Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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.

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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