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ASHBURIAN 


ASHBURY  COLLEGE 
OTTAWA 


VOLUME  XL VI 


1962 


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THE     ASH  BU  RI  AN 


THE  MEMORIAL  WINDOW 

In  Memory  of  Canon  G.  P.  Woollcombe,  M.A.,  LL.D. 

Founder,  and  Headmaster  of  Ashbury  College  from  1S91  to  1933 

Unveiled  and  Dedicated  October  29th,  1961 

by  the  Venerable  Archdeacon  C.  G.  Hepburn,  B.A.,  B.D.,  D.C.L.,  M.C.,  E.D.,  C.B.1  . 


An  Explanation  of  the  Design 

At  the  top  of  the  upper  windows  there  are  seven  symbolic  designs. 
From  left  to  right  they  consist  of:  the  Crown  and  Palm,  for  Wisdom; 
Ivy  for  Fidelity;  a  Vine  symbolizing  the  Blood  of  Christ;  a  Sheaf  of 
Wheat  symbolizing  the  Body  of  Christ;  Oak  leaves  for  Strength;  A 
Cross  and  Wreath  signifying  Peace. 

The  four  crests  refer  to  Canon  Woollcombe's  academic  affiliations 
—  Bishop's  University,  Oxford,  McGill  and  Ashbury. 

The  three  large  windows  illustrate  Canon  Woollcombe's  lifelong 
activities  as  Teacher,  Preacher  and  Counsellor. 

In  addition  to  the  pictorial  representations  of  Canon  Woollcombe, 
the  large  left  hand  window  includes  the  Torch  of  Light;  the  top  of  the 
Centre  window  shows  a  Spiritual  Flame,  with  the  School  Motto  in  the 
Circle  surrounding  Canon  Woollcombe,  and  the  present  Ashbury 
bu  Idmgs  in  the  background. 

The  Lamp  of  learning  is  shown  at  the  top  of  the  right  hand 
window. 

All  symbols  described  above  are  indicative  of  the  Character  and 
lifelong  activities  of  the  Founder. 

The  Memorial  Window  is  a  gift  of  the  School. 

Artist  —  Leonard  Pike,  Ottawa. 

The  following  members  of  the  Woollcombe  family  were  present 
at  the  Unveiling:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Woollcombe,  and  their  daughters 
from  Montreal;  Captain  George  A.  Woollcombe  and  Mrs.  Woollcombe 
from  Montreal;  Mrs.  Abbott-Smith,  a  daughter,  and  her  son,  Ottawa, 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Brodie,  a  daughter,  accompanied  by  Mr.  Brodie  and  their 
ron  from  Toronto. 


4  THE    ASHBURI  AN 

ASHBURV  COLLEGE 

Rockci.iffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Canada 

Visitor 
Field  Marshal,  the  Right  Honourable  Earl  Alexander  of  Tunis,  K.G. 

The  Board  of  Governors 

S.  C.  Evans.  M.D. .__.. Ottawa 

Colonel  J.  D.  Fraser,  V.D . Pembroke 

S.  G.  Gamble,  Esq.,  B.Eng _ _ Ottawa 

E.  W.  T.  Gill,  Esq.,  B.Sc - __ - _ Ottawa 

R.  E.  L.  Gill,  Esq. - Ottawa 

R.  O.  MacFarlane,  Esq.,  M.A.,  Ph.D Ottawa 

Donald  Mclnnes,  Esq.,  B.A,  LL.B.,  Q.C Halifax 

J.  Campbell  Merrett,  B.Arch.,  M.R.A.I.C,  M.T.P.I.C Ste.  Anne  de  Bellevue 

Professor  D.  C.  Munroe,  M.A - _ Ste.  Anne  de  Bellevue 

E.  P.  Newcombe,  Esq.,  B.A.,  Q.C _ Ottawa 

A.  J.  Perlev-Robertson,  Esq.,  B.A Ottawa 

The  Right  Reverend  E.  S.  Reed,  M.A.,  D.D.,  D.C.L. ..... Ottawa 

D  C.  Southam,  Esq _ _ _ Montreal 

G.  T.  Southam,  Esq..... Vancouver 

E.  P.  Taylor,  Esq.,  B.A Toronto 

Executive  Committee 

C.  G.  Gale,  Esq.,  B.Com.,  C.A .Ottawa 

\1.  E.  Grant,  Esq.,  A.F.C. Ottawa 

W.  A.  Grant,  Esq _ _ Montreal 

G.  D.  Hughson,  Esq.,  B.Sc.E.,  P.Eng.,  Vice-Chairman  ...Ottawa 

R.  M.  Johnson,  Esq.,  B.Eng.,  P.Eng.,  M.E.I.C Ottawa 

A.  B.  R.  Lawrence,  Esq.,  M.C.,  B.C.L.,  Q.C,  Chairman Ottawa 

Donald   Maclaren,  Esq.,  B.Sc,  P.Eng.,  Secretary _ Buckingham 

1).  K.  Mac  lavish,  Esq.,  O.B.E.,  Q.C Ottawa 

I      C.  D.  Palmer,  Esq. Ottawa 

Commodore  \\  .  G.  Ross,  CD.,  R.C.N.  (Retired) .„  Ottawa 

R.  \Y.  Southam,  Esq.,  B.A.,  M.S.  Ottawa 

Captain  G.  A.  Woollcombe,  CD.,  R.C.N.   (Retired)  Montreal 

S.  F.  \1.  Wotherspoon,  Esq.,  15. A.,  Q.C  Ottawa 


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S  I  AFF 
Back  Row.   M.  Gerrie,  II.  S.  Dalton,  R.  L.  Lancaster,  A.  deK.  Varent,   \1.  P>.  Wans- 

brough,  J.  L.  Black,  I..  I.  H.  Spencer,  S.  M.  Daratha,  J.  C.  Hughes,  M.  Beique. 
Front  Ron-:    Miss  I.  Woodburn,   R.  J.  Anderson,  Rev.  K.  B.  Monks,  J.  J.    Marland, 

Sr.  Master,  A.  B.  Belcher,  Sr.  Housemaster,  A.  I).  Brain,  Asst.  Headmaster,  R.  H. 
Perry,  Headmaster,  L.  H.  Siblev,  Director  of  Studies.  I).  I..  Polk,  Jr.  Housemaster, 
A.  H.  N.  Snelsjrove,  I.  C.  Pemberton.  Mrs.  F.  Hunter,  Mrs.  H.  S.  Dalton. 


PREFECTS 

Back  Ron-.  S.  M.  O.  Parker,  D.  A.  Steven,  K.  G.  Woollev,  T.  N.  Coristine,  J.  I.  Bethune, 
G.  P.  G.  Haslam,  I.  M.  Ewing. 

Front  Row.  X.  M.  Lynn,  P.  M.  Gillean,  Capt.  of  the  Boarders,  S.  G.  R.  Pottinger, 
Co-Capt.  of  the  School,  R.  H.  Perry,  Esq.,  Headmaster,  A.  F.  Gill,  Co-Capt.  of  the 
School,  C.  A.  Flood,  Capt.  of  the  Day  Boys,  X.  R.  Blackburn. 

Absent:   J.  R.  Booth. 


THE    ASHBURI  AN 


ASHBURIAN  STAFF 


Editor 
G.  Haslam 


Editor  in  Chief 
A.  B.  Belcher,  Esq. 


Literary  Editor 
I.  Ewing 


Photographic  Editor        Asst.  Photo.  Editor 
D.  A.  Steven  J.  Smethurst 


Sports  Editors 
J.  Bethune,  J.  Levitz 


Business  Manager 
J.  S.  Irvin,  Esq. 


Clerical  Assistants:  T.  Fi.ynn;  K.  Roberts;  M.  Whipps 


THE    ASHIiL'RIAN 


TABLE  OF  CON  1  I  N  I  s 


I'  u.i 

Board  of  Governors      ....  4 

Ashburian  Staff 6 

Staff S 

School  Officers 9 

Editorial 10 

School  Notes 1  ! 

Mothers'  Guild 14 

Chapel  Notes 15 

In   Memoriam 21 

Science   Tours 22 

Commonwealth  Youth 

Movement 25 

Debating        27 

Public  Speaking 29 

Poetry  Reading 30 

Conferences       31 

School  Play 34 

School  Dance 37 

Cadet  Inspection 38 

Sports 

First  Football 43 

Second    Football 47 

First  Soccer 48 

Under  15  Soccer 51 


I'M. I. 

First   I  locke) 53 

Second   Hockey 57 

Skiing 59 

Basketball        61 

Cross-Country 63 

Tennis 64 

First  XI  Cricket 65 

Under  16  Cricket 67 

Track 68 

House  Competitions  ....  69 

Old  Boys'  Section 71 

Prefects 79 

Form  Photographs 83 

Among  the  Graduates  ....  85 

Readover 89 

Sports  Day 89 

Prize    List 90 

Colours 95 

Closing  Day  Exercises    ....  98 

Valedictory 99 

Literary  Section 103 

Junior  Ashburian 121 

Her  Majesty,  the  Queen  Mother  167 

School   Roll       168 

Exchanges 1  "4 


THE    ASHBURIAN 


STAFF 

Headmaster 
R.  H.  Perry,  B.A.,  Toronto,  M.A.,  Columbia 

Assistant  Headmaster 

A.  D.  Brain,  B.A.,  Toronto 

Exeter  College,  Oxford 

Director  of  Studies 

L.  H.  Sibley,  B.Sc,  .McGill 

M.C.I. C,  F.C.S. 

Senior  School  Housemaster 
A.  B.  Belcher,  R..Y1.C,  Kingston 

Senior  Master 

J.  J.  Marland,  A.C.P.,  Dip.Ed.,  London 

English  Teaching  Certificate 


SENIOR  SCHOOL 


R.  J.  Anderson, 

Army  P.  T.  College 
J.  L.  Black,  B.A., 

Mount  Allison,  ALA.,  Boston 
H.  S.  Dalton, 

University  of  King's  College 
Rev.  K.  B.  Monks,  B.Sc, 

Agr.,  AicGill,  S.Th.,  University 

of  Toronto 


I.  C.  Pemberton,  B.A., 

Bishop's  University,  University 

of  Toronto 
A.  H.  N.  Snelgrove,  Mount  Allison, 

Newfoundland  Teaching  Certificate 
Arnaud  de  Kerckhove  Varent,  B.A., 

Brussells,  B.Ed.,  Ottawa 
M.  B.  Wansbrough,  B.A., 

Bishop's  University 


MIDDLE  AND  JUNIOR  SCHOOL 

M.  Beique,  B.A.,  McGill 

M.  Gerrie,  B.Sc,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

R.  L.  Lancaster,  B.Sc,  Wittenberg,  Ohio 

JUNIOR  SCHOOL 

Housemaster 
D.  L.  Polk,  B.A.,  Dartmouth 

Associate  Housemaster 

L.  I.  H.  Spencer,  B.A.,  Sydney,  Australia 

State  Teacher's  Certificate   (Hon.), 

Victoria 


\Iks.  H.  S.  Dalton, 

University  of  Toronto 
S.  M.  Daratha, 

Saskatoon  Teachers'  College, 

First  Class  Certificate 

Music 

Irene  Woodburn  Wright 

Mus.  Bac,  Bishop's,  A.R.C.T.,  R.M.T. 

Godfrey  Hewitt,  F.R.C.O. 


J.  C.  Hughes,  B.A., 

Western,  Ontario  Teacher's 

Certificate 
Mrs.  E.  B.  Hunter, 

Ottawa  Normal  School 

Nurse-Matrons 

Miss  E.  M.  Bray,  Reg.N. 

Miss  M.  J.  Lewington 


Physicians 

C.  K.  Rowan-Legg,  M.D.,  McGill,  D.C.H.,  England,  F.A.A.P. 

C.  B.  Petrie,  M.D. 

Remedial  Readifig 
Miss  S.  Solomon,  M.A.,  George  Peabody  College  for  Teachers,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Executive  Assista?it 
J.  S.  Irvin,  R.M.C. 

Bursar 

Mrs.  W.  S.  Prm.i 


Accountant 
Robert  Hols 


Headmaster's  Secretary 
Miss  P.  A.  Caldwell 

School  Secretary 
\1ks.  V.  E.  Gensey 


THE     ASH  H  U  Rl  AN 


SCHOOL  OFFICERS 

Co-Captains  of  the  School 

S.  G.  R.  I'm  unci  k 
\.  F.  Gill 


Captain  o\  the  Hoarders 
P.  \\.  (inn  \s 


Captain  <>\  the  Day  Boys 
C.   \.  Flood 


J.   I.  Bethune 
N.  R.  Blackburn 

J.  R.  Booth 


Prefects 
T.  N.  Coristini 

I.     VI.     I  WING 

G.  P.  G.  Haslam 
\.   \I.  Lynn 


S.     \l.    ().    IJ\KK.H 

I).  A.  Steven 
K.  G.  Wool  1 1  i 


Woollcombe 
A.  F.  Gill 


House  Captains 

Comumght 

S.  G.  R.  PoniNGER 


Alexander 

T.    N.   CORISTINF. 


P.     M.    GlI.LEAN 


Vice-Captains 
C.   A.  Flood 


T.      \1.      I     U    IM. 


Football 
R.  V.  Berry 

Hockey 
R.  B.  Logie 


Games  Captains 

Skiing 
T.  N.  Coristine 

Cricket 
S.  G.  R.  Pottinger 

Tennis 
R.   V.  Berry 

CADET  CORPS 

Officer  Commanding 
C/Maj.  F.  G.  Oxley 

Second  in  Command 
C/Capt.  G.  I.  Speedie 

Guard  Commander 
C/Lt.  A.  J.  Anderson 

Adjutant 
C/C\pt.  A.  Y.  Gill 


Basketball 
J.  D.  O.  Henry 

Soccer 
C.  R.  Davidson 


Platoon  Commanders 
C/Liei  is.  K.  (i.  Woolley,  J.  I.  Bethune,  R.  B.  I  ogii 


Company  Sergeant  Major 

C/W02     P.     M.    CilM   I    NN 

Quartermaster  Sergeant 
C/S/Sgt.  J.  A.  Tyihr 


Drum  Major 
C/S/Sgt.  H.  P.  Flam 

G.C.  Flax   I' arty 
C/Lt.  J.  M.  Letch 


10 


THE    ASHBURIAN 


EDITORIAL 

Among  the  many  sunny  statements  made  from  the  platform  on  Closing 
Day  (announcements  of  accomplishments  in  the  year  just  past,  and  favour- 
able auguries  of  things  to  come),  one  of  the  most  warming  was  implicit  in 
the  remarks  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Governors,  Mr.  A.  B.  R. 
Lawrence. 

Mr.  Lawrence  announced  that  the  building  programme  was  again  afoot 
—  an  extension  to  the  physics  laboratory.  This  is  good  news  indeed,  as  our 
present  lab,  though  one  of  the  most  modern  and  best  equipped  school  labs 
in  Ontario,  has  been  pronounced  inadequate  in  space  for  the  demands  that 
are  likely  to  be  made  on  its  capacity.  Plans  are  already  in  blueprint  for  its 
extension  to  twice  the  present  size,  and  we  have  every  hope  that  it  will  be 
ready  to  function  at  the  beginning  of  the  Fall  term. 

These  are  times  of  copious  expansion  and  lavish  expenditures.  A 
number  of  the  Independent  Schools  of  Ontario  have  recently  succeeded  in 
raising  substantial  sums  for  additions  to  their  plants,  and  it  is  gratifying  to 
feel  that  we,  too,  are  on  the  springboard.  It  is  perhaps  indicated  that  this 
enterprise  marks  only  the  first  of  many  progressive  vaults. 

We  learn,  for  instance,  that  another  project  under  consideration  is  the 
acquisition  of  an  artificial  ice  rink.  Hockey  practices  in  rented  rinks  at 
some  distance  from  the  school  are  expensive  in  transportation  and  wasteful 
in  time.  It  would  be  of  tremendous  advantage  to  our  hockey  players  did 
we  own,  in  whole  or  in  part,  a  rink  that  was  conveniently  accessible  for  our 
daily  use. 

Our  present  library  represents  another  deciency  which  will,  we  feel 
sure,  be  presently  remedied.  As  it  stands  it  is  completely  inadequate,  but 
Stage  3  of  Argyle  Building  Plans  will  include  space  for  a  replacement  in  this 
vital  department  of  educational  development. 

In  speaking  of  Argyle,  it  is  interesting  to  reflect  that  as  a  result  of  the 
enterprise  and  confidence  of  the  Headmaster  and  Board  of  Governors  this 
building  was  one  of  the  first  post  war  constructions  added  in  any  of  the 
Ontario  Independant  Schools,  and  was  erected  at  a  time  when  contribution 
funds  were  particularly  hard  to  come  by.  Nevertheless,  it  must  be  admitted 
that  in  the  intervening  years  tremendous  sums  (about  8  million  dollars)  have 
been  collected  by  these  other  schols  and  have  been  mainly  applied  to  build- 
ing projects.  That  is  why  we  say,  with  gratitude  to  those  responsible,  we 
are  delighted  to  surmise  that  we  are  once  more  on  the  march  toward  badly 
needed  additions  and  improvements  to  the  plant. 

But— the  old  and  ugh'  question  rears  its  head:  Where  is  the  money 
coining  from?  In  answer  to  this  question  we  feel  confident  that  when  the 
Master  Plan  of  building  and  improvement  is  developed  and  presented  to 
Old  Boys,  friends  and  parents  of  Ashburv,  the  necessary  funds  will  be 
forthcoming. 

The  years  1966  will  mark  the  75th  anniversary  of  Ashburv.  Let  us 
work  toward  making  it  a  tremendous  year  in  the  history  of  our  school. 


THE    ASHBURIAN  11 

SCHOOL    NOTES 

OPENING  DAY 
September  7th,  1961  marked  the  beginning  of  Ashbury's  seventy- 
first  year.     About  two  hundred  and  seventy  boys  were  present  for  the 

Headmaster's  opening  remarks.  Mr.  Perry  welcomed  old  and  new 
hoys  to  the  school,  and  remarked  on  the  beaming  health  of  all.  He 
went  on  to  remind  us  that  Ashburv,  representing  a  very  important  stage 
in  our  lives,  was  certainly  fun  most  of  the  time,  but  was  primarily  in 
existence  to  prepare  us  for  university.  During  the  year,  Mr.  Perry  said, 
we  should  always  keep  our  goals  clearly  in  sight,  and  work  diligently 
toward  them. 

On  Friday,  September  9th,  Mr.  A.  B.  R.  Lawrence,  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Governors,  visited  the  school,  and  addressed  us  in  Argyle. 
Air.  Lawrence,  by  means  of  his  easy  and  friendly  manner,  immediately 
established  himself  as  a  popular  chairman.  His  popularity  was  enhanced 
still  more  when  he  asked  Mr.  Perry  to  grant  us  a  half  holiday. 

With  the  opening  proceedings  completed,  books  were  amassed, 
classes  settled,  and  the  year  began. 

STAFF  CHANGES 

At  the  beginning  of  the  school  year,  the  following  new  members 
joined  the  staff:  Messrs.  J.  L.  Black,  M.A.;  M.  Gerrie,  B.Sc.;  S.  M. 
Daratha,  Saskatoon  Teachers'  College;  A.  de  K.  Varent,  B.A.,  B.Ed.; 
M.  Beique,  B.A.;  R.  L.  Lancaster,  B.Sc.;  M.  B.  Wansborough,  B.A. 

At  the  end  of  the  school  year,  we  shall  be  losing  the  services  of 
Mr.  M.  Gerrie,  who  is  planning  to  study  for  the  profession  of  medicine 
at  McGill,  and  Mr.  J.  C.  Hughes,  who  will  be  teaching  at  Smith's  Falls. 
We  wish  them  both  'all  the  best'. 

HEALTH 

This  year  there  were  no  epidemics  at  the  school,  thanks  to  the  work 
of  Dr.  Rowan-Leoror  School  Physician  and  Miss  M.  Bray,  School  Nurse. 
Although  there  were  periodic  minor  illnesses  and  several  unfortunate 
sports  injuries,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  1961-r>2  was  an  excellent  year  in  the 
way  of  health. 

WEDDINGS 

On  Saturday,  September  2nd  at  City  View  United  Church,  the 
wedding  was  solemnized  between  Irene  Woodburn  .\nd  Charles  Porter 
Wright. 

Miss  Woodburn  has  been  teaching  piano  and  music  appreciation  at 
Ashburv  for  eighteen  years  and  is  one  of  Ottawa's  most  accomplished 
concert  pianists.  Mr.  Wright  holds  an  executive  position  with  the 
C.  B.  C. 


12 


THE    ASH  BU  Rl AN 


SENIOR  COMMON  ROOM 

This  school  year,  1961-1962,  has  been  one  of  marked  improvement 
in  the  facilities  and  organization  of  the  Upper  School  Common  Room. 
In  September,  it  appeared  that  the  Common  Room  would  carry  on,  as  in 
the  past,  in  a  state  of  smokey  chaos.     This  however,  was  not  the  case. 

Early  in  the  year,  Mr.  Snelgrove  stepped  in  as  staff  advisor  to  the 
members,  and  the  astounding  change  in  the  Common  Room's  layout 
since  then  has  been  a  continual  source  of  amazement  to  all  visiting  Old 
Boys.  Through  the  co-operation  of  the  school  and  its  organizations, 
particularly  the  Mother's  Guild,  which  made  a  generous  donation,  the 
Common  Room  Committee  has  been  able  to  obtain  a  console  T.Y.,  a 
large  handsome  rug,  an  easy  chair,  and  a  large  couch.  Besides  these, 
many  other  sundries  such  as  a  clock,  lamps  and  modern  ashtrays  have 
been  added.  With  careful  arrangement  and  the  addition  of  many 
colourful  pennants,  we  have  been  able  to  reside  quite  comfortably  this 
vear. 

However,  we  hope  that  this  is  just  the  beginning.  A  handsome, 
modern  Upper  School  Common  Room,  one  in  which  comfort  is  no 
problem,  could  do  a  great  deal  to  stimulate  the  student  attitude  towards 
school.  Classrooms  are  places  for  work  and  not  relaxation,  but  a 
Common  Room  is  specifically  for  relaxation.  It  is  hoped  that,  with  this 
year's  improvements  as  a  beginning  on  which  to  work,  the  student 
members  of  the  Ashbury  College  Upper  School  Common  Room  will  be 
able  to  carry  on  the  refinements.  Such  things  as  wall  panelling  and  a 
proper  notice  board  are  example  objectives  for  the  future. 


THE    ASH  HU  RI AN  B 

GIFTS 

The  school  acknowledges  with  gratitude  the  following  gifts: 

Two  framed  drawings  from  the  graduating  class  of  1961.  The 
drawings  are  by  the  artist,  Hawston— one  representing  "an  Iceberg"  and 
the  other  a  group  of  Eskimo  figures. 

A  rose  bowl  and  two  candle-sticks  in  memory  of  Florence  Bain- 
bridge,  from  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Audrey  luster. 

A  number  of  library  books  donated  by  the  Carr-I  Iarris  boys. 

An  annual  prize  in  memory  of  Robert  Gerald  Moore,  to  be  awarded 
for  Grade  12  English,  arranged  through  the  Mothers'  Guild. 

A  portrait  of  the  I  leadmaster,  painted  by  Robert  I  [yndman,  a  gift 
from  the  artist. 

The  H.  S.  Southam  Scholarship— a  gift  of  Mrs.  I).  K.  MacTavish. 
Mrs.  F.  H.  Toller,  Mr.  G.  T.  Southam  and  Mrs.  R.  \V.  Southam  in 
memory  of  their  father. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

The  following  organizations  haye  expressed  their  thanks  for  the 
use  of  Ashbury  College  and  its  facilities  for  a  variety  of  functions  during 
the  past  year. 

The  Royal  Commonwealth  Society. 

The  Ottawa  Humane  Society. 

The  English-speaking  Union 

The  External  Affairs  Wiyes'  Association 

The  Canadian  Save  the  Children  Fund. 

The  Public  School  Athletic  Association. 

THE  RETROSPECTS 

In  addition  to  the  usual  fare  of  movies  and  parties  this  year,  we 
were  treated  to  unusual  entertainment  in  the  harmonious  arts  through 
the  formation  of  a  new  singing  group.  On  March  2,  G.  P.  Haslam. 
D.  A.  Steven  and  E.  H.  Stewart  were  in  a  taxi  on  their  way  to  an  ex- 
ternal examination  in  Ottawa.  To  raise  their  flagging  spirits,  Steven 
struck  up  a  few  chords  on  a  guitar  with  which  he  happened  to  be 
equipped  at  the  time,  three  voices  were  raised  in  harmony,  and  The 
Retrospects  were  born. 

Three  weeks  later  B.  J.  Merrett  replaced  Stewart,  as  the  former 
provided  a  welcome  banjo  accompaniment  to  supplement  Steven's 
cru'tar  and  Haslam's  bongos. 

On  the  27th  of  the  month  the  group  played  in  the  Argyle  Auditor- 
ium before  an  enthusiastic  and  appreciative  audience  of  their  school- 
fellows. This  reception  was  most  encouraging  as  such  an  audience 
might  well  have  been  critical  and  derisiye.     It  was  just  the  opposite. 

On  Easter  Day  the  group,  whose  members  live  in  Montreal,  played 
over  CKYL  radio  from  the  Veterans'  Hospital,  later  at  a  Parents'  Re- 


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ception  here  at  the  school,  and  again  at  another  "end  of  term  get- 
together"  on  June  5th. 

The  summer  holds  great  prospects  for  The  Retrospects;  an  audition 
tape  at  CKOY  on  June  30th  seems  the  most  important  at  the  moment. 

We  would  like  to  express  our  appreciation  and  good  wishes  to  a 
venture  that  is  interesting,  entertaining  and  worthwhile. 


MOTHERS'    GUILD 

Hon.  President,  Mrs.  R.  H.  Perry;  President,  Mrs.  D.  G.  Partridge;  1st  Vice- 
President,  Mrs.  K.  G.  Thorne;  2nd  Vice-President,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Copeland;  Secretary, 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Roche;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  A.  L.Thurlow;  Convenors:  Social,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Flood; 
Sewing,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Deacon;  Membership,  Mrs.  F.  R.  Thurston;  Telephone,  Mrs.  S.  G. 
Gamble. 


The  Mothers'  Guild  has  had  an  energetic  and  successful  year. 
Eight  meetings  were  held  altogether,  two  of  these  being  in  the  evening; 
these  last  proved  to  be  popular  with  members  unable  to  come  in  the 
afternoon.  Mr.  Perry,  Mr.  Polk,  and  Mr.  Anderson  each  gave  the 
Guild  interesting  talks  on  various  aspects  of  Ashbury  life. 

Amongst  the  Guild's  activities  were  the  Annual  Clothing  Sale,  the 
circling  for  the  Old  Boys1  Luncheon  in  the  fall  term,  and  the  Spring  Tea 
and  Bike  Sale  held  early  in  May.  The  resulting  increase  in  funds  made 
it  possible  for  the  Guild  to  give  to  the  Junior  School  a  ping-pong  table, 
to  the  Senior  Common  Room  furnishings,  to  the  Library  a  donation  for 
new  books,  and  to  the  School  Bursary  Fund  a  sizeable  sum. 

The  School  wishes  to  express  its  grateful  thanks  to  these  ladies  for 
their  strenuous  and  successful  labours  in  the  interests  of  the  School. 


T  H  E    A  S  H  B  V  R I A  N 


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CHAPEL    NOTES 

The  chapel  has  again  been  a  source  of  inspiration  and  an  uplifting 
influence  for  the  whole  school.  It's  daily  prayer  and  regular  services 
are  one  of  the  many  things  that  make  Ashburv  a  better  school.  A  num- 
ber of  distinguished  clergy  have  been  our  guests. 


Sept.  17  Rev.  Frank  Lawler 

Oct.  1  Rev.  L.  S.  Baird 

Oct.  22  Rev.  F.  Q.  McGregor 

Oct.  29  Archdeacon  G.  G.  Hepburn 

Nov.   19  Rev.  A.  Brewer 

Nov.   26  Rev.  J.  Plante 

Jan.  21  Rev.  R.  Bodger 

Jan.  28  Rev.  Malcolm  Hughes 

Feb.  25  Rev.  Group  Captain  E.  S.  Light 

Mar.  11  Rev.  Kent  Clarke 

April  30  Rt.  Rev.  E.  S.  Reed 

May  6  Rev.  James  Winters 

May  10  Archdeacon  G.  G.  Hepburn 

May  13  Rev.  Malcolm  Peers 

May  27  Rev.  John  Fowler 


St.  Margaret's,  Ottawa 

St.  George's,  Ottawa 

St.  Martin's 

Retired 

St.  John's  Church 

St.  Luke's,  Ottawa 

Beaurepaire,  P.O. 

St.  Matthias,  Ottawa 

Director  of  Religious  Administration 

(P)   R.C.A.F. 
Diocesan  Director  of  ReUgious  Education 
The  Bishop  of  Ottawa 
Diocesan  Hospital  Chaplain 
Retired 

Diocesan  University  Chaplain 
St.  Thomas'  Church,  Ottawa 


CHOIR 

The  Chapel  Choir  has  again  been  a  credit  to  the  Chapel  and  the 
School.  Our  congratulations  to  Mr.  Godfrey  Hewitt  and  Airs.  H.  S. 
Dalton  for  what  they  have  accomplished. 

Sunday  by  Sunday  and  day  bv  day  the  choir  has  sung  to  the  glory 
of  God,  helping  make  their  services  beautiful  and  inspiring. 

The  highlight  of  the  year  was  their  visit  to  Government  House 
where  they  sang  several  selections  for  their  Excellencies,  the  Governor 
General  and  Lady  Vanier. 

The  visit  included  a  tour  of  the  house  and  grounds,  a  half  hour  in- 
formal v'sit  with  their  Excellencies  and  refreshments. 

The  Choir  also  sang  at  Christ  Church  Cathedral  and  at  St.  Barthol- 
omew's Church. 


T  HE     ASH B U Rl A N 


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CONFIRMATION  CLASS 
Back  Ran-.   B.  Davies,  P.  C.  Stein,  G.  E.  Sigvaldason,  G.  R.  Y.  Benskin,  A.  J.  Sark, 

D.  H.  Nettleton,  G.  D.  Barber,  A.  VV.  Currie,  A.  G.  E.  C.  Patton. 
Third  Row.  R.  D.  Johnson,  C.  E.  D.  Groos,  J.  R.  Smethurst,  D.  A.  Shaw,  C.  A.  G.  Lodge. 

J.  F.  D.  Fisher,  B.  G.  Dean,  D.  A.  Havlev,  T.  W.  L  Cumming. 
Second  Row.   D.  H.  Maclaren,  H.  J.  R.  Pyefinch,  B.  D.  G.  Speedie,  J.  D.  Mulaner, 

J.  V.  P.  Hearne,  J.  S.  Coristine,  T.  G.  P.  Cann,  R.  P.  Rossv. 
Front  Row.  .Miss  D.  M.  Ellis,  Miss  A.  A.  Laidler,  Rev.  K.  B.  Monks,  Rt.  Rev.  E.  S.  Reed, 

Miss  P.  J.  Pratlev,  Miss  E.  A.  Chaplin,  Miss  B.  A.  Fletcher. 


CONFIRMATION 

The  Rite  of  Confirmation  or  ''laying  on  of  hands"  took  place  on 
April  30th  at  eight  P.M.  The  Right  Rev.^.  S.  Reed,  M.A.,  D.D.,  Lord 
Bishop  of  Ottawa,  and  a  governor  of  the  School,  confirmed  twenty-five 
Ashbury  boys  and  five  Elm  wood  girls.  So  many  friends  and  parents 
were  present,  many  from  out  of  town  and  as  far  away  as  Bermuda  and 
the  Southern  States,  that  the  chapel  was  filled  to  overflowing;  with 
visitors  alone. 

The  Bishop  also  presented  Servers'  Medallions  to  Ian  Andrew  and 
Brian  Merrett  for  meritorious  service. 

The  Candidates  who  had  received  weekly  instruction  throughout 
the  year  were  presented  to  the  Bishop  by  the  School  Chaplain. 

Following  the  Service,  refreshments  were  served  in  the  School 
Dn'ng  Room. 

The  adult  Baptism  of  St.  Adrian  John  S.irk  rook  place  during 
morning  prayer  on  Sundav,  March  eighteenth  in  the  Chapel. 


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SERVERS 

Back  Row.  J.  M.  Letch,  E.  F.  Burritt,  A.  P.  D.  Gamble,  D.  J.  Mulaner,  F.  C.  Stewart, 
A.  W.  Anderson,  N.  M.  Lynn,  D.  G.  Love,  T.  G.  P.  Cann,  N.  R.  Blackburn. 

Front  Row.  D.  S.  Hanna,  I.  R.  Andrew,  R.  T.  Dickson,  Rev.  K.  B.  Monks,  B.  J.  Merrett, 
T.  B.  Johnston,  S.  G.  R.  Pottinger. 

Absent:  P.  M.  Gillean. 


PLAQUES  DEDICATED 

On  Sunday,  Feb.  25  The  Rev.  Group  Capt.  E.  S.  Light,  R.C.A.F., 
dedicated  the  following  wall  plaques: 

To  the  Glory  of  God  and  in  loving  memory  of 

MICHAEL  JAN  DENNIS 

July  11,  1952  -  March  13,  1961 
Erected  bv  his  parents  and  the  staff  and  students 

To  the  Glory  of  God  and  in  loving  memory  of 

FREDERICK  OLIVER 

Dec.  3rd,  1887  -  April  20th,  1961 

A  devoted  employee  of  Ashbury  for  fortv  years. 

Erected  by  the  School 

The  New  Hymn  Board  was  also  dedicated. 

In  Loving  Memory 

LIEUT.  HUGH  MASSEY  BAKER,  R.C.E. 

Born  Oct.  22,   1920,  Killed  on  Active  Service   March  5th,   1942. 
A  gift  to  Ashbury  from  his  parents. 

The  School  was  represented  by  many  boys  and  staff  at  the  funeral 
of  Robert  Moore. 


The  School  Chaplain  conducted  the  service. 


TH  E    ASH  B  V  R  I  AN  J9 

DEDICATION  OF  THE  MACE 

The  new  Mace  tor  rhc  Cadet  Corps  Band  was  dedicated  in  the 
Chapel  on  Inspection  Day,  May  tenth,  by  rhc  Ven.  Col.  G.  G.  1  [epburn, 

Archdeacon  of  Otraw  a. 

The  Mace  was  brought  in  by  Band  Sergeant  Flam  who  was  pre- 
ceeded  by  the  colour  party  consisting  of  C  Lt.  J.  M.  Letch,  C  Cpl  \1. 
Copeland  and  C  L/C  R.  Davidson.  The  Mace  is  to  be  kept  in  the 
Sanctuary  with  the  colours. 

ELMWOOD 

During  the  past  few  years  we  have  been  honoured  with  an  increas- 
ing attendance  of  the  young  ladies  from  Elmwood  at  the  Sunday  morn- 
ing Services.  We  sincerely  hope  this  will  continue.  Main  thanks  to 
the  Headmistress,  Mrs.  Bruce  and  Mrs.  Blythe  for  permitting  this  very 
pleasant  arrangement. 

CANDLELIGHT  SERVICE 

The  annual  candlelight  service  just  before  the  Christmas  holidays 
was  better  than  ever. 

On  Sunday,  February  eleventh,  the  School  went  to  Christ  Church 
Cathedral  for  morning  service  and  the  Chapel  Choir  was  integrated  into 
the  Cathedral  Choir. 

The  Service  was  sung  bv  our  head  server,  Peter  Gillean.  The  les- 
sons were  read  by  Lynn  and  Pottinger;  Mulaner  was  the  Crucifer. 

SERVERS 

The  Servers'  Guild  have  continued  their  tradition  of  loyal  and 
devoted  service.  Almost  every  form  in  the  Senior  School  was  repre- 
sented and  one  from  the  Junior  School. 

There  were  two  Servers'  services  at  which  the  Servers  conducted 
the  entire  service  of  .Matins  with  the  exception  of  the  Absolution  and 
Benediction,  which  were  pronounced  by  the  Chaplain. 

At  the  first  service  Dickson  preached  about  "Growing  up". 

At  the  second  service  Pottinger  preached.  His  topic  was  "Two 
Kinds  of  People." 

Some  of  the  Servers  have  also  assisted  at  the  churches  in  Ottawa. 
Giilean,  Pottinger,  and  Snelgrove  accompanied  the  Chaplain  to  St. 
George's  Church. 

Pottinger  preached  at  St.  Bartholomew's  Church  and  at  St.  Mar- 
garet's in  E  istview. 

All  have  done  well  on  all  occasions. 

The  Chapel  Offerings  are  now  being^  used  to  maintain  two  Zulu 
boys  ;it  St.  Christopher's  School  in  Swaziland.  South  Africa. 


20  THEASHBURIAN 

This  is  a  church-school  dedicated  to  giving  Zulu  boys  the  oppor- 
tunity to  have  a  modern  education.  Promising  boys  are  seen  on  to 
University. 

Hundreds  of  African  boys  anxiously  hope  to  get  in  to  St.  Christo- 
pher's, and  the  Swaze  and  British  Governments  are  offering  to  match 
the  Church  dollar  for  dollar  in  carrying  on  the  School. 

The  students  at  St.  Christopher's  and  their  families  are  unbelievably 
poor  by  Canadian  standards.  With  help  from  the  outside  world  this 
school  can  bridge  the  gulf  between  the  primitive  background  of  their 
young  people  and  the  modern  civilisation  inevitably  opening  to  them. 

We  hope  to  keep  in  touch  with  the  two  boys  we  are  sponsoring. 


GENERAL 

A  large  number  of  boys  and  staff  assist  in  one  way  or  another  in  the 
chapel  programme.  Special  mention  should  be  made  to  the  faithful 
service  of  the  organists,  Airs.  H.  S.  Dalton,  Mr.  Sibley,  and  Air.  Snel- 
grove. 

The  choir  mothers,  Airs.  Thurston,  Airs.  Reed  and  Airs.  Neatby 
have  done  an  outstanding  job  of  keeping  the  choir  neat,  clean,  and  pre- 
sentable. 

The  Chapel  Clerks,  Letch,  Lynn,  and  Blackburn  have  been  loyal 
and  efficient  "doorkeepers'1  in  the  House  of  the  Lord. 

"Well  done  thou  good  and  faithful  servants." 
"We  love  the  place  O  Lord 
Wherein  Thine  honour  dwells 
The  joy  of  Thine  abode 
All  earthly  joy  excells." 


THE    A  S  H  li  V  Ri  AN 


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3n  jWemoriam 


FLORENCE  BAINBRIDGE 

Many  Old  Boys,  Parents  and  Friends  of  the  School  will  be 
sorry  to  hear  that,  after  an  illness  of  approximately  four  months, 
.Mrs.  Florence  Bainbridge,  our  Dining  Room  Manager,  passed 
away  on  March  2nd. 

In  her  death,  the  School  has  lost  a  most  loyal  and  devoted 
member  of  the  Staff  and  one  whose  human  relations  might  well 
serve  as  an  outstanding  example  to  those  who  knew  and  worked 
with  her. 

Florence  was  extremely  fond  of  her  "boys"  and  was  largely 
responsible  for  the  good  food  and  cheery  atmosphere  that  was 
always  evident  in  the  Dining  Room.  .Many  Parents  and  Friends 
of  trie  School  will  remember  her  extreme  interest  and  helpfulness 
at  Mothers'  Guild  Teas  and  Parents'  Receptions.  Her  loss  will 
be  keenly  felt  by  all  those  who  knew  her. 

ROBERT  GERALD  MOORE 

In  January  of  this  year  the  school  was  shocked  and  saddened 
to  learn  of  the  tragic  death  of  Robert  Moore,  aged  22  years. 
Bob  was  with  us  at  Ashburv  from  1952  to  1959,  when  he  gradu- 
ated from  Grade  XIII  to  the  Faculty  of  Arts  at  McGill  Univers- 
ity. 

At  School,  his  quiet,  unassuming  manner  endeared  him  to 
all.  He  was  conscientious  without  being  smug,  efficient  but 
never  officious,  grave  but  not  solemn,  artistic  without  affectation. 
In  his  final  year  he  conceived  a  keen  interest  in  the  theatre,  where 
he  not  only  performed  on  stage,  but  wrote  a  one-act  play  which 
showed  considerable  promise.  He  graduated  with  the  rank  of 
prefect. 

By  his  third  year  in  Honours  English  at  McGill  he  had  pur- 
sued and  developed  his  interest  in  the  drama  and  in  creative 
writing  and  according  to  the  McGill  Daily,  gave  a  stellar  per- 
formance in  "The  Red  and  White  Revue',  to  which  he  also  con- 
tributed some  of  the  lyrics  as  well  as  publishing  some  prose  works 
in  "The  Forge". 

The  success  of  his  academic  career  at  University  amply  ful- 
filled the  promise  of  his  days  at  School,  and  his  untimely  death 
was  a  great  loss— not  only  to  family  and  friends,  but  to  the  cul- 
tural potential  of  Canada. 

We  extend  our  heartfelt  sympathy  to  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  R.  Moore  of  Ottawa,  and  to  his  brother,  Grant. 


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SCIENCE    TOURS 

/.     National  Research  Council  Tour 

On  March  5th,  a  group  of  Students  left  Ashbury  in  taxis  and  a 
few  minutes  later  arrived  at  the  N.  R.  C.  Laboratories  on  the  Montreal 
Road.  We  were  met  at  the  gate  by  Mr.  M.  K.  Ward,  who  gave  us 
each  a  programme  of  the  things  we  would  see. 

Our  first  visit  was  to  the  Division  of  Building  Research,  where  we 
were  shown  around  by  Mr.  C.  R.  Crocker.  He  first  explained  what  this 
division  does  and  then  proceeded  to  show  us  some  of  the  many  projects 
be.'ng  undertaken.  These  included  work  on  soil  problems  in  the 
Arctic  and  those  specific  to  Ottawa,  the  testing  of  structures  in  an  im- 
mense laboratory,  capable  of  containing  a  full  size  two  storey  house, 
and  the  observation  of  frost  on  windows  in  rooms  where  temperature 
and  humidity  could  be  completely  controlled. 

We  then  went  to  the  Low  Speed  Aerodynamics  Laboratory  under 
the  direction  of  Mr.  P.  Pocock.  This  gentleman  showed  us  the  hori- 
zontal and  vertical  wind  tunnels  used  for  testing  conventional  and  verti- 
cal take-off  and  landing  aircraft  at  sub-sonic  speeds.  Of  particular  in- 
terest was  a  fascinating  tunnel  in  which  water  was  used  instead  of  air. 

Our  next  stop  was  the  Division  of  Applied  Chemistry  where  Mr. 
G.  A.  Young  took  us  around.  Many  interesting  experiments  were  seen 
here.  These  were:  the  separation  of  solutions  by  filtering  through 
membranes,  bubbling  a  gas  through  a  solid  to  make  it  behave  like  a 
liquid;  the  settling  of  slurries,  or  mixtures  of  a  solid  and  a  liquid,  speeded 
up  by  tilting  and  analysis  of  substances  by  their  spectra. 

Our  Tour  of  the  Montreal  Road  Laboratories  over,  we  were  trans- 
ferred to  the  Sussex  Drive  Building  by  N.  R.  C.  vehicle.  Dr.  John  R. 
Kohr  met  us  on  arrival  and  we  were  shown  the  extensive  library  of  the 
Council.     After  this  a  most  excellent  lunch  was  provided  for  us. 

After  lunch,  and  a  period  to  rest  our  legs,  we  started  off  again. 
Dr.  S.  F.  Henderson  talked  to  us  about  new  standards  for  weights  and 
measures.  He  then  showed  us  some  of  the  complicated  and  ingenious 
apparatus  used  by  the  N.  R.  C.  in  establishing  and  employing  these 
standards.  Of  a  less  scientific,  but  no  less  interesting  nature,  was  a 
we.gh  scale  for  use  on  the  rolling  pitching  deck  of  a  ship. 

We  moved  on  to  the  Division  of  Pure  Physics  and  Dr.  C.  B. 
McDiarmid.  He  showed  us  devices  for  measuring  cosmic  rays  and 
other  particles  which  strike  the  earth's  atmosphere.  This  equipment 
was  part  of  that  to  be  sent  up  in  an  all  Canadian  Satellite  and  was  fan- 
tastically small  to  enable  it  to  fit  in  a  confined  space.  Much  bigger  but 
equally  complex,  were  the  devices  used  to  compute  and  tabulate  the 
information  relayed  from  the  instruments  as  they  orbited  the  earth. 


THE    ASHBURIAN 

The  last  Division  visited  was  that  of  Applied  Biology,  where  Dr. 
D.  C.  .Mortimer  explained  to  us  the  use  of  radio-activity  in  tracing  the 
movement  of  substances  in  plants.  We  were  also  shown  the  green- 
house where  plants  are  raised  for  the  experiments.  The  principal 
feature  of  this  green-house  was  a  room  where  temperature,  light  and 
humidity  are  automatically  controlled. 

The  Tour  over,  we  returned  to  Ashburv  1>\  taxi,  completing  a 
most  educational  and  interesting  day. 

Those  on  the  trip  were  Bow,  Ekes,  Greenstone,  Lynn  I,  Martin, 
Alenzies,  Millard,  Parker  I,  Tvler  and  your  scribe,  Brown  I. 

Our  thanks  goes  out  to  Mr.  Siblev,  who  was  responsible  for  this 
excellent  visit. 

//.     Biology  Trip  To  The  Department  of  Agriculture 

On  the  morning  of  .March  2nd,  Gill  Pottinger,  Flood,  Steven, 
Haslam  and  .Mr.  Siblev,  in  short  the  Upper  Vlth  Biology  Class,  "sallied 
forth"  to  the  K.  W.  Neatby  Building  on  Carling  Avenue  to  view  the 
proceedings  at  the  Department  of  Agriculture.  Having  arrived  in  two 
groups,  and  at  two  different  doors,  we  were  reunited  and  began  the 
Tour  under  the  guidance  of  Mr.  Belletieur. 

First  stop  was  the  Scientific  .Modelling  Department,  where  scale- 
models  of  animals,  insects  and  plants  are  made  for  public  display.  Par- 
ticularly interesting  to  us  was  a  model  of  the  life  cycle  of  a  June  bug, 
which  incited  memories  of  the  Fall  Term  and  wishes  like  "if  only  we 
had  one  of  those". 

From  Scientific  Modelling,  the  Tour  moved  to  Plant  Pathology, 
where  we  were  lectured  on  various  experiments  concerning  plant 
diseases  and  inspected  same  through  complicated  high  quality-  micro- 
scopes. So  that  we  should  not  go  away  empty-handed,  the  Information 
Department  provided  each  of  us  with  booklets  about  farming  and  plant 
diseases,  notably  apple  scab  and  wheat  rust.  After  seeing  the  printing 
and  mailing  rooms,  we  adjourned  upstairs  to  the  Entomology  Depart- 
ment, and  cabinet  upon  cabinet  full  of  insects.  There,  we  were  shown 
numerous  tvpes  of  Diptera,  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera  and  told  met- 
hods of  identification,  habits  and  other  salient  facts.  This  ended  an 
interesting  Tour  and  a  full  morning. 

Our  thanks  to  the  Personnel  at  the  Department  of  Agriculture, 
Messrs.  Gill  and  Pottinger,  the  chauffeurs  and  Mr.  Sibley,  who  made 
the  Trip  possible. 

///.     The  Chalk  River  Science  Tour 

On  Fridav,  May  11th,  ten  students,  accompanied  by  Mr.  Sibley 
and  .Mr.  Marland,  left  for  the  Atomic  Energy  of  Canada  Limited  estab- 


24  THE    ASHBURl  AN 

lishment  at  Chalk  River.  Upon  arriving  at  about  ten-thirty,  we  were 
immediately  rushed  to  the  Lecture  Room  to  meet  Dr.  David  A.  Keys, 
the  Scientific  Advisor  to  the  President.  Here  we  heard  a  fascinating 
lecture  with  slides  and  demonstrations.  We  emerged  from  the  building 
an  hour  later  thoroughlv  enlightened  on  the  subjects  of  nuclear  fission, 
radioactive  substances,  and  atomic  research  with  all  its  peace  time  uses. 

Our  next  stops  were  the  models  room,  where  we  were  shown  cut- 
away scale  models  of  both  NRX  and  NRU  reactors;  and  the  testing 
centre,  where  radioactive  materials  are  examined  through  lead  boro- 
silicate  glass  thirty-six  inches  thick,  and  handled  with  mechanical  arms. 

After  lunch  we  visited  the  huge  NRX  reactor.  This  amazing 
structure  was  built  in  1949,  and  at  that  time  was  the  only  one  of  its 
kind  in  the  world.  Although  it  has  a  potential  of  40,000  kilowatts,  it 
is  used  solely  for  research  by  supplying  the  neutron  bombardment 
necessary  to  produce  radioactive  isotopes.  It  is  powered  by  a  large 
number  of  long  uranium  rods  sheathed  in  aluminum  and  immersed  in 
heavy  water.  Ordinary  river  water  is  passed  through  the  rods  to  keep 
the  temperature  at  a  safe  level. 

The  newer  and  more  powerful  NRU  reactor,  built  in  1958,  and 
having  a  potential  of  200,000  kilowatts,  was  our  final  stop.  It  differs 
from  the  NRX  reactor  in  that  a  closed  heavy  water  circuit  is  used  to 
cool  the  fuel  rods,  thus  eliminating  the  danger  of  polluting  the  river 
water  with  radioactivity.  Also,  the  exhausted  fuel  rods  can  be  re- 
placed without  shutting  down  the  reactor,  saving  both  time  and  money. 

In  closing,  a  special  word  of  thanks  should  be  extended  to  our 
guide,  the  unflinching  target  of  our  numerous  queries  throughout  the 
day,  Dr.  Keys  for  his  inspirational  lecture,  and  to  Mr.  Sibley  who  made 
the  enjoyable  and  instructive  trip  possible.  Those  taking  the  tour 
were:  Ewing,  Parker  I,  Tyler  I,  Brown  I,  Bow,  Millard,  Chaplin,  Mar- 
tin, Whipps,  and  your  reporter,  Coristine  I. 

IV.     Miscellaneous 

Beside  the  above  trips,  a  group  of  students  from  Grades  1 2  and  1 3 
attended  the  Chemical  Institute  of  Canada  Student  night  in  November, 
where  Dr.  K.  J.  Laidler  gave  a  lecture  on  "Molecules  and  Living 
Things".  His  talk  was  concerned  with  what  may  be  called  physical 
biochemistry,  and  was  well  illustrated  by  fine  demonstrations.  A 
number  of  students  also  attended  the  series  of  Science  Lectures  given  ar 
the  Universitv  of  Ottawa  during  the  Winter  Term. 

We  have  just  had  word  that  two  of  our  students,  Brown  I  and  Bow, 
have  won  Student  Assistantships  at  Ottawa  University  this  summer. 
We  are  pleased. 


