Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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10 THE ASHBURIAN SPEECH DAY As this was the last occasion when Dr. G. P. XYoollcombe would address the Governors. Parents. Friends, Old Boys and Boys of Ash- bury as Headmaster. the proceedings were somewhat tinged with sad- ness at the thought. It was happily. however. the opportunity of pre- senting parting gifts and. on behalf of the Board of Governors, the new President. Mr. Gilbert E. Fauquier. handed to Dr. lVoo1lcombe a very handsome silver tray. suitably inscribed: on behalf of the Old Boys' Association, gl. C. Campbell of Montreal presented him with a beautiful silver Cigarette-box and a bond for 35500. The present Boys had previously given their Headmaster a subscription of over S100. while the staff had subscribed a sum of money to be used as Dr. lYoollcombe thought fit. For Mrs. lYoollcombe. to whom was paid a graceful tribute. there was a very lovely bouquet of roses, handed to her by Peter Newconibe. of the junior School. lYe think it fitting to place on record in The Ashburianf' extracts from Dr. XYoollcomhe's farewell Report. HEADMASTER'S REPORT S JUNE, 1933. ln reviewing the School year now closing. I am glad to be able to report that it has been a very successful one. I Apart from the fact that. owing to the very general financial conditions of the country. our numbers have not been up to full strength. in every other par- ticular the usual good reputation of the School has been more than mam- tained. - The work done in the various forms has been particularly good: and. while there must necessarily be differences in the positions that boys occupy in their classes. yet there has been very general and satisfactory progress made. Last June a smaller number of boys than has been the case in some years tried their complete Matriculation at McGill: and out of the five boys who did so. three were completely successful and are now at the University. One boy passed into R.M.C. and one boy took only part of the McGill examination passing in all the subjects taken with credit and obtaining over 80W in his Mathematical papers. lfive. boys sat for the Toronto Senior Matriculation or Upper School Examination and four of them passed most creditably in all subjects. Most of our Universities now require Senior Matriculation before a boy can be admitted. A A number of bovs took certain of the subjects in the Middle School or 'loronto Junior Matriculation and on the whole did very well. Most of these will complete their .lunior Matriculation this June. and we wish them and all those boys who are taking examinations a very successful issue.

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THE .4SHBL'RI.4.Y in DEATHS Our very sincere sympathy is extended to the relatives and friends of Harold Cave-Brown-Cave, late of Montreal. who was drowned near Ste. Agathe des Monts Oue. o November 12th w hen trying to drag a canoe laden with '1 deer acioss a frozen lake He w as affed 28 and was at Ashbury from September 1918 to lune 1922 He was employed for some time by the lauientide Pulp and Paper Lompanv It is with deep regret that we haye to record the death of General Sir Arthur Luirie He w as in command of the Canadian Forces durinff the XX orld XX at and his los 1 Avshbulx C1925 19291 Sir within xisited the bchool and many Old Aishhurians had come into contact with him at Xlcblll Lmx ersity , X' , n . 1 L C , . ' . ' 5 b , ' : ' ' ' : ' 6 ' ' ', 1 QS 's mourned throughout Canada. XYe offer our sincere sym- pathy to LadyiiCurrie and his son. Garner, who was at CHAPEL NOTES We were verv sorrv to hear after the first month of the term. that we should beilosingi the kind help and services of the Yenerahle Archdeacon bl. M. Snowdon. who had been in charge of our Sunday services. In the short time he was with us. he had made himself most popular and respected. and we enjoyed his interesting and forceful sermons. He sailed on October 7th from Yanconver for China and japan, to study conditions in the Mission liields. We hope that when he returns, we may he privileged to hear something of his experiences. We extend a very cordial welcome to his successor. the Rev. XY. S. Major, whose kindly help we consider ourselves very lucky to obtain. Klr. Major was at St. tie-orge's church, Montreal for twenty-tive years and this fact alone should convey the privilege we all feel in having him with us in our Cihapel Services. l'rior to being at Montreal, he was at Veterhorougli, 6 bntario. Klr. lx L. X. lzdwards ls now in charge ul the Urgaii and Qhoir. XXI- congratulate llr. AX. I . Kf XX'halley on his appointment to the lleanery ot llahlax. Nova Scotia. llis successor at 51. llar- tholomew's is .Xrchdeacon Nelten. whom we hope to have the pleasnre of hearing at one of our Vhapel Services in due course.

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THE .-1SHBC'RIf1.V ll As a proof that boys leave Ashbury well grounded and with a firm founda- tion, I may mention that in the laterly published results from McGill a number of Old Ashbury boys appear as having won distinction. In the final year of Civil Engineering. Carleton Craig headed the list and was the winner of the British Association Medal. He won honours in Civil Engineering and also the Departmental Prize for the best Summer Essay. In this same list Graham Gar- vock was placed fourth and Samuel Gamble fifth. In Law, Ross McMaster graduated with 2nd Class Honours. In the list of first year Law Students, George Challies was ranked Hrst. winning the Lieut. Governor's Medal for the highest standing in obligations and lst Class Honours. W. R. Eakin obtained 2nd Class Honours and a lst Class in Constitutional Law. in Civil Procedure and also in Roman Law. In the final year of the School of Commerce, Gordon Forbes graduated with a high percentage and Kenneth MacKenzie obtained his degree of Bachelor of Arts with distinction. John Gamble. who graduated in Commerce last year, has just passed his final examination for a Chartered Accountant. and this, as some of you know. is a very stiff examination. At Queens, where there are a number of Ashbury Old Boys, Scarth Mac- donnell obtained four nrsts out of five subjects. E. Sherwood. who has just finished his second year there obtained a First Class in English. and a second in Biology and French. Neville Spence. First year in Science. obtained a first class in eight subjects. a second in three, and a third in the remaining one. R. Southam, First year Arts. obtained First and Second Classes in all subjects. L. Thomas, First year Arts. Three Firsts. six Seconds and three Thirds. All the Ashbury boys at Queens have been successful in passing their respective years, At Dalhousie: N. Gillies and John Rowley have both done remarkably well and have brought credit to their Old School. At R.M.C.: J. S. Irvin has iust graduated and been appointed to a Com- mission in the Royal Air Force. I might mention many other cases. but these will be sufficient to prove that Ashbury does give a very sound elementary education and the boys who each year go to the higher Institutions or into business life. in practically all cases. do exceedingly well. I am very pleased to be able to report that the work in the .Iunior School this year has been exceptionally good and that very marked progress has been made. The Junior School. as a separate department of Ashbury. was inaugurated two years ago. lt has proved a complete success. and this is very largelv due to the ability and hard work of its Headmaster. Mr. VJ. H. Brodie. Parents who have young boys can send them to our Junior School with the greatest confid- ence, and they will find that their boys will be thoroughly taught. and at the same time be very happy in their School life. The Health of the School during the past year has been exceptionally good. Apart from one case of Scarlet Fever which was treated at the Civic Isolation Hospital. and one case of Measles. we have had no infectious diseases. and the ordinary physical afiiictions that from time to time are necessarily present in every resident School, have been remarkably few and below the average of other years.