Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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14 SAMARA . . . One of the many fads this year has been the Misguided Missiles , (commonly known as paper darts) thrown principally by Nancy Perry and Virginia Shurly who seem to have a lot to say, mostly in Piglatin . . . . . . On walking through the cloakroom one receives a rude shock; Sarita Setton stands in front of the mirror admiring herself while Sheila McCormick criticizes and Sue Richard- son bounds in and out, skipping or wielding a bolo-bat with great dexterity . . . . . . And from the window Janet Chapman, who has a bird ' s-eye view, reports the menu for lunch delivered with graphic explanations. Suitable comments are made by back seat Bradshaw who has a caustic remark for everything . . . . . . And round the corner comes a Latin book with Meg Reynolds behind it. Arriving at the board she writes Hello (something we could never find a reason for?) and com- pletely upsets Tish Heeney who is lazily drawing an abstraction in a fit of genius . . . . . . Wendy Gilchrist, who is going abroad this year, furnishes Joan Maynard with a description of inoculations, passports, and other necessary precautions much to the annoyance of Miss Leonard, our Form Mis- tress, who is demanding quiet . . . . . . There is usually a small huddle around Joan Pagan ' s desk and the occupant, which reveals Olga Kingsmill, Lambie Steven and Joan Campbell discoursing upon the most recent movies and stars with which the inside of her desk is paved ... . . . Jane Mulholland, a slightly distracted form captain hops into Prayers minus her glasses and tie and a heavy tread from the suffering stairs introduces Josephine Stone, a recent arrival from Argentina . . . . . . Terry Paes and Shirley Thomas left us after half a year. Do you blame them? . . . VC Admiral Krupka, we welcome you on board the H.M.C.S. Five Seas for the inspec- tion tour, boomed Capt. Welbourn, Willy, as she is usually called by her ship-mates. Cmdr. Frances Wood, engineer, went on Willy, not mentioning that Fran is her best pal and they would stick by each other even if they were blown overboard. Which would not be surprising for those two! There goes two bells and there is a great rush and helter-skeltering from all parts of the ship and everyone is diving down the ladder to the dining room. We hear a patter and a pair of dithered feet running around and there is Lt. Freiman, our boisterous radar expert, grabbing a sandwich and muttering something about 3 minutes fog-aye, aye! and that is the end of that. Lt. Ashbourne is pounding away on the piano trying to pick up the tune of Anchors Aiueigh. She is not progressing because of the seagulls overhead! In the galley is Able Seaman Ewing labori- ously making shrimp and lobster pudding (the rat poisoning beside her!) Or. Seaman Beef Brown rushes in with a stackful of dirty dishes, depositing them topsy-turvy in the sink and rushes out. She is chief steward, and funnily enough, she seems to be swimming in her apron. I wonder why? But whom do we see in the corner peeling potatoes? Or. Seaman Wright just barely enlisted. On her list of chores is putting out the garbage and swabbing decks — but detail! Down in the engine room all greasy we see P.O.s Strain and Naz Ikramullah. The latter just came from a foreign ship and is very interested in engines. We find her upside down drawing beautiful women with a grease can in the fuel tank. P.O. Strain is busy trying to remember her code or shorthand, as the case may be; on reports.

