Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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10 SAMARA Public Speaking Early in November the school assembled in the gym for our annual Public Speaking- contest. The contestants were students chosen by their class teachers as the best speakers in their forms. Girls ranging from the seventh grade to Senior Matriculation gave well- delivered speeches that were interesting and made listening a pleasure. We all waited with anticipation for the winners to be announced. The results were as follows: Junior: Dorian EUis first, Cathy Berry second. Intermediate: Audrey Loeb, Elizabeth Knox. Senior: Julie Kingstone, Carolyn Strauss. Honorable mentions were given to Karen Loeb, Gail Fincham and Ursula Shroeder of the Intermediates, and to Wendy Wilson and Judy Ewing of the Seniors. Tlie Formal It was here! The great day had arrived. After weeks spent in counting the hours, minutes and seconds, it was hard to believe that the Elmwood Formal was here at last. It was held on April thirtieth at the Country Club, and began with the traditional receiving line. Ronnie Clark and his band provided the music which we all thoroughly enjoyed. There were three spot dances; J. A. Hair and John Mathers, Sandy iVIcNaughton and Dave Rhodes, and Joan Berry and Jimmy Speo were the lucky and envied(?) winners. Among the casualties, we have to report that there was a 6 Matric Progressive Dinner Party planned, but somebody goofed. How- ever there was an unending supply of deli- cious punch, coke and food throughout the evening. A photographer was at the dance to take our pictures — a job which he must have thoroughly (r ) enjoyed. (We enjoyed it any- way ! ) Another casualty occurred when our dis- tinguished head girl, Di Lawson, and her date, Dave Ross, went for a neat loop across the floor during the Leichensteiner Polka. There were many many other highlights. We all had a tremendous time, and it was the best formal ever! Junior Hallowe ' en Party On Friday, October thirtieth. Form One held a Hallowe ' en party in their form room. They invited a few staffs members and some girls; however there were quite a few party crashers! Mrs. Bruce judged the costumes, and although they were all extremely good, Carolyn Smart won first prize as an eighteenth century girl, and Vesna Milatovic second prize as a lady. Refre shments provided by Aiiss Robinson were served, games were played, and all, from the staff to the youngest member, enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Senior Hallowe ' en Party The Senior Hallowe ' en party was held on a Friday, a fact which enabled everyone to sleep in the next morning and recuperate. A4rs. Bruce announced the Grand March amidst shouts of laughter as the participants walked, ran or crawled around the gym. The honourable judges, Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Stephen and Mrs. Watson must have had a difficult time choosing the winners, but the decisions were finally made. They were: Heather Letch, Heather Blaine, iVIardie Aldous, Lind- say Smart and a team of Ellie Costom and Kathy Kirk (who, by the way, were A4ona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci.) After the prize-giving, everyone settled back to enjoy the skits. The teachers ' pre- sentation of a typical day at Elmwood had everyone in fits of laughter. A TV pro- gramme, complete with commercials, done by 5A, and a rather revised version of Snow White which was tenderly entitled Shady Sadie and her Swinging Seven done by 6. ' 1, added to the fun. After all the excitement, there was the usual stampede for the dining room. Teachers ' Basketball Game A basketball game was held on Friday, Alarch fourth. It was no ordinary game, how- ever, as one team consisted of teachers. The admission fee was fifteen cents, which went

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S A M A R A y Not Boarders ' Notes When school opened in September we were glad to see we had many new girls among us. There were also new resident staff members, Miss A4asten, Miss Ross, and iVlrs. iMott. A-liss Robinson was with us again to distinsuish the aches from the fakes — but o ... unfortunately she was away ill in the Spnng and we hope that she will be back with us soon. i 4iss Adoseby returned, although in April she was replaced(!) by a Mrs. Uhlir whom we like just as much as i 4iss Aioseby, if not more. They both did such a fabulous job, that we can ' t thank them in words. Mrs. Wools came to see us once a week and when Miss Robinson had to leave, she helped out tre- mendously, and we all thank her very much. On the lower floor both Angela and Barb did a really good job as junior counsellors. School Monitors. Front: Julie Kingstoiie- Laragh Neeiin, Heather Hayley. Middle: Les- ley Gait, Nancy Smallian, Elizabeth Garvock, Deirdre Kirby. Back: Wendy Wilson, Susie Southam, Cathy Bratton, Carolyn Strauss, Di Smith, Sue Hamilton. Lesley, as head boarder with Ginny, Trudy, Joan, Marf, Cathy, Judy, Lex and Di as coun- sellors all did a terrific job. As far as events go, we had a pyjama party at Christmas, and instead of giving presents to one another we sent gifts to the patients of St. Vincent ' s Hospital. On iVIarch 4th we had a really fabulous boarders ' dance and Les is to be congratulated! The night before our Easter holidays we surprised our bride-to-be with a shower and Mrs. Mott and Mrs. Mac gave us delicious refreshments. We hope that our picnic at Lac Philippe will go just as well as it usually does. N.B.— We wish to thank those from Ash- bury, Carleton, Ottawa U., and anyone else who helped and contributed to making our year even more interesting. Have a terrific summer! Bye now.

