Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Copyright by Karsh. LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM DOBBIE, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O.

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The Branksome Slogan 3 CALENDAR 1944-45 Sept. 13th — School re-opened. Sept. 15th — Clan Games. Sept. 17th— Miss Young. Sept. 23rd— Hockey— Maple Leaf Arena. Sept. 28th— Portia White. Sept. 29th— Othello. Oct. 6th — Thanksgiving Week- end. Oct. 12th— B. Ball, H.L.C. vs. B.H. Oct. 13th— B. Ball, Old Girls vs. Present. Oct. 17th— B. Ball, B.S.S. vs. B.H. Oct. 20th — Marion Anderson. Oct. 22nd— Miss Soper— Peru. Oct. 27th — Dr. Howard Guiness. Oct. 27th— Masquerade. Oct. 31st— Toronto Symphony. Nov. 5th — Miss McKay — India. Nov. 6th— Bell Telephone Co. Nov. 6th— B. Ball, B.H. vs. St. C. Nov. 6th— B. Ball, B.H. vs. H.L.C. Nov. 8th — Victory Loan Concert. Nov. 10th — Week-end. Nov. 14th— B. Ball, B.H. vs. B.S.S. Nov. 14th — Ramabai Week. Nov. 15th — Installation of Pre- fects. Nov. 15th— B. Ball, B.H. vs. B.S.S. Nov. 19th— I.V.F. Nov. 27th— Harriet . Nov. 28th — Ice Capades. Dec. 1st — Form V. Play. Dec. 4th— H.M.S. Pinafore . Dec. 10th — Christmas Carols -- Home for Incurables, Chorley Park. Dec. 15th — School closed. Jan. 8th — School re-opened. Jan. 12th— Skating Party. Jan. 14th— Betty Hilton, Helen Tyers. Jan. 16th — Malcuzyuski. Jan. 21st — Dr. F. A. Robinson. Jan. 24th— Art Gallery. Jan. 26th— The Dance. Feb. 2nd— Week-end. Feb. 9th— Miss Graham — Lab- rador. Feb. 11th — Dinner Party. Feb. 11th— Miss de Mayer. Feb. 16th— Form HI Plays. Feb. 18th— General Sir Wm. Dob- bie. Feb. 19th— Lady Dobbie. Feb. 23rd— Form II Plays. Mar. 2nd— Week-end. Mar. 9th— Jane Eyre. Mar. 23rd — Senior Operetta. Mar. 27th — Junior Operetta. Mar. 28th— Mr. Kaminsky. Mar. 28th— School closed. April 10th — School re-opened. April 15th — Mr. Doherty. April 20th — Swimming Meet. April 27th — Fashion Show. May 4th— Hamlet. May 9th— Philadelphia Orchestra May 25th— Week-end. June 1st — Picnic. June 8th — Strawberry Festival. June 9th — Graduates ' Dance. June 10th — Closing Service — Rose- dale Presbyterian Church. June 12th — Prize Giving.

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EDITORIAL The purpose of our editorials has usually been to point out the most outstfandino: events of the school year, but the year 1944-45 has been so filled with outstanding events that it is difficult to know where- to begin. However, we would like to name the visit of Sir William and Lady Dobbie as one of its highlights. The former Governor of Malta and his wife came to America to speak at large mass meetings from the Atlantic to the Pacific, taking as their main subject ' The Hand of God m Malta . While in Toronto, they made their headquarters at the home of Miss Read, and so we at Branksome had the great privilege of having them as guests, of hearing them both, and also having Lady Dobbie as ouj ' special speaker for our Winter Term service of Prayer and Intercession. This year also, the School has been greatly enriched by the large number of girls who have come to us, not only from all parts of Canada, but from many different parts of the world as well, so that now Brank- some Hall can indeed be considered a truly cosmopolitan school. But happy as we are to welcome these new friends, we have missed the com- panionship of the English girls, the majority of whom, after spend- mg four years with us, have now returned to their homes and families. We would send them all our best wishes and a speedy return to Can- ada (two of them already have become engaged to Canadians!). As we look back over the past few months, especially as we write this editorial today, we realize that the year 1944-45 has been the most momentous that we, who are still at School, have ever known. Until the advent of this war, many high school students were apt to be too preoccupied with their own small way of life, and consequently they gave little thought to the world at large. Today the war in Europe is over, V-E day has come! It is the events which have taken place during this year, and which have led to the victory in Europe, and soon, we hope, to final victory, that have reached out and touched the lives of us all. We are glad to think that the High School girl of today is more fully conscious than ever before of the contribution she can make to her school, to her community, and to her country. As Peace lies before us, with all its difficulties and problems, the con- tribution needed is no small one but will take our every effort. THE EDITORS, May 7, 1945. 5