Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 21 Small radios have been introduced into our midst by two of the boarders. They are allowed in our rooms, within certain limits, and are heartily enjoyed (?) by all on the surrounding floor. We wonder what the result will be when, next year, every- one comes back with a private set! We should like to thank the kind people who have been our hostesses at various times during the year; and to say how much we appreciate all they have done for our pleasure, and enjoyment. Altogether this year in the ' ' Boarder Sphere has been most interesting. Mrs. Buck ' s plan of ' ' self-government we feel ourselves has progressed and improved. I think we all appre- ciate and recognize the fact that it has given everyone more individual responsibility, and is therefore proving a valuable training to us.

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20 SAMARA ON OUR return tp Elm wood last September the one item of absorbing interest was the new abode of Mr. and Mrs. Buck. Officially it is known as No. 231 Buena Vista but we have our own name for it, which must not be divulged publicly, though a bright intelligence might guess it, when we say that it rhymes with Alice ' ' and was a favourite haunt of Christopher Robin! We soon had the pleasure of exploring this delightful little house, and during the year have passed many happy hours in it, both at Sunday reading and at various other times. At School we found that the Prefects ' Sitting Room had been moved down-stairs to where Mrs. Buck ' s dining room used to be. We believe certain people found the walls between the Infirmary Wing and the Sitting Room too thin! There were thirteen new boarders last September. We are happy to have them among us and hope they have enjoyed this year at Elm wood. The school is accommodating five more boarders, four girls and Miss Tipple in Mrs. Buck ' s suite, while another 3-room has been made as well. There was a slight variety among our animal-pets this year. A turtle estabHshed himself in the school, but, due to our mis- understanding of his dehcate palate, he passed on to the Animal Heaven. He was mourned by many of his particular friends! The boarders this year took an active part in the Minto Follies. Those who did not participate personally in this graceful sport lent their excited and eager aid in dressing and making-up the skaters. Their pride in the superb results was boundless. After half-term holiday we returned to find the Staff-room moved to Golden Morn , the result of the change caused many amusing mistakes on the part of both mistresses and girls.

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22 SAMARA ' PORTS have been taken up this year wdth keen enthus- I iasm under the inspiring tuition of our Gym mistress I Miss Green. BASKET-BALL Basket-ball as usual loomed large in school sports this year. A match was played with the Old Girls in June, 1932; the result being 8-10 to the school. The teams were as follows: Old Girls: — Forwards: R. White, Janet Southam; Centres, L. Irwin (C. Hill, half time), N. McCarthy; Guards: E. Palmer, (J. White, half time), J. MacBrien. School: — Forwards: B. Sifton, A. Coghlin; Centres: H. Mackay, J. Heubach; Guards: N. Keefer, D. Coulson. Some of the inter-house basket-ball matches were played in the autumn for the cup presented by Margaret Symington. The teams were: — Fry: — Forwards: S. Skelton, M. Carson; Centres: B. Harris, (B. Kennedy), B. Hooper; Guards: P. Macoun, C- Copping. Nightingale: — Forwards: R. Johnson, E. Southam; Centres: J. Heubach, E. Symington; Guards: D. Coulson, V. Copping. Keller: — Forwards: P. Waldie, Anne Coghlin; Centres: J. White, A. Creighton; Guards: B. Heubach, A. Mackay. Last year the cup was won by the Nightingale team, which is again ahead at prasent; the matches will be finished before term ends. This year the boarders had the advantage of playing at the Y.W.C.A. every Saturday morning. We arranged one match with the Y.W. team and were badly defeated, the result being 40-18. Nevertheless it was an extremely good match and we hope to arrange a return game this spring. The boarders ' team was as follows: — Fowards: P. Waldie, A. CoghHn; Centres: J. Heubach, B. Kennedy; Guards: C. Copping, M. Kingsmill.