Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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 !

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YEAR BOOK, 1956 Page GARDEN PARTY 1955