Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN I A -, , K . 5. fl fifty! f fi ' . bi- , YN X .e. - .

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THE ASHBURIAN 9 EDITGRIAL 'r 'mls early time of writing, winter's sullen tale is told, and spring, the troubadour, has slipped almost imperceptiblv into his coloured coat and strings his jocund lute. Although the Season marks, chronologically, the latter end of a school year, it seems, spiritually, to be rather a beginning. lt is now that we begin to make plans for the coming year, to precur its promises for those who stay and those who go. The whole impulse of the season seems vigorously forward, rather than nostalgically or remorsefully backward. Let us by all means look forward. VVhat if the barred gate of examination does intervene, and tends, like the smoke of Hannibal's campfires, to obscure the view? We can stand on tip-toe, can't we? or fervently kneeling peek between the bars? or, from the supine position even, peer upward? However, as our history master tells us Cwith a sneer and a twinklel that we can evaluate the future only by an intelligent interpretation of the past, let us look briefiy backward also-over the passing school year. At this time twelve months ago we were dedicating the magazine to our departing headmaster, C. L. Ogden Glass, who was leaving to take over another school. At the opening last September we welcomed our new headmaster, Ronald H. Perry, to whom this present issue is dedicated. Mr. Perry received his early education at Bishop Ridley College, St. Catharines, from there he migrated for a year to Dean Close School, Cheltenham, England, then back again to St. Catharines Collegiate and thence to The Central Collegiate Institute in Hamilton, where he took junior and Senior Matriculations. He is a B.A. of University of Toronto, and M.A. Columbia CTeachers, Collegej. He came to us from a succession of distinguished assignments both in war and peace. For some thirteen years he taught at Pickering Col- lege, Newmarket. During the war he served with the R.C.A.F. in North Africa. Immediately before coming here he held the office of Dean of Residence of Ajax, a post war department of the University of Toronto. VVe therefore feel that he has rendered distinguished service as both administrator and organizer, and psychologist and educator. XYe would like to add that in his brief time here he has amply lived up to his PQISI record in these capacities. VVe wish him luck and continued success.

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THE ASHBURIAN ll SCHOOL NCJTES N XVLIIJNI-ISDAY, September 13th the school ofiicially opened for the 1950-il year. As usual, the halls were swarming with boys, both old and new. lfverybody was interrogating everybody else, but few answers were received. lland shaking and back slapping were the order of the day. The thing that struck most of us was the redecorating which had taken place during the holidays. Conducted tours were quickly arranged and the interior of the school was given the once or twice over. Before the hustle and bustle had quicted down, the chapel service began, and soon the most remote corners of the school were filled with, Lord behold us with Thy blessing, and, He who would valiant be. The scene then shifted to the newly decorated Rhodes Hall, where our new Headmaster, Mr. R. H. Perry, assured us that we were going to have a top notch year. The faces of his audience beamed with appro- val as he announced the plans and the changes for the coming year. The afternoon was devoted to dividing the new bovs into the two school houses, and the election of the games captains. Although the opening of the new Tuck Shop did not take place on this opening day, we feel it deserves mention at this time. Un Klon- day, September 18, Hr. Perry, armed with a pair of garden shears, cut a length of red ribbon to oflicially open the tuck shop for business. E71f67'fi1f777l167Il' This year, as in the past, we had our usual allotment of house dances. Several changes, however, were made in the running of these dances and we feel that they were made for the good. The dining-room was abandoned as a dance floor and Rhodes Hall was used in its place. The tuck shop was opened to serve refreshments. We also had a master of ceremonies in Bill Weeks. May our thanks be expressed here to Mr. and Mrs. Brain and Nlr. Belcher, who so kindly played the role of hosts and hostess, at these dances. Movies were again shown this year under the auspices of Nlr. Sibley. Q The standard of movies shown was as always of the highest grade. Several extra movies were shown throughout the year and deserve