Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 92 of the 1918 volume:

ii For Dainty Chiffons — LUX For things you wouldn ' t think of washing in the ordinary way you can safely use LUX. The purity of these shimmering little flakes cf essence of soap is beyond question, and they cannot harm anythmg at all that clean water may touch. Make your garments last as long as possible use LUX. At all grocers —British made I Lover Brothers Limited ' Toronto hi: Placed in Your Home For the Si Balance paj your gas bill healer ia paid, heater is built for service, and wil hot water almost at notice, for bathroom, kitcl laundr ' purposes , Order to- Total Price $24.00 12. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 1 Natural Tread Shoes The duty or evey girl is to conserve the natural form and useful- ness of her feet. This is only possible if hygienicalJy Shod in the scientifically designed graceful Natural Tread or Semi-Natural Shoes Both preventive and corrective in their qualities of bunions, corns, hammer toes, wrong balance, falling arch, as w ell as many pains, aches and nervous con- ditions of the body. Sore, troublesome feec are not only hideous to be- hold, but they cause mental irritability, lessen buoy- ancy of spirit and render the possessor incapable of concentration of mind on important matters. Be- sides it is all so silly — might we not just as well be fractionally deaf or partially blind, as a near cripple in the feet ? Visit our unique and pretty parlors, and have a demonstration of this remarkable Shoe — The Our New Semi-Na. r.l hoe you will eventually wear. NATURAL TREAD SHOES LIMITED, 310 Yonge St., TORONTO LITEKATURE ON APPLICATION We carry a Complete Line of KODAKS, CAMERAS and Amateur Photo Supplies Send for our latest Price List of Developing, Finishing and Enlarging. R amsey s for Kodaks 66 Kin St. West Branch : 372 Yon e St, 2 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN BODLEY ' S OVERSEAS CAKE In 1 lb. and 1 h It), tins These cakes are being sent to the front by the thousands— they stand the test. Order at your grocers, or phone Main 1809. The Diet Kitchen Tea Room 72 BLOOR ST. WEST Breakfast Luncheon Afternoon Tea and Dinner OPEN ON SUNDAY Quality jrVER since 1854 The William Davies Co., Limited have been the leaders in Pure Food Products. To- day the quality of these goods is still unsurpassed. DAVIES WILTSHIRE HAM BACON PEERLESS SHORTENING PORK SAUSAGE COOKED JELLIED MEATS DAVIES PURE LARD PEERLESS PICKLES Have you tried any of these Specialties ? They are to be found in the best Canadian Homes, t.DAVIES£-ff TORONTO MONTREAL 3 The House of Nordheimer Come always when you want any- thing that pertains to music to — the House of the Nordheimer Piano— of the Steinway — and of the famous Aeolian Vocalion, the house with the largest stock of sheet music of every description. Cor. Yonge and Albert Streets Ryrie Bros. Limited DIAMOND MERCHANTS AND SILVERSMITHS 134-136-138 Yonge Street TORONTO Special attention to Class Pins and College Insigna ART METROPOLE Branch Hughes Owen Co., Limited ARTISTS and STUDENTS SUPPLIES PICTURES, PICTURE FRAMING, ETC 14 TEMPERANCE ST. BINGHAM S LTD. 146 YONGE ST. Phone 6862 for Candies This Crest Guarantees Purity AFTERNOON TEAS Dinner 5.30 to 8 P.M. Phone North 2473 for Tea Room 4 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Every Ear Recognizes the Tonal Beauty of the Gourlay Surely and instinctively even the ordinary ear appreciates the out- standing charm, the unassailable purity of tone that enriches every Gourlay. The beauty of every theme will echo in your heart once you possess yourself of the Gourlay Piano to awaken it. Vibrant with sweet resonance, the tone of the Gourlay is recognized even by the untrained ear as some- thing indescribably different. Hear the Gourlay — its enthralling beauty will convince you. Gourlay, Winter Leeming LIMITED THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 5 H. C. BLACKFORD LIMITED Spring Styles in WOMEN ' S BOOTS PUMPS AND OXFORDS Now on view Hosiery to Match 286 YONGE STREET TORONTO CHAS. E. LEWIS THE Florist %W 2 YONGE STREET Near Yorkville Station TORONTO Telephone North 2492 A SUPERB COLLECTION of jewelry, clocks, watches, earrings, necklaces, charms, jewel boxes and knick-knacks await your most criti- cal examination here. Prices appeal too. You ' ll be sure to be suited all around. W. W. MUNN 800 YONGE STREET 1st Door North of Bioor THE BERESFORD TEA ROOMS Opened Dec. 15th by Mrs. W. Harold Slater, of London, Eng. A feature of these Tea Rooms is to cater for high-class trade with home English comforts. Breakfasts, Luncheons Afternoon Teas and Dinners Public Lounge. Smoking Room. Private Dining Room reserved by phone North 6905. Open Sundays. 449 JARVIS STREET 6 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Central Canada Loan and Savings Company 26 KING ST. EAST - TORONTi) ASSETS .... $9,137,300.77 CAPITAL (Paid Up) - 1,750,000.00 RESERVE FUND • - 1,750,000.00 DEPOSITS received in sums of $1.00 and upwards, upon which interest is added half-yearly. Special attention Is called to the fact that interest Is allowed on the daily balance. DEBENTURES issued in sums of $ I 00 and upwards, payable in from one to five years or upon sixty days notice, and upon which rates of interest are allowed, depending on the term of investment. These Deben- tures are authorized as a Trustee Investment by Special Order in Council. G. A. MORROW E. R. WOOD H. C. COX A. B. FISHER President Vice-Presidents Secretary Select a Responsible Investment House and you will have no difficulty in Selecting Desirable Securities BONDS wisely purchased comprise the essentials of sound investment. This house invests in entire issues of Municipal, Railroad, Public Service and Industrial Bonds, purchasing only after thorough investigation and aiming to satisfy its clients as to Safety, Market ability and Income. A selected list of bonds will be sent on application. Dominion Securities Corporation Limited Established 1901 Head Office 26 King St. East, Toronto THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 7 YOU GET Value for your Money Quality and Service AT CARN AH AN S PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORES KODAKS, FILMS AND SUPPLIES COR. YONGE BLOOR STREETS COR. CHURCH CARLTON STREETS TORONTO Phone North .341 Phone Main 2196 Admired by All! No one who has ever seen a bathroom fitted up by us has failed to admire its unique and modern features, or to remark that here at last was a model bathroom. If you don ' t believe it step in and let us show you facts. By the way, the next time you want a perfect repair job done in a hurry, call up JOHN W. ORAM ' ' Z9-?iNGTsV ' ' ' ' ' Plumbing, Heating and Tinsmithing 8 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN JULIAN SALE LEATHER GOODS Specially for Ladies Wardrobe Trunks Dressing Bags Dressing Cases Kit Bags Toilet Cases Manicure Cases Hand Bags Strap Handle Purses And one-hundred-and-one other things in Leather Goods. The Julian Sale Leather Goods Co., Limited 105 King Street West - Toronto THE BEST IN BOOKS 3amea ii. KobErtHnn, lepDaitorg 2 RICHMOND ST. E. .-. TORONTO We carry in stock a splendid assortment of books and are always glad to secure any reliable book to order. Inquiries regarding books will receive careful and prompt attention. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 9 The Management pay Particular attention to the Comfort of Ladies and Children Travelling Alone. At the WALKER HOUSE The House of Plenty ' ' Toronto ' s Famous Hotel We realize that getting business is just like courting a girl : You must offer the right kind of goods and keep right on calling. We are just like a school educating the people by drawing their attention to the Walker House Cafeteria the home of pure fo od at reasonable prices. Open day and night. We also take this opportunity of bringing to the attention of the students of Branksome Hall, that our Sunday noon d ' Hote Dinner is the finest meal served in Canada for the sum of 60c. We pay special attention to lady patrons by providing first class dressing rooms and reception parlors for their convenience. GEO. WRIGHT E. M. CARROLL Proprietors of the Hot:l with the Home atmosphere 67 Bloor street West, Toronto. North 2245 Specialists in Interior Decorations, Design and execution of Draperies, Rugs, Furniture, Hardwood and Parquetry Flooring, Trim, Panelling, etc. A large selection of Wallpapers and Fabrics for Draperies and Upholster to be seen at the Studios. Every room signed and workmanship and material guaranteed. Our work is not merely painting and paperhanging, it is Decorating in every sense of the word. A visit to our Studios would be appreciated at any time. Estimates and Sketches, where necessary, will be gladly submitted. 10 THE HHANKSOME SLOGAN You press the button we do the rest PERFECT RESULTS IN KODAKING depend as much on the finished picture as on the pressing of the button. Our Developing and Printing Department will attend to that for you. H. C TUGWELL CO , Limited 810 YONGE STREET Kodaks, Brownies and All Supplies for Them JUST HEATING ANY CLASS OF EQUIPMENT ANY MAKE OR TYPE OF BOILER DESIRED IN STEAM-L ow or high pressure, vapor or vacuum, with or with- out air line. IN WATER-G ravity or forced circulation, by direct boiler gener- ation, or indirect by steam generator. We foature Automatic Vent loss Systems in both steam and hot water heating, for residence or institutions, and any class of building requiring heating. We solicit your heating troubles. The combustion of fuel, capacities of boiler and radiation and condition of system to effect proper distribution of heat — we guarantee results. Write or Phone W. SCHULKINS 932 COLLEGE STREET - TORONTO Phones College 8378, 2576, 3907 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 11 Coats Quite Indispensable FOR Springtime wear and later on, to don on cool evenings or for motoring, a coat is an absolutely necessary addition to the feminine wardrobe. The Northway Coat Department offers a wide choice— a bewildering array of delightful and distinctive coats. Exclusive models reasonably priced, and smart well tailored coats at very low prices. 236-238-240-242 Yonge St., TORONTO JOHN NORTHWAY AND SON LIMITED Tel. N. 5635 THE E. HARRIS CO. LIMITED ARTISTS ' MATERIALS PAINTS. OILS, VARNISHES ETC. EVERYTHING FOR PAINTERS- USE 71-73 King St. East. 750 YONGE ST. THE IJRANKSOME SLOGAN HOOTON Throughout Canada the Demand for HOOTON Milk Chocolate Tulips and Milk Chocolate Nut Bars is Growing Daily. There ' s a Mighty Good Reason For It! HOOTON Chocolate Co., Limited 72-76 Duchess St., Toronto, Ont. HOOTON THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN AHLGRENS LIMITED LADIES ' TAILORS Suits made to order. Riding Habits a Specialty. One Address Only. 97 West King Street Special attention given to College Girls.. EDGLEYS SPECIALTY SHOP Have a Made to Order Department where special attention is given to the College Girl ' s gowns and costumes. See Our New Middy Suits. 1 I 7a West King Street 14 THE iniANKSOME SLOGAN IN FASHIONS MIRROR FAIR WEATHERS Exclusive Apparel FOR LADIES On the authority of the world ' s most noted Fashioners our Showrooms pre- sent at all times a most attractive collection of exclusive and fashionable apparel for Ladies — introducing the dominant style features in unusual and distinctive effects SUITS COATS DRESSES HATS BLOUSES SKIRTS SWEATER COATS GLOVES HOSIERY NECKWEAR AND UNDERMUSLINS FAIRWEATHERS LIMITED 84-86 Yonge Street, Toronto Montreal Winnipeg THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN ISSUED ONCE A YEAR BY THE ALUMN E ASSOCIATION EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . . - . LOIS HOWARD Form V. BUSINESS MANAGERS - BERNICE JEPHCOTT, NORA PARKES Form IV. ALUMN; REPRESENTATIVE AGNES MacGILLIVRAY •16 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 17 Contents Page ' ' Cany On ' 1 ]i!ditoiia] — Lois Howard 3 9 Rranksome Hall Alumnae Association — Phyllis Anderson 20 ' •La Mnison Fi anojuse — Jean Jarvis -1 Ti:e French lloiise — Lois Howai ' d 22 Je n — Margaret Baker 24 Heard in the French House 25 Food Con3er ' ation — Lois Howard .:rr. 2 ' j A Sonnet 26 ' lijings We Do Not Like 27 The Snowdrops — Pauline Stanbiiry 2S Soetho ' en ' s House — Gertrude E. C. Shaw 21) • ' Yellow — Mal)el Clarke , ' . . 31 Neptune ' s Palace — Phyllis Hollinrake . . . . : 34 li ' lT Siurmcr Closiiig-— Gladys M. Billings.. o5 Alumnae Notes • !() Births .... . h ?ed (h ' OS ' s Workers In the Academic and Business World.... 40 Social Notes 42 An Anecdote — Helen Rutherford 44 The Scheme That AVent Wrong — Bernice Jephcott 45 The Exchange 47 i rologue to It. Derniere Ciasso — Kvie Sheppard Jean Jarvis, Lois Howard 48 Beta Kappa Notes — Elinor Bluck 49 The Bird ' s Song — Ma-garet Phippen 50 In 400 A.D.— Lois Howard oi Bargain Day At Simpson ' s — Margaret Austin 52 A Page Fron- the l ife of Tv o Parasites — Margaret Morton 53 Poem — Mary Crouch 55 -V. W. C. A. Notes — Helen Baliantyne 56 Treasurer ' s Eeport for the Y. W. C. A. — Helen Ballantyne ■ 57 On Spring — Elizabeth Walton 57 l amlet — Marjorie McGillivray 5S The Fairieis — Katharine Scott ... , . . 60 School Notes 61 A Piratical Episode — Jean Jarvis.... 62 The Days Girls Red Cros ' S Society — Lorna McLean 63 v ' alondar of MuJ ic and Other Events for 1917-18 — Marion Brewster 64 A Mosquito ' s Diary — Marjorie Scott 66 When Spring Comes Around -- S l vie, Dilworth 67 A Sonnet — Margaret Morton 68 sports — Eleanor McKay 69 Poe-m of Spring — Dillwyn Wan en 72 Lost — Margaret Baker 73 Mie Violet- Margaret Phippen 75 Echoes From the Christmas Tree 77 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 19 The Editorial Helplessness is just another word for Hopelessness. If more people understood this, there would no longer ])e that class of Husguided women constantly crying, Oh, I feel so helpless! This awful war — will it never end? Let us not join these futile exclaiui- ers when there are so many services we can render our country in her time of need. One who is not accustomed to self-sacrifice should com- mence by a few small tasks daily. Gradually the art of heli)ing others will become a firndy-established principle in our lives, and the old, useless days will be entirely forgotten. Over in America many are undergoing almost unbelievable suffer- ing at this moment. At this moment ! That means now, while some of us are complaining of a few necessary privations. If only we could realize that it is the voluntary i)rivations which really count ! The whole trouble lies in the fact that round about us the world, seeui- ingly, is going on in its old-time light-hearted way. If only those of us who have not had to face parting with dear one could see for one instant a stricken home, a grim battlefield, a blinded child, or a starving one ! Then perhaps it would not be so difficult for us to realize that, though thousands of miles from the actual scene of conflict, we are responsible for the lives of many who are over there. How won- derful it is that even the weakest of us can at least make it possible for others to carry help to them. Each new year brings its complement of new thoughts, and so the more advanced and gifted women are, in 1918, able to add in many ways to their aspirations of 1917. They claim now, more than the care of the wounded and the sick, as their share. It is time to dispense with the idea that women can only perform certain clearly-defined duties. Just now it is an indisputable fact that the country needs every resource at its command, and, if bigger and ({uicker results come from a wider recognition of women ' s rights in a nation ' s councils, then by all means let us win that recognition. Through all our endeavor to help, however, we should keep in mind the fact that a triumphant end to the war is our object, and all our energy should be expended on deeds which will eventually add one more rung to the ladder of our Success, one more link to our Golden Chain of Service. LOIS HOWARD, Form V. 20 THE BliANKHOME SLOCMN Branksome Hall Alumnae Association The iimual meetiiio- of the Hraiiksoiiio Hall Alimiiiae Association for 1916-17 was held at tlio Sehool on the 14th of last Juno. As usual, :t look ' Ihe foiin of a bancjuct, l)ut, in order that it mio-lit be of a vei-y s!nii)le cind. eeoiioiuieal character, Miss Kead was •ood euouii ' h to 1(M us hohl it in the School d in ino ' -room. The experiment proved a uiosf Niucessfnl one, the -atheriuo- beino- less formal than those held in ])ublic tea-rooms. After the readin ' of the annual rei)orts, the election of officers i ' or the coming- year was held. The result was as follows: — l resi- dent, Marjorie Lyon; 1st Mce-President, Daisy (Jail; 2nd Vice-Presi- dent, (iladys Hillings; Secretary, l hyllis Anderson; Treasurer, Helen (Jiltsoii. As Tleleii (Jibson has been out of town this year, the duties of treasurer were combiiunl with those of secretary. At the close of the bampiet, ijistead of the usual toasts, Mrs. Ijoosemore, president of the Thrift C()mmittee, ' ave an inspiring? ad- dress, in which