Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page 6 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN INSTALLATION OF PREFECTS The installation of Prefects is a thrilling ceremony for all those connected with Branksome Hall. It is both a colourful spectacle and an inspiring service for in it are embodied the highest purposes of our school and ultimately of our lives. To a Prefect it is particularly memorable, for it marks the culmina- tion of a vital stage in her career. At least she may wear the red kilt, which she cherishes as a symbol of the many years she has enjoyed at Branksome ; years of working and playing ; of giving and receiving. As she follows the resplendent procession of Sub-Prefects proudly wearing their scarlet bands, of Clan Chieftains bearing their hard-won banners, and of the staff who have made this day possible for her, she is filled with gratitude and a desire to a new, and even more important chapter to the history of her school. During Miss Read ' s speech, in which our principal explains once again the early Scottish traditions of Branksome, and the four principles on which it is founded: truth, honesty, justice and purity, the Prefect realizes more clearly than ever before that these must be the basis for the coming chapter which she will help to write. Finally, her name is called and she mounts the chancel steps to receive Miss Read ' s congratulations. This is the proudest moment of all, for she is now officially installed as a Prefect of Branksome. THE SECOND INSTALLATION It has been a custom of Branksome for several years to hold a second installation of Prefects during the middle term. On January twenty-first, four new Prefects and five Sub-Prefects were installed, and we were proud to welcome them as leaders of the school. THE NEW BUILDING 1956-57 will long be remembered at Branksome. Chief among these memories will be terrazzo floors. Miss Claxton beaming at her fume cup- board, ' ' No admittance signs on the Scott House door, exhausted librari- ans moving books and the Opening Day of the New Building. Seldom has a building been more thoroughly inspected. A passing parade of five hundred students, their parents, and friends left little undiscovered. They noticed the ' ' almost permanent retort stands (they screw out of the desk tops), the sink covers and the oxygenated aquarium in the new labora- tories. In the library they were greeted by the clan standards, school flags, a fine encyclopedia, donated by the graduating class and three beautiful

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YEAR BOOK, 1957 Page 5 To the Graduating Class of 1957 My Dear Girls: Your days at school are over, although you will continue to learn, I hope, as long as life shall last. We have tried above all to teach you that the only life worth living is the life that lived for others. Our Lord said, I have come that you might have light and have it more abun- dantly , but he did not mean abundant with the things and possessions with which we today are burdened. This Life Eternal is a Life of Quality, rather than a Life of Quan- tity. Our Lord said, Is not the life more than meat and the body than raiment . You have already been given so much, the opportunities which lie before you are endless and a full life is ready for all who will accept the call. The price is heavy be- cause it is all we possess, but remember when life is over all we take with us is what we have given away. May you ever strive to lay up for your- selves treasures in Heaven where neither moth nor dust doth corrupt and you will find that where your treasure is there will your heart be also. God bless you all.

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YEAR BOOK, 1957 Paoe 7 lithographs loaned for the opening by Karl May. Feet echoing across the famed terrazzo floors stopped to admire the new position of the most recent honour boards in the foyer of the new wing. With expressions of glee smug Arts students led their guests to the new classrooms occupied by IV and V Arts. After seeing all the new sights, visitors watched Scottish dancing, gymnastics and basketball in the gymnasium and ornamental swimming displays in the pool. An excellent tea was served in the dining room and all gathered there to discuss and praise the addition. Everywhere it was said that, without Miss Read, Branksome could never have grown to be the school that it is to-day. The whole day signified her success at Branksome, a success made possible by her unfailing guidance and outstanding leadership. Miss Liv ( Editor-in- Elizabeth Graham (Advertising ingston, Catharine Clark Chief), Miss Congdon. Jeanne Monier (Sports), Catharine Johnston (Photography and Art). General Committee: Gail Burton, Patricia Gordon, Patricia Hamilton, Sheila Harvie, SLOGAN EDITORS Lee Henderson, Sandra Holm, Louise Luke, Pamela Thompson, Jane Watson. Advertising Committee: Betty Lou Joynt, Jeannie Haines, Judy McClaskey, Joanne Valiant, Sue Moore, Midge Cox, Linda Young, Arlene Walker, Elizabeth Ayles- worth.