Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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NEW MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF -SEPTEMBER 1974 Mr. John Scott Crockett joins the Junior School Staff to teach Mathematics and Geography. Mr. Crockett was educated at the Belfast Royal Academy and at Stranmillis College, Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has had teaching experience in Northern Ireland, the Bahamas and Kenya, together with coaching experience in Rugby, Golf, Basketball, Softball and Tennis. Mr. Crockett is married, with two children. Mr. Robert Gray joins the Staff to teach Physical Education and History in the Junior School and Physical Education in the Senior School. Mr. Gray holds the degrees of Bachelor of Physical Education fUniversity of Ottaway and Bachelor of Education tQueen's Universityl. He is married and has recently been teaching at Ottawa Technical High School. Mr. Drummond Duff Lister comes from Glebe Collegiate, Ottawa, to be Head of the English Department. Mr. Lister, who has also taught for the Toronto Board and at St. Andrew's College, was educated at Upper Canada College, Princeton University fHonours in Englishj, and York University, Toronto fM.A. in Englishj. He has had coaching experience in Soccer, Cricket and Volleyball. Mr. Lister is married, with two children. Mr. Anthony Michael Macoun joins the Staff as Head of Geography. He comes from Stowe School, England, where he has been Senior Geography Master. Mr. Macoun was educated at Stowe School, the University of Poitiers, France, and the University of Oxford tM.A.J. He has coached Fives, Cricket and Hockey, managed a Boxing club and served on Golf club committees. He is married, with two sons. Mr. Macoun will reside at 330 Mariposa Avenue. Mr. Alan Charles Thomas comes from Allhallows School, Lyme Regis, England to take over the post of Director of Music. He was educated at Neath Grammar School, South Wales, and at Manchester University, where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Music. He also holds a certificate and diploma in Education from the University of Reading, England. Mr. Thomas, who has taught French and Spanish in addition to Music, is widely experienced as a pianist, organist and double bass player. He has served as accompanist with Independent Television in Britain and as orchestral manager of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. THE CHAPEL It was about 500 chapel services ago that I arrived at Ashbury to assume the duties of chaplain. I look back on the past five years with a great deal of satisfaction. It has been my happy privilege to receive eight new members of the Christian family by holy baptism and to present another sixty-one to the Bishop for confirmation and the attendant adult privileges and responsibilities of mature membership of the church. On five occasions it has been my ministry to use the burial office to commit souls to the care of God. With much pleasure I have said, I now pronounce you man and wife to fifteen couples. I am very grateful to be the priest in this place. In 1973-74 Ashbury's almsgiving amounted to S1,355: S100 to the Ashbury building fund S605 to various local charities S50 to Trinity College, Toronto S50 to Miles for Millions S550 to Qacha's Nek, Lesotho. Canned goods were also given at Thanksgiving and Christmas time. Expenses have been under S5.00 and we have S31 on hand to cover the cost of shipping books and clothing to Qacha's Nek. About S900 came in via the collection plates. The other money was raised in various ways: forgoing Christmas dinner, Greaser 25

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is taking into the commercial field, where he is starting a business in the construc- tion of puppets. Our best wishes go with him in this new line of endeavour. If one were to supply an epithet for Karl Parks, it would surely be: Karl of the Flashing Blades ! He came from Eastern Canada and showed our hockey teams an excellence in that particular sport that we haven't seen in quite some time. Over and above this Karl showed the greatest enthusiasm for all aspects of our athletic programme and contributed much to this part of the School. After his two years' stay here it was with great disappointment that we learned that he was going to the field of public service in the Recreation Department of the City of Ottawa. We hope that his work there will keep him in contact with us and look forward to his return to the School on any occasion that he can come. Fred Graham came to the School in 1972 and. despite the limitations of space and equipment. made a success of the Music Programme at the School. The Christmas Carol Services. the Gilbert 8: Sullivan productions and especially the small operettas of the Junior School gave many of us something by which he will be remembered. Our best wishes go with Fred and his wife as they proceed to further education at the Graduate level. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Mr. Gordon Heyd joins the staff to take charge of the various areas of Administration and also to teach History and Social Sciences in the Senior School. Mr. Heyd was educated at Appleby College. Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. where he obtained the degrees of Bachelor of Arts fGeneral Artsl and Master of Arts lHistoryl. Mr. Heyd. who has also considerable coaching experience in Hockey. Football and Basketball. has taught at the Univer- sity of Toronto and the American School in Switzerland. He is married and has five sons. 24 1:2- a..,m..L.a-.. i tl

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Day, individual donations and a healthy contribution from the student cleaning company. Ashbury also collected hundreds of used stamps in support of Qacha's Nek. Fr. Payne, the priest at Qachals Nek, writes the most appreciative letters. He also makes a request - Please ask that all who have made the sacrifice will also pray that we are good stewards of their loving, caring kindness. Our relation- ship with the several under-staffed and under-equipped schools of Qacha's Nek is to become more personal as the Robertsons visit there this summer and also because we have the opportunity of adopting a student, Holang Rapopo. What can we say of the choir and the work of Mr. Graham! The develop- ment of an extremely competent and pleasing choir is obvious to all. Ashbury is indebted to Mr. Graham, an excellent organist and choir director. Our thanks go also to the capable and faithful boys of the choir. Our gratitude is also directed to the servers for their efficient and devoted efforts. Special mention must be made of Ed Cahn, this year's chief server. Ed has been a truly dedicated servant of the sanctuary. Staff wives rallied this past year under the capable leadership of Mrs. Boone to take care of the sanctuary. They did a wonderful job and we thank them very much. Often the scriptures were read beautifully and intelligibly as students and staff shared in reading. Matron's concern for the Chapel was obvious. Merci. As far as I am concerned the most significant thing about my involvement in the life of Ashbury has been the formation of friendships. This is likely to be more true for students. Leavers will probably cherish for years to come the valuable and beautiful friendships made at Ashbury. Thoreau wrote: Think of the importance of friendship in the education of men. It will make a man honestg it will make him a herog it will make him a saint. It is the state of the just dealing with the just, the magnanimous with the magnanimous, the sincere with the sincere, man with man. E.E.G. MUSICA VIVA Ashbury experienced the humble beginnings of a band this year. Although it performed publicly only twice, it met under the guidance of Mr. Brookes on all available Mondays. It is to be hoped that, by the time the ranks have swelled, a full-fledged group will become a permanent component of the Ashbury Musical Score. In the Junior School, Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo became the second presentation of the biblical-jazz strain. Its performance was a landmark in that every enrolled student took part, rather than the selected 'good voices. Perhaps completion and presentation of Holy Moses will follow shortly . . . F.G. H.M.S. PINAFOREU AT ELMWOOD This year the Ashbury-Elmwood Musical Club brought a welcome ray of light-hearted charm into the gloom of February with a highly successful Pinafore to add to the list of Gilbert and Sullivan favourites which we have enjoyed during the last few years. 26