Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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30 SAMARA of nursery rhymes and folk songs most attractive to watch. Members of Form III added their share of dances to the enter- tainment. There is a good deal of acting talent among girls in all parts of the school, which promises well for the future of dramatics at Elmwood. OLD GIRLS ' PLAY HIS Sprin7, on March 4th, the Old Girls ' Dramatic Society I M gave us another excellent entertainment. Each year the Old Girls give us a most amusing and delightful evening and we look forward to their performances with much eagerness. This yeai for the first time two plays were put on; one by the the Montreal, and the other by the Ottawa Old Girls. The Mon- treal group presented A Domestic Entanglement , and a sketch by Sybil Caldwell which made us all laugh heartily. The other play was called At Mrs. Beam ' s by C. K. Munro, and Vals Gilmour was responsible for the production. The scene was set in Mrs. Beam ' s boarding-house, where many worthy people lived who had had no variety or excitement in their lives, till the sudden arrival of the mysterious Mr. Dermott and Miss Pasquale as temporary boarders, when existence became hectic! It was an amusing play and each of the actors gave a most finished rendering of her part. The caste of A Domestic Entanglement was: — Mrs. Grower {an imaginary invalid) Margaret Symington Lily. . . .1 XT 7 7 , [Roslyn Arnold , }Her dauohters • • n t Clara ... J Uean Brodie Dr. Shaip ( a lady doctor) Marjorie Wallis Mrs. Han is {the new cook) Roslyn Arnold Mary {the maid) Ruth Seely The caste of At Mrs. Beam ' s was: — Betty Fauquier Sylvia Smellie MoRNA Peters Ruth Fliot LuELLA Irvin Katherine MacFhail Betty Toller Miss Shoe Mrs. Bebb . . . . | Miss Cheezle . . I Peimanent boarders at Mr. Durrows. . I Mrs. Beam ' s Boarding James Bebb. . . | House Mrs. Stone. . . Miss Newman Mrs. Beam Jean Finnie Mr. Dermott. .1 Temporary Boarders at JSybil Rhodes Laura Pasquale Mrs. Beam ' s Julia MacBrien

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SAMARA 29 DRAMATICS NOTES LAST June Miss Challis, who had been with the school for some time as dramatics mistress, left us to take up more technical work. She had given unsparingly o f her time and energy to help us, and her personal enthusiasm was a constant inspiration to us all. It is with much pleasure that we welcome as her successor Miss MacBrien, an old Elmwoodian, who holds both the Diploma of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the University of London Diploma in Dramatic Art, and is herself a highly talented actress. Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw, is to be this year ' s production by the Senior Dramatics Class, on April 29th, and the dramatic work of other forms in the school includes The Land of Heart ' s Desire , and scenes from The Rivals , The Taming of the Shrew , King Lear , Hamlet and Two Gentlemen of Verona . During the year the boarders have given some very enjoyable impromptu shows : Miss Tipple ' s pupils have taken part, and those among us with a flair for acting have contributed amusing or romantic items to the programme. Some of the Staff produced a highly entertaining skit on the habits of the boarders, which was an added attraction to the Hallowe ' en party this year. At the Christmas party, members of each House gave a dramatic turn ; a delightful addition to the evening. The Primary and Forms I and n also diverted us, with a band, and with dramatised versions

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SAMARA 31 USIC this year has made great strides under Miss Tipple and Miss Claudet, and theie are a number of new and enthusiastic pupils. Last year Mr. Puddicombe ' s gold medal was awarded to Nini Keefer for the best interpretative playing of that year; and Tink Kenny won the silver medal for the greatest improvement. The nine girls who entered for the Associated Board Examina- tions in May all passed successfully. They were as follows: — Higher Division. — Anne Coghlin. Lower Divison. — D ' mnsi Clark, Harriett Mathias, Nini Keefer, Helen MacKay, Tink Kenny. Elementary Division.— Genevieve Bronson, Hope Gilmour, Barbara Kennedy, Catherine Irwin, Both Diana Clark and Harriett Mathias obtained Honourable Mention. We have been fortunate in hearing a number of excellent con- certs this year, including two recitals at Elmwood. It is most inspiring to hear such exquisite musicians, and our thanks are due to Miss Tipple for the time and energy she spends in arranging these treats for us. At last we have both a School Hymn, and a School Song: the former was composed by Miss Thwaite and Miss Tipple; the latter by Betty Sifton and Betty Gordon. The Hymn, in words and music, is both beautiful and inspiring: we are all very proud to think that it is quite our own, and it has already become a part of Elmwood. The song was enthusiastically received by every- one, and we offer hearty congratulations to the two talented composeis.