Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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BRANKSOME HAS ITS MOMENTS ! ! !

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26 The Branksome Slogan Of our ' ' exploits during the year, But to find enough space we would sadly fail And besides we ' re no poets, we fear ! Soon ' ll be Graduation and fond good-byes To the memorable times in the past ; No longer we ' 11 wear little kilts and plaid ties But the memories will really cling fast ! Adding our serious thoughts in the safer medium of prose, we should like to extend our deep ap- preciation to our form teachers, Miss Phillips and Miss Claxton. Our sincere thanks to our form officers who were as follows: Form Presidents: Nadine Blythe, Nancy Paterson; Secretary-Treas- urers: Mary Hope Swayne, Mari- lyn Chisholm; Library Represent- atives: Jane Pinchin, Nancy Bar- ber. Monday morn. Saturday morn. The high note in the School Song.

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28 The Branksome Slogan Branksome Notes THE VISIT OF LADY MEGAN LLOYD GEORGE Over the years Branksome has welcomed many distinguished vis- itors within its halls and we are especially glad when our guests are women who are prominent public figures. Such was the case on February the first when Lady Megan Lloyd George, accompanied by Dr. MacMillan, long-time phy- sician of the school, paid us a brief visit. Lady Megan has just com- pleted her twenty-second year as a member of parliament. Her visit was very informal and friendly. She was greeted by Miss Read, the Head Girl, Mary Barnett, and Prefects, and after signing the visitor ' s book, met Grade One in the drawing-room. From there she went to the gymnasium where she received a spontaneous recep- tion from the Junior School. There was a swimming display down in the swimming pool after which Lady Megan returned to the gym- nasium where the senior school was assembled, the clan banners flanking the platform. There fol- lowed a short series of Scotitsh and Welsh dances after which Lady Megan delivered a message to the girls, urging them to take an active interest in public affairs of the world, their country and community. The rousing Brank- some honours were then heartily given to Lady Megan before she departed. Lady Megan Lloyd George. THE STRIKE! This year Branksome tasted something, the flavour of which was completely new and different. The situation was brought about by the Toronto Transportation Commission strike. Some Brank- somites came to know what i t meant to their great grandparents to walk two or more miles to school every day ; although, for the most part the girls managed to reach school by car. It was not an uncommon sight to see a car stop and a conglomeration of flailing arms, legs and books come issuing forth in confusion. The only com- pensation was that there was a strange quietness as the announce- ments were being made in prayers, owing to the fact that the street was devoid of the sweetly roaring buses. Picnic at Laurel School