Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1931 volume:

It is with regret that we have to record the death on May 27, at the age of 19 years, of Claude Henry Gausden who left Ashbury last year. He was universally popular, a school prefect, and obtained his school colours for Soccer, Hockey, Cricket and Football. We offer our deepest sympathy to his parents in their sad bereavement. CONTENTS Page Editorial : 1 School Notes 2 Matriculation Results 5 Old Boy ' s News 6 Athletics . 7 Cricket 10 Cricket Characters 11 Intermediate Cricket 19 Rugby 20 Football Characters 21 Intermediate Rugby 24 Soccer : 25 Junior Football 29 Softball 29 The Prefect ' s Tea 30 Cadet Corps 30 Tennis 36 The Literary and Dramatic Society 36 The Pride o ' the Market Square 32 Ashbury, a Retrospect . 34 Crossword Puzzles 35 Contemporaries 37 The Wing 37 Howlers _ 37 Leg Before Wicket ■ 41 Eht AsMntrtan Editor Mr. B. K. T. Howis Committee . Rowley, A. MacCarthy, J. Mag or, H. Hammond Advertising Editor and Treasurer Mr. H. W. Hewitt 19 Aylmer Ave., Ottawa. EDITORIAL. Soff and fair, gentlemen; never look for birds of this ear in the nests of the last. — Don Quixote. The above may be somewhat cryptic. May we explain? Life, and all that it concerns is ever changing; and without variety, which is the spice of Life, the World would indeed be a dull place. Change, then, is our theme. There were rumours at the close of last Term that Things will be different next Term, Few of us, we think, were prepared for the vast changes and improvements which had been effected during the long Vac , We opened the main door, blinked and looked again. We saw that the corridor had been extended to the Junior Library, and that the former D and E room had now become two distinct classrooms — and w hat a boon this change has proved to be ! On all sides we saw a restful colour-scheme of slate-grey and white, both up and down stairs. The Dining Hall had been made more attractive than ever and rubber silencers had been placed on all the chair-legs. In the Kitchen, three new ranges and a thermostat heater had been installed. A miracle was wrought in the sacred portals of the Common Room. One would like to call it a Lounge, but the word does not rhyme with Schoolmaster ! And so to the changes in the Staff. Alas ! that these chang-es have to be ; but we would point out here that, with the exception of Mr, Benson, no change was made in the actual Matriculation staff. We had to say Good- bye to him, also to Mr. Myers and Mr. Pattisson, with very deep regret. Mention has been made of each elsewhere, and also of their successors. Mrs. Thompson is now looking after the inner man , and the commissariat is even better now than it has ever been, which is saying a very great deal. She has already earned our gratitude for her care of us. It was chiefly due to her that we celebrated All-Hallow E ' en for the first time for many years. Mr. Thompson is our new House Master, and one always feels that he has some new change up his sleeve. He, too, deserves our heartiest thanks for all he has done, and is doing for Ashbury. 2 THE ASHBURIAN We hope we have explained Don Quixote ' s remark to your satisfaction. May we conclude by wishing you all — Parents, Old Boys, Friends and Ashburians — a very cheery .Christmas and Good Health and Happiness, together with new Ambitions and Resolu- tions determinedly carried out in 1931. SCHOOL NOTES BIRTHS. Our heartiest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Benson on the birth of a son ; also to Mr. and Mrs. Henry King on the birth of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Bermingham-Tremain — Norah Patricia to Kenneth Hadley Tremain on Saturday, September 20, 1930, at Kingston, Ontario. Panet-Carruthers — On September 6, 1930, Elizabeth Burpee to Capt. de Lotbiniere H. M. Panet. On June 12th, in Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, by the Very Rev. Dean Carlisle — Andree Camille Celine Derome to Dudley W. Phillips, B.A., formerly Fellow in the University of Chicago. Mr. Myers ofhciated as Best Man. There were present at the wed- ding the Parents and Friends of the Bride ; also Mrs. Whitfield, Mrs. Moffat and Mr. Gordon Moffat, Mr. Howis, Mr. Weston and Mr. Philip Scott . After the reception, the happy couple left for Paris, via the White Star Liner Megantic. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are now in Palestine, where the former is engaged in excavating the prehistoric site of Megiddo, which is so well-known from the Bible, as being one of the chariot cities of Solomon. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Phillips all happiness and prosperity. On November 8th in Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, by the Reverend G. P. Woollcombe, Father of the bridegroom, assisted by the Reverend Canon Jefferson and the Reverend E. F. Salmon, Lillian Althea Baker to Edward Mickle Woollcombe. After the reception, held at the Bride ' s home, the happy pair left for Mon- treal en route for New York and Bermuda, where the honeymoon was spent. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Edward Woollcombe all health, happiness and prosperity. THE ASHBURIAN 3 DEATHS. I We beg to offer our sincere sympathy to Philip and I Henry Scott on the death of their Father on Aug. 26th ; also I to H. C. Hammond, whose father died on August 11th. I It is with wsy deep regret that we record the death of I Mr. F. L. Wanklyn, a Governor of Ashbury for many I years, and the Father of David Wanklyn, who was here I from September, 1915, until June, 1918. I Mr. Wanklyn was a most devoted friend of Ashbury I and always took a very practical interest in its welfare. I His sudden passing is a great loss to us, and w ' e extend I our sincerest sympathies to his bereaved family. I Eliot — In India, on September 15, 1930, Capt. John I Hamilton Eliot, 3rd Hussars, eldest son of the late Col. C. A. I Eliot, of Ottawa. The following Old Boys have visited the school this Term — J. S. Oppe, J. B. Morgan, Adam Fauquier, Gordon Southam, Murray Turner, W. Pugsley, Wilbur Hart, Percy Cowans, A. Angus, D. Mathias, Jack Ewart, H. Fensom, Philip Scott, Jack Cameron, A. M. Clarke, J. I. Lafleur, J. W. Ritchie, Frank Humph- reys, J. Fergus Grant, Allan G. Gill, John Guthrie. Mr. W. H. J. Weston is a shining light in English Rugby cir- cles at Montreal and was chosen to represent the Province of Que- bec against Ontario. We are indebted to Mrs. W. H. Rowley for supplying the Chapel at Easter with a number of beautiful lilies, and we take this opportunity of thanking her, not only for her Easter gift, but for those other most valuable donations which she has from time to time made to Ashbury. PRIZE FOR CLASSICS We are indebted to Mrs. Forbes Angus, who has kindly do- nated a Special Prize to be awarded each year to the boy in the Upper or Lower Sixth who obtains the highest marks in French. The Prize is to be known as The Forbes-Angus Prize for French. Mr. Brodie, Mr. Meiklejohn and Mr. Howis had the privilege of taking part in The Devil ' s Disciple by G. B. Shaw, which was the first annual production of the Ottawa Drama League, at the Little Theatre. Their respective parts were : — General Burgoyne, Major Swindon, and Brudenell, the Chaplain. 4 THE ASHBURIAN We offer a hearty welcome to the fohowing gentlemen, who have joined the School Staff : — The Rev. Capt. F. J. Vincent, Lth., C.F., educated Ballymoden Grammar School, Bandon, Ireland. St. John ' s School, Newport Co. Tipperary. St. John ' s College, University of Manitoba, 1921- 26. Ordained Deacon 1926. Priest 1927 in St. John ' s Cathedral, Winnipeg, by the Primate. Rector St. Thomas ' Morden, Mani- toba, 1926-28; Senior Curate St. Luke ' s, Winnipeg, 1928-1930. Chaplain to the 1st Manitoba Mounted Rifles. Mr. J. M. C. Meiklejohn, B.Sc, educated at Gresham ' s School, Holt, and St. Andrews University ; was Master at Ruthin School, N. Wales. Mr. K. B. Monks, educated at Westmount High School. At- tended McGill and Queen ' s Universities for three years. Assis- tant Principal at Argyle School, Westmount. Mr. Leslie K. Thompson joined the staff in the middle of October. Mr. Leslie was born in Montreal and educated at the High School of Quebec. He will assist in Hockey, Soccer, Cross Country and Track workouts. We regret to have to announce the departure from our staflf of the Reverend H. N. Myers, Mr. J. R. Pattisson and Mr. G. Benson. Mr. Myers, who had been with us for five years, accepted an important parish in the north of England and entered upon his new duties in September. We miss him very much, and particularly in our Chapel Services, the music of which he brought to so high a degree of excellence. He was inducted to his living on Oct. 28th, by the Lord Bishop of Wakefield. Mr. J. R. Pattisson, who came to us in September, 1923, has joined the staff of Selwyn House School, Montreal. Mr. Pattisson was an excellent and successful teacher and was always a most loyal member of the Staff. His work here as Sports Master will be long remembered, and under his efficient guidance our various Teams were more than successful . Mr. G. Benson has given up the noble, if arduous, profession of teaching and has joined the Chemical Staff of the Shawinigan Water and Power Company, where he is doing very good work. To all of these three ex-Masters we extend our sincere and hearty wishes for their success and personal happiness. THE ASHBURIAN 5 MATRICULATION RESULTS June, 1930. Senior Matriculation. F. Macorquodale 642 B. Gilmour 580 Junior Matriculation. C. Evans 786 —( Obtained a University Entrance Scholarship at McGill of the value of $75.) S. Macdonnell 781— (Obtained the Ottawa Valley Scholarship at McGill, value $75. C. Eliot 724 H. Hammond 700 R. Leathem 697 B. Ritchie 684 M. Brodie 600 R. Craig 600 McOuat 600 J. McDougall 618 A Angus 616 N. Gait 554 Boys who took part of Matric in V.B. W. Bell W. King A. MacCarthy D. Monk G. Perodeau B. Robinson J. Carrique L. Schlemm F. Coristine I E. Sherwood J. Garland TORONTO MIDDLE SCHOOL EXAMS. June, 1930. Passed Robt. Wodehouse David Woods. LECTURES. Saturday, October 4th. Dr. Doughty, of the Archives, gave us a most interesting Lecture on ' 01d Quebec. It was illustrated with some excellent lantern slides, and we all appreciated the Doctor ' s talk very much. On Saturday, November 22nd, Mr. Wilfred S. Lawson gave a most interesting and instructive Lecture on ' ' The West Indies and the Panama Canal, which was illustrated with beautiful slides. We are very grateful to Mr. Lawson for his kindness in coming to us. 6 THE ASHBURIAN w Fowler Gobeil and Bob Minnes are well on the way to becom- ing two of the best pilots in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Jack Lemoine is another old boy who has taken to the air and is due to receive his private pilot ' s license any day now. Eric Riordon has put himself in the public eye by having an exhibition of his pictures in Toronto. Jim Ritchie and P. Bogert have joined the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) of Canada. The Regiment now has ten old boys on its active strength. Thomas MacLaren was married last May and is now residing in Ottawa. He is with the firm of Paramount Motors, Ltd. Lester H. Clayton has been called to the Bar and will take up practice with the firm of Honeywell, Wilson McDougall. Wren Birkett had the second best net in the District Golf Tourney at the Rivermead this year. Russel Patterson is with the Woods Manufacturing Co. in Hull. Alan Beddoe was one of the judges in the recent Fancy Dress Ball given by the Kiwanis Club. Alan, being an artist, was well qualified for the position. Gus Thoburn is at present practising law in Toronto ; he was in town not long ago and paid a visit to the College. Des MacMahon is the present President of the Ottawa Branch of the Royal Military College Club of Canada. Pete Bate is taking quite an interest in the new Hunt Club in Ottawa. Pete was to appear in the red the other day but some- thing happened. What? Ask Pete. THE ASHBURIAN 7 Erie Scott looked down on the old school for the first time during the Thanksgiving holidays. He was with Keith Davidson three thousand feet up in the air. John Wilson is at present at Cambridge, England, and is learn- ing to fly . He met George Drummond, who is going to Trinity, the other day. J. B. Morgan is now at Trinity College, Cambridge. The Ashbury Old Boys Association was started last year and a dinner was arranged as a send-off. This dinner was attended by fifty-five Old Boys. It is essential for the success of the Association that our num- bers should be as great as possible. We feel confident that there are a large number of Old Boys who would like to be members, but it is hard to get a circular to all of them as our lists are not complete. We know that they all have the good of the School at heart and we believe that they would like to be kept in touch with the latest School news by reading the Ashburian. We are taking this opportunity of asking any Old Boy who is not already a member of the Association to get in touch with the Secretary. J. R. Bogert, 1227 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, P.Q. ATHLETICS The Athletic Sports were held on Wednesday, June the 11th. This was one of the most successful meetings held at Ashbury. The weather favoured both competitors and spectators. Once again there was a large number of Old Boys from the R.M.C. but, unfortunately at the last moment it was found that teams could not be organized for a Soldiers v. Civilians Tug-of-War. Several new records were made. Smellie established a record for the High Jump of 5 feet 7 inches ; this is especially worthy of note as it equals the Dominion Intercollegiate Intermediate record. R. Rowley also jumped very well in the Intermediate event to make a record at 5 feet. R. Craig equalled Daniels existing record of 10 4 5 seconds for the hundred yards. The Inter-House Tug of War was won by Ottawa who pulled Dominion two straight pulls in the preliminary round and Mon- treal two straight pulls in the final. The House Relay was won by Dominion. 8 THE ASHBURIAN (1) E. C. Elwood. (2) Mr. J. R. Pattisson. (3) P. B. Smellie. (4) High Jump. P. Smellie. (5) Open 220 yds. R. Craig, G. Perodeau. (6) Quarter-mile Open. R. Craig, P. Smellie. THE ASHBURIAN 9 Smellie and Craig tied with 18 points each for the Senior Challenge Cup. These two are outstanding in their special events as well as being good all-round athletes ; they should go far. The Intermediate Challenge Cup was won by J. Gait and the Junior by H. Powell. F. Sherwood ran a well-judged race in the Half Mile to win the Beardmore Cup. Mr-. Norman Wilson has very kindly given a Challenge Shield for Inter-House Competition in Athletic Sports. This was won by a narrow margin by Dominion. SUMMARY Senior Sports Results for last five years. HIGH JUMP Record, P. Smellie 5 ft. 7 Record, F 100 YDS. R. Daniels | 10 4 5 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 J. J. J. C. R, R. Craig Fauquier Fauquier Irvin Gausden Craig 5 11 11 11 11 10 4 5 sees. 4 5 sees, sees, sees, sees. 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 F. T. P. P. P. MacKenzie Cann Smellie Smellie Smellie ft. ft. ft. ft. ft. in. 9j 2 9 7 m. in. in. in. in. Record, 440 YDS. Marsh Irvine 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 J. Fauquier T. Cann C. Gausden C. Gausden R. Craig 52 3 5 62 sees. 59 3 5 sees. 60 sees. 60 2 5 sees. 58 1 5 sees. 120 YDS. HURDLES Record, Marsh Irvine 15 4 5 sees. 1926 J. Irvin 17 sees. 1927 J. Fauquier 17 4 5 sees. 1928 J. Irvin 18 2 5 sees. 1929 P. Smellie 17 3 5 sees. 1930 P. Smellie 16 2 5 sees. LONG JUMP Record, B. MacLaren 18 1926 1927 1928 1929 I S 1930 880 yards- Throwing J. J. G. G. P. P. Fauquier Fauquier Forbes Forbes Smellie Smellie — F. Sherwood; the Cricket Ball ft. 11 17 ft. 17 ft. 17 ft. 17 ft. 17 ft. 18 ft. in. in. in. in. in. 220 YDS. Record, C. Gausden 24 1926 J. Fauquier 1927 J. Fauquier 1928 J. Irvin 1929 C. Gausden 1930 R. Craig 1 5 sees. 27 2 5 sees. 25 4 5 sees. 25 3 5 sees. 24 1 5 sees. 25 sees. 2nd, W. Brown; 3rd, G. Ferguson. — L. Bates, 90 yds. 10 inches. Relay Race — Dominion House (F. Sherwood, H. Powell, A. Heubach) Tug of War — Ottawa House (P. Smellie, J. Rowley, M. Grant, G. Abel, I. Jacob, J. Ross and R. Rowley.) Obstacle Race — F. Heubach; 2nd, E. Elwood. Old Boys ' Race — J. Irvin; 2nd, A. Farr. Intermediate Sports High Jump — R. Rowley, 5 ft. ; 2nd, J. Magor. 440 yds. hdcp. — J. Calder; 2nd, F. Sherwood. 100 yds. — J. Gait, 11 2 5 sees.; 2nd, J. Magor. 120 yds. Hurdles — J. Gait, 19 4 5 sees.; 2nd, J. Magor. Junior Sports 100 yd. — T. Beauclerk, 12 1 5 sees.; 2nd, V. Viekers. High Juii p — H. Powell, 4 ft. 8 in.; 2nd, A. Powell. 220 yds. bdcp. — W. Grant; 2nd, T. Beauclerk. Obstacle Race — R. Davidson; 2nd, T. Gait. Powell, F. D. Gillies, 10 THE ASHBURIAN 1st XI COLOURS. P .B. Smellie (Captain), E. W. Beardmore (Vice Captain), E. C. Elwood, H. C. Hammond, H .A. Fauquier, A. Henderson, G. Perodeau, B. Robinson. We came back from the summer term earlier than usual and had great hopes of an early start for cricket and more practices than usual ; the weather, however, decreed otherwise and was very unsettled throughout the season, so that, although only two matches had to be abandoned on account of rain, a great many practices were spoiled. It was disappointing that Lower Canada College had to cancel our annual fixture which was made for May 24th. We were glad to receive a visit from St. Andrew ' s College, Auora, and had a very interesting game. The XI went to Toronto and played matches with Upper Canada College and Trinity College School ; a return game with St. Andrew ' s had to be abandoned on account of rain. We found THE ASHBURIAN 11 the Toronto schools with their better faciHties for practice and ' ' Old Country professionals to bowl at their nets, stronger than we were, but we gained very useful experience and the only way to improve one ' s game is to play against stronger opponents. Our batting, bowling and fielding bore favourable comparison with that of our opponents, whose strength lay in that they had a greater number of batsmen and bowlers to choose from. CRICKET CHARACTERS 1930. E. W. Beardmore : Vice-captain. 4th year on the team. A brilliant field and very reliable bat with a variety of good strokes ; a useful change bowler. H. A. Fauquier : 4th year on the team. An erratic fast bowler. A lazy field but a safe catch. A forceful bat and head of the batting- averages. E. C. Elwood : 2nd year on the team. A wicket-keeper who let very few byes ; he dropped a few catches because of being too eager. A very reliable and stylish bat. A good lob bowler and a good judge of a run. H. C. Hammond : 1st year on the team. A good medium pace bowler and a reliable first wicket batsman. A poor field. A. Henderson : 2nd year on team. A good opening batsman who was high up in the averages. A good change bowler. He fielded brilliantly at cover point. G. R. Perodeau : 1st year on the team. An unreliable bat who occasionally made runs. Did not make the most of his height and strength. A sure catch and safe ground field. F. B. Robinson : 1st year on the team. An erratic field who was sometimes brilliant. A sure catch. Showed good form in the nets but was very unlucky in matches, should be very good next year. W. R. MacBrien : 1st year on the team. A forceful bat, some- times made a lot of runs. A poor ground field and an erratic catch . F. A. Heubach : 1st year on the team. Came into the team late. A good ground field and a safe catch. A forceful bat with good strokes ; should be good next year. M. E. Grant: 1st year on team. A stone-wall type of batsman who never failed to keep his end up. A fair field and catch. P. B. Smellie : A very keen Captain with a sound knowledge of the game. Always gave of his best in the interests of the team both on and off the field. A good fast medium bowler and a clean quick field. Has plenty of scoring strokes but was very unlucky in matches this year. 12 THE ASHBURIAN Congratulations to Fauquier and Smellie on being selected to play for the Ottawa Valley vs Ridley College. The School XI again triumphed over the Masters this year by ten wickets. ASHBURY vs. THE MASTERS C. C. Played at Ashbury, May 14th. Won by the School by ten wickets. 