Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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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Page 32 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN leaving the opera. Oh, this ' ' left hand side of the street rule has labelled me as the Canadian road menace. At every school food holds a prominent place, but there seems to be so much more of it in England. In addition to the customary three meals a day (during which open battle is often declared on kippers), we have a mid-morning break (elevenses) of buns and cocoa, the traditional and delicious tea and assorted cakes in the afternoon and a hot drink before bed. Oh, how do the Enghsh keep their well-proportioned figures? Sherborne is very generous with holidays, giving us a month at Christmas and at Easter, and in that time, I learned that there is nothing as warm and sincere as Enghsh hospitality. Their home is your home and at once you are one of the family. Fundamentally, I think that Canada and England have one great thing in common — a sincere kindness and goodwill. May there ' ' always be an England ! Love, JOYCE WALKER. Branksome Hall, Toronto, Ontario Dear Sherborne: March 27, 1956. Street-cars and sticky buns, traffic lights and cheer-leaders, hot dogs and hospitahty are a few of the innumerable impressions Canada has printed on my mind. No one can visit this country without being struck by the gay, friendly spirit and warm good-will. All Canada ' s brilliant qualities are mingled into the school life at Branksome. Life goes on at a hair-raising rate, and it is gloriously casual and free. Every girl has a chance to unfurl her individual talents while the spirit of the school has caught the special attention of both the Press and Radio (such inverse usages as radio instead of wireless, movie instead of cinema and sidewalk instead of pavement all add to the confusion). Each morning fierce drivers in mammoth multi-coloured cars have to wait for hoards of kilted figures to cross the road. These kilts, a gorgeous escape from lyle stockings and felt hats, illustrate Branksome ' s strong Scottish traditions. Among the games played are badminton and basket- ball; the latter being like netball only somewhat wilder and speedier. Boarding, especially the first few months, seemed to bring total freedom. One can frequently escape out for dances and dinner leaves, and instead of spending the whole afternoon playing games, my figure is going to rack and ruin devouring cokes, marshmellow sundaes and