Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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TENNIS TEAM Front Row: Barbara Fletcher, EUie Sanders. Back Row: Debbie Monk, Veda Ziff. BADMINTON WINNERS Left to Right: Maureen O ' Neill, Margaret Armitage, Duval, Cathy Firestone, Caroline Jones, Nancy Jennifer Chaplin, Audrey Laidler, Vida Ziff, Debbie Ladner,

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THE JUNIOR DRAMA The Junior Drama Class this year has been very interesting right from the early prepara- tions for our Christmas Morality Play, to the much-practiced Drama Workshop and Major vVhiskers. The patience of Mrs, Hicks is unmatched when it comes to disciplining a group of very talkative girls. During the year we have also practiced falling down, or beening pushed down so much that we are rather bruised; we have done character acting, such as playing an old lady with a cane and an unpleasant disposition, or a vivacious teenager. The entire drama class would like to thank Mrs. Hicks for providing us with a keen inter- est in the Dramatic Arts, and we look forward to next year, whether in the Junior or In- termediate School. Maureen O ' Neill 4A FOOTBALL ANYONE? Hey! Hey! Take it away! Take the ball the other way! This was Elmwood ' s theme song for a month because for the first time we attended the football semi-finals in Ottawa, It was excit- ing, thrilling, and loads of fun despite 90° heat, pouring rain, snow, and freezing weather. Of course the right team didn ' t always win but as the French say, C ' est la football! We weren ' t always agreed about who we wanted to win but variety is the spice of life and it was a spicy month for us this fall! When Elmwood invaded the stadium ' en masse ' (once or twice we made up half the spectator stands) the sale of peanuts and cokes rose considerably and the vendor yelling, Red hots! Red hots! rarely had to worry about his commission when he approached our section. Lean to the left! Lean to the right! Sit down! Stand up! Fight! Fight! Fight! These were familiar sounds from our corner. Even when the score was against us our cheers were the loudest and most enthusiastic at the Ottawa - Montreal, Ottawa - Toronto and Ottawa- Hamilton games. But of course it ' s good fan policy to help team spirits and keep them high - right? Go! Go! Where? Where? We want a touchdown over there! We ' d like to thank Miss Driscoll for putting up with us with such patience, I am sure that at times she wished she were 1000 miles away with her ear-drums intact and her toes warm and her hands thawed out. So we say good-bye to pigskin until next year and Vive la football . Gail Molyneux 6M NATIONAL BALLET On the evening of January 14th the boarders and those day girls who wished to attend went to see the National Ballet presentation at the Capitol Theatre, The company put on for the first time two modern ballets as well as one classical, One in Five , Pas De Deux Romantique and Giselle . By far the most notable was the production of Giselle . Giselle, a village maiden passes her time dancing with Loys, her sweetheart. The game- keeper, Hilarion a jealous rival for Giselle ' s affections, unmasks Loys as Duke Albrecht, a nobleman, already betrothed. Giselle shocked by the betrayal dies leaving Albrecht and Hilarion mourning. I should like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the boarders, to thank Mrs, Blyth for the trouble she went to in obtaining tickets for this performance. Kit Heaman 6M 26