she ur ed the members of the Association to take a firm stand in the campai ii for simplicity in dress and economy in food consumption. During the present year meetings for Ked Cross work have been held every Tuesday afternoon and evenin ' , Miss Read havin i ' per- mitted us again this year to serve tea at the School for those who Avished to remain. In the autumn the Association was dependent upon fees and do- nations for the funds necessary to carry on the work. As these did not meet the needs, it was decided to join with the School Red Cross Societies and hold a tea and sale of home-made cake and candy. This sale took place in the gymnasium of the School last Xovember. The sum of $218 was raised, and was divided ecpially between the societies. The Association has thus been able to carry on its work, unhampered by the need of funds. The following list will give an idea of the work which has been done : — Stretcher caps, 366 ; handkerchiefs, 504 ; wash cloths, 1,416 ; trench caps, 11; towels, 42; personal property bags, 133; pneumonia jackets, 28; many-tailed bandages, 13; hotwater bottle covers, 1; bed socks, 59 pairs; shoes, 4 pairs; socks, 25 pairs. Total, 2,602 articles. The meetings have not been large, but the Association feels that something really worth while has been accomplished. However, ' ' there is yet much land to be possessed. The need becomes in- creasingly great, and we would urge every alumna to avail herself of the opportunity for service which the association presents. PHYLLIS ANDERSON, ' 12, Secretary. When liss Hart of the Government Employment Bureau got a note from a farmer couched in these terms, I crave your judgment in helping me select a good, healthy, sensible girl — jovial, neat in her work, and of quick turn, of whom did she think? Why, of Nora! THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 21 La Maison Francaise Cette anne il y a une nouvelle institution a Branksonie, c ' est la maison francaise. Otte maison, a cote de Branksome. ets assez })etite. .Mademoiselle Chaubert la dirig-e et il y a seulement (juatorze jennes lilies. Cette maison est tres po])ulaire et toutes les jeunes filles tron- vent qu ' elles ont bien de la chance d ' y etre. Dans la maison on doit parler francais toute le temps, excepte le dimanche. J es jeunes filles, (jui y demeurent, sout toujours aux tal)le; francaises dans la salle a manger et on parle francais a chacjue re pas. (3n fait tout ce qu ' on pent pour rendre la vie dans la maison aussi facile et aussi agreable ({ue possible. Cha(iue mardi soir il y a une soiree francaise et nous faisons des jeux francais ou l)ien nous ecoutons ([uelqu ' un (jui nous lit en francais. Plusieurs fois on a donne de i)etites danses dans la maison francaise; elles etaient meme plus populaires (pie les jeux. Deux fois lonsieur Ledoux, un pro- fesseur belg ' c el un membre de rUniversite de Toronto, nous a donne des conferences tres interess antes. Tout le monde est tres heureux dans la maison et on la ([uittera en juin avec beaucoup, beaucoup de regret. JEAX JARVIS, Form V. Un coin du salon bleu de la Maison Francaise 22 THE imANKSOMB SLOGAN The French House First, Uncle Sam ' s daughter, who a ])lue star can claim. To her Mademoiselle is a favorite name; For thoughtless rule-breaking she ' s never to ])lame! Houston ! Need we say Bermuda to give you the clue? If someone ne savveys, we ' d like to know who. Besides, we might say they are two prefects new, Elinor and Virginia ! Then there ' s the girl whose voice can be heard In speech and in song like a happy young bird. To nickname her Billy we all vote absurd, Maggie Baker! There are two whose praises we loudly cry, On hearing our French, they gave us a try, And left their comrades for French verbs dry, Marjorie and Eleanor! Then there ' s one in our midst with eyes of green. On tennis and hockey she ' s awfully keen; When we say ' ' London Belle, ' ' now whom can we mean ? Why, Jean ! And the one who rooms with her in happy content. For an earnest young student was surely not meant. She only came back from N. Y. by accident, Elizabeth ! Now, there ' s also a girl that works early and late. And whose worth in pure gold we can ne ' er hope to rate, She has just enough spice for a lively room mate, Pat! Then there ' s a dancer, so graceful and airy, Her talk and her laughter is always so merry. But in jokes her opinion is b ad — alas, very ! Sw eet Erie. Rooming with these you find fortunate me. Now, praises or slams, which is it to be? A nasty position you surely can see. Glad you agree. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 28 From Brantford ari ived a sweet rosy-cheeked lass, Who, when fishing in air canght more than a l)ass, And her life with this ' ' flyer she now fain wonld pass, Grace ! Now there ' s one who ' s so fond of the chiklren of men, That she can ' t make a choice from a gronp of say, ten; There ' s Sammy, and Archie, and Donglas. and Ben — Fair Helen I Then there ' s one of the best we have left te the last. We can ' t call her slow, yet we can ' t call her fast. The mould was unique in which she was cast, Kempie i LOIS HOWARD. Form V. La Maiso n Francaise 24 THE HRANKSOME SLOGAN Jean Ce fut clans un (]( s jx its villages de Belgique (jue Henri Dupont, simple soldat de la petite ai ' inee de son pays, fut pris par les AUemands. Tl avait tire sur un Alleniiiiid (jui passait sons sa feiietre, et a cause de cela, le colonel Allemand avait prououce sa sentence. Crucifiez-le, dit-il. Ainsi fut fait et le pauvre homnn souffrail sin sa croix. 11 y avait beaucoup de Beiges autour de Ini, niais ])ers()iiiie iie pouvait I ' aider. Oh, coinme j ' ai soif, disait-il, et il se lanientait. Le petit Jean, un garcon du village, I ' entendit, et, ne pouvant supporter cela da vantage, lui donna une tiinbale d ' eau a l)oire. Conime le pauvre Henri fut reconnaissant ! Les yeux disaient jvierci a Jean, et le petit etait tres heureux de penser (ju ' il avait aide un de ces braves; niais la mere eut grand ])eur pour son fils, et elle avait raison. La sentinelle alleniande le saisit par I ' epaule, et le fit marcher vers le coloned. Le colonel lui demanda son nom, et le i)etit repondit bravement, Jean Mercier, m ' sieu. Alors le colonel lui dit, Pounpioi as-tu fait cela, Jean Mercier? Parce que c ' etait un brave soldat, m ' sieu, qui souffrait, et qui n ' avait fait de mal a personne. Le colonel se facha. Donnez-lui un fusil, dit-il, a un de ses soldats. et, se tournant vers Jean. Prends ce fusil, mon garcon, et si tu veux sauver ta vie, tire sur cet liomme-la, ton ami sur la croix! Jean prit le fusil, et I ' homme sur la croix lui cria. N ' aie pas peur de me tirer dessus, Jean! Je suis presque mort deja, et je serais vraiment heureux de mourir plus tot. Lentement I ' enfant souleva le lourd fusil, le mit sur son epaule, et, tout d ' un coup, tira sur le colonel allemand de pres, et il tomba mort devant ses officiers. MARGARET BAKER, Form IV. THK BRANKSOME SLOGAN 25 Heard in the French House J ' aiiiie vos Chevrolets coiuine ca — I like your hair that way. . Jenny— Je ne sais pas. Avez-vou3 une pronienader? Smettegal — Exclamation de rage. Ou est la surveillance? II ne faut pas faire un faux pas. Playing- Consequences in the French House — lis se sont I ' econ- tres dans le cafe des enfants. Coupez-le dehors. Cut it out. Je suis tout dedans. I ' m all in. Teacher on duty to Isabel Ivy — Qu ' est-ce (|ue vous faites iei ? Isabel Ivy — Je suis oon veeoo fille de Branksome Hall. At the French Table. Helen B. — Je Tai vu dans le journal. Elinor W. (recognizing a familiar word) — Oh. The Ladies ' Home Journal ? Mademoiselle— Avez-vous eu des visites, aujourd ' hui, Margaret? Margaret — Non, merci, mademoiselle, pas de carottes. Houston (at a skating party, wrestling with the intricacies of the French language) — Est-ce que je peux avoir un patin, mademoiselle? Mademoiselle (indignantly) — What do vou want one of mv skates for? Masculine — Mon ]Mari. Feminine — Ma Marie. Elinor Whitman (translating) — C ' est un coup de tete. It is a cup of tea. La vie est dure, Le prol)leme de trouver du charbon pour le feu, La question si difficile de nourriture, Et puis, adieu. i - . Eileen (in French class) : EUe va a sept heures a la messe. Miss C. : No, it ' s ' Elle va a la messe de sept heures, ' Eileen. Eileen: ' ' Oh, I put the ' messe ' at the end. 26 THE l RANKSOME SLOGAN Food Conservation In these days so many tell us all the things we shouldn ' t eat, And I ' m pretty sure their method will soou bring a Ilun defeat, We ' re to scrape our i)lates so empty as to never leave a mite, Thus we add our little l)it to tliat of uien who bravely fight. Now the hungry crowd of school girls falls in line with sad salute; Just the same each one is i)roud to feel that she ' s a good recruit; We must turn our backs on luxury and do without our meat, Since everyone kee})s telling us the tliijigs W( should not eat. Though chocolate cakes are lost to us, it brings us joy to know- That we help those abroad, and ])ay them thus the debt we owe. So we ' ll do without our extras, and sans sugar take our tea, If in that way from the treiu ' hes all our ))oys may soon be free. And we ' ll lay aside our IxH ' fsteak, and have wheatless meals each day. In our effort, while the sun shines, to stock up our share of hay. E ' en with Hunt ' s and Regent Inn so m ar, we will jiot own defeat. Since everyone has told us the things we should not eat. LOIS HOWARD, Form V. A Sonnet Methinks a sonnet ' s difficult to write, Nor is it just the kind I would propose Of verse to choose, if choose I ' only might. But then, I hate all verse ; dear, goodness knows ! I would suggest instead a merry tune, For tunes are always running through my mind. And I must say in my mind there ' s no room For composition of the other kind. Now, having got thus far, I fear I ' m stuck; Though, praise be ! I am nearing line fourteen. And then I ' ll write no more such silly truck! For truck, to me, is what these sonnets seem. What rhymes with truck? — buck, puck, luck, duck and tuck? Here, take your choice, I ' m through, here ' s line fourteen! PHYLLIS LANGDON, Form lY. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 27 THINGS WE DO NOT LIKE 28 The Snowdrops Swee little snowdrops, AVith yciir drooping heads. Spring ' which comes awakens you From your wintry beds. Soon it ' s good-bye, Snowdrop, For your time is done, Spring has gone so (piiclvly, And now the summer ' s come. PAULINE STANBURY (12 yearsi. THE BKANKSOME SLOGAN 29 Beethoven ' s House (One of the l)uil(liii ' s i)assed and visited on a Caravan Tour). In Bonn, a beautiful old university town on the Rhine, tliere are many things to ijiterest the sight-S(HM ' ; but the particular object which holds out attention at present is a certain tall house, to tiiul which we turn our footsteps towards the oldest quarter of the city. Our way takes us at first along ' ide, well-paved stret4s. with gay shoi)S and tine modern houses on cither side. We presently leave the mam thoroughfare: gi ' adually the streets become cobbled, and grow narrower and narrower, beginning to turn and twist in a bewildering fasliion. The houses also have changed to pictur( s(|ue buildings, so ancieiit that the whole scene takes us back to a century ago, in fact we might well be transported suddenly to an entirely different city. At last our road takes an extra sharp twist, and leads into a slightly wider street, which is the one we are seeking. On one side are tall, very old houses, while on the other are odd little shoi)s with tiny lat- ticed windows and all sorts of peculiar things displayed outside. After walking some distance we stoj) before a four-storied house, whose mass- ive oak double doors open innnediately on thc street. We knock at the door, which is opened by an old woman, who, on hearing that we wish to see the house, asks us to come in. We enter a spacious, low- ceilinged hall, at the other end of which is a doorway leading, as we discover later, through the drawing-room into the kitchen, and thence to the garden. On our left is a broad, stained oak staircase, up winch our, guide takes us first. Facing the heatl of the stairs is a pai ' tly open door, through which we enter, to find ourselves in a large room, lighted by double latticed wiiulows. There is a. low, dark ceiling above our heads, and a worn, uneven oak door beneath our feet. Tliere are many glass cases in the room, with I eethoven ' s music and mainiscripts in them; other cases contain a nund)er of his musical instruments, and in a corner of the I ' oom by the window, there is a very queer, old-fashioned little ])iano, on which he used to play. On a small table in the centre of the room is yet another case, containing his quill pens, ink pots, and other writ- ing materials, l esides all these interesting things are two more, wliich we do not catch sight of till we have been looking round for a few minutes. In opi osite cornei ' S,,on tall pet ' estals, placed so that tluw face each other, are two plaster casts of this famous musician. One, his death mask, is done in black, and the face, all its lines of care and trouble smoothed away, suggests oidy peace and happiness. The other, taken some time before his death, and moulded m white ])laster. is expressive of earnestness and thought, not ununxed with anxiety and sadness. Both are startlingly imi)ressive. This room occupies the whole door, so, walking along a shoi ' t pass- age, we climb another dight of stairs, and reach the second landing. Here tjiere are two rooms. As we enter the first, our guide exi)lains that it was Beethoven ' s nursery. It is a large, sunny chamber, with, a THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN big tiled stove in one corner, while in the centre stands a tabk on whicu, in a glass case, are the toys and play books vvitli which Beethoven used to amuse himself as a child, or, at least, the few wh ich have fortunately ])een preserved. Leaving these relics of what must hav( been a wonderful child- hood, we follow our guide into a library adjoinijig, si)acious and bright, and though not elaborately furnished, a beautiful old room, lined to tile ceiling with books, except where the window is artistically inserted. The midcbe of the room is occupied by a heavy old oak carved table and large, stately-looking chairs. Proceeding now to tlie v( ry end of the passage, we ascend a narrow ►spiral staircase, ox)en an attic door, and find ourselves in the room where Beethoven first saw the light of day. It is small, the ceiling is low, and it is lighted by a tiny window; the hed, a funny old-fashioned four- postei, stands in one corner, and is covered by a patchwork ([uilt which must once have been brightly colored, but is now faded with age. We now return to the hall, and our guide takes us into the dining- room, a fine apartment on the left of the long ground floor passage. The chief objects of interest here are the exquisite engravings of old Khineland castles. We go on to the drawing-room, whose simplicity adds to its ({uaintnes and charm. Here one could well imagine Bee- thoven, surrounded by his friends on a cold winter evening, seated at the piano which is still here, the room illumined by the soft glow of the lamp, and his hearers absorbed in the exquisite music he was making. We now finish our tour of inspection by visiting the kitchen, a large roomy place, with a tiled floor, and leading out into the garden, wdiich is bathed in bright sunlight. The garden is neither very long nor very wide, but is nevertheless extremely lovely. On either side is a high stone wall, with creepers growing over it, and below a long stretch of beautiful green lawn, with a border of brilliant-colored flowers. Through the centre of this lawn leads a narrow flagged path arched over for the first few feet by a charming trellis work overgrown with red and white roses. At the further end stands an ancient oak, beneath whose spreading branches Ave find a stone table and seat, moss-grown and worn with age and use. This was a favorite haunt of the musician during the delightful sum- mer months. Here our visit ends. We thoughtfully retrace our steps, and after bidding our friendly guide good-bye, pass out into the sunlit street, the heavy oak doors silently closing behind us. In a little while the cloak of the romantic old world drops from our shoulders, and we find our- selves once more in the atmosphere of modern times. Beethoven ' s house is no longer a concrete Reality, but has joined the realm of intangible, receding Memories. GERTRUDE E. C. SHAW, Form IV. Special. Miss R. (to Marjorie, who was giggling while reading a passage) — ' ' Marjorie, don ' t think of yourself, and you won ' t laugh. 