1st Innings of The Masters J. R. Pattisson, l.b.w b. Smellie 0 W. H. Brodie, hit wkt. b. Fauquier 1 H. F. Wright, b. Smellie 6 Rev. H. N. Myers, c. Henderson, b. Smellie 10 A. Li. Bickford-Smith, b. Fauquier 4 F. E. B. Whitfield, b. Smellie 4 Sergt. Maj. Stone, c. Heubach, b. Henderson 5 G. Benson, b. Fauquier 0 C. W. Thompson, b. Beardmore 3 B. K. T. Howis, not out 4 B. Gilmour, absent 0 Extras 6 Total 43 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 4 wkts. for 15; Fauquier, 3 for 19; Henderson, 1 for 4; Beardmore, 1 for 0. 1st Innings of Ashbury Beardmore, not out Henderson, b. Mr. Whitfield MacBrien, b. Mr. Whitfield __. Robinson, Fauquier, Elwood, Perodeau, I Did Not Bat MacDougall, Ritchie, Smellie, Heubach, Extras 29 29 1 Total 60 THE OLD BOYS ' CRICKET MATCH. An Old Boys ' match was played this year for the first time and proved a very successful innovation. Ted Lyman brought up a team which included some of the best cricketers who have left Ashbury. They were naturally short of practice but a very en- joyable game took place. Ned Pacaud show ' ed that he has not for- gotten the finer arts of batting, by compiling forty-three runs in his well remembered easy and faultless style. John Fauquier bowled well for the Old Boys and Smellie bowled very well for the School. Beardmore, Henderson, Fauquier and Smellie all batted well and gave the Old Boys plenty of exercise in the field as well as showing them that Cricket at Ashbury is in a very flourishing condition. We hope that T. Lyman will bring another team up next year and that an Old Boys ' fixture will become an annual event. THE ASHBURIAN 13 ASHBURY vs. OLD BOYS C. C. Played at Ashbury, June 7th. Won by the School by 8 wickets. 1st Innings of Old Boys G. Southam, c. Grant, b Smellie 9 J. Fauquier, b. Smellie ' . 0 E. Pacaud, b. Smellie 43 E. Lyman, b. Smellie 10 K. Henderson, b. Smellie 6 J. Bogert, b. Smellie 0 R. MacMaster, c. Smellie, b. Fauquier 0 A. Evans, c. b. Fauquier 13 J. Woods, b. Smellie 4 M. Turner, b. Smellie 0 S. Woods, not out 4 Extras 6 Total 95 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 8 wkts. for 18; Beardmore, 0 for 13; Henderson, 0 for 7; Hammond, 0 for 16; Fauquier, 2 for 25; Perodeau, 0 for 10. 1st Innings of Ashbury Beardmore, b. Fauquier 58 Henderson, b. Fauquier 28 Hammond, b. Southam 11 Elwood, c. b. Fauquier 8 Fauquier, not out 26 Smellie, not out 18 MacBrien Perodeau Robinson Did Not Bat Heubach Grant Extras I 15 Total 164 Bowling Analysis Lyman, 0 for 56; Fauquier, 3 for 57. ASHBURY vs. BISHOP ' S COLLEGE SCHOOL Played on the McGill Campus, May 19th. Bishop ' s won the toss and took the innings. Luther and Davis opened to SmelHe and Henderson. Luther was quickly run out with the total at 3. Davis and Wilson made quite a formidable stand before Davis fell to a good catch by Fauquier ; Wilson fol- lowed with one run added. Bishop batted well but received no support, except from Gurd who put up a stubborn defence. Smellie and Henderson both bowled very well and with a little more assistance from the field would have dismissed Bishop ' s for a smaller total than their 73. On Ashbury going in, they at once met with misfortune when Henderson ' s wicket fell for 3 runs. Beardmore followed at 13 ; then Hammond, who played an invaluable innings, and Smellie made a useful stand before the latter was caught when trying to force the scoring. Fauquier joined Hammond and another good stand took place before Fauquier, like Smellie, tried to force matters and fell to the wiles of Wilson, with whose bowling no liberties could be taken. With four wickets down for 53, Ashbury appeared to be in a fairly strong position, but the unexpected happened ; a rot set in and wickets fell fast. Eight wickets had fallen for 68, when Perodeau and Grant made a plucky stand and running everything they could, they passed the Bishop ' s total. Bishop ' s went in again and thanks to a spirited innings by Bis- hop in Which he made 38, they declared with their total at 84 for six wickets. 14 THE ASHBURIAN Ashbury were put in to play out about fifty minutes in a fail- ing light ; under the circumstances they could only adopt a defen- sive game. Beardmore and Hammond showed great restraint and by the time Hammond ' s wicket fell, the match was virtually over, which was as well, as Kenny found a spot and took four wickets in two overs. Fauquier came in to play the remaining three overs, in the last of which he hit Wilson for two tw ' os, a six, — a straight drive over the screen into Sherbrooke Street, — a four and a one. ASHBURY vs. BISHOP ' S COLLEGE SCHOOL C. C. Played at McGill Campus, May 19th. Won by Ashbury by 12 runs. 1st Innings of Bishop ' s College Luther, run out 1 Davis, c. Fauquier, b. Beardmore 16 Wilson, b. Beardmore 13 Bishop, b. Henderson 14 Glass, c. Henderson, b. Beardmore 0 Kenny, l.b.w. Fauquier . 7 Bassett, b. Smellie 0 Gurd, c. Perodeau, b. Smellie 12 Doheny, l.b.w. Smellie 0 Mackinnon, b. Henderson 1 MacDougal, not out 0 Extras 9 Total 73 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 3 wkts. for 16; Henderson, 2 for 16; Hammond, 0 for 9; Beardmore, 3 for 6; Fauquier, 1 for 17. 1st Innings of Ashbury E. Beardmore, b. Wilson 4 A. Henderson, b. Wilson 0 H. Hammond, l.b.w. Wilson 28 P. Smellie, c. Kenny, b. Wilson 15 A. Fauquier, b. Wilson 15 E. Elwood, b. Kenny, 0 B. Robinson, l.b.w. Wilson 1 W. MacBrien, b. Wilson 6 G. Perodeau, c. MacKinnon, b. Wilson 11 M. Grant, not out 6 F. Heubach, b. Kenny 0 Extras 6 Total 92 Bowling Analysis Kenny, 2 wkts for 33; Wilson, 8 for 24; Gurd, 0 for 16; MacKinnon, 0 for 6. ASHBURY vs. ST. ANDREW ' S C. C. Played at Ashbury, May 23rd. Won by St. Andrew ' s by 73 runs. 1st Innings of Ashbury Beardmore, c. Macdonald, b. Cummings 7 Henderson, c. Findlay, b. Edwards 5 Hammond, run out 2 Elwood, b. Edwards 11 A. Fauquier, b. Cummings 18 Smellie, c. Gordon, b. Rea 1 MacBrien, c. Cummings, b. Macdonald 7 Robinson, b. Edwards 3 D. Fauquier, not out 2 MacDougall, b. Rea 0 Extras 10 1st Innings of St. Andrew ' s MacDougall, l.b.w. Smellie 36 Chubb, b. A. Fauquier 34 Rea, b. A. Fauquier 7 James ,b. A. Fauquier 4 Gordon, b. Hammond 5 Parker, b. A. Fauquier 0 Macdonald, c. Perodeau, b. Henderson 24 Edwards, l.b.w. Henderson 3 Findlay, c. Hamm.ond, b. Henderson 1 Loblaw, not out 7 Cummings, l.b.w. A. Fauquer 5 Extras — 13 Total 66 Bowling Analysis Cummings, 2 wkts. for 20; Edwards, 4 for 19; Rea, 2 for 4; Macdonald, 1 for 13. Total 139 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 1 wkt. for 32; Hammond, 1 for 32; Henderson, 3 for 30; A. Fauquier, 5 for 21; Beardmore, 0 for 9; D .Fau- quier, 0 for 2. THE ASHBURIAN 15 ASHBURY vs. UPPER CANADA COLLEGE C. C. Played at Upper Canada College, May 26th. Won by Upper Canada College by 5 1 runs. 1st Innings of U.C.C. Tucker, c. Hammond, b. Smellie 3 Radcliff, b. Smellie 0 Norton, b. Henderson 15 Tho mpson, c. Elwood, b. Smellie 5 Dinnick, b. Fauquier 41 Morden, c. Hammond, b. Beard- . more 10 Caldwell, b. Fauquier 0 Baker, not out 56 Walsh I, not out 21 Walsh II, Mitchell, Extras 13 1st Innings of Ashbury Beardmore, b. Caldwell 5 Henderson, c. b. Walsh I 0 Hammond, c. Mitchell, b. Dinnick__ 36 Elwood, c. Tucker, b. Dinnick 21 Fauquier, c. Tlaompson, b. Dinnick 21 Smellie, c. Mitchell, b. Walsh I___ 2 MacBrien, c. Morden, b. Walsh I 0 Robinson, b. Dinnick 1 Perodeau, not out 19 Heubach, b. Walsh I 1 Grant, c. Caldwell, b. Walsh 2 Extras 9 Total 164 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 3 wkts. for 29; Hammond, 0 for 42; Fauquier, 2 for 23; Henderson, 1 for 26; Beardmore, 1 for 31. Total 117 Bowling Analysis Caldwell, 1 wkt. for 11; Walsh I, 5 for 41; Dinnick, 4 for 21; Mitchell, 0 for 27; Walsh II, 0 for 4. ASHBURY vs. TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL Played at Trinity College School, May 27th. Won by Trinity College School by 144 runs. 1st Innings of Ashbury E. Beardmore, c. MacMullen, b. Irvine 12 A. Henderson, run out 6 H. Hammond, run out 1 E. Elwood, b. Mickle 14 A. Fauquier, b. Irvine 11 P. Smellie, b. Mickle 1 G. Perodeau, b. Mickle 3 W. MacBrien, b. Mickle 14 B. Robinson, b. Mickle 3 F. Heubaxh, c. b. Mickle 2 M. Grant, not out 2 Extras : 9 1st Innings of T.C.S. J. A. Irvine, l.b.w. Smellie 25 H. M. Johnson, b. Hammond 18 G. S. Elliot, c. Smellie, b. Fauquier 18 H. C. Knig-ht, b. Elwood 62 J. E. T. Mullen, b. Smellie 20 S. R. Robertson, b. Smellie 0 E. M. Cowperthwaite, b. Henderson 17 W. M. Crossen, b. Smellie 19 R. Pacaud, not out 16 W. J. Mickle, c. MacBrien, b. Elwood 0 C. N. Kirk I, l.b.w. Hammond 6 Extras 21 Total 78 Bowling Analysis Cowperthwaite, 0 wkts. for 12; Irvine, 2 for 28; Knight, 0 for 4; Mickle, 6 for 18; Pacaud, 0 for 4. Total 222 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 4 for 58; Henderson, 1 for 32; Fauquier, 1 for 32; Hammond. 2 for 32; Beardmore, 0 for 30; Elwood, 2 for 17. ASHBURY vs. DEFENCE C. C. Played at Rideau Hall, May 3rd. Won by Ashbury by 12 runs. 1st Innings of Ashburv E. Beardmore, run out 7 H. Hammond, b. Edwards 0 P. Smellie, c. Cook, b. Stevens 6 Mr. Pattisson, l.b.w. Taylor 53 A. Fauquier, c. Southam, b. Edwards 18 B. Robinson, b. Taylor : 0 E. Elwood, b. Taylor 0 G. Perodeau, b. Taylor 1 A. Henderson, c. Heatly, b. Edwards 3 J. Rowley, b. Taylor 0 Mr. Howis, not out 7 Extras 2 Total 97 Bowling Analysis Aldridge, 0 wkts. for 21; Edwardsi 2 for 30; Taylor, 5 for 32; Stevens, 1 for 1st Innings of Defence Edwards, c. Beardmore, b. Fauquier 26 Heatly, c. Elwood, b. Henderson 12 Stevens, c. Beardmore, b. Fauquier 2 Southam, c. Fauquier, b. Henderson 5 Lloyd, b. Fauquier 0 King-, not out 0 Elcock, run out 5 Cook, b. Mr. Howis 14 Taylor, b. Smellie 5 Aldridge, b. Mr. Howis 0 Craik, b. Smellie 8 Extras 8 Total 85 Bowling Analysis Mr. Howis, 2 wkts. for 24; Smellie, 2 for 29; Hammond, 0 for 8; Fauquier, 3 for 15; Henderson, 2 for 3. 16 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY vs. NEW EDINBURGH C. C. Played at Ashbury, April 28th. Won by Ashbury by 107 runs. 1st Innings of New Edinburgh C. Greaves, b. Gillies 5 E. S. Donaldson, b. Gillies 0 T. Rankin, c. Robinson, b. Fauquier 1 P. Broderick, Hit wicket, b. Smellie 1 B. Druce, b. Hammond 0 M. Pettifor, c. Robinson, b Gillies 0 C. Brassing-ton, c. Fauquier, b Hammond 10 F. Boucher, not out 14 G. Kinross, c. Mr. Pattisson, b. Gillies 4 A. Short, b. Hammond 0 C. Clarke, b. Gillies 0 Extras 13 Total 48 Bowling Analysis Gillies, 5 wkts. for 10; Fauquier, 1 for 5; Smellie, 1 for 9; Hammond, 3 for 13. 1st Innings of Ashbury E. Beardmore, b. Clarke 3 P. Smellie, b. Greaves 4 H. Hammond, b. Brassington 17 B. Robinson, c. Kinross, b. Clarke- 0 A. Fauquier, o. Donaldson, b. Kinross 26 E. Elwood, run out 10 G. Perodeau, b. Kinross 11 A. Henderson, not out 23 W. MacBrien, b. Kinross 5 N. Gillies, c. Short, b. Kinross 2 Mr. Pattisson, c. b. Donaldson 32 Extras 22 Total 155 Bowling Analysis Clarke, 2 wkts. for 24; Greaves, 1 for 24; Kinross, 4 for 15; Brassington, 1 for 7; Rankin, 0 for 33; Donaldson, 1 for 10. ASHBURY vs. CHRIST CHURCH C. C. Played at Ashbury, May 10th. Won by Christ Church by 15 6 runs. 1st Innings of Christ Church H. Sutcliffe, c. Beardmore, b. Hammond 55 P. F. Howe, b. Wright 12 E. F. Hitchman, c. Smellie, b. Hammond 10 G. Hepworth, b. Smellie 4 C. H. Johnson, c. Fauquier, b. Wright 27 P. Hobbs, b. Wright 10 A. V. Waite, l.b.w. Smellie 6 F. E. B. Whitfield, not out 27 Rev. G. O. Davies, not out 23 B. Glencross, W. F. Findlay, did not bat. Extras 18 Total 192 Bowling Analysis Mr. Howis, 0 wkts. for 41; Fauquier, 0 for 28; Wright, 3 for 34; Smellie, 2 for 46; Hammond, 2 for 11; Henderson, 0 for 14. 1st Innings of Ashbury E. Beardmore, b. Hepworth 1 H. Hammond, c. Waite, b. Findlay 7 A. Henderson, b. Findlay 2 E. Elwood, b. Hepworth 1 Mr. Howis, b. Hepworth 0 W. MacBrien, s. Waite, b. Hepworth 11 Mr. Pattisson, c. sub, b. Findlay 8 Mr. Wrig-ht, not out 1 A. Fauquier, c. Waite, b. Findlay 1 P. Smellie, c. Hepworth, b. Findlay 2 B. Robinson, c. Howe, b. Findlay 0 Extras 2 Total 36 Bowling Analysis Hepworth, 4 wkts. for 19; Findlay, 6 for 15. THE ASHBURIAN 17 ASHBURY vs. OTTAWA C. C. Played at Rideau Hall, May 17th. Won by Ashbury by 48 runs. 1st Innings of Ottawa Coles, c. Robinson, b. Hammond — 19 Gray, run out 1 Crerar, c. MacBrien, b. Mr. Myers_ 8 W. E3. Currie, not out 34 W. Tattersall, b. Smellie 3 G. F. Currie, c. Smellie, b. Smellie 0 A. L. Taylor, c. Elwood, b. Smellie 6 Noblett, b. Smellie 1 Deacon, b. Elwood 6 Richardson, b. Elwood 0 Johnston, run out 6 Extras 19 Total 103 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 4 wkts. for 19; Fauquier, 1, 0 for 17; Mr. Myers, 1 for 17; Ham- mond, 1 for 16; Fauquier 11, 0 for 5; Elwood, 2 for 10; Smellie, 4 for 19. 1st Innings of Ashbury H. Hammond, b. Tattersall 6 W. MacBrien, run out 23 P. Smellie, b. Deacon 0 B. Robinson, b. Deacon 12 A. Fauquier, b. Noblett 68 E. Elwood, b. Deacon 2 Rev. H. N. Myers, not out 33 Mr. Pattisson, did not bat F. Heubach, not out 2 M. Grant, l.b.w. Coles 2 D. Fauquier, did not bat Extras : 3 Total 151 Bowling Analysis Noblett, 1 for 60; Deacon, 3 for 29; Tattersall, 1 for 20; G. Currie, 0 for 21; Coles, 1 for 27; Johnston, 0 for 12. ASHBURY vs. CATHEDRAL C. C. Played at Ashbury, June 3rd. Won by Cathedral by 14 runs. 1st Innings of Cathedral P. F. Howe, b. Henderson 10 E. F. Hitchman, c. Beardmore, b. Henderson 9 G. Hepworth, c. Elwood, b. Gillies 24 C. H. Johnston, b. Gillies 8 Capt. Mitchell, c. b. GiUies 4 F. E. B. Whitfield, c. Fauquier, b. SmeHie 19 Capt. Salt, b. Gillies 0 P. Hobbs, c. Perodeau, b. Fauquier 1 A. V. Waite, not out 25 B. Glencross, c. Smellie, b. Henderson 12 W. F. Findlay, b. Hammond 11 Extras 7 Total 130 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 1 wkt. for 30; Henderson, 3 for 36; Gillies. 4 for 37; Hammond, 1 for 13; Fauquier, 1 for 7. 1st Innings of Ashbury Beardmore, c. Hitchman, b. Finlay 8 Henderson, b. Finlay 16 Hammond, l.b.w. Finlay 0 Mr. Pattisson, b. Hepworth 42 Fauquier, b. Hobbs 3 Smellie, c. Hitchman, b. Hobbs 4 Elwood, b. Hepworth 21 Rev. H. N. Myers, b. Hepworth — 0 Robinson, c. Hitchman, b. Finlay — 0 Perodeau, c. sub. b. Hobbs 6 Gillies, not out 0 Extras 16 Total 116 Bowling Analysis Finlay, 4 wkts. for 32; Hepworth, 3 for 40; Hobbs, 3 for 18; Mitchell, 0 for 12. ASHBURY vs. OTTAWA C. C. Played at Ashbury, June 14th. Won by Ashbury by 1 9 runs. 1st Innings of Ottawa C. Crerar, b. Smellie 0 C. Coles, c. MacBrien. b. Smellie 0 G. F. Currie, b. Smellie 76 W. Tattersall, c. Lamb, b. Smellie 7 A. L. Taylor, not out 25 D. Snipper, b. Whitfield 0 C. Noblett, c. MacBrien, b. Whitfield 3 H. Currie, not out 2 W. Currie, b. Whitfield 1 J. H. Gates, b. Whitfield 1 Extras 4 Total 119 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 4 for 36; Whitfield, 4 for 38; Brodie. 0 for 14; Donaldson, 0 for 21; MacBrien, 0 for 6. 1st Innings of Ashbury MacBrien, b. Coles 4 Donaldson, b. Tattersall 37 Mr. Whitfield, c. Taylor, b. Coles— 10 Smellie, c. b. Noblett 5 Perodeau, c. Snipper, b. G. Currie_ 36 Brassing-ton, c. Noblett, b. Tattersall 0 Mr. Brodie, b. G. Currie 0 Boucher, c. G. Currie, b. Noblett 14 Rowley, b. Noblett 12 Lamb, c. Crerar, b. Coles 8 Short, not out 8 Extras 4 Total 138 Bowling Analysis Noblett, 3 for 24; Coles. 3 for 40; Tattersall, 2 for 28; Snipper, 0 for 22; G. Currie, 2 for 20. 18 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY vs. NEW EDINBURGH C. C. Played at Ashbury, June 21st. Won by Ashbury by 11 runs. 1st Innings of Ashbury Southam, b. Greaves 60 Beardmore, c. Lamb, b. Clark 3 Mr. Whitfield, b. Clark 11 Smellie, c. Boucher, b. Clark 0 Fauquier, c. Gates, b. Greaves 4 Nicholl, run out 3 Lloyd, c. Boucher, b. Greaves 0 Bee, b. Clark 3 Craik, b. Clark 1 Ser. Maj. Stone, not out 3 Extras 3 Total 93 Bowling Analysis Clarke, 4 wkts. for 28; Greaves, 4 for 62. 1st Innings of New Edinburgh C. Greaves, c. b. Smellie 23 B. S. Donaldson, c. Smellie, b. Whitfield 10 A. Seaby, c. Fauquier, b. Nicholl 13 F. Boucher, b. Whitfield 4 E. J. Lamb, c. Smellie, b. Beardmore 15 A. H. Short, c. Smellie, b. Southam 0 M. Pettifor, b. Smellie 1 C. M. Brassington, b. Nicholl 12 H. L. Gates, run out 1 G. Clarke, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 84 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 2 wkts. for 28; Whitfield, 2 for 12; Beardmore, 1 for 16; Southam, 1 for 7; Nicholl, 2 for 16. BATTING AVERAGES 1930. Innings A. Fauquier 12 E. Beardmore - 13 W. MacBrien 11 E. Elwood 12 A. Henderson _ 13 H. Hammond - 13 G. Perodeau 10 P. Smellie 13 B. Robinson .._ 11 Signifies not out. Times not out Highest 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 67 58 23 34 29 36 19 18 12 Total 227 170 93 121 121 112 59 52 22 Aver. 22.7 14.2 10.3 10.1 10.1 8.6 6.5 4.3 2.2 BOWLING AVERAGES Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Aver. P. Smellie 150.4 36 363 41 8.8 A. Fauquier 87 16 224 19 11.8 A. Henderson 60 9 202 16 12.5 E. Beardmore 36 3 140 10 14.0 H. Hammond 76 9 222 7 32.0 HOUSE MATCHES In the first round played on May the 21st. Dominion beat Ottawa. In the final played on June the 4th. Dominion beat Montreal. THE ASHBURIAN 19 INTERMEDIATE CRICKET It was unfortunate that little or no match practice was pos- sible for the team before their match with Lower Canada College , all the more so as the side showed considerable keenness and promise. There is no doubt that school cricket would benefit greatly if this difficulty were overcome next year, and every effort should be made to provide additional games. The match with L.C.C. was played in Montreal on May 30th. L.C.C. batted first, losing five wickets for 11 runs. The later batsmen were a little more successful but the Ashbury bowling was steady and well handled, and the side was all out for 30 runs. Fauquier bowled steadily, keeping an excellent length and was well backed up by N. Gait and Symington. Ashbury opened with Robertson and Mathias, and the L.C.C. total was passed without the loss of a wicket. Both boys batted well and their running between wickets was well judged. With the game won the later batsmen took risks and forced the pace, with the result that the side was dismissed for a lower total than had at one time seemed probable. Symington and Coristine made a good stand for the sixth wicket and the former w as undefeated at the close. John Gait kept wicket in good style. Score : — Lower Canada College Armitage, b. Symington 6 Hyman, b. Fauquier 1 Cutbush, run out 1 Hutchison, c. Coristine, b. Fauquier 0 Black, c. V oods, b. Fauquier 2 Henry, b. N. Gait 3 Barclay, c. Schlemm, b. Fauquier 1 McLean, b. N. Gait 1 Smith, not out 7 W orden, b. Symington 6 Cherswell, c. Mathias, b. Fauquier 0 Extras 3 Total 30 Bowling Analysis Fauquier, 5 wkts. for 8; Symington, 2 for 13; N. Gait, 2 for 7. Ashbury College Robertson, c. Henry, b. Hyman 16 Mathias, l.b.w. b. Hyman 18 Fauquier, b. Hyman 0 Ritchie, run out 7 Woods, c. Smith, b. Cutbush 8 Symington, not out 17 Coristine, c. Worden, b. Smith 14 Stanfield, b. Hyman 0 N. Gait, b. Hyman 0 Schlemm, c. b. Smith 4 J. Gait, b. Black 1 Extras 3 Total 90 F.E.B.W. 20 THE ASHBURIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL Although we lost the game with B.C.S. the team acquitted itself quite creditably. There was not a great deal of material left from the previous season and team building was a somewhat lengthy task. At the beginning of the season we were fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Lou Cote as coach and there is no doubt that the team benefited from his experience. Mr. Apple also assisted in the work and we owe him our thanks for the extremely able manner in which he refereed the school games. Some of the younger members of the team improved consider- ably as the season went on and should prove a very good nucleus for next year ' s side. Early in the season a powerful scratch team of Old Boys beat us with ease, but there is no doubt that this game helped to weld the school team into a side. The number of injuries sustained however rendered match practice more or less impossible for the next fortnight. So it was with rather an untried team that we played L.C.C. in Montreal on Oct. 18th. Ashbury won 10-3, mainly because they seized their chances. On Monday, Oct. 27th, we played B.C.S. on the McGill campus and were beaten 26-1. On the day ' s play we undoubtedly lost to a better side though the school team played below its form. The return game with L.C.C. was played at Ashbury on Nov. 1st, and a very exciting match resulted in a win for Ashbury, 19-15. THE ASHBURIAN 21 The Team suffered rather severely from injuries, while J. Rowley, the captain, and Smellie were away for the first few weeks owing to illness. The following were awarded their colours, J. W. H. Rowley, G. Perodeau, E. Elwood, J. Allen, G. Wodehouse, D. Fauquier, P. Smellie, R. Rowley, B. Robinson, A. MacCarthy, J. Magor, D. Cowans, F. Coristine. FOOTBALL CHARACTERS. J. W. H. Rowley. Capt., Right inside. 