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ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE, AURORA, ONTARIO

AUTHORIZED AS SECOND CLASS MAIL. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. OTTAWA

AURORA, ONTARIO Vol. 5, No. 4 JUNE, 1961

'ROUND AND ABOUT THE SCHOOL

To date there has been little evidence of Spring excepting the re- luctant appearance of greenness here and there and the rather tentative songs of birds and frogs which do not respond to the cold shoulder of the weatherman. In spite of this — the Cadets acquitted themselves well and were lucky with the weather in all their public appearances. The Corps paraded to Church in Aurora and on the Sunday following — from Rosedale Park to St. Paul's, Toronto, for morning service. The battalion strength formation was impressive with the whole Corps uniformly kilted, officers in blue and the rest in scarlet tunics. The day was perfect for Inspection and there was a tremendous turnout of O.B.'s, parents and friends. All went well. For the first time, the Pipers played a full retreat (complete with reels and strathspeys) and they excelled themselves. In the evening, Cadet Pipers played for the highland dancing at the Cadet Dance. The next morning (Saturday) was a half-holiday. The Rifle Team beat all independent Schools in the D.C.R.A. shoot and placed 11th out of 480 schools competing across Canada. The Cross Country was keenly contested this year — most of the large number of participants having trained for the event. Track and Field, along with everything else, was held up by the weather but has had a good season culminating with a whole day's Sports Day with a bewildering number of contestants. At the Highlanders Indoor Track Meet at Hamilton, the School won the events for independent schools and each member of the team was duly presented with a pewter tankard! Hugh Warburton has been the thrust behind Track and Field. The Tennis Courts are in play on all possible occasions under Stan Macfarlane's tutelage. Drill holes in the courts for sample earthcores concerned with new building foundations have interfered little! Cricket could have been a dead loss this year on account of late Spring and wet weather had it not been for the keenness of Coaches Gibb and Adamson AND the new concrete pitches on the Lower Field. As it is, the Team is performing creditably. No L.B.F. matches have been played before going to press, but the Old Boys took a gentle beating! Macdonald House Night was its usual unique self! Before viewing the exhibition of work and partaking of those delectable frozen strawberries, parents and friends watched a fine performance of "The Ghost Train" under Ken Ives' direction. The Penguin Club has had several distinguished guests this Term, among whom were General Sir Neil Ritchie. The Cercle Francois has enjoyed its regular meetings — read several plays and attended a performance of "L'Ecole des Femmes" (Moliere) in Toronto. Variety Night was again successfully presented — one of the features being an opperetta performed by the Trebles. The Camera Club has been active — and some of its members attended the exhibition of photographic equipment in Toronto. The Science Club enjoyably and profitably spent a day at Hamilton

'ROUND AND ABOUT (Continued)

touring the Stelco Plant and viewing the atomic reactor at McMaster. Some Staff changes are in the offing. Stan Macfarlane is going to Madrid, Spain, on sabbatical leave and will return for the 1962-3 School Year. Lloyd Gesner (Classics — new this year) will become the Housemaster of Flavelle House. John Del Grande has accepted a position as Head of the Maths Department at the Newmarket High School. Fred Hiltz (Physics — new this year) is going on to Waterloo for his M.Sc. degree next year. Bob Laidlaw is still at the School and going strong. In the December issue we told you that Mrs. Medhurst had retired. Now we regret to tell you that she died not long ago after a short illness. She served the School well for fifteen years. The old green "truck" has been relegated to "rougher" work 'round and about the School and Don Huntley is now the proud driver of a new red and white one. About 4500 young trees were planted by the boys at the back of the property (Bathurst Street) a few weeks ago — and more are to be put in next spring. In about two weeks time, Prize Day will have come and gone — and "now with thanksgiving" the School Year will be over and a new group of Old Boys will have joined your ranks. Meanwhile all concerned with the School will bring to a tidy conclusion this year's operation and prepare for another good year 'round and about S.A.C.

ROBERT EVERETT GRASS, Q.C. ('04-'08)

St. Andrew's suffered a grievous loss in April when Bob Grass died at his home in Toronto. A member of the Board of Governors since 1929 and Vice-chairman for a number of years, Mr. Grass was un- remitting in his zeal for his old school. As a boy at S.A.C. he was an outstanding athlete and subseguently, at U. of T., he played on two Grey Cup teams. He is survived by two sons, W. Hamilton Grass ('37) and Ruliff Grass ('40) and to them the O.B.A. extends deepest sympathy.

OLD BOYS' GAME

After a lapse of a year or so, the O.B. Cricket game became a fixture again. The weekend of May 24 is perhaps not a particularly good date because of cottage commitments, etc., and we'll try another time next year, but, in spite of this, an O.B. team of quite a mixture of vintages turned up to face the School. Peter Rea ('35) and Ian Macdonald ('36) opened the O.B. innings and Paul Pentland ('37) and Jimmy Stonach ('35) were top scorers with 13 and 11 respectively. The O.B. total of 57 wasn't enough to deal with the School who made 123 for 7 in spite of some surprisingly good bowling by Pentland and Derek Shenstone ('48).

