Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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prefect j otesJ Joan Daniels: Oh, for the sunshine of your smile. Our representative from Montreal, spends only three days of the week doing work: the rest of the time is spent with the fifteen members of the nursery school. She is also capably running the school as head girl. After each visit home, she re- turns laden with ' eats , which, needless to say, vanish in no time. She has been furious- ly studying First Aid and Home Nursing this year, and since her future is not yet decided, we may still find her overseas. She leaves us all breathless by her ability to tear through the latest novels, 50 per! We all hope that no matter what she at- tempts, the future will hold success for Joan. Mackie Edwards: As head of Fry and Editor of Samara , Max has been busy as a bee all year. She is forever either worrying about her House, or doing peculiar things in the Lab. (which, incidentally, she describes with relish!) The Air Force and the Cameron Highlanders have a very special place in her esteem, though we ' ve noticed that she doesn ' t look the other way when the Mount- ies are around! As an ardent McGill supporter, she freguently comes up against another member of the ' sitting room ' , and don ' t think for a moment that she has no argumentative powers. Next year. Max will be a resident of R.V.C., University St., Montreal. Just keep up the good work, girl! Susan Kenny: would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me . Our country cousin Sukie has amused us throughout the year, by reading us ' Odes composed some time ago; (she ' s competing with Horace) and her occasional bursts of eloguence simply floor us! Ever since she played Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night she has been headed for Broadway (!) so we expect to be seeing half the shows in New York free! Sukie is an authority on laughing from a high soprano to a deep bass, to which all movie — goers will testify. Her ambition is to have an hour glass figure in spite of sodas, sun- daes, coca-cola, and cream puffs. She will be our sole representative next year and we wish her the best of luck.

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14 SAMARA Conbolences! LORD TWEEDSMUIR With the death of Lord Tweedsmuir, Elmwood together with the rest of our fellows throughout Canada, lost a true friend. We at Elmwood feel that we knew him particularly well: many a time we had a glimpse of him as he walked around Rockcliffe Park; he visited us a few years ago and displayed a great interest in our work. We of the younger generation shall always have him before us as an ideal. He never left anything half done; what he attempted he finished. He worked hard and faithfully, even when ill, serving his King and Empire with deep loyalty. Lord Tweedsmuir travelled over all this vast country of ours, meeting at first hand the people who make up our land; in fact he knew Canada a good deal better than most Canadians do. We Canadians shall remember him as one of us, and we will pass on by word of mouth the ideals which he has left us. Elmwoodians will recall him always as an embodiment of our motto: Summa Summarum , Highest of the High. Once again we extend our deepest sympathy to Lady Tweedsmuir whom we knew well at Elmwood. She was especially interested in us because we were one of the first schools in Canada to contribute to and support, through our Toe H. Group her Prairie Libraries . We pray that life may have many blessings in store for her and we should like her to feel that here in Elmwood as in the rest of Canada she has left behind a host of friends who will always feel the influence of her warm personality. We wish to extend our deepest sympathy to our founder, Mrs. Philpot, on the death of her husband. Many of the Old Girls will always remember with gratitude Mr. Philpot ' s warm interest in Elmwood during its early days. We were all deeply grieved to hear of the death of Archbishop Roper. We appreciated his kindly interest in all our activities, and the many girls who were confirmed by him will remember his kindly words and helpful advice in the services which were arranged especially for us. To his sister, Miss Roper, we extend our sincerest sympathy. We should like also to extend sympathy to Miss Graham on the death of her brother and to Jessie Gilmour on the sad loss of her father.

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Mary Paterson: Oil thigh na Banrighan, gu hrath; Cha ghell! Cha ghell! Cha ghell! {Queen ' s yell) Outnumbered by Fry 3-1 in the sitting-room, Pat nevertheless holds her own. Besides being Head of Nightingale she is Vice Sports Captain, and is writing her complete Senior Ma trie, (she is already three-quarters deranged by Modern History and Upper Latin.) She adores scribbling in class, scansion, jitter bugging, and ' ' Begin the Beguine , and has a peculiarly soft spot in her heart for Scotland, about which she is always telling us. Next year, she will probably be found heading the cheers at all the football games at Queen ' s, for which University she has a terrific yen! Don ' t yell too loud, Pat ! Frances Bell: A perpetual friction of good sensed Frannie is our Games Captain and on Mondays tears around trying to get people to go to basketball. She plays tennis, basket- ball and badminton and is very enthusiastic about skiing, although she usually ends up with a few additional bruises. Fran ' s great- est temptation is to get out and play with the nursery class. Next year, if she makes up her mind, she will go to MacDonald and graduate a competent dietitian (Maybe?) We know that she will go far in whatever she does, so good luck, Frannie! Beatrice Black: She spik de Frangais au natural sam ' as habitant ' ' ' Bea hails from Buckingham and is head of Keller House. Nearly every morning she valiantly holds up some article of clothing and waits in the hope that someone will claim it. (She collects pound). On Mon- days and Thursdays Bea dons her fencing apparel and goes off to parry with Miss Graham. She also excels in French, Riding, Archery and Sleeping! Bea is known for her original ideas and you can always count on her to get the highest in general know- ledge. She does not know what she will do next year but photography will probably win out.