Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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YEAR OOK, 1960 Page 7

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Page 6 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN EDITORIAL Ever since the beginning of time, man has been trying to see beyond the horizon, and he is still trying. Prehistoric man was curious to see what was ' ' over the hill , and so he walked, taking his wife and family with him, over thousands of hills until the world was peopled. In the fifteenth century man was wondering what lay across the great ocean, beyond the horizon, and it was then that the New World was discovered. Surely there could be no more ? Man ' s insatiable curiosity was still master, and he was looking for faster methods to gain his objective. The horse, the bicycle, the car and then the aeroplane all appeared, and man was even more confounded to find that the invention and use of these instead of narrowing the horizon only broadened it. There are many horizons; horizons in art, literature, mathematics; and we must have an education not only to appreciate what has already been achieved, but also to look beyond these horizons, and to discover new boundaries for ourselves. We are now in the Space Age, trying still to see what is ' ' beyond , Man has developed through the ages because of horizons, and it is up to us, the coming generation, to gain the best education possible in order to make discoveries that will broaden the horizons of our successors. Only by doing this will we make our contribution to our country, and to the world. JUDITH GIST, Editor

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Page 8 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN HEAD GIRL ' S MESSAGE HEAD GIRL — JUDY IRELAND As this year strides to a close we have to think back with pleas- ure over our endeavours in aca- demics and sports — our fun and our friendships. Yet do you realize June marks not only the end of this school year but the close of an amazing decade during which so much has happened at Brank- some. Those of you who have been here during some of these ten years have seen one of the greatest and most active periods in the history of Branksome. Each one of you may be very proud of these accomphshments. The love, devoted spirit, and con- tinued support of you, the pupils of this school have helped to make Branksome Hall what it is today, so much more than a school. In 1950 the new class rooms by Buccleuch House were added and in 1954 new class rooms and a junior gymnasium were built at Readacres. The Library and new Science Laboratory were erected in 1956. Brank- some has received as welcomed visitors the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Dalkieth and his wife, Dame Flora McLeod and her twin grandsons, the Earl of Wemyss and this year the Duchess of Northumberland. In addition a great enthusiasm for the school and its activities has created many outstanding students, artists, musicians, athletes and pubhc speakers. I am sure those of you who will be here during the next decade will see Branksome rise to even greater heights. We the graduating class pass on to you that intangible spirit for which Branksome is famous. Keep its flame burning brightly through the Sixties. Up and On !