Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Phil is from Calgary, Alberta and has played Senior Football as well as being on the school's Chess Team. He also enjoys swimming or listening to Chris de Burgh and Alan Parsons. He strongly approves of life on the boarding flats saying that the atmosphere is great with always something going on . He describes it as a small friendly community with its only bad points being chicken a la king and eggrolls in the dining room. Phil wants to take Science at Gttawa University in order to enter Medicine eventually. His guiding principle, he says, is summed up in the statement: La perfection est entre les deux extremes. PHIL JARRETT Ron has been in many countries. For example: India lwhere he was bornj, China, the U.S.S.R., Portugal, France and the U.S.A. His hobbies are highly portable, too, consisting of scuba, surfing, sailing and waterskiing. He is involved in the Senior School play production of A Proper Perspective this year. Ron tells us that his highlights are two-fold: forming the Ron and Mike Club and the planning of the graduating class Closing Ceremonies. He mentions Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy as two very interesting books. He is uncertain about next year and leaves us with this final thought: You need to suffer to experience. ' ' RON KAISER Joseph has been at Ashbury for two years during which time his modesty and affability have made him both liked and respected. He has kept active with tennis, swimming and weight training and also enjoys taking photographs and jogging. One highpoint of his year was being chosen as Ashbury's first Tennis Team Captain lat least within living memoryj and he loved competing against other schools. He concludes that teachers here know how to teach and says that Death ofa Salesman is striking proof that one must face reality. Indeed, he feels that there is an answer to every questiong as the Bible points out, Seek and ye shall find. He intends to keep seeking at Waterloo University where he will study Chartered Accounting.

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Robert was born in Cardiff, Wales, but was subsequently Wales' only export to Chicago, New York and then Montreal. He attended Stanstead before coming to Ashbury in 1980 where he has distinguished himself in soccer, rowing and weight training in ways completely unknown to everyone else. He likes to play his guitar and to listen to Led Zeppelin or The Beatles. He says that a book he would like to read again is Lord Of The Rings. Next year: McGill or the Coast Guard College for Economics or Marine Engineering. GRADS: STAY IN TOUCH! PLEASE NOTIFY THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OR THE EDITOR - WHEN YOU MOVE . . . D.D.L. ROBERT DEERE Carlos, at Ashbury for three years, comes to the school from Spain. He has played Senior Football, squash, softball and raced for the 'A' team in alpine skiing. When he is not listening to Phil Collins, Genesis and Vivaldi, he is exercising his ingenuity in a multitude of ways: he mentions trying to find new ways to sneak into the school on weekends and to light a cigarette in a blizzard, creating excuses for term papers due weeks ago and contributing to Mrs Forts' E.S.L. class. His real interest lies in Political Science which he intends to pursue at Trent. We shall never surrender! W. Churchill CARLOS DE LA GUARDIA Steve came here three years ago as a bewildered boarder and lists among his honours both the Ladies' Guild Merit Award in grade ll and his being made a prefect C'if you can call it a reward, he addsj. Steve has been a stalwart of both the soccer ttwo yearsj and the hockey Cthree yearsj teams. He also enjoys jogging in his spare time. All told he says the teaching staff and the students are great and have helped to bring him a long way from his original bewilderment. He mentions, finally, that Thoreau made me take a look at society and at my goals and before going to U. of T. for commerce leaves this H.D.T. quote with us: If you have built castles in the air, that is where they should beg now put foundations under them!

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Born in Ottawa in 1963, David lived here for four years before moving to the Philippines in 1967. He has attended Ashbury from grade 7 - each year, as he says, getting harder and harder . He has played a variety of sports including soccer, football, softball, tennis and squash. For hobbies he enjoys photography, the guitar, and writing essays on current issues. David is one of those people whose hobby may well become his profession because he intends to take Photographic Arts at Ryerson. He says that 1984 and Jonathan Livingstone Seagull have influenced his outlook the most - reinforcing his belief that one should always do what one thinks is right, even if it means bucking the system. DAVID LEMVIG-FOG Andy came to Ashbury from Washington, in 1980, but he has also lived in Germany. He has played Senior Hockey this favouritej, Junior Football and Rowing. His most exciting moment, he says, was almost winning the L.C.C. Hockey Tournament. He enjoys all kinds of music from classical to New Wave and feels that the balanced program and having to get along with other people are the school's strong points. Andy advises himself to drink deeply of the well of life, or not to drink at all tapologies to Alexander Popej, advice he will no doubt put into practice at Ottawa where he will study Political Sciences and Languages for a possible career in External Affairs. ROBBIE MANN Robble has roots in Ottawa where he has lived all his life, entering Ashbury in 1978. He has played tennis, curling and softball and helped with Information Ashbury and the Board of Stewards. He has earned various academic awards and has distinguished himself in yearly mathematics contests. In addition to these things he has managed the school tuck shop. Robbie relaxes by listening to music of the late 50's or early 60's and by reading Agatha Christie. He suggests that forcing students to produce work is a good thing - especially when the teachers genuinely care about people, the small classes enhance the attention given to quality. He adds that, in life, anything worth having must be worked for. He will attend either U. of T. or McGill for Engineering Science and Medecine.