Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 17 SPORTS NOTES THIS year we welcomed to the staff as Sports mistress, Miss Woolaver, under whose guidance we have greatly improved our technique and enthusiasm. So, thank you, Miss Woolaver, for a very pleasant sports year. Sports Day [1938] last year was held on May 21st, some time earlier than usual, and it proved a great success in every way. It was a fine warm day and both the audience and participants enjoyed the events thoroughly. Fry captured the Inter-House Cup, beating Nightingale at the last minute by two points. The other awards were as follows: — Inter-House Relay — Nightingale Inter-House Tug-of-War — Keller Senior Sports Cup — D. Wardle Intermediate Sports Cup — M. Pater son Junior Sports Cup — J. Creighton Preparatory Sports Cup — E. Pater son BASKETBALL We should like to extend our thanks to Mr. Archdale for the use of the Ashbury Gym, where we again carried on Basketball throughout the winter. Two groups, one of seniors and one of juniors, went on Mondays and Thursdays respectively, to practise. Basketball has always been the main school sport at Elmwood, but this year we were very glad to note a greater amount of enthu- siasm than usual, particularly amongst the seniors. We were very glad to play against the Ottawa Ladies ' College in their gym this winter and, though we were very badly beaten, their hospitality soon put us at our ease. This year, the gods so favoured Fry that she won the Inter-House Basketball matches, and had the outstanding record of winning all her matches. The real highlight of Autumn Basketball, however, was the riotous game between the staff and the school teams, amid the lusty cheers of a very amused audience. The staff, puffing and panting as much as the girls, after the onslaught, came out victorious; 28-26.

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16 SAMARA Anne Bethune : e suis mats je ne reste pas. Anne is working for her Senior Matric and also finds time to run Nightingale House. Anne is the lady of the Sitting room and you will always see her pouring out Friday tea. She is a lover of fluffy Pomeranians and Summer holidays. She dislikes wild horses and you can never find her if there is a spider in the house. At present she is learning to drive a car and we fear for innocent dogs and unwary pedestrians. Anne is hoping to go to University next year. We doubt if she will ever stop working; but she loves fun like the rest of us and knows how to play as well as work. Nancy Doane : gazed and gazed, but little thought. Nancy is in the Arts Form, and spends most of her time painting in the Art Room. Besides this, her hobbies are riding, gazing out the window, and being original about her spelling. She loathes mice and arith- metic. She dotes on her Airedale, Junior, and occasionally brings him into the Sitting room, where he causes general chaos. She wants to go to Boston to study Art, or to help Miss May with her Saturday morning Art classes, or possibly to go to MacDonald to learn to cook. We gather that Nancy ' s future is very undecided. Susan Edwards: A little learning is a dangerous thing. Besides being head of Keller House, she is also the official collector of the School. She runs around pleading the causes of various charities and extorting hard-earned pennies from reluctant philanthropists. She is finishing her Junior Matric as well as taking a few Arts subjects and hopes next year to go to College and take up photo- graphy. We, who have suffered from her candid camera shots, hope she has fun.

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18 SAMARA BASKETBALL TEAM CRITICISMS Mary Paterson: — Mary has been our centre forward throughout the Basketball season. She works well with her other forwards and contributes greatly to the speed of the game, but there is room for improvement in her shooting. Joan Daniels: — Joan is a steady forward. She shoots best from near the basket and made good use of this in the Fall matches. Frances Bell: — Frances ' height is a great asset to the team. Her floor work is good, but unfortunately her shooting varies from day to day. Joan Thomson: — Joan has improved steadily since September, both in speed, and accuracy of shooting. She has become one of our best forwards. Gloria Vaughan: — Gloria is light for her position as guard, but is quick on her feet and jumps well. Bea Black: — Bea has height to her advantage, and with more alertness, will make a very good guard. Nancy Baker: — Nancy possesses the qualities of an excellent guard in her speed and jumping. Norah Lewis: — Norah is a steady and dependable guard, but needs to move more quickly on the floor. Sue Edwards: — Sue came back to school late, but was not long in working up to team standard. While her shooting needs im- provement, she shows great speed and co- operation with the rest of the team. HOCKEY AND SKATING Unfortunately this winter a great many activities turned up to prevent much hockey, but those girls who so enjoyed it last year were sometimes to be seen ripping down the ice, hockey stick in hand. Of course skating on the school rink was as popular as ever, particularly among the boarders, and a largish group of Elmwood went down to the Minto. We find some of our classmates really blossoming out in this winter sport, while others are still at the bump, bruise and groan stage. TENNIS Although we were sadly lacking in tennis players this year, we entered the Inter- Scholastic Tennis Matches again, and enjoyed some games with Glebe, by whose might we were overwhelmed in all but one encounter. The Inter-House Cup, last year, went to Nightingale, after some closely fought battles. The School Championships were as follows: Senior Doubles — M. Howard and J. Daniels Senior Singles — M. Howard Intermediate Doubles — B. Black and N. Lewis Intermediate Singles — M. Gerard. BADMINTON Played in the hall during the winter, badminton became even more popular than last year. The cup goes to Nightingale who had seven wins, closely seconded by Fry with five. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES In their respective seasons, ski-ing, riding and archery occupied the boarders ' after- noons, scarcely one going by when a group did not enjoy one of these sports. GYM AND DRILL Under Miss Woolaver, this year, we have progressed far in gym and drill work. As usual, we used the ropes, rings, bars and horse in our gym. We should like to thank all those who have served, timed or refereed at our basketball games, and also the old girls for three good games. There are very few people who are as welcome opponents as they. Most of us feel that this year has been a particularly good one, from a point of view of sports. May there be many more like it! — Mary Paterson — Sports C