Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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AARON BENT Aaron was born in Toronto and moved five times before coming to Ottawa this year. Coming from a public school he had certain doubts as to what a private school would be like, especially for the graduate year. Aaron's fears were soon dispelled, however, as he found both teachers and students friendly. Aaron hopes to graduate this year and go into either civil or mechanical engineering back in the Atlantic region. Even though he does not plan to remain in Ontario, this last year will remain one of the most vivid in his mind. MIKE BISSON KEVIN BEST Everyone here went out of their way to make Kevinls' first and last year at Ashbury a great time. More memorable moments include the bus rides to the basketball games t Hey, sir, isn't that your daughter smoking a cigarette.? J, basketball, Montreal, Miami Bob at his dinner party, Trinidad and Tobago . . . Farewell to everyone and thank you for a terrific year. Ashbury has been an integral part of Mike's formal and informal education. He learned the finer points of the three r's Crowing, riding, and raftingl, downhill skiing Friday nights in Lockerberg Lodge and afterwards some uphill skiing just to impress his pals. Always a nature buff, Mike wasfrequently seen going out for a breath of fresh air. The Adirondacks trips also bring back many memories: attacking helpless trees, running up the mountains with full packs, the rain, the cold, and of course, camp cooking. Mike's greatest contribution to Ashbury was the creation of His and Hers's Sciroccos tthough not necessarily appreciated by the second halfj. CHRISTOPHER BRUCE Chris has assembled the following quotations as his swan song to A.C.: Life is but a succession of defeats and victories, the last of which is death when those with faith have hope, but the realists know no hope and are just relieved to finish the final equation with the variable called life. When I no longer have hope, that is when I begin to die. Life is, but what about afterwards? Hope begins after high school. When all is said and done you take the blame, l'll take the fun. What thou lov'st well remains, the rest is dross. What thou lov'st well is thy true heritancef'

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BETH ARMSTRONG Rath, also known as Biff, has spent two years at Ashbury. Her first year saw rnany memories - some good - as a boarder in Woollcombe House under Hank . The memories of Ben's and Bobby Spencer's after Chapel lectures are among her fondest. During second and last year, she became an official Alexander House member under Mr. tNice-TiesJ Varley. As they say, the last year is the best. The quote she leaves behind is: Hope is not a way out. lt is a way through. LYNN BECKING KATHY BARRY For all of you who are still unsure, this is Kathy, not Kati and not Kathrin. Coming from Lisgar, Kathy has spent the last two years challenging Ashbury's traditions in fashion and gourmet prejudices. Prone to chocolate attacks, she could often be seen slipping away to the closest emporium where she could satisfy her addiction. Kathy enjoyed a brief medical career as the. Nurse in the Senior School Drama production ofEquus,' she also joined the Photo Club. Lynn came to Ashbury from her present home in North Carolina two years ago, and although it has been a struggle, she believes that the two years have been profitable. She will always remember Mr. Lister for his energetic portrayals of Shakespeare, Mr. Rice and his Basement Book Boutique, and Mr. Niles and his portable lectern and pointer. Lynn also counts as important the friends she has made here. They, along with the whole atmosphere of this school, have enabled me to grow in many ways. On leaving Ashbury, Lynn hopes to complete her degree in Music. She plans to do her graduate studies in Geneva. KATHRIN BEHRENDS Kat came to Ashbury from Bonn, West Germany, but after two desperate months boarding, she escaped to join the day students. Since then she has been plagued by a marauding band of Gremlins, who continually turn off her alarm clock. After three years of training, she holds the record time in the Bed to Homeroom Steeplechase and is proud to announce her winning time of 9 minutes, 45 seconds. Kat was especially vulnerable to the ever changing Ashbury climate and the Arctic Canadian wintersg she continually complained of being either too hot or too freezing cold. Once life resumes, Kat will go on to become the first head chef with an Ashbury diploma.

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MARK BUDD After surviving five years as a boarder, Mark considers himself prepared for anything. He has enjoyed his stay at Ashbury and admits he has met some unique people tsuch as Stan the Mani. He also likes the House spirit that Woollcombe is regaining, and he has made several suggestions to improve it further. Mark enjoys soccer, sailing, and skiing, but one of his favourite school sports was curling, supervised by M. Pelletier. Next year Markus plans to go to Queen's to study Physics. GRAHAM BUTLER Graham t Buts J was born in Ottawa and has spent his life here, coming to Ashbury after a short, but memorable stay in the local high school system. He lists his hobbies in order of priority as: sleeping, eating, rafting with the crew and back seat driving with the lads. Graham lists among his memorable moments, being made captain of school teams this year - first football, and second, basketball. The win against Bishop's, in football C14-133, was the high point of the school year. Not to be ignored is the memorable comment made by Mr. Zrudlo: Graham's only interests are wine, women and song. Unfortunately school doesn't fall into any of these categories. RAJ DILAWRI BENET CHAN Benet was born in China during the cultural revolution and has lived, since then, very peacably, in Hong Kong, the U.S.A. and Canada. His outdoor interests include camping fthe Adirondacks tripj and canoeing, while his sports at Ashbury are an ecclectic circus of soccer, swimming, judo, squash, rowing and bad- minton. He says he may attend Queen's or McGill just for a rest! 1978 was the year Raj came to Ashbury and since then has enjoyed the com- petitive atmosphere of the school. Reflecting back, Raj considers the Forum for Young Canadians an invaluable experience, and as for Ashbury . . . it has quite definitely altered his life. Over the years Raj has been plagued by a mysterious ailment which always seems to incapacitate him around term paper deadlines. Hopefully, he may find a cure at university. Raj is grateful to Mr. Niles, whom he considers the backbone of the school, for his guidance and for providing an incentive to remain clean shaven. Raj plans to study Business, then law, at Queen's or at Western.