2nd year on the team. Always held his man. A hard tackle and determined plunger. A sound captain who always got the best out of his team. G. Perodeau. Vice capt.. Flying Wing. 3rd year on the team. Good ball carrier and determined tackle. An excellent kick and safe catch. E. Elwood. Quarter. 1st year on the team. Quick to seize an unexpected opening, but inclined to be slow in getting his regular plays under way. Good tackle. J. Allen. Right Middle. 1st year on the team. An excellent line plunger who was very had to stop. Always worked hard but should pay more attention to his tackling. G. Wodehouse. Left Outside. 1st year on the team. Excellent tackle. Hard worker, but rather slow in getting down on kicks. P. Smellie. Left Middle. 2nd year on the team. Started as Fly- ing Wing, but was needed to strengthen the line where he did excellent work. Good tackle ; strong ball carrier. D. Fauquier. Right Outside. 1st year on the team. Always down on kicks. Tackled well. B. Robinson. Half. 1st year on the team. A safe catch. Uses his head in returning kicks. R. Rowley. Left Outside. 1st year on the team. A good tackle but must learn to watch his man more closely. A. MacCarthy. Flying Wing. 1st year on the team. Safe catch but does not tackle hard enough. Spare quarter. J. Magor. Snap. 1st year on the team. Broke through the line repeatedly. Excellent tackle. A hard worker from start to finish. D. Cowans. Left Inside. Good at interference; must learn that it is not profitable to ' clip a ball carrier. 22 THE ASHBURIAN F. Coristine. Half. 1st year on the team. Tried hard, but rather an uncertain catch. Must learn not to wait for the bounce. Deceptive runner. M. Grant. Spare Middle or Outside. Sound tackle. F. Heubach — Spare Inside. Good tackle but should learn to use his head more. F. Sherwood. Spare snap. Hard worker but must learn to tackle. M. Menzies. Spare Middle. Plays a hard game, though on the slow side. J. McGuckin. Spare line man. A good tackle who should be use- ful next year. J. Stannard. Spare Half. Promising broken field runner. ASHBURY vs. L. C. C. Played in Montreal on October 18th. L.C.C. started with the wind and soon established themselves in school territory. They kicked frequently on the first down and thus obtained two rouges in the first ten minutes. Ashbury rallied and swept down the field with some heavy line plunging and a clever corkscrew run by Perodeau. A 9 yard gain through the centre by Allen brought play within the L.C.C. 20 yard line and Perodeau kicked a point. 1-2. With the advantage of the wind Ashbury began to press and Perodeau kicked to the dead line some few minutes after the re- start. Ashbury continued to have the better of the play but a suc- cession of fumbles and some good tackling kept them out. 2-2. Ashbury restarted in great style and some line plunging by Allen, Rowley and Smellie brought the ball to the L.C.C. 40 yard line, where Perodeau dropped a goal into the teeth of the wind. For the remainder of the period Ashbury held an undoubted edge ; their heavy plunging was weakening the L.C.C. line but fumbling prevented any further score. 5-2. L.C.C. rushed play to the Ashbury 20 yard line. They kicked on the first down and Coristine was tackled a yard behind his own line. Ashbury again brought the ball up the field with line plung- ing and on the L.C.C. 25 yard line, close to the right touch line Elwood called for an end run on the left, faked a pass and skirted the short end, scoring a clever touch which Perodeau failed to convert. 10-3. The following represented Ashbury : — Halves, Robinson, Coristine ; Flying Wings, Perodeau, Smellie ; Quarter, Elwood; Snap, Sherwood; Insides, Cowans, Heubach; Middles, J. Rowley, Allen ; Outsides, Grant, R. Rowley. Spares : — Wodehouse, Magor, McCarthy, McGuckin, Menzies, Southam, Thompson, Symington. THE ASHBURIAN 23 ASHBURY vs. B. C. S. Played in Montreal, on the McGill campus, Oct. 27th The game was rather a disappointment from the Ashbury point of view. touch in the opening minute of the game. A half hearted tackle in mid field let one of their halves away ; he skirted the ends for Bishop ' s kicked off, the kick was fumbled, and they scored a another touch and Bishop ' s were ten points up before the game was well under way. Ashbury continued to play below their form and lost the ball on their 40 yard line when trying a line buck, whereupon one of Bishop ' s backs dropped a splendid goal, putting his side thirteen points ahead. Ashbury held their own till nearing the end of the third quarter when another misfielded kick yielded a further touch. Fauquier intercepted a pass on an end run and made about forty yards but his pass to Robinson went astray and a good chance was lost. Perodeau kicked on the third down and Ashbury scored their solitary point. In the last two or three minutes of the game B. C. S. scored a final touch near the corner, which was converted, leaving them winners, 26-1. The following represented Ashbury : — Halves, Robinson, Coristine; Flying Wings, Perodeau, Smellie ; Quarter, Elwood ; Snap, Magor ; Insides, Cowans, Mc- Guckin ; Middles, J. Rowley, Allen ; Outsides, Grant, Wodehouse. Spares, R. Rowley, Sherwood, MacCarthy, Fauquier, Thompson. ASHBURY vs. L. C. C. Played at Ashbury, November 1st. L.C.C. kicked off, Robinson fielded the kick, fell awkwardly, and lost the ball. L.C.C. kicked a field goal on their second down. They kept up the pressure and soon went further ahead when an end run resulted in a touch in the corner, which was converted. Ashbury had started slowly as in their previous game with L.C.C, and in this case it cost them nine points, but they now began to fight back in determined fashion. Perodeau kicked high to the L.C.C. 20 yard line, the ball was fumbled and Elwood fell on it. Perodeau and Smellie made gains and Elwood fought his way over for a touch. 5-9. In the 2nd quarter Perodeau kicked to the dead line in the first minute, and a few minutes later dodged through for a clever touch which he converted himself. Keeping up the pressure, Rob- inson fielded a kick, returned it well over the line and scored a further point. 13-9. 24 THE ASHBURIAN Ashbury had most of the play in the third quarter and half way through Perodeau kicked over the line, the ball was misfielded and Fauquier fell on it for a touch. 18-9. The start of the last quarter found Ashbury still maintaining their attack and Perodeau kicked a further point. Five minutes before the close L.C.C. rallied strongly and tore through the Ash- bury line for yards in succession. Finally Burpee forced his way over the goal line for a touch which was converted. Time was. soon called, Ashbury winning 19-15. The following represented Ashbury -HH Halves, Robinson, Coristine ; Flying Wings, Perodeau, Mac- Carthy ; Quarter, Elwood ; Snap, Magor ; Insides, J. Rowley Cowans ; Middles, Allen, Smellie ; Outsides, Fauquier, R. Rowley. Spares, McGuckin, Sherwood, Menzies, Stannard, Southam,. Thompson, Boyd. F. E. B. W. INTERMEDIATE RUGBY This season we have been handicapped by a series of unfor- tunate occurrences. To begin with, various unforeseen circumstances prevented much organization until the season was nearing its close.. Again, the unavoidable cancellation of several games caused a great deal of disappointment both to players and those interested. In spite of these setbacks, however, the teams showed remark- able enthusiasm, which ably revealed the sporting instinct which Ashbury makes it her business to develop. The school won all the games ! Jacobs, the lightweight captain,, played splendidly. When he gets away it takes a good man to stop him. Gait is also very fast. Davidson II, the lightweight quarter can use his head cleverly, and he piloted his team very ably. McCar- thy I gave some valuable assistance in connection with the light- weight team, and their excellent signals were entirely due to his efforts. K. B. M. THE ASHBURIAN 25 SOCCER. Three matches were played this year, two against S. Alban ' s and one against the staff. Grant in goal was good and played a brilliant game in the return match with S. Alban ' s. J. Rowley and Southam worked tirelessly at back and if their kicking was a little uncertain at times both showed unusual powers of recovery. Elwood, who captained the side, showed good ball control at right half and was a difficult man to pass ; Robinson at centre half always played a hard and energetic game. Schlemm at left half excelled in tackling but was inclined to lie too far back and did not always give his forwards sufficient support. The forward line was one of the best that has represented Ashbury during recent years. Gait and Symington combined well on the right wing. The former was inclined to play a little too far in, while Symington did not shoot as quickly as he might. Smellie in the centre was an energetic leader who did a great deal of work and held the line together. Coristine at inside left improved con- siderably as the season progressed and always had a good shot. Hammond at outside left centred strongly and was always on the ball but his shooting was a little wild. Calder who played as a reserve in Hammond ' s place in the last S. Alban ' s game did well in a position to which he was not accustomed. ASHBURY vs. S. ALBAN ' S. Played at Brockville, Oct. 22nd. The game was played in a gale of wind which prohibited any attempt at scientific football. Ashbury were weakened by injuries and played with the wind in the first half but failed to score, although they came close on several occasions. In the second half, playing with the wind, S. Alban ' s did most of the pressing, though Ashbury should have scored once from a melee in front of their opponents ' goal. S. Alban ' s were awarded several free kicks from two of which they scored, leaving them winners, 2-0. The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Grant. Backs — Perodeau, J. Rowley. Halves — Elwood, Robinson, Schlemm. Forwards — Hammond, Symington, Mac- Carthy, Fauquier, Gillies. 26 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY vs. THE STAFF. Played at Ashbury on November 13th. The School had the better of the play but the Staff held them out till close to half time when Smellie scored twice after good combined runs on the part of the forwards. In the second half Symington added a further point for the School. Though they were often hard pressed the Staff prevented any further scoring. Goal — Beauclerk. Backs — Southam, J. Rowley. Halves — Elwood, Robinson, Schlemm. Forwards — Gait Symington, Smellie, Coristine, Hammond. ASHBURY vs. S. ALBAN ' S. Played at Ashbury on Nov. 15th. The School started off with great dash and the forward line .combined in a series of excellent passing movements which made them really dangerous. They kept up the pressure for some time but eventually the ball was cleared and the S. Alban ' s right wing got well away, but before he could centre he was dispossessed by Rowley, who sent a long pass up to his forwards ; they got going at once with a really good combined run and Smellie was left in pos- session about 10 yards out. He made no mistake with his shot, which gave the goal keeper no chance. Soon after the forwards got away again but Smellie, after an excellent dribble, delayed his shot a fraction of a second too long. Play remained even for some time with the S. Alban ' s forwards making sporadic raids but they never looked really dangerous and Grant dealt with anything that came within his reach. After half an hour ' s play Elwood set his forwards going and another good run down the field brought them close to goal where Smellie gave Coristine a neat pass. He shot hard into the corner of the net, putting Ashbury further ahead. S. Alban ' s pressed towards the close of the half but failed to score. 2-0. The second half was a repetition of the first except as regards the scoring. The S. Alban ' s forwards combined with greater effectiveness but their finishing was weak. The Ashbury forwards were a little wilder in their shooting or they would probably have added to the score. On one occasion Smellie had the ball right in the goalmouth but the goal keeper blocked the shot. S. Alban ' s pressed toward the close but there was no further scoring. The whole forward line played well and only wanted a little greater steadiness in shooting to be really good. The team were well together and it is rather a pity that one or two further matches could not have been played. THE ASHBURIAN 27 The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Grant. Backs — Southam, J. Rowley. Halves — Elwood, Robinson, Schlemm. Forwards — Gait, Symington, Smellie Coristine, Calder. Colours were awarded to the following : — Elwood, Robinson, Smellie, Grant, Hammond, J. Rowley, Southam, Schlemm, Gait, Symington, Coristine, Calder. 2nd XI SOCCER. Two games were played, both against S. Alban ' s 2nd XI, and we were successful in both . The first, played at Brockville on Oct. 29th was won 1-0, Coristine scoring our goal. The second played at Ashbury on November 15th ended in our favour, 2-0, Fauquier and A. MacCarthy scoring. The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Beauclerk. Backs — Vickers, McGuckin. Halves — Macdon- nell, Magor, Allen. Forwards — Perodeau (capt.), Fauq uier, A. MacCarthy, G. MacCarthy, R. Stanfield. F. E. B. W. UNDER 15 vs. SELWYN HOUSE This match was palyed on the M.A.A.A. Grounds at West- mount, and resulted in a win for Ashbury by 2 goals to nil. It was a clean and interesting game from start to finish, but weight told, and our opponents found it difficult to get past Beau- clerk and Vickers at back and Stannard I at centre-half. All the forwards played well. Davidson II and Powell I scored for Ash- bury. Selwyn House are to be congratulated on putting up a very keen fight. Team : — Yuile ; Beauclerk, (Capt.) ; Vickers ; Little ; Stannard I ; Dawes ; Graham II ; Stanfield II ; Powell I ; Davidson II ; MacBrien. Mr. Howell kindly refereed. Linesman : — Gale. Our thanks are due to Mr. Pattisson, who most kindly fed and entertained the ' ' residue . The Return Match was played at Ashbury on Sat., Oct. 25th. Our opponents won the toss and elected to play against the wind. Graham II secured our only goal — but the decisive one, as it proved — from a corner kick. Weight again told, but Selwyn House played a delightful game and combined splendidly. Specially noticeable was the way in which the whole of the Forwards kept in line. We take off our hats to them ! THE ASHBURIAN 29 Team : — Ferguson I ; Kirkpatrick ; MacBrien ; Stanfield II ; Powell I ; Davidson II ; Graham 11. Linesman : — Yuile. Mr. L. Thompson kindly refereed. It is interesting to note that in the Ashbury Team there were no fewer than five boys who have migrated from Selwyn House, viz : — Beauclerk, Vickers, Yuile, Little and Dawes. JUNIOR FOOTBALL Football in the Junior School is in a thoroughly satisfactory state. Owing to the continued fine weather, there have been games practically daily since the beginning of term. Much interest and keenness have been evinced and the Intermediates may look for- ward, with confidence, to welcoming some really good players next season. Grant II, Blair, Roberts-Allan, Ghent, Gait II, and Snel- ling, perhaps stand out conspicuously, but all are good, and above all, keen, which is everything. B.K.T.H. FOOTBALL FIXTURES 1930. Oct. 16. Selwyn House Montreal 18. Lower Canada College Montreal 22. S. Alban ' s School Brockville 25. Selwyn House Ottawa 27. Bishop ' s College School Montreal 29. S. Alban ' s School Brockville Nov. 1. Lower Canada College Ottawa 15. S. Alban ' s School Ottawa Junior Soccer Senior Rugby Senior Soccer Junior Soccer Senior Rugby 2nd XI Soccer Senior Rugby 1st XI 1 Soccer 2nd XI J Won 2 0 Won 10 3 Lost 0 2 Won 1 0 Lost 1 25 Won 1 0 Won 19 15 Won 2 0 Won 2 0 SOFTBALL Arrangements are under way for the organization of a Soft- ball League in the Spring. This will probably take the form of inter-House Matches for both Seniors and Juniors. F. Robinson will be the Senior-in-charge. 