Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 15 Susette Bourinot, Barbara Alan Brown, Genevieve Bronson, Anne Bethune, Eleanor Clark, Virginia Copping, Ruth Creighton, Katherine Dunning, Pamela Erwin, Barbara Fellowes, Joan Fraser, Margaret Graydon, Ailsa Gerard, Joan How, Winsome Hooper, Shirley Geldert, Katherine Inkster, Mary Kingsmill, Eleanor Leggett, Marion Monk, Elizabeth Newcombe, Mary Paterson, Barbara Ross, Mary Scripture, Ethel Southam, Eliza- beth Symington, Jane Toller. Mistresses: — Miss Neal, Miss Crawford, Miss Ash. The Lady of the Lamp, they called her then, In those dark hours of slaughter and of fear Her toux h brought solace to those dying men Far from their homes, and all they held most dear. Passing along the wards, her shadow fell Upon the wonded soldiers crowded there. They who had suffered more than words can tell, Found peace and healing in that presence fair. Peace came at length, through bitter sacrifice; Undaunted still, and strong in heard and hand, She nobly strove to pay Love ' s utmost price, Tending the stricken ones in her own land. Through the wide world her name is honoured still. The saviour of that bleak Crimean camp, Who braved, with high indomitable will. Horror and Death, the lady of the Lamp. KELLER HOUSE HIRST we should like to congratulate Betty Sifton, Head Girl 1931-1932 and some time Head of Keller, on being awarded the Summa Summarum and the Proficiency Medal last June. We hear that she is carrying on her excellent work at ' Varsity and has been made President of her year. This year we have tried to keep up the standard of the House set for us by last year ' s House Prefect, Diana Clark, whose hard work and interest helped us so much. For the last three years Keller has been second for the House Shield and we are again trying our best to win it from Nightingale. The basketball teams have done very good work, especially Betty Heubach and Dawn Ekers, but we have not been able to beat Nightingale. Still we are hoping to do better on Sports day.

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14 SAMARA NIGHTINGALE HOUSE NOTES HAST year under the enthusiastic guidance of Betty Gordon, Nightingale became the proud possessor of the shield for the sixth time. On the closing day Betty herself won a special proficiency prize. We are working very hard this year, and hope to win the shield again. In sports last year we won the basketball matches. We should like to congratulate Helen MacKay and Mary Craig on winning the senior tennis doubles. Helen also won the senior singles, and we are sorry not to have her with us this year, to carry off more honours for the house. Last autumn we came out top in the basket-ball, and we hope to hold that position again this spring. We were badly defeated in badminton, but hope to make up tor it next year. We came second to Keller and Fry in the competitions for House contributions. In the art competitions which are held each term Harriet Mathias, Elizabeth Symington and Debora Coulson have won stars for the house. The house members for this year are: — Mary Craig Head Day Girl Harriett Mathias Head Boarder Debora Coulson School Sports Captain House Prefect Rosa Johnson . . House Sports Capt. Monitor Mary Malloch Monitor Jean Heubach House Vice Sports Captain

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16 SAMARA This Christmas Keller and Fry tied for the biggest collection for the poor, and tied again for the inter-house badminton, the teams playing very well. Mary Lyman, Eleanor Carson and Louise MacBrien have especially contributed to the number of red stars by their good work in the Art Competitions. The red stars are quickly in- creasing, but, alas. Nightingale is still a little ahead. In the words of our last year ' s House prefect Come on, Keller! Let ' s make the race for the shield a close one! The House members for this year are: — Florence Acheson, Elizabeth Alguire, Mary Baker, Marjorie Barron, Eleanor Carson, Rosemary Clarke, Alix Chamberlain, AHson Cochrane, Ann Creighton, Muriel Crocket, Janet Dobell, Gay Douglas, Susan Edwards, Dawn Ekers, Mhairi Fenton, Ethel Finnie, Constance Fisher, Betty Hamilton, Betty Heubach, Moira Leathem, Dorothy Leggett, Louise MacBrien, Anna MacKay, Maria Petrucci, Jane Russel, Penelope Sherwood, Peggy Waldie, June White. Mistresses: — Miss Scott, Miss MacArthur, Miss Adams, Miss MacBrien. She is denied the glories of the day, And dwells amid the silence of the night, Impenctrahle darkness, with no ray Of hope, envelops her, quenching all light. She cannot see the grandeur of the skies; The thunder of the waves she cannot hear. No kindly words of wonder or surprise. Of joy or sorrow reach her listening ear. But still her heart is full of thankful praise To God, that she can yet so clearly see In her dark world the glory of His ways. Through hope and faith, her spirit bound yet free. Anne Coghlin . . Head of House and House Sports Captain House Senior School Monitor School Monitor Mary Lyman .... Nancy Haultain Jean Workman . . HELEN KELLER