Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 21 This year, due to the untiring efforts of Miss Green, we have played more bas ' ketball matches than usual, and although there was snow on the ground, we still played House Matches. We also played four games against old girls, three against the first team and one against the second. Our first team was victorious, but our second was beaten. Old Girls who played were as follows: — J. Wilson, L. Irvin, J. White, N. MacCarthy, F. Driiry, P. Fosbery, C. Macphail, D. and A. Peck, S. Smellie, S. Houston, B. Fauquier, V. Gilmour. Our first team: — Forwards: B. Sifton, R. White (captain); Centres: C. Wilson, H. Mackay; Guards: D. Coulson, N. Keefer. Our second team: — Forwards: M. Seely, A. Coghlin; Centres: W. Acheson N. Keefer; Guards: C. Hill (captain), E. Cantlie. The Old Girls played the Mistresses and won 34-10. The present girls played them also and won 40-16. Staff Tedim:— Forwards: Miss Bayes, Miss Gegg; Centres: Misp Claudet, Miss Green; Guards: Miss Thwaite, Miss Mills. This year Marga ret Symington very kindly presented a cup for inter-house basketball. So far Nightingale is ahead, having beaten Fry 36-32 and Keller 24-18. Nightingale Team. — Forwards: N. Hall, M. Ardern; Centres: C. Wilson, H. Mackay (captain); Guards: E. Cantlie, D. Coulson. Fry Team. — Forwards: M. Seely, R. White (captain); Centres: N. Keefer, M. McCarthy; Guards: J. Dunlop, T. Bond. Keller Team. — Forwards: B. Sifton, A. Coghlin; Centres: H. Acheson, D. Clark; Guards: F. Bates, C. Hill (captain). We have also made considerable pi ogress in tennis, and entered the Inter-scholastic Tournament in September, when we were

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20 SAMARA the remnant of the boarders repaired to that famous centre of winter activities, The Hill , there to slide and ski with the greatest enthusiasm, despite frequent collisions and falls. The school grounds were also the scene of many and varied winter pas;times, while building operations on the tennis courts, and along the court-yard were carried on (chiefly by the Sixt,h Form) throughout the season of snow piles. Now that Spring is here again, those of us who hope to attempt Matriculation are working with the maximum of speed and energy, our efforts being purictuated by hectic basketball practices, and erratic rallies at tennis. Symptoms of a reviving interest in agri- culture are also evident, and the lower border of the vegetable garden shows a marked impiovement since we have taken to cultivating it in individual plots. The present boarders have sanguine hopes that their labours may perhaps help to provide future generations of Elmwoodians with some of the necessities of life. Who knows? — E. ACROSTICS GeOmetry LiteratUre AlgebRa ArithmEtic Dictation ScriptUre Composition GrAmmar HisTory Latin GeOgraphy FreNch Betty HoopeiR, Form IV A Peggy Law, Form IIL

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22 SAMARA successful in winning the shield. The Team was: N. Hall, H. Mackay, H. Acheson, M. Seely and R. White. They played the Ladies College first team, then the Glebe Collegiate. As it is the first time Elmwood has played any outside tennis, we are very proud of the result, and take this opportunity of congratulating the players. The shield was presented to us by Mr. Murphy, on behalf of the O.D.L.T.A. The Hon. Cairine Wilson, whose deep interest in all the doings of Elmwood we much appreciate, was also present, and addressed the school. Owing to rain the tennis tournament last June was postponed and the doubles had to be won by default. The results were: Senior Singles: N. Hall, Runner up: H. Acheson. Doubles: A. Gilmour and H. Acheson. Junior Champion: N. Bonnar. After Miss Elliott left, our lacrosse sticks were idle until Miss Green came and renewed our interest in that thrilling game. Since then we have had many practices, and a few full games. Badminton and Ping-pong are popular; and a few energetic juniors play jacks and hop scotch! Elmwood put in some enthusiastic work at the Minto during the winter. Debora Coulson and Anne Coghlin passed their fourth class test, and the latter also passed her third class in Montreal. Mary Craig won the senior junior races. We are proud of having a champion skater on the staff, Miss F. Claudet, who won the Canadian Pairs, with Mr. Chauncey Bangs and also the North American Fours, with Miss K. Lopdell, Melville Rogers and Guy Owen. We congratulate her heartily on her achievements on the ice.