Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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EDITORIAL The year has seen many new faces and the Grade 115 class and its co-ordination witli Ashbury has proved to he a great success. The fall hrought wit h it a trip to Stratford and Kxpo ' 67, as well as the many French plays Mrs. Koss so kindh took us to throughout the year. The dances proved that KImwood ' s spirit is as high as it ever was, and the formal was again a great success, thanks partly to Miss (bar- ter ' s patience and time in teaching us the graces of ballroom dancing. The second term initiated the idea of The Smug Minority in which the prefects from grades Twelve and Thirteen decided to or- ganize a Spirit Week. The week gave all officers a chance to prove that they are not really as hard and as humourless as most people had formerly thought. Prefects were bullied and humiliated on Slave- Day by their masters - yet it was all in good fun and (somehow) at the end of it all everyone managed to come out smiling. The week closed with a rousing hootenanny and indeed Spirit Week made the long winter months look a great deal brighter. Klection fever got in- to everyone ' s blood as many students gave their heart and soul to their liberal and conservative leadership candidates. The Gilbert and Sullivan production of H. M.S. Pinafore again proved that the bass of Ashbury and the soprano of Kim wood can be extremely enter- taining. Again this year Elmwood gave tremendous support in the Oxfam March, and despite some very sore nmscles after it was all over, the girls had given a great deal to those less fortunate than themselves. Gharity speeches were more convincing than ever and this year we supported the CiMB, The Unitarian Service Comm- ittee, and the Angel of Mercy. Sui Sang, our adopted son in Hong Kong, has been well looked after, and the meager meals have helped give us a better idea of the conditions that over half the world face daily. Sportswise, lOlmwood ' s Ski Team placed second in the city ' s inter-high school ski meet. Scholastically, our Reach for the Top team was victorious over Ashbury - even (hough Lisgar managed to defeat our morale somewhat. Despite the u|is and downs of the aca- demic year, the final results proved that the guidance and teachings of Mrs. blyth and our excellent staff can truly make education an enjoyable experience. It has been a pleasure and rewarding experience this year for me as editor of the Samara . I ' or many of you there will probably be memories of my hounding you after prayers and my desperate pleas for the cause of advertising. My sincerest thanks go now to all those who helped make Samara 1968 pos.sible - to Mrs. Aldous, Mr. Lang, Mr. Godfrey, Kathy, l ancy, Kran, and any who helped me so invaluably after hours with those endless typing assignments and layout patterns. If one asked me for a piece of advice in which to forward next year ' s editor on with her task, it would be: Learn how to Type! ' My two index fingers will probably never be the same. To those leaving Llmwood this year it is my hope that Samara ' 68 will help you keep the many fond memories of your gradua- tion year. After the many hours bending over the typewriter for the creation of this yearbook, I must take one small liberty in the re- phrasal of our school motto - the last request of those who laboured with me: Endeavour ' s naught, success is all! CATHY MACLAKEN HE .. . we« PEftftb Tore • 3

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SAMARA COMMITTEE Standing: Frances Wilson, Kathy Mulock, Nancy Gale, Cathy Maclaren. Seated: Mrs. Blyth. SAMARA STAFF EDITOR - Cathy Maclaren ASSISTANT EDITOR - Nancy Gale LITERARY EDITOR - Kathy Mulock ART EDITOR - Frances Wilson ILLUSTRATIONS - Dawn Harwood - Jones HELPERS: Dawn Harwood-Jones, Julia Berger, Frances Cochran, Jenny Bagnall, Debby Grills, Sue Massey, Caroline Davies. STAFF ADVISORS: Mrs. J. Whitwill, Mrs. G. Aldous. 2

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PREFECTS Back Row: Joy Wallingford, Nancy Casselman, Jane Blyth, Marg Armitage, Cathy Mac laren, Paula Lawrence, Kim Walker. Middle Row: Marg Thomas, Dawn Harwood-Jones, Trish Wilgress, Margo Frigon, Moira Phillips, Janet Hughson, Jane Archambault. Front Row: Kathy Rothwell, Sue Cohen, Lu Hodgins, Beverley Erlandson, Jennifer Heintzman.