Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 134 of the 1956 volume:

COMPLIMENTS OF COLLINS COWAN LIMITED The Branksome Slogan Branksome Hall 10 Elm Avenue, Toronto, Canada YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 3 Page 4 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN MISS EDITH M. READ. M.A.. LLD. Portrait by Marion Long, R.C.A., O.S.A. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 5 TO THE GIRLS OF BRANKSOME PAST AND PRESENT I am very tappy indeed to send you a message for the year 1955-1956 and it is this: I believe that God has given to each of us some special gifts and some special work that only we can ao. We can neglect the gifts and refuse the worh, hut we must remember that when we come to the end of life all we possess is that part of ourselves which we have given away. These words of another will express more clearly than I can just what I mean. ' ' For any gift God gives to me, I cannot pay; Gifts are most mine when I give them all away God ' s gifts are like his flowers which show their right to stay By giving all their bloom and fragrance all away; Rich es are not in gold, or land, estates, or marts. The only wealth worth having is found in human hearts ' . All through the life of oui School 1903-1956 God has poured out his gifts upon us abundantly and beyond measure. May we who have been so greatly blessed ever s trive to give our lives to the great Giver so that the time may be hastened when the whole earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Vage 6 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE UNVEILING OF THE LINTEL Monday, November the fourteenth dawned clear and cool — a perfect setting for the impressive and unusual ceremony to take place that day. This ceremony was the unveiling at Branksome Hall, Canada, of the replica of the stone lintel at Branxholme in Scotland. The event was to be a highUght of the school year, for The Earl of Dalkeith was coming to do the unveiling, and was to be accompanied by his wife, the Countess. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 7 Soon the appointed time arrived, and the whole school assembled before Main House in front of the veiled lintel. The spectacle was a colourful one. Seated in the foreground were the guests and the Junior School, while standing behind them were the Clan Chieftains with their various banners. There were a few moments of excited anticipation, and then the honoured guests arrived. The sound of the pipers indicated the beginning of the procession and a hush fell upon the audience. The pipers in their kilts were followed by the Prefects and the Head Girl, the staff and the special guests, and finally by Miss Read with Lord and Lady Dalkeith. After an impressive introduction by the trumpeter on the balcony above. Miss Read made an address to Lord Dalkeith. In it she mentioned how kind his father, the Duke of Baccleuch, had been in having the replica made for the school. Miss Read deemed it most appropriate that Lord Dalkeith should unveil the lintel and expressed her gratitude to him. The long-awaited moment then arrived; the Earl cut the ribbons, and the sandstone lintel was revealed. He gave a short address afterwards saying how happy he was to visit Branksome Hall and that he hoped to return in the future. A vote of thanks was given to Lord Dalkeith by Linda Steams, the Head Girl. At a signal from Mrs. Coutts, the whole school joined in singing the school song. In conclusion, all also sang ' ' Will ye no come back again? Then the dignified procession filed out, again led by the pipers. Lord Dalkeith and his charming Countess departed amid enthusiastic cheers, leaving behind them a memory not soon to be forgotten. THE INSTALLATION OF PREFECTS Silence! Then majestic music announced the entrance of the guard of honour followed by the old Prefects and new Clan Chieftains, bearing the flags of the school and of the clans. The new Prefects beamed, happy and proud of their hard-won positions. Miss Read and the staff, resplendent in their robes and mortar boards, marched after them down the aisle. After Miss Read ' s speech, explaining the school motto and flags, the Clan Chieftains and Sub-Prefects were called to the platform, officially installed and heartily congratulated. Then, one by one, the Prefects were installed amid the ringing applause of the rest of the school. Miss Read, as each Prefect was congratulated, gave various reasons for her appointment, such as loyalty, integrity and co-operation. When the cheers had finally subsided, the impressive ceremony of the handing over of the school flags by the old Prefects to the new was brought to a climax when Linda Stearns, our new Head Girl, pledging to lead Branksome wisely and ' ' up and on , accepted Branksome ' s flag from Jane Morgan, last year ' s Head Girl. After singing the school song, the whole assemb ly bowed their heads and repeated our school prayer. Thus ended the first ceremony of the year. Fage 8 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN EDITORIAL At the Alumnae Dinner some four hundred and fifty ' ' old girls gathered to commemorate the fifty years of Miss Read ' s influence over Branksome Hall. The prevailing mood at the dinner was strong proof to the graduating class that the alumnae, as well as the present students, appreciate Miss Read ' s great contribution to the spirit and traditions of our school. Miss Read was responsible for the adoption of our present typically Scottish uniform, a vast improvement, in our opinion, over the middy and skirt which we formerly wore. The clan system was also instituted by Miss Read and it has proved an efficient means of maintaining a close-knit body of students. Many of the alumnae will, we are sure, remember when ' ' Keep well the road was not our motto; but we wonder how many present girls realize that when Miss Read was in Scotland she read it, written in the ancient language on the lintel of Branxholme Castle, and realized then how appro- priate it was. She told the girls about it when she returned and we adopted it as our own. Many years later it was decided that it would be wonderful to have a replica of the original motto. The Duke of Buccleuch was asked for permission to copy it and not only did he grant permission but insisted on making the arrangements himself. Our lintel, with the words engraved on it: on vorld is nocht nature has vhoucht yat sal lest ay thairfore serve God keep veil ye rod thy fame sel nocht dekay , was unveiled this fall by the Earl of Dalkeith, the son of the Duke of Buccleuch. During Miss Read ' s years at the school many links have been added to the chain of friendship and tradition of Branksome Hall. We hope that as the years go on, Branksome girls, guided by Miss Read, will continue to forge links to add strength to our bond with the spirit of Scotland. J 10 Elm Avenue, Toronto, Canada, June, 1956. Dear Alumna, 1906-1956 You probably know that this year I am celebrating my 50th Anniversary at Branksome and am sending you this year ' s number of the ' Slogan as a little gift. I am finding this Anniversary a very thrilling experience. Everyone has been so exceedingly good to me and we have had several delightful celebrations. The Alumnae Dinner at the Granite Club on Thursday, April 26th, was certainly a tremendous success and we had so many messages and cables from all the five Continents. This year ' s Com- mittee is to be congratulated on the success of this Dinner. We were only sorry that the accommodation was limited to 410 so that there were many who could not attend. The portrait of myself by Miss Marion Long, the gift of the Alumnae, was unveiled at that time, and it will be placed in our New Library Building, which has just been started — including some very fine modern Science Rooms. You have all heard of our Extension Fund to which so many of you have con- tributed — receiving subscriptions from $1 to $5,000. This Fund made possible the building of our New Junior School three years ago with a nucleus left over to start this Library Building. We feel sure you will come to our aid again as you have in the past, and that the Building will be completed free of debt. We need $100,000! — but what is that to our Alumnae? This addition will give us wonderful equipment — second to none, I believe, among the Independent Girls Schools of Canada. Do you know that we have 10 acres of land with nine buildings and also a Farm of 50 acres? How much we have to be thankful for! However, what matters most is our School Spirit that it may continue to grov each year is, I am sure, the hope of every Branksomite. To you all — my love and very best wishes. Most sincerely yours, YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 9 SLOGAN Left to Right: Mrs. McLelan, Janis Levering (Sports), Mary Daniell-Jenicins (Photography and Art), Jane Garden (Editor-in-Chief), Jennifer Campbell (Literary Editor), Sheila Westman (Advertising Editor), Miss Livingston. General Committee: Joan Campbell, Catherine Clark, Martha Gray, Sandra Holm, Judith Howell, Pamela Thompson, Myra Tupker, Jane Watson, Louisette Wilkins. Advertising Committee: Edith Bell, Jane Burt, Elizabeth Graham, Patricia Gordon, Sheila Harvie, Louise Holden, Heather Anne Holt, Penny Jenkins, Catherine Johnston, Joan Sanderson, Joyce Sanderson, Sandra Seagram, Margaret Stobie. Tage 10 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN APPOINTMENTS 1955 - 1956 HEAD GIRL — Linda Stearns HOUSE PREFECTS Margaret Bull, Diane Dunn, Janis Levering DAY PREFECTS Mary Jane Bickie, Katherlne Broughall, Geraldine Damon. Mary Daniell-Jenkins, Jane Garden, Nancy Manning, Susan Strathy, Joyce Walker, Sheila Westman, Lois Wilson SUB-PREFECTS (House) Catherine Buchanan, Joan Campbel Jennifer Hopkins, Wylie. SUB-PREFECTS (Day) Campbell, Gillian Cleather, Patricia Gail Stephens, Myra Tupker, Catherine CLAN CHIEFTAINS Campbell — Ruth Walmsley Douglas — Diane Cope MacAlpine — Anne Moore MacGregor — Mary Breckenridge McLean — Margot Dunn McLeod — Pamela Kerr Ross — Jane Watson Scott— Alice Scott SUB-CHIEFTAINS Regena Russell Mary Ireland Gay Box Joan Henson Gail Burton Jacqueline Burroughs Catherine Aylesworth Margaret Benson BETA KAPPA SOCIETY President — Susan Strathy Vice-President — Lois Wilson Secretary-Treasurer — Mary Jane Bickie Committee — Gail Axler, Catherine Aylesworth, Joan Charlton, Gillian Cleather, Diane Cope, Lisa Inksater, Catherine Wylie, Patricia Young. Honorary Member — Linda Stearns OPHELEO SOCIETY President — Katherine Broughall Vice-President — Patricia Hopkins Secretary-Treasurer — Nancy Hanning Committee — Catherine Buchanan, Mary Brecken- ridge, Elizabeth Davies, Barbara Hambly, Judith Howell, , Carol Maunder, Maureen Plunkett, Joyce Walker. LIBRARY ASSISTANT— Geraldine Damon FORM OFFICERS President Form VA — Diane Dunn Form VB— Judith Howell Form V Arts — Margaret Story Form V Com. — Alison Wishart Form IVA — Patricia Connell Form IVB — Catherine Aylesworth Form IV Arts— Edith Bell Form IMA — Joan Henson Form NIB — Elizabeth Grant Form HA Lynn Williams Form MB Marie Koenig Form II Arts — Jane Ansingh Form lA — Judith Ireland Form IB — Martha Corrigan Vice-President Carol Maunder Gail Stephens Beverley Marshall Margaret Lapointe Patricia Gordon Penny Abernethy Penelope Ramsay Patricia Hamilton Frances Wilson Catherine McMullen Jennifer Grey Ann Brown Barbara Master Adele MacNeill Secretary-Treasurer Catherine Wylie Myra Tupker Judy Turnbull Catherine Buchanan Catherine Johnston Carol Whitely Elizabeth Stephen Elizabeth Aylesworth Helen Young Susan Coxeter Susan Reid Ann Stollery Carole Tovell Heather Taylor Y£AK BOOK, 1956 Page 11 Page 12 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN PRIZE LIST. 1955 Junior School General Proficiency Grade 1 — Marg Ann West. Grade 2 — Rebecca Chisholm. Grade 3 — Jillian Le Clair. Grade 4 — Gloria Koenig. Grade 5 — Denise Hinchcliffe. Grade 6 — Janet McQuillin. Grade 7 — Carene Smith, Carol Robertson. Grade 8B— Jill Bethune- Williams. Grade 8A — Judith Ireland, Carole Tovell. Scripture in Grade 8 — Sheila Morrison. Senior School General Proficiency Certificates Form I Gail Adams, Penelope Alexander, Jocelyn Ayers, Patricia Cooper, Susan Coxeter, Nadine Griffiths, Penelope Halet, Patricia Jacobs, Judith Joynt, Isolde Koenig, Donna Lee, Kady McDonald, Eleanor McLeod, Katherine Mc- Eachern, Catherine McMullen, Martha Robinson, Eva Schury, Nora Stearns, Lynn Williams, Anne Wright. Form II Adrienne Allan, Margaret Ben- son, Jacqueline Burroughs, Gail Burton, Ann Dixon, Constance Garrow, Patricia Hamilton, Joan Henson, Mary Ireland, Mary Irwin, Catherine James, Betty Lou Joynt, Sandra Simpson, Ingrid Style, Joanne Valiant, Linda Young. Form III Jocelyn Botterell, Catherine Clark, Patricia Gordon, Eliza- beth Graham, Sandra Holm, Eleanor Tow, Jane Watson. Form IV Daphne Botterell, Wendy Broome, Geraldine Damon, Mary Daniell - Jenkins, Pauline Mc- Cullagh, Linda Stearns, Sheila Westman, Catherine Wylie. Prizes Form IV English — Jane Garden, Pauline McCullagh. History — Daphne Botterell. French — Linda Stearns. Science — Patricia Hopkins. Mathematics — Catherine Wylie. Spanish — Susan Hanna. Latin — Geraldine Damon, Sheila Westman. General Proficiency — Wendy Broome, Mary Daniell-Jenkins. Frizes Form V French — Janet Ward. Latin — Nancy Foggo. History — Janice McBride. Mathematics — Kathleen Rowat. Biology — Jane Morgan. Progress in Music — Jane Amott. Sports Awards School Letters Junior Letter — Margaret Ben- son, Joan Burgess, Lois Burk, Janet Chisholm, Jacqueline Davies, Janis Lovering, Joan Sanderson, Joyce Sanderson, Susan Strathy. Senior Letter Jane Morgan Swimming Junior — Virgina Ellis. Intermediate — Gail Burton. Senior — Jane Morgan. Diving — Jacqueline Davies. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 13 Page 14 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Basketball Form Cup — IV A (Captain, Barbara Clark). Clan Cup — Mc Alpine (Captain, Louise Coffey). Badminton Singles — Margaret Benson. Doubles — Margaret Benson, Judith Ross. Tennis Singles — Margaret Benson. Doubles — Jacqueline Davies, Mary Parsons. Sports Day Junior Championship — Patricia Strathy. Intermediate Championship — Gail Burton. Senior Championship — Joan Sanderson. 100 Yards Dash — Joan Sanderson. Archery — Highest Score — Lois Burk. Bowling — Marion Anderson, Helen Laundy, Tamara de Grand- Maison. Clan Award — Mclean. McLeod Award to Chieftain — Janis Lovering. Secretarial Course — Ingeborg Fiala. V Arts Interior Decoration — Diane Watson. V Arts History of Art — Jane Abernethy. IV Arts Interior Decoration — Mary Lou Barron. IV Arts History of Art — Judith Turnbull. Essay Prizes Junior School — Mary Davies, Lois Montgomery, Senior School — Lee Henderson, Catherine Clark. Contribution to Music — Susan Strathy, Jane Morgan. Library Service — Katherine McLean. Poetry — Janet Bonelli. Neatness in Junior Residence — Sharon Gray. Integrity f Joan Burgess, | Kathleen Rowat. Sportsmanship f Janet Chisholm, |Mary Parsons. Service fNancy Foggo, |Jane Briggs. Loyalty f Jane Arnott, |Helen Windsor. Perseverence f Louise Coffey, |Marjorie Kay. School Spirit fMary Bolton, jAnna Jean McLeod. Comradeship I Susan Phin. Best All Bound Girl t Jane Morgan. fDay, jHouse Margaret T. Scott Memorial Prizes for the Memorizing of Scripture Jane Briggs, Maxine McCuaig, Mary McKeracher, Jane Morgan, Mary Parsons, Claudia Steeves, Joanne Valiant, Marcia Wool- nough. Medals Ruth Caven Memorial for Scholarship, Form IV — Jane Garden. School Medal for Scholarship, Form V — Janet Ward. Governor GeneraPs Medal — Nancy Foggo. Jean Hume Memorial Medal for Leadership — Jane Morgan. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 15 HEAD GIRLS ' MESSAGE In 1903, Miss Margaret Scott, with the help of Dr. MacMillan, chose as the school motto the words, ' ' Keep well the road , or in the original Scots, ' Keip veil ye rod . This motto was taken from The Lay of the Last Minstrel , written by a well known member of Miss Scott ' s family, the famous Sir Walter. This year we celebrate Miss Read ' s fiftieth anniversary at Branksome Hall. It seems a most remarkable and appropriate coinci- dence that during her fiftieth year at the school, the most outstand- ing event was the unveiling of a stone lintel by the Earl of Dalkeith. The lintel, a replica of the one over the old door in Branksome in Scotland bears the school motto and the Earl ' s father, the Duke of Buccleuch, made all the arrangements for having the lintel made and sent out to us last September. To be connected with one school for fifty years is an amazing record, and each Branksomite is extremely proud of Miss Read for this outstand- ing achievement. We know her as a very warm-hearted, humorous, pro- gressive, and broad-minded person who is the living example of our school motto. To her, in her fiftieth year at Branksome, we pay a special tribute. In return for her great leadership, we must meet the challenge to keep up the school spirit for which Branksome is famous. What is most important is to make the ideals of Truth, Honesty, Justice and Purity a part of our every-day lives. It is left to us to maintain these qualities, and to further the good reputation of our school. How proud we are to belong to Branksome, and to have Miss Read as our beloved Principal! Keep well the road ! Tage 16 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN BRANKSOME EVENTS 1955-1956 September 7th — Opening Day. 8th — Boarder ' s Picnic. 16th — Gathering of the Clans. 29th — Clan Swimming Meet. 30th— Old Girl ' s Basketball October 7th — Installation of Prefects. 14th — Junior Parent Teacher ' s Meeting. 21st — Senior Parent Teacher ' s Meeting. 28th — Boarder ' s Dance. ■ — Junior Boarder ' s Hallo w- ' een Party. November 11th— Fourth Form Plays. 17th — Unveiling of the Lintel. 17th— Earl of Dalkeith ' s visit. 21st — Christmas Exams. December 2nd — Christmas Dance. 15th — Christmas Dinner. 16th — Christmas Holidays start. January 9th — School re-opened. 13th and 14th — Second General Assembly of the Model United Nations. 20th — Miss Read ' s dance. February 8th — Second Installation of Prefects. 8th— Visit of the Hon. Mr. Justice John E. Read. 10th — Long Week-end. 17th — Kiwanis Festival. 17th — Alumnae Theatre Night. 27th— First Form Plays. March 9th — Second Form Plays. 11th — Badminton and Bowling 28th— Easter Holidays Start. April 10th — Easter HoHdays End. 18th— Talent Night. 26th — Alumnae Dinner. May 10th — Examinations Begin. 25th — Graduation Dance. 25th — Strawberry Festival. 25th — Talent Afternoon . June 3rd — Sunday Church Service. 7th — Junior Prize Giving. 8th — Senior Prize Giving. 8th — Garden Party at Read- acres. A CLASSROOM IN SUMMER The desks are empty; the children have gone. The classroom looks sad, forgotten and wan. The pupils have left for vacation, well won. For swimming, and playing, and singing and fun. But their winter abode is alone and ignored. For its glories are taken, and can ' t be restored. For far away are the known, familiar faces. And in their positions, can be seen only spaces. Past are the days of fighting and forgiving. Of laughing and loving, and learning and living, And the room can do nothing but sadly remember, Until more pupils come forth next September. KATHY McEACHERN, IIA. