Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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 .

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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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18 SAMARA May 25th.- — School holiday. June 9th. — Closing day. June 15th. — Toronto Matricuilation Exams commence. BOARDERS ' NOTES September 17th saw the arrival of ten new boarders, as well as four- teen of the original inmates of Elm- wood; and, as soon as our faculties had adjusted them.selves we duly noted the change of the Prefects Sitting Room to ' Teter Pan and the creation of a bedroom for three on its former site. Putting the thought of our summer ' s freedom behind us, we soon settled down to our routine of studies, prac- tising and play-houfS; and we must admit that we began to enjoy school life once again. The monotony has been broken on numerous occasions through- out the year by concerts which have been enjoyed even by those who do not indulge a weakness for matutinal and twilight ren- derings of doubtful harmony; while the three plays which we attended, ' ' The Gingerbread Man , ' ' The Private Secretary and As You Like It (the last put on by Ashbury), were vastly enter- taining. The Thanksgiving Party lived up to its reputation for gaiety, also the Christmas Party, in which all the school joined. But shortly before Christmas a shadow was cast upon our rising spirits by the prospect of participating in that ordeal known as a Musical and Dramatic Evening . Our efforts, though humble, were apparently appreciated by the audience, and since then we have put on several impromptu performances, which were far more enjoyable, at least to those taking part, and provided an outlet for our superfluous energy. With the arrival of the cold weather, the more ambitious members of the Elmwood boarders attended the Minto Skating Club twice or thrice weekly, with clock-like regularity, and their long practices brought forth very good results, as was proved by their performance in the Minto Follies, Aladdin and His Lamp , a truly great event for all of us. During the absence of the skaters,