Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE .4SHBURl.4.N' 1 carols: Shepherds in the Field Ahidingu. 'Twas in the .Xloon of XYintertime g Lo, how a Rose e'er Blooming . I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing Inug The Little Green Fir Treeug and In the Bleak .Xlidwinter . Once more there was such an attendance at this service. that we repeated it for the students the following Tuesday evening before the Christmas dinner. This year we have also had the Choir in attendance at all daily Xlatins. and this has helped greatly in improving the singing. I On Friday. Xlay 23rd. we held our Annual Choir Party consisting of swimming. movies and refreshments. This made a fitting conclusion to a task well done. Mention should be made of the assistance given the Choir hy the Nlothers' Guild. and Nlrs. Y. Linstrum. the latter acting as Choir Nlother for the year. The organist and choirmaster has been Nlr. I.. II. Sihley. CONFIRMATION Bavlc row: NY. H. Ifastwood. XY. H. Birheck. D. XI. Xliddringtou. R. I7. .XIeCulloch B. R. Grogan. S. S. Bodger. bl. S. Irvin. .Hiddle rolls: G. H. Corrie. II. C. Seed. F. A. Reid. Rey. XY. -I. I,ord, P. Barkuay K. A. Kingston. P. R. Ifchlin. Front ro-12: K. H. Stephen. XI. XY. Sutherland. R. I . Ileaehnian. -I. XI. lYallis. j. R. Hopkins. IJ. C. Baird. T. A. Kerr. R. 'IQ llilliains.

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28 THE ASHBURIAN THE CHOIR Hack row: Rev. XV. J. Lord fSchool Chaplainb, P. LeBoutillier CCruciferJ, L. H. Sibley, lisq., COrganist and Choirmasterj. Svmlld raw: T. Kerr, O. Zeitz, D. Baird, G. Macluaren, S. Hamilton, J. Deachman, j. lVallis, A. Sugden, Hopkins, R. Strange. Third rofw: T. XYilliams. P. Barkway, N. Darwent, M. Sutherland, A. Nadigal. j. Beament, P. Blakeney, K. Stephen. Front rofw: j. Powell, K. Cook, P. Ince. THE CHOIR His year the Choir have had a weekly choir practice on Mondays. At this time, besides voice training we have been concerned with learning the parts of the service, and have now mastered a new set of responses for Matins. The members of the Choir this year are: D. Baird, P. Barkway, Beament, P. Blakeney, M. Bogert, K. Cook, N. Darwent, Deachman, S. Hamilton, Hopkins, P. lnce, T. Kerr, G. MacLaren, P. Murphy A. Nadigel, Powell, K. Stephen, R. Strange, NI. Sutherland, .-X. Sugden, XVallis, M. lfVeston, T. VVilliams, O. Zeitz. C. P. R. LeBou- tillier, Crucifer and Server, G. P. jackson, Assistant Crucifer. 9 One of the highlights for the Choir was the Annual Carol Service held on December 16th. At this service, the Choir sang the following

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so THE ASHBURIAN CONFIRMATION Hli Annual Confirmation Service was held on Thursday, March 13th, at 8 p.m. The service was conducted by The Right Reverend Robert jefferson, D.D., D.C.L., Lord Bishop of Ottawa. Assisting Clergy were: Archdeacon C. Anderson, B.A., Diocesan Secretary, Rev. NY. D. Christie, B.A., Rural Dean, Rector of All Saints' Church, XVest- boro, Rev. A. T. Carson, iXl.A., B.D., Rector of St. Bartholomew's Church, Ottawa, and the School Chaplain. The Bishop in his address stressed the importance of the four orders of the Laying on of Hands:-Confirmation, the Ordaining of Deacons, the Ordaining of Priests and Bishops. Goodness, honesty, and a readiness to defend the Faith, he said, are especially needed today with Christian principles being attacked on all sides. Bishop jefferson called upon the candidates to develop wisdom and understanding to meet the challenge which lies ahead. The opening Procession was led by Crucifer C. Pierre LeBoutillier. followed by the Choir and the Clergy. The School Chaplain presented the Candidates, the Archdeacon read the Introduction, and the Scriptures were read by Rev. A. T. Carson. Following the service, a reception was held for the Confirmation Candidates, relatives and friends. The following were the candidates:-Kenneth H. C. Stephen, Ottawa, Mervin XV. Sutherland, Mont Laurier, P.Q., Peter Barkway, Ottawa, Robert F. Deachman, Ottawa, john M. VVallis, Ottawa, john R. Hopkins, Ottawa, David C. Baird, Ottawa, Thomas A. Xl. Kerr, Ottawa, Roger T. Wiilliams, Toronto, Brian C. Seed, Grandmere, P.Q., Frederick A. Reid, Ottawa, Graeme H. V. Gorrie, Brockville, Ross F. N. McCulloch, Lancaster, Bruce R. Grogan, Montreal, Stephen S. Bodger, Montreal, joseph R. Irvin, Ottawa, VVilliam H. Eastwood, Venezuela, XVilliam H. Birbeck, Venezuela, David Nl. T. VViddrington, New York, Paul R. TfiCllllTl, Ottawa, Kenneth A. Kingston, Nlaniwaki, RQ.