Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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12 S AIM A R A Those of Nightingale House aim at following in the footsteps of this great woman, in the little that they can do by giving up each day a little time to others and by helping those less fortunate than themselves; also, remembering that Florence Nightingale ' s first patient was a dog, they particularly stand for the love of animals and of Nature. The House motto is: Non Nobis Solum , which embodies the principle of service. In the centre of the scroll above the House Board is a green shield with a lamp in the centre; above the lamp is the school crest, and on either side are scrolls — on one ' ' Nightingale House is written and on the other, Non Nobis Solum . The House pin is a triangle with a green N on a yellow base. The following are the present mem- bers of Nightingale House : Prefect : L. Wilson; Members: J. Ahearn, D. Blackburn, M. Dunlop, P. Fosbery, M. Gale, B. Gordon, E. Kenny, N. Hall, H. Mackay, S. Watson, J. White, C. Wilson, E. Williams, C. Wood, C. McNaughton (gone to England for a time), Betty Smart. JUNIOR SCHOOL Form I, — Joan Carling, Hope Gilmour, Ethel Southam, Betty Hooper, Joan Eraser, Betty Ball, Moira Leathem, Julia Adamson, Sachiko Matsunaga, Genevieve Bronson, Crairston Wilkes, Leonard Courtney, John Wood, De Lacy Passy. Preparatory: Lilias Ahearn, Jean Robertson, Anna Wilson, June White, Charles MacLaren, Lee Snelling, Alex Robertson, George Robertson, Geoffrey Goodwin, Hugh Buchanan, Donald MacLaren, Doreen Graham, Hisako Mutsanaga, Gill German, Russell Smart, Diana Vernon, John Filleul.

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SAMARA 11 Our thanks are due to M. Riordon and V. Gilmour for the lovely scroll which heads our house-board. In the middle of the scroll is a green shield, edged with yellow, in the centre of which is a figure of Mercury flying over the tops of mountains — a symbol to us of the possibility of overcoming difficulties, as Miss Keller our patroness, has so wonderfully done, and as we hope to do. Miss Keller ' s almost incredible overcoming of the terrible handicap of being blind and deaf and dumb — in spite of which she went through college and lives the life of a highly intellectual member of society — is indeed an inspiration. We received a very kind reply to our letter asking if we might claim her as the patroness of our house : — Dear Miss MacBrien: Miss Keller asked me to say that she is very much pleased that you have named your house for her. She sends you her cordial greetings and best wishes. Sincerely yours, Netta Broddy (Sec.). Our house motto is Fair Play , and our pin a yellow diamond shape with a green K. We have two fairly good basket-ball teams and hope to hold our own in the Inter-House matches this spring. We congratulate those who have succeeded in gettipg red stars. We hope that before the end of the term everyone will deserve congratulation and that those that already do will keep up their good record. NIGHTINGALE HOUSE NOTES This House is named after the first great nurse, Florence Nightingale, who gave up her life for others and who founded the great order of trained nurses.

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SAMARA 13 Do you know who my room-mate is? What are the new girls like? Oh, I do hope my room is on the new floor! These were among the first remarks we heard on September 15th, 1926, when the boarders returned from the holidays. It had been found necessary to furnish the top-floor entirely during the summer, to accommodate more of us. Thirteen bedrooms, five bathrooms, a large art-room, various roomy cupboards and trunk-rooms met our eager and delighted gaze — but most important of all a most cosy and artistic sitting room for us — the senior boarders. This year, too, the tennis courts were finished and have been a delight to all, but especially to us, as only boarders were allowed on the courts after four o ' clock. During the winter they were tunred into a skating rink; it is doubtful whether we most en- joyed skating on it or clearing it off! We found changes, too, in the resident staff, which now numbers six. Miss Soame and Miss King have returned to England ; Miss Hancox and Miss Craig are now here and in addition we have a trained nurse, Miss Hulbert, and a gymnastic and games mistress Miss Myers, with us this year. We hope the new mistresses are having a very happy year with us. In the autumn we played a Badminton tournament with the day-girls and needless to say, were victorious, but our triumph was short-lived — as soon after they defeated us at basketball. Mrs. Buck has taken or sent us to a great many delightful en- tertainments this year. Among them were those given by Ruth Draper, William Heughan, the Westminster Choristers, Elly Ney,