30 THE ASHBURIAN THE PREFECT ' S TEA The bell has rung, and school is done ; The Prefects rush to the common room. I ' m first ; I ' m second ; ' T ' m after you ; And then their tea they begin to brew ; The one there first puts on his toast, And when its hardly begun to roast. They yell, It ' s done, you crazy fool And your tea has already begun to cool. The sugar ' s not there ; for your fag you call, And look up and down the long, long hall ; The butter ' s soft, the jam ' s on the floor; The Prefects dash through the open door; For it ' s now 4.10 and games have begun — We ' ll have to hurry, or miss the fun. M.E.G. ASHBURY COLLEGE CADET CORPS Appointments. The following appointments have been approved ,and will take effect from 12th September, 1930. To be Company Leader Rowley I To be Platoon Leader Grant I To be Platoon Leader Elwood To be Signalling Officer Sherwood I To be Platoon Sergt. Coristine I To be Platoon Sergt Robinson To be Band Sergt. Perodeau To be Signalling Sergt Garland To be Drum Major Smellie To be Section Corporal — — - Gillies To be Section Corporal Carrique To be Section Corporal Menzies I To be Section Corporal - - Hammond To be Band Corporal, (Drum) — Southam I To be Band Corporal, (Bugle) , - - - Coristine II open Singles Open Singles Intermediate Doubles Junior Doubles THE ASHBURIAN 31 TENNIS. There was a large number of entrants for the Tennis Tourna- ments and many excellent games were witnessed. The courts had been relaid and were in splendid condition. The results were as fol- lows : — _Al. Henderson f A. Henderson |E. Beardmore V. Calder |E. Graham R. Davidson L. Roberts The Badminton Tournament was won by A. Henderson. THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY The Society met on Thursday, November 6th, with a full atten- dance of members. The President, Mr. Thompson, outlined the plans for the year and suggested the names of several plays for the consideration of the members. A discussion followed on ' ' The Tempest, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, and also some plays by modern authors. As the meeting could not arrive at any decision, it was adjourned until November 14th, when Macbeth and Treasure Island were the only alternatives sug- gested. Again the Society was unable to decide between themselves, and referred the matter to the committee which, at a later date, unanimously agreed that the Society produce As You Like It , in- stead of any of the other suggestions. Rehearsals have already started and all are working hard to make this year ' s play even more successful than Julius Caesar. Several new members have been added to the Society, and everyone is showing great interest and enthusiasm. The tentative date for the production is Saturday, March 21st, at the Little Theatre, Ottawa. M. E. Grant was elected to the vacancy in the Committee in place of D. F. Macorquodale. The members are : Mr. C. W. Thompson, Mr. B. K. T. Howis, Mr. W. H. Brodie, R. M. Leathem, M. E. Grant, H. C. Hammond, T. W. H. Rowley, A. M. Brodie, S. Macdonnell, R. W. Coristine, A. H. MacCarthy, M. Menzies, I. R. Perodeau, T. F. Magor, R. L. Stanfield, G. Abel, P. B. SmelHe, E. Sherwood, F. Sherwood, G. Whitcher, G. E. Wodehouse, J. A. Calder, H. Cowans, and the fol- lowing permanent members who have left the school. . D. F. Macor- quodale, F. D. Mathias, C. G. Eliot, D. Monk, B. R. Ritchie, W. Robertson, R. Wodehouse, and D. Gillies. R.M.L. 32 THE ASHBURIAN THE PRIDE THE MARKET SQUARE One day I ses to ole Bill, I ses, You come along o ' me, An ' I ' ll show you a pretty picture, An ' that I guarantee ; She ' s as pretty a thing as ever stepped, With beautiful silken hair. An ' she ' s known by the name o ' Agnes, The pride o ' the Market Square. You ' ll fall in love with ' er at once. As sure as eggs is eggs ; She ' s got some wonderful calves, ole man, As well as shapely legs ; In fact as far as looks go, I reckon she ' s more than ' er share, Has my beautiful brown-eyed Agnes, The Pride o ' the Market Square. Ole Bill ses, Now that ' s funny, I never ' eard tell o ' she, An ' I ' ve oilers bin a bit of a lad, As I knows you ' ll quite agree ; An ' I knows I got a Missus, An we makes a ' appy pair — But I ' d like to meet this Agnes, The pride o ' the Market Square. So I ses, Tis as easy as winkin ' . But don ' t get flurried, ole man, Just run along ' ome an ' ' ave a wash. An ' smarten up if you can; An ' put on another collar, An ' a partin ' in yer ' air. An ' then we ' ll go and see Agnes, The pride o ' the Market Square. In ' alf-an- ' our we was ready. And we got inside o ' the car. An ' old Bill was quite excited, An ' asked if it was far ; I ses, Did you ever tell your Missus ? ' E ses, I didn ' t dare Tell ' er a word about Agnes, The pride o ' the Market Square. THE ASHBURIAN An ' soon we came to the Market, An ' we sees a wonderful sight, But I ses to ole Bill, We ain ' t come to see this, ' An ' all ' e says was, ' ' You ' re right ; I don ' t want to see no litter o ' pigs. Or sheep or cattle or mare ; I only come to see Agnes, The pride o ' the Market Square. So I took ' im around the corner, An ' up an alley — an ' then We suddenly came upon Agnes, A standin ' in ' er pen With two young calves be ' ind ' er — An ' I could only stare At my beautiful four-legged Agnes, The pride o ' the Market Square. But ole Bill ' e went quite purple. An ' this is what he said — If it weren ' t for all these people, I ' d punch yer ugly ' ead. I only ses, Keep calm, ole man, You needn ' t begin to swear — What ' s the matter with Agnes, The pride o ' the Market Square? Ole Bill was proper mad, ' e was ; ' E said I ' d done ' im down ; ' E reckoned ' e ' d come to see all ' e could O ' the prettiest GIRL in the Town, An ' when ' e saw ' twas only a cow, ' E said it wasn ' t fair. An ' ' e ' d like to shoot poor Agnes, The Pride o ' the Market Square. I did what I could to stop ' im. But ' e made an awful fuss. An ' the crowd got quite excited An ' began to take notice o ' us ; So I drags ' im off to the Tavern, Which is called the Ounds and ' Are, An ' we drinks to the ' ealth o ' Agnes, The Pride o ' the Market Square. B.K.T.H. 34 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY. A RETROSPECT. Some thirty-five years ago, it was my privilege to be associated with Dr. Woollcombe in his work of building up a School in Ottawa, on the lines of the fine old English institutions, Eton,, Winchester, etc. This was thought to be rather a visionary idea then, but its after success has fully justified the Head ' s foresight ; and I can only hope that the joy of seeing his hopes realized has repaid him for the years of anxious work in this great undertaking in which pars exigua fui . At the time to which I allude the College was located in part of the Slater property on the site now occupied by the Metropolitan Life Buildings. The premises were old and dingy, and ill-fitted for school purposes. The only playground was a small square of gravel in the back, too meagre for any game but marbles, and when I look back upon those days and compare them with the Ashbury of to-day, I am astounded to see into what a noble tree the weakly sapling has grown. However, in spite of all these draw-backs, we had our suc- cesses even then, triumphs in both the academic and athletic fields. On two occasions we had a second, and once a seventh place in the R.M.C. Examinations, and one of our boys was the youngest Matriculant of his year at McGill, and came within a fraction of a mark of winning ' the Ottawa Valley Scholarship. Lapse of years has somewhat clouded my memory of those times or I might tell of others who won laurels under the able training of Dr. Woollcombe — Messrs. Montizambert, Gundry, etc. — but these will suffice to show that Ashbury had already atken its place among the best educational institutions of the Dominion. Nor was the physical training of our boys neg lected, in spite of the lack of playing fields. They were under the care of the physical instructor of the Y.M.C.A., and went there two or three times a week for a course of exercises. In Hockey, too, with such boys as the four Gilmours, Aumond, Simpson and others whose names I have forgotten, we had a team that I do not think has been equalled by any boy ' s team in Canada. Cricket was in those days a weakly plant and I had little hope of seeing it thrive, but the Head ' s perseverance has succeeded in producing teams which fully hold their own among the larger Colleges of Canada. Perhaps it may not be out of place to say here that the School could not have achieved the remarkable success it has, without the loyal support of those public-spirited friends that the Doctor ' s per- sonality has always been able to win to himself. I am sure we all wish that a still greater success may attend this effort of Dr. Woollcombe to give to Ottawa an Educational System which shall provide that moral and mental training which is so necessary for the formation of character. Floreat Ashbury . THE ASHBURIAN 35 CROSSWORD PUZZLES A Crossword Puzzle is an intensively rectangular, but essentially hetero- geneous, concatenation of dissimilar verbal synonymic similitudes, replete with internal inhibitions yet promulgating extensive ratiocination, meticulously de- signed to dispel habitual linguistic ineptitude, promote fulminative vituperation, and develop cogitative, introspective, deliberative, and retaliative tendencies. NOW TRY THESE: (1) Open to all comevs. A book-prize is offered to the sender of the first correct solution handed in. (2) Open to all Forms up to and including the Fifth. Prize, as above. THIS IS No. 2 PUZZLE 2 3 13 15 ■ 13 ACROSS. 1. Girdles. 23. Note. 41. Period. 59. Hinder. 6. Court. 24. Ovorcome. 43. Opponent. 61. High tone. 8. Envy. 26. Bird. 45. Finish. 62. Forbode. 13. Ordinary. 27. Force. 47. Insect. 63. Pray. 14. Furnish. 28. Fastener. 48. Offer. 64. Breathe. 15. Supported. 30. Waif. 50. Meddles with. 65. Accommo- 16. Refreshment. 32. Curve. 53. Receptacle. dates. 18. Vessel. 34. Fruit. 55. Chilled. 66. Canopy. 19. Sharpen. 37. Pointed. 57. Intended. 67. Sheets. 20. Prevent. 38. Gum. 58. S. American 22. Vitality. 39. Rigid. dollar. DOWN. 1. Establishes. 11. Building. 31. Flowed. 47. Profession. 2. Plain. 12. Dogma. 32. Join. 48. Awaits. 3. Moulding. 17. Prise. 33. Clamour. 49. River Deposit. 4. Stretcher. 20. Off-shoot. 35. Undivided. 51. Viands. 5. Pleavy. 21. Advice. 36. Observer. 52. Item. 6. Fabricate. 24. Recompense. 40. Common in 53. Start. 7. Musical play. 25. Reduces. gender. 54. Pierces. 8. 9. Animal. 27. Muster. 42. Terrify. 56. Plaything. Ellipsoidal. 29. Flash. 44. Estimate. 58. Chrysalis. 10. Call. 30. Firm. 46. Check. 60. Certainly! 62. Reptile. 36 THE ASHBURIAN ACROSS 1. The porter that the candidate tries to engage. 9. To do this you must frequent theatres. 10. Lovers who keep the trysts are this. 11. Modern equivalent of Domogorgon. 12. The first doctor who is known to have felt the pulse. 14. To mix a hive inside a card is to accomplish. 17. Shakespeare defines this as using a giant ' s strength as a giant would. 21. Insults at anyone at a moment ' s notice (anag-.). 22. Measures of learning- or of space. 26. Unfortunate, but with a poetical finish. 30. Costly thy habit as thy can buy — (Hamlet) . 31. A city that retains its splendour even as a buried ruin. 32. Legally not to be confused with ar- rest, though the sufferer may not observe the difference. 33. An act associated with Assemblies of the Church in Scotland. 34. Dire Scene (anag.). DOWN 1. When the crust is crisp, Art al- ways has gone to the making of pie (hidden). 2. A powerful alkali obtained from its second syllable, which is found un- der its first. 3. The housewife ' s apostrophe to the oven that won ' t get hot, produces a fruit. 4. For this, idle tattle has a mortal fascination. 5. Remorse is one. 6. Inter alia, the difference between a Russian and a Tartar. 7. A Dickens hero of pasteboard. 8. The slogan for the candidate who gets a Proxime Accessit. 13. Politicians ' favourite line of ex- ploration. 15. This craft is suited only to inland waters, although it comes out of the ocean. 16. A funerary rite starts conversation. 18. Submits. 19. An inspiring- influence which in- troduces diversion. 20. The longest river in the world known to the Ancients. 22. An old Scot brings this show to an end. 23. I, thanks to my horse winning-, am in good spirits to-day (hidden). 24. A number which is carefully select- ed, which is odd. 25. There are no flies on this creature. 26. The wife of Alcinous pluralised. 27. True of any vascular system. 28. The contradictory end of excessive liking. 2. Venice preserved, but chang-ed. THE ASHBURIAN 37 CONTEMPORARIES The Exchange Editor acknowledge s with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries : — The Albanian, The Felstedian, The Lawrentian, The Malburian, The Meteor, The St. Andrew ' s College Review, The Specula Galtonia, The Tonbridgian, The Trinity Col- lege School Review, and The Trinity University Review, The Upper Canada College Times, The Collegian, Wauganui, New Zealand ; the Windsorian, The Mitre, The Black and Red, The High School of Quebec, The Westmount High School Annual, Selwyn House School Magazine and S. Thomas ' College, Ceylon. THE WING The wing on the whole is very fair. Everyone there is past repair ; It ' s without flaw, except for the law, Thou shalt not yell before the bell ! From 7.15 till almost 10.00, Nothing is heard save scratch of Pen. Roger Rowley. HOWLERS. Someone wrote There is no humour like unconscious hum- our , and the schoolboy is an adept at providing examples of this variety. Read over these. Water is composed of two gins, oxygin and hydrogin. Oxygin is pure gin, hydrogin is gin and water. What is a litre? A nest of young puppies. A curve is the longest way between two points. Algebra was the wife of Euclid. Caesar swam the Rubicon because his boats were all burnt. Where was Magna Carta signed ? At the bottom. Perkin Warbeck said he was the son of a King, but really he was the son of respectable parents. Alexander the Great was born in the absence of his parents. Pas de deux means Father of twins . The Kodak is the Bible of the Mohammedans. 38 THE ASHBURIAN ' ' A fissure is a man who sells fish . The dome of St. Paul ' s is supported by eight Peers, who are unfortunately cracked . A blizzard is the inside of a duck. Equinoxes are the inhabitants of Greenland . Bacchus first taug-ht the Greeks to get drunk . Appolo was the king of table waters . Shakespeare lived at Windsor with his merry wives . New York time is behind Greenwich time because America was not discovered until much later. The chief work of the British in Egypt since 1880 has been the extermination of the sphinxes. Sir W. Scott was called the Blizzard of the North. He tried to reach the North Pole but died in the attempt. Mussolini is a new kind of stuff. Frame a sentence containing the word gesture. Harry, ges- ture look out for the policeman . Doctors say that fatal diseases are the worst. Nota Bene. An American expression equivalent to the English penniless. The Kings Pardon is what people apply for if triplets arrive. A Red Indian ' s wife is called his squaw and his children squawkies. People go about Venice in gorgonzolas. A tlerm is a germ that creeps into the gas meter and causes rapid consumption. THE ASHBURIAN 39 AH Baba means being away when the crime was committed. False doctrine means giving people the wrong medicine. A brunette is a young bear. A stethoscope is a spy-glass for looking into people ' s chests with your ears. ' ' The Mosaic law was a law compelling people to have their floors laid with coloured stones. Six days shalt thy neighbour do all thy work. First Pater: My son ' s letters from school always send me to the dictionary. Second Pater : You ' re fortunate ! My son ' s letters always send me to the bank ! By H . C. Hammond. THE ASHBURIAN NaRtt ' GltUES J K a |h— Am© THi« •$ MeaivT see AN ODD HALF-DOZEN. -J. D. M. THE ASHBURIAN 41 LEG BEFORE WICKET Personally, I cannot say that I have any great feelings of love for sky pilots in general. This may be due to the hereditary streak of superstition that is supposed to exist in most of the fraternity that follow the highways and by- ways of Father Neptune. Sky pilots seem to have an uncanny way of popping up on board ship just when you least expect them. This one did so at New- fahrwasser, near Danz ' g in Germany, where we were loading sugar for Liver- pool. After shaking hands with our second mate, a grizzled old mariner from Dundee who had done more to help the firm of Johnny Walker ' i6 Co.. than that of Sir Thomas Lipton, he proceeded straight to the sailor ' s and fireman ' s forecastle, where no doubt he thought the roots of all evil on board ship lay. It being dinner hour, he found us all there, but not in the best of spirits, for the second cook, who was responsible for the manipulation of the soup ladle, had failed to perform the dredging act of getting to the bottom of the pot with his ladle, which had he done, he might have succeeded in fishing up a few vege- tables. The result was, that a complaint having been made to the steward, we were informed that this was clear soup. None of us had any doubt about that statement. The so-called clear soup was clear of everything but a few spots of grease which floated about on the top and reminded one of miniature islands. But this did not make it any clearer to our minds that it had not been mis- named and that its real name was: Hot water. So it was in a grouchy mood that he found us all when he entered the forecastle. He struck off in the usual line of conversation, with: How are you all, boys? Have a good trip across? What sort of a sea ship is she? To one and all of these questions he was answered by a grunt from one of the men who appeared to be acting as chief grunter for the whole crowd. Nothing daunted he proceeded : Do you expect to be here over Sunday, boys? Might be , answered the chief grunter, without putting any excess of words into the answer. Ah! It was the old lead. We knew what was coming next. He ' d likely pass round the tracts and give us the name of the streets his Mission or Church stood in. At least you will be here to-morrow , he said, and I was going to ask you boys, if you would be good enough to come on shore and take part in a game of cricket. I have already asked the crew of the English steamer laying astern of you, waiting to load, and they say they are perfectly willing if I can make up a team to play against them. I think, we should be able to pick out a pretty good team from among you boys. What do you think? During my runs to different parts of the globe, I have seen on more than one occasion seme (hard case) mate or bo ' s ' n swing a belaying pin or short hatch batten down on the head of some equally (hard case) shellback. I my- self had bee n mixed up in one or two of these brotherly love encounters, and although they could not have been termed a Waterloo, they had left me with scars equally as prominent and permanent as those carried by the veterans of that famous battle. But, swinging a cricket bat would be entirely different from handling the sleep producer above mentioned. And by the look of surprise that came over the faces of my shipmates, it was plain to see they had not served an apprenticeship at the game either, but great minds, so we are told, think alike, and we were not long in making up our minds that half a day on shore trying to play cricket would be a better pastime than half a day spent on board painting the ship ' s funnel, sides, or masts. Later on we were told that our sky pilot had succeeded in talking the old man over and the next after- noon, at two-thirty, on an old play ground, was grouped together as motley a throng of would-be bat manipulators as ever adorned a cricket pitch. Some may have taken us for part of a Bedouin tribe which had been brought over for the Danzig Exhibition, but few would have suspected that we were aspirants for the Dr. Grace honours. The crowd from the other ship, to whom we were going to teach simple addition by way of counting our extra runs, were dressed about as gaily as we were. Some of their men may have been a bit better dressed than ours, for I 42 THE ASHBURIAN noticed two of their firemen had black silk handkerchiefs which wrapped twice round their necks and were tied just under the right ear with a figure eight knot, whereas three of our chaps from the land of dust and grime, wore the more aristocratic neckwear of the stokehold, namely: — sweat rags . The other part of our sports attire was about the same as that worn by most sailors and fire- men of tramp steamers: — dirty dungarees. We had all been on shore, seeing Danzig the night before, and one of our sailors who, it appears, had got into a forcible argument, had one eye black and the other partly closed, which made it apparent to us that that was all he would see for a week or two. But then, this was to be a cricket match, not a beauty contest, or I am afraid we should have been in the also trieds . Our sky pilot now got us together and told us we were all