Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 15 cfiool Calendar 1 944 = 1 945 September 13 — Boarders returned from summer holidays. September 14 — School opened. September 16 — Swimming at the Chateau for the boarders, and on to tea at the Wayside Inn. September 19 — Lucia di Lammermoor at the Auditorium. September 30 — An Ashbury dance was attended by some of the seniors. October 3 — The Reverend Brian Green came to school and gave us a very interesting talk on England in war time. October 4 — A second meeting with Mr. Green at St. Matthew ' s Parish Hall. October 7 — Again we met to hear Mr. Green, this time in Lauder Hall. October 9 — Discussion group, in Lauder Hall. October 21 — The St. John Ambulance cadets took part in an inspection by H.R.H. Princess Alice. October 25 — A few senior boarders attended a concert by Marian Anderson. October 27 — Hallowe ' en party. October 28— Dance at Ashbury. November 5 — Toe H meeting and tea. November 7 — Major Darby visited us and talked to us about Poppy Day. November 10 — Mr. Alan Wilkie and Miss Hunter-Watts acted for us some delightful excerpts from plays by Shakespeare and Goldsmith. November 18 — Rehearsals commenced for the Elmwood-Ashbury play, Shall We Join the Ladies. November 19 — A Toe H meeting was held at which Brigadier Hepburn addressed us. November 21 — Many of the boarders saw Carmen at the Auditorium. November 22 — Boarders again attended a concert— Joseph Szigeti, violinist, at the Capitol Theater. November 26 — The cast of Shall We Join the Ladies was entertained to tea, at Elmwood. December 1 — Many of the seniors attended a formal dance given by Mrs. Patteson at the Country Club. December 9 — -The senior boarders gave a small dance. December 11— The Toe H Chain of Light was held. December 13 — The Parlow String Quartette at Glebe Collegiate. December 14 — The House plays were held. All the boarders were invited to tea and to sing carols at Mrs. Buck ' s house. December 15 — Mrs. Fauquier came to judge our house collections. December 18 — Our annual bazaar was held. December 19 — Christmas holidays began. December 22 — Examinations began. January 8 — Boarders returned. January 9 — School opened. January 10 — A few senior Boarders heard the Little Symphony of Montreal. January 24 — Several of us enjoyed the concert of Alexander Uninsky, pianist. January 27 — A dance was held at Ashbury. January 28 — All the boarders attended the Friends of Poland entertainment at the Capitol Theatre.