Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page 30 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN lucky enough to attend a dinner given in Simpson ' s Arcadian Court. Here they mingled with young university students from the countries repre- sented in the Model United Nations, exchanging information on the culture and politics of their countries. Then the big night arrived. On Friday, January 18, at 7:30 P.M. they assembled in the Legislative Chamber of the Provincial Parliament Buildings. A very enlightening keynote address was given by J. A. Edmison, Q.C. of Queens University, brother to our own Miss Edmison. This was followed by the debates which were carried on at a fast and furious pace. The debating adjourned at 10:30 until 9:00 A.M. on Satur- day morning. There was a two hour break for luncheon at Hart House, and the Assembly closed at 5:00 in the afternoon. A dance was given in the evening for all the delegations that had participated in the Assembly. The questions discussed this year were as follows: The Suez Canal Crisis; the establishment of an International Trade Organization; the Refugee Problem; and Recommendations on the establishment of an agency for the control of peaceful uses of Atomic Energy. The Indonesian Delegation to the General Assembly feel that we have gained a great deal of useful knowledge from this year ' s venture, and we wish the ' ' Best of Luck to those who will follow in our foot-steps next year. The Indonesian Delegation to the Third Model General Assembly of the United Nations was composed of the following :- Speakers: Adrienne Allan, Jacqueline Burroughs, Joan Henson, Patricia Hamilton. Alternates: Lee Henderson, Mary McKeracher, Lowell Pelton, Ingrid Style. Observers: Joey Ayers, Joy Benadom, Susan Coxeter, Nadine Griffiths, Isolde Koenig, Janet Macarthur, Patricia Jacobs, Mary Jane Whiting. The Delegation extends its thanks to Mrs. Coulter, our staff advisor. Congratulations are certainly in order for Jackie Burroughs who won for Branksome, on March the seventh, the honour of being chosen one of three pupils to be given a glorious trip to New York this past Easter! This was the result of her speech entitled, ' ' The United Nations at the Crossroads , given at the Uniterian Church along with five other finalists of the U.N. A. Contest. Marc Sommerville of Jarvis Collegiate and Gerald Godsoe Jr. of Upper Canada College are also to be congratulated for their winning speeches. Those working behind the scenes for Jackie ' s speech were Patricia Hamilton, Joan Henson and Mrs. Coulter. Branksome, incidently, has carried off honours in this contest for four years in succession. Keep up the good work, Branksome!

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YEAR BOOK, 1957 Page 29 of ' The Ceremony of the Carols by Benjamin Britton. These carols were repeated on Christmas Day in a broadcast over C.F.R.B. 1957 started out successfully with the choir placing first in the Kiwanis Festival. As stars of the Festival, they were invited to Massey Hall to sing their competition pieces: The Peaceful Western Wind and Sunset . The grande finale of the year was the Branksome Talent Night at Eaton ' s Auditorium in which the choir played a prominent part. The audience was especially enthusiastic towards the numbers from Carousel . This seems to have been an outstanding year for the Senior Choir- but little wonder with Mrs. Coutts directing. President — Susan Moore. Vice-President — Jacqueline Burroughs. Secretary — Marion Cox. Committee — Jo- Anne V aliant, Lynn Williams, Catherine Nelson, EHzabeth Aylesworth, Nora Stearns, Susan Coxeter. SENIOR CHOIR EXECUTIVE Jacqueline Burroughs (Vice-President), Sue Moore (President), Marion Cox (Secre- tary.) THE UNITED NATIONS Early in October sixteen Branksomites from third and fourth form started on a project that promised much hard work and a great deal of enjoyment. They were the group chosen to represent Branksome as the Indonesian Delegation in the Third Model United Nations General As- sembly, a realistic reproduction of the United Nations Assembly held in New York. Thirty-five schools participated, each representing a different country. The girls set eagerly to work, scouring through books and news- papers searching for information and back-ground material that would aid them in their effort to speak for Indonesia. On United Nations Day, October 24, four delegation members were 9

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YEAR BOOK, 1957 Page 31 LIFE ABROAD Dear Branksome: Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne, Dorset, April 3, 1957. What a wonderful place England is! I am sitting writing to you looking out from my v indow upon Sherborne School ' s spacious, green, rolling acres. Now I know what Browning meant when he wrote, 0, to be in England, now that April ' s there. He might easily have been dreaming of Sherborne. Sparkling water draws my eyes to the outdoor swimming pool which, boardered by rock gardens and pine trees, is left untouched until hot summer weather. The two hours of games each day (field hockey, lacrosse, squash and tennis) are played on the many game ' s fields. It took me several weeks to disentangle the maze in my mind, and when I do find the right field, during the game I usually run victoriously down the field in the wrong direction! Next, my eyes fall on a plot of land on which in the near future will be built one of the largest and most modern Science Laboratories in the country. Sherborne and Branksome seem to be walking hand-in-hand with progress. Sherborne ' s science teachers are dreaming of what to Miss Edmison and Miss Claxton is now a deserved reality. Many litt le differences pop into my mind: whistling is strictly for- bidden as it reveals a lack of self -discipline. Goodness, in my case, I should think that whistling, as opposed to singing, would be the lesser of the two evils! Talking in the halls is eliminated to save the ears from the shrill impact of 460 girls all talking at once. Such a rule at Branksome would foil the number one spot for the latest gossip. Wireless (transla.tion: radio) advertisements are non-existent, and thus the soap is discarded. Joyce Walker and Sherborne ' s Next Representative