Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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ALISON HAYES Alison is one of those people who is de- termined to go where she wants to in life. The class is indebted to her for her per- sistent efforts in arranging the harried de- tails of the Graduation Dance, for which task she was able to call upon her last year ' s experience in the field. Whenever we see her before she goes to work in the afternoons, dressed in one of her stunning dresses or suits, we cannot believe that this is the same Alison who sits in a green uniform all day! Talented in jazz dancing, ballet, and art, she also likes to partici- pate in school activities, even if it means admitting that she has ANOTHER talent! Her acting ability, for example, was dem- onstrated when she played ' Rebecca ' in The Crucible , and danced in The Cabaret . Alison would like to continue teaching jazz next year, and to attend York Uni- versity to concentrate in visual arts or dancing. Hang in there, Alison. JANE BURKE-ROBERTSON When the third floor vibrates with shrill shrieks, squeals of disbelief and hysterical laughter, we know that Jane and Angel are having another one of their insulting con- tests. When she is not thus occupied, Jane can be found drinking (coke) in the Common Room, doing last minute homework, or talking about Dave. Despite these seem- ingly wild activities, she has been a stead- ying influence in our class since Grade 7, with the exception of one year, Grade 11, when she left us to spend a year at B.C. S. This year has been a busy one for Jane, who went through a night school course, resulting frequently in the sacrifice of the following mornings ' first period. Jane is thinking of remaining in Ottawa next year to study Law at Ottawa Universi- ty. We don ' t think she ' ll have any trouble, considering her previous RECORD, pass- ing the BAR exams! Good luck. 14

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PAULINE BLAIR Pauline is definitely NOT your average Elmwood girl, having such diverse habits as yoga, singing (cough, cough), speaking to inanimate objects like ' Gertrude ' , and initiating water and jello fights. Along more serious lines, ' Polintsky ' contribut- ed much to Keller House as its Vice-Head, to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Senior Choir, the Chess Club, the Drama Club, and more recently The Cabaret . Pauline ' s infamous afghan provided warmth for many of us who frequently fell asleep in the Common Room - although strictly speaking, it was not made for this purpose! We still find bird seed in corners and crevices of the Common Room, reminding us of the days when Pauline ' s ' Gandolf The Frog ' was kicked to death.. Many thanks anyway for the class mascot! Next fall the Engineering Department of Waterloo will hopefully have a new pupil : we are certain that, with hard work and patience, Pauline will do well in this field. CHARLOTTE BARIL Back in 1975, Mrs. Whitwill decided that we should improve our French - and the result was Charlotte, straight from La Sarre, Quebec. Now our French is perfect ' ' almost ' ) and Charlotte is tired of people asking her what part of England she comes from! After two years, we have concluded that I hate you! is a term of affection, and How ' s life? is her favourite conver- sational gambit. Charlotte especially de- lights in learning new expressions such as You have the nerve to say that! , Shall we chip in? , and several characteristic and unmentionable Spanish phrases! Be- coming a Prefect in Grade 13, Charlotte has applied herself seriously to her duties; she is one of the guiding lights of every Nightingale activity, and is the ' bell of the ball ' at every dance, Charlotte hopes to take Business Administration at Ottawa ' U ' in the fall so we take this opportunity to alert them: Attention, ' le pudding ' arrive! 13

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JOHANNE MAROIS Another new member of our class this year, Johanne is rapidly becoming bilin- gual. We can always tell when she is at school because the presence of her little red car, with Quebec plates, is so notice- able in the student parking lot! We appre- ciate her frequent lifts, both to and from Ashbury with (ahem!) a full complement of history-bodies; she is well-known for her unconventional seating arrangements . . . (Oh . . . Hi, officer!). Johanne loves to ski on the weekends, and is an habituee of Hull discos. Other favourite pastimes in clude riding and getting new, glamorous hairdos! One of Johanne ' s most ambitious aspira- tions is to become fluent in Spanish so that she can call herself ' trilingual ' . Johanne is hoping either to travel to Eng- land in September to attend Rockhampton School of Equitation, or to remain in town and go to Ottawa university. Bonne chance, Johanne, or perhaps Bon voyage! ROWENA MacLURE Rowena is one of the few hard workers in our class, not only in school work but in initiating reforms as well! When she joined us in Grade 11, she was appalled at the state of the bicycle shed, and she has been fighting ever since to have it replaced: we are hoping that her next project will be ac- quiring a juke box for the Common Room! Rowena will never forget her bicycle ac- cident in Grade 11, nor the weeks after- wards with a wired jaw, and drinking chunky soup through a straw! Her role as Vice -Head of Nightingale and her part as ' Mrs. Putnam ' in The Crucible this year involved much dedicated effort; another of her dramatic achievements was her part as ' The Mirror ' in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . All of Grade 13 will certainly re- member for years to come the satisfaction obtained from devouring one of Rowena ' s famous brownies. Rowena hopes to study Occupational Therapy in the fall at a Canadian university. 15