Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASH BU RI AN 13 The Old Boys ' race was accomplished in record time with Boutin first, closely followed by Mr. Ross who in turn edged out i 4r. Powell. Connaught jerked its way to victory in the Tug-of-War and also won the Relay race. The day was won by Connaught who thus made sure of holding the Wilson Shield for another year. David Owen won the Aylwin Cup as best junior athlete. Doug Poaps took the Stanley Wright Cup for his intermediate victories and Walter Scott gained the Fleming Cup in the senior bracket. D.S.M. THE CLOSING DAY CEREMONIES THE sun was shining brightly and every one, boys and masters, were in the best of spirits. The faces of many of those who were about to leave school for ever bore an expression which might be interpreted as half sorrow, half challenge— sorrow that they had to leave Ashbury, but challenge for what might be on the road ahead. The ceremony was most impressive as the Headmaster and the group of guests moved across the lawn, and took their places on t he rostrum. Among those gathered we were honoured by the presence of the Governor General and Lady Alexander, as well as our guest speaker the Lietenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, J. A. D. McCurdy. After the opening address by the Headmaster the prize-giving took place. Then the chairman Col. Newcombe called on Mr. McCurdy who gave us a very interesting address. Mr. McCurdy spoke to us about his experiences as one of the pioneers of aviation in Canada. Probably one of my most interesting experiences was the trip I made from Key West to Havana, Cuba. The American Navy showed their desire to co-operate in every way possible to make the fight a success, by allocating to me ten vessels, including the entire eastern division of their destroyer fleet, to act as escort. Our plan was to range these ships, ten miles apart, across the Gulf Stream, so that I could be picked up with the least possible delay in the case of a forced descent. I took off for the trial flight but I could not land, for the onlookers had broken through the police lines and were now standing on the runway; there was nothing for me to do but head for Cuba. His trip was not without event for he had the great misfortune of having to make a descent just outside the harbour of Havana. How- ever he was picked up without physical injury and the people showed their hospitahty to him in an unending whirl of social events that lasted about a month. Mr. McCurdy closed his address by urging those who were leaving Ashbury to try and realize what they were leaving behind, and what thev should carry with them in the way of memories and tradition. He

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12 THE ASHBURIAN The next day, June loth, Cray won the intermediate cricket ball to outthrow Pritchard and Ross. In the junior ball throw Adansur, Owen and McCuUoch II finished in that order. In the Senior High Jump Nesbitt and Dreyfus came from behind to take first and second honours, A4cBride came third. In the Intermediate high jump Archie iMuUigan leapt 4 feet 8 inches to come first while Ross and Darby were runners up. On this day also the Broad Jump events were held. In the Senior jump Gallaman placed first with a jump of 15 feet 11 inches with Fischel and Dreyfus trailing; in the Intermediate Poaps surpassed the senior distance with a jump of 16 feet i inch, Pritchard and Dargavel placed second and third. In the Junior Broad Jump Gilman first, Owen second and Finlay I third. In the Senior 880 yards event Scott I, Price I and Nesbitt finished in the order named. Time 2.53I. The bulk of the program was run off on Sports Day, that is June 1 2th. Scott I won the Senior 100 yard dash, Yates second and Martinez third. Doug Poaps took the Intermediate ahead of Price II and Darby. Cullwick won the Junior 100 yards with Dillon and Owen coming second and third. Livingstone took top honours in the 75 yard dash (under 12), moving out ahead of Gilman and Echlin. The 50 yards (under 10) run was clinched by Novakowski who was well in advance of Gorrie and Sobie III his nearest opponents. In the 220 yard races: Senior, Scott I, Yates, Robertson; Intermediate, Poaps, Price II, Ross I; Junior, Cullwick, Streeter, Dillon. In the Senior Obstacle race the order was as follows: Kenny, Price I and Nesbitt; in the Junior Obstacle, Sobie I, Owen and Cullwick. In the Intermediate Obstacle race Ross, Price II and Pettet ended first, second and third. In this latter contest a lighter vein was supplied by Chris (Pheidippides) Hart who contrary to the misgivings of certain of his contemporaries negotiated the obstacles and finished quite a respectable sixth. In the under 12 Obstacle race MilhoUand went well out in front to finish first with his nearest competitors Hibbard and Echlin. Owen and Mansur were first and second in the 80 yards Junior Hurdles, Livingstone and Gilman tied for third place. Gilman, how- ever, came first in the under 12 Hurdles with Echlin and Mann next. Don Robertson came first with Scott I and Castello second and third in the Senior Hurdles. Ross I first, Lyon second, and Darby third was the order of the Intermediate Hurdles. In the 440 yards Senior Scott I was first, Yates second and Price I third. Poaps was first. Darby second and Hampson outsprinted Pettit for third place in the Intermediate 440.

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14 THE ASH BU RI AN emphasized this fact that on their shoulders lay the future of mankind, as it lay on the shoulders of all young men who were stepping out to make their mark in the world. Following this came the Valedictory delivered by the Head Boy, John Pettigrew. Then the National Anthem and the dismissal of the gathering with the fond farewells and see you next year . G.F. VALEDICTORY, 1947 Your Excellencies, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I AM grateful for this opportunity of expressing the thanks of the graduating class for all that Ashbury has offered us. While some of us may have failed to grasp our opportunities and few have taken the fullest possible advantage of them, they have been so freely tendered that we cannot but have benefited. It is not, I suppose, too difficult to teach a man a trade or even a profession. By the same token, most schoolboys can be taught Latin, or grammar, or geography without too much trouble. This, however, represents but a small part of education. The teaching of the particular skill is useless, or even dangerous, unless its owner can also be taught to apply it intelligently in the interests of his community. In other words, education must bring with it a sense of responsibility as a citizen, not a citizen of a town or a nation, but of the human race. We are too much inclined to think of school as a necessity which must be suffered if we are to get good positions or make a lot of money. Ashbury has taught us that our learning and skill are things we hold in trust for others. We have learnt that to be a good student or a good football player is not an end in itself. These are only good because they are good for the school and we only benefit from them when the school also benefits. Because Ashbury has tried to teach us a responsibility to something more important than self, because in this school we have participated in all the activities of the group, because here we have learnt to work and co-operate with others of different ideas and from different lands, for these reasons and more, we feel that we are fortunate in having been exposed to the sort of training so sorely needed in today ' s world. We reahze that few of us will achieve great success as the world measures success. We think that perhaps we have been taught another measure, not that of wealth and position but that of service, and that our success is reflected in our achievements as citizens, not as individuals. We think that we can best repay our school by keeping alive some of the idealism which she has attempted to instill in us.