Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Prefects Head Girl Sports Captain Grade Nine Prefect Grade Ten Prefect Grade Eleven Prefect Grade Twelve Prefect Grade Thirteen Prefect Editor of the Slogan Junior School Prefect Head of Communications Committee President Prefect Virginia Gibson Shirley Brown Julie MacBrien Patricia Abraham Beth Mairs Barbara Moffat Gillian Hockin Catherine Hector Susan Stinson Gillian Hocklin Deborah Cooper

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SURVEY 1. Branksome is a) a school b) a community c) a way of life X d) a unique combination of all the above 2. Branksomites are a) fun loving b) friendly and enthusiastic c) O.T.L. (out to lunch) X d) a mixture of people with enough variety to make them interesting 3. A typical day at Branksome is a) non-existent b) indigestible X c) an experience 4. A typical night at Branksome is a) yer basic drama, swimming and choir practice X b) a zoo c) the midnight laugh and shaving cream d) the never ending phone call Other Comments: More and more people are realizing that Branksome is a place that can be moulded — it inevitably takes on the shape and size of its student body. We have all been involved in everything from all school Birthday Parties to quiet talks with a close friend. That ' s probably what makes Branksome so unique — whatever type of person you are, you are bound to find something going on somewhere that is to your liking. Once everyone realizes this, Brank- some will become more than just a school. It will become the foundation of our fortunes. Ginny

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The sudden death of Dr. Jennie MacNeill on May 30, 1975, brought a great sense of personal loss to all those who were associated with her in any way, but most particularly to thousands of us who had known and loved her at Branksome as teacher. Principal and friend. It is impossible to estimate the influence that her 41 years of devoted service had upon the school and upon all its members, but Brank- some remembers with gratitude and affection her life dedication. Miss MacNeill was born on January 14th, 1902, at Orwell, Prince Edward Island. She received her early education at Fredericton High School, and graduated with a B.A. from Mount Allison University in 1925. The fol- lowing year she completed work for a diploma in Honours English and received her M.A. degree in English from the University of Toronto in 1936. In 1926 Miss MacNeill came to Branksome as a teacher of English and History and later became head of the English Department. In 1947, she became Vice Principal of the School and retained this position for eleven years until becoming Principal in 1958. In 1959, she was awarded an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree by Mount Allison University in recognition of her enormous contribution over the years to the education and development of countless girls. She retired on July 31st, 1968, and until her death was actively involved as Secretary and later as President of the Women ' s Auxiliary of the Canadian Bible Society. Her years of retirement were happy. Though she missed school life, which had occupied her time and thoughts almost completely when she was Principal, she quickly filled her days with activities in which she took pleasure, and with work which she knew was important in her church and in the Bible Society Auxiliary and in other projects. She enjoyed setting up her own apartment; she became an excellent cook and was, as she always had been, a gracious hostess, entertaining, in small and large numbers, friends with many varying interests which she shared. A daughter of the manse. Miss MacNeill had always set for herself the highest standards of personal and professional behaviour, and without being in any way stuffy she would not turn aside nor would she let the school turn aside from these ideals. In her daily contact with people Miss MacNeill was gentle, kind and sociable, but many a student and many a teacher was surprised to find a very different woman when absolute values were attacked. As an educator, she believed that the happy child is one who lives and works within an orderly framework, who learns the joy of accomplishment, and who is conscious of being appreciated as an individual. Her lively sense of humour, her patience and sense of proportion gave her the capacity not only to understand her pupils and to treat them with fairness and compassion but also to enjoy them. During her ten years as Principal she led the school through a period of great social and educational change and it is due to her wise and firm administration that Branksome success- fully entered the world of today without upheaval and without loss of the principles for which it has always stood. To a great woman, a gracious lady and a dear friend a grateful Branksome sadly says farewell. In all the years to come she will be remembered here. 6