Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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CATHY ASHTON: TALITHA FABRICIUS: If you want to be happy, be happy now; there is no certainty of tomorrow. Talitha arrived in Canada, and at Elmwood six years ago with braids and a fringe to work her way to Grade Thirteen and prefect-hood. She ' s also worked her way through four Gilbert and Sullivan ' s and five merit pins, her spare time taken up on the basketball court, making freak shots. Talitha is a staunch supporter of Elmwood activities. As they say - Absence makes the heart grow fonder . It isn ' t that Talitha spends only a little of her time at school - it ' s just that she spends equal time in so many other places that the percentage comes down. Just follow the trail of smoke from her orange VW or red Far Audi and you ' ll find her - or if the car ' s here, you ' ll find her in her corner of the classroom, doing her math and reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo ' s Nest - simutaneously. Bad girl! That my joy gives joy my hope gives hope and that i can communicate in some silent way the spirit living in me not by what i say but how i say it . a deep concern a way of listening to the faint heart beats of your existence and life. - Jean Vanier Cathy is one of Elmwood originals - she ' s been here since Grade 5! Who else can remember the charming beige stockings worn by the girls back then? She put herself through a temporary torture in Grade 11 to bring forth her now Sensuous self while keeping up her pas- sion for cooking - there ' s nothing like chocolate cake with mayonnaise icing to make a Cafe 5A successful. Long braids and glasses were replaced by a French cut and contact lenses then; now Cathy ' s hair has changed again and she can tell her left contact from her right! Cathy spends her time either asleep in our Common Room or quite awake in Ashbury ' s Common Room. Voted most likely to succeed, but not mentioning at what, we bid you good luck Cathy - and good hunting. n

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BARB HOWDEN: Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. Confessions, Book VIII Barb came to us last year and was elected Head of Nightingale by the end of it, by making herself gen- erally noticed and well-liked by the rest of the school. It ' s hard not to notice Barb with her freckles and maniacal laugh, especially when she ' s coming at you in her car. She breaks all speed records by getting to the store and back in the 30 seconds between classes. When she ' s not practicing for the Demolition Derby, Barb can usually be found rooting up some enthusiasm from the school or curled up in the common room sofa making wisecracks. Wherever she is, you can ' t miss her, but as she ' ll be spending the next year in Australia, we all will. See you around Barb, and watch those kangaroos! GAIL SADLER: If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to lead the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. - Henry David Phoreau In the midst cf discussions and arguments (heated or otherwise) a cry can always be expected, All right, cut it out, or, Quick, quick, I ' ve gotta go. Stoneface Sadler is here, or was here, if you can catch her while she ' s hurrying from here to there, and back again. But that grin and smile and the sound of her dragging oxfords have become very familiar during her two years here . Don ' t let her size fool you! Bigger souls, (and small- er too) are known to have used her shoulder to cry on, complain to, you name it - that shoulder has been through everything! Let ' s hear it for Fitzroy! ! So where does she turn to herself? One can find out all Gail ' s secrets with her pony and the horses she dotes on while not busy being a prefect (and studying, of course . . . ). Here ' s looking at the future Gail, and hoping that you find success and happiness in it!

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DIANA CHAN: Love is the only satisfactory answer to the problem of human existance. - Dr. Fromm Diana is one of the new arrivals to our land this year. From the beginning she has been able to adapt to lie challenges of life in 6U. According to rumour, Diana is making her mark, literally, in demanding subjects like geography and algebra. Apart from her partici- pation in our infamous class affairs, Diana has shown her upright character in all ways - even though she did cheat at Utensil Lunch. Since when do you find chopsticks challenging Diana? Next year Diana plans to study commerce. She should do well because she works hard. Good luck Diana! Remember us. 12 PEGGY BETHEL: We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not figures on a dial. - Henry David Dhoreau Peggy just joined Elmwood this year. At first wary of the antics played by old girls , she can now water- fight with the best of them! Her pet hates are the two bobby pins she employs to get past Mrs. Davies ' keen eyes. Peggy spent her first day in Elmwood by flying off the stage stairs - tripped up by the vicious choir - and hobbled around on crutches for a week but she never complained - or maybe she did and nobody heard. Peggy holds the record for throwing her voice the shortest distance. In class she sits studiously, small squeaks as answers when called upon, but reviving to an amazing degree to scream in the daily free-for-all to get break! When Peggy leaves Elmwood she ' ll leave her bobby pins behind but hopefully she ' ll keep a lot of memories - and many of them couldn ' t have come about without her.