Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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The Branksome Slogan 27 BADMINTON TEAM S. Dalton, A. Hatch, K. Keene, B. Southgate, N. Wood, F. Snetsinger. seat. It encouraged us as we realized that there were few people who do net enjoy singing the carols. The carols were selected from a wide choice; many of them were ones that we had known for years and which are sung Christmas after Christmas. But Miss La Von had also gone to a great deal of trouble cheesing ones that were not so well known, including a Czechoslovakian and French one, and I think that I can truthfully say that these new ones were included among the old favourites by the end of the term. The service began with a cornet solo by Captain Parr from the back of the church. He played ' ' Hark the Herald Angels Sing , a perfect beginning to the service. The processional carcl was ' ' Masters in This Hall and the school, led by the prefects and the clan chieftains, came into the church on either side and met at the centre aisle. The singing of the carols was evenly distributed between the junior and the senior schools, some being in unison, some in parts and some sung by the two special choirs consisting of the 1st and 2nd forms in one and the Chapel and Choral Choirs in the other. Added to these, Miss Faver sang a solo which few of us will ever forget. I feel we owe a great deal of thanks

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26 The Branksome Slogan INSTALLATION OF PREFECTS The annual installation of the prefects and officers of the school was held on Wednesday, October 22. Miss Read ratified the appointments of the sub-prefects and clan chieftains and, with a few words to each, installed individually the sixteen prefects and Joan Langlois as the head girl of the school. An explanation of the school standards to the parents, friends and new girls followed. The school flags were then placed in the four corners of the gymnasium. The school song effectively completed a very impressive ceremony. That evening, the newly-appointed officers of the school were entertained at dinner by Miss Read. Toasts were proposed to the new boarders, the new prefects, the head girl and Miss Read. The dinner was a fitting climax to a memorable day. THE CAROL SERVICE The last Sunday of the Fall teim was kept, appropriately enough, for the annual carol service. It was again held in St. Andrew ' s Church and, large as the church is, hardly another person could have found a ARCHERY AT READ ACRES

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28 The Branksome Slogan to Mr. Bales, who played the organ for us on the Sunday and also at the rehearsal. The service ended as perfectly as it had begun, with the pageant produced by Madame Perry. I n this ' we saw all the characters that we connect with the Christmas season. The scene was very simple, the shepherds and the wise men coming up to the Chancel steps while at the back stood the angels blowing their golden trumpets: ' ' Hark the herald angels sing. Glory to the new born King. ARCHERY Aim low! Shoot! A Cold! Something similar to this might be heard by anyone passing by Sherborne lawn on a warfni autumn afternoon of this year. In the spring term, however, archery moved to the new property. On either of these inviting lawns Branksome ' s kilted cupids assem- bled to practise the art of the bow. However, we aimed at no heart but at the bright yellow spot in the centre of the various coloured circles known as the ' ' gold . Arch- ery, one of the newer sports on our list, is growing in favour. Many beginners attended the in- struction classes and the old- faithfuls turned up regularly for the practise periods. The fall sea- son was clo ' ssd with an inter-clan archery tournament. A cup for the highest scoring archer was added last year to the list of sports prizes. It was carried off in 1947 by Anne Garland. BASKETBALL The first Friday evening in October, this year ' s first and sec- ond basketball teams played a friendly game with a last-minute team made up of form one to five years previous. The competition was good and the game was keen- ly played, with both the old girls and the present girls putting forth their best efforts. After the game