Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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S A A R A 5 THIS YEAR Smnara is dedicated to Mrs. Buck as we say good-bye to her as the head of Elmwood. Present girls and staff think of her not only as a fair and competent head mistress, but as a woman to whom one can be genuinely and personally attached. A4uch as we regret losing the head mistress who has guided the School ' s affairs for so many years, we are happy to know that we shall still be able to see Mrs. Buck often at the new home she has chosen in Ottawa. It is difficult to imagine Elmwood without Mrs. Buck ' s capable administra- tion, her inspiring teaching, and her meticulous housekeeping: without the first, Elmwood as we know it to-day would probably never have existed; without the second, hundreds of Elmwoodians could not have had an excellent grounding in Biblical and general history such as Mrs. Buck can give; without the last, the floors of Elmwood ' s classrooms might have deteriorated under a multitude of ink spots! In 1917, Mrs. Buck first came to Elmwood, httle dreaming of the long and successful career she was to have here. Under her guidance, bit by bit the school has increased, aims have been achieved, and desires come true. Let us hope and pray that those who come after her may carry on in the tradition now established; that all Elmwoodians coming after us may realize truly that Success is naught; endeavour ' s all! Leslie Anne Jackson, Managing Editor Diana Frazer, Assistant Editor Wendy Quain, Literary Editor Committee Diane Boyd Judy A4aclaren Suzette DeWolf NorxMA Baird Patsy Knowlton Marie Naual Miss Margaret Leonard, Staff Adviser The magazine Committee wish to thank most sincerely all those, both members of Elmwood and advertisers, who have made this magazine possible.

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4 SAMARA For the original Governors of the school it is very nearly impossible to consider Elmivood apart -from Mrs. Buck, who has guided its destinies for so wany years. The young Miss Button first came to Elmivood in 1911 to teach iji association with Mrs. Philpot, and when the founder, Mrs. Philpot, left for England in March, 1920, Mrs. Buck— who in the interval had 7narried— assumed the position of acting head mistress. In September of the same year we were pleased to appoint Mrs. Buck head mistress, and have always felt that Providence guided the choice. Mrs. Buck has watched the school grow from a very modest beginning to fill its prese?it place i?i the community , and has given personal attentiofi to the smallest detail. We have never ceased to marvel at the interest she has shown in each individual pupil, and the strong loyalty to the school which her girls show. We know that graduates will not easily forget the subjects studied with Mrs. Buck. Her special love is the teaching of history and scripture. We were proud and gratified to learn that a former Elmwoodian, now a graduate of one of Canada ' s most noted universities, had declared that no history professor whose lectures she had attended had, in her estimation, excelled or even equalled Mrs. Buck. In the early days of Elmwood Mrs. Buck also taught mathematics and here demonstrated the thoroughness which was her outstanding characteristic. To her academic qualifications Mrs. Buck added the administrative, and we have been amazed to discover her knowledge of all that concerned the every -day management of the school. She supervised carefully all departments, and showed her personal interest in the health ajjd welfare of each and every one who had any part in the school life. Mrs. Buck has earned the heartfelt gratitude of the Governors, who offer their best wishes for ?nany years of a life of happiness a?id coiitinued usefulness, which we know would be her desire. We extend our warmest thanks for the manner in which she has filled a position of great trust without thought of self and for the benefit of many. Ethel W. Fauquikr LlIJAS SOUTHAM Cairine R. Wilson

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6 SAMARA OLD GiRLS NOTes Oil QViU look Rack This year, rather than record our comings and goings and the variance of our paths, it seems more fitting that we should look again at our common memories of a school and a person that have influenced all of us who are known as Elmwood Old Girls. Way back in the dark ages there was a funny little stucco and frame house in the wilds of Rockcliffe with the imposing title of Rockcliffe Preparatory School. To this school with its handful of shining faces (both boys ' and girls ' ) came a iMiss Edith Button. She did not intend that her sojourn would be a long one. She had come over from England originally for three months only, but being unable to obtain a passage back, decided to teach until such time as one was available. But the Fates were already conspiring to keep her with us, and when, a year later, in 1918, she was pursued across the Atlantic by Clement H. Buck, return seemed less imperative. In no time our Miss Button was Mrs. Buck— a bride who decided that she might as well continue teaching for a few years. Little did she dream what was in store for her when, in 1920, she reluctantly agreed to become head-mistress until a new one could be found! At this time the little school was in rather desperate financial straits— in fact it was only the timely acquisition of whooping cough by two of the girls, which, by forcing the school to be closed and the closing tea to be cancelled, enabled them to end the year solvent. In 1919 Mrs. Edward Fauquier and Mrs. H. S. Southam had purchased the property for the school. In 1920