for  children.  If  the 
cashier  in  the  box  office  after  closing  time  counted 
the  ticket  stubs  and  found  that  they  totalled  385  while 

the  money  amounted  to  S  62.65   how  many  children 

entered  the  movie  ????? 


John  Troublemaker  had  been  drinking  too  much  wine  with 

his  dinner  at  the  restaurant.  He  said  to  the  waiter  

I'm  a  grea'  mathematishun,  but  ther'sh  something  wrong 
here;  every  time  I  add  thish  bill  it  comes  out  different. 

Said  the  waiter,  If  you're  such  a  good  mathematician, 

solve  this  problem  and  I'll  tear  up  your  bill  entirely. 
Here  is  the  problem:  A  certain  bottle  costs  S  3.00  more 
than  its  cork,  and  the  cost  of  both  is  equal  to  17  times 
the  cost  of  the  cork  alone. 

What  is  the  cost  cf  each  ????? 


Three  youngsters  each  had  some  beautiful  apples  to  sell, 
The  oldest  had  10  aprles,  the  next  yoiinger  had  30,  and 
the  youngest  had  50  apples  to  sell.  But  here's  the  rub: 
how  could  each  sell  his  apples  at  the  same  price  yet 
receive  the  same  amount  of  money  ????? 

oooooOOOooooo 


ANSWERS  TO  PUZZLES  . . . 


1.    Let  A   =  the  niiir^ber  of  aiults 

C   =  V:^e   number  of  children 

25A   =  money  receiver,  froiii  adults 

IOC   =  money  received  from  children 

25A  +  100  =  6265 

A  +   0  =    385 

-100  =  -6265 

250  =   9625 


150   =  336C 
0  =   224 


Hence  224  children  entered  the  movie 

224  children  at  10  cents   =  S  22.40 
161  adults  at  25  cents   =    40.25 


2  62.65 


2.    If  the  cost  of  the  cork  is  l/l7  and  that  of  the  bottle 
is  16/17,  then  the  total  cost  would  be  17/17. 

The  difference  between  the  cost  of  the  bottle  and  the 
cost  of  the  cork,  or  16/17  ani  l/l7  is  15/17  which  is 
S  3.00  .  If  15/17  =  S  3.00  ,  then  by  inverting  15/17 
to  17/15  and  multiplying  by  3  dollars,  or  17/15  x  S  3 
you'll  get  S  3.40,  the  total  cost.  Hence.  l/l7  x  5  3.40 
equals  20  cents,  the  cost  of  the  cork,  and  16/17  x  JB  3 
equals  S  3.20,  the  cost  of  the  bottle  !!!!! 


The  boys  discovered  that  if  the^"  sold  their  apples  in 
multiples  of  7  and  charge  a  nickle  for  each  7  .-If  any 
apples  were  left  over,  they  should  be  sold  for  15  cents 
apieceTherefore, , the  oldest  sold  '7  of  his  apples  for 
5  cents  and  the  threa  left  over  for  45  cents.  The  second 
boy  sold  25  for  20  cents  and  the  other  two  for  15  cents 
apiece,  while  the  youngest  sold  49  for  35  cents  and 
the, one  left  over  for  15  cents.  Thus  each  boy  received 
50  cents.   (many  other  answers  are  possible) 


.oooooOOOcoooo, 


How  Are  ThiniSis  in  Hochelaga  ? 

(The  following  quiz  was  prepared  by  the  Stars  Literary  Editor 
and  appeared  in  the  Staturday  August  14  t':.  issue  of  the  Star) 

1  ) ,  Hochelaga  means  : 

a)  Beaver  Dams 

b)  He  who  laughs  loudest  -^'hen  a  friend  falls  off  a  totem  ^le 

c)  Longi  live  German  Beer 

2).  The  finest  historical  museum  in  Montreal  is  located  in  : 

a)  The  Montreal  Men's  Press  Club 

b)  Mendelson's  Craig  Street  Emporium 

c)  The  Chateau  de  Ramezay 

3).  Rue  de  la  Friponne  is  so  calle^  because  : 

a)  Intendant  Bigot  wao  a  rogue 

b)  Heavy  Frying  Pans  for  French  Pries  were  sold  there 

c)  La  Friponne  (L-.;  Pripon' s  favorite  laundress) slept  in  the 
there  on  leap  years 

