Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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DAINTRY SMITH: Learn from the mistakes of others, for you can ' t possibly make them all your- self. Daintry is one of the few class math and science wizards, whose calm, affable exterior hides a char- acter spiced with rampant vice. Thankfully, Dain- try manages to keep a tight rein the Mr. Hyde in her, but occasionally she lets loose. A highly re- spected, well informed person who accompanied Daintry to Europe last summer disclosed various reports of Shocking Things Daintry Did. This infor- mant, who naturally wishes to remain anonymous, revealed that Daintry skipped phonetics classes at Montpellier, washed her feet in tire bidet, ate a certain patisserie out of it ' s entire stock after re- jecting the cafeteria food, aided in the abduction of university property, and did all manner of mis- chief. She is also known to have taken part in a questionable outing on the banks of the Tiber river late in the evening, with two companions of doubt- ful integrity. However, despite all these shady undertakings, Daintry is usually under control during school hours, and does an amazing amount of work. Besides getting enviable marks in chemistry, biology and maths, Daintry is also quite proficient at French, a result, no doubt, of her educational summer. Next year, Daintry plans to attend Queen ' s for nursing, and she will make an excellent nurse. Meanwhile, she advises to avoid Corsicans in rail- way carriages. DORIE BLAIR: Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what it peace there may be in silence. Dorie is constantly in a whirlwind of activity. Always rushing somewhere, she lives in mortal dread that she will be late for Physics or Chemistry. We hardly ever see her as she rushes into the classroom, zips into the bath- room to do her hair again, and flashes downstairs and over to Ashbury. A kind and conscientious prefect, Dorie was the first of our number to model this year ' s white blazer at Ashbury, where it received the Good House- keeping ) Seal of Approval. During the winter, every available moment is taken up with skiing, and Dorie certainly would have made the ski team, had there been one this year. Last year, Dorie was one of Mrs. Davies ' Austrian ski-travel package-the trip to Kitzbuhel that no one will ever forget. How could they? Mrs. D. will never live down the time Dorie rushed up to her as she sat in a crowded foyer and cried, Mummy! Thereafter, every- one avoided that strange English lady with so many daughters. When Dorie wasn ' t zipping down the Lofty Snow-Covered Peaks, she was making eyes at blonde skiing instructors, although she ' ll never admit it, but she made a friendship that has lasted for quite a while. Re- member Mr. Tom Collins, Dorie? Who doesn ' t? Where- ever she goes, Dorie ' s generous and kind personality will open doors to happiness for her, as it did in 6U.

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CATHY MCEWEN: Who ever lives true life will love true love. Cathy came to us at the beginning of this year and this pleasant Miss can be found on the sofa in the common room, sitting composedly as a cat, when she ' s not tangling with some intriguing chemistry problem. Daintry and Cathy have worked a pheno- menal amount, their pencils scrabbling over sheets of roughnotes, talking in perfectly incomprehensible terms about gas laws and atomic theories, so no wonder they are skimming off the cream of the chemistry marks. Cathy ' s warm grin, complete with dimples greets everyone with a cheerful, Hi ya, kid! , even in that limbo between getting to school and getting to prayers. Among Cathy ' s dis- likes number black tea, which she is forced to drink when Mrs. Carter cuts off our milk quota be- cause some dummy forgets to bring the tray down. Dale insists that no one sees the ' real ' Cathy who teases Dale without mercy. Although she ' d like to go to Queen ' s next year, Queen ' s registrar heard about Cath, and doesn ' t want her, so she ' s going to London instead. We wish her the best of luck. Good bye, Cathy. JANICE HENRY: Go forth into the busy world and love it, interest yourself in its life, mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows, try what you can do for others, rather than what you can make them do for you, and you will know it is to have friends . -Emerson. Janice ' s sunny disposition and intelligence were a refreshing addition to the class for Grade Thirteen, and she has made a place for herself in our ' cosy family ' (?) with her gentle and helpful friendliness. A well-read and artistic person, Janice seems to succeeded at everything she puts her hand to, and is involved in many aspects of school life. She is a pretty addition to the chorus of The Gondoliers, and one of the few reasons Mr. Hyndman hasn ' t handed over the art class to the RCMP. She won a book on the Impressionists for her portray- al of an old farmhouse and she tactfully refrains from asking whether she may add camels and bedouins to Mr. Hyndmans ' ' flat plane ' compositions, unlike some other recalcitrant artists. Janice also adds a lot to English E classes, and con- tributes many salient points to our intellectual discussions with Mrs. Davies. For her appropriately milk soppy portray- al of Capulat in the class reading of Ring Around the Moon, Janice wins a round trip ticket to C)slo, which, we are sure, will be put to good use. We are certain she would have pre- ferred the traditional ' Elmy ' , an unfortunately defunct Elm- wood theatrical honour, but alas, the proposed Elmy revival has not yet materialized. Next year, Janice plans to embark on a career at Queens, and although she won ' t need it, we wish her luck.

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ISABEL DOUGLAS: JANE NICHOLLS: QUOTATION: Put your hand in God ' s and he will guide you through life. Jane is another 6 Upper- er who has been at Elmwood since the days of her tender youth, and she can remember that blissful and long-ago time when the juniors were petrified of the prefects. In her quiet way she gives a lot in time and effort to school activities, and is greatly responsible for the consistent excellence of the costumes for the Gilbert and Sullivan productions. Jane is another of the epicures who, while eating those terrific home made lunches, brushes up on the noble sport of jacks. She is a competent but occa- sional player of those games played in the sunny spot on the floor of the Common Room. A cat lover, Jane often enter- tains us with the antics of her cat. Though generally quiet, Jane has been heard to make some piercing!?) comments on a variety of subjects, when the spirit takes her. She is the owner of the little beige Austin in the parking lot, and is the terror of Roc.kliffe streets as she zips around, always willing to give a ride to the flabbies who don ' t like to walk. We wish Jane good luck as she goes next year to a career in the business world. I have had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, In my joyful school-days, All, All are gone, the old familiar faces. This year Isabel has come prepared for the great blizzard which will eventually snow the whole school in for a week. She brings two lunches, one for break, and one in case she gets a bit nippy around lunch time. At Isabel ' s feeding times, the delect- able odour of turkey (chicken) sandwiches draws a drooling crowd who watch hungily as Isabel eats those gorgeous sandwiches (we all forget our tuck money) and wonder where all the calories disappear to on Slender Iz. Perhaps she works it off running errands to pay for train tickets to Toronto to visit Paul. In any case, Isabel has twenty seven prospec- tive customers in case she ever decides to open her own Greasy Spoon. Although never completely sil- ent, Isabel has become a considerably more voluble member of the class and holds her own excellently against any 6U loudmouth (and there are a propitious number) in our discussions about the formal which go under the guise of English A classes. Isabel is another member of the class who has been at Elm- wood long enough to remember Mrs. Blyth, and like Trish and Wendy, is a long time member of Mrs. Harwood- Jones ' flock of 115 lb. canaries. Next year, Isabel plans to go to Toronto above everything for , and Elmwood and 6U will lose tire only ' domestic animal ' we ever had. Good Luck, Supercook.