Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 13 The boarders ' Hallowe ' en party last fall was a great success. All the boarders dressed up in whatever they could collect and a prize was given for the cleverest costume. We danced, played organized games and were visited by some of the day girls dressed as thugs. About 10 o ' clock refreshments were served and when we had removed our war paint we all went to bed. Twice during the past term the boarders have entertained the Staff. First we had a musical evening and the programme consisted of piano solos and a poem and a mime given by some members of the dramatics class. Then a few weeks later we had a gym evening and with Miss Eliott in command, we attempted to demonstrate to Mr. and Mrs. Buck and the rest of the Staff our skill, apparatus work and Danish dancing. These were the first times for quite a while that we had entertained the Mistresses and we are expecting to do more in the near future. rfc fie Jy Jp wjv SCHOOL CALENDAR FIRST TERM September 12th. — School opened. September loth.- — Lafleche Caves (Saturday). September 28th.- — Old Girls ' Basketball Match. 18-10 for present girls. King of Kings. October 1st. — Westminster Glee Singers. October 6th.- — Visited Mrs. Smart at Kingsmere (Saturday). October 13th.— Wakefield for tea (Saturday). October 15th. — English School Girls ' visit. October 31st. — Archery contest. Boarders party for Hallowe ' en. November Ist.—Vc and VI Forms Basketball Match. November 8th.- — Songs of the Hebrides by Miss Marie Thomp- son. November 9th-13th. — Thanksgiving week-end. November 20th.- — Wilson MacDonald came to school. November 21st— Saw Cornelius Otis Skinner at the Little Theatre. December 1st— Angna Enters at Little Theatre. Basketball at Ladies ' College— 40-32 for Elmwood. December 3rd.- — Seniors went to hear Dr. Mercer lecture.

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12 SAMARA At the end of the first term, Keller was leading the houses, having more stars than either of the other two. We all hope that we can maintain that position this term and be able to call the House Shield ours for 1928-29. The House members for the year are — Head of the House Janet Wilson Jean Brodie, Catherine Grant, Enid Palmer, Prefects , Nancy Atkinson, Cecil Bate, Medora Britton, Sharley Bowman, Alison Cochrane, Florence Coristine, Louise Courtney, Frances Drury, Ethel Finnie, Lillian Gardner, Joan Gausden, Audrey Gil- mour, Kitty Gordon, Nancy Haultain, Cynthia Hall, Ruth Hugh- son, Elaine Meekins, Ella McMillan, Norma Peters, Betty Sifton, June White, Jean Workman. As last year, there are twenty-four boarders — thirteen Seniors, six Intermediates, and five Juniors. Most of the boarders were here last year and the few new ones have fitted in splendidly. This year for the first time we have named all the rooms. All the school was asked to give in lists of suggestions and out of the many handed in the following were chosen: Arcadia, Sleepy Hollow, Afterglow (which has a sunset view), Binnorie, Kanata, Diana ' s Rest (which overlooks the archery field), Happy Hall. Maple Bloom, Peter Pan and Wynken, Blynken and Nod- — three rooms around a corner. The infirmary also has been named Golden Morn, because it is on the east and gets the sunlight every morning. The names are all painted in gold letters on the door and they are a great source of pride.

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14 SAMARA December 7th. — Horse Show. Our thanks are due to Mr. Hugh Carson and Mr. Norman Wilson. December 15th.- — Another match with Ladies ' College ' — 45-41 for Elmwood. December 19th.- — Christmas party. December 20th.- — Closing for Christmas Holidays. SECOND TERM January 9th.- — Return to school. January 18th.- — Mr. Campbell Mclnnis came and talked to us. January 21st.- — Beginning of exams. February 5th.- — University players. February 6th. — Rear-Admiral Gordon Campbell lecture. February 7th. — Hart House String Quartette. February 12th.- — -Lecture on Shakespeare ' s Plays and Who Wrote Them? February 13th. — L ' Alliance Francaise. February 15th. — Lecture on Architecture of Old Quebec. February 18th: — Junior Minto Competitions. February 19th: — Boarders ' Musicale. February 20th.- — Mrs. Brown on the Medici period in Italy. February 22nd.- — Free Week-end. February 27th: — L ' Alliance Francaise. Mile. Louise Arnoux and M. Leo Pol Morin. March 1st and 2nd. — Junior Minto Carnival. March 2nd: — Junior Drama League (Saturday). March 3rd: — Chapel at Ashbury. March 4th.— Mrs. Brown on The Dutch School of Art. March 9th: — Kingsmere Lodge (Saturday). March 11th: — Another visit from Mr. Campbell Mclnnis. March 13th— R.U.R. (Drama League). March 18th. — Alexander Brailowsky. March 20th. — The Masque of The Two Strangers by Inter- mediate Dramatics Cla s and U X = 0 by six of the Senior Class. March 22nd.— Old Girls ' play, Patricia Brent, Spinster . March 23rd. — Dicken ' s Recital by Frank Speaight. March 27th. — Easter Holidays. rlr» rlfc fa Vf vft vf