Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN [13] SCHOOL NOTES WE regret to record the death of Rev. W. S. Major who on many occas- ions in the past has taken services in the chapel. Last term Mrs. Forbes Angus presented the School with a framed copy of the late King ' s speech on the occasion of the Jubilee, and had frames made for Lord and Lady Bessborough ' s pictures to match. The following is an extract from the Ottawa Journal of March 13th: BYTOWN MUSEUM EXHIBITION To those interested in the evolution of Canadian education, the exhibit has proved of more than usual interest. Included are pictures of early school houses, and of teachers, and volumes of old school books. Much interest was taken in the picture of old Ashbury School House, on Wellington Street, named after the home of the Woollcombes that has been in Devonshire since 1497. We congratulate Dunning on winning a prize offered by the Canadian Authors ' Association for his review of the Oxford Book of Canadian Poetry. His review is printed elsewhere in the Magazine. On February 27th, the School was presented with a Great Dane. A pure- bred, and full of dignity, George endeared himself immediately to everybody, and particularly to Oliver, his Guardian Angel at Ashbury. Unfortunately George hurt his leg and in biting at the bandages with which the Vet. had tied it up, he was poisoned, and after a few days in the hospital he died. George was given to the School by Mr. Rodney Adamson of Toronto and Mr. Barry German of Ottawa. On May 21st, a School Golf Match was played at the Hunt Club. It was a perfect day and everybody enjoyed himself immensely. The match was arranged by the Headmaster and was open to any Masters or boys who could give an approximate guarantee not to take more than 120 shots for the eighteen holes. One boy, Ronalds, scored a 77, and one-third of the competitors were under a hundred. We congratulate Mr. Whitfield on being re-elected President of the O.V.C.C. This is the fourth year that he has held this office.

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[12] THE ASHBURIAN whole history. We seemed to see the pageant of England passing before us, her conquests, her successes, her trials, and a long list of names we had not perhaps called to mind for years seemed suddenly to spring up, Hastings, Agincourt, Crecy, The Black Prince, Cromwell, Drake, and a great feeling of pride and faith superseded the feeling of remorse and sorrow, and when the bells stopped and our thoughts turned once again towards Sandringham we knew somehow that there was nothing here for tears, nothing to wail. Or knock the breast ; no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise or blame ; nothing but well and fair. And what may quiet us in a death so noble.

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[H] THE ASHBURIAN THE HEADMASTER and PREFECTS J. Tyrer, D. Lawson, J. B. Kirkpatrick (Head Prefect), The Headmaster. H. Barends, L. Snelling. A. Dunning.