Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Uhr .7-Xahhurian Editor ................ .................. 1 Ur. B. K. T. Hozeis Committee ................. G. f. Hyman, J. Slzarf, H. Sozitlzam Advertising Editor and Treriszzrer ............. .Ura W. H. Hczeitt Apt. 6. 147 Fifth Avenue. Gttawa. EDITORIAL As promised in our last issue, we here give a short account of our new Headmaster. Mr. H. F. XYright. B..-X., was educated at King Edward's School. Sheffield. England. He is an Honour Gradu- ate of Cape University, South Africa, where he obtained first class honours in Mathematics. Before coming to Ashbury fourteen years ago, he had had six years' experience in teaching at Grey College. Bloemfontein, where he was resident Senior Mathematical and Science Master. ' During the XYar he served in the Royal -Xir Force in England and in France. His athletic career is well known to most of us. Suthce it to say that he is usually safe for his SO at Cricket, and for one or two goals at Football. He is an expert Tennis and Badminton p-layer. In the former he and Mrs. NYright won the mixed doubles championship of the Dominion of Canada in 1928. Ile is also a keen Golfer. Furthermore, our new Headmaster is a keen Musician and in 1932-33 was in char e of the Organ and Choir and effected a great . . . -. ? 3' improvement in the School Singing. Briefly, let us say at once that we feel ourselves extraordinarily lucky to have such a man to guide the welfare and traditions of the School. and one who will so worthily follow in the footsteps of our late Headmaster. In no less degree we extend a very warm and hearty welcome to Mrs. 1Yright. We know that she will fill the position of the llead- master's wife in a manner that will delight all who come into contact with her. XYe are quite sure. too, that she will ever evince the keenest interests in the social life and activities of .'hSl1lJ1lI'y.

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2 THE -4SHBl'RI.-LY The School settled down very happily at once under the new regime. The scheme of work on the Assignment plan has met with universal and popular approval, and there is no doubt that a great deal more work is being covered by this method. Even in its early stages. it is safe to say that the plan will meet with great success, and as time goes on. various improvements will yet be made. The Stall gave up a great deal of its time in the Summer Holidays to the work, ancl. in due course, will reap the reward of their labours. XYe would like here to express our sincere thanks to Miss Birch, who must have typed out literally hundreds of stencils during .August and September. XYe feel confident that Ashbury's many successes in the past will be considerably augmented by the new system. In this issue will be found one of the first pictures of Ashbury as a School, taken when it was situated at 186 XYelling1:on St., which is now the site of the Metropolitan Assurance Building. Although thirty-seven years old. Dr. Mioollcombe distinctly remembered every face. and was able to give each boy's individual career. The Photo- graph was reproduced from an old print in the possession of Major il. A. C. Macpherson t'O.A.b and was presented by him to Dr. XYoollCombe. s Ik Pk ik XYe welcome the Junior School Supplement of The Ashburiann and heartily congratulate the authors of Sanctuary and The Ocean Liner on their excellent contributions. XYe hope the Supple- ment will be a regular feature of the Magazine. Mr. H. M. Porritt is the instigator. Pk Pk DF The .X5llllll1'l2lll wishes you A nrrg mrrrg Qlhriatmaa. :mil lirrr'5 a littlr mnrr: Ofvnnh Health. auh ilurk anh Euppinrna In 1934.