Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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2,5 THE ASHBURIAN Those who attended included the following: Former Students: Bill Colls, Charles Crump, Peter Crump, Henry Drury, Richard Fidler, The Rev. Terence Finlay, Robert Kerr, Malcolm McDonell, Rodney Moore, Guy Morrison, Herbert F. Rowe, Clive Mfolfe-Taylor. F owner Parents and Stag: Air Commodore and Mrs. D. S. Blaine, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Davies, Hon. George and Mrs. Drew, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. H. Farrugia, Mrs. Robert Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. F. McDonell, accompanied by their mother and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Partridge, Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Thorne, Mr. and Mrs. P. M'olfe-Taylor. Mrs. j. Aveline CClarkej, james Harrison, Miss Jean Lewington, Mrs. Vera Linstrum, Mr. and Mrs. Sykes, D. E. Cecil VVood. In addition to the many who attended the party I visited: S. P. Armstrong, an Old Boy and Agent General for Ontario, who has sug- gested that the next Reunion be held at Ontario House in London, Captain and Mrs. Sam F idler, Miss jean Lewington and Mr. and Mrs. Duguid. They were all most hospitable. A number of others phoned to express regret that they were not able to be present. One of the interesting experiences of my visit was watching the Annual Schoolboy Boat Races at Putney on the Thames in which well over 100 crews compete. Thanks to the invitation of Air Commodore and Mrs. D. S. Blaine I had a first-class view of this spectacular event. It was of special interest because David Blaine rowed in one of the VVest- minster boats. Following the races, we enjoyed tea in the VVestminster Club House. In passing, it may be of interest to learn that the boys from many English Schools wear long woollen scarfs. In the case of Mfestminster the scarf is pink. I wondered what the reaction would be in Ottawa if Ashbury students all appeared with a similar item of dress. During my trip I visited friends in Yorkshire who took me to see many points of interest including Fountains and Bolton Abbey, Harro- gate, York and a number of other historical spots in the North Part of England. ' Another expedition took me to Oxford and a tour of Magdalen College. Later that day I drove to the Village of Ashbury, not far from Oxford and enjoyed roaming through the little Village and the quaint 12th Century Church. To prove that such a village exists I took a number of photographs which fortunately turned out. My tour included visits to two schools, one of them St. Peter's in York which is this year celebrating its l300th Anniversary. The other school, Mestniinster was built in the shadow of the Cathedral and so unlike our Canadian Schools that I found it all most interesting. Such antiquity! Such history! Such beauty - and such weather! R. H. PERRY

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THE ASHBURIAN 9, I-IEADMASTERS' CONFERENCE The Annual Headmasters' Conference was held at Pickering College, Newmarket in early january, 1963. The Xleeting was weil attended with newly elected Stanstead College represented for the first time. For the .Ashbury lleadmaster it was a particularly interesting exper- ience as this was where he taught for a period of thirteen years and of further interest because the present Headmaster of Pickering, Xlr. l larry Beer, was one of Mr. Perry's first students. i The Conference was well organized and the various meetings stimulating and quiet, in the Quaker tradition. Mr. A. B. R. Lawrence, Chairman of the Ashbury Board of Cov- ernors, attended a meeting and the final Conference Dinner. The new Executive consists of: Mr. Robert Coulter, St. Andrews College, President, Mr. G. XY. Smith, Lakefield Preparatory School, Vice-President, Mr. Harry Beer, Pickering, Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. R. H. Perry, Ashbury, Recording Secretary. The Conference will be held next year at St. Andrew's College, with Mr. Coulter as host. CONFERENCES Recently the Independent Schools have pooled information and exchanged ideas at a series of conferences which are usually held during the spring break. The headmasters set the pattern with an annual meeting some years ago, and now junior school heads, each academic department, and bursars have an annual conference. A report of Ashbury's attendance at some of these follows. fDetails of the Headmasters' Conference appear separatelyj. The junior School Meeting was held this year at Ridley. Repre- sentatives from twelve preparatory schools attended. A valuable pre- meeting session convened at the home of the new headmaster, Ted Pilgrim CAshbury '46J. The formal conference got under way the following day. A paper, Teaching of English , was presented by Mr. Saxton, head of the English Department of Ridley. Nlany valuable ideas were introduced and these were discussed around the table after Mr. Saxton's speech. The general meeting was after lunch and twenty- six topics covering all phases of preparatory school life were taken up in lively discussion. Mr. Polk was Ashbury's representative. The English Teachers Meeting met at Upper Canada College. Here Mr. XYansbrough and Xlr. Spencer were our representatives. The morning sewion was devoted Hrst to a discussion of school magazines,