Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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26 SAMARA SPORTS NOTES WE returned to school last September with a feeling of loss as we knew Miss Snell would not be there to greet us. She had gone overseas with the Canadian Red Cross Nursing Division and as she had been with us so long we missed her a great deal. We soon heard with pleasure, however, that Mrs. Palmer had consented to take our physical training classes in her place and, under her guidance, we have had a very full and enjoyable year in sports. Early in the fall, the school tennis team tried again to win back the inter-scholastic Tennis Shield, but it was beaten by the excellent Glebe Collegiate team which won the shield the second consecutive year. Our year of inter-house sports started well with some basketball games. Due to early snow, however, the final games had to be postponed until the spring. Nightingale, who always seems to be too liberally supplied with Amazons won the house basketball shield but not without battling violent opposition. Nightingale Juniors, following in the footsteps of their elders, defeated both the Fry and Keller junior teams. With the arrival of snow, stiff badminton competition began, and both the inter-house and school matches were a source of interest until the last game was played. Keller and Fry had better luck in this field, winning the senior and junior tournaments respectively. Keller also won the house Tennis Shield for the fourth year. Sports Day last year was held in the after- noon of June eleventh. Size and strength triumphed again, with Nightingale winning Sports Day and Fry coming a close second. The house tug-of-war was especially exciting but here again Nightingale was well anchored and pulled both Fry and Keller to defeat. As the last sports event of the year. Sports Day supplied an eventful and satisfying end to a very pleasant year. SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM First Singles - - - - Janet Edwards Second Singles - - - Philippa McLaren Third Singles - - - Gretchen Mathers First Doubles - - - Cynthia Powell Paula Peters The sports winners are as follows: Inter-house Basketball Shield — Nightingale (Continued on Page 36)

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SAMARA 25 nOTEB ART NOTES THIS year, under Miss May ' s careful and patient guidance, the art classes have done some very fine work. In the Special Art Class on Thursdays we have concentrated wholly on charcoal figure drawings, and we have improved immensely in obtaining the character of the model. We thank the models for posing so patiently for us on these days. In the class on Tuesdays, subjective art has been the main attraction. Many bewilder- ing but colourful designs have been produced. A mural of skiing was accomplished by four of the very energetic members of this class. The other classes have recently finished some very interesting paper mache character masks. They have also done quite a number of free designs and colourful compositions. During the first term, we had the oppor- tunity of seeing Mr. H. S. Southam ' s wonder- ful collection of Canadian paintings at the National Art Gallery. After Easter, Miss May gave us the exciting opportunity to paint in oils, and many professional-looking canvases were produced. When spring ar- rived, we trekked with our boards and char- coal, and many lovely outdoor sketches were the outcome. The members of the art classes have proved to be versatile, and they have profited in many ways under Miss May ' s guidance. THE CHICKADEE When I go skiing in the woods, I hear him in a tree And wonder if he ' s looking down And thinking about me. He braves the coldest winter winds And finds his dinner where he can; The charming little chickadee Is not afraid of man. I like to hear his happy song And see him flit from tree to tree, I wish that I could always be As brave as little chickadee. NoRAH Cameron, VC Nightingale THE CROSS RABBIT A cross little rabbit Knocked on the door As I was scrubbing The kitchen floor. The cross little rabbit Ate a rubber band, Spilled some water And bit my hand! The cross little rabbit Began to shout; So I opened the door And swept him out. Shelagh Nolan, V A Nightingale

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SAMARA 27 DRAMATICS DRAMATIC NOTES THIS year, the Senior Dramatics Class, deviating somewhat from the usual procedure of presenting a three-act play, gave an abridged version of a long play and, in addition, a one-act play, — She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith and X equals O by John Drinkwater. We would like to give our sincerest thanks to Mrs. Murphy who took over the position of dramatics teacher when Miss Miriam Graham went overseas with the St. John Ambulance Brigade. She gave much time and effort to make these plays a success. We should like also to thank The Citizen for allowing us to print their report of the plays. Excellent Plays Presented by Pupils of Elmwood School Parents and friends of the pupils of Elm- wood school filled the assembly hall of that institution yesterday evening to witness the presentation of two plays by members of the Senior Dramatic Class. These were X = 0: A Night of the Trojan War, by John Drink- water, and a telescoped version of Goldsmith ' s classic, She Stoops to Conquer. In past years Elmwood has built up a reputation for amateur dramatics and last night the present students of that art fully maintained the tradition established by their predecessors — and won laurels of their own. In the Trojan War scenes, the characters participating being Pronax, Janet Edwards, Salvius, Jane MacKeen, Greeks; and Ilius, Pat Balantyne, with Capys, Suzanne Mess, Trojans, and Peggy Huestis, Greek sentinel, the Homeric atmosphere was definitely brought on the stage and communicated to the audience. In the rendering of the soliloquies and the dialogue in which Drinkwater stresses the futility of war for such a cause as the beauty of the face that launch ' d a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of Ilium savored somewhat of classroom recitation, it must be remembered that many older and more experienced performers never wholly succeed in ridding themselves of the selfconsciousness that is responsible for it.