,,frances ,,mary ,,buss ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,photo4 by ,russell and ,sons4 ,yours always 9999 ,illegible ,frances ,m4 ,buss ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,frances ,,mary ,,buss ,,and ,,her ,,work ,,for ,,education ,,by ,,annie ,e4 ,,ridley 8,we work in hope0 ,,the ,,school ,,motto ,,with ,,portraits ,,and ,,other ,,illustrations ,,london ,,longmans1 ,,green1 ,,co4 ,,and ,,new ,,york #ahie ,all rights reserved ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,preface ,in a life written by a friend for friends there must of necessity be more of the intimacy of private friendship than in a record written dispassionately for an unknown public4 ,the world in general knows ,frances ,mary ,buss as a public worker--capable1 energetic1 successful4 ,by her friends she was loved as one of the most womanly of women--true1 and tender1 and loyal4 ,her work1 to which all women of this generation owe so much1 must assume prominence in the story of her life2 but what is most desired is to show her as she was to her friends4 ,my warmest thanks are here offered to all who have so freely and so kindly helped me in this labour of love3 first1 to ,miss ,buss' own family and personal friends1 and to old pupils2 to ,mrs4 ,bryant1 ,d4,sc41 and the members of the staff in both schools2 and1 for many valuable educational details1 to ,miss ,emily ,davies1 ,miss ,beale1 ,mrs4 ,william ,grey1 ,miss ,shirreff1 ,miss ,mary ,gurney1 ,miss ,agnes ,j4 ,ward1 ,miss ,hughes1 and ,dr4 and ,mrs4 ,fitch4 ,a4 ,e4 ,r4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,contents ,,chapter ,,page ,,introductory--,,then ,,and ,,now #a ,,book ,i4 ,,early ,,life4 ,i4 ,,childhood #be ,,ii4 ,,girlhood #da ,,iii4 ,,influence #eh ,,iv4 ,,helpfulness #gc ,,book ,,ii4 ,,public ,,work4 ,i4 ,,transition #hg ,,ii4 8,,we ,,work ,,in ,,hope0 #ajc ,,iii4 8,,the ,,sisters ,,of ,,the ,,boys0 #aag ,,iv4 ,,timely ,,help #aca ,v4 ,,triumph #adf ,,vi4 ,,with ,,her ,,fellow-,,workers #aff ,,vii4 ,,life ,,at ,,myra ,,lodge #aha ,,viii4 ,,early ,,educational ,,ideals #bjj ,,ix4 ,,practical ,,work #bae ,x4 ,,the ,,head-,,mistresses' #bca ,,association ,,xi4 ,,university ,,education ,,for ,,women #beb ,,xii4 ,,training ,,colleges ,,for ,,teachers #bgc ,,xiii4 ,,general ,,interests #bhg ,,book ,,iii4 ,,later ,,years4 ,i4 ,,in ,,the ,,holidays #cji ,,ii4 ,,rome #cba ,,iii4 ,,social ,,life #ccf ,,iv4 ,,friendships #cdi ,v4 ,,rest #cff ,,vi4 8,,and ,,her ,,works ,,do ,,follow ,,her0 #cgi ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,list ,,of ,,illustrations ,,page ,,frances ,m4 ,,buss ,frontispiece ,,frances ,m4 ,,buss ,,in #ahfj ,,and #ahgb #hg ,,the ,,lower ,,school #aca ,,the ,,great ,,hall1 ,,north ,,london ,,collegiate #afb ,,school ,,for ,,girls ,,the ,,gymnasium1 ,,north ,,london ,,collegiate #bjj ,,school ,,for ,,girls ,,north ,,london ,,collegiate ,,school ,,for ,,girls #bad ,,miss ,,buss ,,and ,,dr4 ,,sophie ,,bryant #bgc ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,errata4 ,page #a1 line #b1 for 8,july #bi0 read 8,july #ah40 ,page #bi1 line #ab1 for 8lighted0 read 8lifted40 ,page #ci1 line #be1 for 8to play0 read 8for play40 ,page #aaa1 line #bg1 for 8lady on0 read 8lady in40 ,transcriber's ,note3 ,these corrections have been applied to this electronic version of the book--,oct4 #be1 #bjai4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,introductory4 ,,then ,,and ,,now4 8,educate women1 and you educate the teachers of men2 if the child is father to the man1 the woman forms the man in educating the child4 ,the cause of female education is then1 even in the most selfish sense1 the cause of mankind at large40--,c4 ,g4 ,,nicolay4 ,gracious speech can seldom have been more truthful than when the ,prince of ,wales said1 on ,july #ah1 #ahgi1 that few of their many public functions had afforded the ,princess and himself more gratification than the opening of the great hall1 given by the ,clothworkers' ,company to the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls1 a ceremony putting the final touch to the work of so many years4 ,it would not be easy to find a more attractive sight than this spacious building1 filled with its five hundred happy young girls1 either on 8,founder's ,day10 when1 decked in the school flower1 we see them in that ,april mood in which 8,the heart with rapture fills1 ,and dances with the daffodils20 or when1 on ,prize-day1 in the glory of summer roses1 their jubilant young voices ring out in the favourite school-song1 as1 with fearless and confident eyes1 they look 8,forty years on60 while their elders1 looking back down that long vista1 think of the difference they can remember between ,then and ,now4 ,it was in this hall1 on the prize-day of #ahib1 that the chairman1 ,mr4 ,fearon1 drew a remarkable contrast between the present days of light for girls' education1 and the dark days of the first ,schools ,inquiry ,commission of #ahfd1 of which he had been a member4 ,then1 it was still possible for the ,commissioners to gravely ask if girls were capable of learning ,latin and mathematics8 ,now1 as he pointed out1 this question might be answered by the results of this one year for this one school--eighteen passes1 with two honours1 on the ,university ,examinations--to say nothing of the recent success at ,cambridge1 where a woman took a place above the ,senior ,wrangler4 ,as a member of the ,commission of #ahfd1 and1 later1 of the ,endowed ,schools ,commission1 ,mr4 ,fearon was glad to claim some part in the making of this first public school for girls1 of which he felt that 8if ever there was an institution of which they might be proud1 the success of which was calculated to stir the pulses1 excite the emulation and enthusiasm of others1 and give intense satisfaction to all who took part in it1 either as founder1 well-wishers1 or friends1 it was the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls40 ,then1 from the brilliant hall1 with its 8rose-bud garden of girls10 the scene changed to the dark ,november day--,november #cj1 #ahfe1 a date to keep in mind--when1 struggling through the ,november fog1 ,emily ,davies and ,frances ,mary ,buss made their way to the dull committee-room in ,victoria ,street1 where the ,commissioners awaited their coming4 ,the members of the ,commission were ,lord ,taunton1 ,lord ,lyttelton1 ,lord ,stanley1 ,sir ,stafford ,northcote1 the ,dean of ,chichester1 the ,rev4 ,a4 ,w4 ,thorold1 ,mr4 ,acland1 ,mr4 ,baines1 ,mr4 ,forster1 ,mr4 ,erle1 and ,dr4 ,storrar4 ,to these1 as ,assistant-,commissioners1 were added ,messrs4 ,d4 ,b4 ,fearon1 ,h4 ,a4 ,giffard1 ,c4 ,h4 ,staunton1 ,t4 ,h4 ,green1 ,j4 ,l4 ,hammond1 ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch1 ,j4 ,bryce1 and ,h4 ,m4 ,bompas4 ,the work of this ,commission lasted from #ahfd to #ahfi1 and1 later1 many of the same gentlemen were appointed on the ,endowed ,schools ,commission1 and may be said to have carried on the same work1 since they here applied the remedy to ills previously discovered by their researches4 ,there are few of these names which will not be held in lasting honour by all thoughtful women who know how much is due for steady help in every cause most concerning their welfare4 ,it has1 nevertheless1 taken thirty years--since that same ,november #cj1 #ahfe--to give women a place side by side with men1 on a ,royal ,commission1 when1 in #ahid1 ,mrs4 ,bryant1 ,d4,sc41 took the seat ,miss ,buss was no longer able to fill on the second ,royal ,commission of ,inquiry into ,secondary ,education4 ,it is not difficult to imagine the feeling of satisfaction with which ,miss ,buss saw her 8brilliant young fellow-worker10 as she delighted to call her1 taking this proud position4 ,further to mark the contrast between #ahfe and #ahid1 we may take a passage in a letter from ,miss ,buss to ,miss ,davies1 dated ,december #e1 #ahfe1 whilst still waiting for the ,commissioners' ,report1 in which she says-- 8,when will the evidence come1 ,i wonder8 ,i am so curious to know what ,i said1 and what you said too4 ,it is very odd1 but the mist which surrounds that interview does not clear4 8,they were indeed kind1 and more than kind1 as you say4 ,as for ,mr4 ,acland1 he is what the #8,home and ,colonial' consider you to be6 8,i can't get over my astonishment at their civility2 and it is such fun to be told to #8take a chair1' as if we were the #8party' whom servants are so fond of announcing40 ,this is the one side4 ,wherever it was possible to see 8fun0 ,miss ,buss would see it4 ,but there was another side too1 revealed in a little remark made by ,mr4 ,fearon to ,mrs4 ,bryant1 when the prize-giving was over at which he gave his reminiscences of that ,november day3 8,we were all so much struck by their perfect womanliness4 ,why1 there were tears in ,miss ,buss' eyes60 ,and small wonder if this were so6 ,in #ahfe--thirty years ago--it was an event to cause a heart-thrill when a woman was summoned1 not to meekly receive information1 but actually to give it2 not to listen1 but to speak1 and before so important a body4 ,it is quite conceivable that as they paused on the threshold these two ladies may have felt far more than a merely imaginative flash of sympathy with brave women of old1 who had faced sterner tribunals to pay forfeit with life itself for the holding of new and strange doctrines4 ,to say that great events may hang on smallest incidents is a mere truism1 trite as true4 ,but we cannot doubt that a real turning point in the history of the ,english people was reached in the first official recognition of the equal share of women in the task of training the young4 ,from this date what was before impossible became fact1 and education takes rank as a true science4 ,it is of special interest in our own day1 when the jarring note of antagonism between men and women is too often struck1 to look back and remember the help given by men to the higher education of women4 ,we note that the two most definite starting points of the new educational movement are to be found in the very innermost sanctum1 in the strongest stronghold of masculine rights and privileges--the ,universities and the ,house of ,commons4 ,when1 in #ahfc1 the ,university of ,cambridge opened its ,local ,examinations for girls1 and when1 in #ahfd1 the ,house of ,commons gave authority to a ,royal ,commission to extend its inquiry into the state of the education of girls1 the new era was practically inaugurated4 ,henceforth women became free to do whatever they had power to do4 ,nor was this the first help given by men to the better education of girls4 ,in #ahdh--the great year of revolution--the professors of ,king's ,college had opened the classes which speedily developed into ,queen's ,college1 the forerunner of ,bedford and ,cheltenham ,colleges4 ,in #ahej the ,rev4 ,david ,laing1 who had been associated with the ,queen's ,college movement1 gave his valuable help in the expansion of ,miss ,buss' first small school on similar lines into the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,ladies4 ,in #ahfe this school stood so high that ,miss ,buss was asked by the ,commissioners to give her views of education generally4 ,this summons was doubtless the result of the report of the ,assistant ,commissioners who conducted the inquiry4 ,it was mainly due to the efforts of ,miss ,davies and ,miss ,bostock that girls' schools were included in this inquiry4 ,these ladies sent up a widely signed memorial from persons who had been interested in the extension to girls of the ,local ,examinations4 ,mr4 ,roby1 the secretary1 early in #ahfe1 responded favourably to this appeal1 pointing out that1 as so many girls were privately educated1 the limits of investigation in their case were much narrower than those for boys1 and also pointing out that the numbers and value of endowments for girls were also restricted4 ,but1 8subject to these limitations10 he added1 8the ,commissioners were willing to embrace in their inquiry the education of both sexes alike40 ,he stated also that the ,commissioners expected to derive much important information from the evidence of persons of special experience and knowledge in the various matters connected with their inquiry4 ,among these witnesses they were ready to include such persons as may be recommended to them as best qualified to express opinions on the subject of this memorial4 ,in ,november1 #ahfe1 ,miss ,davies and ,miss ,buss were called to give their evidence4 ,miss ,beale followed in ,april1 #ahff1 and1 during that same year1 information on the education and the employment of women was given by six other ladies--,miss ,wolstenholme1 ,miss ,porter1 ,miss ,kyberd1 ,miss ,martin1 ,miss ,smith1 and ,miss ,gertrude ,king4 ,in #ahgj a valuable summary of this evidence was compiled by ,miss ,beale from the twenty large volumes issued by the ,commissioners4 ,it is from this smaller blue-book that the following extracts are taken1 the evidence of ,miss ,davies1 ,miss ,buss1 and ,miss ,beale being selected as characteristic of the views of the whole4 ,read in the light of the recent ,university honours gained by women1 many of the questions and answers of these examinations will have a curious interest for the 8modern girl40 ,when ,lord ,taunton put the question to ,miss ,buss3-- 8#8,your girls come up to you extremely ignorant1' there is evident conviction in her brief reply3 #8,extremely ignorant6' 8#8,do they seem to be very little taught at all8'--#8,in all the essentials1 hardly ever4 ,they seldom know any arithmetic1 for instance4 ,we have a large number of girls1 of thirteen1 fourteen1 and fifteen1 come to us who can scarcely do the simplest sum in arithmetic4' 8#8,have you taken any interest in the movement which has been made to induce the ,university of ,cambridge to institute examinations and confer honorary distinctions on girls8'--#8,yes2 twenty-five of our pupils went up to the experimental examination4' 8#8,do you anticipate any beneficial results from the steps which the ,university of ,cambridge has been induced to adopt8'--#8,yes2 ,i am quite sure that great good has been done already4 ,an immense stimulus has been given1 especially to ,english and arithmetic4 ,the girls have something to work for1 some hope1 something to aim at1 and the teachers also4' 8#8,as far as you are able to judge1 do you think the class of school-mistresses is as good as it ought to be8'--#8,the class of teachers generally is not4' 8#8,in your opinion1 should the education of a girl differ essentially from that of a boy in the same rank of life1 with regard to the subjects which are to be taught8'--#8,i think not1 but it is rather difficult to ascertain what is the proper education for a boy4' 8#8,you believe there is not such a distinction between the mental powers of the two classes as to require any wide distinction between the good education given to a girl and that to a boy8'--#8,i am sure girls can learn anything they are taught in an interesting manner1 and for which they have a motive to work4'0 ,miss ,beale1 when asked her opinion as to the admission of girls to ,university degrees1 replied in a slightly modified strain-- 8#8,it seems to me that our opinions are so divided at present as to the modifications that will be introduced into girls' education1 that ,i should regret to see anything done hastily to assimilate it to that which may perhaps be altered for boys2 but at the same time ,i think it is good for boys and girls to have similar tastes that their minds may not be entirely bent in different ways1 so that in their after life they should understand and be interested in the same things4' 8#8,in using the word 8similar10 do you mean identical8'--#8,i have had some boys as pupils in mathematics1 and1 as far as ,i can judge from these and the public schools they attended1 ,i do not think that the mathematical powers of women enable them generally 7their physical strength ,i dare say has a great deal to do with it7 to go so far in the higher mathematics as boys2 and ,i think we should be straining the mind 7which is of all things to be deprecated7 if we were to try to force them to take up several examinations as are necessarily passed by those who are taking the higher branches at the ,universities4' 8#8,i therefore probably should not be wrong in inferring that1 while you recognize the similarity of the male and female mind1 you would not go the length of saying that they must necessarily move in the same channel8'--#8,no1 ,i should be sorry to see them take up classics at all exclusively1 because ,i do not think that1 as regards the education of boys1 it has been the most desirable to limit it thus4 ,that is my individual opinion4'0 ,but ,miss ,davies1 after her two years' experience as ,hon4 ,sec4 of the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations1 had no hesitation concerning identity of standard for boys and for girls1 when ,lord ,lyttelton put the case to her-- 8,you have taken a very active part in persuading the two ,universities to listen to facts which you had to lay before them in reference to the state of female education4 ,will you be so good as to tell us what difficulties you have encountered1 and what objection you have met with on behalf of either gentlemen or ladies1 and then make any remarks which you have to make upon these difficulties80 ,objections and difficulties equally disappear in ,miss ,davies' concise answer-- 8,it is difficult to state objections fairly when one does not agree with them4 ,i think it was chiefly a sort of general feeling that it was not in accordance with the fitness of things4 ,the objections seem generally to resolve themselves into that40 ,to the proposition of some special scheme of examination which might be adopted for the special requirements of women1 she said simply-- 8,i do not see what advantage it would have4 ,it would be difficult to frame a curriculum specially suited to girls1 because almost everybody has a separate theory about what it is good for girls to learn--about what is apposite to the female mind40 ,the three ladies were agreed in accepting generally the verdict of the ,commissioners on the existing state of girls' schools1 afterwards thus briefly summed up-- 8,it cannot be denied that our picture of middle-class education is1 on the whole1 unfavourable4 ,the general deficiency in girls' education is stated with the utmost confidence1 and with entire agreement1 with whatever difference of statement1 by many witnesses of competent authority4 ,want of thoroughness and foundation2 slovenliness and showy superficiality2 inattention to rudiments2 undue time given to accomplishments1 and these not taught intelligently or in any scientific manner2 want of organization2--these may sufficiently indicate the character of the complaints received40 ,there is also complete agreement as regards not only the need of better schools1 but of better systems of training for teachers4 ,although thankful to accept concessions on the existing lines of boys' education1 faute de mieux1 they are by no means persuaded that this education is even for boys all that could be desired4 ,even at that date they could venture to intimate the opinion that the mere fact of a ,university course did not1 per se1 make a good teacher4 ,miss ,davies called special attention to the fact1 that while no endowments were applied to girls above the ,elementary schools1 many of these must have been intended for girls as well as boys1 since they form part of bequests made 8to the children0 of certain parishes or districts4 ,dr4 ,fitch has pointed out#a that at this period1 whilst #aaib boys were receiving at ,christ's ,hospital an education fitting them for the ,universities1 there were eighteen girls only1 and these trained as domestic servants4 ,elsewhere he goes into the question1 showing that while charity schools were open to girls1 they were entirely excluded from the grammar schools1 where boys were being trained 8to serve ,god and the ,state40 ,there is scarcely a record1 he says1 of any school whose founder deliberately intended a liberal education for girls4 ,footnote #a3 8,woman and the ,universities10 ,contemporary ,review1 ,august1 #ahij4 8,a girl was not expected #8to serve ,god or ,state1' and was1 therefore1 not invited to the ,university or grammar school2 but she might1 if poor1 be needed to contribute to the comfort of her #8betters' as an apprentice or a servant1 and therefore the charity schools were open to her40 ,and ,dr4 ,fitch's own experience confirms this fact4 ,mr4 ,george ,moore1 wishing to devote #aj1jjj to scholarships1 sent in a scheme for the consideration of some of the leading educationalists1 when1 finding mention only of boys1 ,dr4 ,fitch ventured to suggest the fact that boys have sisters1 receiving the explanation from ,mr4 ,moore that it was from no intention of excluding them that they had been omitted1 but simply that it had never occurred to him to think of girls in such a connection4 ,with the ,endowed ,schools ,commission this state of things came to an end4 ,we cannot tell how far the influence of the evidence given by women to the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission may have extended1 but it was then decided that 8in any enactment or constitution that may be brought into operation on this question the full participation of girls in endowments should be broadly laid down40 ,among ,miss ,buss' most able supporters in obtaining the endowment for her new schools she counted five members of the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission--,lord ,lyttelton1 the ,rev4 ,a4 ,w4 ,thorold 7,bishop of ,rochester and of ,winchester71 ,dr4 ,storrar1 ,mr4 ,fearon1 and ,mr4 ,fitch4 ,in #ahff1 while the ,commission were still at work1 ,miss ,davies thus speaks of it in her 8,higher ,education of ,women0-- 8,specific schemes adapted to circumstances will be devised as occasions arise4 ,in the meantime1 any kind of recognition of the fact that the education of women is a matter worth thinking about is of the utmost practical value4 ,in this point of view1 as indicating and expressing a growing sense of the importance of the subject1 the extension to girls of the ,local ,examinations of the ,universities of ,cambridge and ,edinburgh1 and the steps taken by the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission in their pending investigations1 have an indirect inference quite out of proportion to the immediate and calculable results obtained1 affording a moral support and encouragement the effect of which it is not easy to estimate40 ,the direct influence of the ,commission may be gauged by the fact that within ten years of this date ,miss ,buss was able to make a list of forty-five new endowed schools for girls1 to contain severally from fifty to four hundred pupils1 with salaries for the head-mistresses varying from #ajj a year to #bjj 7exclusive of capitation fees74 ,of this list she remarks-- 8,it is not complete1 but will be useful in establishing my point1 viz4 that there are some good positions for properly qualified women-teachers4 8,st4 ,paul's is the greatest prize in the profession1 or rather would be if the scheme had become law4 ,do you see1 the salary might be #bjjj a year4 ,ours is second1 with a hundred more pupils1 and therefore more work and less pay than ,st4 ,paul's4 ,my object in drawing up the list was to show the importance of training and high education for women-teachers4 ,such prizes are not to be had elsewhere4 ,look at ,scotch girls' schools1 at ,german also4 ,we women owe a deep debt to the ,endowed ,school ,commission40 ,the verdict given as the result of the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission does not1 of course1 exclude the fact that there were then1 and had always been1 some good private schools where a good education had been given4 ,the true teacher1 like the poet1 8is born and not made10 the power to teach being as much a ,divine gift as that of song or of painting4 ,it is true that the perception of every gift must depend on its full culture1 the extent of success being determined by the amount of genius2 but there have always been born teachers1 some self-educated and some developed by exceptional home surroundings4 ,women of this kind have always existed as the loved and honoured centres of exceptional influence1 sending out pupils formed on their own model4 ,doubtless1 there could have been found1 at any period in the world's history1 a sufficient justification for the attitude condemned in one of the early papers in ,fraser on the then quite new ,queen's ,college3-- #8,educate the women6' exclaimed an accomplished and excellent man in our hearing1 and with marked surprise4 #8,where is the necessity8 ,a college for ladies6 ,nonsense6 ,women are admirably educated6 ,i see none but well-educated women around me6' in the tone of a man who1 when told of those who hunger for bread1 should reply1 #8,want bread8 ,nonsense6 ,hunger6 ,there is no such thing6 ,i see a good dinner before me every day4'0 ,but1 granting that there was education1 and of a real kind1 we must agree that this1 as a rule1 was accessible only in the form of a very highly paid private governess1 or in select and very expensive private schools4 ,that even so much was not common1 and not to be secured by the very highest payments1 may be inferred from the account given by ,miss ,cobbe1 in her 8,autobiography10 of a typical fashionable school1 where a two years' course cost #ajjj1 of which she says that 8if the object had been to produce the minimum of result at the maximum of cost1 nothing could have been better designed for the purpose40 ,in this school1 she adds1 8everything was taught in the inverse ratio of its true importance4 ,at the bottom of the scale were morals and religion1 and at the top music and dancing40 ,the point to be kept before us1 in considering the special work of this past half-century1 is that for the middle-classes1 including professional persons of moderate means1 good education was practically out of reach1 the cheaper schools which were open to them being1 for the most part1 of the order condemned by the ,commissioners4 ,it follows1 therefore1 that the opening of the new schools--with the best teaching on moderate terms--was a change of which the importance can scarcely yet be justly estimated1 especially when1 side by side with this preparatory movement1 the advantages of ,university training were added4 ,before this time no girls' schools1 however advanced1 had gone beyond the subjects considered suitable for women1 and any women with knowledge of classics or mathematics were either exceptionally gifted1 or had accidentally been taught with their brothers4 ,when we go back to ,november #cj1 #ahfe1 the fog outside that committee-room is a true symbol of the gloom that prevailed regarding the higher education of women4 ,darkness still held rule1 even though a few of the topmost peaks had already caught the first rays of the coming dawn4 ,at that date the future was still so veiled that it could by no possibility have occurred to ,miss ,davies or ,miss ,buss1 standing there before the ,commissioners1 even to dream of themselves as what we now know them to have been--the representatives1 one of ,university ,education for ,women1 and the other of ,public ,schools for ,girls1 that is to say1 of the two most powerful agencies in the greatest revolution of modern times4 ,but in those days ,miss ,buss' school was still her own private property1 and1 as yet1 no glimpse had crossed her mental vision of its future as the model of the great public girls' schools now spread throughout the land4 ,so1 too1 with ,miss ,davies4 ,girton was not1 and even ,hitchin had not come into view1 though possibly some vague ideal of a true college for women may have been taking shape in ,miss ,davies' mind4 ,but if so1 it must still have been as baseless as the poet's dream1 for no 8sweet girl-graduate0 existed as yet out of the domain of the 8,princess ,ida40 ,on this lower earth at that time1 and for many a day after1 she could serve only as matter for a flying jest4 ,there were indeed three 8,colleges0 for girls--,queen's1 ,bedford1 and ,cheltenham1 as well as the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,ladies--all in full work1 and even then ready for the rapid expansion which followed the opening of the ,universities to women4 ,but1 at that date1 these could not rank as more than collegiate schools2 nor was more desired1 for ,professor ,maurice is very careful1 in his inaugural address1 to deprecate all intention of emulating the poet's creation1 thus guarding himself3-- 8,we should indeed rejoice to profit in this or any undertaking by the deep wisdom which the author of the #8,princess' has concealed under a veil of exquisite grace and lightness2 we should not wish to think less nobly than his royal heroine does of the rights and powers of her sex1 but we should be more inclined to acquiesce in the conclusions of her matured experience1 than to revive--upon a miserably feeble and reduced scale1 with some fatal deviations from its original statutes--her splendid but transitory foundation40 ,only the first step to the great changes of the present day had then been taken1 when1 in #ahfc1 the ,university of ,cambridge had allowed girls1 as an experiment1 to join the ,local ,examinations4 ,miss ,buss always dated the later superiority of the teaching in her school to her experiences on that occasion4 ,out of eighty-four girls who went in1 she sent twenty-five1 of whom fifteen passed4 ,the failure of ten in arithmetic pulled her up short1 with the result that the teaching was so far changed that none failed in the next year1 when girls were finally admitted on the same terms with boys1 and the ,london ,centre was formed under ,miss ,davies4 ,but1 even in #ahff1 success was so far limited1 that ,miss ,beale could reply as follows to ,lord ,lyttelton's query1 8,if she had heard of these new examinations80-- 8,there seems to be some difficulty in applying them to the higher middle classes4 ,i think of our own case4 ,the brothers of our pupils go to the ,universities4 ,now1 generally speaking1 those who go in for the ,local ,examinations occupy a much lower place in the social scale1 and our pupils would not like to be classed with them1 but regarded as equal in rank to those who pass at the ,university4 ,these feelings are stronger in small places40 ,the far-reaching effect of these examinations is indicated by ,miss ,buss' opinion that 8until the ,local ,cambridge ,examinations were organized1 there was no sort of recognition on the part of men that the feminine mind could under any circumstances rank with the masculine40 ,we see from this fact that1 before the middle of this century1 the 8woman's movement0 could not be said to exist at all4 ,the question of equality--so much to the front at present--could not then even have been formulated4 ,it is not till #ahfi that we find it taken at all seriously1 in a paper in the ,macmillan for ,march of that year1 by a writer who remarks that-- 8,two alternatives are open to the would-be reformers of woman4 ,the first of these is the line of ,miss ,lydia ,becker1 the second of ,miss ,emily ,davies40 ,and he adds that-- 8,without wishing to disparage unduly the efforts of any earnest woman for what she believes to be the improvement of her sex1 a thoughtful man must feel that the second is of the two the wiser course2 the one which is most practical1 most sensible1 least dangerous1 and most likely to secure the sympathy of the mass of ,englishmen and ,englishwomen40 ,it is true that1 in #ahfd1 ,dr4 ,w4 ,b4 ,hodgson1 one of the first and best friends to the higher education of women1 recognizes the fact that there might 8rise up before the affrighted fancy0 visions of what are derisively called 8strong-minded women10 disputations1 brow-beating1 troubled with 8a determination of words to the mouth10 loud and harsh in voice1 arrogant in temper1 dogmatic1 self-willed1 unconventional1 undomestic1 impatient of the matrimonial yoke as a badge of slavery1 and with1 perhaps1 a leaning to waistcoats1 and collars turned down1 cigars1 and hair parted on the side--such1 in short1 as a recent ,italian dramatist1 ,castelvecchio1 has so amusingly delineated in his 8,donna ,romantica40 ,but of this type1 ,dr4 ,hodgson adds-- 8,i know not whether the experience of my hearers is like mine2 but assuredly of the very few women in whom it has been my lot to meet with any resemblance to this offensive type1 not one has been distinguished by superior breadth or depth of culture4 ,very much the reverse4 ,they have been remarkable for nothing more than the want of a truly liberal education1 of which it is the high office to impart a large sympathy1 a tolerant appreciation of various opinions1 respect for others1 and a modest distrust of self4 ,it is not assuredly among the ,mrs4 ,jamesons1 the ,mrs4 ,somervilles1 the ,mrs4 ,brownings1 the ,miss ,swanwicks1 that such portents are found4 ,dogmatism and presumption ever attend ignorance1 not knowledge2 shallowness1 not depth40#b ,footnote #b3 8,the ,education of ,girls10 etc41 by ,w4 ,b4 ,hodgson1 ,,ll4,d4 ,there were1 indeed1 indications of the two distinct lines of action in the work for higher education1 and in the work for political reforms4 ,but as yet they were not distinctly divided4 ,the sympathies of the most thoughtful women went out in both directions1 even whilst they might follow the one or the other more definitely4 ,it was no more possible then than it would be possible now to draw a hard and fast line2 placing on the one side the ,educationalists1 and on the other the workers for ,suffrage and other reforms affecting women4 ,then1 as now1 women could be divided into two classes only--the wise and the foolish4 ,then1 as now1 the wise worked wisely in whatever line they followed1 while the foolish worked also after their own kind4 ,the educational reform attracted the larger following1 content to work in preparing women for the best use of extended power when the time of possession might arrive4 ,in the mean time1 the object sought was merely the preparation for actual duties1 either in home-life1 or in employments rendered necessary by the pressure of circumstances4 ,in looking back over the great educational movement1 which has so changed the aspect of society1 two points stand out most sharply3 7#a7 that the work was done in the true natural order by men and women side by side2 and 7#b7 that it was done in the true spiritual order1 in that quietness which is the appointed avenue to higher inspiration1 that stillness which leads to vital knowledge2 and also that it was done in the obedience which is the link that binds man to ,god--practical religion4 ,it is impossible to judge as yet what may be the final outcome of the intellectual freedom now opened to all women4 ,there are signs of what was the most probable immediate effect--the exaggeration of recoil from all ancient bonds1 including those of religion and duty4 ,whilst it would be very short-sighted to suppose that such a state of things could ever be permanent1 so long as women retain any remnant of the intuitional quality which is their special dower1 it may still be seasonable to call special attention to the fact that the pioneers in the educational movement are1 without exception1 deeply religious women4 ,this circumstance may or may not be an accident of no particular moment4 ,the point is that it is historic fact1 and as such has its own significance4 ,in a quite special degree1 we may point to ,miss ,davies and to ,miss ,beale1 as well as to ,miss ,buss and ,miss ,clough1 as quite typically law-abiding and obedient women4 ,quietness1 in its most literal sense1 is most curiously characteristic of all the educational leaders4 ,the very thought of ,emily ,davies1 reticent and self-controlled1 gives a sense of calm and stillness4 ,for long years we see ,frances ,mary ,buss curbing her magnificent energies to the 8daily round1 the common task40 ,anne ,clough works in silence for a lifetime1 between the first little day school in ,liverpool and the success of ,newnham4 ,dorothea ,beale1 though she can rise to all poetic heights1 is observant of all the small sweet courtesies of lowly service1 and1 if 8learned0 in all school-lore1 is also notably 8learned in all gracious household ways40 ,and the same must be said of ,frances ,martin1 who1 in her ,college for ,working ,women1 has so extended the range of the new education that none now need be left out4 ,nor are these qualities less conspicuous in the group of what may be termed the 8amateurs0 of the movement--true 8lovers0 of their kind1 who1 having all that heart could desire of this world's good1 have made it their business to share it with those less favoured3 ,lady ,stanley of ,alderley1 ,lady ,augusta ,stanley1 ,lady ,frederick ,cavendish1 ,mrs4 ,manning and her daughter ,miss ,e4 ,a4 ,manning1 ,mrs4 ,reed1 ,miss ,bostock1 ,mrs4 ,wedgwood1 ,madame ,bodichon1 ,miss ,ewart1 and ,miss ,l4 ,m4 ,hubbard1 all more lavish of time and thought and wealth than of words4 ,and then all the active workers3 sweet ,mrs4 ,grey1 with the touch of old-world stateliness adding strength to her sweetness2 ,miss ,shirreff and ,miss ,mary ,gurney1 of few words1 but these straight to the point2 ,mrs4 ,burbury1 true to her ,university traditions1 and ,mrs4 ,garrett-,anderson1 with the professional reticence learned in her fight through the medical schools2 ,miss ,davenport-,hill1 known to the ,school ,board as the woman who can hold her tongue1 and her sister ,florence1 8wisest of wise women10 as her friends call her1 also with a great gift of silence2 ,miss ,laura ,soames1 too early taken from us2 and the many more like-minded1 whose works rather than their tongues still speak for them4 ,it is not1 indeed1 that any one of these lacks the power to speak1 for on some occasion most have been known to speak even from the platform1 and to speak well4 ,but not to women like these could those famous words of ,mrs4 ,browning's ever be held appropriate-- 8,a woman cannot do the thing she ought1-- ,which means whatever perfect thing she can1 ,in life1 in art1 in science1--but she fears ,to let the perfect action take her part1 ,and rest there3 she must prove what she can do ,before she does it1 prate of woman's rights1 ,of woman's mission1 woman's function1 till ,the men 7who are prating too on their side7 cry1 #8,a woman's function plainly is--to talk6'0 ,and these quiet women are the true pioneers--the women who have actually done the work4 ,they did not call on the world to listen to what women might1 could1 would1 or should do under quite different conditions2 they simply did--under the actually existing conditions--just the thing that needed to be done1 then and there4 ,there was not in those days the need of perpetual discussions about 8rights0 or 8wrongs40 ,the easiest way to cure the wrong seemed to lie in doing the nearest right4 ,it was not that they were indifferent either to existing abuses1 or to past wrongs1 or blind to the need of necessary reforms4 ,there was not one of them who was not stirred to the depths of her being by the wrong of past ages1 or by the present anguish under which women agonize4 ,it was because these deepest depths were so stirred that there they found themselves at one with the ,divine love1 which has not only suffered1 but has conquered suffering--in this love finding strength for work and patience for waiting2 and1 as they worked and as they waited1 there came forgiveness for the past1 healing for the present1 and hope for the future4 ,all work that is done in the spirit of ,christ is thereby lifted above anger1 bitterness1 or despair4 ,in these moods no great or lasting work has been done or can be done4 ,not for selfish ends1 not even for self-development1 do the greatest workers leave the quiet of home1 but only and always for freedom to do the highest duty1 for the glorious liberty of love4 ,therefore the secret is not in revolt1 but in obedience to the higher law which may indeed at times seem to be a breaking of the laws of men4 ,by this test we may measure all our greatest women leaders4 ,in turn we may find that each has defied to the uttermost the public opinion of her time in daring to prove her right to free action4 ,but just in proportion to the height to which she rose we find her true womanliness strong to withstand any strain4 ,the only real stepping out of woman's proper sphere is when she descends to measure her strength with man on the lower level of self-love and self-seeking4 ,but weary as we grow of the present phase of empty 8sound and fury1 signifying nothing0--the language of revolt and invective--we need not fear for the future1 or doubt that a true progress is taking us through all this jarring and wrangling and strife to a safe goal-- 8,where beyond these voices there is peace40 8,when1 at the last1 a woman set herself to man1 ,like perfect music unto noble words2 ,and so these twain upon the skirts of ,time ,sit side by side1 full-summ'd in all their powers1 ,dispensing harvest1 sowing the ,to-be1 ,self reverent each1 and reverencing each1 ,distinct in individualities1 ,but like each other even as those who love4 ,then comes the statelier ,eden back to men2 ,then reign the worlds great bridals1 chaste and calm2 ,then springs the crowning race of humankind4 ,may these things be60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,book ,i4 ,,early ,,life4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,i4 ,,childhood4 8,the very pulse of the machine ,the reason firm1 the temperate will1 ,endurance1 foresight1 strength and skill2 ,a perfect woman1 nobly plann'd ,to warn1 to comfort1 and command40 ,the record of the life of ,frances ,mary ,buss includes within it1 in brief1 the story of the modern educational movement1 in which she took so leading a part4 ,it is not the less a story of perfect womanliness1 in a career that is one of natural and steady growth1 from seed to full fruitage4 ,the woman simply fulfils the promise of the child4 ,it is a life most remarkable in this completeness4 ,to very few of the greatest even is it given to see their life-work crowned with complete success4 ,frances ,mary ,buss was one of the few who begin life with a fixed aim1 and who live to see self-devotion end in triumph4 ,and the end left her1 as the beginning had found her1 as humble as she was loving4 ,in an age of incessant movement it is very restful to find a life of constant action which is yet so quiet and orderly1 with continuity of place as marked as its continuity of purpose4 ,all her work1 widely as its influence extended beyond these limits1 was carried on within the parish of ,st4 ,pancras--fifty years of ceaseless energy1 from eighteen years of age to sixty-eight4 ,in holiday-time she used her freedom for as much change as could be compressed within holiday limits1 thus seeing much of ,europe as well as of her native land4 ,but1 excepting for one term of absence from illness1 she might always1 in working time1 have been found at her post4 8,not for her name only1 but because of her love and good works do ,i love to connect her with ,st4 ,francis60 writes an old pupil2#c and though at the first shock there may seem a touch of incongruity in thus linking the great ascetic saint of the past and this essentially modern worker1 there is1 nevertheless1 much suggestiveness in the association4 ,footnote #c3 ,in a bright little sketch in the ,woman's ,penny ,paper1 of ,june #h1 #ahhi4 ,are they not1 after all1 of the very same order8 ,what is the greatest saint but that child of ,god who is most aware of his ,divine sonship1 and therefore most intent on doing his 8,father's business08 ,fashions of service may change1 but this fact remains changeless4 ,the fashion of the past was to mortify the flesh1 and to serve the world by prayer rather than by work4 ,the fashion of the present sees that 8laborare est orare10 and serves the world by self-devotion instead of self-denial4 ,the past was ruled by negations1 and the stern 8,thou shalt not60 rose as a barrier between man and man4 ,the 8saint0 was not merely1 as the word signifies1 one 8set apart0 to do the will of ,god 8on earth as it is done in heaven10 but he became instead one cut off1 or separated1 from the life of ordinary humanity4 ,in our day we have risen to the power of the affirmation1 8,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 and with all thy soul1 and with all thy mind10 and we go on to the inevitable sequence1 8,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself40 ,not the denial or the evasion of human duties1 but their fulfilment utterly1 is our test of sainthood in the present4 ,it may be less easy to trace our saints by the quiet fireside or in the busy street2 in the senate house or on the market-place2 but none the less saintly are these in their modern garb than those who went their way apart1 as stately abbot or humble anchorite1 as hooded friar or cloistered nun4 ,the form may change1 but the fact is the same4 ,with the fact of a great love filling his soul1 ,st4 ,francis1 vowed to poverty1 is still richer than the richest2 and our modern saint1 with all life's gifts consecrated to service1 may safely make the most of life1 having thus the more to share4 ,having love1 riches and poverty alike fall into their true place1 as accidents1 and not essentials of being4 ,we go back to far ,assisi1 and1 looking across the ,umbrian plain1 see the quaint quiet little hill-town--unchanged in seven centuries--still looking like a white dove fluttering down the dark slope of ,monte ,subiaco4 ,here we find the boy ,francis1 gay and careless1 dreaming his boyish dreams of royal courts and of knightly fame2 till1 falling as a dark shadow across the glittering pageant1 comes the vision of the world's poverty and pain1 and the dreamer wakes to take his chosen place among the poor and sorrowing4 ,to spend and be spent for love's sake is henceforth the aim and the achievement of this perfect life4 ,then we turn to commonplace ,st4 ,pancras1 within sound of the crowding1 hurrying1 tumultuous life of the great modern city4 ,here we find the girl1 ,frances1 dreaming over her books1 with who can tell what ambitious dreams of her own future1 as her heart burns with the sense of conscious power8 ,but to her1 too1 comes the vision of struggle and of hard toil1 and to her ear the cry of pain4 ,and she awakes from her dream1 to spend and be spent1 that in the future every woman may rise to her full stature1 set free for ever from the trammels of ignorance and of fear4 ,it is the very same story1 only read in the light of a different age4 ,the key-note to these harmonious lives is the same--love4 ,love1 simplicity1 humility1 poverty of self1 and devotion to others1 form the common chord of this heavenly music1 vary the movements as we may4 ,with merely technical or dogmatic theology neither the medival nor the modern saint has much to do4 ,religion forms an integral part of daily life4 ,love to ,god--accepted in ,his appointed channels1 and for ,his appointed ends--is the sum and substance of this creed4 ,the life of our modern worker had its roots deep down in the love and life eternal1 as is seen by its fruits4 ,one who knew her best--her eldest brother--says of her1 8,all through her life she acted on the highest principle--as a loving ,christian4 ,out of this came1 as the natural fruit1 her large-hearted charity1 her help she gave ever willingly to all who needed assistance40 ,this love interpenetrated all her being and expressed itself in service1 in deeds1 not words4 8,don't preach1 but be2 your actions will do more than your words60 she was wont to say to her pupils4 ,it must all come back again to the key-note--love4 ,and we notice as the special quality of the modern1 as opposed to the medival saint1 a certain humanness which stoops to the smallest things1 and1 so stooping1 lifts them to highest uses4 ,we read of one of the typical saints of the olden days how she pressed into the seclusion of her convent1 stepping over the prostrate body of her old father1 whose prayers had failed to move her4 8,heaven is the price10 she would have said1 in the favourite words of another such saint of our own century1 the ,mre ,anglique1 who1 lying pillowless on the bare ground1 spent her last dying breath in sending from her the one human creature for whom she had a human love1 a young novice1 who obeyed her1 broken-hearted4 ,the inevitable outcome of the ascetic ideal--of pain for pain's sake--has always been and must be inhumanity4 ,the distinctive outcome of the wider grasp of ,god's love which in our day says instead1 pain for love's sake only1 is the exact opposite--an ever deepening humanity1 in which human love is lifted up into the ,divine1 gathering into its embrace not only every race of mankind1 but the brute creation too4 ,that this was characteristic in a most remarkable degree of her whom we are glad to recognize as one of our foremost teachers1 remarkable especially in her power of loving and of inspiring love1 we see most clearly in the word which seems by common consent to be that chosen to describe her--motherly1 the most human as it is the most ,divine word of mortal speech4 ,few things are more delightful than the effort to trace the process by which a great personality is fitted for a great work4 ,we may rejoice that we possess sufficient indications of her childhood to show how this child grew up to make life different for the children of after times4 ,frances ,mary ,buss1 born ,august #af1 #ahbg1 was the eldest child--and only daughter who survived infancy--of parents who were both persons of exceptional force of character4 ,her father was not only an artist of skill far beyond the average1 but was a man of cultivated literary and scientific tastes4 ,his influence was a powerful factor in the training of the child who was his joy and pride in her public career1 as well as the most obedient and devoted of daughters4 ,the mother1 almost adored by her children1 was one of those strong loving souls whose silent lives are eloquent beyond all speech1 who are enshrined in the hearts of all within their sphere as very ideals of love and loyalty4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mrs4 ,septimus ,buss thus writes of-- 8the large-hearted loving ,mother1 whose motherliness was not only for her own1 but for all children4 ,it was a family joke that she came home from her walks penniless1 as she could never see a poor child looking longingly into a cake-shop without sending it happily away in possession of a #8goody4' ,many of us remember how we naturally went to her for comfort1 and always felt the trouble lightened by some brave or kind word1 or personal help1 if possible4 ,what merry1 cheerful1 little impromptu parties there were in her ever hospitable house1 among her own children and others who1 having finished their work1 remained to play6 8,her watchword1 like ,miss ,buss'1 was ,duty4 ,i once answered1 in real fright1 #8,oh1 aunt1 ,i am sure ,i cannot6' ,she replied1 #8,child1 never say ,i cannot1 when called to any duty1 but do the best you can6' ,the devoted love that her children bore her was only the due return for her unwearied care of1 and tenderness to1 them in every detail of their life40 ,her family regard it only as traditional that their mother was descended from ,mrs4 ,fleetwood1 the daughter of ,oliver ,cromwell2 but ,i had it as an accepted fact from one of the undoubted members of that family1 who was proud to claim even so remote a connection with one whom she had so much admired4 ,miss ,andrews must have been educated at ,mrs4 ,wyand's school1 in the generation preceding ,miss ,buss1 and she probably spoke with authority on the matter4 ,she also had remarkable power as a teacher1 with quite original views on education1 a fact interesting as throwing a sidelight on the school in which ,miss ,buss was educated1 the best in the neighbourhood of ,mornington ,crescent4 ,in a book of 8,memories10 compiled for the family circle of ,dr4 ,henry ,buss--the 8,uncle ,henry0 to whom1 as a girl1 8,fanny0 owed some of her first holiday trips abroad--we find it recorded that 8in #afhi1 ,william and ,mary brought in their train from ,holland a ,mrs4 ,buss1 who held the post of nurse to the ,princess ,anne1 afterwards queen40 ,the descendants of ,mrs4 ,buss settled chiefly in the county of ,kent4 ,at ,bromley1 in #agge1 we find one of them1 ,robert ,buss1 holding a post in the ,excise4 ,he afterwards became a schoolmaster at ,tunbridge4 ,his son1 ,william ,church ,buss1 became known as 8a skilled engraver10 and1 marrying 8pretty ,mary ,anne ,starling10 made his home1 in #ahjc1 in ,jewin ,street1 ,aldersgate4 ,we must dismiss entirely all our present associations with ,aldersgate1 and go back to the beginning of the century1 to the description given by ,dr4 ,buss of the city at the time when his parents made their home there-- 8,at this time the city itself was separated by fields from the village of ,islington4 ,it was the custom for pedestrians1 especially after dark1 to collect at ,aldersgate-bars in sufficient force to protect each other from footpads1 while crossing the fields to this village4 8,the site of the existing ,city ,road ,basin was a market garden1 thus utilized when the ,grand ,junction ,canal ,company extended their waterway through the city to the ,thames4 ,from the village of ,islington to ,highgate and ,hampstead it was nearly all fields4 ,copenhagen ,house stood in the midst of cornfields4 ,this spot is now the centre of ,new ,smithfield ,cattle ,market4444 ,the river ,fleet was then as wide as the ,new ,river1 and was supplied with boats for rowing4 ,excepting the ,thames1 it was the nearest river1 and also a favourite bathing-place for the youth of ,london40 ,there was probably no great change1 as it was still before the days of steam and rail1 when the little granddaughter of ,william ,church ,buss was sent to visit her grandparents1 who had then removed to ,newgate ,street4 ,her maternal grandparents still lived in ,clerkenwell1 near the market gardens there4 ,william ,church ,buss was a very skilful engraver1 and his son1 ,robert ,william ,buss1 was trained by him1 and was a clever engraver before he became a painter1 and subsequently a well-known etcher on copper and steel1 and draughtsman for wood-engravers4 ,working in this way1 he illustrated the novels of ,mrs4 ,trollope and ,captain ,marryat1 and other writers1 and two of the first etchings for 8,pickwick0 were his doing4 ,for ,charles ,knight he illustrated 8,chaucer10 helping also in the 8,shakespeare10 8,london10 and 8,old ,england10 issued by that publisher4 ,many of his own original pictures were engraved and had wide sale1 such as 8,soliciting a ,vote10 8,the ,musical ,bore10 8,satisfaction10 8,time and ,tide10 etc4 ,and1 with all this1 he still found time for lectures on 8,the ,beautiful and ,picturesque10 on 8,fresco10 and on 8,comic ,art0--this last re-written at the close of his life1 and dedicated to his daughter1 under the title of 8,graphic ,satire40 ,it was when on a visit to her paternal grandparents1 in ,newgate ,street1 that the future ,educationalist made her first acquaintance with school-life1 after a very quaint fashion1 as she thus tells us-- 8,to get me out of the way1 my grandparents sent me to a little school in the city1 on a first floor1 with a few forms1 and1 as far as ,i remember1 with no other appurtenances for a school at all4 8,the second school to which ,i went was kept by a ,miss ,cook--a mixed school of boys and girls4 ,in ,miss ,cook's school we sat on forms1 and learned lessons which it never occurred to her to explain4 ,i remember learning a good deal of #8,murray's ,grammar4'0 ,in ,frances ,power ,cobbe's 8,autobiography0 she tells us that the first practical result of her attainment of the arts of reading and writing--throwing a lurid light on the agonies of the process--was to inscribe on the gravel walk1 in large letters1 8,lessons1 thou tyrant of the mind60 ,a similar inscription might have been engraven for the benefit of ,miss ,cook by ,frances ,mary ,buss1 after this prolonged course of ,lindley ,murray without explanation4 ,but she seems to have found other solace4 ,the tyranny of lessons was powerless to crush this independent young mind1 or to repress an independence of action more suitable to the age of 8,revolting ,daughters10 than to that of 8,mrs4 ,trimmer0 or of 8,evenings at ,home40 ,her next story tells how she invited a little companion to a juvenile party1 which existed only in her own active imagination1 until the kind mother gave it objective reality1 on hearing of the small boy's bitter disappointment4 ,it might be at this school that ,miss ,buss acquired that ideal of 8mixed schools0 which she kept before her to the end1 though she knew it was not to become fact in her day4 ,she was very far from spending her young life only in sitting on a form1 learning lessons by rote4 8,children10 says ,mr4 ,ruskin1 8should have times of being off duty1 like soldiers20 or1 as ,dr4 ,abbott puts the same truth very clearly1 8,children should have time to think their own thoughts40 ,these privileges certainly did belong to the children of the past1 and1 like many another clever child1 the little ,fanny made full use of her liberty1 for she continues-- 8,as soon as ,i could begin to read ,i revelled in books1 and especially fairy tales4 ,i devoured every fairy tale that was to be had4 ,in those days the books available for children were #8,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1' #8,miss ,edgeworth's ,tales1' #8,the ,arabian ,nights1' and the old nursery stories4 ,of these ,i had single copies1 which ,i managed to buy out of the money given to me4 ,i had1 in addition1 translations of the ,countess ,d',aulnoy's tales4 ,as my father had a very fair library for the date1 and as ,i had access to all his books1 ,i had a wide course of reading4 ,i knew ,milton's introduction to #8,the ,history of ,england1' with the legends of ,bladud1 ,lear1 etc42 #8,hume's ,history1' in every part1 except the political1 which ,i invariably skipped2 the novels of the eighteenth century--#8,tom ,jones1' #8,pamela1' #8,the ,man of ,feeling1' #8,joseph ,andrews1' #8,peregrine ,pickle1' etc4 #8,pamela' was in four large volumes1 the first of which ,i could never get because my mother hid it4 ,at about ten years of age ,i became acquainted with ,scott's novels1 and knew all the stories by heart1 except #8,rob ,roy1' for which ,i did not care4 ,my father had the #8,abbotsford ,edition1' with the poems1 in twelve volumes4 ,i never1 however1 read the poetry4 ,in consequence of my father being engaged to illustrate books for ,charles ,knight1 and for ,bentley and ,colburn1 the publishers1 ,i used to have the opportunity of reading the proofs1 by going down1 at six o'clock on summer mornings1 to his room before any one was there4 ,i remember my chief difficulty1 however1 with the proofs was paging them correctly2 this ,i never learned to do1 and therefore ,i read the pages as they came1 fitting them into my mind properly afterwards4 ,in that way ,i read ,mrs4 ,trollope's #8,widow ,married1' ,marryat's #8,peter ,simple1' etc4444 ,during this early period of my life ,i must have become acquainted with the contents of about forty volumes of plays1 published by ,cumberland4 ,there were also many volumes of plays of the previous century1 which ,i knew almost by heart4 ,amongst these were volumes of ,peruvian1 ,persian1 and ,turkish tales1 belonging to a young aunt1 my mother's sister1 who lent them to me4 ,in these tales there was no attempt at connection1 every person introduced merely telling his or her own story4 8,i remember that1 as my brother ,alfred grew up1 ,i used to find it necessary1 in order to enjoy my book1 to hide myself under a sofa1 in a room on the second floor1 which was occupied by a ,government clerk4 ,this gentleman was out all day1 and therefore his room was available4 ,my mother must have known this1 because we children--the boys at any rate--were not allowed to go to this room40 ,at about the same time we find the insatiable child reading ,miss ,strickland's 8,queens of ,england10 of which she says 8each volume came out by itself1 and ,i remember ,i used to save up all my pence to hire a volume to read1 and even at that early age ,i made many notes40 ,history remained her favourite study1 and her mode of teaching it must have made it fascinating to her pupils4 ,one of these1 afterwards a member of the staff1 remarks of it-- 8,i was at school from #ahfd-fg1 and the pleasantest part of the time was the lessons ,i had in history1 ,french1 geography1 and literature from ,miss ,buss4 ,how thorough her teaching was6 ,it seems to me that ,i have never forgotten what she taught1 while most of the lessons from others 7except ,dr4 ,hodgson and ,miss ,chessar7 seem to have passed away without leaving any definite trace in my memory4 ,her lessons were alive2 the historical characters and scenes she described seemed as familiar as if one had known them personally1 and she made everything interesting because she herself had such interest in what she taught40 ,another of the old pupils says also-- 8,but for picturesqueness and interest her history lessons excelled all others4 ,it was then she gave us #8the cream of her life's reading1' as ,i have heard her say4 ,two lectures specially remain in my mind on #8,the ,rise of the ,hydes4' ,there were many in the class who lost not a point from beginning to end1 so graphically was the story presented to us40 ,and at any time1 to the last1 to hear her sum up the characteristics of any special period1 or describe any great event1 with her instinctively picturesque presentation of the scene1 was a treat of no common order4 ,to this graphic power of description1 her early artistic surroundings must in no small degree have contributed4 ,at one time she taught drawing in her class1 but she never had the time for any artistic work of her own4 ,she had1 however1 keen and cultivated artistic tastes1 and her feeling for colour was especially marked4 ,her visits to ,italy intensified this delight in colour1 and she indulged it in ways sometimes regarded as hazardous by eyes accustomed only to sober ,british tints4 ,but they were in the end obliged to admire these innovations4 ,she was among the first to appreciate the new developments of decorative art1 and ,myra ,lodge and the ,cottage at ,epping revealed her taste at every turn4 ,in the account of the next stage of her school-life1 we get glimpses of her social surroundings which show that there must have been much to stimulate the child's eager and inquiring mind-- 8,at ten years of age ,i was sent to a much higher school1 kept by ,mrs4 ,wyand1 at the corner of ,rutland ,street1 ,hampstead ,road4 ,here ,i met with the daughters of ,david ,roberts1 ,clarkson ,stanfield1 and other artists4 ,mr4 ,wyand had a boys' school1 largely attended by the sons of artists4 ,a few doors lower down lived ,george ,cruickshank4 ,clarkson ,stanfield also lived in ,mornington ,place2 and1 still nearer the school1 ,frederick ,bacon1 the engraver1 with whose niece and adopted daughter ,i was on the most intimate terms4 ,at a later date the daughters of ,goodall entered the school1 and also ,isabella ,irving1 the daughter of ,edward ,irving1 a tall1 fine dark girl1 very like her father4 ,her brother1 ,martin ,irving1 was in the boys' school40 ,we have to bear in mind that at this date ,mornington ,crescent occupied much the same position1 as a literary and artistic centre1 which is held by ,hampstead at the present day4 ,even as late as #ahej1 the westward migrations had not begun1 for market gardens filled the space between ,kensington ,high ,street and ,chelsea proper1 and ,notting ,hill ,square was on the verge of the country4 ,in #ahej1 ,university and ,king's ,colleges made a centre in the west central district2 and the establishment even of a ,collegiate ,school for ,ladies was regarded as a slight infringement of the dignity of ,camden ,street1 which could boast at that date of so choice an intellectual cotrie as ,professor ,de ,morgan1 ,professor ,key1 ,professor ,hoppus1 and ,dr4 ,kitto4 ,it was near enough to town life1 and yet near the country1 long stretches of green fields and flowery hedges leading to the heights of ,hampstead and ,highgate4 ,regent's ,park was the nearest of the parks1 and the ,new ,road had not then outgrown the freshness of its name4 ,in these records of ,miss ,buss' childhood we seem taken back to another world1 as we read of the 8long coast journey to the ,docks10 on the way to ,margate1 when the child sees 8the remains of the illuminations of the day before for the celebration of the ,princess ,victoria's birthday40 ,in the next year also there are1 again at ,margate1 8triumphal arches in honour of the ,queen's coronation40 ,and then there is the first sight of the young ,queen-- 8,i had been taken to the park by my grandmother1 and an open carriage passed with three ladies in deep mourning--one was the ,queen1 the other the ,duchess of ,kent1 and the third a lady in waiting4 ,the following year ,i also saw the ,queen in an open carriage going to the ,academy4 ,she then wore a white dress1 and a very large bonnet lined with pink4 ,i think she had a green parasol40 ,on another occasion there is 8a vision of scarlet and of a mass of white drapery0 as 8the young couple are returning from ,st4 ,james' ,chapel on the ,queen's birthday40 ,very pleasant1 in its old-fashioned simplicity1 must have been the life of this artistic circle1 united in tastes and occupations1 and living1 as it were1 between town and country1 with the advantages of both4 ,it was no wonder that1 under such influences1 this child early developed intellectual tastes4 ,but her growth was equal on all sides1 love of books being only one of her varied 8talents40 ,she tells us-- 8,at that date it was considered necessary that every girl should work2 and before ,i was ten years of age ,i had made a shirt for my father1 all the parts being cut out and arranged by my mother1 sewing machines not being then invented4 ,so1 too1 as it was long before the days of ,peak and ,frean1 or ,huntley and ,palmer1 for our childish parties1 ,i used to help my mother make all the biscuits1 as well as the cakes and tarts4 ,i remember one large grown-up party which my parents gave1 on which occasion the door was smoothed in some way1 and a very handsome border painted round it by my father 7an elaborate design about two feet wide74 ,this was my first appearance among grown-up people1 and ,i quite well remember the delight ,i felt at the idea of being asked to dance by a very tall man1 an engraver1 whose name ,i forget1 whom ,i met in after years and found to be very insignificant4 ,the belles of that evening were the ,miss ,cumberlands1 daughters of the publisher1 for whom at that time my father was painting a series of theatrical portraits40 ,among the celebrated actors forming this series were ,charles ,matthews1 ,reeve1 ,harley1 ,mrs4 ,nesbit1 ,buckstone1 ,ellen ,tree1 ,vandenhof1 ,macready1 and ,dowton4 ,at an early age 8,fanny0 had been taken to the theatre1 of which we learn that 8at that date the ,sadler's ,wells ,theatre was held in high repute4 ,the stage was very large1 and being situated near the ,new ,river was able to utilize a great deal of water40 ,we may imagine the excitement of the children over the arrival of these wonderful personages2 how they peered silently over the banisters1 and how1 when the sittings were over1 they stole into the studio to examine the costumes which were left for the artist's use1 with what glee to discover1 for instance1 that ,vandenhof's cap1 in some great character1 was 8made of a large blue sugar-bag covered with some coloured material40 ,amateur theatricals were a favourite amusement at the young parties--at first1 when the kind father was the chief performer1 in 8a series of dancing card figures1 exhibited on a sheet as shadows1 he writing and reading the text20 afterwards1 the performances were of more ambitious character1 at ,mr4 ,wyand's school1 when the boys were allowed to invite their sisters and friends1 and 8where the plays were written by the boys1 and the women's parts taken by boys1 to our great delight1 as they invariably tumbled over their skirts40 ,in one play1 the king's part is taken by ,john ,blockley1 son of the author of the then favourite song 8,love ,not10 in a play in which the chief characters are 8,king ,edward0 and the 8,sultan of ,turkey10 ,edward being a 8tall1 thin1 shy lad1 who in the meekest possible way announced that while he lived no ,turkish prince should wield ,edward's sceptre0 7a folded sheet of exercise paper74 8,my brother ,alfred contributed a large cloak1 lined with red1 which continued to be a famous piece of stage property4 ,the swords1 shields1 etc41 were made by my father40 ,the pupils who knew the school when ,miss ,buss was in full vigour will read with interest these early developments of the dramatic power which played such part in the tableaux vivants1 plays1 charades1 or costume dances of that period4 ,these entertainments1 involving parties counted by hundreds where ordinary folk have units1 were a great feature of school-life4 ,they must have formed a delightful break in that excessive study so condemned by the world outside1 which assuredly in no wise prevented the most hilarious enjoyment of these revels1 shared by all1 from the dignified head down to the most frolicsome of the 8little ones40 ,and for all readers it is pleasant to have these glimpses of the happy home-life in which this loving nature had such free room for growth4 ,so much is implied as we see the busy father making time for play with his children1 as well as for 8writing letters on grammar10 which the studious little daughter 8used to find on the stairs20 or again1 as we note the good mother1 not less busy1 kindly shutting her eyes to those surreptitious studies under the sofa1 instead of calling on her only girl to take her part in amusing the younger children1 of whom1 in course of time1 one sister and eight brothers made their appearance in the active household4 ,of these1 however1 only four brothers attained manhood4 ,in later years the elder sister needed no bidding to stand by the mother to whom she was devoted1 and whose comfort and stay she became in the long struggle with the many claims on a narrow income4 ,in those days life was a struggle to even the most distinguished artists1 and fame was by no means synonymous with fortune4 ,in the natural course of things more than one opportunity came to the girl to change this home struggle for a life of her own under easier auspices4 ,and once she had felt the force of the temptation2 but duty had early become the watchword of her life2 and as she looked at the mother burdened with her weight of cares1 the good daughter1 at a cost none but herself could measure1 turned from the dreams of her girlhood1 from the hopes of womanhood1 and kept her place by her mother's side4 ,years afterwards in a few words she tells us all the story-- 8,i have had real heart-ache1 such as at intervals in earlier life ,i had to bear3 when ,i put aside marriage2 when ,mr4 ,laing died2 and again when my dearest mother1 the brave1 loving1 strong1 tender woman1 left all her children4 ,i quite believe in heart-ache6 ,god's ways are not our ways60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,girlhood4 8,o'er wayward childhood would'st thou hold firm rule ,and sun thee in the light of happy faces1 ,love1 hope1 and patience1 these must be thy graces1 ,and in thine own heart let them first keep school40 ,,coleridge4 ,of ,miss ,buss as a girl we have a very telling little sketch in her own words1 showing how this happy childhood merged only too quickly into a girlhood early fitting her for