Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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Page 18 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN the Lenten Collection, and on March 2nd, we began the Lenten Collection and everyone was most generous. In closing, I would like to extend a special word of gratitude to Miss MacNeill, Miss Scotland, Miss Forsyth and Mrs. Scott for all their patient help and encouragement. OPHELEO FINANCIAL REPORT — 1959-1960 Collections Balance carried forward from 1958-59 $ 1.43 Ramabai Collection 580.00 Lenten Collection 448.79 Discount (India) 8.65 $1038.87 Canada — Disbursements Grenfell Labrador Mission $ 50.00 Christmas Dinners for Sailors 50.00 Shantyman ' s Christian Association 25.00 Inter- Varsity Christian Fellowship 25.00 India — Ludiana Hospital 50.00 Ramabai Mukti Mission 200.00 Zenana Bible and Medical Mission (teacher) 75.00 Zenana Bible and Medical Mission (pupil) 50.00 Ruth Fletcher 50.00 Malaya — Mission School — Mary Nicoll 50.00 Formosa — Jean Ross Mackay 50.00 Japan — Ruth Young 50.00 Thailand — Priscilla Fish Lumsden 50.00 Africa — Doris Badgley Green 50.00 Patricia Stewart McCarthy 50.00 Israel — Nazareth Hospital 50.00 Jordan — Bethlehem Hospital 50.00 Postage, supphes, etc 15.78 Balance 48.09 $1038.87 ELIZABETH WATTS, President.