Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Norma Wilson: A wise woman is wise enough to conceal it. Laddie ' s owner is constantly dashing around before prayers — rain or shine asking brightly if anyone wants to go riding. Maths are her strong point and St. Andrews is her weakness. From June till September she can be found haunting the golf-course there. Yes, she ' s a Wartimes addict, too. This year Norma was the school ' s official extortioner, trapping every spare nickel and dime for worthy charities. Next year is just one big guestion mark in Norma ' s mind. But we gather she ' d like to be on her own. We wish her the best of luck. Mary Wurtele: ' Tis better to wear out, than to rust out. Wurtellie is Fry ' s Sports Captain and a fine athlete herself. She adores Gym and, we are sure will miss these classes acutely this summer. One of the most conscientious, she is forever trying to load old socks and gym shoes, collected in pound, on unsuspecting victims. She is an ardent worker at the canteen and splits many a nail washing dishes there to help win the war. The bain of her life is chocolate cake, which she has forsworn — and how we all gloat! Next year will see this ravishing blonde back at Elmwood, dusting off her Senior Matric. Betty Caldwell: Her beauty I never knew, until she turned and smiled on me. Our little ray of sunshine from Prescott, a big shot from a small town, expects to be at school for several more years. Jim- my Stewart holds second place in her heart, the name of the lucky person holding first place is censored! During the latter part of the school year. Bets suddenly discovered that she had a golden voice — but we knew better! In boarder ' s time she takes life easy, since she has an admirer to do all the dirty work for her. On account of her one track mind, we feel that Cald- well will become the advertising manager of some desperate concern. In times of mental strain she hangs on to her bottom lip for support, and has thereby destroyed the dear red curve of her mouth! ' We ' ll always remember Bets for her everlasting good humour, and wish her the best of luck.

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Elizabeth Edwards: E ' en though vanquished she could argue still. ' ' Liz is Nightingale ' s chief high mogul . Apart from this, her fame lies in her zoological exploits. Rarely she arrives in the sitting-room without a cat ' s cornea, or the brain tissue of some poor helpless frog. Next year Liz hopes to pursue these barbarous diversions at some institute of higher learning, probably McGill. Her pet aversions are singing, and apple-pie beds and her weakness is Ronald Reagan. With alarming frequency Liz turns friendly discussions into heated arguments, so we see for her a bright future in Parliament. What ever she eventually does we wish her the best of luck. Nancy Kennedy: All the world ' s a stage. Nance hails from Bissett, Manitoba. This is her second and last year at Elmwood, where she is completing her Junior Matric. Kennedy hopes to see her name in lights on Broadway, but we think she will reach the neon as an advertisement for health shoes! She spends most of her spare time practising with the choir; modeling for the art class; reading out detentions in prayers; and impersonating various characters, including: Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Scarlett O ' Hara, and Thomas Leaf (of Under the Greenwood Tree fame). For next year, Nannie has not made any definite plans, but we are sure that whatever she decides to do, she will be a great success, and we wish her the best of luck. Ann Croil: Why take life too seriously? You ' ll never get out of it alive Croil our energetic Sports Captain spends most of her time catching the Gym class as they leap over the horse. The only piece she can recognize is Begin the Beguine and that ' s be- cause it ' s the one where there ' s no singing. She wisely shrouds her private life — but the odd sock, size fourteen, gives her away. As far as the future is concerned, anything will make her happy as long as she ' s off on her own hook. Good luck, Croil! Ml

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Anne Binks: What He hath scanted men in hair He hath given thenf in wit. Among the more important happenings of 1940, was the arrival of Anne Binks from England. Since then she has kept Canadians in stitches with her witticisms and antics. Many people would die of heart failure if they could see her mimic them. She cherishes a secret passion for ear lobes. The combination of Kennedy ' s nightshirt and Binkie ' s Yorkshire dialect in the Keller Play, had a devasting effect on the audience. Every Thursday she is in her element, since Bing Crosby is on the air that night. Next year she plans to take a business course, and after that, well — our loss is the business world ' s gain, and we wish her all the best. - v. ' -.(.-is!- Anne Powell: In the morning Thou shalt hear my voice ascending high. Powell reinforced the House Seniors this term, and has been rushing around looking official ever since. The alto branch of the MacTavish Purple Stripes is completely lost if for some reason chore-practice goes on without her. You can often find her, dreamy-eyed, playing imaginary etudes on her desk. Her ability to arrive at school a split second before the bell goes, amazes everyone but Anne. News is her forte, and you can always rely on her for the latest. Still undecided about next year, she will probably return to whip through her Senior. Good luck, Powell! ilMonitor£( NANCY BOWMAN, SARAH WALLACE, AVRIL CRABTREE, NANCY PATERSON