the strenuous life-work towards which she was moving on through long silent years of training4 8,i may as well take this opportunity of saying that within a month after ,i had reached my fourteenth birthday ,i began to teach1 and that never since1 with the exception of holidays and two occasions of serious illness1 have ,i spent my days out of a schoolroom4 ,i was in sole charge of a large school for a week at a time when ,i was sixteen4 ,when ,i was twenty-three ,i was mistress of a large private school1 containing nearly a hundred pupils2 that hundred was turned into two hundred by the time ,i was twenty-five4 8,i mention these facts just to show you how intensely active my life has been1 for it is always to be borne in mind that in addition to spending my days in the schoolroom1 ,i had to gain the whole of my education1 such as it is1 in the evening or in the holidays1 and that for some years in my early life there was a great burden of money anxieties4 8,you will see that ,i have never1 therefore1 known leisure4 ,of late years1 since the work has developed so much1 ,i have done less teaching1 but until the last four or five years1 and for some years after the opening of the ,cambridge ,examinations1 ,i was the sole mistress of the highest class1 teaching every subject in it--,english1 ,french1 ,german1 and some ,latin4 8,after the ,cambridge ,examinations began it was necessary to be free one hour in the morning1 in order to see what was going on in other classes4 8,as a matter of fact1 ,i have had to teach almost everything at different times4 ,for some years ,i assisted in the teaching of model and freehand drawing4 8,circumstances never seemed favourable for my having time to do anything1 so to speak1 but live inside the schoolroom1 and there carry into practice such theories as crossed my mind4 ,i think it would have been much better for me if ,i had been able to have had a greater knowledge of the theory of the profession by private study1 but hard practice has taught me something40 ,in one of this girl's early sayings--8,why are women so little thought of8 ,i would have girls trained to match their brothers60--we have the key-note of her harmonious life4 ,it was experience transmuted into sympathy4 ,in the stress of her own girlish efforts she gained her life-long feeling for the half-educated1 on whom is too early laid the burden of money getting4 ,then1 when occasion demanded1 she was ready to give up her own ease1 and to undertake the heavy work which has secured to thousands of wage-earning girls the practical training of a thorough education4 ,not less plainly1 also1 do we see1 in her desire to fit herself for her own work1 the first impetus to secure for all teachers the training needed for their special calling2 an object ever close to her heart1 and one in which her success will be her strongest claim to the gratitude of future generations4 ,the claim of an increasing family was no doubt in this1 as in so many cases1 the reason why the mother and daughter opened the first school in ,clarence ,road4 ,and then1 like so many other sisters1 this girl would watch her brothers going off to school or college for the studies in which she--being a girl--could have no share4 ,but1 like many a good sister before and since1 she would contentedly put aside her own dreams or desires1 doing her best to help her brothers4 ,such sacrifice was taken simply as the highest duty1 and thus turned to deepest delight2 but we can see how this loving obedience was in reality a storing up of energy for the great revolution of which she had caught the earliest intimations4 ,it is a pleasant thought to take in passing that this good sister--happier than many--had brothers equally good4 ,if she was all that a sister could be she found in them good brothers1 who were friends and fellow-workers1 helping her in all the great aims of her life4 ,her eldest brother1 the ,rev4 ,alfred ,j4 ,buss1 as clerk to the governing body of the schools1 quite relieved her mind from all anxiety concerning business arrangements2 whilst the religious instruction given by the ,rev4 ,septimus ,buss carried on the early tradition of the school4 ,there was a wide gap between the eldest of the family and number seven1 so that her relation with this brother1 after the mother's death1 was half maternal as well as half sisterly4 ,when he early became engaged to her pupil1 cousin1 and friend1 and thus gave her the truest and most tender of sisters1 the bond was doubled1 and the children of this beloved pair--her namesake ,francis1 especially--became as her very own4 ,her letters are full of allusion to 8my boy10 who was her joy from his peculiarly engaging babyhood till he fulfilled her heart's desire by taking ,holy ,orders4 ,his next brother followed in this example1 first set by the son of the ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,buss1 now ,minor ,canon of ,lincoln4 ,this clerical bent was very strong in the family4 ,as a boy1 ,alfred ,joseph ,buss shared his sister's enthusiasm for teaching1 and for any hope of head-mastership ,holy ,orders were essential4 ,before he was out of his teens he became the first assistant-master in the then newly opened ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,boys4 ,he was also ,english tutor at one time to the young ,orleans princes4 ,but later in life he found himself drawn most strongly to the work of the parish priest4 ,septimus ,buss inherited so much of his father's genius1 that he seemed destined for art1 having a picture in the ,royal ,academy whilst only nineteen years of age4 ,but1 though in obedience to his father he worked hard at painting1 he still had his own intentions1 and worked harder at ,greek and ,latin4 ,knowing1 however1 that there was at that time an extra strain upon the family finances1 he bravely kept his own wishes to himself till he had earned the means of carrying them out4 ,the story of these two brothers is among the helpful and instructive tales that ought some day to be written1 to show what can be done by high aims and resolute will4 ,of both it may be said that they are all the stronger as fighters in their splendid battle against ,east ,end misery1 because1 in their own boyhood1 they knew how 8to endure hardness as good soldiers40 ,this attraction to the clerical profession was a natural sequence to early associations4 ,the most powerful influence of ,miss ,buss' girlish life was undoubtedly that of her revered friend of whom ,mrs4 ,septimus ,buss writes1 when alluding to-- 8the earnest spiritual influence of the ,rev4 ,david ,laing1 who built the church and schools of ,holy ,trinity1 ,kentish ,town1 giving his whole fortune and his life to found the parish4 ,his teaching by precept and practice was self-sacrifice1 and the large-hearted charity that beareth all things1 believeth all things1 hopeth all things1 coupled with the wide culture that welcomed new thought1 and proved all things4 ,his hospitable home was constantly open to his parishioners1 where he received them among his cultured circle of literary1 scientific1 and artistic friends4 ,he at once took his stand by the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 while others waited till its success was sure4 ,we1 oldest of old pupils1 still thrill with somewhat of the past enthusiasm when we recall his inspiring teaching4 ,the band of devoted workers he gathered round him in his parish--which was then almost unique for the number of works of charity carried on in it1 and for the weekly lectures by ,mr4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall and others--testified to his personal influence1 the motive power of which was not what he saw1 but what he was40 ,in memory of her lamented friend1 ,miss ,buss1 after his death1 established six 8,laing ,scholarships10 by which so many girls who needed this help received a free education in her school4 ,thus for ten years ,mr4 ,laing's memory was kept in mind4 ,with the changes of #ahgj these ,scholarships ceased1 but ,miss ,buss' devotion to ,mrs4 ,laing knew no intermission till her old friend's death in #ahgf2 and ,miss ,fawcett has an interesting little comment on this unfailing thoughtfulness-- 8,all associated with our dear friend must have been struck with her loyalty and faithfulness to her old friends4 ,i am thinking especially of her treatment of ,mrs4 ,laing1 for so many years4 ,sunday by ,sunday she went to see her after morning service as regularly as the day came round2 flowers were sent to her very frequently1 also nice books to read4 ,on her birthday ,miss ,buss never failed to see her before the school-work began40 ,among the school records there is a letter which is of interest as showing the close relations which existed between ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,laing and the school4 ,it is addressed to the chairman presiding at the first prize-day after the double loss which made so sad a change for the young head-mistress--the death within a year of her mother and of ,mr4 ,laing-- 8,,rev4 ,,and ,,dear ,,sir1 8,may ,i beg you to express my great regret at the impossibility of my being at your meeting to-day8 ,i do not say that it would not have been very painful to attend1 when two so loved and honoured are missing since we last assembled for the same purpose2 but it is still more painful to stay away4 ,i wished to show my true interest in the cause ,mr4 ,laing had so much at heart2 my warm regard for the friends he so much valued2 my deep sense of the respect and affection shown to his memory in the establishment of the ,laing ,scholarships4 8,many to-day will remember how in much pain and weakness he filled his place last year1 but a few days before he took to the bed whence he was to rise no more4 ,it was the last evidence he was permitted to give of his feeling with regard to the work carried on here2 and ,i feel ,i can do nothing better than adopt that which in various ways he has so often said to me1 #8,miss ,buss is doing a great and good work4 ,hundreds will rise up and call her blessed4' 8,i am1 yours faithfully1 8,,mary ,e4 ,,laing40 ,to the influence of ,mr4 ,laing1 and of his no less admirable wife1 ,miss ,buss owed much of the mental and moral breadth for which she was afterwards so distinguished4 ,in their home she was always welcome1 finding a never-failing sympathy and encouragement4 ,often in our quiet talks she delighted to refer to these early memories1 speaking of the advantage such a friendship had been to her in her young life2 and to this grateful memory it is probable that many of her own young assistants1 especially those least fortunate in their social surroundings1 may have owed much of the thoughtful kindness so valuable to girls beginning their career as teachers4 ,with the knowledge of the satisfaction she would have felt in fuller recognition of ,mr4 ,laing's services to education in general1 as well as in particular to her own school1 it will not be out of place here to give some notes supplied by the ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,buss1 with his own comment on them-- 8,there is much that ,i would say about the connection with ,mr4 ,laing--about himself as a great leader 7almost unacknowledged7 in the educational movement of the latter half of this century4 ,to me the question is an interesting one1 for ,i loved ,mr4 ,laing as a young man1 and cherish his memory as most precious now that ,i am advanced in life4 ,it is at least remarkable that he who1 as honorary secretary and a member of the ,board of ,management of the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution1 took some part in the foundation of ,queen's1 should have been a prime mover in the foundation of that school which has become the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls1 and has rendered possible1 and given such impetus to1 the higher education of girls and women40 ,the story of the rise of ,queen's ,college is of interest from many points of view1 beyond that concerning our present purpose of showing the influences that inspired ,frances ,mary ,buss with her special zeal for education4 ,in knowing ,mr4 ,laing she came into direct touch with the newest educational effort1 and must have heard the whole question discussed from all sides4 ,mr4 ,laing1 in #ahdc1 rescued the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution from decay1 remaining its active honorary secretary till his death in #ahfj4 ,this society was formed-- 8with the idea of benefiting governesses in every possible way2 to help in temporary difficulty2 to provide annuities for aged governesses2 to help the younger to help themselves2 to provide a home for governesses during engagements1 and an asylum for the aged2 also a system of registration1 free of expense1 to those seeking engagements40 ,the whole of these objects were contemplated in #ahdc1 and1 in #ahdd1 were a matter of negotiation with the ,national ,society1 with the ,committee of ,council1 and with the heads of the ,church4 ,in giving an account of the early work--as a reply to an article in ,fraser's ,magazine 7,july1 #ahdi71 commenting unfavourably on the efforts that were then made--,mr4 ,laing shows that with the foundation of the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution the first principles of all future movements were really incorporated4 ,he says-- 8,in undertaking an institution for the benefit of governesses1 it was felt to be absurd and short-sighted to remedy existing evils without an attempt at their removal4444 ,to do this the character of the whole class must be raised1 and there was the bright thought that to raise the character of governesses as a class was to raise the whole tone of ,christian society throughout the country40 ,but it was easier to plan such a college than to carry out these plans1 and several years passed without practical results4 ,reference is made1 year by year1 on the subject1 in the annual reports of the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution4 ,in that for #ahde1 we find that 8difficulties which the committee had not anticipated1 have arisen with the several authorities1 from whom ,boards of ,examiners1 with power to grant a diploma of qualification1 might originate40 ,in the report for #ahdf1 8an act of incorporation and arrangements for a diploma0 are still 8subjects of consideration1 upon which the committee are prepared to enter into communication with all parties friendly to the cause4 ,unexpected difficulties still intervene40 ,it was in #ahdh that the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution received a royal charter of incorporation1 thus worded-- 8,we have been graciously pleased to permit the name of ,queen's ,college1 in which certificates of qualification are granted to governesses1 and in which arrangements have been made with professors of high talent and standing in society to open classes in all branches of female education40 ,queen's ,college was governed by a council of gentlemen1 and its first principal1 ,professor ,maurice1 was followed by ,professor ,plumptre4 ,a committee of lady-visitors was formed1 but the duties of these ladies was merely to be present while the teaching was done by men4 ,among them we find the familiar names of ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall1 ,mrs4 ,marcet1 ,miss ,maurice1 ,mrs4 ,kay ,shuttleworth1 and ,mrs4 ,hensleigh ,wedgwood4 ,it would appear1 from the report of #ahdi1 that while the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution was thus working for better education for women and girls1 other schemes had been proposed1 first by ,miss ,murray1 one of her ,majesty's ladies in waiting1 and then by the professors of ,king's ,college4 ,eventually1 the formation of a ,committee of ,education1 of which ,mr4 ,laing and ,professors ,maurice and ,nicolay were active members1 brought things to a practical point1 as ,professor ,nicolay states#d that the 8,committee of ,education10 thus formed1 did its work in connection with1 if not actually for1 the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution4 ,footnote #d3 ,in the ,english ,education ,journal1 #ahdi4 ,in his inaugural lecture at ,hanover ,square1 in #ahdh1 ,professor ,maurice shows how this institution1 beginning with a provision for distress among governesses1 came to associate distress with incompetency1 and hence to provide better instruction4 ,in like manner1 beginning as examiners1 the professors soon found that before they could examine they must first teach1 and for this purpose organized the classes that grew into ,queen's ,college4 ,in ,fraser's ,magazine1 early in the fifties1 are to be found several papers concerning the foundation of ,queen's ,college1 thus finally summed up by the editor-- 8,with reference to the article on ,queen's ,college in our last number1 ,mr4 ,laing1 as ,hon4 ,sec4 to the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution1 desires us to state that the society was in communication with the ,government and other parties respecting the establishment of the college as early as #ahdd1 whilst there was no communication with the present professors until #ahdg2 and that her ,majesty granted to the society the permission to use the ,royal name for the college before any connection was formed with the present professors4 8,whilst1 therefore1 the success of the college is wholly attributable to the character and talents of its teachers1 the college would have existed under any circumstances40 ,in the same year1 six months later1 ,bedford ,college was founded1 mainly by ,mrs4 ,reid and ,miss ,bostock1 and among the ladies interested we find many names afterwards prominent in the movement for opening the ,universities to women1 as those of ,lady ,romilly1 ,lady ,belcher1 ,mrs4 7afterwards ,lady7 ,crompton1 ,mrs4 7afterwards ,lady7 ,goldsmid1 ,mrs4 ,jameson1 ,mrs4 ,bryan ,walter ,procter1 ,lady ,pollock1 ,miss ,julia ,smith1 ,mrs4 ,strutt 7afterwards ,lady ,belper71 ,miss ,emily ,davies1 ,miss ,anna ,swanwick1 and ,mrs4 ,hensleigh ,wedgwood4 ,one distinct difference between ,queen's ,college and ,bedford ,college is that the first was managed by men1 with a man as the principal and women only as lady-visitors4 ,bedford ,college had from the first a mixed committee1 and the visitor who represented the head might be of either sex4 ,latterly ,miss ,anna ,swanwick has held this post4 ,results seem to indicate the advantage of giving women an equal share in the education of girls4 ,it was by ,mr4 ,laing's introduction that ,miss ,buss became one of the first pupils of the evening classes at ,queen's ,college4 ,the ,queen's ,college of that day 7#ahdh7 bore little resemblance to the colleges of a quarter of a century later1 but there was an enormous stride onwards in the curriculum offered to its first pupils4 ,in her 8,history of ,cheltenham ,college10 ,miss ,beale gives us a glimpse of these classes-- 8,queen's ,college offered to grant certificates to governesses4444 ,my sisters and ,i were amongst some of the first to offer ourselves for examination4 ,for ,holy ,scripture the examiner was the ,rev4 ,e4 ,h4 ,plumptre1 afterwards ,dean of ,wells1 so well known for his ,biblical ,commentaries1 his great learning1 and his translations of the ,greek dramatists and ,dante4 ,he also examined in classics4 ,in modern history and literature we had the pleasure of being examined by ,professor ,maurice4 ,the viva voce was a delightful conversation2 he led us on by his sympathetic manner and kindly appreciation so that we hardly remembered he was an examiner4 ,for ,french and ,german our examiners were ,professors ,brasseur and ,bernays2 for mathematics1 ,professor ,hall and ,mr4 ,cock2 for music1 ,sterndale ,bennett2 and for pedagogy1 the head of the ,battersea ,training ,college40 ,the names of the ,rev4 ,charles ,kingsley1 for ,english literature and composition2 of ,professor ,nicolay1 for history and geography2 and of ,professor ,hullah1 for vocal music1 also appear on the list4 ,it was of classes like these that1 as a girl of twenty-one1 ,frances ,mary ,buss became a happy pupil4 ,her father's interest in art and science had prepared her to enter into the spirit of such teaching1 and to profit by the influence of the great men who threw their whole souls into their work4 ,what this meant to the girls thus privileged is shown in lives like those of ,miss ,buss1 ,miss ,beale1 ,miss ,frances ,martin1 or ,miss ,julia ,wedgwood1 and many more perhaps less known to fame4 ,a memory comes back to me of an evening in #ahha1 spent at ,myra ,lodge1 where the difference between the old and the new order of things was emphasized in a marked degree4 ,standing out from the far past1 as precursors of the new era1 were ,miss ,buss herself1 ,miss ,beale1 and ,miss ,frances ,martin2 midway1 as a ,schools ,inquiry ,commissioner1 was ,mr4 ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch2 while the moderns bloomed out in ,dr4 ,sophie ,bryant1 one of the earliest ,cambridge ,local candidates1 and the very first woman-,doctor of ,science2 ,miss ,rose ,aitkin1 ,b4,a41 stood for the arts2 and1 ,i think1 ,miss ,sara ,a4 ,burstall 7since ,b4,a47 as the first girl who had1 like her brothers1 educated herself by her brains1 passing1 largely by scholarships1 up from the ,camden ,school1 through the ,upper ,school1 and on to ,girton4 ,it was a thing to remember to hear how the three elder women spoke of the old and new days1 and then to see what had been done for the girls through their efforts4 ,miss ,buss told us many things of her girlhood1 and her difficulties in fitting herself for her work2 and especially of the stimulus and delight of the new world of thought and feeling opened by those first lectures4 ,miss ,beale and ,miss ,martin1 coming later1 had enjoyed all the advantages of ,queen's ,college1 but they did not the less appreciate those first lectures4 ,as they spoke in glowing terms of ,professor ,maurice1 one could not but wish that he might have been there to see the three grand women who have done so much for womanhood--pupils worthy of even such a master4 ,the picture fixed itself in my mind of ,frances ,mary ,buss1 in the first ardour of this new intellectual awakening4 ,she was teaching all day in her own school1 so that she could take only the evening classes4 ,there were at that time no omnibuses1 and night after night1 her day's work done1 the enthusiastic girl walked from ,camden ,town to ,queen's ,college and back4 ,night after night she sat up into the small hours1 entranced by her new studies1 preparing thus not only for the papers which won for her the desired certificates1 but for that greater future of which she did not then even dream4 ,in her ,autobiography1 ,miss ,cobbe gives a very telling summary of the education of the earlier part of this century1 in her account of the particular school in which her own education had been1 as it was called1 8finished10 at a cost1 for two years1 of #ajjj4 ,how she began it for herself afterwards she also tells1 but of this finished portion she thus writes-- 8,nobody dreamed that any one of us could1 in later life1 be more or less than an ornament to ,society4 ,that a pupil in that school should become an artist or authoress would have been regarded as a deplorable dereliction4 ,not that which was good or useful to the community1 or even that which would be delightful to ourselves1 but that which would make us admired in society was the raison d'tre of such requirement4 8,the education of women was probably at its lowest ebb about half a century ago4 ,it was at that period more pretentious than it had ever been before1 and infinitely more costly2 and it was likewise more shallow and senseless than can easily be believed4 ,to inspire young women with due gratitude for their present privileges1 won for them by my contemporaries1 ,i can think of nothing better than to acquaint them with some of the features of school-life in ,england in the days of their mothers4 ,i say advisedly in those of their mothers1 for in those of their grandmothers things were by no means equally bad4 ,there was much less pretence1 and more genuine instruction1 so far as it extended40 ,we are justified in the conclusion that ,mrs4 ,wyand's school1 in which ,frances ,mary ,buss received her training1 as pupil and then as assistant1 was one of the survivals from this olden time4 ,from one of the pupils1 who was there as a child while ,miss ,buss was assistant-mistress1 we have a sketch of ,mrs4 ,wyand as a slight1 erect little lady1 with very dark eyes1 and with black hair1 in the ringlets of that era1 confined on each side by tortoiseshell side-combs4 ,she always wore long rustling silk gowns1 and altogether was an impressive personage1 before whom the most volatile schoolgirl at once grew staid and sober4 ,mention of ,miss ,buss herself seems limited to a certain satisfaction in having carried provocation to so great an extent as to make the young teacher cry4 ,but we may easily imagine that before the end of that encounter the tables were turned1 and that then may have begun the treatment of 8naughty girls0 so successful in later life4 ,thanks to the good training received under ,mrs4 ,wyand1 ,miss ,buss was able1 at the age of eighteen1 to take an active part in the school opened by ,mrs4 ,buss in ,clarence ,road4 ,before she was twenty-three she had gained the ,queen's ,college ,diploma1 and she then became the head of the new school in ,camden ,street1 which was the outcome of this first venture4 ,the course of instruction included most of the subjects now taught1 and ,miss ,eleanor ,begbie--who claims to have been the first pupil in ,camden ,street1 and who has been superintendent of the ,sandall ,road ,school1 familiar1 therefore1 with all new methods--affirms confidently that the ,science and ,art classes taken by ,mr4 ,buss were 8as good1 and quite as interesting1 as anything given now40 ,this is confirmed by ,mrs4 ,pierson1 who says of these very happy school-days-- 8,her dear father greatly added to the enjoyment of school life by giving us courses of lectures illustrated by diagrams on geology1 astronomy1 botany1 zoology1 and chemistry1 quite equal to those given by highly paid professors of the present day1 and he gave them for love1 and nothing extra was put down in the bills1 although each course was an education by itself1 given in his lucid and most interesting way40 ,these lectures1 as ,mrs4 ,s4 ,buss says in her reminiscences-- 8awakened in many a pupil the thirst for reading and study4 ,his artistic talent1 and the pleasant excursions for sketching from ,nature1 were novel inspirations in the days when the ordinary girlish specimens of copied drawings resembled nothing in ,nature4 ,a good elocutionist himself1 he taught us to read and recite with expression40 ,his daughter had the same gift1 inherited or acquired1 and her school has always been specially distinguished in all examinations for the excellence of the reading4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,buss mentions1 in addition to ,mrs4 ,laing1 as also specially interested in the school-- 8the ,rev4 ,canon ,dale1 ,vicar of ,st4 ,pancras1 and his two sons1 ,pelham and ,lawford ,dale2 the ,rev4 ,cornelius ,hart1 ,vicar of ,old ,st4 ,pancras2 the ,rev4 ,r4 ,p4 ,clemenger1 ,vicar of ,st4 ,thomas'1 ,agar ,town2 the ,revs4 ,e4 ,spooner and ,charles ,lee1 the immediate successors of ,mr4 ,laing2 the ,countess of ,hardwicke1 one of the earliest and most faithful friends of the school1 whose daughter1 ,lady ,elizabeth ,biddulph1 still continues the yearly prize for good conduct1 and whose warm letter of sympathy1 in ,january1 was one of the many we received4 ,we all remember1 too1 ,judge ,payne1 and his witty impromptu verses at so many prize-givings40 ,when we listen to these memories of the earlier school-days1 we cannot dispute the position that-- 8,the foundation of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,ladies was not merely the commencement of one special school1 but was an era in education4 ,if we very old pupils can carry our mind back to the time when the #8,guide to ,knowledge' and #8,mangnall's ,questions' were the chief standard school-books for most of the scientific and historical instruction that girls received2 when the mildest form of gymnastics 7such as jumping over a stick held a few inches above the ground7 was deemed so unladylike that some girls were withdrawn from the earliest classes formed2 when the study of the most rudimentary physiology horrified the ,mrs4 ,grundies of the period1 who would not permit their daughters to continue the course after the first lesson 7like the mother of later times at the primary school1 who wrote to the teacher1 #8,mrs4 ,s---- asks that my ,mary ,jane do not go again to those lessons where they talk about their bodies3 first1 which it is nasty2 and second1 which it is rude6'72 the time when we learnt pages of dictionary1 with meanings1 in the first class1 and rules of dry-as-dust grammar1 without any meaning to us for years afterwards2 the time when it was asserted and believed1 that a girl's mind was incapable of grasping any mathematical knowledge beyond the first four rules of arithmetic2--we can1 remembering those good old times1 see what a wonderful stride was taken in girls' education by the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 even in its infancy4 ,can we not recall those long tramps1 to and fro1 when the present ,north ,london ,railway ran only between ,chalk ,farm and ,fenchurch ,street1 and when there was no service of omnibuses between the various districts8 ,fares1 even when a conveyance could be had1 were fares1 sixpence or a shilling4 ,do we not remember the overskirts insisted on by ,miss ,buss as a protection from the wet1 at a time when waterproof clothing was unknown8 ,what dressing and undressing went on round the stove1 where ,miss ,reneau sat with the default list1 to put down the name of any too riotous girl6 ,what a delight the giant strides and see-saws were to the athletic young damsels of the period1 while the more staid elders waited anxiously for the chance of a turn with the dear head-mistress1 who gave up her hour of leisure to talk and walk with us on the playground1 and give us a word of sympathy1 counsel1 or encouragement1 or tell some funny story1 or teach some new game1 sharing her brimming cup of life with us all--ever regardless of her own need of rest60 ,from letters at this period we have a glimpse of this young head-mistress at work and at play1 both of which she did very thoroughly4 ,the work must have been rather overdone1 and we may admire the self-control which is remembered as so marked a characteristic1 when we see that it came from real self-conquest4 ,in #ahei she writes to her brother ,septimus1 speaking of herself and her cousin ,maria 7,mrs4 ,septimus ,buss7-- 8,as usual at this period--and1 for that matter1 at most periods--of the year1 we are over-worked4 ,at times ,i am so irritable ,i feel inclined to throw things at people1 and twice this week ,i have allowed myself to be provoked into a fit of temper4 ,it is so grievous afterwards to reflect upon4 ,why was ,i made so gunpowdery8 ,i do think1 however1 the provocation was very great1 though that1 of course1 is no excuse40 ,the next letter is to her father in holiday-time3-- 8,dinan1 #ahfj4 8,everything has combined to make this holiday delightful1 and ,i am so well and happy1 that ,i feel as if ,i was only twenty years of age1 instead of a hundred1 as ,i do in ,camden ,street4 ,i find myself talking slang to the boys1 and actually shouting fag-ends of absurd choruses from mere lightheartedness4 8,i am very sorry to say that ,i do not feel any more industrious1 though doubtless ,i shall have to recover from that complaint in ,london4 ,also ,i regret to say that ,i have to-day incurred the severe displeasure of our wee blue-eyed laddie60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,influence4 8,you were the sower of a deathless seed1 ,the reaper of a glorious harvest1 too2 ,but man is greater than his greatest deed1 ,and nobler than your noblest work were you60 ,,emily ,,hickey4 8,i am always thinking of the first time ,i ever saw her--in the old house in ,camden ,street1 when ,i was seven years old1 a timid child1 sent upstairs with a message1 which ,i stood and mumbled at the door4 ,i remember her now--an elegant dark young lady1 she seemed to me--with curls and a low-necked dress1 as we all had then4 ,she told me to come forward and deliver my message as if ,i wasn't frightened2 and ,i remember now how her vigorous intensity seemed to sweep me up like a strong wind4 ,and that is forty-four years ago60 ,this graphic sketch1 from the pen of ,mrs4 ,alfred ,marks1 gives us the young head of the new school as she must have looked in #ahej1 when the first venture in ,clarence ,road became the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,ladies1 reconstructed after the lines of ,queen's ,college1 founded two years before4 ,among the many appreciative notices with which the entire press of ,england met the news of the death of one of the foremost educators of the time1 none went so straight to the mark as that of a country paper1 the ,bath ,herald1 which seized on the most distinctive point of this remarkable personality4 ,after observing that it is rare for the influence of a school-mistress to be felt beyond her immediate circle1 it thus proceeds-- 8,there is not a county of her native country1 not a colony of its empire1 where the news of this death will not have saddened the hearts of pupils and friends4 8,when she began her great work the matter of girls' education was still a #8question4' ,miss ,buss solved it in the most direct and practical fashion2 and every college for women1 and every high school for girls1 is a memorial of her labours4 ,a personality of singular charm1 and of what the slang of the day calls #8magnetism1' wholly without pedantry or self-consciousness1 persuaded ,royal ,commissioners1 ,city ,companies1 ,lord ,mayors and ,royal ,princesses1 physicians1 and even ,universities1 that women might be thoroughly educated without any danger to themselves or the ,state4 ,to mention her name to any one of the many thousand pupils scattered over the face of the earth1 was to raise constantly emotions of affection and pride4 ,undoubtedly she was one of the #8pioneers' of the century1 and is secure of a niche in the temples of memory and of fame40 ,these words are written at the end of her career1 but they were true from the beginning4 ,it is most truly characteristic of her that her power was exercised without self-consciousness4 ,on one occasion ,i had remarked on her wonderful influence1 and find her answer in a brief sentence1 after which she turns to some more practical subject with her instinctive distaste for introspection or self-dissection3 8,what you say about personal influence strikes me curiously4 ,i cannot possibly measure it or even understand it4 ,to a certain extent ,i am conscious of an influence over young girls1 but am not able to explain it40 ,to those who knew her well1 the explanation comes readily enough as we find her power of impressing others to be the result of the vividness of her sympathy1 and of the imagination which1 transcending mere personal limitations1 is able actually to enter into the life of others1 no matter how diverse in temperament or in circumstances4 ,speaking of her as she was in middle life1 ,mrs4 ,marks offers a suggestion full of interest1 as she says-- 8,her utter spontaneity1 her sense of people and things in their living essences1 made a very deep and lasting impression on me4 ,and some kind words she said to me--which showed she had seen into my very heart--were a greater encouragement to me than ,i can express4 ,their meaning was that she felt ,i was spontaneous1 and had not settled down into conventionality2 and as things were very real to me1 it was a comfort to know that she too thought them so40 ,it was doubtless as a direct consequence of this vision of the 8soul of things0 that the mere names of things meant so much more to ,miss ,buss than to most of us1 to whom in general a name is the mere husk of the thing it stands for4 ,seeing through these names as she did1 they stood to her for all the living reality of which they were the symbols4 ,with the name1 she came into possession of all that went to make up the personality represented by it4 ,surroundings1 time1 place1 with every other relation1 became an inseparable part of any name that once fixed itself in this truly royal memory4 ,to every one who met her it was a standing wonder how she could know so much of the thousands of girls who had passed under her care4 ,that she did know them is a fact that comes into almost every memorial relating to her1 from those first simple days when she gave herself without stint to the little band of pupils1 up to the very last1 when her circle of influence was bounded only by the bounds of the empire itself4 ,it is not surprising that so many of these girls should bear for life the impress of this strong influence4 ,but still there is something to call for comment in the depth of the feeling thus aroused4 ,before even the suggestion of approaching death had lifted the veil of commonplace1 which so often hides from us the beauty of those with whom we walk the dusty path of everyday life1 there came1 in answer to questions about the 8story of the school10 so many reminiscences of the early days1 giving the freshness of early enthusiasm1 all undimmed by the daily intercourse of nearly fifty years1 that one could not but marvel4 ,many of those first pupils have remained as teachers1 many others have settled in the neighbourhood as friends1 and to not a few this deep affection has been the master-passion of their lives4 ,in the wisdom of these later times it is thought well to chill the fervour of the too engrossing devotion to which very young enthusiasts are prone4 ,but nothing seems to have checked the ardour of these early days1 while only good has resulted from a love which has moulded so many lives to strength and beauty4 ,one of the old pupils says of this time-- 8,she was true1 so staunch1 so utterly wanting in all the little pettinesses that so often mar even noble characters1 that it is no wonder we1 her own girls1 made a #8hero' of her and worshipped her4 ,but it was a noble worship1 and killed our selfishness4 ,we wanted not so much her approbation1 but to live such lives that1 could she know them1 might deserve her approval40 ,and another1 of later date1 commenting on the modern repression of youthful enthusiasm1 fixes on the point that essentially divides the influence that is only life-giving from that which is sickly and morbid-- 8,any devotion roused by her love and care for those brought into contact with her never savoured of this foolish adoration1 because her sympathy1 though so personal1 was in a sense so impersonal and altruistic4 ,she helped people because they wanted help1 and not that she might be an absorbing personality to them40 ,of a piece with the selflessness of such ministry is another characteristic mentioned by the same writer-- 8,there is one point which always specially struck and helped me1 and that was the wonderful way she had of bringing together people who would help each other by virtue of her sympathetic insight into character4 ,many most fruitful friendships must owe their origin to her loving thought4 ,even when1 from the fulness of her own life1 she was unable1 to the same extent in the small details1 to #8mother' all her #8children1' yet she always had some friend or #8other child' ready to go on with what she had begun40 ,how she could keep to her old friends1 when the pupil grew up to closer intimacy1 is shown in one of the letters written to me while she was still amongst us4 ,it is also touching in the light it throws on her relation to the sanctities and sorrows of quiet home-life1 and what she could be to those who needed her4 ,it is happy to remember that in the lovely home of this dear pupil-friend the beloved teacher found rest and refreshment in many a weary time2 and we may thank ,mrs4 ,pierson for this glimpse into that deeper life1 of which she writes from a full heart-- 8,it is not often that ladies contend for the honour of age1 but ,miss ,begbie and ,i have had one or two friendly squabbles as to which of us is the elder #8old pupil4' ,i think it was the second term of the opening of dear ,miss ,buss' school1 in #ahej1 that ,i became one of her happy pupils1 and from that day to this she has been my loving guide and friend1 sharing many deep sorrows and deeper joys4 ,she has been so great an influence in my life that ,i have always felt ,i could realize the verse1 #8,for a good man some would even dare to die4' 8,in those early days we were a comparative handful of girls1 and had the benefit of ,miss ,buss' society nearly all to ourselves1 enjoying the very cream of her young life1 intellect1 and enthusiasm4 8,it was all like fairyland teaching to me1 and in the exuberance of my enjoyment1 ,i am obliged to confess that ,i was a little troublesome1 and often managed to upset the equilibrium of the class1 bringing upon myself the ordeal of a lecture in ,miss ,buss' private room after school4 ,i always went into that room raging like a young lioness1 but invariably came out a plaintive lamb1 vowing never to offend again4 ,in order to comfort and soothe my passionate grief1 dear ,miss ,buss often kept me to tea with her and her pleasant family party1 and ,i fear that that enjoyment had a demoralizing effect upon my good resolutions4 8,i was motherless when ,i first knew ,miss ,buss1 and had been utterly spoilt by an over-indulgent father until he married again a lady quite out of sympathy with a girl of fourteen4 ,i should have turned into a veritable fury1 and ended in perdition1 if ,i had not come across the spiritual influence of dear ,miss ,buss4 ,she supplied every want in my soul1 and ,i gladly gave myself to her loving guidance1 often falling1 but always encouraged1 until in after years ,i was strong enough to be able to part with life's best treasures one by one1 and to say-- 8#8,it is well with my husband1 ,it is well with my child4' 8,i could fill a volume with all dear ,miss ,buss has enabled me to be1 to do and to suffer1 and with what she has been to me through all--and not to me only1 for all the girls of my time worshipped her1 and she never of her own accord loses touch with an old pupil4 ,but what ,i have said will doubtless suffice for your purpose40 ,a large volume might indeed be filled with 8memories0--extending from those early days till a year ago--of the kindness and sympathy ever flowing out from that time to this4 ,it seemed to me very striking when the same post brought two letters--one dating back to #ahej1 the other only to #ahij--;and1 spite of the forty years between1 telling just the same story4 ,the one shows us the young teacher standing at the parlour door1 8with a kiss for each pupil at the end of the day's work10 with a 8grace of manner and gentle voice0 deeply impressing the child to whom for forty-four years afterwards she became 8ever a most kind and constant friend1 ever ready with sympathy40 ,then comes a picture of a wild1 daring girl1 dashing to the end of the long garden and back in the rain1 on her return to be called into the parlour to account for herself4 ,of the reproof she adds-- 8,i remember little but its gentleness1 and the kind arm round me while it was being given2 but1 at the end1 ,i was required to promise never to do anything because ,i was dared to do it4 ,after that ,miss ,buss led me by a silken thread all through my school-days1 though the other teachers often found me headstrong and troublesome40 ,there is an account of how ,miss ,buss ended a standing feud between the girl and 8,mademoiselle0 by the exaction of a promise from the reluctant pupil that she would set herself to win the ,french prize4 ,and finally comes the graver side of this happy relation-- 8,when at the age of thirteen ,i left school to go abroad1 ,miss ,buss still continued her kindness1 writing to me while ,i was away1 and giving me kind welcome on my return4 ,to see her again was always my first thought after the home-greeting4 8,after my first trouble she wrote thus to me-- 8#8,i feel much for you1 dear ,e----4 ,your experience of life is beginning early1 and so is your discipline4 ,discipline1 though wholesome1 is never pleasant4 ,and then1 when one is young1 one's feelings are so acute4 ,i remember what ,i went through at your age1 and under similar circumstances4 ,nevertheless1 my greater experience than yours1 poor child1 makes me confess that 8tribulation worketh patience40 ,amidst all your trials1 dear ,e----1 always trust me4 ,i do not intend to let a light thing come between me and 8auld lang syne0 folks4'0 ,the second letter is also from one of the madcap order--a wilful1 high-spirited bit of mischief1 fascinating in her pranks1 but often enough a source of real anxiety to her teachers1 and even to the dignified head herself1 known to this child only when almost worn out with the long strain of school-life and of her heavy public work4 ,but here are words as straight from the child's heart as from that of the woman who could count back through nearly fifty years of friendship-- 8,jan4 #ca1 #ahie4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,edwards1 8,there is so much ,i want to say1 but ,i do not know how to say it4 ,this distance is so awful4 8,i think it is because ,i cannot realize that ,i shall never see ,miss ,buss again4 ,if ,i were near ,i could realize it better2 it seems more like some fearful dream to me4 8,i wish ,i was near you to tell you how deeply ,i sympathize and share in the sorrow that ,i know the loss of so kind and true a friend must be to you4 8,and how many hundreds of girls will feel the same6 8,all the world over there will be hearts aching to think that they will never see ,miss ,buss again4 8,i can but judge others by myself1 and ,i know that it was not till ,i had left school1 and had been out here some time1 that ,i realized more fully what a great blessing had been mine that ,i had been allowed to know ,miss ,buss2 that1 while ,i was at the age when girls most need loving1 firm guidance1 ,i should have had ,her for a kind teacher and friend4 ,it will always be to me one of the best and happiest remembrances of my life1 for ,i truly feel it a great honour bestowed on me40 ,there will always be the two kinds of girl--the one who is content with the life of the present moment1 and the one who 8looks before and after10 to whom the present moment is only a fixed point between past and future4 ,in speaking for herself1 one of the first kind speaks for many more1 as she navely says1 8,i fancy we were too much occupied with ourselves to think much about ,miss ,buss while we were at school60 ,the second class speak for themselves in every variety of intensity1 but all to the same purpose3 8,no one can ever know what she was to me4 ,all that ,i am1 and all that ,i have1 ,i owe to her influence or to her help60 ,over and over comes the same cry1 in which the blank of present loss foretells the future loneliness bereft of the strength and comfort of the past4 ,from one of the younger pupils we have again the growing sense of what she had less kindly felt at the moment-- 8,i feel that there are so many women1 not in ,england only1 but all over the world1 who will rise up to call her #8blessed4' ,as time goes on ,i more appreciate the training ,i had under her1 and it seems to me now1 that but for her influence ,i could not possibly have fulfilled the home and public duties that have fallen to my lot1 and that it has been a pleasure to me to undertake40 ,and yet another-- 8,we who were with her in the impressionable days of our youth must all feel how much we owe her1 in the view of life she gave us1 and the tone of healthy energy she brought into our lives4 ,i am sure her loss will be as widely felt as that of ,arnold by his old pupils long ago40 ,to give the experience of all who come back year by year to give a record of their work in hospital ward or ,east ,end slum1 in home workhouses or foreign missions1 would be too heavy a task2 but1 as illustrative of the wide range of influence exercised in matters social and philanthropic1 we may give a letter from one in whom the 8,gospel of ,work0 found an apt disciple4 ,mrs4 ,heberden1 one of the first three ladies elected as lady guardians in ,st4 ,pancras1 was1 as ,sarah ,ward ,andrews1 one of the pupils of the second decade1 dating from #ahfa1 but she has the same record of delight in the teaching and the same devotion to the teacher as those of earlier date4 ,what most impressed her1 however1 she gives as follows3-- 8,during my stay ,miss ,buss' mother died1 and though in great sorrow1 she continued all her work4 ,i remember her remark that1 #8,work1 originally a curse to mankind1 was now a blessing1 not permitting us to dwell on our trials and losses4' ,from that time ,miss ,buss was a great factor for all that is best and highest in my life2 and when1 in #ahgc1 ,i lived near her in ,hampstead1 ,i was brought into active public life by her request4 ,she asked me to help in the ,school ,board election of that year1 when ,miss ,chessar and ,mrs4 ,cowell were returned for ,marylebone4 8,all the great interest ,i have taken in women's work began then1 encouraged by ,miss ,buss' earnest sympathy and advice4 8,in #ahhj ,i was elected ,poor ,law ,guardian in ,st4 ,pancras1 for the ward in which ,holy ,trinity ,church stands1 where ,miss ,buss had attended for a long time4 ,her name secured me much support2 without it1 ,i doubt if ,i should have been returned1 for the opposition to ,women ,guardians was then very great1 and the difficulties enormous4 ,miss ,buss' counsel was most valuable to me at this time as always1 so wise and judicious4 #8,forward1 but not too fast1' was ever her motto40 ,here is another word to the same purpose1 from an ,east ,end hospital3-- 8,how many lives will be impoverished now6 ,she was so true and great-hearted4 ,wasn't it wonderful how she remembered the details of so many lives8 ,she never treated us collectively4 ,my life would have been so different but for the time spent with her4 ,she prepared many for a sharp wrestle with life's difficulties4 ,and how she remembered one's home people too6 8,such a wave of sadness comes over me as ,i think of her2 and yet1 what a life hers was to rejoice over6 ,so full and generous4 ,hers was such a rich loving nature4 ,surely many1 thinking of what she has done1 may indeed #8take heart again6' ,if ,i felt less1 ,i might be able to say more40 ,we could go on adding witness after witness in those who have thus loved her4 ,one thing only is more wonderful than this general love1 and that is the power of loving to which it all came as response4 ,it is by putting together the impressions of complete satisfaction given to each of these many varying needs1 that we finally reach some adequate estimate of this grand personality4 ,each person in any relation to her1 had a special and real place in her regard1 just as each child has its own place in its mother's heart--a place of its very own4 ,in this wide heart there was room for all1 and each distinct and distinctly separate4 ,there was here no mere jumble of meaningless amiability4 ,the loves and the likings were quite definite4 ,and possibly the dislikings also2 but of these no one heard very much4 ,of hate and scorn there was none for anything but evil itself4 ,her practice1 like her teaching1 was 8to be merciless to the sin1 but very tender to the sinner40 ,almost more telling1 in their intensity of regret1 than even these thanksgivings for the joy of such a friendship1 are the thoughts of one who was 8glad just to claim a place among the old pupils0 in the crowded church on that sad ,new ,year's ,eve1 when every heart in the vast assembly beat in unison in the same love and sorrow4 ,during life there seemed always a vitalizing principle in the influence of the leader thus mourned2 and who may measure the latent forces set free in this great wave of feeling8--forces that might help to bring about the hope of these first words-- 8,as for the public loss1 that is greater than we can understand1 because we shall never know how much she has done for women till we know how much women will be able to do in the future4 ,but she helped more than women by what she did4 ,she raised the whole standard of life in raising the standard of women's education40 ,and then1 in the light of this flash of insight into the greatness of the work1 comes a sense of personal loss1 in a lament which seems to bear with it the echo of all the sighs of all the women of past ages1 who desired and aspired1 but yet strove in vain1 to break the chains of ignorance that held them bound--chains broken at length by this strong hand6 ,how many a girl must have inwardly rebelled against the deadening routine of the old conventional schools1 though so few had the strength by which this once 8timid child0 won her own freedom4 ,measuring what have been by the force of that first never-forgotten impression of the 8vigorous intensity that swept her up like a strong wind10 her words of regret that her school-life had not been spent under that influence come as among the saddest of the laments of that sorrowful day-- 8,thinking it over after she was gone1 a perfect agony of regret came over me that ,i was not always her pupil4 ,in church1 that day1 the regret was so pregnant that it almost stupefied me4444 ,when ,i think that ,miss ,buss was at our very doors1 ,i can scarcely bear to look back4 ,think of what ,i might have been saved--the unutterable loneliness of those five years1 the misery1 the deliberate fostering1 of set purpose1 of a morbid self-consciousness and self-distrust4 ,why1 ,i have never got over it6 ,the deadening effect of those five years clings to me still4 ,i consider that it kept me back fifteen years4 ,instead of leaving school broken-spirited and irresolute1 ,i should have had the inspiration of knowing that ,i had been part of the great human movement4 ,as it was1 ,i had to grope my way to modern thought4 8,i made very few friends at school1 and shrunk from all4 ,if ,i had gone there ,i should have found a door open into the real life ,i sought4 ,but1 above all1 just think of exchanging ,miss ,s---- for ,miss ,buss6--spontaneity for repression1 an honest straightforward ideal of duty1 for a system based upon #8,mason on ,self-knowledge'6 7,that book ought to be burnt by the common hangman47 8,oh1 ,i thought some bitter thoughts as ,i sat that day among the old pupils1 thankful just to have the right to sit there at all60 ,there seems indeed good cause for regret that a nature so sensitive should not have had full room for unchecked growth in the warm sunny atmosphere of this school1 when the young teacher was free to throw herself into the lives of her pupils4 ,freedom of growth--with all the joy of such freedom--forms the great wonder of those early days4 ,the proof of the true vitality of this growth is in the fact that these early pupils came themselves into possession of that power of impressing others which was so distinctive of their teacher4 ,i was very much struck by this fact when ,i first heard of ,miss ,buss from one of these old pupils1 ,miss ,l4 ,agnes ,jones1 who1 though only for a few months under her influence1 never lost the impression either of the teaching or of the teacher1 so unlike all previous experience4 ,years afterwards1 the time for action found her ready1 and she became a potent factor in the first stages of the change that has affected so many lives4 ,all the 8memories0 from old pupils bear witness to the same thing1 put strongly by one who was afterwards a member of her staff3-- 8,she was to me a guide1 a magnet1 leading me on1 higher and higher1 above all self-seeking1 all petty vanities1 all ignoble ambitions4444 ,i speak reverently when ,i say that her whole life seems to me a sort of ladder or pulley to help us up nearer to the ,perfect ,life lived on earth by our ,great ,model40 ,one example of this life giving influence may be given1 belonging to the early days when1 through ,miss ,jones1 ,i also had come within its sphere1 and felt its fascination4 ,up to the day when1 in a chance call on one of us1 she heard us talk of ,miss ,buss and her work1 ,miss ,fanny ,franks had been quite content and happy as a somewhat exceptionally successful daily governess1 appreciated by her pupils and their parents1 and taking just pride in the instruction given after her own original fashion4 ,she taught in this way for part of five days a week1 and1 for the rest1 lived a pleasant girl-life at home with her sisters1 all undisturbed by educational theories4 ,one flash of the new inspiration was enough to change all this easy and happy experience into struggle and effort4 ,after the talk on that first day ,miss ,franks had gone straight to ,miss ,buss and offered her services4 8,but1 my dear1 you have had no training6 ,in these days some credentials are necessary10 was the sufficiently discouraging reply4 ,but having now seen ,miss ,buss for herself1 there was no going back for the new adherent4 ,if training were necessary1 training must be had4 ,at what cost is shown in her letter-- 8,having given up so much to this end1 ,i should be sorry not to go on4 ,by #8going on' ,i mean the examination1 and by #8giving up1' leaving home and coming to live up here with only books for seven or eight months4 ,this examination and the hard study1 and the ill-health and spirits consequent thereupon1 are the reasons why ,i did not take an express-train to ,london immediately on receipt of dear ,miss ,jones' letter1 which at any other time would have gladdened me beyond expression4 ,but it is all ,miss ,buss' fault4 ,she first inspired me with the idea of an examination4 ,had it not been for her ,i should1 in happy ignorance1 have looked upon myself as a good and capable teacher1 not merely in the making--as now--but ready and fit to do whatever she might propose40 ,having been the cause of so decided a change1 ,miss ,buss was too loyal not to do all in her power to make it a success4 ,in her letters to me ,i find allusions during the whole time which show her thoughtful consideration of the best means to the end4 ,she found a post in the school1 and lost no chance of fruitful suggestion4 ,at her wish ,miss ,franks attended ,mr4 ,payne's lectures1 at the ,college of ,preceptors1 on the ,theory1 ,history1 and ,practice of ,education1 and no one was more pleased when ,miss ,franks came out as an ,associate of the college4 ,again1 when ,miss ,franks finally discovered her true vocation1 ,miss ,buss arranged to give her two days a week for the ,kindergarten experiments1 now so supreme a success4 ,and now1 being herself a leader1 with her own band of students taking a foremost place in the ,kindergarten movement1 ,miss ,franks is only the more loyal to her own chosen leader1 and among the many expressions of loss come her pathetic words-- 8,the sad time has come1 and we have lost our wonderful friend4 ,never will there be another ,frances ,buss6 ,it makes me ache to think of the faithful ones like ,miss ,begbie1 and many others1 who have worked under her flag for so many years1 and have lost their splendid leader6 ,ah me6 it is a sad time for us all60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,helpfulness4 8,a mother1 though no infant at thy breast ,was nursed1 no children clung about thy knee2 ,yet shall the generations call thee blest1 ,mother of nobler women yet to be40 ,to ,f4 ,m4 ,b4 ,just ten years after that picture of splendid vigour which had so taken captive 8the timid child of seven10 we have a companion portrait in a not less lasting impression made on a shy girl of seventeen1 who after the long lapse of years1 thus recalls that first interview-- 8,you ask me what it is which stands out most clearly in my early recollections of our dear friend4 ,it is nearly thirty-three years since ,i saw her first1 but ,i always remember her as ,i saw her then4 ,she was seated at her table 7a round table7 in what in those days was always called #8the parlour4' ,it corresponded to the #8office' of the present day1 but with this difference1 that ,miss ,buss was always to be found there whenever she was not occupied with her girls1 in teaching or in superintending their work4 ,she was her own secretary1 and we all became thoroughly accustomed to seeing her writing there1 but ready to lay aside her pen and give her undivided attention to any one who needed it4 ,indeed1 to the best of my recollection1 the door always stood partly open4 ,i felt there was something different about her from what ,i was accustomed to observe in other women4 ,there was such a mingling of motherliness and sweetness with intense earnestness and thoroughness about her work4 ,she was at that time in deep mourning4 ,her mother had died shortly before1 and also the ,reverend ,david ,laing1 under whose wing she had begun1 and for several years carried on1 her school4 ,the double grief had been felt very keenly1 and she had been so ill that her hair was already mingled with grey4 ,i remember the way she dressed it--the front hair being brought down over the ears1 and the back rolled under and covered with a black net4 ,her black dress was plainly made1 but fitted well4 ,it was long1 and made her look taller than she was4 8,i felt attracted to her at once1 and1 as ,i got to know her1 ,i found that my first impressions were more than justified by experience40 ,the change is very striking from the vivacious and vigorous young head of the new school of #ahej and this grave1 kind woman of #ahfj1 a change greater than the mere lapse of time can justify4 ,but the loss of her mother1 followed so closely by that of her friend ,mr4 ,laing1 who had been the mainstay of all her school career1 must have been to her as the uprooting of her very life4 ,to the end she spoke of her mother with the same deep tenderness4 ,she had been friend as well as mother1 a double tie that meant so much as the daughter grew to be the helper4 ,family claims took firm grasp of this loyal nature1 and the mother's death meant also taking her place to the father1 left for the time helpless without the all-pervading care that had stood between him and all the minor miseries that loom so large to the artist temperament4 ,how this trust was fulfilled shows in the daughter's words when1 fifteen years afterwards1 this work of love was ended4 8,jan4 #c1 #ahge4 8,on ,saturday ,i go away with my father to ,worthing4 ,he has been growing more and more feeble1 and is a constant source of anxiety4 ,i feel that he needs me1 and yet ,i cannot give up more time to him than can be got on ,sunday4 ,but1 you see1 this means ,sunday as well as week-days4 ,if you could peep in on me it would be a pleasure to see your dear face4 ,i think often of you in my hurricane-speed life40 8,feb4 #aa4 8,my father is still very ill4 ,it looks as if he were fading away4 ,he is so patient1 gentle1 and loving to us all1 and especially to me1 that ,i can scarcely keep up40 8,feb4 #bj4 8,my heart is wrung with grief4 ,my dear1 dear father is1 we believe1 sinking4 ,i am going now to him1 and shall stay in the house4 ,he likes to have my hand in his1 and to speak faintly from time to time of my mother4 ,he tells me ,i alone can soothe him as she did4 ,he is very peaceful1 and suffering no pain1 but he is too weak to help himself in the least40 8,mar4 #aj4 8,i am so sorry to know you are again ill4 ,it makes me sigh4 ,as soon as ,i can ,i will call1 but ,i am almost breaking down from nervous prostration4 8,my ,liverpool journey1 though likely to be useful1 was trying4 ,it is full of my dear father4 8,you cannot imagine how large a blank he has left in my life4 ,only time can fill it up4 ,he was the one person to whom ,i was necessary1 and to whom my presence always carried pleasure1 and ,i cannot get into the way of remembering that he is not40 8,mar4 #ac4 8,i am not well4 ,some old symptoms have returned1 though not in a bad form4 ,i can get through the day1 but my evenings and nights are distressing4 ,i am in a sort of anguish which does actually seem to affect my heart4 ,yet ,i would not recall my dear1 dear father if ,i could4 ,but nature must have some expression1 and ,i really loved him4 ,besides1 ,i was nearest to him and closest to him6 ,many things we understand better now40 ,knowing so well the power of a mother's love1 this daughter had grown into that mother's power of giving herself out1 a power that is universally felt as her chief characteristic4 ,here is a description of her as she was at the time when this portrait is drawn-- 8,i think1 in those early days1 it was her sweet and motherly way of drawing each one of us to her1 and caring for each particular person's concerns1 and remembering them1 which impressed me more than anything else1 excepting indeed her very encouraging manner4 ,she lost no opportunity of saying a loving word of praise1 and it would be accompanied by a motherly hug1 which warmed one's heart for a long time4 ,that comfortable1 loving manner was a great power among teachers and pupils4 ,many a girl who had given trouble in one department or another1 would go out of the parlour1 after a talk with ,miss ,buss1 thoroughly softened and helped into a right frame of mind40 ,this motherly kindness won the devotion of a lifetime from the lonely girl so early called to face the world1 and ,caroline ,fawcett well earned her great privilege of being one of the little band whose love soothed the last hours of the friend who had been so much in their lives4 ,her latest thought1 as she writes on that sad ,new ,year's ,eve1 is the same as the first of so many years before-- 8,but1 indeed1 it must be a great miss for us1 the never being able to go to her for motherly loving sympathy4 ,one of the lights that will go on shining out of her life1 and will kindle others1 is that loving motherliness4 ,if one could only show a little of it1 following in her dear footsteps60 ,this aspect of her character impressed even those who had to do with ,miss ,buss outside her own work4 ,mr4 ,garrod1 secretary to the ,teachers' ,guild1 who knew her in her public life1 says of her3 8,to me she seemed to be one who was born to shine as head of a family1 and to have the domestic rather than the public excellencies40 ,her school can fairly be regarded as her family1 for she may be said to have 8mothered0 them all--teachers as well as pupils--even in the later days1 when public work took so much of her attention4 ,miss ,emily ,hickey1 one of the visiting professors1 who came so much less into contact with her than did the teaching staff1 puts this well1 as she says of her intense 8motherliness0-- 8,there is no other word for it4 ,no one brought into any emotional contact with her1 could fail to realize this1 and one can see how much it must have had to do in binding so fast to her so many women so much younger than she1 both in years and in experience40 ,mrs4 ,marks says also-- 8,i remember when ,i saw her again some years afterwards1 and ,i remember how like a mother she seemed to me who wanted a mother so dreadfully4 ,always after that ,i thought of her as a sort of universal mother4 ,there are few women like that60 ,on reading these words1 a pupil of later years adds to them-- 8,i1 too1 wanted a mother1 and found so much of what ,i wanted in her4 ,these might have been my own words1 and are1 indeed1 almost identical with what ,i have said40 ,and yet another-- 8,i have every reason to remember her with tender regard1 and to deeply regret her loss4 ,from the fact that ,i was motherless1 she took an especial interest in my studies and health1 making my father and myself deeply grateful to her4 ,i more than ever feel what a friend ,i have lost4 ,camden ,town is very lonely without her40 ,mrs4 ,marks continues-- 8,and then the general impression of geniality and life which was always so conspicuous6 ,she was so warm1 everything about her was infused with warmth4 ,there was no cold impersonality in any of her thoughts4 ,they were all alive4 ,i need not say how kind she was40 ,this kindness was all-inclusive1 going down to the least as well as rising to the highest4 ,among the hundreds of letters of condolence received by ,miss ,buss' family was one from the firm which undertook the charge of the school clocks1 speaking strongly of the kind and gracious way in which their employs had always been treated4 ,and there is a characteristic story of her in connection with her old cabman ,downes1 who drove her1 year after year1 to school and to church4 ,on one occasion1 hurrying to catch the train to ,cambridge1 ,downes upset his cab1 and ,miss ,buss was extricated without having time to decide whether she was hurt or not1 her business being too important to admit of delay4 ,her first act on reaching her destination was to telegraph to ,downes to assure him that she was not hurt4 ,all records go to show how lasting was her interest in all who made any claim on her1 confirming the words of another of her staff1 when she says1 8,girls1 as soon as they left school1 felt that they had a friend ever ready to sympathize with them in sorrow or in joy4 ,a happy marriage was a delight to her0--a remark confirmed by a passage in one of ,miss ,buss' letters1 where she says1 8,i wish ,ada would bring ,mr4 ,z---- to ,myra4 ,i like to see my sons-in-law4 ,he cannot be shyer than ,mr4 ,q----40 ,here is a note just after the opening of the new buildings by the ,prince and ,princess of ,wales1 written for the wedding-day of one of her pupils-- 8,,dear ,,mary1 8,just a line to express my love and good wishes for you and yours to-morrow4 8,may ,god bless you in your new state of life6 ,i shall be with you in spirit1 and think of you all4 8,i hope you have received the little tea-table4 ,the mats for it have been delivered ,i know1 but ,i am not sure about the table4 8,i hope ,eleanor will send me a short note to say where you have gone1 and to give me some account of to-morrow's ceremony4 8,with my dear love and good wishes1 8,believe me1 yours affectionately1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,to 8meet the glad with joyful smiles0 would always have been easy to her1 but she was more often called 8to wipe the weeping eyes20 for the words of another of the recent pupils was curiously true-- 8,of late years it has often struck me as melancholy that the most successful and happiest of her old pupils1 settled in homes of their own1 or teaching in schools at a distance1 could do little more than send an occasional letter1 or pay a flying visit1 while numbers of the unsuccessful1 the weak and helpless1 came back to her for the advice and help she never failed to give4 ,seeing1 as she did1 numbers of these1 she was very strongly impressed by the absolute necessity for young girls to be trained to some employment by which they might1 if necessary1 earn a livelihood4 ,for women to be dependent on brothers and relations1 she considered an evil to be avoided at all costs1 and she tried to keep before us the fact that training for any work must develop a woman's intellect and powers1 and therefore make her--married or single--a better and a nobler being40 ,another friend adds on this point-- 8,she was so kind and unprejudiced by unconventionality1 that she was just as interested and sympathetic and helpful towards an old pupil1 who came to her about trying to set up a business 7such as dressmaking or millinery71 as she was to one going to ,girton or trying for a head-mistress-ship40 ,as instance of the thoroughness that characterized her efforts to help the girls1 one of them gives a little experience which will come home to many a mother1 as she recalls the solicitude with which ,miss ,buss went to any medical consultation needed by delicate girls under her care-- 8,i left school to become a governess myself1 and during my first holiday she made an opportunity for a quiet talk with me1 entering into all my plans and difficulties1 and helping me greatly by her wise and loving counsel4 ,no effort was too great for her to make1 if she could thereby help or benefit any of us4 ,many years later1 when my sister had been under ,dr4 ,playfair's treatment1 he ordered her abroad1 and she was to be accompanied by a companion of whom he should approve4 ,miss ,buss not only offered to let her join her party1 shortly to start for ,marienbad1 but went herself to see ,dr4 ,playfair at eight a4m4 7the only time she was free during term-time71 in order that he might be satisfied with her as an escort4 ,this meeting proved a mutual pleasure to them40 ,it is pleasant to know that1 out of this special thoughtfulness1 there came to ,miss ,buss1 not only the companionship in travel1 but frequent resting in the happy home of these girls2 and also--a very great satisfaction--the gift to the school of the 8,crane ,scholarship10 to mark their mother's appreciation of this motherly care of her children4 ,but the help given so kindly was by no means limited to inspiration1 instruction1 or advice1 carefully and considerably as this might be thought out for each separate case4 ,where the means of acting on her suggestions were wanting her sympathy expressed itself in more tangible terms4 ,i remember1 one day1 after discussing ways and means in some instance of this sort1 stopping short1 and saying to her1 8,do you know how many girls you are helping at this moment80 ,in the most matter-of-fact way she answered reflectively1 8,well1 ,i could scarcely say1 without going into the question60 ,occasionally she would ask help of some one of a little band of friends willing to give it--often of ,miss ,laura ,soames--so soon to follow her--and of ,miss ,edith ,prance1 and others4 ,but more often than not she said nothing about it1 generally taking it on herself4 ,when the school had been her own this was easy enough1 but in a public school the fees must be paid even by the head-mistress herself4 ,she was1 however1 free to please herself as to the help she gave at ,myra ,lodge1 and those who may have made calculations of the income derived from the pupils there1 might1 if they had known all1 have found themselves far from accurate in their sum total4 ,here is a little story from far-away times1 showing not only her burdens1 but that still rarer gift1 her unwavering steadfastness to an obligation once taken up-- 8,among her friends was one family whose means were not in full proportion to the large-heartedness which made the good mother decide to keep as her own a little motherless baby1 which she had taken in during its mother's fatal illness4 ,not only did her own little daughters welcome the baby sister1 but even the over-worked father accepted without a murmur the sleepless nights which were a small part of his contribution to the new-comer4 ,as soon as ,miss ,buss heard the story she said at once1 #8,and ,i must do my part4 ,her education shall be my care6'0 --a care that lasted beyond school-days1 and included the finding of a fitting occupation for later life4 ,still another record may be added as typical of so many more2 a story none the less touching for the humorous way in which it is told-- 8,a ,,short ,,tribute ,,from #8,a ,,lame ,,dog4' 8,the work of #8helping lame dogs over stiles' is not recognized publicly or read on the list amongst the various names of the good works and societies with which our dear ,miss ,buss was connected1 and probably only the #8,lame ,dogs' themselves know what a kind strong hand helped them to climb the dreaded barrier2 but surely among the many thousands who call themselves #8,old ,north ,londoners1' or #8,bussites1' there is a long roll-call of such silent work1 deeply graven upon the hearts of those who1 like myself1 know4 8,the first morning on which ,i took my place in the class-room among several other new-comers introduced me individually to ,miss ,buss1 for on hearing my name mentioned she called me to her and asked how it was spelt4 ,this impressed me very much at the time1 as ,i was the only one upon whom this honour was conferred1 and my surname was hardly one to deserve special attention4 8,as time went on1 however1 the little extra notice was sufficiently explained1 for ,i discovered that another family in the school bore a name nearly similar to my own1 and indeed1 throughout my school-life1 ,i was constantly being congratulated upon honours never won1 and credited with talents really possessed by the happy bearer of the other name4 8,this incident doubtless might appear to be trivial and insignificant to many1 but to one nervously entering a new sphere of life this was not so2 from that moment ,i felt ,i was known to the head-mistress as having a separate individuality1 although insignificant enough among so many4 8,a few years went on1 and school-days passed happily enough1 without my having any special intercourse with ,miss ,buss1 until1 owing to an unexpected crisis in affairs at home1 it was suddenly arranged for me to leave4 8,then it was that ,i really began to know our dear head-mistress1 and to realize what she was to her girls1 and how much she cared individually for each one4 8,on a memorable morning for the second time she called me out to have a chat with her1 and fully discussed my future4 ,she pointed out the drudgery incumbent upon one who was only inefficiently educated1 and upon finding that my personal desire was to have studied more thoroughly1 she insisted most strongly upon my remaining at school for another year4 8,i held no scholarship1 neither1 as affairs then stood1 could ,i receive any help from home4 8,all remonstrance was immediately swept aside4 ,miss ,buss offered to pay all school fees from her own pocket until ,i had earned at least a matriculation certificate4 ,she also insisted upon my joining the gymnasium classes1 which at that time were enjoyed by those only who paid additional fees4 8,how could such kindness be refused8 ,from that time work was sacred1 and as the terms flew by and the examination loomed in the near future1 failure became the one evil in the world most to be dreaded4 ,when the good news at last came out1 and ,miss ,buss1 as excited over the result as the expectant candidates1 warmly congratulated us1 she seemed to let each one know1 in a way peculiarly her own1 what the pleasure or pain really meant to her2 to myself1 having worked under high pressure1 her silent sympathy may be better understood than explained4 8,she trusted us so thoroughly4 8,my debt was never mentioned in any way by her1 and it was only on repaying the loan she told me she was glad to have the money back1 as she could then help others in a similar way40 ,and there are so many who1 like the writer of this story1 also know1 though what they know is known to themselves alone4 ,but still1 even from such vague hints as have come to them1 many intimate friends can echo ,eleanor ,begbie's exclamation1 as she ended an interesting talk about the early days1 8,no one will ever know1 on this side of the ,day of ,judgment1 how many girls owe all their education to ,miss ,buss60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,book ,,ii4 ,,public ,,work4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 #ahfj4 ,illustration3 #ahgb4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,i4 ,,transition4 8,the old order changes1 giving place to new40 ,my first remembrance of ,miss ,buss--dating from ,october1 #ahgj--;is one that will come up very vividly to all who remember her ,tuesdays' 8at home10 at ,myra ,lodge1 and who will recall her gracious way of advancing1 with outstretched hand and welcoming smile1 to meet her friends4 ,there was a touch of ceremoniousness in her reception of strangers that made this smile seem all the sweeter1 dispelling a certain awe excited by the presence and dignity1 the sense of power and purpose1 which were there as the natural outcome of the habit of rule from her childhood upwards4 ,she was rather below than above middle height1 but she always gave an impression of being taller than she was in reality4 ,no one could be with her in any close relation without speedily knowing how really kind she was1 and1 after a very short acquaintance1 it was quite easy to believe the story that as ,miss ,buss made the announcement of one of the first passes with honours1 the delighted student1 in the exuberance of the joy at this success1 seized the dignified head-mistress1 and whirled her round in an impromptu waltz1 ending without doubt in one of those loving embraces which gave so much warmth to school-life2 a warmth that carried her so happily through so many long years of incessant strain4 ,the heavy responsibilities and many cares of her arduous life always made ,miss ,buss look older than her years1 even before she adopted the distinctive style of dress which1 though never out of the fashion1 had still a speciality of its own1 which always made it seem appropriate4 ,she acted up to her theory that each person should take pains to discover the style most suitable1 and then1 having found it1 should keep as near to it as possible4 ,this she herself did1 contriving at the same time to keep in touch with prevailing fashions4 ,her gowns were always well made--for school and for mornings of some strong serviceable black material1 with a simple collar and cap4 ,for receptions1 prize-days1 and evenings1 she wore rich silk or satin1 with cap and fichu to match of real lace--her one cherished 8vanity40 ,she had a weakness for good lace1 not forgotten by her friends on anniversaries1 so that she acquired a good store of this valued possession4 ,for ornaments she did not care enough to buy them for herself1 though as gifts she appreciated them sufficiently4 ,it was a matter of principle with her that it is no less the pleasure than the duty of every woman to make the very best of her appearance2 a duty especially incumbent in those days on all who held any views which could be called 8advanced40 ,as ,mrs4 ,marks says of her1 8there was about her an entire absence of peculiarity4 ,never any one seemed less eccentric1 and it was impossible for the most rabid opponent of woman's rights to say that she was #8unsexed4'0 ,and just as she had a woman's regard for her appearance1 she also cared about her house4 ,the drawing-room of #ahgj was not yet what it was later--one of the first finished specimens of decorative household art4 ,that came years afterwards1 with her full success4 ,but even before that era1 though it might be simple and old-fashioned1 it was certain to be tasteful1 and as artistic as was then possible4 ,in my very first talk with ,miss ,buss we touched at once at the point on which she felt most deeply4 ,i had been interested in the question of employment for women1 having written some papers for the ,art ,journal on the 8,art-work ,open to ,women10 in which ,i had come to the conclusion that here1 as everywhere1 the chief obstacle to success lay in the want of education and of training4 ,a paper read by ,dr4 ,w4 ,b4 ,hodgson at the ,social ,science ,congress1 held in ,newcastle-on-,tyne1 in #ahgj1 followed by an able discussion1 had proved the connecting link between the question of employment and that of higher education1 and ,i then recalled all ,i had heard from my friend ,miss ,jones about ,miss ,buss' schools and their new developments4 ,after the ,newcastle meeting ,i received the following note from ,miss ,buss1 which shows how things stood at that date3-- 8#ab1 ,camden ,street1 ,oct4 #ah1 #ahgj4 8,,dear ,,madam1 8,at ,miss ,l4 ,a4 ,jones' request1 ,i forward you four proofs of our appeal4 ,what we now want is funds4 8,as you will see1 our list of subscriptions is very small4 ,the paper is as yet only a proof1 because we cannot circulate largely any statement1 until the lease of the new house is actually signed4 8,when you return to town1 ,i hope to have the pleasure of seeing you4 ,agnes has often spoken of you to me1 and ,i am glad to know you are interested in our plans4 8,if we can get one school for girls well started1 the ice will be broken1 and many others will be set up in imitation4 8,if you wish for further information1 or for more copies of the proof1 ,i shall be glad to give you either4 8,believe me1 8,very truly yours1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,pleased as ,i was with this first communication from one whom ,i had already learned to admire1 ,i could have no inkling of all it would mean for me in the future1 as the beginning of a friendship which steadily deepened through the four and twenty years that followed2 a friendship which can only go on deepening after we cease to count by days or years1 since it is of the kind not begun for any ending4 ,as ,i left her that day the feeling of her life went with me in my impression of the grief it had been to her1 just as her pupils began really to profit by her teaching1 to be compelled to give so many of them up4 ,social reasons1 family reasons1 financial reasons1 no reason at all--anything1 in those days1 was sufficient excuse for ending a girl's education4 ,but1 nevertheless1 year by year1 these same girls came back1 under the pressure of some unforeseen need1 or even in the ordinary course of things1 as their fathers death broke up the family1 to ask their teacher's advice how they might gain a livelihood1 and to rack her tender heart with the hopelessness of their lot4 ,half-educated1 wholly untrained1 what could they do8 ,they could do nothing4 ,what she could do for them as individuals was utterly inadequate1 though she never failed to do whatever might lie in her power4 ,but each separate case that came before her made her the more resolute to help them1 as a whole1 by giving them the greatest good of all--a thorough education4 ,it is quite in keeping that the crowning work of her life should be the outcome of the passion of helpfulness1 in which this full mother-heart poured itself out4 ,she was a born educationalist1 a teacher with the whole bent of her nature1 and she must in any case have devoted herself to the task of making education a science4 ,but her great schools were the work not of her head1 but of her heart1 having their rise in her feeling for the half-taught girls who were compelled to teach for a livelihood4 ,with her head she gave them the instruction and training that would best help to this end4 ,then with her heart she made the gift doubly precious1 since she gave them not merely the means of living1 but also a life worth living2 they were fitted for work1 but1 in the inspiration of her own life1 she made it work worth the doing2 work that enriched the world as well as the worker4 ,it was her aim that teaching should cease to be a mere trade--so many hours grudgingly given for so much pay--and that it should take its true place as foremost among the 8learned professions10 in which excellence of work1 and not work's reward1 is the object of ambition4 ,from the time of her interview with the ,commissioners in #ahfe1 the idea of making a public school for girls had been growing in her thoughts1 and1 five years later1 several of her own personal friends who shared her feeling agreed to form a trust to ensure the permanence of the system worked out with so much care4 ,the trust-deed was signed on ,july #bf1 #ahgj1 by the ,rev4 ,charles ,lee1 who had succeeded the ,rev4 ,david ,laing1 at ,holy ,trinity1 and by ,dr4 ,m4 ,a4 ,garvey and ,mr4 ,w4 ,timbrell ,elliott4 ,the ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,buss1 who acted as honorary secretary1 and the ,rev4 ,s4 ,buss were also members of the ,trust4 ,during the ensuing week the number was increased by the addition of ,mrs4 ,wm4 ,burbury1 ,mr4 ,t4 ,harries1 and ,dr4 ,storrar1 a member of the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission4 ,during the next six months the ,board was increased by the election of ,dr4 ,thorold1 ,mr4 ,w4 ,danson1 ,mrs4 ,offord1 ,miss ,ewart1 ,miss ,vincent ,thompson1 and myself4 ,translated into plain fact1 this trust-deed represents the transfer by ,miss ,buss to the public of the results of twenty years' labour4 ,the school was her own property1 being merely under friendly supervision from the ,st4 ,pancras' clergy4 ,the income was at her own disposal1 and out of school she was free to cultivate all the refined tastes with which she was so richly endowed4 ,until #ahff ,miss ,buss had remained with her father in ,camden ,street1 making no change in her life since her girlhood1 and not even having a banking account of her own4 ,it had not occurred to any one that in making the money she had any special right to it4 ,in this year it became desirable for her health that she should live away from the school1 and as ,mr4 ,buss could not be induced to remove from ,camden ,street1 he remained there1 in the care of a relative1 while ,miss ,buss went for a time to ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,septimus ,buss1 in ,maitland ,park4 ,but in #ahfh it seemed necessary to prepare for the coming changes1 and she then took ,myra ,lodge1 to which she removed the boarders who had been under her supervision1 though in the charge of ,miss ,mary ,buss and ,miss ,fawcett1 at #ae1 ,camden ,street4 ,she had to be prepared with some alternative in case of failure2 for on all sides she was warned against a venture so rash as to be almost hopeless4 ,who was likely to send girls to a 8public school08 ,to make the experiment meant that the old school--the work of so many years1 and now a splendid success--must go4 ,what1 then1 would be left8 ,success would mean the realization of the desire of her life--that success which came at last after nine years of effort--success beyond all hope4 ,but in #ahgj the experiment was more than doubtful1 and the chance of failure had to be boldly faced4 ,she did not hesitate1 and gave herself to the labour of the new organization1 with its anxiety1 struggles1 and all the chances of failure4 ,after having been all her life her own mistress1 she put herself under rule1 and in addition to the loss of personal freedom1 she risked a present certainty1 and the prospect of future affluence1 to accept for the next three years a greatly diminished income with doubled or trebled work2 giving up at the same time assured honour and widespread reputation for misunderstanding1 suffering1 and disappointment4 ,a letter written at the close of #ahga1 after a year of struggle1 shows how keenly she could feel these things-- 8,i am beginning to feel very hard and bitter4 ,were it not for that ,anchor to which alone one can cling1 ,i should sometimes lose all hope and faith4 ,one gentleman1 who can well afford #e1 who is largely mixed up with education1 responds1 in answer to an appeal for that small sum1 #8,let ,miss ,buss do it2 she has been making heaps of money for years'6 ,this is the general view1 and is one reason why ,i told you my name did no good1 but rather the reverse4 ,at any time within the last ten years1 having even then a large connection and some reputation1 ,i could have #8made money2' but how8 ,by taking a grand house1 a small number of #8select' pupils1 offering fashionable accomplishments1 and asking high terms4 ,in that case there would have been little work and plenty of money6 ,even now1 if ,i cut myself off from the public schools1 and lived in ,myra ,lodge1 devoting myself to twenty pupils1 ,i could #8make' a good income1 and live the life of an independent lady6 8,but as ,i have grown older the terrible sufferings of the women of my own class1 for want of good elementary training1 have more than ever intensified my earnest desire to lighten1 ever so little1 the misery of women1 brought up #8to be married and taken care of1' and left alone in the world destitute4 ,it is impossible for words to express my fixed determination of alleviating this evil--even to the small extent of one neighbourhood only--were it only possible4 ,if ,i could do without salary ,i would2 but it is literally true--although this is of course to you only--that ,i have to earn about #cej or #djj per annum before there is anything for my own expenditure4 ,this house has been a great burden1 but ,i hope it will pay in time2 ,i could not have surrendered the other place if ,i had not had this1 and that is why ,i undertook it4 8,you see ,i1 too1 am growing very confidential6 8,what work can do ,i have honestly tried to do4 ,money ,i have never had to give1 and if ,i had earned money as mentioned1 ,i should never have had the experience of numbers and consequent sympathy4 8,pray destroy this note1 and bury its contents in silence4 ,you can never know how much hope you have given me1 as well as practical help40 ,expecting that ,i should in the future write the story of this work1 ,i thought myself justified in not obeying this request1 as now in breaking the silence of four and twenty years4 ,miss ,buss began to work at eighteen1 and worked till she was sixty-eight1 and she was one of the most successful women of her time2 but surprise is expressed that she could leave behind her the sum of #ah1jjj4 ,considering that her personal wants were very few1 and that for nearly twenty years she had #acjj a year from the school 7#ajj a year and capitation fees7 and from ,myra ,lodge not less than #bejj1 the wonder rather is that she did not leave a great deal more4 ,it is evident that she must have spent largely1 and it is certain that this expenditure was not on herself4 ,as a point of principle--that good work should receive good pay--the salaries in the ,upper ,school are higher than in most schools4#e ,as a matter of principle also ,miss ,buss thought it right to make provision for old age1 as she did not mean to accept the pension which would have been offered4 ,and considering what she had been having1 as well as the accumulated claims of her generous life1 this provision can surely not be called extravagant4 ,footnote #e3 8,some time ago ,i had occasion1 on behalf of a joint committee of head-mistresses and assistants of which ,i was a member1 to make a careful inquiry into the salaries of assistants1 in the girls' public day schools1 both endowed and proprietary4 ,in the course of this inquiry it came out that the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school is able to afford1 and does pay a higher average salary than any other of those from which we obtained statistics4444 ,the ,camden ,school also held its own1 with salaries well above the means of those obtaining in schools of its type4 8,i agree in desiring the average salary to be much higher than it is for assistant-mistresses and assistant-masters too4 ,but ,i claim for the great leader who has passed from amongst us1 that in this matter she has given the true lead40--,letter from ,mrs4 ,bryant1 ,educational ,times1 ,march1 #ahie4 ,but in #ahgj she had not begun to save on any large scale4 ,and for the next three years her gifts to the new movement were out of all proportion to her receipts1 while she was credited with the possession of means that were non-existent1 as well as with a salary which she declined to take1 knowing that the money was needed for working expenses4 ,myra ,lodge1 though at first an anxiety1 was before long not merely a success1 but also a help to the school4 ,in a note written at the end of #ahgc ,miss ,buss remarks-- 8,it seems that ,i have paid from ,myra1 in fees 7paid by her for her boarders71 just about #hej in these three years3 #bjj1 #bcb1 and #daj1 and ,i have received in all 7from the school7 #afjj4 ,so your head-mistress has not been a costly article60 ,counting the value of furniture1 as well as the balance of salary not accepted1 ,miss ,buss gave during this period not less than #ajjj1 besides paying the #hej in fees from ,myra4 ,after the removal of the ,upper ,school from #bjb1 ,camden ,road1 as the lease was still in her possession1 she supervised a ,preparatory ,school1 the profits of which--#aejj in all--she handed over to the governing body1 thus supplying funds for the gymnasium4 ,nor was this all2 she made in addition to these gifts several very helpful loans1 without which the work must have come to a standstill4 ,early in #ahgc an entry on the minutes records the thanks of the ,governors-- 8,the ,board wish to record their strong sense of the generosity and public spirit shown by ,miss ,buss1 when she last year pressed the ,board to take on mortgage the ground and building in ,sandall ,road1 for the enlargement of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 and when1 in ,march last1 she proposed that a considerable sum should be laid out in enlarging the building in ,sandall ,road2 ,miss ,buss in both cases sacrificing the additional income which would have been hers1 and undertaking at the same time still greater responsibility and harder work40 ,under the new scheme ,miss ,buss' own school remained as the ,upper ,school1 but was removed to #bjb1 ,camden ,road1 leaving the former premises in ,camden ,street1 with most of the furniture and 8school plant10 for the new ,lower ,school1 of which the fees were fixed at #d #ds4 per annum1 for a thorough education up to the age of sixteen years4 ,all the provisions of the scheme were in accordance with those proposed by the ,endowed ,schools ,commission1 and it was intended that the fees should meet only the working expenses1 the buildings being supplied by some endowment4 ,for the ,lower1 or ,camden ,school1 the sum of #ejjj was considered sufficient1 and it was not unnaturally imagined that this moderate amount might be supplied by the same generous public which had given #fj1jjj for a similar school for boys4 ,for the ,upper ,school only #ajjj was asked to supply the furniture left behind in ,camden ,street1 for the use of the ,lower ,school4 ,in ,september1 #ahga1 ,miss ,buss says of the ,camden ,school-- 8,no furniture has been paid for at all2 the school is poorly supplied1 and the teachers are badly paid4 ,instead of being rent free1 we pay #aae per annum1 and rates1 amounting at least to #bj more4 8,it is clear to me that all such schools need--,first1 to be rent free2 second1 to have an endowment1 largish or small1 to keep the buildings in repair and to offer scholarships2 third1 to have all the school furniture and fittings given4 ,then1 but not till then1 can the teachers be fairly paid1 and the trustees free from anxiety4 ,for such a purpose1 ,i imagine five or six thousand pounds are wanted--say1 #djjj for building1 #ajjj for furniture1 apparatus1 and the rest for repairs1 etc4 8,for the ,higher ,school the same kind of thing is wanted1 only on a more extensive scale1 as furniture and fittings must be more expensive4 ,the higher fees would still be required to meet the demand for higher teaching4 ,according to my notions1 gymnasiums are needed for every school1 and large places for swimming40 ,but at the first start how natural it seemed to expect the small amount of help which should do so much6 8,what we now want is funds60 ,and those very modest sums then formed the total of this requirement4 ,she asked no more for the fulfilment of that early dream1 8,i want girls educated to match their brothers40 ,everything was there except the funds4 ,the educational system had been tested by experience and stamped by success2 the teacher1 fitted at all points1 was ready for work4 ,friends were ready with time and thought to help in carrying out the work4 ,having thus all the important essentials1 who could doubt that the rest must follow8 ,in our own enthusiasm for ,miss ,buss and her work it seemed to ,miss ,jones and to me that all that was needed was to make the case known4 ,we were both accustomed to the use of our pens1 and placed ourselves at ,miss ,buss' service1 beginning first by an appeal to our own personal friends1 with enough of success at the outset to justify our going on4 ,but we soon discovered that beyond this range things were of a different order4 ,i had seen so much of the kindness shown by ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall to all sorts of philanthropic effort that ,i fully counted on their help4 ,in addition to the ,art ,journal1 ,mr4 ,hall was editor of ,social ,notes1 and ,mrs4 ,hall had not given up the ,st4 ,james' ,magazine2 so that we saw here our way to a wider public4 ,the reply to my appeal seems worth giving in extenso1 as a measure of the public opinion of that day4 ,if a woman who had made her own mark on the world in ways out of the beaten track1 could so write1 what must have been the feeling of the average woman1 to say nothing of the narrowminded and ignorant8 ,mrs4 ,hall was1 besides1 amongst the foremost who showed interest in higher education in being one of the earliest of the lady-visitors at ,queen's ,college4 ,here is the letter-- 8#ae1 ,ashley ,place1 ,oct4 #ca1 #ahgj4 8,,my ,,dear ,,annie1 8,i dare say you learned a good deal at the ,social ,science meetings4 ,but women have no business on platforms4 ,they have enough1 and more than they can accomplish1 in performing the duties which ,god and ,nature have assigned them4444 8,i too am most anxious to find employment for women1 and would give every female1 rich or poor1 a trade--call it a profession if you like--so that she could help herself4 ,but this is not to be done by sending her to ,college ,examinations4 8,there are not a greater set of #8muffs' and extravagant fellows in life than our ,college lads4 ,it is not by them that the business of life is carried on4 ,do you want to educate girls in the #8arts' as practised in the ,universities8 8,i have no fault to find with the arrangements of the ,lower ,school1 except its incompetence to provide the means which will enable women to exist4 ,they should be taught trades--painting on glass and china2 hair-weaving2 certain branches of watchmaking 7as abroad72 confectionery2 cooking--each half-dozen going into training for this at least once a week2 clear-starching2--trades1 in fact4 ,when ,i was a girl ,i went down once a week into the housekeeper's room to see how jellies and blanc-mange1 soups1 and pastry were made2 to learn the quantities and help to do all she did4 8,this did not prevent my accomplishments going on2 or my riding and enjoying all the amusements a country girl could have4 8,if a revolution came ,i know ,i could have found pupils to teach ,french and music to4 ,i could have made a good nurse1 or housekeeper1 or clear-starcher4 8,i would also have every boy and girl learn the ,latin grammar first1 or at the same time as the ,english4 ,in law-copying1 for instance1 which young women should be trained in later1 knowledge of ,latin is invaluable4 8,no2 dear ,mrs4 ,laing never told me of ,miss ,buss' new plans4 ,she is really so good and right-thinking a woman that ,i wonder how she would give the sanction of her practical name to any plan embracing #8,college ,examinations1' by way of making women useful or bread-earning members of society4 ,better1 more useful education in what can be more practically useful1 without being unsexed1 is what they want1 but are not likely to get while such women as ,emily ,faithfull lead the van4 8,i saw some time ago you were restless and uncertain on the question of ,woman's ,rights1 which might almost be defined as ,man's ,wrongs4 ,your head would work you up at one of the ,cambridge ,examinations1 and now and then work up a clever woman1 but what good was to arise from that if a revolution came ,i cannot understand6 8,i should1 indeed1 be astonished if your father #8went in' for ,college ,examinations for girls6 8,i hope you will not endeavour to enlist ,x----'s sympathies in ,college ,examinations for women4 ,dear darling6 any strong-minded notions would be a source of trial to her admirable husband1 and do her no good4 8,i am sorry you have taken up this matter4 8,yours sincerely1 8,a4 ,m4 ,,hall4 8,i shall have a great deal more to say on this matter hereafter1 if ,i live40 ,this letter was as discouraging as it was unexpected4 ,but ,i bided my time4 ,happily1 ,miss ,jones had succeeded better4 ,she not only received a donation of #cj from ,miss ,caroline ,haddon1 but ,mrs4 ,offord1 ,miss ,haddon's sister1 became a member of the ,board1 and by her practical knowledge gave a sympathy most helpful to ,miss ,buss4 ,hearty adherence had also been secured from ,mr4 ,e4 ,c4 ,robins1 a successful architect1 who made schools his spcialit4 ,both ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,robins proved valuable friends to ,miss ,buss' work1 as they have since done to the ,hampstead ,high ,school1 to the ,new ,technical ,schools1 and the ,hampstead ,branch of the ,parents' ,union1 started by themselves4 ,mr4 ,robins first of all demanded a personal statement of her needs from ,miss ,buss1 as he said-- 8,we are interested in her2 in her experience2 in her aspirations2--we want to know her ultimate aims4 ,we want a sketch contrasting what is provided for middle-class boys with what is provided for middle-class girls2 also how this particular scheme is likely to effect the desired result40 ,this paper was accordingly drawn up1 with ,miss ,buss1 ,mrs4 ,robins1 ,miss ,jones1 and myself as honorary secretaries1 and we confidently expected to get the #ajjj which was then the modest limit of our hopes4 ,soon after this all the friends of the movement were gathered together at a drawing-room meeting at ,myra ,lodge1 that they might see ,miss ,buss1 and hear from herself of her plans4 ,her notes at this time are in curious contrast with those written nine years after in the height of her fame-- 8,nov4 #bj1 #ahgj4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,ridley1 8,many thanks for your note2 you have worked hard and successfully4 ,i have invited several people1 but as yet the number of acceptances only amount to fourteen4 8,mrs4 ,de ,morgan is interesting people in one plan4 8,i hardly think we ought to ask ,miss ,garrett just now2 she is almost worn out with meetings1 having been obliged to attend two and even three a day1 since the election excitement began4 8,my notion is to get a mixed meeting1 in ,camden ,street1 the week after next1 and then we can have speeches from the gentlemen4 8,i am hopeful about next ,wednesday's meeting2 the thing is to interest women1 and to convince some of them of the necessity of schools for girls4 ,then to answer as far as possible any objections so that they may be armed to meet them4 8,i have to go to a ,council meeting in ,queen's ,square1 so am rather hurried4 8,yours sincerely1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 8,myra ,lodge1 ,dec4 #a1 #ahgj4 8,,dear ,,agnes1 8,will you and ,miss ,ridley make up a list of the names and addresses of the ladies present at our meeting yesterday8 ,your lists and mine will probably complete the number4 8,were you content8 ,i thought it a great success to have so many ladies4 ,including everyone1 there must have been forty-two or forty-three4 8,there had been a meeting of trustees yesterday1 when it was decided that we should hold a parents' meeting at ,camden ,street next week1 and a public meeting in the ,vestry ,hall the week after4 ,that is why ,i could not announce a meeting for next week4 8,with love and best thanks1 8,i am1 yours affectionately1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,certainly the thing then needed was 8to interest women0 generally in the subject4 ,there were1 of course1 a certain number of women deeply interested in everything relating to the status of women1 educational or political4 ,but at that special time these two groups were fully occupied1 the one with ,miss ,davies' new venture at ,hitchin1 and the other with ,miss ,garrett's election on the ,school ,board4 ,these two ladies themselves took full interest in ,miss ,buss' plans1 as she did in theirs4 ,but they all needed funds from the outside public1 and demand and supply were far from being equal4 ,public opinion in #ahgj was very much what it had been in #ahdi1 and to most persons the stir about improved education for women seemed very unnecessary4 ,most women were quite satisfied with their own girls1 and did not trouble about the rest2 and till women cared about the subject1 it could scarcely be expected that men would rouse themselves4 ,thus1 out of ,london's millions those really concerned in this question might be counted by hundreds1 and persons who for objects that really interested them would give hundreds1 or even thousands1 thought themselves very generous if they gave units or tens to the new movement4 ,nothing could show more clearly the indifference of the public to higher education than the insignificance of the details of the work of the next two years4 ,they may1 however1 be worth noting1 on the principle on which the mother treasures the baby-shoes once belonging to the strong man1 who1 since those first uncertain efforts1 has left deep 8footprints in the sands of time40 ,the year #ahgj ended with what was then a very great and important event--one of the very first public meetings concerning the education of girls--held at the ,st4 ,pancras ,vestry ,hall1 under the presidency of ,lord ,lyttelton4 ,very considerable interest seemed to be excited in the larger world outside the immediate circle of friends1 and hopes rose4 ,one important practical issue came immediately in the addition to the governing body of the ,rev4 ,a4 ,w4 ,thorold1 ,vicar of ,st4 ,pancras 7afterwards ,bishop of ,rochester and of ,winchester74 ,both in his official capacity1 and as having been a member of the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission1 ,dr4 ,thorold was a most valuable supporter of the work4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,ii4 8,,we ,,work ,,in ,,hope40 8,it never yet did hurt ,to lay down likelihoods and forms of hope40 ,with the success of this first public meeting1 it was hoped that the tide had turned4 ,on ,february #ae1 #ahga1 a drawing-room meeting at the house of ,mr4 ,e4 ,c4 ,robins gave still further encouragement4 ,i had prepared a paper1 entitled 8,pearl and ,sea-foam10 contrasting the solid work of the education given to boys with the evanescent glitter of that thought to be sufficient for girls1 and giving an account of ,miss ,buss' work and aims4 ,a good discussion followed1 in which many persons interested in education took part4 ,the immediate result was the active adhesion of ,mr4 ,john ,neate1 who undertook to interest some of the ,city ,companies4 ,this was a real advance4 ,hitherto there had been a general agreement that 8something ought to be done10 and that 8somebody ought to do it20 but it was also generally agreed that 8somebody else0 was responsible for action in the matter1 and we had not yet found this very essential personage4 ,the discovery was now made that in the ,city ,companies1 which had done so much for boys1 we should without doubt find all that could be desired4 ,the prospect did indeed seem hopeful4 ,we had already on our own governing body a member of the ,merchant ,taylors' ,company in ,mr4 ,w4 ,timbrell ,elliott4 ,our new friends1 ,mr4 ,robins and ,mr4 ,neate1 belonged to the ,dyers' and the ,clothworkers' ,companies1 and all three gentlemen became1 within a short time1 the ,masters of their respective ,companies4 ,we had1 however1 to wait quite till the end of the year before the first large donation of #ajj from the ,fishmongers' ,company set the example1 afterwards followed by the ,brewers' and the ,clothworkers' ,companies in the gift of the school-buildings4 ,mr4 ,robins printed the first copies of 8,pearl and ,sea-foam10 which were found useful in our next effort to secure #ejj in #e donations1 for the barely necessary furniture in the two schools4 ,miss ,buss had left the greater part of her furniture in ,camden ,street1 and had gone to an empty building at #bjb1 ,camden ,road2 but about this time she writes-- 8,if we could raise #ejj in addition to what we have1 ,i think we might1 for the present1 let the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school go on alone4 8,the first thing next term will be to apply to ,city ,companies for the ,camden ,school4 8,i am very busy1 as you can guess1 and you will not mind this work4 8,i could send such a statement to some people1 ,i think4 ,but ,i would suggest that the whole trouble should fall on you1 by your giving your name and address as ,hon4 ,sec41 or receiver1 or anything you like4 ,any names ,i obtained ,i would send to you40 8,march #bc4 8,what a very nice woman that ,australian lady must be6 ,somehow ,i have been in a depressed or out-of-tune condition all day1 and now--faithless that ,i am--your note comes to cheer me up and give me fresh hope4 ,how wonderful is the all-prevailing law of compensation6 ,sunshine and shade vary our days40 8,march #bg4 8,the ,city people are not to be moved to do anything that is not in the ,city4 ,honour and glory follow there1 so there they will work4 8,mr4 ,rogers is about to open his school1 and when it is done1 it will be published1 with a flourish of trumpets1 #8,see what the ,city does6 ,it inaugurates a new era1' etc4 ,but1 after all1 what matters it if the work is done8 8,mr4 ,rogers has already been attacked1 ,i assure you4 ,i went straight off to ,mr4 ,jowett1 some time since1 to strengthen him1 if necessary1 by arguments in behalf of girls4 8,miss ,davies helps me as much as she can1 but her energies1 interests1 hopes are all centred in the ,college4 ,she cannot well beg for two different things at one time1 and it is for this reason that she is not one of our trustees4 8,there are three ,city men who have in their hands a capital sum of #cj1jjj--;half of this is to be spent on a girls' school in the ,city4 8,nothing but an organized opposition through the ,charity ,commission will make them do anything else4 #ae1jjj on one school1 and that in the ,city1 where it is not wanted1 especially if ,mr4 ,rogers' school be opened6 ,i mean to try and get a grant out of them--they have given three grants1 each of a thousand1 to ,mr4 ,rogers--but1 you will see1 they will give another thousand to him for his girls' school1 and they will give nothing to us1 because we are not in the ,city4 8,here we begin with nothing--in the ,camden ,school1 at all events4 ,we must work on and get publicity1 then we may get money40 8,march #bg1 #ahga4 8,mrs4 ,grey's letter came to-day4 ,you will see that her paper may help us a little1 but not very much4 ,i have no idea as to an #8advocate4' ,dr4 ,hodgson is at ,bournemouth--,mr4 ,cooke ,taylor ,i know nothing of--,mr4 ,lee is the only person ,i can think of now1 and there are several reasons against asking him4 ,between now and the #cast could we not get some one to pay us a visit and speak up for us8 8,i will send ,mrs4 ,grey your paper1 but ,i rather think she had a copy4 8,my holiday trip was delightful4444 8,will you tell me when we meet whether you would consent to become one of #8my' trustees80 8,may #i1 #ahga4 8,how brave and earnest you are6 ,it is such a comfort to me6 ,you can have no idea of what work and worry ,i have to face1 and almost single-handed4 8,please accept my proposal to become a trustee4 ,your help will be invaluable to me and to the ,cause1 and1 as a trustee1 you can say and do much more for us4 8,let me know if you accept40 8,may #bc1 #ahga4 8,i want to see you very much4 ,you were unanimously elected a member of our ,board yesterday1 and were also1 at my request1 put on the ,memorial ,committee1 which is to deal with the question of applications for money from ,companies1 etc4 8,i have written to ever so many people1 but have no more names4 ,we have got a list of the ,companies1 of their clerks1 of their styles1 #8,worshipful1' etc4 8,the #e collection was well received yesterday when ,i mentioned it at our meeting1 and the list has gone to the printer4 ,i am really quite hopeful about it4 8,there are #aab girls in the ,camden ,schools now1 and ,i want you to write1 if you can1 to ,irwin ,cocks1 ,esq4 7or ,cox871 editor of the ,queen1 #cdf1 ,strand1 stating what we are doing1 how we have started this school1 etc4 ,he would probably insert it1 and then a friend1 ,miss ,chessar1 would write a short leader about it4 ,it seems rather too bad to trouble you1 but ,i really am too overdone with the inner work of the two schools to be able to do much in the outer work4 8,mrs4 ,laing will put our papers into ,mrs4 ,craik's hands1 to-morrow--,d4 ,m4 ,muloch1 ,i mean4 8,can you tell me for certain what is ,sir ,john ,bowring's ,company8 ,we must begin with that40 ,lady ,bowring had gone over the schools with me1 and1 like all who saw them1 was charmed with her visit4 ,she had promised to secure ,sir ,john ,bowring's interest with his own ,company and with the ,gilchrist ,trust4 ,from the latter help came in scholarships4 ,but of the uses of 8,pearl and ,sea-foam0 none gave me so much satisfaction as this letter from ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall-- 8,april #f1 #ahga4 8,,my ,,dear ,,annie1 8,if it please ,god to prolong my days and my ability to work1 after ,i have been able1 by my exertions1 to add a small additional ward to the ,great ,northern ,hospital1 my present impression is that ,i should like to help the educational plan of ,miss ,buss4 ,but ,i never could devote my heart to two things at once1 and that ,great ,northern ,hospital is what ,i shall work and beg for--and nothing else--during the next year4 ,i hate bazaars1 but there is no other way that ,i know of to get the necessary funds--except a concert--and1 at present1 ,i can only grope my way4 8,mr4 ,ruskin has not been here since ,christmas1 but ,i can say anything to him1 now that ,i know him so well2 and1 after ,i have had some hospital talk with him1 ,i will give him your #8,foam1' and ask him to see ,miss ,buss' schools4 8,he is most charming4 ,it always does my heart good to see him playing with the dogs on the hearthrug4 ,oxford takes up a good deal of his time4 ,miss ,hill looks after his cottages4 ,dear little ,joan ,agnew is to be married this month4 ,i am so glad she is to live at ,denmark ,hill4 ,she is such a lovely darling4 8,i am very glad ,mr4 ,hall suggested that art work to you2 only don't make yourself ill over it4 8,with warm regards to all1 8,your affectionate friend1 8,a4 ,m4 ,h40 ,after ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall's first letter ,i had met at her house both ,mrs4 ,laing and the ,rev4 ,t4 ,pelham ,dale1 friends of ,miss ,buss1 who warmly took her part4 ,after much effort1 ,mrs4 ,hall and ,miss ,buss met at last1 being mutually attracted4 ,some extracts from ,miss ,buss' letters at this time show how very busy she was-- 8,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall and ,i have not converted each other yet4 ,why8 ,because she was not well1 and ,i did not go60 ,and later-- 8,mrs4 ,hall asked me yesterday to go to lunch with her to-morrow4 ,but1 most unfortunately1 ,i had engaged a railway carriage to take the girls in my house to ,windsor1 and cannot possibly send them without me4 ,i could go to-morrow afternoon1 but ,i have a meeting of my ,dorcas ,committee1 followed by a teachers' meeting4 ,both these must be given up if ,i go to ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall's1 and1 as you have already met this ,indian gentleman1 it seems scarcely worth while1 either for you or me4 8,i am glad ,mrs4 ,hall is being led to see that a woman may have cultivation1 and yet be able to mend a glove4 ,why people should insist on thinking that the education which should make a man must be injurious to a woman1 is1 to me1 perplexing40 ,though ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall declined to beg for us herself1 she did very good service in introducing ,miss ,geraldine ,jewsbury1 who threw herself heart and soul into the work1 bringing many useful friends1 and1 above all1 by her own bright1 breezy nature1 cheering ,miss ,buss in many an hour when hope was low4 8,miss ,jewsbury has raised again some hope--only ,i fear she has not had so much experience as you and ,i1 in asking and failing4 ,she is quite charming4 8,monday4 8,these suggestions of ,mr4 ,robins' have been carried out1 as you see4 ,by to-morrow night1 every member of every court of every ,company will have had an invite to ,friday's meeting1 and a circular of the ,camden ,schools4 8,i have asked ,miss ,cobbe to help us to publicity1 and ,mr4 ,edwin ,h4 ,abbott1 of the ,city of ,london ,school1 will speak4 ,i will see about ,mr4 ,bompas4 8,invitations have been sent to every parent in both schools2 have been left at every house in the ,high ,street4 8,i have bought twenty-eight prizes1 have ordered labels to put inside1 have harangued the ,camden girls1 have divided all my girls1 and have had a dreadful day's work4 ,but one hopes on1 and ,i have been for years accustomed to find #8after many days4'0 ,at the prize-giving of the ,camden ,school the ,lord ,mayor 7,sir ,t4 ,dakin7 took the chair1 and there were present the ,lady ,mayoress1 ,mrs4 ,laing1 ,mrs4 ,burbury1 ,miss ,emily ,davies1 the ,rev4 ,edwin ,abbott1 ,mr4 ,fitch1 ,mr4 ,joseph ,payne1 and other friends of ,higher ,education4 ,dr4 ,abbott1 head-master of the ,city of ,london ,school1 spoke very strongly on the duty of the ,mayor and ,corporation to provide for girls schools similar to those of their brothers4 ,on the following day ,lord ,dartmouth presided over the meeting for the ,upper ,school1 also held at ,st4 ,george's ,hall1 ,langham ,place1 at which ,harvey ,lewis1 ,esq41 ,m4,p41 and ,arthur ,roebuck1 ,esq41 ,m4,p41 ,mrs4 ,grey1 ,miss ,jewsbury1 ,mrs4 ,henry ,kingsley1 and many others1 were present4 ,a few days after the meetings1 ,miss ,buss writes-- 8,we are agitating beautifully4 ,dr4 ,storrar read me a private1 but very encouraging note from ,lord ,lyttelton1 saying that we should have some endowments as soon as they can lay their hands on any4 8,this will probably be very useful to us4 ,as ,mr4 ,robins says1 our school must be the first of a series1 encircling the ,city4 ,boys go immense distances to the ,city schools1 showing it would be better1 physically and morally1 to have the schools within reach of the parents4 ,constant railway travelling is bad for growing lads1 and there is no telling the amount of moral injury from companions in railway carriages1 of whom the parents know nothing4 8,this cannot be tolerated for girls6444 8,do you smile inwardly at our getting the start8 ,whether successful or not1 we are first in the field1 anyway1 even in the ,city4 ,i feel quite lighthearted because--you will not guess--but ,mr4 ,danson has been at work over the accounts1 all day yesterday and all day to-day4 ,he is so thoroughly business-like1 and so good-natured and patient1 that it is a sensible relief to me4 ,he has time and knowledge1 and is willing to devote both as his share of work4 8,i think we shall leave ,london1 by the night mail1 on ,friday in time to catch the ,hull boat to ,gottenburg1 which starts at six a4m4 on ,saturday4 8,as ,i am always very sea-sick1 the rest ,i so much want will be got on board by means of being compelled to be still4 8,my beginning of that last sentence wants an explanation1 ,i see1 so now you have it4 ,collapse comes on1 in a mild form1 after weeks of work1 at the rate of fifteen hours per diem4 ,i trust by the time we reach ,gottenburg to have recovered4 8,mr4 ,robins asked me to the ,swan-hopping dinner2 but as it is on the #gth1 ,i must not give up a week's holiday for it4 ,so ,mr4 ,lee is going to advocate our cause privately as opportunity serves4 8,mr4 ,elliott has invited me to the ,merchant ,taylors' dinner1 on ,thursday next1 in the ,crystal ,palace4 ,to that ,i am going2 more1 however1 from policy than from inclination1 as it is very possible ,i shall have to sit up best part of the night to pack for my journey1 and put away all other things until my return40 8,did it ever occur to you that packing1 etc41 or indeed1 anything peculiarly womanly1 is difficult1 almost impossible to a woman who leaves home1 day after day1 at #h4cj1 and does not return1 often--well1 sometimes till #aj4cj at night8 ,that is my programme lately4 ,but how much ,i talk of myself4444 8,i am obliged to break off hastily4 ,i have been waiting at ,myra ,lodge for visitors who have not come6 ,quel bonheur60 8,july #bd1 #ahga4 8,this morning ,mr4 ,lee and ,i met ,dr4 ,storrar and ,mr4 ,robins at the ,mansion ,house4 ,the ,lord ,mayor spoke most pleasantly to us4 ,he will give us a note1 which ,mr4 ,lee proposes to have lithographed1 and a copy of this will accompany every memorial4 ,the ,lord ,mayor was particularly agreeable to me1 and congratulated me warmly2 he is very much interested indeed1 and hopes to pay us a visit in working hours early next term4 ,at all events1 the ,lady ,mayoress will come--we must keep her up to it4 ,the census shows a steady decrease in residents in the ,city60 8,july #bg1 #ahga4 8,pray read the attack on us in to-day's ,times4 ,the fight has begun4 ,we are not really in opposition4 ,any school in the ,city opened by ,mr4 ,rogers will not prevent the necessity of a ,camden ,town district school4 8,i only trust the ,lord ,mayor will not back out60 ,happily1 the ,lord ,mayor stood firm1 and wrote a strong letter of appeal to go out with the memorial to the ,city ,companies4 ,miss ,buss' holiday was most profitably spent in ,sweden and ,denmark1 where she gathered many educational facts and theories1 and where she found the ,swedish desk1 which she was the first to introduce into ,english schools4 ,the ,september campaign began with the ,lord ,mayor's appeal1 but progress was still very slow4 ,miss ,geraldine ,jewsbury's warm sympathy was still a great comfort1 but her letters show the difficulties encountered4 ,speaking of one friend1 she says-- 8,i must neither ask her to subscribe nor to ask her husband2 in fact1 ,i could not rouse her interest in this quarter4 ,she says she and her husband have embarked so much in the cause of education that they can do no more4 ,but it is all for boys1 of course4 ,however1 #e is #e1 and ,i think more of it than any other #e ,i ever earned4 ,i could never have believed in the difficulty of getting money for such a good purpose if ,i had not tried4 8,give my love to ,miss ,buss1 and tell her not to lose heart4 ,but it is trying and uphill work6 ,only her example strengthens others in all ways40 8,selwood ,park1 ,sept4 #c1 #ahga4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,ridley1 8,the enclosed letters will show you that ,i have not forgotten that poor ,mr4 ,ruskin was to be my main hope4 ,his illness has been very serious1 and ,i know not at this moment where he is4 ,i shall certainly see him when there is any chance of his being able to take thought of anything4 ,i know how much interest he would have taken in the schools1 and1 ,i hope1 will take in them yet4 8,the lady in whom ,i most trusted to give me money has given me just nothing1 and no promises even1 nor expression of interest1 and the aggravating thing is the reasons she gave6 ,she has anticipated for two years the sum she gives to charitable objects or social progress to--the ,society for ,advancing ,female ,suffrage666 8,i have been entirely unsuccessful so far1 but am not going to lose heart nor hope2 for success does not depend on whether an object is supported by many or by few4 ,and ,i feel that these schools are just the most important step that has yet been taken for women1 giving a solid foundation of good training1 and ,miss ,buss has been raised up and trained for the emergency4 ,she is doing the real needful work without minding the clatter of nonsense that is being talked about ,woman's ,rights1 and all the rest of it4 ,the waste of money is the least part of one's regret4 8,my counsel and advice is1 first1 to write to the ,lord ,mayor and tell him that his example would be readily followed1 and entreat him to lead the forlorn hope and give a small sum of money4 ,i would write the letter gladly1 only you can do it better1 and are in the midst of the business of the schools4 8,i will write to ,mr4 ,roebuck1 and see if he can rouse any interest4 ,do you also write to ,mrs4 ,newmarch4 ,tell her the urgency of the matter2 write such a letter as she can give her husband--not too long1 but urgent4 ,write to ,miss ,cobbe1 and beg her to make an article of appeal in the ,echo1 and at the same time interesting4 ,shoot all these arrows at once1 and some of them will hit4 8,i feel ashamed and disgusted at the tardy and small response you have met with2 but1 as nothing really good ever dies out1 ,i am not cast down1 and ,i feel just the same interest as at first--,i have still one card to play for you1 as ,i have not made my appeal to ,mrs4 ,huth1 and that ,i will do1 both to her and her husband1 sending on your letter4 ,do not let ,miss ,buss lose heart4 ,give my love to her1 and tell her that though ,i have not brought in anything yet it has not been for want of talking and trying4 ,there is always a dead pull in all undertakings to get them uphill2 the wheels seem to stick fast1 but1 after a while1 if this pull is continued1 they move4 ,let me hear from you again1 please1 and 8,believe me1 yours very truly1 8,,geraldine ,e4 ,,jewsbury40 ,i wrote to ,mr4 ,ruskin1 mentioning ,miss ,jewsbury's request1 and with great pleasure received a kind letter in reply1 expressing interest in what ,i had told him of the school1 and of the feeling of the founder4 ,but1 having at least three times more work on his hands than he was able for just then1 he could do nothing till after the ,christmas vacation1 when it might be possible for him to come to see what was being done and what he might be able to do to forward the work4 ,it was always a regret to us that this visit never came to pass4 ,miss ,buss and her girls missed what would have been a great delight1 and ,mr4 ,ruskin also missed the sight of healthy and womanly work and play which could not have failed to please as well as to cheer him in its hope for the future4 ,miss ,buss' letters for the next few months show the effect of the strain of suspense and of hope deferred-- 8,myra ,lodge1 #aj p4m41 ,sept4 #bg1 #ahga4 8,not ten minutes' leisure till now1 dear ,miss ,ridley4 ,teaching in the morning1 a large ,dorcas meeting in the afternoon1 and an overwhelming mass of business correspondence--not nearly gone through yet1 however4 8,first1 an answer from the ,goldsmiths has come4 ,you do not need to be told what that answer is4 8,an idea has struck me that it might be well for us to ask those who have subscribed so far whether they give to one school more than another8 ,if not1 let us divide the subscriptions1 and so hand over to ,camden ,street some of our money4 ,this is between us--just now1 at least4444 8,i do not think we must1 in any way1 appear adverse to the ,city movement under ,mr4 ,rogers4 8,i feel we have forced him into action1 and1 as our motive is to help women generally1 and not the women of ,camden ,town only1 to have driven him to act is one result1 and a great one1 of our organization4 8,why ,i think of the division of subscriptions is that no doubt some of the people would prefer to help the poorer school4 ,if so1 ,i should prefer their subscriptions going in the way they wanted4 ,i am sure that my old pupils help their own old school1 and do not care for the new and unknown one4444 8,i have written to the ,lady ,mayoress1 and will write to ,miss ,cobbe1 asking her to let me call4 ,of course ,i shall give her your note4 ,what a dear1 bright1 ever young heart ,miss ,jewsbury has6 ,if you had done nothing but interest her1 your work would have been great4 ,she has saved me almost from despair at least on two occasions4 8,i don't mind our ,board meetings1 and really have never but once been like what we suppose a caged lion to be4 8,it is now the amount of the work1 and the sort of unsettled state we are in1 that overdo me4 ,but ,mr4 ,danson is helping to reduce money matters to order1 and to be relieved of the management of that would be really a comfort4 8,we have now #aij girls in the ,camden ,school2 one father has come to live in the neighbourhood on purpose to send four girls4 ,i scarcely know what to do for teachers1 and am in correspondence with all sorts of people4 ,old pupils do not seem available1 or they are not mature enough4 8,we must have some more furniture too1 as there is not enough in ,camden ,street for the present number4 ,the ventilation in the ,camden ,road is not nearly good enough2 but ,i am compelled to act1 and so must risk observations from the ,board4 ,we ought to be thinking of building for the ,camden ,school2 but money1 money1 where is it to come from8 8,i hear ,mr4 ,mason1 of ,birmingham1 who has just spent #bjj1jjj1 or some such sum1 on his orphanage1 intends to give #cj1jjj to education4 ,mrs4 ,sheldon ,amos went to him about the ,working ,women's ,college1 and got a sort of promise4 ,i always intended to get at him if ,i could2 so1 hearing of her visit1 ,i wrote straight off to the wife of the ,town ,clerk of ,birmingham1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 to ask for an introduction1 saying a visit to ,birmingham would be nothing if there were the least hope of getting help2 even if one only induced him to give part of the money to girls at ,birmingham something would be gained4 ,a visit there is therefore looming4 ,mrs4 ,hayes gives me a warm invitation to her house4 ,she knows me through an old pupil1 who is governess to her children1 and called on me here when in ,london4 87,ah1 ah1 how ,i wish we could get a fine building for the ,camden ,road ,school6 ,we do want a lecture hall and a gymnasium so much47 8,two school concerts are on me next week1 and a good deal to think of in connection with them4 ,musical men are not easygoing3 each one will have the best places for his pupils2 each will go his own way4 ,most school-mistresses have to deal with one only2 ,i have three1 and also three young women2 the latter were fairly manageable4 8,a good second would be a great relief to me1 and would enable me to work at something less than express-train speed--a speed that cannot be continued for very many years4 ,it would be worth while to raise the pay of my second1 as she became more useful4 ,i never have time to prepare my lessons1 which is almost indispensable if one wishes to teach well4 8,there has been quite an avalanche of storms raised by parents lately1 mainly because ,i have had to engage a governess not trained in the school4 ,she does not therefore understand our ways1 and causes me much worry2 but she is really a good ,christian girl1 one who will do well in time4 ,but1 as ,i tell her1 ,i have to suffer during the process of her instruction4 8,if the ,birmingham invite does not come this week1 as ,i hope it will not1 on ,friday ,i hope to go to ,mrs4 ,hodgson1 at ,bournemouth1 till ,monday night--,monday being our half-term holiday1 and most of my house-girls away4 ,mrs4 ,h4 is the dearest1 sweetest1 brightest1 most unselfish creature1 and ,i love her dearly6 ,you will believe me1 when ,i say how much ,i am learning to love you4 ,i cannot bear to hear of your being tired4 ,pray take rest and get well4 8,always your loving 8,f4 ,m4 ,b40 ,there came at this juncture a very bright ray of encouragement in a gratifying letter from the ,princess of ,wales4 ,as the ,queen had given her name to the first ,college1 it was thought that the ,princess might do no less for the first ,public ,school for ,girls1 and the ,memorial ,committee made the request1 on the principle of 8nothing venture1 nothing have40 ,the following letter was addressed to the ,rev4 ,charles ,lee1 as the chairman of the ,memorial ,committee3-- 8,,sir1 8,i am directed by the ,princess of ,wales to acknowledge the receipt of a letter signed by you1 in conjunction with ,dr4 ,j4 ,storrar1 on behalf of the trustees and governors of the institution established in ,camden ,town for the promotion of secondary instruction for girls4 8,her ,royal ,highness fully recognizes the importance and great need of improvement in the education of girls of the poorer middle-class1 and believes that the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls1 with its ,lower ,school1 will not only to some extent meet this want1 but that it will also serve as a model to similar schools1 the establishment of which in other parts of the ,metropolis1 and in the country generally1 it may encourage4 8,the ,princess of ,wales1 therefore1 has much pleasure in acceding to the request that her ,royal ,highness would allow these schools to be placed under her patronage1 and has directed me to forward to you the enclosed cheque for fifty guineas as her ,royal ,highness' contribution to the funds of the undertaking4 8,i have the honour to be1 sir1 8,your most obedient servant1 8,m4 ,,holzmann1 ,private ,secretary4 8,sandringham1 ,nov4 #ae1 #ahga40 ,in response to this cheering bit of news ,miss ,jewsbury at once wrote off-- 8,manchester1 ,nov4 #bf1 #ahga4 8,i am very glad indeed about the ,princess4 ,it is the best of all the many kind things she has done4 ,how did you get at her8 8,i will write myself to ,mr4 ,novelli1 and am going on ,tuesday to ,sir ,joseph ,whitworth's1 and will see if ,i can move him to help us6 ,give my love to ,miss ,buss4 ,she will #8see the fruit of her doings' yet2 and she does not know how much her patient endurance has strengthened the hands of the many 7of whom she may never hear7 who are wearied and ready to lose heart in their labours4 ,i can speak of what her example is to myself40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,iii4 8,,the ,,sisters ,,of ,,the ,,boys40 8,no man will give his son a stone if he asks for bread2 but thousands of men have given their daughters diamonds when they asked for books1 and coiled serpents of vanity and dissipation round their necks when they asked for wholesome food and beneficent employment40--,f4 ,p4 ,,cobbe4 ,the great event of the year #ahga--;from the educational point of view--was the meeting of the ,society of ,arts1 at which ,mrs4 ,william ,grey read her able paper on ,secondary ,education for ,girls1 in which was contained the germ of the ,women's ,national ,education ,union1 and the ,girls' ,public ,day ,schools ,company4 ,the chair was taken by the ,rev4 ,william ,rogers1 whose great school for boys in ,cowper ,street was just completed1 and the audience included most of the distinguished leaders in educational movements4 ,mrs4 ,grey took up the question of higher education for women in all its bearings1 and1 recognizing the needs which had to be met1 proposed the formation of 8an ,educational ,league10 to embrace all who were actively interested in the question1 and having for its object-- 8to carry what might be characterized as the ,educational ,charter of ,women--first1 the equal right of women to the education considered best for human beings2 second1 the equal right of women to a share in the existing educational endowments of the country1 and to be considered1 not less than boys1 in the creation of any new endowments2 third1 the registration of teachers1 with such other measures as may raise teaching as a profession no less honourable and honoured for women than it is for men40 ,the discussion following this paper will always retain historic value1 because1 as both sides had free scope1 it represents the exact estimate of women which prevailed at that period4 ,for the women of the twentieth century--in the serene enjoyment of the results of the work of the nineteenth century--it will have an interest of which wonder will form no small part4 ,the women of #ahga1 as they listened1 had long since ceased to wonder1 but they had other feelings which1 happily for the readers of #aiga1 will also have acquired the historic value which attaches to all relics of a far-away past4 ,it was when presiding at this meeting that ,mr4 ,rogers made the speech1 of which every one heard so much during the next two years1 a speech that showed how he also had yet to learn from experience the difference between efforts for boys' and efforts for girls' schools4 ,in proposing the vote of thanks for ,mrs4 ,grey's paper1 ,mr4 ,rogers remarked that he could not agree with one statement--that there was no demand on the part of parents for a higher education2 on the contrary1 there was a widespread dissatisfaction with the present state of things4 ,being anxious to establish a girls' school in connection with the ,boys' ,middle-class ,school in ,london1 he sent round a paper to the parents of the boys--numbering about eleven hundred--asking their opinion1 and he received answers1 and promises that the girls should be sent1 from about five hundred4 ,he also disputed the statement that 8where pounds were subscribed for the boys there was difficulty in getting shillings for the girls10 as he believed that funds would be forthcoming so soon as the real difficulty--of suitable sites and good teachers--had been met4 ,in passing1 it may here be noted that during the year following this meeting ,mr4 ,rogers succeeded in securing the required site and teachers1 and thereupon made his appeal for the girls--the 8sisters of the boys40 ,for the boys1 in one single meeting1 he had obtained promises of #fj1jjj1 to which another #aj1jjj was added4 ,it was the work of months to collect for the girls the sum of #ejjj1 much less than one-tenth of what had been given for the boys4 ,what eventually became of this #ejjj will be told in due course4 ,on the strength of ,mr4 ,rogers' speech at ,mrs4 ,grey's meeting1 ,i wrote a letter to the ,daily ,news1 stating that the ,camden ,school was in full possession of the essential points of teachers and pupils1 and now needed only #ejjj for a suitable building4 ,to this appeal there was no response in money2 but1 on ,july #f1 #ahga1 ,i had a note from ,miss ,buss which showed that interest had been excited-- 8,,dear ,,miss ,,ridley1 8,miss ,mary ,gurney has been here to-day1 and she talks of writing a paper for the ,leeds meeting of the ,social ,science4 ,i told her about you1 and asked her to write to you1 and ,i also said that a sketch of this1 the only public school for girls1 would probably lead to more useful1 because more positive1 results than another paper on the general question of girls' education4 8,miss ,gurney is the daughter of the shorthand writer to the ,house of ,commons1 and is deeply interested in all educational questions4 8,she has made our acquaintance only from your newspaper paragraph4 8,i felt what the little children call naughty on ,monday--wearied1 dejected1 worried1 and over-anxious66 ,but body prevails1 as you know1 over mind1 and ,i felt very sorry for what ,i said to you4 8,i send you a ,daily ,news of to-day4 ,the leader will help on our appeal4 ,only the editor1 all the way through1 speaks of #8boys' instead of #8children1' which would include boys and girls4 8,we meet to-morrow8 8,always yours1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,early in ,july a letter of mine in ,public ,opinion had been followed by a discussion on endowments for girls' schools1 which ,i finally summed up as follows3-- 8,now1 however1 we may hope4 ,in this implied support of the ,lord ,mayor we see far more than help to the ,camden ,school4 ,we see in it a hope of some large and united public effort1 through which the ,camden ,school will be only the first of a series encircling ,london1 and everywhere meeting the same want4 ,a great step has been taken in the ,city1 in ,mr4 ,rogers' proposed new schools there4 ,two other ,city schools are also proposed4 ,it must be remembered1 however1 that the resident ,city population is steadily diminishing4 ,to benefit girls truly the schools should come to them in the suburbs40 ,referring to this hope1 ,miss ,gurney writes-- 8,i am extremely obliged to you for your