Roy McMurtry ('50), Ian Macdonald ('36), Jim Stonach ('58), Paul Pentland ('37), Milt Wilson ('40), John Macdonald ('61), Derek Shenstone ('48), Dave McMaster ('60) and Peter Rea ('35) represented yesteryear and provided the School with needed confidence!

NOTES

'02 In a letter to Dr. Macdonald, the Rev. George Mackay mentions that that since returning to Formosa ten years ago, he has retired from the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church but continues to do missionary work. The Tamsui Middle School, founded by Mr. Mackay and made "as much like St. Andrew's as possible", now has 600 pupils. Andreans of the 1940's will be interested to know that Margaret Mackay, the Headmaster's secretary is also in Formosa, at the American School in Taipei.

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'12 Dr. W. A. Mackintosh will relinquish his post of Principal of Queen's in September but will continue to serve as Vice-Chancellor of the University.

'13 Graham Towers has been elected Chairman of the Board of Canada Life.

'21 The Hon. William Brunt is Deputy Government leader in the Senate.

'22 J. K. Macdonald has been elected president of the Dominion Mort- gage and Investment Association.

'26 Andy Duncanson has been elected a director of Thomas J. Lipton Ltd., Toronto.

'27 Eric Scott, Chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange recently toured South Africa after the opening of the Johannesburg Exchange in February. * Len Lumbers has been elected President of Canada Wire and Cable Co. Ltd., Toronto.

'29 Tom Barnes has moved from Montreal to Toronto and is living in Islington.

'30 Congratulations are much in order for the Rt. Rev. Gerald Burch who has been elected Bishop of Edmonton. In a letter to Alan Ramsey he reminisced about the good times had by all (with the possible exception of Alan!) in Third Form French years ago.

'32 John S. Ellis has been appointed Vice-president of Barber-Ellis of Canada Ltd.

'40 Frank Williams has been appointed General Manager of Canadian Ramapo Division in Niagara Falls, Ont.

'42 The brothers Chipman have assumed new titles within Brown Bros. Ltd. Jack is Vice-President Marketing and Tom ('47) is Managing Director.

'44 The Rev. W. W. Baldwin is in Kyoto, Japan engaged in language study preparatory to missionary work there. He has been rector of St. Paul's Church, South Porcupine, Ont. * Danny Poyntz has been elected a director of Walsh Advertising Co. Ltd., Toronto.

'47 Bill Howson visited the School recently for the first time since he

left. He is with Parke-Davis Ltd. in Edmonton.

'51 Bill Lusher sends news that Art Morris ('53) is a Chartered Account- ant in Hamilton, Bermuda and that he himself is now Assistant Manager of Somers Isles Insurance Co. Ltd. of Bermuda. * Terry Malone and Frank Moores were in Europe for two months this winter visiting fish plants, brokerage houses and stock exchanges in five countries. Terry has left Wood Gundy and is establishing his own investment firm, Nordepic Ltd., in Toronto.

'52 Dave Hector has been transferred to Clarkson-Gordon offices in South America.

'53 Roger Strand, a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve showed up on Inspection Day. He has just written his final law exams and in- tends to practice in Phoenix, Arizona.

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'55 Terry McKee dropped in in April. He is presently taking a semester off but will be returning to the Univ. of Iowa in law having already- graduated in Economics. * Peter Hyndman has been elected Presi- dent of the Student Union at the Univ. of Alberta. * Stephen New- roth, with T.C.A. in Montreal, is a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Hussars.

'56 John Stollery has graduated from Michigan College of Mining and Technology and is expecting to spend the summer in Northern Quebec.

'57 Richard Darling has graduated from Queen's with his B.Sc. * Wilf Dinnick has graduated from McGill. * Jim Wyse has won honors in Civil Engineering at U. of T.

'59 Jim Murray is spending the summer as maitre d'hotel at Minaki Lodge, Lake of the Woods. * Russell Wood is with the Kresge organization and will soon be opening a store in his home town of Sudbury.

'60 Visitors to Fort Henry at Kingston this summer may be surprised to find under a guard's kepi the familiar face of "Chips" Campbell! * Chris Allworth is doing well at MEA. He is editor of a literary magazine and directed a Dominion Drama Festival regional winner.

W. Gordon Maclaren ('22), Jan. 28, 1961, Richmond Hill, Ont.

Ivan Kirkhouse ('07), Feb. 4, 1961, Toronto

C. H. Kelly ('02), Jan. 16, 1961, Huntsville, Ont.

E. L. Cousins ('01), Feb. 9, 1961, Toronto

Warren B. Hastings ('09), Feb. 9, 1961, Toronto

John M. Capon ('48), April 8, 1961

R. E. Grass ('08), April 21, 1961, Toronto

C. R. Chalker ('21), April, 1961, St. John's, Newfoundland

Norman M. Bissell ('06), May 6, 1961, Toronto

H. R. Ross ('29), May 16, 1961, Massachusetts

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