Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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The Branksome Slogan 21 THIRD FORM REPORT Early in the Fall of the 1949- ' 50 school year, we third formers donned dungarees and set out on our annual excursion to Clansdale Heights, which expedition gave us all a chance to see nature at its colourful best. We came home with a barrel full of memories and hearts grateful to Miss Claxton and Miss Stevens, our form teachers. Those who excel in sports opened the term by throwing themselves into a vigO ' Urous sports schedule. In the form basketball competitioii, IIIB ' s team fought a winning battle up to the semi-finals, and there were several athletes who represented our form on school basketball teams. Joan Archer, Shirley Mair and Sonya Snyder plugged their way to responsible positions on the second team. Joan Archer also found one of the star spotlights waiting for her on the school swimming team. Third form this year has demonstrated an interest in the super- natural and seems to abound in spooks ! In the second term, IIIA enacted a play by Grace Barney, ' ' A Ghostly Evening, produced under the direction of Vivian Frost. ' ' A Ghost Story ' was IIIB ' s choice; Nancy Lockhai ' t was in charge of direction. We pay a special tribute to our form officers. IIIA ' s President, Nancy Hinchcliffe, ha,s done extremely well carrying out the work connected with her office. Vivian Frost, as well as being Vice President, is mistress of the piano keyboard in either classical or popular music. Secretary- treasurer, Wendy Wilson, who came from Montreal last spring, does an expert job convincing us that Ramabai Mission can do more with our money than can the cashier at the Queendale Tea Room. She ' s really sincere, too! Mary Lou Carnahan is our Library Representative. L ive- wire, with Shirley and Joanie, keeps us all amused. Nancy Patten is IIIB ' s Pl-esident. Her warm friendliness is certainly oatching. Just take a look at the smiles in IIIB! Sonya Snyder does a juggling act with all her activities, and has added the Vice Presidency of IIIB just for good measure. Diana Sparks is in her first year at Branksome, and with an energetic sports programme, she is also the secretary treasurer of IIIB. Library Representative, Bonita Hsiung, is forever trying to get those fines paid. ' ' One would think you were all paupers, she says with a smile. It is hard to believe that the year has passed so quickly. It has been an especially eventful one for us, but we are looking forward to an even busier one next year. Heigh ho, September, 1950 !

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20 The Branksome Slogan decorated tree and a Santa Glaus. lA presented a play called The Fatal Guest , which was received with hilarious shouts of laug-hter, and added a lot of fun toi an evening of Ghristmas cheer. On February 24 th, I A and IB produced two plays: So Early in the Morning and ' ' Lemon Pie for Andy . Molly Hewitt and Ruth Ann Mellish are budding actresses in the form, and they had great fun untangling the plots of the two plays. Pat Fulford is our artist, (she did a lot of work for the Senior dances), but she found enough time to direct both the form plays. As to our musical representatives, we boast an accomplished Grade X pianist, Marie Peaker, and a popular pianist, Joy Cassels, w ho made her debut in the February play. Joanne Graham and Ann Farmer have meant a lot to the form in their offices as presidents ; we should hke to to take this opportunity tO ' thank them both. We are told that our year at Readacres has been a trial year for First and Second Forms — an experiment. We think that you ' ll agree with us that it has been a successful one. SECOND FORM REPORT Second form has completed a year filled with fun, sports . . . and work ! Basketball was very popular and second form was represented on the fourth school team by Jean Wahlroth (Captain), Susie Marshall, Babs Thomson, Wendy Rogers, Janet Howard, June Binnie and Daphne Turpel. Marilyn Foord was captain of the IIA form team and Sandra Shaw sparked the HB team. Vonnie Davis was chosen to play in the school badminton doubles. Tennis, track, swimming, volleyball and softball were also popular. Daphne Turpel was president o HA, vice-president was Jean Wahl- roth, and Roberta Long as secretary-treasurer was a genius at collecting money from the class without any tempers being lost. Class officers in JIB were Wendy Rogers, president; Elizabeth Ash- worth, vice-president; and Sandra Shaw, secretary-treasurer. Marilyn McClasky and Isobel Longfield were the library representa- tives! and due to their heroic efforts, all the library fines in second form were paid in good; time. Edith Thomson and Barbara Williams entered the school verse-speak- ing contest. Barbara was also our form pianist. During the year IIA presented a play ' ' Starstruck directed by Judith Johnston. IIB ' s play Party Line was directed by Kay Almas. In looking back, the girls of second form feel that their two form teachers, Mrs. Anderson and Miss Bradshaw, deserve bouquets for their untiring efforts to make the year a happy one.

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22 TflE Branksome Slogan Left to right— FOURTH FORM First row: J. Mawhinncy, J. Morice, E. Cassels. E. McBurncy, A. Matthews, L. Watson, P. Adamson, A. L. El lecJdfi. Second row: I. llilman, J. Dale, M. Galbraith, L. Wilson, S. Chang, R. Pidgeon, J. Lightbourne, M. Hsuin i . A.-Rotigh, L. Liu. Third row: G. Walwyn. A. Roach, A. Gilday. L. Dibblee. M. Twible, E. Avigdor, C. Merritt. M, Morgan, M. Bawden. Fourth row: J. McMillan, P. Alexander, F. Stone, E. Goodman, H. Cowie, J. Fenton, S. Anderson. Fifth row: J. Jones, C. Perry, M. L. Farmer, B. Goodyear, C. Findlay, N. Nablo. Sixth row: B. A. Croft, E. Tubby. M. Senior, A. A. Russell, G. Jephcott. M. Wilkinson, C. McMullen. Back row: M. J. Steel, L. Keene. M. Webster, D. Pears. C. Campbell, J. Broughall. Absent: E. Beattie, J. Benson, G. Fletcher, J. Pritchard, J. Adamson, M. Bresnan, A. L. Cffe , O. Crombie. B. Rockwell, K. Smith. f . .. ■ On September 9, 1949, e openin r a new school year, Fourth Formers welcomed backi wo Bielr classmates — Gil Walwyn and Lynn Dibblee. Gil left us ti% second form to live with friends in Belgium for a year. Lynn and her family spent the summer months of 1949 in Europe. Both girls had the opportunity of living with native famihes there, and they have learned to) love many of Europe ' s traditions and to appreciate its scenic beauty. It is their wish that many of us may make the same trip ' soon. Also the form extended a friendly welcome to the new girls in IVB from, Chatham, Kingston, St. Catharines, C rleton Place, Harriston, New- foundland and good old Toronto. On September 20th, we spent an ideal afternoon at Clansdale Heights, and manyjthanks go toi our form teachers. Miss MacNeill and Miss Craig, whoi prepared a delicious meal for us, (all by themselves!)