Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE BEANKSOME SLOGAN. 21 At the first meeting of the Beta Kappa, the old girls entertained the new girls with a Shadow Play and Tom Tliumb after which refreshments, kindly supplied by Miss Scott, were served. The Annual Masquerade, under the auspices of the Beta Kappa, was given on the evening of October 29th. It is almost needless to say that it was enjoyed to the full by the many girls, whose bright and interesting costumes were shown to advantage in the grand march at the beginning of the evening. Then eight girls danced a minuet. The costumes were very pretty, and the way the ladies wielded their fans and the gentlemen their swords was surprising and delightful. It was a great success. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing, telling fortunes and trying our luck in a fish pond. Kefresh- ments were then served, and a most enjoyable evening came to a close. Florence Taylor. THE SONNET OF A SEASICK SOUL By J. M. (With all due apologies.) Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll ! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin, his control Stops with the shore. Upon thy boundless plain He lies and feebly mutters Life is vain, Why did I ever try to cross the main? Eoll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll ! Shouldst thou dry up, ' twould leave an awful hole, But then we ' d cross to France in cars and cabs, Picking our way amongst the whales and crabs, And stop at some nice wreck for toast and tea ; Now what a pleasant transit that would be ! Oh ! for the days, when on an aeroplane We ' ll cross with ease from Canada to Spain, From there to Egypt, Italy and France, Then home by way of the North Pole perchance — Eoll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, do ! I can ' t see why they think so much of you. But those who lightly praise thee never must Have left the sweet security of the dust; For had they e ' er been on thy bosom tossed. Much of our finest poetry had been lost.

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20 THE BEANKSOME SLOGAN. a ver y sporty manner. The return match is to be played on the Brank- some court, Wednesday, November 3rd, when we are all hoping to put up an even better game, and make the Havergal players work harder still. We have great hopes for our sports in the coming year, and the girls are already looking forward to hockey with Havergal. Beta Kappa, ' 08-09: Officers: Hon. Pres.! — Miss Macdonald. Pres. — Jean Mickleborough. Yice-Pres. — Helen Cantley. Sec. — Grace Morris. Convener of Music Com. — Eeda Fullerton. Councillors. — J. Fleck, K. Perry, L. Irwin. Leaders of Debates. — L. Aitken and P. Taylor. There was one evening on Longfellow ' which was very pleasant and instructive. The next was on Chopin. Papers on his life and his works were read by Jean Fleck and Loraine Irwin. Afterwards Miss Mitchell favored us with a number of selections from his com- positions. The next evening was taken up with a very interesting debate as to whether Departmental stores are a benefit to the community. The negative side won. Two weeks later four girls debated on the right of the North American Indian as the sole possessor of the soil. The negative proved that he should not have the sole right. Three of the girls then gave Three Little Maids. ' ' The last literary meeting was the most successful and altogether the best meeting of the year. Miss Macdonald took complete charge of the programme, giving a very interesting talk on the life and works of Dr. Wm. Henry Drummond, and read several selections from The Habitant and other of his works. As Miss Macdonald is known to all the readers, it is only necessary to say that as our Honorary President she fulfilled the office in an unsurpassable way, giving not only her ideas and suggestions, but also her time, to the society. Beta Kappa, ' 09: Officers: Patroness. — Miss Scott. Hon. Pres. — Miss Eamsay. Pres. — Florence Taylor. Vice-Pres. — Marjory Busteed. Sec.-Treas. — Agnes Campbell. Convener of Music Com. — Eeda Fullerton. Councillors. — G. Booth, L. Thompson, B. Masson.

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22 THE BEANKSOME SLOGAN. CO-EDS As this initial immber of The Slogan is a gathering of the Brank- some clan, it would not be complete without a greeting from those few members who are now treading the path to knowledge mapped ont in the University. Many and engrossing as our interests are, we wish to assure our fellow-members that our interest in Branksome Hall is never lagging, owing to the care-free days spent there. None wel- comed the formation of an Alumnae as heartily as we, for we knew it would preserve a tie which would otherwise have been severed. Some of our absent members may be interested in knowing how their higher educationists are progressing. At the present time there are twelve enrolled as regular students in University College and one as an occasional in French. One of these can already see the end of four valuable happy years of college life, as she expects to graduate in the spring. Four others are now enjoying the third year, which, in many respects, is equal to the fourth, for a junior has almost all the privileges of a senior without the responsibilities and extra labor. Four of the remaining seven have passed the first bewilderingly pleasant stages and are now complacent sophomores, satisfied with themselves and life in general. Last, but not least, come the three freshettes, who are the most fortunate of all, just beginning four years which they can make the happiest of their lives. We, one and all, unite in wishing The Slogan every success, and hope that each year may have a still larger representation of the Branksome Alumnae at University College. L. C. G. Fourth Year . . . . L. Christine Graham. Third Year Euth Winchester. Irene O Neil. Mary Blain. Janie Williams. Second Year .... Tsobel Thomas. Greta Playter. Eeta Chestnut. First Year Laura Aitken. Alice Anderson. Elfreda Cory. In an English class at Heidelberg University the professor asked one studious youth to conjugate the verb to have in the sentence I have a gold mine. The student rose and with serious mien pro- ceeded: I half a golt mine: Thou hast a golt thine, He has a golt hiss, We half a golt ourss, You half a golt yours, They half a golt theirs.