Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 5 tCfje cfiool Calendar September 18 — School opens. September 30 — The school team wins the Interscholastic Tennis. October 15 — Senior School goes to C.W.A.A.F. Graduation at Rockcliffe. October 21 — Miss Hazell and Miss Sayle visit us with films of the Western Caravan Mission School. October 23 — There is a Hallowe ' en Party at night, at School. November 10 — Major McKeand addresses us in preparation for Poppy Day. November 25 — A number are chosen to go and try out for ' Trumpet Call to Youth. December 2 — The cast for the C.B.O. program is chosen. December 5 — The Program ' s cast and choir rehearse at the Chateau. December 6 — Another rehearsal. December 9 — A demonstration broadcast is given at Glebe College. December 13 — Mrs. Prescott speaks to us on Survivors ' Bundles. December 14 — The story of Ivan Mestrovich is recorded by C.B.O. December 14 — The House Collections are judged. December 15 — The House Plays. December 17 — The long anticipated Bazaar is held. December 18 — We go home, the Christmas Holidays! January 11 — Back to school, the holidays are now but a memory. January 15 — Snow, more snow, and more snow! January 28 — We see the Trumpet Call to Youth film . January 18-26 — Exams! Oh woe! The Depths which none shall ever know. January 29 — Free Day is here! April 15— We hear Dr. Keith speak on the International Students Service. April 19 — The school play is given in the presence of H.R.H. Princess Alice. April 16 — The Easter Holidays have come at last! April 28 — We get up early again-school reopens. May 21 — Dancing and Dramatics Recital. May 31— Examinations begin. Anne MacKinnon, VI Matric.

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4 SAMARA iWasa?me taff Editorial Committee. Art Notes Dramatic Notes Sports Notes Photography School Calendar Boarders ' Calendar Exchange Editor . . . Old Girls ' Notes. . . , Bazaar Notes Toe H Notes Lette McGreer Margaret Ann McKee Mary Osier Anne Powell Jacqueline Workman Mary Wurtele Joan Gillies . . . Kathleen McGreer Mary Wurtele Elizabeth Gilchrist Noreen Haney [Anne MacKinnon j Janet Caldwell [Paula Peters . . . .Janet Edwards .Elizabeth Edwards Ruth Osier Sarah Wallace Junior Representatives . Advertising (Convener of Committee) , Adviser Mary Patteson Jean Elliott .Margaret Gerard . . . Miss Chappell EXCHANGES, 1942 The Ashburian — Ashbury College. Ovenden Chronicle. Hatfield Hall Magazine. The Pibroch — Strathallan. Lower Canada College Magazine. Saint Andrews College Review. Ludemus — Havergal College. Trafalgar Echoes.

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6 SAMARA Ctritorial IN September 1942, the beginning of a fourth year of war, we returned to school filled with sober reflections on the seriousness of the war, determined to exert every effort for the cause of victory. Now, at the end of a very full and productive school year, we may look with a certain amount of pride on what we have accomplished in the way of war work, as well as having main- tained a high standard in school activities. It has been a busy year. Before Christmas, Elmwood and Ashbury were asked to take part in a demonstration radio broadcast for the teachers of the Ottawa schools, to open a series of broadcasts in oral and visual education. We were very proud to have been asked to take part in the demonstration broad- cast, and we learned a great deal which will be helpful in dramatic work. Immediately afterwards, inspired by our success last year, we again held a very successful bazaar, from which we realized $670.00 to be used to buy Survivor ' s Bundles for the Women ' s Naval Auxiliary. The result of the weekly sale of war-saving stamps has been gratifying, and the response to both local and war charities, especially the Red Cross, has been generous this year. There have been excellent results, in the last few months particularly, to the girls ' salvage drive which supplements that of the school. We have continued to send candy to bombed-out areas in Britain from the proceeds of the Sweets Fund to which every one has contributed at least one cent a week. Grateful letters have been received from Mrs. Vincent Massey, from the recipients of our parcels and even from Lord Woolton! We hope that next year it will still be possible to send these parcels. Since Christmas, war-work meetings have been held once a week. These have been well attended, especially by juniors and intermediates. Sewing, knitting, and salvaging of leather for seamen ' s jackets have been some of the activities of this group. Classes in defence have been added to the regular curriculum and aircraft identification, home defence, first aid and home nursing have been studied in different forms. Air raid drill has become as much a part of our life as fire drill. The cloak-rooms serve as our air raid shelter. We were sorry to say good-bye to several mistresses last year. Miss Mills, our senior mistress for many years, left to join the Wrens, where she is doing