Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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This has been a difficult year for all of us None of us expected to return to a school without light, heat or windows in a fall abnormally rainy and cold For months, the Slogan staff had no office, the grade 12 and 13 students no common room in which to recreate themselves, the swimming classes no pool, the soccer classes no field, the teachers no offices or working space, the drama club no stage and the principal no peace. To the students, staff and parents who put up with these difficulties with so little complaint and so much good nature, my very sincere thanks. This year has been especially hard on our graduates for they have lived through all the construction but have had precious little opportunity to savour the results The rest of us will have time to enjoy our new gym, classrooms, carpeted bright halls and, for the first time in years, a comfortably heated building. But enjoyment is not sufficient I hope that we will continue to appreciate what so many people are doing for our school — the board and staff who have spent several years in planning our restoration, the architect and builder who have taken extraordinary care in creating a pleasant and practical environment for us and those many friends of the school who are so generously sharing the expense. It is now our responsibility to see that their faith in us is well founded, that we continue to strive for excellence in all facets of school life.