Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page 4 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN

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YEAR BOOK, 1966 Page 3 How does a store that ' s 97 years old think young? with your help . . . Jane Hare EATON ' S thanks its Junior Councillors and Executives for their invaluable co-operation during the 65 66 season. E ATO N ' S THE STORE FOR YOUNG CANADA

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YEAR BOOK, 1966 Pages The Principal ' s Letter DEAR GIRLS: We hear a great deal about academic standards nowadays and most of you have been trying to reach the highest standard of excellence that it is possible for you to achieve. I am writing at a period when I have been spending a great deal of time filling out forms and writing letters of recommendation for students applying for summer {obs, to be trained as Camp Counsellors, or to enter Colleges or Universities. Employers or Directors of Ad- missions, want a report on the academic standing of prospective entrants and the Universities are concerned with their Mndustry and application as well as their intellectual interest. However, there are other standards, and the earlier a student develops a set of values and learns to live up to them the better. Some of the things I am asked about you are really covered by the term sense of honour , for the person who has not a high regard for truth in word and deed, is detrimental to any group. The acceptance of personal responsibility for one ' s actions, de- pendability, concern for others, co-operation, courtesy, emotional stability, social skills, and the participation in extra-curricular activities are all stressed by questionnaires. I often spend a long time in consultation with members of the staff before 1 feel that I have dealt fairly with both the enquirer and student and it is always satisfying when I can rate a girl ' Very highly in all the things that really matter. Often I have been able to say, ' delighted to recommend , and once I added to the application of a Head Girl, ' Tou will be lucky if you get this one . I may say she won provisional acceptance by return mail. Everyone may not be able to reach as high an academic standard as she wishes, but everyone can develop the finest aspects of her character so that she can keep her own self-respect and win the respect of others. John Oxenham, who wrote our School song, has also written: To every man there openeth A way, and ways, and a way. And fhe high soul climbs the high way. And fhe low soul gropes the low; And in between, on the misty flats. The rest drift to and fro. But to every man there openeth A high way and a low. And every man decideth The way his soul shall go. To our graduates, and those who hope to be graduates some day, I say, Set your standards high, and Keep Well the Road ,