Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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,,, THE ASHBURIAN The Old Boys held a buffet and dance on November 7, as noted elsewhere. Un December 15, Santa Claus managed to Ht a brief stopover into his busy schedule, and in a rich Scots burr asked the young fry what they wanted for Christmas. The answers to this deceptively simple- souinding query were many and varied, but one new junior said darkly that he had better not be disappointed, reminding Santa that his retire- ment age was near at hand. Un january IS, Professor Bernie Taylor gave a short address on his liuropean travel tours and showed films illustrating highlights of the past few years. Professor Taylor stressed the importance of travel to round out an education, and we are very grateful for his interesting talk, though a certain wanderlust has been evident ever since. Under the direction of Miss XYoodburn, the juniors put on an excellent puppet performance of The Meistersingers of Nuremburgn, for which they deserve much praise. House dances were held as usual throughout the year under the auspices of the Prefects. A great vote of thanks goes to Eric Detchon for filling the exacting post of M.C. and for looking after all the annoy- ing details that must be attended to if the dance is to be successful. APPOINTMENTS Wie are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Irvin Cformer Chairman of the Board, Old Boy, and long time friend of the Schoolh as Executive Assistant to the Headmaster. Another appoint- ment was that of Mrs. V. Gensey as Othce Assistant. GIFTS lYith gratitude the School acknowledges a gift of money from Mr. H. Symington, the donor of the Symington Memorial Dining llall. This gift has been, in part, expended in the installation of air conditioning fans in the Dining Hall. VVe wish also to thank Mrs. Robert Moore for her kind donation for the purchase of books for the School. ACQUISITIONS During the year an elaborate automatic fire alarm system has been installed. At a certain temperature in any part of the building bells are set ringing throughout the school and a panel at a central point in the basement indicates that area from which the alarm originated. VVe judge that this was a fairly costly system to install, but the added security which it provides is well worth the expense.

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Tllli .1lSlIBURl.'l N 9 SCHCDGL NQTES OPICNING DAY This year. the School opened with the usual excitement and expec- tation on September 9. Xlr. Perry, in welcoming both new and familiar faces. warned that, with a capacity enrolment and a large waiting list, there were manv boys eager to take our places. After the announcement of scholarship winners. prefects. day boy monitors, and room captains, the lleadmastcr closed with an exhortation to all for a year of determination and hard work. The following day the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Xlr. G XY. G. Gale, addressed the School, remarking upon the importance of remembering that one only got out of life what one put into it. Xlr. Gale then asked the l leadmaster to grant the traditional Chairman's half- holiday. Alr. Perry expressed himself as being dubious of the popularity of the request, but any doubts he had were vociferously dispelled by the boys, and he granted the requested holiday. STAFF CHANGES At the beginning of the year the following changes occurred in Stall Personnel: Xlr. P. V. Klclaaughlin replaced Rev. E.. G. Kettle- borough in the teaching of .Nliddle School Latin, Alr. Li. S. Donaldson took the place of Alr. gl. K. slobling in the French Department, Alr. l. Pemberton replaced Alr. G. P. jackson in Senior School History, Alr. Xl. Galvin took over from Alr. D. Gamble in various Xliddle School subjects. We understand that Alt. McLaughlin is leaving us at the end of the year, and we wish him every success in his future occupation. ENTERTAINMENT It would appear that one result of the increased competition between llollywood and TY has been increasingly better movies for our Satur- day night eonsumption. Alf. Sibley. as usual, managed to reconcile the widely differing tastes of the juniors, who lean toward cloak-and-dagger thrillers and Westerns, and the Seniors, who generally prefer an adult Western or a program featuring Nliss Bardot. Ably awisting Xlr. Sibley this year were Blackburn and Wilson ll, both deserving many thanks. Our customary Halloween Party was held, appropriately, on October 31. XVhile the older boys, armed with trusty oaken cudgels. patrolled the grounds the juniors made merry with costumes, movies, and eandied apples.

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'l'll If .-ISIIBURIAIN' ll XVICDDINGS ln the School Chapel, on August 22nd of last vear the marriage was solemnized between Nancy Ruth Perry, younger daughter of the leleadmaster, and Walter lf. Zeltner, of Laifayette llill, Pa., Dean Anderson ofliciating. The reception was held in the lleadmaster's garden. l llCAl,Tl l livery year seems to bring its minor epidemic that upsets the usual calm of the Dispensary. Last year it was Asian 'Hu and this year it was a mild outbreak of stomach 'flu that laid up a good many boys for several days in tif' rrte RF the winter term. Apart from this and the afjfgj K . bl. , usual assortment of ingrown toenails, . it X athlete's foot, and the like, the health of W fill? the School has been excellent. Though it was valiantly resisted by some -Iuniors, fff., gy? the program of polio vaccination was Xgy 1, fQffi7 xX, continued and everyone received another 1 1' g. injection this Spring. Xluch credit goes 7 to our medical staff, and particularly to .Nliss Bray, for the good health of tfie Schooi. A CAREER SERIIQS Once again the practice of having eminent men in various walks of life come and give a short talk outlining the qualifications and rewards of their respective fields was continued. This has been found to be of great help to the boys. especially the more senior ones, in evaluating their potentialities and in gaining an insight into the many branches of industry, the professions, and the armed forces. This year we heard from: Lieut. R. lYilson -The Navy Dr. XY. H. Hatcher-Science Dr. P. Nlilman -Astronomical and Space Research RIDING This year, as a popular innovation, equitation was taken at the stables of Dr. Hudson, who made his horses available to the boys of the School. The idea proved extremely popular and the first greenhorns setting off with smiling faces, came back with .bowed legs in April. Though most people on their preliminary excursions wished desperately that they had a Western-type saddle horn to cling to, everyone could soon trot, amble, canter, gallop, jog, bounce, and fall with the best. Vic hope that this exercise will be available again next year.