present except the second mate of the other steamer who was to play on their side. Presently, this gentleman appeared wearing — not our national costume — but a pair of white spotless flannel pants with a streak down the front of the legs we could have shaved with; a white shirt, blue coat and straw hat. I heard one chap remark something about, one cricketer anyway! Another was of the opinion that one of his relatives in Australia might belong to a cricket team and had sent him the outfit. Yet another said that perhaps he ' d played for England, and so on. For my part, I paid but little attention to him, although he cer- tainly paid more attention to me later on. Now, whether it was a case of com- ing events casting their shadows before, I am not prepared to say, but after picking out the respective teams, and tossing for first innings, which toss we lost, our sky pilot, who seemed to have taken quite a fancy to our team, drew us out of earshot of the others and, in a low tone of voice, said: Boys, no doubt you would like to lick those fellows . None of us seemed to be very eager to show these signs of canine affection! He continued with a smile: You don ' t look like boys who play cricket every day, (Say, the man must be a perfect wizard to be able to notice that) . That is, you may know a little about the game, but not much, and if, as I said before, you would like to tan these chaps, you ' ll have to play for all you ' re worth; (which wasn ' t much physically or otherwise) ; their second mate is going to bowl for them and I believe he ' s a man that will soon put you out. It turned out that as a foreteller of future events, that sky pilot had old Moore beat a thousand ways. After a few more arrangements, the game started. Their side having won the toss, got the first chance of defending their title of bum players. We were placed in position by our sky pilot who had us scattered over the field like picadors in the arena at a Spanish bull fight, only our dress was a little different. Now, I ' m not going to say that we could play any better than our opponents, but our side seemed to be able to throw that ball into the pitcher and throw it pretty straight too, with the result that our pitcher, the sky pilot, before long had three or four of their side walking away from the wickets. Soon we had the whole lot out, including their supposed star turn , the second mate, who had not proved quite as dangerous as we had supposed. Oh, well! it was per- haps best to watch him, for perhaps he would do more damage pitching, we thought. As far as I was concerned, he did! He now took up his station as pitcher for the other side, whilst our fellows prepared to show them how the game should be played. Play ! shouted the man in the flannels as, with an overhead swing, he sent the ball spinning towards its would be destination, send- ing two of the wickets flying out of the ground, leaving the defender of the stumps standing there, still gripping the bat in both hands and wondering if he was in or out. Inside of fifteen minutes, four of our side had been treated in a like manner and were standing together muttering something about they didn ' t think cricket was much of a game and that fellow with the English trousers on, wouldn ' t have done that with them if it had been Football. I was the next to be called to try to restore our fast waning hopes of scoring one run. I strolled up to the wickets and after picking up the bat from the ground, where the last man had thrown it down in disgust, I took a firm grip of the handle and swung the bat on to my right shoulder, at the same time facing the man who was fast becoming our dangerous enemy in the game. I stood there and V THE ASHBURIAN 43 made up my mind that if I could get one clout at that ball, the other side might look for it somewhere in the vicinity of the ships half a mile away, but any nearer would be useless. Leg before wicket shouted the flanneled fool. Leg what? I asked. Leg before wicket — stand back a bit, he yelled out. It was evident to our sky pilot that as far as my knowledge of cricket terms went the man was talking Latin. So he stepped! forward and, as he put it, placed me in the proper position. This brought me with the end of my bat on the ground placed in a small hole just in front of the wickets, my back slightly bent and my head and eyes turned in the direction of the pitcher. All hope of that fatal swing for the half mile clout now failed me and I was won- dering in what manner I was going to be able to hit the ball at all when, Play , shouted the second mate from the other end of the pitch. I just had time to see him take one or two quick steps towards me, then stop suddenly and, with that fatal overhand swing, send the ball once more spinning . . . straight for my head. There was no time to dodge, so I instantly turned my face away and cringed up as it were, and the next moment, crack, — -the ball struck me fair on the side of the head, just above the left ear. I fell on my knees dazed, having already made the discovery that a powerful telescope is not always needed for one to see stars close at hand. I was assisted to my feet by my shipmates and all the players having come in, I was soon surrounded. There I stood for a few minutes, holding my head between my hands, when I heard the second mate ' s voice. It was all your own fault, old man , he said. If you hadn ' t stood there like a dummy, or if you ' d just stepped to one side, you wouldn ' t have got it . To play this game of cricket properly, it appears one has to know just what ' s going to happen next. Although suffering greatly from pain I was pretty well recovered now and when I heard this, I flew into a rage. He was not an officer on our ship so I could tell him a bit of my mind. Now, look here, you flat faced heathen , I cried, It was bad enough to hit me instead of the wickets, without putting the blame on me for being there. Who ever told you you could play cricket anyhow? Mister, the only thing you know about cricket is that they wear flannel trousers when they ' re playing the game. I played cricket , he replied before you were born . I believe you , I answered, and if I get another clout or two like that, you ' ll be playing cricket after I ' m dead . Seeing the discussion was getting rather heated, our sky pilot inter- vened. Never mind, old boy, he cried gaily, at the same time patting me on the shoulder, You ' re a good sport . Of course, he was entitled to his opinion, but I was of the opinion that I was something else for ever having tried to play the game. Seeing that I was out of the game now, two of my shipmates who had not been playing, offered to help me down to the ship and, as I walked along, I v ondered if that title our sky pilot had given me, a good sport, carried any- thing with it besides a lump on the side of my head the size of a walnut and a headache that felt like lasting for a month. I still had faint recollections of him saying to me: There ' s money to be made at this game if a person can only learn to play it properly and of my answering him that I should require all the money I ' d ever make if that fellow was going to bowl, to pay my hos- pital bills. The next morning, we got word that we shouldn ' t get away for two or three days, as we were being held for cargo. About ten-thirty we were all called on to the forward well deck. There we found our old friend the sky pilot chatting with the chief mate from whom he had got permission to take a snapshot of all hands. So we were all arranged on the top of No. 2 hatch whilst he went up on the lower bridge and took the snaps. He came down and had a chat with me asking how I felt, and told me that our side had won. he himself having put up a good score when he went in to bat. He also told us that if he could get the snaps developed he would give us one each before we sailed, and if not, he would send them on to our next port of call. We sailed a few days later and, after an uneventful trip, arrived at Liverpool where we were to discharge. 44 THE ASHBURIAN The following day after our arrival, all hands were told to go amidships to the saloon for their pay, for it was the custom, in that vessel, to pay on board ship. All hands having been grouped in the saloon, the Captain rose from his seat at the table and addressed us as follows: — Now, boys, I ' ve a bit of a surprise for you all. The English Minister at Newfarhwasser gave me a bunch of snap-shots just before we left there. He said they were snapshots of the whole crew with the exception of myself. As you all know, I was on shore at the time and I feel sorry I was not along with you in that picture. At the same time, I think it was very good of him, not only in this instance, but also in the manner he worked for you to find you pleasure while we were in port there. I know you all thoroughly enjoyed yourselves at the cricket match he arranged for you . Excuse me. Sir, I mut- tered, but I felt a sharp tug at. my jersey sleeve and the Bo ' s ' n whispered in my ear: Shut up, when the old man ' s talking. He continued: I think the least we can do to show our thanks for what he ' s done for us is to send him a small present in return . Now, I ' m going to stop half-a-crown of all the crew ' s pay to send over to him. The officers all say they don ' t mind and I ' m sure you boys won ' t. It ' ll be such a surprise to him and, no doubt, he ' ll be looking out for our ship coming back again . I have read in some books such terms as: — The man was speechless, or The man was dumbfounded . I ' d just like to remind you, dear reader, the above mentioned men weren ' t any more speechless or dumbfounded than our bunch of shellbacks and firemen were after our skipper had finished his — to us, at least — never to be forgotten speech. Of course, as the skipper had said, we didn ' t mind, oh! no, not in the least! We rather liked the idea! It ' s an old saying that as a rule seamen are a free-hearted lot. But if the old man had heard that crowd in the forecastle a few minutes later, he might have changed his mind . Yes , some were saying, there ' s not the slightest doubt he ' ll be on the lookout for us coming back — welcome us in fact . As for myself, when I came to recount my blessings one by one, I ' d a hard crack on the skull, a headache that lasted for the better part of a week and a small snapshot, all for half-a-crown. So I ' d got more for my money than the rest. Oh! well , said the old shellback, who had acted as chief grunter when the sky pilot had first introduced himself, As far as I ' ve seen, boys, these sky pilots are all the same. They ' re all on the lookout for something for services rendered, only this one seems to have a bit different way of passing the plate round to the others I ' ve met . We haven ' t been back to Newfahrwasser since, although I ' d like to make another trip there, if only to see the old battle-field, for as such I think I ' ve a right to call it, seeing that I was wounded there! But I can ' t say I ' m alone in not being over anxious to renew the acquaintance of our old pitcher and photographer. You know, it ' s as our Bo ' s ' n was saying the other day. There appears to be some things we can ' t even learn to lik e and, as far as a good many of our chaps and myself are concerned, CRICKET ' s one of them. And, er . . .oh! yes, SKY PILOTS. H. W. CONTENTS Frontispiece. Col. James W. Woods 1 Editorial 2 Boys for Confirmation 2 School Notes 3 As You Like It _ 5 The Literary and Dramatic Society 6 Hockey . 7 Hockey Results 8 Ski-ing 14 Junior Hockey 15 Cross Country Races 15 Cricket 17 The Cadet Inspection 18 Connaught Cup Competition 21 2nd Annual Dinner Old Boys ' Association 21 Annual Meeting — Old Boys ' Association 23 Boxing 24 Commercial Form Notes 25 My Room 26 It ' s Possible 26 Old Boys ' News 27 Ballad of the Belated Day-Boy 28 Echo Bay - 31 Jokes 34 Contemporaries 35 Editor Mr. B. K. T. Howis Committee , Rowley, A. MacCarthy, J. Magor Advertising Editor and Treasurer Mr. W. H. Hewitt, Britannia-on-the-Bay. COL. JAMES W. WOODS It is with very deep and sincere regret that we record the death of our President, Colonel James W. Woods. After a year of ill health he became seriously ill and passed away on December 20th. Colonel Woods joined our Board of Governors in 1911 and upon the death of our first President, Mr. W. H. Row- ley, in 1915, was unanimously appointed to fill his place. In a very practical way Colonel Woods showed that he had a very deep interest in Ashbury. Apart from generously contributing to its financial necessities, he was ever ready with his sound advice, his good judgment and his earnest cooperation. He frequently visited the School and was known personally to most of us, whether Masters or boys. To Ashbury his death is a very serious loss, as indeed it is to the country at large. Of him it can be truly said that the world is the better for his having lived. As is known to us all, Colonel Woods was an out- standing figure in the business world and occupied a very important position in the industrial life of Canada. He was, too, a keen soldier and to the last took great interest in the Military affairs of the country. For every one he had invariably a kind and encouraging word, and his pleasing personality won for him sincere popularity wher- ever he went or with whomsoever he mingled. We all extend our very sincere sympathy to Mrs. Woods and his family in their great loss ; and we would assure them that the memory of our late President will always remain with us, and his influence will be a per- manent factor in the continued success of the School. 2 THE ASHBURIAN EDITORIAL Another school year is over — and on looking back, it has been a pleasant one withal, and one singularly free from any outstand- ing events, saving the sad loss to the School of our late President, Col. Woods. His passing leaves a gap not easy to fill. We are proud of our achievement in the Drama. As You Like It was our second annual production at the Little Theatre, and on all sides, we heard that the audience did like it. In view of the Summer Examinations, much hard work has been done, and we trust the toilers will reap their due reward. Games continue to flourish. We can look back with every satisfaction on the Rugger and Hockey results. Mr. Whitfield has spared no effort and we have much to thank him for. The Health of the School has been excellent. Measles of the German variety visited us, but could claim only a very few victims ; so few, in fact, as to be almost negligible. This term, alas, always means the exodus of a few Senior Boys. We hope they know that we shall miss them. They will now soon be facing Life. Personality, amiability, sympathy and, as the Bishop of Ottawa advised, humility, are characteristics they should strive for, and may we hope that in the years to come, they will always remember Ashbury with affection. BOYS FOR CONFIRMATION April 22nd, 1931. Our Annual Confirmation Service was held in the Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, April 22nd. The Lord Bishop of the Diocese gave us a most impressive and helpful address, and the altar was made very beautiful with white lillies, the gift of Mrs. W. H. Rowley. A number of parents were present. The following boys were confirmed : James Barclay Allen, Arnold Malcolm Brodie, John Donald William Clarke, Terence Wilfred Cooke, Hugh Allan Cowans, Klaus Werner Heuser, James Bruce Kirkpatrick, Gordon Dawson Stanfield, Donald Thompson. THE ASHBURIAN 3 SCHOOL NOTES We were very sorry to hear of the death of Dr. H. M. Ami. He was a noted Canadian Scientist, and was widely known as a Geologist. On several occasions he most kindly came to talk to us of his experiences in the Field of Science. Congratulations to Grier I, on his excellent article on the Canadian Pacific Ocean Steamships which appeared in the Christmas Number of the St. Andrew ' s College Review — also to Grier II on being First in his Form and winning the Prize. In the O. V. C. C. Batting Average for 1930, Mr. Pattisson was placed third, Adam Fauquier 8th and Mr. Whitfield 9th. In Bowling, Mr. Whitfield was 3rd and Hammond 6th. Congratu- lations. Norbert Bauman, a former Master at Ashbury, acted with much distinction in By Candlelight, the 2nd production of the Ottawa Drama League ; also in The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham. On Sunday evening, Feb. 1st., the sermon was preached by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ottawa, who gave us a most virile and instructive address from the text ; — Be strong, and know that I am God . On March 3rd, we paid a visit to the Archives, and on March 4th, to the Royal Mint. On Wed. April 15th, Mr. Van Beuren, of McGill University, most kindly visited us and lectured on Sports and Camp Life, which were illustrated with Moving Pictures. Numerous other Cinematograph Pictures have been shown last Term and this, which we much enjoyed. A number of Prefects and Boys enjoyed the privilege of being- present at the Opening of Parliament. The following Old Boys have visited the School since our last Publication : — R. F. Wodehouse, W. R. Hutchison, G. H. Kennedy, Evan W. T. Gill, N. D. Angus, D. F. Macorquodale, D. Mathias, H. C. Gooch, Frank Humphrey, Paul C. Drummond, Major W. C. Thackray, Gordon Southam, Adam Fauquier, Howard Fensom, Murray Turner, Lou Bates, Tom Bates, D. Ross Mc- Master. The Debating Society has held several meetings and some in- teresting discussions have taken place, in which considerable elo- quence was displayed. M. Grant, J. Rowley, J. Carrique, L. Schlemm and A. MacCarthy all distinguished themselves in the art of oratory. 