Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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T 1 1 K n { A N K S 0 AI E S L () (i A N 11 Thost were hai)py times — the workiii ; ' days and play days ! Perhaps the latter looked brightest then, but after all it was the satisfaction of having ' accomplished some liard task which gave the keen pleasure to the play-time. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport woidd be as tedious as to woi ' k. With the encouragement and companionship of teachers and fellow-pupils, we had our first lessons in finding ways to accom- plish the tasks assigned. Having left this sympathetic atmosphere to take up our various duties, we are able to apply these lessons, and get keen pleasure in doing so. May the next ten years find our school enjoying ever-increasing success, and may we, her children, ever strive to be loyal to the high ideals which she has set before us !

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10 T II I ' ] II A NK S 0 .M K S l O C A N THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Editor-in-Chief — Alice Anderson Assistant Editor — Kathleen Baird School Editors — Alleen Erb, Helen Coatsworth Business Manager — Marcia Allen Assistant Business Manager — Laureda McAndrew Vol.5 CHRISTMAS 1913 No. 1 1903 ! — Do you remember that in that year a new .school was opened? Most of us took only a momentary interest in that phe- nomenon, perhaps some ignored the fact, until one day, by chance or otherwise, we found ourselves pupils in this school, and then our indifference changed to keen interest and enjoyment in every phase of life and activity within Branksome Hall. Ten years have slipped past and, in spite of the many changes, it is the same old Branksome. Perhaps those who followed us think it has im- proved with experience. Be that as it may, if they are enjoying its life half as much as we did, they will be grateful to the kind fate which brought them to it. Many miles divide former friends and classmates now, but we can always rejo ' ce in the common bond of having spent our school days together at Branksome.

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12 T II l ; I ' . K A X K S () .M I-; S M) (, . , (Bin Ciinabian Mi st. ' J ' lie ctlilor-iii-cliicJ: ' of thf ' ' Slojiiiii lias .sLij (;stc ' d that my big family would probahly like to f-haro some of my summer ' s cxporienccs, and that Ihc (•oluiiiiis of the Christmas number would be a i()o(l tiicdiimi oF rca; hin ' llicin wilh some item i of interest about my ti ' ip to the I ' aciiic Coast. To be ( ' ailed upon to write for ])ubli( ' iiti()ii is (piitc dis(;(jneertinf ' - to one who has not the pen of a ready writer ; but the I ' efpiest was made too graciously to be denied. My visits io Banff and Lake Louise impressed me with the impor tance of our National Parks, where great beauties and won- ders of nature, just as they came from the hand of the Creator, are rendered acee.ssible by the building of roads and the opening up of trails; and where the fauna and flora of these mountain districts are protected from the vandalism, Avhich, through ignor- ance, selfishne-s or greed, would result in their extermination. The Dominion Government set apart, some years ago, several National Parks throughout the Rocky IMountain ranges, and recently organ- ized a separate branch of the Department of the Interior for their administration. To meet the conditions of comfort, convenience and safety, the policy of this Paries Branch necessarily relates to the quality of the service of whatever kind rendered by those dealing with the tourist : character of accommodation ; protection against extortion ; the construction and maintenance of roads and trails of first-class character, in order that the var ' ous attractions may be comfortably and safely reached; supervision over sanitary conditions; water supply, horses and vehicles, guides, drivers, charges and rates; furnishing of full and reliable information; and, generally, ' n not only reducing discomforts to a minimum but in so administering matters that the tourist shall be as satisfied with the treatment received while in the parks as he inevitably must be with the scenic wonders he has viewed. The efforts of the branch are be ' ng directed towards an organization dealing effectively with respect to details concerning all these various mat- ters. — (Commissioner ' s Report for 1912.) These parks attract a large toiirist traffie and promise to be- come an important source of revenue for the nation. The register of the museum at Banff showed the wide-spread interest in the beaut ' es and wonders of this district; toui ' ists from almost all parts of the world had registered, and in many cases had filled up the column for Remai ' ks with expressions of surprise and admira- tion. The steady increase in the numbers visiting these parks is