Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE As111sc'1e1A,x' I lil Colonel E F Nevwcombe, ochrlg riholrrrrorr or lllrv' llorlrfl ff go,f1rrwr,f, ll lf, SOL:Tl'10m, lXlOflTlOfl WIl5Ull, lirrgodrer Geregrdl C lol ll.'l+1'lfJr'4-rl ll,5f l'lj'j', ' exeeuomxc commrrroe GNU other: Poferlts wwf- r wr f operorlorw ond therr prone dvd grmcusrh gcllrgw, The coder corps, horwciucooped become ol loo- J ll' ,'fr.cfr,r, llflfl Qlll' ver. toxouroble report from the rr-rsgcrecrwg oflrq,-r flu fr Q yjl 1 Welcomes Guests. Colonel Nevvcombe, os cholrmoh for the ol:-:demon v.el-Lyred 'he ond expressed pleosore or the creotrom of Corlerorw College Q, 'lg ,.3l,qblQ Oddltnon to the Commumry no rolsrrwg the storldords of le-orrwrwg v,rlwl Q5 bounds. G J K. l-lorrisoh, rumor school heodrhosler OYWCI prrhcrool of .rAlj!V QQF Hill School, expressed hrs grotrtude OD beholf of has Ehglush studehts to Xlshbor, cod complrmehted the college oh Irs ochlexemerwr url deolmg so oblg, vullw 'he evocuorloh of 50 Emglrsh school hogs, Educational Adventure. The school crossed the f-Xrlorwrlrg for educohomol Odxerwtore In Comodo, he sold, lt wos on exerting ond rmportoht odxehtore ond Q rrerwwgndgllg bgflghr Left A New lo flee d who 'gone . lou For ore flee Hodge . H , 4 -,'

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T141 THE ASHBURIAN Youth in Wo rtime. There seems to be some reluctance on the part of authorities to consider the teaching and care of youth as an important job, he said. ln fact, in some quarters they seem to feel it unnecessary for boys to stay at school at all, but that it is better for them to go and do war work or take preliminary training. This he considered very short-sighted policy since presumably leaders were required in any branch of the armed services and in war industries and leaders had to be educated and trained to think. I think it would be a wiser policy to see to it that the youth of Canada are properly and efficiently taught until they reach the proper age for war services, he sald, and, while military training will probably play an increasing part in school life, it should not be at the expense of fundamental education. From now on, schools will naturally give increasing attention to the demands imposed by wartime conditions, the master added. More Boarders. ln reviewing the school year, Mr. Archdale said more boarders were now registered than ever before, including most of the Abinger l-lill students who had continued to play their full part in the life of the school to the benefit of all. The headmaster also spiked several rumors regarding the school, first that it was such an English school now, that Canadian students could not be taken, despite the fact that two-thirds of the school was Canadian. Another impression left in the minds of some was that the curriculum had had to be so changed for the benefit of the English boys that the Canadian pupils were re- tarded in their work. The answer to this, said Mr. Archdale, is that the average ages of forms in the senior school, since the English boys came, has dropped by a year and a half. The volume of work covered during the year showed a definite increase. ln l49 junior matriculation papers written, there were l7 failures, and 80 papers gained honors. Satisfactory results were also expected from senior matriculation examinations which begin next week. ' Successes In Sports. The headmaster called for greater co-operation between the three Rock- cliffe schools and reviewed the year of sports, giving credit to Bill Touhey, hockey team coach, A. D. Brain, senior master, and others. The school had earned success in many fields of sport, including football, hockey, basketball, skiing, rugby and other pastimes. Mr. Archdale also paid tribute to Mrs. E. B. l-lunter, art instructor, and pointed with pride to her art show which was opened for visitors to see yesterday. All were impressed with the really excellent auality of the work displayed. Miss l-I. Macl.aughlin, the nurse matron, and Miss l. C, Brady, her assistant, were also commended for their work. They were ably aided in their health endeavors by Miss E. Barker and the health of the boys was the best in years, Miss M. H. Slack's work as dietitian was commended and special thanks were accorded

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l161 THE ASHBURIAN ond experience for the English boys ond on involuoble experience for the Conci- dion boys. l-le soid the Abinger l-lill students would shortly return to Conodion homes rich in generosity ond offection ond expressed oppreciotion for the kindness ond love ond offection which hod been given the British lods during the post two yeors. lf we ore to ovoid the horrors of the post 22 months in future, educotion is of greot importance, he soid. Colonel Newcombe expressed the pleosure of hoving the English students ot the college. Vital Qualities. , Dr, H, M, Tory, in on inspiring oddress to the students, spoke of vitol guolities of couroge, quickness of mind, ond willingness to co-operote os well os the volue of knowledge. The greot quolities which ore moking our men of Empire distinguish them- selves in wor ore the some guolities differently opplied thot enobled them to do so in peoce time, he soid. l-le expressed impcitience with some leoders who did nothing but talk, tolk, tolk, until everyone wos sick of it, There hod been more injury through ignoronce thon ony other source, he soid. Couroge he soid wos the copocity to stond up ofroid or unofroid under difficulty. The necessity to opply this quolity begon with existence os ci smoll boy, he soid. Une of the borriers to progress is the mentolity which soys 'we must stoy where we ore ond moke no chonges, ' the educotionist went on. We ore going to see chonges ond it's going to toke couroge to bring them obout. The Greatest Asset. Mon's greotest osset is knowledge, he went on. Don't' be oshomed of hoving knowledge, it is the foundotion upon which oll the future will rest. Try to put yourself into the greot co-operotive movement thot is to come ofter the wor, he exhorted. E The visiting educotionist soid he hod no doubt but whot some of the secondory students would be colled up to serve their country. I om sure they will serve os their fellows hove, he soid, ond the best we con do is to give you o cheer. Va ledictorian's Words. Col. Newcombe thonked Dr. Tory ond introduced G. Richord Goodwin, heod prefect ond school coptoin, who delivered the voledictory oddress. ln one sense we con never soy forewell to Ashbury, soid the gifted young voledictorion, o port of us is forever Ashbury. l-le osked thot oll remember Ashbury boys who hod mode the supreme socrifice ond thonked the heodmoster ond tecching stoff for their help.