Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1920 volume:

end Impulsive Hands Dottf disappoint %ke home some Deliciom,Wholesome Solid Chocolate by installing a Ruud Water Heater. Enjoy this modern household blessing —hot water at every faucet- no shortage, no fuss or muss, no delay, just a steady stream of running hot water. No home is com- plete without a Gas Water Heater. yPractical demon- stration at our Shoivrooms 12-14 Adelaide St. W. Telephone Adelaide 2180 The Consumers ' Gas Co. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 1 Natural Tread Shoes Are Both Smart Comfortable Remember the normal foot serves as a well arranged machine which raises the body and aids in its propulsion — a sort of leverage. This mechanism is subject to the same physical laws that govern all machines, and will suffer injury if the normal relationship of its structures is disturbed. Our Shoes are essential to good health and an active body. Natural Tread Shoes Limited 310 YONGE STREET Tennis, Croquet and Golf Supplies Three of the favourite 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 Yonge St., Toronto 2 TJU ] BRANKSOME SL()(!AN ART METROPOLE Branch Hughes Owen Co , Limited ARTISTS and STUDENTS SUPPLIES PICTURE FRAMING 14 TEMPERANCE ST. For Your Cleaning Phone Adelaide 547 Windows cleaned. Storm Windows cleaned and put up. Shutters cleaned and put up. Awnings put up and taken down Floors cleaned, waxed and polished. General cleaning work. TORONTO WINDOW CLEANING CO., Ltd., 444 King Street West 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. Wm.Vt llltjO Limited TORONTO MONTREAL THE BRANKSOME SLOCJAX 3 NOR ' l H 3047 GENEVIEVE Gowns and Millinery 67 Bloor Street West RYRIE BROS. LIMITED DIAMOND MERCHANTS AND SILVERSMITHS 134-136-138 Yonge Street TORONTO Special attention to Class Pins and College Insigna 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 Wc Four Girls 21 BLOOR ST. WEST Offer you garments of value in material, work- manship and design. Our silk underwear is the most luxurious and the most economical at pres- ent day prices. We have something new for trouseau sets of a material that will outwear any other silk at the same price. Wc Four Girls 21 BLOOR ST. WEST 4 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN SUPERIORITY in the UNSEEN parts He put on a good front is the terse, verbal comment of a gentleman on a certain young man who eventually failed in business. A good front has its place — when the outward attractiveness is indicative of inward merit. But mere front is only deception. Gourlay Pianos are not made to put on a good front — never. The Gourlay tak( s its place with those names in every line of business that pass from lip to lip as quality and honor unquestioned. Gourlay superiority is built in the back as well as the front — and in every nook and corner of the piano, whether seen or unseen. Anything that could even be mistaken for slightly skimping is made impossible in the Gourlay factory. Gourlay, Winter Leeming, Limited Toronto, Canada SALESROOMS - - 188 YONGE STREET THE BRANKSOME SLOOAN 5 Phone Adelaide 2968 69-71 King Street West GOWNS, COSTUMES, WRAPS Riding Habits Imported French and English Novelties Refinement in Glasses We can put just as much style and personality into your glasses as you do into your clothes. Drop in and see the refined frames we can supply. Our aim is to fit everyone with a frame that suits their individual personality. Toronto Opticians 6 LIMITED |-i BloorSt. L. REAL 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 LIMITED CLEANERS and DYERS 30 Adelaide Street West MAIN 5:00 6 THE BRANKSOME SLOOAN BRANKSOME HALL jwing to the unique atmosphere that has been created and preserved in that Hall of Learning, has been recognized as one of the outstanding Halls of Learning for girls of this Dominion of Canada. . Its fame has spread far and wide, through the marked ability of its graduates. THE WALKER HOUSE, The House of Plenty has been the home of the parents of many of the girls attending our Halls of Learning. The Management of this institution is ever alert and watchful for the com- fort of Ladies and Kiddies, and endeavour at all times to preserve an atmosphere as near the home atmosphere as it is possible for a home institution to have. We are all where we are by W hat we are, and nothing can help any of us half as much as trying hard to help ourselves. Success is an individual affair. Producing, Earning and Saving will bring contentment. The Walker House Cafeteria is open day and night for the convenience of travellers coming to and going from our City. Proprietors: GEORGE WRIGHT And E. M.CARROLL THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ESTABLISHED 1832 CAPITAL $ 9,700,000 RESERVE $ 18,000,000 TOTAL ASSETS (over) $238,000,000 THE BRANKSOilE SLOGAN YOU GET Value for Your Money Quality and Service AT C ARN AH AN S PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORES KODAKS, FILMS AND SUPPLIES COR. YONGE AND BLOOR STREETS - Phone North 341 COR. CHURCH AND CARLTON STREETS - Phone Main 2196 TORONTO Admired by All 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 re- pair job done in a hurry call up C. H. Chapman. We carry com- plete line of up-to-date gas ranges, heaters, etc. JOHN W. ORAM ' - s yo GEST. Plumbing, Heating and Tinsmithing 8 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 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 ad- vise all young ladies by all means to get your work done at the ' ' PURITAN when you live in Toronto. lo ' . s s BRUNSWICK AVE- irR B E ? THE BEST IN BOOKS t he Upper Canada Cract Society 3amfa fH. JSnbertann, Sppnattarg 8-10 RICHMOND ST. E. .-. TORONTO We carry in stock a splendid assortment of books and are always glad to secure any rehable book to order. Inquiries regarding books will receive careful and prompt attention. THE BKANKSOME SLOGAN NEW SPRING COATS Charming says Everyone Who Sees Them $15.00 to $190.00 SO smart, so varied, so altogether likable are they, that, according to general opinion, the new Spring wraps are among the cleverest things la mode has done this Spring. First in novelty is the polo coat, in its warm camel ' s hair cloth— suggestive of youth driving her own car, or setting out afoot, with her golf clubs. Next the general utility coat — the coat for all day and every day — its name is legion. Then comes afternoon wraps — where innumerable versions of the cape-coat or belted model are given, beautifully trimmed with embroidery and braid. In all the wanted materials and colors. Coats for everybody, every occasion, are here in grand revue. PROMPT AND FREE DELIVERY TO ANY PART OF CANADA JOHN NORTHWAY i TlS 240 YONGE ST., TORONTO FOOTWEAR Thai Beaulilies Much Shoe dissatisfaction would be eliminated if women would select their footwear at H. C. BLACHFORD LIMITED 286 YONGE ST. HOSIERY TOO The Diet Kitchen Tea Room 72 BLOOR ST. WEST Breakfast Luncheon Afternoon Tea and Dinner OPEN ON SUNDAY 10 THE BRANKS(3ME SLOGAN SHOES For all Occasions at p. S. BLACHFORD 748 YONGE ST. Just South of Bloor Phone North 7671 PHONE NORTH 7527 LATE OF HOLT RENFREW, LTD. The Lena Maye Millinery Parlors I 1 1 Bloor Street West TORONTO - - ONT. EXCLUSIVE MILLINERY AND BLOUSES ESTABLISHED 1842 Phone N. 5931 ROBERTS SON Importers and Dealers in FINE ARTS PAINTINGS ETCHINGS MEZZOTINTS Galleries open for Exhibitions Hand Carved Frames 729 Yonge St. Toronto Telephone North 3800 GEORGE COLES Limited Caterers and Manufacturing Confectioners Fine Chocolates and Bon- Bons. Fancy Ices. 719 Yongc St., Toronto THE BEANKSOME SLOGAN 11 Telephones Main 7420 Main 7421 Main 7422 Main 7423 SWAN BR OS. GROCERS 162-164-166 King St. East Toronto. 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 w ithout air line. IN WATER — Gravity or forced circulation, by direct boiler generation, or indirect by steam generator. WE FEATURE AUTOlMATIC VENTLESS 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. 12 THE I3RANKS0ME SLOGAN EDGLEYS SPECIALTY SHOP Have a Made to Order Department where special attention is given to the College Girls Gow ns and Costumes See Our New Middy Suits 1 1 7a West King Street JULIAN SALE LEATHER GOODS BIG AND LITTLE FOR TRAVEL OR HOME USE A thousand and one things in leather goods and novelties — from the little leather coin purse to the Rite-Hite Wardrobe Trunk, Suit Cases, Kit Bags, Dressing Bags, Dressing Cases, Overnight Bags, Boston Bags, Hand Bags, Strap Handle Purses, Toilet Rolls, Glove and Handkerchief Cases, Manicure Cases, Safety Purse?, Rugs and other things in leather. Excellent assortments. We invite the College girls to inspect the Julian Sale stocks. The Julian Sale Leather Goods Company Limited 105 KinsS St. West, Toronto THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 13 Look for the G.B. mark on the bot- tom of the Choco- lates you eat. Then you know you are enjoying the best Choco- lates made. C anon s Chocolates yi Bo:i of Gladness BINGHAMS LIMITED 146 Yonge Street Toronto Established 35 Years Edward Lewis BUTCHER AND PURVEYOR Finest Quality of Meats Poultry and Vegetables in Season Phone Main 721 292 KING ST. EAST Tel. North 8252 ASHLEY AND CRIPPEN Photography 61 BLOOR ST. WEST TORONTO 14 • THK BRAKKSOMl ] SLOCUN Chosen by preference when seen in comparison. FAIRWEATHERS KILFUL treatment of the finest and richest of selected peltries - the painstaking care of the expert fur finishers — the scrupulous care for detail in the making of the gar- ments—and the persistent insistance that the quality be paramount — are realized ideals in the producing of FAIRWEATHERS Fine Furs -and there ' s a distinction and individuality that appeals to judgment. Our Fur showrooms are open all the year through— and we specially welcome visitors and tourists to inspect our stocks — the collection of models in coats— coatees — neckpieces and sets — presents an unique opportunity for comparison and criticism. We are direct importers of high class apparel for women — Paris, New York and other fashion centres contributing to the most exclusive of assortments. FAIRWEATHERS LIMITED WOMEN ' S APPAREL SUITS. COATS, DRESSES, BLOUSES, SKIRTS, HATS, CORSETS, GLOVES HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR MONTREAL 88-90 YONGE STREET TORONTO WINNIPEG Branksome 3!o an SLOGAN STAFF Editor-in-Chief — Phyllis HoUinrake, Form V. Assistant Editors— Isobel Watt, Form IV. Nancy Wright, Form IV. Special. Mary McCormack, FornL III. Alumnae Representative — Grace Ryrie, ' 17. TIFI-; JSRANKSOJIK SLOGAN 17 CONTENTS Page Drill on School Lawn, June, 191!) IS Editorial — Phyllis Hollinrake 19 The Prince 21 Message from Vancouver — ]Maroai-et T. Scott 22 MenilK ' rs of tlie Staff: ' , Past and Present 2;! 1919 Summer Closing — Hernia .Tephcott 24 Dcpartniental Examination Kesults _ 2() (School Xews 27 The Dance _ 27 Catherine Breslikovsky 28 A Christmas Dinner — Jean Slieafe . U) Current Events — E. Minnes and ] f. MacPliail ' M The Element of Suspense — Jean Croml)ie . .2 Sports ;U Gems from II.A 17 Views of a Whiskey Bottle on Prohibition — Dorotliy Cassels 117 The Experiences of a Wedding Iiing — Helen Kingston ; 8 Answers to Examinations .■■)9 You Xever Can Tell— Isol)el V att 40 Popular Song ] ledley — Eorm IV. Special 42 Y.W.C.A. Notes — Grace Paterson and Jean McLauchlin 4. ' The Vaccination Blues — IMarjorie Gordon and Xancy Wriglit 44 A Eomance — Marjorie Bone 45 The Battle of English House Names — ] lary Hendrie, Francis Niser, and Jessie Wright 47 The Branksome Hallic Blues 47 Beta Kappa Notes — Clara Farrell and Marjorie Bone 48 The Automobile — Helen Howard 49 The Lonely House — Nancy Wright 50 Mary ' s Vote — Grace Bone 51 Exchanges — The Editor 52 Junior Department — Branksome Hall — Ella Lumbers 55 To Bob or Not to Bob — Margaret Wilson 5(i The Twenty-fourth of May — Lesley Lee 56 Spring- Thoughts — Marion McCulloch 57 The Autolnography of an Umbrella — Dillwyn Warren 58 The Fairies ' Tea-Party — Mary Anderson 5i) Branksome Alumnae 00 Report of Alumnae Association — Lauredo ] TcAndrew 00 Persons — Alumnai in Training 01 Toronto Alumnag at Home and Abroad (il Halifax Alumna? O, ! Winnipeg Alumna? O;) Other Out-of-Town Alumna? 04 Old Girls ' isiting the School 05 Births ()5 Marriages 00 Deaths 07 School Calendar 08 As Wq See Them 70 Jokes . . . 71 School Group, June, 1919 — 77 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 19 UNREST Since the signing- of tlie Armistice the problem most concerning the wo]-]d is tliat of the great unrest Avhicli is so prevalent in every country. Previous to the War the affaii ' s of the world, both socially and commei ' cially, were rapidly becoming woi ' se. Anarchism in Russia, and Socialism in other parts of the world, were spreading quietly but speedily; the cost of living was beginning to soar; while the working classes, urged on by Socialistic agitatoi ' s, were gradually pushing forward with a new-found and undreamed-of strength. Simultaneously with the outbreak of war came the first palpable signs of unrest. Millions of men were called to arms in those countries which were drawn into the conflict, but men were also needed to carry on the commerce of those countries at home, and, they were few in number in proportion to that need. These men saw their opportunity, and immediately took advantage of it. Unions were formed in every trade and, led on by paid agitators and discontented spiiits in their midst, who found I ' eady gi ' ound in which to sow theii seeds of dis- content, they pi ' oceeded to demand more and still more, — more wages, moi e free time and privileges, but always less work. The cleverer ones among these discontented spirits in time became fanatics, a re- sult which often follows a too speedy conversion. They became the enemies of law and order, and were filled with hatred for those whom they believed to be possessed of power or wealth. The Society of Russian Bolshevists, the I. W. AV. of the United States, the 0. B. U. of Canada, and the Irish Sinn Fein ai ' e conspicuous examples of this type of discontent. Among returned soldiers the dissatisfaction has been much less pronounced, although theii rapid ti ' ansition from the battle-field to home conditions has given them a reasonable excuse for i-estlcssness. These men have seen and endured enough fighting to pievent them from entertaining sei ' ious tlioughts of revolutionaiy disturbances. In society, as in commercial life, a general unrest has been mark- ed. During the War, the time and energies of girls and wome n were taken up by tlie enormous amount of war woi ' k which they had to do. Since the Armistice much of this work has been taken from them, and they are suddenly left with a gi ' eat deal of spare time. Quite natural- ly they feel that the blank must be filled in some way, and they tui ' n to any occupation or amusement which pi ' esents itself, or can ])e invented. The cessation of hostilities was the signal for society to take a new lease of life, with an ever-increasing number of amuse- 20 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN ments, and tlie necessity of guarding against the superficial in this phase of life is very apparent. Many explanations of this unrest which is sucli a great factor in world affairs just now, have been advanced. Some believe it to be only a natural result of war, a result which has followed every great war in history; others consider it to be the too rapid evolution of a new phase of life which, through the War, was forced upon the world before it was ready, either intellectually or commercially, to accept it; while a certain eminent French scientist declares the present un- rest to be due to bacteria which are engendered by hunger and ex- posure, and which have gradually spread over the world from those countries most oppressed and laid waste hy war. Many famous divines believe that the lessening of interest in church life, and the falling-away of the people from religion as a daily support have much to do with the present discontent. Whichever theory may be the correct one, it is widely known that the unrest is spreading through propaganda. The Bolshevist leaders are past rn asters in this work, and have sent out huge numbers of paid propagandists throughout Eur.ope, the United States and Can- ada. These Russian leaders realize too late that they hold false ideas, which, if fully carried out, would bring the world into a state of chaos; but, having gone so far, they must continue on their way. To stop would mean ruin to them, and the more corruption they can force upon the world, the longer will that world remain safe for them. The Irish Sinn Fein are also well-known