Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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TI-IE DEBATING GAME After a long period of dormancy debat- ing at Ashbury has finally come into its own. The Ashbury team attended several major tournaments, including the Appleby Invitational and the Ottawa journal debates. af- . Although there was no official team as such and no awards were won, the follow- ing people debated regularly: Wayne Cho- dikoff, Michael Sourial, john Lund, and Graeme Clark. In addition to formal debating, engage- ments and regular meetings of a debating . ',:,: ,I more emphasis on contributions from peo- A ple who thought more and talked less! fi This concluding paragraph is usually -l taken up with cliches and hackneyed h ' It phrases about how grand the year was 2 etc . . . and the great spirit of brother- - hood . . . Before I fade into the sunset I however, I should like to talk about the I ' Rev 'jeep' Green. It is difficult to express L , 1, one's gratitude to a man who is summoned I ' ' Ng- ' from the private warmth of his bath to a 1 trivial committee meeting and smiles. Or 1 'Q who drives debators to competitions at 7:30 on a Saturday morning. Or who or- H Ik' ganizes and encourages people. Or who ' .- X sits patiently and serenely through debates ' ' I with resolutions such as Alcohol is better I than water , or Left is better than Right Cleft -handers lib'?b. Or who has to listen to Michael Sourial and Graeme Clark . . tl r J 1 'Qff'-'1'Q 1 ZZ ' NX . committee were held to promote public p speaking, involvement in school affairs, MICHAEL SQURIAL WITH I and concern for issue of major importance GRAEME CLARK outside the school. One of the most satisfying and signifi- cant results of the year long project was ' -1- -.., - .1 ,A W-. ,I tlr-3 increased participation by all the stu- ,,, A, ' 'f - 5 3.-1.1 ff'-H+' ' I dents in public speaking, not only in terms if 'dai of opening mouths and making noises, but also from an organizational standpoint. No longer was public speaking the priv- ileged reserve of a gifted few. Although individual talent was recognized and en- couraged, the committee tried to place Q

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THE ASHBURY STUDENTS TUCKSHOP COMPANY The Tuckshop company went public in 1976 with the sale of 227 shares. With the help of Ted Marshall all went well until, at the end of November, Ted announced his retirement to Van- couver. The malaise that set in was not apparent until after Christmasg indeed, the share- holders received the benefits of a 3592, dividend at the end of the first term. In the new year the management decided to pay cash for all stocks of food which, combined with salary increases, led to a shortage of money supply and the need for a loan. The qual- ity of service and the sales began to decrease. Finally, complaints turned into a power struggle with shares selling at S3 - 54 and with grade nine and ten students boycotting the tuckshop altogether. This heady atmosphere broke when the old directors fexcept for Mike Sourialj were fired in a stormy meeting on February 8th and new directors Michael Bennett and Pierre LaTraverse along with Sourial were voted in. The new management returned to a credit purchasing system and initiated a centralized bank account that by -passed the school. Structural changes included the abolition of the po- sition of President and the creation of an executive director, an executive committee and a new manager. By june we had a net profit of 515108. 03 from which we paid the school 336. 01 in taxes and the shareholders a 307, dividend. To Mr. Robertson and to the ladies in the school office may I say a sincere 'thank you' for all your help? MICHAEL BENNETT THE QACHA 'S NEK RAFFLE The prizes for the Qacha's Nek Raffle this year were as follows: 111 A trip for two anywhere in Canadafrom CP Air. Q21 Hockey and bus tickets for two from Voyageur. Q31 Dinner for two at the Capri. Q45 A ondu set from johcowur Hardware. Q51 A men's LD. bracelet from Henry Birks. 161A S25 gift certificate from E.R. Fisher Ltd. 171 A S20 gift certificate from DonRom Enterprises. 181 A S10 gift certificate from Eaton's. 191A game of careers from Toy World and a S30 cleaning certificate from Hillary Cleaners. We sold about 2000 tickets and after expenses made about S500 profit. We are most grateful tc all the companies who donated gifts. And thanks to Gordon MacI.aren, Ross Brown and Mr. C-reen for their invaluable help. MICHAEL BENNETT ASMCO The Ashbury Student Maintenance Company began in September 1976 with the sale of 100 Shares. The directors were David Welch and Charles Zwirewich who contracted with the school for snow removal, leaf raking and for the assembling and watering of the rink. In December we paid S26 in taxes and a 402, dividend. After March the new maintenance staff made our services superfluous. The profit of S100 was given to the Music department for a new instrument. I would like to thank the directors, Mr. Rice, Mr. Macoun and Mr. Heyd for all their advice and assistance. MICHAEL BENNETT I7