Branksome Hall - Slogan Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN 21 did so much to sustain all those who bore the strain and responsibility of the first years. In the death of Miss Merrick, Miss Scott suffered an irreparable loss. In 1910, Miss Scott felt that she must give up the more active duties of the Principalship, and became Honorary Principal. She did not, however, in any way relax her interest in the welfare of the school, but kept, even during a long period of failing health, by correspondence and otherwise, in intimate touch with a large number of the Alumnae. Like Dr. Arnold of Rugby, it was Miss Scott ' s most earnest wish to introduce a Christian j rinciple into education. To this end she sought to stimulate among the pupils the study of the Scriptures, and an active interest in mission work at home and abroad. Her zeal for the work of Ramabai. the Leper Mission, and Ludhiana Hospital, can never be forgotten. That she succeeded through her strong personal influence in making her own high ideals actual in the lives of her pupils, even long after school days were over, has been attested by many old pupils, who now acknowledge gratefully how much they owe to the strict but kindly training received from Miss Scott in younger days. Her Christian faith, expressed in her unselfish outlook upon life, her high sense of honor and duty, her love of all good and beautiful things, combined with a cultivated mind, a rare grace of manner, and a fine presence, made Miss Scott an outstanding figure among- notable Canadian women, and make her memory an imi)elling example and inspiration for all time to come. VIOLET ROBINSON. Man ' s life is but a working da} Whose tasks are set aright ; A time to work, a time to pray, And then a quiet night — And then, praise God, a quiet night, Where palms are green, and robes are white, A long-drawn breath, a balm for sorrow — And all things lovely on the morrow. CHRISTINA ROSSETTI. Margaret Scott Rogers Age 16 months.

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20 TH l{ I ' RAN K SOM E SLCXiAN IN MEMORIAM— MARGARET TAYLOR SCOTT. The announcement of the death of Miss Marg-aret T. Scott, the beloved Founder, the first Principal, and later the Honorary Principal of Branksome Hall, which occurred after four months ' illness, on June 30th, 1921, at Vancouver. B.C., l rought a deep sense of personal loss to a large circle of old pupils and devoted friends. But to none did the news of the passing of Miss Scott l:)ring more regret than to the members, past and present, of the staff and Alumnae of Branksome Plall, who, through a long period of close association, were privileged to know her great worth as a loved teacher and friend. As an educationist. Miss Scott held a high place among Canadian teachers. During the course of her long and successful professional career, she was connected in her younger days for a short time with the Provincial Institute for the Blind, Brantford, and later became the Principal of Ottawa Ladies ' College. From Ottawa she moved to Toronto in the early eighties to assume the principalship of the Girls ' Model School, a position which she occupied for seventeen years. After a period of European travel. Miss Scott, in 190v3, in association with the late Miss Merrick, founded Branksome Hall, upon the site of the Sir Frank Smith estate, Bloor Street, East. From the first, the school had a marked success. The high regard in which Miss Scott was held as a leader and teacher, of winning personality and high purpose, attracted pupils at once from far and near, many of them daughters of former pupils, all of whom Miss Scott affectionately regarded as her children and grand- children. In the early days of the school, Miss Scott was ably supported by Miss Merrick, whose buoyant spirit and kindly sense of humor

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22 THE BRANKSOME SLOGAN THE SCOTT MEMORIAL FUND When Miss Scott died in Vancouver in June last, the question of a memorial of course arose at once, but, as the summer holidays had begun, the time was unfavorable for doing anything in regard to it. The matter was taken up on the re-opening of the School in the Fall, and it was decided to call the new residence for Matriculation Stu- dents, Scott House. It was also decided to inaugurate an annual Ramabai week, when Ramabai ' s work among the child-widows of India would be brought before the girls, and a collection taken throughout the School for this work in which Miss Scott took so great an interest, and for which she used to collect a sum of money every year. The School raised one hundred and seventy-eight dollars in Ramabai Week this year. At a meeting of the Alumnae in November the matter was dis- cussed, and it w as unanimously decided to raise a sum of money that would produce a sufficient annuity to purchase ' all the Scrii)ture Memorizing prizes awarded in the School each year, and that these prizes should then l)e called the Margaret Scott Memorial Prizes. Miss Scott was especially interested in the memorizing done by the girls, and always presented the prizes to those who came first in this subject. The money for this annuity was to be raised by subscrijjtion, and letters were sent out to all AlumncC, all present pupils of the School, and all friends of Miss Scott and of the School, who, it w as thought, would he interested in this undertaking. So far, seven hun- dred and thirty-two dollars have been collected. The lists are still open, and contributions may be sent to Miss Freda Cole, 10 Elm Avenue, Toronto. The following is the list of subscril: ers to the Fund to date : — Annabel Auld Bertha Alexander Mary Anderson Phyllis Anderson Nadine Angstrom Mrs. W. R. Armitage Elsie Rain Marjorie Balm Maud Banning Jane Barclay Mrs. H. T. Beaty (Marjorie Stevenson) Mr. A. S. Binns Gladys Bishop Mary Blain Pauline Bowden Mrs. C. J. Bowell Mrs. J. R. K. Bristol Allison Bristol Janet Bristol Reta Bristol Mrs. Percy Bull (Geraldine Stephen- son) Mrs. A. P. Burritt Mrs. C. E. Calvert Jean Calvert Margaret Campbell Mr. H. V. Cann Miss May K. Caulfeild Mrs. E. C. Cayley Mademoiselle N. R. Chaubert May Chown Mabel Clark Aldyth Clarkson Mrs. W. Clements (Charlotte Leitch) Helen Coatsworth Miss Freda C. Cole Griswoldene Comstock Mrs. W. T. Connell Isobel Cope Kathleen Craig Gertrude Crannell Sybil Croll Evelyn Darling Mrs. M. Davey (Mabel Russell) Bernice Dennis Mrs. J. D. Dickson