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page GARDEN PARTY 1955 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN OUR ALBUM OF GRADUATES PREFECTS Mary Jane Bickle (1950-56)— Bick is the Secretary-Treasurer of Beta Kappa, Captain of the Golf Team and an indispensable member of VA ' s Volleyball and Basketball Teams. That nurse ' s cap will look well on her new haircut. Best of luck at Women ' s College, Bickle. Katherine Broughall (1948-56) — President of Opheleo and an efficient guard on the First Basketball Team, Brogues will always be remembered for her boundless energy and witty comments, which we shall miss next year. All the luck in the world to you, Kath, in your chosen career of P.O.T. Margaret Bull (1954-56)— Ma rg hails from Gardiner, Maine, and has been a great help to all in Sherb for the past two years.. She is forever wrtiing comps on The Mating Call of the Bull Frog in New Zealand . Good luck at your U.S. college next year, Marg. Ceraldine Damon (1948-56) — Gerry ' s perky little smile has now been seen in the Choir and around the halls of Branksome for many a year. She is the School Librarian who possesses a very impelling voice when it comes to lost and overdue books. Best of luck to you, Gerry, in Home Ec. at Trinity College. Mary Danieil-Jenkins — M. D. J. lives outside Toronto, and so there is the red car with the bell! She is Photography Editor of the Slogan and Branksome ' s only debutante this year. If you want to know anything about dogs, ask M. D. J. Next year she hopes to go to O.V.C. Good luck as a vet, Mary! Dianne Dunn (1954-56) — Di is President of VA and has accomplished a lot in her two years at Branksome. We are all sorry to lose her, but wish her the best of luck in Secretarial Science at U. of Western Ontario next year. Jane Garden (1948-56) — Mongy is Editor of the Slogan ; in fact, it is due to her hard work that you have a Slogan . She is an enthusiastic skater, a hard worker and just grand . Good luck, Jane; we know you ' ll be a successin whatever career you have chosen. Nancy Hanning (1951-56) — Nance is the Secretary-Treasurer of Opheleo, and an en- thusiastic player on the form Volleyball and Basketball Teams. When a chemistry experi- ment explodes, she is usually left holding the flask! We know Nancy will succeed in her nursing career at Wellesley. Janis Lovering (1945-56) — Games Captain, Captain of the First Basketball Team, Sports Editor, and member of the Swimming Team, Jan is always on the go with that boundless energy and great sense of houmour. We wish . . . uh . . . Waldo the best of luck next year at Wellesley, where she ' ll be a great help to all. Linda Stearns (1941-56)— As Head Girl, Lou has given great leadership to the Branksomites of 1956. which has been a most successful year. She was a guard on the First Basketball Team, member of the Choir and had outstanding Clan spirit (Campbell, of course). Good luck next year, Linda, and thank you. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 19 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN ACADEMIC Elizabeth Davies (1950-56) — Liz as an active member of the Opheleo Committee and a talented ballet dancer. She has been at Brank- some since Grade Eight and we shall be sorry to see her go. We wish her every success next year with P.O.T. at U. of T. Martha Cray (1951-56) — An active member of the Slogan Committee, Martha has enlivened many days in VA with her sense of humour and her wide grin. This bundle of energy also spends a great deal of her time sorting books for the Library Committee. Best of luck always in your chosen career. Barbara Hambley (1950-56) — Barbara is a Torontonian, a member of the Opheleo Com- mittee, and is known to en[oy the dance rou- tines of Gene Nelson. We shall miss her spark- ling smile when she enters nursing in Montreal next year. Patricia Hopkins (1950-56)— A Sub-Prefect, Pat began her career at Branksome in Grade Eight. This year she was Vice-President of the Opheleo Society and took part in Class Volley- ball ' , Basketball, and By-Line ! Good luck next year in whatever course you decide upon at University of Toronto, Pat. Judith Howell (1955-56)— Judy was delivered to the shores of Canada, then to Branksome, as the representative from Sherborne School in Dorset, England. She became a staunch member of the ' Slogan Committee, the Opheleo and the Choir. Bon voyage, Judy, but do come back . . . even to Ottawa! Leone Howey (1955-56) — Leone is our pioneer in politics, especially the disputes with Mac- Arthur! Other interests include I.S.C.F. and Geometry. We shall miss your scintilating sense of humour, Leone. Good luck in your nursing career! Priscilla Hu (1955-56)— Pretty, petite, intelli- gent Priscilla came to Branksome from Hong Kong. In her first year here she has bright- ened the halls with her friendly smile and charming personality. A brilliant student, she hopes to enter Engineering at Cornell next year. Good ' luck, Pris. Helen Laundy (1954-56) — Helen came to us from Terrace Bay. This year she has won fame as a star bowler. An active member of the I.S.C.F. and of the Choir, Helen has a sparkling personality which will be an asset in teaching next year. Carol Maunder (1954-56) — A sports enthusiast, Carol is Games Captain of her form. Lucky VA has her as its Vice-Preseident and she is also an ardent supporter of the Opheleo Society. We wish you every success in nursing next year at Women ' s College Hospital, Carol. Sally Pearson (1952-56) — Sal has made a big contribution to the school through her enthusiastic activity in Beta Kappa. I.S.C.F., Basketball and Volleyball. She intends to carry the lighted lamp in the U.S.A. next year. Best of luck, Sally. YEAR BOOK, 1956 ACADEMIC Alice Scott (1956-56)— Scottie is a Sub- Prefect and Chieftain of the Scott Clan. She can usually be found riding with Marg and Mary or at a Hunt Ball wearing that U.C.C. ring. Best of luck at Wellesley next February, Al. Gail Stephens (1953-56)— Sub-Prefect Gail is Vice-President of VB and an active member of I.S.C.F. She is famous for that infectiously happy smile. Being a doctor ' s daughter, Gail will definitely enter some branch of the med- ical profession. Good luck, Steve. Myro Tupker (1954-56) — Myra hails from Holland. She can usually be found pondering over some Trig problem in VB. Treasurer of VB and Slogan Committee member, she is also a Sub-Prefect. We shall miss her good nature when she enters Meds next year. Victoria Waller (1955-56) — Bunny hails from Rockwood. Her helpfulness and glowing smile are well-known in Sherb. She is interested in Queen ' s, especially in a certain Med student who keeps her busy witth correspondence. Best of luck in the future. Bunny. Catherine Wylie (1950-56) — Cathy is active in Beta Kappa and in Basketball, where her long reach has been an asset to VA ' s team. She is a Sub-Prefect and goes about with the middle member of that inseparable trio, Tom, Dick, and Harry. Best of luck in the egg-boiling course, Cathy. Patricia Young (1955-56)— Pat. la petite artiste , came to us from Blind River, Ontario. She is a member of the Choir and of Beta Kappa. Pat has one pet peeve — homework. Her ambition is to give homework to others! Good luck at Teacher ' s College, Pat. V COMMERCIAL Potricia Barron (1954-56) — Pat has been at Branksome two years. She is always willing to lend a helping hand, and has excelled in Clan and Form activi ties. She is the envy of all the girls in the form because of the object worn on the left hand. We wish you all the happiness in the world, Pat. Catherine Buchanan (1954-56) — The old saying, good thtings come in small packages has certainly been proved true in this wee lass from Dundas. Catherine, better known as Kitsy, is contemplating the field of childhood management. We are apt to read of a very successful candidate of this profession prac- ticing in Belgium . . .why Belgium, Kit? Kit is one of our Sub-Prefects. Giltian Cleather ( 1948-56)— Gill, the girl with the marvellous sense of humour and friendly nature has been an asset to our form this year. She is interested in sports and she was a for- ward on the first Basketball Team. Gill is a Sub-Prefect. Every good wish in the commer- cial field. Gill. Suzanne Croft (1954-56) — Sue, beter known as Shoeless Sue has been an active parti- cipant in the activities of the Commercial form this year. Due to an unfortunate accident during the second term she was left behind, but through sheer hard work and determina- tion, she has managed to catch up. All the best in the future Sue. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN y COMMERCIAL Mary Fish (1954-56) — Mary is our form games captain whose great team spirit is recognized by every member of our class. She is V Com- mercial ' s American Representative from New Jersey and an ardent Dodger fan! Best of Luck to you, Mary. Gail Goodman (1950-56) — Gail ' s bright dispo- sition has cheered us up in the darker moments of the school year. Her enthusiasm and co- operation shown in Clan and class activities should prove her an asset to the business world. Barbara Jones (1955-56) — Barb donned the kilt and became a member of our happy family this year. Although this is her first year she has proved to be an asset to our form . . . we know she will be a success in the business world. Margaret Lapointe (1954-56) — Hailing from Noranda, Marg is our Quebec representative. She is Vice-President of V Commercial and will soon be wearing one of those white caps. She and room-mate, Alice are usually cooking up something . . . usually McLean ' s hot chocolate! Bonne chance, Marg. Elizabeth Martin (1951-56) — Liz is recognized by her poodle cut and amiable giggle. With her sense of humour she has kept our chins up during the trying times of the school year, and with her more serious side she shows that she is capable of good sc hool work. We know that Liz will do well in her business Joy Martin (1954-56) — Joy deserves credit for her courage and determination during the school year when she kept up her school work and extra-curricular activities under very dif- ficult circumstances. We know this spirit will help her to be a conscientious secretary, in an excellent position which is already waiting for her. Shirley Mingo (1954-56) — Shirley came to us from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and has shown an increasing interest in Engineering lately, which is a mystery to us. We know that Shirley will make a very capable secretary . . . or lady engineer! Best of luck. Betty-Lou Parsons (1955-56) — Betty-Lou came from Newfoundland and is well liked for her Newfie accent and friendly smile. What seems to be the interest in Clinton, Lou? We know you will be a success in the business world. Mary Louise Schlomiuk (1951-56) — Although Louise is one of the quieter members of V Commercial, in her five years at Branksome she has always been armed with a friendly smile. We wish her every success in her chosen career. Marnee-Jill Selwood (1955-56) — Marnee came to us this year from the wild and wooly West . She is a very hard worker and we know she will be a wonder-secretary. All the best, Marnee! YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 23 V COMMERCIAL Carolyn Swallow (1951-56) — Joy , one of our boarders, has been an active mennber of our fornn this year and her school spirit is appre- ciated by all. Her interest in legal matters will nnake here a very capable law secretary. Best wishes, Joy! Shelagh Warren (1948-56) — Shelagh is our wee Irish colleen who arrives at Branksome ' s ivy- covered halls each morning at five minutes to nine in that shining Plymouth Suburban. After eight years she is leaving Branksome for a business career, and we wish her every success. Alison Wishart (1954-56) — Alison, our Form President, comes to us from Sault Ste. Marie and has been at Branksome for two years. She plans to travel this summer. We shall miss her, but we wish her the best of luck in her future career. V ARTS Joanna Adams (1955-56) — Jo, an ex-Moulton girl, sails for Europe this summer. Her hobbies include sports, music, and sewing. Pet saying: Sandy, put the top of your desk down . Favourite pastime: catching up on geography notes. Future: undecided. Good luck in what- ever you do. Sheila Bamford (1953-56)— Better-late-than- never , our great tennis enthusiast, stores up energy in winter to use on the courts in the summer. Sheila always gives a helping hand. She would like to enter MacDonald Hall next year. The very best of luck to her there and always. Mary Lou Barron (1955-56) — Mary Lou came to us from Oakwood Collegiate. She is the third generation of her family to come to Branksome. Pet saying: Let ' s have a song . Favourite pastime: running down to the cafe- teria. Future: undecided. Best of luck in what- ever you do. Joan Carnegie ( 1 955-56 ) Joan, our Games Captain, became tthe proud owner of an M.G. this year. After a trip to Europe this summer, she plans to work with her father. Favourite saying: Thumbs down on you, pal . Best of luck, Joan. Sandra Cuthbert (1953-56)— Sandy is our little Art Director who keeps the bulletin board so nicely decorated. Next year she plans to work at window display. A staunch supporter of the Beta Kappa, her favourite hobby is swimming, and her favourite expression, Go to the Moon . Betty Jane Dixon (1955-56) — Betty Jane came from Etobicoke and is our chief piano-player and a member of the Golf Team. She plans a trip to Europe with her family this year. Future: a job this fall, (if she comes back!) Favourite pastime: Trying to keep out of harm ' s way. Page 24 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 1 V ARTS Betty Follett (1952-56)— In her four years at Branksome, Betty has become so interested in Interior Decorating that she plans to make it her career. Favourite saying: For goodness Sake, Marianne . Best of luck with that career, Betty. Marianne Kolbfleisch (1952-56) — Marianne hails from New Hamburg and also plans to make a career of Interior Decorating. She is the V Arts reporter this year. Favourite expression: Hi, Elvis ! Pet peeve: red-heads. Good luck with the tape and scissors, Marianne. Beverley Marshall (1954-56) — Our blue-eyed Vice-President is a great sports enthusiast and zooms around in her little V.W. Next year it ' s more school . . . keep up the studying and don.t go into reverse! Sandra Spencer (1954-56) — better known to us as Sandy who came to us from North Toronto three years ago. Pet saying: Come on, eh! Favourite pastime: travelling on the Toronto Transit System. She plans to work at Interior Decoration next year. Best of luck, Sandy. Margaret Story (1953-56) — Our friendly Pres- ident came to us from Blenheim High School. Famous words: Have you a little carrot or a small piece of celery you don ' t want? Future: Still unde cided, but possibly Teacher ' s College. Best of everything ever, Marg! Judy Turnbull (1955-56) — Judy is our Secretary- Treasurer. She is always quiet and agrees heartily with everything that Is said in Home Economics! Question: Does she go to Choir practice only to sing? Best of luck in your chosen career of teaching, Judy. Mercedes Ugarte (1955-56) — Mercedes comes to us from Caracas, Venezuela. She is a- wonderful sport and takes all our joking in fun. Famous saying: I don ' t say ' gleen ' , I say ' gleen ' . Mercedes plans Include an early return to Canada. Whatever her future may be, we wish her the best of everything, always. THE SEA AND CLIFFS Waves Slowly rise, They ciash against cliff walls And carve the stony chapels there, Anci ebb. HEATHER ANNE HOLT, IVA. NATIONAL EMBLEM Maple ... „ Vein ' d, frail, yet proud Symbol of our freedom, Of Canada ' s democracy Ever. SANDRA HOLM, IVA. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 25 lA FORM REPORT This is the story of lA, Its members never in a shambles — The things they do, the games they play, Their many tricks and gambols. Their pride and joy is basketball, Which they do play with zest ; Arrayed in striped py jama-top, And woolen undervest. One day with several other forms They to the farm did go ; To have a picnic on the grass. For yet there was no snow. Then followed shortly Ramabai, To which they heartily gave. To help the mission far away. Their pennies they did save. One Monday morn they came to school With faces bright and clean, To see a lintel be unveiled Upon the Branksome green. Their play they did produce with zest. And it was lots of fun ; Each actress was a great success, For ' twas a job well done. But now they have no time to waste. For May is drawing near ; Since the exams are coming soon, Each heart is struck with fear. Mrs. Atkins was our teacher. And although we ' re pretty rough, She really tried to help us. And succeeded, though ' twas tough. In June we ' ll part for three whole months Of solid rest and play ; But then before we ' ve turned around, ' It ' s school again today . IB FORM REPORT Miss Boyes is the teacher Of our wonderful class. Martha is our President All others to surpass. There are others in our room Who famous figures try to be. Adele holds great office too, That of Vice-Presidency. Heather ' s little task is next. Money is her friend. To her it must be fun because Collections never end. So there you have the Honour Roll, Of a class which is working hard. Its conscientious members Who are never caught off guard. The middle class is next in line. The girls without high ranks. Without them we would have no fun. They ' re excellent at pranks. We have a little group of nine, They must have fun, ' tis true. ' Cause in the mornings after prayers. We hear of what they do. Math and grammar, French and comp; History ' s not too dull. Subjects such as these named here, Make days so very full. Last but not least is our Basket- ball Team, The pride of all I-B. We did not win much in the fall, But now we will, you ' ll see! Page 26 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 27 IIA FORM REPORT Our year started with a picnic gay, Sporting and singing all the day. Casey was the mascot small When we played our basketball. Hanging there since early last fall, Ramabai ' s pennant was on the wall. We tried to make our play the best, With photographers and all the rest. At our form party we danced and ate And everybody brought a ' ' date . The Verse Speaking contest proved a success ; Three from IIA were chosen as best. The concerts held on Tuesday night Brought artists and music at their height. We walked and we skied on the Collingwood hills, But the slides and the falls seemed to give the most thrills. Back row, second balcony housed IIA ; It ' s really quite fun to see Opera that way. The girls in the Choir are happy as larks ; They won (first in the festival) ninety marks. Posters were such an important endeavour — You ' d never have guessed IIA was so