Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN EDITORS BABS GOULDING MARGARET HENDERSON SLOGAN STAFF: MARGARET LANSDOWNE MURIEL HAROLD NORA FLETCHER HELEN GLENNE JOYCE LIVINGSTONE HELEN RICHARDSON KATHERINE LEA LILLIAN KRIBS ALUMNAE REPRESENTATIVE: AINSLIE McMICHAEL

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The School Flags This year has been a memorable one in the annals of Branksome Hall. The four corner-stones of our school, — Truth, Honesty, Purity, and Justice, are now symbolized in a flag which we may call our own. The Branksome colours consist of red, green, white, and black, each color representing in order the virtues men- tioned above. These are the colors blended into our flag, which is of heavy silk with golden tassels and frmge. The school crest contains our motto Industry and Knowledge, which is in- scribed beneath in Latin; and the maple- leaves form a truly Canadian setting for the distaff and the open Bible. The distaff suggests that it is a girl ' s school, and the Bible shows that it is a Chris- tian school. The flag of Branksome has the two white crosses of Saint George and Saint Andrew, on a red background, and the school crest in the centre, black on a green background. The cross of Saint George is the Cross of Sacrifice, and the diagonal cross represents the Cross of Service. Sacrifice and Service express in a condensed form, the great purpose of Christ ' s life; and these are the two doors through which one must pass to attain true happiness and spiritual growth. There are also four other flags typical of our school; each is a Brank- some colour, and has the crest in gold, on its centre. The colours of these four flags render it possible to weave in the Prefect ' s motto, — Live pure, speak true, right wrong, — A charge given by King Arthur to his knights. The Branksome flag presents an ex- tremely handsome appearance, of which any school might be proud; a flag symbolic of ideals to be upheld, and the traditions which have existed since the founding of the school, twenty-six years ago. A flag may mould away and de- cay, but the things for which it stancJs will endure forever! It is henceforth the duty of every one of us at Branksome so to live as to uphold the worthy ideals portrayed so well on our flag until the time comes when we shall entrust the torch to our successors. Therefore, Serve God, keep well the road in ac- cordance with the ancient motto of Branksome Castle; — In varld is nocht nature has broucht yat sal lest ay. Thairfore serve God, keep well ye rod, thy fame sal nocht dekay. BABS GOULDING, Form V.