Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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20 THE ASHBURIAN V, , ' . f- ,Z32fHf fff,'f 'l 7435 '1.-af W BERMUDA TRIP This year, Mr. Jobling and Mr. Anderson once again supervised the annual Bermuda Trip, which was composed of 13 pleasure-seeking boys: Dries Oosterbaan, Bohdan Zaporski, Red and Don Dunn, Don Flam, Ray Manbert, Allen Gill, Iain Ewing, John Letch, Peter Gillean, James Whitmarsh, Gary Lacharity and Graham Pottinger. We left cold Canada on March 29th following a night at the Toronto Y.lVI.C.A. and arrived an incredibly short time later in Warm, cloudless Bermuda. Hastily doffing our winter overcoats, we spent the next few days frantically putting up tents, making beds, purchasing provisions, and so on. Once firmly established, the group broke into two logically separate bands, the Seniors and the Intermediates, and invaded the mainland. Each year, invariably, the first thing that attracts the Seniors is the motor-bike hiring scheme - a quick, handy way to tour the island comparatively inexpensively. And, each year, invariably, many hair- raising escapades are performed on account of these vehicles. Fortuna- tely, this year we had a fatality free vacation, though both Donny Flam and Don Dunn lost a few layers of skin from their knees and elbows and perhaps some of their clothes will never again see wear. In many ways the greatest attraction was the College Cruise abroad the f'Chauncey NI. Depeww, sponsored by the Bermudian Gov- ernment and enjoyed by the most senior and responsible of the party. The enjoyment of the cruise was further increased by excellent weather

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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.

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THE ASHBURIAN and a fine orchestra which played con- tinuously as we toured the most interest- ing Parts of the Island. Now and then, too, we were re- 5 leased for a free night on the mainland. These we usually spent very enjoyably listening to steel or Calypso bands at the Island's hot-spots! 77 Towards the end of our stay in Bermuda, we were treated to a deep-sea fishing expedition by Mr. Moore. NYe spent an exciting day at sea several .9-' ,.Q.- ' Q miles off the island. Our endeavours M 'rf were rewarded bv a handsome catch of ' ra... A . ,st -',. ' ilk- -...flu six large fish of various species. On Easter Sunday we attended services at the Cathedral in Hamil- ton, and were later introduced to the Bishop of Bermuda. Almost before we realized it, our holidays had evaporated, and we were winging our way back to Ottawa, penniless, sunburnt, and happy. Many thanks are due to Mr. Jobling, Nlr. Anderson and the faultless Bermuda weather for making this year's Easter vacation a truly memo- rable one. DEBATING Until this year, there has been little interest in debating at the School and, as a result, little activity has taken place beyond the annual tri-school debate which Ashbury has won with monotonous regularity. Unfortunately, debating, instead of being regarded as the contest of wits that it is, has been looked upon by many as merely much ado about nothing and its clique of devotees has been forced to pursue its way in the face of misunderstanding and indifference. This, however, was the year of the great Revival! No longer were debaters regarded as eccentrics. They walked, talked, and even behaved like the others who roam Ashbury's precincts, in short, they were acceptable. This, coupled with the fact that several trips were taken, aroused interest again. Perhaps, on second thoughts, saying that in- terest was aroused is being too optimistic. I base my hopes solely on the fact that the whole Senior School managed to produce an unprec- edented number of confident, if not competent, debaters: five! Surely in such a school of intellectual giants as this, the structure of that superlative art, debating, cannot be allowed to remain on its present shaky foundations, for there is no combat more stimulating. no excite-