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EditorsAnne E. Kubu

Bryan J. Rose ‘96

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ContributorsMegan J. BradyAndrew J. CorolisJ. Edward KiddAnne E. KubuJanet M. Lewis

Bryan J. Rose ‘96Jay W. Tredway ‘96

The Rev. Jason A. Van Veghel-WoodTaylor York-Ireland

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6 Bishop Bytes News from the Campus125 Campus Shot • Cannon Rededication • Stay Connected • MGI Gordon Speakers’ Series • The Year of the Horse • Wycliffe Kickoff • Ridley Robotics • Cadet Mess Dinner

10 What is the IB Primary Years Programme?

11 Strategic Plan Update

12 FEATURE - Celebrating 125 YearsThe Ridley Fire • Memories of the Old Ridley Rink40 Years of Women at Ridley

18 Archival Corner - the Ridley Memorial Chapel

19 Sports Highlights - Michaelmas Term update from bothUpper and Lower School.

21 116th Toronto Branch ReceptionTales from Two Tigers - an evening of memories with Brian Iggulden ‘67 and Rick Coy ‘60

22 125 Ridley Renaissance Campaign

23 Winter HomeComing

24 The 125 Birthday Bash and Homecoming WeekendMark your calendars now!

26 Class Notes

31 RCA Golf Invitational Golf Tournament at OviinbyrdTiger Tales

Homecoming Weekend 2013 - the Class of 1963 celebrated their 50th Reunion.

Prefects 2013 - 2014 with Marg Lech, Assistant Headmaster of the Upper School.

Girls Choir1981

Cheerleaders 1969

To see more images fromHomecoming 2013 and therest of the school year, go tothe Ridley website and clickon this icon. See more onpage 7.

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“THE PAST IS NEVER DEAD. IT’S NOT EVEN PAST.”- William Faulkner

Faulkner’s famous epigram (and indeed the bulk of his literary worldview) is a wonderfulspringboard into this edition of The Tiger. The enormity of time can be a challenging concept.

My five-year old struggles to understand the concept of a year as a unit of time, let alone the number125! Ashton is not alone – for most of us, considering the passage of 125 years, and its relation to thepresent and the future is a challenge. To all but the most imaginative and historically sensitiveamong us, the year 1889 might as well be 1689.

What was happening in Canada and the world in 1889?

On a personal note, the year resonates as the birth year of my grandfather, William Livingstone Kiddwho was born a month after Rev. J.O Miller and his colleagues opened the doors to Bishop RidleyCollege. The year 1889 also saw the births of both famous and infamous world figures - Adolf Hitler,Charlie Chaplin and Jawaharlal Nehru were all born in the spring of ‘89.

While Vincent Van Gogh painted his famous “Starry Night” and Johnstown flooded, heavyweightchampion John L. Sullivan won the last bare knuckle boxing title fight and the Moulin Rouge openedin Paris. 1889 witnessed the serendipitous founding of the Coca Cola Company whilst on the otherside of the world, an unknown Neapolitan baker invented the world’s first ‘pizza’. How convenient!

Sir John A. Macdonald was still the Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada in 1889, the Wall StreetJournal published its first edition and the boys of Ridley first crossed the threshold of our new school,then located on Yates Street.

I have pondered what Ridley would look like, were it not for the fire at the old Springbank Hotel, andthe school’s subsequent relocation. Since 1891, with the building of the cricket shed, the campus hasslowly been assembled on the current heights. School, Dean’s, Miller and Hamilton Houses soon fol-lowed in the early decades of the 20th century. The Memorial Chapel was consecrated in 1923, the Ig-gulden Gym opened in 1939 and the Lower School was built in 1926. As Gord Chaplin OR ’61recounts in his article on page 14, the old ‘Rink’ would have been 95 years young were it still standingtoday.

But of course, a school is more than the sum of its buildings. 125 years of progressive leadership ush-ered in co-educational programming, an international student population, day students in theUpper School, school uniforms, the creation of the Family Guild, students in JK to grade 4 and the re-cent addition of the International Baccalaureate programme. I mention Ridley’s pioneering entranceinto the co-educational world, because it was forty years ago this year that the courageous “Womenof Ridley” first passed the threshold of the Marriott Gates (I encourage you to read Janet Lewis’ won-derful reflection on page 16).

The Rev. J.O. MillerFirst Headmaster

1889-1921

H.G. Williams andH.C. Griffith ‘96 (right)

Co-Principals1921 - 1932

H.C. Griffith ‘96Headmaster1932 - 1949

J.R. HamiltonHeadmaster1949 - 1961

J.P. MathesonActing Headmaster

1961-1962

E.V.B. PilgrimHeadmaster1962 -1971

R.A. BradleyHeadmaster1971-1981

H.J. PackardHeadmaster1981 - 1989

D.J. CampbellHeadmaster1989 - 1994

R.T. SnowdenActing Headmaster

1994

R.D. LaneHeadmaster1995-2004

J. Leigh2005-2012

Gone are the canvas jackets, ‘Old Boy’ rules and toilet seat warming, Dr. Hamilton’s cane, the soundsof cricket, and the chicken wire of the old rink. While School House is no longer a residence, andLeonard House is now filled with young women, what remains are the vital threads that connect usto our past – the threads that invite our current students to connect with the College’s past. Our125th anniversary celebration, skillfully planned by Brian Iggulden ‘67, Trish Loat and their earnestcommittee of volunteers, wisely includes current students; it is not exclusively an adult alumnievent. I love the image of our grade two students beaming as they try on an OR’s old, oversizedsweatercoat. Our grade seven and eight classes interviewed a collection of alumni to learn moreabout what Ridley was like in the “old days”. Learning experiences like these are essential for com-munity building. Positive connections to the past and to a community, as our students are learning,lead to a sense of belonging, well-being, and happiness.

Pausing to celebrate 125 years of history is, for any community or individual, an act of rediscoveryand, just as importantly, an act of preparing for the future. Our strategic plan promises to prepare usfor an uncertain future. As our strategic planning process begins to enter its final phase, it is crystalclear that Ridley is once again confronted with the challenge of navigating a shifting landscapewhilst holding on to the essential threads of our past.

Our consultant Ian Symmonds has reminded us often that, as aschool, we are searching for ‘the sweet spot’ where mission meetsmarket. Our mission is what we do, what we should do and whatwe aspire to do as a 125 year old school. The market representsan increasingly rare and shifting population, both domestic andinternational, who are seeking a world class, independent boarding school education. Ignore one atthe expense of the other, and the results are disastrous. The challenge, Ian wisely notes, is to find thesweet spot where our mission intersects with the demands of the market.

In 1889, no doubt this concept was at the forefront of Rev. J. O Miller’smind as he guided the fledgling school through its first years – artic-ulating the mission and appealing to the market. At the school’sinaugural Prize Day address, delivered in June 1890, ReverendPrincipal Miller explained to his audience: This College wasfounded because it was felt by many earnest men that therewas a very distinct and definite work for it to do.” Miller elab-orated on this distinction: “In the education of young men … itis of supreme importance to inculcate right principles, the loveof truth, the love of honour, the spirit of kindness and mutualhelpfulness, the desire to see the reason and will of God prevail.”In 1889, these were the characteristics that made Ridley a distinc-tive school and, no doubt, they represented a mission that most

certainly met the demands of the market!

Ridley has “distinct anddefinite work for it to do.”The Rev. J.O. Miller, Ridley’s First Headmaster

Continued on page 21

Opposite: Head-master Ed Kiddwith IsabelThomas ‘15 andPreston Coffin ‘16

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125 PICTUREHow do over 600 students, faculty and staff form a 1-2-5? It took a little bit of planning, some crowdcontrol and steady hands, but the photo speaks for itself. As part of the kick-offcelebrations for Ridley College’s 125th anniversary, the entire student populationalong with faculty and staff donned orange and black and a school wide photowas taken in the shape of a 1-2-5. Thanks to Andrew O’Hoski from the Ridley ITdepartment for taking the photo and Ron Lanteigne from Ridley’s physical plantfor making sure our photographer did not fall out of the bucket.

