Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Fry House Notes Dear Fry: Thank you so much for all ybur smiles, sup- port and spirit that you have given to your house this year. In all the many activities participated in, the fun we have had and the experiences learned have almost been too great to be measured. In every event we have seen how the school motto Success is Naught - Endeavour ' s All, applies and also how important our house motto is - Friendship to All. We have taken part in many sports this year, playing Softball, basketball, volleyball, tennis and badminton with a wonderful drive which has come from a united spirit showing us that to be success- ful we must work together and not concentrate on ourselves alone. Our triiunph on sports day re- vealed the understanding of this. Our play The Stolen Prince disclosed our artistic talent and some of the most memorable moments of work, drive, and humor were brought out during the many rehearsals. Elmwood has had many good dances this year, and we were pleased to be social successes as we placed first in the competition ! To all of you I wish the best of luck, and I will never forget the wonderful spirit and enthusiasm which you have given to your house and others. Thank you. With love to you all, Liz. Head of House Elizabeth Raymont Prefect Reesa Greenberg Sports Captain ....... Diane Nancekivell House Members . Rhona Addleman, Mardie Aldous, Jane Archambault, Margaret Armitage, Jocelyn Baker, Susan Burgess, Emmy Callow, Patricia Carlton, Anne Chaplin, Martine Devinat, Cathy Duff, Debbie Duval, Hariett Ellicott, Rita Espalllat, Beverly Erlandson, Cathy Firestone, Elizabeth Greenberg, Janice Greenberg, Barb Grisdale, Pam Kingstone, Audrey Laidler, Barb Little, Fiona MacDonald, Carolyn Massey, Robin Ogilvle, Sherry Patterson, Janice Pratley, Pauline Robinson, Margot Rothwell, Helen Stinson, Daphne Twidale, Debbie Young.

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House Notes When a girl first comes to Elmwood, she joins one of the three houses - Fry, Keller, or Nightingale. This year, however, a new experiment was tried in which Keller was made the board- ing-school house, and the day-girls were equally divided between Fry and Nightingale. 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 and 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. The three Houses are each named after a famous woman - Elizabeth Fry, Helen Keller, and Florence Nightingale. Each House has a House Head, who must direct the affairs of her House and who prepares a speech about her patron on 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, drama, public speaking and good conduct ' .

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Keller House Notes Dear Keller: On behalf of Keller House, I would like to express my gratitude to Mrs. Blyth who, in our hours of anxiety and despair, has given us a comforting word and new hope. Many thanks to our House Mother, Nurse and friend who supported Keller, encouraged and helped us all through the year. In September of 1962, the boarders were de- lighted to find themselves united as one in Keller House. This gave the boarding school a wonderful new feeling of unity and gave it much school spirit. The first event of the year showed the spirit of Keller, for we captured first place in the inter- house competitions of basketball, volleyball and badminton. Many thanks Crook, we ' couldn ' t have succeeded without you. Later in the year, the House Plays were pre- sented by the three Houses and Keller was very proud to put on Riders to the Sea by John Synge. Although Nightingale won this competition with Sunday Costs Five Pesos, Keller tied with Fry for second place. My thanks to Miss Hudson and Mrs. Mott who helped us greatly with the costumes and the props. To all in Keller House, I extend my deep and Jiearty thanks for their support in making the suc- cess of this year possible. To the Keller House Head of 1963-1964 and to all the future members of Keller, I extend my best wishes for the future. Margaret Anne Watson Head of House Margaret Anne Watson Prefects Sue Cruikshank Wendy Foote Sports Captain Wendy Foote House Members Nancy Bratton, Heather Edward, BarberaFletcher.Pam Foote, Kit Heaman, AUyson Hind, Klarika Liszy, Susan MacPhail, Gail Molyneux, Debbie Monk, Nancy Newman, Judy Reid, Bonny Robinson, Carol Robinson, Ellie Sanders, Candi Schwartzman, Katie Scott, Sheila Smale, Andy Sparling, Margie Sparling, Betty Stirling, Ann Thurn, Sandy Turner, Penny Walker, Fleur Wallis, Barb Watson, Patricia Watson, Carine Wilson.