4).  When  English  Author  Charles  Dickens  came  to  Montreal  ,  he 
raved  about  : 

a)  Great  Expectorations  Inn 

b)  Rasco's 

c)  Point  St,  Charles  Hotel 

5).  The  oldest  existing  monument  in  Montreal   is  : 

a)  Harry  Brown 

b)  The  Statue  of  Limitations 

c)  Lord  Nelson's  moniiinent 

6).  Montreal's  first  resident  millionaire  was  : 

a)  Simon  McTavish 

b)  Piastre  0' Graft  7 

c)  Max  Lotto 

7).  Where  did  he  Live  : 

a)  St.  James  Street 

b)  St.  Jean  Baptiste  Street 

c)  City  Hall 

8),  In  16iO  Les  Associes  de  Notre  Dame  pour  la  conversion  des 

Sauva^es  de  la  Nouvelle  France  en  L  lie  de  Montreal  were  ma4 

a)  Members  of  th:.  beard  of  La  Caisse  Populaire 

b)  Corpses  by  Red  Indians 

c)  Seigneurs 

9).  The  First  European  to  reach  the  site  of  Montreal  was  : 
a). St.  Catherine 

b)  Jaq.ues  Cartier 

fi)  A  member  of  the  bilingual  and  bicultural  commision 

10). The  name  Mont-~iHoyal  was  given  in  Honor  of  : 
a)  Sherpa  Tensing 
*!»>  -Cardinal  Hippolyte  de  Medici 

c)  Hiram  Q.  Sheraton 


1 1 ) .Maisonneuve' s  monument  is  in  the  middle  of  : 

a)  Place  d'Armes 

b)  Pace  du  monument  Paul  de  Chomedy  ,  Sieur  de  Maisonneuve 

c)  Place  Ville  Marie 

12). In  the  basement  of  whivh  edifice  is  there  a  unique  collectioi 
of  dolls  : 

a)  The  Winston  Churchill  Pub 

b)  Notre  Dame  de  Bonsecours  Church 

c)  Eaton's  Department  Store 

13). Where  v^oul  you  go  to  see  a  bell  weighing  24,78t  pounds  : 

a)  The  Panorama  of  telephone  progress  ,  ffft*  Beaver  Hall  Hii: 

b)  Belmont  Park 

c)  Notre  Dame  Church  on  Place  d'Armes 

14). What  is  the  oldest  building  in  Montreal 

a)  Joe  Beef's  Tavern  on  the  waterfront 

b)  The  St.  James  Pub 

c)  The  Sulpician  Seminary 

15). Dominion  Square  onc^-;  'vas 

a)  A   cemetery 

b)  The   site   of  Queen  Victoria's   Canadian  residence 

c)  A   Tar  factory 


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5).  On  Friday  ,  January  24  ,  1806  a  celebration  wi.s  held  by  more 

than  1  GO  people  at  -Montreal's  City  Tavern.  The  news  of  the  great 

British  naval  victory  at  Trafalgar  had  ^ust  reached  Canad"^,  On  the 

same  day  at  the  Exchange  Coffee  House  that  stood  near  the  corner  of 

St.  Paul's  and  St.  Peter's  Streets  a  subscription  was  opened  for 

the  erection  of  a  monument  to  the  heroic  Lord  Nelson  .  The  Statue, 

costing  1  ,3'^0  pounds  Sterling  ,  stands  on  Jaques  Cartier  Square 

It  is  58  ft.  high  and  has  been  criticized  because  Nelson's  back  is  ' 

tp  th  waterfront.  When  the  monioment  was  erected  he  was  also  facing  ■ 
the  local  ;]ail 

6  &  7).  Ogden  Nash  wrote  :  "  No  McTavish  was  ever  lavish  ".  Sir  on 

McTavish  ,  howeve,^  ,  enjoyed  "  good  wine  ,  good  oysters  ,  and  pretty 

girls".  He  made  his  fortune  in  the  Canadian  Pur  Trade,  In  1793  at  v 

the  age  of  41  he  married  18-year-old  Marie  Marguerite  Chaboillez. 

They  lived  in  Millionair"-  Styl  on  St.  Jean  Baptiste  Street  and  gave 

the  most  lavish  parties  in  the  colony.  La  Maison  McTavish  is  the 

third   hoi,ise  up   from  St.    Paul's   Street. 