kindness in thinking of my paper1 and sending me such a helpful letter about it4 ,i will get the ,illustrated ,news4 ,i will also venture to write to ,miss ,cobbe1 and ,i will look at your letter in ,public ,opinion4 ,i think ,i have advocated just the same view in my paper4 ,the difficulty seems to be to constitute the central authority4 ,any ,middle-class scheme ought to be very superior to our ,elementary ,education1 which has grave defects4 ,and then1 where are our suitable teachers to be found8 ,from my experience of the world there are few people like ,miss ,buss4 ,it will never do to have the teachers of ,elementary schools4 ,but of course all these difficulties must be met with spirit4 8,i have been so much interested in your arguments in favour of public schools1 of many of which ,i had not thought1 but ,i agree with all4 ,i should have liked to copy it into my paper1 and have acknowledged your kind help1 but had not room2 so ,i have stolen some of your ideas1 which ,i hope you will pardon1 and have woven them in with a curious ,german report from ,frankfurt4 ,your thoughts in favour of a #8mixture of classes' and #8true independence' have long been favourite hobbies of mine2 but your idea of an esprit de corps was quite new to me1 and ,i think it most valuable40 ,in the ,echo of ,october #aj1 #ahga1 there is a report of the ,social ,science ,meeting at ,leeds1 saying-- 8,the time of the ,education ,department to-day was wasted for a long time by two factious men4 ,they spoiled the discussion of the papers by ,mrs4 ,grey and ,miss ,gurney on the special requirements for the improvement of the education of girls1 by two childish speeches1 the one in disparagement1 the other in eulogy of woman4 ,mr4 ,baines 7the president7 had the greatest difficulty in shutting them up40 ,in the same day's issue of the ,echo there is a somewhat sarcastic letter from ,miss ,cobbe1 commenting on ,mr4 ,rogers' happy visions of help for girls' education1 and demanding the practical realization so long deferred1 and especially advocating the claims of the ,camden ,school to a fraction of the help so liberally bestowed on the brothers of these girls4 ,the outcome of ,mrs4 ,grey's papers--read before the ,society of ,arts and the ,social ,science ,congress at ,leeds--was a large and enthusiastic meeting in ,london1 in ,november1 #ahga1 when the ,women's ,national ,education ,union was formally inaugurated1 with ,mrs4 ,grey as president for the first year4 ,in the year following ,h4,r4,h4 the ,princess ,louise 7,marchioness of ,lorne7 became president1 with a goodly array of well-known names as vice-presidents1 and an acting committee of ,educationalists1 professional and amateur4 ,of this committee1 ,mr4 ,joseph ,payne1 ,chairman of the ,college of ,preceptors1 became the chairman till his death in #ahge4 ,the ,woman's ,education ,journal1 edited by ,miss ,shirreff and ,mr4 ,g4 ,c4 ,t4 ,bartley1 served as the special organ of the ,union1 lasting for over ten years1 and containing a summary of the most important events of a decade rich in interest for all women4 ,miss ,buss' ,journal-letters refer to the rise of the ,women's ,education ,union1 and also to a suggestion made by a friend that ,mrs4 ,grey1 having the public ear1 should make an appeal through the ,times for the ,camden ,school-- 8,nov4 #a1 #ahga4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,ridley1 8,miss ,gurney called on ,monday4 ,she is willing to join ,mrs4 ,grey's association--the ,national ,union for ,improving ,women's ,education1 or some such name4 ,may ,i give in your name as a member1 and perhaps worker8 ,i think we ought now to print an account of what we have done--what say you8 ,your pamphlet1 #8,pearl and ,sea-foam1' is almost out--,i have only two copies4 ,from what ,miss ,gurney said1 ,i think she would write a pamphlet1 but ,i told her ,i would consult you4 ,please tell me your opinion4 8,when you can1 ,i want you to enter into our inner life1 and then some fine day write an account of it--perhaps after my time1 who can say8 ,at all events1 a detailed account of ,cheltenham ,college for ,ladies was read1 at a ,social ,science ,congress one year1 and perhaps you might do a similar thing for us at a future time4 8,there is a talk of getting representatives of different educational bodies on ,mrs4 ,grey's ,national ,union ,committee4 ,if so1 ,i hope you will represent us4 ,but that appointment must be made by the ,board4 8,this must be the tenth letter1 so you will forgive its jerky style4 ,our concerts went off well and were well attended4 8,your very loving 8,,arnie4 8,you do not know my #8pet name'--that given me by my dear wee nephew80 ,miss ,buss was elected on the ,council of the ,education ,union as representative of the school-mistresses ,association4 ,she was also of great use in sending information1 through me1 to a sub-committee of which ,i was for a time a member4 ,in readiness for the need of which ,miss ,buss speaks ,i had been collecting material for an enlargement of 8,pearl and ,sea-foam10 but as ,miss ,gurney was willing to make the schools the text of her pamphlet 7issued later as ,no4 #c of the ,women's ,education ,union ,series71 her offer was gladly accepted4 ,in this pamphlet ,miss ,buss' schools are recognized as the model on which those of the ,girls' ,public ,day ,schools' ,company were afterwards formed4 ,in ,december1 #ahga1 ,miss ,gurney writes-- 8,i am extremely obliged for all the trouble you have taken with my paper4 ,it has been a very difficult task1 especially after writing on the same subject before4 ,i hope you will read my ,leeds paper in the ,englishwoman's ,review last month4 8,i most fully feel the truth of all you say about ,miss ,buss4 ,i think her personal influence most wonderful2 and1 although ,i cannot say that she has awakened any new enthusiasm in me1 because an educational enthusiasm has been always a part of myself1 yet ,i think ,i am able to see and appreciate her rare worth and talent4 8,and yet1 in this paper1 we must not say anything which will appear like flattery to those who do not know her40 ,miss ,buss' own words gave her appreciation of the help rendered to her own work by this pamphlet-- 8,myra ,lodge1 ,march #be1 #ahgb4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,gurney1 8,the pamphlet shall go out to-day to ,mrs4 ,gilbert4 ,it seems to me that we cannot circulate your paper too widely4 ,will you order another one thousand copies1 or1 if you think more will be wanted1 let us have two thousand4 8,should not a copy be sent to the members of the ,council of the ,society of ,arts1 and of the ,social ,science8 ,copies will be wanted for the annual meetings of both these societies4 8,on all hands ,i hear how glad people are to have so clear a statement of our plans4 8,the ,merchant ,taylors have given us fifty guineas and the ,dyers five4 ,as yet1 no other ,companies have responded to our appeal4444 8,dr4 ,hodgson says he has read your paper with great interest1 and that he trusts this strong appeal may help us4 ,he asks whence you quoted him8 8,by his advice1 ,i have sent some copies away4 ,during the ,easter recess--from the #agth to the #bith of ,april--,i hope to go to ,edinburgh1 in order to see the five schools of the ,merchant ,companies3 #ddjj pupils under one management--two schools for boys1 and two for girls 7one of the latter with #abjj pupils1 and the other with #ejj71 and one mixed school4 8,do you see the ,examiner8 ,it is very liberal in the women's questions4 ,a pamphlet1 containing a reprint of many--well1 several--of its articles has just been issued4 8,i think you will not mind my saying that every one likes your pamphlet--so far as my knowledge goes4 ,when are we to pay for the first edition8 8,with all kind regards1 8,believe me1 yours most truly1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss4 8,to ,miss ,gurney40 ,but this comes some months later4 ,in the mean time1 ,mrs4 ,grey had to buy the experience that afterwards led to the formation of the new company4 ,the ,journal-letter of ,november #ah1 #ahga1 alludes to the inaugural meeting of the ,women's ,education ,union-- 8,nov4 #ah1 #ahga4 8,mrs4 ,grey's meeting was well attended yesterday1 but oddly enough not one word was said of our schools4 ,this does not matter much1 however4 8,mr4 ,forster's suggestion is admirable1 and ought to be carried into execution at once4 ,i think ,mrs4 ,grey would make the appeal2 at all events1 ,i will ask her this evening4 ,for the ,camden ,school only1 however1 for women1 we want about #ejjj4 8,it will not do to include the other at present4 ,miss ,gurney has begun her paper1 but ,i am not very clear about it4 ,i was so worried by visitors on ,wednesday1 when she came1 that she and ,i got only half an hour together1 as she had to rush off to ,mrs4 ,grey's committee4 8,if only an agency could be started1 with which ,i was not ostensibly connected1 what a comfort it would be6 ,but just now the applications for governesses are overwhelming1 and they entail correspondence which is not compatible with the inner school-work1 which ,i ought to do4 ,but at present ,i see no outlet4 ,i never have leisure to prepare any lessons at all1 and it is only this week ,i have even been able to give an account of my holiday trip to ,sweden--among the pupils4 ,denmark is waiting still2 it is necessary to digest one's materials1 to draw up heads1 etc41 and these require leisure4 8,do you remember the peasant girl1 now a first-rate teacher in ,stockholm8 ,also the ,danish peasant girl1 who is mistress of the orphanage at ,holstermunde84440 8,dec4 #h1 #ahga4 8,i fear my last note was pitched in a low key4 ,mrs4 ,grey's letter enclosed will show you there is no occasion for jubilation1 but ,i am better1 having nearly struggled through my heavy cold4 8,we had a very long sitting on ,monday1 but got through some business1 one part of which was that the ,treasurers were empowered to take another house for the ,camden ,school rather than refuse pupils6 ,i gave my furniture1 valued at #adj1 in the ,camden ,school1 to the trust4 ,my scholarship is to be invested in ,consols1 to my disgust1 as that will only produce #c per cent4 8,mr4 ,harries and ,miss ,ewart are to audit the accounts on the #bbnd1 and ,i wonder where the accounts would be if ,mr4 ,danson did not give so much help to us4 ,do you know1 ,mr4 ,danson is perfectly delightful4 ,he is so business-like1 so kind and patient1 that ,i can't see what ,i should do without him on the one side1 and a certain ,annie ,r4 on the other4 ,and ,i mean this4 8,we are all quite sick with anxiety about the ,prince of ,wales1 who is said to be dying4 ,i cannot help being sad about the poor little ,princess--our ,princess4 ,my dear love to you4 ,my little housemaid is waiting for this to post it1 and it is past ten1 so good night40 8,board ,room1 #bjb1 ,camden ,road1 ,dec4 #ab1 #ahga4 8,trust for carrying on the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls4 8,look at this6 8,,dear ,,annie1 8,are we not getting business-like6 ,mr4 ,forster's suggestion of a lecture from ,professor ,j4 ,r4 ,seeley is a good one1 but ,i doubt whether we should get as much as #ajj from the lecture2 and as ,professor ,seeley is already largely pledged to the ,hitchin ,college1 ,i also doubt whether he would lecture for our movement only4 ,but we can try4 ,i know both ,professor and ,mrs4 ,seeley4 ,they have visited me at ,myra1 and ,i have visited them4 ,mrs4 ,seeley is a niece of ,mrs4 ,de ,morgan4 8,your loving 8,,arnie40 ,this last suggestion came to nothing1 but ,mrs4 ,grey wrote to the ,times1 setting forth in the strongest way possible the claim of girls in general to the help so freely given to boys1 as well as the special claim of the ,camden ,school1 not only as recognition of ,miss ,buss' services1 but from the fact that the school was in full work1 and therefore proved conclusively not only the need for such a school1 but also that this need could be met4 ,she told how ,miss ,buss1 8with a self-sacrifice as rare as it is noble1 had voluntarily handed over the fruits of twenty years' labours0 for the benefit of girls1 and then1 for these same girls1 asks that ,miss ,buss' generosity may be supplemented1 for the two schools1 by a quarter of the amount given to the one school for boys in ,cowper ,street1 since1 otherwise1 it is to be feared that-- 8these schools and their able and devoted principal1 ,miss ,buss1 must break down under the strain put upon them1 and a great work which has already done so much for the better training of girls1 and promises to do more1 will have to be abandoned40 ,among my correspondence of this date1 ,i find a note respecting this appeal which might account in some measure for the small response it received-- 8,the ,times won't do things gracefully4 ,i enclose you ,mrs4 ,grey's admirable appeal on behalf of the ,camden ,schools1 which ,i cut out of the outer sheet of the issue of yesterday4 ,the redeeming feature is that the letter is what printers call #8displayed4' ,unfortunately1 however1 people who buy the paper at the bookstalls frequently leave the advertisement part behind60 ,within a month after this first letter ,mrs4 ,grey wrote again to the ,times1 stating in detail the response given to ,mr4 ,rogers' appeals for boys1 and giving as her own experience1 concerning the appeal for girls of the same class1 the following most noteworthy result3-- 8,the answer to my appeal for the ,camden ,town ,schools for ,girls1 founded by the energy1 ability1 and generosity of ,miss ,buss1 has been #dg #bs4 #f;d41 of which #bj would have been given whether my letter had been written or not2 so that the net result of my appeal to this great ,metropolis on behalf of the sisters of the boys for whom such a magnificent endowment has been received has been1 in fact1 just #bg #bs4 #f;d40 ,this second letter brought in about #ajj more1 raising the result of ,mrs4 ,grey's appeal to #adg #bs4 #f;d4 ,the total amount collected by all1 after three years of hard work1 came to not more than #gjj4 ,and yet ,miss ,jewsbury's hopeful words1 written about this time1 were quite true4 ,public interest was roused1 though not as yet to the point of generous giving4 ,miss ,jewsbury writes-- 8,give my love to ,miss ,buss1 and wish her a happy ,new ,year4 ,the idea of a thorough education for women has now1 ,i think1 taken hold of the public mind1 and will be followed by the desire to obtain it4 ,miss ,buss's schools will bring forth abundant fruit4 ,she has borne the burden and cold of the day1 but her work will take root4 ,there was a notice of ,mrs4 ,grey's letter in the ,manchester ,examiner and ,times1 and a leading article too4 ,i had seen a nice letter of ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall's yesterday4 ,yes1 ,mrs4 ,grey is charming1 and good to the core40 ,the subject was in all the papers4 ,miss ,cobbe did good service in the ,echo1 and ,miss ,chessar in the ,queen4 ,our hopes had naturally risen high when ,mrs4 ,grey took the question up so warmly4 ,the disappointment was proportionately great4 ,and1 bad as this might seem1 there was yet more to follow4 ,during the six months since the reading of ,mrs4 ,grey's paper before the ,society of ,arts1 ,mr4 ,rogers had collected #ejjj for a girls' school in the ,city4 ,but some ,city endowments--the 8,datchelor ,charity0 and others--had been found available for girls' education4 ,consequently1 at the seventh annual meeting of 8the ,corporation formed for ,promoting ,middle-class ,education in the ,city of ,london and the ,suburbs10 it was proposed that the #ejjj--;collected for girls expressly--should be used for the new hall of the ,cowper ,street ,school for ,boys 7already endowed with #fj1jjj71 this particular sum being just what would make up the #aa1jjj needed for a new hall4 ,several voices1 notably that of ,alderman ,besley1 were raised against this act1 and mention was made that this sum was all that was asked by the ,camden ,school1 in the suburbs1 and very close to the ,city4 ,but the motion was carried4 ,it was to no purpose that leading journals1 as well as 8educational enthusiasts10 were 8aghast at the announcement that a sum of money contributed for the special purpose of endowing a middle-class school for girls is to be devoted to the purpose of beautifying and enlarging the present middle-class school for boys40 ,the thing was done4 ,that the school on which so much had already been expended should1 in addition1 take the sum1 which1 comparatively small as it was1 would have sufficiently endowed the one existing school for girls of the same class1 was a blow calculated to wound to the utmost the women who were devoting themselves heart and soul to the effort to help these girls4 ,mrs4 ,grey1 in a letter to the ,times1 expresses this natural feeling with a strength that was not in excess of the provocation received1 as she says1 8,it was with painful astonishment1 not unmingled with bitter feelings10 that she had read the report of the meeting4 ,her letter ends with a still stronger appeal to the editor-- 8,will you1 sir1 not raise1 in the name of the nation1 a protest which cannot be so easily set aside8 ,will you not at least make it clear to the public that this is not a woman's question1 but a man's question1 a national question1 and that to leave uneducated one-half of the people--and that the half which moulds the associations1 habits1 and life of the other half--is a course so suicidal that of the nation which deliberately follows it we are tempted to exclaim in bitterness of soul1 #8,quem deus vult perdere prius dementat'80 ,miss ,buss naturally shared in this bitter feeling1 to which she thus refers-- 8,you have received my outburst of indignation about the ,city corporation8 ,fancy coolly alienating the money collected for a girls' school1 and then handing it to the boys' school1 on which ,,only #fj1jjj have been spent6 ,then the land in ,southwark1 purchased as the site of another school1 is to be sold1 and the proceeds handed over to the same school4 ,of course1 it would be infinitely more useful to build a school at ,southwark than to spend the money on the ,city school4 8,a protest might well be sent from us against the recent act in the ,city--on public and general grounds4 ,of course we could not have any claim to that #ejjj4 ,but it is no matter4 ,do not trouble about it4 ,but ,i do feel so impatient and weary sometimes6 ,still1 ,i try to be faithful4 ,unto the end1 let us hope6 8,really1 ,i am very despairing1 spite of success so far40 ,but 8impatience0 and 8despair0 were never more than passing moods with this strong1 brave spirit1 whose faith went deep down below all check or discouragement4 ,here are two notes which end the year #ahga and lead in #ahgb-- 8,myra ,lodge1 ,christmas ,morning4 8,,my ,,dear #8,,annie1' 8,a very1 very happy ,christmas to you and to all you love6 8,will you read ,mrs4 ,grey's note8 8,will you come here for me1 or will it be less fatiguing to you1 for me to meet you at the ,swiss ,cottage ,railway ,station8 ,please send word by bearer1 and the hour4 ,if the latter plan be agreed on1 we had better meet at #aj4cj or #aj4de4 8,after our interview with ,mrs4 ,grey1 will you return to lunch with me1 and let us have a quiet afternoon together8 ,a quiet afternoon for me will be delightful4 ,no consciousness of work neglected1 and no responsibility1 will make it really enjoyable to me4 8,if you will return here1 ,i will ask ,agnes to come also4 8,yours always affectionately1 8,,arnie40 8,ryde1 ,new ,year's ,day1 #ahgb4 8,,my ,,dear ,,annie1 8,a very happy ,new ,year to you and yours6 ,will you accept the enclosed motto1#f in loving remembrance of ,arnie and ,new ,year's ,day8 ,it is a motto one needs to keep in constant remembrance4 ,it is the hardest of all life's lessons1 that of resigning one's self to an ,all-guiding and ,almighty ,hand above4444 8,i am already much better for leaving behind all responsibilities4 ,it is very cold4 ,on ,friday1 or ,saturday1 ,i expect to go to ,sea ,moor ,house1 ,bournemouth1 ,hants 7,mrs4 ,hodgson's71 for a few days4 ,my love to you and to ,agnes4 8,yours always affectionately1 8,,arnie40 ,footnote #f3 ,this motto is1 8,o ,god1 for ,christ's sake1 do with me1 in me1 to me1 by me1 for me1 as ,thou wilt1 this year60 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,lower ,,school4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,timely ,,help4 8,having reaped and garnered1 bring the plough1 ,and draw new furrows1 'neath the healthy morn1 ,and plant the great ,hereafter in the ,now40 ,e4 ,b4 ,,browning4 ,but1 however it might be borne1 the disappointment was bitter1 more especially in the proof given of the absolute indifference of the public to the whole question4 ,prejudice might have been overcome1 opposition might have been met1 but against indifference so invincible no means seemed available4 ,mrs4 ,grey gave it up as hopeless4 ,she frankly abandoned the old position1 and opened out new ground in making her next appeal directly to the ,british commercial instinct4 ,in starting the ,girls' ,public ,day ,school ,company there was offered in addition to thorough education1 a dividend of five per cent4 ,the success of ,miss ,buss had proved that schools like hers were wanted by numbers sufficient to make them pay4 ,there was not the slightest difficulty in any case in raising the #bjjj in shares needed to start one of the ,company's schools in any locality desiring to have it4#g ,footnote #g3 ,miss ,clough1 in her interest in ,miss ,buss' work1 had proposed to the ,national ,education ,union the formation of a company to supply school-buildings in this and similar cases4 ,but the council decided to start its own schools1 and nothing came of this proposition so far as regarded the ,camden ,school4 ,this new departure tended rather to hinder than to help on the endowment of the ,camden ,school1 of which the very raison d'tre was a rate of fees too low even to pay for buildings1 a dividend being quite beside the mark4 ,money had come in1 though slowly1 for the furniture of the ,upper ,school1 and this was now quite self-supporting1 though very inadequately housed4 ,what would1 in this school1 have gone towards a dividend1 went instead to the salaries of the teachers1 higher here than in any similar institution4 ,but for the ,lower ,school an endowment was absolutely necessary4 ,hitherto1 ,miss ,buss herself had provided all that had been needed beyond the money subscribed4 ,she had not the very faintest intention of fulfilling ,mrs4 ,grey's desponding prognostications of the abandonment of the scheme as a result of the public apathy4 ,the precise manner in which it was to be carried out still remained to be discovered1 but she never wavered in her intention that1 somehow1 it was to be done4 ,during the year #ahgb the pressure on ,miss ,buss seemed to be a little increased by this new departure4 ,in ,june she writes of it-- 8,several people have written to me about the #e shares in the ,brompton ,school1 and my ire was rising4 8,mrs4 ,grey's handing over all ,mr4 ,morley's #ejj to purchase shares in the new school shows pretty clearly--in addition to the ,goldsmid gift--what chance we have of help in that quarter4 ,there can be no doubt that the new school movement is leaving us high and dry4 8,i do not feel aggrieved by the ,union in the least4 ,it only makes me more determined to act4 ,miss ,davies shuts herself into one bit of work2 ,mrs4 ,grey into another2 ,i into a third4444 8,mr4 ,rogers' suggestion about the ,columbia ,market 7have you seen it87 if acted upon1 will prevent our getting any help from the ,city4 ,he says the market is useless--turn it into a splendid school for girls6 ,i hope the suggestion may be acted upon2 if he takes it up1 he will soon get the money needed4 ,we shall have no chance at all4 ,the ,city ,companies will vie with each other in starting this magnificent scheme4 ,city men like to #8live in bricks and mortar'--not to say stone4 ,to live in human hearts is not durable enough4 8,between the two schemes1 we shall be swamped entirely if we do not take the bull by the horns and make a huge effort40 ,there was no real antagonism between ,miss ,buss and the ,girls' ,public ,day ,school ,company4 ,she was very glad of the work1 and helped it in many ways1 as is shown in ,mrs4 ,grey's letters-- 8#ah1 ,cadogan ,place1 ,june #ah1 #ahgc4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8444 ,i am troubling you again in this matter as there is a proposal before our ,council to adopt your scale of fees in the new school4444 8,several people have told me that your meeting yesterday was a splendid success4 ,i congratulate you heartily1 and sincerely regret not having been able to attend4 8,i wonder whether ,i shall live to see similar success won by the ,company's schools8 ,if we could but get a duplicate of you ,i should feel very sure of the success1 whether ,i live to see it or not4 8,most truly yours1 8,m4 ,g4 ,,grey40 ,in ,september1 #ahgd1 the following letter was received by ,miss ,buss from one of the foremost supporters of the ,st4 ,john's ,wood and ,hampstead ,high ,school for ,girls1 a lady whose enthusiasm had first been roused by her efforts to help ,miss ,buss' work-- 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i am hoping to work for the ,st4 ,john's ,wood ,school1 though on the whole ,i have met with little sympathy4 ,one of the objections to the new school will amuse you vastly1 namely1 that all the people to whom ,i applied said that they would not like to subscribe to a school that might in any way interfere with yours1 and that the near 767 neighbourhood of ,st4 ,john's ,wood to ,camden ,town might have this disastrous result4 ,nothing that ,i could say convinced my opponents4444 ,if we cannot get the help of the intelligent and influential persons here1 what shall we do8444 ,i feel sure that you can do much to help us3 your name could be on our committee1 though we should not expect you to work4 8,yours truly1 8,e4 ,,tolm40 ,miss ,buss at once took shares in the company1 giving her name to the committee1 on which ,i acted as her representative4 ,many of her own friends were members1 as well as educationalists like ,dr4 ,abbott1 ,dr4 ,angus1 ,professor ,huxley1 ,professor ,carey ,foster1 and ,mr4 ,norman ,lockyer4 ,the new school was built by ,mr4 ,robins4 ,in the mean time her own work went on slowly enough4 ,the main hope was now in the ,endowed ,schools' ,commission1 since the constitution of both schools had been arranged in harmony with schemes drawn up by that body4 ,whilst one-half of the governing body of the ,north ,london ,collegiate and ,camden ,schools for ,girls had formed the memorial committee1 occupied with ways and means1 the remaining members had devoted themselves to working out the details of the constitution1 both parties uniting for the general board meetings1 and there discussing all points in common4 ,in ,dr4 ,storrar1 who had all his life been closely connected with great educational bodies1 having helped in the development of the ,london ,university and of the ,college of ,preceptors1 we had a practical educationalist2 as also in ,mrs4 ,burbury1 who1 as the daughter of ,dr4 ,kennedy1 had breathed education with her earliest breath2 ,miss ,ewart1 too1 was in like manner born to public spirit1 as the granddaughter of the ,william ,ewart to whom ,william ,ewart ,gladstone owed his name1 and as the daughter of a distinguished member of the ,house of ,commons1 who1 for forty-six years1 helped in every advanced public work1 especially the ,london ,university4 ,dr4 ,storrar and these ladies1 in particular1 spared neither time nor pains in working out the scheme1 and in enlisting sympathy with its objects in all likely quarters4 ,but1 in the beginning of #ahgb1 the ,endowed ,schools ,commission had not finished its work1 and help from this quarter was still remote4 ,some extracts from ,miss ,buss' letters at this time show how very slow was the progress made in getting funds-- 8,january #aj1 #ahgb4 8,mr4 ,ellis privately has sent a cheque for #bj to the ,camden ,school4 ,lord ,calthorpe has done the same1 but as yet there has been no other response to our memorial letters4 8,mrs4 ,newmarch writes a kind note1 to say she means to pay us a visit when she can1 and she sends a guinea from #8,mrs4 ,brown4' ,we are getting on1 though slowly40 8,myra ,lodge1 ,mar4 #aj1 #ahgb4 8,the ,camden sites and leases have been pressing much on me4 ,nothing has been done about the site4 ,the lawyers are too dreadful4 ,the land tenure is so complicated that it seems hopeless to understand it6 8,i want to talk to you about our trying to get up a ,city meeting4 ,the ,lord ,mayor is favourable to female education4 ,i wrote to ,mrs4 ,dakin1 asking for an introduction to the ,lady ,mayoress1 but ,mrs4 ,dakin is abroad4 ,i shall try next ,saturday through another channel40 8,mar4 #bb4 8,miss ,gurney's paper seems to be stirring up much interest4 8,the ,edinburgh ,schools will be open during my holidays4 ,so ,i propose to leave for ,edinburgh on the morning of the #ahth of ,april4 ,miss ,chessar1 who is going there next week1 will make inquiries about apartments for us4 ,you mean to go1 ,i trust8 8,i want to visit the ,dollar ,schools1 as well as the ,merchant ,company's ,schools1 and on the road home ,i should like to stay a day or so at ,newcastle4 ,i must be again in ,london on ,monday1 the #bith of ,april4 8,dr4 ,hodgson has prepared the way for my admission1 and he says ,i #8shall find open doors4'0 8,mar4 #be4 8,we are to have a city meeting4 ,at least1 ,mr4 ,elliott and ,i are empowered to try to get one up4 8,i am very weary to-day1 having been late last night4 ,i have not an hour to myself1 except on ,sunday before church1 till ,tuesday evening1 every moment being filled with appointments--,i mean after school hours40 8,bournemouth1 ,mar4 #cj1 #ahgb4 8,all being well ,i will go with you--not without you1 ,i trust--to ,mrs4 ,mawson's1 on #bgth of ,april4 8,the memorial to the ,princess has not gone in1 nor that to the ,baroness ,burdett ,coutts4 ,nothing has been done about our ,city meeting4 ,i am so tied down by the annual exams1 that ,i hardly know where to turn or what to do1 or rather1 what not to do4 8,i am having1 however1 perfect peace here4 ,it is a most lovely place1 and ,i should like you to know my dear sweet friend ,mrs4 ,hodgson6 ,she knows a good deal of you40 8,april #e4 8,mr4 ,harries thinks the ,city meeting would be a failure4 ,the ,lord ,mayor could not lend the ,mansion ,house for anything not ,metropolitan or ,national4 8,this school was #bb years old yesterday60 8,april #aj4 8,about ,lord ,g4 ,h4 ,i do not care a rush4 ,only if we women had not submitted to the humiliation of begging from all sorts of people1 on any or no grounds1 where should we be8444 8,i have sent a book1 papers1 and a note to-day to ,miss ,b4 ,i think the note1 though short1 might move a heart of stone6 8,if you can come on ,friday evening1 pray do4 ,mr4 ,payne is very anxious to talk philology with you4 ,i have asked all sorts of people who have been offering me hospitality1 and all the women teachers in both schools4 ,it is desirable that ,i should do something for my fellow-labourers from time to time4 8,the ,lady ,mayoress is going to the ,camden ,school on ,friday next1 at #b4cj4 ,do you care to meet her80 8,april #bj4 8,mrs4 ,tolms success is delightful6 ,i have thanked her for enlisting the ,baroness1 but have omitted to say anything about the prizes4 8,i did ask about a scholarship1 and ,i have invited the baroness to pay us a visit4 ,a notice of the #aj donation shall be sent to all the papers40 ,the 8,edinburgh ,schools0 here mentioned had been recently opened by the ,merchants' ,company of that city4 ,using the money of various old charities that had fallen into utter abuse1 they had made five thoroughly good schools on the latest and best principles1 two for boys1 two for girls1 and one mixed4 ,the first school was arranged for #abjj girls1 and had proved a great success4 ,the account of this work had naturally been of great interest to ,miss ,buss1 and1 as she knew that there had been every advantage that could be derived from the possession of ample means1 she was anxious to see for herself what had been done4 ,she therefore devoted her ,easter vacation to the visit to ,edinburgh1 in which ,i accompanied her1 dating from this happy time that closer intimacy which it was my privilege to enjoy4 ,dr4 ,hodgson's introduction to ,mr4 ,thomas ,knox1 the ,master of the ,merchants' ,company1 made our way something of a triumphal progress1 as ,i find in my letters home the record of 8intense attention from hosts of masters and other people--to ,miss ,buss1 of course1 ,i moving round her like an attendant satellite1 and shining in reflected light40 ,i was still young enough to be amused at ,mr4 ,knox's description of the 8two ladies from the south1 eminent educationalists10 doing my best to sustain the character4 ,i could at least appreciate my opportunities in hearing the talk between ,miss ,buss and ,mr4 ,knox4 ,even apart from their friendship with ,dr4 ,hodgson1 they found a strong bond in their educational sympathies4 ,in my journal ,i find him described as-- 8,a tall1 fine-looking man1 with a grand head1 and1 ,i should think1 a great heart4 ,it is he who chiefly has carried the great reforms1 sweeping away one abuse after another by the force of his strong will and steady purpose4 ,one is struck by his patriotism4 ,his feeling for ,edinburgh breaks out constantly1 and one can see that his public duty lies as near his heart as any private interest1 while he takes as his family all human creatures1 especially all young things1 from the scholars of the ,merchants' ,company's ,schools to the waifs and strays of his own special hobby1 the training-ship4 ,it is exquisite to see how this great1 strong man speaks to the old women at the ,home and to the children1 with tender consideration for each individually as well as in general kindness40 ,his wife and daughter were absent1 so we missed seeing his home-life1 but he showed us all that was most worth seeing in his beloved city4 ,to ,miss ,buss it was real holiday1 and nothing seemed too much for her in that busy week which to me was something of severe mental strain1 as well as unwonted physical exercise4 ,we must have marched up and down miles of stone passages and stonier staircases2 and ,i find more than once the record that ,i stayed at home to rest1 while ,miss ,buss took in a few more schools4 ,a 8,home for ,boys10 and another for 8,aged ,poor10 are 8merely incidental0 in a day which includes an ,art ,school1 and a ,school for the ,blind1 in addition to the ordinary schools4 ,we saw all the ,company's new institutions1 and ,fettes ,college1 as well as ,heriot's ,hospital1 and the older foundations4 ,the palatial structures and perfect appointments of all these schools made ,miss ,buss1 as she said1 8go raging wild with envy10 but this did not prevent her from carefully noting all there was to see4 ,nothing was overlooked that was in any way suggestive4 ,she found a good system of girls' cloak-rooms1 afterwards adopted1 with her own improvements1 in her own new buildings4 ,she noted that ,scotch scones were more wholesome than ,english buns for the children's lunch1 and in the future secured a ,scotch baker to supply them for her own girls4 ,she discussed time-tables and all the intricacies of school management1 while ,i listened and marvelled1 and felt more and more like an eminent educational fraud4 ,among the few things actually novel to her was the teaching of pianoforte playing in classes1 eight girls being taught at eight pianos at the same time by one master4 ,perfect time was thus secured1 as the discord otherwise would have been quite beyond endurance4 ,some modification of this system was afterwards introduced by ,miss ,buss into her ,upper ,school4 ,one thing that roused her disapproval1 amidst so much that she admired1 was the position of the women-teachers1 who1 if employed at all1 held only inferior and ill-paid posts4 ,whilst in ,edinburgh1 she lost no chance of putting in a word for them1 and after her return to ,london1 she wrote3 8,i am firing shells into the ,edinburgh schools one by one--,mr4 ,knox1 ,mr4 ,pryde1 etc4--to make them use the ,local ,examinations4 ,professor ,masson has been here this morning1 and he advises me to go on1 as good may come of it40 ,wherever ,miss ,buss went she acquired new ideas2 but she also scattered them broadcast4 ,as ,i had an introduction to ,miss ,eliza ,wigham1 the well-known leader in all philanthropic movements1 we found ourselves in the centre of work of all kinds1 being well pleased to discover that though ,edinburgh might be ahead in education1 ,london could still hold its own as regarded the employment of women4 ,i find that we had an afternoon tea1 to which leading workers and teachers were invited1 of which ,i record3 8,at our party we have had a grand seed-sowing4 ,everywhere ,miss ,buss throws out hints and suggestions likely to bear good fruit4 ,there are many persons who will remember the talk to-day40 ,at ,gateshead it was just the same4 ,she secured several pupils for her friend ,mr4 ,c4 ,h4 ,lake2 and1 although the sisters of these boys became pupils at ,myra ,lodge1 she at that time set going the idea of the ,girls' ,high ,school1 soon afterwards started1 which took the younger members of these families from herself4 ,before leaving ,scotland we paid a visit to ,dollar1 where ,miss ,buss saw her ideal system at work1 as she here found an old-established 8mixed school40 ,her theories were1 on the whole1 confirmed2 but she found some drawbacks1 which made her content to wait till all the perfect conditions could be secured4 ,after ,dollar1 we had a few days of quiet1 with delightful drives in the scenery round the ,bridge of ,allan1 where our friend ,mr4 ,forster chanced to be staying at the ,ochill ,park ,hydropathic ,establishment4 ,the whole trip was full of interest1 and not the least part of it was the delight of having that full mind pouring itself out on all possible subjects1 and in scenes where the historic and poetic associations add a new charm to the beauty of nature4 ,but there was still more to come in an event which1 important as it was in itself1 acquired still greater force when taken in connection with the feelings excited in ,miss ,buss' heart1 by the sight of the richly endowed ,edinburgh schools4 ,we broke our journey southwards at ,gateshead1 where we visited ,mrs4 ,mawson at ,ashfield1 a house well known to many a worker as a place where pleasant things are wont to happen1 and therefore most suitable for this most happy occurrence4 ,the large family circle had gathered round ,miss ,buss1 to hear her recent experiences1 and to ask about her own work1 entering into her hopes and plans for the future of the schools1 when a telegram was brought to her4 ,she read it2 and1 after a silent pause1 rose and1 crossing the room1 put her arms round me in her own impulsive way1 as she said1 with rare tears in her voice as in her eyes1 8,miss ,ewart has given #ajjj to the ,camden ,school60 ,how much this meant to the founder could be known only to those who had learnt how near to her heart was this dream of so many years4 ,if only ,miss ,ewart herself could have seen1 as we saw who were there1 the joy thus given by her generous act1 she would have been content1 even without all that is still to come out of it to the girls of generations unborn1 who will remember her name with gratitude4 ,miss ,ewart completed her good work by a large loan1 which made it possible at once to think about buildings for the ,camden ,school4 ,miss ,buss left me at ,gateshead1 and went back to her work with a renewed energy and courage1 which come out very noticeably in the letters received during the next few weeks4 8,myra ,lodge1 ,april #cj1 #ahgb4 8,a few lines before going to the great ,suffrage meeting4 ,forty new entries in the ,camden ,road4 ,thirty1 so far1 in ,camden ,street40 8,may #a1 #aj4cj p4m4 8,i was interrupted last night by the arrival of a mother--,mrs4 ,crookes1 wife of the ,psychic ,force ,mr4 ,crookes4 ,while she was talking1 the cab arrived--no1 no2 just after she had done talking1 the cab came with ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,sep1 for me to go to the ,suffrage meeting4 ,we got back at one4 ,we met everybody--,mrs4 ,tolm among others4 ,all day ,i was driving at express-train speed4 ,at two o'clock ,dr4 ,storrar came in1 and1 as he had a committee at ,university ,college at five1 stayed till #d4cj4 ,i had had no lunch1 and a council of teachers had assembled at four4 8,the meeting lasted till eight4 ,tired out1 ,i walked home with ,miss ,begbie1 and found here ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,j4 waiting to arrange poor ,mrs4 ,b4's affairs with me4 8,they have just gone4 ,the pressure of new pupils is enormous1 and the reorganization of the school is also heavy4 ,there is just the same pressure in ,camden ,street1 but ,i have taken nothing up there1 and cannot till to-morrow afternoon4 ,teachers1 furniture1 etc41 are all to be found4 8,did ,i tell you on ,sunday night that ,i asked ,dr4 ,storrar if the lender of the #cjjj was ,miss ,ewart8 ,he does not answer1 so we can draw our own conclusions4 8,i am to ask her to fix the time for a special meeting1 and must do so to-morrow1 if ,i can find a few minutes40 8,myra ,lodge1 ,may #c4 8,i am sure you will believe in the impossibility of my writing much4 ,the whole day--four o'clock now--,i have been walking about1 organizing classes4 8,how to dovetail all the subjects of instruction and the pupils is a difficulty not to be described4 ,things are getting into order2 but ,i have found no housekeeper1 and want a new teacher4 8,the ,edinburgh papers are untouched1 as ,i have not had a moment to arrange them4 ,but yours will serve for the ,school-,mistresses' meeting4 8,don't be vexed1 but the ,city meeting is quite off1 so ,i judge from ,mr4 ,elliott's remarks2 also there seems a feeling that all mention of us to the ,princess ,louise has been omitted4 ,she called a meeting of ,lord ,lyttelton1 ,mrs4 ,cowper ,temple1 and others1 to give her advice1 and it seems ,dr4 ,storrar wrote later to ,lord ,lyttelton to express his vexation that ,lord ,l4 had not pointed us out as leaders in the question of girls' schools4 ,we are to get at ,princess ,louise1 but how is not settled4 ,dr4 ,s4 does not think we can hold a ,city meeting4 8,mrs4 ,bonham-,carter sends me #be4 ,you shall see the note4 8,my love to you and all the ,ashfield circle4 ,my little stay there was so pleasant1 ,i wish ,i were with you now4 ,did ,i ever say how charming my ,edinburgh trip was8 ,my companion was such a dear1 sweet girl4 8,did you find your new dress much tumbled1 ,i wonder8 8,love to ,mrs4 ,mawson and her girls4 8,did you not know that my ,edinburgh trip was quite delightful to me80 8,myra ,lodge1 ,may #ac1 #ahgb4 8,i had no opportunity of expressing my pleasure at seeing you again1 so do it on paper4 8,dr4 ,storrar knew what ,miss ,ewart meant to do1 and he knew what ,i only dimly suspected--namely1 that she offered to lend the #cjjj also4 8,she paid the school a visit on ,thursday with ,madame ,bodichon1 and ,dr4 ,storrar says she has grown into a regard for our work4 ,she was perfectly charming to me to-day1 and especially about ,mrs4 ,bonham-,carter's note4 8,i whispered that ,i could make ducks and drakes of the #be3 buy a dress if ,i liked1 as the money was given to me for my comfort6 ,she took me by the hand1 and said she wished ,i would spend it exactly as ,i liked2 it really was at my disposal4 8,if ,mr4 ,robins is not our architect1 ,i am sure he will exonerate you and me4 ,i hope he will4 ,perhaps things will go as we wish4 8,dr4 ,s4 distinctly told me he thought ,miss ,ewart had no particular person in her mind's eye4 8,i am going to ,mrs4 ,tait in the morning1 and out to dinner in the afternoon4 ,i mention the latter merely to let you know that ,i shall be hurried to-morrow40 8#bjb1 ,camden ,road1 ,may #bh4 8,i fear ,i cannot manage to get to you to-morrow evening4 ,there is a ,dorcas meeting here1 followed by a lecture1 which will keep me very late2 and ,i have been under an engagement for more than a fortnight to go to ,mrs4 ,arthur ,arnold's ,at ,home 7,a4 ,arnold is editor or proprietor of the ,echo7 at ,stanley ,gardens1 nine o'clock40 ,an introduction to the ,rev4 ,stopford ,brooke gave further pleasant encouragement as ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,stopford ,brooke visited the schools1 and were so much interested that they even spoke of sending their own daughters4 ,the distance made this plan impracticable1 but ,mr4 ,brooke's interest was shown in other ways4 ,miss ,buss writes-- 8,mr4 ,stopford ,brooke sent yesterday a cheque for #ac #hs4 #aa;d41 with a note saying his people were away1 but he would try again next year4 ,decidedly the publication of his sermon would be helpful to the cause of education1 but ,i hope the right place would be given to ,miss ,davies4 ,please also take care of her note1 which ,i enclose4 ,mr4 ,latham seemed to think we might perhaps get #cjj a year for endowment4 8,the #8leaving scholarships' are like the #ajj a year1 for three years1 given by the ,merchants' ,company in ,edinburgh4 ,it would be delightful to send some girls to ,girton ,college 7papers of which ,i send you some copies7 or to ,germany1 for music1 etc4 8,if it is fine on ,tuesday afternoon1 what do you say to meeting me here at six o'clock sharp1 and of our going together to the ,botanic ,gardens8 8,we should at least be quiet2 and a walk would be pleasant1 or a drive to the entrance1 and a walk inside8 ,i want to see you40 8,june1 #ahgb4 8,oh1 how very heavy the work has been this week6 ,i was almost overdone this morning4 ,last ,saturday1 ,i had to hunt about for sites1 etc4 ,there is scarcely anything to be found that will do for the ,camden ,school1 and ,i have been nearly tearing my hair1 because the ground opposite the ,upper ,school may be sold for a chapel4 ,it is very trying to see that splendid site1 actually the only available spot in the district--nearly half an acre--commanding ,hampstead1 ,kentish ,town1 ,highgate1 and ,holloway1 and yet be unable to find any one willing even to lend on the security of the land and building4 ,from eighty to ninety years is the length of the lease4 ,i have been doing my best to get people to take up the ,upper ,school--,,my very own work--as ,miss ,ewart has done the ,lower1 but so far have been unsuccessful4 ,could we get at ,mr4 ,george ,moore anyhow8 ,mr4 ,reeve1 of ,portland ,chapel1 is his guide1 philosopher1 and friend4 ,could we enlist ,mr4 ,reeve8 8,it is very wicked1 ,i know2 but1 all the same1 ,i can't help it4 ,i feel quite sick with despair1 with that land opposite1 and such worry from overcrowding inside our school-house4 ,we must refuse pupils4 ,and we might have such a splendid school for three hundred girls6 ,if only we could get the sinews of war6 8,why should not ,agnes write to ,mr4 ,froude herself8 ,mrs4 ,arnold's soire enabled me to speak to several people--notably to ,mrs4 ,pennington1 who is doing her best to persuade her husband to give us a thousand pounds4 8,i did not tell you that on ,thursday morning ,i called on ,mr4 ,jowett at ,cowper ,street4 ,he was occupied in taking over the schools an ,american and the ,warden of the ,fishmongers4 ,my card was taken to his room1 where was standing a tall1 gentlemanly clergyman1 whom ,i at once recognized as ,,mr4 ,,rogers4 8,at first the mere mention of my name did not strike him1 but presently he took up the card1 peered curiously at it1 and then turned round to me4 ,we had some talk4 ,i told him about the land4 ,he said1 #8,nothing venture1 nothing get4 ,you must take the land4 ,secure it by putting your #aejj down2 then go boldly to the public with a clear1 definite scheme4 ,people will not listen to vague plans4' ,he said1 #8,don't amateur your plans4 ,get a surveyor' 7he mentioned one71 #8pay him to get up the information1 etc4' 8,i am quite sure we have been amateuring too long4 ,we ought to carry in ,mr4 ,robins4 ,i have sent his testimonials to ,dr4 ,storrar1 and ,mr4 ,robins' application will come on ,monday4 ,in three days ,mr4 ,robins can put us into a position to say we want so much4 8,we must do and do and do4 8,but ,mr4 ,rogers says1 #8,we shall get no help for the ,upper ,school4' ,i could have said1 #8,you are a ,university man4 ,how did you get your education8 ,from old endowments8 or from your father's pockets ,,entirely8' ,but that would have been rude2 so ,i was silent4 8,i am resolved not to let the ,lower ,school be put down on the new land ,,first4 ,both must be done together1 or the ,upper first4 ,you see why it would be dangerous to risk the ,upper ,school4 ,if we can only get help for the ,lower--so be it4 ,we will then borrow for the ,higher1 and do the two together40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,v4 ,,triumph4 8,there is now no such thing as a #8,woman's ,education ,question' apart from that of education generally2 and the real question which has still to be fought for many a long year1 ,i fear1 is one as old as education itself3 how is the child of either sex to be trained to the measure of the stature of the perfect human being80--,letter from ,mrs4 ,grey to ,miss ,buss1 ,dec41 #ahha4 ,in ,august1 #ahgb1 things suddenly assumed a fresh aspect4 ,it was not till ,july1 #ahgi--still seven years of waiting and working--that the goal was finally attained in the opening of the new schools4 ,but1 from ,august #b1 the date of a letter from ,mr4 ,roby1 the ,secretary of the ,endowed ,schools ,commission1 to ,miss ,buss1 this goal came within sight4 ,this letter ,miss ,buss enclosed to me1 with a few words of comment1 which touched me not a little4 8,i send you a copy of a note which ,i got yesterday4 ,please send it on1 with my love1 to ,mrs4 ,offord4 ,it is the realization1 probably1 of our hopes4 ,yet ,i take it as quietly as ,i did ,miss ,ewart's donation of a thousand pounds--not ungratefully1 ,i trust4 ,i have offered a meeting on ,tuesday morning1 but expect that will be too late4 ,so1 in ,october1 things must be settled4 8,i leave this place on ,monday1 so as to get through heaps of work in town1 before starting for the ,continent4 ,my brother ,sep will be in ,brussels by the time we get there4 ,probably it will be better to say very little about ,mr4 ,roby's note4 #8,there's many a slip1' etc40 ,the letter1 of so much interest to us all1 ran as follows-- 8#ib1 ,kensington ,gardens ,square1 ,w41 ,aug4 #b1 #ahib4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i am very glad to be able to announce to you that the ,commissioners have proposed to the ,brewers' ,company1 who are the ,governors of ,aldenham ,school1 to subsidize the ,camden ,schools1 and that the ,governors have agreed to this4#h ,as to details1 nothing is settled1 but ,i hope to get a handsome sum towards building1 so as to complete1 with what you have collected1 all that is necessary1 and also some annual endowments4 8,the next step is for our ,assistant-,commissioner to have a conference with you and your ,board1 so as to ascertain what is the amount needed1 and what is the best form the assistance should take4 8,if your ,board could meet ,latham anywhere 7either at the ,camden ,schools1 or at #b1 ,victoria ,street7 on an early day next week1 it would be well4 8,if not1 the matter must wait till ,october1 as we are all dispersing for the ,vacation4 8,will you please to write to ,latham at once8 8,yours very truly1 87,signed7 ,h4 ,j4 ,,roby40 ,footnote #h3 ,in the reign of ,james ,,ii41 8,richard ,platt1 a wealthy brewer1 left a piece of land in trust to the ,brewers' ,company to maintain a school in his native village1 ,aldenham40 ,on this piece of land now stands ,st4 ,pancras ,station4 ,the value of the property became too great for only the one school to be maintained1 and the sum of #bj1jjj was given in order to build our two schools1 one in the ,camden ,road1 and the other in the ,prince of ,wales ,road2 in addition1 a similar sum was given as an ,endowment1 thus using the money in the ,parish of ,st4 ,pancras4 ,on the following day ,i had another note from ,miss ,buss1 and for some time to come the whole story of the hopes and fears1 the anticipation and delay1 may be given in her own words from these letters-- 8,aug4 #h1 #ahgb4 8,i had a note yesterday from ,mr4 ,latham1 agreeing to an appointment with our ,board1 next ,tuesday morning1 at #b1 ,victoria ,street1 ten o'clock4 8,this is your notice2 so please don't say you were not invited6 8,in consequence of the delay in getting ,mr4 ,roby's note to me1 ,i asked for an appointment next week1 when ,mr4 ,roby meant this week4 ,but1 as it turns out1 my mistake is of no consequence1 as ,mr4 ,latham1 the ,assistant-,commissioner1 is still in town40 8,aug4 #aj1 #ahgb4 8,i did not write to you yesterday1 because ,i expected that very1 very charming note1 which came this morning4 ,dr4 ,storrar wrote to me to say--however1 ,i enclose his note--that the meeting had better take place at #bjb1 ,camden ,road4 ,so ,i wrote at once to every one but you 7and ,miss ,ewart and ,mrs4 ,sidgwick1 who are abroad71 to say that our meeting was to be held in ,camden ,road1 and not in ,victoria ,street4 ,twelve notes in all6 ,still1 ,i think ,dr4 ,storrar is right1 and as only the trouble fell on me1 it was better to ask every one to change4 ,i hope ,mr4 ,latham will not mind40 8,aug4 #aa1 #ahgb4 8,any money given to us by the ,endowed ,schools ,commission will be for both schools4 ,my only hope for the ,upper ,school has been centred in the ,endowed ,commission4 ,our plan of placing the schools side by side will make the ground more easy to get4444 ,i have long expected a grant from the ,commission1 but these things are so long about that there was a doubt on my mind whether the grant would be made for years to come4 8,mr4 ,latham says the part of the ,platt income available for ,st4 ,pancras amounts to about a thousand a year4 ,he does not like the notion of the two schools being together4 ,so it is proposed that we ask for about #af1jjj for the two buildings and ground for the ,lower ,school1 on the ,platt estate1 which belongs to the ,brewers40 ,the good news had come just as ,miss ,buss was starting for her summer holiday1 this year spent in ,germany and ,switzerland4 ,on her return she writes-- 8,myra ,lodge1 ,sept4 #ad4 #aa4cj p4m4 8,out of sight has not been out of mind1 ,i assure you4 8,i got back yesterday at about one o'clock a4m4 and have ever since been in a whirlpool of work and consequent worry4 8,there are more than fifty new entries for the ,north ,london ,school1 #ed in fact1 and more are coming on ,monday4 8,over sixty are entered in the ,camden ,school4 ,the new buildings look very well--as a temporary thing--but must be furnished immediately in order to receive the new pupils2 teachers must be found--housekeeper1 servants1 etc4 ,i have been dashing through all sorts of work to-day1 to get things in train4 8,anyway1 our success justifies our taking the new place1 and puts us into the way of paying for it4 8,my holidays were perfectly delightful2 but ,i must tell you about them at some other time4 8,my dear ,annie1 ,i am not sure at all about success not being too elating6 ,i will try to guard against myself1 but feel doubtful4 ,success of a certain kind is necessary to make one learn one's self2 but too much may be puffing up4 8,however1 it has gone midnight1 so ,i will say no more than that ,i am 8,your loving 8,,arnie2 8that ,i am glad you are all well2 that ,i shall not get any time to myself to-morrow1 as ,i am to go to my father after service for the rest of the day1 and that ,monday will be a dreadfully hardworking day4 8,will you take care of the ,times' account of the ,prize ,day8 ,the mighty ,thunderer sent his own ,reporter60 8,myra ,lodge1 ,dec4 #aj1 #ahgb4 8,there has been a long--#b hours--conversation with ,mr4 ,roby and ,mr4 ,latham4 ,it is proposed to send us a draft of the scheme before it is published1 and this draft is 7if possible7 to be here by ,monday week1 the #bcrd4 8,next ,monday we shall send out notices for a special meeting to consider the draft4 8,if the ,brewers will give the sum #dj1jjj1 it is calculated that the buildings will cost from #bj to #be per head1 and about #djj girls in each school2 but there will be sites1 law1 and scholarships to be provided4 8,mr4 ,roby thought the sum mentioned would not be too much for the two schools4 ,this school is to be a ,first ,grade1 fixed pay of mistress #ajj per annum1 and a maximum cap4 fee of #c4 ,so my income might amount to #acjj per annum6 ,the ,camden mistress might get about #dej as a minimum1 or #gjj as a maximum4 #bjj endowment for rates1 repairs1 and #bjj in each school for scholarships40 8,jan4 #a1 #ahgc4 8,my head aches at the thought of the worry of settling the claims to entry of the candidates waiting for admission4 ,your friends are somewhere about fiftieth4 8,our scheme is not yet published4 ,i am anxious to see it in the ,times1 so that the three months may soon pass40 ,then came six months of waiting before ,miss ,buss writes1 on ,july #ca1 #ahgc-- 8,you will be glad to know that the ,endowed ,schools ,amendment ,act has passed the ,commons4 ,the ,lords may turn it out4 ,perhaps they will4 ,won't that be dreadful8 ,i don't know when the reading takes place40 ,but on ,august #i1 she writes from ,bruges to the ,rev4 ,s4 ,buss-- 8,of course you know that ,,our ,act--the ,endowed ,schools ,commission--is really an ,act now4 ,it is mentioned in the ,queen's ,speech4 8,this morning1 a copy of the scheme ,,as ,,published has been sent to me4 ,so the ,commissioners have lost no time4 ,in three months--that is1 on the #gth or #hth ,nov4--the scheme will be prepared for presentation to the ,privy ,council and then to ,parliament4 ,so that1 humanly speaking1 the whole scheme will be accomplished in a year's time4 8,it is curious how little elated one is1 when fruition is so near60 ,the next letter to me comes in the same strain1 dated ,august #bf-- 8,the ,scheme is now advertised1 and must wait three months1 in order that opposition may be made4 ,then it goes to the ,privy ,council1 and next year to ,parliament4 ,altogether we may expect the twenty thousand 7cash value1 i4e4 about eighteen thousand pounds7 some time next year4 8,i am most deeply grateful1 but ,i am not elated4 ,one's elasticity gets sadly diminished as one grows older40 ,after this a whole year elapses1 filled with steady work in the schools1 and brightened with gleams of help1 such as are recorded on ,june #d1 #ahgd-- 8,within the last half-hour a note has come to me from ,mr4 ,owen ,roberts1 clerk to the ,clothworkers' ,company1 to say they give us #aje per annum1 during pleasure1 for scholarships3 #ej guineas to ,girton1 and two of #be guineas for ,merton4 ,it is very pleasing40 ,the reason for this prolonged delay was shown at the next date1 ,november #ah1 #ahgd-- 8,mr4 ,lee called at the office of ,committee of ,council a few days ago1 to ascertain how our scheme was progressing4 8,he found that the ,vicar of ,aldenham had been opposing it1 and that practically not anything has been done4 ,it will be again advertised1 and then wait two months1 and1 if opposed again1 must go before ,parliament4 ,so there is no chance of its passing for an indefinite period4 ,shall ,i say1 if ever8 8,and the question now arises what are we to do about other matters8 ,are we to go on as we have been doing8 ,what are we to do8 ,submit1 ,i suppose1 to the inevitable4 ,but is it inevitable8 8,altogether1 ,i feel we are in an impasse40 ,a month later comes a little more hope-- 8,oct4 #h1 #ahgd4 8,i heard to-day 7from a governor of that ,st4 ,martin's ,school which carries off ,miss ,derrick7 that he had met a ,brewer who talked quite warmly of our school1 and also of the plan to take up the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for boys1 but that the head wanted good money consideration for it4 ,i am very glad to hear this in every way4 ,this last certainly entitles me to #8good consideration1' and not to lectures from--various persons60 ,the next step comes in a note from ,mrs4 ,grey-- 8#ah1 ,cadogan ,place1 ,jan4 #ah1 #ahge4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i enclose a note ,i received on ,saturday morning from ,mr4 ,richmond1 which please return4 ,i congratulate you with all my heart on this crowning of your labours4 8,mr4 ,holloway has given us no further sign4 8,most sincerely yours1 8,m4 ,g4 ,,grey40 ,this news of course came in due form to the governing body1 but it seems to have been known to various friends earlier1 giving them the opportunity of expressing their sympathy1 as1 in sending me ,mrs4 ,grey's note1 ,miss ,buss remarks-- 8,mrs4 ,grey's note enclosed one from ,mr4 ,richmond1 secretary of ,endowed ,commission1 saying that the ,lord ,president of the ,council--,i suppose that means ,education ,department--#8had approved of the scheme for giving ,miss ,buss' ,schools the ,platt ,endowment'--or words to this effect4 ,curiously enough1 ,i am not in the least elated1 but have a sort of choking sensation when ,i stop to think4 8,mr4 ,fitch wrote to me on ,saturday somewhat to same effect1 and ,miss ,davies1 as ,i told you1 gave me a message from him1 on the #adth1 ,sep's birthday1 and ,dr4 and ,mrs4 ,hodgson's wedding-day4 8,are you willing to beg a little for the foundation of a ,chair of ,education8 ,the ,scotch have ,,just founded two1 and the ,government--,conservative too6--have given #aj1jjj to complete them4 ,we might get some help from ,government if we got #ejjj before asking it40 8,endowed ,schools ,department1 8#b1 ,victoria ,street1 ,s4,w41 8,april #ab1 #ahge4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,aldenham and the ,north ,london ,schemes were both approved by the ,lord ,president on ,jan4 #ae4 ,the former was1 on petition laid upon the table of the two ,houses of ,parliament2 but no petition was presented praying that the latter should be so submitted to ,parliament4 ,however1 the time provided by the ,act has expired1 and both schemes will almost certainly be approved by ,her ,majesty at the next ,council4 8,so it is the opinion both at the ,council ,office and here1 that the ,schemes are as safe as anything can be which has not actually received formal and final sanction4 8,with the kindest good wishes1 8,i am ever1 my dear ,miss ,buss1 8,very truly yours1 8,j4 ,g4 ,,fitch40 ,on ,may #ad1 #ahge1 ,i received this welcome note-- 8,,my ,,dear ,,annie1 8,the ,queen signed our scheme at yesterday's ,privy ,council4 ,the news has just come from ,mr4 ,fitch4 8,ever your loving 8,,arnie40 ,this looked like the end of all anxieties4 ,but there were still four years to elapse before that point was reached4 ,action was taken at once in the appointment of ,mr4 ,e4 ,c4 ,robins as architect1 and ,miss ,buss' spare time went in plans and in consultation with him at special committees without end4 ,it had to be discussed over and over whether the two schools should be together or separate2 the choice of sites occupied time and thought1 and1 interesting and exciting as it all might be1 it was all so much added to the pressure of the work1 where success meant increasing numbers and constant reorganization in both schools4 ,here is a specimen of the extra worries that from time to time came to swell the account-- 8,june #h1 #ahgf4 8,a new complication has sprung up4 ,the ,charity ,commissioners write to ask how much money we intend to put by yearly1 to accumulate at compound interest1 to buy up the lease when it expires4 ,we must call a meeting4 ,it seems to me like a rent-charge1 and if we are to do this1 ,i want to know how we are benefited8 8,we had better have been left alone4 ,suppose the school numbers went down1 where would the governors be8 8,in my lifetime1 too1 this would mean paralysis of every thing we need1 in order to put by money4 8,it is very trying40 ,this difficulty was overcome1 but still the plan remained for both schools to be erected on one site-- 8,june #aj1 #ahgf4 8,mr4 ,latham has written a long 7private7 letter to me in which he objects 7as ,i do in my heart7 to both schools being put on the same site1 and suggests cutting down our plans and borrowing40 ,again sweets mingled with the bitter1 when ,miss ,buss could report on ,december #ah1 #ahgf-- 8,,dearest ,,annie1 8,will you return ,mr4 ,owen ,roberts' letter8 ,is it not a delightful ,christmas box8 ,a whole hall60 ,this letter announced the intention of the ,clothworkers' ,company to add the ,great ,hall to the new buildings contemplated by the ,brewers' ,company4 ,but still came further difficulties-- 8,jan4 #be1 #ahgg4 8,what do you think of my feelings at reading the following passage in the last letter from the ,charity ,commission8 #8,we sanction the plans for the ,camden ,school1 on the distinct understanding that the buildings of the ,upper ,school remain1 for the present1 in abeyance4' 8,poor ,mr4 ,robins6 ,he wants to go on with the ,camden1 but that seems to me to doom the ,upper ,school4 ,is it not a constant worry8 ,we must face the only possible outlet3 ,mr4 ,latham's suggestion of #8raising the fees without delay4'0 ,the next letter is dated ,february #h1 #ahgg1 and shows ,miss ,buss in one of her 7fortunately rare7 depressed moods2 but it also shows her usual self-sacrifice-- 8,we have to-day received a note1 saying that1 unless we have new facts to lay before them1 the ,charity ,commissioners adhere to their decision1 though they will hear what we have to say on ,thursday4 ,this means that the ,upper ,school must be left as it is1 and the ,camden be begun4 8,there seems no outlook4 ,on the whole1 matters look very gloomy4 ,i have been struggling so much against a sort of sick despair that ,i am literally sore all over4 ,the revulsion from hope to a state of hopelessness has produced on me the strange bodily soreness alluded to4 8,there seems only one chance1 and that is1 to give an annual sum of #hjj or #ajjj a year towards the debt out of my income from the school1 and to make my friends insist on the plans being carried out4 ,if1 in addition1 we raise the fees one guinea per annum1 i4e4 #gs4 per term1 we shall realize another #ejj1 and the saving of rent1 when buildings are completed1 will add another #cjj4 ,all this could be applied to paying the debt1 so that the debt could soon be paid off1 supposing the school to go on successfully4 8,the discipline of life is very hard1 and one's faith is not as strong as it ought to be4 ,i do try to cast all my care on ,him1 who careth even for me2 but it is very1 very hard to cling closely4 8,i have to go to ,cheltenham to-morrow4 ,i shall not be home until late on ,saturday night4 8,no doubt the sun is still shining behind the clouds6 ,perhaps even these may clear off in some unexpected way40 8,feb4 #ac1 #ahgg4 8,yesterday's meeting went smoothly4 ,miss ,ewart was very kind4 ,she told me in my room that she was quite sorry for me and that she sympathized strongly4 8,mr4 ,buxton and ,mr4 ,worsley1 as representatives of the donors of the money1 mean to protest against abandoning the ,upper ,school1 or delaying its buildings4 ,mr4 ,lee and ,mr4 ,thorold also will make a stand2 the former is coming up on purpose4 ,i will send you a line to say what hope there is4 8,we have another meeting on ,monday1 of which you have probably had notice4 8,the governors granted all the things ,i asked for1 in the way of salaries1 house expenses1 etc4 ,mr4 ,robins was not kept waiting1 and got away when he had explained to ,miss ,e4 the ventilation matter4 8,at the last meeting1 he was kept two hours1 and then not summoned4 ,it made me quite fidgety and uncomfortable4 ,i think his patience is almost exhausted4 ,what a good friend he is6 8,i wrote a note to the chairman for yesterday's meeting1 offering--7#a7 on condition of not letting the ,upper ,school be #8put in abeyance1' 7#b7 of raising the fees1 and 7#c7 of adding the sum so obtained to the rent saved by the buildings 7about #hjj per annum7--to pay another sum of #hjj per annum towards the building fund1 during my working life1 or so long as necessary4 ,this note was read in my absence4 8,i must1 as ,alfred says1 be allowed #8to endow my own child4' ,i also wrote to ,mr4 ,lee1 making the same offer4 ,i tell you1 as you would have heard it had you been able to be present4 8,my very dear ,annie1 if only some of my cares would save you from yours1 how thankful ,i should be4 8,may ,god bless and strengthen you4 8,ever yours lovingly1 8,,arnie40 8,feb4 #ah1 #ahgg4 8,the answer from the ,charity ,commissioners is expected next week4 ,i should think it will be favourable4 8,all this discipline is strengthening1 and helps one to strengthen others1 if one will but learn the lesson it is meant to teach4 ,i have not been rebellious this time1 ,i think1 but have tried to use means and be content with the issue40 8,april #ad4 8,mr4 ,worsley writes to say that the ,brewers' ,company will take up the loan of #hjjj1 and therefore there need be no delay in beginning the ,camden ,school4 8,also that there will be no necessity for me to insure my life for the debt4 8,so ends our great difficulty60 ,in ,july1 #ahgh1 there is a note referring to the work involved in laying the memorial stones of the new building1 and an indication of delay1 since ,miss ,buss says-- 8,the ,clothworkers gave us a cheque for #bejj1 which will carry us on till ,october1 by which time we hope either to have the freehold or the ,alice ,owen money4 ,if not1 ,i am to advance what ,i can1 and that wonderful ,mr4 ,robins will also advance1 if necessary4 ,so far as ,i can understand1 the ,charity ,commissioners have suggested to the ,brewers that the latter should lend us money1 at a moderate rate of interest1 from their other educational trust1 the ,alice ,owen1 in ,islington4 ,the committee met to discuss and report on the security1 etc4 ,i hear that the best security will be a life insurance taken up by me1 but nothing was settled40 ,the grand finale came at last when the buildings were completed1 as more extracts will show-- 8,march #ad1 #ahgi4 8,mr4 ,e4 ,n4 ,buxton was splendid to-day at the governors' meeting1 and he urged that we should go on1 and never mind about the ,charity ,commission difficulties4 ,we have asked the ,princess of ,wales60 8,april #c1 #ahgi4 8,the ,princess of ,wales accepts our invitation to open our new buildings and give the prizes4 ,i do hope nothing will prevent her keeping her promise4 ,as yet ,i do not want the fact known in the school4 ,i shall be torn to pieces1 and have to fight over every examination paper and mark1 because every girl1 and her parents1 will be so resolved to get a prize from the hands of our fair1 young1 and beloved ,princess6 8,i want1 in the future1 ,foundation ,day to be always a day of importance in the year4 ,twenty-nine years6 ,almost a lifetime40 8,june #bh1 #ahgi4 8,how are you all8 ,i often think of you1 but the pressure of work now is hardly to be imagined6 ,independently of the ,royal visit1 there are the festivities of the girls themselves1 in connection with the ,new ,hall4 ,some ,french proverbs to be acted1 and some extracts from ,les ,femmes ,savantes1 also the final scene in the ,merchant of ,venice40 ,for a very pleasant little sketch of the school buildings ,i am indebted to ,miss ,edith ,aitkin-- 8,the school buildings1 which are the fruit of so much thought and endeavour1 stand at the corner of ,sandall ,road1 a few yards back from the main ,camden ,road4 ,they are of dark red brick1 and group themselves round a part of the original structure which is three stories high1 and which culminates in a conical-roofed tower1 from which each morning a bell