Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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gg THE ASHBURIAN Trinity College School, Mr. G. Humble, Mr. Gordon. Upper Canada College, Mr. Gallimore, Mr. Harrison. .Veuvnarlzet High School, Mr. Wm. Elliott. The members were deeply shocked to learn of the sudden death, a few days before the meeting, of T. Glover, Head of the English Department at Lower Canada College. He had been a faithful at- tendant at the conferences for a period of some years and will be greatly missed. The representatives are grateful to Pickeringls headmaster, Mr. H. H. Beer, and to Mrs. Beer, for entertainment at lunch and after- noon tea, thanks are due also to Mr. Guy Arnold of Pickering College, the chairman of the meeting. MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE The animal conference of the Mathematics Committee of the Headmasters' Association of Independent Schools met this year at Lower Canada College, Montreal. The Schools sending representa- tives were Appleby College, Ashbury College, The Grove Lakefield, Hillfield School, Pickering College, Rothesay Collegiate, Trinity Col- lege School, Upper Canada College, as well as representatives from the Montreal High Schools. The guest speaker was Dr. Little of The hlass. Institute of Technology, Boston. Dr. Little gave a detailed and most interesting demonstrated lecture on the teaching of elementary Physics. Almost all the apparatus which he used was made by students of his classes. Following Dr. Little there was a general discussion and question period, most of which dwelt largely with a comparison between the Canadian and the United States requirements in Physics at the High School level. Following the discussion period there was a short business meeting at which an invitation was extended by the delegates from The Grove School, Lakefield, to hold the next session at their school. This was accepted unanimously. After the meeting the delegates were guests of the Headmaster, then to the School Hall for lunch. After lunch Dr. Little spoke again, which was followed by further questions and discussion. Everybody agreed that the day was most enjoyable and re- warding.

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THE ASHBURIAN 27 At the conclusion of the Conference Nlr. Stephen Penton was elected President for the ensuing year and it was agreed that the Conference would be held in Montreal in January 1960. ENGLISH CONFERENCE The conference of the teachers of English at the Independent Schools was held this year at Pickering College. Newmarket. on Easter Monday. The speaker of the morning meeting was Mr. Duncan Green. Assistant Head of the Department of English at North Toronto Collegiate, who spoke on the techniques of teaching poetry. The problem of firing the imagination of boys of to-day to the delights and excitements of verse is not always an easy one, and the interesting techniques advocated by Mr. Green were most welcome. In the afternoon, after the admirable lunch provided in the school dining hall, the meeting was addressed by Dr. M. H. Mclsuhen, of the English Department of St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto, who spoke on the new media of communications. Dr. McLuhen's observations on trends, not only in formal education but in civilization, as affected by these media were both fascinating and profound. Incidentally, he drew attention to the fact that Industry was attaching ever increasing importance to qualifications in the humanities among its top-flight executives. He pointed out that if this attitude of Industry's were properly recognized by students, the motiva- tion for study in such subjects would be substantially increased. The following schools were represented: Appleby College, Mr. H. C. Hardwick, hir. Smith. Mr. Cooke. Ashbury College, Mr. A. B. Belcher, hir. Spencer. Hillfield School, Mr. P. S. Stevens. Lower Canada College, Mr. Caverhill, Mr. O'Neill. Pickering College, Mr. Guy Arnold, Mr. C. R. Blackstock. Mr. E. M. Veale, Mr. D. Blenard, Mr. YV. H. Jackman. Mr. D. Collins, Mr. H. M. Beer. . Ridley College, Mr. J. F. Pringle. St. Andreuds College, Mr. Garstang.

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THE .-ISHBl'Rl.4,N' 29 . -'Q --vuyyal' N. AT CMR. During the Fall Term the School was invited by the Department of Defense to send a representative to a convention of school teachers at St. Jean, Quebec. The purpose of the convention was to provide this group with an opportunity to see the inner workings of tri-Service Cadet training at the College Militaire de St-Jean, also the training at the Manning Depot at St. Jean. Mr. Belcher, who was one of some dozen representatives from schools in the Ottawa area, reports a most interesting and instructive visit to both institutions. At CMR. he was privileged to see cadets in all stages of their three year schooling. and to listen to detailed explanations of the various plans and opportunities by which a boy may become fitted for a career in the armed forces of his countryg at the lrlanning Depot he saw the interesting program laid on for the training of boys for Air Force personnel -largely for the trade schools. Although space does not permit us to reproduce Mr. Belcheifs report in full, its substance is as follows: At CMR. Cwhere we have sent several of our recent graduatesi a boy may be admitted on Junior Matriculation qualifications. During his three years course he receives the equivalent of final high school and first two years of university education. One of the unusual and valuable innovations of this academic training is an arrangement by which the French- Speaking cadet is given extra tuition in English. and the English- Speaking cadet is given extra tuition in the French language. Also, each language is spoken exclusively for alternate periods. As a result it is almost inevitable that, on graduation, every cadet shall be bi- lingual. The course is accompanied by a rigorous course of basic military training. Those cadets who are successful in graduating from their three years at C.M.R. proceed to the Royal Military College. Kingston, for a further two years. From this college they may obtain a degree