Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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

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18 THE ASH BU Rl AN health high, and in keeping us free of any major epidemics of contagious diseases. We thank them. Dietetics The School was fortunate in acquiring the services of Miss Bur- roughs, our new dietician. Miss Burroughs was for many years dietician at Macdonald Hall and, recently, a supervisor of dietetics with the Canadian Army in England. The delicacies she turns out from her kitchens are much appreciated by one and all. Staff Receptioi? of Farents On several occasions throughout the year the Staff held a reception for parents. The functions were well attended and, it is felt, provide a most valuable opportunity of exchanging useful information as well as constituting a pleasant social occasion. CHAPEL NOTES THE first Sunday of the year Mr. Glass gave a sermon on the reason and importance of chapel and churches to the community. This same theme was carried out by our chaplain, the Rev. W. J. Belford, at Sunday matins throughout the term when he explained the use and significance of the parts and furnishings of a chapel such as the bap- tismal font, the organ and music, the lectern. Prayer Book, and Bible and last but not least, the congregation itself. We were pleased to welcome to the chapel during the early part of the Michaelmas term a friend of the school and the Headmaster of B.C.S., Mr. Grier, just returned from the meeting of the general synod of the Church of England in Canada where the new Primate had been elected to office. He explained to us the organization of the Canadian church and the opportunities open for service in it. His explanation of the romantic names of the dioceses such as Moosonee, Keewatin, Cariboo, Rupert ' s Land and Kootenay was most interesting. On November i6th the Rev. Canon Heeney made his annual visit to the school and at matins spoke to us about the Bible as literature. His visits are always looked forward to and enjoyed by the boys. The final Sunday of the term was highlighted by two events. The first was our Headmaster ' s stirring sermon at morning chapel when he told us the true place for Christmas in a Christian ' s life— to enjoy it but to avoid making it a commercial carnival of tinsel and turkey, and to keep it as the major anniversary in the church calendar. At our evening service we ushered in the Christmas season with the annual carol service. The chapel looked much more beautiful than in previous years thanks to the help of Mr. Oliver who made new candle holders. This beauty and the carol singing helped us in our endeavour to carry out the Headmaster ' s advice.