clever. Throughout the year, with its troubles and trials Mrs. Fleming has given encouraging smiles. IIB FORM REPORT This brings to an end another eventful year in the illustrious history of IIB. First on our program of events, which, from time to time, diverted us from our books, was the annual form picnic at the school farm, which was a great success. Next, the Christmas Exams, which were soon forgotten during the most varied and exciting part of the school year, the Christmas Holidays. During the second term we gave a performance of ' The Will , our play which was so skilfully and successfully directed by Jennifer Grey, with the co-operation and valuable help of Miss Brien and the entire class. After Easter the final exams kept everyone busy with studies, but spring sports were not forgotten. Games Captain, Karen Jacobsen kept IIB sports enthusiasts tired out all year with swimming, basketball, volley- ball and baseball. The class was well represented by able president Marie Koenig, Vice- President Jennifer Grey and Secretary-Treasurer Susan Reid, who did such a wonderful job during Ramabai and Lent. Three cheers for Beverley Orr, our class celebrity, who, with her partner, won the Junior skating championships at Gait. Page 28 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN In June we were reluctant to leave our lively class but IIB and Miss Brien will always be happily remembered by its members. May we take this opportunity to thank you, Miss Brien, for a wonder- ful year. YEA IIB ! ! ! II ARTS FORM REPORT To open the story of II Arts this year. We hope you enjoy all that you hear. Jane is our Pres., Anne Brown is our ' ' Vice Put them together and you get good advice. Anne is our Sec. and really a honey. She truly knows how to collect all our money. Thanks to Terry we won a first prize For the halo she made us that opened all eyes. Diana, our Captain, has plenty of skill. On the train every morning comes Pat from Oakville. From Caracas comes Jani, from Bermuda comes Jean; With Judy from New York they make quite a team. The funny ones here are Sue and Andy And Leslie and Joan are certainly dandy. Jocelyn is II Art ' s greatest pal ; She really is one terrific gal. Our crew has all been accounted for now, And so to Miss Livingston we extend a big bow. IIIA and IIIB FORM REPORTS The seventh of September last, saw our classes move into the Main building, their heads full of good resolutions for the year ' 55-56. To start the term with a bang, fifty enthusiastic Branksomites besieged the school farm, anticipating a day of fun on the trails. Soon after that we were caught up in a whirl of activity centering around the basketball court. The star players were Nancy Hirst, Gail Burton, Genie Russell, Betty-Lou Joynt, Marg Benson, Frances Wilson, and Joan Henson. Under the excel- lent leadership of Marg Benson, IIIA ' s team won the school championship. Appropriate to the bleakness of November came that dreaded event — exams. However, brighter prospects were ahead for a festive holiday season. January brought the question, Whom shall I ask now? — for ' The Sea Sirens Soiree was scheduled for the twentieth. In the field of sports third form was well represented. Anne Dixon and Jackie Burroughs starred in swimming, and others took part in volleyball, badminton and bowling. For making our two plays so successful, special credit should be given to Gail Burton, Mary Jane Whiting, Joanne Valiant, Joan Henson, Jean Nesbit, Frances Wilson, Ingrid Style and Mary McKeracher, for their excellent performances. Special credit should also be given IIIA ' s triple trio who won great acclaim in the Kiwanis Festival. Sincere thanks to Miss Claxton and Mrs. Coulter, our form teachers, and to our two presidents, Joan Henson and Elizabeth Grant, who have contributed so much to this wonderful year in third form. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 29 Page SO THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN IVA FORM REPpRT (With Humble Apologies to Carl Sandburg) 4A of Branksome Hall, Hard Worker, Stacker of Books, Place of Learning, Scene of many Clan Meetings; Noisy, sometimes studious, Centre of the Future Greats (?). They tell us you are overworked and we believe them, for we have seen your haggard faces ' neath the T.V. rays doing your homework. And they tell us you are trying and we answer: Yes, it is true we have battled with our Lit. and gone on to try again. And they tell us you are dieting and our reply is: On the faces of starving boarders we have seen the marks of wanton hunger. Guided by Miss MacNeill and led by the Pats, Cath and Linda, games captain, here is a group striving to meet the heights of the fifth year. Strong as a fighter with a heart craving for challenge, contented only when that challenge, at last, is won. Studying, Eating, Partying, Sleeping, Swimming, beaching, playing, Playing as even a top team plays who has never lost a game, Playing and laughing that under its wrist is the pulse, and under its ribs the heart of the class. Laughing! Laughing the cheery, happy, joyous laughter of Youth, contended, friendly, Proud to be IVA, Hard Worker, Stacker of Books, Place of Learning, And a small part of Branksome Hall. IVB FORM REPORT IVB this year is really a scream, Tune in a while and see what we mean. Cathie Aylesworth ' s our Pres. — athletic, too; As for friendship, she proves true blue. Then Sally Cox with her tiny black car Roams up to Thornton, which isn ' t so far. We claim as our own, and proud of it too, Sub-Prefect Anne Moore, with loyalty true. We must mention Tarry from north Timmin ' s land, Ready and willing to give you a hand. Gay Box, a genius in hiding, that one, YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page SI Page 32 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Clever with answers that add lots of fun. Now mentioning Lisa, Binky by name, IVB ' s public speaker and Tony ' s claim. Pudgy Penny with her wee pony tail Would turn the heart of anyone male. Helene Fraser, boarder on a diet, Always witty, never very quiet. Louise de Blecourt, our basketball star. Is a boarder who lives in Holland afar. Kathy has come to us for a stay; The young lady hails from Michigan way. Isabel Harper is queen of the blades ; Skating, to her, is the ace of all spades. From Caracas comes Milgram Beatriz ; She speaks better English than each of us. Louisette Wilkens draws flowers galore For the clan poster and all that ' s in store. Sue Ellis is one who drives without brakes We ' re amazed at the many chances she takes. Elizabeth Coffey we miss very much; Keeping her home has been illness and such. Patricia Wilson is here from Quebec ; At Lakefield the hearts she does wreck. Sandra Lindsay, to Guelph does she go The attraction there we still do not know. There ' s Barb McLennan with a beautiful voice; We hope she finds the career of her choice. Next on the list is Carol Whitely, Collecting taxes she does so rightly. Miggs or Mar go, more rightfully named ; Wears a red band and is head of McLean. Joan is a ' cute blonde, and Joyce is her twin; Sports in good spirits, they keep in the swim. Carol Connolly is an infirmary boarder ; Think of the business she gives to Miss Forder! Hazel is quiet, but not with a frown ; Saturday finds her out on the town. Heather is found at the back of the room — French, she is sure, will result in her doom. Now Cindy Reid with an exploring mind, At archaeology she spends all her time. Carole Anne Coutts loves the tropical sun A trip to Bermuda proved lots of fun. Barendregt, Gail, is a new boarder here; We like her because she ' s so full of cheer. Marg Chan from China ' s ancient land Is here with us; we think she ' s grand. And Susie Walwyn talks a lot — A genius, though, she never gets caught. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 33 Our slender blonde is Kitty Farr, Whose work seems always at a par. Hail Caesar! Miss Craig, form teacher supreme; Forgotten notes will end her regime. And now that you see just what we mean, Don ' t you agree — IVB ' s a scream? IV ARTS FORM REPORT ' Way back in September when school began, Edith was chosen to keep us in hand ; With Penny and. Liz to assist her attempts The class was in order, to a certain extent. Our sports enthusiasts, Judy and Deb, Often made our opponents ebb. Joan and Donna, skaters of renown, At the rink were often found. Pat and Carole, Markie and Liz, Kept the teachers in a ' ' tiz . Britta and Jackie, brave boarders, too, Help Natacha learn English in old Buccleuch. Louise and ' ' Bizzie , Marlene and Sue, Are a group who talk till their faces are blue. Sally and Mary, a quiet pair, Do their homework during our spare. Claire Roderigues, who from Paris came, Made Arlene ' s French look mighty tame. Pat and Anne, who high in handicrafts stand, Came to us from B.S.S. land. Wendy and Cathy complete the row, Except Miss Sime, to whom our thanks go. VA FORM REPORT September seventh heralded another new year at Branksome. In the halls new faces mingled with the old, but when all was settled Priscilla Hu from Hong Kong was the only new class member of VA. The annual picnic at the school farm was the beginning of the many form activities of the year and put every one into the full swing of Branksome life. Class elections followed the day at the farm, putting into office Dianne Dunn as President, Carol Maunder as Vice-President and Cathy Wylie as Secretary-Treasurer. The weeks following passed quickly, and before we knew it the Christmas exams had come and gone. Basketball then held our interest for the next few weeks as the inter-form series began. Although we lost to IIIA in the finals, Carol Maunder, our Games Captain, and her team deserve praise for work well done. After the Christmas holidays, the new term began with a bang as school work and tests kept everyone hopping until Easter when, incred- Tage 34 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN WORK AND PLAY AT BRANKSOME YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 35 ibly, we reached the hoUdays and the last and shortest term of the year. We looked forward anxiously to exams and happily to the Graduation Dance which followed. The spectre of Departmental Exams haunts the future, and we wish all our candidates the very best of luck. Our hearty thanks go to Miss Phillips, our Form Teacher, and to the staff who have patiently helped us throughout the year. And so to VA, the happiest of summers, the. best choice of careers, and a happy reunion at the Alumnae Dinner in ' 57. Until then, ' ' keep well the road. VB FORM REPORT The year has advanced, and Spring ' s almost here; We bright girls of Fifth face the end without fear. Judy Howell as our President, ruled us with grace And Gail, as our ' ' Vice , tried to keep us in place. Myra, our banker, took our money with grace ; She chased us down halls and all over the place. We all gladly gave up our milkshakes and coke; We had to, because we were all stoney broke . Our basketball team played with courage and skill ; We won our first game, and oh, what a kill ! But the next game we lost to our foes in VA, And the same and disgrace just ruined our day! Our bulletin board was the talk of the class ; It was always a problem for Di and each lass But we put forth an effort last Valentine ' s day; Hearts, cupids and lace made our classroom look gay. The school year is closing, but we ' ll not leave behind Fond memories of Branksome which each stores in her mind. We thank you, Miss Edmison, for help all year through; Honour is given where honour is due ! V ARTS FORM REPORT Back to Buccleuch we came in September, A happy reunion for every old member. We found a new girl, Mercedes by name, Who came from Caracas to win her fame. We voted for President; Marg is the one, And Beverley helps; so the job is well done. We met Mrs. Perry, our teacher and friend. All hope that the friendship never will end. Our picnic was grand, our legs weak but willing, We ' re true outdoor types ; so the lunches were filling. Page 36 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN They piped in the haggis, 1:o the bagpipes ' gay skirl; When we danced at the ' ' Granite , our kilts they did swirl. We played volleyball; over points we would quibble. Basketball was our best, but we ' re drips on a dribble . The Art Gallery then was our very next visit ; We appreciate Art — (But darling, what is it?) Off to MacDonald ' s our group went, en masse, To see the fine art of creating with glass. To Mrs. Sadowski ' s we trooped on the hoof ; Now, at last, we can tell a warp from a woof ! At cooking and sewing we worked like bees With never a moment to take our ease. We modelled our clothes at the College Street Store ; Our salon ' s unique . . . Jealous, Christian Dior? Our sojourn at Branksome ? A memorable one, Crowded with ventures, friendship and fun. V COMMERCIAL FORM REPORT Listen, my friends, and you shall hear How V Commercial spent its year. Alison won the Presidency; Add Marg and Kit and that ' s the three. Up to Clansdale Heights we went And there a wonderful time we spent. Secretaries we ' re planning to be ; Future bosses, we pity thee. Our Basketball Team was game, not fleet, And that is why we suffered defeat. At Volleyball, we nearly won ; Too bad VA should spoil the fun. Mrs. Partridge, to thee our thanks For enduring with patience all our pranks. You ' ve taught us all that we should know And now we ' re sorry we ' ve got to go. Our Graduation is drawing near; Goodbye from all — ' twas a wonderful year. AN ICICLE A shaft Of silver ice Hangs glist ' ning in the sun. And like a jewel, it sparkles bright And melts. CATHERINE JOHNSTON, IVA. THE NIGHT TRAVELLER The cat, On paws of silk. Creeps silently away, And disappearing in the night, Is gone. JANE WATSON, IVA. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 37 Activities SENIOR CHOIR EXECUTIVE Watson (Vice-President). Anne Moore (President), Mrs. Couuts (Director), Pamela Kerr (Secretary-Treasurer). Page 38 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE SENIOR CHOIR This year the eighty enthusiastic members of the Senior Choir worked hard and accomphshed many things. The first event was the Christmas Carol service in which the choir for the first time marched up the aisle in a processional of its own, after the singing of the Junior School. In the following months we practised diligently and then competed in the Kiwanis Festival, in the ' ' under twenty-one open class. For each of our songs, Beauty and Star Lullaby , we received ninety marks. The week after the Festival, the choir was invited to sing in Massey Hall in The Stars of the Festival , a thrill and an honour for all of us. On Sunday, March eighteenth, we took the place of the Kew Beach United Church Choir and sang the hymns in the evening service. On Saturday, April fourteenth, a Choir luncheon was very kindly given by President Anne and her mother, Mrs. Moore. We all had a wonderful time at the party, of which the outstanding feature was an elegant (and delicious) cake, festooned with roses and supporting a cherubic choir of china angels, who were directed by the angel with the brightest halo and the biggest smile. We anticipate with pleasure the Talent Night at Eaton ' s Auditorium and the church service for the graduates in which we are to take part. We should like to thank our pianist, Miss Lee, for her help. Our gratitude goes to Mrs. Coutts, our director, for her kindness, patience, and understanding, and for setting us such a high standard. Our executive officers are : President — Anne Moore. Committee — Lisa Inksater, Jane Vice-President — Jane Watson, Burt, Mary Breckenridge, Sue Secretary — Pamela Kerr. Moore, Marion Cox, Jean Haines. OPHELEO REPORT We of the Opheleo Committee would like to thank every member of the Senior and Junior schools, the Staff, and Miss Read for their support and assistance in our campaigns during the past year. Our total amount is the result of the whole school ' s support, and we could not have reached it without the large contributions made by the Junior School. From our funds we sent money to student and missionary work in South America, Africa and Europe. We also sent Branksome ' s yearly subscription to the Ramabai Mission in India, and to the Branksome Hall bed in the Ludhiana Hospital in India. This year we also sent a contribution to a Toronto Bible Mission which was working towards placing a Bible verse in each street car, and also to an Eskimo and Indian Hospital in Western Canada. To show their appreciation, the latter sent the school two handmade eskimo dolls, which were very much admired by everyone. We have all enjoyed our year on the Opheleo Committee very much and are certain that everyone at Branksome has been glad to contribute to such worthy causes. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 39 OPHELEO FINANCIAL REPORT Collected October 17th— Ramabai Week $325.00 December 11th — Carol Service 200.00 February — Lenten Collection 445.00 Total $970.00 Paid Out Ramabai Mission $200.00 Support of teacher at Manmad 75.00 Support of orphan at Manmad 50.00 Inter-service Christian Assn 50.00 St. Andrew ' s Presbyterian Church 50.00 Eskimo and Indian Hospital in Western Canada 50.00 Student work in South America, Africa and Europe 75.00 Branksome Hall bed in Ludhiana Hospital 50.00 Hospital in Nazareth 25.00 Hospital in Bethlehem 25.00 Summer camp for underprivileged children 100.00 General Missions 70.00 Expenses 150.00 Total $970.00 INTER-SCHOOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP This year the I.S.C.F. has met on Friday afternoons in Miss Read ' s hving room. We have had Bible studies led by various members of the group and we have also enjoyed visits from many special speakers, including Miss Irene Johnson of California from the Billy Graham Team, Miss Verne Scott of Victoria, British Columbia, and others from the vicinity of Toronto. Two meetings on missions in China and Hawaii proved to be very interesting. Almost half the school attended the showing of the Billy Graham film, ' ' Souls in Conflict on March second. Members of the group enjoyed a Saturday night bowling party during the winter, and also a week end at the farm. We should like to thank Miss Rudd for her assistance in the latter event. Our members also attended some of the meetings and parties arranged by the city I.S.C.F. In closing, we should hke to thank our sponsor. Miss Duguid, for her help throughout the year. Our officers were : President — Maureen Plunkett Missions — Nancy Fitch. Vice-President — Sally Pearson Social — Pamela Kerr. Secretary — Ruth Thompson. Publicity — Wendy Bateman Page 40 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN BROADCASTING The Branksome Broadcasting Corporation has enjoyed a very success- full year. Originally it was planned that girls of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Forms would take part, but time has been limited because of the large number of extra-curricular activities. Most people were eager to participate actively in at least one of the broadcasts and our special thanks are due to V Commercial who proved such able ' ' script assistants . For this year ' s Christmas story we chose ' ' The Tryptych of the Three Kings , a Belgian folktale. Later, after an intense search for sound effects, we presented The Odyssey of Runyon Jones . From both of these we learned much about the technique and serious preparation necessary for a successful broadcast. We owe special thanks to Mrs. Atkins for giving so willingly of her experience and time to make this such an interesting year in broadcasting. BETA KAPPA REPORT This year it was decided to forego the usual Hallowe ' en party and to have in its place a Boarders Dance , which was held in the common room on October twenty-eighth, and was a great success. At the same time the Juniors had a Hollowe ' en party in Buccleuch House. Early in December Fourth and Fifth Forms had their party in the common room. Instead of the bandbox we had a small orchestra this year as an innovation, and everyone commented on the wonderful music. Miss Read ' s annual dance was held on January twentieth. This is the memorable party of the second term which Miss Read gives for the Third, Fourth and Fifth Formers. Sea Sirens Soiree was the theme, with life- sized mermaids, fishnets, and colourful paintings of Neptune, fish and corals adding to the scene. Again this year we danced to the music of Frank Bogart. One o ' clock struck all too soon, but we shall remember another wonderful evening for which we can thank Miss Read. Yet to come are the Graduation Dance and the Strawberry Festival, both to be held on Friday, May eighteenth. What a way to celebrate the end of exams! We are greatly looking forward to these dances and know that they will be a wonderful climax to a wonderful year. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 41 THE VERSE SPEAKING CONTEST This year Branksome once again took part in the Ontario Verse Speaking Contest. The school was ably represented by Susan Coxeter, Nadine Griffiths, Martha Robinson and Lisa Inksater. After preliminary events at school, our contestants went to the Earl Haig Collegiate, where the Inter-School Contest was held in the newly constructed auditorium. The winners in the Dramatic Section included Susan Coxeter who recited a speech from the Book of Job. In the Lyric Section, Martha Robinson won a high mark with her recitation of The Listeners . Both girls were chosen to speak at the Museum Theatre during the Easter Holidays. The whole school wishes to congratulate them on rep- resenting Branksome so well. THE TRIP ;rO BUFFALO At eight-thirty on a Saturday morning in March, (the tenth, to be exact) thirty boisterous Branksomites started off by bus on the trip to the Buffalo Seminary. This was the excursion to which our three basketball teams had looked forward with such great enthusiasm. After a scenic three-hour ride, we arrived a trifle late, but in high spirits and donned the good old kilts, which incidentally are objects of envy over the border (Bermuda kilts being the fad there) . We played our three games and in spite of our loss, enjoyed ourselves to the utmost — playing half Canadian, half American rules. (This merely added to the spirit of the teams, as it seemed that all the Canadians had trouble trying to remember to play on half the court instead of the usual three-quarters.) Afterwards we were served lunch in the Seminary ' s dining hall, and what a lunch! (Very much appreciated by our skinny little players!) Then we all charged ' ' downtown to do some quick shopping, but were restrained by the constant reminders of customs and duty, and quite happy to let well enough alone. At four-thirty we left our hostesses, feeling perhaps not quite so gay as on arrival, but happy in the feeling that we had made new friends among the Buffalo girls. The trip to Buffalo will long be remembered by Brank- somites as one of the highlights of the year, thanks to our gym teachers, Miss Anderson and Miss Hughes, and to the warm hospitality shown us at the Seminary. Page 42 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN BRANKSOME GOES SOUTH Leisure Moments at Bermuda This year seemed to be the year for Branksomites to go south and eleven girls from the Fourth Form under the chaperonage of Miss Livingston invaded the sunny shores of Bermuda during the Easter holidays. They stayed at Buena Vista in Paget Parish and here are a few of the anecdotes which they brought back with them, concerning the members of ' ' the group . Mary Breckenridge is now famed for her daily jaunts to Bucky ' s Restaurant to buy chocolate cake (didn ' t you like the fish we had for dinner, Breck?) as well as that far away look that comes into her eyes when the Talbot Brothers play ' ' I Talk To The Trees . Janey Burt can usually be found dreaming about the five-thirty fer- ry to Port ' s Island (you could al- ways swim instead, Janey) . And, oh yes, do ask her what a Pussy- foot tastes like. Everyone was kept lively by Rosalie Biggar ' s various versions of ' ' Matilda — that is until she lost her iron pills. Wait till your diary hears about this, Rosa. The group will never forget the bright, bright, yellow clothes of Heather Holt, otherwise, known as heat rash or witch hazel. And did you have to do your wash- ing at seven a.m., Heath? Throughout most of the trip Eleanor Tow could be found in Trimingham ' s Store. Should she buy those dolls or not? Iddy-biddy Penny Jenkins loved to go swimming and water-skiing YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 43 in that green, green sea, bu t, oh, the straight hair afterwards. Pen still can ' t remember this, but she did say in her sleep that she did not want to sleep in a suitcase. Marg Stobie acquired the name Teddy Bear during the trip and the sound of her scream when she met up with a live lobster could be heard right across the harbour to Hamilton. Want to ride a motor bike, Marg? During her first day in Bermuda, Carole Anne Coutts found some delightfully noisy things called maracas and thereafter did nothing but play them — keep at it, jelly- bean. Sheila Harvie gained fame as the girl who loved to wash her hair at the oddest hours and we all just loved that grin, especially Miss. L. Say, Cathy Clark, where did you get those red knee socks and the knees to match? Bicycling per- haps? Cath really put her knees through the course by skinning them twice and then kneeling in stinging nettles. Sandra Seagram was another girl for screaming — especially when she found a beetle in her clothes! And oh, those ants. Last, but certainly not least, is Miss Livingstone to whom a great deal of thanks and gratitude is owed. She guided ' the group through a truly wonderful trip and provided amusement too by washing her hair in toothpaste. We all loved her Desert Boots too — and what was the big attraction at Mrs. Purvey ' s? B. G. SOUTH. MURDER IN THE CAFETERIA The classroom is quiet; the eyes are fixed Upon the clock; slowly it ticks. The teacher speaks, but the minds are floating; On visions of lunch the brains are doting. The seconds tick ; starvation grows When will that bell go? No one knows. The eyes grow beady; the minds grow keen; The mecha nical hand points to twelve-fifteen. The bell rings high ; oh, lovely bell ! The feet rise up in enormous swell. Down the hall in a sparkHng rally ! A broken limb? Oh, poor dear Sally! The thousands of green kilts rush on and on; The fearful teachers hide in the throng. The line then forms towards the right. With screams and groans. Oh, what a sight! The spoons, the trays are snatched unmannerly; The hustle and bustle sound Hke a cannery. The trays heave forward, juggling sweets. Icing and chocolate and special treats. Now to the classroom, at last to eat And behave like ladies, perfect and neat. ISABEL HARPER, IVB. Page 44 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE UNITED NATIONS In late September sixteen Branksomites from Third and Fourth Forms began a task which held promise of a lot of very hard work, and which proved to hold not only that, but also a great deal of fun. This was the United Nations Second Model General Assembly, an almost exact replica of the New York United Nations Assembly with various Toronto High Schools representing different countries. Branksome ' s sixteen members became known as the Delegation from Norway, and Judith Durance and Cathy Clark were fortunate enough to meet the Norwegian Consul in Toronto, Major O ' Mejer, during their preparatory work in the fall term. This preparation included many trips to a fascinating hbrary on Bloor Street with the impressive name of The Canadian Institute of International Affairs, to the reference library, to Sunday discussion groups and also included composition of resolutions which could easily have come from the real United Nations. As Branksomites well know, there was, too, a great deal of publicity work done for the United Nations by members of the delegation and it is sincerely hoped by them that Branksome has acquired more interest in what has been called ' ' the last hope of mankind . January 13 was the big day of the opening of the Assembly in the Legislative Chamber of the Provincial Parliament Buildings which was filled to capacity by delegates and spectators. After a keynote address by Vincent Price, Q.C., the debating started at a fast and furious pace and, as a result, a new item, the admission of The People ' s Republic of China, was added to the agenda. Four other questions were discussed : the universality of membership, debated in the General Assembly; Israeli- Arab relations, in the Security Council; the establishment of a world food reserve, in the Economic and Social Council; the rights of nations to self-determination, in the Trustee- ship Council. The Ambassador from Norway had the honour of presenting the resolution on the universality of membership. Judy Durance was elected chairman of the second committee and did a wonderful job in conducting her debate. In this connection, Norway was also elected to a special committee of nine countries which is now studying the establishment of a world food reserve. Debating continued until ten o ' clock on the Friday evening and was resumed at nine o ' clock on Saturday morning. There was a two-hour break for luncheon at Hart House and the day ' s debating ended at five in the afternoon. A dance was held in the evening for all the delegates, alternates and observers. The Norwegian Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations feels that this year ' s Assembly was a great success and we hope that Branksome will be represented at next year ' s Assembly. The Norwegian Delegation to the Second Model General Assembly of the United Nations was composed of the following: Speakers : Sandra Holm, Judith Durance, Pamela Thompson, Cathy Clark. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 45 Alternates : Jeanne Monier, Patricia McConnell, Elizabeth Graham, Patricia Gordon. Observers: Mary Jane Whiting, Patricia Hamilton, Adrienne Allan, Maureen Plunkett, Heather Anne Holt, Cynthia Reid, Joy Benadom, Ingrid Style. BRANKSOME DELEGATE TO THE U.N. March 25, .1956. Dear Branksome, I am sitting on the train on the way from New York to Toronto. I have just spent a wonderful week-end in that big city of lights and taxis. We (another girl, two boys, our chaperone and I), arrived in New York on Friday morning after a rather cold and sleepless night (we did not discover the little lever that turned on the heating system until morning). All day Friday was spent at the United Nations Building and we found it extremely interesting. In the morning we listened to the debate in the Economic and Social Council. My attempts at listening in French were not too successful, but I did understand that they were discussing the Declaration of Human Rights. After having lunch (scallops), in the Delegate ' s Dining Room, we went on a tour of the building, visiting each of the three councils and the General Assembly. Next on the agenda was an interview for the United Nations Radio. For it we talked mostly about the speaking contest and the Model Assembly and then almost died when the dear man told us that the recording would be released for world broadcast. In the evening we forgot our intellectual pursuits of the day and attended that Easter Show at Radio City Music Hall and then strolled down Broadway to admire the lights. Laughing off any thoughts of tiredness we got up at six on Saturd ay (oh pain!) and spent the morning sightseeing and shopping in weather that progressed from rain to hail to snow (and no rubbers either). Having steamed our feet dry we tripped off in the afternoon to the Waldorf-Astoria where the World Youth Forum was to be held. At it students from thirty-three different countries discussed world affairs, during their three month tour of that country. From there we dashed racial problems and what they had encountered in the United States from a reception, to dinner, to a news-reel theatre, to the train and here I am. Well, there is the porter calling out Toronto. Home again after a memorable week-end in New York, thanks to the United Nations Asso- ciation. I hope that next year ' s speaker will be as lucky as I was and be able to make it four wins in a row for Branksome. Sincerely, CATHY CLARK Tage 46 BRANKSOME lA ' ' Madness in Triple Time was produced by Mrs. Atkins and di- rected by Susan Brown and Carol Tovell. Diana Style played the mother of three lively girls; Gerry (Wendy Burns), Joanne (Cathy Young), and Judy Brendle (Judy Ireland). The three girls wished to impress the film director Ernesto de Veros (Nena Hardie) with their acting and photogenic qualities. This led to some confusion for they mistook the humble Jo (Mary Luby) for the great film producer. When Mr, Veros eventually arrived the three girls would have thrown him out as a tradesman except for their mother ' s timely intervention. Mr, Veros found his ideal film star, but it was not any of the Brendle ' s, It was Jo. Throughout the performance the production was good and held our attention. I A had worked well and the play was well cast. IB IB produced two plays directed by Corinne MacAllistair and Mar- tha Corrigan respectively. The first play ' Mr. Smith solves the problem was the story of the Jones ' family who continually borrowed from the Smith ' s and never returned anything. Eventu- ally Mr. Smith (Elizabeth Sharp), much to his wife ' s (Jill Hamil- ton) consternation, telephoned the Jones family and the furious Mr. Jones (Heather Waldie) returned the borrowed belongings. The second play, The Census Taker , was the story of the THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THEATRE troubles the census taker (Anne Ross) met when she interviewed the lively Mrs. Pettingill (Betsy Knight). On both these plays, IB had worked hard and they gave a very enjoyable performance. IIA It was obvious from The Pho- tographer ' s Troubles , that much time had been spent on this pro- duction. The producer, Kady Mac- Donald, under the guiding hand of Mrs. Fleming, had a well-chosen and enthusiastic cast. The Photog- rapher (Joey Ayers) won our deepest sympathy, for he certainly had problems, the fat lady (Martha Robinson) who wanted to look slim, the slim lady (Kathy McMuUen) who wanted to look fat. Then the country couple (Isolde Koenig and Penny Halet) who wanted a good photograph, but it had to be cheap. There seemed no enthusiasm on the part of any of his models to pay for her photo- graphs. (Jane Robertson) with her two horrid children (Gail Adams and Joanne Smith) let the photog- rapher go to endless pains to photograph them and then assured him that it was far too expensive. IIB IIB produced J. M. Barries ' s play The Will . It was directed by Jennifer Grey with Miss Brien ' s help. This is a three act play and throughout it the cast held our attention. Diane Walker was Mr. Devises, a lawyer, and Linda Mor- rison, his son Robert Philip Ross (Susan Reid) came with his charm- YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 47 ing wife (Felicitas Kort) to make his will. In the last Act he came alone, for his wife had died. At the beginning of the play Phihp Ross is poor, but when his final will is drawn up; he does not know how to dispose of his vast property. His wife is dead and his children have angered him. What good is his money now? The acting was good and the east spoke clearly and well. The pro- grammes were unusual and greatly admired. niA IIIA put on a most professional performance of ' The Cats of Egypt . It was a well-cast and well produced play. With Miss Claxton ' s help, Liz Aylesworth produced it and Mrs. Morris Newton had given IIIA special di- rection. The scenery was excellent and had the only full backcloth that we have seen this year. The clothes were Egyptian and all of them were made by IIIA, even to the thickly jewelled collars of the women. Gail Burton made a most convincing Cleopatra and Joan Henson was her passionate sister, Arsinoe; Joanne Valian was Char- mian a wilful domineering woman, ambitious for her country and the Queen to whom she was a serving woman. Ingrid Sryle as the other serving woman, Iris, was in direct contrast to Charmian for she had little ambition except for comfort and attention. The rest of the cast with them, made the play what it was — a precision performance. IIIB IIIB produced a light comedy entitled ' ' The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife . This was produced by Jean Nesbitt with Mrs. Coul- ter ' s assistance. Giles Boiscourtier Page 48 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN (Nancy Hirst) was an insolent French serving man to Master L. Botal (Mary Jane Whiting) who was the man who had married the dumb wife (Jean Nesbitt). When the learned doctors had cured his wife and she could talk, Mr. Botal was driven distracted by her con- stant chatter. So eventually he re- solved that deafness would solve the problem. The doctors did their part and he was immune to the screechings or pleadings of his wife. IVA You too can be Charming ' ' was IVA ' s play. This was a joint pro- duction by Mary Breckenridge and Heather Ann Holt under Miss Mac- Neill ' s supervision. It was a good and most amusing play and the entire cast had put time and effort to make it so. It will be a long time before we forget Tina ' s (Elizabeth Graham) affected giggle or AHce ' s (Diane Ede) engaging frankness. IVA had made some of their own clothes, but the rest they had skillfully adapted or borrowed. IVB ' ' Summertime was built around the experiences of IVB during their last summer vacations. Mrs. Inksater had taken individual ex- periences of the farm and put them together to make this play. Liza Inksater produced the play. It began with Barbara McLennan singing and the rest of the cast joined in as the curtain was pulled back to show IVB at home. They were sitting around eating cookies and drinking cokes and talking about the summer. They had been to camps in Northern Canada and south to California. The Sanderson twins had been to Hollywood. What did they think of it? ' ' It was the end . PAST GLORY What turrets did these buttresses uphold? What feet o ' er this now rotting bridge did tread? What coat of arms was won by baron bold Whose thirst for news by wand ' ring bards was fed? Who rallied here and took up arms to fight In the decayed and moss-grown court that day ? What chieftain wise, shown by the glare of light From torches, told the warriors not to stay? These gray and broken archways yet remain, A stirring memory of times no more. Quickly forgotten and deprived of fame Are the past deeds of brave men, done in war. This glorious age has faded fast and gone. For Time no sleep knows, but advances on. ELEANOR TOW, IVA. