Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 31 THE OLD GIRLS ' PLAY After all the excitements of the holidays, the first days at school always seem rather tame. So we were delighted to hear when we came back after Easter that the Old Girls were giving their play the next day, April 10th. But I don ' t think any of us expected it to be such a very exciting an d entertaining evening. The play was a comedy by Noel Coward, called Hay Fever and although there were four men ' s parts, sp well did they disguise themselves in make-up, voice and movement, that we quite easily forgot it, even in the love-scenes. And the combination of Noel Coward ' s witty lines with the performers ' clever way of putting them over made the play one long laugh. But at the end I think we of the school (for there was a large public audience), came away in quite a serious frame of mind; because we were resolved to work extra hard at our Dramatics, so as to be good enough, when we leave, to join such a highly talented company as the Old Girls ' Dramatic Society. The caste of Hay Fever was as follows: — Sorel Bliss Vals Gilmour Simon Bliss Diana Kingsmill Clara Catherine Dougherty Judith Bliss Sylvia Smellie David Bliss Sybil Rhodes Sandy Tyrrell Frances Drury Myra Arundel Nancy MacCarthy Richard Greathem Lorna Blackburn Jackie Coryton Catherine Macphail

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30 SAMARA Luella Irvin, Betty Toller, Marian Gale, Jean Finnie, Catherine Bate, Betty Hogg, Jean Burns, Marian Coolidge, Enid Palmer, Betty Carter, Isaber Grant. Montreal. — -Roslyn Arnold, Ruth Seely, Jean Brodie, Mar- jorie Wallace, Catherine Grant, Betty Vaughan, Margaret Sy- mington. Toronto. — Kitty Gordon, Medora Britton, Mary and Mabel Dunlop. Jocelyn White has recently been operated on for appendicitis and is doing very we,ll. Mrs. John Belcourt (Hope McMahon) has a small daughter. Catherine Dougherty, Sylvia Smellie and Sue Houston have been in Ottawa this winter taking part in various activities. Lorna and Mary Blackburn, Dorothy and Alice Peck and Mary Devlin have also been in the Capital most of the winter. Vivien Palmer was abroad with her people last summer. Claudia Coristine is at school in Paris. Charlotte Bowman is studying at the Lisgar Collegiate. Ruth Bostock is studying at the University of British Colum- bia. Beryl Brett is engaged in literary work in London, England; Monica Brett has been acting at the Old Vic Theatre. Mrs. Buck, when in England last summer, was delighted to have a glimpse of the latter, who came to see her off at Euston when she returned to Canada. Hyacinth Lambart got her B.A. degree from McGill last spring. Congratulations, Hyacinth! Clare Borbridge has been in Toronto this winter, studying art. Ruth Eliot is travelling abroad, with her family.

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SAMARA 32 PREFECTS SCairine holds the Elmwood endurance record as she has been here for eleven and a half years. She is prominent in sports (and classroom?), as she holds the Ottawa Ladies ' Swimming Cham- pionship anjd is a valu jDle asset to the basket- b,all team. Her charming grin greets her house every morning — she is Head of Nightingale. Cairine has the pleasure of carrying Mrs. Buck ' s books into the Hall and calling the register, be- sides being well-acquainted with the bells. Hers, too, is the arduous duty of collecting subscriptions from the school. Rache is Head of Fry and as the enthusiastic captain of the basketball team has inspired them to hard-won victories — but there are more games to come! She is invaluable to the Sixth, as she brings us all the Ottawa gossip every Moniday morning. Rache is the only Prefect to adorp the choir, and her deep voice booms out joyously each morn, specially at singing class on Wednesday. She is also responsible for the waiting list and dinner register. Sifton has kept the high standard that Keller reached during Medora Britton ' s reign. Though Keller has fallen to second place in the matter of red stars, Sifton has high hopes ' of regaining the shield. She is still struggling through the Library register — Never say die, Betty! Betty is a staunch consumer during prefects ' tea; her weekly cry is Bags not take the tea-things down. However she tries valiantly to keep the meeting down to business. Skinny, a fair-haired Prefect of Keller was made a House Senior in September, but just before Christmas she gained the privileges of a Prefect. She is endeared to Miss Green for her help in dressing the Juniors after dancing classes. Skinny is Keller ' s sports captain and her second basketball team is in very close running with the first team.