Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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I 141 THE ASHBURIAN Below we reproduce another letter from an Old Boy. giving us news of Old .-Xshburians at Bishops University: University of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Que. Dear Sir, The number of Old Boys here is, unfortunately, small, but what we lack in numbers is made up in representation-we hope. 'Iohn Bassett has played Intermediate Rugby for two years, and Intermediate Hockey for one. He recently left for a two weeks tour in the Maritimes, representing the university Debating Society. Besides these activities Bassett has achieved an enviable reputation as an actor, having played Orlando in the Dramatic Society's production of As You Like It last year. Hugh Powell gets his BA. this year. 'Ernf as he is familiarly called here, has the reputation of being one of the hardest tacklers in our Intermediate Intercollegiate Rugby Series. In the winter term 'Ern' plays Defence on the Intermediate Hockey Team. L. 'Count' Baskerville has already proved himself a capable debater being on the winning side in the first freshman debate. Bill is still a keen student of Esquire and a dabbler in ballroom dancing. For myself, my activities seem to be confined to skipping lectures and playing a few rounds of golf. Next term, though, I shall turn out for hockey and hope for the best. So much for our news. To any Ashburians who may be consider- ing coming to Bishops in the future I can promise a warm welcome and the prospects of three very happy years of college life. XVith all best wishes to everyone at Ashbury. Yours sincerely, L. H. Roberts, Jr. Roberts, it will be remembered, left Ashbury last june. During his last year here he was President of the Literary and Debating Society and played on the Senior Hockey Team. Four Old Boys are attending Dalhousie L'niversity this year: Ralph XVilson, R. Davidson, VVeldon and Cjordon Stanlield. The Ashburian hopes to print a Dalhousie letter in the ,lune issue. Robert Southam and Rowley Booth are at Queens L'niversity and Hamilton Southam is studying at Trinity. Toronto.

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THE AsHBL'R1fi.v I ISI Michael Macliricn, .-Xvery Stairs, .lohn Clarke and l'ctcr XX'ilson arc thc new Cadets from .-Xshbury. The school has a long list nf Uld lioys who have passed through the Military College, including football and liot-kt-y captains. :mil gli least one winner uf the Sword of Honor. XX'e congratulate Macllricn on being appointed Class Senior at li. M. lf. The Ifditor-in-Chief received recently a letter from .Xvcry Stairs, giving ns the news of the Old lloys at R.M.C. XX'e reproduce it below: Royal Military Collegc, Kingston. Ontario. Dear Sir. In reply to your enquiries about the Old Boys at R.M.C.. I am only too glad to tell you what I can concerning our activities. C. S. M. Coristine is in the graduating class this year and. as his rank shows, is doing remarkably well. He will be playing on the Col- lege hockey team this winter. as will MacBrien, our Class Senior, who, in spite of all his extra duties. seems to be enjoying the life thoroughly. Already he is on the Senior Rugby Team and is making a mark for himself in studies as well as in sport. Hadley. now in his second year, comes to see us now and then. He is doing well. needless to say. in his work. XX'ilson and myself, both recruitsealong with MacBrien-are struggling through our year as best we can. If one lives from day to clay the life is very enjoyable. XX'ilson, I should add, is both a most efficient and popular Flat Senior. That. I think. completes the list. and as I have to be on parade in live minutes I must close. Yours very sincerely. Avery Stairs. Stairs, it will be noted, says very little about himself. In the examinations last -Iune for entrance into the B..-X. course in Science at McGill he was placed third on the list and won the Sir XX'illiam MacDonald scholarship, which, how- ever, he did not accept in view of his entering the Royal Military College. The following Old Boys have visited the School since the last issue of the .-Xshburian was published: R. XXI. XX'ilson, H. XX'. Biggar, bl. XX'eldon, H. Cowans. C. XX'. Fullerton. I. Macorquodale. XX'. H. T. XX'ilson, bl. .-X. Stairs, R. XXX Coristine. M. MacBrien.

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