CANNON REDEDICATIONOn Homecoming Weekend 2013 therestored Ridley cannon was unveiledand rededicated in memory of MajorPaul E. Lewis. Mr. Lewis wore manyhats at Ridley College and was achampion for preserving Ridley his-tory. Originally hired as a teacher/li-brarian, he also commanded the

Cadet Corps, coached swimming and rowing, served asHousemaster, founded and developed the Ridley Archives,tutored ESL students and was involved in Acta, Reach for theTop, 4th Dimension and the Duke of Edinburgh programs.He authored/co-authored a number of Ridley publications,including histories of the school, the Cadet Corps, the Me-morial Chapel and the Prize Day awards. Paul’s family, in-cluding his wife Janet, son Andrew ’92, daughter-in-law andgrandchildren were in attendance for this fitting tribute tosomeone who meant so much to so many.

The refurbishment of this unique World War I artifact wasmade possible through the leadership and generosity of David K. Carter ‘88 and his wife Hilary, theMinistry of Veterans Affairs and the Class of ’88 who attended the dedication in force on Homecom-ing. The physical restoration of the cannon was completed by current Ridley parent Mr. Randy Belland Lt. Colonel Edward Rayment of the Field House Group. With the help of Lt. Colonel Rayment, theschool is also in the process of procuring key information on the history of this German artillery pieceincluding where and when it was made and the battle in which Canadian troops captured it.

Andrew and Ron enroute to LowerSchool; that ladder might need to

be longer.

Safely back on terra firma.70 feet in the air andready for action.

Before

After

STAY CONNECTED

Now - with postage going up every year, the quickest way for Rid-ley to inform our alumni about events at the school is throughdigital technology.Did you know Ridley College is on Instagram, Twitter, Facebookand Pinterest? Check out videos, pictures and blog posts on ournew social media mashup: social.ridleycollege.com located onthe bottom of our website. One stop shopping.

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Far Left:Andrew ‘92,Janet, Virginia andgrandchildrenOwen, Cole andCampbell Lewis.

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RIDLEY ROBOTICSSaturday February 1st was a huge day for Ridley's robotics program. Students competed at a localhigh school, Holy Cross, in the VEX Robotics Tournament along with 38 teams from Ontario and asfar away as Bermuda. Ridley had four teams at the contest, team 1509 (William Wang, Anakin Li,Raymond Gao, Dane Sisinni, Sunshine Wang, Henry Wang), 1509R (William van Sittert, Dan Marcosand James Gross), 1509Z (Jonah Rubin, Ming Zhang, Adam Roulston) and 1509E (Javan Graham,Luca de Leonardis, Nina Haag and Ryan Schmidt). The Ridley entry of 1509E was the only team atthe tournament who went undefeated thanks to the brilliant driving by Ryan Schmidt and werecrowned tournament champions! Next up, the robotics team will compete later this term at Gover-nor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines with an eye to the VEX Worlds in Anaheim, Californiain late April.

WYCLIFFE KICKOFFFriday September 27th marked the anniversary of the organizational meeting in1888 that lead to the founding of Bishop Ridley College. The historic decisionsand actions during this meeting at Wycliffe College at the University of Torontosecured the choice of Springbank Sanatorium in St. Catharines as Ridley's futurehome. In just one year, the school would be in operation. 125 years later, formerand current board members met at Wycliffe College to celebrate this occasionand to kick-off Ridley College's 125th anniversary celebrations.

MGI GORDON DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS’ SERIESIn October, Colm Feore '77 returned to the Ridley College stage to speak about hislife in the arts. He also met with a drama class to talk to students on a more inti-mate level. Feore amused those in attendance with his quick wit and interestingstories. Colm Feore is a successful stage, TV and movie actor who has played every-one from Pierre Trudeau to Hamlet. He has appeared in The Borgias, Hamlet, PearlHarbor, Thor and will appear in the upcoming The Amazing Spider Man 2. In histalk, Feore credited Ridley for nurturing his creativity from a young age.

In November, Scott Paterson '82 spoke in the Mandeville Theatre.Through technology's heyday, in the late 90s, Paterson was Canada's toptech and media financier. Peter C. Newman profiled him in the 1998bestseller Titans: How the New Canadian Establishment Seized Power.Scott’s fascinating stories about Blackberry, Lions Gate Entertainmentand JumpTV entertained the audience as well as his philanthropic en-deavours and the lasting influence Ridley has had on his life.

Most recently, former child soldier MichelChikwanine spoke to a packed audience inthe Mandeville Theatre. Born in the Demo-cratic Republic of Congo, Michel spoke ofthe horrors of his life, and urged the audience to become involved inchange through volunteerism. Michel is currently a Canadian activistand student at the University of Toronto and a popular speaker for Meto We.

Many thanks to Crawford Gordon ‘56 and his family for supportingthese events. Next up, Brian Price, coxswain of the men’s 8 rowing

team and Olympic gold medalist in 2008 and silver medalist in 2012, will be speaking about leader-ship and performance in the Mandeville Theatre, April 8 at 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend.

THE YEAR OF THE HORSEWe had a rousing start to the day on January 30 with an assembly cele-brating Chinese New Year. Both Upper and Lower School studentslearned about the traditions of the holiday and were treated to a LionDance put on by a visiting dance troupe. The music and life-like ani-mated movements of the lion certainly woke up any students whomay have been drowsy.

Grade 12 student Jerry Shi ’14 talked about Chinese traditions andwhat his family usuallydoes on the holiday; infact, he said he skypedwith his parents late theprevious evening while they were celebrating inChina, so he said it was nice for him to share in somefestivities with his fellow students.

Special thanks to parents Linda Chang and CameronClayton, Dr. Sou San Siao and Barbara Yu-Siao andSteven Massis and Margy Nitsopoulos-Massis whosponsored the event.

To see videoclips from theseevents, go to ourMashup site and

click on theYouTube icon.

CADET MESS DINNERAs is the annual tradition, the Cadet Mess Dinner was heldin January to kick-off the start of the Cadet season. This yearthe speaker was Ridley alumnus and comedian John Gard-house ‘90. John spoke with humour of his days at Ridley andthe influence that participating in Cadets had on him.

Upcoming Cadet Events 2014Sunday, April 27 - Annual Church ParadeSaturday, May 3 - Cadet Inspection. Inspecting Officer -Lieutenant-Colonel Orest Babij ‘87, MSM, CD

Opposite: John Gardhouse ‘90

From left: Maj. Paul Filion ‘86,Bryan Rose ‘96, C/Maj. HankYuen, C/Lt. Col. Ashley O’Brien,C/CWO Louis-Ross Prue andHeadmaster Ed Kidd.

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WHAT IS THE IB PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME?The International Baccaulareate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a curriculum frame-

work designed for students aged 3 to 12. It focuses on the development of the whole childas an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside.

What is the IB path?At any IB Continuum school around the world [a school offering all three IB programmes -the Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP) and Diploma Programmes (DP)] students enter into the IB as early as three years old.

In our case, students who enter Ridley in Junior Kindergarten begin in the PYP;they continue in the programme until grade six. Unlike the DP, in the PYP allstudents at a school participate in the programme. The programme is built toallow all students to succeed, no matter their ability, learning styles, or learningneeds.

When is Ridley incorporating this into the Lower School curriculum?Over the past two and a half years, the faculty in Lower School has been developing

the programme of inquiry for the PYP. Each grade level team developed six units of inquiry in which students engage throughout the school year. In this time, the faculty has

implemented the programme in the classroom with great success.

Our IB authorization visit was at the end of September and, shortly after, we were informed that Ridley Col-lege succeeded in becoming authorized to offer the PYP.

How does this differ from the curriculum in the public system?The PYP can be thought of as a framework for the delivery of curriculum. The Ontario curriculum is stilltaught; however, it is packaged in a way that allows students to inquire and naturally develop their under-standing.

At the heart of the PYP are six globally significant, meaningful transdisciplinary themes. Each year, each ofthese six themes are investigated through a different lens. For example, under the theme how the worldworks, the Grade three students investigate structures and the Grade 6 students investigate flight and other innovations.

Each of these units has a central idea and three to four lines of inquiry that focus the investigation andguide the inquiry, with an emphasis on attitude and skill development.

Finally, in the PYP each unit allows for connections across subject areas. For example, in Grade 3 the con-cept of structure is investigated through Science, Language, Physical Education, Visual Art and Math. Thistype of transdisciplinary or cross-curricular learning allows for deeper, more natural understanding, as wellas the innovative thinking that is often missing in a single-subject environment.

