Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 5 tKije Retool Calenbar September 16th— First day of a new term and a new year. October 8th— A very welcome long weekend for everybody. October 23rd— A Hallowe ' en party for the juniors, very pretty in their gay costumes. November 18th— Mr. Humphrey gave an interesting talk on the prairie provinces. November 19th— A very informative lecture was given by Miss Warren on Italy. We were also shown some beautiful lantern slides of Italian cities. November 24th— Miss Hasell spoke to us, on the Sunday School Caravan and showed us many slides. December 10th— The house pl ays were given, and Nightingale emerged victorious. December 16th— The day of our extremely successful Bazaar, at which the winning house play, and the Junior ' s nativity play were presented. f December 17th— The beginning of the Christmas holidays. January 12th— Back to school! January 17th— Miss Snowdon gave us a lecture on Elizabethan music, delightfully illustrated with songs which she accompanied on the virginals. January 19th— The exams started. January 26th— The exams ended. January 27th— Visit of departmental inspectors. January 28th— Free day for the entire school. February 22nd— The St. John Cadets went to the Guide rally. March 29th— The senior dramatic class presented Tobias and the Angel . March 30th— The Easter holidays began. April . 2l8t— A dramatic and dancing recital was given in the presence of His Excellency The Governor General and Her Royal Highness, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. May 26th— Cadet Demonstration. June 14th— Closing.

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4 SAMARA Joan Paterson J Ruth Osier I Lois Davidson Art Notes Philippa McLaren Elizabeth Paish Anna Cameron Margaret Hardy Janet Edwards Old Girls ' Notes Betty Caldwell Janet Edwards Ruth Osier philip pa McLaren Pauline Coulson Barbara Beamish Gretchen Mathers Anne Chisnell Miss M. Chappell EXCHANGES, 1943 Sai7it Andreiv ' s College Review The Study Chronicle Overden Chronicle Bishop ' s College School Magazine The Ashburian The Pibroch Trinity University Review

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6 SAMARA BOARDERS ' CALENDAR September 16— Returned to school, ready for another year of school life. October 2— Some of the senior boarders went to a dance at Ashbury. October 8— Left for long week-end. October 11— Returned in the evening. October 21— Mademoiselle Juge took a few of the senior boarders to the Rideau Theatre to see the French movie Les Trois Valses, with Yvonne Printemps. October 27— A few of us attended The Barber of Seville presented by the Phila- delphia Opera Company. November 12— A large number went to the Technical School to hear the Czecho- Slovakian pianist, Rudolph Firkusny. November 12— Another Ashbury dance was attended by a few of the senior boarders. November 17— A few girls went to hear Rose Brampton, soprano of the Metropoli- tan Opera Company, at the Capitol Theatre. November 22— Many of us went to the Audi- torium to hear a concert given by Mona Bates and her ten pianos. This was spon- sored by the Health League. December 1— We heard Witold Maliiaynski, the Polish pianist. December 4— Christmas shopping in the morning. In the evening, many of the senior boarders went to a dance at the home of Janet Edwards. December 17— The long-awaited Christmas holidays. January 10— Returned from the holidays. January 15— A4ost of us went skiing at Pine Hill and took our lunch with us. January 29— Some of the senior boarders en- joyed another Ashbury dance. February 9— The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dmitri Metro- polous. February 12— The senior boarders gave a social evening, to which the Ashbury senior boarders were invited. Feljruary 18— We all went on a sleigh-ride in the evening. February 20— We were invited to Mrs. Buck ' s house to Sunday afternoon tea, and heard some very lovely piano duets by Mr. McTavish and Mr. Player. February 23— We heard the famous violinist, Yehudi Menuhin. February 25— Left for a short week-end. February 27— Returned from the week-end in the evening. March 1— A few of us attended the concert of Ezio Pinza, basso of the Metropolitan Opera Company. March 3— The Minto Follies at the Audi- torium. March 10— Oconto Campers attended the Oconto reunion dinner at the Chateau Laurier. March 11— The Ashbury plays at the Techni- cal School. March 30— Easter holidays begin. April 11— We return from the holidays. PENNIES There ivere five little pennies Sitting in a purse, Three more came along To join the first. The nine little pennies Waited for some time. Then the purse opened And in popped a dime. Nineteej2 pennies Were joined by one more Then there ivere twenty: Three fell on the floor. Seventeen pennies W ere joined by five others Then, in the purse, ivere Twenty-two brothers. But just at that moment In came three more: In the form of a war stamp The pennies went to war! Shelagh Nolan, V C Nightingale