Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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24 SAMARA ALDERMASTON PARK In this .picture by Yeend King there is an atmosphere of tran- quility and peacefulness. No one would imagine that an old spreading tree would make such an interesting and colourful com- position. Browning says — For, don ' t you mark, we ' re made so that we love First when we see them painted, things we have passed Perhaps a hundred times nor care to see. The tree, placed to one side of the picture, is a gigantic beech, with wide spreading branches which are gnarled and curling. The foliage is at its most vivid colour, which is intensified by its thickness. All the colours in the picture, green, blues and siennas, blend in to give an impression of a bright summer ' s day. The shadow cast by the tree is thrown on the ground immediately under it, and the lake and ground behind it painted with the sun shining on them, give a perfect effect of perspective both in space and colour; this also tells us that it is mid-day by the way in which the shadow is cast. The whole gives one a feeling of mid-summer, with the heat of noon-day relieved now and then by a cool breeze, and the fresh colour of green and sky. Under the tree there is a little fawn, practically invisible by its colouring which blends in with its surroundings. It is in the act of flight, and is perhaps placed there to give a feeling of life, and take away an atmosphere of intense solitude. — Roslyn Arnold, Form VI b. rift fin rift Vf Jf Jf THE BOARDERS ' HOLIDAY (With apologies to R. Browning) Skiis and toboggans, to the bus and away! The boarders are going to Kingsmere to-day With chatter so merry, and laughter so gay, Skis, ski-poles, to the bus, and away! They ride into Hull, where they stop by the way, They are going to purchase some candy, 1 11 lay, We must have some nourishing food ! bellow they, Bags, baggage, to the bus and away!

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SAMARA 23 SOME FAMILIAR SAYINGS OF THE MISTRESSES Now all lift your chairs. Please get out of the doorway. ' ' Stretch up. ' ' Does anyone up here want a pill to-night ? What IS happening up here? Hurry up out. Uraramra. Be quick. rj rfa r3( Jf vjv Jg THE CHURCH BELLS The village bells, they sound so sweet, When you go along the street ; When they ring, you think they say, Come now, come now, let us play. The Sabbath bells, they sound so sweet, Softly, softly, o ' er the street, As we pass we think they say, Come now, come now, let us pray. — J. Hill, Form IV c.

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SAMARA 25 At OLD CHELSEA place, in their ski-ing array, The boarders all dash for seat on the sleigh, What? You want us to walk on our feet all the way When there ' s plenty of room with the bags on the sleigh! Not so! said the mistress, I wanted to say That there ' s plenty of room if you do not delay. For we must get to Kingsmere before twelve to-day, So hop on with the bags and we ' ll up and away! The sun ' s shining brightly, the sky ' s not grey; We ' ve arrived here at last, oh most beautiful day! And now for some dinner, then ski-ing! shout they. Dinner, with coffee, then to ski-ing away! They have eaten their dinner, and are off and away, Their skis are strapped, they ' re prepared for the fray, Of bumps, bruises, falls, they will all have this day. Skis and toboggans, to the hills and away! Says a mischievous girl at the end of the day: I ' ve decided to stay here for good, by my fay, Any one that gainsays me, I surely will slay, W ith my skis and my ski-poles, I ' m off and away! She is being held fast, as she sits on the sleigh, While back to the school it is wending its way. The girls are all sighing, and here ' s what they say: Skis and toboggans, to the school-house, away! — Florence Coristine. Form V c.