Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN. ability and setting our little candles on the very bushel ' s pinnacle? The work of the Association done in the meetings will naturally be of greatest importance, and it is hoped that in future it can be veiy fully reported to, and followed by out-of-town girls, who perhaps may be tempted to arrange their visits to Toronto at meeting-time. sj: ❖ Those who are not familiar with Scotch speech may consider tlie sound of the name we have chosen for our magazine uncouth, if not barbaric. However, we think it has a vigor and vitality which sug- gests order and fidelity, with the Scottish connection suitable to a paper from Branksome Hall. Perhaps we may not apply its meaning very closely to our own peaceful intentions — Branksomites in battle array, wildly brandishing slates and note-books, rushing v ith a weird Gaelic yell upon ranks of dull, red volumes might be the resulting picture — but in a broad sense the slogan of the Scots may safely apply to our wish and effort to gather all the friends of Branksome in close fellowship for good work and old times sake. !• The Alumnae Association has been fortunate in having, in its first two terms, a President both competent and tactful, whose time has been liberally spent in the duties of her office, which, even in a small, simple organization, are surprisingly numerous and varied. Under her direction the meeting programmes have been ambitiously planned, and the outside business has had her promptest attention, as the Executive Committee in charge of this paper ha ' s good reason to know and appreciate. THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION It has been very difficult to keep the out-of-town members posted in regard to the meetings of the Branksome Hall Alumnae Association, but it is very pleasing indeed to be able to say that the first year (1908- ' 09) was a great success. All the girls seemed to enter into the spirit of the Association, and we had a number of ver} enjoyable meetings. Our aim is, of course, to keep the girls together after leavino- their much-beloved school, with all its pleasant memories, but to do this it is really necessary to have something else besides social meetings. Last year we had some very good papers on different subjects read at the meetings. The subjects were varied. The first, on Frank Brangwyn, the artist, who is attracting so much attention in Europe at the present time, was decidedly interesting. Another was on