Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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YEAR BOOK, 1961 Page 13 MISS DORES S VISIT In September, Branksome welcomed Miss Winifred Dore, the versatile Headmistress of King ' s Lynn High School for girls in England. Miss Dore, who is also a Justice of the Peace in King ' s Lynn and a member of the Juvenile Court Probation Committee, was in Canada under the auspices of the British-American Association. By speaking to various organizations throughout Canada and the United States, she is strengthening the bonds of friendship and understanding among EngHsh-speaking peoples. There were three topics in her address to Branksome. First was England ' s system of education which was of particular interest to us because of our student exchange with Sherborne School. The second was the background of her own school, and the third, her work in Juvenile Court. We all thoroughly enjoyed Miss Dore ' s speech and we hope that she will find time to visit us again in the future. THROUGH ENGLISH EYES ! If I had three wishes, I would wish for a record to be made describing the English Educational System, a satisfying reply to ' ' What do you think of Canada? , and a ship so that I might transport all of Branksome back to England with me ! When I heard that I was coming over here, I knew that I would not be able to manage the confusing change-over from pounds into dollars. When my parents heard, they thought that I would disappear forever in either Alaska or the Atlantic. When my aunts heard, they sent me woollen vests, socks and scarfs, and the advice that I would die of cold. And when my friends heard, they envied me the chance to wear bobby sox, see movies, and eat hot dogs. The former and latter expectations proved true. But I have seen neither an Eskimo nor an Indian and have not worn any of my woollen vests. The weather has been perfect, and I am sorry that Barb French cannot say the same of the English weather. I have learned to snow plough, play basketball and volleyball and am acquainted with ' ' the development of British North America. But none of these things can compare with the friendliness everyone has shown me, wherever I have been, and I wish that the renowned British reserve might take a leaf off the out-going Canadian Maple. This has been a wonderful six months, and I know the next six will be even more so. Branksome has a unique tradition, and I hope that it will last forever and influence many. JUDITH HO ARE

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Page 12 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN Residence Neatness Buccleuch— Heather Stewart. Main — Daniele Najman, Camille Ticknor. Sherborne — Mary Ann Wright. Co-operation in Main Residence Diana Tait. Loyal Co-operation Wendy Batemen, Diane Grove, Anne Ross, Wendy Thompson. Special Effort with the Slogan Susan Brown, Judith Gist. Poetry Elizabeth Head. Library Service Sandra Bell, Barbara French. Art — Marina Sturdza. SPORTS AWARDS Junior Letter — Barbara Lang- ley, Mary Helen Strachan, Wendy Thompson. Senior Letter — Judith Ireland, Patricia Strathy, Diana Style. Enthusiasm Nancy Adams, Jill Davies, Mary Patricia Jones, Jane McKin- non, Suzanne Yarker. Class Cup— IVA Badminton Senior Singles — Barbara Lang- ley. Senior Doubles — Barbara Lang- ley, Mary Langley. Swimming Junior — Mary Gillanders. Intermediate — Faith Harrington, Senior — Mary Knowles. Diving — Judith Ireland. Sports Day Junior — Christilot Hanson. Intermediate — Linda Ames. Senior — Patricia Strathy. 100 Yard Dash — Linda Ames. Bowling Susan Chudleigh, Joan Dixon. Tennis Intermediate Singles — Charlotte Empringham. Senior Singles — Judith Traviss. Senior Doubles — Judith Traviss, Mary Helen Strachan. Basketball Clan Cup — Douglas, Marilyn Michener. Class Cup — IV A, Carol Robert- son. Senior School Clan Award MacAlpine — McLeod Award to Chieftain Joan Dixon. Junior School Clan Award Bruce — Judith Currelly. PRIZES VOTED FOR Integrity Elizabeth Watts, tBonnie Jean Miller. Sportsmanship Heather Waldie, tDiane Fergu- son. Loyalty Carole Tovell, tQuita Mainguy. Perseverence Susan Monier, { Irene Twenty- man, fJoyce Wright. Service Patricia Strathy, tJudith Gist. School Spirit Diana Style, fElizabeth Butter- worth. Comradeship tMartha Corrigan. Best All Round Girl Judith Ireland, Day tHouse Margaret T. Scott Memorial Prizes for the Memorizing of Scripture Marilyn Cragg, Jane Diffin, Diane Grove, Elizabeth Hendrie, Mari- lyn Kelley, Linda Kennedy, Bar- bara Kerr, Cynthia Lockley, Diana Magor, Sandra Plaunt, Judith Sykes, Irene Twentyman, Alexandra Varley, Shelly Varley, Ruth Wayman. FORM IV MEDALS Lieutenant Governor ' s Medal Carene Smith. Ruth Caven Memorial Medal Jennifer Holbrook. FORM V MEDALS Governor General ' s Medal Lorna Luke. School Medal for Scholarship Judith Ireland. Jean Hume Memorial Medal for Leadership Judith Ireland.

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Page 14 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE INSTALLATION OF THE PREFECTS MISS READ, MISS MacNEILL AND THE PREFECTS 1st ROW: Barbara Langley, Miss Read, Miss MacNeill, Janet Ament. 2nd ROW: Marilyn McDowell, Nancy Williams, Isabel Miller, Joan Dixon, Barbara Clark, Elizabeth Barnes, Marilyn Michener, Mary Ann Wright. On Friday, October seventh, Rosedale United Church was the setting for one of the most solemn and colourful of Branksome ' s annual events, the traditional Installation of prefects, sub-prefects and clan chieftains. After the school banners and flags were carried up the aisle to the strains of ' ' Largo , Miss MacNeill presented the new sub-prefects, prefects and chieftains to the school, and Miss Reid congratulated each girl individually on her appointment. When the school flags were handed over by the old prefects and chief- tains to the new, our Head Girl, Barb Langley, on behalf of the school, promised to uphold the ideals that have passed down to us from Brank- some ' s earliest days. Mrs. Catto, a Branksome graduate, showed us a very entertaining picture of the first days of our school. Her reminiscences gave an intimate glance at the first Branksomites, whose interests, customs, and pastimes have long since been changed, but whose spirit is still alive, in us, today. Then in the recessional, the school followed its new leaders out of the church, and into a new year.