Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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The Opening of the MARGARET SIME WING October twenty-first was a beau- tiful day for the voters of Ontario to elect their new government, but it held even more importance for all of us connected with Branksome Hall. The Margaret Sime Wing, which had been built between January and October, 1971, was ready for its official opening. As the girls of the school and all the guests assembled in front of the building, both honoured guests and prefects marched from the Main Build- ing to the front steps of the New Wing. Members of the board of directors stood near the clan chieftains. Nicholas Fodor, the Chairman of the Board; Mrs. Staples, the President of the Alumnae Association; Colonel Frank McEachran; Canon Hugh Bedford-Jones; Miss Sime; and the Honourable W. Ross Macdonald were members of the platform party for the ceremony. The Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, the Honourable W. Ross Mac- donald, made an excellent short speech about the Margaret Sime Wing, and ended by granting the students a special holiday in honour of the new wing! Canon Hugh Bedford-Jones dedicated the building, and the Lieutenant-Governor cut the ribbon. The new wing was officially open! The Margaret Sime Wing is a great addition to the school, with the new language and home economics labora- tories, the resource centre, offices and classrooms. Everyone connected with its construction has every right to be proud of its completion. Sarah Edinborough Year Book, 1972

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Experience is a good scliool, but the fees are high. — Heinrich Heine

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RESIDENTS ' SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES The contemporary world was well reviewed at Sunday evening services as we viewed Ecuador and the work of Station HCJB in Quito, rural India, Hong Kong and Thailand, as well as having a visit by slides to an Ontario summer camp and hosting those involved in inner-city of Toronto mission work. Among the people who gave of their time to us were Dr. and Mrs. D. Harrison, Thailand; Col. and Mrs. John Nelson, recently returned from Hong Kong; and Patrol-Sergeant Mrs. Gladys Jolly of the Youth Bureau, Metropolitan Toronto Police. Depicting various walks of life were representatives of the Salvation Army, a medical doctor, the president of a large business firm, a church organist, a secondary school teacher, a camp nurse and a minister. Each of these demonstrated the purpose of the Christian life as he (or she) experienced it in every-day living. With the able leadership of the Head Girl, the warm-hearted support of the House Prefects and the cooperation of the girls, the complementing requirements of the Sunday evening services were expedited, making the evening worship a time to be remembered. A MESSAGE FROM THE ALUMNAE The fact that this note is being written in January, but will not be read until June, brings to view just how fast time flies and how organized our lives have become. This will become more obvious to you in the next several years as you begin a new phase of your life. Right now, most of you are living at home, but soon many of you will move out on your own. This will mean a change of address — one of many in the next few years. We who are associated with the correspondence end of Branksome, hope that as you move from your own apartment, marry, move from an apartment to your first house, that you will keep in touch with us. Branksome is known for its school spirit which all of you have felt during the past years. The Alumnae renew this spirit with their functions. Our Bazaar in the fall enabled us to provide pianos for the Junior and Senior School. Our Annual Dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 3rd, and we hope that all of the graduating class will join us. We also send out a newsletter twice a year, hence the need to know where you are living. Many new interests are waiting for you as graduates; however, do not forget the fun that you can have, and the help that you can give as Branksome Old Girls . Good Luck from all of us. Katherine A, Staples, President Page 30 The Branksome Slogan