31 Yellow ' •There ' s no doubt al)Out it, said Captain l ob, looking around the company of young ' officers in his dugout, with a serious face. ' ' Some- thing must be done al)out young Lieutenant Smithson. lie has the makings of a. splendid soldier and officer, but he ' s afraid. Of course we are all afraid, but one of the first things we must learn iji this game is to swallow our fear, and stick to it. I tlon ' t know what to do. I ' ve tried all sorts of plans — laughed at him. sworn at him, scorned him — but it ' s no use. He smiles pitifully and promises to get over it. but at the very next scrap he goes nito a horrible funk. 1 give it up. He ' s never been the same since Pete ' got his, ' drawled a slow, rich voice from the corner. That first scrap was a dandy, and young Dave Smithson was the man in the limelight while that lasted, I ' m tell- ing you. It was only when they were digging in on a new front, when Dave and Pete were side by side, laughing as they worked, and that Boche sniper got Pete, that — Well, Dave was like a kid. He threw himself on young Pete and sobbed like a woman. They were twins, you know, and in everything together. I ' d suggest getting the youngster a couple of months ' leave. He ' ll never be anything but what he is unless he gets away from this for a spell. The worst of it is he feels it so badly, burst out an impetuous voice at the end of the table. We all try to treat him like the rest, but he sees a difference, and sneaks off by himself. It ' s a rotten shame. He ' s such a decent fellow. You ' re right. Mac. the slow voice interrui)ted again, if it were a case of just being yellow, I ' d have no sympathy, but it ' s the poor chap ' s nerves. He should have been shipped out of here the day after Pete was killed. That ' s the whole mistake. Here the speaker turned to Captain Bob, and emphasizing every word with his pipe stem, said deliberately, But I ' ll wager that in a pinch the youngster will turn into a regular game cock. He ' s still dazed, but he ' s got the goods. I hope you ' re right, Doc, Captain Bob said gloomily, but I have my doubts. For a while there was silence. Captain Bol), 0. C. of B Company, puffed viciously at his cigarette, staring at the candle on the rough table with unseeing eyes. The M. 0. in his corner, l)lew smoke rings with his old corncob pipe, and smiled complacently. Mac, with a pile of letters from his numerous girls at home, scribbled industriously on his service pad. Mike, the young Irishman who wore the purple and silver of the Military Cross on his breast, whistled tunelessly as he censored a pack of letters which had been written by his platoon for the morrow ' s mail, stopping at times with an interjection of delight as some comical sentence met his eye. The battalion was in reserve, and on the eve of departure for the front line. A heavy pall of uneasiness hung over the men, for all day an almost unceasing rumble of guns had sounded from the othei side of the hill. Ambulances in even greater numbers than usual, drove past at interv als, and long strings of slightly wounded men made their 32 THE BRANKSOME SL()(iAN way to tli( ' (h ' essiii ' station a (|uarter of a mile behind the I ' cscrvc line. To tile ( jidless (incstions ot the men from the — th l attalion, tliey re])lied wearily that there was a big scraj) in progress. At early dawn the — th Battalion received their niareliing orders, and amid nnich rnshing to and fro, shonting of eonnnands, and good- ]iatnred chaff among the men, finally departed on their two-hours ' march to the front line. Stillness reigned in the trench. At regular intc -vals a huddled figure could be seen on the firing step, motionless, staring across No Man ' s Land. TIk occasional sput of a rifle pierced the silence for a moment, whih from a deep dugout came the soft murmur of voices. Far off: in the distance a cock crowed in derision. In the dugout Captain J ob was giving his final instructions. Now you have it all, fellows, he said, looking intently at the tense faces before him. It ' s up to us to take the heavy part of this scrap, but we ' ve never shirked our job yet, and we aren ' t going to begin on our bigg( st chance. Go slow, remember instructions, and you ' ll be all right. Now you can get the men out. As the officers filed out of the door, Captain Bob had a word for each. The last man, a slender, blonde youth with sensitive mouth and steady, grey eyes, hesitated as he went past the captain, and tried to speak. Dave, Captain Bob said, placing his hand on the boy ' s shoulder, buck up, old boy, this is your big chance. I ' m going to try, sir, ' ' the other said softly, and turning swiftly, left the dugout. Several long, fearful hours had passed. In battalion headquarters Captain Bob had despatched the last message to the rear. Weary order- lies lay on straw pallets in the corners in a stupor of sleep. B Company had been relieved, and what remained of its seven officers were gathered in the dugout, listening with rapt attention to ] Iike, who, seated on a wobbly stool at one end of the table, was relating with much gesticulation, the story of young Dave ' s heroism. He was beside me, Mike related, ardently, when we were wait- ing for zero I sneaked a look at his face, and he was pea green with fright. I offered him a cigarette and when he took it out of the box he dropped it. Then he said he wouldn ' t have one. You know how we went over, got to the German line, and then how that infernal pill- box opened on us from the left. Three times I tried to take six men over to put it out of business, and every time had to give it up. At last I crept around behind with my men, but before we got near, its guns stopped, and when we. came up we were just in time to see Dave with his corporal ordering the crew of nine to keep their hands up. He was absolutely cool, and in perfect German was instructing them to w alk with his corporal, like good little Huns, back to our lines! That fellow had crept up and, holding a bomb over the air hole on top, had threatened to blow them all, himself included, to Kingdom Come if they didn ' t surrender peaceably! They went with the corporal, and THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 33 young Dave turiunl and shouted to uu to come on and helj) j)oor old Mac, who was getting- his machine gunners into the salient to the right. Mike stopped in. his story, and taking a cigarette from liis case, lit it with quivering lips, and continued. When we reached Mac a hug Boclu from behind had just clubbed him over the head as he f hot a Hun officer. Dave uttered a yell like a mad bull, and although tile man was twice liis size, jumped on him, and brought that Gei ' man to earth. He clioked the life out of him, ordered me to take my men over to help Jackson, and took charge himself of Mac ' s machine gun squad, or what was left of it! Where is he now? Captain Bob asked anxiously, after the great sigh which ended Mike ' s recital. Helping Doc with the wounded. Mike said, with a grin. lie says he ' s scared to sleep for fear a shell would get his dugout. An orderly entered with the rum ration, and a portion was served to each man in turn. As Captain Bob raised the glass to his own lips he said jouyously — Boys — Captain Dave Smithscn, M.C. ! Here ' s to him! MABEL ( LARKE, Form. V. Our Three Kittens — Chu, Chin and Chow Tim BRANKSOME SLOGAN Neptune ' s Palace Far down in the deptlis of the sea, near the island of Eulj(ea, stands a palace. To whom does it l)elong ? It is the a])ode of Nei)tnne, the king of all the seas. It is surrounded hy a wall of coral, having four gates, one on each of its four sides. The main gate is arched, and the pillars are irdaid with gold and studded with precious stones, inside the wall are large gardens filled with white sea-tlowei ' s. red algae, and tall, swaying eel- grasses, intersected by paths of pink coi ' al, with here and there the shell of some small inhabitant of the sea. The palace stands in the midst of its gardens, a magnificent struc- ture of white marble, built in the shape of a square, w ' ith a wing on either side, and the roof is upheld by i)illars of gold. A flight of marble steps leads up to the broad pillared entrance. Inside the portal is an ante-chamber, the walls of which are covered with silver, studded with sapphires. The floor is a mosaic of mother of pearl set in silver, and representing a war-horse with a golden mane, the horse being a syudx)! of Neptune ' s sea-power. From the ceiling hangs a golden bell, which rings to summon the three mermen who here, by day and night, await the commands of their king. But all these splendors are just the forerunner of glories yet to be seen. A single step, and one enters the throne-room, which occupies the whole centre of the palace, and is filled with a ])right and mysterious blue-tinged light, in which the walls seem to scintillate. These walls are ablaze with jewels of every description, diamonds, rubies and ame- thysts. The floor is of bluish marble and the roof curves into a won- derful dome. All around the room stand many strange statues and treasures, the rich cargoes of ill-fated ships, and supreme over them all the Apoxyomenos of Lysippos, lost in the crossing to Athens. On a golden throne raised on a marble dais sits Neptune. He has a golden crown on his grizzled head, and in his right hand a trident. In his left hand he holds a dolphin on the leash. Around the throne recline his mermen courtiers in easy attitudes, their attention fixed upon a group of five beautiful mermaidens, who play on golden harps to entertain their k ing. The right wing of the palace is the abode of Neptune ' s queen and her court, while the left wing is given over to Neptune ' s courtiers. Both wings are composed of a series of splendid colorful rooms and halls. Far back of the palace stand his stables, where the brazen-hoofed, golden-maned sea-horses stamp and chafe to be galloping free, and his chariot, with its tritons on either side, waits to be driven forth. Many stories might be told of how the patient mermen toiled to build this palace for their king, and many a wonderful thing is to be found in it now, which the world believes to be lost forever. PHYLLIS HOLLINRAKE, Form III. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 35 1917 Summer Closing The summer closiiio- of the School for 1917 was heUl oii Friday, eJune 15th. The progTamme consisted of choruses by the School, an address by the Rev. C. Pidgeon, and a prayer by Rev. W. Leslie Armitage. The following- prizes were awarded : — Creneral Proficiency — Mary Xorthway, Margaret I ' arker, ] Iary Anderson, Dillwyn Warren, Muriel Wright, Margaret Wilson, Dorothy Cassels, Grace Bone, Elizabeth Scott, Janet Gibson, IVIarjorie Bone, Mary Rowell, Ruth Bone, Bernice Jephcott, jMargaret Baker, Phyllis Wright, Annabel Ryerson, Jean Jarvis. Neatness — Betty Blackwell. Jean Adele Burritt, Isobel Morwood, Annette Blaikie, Phyllis Hollinrake. Prize for Impravement in Writing, presented by Mrs. Cawthra Mulock — Evelyn Darling. Prize for Improvement in Writing, presented by NTrs. Foster — Helen Wright. Special English Prize, presented by Miss INIacdonald and Miss Millichamp — Phyllis Hollinrake. ' History of Art — CJrace Ryrie, Victoria Hanna. Current Events and Neatness — Tsobel Watt, elean Hanna, Nora Parker. Shields for Neatness and Good Order — Miss Shand ' s Class, Mis s Robinson ' s Class, Form L, Senior School. Accurate Memorizing of Ephesians, presented by Miss Scott — Elizabeth Mackenzie, Eleanor MacKay. Accurate Memorizing of Scripture — Elinor Bluck, Helen Bal- lantyne, Jean Jarvis, Marjorie Macgillivray, Ruth McRoberts, Vir- ginia Outerbridge, Annabel Ryerson, Phyllis Wright; Junior, Mary Morwood. Bible Study — Elinor Bluck, Jean Jarvis, Virginia Outerbridge. Special Prize for Progress Made in French, presented by Ma- demoiselle Chaubert — May den Stratford. Industry and Sewing — Mary Morwood. House Neatness — Phyllis Wright and Lois McKay. Courtesy Prize — Gladys Billings. Prize for Conscientious Effort and Application in the Affairs of the School and House — Mayden Stratford. Medal for Scholarship and Faithful Application — IMarion Hanna. Jean Hume Memorial Medal — Jean Inwood. After the closing exercises Miss Read and the faculty received the guests on the lawn, where refreshments were served by the girls. GLADYS M. BILLINGS, ' 17. 36 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Alumnae Notes MARRIAGES. Oil Saturdiiy, Ahii-cli ITtli, ]!)18, i]i AIi)iiK ai)o]is, Miss Sybil Ivihh- laiid of WiiJiiipcg was iiiairied to Lieut. Cliai ' lcs J. Martin of the United States Aviation Corps. Tliey are living in Fort Wortli, wiiere Lieut. Martin is stationed. On Wednesday, Oetober ITtli, 1917, in Ottawa, Miss Marjory Hay was married to Mr. Edward WJiittet. Th( marriage took ])laee last summer in Eastboui ' ue, England, of Miss Dorotliy Voilv of Vvrth, Out., to Lieut. Thomas Caldwell. The groom is now eiigaged in militai ' - work in England; the bride went overs( as more than a year ago as a A. 1). On Easter Monday, in St. Paul ' s Church, Toronto, Miss Vera Lowndes married Lieut. Gordon Hunter. They have settled in Wash- ington, where Mr. HuntcM- has a post at tlu British Em bassy. On Tuesday, August 28th, 11)17, at her home in Toronto, Miss Keta Kathleen Chestnut was mari ' ied to Captain J. J. Teetzel. C.A.I). C. Bar- ])adoes, IIW.L Mr. ami Mrs. Teetzel went to their Barbadoes home in September, but Keta has returned to Canada for the suiiimei-. In June, 1917. Aliss Betty Mickleborough was married to Mr. Frank Trethewey in tlie South of England. The groom is a brother of Aliss Ruth Trethewey, a former Branksomite. ALss Katharine Chipman. to Mr. Arthur S. Runciman, on Decem- ber 26th, 1917. Her present address is Marconi Towers, Glace Bay, Cape Breton. At Walmer, Kent, England, last July, Miss Xan Gooch to Lieut. Alervin Hutchinson. Xan is back in Toronto again now, her husband being in France. In Augus , 1917. at Trinity Church, Gait, Miss May Irwin to Capt. R. W. Meikleham, late of the 44th Battalion. €apt. and Mrs. AEeikle- liam are making their home in Gait. Capt. Meikleham was severely Avounded at Vimy Ridge and has been discharged from the army. On April 25th, 1918, at Bloor Street Presbyterian Church, Toronto, ])y the Rev. W. G. Wallace, Elsie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Stewart, to Gordon Miller of Sherbrooke, son of Mrs. E. Miller of Westmount, Quebec. ' THE BRAXKSOME SLOCJAX 87 Births To ] Irs. Chas. I ' ' eiiiiiii i ' t()n ((Jertrude Cliipniau) of Duiulas, Out. :i soil, born October 19th, 1917. To .Airs. Koy Webs ' er (AFay 3[( ' Ke]izie) of Chatham, Out., a dauo-h- ter, l)()rii in Alarch, 1917. To ] Jrs. Kenneth B. AFaclaren (Ida l earson) in London, Eno-land, a SO . I, born in March, 1917. To Mrs. W. S. rilontgnmery (]Ma(h ' iuoiselle roni]: on(lu) a daiigliter, !)rji in i ecember, 1917. To ] rrs. Howard Wai ' vrick (Lena Ellis) a daughter, borji in October, 1917. To Airs. Van Wyck (Jean ArcTavish) a son, born in October, 1917, in Toronto. To Mrs. Plant (Lillie Shannon) a daughter, Eunice. Elizabeth, born in June, 1917. To Mrs. Leslie Vic! or Smith (p]dith Ellis) twins, Robert and Alar- :aret, born in June, 1917. To IMrs. W. E. Cragg (Xorah Wilson) of Ingersoll, a bal)y girl, born in April, 1918. To Airs. H. F. Hamilton (Lorraine Irwin) of Toronto, a son, l)orn Mav 1st, 1918. ' - ' ' ' ' ■ ■ THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Red Cross Workers Miss Irma Brock is doing Red Cross work in Branksniair Hospital, England. Miss Charlotte Leitch has been driving an ambulance in France for some months. Mrs. John Hall (Jean Nesbitt), of Byfield House, near Altricham, Cheshire, England, has four boys, but since the war she has found time to fit herself to be matron of a Voluntary Hospital in Cheshire, and has lectured to nurses in trainhig. When last heard from she was living in London. Miss Dorothy Adams, Miss Helen Junor and Miss Jean Cummings have been helping to distribute war badges at Military Headquarters. Miss Olga Tough and Mrs. John MacLaren (Reta Harvey) have recently gone overseas as V.A.D. ' s to England. Misses Marjorie Lyon, Ruth Caven, Phyllis Stephenson, Nadine Angstrom, Margaret McKinley, Isobel Saunders and Mayden Stratford h.ave been cioing V.A.D. work this winter in the Davisville Hospital. Miss Joan Stewart and Miss Nadine Angstrom work a day a week on an Exhibition canteen shift, and are also very industrious workers in the club known as the Friends of France. Miss Dorothy lay has been doing work in the Board of Trade Building in connection with exemptions from military service. Miss Dorothy Chown is assistant dietitian in Whitby Convalescent Hosptal. Miss Ruth Stewart has been doing V.A.D. work in Spadina Hos- pital and in Whitby Convalescent Hospital, and has now the standing of a junior nurse. Miss Leslie Sykes, who has been in the Royal Flying Corps office all winter, has now a position at Military Headquarters. Miss Agnes Macgillivray is doing her bit in the Roll of Service office at Toronto University. Miss Mildred Gooch and Miss Margery Brown have been working at munitions in Toronto. ] Iiss Leone Armstrong has been taking a course in massage, with a view to doing war work. Mrs. Stanley Bennett (Marjorie Hutchins) is at Euclid Hall Con- valescent Home, Jarvis Street, doing V.A.D. work while her husband, Major Bennett, is in France. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 39. Mrs. William Herridge, who has been working in a hospital in England, has returned to Canada with her husband, who is on leave. Miss Margaret Walton has been working with the Imperial Muni- tions Board. Misses Maisie Tough, Alixe W ood and Florence Kingsley have lieen helping in the Spadina Hospital for Convalescent Soldiers. Miss Helen Clarkson and liss ] Iary Tyrrell are making acetone at Gooderham Worts ' . Miss Isobel Thomas, who went overseas as a V.A.D. more than a year ago, is nursing in a hospital in Rouen. Misses Maud Kern, Jean Iclntosli and Marguerite Grayson have been doing Red Cross work in a hospital in Moose Jaw. Miss Marjorie Kilmer is on the staff of a hospital ni London, England, as a V.A.D. Miss Grace Morris of Pembroke, who has been doing V.A.D. work in England, is home again. Miss Jean Stark is takin g the course in vocational training at the University in order to teach the soldiers in convalescent hospitals. Miss Beatrice (feddes, after working for some time at munitions in Toronto, is now taking the Social Service course at the University. Miss Kathleen Baird expects to join the staff ' of the Fettercairn Soldiers ' Convalescent Home, on the Rideau River, for the month of June. Misses Margaret Maclennan and Beatrice Rough graduated this summer from Toronto General Hospital. Margaret carried off the General Proficiency Prize in the second year of her course. She will be on the staff of the Fettercairn Soldiers ' Convalescent Home for the month of July. Miss Agnes Campbell is attending the Faculty of Education. Mrs. Samuel McDougal ( larjorie Sumner) is doing V.A.D. work in England. Lss Irene O ' Neill, besides doing her regular work in the Regis- trar ' s office, was at the head of the organized war work in connection with keeping track of University men in the army here and overseas, cMid did a great deal of work in that connection. ■ Now this dei)artment of work has spread so that several people are engaged in it. 40 THE HRANKSOME SLOGAN In the Academic and Business World Misses Jean liiwood, Isabel Hearst and Dorothy Tucker liave taken their first year in the (Jeneral Course at the University, and Miss (Jladys Billings her first year in Arts. Miss Ruth McRoberts is in residenee at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, preparin ' to take her tliird year vocal and sight singing- examinations. Mrs. f rady (Mildred P]qui who has been overseas with her hus- band, Jjieut. Brady, is ba(d in Canada again, as her husband is on duty iji the l )lish camp at Niagara. i Iihlred has a small baby daughter. Miss Alice Andersoii and Miss Irene Kennedy comx)lete their fourth year in medicine at Toronto University this sjn-ing. Miss Mary Ander- son finishes her third year in the general conrse at the same time. Miss Gertrude Winger has beeji taking vocal and organ lessons this winter. Miss Helen Walton is in the shopping department at Eaton ' s. Miss Rosalind Morley is in the interior decorating department at Eaton ' s. I liss Margaret Kinsman has taken her first year in dentistry at the Royal Dental College, Toronto. Miss Marie Parkes has been taking a business course at Columbia University, New York. Miss Vera Hall has been taking a business course in AVinnipeg. Miss Marjorie Reid i on the History staff at Toronto University. Miss Marjorie McLaughlin has taken a course at Shaw ' s Business College this winter. Miss Grace Ponton has been using her business college training in her father ' s office. Miss Katharine Langdon is assistant dietitian at the Calydor Sanitarium, Gravenhurst. Misses Donna Campbell, Edith Coate and Clara Watson are in the Bank of Nova Scotia on King Street. Miss Alexandra Dagg is working in the Union Bank, Winnipeg. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 41 Miss Gladys Stark graduated last May from the Presbyterian Hospital, New York. She is at present in charge of a ward in the same hospital. Miss Laureda McAndrew is now in her third year at the Presby- terian Hospital, New York. Miss Florence Dewar of Windsor, Ont., is taking a nurse ' s course in the hospital there. Miss Vera Reed has completed her first year of nursing in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. Miss Madeleine Chisholm has been attending the Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England, and expects to finish her course in July. ] Iiss Dora Adams is teaching physical culture and elocution in Mount Royal College, Calgary, this year. Miss Mary Baird has been taking a course in millinery at the Technical School. Miss Lois McKay, Miss Isobel Cowan, Miss Phyllis Murchison. Miss Millicent Verity and Miss Katherine Hanna have been studying at lacdonald Hall, Guelph, this year. Miss Louise Maclennan is employed as secretary at the Lillian lassey School, but expects shortl.y to enter the Toronto General Hos- pital and train there as a nurse. Mrs. McEachren (Gladys Simpson), who is working at the Exhi- bition and Red Triangle canteens at present, expects also to begin her training at Toronto General Hospital very soon. Miss Kathleen Baird, who is a graduate of the General Hospital, is now the head nurse in the operating room there. liss Phyllis Anderson has been on the staff of Branksome Hall Junior School for the year. Miss Ainslie Mc Iichael has been doing secretarial work at Brank- some this year, and has also heeii sports mistress and assistant in the French House. Miss Imogen Warren is training in the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C. Miss Verna Zybach is working in a bank in Niagara. liss Marjorie Hazlewood is in the Bank of Commerce in Winnipeg. 42 THE BKANKSOME SLOGAN Social Notes Miss Scott will be g ' lad to receive at aii ' time eoiitributioiis for Ramabai ' s work, from either alumnae or present-day Branksome pui)ils. jFiss Scott ' s address is 37 Huntley Street, Toronto. Mrs. J. M. Eakins (Marjorie Xorris) luis a younjz ' son, a year and a half old. Her husband, .Major- Kalsins, havin ' done his ])it, is back in Canada to stay, and they are livin ' at The Jjinton, Sherbrooke Street, Montreal. Mrs. Sitwell (C ' onstance Macdonahl) has moved from Dawson, Yukon, and is now livin« - in Chicago. She has tAvo children, a son and a daughter. Miss May Chown, wlu) has l)een doing- settlement work at the Chalmers House in Montreal, has now returned to her home in King- ston. Mrs. Bruce AVallace (Constance Burke) is now residing in Phila- del])hia. J eport says that her baby is a very hamlsome boy. Mrs. Morton Keachie (]Muriel Bicknell) is kept very busy by her family of three, two sons and a daughter. The engagement of jMiss Rita Black to Lieut. Bert IMcAdam has been announced. Mrs. Arthur Chamberlain (Theresa Goldie), who has spent the Avinter in Toronto, has now gone to her home in Ayr, Out., for the summer. Miss Minty, whom Bloor Street Branksome alumnae will remem- ber, has been spending the winter in California. Mrs. Gerald Warner (Allie Pitblado) has been in England since 1915. Allie has one small son. Mrs. Fred Irwin (Katie Maclaren) is living in Weston, just out of Toronto. She has two lovely children, a boy and a girl. The engagement of Miss Agnes Baird of Winnipeg to an American in the Philadelphia Hospital in France has been announced. Agnes has been nursing in France for two years. Miss Phyllis Baker and Miss Anna Greig spent the winter months at Long Beach, Cal. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 43 Miss Dora Thompson has been spending some weeks in Riverside, California. Miss Helen Junor has gone down to New York for a visit. Miss Alleen Erb has been spending the winter in San Antonio, and is returning to Winnipeg via Long Beach and other interesting Cali- fornian centres. Mrs. Hugh Gall (Daisy Robertson) spent two or three Aveeks in Atlantic City at Easter. Daisy helps weekly at the Exhibition canteen. liss Isobel Bryce has spent the winter in Colborne, where she had the novel and unfortunate experience of being burned out. She visited Toronto for a short time recently, and we were glad to welcome her at tlie Alumnae meeting. Mrs. Napier Smith (Ruth Langlois) has returned to Canada to stay with her parents in Toronto w hile her husband goes overseas with a company of Chinese coolies, who will be employed in France. Ruth will doubtless have many interesting things to tell us of her work and experiences in China. Miss Mayden Stratford has spent the winter in Toronto. Miss Dorothy Deeming of Brantford has gone to Chicago to live. Miss Winifred Grey of Chatham is to be married on May 14th to Capt. Goodeve, M.C. Mrs. Harrison Driscoll ( label Fortune) is residing at Long Beach, Cal., until her husband, Lieut. Driscoll, returns from the front. Mrs. €has. Wilimoosky (jMarguerite Thompson) has moved from Kansas City and is now living in Chicago. Miss Berenice Palmer has been spending the winter in Southern Carolina. Miss Dorothy Adams of Winnipeg is at present with her parents in Phoenix, Arizona. Miss Florence Campbell has returned to Winnipeg after spending the winter in Petersburg, Florida. AGNES MAOGILLIVRAY, ' 16. AlumuiB Representative on Slogan Executive. 44- TIIE JiRANKSOME SLOGAN Our Two Bermudians Virginia Outerbridge and Elinor Bluck An Anecdote The other day I overheard a soldier talking to a civilian. I was not very near, but this is about what he said : ' ' They takes away my clothe.s and bangs me into khaki. They won ' t let me go home, but makes me stay at barracks. They takes away my name and gives me a number, five hundred and eight. They takes me to church, where I ain ' t never been afore, and, after listening to a forty-minute talk there, the minister calls out, ' Number five hun- dred and eight. Art thou weary, art thou languid? ' I jumps up and answers, ' Yes, I am, sir, ' and gets ten days C.B. for giving a civil answer. ' ' HELEN RUTHERFORD, Form TL THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 45 The Scheme that Went Wrong If there was one acconiplishnient in all the worUl that Spottiswolde thonght he shone at above everybody, it was the way in whieh lie manoeuvred matters to suit his own ends. He ehuckled to himself whenever he thought of his past-mastership in all his clever little strategies. Parents, masters, and prefects worried him not at all. He felt ' that he could twist them all around his little finger. Spottiswolde was the sort of chap that never stubbed his toe, nor barketl his shins, nor had the business end of a fussy old gentleman ' s undjrella stuck into his optic in an overcrowded street car. All these things hapj)en to most of us, but to ISpottiswokk never I When it came to tactics, he could easily have out-manoeuvred Hannibal. On the night before the Latin exanunation Spottiswohle thought of the morrow, wheii he wcukl have plenty of chances to bring his art into practice. Si)ottiswolde hated Latin. He could never conjugate verbs, nor ([note Horace or Cicero. ]3ut, all through the tej m, by a series of masterly moves, he had deluded Mr. Wigginhat. the Latin master, into regarding him as his star i)Uj)il. Then came the announce- numt that Mr. Longshank, not Mr. Wigginhat, would take the examiiia- tion on the morrow. This gave Spottiswolde rather a jolt ; it fairly bowled him .out. One could hoodwink Mr. Wigginluit, but not Long- shank, who could look straight through one at a snigle glance. Spottiswolde felt like a doometl man. He tiung himself at Virgil and Caesar, and tried to swallow them whole. He inwardly digestetl a chapter here and there, then trusted to luck for the I ' est. Early dawn found him downstairs. He was sitting at his desk, head on hands, his brow wrinkl d like the corrugated iron roof of a Ford garage. As the minutes fled the wrinkles deepened. It was all very well to have a key, but, in an oral examination like this, one must know every word. After rustling, like a starving pig nosing around for food, through the pages of a Latin dictionary, he had mach about as much progress as a snail crawling up a stone wall. He smiled sickly, and tried to whistle, but no sound came. In desperation he flung down his books, and seized a tennis racket. He knocked around a pill, and tried to forget the coming catastrophe. ■ ' Dash the rotter. he exclaimed, as he made a vicious swii)e at the ball. It soared up like a rocket, and returned not. Where the dickens has it gene, and with my name on it, too. He searched the tlower-beds in vain. He cast a wary glance toward the windows, iind decided to jump the wall. He looked through the master ' s vegetable gardens, but also in vain. At last he peeked in a half-open window, and there, in the middle of the floor, lay the truant ball. The room was a bed-room, empty now, but the bed had been slept on. The occupant was having a morning tub, judging from the noises issuing from an adjoining room. Whose room was it? He began to count the windows — Rutfnecke, Poorfrappe, Titewad, Halfheade, Wig- ginhat, Longshank. By George! Longshank ' si 46 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN The next monieiit Spottiswolde jumped throngli the wiiulow, and seized the ball. He whisked again towards the window, and narrowly missed brushing ' over a tumbler. He gazed at the glass in amazement. So, the pearly teeth that gleamed from the mouth of Longshank were not nature ' s own, but the work of a dentist, for in the tuitibler reposed a set of flawless white teeth. Visions passed before Spottiswolde ' s mind of a tootldess I oug- shank, spluttering l)efore the Latin class, visions of his giving up in disgust to Wigginhat. In a flash he took the teeth from the glass, jammed tliem into his pocket, and bolted out of the window and over the wall. He left the breakfast table, chuckling to himself, and with the air of one who arranges the destinies of nations. Spottiswokh ' kei)t a wary eye on the school gates. He expected to see, at any moment, a d(Mitist come tearing up the drive, hugging a small valise. Presently sonuM)ne did com(% but Spottiswolde, who tried to turn him away, found out that he wanted to read the gas meter. Just then a small 1)0 ' dai ' ted across the hall, clutching a letter. Si)ottiswolde stopped him and demanded liis destination. Dentist, gasped the youth. Oh, hoi thought Spottiswolde, this is Longshank ' s note. I am going down that way, sonny, and I ' ll take it for you. The small boy gratefully handed it over. Spottiswolde presently entered the dentist ' s, and sank into a plush chair. Step this way, please, said a voice, as Si ottiswolde walked into the surgery and extended the note. Yes, said the dentist, after reading the contents. I was to tell you not to hurry, to-morrow will do just as well, explained our hero. Oh, no, said the dentist, soothingly, I think that you had better have them out now ' ' Have them out 1 ' ' shrieked Spottiswolde. Yes, sonny, the teeth. But it ' s not my teeth, it is Mr. Longshank ' s. There, there, open your mouth. It won ' t take me a minute, coaxed the tooth-surgeon. But there has been a terrible mis , spluttered the boy. Come, there ' s ' a brave lad, pleaded the man. This note says that they are the third from the end in the upper left jaw, and the sixth from the centre, in the lower right. At this point a burly assistan t appeared, caught up Spottiswolde by the shoulders, and plumped him into the chair. Mechanically his mouth was forced open, and a wad of cotton inserted. The next moment he felt a twinge of pain, and then another. All right, sonny, cheer up. You will feel better in a day or so, said the dentist, curtly. THE BRANKS(3: rE SLOGAN 47 Spottiswokle dashed out of the office, right into the anus of a stranger. ' Canth you thee where you are thtepping, you careleth rathcal? lisped the stranger. ' ' Oh, that you, Thpottithwolde ? Fve lotht my thet of teeth from my room thith morning. Hadn ' t you ])etter huthtU% ThpottithwohU ? .Air. Longthank. ith taking the Latin clath in thickth minuteth. Hun, Thpottithwolde. Saying this, Mr. Wigginlu-it, for he it was, pasi:ed into the deutist ' s office. I ERNICE JEPHCH TT, Form IV. The Exchange As We See Others, and As Others See Us. Being unable to face the foe in France, we are forced to put our courage to the test at home ! To be perfectly frank, we know it is a comparatively safe test, as, amongst friends, criticism is ])()th per- missible and necessary. AVe first wish to express our thanks for tlie receipt of the following: — The Collegian, St. Thomas Collegiate institute; ' ' The Saint Andrew ' s College Review, Toronto; The Tallow Dip, Xetherwood, Rothesay, X.B. ; The College Times, Copper Canada College, Toronto; Vox Lycei, Hamilton Collegiate Institute, Ont. The Collegian — You should be proud of your stories and clever cuts. The Saint Andrew ' s College Review — There is little criticism in connection with such an up-to-date magazine. The Tallow Dip — Your magazine is a Avonderfully compact little volume, but a few pictures would be an improvement. The College Times — We have always considered the Times as the neatest and best put together of the school magazines sent us, but how much an outsider would appreciate a few stories and jokes ! Vox Lycei - — We think your splendid magazine would he im- proved if a few more stories or articles were put in to balance the large number of jokes. The Collegian is the only magazine that mentions our paper in its columns. It says: Your magazine is splendid in every department. The stories are very good. We would invite the comment and criticism of other papers. 