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THE 
A  SHBURI  AN 


A8HBURY  COLLEGE 

OTTAWA 


VOL.  XXVI 


1943 


TH  E 
ASHBURIA N 


ASHBURY  COLLEGE 
OTTAWA 


VOL.  XXVI 


194.J 


MAJOR-GENERAL  G.  G.  SIMONDS,  D.S.O. 


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THE  ASHBURIAN 


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Headmaster 


N.  M.  ARCHDALE,  MA, 
The  Queen's  College,  Oxforc 

Senior  Master  and  Housemaster 

A.  D.  BRAIN,  B.A.  (Toronto) 
Sometime  Scholar  of  Exeter  College,  Oxford 


Headmaster  Junior  School 

G.  J.  K.  HARRISON,  MA, 
Trinity  College,  Oxford 


D.  HINCKS,  B.Sc. 
University  of  B.C. 

A.  B.  BELCHER  (R.M.C. 
R.  F.  TRAVERS 
C.  J.  WALSH 
MRS.  E.  B.  HUNTER 


REV.  T.  C.  BOON,  B.A, 
University  of  Manitoba 

C.  J.  CHESTNUT,  MA. 
(Harvard) 

CAPT.  H.  DARE,  M.C. 

Miss  E   BARKER 


Nurse  Matron 

MISS  H.  A.  MacLAUGHLIN,  R.R.C.,  R.N. 


Housekeeper 

MRS.  ARNOLD 


Assistant  Nurse  Matron 

MRS.  H.  FRASER 


Bursar 

D.  R.  THOMAS 


Secretary 

MISS  A.  THOMS 


Organist 

H.  HUGGINS,  B.A.,  LLB. 


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A.  T.  Lee 

M.  Barnes 


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R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 
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H.  B.  Moffatt 

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R.  C.  Bourget 

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R.  Heaven 


F.  Maclaren 
E.  Pilgrim 


L  Chapman 


H.  Bulpit 


(Habel  (Harps 

Corps    Leader 

Cadet  Major  I.  A.  Cole 

Platoon   Commanders 

Cadet  Lieut.  R.  Heaven  Cadet  Lieut.  E.  Pilgrim 

Cadet  Lieut.  R.  B.  Renaud 

Cadet    Sergeant-Major 

A.  T.  Lee 

Cadet    Quartermaster-Sergeant 

M.  Barnes 

First  Aid 

Cadet  Sergeant  R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 

OSamra  (Captains 
Rugby  Hockey 

A.  T   Lee  R.  C.  Bourget 

Soccer 

R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 

(6am  rs  Hirr-(CaptainH 
Rugby  Hockey  Cricket 

R.  B.  Renaud  R.  B.  Renaud  A.  T.  Lee 

Soccer 

P.  Richardson 

Sfnnar  (Captains 


Cricket 

R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 


Connaught 

R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 


IVoollcombe 

R.  C.  Bourget 


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THE  ASHBURIAN 


ASHBURIAN  COMMITTEE 

Editor 
M.  BARNES 

Editorial  Committee 
F.  MACLAREN,      R.  LAWRENCE,      M.  ARLEN,      D.  MATTHEWS 

Advertising  Managers 
P.  HATCH,  B.  CASTLE 

Junior  Ashbunan 
A.WOODWARD,       J.  NESBITT,       J.SPENCER 


EDITORIAL 

CASTING  round  for  something  to  say,  after  the  Editor  had  been  reft  away 
to  England  leaving  the  Editorial  unwritten,  we  heard  about  the  appoint- 
ment of  Guy  Simonds  to  lead  the  Canadian  Troops  invading  Sicily.  The 
first  re-action  was  one  of  pride,  that  an  Old  Ashburian  had  been  so  honoured. 
Then  it  occurred  to  us  that  it  is  such  achievements  by  Old  Boys  which  should 
spur  on  present  and  future  Ashbunans  to  greater  zeal,  greater  initiative,  greater 
determination. 

There  are  Old  Boys  of  this  school  in  high  and  responsible  positions,  to  name 
them  would  not  only  be  boasting,  but  invidious.  How  did  they  get  therep  Not 
by  drifting,  playing,  frivolity,  expecting  their  work  to  be  done  for  them,  but  by 
energy,  drive,  initiative,  intelligence  and  real  hard  work.  Taking  Guy  Simonds 
again,  one  doesn't  reach  the  rank  of  Major-General  at  the  age  of  39  without 
showing  these  qualities.  One  doesn't  reach  and  hold  high  office  in  service  or 
civilian  occupation  without  these  qualities.  Supposing  we  think  of  the  many 
Old  Boys  who  may  not  have  attained  high  office,  but  are  doing  very  worth 
while  jobs  commanding  Brigades,  or  Battalions,  or  Ships,  or  Air  Stations,  or  are 
working  in  various  branches  of  the  War  effort.  In  addition  to  these  there  are 
hundreds  doing  their  bit  in  even  less  exalted  positions.  All  of  these  old  Ash- 
burians  from  top  to  bottom  are  giving  their  best  for  their  country,  some,  we 
must  not  forget,  have  already  given  their  lives. 

What  are  we  Ashburians  now  doing?  Some  of  us  we  fear,  are  only  in- 
terested in  having  a  good  time,  doing  little  work,  complaining  about  trivial 
matters.  Should  we  not  think  of  what  Old  Ashburians  are  doing,  how  well 
they  are  upholding  the  name  of  the  school,  and  then  prepare  ourselves  to  give 
and  do  likewise?  How,  you  ask?  By  hard  work  mainly,  combined  with  the  use 
of  co-operation,  intelligence  and  initiative. 


THE  ASHBURIAN 


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VARIOUS  SCHOOL  ACTIVITIES  AND  VIEWS 


[8]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

CHAPEL  NOTES 

ANOTHER  successful  year  of  activity  in  the  School  Chapel  has  been 
recorded,  and  we  must  pay  tribute  here  to  Mr.  Boon,  who  as  School 
Chaplain  has  done  so  much  to  bring  this  about.  He  will  be  missed 
greatly  next  year.  We  wish  him  and  Mrs.  Boon  the  very  best  of  luck  in  the 
future  and  hope  they  will  visit  Ashbury  often. 

There  were  twenty-two  services  of  Early  Communion  during  the  school  year, 
at  which  the  average  attendance  of  communicants  was  eight.  The  choral  cele- 
brations, instituted  last  year,  were  again  held  once  a  term  at  1 1  o'clock. 

The  customary  eleven  o'clock  celebration  of  Matins  was  held  each  Sunday, 
and  we  were  honoured  often  by  the  presence  of  the  boarders  from  Elmwood. 

We  were  again  privileged  to  have  an  address  by  the  Right  Reverend  Briga- 
dier G.  H.  Wells,  C.M.G.,  M.A.,  D.D.,  Principal  (Protestant)  Chaplain  to  the 
Canadian  Forces,  who  on  February  21st,  1943,  spoke  on  Discipline,  using  the 
Commando  Training  and  results  as  an  illustration. 

Once  again  there  was  a  series  of  special  addresses  during  Lent;  this  year 
the  Four  Freedoms  of  the  Atlantic  Charter  were  selected.  Mr.  Boon  spoke  on 
Freedom  from  Want,  Mr.  Brain  on  Freedom  of  Worship;  Mr.  Harrison  on  Free- 
dom from  Fear,  and  the  Headmaster  on  Freedom  of  Speech. 

As  usual  Mr.  Harrison  and  Mr.  Brain  gave  addresses  during  the  Michaelmas 
Term,  which  were  much  appreciated 

In  September,  the  Chalice  presented  by  Michael  Ney,  chapel  monitor  1940- 
41-42  was  formally  dedicated  by  the  Chaplain. 

On  June  10th,  the  Baptismal  Bowl,  presented  by  the  1943  Confirmation 
Class,  was  dedicated  by  the  Chaplain. 

We  were  pleased  to  see  in  chapel,  and  hear  read  the  lesson  on  January 
24th,  Dick  Goodwin,  Head  Prefect  1941-1942.  During  the  year  Lawrence  read 
the  majority  of  the  Morning  Lessons  assisted  by  Lee,  Barnes  and  Heaven. 

We  want  to  emphasize  our  gratitude  to  Miss  Shorter  for  her  faithful  at- 
tendance, and  excellent  playing  of  the  Organ  throughout  the  year. 

On  May  12th,  at  8  p.m.  the  Bishop  of  Ottawa,  Right  Reverend  Robert 
Jefferson,  B.D.,  D.D.,  confirmed  eleven  boys,  together  with  some  external  candi- 
dates presented  by  Rev.  Northcote  Burke  of  St.  John's  Church,  and  Rev.  Eric 
Osborne  of  St.  Matthew's  Church,  both  in  Ottawa.  The  Rev.  W.  Bertal  Heeney, 
B.D.,  D.D.,  acted  as  Bishop's  chaplain  and  read  the  lesson. 

The  short  Evening  Service,  held  just  before  the  closing  ceremonies,  again 
impressed  those  who  attended,  and  we  were  all  glad  to  see  Dr.  Woollcombe 
present  and  taking  part.  The  majority  of  the  addresses  were  given  by  the 
Chaplain  and  the  Headmaster. 

The  chapel  clerks,  Michael  Barnes,  and  especially  Peter  Hatch,  are  to  be 
commended  for  the  work  put  in  and  care  taken  of  the  Chapel  and  its  contents. 

By  the  time  this  appears  in  print  we  hope  that  the  new  Prie-Dieu,  kindly 
presented  by  Elmwood,  will  be  in  place  in  the  chapel,  and  we  take  this  oppor- 
tunity of  publicly  saying  thank  you. 


THE  ASHBLR1A.X 


19 


Hull  of  Imuutr 


Flying  Officer  M.D.  MacBrien 

Lieutenant  John  Edwards 

Second  Lieutenant  A.  W.  L.  MacDonald 

Flying  Officer  W.  F.  Tudhope 

Pilot  Officer  J.  E.  R.  Wood 

Flying  Officer  F.  A.  H.  Lambert 

Pilot  Officer  Lionel  Emeno 

Midshipman  T.  N.  K.  Beard 

Flying  Officer  Alexander  Angus 

Air  Gunner  Ian  MacDonald 

Sergeant-Pilot  Francis  J.  Hart 

Lieut.  H.  M.  Baker 

Pilot  Officer  Robert  Graham 

Pilot  Officer  Lord  Shuttleworth 

Pilot  Officer  John  Weldon 

"(Eljrir  nam?  liurtij  tat  mrrmor?." 


[10]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

SCHOOL  NOTES 

THIS  year  brought  the  usual  crop  of  changes  in  staff,  that  the  war  seems 
to  cause.  Even  with  the  number  of  changes  we've  had  here,  we  are  better 
off  than  some  schools,  who've  had  three  different  men  teaching  top 
Latin  in  one  year.  In  September  we  welcomed  Mr.  Hincks  for  Maths,  and 
Science,  Mr.  Buchanan  for  French,  Mr.  Travers  for  Cadet  Corps  and  General 
Subjects,  and  Mr.  Chestnut  for  General  Subjects. 

At  Christmas  Mr.  Polk  had  to  leave  to  join  the  U.S.  Marines,  and  took 
with  him  the  best  wishes  of  all  at  Ashbury,  not  to  mention  regrets.  Mr.  Buchanan 
also  left  to  take  up  a  position  at  Upper  Canada  College. 

In  January  we  were  joined  by  Captain  Dare,  to  replace  Mr.  Buchanan,  and 
Mr.  Belcher,  in  place  of  Mr.  Polk.  As  we  had  been  previously  understaffed,  the 
arrival  of  Mr.  Walsh,  to  teach  general  subjects,  was  also  a  welcome  relief. 

On  the  Health  and  Domestic  side,  Mrs.  Arnold,  joined  us  as  Housekeeper, 
and  Mrs.  Fraser  came  as  under  matron. 

In  October,  Shaw,  departed  on  the  first  stage  of  his  journey  to  England 
and  his  post  as  Junior  House  Monitor  was  taken  over  by  Price.  Unfortunately 
Shaw's  ship  was  sunk,  though  happily  for  him  before  he  got  on  board,  and  it 
was  not  for  several  months  that  he  finally  got  across. 

Just  before  the  end  of  the  Christmas  term,  at  the  suggestion  of  the 
Prefects,  Evening  Chapel  was  changed  to  6.45,  immediately  after  tea,  instead 
of  at  8.15.  The  idea  was  to  avoid  the  interruption  to  evening  study,  particularly 
for  seniors.     General  opinion  seems  to  favour  the  change. 

We  were  very  sorry  that  Mrs.  Boon  was  seriously  ill  before  Christmas,  but 
are  glad  to  say  she  fully  recovered  long  before  these  words  were  penned. 

Captain  Dare,  was  unfortunate  enough  to  get  pneumonia  severely,  not  long 
after  his  arrival,  and  spent  some  time  at  the  Civic  Hospital.  He  made  a  good 
recovery  however,  and  was  back  at  school  in  harness  before  the  end  of  the 
Lent  term. 

Chris  Prance  was  unlucky  enough  to  break  his  leg  early  in  the  skiing  sea- 
son, and  its  obstinacy  in  mending,  kept  him  out  of  action  all  the  winter.  We 
hope  he'll  have  better  luck  next  year. 

The  boys  had  to  turn  to  and  do  most  of  the  housework  during  the  Christmas 
term,  and  again  towards  the  end  of  the  year.  This  included  room  cleaning, 
dining  room  cleaning  and  washing  up.  They  set  to  with  a  will,  and  now  should  be 
very  useful  in  their  homes. 

We  were  lucky  in  avoiding  any  heavy  epidemics,  getting  a  few  cases  of 
mumps  at  the  end  of  the  Christmas  term.  We  hear  there  were  several  more 
during  the  Christmas  holidays. 

An  admirable  innovation  at  this  year's  dance  was  the  presence,  on  invita- 
tion of  the  Head  Boys  of  Glebe  Collegiate,  Lisgar  Collegiate  and  the  Technical 
School.    We  hope  this  will  be  a  permanent  feature. 

It  snowed  this  year  first  on  October  26th,  two  days  later  than  last  year, 
but  it  more  than  made  up  for  those  days  by  its  depth  and  quantity  during  the 


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UPPER:    ROCKCLIFFE  IN  WINTER 
.OWER:   CADET  CORPS  INSPECTION  DAY 


[12]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

winter.  The  oldest  inhabitant  we  could  find,  one  over  83,  could  remember 
nothing  like  it. 

We  congratulate  Mr.  Lucas,  (Staff  1938)  on  his  marriage  recently  to 
Mies  Jessie  Emmett.  He  is  now  a  Flight  Lieutenant,  R.C.A.F.,  and  while  on  a 
/isit  to  Rockcliffe  Air  Station,  renewed  his  acquaintance  with  Ashbury. 

A  goodly  number  of  savings  stamps  have  been  bought  by  the  boys  this  year, 
but  we  feel  this  could  be  increased,  perhaps  by  having  less  tuck,  (that  is  when 
there  is  tuck  in  the  canteen). 

Dr.  Woollcombe  paid  his  annual  beginning  of  the  year  visit  to  the  school 
in  September,  and  addressed  the  boys  and  staff  briefly.  He  asked  "What  are 
we  fighting  for?"  Then  answered  the  possible  question  "How  can  a  boy  at 
school  help?"  and  ended  with  the  exhortation  "Do  it  now." 

We  are  indebted  to  the  good  offices  of  Dr.  Shapiro  for  a  visit  to  the  Elgin 
Theatre  to  see  "In  Which  We  Serve".  The  whole  school  were  invited  by  the 
management  of  the  theatre,  and  those  who  were  able  to  go,  most  of  us  inci- 
dentally, saw  a  film  well  worth  seeing.  We  are  deeply  grateful  both  to  the 
Elgin  Theatre  and  to  Dr.  Shapiro. 

There  has  been  much  activity  this  year  in  the  Debating  Club,  and  the 
International  Relations  Club,  which  is  reported  elsewhere.  There  has  also 
been  a  good  deal  going  on  with  Flat  Clubs,  Upper  and  Lower,  some  of  it  pos- 
sibly unofficial  and  not  for  publication. 

A  large  group  of  boys  accepted  the  invitation  of  the  R.C.A.F.  to  attend  a 
lecture  on,  and  see  an  exhibition  of,  photographs  of  the  work  of  the  Air  Force, 
held  at  the  Houses  of  Parliament  in  March.  They  found  it  most  interesting  and 
instructive. 

Thanks  are  due  to  Colonel  Calderon  for  coming  out  on  a  cold  evening  in 
March,  and  showing  some  films  to  a  number  of  the  younger  boys.  They  in- 
cluded films  of  a  Commando  Raid  on  Norway,  Desert  Fighting  and  some  car- 
toons, all  much  appreciated  by  the  audience. 

A  visit  to  the  War  Museum  under  Mr.  Travers'  guidance  was  enjoyed  by 
Form  IV.  On  another  occasion  the  same  party  went  to  the  Art  Gallery.  We 
feel  more  of  this  would  be  a  GOOD  THING,  to  paraphrase  1066  and  All  That. 

A  number  of  boys  have  been  having  a  good  time  swimming  at  the  Chateau, 
and  eating  afterwards  on  the  invitation  of  Miss  Seeley,  for  which  much  thanks 
say  all  of  them.  Others  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Walsh  for  movies  followed  by  food. 
Are  we  being  spoilt?    Say  not  so,  and  carry  on  the  good  work  please. 

There  has  been  a  pleasing  interest  in  music,  a  number  of  boys  taking  every 
opportunity  of  going  to  concerts  when  good  musicians  were  in  Ottawa.  We'd 
like  to  see  a  more  active  interest  even  if  we  have  to  sit  through  a  School 
Concert. 

The  Stamp  Club  started  well,  under  the  guidance  of  Mr.  Polk,  but  when  he 
left,  it  rather  faded,  though  it  still  lives.  Lets  have  it  a  really  energetic  con- 
cern next  year. 


THE  ASHBLR1  W  [15] 

JUNE    CLOSING 

THE  closing  took  place  on  Friday,  July  1 1  th,  in  the  afternoon.    The  Annual 
Sports  were  held  in  the  morning  and  there  was  a  short  leaving  service  in 
the  Chapel  after  lunch.     A  move  was  then  made  to  the  gym  where  the 
speeches  and  prize  giving  took  place. 

The  following  account  of  the  closing  was  taken  from  the  Ottawa  Citizen: 
"Perhaps  among   the   prize  winners   this  afternoon   there  will   be   future 
leaders  who  will  help  to  make  Canada  a  great  power  in  the  art  of  understand- 
ing." said  Sir  William  Glasgow,  Australian  High  Commissioner  to  Canada,  at 
the  Ashbury  College  closing  exercises  vesterday  afternoon  . 

Sir  William  reviewed  Ashbury's  part  in  the  wars  of  the  past  and  brought 
to  mind  the  things  that  Ashbunans  are  learning  to-day  to  fit  themselves  to 
carry  on  the  traditions  of  their  predecessors.  "You  are  learning  discipline  and 
self-control,  qualities  that  not  only  make  good  leaders  but  good  followers  as 
well.     Indeed,  a  man  must  be  able  to  obey  before  he  can  command  " 

Much  Pioneering  Ahead. 

Not  forgetting  the  day  after  victory,  Sir  William  spoke  of  the  many  things 
that  Canadians  have  yet  to  do.  "There  is  much  pioneering  yet  to  be  done — 
pioneering  in  the  fields  of  international  relations — learning  particularly  social 
science,  which  is  the  practice  of  helping  the  poverty-stricken." 

Presenting  the  Annual  Report  N.  M.  Archdale,  Headmaster  of  the  school, 
spoke  of  the  many  inconveniences  and  handicaps  brought  about  directly  and 
indirectly  by  the  war.  "I,  and  others  concerned  with  schools,  have  been  greatly 
disturbed  by  the  very  uncertain  state  in  which  education  appears  to  be  at 
present,"  he  said. 

The  attitude  assumed  by  many  boys  who  intend  to  enter  the  armed  forces 
that  it  does  not  matter  whether  or  not  they  matriculate  is  one  of  shortsighted- 
ness "They  forget  that  after  the  war  they  will  find  the  lack  of  some  academic 
standing  a  definite  handicap  in  either  obtaining  a  job,  or  entering  university, 
as  presumably  some  of  them  will  wish  to  do." 

Referring  to  the  curtailment  of  subjects  not  of  essential  value  to  the  war, 
and  replacing  them  with  courses  in  defence,  aeronautics  and  other  specialized 
sciences,  Mr.  Archdale  said,  "I  feel  that  a  democracy  cannot  exist  when  a 
nation  is  composed  almost  entirely  of  technicians  and  specialists.  Let  us  by 
all  means  give  all  we  have  got  to  defeat  the  Axis  nations,  but  don't  let's  lose 
sight  of  the  future. 

Sports  Carried  On 

Although  cadet  and  defence  work  took  much  time,  the  sports  were  carried 
on  as  in  previous  years.  In  the  first  term  the  football  team  was  young  and  in- 
experienced, but  although  it  was  not  very  successful  in  the  inter-school  matches, 


[H]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

they  "put  up  a  good  show,  showing  courage  and  promise  for  the  future."    This 
was  also  true  of  the  hockey  team. 

Much  enthusiasm  was  shown  in  skiing  this  winter,  "more  for  exercise  and 
pleasure  than  of  a  competitive  nature,  which  to  my  mind  is  no  bad  thing,"  said 
the  headmaster.  The  cricket  team  enjoyed  a  good  measure  of  success,  al- 
though it  did  not  win  the  inter-school  trophy.  The  junior  soccer  team  success- 
fully carried  off  the  Colonel  Fraser  Cup. 

The  health  of  the  school  was  good.  Mr.  Archdale  commended  Miss  Mac- 
Laughlin,  Mrs.  Fraser  and  Miss  Barker,  the  school  nurses,  for  their  untiring 
vigilance. 

"Staff  changes  for  various  reasons,  military  duties  and  health,  for  example, 
do  not  help  in  the  efficient  functioning  of  the  school.  This  year  we  have  been 
unfortunate  in  that  changes  took  place  in  the  middle  of  the  year,"  said  Mr. 
Archdale,  "although  in  Mr.  Walsh,  Mr.  Chestnut,  Capt.  Dare  and  Mr.  Belcher 
we  obtained  hard-working,  enthusiastic  colleagues  who  have  thrown  themselves 
into  their  work."  Mr.  Archdale  lauded  the  way  in  which  the  staff  has  "pulled 
together"  and  has  taken  on  extra  duties  cheerfully.  He  also  spoke  of  the  way 
in  which  the  prefects  and  other  boys  have  co-operated  to  do  whatever  they 
could  to  make  for  the  general  good. 

More  Serious  Side 

The  sale  of  tickets  for  the  annual  play  netted  the  Red  Cross  $274.00. 
Debates  and  meetings  of  the  International  Relations  Club,  at  which  several 
distinguished  people  spoke,  rounded  out  the  more  serious  side  of  extra-cur- 
ricular activities.  Many  trips  to  the  Parliament  Buildings,  the  Archives  and 
other  educational  places  of  interest  were  arranged  for  the  boys. 

In  conclusion,  the  headmaster  said,  "I  feel  that  if  parents,  governors,  boys 
and  staff  all  work  together  in  harmony,  no  school  can  fail  to  be  great.  While 
I  want  to  express  my  gratitude  for  the  co-operation  of  many  of  these  categories, 
I  would  ask  that  next  year  this  co-operation  be  unanimous." 

In  his  valedictory  address,  R.  G.  R.  Lawrence,  head  prefect,  and  captain 
of  the  school  for  the  past  year  said:  "We  shall  take  away  with  us  two  funda- 
mental principles  which  at  all  times  Ashbury  has  stressed — those  of  courage 
and  duty.  To  older  and  wiser  people  it  appears,  and  rightly  so,  that  this  world 
which  we  are  now  entering  is  a  chaotic  and  frightening  one.  While  we  grant 
the  truth  of  this  fact,  it  does  not  in  any  degree  dismay  us:  we  face  it  with 
happy  confidence." 