4 THE ASHBURIAN Marriage. Fairlie MacKay to Henry Charles Vibert Cann, on Sat. 25th April, at Brooklyn, New York. During the Easter Term, the new Swimming Pool at the Chateau Laurier was reserved by the School for one hour, three times a week. An average of twenty boys took advantage of this privilege. JOHN CRANSTOWN WILKES We record with deep regret the sudden death in England of John Cranstown Wilkes, aged 12 years, who was at Ashbury from 1927 to 1929. He was a particularly attractive boy, a good little sport, very popular with all, and one who gave great promise of a bright and success- ful future. We extend our deepest sympathies to his bereaved parents in the great and irreparable loss they have sustained. MR. J. F. BURSTALL In January last Mr. J. F. Burstall, of Quebec, for many years past, a Governor and a warm supporter of Ashbury, died suddenly in Brighton, England. Although not so well known to those boys now at the School, numbers of Old Boys will remember his always cheery manner, his kindly heart and his strong personality. They will remember him, too, as the loved Father of Tommy and Buster , two of the most popular boys who have passed through the School. His sudden passing is a distinct loss to Ashbury and to Canada at large. We all join in extending our sincere and deep sympathies to Mrs. Burstall and her family. On the evening of April 9th, Mr. W. H. Brodie, broadcasting from Montreal, took the leading role in Drucour , a story of Canadian Life, by Merrill Denison. Drucour was the Governor in the Siege of Louisberg, 1758. Also, on May 8th, he took the part of General Wolfe in the play, entitled Montcalm. On the one or two occasions when Mr. Bridge has been un- avoidably absent from the organ, Peter Dawes has ably deputised. On Sunday, May 3rd, the Ven. Archdeacon Snowdon was the special Preacher at Evensong, and on Sunday, May 17th, the Rev. C. Roach, kindly came and gave us an address. THE ASHBURIAN 5 YOU LIKE IT , - A SHAKESPEKAN C«flr The play chosen this year by the Dramatic Society proved a popular selection with the appreciative audience which filled the Little Theatre on Saturday evening, March 21st. In spite of sickness, which interfered with the original cast, the performance was in several respects better than that of last year. It is not within the province of a School Magazine to present ' bouquets to its own Dramatic Society ; and apart from stating that the whole company had evidently benefitted from the experi- ence gained last year, and the careful coaching given this year by Mr. Brodie, we may pass to our particular province, that of com- parison, criticism and suggestion. In many respects it is hard to compare a tragedy with a comedy even by the same author ; but our progress can be gauged only by comparison. The company was practically letter perfect, but not early enough in the rehearsals. The characters in many cases did not take the trouble to find out the exact meaning of each part and line, and were content to wait till either Mr. Howis or Mr. Brodie pointed out the necessity of studying the parts. The female parts were a distinct improvement, and here we take the opportunity of recognizing the outstanding performance of Whitby, as Rosalind ; the clever portrayal by MacLaren I, of the difficult role of Celia ; and the lively and appreciative character sketch by Abel of Audrey. The latter, perhaps, rathe r over-panto- mined the part towards the end when he should have been content to let the other characters have more of the lime-light ; but it was certainly most refreshing to find all the female parts acted with so much ability and grace. The male characters did not shine ; and, with the single ex- ception of Touchstone, who was admirable, seemed content if they went through their parts without lowering the general standard of the play. This year all the characters had better stage presences, paf ticularly was there less awkwardness with the hands and feet. In this respect probably Southam showed up best ; and all through there was more obvious living of the parts. The diction throughout was clear ; and there was very little rushing of lines. In this very important part of the training the old members were obviously much more proficient than the new. 6 THE ASHBURIAN Grant, as usual, in prologue and part was clear, and deliberate; Magor and Spence talked distinctly and to the audience ; Wode- house, whose voice would have filled a much larger theatre, needs to moderate his voice to suit the size of the building. In the matter of suggestions the obvious lesson to be learned from this year is the necessity of training understudies for the longer parts. Had it not been for Mr. Brodie, who took Perodeau ' s part almost at the last minute, the whole play and all the work that had been put into it would have proved useless, as there was no one ready to step in. It is not necessary for the understudy to know the whole part ; but he should have read it several times in rehearsals and learned the more important and longer speeches. Apart from the play itself it is within our province to take this opportunity of recognizing the hard and successful work of the Business Manager, Mr. Howis, and of Leathem, who has proved a keen and very successful secretary. C.W.T. DRAMATIS PERSONAE The Duke living in banishment M. Grant Frederick his brother, and usurper of his dominion J. F. Magor JAQUES lord attending on the banished Duke R. Leathem LE Beau a courtier attending on Frederick E. Sherwood Charles Wrestler to Frederick F. Heubach OLIVER f C. Southam JAQUES Sons of Rowland de Boys M. Brodie Orlando Mr. Brodie Adam Servants to Oliver P. Smellie Dennis I G. Ferguson Touchstone a clown S. Macdonnell Sir Oliver MARTEXT a vicar F. Sherwood CORIN 1 shepherds N. Spence SILVIUS I G. Wodehouse William a country fellow, in love with Audrey A. MacCarthy 1st Lord to the Duke F. Sherwood 2nd Lord l G. Wodehouse Lord . to Frederick M. Brodie Rosalind daughter to the banished Duke O. Whitby CELIA daughter of Frederick J. MacLaren Phoebe a shepherdess _J- G. Ferguson Audrey a country wench G. Abel THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY The following new members were elected this year ; — F. Heu- bach, N. Spence, G. Ferguson, J. MacLaren, and O. Whitby. The Second Annual dinner was held at the Chateau Laurier, on Monday, April 20th, when a most enjoyable evening was spent. The guests of honour were Mr. W. D. Cromartie and Mr. T. D. de Blois. Mr. Thompson presided, thanking the guests and all others who had helped to make the 1931 production a success, while Mr. Cromartie, in his customary witty and humourous way expressed the appreciation of Mr. de Blois and himself for the Society ' s invitation to the dinner. THE ASHBURIAN We can look back to the past season with considerable satis- faction. There were only two old colours left, but we had several spares who had had some experience with the senior team during the previous season, and the material available was gradually welded into an effective combination. The record viewed as a balance drawn between games won and those lost may not seem particularly impressive, but it should be borne in mind that most of the defeats were inflicted by strong scratch sides, composed, in the main, of Senior and Junior City League players. Games of this type are invaluable to a school team in the making and it is no exaggeration to say that much of the success that has rewarded the efforts of Ashbury hockey teams in recent years has been due to the policy of playing matches with such opponents. The three regular school games were won and the team as a whole proved a very sound combination. Unfortunately a slight outbreak of German measles upset the trip which we had planned to Toronto, a trip that had been made possible by the generosity of the Old Boys ' Association, and some few parents. We all hope that next year we really shall be able to take the team to Toronto. The team owed a great deal of its success this year to the enthusiasm and skill of Lou Bates. All through the season he was generous in giving us his time and the benefit of his experience, and of his merits as a coach there can be no second opinion. The following were awarded their colours : — P. B. Smellie (capt.), F. Coristine, E. C. Elwood, G. Perodeau, F. B. Robinson, J. B. Allen, L. Thomas. HOCKEY CHARACTERS F. Coristine. Centre. 2nd year on the team. Beautiful skater; very hard worker and most unselfish. Too anxious round the nets. THE ASHBURIAN 9 E. C. Elwood. Left Wing. 2nd year on the team. Good stick handler. Could work harder. Very accurate near the nets. G. Perodeau. Right Defence. 1st year on the team. A hard worker and a good shot, but did not use his body enough. J. B. Allen. Left Defence. 1st year on the team. The most im- proved player on the team. Good blocker. Should go far. F. B. Robinson. Goal. 1st year on the team. Gave greater con- fidence to the team as the season progressed. Could be more careful. L. Thomas. Right Wing. 2nd year on the team. A hard worker but is too slow. His back checking is good and he is very efficient round the nets. Unlucky not to have scored more goals. D. Fauquier. Centre. 1st year on the team. Tries hard all the time and played some excellent games. Should be very useful next year. R. Coristine. Left Wing. 1st year on the team. Inclined to be lazy. Does not use his head enough. Too anxious near the nets . Should be good next year. D. Cowans. Defence. 1st year on the team. Always tries hard and although a little crude at times he uses his body well. With more coaching should make a really good defence man. Beauclerk . Spare goalkeeper. Shows distinct promise. P.B.S. P. B. Smellie. Capt. R. Wing. 4th year on the team. A most energetic and capable captain . Always a hard worker, and in his back checking set an excellent example to his team. A hard and generally accurate shot ; the most consistent scorer in the team. F.E.B.W. SCHEDULE OF RESULTS Goals Date Opponents Result For Against December 1st R. Winter ' s Team Lost 3 4 December 3rd Ottawa College R. Winter ' s Team Lost 4 8 December 8th Lost 2 3 December 10th Ottawa College R. Winter ' s Team Won 10 3 December 15th Won 6 4 January 19th T. Mclnenly ' s Team Lost 1 2 January 23rd Clarkson College Lost 1 6 February 4th Ottawa College Won 3 2 February 11th Ottawa College Won 12 2 February 14th Lower Canada College R. Butterworth ' s Team Won 1 0 February 19th Won 7 6 February 23rd Bishop ' s College School Won 3 1 February 28th Lower Canada College Won 3 1 March 5th The Journal Tie 1 1 March 7th Westmount High School Lost 1 5 Played 15. Won 8. Lost 6. Drawn 1. Goals for 58. Goals against 48. 10 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY vs. CLARKSON COLLEGE, POTSDAM Played at Potsdam, Friday, January 18. Lost 1—6. The game was played on an open air rink with a dropping temperature which reached the neighbourhood of 20 below zero before the final bell. Three 20 minute periods were played, the 1st and third under Canadian amateur hockey rules, the 2nd under American rules. Ashbury started off at a great pace and were perhaps a little unlucky not to have scored during the first few minutes of the game. Our opponents, who were the heavier and more experienced team, soon fought back, and although Ashbury always had their fair share of the play, the extra weight and finish of the Clarkson team was bound to tell. Clarkson scored twice in the first period and twice more in the second before Smellie reduced the lead with a good shot into the corner of the net. Clarkson scored a further goal as the period was closing. The last period produced some fast and exciting hockey, although only one goal was scored, by Clark- son after five minutes ' play. Ashbury made several determined attacks but no further success attended their efforts. It was a little unfortunate that the team was depleted of spares owing to illness, but we thoroughly enjoyed the game and hope it will become a permanent fixture. Ashbury : — Goal — Robinson. Defence — Perodeau, Cowans. Centre — F. Coristine. Wings — Smellie, Elwood. Spares — Allen, Thomas, Sanfield I, McGuckin. ASHBURY vs. LOWER CANADA COLLEGE Played at the Forum, Montreal, Saturday, February 14th. Won 1-0. Two twenty minute periods were played. Ashbury started none too well as their combination was rather ragged and there was a distinct tendency to attempt to score by splitting the defence instead of passing the puck. After some ten minutes play Ashbury began to show signs of their normal combination and Smellie scored with a well directed shot. THE ASHBURIAN 11 Ashbury settled down now to play sound hockey and although they did not increase their lead they always looked to have the game in hand. Burpee made one or two determined efforts to score for Lower Canada, but without success, and Ashbury were left winners of an interesting game. Ashbury : — Goal — Robinson. Defence — Perodeau, Allen. Centre — F. Coristine. Wings — Smellie, Elwood. Spares — Cowans, Thomas, Fauquier, R. Coristine, Symington. ASHBURY vs. BISHOP ' S COLLEGE SCHOOL. Played at the Forum, Montreal, Monday, February 23rd. Won 3—1. Three fifteen minute periods were played. Ashbury started strongly and soon bgean to force the play. After some four minutes Smellie secured the puck on his own blue line, skated through the entire Bishop ' s side and scored with a well directed shot. Stung by this reverse Bishop ' s staged a hot attack and carried the puck behind the Ashbury net ; a scramble ensued and the puck was ev entually passed out to a Bishop ' s forward who had no difficulty in tieing the score. The remainder of the period was evenly contested and Ashbury lost one or two possible chances through failure to pass the puck. The second period was scoreless, both sides losing chances through over eagerness. The third period witnessed some exciting hockey as both sides made strenuous efforts to break the tie. Eventually with five minutes to go, Perodeau picked up a loose puck, skated through the defence, circled the net and scored. In the last minute of the game Smellie checked an opposing forward, slipped his man and going down the right boards, split the defence and scored with a well timed back hand shot. The bell went shortly afterwards, leaving Ashbury winners of a well contested game. Ashbury : — - Goal — Robinson. Defence — Perodeau, Allen. Centre — F. Coristine. Wings — Smellie, Elwood. Spares — Thomas, Cowans, Fauquier, R. Coristine. 12 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY vs. LOWER CANADA COLLEGE. Played at the Auditorium, Saturday, February 28th. Won 3 — 1. The first period produced some fast and interesting hockey. There was not a great deal to choose between the teams, both goalkeepers having plenty of work to do, and the period closed without any score. Ashbury reopened strongly and after four minutes ' play Allen secured the puck behind his own blue line, raced through the centre, drew the defence and then passed to Smellie who shot from close range. The shot was saved but Smellie fastened on his own rebound and put Ashbury ahead. Ashbury held a slight edge for the remainder of the period, but there was no further scoring. With the opening of the final period, Lower Canada forced the pace and made determined efiforts to score. They were held by the Ashbury defence and after some six minutes Elwood secured the puck, went down centre ice and passed to Eraser Coristine who had slipped outside him. Coristine shot as the goalkeeper fell, putting Ashbury two up. Lower Canada then staged a strong attack and three minutes later Burpee skated through the entire Ashbury squad to open their account. This goal was well deserved. Ashbury continued, however, to have rather the better of the game, and with three minutes to go Eraser Coristine manoeuvred for position, shot from the edge of the blue line and scored Ashbury ' s third goal. As the final bell rang Smellie took a pass from Pero- deau and forced the the goalkeeper full length to save. Ashbury : — Goal — Robinson. Defence — Perodeau, Allen. Centre — F. Coristine, Wings — Smellie, Elwood. Spares — Thomas, Cowans, R. Coristine, Fauquier. ASHBURY vs. WESTMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL Played at the Auditorium, Saturday, March 7th. Lost 5 — 1. This was a very good exhibition of hockey and the game was fought out at an unusually fast pace right up to the final bell. Westmount were a finished side whose combination was excellent to watch, and this was the main factor in their success. The game itself was far from being one sided, and Ashbury had a fair share of the exchanges, but lacked the finishing power that Westmount displayed. THE ASHBURIAN 13 Westmount scored two goals in the first period, both of which were well deserved, and added a third soon after the beginning of the final period. Ashbury then pressed hard and after several abortive attempts Smellie took the puck down the right wing, gave Fraser Coristine a well judged pass, which enabled the latter to score. Ashbury kept up the pressure and a few moments later there was a melee by the Westmount goal ; the goalkeeper was on the ice, away from his net and the puck came out to F. Coristine ; unfortunately his shot hit the post and a good scoring chance was lost. The remainder of the game till the last few minues was fairly even, but just before the finish Westmount broke away twice and scored each time, which left them winners by a comfortable margin. Ashbury :— Goal — Robinson. Defence — Perodeau, Allen. Centre — F. Coristine. Wings — Smellie, Elwood. Spares — Thomas, Cowans, Fauquier, R, Coristine. HOUSE MATCHES In the first round Dominion beat Montreal. On paper Mon- treal, were rather the stronger side, but they were weakened by injuries. This coupled with the unusually good team work dis- played by Dominion, proved too heavy a handicap. Elwood set his team an excellent example in tireless and consistent back check- ing, and they followed his lead well. In the final, Dominion beat Ottawa. The Intermediate final was won by Montreal, who beat Domin- ion after the latter had previously beaten Ottawa. It was not possible to play the Junior matches owing to the vagaries of the climate. SECOND TEAM The School played S. Alban ' s School 1st VI at Brockville on February 4th. A good game resulted in a victory for Ashbury 2-1. The ice was in much better condition than was the case in the previous year, and consequently the standard of play was higher. German measles prevented the return game from being played in Ottawa. The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Beauclerk. Defence — Stanfield I, McGuckin. Centre — Brodie. Wings — Symington, Gait I. Spares — McCarthy I, Gillies, Schlemm. 14 THE ASHBURIAN A game was played against the Minto club at the Audi- torium which resulted in our favour, 3-1. There was also a fixture against the Cowling Business College, which Ashbury won, 4-1. BOLSHEVIK HOCKEY The Bolshevik league, inaugurated the previous season, was again responsible for some considerable keenness. Three teams only were constituted, two of which proved to be evenly matched, and the play offs promised to produce some exciting hockey, but these, unfortunately, had to be abandoned owing to illness. THIRD TEAM The School played S. Alban ' s School 2nd VI at Brockville on February 4th, immediately after the 2nd Team game. The match was evenly contested and finally ended in a draw, with the score, 2-2. The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Ferguson I. Defence — Vickers, Stanfield II. Centre — McCarthy II. Wings — Calder, Hart. Spares — Ross, Evans, Davidson I, Magor. F.E.B.W. SKI-ING The jumping competition was held at Fairy Lake, and Jack Ewart kindly judged. The weather was indifferent, but it was thought advisable to make the best of the existing conditions. The winner was D. Thompson. The cross country races were held a fortnight later. The senior course, as usual, started at Pink Lake and ended at Fairy Lake. Owing to a partial thaw the usual course for the juniors from the Ottawa Golf Club House to Fairy Lake was impracti- cable, so they were taken to a point about half way between Fairy Lake and Pink Lake and then skied in to the senior finishing post. The senior race was won by Grant I, with Thompson second. MacBrien repeated his last year ' s performance by coming in first in the junior race. Owing to climatic conditions it was not possible to hold the turning competition. F.E.B.W. THE ASHBURIAN 15 JUNIOR HOCKEY Two games were played by the under 14 team, against Selwyn House. In the first game, which was played on our own ice, the team did not play up to its usual good form, but managed to win by a small margin of 1 - 0. Beauclerk scored the deciding goal. The second game was played in Montreal, where our team showed much better form and won comfortably by a socre of 3 - 1. The follownig boys comprised the teams : — Beauclerk, Vickers, Ferguson I, MacBrien, Stannard I, Powell II, Cowans I, Kirk- patrick, Yuile, Davidson II, and Allan I. Junior League games were also played during the season ; but because of the early break in the weather it was not possible to complete the schedule. L. K. T. CROSS COUNTRY RACES The Senior and Junior cross country races were held on Satur- day, April 20th. The Juniors started at 11.50 o ' clock from the Elm tree in front of the school, the Seniors following at 12 o ' clock from the same place. The same course was followed as last year and it is hoped that it will be followed in years to come, in order that regular compari- sons of times may be made. There were eighteen starters in the Senior race. Powell I came in first ; Brown, who started out eighth, came up six places to be placed second, winning the medal for the fastest scratch time. At half-way Powell I was leading with Brown, Allan II, Sher- wood II, Thompson and Grant I followed in the order named. The times were only averagely good ; a little more attention to training and the correct method of striding and negotiating up and down grades would undoubtedly lead to better results in the future. 