Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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NIEDITERRANEAN CRUISE 1976- S.S. UGANDA Some tw enty-eight students. Rev. Green and Mrs. Nesbitt left Ottawa on Friday. March 5 for this ycar's edition of the Nlediterrean Cruise. Our immediate destination was Toronto. w here w e were to board our plane to London. The eight-hour flight left most of us tired when we touched down in London. Nevertheless. we immediately embarked on a tour of London. w hich took up the morning of Saturday the 6th. We v isited many famous landmarks. including Westminster Abbey. The Tower of London. London Bridge. Leicester Square. and w hat we did not stop to see we saw from the coach w ith quite an extraordinarily perfect commentary. The remainder of Saturday was spent either wandering about Kensington. where our hotel was located. or catching up on lost sleeping hours. Early Sunday we left London for Venice. We boarded the SS. Uganda upon our arrival in this Italian port. and no sooner were we settled aboard when we left for independent sightseeing throughout the city. Most of us visited the landmarks such as St. fNIark's Square. the Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal. and the many and varied churches. That evening. many of us tasted our first real Italian dishes. which were quite different in many respects than Italian foods that Canadians are accustomed to. Monday was also spent sightseeing amid the first blizzard Venice had experienced in over ten years! However. the follow ing morning the Uganda set sail for Heraklion. Crete. The three days sailing down the Adriatic passed quickly. and were most enjoy able despite what the weather tried to do to us. One night we had force 7 winds talmost a mini-hurricane? which left most of us uncomfortable temporarily. but we all got our sea-legs rather quickly. Upon our arrival in Heraklion. which was delayed several hours because of the inclement weather. we left on a tour of the Palace of Knossos. the centre of the ancient Minoan Civilization that flourished on Crete before 1000 B.C. We also saw the museum in Heraklion and toured the shopping districts. That evening we tried our first souflakis . a delicious Greek food. Everyone had a good time despite the rain that continued to pester us? That night we left Crete bound for Egypt. and after another day at sea we arrived in Alexandria. We went on an all-day' tour to Cairo. where we saw the Cairo Museum and its famed treasures from the tomb of Pharoah Tutank'hamoun. and other relics from before 3000 B.C. We also visited the Citadel. and the Nlosque of Nlohammed Ali tnot the boxerl. otherwise known as the Alabaster Mosque. We then went across the Nile to Giza to see the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. which was unfortunately undergoing renoy ation and repairs. However. the weather was beautiful and we returned to the ship tired buy happy . The following morning was spent wandering about Alexandria itself. where we could barter with the Egyptians. .-Xfter lunch. we left Africa and headed north towards the Agean island of lihios. The weather was good in Khios. which permitted us to go ashore. .-Xs the port was not deep enough for the Uganda. we had to get ashore by the ships lifeboats. lt certainly felt good to stand on dry land again after the previous day and night's force I0 wind hurricane! There was no tour scheduled for Khios. as it was the first time l'ganda had landed there. so we were free to wander at will. Some ot Us were lucky enough to meet a friendly Greek that showed us around the island. lsllltis has a huge library with 2-1 several hundred thousand books dating as far back as I493. w hen Columbus w as vacationing in the New World. Unfortu- nately. the museum was closed. so we missed many of the ancient relics of Khios. lt is interesting to note that Khios is one of the Greek islands that claims it is the birthplace of the ancient Greek writer. Homer. We returned to the ship at 12:30. and soon left for Istanbul. We landed there the follow ing morning. and toured the old city. We saw the famous Blue Mosque. the basilica of Hagia Sophia. and Topkapi Palace with its priceless treasures. During the afternoon we wandered the immense Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - thousands of shops and 40 miles of streets. All too soon we had to leave Turkey for Athens. our final Port of Call aboard the Uganda. We spent the following day at sea. and we passed through the Dardanelles and saw the First World War monuments at Galipoli. and then across the Agean to Piraeus. We arrived in Greece the following moming and went on a tour of Athens. We visited the acropolis and saw the other sights from the coach. That afternoon we wandered about the shopping districts of Piraeus until we were called for our departure to the airport. We arrived in London that night tSaturday 203 and went straight to our hotel. The next morning. being a Sunday. meant that very few shops and sights were open. However. we saw the flea market of Petticoat Lane. and watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. That afternoon was again independent sightseeing. On that last night. we went down to Westminster Pier for the Thames Cruise. There was a discotheque aboard. and everybody' had a good time. However. the following moming we had to get up at dawn to leave for Gatwick airport. After an eight hour flight to Toronto and a five hour bus ride back to Ottawa. we were all exhausted. but there is no doubt that everyone enjoyed the trip immensely and learned a lot in the process. We all owe our thanks to Jeep Green and Mrs. Nesbitt. our party leaders and Chaperons. for their effons and trials all geared for our benefit. All in all. the cruise proved to be a wonderful holiday and a fantastic experience! -- David Welch

