Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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l MAJOR E. F. NEWCONIBE 1: A n f I ,-. I , f ,I :' 'fl ' 1 ,Z 2 A

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Glnntrutsa Major Ii. F. Newconihe, KL '..,...... ...., .. l frontispiece Editorial ......., ............... 1 School Notes ,,..AA , 3 Chapel Notes ...... . 7 Old Boys News . 8 Speech Day .......l Vlee. 1 O Cadet Corps ...... ...,. 1 1 Field Day ...,.. ..... 1 2 Devonshire 13 Sports Day ...A v.... 1 4 S. 0. S. ....... ..... 1 5 Cricket ,.,.,.,.,,,..,,,.,.,,,, ...., 1 7 Intermediate Cricket ..... ...Y. 2 3 Football ,.,,.....,..,...,.... ...,, 2 4 27 28 Soccer ....Y.. I-Iup ! .......,............. ..... Peace-A Challenge ,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,.,,,,,,.,...,,.,,,,,,.,,,.,.,, ,,r,, 2 9 Stray Impressions of a Trip by an Qld Boy ,,,,,,,, ,,,s. 5 2 Unwitting XYit and XYisdom ,.,........s...........,,.... ...., i 36 'Orseley ....,. t,,.,,,...,...... ....l,, ,.s., . 3 S

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Ehr Aahhurian Editor -,,--.,,,,,. H-.--. ....... -. Mr, B. lx. T. Hofuzs Adwrtising Editor and Treasurer ..... . ...... Mr. LV. H. Hewitt 90 Fifth Avenue, Ottawa, Carling 2470-M. Committee ..... . ..... .--.--- J. Slzarf, J. Tyrrr, J. IV. D. Clarke Ehitnrial It is with very great pleasure that we present to our Readers a Photograph of the new Chairman of the Board of Governors, Major E. F. Newcombe. Wie are glad, also, to publish a brief resume of his career. Major Newcombe was at Ashbury from 1899 until 1906, when the School was situated on XVellington Street and later on Argyle Avenue. On leaving he went to McGill University where he be- came Editor of the McGill Newspaper, at that time published weekly. He was also very active in the University Debating Society and in its reorganization to permit discussions of questions of con- temporary political interest as is done in the Unions at Oxford and Cambridge. He obtained his B.A. in 1911 and his B.C.L. in 1913. During the winter and spring of 1913-14 he assisted in the preparations of claims to be heard at Ottawa and Wlashington before the Pecuniary Claims Arbitration appointed by the British, Canadian and United States Governments to settle outstanding claims between these countries which have arisen from time to time since the American Revolution. After the outbreak of the Great XYar he joined Princess Patri- cia's Canadian Light Infantry and served with them in France and Belgium during the summer and autumn of 1915 and during part of the time acted as Adjutant. He was wounded during the winter of 1916 while the Regiment was in the line opposite Messines. After being in hospital he returned to Canada on sick leave for three months, but busied himself with helping in recruiting work. He then returned to England and during the autumn of 1916 was at Milford and Xliitley attached to the Staff of the 5th Canadian Divi-