Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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24 THE ASHBUIUAN ln his address, he stressed the importance of character as well as aca- demic brilliance as necessary characteristics for advancement in the Chemical Held of endeavour. He also gave a full account of the various types of work done by all those engaged in the Chemical Field, whether Engineers, Chemists, Draughtsmen or Maintenance Men. Two films were shown at this meeting- Test Tube to Tank Car and Produc- tivity-Key to Plenty . These were much enjoyed and after refresh- ments supplied by the Institute, we returned to the School after an excellent evening. On january 20th, members of the Club went on a tour of the Gatineau Power Plant. Here we saw the development of electricity by the use of the large horizontal generators, and the principles of their operation was carefully explained. lt gave one an odd sensation to be under the Chaudiere Falls looking up at the large turbines used to run the generators. The Science Club has had a busy and useful year, and one which has proved interesting to all concerned. The Chairman has been William NVeeks, with Pierre LeBoutillier as projectionist, and Mr. Sibley as Staff Advisor in charge of programmes and arrangements. The Science Club Trip to Cornwall N THURSDAY afternoon, February 15th, eleven boys from the Senior School, under the capable leadership of the Senior Science Master, Mr. Sibley, caught the bus to Cornwall for a week-end excur- sion, which proved to be one that will not soon be forgotten. Upon arrival, we checked in at the King George Hotel, and then went out for a bite to eat. With the exception of Pierre, Boots LeBoutillier, who insisted emphatically that he could fix the Television set, in the hotel, the group retired at an early hour, looking forward with keen anticipation for what the morrow would bring. Friday morning after a hurried but excellent breakfast, we were bundled into a trolley bus and taken over to the Howard Smith Paper Mill. lncidentally, l think those buses were a wonderful invention. Per- haps when one can be made that will bend around Confusion Square, Ottawa will get them too. XVC spent three hours at the Howard Smith Paper Mill. Before our tour, Mr. C. Candee, the Assistant General Manager of the Mill, and Mr. H. Morrison, the Personnel Manager, addressed the students in the conference room. On our f0llI', we were shown the entire process of making fine grade papers. This included the Barking Plant, the Sulphite Mill, the Soda Mill, the Lignin Plant, the Vanillin Plant, the Chlorine Plant, and the large Paper Mill, the latter consisting of 4 paper machines daily producing ISO tons of fine

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THE ASHBUR1.-IN 23 THE SCIENCE CLUB Hit first meeting of the Science Club was held on Tuesday, October 10th, 1950. At that time we were fortunate in having two guest speakers. Nlr. A. B. Bowville, of the Rockcliffe Heather Station, spoke on Heather and the Airplane , and Commander ll. Little spoke on The Relationship Between Science and Naval Education . Between these two talks we had an excellent film XYeather . The speakers were introduced by Hans Luyken and Xlr. Brain, and were thanked by the Chairman of the Club. The second meeting of the Club was held on Tuesday. November 21st, 1950. Douglas McLean of 6A was the guest speaker of the evening. His subject was Nlinerals . In his talk he discussed the common types of minerals found in Canada, and showed samples of them to illustrate his topic. The first film for this meeting was The Face of Time , which showed how our first geologists with the simplest instruments and under the most primitive conditions, pioneered in the field of charting Canada's minerals. The film concluded by showing how a modern geological survey is undertaken. The second film of the even- ing The Gift of T'Sai Lun-Paper , gave us a comprehensive story of how paper is made, from the cutting of pulpwood to the finished pro- duct. The third film, Magnesium-Xletal from the Sea , showed how magnesium is recovered from sea water, and the new uses to which this metal may be put. The third formal meeting of the Club took place on Tuesday, january 30th. Our speaker at that time was Mr. P. H. Lee, B.A., one of our staff, who spoke on the subject Air Navigation . This talk was backed up by many personal experiences which Mr. Lee had as a mem- ber of the Royal Air Force. On the same programme we had some excellent films including Principles of Flight , Plastics In Colour and one of a series entitled Birds of Canada . There was also an excellent short entitled Prophet Without Honour , which told of the charting of the seas by a former LYS. Sea Captain. Besides our formal meetings, we have had several other attractions during the term. On November 25th, a group of Senior Students made a trip through the Canadian International Paper Company at Gatineau Point. Here we were escorted through the large Newsprint Xlill, where we saw the complete processing from wood chips to the finished news- print rolling off the huge paper machines. This trip was arranged by Mr. Sibley through the cooperation of an Ashbury Cld Boy. On Friday, February 2nd, the Senior Students were invited to the Annual Student Night of the Chemical Institute of Canada. The speaker of the evening was Mr. A. Monsaroff, Vice President of Nlonsanto CCanadaJ Limited, who spoke on the topic The Game of Chemistry .

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THE ASHBURIAN 25 paper such as bond, book, writing, litho, mimeograph, blotting, bristol, as well as paper board. The entire plant, we realized, was fairly self sufficient. as it contained all the necessary parts for complete operation. Of particular interest was the large research Labor- atory connected with the Nlill. Here we were shown many of the routine tests used on the products as well as some of the line delicate instruments used in research. At the completion of our tour, we returned to the conference room and asked questions concerning those things which we had seen, but found difficulty in understanding. w From the Paper Nlill, after a slight pause at the Hotel for cokes and clean up, we went on to Courtaulds CCanadaj Limited, manufacturers of rayon, where we spent the afternoon. Before the tour commenced however, we were served an excellent dinner in their pleasant dining room, followed by a complete explanation of the making and dyeing of rayon by Mr. D. Roberts, the Technical Superintendent of the Plant, and the father of john. Rayon, we found, was made from sulphite pulp steeped in caustic soda, after which carbon disulphide was added, and the viscose was obtained from the resulting cellulose xanthate. This viscose is then forced through platinum jets into an acid coagulating bath, and so the rayon is manufactured. We found that there were three types of rayon being made: textile yarn, tire yarn and staple libre. I feel that it is necessary to mention a slight mishap which might have occurred to Andy Pritchard, if it had not been for the quick thinking of his tour supervisor. Suffice it to say that it would probably have been enjoyable. After the tour of the plant, Mr. Roberts then invited the group over to his home for refreshments, for which we were deeply grateful. It made another very pleasant highlight of the trip. Then on Friday evening after a fine dinner, we were free to have some further entertainment. Some went to the theatre, some to the Automobile show, while others attended a dance. A few even went off to hed! Andrew was a great help at this time to one of the occupants of the Hotel, for which he was duly Z rewarded. Again when all had returned Z to the Hotel we thought that it was about time to have something to eat as we had not eaten for all of a couple of hours. Saturday morning found us at the Canadian Cotton Klills, where we had a two hour tour, and then were enter-