TH  E    ASHBU  Rl  AN  25 

COMMONWEALTH  YOUTH  MOVEMENT 

A  deafening  blast  from  the  steam  whistle  resounded  in  my  ears. 
Far  below,  in  the  bowels  of  the  ship,  the  massive  engines  grumbled 
into  motion.  With  a  mounting  sense  of  excitement  I  realized  our  de- 
parture was  imminent.  The  passengers,  trying  vainly  not  to  betray 
their  excitement,  crammed  the  dockside  rail  three  deep,  and  waved 
frantically  to  friends  on  the  quay.  Out  of  nowhere  streamers  appeared, 
and  soon  a  jungle-like  tangle,  red,  blue,  yellow,  every  colour  of  the 
rainbow,  festooned  the  ship's  side.  Two  squat,  snub-nosed  tugs 
churned  and  butted  the  huge  ship  into  the  swift-running  channel. 
Friends  on  the  quay  grew  smaller  and  smaller,  and  faded  into  an  in- 
distinct line  of  waving  hands.     Our  holiday  had  started. 

However,  I  was  not  sailing  for  a  standard  guide  book  tour  of 
Europe.  I  was  fortunate  enough  to  be  selected  a  member  of  the  Can- 
adian contingent  of  the  Commonwealth  Youth  .Movement  "Quest"  of 
1961.  The  C.  Y.  M.  is  dedicated  to  the  ideals  of  peace,  brotherhood, 
and  understanding.  Through  its  annual  Quest,  students  from  the  far- 
rlung  lands  of  the  Commonwealth  are  brought  together  for  a  summer, 
and  by  sharing  the  common  experience  of  seeing  Europe  together,  they 
forge  a  bond  of  brotherhood  and  understanding. 

Last  summer  I  lived  with  boys  and  girls  whose  skin  was  not  the 
same  colour  as  mine,  whose  religions  were  unknown  to  me,  whose  homes 
were  foreign  to  me.  I  came  to  know,  understand,  and  respect  the  hopes 
and  ideals  of  people  so  different  from  me.  I  returned  home  with  many 
of  my  preconceived  ideas  and  prejudices  washed  from  my  mind. 

Our  group  hailed  from  fourteen  Commonwealth  and  two  non- 
Commonwealth  countries:  Aden,  Basutoland,  Bechuanaland,  Belgium, 
Canada,  the  Falkland  Islands,  Fiji,  Germany,  Gibralter,  India,  Malaya, 
Mauritius,  Northern  Rhodesia,  Swaziland,  the  United  Kingdom,  and 
Pakistan. 

The  Canadian  contingent  had  gathered  in  Ottawa  on  July  4th. 
We  were  entertained  at  a  reception  at  Government  House,  and  it  was 
a  real  pleasure  to  have  the  opportunity  of  meeting  so  gracious  a  couple 
as  Governor-General  Yanier  and  his  wife.  We  also  spent  a  very  con- 
vivial afternoon  with  Sir  Saville  and  Ladv  Garner  at  the  British  High 
Commissioner's  residence,  EarnsclifTe.  While  touring  the  Parliament 
Buildings,  we  were  introduced  to  Prime  .Minister  Diefenbakcr,  Canada 
certainly  accorded  us  a  tremendous  send-off  to  a  memorable  summer! 

We  sailed  on  July  6th  from  .Montreal,  aboard  the  "Empress  of 
Canada".  I  had  no  idea  of  the  incredible  vastness  of  the  St.  Lawrence 
River  until  we  sailed  down  it  for  two  days.  On  the  third  morning,  I 
awoke  at  sea.  What  an  exhilarating  sensation  it  is  to  stand  at  the  stern 
of  the  ship  on  the  gently  rolling  deck  and  breathe  the  salty  ocean  air! 


26  THE    ASHBUR1AN 

The  frothing  wake  of  the  ship  curled  through  the  blue  water  like  a 
writhing  white  snake,  all  the  way  to  the  horizon,  hazy  in  the  distance. 
I  leaned  over  the  rail  and  saw  the  water  slipping  swiftly  by  the  ship's 
sides,  like  dark  green  marble  mottled  with  flecks  of  white  foam.  Be- 
hind is  Canada,  ahead  is  England. 

We  docked  at  Liverpool  at  10.30  p.m.  The  next  morning,  after 
the  excited  confusion  of  identifying  our  luggage  in  the  noisy  custom's 
shed,  we  met  the  rest  of  our  group.  A  bus  was  waiting  for  us  and  we 
set  off  to  Worcester  via  the  lovely  old  town  of  Chester,  with  its  gabled 
and  half-timbered  Tudor  houses  and  its  Roman  wall.  In  Worcester,  we 
stayed  in  private  homes,  and  this  unique  feature  of  the  C.  Y.  M.  was 
followed  in  all  the  other  cities  we  visited.  Personally,  I  found  this 
feature  one  of  the  most  rewarding  aspects  of  the  trip,  because  it  gave  me 
the  opportunity  of  meeting  families  which,  as  a  tourist,  I  would  never 
have  met.  King  John  is  buried  in  Worcester  Cathedral,  and  we  visited 
his  tomb.  When  he  died,  he  ordered  that  he  be  buried  between  the  two 
saints  whose  bones  lie  beneath  the  floor  of  the  Cathedral.  In  this  way, 
he  hoped  to  slip  into  heaven  between  the  two  saints  when  St.  Peter 
wasn't  looking. 

London  was  next  on  our  itinerary.  Our  bus  sped  along  the  M.  1, 
and  London  was  waiting  for  us  that  night  with  all  its  lights  ablaze. 
During  our  week  here,  few  of  the  famous  and  historic  landmarks  es- 
caped our  scrutiny.  The  Tower  of  London,  St.  Paul's,  the  Houses  of 
Parliament,  and  the  changing  of  the  guard  at  Buckingham  Palace  were 
all  carefully  inspected. 

The  day  we  took  the  boat  train  for  Paris,  the  sun  was  shining,  and 
the  cliffs  of  Dover  sparkled  white  as  we  crossed  the  Channel.  The 
"City  of  Light"  was,  for  me,  the  high  point  of  the  trip.  Like  all  the 
tourists  who  come  to  Paris,  I  rode  to  the  top  of  the  Eiffel  Tower,  and 
stood  spellbound  before  the  breathtaking  panorama  of  the  most  beauti- 
ful city  in  the  world,  spread  out  at  my  feet.  The  Seine  glided  white 
and  blue  under  its  bridges,  and  there,  on  an  island  of  green,  were  the 
twin,  square-topped  towers  of  Notre  Dame.  To  the  left  of  the  river 
the  Arc  de  Triomphe,  looking  like  the  hub  of  a  wheel  which  had  as 
spokes,  broad  tree-lined  boulevards.  And  off  in  the  distance,  on  a  hill 
behind  Montmartre,  stood  Sacre  Coeur,  white  like  a  jewel  in  the  sun- 
light.    Our  four  days  in  Paris  were  all  to  short. 

From  Paris  to  Brussels,  where  I  stayed  at  the  home  of  the  Belgian 
boy  on  our  trip.  The  two  things  I  remember  best  are  the  Grand  Place 
de  Brusselles,  with  its  medieval  Guild  Halls,  and  the  famous  statue  of 
the  little  boy.  After  four  days  in  Brussels,  we  spent  three  days  in 
Ypres,  the  site  of  one  of  the  bloodiest  battles  of  the  First  World  War. 
Here,  in  St.  George's  Memorial  Chapel,  the  Quest  held  its  annual  vigil. 

From  ^  pres,  we  drove  through  the  picturesque  Belgian  country- 
side to  Ostend,  crossed  the  Channel,  and  headed  for  Scotland.     Our 


THE    ASHBURI  AN 

final  two  weeks  were  spent  in  private  homes  throughout  Scotland.  I 
shall  never  forget  the  magnificent  hospitality  of  the  people  who  made 
our  visit  so  enjoyable.  In  Dundee,  Inverness.  Edinburgh,  and  on  a 
g'gantdc  sheep  farm  in  Galloway,  I  was  entertained  royally.  The  last 
night  of  our  trip,  we  saw  the  Tatoo  in  Edinburgh  Castle.  I  he  next 
daw  with  the  skirl  of  the  bagpipes  in  our  ears,  we  sailed  for  home. 

I.  Ewing  -  TV  I 


DEBATING 

A  renewed  interest  in  debating  this  year  resulted  in  a  record 
twenty-two  debates  for  the  team,  of  which  14  were  won,  and  H  lost. 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  Debating  Team  had  more  fixtures  than 
any  other  school  team,  a  fact  which  bv  itself  points  to  a  Renaissance  in 
what  debators  call  "The  Superior  Sport". 

The  season  opened  in  October,  when  Steven  and  Haslam  journeyed 
to  Perth  and  argued  the  negative  of  the  topic,  "Resolved:  That  the 
West  should  abandon  Berlin".     Ashburv  won  bv  the  score  of  85-72. 

For  the  first  time,  Ashburv  sent  four  debators.  Haslam,  Ewing, 
Greenstone  and  Lash,  to  the  .McGill  High  School  Debating  Tourna- 
ment, from  which  we  emerged  a  creditable  fifth,  with  five  wins  and 
three  losses.  Haslam  was  third  out  of  ninety-six  debators  in  the  in- 
dividual rankings. 

Greenstone  and  Lash  defeated  Perth,  this  time  at  Ashburv,  as  a 
warm-up  for  the  International  Speech  Festival.  At  the  Festival,  held 
in  Toronto,  stiff  competition  and  hard  luck  rent  us  asunder,  and  we 
returned  home  with  onlv  one  win  to  show  for  six  starts. 

In  the  English  Schools  Debating  Tournament  at  Ottawa  University, 
however,  it  was  a  different  story.  The  team,  this  time  consisting  of 
Haslam,  Ewing,  Steven  and  Menzies,  emerged  in  fourth  place  with  four 
wins  and  no  losses. 

The  final  fixtures  of  the  vear  were  part  of  the  Independent  Schools 
Debating  Tournament,  contested  annually  between  L.C.C.,  B.C.S., 
Stanstead  and  Ashburv.  Haslam  and  Ewing  narrowly  defeated  L.C.C., 
and  the  team,  this  time  consisting  of  Haslam  and  Menzies,  journeyed 
to  L.C.C.  to  take  on  Stanstead  College.  After  an  exciting  debate,  we 
emerged  the  happv  victors. 

This  vear's  team,  the  most  successful  on  record,  wishes  to  thank 
the  person  who  made  it  all  possible,  Mr.  I.  H.  Spencer. 


DEBATING  TEAM 
Back  Row.   K.  S.  Menzies,  R.  A.  Lash,  L.  I.  H.  Spencer,  Esq.,  B.  K.  MacKay,  G.  C. 

Greenstone. 
Front  Row.  I.  M.  Ewing,  G.  P.  G.,  Haslam  (Capt.),  D.  A.  Steven. 


Name 

Steven,   Donald 
Menzies,  Kenneth 
Haslam,  Gerald    (Capt.) 
Ewing,  Iain 
Lash,  Bob 

Greenstone,  Gerrard 
McKay,  Brian 


TEAM  MEMBERS 

Debates 

Won 

Lost 

3 

3 

0 

3 

3 

0 

)                12 

8 

4 

10 

6 

4 

5 

3 

2 

8 

4 

4 

3 

1 

2 

Pet. 

1.000 
1.000 
.666 
.600 
.600 
.500 
.333 


LIST  OF  DEBATES  AND  TOPICS 


I  Perth   District   and   Collegiate   Institute 

2-9  McGill   Debating   Tournament 

10  Perth  District  and   Collegiate   Institute 

11-16  International    Speech    Festival 

17-20  English  Schools  Debating  Tournament 

21  Lower  Canada  College 

22  Stanstcad  College 


Haslam  and  Steven  WON 

Haslam  and  Ewing  W  3       L  1 

Greenstone  and  Lash  W  2      L  2 

Greenstone  and  Lash  WON 

Haslam  and  Ewing  W  0       L  3 

Greenstone  and  McKay  W  1       L  2 

Haslam  and  Ewing  W  2       L  0 

Steven  and  Menzies  W  2       1,0 

Haslam  and  Ewing  WON 

Haslam  and  Menzies  WON 


1 

Resolved: 

2-9 

Resolved: 

10-16 

Resoh  ed: 

17-20 

Resolved: 

21 

Resolved: 

22 

Resolved: 

TOPICS 
That  the  West  should  abandon   Berlin. 

That  the  West  should  surrender  to  the  Communist  bloc  rather  than 
face  the  threat  of  nuclear  war. 

I  hat   North    American    Labour   Unions   are   not   fulfilling  their   res- 
ponsibilities to  our  society. 

That  Britain's  entry  into  the  E.C.M.  is  contrary  to  the  ideals  of  the 
Commonwealth. 

-  see  10-16  - 

-  see  17-20  - 


/  //  /•;     ASH  B  V  R  /  A  .V  29 


PUBLIC    SPEAKING    CONTEST 

With  only  two  curries  in  the  Intermediate  Public  Speaking,  this 
year's  conrest  could  hardly  he  called  successful.  Barber,  speaking  mi 
rhe  "Battle  on  the  Plains  of  Abraham"  in  an  intimate,  appealing  sryle, 
made  ir  obvious  rhar  he  had  spent  considerable  rime  on  research  for  his 
topic.  Ir  was  unfortunate  that  his  nervous  gestures  and  the  inadequate 
handling  of  his  notes  detracted  from  his  speech  bur  these  faults  will 
doubtless  be  cured  by  experience.  His  use  of  a  little  humour,  cleverly 
introduced  into  such  a  serious  topic,  was  most  effective  and  he  was 
given  the  award  over  the  only  other  contestant  in  the  class  —  Lash. 

Lash,  speaking  extemporaneously,  was  the  other  contestant.  He 
chose  a  difficult,  prejudical  topic,  "Problems  of  the  .Modern  Jew  in 
North  America". 

Gerry  Haslam  opened  the  senior  section  with  an  inspired  attack 
on  jingoists.  Bellicose  patriots  who  preach  peace  while  preparing  for 
war  at  excessive  speed  were  the  particular  target  of  Gerry's  remarks. 
His  criticism  of  the  C.  B.  C.  series  "Canada  at  War",  and  the  thought- 
less acceptance  of  many  viewers  of  these  programmes,  was  handled  in 
a  particularly  masterly  manner,  and  the  long  applause  at  the  end  was 
indicative  of  the  impression  the  speaker  had  made  on  his  audience. 

Alenzies'  question/answer  style  showed  evidence  of  intensive  pre- 
paration. His  topic;  "Political  Objections  to  Britain's  Entry  into  the 
Common  Market".  One  could  not  help  feeling  that  the  Common- 
wealth was  in  jeopardy  after  listening  to  this  speaker. 

In  a  difficult  decision,  the  judge,  Mr.  Ian  Spencer,  gave  the  award 
to  Haslam. 

An  account  of  the  Junior  contest  appears  in  "The  Junior  Ash- 
burian". 

W  timers 

Senior  Haslam 

Intermediate  ..  Barber 

Junior  -  Stein 


'G=^0 


30  THE    ASHBURI  AN 

POETRY    READING    CONTEST 

For  this  contest,  held  in  the  Chapel  on  Sunday,  April  29th,  after  a 
series  of  elimination  preliminaries  among  Junior  School  candidates,  a 
total  of  eleven  competitors  turned  out. 

Again  we  were  fortunate  in  securing  the  services  of  Professor 
George  B.  Johnston  of  the  English  Department  of  Carleton  University 
to  adjudicate  the  readings  and  we  thank  him  for  so  often  giving  us  the 
benefit  of  his  talent  and  experience  on  these  occasions. 

As  is  customary,  the  contestants  were  divided  into  three  categories 
—  Junior,  Intermediate,  and  Senior  Schools.  Each  was  required  to  read 
three  pieces  —  a  'set',  a  'sight',  and  a  passage  of  the  individuals  own 
choosing. 

The  passages  read  were: 
'Set'  pieces  — 

Juniors:  "The  Road  Not  Taken"  —  Frost 
Intermediates:    Selection   from    "The   Rime    of   the    Ancient 

Mariner"  —  Coleridge 
Seniors:  Selection  from  "Seascape"  —  Young 

'Sight'  pieces  — 

juniors:  "Fear  No  More  the  Heat  o'  the  Sun"  —  Shakespeare 

Intermediates:  "The  Fog"  —  W.  Davies 

Seniors:  "Say  Not  the  Struggle  Naught  Availeth"  —  Clough 

The  winners  — 

Juniors:  Read 

Intermediates:  Burritt 

Seniors:  Stewart  I 
Before  selecting  the  winners  Professor  Johnston  carefully  and  most 
informatively  analysed  the  performance  of  each  reader  as  well  as  express- 
ing in  general  terms  his  own  views  on  the  reading  of  verse.  He,  how- 
ever, prefaced  this  last  by  the  warning  that  there  were  of  course,  many 
different  critical  schools  of  thought  on  the  subject. 

I  [e  was  particularly  interested  in  the  various  selections  made  by 
the  individual  readers  as  significant  of  taste  and  attitude.  Having  named 
the  winners  and  given  detailed  reasons  for  his  nominations,  he  par- 
ticularly commended  Menzies  for  his  reading  of  G.  K.  Chesterton's 
"The  Donkey".  This  he  characterized  as  probably  the  most  moving 
performance  of  the  afternoon. 

The  competitors  were  as  follows: 

juniors:  McNair  II,  Cook,  McAuley,  Read,  Deacon 

Inter  mediates:  Burritt,  Lash 

Seniors:  Stewart  [,  Campbell  I,  Ewing,  Menzies 


rH  E    ASHBURI  AN  31 

HEADMASTERS'    CONFERENCE 

For  the  first  time  in  its  history  the  Headmasters'  Annual  Conference 
was  held  in  Vancouver,  at  St.  George's  School.  President  John  Marker, 
the  Headmaster,  was  host  during  the  .Meetings. 

Headmasters  from  the  East  flew  to  Vancouver  in  early  April  to  be 
greeted  by  bright  sunshine  and  gardens  in  early  flower.  Even  the 
"natives"  were  amazed  at  the  perfect  weather,  bur  pretended  that  this 
was  normal  for  British  Columbia. 

In  addition  to  a  number  of  business  meetings  the  Headmasters  spent 
a  day  at  the  University  of  B.  C,  where  Dr.  N.  A.  M.  MacKenzie,  Presi- 
dent of  the  University,  entertained  us  in  the  new  Faculty  Club.  We 
toured  the  campus  and  were  much  impressed  by  the  magnificence  of  the 
site,  the  very  modern  architecture  and  the  stupendous  growth  of  the 
student  population  —  now  numbering  14,700.  In  the  afternoon  the 
University  arranged  a  series  of  lectures  featuring  prominent  speakers 
both  from  the  University  and  City. 

Mr.  Harker  had  arranged  with  the  Canadian  Navy  to  take  us  to 
Victoria  Island  on  H.  M.  C.  S.  Skeena.  This  was  a  delightful  experi- 
ence for  all  of  us.  The  day  was  perfect  and  the  weather  calm.  The 
Captain  and  his  staff  virtually  ^ave  us  the  freedom  of  the  ship,  and 
enabled  us  to  see  the  electronic  intricacies  of  one  of  the  world's  great 
naval  vessels. 

On  landing  at  Esquimalt  we  visited  Royal  Roads  en  route  to  Uni- 
versity School  where  we  attended  a  dinner  for  Old  Bovs  from  all 
Private  Schools  across  Canada.  Ashburv  had  one  of  the  largest  number 
of  representatives,  including:  Messrs.  Vyner  Brooke,  Barnett  Carswell, 
Commodore  Valentine  Godfrey,  John  Magor,  Brigadier  YY.  C.  Thack- 
ray  and  Peter  Redpath.  Gordon  Southam,  also  present,  organized  the 
Old  Boys'  gathering. 

The  following  day  we  visited  Shawnigan  Lake  School,  probably 
the  most  beautifully  located  of  all,  and  Brentwood  —  the  old  Island 
School  now  reorganized  after  a  disastrous  fire  some  years  ago,  and  lo- 
cated at  Mill  Bay  on  an  inlet  of  the  Pacific. 

Our  visit  to  the  West  Coast  was  not  only  a  most  pleasant  affair  but 
gave  us  the  feeling  that  Private  Schools  in  British  Columbia  were  thriv- 
ing vigorously.  All  of  them  are  in  great  demand  and  have  established 
an  excellent  reputation  in  the  Province. 

This  Conference  was  the  final  for  both  .Mr.  Harker  and  for  Dr. 
P.  A.  C.  Ketchum  of  Trinity  College  School,  both  of  whom  are  retiring. 

Eastern  Headmasters  left  Vancouver  most  appreciative  of  the 
splendid  Conference  arrangements  made  by  Mr.  Marker  and  for  the 
hospitality  expressed  in  true  Western  style. 


52  TH  E    ASHBU  RI  AN 

Officers  of  the  Headmasters'  Association  for  next  year  are  Harry 
Beer,  President,  Pickering  College;  Robert  Coulter,  Vice-President, 
St.  Andrew's  College  and  R.  H.  Perry,  Secretary-Treasurer,  Ashbury 
College. 


ONTARIO  MATHEMATICS  CONFERENCE 
Trinity  College,  Port  Hope 

The  Conference  was  preceded  by  a  General  Meeting  for  the  elec- 
tion of  Officers  and  a  discussion  of  the  primary  aims  of  the  Commission. 
Following  this  Professor  Lister  of  Toronto  University,  gave  us  a  lecture 
on  the  teaching  of  Chemistry  in  High  Schools.  He  asserted  that  teach- 
ing should  be  given  three  aims, 

(1)  The   chemical  experiment  with  its  associated  mathematical 
calculations, 

(2)  Results  discussed, 

(3)  Theory  development. 

He  emphasized  that  students  would  appreciate  chemistry  if  the  lessons 
were  interesting,  enjoyable  and  practical.  He  thought  that  facts  should 
be  taught,  and  that  it  was  not  for  the  teacher  to  try  to  make  students 
become  chemists.  As  far  as  the  history  of  chemistry  was  concerned 
he  felt  that  this  was  in  the  field  of  historians  rather  than  Science  teachers, 
mainly  because  of  the  lack  of  time. 

The  second  lecture  was  given  by  Mr.  Zimmerman,  O.B.E.,  Vice 
Chairman  of  the  Defence  Regional  Board,  Ottawa,  who  gave  as  his  sub- 
ject "Some  aspects  in  Science  in  Education  bearing  in  mind  the  cold 
war". 

For  the  past  fifteen  years  800  scientists  and  3000  other  personel 
have  been  working  on  a  budget  of  $32,000,000  for  research  into  the 
problems  of  the  cold  war.  The  Defense  Board  maintains  a  close  rela- 
tionship with  the  Research  Council,  Universities,  Navy,  Air  Force  and 
the  Army. 

There  are  many  research  problems:— Air  defence  of  North  America 
—Maintaining  a  defence  against  submarine  attack— Tactics,  ground  and 
a.  r— National  survival— Space  experiments,  radio  signals  and  problems- 
rockets  and  balloons— satellites  for  extended  periods  with  measuring  in- 
struments for  use  above  the  ionisphere  and  in  orbit— analysis  of  complete 
conditions  at  altitude  of  650  miles. 

There  are  signs  of  an  intensification  in  the  cold  war— politically, 
economically,  and  on  the  military  and  scientific  fronts. 

The  West  is  forced  to  seek  methods  of  survival  scientifically.  This 
spans  from  the  fact  that  many  men  of  scientific  background  have  high 
commands  in  Russia  today,  and  the  only  frontier  the  West  has  against 
a  possible  attack  is  its  scholars,  teachers,  scientists  and  engineers. 


THE    ASH  BU  Rl  AN  3> 

Mr.  Zimmerman  advocated  Fall  Our  Shelters,  though  he  doesn't 
have  one.  It  has  been  determined  that  survivors  of  a  Bomb  attack 
could  emerge  after  a  period  of  48  hours. 

Shortly  after  lunch  we  were  introduced  to  Mr.  J.  Brown,  teacher  at 
Lower  Canada  College,  who  was  to  criticise  text  books. 

Speaking  of  algebra  he  felt  that  slower  pupils  should  do  problems 
suitable  to  their  ability  whilst  better  pupils  proceed  at  their  own  speed. 

Books,  in  his  opinion,  were  not  difficult  enough,  and  he  thought 
that  students  should  be  given  a  chance  to  prove  that  they  could  succeed 
in  work  previouslv  considered  too  difficult. 

Air.  Brown  then  proceeded  to  illustrate  his  own  methods  of  teach- 
ing Grade  9  Algebra.  These  methods  were  novel— he  mentioned  bars 
and  snakes— but  followed  the  modern  trend  of  belittling  what  he  called 
old  fashioned  methods. 

Many  of  the  delegates  heartily  disapproved  of  these  new  ideas 
whilst  a  few  considered  that  he  was  doing  a  great  job.  However  this 
new  aspect  of  teaching  Mathematics  is  fast  gaining  ground  and  will 
supersede  the  older  methods  so  that  we  shall  have  to  accept  new  sug- 
gestions and  go  along  with  them. 

J.  J.  Marland  and  H.  Dalton 


ENGLISH  TEACHERS'  CONFERENCE 

Over  sixty  English  Teachers  from  fifteen  independent  schools 
gathered  during  the  Easter  vacation  to  discuss  and  exchange  ideas  of 
common  interest.  Ashbury  College  was  represented  by  Messrs  Spencer 
and  Wansbrough.  This  year  Ridley  College  hosted  the  conference, 
and  .Mr.  John  Saxton  and' his  colleagues  provided  a  most  aimiable  and 
stimulating  environment. 

There  were  two  innovations  this  year;  first  that,  in  keeping  with 
universal  emancipation,  our  female  colleagues  were  welcomed,  and 
secondly,  that  the  constitutionally  garrulous  were  spared  from  lengthy 
speeches.  Instead,  a  series  of  discussion  groups  were  held  at  the  Senior, 
Middle,  and  Lower  School  levels.  All  seemed  to  welcome  both  changes. 

The  major  achievement  of  the  conference  was  to  set  up  a  co- 
ordinator (from  St.  Andrew's)  to  receive,  edit,  and  distribute  meritori- 
ous and  stimulating  works  of  English  literature  not  available  in  text- 
books. This  could  be  a  significant  step  in  continuous  exchange  of  ma- 
terial and  ideas  apart  from  the  annual  conference,  and  was  unanimously 
welcomed. 

In  all,  the  conference  was  a  great  success  and  those  present  look  for- 
ward to  an  equally  profitable  meeting  next  year. 


34  THE    ASHBURIAN 

SCHOOL    PLAY 

In  "The  Caine  Mutiny",  produced  by  Messrs.  I.  C.  Pemberton  and 
M.  I).  Wansbrough,  we  welcomed  the  return  of  the  three-act  play  to 
Ashbury.  The  full-length  production  had  been  a  traditional  school 
feature,  and  from  the  middle  forties  to  the  middle  fifties  was  presented 
jointly  by  the  Ashbury-Elmwood  Dramatic  Societies,  usually  at  the 
Ottawa  Little  Theatre,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  A.  B.  Belcher  and 
Mr.  R.  G.  Devine.  After  the  addition  of  Argyle,  with  its  own  little 
stage,  it  was  found  expedient  to  present  several  one-act  plays  with  small 
casts  and  simple  settings.  Last  year,  however,  marked  an  innovation 
with  the  performance  by  the  Junior  School,  again  in  the  Little  Theatre, 
of  a  good,  old  fashioned  pantomime,  "Cinderella",  written,  produced  and 
directed  by  Air.  B.  R.  Beetensen  and  sponsored  by  the  Mothers'  Guild. 
This  ambitious  effort  was  a  hilarious  success  and  rewarded  with  well 
deserved  acclaim. 

And  now,  on  March  8th,  came  "The  Caine  Mutiny",  under  the 
direction  of  Messrs.  Pemberton  and  Wansbrough,  on  the  Argyle  stage 
and  again  sponsored  by  the  Mothers'  Guild.  This  piece  was  a  fine 
choice,  as  it  not  only  provided  excellent  entertainment  potential  but 
required  a  large  all-male  cast,  a  relatively  small  group  of  actors  on  stage 
at  any  one  time,  a  simple  setting,  and  a  minimum  of  stage  movement. 

The  performance  was  admirable,  Bethune,  as  prosecutor,  Lash  as 
defense  counsel,  and  Logie  as  chief  witness  for  the  prosecution,  carried 
impressively  (and  almost  unhesitatingly)  their  long  and  exacting  roles; 
Dickson,  as  defendant,  was  adequately  phlegmatic,  Harvey  Stewart,  as 
the  officer  presiding,  stern  and  uncompromisingly  judicial;  Campbell,  as 
a  senior  naval  officer  on  the  stand,  was  appropriately  testy,  while  Brady 
and  Smethurst  as  medical  officers  gave  convincingly  cryptic  evidence. 
As  an  ill-educated  but  unabashed  signalman,  Gillean  II  put  over  some  of 
the  best  laugh  lines  in  the  piece,  while  Martin,  as  a  junior  officer  on  the 
witness  stand,  contributed  a  brief  but  really  excellent  performance  in 
both  vocal  and  facial  expression. 

The  four  members  of  the  court  —  Davis,  Heggtveit,  McGaughey 
and  Mosher  —  constituted  a  dignified  and  magisterial  group,  and  Boyd 
II,  the  orderly  stationed  at  the  door  was  truly  statuesque,  and  due  to 
Snelgrove's  clever  light  effects,  threw  a  classic  silhouette  upon  the  wall 
at  his  back. 

The  play  was  full  of  the  human  interest  and  dramatic  value  that  one 
associates  with  most  well  written  courtroom  situations.  The  story  was 
that  of  the  court-martial  of  a  junior  naval  reserve  officer  who  formally 
and  forcibly  assumes  command  of  the  U.S.S.  Caine  while  that  destroyer- 
minesweeper  is  engaged  in  operations  during  a  storm  in  the  Pacific. 
This  he  did  on  the  grounds  that  his  commander  was  needlessly  jeopardiz- 


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ing  the  life  of  the  vessel  by  holding  course.  The  verdict  hung  on 
evidence  which  would  show  whether  or  not  his  action  was  justified  bv 
the  situation,  and  was  given  in  favour  of  the  defendent. 

The  major  dramatic  interest  lay  in  the  inner  conflict  of  the  officer 
who  had  been  appointed  as  defense  council  while  ethically  obliged  to  do 
his  utmost  to  secure  an  acquittal  for  his  client,  he  felt  morally  guilty  in 
attempting  to  condemn  (bv  implication)  a  type  of  permanent  naval 
officer  who  has  so  loyally  and  capablv  buttressed  the  United  States  in 
the  earlv  stages  of  the  Mar. 

The  production  was  a  most  enjovable  piece  of  entertainment,  and 
to  all  those  responsible  go  our  appreciation  and  thanks. 


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CAST 

( In  Order  of  Appearance) 

LT.  STEP!  [PEN  MARYK  ..Robert  Dickson 

LT.  BARNEY  GREEN  WALD   ...  Robert  Lash 

LT.  COM.  JOHN  CHALLEE .John  Bethune 

CAPTAIN  BLAKELY  ...Harvey  Stewart 

LT.  COM.  PHILIP  FRANCIS  QUEEG  _  Richard  Logie 

LT.  THOMAS  KEEKER  ....  .Bruce  McNair 

SIGNALMAN  THIRD  CLASS  JUNIUS  URBAN...  Andrew  Gillean 
LT.  (Junior  Grade)  WILLIS  SEWARD  KEITH  _  Peter  Martin 

CAPT.  RANDOLPH  SOUTHARD  _  Hugh  Campbell 

DR.  FORREST  LUNDEEN  John  Smethurst 

DR.  BIRD  John  Brady 

STENOGRAPHER  ..Michael  Copeland 

ORDERLY  Boyd 

FOUR  MEMBERS  OF  THE  COURT:  Morton  Davis 

Gilbert  Heggtveit 

Daniel  McGaughey 

jMurray  Mosher 
STAGE  HANDS:   Coristine  II,  Mulaner  I,  Gillean  II,  Campbell  II, 

Southam  I,  Gamble  I,  Sark,  Speedie  II,  Taschereau, 

Davies  II 
LIGHTING:  Snelgrove 
A4USIC:  Van  Schalkwyk 


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Ian  Speedie. 


SCHOOL    DANCE 


On  April  14th  a  record  crowd  of  students  and  friends  attended 
the  largest  school  function  of  the  year.  The  guests  were  met  by  Mr. 
2nd  Mrs.  Perry,  Allan  Gill,  Nancy  Smallian,  Ian  Speedie,  and  Joanne 
Edwards.  For  the  past  years  the  Prefects  have  chosen  to  hold  the 
annual  dance  at  some  centre  completely  separate  from  the  school;  how- 
ever, this  year  the  Dance  Committee  decided  to  take  advantage  of  Ash- 
bury 's  own  facilities  by  converting  the  Argyle  recreation  hall  into  a 
beautifully  decorated  Parisian  ballroom.  The  theme,  naturally  enough, 
was  'April  in  Paris'. 

Ian  Speedie,  the  convener  and  master-of-ceremonies  of  the  dance, 
was  responsible  for  engaging  the  "Beau-Marks",  the  fabulous  band 
which  enabled  all  those  present  to  twist  until  the  wee  hours  of  the  morn- 
ing. For  the  first  time  in  the  school's  dance  history,  a  committee  was 
formed  to  take  care  of  all  the  arrangements  from  entertainment  to  decor- 
ations. This  group  of  six  boys,  Ian  Speedie,  Bob  Dickson,  Mike  Cope- 
land,  Tim  Coristine,  John  Booth,  and  Peter  Gillean  were  the  backbone 
behind  the  tremendous  success  the  affair  proved  to  be  for  young  and  old 
alike.  It  was  indeed  a  sad  moment  when  the  band  packed  up  and  the 
students  departed  for  the  traditional  breakfast  parties,  ending  an  evening 
which  will  be  remembered  by  all  for  some  time  to  come. 


OFFICERS  AND  N.C.O.'s 
Back  Row.  A/C/L/Cpl.  I.  H.  Parker,  A/C/L/Cpl.  B.  M.  Chadderton,  C/Cpl.  D.  A.  Sprv, 

C/Cpl.  W.  J.  Booth,  C/Cpl.  L.  B.  Gallinger,  C/Cpl.  G.  Heggtveit,  C/L/Cpl.  P.  W. 

J.  iMartin,  C/Cpl.  G.  B.  Keffer,  C/L/Cpl.  G.  C.  Greenstone. 
Middle  Row.  B.  J.  Merrett,  C/Sgt.  A.  G.  Podhradskv,  C/Sgt.  H.  P.  Flam,  C/Sgt.  M.  J. 

Copeland,  C/Lt.  J.  M.  Letch,  C/Sgt.  C.  R.  Davidson,  C/Sgt.  I.  R.  Andrew,  C/Sgt. 

N.  R.  Blackburn,  C/L/Cpl.  C.  P.  Roberts. 
Front  Row.  C/Sgt.  D.  E.  Chaplin,  C/CSM.  P.  M.  Gil'ean,  C/Lt.  K.  G.  Woolley,  C/Capt. 

A.  F.  Gill,  C/Major  F.  G.  Oxley,  Lt.  J.  C.  Hughes,  C/Capt.  G.  I.  M.  Speedie, 

C/Lt.  R.  B.   Logie,  C/Lt.  J.  I.  Bethune,  C/Lt.  A.  W.   Anderson,  C/S.Sgt.  J.   G. 

A.  Tyler. 
Absent:  C/Cpl.  P.  R.  Davidson,  C/Cpl.  J.  D.  H.  Partridge. 


CADET   INSPECTION 

Each  year  as  Inspection  time  rolls  around  we  fervently  hope  that 
the  weather  will  stay  fine  for  us.  This  year  it  really  excelled  itself, 
for  not  only  was  the  sun  shining  brightly  but  a  cooling  breeze  allowed 
the  cadets  to  stay  relaxed  during  their  ordeal.  This  fact  was  evident 
when  not  one  cadet  collapsed  from  heat  or  strain  and  this  in  itself  is 
unusual. 

The  Inspecting  Officer  this  vear  was  Maj. -General  Sparling,  an  old 
friend  of  the  school.  After  inspecting  the  Honour  Guard  and  being 
introduced  to  the  Instructional  Staff  he  inspected  the  corps.  He  quick- 
ly put  the  Officers  and  Cadets  at  ease  with  his  friendly  comments  during 
the  inspection.  The  inspection  over,  Cadet  Major  Oxley  took  the  corps 
through  the  ceremonial  drill  as  they  marched  past  in  column  of  platoons 
and  then  in  column  of  route.  This  was  followed  bv  the  advance  in 
review  order  and  the  General  Salute.  After  marching  off  the  flag  the 
corps  moved  to  the  lower  field  to  prepare  for  squad  demonstrations. 

The  first  demonstration  was  by  the  school  band  led  by  C/Sgt.  Flam 
and  instructed  by  Air.  M.  B.  Wansbrough.     They  played  lively  and 


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BAND 
Back  Row.  R.  W.  Horner,  B.  K.  MacKay,  R.  P.  Wennberg,  D.  J.  Mulaner,  D.  A.  J. 

Bovd,  R.  S.  Atkins,  W.  A.  Emmons,  f .  L.  MacDonald. 
Front  Row.  T.  S.  Leadman,  I.  H.  Parker,  G.  B.  Keffer,  C/Sgt.  H.  P.  Flam,  B.  J.  Merrett, 

B.  M.  Chadderton,  R.  B.  Southam. 
Absent:  J.  I).  H.  Partridge. 


amusing  tunes  which  were  greatly  enjoyed  by  the  spectators.  Next 
came  the  Mock  Battle  which  took  place  beside  RockclifTe  Park  Public 
School  and  incorporated  the  skills  of  Rifle,  First  Aid  and  Signals  squads 
learned  during  the  cadet  training.  Following  the  Mock  Battle  a  pre- 
cision drill  squad  under  C/Capt.  Speedie  gave  a  fine  display  of  timing 
with  intricate  drill  movements.  Finally-,  the  Senior  Gym  team,  in- 
structed by  Lt.  R.  J.  Anderson,  put  on  their  usual  skillful  performance 
of  Box-work  and  Parallel  Bars.  The  Junior  School  also  gave  an  assist 
to  the  proceedings  with  a  midget  March  Past  and  Junior  Gym  Squad 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  M.  Gerrie.  These  were  both  extremely 
well  carried  out. 

At  the  end  of  the  day's  proceedings  Gen.  Sparling  complimented 
the  cadets  on  their  line  showing  and  presented  the  awards  for  outstand- 
ing contribution  in  the  various  phases  of  cadet  work. 


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Awards 
Commanding  Officer  —  C/Major  Oxley 
Most  Valuable  Officer  -  C  Captain  (.ill 
Most  Valuable  N.C.O.  -  C/CS.M.  Gillean 

Most  Promising  Recruit  —  Cadet  Cowan 

Best  Platoon  —  No.  2  Platoon  (C  Lt.  Bethiine). 

LETTER  FROM  INSPECTING  OFFICER 

Major-General  1 1.  A.  Sparling,  C.B.E.,  D.S.O.,  CD.,  who  inspected 
the  Corps  wrote  as  follows: 

"Both  Mrs.  Sparling  and  myself  most  thoroughly  enjoyed  our  visit 
to  Ashbury  and,  as  I  said  at  the  time,  I  was  very  impressed  with  the 
great  effort  put  into  the  parade  by  the  cadets  and  by  the  standard  they 
achieved.  I  should  like  to  congratulate  you,  your  cadet  staff  and  all 
cadets  for  their  very  good  work". 


GYM  TEAM 
Back  Ron-.  1).  S.  Cow. ui.  P.  R.  Davidson.  J.  B.  Draper.  R.  B.  Logie,  I.  R.   Vndrew. 
Front  Ron-.    M.  S.  Folk.   I.   \I.  I  wing,  R.  J.  Anderson,   Esq.,    I  .   B.  Johnston,   I 
Gallinger. 


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PORT 


FOOTBALL 

FIRST  TEAM 

This  year's  edition  of  First  Football  team  was  composed  of  thirteen 
veterans  from  teams  past,  seven  players  up  from  last  year's  seconds,  and 
seven  new  boys.  As  such,  it  was  felt  by  the  "experts"  that  the  team 
would  have  a  fair  season.  For  once,  these  experts  were  right,  as  the 
team  won  two,  lost  three  and  tied  one. 

The  opening  game  of  the  season,  against  Arnprior  High  School, 
saw  us  in  fine  spirits,  but  these  spirits  were  soon  dampened  when  Bob 
Berry  w,.s  ousted  from  the  game  on  a  penalty,  and  the  opposition  pulled 
ahead.     Final  score:  33-1. 


Winners  of  the  G.P.  Cup 
Back  Ron-.   I.  R.  Andrew,  R.  W.  Horner,  E.  H.  Stewart,  P.  M.  Gillean,  D.   \I.  Boyd, 

D.  A.  J.  Boyd,  P.  R.  Davidson,  G.  B.  KefTer,  P.  C.  Hunt. 
Third  Ron-.  Tiny  Hermann,  Esq.,  M.  B.  Wansbrough,  Esq.,  F.  G.  Oxlev,  D.  A.  Havlev. 

G.  S.  Alil'ard,  E.  D.  Armour,  R.  P.  Wennberg,  P.  E.  Barakett,  I.  R.  Sinclair,  H.  B. 

Gal'inger,  R.  H.  Perry,  Esq.,  J.  L.  Black,  Esq. 
Second  Row.  M.  J.  Copeland,  G.  I.  M.  Speedie,  C.  A.  Flood,  I.  M.  Ewing,  R.  V.  Berry. 

Capt.,  A.  F.  Gill,  Vice-Capt.,  P.  H.  Rowntree,  J.  I.  Bethune,  K.  T.  Iverson. 
Front  Row.  J.  D.  Fisher,  R.  B.  Logie,  S.  M.  Parker,  S.  J.  Levitz,  H.  P.  Flam,  R.  T. 

Dickson,  K.  G.  Woollev,  W.  D.  Larlamme. 


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The  first  game  on  home  ground  was  played  against  John  Rennie 
High  School.  The  game,  made  more  interesting  by  the  presence  of 
cheerleaders  supplied  by  both  sides,  was  close  for  the  first  three  quarters, 
then  John  Rennie  scored  two  quick  TD's  to  "put  the  lid  on".  Another 
touchdown  by  our  opponents  wrapped  up  a  victory  in  their  favour, 
and  the  record  still  showed  no  wins  for  the  "green  machine". 

Stanstead,  however,  represented  the  flip-side  of  the  coin.  In  a 
game  played  at  L.  C.  C,  Ashbury  had  three  TD's  called  back,  but  still 
rolled  to  a  39-0  victory  over  a  spirited  but  ineffective  Stanstead  squad. 
All  waited  for  Bishops,  looking  forward  to  winning  "that"  trophy  for 
the  ninth  consecutive  year. 


THE    ASH  R  V  R  I  A  N 


4S 


We  did  not  win.  We  were  beaten  7-6,  and  the  score  indicates  the 
type  of  game  played.     No  excuses  are  offered,  so  let  no  more  he  said. 

Northwood  and  Ashburv  tangled  M^\\\\y  with  the  score  again 
exactly  indicative  of  the  play.  We  were  dead  tired  after  tying  a  great 
Northwood  team,  on  and  off  the  held. 

The  final  fixture  of  the  year  featured  those  redoubtable  Old  Boys, 
reinforced  by  certain  members  of  the  starf.  The  results  were  intrest- 
ing,  to  say  the  least.  The  school  managed  to  win,  21-14,  capping  a 
"different"  season. 

The  team,  though  lacking  polish  on  several  occasions,  and  failing 
slightly  in  the  spirit  department  when  the  chips  were  down,  was  a  good 
one.  The  fact  that  we  lost  to  Bishop's  indicates  that  we  were  perhaps 
not  as  good  as  teams  in  previous  years,  but  the  fact  that  we  tied  North- 
wood  points  out  that  Ashbury  can,  and  does,  rise  to  the  occasion. 

Our  sincere  thanks  to  C.  B.  "Tiny"  Hermann,  J.  L.  Black,  and 
\1.  B.  Wansboroucjh  for  their  helpful  and  spirited  coaching,  without 
it  there  could  have  been  no  team. 

GAMES  PLAYED 


Score 

Place 

W/L 

1. 

vs. 

Arnprior   H.S. 

1-33 

Away 

Lost 

2. 

vs. 

John  Rcnnie  H.S. 

13-33 

Home 

Lost 

3. 

vs. 

Stanstead 

39-0 

Away 

Won 

4. 

vs. 

Bishop's 

6-7 

Home 

Lost 

5. 

vs. 

Northwood 

19-19 

Home 

Tied 

6. 

vs. 

Old  Boys 

21-14 

Home 

Won 

Points  For  —  99 

Points 

Against 

-  106 

Average  —  16.5 

Av 

erage  — 

17.6 

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TEAM 

Berry  I  (Capt.)-FB-When  the  going  gets  tough,  the  tough  get  going. 

Gill  (Vice-Capt.)—  E— In  spite  of  separated  shoulder  he  played  and  was 
a  most  valuable  asset  to  the  team. 

Barakett— G— Massive,  aggressive,  impressive. 

Logie— QB— Best  described  as  "Hard  as  nails",  had  a  great  season. 

Bethune— HB— Had  a  fine  year  -  should  be  backbone  of  next  year's 

team. 
Ewin'g— H— Four  speeds,  all  fast. 
Levitz—HB— Small,  but  size  isn't  everything. 
Flood— G—E— Another  fine  season  of  this  old  veteran  even  though  he 

complained  about  playing  "End". 

Davidson— HB— Small  but  mighty  —  should  prove  to  be  a  star  next  year. 

Armour— FB—O  well,  he  had  good  parties  after  the  game. 

Dickson— C— In  spite  of  injured  finger,  did  a  good  job. 

Ellis— G— Sometimes  at  school,  sometimes  at  practice,  now  neither. 

Rown tree— T— Solid  as  the  rock  of  Gibralter. 

Sinclair— T— He  hit  so  hard  he  dislocated  his  shoulder  (on  a  tackling 
dummy). 

Speedie— HB— You  don't  have  to  be  a  football  hero  to  get  along  with 
girls. 

Horner— E— Could  he  tackle  ! 

Wennberg— T— Very  young;  very  impressive,  should  improve  with  age. 

Millard— T— A  rookie  with  the  team,  did  a  fine  job  and  should  do  better 
next  year. 

Flam— T— It's  not  the  size  of  the  dog  in  the  fight  but  the  size  of  the 
fight  in  the  dog. 

Stewart— E— A  good  player  but  unfortunately  injured  kidney  and  had 
it  removed,  thus  ending  his  football. 

Iverson—E— Without  effort,  ability  means  nothing. 

Woolley— C— Hey,  I  thought  you  said  on  two. 

Oxi.ey— QB—  Running,  tackling,  throwing  (?)  he  was  excellent. 

Copei  and— QB— Just  call  me  Sam  Etchevery. 

Gallinger—FB— Being  understudy  of  Berry,  didn't  have  much  of  a 

chance  —  but  his  size  and  power  should  show  next  year. 

LaFlamme,  Fisher— Managers— Despite  constant  yelling  they  managed. 


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SECOND  TEAM 

It  is  not  the  intention  of  this  article  to  provide  an  excuse  for  losing 
five  games  while  winning  only  one.  The  fact  that  the  team  "might" 
or  "should"  have  won  any  or  all  of  its  games  is  irrelevant.  The  reason 
must  be  analyzed  as  it  happened. 

Arnprior,  traditional  opening  opponents  of  any  Ashbury  football 
team,  proved  themselves  again  this  year,  beating  us  23-6.  The  game 
was  hard  fought,  but  we  showed  a  marked  inability  to  score  or  prevent 
scores,  with  obvious  results.  Peter  Hunt  and  George  Keffer  were  our 
only  shining  lights,  but  two  people  can't  win  a  football  game.  The 
remainder  of  the  team  was  spirited,  and  carried  out  our  few  plays  well; 


Back  Ron-.  D.  S.  Cowan,  G.  R.  Garton,  G.  W.  Kudynowski,  B.  G.  Dean.  B.  J.  Bcrrv, 

M.  Mosher,  J.  P.  O.  Henry,  J.  P.  Dawson,  I.  R.  Andreu  . 
Third  Row.  M.  D.  Gerrie,  Esq.,  D.  A.  Steven,  P.  M.  Bow.  D.  J.  Mulaner,  D.  S.  Hanna. 

I).  A.  Havlev.  J.  B.  Draper,  G.  P.  Haslam,  G.  D.  Hes^tveir.  A.  W.  Anderson. 
Second  Row.T.B.  Johnston,  N.  V.  Archipov,  D.  M.  Boyd,  G.  15.  keffer,  Capt.,  P.  C. 

Hunt,  yice-Gipt.,  A.  D.  Ivev.  D.  A.  J.  Boyd. 
Front  Ron-.  A.  P.  D.  Gamble,  S.  E.  W'oolcs,  B.  M.  Chadderton,  R.  S.  Southam,  T.  L. 

MacDonald,  I.  H.  Parker. 


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however,  a  complete  dearth  of  blocking  helped  the  opposition  con- 
siderably, and,  although  we  were  often  quite  close  to  the  goal  line,  we 
were  only  able  to  cross  it  once;  George  KefTer  getting  the  TD. 

Touchdowns  were  our  stumbling  block  in  the  next  three  games, 
where  we  failed  to  score  a  point.  Try  as  we  might,  the  effort  was 
insufficient  and  the  scores  showed.  The  blocking  was  better,  but  not 
yet  good  enough  to  enable  the  backfielders  to  navigate  round  the  ends 
successfully. 

In  the  game  against  B.C.S.,  it  was  quite  a  different  story.  Keffer, 
I  hint  and  Cowan,  supported  by  fine  blocking,  for  a  change,  ran  rampant 
over  a  spirited  Bishop's  team.  The  score,  26-1,  fully  indicates  the  extent 
of  the  renaissance. 

But,  alas,  it  did  not  last.  Against  St.  Pius  X  for  the  second  time, 
we  came  close,  but  could  not  score  a  touchdown.  The  season  was  over, 
and  the  team  could  claim  but  one  ray  of  light  in  a  field  of  darkness.  We 
made  the  most  of  that  one  win,  you  can  be  sure. 

The  team  expresses  its  thanks  to  Mr.  Gerrie  and  Alike  Spencer  for 
their  painstaking  efforts  to  make  the  second  football  team  play  as  a 
team.  In  the  one  game  when  we  played  as  a  unit,  their  work,  we  hope, 
was  rewarded. 

RECORD 
1.     vs.     Arnprior  Lost     23-6  4. 


vs. 


vs. 


St.  Pius  X 

Lost     19-0 

B.C.S. 

Won  26-1 

St.  Pius  X 

Lost      6-2 

Hillcrest  Lost      9-0  5.     vs. 

3.     vs.     Woodroffe  Lost     27-0  6.     vs. 


SOCCER 

FIRST  TEAM 

Returning  to  play  for  the  first  team  were  six  members  of  last  years 
squad,  and  they  were  the  backbone  of  the  First  XI  this  season. 

We  had  quite  a  good  record  this  year,  winning  six  games,  drawing 
two,  and  losing  two,  both  losses  being  to  our  old  rival,  Northwood. 

A  great  many  thanks  go  to  our  coach,  iMr.  Anderson,  who  made  us 
into  a  high-spirited  well-oiled  "Big  Green  Machine^'. 

At  the  Football  Dinner  in  November,  awards  were  given  to  several 
members  of  the  team.  The  Most  Valuable  Player  award  was  presented 
to  Rusty  Davidson,  while  the  Most  Improved  Player  award  was  received 
by  Doug  Finlay  and  Christopher  O'Brien.  First  colours  were  awarded 
to  Davidson  (Capt.),  McGaughey,  Pottinger  (Vice-Capt.)  and  Tyler. 

