Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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12 SAMARA In Genevieve Inglis, Fry has had an ardent Sports Captain who has raised our general standard in all games. Vieve is also Vice-Sports Captain of the School. The collections for the poor were very generous this Christmas, and we tied for second place with Nightingale. The entire House took part in our Christmas play, The Rehearsal, and we were fortunate in coming first. We should especially like to thank Margaret Parkin, Susan Kenny and Phillida Whitby for their large contribution of stars this year. Fry House members are: — Marjorie McKinnon House Prefect Margaret Parkin Head Day Girl Kathleen Warner Head Boarder Genevieve Inglis House Senior Joan Daniels, Mackie Edwards, Susan Kenny, Norah Lewis, Betty Massey, Patricia O ' Donnell, Mary Osier, Anne Perley- Robertson, Nancy Riley, Claire Raymond, Diana Saunders, Gloria Vaughan, Phillida Whitby. Mistresses — Miss Mills, Miss Martin, Miss Orbell, Miss Moore. NIGHTINGALE HOUSE NOTES Our Motto — ' ' Not for ourselves alone. ' ' nAST year Nightingale was last in the number of red stars, but this year we have high hopes of winning the House Shield — for at the moment, we are ahead of the other two houses. Here ' s to you, Nightingale! In Sports, Nightingale was very successful last year — for, in addition to the Sports Cup and the Badminton Shield: Clara May Gibson won the Senior Sports Cup. Margaret Gerard — the Intermediate Sports Cup. Winsome Hooper — Intermediate Tennis Singles. Winsome Hooper and Joan Daniels (Fry) — Intermediate Tennis Doubles. We are hoping to continue our successes this year under the leadership of Winsome Hooper as Games Captain, and Dorothy Wardle as Vice. We are proud to congratulate the following prize-winners: Winsome Hooper Philpot Token Winsome Hooper Dramatic Improvement Medal {presented by Mr. Harold Warner) Clara May Gibson Special Dramatic Prize Anne Betiiune Modern Languages Mary Paterson. . . .Special Scripture Prize {Junior) Nancy Martin „ , . Clara May Gibson ]Posture Girdles

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SAMARA 11 FRY HOUSE NOTES 1937-1938 HAST year Fry was successful in winning the House Shield for the first time in ten years, and we are all very proud of Margaret Parkin, who so skilfully piloted her House to victory. Further congratulations are due to Margaret for winning the coveted Proficiency Medal, last year. Margaret, as Head Day Girl, and Kathleen Warner, as Head Boarder, have given strong support to the House this year, and we all thank them both. Barbara McClelland was our enthusiastic House Sports Captain last year, and encouraged us in our games in every way. Our tennis team, composed of Janet Fleck, Genevieve Inglis, Joan Daniels and Peggy Marr, won the Inter-House tennis shield. We are hoping for similar success in tennis this year. Susan Kenny, one of our junior members, did exceedingly well last year. She won the Junior High Endeavour, the Junior Sports Cup, and the Junior prize for the Bible Essay. Good work, Sue! We should like to congratulate all prize winners in Fry: Margaret Parkin. Proficiency Medal Susan Kenny Junior High Endeavour Kathleen Warner Dramatic Medal Marjorie McKinnon Public Speaking Medal Janet Fleck Gold Music Medal Barbara Hopkirk Short Story Prize Kathleen Warner Senior Bible Essay Prize Genevieve Inglis Improvement Medal Peggy Marr Improvement Medal Susan Kenny Junior Bible Essay Prize Janet Fleck Senior Tennis Singles Janet Fleck Senior Tennis Doubles Peggy Marr Senior Sports Cup Janet Fleck Posture Girdle

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SAMARA 13 We are looking forward to the Basketball and Tennis Matches this Spring, and although Keller is three points ahead of us in Basketball, we will all do our very best to win the Shield. Our teams are as follows: BASKETBALL First Team: Jump centre, Maisie Howard; roving centre, Muriel Inkster; shot, Dorothy Wardle; shot, Ailsa Mathewson; guard. Winsome Hooper; guard, Mary Paterson. Second Team: Jump centre, Gillian German; roving centre, Margaret Gerard; shot, Ogden Blackburn; shot, Cynthia Sims; guard, Anne Bethune; guard, Rita Rich. TENNIS TEAM Maisie Howard, Winsome Hooper, Ailsa Mathewson, Margaret Gerard. BADMINTON TEAM Ailsa Mathewson, Margaret Gerard, Winsome Hooper, Maisie Howard. We were very sorry to lose Diana Warner at Christmas, but we are glad to hear that she ' ll be back with us again next year. To those who are leaving us, we wish the best ever ; to those who remain, we express our confidence that they will continue to strive towards those ideals of Florence Nightingale which have so long guided us. The members of Nightingale are: Winsome Hooper Head of House Dorothy Wardle House Senior Rita Rich Monitor Priscilla Aylen, Anne Bethune, Ogden Blackburn, Pamela Booth, Suzette Bourinot, Elizabeth Edwards, Gillian German, Margaret Gerard, Maisie Howard, Muriel Inkster, Ailsa Mathewson, Mary Paterson, Cynthia Sims, Joyce Tetley, Diana Warner, Norma Wilson. Mistresses: Miss Butler, Miss Estrup, Miss McLean, Miss May. KELLER HOUSE NOTES gLTHOUGH we did not succeed in winning the House Shield last year, we are trying our best to put our name on it this year, though at the moment we are behind in red stars.