48 THE JUiANKSOMP] SLOGAN Prologue to La Derniere Classe m To write a prologue we ' ll do our ])est, Though we- only do it by special recpiest. Our play is called La Derniere Classe, And the scenc is laid in old Alsace, Wiiere the ' ov( rrun by (ici ' iiiaii jjants, The people still cry Vive la France! Old Ilainel, there, for forty years Has i)ulled the children by the ears And taught his village, old and young. To love their dear old iiiothei- tongue. When suddenly, from skies so clear, We find a Hot-dog Eater here ! He comes to take old Hamel ' s place — As welcome as a typhoid case. When Odile to lier father ran. He told her of the German plan To teach that language in the school, And l)ring them u]) by Kultur rule. Tlie villagers, with many sighs. Have come to say their last good-byes ; Their teacher old calls them en masse To come to this, his last, sad class. Both old and young they say their part — Old Hauser knows his off by heart ! As usual, Frantz comes in quite late — That child could never keep a date ! And now the play draws to a close. The people hear their hated foes With martial music drawing near. Fran z cries: The Prussians — they are here! vOid Hauser hears with sinking heart, He knows the time has come to part ; They realize it all, alas! ' Tis finished now, la derniere classe ! EEIE SHEPPARD, JEAN JARVLS, LOIS HOWARD, Form V. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 49 Beta Kappa Notes September 22iicl. — The opening meeting- of the Beta Kappa was held on this date, when the following officers for the year 1917-18 were elected : Honorary President — Miss Cole. President — Erie Sheppard, Vice-President — Mabel Clark. Secretary — Elinor Bluck. Treasnrer — Marion Baillie. ] Insical Conven er — Clarion Brewster. Debating Convener — Phyllis Langdon, Slogan Editor — Jean Mcintosh. Bnsiness Managers — Nora Parkes, Bernice Jepheott. As Jean Mcintosh left school at Cliristmas, Lois Howard was elected Slogan editor in her place. On October 6th the honse girls entertained the day girls with a mnsical programme, recitations, dances, two plays and a com]) chorns. The annnal masfinerade was held on November 2nd, The gym- nasinm was attractively decorated with orange and black. Many and varied were the costnmes, those of the Facnlty being among the most effective. The prizes were awarded to Xora Parkes and Edna Chown, the only two men in khaki on the tloor, and to Lorna Mc] ea]i, who came with Nora Parkes as a Avar-bride. Snpper Avas served at 10 o ' clock, bringing to a close a very enjoyable evening. At the meeting of November 16th La Soiree Francaise Avas lield, Mademoiselle Chaubert and Mademoiselle Jornot having arranged the programme for the girls of the French Honse. The nnmbers included tAvo plays, ' M.e Potichomane and ' ' La Vieille Cousin e, Avhich Avere given by the French House girls, and some choruses. The larseillaise brought a very successful evening to a close. ' ' The Merchant of Venice Avas given most ably by the girls of the Fourth and Fifth Forms on November 30th. Special mention should be made of Margaret Morton, Avho took most successfully the difficult part of Shylock, and of Bernice Jepheott, Avho Avas most amus- ing as Launcelot. The rest of the cast Avere : The Duke of Venice P. Langdon The Prince of Morocco K. NcAvcombe The Prince of Aragon E. ChoAvn Antonio E. : racKay Bassanio N. Parkes alanio : r. Baker Salarino E. MacKenzie (rratiano Gillbard Lorenzo H. Ballantyne Tubal E. Odevaine 50 THE ]3RANKS0ME SLOGAN Old Oobbo Leonardo Balthasar . .M. Clark .M. Evans .M. Evans L. McLean Portia Nerissa Jessica Vj. Sheppard J. McJntosh At the meeting of January 25th the pro  Tamme consisted of musical numbers and two one-word comedies entitled ' ' Kayenne: a Kitchen Komedy, by E. Walton, and ' ' Tlie (J rand Tra i ' edy of Damlet, Prince of Henmark, by M. McCJillivray. March 1st was the date of the piano recital f ' iven at the school by Simeon Joyce and Bert Proctoi , two pupils of Mr. Welsman. The evening was a great treat to us all. On March 8th Miss Cayley gave us an interesting lecture on war- work in France, illustrated with lantern slides. March 15th another Soiree Francaise was lield, when several French songs Avere simg and the play ' ' La Derniere Classe was given, the girls being trained by Miss Cole and Mademoiselle Chaubert. The principal characters were : Hamel Lois Howard Odette Helen Ballantyne Old Hauser Jean Jarvis Otto Klagenfurt Erie Sheppard Frantz Elinor Stanbury On May 17th the last Beta Kappa meeting for the year will be held. The History of Art classes are to give tableaux of famous pic- There was a wee birdie, That sat on a tree, And sang a sweet song To a big honey-bee ; He sang of the spring. Of the great sun so bright, And of glorious daffodils Bathed in its light. tures. ELINOR BLUCK, Form V., Secretary. The Bird ' s Song MARGARET PHIPPEN (12 years). THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 51 In 4000 A.D. When a famous syndicate, comprising men from all nations, un- earthed ] rount Pleasant Cemetery, they discovered many facts regard- ing the ancient world of the twentieth century. Most important of all, however, for everyone concerned, Avas their chance find of a well- preserved mummy, which happened to be myself. By means of their famous new Elixir of Life, they again caused the blood to flow in my veins, and accordingly, I have been learning, and at the same time teaching, for seven years now in their new woi ' ld. This manuscript will probably vanish unread with me when the century guaranteed hy the Elixir has passed, because the present-day people write only in code form. This short, hurried style is to be seen in all that they do, as I found out within twenty-four hours o my resuscitation. Before I became hardened to such sights it caused me great amazement to watch the children dropping seeds into the ground and picking the flowers which immediately blossomed from them. I also greatly missed man ' s old-time friend, the animal. They are all ex- tinct now, it seems, and fortunate is the child who can afford to keep even a tame tomato worm on a string. Needless to say, I am in much demand. By means of various books, which used to be my standbys, but which are now only vaguely understood by the learned men of the country, I lecture on the Euro- pean War and the year succeeding it. The Bible, now only to be had in a shorthand edition, interspersed with plentiful advertisements, I have laboriously translated as far as Luke. To-morrow my voice and personality are to be transported to the Equator by means of Wireless Wolograpliy. It is there that the Grand Parliament of the whole world meets daily, and there also may be found my numerous records. The great thing in the Avorld now is to save. One saves time, space, light, water, everything but money : of the latter there is an abundance, but the local statutes, forbidding one house to differ from another, keep even spending in check. The streets are perfection. Since all vehicles were done away with, the incomparable moving sidewalks have been introduced and are now used by all, even the timorous middle-aged, wdio think that with the ninety-ninth birthday passes all opportunity for normal pleasures. The people ! How shall I describe the strange individuals who now live in the world? Politeness and skirts w ere abolished about 2500 A.D., as both proved a hindrance in their life of turmoil and rush. The main aim now is to ' ' get there. Everyone possessing the 52 THE HRANKSOME SJ.OOAN sliglitest ])aT ' ticl( ' of aiiil)iti(3Ji is working ' for- the fMiiious p]v( r-after League, which possesses the Elixir of Life of which I have already spoken. As you can iiuatj; ' iii( many of the things vvhi(;h are said and done astound lue, hut theu I am old-fashioiicd, ha iiig died just when York S])rings Pure Atmosphere and 1 iudct-pfoof ChaiiKJS were being i)at- ented. Ha! Tlier( is my call from the Wolography Ihireau, and I must get my instructions foi the Equatoi tri]). LOIS HOWARD, Form V. Bargain Day at Simpson ' s I was in front of the stoi ' e fully half an hour before 8.30, ])at already a large crowd of determineddooking wonu n had assembled, and it was increasing rai)i(lly. Even greater bargains than usual had been advertised, and each person doubth ss had visions of herself attired, for example, in a wonderful sweater, and proudly telling its admirer that it had cost only one dollar and ]iin(4 -eight cents. At last the doors were opened. The effect was like that of a dam breaking. There was a mad rush for the ehn ators, and, when they were filled, the eager bargain hunters, made for the escalators. The escalators being too slow, their passengers broke into a run long before they reached the top, and then raced to the bargain departments, to the infinite amusement of the sellers of regular stock. It was half an hour before I managed to reach the sweater depart- ment, and, when I did, I found it overiiowing with an excited, pushing throng. The fever for bargain hunting was infectious, and laid hold of me, and in a short time I found myself holding a heated argument with a stout Jewess over a cerise cotton creation which, in my sober moments, I would be ashamed to admit having looked at. We both grew more and more heated, but my opponent soon got the better of me, and I gave up my prize and left the department. I then went to the shoe section, and found this part of the store even worse than that which I had just left. People rushed by me with their arms full of shoes of all kinds, and, all the benches being full, they undertook to try their shoes on standing up. It being impossible even to see the shoes properly, I gave up there, and went to try my luck in the dress department. But here I saw that a space had been made in the crowd, and two men were carrying an unconscioous woman away on a stretcher, so I decided that a bargain counter was no -place for me, and I departed as quickly as possible. MARGARET AUSTIN, Form IV. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 53 A Page from the Life of Two Parasites Dar iiio ' theft by a woman at the Charity Ball last iiig-ht ! $2,000 worth of jewels stolen in the ladies ' dressing-room! Either one of two of London ' s noted society belles believed o-uilty ! As she read the glaring- headlines in the newspaper, Eloise Ash- ley-Edgerton turned a shade paler, but (|uickly controlled all signs of emotion, and continued drinking her morning coffee in her sunny breakfast-room. As the curtain lowered on the second act of ' ' Chu Chin Chow in His iNIajesty ' s Theatre, London, Elngland, and the lights were switched on, all eyes were turned toward the lower right-hand box, Avhere Capt. and IMrs. Reginald Ashley-TCdgerton were sitting. It was the tifth time they had occupied this same box during the long run of ' ' Chu Chin Chow, and its other occupants in their company had always been members of most aristocratic English families. As jieople said, the Ashley-Edgertons cei ' tainly were climbing. They were undeniably a striking-looking couple. Reginald Ash- ley-Edgerto]i was about twenty-eight years of age, a captain in the Scotch Fusiliers, and, although he was an Englishman by birth, he looked decidedly Scotch with his red hair, and Highland uniform, and six-foot-one of husky manhood. Eloise Ashley-Edgerton was thirty, tall, very dark, and easily recognized as the handsome daugh- ter of a successful American business man. She was excpiisitely goAvned, and (juite conscious that she was being admired. The lights went off and the curtain was slowly raised on the third act. Suddenly Capt. Ashley-Edgerton turned (juickly toward his wife, (ret out your note-book and pencil, quick! Ready? Immediately, with his eyes fixed intently on the box directly opposite, and his left hand shielding his action, he commenced to tap lightly on the railing of the box. Quick as a flash Eloise did as she was told, and, by the light reflected from the stage, began to write hastily. Tap, tap, tap- tap — a pause, then once more the monotonous tap, tapping commenced, continued for several minutes, and then stopped abruptlv — ' ' Get that? ' ' Yes. Then let ' s get out of here. Quietly and unnoticed they slipped away. As they hailed one of two standing taxis, they noticed a dark figure slink out of the theatre, and stand at a convenient distance to watch them. It ' s Drummond, whispered Reginald, he will shadow us. Eloise frowned, and thought (piickly. I will take the first taxi, she said, take the second, and fol- low me; then he cannot track us. They were off, leaving the baffled shadow only time to take the DAimber of the first taxi. Eloise had thought of that. She stopped her taxi and got out. Her husband joined her, and after a short walk, they took a cab. 54 As they drove to their apartment, they began to talk of the even- ing ' s experience. ' ' At the clu ' b at Innch to-day, said Reginald, I saw Drum- mond talking with Jim Henderson, and, knowing Drummond was one of the keenest detectives at Scotland Yard, I took care to get a table near them; but, just as I sat down, Henderson got up to go, and, turning- to Drummond, said, ' ' If you care to co ' me to my box at His Majesty ' s this evening, I ' ll tell you whom I suspect and why. So, as soon as I saw Drummond come into Henderson ' s box at the be- ginning of the third act, I was prepared. Fortunately they were both sitting so that the light from the stage reflected clearly on their faces and it was (juite easy for me to read their lips. T tried not to tap too loudly in case someone recog nized the code. T saw that you got it all down in shorthand. Good ! Let me have a look at it. ' ' He took the note-ibook from her and read: Well, what do you think about it? I suppose you know the circmiistaiices. In the dress- ing-room after the dance, a tall woman masked and covered by a black cloak and hood appeared. In one hand she carried a suitcase, and in the other a revolver. She calmly commanded the terror- stricken women to take off their jewels and put them in the suitcase. Quick as a flash she slammed down the lid of the suitcase and slip- ped out of the door, locking it after her. Before the amazed women could call for help, she had disappeared. About this time Dorothy D ' Arcy was seen running down the hall with a black cloak and carry- ing a suitcase. As Miss D ' Arcy and Mrs. Ashley-Edgerton were the only two missing from the group in the dressing-room it must have been either the one or the other. Personally, I think the latter is above suspicion, as she and her husband, Oapt. Reginald Ashley- Edgerton, have played a leading part in society for the last six months. Moreover, when they were telephoned at their department, they seemed quite surprised and shocked to hear of the theft. As for Miss D ' Arcy, she has disappeared. It looks pretty badly for her, doesn ' t it? If. that suitcase were found in her apartment, it would settle the matter. Reginald broke off abruptly as he finished reading. Well, my dear, it ' s up to us to get that suitcase there, he said. Eloise looked up at him thoughtfully. How will we ever man- age it? This whole thing has been a dangerous chance. Then with eyes dancing ' with excitement she added — But I love it! The next morning the newspapers were full of the story. The suitcase containing two or three of the least valuable jewels was found in Dorothy D ' Arcy ' s boudoir. Miss D ' Arcy herself was discovered in Manchester early this morning. She pretended to be greatly surprised on being accused and explained her presence there by saying that she had eloped with a Canadian officer. As the said officer could not be found, however, her story did not sound very plausible and one of Society ' s favorites has consequently been ar- rested. