Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN 11 We learn with regret that the school has lost the services of Mr. D. R. Thomas, School Bursar, and we wish him bon voyage on his forthcoming flight to England. We welcome in his place, Mr. T. B. Rankin. The Ashburian takes this opportunity of congratulating Pan- orama on it ' s fourth anniversary and on the position of importance this paper holds i n the school. We were particularly glad to note the tribute Panorama paid in including Mr. Oliver in Ashbury Album ; it would indeed be hard to think of Ashbury without Mr. Oliver who has devoted so much of his life to the welfare of this school. In concluding these notes we feel mention should be made of George . During the Christmas Term the school acquired a mas- cot familiarly known to all as George . Unfortunately this little dog of unknown origin and uncertain ancestry, died during the Christmas holidays despite great efTorts on the part of Admiral and Mrs. Nelles to save him.

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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.

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12 THE ASHBURIAN