rings out to summon the neighbourhood and all and sundry happily1 not #8unwillingly1 to school4' ,it is to be regretted that small and rather mean-looking houses crowd round too closely to allow the ordinary passer-by to form any adequate idea either of the size of the place or of its real dignity of proportion4 ,the building falls naturally into two parts2 first1 there is the original structure1 modified and extended1 facing ,sandall ,road2 and secondly1 round the corner is the ,clothworkers' ,hall1 and the main body of class-rooms behind it4 ,this hall1 with its long1 stained-glass windows1 their tops breaking the line of the roof1 and its handsome gateway of honour1 is the most interesting feature of the building as seen from outside4 8,the usual entrance is at the corner1 in the very middle of the school1 and the impression received is at once delightful and characteristic4 ,frances ,mary ,buss1 the daughter of a painter1 all her life delighted in light and colour4 ,she was no ascetic1 but aimed always at full use of all good gifts4 ,as one enters to the left is the head-mistress' sitting-room--the #8,blue ,room1' reminding one that blue was her favourite personal colour1 the colour she wore as a girl1 the colour of the satin dress in the early ,victorian portrait painted of her by her father4 ,the tiles of the fireplace1 painted by the elder girls1 are green and blue1 and1 dare one say1 ,morris-y before their time4 ,in front we see a stained-glass window1 to the memory of pious founders1 ,dame ,alice ,owen1 and ,alderman ,richard ,platt4 ,to the right is a handsome brass recording the main facts of the foundation of the school4 ,on each side of this are doorways leading to the office1 where visitors are received in the first instance1 and to the library wing4 ,passing forwards1 we mount a few steps and turn to the left into the hall4 ,this was always ,miss ,buss' pride1 and deserves the exclamation1 #8,oh1 how pretty6' which nearly every one makes on entering it for the first time4 ,other schools have halls1 some large and fine in their way1 but ,i do not think there is any other so bright and cheerful1 so warm with harmonious colour1 so pretty4 ,at one end is the main platform1 with the organ--the gift of old pupils--recessed in the wall behind it4 ,the long windows1 with window-seats and high ledges on which are plants1 pour down coloured light along one side4 ,some are already filled with stained glass1 and the middle one1 which has always been called ,founders' ,window1 because it was partly filled by the arms of those companies and individuals who have endowed the school1 is to be completed as the special memorial of her who was1 after all1 our main founder4 ,along the opposite side and across the end runs a gallery of pitchpine4 ,the walls have a dado of pitchpine1 and are lined with smooth terra-cotta brick1 let into which at one end1 under the gallery1 are two medallions1 one a portrait of the ,princess of ,wales1 to mark the day of her visit1 and all that it signified1 #8with a white stone1' as ,miss ,buss said4 ,five class-rooms open into the hall along one side under the gallery1 five more on to the gallery1 and others on to a corridor above4 ,to secure quiet in the hall for examinations1 etc41 curtains can be drawn shutting off the part under the gallery as a passage-way to the class-rooms4 ,these are bluish-green1 and1 with the flowers of the platform and window-ledges1 give a pretty effect of colour4 ,to the left of the platform hangs ,miss ,buss' portrait1 so that she seems to be amongst us still in a strange quiet fashion4 8,to describe one class-room is1 to the outsider1 to describe them all4 ,a teacher's platform facing thirty desks1 with a large slate or blackboard behind--,tobins' pipes1 and ventilators over the doors--this is the now familiar appearance of a schoolroom4 ,more distinctive features are the window-gardens1 the pitchpine dado1 and eminently practical lining of smooth brick1 on which numerous photographs display themselves4 ,miss ,buss' ,roman visits explain the fact that very many are views of ,rome and of classical sculpture4 ,to those interested in the details of the school class-rooms take on distinctive features4 ,in one is the challenge cup held for the term as the result of a singing competition amongst a number of classes4 ,in another are copies of ,raphael's ,cartoons4 ,in another a very special and original fireplace decoration4 ,in some we notice spinal chairs1 or modified desks1 recommended for special girls by the lady doctor attached to the school4 8,a complete survey is a long business1 and even a cursory inspection involves some walking1 for we cannot omit to mount to the end of the top corridor to see the large drawing-school1 with its array of casts1 glass1 perspective planes1 etc4 ,this is lighted from above1 and contains over the fireplace a large painting by ,mr4 ,r4 ,w4 ,buss1 of an ,elizabethan ,christmas1 throwing out a fine glow of colour4 ,several small isolated rooms on this floor also are used as music-rooms4 8,on the gallery floor it is absolutely necessary to inspect the lecture-room and laboratory4 ,the former can seat about a hundred and fifty girls1 and is provided with a proper lecture-table for experiments1 and also with a lantern and screen4 ,the laboratory is fitted with working benches for twenty-four girls at a time4 ,in the little room between is a really good balance for the use of the more advanced students4 8,a plunge into the basement must follow1 for the care with which provision has been made for cloak-rooms1 lavatories1 kitchen1 dining-room1 and drying-room for wet clothes in winter1 is very striking4 ,also a long passage1 floored with wooden bricks1 leads to the gymnasium1 a splendid room a hundred feet long1 and about forty feet high4 ,this offers a certain amount of compensation for a very moderate playground behind the school4 ,the playground1 such as it is1 is immensely prized for rounders1 skipping1 etc41 while competition is very keen for the three fives courts which open on it at one side4 ,the gymnasium is in constant use all the morning1 for every class goes down there for a gymnastic lesson1 on ,miss ,chreimann's system1 twice a week1 besides a daily short drill directed by the form mistresses4 ,a special class is held on one afternoon for additional gymnastic exercises1 and another for medical drill1 when girls with a tendency to some special defect are put through special exercises recommended by the doctor mentioned above1 who examines all the girls of the school at certain intervals4 8,visitors may very well be glad to rest before leaving4 ,the main library will probably contain sixth-form girls studying under a strict silence rule4 ,not to set a bad example1 we will pass through to the museum to do any talking4 ,the teachers' library is beyond again1 a pretty room with several sofas1 and a window-seat under the stained-glass window which decorates this wing4 8,there are many details one would like to comment upon1 such as the fountains on each floor supplied with filtered water1 the special taps to be used in case of fire1 with directions as to the best method of procedure hung up beside them1 the plans displayed for reference of the whole system of gas- and water-pipes4 ,all these are very eloquent of her whose dream--realized as all dreams are not--has borne the translation into a reality which can never be truly prosaic1 and stands here in solid brick1 the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls1 ,sandall ,road1 ,camden ,road1 ,n4,w40 ,on ,july #ah1 #ahgi1 the whole of ,st4 ,pancras was astir with the unwonted excitement of a ,royal visit1 and the crowds that for miles lined the streets showed their loyalty by hearty acclamations4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,prince and ,princess1 accompanied by the ,countess of ,macclesfield and ,baron ,colville of ,culross1 with ,mr4 ,holzmann and ,lieut4 ,clarke1 were met at the door of the new building by ,miss ,buss and the ,bishop of ,rochester--then chairman of the ,board--passing through a double line of governors on their way to the library1 where ,miss ,aitkin1 the winner of a ,girton ,scholarship1 presented a bouquet of ,malmaison roses4 ,the whole party then proceeded to the tent erected in the playground1 where the ,camden ,street pupils waited to receive their prizes from the gracious lady whose coming had been so ardently desired4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,great ,,hall1 ,,north ,,london ,,collegiate ,,school ,,for ,,girls4 ,adjournment to the great hall followed1 when the girls of the ,upper ,school had their turn1 a hundred and fifty being made happy possessors of prizes from the same kind hand4 ,songs and speeches came next1 and the ,prince certainly looked as if his words were no empty compliment1 as he said that none of their many functions had given greater pleasure either to the ,princess or himself than their visit to these schools4 ,in the library1 where tea was served1 the ,prince and ,princess talked for some time with ,miss ,buss about her work4 ,in addition to the whole body of governors1 there were present ,canon ,spence1 ,vicar of ,st4 ,pancras1 the ,rev4 ,william ,rogers1 ,founder of the ,cowper ,street ,school1 the ,rev4 ,llewellyn ,davies 7,miss ,davies being unable to be present71 ,sir ,t4 ,fowell ,buxton1 ,mr4 ,edward ,north ,buxton1 the ,masters of the ,brewers' and of the ,clothworkers' ,company1 ,mr4 ,robins1 the architect to the schools1 and other friends4 ,on the same evening1 the occasion was celebrated by a dinner given by ,canon ,spence and the ,churchwardens of ,st4 ,pancras1 when the health of the founder of the schools came after that of the ,royal visitors4 ,mr4 ,robins1 in giving this toast1 remarked that 8,miss ,buss had been of great help to him in the building of the schools1 for she was a thoroughly practical woman1 and knew more about plans than many men40 ,taking it altogether1 there was every ground for the satisfaction which1 as the ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,buss said1 in response1 his sister must feel in a day-- 8to which she had long looked forward1 and to which she would look back with gratification1 of which no small part would be due to the recognition of her services by the representatives of the parish in which she had spent her working life40 ,from among the innumerable letters of congratulation pouring in from all sides a few may be given which were specially treasured by the ,founder1 who from this day felt herself set free for the internal work of the schools1 all anxiety being ended as to their external conditions4 ,foremost among these is one from ,mr4 ,spencer ,charrington1 who1 as ,master of the ,brewers' ,company1 thanks ,miss ,buss for his reception1 expressing his full satisfaction in the completion of the work in which the ,company had taken so deep an interest4 ,not less gratifying was a testimony from ,mr4 ,fitch to the scholastic value of ,miss ,buss' own special part of the work-- 8#e1 ,lancaster ,terrace1 ,july #bc1 #ahgi4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,let me congratulate you1 as ,i do most heartily1 on the remarkable success which has attended your candidates at the ,london ,matriculation4 ,i know of no school1 either for girls or boys1 which1 having sent up sixteen candidates1 has passed nine of them in the ,honour division and in the ,first ,class4 ,nobody needed any additional proofs of the wisdom and value of the methods which you have adopted1 and which you have done so much to extend and popularize4 ,still1 every new evidence of the fact must be gratifying to you2 and ,i assure you it is not less so to the many friends who know of your work1 and who have long recognized it as some of the soundest1 the most fruitful1 and the most beneficent work of our time4 8,the high proportion of success attained by the female candidates was the subject of special remark at the ,senate this afternoon2 and ,i need hardly say1 of special felicitation to a good many of us4 8,yours very truly1 8,j4 ,g4 ,,fitch40 ,to the same effect is the expression of warm sympathy from ,mrs4 ,grey-- 8,harbledown ,rectory1 ,canterbury1 ,july #bj1 #ahgi4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i must write you a few lines to congratulate you on your splendid opening ceremonial and prize-giving4 ,when ,i remember the position of the schools when ,i had the good fortune to make your acquaintance1 and compare it with the statements made last ,tuesday1 it seems like something in a fairy-tale4 ,and yet with what ceaseless toil has each step been won4 ,it does one's heart good1 and makes one think better of life1 to see such a brave1 life-long fight as yours crowned at last--crowned1 too1 while your head can still wear the crown1 and with years before you in which to ripen the fruits of your victory4 ,i have often feared that you would break down under the strain of final success come too late4 ,thank ,god it is not so4 8,i do not know when ,i shall see you1 unless you come to ,rome at ,christmas4 8,do not forget me on my shelf1 and believe me ever1 8,yours affectionately1 8,,maria ,g4 ,,grey40 ,not less warm1 nor less warmly appreciated1 was a letter from ,dr4 ,thorold1 who had acted as the first chairman to the united governing body1 after the reconstruction which admitted the representatives of the ,brewers' and the ,clothworkers' ,companies4 ,during his chairmanship1 ,dr4 ,thorold had been raised to the ,bench1 but1 with all his new duties1 as ,bishop of ,rochester1 he had remained faithful to the work of which he had been one of the very earliest friends-- 8,selsdon ,park1 ,july #ai1 #ahgi4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i must write one line of warm and sincere congratulation to you1 on what ,i may call the coronation day of the work to which you have given your life4 8,while ,i was careful privately to inform the ,prince of ,wales of the service you have so conspicuously rendered to the education of girls for so many years past1 all that he and the ,princess saw must only have confirmed their impression of the solidity of the work to which they gave their cheerful and ample recognition4 8,i say to you1 ,god bless your work1 and you in it1 to the glory of ,his ,holy ,name6 8,and ,i say it as one of your warm and sincere and many friends4444 8,most truly yours1 8,a4 ,w4 ,,roffen40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,vi4 ,,with ,,her ,,fellow-,,workers4 8,in honour preferring one another40 8,the relationship between head-mistress and teachers was surely most unique1 for ,miss ,buss seemed never to tire of having her teachers about her1 and even in the holidays they were constantly at her country house40 ,so writes one of the members of the staff1 whose knowledge dates from the time when she was a 8very naughty little girl of seven1 constantly sent into the #8parlour1'0 where she hid behind the door1 waiting till1 with a pained expression1 never forgotten in all these years1 ,miss ,buss would turn to say1 8,marion1 here again6 ,i am so sorry10 and then take the weeping child on her lap1 and talk till she could be sent away with the kiss that made her happy as well as good4 ,that this loving influence was successful is proved by the sequel-- 8,one day1 to my great surprise1 ,miss ,buss asked me if ,i would like to become a teacher in the school6 ,what ,i should have missed in my life if ,i had refused ,i dare not think1 for1 from that day to this1 it has been a life-long pleasure to be with her1 to share in even so small a degree her work1 and1 above all1 to feel her inspiration60 ,and so many more of the staff had1 in like manner1 been pupils that the habit of 8mothering0 them went on1 and was quite naturally extended to new-comers4 ,from another of the staff we have1 in three scenes1 a life-story4 ,the first shows ,miss ,buss at her happiest with a little child-- 8,i cannot tell you how much ,i owe her--nearly everything1 ,i think1 that makes life worth living4 ,i do not remember any time in my life when her name was not to me a loved and honoured one4 8,my sister was a pupil of the school before me1 and when ,i was quite little ,i remember longing for my tenth birthday1 when ,i should be old enough to go there myself4 ,i did not1 as a matter of fact1 go till several years later1 as ,i was rather a delicate child4 ,my first introduction to ,miss ,buss must have been when ,i was very small1 for my sister used to tell me how she took me into the office1 and how ,miss ,buss set me on the table before her and put my two little feet together1 as she told me ,i was not quite ready for her class just yet4 ,how like that is to her way with little children6 ,i think ,i must have loved her from that very time60 ,the child is a woman grown as we see her again-- 8,i was in great trouble and perplexity1 and in the midst of it went to spend my holidays with ,miss ,buss at ,fcamp4 ,it was nearly midnight when we reached her1 but she was sitting up for us1 with some hot soup ready1 and everything was thought of as it might have been by my own mother4 ,i had no mother then2 but when ,miss ,buss took off my wraps with her own hands1 and folded me in her arms1 ,i felt that a second mother had indeed been given to me4 ,perhaps ,i felt this the more because ,i was with her at ,herne ,bay when the news came of my own mother's sudden death4 ,it was a ,sunday morning1 and the trains would not allow of my going home till later in the day4 ,it would have been a terrible time but for ,miss ,buss' tenderness4 ,she seemed to feel with me as if the loss were her own4 ,i shall never1 never forget it40 ,in sorrow1 in joy1 or in disappointment she was ever ready with comfort1 with sympathy1 and with cheer4 ,the third scene is given in a letter1 sent with the remark3 8,how characteristic it was of her warm sympathy with all with whom she had to do0-- 8,nov41 #ahha4 8,,my ,,dear ,,emily1 8,old pupil and friend of so many years6 ,i send you my warmest congratulations4 ,i am very glad for you and our dear friend ,mrs4 ,bryant1 also for ,florence ,eves and ,constance ,dicker4 8,it seems to us short-sighted mortals that it would be desirable to have our pleasures unmixed1 but it never is so4 ,my pleasure is alloyed by my dear ,r----'s and ,e----'s failure1 and yours by the absence of your dear mother6 ,but #8all things work together for good1' if we will but believe4 8,always yours lovingly1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss4 8,to ,miss ,emily ,findon1 ,b4,a40 ,equally to the point is another note1 of which the recipient says3 8,the whole tone was so strong and so strengthening1 so different from the many letters of kind1 but more or less worrying1 sympathy received at the time0-- 8,schlangenbad4 8,,my ,,dear ,a----1 8,i am very sorry to hear that you and ,x---- have failed to get through the #8,intermediate4' ,i send you my love and sympathy4 ,do not fret4 ,you will succeed later on1 when1 as ,i hope1 you will try again2 and your knowledge will be all the firmer for having to work longer4 8,you will1 no doubt1 carry out the proposed plan1 viz4 go to ,cambridge for a year1 and leave the degree till after8 ,you will have a very happy time at ,cambridge1 ,i know4 8,have you heard how ,y---- is getting on in ,sweden8 ,how well ,i remember my delightful holiday there40 ,and with an account of life at a ,german spa1 and messages to other members of the family1 the letter ends1 hopeful and cheery4 ,it was always delightful to watch ,miss ,buss with those of her former 8children0 who had expanded into the dignity of ,b4,a41 or ,b4,sc41 and were entitled to wear the gown and 8mortar-board0 appertaining to this new rank4 ,no mother ever took more interest in her girls' first party frock or presentation robes than did ,miss ,buss in those early days in the then quite novel attire of her 8girl-graduates40 ,mrs4 ,bryant had not been a pupil in the school1 but she was young enough to pass for one1 and the sight of her gorgeous gold-and-scarlet doctor's gown was a supreme joy to her older friend1 to whom no such distinction had been possible in her own young days4 ,there was never a touch of envy or of selfish regret in this sympathy with the winners of the honours for which she herself had longed in vain--no1 not in vain1 since that longing had helped to open the way to those who had since outstripped her in the race4 ,miss ,toplis1 in her sketch of ,miss ,buss1 in the ,educational ,review1 calls attention to-- 8two characteristics which may perhaps be known only to those in daily contact with her4 ,one was that jealousy and selfishness were impossible to her nature2 the other1 her power of living in the lives of others4 ,the success or distinction of friend or colleague was one of her greatest pleasures4 ,no one could share such pleasures as ,miss ,buss did1 and the loss of her ever-ready sympathy in joy or sorrow is one of the realities we cannot yet face40 ,in such sympathy1 ,miss ,buss certainly well earned the right to the exaltation expressed in a postscript to a letter on 8guild0 work to ,mr4 ,garrod1 when she says1 apropos of the recent success of ,miss ,philippa ,fawcett at ,cambridge1 8,thank ,god1 we have abolished sex in education60 ,there are some amusing little touches of the purely feminine in connection with these first academic gowns and hoods1 which were presented by the staff to its first graduates at a fancy-dress ball given by ,miss ,buss in honour of the occasion4 ,the hoods were made among themselves1 the pattern being taken from that of ,sir ,philip ,magnus1 in the intervals of his inspection of the school4 ,mrs4 ,bryant cut them out1 and the pieces left over of the yellow and brown silk are still in the drawer where thrifty housewives keep their pieces4 ,it may be imagined that no small excitement prevailed among the girl-graduates about the first public appearance at ,burlington ,house in the full dress4 ,on the first occasion of the presentation of degrees to women1 the shy counsel prevailed1 and the ladies went up in their usual garb4 ,the next step is thus described by ,mrs4 ,bryant-- 8,but the following year we called a meeting to settle among ourselves1 if possible unanimously1 the course to be pursued4 ,i confess ,i resented the idea of being denied my academicals as much as ,i have thought it hard to appear as a number only in the ,senior ,cambridge lists years before4 ,there was much hesitation on the part of several1 however1 but in the end ,i was instructed to write to the ,registrar enclosing our resolution to wear the academic dress if no objection to this course was made by the senate4 ,there was no lack of comedy in the situation--consulting a body of staid and serious gentlemen as to whether we should or should not wear the robes to which we were entitled by the ,university regulations4 ,however1 it was necessary to allay all doubt1 and the message from the senate received in reply settled the question for that time and henceforth4 ,we have often smiled over these little incidents1 seeing what universal approval was at once won for our #8gowns and hoods4' ,and at school1 on festive days1 when these are worn1 the poor ,cambridge graduates--graduates in all but name--grieve because they have no such symbol with which to deck--it does not veil--their femininity40 ,it may not be out of place here to give some extracts from letters to ,miss ,buss from ,mrs4 ,william ,grey which show how needlework is regarded by the leading educationalists4 ,speaking of the ,maria ,grey ,training ,school 7in connection with the ,college71 ,mrs4 ,grey writes-- 8,rome1 ,nov4 #bg1 #ahhj4 8,i also wish to give a yearly prize of #b to the school for two subjects4 ,you have suggested ,botany and ,needlework4 ,but as ,i know nothing of botany1 and have always said that needlework should be taught at home to girls above the elementary school class1 ,i should prefer ,english or ,french4 ,if1 however1 you have a special reason for wishing for a ,botany prize1 ,i will at once agree to that instead of the ,french40 8,htel du ,louvre1 ,rome1 ,jan4 #g1 #ahhb4 8,your pleasant and affectionate letter reached me some days ago4 ,the kind feeling you express warms one's heart1 at this distance from home1 when one feels very acutely too often that one has drifted away from all who know1 or care1 or are cared for4 ,one's life feels so useless1 and the current of life seems so strong in ,england that those who can no longer go on with it have a sense of isolation which kind words like yours break in upon most soothingly4 8,i wanted to tell you that you have nearly1 if not quite1 converted me to the needlework in schools to which ,i have always been opposed on our council--not from any want of realizing the importance of the art1 but because it is one that ought to be taught at home4 ,i was a great worker till a few years ago4 ,in all our young days we made everything we wore1 and ,i was so fond of embroidery that ,i scarcely trusted myself to look at it in the morning1 lest ,i should be tempted to waste my time upon it4 ,i tell you this that you may see how little likely ,i am to undervalue the art2 and if mothers are so foolish or so ignorant as not to teach it1 then1 sooner than leave it untaught1 ,i acknowledge that we ought to take it up4 8,but with our scanty time and overcrowded subjects1 the difficulty is very great4 ,this reminds me of what ,i thought a good thing in the ,st4 ,martin's ,lane ,school--and ,i believe it was your friend ,miss ,doreck who established it--and that was a prize for the best piece of needlework done in the holidays4 ,that stirs mothers as well as daughters40 ,those who were inside the ,university ,movement had many a quiet laugh over the baseless terrors of the outsiders who prophesied the dire results to arise from the possession of degrees by women4 ,i remember the appreciation with which ,miss ,buss repeated a story she had just heard from one of her girls1 who had gone to a dance shortly after gaining her ,b4,a4 degree1 whilst the subject was still matter for talk4 ,her partner1 feeling himself quite safe with this peculiarly fair1 sweet1 girlish-looking girl1 in her pretty evening frock1 had made himself merry over the lady-graduates1 winding up with the remark1 8,there is always something quite unmistakable about them1 don't you know6 ,you can't fail to spot them at a glance60 ,his very amiable partner only replied gently1 8,do you think so80 ,but one of her friends proved less merciful1 and the poor young man found himself in a position to sympathize with another victim1 also at an evening party1 who had been for some time talking1 without knowing it1 to the fair winner of a prize essay on some abstruse point of law4 ,when at last he discovered her name1 the shock was so great that1 without waiting to collect himself1 he blurted out1 8,what6 ,you ,miss ,orme8 ,why1 ,i thought you hadn't an idea in your head60--a remark naturally treasured by that lady as one of her most cherished compliments4 ,to those who are familiar with life at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,schools1 knowing the relations already indicated between the head-mistress and her staff1 there is something of the same entertainment in one of the press notices relating to ,miss ,buss and her work--almost the only notice not wholly sympathetic4 ,it did1 indeed1 do full justice to her exceptional qualities1 but it concludes with a remark worthy of preservation as a valuable fossil for future explorers into the early history of the new education4 ,the reviewer feels that he 8cannot let the vague sentiment occasioned by her death pass without an honest criticism of her work10 thus concluding this criticism-- 8,it is perfectly true that #8the influence of her work stretched beyond her own two schools1' as the ,times says2 but perhaps there has been as much loss as gain in this4 ,the movement for founding #8,high ,schools for ,girls' spread1 and ,miss ,buss' establishments were the models2 the consequence is that a ,high ,school education only fits a girl to be a ,high ,school teacher--and she could scarcely choose a worse calling40 ,it must be inconsistent with the dignity of a 8,saturday ,reviewer0 to explain himself1 since this writer remorselessly leaves the whole class of ,high ,school teachers--including1 of course1 those of the 8model establishments0--under the ban of this hopeless condemnation4 ,it could be wished that this critic might have gone over at least two of the schools thus judged1 and have been present at some of the varied 8functions10 when the head-mistress was found in the midst of her 8children40 ,the teachers holding their classes might possibly have failed to please him1 since he still holds the belief in 8sex in education02 but the girlish laughter of the gymnasium1 where it was difficult to distinguish teacher from pupil1 would have rung in his ears with a pleasant chime2 or that same gymnasium on 8,founder's ,day10 with its show of useful garments for the poor1 and of ingeniously constructed toys for the children of the hospitals1 would have been a sight to the credit alike of teachers and taught2 or1 again1 if lucky enough to witness a performance of the ,amateur ,dramatic ,club--an association among the teachers--he might have gone away comforted by the knowledge that girlish grace and brightness1 as well as womanly thought and goodness1 are not the exclusive prerogative of women outside the new public schools for girls4 ,one of the members of the ,amateur ,dramatic ,club writes-- 8,nowhere was ,miss ,buss' organizing power more visible to us girls than as stage-manager4 ,in the summer of #ahhb1 for the last time1 the ,sixth ,form gave tableaux vivants on two or three consecutive days4 ,miss ,buss herself said she could not undertake them again1 as the preparation fell too heavily on her and the staff at the end of the summer term4 ,for us1 after our ,london ,matriculation ,examination it was only rest and pleasure4 ,they were a brilliant success2 and ,miss ,buss praised us openly for the way in which we had worked for each other1 and the pleasure we had shown in each other's parts4 ,looking back1 ,i am convinced that it was to her that we owed the kindly spirit which did indeed animate us1 and still brings back that summer as a delightful memory4 ,it would indeed have been difficult to quarrel when she was working her hardest to make each one enjoy herself40 ,very far indeed from dull or prosy were the associations of school or college to these girls4 ,here is one bit of fun1 from some 8,tableaux0 given in #ahfi1 for the benefit of ,hitchin1 which realized #ac4 ,at the close of a series of very artistic pictures1 the curtain rose on a concourse of ,european nations1 and ,britannia1 coming to life1 advanced to the front1 with an appeal written by an 8,old ,girl10 an appeal not quite obsolete even in our day-- 8,there was an old woman who lived in her shoe1 ,she had so many daughters she didn't know what to do2 ,for they all of them possibly couldn't be wed1 ,so she gave them a good education instead4 7,ruefully7 ,but alas and alack for that poor old dame1 ,the better she taught them the faster they came6 7,solemnly7 ,hark to the echo of #8sublime despair' ,that sobs along the mournful wintry air6 7,distant chorus of girls' voices47 ,we've got no work to do1 ,we've got no work to do1 ,we've done our hair1 ,and we declare ,we've nothing else to do6 7,air1 #8,molly ,bawn4'7 ,ye college dons1 why leave us pining1 ,sure there'll be classes for us too2 ,ne'er deem bright eyes more bright are shining ,because they've nothing else to do40 ,of the graver side of their work1 and as giving an idea of the kind of relation existing between ,miss ,buss and her 8dear colleagues10 or 8dear fellow-workers10 as she loved to call them1 ,mrs4 ,bryant gives us an outline1 which lets us see not merely the workers themselves1 but also the high quality of their work-- 8,i have been asked to write some account of these latter--perhaps we might call them triumphant--years of my dear friend's life-work1 as ,i saw them in the light of my close connection with her1 and the marvellous friendship she extended to me4 ,these were the years when she had entered1 in one sense1 into the fruits of her labours4 ,the school she founded had become a public school--#8,miss ,buss' school' still--but immortalized4 ,the women's educational movement1 in the moulding of which she had been a potent force1 had taken shape1 and was moving to its goal--that goal of equal opportunity with the hitherto more favoured sex1 which we younger women are apt to regard as our natural birthright1 although we have not entirely secured it yet4 ,there were many worries for her still1 and very much work on educational problems2 but as regards the general question of the education of girls1 the critical turnings on the road were practically passed when ,i joined it1 and to reverse the course of our educational efforts would have been like turning back the ,thames at--well1 not ,london ,bridge--say1 ,maidenhead4 8,in #ahge1 the future of women was1 ,i believe1 much more certain than it appeared4 ,it may be that ,i think this because it was always taken so much as a matter of course in the logic of my family circle4 ,it had never been suggested to me in my life that ,i had not an equal birthright to knowledge with my brother4 ,hence it happened most naturally that ,i was an early candidate for the ,senior ,local ,examinations1 out of which came my acquaintance with ,miss ,emily ,davies1 and afterwards with ,miss ,buss4 ,i remember seeing her among her girls in the intervals of the examination2 and she1 as ,i afterwards learned1 was interested in the girl whose chief subject was mathematics4 ,our family birthright was specially in mathematics1 and all of us1 boys and girls1 grew up to cultivate that soil4 ,i dwell on this fact here because it was as a woman who could teach mathematics that ,miss ,buss first sent for me4 ,she believed that young girls should be taught by women1 and she wanted to build up mathematical studies4 8,presently a time came when ,i resolved1 not to do a little teaching1 but to throw my whole life into the work of education4 ,especially ,i wanted to teach girls mathematics4 ,i thought that women's lives would be happier and sounder if they had1 as a matter of course1 their fair share of the sterner intellectual discipline that had been such a joy to me4 ,my father was a born teacher and an educational enthusiast4 ,moreover1 to his scientific habit of mind it was as natural to regard teaching as a scientific art as to believe that girls should be fully educated4 ,my feeling about these things was1 in the first instance1 the continuation of his4 ,then ,i was early a disciple1 in matters philosophical1 of the great ,mill2 and my first definite idea of a science of education1 comparable in practical efficiency to the science of medicine1 was built up out of a suggestion in the pages of his great work on ,logic4 ,i had just begun to be a student of psychology1 and was so profoundly interested in problems of life and character that ,i was strongly drawn to turn my taste for scribbling1 then very strong1 to writing novels of a serious workmanlike kind4 ,however1 ,i was resolved that they must be first-rate novels1 and ,i had doubts--wise doubts--that ,i could count on myself for such4 ,but in education the work was sure to be good world-building work1 however humble1 if honestly done1 and my interest in psychology could take practical shape in it4 ,so ,i resolved to leave the pen for leisure moments1 to take to blackboard and chalk instead1 and thus to work out real results in thought and character--that is1 if ,i could get the chance4 ,and presently the best of all chances was given4 ,an old pupil of the ,camden ,street ,school had been a student with me at ,bedford ,college1 and from her ,i obtained an introduction--a great boon1 ,i thought it--to the founder and head of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school4 8,so ,i first saw ,miss ,buss in her own home1 in the drawing-room of ,myra ,lodge1 gracious1 dignified1 strong of head1 tender of heart1 as ,i ever knew her afterwards4 ,she gave me an hour or more of her precious time1 and explained to me clearly and graphically1 as she was wont1 the then present position of affairs as regarded the education of girls and the prospects of teaching as a professional career4 ,great was her zeal at all times1 and her ambition in the cause of the women who work for their living1 and so she laid stress on the new opportunities for making a position and an ample income that the educational demand was opening up to women1 a profession with a few great prizes and many smaller ones having taken the place of the resident governess' limited outlook4 ,so she told me about the new ,endowed ,schools for ,girls1 and1 among other things1 that the great prize 7financially speaking7 would be the projected ,st4 ,paul's ,school for ,girls1 the mistress of which would have a salary rising to as much as #bjjj a year4 ,alas6 that was a project which is only a project still1 and the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school remains1 as it was twenty years ago1 at the high-water mark of remuneration for women's labour4 ,it was her view that1 for the dignity and efficiency of teaching in this branch and for the good of women-workers generally1 there should be many more prizes at least as great1 and at all times she was much concerned that reasonably good salaries should be secured1 especially for that class of assistant teachers who remain at work for the best part of their lives4 8,but the central interest of that first conversation turned1 to my mind1 upon the expression of her views about the importance of teachers being trained for their work4 ,it seemed to her so obvious that she who undertakes to carry out an undertaking so delicate and difficult as that of education should first make as careful a study as might be of the end to be attained and the means of attaining it1 and should be trained as an artist is trained in the technique and spirit of his work4 ,she was1 above all things1 practical1 and her feeling in the matter was of practical origin1 while my feeling1 which coincided with it1 sprang rather from a theoretical root4 ,she was an artist's daughter1 and her method of judgment was largely the artistic method4 ,she saw her problems whole1 as concrete ends to be gained1 and she found her way to them intuitively as she went on4 ,she always saw truth in the concrete1 and was so little doctrinaire herself that the doctrinaire character in other people did not rouse her antipathy and interfere with her perception of merit in their theories4 ,it is the pure theorists who are most impatient of each other4 8,the great artist zealous for his work1 and intent on its perfection1 is eager to learn all he can about it--to assimilate the wisdom of other workers in his field1 to think about it in all its bearings1 to learn to see1 to practise1 to be criticized1 to be trained4 ,this1 ,i take it1 was the attitude of mind in which ,frances ,mary ,buss some forty years ago1 conceived the idea of training for teachers as a universal need from which secondary teachers should not be exempt4 ,before the school in ,kentish ,town was opened1 ,mrs4 ,buss went to the ,home and ,colonial ,training ,college and put herself through the training of the elementary teacher4 ,one may well wonder whether any other woman in the same rank about to open a small private school ever dreamed of such a preparation as needful4 ,but to these two1 mother and daughter1 it seemed simply essential1 and when the school developed1 and they had a staff of teachers1 they thought it necessary not to be content with the training they themselves could give in the school ways1 but applied to have a department for secondary teachers opened at the ,home and ,colonial ,college4 ,this was done solely for the benefit of #8,miss ,buss' teachers' at first1 though others came in time4 ,greatest among those others was ,miss ,clough4 8,this little history of the idea of training1 as ,miss ,buss held it first1 is characteristic of her attitude on the subject throughout4 ,she thought it essential1 and at the same time so great and special a work1 that it ought to be undertaken by those who made a special business of it1 and not by the heads of schools whose special business was something else4 ,she felt the need of it as an artist in her work1 she sought to have it supplied in the spirit of the administrator by the foundation of institutions for it4 8,to these lectures ,miss ,buss sent all the young teachers whom she could induce to go4 ,very often1 ,i suppose1 they resisted the light1 as1 in the pride of youth and eagerness to be doing1 they resist the light of the training college still4 ,in eagerness and self-confidence ,i was probably equal to most1 but ,i had been theorizing about education on my own account1 and was very sensible of the darkness4 ,so when she told me about the ,college of ,preceptors and ,mr4 ,payne1 she showed me what ,i was looking for1 and ,i eagerly accepted the suggestion of attending the lectures4 ,she told me afterwards how much she was pleased with my ready interest4 ,it was indeed at this point that our minds first met4 ,and perhaps this was partly why1 when she brought me into the hall to let me out herself1 she first held out her hand and then looking at me in the way her girls so well know1 she suddenly took me in her arms and kissed me4 ,but chiefly it was an impulse of motherly tenderness that prompted her4 ,i was young and had suffered4 8,this was in ,january1 before school opened4 ,in ,february1 she sent for me to come twice a week and teach mathematics4 ,the school was in #bjb1 ,camden ,road1 then1 and there were #cjj girls4 ,miss ,armstead and ,miss ,lyndon were in the first class ,i ever taught4 ,they were great friends1 but had agreed not to sit together1 so that they might escape the temptation of talking4 ,i had never been inside a school before1 and had no idea what girls other than ,i had been were like intellectually4 ,i might well feel modest about the need of training in the technique of managing a class1 the one thing in which the ,college of ,preceptors' lectures did not specially help me4 ,but the girls were very good1 and did not #8try it on1' with one exception1 and she used to be sorry1 and apologize of her own accord4 ,i remember being wonderfully impressed by the high tone of feeling that prevailed1 the absence of petty jealousies1 the trustworthiness of the girls1 and the confidence placed in them about marks and conduct4 ,over all the head-mistress was as a second conscience4 ,nothing mean1 petty1 or egotistic could survive contact with the fresh bracing air of her personality4 ,i was very new and very inexperienced in school ways2 she had her little anxieties about me1 and used to look after my classes a good deal at first4 ,all young teachers know what this feels like1 but it was a great help none the less1 and we must all win our spurs before we get them4 ,except those who remained of the original staff1 ,i was the only teacher there who had not been a pupil4 8,soon ,i came for all my time1 and taught ,german4 ,but the demand for mathematics grew as the teaching developed1 and before long all my teaching time was absorbed in this stricter intellectual discipline of the ,north ,london girl4 ,it is perhaps a digression1 but ,i may mention that the first genius ,i found was ,sara ,annie ,burstall4 ,with ,miss ,buss as a head-mistress1 and such a pupil as that1 and many more to love and help1 ,i began to be happy in those days4 8,as the school and its head became more and more to me1 ,i grew into that position in relation to both which enables me to give some account of my dear friend's mind and practice1 first as shown in the inner work of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school during these later years1 and secondly in relation to the various phases of the educational movement outside4 8,in the head-mistress' room at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school there was in leisure moments always likely to be going on discussion of many things other than the immediate business of education in the school4 ,it was indeed a noteworthy fact that so much concentration of work and interest in such an effort as the creation of this great school out of the void that preceded it1 should have gone with so wide an extension of interest in other fields1 and these not educational fields only4 ,one delightful bond of sympathy between ,miss ,buss and me was our common interest in public affairs1 and the harmony of our political opinions4 ,how eagerly she looked for news in stirring times6 how heartily she threw herself into the questions of the day6 and how she enjoyed a good political discussion6 ,she was thoroughly imbued with the fine civic spirit1 and for my part ,i believe this contact of her mind with the issues of life on a larger--even though rougher--scale1 was invaluable for the health of the school-life1 as a corrective to the narrow scholastic spirit which so easily banishes the fresh air from schools1 and possibly sometimes even from universities4 ,it is not the particular opinions that tell1 it is the contact with genuine public spirit in any shape4 8,but it is with the educational interests and the outer circles of her life in connection with them that we have here to do4 ,in all her work she had her eye always on the larger issues4 ,the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school was never out of perspective in the mental picture of the educational field4 ,no other educational leader has worked with more devotion to one special institution1 but though it was the centre of her practical world it never usurped the place of centre in her vision4 ,and for this very reason it was at the central source of many educational movements1 because she was in it1 and was also at the very heart of them4 8,the first place among these may be given to the education of women in all its phases4 ,but concern for the cultivation and spread of educational principles and the professional training of the teacher lay scarcely less near her heart4 ,during the later years1 this occupied even more of her attention1 and she never had #8women only' in her mind4 ,then it was in the very nature of her that she should be greatly exercised by the politico-educational problems before they rose at all above the horizon of the regular scholastic mind4 ,i wonder how many schoolmasters in ,england came to look into the question of ,welsh ,intermediate ,education1 its creation and organization1 when the earliest ,welsh ,education ,bills came before the ,house of ,commons4 ,but we used to discuss these things in those days over our midday meal1 and debate on the analogy1 or want of analogy1 with the ,english problem4 ,the last piece of public work she did was to answer the queries sent to educationalists by the ,royal ,commission on ,secondary ,education4 ,she was too ill then to give evidence before the ,commission1 too ill to have answered these queries if the ideas of them had been new to her1 but she had known her mind about them clearly in the days of her strength1 and it was easy to go over familiar ground once more4 ,it was so familiar to her that it was familiar ground to me too2 ,i knew her opinions as well as ,i knew my own 7or better1 in so far as they were more determinate740 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,vii4 ,,life ,,at ,,myra ,,lodge4 8,to know her is a liberal education40 8,i have no liking for large boarding-schools4 ,my ideal of education is large1 well-conducted day schools1 with all the life and discipline that numbers alone can give2 not to speak of the greater cheapness and efficiency of the teaching4 ,our young women are narrowed sadly by the want of sympathy1 large experience1 and right self-estimation which only mixing with numbers gives4 ,but no large dormitories nor dining-rooms4 ,let the education be as broad and vivacious as may be1 and to a certain extent1 public2 at all events1 public-spirited4 ,but1 if boarders must attend1 let them live in families1 under proper regulations1 of course1 and attend as day scholars4 ,large boarding-schools give a sort of hardness1 which ,i1 for one1 greatly dislike4 ,they destroy the home-feelings1 but ,i need not dwell on these points2 my feelings are most in favour of day schools and good homes4 8,we have two boarding-houses4 ,one1 my own1 is of very recent establishment--the girls go to and from school with me or an assistant-governess4 ,their education is just the same as that of all the day pupils4 8,it is right1 however1 to say that this plan of letting the mistress receive boarders is not allowed at the ,cheltenham ,ladies' ,college1 a large and successful institution1 the only 7almost7 efficient proprietary girls' school in this country4 ,i can see possible evils1 but as ,i have only just begun1 am not fully aware of them yet4 ,i should not recommend1 ,i think1 the mistress of a great day school being allowed to begin with a boarding-house4 ,her strength and whole working time ought to go to the school40 ,so wrote ,miss ,buss in #ahfh4 ,she had taken ,myra ,lodge because she could not otherwise have carried out her great scheme4 ,she afterwards came to see more clearly still that the head of a great school ought to have her time at home free from all claims4 ,had she been able to act on this from the first1 her own life might have been prolonged4 ,but once having taken up the life at ,myra she could never bring herself to let the girls go4 ,even when1 at last1 she handed the boarding-house over to ,miss ,edwards1 she moved to the house adjoining1 and had a door left so that she could have girls to see her or go to see them4 ,she said3 8,i do not think ,i could now be quite happy without girls round me40 ,in accordance with her own theories1 she tried to make ,myra ,lodge as home-like as possible4 ,and the welfare of her girls--physical1 mental1 and spiritual--was her first care4 ,to hygiene she had paid special attention1 and her arrangements for ventilation1 bathing1 and food1 left nothing to be desired4 ,she always laid great stress on the need of sufficient food1 varied in every possible way2 and every one within her range must have heard her expatiate on the folly1 or wickedness1 for she gave it the harder term1 which induces so many young women to do fatal injury to their health by insufficient and unsuitable food4 ,of the laziness and indifference which makes so many of them content with odd cups of tea1 in place of regular and proper meals1 she could not speak too strongly4 ,the ,myra girls were fed well1 and with sufficient luxuries to make 8home hampers0 unnecessary4 ,on all sides we hear of the special care exercised in the matter of proper food during examinations1 or in any time of extra strain4 ,if it was known that the interval during an examination was too brief to allow of a full meal1 hot soup1 or hot milk1 with bread and butter1 or scone1 would be ready at the right time4 ,here is a word to the point from ,miss ,buss1 to whom ,i had mentioned some child's complaint against a teacher-- 8,if there is anything wrong1 ,i will see to it1 but1 meantime1 ,i cannot but think there is as much real foundation for this charge against ,miss ,s4 as there is in the one against me1 which has taken much of my time this week to trace out1 viz4 that a girl now in school1 was removed from my house1 and placed under medical treatment1 because of the insufficiency of food4 8,it is quite impossible to trust in children's judgments until all sides of the question are looked into4 ,their views are as immature as their bodies4 8,another child speaks in the same way of another teacher1 and ,i am constantly having to bring in floods of light on a girl40 ,suitable clothing was also a matter of careful consideration4 ,miss ,buss would have liked a school-uniform1 which she would have made graceful as well as rational2 but1 except in the gymnasium1 she never attained this desire1 and had to content herself with at school advising1 and at ,myra compelling1 the most needful reforms4 ,she waged war against unsuitable ornamentation1 lace and jewellery in the morning being always attacked4 ,she would1 if possible1 have given each girl a separate room1 well supplied with the 8place for everything10 in which everything would be expected to be in its place4 ,failing this1 she so divided the rooms by curtains that each inmate secured one portion that was specially her own4 ,at one time it was rather a fashion to talk of the 8over-work0 at ,miss ,buss' schools4 ,doubtless there were cases of girls too delicate for the life of a public school1 who ought to have been kept at home2 and there were also cases--very numerous--in which girls who were expected to do school-work and at the same time meet every home claim1 as well as enjoy social distractions and dissipations1 certainly did suffer4 ,but at ,myra ,lodge1 where life was duly regulated1 and the time for study fixed to suit each girl1 no one suffered who was at all fit to be away from her mother's care1 whilst many were very markedly improved in health during their stay there4 ,having myself suffered1 for life1 from the ignorance of the laws of health common to even the most intellectually advanced teachers of my youth1 ,i was interested in this question1 and often talked it over with ,miss ,buss4 ,looking back on my own experience1 and contrasting it with what ,i knew of the arrangements at ,myra1 ,i could never bring myself to believe in the sufferings of girls enjoying the benefit of ,miss ,buss' thorough knowledge of hygiene4 ,she fully endorsed the opinion expressed by ,miss ,beale1 in an able paper read before the ,social ,science ,congress1 in #ahgd1 where she says-- 8,i remember the outcry raised when it was proposed to open the local examinations to girls4 ,the deed was done1 and none of the evils predicted have fallen on us4 ,i frequently challenge our visitors to find a delicate-looking girl among our students4 ,i do not say we have none1 but there are so few that it is not easy to find them4 ,i kept1 one year1 a record of all the causes of absence1 and found that in the higher classes pupils were absent from illness on an average about three days in a year1 in the lower from five to six1 and in the lowest rather more40 ,and from ,america comes the satisfactory report of 8headaches diminishing and hysteria disappearing under the strengthening influences on body and mind of this higher education40 ,there is no doubt that the pupils of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,schools had enough to do4 ,but ,i know of at least two cases where the complaint was quite the other way4 ,miss ,buss says in one note-- 8,fancy ,mr4 ----6 ,he also wrote last year objecting to his daughter's home-work being limited4 ,i know that most of the ,myra girls finish at seven o'clock1 do no lessons before nine in the morning1 do none at all on ,friday evening1 and always put every bit of school-work by on ,saturday at twelve4 ,this leaves many an hour free4 ,but parents are the weakest of mortals4 ,unmarried #8,arnies' have will1 and carry out what they know to be right60 ,in another case a pupil was withdrawn from ,myra ,lodge because she was not allowed to work beyond the allotted time4 ,miss ,buss writes in reference to this-- 8,the child thinks she will be allowed1 ,i suppose1 to study whatever hours she likes1 if she goes elsewhere4 ,i will not allow more than a certain amount4 ,what's not done then1 must be left undone4 ,the consequence is1 mental as well as bodily activity1 in time40 ,later1 she again refers to the same subject3 8,patty ,watson has left me4 ,it is a good lesson of failure1 and helps1 let us hope1 to repress that #8bladder of elation' of which you speak40 ,and1 once again1 apropos to some other difficulty3 8,the enclosed note is very satisfactory4 ,j---- ,d---- was not allowed to go her own way1 like ,patty1 who1 by the way1 is a clever girl1 conscientious and industrious40 ,it may be open to question1 perhaps1 whether ,miss ,buss might not have relaxed her rules in favour of this very remarkable girl4 ,but it is also probable that the very perception of the dangers attending overstrain may have made her resolute against it4 ,miss ,ellen ,martha ,watson had gone to ,myra ,lodge1 mainly that she might pursue study in higher mathematics1 and consequently might have expected to count as more than an ordinary schoolgirl4 ,she was1 however1 of highly sensitive organization1 and no one who knows the care exercised over each girl individually can doubt that ,miss ,buss was aware of all that concerned her1 and judged accordingly4 ,miss ,watson gained first-class honours in the ,senior ,cambridge ,local ,examination while at ,myra ,lodge4 ,afterwards1 at the ,university ,college ,intermediate1 she took the highest prize for applied mathematics and mechanics1 as well as a #ej ,scholarship4 ,professor ,clifford said on this occasion that the proficiency of ,miss ,watson would have been very rare in a man1 but he had been utterly unprepared to find it in a woman1 adding that1 8a few more students like ,miss ,watson would raise ,university ,college to a status far surpassing that of institutions twenty times as rich and two hundred times longer in existence40 ,a case so exceptional must stand alone2 but still the question does suggest itself1 if1 throughout her whole school-life1 ,miss ,watson had been subject to the restrictions judged wholesome by one so wise as ,miss ,buss1 might she not possibly have been spared to work out her splendid destiny1 instead of being so early laid to rest in her lonely ,south ,african grave8 ,it is impossible to form any rules which will include the few brilliant exceptions who are a law to themselves2 such1 for example1 as ,miss ,cobbe1 one out of a thousand1 in being endowed with a physique to match her mental vigour1 who gives an instance of the kind of work possible to herself4 ,she is contrasting the old and the new order of things1 or impulse versus system4 8,i can make no sort of pretensions to have acquired1 even in my best days1 anything like the instruction which the young students of ,girton and ,newnham and ,lady ,margaret ,hall are so fortunate as to possess2 and much ,i envy their opportunities for acquiring accurate scholarship4 ,but ,i know not whether the method they follow can1 on the whole1 convey as much of the pure delight of learning as did my solitary early studies4 ,when the summer morning sun rose over the trees and shone into my bedroom1 finding me still over my books from the evening before1 and when ,i then sauntered out to take a sleep on one of the garden-seats in the shrubbery1 the sense of having learnt something1 or cleared up some hitherto doubted point1 or added a store of fresh ideas to my mental riches1 was of purest satisfaction40 ,without coming to any final decision on the best mode of dealing with genius1 to which study after this fashion may be natural1 we may at least safely conclude that even in the most elastic of school boarding-houses1 a girl so expansive could scarcely find herself happy1 or be a source of happiness to the anxious mistress4 ,but how happy even a very clever girl might be at ,myra we may see from some memories of a stay of six months1 spent in preparation for ,girton1 where the writer1 ,mrs4 ,lewis1 distinguished herself-- 8,i remember1 as if it was yesterday1 my first meeting with ,miss ,buss1 now twenty-three years ago4444 ,at the earliest possible moment she had interviewed me privately1 and ,i was deeply impressed by her earnest manner1 by the thoroughness with which she went into my former education1 and the evident intention of doing her utmost for me4 ,this ,i soon knew was characteristic of her4 ,we were1 to her1 individuals--each one the object of genuine interest and real anxiety4444 8,she talked to me more as an adult than as a schoolgirl1 and ,i remember with gratitude that she invited me to walk with her to church1 or on any occasion when she happened to go out with us1 interesting me in some social1 educational1 or philanthropic subject1 talking with such fluency and such a fund of illustration and of racy anecdote that ,i was sorry when our destination was reached4 ,looking back1 ,i realize what an unusually generous thing it was for all these privileges to be poured out on a raw schoolgirl1 and1 moreover1 on a stranger4 ,that eager1 ungrudging1 self-spending for others was1 to my mind1 the most noticeable feature of dear ,miss ,buss' daily life4 8,in about two months ,miss ,buss began actively arranging for me to see as much of ,london as possible during my stay with her4 ,with all the varied work and cares of her busy days upon her1 she would constantly ask1 #8,had ,i seen this place of interest8 had ,i heard that famous preacher8 had ,i ever been so-and-so8' ,and every spare afternoon or evening was used to the best advantage1 either personally1 or with any lady she could find free to chaperone me4 ,she often told me that a teacher ought to have as wide and varied an experience as possible1 and all the general information she could get1 and should never think that book-learning alone would fit her for her post4 ,foreign travel1 social intercourse1 general reading1 all were insisted on as indispensable4 ,and she would give me bits of the history of her own struggles4444 8,the happiness of all her pupils was to her an object of real solicitude4 ,i remember my delighted surprise on one of the first ,saturdays at her cheery invitation1 #8,now1 girls1 which of you would like to come to see ,maccabe1 at ,st4 ,george's ,hall1 with me this afternoon8' ,i knew the week had been a very busy one1 and ,i wondered how ,miss ,buss could find the energy to be so gay1 and to laugh with the merriest of us at the jokes4 8,looking back1 ,i realize that ,i cannot over-estimate the value of such association with that noble1 earnest1 sympathetic nature4 ,and1 certainly1 ,i have never seen any one who so equally combined earnestness of purpose1 untiring industry1 indomitable perseverance1 and shrewd common sense1 with the perfection of womanly sympathy40 ,of the intellectually stimulating effect of this association another pupil speaks strongly-- 8,although it is quite impossible for any of us to measure the great influence for good that ,miss ,buss has exerted over the whole of our lives1 in one particular ,i have specially felt the great help her training has been to me personally1 viz4 the choice of books and taste for good literature4 8,i can remember1 quite early in my school-life1 the cutting satire with which ,miss ,buss would criticize some of the modern trash in the shape of literature1 so that one felt 7and that feeling ,i have never lost7 one simply could not read such books4 ,on the other hand1 she always recommended plenty of good wholesome books to help us in the choice of our reading2 while1 in pointing out passages1 or in explaining allusions1 she roused interest1 and cultivated the taste for all that is good and pure in literature4 8,she applied to books1 as to other things1 her favourite motto3 #8,aim high1 and you will strike high6' 8,she seemed1 in all her teaching1 to agree with the poet ,lowell1 that #8not failure1 but low aim1 is crime6' 8,a favourite subject for debate was the ,ethics of ,waste1 showing that everything wantonly destroyed is a loss to the community4 ,the wickedness of waste of food seems to have excited much attention1 and set the girls1 among themselves1 to discuss and make calculations concerning it which served--as they were meant to do--to give safe and harmless topics for talk4 8,akin to this was the effort to make girls look into the future1 and not to trust to what might happen1 but to prepare by present action in acquiring habits of decision and industry4 ,she thought that every woman should be independent1 and deprecated dependence on brothers or other friends1 so long as effort was possible on their own part40 ,another 8,myra girl0 seizes on a point very characteristic1 when she says-- 8,to schoolgirl and friend alike1 ,miss ,buss was entirely natural4 ,she was too great to think of1 or to need1 exterior aids to respect4 ,forgetful of herself1 she was ever ready to share her thoughts or memories with all who could be interested or helped by them4 8,in her conversation she avoided all personal gossip4 ,never did an unkind or hasty word about a fellow-being cross her lips1 and often in the school addresses1 she told us that by chatter the ninth commandment was easily broken1 and that topics about acquaintances begun in innocence1 ended only in harm and hurt to others40 ,there is a story of her that1 one day1 after a visitor had gone1 ,miss ,buss seemed very uncomfortable1 and finally said1 8,i feel as if ,i had been stung all over2 that talk has left so many stings behind it60 ,it was her rule1 carefully kept1 never to repeat unpleasant things2 but she never forgot to mention any kind word said about others4 ,miss ,fawcett speaks of ,miss ,buss' sympathy with young life and its needs1 and she adds-- 8,the girls were a great happiness to ,miss ,buss4 ,if one or other did give trouble through temper--and this did worry her--we would sometimes comfort each other by reflecting how many of them did nothing of the kind1 but went on tranquilly and happily4 #8,yes1' she would say1 #8it is the old story2 the ninety and nine are apt to be forgotten in the struggle with the one6' ,and she would cheer up40 ,she was very indulgent to her girls at the half-term holidays4 ,besides sending them for pleasant excursions1 she liked them to be able to go into the kitchen to make toffee1 and to cook some little dainty 7,northcountry cakes or specialities71 or anything else they might like4 ,the girls' birthdays were always marked by some special treat4 ,on one occasion we hear that the younger children were1 for once1 to be allowed to make 8just as much noise as they liked40 ,the results were so 8tremendous0 that a friendly policeman looked in to see if his services were required1 greatly relieved to find that the shrieks which had attracted him were only shrieks of laughter4 ,but1 whilst delighting in real fun1 the line was drawn1 hard and fast1 at slang1 roughness1 and1 above all1 at practical jokes4 ,no girl who had once had a talk with her on this last topic was likely to make a second attempt within reach of ,miss ,buss4 ,the doings of certain 8smart0 sets found small tolerance in her eyes4 ,nor did the 8,dodo0 and 8,yellow ,aster0 literature fare better1 though for most of it she would have probably given the prescription that worked so well in one particular case of morbid excitement--8closed doors and open windows10 or silence and fresh air4 ,miss ,buss had remarked1 as a fact of her experience1 that if girls of great natural vanity could not take the lead in any other way1 they developed something sensational in health4 ,hearing of a case of this sort in one of the boarding-houses1 she requested to be sent for if another fainting fit should come on4 ,this was done4 ,on arriving1 she found the girls' room full of anxious bystanders1 who were at once dismissed1 only excepting the head of the house1 who was asked to close the door and open all the windows4 ,miss ,buss then demanded a large jug of 8the very coldest water that could be procured10 adding1 in distinct tones1 8,there is no sort of danger in this kind of attack1 and the most certain cure is a sudden dash of very cold water in the face40 ,in telling me this story1 she added1 with one of her most genial smiles-- 8,i saw that the child had her best frock on1 and ,i wanted to give her time40 ,before the water came1 the patient was able to gasp out1 8,ah1 ,i feel better now1 thank you60 8,that is right1 my child4 ,i am glad you feel better4 ,and now remember1 in future1 that you need never alarm either yourself or any one else4 ,if you feel a little faintness coming on1 just retire to your own room1 without saying anything about it4 ,shut your door1 open all the windows1 and lie down quietly4 ,you will soon find yourself well again40 ,there was no recurrence of the attack4 ,with weakness of will ,miss ,buss could by nature have little sympathy4 ,but she was stern only when she knew that a will might be roused to greater effort1 which1 if let alone1 could only grow more and more feeble4 ,with merely morbid and self-centred natures she had still less affinity1 and for these the prescription1 8,do your next duty first60 would be very strongly enforced4 ,coldness or extreme reserve of manner was always a trial to ,miss ,buss1 as to all persons of a naturally demonstrative temperament4 ,it was true that she herself sometimes exercised a repressive influence1 but this was only when she was very much run down or worried4 ,usually1 she drew people out by her frank kindness4 ,one of her very favourite stories for her girls was ,mrs4 ,gatty's charming kitten story1 8,purr when you are pleased60 ,she liked every one to show feelings of pleasure or kindness1 and in this she set them a bright example4 ,miss ,fawcett recalls1 among many things bearing on the same point1 a remark made to her by ,miss ,buss1 as they passed two new girls--both of whom are since known to fame--8,it is always a refreshment of spirit to me to look at those two happy sisters60 ,natures of this kind were a real help in her times of depression or discouragement1 though1 doubtless1 none of the girls ever dreamt that one so strong could need help4 ,other teachers will understand from experience this joy of whole-hearted and sympathetic obedience from their pupils4 ,and it is easy to measure what this must have been to ,miss ,buss in those later days1 when she was no longer the energetic young teacher1 sweeping every one along with her in a rapture of devotion1 but1 instead1 had to carry1 in addition to her own inevitable burdens1 all the cares of her wide public work4 ,it may be a direct result of public-school life1 assimilating the modern girl to her schoolboy brother1 but certainly it is to be observed that the ,high-school girl rarely seems to have that power of expressing her feelings which made her mother or grandmother so much easier in all social relations4 ,it is more than probable that1 in thus growing like the typical 8schoolboy10 she may in reality feel more1 and not less1 from this very habit of repression4 ,but the fact remains that she is more difficult of approach than the girl of other days4 ,with special cases quite individual in their nature1 ,miss ,buss was rarely known to fail4 ,as one of her staff observes-- 8the way in which she managed difficult and obstinate pupils was marvellous4 ,she would spend hours with them1 and never thought the time wasted if at last she made the slightest impression4 ,often1 when this did not appear on the surface1 it was shown weeks1 months1 or even years after1 by some little note or message40 ,in thanking a young friend for some proof of affection there is a pathetic little appeal-- 8,you young people can form no idea--till your time comes--of how much pain a little indifference can inflict1 especially when both the old and the young have warm hearts4 ,my life needs close love from some one--,i have given a large amount of mine to some one--and when he not only responds1 but initiates loving remarks or caresses1 he fills the old person's heart with warmth1 brightness1 and love40 ,on some few occasions1 when more than usually overdone1 ,i have heard ,miss ,buss admit with a weary sigh that she found the girls of the last decade of her work so much less easy to influence than those of the first2 since1 even when they were inwardly touched1 they seemed unable to show it after the old fashion4 8,autres temps1 autres murs40 ,but yet1 making all due allowance1 if these 8difficult0 girls could have seen this