Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Chris has been at Ashbury since 1976. ln that time he has played football, co-captaining the Bantam team in grade 10. In hockey he was the assistant captain for both the Junior and Senior teams. He also worked on the Ashburian, in charge of advertising, in grade 12. He lists his highlights at Ashbury as winning the L.C.C. Tournament, being in Mr. Lister's English class for three years, and being a member of 8 K, which prided itself on being rowdy and slovenly. He also praises the atmosphere at Ashbury, which encourages people to get involved. Chris served in his final year as a Prefect. CHRIS BOSWELL SEAN CAULFIELD Sean has attended Ashbury since grade 8. Highlights of his career have been the grade 8 Merit award, Senior School Schol- arships, membership on the Fiona came to Ashbury two years ago. Her favourite pastimes are skipping Physics and Chemistry, which, she notes, are not to be confused with skipping Calculus and Functions. Her future plans include studying the psychological effects of an entirely pink environment. She is firmly believes that, Pink is beautiful. Board of Stewards, receiving the Gold Award of the Duke of Edinburgh, being selected to attend the Forum of Young Canadians, and last but not least, becoming Head of Alexander House. His future plans include attending McGill University for science. 1tdoesn't matter U'you are on the right track . . . you will still get run over if you don 't keep moving. FIONA CHILDE Brian came to Ashbury in grade 11 and was amazed at how friendly people were to new- comers. He is also impressed by the small classes and teachers who take the time to chat. Highlights include his membership in the Board of Stewards Cgrade 121, the United Nations Conference with Ken Roberts Cgrade 111, Rowing lgrades 11-137, and his running for the Liberal Party in the 1983 Student Elections. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high. H.D. Thoreau K Walden! BRIAN COHEN

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Allofl1fe is U. .. Tom was born in Poznan, Poland and came to Ashbury three years ago, having spent some time in Africa. Throughout his stay he has enjoyed the boarding life ERINTJAM Michael came to Ashbury from Hong Kong four years ago and feels that these years have been worth the struggle. He finds the teaching well ordered, due to the fact that it is a small, compact school. He is also keen on the in- ternational atmosphere of the school. Michael plans to attend the University of Western Ontario and major in Business Administration. He hopes to do Graduate studies at Harvard. MICHAEL WONG TOM WROBLEWICZ with its close sense of comradeship and the necessity of developing a skill of communicating with others. As highlights of his stay in the flats he considers the boarding nightl-life with water fights, snow football and pizza in the prefects' common-room. A member of the Ashbury First Crew and a die-hard enthusiast of rowing, Tom won the '83 M.U. Oarsman. His taste in music and literature are very diverse, ranging from science fiction to poetry and from classical to reggae. What he likes most about Ashbury is the strong personal relationships. Influenced by existential writers, he leaves with one of his favourite quotes: 'Vx cr J. B. came to Ashbury in grade seven. He feels that the majority ALEXANDER of teachers are degenerates. Pleasant memories include Mr. Crockett Mr. Jansen, and M.L.T.S. in grade eight, as well JOHN BARR as attaining his Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award, grades nine and ten, going on two March break trips, always being late, Elmwood, attending the Commonwealth Conference, the Graduation Ball '84, getting in a team picture, drumming and being young. Move, move, 1've got the glft of livefCan 'I you see it in the twinkle of my eye!! can 't stand up and I can't sit down!! gotta keep movln', l gotta keep movin '. - The Jam.

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Ken has been at Ashbury for several years and has not recovered since. He enjoyed the Senior Football Programme las well as the weekendsii, and he enjoys Classical Punk, including such great bands as the Ramrods, Sex Pistols, D.K.'s and Vivaldi. Ken disliked the chairs in the Com- monroom. He plans to relax in Hawaii surfing and leaves us with a classic from the Clash, Don't judge a book by its cover, unless you KEN HATCHER coverjust another. Hendy came to Ashbury because his previous school eliminated grade 8. Since then he has enjoyed making Monday morning announcements, playing Senior Ball and organizing such unique events as the First Annual Inter-house Mouse Race. He is also Chairman of the Alexander House Spirit Committee. His most prized possessions are his Mickey Mouse tie and Carl Brazley's cleats. In his spare time he ventures off to Maine with Les Boys Duke. I too had thoughts once of being an intellectual, but I found it too difficult. Albert Schweitzer. DAVID HENDERSON CLAUS HETTING Much of my unassisted seU I struggled through the alphabet as if it had been a bramblebushg getting considerably worried and scratched by every letter. After that, I fell among those thieves, the nine figure, who seemed every evening to do something new to disguise themselves and baffle recognition. Charles Dickens CHRIS HOPPER I doubt whether the student can do a greater work for his nation than to detach himseU from its preoccupations, refusing to let himseU be absorbed by dis- tractions about which, as a scholar, he can do almost nothings.