Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 15 The Hallowe ' en Parly Before we knew it, the 31st of October was here and we found ourselves preparing for a gay night of fun. Seven-thirty came around and we started off in our costumes into the gym for the Grand March. It was gaily decorated in orange and black crepe paper; witches on their brooms and black cats loomed at us from the walls. The procession, I must say, was a great success. There was every kind of costume im- aginable. Jack Sprat and his wife, surgeons with a corpse on a stretcher who ingeniously thought of extracting the insides of a giraffe and cut off his leg at the same time. There was quite an amount of blood, gore and sound effects which made some people utterly turn away in disgust. Myrtle, the turtle, was the Grand Prize of the evening; Sally Wright carried this character out very well by main- taining her cramped and most uncomfortable position all during the March. The execution scene was very well done with Vicky Brain as priest attending and reading in a very loud and sonorous voice. Sue Hislop, who was the poor prisoner, had her head chopped off re- gardless of her pitiful sobs and cries. After the Grand March was over and prizes given out accordingly, 5A put on a skit which was full of silly jokes, one of which was What does the clock say? Tick tock, as usual . It was based on High Noon. Their western accent and the sound affects added to the corn . Another skit put on by the staff, Elmivood ' s Mother Goose Book, made me laugh so hard I got a pain in my side. The look on Miss Leonard ' s face when trying to fish out of a Shredded Wheat box, Mrs. Bruce in a school tunic and Miss Adams coming on stage wondering what day and what time and saying, I ' ve been trying to get that wretched car started since eight o ' clock couldn ' t have appealed to all more. I do not think Miss Adams could have picked anything better as we saw from the yells and hoots of laughter which arose as, bewildered, she came in. Food was served at about nine and the even- ing ended by singing of Auld Lang Syi7e in the hall. You will get out of life what you put into it . This is true of the party; everybody took a lot of trouble and time and got what they wanted, an evening of mystery and fun. Art Notes The Tuesday art classes continued to be under the supervision of Mr. Hyndman this year. Some colorful interpretations of the In- dian dances of Shivaram were produced by the various members during the year and the younger artists are showing great promise. The products of Miss Maxwell ' s junior art class are always on display and adding color to the halls of Elmwood. All in all, this has been a successful year in the Art Department.

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14 SAMARA As the sound of Home, home on the range greets our new battered eardrums, Esther Prudham (of the Roaring Rodeo Act) saunters up and greets us with Howdy, Pardnuh . She hails from Edmonton and arrived just after Christmas for her novelty act. An eerie noise (silence! ) assails us and we see Marianne Merry training her arctic seals. After diligent application, Mel has coaxed the animals into playing Sweet Adeline with accompanying sounds (flapping flippers). As a black tent burns our eyeballs, we meet Sonia Tarantour, palmist, magician, and dreamer. No-one has yet discovered where Sonia travels at rehearsals, but it must be far away because it takes a long time to call her back. She is also our artist and paints all our lively posters that you see. The last of our weirdly assorted troupe is Carolyn Bruce; although she came to us but recently, Carolyn has been promoted to chief elephant waterer ... oh well, they say Barnum and Bailey were elephant tenders, so, who can tell? Now you have been introduced to all our troupe so I hope it has satisfied your curiosity for another year, or at least until the next magazine report is due. Editor ' s Note: The above is the work of Vicky Brain, the clever public relations ex- pert for the V C Circus. Upper 4B and 4A As you walk down the hall towards Upper 4B and 4A Classroom, you can hear a blood- curdling scream and you wonder why. Susannah Clarke comes stamping out of the classroom in disgust, Somebody stole my book! Susie is always at Cunningham ' s Stables —not only for the horses! Judy Kleinhans: People who live in Rockcliff e often see Judy whizzing by on her new racer, but in June she will be leaving for the United States. Last term Judy won the Humane Society Essay Contest. She has been a good classmate for us and we will miss her. Sandra Graham is the next on the list. Sandy has been very lucky to go on a Caribbean Cruise and to come back with a