8),  The  spiritual  force  behind  the  establishment  of  Montreal, 1 642, 

was  ChEistian  and  Missioiary,  and  its  purpose  was  to  convert  the  b 

heathen  Indians.  A  group  of  pious  French  with  connections  at  court 

founded  the  Associ's  de  Notre  Damr  pour  la  conversion  des  Sauvages 

de  la  Nouvelle  France,  in  Paris.  In  1 64O  the  members  of  this  group 

were  made  Seigneurs  -  Manorial  Lords  of  the  island  of  Montreal  , 

The  first  colonists  about  50  in  number  landed  on  the  island  and 

settled  by  Place  Royale.  They  reverently  narred  their  settlement 
Ville  M/^rie, 

9),  The  Breton  mariner,  Jaques  Cartier  ,  was  the  first  European  t^- 
reach  the  site  of  Montreal.  With  six  gentlemen  and  25  sailers  he  lai 
dcd  ,  October  1535,  close  by  an  Indian  village  not  far  from  and  per- 
haps partly  on  the  slopes  of  Mount  Royals*  He  thus  established  the 
primacy  of  French  interests  in  wfeat  was  to  become  New  France. 
10).  The  name   ount  Royal  was  given  in  honor  of  Cardinal  Hiprolyte 
de  Medici  ,  Archbishop  of  Montreal  in  Sicily,  The  Archbishop  ha-i 
worked  hard  in  order  to  get  papal  permission  for  the  exj edition  to 
the  New  World.  The  first  use  of  th .  name  Montreal  was  in  1635  when  : 
it  was  ap, lied  to  the  whole  island. 

11).  An  obleisk  marks  the  site  wher^-  Maisoneuve  erected  a  fort, 
chapel  and  a  few  houses.  This  spot  is  Montreal's  crib.  Two  blocks 
a'' ay  is  the  Place  d'Armes.  It  was  the  scene  of  a  bitter  encounter 
between  the  French  and  the  Red  Indians.  The  settiers  fought  the 
Iroquois  and  Maisioneuve  personnaly  killed  the  Indian  Chieftan  in 
hand-to-hand  combat.  The  Monument  to  Maisoneuve  is  in  the  middle  of 
Place  d'Armes, 

12).  At  the  corner  of  Notre  D  me  btreet  and  St.  Denis  Street  stands 
Notre  D-me  de  Bonsecours  church  al  o  called  the  sailors  church.  In 
its  basement  a  display  of  dolls  tells  the  story  of  Marguerite  Bourg 
eois,  beaified  by  the  Pope  in  1950.  Marguerite  Bourgeois  opered  - 
Montreal's  first  school  in  1657.  The  displays  of  dolls,  divided  into 
58  scenes  each  embellished  with  accurately  constructed  model  furni- 
ture, is  a  permanent  memoriak  to  a  woman  with  a  mission. 
13).  The  "mother"  church  of  Montreal,  Notre  Dame  is  a  replica  of  itt 
Paris  namesake.  It  was  buix  in  1825  by  the  American  Architect  James 
O'Donnel.  The  church;  flanking  one  side  of  Place  DArmes,  contains 
some  superb  wood  carvings.  Within  it  hangs  tho  enormous  bell,  Le 
gros  bourdon,  weighing  "4, /SO  pounds.  It  is  only  rung  on  very 
special  occasions.  Notrea  Dam.e  s  corner  Stone  wa,s  laid  in  September 
1824.  First  High  Mass  was  sung  there  i' July  1829* 


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Dust   of  Snow 
j.____ 

The  way  of  a  crew 
Shook  down  on  me 
The  dust  of  snow 
ProiE  a  hemlock  tree 

Has  given  my  heart 
A  change  of  mood 
And  saved  some  part 
Of  a  day  I  hal  rued. 

Robert  Frost 


The  Perfect  Reactionary 


As  I  was  sitting  in  my ^ chair 
I  knew  th-  bottom  wacn't  there, 
Nor  legs  nor  back,  but  I  just  s-.t, 
Igno-ing  littlfe  things  like  that. 


The  Microbes 


They  discarded  cuff -links, 

And  cuffs  likewise^ 
They  abandoned  tie-pins 

And  disp>ensed  with  ties  .  . 
Students  never  wore 

Cuf f -1  inks, cuffs,tie-i. ins  ,ties 

Stand-up  collars , stand-up  coEL- 
Never  anji  more. 

They  rejected  headgear, 
Threw  awa^y  their  hats, 

Eliminated  garters, 
Extripsted  spats.  • 

Students  never  wore 

Caps  and  hats , garters, spats , 

Cuff-links ,cuffs, tie-pins, tie 
Stand-up  collars , stand-up  col 
Never  any  more. 

