Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page 28 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN hope that next year ' s leaders will have as much pleasure as we have had. President: Mary Ruse. Vice-President: Mary Percival. Secretary-Treas- urer: Susan Craig. Committee: Marg Anne West, Jean Willet, Patricia Michie, Shelagh Maclntyre, Valerie Kinsella, Martha McDonic, Marg Anne Graham. LIBRARY REPORT The interest wh ich has been drawn to the library in previous years has again been maintained and we hope, increased during this year. Two repre- sentatives were chosen from each class and together the committee worked enthusiastically at keeping an organized system for withdrawing and re- turning the books. Meetings were often held, at which time problems were discussed and fine lists were distributed to the class representatives. New books were added during the year and these have already been appreciated by many of the girls. We hope also that all the interesting older books on the shelves have been discovered by some of you and have provided many hours of enjoyment. We would like to thank Mrs. Johnson for all her support and work once again in the library. Without her tremendous help, we, the committee, would hardly be a committee. ELIZABETH MORRISON MARTHA KILGOUR BETA KAPPA REPORT The last Christmas exam was hardly over when mistletoe, poster paints, and popcorn appeared; the Beta Kappa began its first project, the Fourth and Fifth Forms ' Dance. The theme — Dickens: A Christmas Carol. Two days and several painty fingernails later, we stood in the cafeteria and surveyed our efforts. Mr. Pickwick, Little Nell, Scrooge, and various cohorts pranced about the walls; popcorn-and-cranberry strings and the warm, red glow of a huge corner fireplace suggested Christmas merrymaking. Swinging from the ceihng were mistletoe kissing balls ( ' 0h, the morals of these times, Cicero once said). Yet no Major Mistletonian Episodes were reported, and the dance was caried on in the true Olde Englande Christmas spirit. From English tradition to French for Miss MacNeill ' s formal dance in January: ' ' Allons Enfants de la Patrie! , or, less euphemistically, ' ' The French Revolution. The gym was decorated like a French square on Bas- tille Day: red, white, and blue streamers, banners, balloons, and drapeaux. The shadow of our bloody, black guillotine fell over a mural of La Place de la Concorde, scene of the 1789 guillotinings in Paris. A delicious supper was prepared by Mrs. Watters and served by colourful Revolutionaries (ahas Sherb boarders) in the MacNeill dining-room. This also was the night of the initiation of dance programmes at Branksome. I

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YEAR BOOK, 1965 Page 27 SENIOR CHOm REPORT 1964-1965 September heralded the Branksome Hall senior choir into the music room to begin preparations for the thirty-ninth annual carol service to be held at Saint Andrew ' s Presbyterian Church. After weeks of ardent anti- cipation, Sunday December thirteenth arrived, a perfect winter afternoon to set the Christmas spirit. Sue Craig was equipped with smelling salts which prevented several fainting catastrophes in the chancel, but in all, I felt our Branksome carol service left everyone in the traditional Christ- mas mood. The following Tuesday we were honoured by an invitation to sing at the Canadian Institute for the Blind. We enjoyed every minute of our visit, especially when we were able to meet and talk with the patients. As we near the end of January, the choir is busily preparing for the annual Spring Concert, which will be our ' ' grand etalage . Our concert, The Music Makers , will consist of several folk songs from the four sea- sons, and a special group of songs by the small ensemble. This year we are fortunate to be able to include a short recital by Erica Goodman. These accomplishments have only been possible through the efforts and leadership of our devoted mistress, Mrs. Coutts, and our able accompanist. Miss Cryesdale. The executive and I have really enjoyed working with the choir and we CHOIR EXECUTIVE Back Row: Mary Percival (Vice-President), Susan Craig (Secretary-Treasurer), Janet Mowat ( President of Junior Choir ) . Front Row: Seated — Mary Ruse (President).

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YEAR BOOK, 1965 Page 29 am sure we all enjoyed running around filling our cards with the names of the best-looking boys who were to attend the dance. At one o ' clock, the band struck up ' La Marseillaise . In spite of much violent string-pulling, something misfired: instead of clouds of confetti being dumped upon the dancers, only a few flakes floated belatedly down. Oh well — c ' est la vie ! And we did enjoy every minute of our work, painty fingernails, Confetti Fiasco and all. The Graduation Dance and Strawberry Festival are now being planned by the Arts ' and Fourth Forms — bonne chance! MERRILL UNITED NATIONS DELEGATION REPORT Last spring, Branksome was awarded the representation of Mexico for the 1964-65 Model United Nations Assembly. This was the first time Branksome has chosen a country with a Latin flavour. In order to study this politically nervous but progressive country, we sought information from The Canadian Institute of International Affairs and Mexico ' s Canadian and American Embassies. This enabled us to debate properly the eight topics to be discussed: Budget and Charter, Technical Assistance, World Trade, Human Rights, Population Explosion, Emergency Forces, Disarmament, and Colonialism and Trusteeship. As in previous years, meetings were held every second Sunday afternoon at Victoria College. Anne Gregor, Debbie Parker and Judy Gelber also EDITORIAL STAFF DIANA HALNAN — Art and Photography. CAROLYN STON E — Advertising Manager. KRISTINA SZANDTNER — Editor-in-Chief. MARCO CARRUTHERS — Literary Editor. JANET THOMPSON — Sports Editor.