Col.  E.  F.  Newcombe  of  the  board  of  governors  was  acting  chairman  of 
the  occasion,  and  among  those  present  were  Norman  Wilson  and  Senator 
Cairine  Wilson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shirley  Woods,  Mrs.  E.  F.  Newcombe,  Dr.  G.  P. 
Woollcombe,  H.  S.  Southam,  Col.  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Fraser,  G.  J.  K.  Harrison,  head- 
master of  Abinger  Hill  School,  now  incorporated  in  Ashbury,  and  Brigadier- 
General  and  Mrs.  C.  H.  Maclaren. 


THE  ASHBURIAS  [  1  5  | 

VALEDICTORY 

(Given  by  R.  G.  R.  Lawrence,  Head  Prefect,  at  the  Closing) 

I   HOPE  you  will  forgive  me,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  if  I    refer  to  myself  as 
"the  old  man  of  Ashbury",  having  spent  nine  years,  more  than  half  my  life, 
within  these  scholastic  halls.     Perhaps,  for  a  few  moments  you  will  allow 
me  to  tell  you  something  of  what  its  tradition  means  to  us,  the  class  of  nineteen 

forty-three. 

The  Graduating  Class  of  forty-three  are  leaving  school  at  a  very  crucial 
stage  in  the  history  of  the  world.  At  no  other  time  has  so  much  depended  upon 
the  atmosphere  and  background  of  the  young  people  of  the  nation,  nor  upon  the 
characteristics  which  have  been  formed  and  the  characters  which  have  been 
moulded,  of  the  young  men  who  are  leaving  school  all  over  the  Dominion  at  the 
close  of  this  term.  All  of  us  who  are  graduating  here  to-day  have  no  doubt 
looked  forward  to  this  occasion  with  a  keen  feeling  of  anticipation,  but  it  is 
only  now  that  we  fully  realise  that  we  are  closing  a  chapter  of  happy  memories, 
of  comradeship.  But  even  more  important  than  this,  we  shall,  take  away  with 
us  the  two  fundamental  principles  which  at  all  times  Ashbury  has  stressed,  those 
of  courage  and  of  duty. 

At  this  moment  there  is  one  primary  duty  before  us  all,  that  of  serving  our 
country,  but  even  in  times  of  peace  there  will  be  tasks  confronting  us  which 
will  demand  an  equal  devotion.  And  the  successful  accomplishment  of  duty, 
whether  in  peace  or  war,  demands  the  other  fundamental  attribute  of  courage. 
Other  boys  who  have  graduated  from  Ashbury,  some  last  year,  some  the  year 
before,  and  many  others  before  them  have  realized  these  truths;  they  have  not 
swerved  from  their  duty  and  they  have  not  lacked  courage. 

To  the  older  and  wiser  people  it  appears,  and  quite  rightly  so,  that  this 
world  which  we,  the  class  of  forty-three,  are  now  entering  is  a  chaotic  and 
possibly  frightening  one.  But  while  we  grant  the  truth  of  this  fact  it  does  net 
in  any  degree  dismay  us,  we  face  it  with  happy  confidence. 

Here  at  Ashbury  we  have  been  set  a  standard  of  conduct  and  have  been 
taught  many  things.  It  is  now  our  responsibility  to  put  those  things,  which  we 
have  learnt,  into  practical  use,  and  to  endeavor  to  maintain  this  high  standard, 
so  that  those  who  have  left  this  school  before  us,  and  those  who  will  follow 
after  us,  can  honestly  feel  that  we  have  done  our  best  and  carried  on  the 
Ashbury  tradition,  of  duty  and  courage. 


[161  THE  ASH  BUR!  AN 

SPORTS    DAY 

THIS  year  again  the  Annual  Athletic  Sports  were  held  on  the  morning  of 
the  closing.  The  day  was  very  suitable  for  the  activities  of  the  morning, 
fine  but  not  too  hot.  In  order  to  shorten  proceedings  the  Long  Jump  and 
Throwing  the  Cricket  Ball  events  were  decided  the  day  before,  an  innovation 
which  proved  successful.  -Thought  there  were  not  very  many  startling  results 
recorded,  there  were  some  very  close  races,  and  the  performance  of  Sablin,  an 
Intermediate,  in  beating  several  of  the  Senior  times  and  distances,  deserves 
special  mention.  His  Long  Jump  of  18  ft.  1  inch  is  remarkably  good  for  the 
under  16  class. 

This  year,  as  last,  War  Savings  Stamps  were  given  as  prizes,  except  in 
Special  cases,  such  as  the  Championships  of  each  class.  R.  Heaven  won  the 
Senior  Championship  and  the  Fleming  Cup;  D.  Sablin  the  Intermediate  and 
Stanley-Wright  Cup  and  M.  Paxton  the  Junior  and  Aylwin  Cup. 

RESULTS— SENIOR  EVENTS 
100  yards— R.  Boutin,  I.  Cole,  R.  Heaven,  11   1/5  sees. 
1  mile,  open — R.  Heaven,  E.  Pilgrim,  P.  Hatch,  4  min.  54.6  sees. 
220  yards— I.  Cole,  F.  Macnabb,  R.  Boutin,  28.4  sees. 
High  Jump— H.  Bulpit,  R.  Heaven,  I.  Cole,  4  ft.  8Vz  in. 
880  yds. — R. Heaven,  P.  Harben,  R.  Lawrence,  4  mm.  23.8  sees. 
Long  Jump — R.  Heaven,  I.  Cole,  R.  Boutin,  15  ft.  9  in. 
120  yds.  Hurdles— I.  Cole,  P.  Hatch,  R.  Boutin,  18  sees. 
440  yds. — F.  Macnabb,  I.  Cole,  R.  Heaven,  1  mm.  14.2  sees. 
Obstacle  Race— H.  Bulpit,  P.  Hatch,  R.  Boutin. 

INTERMEDIATE  EVENTS 
100  yds. — R.  Sablin,  P.  Daniels,  P.  Richardson,  11   sees. 
High  Jump — P.  Richardson,  R.  Sablin,  L.  Chapman,  4  ft.  10  in. 
220  yds— R.  Sablin,  P.  Richardson,  27.2  sees. 
Obstacle  Race — P.  Daniels,  M.  Mackintosh,  L.  Chapman. 
120  yd.  Hurdles — R.  Sablin,  P.  Richardson,  P.  Daniels,  17  sees. 
440  yards — R.  Sablin,  P.  Richardson,  P.  Daniels,  1   min.  12.2  sees. 
Long  Jump — R.  Sablin,  P.  Daniels,  L.  Chapman,  18  ft.  1   in. 

JUNIOR  EVENTS 
100  yds— M.  Paxton,  B.  Castle,  R.  Paterson,  13.2  sees. 
75  yds— (Under  12)  V.  Smith,  P.  Shmner,  J.  Whitwell,  1 1  sees. 
200  yds  — B.  Castle,  M.  Boag,  T.  Kenny,  32.4  sees. 
High  Jump— J.  Nesbitt,  R.  Gould,  P.  Warburton,  4  ft.  4  in. 
50  yds— (under  10)  P.  Calderon,  B.  Chisholm,  E.  Archdale,  8.2  sees. 
Obstacle  Race — "A"  T.  Kenny,  B.  Castle;  "B"  G.  Grove,  J.  Shinner. 
80  yds.  Hurdles— N.  deWinton,  A.  Paish,  A.  Little,  16.4  sees. 
Obstacle  Race — (under  12)  P.  Shinner,  N.  DeWinton,  O.  Redfern. 
Long  Jump — J.  Shinner,  A.  Holmes,  M.  Paxton,  13  ft.  6  in. 
Inter-House  Tug-of-War,  Connaught,  1  mm.  58.8  sees. 
Inter-House  Relay  Race,  Connaught 
Old  Boys'  Race,  R.  Heath,  S.  Montgomery,  C.  Winter,  12  sees. 


THE  ASH  BUM  AS  [17  \ 

CADET    CORPS 

THIS  year  saw  a  great  increase  in  Cadet  Corps  activities.  With  Defence 
added  there  was  a  period  every  morning,  as  well  as  the  regular  weekly 
afternoon.  There  had  to  be  instruction  in  a  variety  of  additional  subjects, 
including  map  reading,  administration,  knots  and  lashings,  Bren  gun  and  so  on. 
We  were  fortunate  to  have  Captain  Travers  on  the  staff  to  take  over  the  posi- 
tion of  Cadet  Instructor,  and  he  worked  very  hard  all  year,  producing  some  very 
good  results,  as  will  be  seen  in  the  account  of  the  Annual  Inspection  on  an- 
other page. 

We  were  again,  and  increasingly  so,  indebted  to  Col.  Hogan,  Officer  Com- 
manding the  Governor  General's  Footguards,  for  help  and  advice  during  the 
year.  We  were  lent  a  good  deal  of  equipment,  such  as  rifles,  bayonets  and 
Bren  guns,  and  also  had  the  benefit  of  instructors  on  occasion. 

The  purchase  by  the  school  of  three  new  drums,  was  a  great  help  in 
the  marching  training,  and  caused  a  noticeable  improvement. 

The  great  thrill  of  the  year,  perhaps  was  the  arrival  of  new  uniforms.  This 
came  about  owing  to  the  re-organization  of  Cadet  Services,  and  the  appoint- 
ment of  Col.  C.  G.  Gner  as  Director  of  Army  Cadets.  The  uniforms  were  sup- 
plied by  the  Government  who  also  paid  half  the  cost,  the  balance  being  paid 
by  the  school  concerned.  Unfortunately  it  was  only  just  before  the  Inspection 
that  the  uniforms  materialized,  and  even  then  we  were  a  few  short.  However, 
there  were  enough  to  show  that  they  are  smart,  comfortable  and  serviceable,  and 
will  certainly  be  a  great  improvement  over  the  old  long-condemned  uniform, 
which  rumour  states,  have  been  handed  down  from  father  to  son,  in  some  cases. 
One  Old  Boy  at  least,  who  has  a  son  in  the  Cadet  Corps,  swears  he  wore  them 
when  at  Ashbury. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year  there  were  few  of  last  year's  officers  and 
non-commissioned  officers  left,  so  a  good  deal  of  experimenting  took  place.  It 
was  not  till  later  that  final  appointments  were  made,  based  on  the  qualities 
shown  and  work  done  by  the  boys  concerned.  We  would  like  here  specially  to 
mention  the  work  of  Cole  and  Lee. 

Next  year  again  we  will  have  new  officers,  also  a  new  instructor,  in  Ser- 
geant Major  Mitchell  Henry,  who  comes  to  us  with  27  years'  Army  service, 
several  years  experience  with  Cadets  in  British  Columbia,  and  a  very  fine 
reputation  and  record. 

CADET   CORPS    INSPECTION 

The  following  account  is  taken  from  the  Ottawa  Citizen: 
Smartness  and  precision  were  noteworthy  as  the  Ashbury  College  Cadet 
Corps  paraded  before  Col.  C.  G.  Grier,  Director  of  Army  Cadets  for  Canada, 
and  Capt.  T.  C  Holmes,  M.D.  3,  district  cadet  officer,  Saturday  afternoon  on 
the  Ashbury  grounds.  The  Governor  General's  Foot  Guards  provided  a  back- 
ground of  military  music. 

After  the  inspection  of  the  corps,  the  cadets  demonstrated  their  excellent 
marching,  Bren  gun  drill,  and  arms  drill.     The  highlight  of  the  afternoon  was 


[18]  THE  ASHBUR1AN 

the  platoon  in  mock  attack,  with  the  first  aid  corps,  the  signallers  and  the 
attackers  giving  a  fine  display  of  their  skill  in  war  tactics. 

Juniors  Take  Part 

A  squad  of  juniors,  not  to  be  outshone  by  their  seniors,  marched  around  the 
field,  some  of  them  shouldering  rifles.  The  younger  of  these  had  had  no  train- 
ing from  a  master  but  were  drilled  by  the  boys  in  the  cadet  corps. 

"The  quality  was  excellent,  and  shows  keenness,  enthusiasm,  and  esprit  de 
corps,"  said  Col.  Grier  in  the  short  address  which  he  gave  at  the  close  of  the 
review.  Col.  Grier  said  that  he  had  gone  expecting  to  see  something  rather 
good,  and  he  was  not  disappointed.  He  congratulated  Cadet  Captain  Ian  Cole, 
company  commander,  on  the  standard  of  proficiency  displayed  by  the  Cadets. 
"This  is  the  unit  among  hundreds;  a  hundred  boys  among  thousands;  this  is 
a  very  good  example  of  what  is  being  done  in  Canada  from  coast  to  coast." 

Cups  Presented 

Cadet  Lieut.  Ronald  Heaven  was  presented  with  the  cup  for  the  best 
platoon  by  Col.  Grier,  who  also  presented  the  shooting  prizes.  The  Willis 
O'Connor  Cup  for  the  senior  boy  with  the  best  shooting  score  was  won  by  David 
Hooper;  the  Scott  Cup  for  boys  of  15  and  16  was  given  to  Lewin  Chapman;  the 
Cox  Trophy  for  boys  under  15  went  to  David  Fair;  and  the  Humphery  Cup  for 
juniors  was  won  by  Timmy  Kenny. 

The  cadets  were  trained  by  Captain  R.  F.  Travers  and  the  junior  squad 
was  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  A.  B.  Belcher. 

Officers  of  the  company  were;  Ian  Cole,  cadet  captain;  R.  Heaven,  E. 
Pilgrim  and  R.  Renaud,  platoon  commanders;  H.  Bulpit,  adjutant;  A.  P.  Lee, 
company  sergt.  major;  B.  Harben,  P.  Harben  and  K.  Abbott-Smith,  platoon 
sergts.;  M.  Barnes,  quartermaster  sergt.;  R.  G.  R.  Lawrence,  first  aid  lieut.;  and 
H.  Bulpit,  R.  Boutin  and  P.  Richardson  made  up  the  color  party. 


SHOOTING 

THERE  was  much  more  shooting  than  last  year,  it  being  part  of  the  Defence 
and  Cadet  course  for  all  members  of  the  Corps.     Some  very  good  scores 
were  turned  in  at  times,  and  there  should  be  more  next  year.     Abbott- 
Smith  and  Chapman  were  very  helpful  and  efficient  in  organizing  and  helping 
to  supervise  the  shooting.    The  results  of  the  competitions  were  as  follows: 

WILLIS  O'CONNOR  CUP  (Open  to  all  Seniors) 

1.  Hooper  I  2.  Cole  3.  Bulpit 

SCOTT  CUP  (Boys  between  15  and  16) 

1 .  Chapman  2.   Nash  I  3.  Read 

COX  CUP  (Boys  between  14  and  15) 

1.  Fair  2    Hooper  II  3.  Threshie 

HUMPHREY  CUP  (Junior  School) 

1.  Kenny  2    Sykes  3.  Woodward 


THE  ASHBL'RI.-W  [19] 

THE    PLAYS 

THE  FANTASTIC  FLIGHT 

Noah  Boomer  R.  Sablin 

Hope  Tregoring A.  Hurtley 

Stella,  Boomer's  Wife - D.  Matthews 

Heatherfield  P.  Crump 

Pither,  Boomer's  Secretary F.  Maclaren 

News  Editor R.  Lawrence 

Reporter H.  Price 

Produced  by  A.  B.  Belcher 

1066  AND  ALL  THAT 
"The  Crusaders" 

Crusaders  Wife J.  Northcott 

First  Lady,  Constance A.  Woodward 

Second  Lady,  Blanche E.  Enfield 

Keeper  of  Drawbridge A.  Murdoch 

His  Wife  (Audrey)  B.  Castle 

Troubadour J.  Eliot 

Crusader E.  Samuel 

"King  John" 

King  John  W.  Nelles 

Baron  D.  Hooper 

Common  Man A.  Murdoch 

Barons M.  Threshie 

F.  Macnabb 

R.  Spielman 

S.    Pegram 

"Police  Court" 

Magistrate L.  Chapman 

First  Policeman  H.  Bulpit 

Second  Policeman T.  Crump 

Christopher  Columbus M.  Birchwood 

Guy  Fawkes T.  Kenny 

Produced  by  N.  M.  Archdale 

JOURNEY'S  END 
(Act  III) 

Captain  Stanhope M.  Barnes 

The  Colonel 0.  Arnould 

Lieut.  Osborne __ —  I.  Cole 

2nd  Lieut.  Raleigh M.  Shenstone 

2nd  Lieut.  Trotter R.  Boutin 

Co.  Sergt.  Major A.  Lee 


[20]  THE  ASHBURIAX 

Pre.  Mason  P.  Hatch 

German  Soldier W.  Eliot 

Soldiers E.  Pilgrim 

C.  Fleischmann 

Scene:   A  dugout  in  the  British  trenches  before  St.  Quentin,  March,  1918. 
Stage  and   property   manager,    R.    Heaven,   assistant   stage   manager,    P. 
Hatch.      Produced  by  N.  M.  Archdale. 

ON  the  night  of  Friday,  March  26,  the  school  plays  were  presented  in  the 
Technical  School  Auditorium.    The  evening  was  graced  by  the  presence 
of  the  Governor  General  and  Princess  Alice,  who  afterwards  went  back- 
stage to  greet  those  who  had  contributed  to  the  success  of  the  evening. 

Three  plays  were  presented,  the  first  being  "The  Fantastic  Flight"  by  Sidney 
Box.  This  is  a  one  act  play  based  on  the  now  famous  Resolution  of  the  Oxford 
Union  not  to  fight  in  the  event  of  war.  The  leading  part  (that  of  Noah 
Boomer)  was  played  by  Richard  Sablin.  His  acting  was  very  natural  and  good, 
but  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  for  many  minutes  neither  he  nor  the  majority  of  the 
members  of  the  cast  could  not  be  heard  in  many  parts  of  the  theatre.  It  is  of 
course  a  considerable  disadvantage  to  the  acoustics  to  have  a  number  of  cur- 
tains as  a  backdrop  instead  of  a  stage  set:  they  absorb  a  lot  of  sound  waves: 
and  the  well  packed  audience  absorbed  the  rest  before  they  had  time  to  float 
out  beyond  the  first  few  rows. 

However  the  entrance  of  Heatherfield  (Peter  Crump)  improved  this  situa- 
tion as  he  was  clearly  audible,  and  matters  tended  to  improve  as  the  play  went 
on.  There  is  a  chorus  of  running  commentary  provided  by  two  newspaper  men 
who  are  placed  with  their  telephones  on  either  side  of  the  proscenium  arch. 
They  (Barney  Lawrence  and  Harold  Price)  had  a  pretty  easy  job  to  do  but  they 
were  not  very  convincing.  I  am  not  quite  decided  however  that  the  fault  was 
theirs.  I  think  their  part  was  rather  flat.  Indeed  the  Fantastic  Flight  is  a 
poor  play  and  its  plot  has  few  of  the  attractive  qualities  that  fantasy  can  bring 
with  it.  Freddy  Maclaren  as  the  Big  Man's  secretary  was  admirable,  and  the 
two  women's  parts  taken  by  David  Matthews  and  Tony  Hurtley  were  apparently 
well  played  but  alas!  inaudible  to  our  section  of  the  theatre.  Both  the  girls 
looked  very  winsome. 

However  for  sheer  feminine  charm  Pussy  Northcott  with  dimple  slightly 
awry  would  have  been  hard  to  beat,  as  she  waited  for  the  crusader's  return 
in  the  next  section  of  the  play.  The  three  selections  from  "1066  And  All  That" 
caused  great  amusement. 

"The  Crusaders"  is  always  good  for  a  laugh  and  we  had  plenty.  I  was 
sorry  that  Lome  Eliot  as  the  Troubadour  spoke  his  two  songs  and  I  thought 
that  Andrew  Murdoch  as  the  Keeper  of  the  Drawbridge,  having  disappointed  me 
by  being  in  his  blue  suit,  was  also  too  much  of  a  hands-in-pocket  sloucher.  But 
the  others  were  good  and  particularly  Arthur  Woodward  as  Constance  should 
not  go  unmentioned. 

In  the  two  other  scenes,  "King  John"  and  the  "Police  Court,"  we  had  many 
more  laughs.     In  the  former  the  squeezing  out  of  the  Common  Man  is  very 


THE  ASH  BUM  AS  [21] 

funny:  and  in  the  latter  when  Columbus  is  indicted  for  discovering  America, 
and  Guy  Fawkes  for  failing  to  blow  up  the  Houses  of  Parliament,  everyone  on 
the  stage  seemed  to  be  enjoying  himself,  and  we  did  too,  in  consequence.  Lewin 
Chapman  was  very  good  as  the  magistrate. 

The  most  ambitious  part  of  the  evening  then  arrived  with  the  production 
of  Act  1 1 1  of  "Journey's  End".  I  think  this  was  valuable  as  showing  grownups 
that  such  an  apparently  difficult  play  for  boys  to  act  can  be  tackled  with 
success  and  as  showing  boys  how  much  you  can  do  with  little  or  no  scenery  to 
produce  all  the  effects  you  want  by  relying  on  the  imagination  of  your  audience. 
No  one  I  believe  felt  the  need  for  a  more  realistic  representation  of  that  dug- 
out: no  one  I  believe  felt  that  the  actors  had  not  mastered  the  nuances  of 
Shernff's  Last  Act. 

The  major  part  'Stanhope)  was  played  with  great  ability  by  Michael 
Barnes:  at  times  I  lost  myself  in  this  play  and  forgot  my  present  surroundings 
and  my  objective  view.  Only  once  did  Barnes  bring  me  back  from  this  happy 
state — when,  in  his  scene  alone  with  Raleigh,  his  voice  became  too  loud,  too 
harsh.  Michael  Shenstone  in  his  performance  as  Raleigh  was  pretty  well  as 
good  as  Barnes:  he  played  with  great  sensitiveness  and  most  convincingly. 
Derek  Arnould  was  good  as  the  Colonel,  and  Ian  Cole,  Tony  Lee,  and  Peter 
Hatch,  besides  being  excellently  cast,  did  an  admirable  job,  Ian  Cole  in 
particular. 

The  plays  were  not  over  till  11.15  or  after  and  the  only  criticism  I  have 
about  Journey's  End  is  that  the  waits  that  occurred  between  scenes  were  much 
too  long.  In  the  time  that  it  took  to  produce  the  identical  dugout  without  the 
removal  or  addition  of  more  than  one  packing  case  you  could  have  substituted 
the  Throne  room  of  the  Rajah's  palace  for  the  interior  of  the  Colosseum,  Rome. 
Perhaps  Ronnie  Heaven  (stage  and  property  man)  had  gone  out  for  a  coke? 

Anyway  it  was  a  good  evening,  very  well  attended  by  a  large  and  properly 
enthusiastic  audience  and  our  best  thanks  are  due  to  all  who  helped  to  make 

itsa  G.J.K.H. 


PUPPET  SHOW 

The  Puppeteers  are  to  be  congratulated  on  two  counts,  first  of  all  for  the 
admirable  show  they  put  on  during  the  winter,  second  that  they  by  so  doing 
raised  $7.00  for  the  Candies  for  Britain  Fund.  Their  industry  and  the  time 
spent  in  preparation  also  deserves  comment.  The  programme  consisted  of 
scenes  form  "Don  Quixote",  and  "The  Adventures  of  Clippo  the  Clown".  The 
puppeteers  were  Charles  MacNabb,  G.  Thomas,  R.  Burder,  M.  Barnes,  J.  Harri- 
son, and  Michael  Webb  who  also  painted  the  back-drop  and  scenery.  The 
stage-manager  was  P.  Whitworth  assisted  by  N.  Dixon,  and  music  was  in  charge 
of  P.  Mackintosh.  Our  only  regret  is  that  there  weren't  more  puppet  shows 
during  the  year. 


