Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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28 THE ASHBURIAN ANNUAL CEREMONIAL INSPECTIO The gods looked down with benevolence, and after a week or more of cold winds, lowering skies and buckets of rain, the great day, Friday 12 Nlay, dawned miraculously clear. Perfect weather for a parade indeed - bright sun, but cool. The inspecting oflicer this year was Major General Roger Rowley, D.S.U., ED., C.D., for whom this was a special occasion personally as well as officially, since he spent ten years at Ashbury himself as a boy. The inspection and march past followed the usual pattern, to a medley of French marching songs played by the Cadet Corps Band of St. Lawrence High School, Cornwall. Our own band acquitted itself nobly, and the Guard of Honour's Drill was impeccable. Suddenly the loud speaker crackled with the sounds of hoarse voices giving positions and orders, and the crowd found itself witnessing a Herce battle for control of a ridge Cdominated by the headmaster's housel. An advancing platoon, faces blackened, fell to the ground at the sound of cracker-Hre from the defenders. Heedless of danger, they returned the Hre and continued to advance, finally storming the slopes and winning control - with what casualties we were not informed! The senior gymnastic team suitably provided an excellent climax to the demonstrations with a sustained display of controlled and graceful gymnastic feats on the box and the parallel bars. Major General Rowley was most appreciative of the afternoon's activities, and complimented the Chief Instructor, his staff and two Cadet Officers on a Hne show. In his closing address he brought smiles when he reminisced about his own days with the corps, and particularly with the band, in which he declared he had once been a very bad bugler. Its playing had immediately improved after his removal from it, and he thought today it was somewhat better than in his day, but, he added with a chuckle, not much! He then presented the following awards: Commanding UHicer: Cadet Major H. Smellie Best Platoon: Cadet Lieutenant I. D. Xlaclienzie Best Utlicer: Cadet Lieutenant A. D. XlacDougall Best N.C.U.: Cadet lY.O.2 R. j. Millar Best Bandsnianz Cadet P. nl. Xlinogue Best Recruit: Cadet C. H. Fairbairn

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30 THE ASHBURIAN MQTI-IERS' GUILD H011 ofar y President - Mrs. W. A. Joyce Presiderlt - Mrs. Peter Smellie Vice-President - Mrs. Rick Perley Secretary - Mrs. David Polk Treasurer - Mrs. V. J. Wilgress Membership - Mrs. K. F. Osmond There have been several changes in the Guild's operations this past year. Only four meetings were called instead of the customary eight, and there was a marked improvement in attendance and interest. The Old Boys' Luncheon, organized by the guild in the past, was handled by the School's Kitchen staff, saving us a number of headaches - the small profit we made did not justify the effort. The Clothing Sale was ably convened by Mrs. L. Copeland early in September. This Sale is a three-way beneht, for the original owner gets a percentage of the sale price, the buyer gets real bargains, and the guild nets a good profit- 3,168.72 in 1966. VVe plan to hold this sale on the first day of school in September, hoping more buyers and sellers will he on hand, and are considering changing the percentage of sale prices to a 50-50 split between the owner and the guild. The Spring Tea was held on April 28th in Argyle, instead of the Dining llall. Though this innovation caused minor hitches, the extra space proved invaluable, and the Tea Convener, Mrs. Perley, proudly reports a profit of 351,015.00