Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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MRS. D. GWYNNE-TIMOTHY She's as Canadian as maple syrup! This was the description given of Mrs. Gwynne-Timothy in reply to one of several questions asked by a very interested party when her appointment as Senior School Matron was announced just over three years ago. The description was entirely accurate. despite her long and happy marriage to an Englishman! She came to us thoroughly well versed in the complex pattern of boarding- school life. her late husband having been a member of the staff of T.C.S. for a great many years. The knowledge and wisdom she gained with him there meant that she knew better than to rush her fences. and she eased herself into the job here with tact and reticence. As a result of this, it may have taken some of us a little while to get to know her and appreciate her full worth - but it was only a very little while. The personal needs of boys and resident staff were her constant concern, and nothing was too much trouble for her - provided land rightly sol she was approached with due courtesy and consideration. She never seemed to need rest or sleep: she might have been up half the night taking a boy to hospital or tending a sick housemaster. and yet be at the routine chores of linen room supervision at 7.30 a.m.. as fresh as if she'd had the statutory eight hours. She chose her staff well -- and, having chosen them, she kept them: they showed no inclination to leave - what they did show fand hope- fully will go on showing, was loyalty and zeal comparable with Mrs. G-T's own. Now. after three years of selfless service. she leaves us to marry again. When the news was made public. we were unanimous in our joy and happiness for her - but we suddenly realised just how much she had done for us in her unassuming way. and how much we were going to miss her. By the time these words appear in print. she will have been Mrs. Bill Thompson for some time. and perhaps the most fitting way of ending this little tribute would be to repeat what a namesake of Bill's said at the Con- naught House dinner in June: If she looks after him as well as she's looked after us. he'll be spoilt to death! G.W.T. CONNAUGHT HOUSE NOTES What a fast year the 1970-71 school year was! In fact I wouldn't be surprised if we'd skipped a few months somewhere. I guess the fact that it did go by so quickly was an indication that it was a good year. Never before have competitions been so hard fought and so evenly matched. In fact whenever the houses locked heads. the margin of victory proved to be very slim indeed. Two excellent examples of this great competitive spirit were the swim meet where Woollcombe beat us by a very small margin la mere two pointsj, and a house softball game where our last innings come-back was too much for Woollcombe to handle ffinal score 14-131. On the School sports field Connaught House boys were very active. We were well represented on the lst Football by Anapolsky l. Wilansky. Luciani I. Smith I. Graham. Stiles. Boyd. Charron. Clubb. Heaney. Macdonald. Morrison and Schofield. with Stratton as manager. W-'ebster. Cunningham, Croal. Pimm. Pryde. Scott. Tanos and Ross played 2nd Football. 9

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The School received a brief but welcome visit from the Canadian Centen- nial Choir under the direction of Mr. Nicholas Goldschmidtg Mr. Geoffrey Thomson was the accompanist. On the last Sunday and Monday of the Fall term the two traditional Carol Services were held - one for the School and one for visitors: both were very well attended. Members of the College community read the nine lessons and the Choir gave a good account of itself under the direction of Mr. Geoffrey Thomson. On the last day of the Winter term we repeated the Winter Sports Day introduced two years ago. Some four bus-loads of boys went to various loca- tions: Camp Fortune and Mont Ste. Marie for skiing and to the Y.M.C.A. centre for tobogganing. The day concluded with the Annual Sports Dinner held at the School, at which the guest speaker was Mr. Harry Kerrison, executive director of the Canadian Track and Field Association. A list of Athletic Awards appears in the Sports section of the Ashburian. On 12th May Ashbury held a Visitor's Day. Parents and other guests were able to see the School in action, both in the classroom and on the games field. This was well attended and can be accounted a great success. After the final performance of the Ashbury-Elmwood production of The Pirates of Penzance the cast, musical and stage staff were entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Conway, whom we thank for their hospitality. During the year several visits were made to the Theatre