Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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4 THE ASHBURIAN On the suggestion of J. VV. Ritchie a register has been placed in the Headmaster ' s study which it is hoped all Old Boys will sign when they visit the School. Those who have already entered tlieir names in the book and the years during which they were at Ashbury are : — ■ J. Roberts Allen (1903-07), T. G. Ritchie (1918-23). L. G. Clarke (1917-24), R. J. Orde (1902-09). C. G. Wood (1911-15), L. B. Carling (1908-15). R. S. Morris (1911-15), H. H. Higgins (1923-25). T. G. Mayburry (1922-26), J, Y. Stanfield (1922-26). J. K. Graham (1922-28). H. C. Garland (1924-28), E. J. Carsley. C. W. Whitcher (1901-04, F. Cowans (1923-27). J. Lafleur (1925-28), I. C. Morgan. G. P. Thompson (1891-94). Lord Charles Cavendish (1917-18) has also revisited the school. Mr. Ker visited the school in May, on his way from Vancouver to England. His address for the summer is 8 Montgomerie Crescent, Glasgow, and he hopes that none ot his Ashbury friends visiting the British Isles will neglect to write to him to arrange a meeting if possible. The tennis committee this year is composed of : Scott, Stan- field, Forbes and Ewart. There were over thirty entries for the Badminton Tournament this year, Bonnar beat Henderson in the final round. The Proposed New Infirmary. It was announced in our last issue that one of the most pressing of the present needs of the School was an Infirmary where sick boys could be properly housed and, if need be, isolated. In most of the other larger Boarding Schools of Canada there is such an Infirmary, separate from the main buildings, and well equipped with all the many necessities and conveniences that sickness demands. In the majority of cases these Infirmaries have been given to the Schools either by private individuals or by donations to a special fund. We had hoped that of the Twenty-five Thousand Dollars re- quired for a suitable building at Ashbury enough would have been donated to enable us to commence operations early this Summer,

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THE ASHBURIAN 3 Mr. Price, who joined us last September, was forced to re- turn to England in December owing to ill health. We welcome to the staff, Mr. B. K. Howis. Mr. Ho wis has had considerable teaching experience and is a keen cricketer. He was for twelve years on the staff of Portsmouth Grammar School, England. He served in the Royal Air Force during the war. AVe congratulate Mr. Whitfield on the birth of a son. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Grant have presented a handsome cup to the school which is to be awarded to the boxer who in the opinion of the judges at the annual tournament gives the best exhibition of ring craft. In the place of the annual dance, a concert was given in the gvmnasium on December 19th. We thank Mr. Birch heartily for arranging for us a most enjoyable evening. We take this opportunity of thanking those gentlemen who so kindly gave lectures to us on Saturday evenings. The names of the lecturers and of the subjects on which they spoke are : — November 19th — Dr. Ross, Some Aspects of Modern Poetry. December 8th — Prof. Prince. Wonders of Deep Sea Life. December 15th — Major McKeard, ' ' The 1928 cruise of the Government Supply Ship to the Arctic. February 9th — Dr. Ami, Life on Our Planet. February 11th — Mr. F. D. Jacob, Graphology. February 23rd — Commander Beard, A Talk on the Navy. March 9th— Rev. G. E. Ross, British Guiana. March 16th — Col. Orde, Mesopotamia and the Relief of Kut- el-Amara. Col. Orde and Commander Beard are old Ashburians. On Monday, March 25th V. Beta visited the plant of the E. B. Eddy Co., Hull. We thank the Eddy Co. for giving us this oppor- tunity of seeing how paper is made. On the following day the Upper Vth. and V. B. were conducted over the works. On April 6th a large number of the Senior School went to a lecture at the Little Theatre on The Old Map of Europe and the New, by Sir Charles Grant Robertson, Principal of Birmingham l niversity, England.

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THE ASHBURIAN 5 and that the new Infirmary would have been able to be opened for use this coming Fall. Although there has been a very generous res- ponse by a few of the parents of the supporters of Ashbury, and we take this opportunity of sincerely thanking them, there has not been the general support that we had anticipated. So far we have received about Ten Thousand Dollars only, and it looks as if we shall have to postpone the building of the Infirmary until next Spring and to look forward to having it in operation when School reopens in Sep- tember, 1930. An appeal is being sent out to all old boys, who are strongly urged to follow the example of the old boys of other important Canadian Schools and to do something that will really be a help to their old School. There are a number of wealthy persons who have, or have had, sons at Ashbury. May we venture to suggest to these that a sub- stantial donation to our Infirmary fund will be a very practical way of showing their interest in this School, and will at the same time greatly promote its increased efficiency? Donations, or promises of such, may be sent to the Headmaster and will be most gratefully received. Since the publication of the last number of the Ashhurian ser- mons in the School Chapel have been preached by : — The Rt. Reverend J. C. Roper,, Bishop of Ottawa. The Reverend J. H. Dixon, Rector of St. Bartholemew ' s Church. The Reverend C. Roach, Curate of All Saints ' Church. The Headmaster. The Reverend H. N. Myers. DETENTION IN R. Here in this little room. Full of scratching pen and weary breath. This afternoon, For somnolence, attempts at stealth, For unstripped bed and turned on Hght, I sit and write. For want of me the cricket does not stop, When all the work is done outside I ' ll go, And while our tutors stout their brows do mop, Not one will care whether I repose or no. Anon.