[22]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

ANOTHER  VIEW  OF  THE  PLAYS 

Rev.  T.  C.  B.  Boon 

We  are  indebted  to  "Panorama"  for  this  feature. 

UNDER  the  distinguished  patronage  of  the  Governor-General  and  H.R.H. 
Princess  Alice,  the  annual  plays  were  presented  in  the  Auditorium  of  the 
Technical  School,  and  while  one  missed  the  friendly  atmosphere  of  the 
Little  Theatre  with  its  superior  stage  and  scenery,  more  than  compensation  was 
added  in  the  larger  accommodation.  Possibly,  too,  there  was  even  a  gain  in 
the  greater  simplicity  and  more  complete  demands  upon  the  imagination. 

The  first  play  was  "Fantastic  Flight"  which,  as  the  Headmaster  explained 
in  his  introduction,  attempted  to  work  out  the  theme  of  pacifism.  Sablin  as 
Noah  Boomer  had  the  heaviest  part  in  this  and  gave  a  fine  performance  which 
promises  well  for  the  future.  MacLaren  was  the  perfect  secretary,  deferential 
and  co-operative,  while  Crump  I  gave  an  unusually  natural  display  as  the 
Works'  Manager.  The  two  ladies  were  an  outstanding  success,  capturing 
everyone's  heart  with  their  charm.  In  spite  of  her  pacific  principles,  Hope 
Tregoring  (Hurtley)  was  quite  a  dangerous  vamp,  and  there  seemed  every 
justification  for  Stella  Boomer  (Matthews)  to  get  so  indignant  with  her  husband 
in  the  final  scene,  the  close  of  which  was  most  stirring.  The  newspapermen 
had  difficult  parts  and  Lawrence  and  Price  are  to  be  congratulated  on  their 
performance. 

The  three  scenes  of  "1066  and  All  That"  struck  a  lighter  vein.  In  the 
first  the  four  ladies  were  the  centre  of  attraction,  some  of  the  audience  being 
quite  envious  of  their  costumes.  The  coyness  of  the  Crusader's  wife  (North- 
cott)  was  greatly  appreciated,  but  we  still  regret  that  the  troubadour  (Eliot) 
did  not  sing  his  lines.    Samuel,  as  the  Crusader,  showed  a  fine  bluster  in  his  part. 

In  the  'King  John'  scene,  Hooper  as  the  Chief  Baron  was  quite  outstanding 
in  poise  and  determination,  while  Nelles  made  a  rather  amusing  King  John. 
The  Barons  (Threshie,  MacNabb,  Pegram,  Spielman)  supported  the  principals. 
Murdoch  was  an  excellent  Common  Man  and  Keeper  of  the  Drawbridge. 

The  'Police  Court'  scene  was  dominated  by  Chapman  as  the  Magistrate, 
and  he  must  be  commended  for  the  way  in  which  he  changed  his  dialect  under 
the  subversive  influence  of  Christopher  Columbus  (Birchwood).  Kenny's  antics 
as  Guy  Fawkes,  and  the  happy  selection  of  Bulpit  and  Crump  II  as  policemen 
added  to  the  general  gaiety. 

Many  might  think  that  the  production  of  the  third  act  of  "Journeys  End" 
was  too  ambitious,  but  it  fully  justified  itself  and  one  followed  it  with  a  breath- 
less interest.  Barnes  as  Capt.  Stanhope  had  a  very  heavy  part  in  which  he 
constantly  improved.  He  put  a  lot  into  his  work  and  his  performance  was  very 
effective.  Cole  displayed  great  skill  in  the  part  of  Lt.  Osborne  and  was  always 
convincing.  Boutin  as  Lt.  Trotter  was  not  only  refreshing,  but  much  improved 
in  acting.  Shenstone  had  a  difficult  part  as  Lt.  Raleigh,  but  he  played  it  with 
remarkable  understanding  and  his  hesitation  of  manner  seemed  to  give  it  the 


THE  ASHBUR1AN  [23] 

right  touch.  In  minor  parts,  Hatch  as  Pte.  Mason  and  Lee  as  the  Sergeant- 
Major  did  first  class  work,  while  Arnould  as  the  Colonel,  Pilgrim  and  Fleishmann 
as  soldiers,  and  Eliot  as  the  German  prisoner,  were  very  efficient. 

The  Headmaster  and  Mr.  Belcher  are  to  be  congratulated,  both  upon  their 
casting  as  well  as  their  production.  The  staging  was  excellent  under  the  super- 
vision of  Ron  Heaven,  assisted  by  Hatch,  and  the  sound  and  lighting  effects 
were  well  conceived. 

Altogether  a  happy  and  successful  evening. 


BROADCASTING    EXPERIENCE 

ASHBURY  boys  were  invited  by  Mrs.  L.  P.  Sherwood,  organizer  of  the  school 
broadcasting  project  "Trumpet  Call  to  Youth",  to  take  part  in  the  first 
demonstration,  together  with  girls  from  Elmwood.     There  were  a  series 
of  broadcasts  by  different  schools  in  Ottawa,  depicting  the  National  Life  of 
different  races  now  settled  in  Canada.     Each  broadcast  consisted  of  a  short 
play,  followed  by  a  discussion  on  the  play  by  a  class. 

The  Ashbury,  Elmwood  share,  was  to  act  a  playlet  "Ivan  Mestrovitch"  on 
the  life  of  the  Jugo-Slavian  sculptor,  on  the  stage  of  the  Glebe  Collegiate,  as 
a  demonstration  for  all  the  teachers  in  Ottawa.  The  stage  was  turned  into  a 
broadcasting  studio,  and  the  play  was  treated  exactly  as  if  a  broadcast  were 
taking  place,  with  sound  effects  and  all. 

Mr.  Charles  P.  Wright,  manager  of  the  C-B-C  Ottawa  studios,  produced 
the  play,  and  the  boys  gained  valuable  and  interesting  experience.  The  boys 
taking  part,  selected  after  several  auditions  at  the  C-B-C  studio  were,  Barnes, 
Cole,  Heaven,  Lawrence,  Nelles,  Crump  I,  Hocper  I.  We  hope  that  in  future 
projects  Ashbury  will  be  given  further  opportunities  of  co-operating. 


DEBATING   SOCIETY 

THE  first  meeting  of  the  Society  was  held  on  October  2nd.  There  were  27 
members  present.  Lawrence  moved  "that  Canadian  Immigration  after 
the  war  should  be  restricted  to  British  Subjects".  Boutin  opposed.  There 
were  half  a  dozen  speakers  from  the  floor  of  the  house,  and  the  motion  carried 
by  1 4  votes  to  7. 

The  second  meeting  was  held  on  Friday,  Nov.  6th,  with  30  members  present. 
Eliot  I  proposed  that  "Classics  should  be  abolished  from  the  curriculum".  His 
main  point  was  that  people  should  look  to  the  future  rather  than  to  the  past. 
Crump  I  opposed.  Several  speakers  then  rose  from  the  floor  of  the  house,  on 
both  sides,  the  motion  being  rejected  by  16  votes  to  12. 

The  third  and  perhaps  most  lively  debate  took  place  on  Friday,  Nov.  27th, 
when  with  34  members  present  Chapman  proposed  that  "The  Movie  has  taken 


[24]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

the  place  of  the  play  in  entertainment."  Barnes  opposed,  and  many  speakers 
rose  from  the  floor  of  the  house,  though  not  all  of  them  spoke  to  the  point, 
possibly  excited  by  the  applause  and  enthusiasm  which  was  in  evidence.  The 
voting  resulted  in  a  tie  14  -  14,  and  the  President's  casting  vote  caused  the 
motion  to  be  lost. 

On  Friday,  February  2nd,  the  fourth  meeting  was  held,  with  33  members 
present.  Crump  II  proposed  that  "this  House  believes  in  Ghosts"  and  was 
opposed  by  his  brother  Crump  I.  Both  spoke  well,  but  had  to  admit  their 
arguments  were  inconclusive.  There  were  several  speakers  from  the  floor  of 
the  House  which  became  rather  noisy  and  unruly,  particularly  when  one  speaker 

N tt,  referred  to  another  speaker  as  a  beast  of  asinine  species,  and  had 

to  retract  his  statement.  The  motion  was  carried  by  14  votes  to  10,  with  the 
remarkable  number  of  7  spoilt  ballots. 


INTERNATIONAL  RELATIONS  CLUB 

THIS  society  was  active  and  had  a  successful  year,  with  good  meetings  and 
attendance.     The  first  meeting,  held  on  September  23rd,  was  purely  a 
business  meeting  for  the  election  of  officers,  and  amendments  to  rules. 
On  October  16th  the  second  meeting  was  held,  when  West   I   spoke  on 
"What  Effect  the  Anglo-Russian  Alliance  will  have  on  post-war  Europe."    This 
was  keenly  discussed  by  the  Club,  and   the  great  majority  were  strongly   in 
favour  of  the  Alliance. 

On  November  13th  it  had  been  hoped  Mr.  Grattan  O'Leary,  would  be  the 
speaker.  He  was,  however,  unable  to  attend,  so  there  was  a  general  discussion 
on  the  following  subject  "That  the  affair  in  North  Africa  is  of  minor  importance 
in  this  war".  This  was  definitely  not  the  opinion  of  the  meeting,  judging  by 
the  speeches  and  voting. 

The  fourth  meeting  of  the  Society  took  place  on  December  4th,  when  Mr. 
Percy  Phillips,  of  the  New  York  Times,  was  kind  enough  to  come  and  speak  on 
"The  Balance  of  Power  in  Europe  pre-  and  post-war".  His  talk  was  listened 
to  with  great  interest,  and  provided  much  material  for  thought  and  discussion. 

On  January  29th,  the  society  met  for  an  informal  discussion  on  "India 
should  be  given  freedom  now".  Opinion  was  divided,  but  the  majority  were 
opposed  to  the  proposition. 

On  February  19th,  the  society  was  honoured  by  the  presence  of  Dr. 
Gavrilovic,  Counsellor  at  the  Jugo-Slav  Legation  in  Ottawa.  He  spoke  on  the 
"Balkan  Situation",  envisaging  a  Federation  there  after  the  war.  His  stimulat- 
ing address  provoked  many  questions,  and  a  most  successful  meeting  closed 
shortly  after  9  p.m. 

On  Friday,  March  19th,  Mr.  Tracy  Philips  came  to  address  the  Society  on 
"Turkey"  giving  a  most  interesting  address  to  a  largely  attended  meeting,  and 
bringing  the  season  to  an  end  in  a  highly  satisfactory  manner. 


THE  ASHBLRIA.X  [25] 

SCHOOL  DANCE 

THIS  year  reverting  to  our  former  practice  we  held  the  School  Dance  in  the 
Dining-Room,  and  as  it  was  held  on  the  evening  of  May  22nd  following 
the  Cadet  Corps  Inspection  that  morning,  we  called  it  the  Cadet  Corps 
Dance  and  uniforms  were  worn. 

There  had  been  some  criticism  beforehand  because  it  was  not  being  held 
in  the  Gym,  but  after  the  dance,  the  general  view  of  those  questioned  by  our 
correspondent  was  that  the  dining-room  was  more  pleasant.  As  it  was  being 
held  on  a  Saturday  it  was  found  impossible  to  get  an  orchestra,  but  a  "juke 
box"  was  rented  and  worked  steadily  all  evening.  We  would  suggest  that  more 
variety  in  the  type  of  dance  records  selected  might  be  given  another  year. 

As  we  wanted  an  unbiased  account  of  the  dance,  we  obtained  and  print 
below,  the  views  of  a  member  of  the  fair  sex,  both  young  and  beautiful,  who 
was  among  those  present,  but  desires  to  remain  anonymous: 

"Since  I  am  not  and  never  will  have  the  honour  of  being  a  fellow  Ashburian, 
I  can  only  give  an  account  of  the  Annual  Ashbury  Dance  from  a  purely  feminine 
point  of  view.  I  am  sure  that  all  the  girls  lucky  enough  to  be  present  would 
join  me  in  saying  that  the  dance  was  a  great  success  from  the  moment  we 
arrived  to  our  final  goodbyes  at  the  doorstep.  This  year  "something  new  had 
been  added" — the  cadet  corps  uniforms,  which  gave  a  military  note  to  the 
affair.  The  refreshments  were  delicious  and  thanks  to  Mr.  Archdale,  we  enjoyed 
a  few  extra  dances  at  the  end  of  the  evening,  which  postponed  the  awful  issue 
of  going  home." 

The  decorations,  done  in  the  school  colours,  lent  an  atmosphere  of  festivity 
and  gaiety  to  the  event.  The  flowers  were  charming  and  the  music  supplied 
by  the  ever-faithful  nickelodion  suited  any  mood  or  tempo. 

So  ended  another  pleasant  evening  at  Ashbury  and  we  are  greatly  in- 
debted to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Archdale  for  making  it  possible." 


SKIING 

By  F.  McL 

THIS  season,  due  to  the  uncertainty  of  hockey,  there  was  a  great  deal 
mor  skiing  done  than  in  previous  years  and  many  budding  enthusiasts 
were  noticed  on  the  slopes  around  Rockcliffe. 
As  far  as  interscholastic  competitions  were  concerned,  the  weather  post- 
poned most  of  the  leading  events,  but  the  most  important  of  these,  the  Ault 
Trophy,  was  still  held  and  proved  very  successful.  Five  boy  teams  from  each 
school  are  represented,  the  first  four  to  come  in,  counting  in  the  final  score. 
The  school  placed  fourth  and  fifth  in  the  respective  downhill  and  slalom  courses 
which  brought  the  skiing  season  to  a  close. 

Unfortunately,  First  Team  Hockey  schedules  interfered  with  the  Southam 
Cross  Country  and  Seigniory  Club  events,  but  we  look  forward  with  bright  en- 
thusiasm to  next  year's  activities. 

The  following  represented  the  school  in  the  Ault  Trophy: — Cole,  Maclaren, 
Lawrence,  Price  and  Simonds. 


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SUGGESTIONS 

PEOPLE  sometimes  ask  what  use  the  Suggestion   Box  is,  and  have  even 
bsen  known  to  answer  their  own  question,  by  saying  it  is  useless,  as  no 
attention  is  paid  to  the  suggestions  deposited  therein.     They  are  quite 
wrong,  for  suggestions  ore  carefully  read  (when  in  readable  form  or  signed)  and 
considered.     If  feasible  or  sound  they  are  acted  upon,  if  not  they  are  destroyed, 
and  usually  the  individual  making  the  suggestion  is  given  reasons. 

The  purpose  of  this  article  is  to  invite  more  suggestions  from  boys  in  the 
school,  and  also  to  urge  that  more  suggestions  leading  to  the  benefit  of  all,  and 
fewer  leading  to  the  personal  benefit  of  the  individual  should  be  made.  For 
example  the  suggestion  that  there  should  be  a  permanent  box  for  donations 
to  the  Candies  for  British  Children  Fund,  was  excellent,  and  has  been  adopted. 
The  suggestion  that  an  extra  cent  on  candies  and  drinks  should  be  charged  at 
the  canteen,  and  put  to  the  above  Fund,  showed  a  right  attitude,  but  is  not 
easy  to  carry  out  in  practice.  The  request  that  Form  II  have  current  events 
was  another  good  suggestion,  now  put  into  operation. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  suggestion  "We  want  more  butter",  when  that 
commodity  is  rationed  was  not  only  selfish  but  stupid,  and  an  excellent  example 
of  what  not  to  suggest. 

Some  suggestions  have  point,  but  are  impractical,  so  where  possible  means 
of  carrying  out  the  suggestion  should  be  included.  The  mam  point  of  having 
a  suggestion  box,  is  to  get  criticism  of  what  is  being  done  and  suggestions  as 
to  what  should  or  could  be  done,  from  those  directly  concerned,  the  boys,  so 
that  the  efficiency,  and  general  well-being  of  the  school  can  be  improved.  Roll 
up  with  your  suggestions  please. 


Front  View  of  the  School  Thirty  Years  Ago. 


THE  ASHBL'RIAN  [27] 

RUGBY  FOOTBALL:  1942-43 

FIRST  XII  COLOURS:  A.  Lee 

R.  B.  Renaud 

F.  Maclaren 

R  G.  R.  Lawrence. 

THE  season  of  1942  opened  with  high  hopes,  but  little  experienced  material 
on  wrvch  to  base  them.  Only  nine  members  of  the  first  squad  had  ever 
played  football  before,  and  none  of  those  were  ball-carriers  of  any 
calibre.  The  average  age  was  unusually  low:  indeed,  with  a  handful  of  exceptions, 
it  was  virtually  an  intermediate  team  which  took  the  field.  However,  eagerness 
to  learn  and  a  remarkable  spirit,  largely  due  to  the  enthusiasm  of  Lee  and 
Renaud,  produced  rapid  improvement,  and  towards  the  end  of  the  season  there 
was  some  really  good  football. 

The  usual  drill  for  conditioning  and  fundamentals  of  blocking  and  tackling 
was  followed  by  thorough  practice  in  signals,  in  which  the  end-run,  tandem, 
criss-cross  and  quick  line-up  formations,  with  their  various  pass  variations, 
which  have  been  used  for  some  years,  were  stressed,  a  few  refinements  being 
added  as  usual.  Very  fair  football  sense  was  shown  by  the  newcomers,  and  for 
the  first  game  a  sounder  team  turned  out  than  could  reasonably  have  been 
expected. 

The  first  part  of  the  season  was  devoted  to  the  two  traditional  games  with 
Nepean  Seniors  and  one  against  the  Rockcliffe  Ramblers.  These  were  all  lost, 
though  in  no  case  by  heavy  margins,  and  the  quality  of  play  showed  progressive 
improvement.  For  the  first  time  for  many  years,  we  visited  Nepean  at  their 
own  grounds,  a  practice  which  must  not  again  be  allowed  to  lapse.  To  hold 
so  experienced  and  strong  a  team  to  a  score  of  18  -  12  on  their  own  field  was 
most  creditable,  and  the  game  was  in  all  ways  most  enjoyable.  Tribute  must 
be  paid  to  the  excellent  sportsmanship  shown  by  both  players  and  spectators 
of  Nepean. 

For  the  first  of  our  two  major  fixtures,  Lower  Canada  College  brought  up 
a  versatile  and  well-coached  squad,  which  returned  the  victors  a  score  of  11  -  0. 
Ashbury  had  a  very  fair  share  of  the  game,  and  was  in  scoring  position  several 
times,  but  inexperience  and  over-anxiety  robbed  them  of  points.  The  game, 
however,  was  reasonably  even,  and  the  School  emerged  with  considerable  credit, 
and  some  very  kind  things  were  said  about  their  display  by  the  well-known 
McGill  coaches  who  handle  the  L.C.C.  teams. 

The  B.C.S.  match  was  played  on  the  Lower  Canada  grounds  in  Montreal,  for 
the  use  of  which  and  for  a  most  generous  hospitality  our  thanks  are  due  to  that 
school.  The  Bishop's  team  was  mature,  heavy  and  competent,  and  carried  too 
many  guns  for  us.  The  first  half  was  very  even  and  ended  with  B.S.C.  leading 
7  -  6.  The  Ashbury  touch-down  had  been  scored  by  one  of  the  best  pieces  of 
offensive  football  produced  in  recent  years,  a  perfectly  executed  series  of  well- 
varied  plays  taking  the  ball  from  our  own  twenty-five  over  the  goal  line  without 
interruption.  In  the  second  half  weight  and  experience  took  its  toll,  and 
Bishop's  were  soon  ahead.     Ashbury  gambled  towards  the  end  in  the  hope  of 


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pulling  the  game  out  of  the  fire,  and  presented  their  opponents  with  two  easy 
opportunities  on  which  they  capitalized  smartly,  to  make  the  final  score  26  -  6. 
It  was  a  tired  and  beaten  team  that  left  the  field,  but  their  spirit  was  un- 
quenched,  and  only  their  will  to  win,  injudicious  perhaps  but  laudable,  caused 
them  to  end  the  losers  by  a  margin  of  more  than  one  touchdown.  The  game 
was  a  fine  piece  of  football  education,  and  played  throughout  in  an  admirable 
spirit.  In  no  instance  did  our  opponents  take  undue  advantage  of  their  superior 
size  and  strength. 

The  value  of  the  experience  gained  was  shown  in  the  last  three  games,  all 
of  which  were  won, — against  a  Lisgar  team,  a  return  with  the  Rockcliffe 
Ramblers,  and  the  Old  Boys  Match.  The  School,  playing  a  freer  and  less 
anxious  type  of  football,  scored  with  some  facility,  and  beat  the  Old  Boys  in  a 
foot  of  snow  by  18  -  0.  This  was  a  most  satisfactory  conclusion  to  a  fluctuating 
but  delightful  season,  which  augurs  well  for  the  future. 

Intermediate  and  Junior  football  showed  a  welcome  renaissance  and  keen- 
ness was  general  throughout  the  School.  The  Intermediate  XII  played  an 
away  match  with  L.C.C.  in  which  they  were  well  beaten,  and  various  Junior 
teams  had  fixtures  with  the  Rockcliffe  School  and  scratch  squads  from  the 
neighbourhood.  A  fair  measure  of  success  was  gained,  some  promising  talent 
unearthed — in  more  senses  than  one — and  useful  knowledge  of  the  principles 
acquired.  The  work  of  Mr.  Polk,  Lee  and  Renaud  in  arranging,  coaching  and 
refereeing  these  activities  was  most  helpful. 

The  season  as  a  whole  should  have  proved  beneficial  to  School  football. 
It  remains  for  next  year's  teams  to  build  upon  the  work  of  their  precursors. 
There  is  no  fear  of  any  lapse  in  keenness,  but  there  will  not  be  the  same  excuse 
of  inexperience,  for  there  is  the  nucleus  of  a  good  squad  returning.  Coolness  and 
judgment  are  the  only  two  factors  needed  to  produce  a  really  successful  season, 
and  it  must  be  the  resolution  of  all  concerned  to  see  that  that  success  is  forth- 
coming, not  merely  a  series  of  meritorious  failures. 

FIRST  XII  CHARACTERS 

A.  LEE— Captain- — 4th  year:  Inside:  his  blocking  and  tackling  were  of  a  very 
high  order  and  his  determination  brought  him  under  every  play:  the 
finest  lineman  the  School  has  had  for  some  years.  As  Captain,  he  inspired 
his  men  with  enthusiasm  and  sportsmanship  of  the  best  type,  and  was  most 
efficient  in  all  matters  of  organization. 

R.  B.  RENAUD — Vice-Captain — 2nd  year:  Quarterback:  a  neat  ball-handler 
who  showed  progressive  improvement  in  selection  of  plays  and  by  season's 
end  was  a  really  good  field-general:  a  sound  centre  secondary,  both  in 
tackling  and  in  short-pass  defence,  and  an  accurate  passer  and  kicker. 

F.  MACLAREN — 2nd  year:  made  excellent  interference  for  his  ball-carriers  and 
tackled  effectively.  His  blocking  on  kick  and  pass  formations  was  in- 
valuable. 

R.  G.  R.  LAWRENCE — 1st  year:  Middle:  although  new  to  the  game,  showed 
remarkable  aptitude  and  displayed  a  high  level  of  achievement.  His  plung- 
ing was  a  major  offensive  threat,  and  his  tackling  on  the  secondary  de- 
fence sure  and  sound. 


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ABBOTT-SMITH — 1st  year:  Snap:  timed  his  passes  well  and  was  consistently 
accurate'  a  resolute  and  effective  tackier  on  the  line  of  scrimmage. 

BULPIT — 1st  year:  Halfback:  developed  rapidly  into  a  sound  all-round  half: 
made  ground  quickly  around  the  ends  and  plunged  strongly:  an  admirable 
secondary,  and  placed  himself  well  to  receive  passes. 

HOOPER  I — 2nd  year:  Middle:  timed  his  plunges  well  and  made  many  valuable 
gains:  needs  to  improve  his  tackling,  and  devote  more  attention  to  in- 
terference. 

