Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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I2 THE ASHBURIAN CLUBS A D ACTI ITIES SCIENCE CLUB This year was a very successful one for the Science Club and all its members. Although the attendance varied through the year, the members were Ashton, Carlton, Cornett, Kenny, Martin, Urban, Osmond, Peterson, Schofield, XYhitwill and VVilson. Some of the experiments performed by members were the following: Martin, who has flitted like an intellectual butterHy from one Hower of science to another, began a series of electrolytic experiments with a variety of solites, but soon transferred to watching crystals form and grow under the microscope. Then the water from his aquarium was found to be a source of micro-organisms. XYearying of watching them, he turned to a yeast and sugar fermentation, and finally distilled enough alcohol to inebriate several butterflies. Peterson's Hrst experiment was the distillation of XV21tC1'. He watched the water distillation for three periods of the Science Club. Then, using a solution of yeast, sugar and water at 42 degrees Centigrade, he made alcohol. He let it sit upon a high shelf for two weeks, then he Hltered the solution through some Hlter paper. He then began to distill the alcohol using a Leibig condenser. As a result of the distillation, Peterson obtained a quarter beakerful of alcohol. Over the Easter Holidays a fungus formed in the alcohol as a result of the presence of a spore in the air. Soon after Schofield joined the Club, he set up the experiment for the production of hydrogen gas by passing steam through hot iron Hlings. He carried on this experiment for several weeks, but without producing any hydrogen gas. He believes the trouble was that the filings were not hot enough. His next experiment was to investigate the properties of oxygen in the combustion of non-metals. Unlike the previous experiment, this took only one session of the club and was entirely successful. His last experiment, an attempt to demonstrate the extreme solubility of ammonia by the use of an 'fAmmonia Fountain was, regrettably, another failure. VVhitwill has spent many hours on a single project: the destructive distillation of sawdust. Throughout the year, he has patiently and laboriously destructively distilled fourteen test-tubes full of sawdust. lle obtained and burned large quantities of wood gas. He now has a considerable amount of wood fall' and is occupied with the fractional distillation of a promising mixture of oils from the same source. U'hen

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THE.-1SHBURl.4N 11 The evenings of April 19th and 20th saw the culmination of much hard work in the joint production of I l.M.S. Pinaforcn at Iflmwood. A full and scrupulously impartial review appears elsewhere in these pages, but it was generally agreed to be a most successful and enjoyable performance. Also on April 20th, we saw a large contingent of Ashbury boys take part in the local Miles for Millions walk. Amongst those who finished the full gruelling forty miles were BLICHARZ, BABBITT and RILEYE ftluniorsl and RANKIN, CAIRNS, DURRETT and SMALL- IYOOD CSeniorsl. Babbitt held the distinction of being the youngest finisher in the whole Ottawa area. .lust a week later came the Cross Country, which, while no new records were set, produced generally very sound performances from the majority of those who took part. Sunday, May Sth, was the occasion of the annual Church Parade at St. Bartholomew's Church, and on Friday, May 10th, the Cadet Corps put on a fine display at the Ceremonial Inspection by Major General R. P. Rothschild, M.B.E., C.D. On the same evening, a very succesful Formal Dance was held in Argyle, changed beyond recognition by the efforts of the Dance Committee. The Inter-School Track Meet at Stanstead on May 18th was followed at the end of the month by the St. I.ambe1't's Track Meet, at which our Intermediate Relay Team won the Championship and established a new record. On Monday, june 3rd, just before the final examinations, the Senior School Public Speaking Competition was held before an interested audience, with Chris Harrison taking the award. june 12th, while Masters slaved over marking papers and preparing prize lists, was Iixpedition Day. Boys had the choice of visiting Cornwall fChalet Glass Company, and Robert Saunders Generating Stationl and Upper Canada Village, or touring the National Art Gallery and the Aero- nautical Laboratory of the N.R.C. Closing Day this year came on a weekday, june 13th, and despite the gloomy weather there was a fine turnout to see the award of prizes by the Guest of Honour, H. the Hon. Sir Leon Gotz. li.C.V.O.. and his charming lady. By the time the ceremonies were over, however, the sun struggled through, and the crowd gathering for refreshments and farewells on the front lawn was a colourful and happy sight.

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THE.f1SHBL'RI.4.Y 13 it was found that the boiling point of water was not high enough to vaporise the oils, M'hitwill used a bath of old motorcycle oil to raise the temperature. Cornett gave helpful assistance to the members of the Club, and for the first term acted as Club Secretary. Although he did no practical chemistry, he occupied himself reading chemistry books on more theoretical areas. On May 23, Mr. Byford tool: three members of the Club to the Museum of Science and Technology. Despite the fact that Martin. Schofield and XYhitwill had all been to the museum at least once before, they found this visit very interesting and informative. In the Physics Section there were several new exhibits demonstrating basic principles such as refraction, refiection, and harmonic motion. Another section in the museum demonstrated how little we could trust our senses. As you will have seen in these paragraphs, the varying scope and success of our activities made for a verv interesting year. . 'C' . S. M HITXVILL PHOTDGRAPHY CLUB New to Ashbury this year, the Photography Club spent much of its time and energy setting up a fully equipped darkroom and training its members in the science and art of taking and processing photographs. Several school events, including sports and dances, were covered by club members. Enthusiasm was not limited to members, as many students requested the club to process their films. Members for 1967-68 were: David Ku CPresidentJ, Andrew Johnston CYice-Presidentj. Richard Glickman CSecretary-Treasurerj, Allan Macdonald, Gerard Wilson, Sydney Milanslcy, David Durrett, Martin Connell, Thomas Bates. Mr. Schovanek was Moderator. j.G.S. DRIVERS' TRAINING Now in its second year, the Ashbury Driver Training Course again proved a great success. Enrolled this year were Carl Aboud, Andrew Ashton, David Durrett, Richard Glickman, Bruce Goldie. Keltie Kennedy, Murray Lee, Robert McArthur, john McColl, David McNaughton, Michael Peterson and Charles Schofield. All the boys were successful in obtaining an Ontario Drivers Licence, after completing the twenty-Five hours of classroom instruction in safe driving techniques and six hours of in-car' practice. Special certificates were awarded those who met all the requirements of the course. Mr. Schovanelt was the staff organizer, and Mr. N. Boudreau of Merivale High School taught the course. ics.