What advantage will this give our students when they move to Upper School ?The PYP and MYP are excellent preparation for the DP. Many of the concepts, programme elements, andthe�underlying philosophy found in these programmes are consistent with those found in�the DP. Studentswho move through the continuum will find the DP familiar and relevant to previous learning, smoothingthe transition between programmes and allowing for greater success.

In addition, study in the PYP is known to develop students who can live and learn in a rapidly globalizingworld. The PYP not only promotes intercultural understanding and respect, but a deep understanding ofthe issues that exist in the world today. Students of the PYP will bring this knowledge and understanding toall future learning.

Finally, students of the PYP also exit the programme having a well-balanced education. The PYP empha-sizes a child’s physical, emotional, social, and ethical development, as well as intellectual development.They leave the programme with a strong knowledge base, as well as the skills and attitudes they will need tobe highly effective, independent, internationally-minded learners in any high school and beyond.

Taylor York-Ireland, PYP Co-ordinator

STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATEWe all go through life with our own personal 'to do' lists. These include not just theephemeral goals like doing our homework or sorting out our weekend plans, but thelarger ambitious ones which may include going to university, doubling a company’snet worth, retiring at 55, or wanting our children to live happy lives. This idea of plan-

ning for the future resonates especially with us here during Ridley’s 125th year. Having a strategy tomove forward, therefore, is very necessary.

We have almost completed a remarkably busy and, dare I say, successful planning process and we arepleased to share with you an update on the progress of the College’s strategic plan. This update pro-vides a summary of the process and some of the underlying areas of focus that we have considered.

Almost anyone who has been through this kind of planning process will tell you how daunting it canbe – it has forced us to guess at what the future holds. It’s unnerving because one is forced to be inno-vative. We are required to look at things in a different way and adopt new practices or goals. In makingdecisions that ultimately lead to choosing a specific strategy, one has to cut off other possibilities andoptions. Change can be unsettling.

With that in mind, the Steering Committee and various work groups made up of Ridleians, parents,and local community leaders have worked tirelessly this past year sorting through our choices basedon a number of criteria. We have looked at the predictions for change and the actual evolution of edu-cation over the years. We have analyzed Ridley and sussed out what we are capable of, who our cus-tomers are, what we believe they need, what our actual history has been and the value of our positionin Niagara, in Canada and in the world.

Ian Symmonds, our consultant has been doing an admirable job of encouraging conversations, guid-ing our work and helping us craft an authentic and uniquely Ridley plan, which will define our Schoolfor years to come. With him, the committee has spent hours identifying themes and issues gleanedfrom community and phone survey results, market and demographic research, a Board of Governorsstrategy session, and the feedback from our Thought Leadersand Headmaster’s forums. Thank you to everyone who has givenhis or her voice to the plan.

Thus far in the process, the Steering Committee has struck onfive “areas of focus” – themes we pursued to move forwardthrough the ‘planning and thinking’ phase. We have questionedour assumptions and identified our strengths and explored Ridley from these vantage points:

1. The Gateway to the Globe2. Local Contributor and Thought Leader3. Culture and Tradition4. Innovation Agenda5. Service Redefined

As we round the bend and edge closer to the finish we know that what has come out of this process isthoroughly Ridley. While strategic planning may, at times, be a difficult process, our principal goal hasalways been to increase the odds of success – for Ridley, but more importantly, our students. We werechallenged to set lofty and aspirational goals, and to come up with a list of initiatives that Ridleyshould pursue in order to achieve them. Our next steps will involve writing a concept draft and shar-ing it with various community focus groups. The concept draft will be refined and will continue totake shape until we’ve landed on our inspiring final product. Marketing, communicating and cele-

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Ian Symmonds

THE RIDLEY FIRE - 1903In the black early dawn of a cold, blowing Sunday morning in October 1903, the chill cry – “Fire!” ranthrough the dark corridors and sleeping dormitories of the school. No sound is more dreaded in aschool, especially at night. It was the shout of a new boy, James McKinnon, wakened by the glare offlames reddening his window. He screamed “Fire! Fire! Fire!” and soon “Fire!” was echoing allthrough the dormitories and corridors. It could easily have turned to uncontrolled panic and disas-ter. Boys scrambled from their beds, dazed, bewildered, and fighting back the first leap of panicwithin them. A boy near the door had eased the first rush by making a cavalier bow and giggling,“After you, Alphonse.” It worked; they all giggled, took it easy.

The boys headed downstairs in a jostling stream, several still giggling but only from excitement andfear. They stopped fighting each other for room, even when the fire-bell crashed out, being rung fu-riously by Dick Harcourt who had raced to ring its alarm. He had it ringing in less than two minutesof the first warning shout. In a few moments all the boys were safely out in the raw night’s air. Theydid not realize how close this had been to a terrible human tragedy.

“Have you the roll?” demanded Dr. Miller of two masters. “Check the boys.” Mr. Powell had tele-phoned the fire department at the first warning. Mr. Griffith and he were now getting the shiveringboys assembled for roll call. No one had the roll, so Dr. Miller rushed inside to his office. There was

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no danger. Other masters and the matron were searching the buildingsas far as they dared. They came out loaded with Ridley photographsfrom the walls, papers and documents, as Dr. Miller returned with theprecious list of boys in hand. For long minutes, only the upper part of

the building was burning, so small groups of seniors had rescued some things from the ground floor– a clock, a few books from the library, two good oak tables. Anything saved was stacked in the head-master’s back yard.

The firemen, upon arriving, discovered the water pressure was solow that the water turned into steam in the heat, quenching noth-ing. There was soon no doubt about the completeness of the fire’sdestruction – Springbank was doomed. With hope abandoned tosave the main school buildings, the firemen concentrated theirefforts on wetting the roofs of adjacent houses, including theheadmaster’s.

The roof of the main building was the first to collapse and fall into the raging furnace inside thewalls, as the whole school watched in painful silence. As the cold October daylight crept over thedesolate scene, only a pitiful shell remained of Springbank Sanatorium, built by Dr. TheophilusMack in 1864 and destroyed by fire as Ridley College on Sunday morning, October 25, 1903.

A match dropped into rubbish by workmen who had been doing repairs had perhaps ignited the fire,which started in a trunk room usually kept locked. It may have smoldered for hours. This was a the-ory, never confirmed but generally accepted. Surprisingly, the gym that had been the spa’s laundrystill stood, almost undamaged. It still stands today, converted into a terrace of three town houses. “Terrible, it’s terrible,” Mr. Powell muttered. “I’m sorriest of all for Jo Miller,” said Rep Williams, as helooked at the headmaster, his head back, his beard seeming to jut in defiance toward the smoldering wreckage of his school. As Miller watched, the school he had created, fostered, and shaped with care and pride for fourteen years was reduced to burning embers and a smoking ruin. He must have known deep bitterness, though he gave no sign.

Selections from “The Ridley Fire” in Ridley, a Canadian School by Richard A. Bradley and the late Paul E. Lewis

This would be the mostimportant roll call RidleyCollege would ever know.

As Miller watched, the schoolhe had created, fostered, andshaped with care and pride forfourteen years was reduced to

burning embers.

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MEMORIES OF THE OLD RIDLEY RINK 1919 - 1978

2014 marks 95 years from the opening of the old rink.

The old rink was never called the Arena or the Gardens - it was always simply the “Rink” and, from1919 to 1978, it captured the essence of hockey at the school for generations of Ridleians. I firststarted playing hockey there in 1952, my first year in the Lower School, and I went on to spend moretime pursuing the puck than the books - or so it seemed. The rink was often referred to as the “oldskunk works” as it always smelled of ammonia, not unlike Mr. Fensom’s chemistry lab. The old com-pressor that pumped the brine through the pipes often leaked and frequently broke down;nonetheless, the games went on.

The boards around the ice surface were shoulder high and un-forgiving so when you hit them it was like hitting a solid post.At each end of the ice and above the boards was good old reli-able chicken wire to keep the pucks from flying out. It was notunusual to come away with a face that looked like you hadbeen peeking into a chicken coop. Helmets, facemasks andshoulder pads were yet to be invented and there were nobleachers or seats so spectators lined up three rows deep. Inthose days, it was mandatory that when the first team playedeveryone went to the game. There was no fancy time clock, just a bell that signaled the start and fin-ish of each period and the little red time piece that was used for football games as well.