beautiful tan. She is making an attempt to be a golf star. Rosemary Findlay is our class hypochondriac. Either she has a sore arm or her neck is out of joint. Rosy has an awful temper, so beware! She is our class librarian and makes a good job of it. Tina Tarantour is our starving boarder. There must be a hole somewhere because we can never fill her up. She is our class jokester, too. Busy Richard- son, Busy by name and Busy by nature is from Toronto. She is very good at art and is our noisiest boarder. Linda Carnall is our mechan- ical brain. Just before French you will always find her rhyming off her homework to the lazy ones. What would we do without Linda? Frances Cabeldu, our Form Captain for the year, is both industrious and efficient. We all agree she is an all-round girl. We now come to Upper 4B, and the first person I shall introduce is Jana Stepan. Jana is very quiet in class and does her work well. A few years ago Jana came over to Canada from Czechoslovakia and speaks English very well. Behind Jana sits the one and only Lilias Ahearn. Lilias always seems to have her home- work somewhere in the book . Lilias may be in Math, class, but her mind and her hands are set on drawing pictures of her comic characters. Lynne Castonguay is our class baseball star. She also is our Form vice-captain and does a very good job. Every Thursday Lynne finds her books every- where except in the desk. Guess who was there? Bonnie Wood still pines for the ranch. She goes out there every summer. She is very good at school sports, Lauretta Landymore is our very lucky classmate who is going to the Coronation. She is one of the brains of the class. Jean Garvock is very interested in col- lecting the Royal family books and she often brings them to school to show the girls. Janet Cooper is one of the lucky girls who entered an essay contest which was sent to London. She has a great imagination for writing essays. Last, but not least, I should like to introduce Miss Gooderham who has been our patient and capable form Mistress. We all appreciate how much she has done for us.

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16 SAMARA Music Notes The music classes this year were still under the valiant guidance and directorship of Mr. MacTavish. He has taken great pains to at- tempt to teach our aspiring musicians. A great deal of interest has been shown by the younger girls and everyone has been doing good work. Margaret Boehm should be given a note of praise for the playing of the morning hymns at Prayers. The junior and senior choirs add colour and interest to our morning devotional period, and once a week the choirs render very beautiful selections. Who knows, there might be among us an- other Beethoven or Lily Pons! The Bazaar All that was left Were empty stalls Flag-lined walls. Paper littered halls, Marianne and me. The first day of school We all were warned Of the momentous decision,— A bazaar was in store! With pomp and precision The Seniors collected; The bonnets and booties With great care selected. The great day arrived, And Elmwood with pride, Would show its display Of knitting and sewing, Of books, and the works Of the cleverest cooks. But before they could buy, Our visitors eyed A parade of bright costumes From countries afar; And a number of dances Which left them in trances! And pauses were filled With music that thrilled. With thoughts for their tummies They went quick like bunnies Straight to the tea-room Where, with grace and with haste We filled them, with cooking. We hope, to their taste. Then on to the buying: With parcels for tying. They emptied their purses For the good of the cause. T ' was a day of success — That we both must confess But we ' d like you to know That . . . All that was left Were empty stalls. Flag-lined walls. Paper-littered halls, Adarianne and me. Jennifer Woollcombe— Ke er Marianne Lovink— Fry Editor ' s Note: The Bazaar was for the save the children fund, and nearly one thou- sand dollars was raised. The House Collections This year the House Collections were ar- ranged a little differently than usual; that is, in two parts. The first part was held on the morning of the Bazaar and consisted of books, jig-saw puzzles, ornaments and many beautiful knitted articles. The three houses. Nightingale, Keller, and Fry all had excellent displays, but Nightingale ' s was judged the best. Almost all the articles were sold. The second part of the House Collections was held just before Christmas and was made up of usable clothing and afghans that were worked upon very hard. These were well dis- played and filled many cartons which were sent to local charities. In spite of the tough competition. Nightingale again came out on top.