Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASH B U RI AN 15 SCHOOL YEAR 1947-8 SCHOOL NOTES IT SEEMS no time at all since we were framing these Notes twelve months ago. At that time the streets and gutters of Rockcliffe were, like Iser, flowing rapidly. (We observe that last year ' s School Notes were embellished with a photograph of flood waters). This year, how- ever, spring crept surreptitiously upon us, with none of the torrents and turbulence of last year ' s advent, and, before we knew it, we were listening to the chugging of Mr. Oliver ' s mechanized chariot laying low the lawns, to the twittering of robins nesting in the ivy, and to the soft reluctant shedding of long winter underwear; boys in white garments had usurped the green, and spring had come to Ashbury. But enough of these vapourings! Below will be found a catalogue of interesting or important events not elsewhere reported in this maga- zine, E itertaimnent There was much on the list of entertainment this year. The Satur- day and Sunday night movies were conducted again by A4r. Sibley and again the calibre of pictures shown was very high indeed. Mr. Sibley ' s fine work and his devotion to the boys in giving up his Saturday and Sunday evenings throughout the year is much appreciated by us all. We are sure that everyone concerned found this entertainment most enjoyable, and a very pleasant way to spend their Saturday or Sunday evenings. On Hallowe ' en the boys put on an impromptu party in the Assembly Hall, and refreshments were contributed by the Headmaster. The Junior School paraded in costume, and the Middle and Senior schools combined in producing two short theatrical sketches and an amateur Quiz Show. The whole thing was a lot of fun. House dances were held throughout the greater part of the fall and winter sessi ons and were well and truly patronized by boys and guests. A number of Old Boys were again good enough to revisit the school from time to time and give us the benefit of a series of interesting lectures on a wide variety of topics. Among these, Mr. George Parsons, just returned from the Middle East, regaled us with many an interesting and amusing anecdote. We enjoyed, in addition to the Old Boys ' lec- tures, a talk by Mr. Sam Fox, Ottawa Rough Rider Coach. He discussed modern football technique, and also gave us an insight in to the organiza- tion of football in Canada and the United States.

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THE ASH BU Rl AN 17 Changes in Personnel We were unfortunate in temporarily losing the services of iMrs. Brine who left hurriedly for England on a ccount of illness in her family, but in this we were lucky in securing the services of iMrs. Matthews to take up Mrs. Brine ' s duties in her absence. We are faced with the loss of Major Woods at the end of the term. He is retiring from his profession and returning to England to spend some time with relatives. Anyone who has been in touch with Ashbury during the past three years will realize how heavy a blow his departure will mean— to boys and staff alike. During his time here as Gym and Cadet Corps Instructor, his services have been of inestimable value in bringing these important activities to a high level of efficiency. His success in this respect is amply evidenced by our standing in local cadet corps competition. But, though these offices have been his immediate task, his contribution to the life at the School has gone far beyond the confines of the gymna- sium and the parade ground— and far beyond physical participation in the official activities of school routine; we shall remember him, even more, for the kindliness, interest, understanding and good fellowship which endeared him to all those with whom he came in contact. Let us hope that some day he may pass this way again. Also leaving at term ' s end are Mr. Passy and Mr. Pettigrew. iMr. Passy, who came to us at Easter, replacing A4r. MacFarlane, is giving up school teaching to go into industry, and Mr. Pettigrew is going on to university work. The place will not seem the same without ' John ' , so well known to all of us, both as Boy and Master. We wish these three the best of luck, and hope they will keep in touch with us in the future. Shortly after Christmas, the Head Boy, Howie Clark, found it necessary to take up family business, and hence was lost to us. Howie had been such a monument of strength and integrity that he left behind him a difficult standard with which to compete. Nevertheless, his suc- cessor, Kenny, has been doing a thoroughly conscientious and satis- factory job, and deserves the highest praise for the way in which he has taken hold of an exacting task. Acquisitions The whole school joins the Editors of the magazine in congratulat- ing Mr. and Mrs. Polk on the arrival of their son, David Jr. Health Again this year we must pay tribute to Miss MacLaughlin, our school matron, and to her assistant, Miss Redmond, a newcomer to Ashbury. The matron ' s staff has succeeded in keeping the standard of