Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page 16 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN BETA KAPPA REPORT 1 could have danced all night seemed to be the theme on October 29th, as the boarders whirled to the music of Eaton ' s Bandbox, beneath a grinning array of pumpkins, witches, cats, and skeletons. Hallow ' een of course, and another Branksome Boarder ' s dance. No sooner was this affair over than we were plunged into the decorating preparations for the bi-annual Alumni Bazaar. When the dead- line arrived on November 11th, Branksome had captured the flavour of Paris, complete with dancing girls, apache dancers, and the Eiffel Tower. These were admirably done by our artists, Carole, Liz, and Marina, who posed as ' ' wandering artists during the bazaar, and sketched all comers. Viva La Fiesta ! La Fiesta Espanol, or the fourth and fifth form dance held in the common room on December 14th. Senor Jack Gregg supplied the music, and around the walls were dashing senors and dancing senoritas. The austere art of Ancient Egypt prevailed at the Pyramid Prom, our formal held on January 29th. Bert Niosi and orchestra played beauti- fully in front of a desert backdrop, and the gym was aswirl with blue, gold and white streamers, punctuated by the icy stares of stern Egyptian gods and goddesses. This was the last Beta Kappa project, as the Strawberry Festival and Graduation Dances are arranged by the fourth form and five arts respectively. Good luck to next year ' s Beta Kappa, may you enjoy your year as much as we have ours. OPHELEO REPORT A child ' s kiss set on thy sighing lips shall make thee glad, A poor man served by thee shall make thee rich, A sick man helped by thee shall make thee strong. Thou shalt be served thyself by every sense Of service which thou renderest. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The Opheleo Society is not just a group of a dozen or more girls, but is made up of the whole school, because we all are seeking to serve as best we can those who need our help, and therefore, this is your report which you helped to make a reality. In October, we began our work with the Annual Ramabai Week which was very successful. After much suspense the class competition was won

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YEAR BOOK, 1960 Page 15 INTER SCHOOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP REPORT The I.S.C.F. has had a very good year at Branksome. We have seen new girls join the group, and are hoping to see more before this magazine goes to press. We have had missionary speakers, Bible studies and a film Teenage Witness . We had a very good weekend at ski camp during March, and it was encouraging to see so many of you there. I would like to thank all those who have stood behind us this year and special thanks to Miss Ruth Thompson, and Miss Forsyth for their very capable behind- the-scenes assistance in helping to make everything run smoothly. Thank RUTH WAYMAN Executive President — Ruth Way man, Co- Vice-presidents — Lois Slade, Irene Twenty man. Sec ' y. treas. — Rosemary Weldon. Missionary sec ' y. — Susan Oxley. Social secretary — Joan Edwards. Advert, secretary — Lois Wayman. EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING STAFF Front Row: Judith Gist (Editor-in-Chief), Miss Browning (Staff Advisor), Susan Brown (Advertising Manager). Back Row: Elizabeth Butterworth (Art and Photography), Barbara Langley (Sports Editor). Literary Committee: Jennifer Holbrooke, Laurna Mohun, Joan Ridgewoy, Carene Smith, Marilyn McDowell. Advertising Committee: Mrs, Dutton, Nancy Williams, Susan Brady, Lesley Hunt, Lynda Warner, Norma McLean, Janice Corbett, Sheila Hewitt, Lesley Donohue, Donna Abbey, Sheila Hewitt.

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YEAR BOOK, 1960 Page 17 by lA with IV Arts and IIIA coming second and third. In early December, we collected old toys which were sent to Trinity Church to be mended and painted for the children of the downtown area for Christmas. Following the Christmas holidays, we collected old Christmas cards and after a great deal of work, we sent these along with some balloons and small woollen dolls to Ramabai for the little girls and boys to play with. In February, a collection of toys, still in good condition was made in the Junior School. This collection was on request by Joan Dixon for the Cathy Cart at the Princess Margaret Hospital. When patients come in for treatments and have their children with them, the children sometimes must wait for hours before their parents return and the purpose of the cart is to give the children something to occupy themselves with while they are waiting. They are allowed to take the toys home and therefore the cart must be replenished every so often. In late February, a Bake Sale, sponsored by the Opheleo Society with food provided by the school, was held, the proceeds of which went towards MISS MacNEILL, MISS READ AND THE PREFECTS Back Row: C. Tovell, D. Grove, L. Watts, B. French, S. Brown, J. Gist, Q. Mainguy, H. Waldie. Front Row: S. Monier, W. Thompson, Miss Read, Miss MacNeill, J. Ireland, S. Bell. Absent: M. Maclntyre, P. Strathy, D. Style.