They  renounced  the  jacket, 

ThS^^^fM^li  JiiltXEi*^ 

To  display  the  chest. 
Students  never  wore 

Jackets, coats , waist coats, vest 
Caps  and  hats , garter , spats, 
Cuff-links ,cuff s , tie-pins ,tie 
Stand-up  collars , stand-up  cdt 
Never  any  more. 


m  •        v^^    c^+   ov.   Q   T  QYi+r-v   <5hpl  f  l^ayl^e   Time  will  banish 

Two  microbes   sat   on  a  panxrj'    sneii       j        j.     i.  •    4.      j  •    * 

Sweat  shirts, dirty  jeans; 


An.  watched,  with  expr^ssipns  - 
The  milkmaids  stunts;   P^'inea, 
And  bot^  said  at  once. 
Our  relations  are  goin|^^to.  be^^ 


The  Srusty  Professors  Soi^g 


Maybe  these  will  vanish 
From  collegiate  scenes. 

Stud^ents  will  not  -vear 

Dirty-aweat-shirts , dirty-jean 

Jackets, coats, waistcoats ,vest 
Caps  and  hats, garters, spats, 
Cuff-links,cuf fs , tie-pins , tic 
Stani-up  collars, stani-up  col 
Then  what  WILL  they  wear? 


Once  in  days  of  yore 

All  the  college  scholars 
Resolutely  swore 

To  give  mp  stand-up  collars. 
Stu  ents  iiever  wore 

Stand-up  collars,  stand-up  collaxs 
Never  any  more 


Morris  Bishop 


Courage 


Bare  to  be  true; 

Nothing  can  need  a  lie; 
The  fault  that  needs  one  most 

Grows  two  hereby. 


George  Herbert 


pg.  36- 

.  i.'  Vol.  4,  No.  2 

BTTERVlgW  WITH  COLIN  MGDCUGAL 

/   On  NovGirtier  25 »  1971 9  Philip  Hall  and  Edward  Schwartz  went  to  interview 
Colin  McDougal,  a  Canadian  author,  about  his  book,  "Execution",  and  his  short 
story,  "Firing  Squad".  Colin  MoDougal  was  born  in  Montreal  in  j.9\?»     Ho  went  to 
McGill  University  and  after  gr? ducting,  went  direc'cly   into  the  war.  At   the  time 
"Firing  Squad"  was  writcen,  Maclorns  Ha gazing  hold  a  literary  contest. 
,  Mr.  McDougal  entered  "Faring  Squad''  and  won  first  priz.o.  "Ebtocution-"  is  an 
enlargement  of  "Firing  Squad''.  "Execution"  was  published  simultaneously  in  the 
U.S.A.,  Canada  and  Englriiid.  "Execution"  was  on  the  Canadian  best  seller  list, 
selling  over  100,000  copies.   "Execution'  and  "'Firing  Squad"  arc  about  a  young 
private  sentenced  to  death.  You  vdll  h?(ve  to  road  the  book  to  find  out  what 
happens  to  the  private.  Mr.  licDougal  now  lives  on  Lansdowno  Avenue.  He  is  the 
Registrar  at  .i!'cGill.  •.  sivv  ,  . 

/'   Thertelevised  version  of  '^Tiring  Squad"  was  broadcast  by  the 
C.E.C.  recently. 

Philip  Hall  and  Edward  Schwartz. 

/''  RECORDS 

(IVRITTSN  UNDER  THE  IjvtFLITENCE  OF  SEUJW   HOUSE  SAUSAGES)  — 

I  was  asked  by  the  Editor  of  this  paper  to  write  a  record  column  and 
that  is  sort  of  what  this  is. 

As  a  writer,  reviewer  or  whatever,  I  find  nryself  in  a  very  sort  of 
weird  situation.  I  suppose  I  could  say  that  Grand  Funk's  latest  album  is  terrible 
without  having  listened  to  it,  or  I  could  say  that  Emerson,  Lake  and  Palmer's  ' 
latest  is  terrible,  after  listening  to  a  few  cuts  or,  I  could  go  on  about 
commercialism  and  trash  in  the  music  field  today.  Whatever  I  say,.  I  dp  not  think 
would  have  much  effect  on  anyone  except  those  that  ?\re   not  really  into  music. 
(Jimi  Hendrix  is  great! )•  AH  the  Black  Sabbath  freex  would  get  mad  because  my 
tastes  are  different  ...  it  is  pure  academic  discussion  on  whose  tastes  are  valid. 

Now  that  I  have  shoiAn  thai,  tl.ere  is  no  use  writing  about  music,  I 
suppose  I  will  have  to  be  a  h„  n.)or.i -^o  ar  1  continue  with  just  one  warning  - 
Frand'Funk  freex  watch  out,  yo::.  i-.p.ad  at  tiis  expense  of  your  own  time  and  anjn^Jay, 
you  already  know  what  I  am  going  to  say,  don't  you? 

