Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 11 KELLER Keller, Nightingale and Fry are taking a more important place in school life as their numbers increase. This year we have two new officers in each. The first is the House Captain whose duty it is to help and advise the prefects of her house and to take their place if need be in case of absence. The second is the Sports Captain who arranges basketball matches and generally furthers the sports interests of the school. This year too, the mistresses became house members and there are three in each house. They now wear their pins and have definite interests in Keller, Nightin- gale or Fry. We might add, however, that they are not awarded either red or black stars! Keller House.- — Janet Wilson our last year ' s prefect, brought Keller up to a very high standard, and we were lucky enough to win the shield ; this year we are trying to hold our record, although the other houses are doing their best to prevent it. Last year also, Kitty Gordon won the Tennis cup, Audrey Gilmour was the runner up, while Lilian Gardner was the Junior Sports champion. So far this year Keller ' s sports have not been very satis- factory as we were defeated in the House Basketball match by Fry; but we hope to make up for this on Sports Day. We were very proud when we were given a red star for the most artistic arrangement of the Christmas toys which were col- lected and given to the poor, and we are going to do our best to get another next year.

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10 SAMARA Fiction, Drama, Art and Poetry are already represented on our shelves. The library is needless to say, much appreciated both by Boarders and Day girls. On October 15th, Their Excellencies Lord and Lady WiUingdon, very graciously consented to come and open the hall. They arrived at half past three. Mrs, Buck received their Excellencies and seated with them on the platform were Mrs. Edward Fauquier, Mrs. Harry Southam, the Hon. Cairine Wilson and Mrs. Buck. EHzabeth Kenny and Marian Gale presented her Excellency with a basket of roses and Mrs. Buck conveyed the appreciation of the School and the assembled company of the honour conferred by Their Excellencies in being present to open the Hall. His Excellency then expressed the delight of himself and her Excellency at being present, thanked those who had in a practical way made the hall possible and then went on to speak to us briefly on woman ' s influence on a man ' s life. After granting us a whole holiday, he then pronounced the hall to be open. Mrs. Norman Wilson (now the Hon. Cairi e Wilson) thanked their Excellencies for coming and they were then shown over the hall, class-rooms and library. After that, they had tea with Mrs. Buck in her sitting-room. We would like to take the opportunity here of thanking our many kind friends who have presented us with books for the library. We wish especially to thank Mrs. Fred Carling, the Hon. Cairine Wilson, the Hon. E. A. Dunlop, Mr. Franklyn Ahearn and Dr. A. G. Doughty, also the Old Girls who presented a play, Lilies of the Field , the proceeds of which are for the library fund. Two new cups were presented last year, one from Mabel Dunlop for intermediate sports championship and one from Janet Wilson and Kitty Gordon for tennis doubles. We have now a Prefect Board in the Hall on which the names of Prefects of each year are to be inscribed. We should like to acknowledge the receipt of the magazines which we have received since the publication of our last maga- zine: B.C.S. Magazine, The Ashburian, St. Andrews College Review, Beaver Log, Trafalgar Echoes, Vox Lyceai, Lux Glebana, Acta Ridleina. -E.K.

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12 SAMARA The members of the House for this year are: — Medora Brittois ' — Prefect. Helen Acheson, Cecil Bate, Francis Bates, Barbara Beck, Nancy Bonnar, Charlotte Bowman (House Captain), Eleanor Carson, Alison Cochrane, Florence Coristine, Diana Clark, Ann Creighton, Ethel Finnie, Lilian Gardner, Ruth Gillingham, Audrey Gilmour (Sports Captain), Betty Hamilton, Nancy Haultain, Cynthia Hill, Ruth Hughson, Moira Leathem, Dorothy Liggett, Ella McMillan, Morna Peters, Jean Robertson, Betty Sifton, Pamela Simpson, June White, Jean Workman. Mistresses — Miss Woolcott, Miss Bayes, Miss Adams. Nightingale House.— Nightingale has again been fortunate in sports. For the second time Norma Hall was the winner of the Intermediate Tennis Championship. We should also like to congratulate Norma for her splendid showing in the Badminton Tournamefit for the Championship of Canada. The Senior Sports Cup was was won by Catherine Macphail after a keen competition with Betty Carter. Nightingale won a star for the high quality of their Christmas contribution of toys and clothing for the poor children. At the end of the first term Nightingale was leading the other houses in stars and we hope that this year by working hard we may recover the shield. The House Members for the year are: — Senior Prefects. . . .Marian Gale and Elizabeth Kenny Head of the House Catherine Macphail Prefect Jocelyn White Joan Ahearn (Sports Captain), Mary Ardern, Dorothy Black- burn, Genevieve Bronson, Mary Craig, Joan Elkins, Virginia Ferrante, Joan Eraser, Betty Gordon, Doreen Gi-aham, Norma Hall, Catherine Irwin, Joan Keefer, Peggy Law, Eleanor Leggett, Helen MacKfiy, Mary Malloch, Betty McJ aughlin, Elizabeth McMillan, Christina McNaughton, Betty Plaunt, Ethel Southam, Elizabeth Symington, Nancy Toller, Susan Watson, Cairine Wilson (House Captain). Mistresses — -Miss Neal, Miss Challis, Miss Haire.