Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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NANCY GALL You can ' t take it with you ... - Frank Capra. Nancy thinks of herself as one of the Literary People in the class, which she takes to mean she can say anything she likes about anything, as long as it sounds witty. There are some who would disagree, and would curb Nancy ' s occasionally outrageous arrogance, and a certain faction would probably enjoy seeing Nancy as a Woolwordr ' s clerk as her just desserts. Among Nancy ' s likes are Bastille Day, knitting loincloths, boys who kiss well, and sun- bathing out the common room window. Actually her list is longer and more diversified, probably a result of her phenomenal lack of will power, but high up on her list are her buddies in 6U. The ' Baby ' went skiing for the first time on our Spirit Week Ski Day, and seemed to enjoy herself ' just immensely ' , but she had trouble coming to a full stop. Nancy insists that some of her best memories will be of Elmwood. Remember the trips to the War Museum in grade twelve ? . . . Nursie hairdoes ? . . . B.B.C. ? . . . Lloyd and George? . . . porking at Prefect ' s Lunch? We will all miss you, especially the terrible twosome . . . Never can say good - bye ... ANNE STEVENSON We learn our virtues from the friend who loves us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. - Richter Anne has been at Elmwood since she was in grade ten, so by now our girl with the Irish temperament is an established old girl. Of an artistic bent, Anne won the Senior Prize for Art last year. She is Mr. Hyndman ' s pride and joy, because though we all express ourselves uninhibitedly , Anne ' s finish- ed work is always imaginative and expressive. Many of her painting decorate the walls of the school, and though Anne has been heard to say she paints ' Like a little kid ' , her work is of a superior calibre. An enthusiastic horseback rider , Anne is a member of many school sports teams, where her coordination and fierce competitive spirit make her a valu- able asset to the Nightingale House and school teams, and a formidable opponent off the courts, her independence makes her a noticeable member of the class because she contributes definite and individual points of view to all aspects of class routine. Anne is another hard worker , and her energy and swift completion of assignments cause admiration from many last minute workers in 6U. A future at Algonquin is possibly in store for Anne, and we wish her the best of luck.

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MARY CHRISTIE As many nights endure Without a moon or star, So will we endure When one is gone and far. The hand of Fortune brought Mary to rescue the yearbook staff from total disaster. A new girl this year, zany Mary was quickly absorbed into the haphazard collection of girls of doubtful sanity, 6U. Mary takes life as it comes and seems to thoroughly enjoy herself ( ' try it, you ' ll like it ' ) whatever the situation, even first classes on Monday morn- ing. Given to blushing and occasionally looking misleading- ly bashful, Mary sang her way into the hearts of millions, and won the part of Gianetta in The Gondolier opposite the suave and debonair Marco, but even this rise to silvery star- dom didn ' t change Mary ' s candidness and forthright person- ality. She even lowers herself to drive various members of the lowly chorus back to Ashbury. Mary is number three be- hind Ellen and Sharon, but seems to be gaining on them hourly, therefore, so to speak, old dogs had better learn new tricks. Not too far in the future , expect to see Mary in a slinky dress belting out songs, husky voiced in a smoke filled ca- baret. How Mary will have time for nurturing her secret ambitions of cabaret singing, when she is taking archaeo- logy we don ' t know, but she is bound to do it. Auf wiedersehn, ... a bientot . . . SUSAN COHEN Para hay solamente via jar en c aminos que tienen corazon. When ' Susy Co ' come in grade ten, she was appar- ently a shrinking violet. She came into bloom , so to speak, with Sandy Finley in grade eleven. Re- member Richard? . . . Richard? and ' Sir Butch ' ? During her years at Elmwood, Sue has given a lot, with her obvious concern for people, and her desire to get things done well. As sports captain this year, she made innovative changes for the benefit of school sports. With her assistant sports captain sys- tem, she brought sports to the juniors in a bigger way, and showed the senior school that house sports should be taken seriously. Sue ' s friendly treatment of new girls is also exemplary ( ' am I being befriend- ed or victimized? ' ), because she hasn ' t forgotten what it ' s like to be new. She is well liked by the juniors too, because she doesn ' t talk down to them (she couldn ' t, even if she wanted to). Susy gained fame and fortune and a high place in the esteem of her classmates when she won a contest for the ' Lad- ies Tarzan Yell ' at the March class party. They must ' ve heard her clear up to the Creek. We won ' t forget ya, Cone, nor will the Trent Rowing Team. . .

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SONIA TOPELKO No real fall, so long as one still tries, For seeming setbacks Make the strong man wise There is no defeat In truth, save from within; Unless you ' re beaten there You ' re bound to win. Sonia is the class A- 1 Sesame Street disciple, and it ' s some- times startling to hear that gruff voice coming from little Sonia, but she ' s usually willing to play Grover to anyone ' s Herbert Birdsfoot. If the wastebasket in the Common Room is filled to overflowing with Juicy Fruit wrappers, it ' s likely Sonia has been entertaining the Monday Morning First Period Spare Club by cleaning out her purse. Such an exhibition re- veals the side of Sonia we don ' t see much of, the side that carries rocks in her purse. Sonia ' s contribution to the adorn- ment of the Common Room was an extremely uncompli- mentary self portrait which nobody can bear to take down. Perhaps we do see a certain resemblance, eh Son? If you want to hear the latest in sports, particulary in hockey, ask Sonia. She watches hockey faithfully and, continually argues with the referees if a Montreal Canadian player is given a rotten penalty. Sony ' s usually pretty quiet in class, but if she has something she wants to say she ' s not backward about expressing herself. Sonia ' s one of the chosen few of our Femme Fatale class whose left hand is weighed down by a Valuable Geological Specimen, and we wish Sonia happiness however she finds it. A hard worker, Sonia is still indefinite about her plans for next year , but she would like to be a Primary Specialist, perhaps. Whatever you do, wherever you go, good luck! SUSAN LAROQUE Thoughts are free and are subject to no rule. On them rests the freedom of man, and they tower above the light of nature. - Paracelsus Pensive Sue came at the beginning of this year from Laurier, and was happy to find the school different from what she expected. Quiet spares find Sue sit- ting in the class room, hands clasped over her pen, staring reflectively out of the windows. Sue dislikes hypocrisy, and takes her measure of people with justice and importiality , and lives by honesty. She makes a distinctive and original figure in her hood- ed fur coat and orange cap, as she comes up Spring- field Road on the cold winter mornings. An in- dustrious person who takes no short cuts. Sue ' s work in every subject is the result of a been desire to get to the bottom of things, to find answers to why and how. Our wish for Susan is that she find happiness and pickled eggs over every horizon.