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 55 The noon edition contained more news. ' ' Tlie Canadian officer, with whom Dorothy D ' Arcy said she had eloped, has been conrt- martialled, and shot as a German spy. So at the trial this morning all evidence was against the accused. Capt. and Mrs. Reginald Ashley- Edgerton showed great interest in the trial, and were present in the court-room, along with other noted society people. A week later the headlines read : ' Dorothy D ' Arcy was unable to clear herself, and, although she pleaded not guilty, was imprisoned for six months. In the society column of the same edition one read : ' ' It was with deep regret that London society bade farewell to Capt. and Mrs. Reginald Ashley-Edgerton, who sailed for the United States and Canada to-day. Capt. and ] Irs. Ashley-Edgerton have al- ways been prominent at social functions, and have been exceedingly popular among the younger set. ' ' Well, that certainly was the closest shave we ever had, Eloise, said Reginald. The ' were sitting on a couple of deck-chairs enjoying the ocean breeze. The English people are so slow, exclaimed Eloise. We won ' t be able to put that ove r on the Americans. I ' m afraid we will have to return to our old tricks. Bv the wav, did you bring the cards, Reg? He drew a package from his pocket. What is it — a package of strippers? said Eloise. Yes. The aces stripped from the ends, the kings from the sides. Oh dear! sometimes I get so tired of it all! she said, but imme- diately continued with intensity. But once you have tasted the sweetness and bitterness of crime you can ' t stop, there is an intense fascination and excitement about it that grips and holds one, isn ' t there? ■ Oh! stop moralizing. Eloise, and let ' s go to bed. I ' ve a topping scheme for a big haul before we leave the ship, Avas her husband ' s reply, in guarded tones. MARGARET MORTON, Form IV. It is spring and everything is gay, Children shout with laughter at their play, Lamlbkins playing here and there in green and grassy places, Love in homes and faces ! Mother rocks the babe, who laughs and crows, Outside Brother Ben the green grass mows. Dark-haired Edith ' s picking wild flowers In a wood not far away. Everything is full of joy this merry April day. MARY CROUCH (11 years). 56 THE BRANKSOME kSLOGAN y. W. C. A, Notes At the first meeting- of the Y. W. €. A., in September, the fol- lowing- officers were elected : — Honorary President, M iss Read ; Presi- dent, Eleanor Mackay; Vice-President, Mary Martin; Secretary, Jean Jarvis ; Treasnrer, Helen Ballantyne ; Honse Convener, Edna Chown ; Erench House Convener, Grace Verity; Work Convener, Margaret Kemp; Musical Convener, Margaret Johnston. On October 15t]i, under tlie auspices of the Domijiion Council of the Y. W. 0 . A., a cabinet conference was held at Havergal Col- lege. The schools represented were Westminster College, Havergal College, Branksome Hall, and Jarvis Street and Oak wood Collegiate histitutes. A very interesting address was given bv Miss largaret Anderson on ' ' The Y. W. C. A. in India. On P ' riday, October 19th, the Y. W. C. A. visited the University Settlement. Miss Matheson very kindly showed us over the build- ing, and gave us a very interesting exj lrniation of everything we saw. Following this, refreshments sci-xcd, and Ave returned to school after a very ejijoyable evening. Three of our meetings were made interesting by addresses. On January 27th Dr. Patterson told us of her work in the l udliiana Mis- sion in India; Tuesday, January 29th, Dr. Crenfell gave the School an inspiring talk on his work in Labrador; one Sunday Mrs. G. S. Patterson gave us an account of her experiences in Japan. On February 15th we held our annual skating-party. Although the notice was rather short we had a good crowd, and all had a very enjoyable evening. We have devoted two evenings a week this year to Red Cross work, Wednesday evening in the main building and Thursday even- ing in the French house. An idea of the amount of work done this year can be got from the following list of completed articles : — Hand- kerchiefs, 254; washcloths, 278; socks, 311; bed socks, 152; trench caps, 4; sweaters, 5 ; wristlets, 17; stretcher caps, 30; Christmas stockings, 20; bloomers, 12; petticoats, 25; flannel dresses, 10; day shirts, 2 ; scarfs, 1. Total number of articles, 1,121. We have also had two meatless Sundays a month, and given the money thus saved to various Red Cross causes. We have also con- tributed, as in other years, to the support of two orphan girls, Drivali Gamerji and Sona Narayan, at the Man-Mad Mission; we have still the Branksome Hall bed in the Ludhiana Hospital, and we are sup- porting an untainted leper child from our funds. HELEN BALLANTYNE, Form IV. THE BEANKSOME SLOGAN 57 Treasurer ' s Report for the Y. W. C. A. Collections $114.82 British Red Cross 266.00 Patriotic Fund 150.00 Ramabai 5.25 Skating- Party 30.00 Red Cross Bazaar 108.00 Total to April 27tli $674.07 Total amount collected last year $675.22 HELEN BALLANTYNE, Treasurer. On Spring The fio yers that bloom in the spring, tra-la, Have nothing to do with the case. This essay I write is the thing, tra-la, That makes me so pucker my face. So that ' s what I mean when I say, when I sing. Oh, bother the coming of beautiful spring, Oh, bother the advent of spring. This ran through my head to a low accompaniment of unholy thoughts of many things — slush, mud, hurdy-gurdies, and compositions in particular. On slush my thoughts are few and not to be published. It is a necessary evil from time to time and therefore to be endured. The same may be said of mud, both the result of rain or melting snow. As for hurdy-gurdies, I could write reams about them ! Unlike the two aforementioned evils, they are not a necessity of life, and I feel that they should be exterminated. If only they would restrict their energy to murdering popular ditties and leave the beautiful operatic airs for more suitable instruments! As for compositions — Avell, I could write endless sheets of abuse of them, but I will only say here that spring is the hardest time to write them, and the nicest time to be out, so, as I have written now an essay a page long, I think I will go out and enjoy this wonderful season. ELIZABETH WALTON, Form HI. 58 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Damlet A Spearshakian Tragedy (in speeches of one word), CAST. The King of TIenmark — A weak king, iiiinus a few brains. Second King of TTeniuark — Another weak king, with fewer hi-ains. Queen of Ilenmark — A wicked, villainous woman. Damlet — Son of king and (|ueen ; handsome, dashing youth. Opeliah — J eautiful modest maiden, desj)erately in love with Damlet. PLACE. Li Toolooland, LS745 A.D. TIME. 11.45 on a cold, blue, winter evening. SCENE I. In the king ' s antecham1)er ; queen with king ' s head on her knee, treacherously stroking his beautiful locks. Queen : Love ! King: Dove ! Queen (wicked look spreading over her countenance, but still coo- ing softly) : Sleepy ? King: (yawns): Rawther. Queen soothes him to sleep. After making sure that he has passed into the land of sluml er, she puts her hand into the pocket of her silken gown, and draws forth a poisonous June ])ug, and drops it, gently, but firmly, in the king ' s shell-pink ear. Queen (spitefully): There! King takes convulsions, and slovriv expires. Queen (triumphantly): Ah-h-h- ! King: Ugg! Curtain falls. SCENE IL That same night the king ' s ghost appears to Damlet, who had not yet heard of his father ' s death. Ghost : Damlet ! Damlet : Heavens ! Ghost : Revenge ! ! Damlet (looks bewildered) : What? Ghost : Revenge ! ! Damlet: Who? Ghost: Poisoned! Damlet: Who? • Ghost: Daddy! Damlet (beginning to look frightened) : How? Ghost : June bug. Damlet (roars it out) : Who? Ghost: Mama! Damlet: Revenge!! ! Curtain falls. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 59 SCENE III. Enter King of Henmark the Second, and Queen. They go and sit down on a bench. Queen: Darling! King (ardently): Sweetness! Queen : Love ? King: AVho? Queen : Me. King (embracing her): Silly! Queen : Why ? King : Doubting. Queen: AVho? King: Me. Queen : Love ! King: Dove! (King gets np). Queen (mournfully) : Going? King : Sorry. Queen: Farewell. King: Bye-bye. (Exit). (Enter Damlet, who has been seen listening at the side entrance). Damlet (furiously): Traitress! (stalks angrily over to her). Queen (putting her hand up to ward him off, disdainfully) : Pooh! Damlet : AVicked — . Queen : Pardon ' ? Damlet : Woman ! Queen (sarcastically) : Thanks! Damlet (darkly): Revenge! Queen (sweetly) : How? Damlet: Wait! Queen (snickers): Pouf ! Damlet, losing control of himself, advances to strike her, when Queen, keeping her terrible black eyes on him, advances slowly, and Damlet backs np, and drops in a chair. Queen (satisfied) : There! (Bends over him and waves her arms around ) . Hypnotized ! Cnrtain falls. SCENE in. Scene : Sunken gardens outside palace. Damlet is seated on a rustic bench with his head in his hand . Enter Opeliah. Opeliali (goes to Damlet, lovingly). Damlet! Damlet: Heh? Opeliah (horrified): Damlet! D?jnlet : Tee-hee ! Opeliah (as truth dawns on her) : Insane! Damlet : Ditto. Opeliah : Paper knife ! Damlet: Why? Opeliah (tragically): Suicide! Before Damlet can reach her, she stabs herself. 60 THE HliANKSOMP] SLOGAN H ' ' nnl(4 : Opeliali ! ODclial). (faintly) : Danilet! I )Minl( t : Forgive. OlxOiali (eiiipliatically) : No! Damlet (despairingly) : Why? Opeliah : Love 1 Damlet (ardently) : Yes. (Opeliali exi)ii ' es). Damlet raises a tragic fac( to heaven, pulls out his knife and stal)s hims(df. (hirtain. falls. SCENE IV. Th( Queen, wishing to kill Damlet. i)repares a cup of poisonous wine for him. King enters drawing-room just as she puts it down. King : Darling ! Queen : Duck ! King: Tliirsty. Queen : Drink 1 King: Plea ' -c. (Que(Mi ])()ints to table, and King goes over and takes u]) wrong cup). King: Health! Queen: AVhose? King : Yours. Queen: Honey! ( gusliingly ) . (King di ' inks about half the cup and puts it down). Queen gets up and takes it). Queen : Health ! King (surprised) : Whose? Queen : Yours. King : Angel. (Queen drinks remaining portiono of cup and goes to stand up. but suddenly staggers. King .iumi)S up to , ' :-ave her, staggers also, and l)otli frdl owr dead in each other ' s arms. Curtain. MARJORIE IMcGILLIVRAY. Form III. The Fairies Sometimes on a rainy day I sit with sister Sue, And liold her hand, and talk to her. And show her pictures too. And read her tales of Fairyland, And of how the fairies dance hand in hand, And she asks me often, ' ' Have you ever seen The wonderful little fairy queen? And 1 answer, ' ' No, dear, but in the spring, If you listened quite hard, you might hear her sing. KATHARLNE SCOTT (10 years). THE I RANKSOME SLOGAN 61 School Notes Misses Jessie Renfrew, Sylvia Lyon, ] Iarjorie Macgillivray, Mar- jorie Moore. Larry Dignnui. Jean Greig, and Marjorie Parker are Form ITI. girls who intend to he farmerettes this summer. Larry and Mar- jorie Moore will he on a Government Experimental Farm near Jordan. Misses Jean Greig, Marjorie Evans. Marjorie Scott, Madeline Rog- ers and lercedes Godson did some work in the Russell Munitions Fac- tory in the summer. i [iss Jae(|ueline Sinclair also worked at munitions in the Bond- House. Tmi)erial Munitions Hoard. Miss Norah Parkes and ] Iiss Phyllis Langdon decided to serve their country for six months on Ontai ' io fai-ms this sunnner. They ac- cordingly wrote off the rt quired examinations at Easter, and Nora has already been appointed to a farm at Clarksburg, in the Georgian Bay region, to prune trees and bridge them. Neither she nor we understand exactly what that means. Phyllis will try to get on a farm nearer home. Nora Parkes and Phyllis Langdon, the Farmerettes (J2 THE BRANKSO.ME SLOGAN A Piratical Episode ' I have been looking- for a long time, said the pirate captain, for a good cabin boy. Do yon think you could fill the position? Oh, I ' m sure I could, sir. What ' s your name, boy? Henry Smith. A good honest name. Report to the first mate for duty. Then, noticing that the boy lingered, Well, out with it. Please, sir — that is — oh, would you call me Harry, the Red- Handed? Ho! hoi laughed the pirate, Jim by name. Of course, of course, youngster, Harry, the Red-Handed, it shall be! Harry, the Red-Handed, was soon put to work scrubbing the deck. His intentions were of the best, ])ut, never having performed such labor before, his workmanship was slow, and left much to be desired. Pres- ently Jim approached; he had been drinking and his good nature of half an hour ago had vanished. Hey, you! he cried, do you think you ' ve got all day? and with an oath he kicked poor Harry. Then he staggered on his way to- wards the cabin, and more liquid refreshment. Harry the Red-Handed gazed after him dejectedly. Decidedly a pirate ' s life was not all that he had pictured it. As yet no gorgeous ap- parel had been given him, nor had there been a single instance of piracy, and he had been on board the ship nearly an hour! After all, was scrubbing a deck greatly to be preferred to filling the wood box at home? Only the fiag, bearing the skull and cross-bones on it, so far came up to his expectations. Still, thought Harry, things are bound to become more inter- esting soon. At length, after much arduous toil, the deck was all scrubbed. It w as then time for Harry to serve the captain ' s dinner, and he wended his way kitchenward to get it. Mind ' ee, said the cook, as he handed him the steaming sonp, mind ' ee, now, for the captain ' s in fine fettle to-day! Aye, aye, sir! replied Harry, using one of the nautical terms he had picked up in his reading on shore. He carried the soup to the dining-table, and was proceeding with extreme care to serve his inebriate captain when the ship gave a sudden lurch, as ships have an unfortunate habit of doing, and the soup, steam- ing hot, drenched the captain ' s sleeve. In a drunken rage he started from his chair. You ' ll pay for this, you numbskull, he shouted; you ' ll walk the plank at sunset for it. 63 Harry, the Red-Handed, darted from the cabin, with the one idea of escape, though he knew not the manner of it. He was closely pur- sued by the irate captain, wdio had drawn his pistol. Harry ran to the great mast and started to climb it. He had never done such a thing before, but somehow he managed to make headway. ' ' Come down out of that ! ' ' roared the captain. Harry ' s only re- sponse was to climb higher. He saw the captain level his pistol and take aim. In the distance he heard something striking, one-two-three- four-five-six, -seven-eight ! Eight bells, thought Harry of the Red Hand mechanically. The captain pulled the trigger then, and he shut his eyes tight. ' ' Henry! Henry! Hen-ree ! I shan ' t call you again! It ' s eight o ' clock. You ' ll be late for school. Thus Harry, the Red-Handed, aw akened to ' ' the daily round, the common task of everyday life, as plain Henry Smith, and he seemed fairly well satisfied with the transformation, coining, as it did, in a most uncomfortable moment of a pirate ' s life. JEAN JARVIS, Form V. The Day -Girls Red Cross Society In the first term of our school year, 1917-18, a Day-Girls ' Red Cross Society was organized. The suggestion that day-girls should meet to do war work as w ell as the house-girls met with a hearty response. The first meeting saw many girls of all ages present, and an Executive Committee w as elected as follows : — Honorary Presi- dent, Miss Read ; President, Clarion Hanna ; Vice-President, Nora Parkes ; Treasurer, Marion Baillie ; Secretary, Lorna McLean. It was decided to hold meetings twdce a week, and at these meet- ings good work w as always accomplished, owung to the enthusiasm of the girls. However, on account of the approach of examinations, the meetings w ere stopped, and this term we have all b een so busy preparing for the Fete at the Arena that no more sewing has been attempted. But, as the proceeds of the Fete in the Arena go to help- ing disabled soldiers, we do not feel we have been neglecting our war work, and we are looking forw ard to renewed competition with the iiouse-girls in the ensuing weeks. The following articles were finished by our society: — Handker- chiefs, 115 ; wash cloths, 27 ; socks, 110 ; bed socks, 30 ; trench caps, _10; sweaters, 9; scarfs, 1. Total number of articles, 302. LORNA McLEAN, Form IV., Secretary. (54 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Calendar of Musical and Other Events for 1917-18 Oct. 18th — Louis (Jraveure, at the Massey Hall. This concert, the first of the seasoii, was much enjoyed by us all. Oct. 26th — The Overseas Trainin ' Corps ' ave an eveniiig ' s en- tertainment at ' Convocation Hall, includin i ' tiie j lay, ' ' The Silk Hat, by Ijord Dunsaney. This was a most unicjue and amusin i ' entertain- ment by University men who were shortly oinfi overseas. Nov. 7th — Eug ' ene Ysaye, at Massey Hall. Nov. 12th — Lrench [)lay, L ' Amour Medeciji, at the Royal Alex- andra — which we all enjoved, even thou ' h we coidd not understand it, all. Nov. 28th — jjucia di Lammermoor, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. This Avas the oidy rand opera we attended durint the year, and Avas ireatly enjoyed, as the voices and acting- were espe- cially fine. Dec. 2]ul— Some of us heard Dr. Robert Speers si)eak. Dec. 7th — A Kiss for Cinderella, at the Ncav Princess Theatre. Maude Adams in the role of Cinderella in this pretty little war-time play charmed us all Avitli her Avonderfully clever acting. Jan. 15th — IMischa Elman, at Massey Hall. A small party Avent on the same night to Foresters ' Hall to see Anatole France ' s amus- ing play, L ' Hounne (jui Epousa une Femme Muette, Avhich Avas A ery Avell given by members of the Franco-British Aid Society. On Friday, January 25th, a most exciting election Avas held in the sichool. The parties opposed Avere the Micmacs, Avho Avere against hav- ing Avomen in Parliament, and the ] IugAvumps, Avho belicA e that Avomen sliould be in Parliament. Speeches at recess and hot arguments at all hours Avere the order of the day. An election Avas held, the A-oting being done at different polling booths, as in the Dominion elections. The Micmacs got in counting the individual Azotes, but taking the elec- tion results en masse in the different forms there Avas a tie, so the Mug-Avumps feel that there is still hope that the Micmacs may see the light, and the Micmacs rejoice that they saved the country and SAvamped the MugAvumps. There Avas also an outburst of posters during electioneering time, one of the MugAA ump faA ' ' orites being a large one at the head of the stairs, The Kaiser Is a Micmac. Feb. 13tli— Colonel Nasmitli spoke at the School on the care of the soldiers at the front. Feb. 18th — Mendelssohn Chair, at Massey Hall. The choir Avas as- sisted by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and the concert Avas a magnificent one. March 4th — Jascha Heifetz, at Massey Hall. This Avas the first op r portunity any of ns had had of hearing of this Avonderful musician, and it was much appreciated. March 20th — Miss Hart, of the Government Employment Bureau, spoke at the School on ' ' Farm Work for Girls in the Summer Months. