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Edmund Vere (E.V.) (Ted) Brown was born July 31, 1900 and was one of the original students when Appleby College opened in September 1911. He attended Appleby until he graduated in June 1916. He enlisted and was a cadet with the Royal Air Force during World War 1. He graduated from McGill University with a degree in Engineering. In September 1924 he returned to Appleby as a Master and taught history and later mathematics until he left in June 1932 to become Headmaster of the Junior School at Ridley College. During his time at Appleby, he initiated ‘Sunday Hikes’ for the boys on campus as well as running a summer camp at Farlane, in Northern Ontario at Red Deer Lake.

In June 1926 he married Ailsa Maclver and his children, Carol and Timothy were born in 1929 and 1934 respectively. In the summer of 1930, E.V. Brown had a small cottage constructed on campus for his growing family.

He died May 7, 1971.

Pearce attended Appleby for ten years, graduating in 1947. He played First Team football and hockey, was head prefect of School (Colley) House, won the Victor Ludorum track and field trophy and achieved academic distinction in public speaking and English. His brother Rapley is a member of the Class of ’52, and Pearce’s children include Mark ’81, Keeley ’97 and C.P. ’98.

After graduating from McGill University with a B. Comm. degree, Pearce began his career as an investment dealer with McLeod Young Weir (now ScotiaMcLeod), and later became president of his father’s firm, Alfred Bunting & Co. Ltd. He served on the Board of Governors of the Toronto Stock Exchange for six years, and as its Chairman for the last year of his term.

In 1977, he was appointed President and CEO of the Toronto Stock Exchange, and retired from that position earlier this year. He also served for two years as president of the International Federation of Stock Exchanges, and has been a director and/or officer of a number of corporations and organizations.

Pearce was a member of the Executive of Appleby’s Alumni Association, holding the post of president from 1965 to 1967. He first joined the Board of Governors of Appleby College in 1963 as a member ex officio, was elected in his own right in 1968, and served as Chairman from 1985 to 1989. He was also a Trustee of The Appleby College Foundation for 50 years, serving as Chairman of the Foundation from 1973 to 1986. He retired from the Appleby College Foundation in 2011.

He had three children, Mark ('81), Keeley ('97) and Charles Pearce ('98) who graduated Appleby College.

See Sept. 2017 Quarterly for obituary.

Osbert Calverley was born in 1899 in England, and entered Appleby in September 1912. He played on the First Rugby (Football) Team, and graduated to the Royal Military College in 1916. Having joined the Royal Flying Corps at the end of 1917, he was sent to Texas for part of his training, and was the first in his class to earn his wings. He was sent to England in May, 1918, to complete his training, and was expected to go to France, but he met his death in an airplane accident. He is buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, UK.

124 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Died 12 July 1918, at 19 years of age.

Kim Campbell became the first female Prime Minister of Canada in 1993.

Stuart Stephen Tuffnel Cantlie was born on October 5, 1907. He attended Appleby School from 1921 to 1925 and was on the First Rugby and First Cricket teams, editor for the Argus yearbook, Prefect and Captain of the Cadet Corps. He graduated in 1925. He was a Lieutenant Colonel, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) and was killed in action on July 25, 1944 at age 36 years.

Hugh Campbell Carey was born on Sept. 24, 1919. He attended Appleby School from 1929 to 1935 and participated on the Intermediate Hockey League, the Dramatic Club; Second Team Cricket; Handicraft competitions; shooting competitions and was the Captain of the Intermediate Soccer Sixes in 1934. He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Engineers and died in action on July 18, 1943 at age 24.

Harward Chaffey, was born in Winnipeg in 1899, and came to Appleby in September 1913 and stayed until June 1914. After leaving Appleby, he worked for the Dominion Bank in Winnipeg before receiving a commission in the RAF in the spring of 1918. His Commanding Officer, Maj. H. J. Hunter, reported the details of Chaffey’s death in a letter: “He was up with Turnbull, as observer, and they were observing for the artillery. Everything was going well when they were attacked by eight German scouts. In spite of being eight to one, they put up a wonderfully gallant fight and I believe could have got away, but they kept turning around on the Huns and attacking them.” Chaffey was killed barely two weeks before the Armistice was signed. His remains are buried in the Ascq Communal Cemetery near Lille, France.

42 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Killed in action 27 October 1918, at 20 years of age.

Hilda Chattaway served as Appleby's head chef from 1929 to 1985. She was born in 1902 and died on June 12, 1985 of cancer.

Colonel William Chisholm founded the Town of Oakville.