Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 27 SCHOOL CALENDAR TERM I September 11th. — School reopened. October 24th. — Thanksgiving Day. School holiday. November 1st. — School Hallowe ' en Party. November 7th. — Major McKeand ' s talk on The Armistice. November 8th-12th. — Armistice Holiday week-end. November 30th. — Two School basketball teams played Ottawa Ladies ' College. December 7th. — School basketball team played Hatfield Hall, Cobourg, at Kingston. December 16th. — Form Drill competition. December 18th. — School Christmas party. December 19th. — Christmas holidays. January 9th. — School reopened. January 16th. — Miss Minton Loft ' s lecture on The Life of Indians in Canada. January 28th. — School closed in honour of the funeral of the late King George V. TERM n February 28th- March 3rd. — Mid- Year week-end. March 20th. — Senior Dramatic performance Richard of Bordeaux. April 8th. — Easter holidays. April 23rd. — School reopened. May 1st. — Senior-Intermediate dramatic performance and Arts Classes ' French Play. May 2nd. — Miss Halliday showed u s movies of camp life at Oconto. May 5th. — Dancing recital. May 7th. — Presentation of library books by Old Girls. May 12th. — Junior- Intermediate dramatic performance and Aits Classes ' French play. May 21st. — Junior dramatic performance. June 8th. — Sports day. June 9th. — School closing. — Peggy McLaren.

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26 SAMARA Marion Ellsworth was the sole recipient of the coveted gym stripe last June. She also won a posture girdle, as did Ogden Blackburn. Peggy McLaren won the only posture girdle awarded so far this year. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Major Chapman is again teaching Archery, to which several of us are looking forward with interest. The Swimming Pool at the Chateau Laurier is still a favourite haunt of both day-girls and boarders. Their screams of delight may often be heard on a free afternoon. The Minto Skating Club is very popular and several of our girls took part in the Follies . As for other pastimes; there are some very clever skiers in our midst and also some very skilled horsewomen. Elizabeth McClelland. THE SKI RACE The day is crisp and cold and clear; Our feet grow numb, our faces freeze. The snow is sparkling in the sun, Its heavy weight bends down the trees. A line of flags run down the hill — We shiver when we see the space In which the skiers have to turn To reach the goal and win the race. Above us on the hill they stand, All keen and eager for the fray; They are impatient to be off, For months they ' ve waited for this day. The warning whistle blows at last; The first dare-devil takes his place; The crowd, which has been wandering off, Again draws near to watch the race. Down, down he comes with lightning speed, Until the first flag blocks his track. Then, with a perfect christie turn. He skims the pole and doubles back. With bated breath we watch the course, A s each in turn goes flying past; With wondrous skill they turn until The winning post is reached at last. — Mary Fry, form VI a.

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28 SAMARA BOARDERS ' NOTES aT the beginning of this year, we were all very glad to hear that Ethel Southam had come to spend a year with us as a boarder, after being a day girl ever since she was so high. After being one of the Head Day Girls last year, she naturally took on the office of Head Boarder, and her willingness to help everyone throughout the year has been greatly appreciated by us all. Unfortunately she will not be back again next year, but we wish her the best of lubk wherever she may be. Next to the Head Boarder, may we say a word abou ' t our youngest boarder, who joined us at Christmas. Before it is ne- cessary for us to use the pronoun, we had better explain that this is Miss Tipple ' s pet Peke — Ching. He enters whole heartedly into all our activities, even to joining the procession to be weighed at the beginning of each month. He is an excellent advertisement for boarding school, as he has gained eight and three-quarter pounds in four months! He and Miss Tipple have a curious language of their own, which we are gradually learning to understand, but occasionally we hear an outburst which rather bewilders us. Ching ' s favourite occupation is getting lost, but these occasions become rarer as he grows larger and his bark louder. As in other years, a great deal has been done for our enjoyment on Saturdays. In the warmer weather we have been to Wakefield and Britannia, where we ran wild for a few hours; and we spent an especially enjoyable afternoon at the Gatineau farm of Mr. and Mrs. vSparks. This spring we paid a most interesting (if a little sticky!) visit to the sugar bush, and twice in the winter we