Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR June 1967. Dear Elmwood, The last time most of you saw the school, the early summer sun was shining warmly in a brigiht blue sky. By the time SAMARA is published, the sun will be weaker and the sky less dazzling, but I hope that the magazine itself will revive in full strength the memories of wonderful experiences, everyday traditions, and good times, of the past year. Canada ' s much talked-about, much planned-for Centennial is now almost over, and Expo ' 67 will be closing in October. I think everyone will agree that it has been most exciting and successful. Elmwood herself entered into the celebrations with great spirit, and the results are to be seen in the Centennial Section of our special 1967 issue. Perhaps one day Elmwood will take part in this country ' s Bi-centennial, in 2067! On behalf of the whole SAMARA staff, I would like to thank all the girls whose work and contributions helped to make this edition a true school effort. Thank you for the chocolate bars you sold, the stories and poems you wrote, the pictures you took, and the advertisements that you obtained. I feel that a little bit of every Elmwoodian has gone into the potpourri that is SAMARA 1967. We would also like to thank all the teachers, especially our headmistress Mrs. Blyth, whose advice and support have enabled us to carry on ! I hope that you will have as much fun reading SAMARA as we had compiling it. Vicky Nicholson P,S. We have tried to proof-read this issue as well as is possible. If the occasional mistake has slipped by our watchful eyes, please look at it with this in mind: To err is human; to forgive diznne ! Standing: Kathy Mulock, Jane Blyth, Fran Wilson, Vicky Nicholson. Seated: Mrs. Blyth. SAMARA STAFF EDITOR - Vicky Nicholson ASSISTANT EDITOR - Jane Blyth LITERARY EDITOR - Kathy Mulock ART EDITOR - Frances Wilson ADVERTISING EDITOR - Sue Dier PHOTOGRAPHY - Sarah Francis ILLUSTRATIONS - Maureen O ' Neill DaWh Harwood-Jones Dawn Harwood-Jones Joy Wallingford HELPERS - Nancy Gale, Moira Phillips, Paula Lawrence, Patricia Mullen, Sarah Whitwill, Lynne Sampson STAFF ADVISORS - Mrs. Whitwill, Mrs. Aldous 4

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Head Mistress ' Letter Dear Elmwood, Centennial year is nearly over and it has been very exciting for us all. Apart from visiting Expo 67 we have heard much about our country this year and we have also sung about it, written about it, and portrayed its history on the stage. We can never understand other people unless we really know them. Similarly, we must try to know our big country as it streches from the Atlantic to the Pac- ific before we can claim to be true Canadians. Do try to travel as much as you can to all parts of this great land of Canada and then go abroad to visit other continents where the ways of men and women and boys and girls are different from our own. When Fran Wilson went to Crofton House School in Vancouver for a month last fall and Timmy Wills came in exchange to us, we were symboliz- ing our desire to know our country better. Many Canadians have never seen a sea-gull or a glacier or a gopher. There are probably many who have never seen a real maple leaf. Elmwood was very honoured to send Janet Uren to the Yukon last summer on a trip spo nsored by the Ontario Dept. of Education. Not many of us know the North, unfortunately, but those who have been there come back with shining eyes and wonderful tales to tell. It is with pride that we publish in our Centennial Samara Janet ' s prize-winning poem on Canada, and I urge you all to go to far- away places and meet faraway people. If you are not able to travel yet, do spend much time reading and watching movies about other places, for it is in this way that you will grow up to under- stand that all the people of the world are part of God ' s precious family for whom He wants only peace. Your affectionate friend and headmistress. STAFF Back row. Mrs. Edna Sims, Mrs. Mickelthwaite, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Harwood- Jones, Mrs. Aldous, Mrs. Routliffe, Mrs. MacDonald, Miss May, Mrs. John, Mrs. Earle. Front roiv: Mrs. Ferris, Miss Driscoll, Miss Black, Mrs. Blvth, Mrs. MacMillan, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Whitwill, Absent: Mrs. Tanczyk. 3

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GRADUATES 66-67 LUCILLE HODCINS HEAD GIRL ' ' Don ' t shoot the piavo-player, She ' s doing the best she canT Lu ' s best was appreciated by all as she carried out the busy and sometimes difficult dudes of the Head Girl. Lu also found time to play basketball and badminton, and be on the Central Student ' s Council. Lu ' s smile and gentle ways will be back next year for Grade 13. Au revoir Lu, until the Fall! SUSAN COHEN HEAD PREFECT ' ' Laugh and the world laughs with you, Weep and Susan laughs! Sue was the Senior Prefect this year. She was also a member of the Central Students ' Council. Next year Sue and her laughter will return to cheer up Grade 13, for which we are all very grateful! 5