Games 
1.      We  went  into  our  first  game  of  a  double-header  at  home,  against 
Northwood,  having  been  told  that  they  would  be  a  hard  team  to  bear. 
Ar  the  half  we  were  leading  3-1  and  felt  that  the  game  was  ours,  but 
much    to   our  dismay,   Northwood    launched   a   tremendous   offensive, 


Back  Roiv:  J.  D.  H.  Partridge,  J.  G.  A.  Tyler,  J.  R.  Smethurst,  A.  Zaporski,  D.  L.  Finlay, 

B.  J.  Cooper. 
Front  Ron-.  X.  R.  Blackburn,  S.  G.  R.  Pottinger,  Vice-Capt.,  C.  R.  Davidson,  Capt.,  D. 

B.  McGaughev,  J.  J.  Letch,  R.  J.  Anderson,  Esq. 
In  Front:  C.  J.  O'Brien. 


scoring  three  rimes  as  many  goals  as  we  did  in  the  second  half  to  make 
the  final  score  9-6.  Doug  Finlay  scored  three  goals,  and  Davidson, 
Pottinger  and  O'Brien  scored  one  each. 

2.  We  were  not  over-confident  in  our  second  of  two  games  against 
Xorthwood,  and  although  we  tried  our  best,  we  just  couldn't  seem  to 
oet  9;oing,  and  the  opposing  team  overpowered  us  by  a  score  of  6-0. 
Although  there  were  many  close  shots,  it  is  indicated  by  the  score  that 
nobody  on  our  team  was  able  to  put  the  ball  past  the  goalie. 

3.  Our  next  g^nie  was  played  against  Stanstead,  in  Montreal,  on  ,\ 
slippery,  rain-soaked  field,  and  since  we  had  to  wear  running  shoes,  it 
made  ball  handling  difficult.  But  even  under  such  conditions  we  man- 
aged to  bring  about  a  3-0  win.  Finlay,  Pottinger  and  Davidson  each 
scored  once  to  give  us  the  victors'. 

4.  We  then  moved  down  to  B.C.S.  to  play  a  hard  fought  game  against 
a  much  underrated  team,  and  only  were  able  to  draw  the  match  1-1. 
D.nnv  McGaughey  scored  our  only  goal. 


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THE    ASHBURI  AN 


5.  Almonte  High  School  was  our  next  opponent,  and  since  this  was 
Almont's  first  year  in  the  "big  leagues",  we  expected  to  win.  The  final 
score  was  14-0  in  our  favour,  and  the  scorers  were  Davidson  with  8, 
Finlay  with  3,  Blackburn  with  2,  and  Pottinger  with  1. 

6.  We  played  at  home  the  next  week  against  Ridgemont  High  School, 
and  although  they  were  a  tough  team  to  beat,  Rusty  Davidson  blasted 
one  goal  to  win  the  game  1-0. 

7.  We  visited  Lachute  High  School  for  our  annual  game  with  them, 
and  although  we  tried  our  hardest  we  could  not  seem  to  get  our  attack 
moving  in  the  first  half.  However,  we  picked  up  in  the  second  half 
with  the  wind  at  our  backs,  and  ended  the  game  in  a  2-2  tie.  Our  two 
scorers  were  Davidson  and  Finlay. 

8.  After  mediocre  results  in  our  first  game  against  Ridgemont,  we 
looked  for  better  scoring  on  our  part  in  the  second  one.  We  found 
ourselves  in  much  better  form  than  we  had  been  in  the  first  game,  and 
went  on  to  win  by  a  more  convincing  margin  of  4-2.  Davidson  kicked 
in  3  goals  while  Finlay  sneaked  one  by  the  goalie  to  give  us  the  victory. 

9.  We  looked  forward  with  glee  to  our  game  against  the  Staff.  Now 
we  were  on  even  terms  with  the  masters,  and  an  occasional  hard  check 
or  a  little  tentative  tripping  could  not  be  avoided,  much  to  the  boys' 
amusement  and  the  master  s  injured  dignity.  I  am  sure  that  we  all, 
Staff  included,  had  great  fun  in  this  game,  and  the  final  score  was  2-1, 
in  favour  of  the  First  Team  naturally.  Our  two  goals  were  scored  by 
Davidson  and  Tyler,  and  M.  Varent  tallied  up  for  the  Staff. 

10.  Our  last  game  of  the  season  was  played  against  the  Old  Boys  of 
Ashbury,  come  to  haunt  the  playing  fields  once  again.  It  was  a  very 
enjoyable  game  for  everyone,  and  since  most  of  us,  first  team  and  Old 
Boys,  learned  soccer  from  the  same  coach,  the  caliber  of  play  was  high. 
By  the  end  of  the  game  the  score  was  3-2  in  our  favour,  indicating  the 
closeness  of  play.  Finlay  scored  two  goals  while  Davidson  scored  one. 
The  two  Old  Boy's  goals  were  scored  by  Mike  Farrugia,  last  year's 
Most  Valuable  Player. 


SCORING  STATISTICS 

The   Team                                  Yrs.  on  Team          Age 

Pos. 

Goals 

R.   Davidson    (Capt.)                             3                         16 

C.F. 

17 

(J.  Pottinger   (Vice-Capt.)                   3                        17 

I.R. 

3 

J.  Letch                                                     2                        18 

R.D. 

0 

J.  Tyler                                            2 

L.D. 

1 

J.  Sinethurst                                               1                          16 

R.H. 

0 

T.  Coristine                                        1                     17 

R.H. 

0 

1).  McGaughey                                    2                      16 

C.H. 

1 

J.  Cooper                                            1                      14 

L.H. 

0 

A.  Zaporski                                           1 

L.H. 

0 

C.  O'Brien                                          1                      16 

R.W. 

1 

R.   Blackburn                                       2                      18 

I.L. 

2 

1).   1  inlay                                                  1                        15 

L.W. 

11 

J.  Partridge                                         l                      H 

Goal 

— 

P.    Martin                                                 1                         17 

R.H. 

0 

P.  1  [ampshire                                        l                       16 

C.H. 

0 

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n 


Scorers 

Davidson 

Finlay 

Pottinger 

Blackburn 

Tyler 

McGaughey 

O'Brien 


Goals 

17 
11 

3 
2 
1 
1 
1 


Games  I'M. 
10 
10 

8 

8 
10 
10 
10 


Average 
1.7 
1.1 

.375 

.25 

.1 

.1 

.1 


UNDER  15  TEAM 

The  second  soccer  team  had  an  extremely  successful  season  this 
year,  winning  all  five  of  its  matches  decisively.  '  The  under  fifteen  boys 
played  two  games  with  Sehvyn  House,  defeating  the  black  and  yellow 
2  to  0  in  each  contest. 

The  slightly  older  members  of  the  2nd  team  played  a  three  game 
scries  with  Sedburgh.  For  the  first  match  Ashbury  visited  Sedburgh 
and  everyone  spent  a  most  enjoyable  afternoon  (especially  since  Ash- 
bury triumphed  8  to  2).  The  other  two  games,  which  were  played  at 
Ashbury,  were  won  3  to  2  and  5  to  1.  (the  success  of  the  last  game 
should  be  attributed  to  Doug  Finlay  who,  on  seeing  his  girl  friend 
watching,  was  inspired  to  new  heights,  scoring;  four  of  the  five  goals). 
In  general,  everyone  had  an  exciting  season  and  many  are  already-  look- 
ing forward  eagerly  to  an  equally  successful  term  next  year. 

Rear  Row:  R.  J.   \ddleman,  J.  E.  F.  Bryan,  I.  C.  B.  Pemberton,  Esq.,  P.  W    I    Martin 
J.   I .  Brady. 

Middle  Row:  J  D   Shepherd,  M.  C.  Polk,  C.  P.  Roberts,  D.  A.  Spry,  M.  A.  Taschereau, 

A.  G.  Podhradsky. 
Front  Row.  J.  S.  Evans,  J.  S.  Coristine,  G.  C.  Greenstone,  B.  A.  J.  Hampshire    G    \1 

Samples,  C.  L.  Collyer. 


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Front  Row:  C.  J.  O'Brien,  P.  D.  Hunt,  G.  B.  Keffer. 

Back  Ron-.  S.  \1.  Parker,  R.  Berrv,  D.  L.  Finlav,  C.  Davidson. 


FOOTBALL  AND  SOCCER  DINNER 

This  pleasant  event  was  held  as  usual  in  Symington  Hall  on  Wed- 
nesday, November  22nd,  at  7:  30  p.m.  The  Headmaster  (as  Chairman), 
a  number  of  distinguished  guests,  and  the  coaches  and  players  of  the 
football  and  soccer  teams  were  in  attendance. 

After  a  short  speech  of  welcome  by  the  chairman  and  grace  by  the 
Chaplain,  the  gathering  set  to  on  a  feast  which  in  quality  and  quantity 
of  viands  did  full  justice  to  the  occasion. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  meal  the  toast  to  Her  .Majesty  the  Queen 
was  proposed  by  the  chairman,  Mr.  Perry,  who  then  proceeded  in  his 
inimitable  manner  to  introduce  the  guests  and  to  call  upon  those  who 
were  to  propose  the  toasts. 

Mr.  Brain  in  toasting  the  School  created  a  humorous  and  original 
precedent  by  pronouncing  it  in  Latin.  The  response  was  made  by 
S.  ( i.  Pottinger,  co-captain  of  the  School.     Pottinger's  short  speech  was 


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perhaps  nor  quite  so  erudite  as  was  the  roast,  but  ar  least  equally 
intelligible  ro  myst  of  the  gathering. 

Next  came  the  toast  to  teams  by  Mr.  Belcher  and  the  response  bv 
R.  Berry,  Captain  of  the  football  team. 

The  toast  to  the  coaches  was  proposed  by  Mr.  A.  B.  R.  Lawrence, 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Governors,  with  the  reply  by  'Tiny'  1  ler- 
mmn,  for  many  successful  years  First  Team  coach. 

We  then  had  a  word  on  football  generally,  from  Mr.  Ron  Lan- 
caster, Ashbury's  Rough  Rider,  and  from  A.  F.  Gill,  Co-Captain  of  the 
School  and  Vice-Captain  of  Football. 

All  speeches  were  expressed  with  a  strong  vein  of  humour  and  in 
view  of  the  limited  time  before  the  TV  showing  of  a  drey  Cup  playoff, 
were  mercifully  brief. 

The  evening  came  to  a  close  with  the  presentation  of  colours  and 
awards  by  members  of  the  Board  of  Governors,  and  with  presentations 
to  the  coaches  by  the  members  of  the  teams. 

The  awards  included: 

Most  Valuable  Player  Trophy  —  First  Football  —  R.  Berry 

Second  Football  —  P.  Hunt 
First  Soccer  —  C.  Davidson 

.Most  Improved  Player  Trophy  —  First  Football  —  S.  M.  ().  Parker 

Second  Football  —  G.  KefTer 
First  Soccer  —  C.  O'Brien  and 
D.  Finlay 


HOCKEY 

FIRST  TEAM 

1961-2  marked  the  first  year  of  operation  of  the  Ottawa  High 
School  Hockey  League.  Ashbury  finished  in  first  place,  winning  five 
and  tying  one!  In  addition,  ten  exhibition  games  were  played  during 
the  season. 

The  year  opened  against  our  customary  starting  rivals,  Currie 
Electric.  The  result  was  pleasing,  as  we  won  8-6.  Thence  to  a  League 
game,  against  powerful  Tech,  and  a  3-3  tie.  A  victory  over  Kemptville 
prepared  the  team  for  the  Northwood  double-header,  which  we  split 
by  scores  of  10-3  and  7-8.  Returning  to  League  play,  the  team  initiated 
a  six-game  winning  streak  that  extended  through  the  semi-finals.  The 
victims  were  St.  Pius  X  (5-2),  St.  Pats  (9-1),  Ottawa  U.  (4-3),  St. 
Joseph's  (9-4),  F.astview  (3-2),  and  in  the  'semis',  Ottawa  U.  (7-3). 
In  this  time  also  were  the  important  games  against  B.C.S.  and  L.C.C., 
which  we  lost,  a  tie  with  Stanstead,  and  a  victory  over  k.A.S. 


m  t 


Back  Row.  M.  J.  Copeland,  D.  S.  Cowan,  G.  B.  Keffer,  B.  J.  Berry. 

Middle  Row.  M.  Gerrie,  Esq.,  P.  R.  Davidson,  A.  P.  D.  Gamble,  C.  R.  Davidson,  C.  A. 

Flood,  S.  M.  Parker,  R.  H.  Perry,  Esq.,  I.  R.  Andrew. 
Front  Row.  R.  B.  Southam,  S.  J.  Levitz,  Vice-Capt.,  R.  B.  Logie,  Capt.,  J.  I.  Bethune, 

I.  R.  Sinclair. 


The  league  finals  against  Tech  saw  us  without  the  services  of  two 
players,  through  unfortunate  circumstances,  and  the  loss  was  sorely 
evident.  However,  the  team  played  as  a  team,  with  the  result  that  our 
two  losses  to  Tech  were  taken  with  no  gripes  or  excuses. 

The  final  fixture  of  the  season  was  the  traditional  match  versus  the 
Old  Boys.  Fortunately  for  the  School,  the  alumni  had  previous  engage- 
ments in  several  cases,  and  we  won  7-5,  thus  closing  off  a  very  successful 
nineteen  games. 

Mr.  Gerrie,  the  coach,  had  this  to  say;  "We  had  a  young  team, 
filled  with  determination  and  desire,  and  I  was  very  much  pleased  with 
their  performance". 

Richard  Logie  won  the  scoring  title  with  65  points,  with  Jamie 
Levitz  second  with  59.  Also,  the  fact  that  there  were  fourteen  goal- 
scorcrs  indicates  that  this  was  no  individualistic  year. 

In  closing,  the  team  would  like  to  thank  Mr.  Gerrie  for  his  coaching 
on  the  ice,  and  his  witty  comments  elsewhere. 


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GAMES  PLAYED 

1. 

vs.     Currie  Elecrric 

8-6 

W 

2 

vs.    Tech    H.S. 

3-3 

T 

3. 

vs.     Kemptville  A.S. 

8-3 

w 

4. 

vs.     Northwood 

10-3 

w 

5. 

vs.     Northwood 

7-8 

L 

6. 

vs.     St.  Pius  X  H.S. 

5-2 

W 

7. 

vs.    St.  Pats  H.S. 

9-1 

W 

8. 

vs.     Kemptville  A.S. 

6-5 

w 

9. 

vs.     L.C.C. 

3-7 

L 

10. 

vs.     Stanstead 

4-4 

T 

11. 

vs.     Ottawa  U.  H.S. 

4-3 

W 

12. 

vs.    Eastview   H.S. 

3-2 

W 

13. 

vs.     B.C.S. 

3-9 

L 

14. 

vs.     Ottawa  U.  H.S. 

7-3 

w 

15. 

vs.     Kemptville  A.S. 

9-1 

w 

16. 

vs.    Tech   H.S. 

4-12 

L 

17. 

vs.    Tech   H.S. 

1-4 

L 

18. 

vs.     Old  Boys 

7-5 

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Won  12                 Goals  for 

-   110 

Lost      5                Goa 

s  against 

-     85 

Tied      2 

SCORING  STATISTICS 

Goals            Assists 

Points 

Min. 

in  1\ 

nalties 

Logie 

34                    31 

65 

19 

Levitz 

30                     29 

59 

10 

Cowan 

16                     20 

36 

4 

Berry   I 

14                      13 

27 

31 

Bethunc 

5                      8 

13 

14 

Iverson 

4                       6 

10 

- 

Berry  II 

3                      5 

8 

4 

Parker 

3                      2 

5 

14 

Davidson  II 

0                      2 

2 

6 

Keffcr 

1                        2 

3 

- 

Steven 

0                     1 

I 

— 

Gamble 

0                     1 

1 

8 

Davidson  I 

0                       1 

1 

- 

Flood 

0                      2 

2 

18 

S6  TH  E    ASHBURI  AN 

TEAM 

Logie,  Richard  (Capt.)  —  Determination  and  the  will  to  win  led  Rich 
to  the  scoring  title.  When  called  upon  to  share  the  goal-tending 
job,  he  led  us  to  our  important  league  victory. 

I.i  \ii/,  Jamie  (Vice  Capt.)  —  Second  only  to  Logie  in  the  league 
scoring  battle,  Jamie  was  on  the  power  plav  and  killed  penalties. 
He  is  capable  of  fulfilling  his  wish,  to  play  college  hockey. 

Bethune,  John  —  The  teams  "Work  Horse",  was  seldom  relieved  of  his 
duties,  and  seldom  complained. 

Cowan,  Doug  —  Quiet  and  shy,  and  consequently  called  "Dirtv  Doug", 
he  was  a  fine  playmaker  and  valuable  back-checker. 

Flood,  Chris  —  Although  only  able  to  play  a  few  games  this  year,  Chris 
was  a  great  asset  to  the  team. 

Davidson,  Rusty  —  As  center  of  the  second  line,  Rusty  played  steady 
hockey,  but  prefers  the  larger  soccer  nets. 

Parker,  Stu  —  Stu  likes  to  remember  the  second  Northwood  game.  A 
steady  player  who  back  checks  well,  he  violates  the  rules  occasion- 
ally, but  never  intentionally. 

Kefeer,  George  —  George  had  a  slow  start  but  never  stopped  trying. 
His  persistent  attitude  payed  off  toward  the  end  of  the  season. 

Berry,  Bruce  —  Bruce  doesn't  have  the  hardest  shot  on  the  team,  but  he 
shows  great  potential  for  future  seasons. 

Davidson,  Pete  —  Defence  was  a  new  role  for  Pete,  and  as  the  season 
progressed  he  showed  great  improvement. 

Gamble,  Dave  —  As  he  is  following  in  the  family  tradition,  we  expect 
great  things  of  this  young  fellow. 

Copeland,  Mike  —  .Mike  was  a  hard  worker  until  he  missed  the  bus  to 
Montreal,  and  was  injured  while  playing  with  the  second  team. 

Southam,  Rick  —  He  shows  great  promise  as  a  goalie,  and  should  be  an 
asset  to  the  team  in  future  seasons. 

Sinclair,  Sandy  --  Sandy  had  more  stitches  than  shutouts  but  played 
several  fine  games.  Against  Stanstead,  for  some  reason,  he  was 
brilliant. 

Andrew,  [an  —  Our  manager  received  little  praise  for  a  job  well  done. 
Th  inks.  Andy. 


T  HE    ASH  B  U  Rl  AN 


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SECOND  TEAM 

This  past  year  has  been  a  very  successful  one  for  our  second  hockey 
team  as  we  enjoyed  a  healthy  season  of  six  wins  and  two  losses.  Our 
sincere  thanks  go  to  Mr.  Wansbrough  for  not  only  an  excellent  coach- 
ing job  on  the  ice,  but  also  for  the  helpful  hints  he  gave  us  at  the  I  Iill- 
field  dance.  Everyone  on  the  team  realizes  the  importance  of  the  coach 
and  the  fine  work  that  Mr.  Wansbrough  has  done  this  year. 

We  would  also  like  briefly  to  extend  our  greetings  to  i  Iomer\ 
\Spaz\  Earl,  and  the  other  I  lillfield  players  who  made  our  weekend  and 
our  dance  such  a  success.  We  are  looking  forward  to  our  visit  to 
I  Iamilton  next  year  and  we  hope  to  be  able  finally  to  beat  them.  Thanks 
also  go  to  Sandy  Sinclair  who  helped  us  out  early  in  the  season  by  turn- 
ing in  two  stellar  games  between  the  pipes  (in  the  Gatineau  game, 
Sandy  got  a  well-deserved  shutout),  and  also  to  Mike  Copeland,  Pete 
Bnrakett,  Dave  Gamble,  and  Ken  Iverson,  who  made  brief  appearances 
with  the  team  during  the  season. 

GAMES  PLAYED 


Avlmer 
Gatineau 
Gatineau 
Sedbergh 

Home 
Home 
Away 
Home 

Won 
Won 
Won 

Won 

3-2 
8-0 
8-3 
8-1 

Lakefield 
Sedbergh 
Hillfield 
Pope  Pius  X 

Away 
A  way 
Home 
Home 

Lost 
Won 
Lost 
Won 

4-6 
11-7 

2-4 

7-3 

SECOND  HOCKEY  STATISTICS 

Goals    A 

ssists 

Pts. 

VIM 

Goals    A 

ssists 

Vts. 

VIM 

Steven 
Boyd  I 

Flam 

Chadderton 
Shepherd 
Partridge 

19 
11 

4 
3 

5 
3 

10 
10 
12 
6 
2 

4 

29 

21 

16 

9 

7 
7 

2 
2 
2 
0 
? 

0 

Garton 

Boyd   II 

Parker  II 

Finlay 

Copeland 

Barakett 

Wennberg 

3 
1 
0 
1 
1 
0 
0 

1 
2 

•> 
0 
0 
1 
0 

4 
3 

2 

1 
1 

1 
0 

2 

19 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 

Games 

\\ 

'on 

Lost 

Tied        For 

Against 

8 

6 

2 

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SECOND  HOCKEY  TEAM 

Dawson,  Phil  —  Goaler  —  The  most  improved  player  on  the  team  — 

Phil  pulled  off  some  key  saves  when  we  needed  them  most. 
Mosher,  Murray  -  Goaler  —  Although  not  a  regular,  Murray  helped  a 

great  deal  in  practices  and  on  the  road. 
Boyd,  Dwaine  (Asst.  Capt.)  -  Defense  -  Our  dirty  boy  (d)  -  keep  the 

enemy  coming  and  Dwaine'll  keep  them  flying. 
Garton,  Graham  (Asst.  Capt.)  -  Defense  -  Graham  was  the  second 

half  of  our  stalward  defensive  pair  —  too  busy  swinging  —  Kay? 
Taschfrfau,  Michael  —  Defense  —  A  good  thinker  who  always  kept  a 

cool  head  no  matter  what  the  situation. 


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Back  Row.  B.  M.  Chadderton,  R.  P.  Wennberg,  B.  J.  Cooper,  I.  H.  Parker,  J.  D.  H. 

Partridge. 
Middle  Ron-.  M.  B.  Wansbrough,  Esq.,  E.  L.  Lynn,  D.  J.  Shepherd,  M.  A.  Taschereau, 

N.  V.  Archipov,  H.  P.  Flam,  M.  Mosher. 
Front  Row.  D.  A.  J.  Boyd,  Co-Vice  Capt.,  D.  M.  Boyd,  Capt.,  J.  P.  Dawson,  G.  R. 

Garton,  Co-Vice  Capt.,  D.  A.  Steven. 


Wknnberg,  Ricky  —  Defense  —  The  weight  really  heluped  Ricky  —  a 
hard  shooter  with  good  hockey  sense. 

Boyd,  Don  (Captain)  —  L.  Wing  —  One  of  the  mainstays  of  the  team  — 
a  hard  worker  with  a  good  shot  and  a  most  capable  captain. 

Steven,  Don  —  Centre  —  Lucky  around  the  net  and  from  the  blue  line, 

but  combined  effectively  with  Boyd  and  Flam. 
Flam,  Harry  —  R.  Wing  —  A  fine  playmaker  and  the  only  backchecker 

on   the   first   line    (oops! )     Harry's   going  to    try    to    teach   the 

Chandler  natives  how  to  play. 

Partridge,  John  —  L.  Wing  —  'Rover'  played  hard  and  fast  —  should  be 
a  mainstay  of  next  year's  team. 

Shepherd,  David  —  Centre  —  A  player  who  always  gave  his  best  —  a 
good  stickhandler,  but  his  effectiveness  would  increase  if  he  shot 
more  often. 

Chadderton,  Brian  —  R.  Wing  —  The  guy  with  the  most  'give'  —  Brian 
never  stopped  trying,  and  was  often  rewarded  with  important  goals. 

Parker,  Ian  —  I,.  Wing  —  Should  improve  as  time  progresses,  but  a  little 
more  weight  will  help. 


T  HE    ASH  li  U  K  I  A  N  59 

Finlay,  Doug  —  Centre  —  Gave  his  best  while  on  the  ice  —  gave  his  best 

while  at  the  dance  —  Doug  has  returned  r<>  Venezuela  —  best  of  luck 

and  thanks! 
ArchipoVj  Nicky  —  R.  Wing  —  The  possessor  of  a  good  shot  —  the 

more  he  skates,  the  more  he'll  get  to  use  that  shot. 
Coop]  r,  Barry  —  Centre  —  A  late  season  import  who  filled  the  empty 

slot  admirably. 
Lynn,  Evan  —  Manager  —  A  good  manager  who  usually  saw   to  the 

team's  every  need. 

SKIING 

This  year  most  of  the  emphasis  was  put  on  cross-country  and  dur- 
ing most  of  the  games  periods  one  could  find  the  members  of  the  team 
running  a  set  course  around  Rockcliffe.  This  form  of  training  was  not 
particularly  popular,  but  it  must  be  admitted  that  our  actual  cross- 
country races  benefited  greatly  from  it. 

Throughout  most  of  the  winter  weekends,  Ashbury  boys  could  be 
found  racing  in  different  cross-country  events,  whether  at  Camp 
Fortune  or,  occasionally,  at  the  Viking  Ski  Club  at  Morin  Heights.  As 
most  of  our  time  was  filled  up  with  the  former  nordic  event,  we  did  not 
give  as  much  time  to  the  Downhill  and  Slalom  as  we  would  have  liked. 

The  team  had  only  one  group  competition  between  the  L.C.C.  and 
B.C.S.  teams.  This  was  held  as  usual  at  .Mont  Orford  in  the  Eastern 
Townships.  Unfortunately  the  Dalton  Wood  competition  fell  on  the 
same  date  as  the  Mont  Orford  event.  In  spite  of  all  our  efforts  we  only 
managed  to  place  third,  losing  to  Bishops  by  about  30  points  out  of 
1,500.  Although  we  missed  our  coach,  Dave  Rhodes,  who  was  heading 
for  a  skiing  holiday  in  Austria  and  Switzerland,  the  trip  was  very  enjoy- 
able. Mr7  Anderson  accompanied  us  and  Mr.  John  Irvine  went  along 
to  coach  us  in  Dave's  place. 

Next  year  Dave  has  great  plans  for  the  team  where  competitions 
are  concerned  and  we  hope  that  we  shall  do  a  little  more  of  the  Alpine 
side  of  skiing. 

Awards  presented  at  the  Easter  Readover  were  as  follows:  The 
Evan  Gill  Trophy  for  the  best  individual  skier  went  to  Tim  Coristine 
and  the  Ashbury  College  Cup  for  the  most  improved  skier  to  Chris 
Grant.     Colours  were  awarded  to  Grant  and  Coristine. 

Lastly,  the  Chris  Coristine  Memorial  Trophy  for  the  best  cross- 
country skier  in  the  school  went  to  Chris  Grant. 

In  closing  I  should  like  to  express  on  behalf  of  all  the  team,  our 
thanks  to  Mr.  David  Rhodes,  who  came  down  most  days  for  our  practice 
runs  and  weekend  skiing.  Also  the  boys  who  tried  and  did  not  quite 
make  the  first  eight  deserve  credit.  We  have  great  hopes  for  their 
future  success. 


Back  Row.  B.  J.  Merrett,  W.  Armour,  J.  G.  A.  Tyler,  R.  W.  Horner,  D.  F.  Rhodes,  Esq. 
Front  Row.  C.  J.  O'Brien,  A.  W.  Anderson,  T.  N.  Coristine,  Capt.,  C.  H.  C.  Grant, 
C.  L.  Collyer. 


L.  to  W.— Grant,  Anderson, 
Coristine  II. 


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Back  Ron-.  P.  J.  Heenev,  M.  S.  Polk,  A.  D.  Wood,  K.  G.  Woollcy,  P.  W.  J.  Martin, 

R.  L.  Lancaster,  Esq. 
Front  Roiv:  P.  C.  Hunt,  A.  J.  Podhradskv,  R.  J.  Addleman,  Co-Capt.,  L.  B.  Gallinger, 

D.  J.  Mulaner. 
Absent:  J.  P.  O.  Henrv,  Co-Gapt.,  J.  B.  Draper. 


BASKETBALL 

FIRST  TEAM 

Basketball  at  Ashburv  went  fairly  well  this  season.  Although  it 
certainly  was  not  the  year  for  winning  games,  it  was  a  year  of  real 
experience  for  all  who  took  part.  The  team  played  eight  games;  two  at 
home  in  the  RockclifTe  Park  Public  School  Gym  and  six  games  away. 
The  last  game  was  the  only  winning  tally.  It  was  played  against  the 
Jewish  Community  Centre  junior  team,  and  in  that  encounter  we  man- 
aged to  run  up  a  40-31  score  in  our  favour. 

Examining  the  games  record  one  can  easily  see  where  more 
experience  could  possibly  have  helped  the  team  on  several  occasions. 
However,  all  members  of  the  team  showed  considerable  improvement 
at  the  end  of  the  season,  and  sportsmanship,  good  conduct  and  fair  play 
were  characteristic  of  all  games. 


62  TH  E    ASHBUR1  AN 

Richard  Addleman,  a  member  of  last  year's  team  and  co-captain 
this  year,  was  the  top  scorer  with  a  7.7  average  per  game.  He  suffered 
a  broken  ringer  early  in  the  season  but  returned  to  spark  the  team  both 
on  offense  and  defense.  Dave  Mulaner  was  second  highest  scorer  with 
a  7.1  average.  He  also  played  well  on  defense.  Peter  Hunt  and  Paul 
Henry  are  to  be  congratulated  for  their  stalwart  work  throughout  the 
season;  Hunt  especially  for  his  showing  in  the  final  game,  and  Henry 
for  a  job  continuously  well  done.  Draper,  Gallinger,  Martin,  Podhrad- 
sky,  Polk  I,  Wood  I,  and  Woolley  played  their  parts  fully  in  a  losing 
and  once  in  a  winning  cause. 

Special  hearty  thanks  are  extended  by  the  team  to  the  coach,  Mr. 
Ron  Lancaster,  who  did  a  great  deal  for  our  boys,  combining  his  skill, 
experience  and  good  humour  to  show  old  and  new  ideas  of  the 
fundamentals  of  basketball.  Mr.  Anderson,  Mr.  Snelgrove,  Mr.  Gerrie, 
Mr.  Black  and  Pat  Heeney,  the  manager,  should  also  be  thanked  for 
making  the  season  and  games  possible. 

Eyes  are  cast  toward  next  season  and  the  seasons  following.  If  the 
team  can  stay  more  or  less  together,  playing  together  and  gaining  more 
experience  playing,  then  next  year  and  the  years  after  it  will  probably 
prove  to  be  more  profitable  ones.  However,  we  may  be  certain  to  see 
the  Ashbury  First  Basketball  Team  playing  and  learning,  winning  and 
losing. 

RECORD  OF  GAMES 

1.  vs.  Kemptville  Agricultural  School 

2.  vs.  Kemptville  Agricultural  School 

3.  vs.  Stanstead 

4.  vs.  Lower  Canada   College 

5.  vs.  Ottawa  Boys  Club 

6.  vs.  Lower  Canada  College 

7.  vs.  Ottawa  Boys  Club 

8.  vs.  Jewish   Community   Centre 


away 

Lost 

58-15 

home 

Lost 

52-16 

away 

Lost 

45-37 

home 

Lost 

61-17 

away 

Lost 

31-29 

away 

Lost 

76-36 

away 

Lost 

29-26 

away 

Won 

40-31 

THE    ASH  BU  Rl  A  S 


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CROSS-COUNTRY  WINNERS 

Front  Row.  Loftus,  Rossy. 
Back  Row:  Keffer,  Gallinger. 


cross-country 

The  annual  cross-country  races  this  year  were  held  on  April  28th 
under  rather  poor  running  conditions.  Ottawa  was  having  a  spell  of 
hot,  humid  weather  which  made  things  difficult  for  the  contestants.  In 
spite  of  the  heat,  however,  213  bovs  participated  making  this  the  largest 
entry  in  the  school's  historv.  Some  changes  were  made  in  the  courses 
run  this  year  which  rules  out  the  possibility  of  records  but  nevertheless 
all  four  categories  were  run  in  fast  times. 


1st 

2nd 

3rd 


TABULATED  RESULTS 


Under  11 


Intermediate 


Loftus 
Barnes 
Tvler  III 


junior 
1  st       Rossy 
2nd     Hampshire  II 
3rd     MacCarthv 


Under    1 1 
Junior 
Intermediate 
Senior 


10:00 


11:15 


1st 

2nd 

3rd 


Keffer 

Mackenzie  II 
Boyd  II 


Senior 


1st  Gallinger 
2nd     Coristine  I 
3rd     Cowan 

HOUSE  POINTS 

Alexander  Woollcombe 

5i 

8  8 

15  1 

17  15 


20:01 


25:30 


Connaught 

5 


TOTAL 


-KH 


29' 


i 


M.  Gerrie,  Esq.,  D.  B.  McGaughey,  J.  R.  Smethurst,  R.  V.  Berrv,  Capt.,  J.  P.  O.  Henrv, 
B.  J.  Berry. 


TENNIS 

A  handicap  of  cadets  and  cross-country  did  not  prevent  coach 
Gerrie  from  producing  a  satisfactory  tennis  team  this  season.  Although 
the  annual  pilgrimage  to  Northwood  School  in  Lake  Placid  resulted  in 
defeat,  everybody  took  it  with  a  grin. 

In  singles,  number  one  man  Bob  Berry  went  down  to  defeat  to  the 
tune  of  6-1,  6-3.  Number  two,  Paul  Henry,  played  excellent  tennis  and 
took  his  opponent  6-1,  6-4.  John  Smethurst,  number  three,  retired  at 
6-3,  6-4.  Next  man,  Danny  A4cGaughey,  after  losing  the  first  set  6-1, 
nearly  pulled  an  upset  in  the  second  but  his  opponent  eeked  out  a  7-5 
victory.  Bruce  Berry,  the  "kid"  of  the  team,  found  it  possible  to  defeat 
his  tall  adversary  in  one  game  only.  In  doubles,  after  hard  fought 
contests,  both  pairs  bowed  before  their  opponents. 

The  trip  itself  was  quite  a  success  and  next  year  with  all  hoping  to 
return  except  Bob  Berry,  Ashbury  has  hopes  of  taking  Northwood. 


Back  Row.   J.   I).  H.  Partridge,  G.  P.  Haslam,  A.  D.   Ivey,   C.  A.   G.   Lodge,  R.   J. 

Addleman. 
Front  Row.  J.  T.  Brady,  N.  M.  Lynn,  R.  B.  Logic,  Vice-Cant.,  S.  G.  R.  Pottinger, 

Capt.  C.  J.  O'Brien,  C.  L.  Collyer. 
hi  Front:   P.  A.  J.  Hampshire. 


CRICKET 


FIRST  XI 

Although  the  over-all  season  in  cricket  presented  a  fairly  healthy 
picture,  the  First  XIs  season  was,  let's  face  it,  far  below  average. 
Missing  many  of  last  year's  stalwarts,  the  team,  in  spite  of  some  sturdy 
individual  efforts,  wound  up  with  an  almost  unbroken  record  of  rever- 
sals, and  perhaps  the  less  recorded  here,  the  better.  Sufficient  to  say 
that  out  of  some  five  regular  fixtures  of  the  First  XI  proper,  the  score 
sheets  showed  no  victories. 

The  season  opened  April  21st  with  the  Staff  game.  Here  the 
Staff  scored  145  against  75  by  First  XL  An  outstanding  feature  here 
was  the  Headmaster's  14  runs  a  fine  vestigeal  remnant  of  former  prowess. 

In  the  first  game  against  Bishops',  played  on  May  12th  (away), 
we  lost  by  a  score  of  29-247,  with  Khazzam  batting  100  of  our  hosts' 
total.  In  the  second  game  against  the  same  adversaries,  played  on  May 
26th  (at  home),  the  score  was  30-2SO,  against,  with  the  same  redoubtable 


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Khazzam  batting  103.     Our  congratulations  go  to  this  remarkably  fine 
bat. 

The  Old  Boys'  match  was  played  on  June  2nd,  with  the  visitors' 
sides  supplemented  by  Mr.  Wansbrough  and  Mr.  Lancaster  of  our 
Teaching  Staff.  In  this  game  the  Old  Boys  emerged  victors  by  120-64, 
with  Air.  Wansbrough  knocking  up  36,  Greg  Grant  16,  Ned  Rhodes, 
David  Rhodes  and  Doug  Heeney  13  each.  Mr.  Lancaster,  of  Rough 
Rider  fame,  also  scored  13  runs,  Not  Out,  and  is  reported  as  thinking 
quite  highly  of  the  game  of  cricket,  which  hitherto  had  failed  to  engage 
his  attention.  In  the  bowling  department,  David  Rhodes  took  four 
wickets. 

While  no  awards  were  made  to  any  First  XI  players  by  the  coach, 
Mr.  M.  B.  Wansbrough,  Logie  and  Pottinger  were  the  best  of  our  bats 
(in  the  Staff  game  Pottinger  batted  30  and  in  a  post  season  game  against 
O.V.C.C.  Logie  scored  51),  while  Collyer  and  Addleman,  two  quite 
young  additions,  took  virtually  all  the  wickets  in  the  season's  play. 

In  House  cricket,  Woollcombe  fell  before  Connaught,  which  was 
in  turn  defeated  by  Alexander,  ultimate  winner  of  inter-house  competi- 
tion in  all  sports. 

As  has  been  freely  admitted,  the  season  was  somewhat  dismal  for 
our  First  XI;  however,  let  us  comfort  ourselves  with  the  thought  that 
next  year  we  have  some  promising  material  coming  up. 


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Back   Row.    M.   A.  Taschereau,  A.  P.  D.  Gamble,  R.  P.  Wennberg,   I.  R.  Andrew, 

D.  A.  Spry,  C.  R.  Roberts. 
Front   Row.    B.    J.    Cooper,   J.   P.   Dawson,  R.  B.    Southam,   J.    D.    Shepherd,    Capt., 

G.  Samples,  B.  D.  Speedie. 


UNDER  SIXTEEN 

The  Seconds,  ably  coached  by  Messrs.  Dalton  and  Marshal,  enjoyed 
a  good  season  this  year,  defeating  the  Governor-General's  XI,  Sedbergh, 
and  losing  only  to  our  arch-rivals,  Bishop's  College  School.  Even  our 
own  Firsts  were  given  a  hard  time  in  a  practice  match! 

Our  batting  backbone  was  made  up  of  Roberts,  (17.8),  Wennberg, 
(11.25),  and  Andrew,  (8.0),  with  Samples  and  Shepherd  forming  the 
bowling  end  of  things.  The  team  in  general  was  very  good;  however, 
if  some  of  the  weaker  members  had  been  as  good  batsmen  as  they  were 
fielders,  an  undefeated  season  might  have  resulted. 

Trusting  that  the  Firsts  don't  steal  too  many  players  next  year,  there 
is  no  reason  that  with  a  lot  of  work  on  the  batting,  we  should  not  make 
"crumpets  and  tea"  out  of  our  rivals  from  the  Eastern  Townships,  B.C.S. 

SCORING  STATISTICS 

Governor-General's  XI        19                     Ashbury  88 

Sedbergh  School                     2}                        Ashbury  30 

Sedbergh  School                   73                      Ashbury  86 

Bishop's  C.S.                        117                      Ashbury  83 

Bishop's  C.S.                            88                        Ashbury  81 

Won:  3;  Lost  2;  Runs  for  Ashbury  368;  Against  320. 


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Back  Row.  D.  J.  Mulaner,  D.  A.  J.  Boyd,  R.  S.  Atkins. 

Front  Row.  M.  S.  Polk,  G.  B.  Kcffer,'l.  M.  Ewing,  Capt.,  P.  C.  Hunt,  L.  B.  Gallinger. 


TRACK 

This  season  under  the  coaching  of  Mr.  Anderson  and  Mr.  Black, 
the  track  team  competed  successfully  in  three  track  meets. 

OTTAWA  VALLEY  MEET 
The  OVHSAA  meet  was  held  in  R.  D.  Campbell  stadium.  This 
was  the  first  competition  of  the  season,  and  our  team  did  not  do  as  well 
as  had  been  hoped.  Iain  Ewing,  the  captain  of  the  team,  placed  second 
in  the  Intermediate  220,  losing  out  by  inches  only,  and  finished  third  in 
the  100-yd.  dash.  Alike  Polk  set  a  junior  record  in  winning  the  broad 
jump  with  a  leap  of  18'  71". 

ONTARIO  CHAMPIONSHIPS 
Ewing  and  Polk  were  the  two  Ashbury  boys  among  27  selected 
from  the  Ottawa  area  to  compete  in  the  provincial  championships.     Un- 
fortunately, neither  boy  placed  in  the  top  four  in  their  events,  but  both 
gained  valuable  experience  in  such  stiff  competition. 


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MONTREAL  Ml  I   I 

The  GMIAA  was  the  most  successful  competition  of  the  year  for 
the  seven-man  Ashhury  ream.     Each  one  of  the  boys  finished  in  the 

top  six  of  his  event,  which  is  quite  a  credit  to  the  coaches  and  the  team. 

Ewing  picked  up  the  most  points  of  the  day  for  the  Ashhury 
team.  In  the  class  4.  100-yd.  dash  the  final  was  practically  a  dead  heat, 
and  Iain  was  given  second  place,  tying  the  meet  record  of  10.3  sec. 
He  also  placed  third  in  the  broad  jump  with  a  leap  of  19'  4",  and  fifth 
in  the  220  with  a  time  of  24  Hat. 

In  class  2,  Mulaner  took  4th  place  in  the  javelin;  Boyd  fifth  place 
in  the  shot  put;  KerTer  fifth  in  the  880  and  Polk  fourth  in  the  ho}),  step 
and  jump. 

In  class  3,  Pete  Hunt  placed  3rd  in  the  broad  jump. 

In  class  5,  Gallinger  ran  fifth  in  the  220. 

At  the  close  of  the  season,  Iain  Ewing  was  presented  with  the  Dr. 
J.  B.  Ewing  Trophy  for  the  Most  Valuable  Member  of  the  Track  Team, 
for  the  second  consecutive  year. 

The  track  season  must  be  considered  a  successful  one  from  all 
angles,  and  the  coaches  are  looking  forward  to  another  good  one  next 
spring. 


HOUSE    COMPETITION 

This  year,  the  House  Competition  was  the  closest  it  has  been  in  a 
long  time,  as  the  outcome  was  not  decided  until  the  final  event.  In 
spite  of  a  bad  start,  Alexander  House  came  on  strong  in  the  spring 
term  to  win  the  cross-country,  cricket,  and  track,  edging  out  Connaught 
House  for  the  Wilson  Shield.  The  results  of  the  individual  events 
were  as  follows: 


Sport 

Senior  Soccer 
Intermediate  Soccer 
Junior  Soccer 
Senior  Hockey 
Intermediate  Hockey 
Junior  1  lockev 
Cross-Country 
Senior  Cricket 
Junior  Cricket 
Sports  Day,  Senior 
Junior 


Winner 

Woollcombe 

Woollcombe 

Connaught 

Connaught 

Alexander 

Connaught 

Alexander 

Alexander 

Connaught 

Alexander 

Connaught 


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OLD    BOYS'    SECTION 

Ottawa: 

The  Annual  Old  Boys'  Reunion  was  held  on  the  week  end  of 
October  28th,  1961.     The  Programme  of  events  included: 

First  Football  against  Northwood;  Luncheon  served  by  the  Moth- 
ers' Guild;  1st  Soccer  against  Lachute  High  School;  followed  by  a 
Supper  Dance  in  Argyle  on  the  Saturday  evening.  This  was  well 
attended,  and  a  good  time  was  enjoyed  by  all. 

On  Sundav,  October  29th,  a  special  service  was  held  in  the  Chapel 
to  unveil  and  dedicate  the  Woollcombe  Memorial  Window.  This 
dedication  was  performed  bv  Archdeacon  C.  ( i.  I  lepburn,  B.A.,  D.C.L.. 
M.C.,  C.B.E.,  and  is  reported  elsewhere  in  this  magazine.  After  the 
Service,  a  reception  was  held  at  the  home  of  the  Chairman,  for  Old 
Boys  and  their  wives. 

Montreal: 

The  Old  Boys  Reunion  this  year  was  held  at  the  University  Club 
on  December  9th,  1961.     Those  signing  the  Register  included: 


M.  B.  H.  Bishop 
A.  B.  R.  Lawrence 
R.  W.  Coristine 
G.  K.  dishing 
P.  D.  Brodhead 
T.  R.  Brodhead 
D.  Ross 
D.  R.  Wilson 
H.  F.  Stanfield 
W.  A.  Weeks 
H.  J.  Ronalds 
P.  Blakenev 
J.  B.  Wedd 

D.  Flam 
H.  S.  Price 

E.  H.  Van  der  Kaay 
G.  F.  H.  Wallis 
W.  A.  Grant 

P.  Foulkes 


G.  A.  Woollcombe 

H.  N.  Blakeney 

R.  H.  Craig 

M.  Farrugia 

|.  C.  Merrett 

C.  W.  G.  Gale 

J.  G.  M.  Lemoine 

L.  F.  C.  Hart 

L.  H.  Sibley 

J.  K.  Jobling 

A.  C.  Dunning 

F.  W.  Baer 

F.  Pretula 

C.  Flam 

H.  W.  Price 

ML  Birchwood 

P.  H.  P.  Wollcombe 

R.  H.  Perrv 


The  Luncheon  was  addressed  briefly  by  the  Chairman  and  also  by 
the  Headmaster. 

Toronto: 

An  Old  Boys'  Reunion  was  held  at  the  Park  Plaza  Hotel  in  Toronto 
on  February  2nd,  1962.     Among  those  signing  the  register  were: 


77  THE    ASHBURIAN 

M.  Widdrington  L.  A  I.  Killaly 

H.  W.  Biggar  R.  G.  R.  Lawrence 

Charles  Tupper  E.  T.  C.  Orde 

D.  Gamble  T.  M.  Devine 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  Charles  Tupper  is  one  of  the  Oldest 
living  graduates  of  Ashbury,  having  been  a  student  in  1891  when  Ash- 
bury  was  founded.  The  School  has  a  copy  of  the  report  issued  to  Mr. 
Tupper  in  1891.  At  that  time,  Tupper  was  in  Form  II  where  there 
were  17  boys.  The  founder,  Canon  Woollcombe  taught  everything 
except  French  which  was  taught  by  a  Mr.  J.  Fleury.  Tupper  evidently 
was  a  good  student.  Mr.  Tupper  is  also  a  descendant  of  Sir  Charles 
Tupper,  one  of  the  Fathers  of  Confederation. 

The  Headmaster  spoke  at  this  gathering  and  was  enthusiastic  about 
the  future  of  the  School. 

Ottawa: 

Another  gathering  of  the  Old  Boys'  of  Ottawa  was  held  on  June 
11th,  after  the  meeting  of  the  Corporation  in  the  School  Dining  Hall. 
Among  those  signing  the  Register  were: 

Bishop  E.  S.  Reed  L.  M.  Killaly 

E.  K.  Davidson  R.  R.  Drake 

V.  B.  Rivers  A.  J.  Perley-Robertson 

H.  Borbridge  A.  G.  U.  Mordy 

S.  F.  M.  Wotherspoon  C.  S.  McLaren 

F.  T.  Gill  J.  H.  Gill 

R.  H.  Perry  G.  H.  Whitcher 

Col.  J.  O.  Fraser  R.  S.  Hyndman 

R.  L.  Wilson  W.  G.  Ross 

|.  S.  Rowan-Legg  C.  G.  Gale 

L.  R.  Gisborne  C.  W.  G.  Gale 

R.  M.  Johnson  R.  E.  L.  Gill 

S.  C.  Evans  A.  B.  R.  Lawrence 

L.  H.  Sibley  J.  J.  Marland 

J.  C.  Merrett  L.  C.  D.  Palmer 
J.  S.  Irvin 

The  Chairman  and  the  Headmaster  spoke  at  this  gathering  and  botk 
were  pleased  with  the  development  of  the  School. 

Amonc   I  nosi   A  i  n.NDiNG  University  During  The  Past  Year: 

David  Flam  reports  that  there  are  now  nineteen  Old  Boys  attending 
McGill  this  year,  seven  of  whom  received  degrees.  The  following  is  a 
list  of  our  representatives  in  various  phases  of  McGill  life: 


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M.  Hicks 
W.  Lawson 
M.  Bishop 
T.  Brodhead 
A.  L.  Lackey 
J.  Bogue 
A  I.  Farrugia 
G.  Gale 
D.  Flam 


L.  Fattal 
|.  Yates 
I).  R.  Wilson 
G  Flam 
T.  Fattal 
H.  Short 
V.  Fascio 
I).  Ross 
D.  Brodhead 


Carle  ion  University: 

J.  Springer 

C.  Mussel  Is 
J.  Tucker 

D.  Dunn 

R.  C  Monks 


P.  Rowan-Legg 

S.  Gamble 
F.  Reid 

].  Rowan-Legg 
P.  Wilson 


University  of  Toronto: 

J.  Cooper 
I.  dimming 


P.  Noel-Bentley 
M.  Mclnnes 


University  of  Manitoba: 
C.  Cantlie 


University  of  Ottawa: 

R.  Conway 
R.  Lackey 
C.  B.  Saxe 


S.  R.  Mirskv 
L.  Whitmarsh 
P.  Beavers 


Laval  University: 

G.  R.  MacLaren 

Mount  Allison  University 
C.  Pontbriand 


LTNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  BRUNSWICK: 

B.  Jacobsen  M.  Kirkbride 


R.R.  Mambert 


Cornell  University: 

J.  Sarkis  Lindell 


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Teachers'  College,  Ottawa: 

J.  Kerruish  A.  MacKinnon 

University  of  Mexico: 
T.  Sugden 

Bishops'  University: 

P.  Geggie  E.  Detchon 

University  of  Saskatchewan: 
J.  Chamard 

MacDonald  College:  Institute  of  Education: 
L.  F.  C  Hart 

University  of  British  Columbia: 

R.  Southam  G.  Robinson  M.  Butcher 

Dalhousie  University: 

R.  R.  Mclnnes  S.  Mclnnes 

University  of  Maine: 
H.  K.  Pickens 

Washington  and  Lee  University: 
J.  D.  MacLaurin 

University  of  Brussells: 
G.  Verhaegen 

Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute: 
V.  Rivers 

Osgoode  Hall:  <, 

L.  M.  Killaly 

Sir  George  Williams'  University: 

B.  N.  Goodis  D.  Flam 

Colgate  University: 

B.  A.  Zaporski 

GENERAL  NOTES 

Geoff  Birkett  (1915)— now  residing  in  Vancouver  writes  of  a  visit  to 
Mr.  D.  E.  C.  Wood,  who  taught  French  at  Ashbury  before  World 
War  I.  "I  had  not  seen  Baisey  since  1914  when  he  joined 
Kitchener's  Army  as  a  buck  private.  He  is  still  teaching  School  at 
Sussex  and  is  still  interested  to  know  everything  connected  with 
Ashbury". 

F.  B.  Pilgrim  (1948)— has  been  appointed  Headmaster  of  Ridley 
College,  St.  Catharines.     "Ted",  as  he  is  known  to  many  of  his 


THE    ASHBURIAN  is 

friends,  was  I  lead  Boy  at  Ashbury  in  1945.     He  has  his  B.A.  and 
M.A.  from  Bishops'  University,  taught  ar  B.C.S.  until  this  year. 

