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16 The Branksome Slogan MISS READ Presented to the School by the Alumnae Association, April 23, 1932. — Portrait by Archibald G. Barnes.
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Page 17 text:
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The Branksome Slogan 15 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN EDITORS ELIZABETH BRYDON NATALIE CAMPBELL SLOGAN STAFF: GWYNNETH SINCLAIR MARION PIRIE ELEANOR GIBSON EILEEN PEPALL BARBARA GRAHAM MURIEL SINCLAIR ALUMNAE REPRESENTATIVE: AINSLIE McMICHAEL
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Our New Motto When I visited the original Branksome Hall in Scotland during the summer of 1927, I found these words carved over the ancient door of the castle : — In varld is nocht nature has vroucht that sal lest ay thairfore serve God Keip veil ye rod thy fame sal nocht de Kay Schir Valter Scot of Branxholme Knycht Magret Douglas 1571 ( In the world there is nothing nature has wrought that shall last forever. Therefore serve God, Keep well the road, ithy fame shall not decay. ) And ever since the words ' ' Keep well the road have been ringing in my ears. At the time I remember that I wished Miss Scott had seen them before she founded the school, for I thought this surely would have been what she would have chosen for our motto. It was not, however, until the Alumnae dinner this year that the idea of changing our motto and taking this one came to me, but so many of the girls said to me that evening, ' ' Miss Read, could we not have ' Keep well the road ' for the school motto, that as soon as possible a special committee of the Alumnae met and definitely decided upon the change. And so, beginning this June, 1932, the motto for our school is Keep well the road. What a splendid thought it is, Keep well the road! Since 1571, for over three hundred and fifty years it has stood above the ancient Brank- 17
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