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Bishop's Court,
Winnipeg, May, 1929.
I am very much pleased to learn that the School Magazine is to be
revived this year and I am taking the opportunity through the medium of
the issue to send a message to the pupils and friends of the College.
Rupert's Land College has now been in existence for tiventy-seven years
and during that period it has made a very rich contribution to the
calibre of the womanhood of North-West Canada. For some years after it
started it was known as Havergal College, but, true to the
characteristics of its sex, tv hen it attained the years of discretion
it changed, its name to that of Rupert's Land College. While it has
always been a Church School, originally it tvas owned by a joint stock
company, but later on it ivas taken over by the corporation of St.
John’s College and noiv is owned and controlled by that institution, so
that, if possible, it is more than ever a distinctly Church School and
for that reason should have a very special claim to the support and
patronage of Anglican Church people, throughout the West.
A year ago the institution lost through death Miss Eva L. Jones, the
most esteemed and very able Principal ivho had guided its destinies for
twenty years. 'Through her fine personality and tvide erudition she had
left the impact of her influence upon the character and culture of
hundreds of girls and it is well nigh impossible to measure what she did
for the girlhood and womanhood of the country during her long guidance
of the College. Miss Millard, the new Principal appointed to succeed
Miss Jones, has been a member of the staff of the College for several
years and is therefore no stranger to the traditions of the place.
Having had experience of her efficiency and her qualities of leadership,
the authorities felt that they needed not to go outside of our own staff
for a ivorthy successor to the late Principal. Her able management
during the past academic year has amply justified the wisdom of the
choice. It will be most gratifying to all friends of the College to
learn that both in the matter of attendance and in other important
respects the session of 1928-29 has been a record one. Arrangements are
being made for a thorotigh renovation of the building and surroundings
of the College during the vacation, so that we may look forward with
confidence to even better prospects for the future.
S. P. RUPERT’S LAND,
President.
Volume 1 June 1929
Volume 2 May 1930
Volume 3 June
1931 (now including the Old Girl's Bulletin)
Volume 5 October 1933 |
