Miss Mathews' School London, Ontario
DateAfter 1930
DimensionsOverall: 20.5 x 13 cm
Credit LineCollection of Museum London. Gift of Mrs. Noreen Warwick, 1988.
Object number1988.026.012
Label TextKate Sotham Matthews, an English immigrant, who moved from British Columbia to London, Ontario in 1912, founded what would become Miss Matthew's School in 1918. Matthews first began teaching in a room at St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, establishing a private school for "young ladies and gentlemen" in the Anglican tradition. The school was then known as St. Paul’s Private School.Over time, St. Paul’s became the focal point of Miss Matthews’ personal and public life. She was much admired for her work in the parish and for her active support of the Guiding movement. Soon Kate Matthews’ school outgrew its space at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and in 1930 she began a series of relocations, during which the school adopted the name, Miss Matthews’ School. In 1950, when Miss Matthews announced her decision to retire and close the school, a group of Londoners formed a financial foundation to continue the school’s operation. Generous donations were pledged, with additional funds committed towards establishing the new school as a corporate entity to be overseen by a volunteer Board of Governors. By 1950, Miss Matthews’ School was incorporated as an independent nondenominational school. The school became Matthews Hall in 1977.
NameBook
After 1946
c 1920s - 1980s