friend after one of the encounters so terrible to her1 and have realized how spent and heart-sick she was1 they must have taken less pride in their defiance or hardness4 ,she cared for them so deeply that it was real anguish of soul to her to think of the future sorrows inevitable for tempers undisciplined and wills unsubdued4 ,with this question of the influence on manners of the public school comes what does seem a real objection to the new development--an objection most strongly felt by those who look farthest back4 ,with her invariable point and terseness1 ,miss ,cobbe thus puts this matter in a nutshell-- 8,william of ,wykeham's motto3 #8,manners makyth ,manne1' was understood to hold good emphatically concerning the making of ,woman4 ,the abrupt-speaking1 courtesy-neglecting1 slouching1 slangy young damsel1 who may now perhaps carry off the glories of a ,university degree1 would then have seemed still needing to be taught the very rudiments of feminine knowledge4 ,when ,i recall the type of perfect womanly gentleness and high breeding which then and there was formed1 it seems to me as if1 in comparison1 modern manners are all rough and brusque4 ,we have graceful women in abundance still1 but the peculiar1 old-fashioned suavity1 the tact which made every one in a company happy and at ease--most of all1 the humblest individual present--and which at the same time1 effectually prevented the most audacious from transgressing les biensances by a hair2 of that suavity and tact we seem to have lost the tradition40 ,but ,miss ,buss had always faith enough in the future to regard the modern roughness as merely a transitional stage1 and as the outcome1 in the first place1 of the higher standard of morals which places fact before seeming4 ,the perfect outward grace of the courtly days did not always imply corresponding grace within4 ,when these first days of reaction shall pass1 and a really wide and high culture shall have become general1 we may expect the development of a new gracefulness which shall be the genuine outcome of a truly gracious spirit4 8,for manners are not idle1 but the fruit ,of loyal nature1 and of noble mind40 ,in the very early days at ,myra1 the rules were few and simple1 and the girls were trusted to do the right for love of it4 ,miss ,buss believed in the force of a strong public opinion which should put all wrong-doing in its true light as hurtful to the community2 and she considered it the chief advantage of a large public school that a strong feeling for the right should prevail1 and1 by its very force1 put down all that was base or ignoble4 ,it was a grief to her to make new rules1 and ,i can recall her sorrow1 on several occasions1 when it became necessary to add to those already existing--in every case as the result of some act on the part of a selfish minority1 who thus imposed additional burdens on the obedient majority4 ,miss ,fawcett1 who had long experience at ,myra1 and ,miss ,edwards1 who followed her there1 speak very strongly about the thoughtful care which in all cases aimed at preventing possible dangers4 ,girls whose influence might be hurtful to each other were placed in rooms remote2 and the sitting-rooms were made attractive1 and thus kept the pupils to some extent under constant supervision4 ,in ,miss ,buss' letters during the holidays there are many proofs of this thoughtfulness4 ,she writes to ,miss ,fawcett-- 8,of these two ,i know nothing--morally1 ,i mean4 ,but ,a4 ought to be kept if possible from ,b41 and also from ,c4 and ,d42 the former cannot manage her1 and the latter gives in1 perhaps1 to her4 ,would it do for her to take ,f4's bed1 in ,g4's room8 ,it requires consideration40 ,this consideration reached all round4 ,another long letter goes into arrangements for ,miss ,fawcett's own relief from some of the care1 each detail being worked out with the utmost exactness4 ,or again-- 8,can you invite ,x4 to visit you on the half-term holiday1 or1 if possible1 from ,friday or ,saturday before8 ,i fear she may be asked to two places where ,i do not wish her to go just now4 ,she is not easy to manage1 and her companions are of great importance2 and yet it is difficult for me to decline invitations when the reason cannot be explained4 8,if you do not much mind1 ,i will not send the three girls on ,sunday until six o'clock1 when they will be in time for service1 unless it is raining4 8,but ,i give up an hour or rather more to the girls on ,sunday afternoons1 and have been obliged1 since that difficulty last year1 to refuse to let them out on ,sundays1 except at the half-term4 ,if by any chance a girl goes out in the morning1 ,i expect her back to tea4 ,they can go out on ,saturday afternoons occasionally40 ,here is a note after the great explosion in ,regent's ,park1 on ,october #bnd1 #ahgd-- 8,i hope nothing worse than broken glass has happened at your house in consequence of the terrible shock this morning4 ,thirteen of my windows are shattered1 but ,i am too thankful for the preservation of the young inmates of my house to mind anything4 8,my first thought was that the stack of chimneys had blown down1 and1 in falling1 had crushed the roof in on the beds of ,mary and ,ethel ,p---- and ,edith ,a----4 ,the noise seemed to come from that quarter4 ,in an instant ,i was upstairs1 to ascertain if they were safe4 8,i find myself even now shaking from the shock to the nervous system4 ,my girls behaved admirably4 ,they were all quiet40 ,from the early days to the latest ,miss ,buss gave short addresses weekly on some moral text1 choosing frequently some recent story of great deed or high thought1 and making it interesting as she brought it to bear on the daily life of the girls4 ,as one of the staff remarks-- 8,the high moral tone of the school was materially helped by these weekly addresses4 ,four forms met her in the ,lecture ,hall1 and teachers and pupils listened to her wise counsel4 ,one of her favourite texts was the life of ,dorothy ,wordsworth1 as she earnestly pleaded with the girls1 above all things1 to aim at being true women1 and not to let their school-work in any way interfere with their home duties1 never forgetting that they must bring either sunshine or cloud into the home-life40 ,here is a little sketch of the ,sunday talks at ,myra-- 8,i love to picture that drawing-room1 ,miss ,buss to the left of the fire1 her lamp on the table at her right1 and the girls grouped around her at the fire1 often some at her feet4444 ,i never heard any one read as she did1 and especially on those ,sundays6 ,every word told4 ,and then she would pause1 and send some truth home by an illustration from her own experience4444 ,after the holidays1 she was generally full of some new thought3 ,mrs4 ,norton's #8,lady of ,la ,garaye' was brought after a happy holiday at ,dinan4444 ,she spent hours in the preparation of the ,myra and school addresses1 a testimony to the stress she laid on their importance40 ,there are some pretty little glimpses of the inner life at ,myra1 given by a pupil who spent there a somewhat prolonged school-life1 in which she came into very close relation to the beloved teacher-- 8,my earliest recollection of ,miss ,buss was when ,i went in for the entrance exam42 in a state of great trepidation1 ,i accompanied her along the corridor to take off my things1 and ,i think she saw my poor fingers shaking1 for she suddenly took me in her warm embrace1 and said1 #8,do your best1 my dear child1 and you must leave the rest1' and then1 looking me in the face1 with another kiss1 she said1 #8,i think we are going to be friends4' ,and the radiant smile that accompanied the kiss won my heart and banished my fears4 8,i had been at ,myra ,lodge only a few weeks when1 one of the girls having acted contrary to regulations1 a warm discussion on her conduct took place in the playroom downstairs1 some defending and some disapproving of her conduct4 ,we were quite unaware that in the heat of discussion our voices were loud enough to be heard upstairs2 it was a point on which ,i felt strongly1 and ,i expressed myself somewhat emphatically for a new-comer4 ,the next day ,miss ,buss sent for me1 said she knew of the incident1 and #8you said so-and-so1 my child2 ,i am delighted to think you feel in that way1 you were on the right side1 and remember1 dear1 ,i shall always expect to find you on the right side4' ,how often that belief in my being #8on the right side' helped me to make the struggle for the right only ,i can tell60 ,the same writer gives a glimpse of the brightest side of the relation between the head and her ,myra girls-- 8,miss ,buss would often come round and see we were quite comfortable in our beds1 and give us a maternal #8tuck-up4' ,one morning at breakfast she came behind my chair1 and1 turning my chin up with her hand to look in my face1 said with laughing voice and eye-- 8#8,well1 did ,i cheat you last night8' 8,a vision of a figure in red dressing-gown tucking me up and kissing me sprang into my mind1 and ,i said-- 8#8,oh1 ,i remember2 ,i thought it was mother4' 8,and1 whispering to me1 she said1 as she kissed me1 #8,i thought so1 dear2 you gave me such a hug1 you sent me so happy to bed6'0 ,and this1 again1 from another old pupil1 is equally attractive-- 8,never shall ,i forget her kindness when confined to my room at ,myra by illness4 ,it was the bright spot in my day when ,miss ,buss appeared in the evening to tuck me up in bed1 and wish me good night4 ,more than once she was on her way to some dinner or meeting1 and wore a blue moir1 which ,i thought singularly becoming4 ,her smile1 peculiarly sweet1 piquant1 and gracious1 lighted up my long1 dull hours1 and lingers with me still4 8,there was something so large and unfluctuating about her that one felt one could trust her with and through everything40 ,an apparently harmless bit of nonsense brought about another episode which deeply impressed the girl who tells it-- 8,miss ,buss was in her little room4 ,in her kindest way she held out her hand to me and said-- 8#8,dear child1 ,i want to talk to you2 did you write that8' producing the book4 8#8,oh yes1' ,i laughed1 #8just to tease ,louie6' 8,i shall never forget the way in which she drew me to her1 put my head on her shoulder1 and then talked to me4 ,she pointed out that the offence in itself was not a serious one1 but that the jesting with a subject so serious as ,love was one that no girl should indulge in2 and then followed the most beautiful little picture of what true earthly love might be1 that makes me glow to think of now1 and she urged me never to trifle with the subject in any form1 reserving all my #8best' for the one who was to give me #8what is ,god's best gift on earth1 dear1 the love of a good man1 such as the love your father and mother have1 and such as ,i hope ,he may give you4' ,how glad ,i am to think she knew ,i have received that gift60 ,it must indeed have been a joy to this happy young wife to be able often to brighten the later days of the solitary worker1 whom she mourns now with tender and grateful remembrance in words that find far echoes-- 8,you know my deep affection1 ,i may truly say veneration1 for the dear one1 and ,i feel as if one of my very nearest had gone4 ,i look on it as one of the greatest privileges of my life to have lived in such close contact with her for so many years4 ,dear1 dear ,miss ,buss1 what an inspiration she has been1 and what a responsibility rests with us to carry out what she has always taught us as the ideal of life6 ,her influence in the world is untold2 and ,i am sure many are the lives she has influenced in critical times when the thought of what she would do1 or would wish1 has turned the scale in the right direction40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,gymnasium1 ,,north ,,london ,,collegiate ,,school ,,for ,,girls4 ,,chapter ,,viii4 ,,early ,,educational ,,ideals4 8,the vocation of a teacher is an awful one4 ,you cannot do her real good2 she will do others unspeakable harm if she is not aware of its awfulness4 ,merely to supply her with necessaries1 merely to assist her in procuring them for herself--though that is far better1 because in so doing you awaken energy of character1 reflection1 providence--is not fitting her for her work2 you may confirm her in the notion that the training an immortal spirit may be just as lawfully undertaken in a case of emergency as that of selling ribbons8 ,how can you give a woman self-respect1 how can you win for her the respect of others1 in whom such a notion1 or any modification of it dwells8 ,your business is1 by all means1 to dispossess her of it2 to make her feel the greatness of her work1 and yet show her that it can be honestly performed40--,f4 ,d4 ,,maurice1 ,lecture on opening ,queen's ,college4 ,it is always of interest to compare dreams with deeds1 the ideal with the actual4 ,and this we are enabled to do with regard to ,miss ,buss' educational ideals1 since we have first her own words at different stages in her work1 before any change was made1 as well as during the time of transition2 and afterwards1 from a keen observer1 we have a summary of results1 and see how the dream had become fact1 how the aim was attained4 ,there is very little of ,miss ,buss' writing to be found in print4 ,but we have one letter written1 in #ahfh1 to a lady in ,otago1 and published in a colonial paper1 which gives us her ideas and her aims for future work just before the great change4 8,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,ladies1 8#ab1 ,camden ,street1 8,nov4 #ac1 #ahfh4 8,,dear ,,madam1 8,i have read with much pleasure your interesting account of the progress of education in your colony4 ,you will soon leave the old country behind if you go so rapidly4 ,there is much to be done before it can be said that ,england has a great national system of education4444 8,lord ,lyttelton has taken a deep interest in education1 and has especially devoted himself to the consideration of the question in relation to girls4 ,if you have not seen it1 ,i recommend to your notice the ,report of the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission presented to the ,imperial ,parliament at the beginning of this year4 ,it forms the first of a series of twenty-one ,blue books1 all of which are interesting for all who care for middle-class education4 ,the chapter on the education of girls was1 ,i believe1 written by ,lord ,lyttelton4 8,the school of which ,i am head-mistress was opened eighteen years ago1 under the immediate patronage of the local clergy4 ,the girls' school followed almost immediately the opening of a boys' school1 which has numbered about four hundred for some years past4 ,both schools have from the first been entirely self-supporting4 ,the girls have1 however1 outgrown their accommodation in two good-sized houses1 but will1 ,i trust1 in time be located in a suitable building4 ,the schools have always been conducted on what is here called the #8conscience clause'2 that is1 the parents have the right of omitting the ,church of ,england ,catechism or any part of the religious teaching they object to4 ,even ,jewesses#i have received their whole education in the school4 8,the routine of ,english has been considerably improved by the extension to girls' schools of the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations4 ,it is impossible1 ,i think1 to overrate the good already done in girls' schools by these examinations4 ,a definite standard is given1 there is no undue publicity1 but schools are able to measure their teaching by the opinions of unknown and1 therefore1 impartial examiners4 8,i cannot1 of course1 judge of the wants of a new colony1 but my experience goes to show that it is better to include in the routine of study all the necessary branches1 and ,i think a second language is one4 ,it is almost impossible to teach ,english well unless another language is studied with it1 and that other language should be ,latin1 or ,french1 or ,german4 ,of course ,i do not say that this should be taught in the elementary stages1 but ,i should not allow parents to have the power of stopping the teaching on the ground of extra expense4 8,we teach ,french1 really1 ,i think1 allowing no option4 ,latin also in the higher classes1 with little or no option1 except in the case of delicate girls4 8,after my many years of work1 if ,i were now to found a school for what might be called the middle section 7and1 indeed1 the upper section also7 of the middle-class1 ,i should include all that ,i have mentioned1 viz4 ,english thoroughly1 with ,elementary ,science in courses such as ,i have alluded to1 ,french1 ,latin1 bold outline drawing1 careful part singing1 plain needlework1 and thorough arithmetic1 with geometry and algebra in the higher classes4 ,i would rigidly and entirely omit all arrangements for teaching instrumental music1 which ,i believe to be the bane of girls' schools1 in the time wasted and the expense entailed4 ,i have omitted1 ,i see1 harmony1 by which ,i mean the laws of musical construction1 an interesting1 and1 in an educational point of view1 a most useful subject for mental training4 ,instrumental music--the piano chiefly--might fairly be left to a private teacher1 as might dancing also4 ,in ,germany1 ,i think1 instrumental music is never taught in the ,tochter ,schule1 but is always left to private teaching4 8,no school ought to omit physical training--that is1 ,calisthenics1 or something equivalent4 ,this we have of late enforced among the elder girls4 ,our system1 an ,american idea1 called ,musical ,gymnastics1 is excellent4 ,easy1 graceful1 and not too fatiguing1 gently calling every part of the body into play by bright spirited music1 which cultivates rhythm of movement1 it has become popular1 and has wonderfully improved the figure and carriage of the girls4 ,our exercises last from twenty minutes to half an hour almost daily--as much as we can manage1 always four days out of five40 ,footnote #i3 ,a letter from an old ,jewish pupil1 in the ,jewish ,chronicle1 is full of deepest regret for her loss1 giving many instances of special kindnesses received by the writer4 8,she was so strictly just that she gave every consideration to the first ,jewish pupil who wished to participate in the honours not then open to ,jews1 acknowledging to that same pupil in after years that she gave the consideration in justice only1 for1 if anything1 she was slightly prejudiced against a race she had only read about and not known40 ,miss ,buss then goes on to explain fully her ideal of what the education of girls should be1 giving her preference for 8large day schools1 with all the life and discipline that numbers only can give2 not to speak of the greater efficiency and cheapness of the teaching40 ,she thinks that 8our young women are narrowed sadly by want of the sympathy1 large experience1 and right self-estimation which only mixing with numbers gives40 ,she sees that the head of the school should be a woman1 8left free to work the school1 on certain conditions1 without a committee of management40 ,the buildings1 of course1 8should be vested in a body of trustees1 of which some should be women40 ,it has sometimes been urged as a reproach that ,miss ,buss employed women-teachers in preference to men4 ,that she employed women wherever it was possible is certain1 because she considered teaching a legitimate occupation for women1 and set herself to fit them for the work4 ,that women could teach1 she knew from her own experience4 ,that they should teach better in the future than they had ever done in the past was one of her steady aims1 and one that she attained4 ,here is a strong expression of her feeling when she first read the report of the ,edinburgh ,merchants' ,company's ,schools1 in #ahgb-- 8,the report is interesting1 but ,i absolutely burn with indignation 7does not my atrocious handwriting bear witness to it87 at the bare notion of men teachers in the upper girls' schools4 ,it is shameful1 costly 7because some poor drudge of a woman must accept starvation pay1 in order to maintain decorum by being present at every master's lesson71 and it is degrading to women's education4 ,how can girls value it1 when they see that no amount of it will make a woman fit to teach them1 except as infants4 8,don't be frightened1 ,i feel well and even amiable1 though ,i am in a great hurry1 and my hand aches40 ,her own deliberate opinion on this matter is expressed in the letter to her colonial correspondent-- 8,although ,i advocate certain teaching being given by men to the elder girls1 it does not seem desirable that the head of a girls' school should be a man4 ,there are many things in the training of a young woman which cannot be enforced by a man1 or even by a woman whose position does not carry the weight of authority4 ,women1 also1 teach young and ignorant children better than men1 their patience and sympathy being greater4 ,on the other hand1 it is highly desirable1 when girls are beyond the drudgery of school-work1 that their minds should be touched by men4 ,a certain fibre seems to be given by this means4 ,at present women's ignorance prevents them from giving the highest kind of teaching1 but a brighter day is dawning for them ,i trust40 ,all through her career1 ,miss ,buss arranged for good lectures from men1 as well as from women1 and the regular religious instruction was always given by a clergyman4 ,in early days there were courses of lectures by ,dr4 ,hodgson and ,mr4 ,payne4 ,there were lectures on literature from ,french and ,german professors1 in their own tongues4 ,at one time the girls would be entranced by glimpses of the starry heavens from ,mr4 ,proctor2 at another1 they were ready1 en masse1 to follow ,captain ,wiggins through the perils of the ,arctic seas1 to ,siberia4 ,in brief1 these extra lectures included every possible subject that could tend to culture1 in history1 travels1 art1 or social matters4 ,how ,miss ,bass advanced in educational theory is shown in extracts from her letters in #ahgb1 just after the private school had been made public1 and while the work of organization was still going on-- 8,when we are once fairly started1 matters will go on more easily4 ,the anxiety over money will go1 for instance4 ,after next year1 the public meeting will go1 ,i hope4 ,then ,i may devote myself to the inside of the school4 8,i want to train up girl-students in science2 ,i want to teach music grandly--thoroughly in classes--making each girl understand what she plays1 as well as if she were reading some passage of poetry1 teaching her to find out the musician's thought2 his mode of expressing it2 other ways of expression of the same thought1 viz4 words4 ,the grammar of music should be known to every musician4 8,of course1 only some girls would fully benefit by this teaching1 but all who were taught would get some good4 ,in this last point ,miss ,maclean1 now ,mrs4 ,g4 ,fraser1 will help4 ,indeed1 she will carry out my idea thoroughly4#aj ,we must have a room with four pianos to begin with1 and increase to six1 or eight1 if necessary4 8,in science ,mr4 ,aveling will help1 and ,miss ,eliza ,orme2 but as soon as we can get some of our girls quite ready our assistant science teachers must come from them4 8,ah1 ah1 how ,i wish we could get a fine building for the ,camden ,school2 we do want a lecture hall and gymnasium so much4 8,if ever we have a little money1 ,i should like the old furniture in ,camden ,street to be turned to account in a still lower school--at a shilling a week4 ,we might work out this plan and have two schools--not reckoning an evening one--in a room thus used4 8,then ,i want to 7perhaps7 turn ,no4 #bjb1 ,camden ,road1 into a ,day ,training ,college for ,teachers4 ,when we have left the house1 we might give up the large room behind1 and so diminish the rent4 8,of this ,training or ,normal ,college ,miss ,chessar could be superintendent1 without giving up her whole time4 ,the house would enable us to train at least a hundred students at a time1 and they must pay for their training2 as much1 certainly1 as the school fees would amount to4 8,our ,training ,college should not receive ignorant girls4 ,none should join who could not pass our examination at entrance4 8,our students should learn the history of great teachers1 their methods1 etc41 should learn how to teach and what to teach2 how to develop the mental1 moral1 and physical capacities of their pupils 7by moral ,i mean also spiritual74 ,we would affiliate to our ,college the ,national ,schools1 the ,school ,boards of the neighbourhood1 and our own girls' schools1 so that every student in training should have the opportunity of seeing actual schools in work4 8,i have not mentioned this last to any one but ,mr4 ,payne1 for several reasons1 one being that ,i am ambitious for the cause of education and especially for the mixture of sexes2 if the ,college of ,preceptors would take up the idea1 it might be better left to them4 ,our board might then rent to them our present house4 ,if the ,preceptors won't do it1 then ,i would urge our board to try the question4 8,our chairman thinks this professional aspect of teaching ridiculous4 ,i remained silent while he was speaking1 as ,i am gradually growing into the idea that teaching is one of the noblest professions1 not second even to medicine--one does with the body1 the other with the immortal soul6 8,but one point will be to carry first the half-time lower school2 no doubt the ,brewers will warm to this1 if ,i can persuade them4 ,this school might positively be built on their estate1 near ,camden ,street4 ,the ,danish model1 ,i mean60 ,footnote #aj3 ,mrs4 ,fraser died within a year or so of her marriage in #ahgc1 and ,miss ,buss writes3 8,one sad cloud has overshadowed us--the death of my dear old pupil and recent fellow-worker1 ,emma ,maclean 7,mrs4 ,fraser74444 ,as ,i write1 my eyes fill with tears at the thought of that fair young life thus early cut down4444 ,you know how she stood at my side in all the recent musical changes1 but you cannot know what a wonderful teacher she was4 ,she inspired her pupils1 and her power was so great that no difficulty in managing them ever occurred4 ,i have now to find a successor to her2 replace her ,i cannot40 ,a ,musical ,scholarship was founded in memory of ,mrs4 ,fraser4 ,the following letter1 written by ,miss ,buss1 appeared in the autumn of #ahgb3-- 8,,school-,,hours4 8,to the ,editor of the #8,times4' 8,,sir1--,having had the opportunity recently of becoming acquainted with the system pursued in the ,primary ,schools of ,sweden and ,denmark1 it has occurred to me that we may learn something from our ,scandinavian neighbours with regard to the very important question3 hours of attendance4 8,one great difficulty we have to face is so to arrange the hours of school that the children shall be able to attend school and yet find time for work4 8,throughout ,denmark education is compulsory1 the parents being liable to fine and imprisonment for neglecting to send their children to school2 but the difficulty of combining school attendance with freedom for work is met by the simple plan of holding school twice a day for different sets of children4 ,five hours being the required school attendance1 one set of children attend from #h o'clock to #a1 with an interval for recreation at #aa1 and another set from #a to #f o'clock1 also with a short interval4 8,the parents are free to choose between the morning and afternoon school1 according to the work the children have to do4 ,in the first case1 the children can work after #a o'clock2 in the second1 until that hour4 8,this plan has also another advantage--it enables #bjjj children to be taught in a school-house built and fitted for #ajjj1 and this without in the least interfering with evening teaching4 ,this is an important economical question4 8,one superintendent is sufficient for both schools1 as he is not expected to teach more than #ah hours a week4 ,he has a staff of assistants1 some of whom are visiting teachers only1 for special subjects1 such as gymnastics1 singing1 etc4 ,elementary teachers are compelled to teach #cf hours a week1 and may1 if they wish1 earn extra payment by extra teaching to the extent of #db hours4 ,the time-tables of the schools are so arranged that three sets of teachers can thoroughly manage four schools4 8,would not the adoption of some such plan1 modified to suit local cases1 clear away some of our difficulties8 ,a maximum attendance of four hours daily1 from #h4cj to #ab4cj1 and from #a to #e o'clock1 would1 perhaps1 be better suited to ,london1 with one day's holiday in a fortnight4 8,the system appears to work well in ,denmark1 and to produce the desired results4 ,the children attend school #cj hours a week4 ,a diminution of the school-hours would still secure #bd hours a week for each school2 but questions of detail must1 of course1 depend on local conditions4 ,i merely wish to call attention to the possible solution of one1 at least1 of our difficulties4 8,a ,,practical ,,teacher40 ,this last dream never came true4 ,but the advance in the elementary schools met all need of this kind4 ,the higher ,board ,schools form now the connecting-link with the ,camden ,school4 ,it may be of interest here to show how ,miss ,buss carried out her thought about the ,camden ,school1 now housed as nobly as she could have desired4 ,from ,miss ,elford1 the first head-mistress of the ,camden ,school1 as well as from her successor1 there are touching notices of their relations with the founder of their school-- 8,miss ,buss had long felt the need of such a school1 and for her to feel the need was for her to leave nothing undone until the need was supplied4 ,it was as far back as the summer of #ahfh1 when ,miss ,buss intimated to me--an old pupil--that in all probability a school would be founded in connection with her school1 the fees of which would be four guineas a year4 ,and would ,i like to be its head-mistress6 ,the lowness of the fees rather alarmed me2 but without hesitation1 in full confidence of the success that must attend any scheme she took up1 ,i said yes6 8,foresight and forethought were two of ,miss ,buss' many and great qualifications4 ,i have frequently heard old girls say1 #8,if ,miss ,buss told me to do a thing of which ,i could not quite see the advisability1 ,i should do it1 knowing that she could see the necessity for it1 and the good that would result from it1 for she never makes a mistake4' 8,the ,camden ,school for ,girls1 however1 was not started until ,january1 #ahga1 in the old school-houses1 ,nos4 #ab and #ad1 ,camden ,street1 which had been until that time occupied by the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school4 ,it began with the head-mistress and ,miss ,buss as superintendent1 and was opened with #de pupils on the first day1 ,january #af1 #ahga2 #gh entered during the first term1 and the first year closed with #aib pupils4 8,miss ,buss1 deeply interested in its success1 watched carefully its progress1 and entered fully into the whole working of the school4 ,in the early days1 the curriculum of work was entirely under her supervision4 ,she had the power of making others capable of carrying out her suggestions1 and of making them realize their own ability4 ,the teaching was precisely on the same lines as those for girls of the same age in the ,north ,london ,collegiate4 ,the visits of ,miss ,buss to the school were frequent1 sometimes she came alone1 sometimes with visitors2 but ,thursday afternoons1 for several years1 were specially set apart for work with us4 ,she would visit every class1 and1 for the first year or two1 knew most of the girls1 encouraging some1 stimulating others4 ,all were so glad of her kind word4 ,her dress was pulled timidly by a little child to obtain the desired smile4 8,thursday thus became the red-letter day of the week4 ,no question ever arose but she might be depended on for the wisest solution of the difficulty4 8,the need for the school soon spoke for itself1 for at the end of the second year1 #ahgb1 there were #cca pupils4 ,and in ,january1 #ahgc1 as many as fifty were unable to be admitted4 ,girls from all parts of ,london1 north1 south1 east1 and west1 were anxiously waiting to come in2 for at this time there existed no ,polytechnic day schools1 nor middle schools for girls4 ,the enthusiasm to enter was so great that one case may be mentioned of a little girl and her mother1 who hearing that there were so many new ones applying1 got up at six o'clock in the morning to catch the first train from ,acton #8to be in time4' ,alas6 there was no vacancy4 8,in #ahga1 seven pupils passed the ,college of ,preceptors' ,examination in the lowest class4 ,in #ahgb1 seven passed the ,junior ,cambridge ,local1 and #ag the ,college of ,preceptors'4 ,this would be but little now1 but ,miss ,buss said1 let them feel they can do something1 or1 as she so often said1 #8,aim high1 and you will strike high4' 8,the numbers increased so rapidly1 now being #cij1 that a third house1 ,no4 #ah1 ,camden ,street1 was taken and adapted1 and no other change was made until ,may1 #ahgh1 when the school moved to the new buildings in the ,prince of ,wales ,road1 ,kentish ,town1 of which the foundation-stone was laid by ,miss ,buss4 ,the numbers had reached #dbj1 with generally #ij or #ajj waiting admission40 ,the present head-mistress of the ,camden ,school1 ,miss ,lawford1 is also good enough to give some details of more recent date-- 8,my recollections of ,miss ,buss begin with my school-days1 and with the very earliest of them4 ,it was to the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for #8,ladies1' as it was then called1 that ,i was sent1 after a very short experience of school-life elsewhere4 8,but when the time came to take up work as head of the ,camden ,school1 how greatly was my responsibility lightened by the sound advice and help which she gave me4 ,i remember one case of more than usual difficulty which caused me considerable anxiety1 and in which a false step might have given me and the school an unpleasant notoriety4 ,i took the matter to her1 she seized the point at once1 was quite clear as to the action to be taken1 and the whole affair ended happily4 ,the clearness of her intellect and the facility with which she grasped a situation were salient traits in her character4 8,the tie which connects her with the ,camden ,school as its founder is one which we are proud to remember4 ,she took the keenest interest in all its work1 and in all her visits 7she7 always had a word for any girls who had distinguished themselves1 or who were connected in any way with old friends and pupils of her own4 ,we always looked for her on red-letter days such as ,prize ,day and ,founder's ,day4 ,on one of these latter she gave us a lecture on ,lady ,jane ,grey which we specially valued4 ,on these occasions so many friends wanted her at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school that it was not often she could spare more time than to go round the gymnasium and the schoolrooms1 and to speak a few gratifying words to the girls4 ,she often invited the upper part of the school to lectures at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school2 one much enjoyed by them1 #8,a ,trip to ,sunshine in ,december1' gave an account of a ,christmas holiday spent in the ,riviera4 ,she remembered us in other substantial ways4 ,the splendid photograph of the ,colosseum which decorates one of our rooms was brought by her from ,italy4 ,the lending library was partly started by a sum given by her for the purpose4 ,the building of the gymnasium and the introduction of trained teachers for physical exercise was her initiative4 8,what one feels more especially about ,miss ,buss is her utter sincerity4 ,whether she was helping you in a difficulty or promoting some great educational movement you felt she did it without thought of self4 ,there was no touch of the little mind about her1 no thought of adding to her own prestige4 ,she spent her life in the cause of education with loyalty and single-hearted devotion4 ,it was the happy lot of some of us to be associated with her in her work4 ,we have indeed lost a friend whose greatness of mind and purpose ever stimulated us4 ,we can only be thankful for the privilege which has been ours1 and seek to carry out the high aims which she set before us40 ,we know now--a quarter of a century after--what has been achieved by this great worker whose life remains as an inspiration for the times to come4 ,what she aspired to may be best given in her own self-estimate in those early days4 ,i had sent her an account of a great spiritual work done by ,mary ,lyon1 a distinguished ,american teacher1 and received in acknowledgment the following note3-- 8,july1 #ahga4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,ridley1 8,i have read ,mary ,lyon's #8,training ,school4' ,in the past ,i have often had visions of such1 or similar work1 but as life has grown out upon me ,i have seen these higher hopes and aspirations fade a good deal4 ,still1 ,i recognize many blessings and some usefulness in my life4 ,it has not been a wasted or misused one4 ,one must do what one can1 and leave the issue to ,him who guides all things right4 8,yours affectionately1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,from this modest self-appraisement ,i turn now to the thick volumes--six of them1 almost all in her own handwriting--notes of the addresses she gave in school and at ,myra1 embracing every topic--moral and religious--that touches a girl's life4#aa ,how they affected the girls who heard them letter after letter tells2 and we1 not so favoured1 may imagine what they must have been1 given in that clear impressive voice1 as the results of most careful thought1 and brightened by anecdote and illustration1 gathered in these note-books1 from everyday life and from past history4 ,what is most striking in these notes is not merely an observation which let nothing slip1 but the wise selection of a varied culture and extensive reading amounting to high scholarship4 ,and as we remember that this work was all done amid the pressure of daily teaching1 through all the long struggle of the establishment of the new schools1 and then amidst the whirl of public life1 we scarcely can tell where lies the greatest wonder--in the work itself1 or in the humility which could include it all in those simple words3 8but one must do what one can60 ,footnote #aa3 ,a selection from these 8,notes0 is being prepared for the use of teachers by ,miss ,toplis1 and will shortly be published by ,messrs4 ,macmillan and ,co4 ,it is easy1 after going through these notes1 to be sure of the secret of her great influence4 ,it is teaching that goes straight to the point because it comes straight from the heart of the teacher1 whose happy pupils had good reason to say1 8,what before may have been only words to us then became facts4 ,she was not so much a teacher as an inspiration60 ,how these earlier ideals stood the test of time we may read in a record given a quarter of a century later by the colleague who best knew her work of 8,education as known in the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,,north ,,london ,,collegiate ,,school ,,for ,,girls4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,,practical ,,work4 8,no one who has been brought into contact with ,miss ,buss1 no one who has even seen her portrait1 can have failed to be struck by her transparent integrity1 her absolute sincerity1 her single-mindedness of purpose4 ,however much one might differ from her on a question of policy1 one felt certain that the judgment was never warped by personal bias1 that it was never prompted by ambition or jealousy1 or any vulgar motive4444 ,as an organizer she was unrivalled40--,journal of ,education1 ,january1 #ahie4 ,the summary of ,miss ,buss' practical work1 for which ,i am so deeply indebted to ,mrs4 ,bryant1 is best given in her own words1 with merely an interpolation illustrating that law of order on which these schools are so firmly based4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mrs4 ,bryant begins with an important reminder-- 8,teachers are not inapt to forget that the most important factor in education is the personality of the learner4 ,the next most important is the personality of the teacher4 ,so far as others make our education for us1 the mind of the educator is more important by far than his method4 ,and this is the more true the greater the teacher4 8,of ,frances ,mary ,buss this was specially true1 so much was intuition and sympathy in the concrete inwoven with her thoughts on the educational ideal4 ,the ideal of her action was an emanation of her nature as a whole1 not a pure product of thought4 ,she could have told many things about it1 but she could not tell it all4 ,her vision was wide1 but her wisdom was wider4 ,hence there never was any danger that her mind would harden into a net of secondary principles in the solution of any individual problem4 ,practical questions were always unique1 each one in itself1 to her2 and1 rapid as she was in action1 she could give time to deliberation and careful thought4 8,to understand1 therefore1 the ideal of education under which so much good work has been done1 we need to understand1 not a theory true once for all1 but the type of mind that is creative of right ideas as occasion requires4 ,nor is a subtle delineation of character needed here4 ,the leading features are well marked1 and a brief sketch may give the clearest conception4 8,breadth and elasticity of imagination1 indomitable energy of will1 boundless faith1 unwearied sympathy--these are the great facts of character which lie behind her work and mark its ideals4 ,they are all very obvious facts1 but the first named1 in the nature of the case1 though the rarest and most remarkable1 is the easiest to miss in its full significance4 ,one clear mark of it is the memory she has left with each of her friends1 of being interested specially in that phase of thought and work which she shared with them4 ,the effect of it on her educational work was that extraordinary catholicity of view which distinguished her1 and through her has influenced in many ways the theory of the girls' school1 and the tone of the educational question in the days which follow her4 8,one phase of this catholic way of looking at things was her insistence1 always very emphatic1 on the idea that school and the teacher have to do in some way or other with the whole of life4 ,she would not allow it to be supposed that any condition of the well-being and good growth of her pupils was no concern of hers4 ,i do not mean that she at all denied the function of the home in education4 ,on the contrary1 she attached the greatest weight to it1 but she held that whether the home did its duty or not it was the business of the school to aim at supplying conditions essential for the development of the pupil on all sides--to hold itself responsible for failure even when fathers and mothers had neglected their part4 ,when parents were wrong-headed1 or negligent1 or mistaken1 then it seemed natural to her to set about educating them4 ,many mothers learned priceless lessons of wisdom from her in the pleasant audiences of her 8,blue room0 at school2 and few1 ,i think1 were ungrateful for them4 ,she was full of ready resource in cases of difficulty1 and she ever held that the moral was much more essentially her business than the intellectual salvation4 ,when there was trouble with a girl1 she gave herself to its cure with the most absolute self-devotion1 and one great remedy was to send for the mother1 to take counsel with her1 and to give her counsel4 ,in all matters of behaviour1 such as foolish talk and unladylike--or shall ,i not rather say unwomanly--conduct she was strict and vigilant4 ,such things never escaped her1 and her manner of dealing with them individually has made an epoch in the life of many a girl1 the transition from an irreverent to a reverent state of feeling for social relationships4 8,we are of course all familiar with the view that education is threefold1 that it concerns itself with moral1 intellectual1 and physical welfare4 ,but there was a strength and elasticity in ,miss ,buss' feeling about school education as all-embracing that marked it as more than the consequence of a view4 ,each girl was a clearly imagined whole to her1 with whose deficiencies and needs she had the mother's no less than the teacher's sympathy4 ,she was wonderfully patient1 and sympathetic1 too1 with foolish mothers1 of whom there are some4 ,she had a kind word and thought for #8fads1' strenuously as she resisted them4 ,forty years--thirty years--ago1 the #8fads' that had to be resisted were many indeed4 8,so she taught us1 her teachers1 the duty of infinite pains1 infinite hope in the training of character4 ,she never gave a girl up as hopeless4 ,if one way failed1 then another must be found4 ,she had great belief--a belief well justified by facts--in the salvation of character by way of the rousing of intellectual interests4 ,it was curious to note how a naughty girl improved if she grew to like her lessons4 ,naughtiness is often unsteadiness of will1 and intellectual discipline is a steadying influence4 ,irrationality1 moreover1 is the cause of much moral evil1 and thoughtful study makes for rationality4 ,it may be--,i am much disposed to think it is--that intellectual training effects greater moral improvement in women than it does in men1 because a woman's faults of character1 on an average1 turn more on irrationality and lack of nerve control1 while the man's faults centre in his profounder self-absorption and slower sympathies4 8,character as the prime aim of education soon became the key-note of the ,north ,london practice4 ,it fell in with this that great attention should be paid to punctuality1 accuracy1 order1 method1 and the cultivation of the clerkly business abilities generally4 ,nor should we forget that simple quality of respect for property1 so despised of boys1 on which the head-mistress laid much stress as essential for girls1 and1 indeed1 a part of honesty4 ,in very early days1 girls spilt ink on their dresses1 so ink ceased to be part of the regular school furniture1 and is only given out when required1 e4g4 for examinations1 by the mistress in charge of the form4 ,it is part of the tradition of the place--a tradition that will now be a tender memory--that the giving out of the ink is a serious responsible act1 the weight of which should never be thrown on a monitor or even a prefect4 ,the spilling of the ink is an evil so great that its risk should be laid only on the shoulders of authority4 ,but1 seriously1 this is symbolic of the leading idea that the duty of taking proper care of the furniture should be taught at school as well as at home4 8,nobody but a school-mistress--except1 indeed1 a schoolmaster--knows to what depths of disorder the youthful mind may descend in writing out its lessons4 ,i remember how it astonished me when1 even at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 the original sin of literary untidiness caused itself to be seen4 ,well1 from the beginning1 serious war was made upon irregularities and disorder of this kind1 a whole system of school routine growing up in consequence1 much of which has become general in girls' schools40 99 99 99 99 99 8,order1 ,heaven's first law10 was certainly the first law of school-life4 ,the place was duly provided1 and everything had to be in its place1 an arrangement greatly helped by the ,swedish desks--one for each girl1 of suitable size--which ,miss ,buss was the first to introduce into ,england4 ,wherever ,miss ,buss' influence reached1 order reigned4 ,everything bore witness to her power of organization1 and everything throughout the place1 down to the work of the lowest servant1 was arranged by the head who said of herself1 8,i spend my life in picking up pins60 ,the highest illustration of this quality comes in the story of ,lord ,granville's admiration of the perfect arrangements on the ,prize ,day when he was in the chair4 ,he could not forget it1 and spoke of it to ,dr4 ,carpenter1 in reference to the giving of ,degrees at ,burlington ,house4 ,dr4 ,carpenter wrote to ,miss ,buss to ask her secret1 and in reply she went herself to ,burlington ,house and discussed with him all the arrangements1 which consequently went off in perfect order4 ,no girl in either school1 who had been long enough to enter into the spirit of the place1 will ever during the longest life be able to look with indifference on an ink-spot1 or to suppress a feeling of lofty superiority1 if she ever has occasion to pass through a boys' school1 and cast a glance at desks or floors there4 ,and few will be able to read without a sympathetic smile or sigh a little narrative of one of their number showing what came of inadvertence on this point-- 8,one of the direst days in the whole of my school experience was the day ,i spilt the ink4 8,the accident happened on a ,friday1 and1 since the event1 ,black ,friday has altered its position on the calendar1 as far as ,i am concerned4 8,the terrible meaning the words #8spilt ink' convey to the mind can only be understood by those who know how dearly ,miss ,buss cherished the bright appearance of our beautiful school1 and how she strove to raise a similar feeling in us by occasionally comparing its appearance with that of other public schools 7especially boys'71 and by having every spot and stain forcibly eradicated as soon as incurred4 8,this accident happened one ,friday morning just before prayers1 and was not confined to a single spot1 but included the contents of a large well-inkstand provokingly full4 8,hurrying past the form-table on hearing the hall bell1 a long protruding pen caught in a fold of my dress1 the whole apparatus swung steadily round and fell on the floor with a hideous splash4 ,there was only time to pick up the stand and pen1 the ink1 alas6 was foolishly left to soak steadily into the stainless floor4 8,that morning our bright little service seemed interminably long1 and several notices delayed the filing off of the classes as speedily as usual4 8,i was the first to re-enter our room1 in which ,fralein stood alone gazing at the catastrophe4 8,i told her ,i was the culprit1 and mumbled out something about #8telling ,miss ,buss4' 8,her smile and quiet remark1 #8,she vill not vant much telling1' were hardly reassuring4 8,fralein was quite right2 ,miss ,buss did not want any telling1 the evidence in black and white was quite sufficient4 ,she never scolded me for the accident1 but was vexed at my not having informed the housekeeper immediately1 instead of allowing the ink to soak comfortably in for twenty minutes4 8,after a little chat about #8,presence of ,mind1' ,i was told to repair the mischief1 and attempt to get the stain out4 8,there was no ,german for me that morning4 ,the time was occupied in scrubbing the floor with lemons4 ,during the day several helped1 even teachers kindly lending a hand1 but all our efforts were futile1 and the ink obstinately refused to move4 8,later on1 oxalic acid came into play1 ,miss ,buss personally superintending the performance1 and being really anxious in case any of the poison should perchance cling to my fingers4 8,all to no good6 ,on ,monday the room was to be used by the ,cambridge examiners1 and1 as a last resource1 the carpenter and his plane were imperatively summoned4 8,so ended ,black ,friday6 8,i had bought my experience in the ways of inkstands1 a thorough knowledge of eradicating stains1 and a life-long lesson to act more decisively1 paying in return a bill1 the items of which ran thus3 the cost of lemons1 oxalic acid1 and the carpenter2 lost marks1 a signature in the defaulters' book1 and the most miserable day of my school experience40 ,mrs4 ,bryant continues-- 8,in the wholeness of the founders view of her work1 not character and intellect only1 but physical welfare no less belonged to the school aim4 ,always1 in some form or another1 she had this in mind4 ,the most punctilious care was taken from the first as regards sanitary conditions and precautions for wet days4 ,shoes had always to be changed1 and contrivances for keeping the rest of the clothing dry--by umbrellas1 cloaks1 and common sense--were part of the moral order of the place4 ,in other words1 it was treated as a breach of the regulations if a pupil came into school with her dress wet4 ,the result was1 and is1 that the girls manage to keep astonishingly dry4 ,like other sources of evil1 this one has1 in the course of years1 tended naturally to decrease1 because girls are more sensibly dressed than they were twenty1 ten1 or even five years ago4 ,it is an amusing symptom of the hygienic influence of the ,north ,london ,school that1 in my quest for properly shaped shoes1 ,i find it best to fall back on the neighbourhood of ,camden ,road4 8,the idea of regular physical education was early expressed in the institution of calisthenic exercises for a quarter of an hour after the light lunch in the middle of the morning4 ,the idea grew and became more systematic as opportunity made its development possible4 ,when the new buildings were opened1 a splendid gymnasium had been provided for the purpose4 ,every girl was to have a systematic course of physical training by means of two half-hour lessons in the week from a regularly trained teacher1 besides the ordinary drill on the other three days4 ,but there might be abnormal girls who required more or less a special treatment1 and1 reflecting on this fact1 there arose in ,miss ,buss' mind the idea that the physical education ought1 as of course1 to be under medical supervision4 ,this implied that all the pupils should be medically inspected1 and it goes without saying that1 to her mind1 the medical inspector should be a woman4 8,for some years this post has been held by ,miss ,julia ,cock1 ,m4,d41 who has carried out a system of observation1 and record sufficient for the purpose1 but not extending to anything like medical attendance4 8,the first and essential object was to determine what kind of physical exercise was required in each case4 ,the normal girl1 and the majority of those even with defects1 would be sent to go through the usual course4 ,for defects1 special treatment by exercise would be ordered1 and this given in the afternoon4 ,three afternoons in the week the gymnasium is occupied by these special gymnastic classes1 and the record of physical improvement made is worthy perhaps of even more praise than the roll of examination honours won by the intellectually able4 ,the girls who do best with much rest and little exercise are also found out and dealt with accordingly4 ,the physical character of each is recorded in the medical book1 and kept for reference4 8,defects of eyesight are also discovered in many cases1 and the parents informed that there is need to consult an oculist4 ,other physical weaknesses1 as they thus come to light1 can be dealt with similarly if need be1 and the knowledge of them is most valuable in dealing with the girls in their work4 ,the experiment of medical inspection1 as ,miss ,buss tried it in her school1 has proved an immense benefit1 and the idea lay very near her heart that all schools--especially all girls' schools--should do likewise4 ,it is one of my regrets that she never knew1 she was too ill1 that three memoranda on the subject were given in evidence to the ,royal ,commission on ,secondary ,education1 one of the three being by our medical inspector1 ,miss ,cock1 founded on the experience of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school4 8,as regards intellectual education1 it was characteristic of her that she had not the slightest tendency to attach more importance to her own than to other subjects4 ,this was not simply--it was partly--the consequence of an all-round logical view2 it went with her elasticity of imagination and extraordinary power of entering into and sympathizing with things outside her experience in the ordinary sense4 ,this is the ideal ,prime-,minister quality1 and it was hers4 ,she was not a musician1 she did not know mathematics2 but ,i suppose she has not left the impression more strongly on any two people of understanding their ideals and supporting them with enthusiasm and sympathy than upon ,mr4 ,john ,farmer1 of ,balliol ,college1 with reference to music1 and upon myself in mathematics4 ,and in itself it is a noteworthy fact that she struck from the very beginning on the idea that science should be an essential part of the school curriculum1 and elaborated it to so high a pitch that her school was early described by others as par excellence #8the science school4' ,her own scholarship was great in ,history and in ,french--genuine fine scholarship1 with the unrivalled power of graphic description and interesting memory of events which make history-teaching and is so rare1 and with delightful freshness and power in handling a language with a class4 ,on this side of her work she was herself the perfect artist4 ,for the study of science there had been little opportunity in her girlhood1 but just what had been denied her was just what she most energetically supplied4 ,i think she would have been great in science3 her mind was scientific in its ways of work1 and she had the practical constructive talent that1 added to thinking power1 makes the physicist4 ,the concrete sciences would have attracted her intellectually more than the abstract4 8,but in her ideal of education she came quite naturally and easily outside her own intellectual tastes and acquirements4 ,so natural was this to her that she has doubtless left the impression on many of the younger generation that she was mainly a great administrator rather than also a great teacher with special tastes and powers of her own4 8,thus it was the more natural to her to realize instinctively1 as she did consciously1 the doctrine of the harmonious development of all the powers as the aim of the school education4 8,even the casual observer could not fail to have been struck by the ever-growing1 ever-assimilating nature of her mind4 ,in this respect she never grew older2 never grew as middle-aged as many people are mentally at twenty-five4 ,like the ,athenians1 she was always ready to hear some new thing4 ,she was ready to give any reasonable theorist a hearing1 though not necessarily to erect new altars to his ideals4 ,whenever she heard of any idea that promised1 she would1 in later years1 speak of it1 and have it discussed at our teachers' meeting4 ,then1 if it seemed well1 we would hear the propagandist in a lecture1 and afterwards discuss the subject again4 ,the sequel depended on the opinion formed1 but most new ideas1 special and general1 came our way4 ,the ,harrow ,music ,school1 the ,royal ,drawing ,society1 and ,miss ,chreimann's ,calisthenics may be mentioned in particular as having received her recognition very early4 8,mr4 ,farmer writes as follows-- 8,oxford4 8,,dear ,,mrs4 ,,bryant1 8,it is very difficult for me to write that which ,i feel about the loss of ,miss ,buss4 8,miss ,mary ,gurney first introduced me to her4 8,soon after that she asked me to examine the music in the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school4 ,i was afraid at first that she would not understand my point of view with respect to the study of music in high schools1 ,but1 instead of being misunderstood1 she gave me her sympathy and help from the first in my endeavour to make music an earnest and educational part of school-work4 8,miss ,buss was not a young head-mistress when ,i first knew her2 but she was1 like my greatest school-friend1 ,dr4 ,buller1 ,miss ,mary ,gurney1 and the dear old ,master of ,balliol1 fearless in her belief in all that was for the good of schools1 and especially in the redemption of music from being a time-wasting1 emotional accomplishment4 8,miss ,buss allowed me to introduce the ,harrow ,music ,school standard text1 the purpose of which was to do away with the mere swagger of certificate-giving1 and to make it more a test of the general work of the school in music4 ,she was always so glad to find that the majority of girls who did well in music were just those who were doing well in other school-work4 8,i shall always remember her patience and kindness in her presence during the long examinations4 ,she was never shocked at my hopes1 mostly very wildly expressed1 for the future of music in the education of girls4 8,music1 above all studies1 needs backing up with the advantage of a thoroughly good education4 ,it has always been my endeavour to keep it from encroaching unfairly on the time and strength of the girls4 ,miss ,buss understood this1 and helped to make it understood4 8,you have1 my dear ,mrs4 ,bryant1 for so long been a witness to that which ,i have so clumsily described4 ,please forgive me4 8,yours very truly1 8,,john ,,farmer40 8,to the same purpose is a letter from ,dr4 ,ablett1 head of the ,royal ,drawing ,society-- 8,so many evidences have come to me of the great part ,miss ,buss has played in the development of education1 and she gave such willing and helpful support to the work of this society that ,i1 personally1 unfeignedly mourn her loss4 8,our council will be sorry to lose one of its members who1 by her world-wide reputation1 added strength to1 and won confidence for1 it4 8,miss ,chreimann also bears similar witness-- 8,miss ,buss was amongst the first to introduce into her school the eclectic 7and original7 series of physical exercises which have been termed my #8system1' though my own feeling would always be-- #8,for forms and systems let the fools contest3 ,whate'er is best administered is best6' ,my aim is to secure equal balance in all the working organs of the body1 with permanence of function and steady gain in beauty and order1 rather than to teach any particular set or sets of exercises4 8,miss ,buss had early been impressed by the vastness of waste consequent on the physical disabilities of girls1 and still more by the need of the grace that goes with well managed strength4 ,it was for these ends that she urged me to give my time to the training of teachers1 and the subsequent inspection of their work1 rather than to the endeavour after a physical culture1 which she agreed was necessary1 but which was years in advance of the sentiment1 alike of the parents and of the majority of educationalists4 8,miss ,buss probably did more than any other public school-mistress for the knowledge and adaptation of physical training to the requirements of girls40 ,in conclusion1 ,mrs4 ,bryant adds-- 8,it was with the same eagerness to learn and get help and light wherever it could be found that ,miss ,buss welcomed the institution of the ,university ,examinations for schools and scholars4 ,her gratitude to the ,university of ,cambridge for having been the first to come to the help of the girls was very beautiful and touching4 ,it would have had to be a very good reason indeed that would make her substitute ,oxford for ,cambridge1 and the loyalty of her affectionate preference for ,girton over all other colleges was tender and very deep4 ,she loved ,cambridge as if it had been her own ,alma ,mater4 ,it was the ,alma ,mater of so many of her girls in the early struggling days4 8,i spoke of energy of will as one of her striking qualities1 and her whole life illustrates this so well that it only remains to indicate its influence on the inner life of the school4 ,she was not always quick to decide unless it was necessary1 and then she decided instantly4 ,otherwise she deliberated before decision with great care1 weighing all sides of the matter1 as she would say4 ,but once decided1 she acted at once1 and kept on acting till the thing was done4 ,that was where she economized force1 and in it lay the secret of much of her power and her tradition4 ,her own mind did not admit of pause between decision and act1 and probably there was no quality in other people which tried her patience more than hesitancy after it was certain what ought to be done4 ,how natural it is to some people is well known1 but by effort and practice the tendency can of course be mitigated1 if not cured4 ,north-,londoners1 from association with her1 got into the way of resembling her to some extent in this respect4 ,it became the habit of the place--may it long continue--to get under way with one's piece of work the instant one knew what it was4 ,i am very inferior to many of my colleagues in this respect1 and only disguise the fact by economy of another kind1 which perhaps goes naturally with a more slowly moving will2 the economy1 namely1 of doing my piece of work so that it has not to be done again4 ,but for simpler things there is no call for this economy1 and the comfort is great of being surrounded by persons whose instinct it is to translate the idea into the action at once4 8,her energy was her most obvious quality in school4 ,everybody saw that1 and each felt that she individually had to live up to it4 ,still obvious1 but deeper1 was her boundless faith in the possibility of achieving good ends4 ,the choice of the school motto1 #8,we work in hope1' was characteristic4 ,she pursued her ends without delay2 she pursued them also with the confidence that in some way or other they would one day be gained4 ,about her ends her will would be inflexible2 about the means of accomplishing them her invention was elastic1 and her mind open4 ,and ,i suppose few persons in this world ever carried out their ends with so much or such well-deserved success4 ,her secret was to be uncompromising about essentials only4 8,her faith in the latent possibilities of character1 even when most unpromising1 amounted to a principle of educational action1 which she wielded with marvellous effect1 because its hold was even more strong on her heart than on her head4 ,she seemed almost to believe--but this is an exaggeration--that any one could be made to do or become anything4 ,she produced wonderful results in the way of training up efficient workers when others would have despaired2 though sometimes she did it at immense cost to herself4 ,she believed in every one1 but she would let bad work pass with no one4 ,she was at once the strictest of critics and the least despondent4 ,thus she made what she would of many1 especially of those who had very much to do with her in the earlier years4 ,not that she was ignorant of their limitations either1 but limitations did not trouble her4 ,she had absolutely none of that restless critical spirit which requires that everybody should be made to order1 all over again1 and different4 ,she took them as they were1 loved them1 and made the best of them in both senses4 8,every girl was good for something to her eye and in her heart4 ,it was her business--our business--to find out how the most could be made of her1 and to make it4 ,and just in proportion as good in people was the reality she saw1 so was their evil1 for the most part1 a transitory unreality4 ,young people at least are apt to be and do what you expect of them4 ,she dwelt on the good1 insisted on it to them1 wrestled for it with them1 established it in them1 and straightway forgot the evil or remembered it only as a passing phase4 ,and the sign of this large-hearted sympathy in an optimistic temperament is shown in the special devotion to ,miss ,buss of all the so-called naughty girls4 8,it is needless to enlarge on her possession of the administrator's gift of relying with generous trust upon her tried helpers4 ,this1 too1 was in her a matter of the heart quite as much as of the head4 ,she felt about them as one with her in a joint work of which in all its phases she spoke as #8ours1' not as #8mine4' ,it was pleasanter1 more natural to her1 to be the controlling centre of a plural will than to be a single will governing others with more or less allowance for their freedom4 ,as regards the question of the relation of the head to her assistants1 this might be described as the theory of her practice1 elastic as all theories must be in a mind of truly practical genius4 ,she believed thoroughly in the legal autocracy of the head as the best form of school government1 but in her view of the autocrat's standard for himself she expected him to exercise rule with due regard for ministers and parliaments40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,x4 ,,the ,,head-,,mistresses' ,,association4 8,l',union fait la ,force40 ,probably none of her public work gave ,miss ,buss more unqualified satisfaction than the ,head-mistresses' ,association1 of which the first germ seems to be contained in a passage from one of her ,journal-letters of ,september1 #ahgd1 written from ,bonaly ,tower1 ,edinburgh-- 8,miss ,beale of ,cheltenham called on me the day ,i was in ,london4444 ,she and ,i think we must form an ,association of ,head-mistresses1 and hold conferences occasionally1 in order to know what we ought to assert and what surrender4 8,dr4 ,hodgson showed me1 in the #8,autocrat of the ,breakfast-,table1' a passage about the #8membre question1' and the #8membre by-laws2' the latter is called #8un ,empereur manqu1' and is the member who awes the rest of a committee by his rigid adherence to by-laws4 8,just think of men discussing for hours the arrangements of girls' boarding-houses--how the beds should stand1 etc460 ,all who have been behind the scenes in the development of public schools for girls can read in between the lines here the various stages by which the ,association of ,head-mistresses came into being4 ,the question of the management of these new schools was naturally one of supreme interest to the women who had made such schools possible4 ,when ,miss ,davies was asked by ,lord ,taunton1 during her examination by the ,commission1 to mention any point of importance in connection with the education of women1 she fixed on the point of the presence of women on the councils of girls' schools1 on equal terms with men1 and not on any separate ladies' committee4 ,she was warmly supported by ,miss ,beale and ,miss ,buss in this view that1 for the management of girls1 women were essential4 ,miss ,buss1 in a letter written some time afterwards1 but before the change in her own schools1 sums up the whole question concisely-- 8,if your plans lead you to prefer a committee to a board of trustees1 ,i advise you not to allow two committees--one of gentlemen for money matters1 and one of ladies for internal arrangements4 ,two committees always clash1 sooner or later4 ,the mistress disagrees with the ladies' committee1 the gentlemen interfere1 and the usual result is that the ladies resign in a body4 ,i do not think any better plan can be devised than a single council of men and women1 with certain well-defined duties to perform1 but with no power of continual and daily interference with the mistress4 ,in this opinion ,i am unbiassed by personal feeling1 because1 as this school is my own property1 ,i have never had to work with a committee4 ,but ,i hear on all sides of the difficulties which arise1 and which are1 apparently1 to be prevented only by the plan ,i have suggested40 ,mrs4 ,grey1 when examined on ,march #be1 #ahgc1 before the 8,endowed ,schools ,committee10 gave her opinion in favour of women on the governing body of every school1 on the ground that a ladies' committee 8was powerful only to object and interfere1 but powerless to carry into effect any of their suggestions1 however valuable these might be40 ,it is evident that what is wanted is a consultative body--a sort of ,privy ,council--to advise and help in matters external1 and in cases of special difficulty2 whilst1 in the internal affairs of the school1 the head must be held responsible4 ,it would follow that1 to make a council really useful1 there must be some principle of selection to secure the right persons1 so that it should not be said in the future1 as has been so often possible to say in the past1 that 8head-masters and mistresses are chosen with care1 their degrees1 experience1 etc41 