Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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YEAR BOOK, 1963 Page 27 BETA KAPPA REPORT The social season at Branksome began with a powerful kick-off on the evening of October 26. That was the night when the boarders and their escorts danced through a maze of football players at the Boarders ' annual dance. Then came the Beta Kappa ' s first real project — the Fourth and Fifth Forms ' Christmas Dance, held on December 7. A gigantic Christmas tree occupied the middle of the gym, and evergreen boughs with red and green lights on the balcony supplemented the ' Twas the Night Before Christ- mas theme. Adam Saunders gave the dance a merry note. No sooner was Christmas over when pencils were sketching and brushes were painting again. On the eve of January 18, the girls shed their snow- covered coats and entered the world of the sea. This was the theme of Miss MacNeill ' s formal dance. Exotic fish on the curtains, and sea creatures hanging from nets which covered the ceiling added to the under- water effect. Ruling over this great body of water as Art Hallman plucked his lyre , was Neptune, King of the Underwater. Our thanks goes to Mrs. Waters for the delicious food served at eleven o ' clock in the dining room. We should also like to thank Miss MacNeill for a truly wonderful evening, and the staff for their enduring patience. Thus the activities of the Beta Kappa were brought to an end, but we are looking forward to the Graduation Dance and feel sure that the Straw- berry Festival will be well organized by the Fourth Form. We wish next year ' s committee much luck, and hope that they derive as much pleasure from their year ' s work as we did from ours. MARY PAT JONES T.S.O. REPORT Branksome Hall participated actively in this year ' s Toronto Symphony Orchestra Student Concerts. Angela Fusco, president of this year ' s Student Council along with other Branksome students were heard on the radio discussing some of the works on this year ' s program. Probably the most controversial piece so far this season is ' ' Kontrapunkta by Stock- hausen. This is a daring composition which takes a completely new outlook on music. The Lawrence Park Collegiate choir gave a beautiful perfor- mance of the Shubert Mass, and Miss Lois Marshall captivated the audience by singing three arias from Wagnerian operas. We were very proud to see Erika Goodman, a talented Branksomite, on the stage playing the addi- tional harp in the Canadian premiere of Mahler ' s Ninth Symphony. We are dehghted by Branksome ' s enthusiastic support and hope that it will continue. ELSBETH TUPKER

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Page 26 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN OPHELEO REPORT Do what you can Where you are With what you love. — Moody This is the slogan we adopted and the attitude we took through our campaign for Ramabai this year. It must have meant something to the girls, because we had an exceptionally generous response. Through bake sales galore, box lunches, white elephant sales, twist and limbo contests, shoe shines, and the prefects ' auction, we succeeded in raising $766. This money is sent to various organizations, such as the United Appeal here in Toronto, the Ramabai Mukti Mission in India, the Maumad Mission for the support of a teacher and an orphan, Ludhiana, Bethlehem, and Nazareth Hospitals, and the Grenfell Mission. The pre-Christmas toy collection was welcomed with open arms at the Trinity East Anglican Church. There each little stuffed animal or truck was mended and sold at a bazaar, maybe for only a few pennies apiece. Then the under-privileged families, not feeling that they were living only on charity, were able to buy their Christmas presents. Our cries for Christmas cards were muffled by bags, boxes, piles, and mounds of cards, which were sent to the Ramabai Mukti Mission. There is a great scarcity of paper in India ; each card is cherished by the children, who cut out the pictures and write on the extra paper. Ahead of us lies the Lenten Collection. We have missionaries in Africa, Malaya, Thailand, Japan, and Formosa who need our help. I am confident that the girls will display their willingness to help others, so that we can aid these missionaries in their rewarding work. Success is not possible without co-operation, and I should hke to express my gratitude to Miss MacNeill, Miss Scotland, Miss Forsyth, Miss Snowden, Mrs. Scott, and the whole school for their unselfish help. JENNIFER MILSOM INTER-SCHOOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Discussion and debates, in place of formal meetings, held during the lunch hour each Thursday (rather than at 2.30), has been the procedure for the I.S.C.F. during the first Term. After school meetings are to be resumed, and an interesting programme has been planned, to include speakers, discussions and Bible studies, and will be under the direction of the new Executive, which is as follows : President: Patricia Thomas. Vice-President: Shelley Varley. Secretary and Missionary Convenor: Nancy Miller. Treasurer and Devotional Secretary: Roslyn McCormack. Publicity Secretary: Jinty Knowling. Special plans are being made to introduce the I.S.C.F. club to the September 1963 classes, which include Grades IX to XIII. PAT THOMAS

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Page 28 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN STRATFORD AND US Saturday, September 20, 1962. Branksome ' s trip to Stratford this year was a great success. Getting there was certainly half the fun, as we joined our melodious voices with Charlotte ' s banjo, and sang everyone ' s old favourites. Could these be the voices that belong to our wonderful choir? Just before the theatre opened, a throng of admiring fourth formers was noticed around the back entrance, anxiously awaiting the arrival of one of the performers. Many a rosy dream of the luxurious life of an actress was shattered as Angela came peddhng up on her bicycle ! The per- formance of Shakespeare ' s ' ' The Tempest was fully appreciated — the costumes and special effects, such as the waves on the stormy sea, and the atmosphere of mystery and enchantment, maintained so well throughout. At the end, during the question period, we were well represented by Margaret Mackay who made a very intelligent inquiry about the structure of the stage. Sincere thanks to all the members of the staff who worked so hard to make this enjoyable day possible. We hope that many girls will be inspired to attend the theatre more often in the future. GILL MEDLAND, VP. BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! An energetic spurt of enthusiasm surged forth from the silent walls of the library this year. Everyone seemed eager to help, especially the members of the committee who have given up a great deal of their spare time to work on the projects which we have undertaken. This year we have begun to set up a File Card Index which we hope will be completed next year. This system will be of great help to the many users of the library as it will save them time in looking for books. The books have been arranged and put in alphabetical order and at this time we should Hke to thank Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Vagg for their wonderful assistance. Once a week meetings were held at which the Form Representatives brought in their fine money, and library problems were discussed. This fine money was used for buying supplies for the library. Two firsts were achieved this year. One was the purchasing of library pins which the Hbrary committee has never had before. Also a bulletin board was obtained for the use of encouraging students to read. Now that the year has come to an end we want to thank all Brank- somites for their co-operation. We hope that next year there will be an even bigger and better one Don ' t forget — Be Wise — Use the Library. DOROTHY DAMON, NANCY WHITE