Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN 31 Once again, this year Ashbury entered a team consisting of Menzies, XVhipps, Bow and Cireenstone, on the CBC quiz program High Time . Our noble adversary was Glebe Collegiate. Although the program was televised from Argyle and home ground. the enemy proved too noble. Ashbury's defeat was by no means a reHection oh our representatives' ability, for they all gave a good account of them- selves. During the program Brown and Smethurst interviewed Dr. Laidler, Dean of Chemistry at Ottawa University, whilst .Nlciiaughev and Menzies interviewed Alr. Li. Reed of the Canadian Foreign Oflicef IVE XYANT AN ANSXYILRN - C-IOH It was a great privilege to be chosen by Mr. Perry, the Headmaster, to represent the school on the weekly TV program, XYe XYant An Answer , which is moderated by Mr. Charles Lynch, a leading jour- nalist from the Ottawa Citizen. The program is not a quiz in the general sense of the word, but an informative period in which three high school students pose questions to some notable person. In my case, the guest was to be the Rt. Hon. Viscount Amory, G.C., NLG., D.L., the British High Commissioner to Canada. Lord Amory was called out of retirement in 1961 by the British Government, who felt that a High Commissioner of some stature was needed in Canada during the negotia- tions for British entry into the European Common Market. Lord Amory, aside from being an expert in world economics, is keenly interested in youth organisations. He has been the Chief Commissioner of the Boy Scouts for many years, and to follow in the footsteps of such great men as Lord Baden-Powell, can surely be termed an achievement. In the interview Lord Amory felt sure that Britain would eventually join the Common Market adding that he could not perceive a European Common Market without Britain. As he is a very able politician, he was able to sidestep such issues as that of the Polaris and the Canadian Medicare plan, but he did admit to the success of the British system of Nationalized medicine. One of the things that impressed me about Lord Amory was that, like all statesmen, he was able to say much of in- terest about very little. I found the interview extremely interesting and I do hope that the viewers felt as I did. SBIIi'l'HL'RS'l' Blackburn oii Hightimc Billboard .

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,rn THE ASHBURIAN l 1 mv V . .... ..,,, ,, .'.t.r..A ,, , ,, , . 1 Left to Right: Menzies, Troop, Hunt. Your NVorld Today RADIO AND T.V. Ashbury has had a busy year over the air waves and on the television screen. john Smethurst and Barry O'Neill made their radio debut on CKOY on a production by Bill Timblin of King of the Golden River . O'Neill followed this by playing the part of Tiny Tim in a radio presentation of A Christmas Carol . A team coached by Mr. Pemberton consisting of Kenneth Menzies, Peter Hunt and Gil Troop competed in the T.V. quiz contest It's Your lYorld , produced by CJOH. They won in the first round, but unfortunately succumbed in the second round. The show took the form of questions on current events directed at individual members of the teams, but these persons could confer with their team mates. It was for this latter rule, that quite a few of the questions answered by Ashbury should be credited to Kenneth Menzies. Answers were valued between 0 and 5 by a panel of judges which always included one person on the staff of the Citizen who were sponsoring the show. Kenneth .Xlenzies went on to appear twice on the CJOH program lYe XYant an Answern. The first time he interviewed Ciarles Lynch of the Sflllfllillll News Service, the second time he interviewed Dr. Stewart. Clhairman of the Board of Broadcast Governors. john Bethune and -lohn Sinethurst appeared on this program on individual occasions. .Xn account of the interesting interview which Stnethurst conducted folloXX'S SCpglI'zlfClX'.

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OFFICICRS AND N.C.O.'s - 1962-63 Harlc Row: R. A. Lash, I. R. Sinclair, CfSgt. C. Davidson, C!Sgt. T. B. Johnston, C. H. C. Grant, D. A. j. Boyd, C!S!Sgt. G. D. Heggtveit, CfSgt. C. P. Roberts, C!Sgt. I. H. Parker, C. E. D. Groos. lfront Row: C!Sgt. B. J. Xlerrett, G. B. Keffer, C!Lt. Nl. Copeland, CfLt. G. R. Garton, Cfl.t. J. R. Booth, C!Alaj. A. XV. Anderson, CfCapt. I. R. Andrew, C!Capt. N. R. Blackburn, C!Lt. D. KI. Boyd, Cflst. VV. Booth, CfC.S.XI. D. -X. Spry. CADET INSPECTION The rains came. The report was for bad weather to cross Ontario bringing Ottawa some rain in the morning and clearing skies in the afternoon. On the Sth of May, however, Ottawa was located about one hundred miles too far to the East. Unhappily, the drizzle started just about at the time when Brigadier G. H. Spencer, O.B.lI., Commandant of R.Nl.C. arrived to inspect the troops. The drizzle settled into a steady rain which continued throughout the afternoon. The clearing skies came shortly after the inspection was over. XYhile about 200 parents and friends watched, Brigadier Spencer inspected the Honour Guard and was introduced to the instructional staff. Then, escorted by Alr. Perry, he marched to the reviewing stand. The inspection followed, and this part of the ceremony concluded with tae march PLISIS, the advance in review order, and the General Salute. Three of the squad demonstrations had to be cancelled due to the rain, however Ashbury Cadet Corps 4137 gave a remarkable demonstra- tion of efhciencv, and despite the unfavourable conditions the cadets performed with their usual military precision. The marking ofiicer was very impressed. Ile is a most important personage whose points awarded at the inspection are the deciding factor in the matter of awards. The cadets all merit congratulations, and particular mention should be made of their ofhcers whose names are listed at the start of this magazine on the page headed School Olhcers.