of the National Arts Centre, an account of these visits appears later in these pages. Mr. V. J. Burczak, Mr. C. J. Inns, Mr. F. T. Jones, Mr. G. J. McGuire and Mr. B. Wallin joined the academic staff in September. Mr. F. K. Graham has been assisting with the Chapel music and giving individual music tuition. In September 1971 Mr. G. W. Thomson relinquishes the Chapel and Class Music to Mr. Grahamg Mr. Thomson will continue as Housemaster of Con- naught Houseg he will also continue to teach French and will take on the additional commitments of Music and Drama at Elmwood. For the Winter and Spring terms Simon Peacock, late of Tonbridge School. England, was attached to the School as tutor in the Science and Mathematics Departments. We hope that he enjoyed his stay with us, thank him for his effective help and wish him well in the future. No member of the academic staff is leaving this summer, but regretfully we lose Mrs. D. Gwynne-Timothy, Senior School Matron since September 1968, who leaves us with our best wishes for her happiness on the occasion of her marriage to Mr. William Thompson. An appreciation of Mrs. Gwynne- Timothy appears on a later page. Ashbury College is now clearly identified by a sign hanging in front of the School on Mariposa Avenue. This sign is the gift of the Graduating Class of 1970. 8

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The School's very successful lst Soccer Team consisted mainly of Con- naught talent - Hallett fcaptainj, Harlley fvice-captainj, Went, Iokinen, Halupka, Barnes, Luciani II, Schwarzmann, Bennett, Macleod II and Yaxley II, with McLellan as the reliable manager. Lackie fcaptainj, Anapolsky II, Mangifesta, Dickson, Cahn, Jelenick, Johnston and Wilson made up most of the second team. In the winter it was hockey, with Hallett fcaptainj, Smith I, Graham, Boyd, Morrison, Pimm, Pryde and Yaxley II representing Connaught on the lst team. On the seconds we had the Anapolsky brothers, Luciani II, fcaptainj, Webster, Veilleux, Mangifesta, Cahn, Croal, Jelenick, Johnston, Scott - and the worthy manager, Bonneau. We provided the Ski Team with Stratton fcaptainj, Lackie and Hart, while three-quarters of the Curling Team was from Connaught -- Schofield fcaptainj, Kenny fvice-captainj and Yaxley I. The Swirmning Team had five Connaught members - Wilansky, Whitwill, Dickson, Schwarzmann and Harcourt. In the Spring Term the only activity was the track and field finter-schoolj in which Connaught members did very well. Harlley was captain, and the others were Kenny, Morrison, Wilansky, Luciani I, Hallett, Barnes, McTaggart, Kerr, Pimm and Scott. Off the sports field Connaught was also tops. The Gilbert and Sullivan company which put on The Pirates of Penzance was recruited almost solely from Connaught House. The five leads were all Connaught - Hallett. Graham, Macdonald, Stratton and Power. We provided most of the pirate- like fellows in the chorus - Stiles, Kenny, MacDermot, Haythornthwaite. Pearce and Jelenick. The back-stage crew was Wilansky, Luciani II, Power and Stoddard. As usual, the whole venture was under the direction of our Housemaster. The strong voice of Aboud was heard no more in the Choir after Christ- mas, and was sorely missed by the other members - Hallett, Harlley. Stratton, Dickson, Macdonald, Haythornthwaite and MacDermot, The Chapel Com- mittee contained Stiles fpresidentj, Hallett, Harlley and Stratton. Stratton was also head of the Servers' Guild, ably abetted by Cahn. Our representatives on the Dance Committee at the beginning of the year were Hallett, Harlley and Wilansky. However, the most honourable mention goes to Connell, who single-handedly organized the best Graduation Dance Ashbury has ever had. Connaught House boys monopolized the Cadet officer and N.C.0. positions. with Hallett as Major, Graham as Captain and Luciani I as C.S.M. The lieutenants were Stiles and Morrison, and the sergeants were Wilansky fstaff- sergeantj, Halupka, Boyd and Clubb. Went was sergeant of the Honour Guard, and the Guard corporals included McTaggart, Lackie, Croal, Jelenick and Ross. Our representatives in the Band were Harlley fwho received the award for the best handsmanj, Power flead drummerj, Anapolsky I, MacDermot, Wright and Bennett. The Public Speaking contest was won by Graham, and Boyd came second. Tanos took second place for the intermediates. A semi-quiet atmosphere was sometimes achieved by Hallett fl'lead of Housej and the other prefects - Graham, Stiles, Went and Harlley. The Boom Captains were Halupka fseniorj, Stratton, Kenny, Jokinen, Luciani l and Wilansky. Things were usually more quiet under the all-seeing eye of Mr. Thomson, our Housemaster! We welcomed Mr. McGuire as Boarder House Tutor, and Mr. Niles continued to look after the Day Boys. 10