Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 15 HOUSE DAYS gACH House day has been commemorated this year by a special service at morning assembly. It included the House hymn, the House prayer, and an address given by the House Prefect to the school, after which the School Hymn was sung: altogether a most fitting and inspiring commemora- tion of the patron of each House. NIGHTINGALE HOUSE Last year, under the enthusiastic guidance of Cairine Wilson, Nightingale again became the proud possessor of the shield. On Closing Day, Genevieve Bronson was given the Junior High Endeavour Award for her excellent work during the year. We are working very hard this year to retain the shield and so far rank first in red stars. Well done. Nightingale! Let ' s keep it up! In sports last year we won the basketball matches, and on Sports Day the tug-of-war. We should like to congratulate Norma Hall and Helea MacKay who won the senior tennis doubles. Norma also won the senior tennis singles, and we lost a very valuable member when she left. Helen MacKay aad Elizabeth McMillan are two other brilliant members of the school tennis team. Last autumn we tied with Keller in basketball points ard we hope to ' come out first this Spring. In the Gym display the Nightingale seniors came first, although Fry ' s juniors placed her

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14 SAMARA REMEMBRANCE DAY At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. ON Remembrance Day we had our bchool service in the Assembly Hall at 9.30 a.m., so that those who wished could also attend the Service of Remembrance which was held at 11 o ' clock on Parliament Hill. Our Elmwood service, which was conducted by Mrs. Buck, emphasized the spirit of solemn recollection and gratitude: we resolved that we would strive to show ourselves worthy of the great sacrifices of the war, and to do our utmost in furthering those ideals of international comradeship, and mutual trust, with- out which there can be no lasting peace in the world. Since these died before their task was finished it is for us to Attempt new heights, bring ever their dreams to birth. Build us that better world, O, not diminished By one true splen dour that they planned on earth. And that ' s not done by sword, or tongue, or pen. There ' s but one way. God make us better men.

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16 SAMARA ahead in the total number of points. We were, however, defeated in badminton, but we shall try to make up for that next year! We were very pleased at being awarded an extra star for one of our contributions to the Christmas toy display— namely, a patch-work quilt of which each House member knitted one or more squares. The House members for this year are: — Betty Gordon .... Head of House and Senior Prefect Betty Flaunt Prefect HiELEN MacKay. .Prefect and House Sports Captain Mary Craig House Senior Debora Coulson, School Monitor ' Vice Sports Capt. Harriett Mathias .School Monitor Betty McLachlin, Celia Proctor, Anne Bethune, Genevieve Bronson, Barbara Brown, Olga Brown, Virginia Copping, Kath- erine Dunning, Joan Fraser, Sh,irley Geldert, Ailsa Gerard, Mar- garet Graydon, Jean Heubach, Winsome Hooper, Katherine Inkster, Catherine Irwin, Pamela Irwin, Rosa Johnson, Eleanor Leggett, Mary Malloch, Elizabeth McMillan, Marion Monk, Barbara Ross, Ethel Southam, Elizabeth Symington, Jane Toller. Mistresses:- — Miss Neal, Miss Gegg, Miss Gale. KELLER HOUSE FOR the last two years Keller has been second for the House Shield and this year we are trying our best to win it from Nightingale. In response to a letter from us. Miss Keller kindly sent her signed photograph, which we are very proud to possess. Every member of the House contributed to have it framed, and it now hangs in the Assembly Hall. Betty Sifton is our Sports Captain this year and Anne Coghlin is vice-captain. Their energy and keenness have been largely responsible for our improvement in games. In basketball last Autumn our senior team defeated Fry and Nighliagale in two good matches. In the inter-house badminton Keller also triumphed over the other Houses, Isabel Bryson ' s play being outstandingly good. We were not so successful in the gym competition, but both senior and junior teams worked well. Jean Workman is a valuable member of the school tennis team.