Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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YEAR BOOK, 1955 Page 5 SINGING There is no doubt that the most beautiful music ever heard on this earth was ' ' When the Morning- Stars sang together and all the Sons of God shouted for Joy . How long ago that was nobody knows, but ever since the creation of man, singing has been one of our most delightful experiences. From the earliest days of ' ' Jubal who was the father of all such as handle the harp and the organ there have been many musical instruments. Our loveliest songs of praise also have come to us from many years ago, and we can, therefore, join with those of olden times in singing praises to God on High, and as we also sing those beautiful hymns of praise which have been composed by our finest poets down through the ages and are still being composed if we sing them with our whole heart our praises come, we are told, ' ' before the golden altar of God and are accepted by Him with the incense before His Throne . That is our greatest privilege in life. That is singing at its highest and its best. At Branksome we have made many improvements in our school so that we believe our equipment is most satisfactory in every way, but equipment is decidedly second in importance. It is the needs of the spirit that must come first and so in the year 1954 1955 we are exceedingly proud of the great step forward we have taken in our singing, and although every girl at Branksome has had some part in that step forward, we feel especially grateful to our Senior and Junior Choirs, and to Mrs. Coutts who trained them, for winning both the Junior and Senior Shields presented each year by the Kiwanis Club, so that during the coming year we shall have a Kiwanis Shield hanging in our Junior School and also one in our Senior School. Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him in the firmanent of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts : praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

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Page 4 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN

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Page 6 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Editorial Branksome girls, this is your Slogan! Not the efforts of one person, but the enthusiastic spirit of many has made this magazine a reality. Since our teachers aim to encourage in us leadership and ultimately a sense of self-confidence with which to face our future, we thank them for the guidance given in this compilation of the events of the school year. We thank everyone who has contributed to our Slogan. We are proud of the ardour everywhere present in our Branksome halls — we mean not only in team work in our gymnasium, but in the loyalty which exists between our students and staff. Equipped, we believe, as no other generation has yet been, we are living in an age that will be famous in history. This year all members of the British Empire and Commonwealth proudly saluted Sir Winston Churchill on his eightieth birthday. As Branksome has always considered herself a small unit within a vast empire, we, too, salute this eminent figure. What finer traits can the idealist attempt to emulate than those found in the great statesman of our day? — To our rising generation is given the opportunity of setting democratic examples of tolerance and understanding. Let us then, as girls of Branksome, meet our challenge, base it on knowledge, and accept it as a trust. Through the enrollment of Moulton students in our school, Branksome has added to its strength, forging, we hope, stronger bonds of friendship. We have learned that, despite different approaches, the goal of girlhood is to live amicably with one another. Let us go forth, whether to a higher form, a different school, or the work-a-day world, with a clearness of vision, an esteem for the opinion of others, discrimination, and an enlivened intellect. If you cannot lead, be wise and choose to follow a good leader. Upward, onward, forward, girls of 1955 — have pride in your school, yourself, your country, and finally in the world in which you are living.