Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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18 SAMARA EDITORIAL Another page will soon be turned in Elmwood ' s book of years — a page full of honest effort and achievement. In every under- taking keen interest has been displayed by the Elmwoodians and valuable lessons have been learned on the gamesfield as well as in the classroom. We feel that every girl has done her best to uphold the ideals and traditions of Elmwood — in other words, to live up to our motto Summa Summarum ' J. Those of us who are leaving appreciate, perhaps more than the rest, the important part school days play in forming our characters and we can truth- fully say that we have learned here only what is highest and best. It is our duty to bear these fine principles in mind and to live in accordance with them. ouse spirit is becoming keener each year. The new girls have settled in well and, we hope, have been happy in their re- spective houses. Great enthusiasm was shown in Basketball and Lacrosse last fall. Although as yet we are but novices in our own Canadian game, we hope to improve with practice. Badminton was played during the winter and Elmwood boasts several promising bad- minton players. We are all eager to begin outdoor games again ' — especially Tennis. This year severg l girls are going to try matriculation examina- tions. Some are beginning their matric, others finishing and still others taking honour exams. We wish them all success. When the results come out, may no Elmwoodian have anything with which to reproach herself. We should like to take this opportunity of publicly thanking the members of the Magazine Staff, who have worked so faithfully, and also all girls who have contributed to the reading material of ' ' Samara . We are only sorry that all contributions could not have been printed. As the magazine reflects the life and character of the school we hope that this year ' s will in every way reach the standard. —CM.

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SAMARA 19 PREFECTS ' 29- ' 30 Marian Gale. — A flaxen-haired maid of the Upper Sixth, Marian finished her matric last year and returned in September to take Specials. She has made her presence felt in the school by her quiet yet forceful nature. Marian is one of the most energetic tea consumers on Friday afternoon. When we see her picking up a second sandwich there is always a rush to count the rest to s ee if we each get two. Elizabeth Kenny. — Elizabeth Kenny hails from the thriving town of Buckingham, Que. She has been at Elmwood for five years, and this year she came back to become co-head girl and Prefect with Marian. Liz, as she is affectionately called by us, is one of the best prefects. She is our time-piece too, for it is her duty to set all the school clocks by the big clock in the front hall, and to ring the two first bells early every morning. She is also responsible for waking up the music pupils from their innocent (?) slumbers at seven a.m. Liz hopes to go to McGill in a year or two to take a course in Political Science. Catherine Macphail. — Kay is one of Elmwood ' s star performers. As Prefect of Nightingale House, she has inspired us to make greater attempts than ever before in honour of our House. Her bright, infectious smile greets us every morning and helps to start the day off correctly. Kay took eight matriculation subjects w ith spectacular success, for she got first class honours in them all. Bravo! She is also our Senior Sports Cup holder. This year she is editor of The Samara and will, we are sure, make a great success of it. In June, when Kay leaves, Elmwood will lose one of its best loved and most popular girls. Margaret Symington. — Prefect of Fry House. The best things don ' t always come done up in large parcels, for Symie is our smallest Prefect. She came to us from Winnipeg, but is now living in Montreal. She upheld Elmwood ' s honour at the Minto by win- ning every competition open to her. Symie is always on the spot when there is work to be done, and during the week following the Easter holidays she stepped into Liz ' s shoes and