SABLIN — 1st  year:  Outside:  uses  his  speed  to  get  down  under  kicks,  tackles 
strongly. and  has  a  safe  pair  of  hands:  must  concentrate  on  taking  out 
his  man  on  end  run  formations. 

BRASS — 2nd  year:  Inside:  a  courageous  tackier  and  blocker:  his  loss  was  a 
decided  blow  to  the  team. 

RICHARDSON — 1st  year:  Halfback:  timed  his  plays  well,  and  a  good  pass- 
receiver,  but  must  run  with  more  determination  both  on  end-runs  and  on 
bucks:  a  fair  catching  half,  but  needs  to  get  more  under  the  ball. 

PILGRIM — 1st  year:  Halfback,  a  promising  ball-carrier,  but  must  learn  to  go 
for  his  hole  with  more  confidence;  greatly  improved  his  tackling  and 
interference  but  still  has  far  to  go. 

GROVE  I — 1st  year:  Flying  Wing:  fast  when  shaken  loose  around  the  ends,  but 
dropped  too  many  passes:  a  strong  and  fearless  tackier. 

BOUTIN — 2nd  year:  Halfback:  very  fast  and  greatly  improved  his  ball-handl- 
ing: tackled  well  on  occasion  but  needs  to  study  positional  play  on  both 
offence  and  defence. 

•CHAPMAN — 1st  year:  Outside:  fast  and  made  fair  interference,  but  not  suffi- 
ciently resolute  in  his  tackling. 


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MACNABB  I — 1st  year:  Middle:  runs  well  from  formation  and  tackles  fairly, 
but  should  do  both  with  more  energy,  and  pay  more  attention  to  inter- 
ference. 

THOMAS  I — 2nd  year:  Outside:  an  exceptionally  fine  pass  receiver,  but  must 
realize  that  tackling  and  blocking  are  no  less  the  duties  of  Outside  Wing: 
has  great  possibilities. 

PRICE — 1st  year:  Quarterback:  showed  considerable  promise  as  a  caller  of 
plays  and  tackled  finely. 

SPIELMAN — 1st  year:  Inside:  strong  and  willing  in  both  blocking  and  tackling 
but  must  learn  to  think  under  fire. 

DANIELS  I — 1st  year:  Outside:  a  keen  tackier  with  a  useful  turn  of  speed: 
must  develop  his  pass  receiving. 


HOCKEY:  1943. 

FIRST  VI  COLOURS— R.  C.  Bourget 
R.  B.  Renaud 
R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 

H.  B.  Moffatt. 

THE  season  of  1943  opened  with  a  useful  squad  of  experienced  players 
remaining  from  last  year,  and  some  promising  recruits,  and  hopes  were 
high  for  a  successful  series  of  fixtures.  That  the  results  were  somewhat 
disappointing  was  no  fault  of  coach  or  players.  The  loss  of  Moffatt  early  in 
the  season  was  a  cruel  blow,  and  the  absence  of  key  men  from  some  of  the 
crucial  games  took  its  inevitable  toll.  As  Captain,  Bourget  set  a  high  standard 
of  play  and  deportment  and  fired  his  team  with  much  of  his  own  enthusiasm. 

Once  again  the  School  was  fortunate  in  enjoying  the  services  of  Mr.  W.  J. 
Touhey  as  Coach.  His  instruction  in  the  fundamentals  and  in  the  finer  points 
of  the  game  was  beyond  praise,  and  his  insistence  on  sound  condition  and  the 
most  rigorous  canons  of  sportsmanship  inculcated  lessons  of  even  more  import- 
ance. We  hope  that  we  may  long  be  privileged  to  benefit  from  the  experience 
of  so  genial,  so  keen  and  so  efficient  an  instructor. 

Some  enjoyable  practice  games  were  played  in  the  earlier  weeks  of  the 
season  with  local  teams,  those  with  the  fast-skating  Gladstone  squad  being  of 
particular  value.  In  two  private  school  games,  we  were  unfortunate  in  meeting 
two  exceptionally  fine  and  well-balanced  opponents,  whose  combination  of  speed 
and  strength  with  well-executed  concerted  plays  was  too  much  for  us.  In 
neither  game  were  we  at  full  strength,  and  in  the  B.C.S.  fixture  particularly 
were  definitely  short-handed.  Determination  to  rise  to  the  occasion  on  the 
part  of  both  the  older  and  the  less  experienced  members  kept  the  score  within 
reasonable  bounds  on  both  occasions,  but  scoring  punch  was  lacking,  and  our 
defence  caught  too  often  on  the  wrong  foot. 

A  pleasing  feature  of  the  season  was  the  keenness  of  the  younger  mem- 
bers of  the  squad,  among  them  some  of  our  English  visitors,  who  have  developed 


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Left  to  Right — Front  Row:  Moffatt,  Bourget,  Sablin,  Renaud,  Lawrence. 
Second  Row:  Thomas,  Pilgrim,  Bulpit,  Read. 
Third  Row:  Price,  Lee,  Fleck. 
Back  Row:  A.  D.  Brain,  Esq.,   Daniels,  Goodeve,  Barnes. 

a  promising  skill  in  Canada's  winter  game.  They,  in  combination  with  older 
hands  who  are  returning  next  year,  should  form  the  basis  for  a  powerful  teem, 
which  must  be  firmly  determined  to  bring  back  some  of  the  glories  of  recent 
years  to  School  hockey. 

(Characters)  By  A.  D.  Brain 
R.  C.  BOURGET — Captain:  2nd  year:  Centre:  a  constructive  and  neat  play- 
maker,  who  skates  fast  and  effectively  both  on  attack  and  defence:  back- 
checks  strongly  and  has  a  powerful  and  accurate  shot.  As  Captain,  kept 
his  team  well  together  both  on  the  ice  and  off,  and  was  most  helpful  in 
making  arrangements. 
BARNES — Manager:  although  new  to  his  post,  was  most  efficient  in  the  many 
details  of  organization  which  fell  to  his  lot.  His  services  were  greatly 
appreciated  by  team  and  coach  alike. 

FIRST  VI  CHARACTERS 
By  R.  C.  B. 

RENAUD — Left  wing — Vice  Captain:  2nd  year  on  team:  Played  well  all  season 
and  did  some  very  useful  backchecking.    Also  scored  some  nice  goals. 

LAWRENCE — Defence — 2nd  year  on  team:  Was  much  improved  from  last  year. 
Was  a  mainstay  on  defence.    Should  learn  to  pass  the  puck  when  rushing. 

LEE — Defence — 2nd  year  on  team:  Has  a  very  useful  poke  check  and  covered 
fairly  well  in  front  of  his  own  net.    Should  learn  to  skate  faster. 


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PILGRIM — Centre — 2nd  year  en  team:  Is  a  fast  skater  and  a  good  stickhandler 

but  should  learn  to  go  up  the  csntre  of  the  ice  instead  of  the  boards.    Will 

be  very  useful  next  year. 
THOMAS  I — Right  Wing — 2nd  year  on  team:  Has  an  accurate  shot  but  did 

not  use  it  to  its  greatest  advantage.     Should  not  try  to  shoot  from  too  far 

in  the  corner.    Will  be  valuable  next  year. 
READ — Right  Wing — 1st  year  on  team:  Is  a  fairly  fast  skater  and  checks  well. 

should  be  an  asset  to  next  year's  team. 
BULPIT — Left  Wing — 1st  year  on  team:  Started  on  defence  but  was  moved  to 

a  forward  position.     Played  well  but  should  learn  to  keep  on  his  feet.    Will 

be  useful  next  year. 
SABLIN- — Goal — 1st  year  on   team:    Improved  as  the  season   progressed  and 

should  go  a  long  way  with  more  experience.  Should  learn  to  stay  on  his  feet 
PRICE — Defence — 1st  year  on  team:  Though  small  he  played  well  and  did  a 

good  job  on  the  forward  line  in  the  B.C.S.  games.     Will  be  an  asset  next 

year. 
FLECK — Left  Wing — 1st  year  on  team:  Did  not  do  badly  but  should  learn  to 

keep  out  of  the  way  of  his  own  teammates.    Will  be  useful  next  year. 
DANIELS — Utility — 1st  year  on  team:  Though  only  called  upon  for  service  in 

one  game  he  played  well  and  tried  hard. 
GOODEVE — Spare  Goal — 1st  year  on  team:    Improved  greatly  as  the  season 

grew  older  and  did  some  good  work  in  the  nets.     Should  learn  to  cover  his 

corners  better  and  to  clear  faster.    Will  be  very  useful  next  year. 

Vs.  L.  C.  C,  AWAY.    LOST  8  -  1 

The  first  team  travelled  to  Montreal  for  its  first  important  game  on  Feb. 
27  and  were  defeated  by  a  lopsided  score.  L.C.C.  were  held  in  their  own  end 
throughout  most  of  the  game  but  managed  to  visit  Ashbury  long  enough  to 
score  eight  times.  The  lone  goal  for  Ashbury  was  scored  by  Read  on  a  pass 
from  Bourget.  The  team  fought  hard  but  were  overcome  by  superior  playing. 
Cavey,  Cuttle  and  Sainsbury  were  best  for  Lower  Canada  while  Lawrence  and 
Sablin  played  well  for  Ashbury. 

Goal:  Sablin;  Defence:  Lawrence,  Lee,  Price;  Centre :Bourget;  Left  Wing: 
Renaud;  Right  Wing:  Read;  subs:  Pilgrim,  Thomas  I,  Bulpit,  Fleck. 

Vs.  B.  C.  S.,  AWAY.    LOST  5  -  0 

Again  we  travelled  to  Montreal  for  our  second  important  game.  This  time 
we  only  had  nine  players.  Goodeve  was  forced  to  play  goal,  Sablin  being  sick 
and  Price  had  to  move  up  to  the  forward  line.  B.C.S.  had  more  scoring  chances 
than  the  score  would  indicate,  however,  Ashbury  had  their  share  also  and  missed 
them  all.  Toward  the  middle  of  the  second  period  we  began  to  tire,  but  we  did 
not  give  up  the  fight.  The  team  fought  to  the  end  hoping  at  least  to  be  re- 
warded by  one  goal,  but  the  Bishop's  team  checked  furiously  and  gave  us  no 
chance  to  get  in  close.  Shepherd  and  Pitfield  played  well  for  Bishops  while 
Bourget,  Lawrence  and  Goodeve  turned  in  good  efforts  for  the  losers. 

Goal:  Goodeve;  Defence:  Lawrence,  Lee;  Centre:  Bourget;  Left  Wing: 
Renaud;  Right  Wing:  Price;  subs:  Pilgrim,  Bulpit,  Daniels  I. 


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Vs.  GLADSTONE  SNIPERS.    LOST  8  -  2. 
The  first  game  of  the  year  was  played  at  the  Auditorium  against  a  team 
with  much  more  speed  than  we  had.     However,  the  team  put  up  a  good  fight 
and  Moffatt  and  Thomas  I  each  scored  once.     Bourget  hit  the  goal  post  on 
three  different  occasions. 

Vs.  BUCKINGHAM,  AWAY.  WON  2  -  0 
In  their  second  game  the  team  showed  some  improvement  and  came 
through  with  their  only  victory  of  the  season.  Thomas  and  Bulpit  scored  our 
goals.  The  game  was  two  hours  late  starting  because  our  train  broke  down 
three  miles  from  the  station.  Bulpit,  Renaud,  and  Lee  turned  in  good  play  for 
the  winners.  Unfortunately  Moffatt,  who  played  in  the  first  game,  was  forced 
to  the  sidelines  for  the  season  due  to  a  heart  condition. 

Vs.  GLADSTONE  SNIPERS.    LOST  10-1 
In  a  return  game  against  the  Gladstone  boys  we  seemed  to  lack  teamwork 
and  spirit  and  allowed  our  opponents  to  run  up  quite  a  pile  of  goals  before 
Fleck  managed  to  retaliate  from  a  scramble  in  front  of  the  net. 

Vs.  OLD  BOYS,  HOME.    LOST  4  -  3 

Our  annual  game  against  the  Old  Boys  came  off  on  Tuesday,  Feb.  23,  and 
though  there  weren't  many  Old  Boys  it  was  a  good  game.  Ashbury  scored  first 
when  Bourget  pushed  a  rebound  into  an  empty  net.  The  Old  Boys  fought  back 
under  Burrows'  leadership  and  scored  three  times  to  put  them  in  the  lead  3  -  1 . 
Ashbury  came  back  and  whittled  the  lead  down  on  a  goal  by  Renaud.  Soon 
afterwards  Bourget  tied  it  up.  The  Old  Boys  started  to  slow  down  through  lack 
of  reserves  and  conditioning  but  Ashbury  found  Charlie  Burrows  a  tough  nut  to 
crack  and  towards  the  end  the  Old  Boys  scored  on  a  breakaway.  Burrows  was 
a  standout  for  the  Old  Boys  and  Bourget,  Renaud,  and  Lawrence  played  well 
for  Ashbury. 

The  line-up  for  the  game: — 

Goal:  Sablin;  Defence:  Lawrence,  Bulpit;  Centre:  Bourget;  Left  wing: 
Renaud;  Right  wing:  Thomas  I;  Subs:  Pilgrim,  Read,  Fleck,  Lee,  Price. 

HOUSE  GAMES 
1st  Game.    Woollcombe  1     Connaught  1 
This  was  a  hard  fought  game  and  penalties  were  drawn  by  both  teams. 
Moffatt  scored  for  Woollcombe  and  Lee  scored  for  Connaught. 

2nd  Game.  Woollcombe  6  Connaught  2. 
Though  slow  to  start  Woollcombe  finished  with  a  four  goal  splurge  in  the 
third  period.  Both  teams  had  scored  two  goals  at  the  end  of  the  second  period, 
Lee  and  Read  counted  for  Connaught  while  Hurtley  and  Renaud  kept  Wooll- 
combe in  the  scoring  records.  Thomas,  with  two  goals  led  Woollcombe  on  to 
victory  in  the  final  stages  and  Pilgrim  and  Renaud  each  scored  once. 

3rd  Game.    Woollcombe  5    Connaught  3 
Before  the  game  had  hardly  started  Woollcombe  had  a  2  -  0  lead  on  goals 
by  Thomas  and  Bourget.    Soon  afterwards  Renaud  added  another  to  this  total. 
Connaught  was  slow  to  retaliate  and  it  was  not  until  the  third  period  was  under- 


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way  that  Lawrence  scored  from  Price.  Connaught  was  awarded  two  penalty 
shots  but  failed  to  score  on  either.  Renaud  and  Thomas  scored  again  to  in- 
crease Woollcombe's  lead  to  5  -  1.  Connaught  came  back  and  Read  scored 
when  he  deflected  the  puck  off  Bourget's  skate  into  the  net.  Price  finished  the 
scoring  on  a  shot  from  a  scramble  in  front  of  the  Woollcombe  net  when  Thomas 
was  serving  a  plenalty  for  tripping. 

Woollcombe: — Goodeve,  Bourget,  Renaud,  Pilgrim,  Moffatt,  Thomas  I, 
Hurtley,  Daniels  I. 

Connaught: — Sablin,  Lee,  Bulpit,  Lawrence,  Price,  Read,  Fleck,  Harben  I, 
Maclaren. 


SOCCER 

THIS  year  was  highly  successful,  all  teams,  1  st  XI,  Under  1 5,  Junior  School, 
won  all  matches  played,  and  what  must  be  almost  unique,  not  a  goal 
was  scored  by  any  of  our  opponents  against  any  of  our  teams.  The  1st 
XI  under  the  captaincy  of  Lawrence  won  both  games  against  Lower  Canada 
College.  The  Under  15  Team  in  a  triangular  contest  against  Lower  Canada 
College  and  Selwyn  House,  for  a  cup  presented  by  Colonel  J.  D.  Fraser,  won  all 
four  matches  very  comfortably. 

The  Junior  XI  severely  trounced  Rockcliffe  Public  School,  who  had  an  in- 
experienced team  this  year. 

FIRST  XI  COLOURS:  R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 
P.  E.  Richardson 
I.  F.  C.  Cole 
E.  Grove 

Vs.  L.  C.  C.     HOME.    WON  3  -  0 

On  Thursday,  Oct.  29th,  the  1  st  XI  played  L.C.C.  During  the  first  half  the 
ball  was  for  the  most  part  in  the  L.C.C.  portion  of  the  field,  and  though  during 
the  second  half,  the  L.C.C.  forwards  made  several  dangerous  rushes,  the  Ash- 
bury  defence  prevented  them  from  scoring,  and  helped  our  forwards  to  keep 
control  of  the  game.  This  ended  with  the  score  3  -  0  in  our  favour.  The  goals 
were  scored  by  Grove  I  (2)  and  Bulpit. 

Team — Goal:  Heaven;  Backs:  Bourget,  Harben  I;  Half-Backs:  Cole, 
Lawrence,  Pegram;  Forwards:  Prance,  Richardson,  Grove  I,  Grove  II,  Bulpit. 

Vs.  L.  C.  C.    AWAY.    WON  2  -  0. 

On  Friday,  November  2nd,  the  1st  XI  journeyed  to  Montreal  to  play  their 
second  game  against  L.C.C.  The  game  was  more  even  than  the  one  played 
at  Ashbury,  but  we  were  still  definitely  the  stronger  team,  and  outplayed  our 
opponents.  The  score  was  2  -  0,  the  goals  being  scored  by  Grove  I  and 
Richardson. 

Team — Goal:  Heaven;  Backs:  Bourget,  Harben  I;  Half-backs:  Cole, 
Lawrence,  Pegram;  Forwards:  Prcrce,  Richardson,  Grove  I,  Grove  II,  Bulpit. 


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"A"  TEAM  vs.  GLEBE  COLLEGIATE.    DRAW  0  -  0 


On  Thursday,  Oct.  20th,  an  "A"  Team  played  against  Glebe  Collegiate. 
Our  opponents  put  up  a  very  good  fight,  and  several  times  came  near  to  scoring. 
If  they  had  it  might  have  been  sad  for  us,  as  our  forwards  missed  many  chances 
of  scoring,  being  away  off  the  target  again  and  again  when  in  a  good  position 
to  score. 

Team — Goal:  Heaven;  Backs:  Bourget  (capt),  Harben  I;  Half-backs: 
Goodeve,  Cole,  Pegram;  Forwards:  Prance,  Grove  II;  MacNabb  II,  Harben  II, 
Hatch. 


Front  Row:  Prance,  Grove  II. 

Second  Row:  Grove  I,  Richardson,  Lawrence,  Cole,  Heaven. 

Back  Row:  Bulpit,  Harben  I,  Bourget,  Pegram,  Hurtley,  N    M.  Archdale,  Esq. 

UNDER  15  vs.  L.C.C.    AWAY.    WON  5  -  0. 
UNDER  15  vs.  SELWYN  HOUSE.    AWAY.    WON  4  -  0 

The  Under  15  Team  journeyed  to  Montreal  on  Friday,  October  2nd  to  play 
L.C.C  The  game  was  rather  one  sided,  Ashbury  pressing  almost  the  whole 
time  and  winning  by  5  -  0. 

The  next  morning  we  played  Selwyn  House,  and  again  had  an  easy  victory, 
winning  by  4  -  0. 

The  football  played  by  this  team  was  very  good,  and  they  would  have  given 
-a  good  account  of  themselves  against  the  1st  XI. 

Team  for  both  matches — Goal:  Boag,  Backs:  Harben  I  (capt.1,  Read, 
Half-backs:  Simonds,  Hurtley,  Shaw;  Forwards:  Prance,  Grove  II,  Threshie, 
Winser,  Eliot  I. 


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UNDER  15  vs.  L.C.C.    HOME.    WON  8  -  0. 

On- Saturday,  October  17th,  L.C.C.  under  15  team  came  to  Ottawa.  Owing 
to  a  misunderstanding,  two  members  of  their  team  didn't  arrive  till  after  the 
game,  so  two.  Ashbury  substitutes  in  Murdoch  and  Castle,  were  pressed  into 
service.  Ashbury  pressed  from  the  start  and  scored  at  regular  intervals,  Boag 
in  goal,  having  little  or  nothing  to  do.  The  score  at  the  end  was  8-0.  in  our 
favour.    Threshie  had  a  great  day,  scoring  7  goals,  Winser  getting  the  eighth. 

Team — Goal:  Boag;  Backs:  Harben  I,  Read;  Half-backs:  Simonds,  Hurtley, 
Shaw;  Forwards:  Prance,  Grove  II,  Threshie,  Winser,  Eliot  I. 

UNDER  15  vs.  SELWYN  HOUSE.  HOME.  WON  7  -  0 
On  Saturday,  Oct.  24th,  Selwyn  House  Under  15  Team  came  to  play  us, 
but  like  L.C.C.  found  us  at  the  top  of  our  form,  and  were  well  beaten.  The 
Ashbury  team  played  very  well  indeed  and  ran  up  a  total  of  7  goals  to  nil, 
scored  by  Grove  II  (3),  Threshie,  Harben  I,  Hurtley  and  one  by  our  opponents 
themselves. 

Team — Goal:  Boag;  Backs:  Harben  I,  Shaw;  Half-backs:  Simonds,  Hurtley, 
Castle;  Forwards:  Prance,  Grove  II,  Threshie,  Winser,  Eliot  I. 

'  HOUSE  GAMES 

There  were  three  games  played  in  the  Inter-House  Soccer  competition. 
All  three  were  hard-fought,  and  were  much  better  exhibitions  of  soccer  than 
usual.  The  first  game  won  1  -  0  by  Connaught,  was  one  of  the  best  games  of 
soccer  played  here  for  many  years.  The  second  game  was  very  even  and  ended 
in  a  draw,  neither  side  scoring.  Woollcombe  managed  to  win  the  third  game, 
again  close,  by  1  -  0. 

That  left  the  two  Houses  even,  so  the  points  were  divided.  House  colours 
were  awarded  to  the  following:  Woollcombe:  Grove  I,  Pegram,  Hatch;  and  Con- 
naught:  Cole,  Abbott-Smith,  Harben  I,  Prance. 


CRICKET:  1943. 

FIRST  XI  COLOURS:  R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 
A.  Lee 

P.  Richardson 
I.  F.  C.  Cole 
P.  Harben 
R.  B.  Renaud 

SECOND  XI  CAPS:  (with  crest  as  being  SECOND  XI  CAPS: 

members  of  First  XI)  :  Hurtley 

Sablin  Macnabb  II 

Threshie  Eliot  I 

Chapman  Murdoch 

Pilgrim 

Price 

Harben  II 


THE  ASHBL'RIAS 


[37 


Back  Row:  Price,  Harben  II,  Sablin,  Chapman,  Pilgrim,  Renaud,  Threshie. 
Middle  Rcw:  Cole,  Lee,  Lawrence,  Richardson,  Harben  I. 
Hatch,  scorer. 

THE  Cricket  season  of  1943  opened  in  most  inclement  weather,  but  the 
warmth  of  the  enthusiasm  and  justifiable  optimism  more  than  overcame 
the  rigours  of  the  elements.  In  spite  of  the  loss  of  the  bowling  of  Bailey, 
the  batting  of  McLaren  and  the  all-round  play  of  MacDonald,  the  material  on 
hand,  with  a  wealth  of  promising  youngsters,  was  probably  the  best  in  quality 
and  variety  for  many  years.  In  Richardson,  Cole,  P.  Harben  and  Sablin  the  XI 
had  four  of  the  best  batsmen  of  recent  generations,  and  all  those  played 
primarily  for  bowling  or  fielding  were  capable  of  making  runs.  The  bowling, 
with  Lawrence  as  fast-medium  right  hand,  Renaud  medium  right-hand,  Threshie 
slow  left-hand,  and  Richardson  and  P.  Harben  slow-medium  right-hand,  pos- 
sessed length,  variety  and  attack  in  just  proportion.  The  fielding  was  not, 
perhaps,  quite  up  to  our  usual  standard,  but  far  from  inadequate. 