The scoreboard was a delight and appeared on the mezzanineabove the players’ entrance to the ice. Two reliable studentswould man the board and, as the score changed, tin blackplates with the numbers in white indicating the score werehung on pegs for all to see. Between periods the ice would bescraped by a bevy of boys with snow shovels. In later years anantique Zamboni, really nothing more than a barrel on wheelsfull of hot water, did the job. The ‘home and away’ dressingrooms were only used in between periods and for putting onyour skates. Ridley players dressed in their respective housesand visiting teams in the gym. Coal stoves that sat in the mid-dle of each room provided high entertainment for the boys tospit and throw snow so to watch the sizzle. The rink was

looked after by Tom ‘Pro’ Coburn who had been at the school since my father’s time as the cricketcoach and groundskeeper. ‘Pro’ sharpened our skates on an old grinder for 25 cents. No one daredcomplain about the rough edges, as it was the only game in town. These were also the days whenevery player at all levels had to buy his own wooden sticks.

In November, as the weather turned colder,everyone was anxious to get on the ice and everymorning, coming back from Chapel, we wouldsneak in to see if ‘Pro’ had put on the first flood.He used an old black hose and sprayed water di-rectly on to the sand covering the brine pipes. Hewould chase us away shouting, “Get to class!”

While he appeared gruff and anti-social, he was a gem of a person when yougot to know him. There were a few of us who helped him at the rink and, ingrade 12, after flooding the ice in the late afternoon, we would be asked over tohis house for a glass of his home-made wine and some cheese and crackers.This was his way of saying thank-you and we were careful to keep this delight-ful interlude to ourselves.

All the teams at the school, both Upper and Lower, skated on the rink and onSaturday mornings it was used by local leagues in the city. Games against other schools were playedon Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and the first team, now and again, on Friday nights. Thecompetition was very keen among the Little Big Four Schools of Ridley, St. Andrew’s, Trinity andUpper Canada.

When the old rink was full of cheering spectators, as it al-ways was for first team games, the old wooden structurewould shake and the lights over the ice would sway. Onealmost expected the giant beams to come crashing down.

The old rink is long gone replaced by a magnificent Field-house with all the most modern amenities. I can still, how-ever, feel the adrenalin rush on a cold winter’s day in theold barn as we beat Upper Canada, even with BrianConacher in their line-up who was then also playing forthe Toronto Marlboros.

Unlike football and cricket, hockey really did not play for achampionship. But, having completed an undefeated sea-son including a tie against one of the best Junior B teamsin Ontario and winning the Lawrenceville tournament,the team was given a dinner and presented with goldhockey stickpins, courtesy of my father.

The last time I was in the old rink was with a rag tag groupof Old Boys who were soundly thrashed by the First team.What I wouldn’t give to hit the ice just once more in theold rink and to relive with old teammates some of thosewonderful days of yore.

R. Gordon Chaplin ‘61

1920s HockeySkates and pants

The recentlyconstructed

“Rink” in 1919.This structurewould be usedfor the next 59

years.

Pro Coburn

An un-dated photo of the interior

Author Gord Chaplin on the ice in 1960

In later years an antiqueZamboni, really nothingmore than a barrel onwheels full of hot water,

did the job.

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My official association with Ridley College began in 1978. The school had accepted day girls for theprevious five years, and it was time to establish a girls’ boarding house on campus. These were un-charted waters.

The day girls had a common room and locker room in Dean’s House, and Rev. Jack Rose was their“housemaster”, even though the rest of the building housed offices and classrooms. The plan was torenovate Dean’s House for the first girls’ residence.

It is interesting to note (and was perhaps a sign of the culture at the time!)that Mr. Paul Lewis was approached to succeed Rev. Rose as Housemaster ofDean’s House. This proposal was discussed in the Lewis household, resultingin a recommendation that it would be more appropriate for MRS. Lewis to as-sume this role. Hence, my employment in the Ridley community began.

It is hard to single out highlights from the early days of coeducation. The girlswho attended Ridley from 1973 – 1978 were the ones who bore the burden ofbreaking down resistance to the presence of women on campus. They deservecredit for persevering in an environment that was not able to provide all ofthe programs that they might want or need. With the addition of boarding anda larger enrolment of girls it became easier for Ridley to add sports forwomen, but it was a gradual process.

A few notable events stand out in my memory. The summer of 1978 saw an all-out effort on con-struction in order to ready Dean’s House for a September opening, and an electricians’ strike mid-summer caused considerable angst. Twenty-six boarders had been admitted – where would we putthem if the work wasn’t completed? Faculty members, neighbours, and local Ridley families came tothe rescue and generously provided accommodation for our first female boarders until the buildingwas approved for use.

During the renovations, I recall one conversation regarding the number of washers and dryers thatwould be required in the residence. Believing in equality I asked, “Do the boys’ dorms have washersand dryers?” It took quite a few years, but eventually laundry rooms were provided in the boys’houses as well.

In the early years, Dorothy Burgoyne Doolittle was a quiet and generous champion of the women atRidley. I remember, with great fondness, her invitations to me to lunch at The St. Catharines Club.We would order our lunch and then, invariably, she would say, “Now, Janet, what do the girls need?”Gymnastics equipment and rowing shells were just two of the tangible results from those conversa-tions. Dorothy’s support for the girls was also evident in the Sunday brunch she hosted in the spring;first at her home on Yates Street and later, when the numbers increased, at The Oban Inn in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Her extra attention helped to make the members of this minority group feel special.

Opening the memory vault of the early days of coeducation at Ridley brings forward a large range ofexperiences—from the challenging and educational moments to the successful and rewarding activi-

ties. A collection of memories of the Women of Ri-dley from the community at large is necessary toprovide the complete picture of those early days,and will be a fascinating addition to the schoolarchives. I look forward to reading many recollec-tions and stories from our female pioneers.

Janet M. Lewis

The girls of Dean’sHouse 1978

Author Janet Lewisfar right.

Girls Volleyball in 1981

Dorothy Burgoyne Doolittle at the opening of Burgoyne House withthen Chairman Darcy McKeough ‘51 in 1988.

From left: Alicia Nelms, #10 - Cathy Luders, #12 - Lisa Kertesz, #5 -Brenda Rowe, #11 Becky Plummer and on the bench Anne Currie.

ARCHIVALCORNER

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UPPER SCHOOL MICHAELMAS TERM IN REVIEWThe start of our 125th anniversary celebrations was well represented this fall by our student athletes inorange and black. Ridley featured in virtually all of the CISAA playoff events finishing with a silver medalin senior girls cross-country. Three Upper School teams (first boys soccer, first girls basketball and sec-ond girls field hockey) all made it to the semifinals of their respective league before bowing out, in eachcase, to the eventual league champions.

The senior hockey teams also started 2013 with some hardware as both the first boys and first girls finished as silver medalists in their respective Tiger Challenge Cup events on campus before the boys(who went undefeated through the fall for a second straight year) went on to claim gold at a showcaseevent in the US Northeast. The senior competitive rowers also had a busy fall attending three regattas including the Head of the Charles in Boston. The end of the fall training season had all athletes completetheir latest set of ergometer tests which revealed personal best scores for all athletes (including a worldstandard time set by Luc Brodeur ’14) - encouraging signs for winter training and the spring racing season.

The highlight of the fall for a number of our athletes was the five national and national invitationalevents that Ridley attended through October and November. The first girls field hockey team were con-solation runners up in Oakville, the first boys soccer team were Division I semifinalists in Halifax, andthe first girls basketball team claimed the school’s first ever national title with a gold medal performancein Quebec. The finale of the fall and the premier of the winter were embodied in the final CAIS event ofthe term hosted at Ridley. The first boys basketball played in front of boisterous support all the way tothe semifinals as the entire Ridley community shone as the historic hosts for what will become the latestformal addition to the independent school national schedule.

It was a sporting start to twelve months of celebration for our great school.

