Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 11 arises every day. We must be good-humor- ed, and not let difficulties annoy us, or stand in our way. Among Juniors, school spirit should be doubly emphasized, for they are the officers of the future. It is only real devotion to the school that makes a good officer and the younger children, with their school careers before them, should realize that. Finally — the pupil who has school spirit and who works always in the school ' s best interests, and with its ideals in mind, will not be the loser by it. Whatever life she enters after school — college, job or home — she carries with her the invaluable ideals of her youth — loyalty to her friends and her in- terests, and f airplay in all her dealings. Those ideals form her entrance fee to life. To you. . . . we throw the torch; Be yours to hold it high. Mary Paterson, Nightingale. TWILIGHT As we look along the country road At the hour before the night, We see the horse ' s heavy load But know his heart is light; The end of the day has come for him And his steps are trudging home, H e ' ll he glad to lay his weary limbs In the stall that is his own. And farther along, a climbing trail Leads up to the distant hill. And in the sky the pink clouds sail As they look on the turning mill. It lies in the valley far below With a clear stream running by. And over the dam the waters flow While the engines let out their cry. And now the birds chirp lullabies To their young ones in the nest. Their beaks stop opening with hungry cries, They ' ve settled down to rest. And now the sun behind the peak Has lighted the sky bright gold. And the Frogs come out of their muddy creek To chime their story old. — Sarah E. G. Wallace, Keller House. ENGLAND With apologies to Robert Browning Oh, to be in England, Now that April ' s there; And yet I doubt that England. Will be as it was last year. For someone in Europe has shattered the quiet. And forced us to rise up, to fight, and to riot; Instead of the farmhouse, the horse, and the plough, There are guns and black-outs in England — now. But there ' ll always be an England, Though wars may come and go; No one can change that England, The country that I know. The Spring can ' t be put off by bombs and by guns. And flowers will blossom in spite of the Huns, So while Hitler is marching and making a row. Summer is coming in England — now. — Marjorie Woodward, Fry House. YOUTH ' S REPLY The call has gone forth through our land For men who are brave and are strong. To flght with all might, For the truth and the right For the country to which they belong. From Canada ' s prairies and wilds. From her mountains, her vales and her hills, Youth answers the need. That the whole world be freed From the threat of dictator ' s ills. — Mary K. Osler, Fry. THE GOURMAND For breakfast he had Austria on toast. For lunch he had Sudetenland with cheese, Bohemia and Moravia for afternoon tea. And Memel for supper, cooked with peas. Poland was on appetizing dish, Served with Danzig and Russian caviar, Denmark proved as tasty as could be But Norway, most indigestible by far I —Mary Osler, Fry.

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10 SAMARA We should like to congratulate last year ' s prize winners: Jane Smith — Summa Summarum. Susan Edwards — Photographic Prize. Nancy Doane — Art Prize. Beatrice Black — French Prize. Claire Perley-Robertson — Music Improve- ment Medal. Winifred Cross — Modern Languages Prize. Joan Creighton — Middle School Proficien- cy Prize. Gaye Douglas — HouseAward. Joan Creighton — Special Dramatics Prize. Ann Powell — Intermediate Tennis Cup. Susan Edwards — Senior Tennis Doubles Cup. Nancy Bowman ] Ann Votlu Posture Girdles. Ann Davies J Jane Smith — Dramatics Medal. Although we have been very unfortunate in Basketball and Badminton, we hope to redeem ourselves in Tennis in the spring under the guidance of Gaye Douglas, our Sports Captain and Nancy Bowman the Vice- Captain. The teams are as follows: BADMINTON First Singles — G. Douglas Second Singles — V. King First Doubles — G. Douglas and V. King Second Doubles — A. Davies and B. Black TENNIS First Singles — A. Powell Second Singles — G. Douglas First Doubles — A. Powell and G. Douglas Second Doubles — B. Watson and B. Black BASKETBALL Shots — A. Croil, J. Gilmour Centres — G. Douglas, A. Powell Guards — W. Cross, B. Black Subs. — A. Davies and M. MacCrimmon We should like to welcome the new girls to our house and we hope that they will live up to its ideals. To those who are leaving we wish the best of luck for the future. The members of Keller are: Beatrice Black — Head of House. Gaye Douglas — House