Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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THE ASHBURIAN j irj May we justify their work by our works, he said Col. Newcombe in closing, expressed appreciation for the warl- done by the heodmaster and the former chairman ot the executive, Shirley Woods and to A. D. Brain, and wished all the students success in examinations and a happy holiday. On the platform were Brigadier General and Mrs C H Maclaren, Dr H. M. Tory, Lt.-Col. J. D. Fraser, Norman F. Wilson and Senator Cairine Wilson, Colonel E. F. Newcombe, chairman ot the executive committee at the board of governors of Ashbury and Mrs. Newcombe, H. S. Southam, Mrs. Shirley Woods, Rev. G. P. Woollcombe, N. M. Archdale, Ashbury headmaster, and G J. K Harrison. Special Prizes. Special prizes presented to the winners by Rev. Woollcombe and the fou' ladies on the platform went to the following: Governor General's medal. J. C. McLaren, Southam Cup, for best all-round boy at work and games, R. G. R. Lawrence, The Nelson Shield for keenness and sense of duty, Ci. R. Goodwin, Angus Prize lFrenchl, J. C. McLaren, Wilson Prize lMathematicsl, R. G. R. Lawrence, Read prize lLatinl, J. C. McLaren, Debating Trophy, M. Ney, Woods Prize lJunior award of meritl, A. Holmes, Hunter Award of merit, S. Rathbone, McKay prize, award of merit, 4th form, G. Read, Public speaking awards, senior, J. C. McLaren, with M. Ney, commended, intermediate, M. Barnes, junior, M. Shenstone, Wilson prizes, batting, P. Richardson, bowling, R. Lawrence, Wilson Shield for house competition, Connaught House. Fleming Cup lseniorl, H. J. MacDonald, Stanley Wright Cup lintermedi- atel, P. Berry, Aylwin Cup lJuniorJ, J. Turner, Cross Country Cup, Ker senior, Ronald Heaven, Irvine intermediate, E. Pilgrim, and junior, J. Turner. The following received standard prizes from the headmoster: Form 6A, J. C. McLaren, R. G. R. Lawrence, Form 6B, H. B. MacDonald, F. MacLaren, 5A, G. D. Hooper, W. Show, P. Crump, T. Crump, SB, P. Hatch, D. Matthews, M. Shenstone, J. Turner, 5C, J. Hooper, form 4, G. Read, form 3, Castle, A. Holmes, J. Pettigrew, R. West, Form 2, D. Buergin, A. Paish, R. Paterson, lA, D. MacDonald, O. Redfern, N. de Winton, lB A division, E. Archdale, G. Woods, B division, S. Woods, Barker prize for merit, T. Hunloke. B Athletic prizes were also awarded. 1