Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Deirdre Collens: ' ' Things are bound to happen — why worry? Everything comes to those who wait — why hurry? ' ' ' ' While Elmwoodians all diligently pressed noses to the grind-stone for another year . . . our head girl, Dee, cavorted gaily on the Atlantic, out of Africa bound for Elmwood . She arrived in November and took the reins of command into her capable hands, much, we feel, to Mrs. Buck ' s relief and to the welfare of those on the Lower Deck — namely the boarders. In her spare moments (which we may add are very few) Dee can be found making out the boarders ' pocket money lists, more frequently attempting to subdue the more boisterous members of the sitting room, or rehearsing her part as Darcy in the senior play Pride and Prejudice greet- ing you with a gracious bow and a Good Manning . If you ask Dee what her plans are for next year she just shrugs her shoulders and flashes her broad smile, for we understand that Dee ' s plans are very unsettled. Whether it be a return trip to Africa or one to Trinidad — whose virtues are ex- tolled to us in abundance — she expresses her desire to do a lot of sailing which she feels she has missed out on the last few years. Her love of the sea and interest in nautical affairs have increased greatly this year, much to our surprise. Joking aside Dee, bouquets for a wonderful job and a very happy year and the best of luck in whatever you do! Ann Edwards: A niaji convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still ' ' ' Footsteps are heard, the door opens, a quick switch to C.K.C.O. and Ed has arrived in her usual manner. Ann is our only day girl member of the sitting-room and has a knack for whipping up provisions for Prefects ' Tea which we secretly suspect is really her mother ' s doing. As the ener- getic and efficient head of Fry she has brought to her house top honours. On the week-ends Ed may be found jogging along the Aylmer Road on MacDuff (her horse) and during the week talking about his good points (which needless to say are many). Breaking the family tradition of going to McGill, next year will find her walking through the halls of Carleton with that Pepsodent smile that for so long has been familiar around Elmwood. We wish you all the best of luck Ed in the future. •jail MlHii ' n ' iii; iiiiii» ' 55!!M«l iuiiitir !!!! ! •itrSSr laiaiii ilMI BSi HI III SSI- -■:»«! :ss: ' . It iShMI Sascha Mavor: Nowhere so busy a man as he there nas And yet he seemed busier than he was. Lost anything? Well ask Sascha, Saschie, Sash — she answers to all. Sacha is back with us this year after skipping out last year to spend an exciting time in Switzerland. She left as a monitor and came back to find herself not only a prefect but the head of Keller. If you want to be on time and make breakfast ask Sash to wake you; then you surely won ' t be late! Her weaknesses are yellow tulips (no one could ever guess why) and anything from the Pays-Bas. Sascha ' s ability to speak French and not write it is a mystery to all the French students especially when their homework is wrong. As to her future — that ' s very undecided. It may be college life at Western or perhaps another trip abroad (the latter is more probable). Wherever you go we wish you the best of luck Sascha! jiiA SSlS!!! ■ ■ ■■••■SI ■ iaH ' — ■•jaMi »anmm ail all 1 taaaii ■III an (Haai ■mau laaai ' am ail i aaaa iiiiaain ' iaaar iiRtaiiv ' iaaai iiniaiitmaa- ' ia«iaai iriaa laiiaaii ' iB- iiMaiiiria aJtaaiii l;! r till

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18 SAMARA THIS year the Cadets are celebr ating their sixth birthday at Elmwood. We got off to a good start in September with our new superintendent, Airs. Hulse, who rapidly became very popular with us. Mrs. Hulse, Aliss Dixon, and A4iss Philbrick have all shown a great deal of energy and interest, and have made this year a very pleasant one for the cadets. Our division has dwindled from 51 mem- bers to 27, but we have had many new mem- bers, both among new girls and among those who have reached the honourable age of eleven, when they may join the St. John Am- bulance Brigade. Our courses have been covered very quick- ly this year. The new cadets took their First Aid examination before Christmas and are now on the Home Nursing Course. Those who had completed both these courses in pre- vious years are now taking toy-making classes. This year there was a dominion-wide doll- dressing competition. All dolls we re to be dressed in St. John Ambulance uniforms, and our division was to dress our doll as the Lady Superintendent in Chief. We are proud to say that our doll came first in its class, and second in the competition throughout Canada. In February, Mrs. Hulse very kindly in- vited all the cadets to a supper party at her apartment. Besides our own officers, Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Maclaren were there for the first part of the evening. After a delicious supper we played games and listened to some of our pianists giving an impromptu concert. We all enjoyed it very much, but we hope Mrs. Hulse ' s apartment recovered from our invasion. There was an examination in March, in which eight more cadets