Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD. 3n flDcmoriam lEllcn IRiiib . It is our very sad duty to announce the deatli of Mrs. Rigl)y, the dearly heloved wife of the Headmaster, which took place at the Lodge on the evening of Palm Sunday, March the sixteenth. Mrs. Rigby had been ill for nearly a year ; she suffered from heart trouble, and by the advice of her doctor, she spent five weeks in St. John ' s Hospital, Toronto, last summer, in order to get a complete rest and change. It was not, however, till last autumn that serious anxiety was felt on her behalf, and it was thought advisable for her to go again to the hospital for treatment. After a stay of nearly three months at the hospital, Mrs. Rigby returned to Port Hope just at the end of the Christmas holidays, the doctors in Toronto having come to the conclusion that she had not long to live, and that she would be happier in her own home. Although very weak Mrs. Rigby stood the journey remarkably well, and had not l)een home very long before sh- seemed to gain new strength, and it al- most looked as if the doctors ' opniion might be falsified. Once more she was able to see her friends, to take a keen interest in all that con- cerned the school, to listen to the choir boys who came over to sing hymns for her, and even to make plans for the future. However, on Friday, March 14th, a sudden period of intense suffering set in, the strain of which was too much for her enfeebled con- stitution to combat successfully, and although even on Saturday the doctor had not given up hope, by Sunday it could be seen that the end was not far off. The pain had mercifully ceased, and late on Sunday night, Mrs. Rigby passed quietly and peacefully away. The funeral service was held in t rie Chapel on Tuesday alternoon at hall-past four, and was most solemn and impressive. The body was met at the main door of the School by Mr. Britten — who took the ser- vice — and the choir, and was followed by the mourners : the Head-

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4 rRINirV COLLEr.K SCHOOL RECORD. This Xtmukr will, we hope, meet with the ap[)roval of our readers. W ' c have inaile great efforts to improve the Rkcord, and tjy some clianges to render it more attractive and readable. These eff(jrts have been nobly seconded by ihe Editorial Staff, and we wish to take this opportunity of thanking them. In order that the imurovement may be sustained, it is necessary that Boys take a lively interest in the welfare of the magazine. It is also to be wished that Old Boys should not for- get us. We have tried to make the Old Boys ' Pa e as complete a rec- ord of iheir doings as is possible, but there is one thing lacking, and we beg that it may be supplied. Will an Old Boy at ' Varsity, at Mc(}ill and at R. .M. C. undertake to write the Editor a letter each term, telling of the doings and interests of Old Boys at those institutions? This would, indeed, be a help, and we feel sure of a kindly response. Thk ICxAMtNATioNs are before the door ; first the R. .M. C. ;in(l then llu- .Matriculations. We wisli ;ill iho e entering every success. A KOOTHAl.t. CRori '

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD. master, Miss Eva Patteson, Miss Rigby and Mrs. Murphy of Torontt one of Mrs. Rigby ' s oldest and dearest friends. As the choir passed slowly up the nave between the ranks of the School, singing the hymn : Art thou weary art thou languid? it was a moment of never-to-be- forgotten solemnity. ' The hymn after the Lesson was I ' tn thousand times ten thousand, and that after the Blessing On the Resurrection morning, all these having been favourites of Mrs. Rigby. After the last hymn the Dead March in Saul was played on the organ, the whole congregation rem aining standing; then, to the melody of Schubert ' s Death Song, the choir slowly left the Chapel, followed by the mourners and the School. In addition to the masters, boys, and masters ' families, there were present many friends, among them being Col. and Mrs. Ward, Port Hope, Canon and Mrs. Spragge, of C(4)ou ' -g, and Mrs. Mallory oflJow- manville. The body lay in the chancel of the Chapel that she loved so well during Tuesday night, and on Wednesday morning it was taken to the station of the Canadian Northern Railway, followed by the masters and those of the boys who had not already left for their homes for the Easter holidays. The bearers had been chosen by relays from among these boys whom Mrs. Rigby had known most intimately ; some for the ser- vice, others for the morning walk from the School to the station, and others to accompany the body to ' Toronto and to the cemetery.. On arrival at Toronto the Headmaster was joined by .Mrs. Rigby ' s sister, Mrs. Wade, of Chicago, and there were on the platf(.rm to meet the i)ody : The Lord I ' ishop of ' Toronto, Assistaait IJishop Reeve, the Provost and Dean of ' I ' rinity, i ' rofessor Young, the Rev. ]•. liraham Orchard, Headmaster-elect, Wr. William Ince, and others. The Staff of the School was represented by Dr. Petry and Mr. liridger. At the gate of St. James ' Cemetery many others joined the proces- sion, among whom were : .Mr. Dyce Saunders, Mr. I wrence Baldwin,