16 THE ASHBURIAN JUNIOR CROSS COUNTRY The Juniors started out ten minutes before the seniors in order to give them a clear track and also to help the time keepers. Powell II, who ran a wonderful race starting out sixth, came in well in front, winning the Irvine Cup and the medal for the best scratch time. Morrison, McCormick and Davidson were also excellent runners, finishing within a few seconds of one another ; also Mac- Brien, Wright, Allan I and Snelling ran a much better race than was expected of them. Although it rained on the day before the race, the course was in far better condition than last year, but this did not help to im- prove the old record. Senior Time 1. Powell I .27 min. 26 sec. 2. Brown 26 37 3. Allan II 28 31 4. Sherwood II ....28 27 5. Thompson 29 01 6. Grant I 28 07 7. Calder 30 43 8. Elwood 31 10 Brown wins medal for fastest scratch time. Junior Time 1. Powell II 20 min. 52 sec. 2. Morrison 21 20 3. McCormick 21 05 4. Davidson II ....21 13 5. MacBrien 22 48 6. Wright 25 00 7. Allan I 22 51 8. Snelling .....25 51 Powell II wins medal for fastest scratch time. L. K. T. UNDER 14 V. SELWYN HOUSE At the Coliseum, Montreal, on February 13th. Luckily the size of the rink seemed to hold no terrors for our Team this year, and each boy soon accommodated his play to the unaccustomed and larger area of ice. All played a good, hard game, and the final score 3 - 2, in our favour, very fairly indi- cates the state of the match. Powell II, (2) and MacBrien, (1), scored for Ashbury. Davidson II was brilliant in goal. Blair Gilmour kindly refereed. Team : — Davidson II ; Roberts ; Kirkpatrick ; Powell II ; Mac- Brien ; Yuile. : Spares : — Allan I ; Ferguson II ; Stannard 1. We again extend our grateful thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Fergu- son, who kindly entertained the Team after the Match. B. K. T. H. THE ASHBURIAN 17 CRICKET 1931. Old Colours : E. C. Elwood, P. B. Smellie, G. Perodeau, F. B. Robinson. Elwood was elected captain, and Smellie vice captain. We have started the season with several gaps from last year to fill, but there are plenty of candidates from which to choose, and once team building is completed, the side should give a good account of itself. Three matches have been played so far, result- ing in a win, a defeat and a draw. ASHBURY vs. DEFENCE C. C. 1st Innings of Defence W. H. Stevens, b. Smellie 46 A. E. Heatley, c. Perodeau, b. Smellie 1 D. Nicol, b. Mr. Howis 20 F. ElcocK, run out ' A H. S. Green, c. Mr. Whitfield b. Smellie 12 B. Lloyd, c. Elwood, b. Mr. Howis 4 F. Steele, not out 10 R. Hoff, b. Smellie 0 W. T. Clarke, not out 1 H. W. King 1 F. Aldrldge ) did not bat Extras 3 Total 99 Innings declared closed. Bowling Analysis Smeii:e, 4 tor 29; Gillies, 0 for 32; Mr. Howis, 2 for 17; Mr. Whitneld, 0 for lo. 1st Innings of Ashbury Perodeau, b. Aldridge 9 Elwood, b. Aldridge 0 Mr. Whitfield, c. Lloyd, b. Steele— 4 Smellie, run out 9 Robinson, c. Steele, b. Greene 21 Gillies, c. Elcock, b. Nicol 17 Fauquier, c. Aldridge, b. Nicol 4 Mr. Howis, c. Clarke, b. Stevens __ 0 Symington, not out 0 Gait, b. Stevens 0 Schlemm, not out 0 Extras 1 Total (for 9 wickets) 65 ASHBURY vs. CATHEDRAL C. C. 1st Innings of Ashbury Mr. Whitfield, b. W hite 1 Perodeau, not out 45 Robinson, b. Hobbs 8 Smellie, c. Brampton, b. Counter — 18 Gillies, c. Brampton, b. Counter — 0 Beauclerk, b. Dormer 2 Gait, c. Sutchffe, b. Dormer 0 Symington, b. Counter 3 Schlemm, b. Counter 2 Mr. Howis, l.b.w., b. Dormer 0 Stanfield, run out 3 Extras 4 Total 86 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 1 for 28; Schlemm, 0 for 11; Mr. Howis, 2 for 36; Gillies, 0 for 11. 1st Innings of Cathedral Hobbs, b. Smellie 10 Sutchffe, c. Smelhe, b. Mr. Howis__ 18 Brampton, not out 36 Wethers, b. Mr. Howis 1 Dormer, not out 19 Brookes Davies White Howe f did not bat Counter W aite Extras Total (for 3 wickets) i -O 18 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY vs. NEW EDINBURG C. C. 1st Innings of New Edinburgh Craik, l.b.w, b. Gillies 1 Boucher, c. Mr. Howis, b. Gillies 3 Donaldson, b. Smellie 10 Pettifor, c. b. Smellie 3 Craig, c. Schlemm, b. Gillies 19 Short, b. Mr. Whitfield 10 Brassington, b. Gillies 0 McFarlane, c. Robinson, b. Mr. Whitfield 2 Clark, run out 3 Fellows, b. Schlemm 4 Prior, not out 0 Extras 0 Total 54 Bowling Analysis Smellie, 2 for 11; Gilhes, 4 for 29; Mr. Whitfield, 2 for 7; Mr. Howis, 0 for 7; Schlemm, 1 for 0. 1st Innings of Ashbury Perodeau, b. Clark 6 Gillies, b. Craig 5 Mr. Whitfield, run out 18 Robinson, c. b. Clarke 5 Smellie, c. b. Craik 30 Mr. Howis, b. Brassington 28 Elwood, l.b.w., b. Craik 1 Fauquier, b, Craik 4 Schlemm, c. b. Craig 25 Heubach, c. Cl ark, b. Craig 2 Symington, not out 5 Extras 14 Total 142 F.E.B.W. The annual inspection of the Cadet Corps took place on Friday, May 8th. The weather was not very kind this year, as intermittent showers fell during the morning, and the rain in- creased to such an extent during the afternoon that it was not possible to hold the Gymnastic Display outside. The Inspecting Officer this year was Col. S. H. Hill, who was accompanied as usual by Capt. Isbister, District Cadet Officer. THE ASHBURIAN 19 The usual evolutions of ceremonial drill were well performed and the bearing of the Corps on parade was very steady, and in this respect was markedly in advance of last year ' s display. In spite of the weather the ranks were kept well dressed and the various movements were carried out with smartness and efficiency. The Platoon competition was decided in favour of No. 1 Plaoon, commanded by Platoon Commander M. Grant. The Bassett Cup for the smartest Bantam Platoon was won by that commanded by L. Snelling, and the prize for the most efficient Bantam was won by J. Reynolds. The Inspecting Officer then addressed the Company, compli- menting them on their smart appearance, and commended their bearing on parade. He concluded by asking the Headmaster for a Half holiday. Dr. Woollcombe replied briefly and promised Col. Hill that the half would be granted on the first suitable day. In the afternoon the Gymnastic Display was given in the Gymnasium. The presentation of prizes took place after the display, at which the Headmaster presided. Short addresses were given by Senator Cairine Wilson and Colonel Hill. The prizes awarded were : — Shooting O ' Connor Cup — D. C. Southam. Scott Cup — J. D. Menzies. Cox Cup — A. Powell. Humphrey Cup — R. Davidson. Winners of the highest aggregate medal in the D. C. R. A. Competition — G. Perodeau. Winners of 2nd Class Medals in the D. C. R. A. Competition — R. Coristine P. Dawes J. D. Menzies F. Sherwood. Winner of Silver Medal in the Laura Secord Cup — R. Coristine. Gymnastics Connaught Cup — A. H. MacCarthy, (2nd year in succession). 20 THE ASHBURIAN Cross Country Senior — H. Powell Junior — A. Powell. Medals for fastest time Senior — P. Brown. Junior— A. Powell Skiing D. Thompson. No. 138 ASHBURY COLLEGE CADET CORPS Results of Examination — Cadet Signals 3rd Year Reading Test Sending Test Sema- phore bo Buzzer Sema- phore be Buzzer Results Brown, P. S 100 99 100 98 100 100 99.5% Grant, M. E. 99 98 100 98 98 98 98.5% Leathern, R. M 100 99 99 98 100 98 99.0% MacCarthy, A. H... 100 99 100 100 98 98 99.1% Macdonnell S. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100. % Sherwood, E. T 100 98 99 98 98 100 98.8% Spence, N. E 100 100 100 100 100 100 100. % Wodehouse, G. E... 100 98 98 98 100 98 98.6% THE ASHBURIAN 21 CONNAUGHT CUP COMPETITION The following are the results of the Connaught Cup Competition Name Physical TVaining H.P.S. 100 Horizontal Bar H.P.S. 40 Vaulting Horse H.P.S. 120 Parallel Bars H.P.S. 70 Total Order of Merit MacCarthv I 100 119 49 302 4 1st Perodeau 100 1 1 O T Ilo 47 294 2nd Rowlev 11 99 29y2 119 46 294 3rd S vmin P ' tnn 99 34 117 42 292 4th Brown 99 36 112 41 288 5th Grant I 97 30 116 4 43 4 287 6th 100 23 1155 43 282 7th 97 12 1121 43 264 8th Powell II 100 10 107 41 258 9th Davidson II 96 2 114 4 45 4 258 9th MacCarthy II 100 0 116 39 255 11th Schlemm 99 34 113 0 246 12th Thompson :. 100 29 114 0 243 13th Coristine I 0 0 112 2 40 152 14th Cowans III 98 26 0 0 124 15th 2nd ANNUAL DINNER OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION Sixty old Ashburians assembled at the 2nd Annual Dinner of the Association which took place at the Chez Maurice Restaurant in Montreal, on Friday evening, February 27th. The tables and walls were artistically draped with Ashbury banners and the school colours — and throughout the evening an excellent orchestra contributed to the entertainment of those present. Some of the old originals were in attendance, as well as ex- Ashburians of nearly every year from the school ' s founding up to the present day. 22 THE ASHBURIAN Dr. Woollcombe, the guest of honour for the evening, was accorded a rousing ovation as he rose to reply to a toast to Ash- bury, ably proposed by Arthur Evans, the retiring Association President. After expressing his pleasure at again seeing so many old familiar faces, the Head reviewed the progress of Ashbury during the past year and urged all present to work together for the ad- vancement of Ashbury and the furthering of those high standards of academic and athletic prowess for which Ashbury has become noted . ' If every Old Boy , said the Head, ' ' would make it his busi- ness to talk about Ashbury to prospective pupils, the school would very shortly again be in the position of having a long waiting list. The following Old Boys signed the Register prior to the com- mencement of the dinner: Arthur Evans S. F. H. Lane J. W. Kennedy F. C. Holt H. V. de Bury H. Bogart Edward Phelan E. K. Davidson C. E. Pacaud R. H. Craig J. C. Reiffenstein E. W. Beardmore W. E. Graham Peter Chateauvert Henry Joseph, Jr. J. D. Sladen J. C. Burbidge J. C. Brodie Alastair Grant J. A. Woollcombe G. LeB. Ross Chas. E. Napier E. J. Carsley M. Ballantyne L. D. Palmer R. B. Meredith O. J. L. Dawes Fred Cowans W. W. Chipman J. Gushing S. Blair Gilmour H. Cave-Brown-Cave J. Roberts Allan, Jr. A. B. Brodie, Jr. D. Ross McMaster Thornton D. Grier John S. Arnold D. Macorquodale T. W. Lyman G. O. Muir W. H. Wilson Philip Scott J. H. Wilson, Jr. Donald McLachlin C. D. Monserrat Philip Woollcombe L. R. Avery John ' Fauquier C. F. Hart John C. Ewart A. G. Garvock J. S. Oppe J. E. Wilson G. F. Haden Wallis J. W. Ritchie C. J. G. Molson Percy Cowans, Jr. A. L. Code W. J. Hart THE ASHBURIAN 23 ANNUAL MEETING— OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION The Annual Meeting was held at the Mount Royal Hotel, March 27th. The retiring President, Arthur Evans, in delivering his report, drew attention to the fact that subscriptions for membership in the Association were not coming in as freely as he had expected, and urged all Ashburians to keep in touch with their School by joining the Association, receiving the School magazine, and generally sup- porting the good work of the School. The Treasurer delivered his financial report of the year just terminated and seconded the President ' s hope that subscriptions would be sent in more promptly in future. The following Executives were then elected to direct the Asso- ciation for 1931 : — Hon. President— Rev. G. P. Woollconibe, M.A., LL.D. President — Secretary — Treasurer — Committee — T. W. Lyman H. R. Bogart G. F. H. WalHs Ross McMaster L. D. Palmer S. F. H. Lane J. Ritchie J. R. Allan, Jr. Phil Scott Arthur Evans Out of Town members T. G. Mayburry, Ottawa. Alan Code, Perth. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Through the kindness of those present at the annual Old Boys Dinner, a sum of money was contributed to send the Ashbury Hockey Team to Toronto to play an exhibition game with the lead- ing Toronto schools. Shortly afterwards, however, due to sickness, this trip had to be cancelled and the money is now held in trust by the Treasurer of the Association for disposition next year, as the donors, in con- sultation with the Head, may decide. 24 THE ASHBURIAN BOXING. The following were the Boxing champions for the year 1930- 31, at the sixth annual tournament, held in the gymnasium: — Junior lightweight, Ghent defeated Reynolds ; Junior heavyweight, Davidson II defeated Tudhope ; Intermediate lightweight, Mac- Brien defeated Powell II ; Intermediate middleweight, Powell I de- feated Black ; Intermediate heavyweight, Jacob defeated Thomp- son ; Senior lightweight, Elwood defeated Rowley ; Senior middle- weight, Menzies defeated Cooke ; Senior heavyweight, Grant defeated Ross. The referee and the two judges, unanimously agreed that the E. C. Grant Trophy, for the contestant in the final bouts showing the best ring-craft, be awarded to Robert Davidson, junior heavy- weight champion. The Headmaster then asked Major-General J. H. MacBrien to address a few words to the gathering. General MacBrien paid tribute to the clean sportsmen who had provided an excellent even- ing ' s entertainment. He congratulated the contestants, both win- ners and losers, for the clean manner in which they had battled for honors, and also expressed his appreciation of the manner in which the bouts had been handled, with special mention for the judges and Sgt. Major Stone. The guests then adjourned to the dining room where refresh- ments were served. Among the guests on the platform were Major General and Mrs. J. H. MacBrien, Dr. and Mrs. J. Lome Gardner, Mrs. W. H. Rowley, Mrs. Perley Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Grant, James Smellie, Esq. ; E. S. Malloch, Esq. ; Capt. M. Isbester, M.C., District Cadet Officer, M.D. No. 3 ; Major M. Marshall and Col. S. H. Hill, director of Physical Service and Cadet Instructor, National De- fence headquarters. THE ASHBURIAN 25 COMMERCIAL FORM NOTES Abel ; Nickname, Tafify. Fav. Exp. — There ' s nothing in that ! Pastime — R eading. Ambition — To be minister of the Interior. Brown ; Nickname, Skipper. Fav. Exp. — What the hec ! Pastime — Running. Ambition — To challenge for the America Cup . Coristine ; Nickname, Fraz. Fav. Exp. — Get away, I wanta Work ! Pastime — Sucking the end of his pencil. Ambition — To get out and work for himself. Cowans ; Nickname, ? Fav. Exp. — Scram, will ya ! Pastime — Laughing out loud. Ambition — To leave school some day. Nixon ; Nickname, Rube. Fav. Exp. — Aw, Em not going to do that ! Pastime — Wisecracking at B.A. Ambition — To get a Ford. Perodeau ; Nickname, Parladoo. Fav. Exp. — (Its French, so you wouldn ' t understand it either) Pastime — Treacing pictures from movie magazines. Ambition — Always to be a school boy. G. J. A. P. S. B. COMMERCIAL FORM The Commercial Form has almost completed its second year. We have done our best to carry out the traditions set last year by the pioneers. We are one less in number this year but we all feel that we have done much more work. A lot of extra studying has been done by Abel and Nixon. Abel is trying his exams as a surveyer and Nixon has been ex- amined for a job in taking the census this year. We all expect to be working soon, except Abel and Perodeau, who hope to return to form a Senior form next year. Brown is going to sea as an Assistant Purser in the C.P.R. service. Coristine, who is undoubtedly the hardest worker in the form, has a job waiting for him in an accountant ' s firm in Montreal. Doug. Cowans is to fill a position in a broker ' s office, also in Mont- real. This year Shorthand has been added to the course, while our spare periods have been considerably cut down. Mr. Bridge has been very devoted to the form. His thorough knowledge of book-keeping has been very useful to us who are just learning. He has also given us some useful instruction in arithmetic. P. S. B. 26 THE ASHBURIAN MY ROOM have a room up in the Wing, And while up there I try to sing; But when the notes I try to raise, I never get a word of praise. Sometimes up there when all is still. My lungs with air I start to fill. But when the many chords rush out. From all the wing I get a clout. My room is known as number five; I think it is a great old dive. With curtains and a blind as well; A door which does not dim the bell. At early hours I hear it ring And from my bed at once I spring. Then wash my hands and dirty face. To dash down stairs in time for grace. The walls are hung with colours bright. And four large lamps give loads of light; The books on shelves are placed in line; The novels really look quite fine. On chairs and tables everywhere I hang my daily clothes to air; With window wide we get a breeze, Which also helps our clothes to freeze. My clock which tells me when it ' s late Is really in an awful state; The glass is off ; the hands are bent; The poor old spring is nearly spent. The room I live in day by day Is really everything I say; But if my words do not seem true. We ' ll let you stay a night or two. M.E.G. IT ' S POSSIBLE might have lived upon this earth a thousand years ago; Some people think it possible and others say, Oh! No. I might have been with Morgan when he sailed the Spanish Main, And served aboard his stout old ship filled up with Spanish gain; Or again a swarthy slaver whose hold both smelt and stank. And those who dared to cross my path were made to walk the plank. I might have lived with Shakespeare when he wrote his first great play. Which to show its lasting value is still being played today. At Waterloo I might have helped to hold a British square. Round which the many Frenchmen charged but failed to break or tear; But now I live in these dull times and pass my simple days. In going to school like other boys to learn these heroes ' ways. M.E.G. THE ASHBURIAN 27 OLD BOYS NEWS MAJOR (WALLIE) THACKRAY was in town for a few days not long ago and paid the college a visit. He has been trans- ferred from Victoria, B.C. to Kingston. Wallie was a member of the famous 1913 Football Team of which every member went overseas. ERLE SCOTT joined the ranks of the Benedicts when he married Miss Peggy Watson of Ottawa last month. LAURIE HART is putting on weight at a terrible rate. It seems married life is agreeing with him. ROY MACLAREN is in charge of a large part of the paper in- dustry in Buckingham and his brother, Norman, is working in Montreal. PETE BATE is now living in his new home on Range Road with his new daughter of whom he is very proud. PAUL DRUMMOND was in Ottawa on business from Montreal the other day and, in one of his idle moments, paid a visit to the college. Paul has two sons who are coming candidates to wear the red, white and green. LEWIS CARLING was paid a visit by the stork lately. Lewis has now a family of two girls and a boy. EVAN GILL was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Flying Club at its annual meeting. HENRY GILL is at present on a trip to the Old Country with the head of the Ottawa Town Planning Commission. EDSON SHERWWOD owns a lot in Rockliffe and he hopes soon to be a neighbour of the old school. We have a young fellow named Boyd, Who only has one adenoid. When asked why it was. He answered, Because One was declared null and void ! 