Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURI.-X.N' 'A 'DX The Hcadmasteis House

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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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U51 THE ASHBURIAN FOOD FROM THE SKIES By JOHN TYRER HE last remnant of 4300 daring Australian soldiers were dying of hunger. Firmly entrenched between two hordes of the barbarian Turks they had no means of obtaining supplies. Fortunately, however, their alertness had proved superior to the fire and zeal of their enemies. Constant attacks on the Aussies proved to be useless and the enraged Turks were obliged to rely on the starvation campaign which had already taken scores of British lives. Time and time again brave young Aussies had crawled outlnof their natural fortification and had attempted to make a connection with the outside world, but the end was always the same: a shriek of horror and a long, drawn out groan. The situation soon reached a climax and the end was regarded by all as but a matter of time, when the roar of an aeroplane awakened all thoughts of self- preservation left in the small handful of soldiers who only a minute ago were resigned to their fate. Eager eyes tried to pick out the markings on the oncom- ing plane, but without success. The aeroplane came on until it reached the Australian lines and then a long black object was seen to drop. lt's a bomb . XYith a mighty shout, the terrified Aussies plunged head- long into the fusilade of bullets which awaited them. There were no survivors. High up in the sky the airman smiled. He too was an Australian, and he had succeeded where so many of his comrades had failed. He had got through, solo. and had dropped supplies to the starving soldiers,