Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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'l'Hlf .-l.S'1ll'fl'lx'l.-IX 5 sw gutffr fs c Mares ffr.,ii,.- , T tra fgfi l X z 'vs-is-f Bi gl H '- l'. Tw:-E grin. .V T, , Y Fmial 5 i 4 4. fi.5+ ' -. . OLD BOYS NEWS Peter Smellie used his spare time to good advantage last win- ter. He played Hockey with the Bank of lylontreal Hockey Team in which he proved himself quite a star. Shirley XVood's home was recently visited by the stork and the new offspring was christened Norman Guthrie XYoods . Some day in years to come, he should be a new boy at Ashbury. Aldous tPeteD Bates home was increased by one recently. The new little Bate will take the nickname his father received at Ashbury and will be known as Peter , Arthur Lambart was one of the engineers on the northern de- velopment road work this winter. Lew Bates has been spending the greater part of the winter placing pucks in nets of teams from nearly all the capitals of Europe. He was a member of the Ottawa All-Star Amateur Hockey Team that was on a tour of Europe. Bernard Lowe, who has a farm near Metcalfe, is a Lay Reader and helps Mr. Vincent in his Parish Church. It was his Father who presented the Cross on the Altar in our Chapel. Eardley A. C. Young is now cashier in the Bank of Montreal. Rideau Street Branch. Fraser Macorquodale has been elected President of the Mc- Gill University Players Club. XY. R. Bell is moving to England in july, but intends coming back to Canada as soon as possible. Herbert Hammond is entering the Faculty of Architecture at McGill next September.

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4 TH Ii A SHB URI.-1 N On Saturday, january 30th, Mr. Thomson, of Montreal, gave an illustrated Lecture on The New Beauharnois XVorks . At each Lecture there was a large number of Boys present and all were deeply interested in what the Lecturers had to tell them. Moving Pictures were shown at various intervals through the Autumn and Spring Terms, and all were keenly appreciated. NYe received an unpleasant shock on the morning of Tuesday. April 26th, when we learned that Miss Lewis, our Matron. had had to be rushed off to Hospital with acute appendicitis. She was operated on almost at once, and we are glad to say she is now com- pletely convalescent. A cricket net has been supplied for the use of the Junior School. NVe offer our sympathy to Mr. Myers, on the death of his Father in April. The following Old Boys have visited the School since our last issue :-J. Rowley, P. Smellie, R. Leatham, E. Sherwood, David- son, M. Turner, A. Clarke. L. Bates. A. H. MacCarthy, A. Fauquier. G. Southam, C. Hart, H. Thornton, A. C. Macpherson, R. Cam- eron, E. C. Elwood, R. Robinson. On Tuesday, May 10th. a Half was granted to members of the Choir, Library, Band, Book-room and Signallers, and on May 31st to the Dramatic Society. Mr. Brodie played one of the leading roles in The Truth about Blaydsu at the Little Theatre. Mr. Howis appeared in In- terference and The Swan . In the latter play O. XVhitby and K. Stevenson had small parts. VISIT T0 THE NEW' FILTRATION PLANT Accompanied by Mr. johnson, some of the Upper Forms paid a visit to the new Civic Filtration Plant from which Ottawa and its vicinity now obtain what is probably the purest water in Canada. An lissay on the New Plant was written by all boys who were taken over it, and the winner of the lst place in the competition was lieorge lYodehonse and of the Znd place Norman Gillies. Fred lleubach and Donald Thompson were bracketed third.

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1 6 THE A SH B URIAN David Mathias was on one of the Inter-College Soccer Teams of Boston Tech. last season. The engagement has been announced of VV. Angus and Miss Caro Molson. The marriage will probably take place in September. Bob Bowman was Sports Editor of the McGill Daily last year. C. G. Eliot has had several of his paintings on Exhibition both in Toronto and Montreal. Barclay Robinson was playing goal for the Senior Vics hockey team during the NVinter. Percy Cowans acted with the Montreal Repertory Theatre this vear. R. Leathem has appeared in two productions by the McGill Players Club, viz :- From Morn to Midnight and The Road to Rome. Eric Beardmore had a position in New York with an Engineer- ing Firm last Wfinter. 1 lVe offer our Congratulations to David A. XYanklyn tx Sept. '15 -june 'ISD and to his XVife on the Birth of a Son. Campbell Merritt graduated from McGill last year with high honours. He also won the Bronze Medal and the T. Robertson Prize. which carries with it a small' honorarium. He went through the five year's course without a Supplementary. He has been granted a travelling Scholarship of 31.200 a year, renewable for a full period of three years. XVe offer him our heartiest congratulations. Un Sunday. january lOth, Marie-Elisabeth Roy to John David Southam. at All Saints Church, Ottawa, by the Rev. C. G. Hepburn. The Bride is the daughter of Hon. Dr. Philippe Roy and Madame Roy. and the Bridegroom is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. XYilson M. Southam of Lindenelm, Rockcliffe. XYe offer our congratulations and best wishes to the happy pair. Un Tuesday. February 25rd, at the Church of St. james the Apostle, Montreal. by the Rev. Canon Shatford, assisted by the Rev. Dr. XYoollcombe: g Margaret. daughter of Colonel XY. Barnard Evans to Arthur Cassils. tSept. 1915-june, 19189. son of Mr. Alfred B. Evans. All Ashburians wish the young couple many years of very happy days. g Congratulatiims to Lawrence XY. jackson tMay. 1911-june. 10169 J on the birth of a daughter.