28 THE ASHBURIAN BALLAD OF THE BELATED DAY- BOY Dedicated to J. W. H. R. and M. E. G. No sun arose on that bleak gray morn To pierce the gloom of his room forlorn, And he slumbered on in peaceful bliss, Soothed by the warm sheets lingering kiss. The ' larm clock summoned, the family arose ; But he heard nought neath the warm bed clothes, Steeped in warmth in the cosy dark, — For on winter ' s morn no herald lark Rouses the sluggard in time for school. This is the case of the sorry fool, — When on a sudden arises a bawl,— A roaring of bulls, — a bugle call. it booms, are you out of bed ? The sleeper stiffens and quivers with dread. A struggle, a heave, and the bed frame creaks. Yes, father ! he answers, I ' m up ! he shrieks. He washes in haste and dresses with speed And hastily gathers his overnight screed. The stairs in his frenzy he takes on the run ; His steps rattle out like a gatling gun. ] e rushes to table and grabs a roll. Butters it swiftly and bolts it whole. Cursing, he gathers his battered books, And flies from authority ' s searing looks. Out he races and slams the door With a deafening, shattering, shuddering roar. He rounds the first corner like somebody drunk, When, — the bell tolls out — and he murmurs Sunk ! Straight as an arrow he streaks up the road. His heart is lead but the bell ' s a goad. Then another corner, — he ' s into slush — It ' s thawed all night, and the road is mush. And ever the heavy monotonous toll Dampens his not too resilient soul. He tears through the slush and the spatters fly ; He takes the succeeding hill on high. The road before him is straight and long, But his wind is good and his limbs are strong. He has scarcely begun this stretch so ill. When — omen of evil — the bell is still ! He staggers onward and there are the gates ; His legs are wobbly, his feet are weights Somehow or other the gates are passed, And then to his dulled ear comes a blast. THE ASHBURIAN 29 For there in the front door ' s welcoming yawn Are some of the prefects cheering- him on ! Down the corridor, reeHng he goes. Down in the basement he tears off his clo ' es ; Takes out a handkercher ' , blows his nose, Then up the stairs at a nervous crawl, And down again to the ' sembly hall. Between the rows of grinning faces Swiftly up the aisle he paces He reaches the master ' s desk — he reels — And down at the feet of the prefect kneels. Beneath his awful frown he pales. And into his ear pours garbled tales : — ■ My watch has stopped — ' Tt runs too slow ' The bell is wrong — ' Tt didn ' t go ! I overslept — ' My breakfast ' s late; Then pauses mute to hear his fate; The prefect in stony silence stares ; For the fate of a worm but little he cares. The victim shudders to hear his doom : ' ' Four quarters ' , echoes down the room. The day-boy stiffens and mops his brow. To take life ' s blows he well knows how. Then dumbly to his seat retires, And there he wretchedly expires. A. Daiboi. THE ASHBURIAN 31 ECHO BAY Echo Bay, geographically speaking, is situated near the Camsell river on the north-eastern shore of Great Bear Lake, in the North-West Territories. To describe how I arrived there in the employment of the chief and Frank Conni- bear would be long and tedious for both reader and writer — consequently let us start from Hunter Bay, and, with a slight suspension of disbelief for the moment, imagine it to be our port of departure. We are accompanied by a group of Indians, a Father, some prospectors and — We ' re off! Having a restless disposition I was glad to be once more on the move. The Star was a trim little craft fit for many uses including its present as a pleasure boat for us. Indeed, it was serving as a happy medium in transporting us from one treasure-cove to another, for we were bound for Echo Bay, another strike location situated between us and the mouth of the Camsell river. Slipping gracefully out into the blue waters of the lake, gliding past per- pendicular walls of granite, floating around small wooded isles into narrowing inlets and out into the arms of cooling breezes were only a few of the compli- ments that Nature treated us to that day. How is it possible for one to call it a hardship in such a land when truly one runs far greater risks in the heart of a city? Why, as I looked up towards the bow of the ship I saw at least three tough bushmen stretched out on the sunny deck sound asleep. But who was I to criticize when a few moments later I, too, found myself dozing on the deck? Our listless and intermittent naps were interrupted by a temporary halt. It was meal-time, and the sight of a lonely trapper ' s fire had influenced the pilot to stop and make a double killing, by gossiping and eating at the same time. As soon as the boat stopped we all hopped out and shook hands with the trapper. The boat was moored to a boulder of white quartz, incidentally a float from the Sloan Dyke. The pilot could easily be excused for stopping as a chance smoke-fire is a rare occurrence and ignoring such a fact would be a serious breach of backwoods etiquette. Mr. Allouette, for such was his name, was in the middle of a loon dinner. The loon, as far as I recollect, is noted for its weird call but never for its meat, but in chosing between it and nothing its flesh soon becomes palatable. From far and near in the civilized world we are constantly informed of the bad times, but may city folks never know the hard times inflicted upon this poor soul. The Indians tell peculiar stories about him and place him in fiction as Tarzan , the wild-man. Nevertheless their crude jokes are but aboriginal attempts to flattery as they realize the true story of his career. A few years ago he came to the land without a cent but with a will to win. With bare hands he manu- factured his crude but serviceable sailboat, and clumsily sewed a sail and carved the oars. Collecting together a ragged team of dogs he set out from Fort Frank- lin with a complete outfit to tackle the big lake. Since then he has lived en- tirely ofi the land, reaping in batches of fish, birds and other game. He spent much of his time prospecting but in the winter he trapped. Even when we called in, Mr. Boland was not long talking to him before he had begun a barter for some white fox skins. From Tarzan ' s gesticulations I surmised that he was a bit tired of the fish and bird diet, consequently being quite ready to t rade his pelts for some good old flour and bacon. As to appearances he was a man of well-proportioned stature. He was not bent or deformed in any way as sometimes is the result of heavy packing and boat work. Instead he was straight, supple, with pleasing eyes. Had he not been without a razor I ' m sure he would have kept his fleecy, red beard in better shape for the jaunty way in which he wore his Robin Hood cap betokened his desire to retain his respectable looks. For the moment let us leave the barterers and investigate the perambulatings of the others. Upon turning around we at first saw nothing, but as our eyes grew more observant we saw a smoke-spiral rising over the top of a nearby ridge. Being filled with excess energy we immediately galloped up the slope 32 THE ASHBURIAN and crashed over the top. Imagine our disappointment when we saw only a lazy huddle of sleepy Indians gloating over a pot of boiled fish. The Indian with the largest hands was obviously faring the best. This illustrates yet another strange custom that is gradually tending to wear out the Indian race. No matter what time of day, no matter how hungry they may or may not be, at every possible chance they eat, and eat. I know for a fact that at no time during that day was there an Indian without a full stomach. Then again there might be days when the poor savages would have to starve. What could shorten a man ' s life more than such conditions as these? Our other campanions, however, were yet to be found. Proceeding a little farther inland we soon heard sounds of human voices. Mingled with these excited tones came the intermittent banging of hammers and the crack of break- ing rocks. There they were just ahead of us climbing vigorously about the face of a beetling cliff of stone. From one to the other they shouted waving pieces of rock in the air like so many mad-men. Crazed with the lust for wealth each was trying to beat the other in attaining the mineral-stained streak that peeked along the top of the cliff. If there was to be anything found worth finding they certainly weren ' t going to miss it. Strange to say as the race to the top progressed the honours of victory settled upon the shoulders of one in black. He rushed on at a tireless speed, vaulting many stones and jumping numerous gaps. At last he reached the spot and turning, he raised his arms to Heaven in seeming thanks. Impressed against the light sky his black body stood out boldly in relief; his athletic figure could not be mistaken — it was the Father from Franklin. As if to belie his symbolic pose an echoing peal of laughter poured down upon us. Foiled in their search the eager prospectors started off again in their fruitless hunt of the rain- bow. Attracted as if by some luring bond we also joined the chase over rocks to distant hills. Tired at last of this silly scramble we retraced our footsteps to the Star and once aboard we again proceeded on our way. Mr. Boland in taking this round-about way home was not doing it without profit to himself. He ran his boats close to the shore and with the aid of powerful glasses was scanning the adjacent shores. Whenever he saw a promising strata, which was quite often, he would go ashore to examine the outcrop. With a true pioneer heart he would remain undismayed at each failure, but would look only towards the next with greater hope. The journey was well divided into short water and land spells that quickly filled in the time. We were now well out into the lake proper, whose long rolling swell seemed to bowl us along with even greater speed. The shore was all barren rock and endless cliffs — broken by many deceiving inlets. At the close of day we came to an inlet that appeared more attractive than its fellows. Into this we turned for the night; up the narrow inlet and into a bay of islands surrounded by cold stony walls from whose clammy sides bounced the echoes of the engines. Echo Bay, true to its name, was welcoming us. In ghost-like procession the granite shores of the entrance filed past us, rolling in and out and at last expanding into the bay proper. Picking his way carefully the pilot took us around a few of the many islands that were grouped jewel-like in the blue fastness of the bay and pulled in at a rock beach. Once again we were greeted with signs of wealth, not in the form of solid reality but rather in a suggested form, for around the margin of the bay I saw at a glance a dozen or more claim-posts. Although I would have gladly gone scouting, the others thought it better to eat first and so we climbed up the steep shore to find a suitable camp-place. However fast we may have been the Indians were there before us, eating like wolves. Frank prepared the supper while the Chief and I went up higher on the hill to seek a campsite. Because of the wonderful weather, the bracing breezes, and a phenomenal lack of insect pests we decided to use the sky for a tent. Thus we got the better of Frank as we had camp settled long before he served a dinner, whose goodness and bounty vied keenly any attempts of ideal chefs. THE ASHBURIAN 33 After dinner, owing to the ever-prevailing sun we were persuaded by Mr. LaBine to visit his Eldorado. Mr. Boland came with us accompanied by his Indian workers whom he was endeavouring to educate, that is, to verse them in the ways of prospecting. Mr. LaBine thought it best to use the boat, so off we pushed on our sight-seeing journey. Before going much farther I should like to say something about the bay in general. Entirely rock-bound it presented many complications even for the most accomplished of geologists. The bay was backed by a large steep -sided cliff of symmetrical formations, colored profusely by iron stains. Rising vertically above the bay it had the appearance of being separate from the rest, as though it had been wrested from former foundations by an earthquake. The cliff, however, was not important for the islands in the bay were all that attracted Mr. LaBine ' s attention. They were small granite bubbles rising sloppily above the water ' s level and lousy with wriggling veins of quartz. One island, larger than the rest, was rashly and boldly colored. Its steep shores were bathed in the rays of the almost setting sun, lighting up and re- flecting to our vision glorious yellow, pinks, browns and reds. Even if it was worth nothing financially it was worth looking at anyway. So Mr. LaBine directed us towards it. Starting from the eastern extermity we paddled west along the shore under his directions. According to him the vivid colors were mere fantasies compared with the island ' s actual wealth. The first point of interest was a large stain on the cliff that stretched down into the clear water. Having already encountered this outcrop I was able to again recognize it. It was Cobalt Bloom. Ten feet in width; many more in height, and stretching downwards into the clear waters as far as the eye could penetrate, it spread out, imposing upon all beholders, its lurid charms. From what I am able to gather a stain so big as that is quite exceptional. Being an embryo geologist I immediately coveted a piece of the rock and seizing a hammer I broke off a chunk. It was just colored quartz on casual examination but upon close inspection it was found to contain fairly large crystals of a shiny metal ; in fact the rock was saturated with the shining grains. Our discovery was twofold — Cobalt Bloom and native Bismuth. As we were tending to lag behind, Mr. LaBine urged us on to the yellow patch ahead. This island was assuredly a freak and possibly the most highly mineralized freak in the world. Here side by side, row by row, vein by vein, stood the most important ores of present day industry. It was so amazing that I am afraid I will only do in- justice to it by attempting a description. Let us take the veins one by one as we work towards the west. The first one was on an average about nine inches in width and rose vertically from the shore to the top of the cliff. Pieces of it were heavy, pure, of uniform com- position, whose shiny surfaces reflected all the peacock blues and greens. It was pure bornite, in itself an important find. The adjacent vein separated by no more than a few feet was outwardly corroded and unrecognizable. A few blows with the pick end of the hammer showed its maleable properties. With each blow of the pick a small round dot was disclosed. It shone yellow in color, not the canary yellow we had perceived at a distance but the deceiving gold color that denotes chalcopyrite. This vein was larger than the other, consti- tuting in its turn a valuable claim. The next vein was large and irregular. All exposed portions had been weathered into a vivid canary yellow. It was as though some prehistoric butterfly had powdered the rocks in passing. With many hard handled blows, bits of the yellow rock were chipped off. Strange to say the rock ' s new surfaces were jet black. It was heavy and not in the least metallic looking. It was one specimen of rock that many prospectors would not recognize, for this ore is very rare indeed. It is called pitchblende and sometimes carnatite. Upon handling it one is struck by its exceptional weight. A weight, which contains in a ton of its bulk maybe, a few mille- grams of an element. It was a rich uranium ore very similar to the ore from 34 THE ASHBURIAN which Madame Curie first extracted radium. Uranium is, as yet, a useless element but its close association to radium made the prospect of this ore pro- mising. I am glad to say that at the time of this writing Mr. LaBine has had his ore analyzed in the United States Government Laboratory and it assayed from two to three times more radio-active than Madame Curie ' s pitchblende. With an unestimated ore body, as yet, it is impossible to tell its value accurately, but with a visible outcrop two to three feet thick and over a hundred yards long, one can realize what a wealth we were beholding. From vein to vein and island to island we travelled visiting treasure after treasure. There were we, examining a huge boil on the earth from which flowed this complex matter of mixed ores — Bismuth, Copper, Radium, — a hu ge mineralized spot that has perhaps as a future, boom-towns, dance halls, sky scrapers, and — who knows? J. F. R. JOKES Isaac Junior: (At lessons) Fadder, vat is five per cent? Isaac Senior : Too little, mine son, too little. Prof. : What do you consider the greatest achievement of the Romans ? Latin Student : Speaking Latin. I shouldn ' t have eaten that missionary, Said the Cannibal King with a frown, I ' m about to prove that proverb old — ' You can ' t keep a good man down ' . Bell hop (after guest had rung for ten minutes) : Did you ring, Sir? Guest : No, I was just tolling. I thought you were dead. The other day my wife went down town and paid twenty dollars for an embroidered handkerchief. I told her that twenty dollars was too much to blow in. He : Johnson got arrested for stealing a pig. She: How did they know he stole it? He : The pig squealed on him. A boy fell over a lady ' s valise, and said he was just getting over the grip. The brakeman came in and hollered : Take your partners for the tunnel. A friend of mine got part of his hand cut off the other day. He has a good job now. He ' s doing Shorthand. THE ASHBURIAN 35 Son : Yes I ' m a big gun at school now. Father: Well, then I ' d like to hear some better reports. A young man at college named Hayes, Weighted down by B.A. ' s and M.A. ' s, Collapsed from the strain ; Said the doctor : ' ' Tis plain You ' re killing yourself by degrees. ' Who helped you with your homework, Jones? asked the master. ' ' Nobody, sir Now, come, come, that ' s not true, said the master sternly. Was it your father? No-no sir. He didn ' t help me — he did it every bit himself. Mary had a little lamb And far too much potater, And when she got to school she had A pain round her equator. Here is a report found by a doctor who left a native assistant in charge of a serious case : — 11.00 a.m. patient in the low degree. 11.30 a.m. patient in the sink. 12.00 noon patient on the flit. 12.05 p.m. patient flut. A Tokyo forwarding agency advertisement : Hand your luggage to us. We will send it in all directions. Oh, shed salt tears for Hilary, Who died of a terrible dizziness ; He fell in his father ' s distillery, And became too immersed in his business. CONTEMPORARIES The Exchange Editor acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries : — The Albanian, The Felstedian, The Lawrentian, The Marlburian, The Meteor, The St. Andrew ' s College Review, The Tonbridgian, The Trinity College School Review, and the Trinity University Review, The Upper Canada College Times, The Collegian, Wanganui, New Zealand ; The Wind- sorian. The Mitre, The High School of Quebec, Selwyn House School Magazine, S. Thomas ' College, Ceylon ; and St. Helen ' s School Magazine, Dunham. Our Comment on The Albanian was invited. It is with pleasure that we congratulate its Editor and ' all concerned ' on the production. We liked, especially, the reports on Football Matches and the Jokes. The best joke , perhaps, was the enormous envelope, and the rope which tied up the Magazine ! 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