Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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18 SAMARA Junior Tennis Singles; Betty Harris, who, besides being a crack Badminton player is a membei of the school tennis team. Ruth IVTonk and Kathleen Lawson, both members of Fry, distinguished themselves last season at swimming. In spite of the fact that our badminton results were disappoint- ing, we made up for it by winning the Inter-House gym competi- tion; we hope to win the badminton too, next time! Members of the House this year are:— House Prefect Eleanor Kenny House Senior Nini Keeper School Monitor Theodosia Bond Betty Bell, Glenn Borbridge, Lorraine Bate, Margaret Carson, Peggy Crerar, Miriam Cruikshank, Cynsthia Copping, Joan Dean, Patricia Gait, Hope Gilmour, Betty Harris, Mary Hampson, Janet Hill, Betty Hooper, Barbara Kennedy, Dorothy Laidlaw, Kathleen Lawson, Patricia Macoun, Mary McGuckin, Marjorie McKinnon, Elaine McFarlane, Ruth Monk, Hazel Ross, Sheila Skelton, Anna Wilson, Hope Wattsford, Rosemary Youle. Mistresses: —yii s T m2iitey Miss Mills, Mademoiselle Pasquin. SCHOOL CALENDAR FIRST TERM September 17th.Sc oo opened. September 18th.- — Boarders went to Made in Canada Exhibi- tion. September 19th.- — Boarders went to Rockhurst. October Jf-th. ' — Boarders went to the Manor House for tea with the Hon. Cairine Wilson, October 7th.- — Passion Play at the Auditorium. October 9th-13th.- — Thanksgiving Holiday. October 27th.- — Cossack Choir at the Glebe Collegiate gave an unusual and beautiful programme. November 12th. — Miss Foster ' s lecture on the Zenana Mission. November 13th. — Captain Aldpm ' s lecture on Egypt . November 16th. — Lecture on Dickens at St. George ' s Hall. November 16th.- — Horowitz, a brilliant pianist, gave a recital at the Chateau. November 17th. — The Tabard Players. November 18th. — Danish Gym at the Glebe Collegiate.

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SAMARA 17 Among the new arrivals into Keller at the beginning of the year was Mary Lyman who has distinguished heiself in art. She made a reproduction of a part of the Parthenon frieze which was published in the Municipal Review, and she also sent a contribu- tion to the Royal Drawing Society Exhibition in England, for which she received a First Class Award. This year we managed to collect the greatest number of toys for the poor at Christmas. In red stars we made a good start but Nightingale is a little ahead now. Come on, Keller! Let ' s make the race for the Shield a close one ! This year the members of the House are: — Head Girl Betty Sifton House Prefect Diana Clark House Senior Ann Gorrell School Monitors . . Anne Coghlin and Frances Bates Florence Acheson, Elizabeth Alguire, Marjorie Barron, Mary Marjorie Blair, Isabel Bryson, Eleanor Carson, Alix Chamberlain, Rosemary Clarke, Alison Cochrane, Ann Creighton, Sybil Doughty, Mhairi Fenton, Ethel Finnic, Lilian Gardaer, Betty Hamilton, Nancy Haultain, Betty Heubach, Moira Leathem, Dorothy Leg- gett, Mary Lyman, Anna MacKay, Louise MacBrien, Grace Mc- Dougald, Jean Perley-Robertson, Barbara Shenstone, Penelope Sherwood, June White, Jean Workman. Mistresses: — Miss Woolcott, Miss MacArthur, Miss Adams, Miss MacBrien. LTHOUGH Fry has not held the House Shield for several yeais, we still have high hopes foi the futuie, and we are resolved to do our best to win it this year. We welcome all new members of the House, and we are pioud to include Hazel Ross, who recently gained the first stripe to be awarded in the school, under the new scheme for winning merit badges. Members of Fry who a re outstanding in spoits are:— Nini Keefer, School Sports Captain and for the second time holder of the Senior Sports Cup, Barbara Kennedy, holder of the Long Jump Cup and one of the winners of the Junior Tennis Doubles; Betty Hooper, holder of the Junior Sports Cup and winner of the FRY HOUSE

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SAMARA 19 November 20th. ' — Her Excellency, the Countess of Bessborough, visited Elmwood. November 23rd. — Mr. Baker ' s lecture On The Road to Man- dalay . November 23rd.- — Edward Johnson (singer) at the Glebe Colle- giate, gave a wonderful recital. November 24-th. — Irish Players in The Whiteheaded Boy at the Little Theatre. November 28th. — Boarders went to the National Gallery. December 1st. — Sir Barry Jackson ' s players in The Barretts of Wimpole St. at the Embassy Theatre. December 2nd. ' — Miss Warren ' s Exhibition of pictures. December J th.- — The Horse Show. Our thanks are due to the Hon. Cairine Wilson. December 5th. ' — Sir Barry Jackson ' s players in Yellow Sands at the Embassy Theatre. December 12th. — The boarders went to Anna Wilson ' s birth- day party. December 17th. — Christmas Party. December 18th. — Closing for Christmas Holidays. January 20th. — Return after Christmas Holidays. January 11th.- — Boarders went to see What Every Woman Knows , presented by the Ladies ' College. January 18th. — Boarders went to hear Gieseking, a talented and interesting pianist, at the Glebe Collegiate. January 28th. — Temple Choir at the Glebe Collegiate. January 29th.- — Mrs. McKinnon showed us her movies of the school. January Boarders went to the Middle Watch at the Little Theatre. SECOND TERM February 6th. — -Paul Haaken (dancer) at the Little Theatre. February 13t,h. — Boarders went to a swimming party at the Chateau. Our thanks are due to Mrs. Harry Southam. February 16th: — Miss Warren ' s Lecture on English Cathedrals. February 17th. — Kreutzberg (dancer) at the Glebe Collegiate. This was an original and impressive performance. February 19th-22nd. — Mid-Year Holiday. February 23rd. — ' Holiday given by Her Excellency. February 26th. — Miss Sorabji ' s Lecture on India.