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 49 Sports Section BASKETBALL REPORT This year, under the guidance of Miss Anderson and Miss Hughes, the basketball teams learned many new and interesting plays and tactics. On the whole, the season was a success and special mention must be given to the ' ' second teamers who were victorious in all their games. The first team lost two out of three scheduled games but put forth an enthusiastic ef- fort; the third team was defeated after a season of hard work by three out of four schools and the fourth team won two matches, lost one and tied St. Mildreds. Good luck to the basketball teams of 1957! First Team: Janny Lovering (captain), Gillian Cleather, Anne Moore, Cathy Aylesworth, Linda Stearns, Sue Strathy, Kathy Broughall, Jane Watson. Second Team: Joan Henson (captain), Miggs Dunn, Sheila Westman, Marg Benson, Gail Burton, Liz Aylesworth, Joyce Sanderson, Joan Sanderson. Third Team: Pam Kerr (cap- FIRST BASKETBALL TEAM Pront Row — Janis Lovering (Captain). Middle Row — Katherine Broughall, Susan Strathy, Linda Stearns. Back Row — Catherine Aylesworth, Jane Watson, Anne Moore, Gillian Cleather. Page 50 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN tain), Jackie Burroughs, Joanne Valiant, Debbie Cuthbert, Betty- Lou Joynt, Judy Diprose, Sue Moore, Midge Cox. Fourth Team: Kathy McMullen (captain), Judy Joynt, Mary Jull, Jennifer Gray, Donna Lee, Gail Adams, Judy Ireland, Joanne Smith; The Old GirPs Game The game against the Old Girls was the first of the season, and was, perhaps, the most exciting. This year, it was arranged shghtly differently, giving the Second Team, and also a greater number of the graduates, an opportunity to play. Miss Read kindly invited the teams to dinner before the game, giving them a chance to mix so- cially. Could it be that the delicious meal lessened the resistance to our opposition? Although no one was able to recall the exact number of years since the Old Girls had been defeated, this was the first year in many that the present teams have been victorious. We would like to take this oppor- tunity to thank the Old Girls once again for the wonderful game and to remind them that they have only four months to practise until we once again meet on the court. The First and Second Teams vs. The University of Toronto Physical Education Team Thanks must be given to Jackie Davies for arranging the game between the Branksome First and Second teams and the University of Toronto Phys. Eds. Both games were very exciting and our oppo- nents were such good sports that we found it easy to be gracious losers. We were defeated by only one point in each game. We hope that these games will become annual events and that we might even extend our schedule to include more schools and teams of the University. BOWLING Once again we have the honour of congratulating a winning Bowl- ing Team. On March 12, at St. FauFs, Helen Laundy and Claudia Steeves rolled up a total of 701 points to defeat their near- est competitors, St. Clement ' s, by 142 points. The other schools followed in this order: Havergal third, B.S.S. fourth and St. Mil- dred ' s, fifth. The highest score in one game was obtained by Helen Laundy of Branksome with a score of 213. Our thanks go to Louisette Wilkens and Pam Thompson for scoring all the games for the teams. BADMINTON Another wonderful season of badminton has concluded at Brank- some. The Inter-School Meet was even better than last year ' s, with Havergal coming first once again. They lost only one game to come up with a total of 11 points. St. Clements placed second with 6 points, and Branksome third with 5 points. B.S.S. and St. Mildred ' s placed fourth and fifth in that order. Havergal ' s team was led to sue- YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 51 cess by their Senior Team, Judy Kinsey, Ontario junior champion and Dorothy Vernon, Havergal champion, who won all their matches. Margot and Ruth Nunns, the B.S.S. intermediate team, were the only team to defeat Havergal. Perhaps the closest game of the meet was between the St. Clem- ent ' s Seniors and ours, Marg Ben- son and Ingrid Meenen, in which Branksome scored a victory in extra points: 17-14. Congratula- tions are due especially to our Junior Team, for they, in their first year of play, won two out of four games. The Teams : Juniors: Virgina EUis, Sue Williams. Intermeuiates : Gail Adams, Donna Lee. Seniors: Ingrid Meenen, Marg Benson. Substitutes : Dianne Dalton, Betty-Lou Joynt, and Janny Lovering. We should like to thank all those who helped to make the match so successful, and especially our coaches, Mrs. Stock and Miss Anderson. SWIMMING TEAM Standing, left to right — Marilyn Ingo, Ann Dixon, Jeanne Monier, Jane Watson, Margaret Stobie, Janis Lovering. Seated, left to right — Miss Anderson (Coach), Virginia Ellis, Wendy Thompson, Susan Strathy (Captain), Judith Ireland, Nancy Adanns. Page 52 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN POGO INVADES BRANKSOME ODE TO A CROCODILE Inspired by Miss Edmison ' s Zoology class (To be sung to the tune of ' ' Has Anybody Seen my Gal ) Turned up nose, long webbed toes, Vicious, yes sir, one of those. Has anybody seen my croc? Short clubbed feet; dig the beat Of that flat tail on the peat, Has anybody seen my croc? Chorus : Now if you run into, thirty foot two, Covered with scales. Bulging eyes, when he cries, How those peepers hypnotise! Grey in hue, never blue, Even when he looks at you. Has anybody seen my croc? (I mean odile) Has anybody seen my croc? Compliments of IVA. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 53 Drawings on these two pages adapted by Patricia MeConnell, from originals, copyright 1956, Walt Kelly, by special permission. PAT McCONNELL, IVA. Page 54 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Junior Activities OUR SCHOOL B is for the best school ; R is for our rank ; A is for what we have acquired Now the teachers we must thank. N is for the new girls that help to build our school ; K is for their kindness that is in the golden rule. S is for our studies that we slave at night and day And even though we hate them, they help us out in May. O is for order in which our school is kept ; M is for the monitors who keep it cleanly swept. E is for the effort which we put forth every year — Just to show you really how much we like it here. TONI TROW and NANCY SCHLEIHAUF, Grade 8A. JUNIOR CLAN CHIEFTAINS Left to Right — Carol Robertson (Robertson), Diana Dalton (Grant), Sherrill Campbell (Bruce). YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 55 THE JUNIOR CLANS This year, as always among the juniors, there has been keen competition between the clans. Members of our three clans, Robertson, Grant and Bruce, have all eagerly taken part in poster competitions, a swimming meet, sports and many other exciting events. We have yet to determine the winning clan but whichever clan comes out on top, it will not have been an easy victory. THE JUNIOR CHOIR Soon after the school year be- gan, the Junior Choir, consisting of girls from grades 5 to 8, began preparing for our annual Carol Service. Every Thursday afternoon the girls could be found ardently practising under the capable di- rection of Mrs. Coutts whose pa- tience and experience we could not have done without. As usual, we sang several carols in this event. We are now eagerly anticipating the Branksome talent night, in which we are taking part, to be held at Eaton Auditorium. JUNIOR LIBRARY The Junior School has made good use of the library this year. Lists of books we want have been compiled and we have had a very good response. Although we have many books, some are wear- ing which is a good sign. We are very grateful for Miss Howie ' s guidance and to our efficient librar- ians who gave up many afternoons to the library. To all the generous parents and children who donated books, we wish to express our sincere thanks. Fage 56 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN SWIMMING In the Junior School many girls compete in the clan swimming meets throughout the year, and quite a few girls tried for the In- terschool meet. This year Virginia Ellis and Nancy Adams were the two Juniors who help to place Branksome second in the meet. After school, help is given to those who wish to pass their Red Cross swimming tests. And there is extra instruction in swimming, div- ing and stunts. The Juniors of 19 56 have appre- ciated your help Miss Hughes, Miss Anderson and Mrs. Stock — Thank you, all three. STAMPS Stamps are my hobby: I ' m sure you ' ll agree That stamps are the hobby For both you and me. There are stamps of all countries — All colours, all shapes. There are blue ones and green ones And old ones with dates. There are square ones, rectangles, Triangles of course. But the one I like best has a lovely Brown horse. So try this good hobby. And then you ' ll agree. That stamps are the hobby For both you and me. MARY DAVIES, Grade 7A. A GIRL DECIDES I ' d like to be a dancer And dance upon a stage, But, if I fell and hurt my head I ' d be in such a rage. I ' d like to be a pastry cook Using lots of dough. Could I succeed without a book? I ' m sure I do not know. I ' d like to be a dairymaid Making lots of cream, The work is hard, so I have heard Which breaks my lovely dream. JILL LE CLAIR, Grade 4. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 57 LEGAMUS! SEA SHANTY A little square window of cobwebby lace, A broken grey skull from a far distant race, An old yellow lantern of glass and of rust, A Spanish Dubloon that is hidden by dust. A weather-worn floor that is covered with grime, A step that is green now from water and slime, A thin, leaning door that is rotted away. With the paint worn off and the wood turned grey. A poor little shanty, abandoned and lone, A shelter that pirate kings loved to call home, A sign of the past, of the ages gone by, Now lost and forgotten, forever to lie. ISOLDE KOENIG, IIA. THE LEAF It began with a small green bud Touched with dew. After the first rains gentle flood It opened anew. Silently in nature ' s time, A new thing grew. The wonder of each small green line That forms the leaf! These were made by a power Divine, Who watches each thing ' neath His arched blue heavenly orb of sky, Even from the smallest leaf. GAIL ADAMS, IIA. OUTSIDE Outside the wind is blowing, The trees swing to and fro, A street-light moves their shadows Across the greyish snow. Outside the clouds have gathered, In the sky there shines no moon. More snow will soon be falling, To cover up this gloom. Outside all things are quiet After the noisy day. Again will appear the living. When the darkness goes away. CATHY McMULLEN, IIA. THE GYPSY When with his hands above his head Amidst an intricate step The slender hands of a Gypsy Are holding his castanets, Or when with the firelight on his face His dark hair blown aside, He watches a snakelike gypsy girl With his deep, dark, burning eyes. Or when with most of his romance fled You see him in the day Balanced atop a loaded cart Standing as though at bay, He ' s still the same dark gypsy Though the sun is shining bright, And it ' s taken some of his glamour. But he ' ll dance again to-night. CAROLINE STANLEY PORTER, IIB. Page 58 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN SONNETS THE LORD HATH HIS WAY IN A STORM —Nah: 1-3 Why do I mourn when winter ' s rain doth doom The earth and nature to sobriety ? His hand doth smite us down and we become His victims in a bleak eternity. The tempest shakes the heav ' n and hurls the wave Until the sun in her eclipse doth hide. The candles of the night despair to save The tossing ships endangered by the tide ; For e ' en the greatest and the smallest pow ' r Are whipp ' d and shadow ' d by this self same blast. A stbrm relates again the crucial hour When Noah from oblivion was cast. But yet at dawn this act of God will cease And He will crown the world with rays of peace. PAMELA KERR, IVA. DAFFODIL Bright daffodil! The joyours flower of spring, So graceful, swaying gently in the wind, Such waking gladness to our hearts you bring. And give your charming warmth to all mankind. In you is all the joy of life displayed ; The essence of the freedom of the heart; For in your presence, who can be afraid, When you, to us, your simple faith impart? If you, a flower, may shed a cheering light, On those who come within your tiny orb, And to each sorrowing heart may bring delight. As man your gracious beauty doth absorb, Then surely we, who freely walk the earth. May shed our light in kindness and in mirth. PAT GORDON, IVA. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 59 LONDON 1945 0 London, city fair of mist and spire, Stretched to the far horizon ' s low ' ring sky, Thy beauty doth the poet oft inspire To sing sweet praises, or to softly sigh Upon thine ancient stones whose spell is cast To slowly creep o ' er heart and soul and mind. And gently bind the future to the past. So by thy magic is my love entwined. Yet now your scars of battle make me weep ; My heart grieves o ' er thy wounds and fallen tow ' rs. And as I gaze upon thy scars so deep, 1 mourn to see the war god ' s mighty pow ' rs. Yet Phoenix like, once more I ' ll see thee rise And lift thy domes and temples to the skies. When spring with all her glory rushes in Replacing cold white snow with fragrant flowers, Her growing beauty every heart does win, Awakening Paris with her April showers. From graceful Notre-Dame the bells do chime, Majestically the river Seine flows by. La Rue Royale, the Eiffel Tower sublime. White Sacre Coeur, Monmaxtre ' s steps so high, L ' Arc de Triomphe, la Rue de la Paie, The second-hand book stalls, the chestnut trees, The checkered tables of a sidewalk cafe, Sainte-Chapelle, I ' Avenue des Champs-Elysees, The Flower Market by the Madelaine, These are Spring in Paris of the Seine. CATHY CLARK, IVA. PARIS CATHERINE JOHNSTON, IVA. MIDNIGHT Midnight ! Did you hear it? The softened step behind, The shrill shriek in the distance chills The bones. CLAUDIA STEEVES, IVA. Page 60 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN BRANKSOME BUNS The Navy gets the gravy, the Army gets the beans, and Branksome gets the buns! We get corn buns, jam buns, turn-overs, buns with lemon fining, and caramel filling. There are breakfast buns, warm, fresh, with hidden surprises of raisins. During the Lenten season, we have hot- cross buns. For lunch we have what are popularly referred to as plain buns and ' ' sticky buns which assume various shapes and sizes. On week- days , there is one bun of each kind alotted to every student. Sunday morning buns are plentiful. As red-hot plates of them reach the table, they look so appetizing, that it is but a minute until the plate is empty and the usual competition begins to see who can down the most. And so the parade of buns continues ! The buns appear unchanged but the attitude towards the buns changes from time to time. During the period following a holiday, the buns have reason to be well pleased with themselves, as the familiar chant, ' ' Anybody not want her bun? is echoed through the diningroom. Before a holiday, or dance, when slimming time commences, the story is reversed, and one hears, Anyone who wants another bun may have mine! For years buns have been the password to the Branksome kitchen. I have heard it suggested, while sitting at Junior table, that perhaps the understood meaning behind our motto, Keep well the road , which there seems to be so much controversy about, is, Keep well the road to the bakery! However, whether the meaning of the above mentioned or they prefer to beHeve the reference is to Mount Pleasant road, as others have suggested, I cannot begin to settle the dispute, but rather, will leave it in the hands of the Juniors. The one thing I am positive about is that next to keeping well the road of life, it is most important to keep well the road of tradition that Branksome has paved. What old girl upon meeting a present pupil does not ask, Do you still get sticky buns? TARAL TOMKINSON, IVB. With glassy eyes and bated breath They sat there tensely, white as death. The minutes ticked by, one by one ; The endless waiting had begun. Each second seemed to last a year; Into their eyes came looks of fear. One question stayed in every mind, What great mistake? What awful kind Of error has been made to-day? ER! Each one, then did a watch display. Their faces even further fell; ' Twas certain now. All was not well. Who were these people, waiting, all? They were the girls of Branksome Hall. What could be the disaster great ? The iunch bell was one minute late! SANDRA SIMPSON, HA. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 61 SPRING Nature is the artist Who brings us joy today ; For Spring comes laughing o ' er the hills, Arrayed in colours gay. The violet dons her velvet gown, In royal purple glowing, Beside the little laughing brook. Which to the sea is flowing. Today the golden daffodil In brilliant sunshine grows, And proudly shakes her yellow frills. As soft the zephyr blows. Birds prepare to build their nests Singing with joyful cheer. Children shout for joy again. Now that Spring is here. NORA STEARNS, IIA. THUNDER The noise As drums of death Breaks forth to pierce the sky The earth is shattered by the blow Thunder! PAMELA KERR, IVA. THE WIND How strange! A whisthng ghost. Whining around the world, Comes near, puts all to flight, and then Is gone. ELIZABETH GRAHAM, IVA. Page 62 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Alumnae News It would take the eloquence of Sir Winston Churchill plus his des- criptive pen to do justice to the Alumnae dinner, held at the Granite Club, Thursday, evening, April twenty-sixth, 1956. We were honouring Miss Read ' s fifty years at Branksome. From the time the Principal and the President, Isobel Coulthard, proceeded by a piper, entered the room until we all sang the school song, everything went off well. The President, ably assisted by the Secretary-Treasurer, Shirley McEvoy Bell, and other members of the committee, worked hard to make the event the success it certainly was. At the end of dinner Isobel Coulthard proposed the health of Her Majesty, the Queen, which was followed by the singing of the national anthem. Ainslie McMichael proposed the toast to ' ' Our Principal and read some of the many congratulatory telegrams and messages which had been received. Miss Read then spoke. She traced the growth of the school from its inception in 1903 until the present day and paid a fine tribute to its founder. Miss Margaret T. Scott. As a memento of the occasion the Alumnae President asked Miss Read ' s acceptance of a beautiful gold brooch and the Secretary-Treasurer presented two cheques, one for a thousand dollars for the Extension Fund and the other for the Scholarship Fund. Ainslie McMichael was also presented with a lovely gold brooch and with a pussy in a cat ' s sleeping basket ! Miss Read and Isobel then proceeded to the platform where the latter unveiled our Principal ' s portrait — this was painted by Miss Marion Long, R.C.A., O.S.A., who was our guest at the dinner, and shows Miss Read in her LL.D. gown — ' ' For She ' s A Jolly Good Fellow was sung. A series of skits was then witnessed, put on by the Graduating Class, a running commentary being read by the President. We saw Miss Read as she arrived at Branksome in 1906, with violin case, valise and tennis racket; a skirt which reached to the ground, a high neck blouse and short coat plus THE golden pompadour. Miss Read in ski outfit murmuring I ' ve just made Banana Skin Bend . And Miss Read piloting girls across Mt. Pleasant Avenue, before lights were installed, with her famous STOP sign. In between we were given glimpses of uniforms worn by Branksome girls at various periods during fifty years. Isobel Coulthard was a most gracious and efficient Master of Cere- monies and has made a wonderful president. She has never spared herself and has worked early and late at any project undertaken during her two years in office. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 63 Our thanks, too, are due to Barbara Williams, who presided at the piano and played appropriate music during the skits and also for God Save the Queen and the school song. So many telegrams and messages were received from Old Girls as well as others that space does not permit a full list, however following are some of the ' ' others ' ' heard from: — His Grace, the Duke of Buccleuch, Sel- kirk, Scotland; Miss K. S. A. Gardiner, Edinburgh; Mrs. Wm. Hendrie, Hamilton, Ont. ; The Lorways, Sydney, Nova Scotia ; Miss J. Ross Sanderson and Miss Reader Harris, Sherborne School, Dorset, England; The Hon- ourable W. J. Dunlop, Minister of Education for Ontario; Dr. Mr . Walter Read, Selkirk, Man.; Dr. A. E. Kerr, President of Dalhousie Uni- versity, Halifax, N.S.; Sir John Weir, Physician to the Queen, London, England; Dr. R. J. MacMillan, Toronto; Dr. Kenneth Ketchum, Head- master, St. Andrew ' s College, Aurora, Ont. ; Dr. Gordon Waugh, Principal of St. Clements ' School, Toronto; Miss Murrell-Wright, Principal of Bal- moral Hall, Winnipeg, Man. ; The Honourable Mr. Justice Keiller Mackay, Toronto ; Rev. Dr. Sowby, Headmaster of Upper Canada College, Toronto ; Miss Grace MacNaughton, Principal of Bishop Strachan School, Toronto; Sir William and Lady Dobbie, London, England ; Dr. Alexander MacMillan, Toronto; Miss Catherine Steele, Principal of Havergal College, Toronto; Dr. Sydney Smith, President of Toronto University; The Honourable Mr. Justice John E. Read, the Peace Palace, The Hague, Holland and Mr. Stacey Woods, General Secretary of the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship. Although the following was mentioned in Miss Read ' s October letter to the Alumnae, the paragraph is repeated as it is worthy of more perma- nent record: — ' ' Last year was a most successful one. Nancy Foggo and Janet Ward graduated from Branksome last June and go to Victoria College on scholarships, the first Walter Massey and the Moses Henry Aikens respectively. Incidentally Janet is Betty Rutherford Ward ' s daughter. Carol Jean Merritt obtained the gold medal for science, fourth year, Victoria. Barbara Williams won the Royal Conservatory ' s gold medal for highest marks in the Dominion for a major instrument or voice; Barbara ' s medium is the organ. Joan Engholm passed head of a class of seventy-six at New York ' s School of Dress Designing, she is Margaret Doherty Engholm ' s daughter. Erica Cruikshank won a scholar- ship which takes her to Dunbarton Oaks. Grace Seaman graduated from the Western Hospital, winning the Dr. Sigmund Samuel prize for proficiency and Nancy Patten obtained the prize for the great- est professional growth when graduating from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. Grace Cochrane Patten is her mother. Lynn Dibblee, Ruth Pidgeon Bryson and Nadine Blythe graduate from Varsity, this year. Janet Chisholm, Elizabeth Wilson, Patricia Shannon, Page 64 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Kathleen Rowat, Joan Burgess complete their first year. Jane Hill Suther- land is taking the Diploma Course in the Institute of Child Study. Hugheen Cree and Judith Jephcott are at the Ontario College of Education. Elna Magnusson is atte nding the University of Idaho, Gail Durance and Louise Coffey are at the University of Western Ontario and Rosemary Seidler is at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Penn. Dorothy Ann Boyd chose Mt. Allison, Sackville, N.B. Althea McCoy Douglas received her M.A. degree at McGill in May. Maxine McCuaig is at Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. Stella Maitland is taking a course in Citizenship and Arts at Ashridge, England. Linda Mumford is attending Queen ' s University. Jeanne Montgomery Smith, M.D., is head of the Metabolic Department of the University of Iowa, she is planning a trip to Europe this summer with her doctor husband. Ruth Alison, M.D., is a resident pathologist at Toronto East General Hospital and Beverley Britt becomes a full fledged doctor this June. Naomi Inglis has a position with Canada Permanent Trust and Barbara Sudden is with the Workmen ' s Compensation Board, Malton. Rita Barr is teaching school at Orono and Elizabeth Thomson at the Bannockburn school. Veronica Owen teaches History at the Cambridgeshire High School for Girls, England. Barbara Wall is a nurse in training at the Wellesley Hospital, Elizabeth Hall and Judith de la Vergne are at St. Michael ' s. Jane Morgan chose Toronto Western. Judith Lovering and Barbara Graupner will eventually graduate from the Toronto General, from which hospital Mary Lou Carnahan graduated June, 1955. This same month Patricia Rainey com- pleted the course at St. Joseph ' s. Alaine Murray and Georgina Laing graduated from the Sick Children ' s Hospital, the latter coming head of her class. Donnie Smellie and Jean Tweedy elected the Montreal General in which to take their course. Anne Merriman qualified as an S.R.N, at Guy ' s Hospital, London, England, last autumn. Joan Riddell is a Physiotherapist at the Toronto General and Shirley Killick passed her final examinations in Occupational Therapy in March, in an English college. Clare Keachie MacDougall has been appointed to serve with the Brantford Branch of Associated Milk Foundations. In this capacity she is breaking new sod, for she is Brantford ' s first Nutrionist. Gwen Rumsey has a position in Marathon. As she is only sixty odd miles from White River she can go home each week end. Charlotte Keens has been Public Relations Officer at the Theatre Royal, York, England. In May she went to Metz, France, to deliver a course of lectures for the Swimming and Water Safety Department of the Cana- dian Red Cross to R.C.A.F. personnel who wish to become swimming instructors. Charlotte has given talks on the B.B.C., and has done a television programme for children for I.T.A. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 65 Dorothy Hoyle Patterson ' s husband, Tom Patterson, founder of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival was named Stratford ' s Man of the Year, by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and presented with a trophy. Dorothy, herself, is one of the directors of Canadian Players and as such does quite a bit of travelling arranging dates. She was in Flin Flon in April, says her life is strenuous but interesting. A painting by Jean Ross Skoggard was presented to Victoria College. It was executed when Jean was studying in China and is a portrait of her teacher, Mr. Wang, done according to the Chinese method. Mr. Wang said of her work that he had never known an Occidental pupil to absorb the technique and philosophy of Chinese painting to the degree that Jean had done. Molly Hewitt is President of the Victoria College Dramatic Association. Sally Langford has a position in town and much of her spare time is given to working with the York Community Theatre. Patricia Ann McGeer Mislap is living in Pointe Claire, P.Q., to which town Valerie Brown Willard recently moved. Phyllis Shepard McFeat may be found in Westmount, this same province. She is Director of Dietetics, Montreal Children ' s Hospital and President of the Quebec Dietetic Asso- ciation. Dorothy Turner Cunningham Gore is domiciled in Madras, India and Louise Jameson is nursing in a hospital in this land. Elizabeth Heam was married to William K. Grice and is living in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Claire Prime Sneath is at home in Santa Monica, California and Nora Jordan Bossert in Florida. Joan Hall Hardy makes her home in Summit, N.J., though she is abroad at the moment for an extended stay. Phyllis Vanderberg Thomas is domiciled in Scotsdale, Arizona and Margaret Speers Murchison in Shelby, North Carolina. Bessie Storey Cole is in Mexico where her husband is Canadian Am- bassador. Virginia Goodwin Brauns has been living in Stockholm, Sweden, since her marriage. Dorothy Barnhouse Wever is in Germany and Patricia Marriner Watt has moved to South Africa. Helen Frank ' s job took her to Sudbury and Margaret Robinson has moved from Penetanguishene to Midland, Ont. Joan Romeyn Binnie is to be found in St. Hilaire, P.Q. Ada McNair Rowe lives in Lethbridge to which town Mary Bankier Angus and her six children moved from the Dominican Republic, incidentally she acquired another since going there. Recent additions to the Vancouver Alumnae are Helen Gordon MacLean Helen Wilkinson Mairs and Anne Davies. Ann was successful in the R.N. examinations which she wrote before proceeding to British Columbia. Mary Stone Davies moved recently to Port Mellon, B.C. Mary Lou Lyon Morgan is to be found in Chatham where she is driving the car for the Canadian Arthritic and Rheumatism Society for this district. Elizabeth German Scott is in Winnipeg. Elaine Goodman Page 66 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Kurtzman calls Kitchener home and is an occupational therapist at the General Hospital in that city. Jane Bankier Donaldson has lived in Baltimore since her marriage. Ann Vale Dodds is spending the next two years in England and Janet Kingsburgh Smith, who has been living in Britain for the last few years, is now residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Daphne Hawke Austin is again living in Toronto after being domiciled in Trail, B.C., and Cynthia Field Forrester has come to the Ontario metropolis to live. Betty McBean Engholm and Eloise McGee Peirson are making their home in Peterborough. Dorothy Edwards Moore lives in Madoc and Frances Snetsinger Blaettler in Brantford. Margaret Baker Du Bois, M.D., is living in Hartford, Conn., and is connected with the state department of health. Irla Mueller flew to Hawaii in March, while there she met Mary McLean Stewart who was on a short visit. Margaret Lawson Early went to the Barbadoes a s did Aileene Marks Clausen and Gladys Simpson Brown. Janet and Elizabeth Rally spent six weeks in Florida. Muriel Bicknell Keachie, Edythe Hewitt and Laureda Mc Andrew Evans also visited that state. Grace Morris Craig was in Tobago. Kathleen Hair McBean spent some weeks in Victoria, B.C. Europe beckoned a number of the Alumnae. Mary Lawson Coulson is there for an indefinite stay, and Shirley Brown Clark sailed in February for a five weeks trip. Shirley didn ' t waste time shopping and it was remarkable the amount of ground she and her husband covered. Alixe Wood McCart and Anne McCart spent the summer abroad as did Margaret Morton Lightbourn and Jane Lightbourn. Lenore Kinghorn sailed in September for England, the continent and the near East. Irene Goldstein Samuel visited England in April. Catherine Findlay, Marion MacAdam and Barbara Goodyear plan to go to Europe this summer, incidentally they all passed their R.N. examinations. Mary Wilkinson, Claire McMullen and Allison Roach were abroad last winter. They spent a most enjoyable week-end as the guests of Miss Diana Reader Harris at Sherborne School, Dorset, in December. The following girls are married, we did not have the information at the time of their weddings; Sandra McLean is now Mrs. Michael S. Earle, Millicent Verity Quinlan, Mrs. George Foulds; Anne Marie Harding, Mrs. Wm. J. Harris; Dorothy Gait married G. A. Willoughby, June, 1953. Kathleen Freel Vernon is now Mrs. W. F. Maunder and is living in Toronto. Eleanor Greenwood was wed to Kenneth Hawkins, and Johnnie Ritchie to Glenn Yell, the latter is making her home in Evanston, 111. Dorothy Carrington married R. J. Taylor and Barbara Scott, A. S. Nease. Gloria McKenzie may be addressed Mrs. Bruce Chadwlck. Jane Kerr is Mrs. Frederick White and is living in Arlington, Va. Winifride Drover is Mrs. J. Thompson and, for a short time, is living on Portage Island, Chebouga- YEAR BOOK, 1956 Fage 67 man, P.Q. Helen Humphries has become Mrs. Allan Preston, Barbara Patten is now Mrs. E. J. Ray and lives in Grosse Point Woods, Mich., and Patricia Rawlence is Mrs. Nicolas Anderson and lives in Liverpool, England. Joan Irwin married Donald G. MacRae and has taken up residence in Oakville. Elizabeth MacGregor Rhodenizer ' s daughter, Nancy, was married a year ago, Jean Southam Brinkman ' s Margot married Mr. R. L. Whist last September, and Nancy, daughter of Carabelle Lusk Sparling, was married to Dr. John B. Oke, August 24th, 1955. Betty Sparks Harrison ' s daughter is Head Prefect at Trafalgar School, Montreal and Frances Whitman Davies ' daughter won a scholarship which took her to Rodean for two years. Frances plans to spend the summer abroad. Children of the following are at Branksome this year: — Peggy Marshall Buchanan, Justine Campbell Richardson, Betty Clancey Petersen, Mary MacMillan Duncanson, Katherine Dawson Warner. Mary Eraser Williams and Margaret Earl Wedd send second daughters and the daughter of Virginia Gundy Whitely is completing her second year at the school. Mary Belle Booker sends a sister and the following contributed nieces: — Betty Harrison Patterson, Mary Curran, the Plaunts, and Barbara Waite Kee. MARRIAGES 1955 Agnes Fairbaim to Charles A. Hopkins, March. Shirley McEvoy to Arthur Wright Bell, April 7th. Joan Hall to Charles D. Hardy, April 9th. Dorothy Turner Cunningham to Walter H. S. Gore, April 12th. Lorna Keene to Wm. A. Firstbrook, April 23rd. Mary Lou Lyon to Ian F. Morgan, April 30th. Wendy Rogers to Philip L. Gilbert, May 12th. Elizabeth German to Wm. R. Scott, May 20th. Sheila Jarrett to Christopher Adeney, May 21st. Betty Anne Rough to Ian A. Macintosh, May 21st. Mollyann Clappison to John D. Bishop, May 27th. Sally Dalton to D. Clarke Wallace, May 28th. Mary Caven to Alfred H. Jenkins, June 4th. Ruth Gray to Adrian L. Gnaedinger, June 4th. Janice Jones to Donald S. Robertson, June 4th. Diana Kent to Robt. A. Gorman, June 4th. Susan Illingworth to M. P. Bull, June. Wendy Aitken to Vincent J. Butler, June 10th. Jacquelyn Fenton to Jack G. Tyrrell, June 10th. Page 68 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Diane Johnson to Jas. C. Goodwin, June 18th. Eleanor Riddell to Jas. Warren Morris, June 24th. Anne Blackwell to Wm. A. Corbett, June 25th. Barbara Westman to Anthony J. W. Arnoldi, June 25th. Ann Coohng to Ian G. C. Jones, July 29th. Gerda Murray to Eric E. C. Todd, July 29th. Joan Sanderson to Norman B. Dack, July 29th. Helen Stephens Howe to Stanley J. Gaston, August 6th. Marion Cornish to John F. Weir, August 6th. Joan Joyner to Mervyn A. Ziebell, August 6th. Betty Lapointe to Allan F. Lamourie, August 27th. Janet Dale to Robert Hambly, September 3rd. Elaine Goodman to Joseph H. Kurtzman, September 4th. Dorothy Barnhouse to A. Ulrich Wever, September 10th. Frances Snetsinger to Andre J. Blaettler, September 10th. Ehzabeth Mitchell to Gordon R. Flook, September 10th. Kate Haas to Charles Stone, September 16th. Nancy Edmonson to Richard L. Fear, September 17th. Margaret Foulds to Harley H. Hubble, September 17th. Ruth Pidgeon to Neil B. Bryson, September 17th. Betty Southgate to John J. Dashwood, September 24th. Mary Galbraith to Donald M. Thompson, September, 24th. Mary Craig to Ronald T. Tasker, October 1st. Marilyn Derrington to James A. Ure, October 1st. Ann Gerow to Donald A. Bain, October 1st. Ann Lowndes to John D. McVittie, October 1st. Barbara Keeler to George H. Newhouse, October 5th. Mary Louise Higginbottom to John C. S. Roberts, October 14th. Olive Crombie to Wm. R. Bain, October 15th. Faye Matthews to Harvey W. McCormack, October. Ellen Avigdor to Thos. R. Barwick, October 15th. Cynthia Field to George Forrester, October 22nd. Jessie Marriner to Alan W. Ketcheson, October 22nd. Sheila Craig to Ernest Waengler, October 28th. Lee McGillivray to Ronald L. W. Till, November 3rd. Mary Ruth Crossin to John M. Allan, November 4th. Cathleen Cherry to Richard C. S. Wise, November 12th. Virginia Hearst to Edward R. B. De Guerre, November 17th. Eloise McGee to Donald R. Peirson, November 19th. Valinda Burruss to Robert T. Morris, November 26th. Marion Dugdale to James Grady McClure, December 17th. Anne McGeer to Samuel H. Mislap, December. 1956 Maureen Russell to John E. Brown, January 21st. Carol McLachlan to Wm. R. Robertson, February 11th. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 69 Bonita Hsiung to Stanley Lee, February 11th. Madeleine Windeyer Parke to Hugh H. Southerland, February 14th. Diane Morice to Herman Regier, February 18th. Ann Gilday to David G. McBride, February 25th. Marjorie Neighorn to Ralph H. Ball, February 25th. Ann Vale to Noel J. H. Dodds, February 28th. Betty McBean Leggett to K. A. L. Reading, March 16th. Marilyn Green to William Strupp, March 22nd. Nancy Patten to Monty Dale Coffin, April 2nd. Virginia Copping Wilson to William R. Johnston, April 11th. Patricia Williams to Thos. A. W. Duncan, April 20th. Nancy Lockhart to Alfred R. Williams, April 28th. BIRTHS 1955 Jean Hetherington Deans, a daughter, March 24th. Nancy Anne Featherstone MacLean, a son, March. Judy Miller Briggs, a son, March 25th. Elizabeth Matchett McClelland, a daughter, April 1st. Diana Griffith Tisdall, twin daughters, April 2nd. Jacqueline Craib Hendry, a daughter, April 3rd. Barbara Ellis Thompson, a daughter, April 4th. Audrey Lyons McQuaig, a son, April 4th. Kathleen McFarren Houston, a son, April 4th. Marie Joyce Cox, a son, April 5th. Elizabeth Young Mackinnon, a son, April 5th. Anne Woodrow Dignam, a daughter, April 13th. Ruth Barnett Stewart, a daughter, April 14th. Marian Hughes Lumbers, a daughter, April 14th. Peggy Marshall Buchanan, a son, April 16th. Lois Landreth Okuloski, a son, April 17th. Diana Hawkins McCall, a daughter, April 18th. Joan Bradley Baird, a son, April 19th. Josephine Benson Mossop, a daughter, April 20th. Carol Chelew Hayes, a daughter, April 22nd. Elizabeth Dickie Morris, a son, April 23rd. Peggy McCarthy Hatch, a son. May 3rd. Joan Ashworth Johnson, a son. May 4th. Gretchen Gaebelein Hull, a son, May 7th. Betty Naylor Lewis, a son. May 8th. Mary Joyce Phelan Russell, a son. May 8th. Catherine Wilks Thomson, a son. May 9th. Antoinette Echlin Hague, a daughter, May 13th. Leslie Trethewey Cooper, a son. May. Sally Pitfield Moore, a daughter, May 16th. Mary Watson Palmer, a son. May 16th. ?age 70 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Pamela Fulf ord Juryn, a son, May 17th. Jane Bankier Donaldson, a son. May 19th. Phyllis Holden Scandrett, a daughter. May 20th. Constance Pringle Wright, a son. May 21st. Janet Kingsburg-Smith, a daughter. May 25th. Marion Cardy Neilson, a daughter, May 31st. Daphne Dodds Grant, a daughter. May 31st. Louise Walwyn Goldring, a son. May 31st. Ann Hargraft Barclay, a son, June 6th. Eve Beddow Dodwell, a son, June. Mary Beth Coutts Cockbum, a daughter, June 12th. Joan Ferrabee Sutherland, a son, June 13th. Margann Stowe Fitzpatrick, a daughter, June 16th. Beverley Morine Somers, a daughter, June 16th. Shirle Milner Brown, a daughter, June 30th. Jane Cantley Gibson, a son, July 2nd. Nancy Lee Webster Matheson, a daughter, July 4th. Meribeth des Brisay Marler, a daughter, July 5th. Marney Latimer Thomas, a son, July 8th. Margaret Grafton Ross, a son, July 10th. Thelma Kerr Thomson, a son, July 11th. Joan Aitken Pipher, a son, July 23rd. Joan Frankel Horner, a son, July 24th. Barbara Wright Armstrong, a daughter, July 26th. Virginia Wood Webster, a daughter, August 8th. Patricia McConnell Ross, a son, August 8th. Janet Porteous McDougall, a son, August 8th. Sally Chapman Cookson, a daughter, August 11th. Beverley Rush Reichert, a daughter, August 14th. Diane Waddington McCracken, a daughter, September 5th. Elizabeth Falconer Brooke, a daughter, September 6th. Daphne Hawke Austin, a daughter, September 12th. Catherine Myers McCleary, a son, September 13th. Catherine Catto Bate, a son, September 15th. Frances McFaul Salter, a daughter, September 29th. Elizabeth Scarlett Draper, a daughter, October 5th. Jen Hood MacNeill, a daughter, October 19th. Betty Wilkinson Marshall, a son, October 22nd. Ann Plummer Hall, a son, October 24th. Shirley Baker Thomas, a daughter, October. Janet Brown Rumble, a son, October 24th. Patricia Gundy Patterson, a daughter, October 26th. Valerie Brown Willard, a son, October. Beverley Lynch Hall, a son, October 27th. Joyce Sweatman Dalton, a son, October 31st. Carmen Griffith Anglin, a daughter, November 1st. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 71 Willa Birks McDougall, a daughter, November 7th. Dorothy Orr Shotlander, a daughter, November 10th. Grace Blakely Atwell, a daughter, November 15th. Judith Godfrey Simmonds, a daughter, November 21st. Margaret Davison Lathrop, a daughter, November 24th. Sheila MacQueen Eastman, a daughter, November 26th. Patricia Stewart McCarthy, a son, November 29th. Anne Blake Murphy, a daughter and a son, November 30th. Betty Muntz Davis, a daughter, December 2nd. Catherine Bryans Fallis, a son, December 12th. Susan Stott Higgins, a son, December 16th. Patricia Grant Clark, a daughter, December 17th. Virginia Leishman Townley, a son, December 18th. Rosalie McKinney Roughton, a son, December 20th. Jane Davidson McLeod, a son, December 25th. Mary Dease Stinson, a son, December 28th. Margaret Whyte Gouinlock, a daughter, by adoption, December. 1956 Joan Heise McGuire, a daughter, January 9th. Anne CroU Gleason Beard, a son, January. Helen Sibbett Hockin, a daughter, January 18th. Marjorie Bates Pountney, a son, January 24th. Helen Lang Allan, a son, January 25th. Dorothy Mansell Eastmure, a son, January 26th. Peggy Phair Drinkwater, a son, January 27th. Sally Spence King, a son, February 3rd. Corinne Mayhew Kropsehot, a daughter, February 2nd. Marilyn Chamandy Michel, a son, February 12th. Margaret Graham Simons, a son, February 17th. Molly Doran Pelton, a daughter, February 23rd. Joan Ross Clark, a son, March 6th. Kathleen Morton McCahill, a son, March 6th. Annemarie Harding Harris, a daughter, March 13th. Wendy Rogers Gilbert, twin sons, March 15th. Anne Archibald Pollock, a son, March 20th. Elizabeth German Scott, a daughter, March 24th. Mary Hanson Boswell, a daughter, March 26th. Nancy Higginbottom Robinson, a daughter, March 29th. Elizabeth Hearn Grice, a daughter, March 30th. Barbara Chisholm Gwynne Timothy, a son, March 30th. Mary Avery Smith, a daughter, April 5th. Dorothy Boughton Mcintosh, a son, April 8th. Susan Lyon Long, a daughter, April 9th. Page 72 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Anne Burton Smith, a daughter, April 11th. Janet Howard Holtby, a daughter, April 15th. Ann Cooling Jones, a daughter, April 22nd. Mary Bankier Angus, a son, April 22nd. Mary Mihell Smith, a daughter, April 24th. Bruce McFarren Martin, a son, April 27th. Gretta Riddell Dixon, a son, April 30th. DEATHS Mr. Donald D. Sutherland, husband of Louise Langford Sutherland, June 24th, 1955. Mr. E. L. G. Bolton, husband of Elda McFarland Bolton and father of Mary, July 17th, 1955. Mr. Andrew Goetchius, husband of Alleen Erb Goetchius, July 17th, 1955. Dr. Robt. S. Ripley, husband of Meribeth Stobie Riley, July, 1955. Dr. Charles Hawkins, husband of Mima Jenkins Hawkins and father of Diana Hawkins McCall, August 24th, 1955, Dr. R. Bruce Mackenzie, husband of Errol Grosch Mackenzie, October 13th, 1955. Mr. William Andolsek, husband of Marion Cann Andolsek, November 13th, 1955. Mr. John P. Crysdale, husband of Marion O ' Hara Crysdale, November 15th, 1955. Miss Marion Mattice, January 1st, 1956. Mr. Donald S. McKay, husband of Dorothy Willson McKay, January 14th, 1956. Mr. Cameron C. Anderson, husband of Helen Dewar Anderson, January 23rd, 1956. Flight Lieutenant Gray Goodeve, son of Wynifred Gray Goodeve and brother of Elaine Goodeve and Haldane Goodeve Hutchins, April 15th, 1956. Corporal Keith Vernor, U.S.M.C., son of Kathleen Freel Vernor Maunder, April 26th, 1956. Mr. M. L. Foster, husband of Mabel Watson Foster, April 28th, 1956. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 73 Sn ilemoriam May Mackenzie Webster, June 10th, 1955. Dorothy Findlay, July 20th, 1955. Bernice Jephcott Sanderson, August 28th, 1955. Frances Chase, August 30th, 1955. Ruth Stewart, September 19th, 1955. Helen Mackenzie Todd, December 22nd, 1955. Georgia Harvey Ryrie, December 27th, 1955. Norah McCa usland, January 17th, 1956. Amy Corrigan, April 6th, 1956. Doris Bishop Wickham, April 11th, 1956. THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 75 Your Simpson ' s Collegiate Club Representative. Joyce has kept you informed about the gala doings at Simpson ' s for you and your friends. Keep in touch with your rep for future events. CANADA ' S YOUTH CENTRE Page 76 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN MOTTOS OF THE CLANS CAMPBELL Forget Not DOUGLAS Never BekinJ MacALPINE Remember the Deatk of Alpine MacGREGOR My Race in Royal MacLEAN Virtue Mine Honour MacLeod Hold Fast ROSS Success Nourishes Hope SCOTT I Love YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 77 You may not know these girls now — but when you finish school, perhaps you ' ll find a job waiting for you alongside one of them! They ' re all nice to know — these and other girls and boys at the Bell. Every year, many girls leaving school discover an interesting choice of careers in telephone operating or office work at the Bell. You need no business experience. You start at a good salary and have plenty of opportunity to get ahead. The short work week, pleasant working conditions and off-hour social activities would appeal to you too — in fact, we ' re sure you ' d like being on your own at the Bell. Why not line up your place in the business world now? Drop in any clay after school and talk it over with us. Our employment office is easy to reach at 76 Adelaide St., West, THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA THE GIRLS ARE: Top MiSS NELLIE PROWAK Western Technical-Commercial MISS GENEVIEVE HILL St. Josephs College School MISS CAROL CARSON East York Collegiate Bottom MISS JOYCE ROTHMAN Earl Haig Collegiate MISS CVv EN BEDGOOD Leaside Collegiate Page 78 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Now... Before You Leave School Before you leave school is the time to establish a banking connection. Whatever business or profes- sional career you may have in mind, you will find that an early association with The Bank of Nova Scotia will be most helpful in the years to come. Start with a savings account ... no amount is too small . . . and it is never too early to open an account. THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA YEAR BOOK 1956 Page 79 Elizabeth Arden Counter Elizabeth Arden Salon SIMPSON ' S. TORONTO Page 80 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 81 For ALL your Fashion needs, shop at JS orfkway ' J Whether youVe looking for a gorgeous fur coat or jacket ... a distinctive, individualized cloth coat or suit ... a gracious formal gown or daytime dress . . . classroom or sports wear. .. school uniforms or blazers . . . beachwear or any of the small but highly mportant fashion accessories, Northway ' s offer you the most exciting and comprehensive selections you could hope to find anywhere. Prices too, never get out of bounds Phone and Mail Orders filled Yonge at Louisa £M. 3-0401 Norfhway Stores in Toronto, Hamilton, Brantford, Stratford, Orillia Page 82 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Compliments of G. H. 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EM. 8-1701 TORONTO Hamilton Brantford Windsor Sarnia Sudbury Brampton Members: The Toronto Stock Exchange and The Investment Dealers ' Association of Canada Victoria College in the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Founded by Royal Charter in 1836 ' ' for the general education of youth in the various branches of Literature and Science on Christian Principles. As one of the Federated Colleges in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Toronto, Victoria College enrols students in all courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce and preparatory to admission to the schools of Graduate Studies, Divinity, Education, Law and Social Work. In the Annesley Hall Women ' s Residences accommodation is available foi women students of Victoria College. In the Victoria College Residences accommodation is available for men students of the College. For full information, including calendars and bulletins, apply to the Registrar, Victoria College, Toronto. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 91 BALANCE ALWAYS LOOK TO IMPERIAL FOR THE BEST GW-3-53B music belongs to everyone When you choose a piano, look for beautiful singing tone and a responsive action, for these are the quaUties that increase the pleasure of playing and listening. Heintzman have been makers of fine pianos for over 100 years and they invite you to write for their catalogue. EL 5IN MODEl . . - , . ,. . 195 YONGE STREET TORONTO PIANOS • ORGANS • RADIO ' S • TELEVISION • SHEET MUSIC • RECORDS ' • APPLIANCES Page 92 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN RONALD HASTINGS CO. LIMITED • - Engineers and Manufacturers Machine Work, Repairs, Millwrights Pumps and Pump Repairs • CHerry 1-921 I 284 MAPLE LEAF DRIVE WESTON. ONT, T. A. Richardson Co. Members: Toronto Stock Exchange Calgary Stock Exchange Canadian Stock Exchange Winnipeg Grain Exchange I KING STREET WEST, TORONTO EMpire 6-9971 Offices: Hamilton, Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Noranda, Rouyn, Val d ' Or Private wires connecting Branch Offices, New York and all other leading Exchanges. YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 93 QUEEN ' S UNIVERSITY Incorporated by Royal Charter 1841 KINGSTON, ONTARIO ARTS — Courses leading to the degrees of B.A. and B.Com. Part of the work may be done by Summer School and correspondence. SCIENCE — Courses leading to the degree of B.Sc. in Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Physics; and in Mining, Metallurgical, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. GRADUATE Courses in Arts and Science leading to the degrees of M.A., M.Com., M.Sc. and Ph.D. MEDICINE — Courses leading to the degrees of M.D., CM., and M.Sc. (Med.); Diploma in Public Health, and Diploma in Medical Radiology. NURSING SCIENCE — Courses leading to the degree of B.N.Sc. COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Physical and Health Education leading to the B.A., B.P.H.E. degrees. ENTRANCE AND MATRICULATION SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN sent on request. Write to the Registrar for a copy of Queen ' s In Pictures . Independence Of all the people who seek to be independent, only the man who firmly makes up his mind to do something — areci does it — ever actually achieves independence. A very good something you can do is to start buying sound investments today. Dominion Seicuriti CX RPTI.XmiTBD Established 1901 TORONTO MONTREAL NEW YORK LONDON. ENG WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER VICTORIA LONDON KITCHENER BRANTFORD HAMILTON OTTAWA QUEBEC HALIFAX SAINT JOHN 50 King Street West, TorontOf Canada Page 94 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN We execute orders as Principles or Agents for GOVERNMENT and MUNICIPAL BONDS and CORPORATION SECURITIES J. F. M. STEWART CO. LIMITED Members: The Investment Dealers Association of Canada 6-8 KING STREET EAST, TORONTO EMpire 4-8333 YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 95 6RECKE1IDGE, McDONALD CO. Members The Toronto Stock Exchange The Investment Dealers ' Association of Canada 19 Richmond Si. West Toronto 1 EMpire 3-6028 UPPER CANADA COLLEGE Ontario Graduation Diploma, Senior Matriculation and post-Matriculation Vlth fornn. Spacious grounds. Exceptional facilities for athletic and extra-curricular activities. Large estate at Nerval in the Credit Valley for weekend camping, scouting and skiing. Entrance scholarships valued from $650 to $1500 per annum available to boys entering Grades VI-XIII. Appli- cations to be received in March of each year; com- petitive qualifying examinations held in April. For prospectus and information about curriculum, extra-curricular activities, games and scholarships apply to Principal, Upper Canada College, Toronto 7, Canada. The Rev. C. W. Sowby, M.A.. D.D., Principal. Page 96 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN By means of life insurance, many Canadians obtain sound financial futures with the maximum amount of protection. Facts show that nearly every family owns some life insurance or receives some benefit from it. High on the list of career possibilities open to you are interesting opportunities in this public service industry. The Canada Life Assurance Company is one of the leaders in the Canadian life insurance field. Please contact our Personnel Department for an interview. Canada Life THE WAY TO MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS For young women intent on utilizing their abilities and capacities to the full in future years — on making the most of their lives, culturally, materially, or in terms of social usefulness — nothing can take the place of university training. You may obtain information concerning the facilities of this university and the scope of its services by writing to the Registrar. The University of Western Ontario LONDON. CANADA YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 97 BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1902 BIGGAR CRAWFORD Members of the Toronto Stock Exchange The Investment Dealers ' Association of Canada 170 BAY STREET, TORONTO EMpire 6-8073 Branches in BELLEVILLE • KINGSTON • OSHAWA • PETERBOROUGH Manufacturers lor all Basic Industry and Quality Home Appliances JOHN INGLIS CO. LIMITED Toronto, Canada VANCOUVER . CALGARY - WINNIPEG - MONTREAL - HALIFAX Page 98 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN CAMP ADVISOR Miss Ferna Graham Halliday, 43 Oriole Road, Toronto CAMP OCONTO FOUNDED 1925 A SUMMER CAMP FOR GIRLS 5-17 YEARS Situated on Eagle Lake 40 Miles North of Kingston, Ont. For Further Information and Illustrated Brochure Contact the Directors DIRECTORS Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Labbett, 3 Pine Forest Road, Toronto. HUdson 9-1032 YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 99 II 30 ELECTRIC THERMAL EYE Left front element equipped with Thernnal Eye — watches cooking — maintains exact heat desired for frying, boiling, warming. All pots automatically controlled. TEL-U-HEAT SWITCH PANEL Shows the intensity and distribution of heat on surface elements prov- ided by each of the pushbutton switches. Choice by sight is easy and sure. SUPERSIZE OVEN Provides capacity for your largest family gathering. FINDLAYS LIMBTED Carleton Place. Ontario Serving Canadian Kousewives since 1860 PARAGON- RANGE with THERMAL EYE TEL-U-HEAT SWITCHES INVESTMENT FUND LTD. TO THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN from TIMED INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED 66 KING STREET WEST - TORONTO, ONT. Page 100 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN COMPLIMENTS OF CREEDS H. B. HOUSSER CO. ESTABLISHED 1917 INVESTMENTS MEMBERS THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTMENT DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BUILDING TORONTO I EMpire 4-7193 YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 101 NOBLE scon CO. LIMITED 544 KING STREET WEST TORONTO Compliments of RAMSAY lAMP SHADE MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED 52 WeillNGION ST. EAST Page 102 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Compliments of a Friend CARNAHAN ' S LIMITED TORONTO PRESCRIPTIONS SICK ROOM SUPPLIES AND SUNDRIES TOILET AND BEAUTY PREPARATIONS EXPERT PHOTO FINISHING 824 Yonge Street, Just North of Bloor St. Telephone WA. 2-1 197 YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page lOS CAMP ACOUCHICHING TEMAGAMI. ONTARIO BEST WISHES FROM THE OLDEST SCOTTISH INSURANCE OFFICE CALEDONIAN Insurance Company Founded 1805 Offices in Toronto, Montreal. Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vaneouver Page 104 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN B I R K S SUPPLIERS OF SCHOOL and COLLEGE INSIGNIA PINS - RINGS MEDALS - TROPHIES BLAZER CRESTS CHRISTMAS CARDS TWO TORONTO STORES B I R K S tEMPERANCE AT YONGE 33 BLOOR W. AT BAIMUTO McMASTER UNIVERSITY with which is affiliated HAMSLTON COLLEGE REGULAR COURSES in Commerce (B.Com.). General Arts (B.A.), Nursing (B.Sc.N.), Physical Educa- tion (B.P.E.), Science (B.Sc). POST GRADUATE COURSES leading to the M.