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SAMARA 13 OA.m A oiel VI MATRIC The first term this year found VI Aiatric only one-half its former size as 5A, but louder and full of more enthusiasm, (not all for school work, though!) The class consisted of such able members as Margaret Boehm, Jill Edward, Felicity Giles, Janet Lawson, Shelagh Macoun, and Cathy Prudham. Aiargie Boehm shared the honor of playing the morning hymns with Patsy Knowlton, while Jill Edward accompanied the vocal cords of the boarders in the evenings. The form members seemed to do a great deal of travelling during the year. If it were not to Edmonton or New York it was to the Ottawa Civic Hospital. Janet Lawson went to New York and Toronto. Cathy went to New York and also hopped on a westbound horse to Edmonton; while Jill frequently ended up in the troop car of the train bound for Sudbury. (This was always a mistake though.) Felicity was very lucky too, to go to New York at Easter and quite often into Quebec. A familiar sight going from home to boarding school is Felicity, with her suitcase under her arm. Shelagh Macoun and Margie Boehm were the most frequent travellers to the Civic, while Jan Lawson joined them once after they were in a car entangled with an O.T.C. bus. (It seems people are always grumbling because they miss the bus but I am sure Jan, Shelagh, and Margie would not have minded in the least if they had missed a certain bus). The school basketball had three able players from 6 Matric: Margie Boehm, Cathy Prud- ham, and Jill Edward. The whole form starred in all of the school sports when not laid up in casts or wheel-chairs. Miss Dixon has joined in all the fun and troubles of 6 Matric and 5A as form mistress, and is considered by les filles as one of the girls. VA VA this year has been the form with a foreign flavour and we are a miniature United Nations. Besides that, we are a class of extremes (that is in height!) As one can see, we are altogether different. In September we had a new member, Janet Hanson. And here is a tip, whenever you want to find Jan, always look in front of a piano and you will not have much trouble. In the fall Elizabeth Wijkman left us for Woodstock Country School in the United States, and we have been very happy to wel- come Annika Book from Sweden who came to us after the Christmas holidays. It didn ' t t ake her long to pick up English! We did not have to wait long for another new member; Salma IkramuUah arrived from Pakistan. She makes up for her lack of size in other ways. Marianne Lovink came from Holland last year and has made her presence heard if not felt. Representing Fry she played in Senior Badminton. For the second year we have been so lucky as to win the debating. Jennifer WooUcombe as our leader is a tops debater. She is also on the school Basketball team. Both Jo-Anne Davis and Sandra McKee were in the school play and in the debating against 6M and 5B. In the spring Sandra became a monitor, and she and Jo-Anne were our form captains during the year. Last but not least is our form mistress. Miss Dixon, whom unfortunately we had to share with 6M. Woe is us! VB For the past ten days we have been wading knee-deep in attempted form notes; among the remnants we find:

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SAMARA 15 In the chapel we see Rev. Brain who is industriously trying to learn the marriage ceremony off by heart. Always studying. We also see Beef Brown in there again practising her scales. There is a whiz and a rush and we are determined to find out what it is. We follow the noise and, lo and behold, Lts. Stevenson and Thubron buying popsicles in the canteen. Giggling they rush off for more mischief elsewhere. I am sorry to say that when Admiral Krupka saw just that much of our fine ship she was most anxious to get off. She rushed down the gangplank murmuring, Quel heureux! IVA and Upper IVB Every class within itself is a small govern- ment and many types of people with various personalities compose each class. Now I should like to familiarize you with our government. As our caucus begins at 8.45 a.m. we see our first-comer and only boarder. Minister of Agriculture Marianne Merry, whose ability to sew is really amazing. Next we have that inseparable pair, Rosemary Findlay and Susannah Clarke. Because of her Quiz and Ego ability, Rosemary is our capable Minister of Trade and Commerce. Susannah, one of our baseball experts, has an admirable appetite and has proven at noon time that she is well fitted for the Internal Affairs Ministry. Coming down the hall we see our Ministers of Minds and Resources, and Labour. The former is our ardent reader Vicky Brain who has a high average in all subjects. The latter is Andrea Rowley, whose studying is something none of the rest of us ever equal. Andy finds this studying worth while as her marks are ones she can be proud of. Following these two is our lively Form Captain and Minister of Finance, Cicely Dunn. Cis is our chief source of information for any math homework. Bounding up the stairs is our vivacious American friend. Sue Harris. In her post of Minister of Defence, Sue has held aloft the Star Spangled Banner so success- fully that many of us went across the border for the Easter holidays. Now we see Judy Kleinhaus and tiny Franny Cabeldu. Judy, who skipped grade six has had rather tough luck with broken legs, etc., so in hopes for her better health she is Minister of Health and Welfare. Franny, our ex-Merito girl, is the peace-maker in Upper IVB and therefore Minister of Justice. Entering the classroom we now have our Minister of Trans- port, Sue Hislop. Sue came to us from New Zealand and is very good at transporting a tennis ball across the net. Beside her is Peggy Baker, who enjoys drowsing in class. Peg believes the present day pupil is much over- worked, and for this excellent opinion she is Minister of Education. Coming after these two is red-headed Julie Gibson, the Minister without Portfolio, who is handling all the extra jobs (like the form report); however, I think she rather enjoys them. Now we have our Minister of Fisheries, Sandra Graham. Sandy can sure make the baseball fly over everyone ' s head and in the field she always catches very deftly. There goes the bell — and here comes for- ever late Betsy Jane Davis. B.J. has a friendly interest in everything and everybody ' s doings and so she ' s our Minister of External Affairs. And now, as a hush falls on the caucus, in comes our Prime Minister, Miss Gooderham. Miss Gooderham is well liked by all the girls and never displays the temper her red hair would suggest. It has been through Miss Gooderham ' s help and encouragement that we ' ve had two successful form teas and IVA won the honour of being the first class all to have stripes and thus earned a half holiday.