May  we  wish  him  every  success  in  his  new  post. 

E.  W.  T.  Gill   (1919)— has  been  appointed   High  Commissioner  to 

Australia.     He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Governors  at 
the  School.     Mr.  Gill  is  an  active  friend  of  the  School,  and  we  wish 

him  well  in  Australia. 

G.  P.  Jackson— Head  Boy  in  1954  is  working  for  his  Master  of  Educa- 
tion degree  at  Bishops'  University.  At  present  he  is  teaching  in 
Quebec  City. 

Blair  Gilmour— recently  named  Sales  Manager  of  National  Printers 
Limited. 

Peter  B.  Smellie— has  been  appointed  General  Manager  of  R.  L.  Grain 
Limited. 

W.  F.  Hadley— has  been  named  a  Queen's  Counsel  by  the  Attorney- 
General  of  Quebec. 

E.  P.  Xewcombe— has  been  named  a  Queen's  Counsel  by  the  Attorney- 
General  of  Ontario. 

J.  X.  Hodgson— has  his  M.B.A.  from  Stanford  College,  and  is  in  the 
U.S.  Army. 

J.  H.  R.  D.  Van  Roijen— a  graduate  of  the  L'niversity  of  L'trecht  in 
Law.  now  in  the  Netherlands  Army  for  two  years. 

P.  Ince— working  in  Radio  in  Jamaica. 

P.  Carver— has  been  teaching  in  England,  now  returned  to  Canada,  and 
will  be  teaching  in  Almonte  next  year. 

J.  S.  Irvin  Jr.— now  working  in  the  Canadian  Bank  Note  Office  in 
Montreal. 

Rodney  Moore— now  reading  Law  at  Keble  College,  Oxford. 

A.  Yankatachar— studying  Science  at  the  University  of  Mysore. 

Graduating  this  year  arc: 

Allison  Lackey,  B.A.  (Bishops')— who  now  has  his  M.D.C.M.  from 
McGill,  who  will  be  doing  his  internship  at  Kingston  General 
Hospital. 

Michael  Hicks,  B.Sc.  (McGill)— received  his  Master  of  Science  degree 
from  McGill  in  Animal  Physiology. 

Victor  Rivers— received  his  Bachelor  of  Aeronautical  I'nirincerincr  from 
Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute.  He  graduated  with  honours,  this 
Spring  and  won  a  special  prize  for  airplane  design  on  a  project 
which  took  him  over  150  hours.  He  is  now  working  at  Canadair, 
and  hopes  to  continue  with  his  studies  for  his  Master's  decree. 


76  THEASHBUR1AN 

Victor  Fascio— received  his  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  with  First  Class 

Honours  in  English  from  McGill.     He  has  also  been  a  University 

Scholar,  and  acted  in  several  Players'  Club  Productions  during  the 

year. 
Leon  Fattal— also   a    University  Scholar,   received    his   Bachelor    of 

Electrical  Engineering  Degree  at  McGill  with  Honours.     He  has 

also  received  a  Scholarship  to  continue  work  for  his  Master's  degree. 
George  Verhaegen— graduates  this  year  with  his  Ph.D.  in  Physical 

Chemistry  from  the  University  of  Brussells. 
David  Flam— has  his  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  from  McGill  and  hopes 

to  study  Dentistry.     He  also  played  Hockey  and  Golf. 
William    Lawson— received    his    Bachelor    of   Science    degree    from 

McGill. 
John  Bogue  and  Tony  Fattal  received  Bachelor  of  Commerce  degrees 

from  McGill. 
Chris  Nowakowski— hopes  to  graduate  from  the  University  of  the 

Sorbonne  this  Spring,  and  is  interested  in  Foreign  Affairs. 
W.  G.  Ross,  M.A.  (McGill)— has  been  appointed  the  first  Lecturer  in 

Geography  at  Bishops'  University.     He  is  now  in  Peru  studying 

the  Geography  and  development  of  that  country. 
David  Rhodes— has  been  appointed  a  Director  of  Rhodes'  Real  Estate, 

and  hopes  to  be  married  soon. 


Stephen  Woollcombe  writes,  from  "on  top  of  a  Himalayan  Peak" 
on  April  26th:  "Here  in  India  I  am  teaching  English  to  boys  and  girls 
between  the  ages  of  eleven  and  fifteen,  in  a  modern  school  on  the  out- 
skirts of  a  fair  sized  city.  I  came  with  fourteen  other  young  Canadian 
graduates,  three  of  whom  are  in  Ceylon,  two  in  Sarawak,  and  the  rest 
in  India. 

"I  have  met  all  kinds  of  people,  from  peasants  to  Maharajas;  I  have 
met  dancers,  College  Professors,  farmers,  fishermen  and  teachers;  I  have 
met  Muslims,  Sikhs,  Parsees,  Christians,  and  devotees  of  assorted  Hindu 
Gods." 

We  shall  look  forward  to  a  visit  from  you,  Steve,  when  you  return, 
and  to  hearing  much  more  about  this. 

Many  Old  Boys  have  dropped  into  the  School  during  the  past  year, 
and  we  arc  always  pleased  to  welcome  them  and  show  them  around. 
Many  of  these  have  signed  the  Visitor's  book,  some  signatures  as  usual 
cannot  be  read;  others  included:— Bruce  Hillary;  Mike  Bishop;  John 
Sarkis;  David  Flam;  Dudley  Phillips,  a  Master  here  in  1929;  N.  G. 
Guthrie;  George  MacLaren;  Colin  Cantlie;  David  Ross;  Bob  Lackey; 
Allison  Lackey;  Cam  Tucker;  Mervin  Sutherland;  Mike  Berridge;  Peter 
Rowan-Legg. 


THE    ASH  li  U  R  I  A  K  77 

Mike  Berridge  —  is  now  working  in  Montreal  —  studying  to  be  a 
Tea-Buyer  —  also  has  visited  Ceylon  and  other  tea  growing  countries. 

Mervin  Sutherland  —  is  working-  in  .Montreal  for  the  Bell  1  elephone 
Company  of  Canada. 

A  tribute  should  be  paid  here  to  James  W'edd,  who  very  rarely  has 
missed  a  First  Team  Hockey  Match  since  he  left  the  school  in  1955. 
I  le  still  helps  to  Coach  teams  whenever  he  can. 

Brian  Seed  —  (also)  writes  from  inside  the  Arctic  Circle  our 
most  northerly  correspondent.  He  spends  six  months  out  of  every  year 
with  the  Geological  Survey  up  North.  "I  [ere  there  is  no  ink,  and  it 
gets  as  warm  as  30  degrees  below  zero". 

Brill  Draper  dropped  in  to  the  School  recently  with  his  new  wife 
—  and  said  hello.  We  also  hear  that  Robert  Bruce  is  at  the  University 
of  Western  Ontario  studying  Theology. 

E.  P.  Taylor's  "Flaming  Page"  won  the  Queen's  Plate  at  the 
Woodbine  .Meet  in  Toronto  on  June  16th. 


SOME  VITAL  STATISTICS 

Marriages 

Hodgson-McGregor— On  November  25th,   1961   in  St.   Christopher's 

Episcopal  Church,  .Milwaukee,  Barbara  to  Jack  Norwood  Hodgson. 
Kamcke-Kenxedy— In  January,  1962,  at  St.  Matthias  Church,  Wset- 

mount,  Leslie  Day  to  Craig  Kamcke. 
Killaly-Pearson— On  July   22nd,    1961,  in  Trinity   College   Chapel, 

Toronto,  Patricia  Joan  to  Laurence  Killaly. 
Wedd-Kingsbury— On  February  9th,  1962,  in  Ottawa  —  Denise  Marie 

to  James  B.  Wedd. 
Widdrington-Lundy— On  January  5th,   1962,  in  Grace  Church  On- 

The-Hill,  Toronto,  Judith  Ann  to  Michael  Widdrington. 

We  also  hear  that  Murray  Hogben  and  Richard  Elmer  have  recent 
additions  to  their  families. 

Deaths 

Dwyer— On  May  29th,  1960,  Michael,  in  Toronto. 

McMaster— On  January  4th,  1962,  in  Montreal,  Ross  Huntingdon,  the 

donor  of  the  Public  Speaking  Prizes,  and  a  former  member  of  the 

Board  of  Governors,  and  father  of  D.  Ross  McMaster,  Q.C.,  a 

prominent  Old  Boy. 
Moore— On  January  2nd,  1962,  in  Montreal,  Robert  Gerald,  son  of  Mr. 

and  Mrs.  Robert  Moore,  in  his  22nd  year. 
Reid— On  May   3rd,   1962,  in  Victoria,   B.C.,  Vice-Admiral   Howard, 

former  Chief  of  the  Naval  Staff,  in  his  65th  year. 


HM's    HOUSE 


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PREFECTS 


POTTINGER,  GRAHAM-Co.  Head  Boy:  "To  eat  is  hitman; 
to  digest  divine". 

Last  fall,  his  fifth  at  Ashbury,  Pot  attained  the  ultimate  goal  of  CO-head 
boy.  Faced  with  these  new  duties  and  responsibilities,  he  has  nevei 
faltered,  and  has  contributed  a  great  deal  to  the  success  of  this  school 
year,  both  athletically  and  academically.  In  addition  to  his  domestic- 
duties,  he  has  found  time  to  participate  most  successfully  in  sports  .is 
Vice-Captain  of  the  First  Soccer  Team,  and  Captain  of  the  First  Cm  kit 
XI,  in  addition  to  keeping  up  a  passing  average  iii  his  Grade  15  General 
Arts  course.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Senior  Choir,  and  the  Servers' 
Guild,  distinguishing  himself  in  the  latter  capacity  when  he  was  asked 
to  preach  at  St.  Bartholomew's  and  St.  Margaret's,  as  well  as  in  our 
own  chapel.  Socially,  Pot  managed  to  compile  the  second  highest  total 
telephone  time  m  the  school,  and  rarely  missed  a  dance,  although  he  was 
seldom  seen  on  the  dance  floor.  Next  year  he  plans  to  attend  Bishops' 
University  for  a  Theology  course,   and   we   all   wish   him  the  best  of  luck. 


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GILL,    ALAN— Co.    Head    Boy:    "Whence    is   thy    learning? 
Hath  thy  toil  O'er  books  consumed  the  midnight  oil?" 

During  his  six  year  sojourn  at  Ashbury,  Al  Gill  has  established  himself 
as  a  hard-working,  conscientious  and  amiable  young  man.  The  com- 
bination of  all  these  qualities  in  any  one  person  is  quite  remarkable. 
Those  six  years  have  also  seen  a  noisy  and  rambunctious  junior  trans- 
formed into  a  serious  minded,  but  sometimes  still  noisy,  co-head  boy. 
When  not  toiling  over  the  books  or  thrilling  to  the  deep  sound  of  his 
raucous  voice,  Al  may  be  found  on  the  playing  fields.  This  year  found 
him  indulging  in  First  Football  and  swimming.  Although  elected 
Captain  of  Basketball  he  cordially  declined  the  offer  in  favour  of  obtain- 
ing his  'Y'  card  in  swimming.  Unfortunately  Al's  activities  (at  school) 
were  hampered  by  a  dislocated  shoulder.  This  did  not  prevent  his 
'mean'  finger  from  publishing  masterly  cadet  notices  and  scrupulous 
paper  work,  which  won  for  him  the  'Best  Officer  Award'.  Next  year,  if  he 
survives  up  to  and  including  June  22nd,  Al  will  uphold  Gill  tradition 
and  enter  U  of  T  and  with  his  "articulate"  manner,  emerge  as  a 
successful   lawyer. 


GILLEAN,  PETER:   "The  elephant  is  a  dainty   bird;  It  flits 
from  tree  to  tree." 

To  no  one's  surprise,  Peter  became  a  prefect  in  September,  and  since 
then  has  made  his  presence  felt  in  all  quarters..  Being  of  stout  mind  and 
body  he  participated  in  the  healthy  sport  of  Football,  (as  a  lineman),  and 
in  the  equally  healthy  sport  of  Hockey,  (as  the  coach  of  an  eminently 
successful  league  team).  Peter's  social  life,  rather  vast  in  extent,  con- 
tinued to  march  onward  this  year,  as  he  attended  (nearly)  all  the  house 
dances  and  spread  the  fame  of  his  graceful  ballroom  waltzing.  As  a 
prefect,  he  excelled  in  making  tea,  arguing,  and  co-ordinating  the 
activities  of  his  fellow  boarder  prefects  after  eleven  p.m.  An  avid 
disciplinarian,  the  Big  One  "bestrode  the  narrow  world  like  a  Colossus", 
exercising  his  stentorian  voice  at  all  possible  moments. 
No  biographer  could  neglect  to  add  that  he  is  a  fastidious  dresser,  an 
example  of  advancement  in  the  Cadet  Corps,  and  the  recognized  heavy- 
weight of  the  school. 

Peter  feels  that  his  call  is  to  the  Church,  and,  judging  by  his  devotion  in 
that  area,  we  ag:ee  with  him.  He  intends  to  pursue  his  theological  studies 
at  King's  College,  Halifax,  where  his  happy  smile  and  ready  wit  will  no 
doubt  be  very  welcome. 


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FLOOD,  CHRIS-Captain   of  the  Day  Boys:    "As  the  life  is, 
so  is  the  speech". 

Chris  came  to  Ashbury  five  years  ago  after  previous  educational  stints  at 
Elmwood  (a  well  kept  secret)  and  R.P.P.S.  This  year,  his  second  as  a 
Prefect,  he  was  appointed  Captain  of  the  Day  Boys  and  spent  much  of  his 
time  extolling  the  virtues  of  this  hard  working  group.  This  year  also 
marked  his  emergence  into  the  esoteric  circles  of  the  common  room 
where  he  gained  the  reputation  of  being  one  who  would  never  duck  an 
issue.  Athletically,  Flash,  under  the  coaching  of  his  "cool  cousin",  was 
re-awarded  his  First  Team  Football  colon-  s  last  autumn.  Although  elected 
Vice-Captain  of  Hockey,  Ankles  decided  that  he  enjoyed  belting  the 
books  better  than  opponents  and  so  limited  his  participation  to  games 
that  were  expected  to  draw  large  trowels.  During  the  spring  term  Chris 
jo.ned  the  energetic  few  that  hit  the  school  each  day  with  a  great  deal 
of  fanfare  "for  a  little  running"  and  who  always  returned  in  a  remark- 
ably fresh  condition.  Next  year  the  medical  profession  receives  a  severe 
setback  when  Chris  heads  down  east  in  quest  of  a  degree.  However,  if 
his  attitude  in  zoology  class  is  indicative,  we  can  be  sure  that  Chris  will 
have   very   little  trouble   in   succeeding. 


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BETHUNE,  JOHN:  "Not  to  worry!  Troubles  will  soon  re- 
solve themselves.'''' 

John,  as  one  of  the  members  of  the  Prefect  body,  is  continually  in  need 
of  a  haircut.  This  year  he  was  a  fullback  on  the  First  Football  Team, 
Vice-Captain  (captain  of  vice)  of  the  First  Hockey  Team,  mainly  playing 
in  the  defensive  spot  (although  he  managed  to  wander  around  quite  a 
bit  out  there),  he  won  his  first  team  colours  for  hockey  this  year.  John 
started  the  spring  term  by  playing  on  the  First  Cricket  XI,  but  after 
loosing  an  argument  with  Mr.  Wansbrough  found  himself  playing  either 
golf  or  tennis  (no  one  is  quite  sure  which).  John  was  form  monitor  for 
VIA  and  was  also  the  Lt.  of  number  two  platoon,  which  copped  the 
Best  Platoon  Award.  Among  his  extra  curricular  activities  we  find  two 
appearances  on  High  Time,  the  prosecuting  attorney  in  The  Caine 
Mutiny  Trial  Scene,  his  Austin  A-40,  golf,  and  bowling.  He  is  a 
member  of  that  distinguished  society  of  non-smokers  which  is  fast 
diminishing. 

John  will  be  back  with  us  next  year,  to  try  for  his  senior  matriculation. 
He  hopes  eventually  to  get  into  Western  for  a  Business  Administration 
Degree.  In  any  case  we  wish  him  the  best  of  luck  in  any  endeavour  he 
should  undertake. 


BLACKBURN,  ROSS:   "Fools  rush  in  where  Angels  fear  to 
tread". 

Ross,  or  "Molecule"  as  he  is  affectionately  labelled  by  his  better  friends, 
hails  from  the  "thriving  Metropolis"  of  Rosemere,  unmarked  on  any  map. 
He  regales  the  common  room  with  the  brilliant  patter  of  the  budding 
intellect,  and  sends  us  into  gales  of  side-splitting  laughter  while  recount- 
ing his  various  conquests  against  the  fairer  sex.  "Normie",  has  performed 
his  duties  as  a  Prefect  admirably,  and  has  stuck  to  the  letter  of  the  law 
many  times  in  the  face  of  danger  on  the  flats.  He  was  sergeant  of  number 
two  platoon,  and  did  an  excellent  job  in  that  capacity  His  favourite 
sport  is  soccer,  and  during  the  season,  this  is  all  he  talks  about.  During 
the  winter,  his  greatest  concern  was  for  his  car,  which  sat  at  home 
buried  deepe.-  and  deeper  with  each  snowfall.  Ross's  plans  for  the  future 
are  as  yet  uncertain,  and  who  knows,  he  may  yet  return  to  another 
glorious  year  at  Ashbury.  Whichever  it  may  be  Ross,  good  luck  and 
happy  motoring. 


BOOTH,  JOHN:  "Absence  makes  the  heart  grow  fonder". 

John  is  completing  his  eighth  year  at  Ashbury,  and  certainly  seems  the 
better  for  wear.  During  the  year  he  contributed  to  the  much  needed 
bench  strength  of  the  First  Football  Team,  having  graduated  from  last 
year's  seconds,  and  was  well  on  the  way  to  the  ski  team  before  suffer- 
ing an  unfortunate  accident.  In  the  spring  term  John  met  up  with  another 
misfortune;  an  acute  case  of  mononeucleosis  the  day  after  the  formal. 
Since  John  missed  so  much  valuable  time  he  did  not  think  it  wise  to 
wiite  his  final  exams  and  will  be  returning  to  these  hallowed  walls 
next  year. 


CORISTINE,  TIMOTHY  NEWELL:  "O  what  a  tangled  web 
we  weave  when  first  we  practise  to  .  .  ." 

\l((  i  spending  a  number  of  years  at  Selwyn  House  School  in  Montreal, 
Tim  saw  the  light  and  came  to  Ashbury  in  1959.  He  showed  his  athletic 
prowess  in  skiing  by  captaining  this  year's  First  Ski  Team;  in  long 
distance  running  hy  a  first  place  in  the  Cross  Country  last  year  and  a 
second  this  year;  and  by  distinguished  v>e  formances  in  the  broad  jump. 
Tim  is  a  firm  believer  of  "Much  Work  is  a  Weariness  of  the  Flesh". 
Being  well-known  for  his  procrastination  at  7:15  p.m.,  he  came  under  the 
influence  of  Mr.  Sibley's  Department  of  Labour.  (It  seems  he  was 
perpetually  under  the  threat  of,  "Coristine  if  you're  not  working  in  two 
minutes,   I'll  crucify  you.") 

The  most  outstanding  feature  of  Tim  is  his  social  life.  He  is  an  avid 
"chcrchcz  les  femmes"  fan  and  being  a  romancer  of  sorts,  he  uses 
Alexander  Graham  Bell's  invention  to  great  advantage.  ("Where's 
Coristine"?  "Where  else  but  his  telephone".  )  Tim.  however,  is  not 
satisfied  with  one  "femme",  he  likes  to  play  both  ends  against  the 
middle,  or  at  least  he  did  up  to  the  20th  of  May  this  year.  "Both  ends" 
happened  to  live  in  Ottawa,  and  no  doubt  there  is  a  third  end  in 
Montreal. 


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I  WING,  IAIN:  "Count  up  the  men  in  this  world  who  let 
success  slip  away  because  they  ivere  modest,  and  you  will 
find  their  ranks  too  swelled  to  join". 

lain,  or  "Frenchy",  as  he  has  been  called,  is  good  at  virtually  everything 

he   attempts.    If   proof  is  desired  of  his   phen ma]    ability,     •    'ill    to    his 

house  will  bring  Immediate  confirmation.  Besides  being  Literary  Editor 
ot  this  Magazine,  lain  (with  an  "I"),  was  a  member  of  tin-  First  Football 
Team,  gym  team,  track  team,  debating  team.  High  Time  team  and  prob- 
ably several  more  I  have  forgotten  about.  It  is  rumoured  that  he  also 
succeeds  by  himself  with  the  fair  sex,  having  escorted  i  number  oi 
Ottawa's  leading  young  socialites  to  gala  evenings  on  Cloud  Nine. 
Although  he  takes  no  pride  in  his  car,  it  may  be  said,  with  some 
accuracy,  that  he  uses  it  for  all  it  is  worth,  and  sees  that  DO  paint  is  lost 
in  the  process.  In  his  spare  time,  Iain  may  occasionally  "crack  a  book", 
and  expose  the  hapless  print  to  his  retentive  memory.  However,  though 
much  has  been  said  concerning  his  achievements,  words  to  describe  Iain's 
character  are  almost  inadequate,  or,  at  the  least,  extremely  esoteric.  So, 
without  further  confusing  the  reader,  we  conclude  by  wishing  Mr 
Ewing  all  the  best  at  U  of  T  next  year. 


Hi?:. 


HASLAM,  GERALD:  ''Almost  all  absurdity  of  conduct  arises 

from  the  imitation  of  those  whom  we  cm  not  resemble". 

Fighting  his  way  back  from  potential  failure,  Gerry  was  most  deservedly 
promoted  to  the  Prefect  body  at  Easter.  Our  red-headed  friend  is  cer- 
tainly a  man  of  no  mean  achievement:  he  was  the  only  'snap'  in  Football 
history  ever  to  hike  the  ball  over  the  goal  posts,  but  enough  said  about 
a  touchy  subject.  Gerry  applies  his  'gift  of  the  gab'  as  Captain  of  the 
Debating  Team  and  hopes  to  become  Prime  Minister  of  our  great 
country  (for  comment,  viz.  above).  Besides  being  the  idol  of  many 
colour-conscious  Toronto  girls,  a  member  of  the  'High  Time'  team,  he  is 
lead  singer  and  skinflint  of  the  Retrospects.  Last  year,  after  an  out- 
standing (?)  season  as  goaler  of  Second  Hockey,  he  made  the  quarter- 
finals of  the  Optimist  Inter-nation  Xorth  American  Public  Speaking 
Contest!  The  spring  term  brings  Gerry  a  rest  from  the  hard  labours  of  the 
winter  study  squad  (he  now  skips  cricket  to  study  because  of  the  lost 
time  of  winter)  and  enlightens  us  all  with  his  eloquent  'stories'  of 
adventures  past.  If  he  can  spare  a  moment  from  drooling  over  a  picture 
of  Maurice  'The  Angel'  Tillet,  he  may  finish  the  book  that  he  is  in  the 
process  of  writing.  This  fall  he's  off  to  McGill  and  an  as  yet  unnamed 
fraternity.  (For  life  history'  read  'Biography  of  a  Schoolboy'). 


LYNN,  XEIL:  "Who  can  number  the  sand  of  the  sea.  and  the 

drops  of  rain  and  the  days  of  eternity." 

Xeil  has  successfully  served  a  five  year  sentence  at  Ashbury  and  rumour 
reports  that  he  will  be  transferred  to  the  McGill  minimum  security 
institution  next  year.  Queen's  was  considered  and  rejected  on  the 
grounds  that  all  play  and  no  work  makes  Neil  a  dull  boy  While  on  the 
subject  of  activities,  Xeil  was  a  stand-out  with  the  First  Soccer  field, 
the  Second  Toboggan  field  and  the  Cricket  XI.  His  athletic  prowess  is 
equalled  by  none  and  is  a  constant  source  of  inspiration  to  any  aspiring 
novice.  His  devotion  to  sport  in  no  way  detracted  from  the  efficiency  of 
his  Q.M.  stores,  where  he  served  in  the  capacity  of  Officer  in  Charge  of 
Discipline  and  in  spite  of  this  full  schedule,  he  still  found  time  to 
perform  his  duties  as  a  Prefect.  He  tells  us  he  collected  a  total  of  fifty 
lines  during  the  year,  but  Xeil  is  naturally'  modest  and  we  estimate  the 
figure  to  be  more  in  the  neighbourhood  of  fifty-five.  Undismayed  by  his 
rejection  by  the  choir,  Xeil  as  assistant  head  server  in  the  chapel 
effectively  stood  and  waited  and  served.  His  aimiable  and  conscientious 
manner  should  make  him  a  success  in  his  summer  Civil  Service  job  and 
on  the  McGill  campus  in  the  fall.  Good  luck  Xeil  —  you  may  need  it. 


PARKER,  STUART:  ''A  young  man  that  blushes  is  better  than 

a  young  man  who  turns  pale?" 

In  his  second  and  final  year  as  Ashbury,  S.M.O.  (Stu)  has  been  a 
leading  academic,  sporting  and  social  figure  in  Upper  Sixth  Society.  In 
athletics,  he  proved  a  valuable  asset  to  the  First  Football  (colours)  and 
First  Hockey.  A  brief,  limping,  foray  into  cricket  concluded  Stu's  sport- 
ing season.  In  the  spring,  as  a  non-participating  member  of  the  Sibley 
Study  Field,  he  viewed  the  Cadet  Inspection  as  a  knowledgeable  outsider. 
In  academics,  it  seemed  that  "new  robes"  of  excellence  sat  just  as 
easily  as  the  "old".  But  how  Stu  managed  to  sustain  a  high  scholastic- 
standard  and  participate  in  all  those  "extra-curricular  activities", 
(definitely  not  on  campus)  is  a  wonder  and  amazement  to  all.  Three 
sin  cessful  appearances  on  High  Time  stand  to  Stu's  credit.  Off  the 
record,  jail  stories  and  accounts  of  former  lesser  schools  scattered  the 
world  over  keep  Stu  busy  talking  (when  he  gets  the  chance).  Anyway, 
next  year  Stu  plans  on  entering  U  of  T  for  science.  We  wish  him  luck. 
Perhaps  there,  he  can  peddle  some  more  of  his  photographs,  stories 
and  blushes! 


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STEVEN,  DONALD:  "Becoming  a  dinner,  from  day  to  day, 
is  undoubtedly  the  result  of  a  quick  eye  and  a  well  cut 

coat". 

Don,  as  most  people  call  him,  was  elevated  at  Easter,  at  which  time  he 
was  seen  to  be  using  the  quick  eye  and  wearing  the  well  cut  coat  men- 
tioned above.  Anyway,  he  has  settled  comfortably  into  the  groove  of 
Prefectorial  life,  becoming  an  avid  smoker  in  the  process,  and  leaving  his 
room  in  a  constant  state  of  organized  confusion.  Looking  back,  we  see  he 
was  quarterback  of  the  Second  Football  Team,  (calling  passes  in  c  third 
and  six  situation),  high  scorer  on  the  Second  Hocky  Team,  and  a 
Charter  Member  of  the  Spring  Term  Study  Squad.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Debating  Team,  lead  guitarist  of  the  Retrospects  and  a  fan  of 
glossy  paper-backed  novels,  which  he  reads  by  the  dozen.  A  person  of 
no  mean  social  achievements  either.  Don  attended  several  dances,  being 
a  happy  recipient  of  one  of  Pottinger's  Dial-a-Date's.  It  is  said  that 
Saturday  afternoons  see  him  at  a  local  theatre  with  a  friend  from 
Wakefield,  but  this  is  so  far  mere  rumour.  Next  year  this  smiling,  singing 
Duck-Lover  plans  to  attend  McCill  University,  to  which  he  will  no  doubt 
hitch-hike,  and   we  wish  him,  and  his  guitar,  all  the  best. 


WOOLLEY,  KENNETH:  "A  close  mouth  catches  no  flies". 

Ken  is  one  of  the  more  reserved  members  of  the  Prefect  Body.  One 
thing,  however,  will  bring  out  a  tremendous  show  of  wrath  from  "the 
cobra":  that  is  someone  fiddling  around  with  his  little  red  T.C.  sports 
car.  This  angers  Ken  beyond  all  imagination.  He  will  stride  up  to  the 
culprit  and  bellow  some  awe-inspiring  phrase  such  as,  "Please  leave  my 
car  alone".  Such  uncontrolled  shows  of  temper,  however,  are  few  and 
far  between  and  because  of  this  Ken  is  very  popular  with  his  associates. 
When  not  riding  around  in  the  sports  car,  Ken  found  time  to  play  centre 
on  the  First  Football  Team,  guard  on  First  Basketball  Team  (winning 
the  Snelgrove  Trophy)  and  many  and  varied  positions  on  the  First 
Cricket   XI. 

Despite  this  heavy  schedule,  Ken  still  finds  time  to  take  his  car  apart 
every  so  often,  smoke  a  few  ?  cigarettes  a  day  and  date  Jo.  Amazingly 
enough  he  even  did  a  little  school  work  on  the  side. 


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AMONG    THE    GRADUATES 


Name:— Robert  Berry. 

Nickname:— "Chach". 

Quote:— If   wine,    women    and    song    spell    ruin,   this    boy    is 

doomed. 
Expression:— Hey  Pete,  isl<  me  how  much  weight  I  lost. 
Pastime:    Phoning  a  certain  "Elmwood  Lovely". 
Pet  Peeve:— People  who  don't  believe  he's  really  studying. 
Ambition:— Still  to  play  pro  hockey. 
Destination:— Sweeping  eggs  off  the  ice  in  Chicago. 
Theme  Song:— 'If  Dreams  Came    True'. 
Teams: -First     Football     (MVP  Colours),    First     Hockey 

(briefly),  First  Tennis. 
Activities:— Losing  weight,  wearing  shorts,  Woollcombe  House 

Cricket  Team,  driving  from  Montreal,  etc. 
Prototype:— B.  Hull. 

Name:— John  Brady. 

Ambition:— Officer  in  the  Navy. 

Probable  Destination:— Ordinary  seaman,  3rd  class. 

Quote: -I  like  chips  in  brown  gravy. 

Pet  Peeve:— Annoying  impositions  for  so-called  minor  infrac- 
tions. 

Prototype:—  The  "Mad  Hatter"  in  "Alice  in  Wonderland". 

Theme  Song:— I'm  a  bum. 

Teams:— Second  Soccer,  First  Cricket. 

Activities:— Acted  in  the  school  play  "Caine  Mutiny"  as 
Doctor  Bird. 

Immediate  Destination:— Turkey. 

Name:— David  Chaplin. 

Nickname :  —"Charlie". 

Quote:— Thank  God  shoes  were  invented. 

Expression:— Not  to  worry. 

Pastime :  —  Gunsmithing. 

Pet  Peeve:— Religion. 

Ambition:— To  travel. 

Destination:— Bus  driver. 

Theme  Song:— Annie  Get  your  Gun. 

Teams:— First  Soccer,  Second  Hockey,  2B  Tennis. 

Activities:— Talking,  thinking. 

Prototype:— Hugh  Hefner. 

Name:— Michael   Copeland. 

Nickname:— Fat  one. 

Quote:— Sweet  womankind,  O,  sweet  womankind. 

Expression:— Hi,  LTncle  Jim,  is  Betsy  here? 

Pastime:— Wearing  suede   shoes   and   white  socks. 

Pet  Peeve:— Here,  Michael. 

Ambition:— Ben  Casey  type  doctor. 

Destination:— Running  a  health (y)   bar  at  Burleigh  Falls. 

Theme  Song:— Summer  Place. 

Teams:— First  Football,  First  Hockey. 

Activities:— Dance     Committee,     Dav     Boy     Monitor,    Colour 

Party,  Twisting. 
Prototype:— Danny   Kavc. 

Name .  —Rusty  Davids*  in. 

Nickname:— The  Prof. 

Quote:— Caesar  is  dead,  but  his  spirit  lingers  on. 

Expression:— Look  here,  feller. 

Pastime :  —  ( Censored ) . 

Pet  Peeve:— Red-headed  Indians. 

Ambition:— To  own  a  steamship  line. 

Destination:— Wharf  Rat. 

Theme  Song:— Runaround  Sue. 

Teams:— First  Soccer  (Capt.),  First  Hockey. 

Activities:— Dancing  at  Burleigh  Falls  Midnight  Canoe  Club. 

Prototype:— Red  Buttons. 


Name:— Robert  Dickson. 

Nickname:— Judge. 

Quote:— Oh,  that  Belgian. 

Expression:— She  loves  me  or  I  love  her. 

Pet  Peeve:— Girls  Boarding   Schools    (Toronto). 

Ambition :  —Executive. 

Destination:— Secretary  in  a  Girl's  Boarding  School. 

Theme  Song:— Lover  Please,  Please  Come  Back. 

Teams:— First  Football,  Social  Skiing,  Tennis. 

Activities:— Senior    Server,    Chair,    Dance    Committee,    School 

Play. 
Prototype:— Tommy  Manville. 

Name:— Harold   Flam. 

Nickname:— Shugaroo. 

Quote:— Why  take  life  seriously?  You  can't  get  out  of  it  alive. 

Favourite  Expression:— He's  O.T.L.   (out  to  lunch). 

Favourite   Pastime:— Getting    dates,    going    on    dates,   breaking 

dates. 
Pet  Peeve:— Pottinger. 
Ambition:— Dentist. 

Probable  Destination:— Alining  metal  used  to  fill  cavities. 
Theme  Song:— Where  the  "Girls"  Are. 
Activities:— Girls-drum    major-girls-of    cadet    band-and    more 

girls. 
Prototype:— Sammy  Davis  Jr. 

Name:— Donald   Hanna. 

Nickname:—  D.S. 

Qnote:—  Keep  quiet  and  people  think  you  are  a  philosopher. 

Expression:— Aw,  come-on! 

Pastime:— Sailing  upturned  sail  boats. 

Pet  Peeve:— People  who  tell  him  to  shave. 

Ambition:— Chartered  Accountant. 

Destination :  —Bookie. 

Theme  Song:— I  get  tongue  tied  over  you. 

Teams:— Second  Footba'l,  Social  Skiing. 

Activities:— Serving,  sailing,  Philosophizing. 

Prototype:— UfTa  Fax. 

Name:— John  Letch. 

Nickname :  —Deacon. 

Quote:— An  expert  is  one  who  knows  more  and  more  about 
less  and  less. 

Expression:— Heh,  you  know  what. 

Pastime:— Going  home   during  exams. 

Pet  Peeve:— The  person  who  put  the  tax  on  cigarettes. 

Ambition:— Lumber  magnate. 

Destination:— Lumber-jack  of  ill  repute. 

Theme  Song:—  Alouette. 

Teams:— First  Soccer,  Third   Hockey  Ref. 

Activities:— Chapel  Clerk,  Tuck  Shop,  Rtd.  President  of  Com- 
mon Room. 

Prototype:— Rudolph   Valentino. 

Name:— Jamie  Levitz. 

Quote:—!   reject  the  monstrous  theory  that  while  a  man  may 

redeem  the  past,  a  women  never  can. 
Favourite   Expression:— Who  can   I  take  out  this  weekend? 
Ambition:— Dentist. 

Probable  Destination:— Working  on  a  kibbutz. 
Theme  Song:— Your  other  love. 
Prototype:     \!ex  Faulkner. 
Favourite  Pastime:— Slashing  lis  own  clothes. 
Activities:    Sports,  skipping  cadets. 
Teams:— First  Hockey,  First  Football. 
Pet  Peeve:    Pottinger. 


Name:— Richard  Brian  Logic. 
Nickname:— Ziggy. 

Quote:—  Drinka  Pinta  Milka  Day. 

Favourite  Expression:— Cease  and  Desist. 

Favourite  Pastime:— Prefect  Bating. 

Pet  Peeve.  Prefects,  etc.  .  .  . 

Future  Ambition:— Chemical  Engineer. 

Probable  Destination:     Ancient  Chinese  tea-taster. 

Theme  Song:— Teddy  Bear's  Picnic. 

Teams:— First  Football,  First  Hockey,  First  Cricket. 

Activities:— Play,  #3  Platoon. 

Prototype:— Bulldog  Brower. 


Name:— Pete  .Martin. 

Sports:— Soccer,  Basketball,  Tennis. 

Activities:— Room   captain,  honour  guard,  committee   member, 

dramatic  society,  social  skier. 
Ambition :  —Doctor. 
Probable  Destination:— Quack. 
Theme  Song:—  Ode  to  Newfoundland. 
Favourite  Expression:— Got  anv  food? 
Quote:— Woe  to  the  hand  that  shed  this  costly  hair. 
Pet  Peeve:— Draughts  that  destrov  smoke  rings. 
Prototype:— Jimmv  Durante. 


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Name:— Peter  McLaren. 

Nickname : —McGoo. 

Quote:—  'Tis  the  hair,  not  the  clothes  that  make  the  man. 

Favourite  Pastime:— You  know  who. 

Pet  Peeve:— Shaving  around  square  corners. 

Ambition :  —Surgeon. 

Probable     Destination:— Polishing     Scalpels     at     the     Toronto 

General. 
Theme  Song:— Smoke  gets  in  vour  eves. 
Activities:— Social    Skiing,    Soccer,    Room    Captain    and    Kool 

Cigarettes. 
Prototype:— Dick  Tracy. 


Name:— Rod  Mundv. 

Nickname:— Hot  Rod. 

Quote:— Academic  prowess  is  no  measure  of  a  man's  success. 

Pastime : — Hot-rodding. 

Pet  Peeve:— Porringer  and  Belgians. 

Ambition:— Business  man. 

Destination:— Business  man. 


Name:— F.  Gregg  Oxley. 

Nickname:— F.G. 

Quote:— Our  best  examples  of  real  men  are  in  the  Annv. 

Expression :  — Yubba-Dubba-Doo. 

Pastime:— Checking  baggage. 

Pet  Peeve:— Maggie    (or   letter   writing   period). 

Ambition:— Officer  in  the  Infantrv. 

Destination:— Barman  in  the  Officers'  Mess. 

Theme  Song:— Stick  Shift. 

Teams:— First  Football,  Gvm  Team. 

Activities:— CO     of    Cadets,     Dav-Bov     Monitor,     Borrowing 

T-Birds. 
Prototype: -Phil  Hill. 


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Name:— Pat  Rowntree. 

Nickname:  — (Snoopy,  Droopy  and)   L'il  Egypt. 

Quote:— A  woman  cries  before,  a  man  after  the  wedding. 

Expression:— What?  That! 

Pastime:— Getting  stuck  in  cemetaries. 

Pet  Peeve:— Belgians   (who  call  him  Droopy). 

Ambition:— Commercial  Pilot. 

Destination:— Flying  High. 

Theme   Song:— Wanderer. 

Teams:— First  Football   (colours),  Second  Hockey,  Track. 

Activities:— Drooping,  and  losing  weight. 

Prototype:— King  Farouk. 

Name:— Tim  Snelgrove. 

Nickname:— Snellers. 

Quote:— The    world's    great    men    have    not    commonly    been 

great  scholars,  nor  its  scholars  great  men.— Holmes. 
Favourite  Pastime:— Practising   Hedonism. 
Ambition:— Chartered   Accountant. 

Probable  Destination:— Pounding  a  cash  register  for  Loblaws. 
Theme  Song:— Roll  Out  the  Barrel. 
Prototype:— Ali  Khan. 
Favourite  Expression:— If  you  can  get  away  with  it,  more  power 

to  you! 
Activities:— Room    Captain,    Head    of    cadet    signals,    cribbage 

addict,  instigator. 
Teams:— Soccer   (?) 

Name:— Ian  Speedie. 

Nickname:— The  Colonel. 

Quote:— Better  to  reign  in  Hell  than  serve  in  Heaven. 

Favourite  Expression:— I  think  I'm  going  to  crack  up! 

Favourite     Pastime:— Hiring     bands     for     school     dances     — 

especially  The  Beau-Marks. 
Pet  Peeve:— Chief  Cadet  Instructors. 
Ambition:  Cosmetic  A4agnate. 
Probable  Destination:— Beauty  Counselor. 
Activities:— 2  I/C  of  Cadet  Corps;  Room   Captain;   Organizer 

and  A1C  of  dances. 
Teams:— First  Football. 

Theme  Song:— I've  Got  a  Pocketful  of  .Miracles. 
Prototype:— Field-Marshall  Erwin  Rommel. 

Name:— E.  Harvey  Stewart. 

Nickname:— Out  to  Lunch  (OTL). 

Favourite  Saying:— No  sweat,  no  sweat. 

Favourite  Pastime:— Listening  to  (OTL)  Jazz. 

Pet  Peeve:— Barbaric  Infidels. 

Pet  Please:— Poetry  (his  own). 

Ambition:— Freelance  Writer/Photographer. 

Probable  Destination:— Selling  Poems  on  Street  Corners. 

Theme  Song:— Poetry  in  Motion. 

Activities:— President   Senior   Common    Room,    First    Football 

Team,  Poetry  Reading  Contest  (winner),  Plav. 
Prototype:— Kerouac. 


Name:— Richard  Wood. 
Nickname:— Dickey. 

Favourite  Expression:—!  bet  I  did  more  work  than  anyone  else. 
Pet  Peeve:— Cadets. 

Quote:  -To  be,  or  not  to  be,  that  is  the  question. 
I  earns:— Tennis,  Soccer. 

Theme  Song:— Brylcream,  a  little  dab  will  do  va. 
Prototype: -Neville  Chamberlain. 


TH  E    ASH  BU  R  I  AN  W 

READOVER 

The  school  assembled  in  Argvle  on  June  6th  for  Mr.  Perry's  36th 
end  of  term  Readover  in  twelve  years.  The  I  [eadmaster  began  by 
saying  that  the  closing  of  a  school  year  is  a  happy  occasion,  but  that  there 
were  "some  regrets",  the  loss  of  Florence  notable  among  them. 

Mr.  Perry  said  that  there  had  been  a  measure  of  academic  progress 
during  the  year,  and  that,  on  the  whole,  the  school  had  done  very  well. 
Athletics,  he  said,  had  an  average  year;  there  were  disappointments,  and 
successes;  the  Junior  Cricket  Cup  and  the  record  of  the  Track  I  earn 
were  most  gratifying.  The  Head  mentioned  the  Chapel  and  its  effect 
on  our  life,  the  Choir,  the  excellence  of  the  Cadet  Corps,  the  show  made 
by  the  "Quiz  Kids"  and  the  Debating  Team,  and  the  high  standards 
maintained  by  the  Prefects  and  other  officers. 

After  bidding  farewell  to  departing  members  of  the  staff,  awarding 
Colours  and  making  several  presentations,  Mr.  Perry  announced  plans 
for  a  laboratory  extension,  and  interest  in  an  artificial  ice-rink. 

Mr.  Belcher  then  announced  the  winners  of  the  Ashburian  con- 
tests, before  the  Headmaster,  in  closing,  wished  us  all  a  happy  summer, 
remarking  that  we  were  all  'Ambassadors  of  Ashbury1  and  that  we  would 
do  well  to  live  by  the  school  motto:  'Probitas,  Virtus,  Comitas'. 


SPORTS    DAY 

Iain  Ewing,  George  Keffer  and  Chris  Collyer  were  top  winners  in 
the  three  classes  of  events  on  Sports  Day,  June  7  th.  Ewing  won  the 
100-yd.  dash,  the  120-yd.  hurdles,  the  220-yd.  dash  and  the  hop,  step 
and  jump  in  the  senior  division.  Gallinger  was  a  close  second  in  that 
class,  placing  first  in  the  Cross  Country,  mile,  broad  jump,  high  jump 
and  440-yd.  dash. 

In  the  Intermediate  division,  George  Keffer  was  best  athlete.  He 
won  the  440-yds,  880-yds.,  and  Intermediate  Cross  Country,  and  was 
second  in  the  open  mile. 

Chris  Collyer  captured  Junior  honours  by  winning  the  100-yd. 
dash,  80-yd.  hurdles  and  the  broad  jump.  Rick  Southam  was  second, 
capping  the  high  jump  and  shot  put. 

Rossy  won  the  Irvine  Cup  for  the  Junior  Cross  Country  and  also 
won  the  mile. 

In  the  Midget  classification  Harry  Espinola  won  the  high  jump, 
cricket  ball  throw\  broad  jump  and  75-yd.  dash. 

The  Professor  J.  Burke  Ewing  Trophy  for  the  Most  Valuable 
Member  of  the  Track  Team  was  presented  to  Iain  M.  Ewing. 


90  TH  E    ASHBURI  AN 

MORNING  PRIZES 
A.    TRACK  AND  FIELD  SPORTS 

1.  HIGH  JUAIP-SENIOR-The  Read  Trophy-L.  B.  Gallinger-5'3" 

Junior— R.  Southam— 4'5" 
Alidget-H.  EspinoIa-4'4" 

2.  THE  MILE-THE  GORDON  FISCHEL  TROPHY 

First-L.  B.  Gallinger-5'5.2" 
Second-G.  B.  Keffer 

3.  THE  JUNIOR  A1ILE-R.  Rossy-6'23" 

4.  THROWING  THE  CRICKET  BALL 

Senior-R.  V.  Berry-90  yds.  27" 
Intermediate-J.  P.  O.  Henry-76  yds.  O'l" 
Junior-J.  P.  E.  Anderson-77  yds.  0'5" 
Midget-H.  Espinola-58  yds.  l'lO" 
Banram-W.  B.  Ducharme-40  yds.  0'8"  (record) 

5.  BROAD  JUMP-SENIOR-L.  B.  Gallinger-19'6" 

Intermediate-M.  S.  Polk-18' 
Junior-C.  L.  Collyer-15'5" 
Alidget-H.  Espinola-11'11" 
Bantam— J.  Espinola— 12'1(H"   (record) 

6.  120  YARD  HURDLES-THE  E.  R.  FISHER  TROPHY 

Senior— I.  Al.  Ewing— 16.6 
Intermediate-Al.  S.  Polk-17.2 

7.  80  YARD  HURDLES-JUNIOR-C.  L.  Collyer-13.6 

8.  DISCUS-Senior-D.  Al.  Boyd-122'7"   (record) 

Intermediate— D.  J.  Mulaner— 102'10" 

9.  JAVELIN-Senior-R.  V.  Berry-112'3" 

Intermediate— D.  J.  Mulaner— 11 7'5" 

10.  HOP-STEP-JUAIP-Senior-I.  M.  Ewing-38'9" 

Intermediate-M.  S.  Polk-35'10" 
Junior-R.  Scheel-29'3i" 

11.  SHOT  PUT-SENIOR-S.  G.  R.  Pottinger-34'2" 

Intermediate— D.  A.  J.  Boyd— 40'42" 
Junior— R.  Southam— 3 1'2" 

12.  100  YARDS-SENIOR-MRS.  M.  FAUQUIER  TROPHY-I.  M.  Ewing-10.6 

Intermediate— D.  A.  J.  Boyd— 11 
Junior-C.  A.  Collyer-12.1 

13.  75  YARDS  A1IDGET-H.  Espinola-10.3 

14.  60  YARDS  BANTAM-J.  MacDonald-9.9 

15.  220  YARDS-DR.  C.  K.  ROWAN-LEGG  TROPHY- 

Senior— I.  W.  Ewing  23.8 
Intermediate— D.  A.  J.  Boyd— 25.0 
Junior-D.  C.  Polk-29.0 

16.  440  VARDS-THE  OLD  BOYS'  CUP 

Senior-L.  B.  Gallinger-58.0" 
Intermediate-G.  B.  Keffer-59.5" 
Junior-M.  MacCarthy— 1'17" 


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17.  880  YARDS-THE  BEARDMORE  TROP1 IV    J.  B.  Draper-2'26" 

Intermediate— G.  B.  KerTcr— 2'17" 

18.  THF.  SACK  RACE-Midget-P.  Anketell-Jones-12.00  sees. 

Bantam— J.  MacDonald— 9.9  sees. 

iv.    THE  INTERHOUSE  RELAY  RACFS 

Senior— Alexander  House 
Junior— Woollcombe  House 


B.    THE  CROSS  COUNTRY  RACES 

SENIOR-THE  ROBERTS  ALLAN  CUP 
First— L.  B.  Gallinger 
Second— T.  N.  Coristine 
Third— D.  S.  Cowan 

INTERA1EDIATE-THE  IRVINE  CUP 
First— G.  B.  Keffer 
Second— D.  C.  Mackenzie 

JUNIOR-R.  Rossy 

UNDER  11— P.  G.  Loftus 


C.    THE  PROFESSOR  J.  B.  EWING  TROPHY  FOR  THE  MOST 
VALUABLE  MEMBER  OF  THE  TRACK  TEAM 

I.  M.  Ewing 


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THE    ASH  B  V  R  /  -J  N  93 

AFTERNOON  PRIZES 

A.  FORM  PRIZES  FOR  GENERAL  PROFICIENCY 

IC  P.  TATICEK 

IB       _ _ I).  W.  HATCH 

IA  R.  I..  WILSON 

IIB N    F.  DAY 

IIA  C.  E.  S.  BARN1  S 

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TRANSITUS  B    T.  F.  HURDMAN 
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B.  AWARDS  OF  MERIT 

IC-D ALTON  PRIZE  A.  G.  WOOD 

IB-DALTON  PRIZE D.  PETERSON 

IA-DALTOX  PRIZI      S.  I.  H.  BASINSK] 

I-DALTOX  PRIZE A.  EDGAR 

II-HUNTER  PRIZE  (History  &  Geography-  D.  B.  DOLLIX 

II-HUXTER  PRIZE   (Arithmetic)—. J.  S.  BARkl  R 

II-HUNTER  PRPIZE  (For  Merit) M.  H.  ELLIS 

IIIB-DARATHA  PRIZE D.  R.  MOULDS 

IIIA-SPEXCER  PRIZE P.  AXKETELL-JOXES 

TRANSITUS  B-HUGHES  PRIZE _ L.  K.  MCNAIR 

TRANSITUS  A-POLK  PRIZE K.  M.  COOK 

JUNIOR  SCHOOL-MOTHER'S  GUILD  PRIZE  (For  Improvement  in  French) 

D.  H.  MACLAREN 

IV-MONKS  PRIZE D.  A.  HAYLEY 

IVA-WANSBROUGH    PRIZE T.  S.   FULLER 

Y-BLACK  PRIZE G.  B.  LIVINGSTONE 

YA-de  VAREXT  PRIZE T.  X.  DRIEDGER 

MIDDLE  SCHOOL-MOTHERS'  GUILD  PRIZE  (For  Improvement  in  English) 

T.  L.  MACDONALD 

VID-PEMBERTON  PRIZE M.  W.  MOSHER 

YIC-SNELGROVE  PRIZE G.  R.  GARTON 

YIB-MARLAND  PRIZE P.  M.  GILLEAN 

YIA-SIBLEY  PRIZE A.  D.  WOOD 

UPPER  YI-BRAIN  PRIZE C.  A.  FLOOD 

C.  THE  HONOUR  ACADEMIC  PRIZES 
MIDDLE  SCHOOL  CLASSES 

THE  SXELGROYE  PRIZE  FOR  MATHS  &  SCIENCE—     .   G.  B.  KEFFER 

THE  DEYINE  PRIZE  FOR  LATIN T.  R.  FLYNN 

THE  JOBLING  PRIZES  FOR  FRENCH __ _T.  R.  FLYNN 

I.  H.  PARKER 

D.  THE  ROBERT  MOORE  MEMORIAL  PRIZE 

FOR  JUNIOR  MATRICULATION  ENGLISH..  J.  I.  BETHUNI 

V.     JUNIOR  MATRICULATION  CLASSES 

THE  BELCHER  PRIZI    FOR  ENGLISH K  S.  Ml  NZD  S 

THE  PEMBERTON  PRIZE  FOR  MODERN  HISTORY  ...J.  S.  II  \  I  1  / 

THE  BLACK  PRIZI    FOR  MODERN  HISTORY  K.  S.  Ml  \/ll  S 

THE  BRAIN  PRIZES  FOR  ANCIENT  HISTORY  ( I.  R.  GARTON 

D.  S.  COW  AN 


94  THE    ASHBURl  AN 

THE  PROF.  J.  B.  EWING  PRIZE  FOR  ALGEBRA-.... P.  G.  EKES 

THE  AIARLAND  PRIZE  FOR  ALGEBRA— K.  S.  MENZIES 

THE  AIARLAND  PRIZE  FOR  GEOAIETRY... G.  R.  GARTON 

THE  MONKS  PRIZE  FOR  GEOAIETRY... D.  S.  COWAN 

THE  SNELGROVE  PRIZE  FOR  PHYSICS....- _ G.  R.  GARTON 

THE  SIBLEY  PRIZE  FOR  PHYSICS D.  S.  COWAN 

I  1 1 1    SIBLEY  PRIZE  FOR  CHEMISTRY... _ J.  S.  LEVITZ 

THE  SNELGROVE  PRIZE  FOR  CHEA1ISTRY _ J.  S.  MENZIES 

THE  F.  E.  B.  WHITFIELD  PRIZE  FOR  LATIN G.  GREENSTONE 

THE  FIORENZA  DREW  PRIZE  FOR  FRENCH_ P.  M.  BOW 

THE  PEAIBERTON  PRIZE  FOR  GEOGRAPHY J.  S.  LEVITZ 

SENIOR  MATRICULATION  PRIZES 

THE  HON.  GEORGE  DREW  PRIZE  FOR  ENGLISH I.  M.  EWING 

THE  I.  C.  PEAIBERTON  PRIZE  FOR  HISTORY A.  F.  GILL 

THE  ASHBURY  PRIZE  FOR  MATHEMATICS S.  M.  O.  PARKER 

THE  L.  H.  SIBLEY  PRIZE  FOR  SCIENCE ......S.  AL  O.  PARKER 

THE  L.  H.  SIBLEY  PRIZE  FOR  BIOLOGY A.  F.  GILL 

THE  READ  LATIN  PRIZE A.  F.  GILL 

THE  ANGUS  FRENCH  PRIZE. S.  M.  O.  PARKER 

F.  THE  WOODBURN  MUSIC  PRIZES 

FORAI  I _G.  HAYLEY 

FORM  II C.  E.  S.  BARNES 

FORAI   IIIB W.   SHENKMAN 

FORAI  IIIA  A _ R.  ROSSY 

FORM  TRANSITUS  B ...  H.  J.  PYEFINCH 

FORM  TRANSITUS  A B.  L.  DEACON 

G.  THE  CHOIR  PRIZES 

THE  L.  H.  SIBLEY  PRIZES J.  V.  HEARNE 

J.  J.  D.  READ 

H.     THE  GORDON  FISCHEL  PRIZE  FOR  DRAMATICS 

P.  M.  J.  MARTIN 

I.      THE  PUBLIC  SPEAKING  PRIZES 

THE  CHARLES  GALE  PRIZE-JUNIOR _..H.  STEIN 

THE  ROSS  MCAIASTER  PRIZE-INTERA1EDIATE. G.  D.  BARBER 

THE  ROSS  MCMASTER  PRIZE-SENIOR _ G.  P.  HASLAA1 

J.      THE  POETRY  READING  PRIZES 

THE  C.  G.  DRAYTON  PRIZE-JUNIOR J.  J.  D.  READ 

THE  C.  G.  DRAYTON  PRIZE-INTERMEDIATE... E.  F.  BURRITT 

THE  A.  B.  BELCHER  PRIZE-SENIOR.. .E.  H.  STEWART 

K.     THE  CADET  PRIZES 

THE  COMMANDING  OFFICER'S  PRIZE C/MAJOR  F.  G.  OXLEY 

I  I  II    MOST  VALUABLE  OFFICER'S  PRIZE C/LT.  A.  F.  GILL 

l  I  II    BEST  N.  C.  O WOl  P.  M.  GILLIAN 

THE  AIOST  PROMISING  RECRUIT _ D.  S.  COWAN 

L.     THE  ATHLETIC  PRIZES 

THE  TRACK  &  FIELD  CHAMPIONSHIPS 

JUNIOR-THE  ALWYN  CUP C.  L.   COLLYER 

INTERMEDIATE-THE  STANLEY  WRIGHT  CUP G.  B.  KEFFER 

SENIOR-THE  FLEMING  CUP _ I.  A  I.  EWING 

L.  B.  GALLINGER 


TH  E    ASHBUR1  AN  95 

THE  MACCORDICK  CUP  (Greatest  Contribution  to  School  Games) 

R.  15.  LOGH 
THE  CONNAUGHT  CUP  FOR  GYM  I    \1    I  WING 

THE  E.  B.  PILGRIM  TROPHY    (For  Long  Distance  Running) 

L.  B.  GALLING!  K 
THE  OLD  BOYS'  RACE  R.  V.  IIOWLAND 

THE  MOTHERS'  RACE  MRS.  J.  B.  EWING 

THE  WILSON  SHIELD  LOR  INTERHOUSE  COMPETITION 

\l  I  \  WDLR  HOUSE 

M.    SPECIAL  AWARDS 

THE  WOODS  JUNIOR  SCHOOL  AWARD  OF  MERIT. ...        J.  |.  I).  READ 

THE  SOUTH A.M  CUP  FOR  THE  BEST  RECORD  IN 

SCHOLARSHIP  &  SPORTS  (Senior  Matriculation  I  I.  M.  EWING 

THE  NELSON  SHIELD _ _ \.  I'.  GILL 

G.  S.  POTTINGER 

N.     THE  HEADMASTERS  TROPHIES 

JUNIOR     _____ _ ...G.  S.  GAMBLE 

INTERMEDIATE C.  H.  C.  GRANT 

SENIOR M.  E.  WHIPPS 

O.  THE  C.  ROW  LEY  BOOTH  MEMORIAL  TROPHY 

(FOR  GENERAL  PROFICIENCY  IN  GRADE  XII)  ...      _..  G.  GREENSTONE 

P.  THE  GOVERNOR  GENERAL'S  MEDAL 

S.  M.  O.  PARKER 


COLOURS  1962 

FIRST  FOOTBALL 

New  Colours— Ewing,  Parker  I,  Logie. 
Previously  Awarded 

Berry  I,  Flood,  Gill,  Oxley,  Rowntree. 