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H0llSEMASTliR'S REPORT - Znd l l.A'l' WITH APOLOGIICS . . . lNlasters'Common Room 'l'here xx as a door to xx hich I found 110 Ixey. There xx as a xeil past xx hich I could tlxti sL'x.'. ii . . Those xx ho stood before The Tax ern shouted 'Open then the The 'Claude' door. H K.D.N. Well had the bodimg treinblers learned to trace The day 's disasters in ltls morning face. The Locker Rooms Earth has not anything to shoxx more fair: Dull xx ould hc be of soul xx ho could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty Mathematics HA slumber did my spirit sealg I had no human fears. Choir With shrieking and squeaking ln fifty different sharps and flats. Dining Hall I heard a sound as of scaping tripe And putting apples xx ondrous ripe Into a cider press's gripe. Morning on the Flats Methought I heard a voice cry' 'Sleep no more'. Chapel But if at the church they xxould give us some ale And a pleasant fire our souls to regale. We'd sing and xx'e'd pray' all the livelong day. Nor ever once wish from the Church to stray. Elmwood She dxxelt among the untrodden xx ays Besiclesthe springs of Dove. A maid who there xx ere none to praise And very fexx to love. A.C.T. Senior Garcia at xxorlx Q? NIR A B Blzl.C'lll-.R Scniot llouscmastct and Head ol the lpngltsh llcpartincnt lxl-13. loot A New Prize For The Best Short Story ln The L'pper School A prize for the best short story in the upper school is tnost suitably named after Nlr. A. B. Belcher. an English teacher at Ashbury from I943 to 1963. The A. B. Belcher Memorial Prize commemorates a remarkable human being. he xx as. by all accounts. a superb teacher who could. in addition. act on stage and write prose or poetry' as xxell as a professional. 'Dukei was a metnorable figure as he ambled around each day' in his bedroom slippers. His impact on individual students xx as lasting. As the memorial in the 1963 Ashburian stated: We will have other teachers ofEnglish. . , but xx hoever they may be they cannot talxe Duke's place. and it is unlikely that their influence on future generations of Ashbury students xx ill be as forceful and as pertnanent. Mr. Belcher's teaching of English must surely haxe been enhanced by his professional experience on Broadxxay. an experience deepened by his close connection xxith a brilliant young C.B.C. group in Toronto which centred upon Nlavor Nloote. As a xx riter. 'Dulce' possessed great clarity and control ol nuance. a slxill xxidely recognized after he published a book of verse. His poems spealx for themselves and txxo extraordinary and ageless lines in one of our chapel xx indoxxs continue to haunt generations ol' Ashbury students. Try reading the poem aloud. JUNE. 7:00 P.Nl. Un such a sunset exening. Peace comes bubbling clear From exery xxell oftulip. From ex ery rose's spring. The great xx ings of angels ln such a peace are furled. And God runs quiet fingers Through the tired hair of the xx orld. D.D.L. i 1 '

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CRUISE NOTES The first impression ofa mediterranean cruise on a school ship is ofa hoard of students descending like v isigolhs on Rome or other far-away places. ln such disasters the social side is frequently overlooked. but this side certainly prov idcs many of the most memorable experiences of the cruise. ln the rushing descent upon ancient places. closer ties are made with students from Ashbury that you thought you already. and the heady atmosphere is such that complete strangers will even stop and ask you the time of day: Almost anything can happen. like rape or pillage. and frequently does. The movie on board the aircraft to London was Doc Savage who is a blond-haired. blue-eyed superhero. Nick Bejkosalaj was unwell on the way over and did Ilol see the film but by some mysterious process of telepathy he became known instantly as 'Doc Savage' not only to Ashburians but to every one else on the cruise also. Ashbury students were divided into two halves w hieh slept in separate dormitories both of which bore resemblances to Rome after it had been sacked. The younger half lived w ith some Nova Seotians. while the older half roomed w ith students from the Belleville area in Stanhope dormitory. Shortly thereafter. Stanhope was changed to the more appropriate name of Hades. until. that is. the authorities discovered the switch and rather testily' removed the sign. Nonetheless. Hades won the deck hockey' championship tled by Doe Savagenl and became well known from the eaptain's bridge to the boiler room. Certainly 'Doc Savage' and 'Hades' will never be forgotten. Ashbury's 'tea and crumpets' image was shattered. perhaps forever. and young British girls now swoon or scream - depending upon their inclination - at the sight of an Ashbury jacket. fm use SW 'Doc' Sax age Y ox 'ss -A jli...-, Stanhope dot tlllloly 5 tr-I - ' . 'rs tl Heyd haggling over the price ot a camel ste .-Xndre Strata. lzric Gall .md triends ' 1 I I