The  early  matches  more  than  bore  out  our  hopes.  We  scored  94  runs 
against  the  Ottawa  C.C.,  and  disposed  of  them  for  67,  Threshie  having  the 
remarkable  analysis  of  5  for  10.  The  Defence  C.C.  won  the  toss  and  made  52. 
We  had  to  battle  for  the  runs,  but  a  fine  31  by  P.  Harben  brought  us  victory 
with  a  total  score  of  64.  Against  the  New  Edinburgh  C.C,  champions  of  the 
Ottawa  Valley  Cricket  Council,  we  ran  up  the  remarkable  number  of  148  runs 
against  a  strong  bowling  side,  and  were  only  beaten  just  on  time  through  a 
brilliant  display  of  forcing  cricket  by  Taylor  and  Satterthwaite.  We  entered 
the  private  school  matches  with  well-founded  confidence  and  a  fair  expecta- 


[38]  THE  ASH  BUR!  AN 

tion  of  retaining  the  championship  won  by  the  XI  of  1942  for  the  first  time  for 
many  years. 

Against  Lower  Canada  College,  on  our  own  grounds,  Richardson  and  Sablm 
put  on  90  for  the  first  wicket,  and  we  declared  at  157  for  6,  leaving  our  visitors 
an  hour  and  a  half  to  play.  They  were  all  out  for  31  in  less  than  an  hour,  only 
Piper  offering  any  resistance  to  the  bowling  of  Lawrence,  making  his  first  ap- 
pearance of  the  season,  Threshie  and  Richardson.  The  conclusion  of  the  House 
Match,  in  which  Connaught  beat  Woollcombe  by  an  innings  (100  to  44  and  32), 
and  a  most  enjoyable  Staff  Match  intervened  between  this  fixture  and  the 
match  with  Bishop's  College  School.  The  Headmaster  scored  an  enterprising 
34  for  the  Staff,  and  Mr.  Harrison  a  painstaking  40,  and  the  XI  were  set  116 
to  win.  The  Headmaster  and  Mr.  Hincks  bowled  well,  and  only  a  fine  and 
vigorous  51  by  Cole  enabled  the  XI  to  get  the  runs,  which  they  did  with  3 
wickets  to  spare. 

Fortified  by  this  excellent  match  practice,  we  opposed  B.C.S.  on  the  Lower 
Canada  grounds,  for  which  once  again  we  thank  our  hosts.  We  lost  the  toss  and 
let  our  rivals  compile  75,  which  might  have  been  substantially  less,  had 
too  difficult  chances  been  accepted.  However,  with  confidence  born  of  previous 
scores,  this  did  not  seem  too  formidable.  But  as  so  often  in  Cricket,  the  unex- 
pected happened,  and  six  good  wickets  were  down  for  9  runs.  Only  a  courage- 
ous innings  of  22  by  Cole,  with  some  plucky  help  from  Lawrence  and  Pilgrim, 
enabled  us  to  reach  the  poor  total  of  49,  by  far  the  lowest  of  the  year.  The 
attack  was  respectable,  and  the  fielding  of  B.C.S.  good,  but  by  no  means  as 
strong  as  we  had  mastered  in  earlier  games.  There  could  be  no  excuse  for  the 
failure  of  our  sound  and  experienced  batsmen  in  this  most  crucial  of  matches. 
But  we  felt  that  all  was  not  lost.  If  we  could  get  Bishop's  out  for  a  reasonable 
score,  fairly  quickly,  we  should  have  a  good  chance  of  knocking  off  the  runs. 
But  here  a  grievous  error  of  judgment  occurred.  Lawrence  and  Renaud  bowled 
interminable  overs,  for  little  cost  admittedly,  but  wasting  time  and  playing  the 
batsmen  in,  when  the  slow  bowlers  might  have  been  getting  the  wickets,  as 
they  had  in  the  first  innings.  The  B.C.S.  batsmen  all  failed  to  make  double 
figures  except  Sheppard  who  hit  well  for  43,  and  Hooper  who  compiled  a  cor- 
rect 23,  but  they  kept  up  their  wickets  well,  and  left  us  with  insufficient  time 
to  get  the  runs  by  normal  batting.  Their  second  innings  of  93  set  us  120  to 
win,  and  little  over  an  hour  to  do  it  in.  Quite  correctly,  an  attempt  was  made 
at  first  to  force  the  pace,  but  the  hitters,  with  the  exception  of  Lawrence  with 
16,  failed,  and  before  long  we  were  well  behind  the  clock.  Here  another  mis- 
take in  judgment  was  made.  Batsmen  were  allowed  to  come  in  and  throw 
their  wickets  away  in  attempting  the  impossible,  and  the  last  ball  found  us  with 
only  one  wicket  to  fall  and  still  26  runs  short  of  our  objective,  with  94  runs  on 
the  board.  More  runs  could  have  been  made  for  fewer  wickets  if  batsmen  had 
played  their  normal  game,  when  once  it  was  obvious  that  the  match  was  lost. 
It  is  an  old  saw  that  old  heads  cannot  be  put  on  young  shoulders,  but  in  this 
case  there  were  several  pairs  of  shoulders  of  reasonable  age  and  considerab1^ 
experience,  and  better  control  should  have  been  kept  of  the  team.   A  fine  match 


THE  ASHlillil.W  [39] 

and  a  championship  were  thrown  away  quite  unnecessarily,  and  an  exceptional 
side  failed  where  the  XI  of  1942,  mediocre  in  cricket  ability  but  great  in  fight- 
ing qualities,  had  succeeded. 

The  season  was  marred  to  a  certain  extent  by  the  fact  that  Lawrence  was 
unable  to  play  until  the  L.C.C.  game,  but  team  was  ably  handled  by  Lee  in  his 
absence,  with  Richardson  playing  a  valuable  role  as  Vice-Captain.  It  was  only 
in  the  final  match  that  the  XI  fell  below  a  most  praiseworthy  standard.  Junior 
Cricket  flourished,  and  many  keen  games  between  Form  teams  and  pick-up 
sides  and  Junior  House  Xl's  were  played.  The  Under  16  XI  played  Selwyn  House 
in  Montreal  and  emerged  with  a  creditable  draw.  They  were  captained  by 
Hurtley,  who  bowled  well,  with  useful  help  from  Murdoch.  Eliot  I  and  Murdoch 
were  the  leading  batsmen.  Great  enthusiasm  for  Cricket  was  noticeable 
throughout  the  whole  School.  The  efforts  of  Mr.  Boon,  Mr.  Harrison  and  Mr. 
Belcher  in  fostering  this  spirit  are  deserving  of  all  praise.  This  keenness  and 
the  lessons  both  of  success  and  of  failure  that  the  season  has  brought  forth 
bode  well  for  the  future  of  the  game  at  Ashbury. 

FIRST  XI  CHARACTERS. 

R.  G.  R.  LAWRENCE — Captain.  4th  year:  handicapped  both  in  captaincy  and 
in  actual  play  by  prolonged  absence,  he  still  managed  to  end  the  season  at 
the  head  of  the  bowling  averages,  and  produced  on  occasions  much  of  his 
old  fire  and  nip  from  the  pitch:  greatly  improved  his  batting,  and  made 
some  useful  runs:  as  always,  a  fine  field  anywhere  near  the  wicket:  a  great 
enthusiast  for  the  game. 

A.  LEE — Vice-Captain.  2nd  year:  a  courageous  and  effective  wicket-keeper 
who  stands  well  up  and  concedes  few  extras:  hits  vigorously:  proved  an 
excellent  captain  in  Lawrence's  absence. 

P.  RICHARDSON — 2nd  year:  has  developed  into  a  fine  opening  bat,  who  only 
needs  better  timing  of  the  loose  ball  on  the  leg  to  be  first  rate:  his  slow- 
medium  right-hand  bowling  has  length  and  flight,  and  was  invaluable:  an 
excellent  field  and  thrower  in  any  position. 

I.  F.  C.  COLE — 2nd  year:  a  forcing  batsman  with  powerful  off-stroke,  and 
much  improved  defence:  always  at  his  best  when  runs  are  badly  needed: 
a  safe  field  at  mid-on  or  mid-wicket. 

P.  HARBEN — 2nd  year:  a  sound  batsman  with  good  strokes  in  front  of  the 
wicket,  who  also  times  leg  balls  well:  a  useful  slow-medium  right-hand 
change  bowler,  but  needs  to  toss  the  ball  up  more:  rather  lethargic  in 
the  field. 

R.  B.  RENAUD — 2nd  year:  by  constant  practice  his  medium  right-hand  bowling 
acquired  immaculate  length  and  was  most  useful:  always  batted  well  in 
practice  but  over-anxiety  robbed  him  of  success:  fields  and  throws  bril- 
liantly in  any  position. 

SABLIN — 1st  year:  an  admirable  opening  bat  who  combines  defensive  and 
punishing  powers,  but  must  not  open  his  shoulders  too  soon:  his  fielding  is 
rather  erratic. 


[40]  THE  ASH  BUM  AN 

THRESHIE — 1st  year:  his  slow  left-hand  bowling  came  on  very  well:  makes  the 

ball  go  both  ways,  and  tosses  it  up  to  the  batsman:  a  free  bat  with  a  taking 

style:  is  sound  in  the  field,  and  throws  well,  but  rather  slow  in  moving  to 

a  ball. 
CHAPMAN — 1st  year:   a   good   man   to  go   in   first  wicket  down:   plays  very 

straight,  and  has  developed  an  off-drive:  fields  and  throws  well. 
PILGRIM — 1st  year:  shows  considerable  promise  as  a  hitter:  needs  to  watch 

the  ball  more  closely:  throws  excellently,  and  is  safe  in  the  long  field,  but 

does  not  make  full  use  of  his  speed. 
PRICE — 1st  year:  an  admirable  field  at  fine-leg  or  in  the  country,  and  a  fair 

thrower:  shows  promise  as  a  bat  but  lacks  experience. 
HARBEN   II — 1st  year:  has  a  good  forward-stroke  but  needs  to  cultivate  his 

back-play:  fields  keenly  and  throws  strongly. 
HURTLEY — 1st  year:  a  slow  leg-break  bowler  who  should  develop  well:  bats  in 

attractive  style  and  only  needs  confidence  to  be  very  good:  fields  keenly 

in  practice,  but  must  not  let  the  occasion  overawe  him  in  match  play. 
MACNABB  II — 1st  year:  a  pleasing  bat,  with  good  scoring  strokes,  if  as  yet  a 

trifle  weak  in  defence:  must  improve  his  catching. 
ELIOT  I — 1st  year:  a  left-hand  batsman  with  a  free  style,  who  must  learn  not 

to  get  himself  out  unnecessarily:  needs  to  be  more  alert  in  the  field. 

VERSUS  LOWER  CANADA  COLLEGE:  at  Ashbury:  May  29th 

Ashbury  L.  C.  C. 

Richardson,   l.b.w.,   b.  Wallace  ._. 74  Calderon,   run  out 0 

Sablin,  c.  &  b.  Weston  _ 36  Stuart,   l.b.w.,  b.  Threshie  _ 1 

Chapman,  c.  &  b.  Wallace 13  Piper,  c.   Chapman,   b    Lawrence  15 

Harben    I,   I.   b.  w.,   b.  Wallace 16  Wallace,  c.   Richardson,   b.  Threshie  0 

Cole,  c.  &  b.  Stuart  1  Weston,   b.   Lawrence 7 

Renaud,    b.    Stuart   0  Archer,  c.  Harben,  b.  Lawrence 2 

Lee,   not  out      1  Caverhill,  c.  Lee,  b.   Lawrence 2 

Lawrence    leapt.)     -n  Tisshaw,  b.  Richardson 0 

Threshie                       I  Gaunt,   b.   Richardson 1 


Pilgrim                         f           dld  not  bat                                    MacKenzie,  c.  Lawrence,  b.  Richardson  1 

Price                           J                                                                     Mingie,  not  out  0 

Extras 1 1                    Extras 2 

TOTAL    (for  6  wkts.) 157                   TOTAI 31 

Wallace:  3  for  35.  Lawrence:  4  for   12. 

Stuart:  2  for  18.  Threshie:  2  for  7. 

Richardson:  3  for  9. 

VERSUS  BISHOP'S  COLLEGE  SCHOOL:  at  L.C.C.:  June  5th. 

Ashbury 

Richardson,   b.   Hooper  1 

Sablin,   b.   Hooper  0 

Chapman,   b.    Hooper 0 

Harben   I,  b.   Sheppard  2 

Cole,   b    Sheppard 22 

Renaud,  I  b.w.,  b.  Sheppard  0 

Lee,  c.  Price,  b.  Sheppard     1 

Lawrence,  c.  &  b.  Sheppard  _ 8 

Threshie,  c.  Finley,  b.  Sheppard  1 

Pilgrim,  b.  Sheppard  9 

Price,    not  out  _ 1 

Extras 4 


B.   C.  S. 

Finley,  b.  Lawrence    .  .. 

2 

Smith,   1  b.w.,   b.   Richardson 

0 

Price,   l.b.w.,  b.   Renaud 

.     18 

Sheppard,  c.  Lawrence,  b.  Richardson  .... 

12 

Hooper,   b.   Threshie 

20 

Horniman,   b.   Renaud  _ 

Sewell,   b.   Threshie 

Ford,   c.   Richardson,   b.  Threshie  ... 

1 1 

0 
0 

Lorimer,  c    Cole,  b.   Richardson  

Hallward,  c.  Lawrence,  b.  Richardson  

9 

0 

Satterthwaite,  not  out 

0 

Extras 

TOTAL 

3 

75 

Richardson:  4  for    12. 
Threshie:  3   for   11. 
Lawrence:    1    for  26. 
Renaud:  2  for  14. 

TOTAL     .... 49 

Sheppard:  7  for   10. 
Hooper:  3  for  13. 


THE  ASHBURIAN 

Second    Innings 

Findlay,   b    Lawrence                                             .  0 

Sewell,  c.   Richardson,  b.  Lawrence  0 

Price,  b.  Renaud  -                                            _  6 

Sheppard    c.  Cole,  b.  Richardson 43 

Hooper,   b.   Richardson   23 

Horniman,  b.   Richardson  _  3 

Hallward,  c    Lee,  b.  Lawrence  

Satterthwaite,    b     Lawrence    — 5 

Smith,  b.  Richardson  _ -  0 

Ford,  not  out                       _ _ 0 

Lorimer,  b.  Richardson 0 

Extras - -  9 

TOTAL    ...  93 

Richardson:  5  for  23. 
Lawrence:  4  for  29. 
Renaud.   1    for  13 

FIRST  XI 
Batting 

Times  Highest 

Runs  Innings  Not  Out  Score  Average 

Richardson       150  7  0             74  21.4 

Cole                  106  6  1             51*  212 

Harben    I          117  7  0             31  16  7 

Sablin                82  7  0            36  11.7 

Chapman            52  6  1              22  10.4 

Lawrence            28  3  0             16  9  3 

Threshie             55  6  0            25  9  2 


Ml 


Second    Innings 

Lee,  c.  Price    b.  Hooper 
Pilgrim,  c.  Sheppard    b    Hooper 
Lawrence,   c     Ford,   b.   Sewell 
Renaud,  c.   Price,  b.  Sheppard 
Cole,  b    Sewell 

Threshie,  c.  Satterthwaite,  b.  Hooper 
Richardson,   c    Hallward,   b.  Sewell   ... 
Sablin,  c    b  b.  Sheppard 
Harben   I,  c.   Finley,   b.   Hooper 
Chcpman,  not  out 
Price,  not  out 
Extras    . 


TOTAL   <for  9  wkts.) 
Hooper:  4  for  31 . 


Sewell:   3  for  20. 
Sheppard:  2  for  32. 


AVERAGES 


Bowling 


Lawrence 

Threshie 

Richardson 

Renaud 

Harben    I 

Also  bowled: 

Hurtley 


Maiden 

Overs  Overs 

39.6  8 

22  3 

55  12 

37  4 

22  1 


Runs 
90 
77 
172 
111 
93 


2 

5 

16 

4 

12 
19 

3 
12 

4 
6 

& 
11 

94 


Wkts  Average 
13        69 


11 

22 
9 
6 


7.0 
7.8 
12.3 
155 

2.0 


BOXING 

This  year  a  greatly  increased  interest  was  shown  in  Boxing,  coinciding  with 
the  finding  of  an  Instructor  in  Mr.  G.  Glossop.  A  club  was  formed  with  Lee  as 
President,  and  though  we  didn't  get  started  till  well  on  in  the  year,  the  keenness 
of  the  members  and  the  hard  work  and  ability  of  Mr.  Glossop  produced  some 
very  good  bouts  at  the  competition  which  took  place  in  May.  Next  year  we 
will  hope  for  even  more  interest  and  will  make  an  earlier  start. 

The  classes  for  Juniors,  taken  by  Mr.  Harrison  continued  as  before,  and 
perhaps  the  best  testimony  to  them  is  the  fact  that  they  produced  in  Kenny, 
the  winner  of  the  Grant  Cup  for  Ring  Craft,  open  to  the  school. 
The  results  of  the  Tournament  were  as  follows: — ■ 

Chester-Master  Cup,  Junior  Lightweight T.  Kenny 

Runner-up M.  Arlen 

Patterson  Cup,  Junior  Heavyweight B.  Castle 

Runner-up E.  Enfield 

Edwards  Cup,  Intermediate  Lightweight P.  Hatch 

Runner-up A.  Murdoch 

Ker  Cup,  Intermediate  Middleweight T.  Simonds 

Runner-up M.  Birchwood 

Evans  Cup,  Intermediate  Heavyweight D.  Sablin 

Runner-up D.  Hooper 

Fauquier  Cup,  Senior  Lightweight A.  Hurtley 

Runner-up M.  Threshie 

Fauquier  Cup,  Senior  Heavyweight R.  Heaven 

Runner-up E.  Pi  Ignm 

Grant  Cup,  Ringcraft T.  Kenny 

Woollcombe  House  won  the  Boxing  by  46  points  to  43  gained  by  Con- 
naught  House 


[42]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

CROSS  COUNTRY  RACES 

THE  Annual  Cross  Country  races  took  place  on  Saturday,  May  1st,  1943. 
We  were  lucky  to  have  a  fine  day,  although  it  was  brisk  and  chilly.    The 
senior  race  provided  one  of  the  closest  finishes  we  have  ever  had,  when 
Heaven,   last  year's  winner,  and  Pilgrim  almost  dead-heated.     After  a  great 
neck  and  neck  sprint  over  the  last  hundred  yards,  Pilgrim  just  got  himself  in 
front  and  no  more,  in  22  min.  41  sees. 

In  the  Intermediate  Race  Sablin  had  it  all  his  own  way,  winning  by  a  large 
margin  in  20  min.  59  sees.     Richardson  came  second  and  Hurtley  third. 

The  Junior  Race,  as  usual,  provided  far  the  biggest  entry,  and  put  to 
shame  the  small  entry  lists  in  the  other  two  classes.  Castle  and  Grove  III  had 
a  good  race,  the  former  winning  by  one  second,  almost  as  close  as  the  Senior 
Race,  in  1 1  mm.  52  sees.     Nesbitt  and  Spencer  dead-heated  for  third  place. 

In  the  House  competition  Connaught  House  won  with  43  points  to  Wool  I - 
combe's  37,  although  the  latter  had  more  lsts.  This  is  a  factor  which  may  help 
to  increase  the  entry  list  next  year. 

RESULTS— 

Seniors  (about  31/2  miles)  Intermediate  (about  2Vz  miles) 

1 .  E.  Pilgrim,  22  min.  41  sees.  1     R.  Sablin,  20  mm.  59  sees. 

2.  R.  Heaven,  22  mm.  42  sees.  2.   P.  Richardson,  21   mm.  59  sees. 

3.  P.  Hatch,  25  min.  42  sees.  3.  A.  Hurtley,  22  mm.  15  sees. 

4.  I.  Cole,  31  min.  5  sees.  4.   P.  Grove,  24  min.  59  sees. 


27  min.  20  sees. 


5.   B.  Harben 

M.  Thresh ie 
7.   H.  Price       V 

S.  Cribbs       I  27  mm.  55  sees. 

P.  Earl  J 

Junior  (about  1  ]/z  miles) 

1.  B.  Castle,  1 1  min.  52  sees. 

2.  G.  Grove,  1 1   min.  53  sees. 

3.  S.  Spencer,  ~) 

i    k7    l -^     >   12  mm.  10  sees. 

J.  Nesbitt    J 

5.  T.  Kenny,  12  mm.  40  sees. 

6.  M.  Roome,  12  min.  50  sees. 

7.  D.  Moulton,  12  mm.  55  sees. 

8.  R.  Paterson    ")    .  _.  .  „ 

r   r   ,.  ,  ,        I   Id  mm.  10  sees, 
b.  Enfield       j 

The  following  Juniors  all  finished  within  5  minutes  of  the  winner  and  so 
gain  one  point  for  their  Houses;  de  Wmton,  Woods  I,  Riddell,  Warburton  I, 
Paish,  Bradley-Williams,  Johnstone,  Redfern,  Shinner  II,  Harrison,  Caldwell, 
Boag,  Burder  I,  Smith  I,  Parker,  Burder  II,  Whitworth,  Dixon. 


THE  ASHBURIAN  [4*1 

THROUGH  THE  YEARS 

Further  extracts  from  back  numbers  of  the  .Ishbiirian. 

1915  Debating  Society 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Ashbury  College  Debating  Society  was  held  in  the 
R.M.C.  room  on  Sunday  evening,  December  12th.  Mr.  Philpot  addressed  the 
meeting  in  an  unofficial  capacity,  and  invited  those  present  to  elect  the  officers. 
He  then  proposed  that  the  Headmaster  be  President  of  the  Society.  The 
motion,  seconded  by  Mr.  Tremain,  was  carried  unanimously. 

1916  This  Seems  Familiar 

RESOLUTIONS 

As  each  new  term  comes  rolling  in 
And  each  old  term  runs  out, 
I  always  vow  the  same  old  vow 
As  you  have  vowed,  no  doubt. 

I  always  vow  to  study  hard 
With  all  my  might  and  main; 
I  will  not  slack,  I  will  not  shirk, 

I'll  try  and  try  again. 

(One  Month  Later) 

But  now  I've  had  enough  of  work, 
I  try  to  toil  in  vain; 
I  start  to  slack,  I  start  to  shirk, 
My  vow  is  bust  again. 

And  now  I've  finished  writing  this, 
I  need  a  life- long  rest; 
So  thank  the  Lord  it's  Christmas  time 
For  holidays  are  best. 

1916  Plenty  of  them  now. 

On  Saturday  morning,  October  9th,  another  half  holiday  was  given  to  cele- 
brate the  entry  of  the  first  son  of  an  Old  Boy  into  the  School.  As  the  following 
Monday  was  Thanksgiving  Day,  we  thus  enjoyed  an  "exeat"  from  Friday  noon 
till  Tuesday  morning. 

1917  Why  not  to-day/ 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  "Ashburian"  the  subject-matter  has 
been  written  and  prepared  for  the  press  entirely  by  the  boys.  The  first  boy- 
editors  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the  result  of  their  labours,  and  I  sincerely 
hope  that  in  future  the  editorial  staff  will  always  be  composed  entirely  of 
boys.    This  is,  of  course,  the  right  way  to  produce  a  school  magazine. 


[44  I  THE  ASHBURIAN 

Impressions  of  a  New  Boy  on  first  Arrival  at  Ashbury. 

