Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN 21 CHCIR '1' THE beginning of the current school year it was decided to attempt to establish a permanent school choir for the Chapel. Accordingly, on Nlonday, October 16th, 1950, the first Choir practice was held. All the boys in the junior School had previously had a voice test, and the best voices were chosen. The members of the choir at the outset were: P. Angrave Drew j. Milbank j. Angrave T. Fauquier P. Murphy D. Baird G. Gorrie Powell P. Barkway Hamill G. Roger P. Blakeney S. Hamilton K. Stephen M. Bogert Hopkins Spencer K. Cook P. Ince M. Sutherland P. Curry T. Kerr O. Zeitz N. Darwent R. McCulloch C. P. R. LeBoutillier-Crucifer The first formal appearance of the choir in the chancel was at the Carol Service on Sunday evening, December 10th. At that time the choir surplices, cassocks, and ruffles had been completed by the Ash- bury Mother's Guild, and the Choir appeared fully robed. They sang the normal Christmas carols such as: 'Twas in the moon of winter- time , and Deck the Halls , and they were fortunate to be able to sing a Polish Carol, The Little Green Fir Treel' for the first time it had ever been sung in Canada. Since Christmas, the Choir have been in attendance at every Sun- da mornin service, and this has been a reat source of encouragement Y g S H . , to the Chapel as a whole. jon Spencer has sung two solos: The Lord s Prayer by A. H. Xlalotte, and The Palms by Faure. Choir practices have been held each week, and slowly the Choir are learning to sing the beautiful parts of the Anglican Church Service. At our first service after Easter, we used our new processional Cross for the first time. The Choir has had a good year, and as time goes by. it should become a traditional part of the College Chapel. The Organist and Choirmaster has been Mr. L. H. Sibley.

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L ell. Rev. W. j. Belford, C. LeBoutillier, Mr. L. H. Silmlev Kerr, McCulloch, Hamlll, Spencer, Drew, Angrave I, Zeitz, Sutherland, Angrave I Blakeney, Baird, Murphy, Curry, Hopkins, Gorrie, Bogert, Milbank, Cook ll, Pow D me

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22 THE ASHBURIAN CONFIRMATION VERY impressive service was held in the school chapel on Monday evening, March 19th. This was the Confirmation Service. This vear there was one of the largest lists of candidates which have been presented in a number of years. There were Hfteen boys confirmed. Ciflieiating at the service was The Right Reverend Robert Jeffer- son, D.D., D.C.L., Lord Bishop of Ottawa. During the service His Lordship gave a short address in which he complimented uthe suitably garbed choir under the direction of Mr. Sibley. His Lordship gave some very sound advice to the candidates on the subject of Christian Character. He told the boys of the four things they should do in order to be good christians. Honour God, be obedient to God, love God and give your youth to God. He made a point of showing the boys how to remember these four things. He said, Since this is the Hrst of Holy VV:-zek, we can remember the four things which we must give to God in the following way: Honour Obedience Love Youth. His Lordship then administered the Sacrament of The Laying on of Hands to the Hfteen candidates, this was followed by the blessing and the resounding singing of the School Hymn, He who would Valiant be. We are happy to announce that his Lordship is now on the Board of Governors of the school and we hope he will visit us often. The assisting Clergy were: Canon G. P. lVoollcombe, NLA., L.L.D., Founder of Ashbury College, Rev. C. Anderson, B.A., Diocesan Secretary, Rev. A. T. Carson, M.A., B.D., Rector of St. Bartholomew's, Ottawa, Rev. XV. D. M. Christie, B.A., Rector of All Saint's, VVestboro, Rev. XV. Bedford, B.A., School Chaplain. The Candidates CNoted in order of Agej Charles Pierre Reynolds LeBoutillier George Robert XVilson Gerald Stanley Wharton Gordon lYilliam Brown Graham Peter jackson George Robert Unwin Robert Ashdown lYarnock lidward john Drew Holm Nadain Sfiurly Otto Orson Zeitz .olm Thomas Preston .lon Ross Linton Spencer Charles Robert lloratio Younger -Iames Desmond Smith vohn David Lindley Knowlton