Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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16 THE ASHBURIAN in the Ottawa area. The course consisted of twenty-Hve hours of class instruction on safe driving techniques, eight hours of behind-the-wheel driving practice and eighteen hours of observation. Students who successfully completed the course received, in addition to an Ontario motor vehicle operator's licence, a safe driver certificate from the Department of Transport. Pictured above with Mr. Joyce and Mr. Schovanek, staff co-ordi- nator for the course, are Mr. Comfort, who gave the lectures on safe driving, Mr. VVaterman, accident prevention organizer for the Ontario Department of Transport, and some of the nineteen boys enrolled in the course. Gastrovzovnic Society. .lI1'. lVats011 Mr. Sherwood was the host of the first club function, at which a Bangkok Curry was served. No doubt this and all subsequent meetings were relished by the small but voracious club membership, but it must be observed that they may have had something to do with the compara- tive failure of the Exec to put Mr. TVatson in shape! .lflusic Club. .lIr. Fortier Nluch was done to further the musical interests and understanding of the dozen boys who meet each week at Nlr. Fortier's apartment to listen to and discuss all kinds of orchestral music. Riding Club. .1111 IVillia111siu1d .lIr. Fortier Nlany outings were enjoyed bv a surprising number of keen eques- trians in the fall and the spring. The Riding Club's success was largely due to Dr. Hudson who provided transport to and from his Triple L

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THE ASHBURIAN 15' CLUBS AN ACTI ITIES More was done this year than for many past to provide the boys with extra-curricular activities other than sports. The chief stumbling- block to hobbies and clubs in a school where great importance is attached to the participation of every boy in a daily programme of sports. was of course the difficulty of finding a suitable time for club meetings. This year's solution, that of using the Friday night prep period, was not entirely a satisfactory one, and doubtless some changes will have to be made in the coming year. In general, however, the clubs were well supported and, while one or two were somewhat fitful. many were run with considerable success. The strong guiding hands of masters will be necessary for some time before the boys are capable of running the clubs independently, and the staff have not stinted with time or encouragement. The following clubs met. Cbfm' and Bridge Club. .1111 F11d.1le0-Ixslei Many a keen discussion of strategy followed the games played regularly on Friday evenings in the rooms of Nlr. Fudakowski or Mr. XYebb, avid players of both games. Drawmtic Society. ,llr. Abel and ,llr. lV.1ts011 Since the school lacks the proper facilities for a stage production. the idea was mooted of a combined production with the Elmwood girls to be presented on the stage there. Agreement was soon reached at a meeting at Elmwood attended by Mrs. Blyth, the headmistress. Nlrs. Harwood-jones and Mrs. Van Dine of the Elmwood staff and by Xlr. XVatson and Mr. Abel from Ashbury. A report of the fruits of this meeting may be read elsewhere in this magazine. Suffice it to remark here that a great deal of work was done by very many people during the winter term and part of the spring term in order to ensure the success of our double bill, A Battle of Hits by Norman Williams and Trial by jury by Gilbert and Sullivan. Driving C ourse. ,ll r. Saba-mlzele During the Easter term a first was achieved at Ashbury College. A driver's training course was organized as an extra-curricular activity. This course was the first ever to be offered at an independent school in Ontario and was only about the second or third offered in any school 1

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THE ASHBURIAN IT ranch. His enthusiastic support and helpful hints made for an enjoyable and useful year of riding for club members. Dr. l ludson also expressed his deep satisfaction with the boys from Ashbury, their gentlemanlv conduct and their riding ability. Outstanding were Chip llair. club president, john Turton, secretary, and also Wally Smith and Ron Reid, two of our finest horsemen. Rifle Cllllv. .lIr. f IILlr1lv'lrU.'5'lv'l This club met immediately after school on Fridays. Competition was on an individual basis, the main purpose being practice for improve- ment. All shooting was done according to Dominion Nlarksman Association rules, the boys supplying their own riHes. The club owed much to the enthusiasm of Bill Davies, who was responsible for the ordering of the ammunition and who proved to be a keen organizer. Scieuce Club. .llr. Byford The membership of the club was drawn from grades nine and ten and a few simple experiments were performed under Mr. Bvford's keen eve. Service Club. .ll1'. Slierftcootl At the instigation of Mrs. H. Dworschak of the Ottawa XVelfare Council, the Ashbury Service Club was formed. Every available afternoon the boys went down to the After Four Club to entertain latch-key children. The term latch-key is applied to boys and girls whose parents are seldom at home when they return from school. The program of the club is varied. Games are played at the club and excursions are made for fun or for educational purposes. These include skating or swimming and trips to the museum or library. The two hours spent at the club proved enjoyable to the volunteers and children alike. The experience was benencial to Ashbury boys in that it gave them an understanding of their duty as more fortunate members of society and it developed a sense of leadership within them. Sumo, Iudo, .Jud Kmfate Club. llr. Spencer Vlith about a dozen regular members, the club met in the gymnasium and enjoyed the services of two instructors, M r. Spencer being the expert in Sumo and Y. Hoom Kim in judo and Karate. We were indeed fortunate in having a Korean practitioner in the school, and demonstra- tions bv the two experts were followed by competitive bouts. Instruc- tion was supplemented by films on these sports kindly loaned by the japanese Embassy. Ufoodmcork Club. .llfi l0,W'U The jury box for the school production of Trial by jury attests to the activity of a small group in the headmaster's basement.