Senior. Nancy Bowman, Jean Buckman, Joan Creighton, Winifred Cross, Ann Croil, Ann Davies, Janet Edwards, Jessie Gilmour, Joan Goodeve, Vivienne King, Marguerite Ken- ney, Mary McCrimmon, Rosemary McKeen, Ann Murray, Ann Powell, Penelope Sher- wood, Charlotte Toland, Jane Viets, Sarah Wallace, Barbara Watson. Staff: Miss Adams, Miss Graham, Made- moiselle Juge, Miss Edgar. ON SCHOOL SPIRIT IT is the one thing that above all else every school must have to unify it, but what specifically is school spirit? What must our ideals be if we are to have school spirit? Fundamentally, it is loyalty to one ' s school. Loyalty entails a great many different obligations, among which the most essential is a co-operative sense. Briefly this means a willingness to see other points of view, and to act accordingly. If a school lacks co- operation among the pupils or staff, the basis, the very rock on which the school is built, is threatened. School spirit means a readiness to live up to the ideals and rules of the school; that a pupil is sincerely devoted to her school. This can be manifested in every department of school life, whether it pertains to work or sports or duties. In sports, school spirit amounts to fairness, honesty and keen playing — that is, playing for the team and the school and for the enjoyment of the game. In work it amounts to an interest in lessons, completed homework, and a fresh mind. In both work and play, it amounts to an eager- ness to learn. It must include, (perhaps above all,) punctual performance of assign- ed duties, good attendance and punctuality. But even with this to our credit, we have not complete school spirit. We must make ourselves felt in the hundred-and-one small, considerate ways, the opportunity for which

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12 SAMARA LAST year we said good-bye to Miss Woolaver, and this year we say ' ' Wel- come to Miss Snell, our new gym mistress. We have had a very successful sports year; enthusiasm has run high and more girls have turned out to take part in the various games. Basket ball still holds first place as the most popular sport, with tennis, badminton and others following very closely. SPORTS DAY From afar the lustry cheers of the dif- ferent Houses could be heard as their re- presentatives were victorious in the different events on the afternoon of June 7. Comedy was supplied by the train-race, in which girls tried to pull on skirts, button shirts, open umbrellas and then run to the goal, all against time. The main events were won by the fol- lowing: Senior Sorts Cup Intermediate Cup Junior Cup Preparatory Cup Long Jump Relays Tug-of-War House Sports Cup -Margaret Gerard -Mary Paterson — J. Gilmour — E. Paterson — E. Archdale — Anne Shaw — Nightingale — Fry —Keller BASKETBALL This is the sport of sports at Elmwood. Everyone likes to try to put the ball through the hoop, even when she discovers by ex- perience how much skill it reguires. The highlight of the basketball season was the trip to Kingston on November 4th, when we played against Hatfield Hall in the Queens University Gym. Though Hatfield gained the upper hand in the first half and held it throughout the game, it was a very exciting battle for both onlookers and players. The lack of absolute accuracy in shooting was our greatest handicap, and the score was 50-30 for Hatfield Hall. Later both teams had lunch at the LaSalle Hotel, the Elmwood girls acting as hostesses. Games with the Old Girls have become more frequent this year, continuing through- out the winter and taking place in the Ashbury Gym. Shrieks and howls issue forth from behind closed doors and quite a wild game of basketball takes place. The School Tea m has been victorious in all the games played, although they have not had it all their own way by any means. During the winter inter-House games have also been played at Ashbury, with Fry the winner. Scores — Fry vs. Keller — 28-12 for Fry. — Nightingale vs. Fry — 46-14 for Fry. — Keller vs. Nightingale — 18-16 for Nightingale. TENNIS After an absence of a year we were again able to enter a tennis team in the Inter- scholastic Tennis Matches, but were over- whelmed by Ottawa Ladies ' College in the first round. However, we managed to win one hard-fought game and tie another — which lasted twenty-seven games for two sets! The tennis team is composed of the fol- lowing girls: Joan Daniels, Nancy Shaw, Margaret Gerard and Frances Bell. As last year ' s Inter -house matches did not take place until the end of the term, only two games were played with Fry victorious in both. Last years ' s School Championships were won by Senior Singles — Joan Daniels.