Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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T241 THE ASHBURIAN Number One ond Number Two Plotoons took up firing positions on the common, Number Three mode ci flonking move ond overron the enemy, who were en- trenched beside the Public School, from the reor. Blonk ommunition odded much to the reolity of the ottock, while the cosuolties were efficiently hondled by the First Aid Section. Ceose Eire sounded ond the Bottolion formed up on the rood. Led by Lieutenont-Colonel Pilgrim, the Bgttolion formed sguore in preporotion for the inspection officer's oddress. Coptoin Holmes poid tribute to the steodiness on porode ond discipline, The Corps, he soid, rcinks with the best in the district. Lieutenont Price of Number Two Plotoon received the trophy presented onnuolly to the best plotoon on porode ot the Inspection. lt is ci noteworthy point thot in I92l the cup wos won by Moior-Generol G. Simonds, A holf-holidoy, in con- siderotion of the good performance of the Corps, wcis osked for ond gronted, much to the pleosure of the troops. We connot resist quoting the following from the occount in the press: Addressing the codets, Coptoin Holmes poid tribute to their steodiness on porode ond generol discipline, The Corps , he soid, ranks with the best in the district olso Hclimoxing o series of ceremoniol ond drill disploys, codets of Ashbury College went into oction ot Rockcliffe Pork yesterdoy ofternoon, out- mcinoeuvered the enemy, coptured o porty of comoufloged odvonced scouts, ond finolly overrcin the enemy position by ci skillful flonking move to secure G complete victory. lt wos o most reolistic bit of bottle oction, ond the crock of rifles ond bren guns odded to the reolism os the tocticol scheme wos corried out. is-0-1-1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB URING the first term, one meeting wos held ot which Lewin Chopmon wos elected President, Roy Boutin Vice-President, ond Wm. Eliot secre- tory The l-leodmoster presided ond ofter the elections spoke on the oims of the Club. During the winter term, onother meeting wos held ot which M, Boissevin, the chorge d'offoires of the Netherlonds, spoke on the generol stote of Chino ond told us of some of his experiences in the For Eost. The lost meeting of the yeor wcis held during the summer term ot which Mr. I-leorne, The I-ligh Commissioner of Eire in Conodo, spoke, I-le spoke on the subject of The Potrimony .of English Literoture. At oll the meetings there were about twenty present. There ore o few suggestions to be mode. Firstly thot the system of voting for the officers be chonged ond simplified. Secondly thot meetings be held similor to those of the deboting society except thot there be no moin speokers. Lostly thot more interest be shown towords this club, porticulorly by doy-boys. There is o lot of work thot ony member of the club con do in the Librory where oll the books need to be cotologued ond orrcinged. ln generol, the work of the club this yeor wos sotisfoctory but it only represents 0 very smcill portion of the school, rother thon the senior ond middle schools

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