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S A iVI A R A 11 toward the Elmwood Formal. As you can imagine the gym was jam-packed to see the fun. Miss Robinson and three trusty assistants were on the scene with stretchers and hack- saws in case of any mishap. The teachers put up an admirable game, and even though there were a few rules broken here and there, no one seemed to mind. The final score was 6 to 42, though there seemed to be two schools of thought on which team had scored the 42. To complete things, iVlrs. Bruce led the cheer leaders on the side. It was an excellent game, and eleven dollars were raised toward the formal. House Dances We have had quite a few house dances this year, thanks to the untiring efforts of our head girl. Our square dance this year was a success, as were all the rest, and all present enjoyed themselves. The artists among us made all kinds of decorations from carnivals to St. Patrick ' s Dav leprechauns, with lots more in between. This has been a wonderful year for dances. Let ' s hope next year will be as good! The Gym Display On March 25 each form, from the tiny Primers to the agile(?) Six Uppers displayed the different types of exercises whi ch thev had performed during the year under the un- tiring efforts of Mrs. Markus. The Primers were an instant success: their ballet movements captured the hearts of the audience, and proud parents nodded across at each other as their small daughters did their plies and puppet dance. Mrs. Povey ' s class did a very good dance interpretation. We had marching and pre- cision exercises, and the extra oym class worked on the rings, and skillfully did their gymnastics and tumbling. The audience went through some tense moments (nothing compared to what we went through), and many Oh ' s and Ah ' s were heard. Everything ran smoothly, and when one of the visitors mentioned that the Gym Display had turned out very well, a sigh of relief spread through the school! Thank you Mrs. iVIarkus, because without you, we couldn ' t have done it! Senior Art Each week on Tuesday and Wednesday, Mrs. iVIarriot ' s Aiarvelous Modern Masters meet to create. The art class is held at the Marriots, and we have a very homey atmo- sphere, afternoon tea, music and other extras. This is the Junior .Vlatric art course, and it is not all play. We covered territory from the Renaissance to Japanese, Chinese and seventeenth century art. We were given notes and are responsible for them for the exams. We also covered Cubism, surrealism, baroque, the Impressionist era, collage and many other aspects and techniques. We visited the Art Gallery several times, and on one occasion were taken on a personal guided tour by Mr. David Partridge, a well known abstract painter. The most fun of course was the actual drawing and painting. We experimented in almost all mediums: oils, water colours, ink, charcoal, pastels, poster paints and many others. We turned out quite a few good efforts and are very proud of our showings. Also on the course was an optional project, for which we constructed a model house com- plete with floor plan and grounds. At the beginning of the year there was an exhibition of our art in the Six A4atric class- room for the parents to see. Also a big display is planned for the end of the year when all our work will be shown. During the year we took turns hanging one of our pictures in the dining room to be criticized or admired, as the case may be. On behalf of the five art students (Di Smith, Anne McDowell and Judy A4arriott from 6 Matric, and Martha Wilson and Ellie Costom from 5 A), I would like to thank Airs. A ' larriott, the teacher for all the work she put into our art and for her patience with us. All her efforts were greatly appreciated and all the students benefited greatly from her teach- ing. I hope art will continue next year, and that it will be as pleasant and educational as this year.