propagandists. So clever are they that they have even misled a certain neighboring nation into sharing with them in their discontent against the British Government. It is plainly to be seen that this state of affairs cannot continue, and must be reckoned with at once. For the government to force an issue at the present would be foolhardy in the last degree, but propa- ganda can be fought by propaganda. The Government and secret service are fighting to check this insidious tide of propaganda which is corrupting the country ' s morale, and they can be greatly assisted in their work by all lovers of law and order. There is no time when it is not the duty ..of every British subject to speak up and defend the institutions of his country from the vicious attacks of the discontent- ed, and to help allay a harmful unrest. In this way we can all help to ensure the progress and prosperity of our Empire in this trying time. PHYLLIS HOLLINRAKE, Form Y. THl ' ] BRANKSOME SLOGAN 22 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN A MESSAGE FROM VANCOUVER Miss Cole has suggested that I send a message through the ' Branksome Slogan to ' ' our girls, past and present. As I raise my eyes from the pages, I see in the distance the mountains that shut in Burrard Inlet — Vancouver Harbor — to the north, with many snowclad summits rising in lofty and solitary grand- eur away behind, and the strange rock formations tliat seem like two couchant lions, side by side, overlooking and guarding the li arbor, and I feel inclined to tell you something of tlie natural beauties of Vancouver and vicinity; but you will see these for yourselves when you visit British Columbia, and this will be more satisfactory than any word-picture. So I shall tell you about something you cannot see for yourselves, but which will, I hope, make more impression upon your heart and mind than the most lovely natural sceneiy in the world. Your little sisters in India, for God ' ' made of one blood all na- tions — and remember, India is part of the British Empire, and they are thus bound to us by another tie — these little sisters are in great need of the assistance that you, out of your abundance, can give them. Multitudes of them are orphans or child-widows in conse- quence of famine, plague, desertion, or the heathen laws and super- stitions of Hinduism. In great mercy, God has raised up some who, for love of our Lord Jesus Christ and love of the little ones, give their lives to caring for them, gathering them into homes, feeding and clothing, teaching and training them, so that they become good and useful women. You and I cannot do this, but it is our privilege to assist and to make this blessed work possible, by sending them part of our tithe; this is our opportunity. In India at present, the missions are all bearing the extra burden of a very heavy rate of ex- change, so that our gifts should be much increased. A quotation from Manoramabai ' s January letter will give a clear idea of the situation in India. She says, We have not been sorry to say good-bye to the old year for it has been perhaps the hardest we have known; the high prices, the tremendous loss of money in the exchange, and the starv- ing, hungry people all round us have been hard to bear; but it seems as though in these last days, God is testing His people, and we know He is working out something beyond description both in our earthly lives, and in the life that is to come. Looking back, we can say His grace has been sufficient, and His hand has brought us through. We had no presents of any kind to give to our girls this Xmas, but I think they were just quietly thankful and grateful that they had at least no lack of food, and all seemed very happy on Xmas Day. The outside people came as usual and we had very little for them; just some parched rice and dried dates, but they were grateful and seemed to understand that we would have given them more if we could. It was good to see how they now understand why we rejoice at Cliristmas time, and to realize that they now know Christian hymns, which once they would not have listened to. T am lhankful to have been able to send Ramabai three drafts since last September, totalling £22, and have now almost enough for another draft. Just before Xmas Miss Robinson ' s and Miss Reynar ' s THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 23 classes sent me $27.17, which reached Mnkti safely and has been ack- nowledged. Would not the other classes like to follow their example? The enclosed will tell you something of the wonderful native Christian woman whose whole life has been devoted to the orphans and child- widows of India, to whom our gifts are sent. The teachers of the various classes would be pleased to read the story to you, and an Easter offefing of thankfulness to our Loi ' d for all His death and resui ' re ' tion means to us, would encoui ' age Ramabai, and would be well pleasing to our Father in heaven. It was a great pleasure to receive at Xmas from several former Bi ' anksome girls and some of my fi-iends, gifts of money for Rama- bai; they knew that would give me much moi e pleasure than any- thing personal. Oh, that Branksome wei-e represented in India by doctoi ' s, nurses, teachers, and evangelists, chosen and called by CJod for this work from among the Alumnae! MARGARET T. SCOTT. MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, PAST AND PRESENT Miss Scott went out last June to spend the winter in Vancouver. She sometimes sees there Miss Minty, Miss Miller and Miss Ramsay, who were at Branksome in Bloor Street days. Miss Ramsay is teach- ing in Vancouvei ' . On June 12th, a fai ' ewell luncheon was given in lionor of Miss Gfardiner, Miss Shand, and Mademoiselle Chaubert. The luncheon for fourteen was prepared and served by Myrtle Evans and Helen Ross, two of the Domestic Science Graduating Class. On Wednesday, June 25th, at Old St. Andrew ' s Church, Toi ' onto, the marriage took place of Miss Jessie Starr, a former member of the staff, to Mr. Russell Norman McCormick, of Ottawa. Miss Gardiner went home to Scotland last summer ' , and is living in Edinburgh with her father. Mademoiselle Chaubert went back to her own school, Les Fou- geres, in Lausanne, Switzerland, last July. The school, which was closed during the war, reopened last fall. AVe were glad to welcome back to Branksome, on January 30th, Miss Nora Mackay. We were only sorry that her time in Toronto was so short, and so very much filled that we had to content ourselves with two or three flying visits. Miss Read spent the Easter holidays in Bermuda. Miss Shand spent Easter in Toronto. Her many Branksome Hall friends were delighted to see her again. One of the pleasantest in.ci- dents of her visit was the children ' s party given by Miss Tyrrell, for Juniors whom Miss Shand had known at the School. 24 THE liliANKSOME SLOGAN 1919 SUMMER CLOSING Tlie sixteenth animal summer closing of the school was held on Monday, June 23rd, in the Rosedale Presbyterian Cliurch. Tlie pro- gi ' amme consisted of choruses by the school, a solo by Dorothy Young, prayers by the Rev. Dr. Neil and Captain Paulin, and addresses by Di;. Bruce McDonald and Brigadier-General Gunn. The following prizes were awarded: — Junior School Primary — General Proficiency, Aileen Stairs; Second General Pi ' ohciency, Lois Plant; Neatness, Theodora Mickle. Form 1. Junior — GJeneral Proficiency and Neatness, Margaret AVitheis; Neatness, Sally Baker; Poetry Prize, Margaret Withers. Form II. Junior — General Proficiency, Georgina Tliorburn ; Second General Proficiency and Neatness, Violet Muloc] ; Improvement in Wi ' iting, Sylvia Cayley. Form III. Junior — General Proficiency and Neatness, Margai ' et Donald and Madeleine Mara ; Improvement in Writing, Catherine Morden; Drawing Prize, Margaret Donald. Form IV. Junior — General Proficiency and Neatness, Dillwyn Warren; Second General Proficiency, Helen Chitty; Drawing, Emily Tliorbuiii ; Nature Study, Betty Francis ; Improvement in Writing, Kathleen Coots. Intermediate — General Proficiency, Elinor Bone ; Neatness, Lenore Gooderham; French, Elinor Bone; English, Margaret Wilson. Senior School Foi ' m I. Senior — General Proficiency, Goldie MacLauchlan and Madeleine De Blois; Neatness, Kathleen Lewis. Form II. Senior— General Proficiency, Elizabeth Scott and Phyllis West; Neatness, Helen AVright. Form III. Senior — General Proficiency, Marjorie Bone; Neatness, Helen Rutherford. Form IV. Special, Senior — English Prize, Isabel Read; Improve- ment in Neatness, Helen Ross. Form IV. Senior — Neatness, Marion Kirkpatrick. Form V. — English Prize, Myrtle Evans. Current Events: — Form I.- — Madeleine De Blois. Form 11. — Jean Ganong, Florence Thompson. History of Art Prizes: — Form III. — Italian and Flemish Schools, Isobel Watt; Honorable Mention, Marjorie Bone, Helen Rutherford. Form IV. Special— P ' rench and English Schools — Dorothy Young. Honorable Mention, Isabel Read, Helen Ross, Margaret Mclnnes. House Prizes : — Scripture — Edith Burchell, Isabel Read, Dorothy Young, Mar- garet Maclean. Scripture (French liouse) — Sybil Croll, Eileen Odevaine, Houston Scott. House Neatness — 1st, Muriel Shewan; 2nd, Madeleine De Blois; 3rd, Helen (Jhitty. French House Neatness — Lesley Bryant, (yourtesy Prize — Margaret Mclnnes. THE BRANKSOME SLOCJAX 25 Special Bible Piizes (the gift of Miss Scott) — Beniice Dennis, Jean MacLauclilan. 1919 — Resident Girls ' Victory Bond Piize for sports — Myrtle Evans. Special Piize for faithful application in singing (presented by Miss Henderson) — Dorotli} Stafford. Slogan Prizes: — Best story, Bernice Jephcott, Eoi ' ni V.; Best poem, PJiyllis Hollinral e, Form IV.; Best pen and ink work, Kathleen Meldrum, Form V. Sports Prizes : — Senior Tennis Singles — Helen Wright. Senior Tennis Doubles — Helen Wright, Elizabeth Scott. Junior Tennis Singles — Jean Ganong. Junior Tennis Doubles — Jean Ganong, Jessica Johnston. Physical Training Prizes. — Military Tactics — Forms IV. and V. Swedish Diill — Intermediate. 1918 Resident Giils ' Victory Bond Piize foi- Integrity — Helen Howard. Alumnae Prize for Englisli — Dorothy Stafford. Domestic Science Certificates — Sybil Croll, Marjorie Galbraith, Ray Gordon, Margai ' et Mclnnes, Isa])el Read, Helen Ross, Dorothy Stafford, Dorotliy Young. Dietetics Course Certificates— Myrtle Evans, Helen Ross. Eleanor Stanbury Memorial Prize for English (the gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stanbui-y)— Phyllis Hollinrake, Form IV. School Medals :— Jean Hume Memorial Medal for Iniluence, Scholarship, and Athletics — Bernice Jei3hcott. School Medal for Scholarsliip and faithful Application — Rutli Bone. Honorable Mention — Elizabeth Walton, Marion Kirkpatrick. After the prizes had been presented by Dr. Neil, Dr. Bruce McDonald, Captain Paulin, Brigadiei ' -General Gunn and Erie Sheppard ( ' 18), the guests were received by Miss Read and the Staff at the school, and refreshments were served by the girls. BERNICE VePPICOTT, ' 19. French House 1919-20 26 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN MIDSUMMER EXAMINATION RESULTS FOR 1918-19 Honor Matriculation Margaret Austin — English. Bernice Dennis — Frencli and Trigonometry, Pass Englisli and Pass Physics. Phyllis Hollinrake — English. Bernice Jephcott — English, French, German. Marion Kirkpatrick — English, French, Helen Liigsdin — x lgebra, Trigonometry, Latin, French, Pass Physics and History. Jean MacLaren — French, Pass Latin and Cliemistry. Elizabeth Walton — English. Pass Matriculation Margaret Austin, Ruth Bone, Marion Kirkpatiick, Elizabeth Wal- ton, Muriel Zybach. Partial Matriculation Isobel Cope, Mercedes Godson, Jean (Jreig, Helen Lugsdin, Kath- leen Mel drum, Phyllis Hollinrake, Jacqueline Sinclair. MIDSUMMER MUSICAL EXAMINATION RESULTS A.T.C.M. (Piano) — Margaret Morton ( ' 18); Helen Ballantyne ( ' 18). Intermediate Grade — Honours: Phyllis Langdon ( ' 18). A.T.C.M, (Vocal)— Helen M. Hall ( ' 19). Intermediate Grade— ITonours: Marjorie Taber ( ' 19) ; Dorothy Young ( ' 19). Junior Grade — Honours: Muriel Shewan ( ' 19); Dorothy Stafford ( 19). Sight Singing — Senior Grade — Honours: Helen Hall ( ' 17). Violin — -Intermediate Grade — Honours: Jean Hanna (Form V). Harmony, Counterpoint and History — Junior Grade — Pass : Mar- garet Morton ( ' 18). Counterpoint — Honours: Phyllis Langdon ( ' 18). Primary Grade Rudiments — Honours : Dorothy Harding (Form 11 A). MIDWINTER EXAMINATION RESULTS University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Junior Theory — Honours: Edith Burchell (Form IV, Special) ; Ruth Becker (Form V) ; Marion Cantley (Form IV, Special). Piano, Junior Grade — Pass: Dorothy Harding (Form II A) ; Bes- sie McPherson (Form III). Primary Grade — Pass: Catherine Morden (Form IV, Junior). Introductory Grade — Honours: Helen Wright. Vocal — Junior Grade — Pass: Bernice Dennis (Form V). Harmony — Honours : Phyllis Langdon. Rudiments, Elementary Grade — Honours: Wilhelmina Howard. FRENCH HOUSE YELL Rataplan ! Rataplan ! Cric ! Crac ! Zut ! Notre ecole, Branksome Hall, Est au-dessus de toutes ! THE BRANKSOMi: SLOGAN 27 SCHOOL NEWS A eoiiipetition in Swedish and Tactics between the different classes took place on May SOtli. Forms IV. and V. came first in Tactics, and Form II. came second. The Intermediate was first in Swedish and Miss Johnston ' s Foi-m second. On June 10th, Miss Hamilton presented prizes won by the Juniors in Dancing- Class. (Jeneral Pi ' oficiency Mary Andei ' son Pantomime Audi ' ey Banks Improvement Marjoi-ie Watson Minuet SheiJa Lee, Madeleine Mara On Wednesday, December 3rd, an evening ' s entertainment was given by Jean Slieafe, Mary Hendrie, Fi ' ancis Wiser, Isabel Ross, Margaret Pliippen, Helen Chitty, Susan Ross and Violet Mulock. Tableaus wei ' e shown of nineteen advertisements. Catherine Dewar Avon first pi ' ize for guessing tlie greatest number coi-rectly, and Nancy AVriglit and (loldie McLauclilin drew foi ' tlie second prize which was then Avon by CJ oldie McLauchlin. On December ]7th, prizes were presented in the Junior Dancing Class for the best work, the first to Dilhvyn Warren, and the second to Mary Anderson. There was a competition in Flag Drills on March 5th, between the four Forms, Forms IV. and V. of the Junior School, the Intermediate, and Form I. of the Senioi School. The competition Avas Avon by the Intermediate Class. In the last Victoiy Loan Essay Competition, thi ' ee Branksome girls Avere successful in cai-i ' ying off medals, Gladys Munro (Form HI), Goldie McLauchlin (Form II), and Dorothy Harding (Form II). On Tuesday, March 30th, there was a Physical Training Compe- tition in wands between Forms II, III, IV and V Juniors, and the Intermediate, in which the Intermediate Avon. There was also a competition between Forms II, III, IV (S), IV and V of the Senior School in dumb-bells. This Avas won by the Forms IV and V Line. THE DANCE Quite the CA-ent of the year w as the dance given by Miss Read for the House Girls of Forms IV. Special, IV., and V., Saturday even- ing, November first. Dancing took place in the gymnasium, and sup- per Avas served in the French Plouse, both being decorated for the occasion. The guests included the prefects of St. Andrew ' s and Upper Canada Colleges, and some of those Avho came to town for the McGill-Varsity Rugby match. Twelve o ' clock came all too soon, and brought to an end one of the most popular pai ' ties Branksome has ever had. 28 THE BRANKSOME SLOCIAN CATHERmE BRESHKOVSKY One of the most interesting political prisoners whom the over- throw of Czardom liberated was Catherine Breshkovsky, ' ' The Little Grandmother of the Enssian Revolution. Though belonging herself to the wealthy class, she felt keenly the injustice of the peasants ' lot in Russia. Disguised as a peasant she went from village to village, sharing the hardships of the most downtrodden class in Europe, and trying to kindle in their liearts the fires which burned in her own. She was incarcerated many times and spent, in all, thirty-five years of her life in prison or in exile in Siberia. No one- was more active than she ill sowing the seeds of revolt against Romanoff despotism, and, when the dynasty was overthrown, she returned to Petrograd. Madame Breshkovsky had served the cause of liberty too long to tolerate the Bolshevism there. She escaped from Soviet-ruled Russia, and is now preparing for the regeneration of her country by enlisting the world ' s sympathy and support for its destitute children and war orphans. It was to collect money for orphanages in Russia that Madame Breshkovsky visited America, and, while in Toronto in