Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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18 SAMARA itons were ideal and the weather clear and cold. Gym Display On April 7th the Gym display was pre- sented. It was composed of tumbling, square dancing and games by the juniors, and musical skipping and variety dancing by the interme- diates and seniors. There was also a very proficient apparatus demonstration. The whole programme was original and admirably organized by Miss Dubrule, our gym mistress. Other Sports Due to a crowded winter term, the bad- minton and volleyball matches have yet to be played. Baseball has started and the seniors intend to challenge the intermediates or vice versa, depending on who can scribble a chal- lenge first. It is hoped that the staff will accept the girls ' basketball challenge. We may be able to do synchronized swimming this term if a time can be arranged. This may be difficult as track and field start soon in preparation for Sports Day. Sports Day The results of last year ' s Sports Day are as follows: First: Fry House. Second: Keller House. Third: Nightingale House. Senior Sports Cup: Marianne Lovink. Intermediate Sports Cup: Lynn Castonguay. Junior Sports Cup: Anne Gilbert. Preparatory Sports Cup— Gill Castonguay. Senior— High Jump: Sheila McCormick. Running Broad Jump: Joan Maynard. Standing Broad Jump: Marianne Lovink. 60-yard Dash: Nancy Perry. 75-yard Dash: Marianne Lovink. Soft Ball Throw: Lorna Travaglini. Basketball Throw: Lorna Travaghni. Three-legged Race: Sue Hislop, Lynn Cas- tonguay. House Relay: Fry House. Intermediate— 30-yard Dash: Seddon Ryan. 40-yard Dash: Seddon Ryan. Standing Broad Jump: Anne Gilbert. Three-legged Race: Judy Toller, Seddon Ryan. Egg and Spoon Race: Jane MacTavish. Junior— 25-yard Dash: Gill Castonguay. 30-yard Dash: Gill Castonguay. Egg and Spoon Race: Sarah Garvock. Eskimo Race: Judy Reid. Mont Tremblant Week-end With our skis, our packs, our spirits so high We topped Mont Tremblant on our chair in the sky, Where the right kind of wax and the right kind of snow Led us straight to the bottom and warm cabin ' s glow. A merrier group you never did see As we rose for our pancakes and classes with glee; Our instructors so sure, steady and swift Did rush to our aid, when— stuck in a drift? Then onward round bend, down hillside we sped ' Till breathless, exhausted, we tumbled in bed. The week-end flew by, departure drew nigh; Adieu to the skiing, Mont Tremblant , our friend, Adieu ' till next year: back to Elmwood we wend. A large group of enthusiastic skiers went to Mont Tremblant in February, where we had a marvellous week-end of skiing, thanks to Mrs. Ryan, who put herself out so much to see that we all enjoyed ourselves. We are also grateful to Captain and Mrs. Bruce, Miss Nesbitt and Miss Dubrule, who did so much to give us a wonderful time.

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SAMARA 17 Tennis Last fall we came back to school to find that Elmwood was entered in the Ottawa and District Interscholastic Tennis Tournament. After hurried tryouts, the team chosen con- sisted of Sally Wright, Joan Maynard and Sue Richardson for singles and Joan with Sally and Jane Mulholland with Sue Hislop for doubles. In several games we defeated Glebe to be confronted by Lisgar Collegiate in the semi-final round. Victorious over Lisgar, we won the Tennis Shield. This provoked such interest in tennis that many of the house matches were played off. The draws will be completed in this final term. The plays stand now with Nightingale heading the Intermedi- ate matches, and all three houses are tied in the Senior playoffs. Soccer This year we were introduced to this shin- bruising sport. It proved completely different from every other game we know. Each house formed a team and after several close games, Fry house defeated Keller and Nightingale for the first soccer championship . It was all amusing and a good (but painful) time was had by everyone. Basketball The intermediates played a preliminary round before Christmas which Nightingale won. After Christmas, Keller won both the Intermediate and Senior matches. In the interschool basketball, we started the year off well by beating Carleton College with the slim margin of 14-13. At the return match, however, Carleton bounced back to win 21-13. The juniors played Rockcliffe and defeated them by a score of 16-8. In March both the junior and senior teams took a trip to Smith ' s Falls to play the high school there. Both teams were beaten; the juniors 31-9 and the seniors 25-12, but we enjoyed playing them. We hope to have a return match soon. Skiing and Skating Twice a week the juniors were taught skating by Miss Nesbitt and became extremely enthusiastic. While the seniors went to Beamish Hill or Camp Fortune to ski, the juniors populated the hills at Rockcliffe. On the last week-end in January we had our second yearly ski week- end at Mont Tremblant. The snow condi-

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SAMARA 19 We arrived back at school last September full of talk and enthusiasm, and ready (it was hoped) to put our noses back to the old grindstone. We were sorry to miss so many of our old friends, but were very happy to see lots of new faces, especially that of Mrs. Davis, our new house mistress taking the place of Miss Jessop, who unexpectedly got mar- ried last fall. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Davis for making it a wonderful year! This year we had two head boarders, Janet Chapman and Bobbie Bradshaw. This was all very well, except that if one of them wasn ' t around telling us to tidy our room, put on our dressing gowns and slippers or just plain hurry up, the other was! So, between them and various mistresses on duty, we did not get away with much— although that was probably more than we deserved!! We have been very busy this year, getting into the usual scrapes and out of them again, and when we weren ' t doing that, skiing (every week-end while the snow lasted), skating (when there was ice) and playing baseball, tennis, basketball and badminton in between times. The average evening was spent in fervent prayers for phone calls, practice by certain individuals in hair styling and teaching of the latest jitterbug steps by our imports from Cornwall. yam BATH W J Forme (li»Ls Other school activities included a picnic to Lac Philippe, on the first Saturday of the year, our annual Christmas dinner followed by a Carol Service at Mrs. Graham ' s house, and the Pyjama Party on the last night before the Christmas Holidays. This was punctuated by a visit from Santa, and refreshments (boarders always seem to welcome food). The Hal- lowe ' en Party was also a great success, and much enjoyed by all. We were happy to see our old friends. Miss Gooderham, Miss MacCallum, Miss Max- well, Mrs. Kilpatrick and Mrs. Soulis again, and we were glad to welcome Miss Miller, Miss Dubrule and Miss Underwood, who, along with everyone else, have helped to make the year a successful one. We were sorry to lose Miss Bagnall (our nurse) who had only been with us since September, soon after Christmas; but we were very lucky to get Miss Colquhoun in her place. Mrs. Duncan- Smith, who came from England, has helped with the juniors since Christmas; and she, too, has been a great asset to the school, especially as she taught the juniors ballet. We would like, in closing, to thank all the staff who have contributed so much towards making the year a happy and successful one.