Well,  sir,  when  I  left  the  train,  I  inquired  of  a  guy  the  nearest  way  to  get 
to  Ashbury:  he  told  me  to  "grab  the  rattler  crost  the  grain."  This  was  a  new 
language  to  me  and  it  took  me  several  minutes  to  fathom  the  mystery,  from 
which  I  deducted  that  he  meant  to  take  a  cross-town  car.  Seeing  a  likely  look- 
ing car  I  took  it,  as  directed,  and  shortly  afterwards  found  out  that  you  pay  for 
a  see-saw  as  well  as  a  ride,  when  you  have  the  misfortune  to  get  stranded  on 
one  of  this  species.  However,  after  about  fifteen  minutes,  we  seemed  to  leave 
the  city  altogether  and  enter  a  wood:  I  grew  alarmed  at  this  and  was  about  to 
ask  the  conductor  where  I  was  going  when  he  yelled  out,  "As-bree."  I  felt 
greatly  relieved  at  this,  for  I  guess  he  meant  Ashbury,  but,  on  getting  out  of 
the  car,  I  was  very  disappointed  to  see  no  Ashbury  in  front  of  me. 

Well,  sir,  the  road  looked  quite  civilized-like  here,  so  I  thought  I'd  scout 
along  it  and  try  to  unearth  the  college.  I  walked  through  about  ten  minutes 
of  forest,  taking  several  turns,  and  considering  myself  pretty  lucky  in  finding 
my  way  as  I  saw  a  very  large  gray-stone  building  in  front  of  me.  About  here 
I  encountered  a  lone  passer-by,  and  politely  inquired  if  that  was  Ashbury 
College:  at  this  he  burst  out  laughing,  much  to  my  annoyance,  and  said  it  was 
the  "Orphelinat  St.  Joseph,"  and  told  me  where  my  destination  was.  I  felt 
guite  squashed,  I  may  say,  and,  summoning  up  all  my  courage,  I  entered  the 
school  grounds  bravely;  it  looked  a  nice  peaceful  place,  bunches  of  boys  scrap- 
ping being  the  only  humans  visible. 

It  was  getting  on  to  4.30  P.M.  so  I  marched  confidently  up  the  steps 
through  the  imposing  porch;  once  inside,  I  confess  I  lost  what  little  self-con- 
fidence I  owned,  and,  when  shown  to  my  room,  I  had  a  feeling  in  my  throat  as 
if  I  had  swallowed  an  egg  (whole),  and  it  had  stuck  half  way  down,  and  in 
my  eyes,  as  if  they  were  going  to  become  like  a  well-known  neighboring  city, 
Hull,  (rather  wet.) 

However,  after  the  first  preliminary  introduction  to  my  room,  etc.,  at 
which  time  I  tested  the  springs  of  what  was  intended  to  be  my  bed,  and  found 
that  they  were  neither  in  first-class  condition,  nor  had  been,  I  gathered,  for  a 
considerable  time  past.  Then  I  went  downstairs  to  examine  the  lower  flat  and 
my  future  chamber-of-horror  (classroom.) 

6.15  found  me  eating  tea:  by  this  time  I  was  feeling  very  bashful,  being 
minutely  scrutinized  by  a  crcwd  of  inquiring  seniors  who  kept  questioning  me 
as  to  my  genealogical  descendency,  where  I  hung  out,  etc. 

Tea  over,  I  was  led  below,  where,  before  a  most  select  audience  of  seniors, 
I  was  requested  to  sing.  So,  blowing  out  my  lungs  to  their  fullest  capacity,  I 
managed  to  utter  a  very  feeble  reproduction  of  "My  Little  Gray  Home  in  the 
West." 

With  the  major  portion  of  my  self-respect  left  in  the  "gym,"  I  retired  to 
my  sleeping  apparatus,  summing  up  the  latter  events  of  the  day,  from  which  I 
concluded  that  my  vocal  powers  were  not  appreciated  at  school,  it  being  as 
how,  if  I  attempted  it  again  the  seat  of  my  worthy  breeches  would  be  in  great 
danger. 


THE  ASH  Hi'  Rl  AN 

1917 


[45| 


Room  16  Breathlessly  awaited  an  attack  from  room  15,  W.  R.  H.  was 
stationed  behind  the  door  with  a  cup  of  ice  cold  water.  Suddenly  the  door 
opens:  and  without  looking  W.  R.  H.  throws  the  water  at  the  unfortunate  in- 
truder, catching  him  square  in  the  face. 

Alsa!  it  is  Mr.  W-g-s 

"Two  hours  detention,"  and  the  door  closes. 

Messrs  Evans  and  Molson  greatly  appreciated  the  joke. 

Mr.  Woollcombe  and  the  staff  let  us  off  all  detention  as  a  Christmas  pre- 
sent so  it  was  a  good  joke  with  no  penalty. 
1918     The  School  Dance 

The  annual  dance  this  year  was  held  on  the  evening  of  December  19th.  It 
was  the  largest  dance  that  has  ever  been  held  at  Ashbury,  and  was  probably  the 
most  successful.  The  Assembly  Hall,  where  the  dance  was  held,  looked  very 
pretty.  It  was  decorated  with  a  large  number  of  flags  and  pennants  kindly 
lent  for  the  occasion.  The  windows  were  trimmed  with  evergreens  and  the 
room  decorated  with  Chinese  lanterns.  The  floor  was  also  in  excellent  condi- 
tion. The  halls  were  all  decorated  with  flags,  evergreens  and  other  Xmas 
ornaments.     The  classrooms  were  also  cleared  and   furnished  as  sitting-out 


eft: 

A  close  shave 
during  the 
House  Matches 


Right: 
A  face-off  in  the 
House  Matches. 
Bill  Touhey 
officiating. 


[46]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

rooms.     Here  and  there  pretty  cosy  corners  were  cleverly  constructed  so  that 
the  general  appearance  of  the  whole  school  was  very  pleasing  to  the  eye. 

A  splendid  supper  was  served  in  the  Dining  Room  at  10.30  p.m.     Excellent 
music  was  furnished  by  Mr.  Race's  Orchestra,  and  a  most  enjoyable  evening 
was  spent. 
The  Government  House  Dance 

His  Excellency  the  Duke  of  Devonshire  very  kindly  invited  the  Seniors  to  a 
most  delightful  Ball  at  Government  House  given  in  honour  of  his  daughter  Lady 
Rachel.  In  receiving  the  guests  His  Excellency  was  assisted  by  his  daughter 
Lady  Blanche. 

The  beautiful  Ball-room  was  thronged  with  dancers  throughout  the  even- 
ing and  seldom  have  we  experienced  a  more  enjoyable  time. 

All  the  young  ladies  looked  extremely  sweet;  their  dainty  dresses  and  the 
blue  uniforms  of  the  R.M.C.  cadets  made  a  very  pretty  picture. 

Delicious  refreshments  were  served  in  the  Blue  Room,  which  was  used  for 
sitting  out.  Other  cosy  corners  were  arranged  throughout  the  house  and  even 
in  the  Billiard  Room  where  a  quiet  game  was  played  by  some  of  the  guests. 

At  10.30  P.M.  His  Excellency  with  Mrs.  Sladen,  led  the  way  to  the  raquet 
court.  Here  supper  was  served  at  round  tables  all  beautifully  decorated  with 
large  plants. 

After  supper  were  more  dances,  the  party  breaking  up  shortly  after  12  p.m. 

Any  offers  to-day/ 

All  the  Juniors  have  had  their  voices  tested  and  a  special  Choir  has 
been  selected.  This  does  not  mean  that  the  rest  of  the  boys  are  not  to  join 
in  the  services.  Incidentally  it  has  been  noted  that  those  who  have  very  loud 
voices  in  the  passages  seem  to  lose  them  when  they  enter  Chapel. 

1919     Worthwhile? 

THE  MISADVENTURES  OF  A  WEEK-ENDER 

It  was  one  of  those  sticky  days  when  one  can  neither  ski  nor  skate  that  I 
decided  to  take  a  chance  and  skip  home. 

Visions  of  cake  and  crumpets  had  been  before  my  eyes  all  day,  so  when 
school  finished  I  could  not  resist  the  temptation  to  take  French  leave  and  go 
home. 

I  went  quietly  up  to  my  room,  put  on  my  hat  and  coat  and  slid  quietly 
down  the  banisters.  After  several  little  manoeuvres  I  looked  through  the  key- 
hole of  the  duty  room  and  saw  all  the  masters  drinking  tea  and  eating  cake. 
After  having  decided  that  the  coast  was  clear  I  slipped  out  of  the  back  door 
and  walked  out  of  the  front  gate  trying  to  look  as  if  I  owned  the  place  but 
inwardly  feeling  that  there  were  about  three  masters  watching  me  out  of  every 
window  in  the  school. 

However,  I  got  out  of  the  gate  safely  and  was  about  half  way  down  the 
road  when  I  saw  a  figure  approaching  in  the  distance  which  seemed  to  me  as 
if  all  six  masters  rolled  into  one  were  approaching.  Immediately  I  jumped  the 
fence  and  threw  myself  flat  in  a  snow-drift  on  the  other  side.  However,  it 
turned  out  to  be  only  a  workman,  so  I  resumed  by  trip  with  my  heart  beating 
normally  again. 


THE  ASHBURIAN  \j,-\ 

My  next  trouble  was  that  a  master  might  come  down  and  get  on  the 
same  car  with  me,  so  I  decided  to  wait  behind  the  car-station  till  the  car 
arrived.     By  doing  this  I  nearly  lost  the  car  but  managed  to  hop  on  quite  safely. 

I  reached  home,  but  could  not  eat  anything  on  account  of  worrying  how 
to  get  back.  I  started  on  my  homeward  journey  about  4.30  p.m.  and  reached 
the  Ashbury  station  in  safety  but  was  very  suspicious  of  every  one  who  got  on 
the  same  car  with  me.  I  decided  to  return  by  way  of  the  fields  and  waded 
through  snow  about  three  feet  deep  until  I  came  within  one  hundred  yards  of 
the  school. 

It  was  quite  dark.  I  was  wet  right  through  and  almost  approaching  a 
nervous  breakdown  when  I  re-entered  the  back  door.  All  seemed  safe  so  I  crept 
quietly  upstairs  and  took  off  my  hat  and  coat. 

Upon  asking  the  other  boys  whether  anyone  had  missed  me  I  was  very 
relieved  to  find  that  no  enquiry  had  been  made.  The  rest  of  the  time  before 
supper  was  spent  in  rushing  madly  about  trying  to  avoid  masters.  One  of  them 
I  met  on  the  stairs  and  I  thought  it  was  "all-up"  but  I  pretended  to  be  studying 
a  picture  on  the  wall  until  danger  had  passed.  During  this  time  I  thought  I 
was  going  to  have  heart  failure  but  finally  to  my  relief  the  bell  went  for  tea. 
All  through  this  meal  I  imagined  that  all  the  masters  were  looking  at  me,  so  I 
kept  my  eyes  firmly  fixed  on  the  table  cloth.  I  could  not  help  thinking  of  the 
grace,  "For  what  we  are  about  to  receive,  etc.,"  and  this  did  not  cheer  me  up 
a  bit,  for  I  knew  I  should  be  gated  if  I  were  caught. 

Tea  was  over  and  I  thought  that  my  troubles  were  too,  but  "nothing  doing". 
Suddenly  I  heard  my  name  called.  I  turned  and  found  myself  face  to  face 
with  a  master  who  asked  me  where  I  had  been  all  the  afternoon.  Being  a  truth- 
ful boy  I  owned  up  pleased  that  at  last  the  suspense  was  over  and  I  knew  the 
worst. 

I  have  resolved  that  the  next  time  I  intend  to  skip,  I  shall  put  up  a  notice 
telling  everyone  where  I  have  gone  and  when  I  shall  be  back.  This  will  prevent 
me  from  being  so  long  in  such  terrible  suspense. 

Needless  to  add  I  was  gated,  and  then  and  there  resolved  to  spend  the 
next  week  in  the  infirmary. 

1919     Ashbury  boys  meet  the  Prince  of  ]\Tales 

On  November  10th,  the  boys  of  Ashbury  College  were  asked  to  appear  at 
Government  House  in  order  that  they  might  have  the  opportunity  of  meeting 
the  Prince  of  Wales,  prior  to  his  departure  to  the  United  States.  The  boys, 
accompanied  by  the  Headmaster  and  the  Staff,  were  lined  up  in  front  of  the 
Main  entrance  to  Rideau  Hall  under  the  command  of  Capt.  Dwyer  and  presently 
the  Prince  appeared.  After  inspecting  the  boys  the  Prince  addressed  them  in  a 
short  speech.  His  Royal  Highness  expressed  pleasure  at  seeing  the  boys  from 
Ashbury  and  asked  the  Headmaster  to  grant  them  a  whole  holiday  in  honour  of 
the  occasion.  Mr.  Woollcombe  in  a  brief  speech  thanked  the  Prince  for  his 
kindness  in  receiving  the  boys  and  wished  him  God-speed  and  a  safe  return  to 
England.  Three  cheers  were  then  given  for  the  Prince  and  also  for  the  Governor- 
General.  Three  cheers  were  renewed  as  His  Royal  Highness  motored  off  to  the 
Central  Station  en  route  to  the  United  States. 


[48]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

OLD    BOY   NEWS 

(Extracts  from  Letters) 

TYLER  Spafford  (1942)  on  his  Western  Farm  trip  last  fall.  "We  left 
Montreal  at  10.30  P.M.  on  October  14th  and  spent  our  time  till  Tuesday 
in  a  sleeping  car,  sleeping  two  up  and  two  down,  very  cramped  and 
dirty,  and  the  car  just  held  together!  Upon  our  arrival  in  Regina  on  Tuesday, 
we  spent  the  day  there,  as  the  Saskatchewan  government  were  not  sure  if  we 
should  not  go  further  west  for  the  labour  situation  there  was  far  worse.  The 
day  was  given  to  us  as  "off".  So  we  all  headed  for  the  "Y"  and  had  a  shave, 
shower  and  swim.  I'm  sure  the  "Y"  never  had  so  much  business  in  one  day 
nor  saw  such  a  bedraggled  looking  bunch  of  bums!  ....  A  plan  was  reached 
and  onward  to  Calgary,  Alberta.  Here  we  arrived  Thursday  A.M.  and  spent  the 
morning  at  the  unemployment  office.  Everything  was  ready  by  noon  so  we  took 
over  three  busses  and  headed  north  of  Calgary  for  50  miles.  At  this  point  we  all 
got  off  and  farmers  were  there  to  meet  us.  We  worked  91/2  days  for  $47.50 
($5.00  a  day)  and  bad  weather  prevented  us  working  the  other  3.  Then  back 
to  Calgary,  and  left  for  Montreal  on  October  28th,  arriving  on  October  31st. 

Josie  McCallum  (1939)  from  Overseas  with  the  R.C.A.F.  "My  brother  is 
on  this  side,  he  gave  me  what  news  he  had  of  Ashbury.  Every  wish  for  another 
good  year.  Life  is  remarkably  pleasant  over  here1  War  at  times  seems  a  long 
way  off  in  contrast  to  some  of  the  O.B.'s  experiences". 

J.  C.  Tyrer  (1936)  with  Navy — "As  far  as  I  know  I  am  the  only  Ashburian 
so  far  on  one  of  these  Fairmiles.  .  .  .  They  are  certainly  wonderful  boats  and  I 
wouldn't  leave  here  for  any  other  type  of  ship.  .  .  .  We  spent  Christmas  Day 
aboard  the  ship,  all  hands,  and  had  a  wonderful  time.  We  were  tied  up — thank 
heavens — and  everything  went  swimmingly.  The  crew  invited  the  officers  to 
dinner  on  the  messdeck — a  rare  privilege — and  we  had  one  of  the  merriest 
Christmas  days  that  I  ever  expect  to  spend.  Christmas  Cheer,  Turkey  and  all 
the  trimmings  helped  considerably  to  blot  the  fact  that  we  were  all  homesick 
and  a  long,  long  way  from  home.  .  .  Thanks  again  for  your  letter  and  all  the  best 
to  you,  the  masters  and  the  school  for  1943." 

Michael  Ney  (1942)  at  Naval  College — "We  spend  most  of  our  time  run- 
ning round  in  small  circles  wondering  where  to  go  next.  But  it  is  a  great  life. 
.  .  .  The  first  highlight  is  the  early  rising.  .  .  .  After  we  have  pulled  ourselves 
(or  been  pulled!)  out  of  bed,  we  then  either  go  to  signals,  or  whip  on  our  gym 
clothes  in  a  bleary-eyed  fever  preparatory  to  going  to  P.T.  P.T.  though  a  rather 
tiresome  nuisance  has  given  us  physiques  that  rather  resemble  superman!  After 
our  excursion  with  the  dark  morning  we  breakfast.  The  rest  of  the  day  is  well- 
filled  with  classes,  meals,  sports  of  all  fashions,  etc.  No  need  to  say  that  we 
collapse  into  bed  with  few  lucid  thoughts.  .  .  .  The  "piece  de  resistence"  is  that 
I  have  achieved  the  Chief  Editorship  of  the  College  Magazine.  .  .  .  The  task 
itself  is  not  easy.    The  magazine  has  been  out  of  circulation  since  1922  which 


THE  ASH  BUR!  AN  [49] 

leaves  little  material  to  go  en.    It  is  however,  a  great  experience  and  I  shall  post 
you  the  finished  product  as  soon  as  it  is  out." 

Anthony  West  (returned  to  England,  1942) — "It  is  now  a  long  time  since 
I  was  part  of  Ashbury,  and  now  I  am  part  of  Wellington  College.  ...  I  do  not 
regret  my  "stay"  in  the  "brave  new  world"  and  I  feel  that  the  experience  is 
of  the  utmost  value.  .  .  .  School  life  here  is  very  dull  compared  with  Ashbury; 
but  we  are  at  least  in  close  touch  with  our  parents.  .  .  .  My  trip  was  quite  un- 
eventful, as  could  be  expected.  We  had  an  exceedingly  good  time  in  Lisbon, 
waiting  for  the  plane  transportation.  (So  we  have  heard  from  other  sources. — 
Ed.)  ...  Farson  and  I  are  in  the  same  house  and  see  quite  a  fair  amount  of 
one  another.  Life  is  therefore  not  too  dull  and  I  don't  feel  too  strange  in  the 
school." 

Christopher  Beeton  (returned  to  England,  1943) — "I  and  West  II  have 
both  passed  Common  Entrance,  West  is  going  to  Marlborough  and  I  am  going 
to  Wellington.  .  .  .  There  is  a  lot  about  England  generally  that  I  would  like  to 
tell  you  about.  I  am  sure  it  would  interest  you,  and  on  the  other  hand,  I  am 
sure  that  it  would  interest  an  enemy  spy,  if  any  such  person  happens  to  come 
upon  this  letter.  .  .  .  The  size  of  an  English  train  compared  with  an  American 
one  struck  me.  When  we  had  just  come  out  of  the  Customs  at  "somewhere  in 
England",  there  was  a  train  waiting  for  us  and  I  really  wondered  whether  it 
was  tall  enough  for  us,  but  I  soon  found  out  that  it  was." 


Bob  Stedman  (1939)  serving  in  the  Middle  East  with  the  Imperial  Forces 
is  now  a  captain. 

Bob  Bowman  (1928)  has  been  doing  a  good  deal  of  travelling  since  his 
experiences  at  Dieppe.  After  handling  some  overseas  broadcasts  for  the  B.B.C. 
in  Britain,  he  returned  home,  and  then  was  selected  to  accompany  L.  W.  Brock- 
ington  as  his  assistant  on  his  tour  of  Australia  and  New  Zealand. 

We  are  sorry  to  hear  that  Douglas  Cowans  (1931  )  now  a  Captain  in  the 
Canadian  Armoured  Corps  has  been  seriously  ill  overseas.  We  hope  he  will  have 
recovered  by  now. 

Charles  Butterworth  was  recently  made  President  of  the  Air  Force  Veterans 
Association  of  Montreal. 

Roy  Peirce  (1941)  is  now  at  Bishop's  College,  Lennoxville,  preparing  to 
enter  the  Ministry. 

Jim  Wait  (1941 )  got  honours  in  all  his  subjects  at  McGill  and  joined  the 
Air  Force  last  fall. 

Colonel  L.  P.  Sherwood  (1906)  has  been  appointed  to  The  Judge  Advocate 
General's  Branch  at  N  D.H.Q.,  Ottawa. 

J.  T.  Wilson  (1925)  is  now  a  Major  in  the  R.C.E.  overseas.  He  was  said 
to  have  had  much  to  do  with  the  tunnelling  at  Gibraltar. 


[50] 


THE  ASHBURIAN 


Bill  Ellis  (1938)  Lieutenant,  now  in  Italy  with  Tank  Corps. 

Before  going  overseas  was  on  a  course  getting  100% 

in  recognition,  but  a  mere  98%  in  gunnery. 

We  congratulate  H.  Wain  King  ( 1 938)  Lieutenant  in  the  army  overseas,  on 
his  marriage  to  Enid  Mary  Sansom  at  St.  Martin's  in  the  Field,  Trafalgar 
Square,  London,  on  Saturday,  February  27th,  1943. 

John  Rowley  C 1 931  )  now  has  a  daughter,  recently  christened  at  Haywards 
Heath,  England,  by  Canon  Hepburn  and  Rev.  Logan-Vencta,  both  of  Ottawa. 

John  C.  Tyrer  (1936)  now  with  the  Navy  asks  for  the  Ashbunan.  We  were 
flattered  and  complied  with  his  request  without  delay.  More  important  he  says 
"I  was  married  on  August  2nd  last  year  to  Miss  Muriel  Nancy  Suzer,  R.N.,  of 
Holyoke,  Mass.,  and  I  am  proud  to  report  the  birth  of  a  beautiful  blue-eyed 
daughter,  which  momentous  event  occurred  on  September  18th."  Hearty  con- 
gratulations on  both  events. 

Congratulations  to  Gilbert  Fauquier  (1925)  on  the  birth  of  a  son  on 
January  23rd,  1943. 

Russell  Cowans  (1935)   is  now  a  Flight  Lieutenant,  R.C.A.F. 

Congratulations  to  Ernest  G.  H.  Rex  (1932)  R.C.A.F.  on  his  marriage  to 
Miss  Marjorie  Jeanne  Masters  in  St.  George's  Church,  Montreal,  on  August 
30th,  1942. 

Alistair  Grant  (1925)  won  the  Montreal  A. A. A.  singles  squash  champion- 
ship this  year. 


THE  ASHBURIAN  [51  | 

T.  R.  (Mike)  Wood  (1939)  and  his  brother  Arthur  Wood  (Staff  1939)  have 
both  been  promoted  Captains,  overseas. 

G.  A   McCormick  (1925)  has  been  promoted  to  Captain  overseas. 

V.  S.  Parker  (1915)  D.F.C.,  AFC,  now  a  Group  Captain  is  commanding 
a  fighter  station  somewhere  in  Canada. 

John  T.  Lewis  (1935>  has  been  promoted  to  Pilot  Officer  in  a  special  sec- 
tion of  the  R.C.A.F. 

Allan  Beddoe  (1912),  a  Lieutenant  in  the  R.C.N.V.R.,  was  responsible  for 
the  illustration  in  the  Canadian  Book  of  Remembrance,  and  received  the  O.B.E. 
in  the  Birthday  Honour  List. 

Bert  Lawrence  (1941)  Lieutenant  in  the  Armoured  Corps,  has  recently 
arrived  overseas. 

Alan  Powell  (1934)  was  mentioned  in  despatches  for  "service  in  the  cap- 
ture of  Diego  Suarez"  in  Madagascar.  A  member  of  the  Fleet  Air  Arm,  he 
was  acting  as  observer  in  a  Swordfish,  spotted  a  submarine  and  helped  to 
destroy  it. 

R.  M.  Powell  (1929)  and  W.  H.  Powell  (1931  )  brother  of  Alan  are  in  the 
Navy  and  Army  respectively.  The  former  Acting  Commander,  the  latter  Lieu- 
tenant. 

John  Roberts  Allan  (1936)  who  won  the  D.S.C.  in  1941  has  been  appointed 
to  command  a  Corvette. 