June, 1919, we v ere fortunate enougli to have a short visit from her at the school. The girls formed a guard of honor on either side of the driveway, and, after giving three cheers and a tiger for Madame, presented her with a bouquet of roses. Standing on the steps of the motor, Madame Breshkovsky spoke briefly on education in this country, saying how fortunate Canadians were to live in a land where opportunities for learning were within the reach of everyone. Those of us who saw her will not soon forget the heroic figure of Breshkovsky, of whom an eminent man once said, ' ' My ideals of courage, fortitude, and self- sacrifice were raised for all time, and raised by the hand of this vomaii. Tin: ivKAXKso.AiK sl()(;ax 29 A CHRISTMAS DINNER Tlie sinall iiiining- eanip Avas in no great danger of liaving a Cbi ' istnias without snow. For three or four weeks tlie trail that led up the steep mountainside liad been closed by it, and the only letters that entered the camp were brought in by some pei ' son with a strong will and a plenteous knowledge of snowshoes. The few remaining trees, which the woodman ' s axe had spared, were bowed under their great load of snow. Do not let this give you the impi ' ession that tliei ' e was want in the camp. There was plenty of ' ' grub, the fuel supply was abund- ant, and evei ' yone possessed the amount of clothing necessary in such a place. Jack, the son of the boss, a healthy lad with a fi-eckled face and cuily black haii , was looking out of the Avindow of his cabin home at the wintry scene. He was not missing the Clnistnuis shopping, the sti ' eets bright with holly, the gloiy of the shoit-lived toys that do so much to nudve the life of a city boy happy, lie was not a city boy, and it was something else that had made his eyes brim with tears, until the view before him was one gi ' eat, white blur. His mother moved quietly al)out the room; the sobs of his sister, Crace, only intensified the silence that filled the cal)in. Three days befoi ' e there had been a cave-in at the mine, and, when file cal)le I ' cached the surface on its last trip, only five men w ere clinging to it. Jack, vv ' ho Avas sorting ore a short distance aAvay, did not I ' ecognize his fatlier anu)ng them, and realiz( d, therefore, that he had eithei ' been killed by the cave-in, or Avas a living pi ' isoner in the mine. Having been brought up in a hard school, and trained to man- hood long before his time, he did ]U)t begin at once to ciy, as many b oys woidd have done, but rushed to the men who had just come up from the mine, shouting, ' ' Where ' s Dad! One of the minei ' s, putting a comforting arm about him, said, Don ' t worry, my boy, A e ' ll get him out. He ' s safe; he Avas on the fourth level, and the ground ' s safe thei-e. AVe ought to be able to get him out in thi ' ee or four days. The boss is a strong man; and there is plenty of air and Avater on that level. That had been three long days ago. Come here, sis, Jack called, and led his sister into the next ] ' Oom. NoAv, look here, l:e said, I ' m going to tell you a secret, but you must fii ' st promise me that you Avon ' t tell a soul. Oh, lu) ! Jackie! Truly, I Avon ' t! she said, proud to be taken into her big brother ' s confidence. Well, said Jack, There ' s no one rouiul here can climb better that I can, the shaft ' s pretty neaily opened up, and I ' m going to take Dad ' s Christnms dinner to him. Noav, this is Avhere you conu in. Dad loves nu)th.ei ' ' s. mince pies, and you must get oiu of them, and anything else you think he ' d like, put it all in a gunny sack, and leave it in the Avoodshed Avhere I can get it tonight. 30 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN That iiig ' lit, when lii.s motlier and sister were going to bed, Jack announced tliat he was going to the shaft, and, as he went frequently to get the latest news, his mother thought nothing- of it. He went cautiously to the shed, and found the well-stocked gunny- sack, which he fastened across lii s neck with the aid of a stout cord. At the shaft mouth he put a lighted candle in his hat, and started clambering down over masses of debris. At the third level he struck his liead against a projecting mass, and knocked his cap off, and now complete darkness surrounded him. Unable to clioose liis footing any more, he trod on a piece of rotten wood which gave way ])eneath him, and he fell, carrying clowii with him stones and rubbish. When he came to, he felt a cold hand stroking his head, and cried out, ' ' Is that you. Dad? His fatlier i-eplied in a shaking voice, ' ' Is it you, Jackie? Heaven grant that you are not badly hurt, my boy. I don ' t think so. Dad, but I ' m afraid your Christmas dinner may be a little the worse for wear. The pie was damaged, but it was still eatable, as they saw by the dim glow of a match Avhich Jack ' s father lighted. A¥hen the matcli flickered out, they talked in the darkness for a few moments, tlien Jack ' s head nodded against his father ' s shoulder and he fell asleep. A¥lien he awoke tliey had their Cliristmas dinner in the dim light that Altered througli the piles of debris, and later on in the day when more rubbish had been dug out and a strong rope lowered, the boss and his boy were brought up to the surface again, the father somewhat weak from his three days in the shaft, but so strengthened and heart- ened by his boy ' s presence in the last hours, and by the nourishing food he had brought him, that he suffered no lasting ill effects from liis imprisonment. JEAN SHEAFE, Form III. A GROUP OF PREFECTS AND SENIORS Left to Right -Upper Row— Isabel Keid, Edith Burchell, Helen Howard, Jean McLauchlin. Lower Row —Mary Clay , Muriel Zybach, Bernice Derris, Laura Stone, THE BRANKSOMP] SLOGAN- SI May 27tli, 1919, Principal McKiniion, of Halifax, spoke on his work as a chaplain at the Front. During ' the first term of 1919-20, an editor was appointed in each Form, and every second Wednesday she read a papei composed of articles on various cui-rent topics, submitted by members of the Form. Form II. A produced the best papei . Several very interesting outside speakers have also contributed vei ' y much to the success of tlie Curi ' ent Events period. October IStli, Mi ' s. Putnam spoke on the important part thi-ift stamps had played in the Victory Loan campaigns, and urged con- tinued thrift. Octoi)C ' r 23rd, Mis. Shiro Terada spoke on Japanese customs, and also on her impressions of America. Mademoiselle Herzog, of our own staff, gave a most interesting account of her trip to Russia during the wai ' , and of the work of the American Red Oross in Paris, on October 29th. November 12tli, Mi ' . Taplan gave an illustrated lecture on Na- tural Tread sljoes November 13th, Mrs. Kennedy, who was the head of the Maple Leaf Club in London, England, during the war, gave an interesting account of the Club ' s activities. January 28th, Madame Pantazzi, who has lately returned from Roumania, told us some of her experiences in that country during the war. March 3rd, Dr. Hall, the seamen ' s chaplain, reminded us, in his inimitable Vvay, of the importance of the Britisli navy, and tolcl some- thing also of the work of caring for sailors on foreign shores. March 10th, Mr. Bartlett gave a most interesting illustrated lec- ture on Armenia, and explained the need of immediate relief for its people. March 17th, Mr. Haslam lectured on the influence of tlie Bilile on English history. After Easter we expect to have a series of lantern lectures and travelogues, Avith a view to learning something more about other countries. ELEANOR MINN1 ]S. MARY MACPHATL. 32 TH] ] BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE ELEME T OF SUSPENSE ' ' Wlien they had taken all the men in tlie village pi ' isonei ' s, they led them back to the captain, and got a medal each. As the old man finished speaking, there were several snorts of disgnst fi-om the circle ronnd the fire. ' ' Huh! that isn ' t anything, sniffed one old fellow, tilting back his chair. ' ' Why, that isn ' t anything to what happened to me that time when I was shipwrecked in eighteen-seventy. At these words there was a groan from the othei- membei ' s of the circle, and a despairing look passed from one to the other. The old man, rocking back and forth on the two legs of his chair, did not choose to see it though, and settled himself against the Avail to begin. From behind his hand Old Jake, his neighbor, whispered to the man on tlie other side of him, Every time he tells it, he improves it. I remember the first time I heard it, it was quite a modest, likely tale, but now he beats Baron Munchausen himself. It was on the good ship ' Hui ' ryup, ' began the old man. We were going down to Lima from San Francisco. Just as we were about opposite the end of the California peninsula, a terrible stoi ' m came up so suddenly that it was dark before the sun had gone down. I was young then, and so strong tliat folks used to wonder at it. AVell, that storm lasted for weeks, and the ship was wrecked, as I told ' em it would be if they weren ' t careful. We all got into th.e life-boats, and ours was one of the last to leave the ship. There were six of the shijD ' s sailoi ' s in it, four mining engineei ' s Avho were on the way to Peru, an old doctor, and myself. We never saw any of the otner boats again, and after drifting for about two days we came to land. None of us knew w here we w ere, but we soon found that we were not on an island, unless it was a very large one, but on the mainland. After we had been there about a week, I decided one morning to go oif on a little exploration trip of my own. I walked inland, taking care to notice any landmarks as I went along, so that I should be able to find my way back. I went farther inland than any of our party had been before. The country was hilly, worn-down hills with big, broad tops, covered with short, scraggy grass and bushes, and a few single trees. After walking uphill till the sun was beginning to get near the west, I saw a ridge, a definite top to the groups of hills. On reaching this point, I could look back and see the wonderful old Pacific, but ahead of me a group of trees hid the view. It was quite a big group, and it surprised me, as they were practically the first trees I had seen tliere. I hurried down tlie slope, and entered the forest with the feel- ing that there was something queer about it. It was a very still day, and there did not seem to be any life of any kind stirring in the grove. I had seen wliat I tliought were two tall white birch trees some way ahead, but, as I got nearer them, I realized hcj were marble folurims; then 1 conld see more beliind them, and I realized that these THE BRANKSQME SLOGAN 33 must be the ruins of some kind of a temple. Tlie marble extended to what had evidently been a shrine. Two bits of roof remained at the back, and some of the Avails of a chapel. I cautiously approached this room over the ruins, but, tripping over a piece of stone, I was obliged to grab at the wall for support, and it gave way at once. Tliere was a terrible crash, and, where most of it fell, I saw the floor caving in, too, in one spot. Tlien I found tliat most of the floor had been laid on the ground, but in this one place there must have been an undergi ' ound room. I did wliat I could to clear some of tlie broken stone out of the way, as I wanted to see down under it. The hole turned out to ])e a room about six feet square, with stone steps running alongside one wall. The air was musty and dank, and I I ' oused one or two l ats tliat whirred by me. However I decided to climb down, and look around, and wliat do you think I saw? Down in one corner (it gave me an awful start), tliere was a T]ie old man paused dramatically, and looked around at his audi- ence, or rather at where his audience should have been, for they were all gone. He had been too engrossed in liis story and his pipe to realize it. His chair came down witli a thump on its four legs, and lie hurried indignantly to the door. There they all were, gathered around the town letter-carrier, who was distributing their mail to them. In this new excitement the old story-teller forgot his wrongs, and elbowed his way to the front of the group. He had a natural desire to see w ho got letters, and from whom, and what was in them. His cui-iosity overcame his annoyance. JEAN CROMBIE, Form IV. SLOGAN ACCOUNTS On hand, Septemhej% 1918 $102.38 Sale of Slogans 64.25 I ank interest .80 $167.43 Expenses Voted to Alumnae for expenses $15.00 Slogan Cover 15.00 Slogan Cuts 60.78 Prizes 4.50 $95.28 This left a balance in the treasury in June, 1919, of $72.15, which the 1918-19 Committee of fhe ' ' Slogan voted should be put aside to help in the purchase of a Victrola for the Beta Kappa dances. TH EBKANKSOME SLOGAN TENNIS, 1919 May 27th — St. Margaret ' s vs. Branksome — Singles, Marion Baillie. Doubles, Myrtle Evans, Helen Wright. (B.H.) June 5th— Moulton vs. Branksome — Singles, Marion Baillie. (B.H.) Doubles, won by Moulton, playing against Larry Dignum and Myrtle Evans. June 6th — Havergal vs. Branksome — Singles, won by Havergal, playing against Marion Baillie. Doubles, Myrtle Evans, Helen Wright. (B.H.) ■ June 9th — St. Margaret ' s vs. Branksome — Singles, Marion Baillie, Doubles, Myrtle Evans, Helen Wright. (B.H.) June 13th — Bishop Strachan vs. Branksome — Singies, Marion Baillie. Doubles, Myrtle Evans, Helen Wright. (B.H.) June 13th — -Senior School Tournament — Singies, Helen Wright. Doubles, Helen AVright, Elizabeth Scott. June 17th — Junior School Tournament — Singles, Jean Ganong. Doubles, Jean Ganong, Jessica Johnston. November — Junior School Tournament — Singles, Dorothy Cassels. Doubles, Ruth Saunders, Molly Parker. November 13th — Senior School Tournament — Singles, Helen Wright. Doubles, Bernice Dennis, Mary McCormack. Tliis last match was played during a snowfall, the first of the Avinter season. THE BRANKSOME SLCXJAN 35 BASKET-BALL 111 tlie Fall of 1919, wo found that none of the girls of the old team had i eturned so it was necessary to choose an entirely new team. Form teams were also made up, and a nund)er of interesting- matches wei-e played. The first and second teams were composed as follows: — Fii st Team — Captain, Mary McCormack ; CJoals, Mary McCor- mack, Bernice Dennis; Centres, Muriel Zybacli, Jean McLauchlin; Defence, Beatidce ( Jirdlcstone, Mai ' ion Cantley; Spares, Laura Stone, Hope McCormack. Second Team — Captain, Lenore Gooderham; Goals, Jean Ganong, Helen Wright ; Centi ' es, Mary Barker, Kutli Saunders ; Defence, Mollie Pai-ker, Lenoie Gooderham; Spare, Phyllis West. Oct. 14tli — Havei ' gal vs. Bi-anksome (Junioi ' s) — Won by Haver- gal ; 30-10. Oct. 16t]i — Glen Mawr vs. Branksome (Seniors) — Won by Glen Mawr; 24-19. Oct. 24th — Havergal on the Hill vs. Branksome (Juniors) — Won by Havergal; 31-16. Oct. 25th — (den Mawr vs. Branksome (Seniors) — AVon by Brank- some ; 16-8. Nov. 6t]i — Bishop Sti ' achan vs. Bi-anksome (Seniors) — Won by Bishop Strachan ; 63-4. Dec. 4th — Teclniical School vs. Branksome (2nd team) — This match was played on the Technical School indooi ' court and the teams proved to be evenl} niatched, the score being 12-12 when time was called. Playing overtime, the Teclniical School succeeded in getting one more basket making the resulting score 14-12, in their favor. The Hockey Team 36 thp: branksome slogan HOCKEY Owing to the very long, cold winter, w e had a perfect slicet of ice from early January until the first week in Marcli, and many matches were played with outside teams. First Team — Captain, Rutli Becker; Centre, Rutli Becker; Wings, Jean McLaughlin, Jean Southam; Defence, Jean Ganong, Bernice Dennis; Goal, Lenore Gooderham. A League was formed consisting of four teams, the Reds, Greens, Whites and Blacks, and a number of most exciting games took place between them. Jan. 29th — St. Margaret ' s vs. Branksome, won by St. Margaret ' s; 5-1. Feb. 10th — St. Margaret ' s vs. Branksome, won by Branksome; 1-0. Feb. 13th — Bishop Strachan vs. Branksome, won by Bishop Strachan; 7-0. Feb. 17th — Rosedale School vs. Branksome, won by Rosedale School; 6rO. Feb. 19th — Havergal vs. Branksome, won by Havergal; 5-0. Feb. 23rd — -Rosedale School vs. Branksome, won by Rosedale; 8-2. Feb. 24th — Haveragal vs. Branksome, won by Havergal ; 5-3. Mar. 1st — Red Devils vs. Branksome, won by Red Devils ; 4-2. Mar. 2nd — Rosedale School vs. Branksome, won by Rosedale ; 4-1. On February 20th, Branksome played a practice match with St. Margaret ' s on the Victoria College Rink. The resulting score was 2-1, in favor of St. Margaret ' s. ■ Our