Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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12 SAMARA The Precious Stone in the Abbey BENEATH THIS STONE RESTS THE BODY OF A BRITISH WARRIOR UNKNOWN BY NAME OR RANK BROUGHt FROM FRANCE TO LIE AMONG % g THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS OF THE LAND S AND BURIED HERE ON ARMISTICE DAY x S 11 NOV. 1920. IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V HIS MINISTERS OF STATE S THE CHIEFS OF HIS FORCES a AND A VAST CONCOURSE OF THE NATION z 2 THUS ARE COMMEMORATED THE MANY | MULTITUDES WHO DURING THE GREAT g 3 WAR OF 1914-1918 GAVE THE MOST THAT ' MAN CAN GIVE LIFE ITSELF u FOR GOD FOR KING AND COUNTRY H FOR LOVED ONES HOME AND EMPIRE 1 i FOR THE SACRED CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND | THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD § THEY BURIED HIKI Af ONG THE KINGS BECAUSE HE = HAD DONE GOOD TOWARD GOD AND TOWARD HIS HOUSE + + 4. 4. IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE 4. 4. The stone under which the Unknown Warrior sleeps in Westminster Abbey Reproduced from Arthur Mee ' s 1000 Beautiful Things.

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SAMARA 11 Barbara Shenstone: English Composition, 2nd; English Literature, C; Canadian History, 1st; French Authors, C; French Composition, C. Jean Workman: English Composition, C; Canadian History, C. At Closing the following awards were made: — Summa Summarum and Proficiency Medal Betty Sifton Special Proficiency Prize Betty Gordon Imrro ement Medals { g— Music, Proficiency Medal Ailsa Gerard Improvement Medal Genevieve Bronson (Presented by Mr. Puddicombe.) Physical Training Medal Debora Coulson (Presented by Mrs. Edward Fauquier.) Dramatics Medal Ann Gorrell (Presented by Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bronson.) Art Prize Mary Lyman (Presented by Mrs. Plunkett Taylor.) Short Story Medal Betty McLachlin (Presented by Mrs. Marling Gordon.) Speech Prize PATRICIA Macoun (Presented by Dr. Woodhouse.) Writing Prize Dorothy Laidlaw (Presented by Major McKeand.) House Award f Anne Coghlin Harriett Mathias Several generous friends very kindly presented medals in various subjects for annual award. These include: — Physical culture, presented by Mrs. Edward Fauquier Dramatics, presented by Mr. and Mrs. F. Bronson. We much appreciate their interest in thus adding to the number of available awards, apart from those given directly for school work. We sincerely thank those kind people who have presented us with books for the library. Among them is an array of vol- umes of Cassell ' s National Library, 68 in all, from Colonel and Mrs. Willis O ' Connor; and a History of English Literature, from Diana Clark. Other books of biography and wide general in- terest have been added at intervals. The total number of books now in the library is over 1,000, and it is most encouraging to note how much more frequently they have been in use for refer- ence during the past year. Theodosia Bond and Hazel Ross have proved most efficient and vigilant librarians, and we thank them for their good work. We should also like to thank Mrs. Frank Ross of Quebec for having given us a most generous donation of $100.00 towards providing the movie projector of which we are now the proud possessors.

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SAMARA 13 REMEMBRANCE DAY ON November 11th, we had our school service of remem- brance at 9.30 A.M. in order that it might be possible to attend the special service on Parliament Hill at 11 o ' clock, when solemn reverence is paid to all those who fell in the Great War. Mrs. Buck conducted the school service, at which a large number of the day girls and old girls were present, in addition to the boarders. There was in all our hearts the vivid realisation of the task imposed upon us by those who died that we might live in security, to help forward the kingdom of the Prince of Peace by striving after those ideals of unselfish service and de- votion to duty which they followed and to dedicate our lives to the promotion of international friendship and goodwill. O brother man fold to thy heart thy brother, Then shall all shackles fall; the stormy clamour Of wild war music o ' er the earth shall cease: Love shall tread out the baleful fire of anger, And in its ashes plant the tree of peace. A THOUGHT ON ARMISTICE DAY 0 gallant lads who lie in Flanders ' field, ' Twas not for glory or renown you died, You heard the call of England and of God, And with the giving of your life replied. You saw that England placed her trust in you, And with that thought arose your manly pride. Stern Duty lay upon the plains of France, And Honour marched before you as your guide. You trod the upward path to victory, Before you burned the torch of sacrifice, You saw alone one glorious high ideal. One noble hope that made you pay the price. May your undaunted spirit help us now To strive alone for pure and lovely things. To carry on the noble work begun, Nor once forget the pride your memory brings. —Harriett Mathias, VII Arts