Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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18 SAMARA CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1«. Our school magazine. 6. The matron ' s pet. 8. A book all girls should read (minus e). 10. United States Marines (abbr.) 11. Our head gir l. 13. Best Island in the West Indies 16. Girl ' s name. 17. It has been raised to five cents 18. For example (abbr. ) 19. ItsmDttois ' Friendship to All 22 e We hate to find one in our clothes 24. One of our Governors. 25. Also 28. Doctor (abbr. ) 29. At the back of. 31. Old way of spelling old ' ' . 35. Where we meet every morning. 36. Uniformed. 39. A weather condition. 41. Instrument for measuring. 43. Anno Hegirae (abbr. ) 44. Street-car. 45. Yankee soldier. 46. Its motto is. Fair Play ' ' . 49. Independent Labour Party. 50. French for water . 51. Means of travelling (abbr.) 53. Electrical Engineer (abbr. ) 54. Alabama (abbr.) 55. Robert Louis Stevenson. 56. Branch of the American Service. 57. Wednesday afternoon at three- thirty. DOWN 1. Donor of new music room. 2. Nickname for Mary. 3. Authorized version (abbr.) 4. Ouick. 5. An article. 6. Frog- like reptile. 7. A period of time. 12. Give in return. 14. Its motto is. Not for Our- selves Alone. 15. Our school flower. 18. French for and . 20. Royal Academy (abbr. ) 21 « In the northern part of Canada. 23. First thine to do when spoken to by an officer. 25. Perfect. 27. Preposition. 29. Short for British Guiana. 30. His Majesty (abbr. 32. Girl ' s name. 33. An instrument. 34. What we receive when our name is read out three times. 38. Leave undone. 40. The new wing is named for him. 42. Slang for all right. 47. Spanish for ' she. ' 48o what we should never break. 52. Fishing pole. 54. Abbreviation for morning. Deirdre Col lens V A Nightingaleo

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20 SAMARA MUSIC NOTES Thii year there is a great deal to write about in Music Notes. In the first place, our school musicians are working like mad at their music; and since at least half the school is mad (or pretends to be) about music, Mr. McTavish has had to get a ' ' deputy to take care of the extra inflow. Mrs. Middle ton has come to the rescue - and, believe us, she has both hands full taking care of the younger generation of musicians at Elinwood. The most exciting and most won- derful thing to happen to us this year, in this branch at least, has been the entire remodelling of the old nursery school, ' Open Sesame, into a most artistic music school, containing twin grand pianos. The room has been beautifully decorated, with gay chintzes and many care- fully-chosen colourful paintings; besides these there is a new radio- phonograph - all donated by Mrs. Harry Southam. The phonograph is a ••post-war dream. Frequently in off hours the strains of a Sibelius symphony or the favourite Chopin • ' Polonaise • can be heaj-jd behind the doors of • ' Open Sesame . In other ••off hours. that is, when Mr. McTavish is not within sight or hearing (luckily) a different type of strain is heard - more easily called a ••strain on the ears. It is the sound of scales, arpeggios and chords. They continue up and down, up and down, as if they never intend to stop. Anyone within hear- ing distance is apt to think of a Model T Ford, rattling along a bumpy road, uttering every now and then, some explosive backfires and ••Beep Beep s. Ah, well, I suppose there is SOME use to it all. When we come to think of it, there are bright spots here and there from the lis- tener s point of view. When the pupil arrives on the scene appro- priately shined and polished, we know that again we are going to hear the determined thumping of an up- and-coming pianist who is going to get through the piece in spite of all difficulties, and who is doing her part in that celebrated event, • •Playing for Mrs. Buck. Our closing words will be that this has been a most important and eventful year in the nusical history of Elmwood. If we are inclined to forget our budding geniuses of the present, we all have confidence in the dream that some day- -who knows? we shall have an Elmwood virtuoso touring the country with encores, cheers and flying colours. Even in the direction of Europe - Someday???