Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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,

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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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THE ASHBURIAN 31 D.S.C., CD., A.D.C., Commandant of R.NI.C.. and Colonel XY. R. Sawyer O.B.E., BD., Vice Commandant and Director of studies at R.lVl.C., lectured on the organization of officer training, and then proceeded to conduct an extensive tour over the truly fabulous facilities available to R.M.C. oflicer cadets. After lunch a discussion group was held at R.Nl.C. in which the visitors completed details of their information on military life, and then duly thanked their hosts for their attentive hospitality. Each member of the Headrnaster's visit in Kingston came away from the tour with a deeper knowledge of the complicated machinery which serves to produce our oflicers and men in the armed forces. The army certainly achieved its intention of giving information to be passed on to young aspiring officers in the respective schools. AT CENTRALIA On Thursday, April 16th, a group of Ottawa Valley High School principals flew from Ottawa to Centralia and were taken on a tour of the R.C.A.F. training station. The tour was well organized and conducted in an orderly fashion. The primary objective was to provide high school principals with a better knowledge of the advantages an air force career has to offer to high school graduates. Although it lasted only a day, the tour was a quite extensive one. Several lectures were given on the various phases of R.C.A.F. officer training - such as recruiting methods, selection, testing devices used for aircrew and the basic training program. One of the highlights of the tour was the invitation to attend a graduation ceremony of flight cadets. Part of the return flight was along the St. Lawrence Seaway, at an altitude of about 1000 feet. This climaxed an extremely successful tour and one which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.