Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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Page 8 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN APPOINTMENTS 1956 - 1957 HEAD GIRL — Jane Watson HOUSE PREFECTS Nancy Fletcher, Kathleen Kerr, Patricia McConnell, Sandra Sinclair DAY PREFECTS Catherine Aylesworth, Edith Bell, Mary Breckenridge, Jane Burt, Catherine Clark, Margot Dunn, Judith Durance, Patricia Gordon, Elizabeth Graham, Sandra Holm, Lisa Inksater, Catherine Johnston, Pamela Kerr, Jeanne Monier, Anne Moore, Pamela Thompson SUB-PREFECTS (House) Penny Lucas, Patricia O ' Hara, Valerie Pearson, Elizabeth Stephen SUB-PREFECTS (Day) Carolyn-Penny Abernethy, Diana Ede, Sheila Harvie., Louise Holden, Janet Box, Heather Anne Holt, Britta Madsen, Cynthia Reid, Joyce Sanderson, Eleanor Tow CLAN CHIEFTAINS Campbell — Regena Russell Douglas — Mary Ireland MacAlpine — Janet Box MacGregor — Joan Henson McLean — Gail Burton McLeod — Jacqueline Burroughs Ross — Catherine Aylesworth Scott — Margaret Benson SUB-CHIEFTAINS Susan Coxeter Joanne Valiant Susan Moore Jo Anne Smith Mary Jull Catherine McMullen Elizabeth Aylesworth Jane Robertson BETA KAPPA SOCIETY President — Pamela Kerr Vice-President — Lisa Inksater Secretary-Treasurer — Catherine Aylesworth Committee — Carolyn-Penny Abernethy, Carole Anne Coutts, Sally Cox, Joan Henson, Nancy Lawson, Britta Madsen, Suzanne Mc- Causland, Jane McMurray Honorary Member — Jane Watson OPHELEO SOCIETY President — Mary Breckenridge Vice-President— Edith Bell Secretary-Treasurer — Judith Durance Committee — Jane Burt, Marion Cox, Kathleen Kerr, Patricia McConnell, Maureen Plunkett, Cynthia Reid, Sandra Sinclair, Helen Young, Arlene Walker LIBRARY ASSISTANTS Patricia Gordon. Eleanor Tow FORM OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Form VA — Pamela Thompson Sandra Sinclair Linda Nethery Form VB— Cynthia Reid Janet Box Nancy Lawson Form V Arts — Judy Diprose Penelope Ramsay Arlene Walker Form V Com. — Janet Johnson Deborah Cuthbert Suzanne Ellis Form IVA — Gail Burton Jeanne Haines Lee Henderson Form IVB— Elizabeth Aylesworth Francis Wilson Mary Jane Whiting Form IV Arts — Donna Graham Terri Gross Joan Hiltz Form IMA — Susan Coxeter Mary Jull Katherine McEachern Form IIIB— Diane Walker Anne Thomas Judy Teglassy Form HA — Dianna Style Barbara Master Katherine Adam Form MB — Anne Ross Linda Matthews Susan Monier Form II Arts — Sharon Howes Patricia Neale Adele McNeil Form lAI — Janet Ament Joan Dixon Carole Mitford Form IA2 — Patricia ter Borg Pamela Favager Nancy Schleihauf Form IB — Joan Ridgew y Lesley Hunt Heather Whelan