Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE .JSHBCRIAX 15 During the XYar of American Independence Lord Northcliffe wisely gave the Irish Volunteers Home Rule. Queen Elizabeth rode through Coventry with nothing on. and Raleigh offered her his cloak. Doldrums are Army rations of spirits. The population of London is a bit too thick. Lipton is the capital of Ceylon. Shakespeare wrote the Merry XYidow. -loan of Arc was cannonised by Bernard Shaw. The Minister of Har is the clergyman who preaches to the soldiers in the barracks. Esau was a mighty hunter who wrote fables and sold them for a bottle of potash. An Abstract Noun is the name of something which has no existence. as goodness. Marconi is the stuff out of which you make delicious puddings. A glazier is a man who runs down mountains. A grass widow is the wife of a dead vegetarian. Sub judice is the bench on which the judges sit. Quinine is the bark of a tree. canine is the bark of a dog. A damsel is a small plum. t An optimist is a man who looks after your eyes and a pessimist a man who looks after your feet. A synonym is a word used when you don't know how to spell the one you First thought of. Livingstone went to Africa to be a misery to thc natives. 'Habeas Corpus' was a sign used at the time of the llreat Plague and means 'You may have the bodyf

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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.

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16 THE .AlSHBL'R1.-IX 5lDQl1QT , 1 UAV ATHLETIC SPORTS The .Xmmal wpnrls were helcl at .'xSlllJl1l'j' cm june 1-lth, the elming flay, instead nf lm May 2-lth as was the ease last year. The weather was rather lllI'L'IllK'lllllg' aml hefemre the afternoon wax lwer the rain came fluwn heavily hut it was possihle to Com- plete the lJl'HQ'l'ZlllllllL'. 'lwu reeurrls were lmrulcen this year. Calder Ill-glling IIN- 1-L-U11-fl fm- lhe Lung .lump aml Yuile that for the Inter- mefliale Iligh lump. lhnh are lu he heartily eungratlllatecl. The lflemixug' Vup was wfm hy Q-IlltlL'l' aml the Stanley XYrig'ht Cup hy Xllen ll. In the bluhim' Selnml the ,Xylwin Cup was won hy Klagmi SICXIK JK SIN DRTS ll!! YIll'flN .l. .X. l'alflel1fll l '5 wee. l.ZH YIlI'4lN lllll'1lll'N- nl. .-X. ialcler elN see. lligh 'lump QI. .X. l-Illfll'l 5 ft. 4 in. .fill YItl'll5-'l. .X lalflel'-.211 l '5 see. 'I'lm-wing the Vrieliet llall 'lf NY. lll'IlllL'll'l'lifff8N yrlw. 2 lft. Xlile .X M. Xl:1el':11'tl1y 5 min. 5 see. 'HH YJll'4lN -I. S-Xllllllglllll IM l 5 see. NNN Yllfilx YL XY. l'll'l'QllNHll Z min. .24 .2 5 we. Ill:-:11'fl111m'e Pup! fll.st:u'l1' lfilem' 4 . ll. l'llllel'lull. I.-,hg.lx1mg' nl. X. l-Illlll'l' l'l ll. 3 in.