Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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NOTES The School closed on Saturday. June 12th. The Closing Ceremonies took a somewhat different form from that followed in previous years in that the Leaving Service and the Prize Giving were preceded, in the morning, by the Ceremonial Cadet Parade, the cadets having returned the previous day from Camp Petawawa. Details of the ceremonies and an account of the activities at Camp Petawawa appear later in this journal. At the Prize Giving the Headmaster announced the award of Ontario Scholarships to Steven Whitwill, Stephen Went. Robert Halupka and Charles Schofield. All members of Grade 13 had received their Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma. The Stephen Clifford Memorial Prize was presented for the first time by Mr. John Clifford to the boy in the Junior School who had won most points for his house. This prize has been given by Mr. and Mrs. John Clifford in memory of their son. Stephen, who was a Monitor in Grade 8 in 1969-70. Wfe are grateful to the E. R. Fisher Co. Ltd. for the donation of a Bursary. There have been several developments on the academic side. The academic Staff has inaugurated a Scholarship. The decision of the provincial Depart- ment of Education to change the requirements for Grade 13 as of September 1971 gave the School the opportunity to remodel its curriculum. The range of subjects for Grade 13 has been increased and these subjects set in such a way that almost any combination of them can be accommodated. Furthermore, the curricula for Grades 9 to 12 have been broadened, and the School now offers. in addition to all the previous subjects, courses in German, the three Sciences fon a much wider scalej, Geology and Commerce, with several alternatives in each grade. so that the boys may take courses suited to both their future needs and present intellectual interests and abilities. Owing to increased numbers of students and new course requirements, two temporary classrooms are being added for use until new plans permit more permanent arrangements. In September Mr. Marland and Mr. ,Iosselyn took a party of over thirty boys from both the Senior and Junior Schools on a highly successful visit to Upper Canada Village. On 24-th September Mr. George Vincent visited the School to give an illustrated lecture on South America. Mr. Vincent was wartime Head of the Canadian section of the British Ministry of Information and, later, Informa- tion Adviser to the British High Commissioner in Canada. As part of the History programme for Grades 12 and 13, speakers from embassies in Ottawa were invited to address the classes and answer questions. Many interesting and often heated discussions followed. The following em- bassies sent representatives: the People's Republic of China. West Germany, India, South Africa. the United Arab Republic. the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. In addition we also entertained speakers from Carleton University. the United Nations Association, the Department of Indian Affairs and the Department of External Affairs. 7

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SCHOOL OFFICERS Captain of the School and Connaught House D. R. HALLETT Captain of Woollcombe House C. H. MACLAREN Prefects B. A. BOYD M. P. KELLY M. DUGUAY D. A. McNEIL P. ,l..S. GRAHAM A. J. STILES G. HARLLEY H. S. WENT Captain of Football Captain of Soccer M. P. KELLY D. R. HALLETT Captain of Hockey Captain of Curling D. R. HALLETT C. A. SCHOFIELD Captains of Skiing C. H. MACLAREN. W. W. STRATTON CADET CORPS Offieer Commancling O, C, Nu, 2 Plqtggn Cadet Major D. R. HALLETT Cadet Lieutenant A. J. STILES Seconzl-in-Commanrl Cadet Captain P. J. S. GRAHAM 0. C. No. 3 Platoon 0. C. No. 1 Platoon Cadet Lieutenant J. K. BEQAJ Cadet Lieutenant D. ,l. MORRISON Company Sergeant Major Quartermaster Sergeant Cadet W.O. 2 A. LUCIANI Cadet Sergeant S. M. WILANSKY Drum Major Cadet Sergeant M. P. KELLY Colour Party Cadet Lieutenant B. H. WEINER. Cadet Corporal R. H. D. HALUPKA Cadet Corporal J. C. MACDONALD THE GUARD OF HONOUR Cuartl Commander Cadet Lieutenant C. H. MACLAREN Cadet Sergeant H. S. WVENT Cadet Corporal D. W . LACKIE Cadet Corporal R. S. CHlLDERS Cadet Corporal ,l. S. MCEACHRAN Cadet Corporal P. C. COPESTAKE Cadet Corporal O. A. MCTAGCART Cadet Corporal P. S. T. CROAL Cadet Corporal D. C. PATERSON Cadet Corporal T. A. DICKSON Cadet Corporal W. R. PLUMMER Cadet Corporal M. S. JELENICK Cadet Corporal D. J. H. ROSS lAbsent: Cadet Corporal P. PARDOJ IN STRUCTORS Captain ,l. ll. HUNIPHREYS. Cadet Services ol' Canada fCommanding Offieerj Lieutenant K. D. NILES. Cadet Services ol Canada lTraining Officerl Lieutenant ,l. L. BEEDELL. Cadet Services ol' Canada fOrientecringj 2fLieutenant ll. J. ROBERTSON. Cadet Services ol' Canada lRoyal Life-Savingj 2fLieutenant T. C. TOTTISNHANI. Cadet Services ol' Canada fAdjutantl DOl,'Cl..-XS J. BROOKES. Esq.. The National Band. Dept. of National Defence l Bandj Affiliated Unit THE COX'ERNOR-CENERAL'S FOOT GUARDS Illllllllllllllllllg Officer Lieutenant Colonel ll. R. llll.L. C.D.. A.D.C. 6

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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