Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 23 Lalage Wright has one dehght. Watching Wayne and Shuster on Tuesday night. She laughs and wastes her time away, But soon will come the judgment day. Then what will Daphine Twidale say? I, Elizabeth Raymont, declare I do, Like Arithmetic, even tho ' my marks were 42. The class mathematician, Boy that ' s me; And to think my marks were 23! Helena Reid. Form Upper 4B Guess Who ! An easy little puzzle this is— Find the Form and the names of the follow- ing misses. A bright little student who heads the class. But she leaves for England soon — Alas!. So saucy and nice you ' d like to steal her. And she hails from far-off Venezuela. This demure httle miss is quiet and nice, But she ' s a regular wizard on the ice! Bright and chatty and everyone ' s pal— A sizzling live-wire is this gal— A dazzling blonde with mischief swelling; Her favourite lesson is always SPELLING! Friendly, good-natured, and always kind, A nicer kid you would never find. Always bright with never a frown. She ' s a country lass from out of town. This mighty atom is bright as brass, Multum in Parvo you ' d call this lass. A non-stop talk, bouncing and gay; Mrs. Stephen brings her to school each day. Smart and keen when to us she came— Now it ' s easy to guess her name. Talkative, restless, and full of fun. She ' s a stick of dynamite, this one— Although from grace they often fall. Their Form Mistress really loves them all. JUNIOR SCHOOL HOUSE CADETS

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22 SAMARA 5C Form Notes — continued Name Nickname Pet Saying Ambition Probable Destination OR Comment G. Gals Gaorge I suppose so! To be jet propelled. Crash landing. H. Hay Heath. What ' s the time? To keep her slim figure. Throwing her money away on weight reducing salons. T. Johnston Gert Oh, you kids! To form natural curls overnight. Tonis are cheap. K. Loeb Loebie un, Mrs. atepnen; To write more clearly. Try a typewriter. E. Macdonald T ■ Liz I ' m sorry, excuse me! To play Shake- speare. To be or not to be? B. Martland Brigitte So be it. To resemble Brigitte Bardot Resemble Sophie Tucker. S. Everett Suzy Shiver my timbers! College Gal. Mrs. Degree. S. Mactavish badie bay . . . lady. To train horses to jump. Standing up the jumps for the horses. J. Reid Rufus Holy Toledo! Ride in a rocket. The moon M. J. Reynolds Skinny minny What page are we on? To be a psychiatrist Visiting one. M. Toller Pidge That ' s news to me! To win the Kentucky Derby Win, place, or show? B. Townend Peg-leg Sweetie! To get married. Working in a marriage licence bureau. A. Wolfe-Taylor Agatha Eeks! To out talk Charlotte Whitton Mayor of Ottawa. Form 4A Success is nought, Endeavours all, Does Judy Carter obey the call? Elizabeth Knox, Our lovely Dane, Tries very hard and not in vain. The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of night. Now I ' ve finished my homework. Boy what a delight! Michele Betts. Spelling I love, Arithmetic adore. Literature, History and English Please give me more. Pat Arnold. Gail Fincham Oh the joys of school work! Oh to do a sum! Oh to be an Einstein! Now that June has come. If seven maidens with seven pencils Wrote for half a year. Do you suppose, our Nancy said, That things would be more clear? Aieg came to us from Washington. She loves to dance and play. But when it comes to spelling, Her marks simply fade away. In school I work hard? When I play I have fun. But its always that homework, I just can ' t get done.— Janice Greenberg.

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24 SAMARA Lower 4B Reflections A mere half dozen — that it is, Though once we were eight one time last fall; But those who are now in Lower 4B Provide full measure of variety. There ' s Alex and Audrey, Beatrice and Lynn, Each is tall — but far from thin Except for Mademoiselle Lacoste — Artist and Author — whose possessions get lost! Now Louise and Claire — though less in height Have special academic might; Each has a fund of general knowledge, (We hope it carries them through to College . . ..!) This boisterous group are full of news, — It ' s quite revealing to hear their views! Their activities are always growing, — Lately they mastered the art of Sewing . . . With lessons done ( ? ) , it is their rule To hasten home, — not stay at school. Louise and Alex have far to go, — They stride undaunted through any snow. For many a dog there ' s a long day ' s wait Patiently there by Elmwood ' s gate. Weather permitting, Lynn likes to ride With faithful Darkie trotting beside. And as for Audrey, Beatrice, Claire, — For them to loiter is most rare. Beatrice vanishes in a car. The others walk, — but not for Far. And the evening? — T.V., books, and fun; Occasionally some homework ' s done! Piano practise for a few, ( Twenty minutes will have to do ... !) The telephone buzzes: — it ' s Lynn to say What was our History prep today? After lengthy chat, Audrey goes to work What it uoas she wrote in that Homework book. Now where is it? — must be soinewhere here . . . — Oh well, not to worry; we ' ll just ring Claire! Louise rings next, in an awful fuss; — I left my binder in a bus! — So please for me, dictate the work. Or Mrs. P. will think I shirk! And Alex recalls that frivolous time We tried to describe ourselves in rhyme! We giggled a lot and enjoyed the fun. But somehow that ditty just never got done! We ' re trying to help ; Surely that ' s enough? We ' re out of practise in doing this stuff! But we ' ll admit — though not all leisure. Our school days bring a certain pleasure; And sometimes even, we do progress In spite of all the strain and stress! Form 4C Our class is small but we have worked hard and had some good times together. We enjoyed several outings and projects with Lower IV B this year and on one oc- casion were invited by them to a Free Day tea party. After a wonderful supper of sand- wiches, cookies, pies, dough-nuts, ice-cream and candy we played games and several were initiated into the Honourable Order of the Froth-blowers. To become a Cardinal in this ancient order is not as easy as it first appears, but after some bad starts all were initiated. We are looking forward very much to joining Lower IVB class next year. There was a Form Captain named Dorian Who won her Exmerito, did Dorian. She was so fond of spuds She burst out her duds That hungry Form Captain named Dorian. There was a young skater called Val, Who liked to play tricks on her pal. She surprised all her mates. With her antics on skates. That plucky young skater called Val. There was a young artist called Jessica, Who always was drawing, was Jessica. When asked What ' s the page? She was found in a daze, That dreamy, young drawer named Jessica. There was a new girl called Freites, Who came from the Dominican State. When she joined us last fall. She could not talk at all. But now chatters on at great rate. With apologies to Thomas Hood.