Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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I2 THE ASHBUMAN .G-U Nfxshs mb-we -8.155-'li'vEh THE CONFIRMATION CLASS Back Row: A. A. Duguid, J. B. D. Birkett, R. D. Mundy, A. G. Bechard, .J. R. Conway, I.H.A. Robertson, D. R. Dickson, J. I. Bethune, S. G. R. Pottmger. Middle Row: T. P. Christie, C. J. OlBrien, C. P. Roberts, G. I. M. Speedie, S. C. Smith, A. S. Gillean, R. J. Noel-Bentley, R. W. Landymore. Front Row: J. P. C. Radcliff, D. R. Nicholson, I. R. Andrew, J. A. Walker, Rev. E. G. Kettleborough, M. R. Devlin, D. E. Chaplin, G. O. Troop. Absent: J. A. Bradley, G. D. Heggtveit, R. Kerr, R. R. Stewart. This year has been the largest Confirmation Class in the history of the School, twenty eight in all. Unfortunately a flu epidemic, cur- rent at the time, prevented a number of the candidates from being presented to the Bishop when he paid his annual visit to the School. However, it was possible to complete all the Confirmation before the Easter Holidays. Among the visiting preachers this year were Archdeacon llepburn, Archdeacon Mills and the Rev. Roland Bodger of Montreal. Another change in connection with the Chapel this year is the designation ul' the collection for lWissionary Work. Part will go to the Rt. Rev. C. R. ll. XYilkinson, Bishop of Amritsar, India, for the sup- ..

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THE ASHBURIAN II of various occupations, from those who are skilled and experienced in their respective callings. This year we heard from: Dr. J. L. Locke - Astronomy. Dr. K. J. Laidler - Chemistry. Col. W. R. Sawyer - Armed Services, Via R.M.C. S. F. Wotherspoon, Q.C. - Law. Sir Charles Arden-Clarke Cfirst Governor General of Ghanal representing the British Commonwealth Society. - The Problems of Africa. REMEDIAL READING An important addition to our extra curricular studies this year has been the course in remedial reading provided by Dr. K. R. Spencer. As a result of causes which it is sometimes, though not always, hard to identify, it occasionally happens that the study dif- ficulties of a boy are traceable to difficulties in swift and intelligent reading. Dr. Spencer, an experienced educator in this particular line, has been invaluable in dissolving many such blocks. CHAPEL NOTES Change is not something which usually disturbs the ordered round of worship on the School Chapel. This may, of course, be irk- some to those who seek novelty for its own sake, but, surely, a daily opportunity to rest in the deep satisfaction which springs from contact with the Eternal belongs to 'fthat good part fLuke 10:4-QD which is not to be taken away. This year, however, pressure of numbers in the membership of the School has caused a rather radical change in detail. As the Senior School itself fills the Chapel to capacity, it is now necessary to hold separate daily services, one for the Juniors, the other for the Seniors. VVhile this arrangement somewhat minimises the sense of oneness throughout the School, it does have some practical advantages apart from seating in that it is possible, particularly in the case of the Juniors, to pitch the tone and content of the service to the level of each congregation. This new arrangement has created no great up- heaval in the matter of organization as the Junior Service is now in charge of the Rev. K. B. Monks who was appointed to the staff last September, and the Junior School is able to provide its own ac- complished organist in the person of Mrs. H. S. Dalton of Form I fame. The Fall Term ended once again with a presentation of Christmas Carols by Mr. Sibley and Mr. Snelgrove with their choir. A well- filled Chapel once again testified to the popularity of this event.

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THE ASHBCR1.-IN 13 THE CHOIR Back Row: P. G. Loftus, J. D. H. Partridge, R. M. Comar, G. L. Adams, R. IV. Landymore, J. A. Bradley, H. K. Reed, B. D. G. Speedie. Middle Row: I. A. Fraser, D. G. Love, G. M. J. Feayer, A. S. Gillean, C. H. C. Grant, D. NI. Boyd, G. O. Troop, C. S. Smith, T. P. Christie. Front Row: YV. M. Rogers, J. V. Hearne, BI. C. Smith, T. J. Shipman, J. R. McAulay. J. D. Shepherd, J. D. A. Nlackenzie, C. J. Sharp, A. S. F. YVright. In Front: J. F. Landymore, E. S. Cutbill, J. H. Nelms. port of a native Candidate for the Priesthood, Ivan Nathaniel, and part to the Luhiana Medical Mission, also in India, an Interdenomina- tional Enterprise. As usual the School Prefects have read the Lessons at the daily Chapel Services, and have shown improvement as the weeks have gone by in their effort to master the demanding art of public reading. The Chapel has also been well served by the Clerks, Brodhead I. Ince and Merret I, and by the Servers Detchon. Monks, Fascio. Noel- Bentley I and Sarkis.