team were the guests of the St. Margaret ' s team, a line was taken from the House to see the practice, and the afternoon was a very enjoyable one. BERNICE DENNIS, Form V. The Rink THE BRANKSOME 8L0CJAN 37 GEMS FROM IIA. The girl ' s effervescence was very unexpected, and surprised many of tliose wlio were standing ai ' ound. The discrepancy was hot and pointed. After her morning walk, Mary always felt vei y nmch accelerated. The different antidotes wliich lie performed were sui ' p rising. He boycotted the little boy in a horrible nmnnei-. The anticlimax before the volcano Avas teri ' ific. VIEWS OF A WHISKEY BOTTLE ON PROHIBITION— AND OTHER VIEWS Oh, why do I have to be done away with? mourned the Whiskey Bottle, sitting in a dark, dark corner on a shelf. ' ' What would the sick and wounded have done without me and my cousin, the Brandy Bottle, during the war? Why can ' t this be a free coun- try as regards drinking, like Eui ' ope, where men can drink what they wish without fear of being fined? What are business men to do, coming home tired out from a long and wearisome day at the office if they cannot have their good friend, the Whiskey Bottle, to give them a little much-needed support? Think of the flavor, too, that your Christmas pudding will lose Avithout Cousin Brandy Bottle! There is no substitute that can equal him. What will revive an un- conscious man more quickly, watei ' or I? I, Mi-. Whisky Bottle, am sure there will be many at my funeral, mourning the loss of a deai- friend! Enter a child with a doll in her arms. ' ' Dolly, dear, let ' s get that bad old Whiskey Bottle that has made mother cry so often, and throw it away. Father won ' t come home drunk any more now, Dolly, for I read in the paper this morning that there is to be no moi-e Avhiskey. Do you remember how he used to come in and kick poor pussy out of doors; yes, and sometimes he used to strike mother and me. What a good thing you are nmde of celluloid, for the time he thrcAV you on the floor, it only dinted your nose a teeny, Aveeny bit. The next morning he Avas always so sori ' v, and promised ne er to be like that again, but he never could i-esist Mr. Whiskey Bottle. Remember, Dolly, hoAV mother laughed and cried when the Whisky Bottle Avent away for just a little Avhile? Now it ' s gone aAvay for good, and I am so, so happy, foi- uoav Daddy Avill ahvays be just as kind and loving as Mothei ' is, and avc are going to haA e the loA-eliest times together, tlie three of us, and Dolly, you shall share them all, because you ' ve ])eeii one of my best friends in the Avorst times. DOROTHY ( SSI yLS, Form IIA. 38 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE EXPERIENCES OF A WEDDING RING Another disappointment! Tliat makes tlie sixtli one this morn- ing. . It is so exasperating to liave a man pick you up, and look you over, and then say witli a sliake of his head, ' ' I ' m afraid I can ' t give that much; show me the one i n the purple plush case. Really, some- times I regret that my price is so liigh for that reason, tliougli it cer- tainly gives one a lordly feeling to be the highest-priced wedding ring in Tiffany ' s jewelry store, New York City. Ah ! here comes a handsome young man, who looks promising. Good ! he has stopped in front of my window. He seems to be on very good terms with the clerk. He is telling him that he wants the best wedding ring for the best girl in the world: How romantic! Surely this is my chance. The clerk says to the young man, ' ' This is the very best we have, Mr. Dick. He does not take long to look at me before making up his mind, then hurrah ! I am in his pocket. I think he was rather astonished at my price, but he didn ' t hesitate even then. I am very anxious to know what my mistress will be like. I do hope that she will not be nervous. I had a friend once in the shop, and lie told me that he had had a hard life out in the world before he came there. His mistress had been an extremely nervous lady. She had talked with her hands and moved him up and down so much on her finger that at length he was worn thin, and had to come into the shop to be made over. Dear ! I w onder when the wedding will be. Soon, I hope, for I long for the time when I shall be out of this box, beautiful as it is, and on some lovely lady ' s finger. It will be wonderful to be with her always. Think of the dinners and theatres to which I shall accom- pany her. We are at home, at least I suppose so, because Mr. Dick has just slammed a door, and is complaining of the cold out-of-doors. Horrors! I hear a man ' s voice, asking for Mr. Dick ' s coat. If he should leave me in it! All ' s well! Mr. Dick took me out of his pocket before he gave his coat to the man, and when he got up to his room he took me out of the box, and looked at me for a long while as he said, ' ' Only five days more, only five days more ! I ' ve an inkling that that means the wedding will come in five days. It seems a long time yet, but I shall have to wait, I suppose. I spent those five days in Mr. Dick ' s pocket, and mostly in his hand in his pocket, for he seems to like to assure himself often of the fact that I am there. At last the day and the hour arrive, and I am placed on a beauti- ful blue veh et cushion. On either side of the cushion is a little boy dressed in a white satin suit, and I must say they both look lovely. Hark! I hear music. Someone rushes through the door and says, Come, children, and be very careful not to let the ring drop. This surely is going to be exciting. The children have picked me u]) on the cushion, and have started downstairs. Mercy! they nearly si)ilt me! We ' re in the procession now, right behind Mr. Dick. Then tlie music stops, and then I hear a man talking. I can see him now THE BRANKSOMK SLOGAN 39 I presume lie ' s tlie niiuistei . He is saying soinetliinji, ' like this, 1, Riehai ' d, lake tlieo, Lola — Hon ' oi ' s! I almost fell off that time; one of the pages sneezed, and I went rolling to one end of the cushion. Luckily I was caught in time, but I felt very dizzy. Oh deai ' ! I ' m afi-aid 1 am going to faint, and miss all tlie — I think that the surpi ' ise of encircling a soft finger brought me back to eai th. But what ' s this above me nowf A diamond ling ! liow lovely, to be in such nice company always! Everybody is coming up and congi ' atulating Mr. and ] rrs. Dick, and there is a gi-eat deal of laugh.ing and chattering. It is really all vei ' y jolly, and I can settle dow n at last, feeling that I have found a i-eal live home, and said good-bye foi ' ever to the plush-lined box that shut me in for so long. HELEN KINCJSTON, Form ITT. ANSWERS TO EXAMINATIONS The Ci ' usades were people who went to fight in the Holy Land. The Crusades were Crusaders. The- Romans taught the ] ritons to sing and grow vegetables. Tlie man who nuide King John sign the great cliai ' ter was one of the Popes. ■ As soon as Solomon sat on the thi ' one he began to build. Explanation of the lines fi ' om ' ' To A Soldier in Hospital — ' ' You knoAV the wisdom taught by ( alvary at twenty-thi ' ee. This means that in the cavaliy you ai e taught the lesson of discipline. xVbsalom w as caught iu a tree, and lay suspended in the air. On the second day Ood created infoi-mation. Ooliath was a big man, fond of fighting. Job was au Eastern gentleman. Job stayed good, so he got back all his positions. And they laid them on the ballast down below means that he took the sick meu on board, and used them foi ' ballast. If three-quai ' ters is not the whole, what is the whole? The angels at the base are equal. Draw a ti-iangle A, B, C. Then A, 1 , 0 is a straight line. Still protect us By Thy pi ' esents ever near. Queeu Victoiia was the longest Queen that remained on the throne. Antony spent the year in idol dalliance with Oleo])ati a, and then he gave her some of his provinces. (Jeonu ' try is the science of stating aiul lU ' oving what you state is true. Median is something between shoi ' t and long, or big and small. 40 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN ' ' YOU NEVER CAN TELL Mr. Rocliester turned away and reentered the crowded ballroom, and Anne was left alone, leaning against the balustrade of the de- serted piazza. Her face was white and lier eyes wide witli uncer- tainty, incredulity and dread. ' ' Impossible, she murmured. That nice good-looking boy a spy! And yet — she shivered. She liad a sickening feeling that Mr. Rochester, the old family lawyer, liad been right. What should she do? That boy was her guest, had been brought down for tlie week-end by her chum, who seemed so fond of him, and Babs would never — ! Well she must find out for lierself, tliat was all. Slie knew very well where her duty lay if it turned out to be true. Beautiful Anne Brandeith crossed to the open French window, and entered the palatial liome whicli she and her fatlier had occupied ever since her mother ' s death three years before. She was immedi- ately surrounded by a crowd of laughing, chattering, young people wlio ])ore her triumphantly off to cut tlie birthday cake on which gleamed t venly-three candles. A few hours later Anne said good-bye to her last guest, and climbed wearily upstairs to her room. The party liad been a great success and yet — Oh, I ' m sure it can ' t be true! Babs would be broken-hearted. They ' re still out tliere in the moonlight. Dear, dear it looks like love ' s young dream! said this ancient individual of twenty-three Avith an experienced nod. Well, there ' s no use worry- ing about it any more to-night, that ' s certain, but it ' s to-morrow or never! Slie slipped into lier father ' s room to say good-night. Her darling old Dad, who was so innocent and unsuspecting, despite the fact that some of the government ' s weightiest secrets were in liis liands. She knew that that very morning he had received a very official-looking envelope, but of its contents she was quite innocent. In spite of her worries she slept well, and looked as fresh as a rose in the morning. Slie had already decided that it would be wiser not to mention her suspicions to anyone else, but to keep young Mr. Hunter — or Bob as she was beginning to call him — in sight as much as possible. Her cousin, a yoimg naval officer, w as also down for the week- end, and, shortly after breakfast, the four of them set out for the tennis-courts, which were situated near the swimming-pool, quite a distaJnce from the house. The game was progressing favorably, and Anne ' s suspicions began to vanish in the air. How could such a pleasant and agreeable young man be anything else but what he appeared to be? Bob made a violent strike at the ball and — missed! Anne began to laugh good-humoredly, but stopped suddenly, for a low exclamation of disgust had escaped him. Had she heard aright? it had sounded suspiciously foreign. ' Just then Bob ' s valet appeared with the message that he was wanted on the telephone. With many apologies he begged the others to go on without him, saying that, as it was a long-distance call, he might be some time. Anne smibnl sweetly, and said, watching him closely, Why, that ' s ({uite all right, Bob. We can leave these two to play in peace THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 41 and quietness, as I liave to go up to the liouse for a few minutes also. A tiny little frown appeared, but was gone immediately as he replied, ' ' Is it anything I could get for you, Anne? It ' s a shame to walk all tliat way in the heat, unless it ' s neeessaiy. ' H)h, no thank you, replied Anne innocently, but inwardly thinking that it would look better if Bob weren ' t quite so anxious to leave her on the tennis-court. They walked to the house in silence, and separated just inside the front dooi . Bob to go to the telephone in the library, and Anne to run quickly upstairs to her I ' oom. Carefully closing the dooi Ix ' - hind her, she crossed the room, and silently took down the receiver of her own pi ' ivate ' phone. She hated the thought of eavesdropping, l)ut what else was to be donef She listened but could hear no sound. It couldn ' t have been a very important message if they were finished ali ' eady. Ah, she had it now ! Of course it was just an excuse to get into the house alone, and do whatever he had planned to do before coming on this visit. She knew that her fathei was out. He had motored in to the city immediately after l reakfast. She must do something herself — but what? She opened her dooi , and tiptoed quietly down the stairs, and towai ' ds the library. Fortunately she was still weai ' ing her tennis shoes, and so was able to move with practically no sound. Pulling aside the curtain a little, she saw someone with his back turned to her, l)ending over her father ' s desk, and hurriedly turning over some papers. She watched him closely, hardly daring to breathe. Sudden- ly she heard him give a little cry of triumph. He had found what he wanted then. How could her father have been so careless? But that was Dad all over! She saw him slip the paper into the vest pocket of his coat, and turn towards her. She dropped the curtain into place, and uttei-ed a piercing scream. Bob came rushing out of the room just in tinu ' to receive a half-fainting and wholly hysterical girl in his arms. ' ' In Heaven ' s uame, what is it? he ciied. Oh! Oh! she moaned, there ' s a man in my room and he — no, don ' t leave me! she cried, clinging to him wildly. But, my dear gii ' l, I can ' t let him stay there! said the young man anxiously. Well, perhaps you had better go and see, but don ' t let him shoot you! And the frightened girl slipped down in a heap on the floor, but, as soon as Bob had disappeared ai ' ound the bend of the staii-, she seemed suddenly to T-ecover her self-possession. Putting her hand into her sweater pocket she drew out the very envelope which her father had received that morning. So, I was light after all! she sighed, then, glancing swiftly around to see that she was not ob- served, she stooped and shoved the lettei ' under the pedestal of a bronze statute, which was standing beside her, and turned anxiously to meet the young man who was running down the stall ' s. Are you sure you weren ' t mistaken, Anne? 1 can ' t find any trace of anyone, and nothing seems to be disturbed, he ciied. 42 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN ' ' Well, he gave me a good fright, anyway, said Anne, ' ' and, it you can ' t find him, I ' ll have to see what the police can do. Really, Miss Brandeith, he began, coldly, but she was already at the ' phone. He looked around him nervously. This would never do. He had no desire to have the officers of the law in his vicinity, until that paper was safely in the hands of his superiors. He put his liand in his pocket to see that the precious document Avas quite safe, and just at that moment, Anne, who had been watching him through a crack in the door, whispered an agonized Hurry! into the ' phone, and came snjilingly towards him, with the announcement that the police would not be able to come till the afternoon, but that — Why what is the matter, Bob? Er-nothing — that is — well, I ' ve mislaid a letter that I — nothing very important, you understand, but I didn ' t want to lose it, Oh, I ' m so soi ' i ' y ! Is there anything I can do to help you find it? Oh, never mind. It really doesn ' t matter. But, Anne, I ' ll have to leave for the city immediately. That message that came for me was from my partner, telling me of some business that I must attend to at once. Oh, that is too bad, just when we were having such a nice time together! But at least you ' ll stay for lunch. AIL the cars are out, and there ' s no train until the 1.45. Again that strange little exclamation, which was most assuredly ]iot English, but thinking that, at all events, he w ould be safely out of the house long before the police arrived, he resigned himself to the inevitable. We had better go down to the tennis-court again, I guess, said Aime, They will be wondering what has happened to us. Just wait a minute till I speak to James about your lunch. She gave the butler instructions that as soon as the police ar- rived, he was to send for Mr. Hunter, with the message that his lunch was ready. Everything went as she had planned, and, when she saw the car which contained the supposed Mr. Hunter vanishing in the distance, she explained to her horrified listeners what had happened. But, Anne, exclaimed her friend, how did you do it? The erstwhile heroine, however, had now seated herself forlornly on the grass, and, in a voice that sounded suspiciously husky, begged them to go away, and leave her alone! ISOBEL AVATT, Form IV. POPULAR SONG MEDLEY Peter Oink was Waiting, Yearning, Nobody Knows liOAv much. You ' d Be Surprised, if you did. He used to say: Widows are Wonderful, and rave about My Cairo Love and Egypt Land ; but In Tulip Time he changed his song and said There is No Better Time for Kissing than AVhen the Cheriy Blos- soms Fall In Normandy. He was Building Castles in the Air about soDie other Jazz Baby then. I Wonder if It ' s You. FORM IV. SPE(TAL. