Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN IZ3l right touch. ln minor parts, Hatch as Pte. Mason and Lee as the Sergeant- Major did first class work, while Arnould as the Colonel, Pilgrim and Eleishmann as soldiers, and Eliot as the German prisoner, were very efficient. The Headmaster and Mr. Belcher are to be congratulated, both upon their casting as well as their production. The staging was excellent under the super- vision of Ron Heaven, assisted by Hatch, and the sound and lighting effects were well conceived. Altogether a happy and successful evening. BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE SHBURY boys were invited by Mrs. L. P. Sherwood, organizer of the school broadcasting project Trumpet Call to Youth , to take part in the first demonstration, together with girls from Elmwood. There were a series of broadcasts by different schools in Ottawa, depicting the National Life of different races now settled in Canada. Each broadcast consisted of a short play, followed by a discussion on the play by a class. The Ashbury, Elmwood share, was to act a playlet lvan lVlestrovitch on the life of the Jugo-Slavian sculptor, on the stage of the Glebe Collegiate, as a demonstration for all the teachers in Ottawa. The stage was turned into a broadcasting studio, and the play was treated exactly as if a broadcast were taking place, with sound effects and all. Mr. Charles P, Wright, manager of the C-B-C Ottawa studios, produced the play, and the boys gained valuable and interesting experience. The boys taking part, selected after several auditions at the C-B-C studio were, Barnes, Cole, Heaven, Lawrence, Nelles, Crump l, Hooper l. We hope that in future projects Ashbury will be given further opportunities of co-operating. ..lQ.,.31. DEBATING SOCIETY HE first meeting of the Society was held on October Znd. There were 27 members present. Lawrence moved that Canadian Immigration after the war should be restricted to British Subjects . Boutin opposed. There were half a dozen speakers from the floor of the house, and the motion carried by I4 votes to 7. The second meeting was held on Friday, Nov. 6th, with 30 members present. Eliot l proposed that Classics should be abolished from the curriculum . His main point was that people should look to the future rather than to the past. Crump I opposed. Several speakers then rose from the floor of the house, on both sides, the motion being rejected by I6 votes to IZ. The third and perhaps most lively debate took place on Friday, Nov. 27th, when with 34 members presint Chapman proposed that The Movie has taken

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iz 21 THE ASHBURIAN ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PLAYS Rev. T. C. B. Boon We are indebted to Panorama for this feature. NDER the distinguished patronage of the Governor-General and HRH. Princess Alice, the annual plays were presented in the Auditorium of the Technical School, and while one missed the friendly atmosphere of the Little Theatre with its superior stage and scenery, more than compensation was added in the larger accommodation. Possibly, too, there was even a gain in the greater simplicity and more complete demands upon the imagination, The first play was Fantastic Flight which, as the Headmaster explained in his introduction, attempted to work out the theme of pacifism. Sablin as Noah Boomer had the heaviest part in this and gave a fine performance which promises well for the future. MacLaren was the perfect secretary, deferential and co-operative, while Crump l gave an unusually natural display as the Works' Manager. The two ladies were an outstanding success, capturing everyone's heart with their charm. ln spite of her pacific principles, Hope Tregoring lHurtleyl was quite a dangerous vamp, and there seemed every justification for Stella Boomer lMatthewsJ to get so indignant with her husband in the final scene, the close of which was most stirring. The newspapermen had difficult parts and Lawrence and Price are to be congratulated on their performance. The three scenes of lO66 and All That struck a lighter vein. ln the first the four ladies were the centre of attraction, some of the audience being quite envious of their costumes. The coyness of the Crusader's wife lNorth- cottJ was greatly appreciated, but we still regret that the troubadour lEliotJ did not sing his lines. Samuel, as the Crusader, showed a fine bluster in his part. ln the 'King John' scene, Hooper as the Chief Baron was quite outstanding in poise and determination, while Nelles made a rather amusing King John. The Barons lThreshie, Machlabb, Pegram, SpielmanJ supported the principals. Murdoch was an excellent Common Man and Keeper of the Drawbridge. The 'Police Court' scene was dominated by Chapman as the Magistrate, and he must be commended for the way in which he changed his dialect under the subversive influence of Christopher Columbus lBirchwoodl, Kenny's antics as Guy Fawkes, and the happy selection of Bulpit and Crump ll as policemen added to the general gaiety. Many might think that the production of the third act of Journeys End was too ambitious, but it fully justified itself and one followed it with a breath- less interest. Barnes as Capt. Stanhope had a very heavy part in which he constantly improved. He put a lot into his work and his performance was very effective. Cole displayed great skill in the part of Lt. Osborne and was always convincing, Boutin as Lt. Trotter was not only refreshing, but much improved in acting, Shenstone had a difficult part as Lt. Raleigh, but he played it with remarkable understanding and his hesitation of manner seemed to give it the

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i241 THE ASHBURIAN the ploce of the ploy in entertoinmentf' Bornes opposed, ond mony speokers rose from the floor of the house, though not oll of them spoke to the point, possibly excited by the opplouse ond enthusiosm which wos in evidence. The voting resulted in o tie I4 - l4, ond the President's costing vote coused the motion to be lost. On Eridoy, Februory 2nd, the fourth meeting wos held, with 33 members present. Crump Il proposed thot this l-louse believes in Ghosts ond wos opposed by his brother Crump l. Both spoke well, but hod to odmit their orguments were inconclusive. There were severol speokers from the floor of the l-louse which become rother noisy ond unruly, porticulorly when one speoker N-tt, referred to onother speoker os o beost of osinine species, ond hod to retroct his stotement. The motion wos corried by l4 votes to lO, with the remorkoble number of 7 spoilt bollots. 1-3.4-37... INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB l-IIS society wos octive ond hod o successful yeor, with good meetings ond ottendonce. The first meeting, held on September 23rd, wos purely 0 business meeting for the election of officers, ond omendments to rules. On October l6th the second meeting wos held, when West I spoke on VVhot Effect the Anglo-Russion Allionce will hove on post-wor Europe. This wos keenly discussed by the Club, ond the greot mojority were strongly in fovour of the Allionce. On November l3th it hod been hoped Mr. Grotton O'l.eory, would be the speoker. l-le wos, however, unoble to ottend, so there wos o generol discussion on the following subject Thot the offoir in North Africo is of minor importonce in this wor . This wos definitely not the opinion of the meeting, judging by the speeches ond voting. The fourth meeting of the Society took ploce on December 4th, when Mr. Percy Phillips, of the New York Times, wos kind enough to come ond speok on The Bolonce of Power in Europe pre- ond post-wor . l-lis tolk wos listened to with greot interest, ond provided much moteriol for thought ond discussion. On lonuory 29th, the society met for on informol discussion on Indio should be given freedom now . Opinion wos divided, but the mojority were opposed to the proposition. On Februory l9th, the society wos honoured by the presence of Dr. Govrilovic, Counsellor ot the Jugo-Slov Legotion in Ottowo. l-le spoke on the Bolkon Situotion , envisoging o Federotion there ofter the wor. l-lis stimulot- ing oddress provoked mony questions, ond o most successful meeting closed shortly ofter 9 pm, On Fridoy, Morch l9th, Mr. Trocy Philips come to oddress the Society on Turkey giving o most interesting oddress to o lorgely ottended meeting, ond bringing the seoson to on end in o highly sotisfoctory monner.