Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN L13] Education, and is in charge of all gymnasium work in the School. This year the Boys are learning Danish drill, and under Mr. McLeish ' s direction a regular course of exercises is being followed with a view to developing correctly the various muscles of the body. We were sorry to hear of Mrs. Roper ' s death just after the June issue had gone to press, and the Ashburian, on behalf of the School, offers to His Grace the Arch- bishop its sincere sympathy. If this expression of sympathy is late it is only because this is the first issue of the Magazine to be printed since His Grace ' s bereavement. The School offers its heartiest congratulations to Mr. Woterfield upon his en- gagement to Miss Daphne Sampson of Sidmouth, Devon, England. On June 16th the Right Reverend L. W. B. Broughall, Lord Bishop of Niagara, paid a brief, informal visit to the School. His Lordship was in town for the meetings of the Synod and stayed with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Brain. Mr. and Mrs. Brain have left the Sydenham Court and are now living in the Ashbury Annex. We were sorry to wake up one morning and find that Miss Birch had been whisked off to the hospital to have her appendix removed. Now, however, she is well on the road to recovery and we hope will be better shortly. Not to be outdone, Hyndman followed in Miss Birch ' s footsteps, and his appen- dix was taken out early in November. As he is this year ' s Editor of the Ashburian this was a great blow to the Magazine Staff. We have to thank Read for filling in as Acting Editor just when clamourings for copy became most intense. ■ From the Ottawa Journal we learn that Mr. Tanner, who used to teach music at Ashbury, was married in September to Miss Muriel Evelyn Butler. The wedding took place in Wimbledon, England. Miss Frances Claudet, who also in the past has given music lessons at the School, has now entered the movies and is featured in a skating picture that was made recently in Hollywood. Mrs. H. A. Archdale, the Headmaster ' s mother, has been visiting Canada lately and has been staying at Ashbury House. The new House ties meet with general approval. The Connaught tie is the School red with a narrow white stripe, and the Woollcombe tie is the School green with a similar narrow white stripe. Both are extremely neat and together with the new Prefects ' tie — green with narrow red and white stripes spaced the same distance apart — are a pleasant variation from the two old stand-bys, the School tie and the Colour tie. The Juniors, of course, still keep their own distinctive tie. On Friday, October 7th, Mrs. Brain entertained the Senior Football Squad at supper, after which Squadron Leader Harding talked to the team on the subject

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[12] THE ASHBURIAN SCHOOL NOTES WE are pleased to announce that the following have joined the Board of Governors of Ashbury: the Hon. Mr. Justice Barclay, Dr. T. H. Leggett, D. Ross McMaster and Shirley E. Woods. The latter two are Old Boys of the School. When we arrived back in September the smoothness with which our taxi up to the front door immediately attracted our attention downwards; a new tarvia driveway had been laid during the holidays. This makes a tremen- dous difference to the approach to the School and enhances its general appearance greatly. A new roof has also been put on the building and fire doors set in at all appropriate places. To complete the present rejuvenation we are indebted to Mrs. H. S. Southam for a new flag pole which has been set up at the top of the senior field. As regards future improvements we quote the following from the Ottawa Citizen of October 1 5th : Wire Fence at Ashbury A wire fence to cost in the neighborhood of $1,300 is to be erected at Ashbury College School, Rockcliffe, in the near future. At present a stone wall borders the school property facing on Mariposa avenue and runs for a short distance along the eastern boundary of the grounds. The new fence will continue this eastern wall to Maple Lane and along to the western boundary. The fencing will be about five feet high. Now, at the moment of going to press, the fence is practically finished. It is a great improvement and enhances the whole appearance of the School grounds. It is with regret that we record the resignation from the Staff of the House- master, Mr. E. C. N. Edwards, who has returned to England. Both Mr. and Mrs. Edwards leave many friends behind them, and to them and Neale the Ashburian offers its best wishes for the future. Mr. Edwards is now on the Staff of West- minster School. We have also said good-bye this year to Miss Hammill and Sergeant-Major Stone who have left Ashbury. Miss Hammill has been many years connected with the School and her retirement will call forth from all Old Boys who read this issue of the Ashburian expressions of regard and good wishes. We welcome to the Staff Mr. E. B. Mercer, a graduate in mathematics of Dal- housie University, where he distinguished himself by winning an Entrance Scholarship and later the Sidney C. Oland Scholarship. Mr. Mercer is assisting Mr. Johnson in the maths, and science department. We also extend a hearty welcome to Mr. W. A. G. McLeish, a graduate in Arts of McMaster University. Mr. McLeish also holds Interim Diplomas from the Ontario College of Education, University of Toronto, in Teaching, and Physical

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[14] THE ASHBURIAN at that time nearest their hearts — the food being finished — rugby. After the talk there was a general discussion of the game and features of play. On two occasions this term members of the science classes have had the op- portunity of hearing interesting and instructive lectures. One evening they went to the Research Building to hear Professor Ellis of London University speak on the atom and the nucleus, and on the following day they went to the Research Annex to see a film dealing with the steel industry. On another occasion the School went to Elmwood to hear a lecture on Birds by Mr. Noble Rollins. The illustrations to this lecture added greatly to everybody ' s pleasure. On Thursday, November 17th, the Headmaster and Staff were At Home to Parents and Governors. As will be recalled, the policy of having At Homes periodically was inaugurated last year as a means whereby Parents and Masters could meet and discuss matters of mutual interest. This function, while social, is different in nature to the various other occasions in the school year in which Parents and members of the Staff meet, and its official nature is emphasized by the fact that the Masters wear their gowns. In a brief speech of welcome the Headmaster, on this occasion, mentioned the excellent examination results of last June, results to be found else- where in this number of the Ashburian. The Headmaster has accepted the invitation of the Headmaster of B.C.S. to visit the School for the week-end of December 3rd. At the Sunday morning service in St. Mark ' s Chapel the Headmaster will deliver an address. When the Drama League staged Libel in October Mr. Brain was cast in the role of Sir Mark Loden. His perforlnance evoked general commendation. Not to be outdone by Ashbury, Elmwood intends holding a dance before the end of the term. Some boys have already received invitations, and anticipation runs high. In the Montreal Gazette of November 23rd, it was officially announced by the Ministry of National Defence that Cadet Eric P. Earnshaw would go to England shortly for training with the Royal Navy. Earnshaw, it will be remembered, passed from Ashbury into the Canadian Navy last June, but has been at School this term doing special work preparatory to going to England. He will sail from Halifax in the Alaunia on New Year ' s Day — receiving pay, he informs us, as from the day he steps aboard the liner — and will proceed direct to Portsmouth, where he will join H.M.S Erebus. We wish him the best of luck in the Senior Service.