Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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YEAR BOOK, 1 958 Page 21 SENIOR CHOIR REPORT During this eighth year of the Senior Choir many happy hours have been spent by its members practicing various types of songs. The seventy seven girls composing the Choir deserve full credit for an outstanding year. At the annual Carol Service, the Choir completed Benjamin Britten ' s ' Ceremony of Carols which they undertook in part last year. Their selec- tions ranged from the rousing notes of ' Wolcome Yol to the soft strains of the lullaby ' ' Ballulalow . The second term entailed practices for the Kiwanis Festival. The en- semble, made up of twelve girls from the Choir brought honours to the school by winning first place in their class. On Saturday, March 1st, the Senior Choir sang at the Festival, having chosen ' ' The Butterfly and the moving Song of the Shadows for the competition. With exceptional SENIOR AND INTERMEDIATE CHOIR EXECUTIVES Seated: Margot Lathrop (President, Intermediate Choir), Gail Adams (President, Senior Choir). Standing: Nancy Schleihaif, Linda Lewis, Susan Coxeter, Lynn Williams.

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Page 20 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN from Malaya, who was extremely patient while answering their numerous questions on his country. Then on Friday night, January 24, representatives from forty Toronto schools met in the legislative chamber of the Parliament Buildings. After the keynote address was given by Marcus Long, M.A., Ph.D., debating and the introduction of the resolutions followed. The topics discussed were: Cyprus, the Draft Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Togoland under French administration, and Disarmament. The debating adjourned at ten o ' clock until nine o ' clock Saturday morning, when individual committee meetings were held, followed by a luncheon at Hart House. At five o ' clock the closing ceremonies ended the Assembly. Later that evening a dance for the delegations was held. The Malayan Delegation feels that the sense of satisfaction and accom- plishment we had as we left the Parliament Buildings was a fitting tribute to the success of this year ' s Assembly. We hope that next year ' s delegation may fare as well as we did. The Malayan Delegation to the Fourth Model General Assembly of the United Nations was as follows : Speakers: Jocelyn Ayers, Nadine Griffiths, Patricia Jacobs, Isolde Koenig. Alternates : Gail Adams, Susan Coxeter, Caroline Stanley-Porter, Nora Sterns. Observers: Ida Crummey, Bonnie Kreutzer, Katherine MacDonald, Jane Robertson, Beverly Bothwell, Susan Brown, Judith Ireland, Penny Peterson, Judith Sykes. The Delegation would like to thank Mrs. Coulter, our staff adviser for her assistance. THE U.N. CLUB This past year marked the initiation of the Branksome Hall United Nations Club. Our activities, although limited by time included several interesting debates in the New Library. Members were also enlightened by the articles in the ' U.N. Corner a section of the bulletin board con- taining pictures and articles on the United Nations and its agencies. The U.N. Club Executive was as follows : President: Patricia Jacobs. Vice-President: Nadine Griffiths. Secre- tary: Sandra Bell. Treasurer: Lorna Luke. Second Form Representative: Susan Brady.

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Page 22 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN marks of 90 and 87 given to them, the Choir missed first place by one point ! However, the many girls who supported them at Eaton Auditorium heard an exceptionally fine piece of singing. A special Choir concert will be held later this spring. The programme will consists of songs depicting the different seasons of the year. A hard working and efficient Choir executive deserve congratulations, and under the excellent and inspiring leadership of Mrs. Coutts, with the accompaniment of Miss Lee, the Senior Choir has had a very successful year. President — Gail Adams, Vice-President — Susan Coxeter, Secretary — Lynn Williams. Committee — Isolde Koenig, Jocelyn Ayers, Patricia Brown, Katherine McDonald, Carole Tovell, Heather Waldie, Mary Winnett.