Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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NOTES The School closed on Saturday, June 15thg details of the ceremonies appear on later pages. As in the two preceding years, a most successful barbecue had been held at the School on the previous evening under the auspices of the Ladies' Guild. The Headmaster announced the award of Ontario Scholarships to Matthew Rowlinson, Graham Sellers, Frederick Stoddard and Eddie Sung. On October 13th Their Excellencies The Governor-General and Mrs. Michener opened the new buildings. A full account of the events of this day appears later in these pages. The system of boarding accommodation was reorganized in September: Years 4 and 5, under the Housemastership of Mr. C. J. Inns, occupied the top flat and quarters in the houses of Messrs. R. J. Anderson, J. C. Boone and J. O. Cann, while Years 1, 2 and 3 occupied the lower flat and the new dormitory wing, with Mr. B. Wallin as Housemaster. At Christmas time the Ashbury Choir presented a noon-hour programme of English language carols at the National Arts Centre on the occasion of the International Tree Festival. Ashbury-Elmwood forces gave highly successful performances of H.M.S. Pina.fore in February and, later in the year, of a series of one-act plays. After the final performance of H.M.S. Pinafore' Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Macmillan kindly entertained those concerned with the production. During the Easter break a number of Ashbury students, accompanied by the Chaplain, visited the Holy Landg an account of this visit appears elsewhere in these pages. In the Fall Mrs. J. J. Marland assumed responsibility for the cleanliness of the School premises, the success of her endeavours becoming readily apparent. Mrs. Jane Kennedy joined the Academic Staff to take charge of the Department of Business Studies. At the end of the Christmas term Mr. F. C. Ferneyhough left to continue his studies, being succeeded in the Departments of Mathematics and Geography by Mr. B. J. O'Keefe. Mr. A. H. Addison joined the Staff as Tutor. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. B. Bellamy on thc birth of a son, Aaron, and Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Penton on the birth of a second son. Christopher. Mrs. Mary Boyce has retired from the position of Junior School Matrong a note on Mrs. Boyce appears in the Junior Ashburian. Mr. P. H. Josselyn, Mr. J. C. Boone, Mr. J. O. Cann, Mr. F. K. Graham, and Mr. K. B. Parks have left the Academic Staff to take up employment elsewhere. Further notes on these gentlemen appear later in this publication. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Robertson and their family will take up residence at 224, Springfield Roadg Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Tottenham will reside at 250, Springfield Road. Frederick Stoddard has been awarded the Mercy Neal Southam Scholarship at Carleton University. He was placed 20th out of 5500 candidates in the Waterloo-Toronto University Chemistry Scholarship Test and was offered a Chemistry Research Assistantship by the University of Waterloo in addition to awards by the University of Western Ontario and Queen's University. In the SIN Physics Competition held by the University of Waterloo. Eddie Sung and Frederick Stoddard were placed in the top 2929 of all candidates. In the Descartes 6

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SCHOOL OFFICERS Captain of the School D. C. PATERSON Captain of Connaught House P. S. T. CROAL Captain of Woollcombe House P. G. COPESTAKE Prefects R. S. CHILDERS D. K. GODSELL D. E. MacLAINE M. J. MOORE M. C. ROWLINSON P. TATICEK N. A. TRAINOR H. VEILLEUX Captain of Football Captain of Hockey P. G. COPESTAKE I. K. BLEACKLEY Captain of Soccer Captain of Skiing D. C. PATERSON D. C. PATERSON Captain of Curling R. S. WALKER 5

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Mathematics Competition the Ashbury team, consisting of Francis Lui, Frederick Stoddard and Eddie Sung, took eighth position in our zone. Eddie Sung was placed on the Honour Roll for outstanding performance in the Confederation Life Insurance Annual Mathematics Competition. In the Ottawa Regional High Schools French Contest Brian McCordick and Claude Pardo received first and eighth prizes respectively in the Special Category for those candidates with a particularly advantageous background in the French language, including francophones attending English-language schools. Graeme Clark, James Knox, Alexander Perry, David Robinson, William Robinson and Martin Wostenholme have been awarded Entrance Scholarships at Ashbury. We congratulate Peter Wilson on having qualified as a pilot, thus becoming the youngest pilot in Canada. This is the second time that Ashbury has provided Canada's youngest pilot, Peter Mclieown 168-721 having held this distinction at the time of qualifying. In a Youth Division presentation at the National Arts Centre of tableaux of various composers, Kevin Reeves played the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. JUNIOR SCHOOL MATRON Mrs. A. Watt replaces Mrs. M. Boyce as Junior School Matron. Mrs. Watt, who was formerly Housekeeper at Earnscliffe, the residence of the British High Commissioner, is, like her predecessor, a Scottish lady. OBITUARY We regret to announce the death, on Saturday, 3rd August, after a long illness, of Thomas L. Bates Q25-309, husband of Mrs. Eleanor Bates, past Presi- dent of the Ladies' Guild, father of Thomas C66-709 and Christopher, and brother of Lewis Bates C26-301. We extend our sympathy to his family. In Tom Bates, Ashbury has lost a good and loyal friend. 7