Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN 9 In future it is intended to publish The Ashburian twice a year, at Christmas and in June. Reports on Cricket, the closing and any other items too late for this issue will be included in our next issue at Christmas. We would take this opportunity to remind our readers that this is your school magazine and as such deserves your full support. So keep sending in your literary contributions. The Editors also invite your criticisms and suggestions. Please let us have them. In conclusion we would like to extend all good wishes to those who are leaving Ashbury. May you have good fortune in your var- ious undertakings and may you in some way or another be able to take an active part in healing the wounds of this battle-scarred world and forging a lasting peace. SCHOOL NOTES On 12th September the school opened with a full house roughly divided at 50 boys each per Boarder, Weekly Boarder and Day Boys. We welcome to the staff Lt. Col. E. G. Brine, Mr. L. H. Sibley and Major H. J. Woods, M.B.E. all three recently released from the army or essential war ' services, may their time at Ashbury be long and prosperous. We are also glad to have with us on the staff last year ' s Head Boy, Mr. E. B. Pilgrim. Shortly after the start of the term we lost the services of Mrs. Arnold our Housekeeper; the times we live in make this position a most unenviable one and we are indeed lucky to have secured the services of Mrs. Pinhey. During the winter months a number of House Dances were held on Saturday nights and were much enjoyed by all concerned. On October 23rd the Senior and Middle Schools accepted the kind invitation of Elmwood School to a recital by Mrs. Phoebe Erskine MacKellar. Scenes from Julius Caesar, As You Like It and Macbeth were ably acted and much appreciated by the audience.

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g THE ASHBURIAN EDITORIAL Q INCE publication of Volume XXVIII of The Ashburian in June, 1945, the world has seen the end to active hostilities amongst its nations and an organisation of United Nations is actively engaged in building the solid foundation so badly needed for a world to remain at Peace. As the world, then, enters upon a new era, a new lease of life, so indeed does Ashbury. When this volume is published, a first year under our new Headmaster and our firit year with a world at peace will have passed. New vistas are now open to us ; to those about to leave the road is no longer lined with tanks and guns but with oppor- tunities, opportunities to help forge a better world. To the School is open a vista of happiness, prosperity, success and service. Much has been already said in Panorama ' ' and elsewhere about our new Headmaster the new spirit which he brings to Ashbury made itself manifest very early in the school year and we fully subscribe to all that has been said in his praise. In expressing such thanks: to Mr. Glass for all he has already done and will do for Ashbury we would also like to say that we realise how beset with difficulties his path has been. We would like to offer our words of encouragement and express our conviction that in years to come Ashburians, past and present, will remember with thankfulness in their hearts the strivings of their Head on their behalf. A school such as Ashbury requires the solid backing of her Old Boys. Very active measures have been taken lately towards build- ing up a strong and lively Ashbury Old Boys ' Association. Efforts have been made in this issue to gather as mucli Old Ashburian newj as possible; it has not been easy to gain this information and every effort has been made to maintain accuracy. We ask forgiveness for any omissions or inaccuracies and, at the same time, would ask Old Boys to keep in touch with The Ashburian . Let us have your changes of address and any news or information about any Old Boys. It is hoped to publish as an appendix to our next issue (Christ- mas) a list of Old Boys with addresses. The co-operation of Old Boys in compiling this list accurately is earnestly requested.

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10 THE ASHBURIAN Hallowe ' en was celebrated in the school by a movie enter- tainment followed by cakes and drinks, all kindly arranged for by the Headmaster. On November 2nd the Cadet Corps paraded at the Victory Loan Indicator and put on a very good show. Dr. Basil Darwent of the National Research Council gave a most interesting address on the atomic bomb, on Saturday, Novem- ber 17th. On the following Saturday we all enjoyed an interesting and amusing talk on The Reduction of Boulogne , given by Lt.-Colonel- Roger Rowley, D.S.O., an Ashbury Old Boy. A further talk by an old Ashburian which we much enjoyed, was given to us when Group Captain MacBrien, O.B.E., spoke of his experiences in the R.C.A.F. Under Mr. Sibley ' s able direction a school choir has been form- ed and evening service on the last Sunday of the Christmas Term was held as a Carol Service. We were all saddened during the Christmas holidays by the sud- den death of Marcello Villatoro who was spending his holidays at the school. His sudden and untimely death, at the age of fourteen, is mujch regretted by all of us. The start of the ,Easter Term saw one change in the staff, in the departure of Mr. Cranston and the arrival of Mr. J. A. Powell, an Ashbury Old Boy. To the former we wish God speed and to the latter a hearty welcome back to his old school. The beginning of the Easter Term also saw the fulfilment of an outstanding need in the conversion of the old ping-pong room in- to a Senior common room. Early in the term Mrs. Macdonald left and we welcomed in her place as assistant matron, Miss C. Houghton. On January 31st th school received a welcome visit from it ' s founder and former Headm aster, the Rev. Dr. G. P. WooUcombe, who gave us all a short address. Another famous old boy to visit the school recently was Lt. General Guy Simmonds.- He read the lesson in chapel on Sunday evening, April 6th, and afterwards gave us a short address in the assembly room. A further addition to the staff was made at the commencemefit of the summer term and we extend a very hearty welcome to Mr. W. R. Wright.