See  Snelling  Trophy  M.V.P.— Berry  I. 

"Tiny"  Hermann  Trophy  M. LP.— Parker  I. 

SECOND  COLOURS 

New  Colours— Keffer,  Andrew,  Boyd  I,  Boyd  II. 
Previously  Awarded 

Hunt. 

Barry  O'Brien  Trophy   (M.V.P.)-Hunt. 

Boswell  Trophy  (M. LP.) -Keffer. 

SOCCER 

1st  Team  Colours 

New  Colours— Tyler,  Pottinger. 

Previously  Awarded 

Davidson  I,  McGaughey. 

R.  J.  Anderson  Trophy    (M.V.P.)— Davidson. 
2nd  Colours  (members  of  first  team) 

Finlay. 
Previously  Awarded 

Blackburn. 


96  TH  E    ASHBUR1  AN 

II  \IOR  SCHOOL  SOCCER  COLOURS 
New  Colours— Moulds,  Benskin. 

FIRST  HOCKEY 

New  Colours— Bethune,  Levitz,  Cowan. 
Previously  Awarded 

Logic 

Fraser  Trophy   (M.V.P.)- Logic 

Irvin  Tropin-  (Outstanding)— Levitz. 

SECOND  HOCKEY 

New  Colours— Boyd  I,  Boyd  II,  Steven,  Garton,  Partridge,  Shepherd,  Chadderton. 

SKIING 

New  Colours— Grant. 
Previously  Awarded 

Coristine  I. 

Evan   Gill  Trophy    (M.V.P.)— Coristine   I. 

.Most  Improved  Player— Grant. 

Coristine  Trophy   (Cross  Country)— Grant. 

BASKETBALL 

.MA'. P.  McA'Xulty  Trophy— Addleman. 

Snelgrove  Trophy   (Determination  and  Co-operation) 

CRICKET 

No  Colours  Awarded 
Batting  Trophy  Not  Awarded 
Bowling  Trophy  Not  Awarded 

.M.C.C.  Trophy,  (.Most  Improved  Batsman)— Roberts. 

UNDER  16 

Colours— Roberts,  Shepherd. 
Previously  Awarde d— Samples. 

JUNIOR  CRICKET 

Colours— Read,  Gamble  II. 

Junior  .M.C.C.  Batting  Trophy— Scheel. 

TRACK 

Colours  Previously  Awarded— Ewing. 
Special  Track  Awards 

Hunt,  Keffer,  Gallinger. 

TENNIS 

New  Colours— Henry. 

Previously  Awarded 
Berry  I. 

HOUSE  COLOURS 

CONNAUGHT 

New  Colours— Bethune;  Boyd  II;  Pottinger;  Flood;  Boyd  I;  Haslam.  Re-awarded; 
Partridge;    lyler. 

WOOLLCOMBE   HOUSE 

New   Colours— Blackburn;   Gillean;   Gallinger;   Steven;    Woolley;    Logic;   Gill; 

Berry  I;  Copeland  I,  Re-awarded;  Davidson  I;  McGaughey. 
Alex  vnder 

New  Colours     \ildlcman;  Cowan;  Hunt;  Keffer;  Levitz;  Wennberg;  Coristine  I; 

I'.w  ing,  Re-av  arded;  (  Kiev. 


S.   \1.  ().  Parker        Governor-General's 
Medal  -  from  Dr.  J.  O.  Proulx. 


P.  M.  Gillean  -  VIB  Merit  Prize  -  from 
.Mr.  Donald  Maclarcn. 


Guest    Speaker- -C.    L.    Ogden    Glass, 

Esq.,   charting  with    Miss   Woodburn 

and  Headmaster. 


Chairman— A.  B.  R.  Lawrence,  Esq. 


Read— Mood  Trophv  from 
E.  B.  Pilgrim,  Esq. 


L.  to  R.—S.  M.  O.  Parker— Governor- 
General's  Medal;  M.  E.  W'hipps— Head- 
master's Cup  Senior;  C.  H.  C.  Grant- 
Headmaster's  Cup  Intermediate;  G. 
Greenstone— Rowlev  Booth  Memorial 
Trophv;  G.  S.  Gamble  — Headmaster's 
Cup  Junior. 


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CLOSING    DAY    EXERCISES 

The  ceremonies  began  with  a  Leaving  Service  at  2:45  p.m.  in  the 
School  Chapel,  for  those\vho  were  graduating  and  for  their  parents  and 
friends.  Here  the  Headmaster  bade  farewell  to  those  who  were  leaving 
the  school.     He  said,  in  part: 

'Although  boys  are  not  thought  to  be  sentimental,  I  suspect  that  a 
few  of  you  will  look  around  and  say  goodbye  with  some  regrets  .  .  . 
I  want  you  to  know  that  I  am  grateful  to  you  for  the  many  contributions 
which  you  have  made  to  the  School's  success.  It  is  a  stronger  place 
because  you  were  here  and  have  all  left  your  names  inscribed  on  the 
School  records  ...  In  the  words  of  Henry  Newbolt,  'Henceforth  the 
School  and  you  are  one,  and  what  you  are  the  race  shall  be.' ' 

At  3: 30  p.m.  the  Prize  Giving  took  place  and  this  year  fine  weather 
returned  to  us  for  the  occasion  —  blue  skies  and  a  moderate  temperature. 
The  Air  Force  rehearsing  for  their  'show'  on  the  following  Saturday, 
and  usually  in  full  flight  during  the  two  preceding  days,  tempered  ex- 
pediency with  consideration  and  made  only  a  few  runs  over  our  heads. 
The  Headmaster  explained  that  he  had  attempted  to  time  the  speeches 
so  that  thev  might  punctuate  the  roar  of  the  jets. 

The  chairman,  Mr.  A.  B.  R.  Lawrence,  M.C.,  B.C.L.,  Q.C.,  opened 
the  proceedings  by  welcoming  the  visitors  and  calling  upon  the  Head- 
master to  make  his  report  on  the  activities  and  attainments  during  the 
school  year. 

Mr.  Perry  spoke  of  the  high  academic  success  achieved  by  last 
year's  Senior  Matric  Class  and  by  those  who  had  written  internal  exams 
this  year;  he  referred  to  bursaries  and  scholarships  now  available,  and  to 
distinctions  of  Old  Boys  graduating  from  universities.  He  spoke  of  the 
valuable  contribution  of  the  Mothers'  Guild  in  providing  various  bene- 
fits to  the  School,  and  of  additions  and  improvements  contemplated  in 
the  School's  physical  structure;  of  athletics  he  said,  "In  looking  back  I 
think  we  overdid  our  hospitality  in  sportsmanship  by  allowing  our  guest 
speaker's  old  school  (Bishops')  to  defeat  us  on  all  fronts.  We  propose 
to  change  this  next  year." 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  Valedictory  Address  by  the  co-captains  of 
the  School,  S.  G.  Pottinger  and  A.  F.  Gill,  flowers  were  presented  to 
.Mrs.  Glass,  in  absentia.  The  presentation  was  made  by  one  of  the 
School's  youngest  boys— J.  S.  Barker.  This  was  followed  by  a  presenta- 
tion to  the  Headmaster  of  three  fine  Bartlett  prints,  from  the  graduating 
class  in  recognition  of  "all  you  have  done  for  us,"  and  to  Mrs.  Perry  of 
a  bouquet  of  yellow  roses. 

The  guest  speaker,  Dr.  C.  L.  Ogden  Glass,  a  former  headmaster  of 
Ashbury  from  1945  to  1950,  and  presently  Principal  and  Yice-Chancel- 
lor  of  Bishops'  University,  gave  a  most  interesting  address  in  which  he 


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reminisced  on  his  years  at  the  School,  made  some  penetrating  observa- 
tions on  present  trends  in  education,  and  warned  against  the  current 
tendency  to  pessimism  on  world  a  flairs. 

"It  is  my  opinion",  he  said,  "that  no  student  should  undertake  i 
career  in  science,  even  at  the  undergraduate  level,  unless  his  mathematics 
are  in  the  first  class,  or  exceedingly  close  to  it,  and  his  physics  at  nearly 
the  same  level.  The  impact  of  romantic  space  flight  and  the  general 
romance  of  science  may  be  running  us  into  the  grave  danger  of  'driving 
square  pegs  into  round  holes'." 

On  the  score  of  pessimistic  tendencies.  Dr.  Glass  said.  "The  world 
is  fraught  with  danger,  but  1  wonder  if  it  has  not  always  been  so."  He 
quoted  famous  men  from  as  far  back  as  1849  who  felt  then  that  the 
world  was  headed  for  disaster, 

Academic  prizes  were  presented  by:  W.  Dirkse  van-Schalkwvck, 
Ambassador  of  the  Republic  of  South  Africa  to  Canada;  Commodore 
J.  C.  O'Brien,  R.C.X.,  CD.,  Canadian  Naval  Attache  to  Washington; 
H.  Pullen,  Esq.,  B.A.,  B.Paed.,  D.Ed.,  Assistant  Superintendent  of  Sec- 
ondary Schools;  Donald  Maclaren,  Esq.,  B.Sc,  P.Eng.  (1930-1939), 
Secretarv,  Board  of  Governors;  E.  B.  Pilgrim,  Esq.,  M.A.  (1939-1946), 
Headmaster-elect  of  Ridlev  College;  J.  O.  Proulx,  Esq.,  M.A.,  Ph.D., 
District  Inspector— Ottawa-St.  Lawrence  Number  One. 

Also,  two  memorial  trophies,  the  Charles  Rowley  Booth  .Memorial 
Trophy,  for  General  Proficiency  in  Grade  12,  and  The  Robert  Gerald 
Moore  .Memorial  Prize  in  English  were  presented  by  .Mrs.  S.  A.  MacKay 
Smith  and  .Mrs.  Robert  Moore,  respectively. 

After  the  awarding  of  the  prizes  and  the  closing  remarks  of  the 
Chairman,  the  gathering  moved  to  the  front  lawn  where  refreshments 
were  served  to  the  accompaniment  of  the  music  of  the  Band  of  the 
Governor  General's  Foot  Guards. 


VALEDICTORY 

Delivered  by  G.  Pottinger  and  A.  Gill— Head  Boys 
Gill: 

Mr.  Chairman,  Mr.  Headmaster,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 
Again  this  year  the  School  decided  to  continue  its  policy  of  appoint- 
ing two  head  boys.  The  "pros  and  cons"  of  this  arrangement  are  ir- 
relevant. What  is  relevant  is  that  it  once  again  complicates  the  question 
of  the  Valedictory.  As  both  Graham  and  I  are  standing  here,  and  as 
neither  of  us  intends  to  assume  the  role  of  the  silent  partner,  it  is  obvious 
that  we  hive  decided  to  follow,  borrow,  or  steal  the  system  adopted  by 
the  last  two,  or  should  I  say  four.  Valedictorians.     According-  to  the 


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format  laid  down  in  previous  years,  the  speech  is  divided  into  two  parts, 
the  first  of  which  belongs  to  Graham.  .  . 

Pottinger:  Thank  you,  Alan. 

Before  I  begin  I  would  like  to  mention  that  this  has  certainly  been 
a  irreat  year  for  Ashbury.  For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  School, 
one  of  the  Head  Boys  has  come  from  a  thriving  industrial  metropolis 
about  sixty-five  miles  northwest  from  here,  called  Renfrew.  It  also 
may  be  noted  that  in  Ashbury 's  life,  so  far  only  three  people  from  Ren- 
frew have  ever  come  here.  I  guess  this  proves  the  saying,  "Third  time's 
lucky"  because  I'm  number  three. 

As  you  know,  it  is  the  function  of  the  Valedictorian,  and  this  year's 
Valedictorians,  to  bid  farewell  on  behalf  of  the  graduating  class.  This 
is  indeed  an  honour  although  not  entirely  a  happy  one.  I  feel  rather 
like  Cerberus,  the  three-headed  dog,  who  guarded  the  realms  of  Pluto 
and  who,  with  his  three  heads  was  able  to  look  in  three  directions,  the 
past,  the  present  and  the  future. 

The  past  is  filled  with  many  happy  memories  of  what  we  have 
learned  and  accomplished.  Memories  such  as  the  first  time  we  were 
caned  for  smoking  without  permission,  or  the  hour  we  spent  at  the  wall 
for  the  "spitball"  fight  in  prep,  and  the  friendships  we  formed  in  class 
and  on  the  sports'  fields. 

The  present  is  now,  these  Closing  Ceremonies.  Our  minds  and 
spirits  are  filled  with  the  excitement  of  the  coming  holiday,  the  relief 
that  exams  are  over,  the  joy  of  being  reunited  with  our  parents. 

Now  is  a  time  of  mixed  emotions  for  those  of  us  who  are  leaving. 
The  future  will  be  a  different  world.  We  shall  be  introduced  into  a 
new  way  of  life.  No  bell  will  ring  at  7: 15  every  morning.  No  Prefect  or 
Master  will  come  around  to  haul  us  out  of  bed.     We  will  be  on  our  own. 

We  all  feel  the  sorrow  of  departing  from  a  life  which  has  become, 
although  some  won't  admit  it,  very  near  and  dear  to  us.  At  the  same 
time,  we  arc  also  filled  with  the  anticipation  of  what  is  to  come.  What 
will  this  new  way  of  life  be  like?  It  will  be  filled  with  the  trials  and  the 
difficulties  which  are  common  to  all  boys  who  have  just  left  school. 

And  yet,  I  feel  that  we  Ashburians  shall  not  find  the  new  way  of 
life  hard  to  adapt  to.  Life  at  Ashbury  does  more  for  us  than  we 
realize.  Her  most  important  work  is  the  moulding  of  the  characters 
of  her  offspring.  For  without  a  sure  and  strong  character,  we,  the 
youth  of  today,  tomorrow's  threat  men,  have  not  much  hope.  Ashbury 
helps  us  develop  our  characters  so  that  we  may  become  the  great  men 
of  tomorrow. 

As  of  today,  we,  the  graduating  class,  join  the  ranks  of  that  famed 
society  known  as  "Old  Boys".  I  am  sure  that  we  all  hope  in  our  future 
life  we  shall  be  able  to  afford  the  time  to  return  to  the  School  and  see 
all  that  we  have  been  happily  associated  with,  and  what  alterations  and 
additions  have  taken  place.     And  now,  back  to  Alan. 


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Gill: 

Thanks  Graham.  I,  unfortunately,  never  had  the  advantage  of 
such  a  colourful  home  town,  having  lived  most  of  my  life  in  the  Village 
of  Rockcliffe  Park.  I  low  ever,  as  a  near  neighbour,  I  have  had  a  long 
association  with  Ashburv.  Many  were  the  Saturday  mornings  that  I 
and  mv  cohorts  from  my  alma  mater  across  the  way  would  sally  forth 
to  watch  the  local  heroes  do  battle  on  the  Ashburv  football  field  and, 
almost  inevitably,  would  we  incur  the  wrath  of  a  certain  gentleman  who 
could  never  quite  see  eve  to  eve  with  our  manner  of  watching  football 
games.  Despite  this  inauspicious  background,  I  followed  a  family  tra- 
dition and  entered  Ashburv  where,  on  my  first  daw  that  same  gentle- 
man, whom  I  had  since  learned  as  the  Mr.  Brain,  informed  me  that  I  had 
a  great  reputation  to  keep  up.  Knowing  mv  relatives,  I  was  newer 
quite  sure  of  the  significance  behind  the  remark  nor  what  policy  should 
be  followed  to  live  up  to  that  reputation. 

Be  that  as  it  may,  I  am  sure  that  it  was  a  great  stimulus  in  my 
Ashburv  career. 

However,  this  word  "reputation'1  bears  dwelling  upon.  Through- 
out life,  we  are  always  striving  to  follow,  to  live  up  to,  to  build  a  repu- 
tation. At  Ashburv,  we  have  had  the  reputation  of  our  predecessors 
at  the  School  and  of  the  School  itself,  to  uphold.  At  the  same  time,  all 
of  us  have  acquired  for  ourselves  a  reputation  of  one  sort  or  another. 
But  we  are  leaving  Ashbury  and  the  reputations  that  we  established 
here,  and  we  are  setting  out  for  places  unknown  where  we  will  be 
forced  to  make  our  presence  felt  once  again.  In  this  task  we  will  be 
greatlv  aided  by  one  factor— the  reputation  of  the  school  we  have  just 
left.  If  we  combine  this  advantage  with  a  determination  to  live  up  to 
the  examples  set  by  former  Ashbury  graduates,  we  cannot  go  far  wrong. 

My  reputation,  be  what  it  may,  has  been  achieved  during  years  at 
the  School  which  have  been  both  extremely  interesting  and  gratifying. 
To  say  that  they  have  all  been  pleasant,  however,  would  indeed  be 
hypocritical,  but  I  know  that,  no  matter  how  hard  I  and  my  fellow- 
students  have  tried  to  find  fault,  we  have  developed  a  certain  respect,  a 
certain  feeling  for  the  school.  What  Ashbury  has  done  for  us  may  at 
the  present  be  a  little  nebulous  to  some,  but  I  believe  that  in  the  future 
it  will  be  fully  appreciated  by  all. 

But  enough  of  reminiscence  and  speculation.  I  would  like  now. 
on  behalf  of  the  graduating  class,  to  thank  the  members  of  the  staff  for 
all  their  assistance  during  our  school  careers.  Also,  both  Graham  and 
I  would  like  to  thank  our  fellow  prefects,  the  room  captains,  the  monit- 
ors and,  indeed,  anyone  who  did  his  bit  to  keep  the  number  of  "nuts 
loose  in  the  school"  to  a  minimum. 

Now.  for  a  closing  there  will  be  no  school  motto,  no  Tennyson's 
Ulvsses,  but  a  wish  for  the  best  of  luck  to  those  returnino-,  a  sincere 
hope  for  success  to  those  leaving  and,  finally,  just  one  reminder  to  the 
graduating  class  —  you  have  a  great  reputation  to  keep  up. 


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SMETHURST 


LITERARY 
SECTION 


"THE  ASHBURIAN"  COMPETITIONS  AND  AWARDS 

Photography 

This  contest  was  judged  by  an  external,  professional  authority  who 
decided  that,  among  many  fine  entries  two  were,  in  their  different  ways, 
of  equal  merit.  One  was  a  photograph  of  the  bare  branches  of  a  tree, 
against  a  cloudy  sky.  This  was  judged  as  best  in  terms  of  imagination 
and  artistic  merit.  The  other  (a  picture  of  the  burning  of  Chalmers 
United  Church)  as  best  in  terms  of  dramatic  reporting  and  of  proficient 
photography. 

A  number  of  other  entries  were  regarded  as  of  outstanding  merit 
and  several  of  these,  as  well  as  the  winning  entries  appear  here  with  the 
Editor's  wish  to  thank  all  those  who  submitted  photographs,  whether  in 
competition  or  merely  for  the  sake  of  a  contribution  to  the  interest  of 
"The  Ashburian". 

The  winner  —  Smethurst. 


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Among  an  unusually  large  number  of  entries,  there  were  two  or 
three  which,  in  the  opinion  of  the  adjudicators,  stood  out  conspicuously 
in  poetic  merit.  The  first  of  those  selected  was  a  very  brief  lyric 
entitled  "Camouflage".  This  little  poem  succeeded  in  communicating 
in  highly  condensed  but  thoroughly  lyrical  style,  a  mood  which  is 
experienced  by  almost  everyone,  recognized  by  few,  and  expressed  by 
still  fewer.     Its  author  —  Snelgrove. 


CAMOUFLAGE 

Sometimes  I  do  not  want  the  world  to  know 

That  I  exist, 

I  want  to  see  but  not  be  seen, 

Like  gulls  in  mist. 

I  envy  arctic  things  upon  the  snow, 

White  bear,  white  fox. 

In  jungles  I  would  be  pure  green. 

And  gray  on  rocks. 

Snelgrove— VIA 


The  second  poem,  also  a  lyric,  was,  "Lord  of  the  Mansion".  It  too, 
quite  subtly  and  delicately  expressed  a  human  experience  in  terms  of 
condensed  and  evocative  words,  imagery  and  rhythms,  and,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  judges,  does  great  credit  to  the  skill  and  imagination  of 
its  author  —  Ewing. 


THE  LORD  OF  THE  MANSION 

The  lord  of  the  mansion  The  sun  warm  on  his  face, 

How  happy  is  he  And  sniffed  the  perfumed  breeze, 

Master  of  all  he  surveys!  And  sighed  "How  sweet" 

He  stepped  from  the  mansion,  To  the  girl  who  walked  beside. 

Cool  and  white,  The  lord  of  the  mansion  heard, 

Into  the  summer  sun,  And  felt  like  a  stick, 

Where  his  grass  lay  green  before  his  feet,  Stripped  of  its  protecting  bark. 

And  the  wind  played  softly  in  his  trees,  Then  fear  came  on  him  — 

And  drifted  the  scent  of  lilac,  Sudden  as  a  summer  shadow, 

And  his  heart  was  light.  And  from  his  trees 

A  boy  passed  by,  He  heard  the  caw  of  many  crows. 

Ewing  —  U  VI 


THE    ASHBURI  AN  1W 

Prose 

The  winner  of  this  Contest  is  the  narrative,  "The  Dumb  Cadet". 

Ir  was  felt  that  the  short  narrative  is  an  exceedingly  difficult  form  to 
handle  in  an  interesting  and  convincing  manner  and  that  the  author  of 
this  piece  had  shown  considerable  skill  and  imagination  in  writing,  in  a 
necessarily  restricted  space,  a  story  which  was  high  in  reader  interest. 
The  author  —  Smethursr. 


THE  DUMB  CADET 

Jonah  didn't  want  to  make  any  mistake  over  this.     It  was  the  first 
time  he  had  been  to  a  cadet  camp,  and  he  was  eager  to  prove  himself. 
"Are  you  sure  that's  right?",  he  repeated,  his  flat  ebony  face  solemn. 
"Sure,  I'm  sure",  Hank  said,  "I  heard  it  myself". 

For  a  moment  Jonah  could  only  stand  there.  Then  a  gap  as  wide 
as  the  space  between  a  rabbit  and  fox  revealed  his  white  teeth,  as  he- 
smiled;  he  shook  his  head.     "Well  I'll  be  doggoned!" 

His  third  day  at  camp  and  he  was  being  promoted  to  Coffee 
Sergeant.  The  sheer  pride  of  it  made  his  face  glow.  And  all  the  time 
back  there  in  Georgia,  his  mother  was  worried  over  him.  He  remem- 
bered how  she  had  written  to  him,  telling  him  she  was  praying  that  he'd 
make  a  good  soldier,  and  that  he'd  come  back  safe  and  sound. 

The  Lord  must  have  answered  his  mother's  prayers  all  right.  He 
had  been  told  that  all  a  coffee  sergeant  had  to  do  was  to  taste  the  coffee 
each  morning  and  then  give  permission  for  it  to  be  served. 

The  next  morning,  Jonah  proud  as  a  peacock,  marched  into  the 
mess  room.  Every  man  in  the  crowded  mess  hall  jumped  to  his  feet,  his 
eyes  straight  ahead  at  attention.  Quickly  he  waved  his  hand,  and  as  he 
had  heard  his  officers  saw  he  said  "Rest". 

Oblivious  of  the  subdued  chuckles  of  mirth,  Jonah  tested  the  coffee 
handed  him  by  a  cook,  who  was  doing  his  best  to  keep  a  straight  face. 
"No,  a  man  couldn't  rightly  say  that  was  good  coffee,  we'll  have  to 
throw  it  out".  "At-a-boy,  Jonah!"  someone  called,  and  the  room  rang 
with  cheers  and  handclapping. 

Finally  someone  said,  "Fetch  the  mess  sergeant,  tell  him  to  throw  it 
out".  "Where  is  the  mess  sergeant?"  Jonah  asked.  "lie's  sleeping", 
1  lank  replied,  "Shall  1  get  him?"  "You'd  better"  said  Jonah,  not  too 
sure  of  himself  at  this  point. 

Old  Jelly  Belly,  as  the  men  called  him  shuffled  in,  rubbing  the  sleep 
out  of  his  eyes.  "Where's  this  inspecting  officer  who  wants  to  see 
me?"     Hank  pointed  at  Jonah,  "There,  sir". 


106  TH  E    ASHBUR1  AN 

"That's  right,  sergeant,"  Jonah  nodded,  "I'm  the  new  coffee  ser- 
geant round  here  and  this  coffee  is  not  fit  to  drink." 

The  answering  roar  to  this  statement  was  talked  about  for  weeks 
afterwards.     Some  say  that  even  windows  a  block  away  were  cracked. 

Jonah  turned  around  to  the  men  for  assurance,  only  to  find  that 
they  were  laughing  at  him.     Then  he  realised  he'd  been  made  a  fool  of. 

A  week  later,  having  lived  in  ridicule  throughout  it,  Jonah  was 
resting  with  the  Companv  while  they  took  a  break.  He  saw  that  they 
sat  in  small  groups,  talking.  And  he  hesitated,  for  he  had  no  group  to 
go  to.     Slowly  he  walked  to  one  side  and  squatted  on  his  heels. 

It  was  then  Hank  had  an  idea,  for  he'd  seen  the  box  of  dummy 
hand  grenades  brought  out  for  the  next  training  period,  and  whispered 
to  himself  "yeah".  He  made  his  way  over  to  the  box  and  picked  up  a 
dummy  grenade.  Then  he  winked.  "Yes,  suh"  he  said,  "I  sure  is  glad 
they're  going  to  give  us  a  chance  to  shoot  off  some  grenades  this  morn- 
ing." Casually  he  walked  over  to  Jonah.  Jonah  turned  his  head,  then 
alarm  swept  across  his  face,  for  Hank  was  tossing  the  grenade  in  the  air 
and  catching  it.  Hank  gave  the  grenade  another  toss.  "Yes,  suh,  if  — " 
he  purposely  missed  it,  grabbed  for  it,  then  yelled,  "look  out!" 

Jonah  jumped  to  his  feet.  Wildly  he  glanced  around,  seeking 
cover.  Then  he  realised  that  many  of  the  cadets  would  not  be  able  to 
get  away  in  time.  For  an  instant  he  looked  at  the  grenade,  then  he  ran 
to  it  and  threw  his  small  body  flat  on  the  ground. 

The  smiles  were  gone  in  the  company  now.  The  men  looked  at 
one  another,  not  knowing  what  they  should  do,  and  remained  there 
frozen. 

"Get  back!"  Jonah  shouted  again,  and  saw  that  they  wouldn't 
move.  He  pressed  his  body  hard  against  the  grenade  then,  as  if  trying 
to  cover  the  explosion. 

The  Platoon  Sergeant  then  broke  in  softly,  "Jonah,"  he  said,  taking 
his  arm.     "It's  a  dummy  grenade." 

Jonah  understood  then.  They  had  tricked  him  again,  and  now 
he'd  gone  and  made  a  fool  of  himself  before  the  whole  company.  He 
fully  expected  to  hear  a  roar  of  laughter.  Yet  there  was  no  laughter, 
and  Jonah  glanced  up  puzzled.  The  faces  of  the  men  were  solemn,  and 
each  man  seemed  to  be  thinking  of  someday  when  the  grenades  might 
not  be  dummy. 

"Yeah"  I  lank  was  saying.  "Yeah.  A  Russian  might  have  thrown 
that  huh?"  He  walked  forward.  "Let  me  brush  the  dust  off  you, 
friend,"  he  said  and  there  was  no  mockery  in  his  voice. 

Smethurst  —  VTB 


THE    ASHBURI AN  Iffl 

MY  MALTREATMENT 

Hello!     My  name  is  Laurence  I  [arvey.     I  live  at  Ashbury  College 

in  Rockclirfe  Park,  Ottawa  ~  perhaps  some  of  you  have  heard  oi  it. 
Well,  anyway,  that  is  where  I  am  maltreated. 

No  matter  how  efficiently  I  am  working,  I  am  still  yelled  at  and 
brutally  knocked  about.  Every  day  I  am  prodded  with  a  sharp,  steel 
weapon  by  a  boy  whose  name  1  shall  not  mention  here.  Every  day  this 
I >i LT  boy  shoves  his  hand  in  my  face  and  twists  me  about.  Often  he 
kicks  me  in  the  shins  so  hard  that  I  am  always  bruised  and  battered.  It 
my  mouth  is  open,  he  slams  is  shut  so  violently  that  I  shake  all  over.  I 
thus  s^et  no  chance  to  speak  to  any  of  my  friends  or  neighbours. 

Well,  as  you  have  been  so  kind  as  to  listen  to  my  troubles,  1  think 
you  deserve  to  hear  more  of  my  identity. 

I  am  a  locker  door.  MacDonald— VA 

SINKING  OF  THE  TITANIC 

The  sea  was  calm,  the  air  was  cold  and  in  the  star-filled  night. 
Hundreds  of  souls  were  praying  they'd  be  rescued  from  their  plight. 
There  like  sagging  birthday  cake,  trie  Titanic's  bow   swung  down; 
Her  passenger  list  was  large  enough  to  fill  a  small  sized  town. 
Many  thought  of  the  iceberg  that  struck  Titanic's  bow. 
And  of  all  the  events  that  had  taken  place  from  that  time  up  till  now. 
In  all  the  passengers'  hearts  and  minds  there  lurked  the  awful  fear. 
Of  how  they  might  never  see  again  those  whom  they  loved  so  dear. 
By  now  the  stem  had  risen  high;  all  knew  it  was  too  late; 
Only  a  shining  miracle  could  save  them  from  their  fate. 
Higher  and  higher  rose  the  stem,  'mid  screams  and  faces  pale; 
Till  suddenly  she  plummets  down,  to  never  again  set  sail. 

Browning  —  VIC 

ODE  TO  MY  SISTERS 

Such  lovely  creatures,  kind  and  sweet, 
The  men  all  want  to  kiss  their  feet; 
There  is  a  constant  crowd  of  misters, 
At  the  door  to  see  my  sisters. 
Their  fame  has  spread  both  far  and  wide. 
And  I  am  always  filled  with  pride; 
I  want  the  whole  wide  world  to  see, 
These  goddesses  belong  to  me. 
Before  I  end  this  little  rhyme, 
I  think  I  have  a  little  time, 
To  say  I  write  to  save  my  life. 
They're  standing  by  me  with  a  knife! 

MacTavish  —  IV 


208  THE    ASHBURIAN 

A  DAY  ON  THE  COAST 

The  Atlantic  sun  rose  from  beneath  the  horizon  and  its  yellow 
brilliance  dispersed  the  last  wisps  of  night.  The  ocean  shone  like  a 
golden  carpet  and  a  few  puffs  of  white  cloud  speckled  the  sky.  At  the 
foot  of  the  cliff,  the  waves  splattered  against  the  rocks  and  broke  into  a 
fine  spray  which  gleamed  like  a  string  of  luminous  beads.  On  the  cliff 
itself,  the  soft  rustling  of  the  foliage  was  in  sharp  contrast  to  the  bitter 
cry  of  the  sea  gull  as  it  pierced  the  morning  mist. 

The  sun  climbed  higher,  as  dawn  brightened  into  morning,  and 
from  the  tall  cliff,  the  tiny  village  of  Perce  could  be  seen  awakening 
with  its  quaint,  French-Canadian  homes.  The  fishing  boats  set  out  for 
the  day's  haul  and  the  steady  churning  of  their  propellers  could  be  heard 
until  distance  had  long  eclipsed  the  sturdy  craft  from  sight.  The  golden 
beach  soaked  in  the  heat  from  the  sun  and  a  lone  swimmer  bobbed  up 
and  down  in  the  vast  blue  of  the  ocean.  Out  of  the  ocean,  Perce  Rock 
rose  majestically  with  its  pinnacle  hidden  by  a  grey  cloud  of  sea  gulls 
perching  upon  it  as  the  rich  green  of  Bonaventure  Island  created  a  vivid 
contrast  with  the  red-roofed  houses  of  the  village. 

Far  out  to  sea,  the  ocean  faded  into  oblivion,  losing  itself  in  a  white 
haze  that  hung  above  the  perfect  curve  of  the  horizon.  In  the  midst  of 
the  late  morning,  now  evaporating  into  afternoon,  a  solitary  trawler 
knifed  its  way  through  a  dazzling  sheen  of  blue,  agitating  the  water  with 
foam-crested  ripples  that  soiled  a  flawless  ocean. 

Closer  and  closer  it  came,  while  its  shadows  danced  carelessly  along 
the  waves  and,  as  it  neared  the  dock,  a  few  last  stuttering  efforts 
throbbed  from  the  dying  moter  and  stained  the  water  with  a  whirlpool 
of  green  oil. 

At  the  dock,  the  boat  glided  in  smoothly  till  its  starboard  side 
nestled  snugly  against  the  quay.  The  fishermen  worked  quickly,  their 
gnarled  hands  illustrating  the  delicate  finesse  of  their  art.  The  waste 
part  of  the  fish  were  hurled  into  the  ocean  to  the  great  delight  of  the 
seagulls,  who,  in  a  flurry  of  shaking  wings  and  sputtering  water,  clasped 
the  precious  gift  in  their  beaks  and  darted  away  in  precipitated  flight. 

Gradually,  as  the  day  aged  and  afternoon  waned  into  evening,  a 
blanket  of  darkness  engulfed  Perce  and  the  light  of  day  was  replaced  by 
the  murky  reaches  of  dusk.  The  pale  orb  of  the  moon  arched  upwards 
in  a  slow,  deliberate  climb  that  revealed  all  its  spherical  beauty,  and  the 
bright  sun  of  afternoon  became  the  fiery  globe  of  sunset;  it  dipped 
toward  the  horizon  and  painted  the  sky  with  vivid  shades  of  red,  orange, 
and  purple,  while,  at  the  same  time,  emitted  a  deep  glow  which  split  the 
gloaming  and  lingered  a  few  more  seconds  after  the  fading  sun  had  been 
swallowed  by  the  sea. 

Night,  now  firmly  entrenched,  spanned  Perce  like  an  intangible 
tarpaulin  with  its  dusty  edges  locked  to  the  ground. 

Grenstone  —  VIA 


THE    ASH  li  U  RI  AN 


109 


BIOGRAPHY  OF  A  SCHOOL  BOY 


I  le  arrived 

Some  years  ago. 

And  contrived 

To  attempt  the  heights. 

1  [e  resolved, 

He  advanced 

Went  up  one  notch. 

And  enhanced 

His  good  repute. 

He  staggered, 

He  shattered 

All  his  dreams, 

Tried  hard  to  run. 

He  staved, 

He  regained 

What  had  been  lost. 


And  attained 
A  slight  reward. 
I  le  worked, 
1  le  achieved 
I  lis  long  sought  goal. 
And  received 
Some  fair  acclaim 
Now  he  goes, 
To  seek  again 
What  he  had  sought 
Some  years  ago; 
To  try,  to  fail, 
To  try  once  more, 
To  face  the  strife, 
For  this  is  life. 

Hasi.am  —  L  VI 


CARGOES  (year  2372) 

Clipper  ships  of  England  from  darkest  Africa, 

Sailing  home  to  harbours  in  far  off  London  town, 

With  a  cargo  of  diamonds, 

And  gold  and  spices, 

Cocoanuts,  mahogany,  and  ostrich  down. 

Sleek,  swift  freighters,  coming  from  the  Orient, 

Crossing  the  Pacific  to  the  bright  rich  land, 

\\  ith  a  cargo  of  silk  cloth, 

Jade  and  jasmine, 

Trinkets  and  ornaments  and  contraband. 

Ancient  battered  space  ship  with  broken  tail  fin 

Piloting  from  Venus  to  the  asteroids, 

With  a  cargo  of  water, 

Mining  tools  and  oxygen. 

Tin  buts,  hammers,  and  cheap  kids'  toys. 

Brown  [-VIA 


CRICKET 

The  grass  is  spotless  and  bright, 

The  small  boys  are  all  dressed  in  white. 

The  bowler  rears  back; 

With  a  resounding  CRACK! 
A  little  red  ball  is  in  flight. 


Bow  -  VIA 


UO  THE    ASHBVRl  AN 

THE  CAMOUFLAGE  OF  WINTER 

To  me  there  is  nothing  more  invigorating  than  a  walk  taken  during 
the  Christmas  season.  The  ideal  time  is  after  the  first  heavy  snowfall, 
when  all  the  countrvside  is  clad  in  her  glittering  white  attire. 

It  is  a  cold,  sunny  day  when  I  leave  the  house,  and  the  crisp,  new 
snow  crunches  under  my  boots  with  a  metallic  ring.  Indeed,  it  is  so 
frosty  that  at  first  my  breath  is  cut  short  and  my  nostrils  have  a  tendency 
to  cling  together.  My  breath  hangs  in  a  silvery  cloud,  and  from  time  to 
time  a  shower  of  snow-flakes  whirls  round  my  head,  disturbed  from 
their  nesting  place  by  a  sudden  gust. 

On  either  side  of  the  road  lies  the  forest.  Here  and  there  on  the 
almost  unblemished  surface  of  the  snow  are  traces  of  the  timid  inhab- 
itants. The  boughs  of  the  trees  bend  beneath  their  burden  and  once  in 
a  while,  amid  a  shoew  and  a  roar,  small  avalanches  cascade  down  in 
crazy  abandon.  The  complete  outline  of  the  wood  has  been  changed, 
the  trees  are  festooned  gaily  with  cobwebs  of  snow,  woven  in  intricate 
designs  by  the  talented  hand  of  Jack  Frost. 

Suddenly  the  solitude  of  the  wilderness  is  broken  by  a  bone-chilling 
screech  as  a  blurred  image  flits  across  a  clearing.  It  is  the  snowy  owl,  a 
handsome  despot  who  ruled  his  forest  kingdom  with  a  ruthless  hand. 
The  great  bird  settles  upon  a  stump,  and  in  his  camouflage  of  white, 
awaits  his  victim. 

Fascinated  by  this  game  of  death,  I  sit  unmoving  upon  a  nearby 
jutting  rock,  hoping  to  glimpse  the  actors  of  the  forbidden  wilderness 
in  their  frightening  roles.  I  do  not  have  long  to  wait,  for  soon  a  frolic- 
some rabbit,  in  his  winter  garb,  gambols  into  the  clearing,  and  proceeds 
to  wash  himself  with  great  care.  The  owl,  a  hillock  of  snow,  except  for 
the  unblinking,  yellow  spheres  watches  with  deadly  intensity. 

In  the  middle  of  preparing  his  toilet  the  rabbit  stiffens,  and  rises  up 
on  his  hind  legs,  his  little  pink  nose  sniffing  and  his  large  ears  cocked. 
True  to  the  instinct  of  animals,  he  feels  the  presence  of  danger,  and  with 
a  resounding  thump  of  his  hind-paws  he  streaks  for  the  cover  of  the 
underbrush.  The  hitherto  motionless  owl  exploded  into  action  and 
hurtled  down  on  the  fleeing  creature  with  talons  extended.  Once  again 
the  silence  is  broken,  shattered  by  a  ferocious  war  cry  mingled  with  the 
choking  scream  of  death. 

Now,  as  I  make  my  way  slowly  homeward,  I  am  no  longer  deceived 
by  quiet  beauty  of  the  frozen  world  around  me,  for  an  area  of  frozen 
redness  bears  the  testimony  of  the  struggle  for  life,  which  lies  behind  this 
winter  scene.  Martin  -  VIA 


THE    ASHBURIAN  HI 

THE  KEY  TO  THE  DEEP 

The  mysterious  deep  has  always  fascinated  man.  If  ever  this  state- 
ment \\ pas  true,  ir  is  so  to-day;  for  one  of  the  nation's  sports  most  rapidly 
gaining  in  popularity  is  Scuba  diving.  Scuba  —  self-contained  under- 
water breathing  apparatus  is  the  key  to  life  underwater  —  its  beauties, 
its  mysteries  and  its  dangers. 

The  invention  of  Scuba  equipment  came  about  as  the  result  of  the 
rather  natural  revolt  against  the  heavy,  cumbersome  diving  suit  with 
helmet.  Not  only  was  movement  awkward  in  the  attire  but  the  diver, 
receiving  his  air  supply  from  the  surface,  was  limited  in  his  movements. 
With  the  breathing  apparatus  designed  by  the  Frenchmen,  Cousteau  and 
Gagnon,  however,  the  diver  carried  his  air  supply  in  tanks  strapped  to 
his  back  and,  with  the  aid  of  flippers  and  goggles,  was  able  to  swim  and 
explore  underwater.  This  equipment  proved  to  be  of  great  value  in 
demolition  work  during  the  Second  World  War  and,  since  then,  has 
been  made  available  to  the  public. 

The  equipment  needed  to  enjoy  this  sport  ranges  from  the  relatively 
simple  to  the  exorbitantly  expensive.  The  bare  necessities  are  the 
compressed  air  tank,  a  "regulator"  which  controls  the  flow  of  air  from 
the  tank  to  the  mouth,  flippers  and  goggles.  Various  extras  range  from 
a  rubber  suit,  necessary  for  colder  waters,  and  spear  guns  for  fishing,  to 
underwater  cameras  for  photography  and  "scooters"  for  mechanical 
transportation  beneath  the  surface.  These  accessories,  whether  neces- 
sary or  not,  are  indicative  of  the  advanced  state  of  Scuba  diving  to-day. 

Once  equipped  and  properly  trained,  the  Scuba  diver  is  ready  to 
explore  a  completely  new  world.  However,  I  say  properly  trained, 
for  the  dangers  to  the  uninitiated  are  manifold.  After  the  first  natural 
feeling  of  claustrophobia  has  been  conquered,  the  beginner  must  be 
taught  how  to  prevent  or  deal  with  anything  from  nitrogen  narcosis 
(the  bends)  to  choking  —  both  of  which  can  have  fatal  consequences. 
He  must  be  taught  when,  where  and  how  to  dive.  Above  all,  he  must 
be  taught  to  recognize  his  own  limitations,  either  physical  or  mental, 
as  a  diver. 

When  the  lessons  are  learned,  the  rewards  are  great.  Nor  is  the 
first  dive  quick  to  wear  off;  for  each  successive  trip  beneath  the  surface, 
unfolds  a  new  scenery  which  is,  itself,  constantly  changing.  The 
fascination  of  discovering,  and  moving  among,  new  forms  of  life  is  one 
which  is  hard  to  parallel.  In  short,  those  who  are  drawn  to  this  spore 
are  rarely  disappointed. 

What  does  draw  man  underwater?  It  is  that  part  of  the  human 
mind  that  strives  to  answer  the  challenge  of  the  unexplored  or  is  it  the 
thrill  of  existing  in  an  environment  for  which  he  was  not  ordained? 
Whatever  the  reason,  more  and  more  people  are  attempting  to  unlock 
the  beauties,  mysteries  and  dangers  of  the  subterranean  world.  Scuba 
diving  is  the  modern  way!  Gill  —  U  VI 


m  TH  E    ASHBURI  AN 

HISTORY  OF  THE  DOMESTIC  CAT 

The  origin  of  the  domestic  cat  is  hidden  in  the  midst  of  antiquity. 
The  first  definite  evidence  of  the  existence  of  the  domestic  cat  comes 
from  ancient  Egvpt  over  three  thousand  years  ago,  although  it  may  have 
been  known  long  before  this  time. 

In  Egypt  the  cat  was  held  in  great  esteem.  It  was  worshiped  in  the 
temples,  protected  from  injury,  loved,  during  life  and  elaborately 
preserved  after  death.  The  Egyptians  realized  the  cat's  immense  value 
in  protecting  their  granaries  from  rats  and  mice.  Statues,  ornaments, 
and  decorations  of  precious  material  were  made  in  the  shape  of  cats. 
From  these  ancient  statues,  it  can  be  seen  that  the  shape  of  the  cat  has 
changed  little  up  to  to-day. 

In  India  cats  were  mentioned  in  Sanskrit  writings  over  two  thousand 
years  ago,  while  in  China  about  500  BC  Confuscius  was  known  to  have 
a  favourite  cat.  In  Scandinavia  the  Godess  Freya  is  depicted  on  a 
chariot  drawn  by  two  cats.  About  600  AD  Mohammad  is  said  to  have 
preached  with  a  cat  in  his  arms.  The  Romans  brought  the  first  domestic 
cats  to  Britain,  where  they  were  highly  prized.  There  were  severe 
penalties  to  anyone  who  stole  or  killed  an  adult  cat.  In  Saxony,  Henry 
the  Towler  imposed  a  fine  of  60  bushels  of  corn  for  the  wilful  murder 
of  an  adult  mouser. 