Go Blacks Go!Jay W. Tredway ‘96, Director of Athletics

MICHAELMAS TERM - LOWER AND UPPER SCHOOLIN SEASON TEAMS GP W L T ACCOLADESBoys First Soccer 20 13 6 1 CISAA League Cup Champions, CAIS Semifinalists,

CISAA Semifinalists

Girls U14 Field Hockey 8 8 0 0 CISAA Champions

Girls U14 Basketball 8 7 1 0 CISAA DI Silver Medalists

Co-Ed Harriers Senior Girls CISAA Silver Medalists, Shaun

Donnelly Bronze, 7 athletes qualified for OFSAA

Girls First Basketball 18 11 7 0 CISAA Semifinalists, CAIS National Invitational

Champions

First Girls Hockey 22 8 13 1 Tiger Challenge Cup Silver Medalists

First Boys Hockey 10 5 0 5 Tiger Challenge Cup Silver, CAN-AM Challenge Gold

Boys U13 Soccer 14 6 8 0 CAIS National Tournament Consolation Semifinalist

Boys U16 Div. I Soccer 9 4 4 1 CISAA Semifinalists

Girls 2nd Field Hockey 10 2 5 3 CISAA Semifinalists

Rowing Head of the Welland, Head of the Charles, National

Rowing Championships

Girls First Field Hockey 12 5 7 0 CAIS National Tournament Participant

Boys U14 Soccer 7 0 6 1 Did not make playoffs

Boys Second Soccer 0 6 6 0 Did not make playoffs

RIDLEY COLLEGE MEMORIAL CHAPEL – 90TH ANNIVERSARYIn conjunction with the 125th anniversary of Ridley College this year, 2013 marked the 90th anniver-sary of the opening and dedication of Ridley’s Memorial Chapel. Designed in perpendicular Gothicstyle, the Chapel represented a triumphant endeavour on the part of many Old Boys and friends ofthe school who raised the funds to build a memorial to the 61 Old Ridleians who had given their livesin World War I.

The cornerstone was laid on June 4, 1921 and the Chapel was dedicated on June 17, 1923. It standstoday as a majestic monument in stone and a revered symbol of spiritual Ridley.

"The Memorial Chapel should compel us all to be better people." - The Rev. J.O. Miller, Headmaster (1889-1921) on the opening of the Memorial Chapel.

Richard A. Bradley and Paul E. Lewis: Ridley A Canadian School

1889-1920 The Rev. J.O. Miller 1961-1970 The Rev. D.P. Hunt

1920-1921 The Rev. D.E. Bright (acting) 1970-1980 The Rev. E.J. Rose

1921-1926 The Rev. Canon A.H. Howitt 1981 The Rev. W.L. Sharpe (acting)

(honorary)

1922 The Rev. J.A. Davies 1981-1991 The Rev. Dr. G.S. Shantz

1923-1929 The Rev. W.F. Wallace 1991-1992 The Rev. D.V. Macdonald

1929-1932 The Rev. C.G. Eakins 1992-2005 The Rev. Canon Dr. G.S. Shantz

1932-1942 The Rev. W.H. Langhorn 2005-2008 The Rev. T.W. Novis

1942-1956 The Rev. R.C. Good Sept.-Dec. 2008 The Rev. Dr. W.W. Fraser (acting)

1956-1961 The Rev. J.T. Hesketh ’45 Jan. 2009- The Rev. J.A. van Veghel-Wood

RIDLEY COLLEGE CHAPLAINS

Sketch by GordonE. Payne 1930

SPORTSUPDATE

SPORTSUPDATE

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DEVELOPMENTNEWS

Strategic Plan Update continued from page 11

116th toronto branch dinner

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 • 6:30pm - 8:30pmNational Club - 303 Bay St., Toronto

Dinner/Host bar • $75 per person

Special rate for recent grads 2004 - 2013 • $65

To secure your spot, register from our website under "Events" or call the Development Office at905-684-1889 x2250 or mail your cheque payable to Ridley College.

Featuring Brian Iggulden ‘67and Rick Coy ‘60

The Past is Never Dead continued from page 5

Whilst so much has changed at Ridley, in Canada and around the world since the halcyon days of1889, it is intriguing to discover that the spirit of Ridley’s distinction, as articulated by Rev. Miller, re-mains. In 2014, the essence of Ridley’s new mission, vision and core values remain focused on thehumanistic aspects of the educational enterprise – truth, integrity, altruism, kindness, resilience, andglobal mindedness. Values remain the heart of the Ridley ideal. As you will read in the Chaplain’s“Strategic Plan” update on page 11, I am excited that we will be launching an inspiring new plan inSeptember 2014.

As the banner above this article displays, Ridley College has been well served by ten Headmasters.Although the styles have changed, and the campus has expanded, and programs have come andgone, essential threads from the College’s history remain intact. Ridley will continue to offer stu-dents, both Canadian and international, what we now refer to as ‘the legacy of a Ridley education’, aneducation rooted in values, community and internationalism. Rev. Miller’s words, penned 125 yearsago, remain true for today’s College. Ridley has “distinct and definite work for it to do.”

J. Edward Kidd, Headmaster

brating our new vision and strategic direction will all be vital final steps to ensuring the success of itsimplementation.

There it is, in a nutshell. By September 2014, on our 125th anniversary, our school will have renewedfocus, mission, vision and a guide for all we do, and all will be measurable. It’s important to under-stand that while Ridley’s strategic plan provides the key overarching goals for the College’s future, theimpetus for transformation will be generated throughout this great community. To be sure, muchwork remains to be done, but we have built a firm foundation of ideas and strategy upon which theCollege can build direction and focus. The future of our school has become clearer and more attain-able and will nicely position Ridley at the forefront of inspiring lives to transform our globe.

The Rev. Jason van Veghel-Wood, Chaplain

LOWER SCHOOL MICHAELMAS TERM ATHLETICSIt was another successful start to the year for Lower School athletics. The U14 field hockey team went un-defeated in league play and won a quarterfinal match against Trafalgar Castle. We were lucky to host thefinal four championships where the girls had a very close semifinal match against St. John’s Kilmarnockand won the game 2-1. The finals saw the girls up against Branksome Hall. Our girls were crowned cham-pions after a convincing 3-0 win.

Our cross-country team ran well throughout the sea-son. At the championships in Port Hope, AlexandraNickel ‘22 placed first in the U10 girls category. TheU10 team finished fifth overall and many runnersenjoyed personal bests.

This year there were many girls who were interestedin playing basketball. As a result, we had two U14teams: one played in Division I and the other in Divi-sion III. Like the field hockey team, our Division Igroup was undefeated in league play. Unfortunately,the team’s only loss was in the championship gameagainst Havergal College, 34-38. Our Division IIIteam was made up of students in grades 5-8 who allgained some excellent playing experience.

The U14 boys soccer team had some close games this season but, unfortunately, they did not qualify forthe playoffs. The U13 soccer team had a reasonably successful year. They competed in the CAIS NationalSoccer Tournament in Toronto and lost in the consolation semifinalto the eventual champions, Royal St. George’s College. In CISAA play,there was a three-way tie for the last playoff spot but, unfortunately,due to the tie-breaking format, they did not qualify.

Our Tigermurals program continues to emphasize the importance ofphysical literacy. The students were exposed to a variety of activitiesincluding soccer, squash, tennis and skating. Next term will beequally challenging for the students.

The first term is always an adjustment for returning and new stu-dents. They are reacquainted with old friends and making new ones.Sport is one area that can bring them all together. We look forward toseeing many of you out supporting our students throughout the re-mainder of the year.

Andrew J. Corolis, Associate Director of Athletics

ROWING AWARDRidley College rowing coach Nancy Storrs was recently awarded Female Rowing Coach of theYear by Rowing Canada. Storrs has been coaching at Ridley for 31 years. As a rower herself,Nancy is a two-time Olympian (1976, 1980), a silver medalist at the World Championships (1975),and has won numerous Canadian Henley and major regatta medals as a coach and competitor.To Storrs the most rewarding part about coaching is the athletes, “seeing their improvement andexcitement with the sport, it is neat to watch kids see their own improvement on water and onland.” She always tells her rowers “do your best and have fun. It’s the people and the places thatyou will remember not necessarily the racing. In rowing, it’s about relationships, you are not justdoing it for yourself, but for everyone in the boat – a team effort.”

