University of Manitoba - Brown and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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AUTOGRAPHS

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N August, 1820, Rev. John West, who had just been sent out as chaplain for the Hudson Bay Company, started a small school at his home near the present site of St. John's park. His work was ably carried on by his suc- cessor Rev. David Jones, and in 1833 a new boarding school, called the Red River Academy, was opened. This institution was renamed St. John's College in 1849 by the Rev. David An- derson, first Bishop of Rupertsland, who en- larged its scope to include training for the ministry. At the time of Bishop Anderson's resignation, 1864, the college, which had suffered greatly from financial di-tliculties, was closed, but through the untiring efforts of Bishop Robert Machray, new developments were brought about: the old institution was incorporated with a neighboring school and the whole opened in 1866 as a com- bined college and school. In 1871 the college was incorporated by act of the Provincial Leg- islature. With this continual expansion, the building then situated on the banks of the Red River was unable to offer suitable accommodation and con- struction on a new structure on Main Street was commenced in 1883. Both students and boys resided in this building until 1910. A new building on Church Avenue, erected in 1911. has since accommodated the theological and Arts students. During the war period the number of the men students was greatly decreased and the classes were composed almost entirely of women stu- dents. However, after 1918 the depleted class- rooms were returned to normalcy and due to lack of accommodation co-education was temporarily abolished. However, the year 1931 saw the return of women students to the College with the result that it now has a registration of well over one hundred. 4 e vit? fs Rt 2, 4 W l i if

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St. John's College School