Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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The Branksome Slogan 31 We remember — Helen De-Nike: her unselfish team spirit and dependability. Jerry Weir: her effort and improvement. Alma Hatch: her qui k thinking; infallible lay-up shots; her hard-felt hin. Norma Wood: her Ottawa training in her snectacular team work with Alma, Sally Dalton: Captain: her fighting fortitude; bullet-like passes; Get those rebounds . Naomi Inglis: her height, endurance and experience. Sally McConnell: her interception and purple perseverance. Joan Langlois: her perfected pivot and bounce. Jessie Marriner: her endless energy and calm efficiency. were in ' ye olde Scottische tradition, with six larger-than-life-size Scottish Highlanders looming tall and strong on several of the walls. Crossed swords above the gym door, clan standards, kilts and tam o ' shanters all lent an impressive atmosphere in honour of dear old Scotland. And the balloons! — thousands of them, covering the ceiling, gave a particular festivity to the occasion. The dancing began promptly at nine o ' clock to music under the most competent baton of Stanley St. John. Although much-appreciated punch was served for the duration of the dancing, we were all glad to receive at the end of the evening ice cream, delicious coffee and our Jeannie ' s ' ' out of this world chocolate cake. During the Winter term we had a very successful Talent Night. Practically everyone who was stage-gifted in any way performed, entertaining the audience by means of the piano , flute, singing, dancing,

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30 The Branksome Slogan BETA KAPPA Hallowe ' en — the night of ghost and goblin — was celebrated with great enthusiasm and even greater ' success. A masquerade party, to v hich everyone came as a nursery rhyme or fairy tale character, was highlighted by a truly hilarious skit performed by the staff and led by Miss Read herself. The costume competition was followed by square dancing and refreshments, which combined to make it a very enjoyable evening. After many last-minute alarms we finally got Sherborne House decorated in the true Christmas fashion for the Fourth and Fifth Form dance — the Holly Hop — which was a great success. Amid frequent balloon poppings , the scrapings of numerous step- ladders, noisy and confusedly shouted directions from everybody and nobody, there was slowly but surely emerging the product which was seen with great appreciation by all who attended our annual Branksome At Home last January the thirtieth. I think we ' ll all agree that the Beta Kappa did an exceptionally splendid job. The decorations this year SECOND BASKETBALL TEAM L. Deck, N. Gammon, H. Stronach, B. Fleming, E. Howden (Captain), V. Leishman, M. Binnie, A. Zimmerman, J. Gillanders.

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32 The Branksome Slogan recitations and humorous skits. With so much talent in the school, as Miss Read has said, it is a pity that we have not had more Talent Nights. The Strawberry Festival and Graduation Dance, which is to be held this year at the new house, are both yet to come. We hope that they will be successful and will wind up he Beta Kappa ' s activities for this year with a bang. In closing, I would just like to say on behalf of the Beta Kappa that I hope you had as much fun at the dances as we had planning them at our ' ' obstreperous meetings. DISRAELI Though there is no official Dramatic Society at Branksome, there is a group of girls who are definitely interested in the drama. These girls worked for many weeks, on Monday evenings and Thursday afternoons, under the able and energetic coaching of Miss MacNeill and Miss Sime, and on February 27 they presented Disraeli. SWIMMING TEAM J. Ellis, W. Rogers, A. Sutherland, J. Archer, N. Iiiglis, M. L. Carnahan, S. Thompson, E. Cassels, C. McMuUen, S. Dal ton.