Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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24 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Katherine Dean — Jumping centre. Second year on team. Very good at combination and jumping. Isabel Sheridan — Centre. Third year on team. A splendid jumper but a little slow at times. Marion Ainslie — Defence. First year on team. A very quick, steady and reliable player. Should prove valuable to the team. Margaret Aitken — Captain, Defence. Second year on team. A hard-working player with good combination; inclined to wander a little. The games were as follows : First Team Oct. 9th — Havergal vs. BrankvSome, won by the school, 15-10. Oct. 23rd — Bishop Strachan ' s School vs. Branksome. won by B.S.S., 12-11. Oct. 30th — Margaret Eaton School vs. Branksome, won by M.E.S., 44-15. Nov. 1st — Bishop Strachan ' s School vs. Branksome, won by the school, 19-6. Nov. 6th — Havergal vs. Branksome, w on by H.L.C., 18-16. Nov. 16th — Ontario Ladies ' College vs. Branksome, won by the school, 50-81. Nov. 24th — Ontario Ladies ' College vs. Branksome, won by the school, 40-15. Nov. 28th — Havergal vs. Branksome, won by H.L.C., 13-11. Dec. 4th — Varsity vs. Branksome, w on by Varsity, 18-16. Second Team Oct. 9th — Havergal vs. Branksome, won by Havergal, 8-7. Oct. 23rd — Bishop Strachan ' s School vs. Branksome, w on by B.S.S., 22-16. Oct. 30th — Margaret Eaton School vs. Branksome, won by M.E.S., 21-11. Nov. 1st — Bishop Strachan ' s School vs. Branksome, won by the school, 14-11. Nov. 6th — Havergal vs. Branksome, won by Havergal, 13-5. Nov. 28th — Havergal vs. Branksome, won by Havergal, 12-8. The team was as follows: Forwards, Sterling Westland and Christine Auld, Centres, Mary Duff and Frances Whitman; Defence, Kathleen Burrows and Lenore Gooderham (captain) Subs., Helen Home, Sybil Turner, Edith MacKay, Margaret Stone, Helen Lawson.

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THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 23 M. COOTE TENNIS Enthusiasm for tennis was at its height during the summer term, when some very interesting and exciting tournaments were keenly contested. The finals were played off on June the 8th when Helen Wright succeeded in winning the senior cup while Jean Adele Burritt captured the junior title. The senior school doubles were won by Luella Scott and Helen Wright, the junior by Jean Adele Burritt and Betty King Smith. Even though exams were drawing near, the girls found time to play several very interesting inter-school matches. On May the 31st, a match was arranged at Havergal and the school won the singles 6-3, 6-1 , the doubles 6-3, 6-8, 6-4. On June the first Branksome played at Bishop Strachan School. The Branksome girls were successful in winning by 6-1, 6-1 in the singles and 6-1, 6-2 in the doubles. Owing to the nearness of exams return matches were not played. The tennis team was as follows: Singles, Helen Wright; doubles, Katherine Aitken and Jessie Wright. BASKETBALL Owing to greater co-operation this year from the school we were able to have besides our first team, a second, intermediate and. junior team, which furnished some very exciting matches. We were very fortunate in being able to arrange matches with Ontario Ladies ' College and take this opportunity of thanking them for their kind hospitality. We are greatly indebted to Miss Maclennan who gave up so much of her time to coach the teams. First Team Personnel Lela Lambert — Forward. First year on team. A very quick and hard-working player but rather poor at shooting. Jessie Wright — Forward. Fourth year on team. A quick, graceful player but sometimes a little erratic.

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THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 25 Intermediate Team Nov. 13th — Bishop Strachan ' s School Vs. Branksome, won by B.S.S., 14-7. The team: Christine Auld, Marion Gibson, Sally Baker, Isabel Pirie, Frances Playfair, Margaret Withers. Junior Team Oct. 10th — Havergal vs. Branksome, won by H.L.C., 14-12. Nov. 13th — Bishop vStrachan ' s School vs. Branksome, won by the school, 10-6. The team — Gretchen Gray, Patsy Laird, Rosalind Brewin, Valerie Jones, Ray Cayley, Helen Richardson. HOCKEY The hockey practices began as soon as the girls came back after Christmas and it was not long before the team was chosen. The teams turned out regularly and the season proved to be a very successful one. The following matches were played : Jan. 29th — Bishop Strachan ' s School vs. Branksome, won by the school, 3-1. Feb. 14th — Eaton Girls ' Club vs. Branksome, won by the school, 5-0. Feb. 19th — Bishop Strachan ' s School vs. Branksome, won by the school, 3-2. Feb. 27th — Margaret Eaton School vs. Branksome, won by the school, 2-0. Hockey Personnel Beverley Grant — Captain, Right Wing. Third year on team. A splendid stickhandler and good shot. It is due to her great enthusiasm that all the team turned out regularly for practices. Jessie Wright — Goal. Third year on team. A very good goaler. Starred in second B.S.S. game. Rather erratic in attending practices. Lenore Gooderham — Right defence. A strong defence player. Uses her weight to good advantage. Slow at breaking away. Possesses a fine shot, but unlucky as to scoring. Margaret Aitken — Left Defence. Second year on team. A reliable and persistent player. Greatly improved since last year. Checks well and has a shot that shows promise. Babs Goulding — Left wing. A new and valuable player. A fast skater and good stickhandler. Inclined to wander from position. Also a good shot. Lela Lambert — Centre. Another new player. Also a fast skater and good stickhandler, with a fair shot. Inclined to be erratic.