Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 27 SPORTS DAY The Annual Sports Day was held on Wednesday. May 17th, in the grounds of Colonel Deacon ' s home, Elm avenue. The programme was as follows : 50 Yards Dash (10 years and under) — Ray Cayley. 50 Yards Dash (14 years and under) — Christine Auld. 75 Yards Dash ' (15 years and over) — Phyllis Calvert. Sack Race — Marjorie Jones. 100 Yards Dash — Shirley Johnston. Wheelbarrow Race — Dillwyn Warren and Isobel Ross. Basketball Throw (15 years and over) — Marjorie Ridout. Balloon Race (Primary and Form I. Junior) — Margaret Doherty. Basketball Throw (14 years and under) — ' alerie Jones. Three-legged Race (15 years and over) — Phyllis Calvert and Sylvia Eby. Running High Jump (15 years and over) — Beverley Grant. Standing Broad Jump ( 14 years and under) — Christine Auld. Hop, Step and jump ( 14 years and under) — Christine Auld. Running High Jump (14 years and under) — Jean Adele Burritt. Standing Broad Jimip (15 years and over) — Phyllis Calvert. Hop, Step and Jump (15 years and over) — Phyllis Calvert. Three-legged Race ( 14 years and under) — Jean Adele Burritt and Marjorie Jones. Class Relay, Senior, Form IV. — Dorothy Harding, Catherine Dewar, Shirley Johnston, Anna Mahood, Trembeth Luke, Evelyn Mackay. Class Relay, Junior, Inte rmediate--Phyllis Harvey, Marion Coote. Katherine Dean, Christine Auld, Nona Stewart, Jean Adele Burritt. Obstacle Race, Open — Phyllis flarvey. Senior Tug-of-war (open to all classes) — Form IV., Constance Cann, Constance Flarding, Norah Marks, ]-lelen W ' right, Katherine Anderson, Shirley Johnston. Junior Tug ' -of-war (open to all classes) — Litermediate, Christine Auld, Jean Adele Burritt, Marion Coote, Katherine Dean, Margaret Donald, Phyllis Harvey. The Junior Championship Cup was won by Christine Auld, and the Senior Championship Cup by Phyllis Calvert. The Cup presented by Major Cawthra for the Hundred Yards Dash was w on by Shirley Johnston. Form IV. obtained the greatest number of points in the Senior School, and the Intermediate in the Junior School.

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No. 1 — The Toboggan Slide. No. 2 — Hocke} Team.

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28 THE BRANKSOMR SLOGAN TENNIS The enthiisiasni for tennis thronj ii the Summer and Fall Terms was very evident, and the tennis tournaments were very keenly con- tested. The singles were played off on June 8th. In the Senior School the cup Avas awarded to Helen ' ri£?;ht, and the Junior School cup was won by Jean Adele Burritt. Elizabeth Scott and Helen Wright won the Senior School doubles, defeating Janet Crowell and Janet Dickson by 6 — 4, 7 — 5. The Junior doubles were won In . Jean Adele Burritt and Valerie Jones, who defeated Sheila Lee and Christine Auld, 7 — 5, 6 — 3. Branksome played several very interesting Inter-School matches. On May 29th a match was arranged between Havergal and Brank- some, and Havergal w ' on both the singles and doubles. On May 31st, Branksome played Bishop Strachan School. The Branksome girls Avere successful in both singles and dou1)les, winning by 6 — 2, 6 — 2 in singles, and 6 — L 5 — 7, 6 — 4 in doubles. A return match was played on June 1st, at Havergal. After a very exciting match, Havergal won both the singles and doubles. The return match with Bishop Strachan School w as played on June 13th, Branksome winning the singles and losing the doubles. Helen AA ' right played the singles and Katherine Aitkin and Adison King the doubles. BASKETBALL The Fall basketball season proved very successful. The teams turned out regularly to benefit from the excellent coaching from Miss MacLennan, wdiich resulted in the Avinning of the games. The matches Avere as foUoAvs : Oct. 5th — Havergal vs. Branksome, Avon b v the School, 25 — 15. Oct. 12th — Bishop Strachan ' s School vs. Branksome, Avon bv the School, 44—37. . Oct. 26th — Varsit} vs. Branksome, Avon by the School, 20 — 19. Nov. 7th — Glen MaAvr vs. Branksome, Avon by the School, 29 — 12. Nov. 9th — Havergal vs. Branksome, aa ou by the School, 32 — 28. Nov. 16th — Bishop Strachan ' s a s. Branksome, Avon bA the School, 22—18.