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 65 April lltli — A talk was given on canteen work behind the ] ' ' rench lines by Miss Bell, of Montreal, at the Eargaret Eaton School. A long- line went to this talk and enjoyed every word of it. April 13th — p]xhibition of pictures by the Ontario Society of Artists at the (J range. April 16th — ' ' The Merchant of Venice, at the New Princess Theatre, with Kellerd in the role of Shylock. As this is a matricu- lation play, it was doubly interesting to the Senior girls. April 24th — Soldiers of the Soil contest in the Arena, in which two of our girls, Alice Bryce and (lertrude Shaw, took part. The girls were just three seconds behind the winners in the llorse Har- nessing contest. As there were boys competing, Avho should luitural- ly have had more experience in such matters, we feel especially proud of this result. April 26th — Patriotic Fete in the Arena, given by Branksome Hall and Margaret Eaton Physical Training Classes, in aid of dis- abled soldiers, prisoners of war, and the Halifax blind. The Arena was crowded, and we hope to clear a large sum for these objects. Friday, May 10th, the Franco-British Aid Society, at the Royal Alexandra, gave ' J a Derniere Classe and scenes from ' L ' Avare and ' ' Les Miserables, which we very much enjoyed. There are a number of otluu ' events which come into my mind, such as a talk Irs. Strathy gave us one morning at the School on ' ' Farm Work for Girls in England, a Sunday afternoon when we went to the Massey Hall and heard Ralph Connor, who had just re- turned from the front, a visit to the Grange one afternoon to see a collection of pictures by the famous French artist, Steinlen, tAvo political meetings we went to in the fall, at one of which the Duke of Devonshire spoke ; there was also a political meeting held in our own sitting-room one night shortly before the election of the present Unionist Government, at which Mr. Torrey spoke to us. Unfortunate- ly the dates of these meetings were not noted down at the time and no memory book has been unearthed which places them exactly, but it seems as if they should not be omitted altogether. MARION BREWSTER, Form Y., Musical Convener of Beta Kappa. G. Verity — Yes, we agree that the French verb Monte (pro- nounced Monty ) is a pretty word. M. Baker — We suggest that you do not change your name so often. How about waiting till new name is suggested from another quarter? 66 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN A Mosquito ' s Diary Sunday, x ugust 6th. To-day was a broiler! However, the liotter it is, the better for me. People were too hot and lazy to bother to stop me when I bit them. In the morning- I sauntered into a little country church. There were very few present, but I had (piite a good feed, and even some excitement too. The first person 1 tackled was a nice, big, fat man, who was dozing in a corner. He was evidently in a state of uncon- sciousness, for, when I lit on his jnidgy left hand he jumped, and then brought the other down on it with a resounding whack, but I Avas safely off. This started two fat little boys behind him giggling. I thought if I buzzed around them it might make them worse, so I started away from temptation, for they sni-ely did look good. Then I wandered up toward the front. The minister hadn ' t any hair, which always ])roves fun for me, because ])eople are always hor- ribly ticklish on the tops of their heads. I lit — and made two success- ful raids before he began to get really annoyed. Then he started to swat me, and each time he hit his head it sounded so funny that every- one in the congregation tittered. He was just in the middle of his sermon, and was saying, ' ' And Moses said, when I gave him a particularly hard bite, and he finished up with an emphatic ' ' Hang that mos(}uito! Judging by the tone of his voice as he spoke of me, and also by the faces of the people, I thought it was high time I took my departure. The poor man was as red as a poppy, and little drops of w ater began to roll down his face. That puzzled me somewhat, because there was a beautiful blue sky outside, and no water coming from the roof above. However, human beings are peculiar in more ways than one. Anyway, I decided to leave. After that I went down to the beach, where I saw a crowd in bathing. Had rather a narrow escape here. I tackled a group of boys and girls, which I should have known was a foolish thing to do, because they are always very much alive, no matter how hot it is. I had a daredevil feeling to-day though, and I had had pretty good luck, so I landed on one poor felloAv ' s nose. I guess he thought I was a drop of water for a minute, for he just wrinkled it, and went on talking. Everyone started to laugh at him, so he rubbed his nose very quickly, and almost caught me. It was a narrow squeak, so I left them. Bumped into my old pal, Four-eyed Fred. His sight is becoming very bad, and I noticed that he made some bad mistakes. For instance, he lit on a girl ' s nose. Now, anyone with eyes must know that such ground is hopeless. Girls put some peculiar sticky stuff on their noses, and then powdery stuff, Avhich it is quite impossible to penetrate. Poor Four-eyed Fred was alighting on one young damsel ' s nose, and if I hadn ' t called him when I did it would have meant sure death, for it is awfully easy to stick there. After that he was very nerA ous, so he asked me to pick out a safe spot for a meal. Although I usually scorn the underhand Avay of sneaking up be- liind, T thought there Avas some excuse for him, so my choice Avas a THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 67 young ' lady in her bathing ' suit. We sneaked up behind her, and Fred lit on the back of her neck. He must have hurt her, for she squirmed quite a bit, but, poor creature, she couldn ' t reach him! I Avas rather sorry after, because she looked so miserable, but I suppose it was only what she deserved for wearing that bathing suit. Felt rather lazy in the afternoon, so went to the woods for a sleep. When night came I started off again, but people seemed to expect that we would all be out in full force to-night, and they had smoky things burning, which made me feel very faint indeed. I heard one man say, ' ' I guess we ' ve fooled those little pests to-night. People don ' t seem to realize that we have to live too. After several attempts to break through these smoke attacks, I gave up in disgust, and came home and spent the time writing in this diary. It surely is an exciting old book. If those human beings could just read parts of it it Avould make their diaries take a back seat as far as adventures go. It is going on for twelve, so I suppose I had better retire or I will fhid someone already occupying my perch. Hope it ' s as hot to-morrow. Hot days are surely fine for me ! MARJORTE SCOTT, Form HI. When Spring Comes Around When Spring comes to the round wide world, , She comes without one little word, She follows after Winter cold. In the big, round, wide world. She brings us crocus, golden and blue. She brings us daisies white, And she brings the yellow daffodils Thay sway in the bright sunlight. She brings the bluebirds and the robins. And they sing to us in glee. And the caw of the crow is heard all day, From the top of our old oak-tree. SYLVIA DILWORTH (10 years). The Fourth Form all appreciated the humor of the situation the other day when Eileen Odevaine translated Oh, mother, shorten our vig-il, by ' ' Oh, mother, shorten our Virgil! (Mere, abregez notre veille.) 68 THE BRANKSOMP] SLOGAN A Sonnet 1 think of all tlic stupid things a soiiii(4 is just about the worst I cx ' cr ti ' i(Ml. I wrote a line, then r-ubbcd it out and si ' hcd. OiRU ' more I held a pa ' c with nothing- on it — • I s ' posc I could have told about my boimet Witli daiiit ' (lowers and (dlow butterfly. Which p(H)pl( ' tui-n to look at when I t1utt(M ' l)y. Hut sucii a theme could not ins])ii ( a soiniet ! I ' v( tried ' most evei-y subject that 1 could ITav( tliou 4 ' ht of in an ordinaiw ' yeai . l ut Tm al ' i-aid my lu ad is mad( of wood! 1 cannot shed a single little teai O ' er my stupidity, although I should — And so. p( rtorce. I ' ll eiul my soiniet here. MARGARET MOKTOX, Form IV. Some of the troupe that played in La Derniere Classe THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 69 5™t5. BASKETBALL. The opeiihig ' game of basketball was played on Oetober lltli at Braiiksome against St. Fargaret ' s. Neither team had had much prac- tice, and they were fairly eveidy matched, the resulting score being: St. Maro ' aret ' s 8, Brauksome 20. The return match was played at St. .Margaret ' s on October 22nd. Both teams had been practising, and the game was much faster. St. Fargaret ' s succeeded in gaining 12 )M)ints and i .ranksome 8. On October 26th a game was arranged between Brauksome and Bishop Straclian, at Brauksome. Both teams i)layed well, but B. S. S. proved the stronger. B. S. S. 27, B. H. 22. The return match was played at B. S. S. November 8th. Agaiji B. S. S. proved the stronger, and won by 18 points : B. S. S. 32, B. Fl. 14. The team : Centre — Nora Parkes, Jessie Renfrew, Marion Thom- son, (roals — Marion Baillie (captain), Sylvia Lyon, Lorna AFcLean. J efence — Jean Jarvis, Erie She])])ard, Marguerite (irayson. On November 9th the House team played the Day team. Judging from the cheers and remarks, this match seemed to be the most excit- ing one of the season. Both teams played hard, ami after a strenuous Three-quarters of an hour the House team carried off the honors, with a score of 12 — 8. The teams consisted of the follovring : House Team: Centre — Edna Chown, Eileen Odevaine, AFarion Thomson. Defence — Jean Jarvis, Erie Sheppard, Eleanor Fac kay. (Joals — Marjorie oMcGillivray, Alice Bryce, Jean McFntosh. Day Team-: Centre — Nora l rrke: ' ., Jessie Renfrew, F erince Je]:ih- cott. Defence — Jean Hanua, .Mary Rowell, Isabel Watt, (ioals — Lorna .McLean, Sylvia Lyon, Marion Baillie. A team Avas arranged in, the Junior School, consisting of tlie fol- lowing: Centre — Jean (lanong, Jessica Jolinstoii, Marie Car})enter. Defence — Lenore Gooderham, Amy Davidge, Helen jMcCallum. Cioals — Helen Wright, Molly Parker, Aileen Carpenter. 70 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN TENNIS. The spring ' touniament was keenly contested, and was finally won by Elinor Bluck (sin ' les) and Elinor Bhiek and Virg ' inia Outerbridg:e (doubles). On October 4th a tournament was arrang-ed between St. Mar- garet ' s and Branksome, Branksonie Avinnin ' both singles and doubles, with a score of 10 — 0 in singles and 10 — 4 in doubles. A tournament was arranged at St. Margaret ' s, in which Brank- some won the doubles and lost the singles, the scores being 10 — 4 in singles and 10 — 2 in doubles. Senior Hockey Team THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 71 SENIOR HOCKEY. Early in January Eleanor MacKay was elected captain of the hockey team, and the following ' positions were allotted on the team : Centre — Jessie Renfrew. Wings — Nora Parkes, Frances Kilvert. De- fence — Jean Jarvis, Eleanor MacKay. Ooal — Lenore Gooderham. The opening- game was played on the home ice January 31st, with the inspiring score of 0 — 0, the opponents being from St. Margaret ' s. On one of the coldest days of the winter, February 4th, the return match was played at St. Margaret ' s. Unfortunately for us, the St. Margaret ' s girls were in great form, and another drawback was the absence of two of our best players — J. Renfrew and F. Kilvert. At the end of the game St. Margaret ' s line combination had succeeded in making the score 6 — 0 in their favor. Moulton challenged us soon after, and the game was played at Varsity Stadium on P ' ebruary 20th. We all feel that with a little more coaching we could have worked up a good combination game, but inidoubtedly ] Ioulton had the advantage. Not once were we able to pass their defence, and the final score was : Moulton 4, Branksome 0. Owing to frequent heavy snowfalls, the girls found it difficult to keep the ice in very good condition, and many arranged matches never materialized on this account, but at least we can say that the Brank- some girls (a few of them!) were the only ones who made, flooded and shovelled their own rink, thus saving man labor. Miss Gardiner, Avho has been unable to return from England, was indeed very much missed by sport enthusiasts, especially when basket- ball, tennis and hockey were played. We all sincerely hope that she will be with us next year. JUNIOR HOCKEY. On February 20th the Juniors played Crescent Road School. The game ended in a tie, 2 — 2. Overtime was allowed and their opponents were beaten 3 — 2. February 21st the Intermediate Class played Rosedale School, winning by 2 goals : Branksome 4, Rosedale 2. Well done, Juniors ! ELEANOR MacKAY, Form IV. 72 THE BHANKSOME SLOGAN Poem of Spring All the crows are cawing in the air, All the birds are singing everywhere, Cowslips gold and daffodils, Over dales and over hills, With tripping feet thej run. The bluebirds soar high in the breeze, And round the bright flowers hum the bees, The sun smiles down on the earth. And gleams and flashes in its mirth. All the world sings out in joy, ' ' Spring has come. DILLWYN WARREN (10 years). THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 73 Lost Lost : beloved daughter of Monsieur and Madame Leopold ; for further particulars, apply Box 258, Bedford Park, London. By Jove: Captain Joe Beddoff, R.N.A.S., let the paper fall, then stooping, picked it up and read the notice again. By Jove! he repeated, and the monocle fell from his eye. Poor heggars! he exclaimed. It was his characteristic expression of sym- pathy. The train he was travelling on stopped with a jolt. Bedford Park, cried the guard, and, with a sudden inspiration. Captain Joe Beddoff, R.N.A.S., gathered up his few belongings, and got off the train. Box 253, he murmured, and made his way through the little su])url) to the post office. Box 253 f Yes, sir, it belongs to a Mr. Leopold. He lives in No. 11, the Avenue, the clerk there told him. A trim servant girl opened the door of No. 11 for him a few min- utes later, and Captain Joe addressed her first in English. She looked blank. Est-ce que Monsieur Leopold demeure ici? he asked politely. She smiled, dimpled, and curtsied. Mais oui, monsieur, entrez done, she said, and went to get M. Leopold. Captain Joe strolled into the parlor, picked up idly a photograph from the table, and glanced at it. For the second time that day his monocle fell. What he saw was the portrait of a young girl about sixteen years of age. She was small, with masses of dark hair, and her eyes — oh, her eyes! dark and large, with something in their dusky depths which seemed to speak to him. His reverie was interrupted by a voice in broken English, and lie turned to face M. Leopold. I speak French, monsieur, Captain Joe assured the tired-looking old man, as he noticed the sadness in his faded blue eyes. The story was told — it was not long — and since 1. Leopold had taken a liking to the strange young man with the eyeglass, he called in Madame Leopold, a dear old lady, with soft hair growing grey, to help him tell it. They were Belgians — Captain Joe had surmised as nuich. Tliat picture he had been looking at of Virginie was taken three years b(4 ' ore, and she was now nineteen. It was during the retreat through Belgium they had lost her. With hundreds of others like themselves they had been tramping along the higways, spending their nights huddled in little groups by the roadside. When they woke up one morning, ir- ginie had disappeared. They searched frantically, but in vain. Their friends were kind, and assisted them in their search for her, but they could not delay their retreat for more than a day. The stricken parents, realizing the helplessness of their age, and