Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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My dear Girls, To the east of the Main Building there is now rising a new wing to which we have all been looking forward for more than a year. It is exciting to see the activity of the construction site and to measure every day the progress that brings us closer to occupying our fine new facilities designed to modernize our teaching and our administrative scene. The purpose is obviously to make Branksome a better school but I think we must all be reminded that bricks and mortar will not of themselves make us better no matter how modern or how elegant their arrangement. We will make true progress only if we progress as people and if we use our new quarters to that end. The Resource Centre must show us a wider world and make plain our responsibilities in it; the French Laboratory should be the place where we achieve a genuine feeling for Canada ' s second language and an ambition to comprehend an ancient culture as well as its manifestations in our own country; the New Science Laboratory will give us further opportunity to open our eyes to the wonders of our expanding knowledge of nature; the Home Economics rooms will emphasize the essen- tial position of women at the centre of our culture, in the home. Just as the new offices will be only as efficient as the people who work in them, so will the whole building be only as vital as its inhabitants. From the effort of many hands we receive a handsome new addition to our physical plant but if we are truly to build a better school, we must work the miracle ourselves by our devotion to that spirit in which the project was conceived — a spirit of faith in the corporate body of Branksome and in its contribution to the future. Yours affectionately. Page 6 The Branksome Slogan

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HEAD GIRL ' S MESSAGE As this year closes, I look back over many years at Branksome. Strange and exciting things have occurred in this time for me, but now I want to focus on this year. For the first time some of our prefects were elected in September. This step, as well as the abolition of sub-prefectship led to the unity of a prefect group who have headed your school activities and have listened to your many, enthusiastic ideas. Many other signs of growth are evident. Ribbit was married; the number of girls in the chancel at the Carol Service in- creased (and space decreased); all five basketball teams, under Sylvia ' s friendly guidance, worked together to bring home the cup; and in February Miss Sime climbed atop a steam shovel (!) and dramatically turned the sod for the new wing on Main House. The junior girls, too, achieved much this year. Their Slogan contributions were innumerable; their teams were ex- cellent and their spirits always alive. I thank you all, from the smallest kilt- clad grade two girl to the oldest graduate, for your support. One aspect of Branksome life has changed very little — boarding. Some- where a bed will always be found apple-pied; kids will always (despite exuberant ? checks) skip walk. There will always be burgers or a similar substitute, and there will always be rules. So, boarders, take it from a veteran. Make the most of boarding. You have many opportunities to meet people; you don ' t have to walk far to school and there will always be meals you like (or dinner leaves). If all fails, think of boarding as an experience. It helps. This year has been one of growth and fun. For me, it has been one of my happiest and one I will never forget. It is all of you, with your cheerful- ness, enthusiasm and support that have made it so special for me, and I thank you for it. Sandi. Year Book, 1971 Page 5

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PRIZE LIST, 1969-1970 JUNIOR SCHOOL PRIZE LIST General Proficiency Grade 2 — Amanda Olson Grade 3 — Greer Houston Grade 4 — Jacqueline Shykoff Grade 5 — Susan MacBrien Grade 6 — Nancy Hill Grade 7C — Beth Anne Moirs Grade 7B — Pamela Telfer Grade 7 A — Constance Bryson Grade 8C — Suzanne Cook Grade 8B — Susan Greaves Grade 8A — Margaret Marden Scripture in Grade 8 — Suzanne Thompson Sewing — Janet Wright Base Memorial Prize for French — Pamela Davidson Alexandra Ward Bursary — Shirley Brown Loyal Co-operation in Junior Grade School — Katherine Stewart Telfer Memorial for School Enthusiasm — Margaret Marden SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZE LIST General Proficiency Certificates Grade 9 Joanne Abraham, Susan Cross, Barbara Greenwood, Alison Macintosh, Cynthia MacKay, Alison McKenzie, Cynthia Rojers, Barbara Shykoff. Grade 10 Anne Biringer, Joanne Cook, Gillian MacNab, Wendy Philpott, Kathleen Skillas. Grade 11 Elizabeth Baker, Yvonne Burnside, Mary Duncan, Sheelagh Hendrick, Elizabeth McRae, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ann Morris, Mary Ridler, Mary Jane Robertson, Nancy Robson, Karen Russell, Jillian Simmonds, Ruth Wilson. 11 General Ann Aikenhead, Brenda Wille. Year Book, 1971 Grade 12 Barbara Cross, Diane Fletcher, Susan Harvey, Martha Hill, Barbara Kofman, Laura MacFeeters, Sheila Mclntyre, Marguerite Mooney, Sylvia Morawetz, Wendy Pangman, Catherine Paterson, Annelise Pos, Patricia Smythe, Catherine Stewart, Margaret Verner, Dawn Worley. 12 General Linda Cristall, Lauren Neilson, Margaret Powell, Robin Rand, Janet Rosenthal. 12 Commercial Nancy Beagley, Hallie Gibson, Barbara Tait, Hermione Tisdale PRIZES Grade 12 French — Le Prix Godfrey — Susan Bunting English — Jennie E. MacNeill, Sheila Mclntyre History — Reed Jones Geography— Barbara Cross Latin — Margaret Verner. Chemistry — Marguerite Mooney Mathematics — Dorothy G. Phillips, Elizabeth Tilt General Proficiency — Patricia Smythe, Catherine Stewart Grade 13 Helen L. Edmison Biology — Judith Shykoff History — Felicity Hawley Geography — Elizabeth Buckley Mathematics and Physics — Carolyn Brown Chemistry — Sheila Scott Latin — Clayton Stuart French — Catherine Gartha English — Elizabeth Kilpatrick Memorial — Linda McQuaig. General Proficiency — Lesley Bradford, Joanne George, Cynthia Farquharson Page 7