E.  J.  Renaud  (1908)  recently  promoted  Major-General  has  been  appointed 
to  command  Military  District  Number  4,  succeeding  another  Old  Boy  in  E.  deB. 
Panet,  also  promoted  Major-General  and  now  on  the  retired  list.  In  the 
Birthday  Honour  list  E.  J.  Renaud  received  the  C.B.E. 

Fred  Sherwood  (1932)  brings  honour  and  fame  to  Canada  and  Ashbury, 
by  being  the  first  Canadian  Volunteer  Reserve  to  command  a  submarine.  Be- 
fore being  given  the  command  he  was  awarded  the  D.S.C.  "for  courage  and  skill 
in  successful  submarine  patrols."  His  comment  when  questioned  was  just 
"Thar's  good  shootin'  in  them  thar  seas." 

Bob  Lane  (1937)  has  won  the  Crocker  Memorial  Prize,  awarded  annually 
to  the  sub-Lieutenant  undergoing  training  who  produces  the  best  set  of  finished 
drawings,  with  rough  sketches,  of  an  approved  machinery  part.  He  is  the  first 
Canadian  Naval  Officer  to  gain  the  award. 

We  regret  to  report  the  death  of  Walter  Mi  lien  -(1910)  after  a  short  ill- 
ness in  his  58th  year,  also  of  Charles  O'Connor  (1916)  after  an  illness  of 
several  months. 

Michael  Curry  (1941)  after  a  year  at  Victoria  College,  B.C.,  is  in  the 
R.C.A.F.,  probably  a  pilot  by  now. 


I  52  I  THE  ASHBURIAN 

Fred  Bronson  (1941 )  and  Digby  Viets  (1941  )  after  a  period  at  Queens,  are 
also  in  the  R.C.A.F. 

Brock  Mordy  (1941  )  is  now  at  Queens  and  is  in  the  Naval  O.T.C. 

Jimmy  MacGowan  (1942)  and  Dick  Goodwin  (1942)  have  both  arrived 
overseas  in  the  Army. 

Jack  Boutilier  (1934)  has  been  a  Flying  Instructor  at  Stanley. 

Graham  Ferguson  (1933)  is  a  Lieutenant  in  the  Canadian  Navy,  or  was 
when  we  last  heard  some  time  ago,  and  John  Ferguson  (1935)  his  brother,  is  a 
Lieutenant  in  the  A. A.  in  England. 

R.  K.  Davidson  (1935)  graduated  3rd  in  his  class  at  Uplands  R.C.A.F. 
Station  last  year,  and  is  we  understand,  now  an  instructor. 

McNeill   (1921  )   is  a  Captain  in  the  Army  overseas. 

A.  M.  Irvine  (1924)  is  a  Captain,  overseas  with  the  Stormont,  Dundas  and 
Glengarry  Highlanders. 

D.  M.  Woods  (1930)  called  at  the  school  recently,  while  passing  through 
Ottawa.     He  is  now  a  Captain  in  the  2nd  Army  Tank  Brigade  at  Borden. 

We  congratulate  W.  W.  Chipman  (1923)  on  his  promotion  to  Lieutenant- 
Commander,  R.C.N.V.R.;  C.  E.  Pacaud,  and  L.  G.  W.  Schlemm  (1931 )  on  their's 
to  Lieutenant  R.C.N.V.R.;  R.  C.  Webster  (1926)  to  Flying  Officer  R.C.A.F.; 
S.  G.  Gamble  (1928)  to  Major,  R.C.E.;  N.  B.  Gillies  (1932)  to  Captain,  R.C.A., 
both  overseas  with  the  Army. 

H.  W.  Biggar  (1926)  is  a  Flight  Lieutenant  attached  to  R.  A.  F.  overseas. 

R.  H.  Craig  (1930)  and  R.  M.  Leathern  (1931  )  are  Lieutenants  and  W.  F. 
Hadley  (1934)  a  Captain  in  R.C.A.  overseas. 

H.  Joseph  (1939)  is  a  Flight  Lieutenant  R.C.A.F.  overseas. 

J.  R.  MacBrien  (1928)  is  a  Major  on  the  staff  at  British  Army  Headquar- 
ters in  Cairo. 

A.  G.  M.  Schlemm  (1934)  is  a  sub-Lieutenant  R.C.N.V.R.  So  are  E.  B. 
Fauquier  (1931 )  and  R.  W.  A.  Dunn. 

Geoffrey  Wright  (1936)  is  a  Lieutenant  in  the  Canadian  Army,  attached 
to  a  C. O.T.C.  as  Instructor. 

D.  C.  Menzies  (1931 )  is  a  Lieutenant  in  the  Black  Watch,  overseas. 

J.  B.  Kirkpatrick  (1936)  is  a  Lieutenant,  Canadian  Armoured  Corps. 

Blair  Gilmour  (1930)  is  a  Sergeant  in  the  RCA,  and  P.  R.  B.  Chateauvert 
(1927)  a  Corporal  in  the  1st  Battalion,  Royal  Montreal  Regiment. 


THE  ASHBURIAN  [5^| 

M.  P.  Bogert  (1926)  is  a  Brigade  Major  overseas. 

J.  M.  Maguire  is  a  Lieutenant  R.C.N.V.R. 

W.  H.  Baskerville  (1935)  is  a  Pilot  Officer  with  the  RAF.  Ferry  Command. 

C.  J.  G.  Molson  (1918)  is  Captain  and  Paymaster  3rd  Battalion  Black 
Watch,  in  the  Reserve  Army,  and  P.  N.  Davey  (1933)  is  a  Lieutenant  in  the 
RCA.  Reserve  Army. 

Ian  Barclay  (1939)  with  the  Navy,  took  part  in  the  landing  of  'he  United 
Nations  forces  in  North  Africa  last  November,  and  is  specializing  in  Combined 
Operations. 

Jimmy  Oppe  (1928)  after  a  tour  of  duty  at  sea  with  the  Navy,  took  a  staff 
course  at  R.M.C.  in  November. 

K.  H.  Tremain  (1923)  Major,  Canadian  Armoured  Division,  had  three  years 
overseas  before  returning  to  take  up  his  present  appointment  at  N.D.H.Q. 

I.  D.  Macorquodale  (1934)  is  a  Lieutenant  R  C.O.C. 

We  are  sorry  to  report  that  H.  B.  Carswell.  M.C.  (1927)  was  severely 
wounded  at  Dieppe,  with  the  R.C.A.F. 

We  congratulate::  Carleton  Craig  (1936)  on  the  birth  of  a  daughter  in 
July  last  year.  Garnor  Currie  (1929)  on  the  birth  of  a  daughter  in  August  last 
year.  Fraser  Gurd,  on  the  birth  of  a  daughter  in  October  last  year;  and 
Campbell  Merrett  (1926)  on  the  birth  of  a  son  last  September. 

We  also  congratulate  Bruce  Ritchie  (1930),  a  Major  with  the  Black 
Watch,  on  his  marriage  in  London,  England,  last  October  to  Miss  Audrey  Bond. 

Belated  congratulations  to  Bill  Ellis  (1938)  on  being  the  father  of  a  fine 
young  son. 

C.  Napier  is  in  the  Air  Force. 

George  Woollcombe  is  a  Gunnery  Lieutenant,  R.C.N.V.R. 

Jimmy  McLaren  (1942)  has  done  very  well  at  Dalhousie,  getting  Merit  in 
Latin,  History  and  French,  and  Distinction  in  Special  History  with  4th  year  men. 
He  also  won  $100  prize  for  Poetry. 

Fowler  Gobeil,  was  co-pilot  of  the  Glider  recently  towed  across  the  At- 
lantic.   The  first  time  such  a  crossing  has  been  made 

Michael  Ney  (1942)  and  Geoffrey  Hughson  (1941 )  have  recently  graduated 
from  the  Naval  College  at  Esquimalt,  and  Charles  Gale  has  done  the  same 
from  Kings,  Halifax. 

C.  A.  Hersey  has  become  engaged  to  Miss  Aileen  Greenfield.  Congratula- 
tions.    He  is  a  2nd  Lieutenant  in  the  Canadian  Armoured  Corps. 


1.54] 


THE  ASHBURIAN 


D.  S. 


HATS 


Through  the  courtesy  of  W.  F.  C.  Devlin  we  are  able  to  print  the  following  dated  1882. 


HOW    TO    DRESS 

:ing  a  series  of  Essays  on  Dress  and  Culture  and  Hats  by  Mr.  R.  J.  Devlin' 


The  following  essays  were  written  with 
the  intention  of  being  delivered  before  the 
Art  Association  of  Canada,  but  owing  to 
the  unforseen  accident  of  the  Author's  ser- 
vices not  being  called  into  requisition  by 
that  eminent  body  the  design  was  not 
carried  out. 

They  were  then  offered  to  the  House  of 
Commons,  but  were  returned  with  the  re- 
mark that  the  Commons  of  Canada  knew 
nothing  about  dress,  that  there  was  noth- 
ing concerning  it  in  the  Speech  from  the 
Throne,  consequently  the  House  begged  to 


dispense  with  the  information  now  and  for- 
ever more. 

The  Author  then  tried  the  Press  Gallery, 
the  Police  Commissioners,  The  City  Council 
and  other  learned  bodies,  but  failed  to  re- 
ceive encouragement. 

Desirous,  however,  that  the  result  of  so 
much  learning  and  labour  should  not  be 
wasted  he  has  determined  to  present  the 
essay  to  the  public  through  the  columns  of 
this  Journal  (ten  cents  per  line  for  first 
insertion)  and  takes  th;s  opportunity  to 
bespeak  for  them  a  favourable  hearing. 


THE  ASHBURIAX 


[55] 


ESSAY    No.    1 


The  Head  being  the  most  important  por- 
tion of  the  human  frame,  it  is  eminently 
proper  in  dealing  with  this  subject  that  the 
covering  of  the  head  should  receive  the 
first  and  greatest  attention.  The  present 
chapter,  therefore,  will  be  devoted  exclu- 
sively to  Hats,  their  origin  and  progress. 

That  the  fashionable  Hat  of  To-day  has, 
by  a  great  organic  law,  been  evolved  out 
of  the  early  night  cap,  is  a  self-evident 
proposition.  First  the  tassel,  that  is  to  say 
the  tail,  disappeared.  Then  the  crown 
emerging  from  it's  chaotic  state  of  flab- 
biness,  became  rounded  and  full  and  hard. 


This  may  be  termed  the  Silurian  Period. 

Meeting  resistance  from  the  human  hair 
in  its  downward  growth,  and  being  unable 
to  go  back  on  itself,  so  to  speak,  the  struc- 
ture expanded  horizontally  at  its  base, 
thus  giving  us  the  brim  and  the  complete 
hat  of  modern  times.  It  is  not  as  comfort- 
able as  it's  remote  ancestor  the  night  cap, 
but  it  is  of  more  pleasing  appearance.  It 
is  of  a  harder  nature  moreover,  and  is  one 
more  demonstration  of  that  great  truth — 
the  Survival  of  the  Fittest — or  the  Fit- 
tingest.  My  Hats  are  the  Fittingest. 
Hence  their  Survival. 

R.  J.  DEVLIN. 


[56]  THE  ASHBUR1AN 

LITERARY  SECTION 

RAW    HIDE 

(With  apologies  to  Baron  Munchausen) 

I  AM  a  woodsman  by  trade  and  three  weeks  ago  I  was  hauling  a  huge  load 
of  logs  on  my  sleigh.  The  weather  was  cold,  cold  enough  to  freeze  my 
leather  traces  and  cause  them  to  become  brittle  and  break.  Darkness  was 
not  far  off  and  I  was  still  five  miles  from  my  hut.  I  took  my  fowling  piece  and 
looked  for  something  to  shoot,  some  animal  who  would  supply  me  with  raw-hide 
for  my  traces.  Inside  of  five  minutes  I  had  shot  three  moose  and  cutting  their 
hide  into  strips  I  fastened  it  into  traces.  By  this  time  it  was  pitch  black  and 
I  couldn't  see  ten  feet  in  front  of  me.  Luckily  my  horse  knew  his  way  home 
and  I  walked  beside  him  trying  to  lighten  the  burden  he  dragged.  The  weather 
had  changed  from  intense  cold  to  damp  and  humid  and  a  light  rain  had  begun 
to  fall.  In  three  hours  of  weary  walking  I  reached  my  hut,  dead  tired  and  hot. 
I  brought  a  lantern  from  the  peg  on  the  wall  and  busied  myself  in  un- 
hitching my  horse,  it  was  then  that  I  noticed  that  the  load  of  logs  was  not  with 
us.  All  I  could  see  were  long  strips  of  raw-hide  stretching  into  the  night.  The 
raw-hide  must  have  stretched  in  the  damp  weather  as  raw-hide  does,  and  the 
logs  were  probably  miles  along  the  road.  There  was  nothing  I  could  do  about 
it  that  night,  both  the  horse  and  I  were  too  tired;  so  very  despondent  I  went 
to  bed. 

I  slept  late  next  morning  because  of  my  fatigue  and  the  sun  was  blazing 
high  in  the  sky.  I  thought  of  the  tedious  work  that  lay  before  me  and  hurried 
out  to  feed  my  horse.  On  opening  the  door  I  almost  fainted  with  amazement, 
for  there  in  the  yard  was  the  missing  load  of  logs.  The  sun  had  been  so  strong 
that  it  had  shrunk  the  rawhide,  and  because  I  had  hitched  the  traces  over  a 
post,  the  shrinking  had  brought  the  logs  right  up  to  my  door. 

R.H. 


ESCAPE    A    LA    MUNCHAUSEN 

I  HAD  the  misfortune  to  be  captured  by  a  gang  of  bandits  and  taken  to 
their  castle.  At  the  time  I  was  travelling  through  Germany.  Once  a  day 
I  was  brought  food  and  once  a  week  a  barber  appeared.  After  a  week  or 
two,  I  had  made  friends  with  a  girl  who  lived  within  sight  of  my  prison  window. 
I  evolved  a  plan  of  talking  into  my  water  supply,  catching  the  bubbles  formed 
and  floating  them  down  to  her,  where  breaking  them,  she  released  my  words 
and  heard  my  conversation.  In  this  way  I  asked  her  to  send  a  rope  to  my  win- 
dow and  I  would  supply  a  thread  to  pull  it  up.  When  she  agreed  I  set  to  work 
and  tied  into  a  long  rope  the  hair  that  the  barber  had  clipped  from  my  head. 


THE  ASHBURIAN 


157| 


After  pouring  water  between  the  stone-work  to  loosen  the  mortar,  I  pulled  out 
the  window  frame  by  the  bars  and,  leaning  out,  lassoed  a  sparrow  which  flew 
down  to  get  crumbs  thrown  by  my  friend.  She  took  the  thread  off  the  bird  and 
affixed  the  rope.  When  I  had  pulled  it  up,  I  tied  the  end  round  my  waist  so  I 
should  not  fall,  and  climbed  down  the  other  end.  Reaching  the  ground  and 
leaping  the  moat  which  was  no  more  than  twenty  feet  broad,  I  coiled  the  rope 
for  the  girl  and  went  on  my  way. 

P.H 


P.W. 


[58]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

FIRE! 

HE  sits  in  the  darkness,  with  no  one  else  near.  It  is  late  at  night,  and  the 
city  is  getting  ready  to  go  to  sleep.  Nearby  is  the  stirrup  pump,  and 
some  buckets  of  water.  He  is  reading  an  official  pamphlet,  issued  to 
fire  watchers  only,  and  he  is  trying  to  memorize  it  for  he  is  the  fire  watcher  of 
the  "Thornton  News  Press"  building.  He  yawns,  for  he  will  be  going  to  bed 
shortly,  and  fire  watching  is  very  boring.  At  last  Big  Ben  strikes  twelve.  He 
gets  up,  sets  his  watch,  and  then  pauses  in  dismay.  In  front  of  him  is  a  small 
fire,  which  is  gaining  in  intensity  every  second.  Lord!  Why  doesn't  the  govern- 
ment tell  you  what  to  do  in  cases  like  this?  Should  he  use  the  stirrup  pump? 
But  no,  that  would  be  no  good  in  this  case,  for  the  water  would  only  spread  the 
flames.  Should  he  use  the  fire  extinguisher,  resting  near  the  door?  With  a 
bound  he  rushes  to  the  door,  and  picks  it  up,  but  at  the  scene  of  the  fire,  he 
pauses  undecided  whether  he  should  use  it  or  not.  The  fire  is  getting  worse, 
and  burns  more  brightly.  With  terror  in  his  eyes,  he  gets  a  bucket  of  sand 
from  the  roof  next  door  and  dashes  it  onto  the  fire.  At  last!  The  fire  goes  out. 
He  goes  to  bed  satisfied,  to  think  that  he  is  patriotic.  Never  do  for  a  fire 
watcher  to  go  to  bed  with  a  fire  still  burning.  Anyway  its  a  law  that  coal  is 
to  be  saved  as  much  as  possible,  and  think  of  all  the  fuel  that  could  be  used 

tomorrow.  D  c 

K.b. 


THE   ART   OF    PAINTING 

WHAT  do  we  mean  by  painting?  Is  it  just  mixing  a  few  paints  and  then 
daubing  them  onto  a  board  or  is  it  a  long  and  painful  process  of 
study,  patience  and  practice?  By  looking  at  some  people's  idea  of 
painting,  you  might  think  that  it  was  the  former  but  then  if  you  look  at  the 
works  of  Rembrandt,  El  Greco,  or  Titian,  you  would  immediately  say  the  latter. 

Which  are  we  to  choose  from?  People  do  not  seem  to  get  the  same  amount 
of  pleasure  out  of  seeing  a  good  painting  by  a  modern  artist  that  they  do  in  see- 
ing paintings  of  Gainsborough  or  Raphael.  This  may  be  rather  hard  on  modern 
painters  because  not  all  painters,  notably  Gogan  and  Picasso,  and  a  limited 
few,  put  the  paint  on  anyhow. 

People  seem  to  have  lost  the  art  of  painting  a  picture  by  themselves.  By 
this  I  mean,  making  their  own  paints  and  brushes  and  then  glazing  one's  paints 
onto  the  canvas.  Nowadays  people  buy  all  their  equipment,  squeeze  it  out  of 
a  tube  onto  a  canvas.  In  this  way  modern  paintings  will  last  no  more  than  a 
hundred  years,  while  others  have  lasted  from  four  to  five  hundred  years. 

What  then  is  the  point  of  painting  if  you  know  in  the  back  of  your  mind 
that  in  about  two  generations  it  will  have  been  destroyed  by  time?  Also  people 
must  realize  that  they  are  painting  with  the  wrong  technique.  When  will  all 
these  lackadaisical  habits  fall  by  the  wayside  and  painters  go  back  to  the 
technique  of  the  old  masters?  Until  that  time,  no  one  can  really  say  that  they 
have  painted  any  real  paintings.  ...  p 


THE  ASHBURIAN  [591 

RETRIBUTION 

OBERLEUTNANT  Karl  Kromer  was  feeling  very  happy  as  he  flew  over  the 
African  Desert.  He  had  many  reasons  to  feel  thus,  for  wasn't  he  even 
now  flying  on  his  last  assignment  before  going  back  to  Germany,  Marie, 
and  little  Karl,  their  son.  He  hadn't  seen  them  for  nearly  two  years  now,  and 
the  very  thought  of  being  near  them  again  made  him  feel  as  if  he  were  sitting 
on  top  of  the  world. 

Suddenly  his  thoughts  turned  back  to  his  assignment,  if  such  it  could  be 
called,  for  what  was  it  to  bomb  a  British  Hospital.  Still  his  CO.  had  told  him 
that  if  the  job  was  well  done  he  would  be  in  line  for  an  Iron  Cross.  At  first 
this  had  surprised  him,  but  then  he  learned  that  the  hospital  contained  some 
special  operating  equipment,  the  only  one  of  its  kind  in  Africa. 

All  at  cnce  his  thoughts  were  interrupted  as  Sergeant  Mayer,  the  plane's 
navigator  tapped  him  on  the  shoulder  and  told  him  that  the  "Churchill  Military 
Hospital"  was  only  ten  miles  away.  At  this  Lieutenant  Kromer  brightened  up, 
for  although  he  wanted  to  go  back  home  he  still  liked  killing  those  British 
sw.ne  who  so  atrociously  attacked  his  fatherland  and  his  beloved  Fuhrer.  His 
radio  and  paper  told  him  how  the  British  had  killed  his  comrades  and  now  he 
was  going  to  pay  them  back. 

By  this  time  the  plane  was  practically  over  the  hospital  and  after  a  prelim- 
inary check  over,  Karl  put  it  into  a  dive  aimed  right  for  the  center,  or  main 
building.  He  saw  the  bombs  leaving  their  racks.  He  saw  the  ant  like  figures 
of  hospital  attendants  running  around  trying  to  get  the  patients  into  the  shel- 
ters. And  then,  he  saw  the  bombs  exploding  and  huge  pieces  of  the  building 
being  thrcwn  up  by  the  force  of  the  explosions  before  coming  down  and  crush- 
ing his  helpless  victims.  Then  he  pulled  the  plane  out  of  the  dive  and  turned 
back  for  home. 

He  wiped  the  sweat  off  his  face  and  broke  into  a  smile  for  now  his  job 
was  finished  and  as  yet  not  even  one  shot  had  been  fired  on  them. 

He  was  still  smilling  when  his  gunner  reported  that  three  Hurricanes  were 
quickly  approaching.  For  the  first  time  since  the  raid  began  a  look  of  worry 
spread  over  Karl's  face.  He  tried  to  get  into  a  cloud  bank,  but  by  that  time 
the  English  planes  had  already  spotted  him  and  were  in  hot  pursuit.  Soon  they 
had  caught  up  to  him  and  were  firing  at  him.  Karl  threw  the  plane  into  all 
kinds  of  manoeuvers,  but  it  was  no  use,  he  could'nt  shake  them  off. 

Suddenly  he  felt  the  plane  jerk  forward  and  go  down,  out  of  control.  At 
first  his  mind  was  too  befogged  to  understand  what  was  happening,  but  then 
slowly,  slowly  it  cleared,  and  surprising  to  note  was  the  fact  that  he  was  think- 
ing about  his  wife  and  child  instead  of  his  Fuhrer  which  was  what  the  Intelli- 
gence Officers  told  him  he  would  be  thinking  about.  Then  the  plane  crashed 
and  Karl  felt  a  jarring  pain  go  right  through  him.    After  that  he  fainted. 

The  next  time  he  opened  his  eyes  a  British  doctor  had  just  walked  away 
from  him,  and  Karl  heard  the  doctor  quietly  say  to  one  of  the  nurses:  "We 
could  have  saved  the  poor  beggar  with  the  stuff  we  had  at  the  "Churchill"  but 
now  he  has  no  chance."    Those  were  the  last  words  Karl  ever  heard. 

M.G.B. 


[60  J  THE  ASHBURIAN 

A    LANDSCAPE 

IN  the  foreground  is  a  field  where  fat  contented  sheep  are  just  beginning  to 
settle  down  for  the  night.  Beyond  that  tall  firs  seem  to  grow  right  to  the 
sea.  Just  before  the  trees  is  a  little  cottage  with  the  smoke  curling  lazily 
up  through  the  trees.  In  the  wood  the  birds  have  ceased  to  twitter  save  for  a 
solitary  owl  which  is  hooting  in  the  distance.  Beyond  the  trees  lies  the  sea 
which  you  can  faintly  hear  on  the  still  of  dusk.  At  sea  small  lobster  boats  are 
silhouetted  against  the  darkening  sky  and  closer  inshore  a  sardine  weir  sticks 
out  of  the  water.  To  the  left  the  road  like  a  twisting  ribbon  seems  to  merge 
with  the  trees.  To  the  nghr  the  lights  of  a  tiny  village  are  twinkling.  In  an 
hour  it  will  be  dark. 

