Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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YEAR BOOK, 1959 Page 17 in both Junior and Senior Schools has contributed generously and has had a very real interest in our work. We are most grateful. OPHELEO FINANCIAL REPORT Collections Ramabai Collection $ 680.02 Lost and Found Sale $ 21.45 Lenten Collection $ 357.00 Total $1058.47 Disbursements Ramabai Mission $ 200.00 Support of Teacher at Manmad $ 75.00 Support of Orphan at Manmad $ 50.00 Hospital in Nazareth $ 50.00 North African General Mission $ 50.00 Hospital in Bethlehem $ 50.00 Literature for Canadian Soldiers $ 100.00 Bible Society $ 50.00 MISS READ AND THE PREFECTS First row: K. McMullen, I. Koenig, L. Williams, Miss Read, J, Ayers, G. Adams, S. Shannon. Second row.- B. Russell, B. Kreutzer, S. Coxeter, K. McEochern, K, MocDonald, N. Stearns, A. Wright. Third row. M. Juil, L. Wilson, J. Robertson, P. Jacobs, C. A. Parker, N. Griffiths.

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Page 16 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Our Christmas Dance was held on Friday, December the fifth. Festive decorations of snowflakes, candles, white and blue balloons, and silver- tinted pine boughs were appropriate for the snov y season. The windows were outlined with coloured lights — thanks to Mr. White! — and Miss Read provided a gayly lit Christmas tree. Refreshments were served in the dining-room. Perhaps our committee will have a vague recollection of our next endeavour — Miss Read ' s Dance? Five hundred gold stars hung from mauve, green, and turquoise-tinted ' ' clouds , and poplars, pines and birches covered the walls. The backdrop, a tranquil scene of lake, moon and trees, contrasted with the exuberant music of Bobby Gimby ' s orchestra. Pale-tinted lights added to the theme. Dancing was resumed after supper, and one o ' clock brought a sad farewell to a thoroughly en- joyed evening. Our thanks to Miss Read for a truly wonderful night. All are looking forward to the Graduation Dance with expectation and yet a little sadness. The Strawberry Festival for the girls in first to fourth forms will be held on the same night as the Graduation Dance. Good luck fourth form- ers, and have fun. NORA STEARNS— President. OPHELEO REPORT As the work of the Opheleo Committee for the year draws to a close, we look back in retrospect at some of the deeds and the accomplishments. The year ' s work began with a very strenuous, but most successful Ramabai week in the end of October. The campaign started with slides of Mukti Mission, showing the urgent needs of the Indian people for whom we were canvassing. Next on the agenda, and on the ' ' lighter side was the skit, Little Red Ramabai . The committee members were well dis- guised as the wolf, woodcutter, etc. The Wishing Well was a marvellous success in that we received over twenty dollars in pennies . . .of course we never did hear whether those wishes came true or not. Our final totals were astounding — almost double those of former years. The seniors brought in an average of $1.13 per student, the juniors $1.01 per student. The class pennant was won by IV-A. Following the Christmas hohdays, we pleaded for old Christmas cards, which were to be sent to the Mukti Mission in India. The results were overwhelming .... we had so many cards that we scarcely knew where to begin. Hearty thanks must go to the committee for their patience in bundling them up, and especially to the staff of the General Oflftce for putting up with us for so long. With Easter came the annual Lenten collection. Explanations were made as to our aim of helping those in need across the world. The collec- tion progressed very well. This year ' s collection was not a class competi- tion, but III-B ' s bake sale certainly increased our totals. In conclusion, the Opheleo committee feels that every Branksomite

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Page 18 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Gideon Society $ 25.00 Evangel Hall Mission $ 50.00 Canadian Lumbermen $ 25.00 Branksome Hall Bed in Ludhiana Hospital $ 50.00 China Inland Mission in China $ 50.00 General Missions Fund $ 221.47 General Expenses $ 12.00 Total $1058.47 GAIL ADAMS, President U.N. DELEGATION REPORT Early in October nineteen girls were chosen from third and fourth forms to represent Branksome, and take part in the fifth model United Nations General Assembly. This year our country was the newly-formed Ghana. Every other Sunday at Victoria College there were meetings with other delegations. We were divided into four groups to discuss the main topics brought before the Assembly: Territorial Waters, the Formosa Crisis, U.N. Special Fund and Segregation. The weekend of January sixteenth was the Model Assembly. On Fri- day night there was a debate to decide the topics of discussion for the following day. The meeting adjourned until Saturday morning, when the discussion groups on the four topics retired the committee to prepare and amend the resolutions to put before the General Assembly in the after- noon. After lunch at Hart House debates followed at a furious pace until the session was adjourned early in the evening. We would like to thank Mrs. Coulter for her help and encouragement. The Ghanese delegation to the Fifth Model Assembly was as follows : Speakers: Judy Gist, Susan Brown, Judy Sykes and EHzabeth Head. Alternates: Judy Ireland, Linda Matthews, Katharine Adam and Penny Peterson. Observers: Carol Robertson, Janet Ament, Barbara Clark, Barbara Langley, Norma McLean, Jane McKinnon, Carene Smith, Isabel Miller, Lynn Robinette, Libby Barnes, Martha Corrigan and Clare Crummey. JUDY GIST, Head Delegate.