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 43 Y. W. C. A. REPORT FOR 1919-20 At the first meeting of the Y.W.C.A., on Oetoher 5th, tlie follow- ing officers were elected : — Honorary President Miss Read President Mniiel Zybach Vice-President Laura Stone Secretary Grace Paterson Treasurer Jean McLauchlin First Work Convener Nancy Wright Second Work Convener Marion Stodart On October 17th, tlie fii ' st meeting of the Association was held. The CA ening was spent in sewing and knitting for the convalescent soldiers. On November 21st, Miss Greig, from the University Settlement, came and spoke on her work there, and the Association decided to give a piano lamp to the Settlement for one of their clul) rooms for Christmas, and also to provide a bag of candy for each of the children. On November 28th, an Indoor Sports evening was held in the gymnasium. Prizes were won by Catherine Dewai ' , Vei ' a Bii-kett and Mary McCormack. Ice cream and cake were sold by the Y.W.C.A. committee at the end of the evening. On December 14th, Esther Peters, a Burmese girl, came to the School, and told many interesting tales of her liome and of life in Burmali. The annual Skating Party was: jield on .lainiaiy oOtli. Witli splendid weather , the music of a tine hni ' dy-gurdy. and good ice, the 44 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN party was a great success. Refreshments were served at the end, and a considerable sum was cleared. On February 29th Miss Armstrong, a returned missionary from Burma spoke on her work, and showed some interesting pictures of the country and the people. On March 19th, the Reverend Dr. Carter lectured on India, show- ing slides of the many schools that the Zenana Mission is conducting there. During the Pall term a great many sweatei ' s and bed-socks were made for invalid soldiers in the hospitals in town. The Association also bought a Victory Bond, the interest on which is to be used for a prize at the end of the year. GRACE PATERSON, Secretary. Treasurer ' s Report Victory Bond bought $50.00 Navy League 10.00 Tag Day (for Aged Women ' s Home) 20.00 Collection for Roumania 30.00 Skating Party 60.00 Collection for Armenia 40.00 Collection for Ramabai 17.17 Regular Collections 91.68 Sale of woollen gollywogs by Helen Chitty, Violet Mulock, and Susan Ross, in aid of the Armenian children 10.00 Total : $328.85 JEAN McLAUCHLAN, Form IV., Treasurer. THE VACCINATION BLUES ! ! ! The Branksome girls, one dreadful night, Found themselves in a terrible plight ; They gnashed their teeth, and tore their hair, And almost wept in their despair. Now the doctor and nurse in the sitting-room stood, And vaccinated them as fast as they could, Some came out with mournful face, Others followed at a lively pace. The girls, when they had all been done, AVere each presented with a Chelsea bun. And ice cream, too, the victims had, To soothe their nerves, and cheer the sad. MARJORIE GORDON, NANCY WRKIHT, Form IV. Special. THE BRANKSOISrE SLOGAN 45 A ROMANCE 1. ' ' AVill you mai-ry me, Vii ' ginia ? The gii ' l ill the hammock gave a sliglit start, and looked up into the face of the tall, young man beside her with some surprise. Then she said slowly, ' ' Are you in earnest, Bruce? It was the man ' s tui ' u to be astonished. ' ' Why, of course. I would not joke about a thing like tliis, lie said. Don ' t you love me a little, dear? May I not hope — Oh, Bruce! exclaimed the girl impatiently, Don ' t be so ab- surdly prosaic. I have sometimes dreamed of being proposed to, but never like this. The scene should be a lovely moonlight night out in a garden, or on the water, and I would like to feel that I was looking my best. Now, it is the middle of the morning, we have just been playing tennis, and I ' m hot and tired and cross. Besides, you don ' t act like a lover in a book. You should get down on your knees, and clutch your hair, and swear you can ' t live without me. Bruce Fraser smiled a little at the girl ' s vehement protest. He believed she really loved him, so he was not seriously alarmed at this outburst, but he was puzzled hoAv to meet it. I ' m sorry, dear, he said, I don ' t seem to measure up to your romantic requirements. Shall I try again? Is it too late to go down on my knees ? ' ' The girl flushed angrily. Don ' t be silly, Bruce, she said, I wouldn ' t marry you now, not if you asked me a thousand times. Please go away and leave me. I will have a thrill about my marriage if I have to answer an advertisement in the newspapers to get it! You wouldn ' t dare, said the young man, angry in his turn. Would I not? You shall see, was the defiant answer, and Vir- ginia rose from her couch, and swept into the house with as much injured dignity as she could muster. Bruce stood looking after her for a few minutes, then turned with a sigh, and walked slowly down the avenue. He was really in love with Virginia and had thought that she cared for him too. II. The Ramsay ' s were wealthy American people, able to give their only child, Virginia, everything she wanted. When she finished school at eighteen, her mother had a large coming-out party for her and a season of gaieties followed. Virginia was a pretty girl, and was soon the centre of her own little court. Of all the eligible young men who swarmed around her, Bruce Fraser was the one most favored by her parents. Mrs. Ramsay looked on him as a son, for he had no close relations, and came often to join the Ramsay ' s home circle. When Virginia told her mother she had sent Bruce away, Mrs. Ramsay was disappointed, but, like a wise woman, she said nothing, thinking it would all come right in the end. Bruce was spending his liolidays at a country club, only a mile or so away, and she thought Virginia would see a great deal of him and finally recognize his worth. But she was mistaken. The girl ceased to pay any attention to Bruce at all, though in her own heart she sometimes regretted her silly cold- ness. 46 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Then one day a letter came for Virginia written in a strange, small hand. She smiled and blushed as her father handed it to her at the breakfast table, and, as soon as possible, ran to her own room to read it. It began My dearest Miss Virginia, and was signed Yours till death, C. Lee. Virginia had kept her threat. She had answered a matrimonial advertisement in the only paper of the small town a few miles away, and this was her reply. The letter was i-at1ier sentimental, she thought, but the writer said he found himself quite capable of taking care of a wife at once and would like to marry her as soon as possible. Virginia took out the advertisement and read it over again. It was : — ' ' Young, well-to-do gentleman wishes to meet refined young lady, 18 or 20 years of age. Object, matrimony. Apply Box 313, Daily News. Virginia found her letter harder to write than she had expected, but finally it was finished. She told Mr. Lee that she would mari-y him when they iiad written to one another for a while, and said that of course it Uiust be a runaway marriage, as it would not be sufficient- ly romantic Uiiless it were. AYhen she had finished it, Virginia ran down and slipped the letter into the mail box herself. III. Bruce Fraser was a long-suffering young man, but when it came to losing half his supply of collars at the laundry, his patience gave out. He went himself to the one Chinese laundry the little town boasted, and demanded reparation. While the Chinaman was making inquiries in the back of tlie shop, Bruce ' s attention was attracted by a letter lying on the counter, addressed in Virginia ' s hand-writing. When the Chinaman came back, he said to him, ' ' Say, Chong, where did you get this letter? Chong bowed and scraped and then answered, Me advertisee in paper. Me gettee answer. Me mallee plitty Melican lady. Have you written to her? asked Bruce. Yes, and the Chinaman produced a book entitled, How to Write Love Letters. Then Bruce handed over some bills, and he and Chong put their heads together, and began to plot. A series of interesting and even thrilling love letters began to come to Virginia now, still in the small, neat, hand, and finally, in about three weeks, one which read, My dearest, meet me at the little church on M Street at nine o ' clock to-morrow evening. I will have the minister, th-e license, and the ring. Your devoted C. Lee. AVith many a quiver, Virginia read this note, and then ran to get out her best white dress, and see that it was all right for the next evening. When the time came, she arrayed herself with care, and going to the garden, picked a large bunch of white roses. As soon as dinner was over, she fiung on a dark cloak, and slipped out all alone, to go to the church. When she finally arrived, she was so excited, she could hardly speak. A young Chinaman came forward, and said with a bow, You Till] P KAXKS(): [K SLOGAN 47 IVIissec Mi ' ginee Lyaiiisay? Virginia nodded, amazed, and lie said, ] le Cliong Lee. I Ie niallee you now, elif Virginia shrank back, appalled, then, suddenly she eaught sight of a familiar figui-e in the baekgi ' ound. With a little ery, she ran towards it. ' Oh, I)ruee, save me! I can ' t marry that Chinaman! What shall I do? What shall I do? ' ' Marry me instead! Bi ' uee i-eplied promptly. After the simple eei ' emony in the little old-fashioned ehureli, Vir- ginia and Bruce walked back to the Kamsay ' s house together. As they turned dowji the aveime, Virginia said with a happy little smile, I really had my own Avay after all, Bruce. I did have a ronu ntic wedding ! MARJORIE BONE, Form IV. THE BATTLE OF ENGLISH HOUSE NAMES The Romans once declai ' ed war upon the Scotts, because the Scotts thought themselves AVisei ' than the Romans. The Scotts, with the help of the MacLauchlins, oi ' ganized in (Jlasgow, while the Romans thought they were Wiight to organize at Cann(es). Many battles were fought upon the Clay, and seme men turned White with fear when they heard Cieneral Stoddard Read the news of the loss of men of the (iordon clan. Suddenly a Page came i-uiuiing to the Ceneral to say that (lundy, a leader of the Romans, had been killed by a poisoned Raisin, and that he would not gi ' e a Nickle for tlie lives of Livingston, Soutiiam and Porteous and some of the other men who had eaten them. The Scotts sent the McCormacks and Magaini and McColgan to parley with the enemy, and latei- Fei ' guson and Robertson joined them. Burchell ' s gunpowder and Phippen ' s shells had accomplished a cr-ush- ing drfeat, and the Roman king had his choice to Walk-er run away. He stayed long enough to see Majors Ross and Plendrie helping to carry a Sheafe of wounded from the field and then De-w ar was ended. MARY TIKNDRIE, II. B. FRANCES WISER, 11. B. JESSIE WRIGHT, 1. THE BRANKSOME HALL-IC BLUES We ' ve got the Blues, we ' ve got the Blues, AVe ' ve got the Branksome Hallic Blues ! No more sleeping in, no more fun, Up at seven for the morning run. Good-bye dancing ! So-long, men ! When will you both be coming back again? We ' ve got the Blues, we ' ve got the Blues, We ' ve got the Branksome Hallic Blues! Some folks say that school is — well ! You know, we don ' t care to tell ! Oh ! — we ' ve got the Branksome Plallic Blues ! 48 THE BRANKSOME SLOdAN BETA KAPPA NOTES Tlie opening meeting of the Beta Kappa was held on October 3rd. at wliich the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: — Honorary President Miss Cole President Bernice Dennis Vice-President Griswoldine Comstock Secretary Clara Farrell Treasurer : Marjorie Bone Musical Convener Hope McCormack Debating Convener Helen Howard The Staff of the Slogan was also elected at this meeting, as follows : — Editor-in-Chief — Phyllis Hollinrake, Form V. Form Editors — Isobel Watt (IV), Nancy Wi ight (IV. Special), and Mary McCormack (III.) On October 20th a meeting was held at which the house-girls entertained the day-girls with a short play, recitations, and piano and vocal solos. The Annual Masquerade was lield on October 31st. The gym- nasium was attractively decorated with black and orange streamers, and other Hallowe ' en features. The costumes of the girls were pretty and varied. Prizes were awarded to Francis Wiser and Katherine Strickland for the prettiest costumes, to Nancy Wright for the most original, and to Helen Holmes and Eleanor Sykes for the most amus- ing. Supper was then served, bringing to a close a most enjoyable evening. On December 5th the meeting took the form of a Soiree fran aise, tlie programme consisting of two plays, ' Les domestiques de Made- moiselle Estelle, and ' ' Le Testament de Madame Patural. Several girls sang French songs. The meeting closed with the singing of the ' ' Marseillaise. ' ' A debate was the principal item on the programme on January 23rd, the subject being, ' ' Resolved that vaccination is more beneficial than harmful. Form III. representatives for the affirmative were Mary McCormack and Lucy Hunter , Form IV. for the negative were Jean Crombie and Marjorie Bone. The negative side won the debate by one point. On February 13th, Beta Kappa had a sleighing party. Owing to the prevalence of ' ' flu this party was confined to the House-girls, wlio filled two vans and had a very enjoyable ride from 7 until 9 o ' clock when they came back to the school to supper served by the committee. A vaudeville programme was given on February 27th, which, being a novel entertainment, was very much appreciated. This was tlie last meeting before the Easter holidays. CLARA FARRELL, Secretary. TllK BRANKSOMI : SLdfJAN 49 BETA KAPPA ACCOUNTS Amount Collected Fees Sale of lee Cream, etc. $43.50 14.55 $58.05 Expenditures lee Cream, Cakes, ete , Tissue Paper and deeorations Prizes ] ratei-ial for eurtain Hanging: of em ' tain, eurtain pines, ete $15.25 2.95 3.20 28.00 8.10 $57.50 Tliis yeai ' tlie Soeiety aimed to get a eurtain to ])e liung aeross the baek of tlie stage pei ' manently, and we are glad to report tliat we were able to buy a dai-k green eui tain, and that the appearanee of the stage has been gi ' eatly improved by it. I am a pedestrian. Last sunnner as I walked along a lovely eountry I ' oad I heard a motoi ' V)ehind me. 1 quiekly stepped into the diteh, and thei ' e waited foi the approaehing ear to pass me. This it did, showei ' ing me simultaneously vei-y generously with thiek, red sand. As I happened to have washed my hair that morning, ean you ])lame me for hai ' boi ' ing thoughts far fi ' om eomplimentary about that motor ear? Ivani a pedestrian. As I plough home through the snow on side- walk and I ' oad in the wintei-, I anathematize the automobile. Coming from town with my ai-ms full of parcels I stand on the curb foi ' many a precious minute, while an endless surge of motor eais passes me by. At last I feel that I may safely cross, and so I do — halfway. Then I see a motor car to the right of me, another to the left of me, an- other in front of me, and I hear the honk of a horn behind me. Ihider such circumstances, how is one to have patience with the automobile? I am a pedestrian. I walked to church on Easter Sunday, care- fully vsidestepping all the puddles on the way. I was feeling pleased with my new fawn suit and Alice blue hat, but, as I tui ' ued on to Bloor Street, a Packard limousine, which was turning also, sprinkled me libei ' ally with liquid mud. To add insult to injui-y, a Foi ' d skidded the next minute and pushed me gently but fii ' ndy into a rut full of water on the road, thereby ruining my new shoes. I am a pedestrian. Sometimes, however, I ride in other folks ' eai ' s. One spring day a fiiend of nnne invited me to join hei ])icnic paity. We were to motor seven miles out into the countiy, and there spend the day. The first two miles wei ' e thoroughly enjoyable; then MARJORIE BONE, Form IV., Treasui ' ei-. THE AUTOMOBILE 50 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN we had a puncture. After working for al:)out ten minutes in the boil- ing sun, we mended this satisfactorily and started off again. Fifteen minutes later, there was a painful jar, and the car came to a stand- still. We all got out again, and, on careful investigation, discovered a leak in the gasoline tank, and a tack in one of the back tires. We walked halfway home before we saw a street car! I am a pedestrian. Day by day I find I can add to my long list of grievances against the automobile ; and day by day I am hoarding my pennies so that some day I may be the proud possessor of a car. It will never get out of order, that is one thing about one ' s own car, people tell me, it never gets out of order. Pedestrians are becoming extinct, and I wish to step out of that class, before I meet a premature death in it. HELEN HOWARD, Form III. THE LONELY HOUSE Two miles out of the village of Deloro stood a solitary house, singular and foreboding in appearance. It was roughly-built, grey, and weather-beaten, and so old that the roof was sinking in the mid - dle. It was set well back from the main road, and completely hidden by tall elm trees, vines, and shrubs. People believed that the house was haunted, and, on that account, no one ever ventured near it. The story told in connection with the gliost that haunted it was that, many years before, a woman and her son and nephew had lived there. One night, the son, arriving home drunk, killed his cousin whom he had always disliked, and the woman, terrified lest her son would be caught and hanged, locked the body in the attic, and together they fled from the house, never to be heard of again. The ghost of the dead man was supposed to roam aroimd at 12 o ' clock every night, the time when the murder had been committed, moaning, and cursing his aunt and cou,sin. It had become evident that for some time the production of silver liad decreased at the large refining plant in Deloro, and yet the same quantity of Cobalt ore was being used. Detectives were summoned eventually to watch the men at work. They discovered that two men were stealing the silver, and taking it to the ' ' haunted house, where, by the use of some crude apparatus, they were making it into coins, ten and twenty-five cent pieces. t= Some time later, prohibition came into force, and Deloro was sup- posed to ' ' go dry, yet the foreigners who worked at the i-efining plant certainly appeared as if they were getting whiskey from some- where. Eights between the men happened too often. Finally one man was seriously wounded in a drunken brawl, and investigations Avere made at once to find out where the liquor was obtained. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 51 It was traced to the ' ' liaunted liouse, wliere two men were operating a still, and selling the liqnoi ' at an enormous profit to the foreigners. The still was wrecked, and the men who owned it went to jail. There came a dark stoi ' my winter night with snow falling fast, and the wind blowing a hurricane, and whistling through the trees. In the midst of the storm there was a loud crash, an indescribable sound, hollow and ghostly, as if the Evil One had given something up against his will, and was venting his anger upon some object. The folloAving morning passers-by noticed at the side of the road, two miles outside Deloro, several immense elm trees lying on the ground, and a mass of underbrush laid flat, torn up by the i-oots. Underneath, almost concealed lay the wreck of the Miaunted house. It was never touched, and finally the wood of it decayed and Avas swallowed up by the huiigiy eai-tli. People still tell this tale of the mound outside Deloro. NANCY WRIGHT, Form IV., Special. MARY ' S VOTE Maiy had a little vote. Which was a good new i ule. She ' d never lieard of such a thing. When she was going to school. She walked into the polling booth Her little vote to cast. And, when the clerk asked for her name, She said, ' Why do you ask? ' ' Take no oft ' ence, he calmly said, ' ' Your name we must be told; Or else we can ' t give you a vote, So do not think us bold. Now, Maiy, simply mark a cross By the name on which you dote. Unless upon the Referendum You also Avant to vote. So Mary took her little slip Behind a great, thick curtain. And put a cross in every square. To make her vote quite certain. And that is why, Avoe ! and alas ! Without a shadow of a doubt. When all the ballot-slips were counted They threw poor Maiy ' s out. GRACE BONE, Form I. 52 THE BRANKSOMP] SLOGxVN ' Review, October, 1919— Lowell High Seliool, Lowell, Mass. ' Copa de Oro, 1918-1919— Orland Union High School, Orland, California. ' ' Stanstead College Magazine, July, 1919 — Stanstead Wesleyan College, Stanstead, Que. ' ' Collegian, Christmas, 1919— Collegiate Institute, St. Thomas, Ontario. ' ' Excelsior, Christmas, 1919 — Collegiate Institute, Ingersoll, Out. Vox Lycei, Christmas, 1919 — Hamilton Collegiate Institute, Hamilton, Ontario. The L. C. I. Review, Christmas, 1919— London Collegiate In- stitute, London, Ontario. Managra, March, 1919— Manitoba Agricultural College, Win- nipeg, Manitoba. Blue and White, Christmas, 1919— Rothesay Collegiate School, Rothesay, N.B. The Annals, 1918— The University Schools, Toronto, Ontario. The Windsorian, Easter, 1919— King ' s College School, Wind- sor, Nova Scotia. Saint Andrew ' s College Review, Christmas, 1919, and Easter, 1919 — Saint Andrew ' s College, Toronto, Ontario. The Carteret, January and February, 1920 — Carteret Academy, Orange, New Jersey. The College Times, Christmas, 1919, and Easter, 1919— Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario. The Bishop ' s College School Magazine, Christmas, 1919— Bishop ' s College School, Sherbrooke, Que. The Bishop Strachan School Magazine, June, 1919 — Bishop St radian School, Toronto, Ontario. St. Margaret ' s Cln ' onicle, June, 1919— St. Margaret ' s College, Toi ' onto, Ontario. TUi: BRANKSOIVIE SLOGAN 53 ' ' Vox Collegii, Cliristmas, 1919 — Ontario Ladies ' College, AVliitby, Ontario. ' ' The Argus, Mareli, 1920— Appleby School, Oakville. Vox Lycei, Easter, 1920 — Hamilton Oollegiate Institute. AVe acknowledge Avith thanks the above school magazines, and hope they Avill continue to exchange with us. AS WE SEE OTHERS Vox Collegii is a very interesting and well ari ' anged paper, but Avould be enhanced by one or tAvo stories and some illustrations. St. Margai ' et ' s Chronicle is splendidly edited and one of our best exclianges. A table of contents in the front of the book, and a junior department Avould be appreciated. Bishop Sti ' achan School Magazine is most complete and inter- esting for one issued twice a year. Your illustrations are good. The Annals, — A splendid and Avell illustrated magazine. You should be very proud of your honor roll. The Windsorian is a very large and interesting magazine for one issued thrice yearly. A table of contents Avould enhance its value, and how a few more jokes and cartoons Avould be appreciated! The Saint AndreAv ' s College RevicAv is, this year as ahvays, one of the finest exchanges Ave have. Every department is excellent and Avell-developed. The Cartei ' et is a splendid monthly paper Avhich it Avould be difficult to improve. The headings are good. Bishop ' s College School Magazine is vei-y well edited. A our sports notes are good, but Avhy no jokes! A table of contents and a fcAv more illustrations Avould l)e appreciated. The College Times comes up to its usual fine standard. Every department is Avell developed and full of interest. We suggest, hoAv- ever, that you remove such an entertaining department as Smiles from the realm of advertisements. Lowell High School RcAdcAv — An extremely large and well- edited magazine for one published monthly. We might suggest that you confine your advertisements to the end. Copa de Oro — A Avell-arranged magazine, although its shape and size make it somcAvhat uuAvieldly. The headings and joke depart- ment are Avorthy of praise. Stanstead College Magazine — A ' our honor roll and the Mem- orial Number of your magazine are very Avorthy of the famous Col- lege they represent. The Excelsior is a splendid and A ery interesting magazine, and Ave Avill always be glad to exchange with you. Your jokes are good, but Avhy not keep your advertisements in their proper sphere? The Collegian, the Anniversary Number of your magazine, does its staff great credit. The Collegian is Avell-balanced and most interesting. Vox Lycei is a fine magazine in every Avay. The headings are particularly Avorthy of mention. 54 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN London Collegiate Institute Review — A very interesting maga- zine. A few more stories and articles would be appreciated. ' Managra — A most interesting magazine to us in the East, and we are glad to exchange with you. Your honor roll is splendid. A few more stories would be appreciated, although your excellent poetry almost covers the lack. ' ' Blue and White, — A few more stories would add to its interest. Your sports notes are good. As it stands, a very interesting maga- zine. AS OTHERS SEE US ' ' A very complete and well balanced magazine. — College Times, Toronto. ' ' One of our finest. The essay on Robert Louis Stevenson was indeed worthy of mention. — Vox Lycei, Hamilton. This is one of our best exchanges. Your fiction and poetry de- partments are exceptionally well-developed. A few cartoons with more good headings would give a touch of lighter matter to your magazine. — The Collegian, St. Thomas. Your paper is well arranged and filled with interesting notes. — Lowell High School Review, Lowell, Mass. The jokes in your magazine are especially good. — The Argus, Appleby School, Oakville. Our Head Girl THE branksomp: slogan 55 Sunior Department BRANKSOME HALL B stands for Braiiksomo, tlie best of all Scliools, R. stands for Right, for Miss Read, and the Rnles; A. for Arithmetic, also Addition, N is for Neatness, and that ' s onr ambition. K is for Knowledge we learn day by day, S for onr Stannchness, and Straightforward way; (3 for Obedience, which sometimes we slum, M is for Mischief (we must have some fun!) ; E stands for Effort, and Energy, too, H stands for Hockey, and games old and new; A ' s for the Antics they do in the gym., L ' s for the Laughter we hear from within, L ' s also the Letter that comes Last of all. In the name of the best of all schools — Branksome Hall. ELLA LUMBERS, Form IV., Junior. 56 THE BRANKSOMJ : SLOGAN TO BOB OR NOT TO BOB, THAT IS THE QUESTION! It was with a lieavy lieart that we set out to the liaii ' dresser ' s that Monday in December. We wondered whether our mothers would approve of our latest craze, that of having our liair bobbed, also (and this bothered us most of all) Avould it suit our peculiar style of beauty to be shorn of our youthful locks? We arrived at Miss Smith ' s in much doubt, still undecided on the question of bobbing. Once there, we were shown into a little room, strewn with hats and coats, belonging, we imagined, to those Avho were at the present moment the victims of the shears. We wait- ed, with bated breath, imtil a white-robed individual with stern voice ushered us into yet another room, which was indeed the veritable chamber of torture. Before a long mirror, we watched our hair being taken down, and preparations being made for the fray. Take your last look at it now, the White Person says, for you may never see it so long and thick again. Her voice holds an ominous ring, and we shudder and screw our eyes up tight at the sound. We see a vision of ourseh es, standing shorn of this adorn- ment, before the accusing eyes of our parents. We forget that the greater part of our liair v ill be left on ! This mental picture over, we brace ourselves to face the trial. The first snip of the scissors sends a chill to our hearts, but, after two or three, we begin to take an interest in the procedure, and open our eyes to behold ourselves. What we see reminds us somewhat of the questions in mensuration where we are given a sidewalk with a wall at one side shorter than the wall at the other. But our courage rises, nevertheless, and we grow more and more excited. We are resolved that we will look more respectable, when all ' s said and done, than our neighbor on the left, whose mouse-colored locks are straggly and thin. At length it is all over, and we look at ourselves with pleasure, not unmixed with amazement. Surely that smiling, short-haired figure is not the long-haired one of a few moments ago ! Once out in the street we feel rather cool in the region of the. neck, but decidedly more comfortable, and on the whole quite con- tent with the result of our experiment. Back at school, with the other girls questioning, and advising, and crying, Oh, how cute! and You look perfectly sweet! w e lose all fear of parental wrath, and are merely grateful for the craze that has introduced us to a new and swift style of hair-dressing, and a not unbecoming one, if we are to judge by our chums ' remarks. MARGARET ELIZABETH WILSON, Form I. THE TWENTY-FOURTH OF MAY The sandwiches are ready, ' and the cake is just done, ' Tis the twenty-fourth of May, when we always have some fun; Hark! there goes the horn ;now we ' re on our way For we ' re going out to celebrate the Queen ' s Birthday. LESLEY LEE, Form I. TIIH BRANIvSOME SLOGAN 57 SPRING THOUGHTS A carpet I ' ll iiial e that ' s sprinkk ' d with flowers, All red, and yellow, and white; And to make it sparkle I ' ll send sweet showers. In tlie cool and shadowy niglit. And all the trees I will dress in pink With blossoms sAveet and rare And I ' ll call on the robin and bobolink To make mnsic everywhere. The sky shall l)e of the clearest bine With each clond lined with gold. And each little rivei ' shall leap and run Witli a splendor and glitter untold. And the world shall laugh and all shall ])e gay. Not a shadow shall mar the scene, For the sunshine shall chase all darkness away, As if it had nevei ' been ! MARION McCULLOCIT, Form I. 58 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN UMBRELLA I am an umbrella. My name is Miss Maiden Canada. I was made in Canada, and have always liA ed there. I am a beautiful purple affair with a silver handle, and am usual- ly used as a sunshade. After I was made, I was taken to a shop. Then someone bought me, and I was taken to a large house by a very pretty young lady. I was used constantly for a few weeks, b ut then one of my ribs broke, and my mistress put me away in a dark corner of the cloak- room. There I met a fine walking stick. He had been broken too, and had been thrust into that lonely, dreary, corner. We soon made friends, and I found him a delightfully entertaining companion. In spite of my broken rib and his broken leg, we had a very nice time. Several otlier walking-sticks and umbrellas were in an umbrella- rack in the cloak-room, too, but they took no notice of the walking- stick and me, and we were forgotten by tlic world. Very gay parties indeed, took place in tliat same cloak-room. Hats, walking-sticks, umbrellas, sunshades, and coats, seemingly dead when any human being was around, woke up when alone. They talked, danced, and sang, when everyone was asleep. They had dances every night, while we two outcasts looked on, until One day my mistress came into the cloak-room to look for some- thing, and, while rummaging in our corner, discovered us. She took us out, and seemed very much surprised to see us. Later we were sent together to a repair shop to be mended. A year has passed. My husband, the walking-stick, and I are always included in the midnight, cloak-room gaieties now; but there never has been yet a merrier, gayer dance than at our wedding. DILLWYN WARREN, Intermediate. THE FAIRIES ' TEA-PARTY The Fairies, Snowdrop, Crocus, Trillium, Mayflower and Love-in- the-Mist, had received invitations to drink dew and honey at six petals of dawn with Fairy Daffodil. They had accepted, and now it lacked but a quarter of six petals. Outside, under the trees, a tiny fountain was splashing, there was a soft, rosy glow from the rising sun, the birds just waking up started to twitter, and the de w-drops, like so many diamonds, made everything sparkle. Suddenly there was a whirr of small wings, and up drove the Fairies, each in a flower coacli like her name, drawn by crickets and di-agon-flies. Daffodil stood on the steps of her palace to receive them. As they stopped and alighted, five little pages in yellow ran out to catcli the crickets and dragon-flies and take tliem aroiuid to tlie stables. TlIK BRANKSOME SLOGAN 59 AVeleome, called Daffodil, i-iinning- down the steps of her palace folloAved by a gay crowd of Elves and Fairies, ' ' AVelcome to Sunshine Palace. When the Fairies had I ' emoved their wraps, they went out in the gai ' den, and, in a small dell by a tiny ci ' ystal pool, w as set a small toadstool table foi ' six. The tablecloth was of the finest gauze, the dishes were the tVeshest white violet leaves, and the cups were tiny lily of the valley bells. Now, if ever you want to see tliem, get up early some Spring morning, and. ii you are A ery quiet, you may see the Fairies Snow- di ' op, Crocus, Ti ' illium, Mayflower and Love-in-the-Mist, drinking dew and honey with Fairy Daffodil, at six petals of dawn. : rAEY E. AXDEI SON, Form IV., Junior. 