Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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14 THE ASHBURIAN This last activity was missed Cro their great chagrinl by all the members of Grade 12, who accompanied their English masters, Mr. Abel and the Rev. I. VVatson, to a performance by the Bristol Old Vic of Shakespearcfs .lleastzre for ilf6'C7.S'1l7'6 on 17 May. The spirited perform- ance it was given provided excellent review just before the final examinations. The Upper Sixth similarly enjoyed a production of Hamlet during that week, while a third party made the same trip down to the Capitol Theatre to see Romeo and Iuliet. A feast of Shakespeare which we shall wait long to enjoy again! :Xf 9? 36 The half-term weekend extended from Friday 19 May to Monday 22 May. il: 'lf 3? The Upper Sixth were able to enjoy a performance of another of their set plays when the Cathedral Players presented Shaw's St. 101111 in the Anglican Cathedral. Live theatre has been very much a part of school life this year. Sk SX: PX: On Friday morning the 26th of May Mr. Fudakowski took Forms 6C and 6D on a Geography field trip. Some items seen were the edge of the shield in the Gatineau Hills, glacial formations in Quebec, and sand and gravel pits in Ontario. The trip was educational and enjoyed by everyone concerned. PX! S? 3? The same afternoon, Mr. Joyce took the whole school on a trip to Pleasure Valley in the Gatineau Hills where he proposes to have a camp for the school. lt is planned that boys will be able to swim, hike and ride there and generally enjoy the outdoors. The trip was a foreshadow- ing of greater things to come. if 4? if The closing ceremonies took place on june 10th. RB.