Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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AU REVOIR One of the hardest things is to say goodbye, but at least we can say thank you to Mrs. Coulter, Miss Forder, Miss Gamey and Miss Murray for all they have done for Branksome. Year Book, 1972 Page?

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My dear Girls, At the risk of being repetitious I want to speak to you once more about doing your own thing . The privilege claimed by modern youth in the cant phrase is as old as time, and Cain asserted his right to it when he slew his brother as did Christ when he preached in the face of authority. My point is that the pejorative sense is not the only one which these words bear. What is wrong with doing your own thing if you choose the right thing? If you are a builder not a destroyer, if you are a helper not a hindrance, if you are a friend not a foe, who will blame you for pursuing your own way? It is only when doing your own thing becomes synonymous with self-indulgence and self-interest that it strikes at the roots of the social structure and, therefore, becomes your private crime against humanity. You have a choice to make, then, between giving and taking, between serving and demanding service, between supporting and undermining, and upon the balance of your decision hangs your happiness, your worth, your life. Take a minute now to remember Mr. Hudson. You have probably never known a man who did his own thing with such singleness of purpose. No circumstances turned him aside from it and no one could persuade him to change his way. But then his way was to be loyal, serviceable, generous and kind. He was a man to laugh with and a man to whom we all brought our problems. He was a man with a tremendous capacity for friendship and the hundreds of people whose lives he touched know that they have gained in humanity by knowing him. If this is doing your own thing, the world needs more of it and my highest hope for you is that you may find the utmost satisfaction in fulfilling yourselves in the well-being of others, that you too as you pass through the world may, in however small a degree, make it a better place.

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It has been a privilege for all of us at Branksome to have known Mr. Hudson. He embodied many qualities which we admire. In every way, he has been a true friend to the school. Those of us who have worked on The Slogan have particularly enjoyed our association with him. The Editors Pages The Branksome Slogan