60 THE BRANKSOME SLOdAN Branksome Hlumnae Report of the Alumnae Association The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Branksome Hall Alumnae Association was lielcL at the school on June 19th, 1919. About one hundred were present at tlie dinner, this number including the staff of the school, the Graduating Class, and four out-of-town members, Jean Kennedy of Ottawa, Bessie Storey of Brockville, Isobel Bryce of Colborne, and Gretchen Spohn of Penetang. It was proposed to hold monthly luncheons during the ensuing year, with a speaker to address each one. Toasts were proposed to the King, the school, the graduating class, and the absent members, the last-mentioned one being replied to by a telegram sent by the Winnipeg Alumnae. The following committee was then elected for the year:— Honorary President..... •. Miss Scott President Mary Ponton First Vice-President Ainslie McMichael Second Vice-President Isobel Bryce Secretary-Treasurer Laureda McAndrew Slogan Representative Grace Ryrie The first regular meeting was held at the Diet Kitchen on October 15th, when Isabel Thomas gave an interesting talk on her experiences as a V.A.D. in France. A luncheon was held at the Brown Betty Tea Rooms on December 10th, with a record attendance of forty-five. Miss Isabel Brown of the Y.W.C.A. was the speaker. Owing to the influenza epidemic, no luncheons were held in January or February. The March luncheon was held on the 24th at the Brown Betty when Mrs. Brown of the Juvenile Court gave a very interesting address on her work. LAUREDA McANDREW, ' 12., Secretary-Treasurer. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 61 ALUMNAE IN TRAINING We liave decided in this eoluniii to give only tlie names of those Avlio are in their first year and of tliose who are graduating, as it seems uinieeessaiy to report theii ' pi ' ogress from year to year through- out their courses. Graduates in tlie Faculty of Medicine— Irlma Kennedy, Alice Anderson. First year (in 5 year course) in Medicine — Margaret Baker. Social Service — (h ' ace Ryi ' ie, Phyllis Andei ' son . Victoria ( ollege— Fourth year, Helen (V)atsworth. First year, Mariou I rewster, Kathleen Smith. Univeisity College — Foui ' th yeai ' , Audrey Hewitt. Fii ' st year, Mai ' gai ' ct Austin, Isahel Gope, Ruth Bone, Jean (Ji ' ieg, Mai ' garet Johnston, Jean Jarvis, ] ernice Jephcott, Eleanor IMcKay, Kathleen Meldrum, Marion Medland, Jean Maxwell, Jacquelin Sinclair, Thelma Wright, Elizaheth Walton. Technical School— Adele Winger, Helen : ritchell, lone Nelson, Marie Sewell. Conservatory of Music — Muriel Shewan, Helen McAuley. Academy of Music — Dorothy Young. Margaret Eaton School — Marjoi ' ie MacCUllivi ' ay. Sick Children ' s Hospital — Jean Kennedy. Toronto (Jeneral Hospital — Dorothy Adams, Noi-ah Pai-kes. Graduated from Toi ' onto (Jeneral Tlospital — Constance Nettleton. Macdonald Hall, Guelph — Mayden Sti ' atford. Universit.y of Alberta, Edmonton — First year, Dorothy Stafford. Faculty of Education. Toi ' onto— Jean McKay. TORONTO ALUMNAE AT HOME AND ABROAD Margaret Morton is on the staff of the Conservatory of Music. Ruth McCoi-mack is teaching Vocational Training in the Western Hospital. Ruth expects to go to England in July. Kathleen Baii ' d is head of a hospital in California, Avhei-e she and her mother and Mary went to spend the wintei . Mary Tyrrell who has been running the Business Girls ' Club Canteen at St. James ' Cathedral this winter, expects to spend the summer abroad. Ainslie McMichael is spending the summer in Switzerland and England. Helen Walton has been taking a seci-etarial course at Columbia University, New York, this winter. Mai ' garet went down to spend Easter with lier. 62 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Laureda Mc Andrew was the Branksome Hall nnrse-iu-charge during the smallpox scare, and saw the girls well through the painful days that followed vaccination! Carmen Fair who has been studying at Trafalgar, Montreal, this winter, has returned to Toronto. Marion Baillie spent the winter in California, where she dis- tinguished herself by winning a Tennis Championship. Nadine Angstrom and Ruth Stewart left early in March for Europe where they expect to travel for six m onths, first visiting Mademoiselle Chaubert in Lausanne, and then touring in Holland, France and England. On her return Ruth expects to begin her train- ing as a nurse in the Toronto General Hospital. Ruth Trethewey, who was at the Alumnae Luncheon in December has gone back to England, where she expects to be married in June to Mr. Frank Secord of Toronto. ' ' Prunella, a play by Laurence Hausman and Granville Barker, was presented by the Women ' s Dramatic Club of University College at Hart House on the afternoon and evening of March 20th. Erie Sheppard took the part of the Boy in it, and Lorna McLean was one of the trio who danced ' ' Columbine Qui Flirte. Among the Mum- mers were Bernice Jephcott, Eleanor McKay, Ruth Bone and Kathleen Mel drum. Erie Sheppard leaves the beginning of April for England, where she expects to spend several weeks travelling. Mrs. Jack McLaren (Reta Harvey), returned from England in April, 1919. While overseas she was a V.A.D. in St. Thomas ' s Hos- pital, London, England. Olga Tough was also in St. Thomas ' s Hospital, London. Annie Fleming is in the Post Office at Toronto University. It w as announced at the Alumnae dinner in June last that Isobel Thomas, was to be decorated by the King with the Royal Red Cross. Isabel did V.A.D. work for the last three years of the war in France and England. Six months of her time was passed at a hospital in Birmingham, and the rest of the time at the 3rd British Military Hospital at Rouen, France. She w as first mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig in despatches, and was finally decorated by the King at Bucking- ham Palace with the Order of the Royal Red Cross, just shortly be- fore she returned to Canada. Isabel is now using her V. A. D. train- ing in the services of the Dominion Express Company in town. Alice Anderson sails in August for India, where she is to lecture on Anatomy, in connection with the Avork of the Ludhiana Hospital. Mrs. Gerald Suckling (Amy Angstrom) has moved to Toronto, and is living on Cottingham Street. Jessie Renfrew has been visiting Elinor Bluck in Hamilton, Ber- muda. Irene Martin returned from the Cardiff Hospital, Wales, last Fall. Margaret P ' ' ollett lias been at school in Boston this winter. Mary Anderson has been taking a secretarial course at Shaw ' s Business ( -ollege. Madeline Cliisholm has been playing in London, England, in Seven Days ' Leave. TIIK BRANKSOME SLOGAN 63 Mrs. Napier Smith (Riitli Laiiglois) and her husband and small son left foi ' China in Febi ' uaiy. Dori ' it Lai ' kin is spending the wintei- in the Barbadoes. (iretehen Spolm, foi ' mei ' ly of Penetang, is now living in Toronto. Lois Howard spent the winter in California. Hilda Eutherford graduated from the New York Hospital, New Yoi ' k City, on Mai ' eh 10th. Hilda took a very high standing in her final examinations, and has had the offer of sevei ' al very good institu- tional positions. HALIFAX ALUMNAE Margaret McLmes is at Miss Finch ' s school, New York. Eileen Odevaine, and Phyllis de Carteret are at Les Fougeres, Lausanne, Switzerland, whei ' e they are continuing their study of French under Mademoiselle Chaubert. Eileen went to Les Passes, near Ste. Ci ' oix, at Chi-istmas tinu ' , with a party of girls fi ' om the school and has wiitten very enthusiastically of the Swiss winter sports. Marjorie Bui-rill, who is studying French and violin this year in Les Fougei-es, Lausanne, spent her Easter holidays with Pauline Stan- buiy in England. Elinor Whitman has been taking a kindei ' gai ' ten coui-se in Boston. Leslie Biyant has been continuing her studies in Halifax, in Eng- lish, French and music. WINNIPEG ALUMNAE Miss Cole was in AVinnipeg foi the week of Octobei ' 20th, attend- ing the National Educational Conference in that city. She carried also a letter of greeting from the Branksome Alumnae in Toronto to the AVinnipeg Alumnae, and this letter was read at Constance Craw- ford ' s on the afternoon of October 23rd, the occasion being a very delightful Alumnae tea for which Constance kindly oifered her lovely home to the Association. The following membei ' S of the AVinnipeg Association were present : — Constance Crawford, President ; Grace McGaw, Secret ary-Ti-ea- surer; Mrs. Arthur (Mabel Murphy of Kingston), Agnes Baird, Helen Baird, Airs. Percy Bull (Geraldine Stephenson), Florence Campbell, Marjorie Eraser, Anna Greig, Alai-joi-ie Hazleivood, Mrs. Ralph AIc- Gucken (Alaiy Elliott), Jean Alacdougall, Mrs. Martin (Gladys Brock), Dorothy Trueman, Airs. AVaugh (Janie AVilliams of Toronto), Gladys AVhite. The minutes of the last meeting wei ' e read by Gi ' ace McGaw, the Secretary-Treasurer, and a President and Secretaiy-Treasurer were elected for the ensuing year. Miss Cole also saw while in AV innipeg Airs. Andi ' ew (Joetchius of Neopit,. w ho was staying there with hei mother, AIi ' s. Ei ' b, Alai ' jorie Preston, and Elizabeth Alackenzie of Beaverton, who is keeping house for her brother and sisters in AVinnipeg uoav. Anna Gi ' eig has gone to live in Riverside, California. 64 THE BRANKSOMK SLOGAN Evelyn Ard of Toronto is liead of the Electiical Departrneeiit of the Tuxedo Military Convalescent ]Tospital, Winnipeg. Adelaide Woodman has been working with the S.C.R. in the Tux- edo Military Hospital. Irma Brock has spent the winter in Vancouver, B.C. Agnes Baird took dinner at the school on May 26th, 1919, and spoke to the girls on her four years ' experience overseas in Salonika, France and England, and on a transport. Jean Macdougall, who has been using her Vocational Training in the Tuxedo Hospital also, is now in training at the Johns Hopkins ' Hospital, Baltimore. OTHER OUT-OF-TOWN ALUMNAE Helen Stevens (Port Elgin) spent the Avinter in Toronto. Dorothy Young (Quebec) is singing in the choir of Bloor Street Presbyterian Church. Alice Bryce (Colborne) has been woi ' king in Christie Street Hos- pital all winter as a V.A.D. Florence Taylor (Gananoque) is taking a post gi aduate course in Dietetics in Chicago. Elinor Bluck (Bermuda) spent sevei ' al months in Ontario and the East last fall. Elinor had lunch at the school in September. Un- fortunately school was not open, so she saw very few of her friends here. May Chown (Kingston) is doing Social Service AVork in Montreal. Dorothy is Dietitian in the Military Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., and Edna has been taking special work in Physical Training at the Sar- gent School, and at Harvard University. . ' i Mrs. Frank Trethewey (Betty Mickleborough) is touring in the West Indies with her husband, but expects to be back in England for Ruth ' s marriage in June. Irlma Kennedy (Wingham) is now practising as a House-Surgeon in Toronto General Hospital. Mause McColl (New Glasgow) is Dietitian in tlie Military Hos- pital, St. John, New Brunswick. Jessie Cressman, Peterborough, has been in Pasadena all winter, and will also spend the summer there. Laura Aitken, Newcastle, New Brunswick, was in Bermuda for tlie winter. Mai ' garet Renfrew is training as a nurse in the General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C THE BRANKSOMI SLOCJAN 65 Helen Ross (Port Ai ' tliur), lias been taking a eoui ' so at lou siness college in Port Arthui . Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson (Maiy Macdonald) spent the winter in Vancouver Avitli Mrs. Macdonald, but left in April foi ' their rancli at Salmon Ai ' m, B.C. (irace McOaAv wintered in Los Angeles, (California. Marjorie Baii ' d is in training at the Pi ' esbyterian Hospital, New Yo]-k. Isol)el Ivey (London) is studying at Guelph College this cvv . OLD GIRLS VISITING THE SCHOOL I] ' ma Brock, ' 15, AVinnipeg; Marjorie Hazlewood, ' 14, Winnipeg; Agnes Baird, ' 08, Winnipeg; Edna diown, ' 18, Kingston; Elinor Bluck, ' 18, Bei ' muda; Sarah MacGregor, ' L5, New (Jlasgow; Jean Kennedy, ' 14, Ottawa; Marjorie Mac(Jillivray, ' 19, Whitby; Muiiel Shewan, ' 19, Brandon; Ruth Trethewey, ' 13, England; Dorothy Young, ' 19, Quebec; Bernice Palmer, ' 11, (Jalt; Betty Mickleborough Trethewey, ' 13, England; Eleanoi ' AlcKay, ' 18, Ingersoll ; Jean Max- well, ' 19, St. Mary ' s; Verena Zybach, ' 15, Niagara Falls; Isabel Cowan, ' 17, London; Helen Ballantyne, ' IS. lirantfoi ' d; Jean Jarvis, ' 18, London; Mause McColl, ' 15, New (Jlasgow; Jean McLaren, ' 19, Bi ' ockville; Marion Thomson, ' 19, Paris. BIRTHS On May 5th, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Warwick, (Edith Kelk ' 10), a daughter. On May 31st, 1919, to Mr. and Mi-s. A. S. Runciman of Montreal, (Kathleen Chipman ' 10), a daughtei . On June 17th, 1919, to Mr. and Mi ' s. N. F. Henry, (Marjorie Brodie ' 07), a daughter. On August 24th, 1919, to Mi-, and Mrs. F. H. M. Irwin, (Katie Maclaren ' 07), a son. On September 1st, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Martin, (Sybil Kneeland ' 13), a daughter, Nancy Kneeland. On November 26th, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Vanstone, (Ethel Walker ' 10), a daughter. 66 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN On January 18tli, 1920, to Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins, (Mima Jenkins), a daughter, Diana. On January 22nd, 1920, to Mr. and Mi ' s. S. K. Bennett, (Marjorie Hutchins ' 09), a daughter. On March 2nd, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Clements, Richmond, Indiana, (Charlotte Leitch ' 17), a son, Edward St. Clair. On March 17th, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hunter, (Vera LoAvndes ' 10), a son, Robert (Gordon Lowndes. On March 18th, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Goodeve, (AA innifred Gray ' 07), a daughter. On March 30tli, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boulden, (Jessie McCleary, ' 12), a daughter. On Api ' il 23i ' d, 1920, to Dr. and Mrs. Alex. D. McKelvey (Mar- garet Kent, ' 12), a son. MARRIAGES Jessie AA inchester, ( ' 10) to Mr. S. Moore Gordon, at Pekin, China, June 10th. Irene 0 ' Neil, ( ' 07) to Mr. AA infred Cheston Sells of Niagara Falls, June 11th. Mizpah Sussex, ( ' 13) to Mr. Hector Lithgow, June 11th. Georgia Harvey, ( ' 14) to Capt. James Grant Ryrie, R.A.F., June 11th. Mary Macdonald ( ' 13) to Mr. W. P. F. Nicholson, Salmon Arm, B.C. June 19th, 1919. Jessie McCleary ( ' 12) to Mr. Robert Boulden, June 25th, 1919. Mabelle Marling, ( ' 13) to Mr. Leonard Rossell, July 12th. Alexandra Dagg, ( ' 14) to Mr. Robert PI Lee of AA innipeg, August 20th. Pliyllis Baker, ( ' 16) to Mr. George Coni ad Hammer, of Neopit, AVis., September 1st. Alarjorie Stevenson, ( ' 15) to Mr. Harold Thorp Beaty, September 24th. ' , THE BRANKSO] ri{: SLOGAN 67 Jean Fleck, (11) to Mr. (h-egor Bai clay of Monti ' eal, October 2iid. Phyllis Miirchisoii, ( ' 17) to Mr. Ki ' iicst K. Towiislcy, October 15th. Helen Dewar, ( 14) to Mi-. Oanieron Anderson, Novc]nl)er 22nd. Lila Mullin, (14) to Mr. Aithui- Edwaid Whitfield, December 11th. ] Iarjorie Oalbraith, (19) to Mr. (Jcorge K. Ken ie, Jannaiy 17th. Adeline Jarvis, (16) to j lr. Herbert Vachei of Mexico City, January 31st. Eileen Norcross, (14) to Mr. Demai-est Haring Mapcs, Jr., of New York, in January. Leota Meyer, (13) to J l]-. Thomas Stewai ' t (irahani, Febi ' uary 24th. Edith Lee (14) to Mr. J. Howard Godfrey, Febiaiaiy 25th. Mrs. Roy Moove (Edith : Iason, ' 05) to I Tr. Noi-man Campbell Sawers, March 25th, at ancouve] , B.C. Dorothy Candee ( ' 11) to Mi-. Irving Findley, April 14th. Jean Stark ( ' 11) to Mi ' . Alex. Trees, April 28th. Mabel Watson ( ' 10) to Mr. Mattliew Lytic Fostei-, April 21st. DEATHS In May, 1919, at Kansas City, Kansas, Mrs. Cliailcs Wilimowsky, (Marguerite Thompson, ' 05.) On Deceml)er 24th, 1919, at Fetei ' boi-ough, Ont., Mi ' s. A. J. Trebil- cock, (Heather Lennox, ' 09). On Mai ' ch 15th, 1920, at Ingeisoll, Out., Mrs. W. E. Cragg, (Norah Wilson, ' 05.) 68 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN SCHOOL CALENDAR May 26— Agnes Baird ( ' 08), ' ' A Nurse ' s Experiences at tlie Front. 