Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURI.-l.X' flll The Chapel. CHAPEL N CITES HE following' clergy have taken services in the tfliztpel this terin: The Yenerahle Arcltdeacon Snowden, D.D.. Rev. canon E. A. hlolinston Rev. Canon R. ll. llltterinan. Rev. Canon H. H. lieslford-tlones. lllfl.. :uid the Rev. XY. sl. Bradley, Un Noventher llth. the school Reineinhrance llzty service was confluctei hy Archdeaeon Snowden. :tssisted hy the Rev. XY. ,l. Bradley. The Roll ot llonour of the Qld Boys who lost their lives in the XYHI' was read liy Keith Davidson. who was at Asliliury from 1903 to 19113. Qn this occasion the Atelicleztcoii chose :ts his text IJZIVI of the ninth verse of the fourth chapter of lDeuteronftiny- Only take heed Ur thyself. and keep thy soul diligently. lest thou forget the things which thine eyes liztve seen. Among those present :it the service were li. lf. l7ztuquier. Esd.. :in ex Chairman of the Board uf liHVL'I'llUl'S. Xornizui Xlilson. lfsq.. and the following Qld Boys: Keith Davidson. il. Roberts .Xllztn, ll. .X. l :uiduier. llilhert lfrtuquiei bl. H. Caldwell. H, C. Caldwell, and Lf U'L'oiii1o1'.

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U01 THE ASHBURIAN SCHOOL NOTES li Rlilililfl' to record the departure from the Stal? of Ashbury of Messrs. B. K. T. Howis and K. B. Castle who have returned to Fngland to take up positions there. XYe welcome to the Stat? Mr. A. ll. Brain, late of Oxford and the University of Toronto. Klr. Brain has inaugurated a series of short lectures on the Italo- lithiopian situation delivered by himself or by a boy, each morning in the week. before Chapel. XYe congratulate ll. D. l.. Snelling on heading the Bowling Averages of the O.Y.L'.C. last june. This is the Hrst time an Ashbury boy has led the list since the founding of the club. As a stimulus to literary activity among the boys The Ashburian offered this term a series of cash prizes for the best and second best articles, stories, poems, and one-act plays submitted to the Editorial Board, and gave also two prizes for photography, on the understanding that any pictures that were awarded prizes might be reproduced in the magazine. Below is given the prize list for this issue:- Articles: 1st prize awarded to XY. A. Vrant for his articleiion Radiationg 2nd prize to G. Brown for The Silent Hen. Stories: lst prize to ul. C. Tyrer for Food from the Skiesug Znd prize to A. Dunning for Murder at Hillcrest Manor. Poems: lst prize to KY. A. Grant for In Days of Old 1 Znd prize to tl. C. Tyrer for Perseverence. Photography: lst price to F. Burrows, 2nd to R. Musk. The prizes for the best and second best short one-act plays were not awarded. The Ashburian wishes to express its most sincere sympathy with Norman McCormick, whose parents died recently. SCOUTS N OCTOBER Znd. the first meeting of the Ashbury Scout Troop was held in the gymnasium. Mr. Brodie kindly consented to be Scoutmaster and we feel sure that he will be an excellent leader, with his knowledge of sig- nalling and out-door life. Mr. Brodie has by now become acquainted with the routine of a scout meeting and in the mid-term break. took the troop out for a hike. We have had several meetings. and the patrols are now completely organized. The Troop Leader and Scribe are F. Burrows and H. Baker respectively. The members of the Eagle Patrol are as follows: l'atrol Leader, Y. XYilgress: Second, ul. llyndman: and li. Forde, M. Crerar. R. Bailey and M. Curry. The Owl Patrol consists of I'. Yiets, Patrol Leader: li. XYilgress, Second: and B. Lawrence, IJ. Klacl.aren, S. llopper, and I. Macllonald.

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E121 THE ASHBURIAN OLD BOYS' NOTES F RICHRIQT to report the deatl1 of two Ol1l lioys since the last issue of tl1e Ashburian: .lohn tjorclon MacCarthy and Gerald Aldous Bate. tiordon MacCarthy was at Ashbury froin September 1928 to june 1933. when he niatriculated to McGill University. Always keen on all forms of sport. he was a Senior Colour in Hockey a1111 Football and was a nieniber of the Senior Cricket Team. Gerald Hate was at Ashbury froni 1908 to 1916, when he left to attend R.M.C. Serving in the XYar, Bate was attached to the Royal Artillery. On October 12th, a marriage was soleinnized between Miss Nanno Mary Toller a1111 -loseph Stanley 1rvi11. The wedding was celebrated at All Saints Church. Ottawa, with tl1e Rev. Canon Hepburn officiating, assisted by the Rey. Canon Gorman, step-father of the bridegrooin. 'Pop' Irvin, is one of our niost distinguished Ol1l Boys. lYhile at Ashbury Irvin distinguished hiniself in athletics. A Senior Colour in Football, Hockey a11d Cricket he also won the Senior Heavyweight Boxing Trophy. He was Head Prefect i11 1927-1928. Mr. and Mrs, Irvin are now residing in Ottawa. .lohn Rowley, Head Prefect 1930-1931, shipped before the mast this suninier in tl1e Bluenose when she crossed the Atlantic to be present at the Silver jubilee Review, by H. M. The King, of the Fleet a1111 Merchant Service 011 Spithead. lYe offer our congratulations to 1.aw1'ie Hart upon the birth of a third son. We congratulate. too, Henry R. T. Gill, who has been re-elected President of tl1e Ottawa District Council of tl1e Boy Scouts' Association. Gilbert E. Fauquier, Fsq., is the Honorary President. The Ashburian extends its most sincere synipathy to T. Ci. Mayburry, whose father died on November 19th. Mayburry was Head Prefect in 1925-26. The following is an extract from the Ottawa .lournal :- Four Ashbury Candidates Pass lilitraiice lo R.M.C. Ashbury College continues its t1'a1lition of successfully passing its alumni into the Royal Military College at Kingston. At the june examinations tl1e four candidates from the Ottawa school were all successful in gaining adinission.