Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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20 The Branksome Slogan MY MUTT 1. Clumsy old dog — You scramble and rush from room to hall In ebullient search for bone or ball, And the subsequent smash most emphatically states, You have wrecked the table and smashed the plates. 2. Silly old dog— You roll your eyes and you raise a paw, You lie on your back and pretend to snore; And when you ' re scolded or in a fix, You straighten matters by doing tricks. 3. Naughty old dog — You haven ' t been home at all to-day. And now you fawn, as well you may. You drag your tail and you whine like a pup, ' Till I haven ' t the heart to chain you up. 4. Clever old dog — When I say walk , you dance to the door, And scratch like mad with an eager paw. You fetch my hat and your collar too. They call dogs dumb, — well, they don ' t know you! 5. Dear old dog — You squeeze up tight, and you lick my nose. You laugh and you fuss — some folk suppose Dogs have no souls — but in your eyes, There ' s a shining soul of tre- mendous size. KATHERINE CANNON (Clan Ross).

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The Branksome Slogan 19 Itinerary of the School Summer Tour July 5 — Leave Toronto for Mont- real. July 6 — Sail from Montreal via Duchess of Atholl . July 12 — Arrive Glasgow. July 13 — Trossachs. July 14 — St. Leonard ' s at St. An- drews. July 15— Visit Old Branksome— 50 miles south of Edinburgh. July 16 — Edinburgh — E dinb urgh Ladies ' College. July 17 — Train to London via York. Lunch at York and visit to cathedral. July 18 — Ashford School, Kent. July 19 — Benenden School, Kent. July 20 — Mary Datchelor School, London ( Prize - Giving) . Prizes presented by the Lord Mayor of London. July 21 — Rodean School. July 22 — London. July 23 — St. Paul ' s School, S treat ham School. July 24 — North London Collegiate. July 25 — Christ ' s Hospital School. July 26 — Cheltenham Ladies ' College. July 27 — Cheltenham. July 28— Malvern. July 29— Oxford. July 30 — London. July 31 — London, Windsor and Eton. Aug. 1 — London. Aug. 2 — London, Hampton Court. Aug. 3 — London, Aug. 4 — London. Aug. 5 — Paris — International Stu- dents ' Union. Aug. 6 — Paris. Aug. 7 — Paris. Aug. 8 — Paris. Aug. 9 — London. Aug. 10 — Sail from Liverpool via Montcalm . Aug. 18 — Arrive Montreal.

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The Branksome Slogan 21 SUMMER EVENING The golden clouds of glory are light- ing up the west, The sleepy birds chirp drowsily as the sun sinks to rest. The calm is broken only by the cry of whip-poor-will, It ceases too; and silence reigns — the world is still. The silver waters sparkle ' neath the rays of the bright moon, The breeze sings ' mongst the pine trees a lulling restful tune. The deer with timid footsteps comes down to the spring to drink, It bends its graceful head, and then it pauses on the brink. For hark ! the rushes swish as the boat glides swiftly by, The deer is turned to marble, outlined against the sky — Only a moment — then it turns and vanishes from sight. But fills the men in that canoe with wonder and delight. The waters lapped against its sides as it went on its way To the firefly-lighted dimness of that shadow haunted bay: And though since then the years have passed and swiftly taken flight. None there can e ' er forget the silent beauty of that night. MARY HARRISON (Clan Ross). SUNRISE I woke, and saw the rosy dawn. Dew sprinkled lightly on the lawn, A mist ascending from the earth, Beyond the land, a blue-grey firth, Above the firth, a haze was spun A cobweb, glistening in the sun. JEAN ROBERTSON (Clan Campbell). AT THE BEACH Down at the beach the wind is high, The waves in billows rise; The sabled clouds blow o ' er the sky. The day draws to its close. How weird the sound of sea-birds ' scream, Foreboding rain that soon will teem! KAY SHIRRIFF (Clan Douglas).