Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE .4 SHBL'Rl.4.N' W THE MCDTHERS' GUILD . . ' . . . . ii are all most grateful for t.ie eontmued interest ul this organ- ization and for the manner in whieh they quietly and etfeetivelv Continue working for the welfare and deeoration of the School. This year thev earried to the Xlemorial Wing their good worlq of providing curtains for the bovs' rooms. and have thus encouraged the modesty and fed the aestheties of all its small inhabitants. We understand that thev have now. in the proeess of being designed and fashioned. an Ashbury College emblem. to be mounted on a bgmner and hung in Chapel. Thev have also under eonstruetion a new leetern for use on ceremonial oeeasions. Furthermore, from the proceeds of their annual l lome Cooking Sale and Fun Night , held at the Sehool, they have been able to set up two bursaries. to be awarded at the lHleadmaster's diseretion-one in the amount of two hundred. and the other of three hundred dollars. These would appear to be indeed valuable achievements and benefits and The Ashburian wishes to tender the best thanks of the School to all members of this fine organization. There follows a list of officers for the year 1953-54: President, Mrs. H. H. Mulkins. lst Vice-Pres.. Xlrs. G. A. XYoolleombe3 Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. E. NI. Hinevg Seet'v.. Nlrs. G. G. NI. Carr- Harrisg Sewing Convener. Hrs. A. Powellg Telephone Convener, Hrs. TY. H. G. Rogerg Tea Convener. Hrs. B. C. Hamilton. Fred Reid-First Winner of The Xlothers' Guild Bursarv.

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18 THE ASHBURIAN Asunukv 195 Courses 1 T915 80251386 U85 HSN 855333 ll' Tli GIIMBSIYY U! KS! RB MTS Milf!! :FMIIIG YU UKYYQWYYD TO YM llilllhui eflbblllllw fiflU.Zb!llUSOZ8 IK 1947 T0 willlflwll-YE OLD ISHNWAKS U80 D40 ii UMW lliil. F926 CE 1 I' FDM! H6 HY! KD Ti!! Nl?UllGb lllflflflfflf 81 E 1 RMJBIS UQ . f . .ufi KWH! 1951 Is ,K 500650335 ECN 'Wh J i?9lLl,i5 H2 DJJ FOV- 4 -f' NNE' Left to right: E. N. Rhodes, Esq.g Headmaster R. H. Perry, Captain G. A. VVoollcombe, Colonel Roger Rowley. OPENING GF ARGYLE N OC'1'0BER 17, a bright, sunny autumn day, after administering a twin defeat to our arch rivals, Bishop's College School, the opening ceremonies of Argyle Building began. The Headmaster was the Hrst speaker and he explained that the new building represented the sacriHce of old Ashburians. He went on to say that this building was made possible by the Cild Boys and friends of the School who have contributed so generously. Mr. E. N. Rhodes, chairman of the Board of Governors, paid tribute to the manner in which the School had gone forward in the past few years. Associated with Mr. Rhodes in the unveiling ceremony was Col. Roger Rowley, DSC., BD., deputy chairman of the Board of Governors, and Capt. G. A. VVoollcombe, R.C.N., son of the late Canon G. P. VVoollcombe, our beloved founder. The addition of this building represents a great step forward in Ashbury's long and distinguished history. This new edifice has been used this year by Forms I, ll and lllB and gives them a building of their own which means, in turn, much less congestion in the senior house. lt is proposed in the future to extend Argyle as a part of the building and improvement campaign to include ten new classrooms.

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zu THE ASHBURIAN THE LIBRARY lvi-3 librarians were appointed in September and, under MacLaren's guidance, thev have contributed a great deal to the smooth run- ning of the library during the last year. lt was decided to open the library for three periods each day, so that it could be used intelligently under supervision. Access could still be gained at any time for independent study or reference, on application to a member of the library staff. In this way a noisy element was elim- inated and an attempt made to encourage good reading habits. A start has been made on reclassifying the books at our disposal, but a great deal of work still remains to be done in this connection. During the year we have received generous gifts of books from N. Rhodes, Esq., and Hamilton Southam, Esq., and we should like to express our sincere thanks to these friends of the school. .lg-...Q-i1 EURQPEAN RAMBLES His year after three successive trips to Europe, E. N. Rhodes, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Governors, showed his coloured slides to the School under the title of European Rambles . In his introductory speech Mr. Rhodes told the boys he would attempt to give them an insight into life in Italy, France and Spain. He also suggested that possibly the reason for the invitation to lecture was that the Hnances for professional lecturers had been exhausted. The slides started with typical shots of Rome, then moved north in Italy to Florence. From there we travelled south into Spain and visited Malaga and Barcelona. From sunny Spain we went north to the south of France and Nice, where we saw the fish markets and the harbour. That concluded our delightful trip to Europe, and we all hope we may have the opportunity to see more of his slides.