Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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The Branksome Slogan 29 breakers dashing against the rocks. Tall cocoa-nut trees are seen all along the shore as they thrive best here. Finally we arrive at Toco only too glad to jump out and walk along the great sandy beach or sit under the cocoa-nut trees enjoying a drink of cocoa-nut water. Then for a plunge into the warm salt water. Trinidad is indeed a land of sunshine and an excellent place to spend a holiday. SALLY MORTON (Clan Campbell). Clan Talk Clans play quite an important part in our school life. Have you ever thought that they mean more than just teams for games and competitions ? In the dear, dead days, the life of a Scotsman was the life of a clansman. When Scotland had her own kings and queens, the Scottish clans played a more important part than they do to-day. The clan chieftains led their men to war to avenge the slightest wrong. Fighting was an every day occurrence. The kings and queens who sat on the Scottish throne had to depend on the support of some strong clan, for a powerful chief could, and frequently did, make or unmake a ruler. If a clan felt itself in the least insulted the members would rise . The kilted warriors, armed with bows and the great swords, called claymores, would swarm from their mountain glens at the first notes of the pibroch, the war music of the bagpipes. Blood-thirsty fights, slaughter and days of waiting and marching were all in the life of a clansman. There were no exceptions, every member of the clan was ready to go through anything for the sake of his clan. Isn ' t that an inspiring idea for Branksomites ? If you hear a word of insinuation or accusation against your clan, just take your claymore and slay the offender. CRINGAN TRIMBLE (Clan Douglas).

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28 The Branksome Slogan today, and the skirt was very full. Mama ' s gown was very elegant, for it was of brocaded silk, and there were few gowns at the party that rivalled it. The first dance of the evening was extremely pleasant, and, even though our music is not of the best, I ' m sure one of the most enjoyable in which I have ever joined. The square dances were the most popular. After dancing merrily for some time, my brother and I returned home. The snow was too deep for our carriage though, so we came home in our sleigh and pair. Why! I never realized I was writing for so long a time. It is dawn already. Dawn ! The very word contains so much, so very much, for, with this day, a new era dawns for us, and my dream of a wonderful city begins to be fulfilled. With the enthusiasm that prevails among the people the advance of Toronto will be boundless ! Trinidad Trinidad, the land of sunshine, is just off the north coast of Venezuela. The natives gave this beautiful island the name of lere, or Land of the Humming Bird , because of the large number of humming birds that inhabit it. A trip across the northern part is most interesting. Starting at Port of Spain, the capital, you can drive through the Maraval Valley by the Saddel Road where most of the time you are under an arch of bamboo trees. It is a sight no one should miss. This road leads you through the Santa Cruz Valley where on both sides you are surrounded by cocoa trees. At last you arrive at the village of San Juan, named by the Spaniards when they were in possession of the island. Now you are travelling on the Eastern Main Road with the mountains on one side and the far off plains of Caroni on the other. Three miles from San Juan is St. Joseph, best known because it was here that Sir Walter Raleigh captured and burned the town from the Spaniards. Two miles farther, St. Augustine, with its College of Tropical Agriculture, is seen, and on the distant hills, the Monastery of the St. Benedict Monks. Tunapuna is the next village and then Tacarigua with its vast sugar estates. The scenery in this region is very beautiful ; the poui blossoms are out and the hills are a mass of orange and yellow speckled with green leaves. We now pass Arima, which is the centre of the Caribs, the original natives of Trinidad. A long stretch of uninhabited country, mostly forests, lies in front of us before we arrive at Sangre Grands, the centre for the cocoa and cocoa-nut planters. We are off again and soon are passing through the famous Moira forests with its huge trees, often over a hundred feet high. The sea is in the air and we are not surprised to see huge white

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30 The Branksome Slogan Branksome Hall in the Year 2034 June 1st, 2034, has just dawned. Two girls accompanied by their mother land their auto-gyro expertly on the roof of Branksome Hall. They step on a buzzer, a portion of the floor opens as a trim mechanical maid appears to conduct them by elevator -to the Principal ' s office. Here they are cordially welcomed and then start on a tour of inspection. The escaliatory floor makes walking unnecessary so they comfortably watch all of the goings-on of the girls without any physical exertion. The first room they glide noiselessly into belongs to Form IV. Here they see Miss Graic teaching celophane uniformed students Virgil by the means of hypnotism. Further along Miss Yblowb is instructing her Chemistry class with the aid of a moving picture machine. The mother, upon asking the length of time allotted to study each day, receives the surprising answer that each girl takes a Geometry pill, a French pill, or whatever her homework is, thereby eliminating any need for outside study. After passing several more rooms they at length come to a balcony canopied with flowers which overlooks the campus. Water tennis is causing great enthusiasm in one corner of the grounds where four girls with a miniature boat on each foot are batting a rubber ball around the tennis pool. On the far side of the field a portion of the ground is fenced off where Miss Dear tells them that Miss Eillems is in charge of the Weekly Nudist Colony where the girls receive to the full all the benefits of nature. On the other side of the campus the Junior girls are making preparations for their annual Austin Auto Race, which causes much excite- ment each year. Leaving the Recreation Field they are then conducted by Miss Dear to the Sleeping Quarters of the Dormitory. The door automatically opens and they are ushered into a sunny sleeping porch in which radio, television and telephone are installed. As stockings are out of vogue some of the girls can be seen painting their legs with polka dots to match their after- noon frocks, while others are seen practising their fan dancing for the Annual June Ball at the Royal Peace College (R.M.C. s new name, due to the fact that many years ago the world powers declared war to be antique and stupid). Around the corner the guests see a cafeteria where the girls hungrily push diverse buttons from which emerge numerous delicacies such as Hummingbirds a la Queen and Starfish Fricasse. Finally, the tour being completed, they say farewell, assuring Miss Dear that next vear will find the girls within the portals of Branksome Hall. J. GARFIELD F. DOWNING (Clan Douglas).