Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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S x M A R A 21 prefect Mott Elizabeth McClelland. — Sport that wrinkled care derides, And laughter holding both her sides. Although Head Girl, Head of Keller and Sports Captain, Liz still finds time to do a little studying. Liz has ably filled her numerous positions and has done much in rousing in the girls a keen school spirit and enthusiasm in sports. Her chief source of worry is the gradual decline in the number of Kellerites, but nothing will daunt her confidence in Keller ' s ability to reach the top. She dotes on Lmcoln-Zephyrs, Chanel perfume and Calay soap, and is addicted to sneezing and to eating poached eggs. Liz has an ambition, but it ' s a secret — even to herself. Her immediate future, at least, is secure for she is going to be one of next year ' s Toronto debs. Margaret Parkin. — ' Say from whence you owe this strange intelligence. Parkie, our smiling scholastic prodigy, is trying only nine Senior matric. subjects — she wants to leave three for next year. As Head of Fry, she has per- formed her task admirably, as is shown by the fact that Fry is so far leading in red stars. Having recently reached Sweet Sixteen she is now terrifying RockclifYe residents with her exploits at the driving wheel. Her pet aversions are rainy days (which are bad for the curls) and German vocabs., but she does like blowing people up — in the lab. Her ambition is to be a scientist, and we ' ll probably hear of her trying to disprove Newton ' s Law of Gravity; that is. if Einstein ' s effort fails. Winsome Hooper. — chatter, chatter as I go. As Head of Nightingale, Whoop is having a little trouble in keeping her chickens in order (being a chicken herself). Nightingale has almost a clean bill as far as black marks are concerned, which speaks well for her capable leadership. In spite of this, however, she seems to have a guilty conscience, for every Friday she resolves to reform on Monday. But ....!!! Winsome very appropriately and ably took the part of Florence Nightingale in the Senior Dramatic play, The Lady With a Lamp . She dotes on Ginger , powder puffs and bows in her hair. Her ambitions are to be a manne- quin or a tennis champ, but instead you will probably find her performing as a ball boy on the tennis courts.

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20 SAMARA THE LADY OF THE LAMP Through the misty night she comes as ever, Carrying her glowing lamp, that faileth never, And like an angel she passes by. Out of the barracks into the moonlit or cloudy sky, Mystic, beautiful as she is kind, Healing the wounded, and making happy the blind. Each kisses her shadow as it lightly disappears. And all remember through the passing years, ' ' The Lady Of The Lamp. ' ' — SUZETTE BOURINOT. THE STREAM The stream goes running by our house, To turn the water wheel, And talking quickly as it goes, To help us make our meal. It sparkles brightly as it flows, To join the calmest lake. And never takes a little nap, In case it would be late. — Jane Edwards, age 13. ON THE ROCKS OF CAPE ELIZABETH On the rocks of Cape Elizabeth On a cool and star-lit night. The moon looks down upon us As we look up to its light. We look far out upon the waves When roaring they come to their rocky caves, The sea-gulls fly up in the sky As the sailing yachts go skimming by. The life-buoy makes its moaning roar As the greeny foam breaks on the shore. The light house flashes over the wavy sea A s the cold sea breeze howls nois ily. Sarah E. Wallace, age 13

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22 SAMARA Kay Warner. — trust I may speak and speak I will. Our capable editor of Samara has put her elocution lessons to use by her frequent pleas to, Please write something for the mag. We all want to thank her for the time and the hard work that she has devoted to its completion. She is the only one of us who represents the Arts Form, but she assures us that she is preparing to take her London Matric. next year. Kay lives in New York during the winter, but sails for England as soon after the closing as possible. Tea-drinking is the only English habit from which she does not suffer; instead she prefers Canadian milk or aqua pura. Her ambition is to go on the stage, but we ' ll probably hear of her as a stage hand or as an extra in a mob scene. Marjorie McKinnon. — ' Eat, drink, and be merry Mac is one of Parkie ' s able lieutenants in Fry. Her school day begins with the inspec- tion of the preparatory forms, and dinnertime finds her looking round with an eagle eye for forgetful waitresses. She is hoping to complete her Junior Matric and to have next year free to explore the mysteries of cooking, and to learn how to wield a needle. She has just obtained her driving license and spends her free time chaufTeuring the Day Girls around town. Marjory, too, is ambitious to go on the stage, and we ' ll be interested to know who reaches the top first, she or Kay. Barbara McClelland. — 0 ? this learning! What a thing it is. Not content to remain a Monitor, Barb has recently joined our ranks as a House-Senior. As Fry ' s hard-working games captain, she is trying to lead the house to victory. She is fond of all sports, but riding is her forte. She loves to watch Parkie experi- menting in the lab. on Tuesday afternoons. Her ambition is to be a nurse, but ten years hence you will probably find her bathing her own children in a truly professional manner.