Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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I am sure that you have often wondered how our school motto, ' Success is nought; en- deavour ' s all ' , can apply in this great and terrible world where prizes are given only for suc- cess, and where, no matter how hard our efforts, they do not seem to be recognized. The fact is that, unless one has very sympathetic and exceptional friends, the truth of the quotation must be found within ourselves. ' One can only do one ' s best ' is by now a truism, but, unlike other trite sayings, its truth is still evident in our lives. One CAN only do one ' s best, and if that best is good enough to warrant a prize, well and good, for it will be deserved. But what of the others, who try their best, and who never seem to succeed? They must remember one thing: that when one door in life closes, another opens. That is an unchangeable law, and all that we must do is forget the closed door and look for the one that has opened. Some of the greatest men of all time have left behind them atrociously ill-spelt letters, and some of the greatest artists were unable to do a simple sum. The moral? (for there is one, as in the old fables.) The moral is that, having failed in one thing, we must not consider ourselves irredeemably stupid. Always to consider the grass greener on the other side of the fence and believe that our own green lawn is only crab grass is an almost inescapable attitude, and yet if we are to live at all happily, we must stop weep- ing for our own particular moons, and accept the wide green earth which we have been given. I would like to thank all those who have helped me with this Samara: Mrs. Blyth, whose constructive criticisms have been very helpful; Mrs. Aldous and Mrs. Koller who have straightened us out whenever we became too confused; the students on the committees who have given up so much of their time; all the girls who have contributed to this magazine; and above all, my co-editors Elizabeth Raymont and Caroline Massey. ' Mn Memoriam On September 5th, 1962, a tragic accident took the lives of Judy and Margot Toller, both of whom attended Elmwood for fourteen years. Judy graduated from Elmwood in June 1959 after a very successful career. She not only excelled in her studies, graduating with honours, but was also a keen sportswoman; she was our Sports ' Captain in her final year. She was about to enter her last year at Queen ' s Univer- sity where she had proved herself a credit to the name of Elmwood. Margot graduated in June, 1962, and was going into her first year at Carleton University. She was a gifted student, always ranking among the first few in her class, and had won several academic prizes during her time at Elmwood. In her final year she was an extremely popular prefect with a fine way of getting along with everyone. They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. -Laurence Binyon

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SCHOOL OFFICERS 1962- ' 63 Head Girl Judith Carter Senior Prefect Sandra Radcliff Head of Fry Elizabeth Raymont Head of Keller Margaret Watson Head of Nightingale Karen Loeb Head Boarder Margaret Watson Prefects M. Betts, S. Cruikshank, W. Foote, R. Greenberg Sports Captain Jane Rodger SAMARA STAFF 1962- ' 63 Editor Michele Betts Advertising Editor C. Massey, R. Raymont Art Editor . . . . ■ Caroline Massey Photography Editor Elizabeth Raymont Committee M. Aldous, C. Duff , B. Fletcher, J. Mac Donald 4

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The Prefects, Mrs. Blyth and Mrs. Stephens