Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THALE GUNNENG Her luxuriant hair — it was like the sweep of a swift tidn g in visions. — Willis When you hear strange sounds coming from 6 Upper, when the door vibrates with that (ch)eery noise, you can be sure that Thale is laughing. Never have we heard such laughter. Thale ' s main worries this year have been to write serious essays for Miss Boyle, detailed answers for Mrs. Bruce and most of all, how to get disentangled from certain Dutchmen! On the whole however, she ' s done quite well; she can now even enjoy seeing Elisabeth dissect a fowl and is quite skillful at assembling the human skeleton. Having overcome most of her problems, Thale was beset with a new one; how to become a poet! But she is applying herself well and we do see a glim- mer of hope for her — Literary Society at Carleton, next year, Thale? Yes, Thale will also be joining Carleton next year, thus ensuring the presence of our whole Terrible Trio. We wish her all the best of luck in her studies of Arts and stuff, as she steps into that big, dangerous outside world. PAMELA MOORE If to her share some female errors fall, look on her face and you ' ll forget ' em all. — Pope. When I was a child I spake as a saint, I understood as a saint, I thought as a saint, but when I became an officer I put away such childish things, can be said sometimes, but certainly not of Pam, the youngest member of our numerous Six Upper class. Pam is intelligent, conscientious and always on time. Constant worries, however, regarding HqOo and males (preferably human ones) have kept her from wearing out her brain on homework, and she will now be able to go at the final exams, without a head too heavily laden with knowl- edge. Coming from Montreal, Canada, she has contributed to giving the class a certain international flavour. She suffers from scald latria and is therefore naturally joining certain classmates at Carleton next year. We wish our ' sclusive, but oh so funny and charming friend good luck as she goes out into a new and dangerous world, no longer protected by her short, green tunic. EDITOR Renee Darricades ADVERTISING MANAGER Susan Petrie ART EDITOR Joan Grier CLUB MEMBERS— Jane MacTavish, Pamela Broome, Susan Southam, Jean Cundill, Jody Garland, Ruth Petrie, Jane Rowley, Lynne Castonguay, Sally Sadler, Lilias Ahearn, Margot Spry. Pogo 8

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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

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When an Elmwood girl reaches Form 4A she joins one of three Houses. A House in our school is like a family. When a girl joins a House, she has responsibilities and obligations to that House just as she has to her own family. She must try to live up to her House Motto just as she must try to live up to the ideals that have been taught to her by her family. There are three Houses at Elmwood named after three famous women, Elizabeth Fry, Helen Keller, and Florence Nightingale. Each House has a House Head who must direct the affairs of her House. Every year the House Head must produce a one-act play which is adjudicated along with the other House plays. House Collections come before Christmas, and every member of the House must contribute clothes, games, books. These articles are gathered together and judged for quality and the way in which they are displayed. Afterwards the articles are given to some charitable organization. Every year, the House Head prepares a speech about her patron, and she conducts prayers on a certain morning. This day is called the House Day. There is keen competition in sports, art, drama, and public speaking among the three Houses. In June at the close of every year a House Trophy is awarded to the House with the highest aggregate points for academic achievement, sports, art, drama, music, good conduct. House Collections, current events and public speaking. HOUSE MOTTOES Fry — Friendship to all Keller — Fair Play Nightingale — Not for Ourselves Alone Page 9