Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 27 BOARDERS ' CALENDAR TERM I September 15th. — We were welcomed by Mrs. Buck and Miss Tipple. There are approximately twenty-nine of us this year. September 18th. — Saturday — and we went on a trip to Kingsmere for tea. September 25th. — Saturday — to the Rockhurst Tea Gardens, where we ate too many apples, with some disastrous results!! October 11th. — Thanksgiving Monday. We went out with parents and friends. Some went to Kingsmere for lunch. October 16th. — To Chateau for swim and tea. October 23rd. — We went swimming at the Chateau again and had tea afterwards at the Cafeteria. October 27th. — All of us went to see Titania ' s Palace. October 28th. — First Tremblay Series — Joos Ballet — which we were all very enthusiastic about. October 29th. — Long week-end began. We came back on Monday, November 1st. November 5th. — Hallowe ' en Party — as successful as ever. November 6th. — We were taken to the Capitol to see Salute to Valour, a movie of the Vimy Memorial Service. November 9th. — Some of the seniors went with Mr. and Mrs. Buck to the Annual Dinner of the League of Nations Society at the Chateau Laurier; and the rest of us listened to the speeches over the radio. November 13th. — We went to Ashbury for a lecture on British Columbia Explorations, and came back fired with the desire to tour the West ourselves. November 18th. — We were taken to the Shackleton lecture at the Glebe. November 20th. — We drove to Kingston for a basketball match against Hatfield Hall. (We might add that the victory was not for us.) November 22nd. — Some of the music pupils went to hear Margaret Abra, a talented pupil of Mr. Puddicombe ' s, at the Chateau. November 26th. — The boarders in the Senior Dramatic Class went to the Little Theatre to see Mary of Scotland, in which Miss Eason took the part of Queen Elizabeth. December 4th. — Some of us went to the Glebe to hear the National Symphony Orchestra.

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26 SAMARA GOVERNMENTAL. As usual the boarders employed their modified system of self-government. We had a partly-elected, partly-appointed Council under the able leadership of Kay Warner as Head Boarder with the support of Pat Spendlove as Prefect and Vieve Inglis and Pat Milliken as House Seniors. A new system was tried out at supper tables, whereby a long-suffering councillor was put in charge of each table where she valiantly attempted to maintain law and order. She succeeded very well in spite of the difficulty of controlling a boarder whose sense of humour has got the better of her. Besides this a councillor has the usual duties of chasing people to beds and baths, and of just generally maintaining order among obstre- perous boarders. Three cheers for the good old council, say we! INFIRMARY NOTES. From February until the very last day of the Easter Term, the Infirmary was steadily filled with at least one person suffering from a severe malady called chicken-pox! The sufferers of this dread disease seem to have been quite happy in spite of their confinement, as smiling faces gazing down upon the court-yard testified. The daily delight of all uncontaminated persons was shouting messages up at their more unfortunate comrades. Fun though it was, we hope we have no more troubles to keep us from our much-loved ( ?) work, and play. CULTURAL. This year Mademoiselle Juge has very kindly continued the Cercle Frangais and it has proved most interesting and instructive. She shows us all kinds of magazines, pamphlets, etc., illustrating all sorts of fascinating things about her native France. Thank you very much, Mademoiselle, for many enjoyable Thursday evenings. FIRE. Help, the Fire-bell! , and so victims leap from their beds, to gather at the fire-escapes two seconds later, with Kenwoods on their shoulders and hats on their be-curlered heads. It is what might be termed an exhausting performance. That awful fire-bell! THANK YOU. In closing we would like to say a few words to the Resident Staff, who have helped to make this a grand and successful year for the boarders. They certainly have been wonderful. Thank you, and goodbye for this year.

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28 SAMARA December 8th. — The Toe H members went to Government House for tea. December 12th. — We all went to sing Carols (or try) at Mrs. Buck ' s house. December 15th. — We went to the Mountain Lodge for ski-ing and lunch. December 15th. — In the evening we went to the Little Theatre for the Ashbury plays. December 17th. — School closed for the Christmas Holidays, after a most successful Christmas party the night before. January 11th. — School reopened. We came back on the night of the 10th. January 15th. — We went to the Mountain Lodge for ski-ing and lunch. January 17th. — Some of us went to the Glebe to hear the pianist Iturbi. TERM H February 1st. — Second term commenced. February 2nd. — Mile. Juge took the seniors to a French movie, Le Mauvais Gar on. February 5th. — We went to see a Drama League play, Judgment Day, produced by Mrs. Murphy. Some of the younger ones were taken to a movie. February 7th. — We heard Kathryn Meisle sing at the Glebe Collegiate. February 12th. — Swimming and tea at the Chateau. February 19th. — We were all glad that the snow held for a sleigh ride, which was great fun ; and a bean feast was arranged on our return. February 25th. — We all left for respective long week-ends — (except for a few chicken-poxers!) February 28th. — We all came back! March 1st. — Some of us had the pleasure of hearing Mischa Elman, the famous violinist. March 4th. — We all went to the Minto Follies, which were wonderful this year. March 5lh. — To the Mountain Lodge for ski and tea. March 8th. — Most of us went to a lecture given by Grey Owl, which was illustrated by movies, at Chalmers ' United Church.