Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN I 17' CADET CORPS HIS year saw a great increase in Cadet Corps activities. With Defence added there was a period every morning, as well as the regular weekly afternoon. There had to be instruction in a variety of additional sub,ects, including map reading, administration, knots and lashings, Bren gun and so on. We were fortunate to have Captain Travers on the staff to take over the posi- tion of Cadet Instructor, and he worked very hard all year, producing some very good results, as will be seen in the account of the Annual Inspection on an- other page. We were again, and increasingly so, indebted to Col. Hogan, Officer Com- manding the Governor General's Footguards, for help and advice during the year. We were lent a good deal of equipment, such as rifles, bayonets and Bren guns, and also had the benefit of instructors on occasion. The purchase by the school of three new drums, was a great help in the marching training, and caused a noticeable improvement. The great thrill of the year, perhaps was the arrival of new uniforms. This came about owing to the re-organization of Cadet Services, and the appoint- ment of Col. C. G. Grier as Director of Army Cadets. The uniforms were sup- plied by the Government who also paid half the cost, the balance being paid by the school concerned. Unfortunately it was only just before the Inspection that the uniforms materialized, and even then we were a few short. However, there were enough to show that they are smart, comfortable and serviceable, and will certainly be a great improvement over the old long-condemned uniform, which rumour states, have been handed down from father to son, in some cases. One Old Boy at least, who has a son in the Cadet Corps, swears he wore them when at Ashbury. At the beginning of the year there were few of last year's officers and non-commissioned officers left, so a good deal of experimenting took place. lt was not till later that final appointments were made, based on the qualities shown and work done by the boys concerned. We would like here specially to mention the work of Cole and Lee. Next year again we will have new officers, also a new instructor, in Ser- geant Major Mitchell Henry, who comes to us with 27 years' Army service, several years experience with Cadets in British Columbia, and a very fine reputation and record. ' A' lg-9.3 CADET CORPS INSPECTION 4 The following account is taken from the Ottawa. C1'if.mi.- Smartness and precision were noteworthy as the Ashbury College Cadet Corps paraded before Col. C. G. Grier, Director of Army Cadets for Canada, and Capt. T. C. Holmes, MD, 3, district cadet officer, Saturday afternoon on the Ashbury grounds. The Governor General's Foot Guards provided a back- ground of military music. After the inspection of the corps, the cadets demonstrated their excellent marching, Bren gun drill, and arms drill. The highlight of the afternoon was

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1161 THE ASHBURIAN SPORTS DAY HIS year again the Annual Athletic Sports were held on the morning of the closing. The day was very suitable for the activities of the morning, fine but not too hot. In order to shorten proceedings the Long Jump and Throwing the Cricket Ball events were decided the day before, an innovation which proved successful. --Thought there were not very many startling results recorded, there were some very close races, and the performance of Sablin, an Intermediate, in beating several of the Senior times and distances, deserves special mention. His Long Jump of I8 ft. I inch is remarkably good for the under I6 class. This year, as last, War Savings Stamps were given as prizes, except in Special cases, such as the Championships of each class. R. Heaven won the Senior Championship and the Fleming Cup, D. Sablin the Intermediate and Stanley-Wright Cup and M. Paxton the Junior and Aylwin Cup. RESULTS--SENIOR EVENTS I00 yards-R. l3outin, I. Cole, R. Heaven, II U5 secs. I mile, open--R. Heaven, E. Pilgrim, P. Hatch, 4 min. 54.6 secs. 220 yards-I. Cole, F. Macnabb, R. Boutin, 28.4 secs. High Jump-H. Bulpit, R. Heaven, I. Cole, 4 ft. 8V2 in. 880 yds.