Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Miss Read

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The Branksome Slogan 15 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN EDITORS CATHERINE McBURNEY 1 SHEILA LEE SLOGAN STAFF: EDITH BELLAMY LOIS TEDMAN LOUISE MATHIEU SYLVIA CAYLEY JUNE WARREN ISOBEL PIRIE ALUMNAE REPRESENTATIVE: AINSLIE McMICHAEL

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Edttortal HE question whether or not sports arc worthy of the place they hold in the life of a boy or girl at school or at the uni- versity is a question which a great many people are asking themselves to-day. Sports are becoming more and more highly specialized, so highly, in fact, that they often take on the appearance of a business. This should not happen — they should be essentially a relaxation from the more serious pursuits of life — but a very necessary relaxation, especially to those engaged in business or study. It is a fact discovered by the early Spartans that strength, endurance and perfect bodies can be obtained only by partaking in out-door sports; yet, in spite of this, even in schools, a large num- ber of students do not participate in the games and in later life the proportion is much larger. There are many reasons why, after leaving school, a girl or a boy might be unable to play games, but at school there arc practically none. Every school is, or should be, equipped with the requirements for games, and enough time allotted each pupil to make it possible for them to par- take in games. The saying that one hasn ' t time is a poor excuse. The lessons instilled by co- operation, team-play, quick thinking and a keen school spirit which rarely come until one is proficient at a game .will amply repay the time spent. To those who specialize in one sport only I would say that from each game one obtains different advantages, one game suplying what another lacks. There- fore, let us all partake in sports as much as we are able without letting it interfere with our business or studies and try to become good sports in both senses of the word. SHEILA LEE, Form V. 17