Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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18 THE ASHBURIAN I, Lackey, Ross, Brodhead I, Southam I, Tucker I, Wilson I, Reid I, Yates, Mr. Sibley and your reporters, Bishop and Sarkls. V. Tour to Hamilton: Our second large expedition of the year took us to Hamilton. We set out on March 31st, arriving at Hillfield School at about five, as guests of the Headmaster, Col. J. Page, who kindly lent his home to the group, this time including Lackey, Ross, Wilson I, Rowan-Legg I, Sutherland I and Mr. Sibley. Wednesday morning we were off to the Steel Company of Canada. This is by far the largest Plant of its kind in Canada, so we toured it by car. Here we saw the complete manufacture of steel from the unloading docks, the piles of hematite, coal and limestone, the coke furnaces, the huge blast furnaces, the open hearth furnaces, the bloom mills, the continuous galvanizing mill and the other processing mills. After a pleasant lunch here, we left for Canadian Westinghouse for the afternoon. Here we were particularly interested in the manu- facture of Television Picture tubes of all sizes. We also saw the manu- facture of ordinary vacuum tubes, and finally the Research Labora- tories where we found that shock tests, Cold Temperature Research, and other fascinating things were taking place. After a brief stop to clean up, we were off to Toronto to see Trinity College as guests of Mr. Pettigrew, Stephen Woollcombe, Chris Gill, and Ian Cumming. After a fine supper in Hall, we toured Trinity including the Chapel. We then went across the street to have a tour of Hart House, which was also most impressive. After a fine day we returned to Hamilton, tired, but happy. Thursday morning found us at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, where we saw the manufacture of rubber tires from the crude to the finished product. After a healthy lunch here we were treated to films of the Indianapolis Speedway races, also one of the famous Italian car races, and one on old cars. We then left for Procter Sz Gamble Company. This tour was entertaining, if too short. Here we saw soap making, and the packaging of many of the famous Procter and Gamble Products like 'fBreeze'7 and f'Fluffo . We then returned to Hillfield for a quick tour of the school. For dinner we were guests of lVlr. V. Scully, an Ashbury Governor, and Mr. S. Armour, who were such a great help in the organization of this tour. After our dinner at The Hamilton Club, we returned once more to Hillfield to relax. Friday morning, despite the rain, we were off again - this time to McMaster University. After a chat with the Dean of Arts and Science and the Registrar, we toured the Biology, Physics and Chemis- try Departments. We were fascinated with the mass spectrograph. At the Chemistry building our guide was Dr. Cragg, one of the authors of our senior Chemistry Text. This tour was most interesting and we

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THE ASHBURI.-IN 17 separately, and are securely welded to the main body. The finished products are then stored and delivered on order. After this excellent start, we had lunch, a question period, and then were oil' on our next Plant. Arriving at Seagram's Distilleries, we were given an introduction to the production of alcoholic beverages, and we then set out on tour. From the grain bins, the cleaned raw materials are fed into giant cookers, and then to the converter where malt is added. This 'fmashw is allowed to ferment and is then distilled to separate the alcohol. The vapourized liquid is placed in wooden barrels and is aged in ware- houses, after which it is blended, bottled and sold. Dashing back to the Y.M.C.A., we had a quick supper and then were off to the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Here we were conducted through the f'Panorama of Progress , a museum, Where the progress from the first telephone up to the most modern means of communication is recorded. After this highlight, we were taken to the Information Departmentw where we found that an Operator can give out over 100 information numbers per hour. Finally we adjourned to the Television and Radio section, where our guide patiently explained how the programs were monitored. In Wide-eyed wonder from what we had seen, we walked towards the Yu and after a midnight snack, retired. The next morning We were again early risers. We started the day with a visit to the Northern Electric VV ire and Cable Plant. Here the products of Canadian mining and processing companies, such as copper, nickel, and aluminum are purchased as rods, and are manu- factured into virtually a multitude of types of cables. VVe were treated here to lunch, a talk on Safety, a talk on Personnel problems, and then were off to Dominion Bridge Company. Here we were looking at uheavy industry . In the platework division We saw boilers being built, with great pressure vessels. Masses of cranes were also under construction, parts of bridges, and all types of metal parts. Returning down town we had a free evening. On Saturday morning we walked to McGill University. Here we visited the Medical Building and the Department of Botany. After a look at the famous Dr. Osler Library, we toured the musem, and also an anatomy laboratory where students disect parts of the human body in preparation for their studies. Dr. Gibbs and Dr. Maycock gave us the tour of the Botany end, and we were pleased to see such plants as Mimosa pudican, which collapses on touch, and other interesting laboratories. Mr. Fascio in his usual manner climaxed the tour with his fine closing dinner at the LaSalle Hotel. Our deepest gratitude to Mr. Sibley for the fine arrangements. Present,on this tour were Sutherland

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THE ASHBURIAN 19 were sorry to leave, but International Harvester was next on our list and we were off once more. Here we saw the manufacture of rope, baling twine, tractors and carts of all sorts. The foundries, the lathes, paint shops, assembly line procedures, all proved of great interest. At 4- p.m., we arrived at the new Metallurgical Laboratories of the Steel Company. Perhaps the outstanding work done here was the detailed studies accomplished by the fabulous spectroscope. We were also concerned with complete steel analysis of all the Steel Company products, including molecular structure done by Microscopic work. By this time we were hungry and tired, so we were off to eat and relax. Saturday we returned to Ashbury. Some highlights of the tour included Sutherland's ready smile at 7 a.m., and also Rowan-Legg's great control over his rubbers. Bob Lackey and Dave Ross, our excellent drivers, seemed always worried because the car would never go over 4-0 miles per hour. Fine highways and fine food - these completed an educational tour. VI. Tour to Chalk River: On April 7th, our annual trip was made to Chalk River. Our first stop was the Biology Building, where we were given an il- lustrated lecture by Dr. W. F. Baldwin assisted by Mr. T. Salthouse. These men are primarily concerned with the blood-sucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus. This bug is particularly resistant to radiation, being able to survive doses of radiation two or three hundred times the amount required to kill a human. The cell behaviour of these bugs seems to explain why in man and other mammals a radiation burn often takes some time to show itself. Dr. Baldwin also described work which has been done on mosquito control, and also work on rat population studies. From the Biology Building we proceeded to the Pool Test Reactor. This has a power of one hundred watts. Here ordinary water is used as a coolant, shielding and moderator. After a fine lunch, We went on tour of the NRX reactor. This reactor produces 40,000 kilowatts of power. The basic parts of this reactor are the fuel rods made up of Uranium encased in Aluminum, and the moderator which is heavy water. The coolant is river water. This reactor is used to prepare Cobalt 60, used in cancer treatment, radio- active isotopes for agriculture and industry, and also basic research. Our next place of call was the new NRU reactor. This produces about five times as much power as the NRX. Here heavy water is used both as moderator and coolant. Again the reactor is used for basic research and the manufacture of isotopes. Those who made the tour this year were: Bishop, Ince, Lackey, Pangman, Southam I, Sutherland I, Tucker I, VVilson I, Rowan-Legg I, and Mr. Sibley. Certainly this has been one of the most successful of the years we have made tours, and our thanks go to Mr. Sibley for many hours spent in arrangements.