Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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30 The Branksome Slogan us a long time to get back to the ' be- lief that Honesty is the best pol- icy. This was one of the best- presented plays of the year. On Friday evening, March 19th, Four Special gave us a short com- edy, Evening Dress Indispens- able. As the title would suggest, it was a modern play, and had only four characters, all of whom suited their parts extrem ely well. The Fifth Form presented J. M. Barrie ' s Quality Street on Thurs- day evening, March 25th. This was very different from any of the plays heretofore presented, both in the costumes and manners of the play- ers and the length of the produc- tion. Everyone was delighted with the sweet, old-fashioned air of gen- tility and delightful gallantry shown by the ladies of Quality Street and the dashing Mr. Brown. Helen Home ' s Susan is esipecially wor- thy of mention. Everyone voted the play a great success. The record of the Beta Kappa activities for the past year ends here, and I am sure we all feel sat- isfied with the work and the enthu- siastic co-operation of the girls. KATHERINE M. SCOTT, Secretary. HE girls this year have en- tered with greiat enthusiasm into all the games. N ever before have they turned out in such large numbers, and the teams take this opportunity of thanking them for their co-operation. The first league games took place at Havergal on October 13th. It was won by the School 24-11. The return match on November 3rd was won by Havergal 11-10. On Oct. 20th Branksome defeat- ed B.S.S. 18-13. In the return game, Nov. 12 th, B.S.S. defeated the School 12-11. The deciding game between B.S.S. and B.H.S. was played on Nov. 17th at the Mar- garet Eaton School. It was won by the School 20-15. Some interesting games took place between the day-girls and boarders. On Oct. 22nd the board- ers defeated the day-girls 18-13. In the return game the day-girls de- feated the boarders 27-16. On Dec. 4th a final match was witnessed in which, as before, the day-girls de- feated the boarders 19-18. The second basket- ' ball team had a most successiful year. They man- aged to capture every game with the exception of one. Their team work was excellent, and we expect great things from them next year. Second Team: Guards, Kather- ine Scott (Captain), Marion Hen- derson; centres, Jacqueline Dumar- esq, Amea Brewin; goals, Ruth Gray, Marian Gibson.

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The Branksome Slogan 29 HE Hallowe ' en masquerade was held this year on Octo- ber the thirteenth in the gymnasiurn, where dancing was rendered very enjoy- able by the music of an extremely good orchestra. The costumes were varied and beautiful, in some cases weird and wonderful. The (prizes for the pret- tiest costumes were awarded to Leith Hutchision anid Ruth Gray, as a piair of courtiers in flowered satin and powdered hair. Ida Bur- chell and Alice Watson won the prizes for the funniest costume, and the prizes for the most original cos- tu ' mies went to Isiobel Eastcott ' and Margaret Withers, as Sparkplug. The triumph of the evening, how- ever, was not supper, as you might expect, ' but the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, executed by the staff. A difficult drill was dexter- ously performed under the expert leadership of Miss MacLennan, while the serious aspect and painted counteances of our respected teach- ers were so amusing that the per- formance was greeted with roars of laughter and applause. The successful evening ended in the dining-room, with the consum- ing of many delicious forms of re- freshment, and the distribution of the prizes. We had a very interesting lecture on astronomy, from Dr. Young, of Toronto University, on January the fifteenth. The lecture was illus- trated by mk sit unusual and startl- ing lantern slides, picturing the movements oif the heavenly ibodies in relation to each other at all times oif the year. We feel that we ab- sorbed a great deal of information on this fascinating subject. On Wednesday morning, January 27th, Dr. Thompson, of the Dental College, came to speak to us on our health in general, and our teeth in particular. There have been in all three of thlese lectures, in which everyone has been deeply interested. During the last period of the morning on the third of February, we received interesting insight into the coal situation. The lecturer, who came from the Dominion Coal Company, gave us statistics con- cerning the daily consumption and wasite of coal which were amiazing. Form HI. iput on two iplays on Friday evening, February 9th. The first of these, The Man in the Bowler Hat, was an amusing farce with a startling climax, to which the actors worked up with vigorous and spirited acting. The second play, The Button, was a translation from the German and very humorous in a melo-dramatic, sentimental way. One oif the biggest laughs of the year was afforded the school on February 20th, when the staff acted Bimbo the Pirate. The outstand- ing characters were Bimbo him- self and the hysterical heroine. All the parts were very appropriate and most re ilistic, however. The at- mosphere of fierce piratical cruelty at the beginning, which changed grtadually to ' self-righteous piety at the end, was very amusing, and the audience was kept in a state of weak and helpless laughter. Nothing but the Truth, as de- monstrated iby the Fourth Form, did n ' ot apipear a very practidal ' pol- icy. In every way the actors suc- ceeded in convincing us that the unembroidered truth does not pay and they did it so well that it took

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The Branksome Slogan 31 Basket-ball Team Basket-ball Personals Christine Auld — forward — second year on team. A steady and reli- able player with an excellent shot. Weak in defensive playing. Chris- tine starred in last B.S.S. game. Eleanor Cutcliffe — forward — first year on team. Eleanor is a quick and steady player with an excellent long shot, although at times her shooting is a bit erratic. Starred in first B.S.S. game. Marjorie Watson — centre — first year on team. An excellent jumper and Marjorie usually manages to hit the toss-uip. Sometimes forgets her opponent. Has splendid com- bination with her associate. Helen Home — side centre — ' fourth year on team. Helen has improved greatly from last year. An alert and fast player ; but inclined to wander from her position. Marjorie Eraser — guard — first year on team. A quick, hard-work- ing player. Rather excitable in a match. Margaret Aitken — captain — guard — This is Margaret ' s fi ' fth year on the team and her third as captain. She is a most efficient and popular leader and her experience as a player has often saved her team.