Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURI.-IN 13 MCDTHERS' GUILD G.-xxx our warmest thanks are due to this organization who have worked so strenuously and usefully in the interests of the School. Their activities this vegu' included: A Bingo and Fun Night. A Cake Sale, and ll Used Clothing Sale. lfroni the proceeds of these functions the following benefits were provided: A generous sum for bursaries, ll new School Hug, new furniture for the prefects' connnon rooni, drapes for the librarv, n prize for the best ltept dorinitorv Cwon bv the denizens of Arnold's roonil. In view of all this we are tempted to purnplirnse the old saw: A scl1ool's best friend is its mothers' guild. SOME MEMBERS OF THIQ MOTHERS' GUILD Mrs. Heenan. Xlrs. Copeland, Nlrs. XYoo1leombe, Xlrs. Kennedy. Xlrs. Tyler, Klrs. NIeLearn, Mrs. Tucker.

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THE .4sH1sU1e1.4N 15 SCIENCE NCTES Science Trips began this year on january 12th when Xlr. Snelgrove accompanied a group through the Gatineau Power Plant. This has become a pleasant, instructive, annual excursion for the junior Alatriculation Physics Group. On Saturday, january 26th, a group of Senior students with Xlr. Sibley made a tour through Computing Devices of Canada. Since our last visit to this plant, there has been the addition of a new Giant Computor. On this computor, which would fill an ordinary room, much detailed technical work can be performed. XYe also saw the usual computing devices, with the new Transistors for radios and electronic work. The next tour took us to the National Research Council on the Montreal Road. Here we visited Building Research, where experimental work is being done on new types of construction including pre-stressed concrete blocks and beams. The Cold Lab here was quite interesting. lVe then adjourned to the Applied Chemistry Building where we saw Radioactive materials being used as well as new methods for producing rubber. Finally we went to the Radio and Electrical Engineering, where we saw the Under Hater Television, new work being done on Radar, and new devices being developed in Medical Electronics, in- cluding a new type of electrically controlled clothing for the new cold heart operations. The Annual Students' Night of the Chemical Institute of Canada was held on February 22nd at the Research Council. A Demonstration lecture was given by Prof. K. Laidler, assisted by Dr. Papee, both of the University of Ottawa. The topic of the Lecture was Fast Chemistry , and spectacular demonstrations on factors influencing the rates of reactions, including the use of liquid oxygen, hydrogen and other materials were used, with many controlled explosions. The eve- ning was closed with the usual refreshments. For our next Tour, Mr. Sibley arranged an all-day excursion to the National Research Council, which took place on Nlonday, April 8th. IVe left at 9.15 a.m., arriving at the Alontreal Road Labs. at 9.30 a.m. Dr. D. C. NIacPhail gave us a short address, and then we started on our way. Our first stop was at Low Speed Aerodynamics, with the horizontal and vertical wind tunnels. From here we went over to the jet Engine Laboratory to see the work done there. We also saw an excellent Film here. We then had a look at Low Temperature work, finally visiting the Hydraulics and Ship Laboratory. In the latter, we saw part of the Alodel of the St. Lawrence Seaway, with also a model of the new breakwater being devised for a I-Iarbour in Newfoundland.