Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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HE opening of tKe scliool this year was saddened by the death of Miss Hume, which occurred after a brief illness during the hohdays, on August the first. Miss Hume had been a member of the staff since shortly after the founding of the school, and had come into such intimate contact with every student, that each one must mourn the loss of a dear and personal friend. We take this opportuity of expressing our sorrow for the bereaved family and of assuring them of the deepest sympathy of everyone at Branksome Hall.

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T II K I ' , l A X K SO .M S L(J t; A N ■ Inly, ;is llir ciitiilil Mills I ' lir i-liiiibiii ' j ' iii ' i ' , ' ' i ' iii ' r;i 1 1 s ' , iiiosi fnvorjihli ' ;il ili,-i1 lime. As two ()! ' our Aliiiiiii;ic iii-c Jiclivc iiiciiiIm ' Is of tlic Al|)ii)( ' (Jliili. some in roriii;i1 ion rfu:HV( uu: I ' cfiiiifcrricnts iicfcssfi ry to f|ii}il- ily ;is ;iii iiclivc iiiriiilicf will he of iiilcrcst 1o Ihc n-adcrs of the Slouiiii, iinil iiiiiy inspire othefs 1:) eniiihile llicir exaiiipJi ' . In oi ' dci ' 1o ;i11;iiii llie diunily of nelive iiieir)l)ershi[), aji as ent of ;i Inily AlpiiH ' . jil;ieici--lnin - pejik ' . risiiii ;it lensl two thousand li ' e hiilidi ' ed feet ;iho e Ilir tiliilier lini ' of its |-ey- ' on. liilist he made, ' fliis peak miisl afso rise at least ten tfioiisand feet ahove sea level, ' rhe ' J ' oronto mendier of oiii- Alumnae who is an aetive memhei ' of the Alpine (, ' lub made her jii ' adnatinji ' elirrd) on .Mt. Daly (1().;5;52 feet), at the Sherhrooke Lake ( amp. in the Voho l ark, in 1911. Our Winnijiet ' active member qualified in lf)07 at the Paradise Valley ( amp: her raduatinfi ' elimh was made on Mt. Aberdeen (1(),;!4() feeti. about six miles from Laf ii-an. This summei- (1913j. Cathedral Mt.. near Hector station on the Cana- dian Pacific, was the gracUiating climb. A later camp was held to attempt the ascent of jMt. Robson : two snceeeded in reaching the summit of this ] Ionareh of the Rockies. one of them beinjr the Swiss guide. The following description, quoted from the fjondon Times. gives even the uninitiated some idea of th arduous character of th ' s mountaineering feat: The valley is only some 2,700 feet above sea level, and the mountain rises straight and. in a sheer face of 11,000 feet, a face of black, rock-ribbed, with transverse bands of snow, and lit np by a great h.inging glacier on the eastern shoulder of the summit. The members of the Alpine Club of Canada are drawn not only from Canada, but also from the United States, C4reat Britain and Switzerland, some of the most noted mounta ' neers and scientists of the Avorld to-day being enrolled. The various physical features of AYestern Canada are on such a large scale that words fail to convey any adequate impression of their extent and grandeur; the West must be seen to be under- stood and appreciated. Truly, God has given us a good land : if o ir people have the ' righteousness ' that exalteth a nation there is a great and noble future ahead of our country. Let us not forget that the nation is made up of individuals, and that each of us has a share, noble or ignoble, in the process of nation-building for Canada. In closing, it is suggested that true patriotism as well as the love of the beautiful in natui ' e should lead the members of our Alumnae to ])ecome intimately ac(|uahited with C anada. fi ' om Atlantic to Pacific, for Fair is oni- lot — O goodly is oiii- hei ' itage. i IAR(iT. T. SCOTT.

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T II I ' ] I; i; A K s () , i !■; s h n (, . x Ointo t }t l: ast of W ]t z ' ' A ( ' hrisl iiKis i ' ocifi. I Till ' d;iy gi(. ' v dark; Ihc iiijilit wind cried, All iild doji ' howled; a sad hear!: siylicd. A little child, NO cold and tli ' ii, liookcd down 111! ' roadway, flaj-k and i-rini. ' I he scene was sti ' angc, and tii ' i-ricd ' it}i fear-, But only the eruel, cold wind could lieai-. Come with me, the hoy looked up, Come with me to sleep and sup. The old man took the lad by the hand, And the child knew he had found a friend. The days passed on and the hoy still sta -ed With the old musician, and with him played On the old violin, in the attic bare, That was at the top of a rickety .stair. But the year ' s end came and the man grew ill, And sat all day by the window sill. The boy went out to work for food. And earned a little as best he could. On Christmas night when the wind howled ' round. And soft snow had fallen over the ground. The old mau turned to the boy with a cry, My boy, my turn has come to die. I must leave you alone in this lonesome land. But scatter kind deeds with a generous hand. He looked for the boy beside him, but lo. An angel stood in a radiant glow. I am the boy, he said to the man. You come to this earth to complete the span Of years set for you by Christ above, And here you work to deserve Plis love. You have proven yourself and earned your place, And now ere long you shall see His face, For ' Unto the least of these ' you gave Half of all that you here had saved. And now you will go to that world above, Where all is joy and peace and love. The angel ceased, the old man sighed. For the Heavenly Gates had opened wide. And in he passed to take his place. At last he gazed on his Master ' s face. ALLEEN ERB.