Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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20 SAMARA February 27th.- — Intermediate Drama League presented As You Like It at the Little Theatre. February 29th. — Kathryn Meisle (singer) gave a charming recital at the Glebe Collegiate. March tji.- — Old Girls ' Play, ' ' A Domestic Entanglement and At Mrs. Beam ' s. March 4lh-6th.— Old Girls ' Week-end. March 5th.— ha dy Moyra ' s birthday party at Government House, to which all the boarders were invited. March 7th.- — Musikonsky, a remarkable boy- violinist, at the Glebe Collegiate. March 9th.- — Miss Smith ' s lecture on Russia at the Chateau. March 10th. — Florence Hood, violinist, and Harriett Prutsman who accompanied her, and explained the items, gave a delightful musical afternoon at Elmwood. March 11th. — Miss Smith ' s lecture on Russia at school. March 12th.— hshhiiYy Play The Merchant of Venice at the Little Theatre. March 15th. — Confirmation. March 16th.- — Florence Austral, world-famous singer, at the Chateau. March 19th. — Ethel Dawson, a pupil of Mr. Puddicombe, gave a brilliant recital at Elmwood. March 22nd.- — Closing for Easter Holidays. April 7th.- — Return after Easter. April 9th. ' The School for Scandal at the Little Theatre. April Dulcy at the Little Theatre. April 16th: — Boarders wejit to a swimming party at the Cha- teau, through the kindness of Mrs. Robert Loring, of Montreal. March 5 .— Intermediate Plays Land of Heart ' s Desire and The Rivals . April 29th. —Senior Play Saint Joan . May 10th. — Dancin Recital. May 23rd.- — Music and Singing Recital. May 24th. — School Holiday. May 27th: — Intermediate Dramatics classes present Scenes from Shakespeare. May 31st. — Joan and Betty Raynor, Strolling Players, per- formance at Elmwood. June l th.—CXosiag Day. June 20th. — Toronto Matriculation Exams, commence.

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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.

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SAMARA 21 ON THE evening of September 18th the Assembly Hall found itself the gathering-place of all the 1931-1932 boarders, both old and new. The object of our inspection was the new radio, which ha? proved a constant source of enter- tainment during the winter months. This year there are fourteen new boarders, making a total of thirty. In consequence of the extra numbers, Miss Green ' s room has been made into a senior bedroom adjoining Afterglow, and Miss Woolcott ' s room is now used as the prefects ' sitting-room. Several of the Staff are domiciled in a delightful apartment on Buena Vista Road, where they can go into peaceful retirement if they wish ! A great change came at the beginning of the 2nd term, when Mrs. Buck introduced a modified form of self-government among the boarders, hoping later to extend it to the rest of the school. This meant the establishment of a boarders ' council: as at present arranged, it consists of twelve senior girls, and a representative voted monthly by the boarders to represent them at meetings. Certain privileges are available, at any time for counsellors, and for boarders if they can manage to get three weeks clear of marks. This system is proving a really practical success. On Saturday mornings we have had Handicraft classes, under Miss Gale; this year we have been learning weaving, and this novel and useful pastime has proved very popular; many different articles are being worn among us, woven by our own fair hands! The M ' into proved as attractive as ever, but unfortunately the date of the Carnival fell on the half-yearly week-end, so we did not take part this year in that dazzling entertainment.