-R.Heaven, P. Harben, R. Lawrence, 4 min. 23.8 secs. Long Jump-R. Heaven, I. Cole, R. Boutin, I5 ft. 9 in. I20 yds. Hurdles-I. Cole, P. Hatch, R. Boutin, I8 secs. 440 yds.-F. Macnabb, I. Cole, R. Heaven, I min. l4.2 secs. Obstacle Race-H. l3ulpit, P. Hatch, R. Boutin. INTERMEDIATE EVENTS I00 yds.-R. Sablin, P. Daniels, P. Richardson, II secs. High Jump-P. Richardson, R. Sablin, L. Chapman, 4 tt. I0 in. 220 yds,-R. Sablin, P. Richardson, 27.2 secs. Obstacle Race-P. Daniels, M. Mackintosh, L. Chapman. I20 yd. Hurdles-R. Sablin, P. Richardson, P. Daniels, I7 secs. 440 yards-R. Sablin, P. Richardson, P. Daniels, I min. I2.2 secs. Long Jump-R. Sablin, P. Daniels, L. Chapman, I8 tt. I in. JUNIOR EVENTS I00 yds.-M. Paxton, B. Castle, R. Paterson, I32 secs. 75 yds.-llJnder I2I V. Smith, P. Shinner, J. Whitwell, II secs. 200 yds.-I3. Castle, M. Boag, T. Kenny, 32.4 secs. High Jump-J. Nesbitt, R. Gould, P. Warburton, 4 ft. 4 in. 50 yds.-lunder I0l P. Calderon, I3. Chisholm, E, Archdale, 8.2 secs. Obstacle Race?- A T. Kenny, B. Castle, B G. Grove, J, Shinner, 80 yds. Hurdles-N. deWinton, A. Paish, A. Little, I6,4 secs. Obstacle Race-lunder I2l P. Shinner, N. DeWinton, O. Redtern. Long Jump-J. Shinner, A. Holmes, M. Paxton, I3 tt. 6 in. Inter-House Tug-of-War, Connaught, I min. 58.8 secs. Inter-House Relay Race, Connaught Old Boys' Race, R. Heath, S. Montgomery, C. Winter, I2 secs.

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I181 THE ASHBURIAN the platoon in mock attack, with the first aid corps, the signallers and the attackers giving a fine display of their skill in war tactics. Juniors Take Part A squad of juniors, not to be outshone by their seniors, marched around the field, some of them shouldering rifles. The younger of these had had no train- ing from a master but were drilled by the boys in the cadet corps. The quality was excellent, and shows keenness, enthusiasm, and esprit de corps, said Col. Grier in the short address which he gave at the close of the review. Col. Grier said that he had gone expecting to see something rather good, and he was not disappointed. He congratulated Cadet Captain Ian Cole, company commander, on the standard of proficiency displayed by the Cadets. This is the unit among hundreds, a hundred boys among thousands, this is a very good example of what is being done in Canada from coast to coast. Cups Presented Cadet Lieut. Ronald Heaven was presented with the cup for the best platoon by Col. Grier, who also presented the shooting prizes. The Willis O'Connor Cup for the senior boy with the best shooting score was won by David Hooper, the Scott Cup for boys of I5 and I6 was given to Lewin Chapman, the Cox Trophy for boys under I5 went to David Fair, and the Humphery Cup for juniors was won by Timmy Kenny. The cadets were trained by Captain R. F. Travers and the junior squad was under the direction of Mr. A. I3. I3eIcher. Officers of the company were, Ian Cole, cadet captain, R. Heaven, E. Pilgrim and R. Renaud, platoon commanders, H. I3uIpit, adjutant, A. P. Lee, company sergt. major, I3. Harben, P. Harben and K. Abbott-Smith, platoon sergts., lvl. Barnes, quartermaster sergt., R. G. R. Lawrence, first aid lieut., and H. Bulpit, R. l3outin and P. Richardson made up the color party. lg-Q-g SHOOTING HERE was much more shooting than last year, it being part of the Defence and Cadet course for all members of the Corps. Some very good scores were turned in at times, and there should be more next year. Abbott- Smith and Chapman were very helpful and efficient in organizing and helping to supervise the shooting. The results of the competitions were as follows: WILLIS O'CONNO'R CUP lOpen to all Seniorsl f Hooper I 2. Cole 3, Bulpit SCOTT CUP ll3oys between I5 and I6I '. Chapman 2. Nash I 3. Read COX CUP lI3oys between I4 and ISI '. Fair 2. Hooper Il 3. Threshie HUMPHREY CUP Uunior School? '. Kenny 2, Sykes 3. Woodward