Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Year Book, 1968 Page 29 SENIOR SCHOOL HEAD GIRL Patsy Cross

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Page 28 The Branksome Slogan Two Lost So different and yet so much alike, Not strange at all, but odd, A force of kindness, a common link That couples two such souls. Lost amidst a world of friends With whom small ease it ever felt, For wildness is not in our bounds. But neither is that peace of mind By adults only reached. And so it is two doubting minds, Apart from old and young, Have found a world that ' s all their own Wherein a chord of harmony does exist. Who can say if the sound is love? God only knows the note, I think. But we know it ' s something special though. Not the desperate clinging vines That symbolize each day ' s new crush, But only a wish to be there nearby, To need and to be needed. There is no doubt that it will last, Whate ' er the test may be; For two hearts who know the same Sad sour-sweet taste Of loneliness and distrust Can never be parted, Though our paths ne ' er cross again, And miles and miles between us lie; For memory is a lasting thing, For ones so close in thought and need, And all the terrors of this life Can never destroy our mutual faith. Kathy Solandt

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Page 30 The Branksome Slogan Opheleo Report The first campaign of the Opheleo Committee was raising money during Ramabai Week. The School ' s enthusiasm made this year ' s effort unique. The class competition thrived on a variety of original ideas which demanded the support of every girl in the school. The entire week was filled with bake sales, beanies, Hawaiian chicken, hot dog sales and the teachers ' relay race. The climax of the week was, by the united effort of the Opheleo and Beta Kappa Committees, the Ramabai Rout. This dance was a perfect conclusion to one of the most enjoyable and successful weeks in Branksome ' s history. This campaign raised over one thousand, five hundred dollars. This money was distributed among the Ramabai Mukti Mission, the United Appeal, the Nazareth, Bethlehem and Ludhiana Hospitals and several other charity organizations. For this year ' s Christmas project the girls collected used toys and skates. These were given to the Little Trinity Church where they were sold at a very low price to many needy families. Undoubtedly this cheered up Christmas for many children. In the spring the girls voluntarily donated to Lent. This money was sent to help old Branksome Girls who are living in foreign countries and devoting their lives to Christian work. All my thanks to the Branksome girls for their support during the year and also to the Opheleo Committee and Miss Forsyth. Deborah Gibson, President Senior Choir As the strains of the mighty hymn resounded through St. Andrew ' s Presbyterian Church, the Senior Choir, consisting of eighty girls, started down the aisle singing the processional written especially for the Jubilee Service in 1963. After taking their places on the steps of the chancel, they sang the three remaining carols from A Christmas Garland by Richard Johnston and Margaret Mackay, a former graduate of the school. While filing to the back of the chancel for the Senior School Carols we thought, with a sense of joy and relief, that our carols had been successful. It is now nearing the end of January, and the choir has begun practis- ing for the annual Spring Concert in April. The selection includes a medley of songs by Benjamin Britten. The madrigals, we expect, will return from their special setting for Centennial to the original Elizabethan stage. On behalf of the choir, I would like to express our appreciation to Mrs.