Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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16 SAMARA SCHOOL CALENDAR FIRST TERM September 18th.— School opened. September 20th. — Boarders went to Wakefield. September 27th.— Boarders went to Rockhurst. September 29th. — Geographical Society lecture by Sir Herbert Wilkins at the Chateau. October 6th. — Tennis Shield Competition against Ladies ' College. October 11th. — Finals of Tennis Competition against Glebe Collegiate at Rideau Courts. October 16th. — Jascha Heifetz concert at Glebe Collegiate. October 20th. — Miss Deneke ' s lecture, Programme Music . October 24th.— ' ' The Gingerbread Man , presented by the Rotary Club at the Little Theatre. Our thanks are due to Hon. Cairine Wilson. October 5i 5 .— Hallowe ' en Fancy Dress Party. November 1st. — Boarders went to the Silent Enemy at the Imperial Theatre. Our thanks are due to Mrs. W. J. Watson. November 6th. — Beula Duffey (pianist) at the Chateau. November 7th-12th. — Thanksgiving week-end. November 17th. — Exhibition Match by the British team at the Badminton Club. November 18th. — Claire Dux (singer) at the Glebe Collegiate. November 21st. — Character Sketches by Mrs. Frank Ross at the Little Theatre. November 26th.— Miss Edwards ' play, The Private Secretary . November 28th. — Boarders went to Abraham Lincoln at the Centre Theatre. December 2nd. — Horse Show. Our thanks are due to Mr. Hugh Carson. December 5th. — Jose Iturbi (pianist) at the Glebe Collegiate. December 9th. — Little Symphony Orchestra at the Glebe Col- legiate. December 17th. — Miss Maud Bell ' s ' cello recital at Elmwood. December 18th. — Christmas Party. December 19th. — Closing for Christmas holidays. January 8th. — Return after Christmas. January 21st. — Mrs. Eric Brown ' s lecture on Eighteenth Cen- tury Art.

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SAMARA 15 Elizabeth Alguire, Marjory Barron, Cecil Bate, Frances Bates, Eleanor Carson, Alix Chamberlain, Rosemary Clark, Alison Cochrane, Anne Coghlin, Florence Coristine, Ann Creighton, Sybil Doughty, Ethel Finnie, Lilian Gardner, Ann Gorrell, Betty Hamilton, Nancy Haultain, Moira Leathem, Dorothy Leggett, Grace McDougald, Jean Robertson, Pamela Simpson, June White, Jean Workman. Mistresses: — Miss Woolcott, Miss Bayes, Miss Adams. FRY HOUSE Fry is very proud of having had among its house members Margaret Symington, the Archery Champion, whom we heartily congratulate. She very generously presented a cup for inter- house basketball, and Fry hopes to be the victor. Nini Keefer, whom we are all proud to have as a house mem- ber, is holder of the Senior Sports Cup. This year Mrs. Buck presented us with an engraving of Eliza- beth Fry for which we thank her very much. Archdeacon Fleming generously presented us a marriage certificate with her signature as one of the witnesses. The interest in our patroness is thus made more vivid to all the members of the house. In the first term. Fry ranked last in red stars, but there is still time left, and we are all trying hard to raise the number standing to our credit. The House members for the year are: — Head of House .... Rachel White (Sports Captain) House Senior Margot Seely Lilias Ahearn, Theodosia Bond, Glen Borbridge, Gladys Carling, Margaret Carson, Peggy Crerar, Miriam Cruickshank, Jean Dunlop, Patricia Gait, Hope Gilmour, Mary H ampson, Betty Harris, Janet Hill, Betty Hooper, Nini Keefer, Eleanor Kenny, Barbara Kennedy, Kathleen Lawson, Dorothy Laidlaw, Mary McCarthy, Elaine MacFarlane, Patricia Macoun, Ruth Monk, Joan Watson, Anna Wilson, Rosemary Youle. Mistresses: — Miss Thwaite, Miss Mills, Madame de Buy.

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SAMARA 17 January 22nd. — Irene Miller (pianist) at the Little Theatre. January 23rd. — Angna Enters (dancer) at the Little Theatre. January 30ih. — Visit to National Art Gallery. Talk by Mrs. Brown. SECOND TERM February 5 .— Chamlee (singer) and Gruppe ( ' cellist) at the Glebe Collegiate. February 6th-7 th. — M ' mto Follies, Aladdin and His Lamp . February 7th. — Ski-jumping Ontario Championship. February Win. — Two-piano recital at the Little Theatre February 16th.— Miss Hood (viohnist) and Miss Prutzman (pia- nist) at the Chateau. February 20th-25th. — Term week-end. February 24th. — Her Excellency ' s holiday. March 5th. — Mrs. McCurry ' s recital at the Little Theatre. March 6th. — Bird Lecture at the Public School. March 7th. — Minto Luncheon. Non-Mintoites went to Kis- met at the Centre Theatre. March 9th. — Ruth Draper at the Embassy Theatre. March 10th.- — Mr. Baker ' s lecture on Burma. March 11th. — Lady Foster ' s lecture on the League of Nations. March 16th.— Visit to the Art Gallery. March 19th. — Confirmation Service at Christ Church. March 21st.— hshhuiy play, As You Like It at the Little Theatre. March 23rd. — Lady Foster ' s second lecture on the League of Nations. March 25th. — EastCir holdiays begin. April 9th. — Return after Easter. April 10th.— Old Girls ' play, Hay Fever . April 11th.- — Savoy Choir at the Glebe Collegiate. April 18th.- — Boarders went to Wakefield. April 23rd. — Little Symphony Orchestra at the Glebe Collegiate. April riZ.— Basketball match against Ladies ' College, (lost 24-49). April 27th.— Y won Barrette (pianist). May 5 .— Senior Beginners ' play, Coriolanus . May 8th: — Dancing Recital. May 15th. — Intermediate play, The Knight of the Burning Pestje . May 22nd. — Senior play, Antigone .