Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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12 THE ASHBURIAN Every boy is weighed at the beginning and end of each term. and in some cases a weekly record is kept. This year the average gain was over seven pounds per boy. and in only two instances was there any loss of weight. This fact alone speaks well for the health of the School, and also proves that whatever else Ashbury may do. she does not stint her boys in food. I should like to thank our Lady Dietitian for the excellent way she has catered for us and has managed the domestic side of the school. I may state that all boys in the School. unless prohibited by Medical reasons, are required to join in the various Sports. Games are not regarded as of supreme importance. but we recognize their great value. both as promoters of physical good health and as a means for boys to acquire those valuable lessons that in- evitably are received from Team games. Tennis and Badminton are also played in their Season and many of the boys are expert players. The success in Sports this year has been greatly helped by the untiring energy and able supervision of our popular Sports Master. Mr. F. E. B. Whitfield and of those other Masters who have so kindly assisted us. I wish to take this opportunity of sincerely thanking the Staff for the excellent work they have accomplished and for the deep and practical interest they have taken in all the various activities of the School. Much of the suc- cess that the School has attained during the past year is due to their influence and to their whole hearted and loyal cooperation. I am glad to announce that all the members of the present staff will be returning next School year. I should like also to thank the Prefects for the good work done and for the help they have given in the management and discipline of the School. I am glad to report that the tone and general spirit of the School have been more than maintained during the year and that the general conduct and discip- line of the boys have been excellent. The Old Boys' Association continues to flourish and to grow. The Annual Meeting and Dinner was held in Montreal last month and was a most successful gathering. The President of this year is Mr. J. C. Campbell. a brilliant young I-awyer. who won the highest honours in his Law Course and who is present with us today. and the Executive Committee consists of: President-A. J. Campbell Vice-Pres.-Ci. Keith Henderson Sec.-Treas.-C. J. G. Molson Committee-W. H. Wilson J. Stephen Oppe F. D. Macorquodale E. K. Davidson. I hope all boys leaving this year will make a point of joining the Old Boys' Association. This morning we held our Annual Meeting of the Founders and the Gover- nors of Ashbury and the following were unanimously reelected as Governors for the coming year: II. l'. Cowans. Esq.. Montreal. Norman J. Dawes. Ilsq.. Montreal Alfred Ii. Ilvans. Ifsq.. Montreal Cl Ii. Ifauquicr. Iisq.. Ottawa NI R Iwrguson. Iisq.. Montreal l A. llenev. lisq.. Ottawa 'Ihr llon. lp I5 McCQurdv. llalifax Ii ll NlcNlastt-r. lisq.. N-'lontreal Dr. D. XV. MacKenzie. Montreal Ii. Newcombe. Esq.. Ottawa Mrs. NN. H. Rowley. Ottawa H. S. Southam. Esq.. Ottawa. James XX'ilson. Esq.. Montreal Norman VJilson. Esq.. Ottawa. Rev. G. P. Woollcombe. Ottawa