Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Year Book, 1972 Page 17

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President — Mary Duncan OPHELEO REPORT Vice-President - Ann Morris Secretary-Treasurer — Ruth Wilson Committee: Cathy Bauckham, Leslie Bell, Karlyn Maitland, Gudrun Mueller-Wilm, Judy Wang, Mary-Alice Hewick, Alice Ho, Cecily Ugray, Cathy Simmonds, Lynn Houston, Vicki Lomax, Maggie Kilgour, Meg Morden, Sacha Cooper, Valerie Gilbert. The Opheleo Society has commitments both in Canada and overseas, and there is always the opportunity for new ventures. We aim ' to serve . At the beginning of the year, several of the girls in Grades Twelve and Thirteen went on tours of United Appeal Agencies, such as the C.N.I.B., Big Sisters ' Association, Visiting Homemakers ' Association, the Rehabilitation Centre and the Canadian Mental Health Association. Ramabai Week followed in October. Projects included a pizza and pop- corn sale, a car wash, grub day, a Cakewalk and do-it-yourself drinks . In spite of a few technical difficulties, the viewing of Farewell to Arms was a great success, with 1 1 RIO making the greatest profit. The week finished with the famous Ramabai dance. I ' d like to thank Carol and the Beta Kappa for their support in making the dance such a success. The Junior School also deserves thanks for their noteworthy contribution to this week. The grand total of just over $1400 meant that contributions could be sent to many different agencies, hospitals, missions etc. at home and abroad. Also, in October, we had a successful Christmas card drive, making new cards from old to send to the Ramabai Mukti Mission in India. There was also a great response in the Christmas project for Little Trinity Church. This was to collect toys for distribution to underprivileged children. As The Slogan goes to press, we are in the planning stages of the second fund-raising campaign, for we have accepted the responsibility of supporting Erol Barulday, the school ' s Turkish foster child. In closing, I would like to thank you all for the great help and support you have given us this year. I would especially like to thank Miss Baker for her invaluable help, advice and encouragement. Without everyone ' s support it would have been impossible to reach our goals and to extend the assistance we did. Mary Page 1 6 The Branksome Slogan

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Carol Service, 1971 Voices echoing . . . High unearthly in the shadowed arches Organ swelling Pageant unfolding With Robes rustling strange and rich. Yet still The voices dominate Soaring gold Calling shepherds Hailing Magi Praising Mother Lulling Babe. Soaring gold in the shadowed arches. Many thanks to Mrs. Cook for the Junior School; to Mr. Bodle, our organist; to Mrs. McRae for the pageant; and most of all to Mrs. Coutts for all the Monday and Friday mornings, for her patience and enthusiasm, and for being the person who makes the Carol Service possible. Joanne Cook, 12 The Branksome Slogan