With  the  Middle  Ages  the  cat  became  the  symbol  of  black  magic 
and  many  cats  were  burned  at  the  stake  together  with  their  owners  who 
were  condemned  as  witches.  This  was  the  dark  era  for  cats  and  in 
France  cats  were  burned  as  sacrifices  until  the  practice  was  forbidden 
by  Louis  XIII.  Gradually  throughout  Europe,  this  persecution  died  out 
and  many  famous  people  kept  cats  as  pets.  Dr.  Johnson  and  Victor 
I  Ingo  were  devoted  to  their  cats.  In  the  Victorian  era  the  cat  was  again 
coming  into  its  own.  Cat  shows  were  begun  and  different  and  new 
breeds  established;  there  was  a  great  demand  for  cat  pictures  and  statues 
and  ornaments  made  in  their  likeness. 

I  o-day  the  cat  is  very  much  in  the  public  eye,  and  we  are  once 
again  becoming  a  nation  of  cat  lovers.  Cat,  nowdays  have  become  a 
profitable  business,  and  source  of  employment.  There  arc  thousands 
of  factories  turning  out  millions  of  tins  of  food,  baskets,  collars,  brushes, 
combs,  blankets,  toys  and  medicens  —  all  for  cats.  In  fact  some  of  us 
almost  worship,  \md  pay  as  much  attention  to,  the  domestic  cat  as  did  the 
ancient  Egyptians. 

Tyler  —  U  VI 


THE    ASHBURIAX  IB 

LOST  KITTY 

Kitty,  kitty,  out  of  sight, 

Won't  you  please  come  out  tonight, 

Please  come  out  and  show  us  all 

"La  Belle  Dame"  hath  not  thee  in  thrall. 

Oh  pretty  Kitty  come  from  rest. 

Through  all  the  land  thou  art  the  best, 

Twilight  and  after  that  the  dark. 

Yet  still  no  Kitty,  in  ye  wide  park. 

To  feel  the  grit  in  my  sighs 

The  mist  in  mine  eyes! 

My  labour  and  my  work  is  vain 

As  things  have  been  they  remain. 

Oh  there  thou  art  my  Kitty  fair! 

Where  hast  thou  been?     I  did  despair. 

.My  poor  body  worked  busily  a  day, 

And  now  at  last  I  see  thee  lay. 

By     John  Keats 

Sir  Walter  Scott 
Alfred  Lord  Tennyson 
Robert  Browning 
Arthur  Hugh  Clough 
Greg  Stephen  Millard 

Compiled  by  Greg  Stephen  Millard  —  VIA 


PERSONNEL 

The  prefects,  the  prefects,  my  what  a  group, 

To  skip  out  of  work,  to  nothing  they'd  stoop. 

Bed  fags,  shoe  fags,  and  then  there's  the  rest, 

It  isn't  slave  labour,  but  it  sure  is  a  test. 

The  masters,  the  masters,  another  good  crowd, 

The  noise  that  they  make  is  often  and  loud. 

Sit  straight!.  Don't  be  stupid!.  What  a  question  to  ask!. 

Living  with  them  is  always  a  task. 

The  pupils,  the  pupils,  by  far  we're  the  best; 

Were  pushed  and  we're  hurried  without  any  rest. 

But  all  of  these  evils  we  take  with  a  smile. 

We're  ahead  of  the  others  at  least  by  a  mile. 

I  [igginson  —  IV 


114  THE    ASHBUR1AN 

PREFECTS 

If  only  I  were  a  Prefect.  .  .  .  How  many  boys  have  expressed  this 
desire?  It  is  impossible  to  tell.  The  dream  of  every  student  is  to 
become  a  Prefect.  Then  they  will  have  power,  privileges,  and  com- 
parative freedom  from  chastisement. 

That's  what  you  think!  The  title  of  Prefect  carries  with  it  the 
burden  of  being  the  example  at  all  times,  injaundiced  in  judgment,  and 
impartial  towards  all.  These  are  just  a  few  of  the  connotations  of 
that  name.  Granted,  there  are  privileges,  and  there  is  comparative  free- 
dom. However,  the  responsibility  that  is  placed  on  your  shoulders,  at 
times  becomes  a  burden  indeed. 

You  become  weary  of  always  being  an  example,  of  always  ordering 
people  around,  and  above  all  of  the  lack  of  friends.  When  you  become 
a  Prefect,  you  must  place  yourself  above  the  main  student  body  and 
obey  the  rules  yourself  to  the  strictest  letter  of  the  law.  No,  the  task 
is  not  an  easy  one,  and  it  is  very  seldom  a  rewarding  one  either. 

On  the  other  hand,  what  the  position  does  for  you  far  outweighs 
the  small  inconveniences.  Pride  in  yourself,  a  sense  of  responsibility, 
good  judgment,  and  a  sense  of  fair  play.  The  things  are  gained 
inwardly;  they  do  not  show,  but  they  are  there  to  help  and  guide  you 
for  the  rest  of  your  life. 

To  you  who  have  aspirations  of  being  Prefects,  remember  this  one 
thing,  you  must  be  prepared  to  take  orders,  and  strong  criticism  from 
the  staff  and  boys,  and  be  able  to  face  the  task  before  you  with  the 
knowledge  that  you  are  not  winning  a  popularity  contest,  and  that  your 
responsibility  to  the  school,  or  any  other  organisation  in  later  life,  comes 
first. 

To  be  a  Prefect  is  a  small  thing  in  life,  but  it  is  the  small  things  that 
unite,  and  determine  the  type  of  life  you  will  lead  in  the  future. 

GlLLEAN   I-VIb 

RISING  TIME 

Prefects,  prefects,  burning  bright 

At  this  early  morning  hour, 

Trying  to  get  you  out  of  bed 

With  those  cries,  both  harsh  and  sour. 

"Seven  fifteen,  it's  rising  time." 

How  I  dread  to  hear  that  cry; 

And  it's  considered  such  a  crime 

If  on  your  bed  you  sleepy  lie. 

"Thirty  lines  will  pay  your  crime." 

Says  the  prefect  at  the  door, 

"And  maybe  when  I  check  next  time 

You'll  be  ready  to  hit  the  floor". 

Flam-VIA 


THE    ASHBURIAN  111 

WINTER 

Cold  blues,  harsh,  dazzling  whites. 

Dull  greys  —  the  northern  winter. 

A  watery  sun  listlessly  chills 

The  frozen  earth, 

Frozen  and  rigid  under  a  crusted  shroud; 

Rigid  as  death. 

The  rigor  mortis  of  the  north 

Clamps  the  land  in  a  vise. 

Stretching  sharply  to  the  horizon, 

Stretching  into  a  bleak  eternity, 

A  naked  plain, 

Dead, 

Save  for  the  blinding  snow. 

Phantomwise, 

A  lone  ptarmigan  tiptoes  across  the  arctic  dunes, 

Idly  pecking  for  food, 

Unaware  of  death,  circling, 

A  thousand  feet  up, 

A  speck  in  a  cloudless  sky, 

A  black  speck,  hanging  motionless, 

Free  in  the  icy  air. 

A  gyrfalcon 

Plummets  abruptly  down, 

Down,  and  faster  down, 

To  bind 

The  oblivious  prey. 

A  scarce  audible  cry, 

A  flutter  of  feathers, 

And  the  snow 

Is  naked  once  again. 

Ewing  —  U  VI 

IS  READING  A  LOST  ART? 

Is  reading  a  lost  art?  This  is  a  controversial  question  that  seems  to 
crop  up  quite  often  nowadays.  It  is  discussed  along  with  such  other 
favourite  topics  as  the  weather  and  politics  at  parties,  luncheons,  and 
everywhere  else  that  people  congregate  for  idle  chatter. 

It  is  a  generally  accepted  fact  that  reading  is  on  the  decline  in  some 
ways.  Reading  had  its  best  days  around  the  last  half  of  the  nineteenth 
century.  The  main  reason  for  this  is  that  there  weren't  other  mediums 
of  entertainment  such  as  movies,  radio  and  television.  The  first  few 
decades  of  the  twentieth  century  brought  movies  and  radio  into  the 
picture.     These,  however,  did  not  have  a  very  marked  effect  on  reading 


116 


THE    ASH  BURI  AN 


popularity.  By  far  the  biggest  enemy  of  reading  has  been  television. 
Since  its  advent  about  two  decades  ago,  television  has  become  so  popular 
that  now  practically  every  North  American  family  has  a  television  set 
and  spends  an  average  of  four  hours  a  day  watching  it.  Naturally  this 
has  seriously  cut  into  reading  popularity,  in  North  America  at  least. 

Reading  has  not  declined  quite  so  much  in  England,  for  two 
reasons.  First,  television  is  not  quite  so  much  of  a  time  consuming 
pastime,  and  secondly  the  British  are  more  avid  readers  by  nature. 

As  far  as  Continental  Europe,  Africa  and  Asia  go  television  has  had 
practically  no  effect  on  them.  However  a  great  number  of  these  people, 
especially  in  Africa  and  Asia,  are  illiterate  and  can't  read  anyway. 

So  it  appears  that  reading  has  had  its  greatest  loss  of  popularity  in 
North  America.  However  it  might  be  worth  pointing  out  that  news- 
papers and  magazines  have  bigger  circulations  than  ever  before  through- 
out the  North  American  continent.  Although  this  is  not  reading  in 
the  usual  way  we  think  of  it,  it  is  a  form  of  reading,  and  television  has 
certainly  not  cut  into  its  popularity. 

Finally  it  might  be  worth  pointing  out  that  as  far  as  the  different 
types  of  literature  go,  the  only  one  to  retain  popularity  is  the  novel. 
Other  forms  of  literature  such  as  poetry  are  still  read  by  the  conoisseurs 
of  fine  literature,  but  are  generally  disregarded  by  the  average  man. 

To  sum  up  then,  reading  has  lost  some  popularity,  especially  on  this 
continent  of  ours,  but  to  say  that  it  is  a  lost  art  would  be  being  narrow- 
minded  and  ridiculous.  Reading  has  always  been  a  popular  pastime  and 
as  long  as  there  are  good  authors  to  write  interesting  books,  reading  will 
never  be  a  lost  art.  Troop  —  VIC 

THE  SILENT  WITNESS 

The  tree  .  .  . 

Is  a  timeless  soldier, 

Standing  guard  for  ages  untold; 

Over  the  fields  and  over  the  pastures, 

Over  the  waters,  over  the  world. 

The  tree  .  .  . 

Is  a  silent  watcher. 

Knowing  the  things  'ncath  his  feet. 

Withholding  knowledge  in  his  structure. 

A  sentinel  through  cold  and  heat. 

The  tree,  .  . 

With  gnarled  trunk  and  stem  uplifted, 

Or  slender  fingered,  supple  boughed, 

Through  its  branches  time  has  sifted 

As  secret  witnesses,  then  and  now. 

McXair  -  IV 


THE    ASH  KIR  I. IX  111 

JUST  AS  THE  SUN  WAS  RISING 

[f  you  listen  carefully,  you'll  hear  a  rusrcl  in  the  bunk  house  as  four 
swarthy  young  ranchhands  prepare  for  their  five-thirty  rounds.     Each, 

through  years  of  service,  is  automatically  directed  to  his  own  particular 
task.  A  tall,  dark  haired  chap  is  seen  carrying  six  huge  milk  pails. 
gleaming  in  the  rising  rays  of  the  sun  to  the  large  green,  aluminum 
roofed  barn. 

As  the  tall  chap  slides  back  the  broad  door,  the  timid  holsteins  rustle- 
in  their  places,  and  Prince,  the  old  work  horse,  lifts  his  weary  head  to 
give  a  gruff  greeting,  for  he  knows  only  too  well  that  soon  he  will  leave 
his  cozy  stall,  and  be  led  into  the  fields  to  work. 

When  the  ranch  hand's  milking  is  completed  he  brings  the  milk  to 
be  separated.  Then  as  he  heads  across  the  farm  yard  to  help  little  Pedro 
with  a  grain  sack  he  notices  the  white  smoke  curling  from  the  chimney 
of  the  farmhouse,  which  is  his  signal  for  him  and  his  fellow  ranchhands 
to  head  over  for  a  healthy  breakfast  before  a  long  day's  work. 

MacLarex  II  —  Y 


CADETS 

Cadets  is  a  wild  and  lengthy  pastime 

Which  consists  of  recruits  who  remembered  the  last  time 

They  turned  out  in  ranks  to  be  ordered  and  vexed 

And  certainly  don't  wish  to  think  of  the  next. 

Blunders  and  more  are  part  of  the  game 

To  make  different  ones  each  time  results  in  the  same 

Hurry,  scurry,  march  up  and  down 

Each  boy  decked  out  in  apparel  of  brown. 

Trumpets  blare  here,  trumpets  blare  there, 

Trumpets,  in  fact,  blare  everywhere! 

But  where  would  the  corps  be,  where,  I  say? 

Without  trumpets  lending  life  to  the  day. 

The  Guard  of  Honor,  fur  hats  a-waving 

Covered  in  that  which  a  bear  had  tried  saving 

Red  coats  flashing,  officers  stern. 

Quite  truly  worth  a  bear's  concern. 

Cadets,  some  may  gripe,  is  for  the  birds, 

But  there  will  always  be  seconds  and  thirds 

Who  burn  midnight  candles,  thinking  it  fine 

To  give  this  and  that  a  well-needed  shine. 

Keffkr  —  YA 


118  THE    ASHBUR1  AN 

VIB  '62 

One  Mundy  morning  of  1926,  Dick's  son  met  David's  son  while 
riding  on  a  big  Ox  (-lev)  on  a  tour  of  northern  Copeland.  They  left 
the  tour  and  under  the  shade  of  a  Rowntree  discussed  the  idea  of  Berry- 
ing Chicago's  crook's  protective  Armour. 

At  the  same  time  Chaplin  Gillean  met  Prime  Minister  Menzies  of 
Malaya.     They  discussed  human  agression. 

In  another  part  of  the  world,  a  fat  man  called  Smethurst  was  in  deep 
pain  with  a  Blackburn  on  his  nose.  He  had  been  bitten  by  a  Le(e)tch. 
Dr.  Magoo  (McGaughey),  a  short-sighted  man,  smeared  a  ban-Hanna 
on  the  wound  by  mistake. 

Today,  in  the  vear  1962,  the  names  below  make  up  Form  VIB. 

Armour  Dickson  Mundy 

Berry  I  Gillean  I  Oxley 

Blackburn  Hanna  Rowntree 

Chaplin  Letch  Smethurst 

Copeland  1  McGaughey 

Davidson  I  Menzies  Rowntree  —  VIb 


Elements  of  the  Classic  Tragedy  in 
"THE  OLD  MAN  AND  THE  SEA" 

Although  written  in  the  form  of  a  novel,  "The  Old  Man  and  the 
Sea"  exhibits  many  characteristics  of  the  original  Classic  Tragedy.  The 
specific  incidents  in  this  novel  can  be  given  a  universal  significance  in 
life  itself.  The  old  man  is  mankind  in  general.  The  marlin  is  not  his 
enemy,  but  an  aspiration  or  a  goal  towards  which  he  strives,  and  which 
is  often  beyond  attainment.  The  sea  is  life,  or  fate  and  it  is  with  fate 
that  man  must  struggle.  The  sharks  are  merely  the  instruments  of  fate 
that  bring  man  to  his  inevitable  defeat.  In  the  tragedy,  defeat  is  inevit- 
able, and  it  is  in  the  way  that  man  accepts  this  defeat  that  the  true 
victory  lies. 

In  "The  Old  Man  and  the  Sea",  after  the  old  man  has  won  the  first 
round  of  the  fight  in  finally  conquering  and  killing  the  great  marlin,  the 
inevitability  of  his  defeat  is  shown  in  the  abrupt  but  significant  sentence 
"It  was  an  hour  before  the  first  shark  hit  him".  From  this  point  on,  the 
old  man's  defeat  is  inevitable,  and  the  rest  of  the  story  serves  only  to 
show  how  he  accepts  this  defeat.  However,  it  is  in  this  part  of  the 
story  that  the  true  significance  lies.  From  the  moment  he  sees  the  first 
shark,  the  old  man  knows  he  is  beaten,  but  he  refuses  to  accept  this 
defeat.  In  his  battle  with  the  first  shark,  even  when  he  is  attacking  the 
shark  with  the  harpoon,  he  knows  that  it  is  useless.  "He  hit  it  without 
hope,  but  with  resolution  and  complete  malignancy". 


THE    ASHBUR1AN  119 

The  old  man's  chances  become  even  slimmer  as  his  fish  has  been 
partially  mutilated,  and  as  a  result,  it  leaves  a  stronger  scent  for  more 
sharks.  Still  the  old  man  is  determined  and  resolute.  Me  says  "But 
man  is  not  made  for  defeat.    A  man  can  be  destroyed,  but  not  defeated". 

As  shark  after  shark  comes,  the  old  man  never  gives  up,  but  fighrs 
back  with  everything  he  has.  When  the  blade  breaks  on  the  knife 
that  he  has  lashed  to  an  oar,  he  fights  the  sharks  off  with  a  club.  "Fight 
them",  he  said.  'Til  fight  them  until  I  die".  It  is  not  until  the  carcass 
is  stripped  clean  that  the  old  man  accepts  the  fact  that  he  has  been 
defeated. 

When  he  arrives  back  at  the  village,  completely  exhausted  and 
almost  in  a  daze,  he  moors  his  boat  as  usual,  and  carries  his  mast  to  his 
shack.  He  knows  that  no-one  would  steal  the  mast,  but  goes  through 
the  agony  of  carrying  it  home  for  the  simple  reason  that  he  always  did  it 
before,  and  although  he  has  been  beaten  in  one  battle,  he  has  not  been 
conquered.  He  refuses  to  admit  that  this  return  from  fishing  was  any 
different  from  any  other,  and  just  as  before,  he  would  venture  forth 
again  and  challenge  the  sea.  The  old  man  has  been  badly  beaten,  but  is 
still  unconquered,  and  it  is  in  this  indomitability  of  human  character  that 
the  essence  of  true  tragedy  lies.  Coristine  I— LYI 


CT^§, 


JUNIOR 
ASHBURIAN 


ASHBURY  COLLEGE 
OTTAWA 


VOLUME  VII 


1962 


122 


THE    ASHBURl  AN 


JUNIOR  ASHBURIAN  STAFF 


Editor 

Sports'  Editor 

Photographs 

Librarian 

Staff  Advisor 
Form  Notes 


Bruce  Deacon 

Duncan  Maclaren 

Ken  Cook 

Allan  Ewart 

Ian  Cumming,  Assistant 

L.  I.  H.  Spencer  Esq. 

Transitus  —  Ken  Cook 
IIIA  —  Ian  Mackenzie 

IIIB  —  Tony  Farrugia 


Junior  School  Officers 


Day  Boy  Monitors                            Boarder  Wing  Monitors 
Tim  Bell                                  Sandy  Patton  (Wing  Cmdr.) 
Gil  Gamble                                             Ian  Cumming 
David  Polk                                           Tom  Hurdman 
John  Read                                          Duncan  Maclaren 
Chris  Stone  (Tuck  Shop)                               John  Schofield 

Peter  Tewsley 

Chapel  Monitor  —  Jamie  MacAulay 

Form  Monitors 

Transitus  A 

Transitus  B 

IIIA 

Chris  Roche 
Ian  Cumming 

Sandy  Patton 
Wilson  Southam 

John  Anderson 
Gerry  Banskin 

IIIB 

// 

/ 

Tony  Farruiga 
Jim  Tyas 

Mark  Ellis 
David  Dollin 

Games  Captains 

Robert  Wilson 
Greg  Hayley 

Soccer 
Chris  Chown 
Tony  Farrugia  (Und 

er  11) 

Cricket  —  John  Read 

Hockey 

Gerry  Benskin 
Brian  Scott 

THE    ASHBUR1  AN  123 

FOREWORD 

With  Volume  VII,  the  work  of  the  Faculty  Advisor  has  been  made 

easy,  thanks  to  a  most  efficient  Editor,  Bruce  Deacon.  Bruce  has  been 
after  everybody  with  any  interest,  voluntary  or  obligatory,  ever  since 
the  beginning  of  the  Spring  Term.  1  lis  quiet  manner  was  rather 
deceiving,  as  those  who  failed  to  meet  his  deadline  discovered.  Do  not 
be  surprised  if  one  day  he  is  editor  of  the  "Citizen"  or  the  "Journal"! 

To  those  who  enquire  why  they  have  to  write  this  or  that,  the 
Editor  had  a  ready  answer.  It  is  surely  enough  reason  that  you  will  see 
your  name  in  print?  What  has  happened  to  boys  that  it  is  no  longer  an 
honour  to  be  coveted  to  see  your  name  as  the  author  of  some  cultural 
achievement,  or  the  captain  of  some  winning  team?  Bruce  made  no 
apology  to  any  Junior  who  was  required  to  submit  any  item. 

On  the  other  hand  there  are  those  who  do  try,  but  do  not  have  their 
work  published.  To  those,  might  we  offer  an  encouraging  word,  and 
suggest  that  they  keep  on  trying.  One  day  their  work  must  meet  the 
requirements  of  the  Editor-in-Chief. 

L.  I.  H.  S. 


EDITORIAL 

In  writing  this  Editorial,  I  would  like  to  thank  all  those  responsible 
for  the  eventual  publication  of  this,  the  seventh  issue,  of  "The  Junior 
Ashburian."  It  is  easily  understood,  that  there  could  be  no  magazine 
without  co-operation,  and  even  if  the  "co-operation"  was  forced  some- 
times, we  did  manage  to  finish  the  job  before  the  announcement  of  the 
.M.L.T.S.  boys.  To  these  fellows  (including  myself)  the  Editorial  Staff 
offer  congratulations.  With  such  wonderful  weather,  it  will  not  be 
hard  to  find  things  to  do  while  those  other  poor  guys  write  their  exams. 

One  thing  should  be  pointed  out  to  our  readers.  Nearly  every 
boy  has  had  something  to  do  with  the  magazine.  Those  who  were  not 
able  to  write  poems  or  stories,  or  those  who  did  not  have  the  honour  of 
being  the  captain  of  a  team,  were  collecting  pictures.  With  everyone 
"bearing  the  yoke",  as  the  saying  goes,  this  has  been  a  reasonably  good 
"Junior  Ashburian". 

Bruci   Deacon— Editor 


124  TH  E    ASHBURI  AN 

JUNIOR  HOUSEMASTER'S  NOTES 

The  Juniors  have  another  school  year  behind  them.  To  a  ten  year 
old  this  is  a  long  step  forward. 

For  teachers,  indeed  for  most  of  us  in  the  adult  world,  the  years 
offer  little  change  as  they  pass.  Not  that  they  are  dull;  certainly  it  is 
quite  the  opposite  in  the  teaching  world! 

Each  year,  however,  is  a  full  unit  in  a  boy's  life,  and  the  school  year 
ahead  always  offers  much  to  look  forward  to.  There  are  many  mile- 
stones during  the  course  of  a  Junior  School  career.  It  may  be  the 
expectation  of  moving  from  the  Track  to  the  National  Hockey  League, 
of  moving  from  Mrs.  Dalton  to  Mrs.  Hunter,  or  from  Mrs.  Hunter  up 
to  the  harsh  world  of  masculine  teaching.  The  privilege  of  going  to  the 
Tuck  Shop  in  the  morning  comes  about  half  way  along  the  course.  The 
responsibility  of  being  a  Monitor,  or  playing  on  one  of  the  first  teams 
comes  toward  the  end.     Each  step  looms  large  in  the  mind  of  a  boy. 

Two  new  school  ties  were  introduced  this  year,  the  Junior 
Monitor's  tie,  and  the  Chapel  tie.     Both  are  quite  handsome. 

There  is  a  program  of  outside  reading  in  the  Junior  School  which 
has  perhaps  shifted  a  few  vacant  eyes  from  the  television  screen.  The 
books  are  chosen  mainly  for  excitement:  Sherlock  Holmes,  John  Buchan, 
the  Hornblower  series,  even  Eric  Ambler. 

Saturday  excursions  were  arranged  for  those  boarders  who  stayed 
at  school  on  weekends. 

The  general  tidiness  of  the  boys'  room  was  maintained  at  quite  a 
high  level  throughout  the  year,  with  particular  praise  ^oin^  to  Rooms 
3-10-11. 

D.  L.  Polk 


MEMORIAL  WING  NOTES 

This  year  has  been  a  better  year  than  last.  Mr.  Beique  and  Air. 
Daratha  have  kept  an  eye  on  things.  We  have  again  used  the  Island  in 
the  big  1  louse  which  is  a  room  in  the  senior  school. 

Every  year  Mr.  Polk  and  the  other  masters  get  together  and  pick 
the  best  room  in  the  wing  for  the  room  prize.  The  room  that  wins  is 
sent  to  a  movie  and  supper.  The  six  monitors  this  year  have  helped  the 
masters  to  rule  the  wing.  This  way  worked  very  well,  and  everything 
ran  smoothly. 

We  will  all  be  glad  to  see  Mr.  Beique  and  Mr.  Daratha  back  next 
year  and  all  hope  that  everything  will  run  smoothly  again. 
Mr.  Polk  was  very  kind  to  us  all  and  we  all  thank  him. 

The  Wing  Commander,  Sandy  Patton 


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CHAPEL  NOTES 

In  a  Christian  community,  the  centre  of  all  activity  must  he  the 
house  of  worship.  Therefore  it  is  not  surprising  that  the  Choir,  under 
the  direction  of  .Mr.  Godfrey  1  [ewitt,  has  made  the  Chapel  services 

memorable.  The  Candlelight  Carol  Service,  the  singing  on  Palm  Sun- 
day, and  the  Easter  Festival  of  the  Nine  Lessons  and  Carols  are  three 
outstanding  events,  not  likely  to  be  forgotten  by  those  raking  parr,  nor 
by  the  congregations  present.  One  wonders  how  Mr.  1  lew  irr  rinds 
time  to  do  so  much,  and  it  was  not  surprising  to  hear  of  his  illness.  1 
am  happv  to  report  that  he  has  made  a  complete  recovery. 

Our  amiable  Chaplain,  Rev.  Bevan  .Monks,  on  his  weekly  visits  to 
the  Junior  School  for  Religious  Knowledge  periods  has  continued  to 
be  a  popular  person  among  the  Juniors.  We  would  like  him  to  know 
that  we  appreciate  the  daily  Morning  Chapel.  What  better  way  could 
we  start  our  day  than  that? 

The  Row  Monitors  have  been  a  great  help  in  checking  on  attend- 
ances. The  number  of  "late  boys"  became  less  and  less,  thanks  to  these 
Monitors.     God  bless  you  all. 

Jamie  Mc Allay,  Chapel  Monitor 

JUNIOR  POETRY  READING  CONTEST 

This  year,  following  last  year's  example,  so  many  boys  signed  for 
the  contest  that  preliminary  readings  had  to  be  heard.  With  "The 
Road  Not  Taken"  by  Robert  Frost  as  the  set  piece,  approximately 
twenty  boys  entered.  It  took  courage  for  Barnes  in  Form  II  to  match 
himself  against  Transitus  boys,  and  for  other  "non-intellectuals"  to 
join  the  ranks.  The  contest  was  so  close  that  five  boys  were  sent  to 
the  finals. 

Professor  Johnson  from  Carleton  University  again  consented  to 
judge  this  close  contest,  and,  after  many  stimulating  pieces  of  poetry 
had  been  read  by  the  contestants,  the  nod  was  given  to  John  Read.  \\  e 
look  forward  to  as  much  keen  competition  next  year  as  we  had  this  year. 

John  Read  —  Trans.  A 

JUNIOR  PUBLIC  SPEAKING  CONTEST 

With  five  entries  in  the  annual  Public  Speaking  Contest,  the  Junior 
School  had  the  largest  contribution  to  make  to  this  event.  Bruce  Deacon 
spoke  first  on  "Science  in  the  Bible".  It  was  a  learned  topic,  full  of 
traps,  particularly  on  pronounciations,  but  so  much  prior  thought  had 
gone  into  the  topic,  Bruce  managed  to  sustain  the  interest  of  the 
audience.     I  have  one  criticism  to  make  —  he  handled  his  notes  badly. 

Next  speaker  was  Jamie  McAulay,  whose  unfortunate  habit  of  not 
holding  his  head  up  spoiled  his  well-prepared,  interesting,  topical  dis- 


126  TH  E    ASHBURI  AN 

cussion  on  habits  and  customs  of  the  contemporary  people  of  the 
U.S.S.R.  To  follow  Jamie,  we  had  Harris  Stein.  This  contestant 
made  a  great  impact  on  the  fellow  contestants  and  the  audience,  speaking 
on  "The  Conquest  of  the  Air".  Although  his  speech  was  learned  by 
heart,  this  did  not  detract  from  its  forcefulness.  His  ability  to  include 
every  member  of  the  audience,  and  his  cultivated  use  of  hand  gestures 
made  his  speech  an  obvious  winner. 

David  Hay's  discussion  of  Sport  in  Australia  was  most  interesting 
and  effective.  David  had  spent  some  time  research,  and  had  prepared 
his  notes  well.  His  particularly  dramatic  conclusion  earned  the  admira- 
tion of  the  judge.  Concluding  the  section  was  Keith  McNair's  vibrant 
appeal  for  better  understanding  between  Canadians  and  our  neighbours 
to  the  South.  His  comparison  of  our  mutual  needs  in  the  matter  of 
defence  was  well  handled,  and  he  is  to  be  congratulated  on  attempting 
such  a  difficult  subject  for  a  Grade  VIII  boy.  L.  I.  H.  S.  —  Judge 


HUMANE  SOCIETY  ESSAYS 

For  a  number  of  year  now  our  English  teacher,  Air.  Spencer,  has 
been  urging  us  to  put  more  effort  into  our  annual  essays  for  the  Rock- 
cliffe  Auxiliary's  awards.  Again  this  year  we  made  him  happy,  for 
more  by  good  luck  than  clever  management  I  was  awarded  this  most 
prized  trophy,  and  as  well  as  the  large  silver  horse  coming  to  Ashbury 
for  the  year,  I  have  a  smaller  model  to  remind  me  of  my  success. 
Douglas  MacKenzie  received  second  prize  and  John  Read  honourable 
mention.  At  an  assembly  for  the  Junior  School,  Mr.  Spencer,  our 
English  iMaster  spoke  to  us  and  then  presented  the  prizes.  Other 
Awards  were: 

Form  II  Form  III  A  Form  IIIB 

Nicolas  Day  David  Berger  Simon  Adamson 

Michael  Dollin  Stockwell  Day  Duncan  Gow 

Mark  Ellis  Chris  Chown  John  Nelms 


THE  ROYAL  COMMONWEALTH  SOCIETY 

For  quite  a  while  now  the  boys  from  Grade  6  and  7  have  been 
writing  an  essay  for  the  Royal  Commonwealth  Society.  These  essays 
compete  with  essays  from  all  the  other  schools  in  Ottawa.  In  previous 
years  we  have  done  very  well  and  this  year  was  no  exception.  Out  of 
the  six  finalists  three  were  from  Ashbury,  and  although  we  didn't  win 
first  prize,  John  Read  did  place  second.  The  other  two  finalists  from 
Ashbury  were  Bruce  Deacon  and  Douglas  MacKenzie. 


THE    ASHBURIAN 


12- 


THE  CHESS  TOURNAMENT 

As  in  many  years  past,  during  the  Winter  Term,  the  chess  fever  hit 
the  Junior  School.  As  usual,  just  about  everybody  took  part.  It  was 
enjoyed  by  all  the  Juniors.  Ian  dimming  emerged  as  the  champion. 
The  results  were  as  follows:  I  w  Gumming 

TRANSITUS  A 


Mackenzie 
Hay 


JHav 
J  Polk 

Gamble  II 

Maclaren  III 

Thurston 

Read 

Cumming 

Hearne 

Roche 

Robertson 

Cook 

Stone 

McAulav 

Ewart 

MacCarthy 

Deacon 


Gamble 


Cumming 


Roche 


Deacon 


Cumming 


>  Cumming 


Roche 


TRANSITUS  B 


Southam 

McNair 

Patton 

Stein 

Currie 

Singer 

Gillean 

Neatbv 


Patton 


Singer 


►  Patton 


IIIA 


Souch 

Chown 

Mulaner 

Gamble 

Day 

Berger 

Shipman 

Cann 

Anketell-Jones 

Scott 

Johnston 

Shanghai 


Souch 


Dav 


Shanghai 


Dav 


12i 


THE    ASH  BUR  I  AN 


IIIB 


Shenkman 

} 
} 
} 

1 

Nelms 

Shenkman 

Ncttleton 
Espaillat 

Nettleton 

J 

Shenkman 

Tyas 

Moulds 

Moulds 

1 

»  Moulds 

Dean 
Mirsky 

} 

Marsky 

Gow 

1 
} 

Moulds 

TT                                   1 

Howes 

Howes 

Farrugia 
Espinola 

} 

y  Howes 

Farrugia 

r  H( 


II 


Knox 

MacDonald  II 

Gosse 

Day 

Ducharme 

I.aflamme 

Dollin 

Palmer 

Ellis 

McAulav 

MacDonald  III 

Hearne 

Espaillat 

Espinola 


Knox 

Gosse 

Ducharme 

Palmer 

Ellis 

Hearne 

Espinola 

Eaidler 


Knox 


Ducharme 


Hearne 


Espinola 


Ducharme 


Espinola 


>  Espinola 


Espinola 

Howes 


Howes 
Patton 


FINALS 


Patton 


Cumming       *j 

Shanghai        /   Cumming 


Cumming 


CT^g, 


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musk;  appreciation  classes 

"Music  is  never  about  anything,  it  just  is",  or  "The  meaning  of 
Music  is  the  way  it  makes  you  feel  when  you  hear  it  -  it  makes  you 
change  inside". 

These  are  quotes  from  Leonard  Bernstein  at  a  Youth  Concert  of  the 
New  York  Philharmonic  Symphony  Orchestra.  In  the  Music  Apprecia- 
tion classes  of  the  Junior  School  at  Ashbury  our  aim  is  to  develop  a  love 
and  understanding  of  music.  In  the  early  grades,  self-expression,  by 
means  of  rhythmic  creative  experience,  is  encouraged.  In  the  advanced 
Forms,  the  "listening  lesson"  forms  the  greater  part  of  the  course.  1  he- 
stress  is  on  the  music  itself,  but  in  order  to  create  interest  throughout  the 
year,  projects  on  the  lives  of  the  composers,  and  the  correlation,  when 
possible,  of  the  art-history  of  the  period  has  been  an  additional  part  of 
the  course. 

In  some  Forms  the  fundamentals  of  staff  notation  have  been  intro- 
duced by  the  playing  of  tonettes. 

Piano  students  who  have  been  successful  in  passing  the  examinations 
of  the  Royal  Conservatory  of  Music  are:  — 

Doxald  Stevens  —  Grade  VIII  piano  (honours) 

Grade  II        theory   (1st  class  honours) 

Geoff  Gray  —  Grade  VIII  piano   (honours) 

Grade  II        theory   (1st  class  honours) 

Duncan  Mclaren       —  Grade  II        piano 

Grade  I         piano   (honours) 

Gerald  Benskin  —  Grade  I         piano 

Irene  Woodburn 

THE  ASHBURY  WRITERS'  CLUB 

Late  in  1961  the  Ashbury  Writers'  Club  was  formed  by  Mr.  J.  C. 
Hughes.  The  object  of  this  club  was  to  give  students  a  chance  to 
express  their  ideas,  the  other  members  commenting.  In  this  way,  and 
with  a  few  suggestions  from  Mr.  Hughes  it  was  hoped  that  perhaps  some 
student's  talent  in  writing  be  discovered  and  developed. 

Members  wrote  poems,  compositions,  stories,  etc.,  in  their  spare 
time,  read  these  to  the  other  club  members,  and  then  joined  in  a  general 
discussion  on  the  subject.  Of  course  the  main  object  of  the  club  sessions 
was  to  have  those  students,  who  were  sincerely  interested  in  writing 
enjoy  the  intrinsic  values  of  writing  for  its  own  sake  and  thus  perhaps 
nurture  a  natural  delight  in  and  enthusiasm  for  language  use  in  its 
own  right. 

Suitable  Junior  School  members  were  selected  by  Mr.  Hughes. 
The  club  membership  totalled  about  twelve  boys  originally  and  those 


130 


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attending  the  first  meeting  enjoyed  refreshments  provided  by  Mr. 
Hughes."  However,  as  the  club  settled  down  to  "serious  work"  and  the 
food  and  drink  disappeared  from  the  programme,  the  membership 
dwindled  to  a  solid  club  core  of  about  six  boys  who  were  seriously 
interested  in  the  enjoyment  of  apt  writing  and  expression. 

During  the  meetings  which  have  been  held,  many  subjects  have 
been  discussed,  such  as:—  Mad  Magazine,  individual  compositions,  and 
famous  poems.  At  one  time  a  "Writer's  Test",  from  a  Writers'  School 
in  Connecticut,  was  tried  by  some  of  the  boys  —  with  somewhat  hilarious 
results. 

At  the  last  meeting  held,  about  five  boys  attended,  something  that 
many  might  consider  "a  disgraceful  performance",  as  far  as  evidence  of 
interest  is  concerned,  but  rather  we  felt  that,  having  winnowed  away  the 
chaff,  the  worthwhile  seeds  of  interest  in  those  remaining  might  better 
be  brought  to  proper  development  in  the  intimate  atmosphere  of  a  select 
seminar  group.  S.  H.  Adamson 

FORM  IIIA  CLASS  TOUR 

Saturday,  May  10th  was  a  great  day  for  our  Form.  Together  with 
the  Boarders  in  the  Junior  School,  we  were  going  to  the  St.  Lawrence 
Seaway  and  Upper  Canada  Village.  We  had  been  assured  by  our  Form 
Master,  Mr.  Spencer,  that  the  trip  had  been  well  planned  —  but  who 
should  be  five  minutes  late  for  the  bus  but  You-Know-Who! 

It  was  quite  dull  when  we  started  out,  and  an  ideal  day  for  such  a 
long  trip.  When  we  arrived  at  the  Seaway,  we  found  we  were  ex- 
pected, and  we  received  the  V.  I.  P.  treatment.  After  a  specially 
conducted  tour,  we  saw  an  hour-long  movie  on  the  planning  and  con- 
struction of  the  seaway.  This  was  very  informative,  and  had  been  made 
interesting  by  the  producers.  After  thanking  the  guides  who  had  been 
so  good  to  us,  we  set  out  for  Long  Sault  Park,  where  we  had  lunch. 
By  this  time  the  sun  was  shining,  and  we  had  a  pleasant  hour  there. 

Next  on  the  programme  was  Upper  Canada  Village.  Imagine  our 
thrill  when  travelling  along  the  roadway  we  heard  an  Ontario  Provincial 
Police  Car's  siren  screaming  along  behind  us.  But  what  a  shock  when 
he  signalled  our  Bus  driver  into  the  edge  of  the  road.  Some  silly 
clot  had  thrown  a  bottle  out  the  window  of  the  bus.  Anyone  who 
knows  Mr.  Spencer  will  appreciate  that  he  was  livid  with  rage  when  he 
discovered  the  reason  for  the  stop.  The  nameless  character  who  was 
responsible  was  not  very  popular  because  he  had  spoiled  a  wonderful 
day.  When  the  atmosphere  cleared,  we  breathed  a  sigh  when  told 
that  we  would  continue  to  Upper  Canada  Village,  which  was  not  yet 
officially  opened  to  the  public.  And  they  had  heard  about  the  bottle 
incident.  WTe  really  thought  that  the  Supervisor  meant  it  when  he  said 
that  he  would  not  let  us  in. 


TH  E    ASHBURl  AN  131 

What  an  interesting  place  it  is,  too.  The  guides  divided  the  boys 
into  two  groups,  and  although  we  were  not  allowed  inside  any  of  the 
buildings  there,  it  was  interesting  enough  to  make  every  boy  want  to 
return  there  when  the  place  is  open  to  the  public. 

We  arrived  back  at  School  at  5  p.m.,  after  a  very  full  day.  We 
were  all  tired,  but  not  too  tired  to  express  our  gratitude  to  our  Form 
.Master.     Thank  you  once  again,  .Mr.  Spencer. 

Ian  Mackenzie,  Form  III  A 


IIIB  CLASS  TRIP 

On  April  13th  our  class  went  to  the  Pure  Spring  factory.  We  left 
school  at  one  o'clock  and  when  we  got  to  the  Pure  Spring  factors-  we 
were  met  by  Hob  .Martin  who  took  us  to  see  the  laboratory. 

He  showed  all  the  chemicals  which  are  put  together  to  make  the 
syrup.  We  watched  the  bottles  being  cleaned  by  great  machines.  The 
syrup  was  put  into  the  bottom  of  the  bottles  and  then  the  water  was 
put  into  the  bottles.  The  water  is  purified  once  again  after  the  gov- 
ernment has  purified  it.  .Men  look  through  the  bottles  to  make  sure  the 
syrup  and  water  are  clean  of  any  dust.  Next  the  bottles  have  caps  put 
on  them  and  the  bigger  bottles  have  paper  labels  pasted  on  them.  After 
the  bottles  have  their  labels  and  bottle  caps  put  on  they  are  placed  in 
cartons  which  are  taken  up  by  a  kind  of  elevator  to  the  next  floor.  After 
a  little  while  they  are  loaded  onto  trucks  and  taken  to  stores. 

After  we  had  been  shown  the  manufacture  of  Pure  Spring  soft 
drinks  we  were  taken  upstairs  where  Bob  .Martin  gave  us  all  a  drink, 
and  we  returned  to  school.  Douglas  Gow  —  IIIB 


JUNIOR  SCHOOL  LIBRARY 

Thanks  to  the  generosity  of  Mr.  Perry,  the  Headmaster,  and  the 
Life  Magazine,  Ashbury  now  has  a  set  of  scientific  books  worthy  of  any 
Library.  The  books  have  been  in  constant  demand,  and  great  care  has 
to  be  taken  to  ensure  that  no  damage  is  done  to  them  by  careless  little 
guvs  who  haven't  the  urge  to  look  after  other  people's  property. 

The  most  ardent  borrower  from  the  Library  has  been  your  Librar- 
ian! Sometimes  my  keen  desire  to  acquire  knowledge  has  received  the 
full  benefit  of  the  wrath  of  some  of  the  teachers.  Why  don't  more  of 
you  fellows  in  Transitus,  especially  Transitus  B,  spend  some  of  your 
spare  time  —  and  you  have  lots  of  it  —  coming  more  regularlv  to  the 
Library?  The  collection  of  books  there  now  covers  a  wide  field,  and 
we  are  sure  to  have  something  to  your  taste. 

To  my  successor  I  offer  best  wishes  for  a  good  library  year. 

Allan  Ewart 


in 


THE    ASHBUR1AN 


Rear  Row.  H.  A.  Barends,  J.  E.  Anderson,  L.  H.  Moquette,  B.  L.  Deacon. 

Middle  Row.  S.  B.  Day,  R.  J.  Millar,  L.  I.  H.  Spencer,  Esq.,  S.  G.  Gamble,  D.  C.  Polk. 

Front  Row.  J.  M.  Mulaner,  D.  R.  Moulds,  C.  T-.  Cgfewn,  Capt.,  G.  R.  V.  Benskin,  H.  J. 

Pyefinch. 
Absent:  J.  V.  Hearne. 


JUNIOR  SOCCER  TEAM 

With  the  usual  schedule  of  games  against  Selwyn  House  School  and 
Sedbergh  School,  plus  the  Junior  Hockey  League  we  were  kept  very 
busy  during  the  season.  The  most  memorable  game  was  that  played  in 
Montreal  against  Selwyn  House,  when  the  entire  game  was  played  in 
the  rain,  and  the  referee  and  the  two  coaches  finished  up  as  wet  and 
miserable  as  the  players.  Because  it  had  been  such  a  hard  day,  the  bus 
made  a  stop  on  the  return  trip  to  give  all  the  players  of  both  teams  a 
treat. 

The  Team  would  like  the  coach  to  accept  the  thanks  of  all  those 
who  participated.  It  was  not  his  most  successful  season  of  his  career, 
but  we  did  the  best  we  could  to  repay  him  for  his  hard  work. 

Chris  Chown— Captain 


THE    ASH  BU  Rl AN 


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Back  Ron-.  J.  Espinola,  M.  L.  Peterson,  P.  M.  Ankerell-Jones,  L.  I.  H.  Spencer,  Esq., 

S.  D.  Day,  A.  C.  Gamble,  S.  A.  J.  Hampshire. 
Front  Ron-.  W.  B.  Ducharme,  S.  C.  Dean,  A.  Farrugia,  Capt.,  W.  J.  Shenkman,  A.  D. 

Gow,  P.  H.  Espinola. 


UNDER  1 1  SOCCER 

The  members  of  the  "babv"  school  soccer  team  are  very  grateful  to 
Sedberoh  School  for  giving  us  two  games  each  season  to  which  we  can 
look  forward.  It  has  been  said  that  these  are  the  most  exciting  games 
in  the  whole  school.  We  thank  the  coach,  Mr.  Spencer,  and  want  him 
to  know  how  much  we  enjoyed  playing  for  the  school. 

Tony  Farrugia— Captain 


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PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SOCCER  LEAGUE 

Rear  Row.   F.  Shanghai,  W.  M.  Southam,  J.  C.  Schofield,  T.  W.  I.  Cumming,  B.  C. 

Marshal!. 
Middle  Row.  I.  D.  Mackenzie,  D.  H.  Maclaren,  L.  I.  H.  Spencer,  Esq.,  P.  A.  Tewslev, 

R.  S.  Scheel. 
front  Row.    I).  R.  Moulds.  I).  \V.  P.  May,  C.  T.  Chow  n.  Capt.,  J.  J.  D.  Read,  G.  R. 

Y.  Benskin. 


T  H  E    A  S  H  HU  Rl  A  N 


13$ 


UNDER  15  HOCKEY  TEAM 

Back  Row:  S.  \1.  Daratha,  Esq.,  C.  J.  Sharp,  I.  D.  Mackenzie,  F.  Shanghai,  R.  S.  Scheel, 

C.  J.  Roche,  T.  G.  Bell. 
Front  Rov.  H.  J.  Pyefinch,  J.  E.  P.  Anderson,  G.  R.  V.  Benskin,  Capt.,  P.  A.  Tewsley. 

Yice-Capt.,  W.  J.  Shenkman. 


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UNDER   13  HOCKEY  TEAM 

Back  Row.   M.  L.  Peterson,  D.  R.  M.  Moulds,  S.  M.  Daratha,  Esq.,  L.  H.  Moquette, 

P.  R.  Rossy,  J.  V.  P.  Hearne. 
Front  Row.  H.  J.  Pyefinch,  C.  T.  Chown,  I.  D.  Mackenzie,  Vice-Capt.,  B.  J.  Scott,  Capt., 

H.  H.  Johnson,  W.  J.  Shenkman. 


UNDER  13  HOCKEY 

This  h:s  not  been  a  very  good  team,  winning-wise,  but  we  have 
had  a  lot  of  fun.  This  is  probably  more  important,  anyway.  We  have 
played  Lower  Canada  College  and  Sedbergh.  The  best  game  we 
played  was  the  trip  to  L.  C.  C.  We  had  a  good  trip,  and  a  warm  wel- 
come from  the  opposing  team.  Their  rink  is  excellent,  and  it  was  a 
pleasure  to  play  on  it.  Coming  home  we  were  allowed  to  stop  at  a 
restaurant,  which  meant  that  it  was  nearly  eleven  p.m.  when  we  arrived 
back  at  school. 

Our  thanks  to  our  coach,  Mr.  Daratha. 

Brain  Scott— Captain 


JUNIOR  CRICKET  TEAM 

Back   Row.    A.   S.   Robertson,   H.   J.   Pvefinch,  J.   E.    P.    Anderson,   L.   H.   Moquette, 

G.  R.  V.  Benskin,  C.  J.  Roche,  J.  P.  Tyler. 
Front  Row.    D.   H.   MacLaren,  S.  G.  Gamble,  D.  W.  P.   Hay,  J.    |.  D.  Read,  Capt.; 

D.  C.  Polk,  T.  W.  I.  Cumming,  R.  W.  Scheel. 
Scorer:  K.  M.  Cook.     Absent:  F.  Shanghai. 


J  UNIOR  CRICKET  XI 

This  year,  in  contrast  to  last  year's  rains,  we  missed  very  few  of 
our  available  practices.  We  will  remember  this  year  by  the  fact  that 
all  of  our  matches  had  very  small  differences  in  the  scores. 

Our  first  match  against  Bishops  was  tense.  Could  we  repeat  last 
year's  victory?  Happily  for  all,  it  turned  out  to  be  a  perfect  game,  the 
score  being  tied.  The  second  game,  our  luck  was  better,  the  victory 
coming  to  us.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  match  we  were  presented  with 
the  "B.  C.  S.  Junior  School  Cricket  Cup",  which  we  proudly  brought 
home  for  the  first  time  in  over  five  years. 

Against  Sedbergh  our  luck  was  not  so  good.  Our  first  match  we 
lost,  this  game  showing  how  many  holes  could  be  found  in  our  fielding;. 
The  second  match,  however,  we  managed  to  sneak  past  them  by  a  score 
of  only  four  runs!  This  was  a  very  exciting  game,  spiced  up  by  Mr. 
Spencer's  "advice"  to  our  players. 

I  would  like  to  express  the  team's  thanks  to  Mr.  Spencer,  who 
coached  us  to  this  fine  showing  (no  small  job),  and  gave  Colours  to 
Gamble  and  Read  for  their  bowling  ability.  Bobby  Scheel  was  awarded 
the  M.  C.  C.  bat  for  the  most  in! proved  player. 

Re  u>— Captain 


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HOUSE  AND  LEAGUE  GAMES 

The  usual  soccer  league  was  formed  this  year.  Happily,  the  six 
teams  were  almost  equal  in  strength.  In  the  play-offs,  Bolton,  Luton, 
Arsenal  and  Wolverhampton  battled  it  out.  The  final  game  saw  Bolton 
(Hurdman-captain)  edging  out  Luton  (Pyefinch-captain)  by  a  score 
of  2-1.  In  the  House  Matches,  Connaught  added  points  toward  the 
Wilson  Shield  by  defeating  Woollcombe  5-0. 

Our  National  Hocky  League  saw  a  close  struggle  right  to  the 
closing  rounds  when  Chicago  (Anderson— captain)  and  Montreal  (Pye- 
finch-captain) tied  for  the  Saxe  Cup.  Connaught  slipped  an  extra  goal 
past  Woollcombe  in  the  House  Matches,  winning  3-2. 

The  House  Cricket  Aiatches  found  Connaught  House  the  champion 
after  an  exciting  finish. 

