Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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DR. MICHAEL OI,IYIiR'S PRIZE DAY SPIQECH Mr. Headmaster. students ofAshbury College. ladies and gentlemen e May I first say how very honoured l am to have been invited to be vy ith you for these Closing Ceremonies at Ashbury College. lt is a school w ith a very great tradition from whom indeed we have received some of our very distinguished students at Carleton University and at other universities at Canada. A school vv ith a reputation for scholarship as well as for all the other things - the sports. clubs and activities that make up a good school. The choices that are made in education are vital ones: vital ones for both individuals that are involved and for society and. indeed. I am reminded of a story which is part of the blaek humour of the early lndependentiste Movement in Quebec. which perhaps illustrates the importance of educational choices. lt seems there were two farmers. one evening. walking along the shore of Lac St. Jean. smoking their pipes in a very leisurely way and suddenly they heard from the lake the ery Help, help. l'm drowning -they walked along puffing on their pipes and the ery went up a seeond time - I-Ielp. l'm drowning . Once again they strolled along. The third time the ery came up Help. l'm drowning . They walked along and. finally. one took his pipe out of his mouth. turned to the other and said Il vant bien apprendre l'anglais. mais il vaut mieux apprendre it nagerf' I suspect that not all educational ehoiees may be of quite that desperate kind but they are important and therefore let me now address most of my remarks to the students who are graduating from Ashbury today. i m XN4' Tony German Ted Marshall sells Mr. Mahoney an Ashbury Association tie at the Friday night barbecue. 25

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Another exciting and moving occasion occurred on the 17th of April when Doctor J. Tuzo Wilson was installed as school visitor. One of Ashbury's most distinguished old boys, he graduated in 1925, 50 years ago with the govemor general's medal and he has become one of the world's leading scientists. We trust he will revisit often and for our mutual enjoyment rather than to perform the traditional medieval function of a visitor which is to resolve disputes which might arise between the students and the masters at an institution of learning. This year, our headmaster is president of the Canadian Headmasters Association, representing 25 independent schools across Canada. They will meet in Ottawa this fall for the first time and I look forward with my fellow governors to welcoming them wholeheartedly and being whatever assistance we can to make sure that we put on a first class show as they have done for us over the years. So that you all are given notice as far in advance as possible, please be advised that Ashbury Day this year will be Saturday, November Ist with the weekend rf course starting on Friday, October 31st, the Annual meeting being held on Saturday. It may be of interest to many of you to note that Ronald Perry, a former Headmaster ofthis school from 1950 to 1956 will be in attendance and will have hundreds of feet of film taken during the Perry years at Ashbury. The very successful Antique Sale which the Ladies' Guild ran last fall, will be run again at Ashbury College by the Ladies' Guild on the weekend of November 7th, 8th, and 9th, and I urge you to mark the dates down. Speaking of the Ladies' Guild, may I sincerely thank Mrs. Harris, the president, for the work she has done on behalf of the school, with her Ladies' Guild and in particular, I thank the Ladies' Guild for the gift which enabled the school to complete planting around the Hughson steps. In closing, may I thank the Headmaster for the co-operation which he has shown both me personally, and the board, and everyone else who has contributed to make this an outstanding year at Ashbury. I E If .A..A.IL.A 4,11 . I . i Ts. WE SPEClALlZE Q IN cotusion REPAIR 5 eonv s. rewosn wonx g AUTOMOBILE PAINTING i ALL MAKES OF CARS ESTIMATES 1 INSURANCE ESTIMATES Z3 Ei'ii'E329Ri3'EE 745-2874 ! 4 I I 24

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