all sifted1 and then they are set to work under a governing body chosen haphazard1 or anyhow60 ,most of the great schools owed their prosperity to the skill and character of some one man or woman1 and1 even after they had attained success1 were still dependent on their head1 who1 instead of being allowed free play1 was checked and thwarted by this haphazard council--the 8expert0 being under the control of the mere 8amateur40 ,in such cases1 the 8managing committee0 is clearly not what is wanted4 ,here are weighty words from a head-mistress1 who must take highest rank among the 8experts0-- 8,no one knows how much of one's health and energy is lost to the school by the anxieties of getting those who do not understand the complicated machinery not to interfere with things with which the head alone ought to deal4 8,governors have no idea of the worries head-mistresses have1 when hysterical girls invent absurd stories2 when parents and doctors attribute every illness1 real or imaginary1 to lessons2 when teachers get wrong1 or when they suddenly disappear1 take head-mistress-ships elsewhere1 and draw away their friends and pupils4 8,then1 again1 the governing body will blame for the inevitable1 or a head will deal with ninety-nine intricate cases1 and in the hundredth will make a mistake2 they naturally know nothing of the former1 but of the latter they hear1 only to condemn40 ,this is one very important side4 ,the head clearly has very definite rights4 ,but1 there is also the other side1 and the members of the council have also their rights4 ,even the 8mere amateur0 is not without rights1 as a person who1 in combining special interest in education1 with wider and more varied experience than can be enjoyed by the professional educator1 is therefore of use on the council in his power of seeing things from the outside1 and thus bringing to bear on them a judgment not warped by mere professional bias4 ,even on the most haphazard council1 the persons elected are at least supposed to have some power of help4 ,these 8amateurs0 are consequently persons who are more used to lead than to follow1 to take the active rather than the passive attitude1 and to whom mere acquiescence is as uncongenial as it is unaccustomed4 ,it is therefore easy to imagine such a council growing restive1 even under the most competent leading1 and asking1 8,is it really our whole duty to sit here simply to register the decrees of the head-mistress80 ,to strike the happy mean between tyranny and subjection is the duty alike of the governing body and of head-master or mistress4 ,the governing body must not rule2 nor1 on the other hand1 must its members be too passive1 or acquiesce when they ought to oppose4 ,if they are bound to follow competent leading1 they are no less bound to dismiss the incompetent4 ,the captain of a ship gives place to a duly accredited pilot1 but he is none the less bound to judge whether the ship is making for the straight course or not4 ,to give up his command into unskilful hands is1 on the one side1 as foolish as it would be to tie the pilot to the mast1 and let the ship go down1 whilst the crew dispute for the right to steer4 ,it is evident that1 with the best intentions on both sides1 great tact and forbearance are needed to prevent occasional friction4 ,and we need not wonder that1 as a matter of fact1 there was on most governing bodies in those early days a considerable amount of friction4 ,of this ,miss ,buss had1 in her own experience1 comparatively little2 but what she had1 arose entirely from this very point4 ,she had arranged1 when she gave up her private school1 that it should be in the hands of a body of trustees1 who would hold it for the public good1 but who were not intended to interfere with her own development of the work which she had herself begun and carried on to success4 ,as the founder of the school1 and as a life-member of a board on which the other members were elected for short periods1 her position was unique4 ,to this1 also1 must be added the fact that1 for the first two years1 the new schools were carried on by means of her own liberal donations and those of her personal friends4 ,it was not to be expected that she could hold the same relation to her governing body as the ordinary head-mistress1 who is appointed by them1 and over whom they have the right of dismissal4 ,it was perhaps a little unfortunate that at the time of special difficulty1 the chairmanship seemed to have become permanent in the appointment of a chairman1 who1 however fitted for the post1 was yet only imperfectly acquainted with the early history of the school1 and1 therefore1 not unnaturally gave undue weight to the help given by the ,board1 regarding the new scheme rather as an entirely fresh departure1 than as what it actually was1 merely the expansion of an existing organization1 and still dependent on the skill to which it owed its rise4 ,he had been accustomed to long-established foundations1 where everything went by rule1 and to committees where the word of the chairman was law4 ,miss ,buss was used to supreme power over her own school1 and she was1 like most women of that day1 unused to business routine4 ,this was1 moreover1 one of the very first governing bodies on which women were elected on equal terms with men4 ,such an arrangement was too new as yet to go without hitch4 ,it would follow1 quite naturally1 that men1 out of mere force of habit1 as well as in real kindness of heart1 should adopt a paternal and authoritative attitude towards all women1 even to those most competent to stand alone4 ,miss ,buss was by nature one of the least self-assertive of women4 ,she had always been helped by some strong man1 and had accepted all help with gratitude4 ,first ,mr4 ,laing1 and then ,dr4 ,hodgson 7with her father and brothers1 as a matter of course71 had been recognized as friends and helpers4 ,but1 at the same time1 one of the most definite aims of her life had been to raise the status of the head-mistress to the same level as that of the head-master4 ,for the sake of all teachers--not for her own sake--she deprecated the secondary place given to women who were doing the same work as men4 ,she also thought the internal management of her school should be left to her1 as it would have been to a head-master in her place1 and for this she stood firm1 even when1 as a matter of mere feeling1 she might have given way1 for she was really one of the old-fashioned women who would personally endure anything for the sake of peace4 ,it is more than probable that she felt some things too strongly1 and that she misunderstood others4 ,in those days1 most women suffered quite needlessly from sheer ignorance of business routine4 ,they lacked the training and discipline which carry men unscathed through the roughness of public life4 ,two men meeting on a committee may oppose each other tooth and nail1 but these men may afterwards go home and dine comfortably together1 bearing no traces of the fray4 ,at that date1 two women1 after a similar encounter1 would have gone their separate ways1 to weep over a solitary cup of tea1 and when next they met would pass each other with the cut direct4 ,to a woman like ,miss ,buss1 nothing of this sort would have been possible1 for even if she had not had too much common sense1 she had that most uncommon power of forgiveness which led to the saying1 8,if you really want to know how kind ,miss ,buss is you must do her some injury60 ,nevertheless1 however evanescent her feeling might be1 she did for the time feel her worries very intensely4 ,it chanced that1 as my way lay beyond ,myra ,lodge1 ,i usually drove her home from the meetings1 and she then relieved her pent-up feelings by rapid discussion of any vexed question from her own point of view4 ,by the time our drive ended1 she was1 as a rule1 quite ready for her ordinary meal1 and we parted more often than not with a jest1 for this process was merely a question of 8blowing off the steam10 and ,i served as safety-valve4 ,it was entirely a matter of temperament4 ,whilst some temperaments fail to perceive the existence of a grievance until it is formulated in words1 others can throw off in words all the bitterness of even the worst grievances4 ,miss ,buss belonged to the latter class1 and1 as ,i understood this thoroughly1 ,i could forget her words as soon as spoken4 ,where such hasty utterances were taken seriously by persons of the opposite temperament1 she was at times seriously misunderstood4 ,during the nine years of suspense between the changes of #ahgj and the opening of the new buildings in #ahgi there was much to try the most perfect patience4 ,here is a little note showing the kind of thing that used at first to cause a protest-- 8,,my ,,very ,,dear ,,little ,,annie1 8,i feel a little ashamed of my impatience to-day1 but am happy to find that ,miss ,elford was in the same frame of mind4 ,lady ,x4 talked quite wildly about this and that1 and what ought or ought not to be4 ,these ladies have not an idea beyond the parish school1 where the lady of the manor is supreme1 and dictates to the children what they shall wear1 and what they shall not1 how to do their hair1 etc41 etc4 ,if it were not so pitiable in its ignorance ,i could find it in my heart to cry1 or to run away and leave the board to manage its schools4 8,how very thankful ,i am that you have always a soothing effect on me4 ,my dear love to you1 8,,arnie40 ,this was probably one of many instances in which ,miss ,buss suffered from an imperfect knowledge on the part of the public4 ,endowments for girls' schools were still so novel that the demand for money for the ,camden ,school was1 in some absurd way1 associated with the ,founder1 as if she were herself a recipient1 instead of being1 as she was1 one of the most generous of donors1 giving herself and her means for the public good4 ,for example of the sort of trial involved in working with a committee to one so used as ,miss ,buss had been to direct1 rapid and free action1 we may take an experience in #ahgb1 when the governing body1 intent only on saving her trouble in the temporary absence of the ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,buss 7,clerk to the ,board71 appointed a special ,prize ,day ,committee4 ,it had been decided that1 to bring the work more clearly before the public1 the ,princess ,louise should be asked to give the prizes in the ,albert ,hall4 ,we give ,miss ,buss' report from her ,journal-letters-- 8,june #bb4 8,i went yesterday to the ,albert ,hall and heard that it was let for the #aith4 8,the secretary was very polite1 however1 and1 finding he had to do with a princess1 got the date altered to suit us4 ,the fees will cost #cj4 ,the secretary says we ought to distribute bills through the exhibition1 besides advertising1 and let people in who choose to pay for entrance4 ,this will require consideration on ,monday4 8,mr4 ,roby will speak1 and ,i mean to ask him to say what ,miss ,davies has done for education4 ,on ,saturday there is a conference of teachers in the rooms of the ,society of ,arts4 ,we shall see plenty of people there1 and can ask some one to speak4 ,dr4 ,lyon ,playfair is to take the chair4 8,for the day itself we must invite thousands4 ,every member of ,parliament1 every member of a city company1 every clergyman and ,nonconformist of note4 ,invite all the press1 all known educationalists1 etc41 etc4 8,let us hope we shall have our own hall by next year1 and then we shall not need to go away from home40 8,july #b4 8,mr4 ,forster can't take the chair4 ,lord ,derby declines1 and now1 at #b p4m41 comes a note to say the ,princess ,louise will not be able to attend6 8,dr4 ,storrar goes to-morrow morning to see ,mr4 ,holzmann1 and consult with him4 ,we hope to get access to ,princess ,mary4 8,if not where are we8 ,curiously enough1 this sort of thing does not worry me--at least1 not much4444 ,nothing but the necessity of working with other people would have made me allow the matter to be so delayed4 ,june is our month1 and always has been4 ,however1 ,i am quite cool about matters4 ,the inevitable must be endured40 8,myra ,lodge1 ,july #aa1 #h a4m4 8,the chairman sends ,col4 ,airey's note to say ,princess ,mary declines4 ,i shall go at once to consult ,mr4 ,elliott40 8#bjb1 ,camden ,road1 ,july #aa1 #aa a4m4 8,mr4 ,elliott is going to try the ,duke of ,edinburgh4 ,i am to get rid of the ,albert ,hall1 however1 cote que cote4 8,everything is at a standstill4 ,never in my working life has there been such a complete fiasco40 8,july #ac4 8,i must write later to answer your notes fully1 but1 at #h o'clock this morning1 ,i went to our vicar1 ,mr4 ,cutts1 for a note to the bishop's chaplain1 whom ,i do not know4 ,i then went to ,mr4 ,elliott2 returned to breakfast1 and then dashed out with the fixed determination not to return until the ,prize ,day arrangements had been made4 8,i drove in the storm to ,st4 ,james' ,square 7,london ,house71 ,bishop not there1 but at ,fulham2 drove to ,fulham1 sent in my note to the chaplain1 who saw me at once1 and asked me to go to the bishop4 ,i said ,i wanted to ask a question1 and would not disturb him if possible4 ,so ,mr4 ,gamier took in my message1 #8,would the bishop preside for even half an hour at our meeting--on any hour and any day in the next fortnight4' 8,the bishop positively had not one hour available4 ,he went through his list1 but he would give me ,monday1 the #bith1 at #c o'clock4 ,of course ,i accepted1 rushed away to ,st4 ,james' ,hall--not to be had anyhow for two months--thence to ,willis' ,rooms1 which we can have4 8,how much ,i regret allowing a committee to be formed6 ,if ,mr4 ,elliott1 ,mr4 ,danson1 and ,i had been empowered to act1 we should have had one of the ,princesses4 ,there would have been no delay by notes going first to the chairman and then having to be sent to me4 ,if ,i had had the note of ,princess ,louise's secretary at #h a4m41 by #aj ,i should have been at her house1 and should certainly have got an introduction to ,princess ,mary4 ,in this case1 the memorial to the latter would have been in her hands by ,saturday morning1 instead of ,tuesday6 and would have been accompanied by a note from either ,princess ,louise or ,lord ,lorne4 8,don't think me very egotistical1 but don't expect me to summon a committee for the ,prize ,day again4 8,i shall quietly go my own way now1 and do the things4 ,that last committee took up two hours and twenty-five minutes of my time in the middle of the day1 and for what8 7,i told you two hours1 but made a mistake47 8,i forgot to say ,i went to the printer1 ordered all the invitations1 and expect them on ,monday4 ,but ,willis' ,rooms1 though handsome1 are not large4 ,with every card we will send out the slip about ,princess ,louise's failure in her engagement40 ,the meeting went off as well as these meetings always did4 ,but next year the ,princess ,mary of ,teck was secured without difficulty2 as well as afterwards several other members of the ,royal ,family1 including even the ,prince and ,princess of ,wales4 ,it must have been at this period that an equally characteristic little story is told4 ,miss ,buss1 in the height of her vexation1 sought comfort beside her sister and her boy4 ,as she entered the room1 she exclaimed1 8,this is what ,i have brought on myself1 and for what80 with an impatient stamp of her foot4 ,baby ,frank lifted his great eyes solemnly to his aunt1 and1 with a deliberate stamp of his baby foot1 echoed1 8,and for vot80 on which1 as she clasped him in her arms1 all her indignation vanished in a shower of kisses4 ,but that she did not demand mere acquiescence from her friends is proved by many of her letters1 one of which may be given1 not only as showing her many-sidedness1 but also as revealing the true humility which was the secret of her strength4 ,she had been long overstrained by anxiety and suspense1 and had to some extent lost patience under the many demands on her4 ,at one time1 indeed1 she even entertained serious thoughts of resigning her post unless things could be made easier for her by the assurance of greater freedom of action4 ,on the occasion of this particular letter1 the usual talk had failed1 and ,i must have written that same evening still more strongly1 urging either a more complete submission to the inevitable1 or else some bold stroke for liberty4 ,she thus responds-- 8,late as it is1 and in spite of a distressing headache1 ,i must just write a few words to say how much ,i love and thank you for your note4 ,the advice in it ,i will try to follow4 8,yet1 dearest ,annie1 it tears me in pieces to have to be always asserting myself4 ,but it seems to me to be impossible to go on without a certain amount of freedom of action4 8,dearest ,annie1 ,i sobbed myself to sleep like a child1 such a thing not having occurred for years4 ,the ,mystery of ,pain6--if it were a clear duly to bear it1 ,i would go through anything1 but ,i cannot see the duty1 and can feel the pain4444 8,you must take me as ,i am1 dear ,annie1 with all my failings4 ,if ,i am too impetuous1 too energetic1 too rash1 these are all part of such virtues as ,i may possess1 and1 without the two first1 the work that ,i have done would never have been done2 and the last ,i do not think ,i am4 ,other feelings1 of course1 ,i have1 unconscious and unknown to me4 ,but take me as ,i am4 8,i had a long and grave talk to ,miss ----1 who counsels fight1 but not on any personal ground4 ,she says1 #8,resign1 if there is interference with the mistress' liberty of action4 ,that is a public question1 and one of public interest4' 8,she was so good and loving2 she was so tender2 and she is so wise and calm4 8,she told me some of her own worries1 and said that sometimes she quivered in every nerve at her own council meetings4 ,people came in and asked for information1 involving hours of work for no result2 ignored all that had been done1 and talked as if they alone had done everything and knew everything4 ,she urged me to try and be impersonal1 so to speak2 to remember that these and similar difficulties would always occur where there are several people4 ,she said that women were always accused of being too personal1 and harm was done by giving a handle to such an assertion4 8,dearest ,annie6 ,i must try to follow your advice1 and think of the work and not of myself4 ,please help me6 ,be a true friend1 and don't fear saying even unpleasant things to me if you think them deserved4 ,i shall not quarrel4 8,worried and annoyed as ,i have been1 ,i have never in my whole life been cut by1 or had a quarrel with1 even the most absurd parent6 ,but you know ,i am to give in my resignation1 if a public question1 such as payment of teachers1 hours of work etc41 is raised40 ,there were few head-mistresses who in those early days escaped some such trouble4 ,referring to one very well-known instance1 in #ahgd1 ,miss ,buss remarks-- 8,i see they are still in a state of fight at ,milton ,mount2 there seems to have been a great storm at the annual meeting4 ,i am so sorry for ,miss ,hadland1 who is one of the best and bravest women ,i know4 ,i feel that she has fought for a principle1 and not in mere self-assertion4 ,it is hard discipline to be thwarted at every turn when she has only a single eye for the children's best education for this life and the next4 ,any worries that ,i have had in the past sink into insignificance compared with ,miss ,hadland's40 ,the recurrence of such difficulties rendered it desirable that the head-mistresses should take counsel together1 and try to secure some firm and settled line of action which might lead to the avoidance of misunderstandings between themselves and their governing bodies4 ,there was already in existence a very useful 8,school-,mistresses' ,association10 of which the head-mistresses were all members4 ,but1 as including assistant-mistresses1 private governesses1 and even the 8mere amateur10 these meetings were better adapted for the discussion of general educational questions than for the special difficulties of one branch of the profession4 ,miss ,buss had been one of the most active members of the ,school-,mistresses' ,association1 which had its origin in a suggestion made by ,miss ,davies1 to which reference is made in a letter1 dated ,december1 #ahfe1 from ,miss ,buss to ,miss ,davies-- 8,i think your proposal about the meetings admirable4 ,the first meeting with men1 ,mr4 ,fitch1 or some one1 in the chair2 the rest modelled on the ,kensington ,society4#ab ,but where you will get your papers from1 is the question6 ,there is so little leisure in a teacher's life4 8,i think it would be useful and pleasant to meet the ,assistant-,commissioners1 and hear some of their experience4 ,such a meeting might be annual1 and the others quarterly4 ,i mean a mixed meeting of men and women for the annual1 because1 after the ,commission ceases to sit1 ,i suppose the ,assistant-,commissioners will disappear40 ,footnote #ab3 ,the 8,kensington ,society10 to which reference is here made1 is thus described by ,miss ,davies-- 8,the ,kensington ,society was not exactly an educational union1 though it arose out of the agitation for the local examinations4 ,i had1 in working for that1 made acquaintance1 partly by correspondence1 with a good many people of kindred interests4 ,it seemed a pity that we should lose sight of each other when that particular bit of work was accomplished2 so a little society was formed to meet and read papers from time to time4 ,mrs4 ,manning1 the step-mother of ,miss ,adelaide ,manning1 was president1 and as the meetings were often held at her house in ,kensington1 we took that name4 ,miss ,buss was a member1 but did not take an active part4 ,this society lived1 ,i think1 for about three years40 ,the ,school-,mistresses' ,association was finally started in ,april1 #ahfg1 with ,miss ,davies as honorary secretary4 ,miss ,buss became president in the second year4 ,in an early report1 reference is made to a suggestion from ,miss ,clough1 which led to the first action having for its object co-operation among teachers4 ,it was ascertained that-- 8,while practically school-mistresses were singularly isolated1 some teachers having scarcely so much as a speaking acquaintance with any professional associate1 such isolation was involuntary1 and felt to be a great drawback to usefulness4 ,it was agreed to meet together1 at stated times1 for the discussion of subjects specially interesting to teachers40 ,a ,library ,committee1 with ,miss ,gertrude ,king as secretary1 undertook the formation of a ,teachers' ,library1 and of a ,registry for ,professors4 ,with the exception of the attempt of the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution1 this seems to have been the first effort made by any educational body towards duly qualified and certified teaching4 ,the meeting mentioned in ,miss ,buss' letter was held1 early in #ahff1 at the house of ,miss ,garrett 7,mrs4 ,garrett-,anderson71 and was attended by several of the ,assistant-,commissioners1 and by other persons interested in the new movements4 ,matters relating to the ,schools ,inquiry--still in progress--were discussed1 as well as the question of education in general4 ,a valuable series of papers on general educational points1 by able writers1 was issued by the association1 and various technical questions were fully discussed2 but the larger movements1 such as the ,local ,examinations1 and the proposed ,woman's ,college at ,hitchin1 occupy a very prominent place in the report which dwells on what is the true basis of any useful association-- 8,apart from any tangible results1 it has been felt that the recognition of a common bond--the kindling of zeal and courage1 by the contact of congenial minds--the cheering consciousness of sympathy in working together for a great end1 amply justify the existence of such an association40 ,the ,school-,mistresses' ,association continued its work until the increase of the new ,endowed ,schools made a division of its members into three distinct classes1 head-mistresses1 assistant-mistresses1 and private governesses4 ,the two first formed themselves into distinct associations1 while the third was absorbed by the ,teachers' ,guild1 which also drew in the amateurs4 ,having fostered and protected this threefold fruitage up to the period of ripening1 the parent association then fell apart1 its work being done4 ,the ,teachers' ,guild was originated by ,miss ,buss1 at a meeting held on ,february #g1 #ahhc1 at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls4 ,on ,may #af it was formally inaugurated at a meeting of the ,school-,mistresses' ,association1 and it was then taken up warmly by the ,head-mistresses' ,association4 ,of the rise of the ,assistant-mistresses' ,association1 ,miss ,e4 ,p4 ,hughes writes1 referring to the help given by ,miss ,buss-- 8,in #ahhd1 at a little meeting in my room at ,newnham1 it was decided to start the ,assistant-mistresses' ,association1 the initiative being left to ,mrs4 ,corrie ,grant1 ,miss ,eves1 and myself4 ,i wrote to ,miss ,buss and to several other leaders in education4 ,miss ,buss' answer was the first we received1 and ,i distinctly remember the impression it produced4 ,she sympathized keenly with the desire for union1 seeing at once the possible danger of antagonism to other associations1 but also seeing the way to avoid this danger4 ,without her sympathy and advice ,i do not think the association would have been started just then40#ac ,footnote #ac3 ,that ,miss ,buss' interest did not relax is shown by the resolution passed by the ,assistant-mistresses' ,association after the news of her death3 8,a great loss has fallen on the profession1 a loss we should call irreparable did we not know that no devoted service dies1 but lives and bears fruit in many wonderful and unexpected ways4 ,a great worker has been called to her rest1 and we who remain seem little as compared with her who is gone4 ,as teachers we must all feel how much we have lost1 while to some the loss is dearer and more personal40 ,miss ,buss and ,miss ,beale may claim to have started the ,head-mistresses' ,association1 with the help of ,miss ,h4 ,m4 ,jones and a few others1 who met at ,myra ,lodge in the ,christmas vacation of #ahgc1 to formulate its constitution4 ,in her memorial notice1#ad ,miss ,toplis tells us that the name of this new association was due to ,miss ,buss1 as she says-- ,footnote #ad3 ,educational ,review1 ,january1 #ahie4 8,how many of those who now hold the honourable position and title of head-mistress know that they owe this title to her8 ,she had succeeded in convincing the authorities that in the new schools which were to come into existence a woman could be the actual head1 and that there was no need to put her and her school under a man as director 7which was the only idea that occurred to them72 and then arose this question1 what should the lady be called8--superintendent1 lady-principal1 director8 #8,a thought flashed into my mind1' she used to say1 #8if head-master1 why not head-mistress1 as the exact equivalent8' ,and1 much to my surprise1 the suggestion was immediately accepted40 ,miss ,buss became president of the association1 retaining the office till the end1 when her place was taken by ,miss ,beale2 the duties during the long illness being undertaken by ,miss ,h4 ,m4 ,jones1 as deputy-president4 ,miss ,h4 ,m4 ,jones1 in a letter on ,christmas ,day1 #ahid1 speaks for the whole body in her expression of sorrow-- 8,how many will feel to-day that they have lost a friend on whose judgment and advice they could always rely6 ,few women have exercised so great an influence on the educational movements of the present day1 and still fewer have worked so hard as she has done to secure the greatest possible advantages to the girls of this and future generations4 ,she will be greatly missed and greatly mourned4 8,it is just twenty-one years ago that a few of us head-mistresses met during the ,christmas holidays to establish the ,association1 of which she has since then been the honoured president1 and in which she always took so great an interest4 ,in fact1 as you know1 ,miss ,buss has been foremost as a leader in all our deliberations and in all our efforts40 ,miss ,elsie ,day1 of the ,grey ,coat ,hospital1 ,westminster1 adds a very interesting fact in the history of the ,association2 as1 after the expression of personal grief1 she says-- 8,she was emphatically the mother of the head-mistresses4 ,we looked to no one1 as we did to her1 for wise and loving help4 ,for myself1 ,i can only say ,i have loved her for twenty years4 8,what ,i am anxious for is1 that in any notice of her1 when it would be suitable1 it should be mentioned that it was at her request that1 when the ,head-mistresses' ,association met here1 in #ahhe1 there was a special celebration for the ,association4 ,she wrote in the sweetest and most modest way1 asking me if ,i saw my way to it1 and ,canon ,furse celebrated at my request4 ,such an early celebration has been held and much appreciated almost every year since4 8,it is because ,i believe that ,i have had the credit of initiating this that ,i am desirous that it should be known that1 although ,i made the arrangements1 the thought was hers4 ,we want to help the younger heads to realize her beautiful unwitting saintliness40 ,another friend among the head-mistresses1 whom she often visited1 tells how at night ,miss ,buss liked that they should kneel down1 and together say the ,veni ,creator4#ae ,footnote #ae3 ,this simplicity and devoutness are well shown in a letter to my father1 in reply to a poem which he had sent her4 ,he was for many years an invalid1 and ,miss ,buss kept him in constant remembrance in sending flowers or books4 ,she knew that she was never forgotten in his prayers-- 8,myra ,lodge1 ,december #d1 #ahhc4 8,,dear ,,mr4 ,,ridley1 8,it is very good of you to write to me1 and ,i shall take great care of your letter4 ,miss ,hickey's poem is very beautiful and suggestive4 ,in my intensely active life ,i do feel1 at times especially1 the need of spiritual uplifting4 ,early last week1 before your letter came1 ,i had felt this from joining a communion service in the house of a dear friend1 whose only child1 a grown-up son1 was dangerously ill4 8,i know very little of thought-transference1 but ,i wonder whether in some wonderful and mysterious way this craving was made known to you4 8,with my love and earnest thanks1 8,believe me1 dear ,mr4 ,ridley1 8,yours most truly1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,those who knew her best know best the force of the description given of her by her friend ,miss ,beale in her deeply appreciative sketch#af-- ,footnote #af3 ,guardian1 ,january #i1 #ahie4 8,how full of prayer was her life only a few intimate friends know2 one felt that for her the words were true1 #8,they that wait on the ,lord shall renew their strength2' and one is glad to think that these words are in a higher sense true for her now-- #8,i count that heaven itself is only work ,to a surer issue1' and that those who have entered into rest1 yet rest not1 but in their glorified life give utterance to that fuller vision of holiness which was once hidden by the clouds of earth40 ,the prayerful attitude of spirit characteristic of all who live 8as seeing things invisible0 must tend to the graces of simplicity and humility4 ,nothing was more touching than to note these special graces in one so strong and so capable1 so eager and impetuous1 and dowered with a will that swept everything before it4 ,her own personal wants were of the simplest1 and no one ever gave less trouble to those around her4 ,from ,mr4 ,latham1 who1 as secretary to the ,endowed ,schools' ,commission1 saw most of her in her public life1 comes a very striking testimony to this point in her character when1 after acknowledging with full appreciation how she 8has done the state good service10 he adds-- 8,the simplicity of her life and the tranquillity of her demeanour always seemed to me to mark her out in rather a special way among her comrades in the cause of the education of women and girls1 of which she was a most distinguished pioneer40 ,amid the apparently endless multiplicity of her objects in life ran the one simple purpose of faithful service1 and thus in all complexity there was still a complete order4 ,confusion is the result only of the clash of selfish aims with social duties4 ,to the 8heart at leisure from itself0 life must always remain simple and harmonious4 ,to this humility ,miss ,beale also bears witness1 touching first on a point of special interest in connection with their professional work-- 8,the next thing that struck us was her generosity1 not only in money--though that was very great--but in personal service1 in thoughtfulness of others4 ,if there was any improvement she could suggest in organization1 in methods of teaching1 she made it her business1 at no little expense of money and time1 to distribute the information to others2 never considering them as rivals1 but as fellow-workers1 in a common cause4 8,next to her charity1 one was impressed by her humility4 #8,let each esteem other better than themselves1' was the rule of her own life1 while she always seemed to look for excellences1 rather than failings1 and to seek to develop1 in all1 the right emulation1 #8,if there be any virtue1 any praise1 think of these things4'0 ,one of our greatest teachers tells us that 8the test of a truly great man is his humility10 and certainly to the small1 self-centred soul no grace is more difficult of attainment4 ,this humility was very striking in its contrast with the strength and power of this strong woman4 ,in things large or small it was the same2 she was the first to admit1 either to teachers or pupils1 any error of judgment1 or any small seeming inconsiderateness1 so easy in her terribly overcrowded life4 ,of this1 one of the staff says aptly-- 8,she had also the power1 so often wanting in a strong leader1 of acknowledging a mistake4 ,i shall never forget the impression made on me on receiving a note from her1 apologizing for what ,i might perhaps characterize as a failure in courtesy4 ,that was several years ago1 but even then she was able to plead the pressure on her nerves of the work whose magnitude none of us can ever know40 ,and one of the party of a ,roman holiday relates1 with moist eyes1 how1 one day when she had retired to her room1 up a long flight of stairs1 she heard a knock at the door1 and there found ,miss ,buss1 who had followed her all the way up just to say1 8,i am afraid1 my dear1 that ,i passed you without saying good morning2 but ,i was thinking of something else at the moment1 and only remembered it afterwards60 99 99 99 99 99 ,in speaking of 8our dear friend and helper1 ,miss ,buss10 ,miss ,cooper1 of ,edgbaston1 takes up the lesson of the life just closed1 as she says-- 8,the whole of the educational world will grieve1 and will feel the void caused by her death4 ,but the full realization of the loss can only be felt by those who were drawn into the more intimate personal and professional relations in which ,miss ,buss showed her great and generous spirit in the best aspect4 8,it is of the greatest help to remember the brave and loving spirit just gone from us1 and to recall not only her words of hope and cheer to us1 but also her encouragement to take up her work when it had perforce to be given up2 and1 in our turn1 to help the younger members of our profession both in their own daily needs and difficulties1 and also in their endeavour after a life that should realize the highest ideals with which such leaders as ,miss ,buss have inspired us4 8,from such help as she gave us1 one learns the gospel of helpfulness for others1 and her life has inspired1 and will continue to inspire1 some of the best work that has made education a real and valuable thing for the women of ,england--work which has still to develop into greater usefulness as greater opportunities are presented to it40 ,and1 over and over1 from the younger members of the association1 come in varying form the same heartfelt utterances of personal loss1 as in this-- 8,i cannot tell you how much she helped me from the first time ,i met her1 when ,i went from the ,cambridge ,training ,college to work under her at her own school1 till ,i left to become head of the ,west ,ham ,school4 ,there ,i rejoiced in having her as one of my governors1 and there she has given me help and encouragement that ,i never can repay4 ,but ,i know ,i am only one of many whom she taught and advised without a thought of the trouble to herself40 ,never1 surely1 had formal vote of condolence less of mere form1 or more of love and sorrow than that sent by the ,head-mistresses' ,association to the friends of their 8honoured and beloved president10 as they say-- 8,as a body1 we lament the loss of our head2 as individuals1 we mourn a dear and honoured friend1 who1 whether in the cause of public progress or of private friendship1 was ever ready to spend herself1 her time1 and thought for others1 and share with them the fruits of her sound judgment and experience4 8,we appreciate most thoroughly the splendid work that she accomplished in the sphere of education1 and the important part she played in gaining for women the great educational advantages which they now enjoy1 but for the moment we are more disposed to dwell upon her personal influence1 her wide sympathies1 her never-failing readiness to give help and counsel1 her public spirit1 and her loyal1 affectionate disposition40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,xi4 ,,university ,,education ,,for ,,women4 8,that human beings1 whether male or female1 come into the world not merely to #8get a living1' but to live2 that the life they live depends largely on what they know and care about1 upon the breadth of their intellectual sympathy1 upon their love of truth1 upon their power of influencing and inspiring other minds2 and that1 for these reasons1 mental culture stands in just as close relation to the needs of a woman's career in the world as to that of a man--all these are propositions which1 if not self-evident1 are at least seen in a clearer light by the people of our generation than by their predecessors40--,j4 ,g4 ,,fitch4 8,the thing that vexes me is the entirely ignoring ,miss ,emily ,davies1 to whose hard work it may fairly be said the whole movement is due4 ,she memorialized the ,endowed ,schools ,commission to include girls in their inquiries2 she bore the brunt of the fight about getting the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations open1 and she called ,girton into existence40 ,so wrote ,miss ,buss to ,dr4 ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch1 in #ahgi1 when roused to protest against some statements in a book entitled1 8,girls and ,colleges for ,women10 which appeared at that date1 and especially to protest against what invariably roused her deepest ire--the failure to give honour where honour was due4 ,of her it might always be said that she fulfilled the lovely law of ,christian life1 8,in honour preferring one another40 ,as ,miss ,davies says1 in reference to the passage just quoted1 8,it was like ,miss ,buss1 so full as she was of generosity1 to be eager in protest against what she regarded as a slight to another1 not herself40 ,constantly recurrent1 in speech and in writing1 do we find testimony of the value attached by ,miss ,buss to the ,university ,local ,examinations1 of which she was among the first to make use4 ,it was in consequence of the exertions of ,miss ,davies1 assisted by ,miss ,bostock1 of ,bedford ,college1 and a small band of steady supporters1 that1 in #ahfc1 girls were1 for the first time1 and in an informal way1 allowed to try the examination papers set for boys4#ag ,footnote #ag3 ,extract from the first circular-- 8,a committee of ladies and gentlemen interested in female education have made arrangements for holding examinations of girls in connection with the ,university of ,cambridge1 commencing ,december #ad4 ,prizes and certificates of proficiency will be awarded by the committee1 following the recommendations of the examiners4 8,the examinations will be conducted in accordance with the ,regulations of the ,cambridge ,local ,examination1 but in a private manner and under the superintendence of the ladies of the committee4 8,the committee included the names of ,miss ,bostock1 ,miss ,isa ,craig1 ,russell ,gurney1 ,esq41 ,g4 ,w4 ,hastings1 ,esq41 ,james ,heywood1 ,esq41 ,dr4 ,hodgson1 ,mrs4 ,manning1 ,mrs4 ,hensleigh ,wedgwood1 ,mr4 ,h4 ,r4 ,tomkinson1 ,esq41 with ,lady ,goldsmid as treasurer1 and ,miss ,emily ,davies as hon4 sec4 ,the same committee worked for ,girton ,college1 with the addition of ,lady ,stanley of ,alderley1 ,lady ,augusta ,stanley1 ,miss ,shirreff1 ,mrs4 ,russell ,gurney1 ,miss ,ponsonby1 ,miss ,rich1 ,miss ,f4 ,metcalfe1 ,mr4 ,bryce1 ,mr4 ,roby1 and ,mr4 ,gorst40 ,it was not then known if they were even capable of the necessary mental effort4 ,the result1 however1 proved so satisfactory that the next year saw the formation of a 8,london ,centre for ,girls10 of which ,miss ,davies was honorary secretary until ,girton took up her time1 when she was succeeded by ,mrs4 ,wm4 ,burbury4 ,to the first irregular examination in #ahfc ,miss ,buss sent in #be girls out of the total of #hj4 ,much to her surprise1 ten of her pupils failed in arithmetic1 with the result that she so reorganized her system of teaching that henceforth few of her girls failed in that subject4 ,between the years #ahga and #ahib no less than #adif pupils passed in the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations1 of whom #did took honours4 ,there is an amusing letter to ,miss ,davies just before the examination of #ahfe1 which shows how these things looked thirty years ago-- 8#ab1 ,camden ,street1 ,dec4 #e1 #ahfe4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,davies1 8,pray excuse my not answering your note till now4 ,i am literally #8over head and ears' in work4 ,there is so much to look after just now4 8,those dreadful ,cambridge examiners6 ,their digestion would certainly be impaired if they only knew how indignant ,i am with them4 ,why1 the time hitherto allowed for an examination is an #8insult' to us2 but now they have added #8injury1' by curtailing the time for ,english subjects--,english1 too6 ,the subject in which a girl might hope to pass with credit6 ,but we must endure it1 as we can't cure it4 8,no doubt you are blissfully ignorant of the change4 ,you are not an unfortunate school-mistress1 with a reputation to maintain6 8,and our girls6 ,we sometimes think they have taken leave of their senses4 ,either we have taken up too much1 or they are hopelessly stupid4 ,i almost fear the former4 8,is the ,cambridge ,exam4 to take place at that room in ,conduit ,street8 ,and1 please let the unhappy victims have plenty of paper before the bell rings4 ,and ,i hope ,miss ,craig or ,miss ,bostock1 or some one1 will be there to help you in distributing the examination papers1 wherever there is any ,english going on1 for even one minute is worth something when the time is so limited4 8,i hope this is not asking too much2 it is for all1 at any rate4444 8,believe me1 8#8,genuinely and heartily' yours1 8,my dear ,miss ,davies1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss4 8,i mean to worry1 worry1 worry for a carte de visite of you4 ,if you do not give way1 then ,i shall worry1 worry1 worry ,mrs4 ,davies40 ,in the same letter ,miss ,buss says-- 8,i am half-inclined to think of trying inspection next year on our own account2 the expense would1 however1 be one consideration1 but the experiment would be worth trying40 ,in #ahfd1 ,miss ,buss had been inspected by ,mr4 ,fearon1 on behalf of the ,schools ,inquiry ,commission1 and her account of it to her sister is very characteristic4 ,that the inspector did not share her own estimate of her girls is proved by the place given to her school1 and by the invitation to appear before the ,commissioners in #ahfe4 8,camden ,street1 ,june #bd1 #ahfd4 8,mr4 ,fearon is such a nice man6 ,i like him much 7as ,i said to ,miss ,begbie1 ,i have taken to liking people lately3 ,economics1 ,i suppose74 ,he knows what he is about2 is quick without being abrupt2 and most certainly taught me a good deal4 ,it was really wonderful to see how rapidly he arrived at an estimate4 ,the morning was spent in getting information out of me about the history1 birth1 growth1 management1 income1 etc41 of the school4 8,he went1 however1 to calisthenics1 and also through all the rooms1 counting those who were present1 and comparing them with the registers4 ,after lunch1 he examined the upper third in arithmetic1 dictation1 reading1 geography1 requesting ,miss ---- to give a history lesson before him4 8,the children did the wildest things6 ,i could have annihilated them over and over again4 ,one young monkey said the #8,artic' ,ocean was in some ridiculous place4 ,he said1 #8,what8' ,she answered1 #8,artic4' ,he said1 #8,spell it6' ,to which1 with the most graceful complaisance1 she said #8a-r-t-i-c4' ,was she not a wretch8 ,miss ----'s lesson was horrible--she dropped a few h's1 and asked foolish questions1 which produced equally absurd answers4 ,for instance1 she asked some question about the death of ,rufus1 to which the reply was1 #8,oh1 they carried him away in a dustcart6' #8,william the ,conqueror left the ,holy ,land to ,robert4' ,when corrected1 the children said1 #8,oh1 well1 it was ,canaan4' 8,they were restless and fidgety1 did not obey orders2 and1 in fact1 were as dreadful as they could be4 ,if the first class do not acquit themselves relatively better1 our report will be a queer one4 ,i have made an appeal to them4 8,the inspection has produced the pleasing result that our children are not near the average of the same age in a ,national ,school4 ,no grant under the revised code would be given to us4 ,charming1 is it not8 ,in spelling1 for instance1 the ,national ,school children are allowed only an average of one mistake in a class4 ,our little ones made eight and a half each instead of one each4 ,in arithmetic1 the standard is half a mistake1 and ours made two and a half4 ,the copy-books were reported as bad2 everything was bad6 ,but ,i do not mind1 provided the elder girls come out well40 ,the next experience does not seem to have been much happier1 for on ,july #g she says-- 8,i could not write yesterday4 ,there were so many callers1 and the fact is that1 since the inspection of yesterday1 ,i have collapsed1 bodily and mentally6 8,the heat1 too1 is dreadful1 and ,i am quite overdone with it4 ,the whole of last evening and this morning1 except for an hour1 ,i lay half unconscious on the bed or sofa1 incapable of reading1 thinking1 or sleeping4 ,i am in a state of tears whenever ,i think of ,wednesday4 ,i do not say the girls have not done well4 ,in comparison1 probably1 with others1 very well2 but they did not do their best4 8,in a really easy arithmetic paper1 not one1 or only one1 touched the decimals4 ,in history1 they sat doing nothing for twenty minutes1 although there was a question1 #8,the dates of following battles4' ,actually1 not one girl in my division attempted to give the least account of the battle1 or result1 or anything about it but the bare date1 which1 of course1 in half the cases1 would be wrong2 because in our examinations1 they said1 it was of no use to do more than the absolute answer to the question4 ,is it not cruel to me1 after my life has been given to the work80 ,a letter dated #ahfi1 five years later1 shows how ,miss ,buss must have profited by the experience of this inspection1 for she writes in very good spirits of the results of the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations-- 8,all our girls have passed except one4 ,six of ,miss ,metcalfe's have passed1 one with second class1 and one with third class honours4 ,my list is good4 ,esther ,greatbatch has first class1 and two have third class4 ,of seniors1 two have third class2 so we have five honours4 ,three of the girls are distinguished in ,religious ,knowledge4 ,on the whole we have done well40 ,in #ahgf1 after another inspection1 the tone changes again1 and we find1 in comparing #ahfd with #ahgf1 that the times have changed also4 ,miss ,buss thus writes to me1 during the inspection1 which seems to have been enlivened by suppers1 in which the girls showed off their domestic accomplishments1 everything1 including bread1 being made by their own hands-- 8,you cannot imagine how much the inspection puts on me4 ,luckily1 we like our examiner very much indeed1 and that lightens our work4 ,shall ,i say this1 after seeing his report8 ,he must find fault--that is the business of inspectors--their raison d'tre4 ,if he finds defects1 the existence of which ,i do not suspect1 ,i shall not mind so much1 because that will be a case of living and learning4 ,but ,i am conceited enough to think that ,i could be an inspector myself6 ,we had a fine supper last night1 cooked by the lady-cooks6 ,they were so happy6 ,ella will tell you all about it some time40 ,that particular report does not happen to be before me1 but there is a letter from one of ,h4,m4 ,inspectors of ,schools1 written to ,miss ,buss1 in #ahhg1 which may stand as representative-- 8,i had the pleasure of visiting the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school last week1 under the able guidance of ,miss ,dillys ,davies4 ,i was very sorry not to see you1 so that ,i might express to you how delighted ,i was with all ,i saw4 ,i have seen no better appointed school4 ,i have long considered your school--judged by results--as the best girls' school in ,england1 but ,i had never seen the admirable rooms and apparatus4 8,i have often named the school to lady-friends1 but ,i find that there is still1 alas6 a terrible blindness as to what constitutes true education1 and the unfortunate girls are sent to be finished in the usual orthodox way in the usually indifferent establishments4 8,permit me to add one more congratulation 7to the thousands you must have already received7 in appreciation of the noble work you are doing40 ,the advance was strikingly rapid4 ,in #ahfc1 it was not even known whether girls were able to undertake the work required for the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations4 ,even in #ahgf1 ,miss ,buss writes thus of the results1 which had not quite satisfied the honorary secretary of her centre1 as compared with those of the year before-- 8,but please remember that last year the senior ,cambridge girls formed the highest class2 this year there are thirty-two girls in a higher division1 studying for the ,london ,university ,matriculation4 ,our girls have this year1 in the greater number of cases1 gone up at sixteen1 instead of seventeen1 and that makes a difference4 ,we shall send up twelve or fourteen for the ,matriculation in ,may4 ,sara ,burstall1 two terms only from ,camden ,school1 and my scholar1 gets half the #ab prize offered to the best senior girls4 ,mr4 ,browne wrote to me to say so4 ,i ought to be content40 ,for some years ,miss ,buss sent her pupils to the first ,london centre at ,burlington ,house1 where ,miss ,davies was very much struck by the way in which she--who had done so much to forward the movement--took her place simply and quietly among the others1 whose part had been merely to accept what had been done for them4 ,but when the school in ,camden ,road had acquired rooms large enough to meet the ,cambridge requirements1 ,miss ,buss considered it would be well to form a new centre1 and asked me to undertake the correspondence involved4 ,miss ,davies writes in reply to my first note-- 8,your suggestion of a centre for ,north ,london strikes me as an admirable one4 ,i should like to have a cordon of centres all round ,london1 and we seem now to be making a beginning to it4 ,would it be possible to have also a ,st4 ,john's ,wood ,centre8 ,we found last year that ,bayswater was of no use to ,st4 ,john's ,wood4 ,whether this district would produce enough candidates to support a centre of its own ,i do not know4444 ,i am so glad you are taking up this matter so energetically and judiciously40 ,in ,july1 #ahgb1 ,miss ,buss sent me a list of ladies who had agreed to act as the committee of the ,regent's ,park ,centre4 ,when we remember that the duties included attendance for the honorary secretary from #i a4m4 till #i p4m41 for three or four days out of the six1 and that two or more ladies of the committee must be present whenever an examination is going on1 it will be seen that this meant work4 ,this first list met with warm approval from the ,rev4 ,g4 ,f4 ,browne1 at ,cambridge1 as showing the interest taken in the then new movement by persons known in the educational world4 ,we find here the names of ,mrs4 ,charlton ,bastian1 ,mrs4 ,fox ,bourne1 ,miss ,orme1 ,mrs4 ,percy ,bunting1 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch1 ,mrs4 ,hales1 ,mrs4 ,henry ,morley1 and ,mrs4 ,williamson4 ,mrs4 ,avery1 ,miss ,sarah ,ward ,andrews1 ,miss ,agnes ,jones1 ,miss ,swan1 and myself completed the first list4 ,my sister1 ,miss ,j4 ,t4 ,ridley1 was appointed honorary secretary1 and remained in this post till #ahid1 when she was succeeded by ,miss ,hester ,armstead1 who had been a most successful candidate in both ,junior and ,senior ,examinations1 before distinguishing herself in the ,cambridge ,classical ,tripos4 ,the number of candidates increased so rapidly that1 in #ahgc1 it was necessary to arrange an ,islington ,centre to take the ,north ,london pupils1 and1 in #ahgd1 to open the ,st4 ,john's ,wood and ,hampstead ,centre1 of which ,miss ,swan became the able honorary secretary for over twenty years4 ,if we could have foreseen such results1 the name of ,regent's ,park ,centre would never have been given to the original centre1 which would have been known1 from the first--as what it so soon became--the centre for the pupils of ,miss ,buss' schools only4 ,there is a letter from ,miss ,buss1 in reference to the one difficulty which ever occurred at this centre1 which has interest in showing her on both sides3 the gracious and the severe4 ,a girl had broken the rules1 and was1 therefore1 condemned to forfeit her examination1 the honorary secretary pleading in vain against this fiat-- 8,just a line1 dear ,jeanie1 to express to you1 on my own part and that of the teachers in the ,cambridge ,forms1 my and their hearty thanks for all the work you have done for us this week4 ,everything has gone admirably1 and my share of the work was never less burdensome4 ,indeed1 ,i have had nothing to do with the ,cambridge work except look on6 8,do not think me a monster1 but1 of all the hard lessons ,i have had to learn1 none has been so hard as the one which makes me1 for the moment1 not only refuse sympathy1 but actually speak harshly--if there is a stronger word ,i would use it4 ,in the years to come1 ,i hope many a woman will thank me in her heart for behaving harshly to her in her girlhood1 in all matters of tears or want of self-control1 and so putting before her another ideal3 that of the woman strong to bear1 to endure1 to suffer1 rather than that of the weak woman always ready to give way at the least difficulty4 ,afterwards ,i always reason out the whole matter2 but it is always afterwards2 never at the time4 8,my love to you1 ,annie1 and your father4 8,always yours affectionately1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,the following note to ,miss ,buss from one of the examiners of the ,regent's ,park ,centre shows how much she had to do with the decision to print the girls' names1 as the boys' names had always been printed2 a step then regarded as a rather alarming innovation3-- 8,march #b1 #ahgd4 8,i have had some conversation with the other members of the ,local ,examinations ,syndicate1 and ,i think ,i am warranted in expressing an opinion that if the subject of the printing of the girls' names in the published lists were again brought before the ,syndicate by a representation signed by influential local secretaries and others who are interested in the question1 it would meet with a different solution than it has done heretofore1 thanks to the remarks you have made to me of your own experience4 8,i told ,mr4 ,browne in our last conversation that ,i thought the best way to bring the matter before us again would be for me to write to you1 and give you an intimation of the present feeling1 and you would know through whom to move40 ,in the same spirit in which she had entered into the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations did ,miss ,buss throw herself into the larger work which soon engrossed ,miss ,davies1 viz4 the development of ,girton ,college4 ,the members of the ,kensington ,society were the first supporters of this movement1 one of the leaders being ,mrs4 ,manning1 who1 with ,miss ,davies and ,mr4 ,sedley ,taylor1 and ,mr4 ,tomkinson1 took part in the first meeting of a committee1 on ,december #e1 #ahfg1 to consider 8,a ,proposed ,college for ,women40 ,in #ahfi a house was taken at ,hitchin1 where five students were received1 ,mrs4 ,manning acting for the first three months as ,lady ,principal4 ,she was succeeded1 for the next year1 by ,miss ,emily ,shirreff1 who relates that a proposition to go as missionary to ,fiji would at that time have caused less amazement to her friends than this venture into untried ways4 ,miss ,davies herself was the first ,head at ,girton4 ,the effort to obtain the #ac1jjj required for the new buildings was1 like all other early efforts of the kind1 a work of courage and patience4 ,the first #ajjj was given by ,madame ,bodichon1 and the same sum by ,miss ,e4 ,a4 ,manning1 while #hjjj had been collected by the committee4 ,one of the things hard to bear by those who had made it possible to take such a step was the foundation of the new ,holloway ,college1 with magnificent buildings for which there were then no students1 whilst ,girton was still struggling for the merely necessary accommodation needed for its students actually in residence4 ,occupied as she was with the same effort to obtain funds for her own schools1 ,miss ,buss could not give much pecuniary help4 ,but she did help very largely by her influence1 being always and everywhere an able propagandist of the new ideas4 ,side by side with the ,girton movement went another which began with a set of lectures started by the ,cambridge ,ladies' ,association1 in ,january1 #ahgj1 to enable women-students to take advantage of the instruction offered by ,trinity ,college4 ,for the accommodation of ladies attending these lectures a house in ,cambridge was taken by ,mr4 ,sidgwick1 ,miss ,clough being placed at the head of it4 ,this beginning1 known as ,merton ,hall1 developed rapidly into the present ,newnham ,college1 with its now fine building1 possessing the advantage over ,girton--which is distant three miles out of ,cambridge--of being within easy access to all the advantages of the ,university4 ,the work at ,newnham differs from that at ,girton in offering a special examination for women1 under the authorization of the ,university and with certificates1 but not demanding the same work from women that was imperative for men4 ,from the first1 ,miss ,davies and her friends--,miss ,buss being very firm on this point--had steadily resisted every offer that made a separation between men and women4 ,they demanded for women the very same curriculum as that expected from men4 ,the trend of public opinion has on the whole been in this direction during the later progress of the movement1 and although several difficult questions are still to be solved1 few now doubt that in the beginning it was expedient to make the demand in the form in which it was made4 ,miss ,buss made frequent visits to ,girton and to ,newnham1 having a succession of pupils there4 ,i remember her enjoyment1 as well as my own1 as she took me to see them for the first time1 when we lunched at ,girton with ,miss ,bernard1 and afterwards had tea with ,miss ,clough1 at ,newnham2 in both ,colleges being shown about by old pupils1 delighted to show their pretty rooms to their dear friend4 ,the present head of ,girton writes1 now that these visits are of the past-- 8,it is not merely the thought of what1 with her great abilities and vast stores of experience1 she might still have accomplished1 if she had been spared in health and strength till old age overtook her1 but the feeling that the world and her friends are so much poorer by the loss of one of the best and truest women that ever lived1 that fills me with regret4 ,as you know1 it has been my privilege to count her among my staunchest friends1 and ,i feel that to me1 at least1 one unfailing source of sympathy and support is lost now that she is gone4 ,there are others who can tell better than ,i can what her help meant to the college in early days4 ,i know well how much it has owed to her in later times1 and in how many ways we shall miss her now40 ,miss ,helen ,gladstone gives another side of the work-- 8,i sincerely wish that ,i could show my respect and affection for ,miss ,buss by attending either or both services to-morrow2 but ,i am too far off to make it possible4 ,i most truly lament her death1 and ,i feel most grateful to her for her splendid work for not merely education1 but ,church education4 ,it was in connection with such work that ,i knew her best1 and gained the privilege of forming a friendship with her40 ,i have been favoured by ,mr4 ,menzies with an interesting account of an experiment of great importance in the early days of the ,university movement1 in which ,miss ,buss took an active part4 ,when ,miss ,davies first propounded her scheme to the ,school-,mistresses' ,association1 it was regarded by most of the members as a thing impossible4 ,mrs4 ,menzies1 one of the members1 was known to have been educated by her father1 ,dr4 ,king1 on the same lines as his boy-pupils4 ,her classmates1 as men1 won ,university honours1 while ,mrs4 ,menzies went on with her studies at home with so much success that in after life she was able to act as a classical 8coach0 to young men preparing for the ,university4 ,her opinion of the subject of the ,university career for girls was naturally of weight2 and she was asked to answer these two important questions-- 87#a7 ,could girls1 beginning their classical studies at fourteen or fifteen years of age1 be able to hold their ground when placed in competition with young men who had begun the same studies in their eighth or ninth year8 7#b7 ,would it be necessary to alter the entire system of teaching in girls' schools1 so as to make classics the dominant study from the age at which boys usually began80 ,as ,mrs4 ,menzies was unacquainted with everything connected with girls' schools1 she was unable to give any definite opinion4 ,she had taught ,latin and ,greek to a few ladies1 but these had always been above the schoolgirl age4 ,here ,miss ,buss' practical turn of mind came to the rescue4 ,she first proposed that ,mrs4 ,menzies should take a senior class in the ,north ,london ,school1 and make the experiment2 and when she found that ,mrs4 ,menzies was unable to give the time required for going to ,camden ,town1 she then chartered an omnibus1 and sent the pupils to the teacher4 ,we hear that1 at first1 the size of the class rather alarmed ,mrs4 ,menzies1 but-- 8she soon felt at ease with girls so sympathetic1 earnest1 and intelligent4 ,she determined to keep them to ,latin exclusively1 and see how far she could carry them on in the limited time1 without strain4 ,long before the end of the term1 she came to the conclusion that girls1 trained as these had been1 could easily1 by the time they were admissible to the ,university1 be perfectly able to pass the preliminary examination1 and do as well as the freshmen who usually go up for it4 ,she was of opinion that the time given by boys to athletics lost them the advantage which their six or seven years' earlier start might otherwise have given them40 ,mr4 ,menzies concludes-- 8,this important experiment1 which the foresight and management of ,miss ,buss made possible1 showed the school-mistresses that these pupils could obtain the advantage of ,university training without any alteration of their studies up to fourteen or fifteen years of age4 ,in consequence1 such of the school-mistresses who had hesitated about ,miss ,davies' ,university scheme1 were reconciled to it1 and1 in course of time1 approved of it40 ,in ,february1 #ahgc1 there is a report in the ,union ,journal of the first examination for the ,mathematical ,tripos1 held at ,cambridge1 in connection with ,girton ,college4 ,miss ,s4 ,woodhead was examined1 by the official examiners1 in their private capacity1 and they reported on her papers according to the ,university standards4 ,the marks assigned would have placed ,miss ,woodhead among the senior optimes1 i4e4 in the second class of mathematical honours4 ,in ,april1 #ahgc1 ,miss ,cook and ,miss ,lumsden took what would have been second- and third-class honours4 ,at the usual ,convocation of the ,university of ,london1 held on ,may #ab1 #ahgd1 ,dr4 ,storrar presiding1 it was moved by the ,rev4 ,septimus ,buss1 and finally resolved1 8,that1 in the opinion of ,convocation1 it is desirable that women should be permitted to take degrees in the ,university of ,london40 ,this resolution was warmly supported by that unfailing friend of the higher education of women1 ,dr4 ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch1 who stood his ground against the not less warm opposition1 headed by ,dr4 ,quain1 who1 referring to ,mrs4 ,somerville1 asked 8if the ,university was to go for a new charter just to further the ambition of a few exceptional women80 ,dr4 ,gibson1 also in opposition1 urged that a woman could not take up a ,university course without detracting from her other powers1 for1 as woman was differently organized1 it was necessary to give her a different education2 and he asked 8if the ,university was to direct its work by general wants1 or by exceptional wants--the wants of a few masculine women80 ,from the fact that many of ,miss ,buss' pupils were resident in ,london1 it followed that most of them were likely to avail themselves of the facilities of the ,london ,university1 even apart from the fact that ,london was the first to grant degrees1 an event of great excitement to all women1 of which ,miss ,buss writes in #ahgh-- 8,the great thing of last week is the opening of the examinations and degrees of ,london ,university to women6 ,an immense concession1 and one which must be followed in time by the older universities4 8,it is just fifteen years ago since the agitation began about opening the local examinations1 and now1 ,i suppose1 the cause is won along the whole line40 ,in a 8,note on the ,origin and ,history of the ,university of ,london0 7,university ,calendar71 we find this record-- 8,the experiment of offering encouragement for women to pursue a course of academic education1 was at first tried under limitations which somewhat impeded its success4 ,under the powers given in the ,charter of #ahfg1 women were not rendered admissible to the ordinary examinations1 but two forms of certificate were offered to female students--the one general1 and the other of higher proficiency4 ,in the scheme for both examinations1 prominence was given to those subjects which it was presumed that women and their teachers would prefer4 ,but the number availing themselves of this privilege was small1 and the privilege itself was not highly valued4 ,moreover1 it was found that the chief distinctions attained by women in these examinations were not gained in the special subjects1 but in the classical languages and in science4 ,it was urged by the teachers that women did not desire a scheme of instruction exclusively devised for their use1 but would prefer to have access to the ordinary degrees and honours1 and to be subject to the same tests of qualification which were imposed on other students4 8,after much discussion1 the ,senate and ,convocation agreed to accept from the ,crown1 in #ahgh1 a ,supplemental ,charter1 making every degree1 honour1 and prize awarded by the ,university accessible to students of both sexes on perfectly equal terms4 ,the ,university of ,london was thus the first academical body in the ,united ,kingdom to admit women as candidates for degrees4 ,the record of the results which have followed this measure will be found in the statistical tables and in the honours and distinctions which have since been won by female candidates40 ,on the point of granting degrees1 on the same terms for women as for men1 ,miss ,buss was always most decided4 ,she endeavoured to carry the ,head-mistresses' ,association with her in presenting a memorial to the ,university authorities1 but in this she failed1 as is shown in the following letter to ,miss ,davies-- 8,myra ,lodge1 ,july #bd1 #ahgg4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,davies1 8,it was so impossible to agree at our committee yesterday that we gave up the idea of sending a memorial from the ,head-mistresses' ,association4 8,at the committee1 only five would vote for the degree on absolutely equal terms1 and eight were against it4 ,of the absent members five wrote against it1 so there would have been a large majority against4 8,each mistress can sign the memorial she prefers4 ,so1 ,i suppose1 #8we1' that is1 my colleagues and ,i1 had better sign your memorial4 8,i heard1 for the first time1 that men from the affiliated colleges--,nottingham1 for example--could get a degree without the ,little-,go1 and with only two years' residence4 ,this1 if correct1 does modify things a little4 ,i heard1 also1 that ,dr4 ,sidgwick would vote for the degree being given on the same terms as now1 i4e4 ,i suppose1 on ,girton and ,newnham lines4 8,yours always truly1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss4 8,my young people were delighted with their visit to ,girton40 ,in a letter to ,dr4 ,fitch1 dated ,july #bd1 #ahgi1 ,miss ,buss thus expresses her satisfaction with the success of the efforts in this direction-- 8,,dear ,,mr4 ,,fitch1 8,many thanks for your kind note1 which gave me great pleasure4 ,i am glad to know that our friends are satisfied with the result of their exertions on our behalf so far4 8,the fight was hard4 ,i wonder how the women will do in the ,b4,a4 and ,b4,sc4 ,examinations4 8,cheltenham has done as well as usual4 ,nine candidates out of ten passed in this last matriculation examination4 8,we are exceptionally fortunate this year1 but our success is largely owing to my accomplished and brilliant young fellow-worker1 ,mrs4 ,bryant1 who is as good and charming as she is clever4 8,i thank you most heartily for your congratulations1 dear ,mr4 ,fitch4 8,believe me1 8,yours always truly1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss4 8,to ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch1 ,esq41 ,m4,a40 ,in #ahha1 ,mrs4 ,grey writes to ,miss ,buss from ,naples1 on the receipt of the ,cambridge ,calendar-- 8,this scheme seems as good as we could expect1 and embracing all the most important points so contended for4 ,on the whole1 when ,i recollect the indifference1 and sometimes the contemptuous opposition that one met with1 even when ,i first read a paper on the subject1 some six years ago1 ,i think the progress has been unexpectedly rapid2 and it will be indefinitely accelerated when the ,universities 7or ,cambridge alone7 have published their scheme40 ,it is only by carefully contrasting the state of girls' education in #ahfc with what1 in #ahie1 is accepted as the natural order of things1 that we can estimate duly the value of the work done by the leaders in this movement1 amongst whom prominent places must be assigned to ,emily ,davies and ,frances ,mary ,buss4 ,we have a pleasant little glimpse of the relations that existed between the two friends in a note found among ,miss ,buss' most treasured possessions1 