BOXING 

After  an  absence  of  several  years,  boxing  was  re-introduced  in  the 
Junior  School.  Mr.  Polk  refereed  the  matches,  and  was  assisted  by  Mr. 
Daratha,  Mr.  Lancaster  and  Mr.  Beigue  who  acted  as  judges.  There 
was  always  great  excitement  during  the  boxing  season.  The  rounds 
varied  in  length  according  to  the  age  and  weight  of  the  boxers.  The 
managers  were  Patton,  Benskin,  dimming  and  Marshall.  There  were 
elimination  bouts  which  led  up  to  the  big  day  of  the  Finals.  We  hope 
that  the  Juniors  will  have  boxing  every  year.  The  results  were  as 
follows: 

Richard  Rossy 


JUNIOR  MIDDLEWEIGHT 


J 


Farrugia 
Gamble  III 


Gamble  III 


Johnson 
Farrugia 
Knox 
Gamble  III 

MacDonald  III  j    MacDonald  III  I  ^  } 

Espmola  I  1 

Day  I 


>    Gamble  111 


r    Espinola  I 

JUNIOR  LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT 


Moulds 
Mr  \ulav  I 


Moulds 

Maclaren  J 

Cann  \ 

McAuley  I  j 

Rossy  1     D 

Neatbj  /    Ross> 

S<  nil 


Moulds 


Rossy 


),    Rossv 


T  HE    ASHBURIA  N 

EXHIBITION  HEAVYWEIGHT  BOUT 

No  decision 


Read 
Stone 


B9 


Lawrence 
Vrmitage 

Hatch 
Pryde 


JUNIOR  FLYWEIGHT 


Lawrence 
Prvde 


Pryde 


JUNIOR  BANTAMWEIGHT 


Gosse 

MacDonald  II 
.McAulay  II 
Barker 
Espaillat  II 
Baxter 


Gosse 


Barkc 


Espaillat  II 

Dean 


Barker 


Espaillat  II 


Barkc 


Day 
Shortreed 


JUNIOR  FEATHERWEIGHT 


>    Shortreed 
Howes 
Copeland 
Espinola  II 
Hay  ley 
Ducharme 
Hampshire 
Espaillat  II         /    Espaillat  II 


Howes 
Espinola  II 
Hayley 


Espinola  II 


Havlev 


^    Espinola  II 


JUNIOR  LIGHTWEIGHT 


Shenkman         "I 

Anketell-Jones  j    Ank«cll-J<»nes 


O^^ 


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FORM    NOTES 


TRANSITUS  A 

Cook,  Ken  —  Ken  is  thirteen  years  old  and  is  in  his  third  year  at  Ash- 
bury.  He  is  one  of  the  two  lost  and  found  monitors  and  is  also  the 
class  secretary.  H~  enjoys  most  all  subjects  but  his  favourites  are 
Arithmetic  and  History. 

Cumming,  Ian  —  Ian  likes  all  sports  very  much.  He  is  hoping  to  make 
the  cricket  team  and  was  on  the  soccer  and  hockey  teams.  He  likes 
most  of  the  teachers,  kin's  parents  live  in  London  England.  He 
is  going  to  spend  his  summer  holidays  there. 

Deacon,  Bruce  —  Bruce  is  a  great  worrier  and  always  getting  us  extra 
homework.  He  is  a  very  hard  worker  and  that  is  why  he  is  second 
in  the  class.  Bruce  was  on  the  soccer  team  and  is  improving  in 
cricket.     He  hopes  to  be  better  at  cricket  next  year. 

EwarTj  Allen  —  Allen  was  a  member  of  the  hockey  and  soccer  team.^ 
for  a  short  while  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  two  fields  in 
cricket.  Allen  reads  a  lot  and  is  one  of  the  most  popular  boys  in 
our  form. 

( i  vmble,  Gil  —  Gil  is  an  average  student  and  a  friend  of  all  the  masters. 
He  is  also  a  monitor  and  a  very  efficient  one  at  that.  Gil  made  the 
soccer  team  and  is  one  of  the  best  bowlers  on  the  cricket  team.  He 
is  also  on  the  Gym  team. 

Hearne,  John  —  This  is  his  sixth  year  at  Ashbury  and  he  enjoys  it  very 
much.  He  was  on  the  under  14  soccer  team  and  on  the  under  13 
hockev  team.     He  sings  in  the  choir  and  that  is  one  of  his  hobbies. 

JO 

Next  year  he  intends  to  come  back  and  will  be  in  grade  nine. 
Hay,  David  —  David,  our  Australian  friend,  was  a  late  comer  last  year 
and  has  pulled  ami  struggled  to  become  one  of  the  top  members  of 
our  form.     Although  only  twelve  he  is  vice  captain  ot  the  cricket 
team  and  was  also  a  member  on  the  soccer  team. 


THE    ASHBURIAN  Hi 

MacCarthy,  Mar  tin  —  Martin  has  been  at  Ashbury  for  three  years 
and  he  likes  it  very  much.  I  le  has  been  in  the  choir  for  three  years 
and  he  came  third  in  the  cross-country  runs.  Martin  has  been  on 
the  winning  hockey  for  three  years.  I  lis  favourite  sport  is  cricket. 
Some  day  lie  hopes  to  become  a  doctor  and  persue  his  hobby  which 
is  botany. 

Mackenzie,  Douglas  —  Doug-las  has  been  at  Ashbury  two  years.  I  le 
came  second  in  the  intermediate  cross  country  race.  He  enjoys 
Mr.  Spencer's  subjects  very  much.  Ths  summer  he  will  be  going 
to  camp  at  Golden  Lake. 

MacLaren,  Duncan  —  Duncan  is  a  junior  boarder  monitor.  I  le  was 
an  active  member  of  the  soccer  team  and  also  played  hockey.  This 
year  he  made  the  first  held  in  cricket  and  hopes  to  make  the  team 
next  year. 

McAulay,  James  —  James  is  the  Chapel  monitor  this  year.  James  was 
a  contestant  in  the  poetry  reading  contest  and  the  public  speaking. 
He  likes  sports  and  is  a  very  active  member  of  the  form. 

Polk,  David  —  David  is  nearing  the  end  of  his  eighth  year  at  Ashbury. 
He  was  made  a  monitor  at  the  beginning  of  our  school  year.  He 
participated  with  much  enthusiasm  in  both  soccer  and  cricket. 

Read,  John  —  John  is  top  student  of  our  form.  He  played  defence  on 
the  soccer  team  and  is  captain  of  the  cricket  team.  John  stood 
second  in  the  Royal  Commonwealth  Society  essay  competition, 
also  won  the  Poetry  Reading  Contest. 

Robertson,  Alexander  —  Sandy  is  an  old  boy  this  year  and  was  lucky 
enough  to  make  the  first  field  in  cricket.     He  likes  all  sports. 

Roche,  Christopher  —  Christopher  or  C.  R.  as  he  is  more  commonly 
known  was  a  member  of  the  junior  hockey  and  cricket  teams,  and 
also  played  soccer.  Chris  won't  be  with  us  next  year  as  he  is 
going  to  attend  school  in  Kingston. 

Stone,  Christopher  —  Chris  likes  all  subjects  and  sports.  He  is  an 
active  member  of  the  choir  and  likes  it  very  much.  He  is  tuck 
shop  monitor  and  assistant  Chapel  monitor.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  semi  chorus  in  the  choir. 

Thurston,  Peter  —  Peter  likes  sports  and  especially  cricket.  AYe  wants 
to  be  a  politician  as  Mr.  Spencer  thinks  he  is  full  of  hot  air.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Junior  Choir  and  one  of  the  most  popular  boys 
in  the  form. 

Mr.  Polk  —  This  being  our  last  year  in  Elementary  School  it  took  a 
teacher  of  high  caliber  to  get  us  through,  and  to  teach  us  the  vitals 
of  what  next  year's  triumph  or  defeat  is  based  on.  Without  such 
a  teacher  all  would  have  been  lost.  To  Mr.  Polk,  our  Form  Master 
we  would  like  to  say  thank  you  for  the  academic  training,  the  good 
class  trips  which  we  all  enjoyed  and  also  for  tolerating  us  during 
the  past  year. 


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TRANSITUS  B 

Atack,  John  —  Although  this  is  John's  first  year  here  at  Ashbury  he 
is  enjoying  it  very  much.  John's  most  outstanding  feat  during  the 
year  was  doing  more  chin-ups  than  anyone  in  the  class. 

Borends,  Howard  —  Howie,  as  known  by  his  classmates  is  one  of  our 
old  boys.  He  has  no  favourite  subject  as  he  is  good  in  all  of  them. 
He  is  looking  forward  to  another  year  here  at  Ashbury. 

Bell,  Tim  -  An  "Old  Soldier"  as  termed  by  some.  Tim  is  undoubted- 
ly the  finest  athlete  in  the  class.  His  favourite  sport  is  football. 
Tim  is  also  very  good  in  all  academic  subjects  and  thus  is  an  all- 
around  good  student. 

Currie,  Arthur  —  Arthur  being  another  old  boy  is  well  acquainted 
with  the  school,  its  customs  and  events.  This  is  probably  one  of 
the  reasons  why  he  scores  such  a  high  place  in  the  annual  runs. 

Gillean,  Geoffrey  —  Geoff  enjoys  flying  as  was  seen  at  the  beginning 
of  the  year  on  a  short  flight  with  our  Form  Master.  This  is  not  too 
unusual  as  Geoff's  father  is  in  the  air  force. 

Hampson,  David  —  Although  this  is  David's  first  year  at  Ashbury  it 
didn't  stop  him  from  excelling  in  many  subjects  among  which 
English  Composition  was  outstanding.  His  Form  Master  says, 
"David  has  the  makings  of  a  great  writer,"  therefore  his  future 
looks  quite  promising. 

Hazen,  King  —  Another  new  boy  whose  first  name  brought  forth  a 
certain  amount  of  mirth  at  the  beginning  of  the  year.  King  en- 
joys skiing  and  belongs  to  a  local  ski  club. 

Hurdman,  Tom  —  Tom  is  another  of  our  old  boys.  He  is  very  active 
in  sports  and  was  chosen  captain  of  one  of  the  Junior  School's 
I  lockey  Teams.  His  father  is  a  local  business  man  and  Tom  says 
"he  will  step  into  his  father's  shoes". 

\\  \ksh  ail,  Bruce  —  This  is  one  new  boy  who  was  rather  unfortunate 
this  year,  having  several  serious  accidents  but  recovering  from  all 


THE    ASHBURIAN  14> 

without  any  permanent  effects.  I  le  was  rather  Lucky  as  one  of  the 
.Masters,  Air.  I  lughes,  took  a  special  interest  and  helped  him  out 
with  some  tougher  subjects. 

MacNaiRj  Keith  —  Another  new  boy  returning  from  abroad  full  of  ex- 
periences, which  when  retold,  were  rather  interesting.  Keith,  when 
(jiven  some  small  task  in  a  class  project  quickly  relieves  others  of 
their  positions  and  completely  takes  over  doing  the  job  slowly  but 
well,  thus  making  himself  a  favourite  with  all  the  masters. 

Neatby,  Andy  —  Andy  can  be  proud  of  himself  for  the  year  he  has 
put  in.  He  not  only  has  a  high  average  but  excels  the  rest  of  his 
classmates  in  two  subjects.  As  a  result  of  his  extreme  skill  in  the 
field  of  languages  Andy  was  promoted  early  in  the  year  to  a  much 
higher  group  in  Latin  and  French.     His  future  is  very  promising. 

Pattox,  Alexander  —  Sandy,  a  native  of  glorious  Bermuda,  turned  out 
to  be  a  class  leader.  He  accepts  responsibility,  therefore  he  be- 
came an  efficient  class  monitor.     His  favourite  sport  is  basketball. 

Pyefinch,  Harry  —  Harry  is  one  of  the  classe's  most  likeable  charac- 
ters. He  is  always  considerate  of  others,  honest  and  polite.  He 
is  a  real  pillar  of  strength  for  others  in  trouble  to  lean  on.  How- 
ever he  never  takes  advantage  of  this  and  is  always  improving. 

Sayers,  Macky  —  Here  is  one  young  man  destined  for  a  literary  career. 
His  talents  have  shown  up  in  some  poems  he  has  written— "promis- 
ing" as  one  teacher  put  it. 

Scheel,  Bobby  —  If  class  notes  were  written  in  order  of  merit  here  is 
one  young  man  who  would  certainly  come  at  the  head  of  the  list. 
A  star  athlete  who  received  an  award  for  his  undaunted  efforts  to 
help  his  team  go  on  to  victory.  He  is  never  out  of  the  limelight 
in  the  world  of  sports  and  academic  subjects  as  well. 

Schofield,  John  —  This  is  one  classmate  for  whom  I  have  deep  respect. 
He  is  a  real  Spartan  and  believer  of  right  even  in  the  face  of  severe 
punishment.  He  stood  up  for  his  rights  and  it  was  found  out  later 
that  he  was  totally  free  of  blame. 

Singer,  Ronald  —  Another  new  boy  who  has  a  surprising  interest  in 
military  history  and  armament.  This  is  his  main  interest  and  his 
enthusiasm  is  shared  by  his  "buddy"  previously  mentioned.  Who 
knows  where  this  interest  will  lead  to  in  the  course  of  Ron's  life. 

Southam,  Wilson  —  Wilson's  nickname  by  which  he  was  known 
throughout  the  year  was  "Willy".  He  became  a  class  monitor 
early  in  the  year  because  of  his  outstanding  talents  with  people. 
He  shows  promise  for  the  future  if  he  continues  on  his  present 
course. 

Stein,  Harris  —  At  the  bottom  of  the  list  alphabetically  but  not  aca- 
demically. Harris  turned  out  to  be  rather  good  in  some  of  his 
subjects  and  showed  interest  in  them  all  year. 


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Mr.  Hughes  —  Mr.  Hughes  is  a  new  comer  to  the  Junior  School  at  Ash- 
bury.  He  taught  in  the  Senior  school  before  coming  to  us.  He 
teaches  mathematics  to  grades  six,  seven  and  eight.  He  took 
several  boys  flying  this  year  also  on  several  very  exciting  form 
trips.  This  year  he  is  the  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Cadet 
Corps.  We  all  wish  him  every  happiness  on  the  occasion  of  his 
approaching  marriage. 


FORM  IIIA 

Anderson,  John  —  John  is  enjoying  his  second  year  at  Ashbury.  His 
favourite  sport  is  hockey  for  which  he  won  a  colour.  He  doesn't 
quite  know  what  he  wants  to  be  yet.  He  was  on  Junior  school 
gym  team.  He  doesn't  know  yet  whether  he  will  be  at  Ashbury 
next  year. 

Anketell-Jones,  Patrick  —  This  is  Patrick's  third  year  at  Ashbury 
and  he  enjoys  it  very  much.  He  enjoys  all  the  games  at  Ashbury 
and  he  made  the  under  twelve  soccer  and  the  gym  teams.  In  the 
future  he  hopes  to  go  into  the  Merchant  navy. 

Benskin,  George  —  George  has  been  at  Ashbury  for  three  years  and 
has  liked  it  very  much.  This  year  he  was  on  the  Soccer,  Cricket, 
and  was  captain  of  the  Hockey  Team.  He  won  colours  in  Soccer. 
He  hopes  to  be  a  Pro  Hockey  Player  and  then  travel  in  his  main 
work. 

Berger,  David  —  This  is  David's  fifth  year  at  Ashbury.  His  favourite 
subjects  are  History,  Latin  and  French.  He  likes  Cricket,  Hockey 
and  Football.  His  hobbies  are  making  model  planes,  stamps  and 
coins.     He  wishes  to  be  a  lawyer. 

Chown,  Christopher  —  Chris  was  on  the  soccer  and  hockey  teams. 
His  hobby  is  model  railroading.  He  lives  in  Toronto  and  has  been 
coming  to  Ashbury  for  three  years.  He  plans  to  be  an  aircraft 
engineer. 


THEASHBURIAN  145 

Day,  Stocky  —  He  was  on  the  under  eleven  soccer  team.  I  lis  first 
year  at  Ashbury  and  he  likes  it  very  much.  I  lis  hobbies  are  stamps 
and  coins.     lie  hopes  he  will  be  back  next  year. 

Cann,  Peter  —  This  is  his  first  year  at  Ashbury.  At  the  beginning  of 
the  year  he  had  a  rough  time  but  as  the  year  went  he  got  into  the 
swing  of  things.  lie  likes  playing  cricket  very  much.  I  Ic  hopes 
to  be  a  doctor  when  he  grows  up. 

Gamble,  Andrew  —  He  likes  to  swim,  play  soccer  and  cricket.  I  lis 
hobby  is  collecting  stamps.  .Mr.  Spencer,  1 1 1 A  Form  Teacher, 
just  got  after  Andy  for  not  doing  his  prep.  Although  he  lias  lots 
of  friends  and  plays  around  in  class,  he  is  quite  smart. 

Hampshire,  Stephen  This  is  Stephen's  first  year  at  Ashbury.  His 
favourite  sport  is  Soccer.  He  likes  most  subjects  and  hopes  to 
join  the  air  force  some  day. 

Johnson,  Hugh  —  Ths  is  Hugh's  third  year  at  Ashbury  and  he  has  en- 
joyed it  verv  much.  I  lis  favourite  sports  are  baseball,  football 
and  hockey.  His  favourite  subjects  are  Latin  and  French.  He 
hopes  to  be  a  Commander  in  the  Navy  some  day. 

MacKenzie,  Ian  —  Ian  is  in  his  second  year  at  Ashbury.  He  likes 
soccer,  hockey,  baseball  and  swimming.  His  hobby  is  making 
models.     He  hopes  to  be  a  pilot  when  he  grows  up. 

.Millar,  Bob  —  It  is  his  first  year  at  Ashbury.  His  favourite  sports  are 
soccer  and  cricket.  He  hopes  to  be  a  Surgeon  like  his  dad. 
He  wants  to  train  to  be  a  Doctor  in  Glasgow,  Scotland. 

Moquette,  Larry  —  Larry's  nickname  is  Moky.  He  is  in  his  second 
year  at  Ashbury  and  his  hobbies  are  swimming  and  boating.  His 
most  liked  master  is  Mr.  Spencer. 

Mi  laner,  John  —  John  lives  in  Venezuela  and  has  been  coming  to  Ash- 
bury for  three  years  and  likes  it  very  much.  He  likes  to  play 
hockey,  soccer  and  cricket.  His  hobbies  are  golfing  and  swim- 
ming. 

Peterson,  Michael  —  Michael  has  attended  Ashbury  for  six  years.  He 
was  on  the  Soccer  and  Hockey  team  this  year. 

Rossy,  Richard  —  His  favourite  hobby  is  chemistry.  He  also  likes 
annoying  a  few  teachers  like  Mr.  Spencer.  He  enjoys  boxing  and 
hockey.  Two  of  his  best  teachers  are  Mr.  Spencer  and  Mr. 
Daratha. 

Scott,  Brian  —  Brian  has  been  at  Ashbury  for  three  years.  His  favour- 
ite sports  are  football  and  hockey.  He  was  captain  of  the  under 
thirteen  hockey.     He  would  like  to  study  Law  when  he  graduates. 

Shanghai,  Farrokh  —  This  is  his  first  year  at  Ashbury  and  he  is  en- 
joying it  very  much.  His  favourite  sports  are  soccer,  hockey  and 
cricket.  He  hopes  to  attend  Ashbury  next  year  where  he  has 
made  many  friends. 


146  TH  E    ASHBURI  AN 

Shipman,  John  —  John  has  been  attending  Ashbury  for  four  years. 
His  hobbies  are  boats  and  swimming.  He  wants  to  be  the  operator 
of  a  Boat  store  in  the  Ottawa  area.  He  has  done  reasonably  well 
after  being  promoted  from  Form  IIB  to  IIIA. 

Sims,  Nigel  —  This  is  Nigel's  first  year  ar-  Ashbury.  He  likes  cricket 
and  is  in  the  choir.  He  is  English  and  his  ambition  is  to  get  a 
University  degree  as  a  designing  engineer. 

Skead,  Brian  —  Quiet  with  a  touch  of  mischief,  Brian  enjoys  himself  in 
his  own  way. 

Souch,  Boh  —  Bob  has  been  here  for  six  years.  He  comes  from  Mont- 
real and  his  favourite  sports  are  swimming  and  cricket.  His  hobby 
is  A4odel  Railroading.  Favourite  subjects  are  English  and  French. 
His  preferred  masters  are  Mr.  Spencer  and  Mr.  Polk. 

Thackray,  David  —  David  is  a  quiet  boy.  He  likes  cricket  and  sailing. 
His  hobby  is  making  models.     He  thinks  Mr.  Spencer  is  quite  nice. 

Tyler,  John  —  This  is  John's  first  term.  He  comes  from  England  but 
came  here  two  years  ago.  His  hobby  is  making  models  and  his 
favourite  sport  is  cricket.  He  wants  to  be  in  the  army  when  he 
grows  up. 

Vigder,  Micheal  David  —  He  likes  Ashbury  very  much.  He  likes  to 
write  exams.     When  he  grows  up  he  wants  to  be  a  doctor. 

Form  IIIA  Form  Master  —  The  Form  Master  is  very  much  part  of  the 
Form  so  we  must  include  Mr.  Spencer.  This  year  has  been  a  hard 
one,  thanks  to  a  couple  of  unnamed  adversaries  who  were  always 
trying  to  "beat  the  rap".     A4aybe  next  year's  crop  will  be  better! 


FORM  IIIB 

Adamson,  Simon  —  This  is  Simon's  first  year  at  Ashbury.  Before  com- 
ing to  Ashbury  he  went  to  Len  Park  Public  School  in  Toronto. 
His  favourite  subjects  are  Art  and  Latin.  This  has  been  a  very 
successful  year  for  Simon. 


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Bergf.r,  Robert  —  This  is  Robert's  first  year  at  Ashburv.  Before  com- 
ing to  Ashburv  he  went  to  Rockcliffe  Park  Public  School.  1  lis 
favourite  subjects  arc  Arithmetic  and  Latin.  1  lis  favourite  sports 
are  Hockey  and  Football.  I  [e  intends  to  be  a  lawyer.  I  his  has 
been  a  verv  prosperous  year  for  Bobby  as  he  moved  from  grade 
five  to  six. 

Dean,  Stuart  —  This  is  Stuart's  first  year  at  Ashburv.  Before  coining 
to  Ashbury  he  attended  Bessborough  Public  School  in  Toronto. 
His  favourite  subjects  are  Arithmetic  and  Geography.  I  lis  fav- 
ourite sport  is  Hockey.  I  le  would  like  to  be  a  N.  II.  I.,  hockej 
plaver  in  his  future.     This  has  been  a  very  exciting  year  for  Stuart. 

Espaillot,  Arturo  —  This  is  Arturo's  first  year  at  Ashburv.  Before 
he  came  to  Ashburv  he  went  to  San  Suis  Gonsala  School  in  Domin- 
ican Republic.  His  favourite  subjects  are  English  and  Arithmetic. 
His  favourite  sports  are  Basketball,  Baseball,  Volleyball  and  swim- 
ming. In  the  future  he  would  like  to  be  an  Astronaut.  This  has 
been  a  good  year  for  Arturo. 

Espinola,  Hernan  —  This  is  Flernan's  first  year  at  Ashbury.  Before 
he  came  to  Ashbury  he  attended  school  in  the  Dominican  Republic. 
His  favourite  subject  is  Arithmetic.  His  favourite  sport  is  Baseball. 
In  the  future  he  would  like  to  be  an  engineer. 

Farrugia,  Anthony  —  Anthony  has  given  up  much  of  his  time  to  pre- 
pare the  form  notes  for  IIIB.  I  know  what  a  job  it  is  and  I  think 
he  deserves  hearty  congratulations.  Anthony  was  on  the  Junior 
Soccer  team  and  likes  cricket  verv  much. 

Firestone,  Bruce  —  This  is  the  end  of  Bruce's  second  vear  at  Ashbury. 
His  favourite  subjects  are  Latin  and  Arithmetic.  His  favourite 
sports  are  Gym  and  Softball.  In  the  future  he  would  like  to  be  an 
Engineer.     This  has  been  a  verv  successful  vear  for  Bruce. 

Gow,  Duncan  —  This  is  Duncan's  third  vear  at  Ashburv.  His  fav- 
ourite subject  is  Historv.  His  favourite  sport  is  Soccer.  He  was 
on  the  under  eleven  soccer  team.  He  was  the  assistant  monitor 
in  IIIB  in  the  first  term.  In  the  future  he  would  like  to  be  a  Doc- 
tor. 

Howes,  Michael  —  This  is  .Michael's  sixth  vear  at  Ashburv.  His  fav- 
ourite subjects  are  Latin  and  Arithmetic.  His  favourite  sports  are 
Hockey  and  soccer.  In  the  future  he  would  like  to  be  a  Lawver. 
He  is  the  secretarv  of  Form  IIIB,  and  this  has  been  a  good  vear  for 
Micheal. 

Loftus,  Philip  —  This  is  Philip's  fourth  year  at  Ashburv.  I  lis  favourite 
subject  is  History.     His  favourite  sports  are  soccer  and  cricket. 

Mirsky,  Micheal  —  Micheal  has  been  at  Ashburv  for  three  vears.  His 
favourite  subject  is  Art.  His  favourite  sport  is  cricket.  In  the 
future  he  would  like  to  be  in  the  Canadian  Air  Force. 


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THE    ASHBURl  AN 


Moulds,  Donald  -  This  is  Donald's  second  year  at  Ashbury.  His 
favourite  subjects  are  Art  and  History.  His  favourite  sports  are 
Soccer  and  Cricket.  He  also  was  on  the  under  1 5  soccer  team  and 
won  first  colours.     This  has  been  an  exciting  year  for  Donald. 

Nelms,  John  -  This  is  John's  third  year  at  Ashbury.  His  favourite 
subjects  are  Latin  and  French.  His  favourite  sports  are  Soccer 
and  Baseball.  He  was  Monitor  in  the  first  term.  In  the  future 
he  would  like  to  be  an  Optician. 

Nettleton,  Harold  —  This  is  Harold's  third  year  at  Ashbury.  His 
favourite  subject  is  Arithmetic.  His  favourite  sport  is  baseball. 
In  the  future  he  would  like  to  be  in  the  Jewellery  business. 

Newsome,  Graham  —  This  is  Graham's  first  year  at  Ashbury.  Before 
he  came  to  Ashbury  he  went  to  Aumour  Heights  Public  School  in 
Torotno.  His  favourite  subjects  are  Latin  and  French.  His  fav- 
ourite sports  are  Baseball  and  cricket.  In  the  future  he  would  like 
to  be  an  electrical  engineer  or  Physicist. 

Nixon,  Terry  —  This  is  the  second  year  that  Terry  has  been  at  Ash- 
bury. His  favourite  subjects  are  Geography  and  History.  His 
favourite  sports  are  Football  and  Swimming.  In  the  future  he 
would  like  to  be  an  Explorer. 

Sharp,  Chris  —  This  is  his  fourth  year  at  Ashbury.  His  favourite 
subject  is  arithmetic.  His  favourite  sport  is  Football.  In  the 
future  he  would  like  to  be  a  Lawyer  or  an  Air  Force  Pilot.  This 
has  been  a  regular  year  for  Chris. 

Shenkman,  Billy  —  This  is  his  fourth  vear  at  Ashbury.  His  favourite 
subjects  are  Music  and  Spelling.  His  favourite  sports  are  Hockey 
and  Soccer.     In  the  future  he  would  like  to  be  an  Engineer. 

Turner,  Donald  —  This  is  Donald's  first  year  at  Ashbury.  Before 
coming  to  Ashbury  he  attended  Woodroffe  Public  School.  His 
favourite  subject  is  Art.  His  favourite  sport  is  go-carting.  In  the 
future  he  would  like  to  be  a  Salesman. 

Tyas,  James  —  This  is  his  fourth  year  at  Ashburv.  His  favourite  sub- 
ject is  Arithmetic.  His  favourite  sport  is  Cricket.  In  the  future 
he  would  like  to  be  a  lawyer. 

\\  i  i  i),  William  —  This  is  his  first  vear  at  Ashburv.  His  favourite  sub- 
jects are  Geography  and  Latin.  His  favourite  sport  is  skating.  In 
the  future  he  would  like  to  be  an  engineer. 

Wright,  David  —  This  is  his  first  year  at  Ashbury.  Before  he  came  to 
Ashburv  he  attended  Rosemere  High.  His  favourite  subject  is 
Latin.  I  lis  favourite  sports  are  Hockey  and  Soccer.  In  the  future 
he  would  like  to  be  a  Scientist. 


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149 


Mr.  Daratha  —  .Mr.  Daratha  is  a  new  comer  to  Ashburv.  He,  as  well 
as  being  Form  Master  of  IIIB,  teaches  Forms  III  A  and  TRANS. 
A  &  B.  This  year  the  new  subject  of  "ART"  was  introduced  by 
Mr.  Daratha.  He  took  us,  his  Form,  on  some  Form  trips.  Many 
interesting  and  enjoyable  afternoons  have  been  spent  listening  ro 
speakers  which  Mr.  Daratha  has  secured  for  us.  The  success  of 
our  Junior  Hockey  this  year  is  credited  to  the  coaching  received 
from  Mr.  Daratha.  We  hope  every  year  at  Ashbury  will  be  as 
successful  for  him  as  this  one  has  been. 


FORM  II  NOTES 

Barker,  Jeremy  —  This  is  my  first  year  at  Ashbury.  Last  year  1  at- 
tended Vincent  Masse v  Public  School.  My  favourite  subject  is 
arithmetic.  The  game  I  enjoy  most  is  cricket.  I  want  to  be  a 
doctor. 

Barnes,  Charles  —  I  am  attending  Ashbury  for  the  second  year.  My 
former  school  was  City  View  Public.  Soccer  and  cricket  are  my 
favourite  sports.  I  like  to  read.  My  summer  holiday  is  not  yet 
planned. 

Cochrane,  Terry  —  Last  year  I  went  to  Hillson  Avenue  Public  School. 
History  and  arithmetic  are  the  studies  I  like  best.  Some  dav  1 
hope  to  be  a  doctor. 

Colbert,  Bruce  —  I  am  finishing  my  first  year  in  the  College.     My 

former  school  was  Broadview  Public.  I  like  arithmetic  but  found 
French  difficult.  My  ambition  is  to  be  a  carpenter.  Wc  are  go- 
ing to  our  cottage  this  summer. 

Copeland,  Stephen  —  For  three  years  I  have  been  attending  Ashbury 
where  I  enjoy  French  and  spelling.  I  play  cricket  and  football. 
I  want  to  be  a  detective.  Part  of  the  holiday  will  be  spent  at  a 
summer  school. 


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THE    ASH  BUR1  AN 


Day,  Nicky  —  I  am  enjoying  my  first  year  at  Ashbury.  My  best  sub- 
ject is  spelling  and  my  worst  is  arithmetic.  Cricket  is  my  favourite 
game.  To  be  a  lawyer  is  my  ambition.  We  are  going  to  Tadous- 
sac  for  our  holidays. 

Dent,  John  -  This  is  my  first  year  in  this  school.  Arithmetic  and 
spelling  are  my  best  subjects.  I  like  to  play  soccer  and  cricket. 
Some  day  I  hope  to  be  a  scientist. 

Deutsch,  Andreas  —  For  two  years  I  have  been  at  Ashbury.  I  enjoy 
all  the  classes  and  games.  This  year  I  got  into  the  school  Choir. 
In  the  holidays  we  plan  to  go  to  British  Columbia. 

Dollin,  David  —  I  am  finishing  my  second  year  here.  The  subjects 
I  like  best  are  arithmetic  and  history.  Favourite  games  are  hockey 
football,  and  cricket.  This  year  I  am  the  Form  Monitor.  Part  of 
the  holiday  I'll  be  at  summer  school.  Later,  I'll  go  to  the  United 
States. 

Ducharme,  Wallace  —  This  is  my  third  year  in  the  College.  I  like 
all  subjects  and  most  games.  I  want  to  be  an  electrical  engineer. 
We  go  to  our  farm  in  the  summer. 

Ellis,  Mark  —  I  have  been  at  Ashbury  for  four  years.  My  favourite 
subjects  are  geography,  history  and  spelling.  In  sports  I  like  soc- 
cer and  baseball.  Last  fall  I  was  chosen  as  a  class  monitor.  In  the 
summer  we  go  to  our  cottage  on  Grand  Lake.  I  shall  look  after 
patents  when  I  grow  up. 

Espaillat,  Rafael  —  Last  fall  I  came  to  Ashbury  and  am  trying  to 
learn  English.  Geography  and  history  I  find  difficult.  I  like 
cricket  best  of  all  our  games.     This  will  be  my  happiest  summer. 

Espinola,  Jorge  —  This  year  I  am  learning  to  speak  English.  Spanish 
is  my  language.  The  subjects  I  don't  like  are  history  and  geogra- 
phy. French  and  spelling  are  easy.  I  think  cricket  and  baseball 
are  good  fun.  I  want  to  be  an  engineer  and  build  bridges  and 
dams. 

Gosse,  Billy  —  For  the  last  three  years  I  have  been  here.  I  like  read- 
ing and  writing,  but  am  slow  in  arithmetic  and  grammar.  Soccer 
is  my  best  sport.     I  want  to  be  a  doctor  later  on. 

I  IearnEj  Victor  —  I  have  enjoyed  Ashbury  life  for  five  years.  Gram- 
mar and  French  are  my  favourite  classes,  while  in  games  I  like 
cricket  and  soccer.  I  sing  in  the  school  choir  and  have  been  pro- 
moted to  the  semi-chorus. 

Knox,  John  —  My  home  was  in  Denmark  but  I  have  been  in  Canada 
for  some  rime.  My  family  travels  a  lot  but  this  summer  we  are 
goin^  to  have  a  cottage.  I  like  all  sports  bur  enjoy  skiing  most  of 
all. 


T  H  F.     A  S  H  li  L  R  I  A  N 


151 


Laflamme,  David  —  After  three  years  at  Corpus  Christie  I  came  to 
Ashbury,  and  am  in  Grade  Four.  I  lere,  I  enjoy  spelling,  French, 
baseball  and  football.     To  be  a  doctor  is  mv  ambition. 

Laidler,  James  —  Four  years  ago  I  entered  the  College,  and  am  now  in 
Grade  V.  I  like  to  spell  and  to  play  cricket.  I  want  to  be  a 
chemist.     In  the  holidays  we  are  going  to  Murray  Bay. 

MacDonald,  Douglas  —  Last  year  I  went  to  Bell's  Corners  Public- 
School.  History,  geography  and  arithmetic  are  easy,  but  I  rind 
French  very  hard.  I  sing  in  the  school  choir  and  play  football  and 
baseball.     I  hope  to  be  the  pilot  of  a  jet  plane. 

MacDoxald,  John  —  This  is  my  second  year  at  Ashbury.  I  like  swim- 
ming, tennis,  and  soccer,  and  I  like  Air.  Polk  and  Mr.  Beique. 

McAulay,  Keith  —  Three  years  ago  I  came  here  from  Hopewell  Public- 
School.  I  like  arithmetic  and  cricket.  I  want  to  be  a  doctor  some 
day. 

Palmer,  Michael  —  Last  year  I  went  to  the  D.  Roy  Kennedy  School. 
The  best  time  of  the  day  for  me  is  games  time.  I  don't  like  French. 
Sometime  I'll  join  the  Navy.     This  summer  I  am  going  to  Chicago. 


FORM    1 

Arm 1 1  age  —  Mark  wants  to  be  a  carpenter  for  he  likes  creating  things. 

Basixski  I  —  Stefan  wants  to  be  a  traveller  around  the  world. 

Basixski   II  —  Toni  keeps  us  well   informed  on   things  at   home   and 
abroad. 

Boxd  —  John  is  our  speech  maker. 

Edgar  —  Anthony  wants  to  be  a  Doctor. 

Hatch  —  Donald  wants  to  be  a  Royal  Canadian  Mounted  Policeman. 

Hayley  II  —  Gregory  is  Captain  of  the  Fifth  Cricket  Field. 


1S2  TH  E    ASHBURI  AN 

La  Ferme  —  Leo  hopes  to  play  in  Carnegie  Hall  some  day. 

Laurence  —  Michael  is  our  artist  and  has  recently  returned  to  England. 

Peterson  II  —  David  hopes  to  be  a  lawyer. 

Pryde  —  Derek  wants  to  be  a  City  Traffic  Policeman. 

Taticek  —  Peter  wants  to  be  a  Policeman  also. 

Wilson  —  Rob  hopes  to  be  in  the  Navy  some  day. 

Wood  —  Anthony  wants  to  visit  Jelly  Stone  Park  with  Yogi  Bear. 

Shortreed  —  Ian  aspires  for  the  R.C.A.F. 

Stoddard-Stones  —  Rupert  wants  to  be  in  the  R.C.M.P.  and  already  has 
his  uniform. 

Baxter  —  Geoffrey  hopes  to  be  a  news  reporter.     He'll  make  a  good 
one. 

Kronick  —  Ricky  hopes  to  be  a  Doctor. 


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THE    ASHBURIAN  153 

LITERARY    SECTION 

WATER  SAFETY 

With  the  summer  here,  a  little  advice  on  water  safety  seems  like  a 
good  idea.  Canadians  enjoy  a  wide  variety  of  water  sports  such  as 
water-skiing,  boating,  skin  diving,  and  most  important  of  all,  swimming. 
Many  serious  accidents  are  caused  by  careless  and  misinformed  people. 
You  have  heard  before,  and  I  repeat  again,  the  most  serious  hazzard  in 
the  water  is  panic.  Panic  can  cause  the  death  not  only  of  the  one  in 
trouble,  but  also  of  the  would-be  rescuer.  It  is  slowly  becoming  apparent 
that  people  must  have  some  knowledge  of  first  aid,  especially  for  the 
treatment  of  shock,  which  is  a  combination  of  panic  and  the  violent 
exertion  of  trving  to  stay  afloat. 

Here  are  some  handy  hints  to  remember:  — 
i.         The  brain  and  heart,  when  suffering  from  shock,  lack  circulating 

blood, 
ii.        There  has  been  a  rapid  loss  of  body  heat, 
iii.      The  first  action  should  be  to  keep  the  victim  lying  still,  with  the 

head  about  twelve  inches  higher  than  the  feet, 
iv.       Remove  wet  clothing,  even  if  vou  have  to  cut  it  away,  and  rapidly 
dry  the  person's  body  in  order  to  conserve  body-heat.  Remember, 
you  may  be  saving  a  life,  which  is  much  more  important  than  the 
victim's  clothes, 
v.        If  shelter  is  near,  and  vou  have  help,  try  to  make  for  this  shelter. 

Improvise  a  stretcher, 
vi.      Apply  artificial  heat  in  any  way  possible.     If  none  is  readily  avail- 
able, use  your  imagination  to  improvise. 
vii.      If  necessary,  try  your  hand  at  artificial  respiration, 
viii.     Never  make  the  mistake  of  giving  the  victim  alcohol.     Hot  tea  or 
coffee,  if  available,  but  never  the  "strong  stuff". 

Happy  summer  kids.     Remember 

THE  LIFE  YOU  SAVE  MAY  BE  YOUR  OWN. 

Andy  Gamble— IIIA 


THE  MOON 

The  moon  has  a  funny  face 
It  shines  in  my  face  too 
It  is  very  bright 
It  shines  for  me  and  you  too. 

Mark  Ar.mitage  —  Form  I 


154  T  H  E    ASH  BUR1  AN 

KEEPING  A  HORSE 

A  lot  of  boys  and  girls  would  like  to  have  their  own  pony  or  horse 
that  they  can  ride  whenever  they  want.  Well,  there  is  a  lot  more  than 
just  riding  the  horse.  You  must  have  a  place  to  exercise  the  horse,  a 
place  for  it  to  graze  and  a  place  for  shelter  (namely  a  barn). 

A  space  of  three  acres  or  more  is  advisable.  In  this  space  one  can 
have  his  barn  and  an  exercising  ring.  Around  the  field  you  need  a  fence 
about  four  and  a  half  feet  high.  The  best  fencing  to  use  is  a  fence  that 
has  rectangles  which  nailed  to  posts  about  ten  to  fifteen  feet  wide  and 
nailed  to  the  top  of  the  posts  a  single  strand  of  barbed  wire  to  keep  the 
horse  from  rubbing  and  breaking  the  fence.  The  exercising  ring  called 
the  paddock  should  be  fenced  separately  usually  with  bars  and  posts. 
You  should  have  your  barn  near  the  paddock. 

One  can't  always  get  some  land  or  a  barn  but  he  can  keep  his  horse 
at  a  boarding  barn,  where  he  pays  rent. 

After  you  have  got  a  place  for  your  horse  to  stay  you  have  to  look 
after  it;  by  this  I  mean  grooming,  feeding  and  keeping  the  horse  in 
health.  Grooming  means  brushing  the  horse  every  day  and  cleaning  the 
dirt  off  the  horse.  A  lot  of  people  think  that  just  giving  the  horse  any 
old  hay  is  good  enough  but  it  isn't.  The  horse  must  be  given  good  hay 
or  in  summer  fed  good  green  grass  and  not  green  weeds.  Then  the 
horse  should  be  fed  grain  once  a  day  (  good  time  to  do  this  is  when  you 
are  grooming  the  horse).  Another  thing  which  I  have  forgotten  to 
mention  is  to  make  sure  that  the  horse  has  plenty  of  fresh  water. 

Then  after  one  has  looked  after  the  horse  he  has  to  have  a  saddle, 
bridle  and  halter.  You  have  to  keep  these  pieces  of  tack  in  condition 
by  soaking  them  with  saddle  soap.  Now  that  you  know  a  bit  about 
horses,  you  will  think  twice  about  asking  for  a  pony. 

Maclaren  III  —  Trans.  A 


JUST  DREAMING 

I  sometimes  sit  and  wonder 

About  what  causes  thunder, 

And  about  all  those  things 

Of  which  a  boy  can  dream. 

Of  soccer  in  the  Fall, 

And  hockey  in  the  winter, 

Of  running  in  the  spring 

And  which  bat  has  the  better  swing 

And  when  my  rapture's  broken, 

By  the  clanging  of  a  bell, 

I  go  into  class,  and  another  day  begins. 

Allan  Ewart—  Trans.  A 


TH  E    ASHBURl  AN  155 

PROJECT  MERCURY 

Malcolm  Scott  Carpenter  lived  to  tell  a  stranger-than-fiction  story 

of  how  he  orbited  the  earth  three  times,  overshot  his  landing  b)    2  50 
miles  and  vanished  for  41  minutes. 

This  was  another  great  achievement  in  man's  conquest  oi  outer- 
space.  The  mission  brought  to  light  new  dangers  —  the  hazards  of 
missing  landing  target  areas  —  and  pointed  toward  solutions  of  some 
problems  of  man  in  space. 

It  opened  up,  too,  new  vistas  of  voyage  bv  satellite  and  may  have 
even  advanced  the  U.S.  manned  spaceship  programme  beyond  the  phase 
of  three,  rive  or  even  seven  orbit  flights  and  on  to  the  held  of  L8-orbit, 
all  day  missions. 

The  launching  of  Carpenter's  Aurora  7  spacecraft  at  8:45  a.m. 
E.D.T.  was  a  perfect  one.  He  completed  the  first  orbit  at  10:19  a.m. 
going  at  a  speed  of  17,532  miles  an  hour.  Each  orbit  took  approx- 
imately 1  hour  and  50  minutes. 

On  the  second  orbit  he  (Carpenter)  released  a  balloon  divided  into 
five  sections  of  different  colours.  Carpenter  took  pictures  of  it,  to 
determine  which  colours  man  can  best  perceive  in  outer  space.  Rapid 
fuel  consumption  in  his  Aurora  7  spaceship  caused  great  concern  during 
his  second  orbit.  But  after  careful  consultation  with  the  pilot,  the 
Mercury  Control  centre  reported:  "We  see  no  reason  whv  he  shouldn't 
continue  into  the  third  orbit,  but  we  emphasize  that  he  limit  his  fuel 
consumption." 

Near  the  end  of  the  third  orbit,  the  really  alarming  news  came 
when  Carpenter  fired  the  retro-rockets  that  would  retard  his  speed 
sufficiently  to  make  the  capsule  drop  out  of  orbit  and  descend  through 
the  atmosphere.  Normally  the  heat  of  re-entrv  cuts  off  radio 
communication  for  a  minute  or  two,  but  Aurora  7,  silent  at  1:30  p.m. 
E.D.T.,  never  regained  its  voice.  It  overshot  its  destined  landing  point 
(800  miles  south-east  of  Cape  Canaveral)  and  plunged  into  the  ocean 
1,000  miles  south-east  of  the  Cape.  It  simply  disappeared.  Carpenter 
climbed  out  of  his  space  craft  and  got  into  a  rubber  dinghy.  It  took  41 
minutes  before  a  helicopter  from  the  carrier  Intrepid  sighted  him  and 
two  more  hours  till  his  rescue  at  approximately  4:30  p.m.  E.D.T.  At 
that  time  he  had  been  gone  from  the  Cape  for  seven  hours  and  45 
minutes.  The  capsule  was  recovered  successfully  several  hours  after- 
ward. He  was  then  taken  to  Grand  Turk  Island,  where  he  was  put 
under  observation  for  a  few  days. 

There  was  relief  and  gladness  in  the  successful  completion  of  this 
important  mission  which  confirmed  the  conclusions  arrived  at  when 
John  Glenn's  first  American  orbital  flight  took  place,  Februarv  20th 
1962.  David  Beroer  -  III  A 


1S6  TH  E    ASHBURIAN 

CORTEZ  AND  THE  AZTECS 

First  Scene 

In  a  little  town  in  the  South  West  of  Portugal  there  lived  a  boy- 
named  Hernando  who  was  born  in  the  year  1485.  He  was  to  become 
the  greatest  conquerer  in  all  Mexico.  We  open  our  play  as  we  see 
Hernando  and  h's  friend  Juan  talking  on  the  docks. 

Juan— "Come  on  Hernando,  we'll  be  late  for  the  bullfight". 

Hernanda— "Oh,  I  don't  care,  but  just  look  at  that  ship,  I  expect 
it's  going  to  Africa  or  India  or  even  China". 

Juan— "Well,  maybe  it's  off  to  Italy  or  .  .  . 

Hernando— "or  it  might  be  going  to  explore  an  island  and  find  some 
treasure  .  .  . 

Juan  (warming  to  the  subject)— "or  to  have  a  battle  with  some 
pirates". 

Hernando— "Oh,  I  would  give  everything  to  be  able  to  lead  my  soldier's 
against  some  brown-skinned  nation,  plunder  and  burn  citys  like  kindling 
wood,  be  made  an  emporer  and  have  a  treasure  of  diamonds,  rubies, 
emeralds,  saphires,  gold  and  silver". 

Juan— "Yes,  but  we  don't  have  a  chance  of  ever  getting  out  of 
iMedellin". 

Hernando— "I  suppose  your  right,  but  it's  fun  to  dream". 

Second  Scene 

Several  years  later  Cortez  asked  the  governor  of  Cuba  "Velasquez" 
for  a  party  of  soldiers,  so  that  he  could  explore  the  mainland.  .  .  . 
Cortez— "But  governor,  a  voyage  to  the  mainland  would  be  a  boon  to 
Spain". 

Velasquez— "I  know  senor,  but  an  exploration  on  that  scale  would 
cost  thousands  of  pesos,  but  for  your  sake  I  will  let  you  go  with  600  men 
instead  of  1,200,  and  also  6  ships  instead  of  14". 

Cortez— "Thank  you  Sir,  you  are  most  kind,  Adios  Amigo". 

Third  Scene 

So,  Cortez  a  brave  adventurer,  has  now  got  his  ship,  sailors  and 
soldiers,  and  we  now  see  him  on  board  ship  landing  in  the  Aztec  country, 
"Mexico". 

First  Mate— "Land  Ho". 

Second  Mate  —  "Land  ho,  Sir". 

Cortez— "Thank  you  Mr.  Bandle.  Ah,  this  is  the  day  I've  been  wait- 
ing for,  to  finally  reach  the  Mainland". 

Second  Mate— "Sir  look,  a  group  of  natives  on  the  beach". 

Cortez— "And  look  at  that  girl  on  the  beach.     She  sure  is  pretty". 

Second  Mate— "Lower  those  lifeboats!" 

Cortez— "Yes,  yes,  to  the  shore!" 


THEASHBUR1AN  151 

On  the  beach  Cortez  meets  the  native  girl  and  loves  her  so  much 
he  marries  her.  She,  acting  as  a  guide  and  interpreter,  leads  this  party 
to  Montezuma,  the  king  of  the  Aztecs.     In  Montezuma's  chamber:— 

Cortez  (seizing  Montezuma)— "Tell  your  guards  to  drop  their 
weapons.  Now,  this  is  to  insure  my  safety,  but  I  also  want  a  room  full 
of  gold,  silver  and  jew  els". 

Montezuma— (contemptuously)— "Get  him  his  jewels". 

Cortez— "Ah,  that's  better!     Now,  we  want  .  .  . 

And  so  as  Cortez  fortifies  the  palace,  the  governor  has  informed  a 
man  named  Narvez  to  bring  Cortez  back.  Cortez  hears  of  this  and 
takes  400  men  to  attack  Narvez. 

Fourth  Scene 

Under  the  cover  of  night  Cortez  and  his  400  men  advanced  on 
Narvez  and  after  a  brief  skirmish  successfully  vanquished  the  king's 
emissary.  Then,  upon  hearing  of  a  planned  uprising  of  Montezuma 
he  has  to  return  to  the  Capitol.     Finally  in  Montezuma's  chamber:  — 

Cortez— "Sir,  quell  this  uprising  or  I  will  detach  your  head  from 
your  body". 

.Montezuma— "Mercy,  mercy!" 

Cortez— "Will  you  do  as  I  say?" 

Montezuma— "Mercy,  please  mercy!!" 

Cortez  (pushing  the  emporer  aside)— "Ah,  the  old  fool!" 

Soldier— "Sir,  the  mob  is  smashing  the  gates". 

Cortez— "Take  our  three  cannons,  position  them  in  front  of  the 
gates.  Then  take  one  barrel  of  gun  powder  and  wedge  it  under  the 
gate  .  .  . 

Soldier— "Yes,  I  see  Sir". 

Five  minutes  pass,  during  which  an  explosion  is  heard.     Then  .  .  . 

Soldier— "They've  broken  through,  Sir.  Some  have  been  killed  but 
many  are  unhurt". 

Cortez  (running  out)— "To  Arms!!" 

Then  a  short  battle  ensues  during  which  Cortez  is  killed.  The 
Spaniards  defeat  the  Aztecs.  For  his  bravery  Cortez  was  awarded  the 
Order  of  Gallantry.  P.  Thurstox— Trans.  A 


TRICK  OR  TREAT 

Witches  and  Goblins 
Run  down  the  street 
Knocking  on  doors  everywhere 
Looking  for  a  trick  or  a  treat. 

Peter  Taticek  —  Form  I 


158  THE    ASHBURI  AN 

MODEL  RAILROADING 

.Model  Railroading  is  a  very  interesting  hobby.  You  can  start  a 
layout  with  any  guage  (size)  HO  guage  is  most  preferred  as  a  hobby. 
O  guage  (Lionel)  trains  are  really  a  little  too  big  for  a  basement  layout 
as  HO  are  nearly  half  the  size  of  O. 

There  are  many  companies  that  make  HO  equipment.  These 
companies  use  the  same  track  and  the  same  couplers. 

When  vou  start  a  layout  you  should  first  purchase  a  piece  of  ply- 
wood, 4'  x  8'  is  a  good  size.  You  then  should  plan  a  layout  of  the 
track  or  build  it  up  on  a  roadbed.  Then  scenery  or  terrain  should  be 
planned.  It  is  very  simple  to  make.  A  piece  of  screen  with  plaster 
over  it.  Before  it  dries  pieces  of  cork  look  very  much  like  rock. 
Ordinary  household  paint  is  suitable  for  painting  the  mountains.  Lichen 
is  very  effective  for  trees  and  shrubs. 

The  next  step  is  to  plan  a  town.  You  can  either  buy  plastic  models 
of  buildings  or  make  your  own  out  of  balsa  wood. 

With  a  little  work  you  can  produce  a  very  nice  layout.  Model 
Railroading  is  a  lot  of  fun,  you  should  try  it  some  day! 

