Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE .-ISHBCRIAN 13 Mr. G. E. Fauquier was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Board of Governors and President of Ashbury. Ashbury is indeed fortunate in having a Board composed of such promin- ent and influential persons. and I should like to publicly thank them all for the keen interest they take in the general welfare of the School and for the sound advice and generous assistance they have given me in its administration. I would like to express the sincere appreciation of myself and of the Board of Governors for the great and practical kindness during many years of Ashbury's past history of Mr. J. B. Fraser. Had it not been for Mr. Fraser's most generous assistance these present School buildings could not have been built: and not only in the original construction of its buildings, but in many another practi- cal manner. Mr. Fraser has proved himself a very real supporter and a true friend of Ashbury College. I should like also to say how much we owe to the generosity of Mrs. W. H. Rowley, the late Colonel J. XV. Woods and to all the many other sup- porters. who from time to time since the foundation of the School have so generously helped us both financially and in many other ways. I want to take this opportunity of stating how much the School and I myself personally owe to my wife. who has been a tower of strength to me dur- ing the last thirty-three years. For nearly twenty years she acted as honorary Housekeeper and managed with great efficiency the domestic side of the School. -and her always wise counsel and her unseliish devotion to the interests of the boys have contributed in no small measure to the success that Ashbury has attained. As is generally known, this is the last Closing at which I shall have the privilege of being with you as Headmaster. It is now almost forty-two years since I founded the School. which is therefore in a very special sense my child . I have watched it grow. often- times amid great difficulties. from a very small beginning into the important Educational Institution that it is to-day. Hundreds of boys have passed through my hands. and I am thankful and proud to state that the very great majority of them have developed into good and useful citizens of our Empire. This fact alone is more than a compensation for the many years I have devoted to my work. As I look back over the past. I am only too conscious that I have made many a mistake and in the words so well known to us I have left undone the things that I ought to have done . but I can honestly say that I have tried to help and to develop along right lines every boy whom I have been privileged to have in my care: and I think I can venture to say that in the great majority of cases the boys themselves have realized and appreciated my efforts for their wel- fare. It is necessarily a great and severe wrench for me to relinquish my post here and to say good-bye to Ashbury, but I have decided that it is best for me to do so. As you know. I had a very serious illness last XVinter. and my Medi- cal Advisers have strongly urged me to lead a life that does not carry with it the constant and heavy responsibilities that are necessarily attached to the work of a Headmaster of a Resident School. I expect in the near future to take up Parish work either in England or in Canada. Vfherever I may be. Ashbury will always have the first place in my affections. It is. however. a great consolation and comfort for me to know that I am leaving my work to be continued by one in whom l have every possible con- fidence. and who will. I feel sure. administer the affairs of the School in an able and successful manner. The new Headmaster. Mr. XVright. is known to most of you. if not personally. at any rate by reputation: and. as you get to know him

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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

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14 THE ASHBLTRI.-IN better. your confidence in his wise judgment. his executive ability, and his real interest in the true welfare of boys will grow and increase. Mr. Wright is well qualified for the important position he is about to occupy. He has been at Ash- bury for fourteen years and is thoroughly conversant with those of its traditions and methods of administration that have in the past contributed to its success. I-Ie is a man of deep varied Scholarship. By the marked success which his pupils have attained he has proved himself to be an experienced and most capable Teacher, and. added to these qualifications. he takes a keen interest in all the various Sports that are associated with School life. But above and beyond all these accomplishments. Mr. Wright is a man who understands boy-nature, and he will. I know. give himself unsparingly to the bringing out of what is best in those under his care and to the promotion of their true interests. whether physi- cal or mental. I look forward. therefore, with every confidence to the continued success and growth of Ashbury. As long as I live it will be my chief concern in life. and I shall follow its various activities and successes with the keenest interest. A good solid foundation has been laid, upon which I pray there will continue to be built an Institution that more and more will prove a lasting benefit, not only to each pupil who comes under its influence. but also to the Dominion of Canada at large. My parting words to all connected with Ashbury. whether as past or as present pupils are Be loyal to yoursSchool: Play the game in the fullest sense of the term and do your best to advance its true interests. To those boys who have finished their course here and are about to go out into the larger world that lies beyond the confines of School life. I wish every possible prosperity in their various futures. and to those who are remain- ing I extend my sincere and best wishes for a happy and really successful School career: and. when your time comes to leave your old School, may you so have acted that the School is the better for your having passed through it. God be with you all. . MORE HOWLERS liunyan was the inventor of the Nonconforniist religion, and also wrote the l'ilgrini's Chorus. The inflzinnnaliility of the Pope was proclziimecl in the Vatican llc-crc-es. .-Xccounts of tlii- lfcurlal Systc-in: XYilliam the Conqueror was thrown troni his liorsc :incl wounclecl in tlic fcuclal system, and fliml ot it. Flirt- iniprisonc-rl 146 nic-n in the Black Hole of Calcutta, and so lriifl the founrlzition ot our lnflian limpirc. 'l'lit- trzuli' of Spain is small owing In the insolence of the lat-nlrltq U In Ilollzinfl people inzilct- use of writer power to clrivc their ximfl-mills.