the hopelessness of the 74 THE HRANKSOME SLOGAN searcli, and thinking also of the safety of their little eiglit-y ear-old Eustasic, (h ' ci(hMl to continue the retreat with their friends. We should be so glad to find an honorable, trustworthy young man who would seek her for us, said the ohl nian simply. I have a feeling, monsieur, that we may trust you, interposed madame, ' ' there is something in you which makes me think of my boy Louis, who died for his country. She put her hand on his ariri, and looked into his eyes, lier own brimming over with tears. With an impulsi ' ( ' nioveuient Captain Joe bent and kissed her on the forehead. I ' ll try to find Mademoiselle Virginie, he said, with pur[)Ose in his voice. Three months passed by. In a little shattered village of Belgium, down what had once been the main street, a girl wandered aimles.sly. Her dark brown hair hung in thick dishevelled masses about her shoul- ders, and her beautiful brown eyes had a hunted look in them. Her dress was torn, and her feet were bare. Suddenly her drooping head was raised, her shoulders straightened, and fear grew greater in her eyes. Les Allemands, she breathed, shivering instinctively. There was neither time nor place to hide. She moved over to the side of the road, as if in a trance. The soldiers marched by, look- ing neither to the right nor to the left, until the command came to halt. Then a soldier, api)arently a Belgian peasant M ' ho had joined the German army, nudged his neighbor, and advanced towards her. With a cry of terror, she turned and ran. Fear lent her a speed she had never had before ; but she could not outrun the two men behind her, and when, with a sobbing cry, she stumbled and fell, the Belgian was already at her side. She shuddered, and drew away, but he did ]iot touch her. Something bright gleamed in his hand, there was a report, a flash and a cloud of smoke, the sound of a body falling, then she fainted. When the brown eyes opened the tall Belgian was fumbling in his coat pockets. Presently the searching hand brought out an old photo- graph of herself taken when she was sixteen, and happy, before the war. The brown eyes met the grey ones in surprise. Your mother sent me to find you. Mademoiselle Virginie, said Captain Joe, simply. MARGARET BAKEB, Form IV. Lois to Virginia — Which thrive best in Bermuda, onions or outer- bridges? Margaret S. to Georgina — Did you go to see Notre Dame when you were in Paris? Georgina (in an injured tone) — No, we only Avent to three movies all the time we were away ! THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN The Violet Tender little violet, Growing- by the brook, Why hide your pretty little head In such a shady nook ? Do you ever wonder. Do you ever dream, From whence the little brook flows In such a happy stream? MARGARET PHIPPEN (12 years). Miss M. (in geometry class) — What is all the commotion at the back of the room, girls? Voice — I dropped a perpendicular, Miss M. Teacher (to pupil visiting) — ' ' Break, break, break — Can ' t you sound as though you weren ' t talking to a lot of dishes falling to the floor? Beatrice — There goes the ten to one whistle. Marjorie — Ten to one it ' s the whistle. Mary — No whispering allowed here. Marjorie — I never whisper aloud. Marjorie (telling a joke in algebra class) — ' ' For what we are about to receive — Miss M. — Marjorie, take an hour return. In French class, as Medemoiselle enters the room — Welcome to our ville, but do not touch the bacon. Flossie — What are you knitting? Carmen — A sleeveless sweater. Flossie — Is it going to have sleeves? 76 TILE J RANKSOME SL0(;AN Senior, to (leorgiiia — You slioiildirt kccj) your ruhbci ' s on; it ' s liad for voui exes. (icorgina (innoc(Mit]y) — Oh, ))ut I ' m not looking at tlicm. A Branksoniitc — You know, Ida was a ((uccr gii-l, and so. for that matter, was Jiei ' fatlier. Margaret, trying to attract Helen l)a!lantvne ' s attention — - Oli, Hel! Miss C. (correcting German translation) — Tlielma, wJiere do I go from here? ' I ' lielma — Ovei the page, .Miss Cole, liss C. — Oh, over there. Jean (talking of La Dei ' niere Llasse ) — We should liave an epi- logue to the play as well as a ])rologue. Jjois (who had twenty-five pages to memorize) — WelL as far as 1 am conceriKHl, 1 am afraid it would ha ' e to be an epitapli. Erie (at piano) — I ' m going to play Lhin Chin for you. (After some minutes ' ])la ing), Lois — Well, whv don ' t vou pla ' it? Exit Erie in disgust. Eleanor (speaking of the Naval College Cadets) — Why, they ' re .jurst babies, and they get younger every year ! Miss I. (standing on the thi ' eshold of IV. Regular, which is in an uproar) — Is this an insane asylum? Margaret Morton — Sorry you ' ve been sent to the wrong place. One door to the right, please. Miss R. — What does Canada export ? Mary — Soldiers. Joyce — They ' re not exports, they ' re trans orts. Nora Parkes (in German class) — Miss C, if you had a very thick skull, w ' ould you put an ending on it? Margaret was talking of her puppy, Vimy, and someone told her he would have to have his tail bitten off Avhen his ears were clipped. Margaret — Oh, poor Vimy ! Poor veterinary who had to do it, I should say Margaret — Oh, but Vimy had an awfully sweet tail. TME BRANKSOME SLOGAN 77 The Girls — And where did you go for eats ' ' after seeing TJie Seven Swans, Georgina? Georgina — Oh, 1 can ' t renienil er the name of the place. It was something like ' ' Children ' s. ' ' liss M. (to .Alarjorie Gill])ard in a rehearsal of The Merchant of Venice ) — Now, Marjorie, don ' t forget that you are a fool! Miss T. — A snrrey is a kind of carriage, girls. Mary Rowell — Oh, .Miss Tyrrell, 1 thonght it was a horse. Echoes from the Christmas Tree The Thrift Rosary The honrs I spent with thee, dear Thrift, Are as a string of meals to me, I count them over, with a movement swift. My rosary, my rosary ! Each bead a course,, each course a meal, To still a soul by hunger wrung, I count them all unto the end, And there a chop is hung! Oh calories that bless and burn. Oh -barren proteids that never stop, I eat each bead, and strive at least to learn To leave the chop, dear Thrift, to leave the chop ! lercedes — AVhat is the favorite food of the chamois ? Jean — Talcum, I suppose. Miss M. — Do I have to teacli manners? M. — ly name is not Manners. Carmen Fair — I can ' t write a dialogue. Miss Macdonald. Miss Macdonald — I ' m not at all surprised, Carmen. Monologues are more in your line. larjorie Evans (at the end of the hour) — Is a monologue when three people are talking? Beryl Draper — Is that why you didn ' t laugh, Marjorie? ] Iiss R — Mrs. Patterson, I will go over your time-table this after- noon with you, and tell you when you need to be in. And, oh. Ainslie, I must go over your time-table with you, and tell you when you have to be out ! 78 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Berniee Jephcott — Is the vorbei separable in vorheigchen? Miss C. — Yes, you separate them together. Mary Powell (when Form II. was forbichlen a sleighing party on account of the expense of the sleigh) — Well, could we have it if we did without eats, and just had cocoa and biscuits? Miss T. — What is a mortgage? Jean Leishman — A thing you put on a house. Miss M. — Are you knitting, Margaret? luring me the little temp- tation. Voice — Oh, naughty! Making little temptations for the soldiers. Miss T. — Do you children know what it means to do a person? Margery Mulock — You mean to dun a person, don ' t you, Miss T? j Iiss R. (giving the girls a resume of ' ' My Four Years in Ger- many ) — Isn ' t it perfectly terrible, girls, they say that fifty-five per cent, of the families in Berlin live in one room! Telephone rings in the office — answered by Mrs. H. Voice — Plello, dearie. Mrs. II. (in a shocked voice — This is Branksome Hall! Voice (stuttering) — Oh-h-h ! I thought it was Daisy. Miss M. — Oh, you ' re going to rent your beard, are you, Margaret? Margaret — Yes, Miss, M., I couldn ' t very w ell grow one, could I? Pause, then largaret Baker — Hasn ' t Miss C. got several? At Rehearsal — Miss M. — Go off the stage in pairs, girls. Eleanor — What will I do, ] Iiss M. ? I haven ' t got a pair. Georgina— Yon ' re musical, aren ' t you, Mary? Mary C. — What do you mean? Georgina — Well, some people are liberal and some are musical. Mary C. — I told you I was a Conservative. Georgina — Oh, well, that ' s what I meant. I knew it was something to do with the Conservatory of Music. Miss S. — What did you do with your money, Sallie? Sallie Baker — I bought a Victory Bomb. In Latin Class — Will you read the next sentence, Marion ? Marion — You bet; you better (Jubet, Jubetur). THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 79 80 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Warren Bros, Co, Limited Wholesale Grocers Importers of Teas, Coffees, Spices, Etc. Cor. Queen Portland TORONTO Phones Adelaide 941-2 867 MAIN 1098 PORTRAITURE STUDIO 96 YoNGE Street TORONTO S.W.Black Co. Insurance and Financial Brokers Property Bought and Sold Insurance Effected Money Invested on Mortgages. Valuations 59 VICTORIA ST., TORONTO Copp ' s Fine Linen Copp ' d Kid Finish Correspondence Papers The Superior qualities of these papers are unexcelled in Canada to-day. In follow- ing sizes ; Salisbury Conventional Size Regina Note Size Louvain Oblong Club Gentlemen ' s Size also Correspondence Cards Visiting Cards Ask your Stationer to show you Copp ' s Fine Linen and Kid Finish The Copp Clark Co. LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA THE BRANK80ME SLOGAN 81 Ask for ROBERTSON ' S SCOTCH MINTS The Strongest Mint Lozenges Made IDEAL BREAD IS JUST THAT Ideal Bread Co., I 83 Dovercourt Park 1527 Look for the G.B mark on the bot- tom of the Choco- 1 a t e s you eat. Then you know you are enjoying the best Choco- lates made. C non s Chocolates Telephone North 3800 GEORGE COLES, Limited CATERERS AND MANUFACTURING CONFEC nONERS Fine Chocolates and Bon- Bons. Fancy Ices 719 YONGE STREET TORONTO 82 THE BRANKSOMK SL()(;AN Telephones Main 7420 7421 7422 7423 SWAN BROS. Grocers 162-164-166 KING ST. E. TORONTO TORONTO OPTICIANS, Ltd. Will fill your Oculist ' s Prescriptions or repair your glasses, prompt and accurately Glasses made on the premises Discount to Students 6 Bloor St. E. - Toronto (Cor. of Yonge) Phone North 2824 DEAL Lace, Valuable Furs, Suits, and Waists that are too costly to trust to any but expert hands; these and all accessories of the leaders of fashion are cleaned in the My Valet shops, with a care that is only equalled by the art of the hand that fashioned them. MY VALET LTD. CLEANERS and DYERS 30 Adelaide Street West MAIN 5900 Ridout Strickland Limited lieprescnting Phoenix of London Ass. Co. (Fire) Lan. Union and Rock Ins. Co. (Fire) The Fir em ens Insurance Co. London and Lancashire Life Co. (Life) North American Accident Ins. Co. (Accident Auto- mobile and Plate Glass) Union Bank Bld . Cor. King and Bay Sts. TPiE brankso:me slogan 83 Phone Main 1644 Yeovil Dairy Choicest Pasteurized Milk and Cream Delivered Farms - Markham City Depot 424 Ontario Street Phone North 6015 NORTHERN TAXI AND AUTOMOBILE LIVERY J. A. ROSS, Proprietor 8-Cylinder Cadillac Cars Open Day and Night 63 YORKVILLE AVE. Canada Permanent Mort a e Corporation TORONTO ST., TORONTO Established 1855 Pre! i(lont— W. G. GooHcrham First Vire-Preaident — W. D. Mntthcws Second Vice-President— R. S. Hudson Joint General Managers— R. S. Hudson John Mnssey Superintendent of Brar ches and Secretary -George H, Smith Paid-up Capital - $6,000,000.00 Reserve Fund (earned) 5,250,000.00 Investments - 31,557,661.82 DEPOSITS The Corporation is a Lc al Depository for Trust Funds Every facility is alford -d deposi ' ors. Do- posits may be made and witlidrawn hy mail with perfect convenience. Deposits of one dollar and upwardsarew icomed Interest at THREE and ONE-HALF PER CENT, per annuii is credited and compounded twice a ear. Ladies ' and Children ' s Spring and Summer Footwear. Dancing Shoes. All Athletic Supplies J. BROTHERTON 580 YONGE ST. Phone North 2092 8 + THE T?RANKS()ME SLOfiAN DIRT IN THE BOTTOM? Not if it ' s City Dairy Looking for dirt in the bottom of the milk bottle is a good habit to get into. The absence of dirt is not conclusive, but its presence ' is. Milk that deposits dirt or sediment in the bottom of the bottle is not safe milk. City Dairy Milk is safe. Phone College 2040, or call our driver who passes your door every morning. Tennis, Croquet and Golf Supplies Three of the favorite Summer Sports for girls. The selection obtainable here is extensive. All lines are imported from the foremost makers of England and U.S.A. Our new Catalogue describes all lines. Send for a copy. HAROLD A. WILSON CO. Ltd. 299 Yon e St., Toronto THE BRANKSOME SLOfiAN Art Materials You can make an excellent selection of your requirements in Colors, Crayons, Models Plaster Casts and Pictures For Home and Studio Decoration at our Permanent Educational Exhibit 215 Victoria Street TORONTO THE GEO. M. HENDRY CO. LIMITED Phone College 2660 Harry Barker Bread Co. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS BREAD AND ROLLS 277-283 Spadina Avenue Toronto DO YOU KNOW There is one thing in particular that I like about Puritan Laundry and that is when I open my parcel each week I find every article done up so neat and clean, and the whole package so sweet and free from objectionable odor that it reminds me of the way my dear old mother used to send my washing when I left home to attend school. I would advise all you young ladies by all means to get your work done at the 1 URITAN when you live in Toronto. THEIR ADDRESS BRUNSWICK AVE. EAR BLOOR STREET 86 THE RRANKSOiME SLOGAN THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Established 1832 Capital Paid -Up $6,500,000 Reserve Fund $12,000,000 Thrifty individuals make a prosperous Nation and every dollar saved is a help to the Dominion in these critical days. Commence now to do your part by regularly depositing in a Savings Account in the Bank of Nova Scotia. 16 Branches conveniently located in the City of Toronto. CONCERNING HAM AND EGGS Did ' st ever consider a meal of ham and eg-gs? V hen served at ve Highbrow Tavern they costeth seventy-five cents, but at ye Slap-dash Lunchery you get- teth them for twenty-flve cents. Mayhap they both satisfy thy hunger, but ye former g-iveth a feeling of satis- faction which lasteth long- after; while ye latter — the sooner forg-otten, the bet- ter. Everybody buyeth their ham and eggs with discrimination, and never ex- pecteth getting- ye Highbrow quality at ye Slap-dash price; yet, verily, not all buyeth their tailoring- that way, for they all wanteth ye Hig-hbrow (Follett) quality, but are forever trying to get it at ye lunchery price; and truly they ex- pecteth it to be just as g-ood, but they findeth that ye Highbrow Tavern g-iv- eth them ye ham and eggs, and a qual- ity, and a service. Likewise, Follett giveth a quality and a service and some tailoring- — of these three the most valu- able are ye quality and service; for without them ye tailoring is like unto a meal of ham and eggs at ye Slap- dashery. JOS. J. FOLLETT Civil and Military Tailor 132 Yon e Street ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS EDWARD LEWIS BUTCHER AND PURVEYOR FINEST QUALITY OF MEATS POULTRY AND VEGE- TABLES IN SEASON Phone Main 721 292 KING ST. EAST THE ]n NK80: rE SLOGAN 87 The Soldiers ' Aid Commission of Ontario 116 College Street - Toronto The Soldiers ' Aid Commission has been formed by the Province of Ontario with the object of helping to reinstate the returned soldier to civil life; also to be of assistance in their difficulties and helping them in all ways possible; to train them in new occupations when they have been so disabled as to be unable to follow their previous one, and to place them in suit- able employment upon their discharge from the army. The Public are cordially invited to co-operate with us in this work. w. D. Mcpherson, k.c, m.p.p. j. Warwick, Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chdirnia n Secretarij LADIES ' AND MISSES ' Lehigh Anthracite COAL To Your Measure at Reasonable Prices MACKAY CONGER LEHIGH COAL CO. LIMITED 730 Yonge Street 95 Bay Street North 4324 Cor. Charles, one block below Bloor Phone Main 6100 ScS THE BRANKSOME HLOCMN REEK HARDWARE rdM are, Paints Oils Glass gency Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishej; We Specialize in Floor Finishes WE SELL ELECTRIC BULBS DISTRIBUTORS YALE LOCKS 5 YONGE STREET. Opp. St. Mary ' s Phone North 2989 i i j The best and most expensive Cocoa Beans, | creamy milk and selected sugar, — blended to perfection, — COWAN S ' MAPLE BUDS J Misses ' Charming Frock For Every Occasi Lovely indeed are they to the last dcj ful variety that reflects every new mode (rocks of serge or tafl eta for school or street 6||| V i braid or vestee, to give the dashing touch they needlJ HHptely dainty frocks of Georgette or crepe de chine for dressy wear — and the cleverest sort of silk ginghai|||||||| sport frocks that sound the call to out-of-doors hi- ed