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

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TRINITY f'Ul,l.litll'l SCIHIUUI. lllilftililb, 5 311 flbcntoriam Ellen 1Rigby3. It is our very sad duty to announce the death of Mrs. Rigby, the dearly beloved 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 3 she suffered from heart trouble, and by the advice of her doctor, she spent five weeks in St. 'lohn'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 been home very long before she seemed to gain new strength, and it al- most looked as if the doctors, opinion might be falsihed. 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 the Chapel on Tuesday afternoon at hall-past four, and was most solemn and impressive. 'The body was met at the main door ofthe School by Nlr. Britten-who took the ser- vice-and the choir, and was followed by the mourners : the Head-

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4 'l'IilNlfllY t'0l,I,l'Xll'1 SCHOOL RIQUORID. Tins Niwnzi-ii: will, we hnpe, meet with the approval of our readers. We lint- nitiile great efforts tu iinpmve the Riaeoitn, and by some vlmnyes lu rt-ntl--r it :mire aittrnvtive iintl rezitlalile. 'l'hese efforts have lit-en nnlily st-vnmletl ln' the litlituriul Staff, and we wish to take this nppmtiiiiity uflli.1nl4it1t.1 them. ln nrtler that the ininrovement may he stist.nnt-il, it is l1L'l'L'SSLll'y that Buys take at lively interest in the welfare uf the iiitigwniiie. lt is also to he wishetl that Old Buys should not for- get us. llie lrive trietl to make the Ultl llnys' liige :is complete I1 ref:- nrtl tlfl.l1t'lI'1lHll1gS :is is pnssilile, lint there is une thing lacking, and we lieg that it unity he supplietjl. Will .in Ulti llny at 'Yt1rsity, nt Meiiill iinil git R. Nl. V. iintlt-rtzike tn write the liditnr Il letter each term, telling uf tht' ilnings :intl interests nf Ultl llnys alt those institutions? This wtiultl. intlt-t-tl, he it ht-Ip, tintl we feel sure of :1 kindly response. 'l'in-. l'iXXNlINXlluNsg1t'i'llcliurt'lllL'tlfmI'Z first the R. Nl. V. :intl llif-n thi' Xl.ittiriil.iliwiis. ll e wish till llmse entering every sneer-ss. f f.. 'I iOr Q?-fs-,-a L.'5 0,1 it pia+ill'XIl 1,l.jml'l'

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6 'l'RINl'l'Y COLLILGE SCHOOL RIQCORID. - Q master, Miss liva Patteson, Miss Rigby and Mrs. Murphy of Toronto, one of Mrs. Righy'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 H 'l'en thousand times ten thousa'nd, and that after the Blessing On the Resurrection morning,'l 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 remaining standing, then, to the melody of Sehuherts lleath 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 Cobourg, and Mrs. Mallory of Bow- manyille. The body lay in the ehaneel of the Chapel that she loved so well during 'l'uesday night, and on Wednesday morning it was taken to the station ofthe Canadian Northern Railway, followed by the masters and those ofthe 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 g some for the ser- Vive, others for the morning walk from the School to the station, and others to avirompany the body to 'l'oronto and to the cemetery.. Un arrival at Toronto the Headmaster was joined by Mrs. Rigby's sister, Mrs. Wade, of Lilllffllgtl, and there were on the platform to meet the body: 'lille l,orrl llisllop of Toronto, .Xssistautt llishop Reeve, the Provost and llean ol' Trinity, Professor Young, the Rev. I . tiraham Ur:-hard, llt-adinastt-rseleet, Wr. William lnve, and others. The Staff of the Svliool was represented by llr. l't-try and Mr. llridger. .Xt the gate of St. james' tfemetery many others joined the proces- sion, among whom were: Mr. llyi-e Saunders, Mr. l,awrenr-e llaldwin,