Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 7 The Martyr King — a short but dramatic drama on the downfall and death of Charles I. The entertainment ended with a Pirate Chorus during which Vals Gilmour gave a very effective dance. Those taking part were: E. Baskerville, B. Carter, P. Fosbery, V. Gilmour, J. MacBrien, S. Smellie, L. Wilson. After a delicious supper some very amusing games and competitions were played. We want to thank the staff very much for their help in making the party such a success. A very pretty Operetta entitled The Fairy Chain was per- formed before a large audience in the School Hall on December 19th. We all followed with interest the fate of the unhappy Princess in her adventures in fairy-land and her capture of the wicked ogre. We were glad to see the story end happily with her rescue from the ogre ' s clutches by the charming Prince and the fairies. We owe our thanks to Miss Tipple for the success of this entertainment. Mary Rosamond won the prize Wilson Macdonald offered for the girl who could remember the longest list of Canadian Poets that he mentioned in his lecture. The prize was a beauti- fully illustrated and autographed copy of one of his poems. On March 22nd, Rev. AUworth Eardley very kindly came to give us a Recital from Dickens ' works. We knew that a great treat was in store for us, for we had all heard of Mr. Eardley ' s fame as a dramatic reciter, but we all agreed that the half had not been told us. He gave us an inimitable representation of Mr. Squeers and his school, Dotheboys Hall, and a most amusing characterisation of Mr. Horatio Sparkins. We appreciate very much Mr. Eardle ' s kindness in giving us so much pleasure by a visit which we hope will be repeated before long. Elmwood School congratulates Rev. E. F. Salmon on his prefer- ment to the Rectorship of Christ Church Cathedral.

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6 SAMARA Modern Canadian Poets . He mentioned briefly the most im- portant of them, and then gave us a reading of some of his own charming poems. We all enjoyed the talk, and hope very much to have the pleasure of hearing him again. We are very sensible of the honour conferred on us by his visit. Major McKeand, on November 10th, very kindly came and gave us a short talk on the significance of Armistice Day and che sale of Poppies. We hope Major McKeand will make a habit of coming to us on such occasions. A very interesting event took place on September 23rd in which the three RockcUffe Schools — Elmwood, the Rockcliff e Public School and Ashbury — took part. It was the occasion of the presentation of the Freedom of Rockcliffe Park to their Excellenc- ies, Lord and Lady Byng of Vimy. After the ceremony the schools were presented to their Excellencies. There have been several debates during the term. The subjects of the Seniors have been: That Art has been of more benefit to Mankind than Science. Science won. The subject of the second debate was , That the World Owes More to its Famous Men than to the Faithful Labour of Forgotten Generations. This debate ended in a draw. The third was That the Miser Does More Harm in the World than the Spendthrift. The side supporting the affirmative won. We have been delighted to hear of the prize Dr. Wodehouse is giving for the girl making the most progress during the year in debating and oral composition. si ♦ The annual school party was as usual a great success. It was held just before Christmas. The junior party was from four till six, and the senior party from five till nine. While the parties overlapped, the senior day girls gave a short entertainment. It consisted of a chorus, a pantomime and a short play entitled

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8 SAMARA We have, as a school, been very much honoured by the consent of Her Excellency, Vicountess Willingdon to be our Patroness. The school hopes to prove itself worthy of this honour, and we hope to have the pleasure of receiving Lady Willingdon at Elmwood before the end of the term. We take this opportunity of thanking Mr. H. S. Southam for the beautiful engravings which he has given us, and which now adorn the dining room. They are much appreciated. Mr. J. P. Maclaren has presented us with two beautiful and interesting wood-cuts; we thank him very sincerely. The Rev. E. F. Salmon was good enough to invite the members of his Scripture class at Elmwood to a very happy evening party at his house just before Christmas. The evening was passed in playing table-games. Two prizes were given for the highest score gained — Mary Riordon won the first and Betty Carter the second At the end of the evening a delightful supper was served, and the party broke up after a most enjoyable evening. It was most kind of Mr. and Mrs. Salmon to invite the class and all much appre- ciated this kindness. STOP PRESS ! On Monday morning, May 9th, to our great delight, we were honoured by a visit fromHer Excellency Viscountess Willingdon. She was accompanied by Mrs. Osborne, and was received by Mrs. Buck, Mrs. H. S. Southam and Mrs. Norman Wilson. Her Excellency first paid a very welcome visit to the Preparatory Room and then to the Senior Class Room. While Lady Willing- don made a tour of inspection round the building, the whole school assembled, in their houses, in the Hall, where Mrs. Buck then made Her Excellency welcome in a short speech, and Her Excellency made herself doubly welcome by a charming reply and by a request, readily granted, that we might have a whole,