Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN 21 THE SENIOR SCIENCE TRIP TO MONTREAL HE Science Trip this year, like last year, was to Nlontreal. On February 10th at 6 p.m. we boarded the bus which the bus company had graciously sent to fetch us down to the Bus Terminal, and at 6.30 p.m. we were on our way to Xlontreal, where we all stayed with relatives and friends. The first plant which we visited was the Dominion Linoleum Company on the morning of Thursday, the llth. This proved to be very interesting. Nlr. H. N. Blakeney, an Ashbury Old Boy, welcomed us to the plant. XYe were then given an introductory lecture on the manufacture of linoleum from its early stages right through to the Hnished product. At first, the linoleum is a rubbery, granulated, sticky substance, this substance is mixed dry, and strongly compressed by pressure and heat, until it emerges as one continuous layer of linoleum. IVe were also told of the various processes for making different patterns, and of all the intermediate forms of linoleum. After this interesting explanatory talk, we were divided into two groups and shown around the huge plant. Now we saw the linoleum being pro- duced. TVe also saw the preparation of a good many of the raw materials used. After a lengthy tour, we were given a wonderful lunch in the plant cafeteria-right after which we were on our way to the next plant on our programme. Our next plant was the Imperial Tobacco Company, which we covered that afternoon. Imperial Tobacco is the producer of innumer- able brands of cigarettes, cigars, and all kinds of tobacco products. the most famous of which are Players and Sweet Caps . IYe were again divided into two groups and shown around the factory. The first step, when the tobacco is brought in is moistening-without this step, the tobacco cannot be handled because of its brittleness, then it is in turn weighed, mixed, thrashed, and the stems are separated from the Back rox: D. I-Iore, L. Hart. I-I. Short, S. Xlclnnes, P. H'alker, G. Verhaegen, G. XYatson, G. jackson. Front row: R. Turcotte, Dr. Thompson, Xl. Hog- ben. Mr. L. H. Sibley.

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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.

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33 THE ASHBURIAN leaves by air jets, then it is mixed, and cut in small threads by a rotary cutter which goes at 1700 r.p.m. All these operations are done in a huge machine which can handle 40,000 pounds at a time. After these processes, the tobacco is ready for rolling into cigarettes-it is passed on a conveyer belt and mechanically rolled into a huge continuous cigarette which is then cut into cigarettes of the required length. This is followed by checking for flaws in the cigarettes and then by packing in boxes, cases, and cartons-all done mechanically. At the completion of this tour, we had refreshments in the cafeteria and a short talk by Mr. R. XY. Coristine, another Ashbury Old Boy. That evening we attended a dinner given to us by the Old Boys of Montreal at the Montreal Badminton and Squash Club. The Head- master was present for this dinner which proved to be a very enjoyable affair. Mr. jay Ronalds, welcomed the boys to Montreal, Nlr. Sibley replied thanking the Old Boys for their interest and co-operation in making the trips possible, and then Mr. Perry spoke on the School. Graham jackson then thanked the Old Boys for the Dinner. Old Boys present were: Klr. H. N. Blakeney, Mr. R. H. Craig, Mr. R. TV. Coris- tine, Mr. TY. R. Fakins, Mr. L. F. C. Hart, Mr. P. Redpath, Mr. B. Reynolds, and Mr. jay Ronalds, our host. The next morning we were up bright and early, and after gathering at the XVindsor Hotel which acted as Headquarters, we proceeded to the Northern Electric Plant. This plant is a huge imposing building. The Branch works almost exclusively for the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, manufacturing and assembling IHOSI of the telephone equip- ment which the Bell uses. Special attention is paid to cleanliness in the Plant and at all times there are cleaners who continually keep the place sparkling. After having been welcomed by Mr. S. Richardson, we were shown through the plant. First we were shown the coil winding-this is done automatically and also by hand. One of the most complicated parts of telephone manufacturing is the making of the telephone switchboard, for here are needed some 45 miles of wire of a number of different kinds wound about each other in all kinds of ways. VVe then saw a large number of machines which automatically manu- facture the parts of the telephone, later being all put together, still all on assembly lines, to make the telephone which we see in our own homes. This part of the plant produces about 1400 telephones a day. The outside shell of the telephone is generally made of plastic. The plastic is moulded into shape, and then the parts are placed into it. After this enjoyable and instructive tour, we were entertained at the plant for lunch, and then as a special treat, were shown a film of the Grey Cup Rugby Final. It was then time to proceed to our next plant-the Belding Corticelli Company.