As  some  of  you  might  have  known  or  guessed,  I  do  not  think  much  of  the 
latest  wave  of  music,  the  super  heavy  groups  -  Grand  Funk,  Black  Sabbath, 
Emerson,  Lake  and  Palmer  (espoCially  t'f-^ •=? 3. r  latest  piece  of  ...).  Led  Zeppelin, 
The  Stooges,  The  Deviants,  eto.  5  T  -.Ic  no':  liko  their  music  and  though  I  suppose 
I  could  put  foirward  logical  ard  '^;cbvju/it  j;^-a'ions,  it  is  basically  a  matter  of 
emotions.  Music  attacks  the  evYj'i^ir-s  ^x.1-\::Q   emotions  classify  it  as  a  really 
super  good  or  grotesquely  bad  ',  j.~-.:c!- ;r.v«<5>,jri»l.'?ro  in  between).  Our  minds  then  invent 
reasons  for  our  choice  because  r:-u.v.r:.'3  :irt3  ;.;y-. posed  to  be  logical  and  emotions  are 
seldom  logical.  I  sincerely  hope  t'l-, I. .5'ou  i...sten  to  the  music  that  you  like  and 
not  vAiat  someone  else  tells  you  to-   If  yoar   thing  is  the  Partridge  Family,  Grand 
Funk,  Chicogo,  Hendrix,  etc.,  then  listen  to  it  because  that  is  what  you  like  and 
you  ain't  going  to  like  anything  else. 

However,  along  with  this,  do  not  keep  a  closed  mind.  Try  and  expose 
yourself  to  the  many  types  of  music  -  then  choose  what  you  are  going  to  listen 
to.  Discriminate  only  after  you  know  everything. 

If  you  can  figure  out  what  went  on  above,  you  are  gonna  make  it  in 
life  -  believe  me.  .Inonymous. 


pg.  27- 

V»l,  4,  No.  2 

EVERY  PICTURE  TELLS  A  STORY 

(Classic  Edition)  -  SRM  1-609 

This  is  Rod  Stewart's  second  (maybe  third)  solo  effort.  Gasoline  Alley 
being  his  first,  (or  is  it  his  second?).  Once  upon  a  time,  Rod  Stewart  was  in 
a  group  with  Elton  John,  John  Baldry  and  several  other  vinknown  musicians.  Later 
on,  he  was  lead  singer  with  the  Joff  Bock  Group,  which  makes  Beck's  albums  worth 
listening  to.  He  is  presently  with  the  Faces  who  used  to  be  the  Smsll  Faces 
when  Steve  Mariott,  (now  of  Humble  Pie),  was  with  them.   (I  love  doing  these 
reviews  to  show  off  ray  profuse  knowledge  of  music,  if  not  of  English). 

If  you  liked  Gasoline  /\lley,  you  will  like  this  one.  The  musicians 
styles  lean  towards  the  blues  xd.th  all  the  slide  guitar,  (played  excellently  by 
Long  John  Baldry' s  guitarist),  and  rinkle  tinkle  piano.  It  is  an  album  that 
despite  excessive  airplay,  I  still  like  to  listen  to,  without  having  to  skip  over 
certain  cuts,  host  of  you  have  probably  heard  most  of  the  albvim  and  will  agree 
with  me  in  saying  that  is  a  must  for  any  music  freak  -  and  surprisingly  enough 
it  will  probably  satisfy  even  the  uncialturod  oar. 


WORLD "WORST  JOKES S 
Teacher t  I'Jhore  is  your  homework? 
Student!  I  made  an  airplane  out  of  it  and  someone  hijacked  it. 


Paul:  Larry  was  put  in  jail  for  stealing  a  pig. 
Maryi  How  did  they  prove  it? 
Paxil «  The  pig  squealed. 


Books  that  were  never  written: 


A  guide  to  music  by, Clara  Nett. 

I  hato  to  do  housekeeping  by,  I.M.L/\IZEE. 

Stamp  collecting  by,  Styck  E.  Tungg. 

Outdoor  cooking  by,  Barbara  Kue. 

Thunder  lizard  by,  Dinah  Satir. 

How  to  fix  a  T.V.  set  by,  YUL  B.  Sorry.  > 

Using  your  noodle  by,  I'iac  A.Ronie. 

How  to  set  hair  by,  Bobbie  Pins.  f 


cont' d/ . .