J. P. 


A    NIGHT    IN    CAMP 

While  you're  sitting  round  the  embers,  when  the  fire  is  almost  out, 
With  the  palisades  around  you,  and  the  tvild  beasts  without; 
And  the  natives  with  their  daggers,  and  their  spears  on  erook  of  arm, 
To  keep  you  from  all  danger,  and  to  save  you  from  all  harm. 

With  the  lions  roaring  fiercely,  and  the  tigers  snarling  lozv, 
And  the  darkness  all  around  you,  and  in  the  dark  your  foe ; 
Then  a  mighty  sense  of  safety,  or  a  mortal  sense  of  fear, 
Falls  upon  you  like  a  shadow,  and  you  call  a  native  near. 

And  you  ask  if  with  the  sentries  everything  has  gone  allright. 
And  the  native  answers  "surely",  and  turns  into  the  night. 
And  in  a  second  vanishes,  like  a  ghost  into  a  wall, 
And  you  ivonder  how  the  sentries  can  see  zvild  beasts  at  all. 

But  soon  you  hear  a  snarling  of  a-  beast  in  mortal  pain. 
And  you  know  a  would  be  slayer  has,  by  a  guard  been  slain; 
And  you  stoke  up  the  fire's  embers,  till  the  glade  is  filled  with  light, 
And  you  visit  all  the  sentries  to  wish  them  all  good  night. 

Then  you  turn  into  your  camp  bed,  and  sleep  till  break  of  day, 
When  you  find  your  breakfast  ready,  though  the  sky  is  scarcely  grey; 
And  a  native  hov'ring  near  you,  to  obey  your  slightest  wishes. 
And  a  sound  of  swishing  water,  where  another  cleans  the  dishes. 

And  when  the  meal  is  over,  the  natives  break  up  camp 
And  you  very  soon  are  marching  through  the  undergrowth  so  damp. 
And  when  the  shadows  lengthen,  and  the  sun  sinks  down  its  train 
You  call  the  natives  to  a  halt,  and  pitch  your  camp  again. 

R.S. 


THE  ASHBURIAN  [61 

THE    SEA 

O  thou  that  sweep  est  on  a  rockbound  shore 
And  crashes  into  it,  unheeding,  blind, 
Obedient  to  laws  of  tide  and  wind; 
Restless  and  (/reedy,  who  for  evermore 

Art  chained  to  beat  insanely,  and  to  roar 
Thy  hate  and  fearsome  rage  against  mankind. 
Who  risk  themselves  in  vessels  frail  and  light 
And  hit  their  puny  strength  to  ocean's  might; 
And  through  the  worst  that  ware  and  wind  combined 
(.'<///  do,  these  men  their  lawful  business  mind. 

(>  thou  that  draggest  ships  into  thy  maw 

And  snappest  masts  and  makest  ropes  as  strazv 

Sometimes  succeeding  in  thy  fell  delight 

And  snatching  men  from  out  the  warmth  and  light 

To  stow  away  in  Davey  Jones;  there  gleam 

The  whitened  bones  of  men,  who  long  have  been 

Where  sunless  treasures  in  their  thousands  lie 
Inside  the  wrecks  of  fagile  Argosy; 

Where  huge  uncanny  monsters  lurk  and  hide 
And  amber  weeds  o'er  all  their  sway  preside, 
And  faintly  through,  the  filtered  sunlight's  stream 
Upon  those  silent  hulks  in  land  of  green. 

M.D'A. 


POEM 

There's  a  sea  that  lies  uncharted 
Far  beyond  the  setting  sun 
Where  my  love  and  I  were  parted 
When  her  earthly  course  was  done 
Though  I  live  on  her  life  is  charted 
And  she  eternal  rest  has  won. 

Oftimes  I  bemoan  my  fate 
And  wish  that  I  was  dying  too 
That  I  might  share  the  self  same  fate 
That  cut  the  ties  between  us  tzco 
Rut  then  I  think  that  I  should  wait 
Until  again  we  meet  anew.    ■ 


M.D'A. 


f62l  THE  ASH  BUR!  AN 

A   CHEMIsrS    DILEMMA 

A  million  bottles ;  glistening  glass. 
And  Pills  in  boxes  pil'd  emnass ; 
A  smell  of  herbs  so  rich  with  earth; 
All  hidden  secrets  waiting  birth. 

With  colour'd  liquids  sparkling  bright, 
And  potions,  evil — black  as  night. 
What  wond'rous  genie  lies  in  xvait? 
To  waft  some  chemist  to  his  fate. 

R.H. 


THE  JAP 

There  lies  a  cold  corpse  upon  the  sand, 

Dozun  by  the  rolling  sea 

Not  long  ago  a  gun  was  in  that  hand 

Which  fought  for  the  enemy. 

A  grinning  face  was  on  that  beast,  now  dead, 

Slant-eyed  with  yellozu  hue, 
A  horrid  thought  was  in  that  Nippon  head, 
That  lies  by  a  sea  of  blue. 

P.R. 


POEM 


That  day  the  fire  was  in  my  blood, 

Joy  ivrapt  me  round,  I  could  have  sung. 
The  blossoms  on  the  cherry  hum/. 

That  day  the  lilac  was  in  bud. 


That  day  the  sun  began  to  shine, 

That  day  the  birds  began  to  sin;/, 

That  day  did  every  living  thing 
Wake  up,  and  breathe  the  air  divine. 

That  day  the  North  wind  left  the  sky. 

The  burden  of  my  years  grew  light. 

That  day  did  never  have  a  night. 
That  day  did  winter  really  die. 

C.K.C.P. 


THE  ASH  BUR!  AN 


63 


HOME  AGAIN 

Run  !    'fide,  run  ; 

With  your  ebb  I'll  be  going  away 

Run!   Tide,  run ; 

(Oh  ne'er  ~i<\is  so  laggard  a  day) 

Tor  I  am  returning 

For  this  I've  been  year  nine/ 

Run,  Tide,  run. 

Speed!   Tide,  speed; 

With  your  ebb  Til  be  sailing  for  home 

Speed,  tide,  speed ; 

I  promise  no  more  will  I  roam 

Hozv  well  I  remember 

That  last  home-fire  ember 

Speed!    Tide,  speed! 


r.n. 


The  Labs  and  Memorial  Wing 


THE 

ASHBURI  AN 

JUNIOR 

in  which  is  incorporated 

ABINGER  HILL  MAGAZINE 

No.  38 


ASHBURY  COLLEGE 

OTTAWA 


VOL,  XXVI 


1943 


THE  ASHBURIAN 


K»5 


[661 


THE  ASHBURIAN 


JUNIOR   SCHOOL   NOTES 


THE  Junior  School  had  a  splendid  record  to  look  back  upon  last  year.  The 
proof  of  this  is  to  be  found  in  the  high  average  of  marks  which  most  of 
of  the  boys  ob^a'ned.  Quite  a  number  obtained  over  the  seventy-five 
percentage  average  thus  winning  a  prize  of  War  Savings  Stamps.  Much  of  the 
credit  for  our  success  must  go  to  our  Masters,  who  worked  so  patiently  with  us 
under  difficult  circumstances.  It  is  regrettable  that  we  had  to  leave  out  both 
Science  and  Manual  Training,  but  it  was  entirely  due  to  War  conditions  and 
was  after  all,  a  very  small  sacrifice  to  make. 

On  account  of  the  extremely  heavy  snowfall;  in  fact  the  worst  known  for 
fifty-three  years,  it  was  impossible  to  have  our  rinks  kept  in  order  for  use,  there- 
fore, we  had  no  hockey  games  on  our  own  rinks. 

An  interesting  but  one  sided  game,  in  our  favour,  was  played  against  the 
Rockcliffe  Park  Public  School  in  Soccer. 

What  we  lost  in  Hockey,  we  certainly  made  up  on  Soccer  and  Cricket.  The 
Soccer  game  with  Rockcliffe  Park  Public  School  ended  with  a  1 1  1  score  in  our 
favour,  is  now  famous  because  they  were  able  to  more  than  even  up  the  score 
with  a  30  to  1  win  against  us  in  Football.  We  more  than  held  our  own  against 
the  lower  team  of  the  Senior  School  both  in  Soccer  and  Cricket,  which  found 
us  in  good  form. 

In  Boxing  Timothy  Kenny  brought  a  great  deal  of  credit  to  the  Junior 
School  in  winning  two  prizes,  particularly  the  prize  for  ring-craft  which  was 
open  to  the  entire  school. 

The  Junior  Cross  Country  Race  was  keenly  contested  by  the  first  four  boys, 
Castle,  Grove,  Nesbitt,  Spencer. 

Boys  from  the  age  of  twelve  on,  in  the  Junior  School  were  privileged  to 
join  The  Royal  Canadian  Army  Cadets.  We  were  keenly  interested  in  the 
inspection  by  the  Commander-in-Chief  in  Canada  of  the  R.C.A.C,  Colonel 
Grier. 


THE  ASH  lit  HI  AS  [67] 

JINX 

TOM  Laney,  better  known  as  "Jinx"  was  very  unpopular.  He  was  not 
unpopular  because  of  the  reasons  most  people  are  unpopular,  but  be- 
cause he  was,  what  his  name  implied,  a  jinx.  When  he  had  been  a  boy, 
whenever  he  played  a  game  his  team  always  lost.  He  had  been  in  several 
crashes,  and  he  could  never  do  anything  right. 

When  war  broke  out  "Jinx"  joined  the  air  force.  He  was  sent  to  a  training 
field  to  learn  to  be  a  bomber  pilot.  He  learned  all  the  ground  work  well.  Then 
came  the  great  day.  He  took  off  for  the  first  time  in  his  life  in  a  two  seater 
with  the  instructor  in  the  rear  seat.  As  soon  as  the  instructor  gave  him  the 
controls  something  happened  and  the  plane  went  into  a  long  spin.  At  only  a 
few  hundred  feet  from  the  ground  was  the  instructor  able  to  pull  the  plane  up. 
At  the  end  of  his  first  month  of  flying  he  had  the  'plane  on  its  nose  ten  times. 
He  was  almost  washed  out,  but  not  quite. 

After  many  months  he  was  sent  to  England  to  pilot  a  Wellington  bomber. 
The  trip  was  uneventful  until  the  convoy  was  in  sight  of  England.  There  was 
suddenly  a  cry  of,  "Two  torpedoes  to  the  starboard".  Before  anybody  could  do 
anything  there  were  two  explosions.  Men  scrambled  for  the  lifeboats.  Six 
lifeboats  were  wrecked  in  the  explosions.  The  ship  went  down  immediately. 
Only  a  few  men  escaped,  including  "Jinx." 

A  few  days  later  "Jinx"  reported  at  an  aerodrome  in  Southern  England. 

Three  nights  after  he  reported  he  went  on  his  first  raid. 

They  took  off  in  the  inky  darkness  for  the  Ruhr. 

When  over  the  target  the  Wellington  went  into  a  dive  right  through  a 
curtain  of  flack.  The  bombardier  dropped  the  bombs  squarely  on  the  target. 
Then  the  'plane  climbed  steeply.  All  around  explosions  rocked  it.  Suddenly 
there  was  an  especially  blinding  glare  and  a  deafening  explosion.  The  observer 
fell  dead  and  the  radio  was  completely  wrecked.  The  plane  turned  over,  and  if 
the  men  had  not  been  wearing  safety  belts,  they  would  have  been  badly  hurt. 
"Jinx"  gave  the  order  to  bail  out,  but  he  stayed  with  the  'plane.  The  left 
engine  was  blown  out  and  the  right  one  badly  damaged.  One  by  one  he  saw  the 
crew  killed  by  A.A.  fire.  Somehow  he  made  the  coast  of  England  just  as  his 
engine  went  dead.    He  bailed  out  and  landed  in  a  wheat  field. 

Five  times  he  crashed  and  only  he  survived.  Until  one  day  "Jinx"  took 
off  for  his  last  flight. 

The  target  was  Wilhelmshaven.  To  get  there  the  planes  had  to  cross  a 
very  important  harbour,  the  A.A.  fire  was  terrific,  the  Germans  were  trying  to 
defend  the  harbour  and  the  pocket  battleship  which  lay  at  anchor. 

The  Wellington  containing  "Jinx"  was  caught  in  several  beams  from 
searchlights  and  instantly  plastered  with  shells.  One  .wing  was  almost  shot 
away,  and  there  were  holes  all  over  the  fabric,  also  one  of  the  engines  was 
afire.  Once  again  "Jinx"  gave  the  order  to  bail  out.  Again  "Jinx"  stayed 
with  the  'plane,  but  this  time  the  Wellington  went  down  fast.  It  dived  towards 
the  harbour.  There  were  two  things  to  do.  Bail  out  and  save  himself,  or  stay 
with  the  plane  so  that  he  could  head  the  plane  where  it  would  do  the  most 


[68]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

good.     He  quickly  made  up  his  mind.     He  took  the  controls  and  headed  the 
plane  for  the  pocket  battleship. 

As  the  plane  hit  a  funnel  there  was  a  thundrous  explosion  as  the  bomb 
load  exploded.  The  ship  broke  into  flames  and  burnt  fiercely  until  it  reached 
the  magazine.  Then  there  was  such  an  explosion  that  it  rocked  the  city.  The 
ship  went  down  at  once. 

A  few  days  later  Mrs.  Laney  received  a  telegram  saying, 

"Pilot  Officer  Laney,  V.C., 

Killed  in  Action."  n... 

P.W. 


THE  ATTACK 

SILENTLY  through  the  night  thousands  of  men  crawled  and  wriggled 
toward  the  enemy  lines.  Scores  of  tanks,  armoured  cars  and  motorized 
artillery  were  waiting  just  behind  the  lines  for  the  signal  to  attack. 
Hundreds  of  divebombers  and  fighters  were  being  wheeled  out  from  their  secret 
bases,  while  farther  back  heavy  bombers  were  winging  their  way  toward  the 
scene  of  action. 

Out  at  sea  battleships,  cruisers  and  heavy  gunboats  were  manoeuvering 
into  position  for  their  bombardment  of  enemy  gun  emplacements.  Destroyers 
and  torpedo-boats  were  ready  to  attack  the  enemy  fleet  with  the  help  of  our 
coastal  command  aircraft. 

Suddenly  a  whistle  blew,  and  our  troops  jumped  up  from  their  prone  posi- 
tions on  the  ground  and  charged'  Our  tanks  rumbled  forward,  our  dive- 
bombers  blasted  enemy  'planes  while  they  were  still  on  the  ground,  and  our 
fighters  strafed  the  German  front  line  trenches.  Meanwhile,  as  our  armoured 
cars  mopped  up  enemy  forward  machine-gun  nests  and  pillboxes,  the  motorized 
artillery  was  very  active  shelling  the  enemy  reserves. 

Overhead  British  heavy  bombers  were  pounding  away  at  roads,  railways 
and  communication  centres.  By  now,  nearly  all  the  Nazi  shore  batteries  had 
been  silenced  and  the  enemy  fleet  had  been  driven  out  to  sea  with  heavy  losses. 

Our  first  wave  of  attacking  forces  had  passed  the  barbed  wire  and  out- 
posts and  were  advancing  toward  the  main  German  defences;  for  the  German 
commander,  who  had  thrown  in  all  his  reserves,  was  desperately  holding  the 
line. 

Now  the  second  phase  of  the  attack  began.  Transports  and  cargo  ships 
were  landing  commandos  on  the  enemy  shore!  Paratroopers  were  floating  down 
from  the  sky!  As  soon  as  the  commandos  got  ashore,  they  joined  up  with  the 
paratroops  and  established  beachheads  on  the  cliffs.  Then  they  pushed  inland 
driving  the  Nazis  before  them. 

Then  the  Germans,  finding  themselves  attacked  from  two  sides  began  to 

surrender  in  large  batches.     Our  tanks  broke  through  and  crushed  down  all 

resistance  before   them.     After   that  our   forces   pressed   relentlessly   forward 

until  the  enemy  was  in  full  retreat. 

The  great  attack  had  succeeded!  A  ~ 

s  A.P. 


THE  ASHBURIAN 


[69] 


T.  K. 


[70]  THE  ASHBURIAN 

BON  VOYAGE! 

I  CAME  out  here  on  H.M.S.  Camaronia.  It  was  in  the  year  1940,  when  I  set 
out  on  this  ship.  I  remember  only  too  well  the  hurried  rush  to  Glasgow,  and 
the  day  spent  in  Scotland  before  the  voyage.  At  last  towards  evening  we, 
(my  brother  and  I)  went  on  board.  I  did  not  feel  sad  at  leaving  Old  England, 
but  only  as  if  adventure  was  ahead. 

Next  morning  I  woke  to  find  it  daylight,  Geoffrey  dressed,  and  the  Cama- 
ronia moving  down  the  Clyde  towards  the  sea.  We  did  not  stay  long  in  the 
river  but  were  soon  out  at  sea  and  in  sight  of  Ireland.  But  it  was  not  long  till 
both  Scotland  and  Ireland  were  out  of  sight  beyond  the  horizon. 

That  morning  we  were  supposed  to  have  life  saving  drill  or  something,  but 
all  we  children  did  was  play. 

The  next  day  was  fine  and  we  saw  the  sunrise,  but  the  two  days  after  were 

foggy,  still  it  was  fun  running  about  on  the  deck  with  the  foghorn  blaring  at  you. 

The  next  few  days  that  completed  the  voyage  were  uneventful,  we  arrived 

at  New  York  in  the  evening  of  the  eighth  day  but  were  not  allowed  in  till  the 

morning,  when  Geoffrey  and  i  were  met  and  taken  to  Philadelphia. 

The  Camaronia  is  now  sunk,  but  its  memory  will  remain  with  me  always. 

S.P. 


THE    CHASE 

(A  tragedy  in  one  page) 

IT  was  a  hot  summer's  afternoon  and  a  fairly  happy  group  of  people  were 
moving  towards  a  previously  arranged  destination.  Very  few  of  them 
realized  the  action,  which  lay  ahead  of  them,  and  this  accounted  largely  for 
the  leisurely  way  in  which  they  were  walking. 

Some  of  the  leaders  had  already  reached  their  destination,  where  they  were 
comparatively  safe.  However  suddenly  a  roar  and  a  cloud  of  dust  in  the  dis- 
tance made  them  realize  that  their  companions  were  in  danger.  Their  warning 
shouts  were  so  loud  that  they  temporarily  drowned  the  rapidly  approaching  roar 
in  the  distance.  These  cries  by  no  means  went  unheeded,  in  fact  it  was  the 
signal  for  a  mad  charge  for  the  position  occupied  by  the  leaders.  Would  they 
get  there  in  time?  Would  they  ever  again  see  their  friends  if  they  didn't? 
These  were  the  thoughts  of  all  concerned. 

Some  of  the  runners  overtook  their  less  fortunate  companions,  and  reached 
the  desired  position.  However  many  lagged  behind  or  fell  by  the  wayside,  and 
their  desperate  cries  were  quite  pathetic.  However  this  was  a  time  of  'every 
man  for  himself,  and  few  stopped  to  wait  for  their  less  fortunate  comrades. 

The  distant  roar  soon  grew,  and  suddenly  some  of  the  early  comers  were 
picked  up  and  hurried  away.  This  was  very  distressing  for  those  left  behind, 
and  they  watched  sadly  as  their  comrades  were  carried  further  and  further 
away.  However  some  of  them  were  still  undaunted,  and  proceeded  to  pursue 
their   rapidly  departing   comrades.      Most   of   the  others   soon    followed    their 


THE  ASH BL'  1(1. \\  [71] 

example  and  soon  they  were  all  again  running  as  fast  as  their  legs  could 
carry  them. 

However  their  companions  gained  on  them,  and  before  long  a  large  number 
of  tired  and  annoyed  Ashbury  boys  were  waiting  for  the  next  street-car  to 
Ottawa.  j    ^| 


THE  SEA 

The  slap,  on  the  prow,  1  he  creak,  of  the  blocks; 

The  sough,  in  the  sail;  The  crack,  of  the  boom, 

The  toss,  of  the  ship.  /Is  the  ship,  turned  about, 

As  she  rode  with  the  gale.  Avoiding  the  rocks. 

The  whine,  of  the  wind, 

The  splash,  of  the  foam; 

As  the  ship  changed  her  course. 

And  went  sailing  for  home. 

J.  H.W. 


THE   CRICKET   MATCH 

20,000  breaths  are  held. 
As  Farlow  slogs  the  ball, 

20,000  yell  "well  held", 

As  it's  caught  just  by  the  wall. 

The  tenth  man  up  and  West  not  out 
They  need  ten  runs  in  all. 

And  20,000  see  West  clout, 
His  wicket  not  the  ball. 


THE   SPRING   MORNING 

The  early  sun  shines  down 

I  'pou  the  dewy  grass, 
That  later  will  turn  brown 

But  sparkles  now  like  glass. 

The  trees  are  dripping  wet, 

And  the  leaves  will  soon  appear. 

Though  they  have  not  shown  as  yet 
And  the  summer's  drawing  near. 

The  mist  is  lying  near  the  ground 

But  still  the  sky  is  blue, 
The  shades  are  shrinking  all  around, 

And  the  world  is  fresh  cud  new. 


R.W. 


J.H.W. 


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THE  ASIIBURIAN 


THE  SEA  SHORE 

The  surf  on  the  shore 
The  howl  of  the  gale, 
The  mist  on  the  waves, 
And  the  sight  of  a  sail. 

'The  hut  on  the  cliffs, 
The  clouds  over-head, 
All  around  but  the  sea 
Is  salty  and  dead. 

The  pound  on  the  beach 
As  the  surf  strikes  the  stone, 
The  noise  of  the  waves 
As  they  turn  with  a  moan. 

The  zvail  of  a  fog-horn 
From  far  on  the  sea; 
The  call  of  good-bye 
For  you  and  for  me. 


T.  H.  W. 


J.  H.  W. 


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EXCHANGES 

The  Editors  gratefully  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  the  following  Exchanges 

The  ActaRidlieana,  Ridley  College,  St.  Catherines,  Ont. 

The  Argus,  Sault  Ste.  Marie  Collegiate,  Ontario. 

The  B.C.S.  Magazine,  Bishop's  College  School,  Lennoxville,  P.Q. 

The  Blue  and  White,  Rothesay  Collegiate,  Rothesay,  N.B. 

The  College  Times,  Upper  Canada  College,  Toronto,  Ont. 

The  Dial,  Northwood  School,  U.S.A. 

The  Grove  Chronicle,  Lakefield  Preparatory  School,  Lakefield,  Ont 

The  Hatfield  Hall  Magazine,  Hatfield  Hall,  Cobourg,  Ont. 

The  Lower  Canada  College  Magazine.  Montreal,  P.Q. 

Lux  Glebana,  Glebe  Collegiate,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

The  Marlburian,  Marlborough  College,  England. 

The  Bearer  Log,  Miss  Edgar  and  Miss  Cramp's,  Montreal,  P.Q. 

The  Mitre,  Bishop's  University,  Lennoxville,  P.Q. 

The  Meteor,  Rugby  School,  England. 

Northland  Echoes,  North  Bay  Collegiate,  North  Bay,  Ont. 

The  Patrician  Herald,  St.  Patrick's  College,  Ottawa. 

The  Queen's  Review,  Queen's  University,  Kingston,  Ont 

The  Record,  Trinity  College  School,  Port  Hope,  Ont. 

The  R.M.C.  Review,  R.M.C.,  Kingston,  Ont. 

Samara,  Elmwood  School,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

The  Shawnigan  Lake  School  Magazine,  Shawnigan  Lake,  B  C. 

South  African  College  Magazine,  S.  A.  High  School,  Cape  Town. 

St.  Andrew's  College  Review,  St.  Andrew's  College,  Aurcrc,  Ont. 

The  Tonbridgian,  Tonbridge  School,  England. 

Trafalgar  Echoes,  Trafalgar  Institute,  Montreal,  P.Q 

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The  Log,  Royal  Canadian  Naval  College,  B.C. 

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