Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

Page 25 text:

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

Page 24 text:

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.

Page 26 text:

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.