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DEVELOPMENTNEWS DEVELOPMENTNEWS

When the first group of students arrived at Springbank Houseon September 16, 1889, the dream of a school became realityand Ridley College was born. Now well into the School’s secondcentury, we look towards celebrating our 125th anniversary in2014 and the promising future ahead of us.

Successfully weathering the uncertain economic conditions ofthe recent past, the school is in a period of renaissance andresurgence as we move forward with strength and confidence.Throughout our storied past, the Ridley Family has consistently

answered the call for support. We know that the previous generations have stepped up time and timeagain to literally build the Ridley we enjoy today. It is now our turn to pick up the torch that has beenpassed to us by these loyal Ridleians who offered their time, talent and treasure and do our part forour school.

We are excited to unveil the Renaissance 125 Campaign under the leadership of three loyal and gen-erous Ridleians: Linda M. Alexanian '85, Donald S. McFarlane '76, and G. Scott Paterson '82 whohave agreed to serve as the campaign Co-Chairs. In the coming months, the Co-Chairs, in concertwith the Development Office, will be approaching the greater Ridley Family in the hope that you willrally to secure a successful future for Ridley College.

The goal of the Renaissance 125 Campaign is to secure at least 125 new gifts of at least $10,000, be-tween now and June 2015. Donors may direct their gifts to the following initiatives designed to sus-tain and strengthen Ridley's ability to deliver on our core programs:• The Renaissance 125 Flexibility Fund for improvements to facilities and technology in order tosafeguard our spot on the cutting edge of educational and professional development for teachers,coaches and residential life staff so that we maintain the highest level of support for our students.

• The Renaissance 125 Bursary Fund to bolster our financial aid program.• Any other project or program that may be of interest to each individual supporter.

At the time of printing of this issue of the Ridley Tiger, we have secured commitments from 75donors towards our goal of 125. We cannot thank these donors enough for their leadership and forbeing part of this initial wave of success!

Our school’s history shows our resiliency and we look forward with excitement to the possibilities forthe next 125 years. We invite you to accept this invitation to be one of the 125-plus Ridleians who willhelp provide for Ridley’s future. Please contact Bryan J. Rose ’96 or Michael J. Moulden ‘70 in the De-velopment Office to be part of the Renaissance 125 Campaign.

Bryan J. Rose ‘96, Acting Director of Development

CAMPAIGN

WINTER HOMECOMING 2014On Saturday, February 8th, the Tiger Arena, Griffith and Iggulden Gym-nasia, and the squash courts came to life as Ridley welcomed back awonderful cross-section of the Ridley Family including alumni/ae, parents, faculty and staff in the 2nd annual Winter HomeComing. Tenhockey teams hit the ice early in the morning, while the familiar soundof squeaking running shoes filled our gyms and squash courts withhighly entertaining and competitive games of volleyball, basketball andsquash. Our thanks to our athleticconveners: Bill Morrison ’86, BryanRose ’96 and Jay Tredway ’96 forhockey, Natalie (Iggulden) Burnard’98 for volleyball, Geoff Park ’80 andSimon Hall for squash and Bill Gittings’03 and Dave Gagné for basketball.

At the conclusion of the athleticevents, the large group in attendancegathered to honour the exceptionaland long service of Richard (Rick) A.Coy ’60. Rick's contribution to thehockey program started when he entered Ridley as a young boy in the Lower School and has continued vir-tually uninterrupted for 55 years. He has been a player, coach, volunteer, parent, fan and constant sup-porter of the program and Tiger hockey players throughout this time. To honour this historic commitmentto our school and Ridley athletics, the School unveiled the Richard A. Coy ’60 Wall of Distinction. This dis-play will highlight the significant achievements of members of the Ridley Family whose athletic careersboth at and beyond Ridley have added to the legacy of sport at our school.

The day was capped off in the Fieldhouse with dinner, drinks and live entertainment, courtesy of KraigNienhuis, for the 200 people in attendance. Our gratitude to our generous sponsors who made this eventhappen: Bill ’86 and Karen Morrison, Tony and Cindy Fischer, Ward ’74 and Lori Seymour, Court Holdings,Ltd. (Court Family), Tim Hortons and the Smith/Riediger families and Pat Mowat from Molson BreweriesCanada. Thank you to Karen Morrison and her team of amazing volunteers and to Kelly Neill ’81, AnneKubu, Megan Brady & Diana Taylor from the Development & Communications Offices for their hard workin ensuring the success of the day!

RC Grads and Dads - 2014 WinterHomecoming Hockey Champions

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125EVENT

BBASSHSEPTEMBER 20, 2014RIDLEY COLLEGE FIELDHOUSE

125A RIDLEY BLACK & ORANGE

1889 2014

A Weekend to Celebrate!RETURN TO RIDLEY FOR A FUN FILLED

HOMECOMINGFriday, September 19 – Sunday, September 21

This year we celebrate years ending in 4s and 9s and all members of the Ridley family are welcome.

Tickets for the Governors’ Dinner (Friday, September 19) are available by calling 905 684 – 1889 ext 2250 or on line.

Space is limited so register now!

andJOIN US ON THE EVENING OFSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

in the Fieldhouse for

The 125 BASHThis is a celebration you don’t want to miss!

Tickets $125.00 per person Young alumni rate $100.00 per person(includes graduates from 2005 – 2014)

Space is limited.

Dress – to celebrate! Dust off your black and orange. No jeans please.

Music, dining, dancing, auction and a whole lot of Black and Orange fun for all !

For information regarding sponsorship opportunities,tickets, donation of auction items and volunteering pleasecontact us at:

125th@ridleycollege.comOR visit the website: www.ridleycollege.com

Party like it’s 1889!

1958Kenneth P. Powell, 198 Aberdeen Ave, Peter-borough, ON K9H 4W8 kpowell30@cogeco.ca

Alan H. (Bucky) Singer initiated"The Special Olympics Miami-Dade County Summer Games", aqualifying track and field meet forover 600 cognitively disabled chil-dren, in Miami, Florida in 1983. Ithas been recognized nationally asone of the best Special Olympics"all-volunteer" programs in theU.S. and is now used as a templateto encourage other municipalitiesand service organizations to be-come involved in running pro-grams on behalf of SpecialOlympics. On September 21, 2013,Alan was honoured at the annualSpecial Olympics Awards Dinnerwhere he was awarded for his initi-ation of this program and his 31-year involvement.

J. Christopher Snyder has writtena book Be Smart with Your Moneyto help people understand the im-pact their emotions have on theirfinances and how to help them

manage their money. Chris is anauthor of many best selling bookson finance and is a financial advi-sor with 47 years experience.

1959 55th ReunionRobert C. Kinnear, 2707-1300 Islington Ave,Etobicoke, ON M9A 5C4rckinnear@gmail.com

J. Terence M. Guestwas presentedwith the Queen’s Diamond Jubileemedal last year. Terry was Head-master of Lakefield College for 15years and Bayview Glen School forten years, before becoming Execu-tive Director of Round Squarewhich he led for nine years. Theaward was given in recognition ofTerry’s work with Round Square,especially encouraging young peo-ple from all over the world to gobeyond their comfort zones to ef-fect real change. Terry and his wifeSue are retired in Warsaw, near Pe-terborough, ON. Terry is a longtime canoeist and is active in theCanadian Canoe Museum in Pe-terborough. This summer they cel-ebrated their 50 years of marriagewith an Arctic canoe trip, paddlingthe Keele River.

1968Anthony C. Dyson, 2592 Bayview Ave,Toronto, ON M2L 1B3 anthony@thetenantagent.com

Timothy K. Griffinwas on theCanadian team that won thebronze medal at the world seniorstennis championships held in Aus-tria in January 2014. This is thebest finish for Canada in the over60 category in 20 years!

1970David A. Jarvis, 72 Inglewood Dr, Toronto, ONM4T 1H3 djarvis@beardwinter.com

Stephen T. Balewas recentlysworn in as the Justice of the Supe-rior Court of Ontario. He will pre-side in Central East.

1971Robert S. Stratton, 40 Golfdale Rd, Toronto,ON M4N 2B6robstratton@middletons.on.ca

I.A. Ross Reidwas appointed theChief of Staff in the Premier's Of-fice for the Government of New-foundland and Labrador. Ross is a

former MP for St. John's East andmost recently has been overseeingNewfoundland's populationgrowth strategy.

