Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 9 THIS year our Sports have been made very- pleasant and instructive by Miss Snell; we all look forward to our gym and drill classes with great pleasure. Sports Day was held on June 11th, last spring. It was a lovely day and the mos- quitoes were not too bad Fry was vic- torious and won the Sports Shield. Last fall on September 27th, we played in the Interscholastic Tennis Tournament. It was lots of fun, but we were beaten by Lisgar Collegiate. We also played Basket- ball and some girls started Archery. It was a new experience for most of us, but we certainly enjoyed it and we hope to begin it again soon. This winter we were not able to play basketball in the Ashbury gym, so we did more skiing and skating. Skiing was taken up with great eagerness by the English girls, most of whom took lessons from Mrs. Gordon-Lennex . For the first time, we had a ping-pong tournament. The results were as follows: Senior Singles — O. Blackburn Senior Doubles —1 , Kenny M. Gerard Junior Singles — E. Goodeve Junior Doubles — E. Bourinot J. Bryson We also played our Inter-house bad- minton tournament after Christmas. Fry was successful in this only losing one match. I want to thank Miss Snell for all valuable help in badminton. It certainly improved our game immensely As yet we have not started to play tennis but we have begun basketball again and are choosing our teams for the spring games. The Drill Compe- tition is going to be held in a levr weeks and already we are looking forward to Sports Day. This year has been a very happy one. All the girls have been very enthusiastic about games. Thank you again Miss Snell, for a very enjoyable sports year. Margaret Gerard. SONG OF THE WINDS The North Wind is a lone wind with icy, frosty breath. That moans outside the window like a spirit bound by death, And drives the clouds before him in a race towards the west. The East wind is a chill wind that cuts you to the bone, And makes each mortal scurry to the comfort of his home. To sit him down in quietness before a fire, and rest. The West Wind is a gay wind with life and vividness. That lures men from their hearths and homes, away from laziness, flnd sends them forth to unknown shores, to seek beyond the west. But the South Wind is the singing wind that drifts beneath the stars. Between the moonlight ' s silver rays and shining coral bars, And sings across the ocean deep, across its moonlit crest. Winifred Cross, Keller.

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Diana Warner: He who proposes to he an author must first be a student. Warner, our representative from South of the Border, joined our ranks at the beginning of the second term. Generally she can be found in the art room studying the Arts instead of swotting for her metric — the lucky creature! Our nightly studies are accompanied by Warner ' s discords as she puts in her hour (?) of practising. Twice a week she may be seen rushing down Buena Vista to catch the 3.45 street car so she will not keep Mr. Puddicombe waiting for her music lesson. The continual noise issuing from the sitting room is the result of the constant arguments with Sue on to diet or not to diet. Judging from her frequent seconds we gather she supports the negative. Her pet weakness is bed, her hero Laurence Olivier, and her ambition to write a sequel to Gone With the Wind. We wish you luck! Next year she plans to go to Columbia where she will continue her studies in music and history. Winifred Cross: is not enough to be industrious. What are you industrious about? Winnie hails from Montreal, in which city she is in her element, and is Head of Keller. She spends part of her time working in a daze and part in collecting or distributing pound. Anything may happen anywhere and anyhow, but nothing worries her. German is her forte. Reason — she visited there for two and a half weeks! She has recently taken fencing and soon she will probably be a champion. Her greatest asset is her ability to get along with everyone. Next year will find her at McGill or somewhere in Montreal. Ogden Blackburn: God gives every man a voice, but few a song. Ogden lives about four miles out of Ottawa, next to the Royal Ottawa Golf Club, which is about the only way of locating her. Her main ambition is to learn how to sing God Save the King in tune. She also hopes to take her Senior Matric next year and is looking forward with a certain amount of fear and trembling to the Latin. Ogden is invariably good natured and it is very seldom that you surprise her without a smile on her face. Her pet occupation is tearing her hair out in exams. We wish her all the best in the coming year.

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10 S AMARA SCHOOL CALENDAR TERM I September 17— Boarders returned. September 18 — School opened. September 28 — We lost to Lisgar Collegiate in our first match for the interscholastic championship at the Rideau Tennis Club. November 1 — Mr. McTavish ' s musical appreciation classes began. November 1 — We all enjoyed the Hallowe ' en party very much. November 7 — We were very glad to have Major Mckeand back again to talk to us about Poppy Day. November 8-1 1 — Long Weekend. December 17 — The House Collections, plays and Christmas parties. December 18 — School closed for the Christmas holidays. January 9 — We returned to school after a very enjoyable holiday. January 21 — Exams began. January 30 — Exams ended. Miss Hazel gave us a very interesting address about the ' Sunday School by Caravan. January 31 — Free day. TERM 11 February 3 — The new term began. February 20 — Dr. Tory came to talk to us about the Development of Modern Democracy. February 21 - 24 — Long Weekend. March 19 — We had a unigue experience in hearing Captain Goff play the clavichord. March 26 — Senator Wilson talked to us about the United War Services. March 28 — The Senior Dramatic Art Class presented ' The School for Scandal by Sheridan. April 3 — We heard with great pleasure Stainer ' s Crucifixion played on the gra- mophone. April 3 — The Easter holidays began. April 17 — School re-opened. May 7 — Miss Fowler gave us a most interesting address about her missionary work in Western Canada.