Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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SAMARA 25 I remember, I remember 4C Class-room green and white, The windows where the morning sun Came streaming in so bright. It always made the room too hot, And brought too long a day, And oftentimes, in lessons dull, I longed to run away. I remember, I remember How tall the elm trees grew. The skating in the winter With my class mates all too few. And sometimes in the afternoon So that we didn ' t nap. We did fractions on the black-board Or had place games with the map. T 1 Dear 5B Classroom, All the children who have been with me this year appreciate what the girls in your room have done for them. They often talk about it and I listen to their conversation. The one who appreciates it the most, I know, is the teacher. Maybe you don ' t know about all my children, so I will try to tell you something about each one. The smallest one I have is Claudia.. She bounces very hard on my floor and always drops her crayons on it too. She amuses me a great deal by singing T.V. commercials. The next smallest is Lyfine. She is full of stories and calls all the teachers Mr. I find this very funny! Did you know I had two boys in my room? I am the only room in the school with this honour. Alastair is the first boy member and he is always the earliest to greet me in the morning. My other boy is Michael and a real boy he is. For one who started so late in the year, he has done very well. Markie is another one who came late. She rarely speaks above a whisper (except in gym) which is very restful. Carolyn is a very little girl from England who is always pleasant and nice to everyone. Cathy is the one who always has all her possessions on my floor. But I don ' t mind because she is so nice. Vesna came to me from Yugoslavia and she is learn- ing to speak English. She loves to draw all over my blackboard. Laura is the class ballet dancer who likes to practice on my floor. Nancy is the form captain and the ' class mother ' . She looks after the httle ones so well. Andrea is the neat and tidy one who has improved so much this year. Susan is my oldest child. She is eight years old now, and very proud of it. She talked all the time about how tired she was of being seven. It has been so nice having all these children with me and I hope I have as nice a group next year. Love to all Transition and Form I Classroom. P.S. A very late arrival is Gigi who came to me from Chile. She is the sister of our head girl.