became officers. There are several new cadets among those chosen, and we know that they will be proud and worthy of their chevrons. Une Excursion MA soeur et moi, nous avions le desir de connaitre la ville de Gruyere et sur- tout de savoir comment on fait ce bon fromage. Nous sommes parties un jour en voiture avec nos parents et en chemin nous avons admire la campagne environnante. Le trajet n ' est pas long, et nous y sommes arrivees au debut de I ' apres-midi. D ' abord nous sommes allees visiter le chateau qui est tres ancien. Nous avons vu de tres belles peintures que Corot a faites sur les murs d ' une des chambres. Par les peintures de la salle a manger nous avons appris les details de la vie du Comte de Gruyere. Autour du chateau il y a un jardin a la frangaise. Puis nous avons visite le village qui est perche sur une coUine. Ce petit village est connu pour ses vieilles maisons a fa9ades blanches, ses volets peints aux couleurs du canton de Fri- bourg, sa fontaine dans laquelle les vaches viennent boire, dont des milliers de gravures et cartes postales ont rendu la physionomie, la pipe et le costume familiers aux touristes du monde entier. Et Ton voit que c ' est un tres vieux village, car les rues sont usees par les passants. De chaque cote de la rue principale il y a des boutiques ou s ' etalent de nombreux souvenirs qui representent I ' excursion du vil- lage de Gruyere. Ensuite nous avons essaye de visiter les fa- briques de fromage, mais malheureusement elles ne sont ouvertes aux visiteurs que le ma- tin. Alors pour nous consoler de cette decep- tion, nous avons pris le the dans un charmant petit salon. L ' interieur figurait un chalet et sur les boiseries etaient reproduites les peint- ures des costumes des differents cantons. Puis comme I ' heure avangait nous avons repris le chemin du retour en nous promet- tant bien de revenir, mais le matin la pro- chaine fois. Sascha Mavor, Form VI Matric. Keller

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••■•■•I I ■■• (■•■■■I ■■■■■•I •■■■■•i . ■ ■■■■■I II ■■■■■il ■■■■••I ■■■■III ■■■■I ■ ■■■I ■ ■■■I laiai iiiaa ■■•■■II •■■■■■II ■■■■■nil !• , •■■■■nil ■■■ Jlou6 Bema Aoied ' ■■■■ ' .ii ,.§■■■43 •■■■■4A. ■ ■■■■II. ■■■•I • ■■■■■■II ■■■■■ .(•■■■■■I ■■■■■■■■■II ■■■■iii{S;l!! Lucinda Crozier: ' ' Let a smile be your umbrella. This is Cin ' s second year at Elmwood and already she is in the exalted rank of a House Senior. Cin ' s weakness is being nice to people and her pet hates are Algebra and liver. Every morning Cin can be seen inspecting the Juniors. She tries to admonish them for untidy tunics and dirty shoes, but a second glance you can see her grinning from ear to ear, and the Juniors know she isn ' t really cross with them. No wonder she is such a popular officer. Cinda can be heard holding forth at great length about the virtues of Port Arthur. She maintains that it is the best place in the world, and defies anyone to say otherwise. Last summer Cin taught Nature Study at Jack and Jill , a camp for children. We don ' t know what Cin ' s plans are for this summer, or next year, but we know that there will be a vacant place without her cheerful smile and her favourite expression Oh, really, you people! ■■■■■■■• ' •■■■■■■•I ■■■■■■■I •■■■■■■■ ' ■■■■■■■•! ■■■■■■■•I •■■Hi!!! ■■■■■■■•I ••■iiiiiij ■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■i !■■■■■■] ■!!9S:!Uiiiiiiii Mary Code: ' ' The reason firm, the temperate will, E)tditra7ice, foresight, stretigth and skill. Nightingale is a very lucky, and incidentally, a very well- organized house this year, because Mary is its efficient head. One would think that House duties would fill Mary ' s day quite ably, but she always finds time to lend a willing hand and a cheerful smile in any task. The first period in the afternoon will always find Mary rushing from form room to form room with the attendance book. Prominent in Mary ' s outside interests is the Junior Theatre, where she spends her Saturdays. Her summers are spent as director of tlie water-front at Camp Pontiac, a job to which she is well suited to judge from the various swimming awards she holds. Mary ' s dislikes are Friday and fish, and her likes include carnations and truffles, which we hope she will keep bringing to officers ' teas! Mary is destined to uphold the officers ' numbers again next year. Her steadiness and efficiency will be welcomed wherever she goes, and we wish her the very best of luck for the future. §■■■■■■ ' ■■i!!!S!! ■■■■■■■I ■■ ' •■■■■■■I ■■ ■■■■■■■I ■■ ■■■■■■■• ' ■a ■■■■■■I — •■■■■a iaaaaar laaiiai •■aia IS !!!■• Judy Nesbitt: ' ' Skilled she is in sports and pastimes. Judy has been at Elmwood since she was six and has won the preparatory, junior, intermediate, and senior sports cups. She is now the very busy sports captain of Nightingale and Mary ' s right-hand man in all House matters. We know com- paratively little of Judy ' s outside activities but until this year the 3.30 bell would see Judy tearing madly out of the door on her way to the Minto. She has won a great many awards, including the Devonshire, Wilson and Gilmour cups. Judy intends to go to college, but we hope to have her with us for another year. Best of luck always, Judy!