Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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12 THE ASHBURIAN On the night of Vllednesday, the first of March, about thirty boys from the college went to see a popular singing group called The Animals at the Coliseum in Lansdowne Park. The night was memora- ble, but not for its singing. Unfortunately, the group did not appear and there was a riot involving 2,500 teenagers. All but one of the Ashbury boys made it back to school Without mishap. Let the fate of the one be shrouded forever in darkness! is Pk SF The school went en masse to the funeral of the Governor-General, a great man whom many of the boys felt they knew quite well, for in 1965 he inspected the Ashbury Cadet Corps. General Vanier was given a state funeral on March Sth, with the Ashbury Guard helping to line the route. It was our way of showing our respect for a person who was an inspiration to so many of us. :XI P16 26 The third education lecture of the year was given, on the third of March, by Mr. David Chance of the International joint Commission. Mr. Chance lectured and showed pictures on the topic of Pollution and Its Control . He stressed that ours was the generation to do something about pollution. 'lr if Ill Two large groups of over thirty boys each, accompanied by masters, visited the Capitol Theatre in March to see productions by the Canadian Stratford company of Twelfth Night and C1ogol's The Inspector- G-:neral . They were very much enjoyed, the Russian play in particular being an outstanding performance. lk 3? ll! During the XVinter term, four boys from the school took part in a television quiz program entitled Reach for the Top . Michael Evans, Michael Vklennberg, Peter MacPhail, and Chris Stone composed the team. After winning once, over St. .Ioseph's High School, they suc- cumbed to our old enemy Eastview. For their first win they were awarded a set of reference books which rapidly disappeared into the new library. :XC if :Xi The lfastcr vacation began at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday the 23rd of Xlarch.

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THE ASHBURIAN 11 XYINTER TERM - 1967 On Tuesday, the 10th of january, Dr. Payzant of the University of Toronto came to talk to those boys interested in this university. llis talk and question and answer period afterwards were most enlightening to all concerned. Mr. Smiley from the Bell Telephone Company gave the school a most interesting talk on Friday, the 13th of january, on the subject of laser beams and high-frequency sound waves as mediums for communi- cation. Brigadier Mozeley gave the thank-you speech and led the applause. Near the end of the month, on Sunday the 29th, the Glebe Lyres Club of Ottawa came and sang a program of clamical and modern pieces, with a piano solo during the intermission. The concert was much enjoyed by the boys, who called for, and received, an encore. On Shrove Tuesday, which fell this year on the 7th of February, the Chaplain held his version of the traditional pancake toss, in which a large pancake is thrown to a mob of boys. The person with the largest piece after Hfteen seconds is declared winner. The prizes, which were of a pecuniary nature, were awarded to Roy Bennetto and Glen Rossie, scramblers in chief. Mr. Eric Morse, Director, Association of Canadian Clubs, gave the second of the educational lectures on Thursday the 9th of February. He told us of his adventures into and through the Canadian Arctic by canoe. VVe know now that there is more than rock and eskimos down north. The Half-Term Weekend for the second term began on the 10th of February, and ended on the 1-lth. On Friday, the 2-lth of February, parents started arriving at 8:30 p.m. for the second Parents' Reception of the year. After being ad- dressed by the headmaster, the parents were shown the classrooms and the laboratories, and went through their immemorial routine with subject masters.

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THE ASHBURIAN 13 SPRING TERM-1967 On XYednesday, the Sth of April, the first day back from tie lfaster Holiday, the Grade thirteen students went on a trip with Xlr. Egan and Mr. Byford to the experimental nuclear power plant at the Chalk River site. They visited the reactor and the tandem accelerator. The com- puters that help run the plant were explained, and the trip was enjoyed by all. 156 IX: :XI The following Sunday, the 9th of April, there was a musical concert put on in Argyle Hall by the Fisher Park High School Cantabile Singers. The program consisted of modern songs and hymns. It was wonderful entertainment for a Sunday evening. if :lk Sk On Sunday, the 23rd of April, Nlr. Tony Tyndall showed pictures of several Pioneer Camps in Canada. He also gave a short talk on their purpose and values in the preceding evening service in the chapel. Uf special interest was the proposed sailing trip on the Atlantic this summer, in which some of the boys may be participating. :XI IX: IX: On Friday, the 28th of April, the Mothers' Guild Annual Tea and Bake Sale was held in Argyle. Cakes, books, records and many other items were on sale from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. :Xi SG :XI Cn the nights of April 28th and 29th, the two plays A Battle of VVits,' and Trial by jury were put on jointly by Ashbury and Elm- wood at Elmwood. A report is to be found elsewhere. :Xi S6 9? The Graduation Dance was held on the 12th of May at the Country Club in Hull. This was the evening of the annual ceremonial inspection. and the distinguished guests included the inspecting officer, Xlajor General Roger Rowley. 3? IK: it The school Cadet Corps was also on parade in May at the official opening of a new park near the school in Rockcliffe Village. The park has been the village's centennial project and was opened by His Excel- lency the Governor-General. The inaugural ceremony was followed first by a barbecue and then by dancing in the street.