Chown— IIIA 


THE  BIG  MATCH 

It  was  May  19,  a  very  fine  day, 

Bishop's  came  to  Ashbury,  cricket  to  play, 

Some  treated  the  game  with  great  exultation, 

Others  sat  apart,  in  mild  resignation. 

At  the  toss  of  the  coin,  Ashbury  won, 

We  decided  to  field,  and  have  some  fun, 

They  sent  out  their  batsmen,  full  of  defiance, 

We  looked  to  our  bowlers,  on  whom  we  placed  our  reliance. 

We  put  them  out  slowly,  and  very  expensively, 

And  then  settled  down,  to  play  defensively, 

Our  wickets  fell,  our  hopes  diminished, 

One  man  left,  and  we  would  soon  be  finished. 

Fifty  runs  on  the  board,  nine  to  make, 

In  came  our  last  batsman,  willing  to  take 

Chances  to  win,  to  take  the  match, 

All  we  could  do  was  sit  and  watch. 

The  ball  was  bowled,  he  took  a  fix 

On  the  fast  moving  object,  and  hit  it  for  six, 

The  next  ball  came,  hugging  the  floor, 

And  then  it  was  over,  he  had  hit  it  for  four. 

John  Read— Trans.  A 


THE    ASHBURIAN  159 

THE  GANG  OF  YULE 

When  I  was  just  a  Little  bum, 
Before  I  went  to  school, 
I  had  a  crowd  of  forty  toughs 
I  called  the  Gang  of  Yule. 

Of  every  si/.e,  from  great  hi<j:  guys 
And  little  half-pint  slobs. 
To  renegades  and  kicked  out  lumps 
From  many  other  mobs. 

They  used  to  go  on  raiding  trips 
Around  the  stores  for  me, 
I  always  stayed  at  the  H.Q., 
(The  safest  place  to  be). 

They  stopped  at  every  single  shop 
From  Downtown  to  Eastview, 
To  half-inch  all  the  costly  things 
To  fill  up  our  H.Q. 

With  candy-floss  and  chocolate  bars 
Whipped  from  the  candy  stores, 
And  chips  and  nuts  and  ice-cream  cones 
They  picked  up  at  Loblaws. 

With  lectric  trains  and  cycle  lamps 
And  all  that  kind  of  jazz, 
And  great  big  ri\e  lb.  hunks  of  cheese 
That  Simpson-Sears  has. 

With  gloyes  and  fags  from  unlocked  cars, 

And  coke  from  A  &  P, 

And  bubble-gum  tapped  machines, 

A  lovely  sight  to  see. 

And  e\en  after  I  was  big, 
And  had  to  go  to  school, 
I'd  think  about  the  layabouts 
That  formed  the  Gang  of  Yule. 

S.  H.  Adamson  —  Form  MB 


SPRING  FLOWERS 

Daffodils  are  gay 
Tulips  bloom  in  .May. 

Rupert  Stoddard-Stones  —  Form  I 


160  TH  E    ASHBUR1  AN 

IRAN  -  LAND  OF  RUGGED  MOUNTAINS  AND  DESERT 

Has  Ashburv  ever  had  a  boy  from  Persia  enrolled  before?  Perhaps 
you  would  like  to  know  something  about  my  country,  other  than  that 
we  have  a  Shah  who  has  been  married  several  times. 

People  sometimes  do  not  realise  that  our  country  is  nearly  900  miles, 
north  to  south  and  1,400  miles  east  to  west.  Included  in  our  population 
of  sixteen  million  are  more  than  three  million  nomads,  that  is,  people  who 
do  not  have  a  permanent  home,  and  just  wander  from  year  to  year,  going 
to  places  where  thev  hope  to  find  work.  Salty,  sandv  deserts  cover  two 
thirds  of  the  plateau,  and  this  plateau  is  frequently  5,000  feet  high,  a 
fact  often  neglected  by  those  who  criticise  our  country.  Have  you 
seen  the  great  inland  sea  on  the  map?  It  is  the  salty  Caspian  Sea  on  the 
northern  end  of  the  country.  Unfortunately  we  onlv  have  one  river 
of  navigable  size  —  the  Karun. 

You  will  appreciate  the  difficulty  I  had  when  I  came  to  this  country 
of  Canada  because  we  have  a  different  alphabet  to  yours.  You  have 
heard  .Mr.  Spencer  talking  about  Arabaic  (when  he  gets  "wound  up" 
about  the  war  years!).  That  is  the  language  we  speak  and  write. 
Among  the  better  educated  people,  French  is  the  language  of  com- 
munication, which  made  it  all  the  more  difficult  for  me. 

Iran  produces  a  wide  variety  of  produce:  dates,  figs,  barley,  cotton 
and  tobacco.  In  fact,  most  of  the  dates  that  go  into  the  date  squares 
Mark  makes  in  the  kitchen  come  from  my  country.  Salt  is  another 
source  of  income,  and  petroleum,  from  which  you  get  the  gas  to  drive 
your  cars,  comes  from  Persia,  too. 

Tehran,  the  capital,  has  a  population  of  650,000.  You  can  see  that 
we  are  not  people  who  live  in  crowded  cities.  This  could  be  because 
we  are  not  industrialised.  The  only  other  large  city  is  Tabriz,  about 
the  same  size  as  Ottawa. 

The  "Land  of  the  Lion  and  the  Sun"  has  a  long  historv  as  you  will 
discover  when  you  do  history  in  Transitus  A.  Persian  carpets  were 
once  the  pride  and  joy  of  Canadian  house-proud  hostesses,  and  even 
around  Ashbury  there  are  still  some  Persian  carpets,  relics  of  a  former, 
pre-war  glory.  Did  you  know  that  Persian  people  were  the  mediums 
through  which  lend-lease  goods  were  delivered  to  Russia  during  the  last 
war?  It  was  the  x\merican  army  which  helped  to  modernise  some  of 
our  small  industry. 

Persians  have  always  been  called  talkative,  witty  people.  We  are 
instinctively  polite,  quick  to  observe,  and  fast  to  learn.  Perhaps  my 
Form  Master  won't  agree  with  this,  but  that  is  the  reputation  we  have!  ! 

My  year  at  Ashbury  has  been  a  verv  happy  one,  and  as  I  prepare  to 
go  home  for  the  summer,  I  say  "happy  times"  to  my  friends  in  Ottawa. 

Farrokh  Shanghai— IIIA 


THE    ASHBURIAS  161 

OTHER  SI  I  LLP 

While  I  am  but  a  boy,  I  know, 
I've  read  some  thrilling  books 

'Bout  darkest  Africa  —  and  so, 
I'll  tell  you  how  it  looks. 

I  simply  read,  as  most  boys  do  — 
from  adventurous  disposition  — 

But  of  the  boys  who  read,  how  few, 
think  of  a  foreign  mission? 

And  yet  these  books  Ye  been  known  to  make- 
men  leave  their  homes  for  fame! 
But  how  many  leave  home  for  Jesus'  sake, 
to  preach  His  Holy  Name? 

RALLY! 

And  why  of  sons  of  Christian  birth, 

should  God  cry  out  in  vain? 
He,  too,  needs  soldiers,  men  of  worth. 

who'll  bear  a  little  pain. 
Do  we  not  hear  the  heaven  cry, 

as  Christ  died  on  the  tree, 
With  His  last  breath,  "My  God,  O  why, 

has  Thou  forsaken  me?" 
Then  rally  ye  sons  of  Christian  birth. 

unite  in  one  grand  prayer. 
To  make  God  known  throughout  the  earth, 

loved,  worshipped  everywhere. 

T.  H.  -  Trans.  B 

THESE  I  HAVE  LOVED 

The  murmur  of  the  trees  sighing  in  the  breeze, 
The  early  morning  sun  shining  on  a  lake, 
Watching  the  sunset  and  the  birds  that  sing. 
Models  and  drawings  that  I  like  to  make. 
Colour  in  autumn  is  another  wonderful  thing, 
Sports  cars  roaring  down  a  dusty  track. 
The  country  church  and  the  bells  that  ring, 
Lazing  in  the  sun  upon  my  back, 
Palm  trees  swaying  'long  a  sandy  shore, 
.Maple  sugar  in  the  spring  that'll  come  no  more. 
All  these  things  I  love  the  most. 
So  to  them  all  I'll  raise  a  toast! 

Bruce  Marshall— Trans.  B 


162  THEASHBUR1AN 


MY  VISIT  TO  THE  TOWER  OF  LONDON 

The  most  enjoyable  day  I  had  in  England  was  when  we  visited  the 
Tower  of  London.  First  we  went  to  the  courtyard  and  found  a  guide 
who  took  us  around  for  some  time.  Then  we  went  to  see  the  old  guns. 
Among  them  were  some  cannons  from  ships.  After  that  we  went  to 
see  the  man  who  was  in  charge  of  the  Beefeaters  in  the  tower.  They 
were  dressed  in  scarlet  and  gold  and  looked  very  smart. 

The  most  interesting  place  was  the  White  Tower.  In  it  were  suits 
of  armour  from  very  long  ago.  It  also  had  a  good  collection  of  pistols 
and  muskets.  There  were  models  of  knights  in  their  real  armour.  Next 
we  went  to  see  the  collection  of  swords  and  shields.  After  that  we 
went  home  for  it  was  quite  a  tiring  day.  Barnes—// 


MY  TRAVELS 

Of  all  the  places  I  have  been, 

Stayed  in,  and  have  seen, 

My  heart  is  at  a  dreadful  loss 

To  choose  the  most  magnificent  thing 

My  eyes  have  ever  come  across. 

Britain  has  a  lot  of  interesting  places, 
Historic  sights,  and  glamorous  faces. 
Your  ambition,  we  hope,  would  be, 
To  pay  a  visit  to  Buckingham  Palace 
And  sight  the  ruling  monarchy. 

One  of  the  most  fascinating  I  have  seen 

Is  the  country  of  Thailand,  its  King  and  Queen. 

The  Grand  Palace  do  see  if  you  are  able, 

And  the  gold  on  the  Royal  Barge,  too, 

Are  some  of  the  sights  on  your  timetable. 

Canada,  the  land  of  the  Maple  Leaf, 
The  Mountie,  the  Eskimo,  and  Mr.  Dief. 
My  poor  old  heart  has  begun  to  wonder 
Which  is  the  more  spectacular— 
The  lovely  lakes  or  the  mountain  splendour. 

My  homeland  is  where  my  fond  gaze  will  fall. 
For  I  think  'tis  the  best  of  them  all. 
When  e'er  you  happen  to  hear  people  say 
That  Australia  is  the  land  o'  their  dreams, 
^  <>u  have  to  believe  them  in  every  way. 

David  Hay— Trans.  A 


r  HE    ASH  B  V  R  I  A  N  163 

A  STRANGE  HOBBY 
I  am  sure  you  have  heard  about  a  lot  of  weird  hobbies  bur  I  read 
just  recently  about  a  very  strange  hobby.     I  won't  blame  you  if  you 

don't  believe  it  because  1  didn't  believe  it  at  first  either. 

The  rookie  pitcher  for  the  St.  Louis  Cardinals  rinds  this  a  wonder- 
ful sport.  In  the  swamp  behind  his  cottage  there  are  some  crocodiles. 
In  his  spare  time  he  goes  out  in  a  boat  in  the  middle  of  the  swamp  and 
puts  his  arm  into  a  metal  cylinder  that  is  wider  at  one  end  and  on  this 
part  he  puts  the  bait.  With  his  free  hand  he  holds  onto  a  railing  in  the 
boat.  Then  he  lowers  his  arm  with  the  cylinder  and  waits  tor  Mr. 
Crocodile  to  bite.  When  it  bites  the  widened  part  of  the  cylinder  it 
can't  open  its  mouth  wide  enough  to  let  go.  Then  all  the  man  has  to 
do  is  hold  the  crocodile  under  water  long  enough  so  that  the  water  will 
rush  in  and  crocodile  being  unable  to  shut  his  mouth  will  soon  drown. 

The  purpose  of  the  railing  is  so  that  the  person  won't  be  pulled 
off  the  boat,  for  one  slap  of  the  crocodile's  tail  could  easily  break  the 
man's  back. 

I  think  this  is  both  a  strange  and  cruel  sport.     What  do  you  think? 

Stockie  Day  I  -  UlA 

COLONEL  GLENN'S  FLIGHT 

On  the  day  that  the  Western  World  made  history  by  the  launching 
of  the  first  man  into  space,  the  entire  Junior  School  stopped  work  to  see 
the  take-off.  Even  though  we  were  sent  back  to  class  at  the  end  of  the 
first  period,  nobody  (and  I  think  that  includes  the  teachers)  was 
interested  in  anything  except  Colonel  Glenn's  flight.  We  who  were 
privileged  to  hear  it  feel  as  though  we  were  "on  the  spot"  when  history 
was  made.  There  were  several  remarks  about  Polk  II  being  an 
American,  and  claims  that  only  he  should  be  beaming  that  day,  and 
when  the  announcer  said  the  the  people  of  Perth,  Western  Australia,  had 
left  on  their  lights  for  the  Astronaut,  there  were  mild  cheers  for  You- 
know-who. 

The  excitement  after  Glenn's  return  to  the  earth's  atmosphere  was 
almost  too  much  for  us.  Will  you  ever  forget  the  wait  while  the 
helicopter  searched  the  ocean?  I  would  not  like  too  much  of  such 
suspense. 

Once  again  may  we  say  "thank  you"  to  the  school  for  providing  the 
television  and  radio  coverage  that  day.  Don  Moulds— IIIB 

THE  SWAN 

His  long  white  neck  curves 
As  he  holds  his  wings  at  his  side; 
His  snow  white  feathers  are  nice 
As  he  floats  in  a  long  rippling  glide. 

Leo  La  Fer.me  —  Form  I 


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THE    ASHBURIAN 


THE  FISHING  CONTEST 

It  was  the  second  day  that  we  were  at  our  cottage  and  that  was 
when  we  heard  about  the  contest.  Since  the  prize  was  $10.00  my  father 
and  I  agreed  to  enter. 

The  next  day  we  were  out  in  the  boat  fishing.  But  all  we  caught 
was  an  averaged  sized  pickerel  and  a  few  sunfish. 

For  the  next  few  days  we  didn't  catch  anything  very  big. 

One  day  I  was  sitting  lazily  in  the  boat  when  suddently  a  jerk 
nearly  pulled  the  rod  out  of  my  hands.  Then  when  I  looked,  a  big  bass 
jumped  two  feet  out  of  the  water.  Boy,  what  a  beauty.  I  though  for 
sure  I  had  won  the  contest.  For  half  an  hour  I  struggled  with  that 
monstrous  fish.  Finally  he  came  alongside  the  boat.  Just  as  I  was  about 
to  net  him  off  he  went  pulling  and  jerking,  and  after  ten  minutes  he  was 
alongside  the  boat.     Again  this  time  he  was  too  tired  to  run  off. 

The  next  day  we  entered  our  fish  at  the  contest  and  then  stood 
waiting  anxiously  for  the  results. 

Ten  minutes  later  all  the  contestants  were  told  to  line  up  and  the 
announcer  said  the  biggest  fish  was  1 1  pounds  caught  by  Stephen 
Robertson. 

Ha!     You  thought  I  was  going  to  win,  didn't  you? 

P.  Ankatell-Jones— IIIA 


MY  FIRST  CAMPING  TRIP 

-s  - 

On  the  way  to  the  place  we  had  chosen  for  our  camping  site  the 
back  of  the  car  was  so  full  that  it  affected  the  steering  but  we  got  there 
in  one  piece. 

We  got  there  about  six  o'clock  and  we  unloaded  everything  and 
put  up  the  tents  and  had  supper.     Then  we  went  to  bed. 

The  next  morning  my  mother  told  us  she  had  heard  some  clattering 
in  the  night  and  we  found  a  paw  print  in  one  of  our  saucepans.  We 
thought  it  was  the  paw  print  of  a  raccoon  but  we  are  not  sure.  \\  hen 
my  mother  came  to  look  she  said  there  had  been  some  bananas  in  it. 
Later  we  found  some  banana  peel  behind  a  tree  not  far  away. 

That  night  it  rained  very  hard  and  my  mother  saw  a  pair  of  shoes 
going  out  the  door  of  her  tent  on  a  stream  of  water  which  was  going 
through  the  tent. 

The  next  day  we  could  not  get  a  fire  started  because  everything 
was  very  wet  so  we  went  home.  That  was  the  end  of  our  first  camp 
but  we  hope  it  won't  be  our  last.  S.  I  Iampshire  —  IIIA 


TH  E    ASH  BU  Rl  AN  165 

OCR  HOLIDAY 

Last  year  I  went  on  ;i  trip  with  my  family  to  a  deserted  island,  where 
there  was  an  old  abandoned  lighthouse.  As  soon  as  we  got  there  im 
brother  and  I  explored  all  of  the  island  except  the  lighthouse.  When 
we  got  back  supper  had  already  started,  so  we  sat  down  and  ate. 

The  next  morning  our  boat  was  gone.  The  rope  which  had  held 
it  was  cut! 

Then  we  saw  two  men  running  toward  the  bay.  Who  were  they? 
What  were  they  doing  here?  There  were  no  other  boats  on  the  island 
that  we  saw.  But  what  about  the  lighthouse?  We  had  explored  it. 
We  decided  to  look  through  it.  There  we  found  a  short-wave  radio. 
We  radioed  for  the  coast  guard.  They  soon  came  and  we  discovered 
there  was  a  smuggling  gang  around.  They  were  soon  caught  and  we 
had  no  more  trouble.  However,  it  was  not  a  very  nice  holiday,  so  we 
shall  not  go  there  again.  M  \rk  Ellis—// 

A  SOUTH  AFRICAN  SCHOOL 

The  Christian  Brothers  School  in  Cape  Town  is  Catholic,  and  is 
run  by  the  Irish  Christian  Brothers,  who  are  sent  from  Ireland  to  any 
country  in  the  world,  where  they  work  in  schools  and  Churches.  They 
receive  no  pay,  only  food  and  board. 

The  school  had  a  marvelous  view  over  Table  Bay,  and  had  its  own 
clock  tower  and  tuck  shop.  There  were  seventeen  classrooms  in  the 
school,  with  seven  classes.  There  was  also  a  quad,  a  'tarmac',  a  grass 
cricket  field,  terraces,  cricket  nets,  and  a  rifle  range. 

In  South  Africa,  coloured  and  white  children  are  not  allowed  to  go 
to  the  same  school,  so  our  schooHn  Cape  Town  supported  a  coloured 
school  in  Kimberley. 

Although  some  people  in  South  Africa  support  "Apartheid",  there 
are  many  who  are  not  in  favour  of  it  and  do  all  they  can  to  help  those 
not  so  fortunate  as  themselves.  Nigel  Sims  —  IIIA 

FUN  IX  AX  ATTIC 

One  day  I  discovered  something  interesting  when  I  was  up  in  our 
attic.  There  I  found  a  trunk  with  the  top  closed  and  locked.  I  began 
wondering  what  was  in  it  and  how  I  could  open  it.  Suddenly  I  re- 
membered about  some  keys  I  had  found  a  few  days  before.  I  ran  down 
stairs  to  get  them  and  took  them  up  to  the  attic.  The  second  one  I 
tried  worked.  When  I  opened  the  trunk  I  saw  some  papers.  Among 
them  was  a  report  card.  When  I  opened  it  I  saw  that  it  was  Dad's  re- 
port card.  I  examined  the  marks  and  they  were  very  poor.  I  am  going 
to  save  it  until  I  get  my  report  card.  If  my  marks  are  low,  I  shall  hand 
him  his  card  alone  with  mine.  B.  Gosse— // 


166 


THE    ASHBUR1  AN 

A  TV  STORY 

Bronco  Lane  had  a  pain 
So  they  sent  for  Wagon  Train. 
Wagon  Train  was  not  so  good 
So  they  sent  for  Robin  Hood. 
Robin  Hood  had  lost  his  bow 
So  thev  sent  for  Ivanhoe. 
Ivanhoe  was  feeling  sick, 
So  they  sent  for  Maverick. 
Maverick  was  in  the  "can1' 
So  they  sent  for  Big  Cheyenne. 
Big  Cheyenne  and  the  Deputy 
Wrere  along  the  trail  to  Laramie. 
In  Laramie  they  found  a  twerp 
So  they  sent  for  Wyatt  Earp. 
Wyatt  Earp  was  much  too  classy 
So  they  sent  a  wire  to  Lassie. 
Lassie  was  sleeping  in  the  shade 
So  they  sent  for  Shotgun  Slade. 
Shotgun  Slade  made  too  much  noise 
So  they  sent  for  the  Real  McCoys. 
The  Real  McCoys  were  on  a  trip, 
To  Seventy  Seven  Sunset  Strip. 
Sunset  Strip  was  much  too  far 
So  they  went  to  see  Jack  Paar. 
And  Jack  Paar  was  too  late  to  see 
So  they  switched  off  their  TV. 

Simon  Adamson— IIIB 


^^O 


HER    MAJESTY 
THE    QUEEN    MOTHER 

On  June  14th,  after  the  School  closing,  we  were  honoured  with  a 
brief  glimpse  of  Her  .Majesty,  the  Queen  Mother.  At  that  time  The 
Canadian  Save  the  Children  Fund  Dog  Show  and  Bazaar  was  being  held 
on  the  School  grounds  and  was  visited  bv  Her  Majesty.  We  were 
happy  to  welcome  her  to  Ashbury. 


168 


THE    ASHBU  RI  AN 


SCHOOL    ROLL 


Adamson,  Simon  Henzell 

The  Rockcliffe    Arms,    124   Springfield   Ave., 

Ottawa,  Ont. 
Addleman,  Richard  John 

20  Marlborough  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Anderson,  Tony  Waddell 

Royal  Military  College,  Kingston,  Ont. 
Anderson,  John  Paine 

73  St.  Louis  Ave.,  Dorval,  P.Q. 

Andrew,  Ian  Richard 

23  Inverness  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Anketell-Jones,  Patrick 

"Ajays",  Eardley  Road,  Aylmer,  P.Q. 
Archipov,  Niki 

The    Director    of    Personnel    and    Training, 
Cerro  De  Pasco  Corp.,  Cerro  De  Pasco,  Peru, 
S.A. 
Armitage,  Mark  Hugh 

159  Laval  Street,  Eastview,  Ont. 

Armour,  Elwood 

3757  Revelstoke  Drive,  R.R.  5,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Atack,  David  Michael 

882  Killeen  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Atack,  John  Frederick 

882  Killeen  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Atkins,  Reginald  Stuart 

637  Malartic  Ave.,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 
Barakett,   Peter  Edward 

2186  Sunset  Blvd.,  Town  of  Mount  Royal,  P.Q. 

Barber,  Geoffrey  David 

4866  Cote  Des  Neiges  No.  8,  Montreal,  P.Q. 
Barends,  Howard  Arthur 

303  Fairmont  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Barker,  Jeremy  Sach 

627  Shelly  Drive,  Ottawa  1,  Ont. 

Barnes,  Charles  Edwin 

7  Starwood  Ave.,  Ottawa  5,  Ont. 

Basinski,  Stefan 

108  Delong  Drive,  R.R.  1,  Rothwell  Heights, 

Ottawa,  Ont. 
Basinski,  Antoni 

108  Delong  Drive,  R.R.  1,  Rothwell  Heights, 

Ottawa,  Ont. 

Bell,  Timothy  Gerald 

10  Wick  Crescent,  Rothwell  Heights,  Ottawa, 
Ont. 

Benskin,  Gerry 

109  Regent  Road,  St.  Lambert,  P.Q. 
Berger,  David 

524  Acacia  Ave.,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Berger,  Robert 

524  Acacia  Ave.,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 


Berry,  Robert 

2253  Canora  Road,  Montreal,  P.Q. 
Berry,  Bruce  .2253  Canora  Road,  .Montreal,  P.Q. 
Bethune,  John  Irvin 

360  Roxborough  Rd.,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa, 

Ont. 

Blackburn,  Ross  Norman 

193  Maplecrest,  Rosemere,  P.Q. 
Bond,  John  Mavesyn 

62  Rideau  Terrace,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Booth,  John  Rowley 

711    Manor   Road,   Rockcliffe    Park,   Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Booth,  Billy  Jackson 

711    Manor    Road,    Rockcliffe   Park,   Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Bow,  Paul  Malcolm 

161    Manor    Ave.,    Rockcliffe    Park,    Ottawa, 

Ont. 

Boyd,  Donald  Mann 

Box  158,  R.R.  5,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Boyd,  Dwaine Box  158,  R.R.  5,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Brady,  John  Theodore 

10   Sandridge   Road,  Manor  Park,  Ottawa  2, 
Ontario 
Brown,  John  Houston 

135  Rideau  Terrace,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 

Brown,  Peter 

75  Blackburn  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Browning,  David 

179  Springfield  Road,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 

Bryan,  John  Edwin  Francis 

380  Island  Park  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Buckler,  Jimmy 

3437  Beaconsfield  Ave.,  Montreal  28,  Que. 
Burrit,  Ned  Edmund  Foster 

190  Acacia  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Campbell,  Hugh  Ross 

39  Central  Street,  Aylmer,  P.Q. 

Campbell,  Timothy 

39  Central  Street,  Aylmer,  P.Q. 

Chadderton,  Brian  Mitchell 

381  Main  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Cann,  Pete  Townsend  George,  Peters 

32  Rockland  Avenue,  Yonkers  5,  N.Y.,  U.S.A. 

Cartman,  Saul  Charles 

59  Wolfe  Avenue,  Val  D'Or,  P.Q. 

Chaplin,  David  Eric Box  191,  Manotick,  Ont. 

Chown,  Christopher 

195  PoyntZ  Avenue,  Willowda'e,  Ont. 

Cochran,  Terry  James 

376  Island  Park  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 


TH  E    ASH  BUR  I  AN  H9 

Colbert,  Bruce  Ernest  Dickson,  Robeki  Turrii 

614  Golden  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Out.  751  Eastbourne   Vvenue,  Vlanor  Park,  Ottawa, 

CoiXYER,  Christopher  Lance  Ont. 

328  Perrault  St.,  Rosemere,  Quebec.  Dollin,  David  Bertram 

Cook,  Kenneth  Murray  391  Peach  Tree  Lane,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

4  Dunvegan  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont.  Draper,  James  Bki  i  i 

Cooper,  Barry  Joseph  73  Eastbourne  Avenue,  Toronto  7,  Ont. 

20   Fairhill    Crescent,    Box    948,    R.R.    No.    3,  Drieuger,  Tiiom  vs  Norman 

.Manordale,  Ottawa,  Ont.  129  Helena  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Copeland,  Michael  John  Ducharme,  Wallace  Burton 

489  Acacia  Avenue,  Rockcliffc  Park,  Ottawa,  1880  Broadmoor  Avenue.  Alta  \"ista,  Ottawa, 

Ont.  Ont. 

Copeland,  Steven  Earnshaw,  John  Eric 

489  Acacia  Avenue,  Rockcliffc  Park,  Ottawa,  ILM.C.S.   Stadacona,   Halifax,   N.S. 

Ont.  Edgar,  Anthony 

Coristine,  Timothy  Newell  2002  Rideau  River  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

4345  Montrose  Avenue,  Westmount,  P.Q.  Ekes,  Peter  Gabriel 

Coristine,  James  Newell  560  Maple  Lane,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

4345  Montrose  Avenue,  Westmount,  P.Q.  Ellis,  Mark  Harris 

Cowan,  Douglas  Stewart  38  Charles  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

33  Rigel  Road,  Ottawa  2,  Ont.  Emmons,  Wayne  Alexander 

Cowley,  Robert  Henry Shawville,  Que.  638  Chapel  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Gumming,  Ian   Thomas  William  Espaillat,  Arturo  J. 

38  Grosvenor  Street,  London,  W.l,  England  P.O.  Box  864,  Nassau,  Bahamas 

Currie,  Arthur  William  Espaillat,  Rafael  A. 

73  MacKay  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont.  P.O.  Box  864,  Nassau,  Bahamas 

Davidson,  Charles  Rusty  Espinola,  Hernan 

34  Lambton  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont.  Jose    Maria    Bonetti    No.    13,    Trujillo    City, 

Davidson,  Peter  Russell  Dominican  Republic 

34  Lambton  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont.  Espinola,  Jorge 

Davies,  Victor  Skinner  Jose    Maria    Bonetti    No.    13,    Trujillo    City, 

49  Rebecca  Crescent,  R.R.  No.  1,  Ottawa,  Ont.  Dominican  Republic 

Davies,  Bryn  Evans  John  Stuart 

30  Birch    Avenue,    Rockcliffe   Park,    Ottawa,  2°  Clemow  Avenue,  Ottawa   1,  Ont. 

Ont.  Ewart,  Allan  Charles 

Davis   Morton  General  Delivery,  Port  Hawkesburv,  N.S. 

Brisa  No.  385,  Pedregal  de  San  Angel,  Zona  20,  Ewing,  Iain  Mackenzie 

Mexico  20,  D.F.  368    Lisgar    Road,   Rockcliffe    Park,    Ottawa, 

Dawson,  Philip  John  Ont. 

27    Ilkey    Crescent,    Manordale,    R.R.    No.    3,  Farrugia,  Anthony 

Ottawa,  Ont.  Compania    Shell    de    Venezuela,    Stocks    and 

Day,  Stockwell  Bert  Shipping    Dept.,    Apartado    19,    Maracaibo, 

2    Ellcsmere  Road,  Rockcliffe   Park,    Ottawa,  Venezuela 

Ont.  Finlay,  Douglas 

Day,  Nicholas  Frederick  Apartado  Del  Este  4652,  Caracas,  Venezuela 

2    Ellesmere   Road,  Rockcliffe   Park,   Ottawa,  Firestone,  Bruce  Murray 

Ont.  375    Minto    Place,    Rockcliffe    Park,    Ottawa, 

Deacon,  Bruce  Lyman  Ont. 

31  Russell  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont.  Fisher  John  David 

Dean,  Brian  George  399  Riverside  Drive,  Riverside  Hotel,  Ottawa, 

261   Bessborough  Drive,  Toronto   17,  Ont.  Ont. 

Dean,  Stuart  Cadman  Flam,  Harold Chandler,  P.Q. 

261    Bessborough  Drive,  Toronto    1",  Ont.  Flood,  Christopher  Alison 

Deutsch,  Andy  Andres  451     Roxborough.    Rockcliffe    Park,    Ottawa, 

6509  Bailev  Road,  Montreal,  Que.  Ont. 


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I'i.vnx,  Ti-M  Timothy  Ronald 

50  Queen  .Mary  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Fuller,  Thomas  Sherwood 

313  Acacia  Avenue,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Gallinger,  Lloyd  Byron 

2  Crescent  View  Drive,  Cornwall  Ont. 

Gamble,  David  Arthur 

97  First  Street,  Kirkland  Lake,  Ont. 

Gamble,  Gill  Samuel 

244  Irving  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Gamble,  Andy  Corcoran 

244  Irving  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Garton,  Graham  Richard 

Room  1010,  Commonwealth  Bldg.,  77  Metcalfe 

St.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Gill,  Alan  Fauquier 

170  Lansdowne  Road,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Gillean,  Peter  Meade 

R.C.A.F.  Station  Clinton,  Ont. 

Gillean,  Andrew  Shearer 

R.C.A.F.  Station  Clinton,  Ont. 

Gillean,  Geoffery,  Ian 

RCAF  Station,  Clinton,  Ont. 

Goodwin,  Duncan  John 

32  Arundel  Ave.,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 

Gosse,  William  Bill 

437  Cooper  St.,  Ottawa  4,  Ont. 

Gow,  Duncan  Andrew 

82  Kenilworth  St.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Grant,  Christopher 

152    Minto    Place,    Rockcliffe    Park,    Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Greenstone,  Gerrard 

33   Merton  Crescent,  Hampstead,  P.Q. 

Groos,  Charles  Everard 

16  Birch  Ave.,  Manor  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Hampshire,  Peter,  A.  J. 

289  Fairmont  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Hampshire,  Stephan  Alistair 

289  Fairmont  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

IIampson,  Brian  David 

1218  Major  St.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Hanna,  Donald  Spencer 

580  Lakeshore  Drive,  Beaurepaire,  P.Q. 

Haslam,  Gerald  Peter 

Gentilly  Aprs.  800  Lakeshore  Road,  Montreal, 

P.Q. 
1 1  vtch,  Donald  W  mou  n 

165  Camelia  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
I  I  \v,  David  William 

407  Wilbrod  St.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Hayi.ey,  David  ALEXANDER 

67  Geneva  St..  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 


Hayley,  GREGORY—  67  Geneva  St.,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 
Hazen,  James  King 

21  Kippewa  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Hearne,  John  V. 

745  Hemlock  Road,  Manor  Park,  Ottawa   2, 

Ont. 
Hearne,  Victor  Paul 

745   Hemlock   Road,   Manor  Park,  Ottawa   2, 

Ont. 
Heeney,  Patrick  James 

99    Lyttleton    Gardens,    Rockcliffe    Park, 

Ottawa,  Ont. 

Heggtveit,  Gilbert R.R.  No.  5,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Henry,  James  Paul 

The    Rockcliffe    Arms,    124    Springfield    Rd., 

Ottawa,  Ont. 
Higginson,  George  Owen 

P.  O.  Box  1030,  Hawkesbury,  Ontario 
Horner,  Robert 

Box  236,  257  Kipawa  Road,  Temiskaming,  P.Q. 
Howes,  Michael  Philip 

1248  Evans  Blvd.,  Alta  Vista,  Ottawa,  Ontario 
Hunt,  Peter  Charles 

c/o  UNTAB— Laos,   United  Nations,  New 

York,  N.Y.,  U.S.A. 

Hurdman,  Thomas  Fraser, 

R.R.  No.  5,  Ottawa,  Ontario 

Ivey,  Antony  Desmond 

716  Wellington  Street,  Sarnia,  Ontario 

Johnson,  Ralph  David 

P.  O.  Box  390,  9  Davidson  Drive,  R.  R.  No.  1, 
Ottawa,  Ont. 

Johnson,  Hugh  H. 

P.  O.  Box  390,  9  Davidson  Drive,  R.  R.  No.  1, 
Ottawa,  Ont. 

Johnston,  Brian  Thomas 

Rua  Inglatcrra  585,  Jardim  Europa,  Sao  Paulo, 

Brazil 
Keffer,  George  Boland 

82  Ethel  Street,  Sioux  Lookout,  Ontario 

Keyes,  Paul  Allan 

645  Borthwick  Street,  Ottawa,  Ontario 

Knox,  John,  451   Daly  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ontario 

KudynowskIj  George 

749  Chapman  Blvd.,  Ottawa,  Ontario 

Laff.rme,  Leo,  287  Senneville  Rd.,  Sennevillc,  P.Q. 

Laflamme,  Dale,  266  Clcmow  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Laflamme,  David,  266  Clcmow  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Laidler,  James  Rii  d 

39  Lampton  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Lash,  Robert  Allan  (Bob) 

6709  Conklin  Road,  Cote  St.  Luke.  P.Q. 

Lawrence,  Michael 

138  Foliette  Street.  Eastview,  Ont. 


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Leadman,  Tony  Stephen' 

66  Fentiman   Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ontario 
Letch,  John   (Jack) 

1232  Des  Chenaux  Rd.,  Three  Rivers,  P.Q. 
Levitz,  Jamie  Sydney 

20    I  Iswick   Road,   Corner   Brook,    Nfld. 
Livingstone,  Grant  B. 

Manitou  —  Barvue  Mines  Ltd.,  P.  O.  Box  1500, 
Val  d'Or,  P.Q. 

Lodge,  Christopher 

The  Riddell's   Bay   Golf  and  Country   Club, 
Riddell's  Bay,  Warwick,  Bermuda. 

Loftus,  Philip  Grahame 

1  Ashbury  Place,  Ottawa,  Ontario 

Logie,  Richard  Brian 

244  Irving  Ave.,  Ottawa,  Ontario 

Love,  Donald  Greig 

360  Ste.  Rose  Blvd.,  Ste.  Rose,  P.Q. 

Lynn,  Xeil  MacKinlay 

452  Roxborough  Rd.,  Rockcliffe  Park.  Ottawa, 

Ontario 
Lynn,  Evan 

452  Roxborough  Rd.,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa, 

Ontario 

MacCarthy,  Martin  Dents 

15  Elmdale  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

MacDonald,  Tommy  L. 

377  Maple  Lane,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

MacDonald,  Douglas  Bennett 

R.R.  No.  3  Manotick,  Ont. 

MacDonald,  John 

906  Glasgow  Crescent,   Manor  Park,  Ottawa, 
Ont. 

MacKenzie,  David  J.  A. 

60  Mackinnon  Road,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa, 

Ont. 
MacKenzie,  Douglas  Charles 

509  Brennan  Avenue,  Ottawa  3,  Ont. 

MacKenzie,  Ian  D. 

181  Morrison  Avenue,  Town  of  Mount  Royal, 

P.Q. 
MacKay,  Bryan  Kenneth 

31   Pine   Ridge   Drive,  Scarborough,   Ont. 

MacLaren,  James  G. 

530  George  Street,  Buckingham,  P.Q. 

MacLaren,  Duncan  H. 

P.O.  Box  30,  Buckingham,  P.Q. 

MacTavish,  Duncan  K. 

280  Thorold  Road,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa. 
Ont. 

Marshall,  Bruce  Clifford 

19  Strathmore  Blvd..  Dorval,  P.Q. 
\I aritn,  Peter  William  John 

6  Carpasian  Road,  St.  John's  Nfld. 


\1<  \i  i  \i .  J  \mi  s  Rom  rick 

46  Fentiman    Vvenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

\l(    VULAY,    Kl  I  III    I  .HUM 

1885  Haig  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

\l(  I. \ki  \,  lJi  ii  i<  Don  \ii) 

76  Kiinli.irk  Blvd.,  Toronto,  Ont. 

\1  \< '  \  I II  l  \\,    Doi  Gl  \s    RoBl  Rl 

13    Rigel    Road,    R.C.A.F.    Station,    Rockcliffe, 
Ont. 

McN  ur3  Rom  ri    15k  i  <  i 

Box  100,  St.  Huberts,  P.Q. 
McNair,   Lawrence   Keith 

BOX    100,  St.  Huberts,  P.Q, 
Men/u  s,   Kenneth  Skelton 

445     Maple    Lane,    Rockcliffe    Park,    Ottawa, 
Ont. 

Merki.it,  Brian  Jackson 

232  Sennevillc  Road,  R.R.  No.  1,  Ste.  Anne  de 

Bellevue,  P.Q. 
Millar,  Robert  John 

82  Front  Street,  Sioux  Lookout,  Ont. 
Millard,  Gregory  Stephen  Truscott 

3    Rigel   Road,   R.C.A.F.    Station,    Rockcliffe, 

Ottawa,  Ont. 

Mirsky,  Peter  Shawn 

"Marchmont",  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Mirsky,  Phillip  Guy 

"Marchmont",  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Mirsky,  Michael  Richard 

"Marchmont",  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Moquette,  Lawrence  Henri 

6    Sunnvside    Avenue,   Westmount,    Montreal 
6,  P.Q.  ' 

Mosher,  Murray  W. 

4  Putman  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Moulds,  Donald  Richard 

296  Sherwood  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
MuLANER,  David...  Puerto  Cabello,  Venezuela,  S.A. 
Mulaner,  John   Marshall 

Puerto  Cabello,  Venezuela,  S.A. 
Mundy,  Roderick  David 

771    Acacia   Lane,    Rockcliffe    Park,    Ottawa, 
Ont. 
Neatby,  Andrew  Mills 

609  Parkdale  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Xelms,  John  Henry 

280  Sherwood  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Xettleton,  Harold  David 

29  Fairburn  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Xewsome,  Graham  George  Lawrence 

228  Rideau  Terrace,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Nixon,  William  Terence 

105     Lyttleton     Gardens.     Rockcliffe     Park, 
Ottawa.  Ont. 


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Noel-Bentley,  Robert  James 

Village   Park,   Suite   815,  515   Chaplin   Street, 
Toronto  12,  Ont. 

O'Brien,  Christopher  John 

The  Shoreham  Motel,  Connecticut  Avenue  at 
Calvert,  Washington  8,  D.C. 

Oxley,  Frederick  Gregg 

332  Summit  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Palmer,  Michael  John 

963  Mooney  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Parker,  Stuart  Mulock 

120  Acacia  Avenue,  RockclirTe  Park,  Ottawa, 
Ont. 

Parker,  Ian  Harry 

120  Acacia  Avenue,  RockclirTe  Park,  Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Partridge,  John  David  Harpham 

500    Roxborough    Avenue,    RockclirTe    Park, 

Ottawa,  Ont. 

Patton,  Alexander  Sandy  George 

"Carberryhill",  Warwick,  Bermuda 

Peterson,  Michael 

801    Eastbourne    Ave.,    Manor  Park,    Ottawa, 
Ont. 

Peterson,  David 

801    Eastbourne    Ave.,    Manor  Park,    Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Podhradsky,  Adam  George  Steven 

283  Metcalfe  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Polk,  Michael  Stevens 

34  Union  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Polk,  David  Campbell 

34  Union  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Pottinger,  Graham  Sydney 

609  Raglan  Street  S.,  Renfrew,  Ont. 

Pryde,  Derek 

237    Camelia    Avenue,   Manor   Park,    Ottawa, 
Ont. 

Pyfinch,  Harry  James 

61  Langevin  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Read,  John  J.  D. 

412  Lisgar  Rd.,  RockclirTe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Roberts,  Kit  Christopher  Paul 

934  -  48th   Avenue,   Lachine,  Que. 

Robertson,  John  Gordon 

Brucklay  Farm,  R.R.  No.  3,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Robertson,  Sandy  Alexander 

Brucklay  Farm,  R.R.  No.  3,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Roche,  Christopher  James 

673   Ellen  Avenue,  Urbandale  Acres,  Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Rossy,  Richard 

2325  Fleming  Road,  Town   of  Mount  Royal, 

Montreal  16,  Quebec. 


Rowntree,  Patrick  Harold 

391     Plum     Tree    Lane,    Manor    Park    Hill, 
Ottawa  2,  Ont. 

Samples,  Graeme  McCartney 

136  Acacia  Avenue,  RockclirTe  Park,  Ottawa, 
Ont. 

Sark,  Adrian  John 

47   Mallard  Drive,  Greenwich,  Conn.,  U.S.A. 

Sayers,  Leonard  Joseph  McIntosh  Macky 

1003  Stormont  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Scheel,  Robert  William  Bobby 

28  Riverview  Drive,  Arnprior,  Ont. 

Schofild,  John  Charles 

113  Oak  Ridge  Drive,  Baie  D'Urfe,  Que. 

Shanghai,  Farrokh 

Imperial  Embassy  of  Iran,   5  Crescent  Road, 
RockclirTe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Scott,  Brian  James 

470  Acacia  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Sharp,  Christopher  James 

21  Bellevue  Crescent,  Aylmer  East,  Hull,  P.Q. 

Shaw,  David  Allan 

659  Wilson  Street,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 

Shenkman,  William  Billy 

151  Mariposa  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Shepherd,  David  John  Cumberland,  Ont. 

Shipman,  John  Thomas 

2090  Chalmers  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Shortreed,  Ian 

124  Springfield  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Sigvaldason,  George  Einar 

c/o   Dept.   of   External    Affairs,    Mail  Room, 
East  Block,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Singer,  Ronald  Lawrence 

25  Robinwood  Avenue,  Toronto,  Ont. 

Sinclair,  Ian  Robert 

306  Brock  Avenue,  Montreal  West,  P.Q. 

Skead,  Brian  James 

192  Rodney  Crescent,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Smethurst,  John  Russel 

Frontenac  Drive,  R.R.  No.  2,  Aylmer  East, 
P.Q. 

Smith,  Gregory  Drummond 

31  McGill  Street,  Haukesbury,  Ont. 

Snelgrove,  Timothy  Ralph 

23  Theresa  Street,  Barrie,  Ont. 

Souch,  Robert  Kennedy 

690  Cardinal  Street,  St.  Laurent,  P.Q. 

Southam,  Richard  Brian  Ricky 

550  Prospect  Road,  RockclirTe  Park,  Ottawa, 
Ont. 


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Southam,  Wilson  Mills 

From   Nov.   to   April   —   85    Callc   Primarosa, 

Tucson,  Arizona. 

From   April   to   Nov.   —   Apartment   92,    1227 

Sherbrooke  St.  West,  Montreal,  Que. 
Speedie,  Gordon  Ian  Murry 

San  Carlos,  150  East  50th  St..  New  York,  N.V., 

U.S.A. 
Speedie,  Brian  Douglas  Gordon 

San  Carlos,  150  East  50th  St.,  New  York,  N.Y., 

U.S.A. 
Spence,  Gordon  Gerald 

4  Riordon  Ave.,  Hawkesburv,  Ont. 

Spry,  Daniel  Toby 

54  Park  Rd.,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 
Stein,  Peter  Christopher 

3025  Cedar  Avenue,  Montreal  25,  P.Q. 

Stein,  Harris 404  Roger  Rd.,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Steven,  Donald  A. 

549  Berwick  Avenue,  Town  of  Mount  Royal, 

Que. 
Stewart,  Harvey  Edward 

497  Grosvenor,  Westmount,  Montreal  6,  P.Q. 
Stewart,  Ricky  Frederick  Charles 

10  George  Street,  Carleton  Place,  Ont. 

Stoddart-Stones  Rupert 

22  Anna  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Stone,  Christopher  Blair  Harmer 

971  Richmond  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Taschereau,  Michael  A. 

69    Kilbary    Crescent,    Manor    Park,    Ottawa, 
Ont. 
Taticek,  Peter  179  Breezehill  Road,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Tewsly,  Peter  Arthur  _  R.R.  No.  5,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Thorne,  Duncan  Scott 

690  Echo  Drive,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Thurlow,  James  Jim 

1451   McRobie  Avenue,  Ottawa   1,  Ont. 
Thurston,  Peter  Russel 

793  Hemlock  Road,  Manor  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 


Troop,  (in  Bl  B  i    (  )wen 

211     Buena     Vista     Road,    Rockcliffe     Park, 
Ottawa,  Ont. 

Turner,  I  )o\  vld  Gli  n 

483  Richardson  A.venue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

I  A  \s.   J  \  \ii  S    Rl<  il  IRD    M. 

1042  Riviera  Drive,   Manor  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Tyler,  Ji  ri  mi  ( it  v  A. 

728  Lonsdale  Road,  Ottawa  2,  Ont. 
Van-Schalkwvk,  Wii.lf.m  Bill 

5  Rideau  Gate,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Vigder,  David  Michael 

115  Raskin  Street,  Ottawa   J,  Ont. 
Walker,  James  Sandy 

98  Ruskin  Avenue,  Ottawa   3,  Ont. 
Weld,  William  Hugh 

318  Fairmont  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Wennberg,  Richard  Pete 

128  Howick  St.,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Whipps,  Murray  Edwin 

3475  Ridgewood  Ave.,  #402  Montreal,  P.Q. 
Wilson,  Robert  Loring 

280  Park  Road,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Wood,  Dickson  Andrew 

335  Fifth  Avenue,  Ottawa,  Ont. 

Wood,  Anthony  G.  M. 

428     Buena     Vista     Ave.,     Rockcliffe     Park, 
Ottawa,  Ont. 

Wooles,  Stewart  Edwards 

580  Mariposa  Road,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa, 

Ont. 
Woolley,  Kenneth  Grant 

65    Rothw  ell   Heights,   R  o  t  h  w  e  1 1    Heights, 

Ottawa,  Ont. 
Wright,  David  F.  M. 

263  Maclaren  Street,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
Zaporski,  Andrew  Marian 

Mrs.    Halszka    Maib,    83    Chesterfiield    Ave., 

Montreal,  P.Q. 


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The  Editor  acknowledges  with  thanks  receipt  of  the  following  and 
apologizes  for  any  inadvertent  omissions. 

Acta  Ridleiana,  Ridley  College,  St.  Catharines,  Ont. 

The  Malburian,  Marlborough  College,  .Marlborough,  Wilts,  England. 

The  Felstedian,  Felsted  School,  Felsted,  Essex,  England. 

The  Meteor,  Rugby  School,  Rugby,  England. 

South  African  College  School  Magazine,  Orange  St.,  Capetown. 

Trinity  University  Review,  Trinity  University,  Toronto,  Ont. 

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

Lux  Glebana,  Glebe  Collegiate,  Ottawa. 

The  Lower  Canada  College  Magazine,  Montreal. 

The  Grove  Chronicle,  LakefTeld  Preparatory  School,  Lakefield,  Ont. 

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

Northwood  School  Magazine,  Northwood  School,  Lake  Placid  Club,  N.Y.,  U.S.A. 

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

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

The  Argus,  Sauk  Ste.  Marie  Collegiate,  Sauk  Ste.  Marie,  Ont. 

The  Beaver  Log,  Miss  Edgar's  and  Miss  Cramp's  School,  Inc.,  Montreal. 

The  Bishop  Strachan  School  Magazine,  Bishop  Strachan  School,  Lonsdale  Road,  Toronto, 

Ont. 
Fi-Pa-Hi,  Fisher  Park  High  School,  Ottawa. 
Lampada,  Lachute  High  School,  Lachute,  P.Q. 
The  School  Magazine,  Sedbergh  School,  Montebello,  P.Q. 
The  Boar,  Hillfield  School,  Hamilton,  Ont. 
The  Spotlight,  Trenton  High  School,  Trenton,  Ont. 
The  School  Magazine,  Selwyn  House  School,  Montreal. 
The  Log,  Royal  Canadian  Naval  College,  Victoria,  B.C. 
The  Cranbrookian,  Cranbrook,  Kent,  England. 
Per  Annos,  King's  Hall,  Compton,  P.Q. 
Appleby  Calling,  Appleby  College,  Oakville,  Ont. 
The  Voyageur,  Pickering  College,  Newmarket,  Ont. 
The  Trinity  Review,  Trinity  College,  U.  of  Toronto,  Toronto,  Ont. 
The  Trinity  College  Magazine,  Trinity  College,  U.  of  T.,  Toronto,  Ont. 
Trafalgar  Echoes,  Trafalgar  School,  Montreal. 

The  Yardley  Courtier,  Yardley  Court  School,  Tonbridge,  Kent,  England. 
The  Tonbridgian,  Tonbridge  School,  Tonbridge,  Kent,  England. 
St.  Andrew's  College  Review,  St.  Andrew's  College,  Aurora,  Ont. 
The  Shawnigan  Lake  School  Magazine,  Shawnigan  Lake,  B.C. 
Samara,  Elmwood  School,  Rockcliffe  Park,  Ottawa,  Ont. 
The  R.M.C.  Review,  R.M.C.,  Kingston,  Ont. 
The  Record,  Trinity  College  School,  Port  Hope,  Ont. 
The  Queen's  Review,  Queen's  University,  Kingston,  Ont. 
The  Patrician  Herald,  St.  Patrick's  College,  Ottawa. 
Northland  Echoes,  North  Bay  Collegiate,  North  Bay,  Ont. 
The  Eagle,  St.  Johns-Ravencourt  School,  Fort  Garrv,  Man. 
The  Branksome  Slogan,  Branksome  Hall,  Toronto,  Ont. 
The  Twig,  University  of  Toronto  Schools,  Toronto,  Ont. 
Hermes,  Humberside  Collegiate  Institute,  Toronto,  Ont. 
The  Old  Decanian,  Dear  Close  School,  Cheltenham,  England. 
The  Grammarian,  Karachi  Grammar  School,  Karachi,  Pakistan. 


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