Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

Page 10 text:

JEAN GARVOCK Her words are trusty heralds to her mind! ' Jean has been at Elmwood for ten years and last year started out well by being made a Monitor. This year as Head of Fry, Jean has proved herself an able Prefect, and as a director (i.e. in the House Plays) she has proved herself a capable firefighter! Despite set-backs in Inter-House Compe- titions, the Fry House spirit was always high and Jean was there pulling for them. Jean works hard academically and athletically and usually stands near the top of the class. She played for the House basketball team as a forward and was a great asset to the team. Next year Neuchatel awaits Jean and we all wish her the best of luck. SALLY SADLER Her object all sublime, To hme a ripping time! Sal came to Elmwood four years ago, and during her notorious career at our Alma Mater, she has copped all sorts of top honours, both academic and athletic. Besides being one of Nightingale ' s star basketball forwards, her alarming total of points on the school team has caused more than one op- ponent to panic. She was our capable school Sports Captain last year. This year has kept Sally busy, as apart from being a bustling Prefect in the day school, she is our popular and well- liked Head Boarder. Likes and dislikes. ' Sally doesn ' t dislike anything except ham ( ! ) and she seems to be extremely fond of England — for some reason! Next year will see our Sal tripping along to McGill to whizz through a science course — our loss, but Sputnik ' s gain. It is hardly necessary to wish Sal luck, but of course we wish her all the very best! SUSAN PETRIE A heaven of dreams in her large lotus eyes, darkly ditrnie — Sue, our Prefect in Fry, has certainly done well this year. The lucky owner of that nickname has been a help to all Officers and especially to Jean in her House duties. Keen in sports, she appears on most of Fry ' s teams and during Ruthie ' s absence took over as House Sports Captain. The House Plays gave Sue her chance to show us her ability in prompting not to njpntion sound effects. An ardent fan of the school basket- ball team. Sue is always with them, as a referee or otherwise. As for next year, the future sems pretty hazy, but I ' m sure I speak for all of Fry and all of Elmwood when I say we ' ll miss you Sue, and best of luck! Page 6

Page 9 text:

ruJuatin Seniors LYNNE CASTONGUAY He scatters enjoyment who can enjoy rmtch. Lynne has been with us for twelve lively years, and in that time she has really proved her value to the school. She has been Form Captain several times, and was Keller ' s able Sports Captain last year. Did I say sports? It is hard to find a trophy here that does not have Lynne ' s name neatly engraved on it at least once! This year Lynne has risen to the exalted rank of Head Girl, and has done a tough job well. She has been a popular leader and organizer, and conducts school activities with great savoir faire. Besides all this she is one of our best forwards on the school basketball team. Next year Lynne is planning to go to Europe, and if she learns to speak French as well as she speaks English with a French accent ( ! ) her success is assured . . . We will miss your merry quips ( ! ) and impish smile, but it would be selfish not to share you with others, so off you must go. Thanks, Lynne, for all your school spirit, and bonne chance! RENEE DARRICADES O, beautiful and grand, My own, my native land! Renee is a relative newcomer to Elmwood for she has been with us for only two years. But, oh, those two years! The reason for the quotation is that Renee is from Chile, and if it is really as she says, Chile, here we come! Rain, as we call her, is Editor of this year ' s magazine and is really doing a wonderful job. One of Nightingale ' s best actresses, she is an excellent storyteller — just like Danny Kaye! This year Rain is a busy senior in the boarding school and the fabulous head of Nightingale. Besides all this Renee manages to pull off top marks in her exams. Though undecided about next year Renee is planning on a writing career. Best of luck, Rain! JOAN GRIER What a fine woman, Hath your ' taylor ' made you! Joan has done a wonderful job this year as Head of Keller. She has led her House to victory in the House Collec- tions and House Plays just to mention a few details. Knuckles came to Elmwood from King ' s Hall, Compton, just two years ago and has fitted in very well. Joan is the artist of the class, and has done an excellent job as head of the Decorating Committee for the dances. Although the youngest member of her class, Joan always manages to rank among the top when the reports come out. She participates in all the House games and adds a great amount of spirit to them. She is espe- cially interested in basketball but you never know when you ' ll see her cheering on the Fisher Team!! Her plans for the coming year are indefinite but what- ever she does we ' re sure she ' ll be a success. Best of luck from us all, Joan. Page 5

Page 11 text:

ELISABETH VAN SCHELLE Eyes of tmboly blue! — Moore Elisabeth, in spite of being such a well-behaved and conscientious person, has blended in well with the rest of Six Upper. She has shown herself capable of luring little girls out for walks when they should be studying History — Not that the little girls minded. This is where her real genius lies, not, as she believes, in finding out whether certain mixtures really will explode, as she has successfully demonstrated, endanger- ing the lives of all the little girls and all the big teachers. But, being a sober Dutchman, Elisabeth does have her moments of genius. She is the only one who can inform the others of what they should have answered the teachers. Being an enfant perdu, she might be expected to be lonesome and unhappy, but Elisabeth ' s guardian occupies her on the weekends, and her thoughts during the week. In fact, she so much likes having a guardian, that she is quite willing to give up her chance of moving to Paris this fall, in which case she will be joining those you know who ' s at Carleton. We ' ll miss her, but we suppose that genius must be allowed to develop, and so we wish her the best of luck. May Buddha always hold her in his hand. LINDA REDPATH I am tipsy winh laughing. Linda arived on Elmwood ' s doorstep five, years ago, and the school has never been the same since. Her laughter and informal ways have won her many friends in the years that she has been with us. Moe, as she is known, is a keen competitor in sports, surprising everyone with her behind-the-back basketball shots. This year Linda was made Head of Nightingale and did an excellent job. Through the years we have heard Linda ' s voice in the choir, and two years ago she won the House Motto prize, as the girl who best lived up to her House ' s motto, not for ourselves alone. Due to an illness Linda left us at Christmas, and 6 Matric has missed the famous I am so dumb quip in Miss Boyle ' s Latin Class. We wish her luck in the coming years and hope that she will return to visit Elmwood soon. LILIAS AHEARN To know how to hide one ' s ability is a great skill. Lilias has honoured Elmwood with her presence for twelve long years, with the exception of a small coffee break at Lisgar for 1957. Lil has been a guard on the school basketball team for three years and participates in all other sports. Besides having athletic ability Lilias can achieve very good marks in any subject with a minimum amount of work. This year, at the May Court Ball, Lil was a May Queen and, I can assure you, had much fun. Before Lilus saw the light, such stunts as locking the Physics teacher in the lab, hiding in the art cupboard and concealing a water pistol in her uniform were commonplace, but in the past two years many changes have been made. Lil ' s plans for the future are somewhat undecided, al- though an unknown attraction in London, Ontario has made her think that nursing — in London, of course — would be a wonderful occupation. In any case, whatever you may do, Lil, best of luck. Page 7