Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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BUCCLEUCH HOUSE REPORT Up! Up! is the 7:00 cry of Monday morning. Busy Miss Harle and Mrs. Vagg are once again beginning the morn ' s dreary duties. But still we lie in bed thinking of the past, present and future. Recollecting the past seems to bring a smile to everybody. We remember the Hallowe ' en dance, The Royal Winter Fair ' s horse show, the Ice Capades, and the bazaar where those great novels sold for a dime. All lifted our thoughts of exams, and school. The great fun of the Christmas party with Santa (Cathy Gartha), Sheila Scott, Miss Sime and staff as our guests, has taken part, as well, in making 1969-1970 a memorable year. Despite the occasional peaceful study, the restricted phone, and piano practice, we give our many thanks to Miss Harle and Mrs. Vagg, both great housemothers. Good luck Buccleuch girls and remember. . . Up! Up! and On! Cathy Gibson BRANKSOME HALL TOWERS, SCOTLAND MAIN HOUSE REPORT Main House started the year with a bang! The first night at 11:00, the door-bell got stuck and we were thrown out of bed by the cry It ' s a fire alarm! Most of us were new girls but what we lacked in experience, we made up in enthusiasm. Remember the Boarder ' s Swim Meet? Well, if you overlook the fact that we came 2nd last in points, we did fantastically well! Whenever we slightly lagged in enthusiasm, our encouraging housemothers came to the rescue with kind words and helpful advice. However, when it came to sports, we needed no encouragement. One sixth of our girls are on basketball teams. We all really enjoyed the House Christmas party, especially with the staff there, joining in the fun. When will be the next time that we see Miss Sime sitting crosslegged on the floor, playing Hot Potato ? Those and other incidents, such as the time the hot water in the bath wouldn ' t turn off, have made this a really good year. Alison and Barb Page 26 The Branksome Slogan

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SHERBORNE HOUSE REPORT Remember: New faces, old friends, swim meets, no showers, morning walks, X-mas parties, study, the kitchen, marks, the Green Army versus The Blue Army , housemothers, Mmde X , laundryroom tie ups, Sunday breakfasts, icicles on hot water taps, pizza. Room 1 versus Room 2 for a weekly bath, skating, hot water from cold taps, skiing, bells, Sunday tea- one loyal house, meals, jogging at 7:00, diets, Mrs. Little, dinner leaves, dumb hours. Free Weekends, exams, HOLIDAYS, lights out, 6:55, group devotions, a one stationed T.V., laughter, tears, bright faces, new experiences, accom- plishments, friendships and almost forty kids with an unforgettable love of freedom, good times, and the old house of Sherb. Buzzy and Patti AINSLIE HOUSE REPORT This year, as usual, Ainslie has proved itself to be the best house. This has been proved by the Ainslie girls themselves. Where else could a group come in fifth (or last) in the house swim meet, but still know they have won? In what other house could the spirit be so high that several closet doors were fractured? Where else could the Christmas party be so gay that the halls could become magically decorated with beautiful streams of tinsel sometime between three and four in the morning? Where else are midnight prowlers so heartily welcomed? What other houses ' fire alarm rings so merrily that the girls rush out in their night attire and warmly welcome the Toronto fire fighters? Where else are found such housemothers as those in Ainslie? We want them to know how much we appreciate all they did for us. The motto of the Coldstream Guards is Second to None. Obviously they copied this from the girls of Ainslie. Liz Mikel MacNEILL HOUSE REPORT A seven a.m. bell shocked girls from everywhere into realizing they had come to stay. From the start we worked as a unit, trying valiantly in the swim meet, to stay afloat. What? — a second? As time went on, we astounded Bell Telephone with our number of words per minute, and amazed the younger girls with our slippery-fingered agility as war-workers. After the Christmas dinner, our talented house was found in the off -Broadway production of The Night Before Christmas . Santa Claus arrived to liven up the affair, and later he reappeared in the carefully (?) planned house party. Unbelievably, the night was a success thanks to our president. We could never forget the reactions of the disillusioned day prefects who came to discover what boarding is really like. We remember as well, weathering exams, surviving, with few casualties, the ski trips, and escaping a few midnight fire alarms. The year has been wonderful, and the friendships, lasting. Many thanks to Mrs. Waterson, who guided us through many crises, and to Mrs. Wilson, who was always left with the dirty jobs. Best wishes to all future MacNeill girls from all of us. Liz McCutcheon Year Book, 1970 Page 27