Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA because his Company at Black Creek Post had to pay to their rivals at Dawson a sum of money by May 7th. It was now the 3rcl, and if the money were not paid in Dawson by the time appointed their option on a valuable claim would be lost. O ' Riley had volunteered to take the money to Dawson, and although they thought it hopeless to get there in so short a time, his com- pany had let him go, hence it was that he was taking the risk of crossing the river. He was more than half way across when he heard the ice all around him creak. He knew what was coming: he just had time to free the big black leader. Bob, from the sledge when he and his dogs and sledge went down and plunged into the water, and Bob followed. He fought against the current bravely and at last he struck against the mainland. Meanwhile O ' Riley wandered on and on with his faithful dog and it was nearing dark when my story opens. Jim was growing weaker with hunger and fatigue every minute when, to his great joy, he saw the light of a cabin in the distance. This spurred him on and he soon got to the cabin door. His knock was answered by an old black bearded man, who was very courteous and gave Jim and Bob something to eat. O ' Riley told him why he was travelling so late in the spring and without his dogs, but the old man (who of course had a team of dogs) refused to give him a lift to the next post because he was one of the company at Dawson and if he gave O ' Riley a lift he would not be playing the game. Early the next morning O ' Riley set off with the faithful Bob at his heels. He looked up at the sky and noticed how the clouds were gathering, and knew that a blizzard was coming. They were about eight miles from the next post when the the blizzard started. The snow fell heavily, and O ' Riley reeled and fell head foremost in the snow. As soon as Bob saw his master fall he knew that something was wrong, so pulling off O ' Riley ' s cap he started off at a run for the fort. In two hours time, the storm having abated, a sledge, with Bob in the lead of the dogs, was running as swiftly as possible over the loose snow. Suddenly Bob stopped and began franti- 5

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SAMARA OUR DRAMATIC CLASS I think our Dramatic Class does us a great deal of good; 1 1 teaches us to be graceful and free of movement, to use our voices and speak well, and, above all, not to be afraid to stand alone. In our classes we cannot all act at once, but we can watch the others and profit by their mistakes, and by the instruction given. This year we are doing Midsummer Night ' s Dream ' last year we gave Julius Csesar , quite successfully, 1 think, and we all enjoyed our parts. Although we may not all wish to act when we grow up, studying Drama through a dramatic class gives an accurate knowledge of some of the finest Literature in the English Language. L. WILSON. ODE TO AUTUMN When Summer ' s gone, then you appear. The leaves you fling so far That we with sorrow wipe a tear. For the earth now lone and drear. When trees are bare we know you ' ve gone To other lands so fair, Now sad at heart we no more hear The birdling and its song. LORNA BLACKBURN. BOB THE FAITHFUL Up in the snow clad Lands of Alaska two weary travellers were trudging through the snow to where they knew not. They were Jim O ' Riley, a young Canadian explorer and his husky, Bob. ' O ' Riley had been on a long journey from Black Creek Post to Dawson. It was so late in the spring that the ice on the rivers was hardly safe for travel but O ' Riley ' s trip was necessary 4

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SAMARA cally to scrape on the snow; soon, to the men ' s surprise they saw a piece of a fur coat and sleeve. Then they caught hold of the coat and got O ' Riley out. At first they thought he was dead but after much rubbing a little colour came back. They put him on the sledge and took him to the Post. When they got there one of the men said, By Jove, if it isn ' t O ' Riley of Black Creek Post. I knew him for a plucky lad but I am afraid if it had not been for his dog it would have been ' goodbye ' for him! When O ' Riley was able to speak he told them his story, and one of the men told him how, a few hours before, a dog had gone running into the camp with a man ' s cap in his mouth. They knew how very intelligent huskies were and so concluded that someone must be buried in the snow, so they had started out to look for the man letting the dog lead. We know that the dog was Bob, and that it was he who had led them to the spot where his master was buried. The next morning O ' Riley insisted upon starting, and the men, although they did not want him to go, gave him a team of dogs with a sledge with Bob in the lead. O ' Riley arrived in Dawson just in time to save his company. Bob was the hero of it all for he had not only saved his master ' s life, but also his master ' s company, and when O ' Riley told his story all he could do was to praise the Faithful Bob who was lying at his feet. BETTY CARTER. JINGLE RHYMES CATHERINE is a clever child. She ' s head of Elmwood School, Although sometimes she ' s very quiet. She ' s noisy as a rule! RUTH falls over desks and chairs (R. Bostock) . And cries out ' Hurry on! ' But when she gets up to the door The others are all gone! 6