27 — Morning: Principal McKinnon, of Halifax, ' ' A Chaplain at the Front. Afternoon — Tennis Match, St. Margaret ' s vs. Branksome. 30 — Afternoon: Competition in Physical Training Tactics, won by Forms IV and V ; Swedish, by Intermediate. Evening: Recital, Pupils of Miss Henderson and Miss Hill. June 6 — Afternoon: Tennis Match, Havergal vs. Branksome. Evening: Tableaux of Famous Paintings. 7 — Annual Trip to Niagara. 8 — Varsity Stadium, Reception accorded 74tli Battalion. 9 — Afternoon: Tennis Match at St. Margaret ' s. Evening: Convocation Hall, Mme. Breshkovsky. 10 — Visit from Mme. Breshkovsky. 12 — Class Picnics. 13 — Afternoon: Tennis Match, Bishop Strachan School vs. Branksome. Evening: Strawberry Festival. Tennis Finals played off. 15 — Graduation Service for Saint Andrew ' s and Branksome at Westminster Church. 17 — Tennis Finals (Junior). 19 — Alumnae Dinner. 20 — House Picnic, St. Andrew ' s College Grounds. 23 — Closing and Garden Party. Sept. 17 — Opening of SchooL 19 — Initiation. 26— Galli-Curci. Oct. 3 — Beta Kappa Elections. 5_Y.W.C.A. Elections. 10-14 — Thanksgiving Week-end. 14 — Basketball, Havergal vs. Branksome (Juniors). Cardinal Mercier, Massey Hall. 15 — Current Events Period: Mrs. Putnam, ' ' Thrift. Alumnae Luncheon. Exhibition of Chinese Ceremonial Robes at Simpson ' s. 16 — Basket-ball, Glen Mawr vs. Branksome. Art Exhibition, Jenkins ' . 17_YW.C.A. 21 — Collection for Navy League. 23 — Mrs. Shiro Terada, ' ' My Impressions of America. 24 — Basket-ball (Juniors) at Havergal-on-the-ITill. House Girls ' Concert. 27— Dear Brutus. 29 — Antique Exhibition, Jenkins ' . 31 — Hallowe ' en Masquerade. Nov. 1— The Dance ! 3— Rugby Match, Stadium, S.A.C. vs. U.C.C. 4— The Prince! 6— Basket-ball at B.S.S. 7— Martinelli, Massey Hall. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 69 8 — Rosedale Church Bazaar. 10 — Vaccination. 12— Mr. Taplan, on ' ' Natural Treads. 13 — Morning: Mrs. Kennedy, of Ottawa, addressed tlie gii ' ls on her work in the Maple Leaf Club, London, Kuglaiid. Afternoon: Tennis Finals. Evening: Heifetz. 14 — Week-end. 20— Ford Fire. 21 — Address by Miss Grieg, University Settlement. 23 — St. Paul ' s Church, Canon Scott. 26 — Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Opening, The Gi-ange. 28 — Indoor Sports. Dec. 2 — Lecture on tlie Eclipse of the Sun, Physics Bldg. 3 — Charades of Advertisements. 4 — Basket-ball, Technical School vs. Bi ' anksome. 5 — Beta Kappa, French Evening. 8 — Recital, Pupils of Miss Hill and Miss Henderson. 15 — Recital, Pupils of Miss Lawrence. 17 — Junior Dancing Competition. 18 — Morning: Class Lists read. Evening: Christmas Dinner and Tree. Jan. 8 — School Re-opened. 12— ' ' The Better ' Ole. 14— Exhibition of Pictures at Tlie Grange. 16 — Rosedale Church Social. 22 — National Chorus. 23 — Beta Kappa, Debate. 26 — Bairnsfather. 28 — Morning: Madame Pantazzi, Experiences in Roumania During the War. Afternoon: Exhibition of Old Masters at The Grange. Evening: Fire in Constance Cann ' s Bedroom. 29 — Afternoon: Hockey Match, St. Margaret ' s vs. Branksome. Evening: Moisewitsch. 30 — Skating Party. Westminster Church Burned. 31 — Short Week-end. -peb. 2— Arena, Hockey Match, S.A.C. vs. U.T.S. 10— Hockey at St. Margaret ' s. 12,.-Arena, Hockey Match, S.A.C. vs. U.C.C. 13— Afternoon : Hockey Match, B.S.S. vs. B.H. Evening: House Sleighing Party. 17 — Hockey, Rosedale vs. B.H. 19 — Hockey at Havergal. 20 — Practise Hockey Match with St. Margaret ' s at Victoria College Rink. 23 — Afternoon: Hockey, Rosedale vs. Branksome. Evening: Mendelssohn Choir. 24 — Hockey, Havergal vs. Bi ' anksome. 26— Hockey, Arena, S.A.C. vs. U.C.C. 70 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Mar. 1— Hockey, Red Devils vs. B.H. 2 — Afternoon: Hockey, Rosedale vs. Branksome. Evening : Sleighing Parties for Forms I, II and III. 4 — Intermediate Class Party. 5— Competition, Flag Drill. 5-9 — Long Week-end. 10— Rev. Dr. Bartlett, ' Armenia. 12 — Toronto Skating Club, Carnival at Arena. 15 — Recital, Pupils of Miss Lawrence. 16 — Recital, Pupils of Miss Turner. 17 — Morning: Mr. Haslam, ' ndia. Afternoon: Visit to Royal Ontario Museum. 18— Levitzki, Massey Hall. 19 — Dr. Carter, Zenana Bible and Medical Mission Work in India; Lecture (with views). 24 — Detroit Symphony Orchestra, with Gabrilowitsch. 25 — Professor Barnard, of the Yerkes Observatory, Cliicago, Recent Astronomical Discoveries (witli slides). 26— Robert Mantell, Macbeth. 28 — Stayner ' s ' ' Crucifixion, Rosedale Presbyterian Church. 30— Physical Training Competition, Dumb-bells and Wands. 31 — Term Standing read in Gymnasium. School closed for Easter Holidays. AS WE SEE THEM Smiles Laura Stone Oh, How She Can Sing Marjorie Hattie Daddy Longlegs Alice Fairfield The Vamp Ruth Muir Kiss Me Again Lassie Nickle Freckles Susan Ross Talvc Me to the Land of Jazz Hope McCormack Home. Sweet Home Dorothy Steveley American Beauty Inace Allen Wait Till You Get Her Up in the Air Boys Helen Tucker Hawaiian Dreams Marion Stodart Too Much Mustard Margaret MacLean Oh, AVhat Do You AVant to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Margaret Scott You ' d Be Surprised Marion Cantley The Little Gray Home in the AVest Mary Clay I ' ve Got the Blues Dorothy Dods Ragging tlie Scale Sybil Croll Tliey ' re AH Sweeties La MaisoiA francaise THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 71 J □ K E 5 Esther do Beauregard (after a missionary talk on tlie Ludhiana Hospital) — ' ' Who is this Loony Ainia that we ai ' e supporting any- Avay? Miss R. — ' ' It ' s not Loony Anna. It ' s Ludhiana in India. Esther— Oh, I thouglit slie was in Toronto. Constanee Cann (just after rising-bell to the girls on her floor) — ' My, it ' s nice to see all you girls again. Courageous ' Ci ' ush ' — My, it ' s nice to HKAR you again, Connie. (0 roans). Voice— What ' s the matter with this school ! Constance — The rising-bell. Miss B.— Wliere is Vinegar Hillf Brilliant Fourth Former — It ' s in Ireland, quite near the Firth of Forth. Mademoiselle — Yes, she is very backward in French, but I will take her apart and teach her. Hope — Marjorie, what did the lunatics at the Asylum do the day of the Halifax explosion? Marjorie — Oh! my dear, they nearly went crazy. Jean — Miss MacAndi ' cw told me to keep my cold sore moist and it would dry up. Miss M. (in Civics Class) — The Indians of this generation have not very much fighting blood in them. Inace — Well, Mrs. AVilson has Indian blood in hei ' , and they say she fights all the time. Marion McC. — Hope, how can you stand those heavy stockings T ' Hope — 0, I sit sometimes, you know. 72 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Marjorie — ' ' Say, girls, if any of yon see my green scribbler float- ing aronnd, yon ' 11 know it ' s mine. Joyce — ' ' Oil dear, Canadian History is the vale of my existence! Miss Mac. G. — What is the difference between can and may? Margaret W.— ' Well, can is a box, and may is a month. ' ' Girl in Stndy — Miss Reynar, conld yon lend me a history? Miss R.— What kind? Girl — I don ' t know. What history was Henry VHI in? Miss M. (in Geometry class) — Come np to the front, please, and point ont the lines on my fignre. Margaret W . (viewing the alterations at the school after the summer holidays) — I don ' t like the new bathroom. It isn ' t so liomelike. Miss R. — When I heard that, my feet just went down into my boots. Voice (in grammar class) — Oh, Miss MacG., I don ' t understand about these cement nouns. (Concrete nouns). Saturdays On Saturday morn at eleven o ' clock, We each jazz out in a different frock, And go to the movies to pass the time Till we have to trip back at half-past nine. Miss T.— What is veneer? Nancy Wright — A French verb. I. Ross — How much are the one-cent pads? Miss M. — A man buys 1,000 bushels of grain at 65c. a bushel. How much would the grain cost him, Ruth? Ruth — A nice sum, Miss M. Elsie McL.— Aren ' t your ears cold? Mary — No, I have earrings on. Hope (speaking of Lord Canning in liistory class)— What comes after Canning? In ace — ' ' Preserving. ' ' Joyce (singing on her way upstairs) — Haven ' t I a lovely voice, gii ' ls? 1 sing just like Romanelli. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 73 Miss M. (ill literature class) — ' ' A phoenix is half man and half hird. Mar j orie — ' ' Some bird ! ' ' Inace (on the affirmative side of the debate, Resolved that world- wide prohibition should prevail) — In the United States of America, wliere 1 come from, only four states voted prohibition, because so many people wanted liquor, but, since I left and came Jiere to Toi ' onto, all the States have gone dry. Mademoiselle — ' ' What different kinds of beans liave you? Inace — ' ' Lima beans and string beans. Mai ' jorie Gordon — And Bunker beans. Mar j orie Hattie (trying to point someone out to Margaret Mac- Lean at a concert) — See those four rows without anybody in tliem ? Well, he is sitting in the second row. Miss M. (in a Tennyson class) — Marjorie, will you exphiin, ' I am sick of time ' . Marjorie — It means fed up on life. Day-Pupil — Oh, I couldn ' t get a ticket for Macbetli, but I saw the sliow at Shea ' s, and enjoyed it just as much. Margaret (at the theatre)- — Say, girls, when does Mi ' s. Macbetli come in? Miss R. (explaining the customs of the Japanese in Interior Decoration class) — Tliey never kiss or embrace. As an example, in a recent American movie given in Japan, miles of film had to be cut oi ' t as the kissing in it was not in accordance witli their customs. Kathleen C. — Oh, that must have been a funny picture! Miss McM.— Oh, is this an Ashley Crippen plioto, .Alai joni- It ' s very nice. Helen Tucker — I like Ashley Ciippen. They can make anybcdy look nice. Miss B.— Marjorie, where is Minorca? Marjorie — In the Mediterranean Sea, Miss B. Miss B. (to Peg, who has not been paying attention) — In what part of the Mediterranean? Peg (absently) — Just north of Scotland, Miss B. First Voice — Goodness, isn ' t the smallpox awful? Second Voice — We can be thankful it ' s just smallpox and not largepox. Marjorie (telling a story) — And he came out in his iwjamns witli a wardrobe on. 74 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Nancy — ' Have you been in a room where incense is burning Marjorie — ' ' No, I have Djerkiss perfume on. Nancy — ' ' Because my aunt lias some incense and it ' s tlie worst smelling stuff. House Girl — We have to go to bed between nine and ten every night. Day-Girl — That ' s really too many. Miss M. — What does ' annum ' mean, Hope? Hope— Love. Helen — Oh, you have that on the brain, Hope. Peg — You mean she has it on the pen rather. Marjorie Hattie — This hot water is as cold as ice. Mary. — Wait till I tell you something awfully amusing, girls. A friend of mine was telling me that when she was vaccinated at school one girl died and another went out of her mind! Isn ' t that a joke? Miss B. — (finding a roughly-sketched map of Italy on Form IV. blackboard) — Is this a design for your class pin, girls? Hope (examining Inace ' s embroidery) — Do you stuff it? Miss R. (discussing a picture of a river in History of Art Class) — AVhat is a ford, Marjorie? Marjorie — A flivver, Miss R. Catherine — I haven ' t written to R for a whole week. Nancy — ' ' How awful of you ! ' ' Catherine — It shows weakness to write too often. Nancy — This was a week case, anyway. Grace — I caught a mouse in a trap baited with a date. Nancy — Well, there are not many girls that would make a date with a mouse. Catherine D. — Oh, girls, don ' t you just love dimity fudge? Alice — Jean, will you be my walker to hear the Sympathy Orchestra? Catherine — Where shall I send my dress to be cleaned? Nancy — The Lily of the Valley is the only place I know. Lost — A large-sized piece of cheese from a mouse-trap, which failed to work at the crucial moment. Marion S. (in Domestic Science examination) — Miss M., in tell- ing how to clean a chicken, do you just begin at the beginning? THE BRANKSOME SLOdAN 75 Miss II. — ' ' I ' m going to liave an awfnlly bnsy day to-morrow af- ternoon. Rntli (lOrdon — Say, Alice, if you bobl)ed youi ' hair, you ' d look just like Nazimova. Frances — ' ' Is that book you brought back good, Maiy? Mary — Oh, I don ' t suppose we ' ll like it. Mother gave it to me because it was good litei-ature. Grace — Oh, Marjorie, what color are you going to tintype your blouse r ' Overheard in the Halls First Voice — You know, I never used to like larjoi ' ie, and now I think she ' s awfully sweet. Second Voice — Love has mellowed her. Ruth — Would a dry cellar be an advantage in a house? Voice — It might be, and it might not. Katharine Scott — What ' s that wi-iting on your cap mean, Isobeir ' Isobel— I won ' t tell ya. Marjorie Jones — That ' s right,, Isobel; never tell anything you don ' t know. Jean — There ' s sucli a beautiful moon. Bernice (entering at the moment) — AYhei ' e is it? Jean (apologetically) — Oh, it ' s outside. Ruth — I saw her to-day. Lenore— Which? Hope — Who have you the first dance with? Mar-joi ' ie — Nobody, I guess. I ' ll have it with you. Miss R. (in History of Art)— What was Reynolds ' - gi ' eat forte, Orace? Grace— Painting, Miss R. Miss R. — Name the Maritime Provinces, Norah. Norah Deacon — New Brunswick and Halifax. Miss F. — Well, I Avant to tell you, the main point is the most important. ' ' C. Cann— Where ' s Miss Read? There ' s ;i fii ' e in my room. 76 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Miss R. (on a freezing- niglit) — ' ' Oli, bother ,I ' ve lost the stopper of my hot water bottle. Miss M. (absent-mindedly) — They are better with tliem. Teacher — ' ' As you get older, girls, you will appreciate tlie value of an education. Voice — ' ' Well, my sister never worked when she was at scliool, and now she ' s married, and very happy, and has no regrets. GAvynnetli — I have poison-ivy. A girl touched me with it, and I got seven years. Day-Girls (waiting to be called for one Friday evening) — There ' s an awful lot of us waiting here for our prospective fathers. The night of the skating-party. Miss G. (thinking of bandit tales) — Miss R., there ' s a suspicious- looking man in the hall. Miss R. (advancing, fiercely) — What are you doing here? Suspicious Character (mildly) — I ' m the man with the hurdy- gurdy. Miss G.— What do you think of the Prince of Wales, Helen? He would be a good catch for you, perhaps. Helen — Oh, no; I think he would be de trop. Miss M.— What is a verbena? Marjorie— It ' s a flower. Annette— Oh, I thought it was part of your spine. Closing time in Form IV. Junior. General tidying-up time. Miss J.— Phyllis, why are you scolding Kitty so hard? Phyllis — Well, she was cleaning my floor. 78 THE BKANKSOMl ] SLOGAN What is The Soldiers ' Aid Commission of Ontario ? What are its Aims and Objects? Where are the Offices of The Commission? The answers to these questions are of vital interest to Returned Soldiers. The Soldiers ' Aid Commission is Established : To remove the difficuhies with regard to pay accounts. To help in correspondence on the subject. To arrange for Vocational Training. To assist in reinstating discharged soldiers in civil life. To support claims for pension and insurance. To take affidavits. To visit homes and hospitals. To help and advise wives and families of men overseas. To help the returned soldier in every way possible. The services of the Commission are entirely free. The officials of each and every branch are always glad to welcome returned soldiers at their offices, and give them help and advice at any time. It is the desire of the Commission that every returned soldier is given a square deal, and even more, and to help each returned soldier back to civil life and civil activities. Col. The Hon. D. CARMICHAEL, D S.O., M.C., M.P.P., Chairman J. WARWICK, Secretary, Head Office : 116 College Street, Toronto. MAIN 1098 PORTRAITURE STUDIO 96 YoNGE Street TORONTO PHONE NORTH 6634 II The Recent SI Ladies Tailors I. WIENER - Proprietor 63 Bloor St. West TORONTO phone north 3856 Brrinch Store The Regent Ladies Ready-to-Wear 664 YoNGE St. Special attention given to College Girls. Both stores are open even- ings. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 79 Ideal Bread Strongly nutritious and simply delicious. ' ' Phone Park 4874 Ideal Bread Co. Limited 183-193 Dover court Road Toronto. LEHIGH VALLEY ANTHRACITE COAL CONGER LEHIGH COAL CO. LIMITED 95 BAY STREET PHONE MAIN 6100 Nothing to Sell But Service. We Clean— Walls, Paint, Floors, Woodwork, Carpets, Windows. Cellars, Houses throughout Experts in the treatment of Hard- wood Floors. Canadian Cleaning Co. 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