Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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6 THE ASHBURIAN OLD BOYS NEWS lYe oifer our hearty congratulations to Commander C. T. Beard, R.C.N., who has been appointed Director of Naval Reserves in the Canadian Naval Department. C. T. Beard, who commanded a cruiser during and after the Great XYar, has lately been in command of the cruiser H.M.S. Windsor, divisional leader of the Home Fleet. Gordon Southam has played for the Defence Cricket Club and has also acted as Yice-Captain. David Fauquier, now at Dalhousie University, also assisted the Club during the holidays and did well with the ball. Jimmy Symington sustained an accident to his foot in the Summer. and since his recovery. has been in Switzerland, where report says he is working nine hours daily! Dietrich Heuser is now at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. He is studying Architecture, but has also found time to take a leading part in the school Play and to do Radio an- nouncing for the school orchestra. in which he also plays the traps. XYhat a Trojan ! Y The following Old Boys have visited the School since our last issue :- ' H. Mcl.achlin. C. Rowley Booth, Carleton Craig, bl. W. H. Kennedy, Norman Gillies, Cargill Southam, Gordon MacCarthy. David Fauquier. Blair Gilmour. Gordon Southam, Charlie Hart, Neville Spence. G. S. Challies. Alexander Angus, Philip Brown, F. C. Holt, J. XY. Ritchie, il. R. Maclirien. S. Irvin, Hugh Powell, Fred Sherwood, XY. H. Pugsley. Fred Heubach, besides many who were here on Speech Day. Austin Henderson and l.en Schlemm are well-known players m Badminton circles in Montreal. jim Blinnes spent last Summer with Phil Scott and Mr. Kerr, sailing round the Scottish Coast: Phil is still at Edinburgh, in second year Medicine: jim obtained his medical degree at McGill this Spring.

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THE ASHBURI.-IN 5 A large number of books have been added to the Library this term which have a special bearing on the English classes ot the Examination forms. They are therefore in regular use. The Manual Training Room has now been completely equip- ped and this subject is now taken as a regular part of the School curriculum in the junior School. The optional classes in the after- noon, which are open to everybody. are of course still carried on. The School is very grateful to those gentlemen whose dona- tions have rendered the above improvements possible. The ap- paratus thus provided is in daily use and is very much enjoyed by all the boys. Cn XYednesday, November 29th, we enjoyed the pleasure and privilege of a visit from Mr. G. E. Fauquier, the President of the Board of Governors. He addressed the whole School and stressed the value of Loyalty to one's self. to those in authority and to Ashbury. He concluded his remarks with the request that the Headmaster would grant the School a whole holiday. To this, Mr. XVright, who had previously told us what a tremendous in- terest Mr. Fauquier had always taken and still is taking in Ash- bury's welfare, very kindly acceded, and the following day was observed as a holiday. On the evening of the 29th, a party of boys went to hear the English Singers at the l.ittle Theatre, while an- other party was taken to the Museum to hear a Lecture on XYild Animal Life, given by Mr. Hoyes Lloyd and illustrated by slides and moving pictures. A most pleasant evening was enjoyed by all concerned. S Another Ashbury Record! An electric light switch placed in position in the Wing on Nov. 23th, 1923, functioned for exactly ten years to the self-same day, viz 5-Nov. 28th, 1933. XYhen being repaired by Mr. Oliver. a slip of paper was discovered, bearing the statement :-Ulos. Spinard. Electrician. Nov. 28th, 1923. Su some things endure for a while at Ashbury. As we go tu press we hear that Klr. XYhittield has been re- elected President of the U.Y.t'.l'. for next year. XXI- extend our heartiest congratulations. ln the bowling averages for the last season he was placed fourth, while llftvid lfauquier was Sixthsaa both extremely creditable performances.

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THE ASHBURIAN 7 The next few items all concern McGill. Ned Elwood is play- ing intermediate Hockey: Gordon MacCarthy is practising with the junior Hockey people: Ken MacKenzie will probably be with the Ski team again this year: Ronald Leathem is producing a Play called Rope for the Player's Club: Gordon Forbes is back taking Mining Engineering, after receiving a degree in Commerce last Spring: Bob MacCarthy is turning out with the Gym team again: VVilbur Hart is taking a prominent part in the XVinter Out- ing Club, and it is hoped that Barclay Robinson will be seen in Hockey Circles this season after his successful appearances with the Victoria City League last XVinter. Fraser Coristine is working in a Bank in Montreal. Guy Perodeau, now happily recovered from his serious illness. is with a Pulp and Paper Company in Three Rivers. Blair Gilmour, Lou Bates and .lohn Guthrie all played Rugger for the Ottawa Rangers and Roughriders this Fall. P. Hanway Gault is now on the staff of Allen R. Smart K Co.. Certified Accountants, New York. i L. Dunlop Palmer is with the Canadian 'Vickers Co.. Ltd.. Montreal. Captain Stewart C. Hate was a member nt' the Canadian team at the lnternational llorse show in New York. The team won the XYestchester Challenge Trophy for jumping. Edwin Wade Devlin last summer made a tour of the British Isles on a bicycle. and at the same time wrote most interesting articles on his impressions to an Ottawa paper. Lawrence jackson recently had his family increased by the arrival of another daughter.