1974 40th ReunionRichard C. Hazell, 323 Ridley Blvd, NorthYork, ON M3H 1L2richardhazell@home.com

After 30 years as founder and Pres-ident of ASA Alloys, Ward H.M.Seymour retired in July. Buildingeight locations across Canada andwith over 200 employees, ASA Al-loys marketed stainless and alu-minum products and was one ofthe most successful companies inthe specialty metals industry. Heloved what he did, traveled theworld and managed to keep mostof his original employees from thebeginning. A great ride!

1977David Long, 96 Rancliffe Road, Oakville, ONL6H 1B2 jcdlong@yahoo.ca

Colm J. Feore has been appointedto the Order of Canada. The Orderof Canada is one of the country'shighest civilian honours, given torecognize outstanding achieve-ment, dedication to the commu-nity and service to the nation.

John Paul Westin and his wife Car-olyn have relocated from St. John’s,NL where they lived happily for12.5 years to Saint John, NB. JP hastaken up a new post as rector ofthe historic Stone Church in up-town Saint John.

1981F. Kelly Neill, Ridley College, PO Box 3013, StCatharines, ON L2R 7C3 kelly_neill@ridley-college.com

David B. Pitfield is now the Vice-President of Operations at AlliedProperties, REIT.

1985Philip D. Court, 29 MacIntosh Cres, St Catharines, ON L2N 7M4philipcourt@courtholdings.com

Georgina H. Black has been ap-pointed as the Chair-Elect of theRidley College Board of Governors.Effective immediately, Georginawill serve as the Vice Chair of theBoard and will be elected as Chairat the next Annual General Meet-ing this September.

1989 25th ReunionPaul J. Allan, 39 Hillcrest Ave, St Catharines,ON L2R 4Y2 paul.allan@f55f.com

Eleanor I. Kling (née Cowen) hasstarted her own educational con-sulting business, based out of Bo-gota, Colombia, offering guidanceto high school students seekinghigher education options in theUnited States and Canada. Pleasesee her website at: www.thinkedu-cation.com.co.

Robert J. Partington has a newshow on A+E Networks' H2 - theshow is called "Thing-A-Ma-Bob".Each week Bob receives three ob-jects and his task is to use the ob-jects to create never before seeninventions! The first show was asuccess and aired on January 18th!

1996Bryan J. Rose, Ridley College, PO Box 3013, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C3

Serviliano (Sac) Abache has re-ceived the Venezuelan Politicaland Social Sciences AcademyAward for his book titled TheAtipicity of the Legitimacy Pre-sumption of the Administrative Actand the Burden of Proof in Tax Procedure.

Scott C. Craig has accepted a posi-tion as the General Manager ofMaddhatters Liquid Lounge andCrazy Cuizine (http://www.mad-dhatters.com/) in Grande Prairie,AB.

Bryan J. Rose completed his Mas-ters of Arts in Leadership from theCollege of Management & Eco-nomics at the University of Guelphin December 2013 finishing his de-gree on the Dean's Honour List.

1998Robert J. E. Black, 12 Benbow Close, Shore-ham by Sea, United Kingdom BN43 5RYrob_black@ridleycollege.com

Lara E. Housez completed herPh.D. in musicology at the East-man School of Music in Rochester,NY. She now teaches at the Schoolof the Arts at McMaster University.

1999 15th ReunionAllison C. Vaughan, 1 Colonel Butler Cres, RR3, Niagara On The Lake, ON L0S 1J0 allison-vaughan@gmail.com

Elizabeth G. Boak and Robert R.Brennan '00 have moved to Can-more, Alberta and are living outtheir dreams in the outdoors.

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From the Archives - The 1980 “SuperHeroes” Fan Club.Do you recognize

anyone ?

G. Scott Paterson ’82, Michael T. Gajda'82, middle, (now an Alpine Ski Guide inArgentina), and James R. Swayze '82 inthe Andes Mountains, Patagonia, Argentina August 25, 2013MARK YOUR CALENDARS

for Homecoming Weekend 2014Special Reunions for 4s and 9s!

Georgina Black ‘85

2004J. Charles Stratton, 40 Golfdale Rd, Toronto,ON M4N 2B6 charlie.stratton@investorsgroup.com

Katherine M. Appleton joined ViveIntegrative Health Group as anaturopathic doctor in Calgary, AB.

Zita Bachmann is the Senior En-terprise Risk Analyst at RoggeGlobal Partners in Germany.

2005Dawn S. Demeritte, 30-1016 Falgarwood Dr,Oakville, ON L6H 2P5dawndemer@gmail.com

Michael D. Vaughan has graduatedfrom OCAD with his industrial de-sign degree and is currently work-ing on taking his thesis design"The Lynxio" to market.

2006Kristine L. So, 990 Briarwood Dr., Lakewood,NY U.S.A. 14750 kristine.so.88@gmail.com

Jillian R. Evans is now working inresearch and communications atCapital Hill Group in Toronto, ON.

Justine E. Nadherny is the Directorof Social Media Marketing,Spokesperson and Graphic Artistat Kissing Bridge Ski Resort inGlenwood, NY.

2007Celeste N. Doucet, Ridley College, Box 3013,St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C3 celeste_doucet@ridleycollege.com

Alexandra P. Giffin graduated fromDalhousie with a BA in BusinessManagement and is now livingand working in Melbourne, Aus-tralia as the Assistant Food andBeverage Manager at The AdelphiHotel.

2008Alexandra L. Collins, 21 Tanager Ave, Toronto,ON M4G 3P9 alexandralcollins@gmail.com

Carli M. Peters is working on herMasters degree at the University ofBritish Columbia. She has co-au-thored a chapter of a textbook onexercise and the human body.

Robert J. Pintwala is now an ac-count manager at Bench Account-ing in Vancouver, BC.

2009Michael Bibeau has co-foundedWhat's in Store Applications inMontreal and is handling the busi-ness development and sales.

2010Juan A. Hinestrosa is the co-ownerat P4 Motorsports in Dania Beach,Florida.

2012Cameron J. Sweetnam, 14800 Mount PleasantRd, Bolton, ON L7E 3M3 cameron@bell.net

Madison E. Leitch and Alison A.Whittywere honoured at the RowOntario Conference in Toronto asthe 'Crew of the Year’. They wererecognized for winning the Under19 Ontario and Canadian HenleyChampionships for the past twoyears and then moving up thissummer to the Under 23 divisionto win both the Double and Quad(with Katherine M. Walker ’09 andNadine Pozzobon) at the Row On-tario Championships and theCanadian Henley Regatta.

Past Faculty/ParentsSusan Hazell will be joining theDevelopment Office this summerto take the role of the new Directorof Development. Sue was at Ridleyfrom 1981- 1988 in various roles

and is currently the Executive Director of Advancement atCollingwood School in Vancouver.

Past Women’s Guild PresidentCathy Henry (mother of Karen ‘89and Bryan ’91) completed a sevenday ride around Lake Ontario withother Rotarians who raised $80,000to complete their $750,000 pledgeof support to the Cardiac Wing ofthe new Niagara Region hospital.

Susan Ferrier Mackay (mother ofJesse Mackay '96) has written abook Butterfly of Venus (HarperCollins, $7.99, e-book).

WeddingsKatherine M. Appleton '04 to PaulTeworte on 26 May 2013 in Cale-don, ON.

Amanda D. Appleyard ’07 to Bran-don Burrows on 10 November 2012in Nassau, Bahamas.

Elizabeth M. Harrington ’98 toRyan Berry on 30 June 2013 in Sun-shine Coast, BC.

Siobhan M. McLaughlin '96 toCesar Duran on 4 January 2014 inthe Ridley College MemorialChapel in St. Catharines ON.

BirthsGeorge C.W. Allen '04 and JenniferE. Allen '04 (née Dittmer) a daugh-ter Isabelle Skye on 30 June 2013 inLondon, ON.

Ashley L. Beatty '02 (née Suther-land) and Simon C. Beatty (fac-ulty), a daughter Lauren Anne on27 October 2013 in Grimsby, ON

Amanda D. Burrows ’07 (née App-leyard) a daughter Sierra on 7 Sep-tember 2013 in Nassau.