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. A WIDE RANGE OF EXTENSION COURSES, credit and non-credit. A COMPLETE PROGRAMME OF ATHLETICS. For Calendar and Illustrated brochure apply to THE REGISTRAR. McMASTER UNIVERSITY HAMILTON. ONT. SHOPPERS ! ! If you want Quality and Satisfaction, start the day right and try any of our Advertisers for your Needs and Wants — Make shopping a pleasant tour of contentment. Truly yours, ADVERTISING STAFF YEAR BOOK, 1956 Compliments of Chartered Trust Company DEER PARK BRANCH 20 St. Clair Ave, West LYLE H. WILSON, Manager Established 1797 COOLING GALLERIES FINE PAINTINGS Birks-Ellis-Ryrie Building TORONTO 92 New Bond Street LONDON. ENGLAND Page 105 ST. ANDREW ' S COLLEGE Founded in 1899 AURORA ONTARIO A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY FOR BOYS — GRADES 5 to 1 3 If your son is a boy of charac- ter and ability, he will greatly profit from a St. Andrew ' s Col- lege education ... a master for every I I boys ... a high standard of mental, spiritual, physical and social develop- ment ... a full and well- regulated life bringing the best out of each boy. • Interested parents are invited to visit the school at any time. For Prospectus and Book of Views, please write to the Headmaster, K. G. B. KETCHUM, B.A., LL.D. -Page 106 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Thorne, Mulholland Howson McPherson CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS I I I Richmond St. West Toronto Offices at Gait and Kitchener Licensed Trustees: R. S. McPHERSON E. J. HOWSON WELLER COLLEGE LIMITED Select Secretarial School ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS Junior Matriculation or Equivalent SHORTHAND TYPING BOOKKEEPING DICTAPHONE 2 St. Clair Ave. E. WA. 4-4355 Principal: ERMA M. HAUN ANTIQUES TO CHARM TO CHERISH TO COLLECT • Objets d ' art from far countries. Fine d ' art from far countries. Fine porcelain and glass. Old silver and lamps. Period furniture. • ADAM HOUSE 113 YORKVILLE WA. 1-8055 COMPLIMEhfTS of the Student Accident Insurance Division • Continental Casualty Company 160 Bioor Street East Toronto, Ontario • - Complete Accident Protection for Students YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 107 COMPLIMENTS OF JAMES P. ARNOTT. Q.C. Shaw Schnnls Day, Night, Home Study Intensive instruction leading to Recognized Diplomas Stenography, Accounting, Secretarial, General Office Training Your copy of The Key to Business Efficiency sent FREE on request. • SHAW SCHOOLS Head Office: 1130 Bay St. WA. 2-3165 Toronto 5, Ontario Enter Anytime Individual Progress Free Employment Service UNIVERSITY COLLEGE University of Toronto offers INSTRUCTION IN ALL COURSES LEADING TO THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF COMMERCE. 51 ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS OF A TOTAL POSSIBLE VALUE OF $48,250.00 Bursaries for Entrants and Students in Course. RESIDENCES FOR MEN AND WOMEN. A copy of the illustrated University College Bulletin will be mailed on re- quest. For further information write to THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TORONTO 5. ONTARIO Come to CLAIRFS Your Headquarters For Text Books School Supplies 636 Bayview Ave. (at Manor Road) MO. 9940 Page 108 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Ontario s Finest Summer Resort ACCOMMODATES 600 Fire-Resistant Buildings Winter Address: 20 1 BAY STREET Toronto Phone: EM. 4-8401 BIGWIN INN Lake of Bays, Muslcoka, Ontario TEXT BOOKS Notes and Translations SCHOOL SUPPLIES SPORTING GOODS COLE ' S 726 YONGE STREET (One Block South of Bloor) BRANCH STORE: 370 BLOOR ST. WEST (One Block West of Spadina) Lyon Butler immAiscE 1 5 WELLINGTON ST. EAST TORONTO Buy ROWNTREES CHOCOLATE BARS Best f or QUALITY FLAVOUR VALVE YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 109 COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND The Interesting Jewelry Shop 685 Yonge Street (NEXT TO CHARLES STREET POST OFFICE) Do you want the unusual and in- expensive in jewelry (especially earrings, pendants and brace- lets)? Keep coming to the shop that has bloomed into fascination ! DEPENDABLE WATCH REPAIRS NADINt jANG TROM 15 Dundas St. South OAKVILLE. ONT. • HANDLOOM WEAVING KNiniNG WOOLS GIFTS • VISITORS WELCOME DANCE . . . POSTURE GRACE OF MOVEMENT 657A Yonge Street PHONE: WA. 1-8015 Willy Blok Hanson Tage 110 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN ©rug tore Bloor and Sherbourne Sts. TORONTO Phone WAInut 1-4165 Bi-a-Cake Food Shop Delicious Cake and Pastries DELICATESSEN 768 Yonge Sfreet WAInut 2-9404 CALVIN QUALITY MEATS and POULTRY YONGE STREET AT ST. CLAIR TORONTO Phone WAInut 1-8462 Compliments of ROSEDALE CLEANERS Ladies work a specialty 417 BLOOR STREET EAST WAInut 1-4604 YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 111 COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS OF VA and VB VALENTINE Travel Service Official Agents For . . . • STEAMSHIPS • AIRLINES • HOTELS • RESORTS • CAR HIRE • TOURS For informotion and reservations 648 BAYVIEW AVENUE Tel. MA. 0327 ROUTLEYS LTD 744 YONGE ST. TORONTO WALLPAPER and PAINTS Distinctive Hair Styling and Permanent Waves at Moderate Prices. BERNARD HAIR STYLISTS 1437 Yonqe St. l.OOftO (Af St. Clair) I WW Page 112 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Make it a WONDERful Occasion by Serving WONDER Bread and WONDER Calces and Rolls 183 DOVERCOURT ROAD Phone: LEnnox 6-119 1 ALEXANDER HAMILTON PHARMACY Leo Hawkins, Phm.B. Prescription Specialists ELIZABETH ARDEN PREPARATIONS 68 Bloor Street West TORONTO WAinut 2-2161 Compliments of ROSEDALE HAND LAUNDRY Lounderers and Cleaners Pick-up and delivery • 678 Church Street WA. 3-8780 ;rest B QUALITY 1 TASTE THE 1 « DIFFERENCE J ' I BLOORAT RUNNYMEDE YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page lis COMPLIMENTS OF IV A Compliments of DONALD MacLEAN LINENS LTD. 233 YON©E STREET Your Kilt Maker Complete Outfits To Order G. H. GILDAY COMPANY LIMITED REALTOR - INSURANCE PROPERTY AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT Suife 203 Imperial Bank Chambers 530 Bloor St. West (AT BATHURST) Telephones: LE. 1-8126 LE. 3-131 I CIRLES G. WHEBBY Phm.B. PHARMACIST 261 Aves ue Rd. Toronto Telephones - - - WA. 1-3892 Prescriptions - - - WA. 1-3866 Physicians ' Call - WA. 1-1866 Page 114 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Compliments of DOM TONY K NCh ST. Chris Wdhlroth Clothes TORONTO Anchor Metal Products Ltd. 121 Logan Ave. S ieei Metal Fabricators Furnace Fittings T)uctwork etc. Phone GE. 3442 Compliments of ROWANWOOD DRUGS I 1 20 Yonge Street PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED WA. 3-6394 DELIVERY SERVICE YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 115 COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND Queensdale Tea Room FOR QUALITY We Serve the Best the Market has to offer SERVICE DAY AND NIGHT The Meeting Place for BRANKSOME GIRLS 401 BLOOR STREET EAST TORONTO Phone WAInut 1-2583 You will find . . . The BETTER RESTAURANTS . . . aro being served by The Club Coffee Co. LIMITED COMPLIMENTS OF MARSHALL ' S DRUG STORE DISPENSING CHEMISTS 412 SUMMERHILL AVE. (Near Maclennan Hill) Phone V A. 1-2222 Toronto Page 116 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN UNDERWOOD Rent an Underwood for honne practice trom the nearest Underwood office. It pays to be an expert Underwood Typist. Good positions await Underwood trained typists. There are nnore Underwoods in offices. UNDERWOOD LIMITED Company-owned Branches and Service in All Canadian Cities. F. H. DEACON CO. Business Established 1897 Members The Toronto Stock Exchange 197 BAY ST. TORONTO 1 — EMpire 4-3401 AN INVITATION . . . from a neighbour across the ravine. Before you start your business career we ' d welcome the opportunity of showing you why Manufacturers Life is widely re- garded as a good place to work. MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE LIFE COMPANY 200 Bloor St. E. Voters COLLEGE SHORTEST AND SUREST METHOD MATRICULATION GRADES IX-XIII Small Study Groups, Individual Instruction, Combination Courses — Matriculation and Secretarial Arranged 84 Woodlawn Ave. West WA. 3-2073 Toronto 5, Canada YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 117 Compliments of S. J. BROOKS AND COMPANY MEMBERS THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE 185 BAY ST. — TORONTO! — EMpire 3-4012 E ' C S ' COX ARCHITECT 4925 DUNDAS STREET WEST TORONTO 18 - ONTARIO COMPLIMENTS OF F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. BLOOR and YONGE HOLLAND LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY LTD. 330 Bay Street - Toronto - EM. 3-5318 Genera! Manager: DR. I. C. TUPKER A2i8o7 Nearly 150 years experience in Life Insurance at your service! Page 118 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN PETTIT. HILL and BERTRAM Chartered Accountants HOLLAND PETTIT, Jr. R. DOUGLAS HILL R. C. BERTRAM T. D. WARDLAW DONALD D. HILL 199 BAY ST. EMpire 3-2381 TORONTO Four Steps to Future Security . . . education laith experience insurance The GENERAL ACCIDENT Group 357 Bay Street Toronto Compliments of CREED FUR STORAGE VAULTS Limited 293 Davenport Road WA. 4-7171 BRITNELL ' S FOR BOOKS The Finest Selection of Books in All Branches of Literature to be found in any Book Shop in Canada. Come ' Phone or Write to Us. You are more likely to find the books you want at The Albert Britnell Book Shop 765 YONGE STREET WA. 4-332 1 Come in and Browse Around. Open to 5.30 p.m. Fridays to 9 p.m. New Books Delivered Free Anywhere YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 119 Ask Your Agent To place your insurances with a sound old-established Scottish Company SCOTTGSH UNION NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY Esfablished 1824 43 VICTORIA STREET — TORONTO Connplinnents of CATHERWOOD COSTUMES 121 Davenport Road, Toronto WA. 3-3255 AYLMER PRODUCTS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES . . From Canadian Orchards and Farms, picked at their best and packed ' on-the-spot to preserve their fresh garden flavour. INSIST ON THE BEST BUY AYLMER Page 120 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN HIGHLANDS OF HALIBURTON BOYS SIX TO ELEVEN. GIRLS SIX TO SIXTEEN Swimming, Boating, Sailing, Canoeing, Trips, Riding, 50 Counsellors COUNSELLOR TRAINING COURSE FOR GIRLS— Sixteen and Seventeen Years of Age A MILE OF LAKE SHORE Camp Directors: Mr. John Hoyle, B. Paed., M.A,; Miss Mary Dennys, B.A. Camp Secretary: MRS. W. E. COCKRAM, 36 Braeside Road, Toronto, Telephone MA. 1630 NO RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 1956 BRAEMAR SHOP The Place to Buy LADIES DRESSES, SUITS, COATS and SPORTSWEAR 561 Bay view Ave. HU. 8-8177 COMPLIMENTS OF BRADDOCK OPTICAL CO. 319 Bloor Street West 80 St. Clair Ave. West WA. 3-6762 WA. 1-1607 HU. 9-1186 416 ST. CLAIR AVE. E. ROBINSON ' S MARKET FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES MEATS and GROCERIES WE DELIVER YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 121 COMPLlMEmS OF ROSS LIPSETT TIRE SERVICES LTD. 744 BAY STREET Complimenl ' s of KINGHURST LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF LINGERIE, STOLES, NOVELTY NYLON HANDBAGS 650 King St. West Toronto Morrison, Hershiield, Millman Huggins CONSULTING ENGINEERS TINY TOGS The Home for Fine Children ' s Wear Infants to Pre-teen 595 Bayview Avenue HU. 9-3046 Page 122 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN P. S. ROSS SONS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MONTREAL TORONTO ST. JOHN, N.B. OTTAWA VANCOUVER W. M. BRACE GERALD JEPHCOTT G. A. KILNER RESIDENT PARTNERS ROYAL BANK BUILDING, TORONTO EMpire 6-3595 COATS SUITS DRESSES GOV NS taotetd ax .limited I 179 BAY STREET __, j K.r (BELOW BLOOR) TtLbPHONE TORONTO. ONTARIO WAInut 1-2321 JOHN M. GAY REALTOR 134 FELBRIGG AVE. (at Avenue Road) MOhawk 3566-7 Homes in North Toronto, Armour Heights and Leaside MEMBER TORONTO REAL ESTATE BOARD ENGINEERED Marking Devices for Every Industry Stamps — Steel, Brass, Rubber Checks and Badges Steel Type Type Holders Type Chases Stencils and Shipping Room Supplies Corporate Seals Marking Machinery and Equipment Pads Inks CANADA STAMP AND STENCIL CO. LIMITED 68-74 Dundas St. E. - EM. 3-5631 - Toronto 2, Canada YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 12S Joan Ellis Beauty Salon 406 SUMMERHILL AVE. (At Maclennan) OPEN EVENINGS WA. 1-7581 COMPLIMENTS OF JAMES LUMBERS CO. LTD. FASHIONABLE ACCESSORIES and SPORTSWEAR At Prices for the School Girl ' s Budget Hosiery, Gloves, Lingerie BLOOR YONGE Blouses. Skirts. Sweaters BLOOR BAY New Nylon Brassieres 7 Stores in Toronto and Girdles Winona Flowers LIMITED 413 BLOOR STREET EAST Phone WAlnut 1-2303 Member of the F.T.D.A. Fage 124 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Telephones: Office WA. 2-1144 Night MA. 3654 Compliments of HARRY T. MUNRO FLORIST 822 YONGE STREET TORONTO T. and P. FOOD MARKET MEATS. GROCERIES, PROVISIONS and FRUIT 1114 YONGE STREET WA. 1-2125 NEW YORK LADIES ' WEAR COATS, SUITS, DRESSES AND FURS 258 QUEEN ST. E. 1421 YONGE ST. EM. 4-7055 WA. 2-3539 TORONTO. ONT. Charge and Budget OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TILL 9 P.M. Compliments of Kennels of the Rouge REG ' D. (MR. AND MRS. J. H. DANIELL-JENKINS) ROUGE HILL P.O.. ONT. Tel: ATlontic 2-2410 • I BULLMASTIFFS also WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIERS and PAPILLONS YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 125 Telephone EMpire 4-0103 COMPLIMENTS OF Koenig Knitting Mills Ltd. Manufacturers of WOOLLENS, SILKS. COTTON and LASTEX FABRICS 650 KING STREET WEST TORONTO Telephone GL. 5074 R. E. Whi+ewood, Proprietor Late Sergt.-Major 4th C.M.R. Whitewood s Riding Sckool POTTERY ROAD. TORONTO, ONT. Saddle Horse Training Riding and Driving Taught A Specialty by Competent Instructors Horses Boarded EVERYTHING IN WROUGHT IRON METAL SMITH ' S LIMITED 1073 YONGE STREET WA. 3-5727 THE GIFT AND TOY SHOP 96 BLOOR ST. WEST TOYS GAMES BOOKS GIFTS GREETING CARDS AND FANCY WRAPPINGS MARION C. GAIRNS M. DONALD SMELLIE Page 126 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Best of tacfc to the Slogan Committee of 1957 May Your Year he as Good as OursJ THE SLOGAN COMMITTEE OF 1956 GUNNER KNUDSEN Coxwell Florist Not the Gunner That Shoots — But the Gunner That Suits. 1567 Danforth Avenue Toronto Phone GL. 3663 COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND Phone MO. 1151 416 Spadina Road (Cor. Lonsdale) BLACK ' S FOREST HILL MARKET (BILTON BROS.) PRODUCE - MEATS - FRUITS - GROCERIES SPECIALIZING IN PHONE ORDER AND DELIVERY SERVICE YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page 127 METCALF ' S REXALL DRUGS PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS 215 Bay view Avenue (AT MOORE) Hudson 9-6133 LE ASIDE Compliments of HUGHES BEAUTY SALON 644 CHURCH STREET TORONTO PJione WA. 3-3763 Qmj limziits MACLACHLAN PRINTING LIMITED UPTOWN NUT HOUSE Nuts from All Parts of the World FRESHLY ROASTED and BUTTERED Peanut Butter Made while you wait SOeVz YONGE STREET. TORONTO Page 128 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN INDEX TO ADVERTISERS A Page Autograph Page 74 Admiral 86 Adam House 106 Arnott, James P., Q.C. 107 Anchor Metal Products Ltd 114 Aylmer Products 119 B Bell Telephone Company of Canada, The 77 Bank of Nova Scotia, The — - 78 Borden ' s - 87 Breckenridge, McDonald Co. 95 Biggar Crawford -— 97 Birks 104 Bigwin Inn 108 Bi-a-Cake Food Shop 110 Bernard Hair Stylists 1 1 1 Blue Water Fisheries . 112 Brooks, S. J. and Company 117 Britnell Book Shop, The Albert 118 Braemar Shop — 120 Braddock Optical Co. 120 Black ' s Forest Hill Market 126 C Compliments of a Friend 80 Compliments of a Friend 89 Canadian Bank of Commerce, The 94 Canada Life, The 96 Camp Oconto 98 Compliments of Creeds 100 Camp Acouchiching 102 Caledonian Insurance Company 102 Compliments of a Friend 103 Carnahan ' s 103 Chartered Trust Company 105 Cooling Galleries 105 Continental Casualty Company 106 Claire ' s School Supplies 107 Cole ' s 108 Compliments of a Friend 109 Calvin NO Compliments of VA and VB I I I Compliments of IVA 113 Compliments of a Friend 115 Club Coffee Co., The 115 Cox. E. G. S. 117 Creed Fur S torage Vaults 118 Catherwood Costumes 119 Camp GayVenture 120 Canada Stamp and Stencil Co. Limited 122 Compliments of a Friend 126 D Dominion Securities Corpn. Limited 28 Dom Tony I 14 Deacon, F. H. Co I 16 E Esso 91 Evangeline Fashionable Accessories 123 Ellis Beauty Salon, Joan 123 F Findlays Limited ,. 99 Fox Travers, Limited 122 G Godsall, G, H., Equipment Limited 82 Gilday, G. H — ... 113 General Accident Group, The 118 Gay. John M. 122 Gift and Toy Shop. The 125 H Heintzman — 91 Hastings, Ronald. Co. Limited 92 Housser. H. B. Co ... 101 Hanson, Willy Blok 109 Hooper ' s Drug Store 110 Hamilton, Alexander. Pharmacy 112 Holland Life Insurance Society Ltd. 117 Hughes Beauty Salon 127 Inglis John, Co. Limited 97 Interesting Jev elry Shop. The 109 Index to Advertisers 128 J Page Javex Company Limited 93 K Kinghurst Limited 121 Kennels of the Rouge 124 Koenig Knitting Mills Ltd 125 Knudsen. Gunner 126 L Lyon Butler 108 Lipsett Tire Services Ltd., Ross 121 Lumbers, Co. Ltd., James 123 M Mottos of the Clans 76 Minton China 83 McMaster University 104 MacLean Donafd- 113 Marshall ' s Drug Store 115 Manufacturers Life 116 Meisterschaft College 116 Morrison, Hershfield, Millman Huggins 121 Munro, Harry T 124 Metal Smith ' s Limited 125 Metcalf ' s Rexall Drugs 127 Maclachlan Printing Limited 127 N Arden Elizabeth 79 Northway ' s 81 Nor-Baker 85 Noble Scott Co. Limited 101 New York Ladies Wear 124 P Pettit, Hill and Bertram 118 Pepsi-Cola 119 ? Queen ' s University 93 Queensdale Tea Room 115 R Ross, Knowles Co. Ltd. 90 Richardson Co., T. A. 92 Ramsay Lamp Shade Manufacturing Co. 100 Rountree ' s Chocolate 108 Rosedale Cleaners 110 Routleys Ltd III Rosedale Hand Laundry 112 Rowanwood Drugs 114 Robinson ' s Market 120 Ross Sons, P. S. 122 S Simpson ' s 75 Stephenson Printing 84 Steel Distributors 88 Stewart. J. F. M. Co., Limited 94 Shoppers ! ! I 104 Si ' . Andrew ' s College 105 Shaw Schools 107 Shuttle, The 109 Scottish Union National Ins. Co. 119 Slogan Committee of 1956, The 126 T TiTmed Investment Fund Limited 99 Tiny Togs 121 T. and P. Food Market 124 U Upper Canada College 95 University of Western Ontario, The 96 Thorne, Mulholland, Howson McPherson 106 University College 107 Underwood 1 16 Uptown Nut House 127 V Victoria College 90 Valentine Travel Service 1 1 1 W Weller College 106 Wonder Bread 112 Whebby, Charles G. 113 Wahlroth, Chris., Clothes 114 Woolworth Co., F. W 117 Winona Flowers 123 Whitewood ' s Riding School 125 . . i I . . Gillian Cleather Its d Custom! And what a nice one, that for many years back, student reps of Toronto and District Secondary Schools have been meeting regularly at EATON S to brief us on latest Teen Fashions and Events and help us plan our special high-crowd activities through the year! Now Gillian is keeping up the happy custom • . . as representative of Branksome Hall on EATON ' S Junior Council! EATON ' S -THE STORE FOR YOUNG CANADA