Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 7 EDITORIAL URING the past year Elmwood has uadergone many changes, all of which we believe and hope are for the best. For some time self-government has been our cherished aim, and at last we have taken the preliminary steps towards it by increasing the authority of the prefects and by giving more re- sponsibility to the school monitors and form captains. Several new badges have been instituted and are arousing keen interest. We feel that everyone is really anxious to make the new system a success, as well as to cany on the old traditions of Elmwood. We were all glad to welcome the new girls into our midst last September, and we hope they enjoy being with us as much as we enjoy having them here. Much progress has been made throughout the year in both sports and lesspns, this being largely due to the healthy House spirit which increasingly characterizes our activities. Hou matches in Badminton were organized in the winter, and were attended with great enthusiasm. Everyone thoroughly appre- ciated the Gym displays also. At present we are looking forward to basketball and tennis. More girls than e ver are attempting their matriculation this year, and we wish them all success. May their results bring honour to themselves and to their s chool. Elmwood is intensely proud of its beautiful new School Hymn recently composed by Miss Tipple and Miss Thwaite. Betty Sifton and Betty Gordon have composed a School Song also. We should like to take this opportunity of publicly thanking the Magazine Staff and the contributors for their splendid co- operation. We should also like to thank Miss Thwaite for her valuable advice and assistance. We hope that this Samara will give a great deal of pleasure to its readers

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6 SAMARA 59. The Orchard in Autumn .... Genevieve Bronson, Vc Lower 60. Life in a Quebec Village Helen MacKay, VIm 61. The Fairy Games D. M. Thwaite 63. The End of the Road Mary Craig, VIm 64. Moose-Hunting for Amusement. .Theodosia Bond, VI Arts 65. The Edinburgh War Memorial Harriett Mathias, VIm 67. Fate Elizabeth McMillan, VI Arts 75. Reminiscences Betty Sifton, VI Upper 76. A Day in a Fairy ' s Life Marion Monk, 77. An Elmwood Girl Barbara Kennedy, IVa 78. Anagram Sheila Skelton, Vc Lower 78. Enigma MoiRA Leathem, Vc Lower 78. An did Violin Jean Heubach, Vc 79. The Moon.. Grace McDougald, 80. A Twilight Reverie Betty Sifton, VI Upper 82. A Song at Dusk Betty McLachlin, VIm 83. Crossword Puzzle Elizabeth Symington, Vc 84. Humour. 85. Impossibilities of Lower Vc. . . . Moira Leathem, Vc Lower 86. What Price Beauty? Virginia Copping, Vc 86. It Pays to Advertise B. S.; B. G.; M. C. 87. Favourite Expressions of the Staff .... Cynthia Copping, Vm 88. Prize Story. 96. School Song Betty Sifton and Betty Gordon 100. Autographs. 103. School Directory. 108. The End. 109. Advertisements.

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8 SAMARA our Head Girl, the House spirit has grown deeper and stronger; at the same time, the feeUng of co-operation among all members of the school has been fostered and developed. A system of merit awards has been introduced, by which it is possible to obtain two badges during the year for excellent conduct, entire reliability and active good-will in the general life of the School. Much more re- sponsibility is thus attached to the office of Form Captain, whose business it is to maint(ain the standard of good conduct in the form. The enthusiasm of every one, in their efforts to qualify for these badges, is a most encouraging sign. Betty Siftpn is the first Head Girl of Elmwood to have the honour of wearing the Head Girl ' s Badge, which was recently instituted. It has a simple but very attractive design, the Elm- wood pin set clear in a circle of green enamel outlined in gold. Distinguishing badges have also been presented to the Monitors, Form-Captains, and Vice-Captains to indicate their position of responsibility in the school. Before commenting on the various events of the year, we should like to give sincere welcome to those who joined tfie Staff last September. Miss McArthur, Miss Gale, Mademoiselle Pasquin, Miss MacBrien and Miss Higgins. On Novernber 20th we had the great pleasure of welcoming to Elmwood our patroness, Her Excellency the Countess of Bess- borough, when she paid an informal visit to the School. We much appreciate her kindness in giving us a holiday, which was added to the usual mid-Year week-end in February. We offer hearty congratulations to the Very Rev. E. F. Salmon on his appointment as Dean of Christ Church Cathedral. We hope, however, that he will still find time amid his varied duties to continue his enthralling classes in Bible Study at Elmwood.