Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Alex lCont'dl peopleg Alex has certainly shown he can do that in boarding at Ashbury, and, if he can survive a year here, chemical engineering at California Tech. should pose no problems. Pierre comes from Hearst and has the distinction of being our oldest boarder at 20. He has contributed to the Senior Hockey Team and to the Football Team as a defensive end. Pierre is well liked on the flats, perhaps because he keeps his own counsel except for transmitting the skills of Raftsmanship to less fortunate human beings. He says he will improve Ash- bury by leaving it and that Mr. Lemele is his favourite PIERRE EONTAINE Pierre teacher, we quarrel with the first point but not the second and wish him, most sincerely, the best of luck at Community College. Brad, from Vegreville, Alberta, has made his two year stay very active, his participation in the band, the choir, the Board of Stewards, the chapel las wardenl, and the Duke of Edin- burgh Award Program, to name a few, has made a Brad a very busy person. His sports include football, squash, softball, skiing and Raftmanship. His highlights at Ashbury are his terrorist activities in Mr. Fox's calculus class and Gord Smith's TIM CROVES Brad CCont'dJ 19th birthday party Brad plans to attend R.M.C. for Com- merce or Arts then go into the R.C.M.P. lmmobility is the only cardinal sin, to remain static the unforgiveable crime Uviichael Bullockj. Simply to do the best I can possibly do is Tim's philosophy of life, he has practised this attitude in his five years at Ashbury in the varied activities of soccer, football, curling, community service. He won the Ladies' Guild Merit Award in grade 9. Apart from the usual comments about food and boarding life, Tim hails the addition of girls to Ashbury, next

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WOOLLCOMBE HGUSE Kevin, perhaps, deserves a page to himself, this sentiment is undoubtedly shared by both students and staff. Since he came to Ashbury in 1978, he has served on the Board of Stewards, and, as Head Boy this year, as well as being Captain and quarterback on the Senior Football Team. In the latter capacity his calmness in huddles amazed even his fellow players and his play calling left little to be desired by either coaches or spectators. His career has been speckled with awards such as grade 10 General Science, and grade 11 Geography and Mathematics. He plays Senior Hockey and is a certified instructor in water-skiing. He has enjoyed boarding in KEVIN KEENAN KewnlContdJ his final year, Mr. Varley as a softball umpire, his chemistry class, and the variety of teachers' characters fthe un- derstatement of the yearl. Experience is not what you have lived through - but what you do with what you have lived through. Kevin will take commerce at Queen's. Phil concluded his two years at Ashbury by being a prefect, playing football and listening to the Eagles, in spite of his special responsibilities this year, he has, he says, fond memories of sneaking out after lights out and not getting X 'fp -'A , 'fr - ' AZ:-it--f-. . .. PHIL BOYD PhHiContdJ caught. He points to The Stranger by Camus as having had a strong impact on him. His parting shot is: Life in the fast lane is sure to make you lose your mind. Since Phil is very sane, perhaps this comment is a backhanded compliment for Ashbury. Anyway, the University of Western Ontario beckons. Alex claims he has enjoyed his year at Ashbury because people are genuinely friendly and also have provided him with some good competition in tennis! He listens to classical music and says that his basic philosophy in life is to combine a successful career with successful relationships with other

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Tim Croves lCont'dl fall, as a step in the right direction. Tim will go to Carleton for Journalism. Smile, be at peace, do not doubt yourself. David a prefect, has had a richly varied career at Ashbury. His contribution to the school includes debating with the Rostrum Society, helping to run the school tuck shop, public speaking, community service, Optimist International, Senior Football, track, and several academic awards such as Year 4 English, and French in both his 3rd and 4th years. He lists the Football Team's undefeated season H9811 as being a highlight of his time here. For Those I Loved and Man's Search For Meaning have had a deep impact on him. Dave advises others to maintain perspective . . . and never to doubt yourself. He DAVE OWEN Owen lCont'dJ leaves this quotation from de Chardin before going to take business at Western: Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a nav as to complete and fulfill them. Leo, a Ghanaian, comes from St. Augustine School in Gambia where he savs he received an excellent grounding in the two hobbies he lists for 'activities outside Ashbury': beer and yoga. He suggests, on the one hand, that what is good about Ash- bury is getting in trouble. lt's the only fun one can have here. On the other hand, he says that the discipline at the school needs improving - while at the same time, the rules for RON KAISER LeolCont'dJ grade 13 need relaxing and the smoking area needs to be relocated fbecause he freezes in winterj. On top of this, he insists that the two most influential books in his life are Mr. Niles' Philosophy textbook and M.A.S.H. Coes To Las Vegas. Confused? He's not, Leo is quite sure he'll go to McGill and afterwards become a career diplomat. Of course! Ronald is a newcomer to the school, but he has felt right at home on the boarding flats. A good deal of his schooling has taken place in Hong Kong and Paris, France. Rowing, swim- ming and scuba diving are among Ronald's favourite sports, but when he is not in or on the water, you will find him playing in the band. He feels that people make Ashbury what it is, he