Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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During the first term, senior art classes were conducted by Mr. Masson as for some time past. Besides the regular Friday lessons, we had a number of inspiring and instructive visits to the Art Gallery. We also made a trip to Rockcliffe Park where some very interesting sketches were made of the Ottawa River. Marie Nadal, from Haiti, is one of our best senior artists; her pictures in the current issue of Samara were done last fall. Our art master at present is Mr. Hyndman, and all the girls taking art are enjoying immensely their lessons in portrait drawing. Portraits are proving quite difficult, but we grow better at every lesson! Mrs. Amtmann has continued most success- fully throughout the year with the girls of the Junior School. Much enthusiasm has resulted in many really interesting pictures, which have been hung from time to time in the Stone Corridor . Jane MacTavish painted the Christmas scene in the magazine.

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24 SAMARA many things displayed for purchase. I thought to myself, I had better scurry if I wanted to see the rest as more and more people were coming in and I was sure they wouldn ' t look for an ant, so I finally got up on the wall and made my way down a long corridor to the assembly hall. There ' s where the noise was coming from, because there were lots of small children playing games and racing around and I was very nearly stepped on as I made an approach to cross to the ice cream and candy table. Just as I was crawling onto a cup of ice cream and resting there comfortably I was aware of being carried right back through all the crowd and landed on a table of lovely soft pink, white and blue knitted articles. Again there was a lot of noise, this time coming from the tea room which I managed to see on my way in; it was across the hall. How- ever, I just crawled off my perch and nestled into a small bonnet to sleep. As I woke up the next morning to find myself and the bonnet in a cardboard box, I overheard an excited voice saying, We have made nearly $900 to send to the Save the Children Fund! Frances Schulman, VA Nightingale Dance After weeks of detailed discussions and en- thusiastic planning, the long awaited day at last arrived, February 2, the Elmwood Formal. The afternoon was spent in frantically decorating the bare gym which, after much tangling of streamers, thumb-tack casualties, and lack of Scotch tape, was transformed into a Valentine Paradise. The assistance of Mrs. D. MacTavish and Mrs. F. Gill was gratefully received by worried but excited officers who had wondered soulfuUy how they were going to manage by themselves. At nine o ' clock the boarding-house had quieted down and first arrivals were peeked at from behind the bannisters by pyjama- clad juniors. Mrs. Graham, Miss Shand, Judy Maclaren and her escort received the guests, who, from there, entered the dimly-lighted, beautifully decorated gym and danced to the strains of Frank Marchington ' s orchestra. During the evening, much to everyone ' s delight, excellent refreshments were served. All too short an evening was brought to a close at 1 o ' clock by the National Anthem, while once fresh corsages hung withered and limp, once shining eyes were dimmed, and a tired but happy crowd left the school to talk about the evening for days to come. MUSIC NOTES We wish to express our gratitude to the various students who have played the morn- ing hymns this year. Catherine Hees has been our most frequent player. A choir was organized this year under the capable direction of our music master, Mr. McTavish. It has added colour and interest to our morning devotional period, and once a week the choir renders very beautiful selec- tions, the soloist being Margaret Cameron. Mr. McTavish also has a large number of piano pupils, and these, from time to time, play noon-hour recitals; who knows but among us there may be another Rubenstein!

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