Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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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i 181 THE ASHBURIAN g vALEoicToRY Given by G. R. Goodwin, Head Prefect, at the Closing I-IEN school opened last September, and the l-leadmaster told me that I was to be I-lead Prefect, the first thing that struck me, after my mind had become more or less normal, was the fact that one day I would be standing here before you-standing with my knees gently knocking together and my mouth dry, trying to remember what I was going to say -to you. Well I am here, and my knees are knocking, and my mouth is dry, but so far I seem to remember-for at the close of the school year, it has fallen to me as Captain of the school to deliver the valedictory. As you know the word vale- dictory means saying farewell , So now our class says farewell to Ashbury. ln one sense we can never say farewell to Ashbury. Our years here have left their mark on our minds, our characters, and our spirits-part of us is forever Ashbury. Whatever may come to us, whatever work we may be called on to perform, or, in these perilous times, whatever trials and dangers we may have to face- we know that we shall be better prepared by our years at Ashbury. I would ask all of you to remember in your hearts, those Old Boys who have made the supreme sacrifice in this present world crusade. I would ask that your thoughts be often with those who are now serving with our forces, on the land, on the sea, and in the air. I know that the thoughts of us, who now take our leave of Ashbury, will return again and again to familiar scenes. I know that we shall continue to receive renewed strength and energy from all that we have been taught here. - This year Ashbury has entered its second half century. Our school has grown mightily during its first fifty years, and we all feel that it must and will surpass its record during the next fifty, lvlay its influence on thought and action throughout our Great Land continue to grow. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our I-leadmaster, and all of the teaching staff for their sustained efforts to prepare us to take our places in this troubled world. lvlay we justify their work-by our works. And now, in farewell, I would leave you with the words of Shakespeare, hackneyed perhaps, but always true, This above all, to thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night the day, Thou can't not then be false to any man.