Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 33 ANNUAL DANCE On Saturday, May 10th, we had a school dance. Preparation were going on for some time before that red- letter day and every table and chair in the prefect ' s sitting room showed some evidence of this - either a note a list, a record or decorations. The night before the dance a busy bevy of girls was seen in the hall - hang- ing yellow and green streamers from the ceiling and the curtains, wrap- ping yellow crepe paper around the lights and doing their best to trans- form the hall with its ' ' schooly atmosphere to one of gaiety and colour. On the stage curtain were the school and house crests and on the window were ingeniously-made paper daffodils, which added to the effect. For these we have Angela Christensen and Halcyon Barcant to thank. Then the great day arrived. Elm- woodians donned their prettiest dresses and arrived at school feeling and looking far different from usual. The school echoed with dance music issuing from a fiercely-coloured ob- ject known as a juke-box. To add variety to the evening we had a Paul Jones, an elimination and a spot dance. At about half past ten supper was announced and the dancers flock- ed into the dining room to be refresh- ed with the most delicious sandwiches cakes, cookies , ice-cream and punch. At twelve o ' clock ' God Save The King ' was played, (on a somewhat squeaky gramophone). The dance was over. Satisfied and happy we filed out of the school. This last lap of the school year is always the most worrying and the most tiring, with exams looming close and all of us discovering the things we don ' t know. It is a good thing to have one ' s mind taken off school for a little while and the dance certain- ly accomplished that. All those pres- ent will surely agree that it was a great success and will want to join in thanking Mrs. Buck and all the staff for making it possible. OUR HEAD GIRL Barbara Christmas is our head girl. She tells us to be good. She tells us what we shouldn ' t do. She tells us what we should. When things are awfully gloomy When things are looking blue. She comes along and cheers us up. And tells us what to do. At times when we are very bad. And there ' s been an awful fuss. And all the world looks black. She comes and comforts us. Sometimes when we play jokes on her. She tries to be so cross. But in her eye there is a twinkle. Because she knows she ' s boss, Helen Claxton V C Fry Millicent Struthers V C Fry Sandra James V C Frj

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32 SAMARA 1 Ckristmas Tea and Entertainment In aid of the Save The Ckildren Fund If there is one day when Elmwood shines, it is the day of the Annual bazaar, for that is the day when the when the projects which the girls have been working on for weeks come to their fulfilment. This year, because of the scarcity of certain materials and other diffi- cult conditions, we decided to call our fete, Tea and Entertainment. We wanted to be per feet ly fair to our visitors and not to lead them to expect too much; however, in the end the bazaar was fundamentally the same as it has been in previous years. Last year (December 1945) nine hun- dred dollars were j aised for the ••Save the Children Fund. In spite of handicaps, this year (December 1946) Elmwood was able to send one thous and dollars to the same cause. Miss MacLean again managed the sale of tickets, assisted by Angela Christensen and form representatives. Miss Chappell headed the raffle comnit tee with Daphne Wurtele assist- ing. Many lovely raffles were dona- ted and the school would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who presented gifts. Miss Dixon resumed her post of tea mistress and with the aid of the senior girls, made that department a great success. The sale of candy and jam was led by Miss Adams with the help of Margot Peters. As usual this department was one of the most popular. Mademoiselle Juge directed the hand-craft table; Miss Johnston and Miss MacAskill helped in the very successful organization of this com- mittee. The white elephant table was super- vised by Mrs. Hancock. Mary Patteson and form representatives assisted her. Thanks to the many donations and to efficient cooperation throughout the school this table made a good profit. The book-stall, under the able management of Margaret Maclaren, did a brisk trade in second-hand books. The upper cloak-room was turned into a check-room which was effici- ently operated by Wendy Hughson and her committee. The small check-room fees added up to a substantial con- tribution to the FUnd. During the afternoon, the child- ren of the first and second forms presented a Nativity play; the lead- ing roles were taken by ■ ' lar gar et Gill and Judith Kelloch. The play, which was charming in its child-like sim- plicity and reverence, was directed by Viis s MacAski 11. Fo 1 lowi ng this , Fry House presented the winning House play, ' Thirty Minutes in a Street. ' Elmwood is indeed happy to think that in the past two years, the whole-hearted efforts of staff and pupils combined with the generous response on the part of parents and friends has made it possible for us, through these two events to give one thousand nine hundred dollars to the cause which all of us realize is so deserving of our supp ort.

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34 SAMARA 0lh U BIRTHS Hope (Gilmour) Buchan Son Barbara (Watson) Ferguson Son Sue CKenny) Howe Second Daughter Janet (Southam) MacTavish Son Nancy (Haultain) Nation Daughter Eleanor (Leggett) Revel Daughter ENGAGEMENTS Joan Gillies to David Tupper of Vancouver, B.C. WEDDINGS Pamela Booth to Mr. Douglas L. Breit- haupt. Barbara Fellowes to Lt.Col. R.M. (Dick) Ross O.B.E. Mary Esther MacFarlane to Mr. Oliver Rendell Arton (In Bermuda). Li lias Van Buskirk nee Li lias Ahearn to Mr. Lionel Massey. Sarah Wallace to Mr. Roger Nairn. GENERAL Anna Cameron is now in Toronto after spending some time in New York. Many of Anna ' s friends in the Lounge and in the Staff -room lis- tened with much interest to her contribution to the radio program- me, Stage Forty-Seven ' on May 11th. Helen Christie is graduating in Science at McGill this year. Ann Croil has graduated from the Montreal General Hospital. Gaye Douglas and Elizabeth Newcombe are assisting in the Elmwood Nurs- ery School and Kindergarten re- spectively. Lois Davidson, after spending one year at McGill has had a year at Vassar where she has completed the work of the second year. She hopes to return to Vassar to continue her work majoring in English. Elizabeth Edwards graduated from McGill this Spring. Frances Bell is working in the oper- ating rocxnof the Veterans ' hospit- al, Queen Mary Road, Montreal. Frances won First Prize in her graduation Class and led the Pro- vince of Quebec in the examinations for Registered Nurse. Betty Caldwell made the European trip as a companion to Barbara Anne Scott this winter. Janet Caldwell is at MacDonald Col- lege. Joyce Haney has an interesting ap- pointment in the bacteriology department in McGill University. Noreen Haney won the Intercollegi- ate Tennis Championship this year. Noreen is graduating in Science from McGill this year. Mackie Edwards Hertz is living in Montreal. She is working as the Secretary of the Arts and Handi- craft Guild. (Continued on Page 38)