Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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-