Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN THE NAVAL TRIP TO KINGSTCDN At 6.30 a.m. on Saturday, April 8th, six bleary eyed boys joined Nlr. .Nlarland in his car, to go to Kingston. We arrived at the R..N'l.C. Boatshed three hours later. Having missed the last boat out to the destroyers, we were lucky enough to meet Petty Officer D. M. Green. He was very kind to us, and drove us around the bay in his Harbour Craft. About 11.00, he took us to the new Cataraqui Naval Base. There we met the Public Relations Urlicer, Lieut. Commander Chown, who took us on a tour of the base. It may be interesting to note that while in the Communications Room, we met Mr. Sharp, who used to teach morse code to the cadets of No. 137. After lunch we went on a tour of Royal Military College. 1.30 saw the arrival of the two destroyers, Columbia and Chaudiere, which are the latest of Canada's Destroyer Escorts. We then boarded the Flagship, Columbia, and were shown everything from the Captain's cabin to the boiler room. ir, . After spending a very i pleasant dav in Kingston, we arrived back at school at 7.30. , Everyone on the trip wishes to il send out their sincere thanks to l Nlr. Xlarland, without whom the trip would not have been the success that it was. Present on the trip were: Paul Xlarland, Al Letch, Colin Cantlie, Chris Flood, and your reporter, Eric lletchon.

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THE ASIIII URI.-IN JI ln the new cafeteria, we were furnished with an excellent lunch. XYhen we emerged, it was snowing. Then we were off to see the reactors. XYe did a thorough tour of the NRX, climbing on top of it to see where the uranium rods were lifted out and carried along to be deposited ina tank of water to cool ull, and walking around it to look at the devices for placing samples to be irradiated within the core of the pile itself, and the slots for studying the intense beams of fast neutrons from the heart of the reactor. ln the control room, the intermittant signals of bells and red lights made us quite nervous, but our fears were alleviated when our guide called our attention to the numerous safety precautions: triple circuitry, so that if one circuit failed, another would take over, and an ingenious system of keys that impeded entrance into the reactor if it were in operation. As the NRL' reactor works on approximately the same principle, except that it is one of the few reactors in the world that can be refueled while operating, we did not make so complete a tour of it. lt was much larger, newer, and cleaner looking. We were shown the hot labora- tory, where we were treated to a demonstration with the manipulators - the famous mechanical hands that perform operations in a radioactive cell. This cell has a lead borosilicate window +2 inches thick to protect the workers. Later we were given a much enjoyed chance to use these hands. Our chauifeurs, Wilson l and Bishop, did a noble iob, and we all arrived home in one piece after an interesting day. Those who attended this year included: Sarkis, Sutherland, Nlarland, Rowan-Legg, Findlay, Bishop, Wilson I, Xlerrett I and Nlr. Sibley, who as usual made all the arrangements for the tour. s 5 . l PM lla-.

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THE .'fSffHUR,.'IiN-I 1 TRH9TOIdARVARD This year some of the senior .Xrts students, hav ing watched enviously as Science tour after Science tour set off for weird and wonderful places. decided to balance the scale with a trip of their very own. .-Xccordingly, the Ashbury College International Relations Club sent delegates to the l.R.C. Annual Conference, held this vear at llarvard University. .Xpril I--l. The delegation consisted of three members: T. Brodhead, li. Zaporski, and P. Noel-lientleyg along with one other earnest seeker after Truth, albeit a Science man, Dries Uosterbaan. The Conference attracted some three hundred delegates from all parts of the United States. These delegates formed groups of twenty or so and discussed various aspects of the main theme of the Conference: I.'.S. Foreign Policy and --Xfriean. There were three banquets at which we were addressed bv Dr. .Nlax F. Klillikan, of the Centre for International Studies at Xl.l.T., by .Xliss Vera Dean, of the Foreign Policy Association, and by Dr. Philip jessup, the Hamilton Fish Professor of International I.aw and Diplo- macy at Columbia University. All three people are eminent in the world of International Relations, and their talks were both instructive and stimulating. Xlr. Povey conducted us through some of the seamier sections of the city in quest of historical landmarks and the like. We also paid homage to the memory of Dylan Thomas in Scollay Square. Une of the highlights of the trip was a marvellous seafood meal at Locke-Dber's. Both the trip and the Conference itself were a success and we should like to thank Nlr. Perry and Xlr. Povey. Having been so for- tunate this year, it is our hope that Ashbury will again send a delegation next year and that those lucky enough to go will find the experience equally enjoyable and stimulating. DEBATING This year, bereft by the loss of many of last years debators. the team's activity was greatly reduced. Two annual fixtures - the Tri- Sehool Debate and the St. .NIary's Debate, were eliminated owing to an inability to find a mutually acceptable date. We sincerely hope that these annual contests will be resumed next year. However, Ashbury did re-enter the Uttawa District Competition, held at Ottawa University in February. Brodhead and Noel-Bentley I teamed together to uphold the aflirmative of the resolution That Canada Should be Neutral in the Cold Har . while Haslam and Fisher supported the negative. Nleeting very strong opposition from the