Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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2 YEARSWITH RAYA DERSON About 50 years ago in Suffolk, England, an event occured which people in those days would have termed a 'blessed event'. About 50 years later, in Ottawa, another event occurred. This took place during the Old Boys' Reunion in November 1978 and was a tribute to Ray Anderson on the occasion of his 25th year at Ashbury. The individual in both cases was the same. Thus the working of fate. Often chance leads us to unusual places, and Ray Anderson must have been dismayed when he found himself plopped into the middle of a schoolboy world. These young innocents surely presented a strong contrast to the tough, masculine world of the armies of occupation with which he had served in japan and Cer- many. I can think of two reasons for a vigorous man to spend half his life in one oc- cupation: 1. He gets into a rut. Not Anderson, 2. He is happy, stimulated, frustrated sometimes, but generally satisfied with a continuing worthwhile accomplishment. I think this is Ray Anderson. And, of course, in this case, Ashbury is the winner. At Ray's dinner eight or nine short tributes were presented by guests from among the large number of Old Boys who attended. One seemed to me to be the most ef- fective. 'jeep' Green pointed out that Andy's influence among Ashbury's students was perhaps more widespread than that of any other teacher in the history of the school. Every boy in the senior school had felt his personality - on the sports fields - on duty days - in the gymnasium - on the parade ground, a strong, no-nonsense personality which only good schoolmasters possess. Ray's character is strong. And he was integrity. He is not a follower of those who sway with the winds of change. Changes in the overall policy of any in- stitution will always be considered, and some should be discarded. Andy will stand up and be heard in the latter case. Twenty-five years. Time to allow sons of Andy's former students to receive the same proper gymnastic instruction from which their fathers profited. Time for this second generation to charge at the attack on the soccer field, urged on by Andy's penetrating and commanding tones, charging as their fathers did. And time for a new gymnasium. Don't despair, Ray. You won't have to wait another 25 years. A D.L.P. Mr Anderson with Mike Sherwood as

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FOCUS 1: RAY ANDERSON STAFF AND GRADS SECTION The Staff .,............. Other Staff .............. .... The Graduates .... Form Pictures ........ Masters Leaving ........ Staff Coming and Going . . . FOCUS 2: ROBERT HYNDMAN FALL SPORTS SECTION 1st Football ...... junior Football ..... Bantam Football .... 1st Soccer ....... 2nd Soccer .......... WINTER SPORTS SECTION 'lst Hockey ............ 2nd Hockey ........... Curling ................ Skiing ................. Sports Dinner and Awards. LITERATURE SECTION ACTIVITIES SECTION SPRING SPORTS SECTION Sports Day ............ FOCUS 3: 'IEEP' GREEN IUNIOR ASH BURIAN REVIEW1978l79 News and Events ..... Quiz and Crossword .... Fads and Trends ...... . 1

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