Heather L. Cousins (staff) adaughter Emersyn on 11 October2013 in St. Catharines, ON.

Scott C. Craig '96 a son Hunter on26 July 2013 in Grande Prairie, AB.

Darren D. Hamilton ’89 a sonThomas on 10 January 2013 in Ot-tawa, ON.

Kimberly A. Henke ‘98 (née Craw-ford) a son Lucas Paul on 6 Febru-ary 2013 in London ON.

Katie Marrone (faculty) a sonCameron Ray on 1 November 2013in St. Catharines, ON.

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Jack Nicholson, Alison Whitty, Madison Leitch and Nancy Storrs.

Michaelmas Term Babies:Andrea Rose, Heather Cousins, AshleyBeatty ‘02 and Katie Marrone with theirbabies. See Births on next page.

Kate Appleton ‘04 and husband PaulTeworte

Jenny Ditchfield '98, Ben Harrington ’96,Beth Harrington '98, Erica (Liu) Lepp '97,Amanda Prudhomme '98 and Jeffrey Kirkwood '97 at Beth’s wedding this pastsummer.

Left to right: Ridleians Sarah Andrew ‘96,Fiona McLaughlin ‘00, Nicola McLaughlin‘98 with bride Siobhan McLaughlin ‘96

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Philip D. Pressey '99 a daughterAddison Lynn on 19 October 2013in Hamilton, ON.

Bryan J. Rose ’96 (faculty) a daugh-ter Brynn Kennedy on 10 October2013 in St. Catharines, ON.

Sarah W. Scandrett ’94 a daughterCharlotte Clare Whittaker on 7 Au-gust 2013 in Oakville, ON.

Ben Smith (faculty) a son BeauDavid Séguin on 31 January 2014in St. Catharines, ON.

Katherine J. Shortreed '03 (néeHotchkiss) a son Cael William on 4November 2013 in Victoria, BC.

Elisa Veloce (faculty) a son An-thony William on 5 August 2013 inGrimsby, ON.

DeathsAdam P. Aiello ’09 on 9 December2013 in Cold Lake, AB.

Harry J. Daniel, Chairman of theBoard from 1996 -2000, on 24 De-cember 2013 in St. Catharines, ON.

John D. Douglas ’46 on 2 October2013 in Toronto, ON.

David C. Fraser '43 on 24 April2013 in Westmount, QC.

John T. Hesketh ’45 (former fac-ulty) on 25 January 2014 in St.Catharines, ON.

James I. Hodson, (former supportstaff) on 26 November 2013 in St.Catharines, ON.

M. John Holer '94 on 25 September2013 in Niagara Falls, ON

Alan F. Judd ’36 on 31 August 2013in Winnipeg, MB.

William W. Judd ’34 on 19 October2011 in London, ON.

Richard H. Railton ‘49 on 16 July2013 in Hamilton, ON.

Alexander T. Rigby ’47 on 24 July2013 in Wellington, Florida.

David M. Rogers ’51 on 17 July2013 in Toronto, ON.

Richard R. Storm ’58 on 24 July2013 in Upper Marlboro, Mary-land.

David C. Symons ’49 on 2 June2013 in Ottawa, ON.

Adam E. Turner ’86 on 16 Decem-ber 2013 in Toronto, ON.

David M.P. Verity ’47 on 18 June2013 in Huntsville, ON.

John D. Weld ’46 on 2 October 2013in Toronto, ON.

FINDING THE FUTURE IN THE PASTBeing in the midst of all the 125th anniversary events means I spend a lot of time in the Archives. Allconcept of time leaves me when I go into this basement room of treasures. I become lost in the oldphoto albums and the collection of medals and trophies displayed there. Some of the most interest-ing items can be found: china souvenir pieces, including a porcelain fish with the image of Ridleyfrom the early 1900s, a bin full of small caps called “Peanut Scoops” (Seth and Mandy are wearingthese on the cover) old boxing gloves and a boy’s two piece bathing suit from the early 20th century- I did not dare ask a current student to model that!

Through the years alumni have donated theircollections to the school. Some, like RobertLee ’58, scour eBay for finds. There are fragilephoto albums from the late 1800s, old sweatercoats and one of the famous canvas footballjackets on display. Kept carefully wrapped andstacked in the bottom shelves are glass nega-tives – from the early years of photography. Iam always so impressed with the images fromthese plates. Such plates responded to ~2% oflight received – much better than film and,when scanned, the detail is amazing.

Celebrating a landmark anniversary like the125th is a wonderful time to reflect back onthe history of the school while looking forwardto what the future has in store. As you willhave read in this Tiger, the school is currentlyinvolved in a strategic plan which will be usedas a guidebook for our future. If I have learnedanything while going through the stacks ofhistorical material is that the school is alwayschanging and to use the words of our formerHeadmaster Jonathan Leigh, we need to“value the past, inform the present and inspirethe future.” Well said.

Anne Kubu, Editor

Headmaster Trivia Answers 1. Bradley 2. Campbell 3. Griffith 4. Kidd 5. Pilgrim - age of 35 in 1962. 6. Lane 7. Leigh8. Hamilton 9. Packard 10. Hamilton

HARRY J. DANIELIt is with a heavy heart that we inform the Ridley Family of the peaceful passing of Mr. Harry J.Daniel on December 24, 2013. Father of Scott '83, Glen '84, Blair '86 and Heather '90, Harrywas a trustee of the Ridley College Foundation, member of Ridley's Board of Governors andserved as Chair from 1996 to 2000. With his loving wife Dorothy Anne always by his side,Harry practised civil litigation in St. Catharines from 1960 to his retirement. He was bestowedthe Queen's Council and was a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers as well asbeing called to the New York State Bar. He was dedicated to his family and his community andserved on many boards and organizations including Chair of the Niagara Parks Commission,President of the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club, President of the Golf Association of On-tario and member of the Royal Canadian Golf Association. We are grateful to Harry and theDaniel family for all they have done - and continue to do - for Ridley and the Niagara Regionand for their collective leadership, generosity and loyalty.

1. Which Headmaster was instru-mental in having the school go co-educational?

2. Who was the first Headmaster tolive in Kenyon Lett House?

3. Which Headmaster coached theUniversity of Toronto football teamto win the first Grey Cup?

4. Which of our Headmastersplayed in the Vanier Cup?

5. Who was the youngest Headmaster?

6. Which Headmaster was ascratch golfer?

7. Which Headmaster was a ChoralScholar at Cambridge University?

8. Which Headmaster had a Chem-istry degree and taught science before and after becomingHead?

9. A former Headmaster was a U.S.Marine - who was it?

10. Which Headmaster died whilestill the head of the school?

Test your Headmaster Trivia

The 25th Annual RCAGolf InvitationalOviinbyrd Golf Club

Muskoka

Followed by post-tournament banquet atClevelands House Resort

(accomodation available and encouraged - book separately with the resort)

Thursday, June 19th, 2014

Tournament fees - $250(includes golf fees, cart, lunch, dinner,

tournament gifts & prizes)Bus service to & from Niagara and Toronto

available (depending on demand)Sponsorship opportunities available - contact

Bryan Rose '96 for details:(bryan_rose@ridleycollege.com)

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RidleyCalendar April 2014

Wednesday, April 9 Toronto Dinner - National ClubFriday, April 25 Spring Concert in the Chapel to Celebrate 125 Years

Sunday, April 27 Annual Cadet Church Parade

May 2014Saturday, May 3 107th Annual Cadet Inspection

Saturday, May 10 A Celebration of 40 Years of Co-Education "Women of Ridley”luncheon at Kenyon Lett House

Thursday, May 15 Boston ReceptionSunday, May 25 The 125th Annual Prize Day

June 2014Wednesday, June 11 Upper and Lower School Prize Giving

Thursday, June 19 The RCA's 25th Annual Golf Tournament at OviinbyrdTuesday, June 24 A Celebration of 40 Years of Co-Education "Women of Ridley"

Cocktail event in Toronto

September 2014Tuesday, September 16 Our Offical Birthday Party at the SchoolFriday, September 19 Governors’ Dinner

Saturday, September 20 125 BASH and Charter RunHomeComing Weekend for 4s and 9s

October 2014Thursday, October 16 Bermuda Branch Reception