Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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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30 THE ASHBURIAN in science, arts, or education, after which they are commissioned in the service of their choice for a minimum of five years. The cost of this education is met by the Canadian Government, and during their period of training at C.M.R. the cadets are paid S63 per month. Although the standards are high and the requirements, both intellectual and physical, are exacting, the rewards offered by this plan would appear to be most inviting and should, over a period of years, attract many thousands of the youth of our country. At R.M.C. On February 25th - 27th, representatives from twenty-four On- tario Schools were invited by the Department of National Defence to join a tour of inspection of the military installations in the Kingston area. Ashbury's representative, Mr. G. P. Jackson, travelled to Kingston by staff car and joined the other delegates at the R.C.E.M.E. officers' mess where they were billeted and entertained by a number of high ranking military officers during the course of the three days tour. On the first morning the visitors heard an address by Maj.- General H. A. Sparling, C.B.E., D.S.O., C.D.g G.O.C. Central Com- mand. General Sparling pointed out the growing importance of the Canadian Army in all areas of the world, he stressed the fine op- portunities available to Canadians in the armed forces - particularly in the army. As he said, the purpose of the tour was, frankly, to Sell the Canadian Army as a career for young Canadians of the right type. The visitors were then conducted to the Canadian Staff College. Here officers undergo a higher military education to prepare them for larger commands. Colonel R. A. Keave, D.S.O., O.B.E. lectured on the organization of the College, and after lunch he demonstrated some of the training techniques currently employed. The second day was spent looking over the R.C.E.M.E. school installations, and Colonel R. H. Ramsay, C.D. acted as host for this part of the schedule. After lunch the group went over to the Royal Canadian School of Signals. Here, the commandant Colonel W. D. Wishart, O.B.E., C.D., explained the intricacies of the Soldier ap- prentice plan. The school masters had an opportunity to talk to these uboy soldiers at their leisure, and quickly noted the excellent material this plan is producing. After seeing how the army recruits its soldiers, and trains its N.C.O,s, it was only fitting that the tour should visit the Royal Military College, where many junior officers receive their initial military and university training. Un Saturday morning Commodore D. W. Piers,