with a piece of needlework1 marked in her writing1 as 8worked by ,miss ,davies40 8#h1 ,harewood ,square1 ,dec4 #bj1 #ahij4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i am sending you1 in a separate packet1 marked1 #8to await return1' in case you have already left town1 a chair-back1 which ,i have had great pleasure in working for you4 ,will you accept it as a small token of affection and good will8 ,i have thought much of you while putting in the stitches1 and of the high and noble qualities which ,i have had so many opportunities of observing during our long and unbroken friendship4 8,all ,christmas blessings to you and yours4 8,ever yours sincerely1 8,,emily ,,davies40 ,as a summing-up of ,miss ,buss' attitude with regard to this great question1 ,i am indebted to ,mrs4 ,bryant for the following remarks which embody the results of many a consultation between the head and her sympathetic colleague1 whose own career is so strikingly illustrative of the whole question3-- 8,in the earlier years of the ,cambridge ,colleges1 ,miss ,buss was one of the most ardent supporters of the attempt to win for women admission to the opportunities and recognition of the older ,universities4 ,the part she took was the very useful one of supplying students trained in her school1 few of whom would probably have gone on to a college career but for the stimulus of her advice and encouragement4 ,times have greatly changed since then4 ,at that time there was a small band of women bent on carrying out an ideal which is now partly fulfilled1 and very widely accepted1 and there were a few girls1 growing into womanhood1 with the eager thirst for knowledge that defies obstacles4 ,these latter were the first ,cambridge students4 ,but the great mass of social feeling was hostile1 or at the best contentedly acquiescent in the existing state of affairs4 ,it was for the conversion of this conservatively acquiescent1 but not hostile1 feeling1 that missionary effort was needed1 and ,miss ,buss1 among her girls and their parents1 was the most ardent and convincing of missionaries4 ,she would captivate intellectually1 and persuade morally1 the girl whom she saw as destined for the higher intellectual things1 and she would educate or persuade the parents to take her view1 or at any rate1 give it a trial4 ,as a matter of course1 we now ask of an elder girl in school what she intends to do in her after-career1 and the majority of girls1 or their parents1 have some idea1 or are trying to form one4 ,but in the early seventies it was not so1 and ,miss ,buss created ideals of the future for individuals out of little more than her perception of their capabilities4 8,with regard to the difference of ideal end between the two ,cambridge ,colleges1 ,miss ,buss1 with her usual balance and moderation1 held that the greater liberty1 as regards time of residence and studies1 allowed at ,newnham1 was very serviceable to a large class of students1 especially at the beginning1 whose circumstances and opportunities did not allow that they should completely carry out the regular ,university conditions4 ,but she had1 nevertheless1 no doubt at all that the full ,university course1 and the ,university degree as its recognition1 was the end to be achieved by all who could achieve it4 ,if the ,university were in need of reform1 if more liberty should be allowed as regards ,greek in particular1 then1 it seemed to her1 that question should be fought out for both sexes alike1 since there was no peculiar reason why women specially should abstain from the classics4 ,but1 to her mind1 the over-balancing consideration was that the principle of equality in the race for such intellectual privileges as could be won1 should be broadly asserted in the most emphatic way--#8a fair fight1 and no favour1' as she often said4 ,she made no assumption about the extent of the average woman's powers1 but she smiled over the priori views1 once so common1 which settled beforehand what their tastes should be--for literature1 for botany1 perhaps1 for modern languages1 certainly not for mathematics4 ,so her sympathies1 regarding the ultimate end to be attained1 leaned to the system of ,girton ,college1 which fulfilled all the ,university conditions1 and1 pending the grant by the ,university of degrees1 stamped each ,girton student with a mark equivalent to graduation in all respects4 ,the unlimited liberty of choice allowed to the women students at ,oxford was1 to her1 a great stumbling-block4 #8,it is impossible to follow the variety of the ,oxford course in all its windings1' she would say2 #8or to make out clearly what an ,oxford woman has done4' ,and there can be no doubt that the ,oxford women who have done the best courses do suffer seriously in the practical world by the very indefinite character of the general stamp they wear4 ,this1 indeed1 has come to be an important argument in favour of the grant of the ,oxford degree to the fully qualified women4 8,in these latter years1 however1 she1 like others1 felt that there was hope of great things1 educationally1 in the development of thought among the younger generation at ,oxford4 ,how deeply interested she was in the ,conference on ,secondary ,education at ,oxford6 ,it was a great disappointment to her that on account of illness she could not be present4 ,telling her all about it afterwards was part of the conference to me4 8,as regards the stumbling-block of compulsory ,greek1 it may be worth while to say a word here which should tend to dispel the fear that the requirement of ,greek at the ,universities will make ,greek a necessary class-subject in the first-grade schools4 ,it has not had this effect so far1 ,i believe1 in any of the schools supplying students to ,girton4 ,only the small band of girls destined for a ,university course make it a study4 ,in our practice at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 it is alternative with ,french1 as ,latin is with ,german2 and it always comes late in the course4 ,we see1 however1 that it is taught well1 very well1 when it comes4 8,on ,may #ae1 #ahgh1 on the occasion of the presentation of degrees at the ,university of ,london1 the ,chancellor1 ,lord ,granville made the great announcement that henceforth women should be eligible for all the degrees and honours of the ,university4 ,i was with ,miss ,buss in the gallery2 it was a thrilling moment4 ,the concession was unexpected1 and it was so perfectly complete4 ,there were no reservations in it1 no locked doors1 no exclusion from rights in the government of the ,university1 or from eligibility for any of its posts4 ,the time for experiment was over1 and the test had been approved2 the time for half-measures was over too4 ,there never was a concession more freely or more graciously made1 and with a largeness of wisdom and sympathy which cannot be honoured too much4 8,at the same time1 it was announced that the ,university would institute a diploma for teachers1 and thus another much-desired end was also fulfilled4 #8,i care for that almost as much1' she said4 ,but the prime interest centred in the grant of the degrees4 ,how overjoyed she was6 #8,what will you do8' she said to me4 #8,i will learn ,latin1' ,i said2 #8matriculate in ,january1 and go on for the ,doctor of ,science degree in ,philosophy4' 8,in later years we did not sit in the gallery1 however late we came1 but in the front row4 ,she never failed to come1 not even last year1 when1 indeed1 she found the effort trying4 ,it was such a pleasure to her1 year by year1 to see the number of girl-graduates grow2 and she rejoiced as much in the success of others as in that of her own flock4 ,it was characteristic of her selflessness1 her magnanimity1 that1 instead of presenting her distinguished pupils herself1 she handed over to me from the first that honourable duty4 #8,she liked it better so1' she said4 ,but thus it was in all things3 wherever there was honour1 she put me forward to share it4 ,for herself she sought nothing40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,illustration3 ,photo4 by ,elliott and ,fry4 ,,miss ,,buss ,,and ,,dr4 ,,sophie ,,bryant4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,xii4 ,,training ,,colleges ,,for ,,teachers4 8,the science of education1 so little thought of1 so contemptuously ignored1 is the crowning science of all1 for it is the application of all the sciences to the production of the highest result--the perfect man40--,from a paper read by ,mrs4 ,grey at the meeting of the ,british ,association1 #ahgd4 ,in #ahgc1 the theory and practice of education were still so far apart that1 in the ,march number of ,the ,journal of the ,women's ,education ,union of that year1 we find the following very definite statement3-- 8,training colleges do not exist2 the expense of founding them would place them almost hopelessly out of reach1 though something might have been done by following up the example of the ,home and ,colonial in their private department4 ,mrs4 ,wm4 ,grey proposed a plan for a class of student teachers to form part of every large school1 which was adopted by the ,public ,day-school ,company1 who are1 however1 not yet in a position to try it4 ,it has also been approved by ,miss ,buss and ,miss ,beale1 and is already in operation in ,camden ,town40 ,in ,october1 #ahgb1 ,miss ,buss and ,miss ,doreck1 the two ladies on the council of the ,college of ,preceptors1 had brought forward a scheme for establishing a 8,training class of lectures and lessons for teachers20 and as a consequence of this effort the office of 8,professor of the ,science and ,art of ,education0 was offered to ,mr4 ,joseph ,payne1 whose inaugural address was given on ,january #cj1 #ahgc4 ,miss ,buss and ,miss ,doreck took an active part in bringing together the seventy students 7chiefly women7 who attended these lectures4 ,at ,norwich1 ,dr4 ,hodgson spoke with strong approval of the step taken by the ,college of ,preceptors in founding a professorship of the theory and art of education1 and of their choice of ,mr4 ,payne to fill this post4 ,he spoke of the success of ,mr4 ,payne's lectures in ,london and in ,edinburgh1 and expressed a hope that such professorships would ere long be established 8in one or more of the chief ,scottish ,universities also10 and added that 8they were strongly to be desired for the ,english ,universities also40 ,of ,mr4 ,payne's lectures there is a notice in the ,march ,education ,journal of the same year-- 8,the object of the whole course is to show that there are principles of education on which1 in order to be efficient1 practice must be founded2 or1 in other words1 that there is a science of education1 in reference to which the art must be conducted1 and the value of its processes tested40 ,miss ,buss' feeling about these lectures is shown in a letter written in #ahgf1 soon after the death of her much-valued friend-- 8,because ,i have not enough to do1 ,i am working up an attempt to raise a little memorial to ,mr4 ,payne1 the ablest teacher ,i have ever known--except ,dr4 ,hodgson--and the man who has raised the noblest ideal before the profession4 ,it cuts me to the heart to see his name lost to posterity1 and after several fruitless attempts1 it seems ,i must set the ball rolling4 ,will you or your father give something8 ,i want the memorial to be a prize or scholarship in the new ,teachers' ,training ,society40 ,many a successful head-mistress must thank ,miss ,buss for her recommendation to these lectures4 ,mrs4 ,bryant and ,miss ,cooper1 of ,edgbaston1 were among the students1 and both became ,fellows of the ,college4 ,a letter from ,miss ,frances ,lord says1 in #ahgc-- 8,i am attending ,mr4 ,payne's lectures1 as you told me to do4 ,my sister ,emily goes too1 and1 as a teacher1 makes remarks that ,mr4 ,payne thinks well of4 ,if she ever takes up ,kindergarten work 7as ,i want her to do71 she will1 ,i am sure1 be greatly helped by these lectures4 ,my friends1 the ,wards1 find1 as we do1 that the questions ,mr4 ,payne asks draw largely on common observation such as we have been practising and have been wanting to know the value of40 ,mr4 ,payne called attention to the principles of ,kindergarten work1 a subject brought to the front by ,miss ,shirreff1 who wrote a series of articles in #ahgd1 in the ,journal1 leading to the formation of the ,frbel ,society1 of which ,miss ,doreck was the first president1 and ,miss ,e4 ,a4 ,manning the honorary secretary4 ,miss ,manning read a paper on the subject at the meeting of the ,social ,science ,congress1 in the same year4 ,miss ,doreck had been elected--at ,miss ,buss' suggestion--on the council of the ,college of ,preceptors1 and the two worked very heartily together4#ah ,on ,april #af1 #ahgd1 the two ladies formed part of a deputation by appointment to urge on the ,duke of ,richmond the formation of a ,training ,college for ,teachers4 ,footnote #ah3 ,miss ,doreck's special work was ,kindergarten teaching1 then quite a novelty in ,england4 ,miss ,buss once said1 8,we shall not have thorough education till we have the ,kindergarten20 but she could only help this movement on by helping others to do it4 ,the design of the deputation was-- 8to have the scholastic professors placed on a similar footing to that of law and physics1 and1 in order to assist the ,government in effecting that end1 the ,college of ,preceptors was ready to undertake the requisite corresponding functions of the ,law ,institution1 the ,college of ,surgeons1 or a ,pharmaceutical ,society40 ,the principle at stake may be considered the central thought of the whole life of ,frances ,mary ,buss4 ,to raise the ideal of teaching1 and1 with this1 the status of the teacher1 was the most definite purpose of this life2 and1 as means to an end1 she recognized from the very first the supreme importance of training for the work4 ,in her youth1 the elementary school teacher was the only person happy enough to receive this preparation for his duties4 ,all the rest--as was candidly avowed by one of the foremost schoolmasters of the day--had to gain their experience at the cost of their first pupils4 ,to her own mother ,miss ,buss was largely indebted for the insight which made her a leader in the training-college movements4 ,when ,mrs4 ,buss decided on opening her school in ,clarence ,road1 she had the bold thought of preparing herself for the venture by going through the course offered at the ,home and ,colonial ,institute to elementary teachers4 ,at this distance of time1 it is difficult to estimate duly the originality and the strength of mind implied in such a step4 ,in the 8forties10 the beaten track on which ladies were expected to walk securely was very straight and very narrow4 ,but this bold step was taken1 and it resulted in a permanent broadening of the way for all who came after1 since the class for the training of secondary teachers was a direct result of ,mrs4 ,buss' own action4 ,in this class1 all the teachers of ,miss ,buss' schools received their training1 and it is of interest to note among the earliest students the names of ,anne ,clough1 the founder of ,newnham ,college1 and of ,jane ,agnes ,chessar1 a teacher of very remarkable power1 who was one of the first ladies elected on the ,school ,board4 ,it might possibly have been due to the influence of the ,rev4 ,david ,laing that ,mrs4 ,buss originated her plan1 but the credit remains with her of being the first in the field of action4 ,the idea of training governesses was suggested as early as #ahdc1 on the council of the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution1 but no action was taken before #ahdh1 even to form classes4 ,we have seen that1 as early as #ahgb1 ,miss ,buss had the dream of a training college attached to her own school4 ,this she gave up later in favour of the ,maria ,grey ,training ,college4 ,in ,november1 #ahgb1 ,miss ,beale writes to her-- 8,i did think much of our conversation about training governesses1 and we have arranged to receive about six on the same terms as the #8,home and ,colonial4' ,they can for this not only attend here but go to certain lessons on ,method at the ,normal ,training ,college40 ,the ,training ,department of the ,cheltenham ,ladies' ,college is now one of the distinct branches of work there1 including ,kindergarten training1 with the novel feature of a small ,kindergarten for children of the elementary class1 serving as a training school4 ,it was not till #ahgg that ,mrs4 ,grey succeeded in opening the college which now bears her name1 up to which she and ,miss ,shirreff had been working in the ,teachers' ,training and ,registration ,society1 one of the offshoots of the ,women's ,education ,union4 ,for details of this work ,i am indebted to ,miss ,shirreff1 and also to ,miss ,agnes ,j4 ,ward1 one of the first principals of the college4 ,the council1 in addition to ,mrs4 ,grey and ,miss ,shirreff1 consisted of ,miss ,chessar1 ,dr4 ,e4 ,a4 ,abbott1 ,mr4 ,j4 ,h4 ,rigg1 ,mr4 ,r4 ,n4 ,shore1 ,mr4 ,c4 ,h4 ,lake1 and ,mr4 ,douglas ,galton4 ,the articles of association were drafted by ,mr4 ,william ,shaen1 who1 till his death1 in #ahhf1 was a generous and true friend to the college4 ,miss ,louisa ,brough became secretary1 under ,mrs4 ,grey1 as organizing secretary4 ,unhappily1 after working for a year or so1 ,mrs4 ,grey's health broke down1 and she was ordered abroad4 ,it was then that ,miss ,buss came to the front1 though she had been quietly helpful from the beginning4 ,some letters to her from ,rome show ,mrs4 ,grey's estimate of this help-- 8#bc1 ,piazza de ,spagna1 ,roma1 8,feb4 #aa1 #ahgi4 8,it is really too good of you1 in the midst of your hard-worked life1 to make time for writing me such a charming long letter as ,i received a few days ago4444 ,we have left the hotel1 and have very sunny rooms just at the foot of the great stairs4 ,how ,i wish you were over the way1 where ,i used to pick you up two years ago4 8,except from yourself1 we hear hardly anything from the college4 ,your hopeful report is a great joy to us1 because you know the difficulties so well that you will never be over sanguine4 ,how kind it is of you and ,miss ,chessar to work for it as you do1 and ,dr4 ,abbott deserves more thanks than ,i can express4 ,i would like to write to him only ,i feel it would be imposing on him a letter to write1 and that would be no kindness4 ,will you tell him this when you meet1 and something of what we both feel about his generous gift of time and thought to the institution that we have cared for so earnestly and are driven to forsake4444 ,we must1 as you say1 make our scheme as we go along1 and large numbers would be an embarrassment4 ,as to funds1 you make no complaint1 and that is comforting4444 ,once the college is in settled good work1 and the ,cambridge scheme is published1 ,i cannot doubt that many will be found to help40 ,mrs4 ,grey was never strong enough to return to the work so near her heart1 and her great comfort was in the thought that with ,miss ,buss' oversight it must go on successfully4 ,on the occasion of a presentation to ,mrs4 ,grey of a beautiful casket1 with an address from the ,girls' ,public ,day-school ,company1 ,miss ,shirreff writes thus to ,miss ,buss-- 8,we are both of us touched to the heart's core by your letter4 ,such words from one who has herself been so brave and so successful a pioneer in the cause of woman's education are the highest testimonial we could receive1 and we value them as such4 ,and a large debt we owe to you also1 for all the practical organizations of our schools we learnt from you4444 8,i may honestly say that the receipt of that address1 and the additional gratification of seeing yours and ,miss ,beale's name attached to it1 gave my sister the only real pleasure she has felt during the weary months of this year4 ,the less she hopes ever to regain her power of work the more she values that testimony to the worth of her past work4 8,we have had1 of course1 much passing enjoyment in the beautiful scenery we have dwelt amongst1 but there is a dark shadow over all4 ,it is not perhaps reasonable1 when sixty is long passed1 to mourn that an active career is stopped short1 but you know better than any one how1 in dealing with education1 one must still feel that no one worker can be spared--do we not know how all the best are over-worked80 ,miss ,ward gives us an interesting sketch of the growth of the work from the first4 8,the aims of the society were mainly to provide for the professional training of teachers above the elementary4 ,this training included both theoretical knowledge and practical skill4 ,unendowed as the society was1 it was necessary to create a guarantee fund1 and this was done by a few friends1 while ,miss ,buss1 sparing no pains to induce teachers to avail themselves of the advantages offered1 contributed also from the first in money4 ,at length1 after the tentative stage of providing lectures for teachers1 the council of the society were fortunate enough to secure from the ,rev4 ,wm4 ,rogers the use of some rooms in ,skinner ,street1 ,bishopsgate1 which served as a college for students1 and leave for their students to practise teaching in the large and interesting girls' school which now1 thanks to the ,dulwich ,endowment ,fund1 lately available1 is handsomely housed in ,spital ,square1 ,e4 ,in #ahgh1 however1 when the ,training ,college opened1 the school was in other and less convenient buildings4 ,these have now disappeared1 to make way for the ,great ,eastern ,railway's vast extension4 8,miss ,alice ,lushington was1 in #ahgh1 appointed principal of the college1 and held the post till #ahhj1 when ,miss ,agnes ,j4 ,ward became principal4 ,miss ,buss lost no opportunity of urging the development of the work4 ,she was indefatigable in her attendance at council meetings1 and eager to show her strong appreciation of professional training by appointing as mistresses in her school those who had gone through a course partly theoretical and partly practical4 ,towards the end of #ahhj1 owing to her strong feeling that the society should possess its own practising school1 the council acquired the lease of ,no4 #a1 ,fitzroy ,square1 and there1 in ,january1 #ahha1 under the headmistress-ship of ,miss ,lawford 7now of the ,camden ,school for ,girls71 a day school was opened and named after ,mrs4 ,wm4 ,grey4 ,in #ahhe1 it became the chief practising school of the society which in that year transferred the ,training ,college to ,fitzroy ,street from ,bishopsgate4 ,from that year1 also1 the college was called 8,the ,maria ,grey ,training ,college40 ,miss ,buss was at that time desirous of affiliating the college to her schools2 but after mature consideration the council held that it was better to pursue a more independent course1 and wait until they could establish their work on a permanent foundation4 ,this they accomplished in #ahib1 when their large ,college for ,teachers1 ,day ,school for ,girls1 and ,kindergarten were all transferred to ,brondesbury1 where they are finally located in a building which cost #ac1jjj4 ,this sum was collected by the energy and devotion of the council1 and in this heavy task of collecting a fund for a work the value of which only experts could be expected fully to appreciate1 ,miss ,buss took for years an active part4 ,her name on the council was of signal use in certain directions1 notably in the matter of the ,pfeiffer bequest4 ,the sum of #djjj finally obtained by the college from the trustees enabled the council to complete their building and start their important work under ,miss ,alice ,woods as principal4 ,the council thus provided for pupils from three years old upwards1 in surroundings at once adequate and suitable4 ,miss ,buss' strong faith in the importance of the council's work1 to education at large1 her strenuous support in its early years of trial1 her generous recognition and appraisement of the efforts of the staff1 were as helpful as they were unflagging40 ,the feeling of the council at the great loss which they sustained in the removal of one who had done so much for the college1 is given in the minute which recorded that loss-- 8,it was moved by the ,rev4 ,t4 ,w4 ,sharpe1 chairman1 seconded by ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch1 ,esq41 and carried unanimously3 ,that the council of the ,maria ,grey ,training ,college1 in tendering an expression of their deepest sympathy with the family of the late ,frances ,mary ,buss1 desire to place on record their sense of the irreparable loss which the cause of education in general1 and of women's education in particular1 has sustained by her lamented death2 the council have also to deplore1 on their own account1 the loss of a highly valued colleague1 whose long and active co-operation in their work of training women-teachers for secondary schools contributed largely to the success already attained1 and to whose practical experience and wide-minded aims the council looked for still further support in the future40 ,nothing could show more distinctly the rapid growth of interest among women in higher education than a comparison of the help given to ,mrs4 ,grey for the ,training ,college with that given to ,miss ,davies and to ,miss ,buss for ,girton and for the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school4 ,only a single decade had elapsed4 ,in #ahga1 it was so hard to get even #aj donations1 that the gift of #ajjj to ,girton from ,madame ,bodichon and from ,miss ,e4 ,a4 ,manning1 and ,miss ,ewart's #ajjj for the ,camden ,school1 shine out like beacon-lights4 ,in #ahha1 for the ,training ,college1 we are dazzled by the general blaze3 ,lady ,farrer1 ,mrs4 ,pennington1 and ,mrs4 ,winckworth give each #ajjj1 and ,miss ,ewart and ,miss ,soames each #ejj4 ,mr4 ,tomlinson also adds #ajjj1 which1 with #djjj from the ,emily ,pfeiffer ,bequest1 gives the college its start free from debt4 ,i have no record of ,miss ,buss' gifts1 but there is no doubt about her having done a fair share in this movement so specially interesting to her4 ,when the ,maria ,grey ,college was safe1 and pursuing its successful course1 a fresh departure was originated by ,miss ,buss4 ,it was hardly to be expected that graduates of ,girton and ,newnham would come to ,london to be trained1 and it therefore seemed desirable to offer training at ,cambridge4 ,on ,april #f1 #ahhe1 ,miss ,buss writes to me-- 8,i am begging for help towards starting an experiment at ,cambridge for a class for training the ,girton and ,newnham students as teachers before they enter their profession4 ,they will not go to ,bishopsgate1 but we 7herself and ,mrs4 ,bryant7 think they may be induced to stay in ,cambridge for a time4 8,cambridge is willing1 and a suitable lady is ready4 ,a house for seven students can be had4 ,mrs4 ,bryant is to harangue the ,tripos students on the duty of fitting themselves for their work1 and ,i am promised help to the extent of #ej1 but we must raise #bjj1 and ,cambridge cannot do this4 ,i think1 if we can induce the students to be trained1 their fees will cover expenses1 but we must guarantee at least #ajj to ,miss ,hughes1 the mistress4 8,will you 7or can you1 rather1 with your other claims7 help8 ,can you tell me where to apply for more8 ,i have these promises3 ,f4 ,m4 ,b4 #aj 7for three years71 ,miss ,soames #aj1 ,mrs4 ,bryant #aj1 ,mr4 ,brooke ,lambert #e1 ,mr4 ,t4 ,w4 ,sharpe #e1 ,mrs4 ,micholls #e1 and ,miss ,behrens #e40 ,my name was added to this list1 and ,i find another letter dated ,april #a1 #ahia1 when ,miss ,buss writes again-- 8,do you know any one who1 for the sake of education1 would buy a house in ,cambridge1 and let it at once to the committee of the ,teachers' ,training ,college8 ,it would be a safe investment1 and the committee could certainly pay four per cent4 ,a splendid opportunity of getting three adjoining and connected houses offers4 ,the college is successful1 but the ,cambridge people are poor1 in one sense1 as they are given to plain living and high thinking rather than to money making6 ,of course it would be easier if the three houses1 each at #abjj1 could be got1 but the committee would probably take one1 and the others might be got by leaving a mortgage on them4 8,i hardly think it right to take one myself1 as ,i have ,no4 #bjb on me till the end of the year2 and the leases of #hg and #hi1 in ,king ,henry's ,road1 and the house #he next door1 and this will probably be on my hands till the end of my life40 ,in ,october of the same year1 she sent out a letter to her friends bringing forward a scheme to secure a suitable building by starting a company to raise the necessary capital in #aj shares1 to pay four per cent4 ,she mentions that she and ,mrs4 ,bryant are ready to put down their names for #gej between them1 and asks for more names1 before the first meeting of the committee1 with an earnestness which could not be refused4 ,in the end1 however1 illness prevented further effort on her part1 and the work was done by others4 ,mrs4 ,bryant gives some interesting details-- 8,my personal knowledge of her work in this field has to do with the history of the ,cambridge ,training ,college4 ,we were much exercised in mind by the fact that the women educated at the ,universities persisted in neglecting professional training4 ,either they despised it1 or they could not afford it1 or they did not like it1 and could get entrance into the schools without it4 ,miss ,buss1 in her straightforward practical way1 wondered that they did not see their own need of it2 she thought it so obvious that a person undertaking a delicate task ought to learn as much as possible about the ways in which it is and can be done4 ,i also wondered at the absence of desire in well-trained minds to get at a theory of their art founded on a knowledge of its bottom sciences4 ,there1 however1 was the fact1 and there was serious danger that the credit of training as a practical success would be impaired by the flow into the ,training ,college of the less1 and the avoidance of it by the more educated women4 ,of course we could convert and persuade the able ,north ,london girls1 but these were only a handful comparatively1 and after three years at college they were naturally not so docile to our ideas4 ,could anything be done to avert this growing danger that the teaching profession should fall into the two classes of those who were highly educated and not trained1 and of those who were trained but not highly educated4 8,we used to discuss the fact and its causes4 ,vis inertia certainly had much to do with it4 ,the ,head-masters' ,conference had passed resolutions in favour of training1 but they had not raised a finger to support the ,training ,college intended to supply them with masters4 ,the head-mistresses1 in larger numbers1 believed1 but it was not always convenient to insist on training as a necessary qualification in their intending mistresses4 ,how was this inertia to be overcome1 unless an enthusiastic belief could be awakened in the young intending teachers8 8,such a belief was far from forthcoming4 ,indeed1 our chief stumbling-block lay in the distrust with which the ordinary academic mind was apt to look on the ideal of training4 ,at the bottom of it lay1 no doubt1 a prejudice against the methods of the elementary training colleges1 and an unexamined fear that all training must be more or less of that type4 ,otherwise it seemed to be for the most part a vague distrust inarticulate1 unargumentative1 but strong4 ,on the other hand1 there were leaders of thought in the universities who believed that there was a great work to be done in the development of educational theory and practice4 ,in witness of their faith1 ,cambridge had not only instituted a teachers' examination1 but had established courses of lectures on teaching which were at that time barely attended4 8,so the idea naturally shaped itself that training should be carried out under ,university influences1 that this would insure for it the influence of the soundest theoretic ideas1 and also that it might benefit by subjection to the criticism of the academic mind4 ,a closer contact between the ,training ,college and the ,women's ,colleges at ,cambridge would tend certainly1 we thought1 to better understanding and mutual adaptation4 ,the practical thing1 then1 to be done was to establish a ,training ,college for ,women at ,cambridge4 8,miss ,clough1 ,mrs4 ,verrall1 and ,dr4 ,james ,ward were heartily in favour of the establishment of such a college1 and several other ,cambridge friends1 including the present ,bishop of ,stepney1 so well known at ,cambridge as ,canon ,browne1 and ,miss ,welsh of ,girton1 approved the proposal from the first4 ,we held preliminary consultations1 ,mrs4 ,verrall acting as secretary1 while ,miss ,buss representing the school-mistresses1 and ,dr4 ,ward the ,university1 formed a powerful combination of enthusiasm and conviction in favour of the attempt4 ,there were many difficulties2 we were not rich in money-bags1 and everything depended on finding the right person to act as principal4 ,but there was a student at ,newnham who took the first place in the ,moral ,science ,tripos1 known to ,miss ,clough as an able woman1 to ,miss ,beale as a gifted teacher1 and to ,dr4 ,ward as a talented pupil1 and the matter was settled by the acceptance of the principalship by ,miss ,e4 ,p4 ,hughes in ,june1 #ahhe4 ,in the ,september of that year1 the college was opened in a few small cottages near ,newnham4 ,a guarantee fund was formed1 and ,miss ,buss guaranteed #ajj4 ,students came1 though of ,university students but a few1 and by the zealous economy and good management of ,miss ,hughes the college paid its way4 ,in #ahhg1 it was moved into better houses in ,queen ,anne's ,terrace1 and this year it has at last1 after ten years1 moved into suitable college buildings4 ,miss ,buss never ceased to take the keenest interest in its success1 though of late years she was not able to take an active part4 ,it will always be a matter of deep regret to those of us who knew how dear its progress was to her that she never even saw the new building4 ,from time to time she had hoped to pay another visit to ,cambridge when she was stronger in health4 8,referring to #8,miss ,buss' earliest attempts to start the training college1' ,dr4 ,ward writes saying how he remembers the regularity of her attendance at the earlier meetings of the committee1 and #8her anxiety to get ,newnham and ,girton interested4' ,she brought the scheme for the college before the ,head-mistress' ,association1 secured their interest and an arrangement by which a representative on the college council was to be appointed by them4 ,miss ,conolly for several years was the representative40 ,miss ,hughes adds some interesting memories of the help given by ,miss ,buss and ,miss ,clough1 as she says-- 8,one of the most useful parts of my education at ,cambridge was the opportunity of talking over this educational experiment with these pioneers4 ,i shall never forget their patience under the difficulties that were always springing up1 their wise foresight to prevent such difficulties1 their earnest desire not to make unnecessary enemies1 and1 at the same time1 their persistent intention to carry out the experiment4 ,i remember the wonderful insight into character which ,miss ,buss showed1 and how quick she was to note the strength and value of each additional member of the committee4 ,she had her own views1 clear and definite1 and for some of them she was ready to fight2 but she was quite reasonable and ready to be persuaded that the special conditions of ,cambridge required special arrangements4 ,when a beginning at last seemed possible my heart so failed me that ,i felt unfit for the post1 and had almost decided not to apply for it4 ,miss ,buss came from ,london to talk it over1 and ,i then realized how much her heart was set on the scheme1 and how much she had thought about it4444 ,when we began1 ,miss ,buss came often to see us1 keenly interested in all our doings and in the many and great difficulties that tried even my optimism4 ,i should certainly have given up in despair but for her help and advice4444 8,i have found few persons1 few women especially1 who are capable of seeing a subject in its right perspective1 grasping its fundamental points and being full of enthusiasm1 but without spending time and energy in elaborating its details4 ,miss ,buss had this unusual power to an unusual extent1 and1 in addition to this1 she had a strong interest in details when they were brought before her notice4 ,i was struck with the marked difference between her treatment of work for which she was responsible and that in which she was interested but not finally responsible4 ,in her own school she was not only interested in every detail1 but felt herself responsible for it4 ,sometimes1 indeed1 those who loved her wished that she could have realized that her own strength and energy were far more valuable to the school than were the details on which these were spent4 ,on the other hand1 ,i think one of the best lessons she ever taught me was the vast importance of looking after every detail one's self4 ,her attitude towards our own college was quite different2 and1 interested as she was in every detail1 however small1 she always seemed to realize the two or three important points which must never be lost sight of1 and to be perfectly willing to allow others to settle the detail4 ,i mention this because it was suggested to me when she helped to start this college that she was so accustomed to be responsible for every detail in her own large institution that she would probably wish to exercise the same management in our college4 ,nothing could be further from the truth1 for she always knew the line beyond which help and suggestion ceased to be real help4444 8,the college1 however poor in one sense1 is rich in memories of her interest in it4 ,she made so many visits in early days1 chatted with the students1 sent us books and pictures1 and loved us and believed in us with a love and faith which will go far to make us what she hoped we might become6 8,what ,i owe to her personally ,i cannot put into words4 ,her belief in me was a constant inspiration1 and her love for me a constant comfort4 ,my life is infinitely richer because ,i have known and loved her1 and ,i am hoping to pay interest on the heavy debt ,i owe her by holding out occasionally a helping hand to other teachers4 8,i often think that we cannot yet realize the vast difference it has made to our development of secondary education for girls that our pioneers were large-hearted1 unselfish women like ,miss ,buss1 ,miss ,clough1 and ,miss ,davies4 ,we are passing on to new times and new difficulties1 having lost many of the old leaders1 but the memory of their wise words and brave deeds is still with us1 and ,i do not think that ,english teachers will ever forget the life of ,frances ,mary ,buss40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,note4--,at the opening of the new buildings of the ,cambridge ,teachers' ,college1 by the ,marquis of ,ripon1 on ,october #ai1 #ahie1 fullest recognition was given by all the speakers to ,miss ,buss' share in the origination of this work4 ,the ceremony began by the planting of trees to the memory of ,miss ,buss and of ,miss ,clough1 by the ,rev4 ,s4 ,buss and ,miss ,b4 ,a4 ,clough2 followed by the 8,hymn of ,work10 which has for motto-- 8,we work not for school1 but for life2 ,we toil not for time1 but for eternity40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,xiii4 ,,general ,,interests4 8,works are no more than animate faith and love40 ,,longfellow4 ,in spite of the heavy demands of her own special duties1 ,miss ,buss found time for much public work in which to use her large experience4 ,she always knew exactly what she was doing and what she intended to do4 ,in the expressive colloquialism1 she was 8all there10 and she was always there4 ,whatever she knew she knew well1 putting it in its own place1 ready for use4 ,the half-knowledge1 with its consequent mental vagueness1 that contents most of us was impossible to a mind so clear and strong4 ,and she knew her own limitations1 never professing to go beyond4 ,when we remember how wonderfully vivid her imagination really was1 we are surprised that it could so be held in leash4 ,in art she gave it free play2 and also in history--the story of human life which is the subject of art--she could let herself go4 ,we who knew her in ,rome could never question her power of imagination4 ,in ,italy1 she not only found but she used her wings4 ,elsewhere1 her imagination found fullest scope in glorifying common things2 in seeing through the commonplace1 thus consecrating common duties1 and calling out the best and highest in common persons--possibly a form of genius more rare than that which can turn out fine verse or fine pictures4 ,here is a list of work which it overwhelms the average mortal merely to contemplate4 ,but wherever she found herself she worked1 and nothing that she undertook to do was left undone4 ,miss ,buss was a governor as well as founder of her own schools4 ,she was president and one of the founders of the ,head-mistresses' ,association4 ,she was on the council1 and on three committees of the ,teachers' ,guild1 of which she was a founder4 ,she was on the council of-- ,the ,cheltenham ,ladies' ,college1 ,the ,church ,schools' ,company1 ,the ,maria ,grey ,training ,college for ,teachers1 ,the ,cambridge ,training ,college for ,teachers1 ,the ,royal ,drawing ,college1 ,the ,woman's ,branch of ,swanley ,horticultural ,college4 ,she was a governor of-- ,university ,college1 ,london1 ,milton ,mount ,college1 ,aberdare ,hall1 ,west ,ham ,girls' ,school1 ,grey ,coat ,school1 ,westminster1 ,sarah ,bonnell ,school1 ,london ,school of ,medicine1 and was also on the ,committee of the ,national ,health ,society4 ,as well as an associate of-- ,college for ,working ,women1 ,london ,pupil ,teachers' ,association1 ,university ,association for ,women ,teachers1 ,art for ,schools ,association1 and of the ,somerville ,club4 ,she was interested in-- ,the ,london ,institution1 ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution4 ,foremost among later works must come the ,teachers' ,guild1 of which the first origin is due to ,miss ,buss4 ,like most things undertaken for or by women1 it began on the strictly practical or economic side2 though it now embraces the highest ideals of educational possibilities4 ,it is now devoted to securing the best conditions on which the teacher can best grow2 but the first start had to deal with the question how the teacher might live at all4 ,and as we found the germ of all the higher education for girls in the 8,report of the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution10 we find ourselves going back to that ,report for the origin of the ,guild which aims at the highest development of the teacher4 ,governesses1 as a class1 come to poverty and dependence not from extravagance or self-indulgence1 but from sheer self-sacrifice1 in unselfish devotion to the claims of relatives1 and to no class is thrift more difficult4 ,the effort to make it possible was from the first one of the leading impulses of ,miss ,buss' work4 ,as early as #ahff1 a letter from ,dr4 ,hodgson shows that she had then discussed the subject with him-- 444 8,you may remember the tenor of my remarks in ,camden ,street on the #8,reports of the ,governesses' ,benevolent ,institution4' ,when ,i spoke of saving for one's self1 ,i wished merely to give1 for completeness' sake1 the other side of your phrase #8saving from our friends4' ,the duty and advantage of saving are common to both sexes4 ,individual cases might be dealt with1 or judged1 according to circumstances2 but the general doctrine must be preached without reserve4 8,it would be much nearer my notion to say3 #8,earn sixpence a day 7if you cannot earn more71 and save out of it a penny1 or1 if that be not possible1 then a halfpenny1 or if that be not possible1 then a farthing4 ,in any amount1 however small1 let the claims of the future be recognized4444 ,let the general duty and wisdom of saving be taught and recognized4 ,then let the needful allowances be made in individual cases4 ,it may be more meritorious1 because more difficult1 for one person to save #e than for another to save #ejj4 ,let each judge himself as he would another40 ,no subject was more constantly present to ,miss ,buss' mind1 but no practical steps were taken till1 on ,december #b1 #ahha1 the ,women's ,education ,union appointed a special committee to consider the question of establishing a ,teachers' ,provident ,association1 of which ,miss ,buss was a member1 with ,mr4 ,g4 ,c4 ,t4 ,bartley1 ,mr4 ,rowland ,hamilton1 and ,mr4 ,shaen2 ,mrs4 ,burbury acting as honorary secretary4 ,in #ahhb1 a plan was submitted to the ,head-mistresses' ,association1 of which ,miss ,buss thus writes to me-- 8,our ,provident ,association is not yet started1 but ,i do not despair4 ,a lady is at work getting up figures1 and if all is well in ,october1 we shall go at it again4 ,by #8we' ,i mean the ,association of ,head-mistresses4 ,we want a sensational article for our ,provident movement4 ,will you write it8 ,i mean1 we want the fact of death in the workhouse1 misery known to the ,ladies' ,guild1 etc41 brought out40 ,as member of one of the ,relief ,committees of the ,working ,ladies' ,guild--a society founded by ,lady ,mary ,feilding for the help of distressed gentlewomen--,i had heard much of the sufferings of governesses1 and had discussed with ,miss ,buss the best ways of giving relief4 ,at her request1 ,i now wrote a paper on 8,thrift for ,teachers10 in which ,i suggested some co-operation between the ,ladies' ,guild and 8some possible ,guild of ,teachers40 ,this paper appeared in ,november1 #ahhb1 in ,miss ,l4 ,m4 ,hubbard's ,work and ,leisure1 a magazine containing the germ of many now important works4 ,in ,august1 #ahha1 ,miss ,hubbard had published a paper on 8,co-operation among ,governesses10 which was followed1 in ,december1 by a meeting to consider the scheme finally taking form as the 8,women ,teachers' ,self-,help ,society02 with a ,provident ,fund and ,free ,registry4 ,miss ,hubbard suggested printing off some copies of my paper1 which ,miss ,buss circulated among the ,school-mistresses' and ,head-mistresses' ,associations2 but no immediate practical results followed1 nor did anything come of a consultation with ,mr4 ,heller to consider amalgamation with his ,provident ,association of ,elementary ,teachers4 ,it was not till ,december #a that ,miss ,buss wrote-- 8,i think something might come of the notion of the #8,guild4' ,the only thing is that it does not seem sufficiently definite and practical4444 ,we have secured the services of a very able woman1 ,miss ,beth ,finlay1 as lecturer on #8,savings4' ,she is ready to take the matter up as soon as we shall have arrived at some conclusion40 ,on ,february #g1 #ahhc1 a small preliminary meeting was held in the ,library of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 of which ,miss ,buss writes on ,january #bf-- 8,i saw ,miss ,ward of the ,training ,college on ,wednesday1 and find that she is very anxious about a ,provident ,scheme4 ,she also thinks well of the ,teachers' ,guild ,movement4 ,she suggests that we should hold a very small meeting of a few earnest persons4 ,will you be able to come1 and suggest some names of those whom you think we might ask80 ,the ladies present at this meeting were ,miss ,buss1 ,miss ,metcalfe1 ,miss ,agnes ,j4 ,ward1 ,miss ,dunlop1 ,miss ,hodge1 ,miss ,rouquette1 ,miss ,townsend1 the ,misses ,ridley4 ,some others were invited who were unable to be present4 ,from the minutes taken on this occasion1 ,i find that ,miss ,buss read a report which had been presented to the ,head-mistresses' ,association1 and discussion followed on each point of this report4 ,it was finally agreed that the ,provident and the ,aid ,societies must be kept apart4 ,the name was changed to that of 8,teachers' ,provident ,guild40 ,a committee was formed of the persons then present1 and ,miss ,jenny ,rundell was proposed by ,miss ,ward as honorary secretary1 with the address of the ,training ,college1 then in ,skinner ,street4 ,on ,march #ab1 #ahhc1 ,miss ,buss writes-- 8,at a committee meeting of the ,head-mistresses' ,association held last ,thursday it was resolved to establish a ,teachers' ,guild1 the objects of which were to be-- 7#a7 ,to provide mutual help and sympathy4 7#b7 ,to maintain a high standard of moral and mental education4 7#c7 ,to encourage provision for sickness and old age1 and to found ,homes of ,rest and ,associated ,homes4 7#d7 ,to assist teachers in obtaining situations40 ,this action was confirmed on ,march #afth1 at a meeting of the ,school-,mistresses' ,association1 when ,miss ,agnes ,j4 ,ward read her paper on the 8,principles and ,practice of ,thrift among ,teachers40 ,at this meeting a sub-committee was formed to establish the ,teachers' ,guild4 ,the ,guild was definitely organized at the ,conference of ,head-mistresses1 held in ,june1 #ahhc1 at ,croydon1 when ,miss ,hadland1 ,head-mistress of ,milton ,mount ,college1 offered her services as honorary secretary1 if the purposes of the ,guild might be widened by the omission of the word 8,provident40 ,miss ,hadland also secured the use of an office in the ,memorial ,hall1 ,farringdon ,street1 lent by her friend the ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,verrall4 ,the clerical work was done at ,milton ,mount ,college1 with the assistance of the ,rev4 ,r4 ,guest4 ,a provisional committee met fortnightly1 working out the constitution of the ,guild1 till1 on ,february #bc1 #ahhd1 the inaugural meeting was held in the rooms of the ,society of ,arts1 with the ,right ,hon4 ,a4 ,j4 ,mundella in the chair1 and with an attendance of the leading educationalists1 whose interest had been excited in the new work4 ,at this meeting1 ,mr4 ,storr stated that he-- 8thought it only right that the names should be given of the two ladies to whom mainly this movement owes its initiative4 ,one is ,miss ,buss--not only the doyenne of head-mistresses1 but the mother of us all--,i mean of us #8,brethren of the ,guild4' ,to ,miss ,buss' energy all the earlier results are due before the accession of ,miss ,hadland as honorary secretary1 of whom it may be said that without her unwearied labours during these eight months this meeting could not have been held40 ,miss ,hadland resigned her post as honorary secretary to ,mr4 ,jocelyn ,de ,morgan1 who was appointed secretary1 in the new rooms taken for the ,guild at #a1 ,adam ,street1 ,adelphi4 ,he was followed by ,mr4 ,garrod1 at #ai1 ,buckingham ,street1 and in the present office1 #gd1 ,gower ,street4 ,with the appointment of ,canon ,percival as president of the ,guild1 ,miss ,buss and ,miss ,hadland retired from public view1 but for some time they continued to exert a very strong influence4 ,miss ,buss was especially active in the appointment of the secretaries1 making full inquiry before proposing the candidate1 as she had very high ideas of the qualifications for this office4 ,the value of the ,guild in raising the professional aspect of teaching soon became evident to her1 and she omitted nothing that could work to this end4 ,the same feeling for struggling teachers that led to the formation of the ,teachers' ,guild moved ,miss ,buss in the origination of the 8,teachers' ,loan ,society40 ,the idea itself seems to come from ,miss ,beale1 who thus refers to it in a letter to ,miss ,buss1 dated ,november #bf1 #ahhb-- 8,i have not yet had time to give the loan system a fair trial1 but ,i have no doubt of its success4444 ,i think there should be such a society attached to every large school1 and a small number--say1 a triumvirate--should administer the funds4 ,we have assisted five now4444 ,i do hope something will be done to establish some such system4 ,it is so much better morally than gifts and scholarships1 as it makes the pupils think of their responsibilities40 ,miss ,buss enlisted ,miss ,ewart's interest in the scheme1 and a committee was formed consisting at first of ,miss ,buss1 ,miss ,ewart1 ,mrs4 ,stair-,douglas1 ,mrs4 ,hertz1 ,mrs4 ,fitch1 ,mrs4 ,dockar-,drysdale1 and myself4 ,miss ,ewart became honorary secretary1 mainly supplying the loan-fund1 and to the present time has devoted herself to this work1 proving effectually that the 8amateur0 can be thoroughly business-like1 and that a very large amount of most useful work can be done in perfect silence1 known only to those who have reaped the benefit of it4 ,every educational work seemed to enlist ,miss ,buss' help1 as we find that1 from #ahfe1 she was a frequent visitor at the ,working ,women's ,college1 founded by ,miss ,martin4 ,as early as #ahfi1 ,dr4 ,hodgson gauged ,miss ,buss' powers1 and determined to use them in a sphere wider than her own work4 ,he wrote to her as follows-- 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i have a great favour to ask from you1 though it affects your own sex more than it does me4 ,i wish your consent to be nominated on the ,council of ,preceptors4 ,the meetings1 as you will observe from the card enclosed1 are only eight in the year1 and all these need not be attended4 ,but no lady has ever yet been on the council1 and some of us are determined to break through the barrier of custom which obstructs the doorway left open by the constitution of the council4 ,you will have a large and powerful support1 and success is almost certain1 even at the first attempt4 8,this will be a battle worth fighting4 ,i have written to every member of the council whom ,i have thought at all accessible to reason1 and every answer is favourable4 ,now1 ,i confidently reckon on your passive support4 ,you are not required either to labour1 or to wait1 at least beyond the #aath inst41 when the election will take place4 ,your consent is all that is needed1 and ,i am sure1 for the sake of the principle involved1 you will not withhold it40 8,dec4 #af1 #ahfi4 8,you would see from the papers that you were elected on the council4 ,though you come after the three gentlemen on the list1 you came before them in the voting4 ,you had fourteen votes1 each of them had only twelve40 ,in #ahga1 apropos to a deputation from the ,college of ,preceptors1 ,dr4 ,hodgson again writes-- 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i am very sorry that you are in such a chaos4 ,i think it extremely important that the claims of women to equality of recognition in all education should be kept in view4 ,they are too apt to be forgotten by even those who are in principle favourable1 so inveterate is the inequity1 i4e4 iniquity1 of ,english practice in this respect4 ,your presence on the deputation will be a valuable protest as regards both the existence of the claims themselves and the fact of their being recognized by educational bodies4 ,the nail must be struck on the head again1 and again1 and again4 ,wonderful has been the advance already made1 but the battle is very far from being already won4 8,yours ever truly1 8,w4 ,b4 ,,hodgson40 ,in #ahgc1 ,miss ,buss sent me a letter from ,mr4 ,christie1 proposing to elect her a ,life-governor of ,university ,college1 in which she adds-- 8,could you write to ,mr4 ,christie in such a way as to answer his question about my #8services to education'8 8,i cannot well see my way to a fair estimate of my own work4 ,at all events1 it is easier for some one else to estimate it for me40 ,her own letter to ,mr4 ,christie may be given-- 8#bjb1 ,camden ,road1 ,dec4 #e1 #ahgc4 8,,dear ,,mr4 ,,christie1 8,i fully see the principle you desire to assert by proposing me as a ,life-governor of ,university ,college1 and ,i shall be very grateful1 not only for the honour conferred on me1 if ,i am elected1 but also for the great impetus which would be given to women's education1 by such a recognition4 ,university ,college has been1 of late years1 so liberal to women that ,i trust the opposition to such a course as you propose would be less than formerly4 8,i send you a pamphlet containing a sketch of the origin of our two schools1 but as we have made much progress since it was written1 and it is difficult for me to put a fair estimate on my own share of the success1 ,i have asked one of our lady trustees to give you an estimate4 ,i am sure you will shortly hear from her4 8,with many thanks1 8,believe me1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,at the end of #ahid1 when ,lord ,reay 8deplored the loss of many distinguished members of the college10 ,miss ,buss' name appears in a very notable list1 including ,lord ,bowen1 ,lord ,hannen1 ,sir ,henry ,layard1 ,professor ,henry ,morley1 ,sir ,j4 ,r4 ,seeley1 and ,professor ,romanes4 ,in early days1 the pressure of her own work1 and in later days1 the state of her health1 often prevented ,miss ,buss from appearing in public4 ,here are two out of many invitations declined with regret on this account-- 8,faversham1 ,sept4 #bd1 #ahga4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i begged ,miss ,ridley to tell you that ,i had not ventured to express our very great wish that you might be present at the ,education ,conference at ,norwich1 but ,i take courage now to ask1 if it is impossible for you to go1 whether you would send any written message or statement referring to any point you most wish to draw attention to yourself4 ,miss ,beale has sent us a most excellent paper1 giving her views on ,school ,organization in the form of an account of her college and its work4 ,we hope there will be an earnest discussion of educational topics1 and if you would take part in it by writing1 if not in person1 you would greatly enhance the value of the conference4 ,i do not know if ,miss ,ridley or ,miss ,gurney is going1 but1 faute de mieux1 ,i need not say how glad ,i should be to read any communication of yours4 8,i do not yet know on what day our conference is to be4 ,it will form part of the work of the ,education ,section of the congress4 8,ever truly yours1 8,,emily ,a4 ,,shirreff40 8,queen's ,college1 ,oxford1 8,july #g1 #ahic4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,i am desired by the committee appointed to carry out the arrangements for the ,conference on ,secondary ,education to request you to be so kind as to prepare and read1 or cause to be read1 the paper on ,schools for ,girls 7,higher and ,second ,grade7 at the first session4444 8,my wife and ,i will be very much pleased if you will give us the pleasure of entertaining you during such time as you may be in ,oxford during the conference4 8,i am1 8,yours very truly1 8,j4 ,r4 ,,magrath40 ,mrs4 ,bryant1 who represented her on this occasion1 speaks of the great regret felt by ,miss ,buss in declining what would have been a crowning pleasure in her life4 ,she could1 however1 take a very real satisfaction in the enjoyment of her substitute4 ,still more to be regretted was her inability to take her place on the ,second ,royal ,commission of ,inquiry into ,secondary ,education1 a place filled1 in consequence1 by ,mrs4 ,bryant4 ,the last invitation for public work that she was able to accept was from ,mrs4 ,fawcett-- 8,royal ,commission on ,women's ,work4 8,education ,sub-committee1 #b1 ,gower ,street1 8,july #ah1 #ahib4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,the ,education ,sub-committee met here on ,thursday last1 and it was unanimously resolved to beg you to become a member of it4 ,we do not meet very often1 and do not propose to meet now till after the holidays4 ,we would endeavour to suit the day and time to your convenience1 if you are good enough to consent to join us4 8,the present members of the committee are myself1 ,miss ,m4 ,gurney1 ,miss ,kingsley1 ,miss ,louisa ,stevenson1 ,miss ,flora ,stevenson1 ,miss ,r4 ,davenport-,hill1 and ,miss ,tod4 8,up to the present we have had only two meetings1 and if you are good enough to join us1 ,i would send you up our minutes1 that you may see what our short history has been4 ,we should all greatly value your counsel and co-operation4 ,if there are any questions you would like to ask as to the work of the sub-committee ,i shall be very pleased to come and see you at any time convenient to yourself next ,saturday4 8,yours very truly1 8,m4 ,g4 ,,fawcett40 ,this sub-committee received from the ,royal ,commission #ajj to send a representative to report on ,american education1 as shown at ,chicago and elsewhere1 and appointed ,miss ,hughes of the ,cambridge ,training ,college for ,teachers4 ,five other ladies went with ,gilchrist ,scholarships for the same sum1 and eight with ,scholarships from the ,city ,companies of fifty guineas each4 ,among the latter was ,miss ,sara ,a4 ,burstall1 an old pupil and present member of the staff of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls4 ,the work connected with this committee was very pleasant to ,miss ,buss1 and she was able to attend many of the meetings4 ,she was also able to be at the concluding reception1 when ,mrs4 ,fawcett and ,miss ,gurney entertained those who had taken part in it4 ,this was the last public occasion on which ,miss ,buss was present1 but ,miss ,gurney was struck with her enjoyment and energy1 in spite of her too-evident failure in health4 ,in medical education for women she was from the first full of interest1 as well as in the allied branch of trained nursing4 ,there is some animated correspondence with ,mrs4 ,grey1 in which the question of women medical inspectors of the girls' gymnasiums is discussed1 ,mrs4 ,grey not seeing her way to it in the ,company's schools4 ,but1 as soon as it was possible1 ,miss ,buss had secured this supervision1 of so much value in the case of delicate girls4 ,miss ,julia ,cock1 ,m4,d41 now holds the post at first occupied by ,mrs4 ,hoggan1 ,m4,d4 ,mrs4 ,garrett-,anderson1 ,m4,d41 was for several years a member of the governing body of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,schools for ,girls1 elected as one of the representatives of the ,brewers' ,company4 ,she pays affectionate tribute to the memory of a friend of many years1 as she says-- 8,there are very few people whose memory ,i would wish so much to honour as ,i do ,miss ,buss'1 and it is a real distress to me not to be free to be present on ,monday4 8,it is difficult to say how much all who care for the uplifting of women owe to her1 both as a pioneer and in her splendid work as a school-mistress4 ,i hope and believe that her name will long be cherished and honoured40 ,mrs4 ,thorne1 also among medical pioneers1 speaks strongly too-- 8,she has been such a good friend to women that all will feel her loss1 more particularly those who had the privilege of her personal friendship4 ,from time to time1 in the course of the past fifty years1 ,i have been in occasional contact with her1 and1 though so many had far greater claims upon her interest than ,i1 ,i always knew that ,i could turn to her as a good friend if necessary4 ,she was one of the earliest supporters of the medical education of women1 and was one of the governors of the ,london ,school of ,medicine for ,women40 ,the question of the employment of women was one that touched ,miss ,buss more closely than any other1 since the needs of women was the very mainspring of her efforts in education4 ,any opening that would attract the girls not fitted for teaching was sure of her support4 ,here is a note1 dated ,march #aa1 #ahge1 of interest at the present date-- 8,a new department is about to be created in the ,post-office4 ,it is to consist entirely of ladies by birth and education1 who will have to pass an examination in 7#a7 handwriting and orthography1 7#b7 ,english1 7#c7 arithmetic1 and 7#d7 geography4 ,thirty ladies are to be nominated as quickly as possible1 out of whom ten will be selected as first-class clerks1 with a beginning salary of #hj per annum4 8,would this be of the least use to your friend8 ,if so1 there is no time to be lost40 ,the placing of women on the ,school ,board and on ,boards of ,guardians enlisted most active co-operation from ,miss ,buss from the earliest days of such movements4 ,in her busiest times she could always arrange for a drawing-room meeting1 and much canvassing work was arranged at ,myra ,lodge1 on the occasion of the first ,school ,board elections4 ,every one who can remember those days will recall the excitement and enthusiasm with which she greeted the arrival of the post-card with the announcement-- ,garrett #dg1eeh ,huxley #ac1did ,the elections of ,miss ,davies1 ,miss ,chessar1 ,miss ,garrett1 and ,mrs4 ,maitland on the ,school ,board1 and of ,lady ,lothian1 ,miss ,andrews1 and ,miss ,lidgett on the ,st4 ,pancras ,board of ,guardians1 were events that made the 8seventies0 stirring times for women4 ,and in this stir ,miss ,buss came very much to the front4 ,she never could make a speech in public herself1 but she was the cause of many speeches that were made then and since then4 ,like so many of the most thoughtful women-leaders1 ,miss ,buss placed the ,suffrage ,question in the forefront of things likely to help the position and moral power of women4 ,she saw no discrepancy between the possession of a vote and the development of the domestic virtues2 and she believed that the possession of power would tend to make women worthy to use it1 in opposition to the other view that it may be well to educate them for this use before giving it4 ,we used often to argue this matter1 as ,i inclined to the latter view1 though ,i could not be blind to the utter absurdity of refusing to such women as ,frances ,mary ,buss the power given to the most illiterate or debased peasant4 ,in politics1 ,miss ,buss was led by her heart1 as most women will be to the end of time1 being the missing factor that will1 in the good days coming1 redeem and raise political life from its present depths4 ,this woman was inevitably on the side of ,progress and ,reform1 and being herself too wise to even imagine unwisdom1 might easily have been led too far where her sympathies were touched2 as1 for example1 on the ,home ,rule question1 into which she threw herself with all the ardour with which in her youth she had followed the ,anti-,slavery movement in ,america1 and1 later in life1 the ,war of ,italian ,unity4 ,here is a little story told by one of her friends1 which is very characteristic-- 8,she liked us for being in favour of ,home ,rule for ,ireland4 ,one night1 at ,myra ,lodge1 she sounded me on my political views4 ,i tried to evade her questions1 and said ,i feared my views would be unpalatable to her 7she looked1 to my thinking1 like a ,tory74 ,when1 after much pressure1 ,i said1 to show how bad ,i was1 #8,well1 ,miss ,buss1 if you must know1 then ,i approve of ,home ,rule6' she skipped over the room like a girl of seventeen1 to ,mrs4 ,bryant1 and said1 in delighted tones1 #8,mrs4 ,bryant1 ,mr4 ---- is a ,home ,ruler6' and brought her over to me4 ,it was delightful to see her pleasure60 ,it was not delightful to refuse her that pleasure by not responding sufficiently to her enthusiasm1 much as ,i1 for one1 would have liked to do so4 ,but it made no difference whether one quite said as she did1 or not2 for she might have suggested those words of ,george ,eliot's3 8,that seems to me very great and noble--the power of respecting a feeling one does not share or understand40 ,in all discussions it was hers 8gently to hear1 kindly to judge40 ,for real tolerance it would have been as difficult to match her as in the strength and vigour with which she maintained her own ground4 ,that she was loyal to ,england if tender to ,ireland her words to her nephew show1 when she says-- 8,sept4 #bd1 #ahia4 8,are you coming with your choir to the ,naval ,exhibition8 ,naval recruiting has gone up twenty per cent4 since the opening of this exhibition6 ,i have paid a second visit1 and am more than ever proud and thankful to be an ,englishwoman4 ,we are1 indeed--in spite of our many sins--a great nation1 the greatest on earth40 ,whilst firmly centred at home1 her sympathies still widened out to all the world4 ,miss ,e4 ,a4 ,manning writes on this point-- 8,as illustrating the wide sympathies of ,miss ,buss outside her effective and concentrated work1 ,i am glad to have the opportunity of referring to the friendly interest she showed in regard to the visits to this country of students from ,india4 ,to such as desired to see the working of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school she gave warm welcome2 and1 whenever she was able1 she attended the soires of the ,national ,indian ,association1 entering with a most kindly spirit into their object1 that of promoting intercourse and mutual knowledge between individuals of different races4 ,naturally the progress of ,indian women especially attracted her attention1 and she liked to take occasions of bringing it to the notice of her pupils4 ,in #ahhe ,miss ,buss 7with the permission of the governors of the school7 arranged for a meeting1 in the ,great ,hall1 of the ,national ,indian ,association1 where ,mr4 ,m4 ,m4 ,bhownaggree1 ,c4,i4,e41 read a comprehensive paper on the #8,conditions and ,prospects of the ,education of ,indian ,women1' and we were afterwards hospitably entertained by her in the gymnasium4 ,at a later date ,i gave an address at an #8old pupils' meeting' upon #8,home ,life and ,customs in ,india4' 8,i may add that when ,mr4 ,soubramanyam1 of ,madras1 now a very successful barrister1 came to ,england1 accompanied by his wife 7who was almost the first ,indian lady to venture on such an undertaking71 ,miss ,buss made their acquaintance1 and they have always remembered her friendly attentions during their three years' stay here4 ,the fact that many of her pupils had taken up medical and educational work in ,india1 and had temporarily settled there1 tended to strengthen her interest in the conditions of life in that country2 but ,i was constantly struck by her full1 free recognition of all efforts for good1 even though she had not time nor opportunity to enter into the practical details of such efforts4 ,her sympathetic encouragement1 as well as her example1 inspired many with hopefulness and persistence40 ,she was greatly interested in the ,peace ,society1 and did much to promote the formation of a woman's auxiliary of that society1 first suggested at a meeting held on ,june #b1 #ahgc1 at the house of my father1 when ,mrs4 ,julia ,ward ,howe1 of ,boston1 spoke1 with ,professor ,j4 ,r4 ,seeley in the chair4 ,my father had offered a prize of #e for the best essay written by ,miss ,buss' pupils1 and won by ,miss ,edith ,kemp4 ,in the following year1 ,miss ,buss was at home1 on ,june #b1 8to the friends of the ,woman's ,peace ,movement10 and a paper was read by ,miss ,bennett1 8,on the ,best ,way for ,women to use their ,influence to prevent ,war40 ,a resolution was adopted to the effect that 8the meeting forms itself into a local committee in connection with 7or in support of7 the ,peace ,society40 ,in reference to this meeting1 ,miss ,buss has written-- 8,we certainly should form ourselves into a branch committee1 and local1 as ,mrs4 ,southey 7the honorary secretary7 lives on the other side of the water4 ,if many were formed1 we might have a grand meeting of all the branches1 once a year1 at ,st4 ,james' ,hall4 8,i think it better to strengthen existing organizations than to start new ones4 ,i like your leaflet40 ,the meetings of the branch went on for several years1 and then1 for want of support1 it came to an end4 ,temperance was another subject in which she took increasing interest1 as it came more directly before her in the work of the ,rev4 ,septimus ,buss and his energetic wife1 so well known in ,shoreditch4 ,miss ,buss became practically an abstainer1 and the subject was brought before the old pupils on more than one occasion4 ,miss ,frances ,willard received an enthusiastic welcome at one of these meetings1 and a note to her shows the feeling of the head-mistress-- 8,myra ,lodge1 ,jan41 #ahic4 8,,dear ,,miss ,,willard1 8,as one of the many ,englishwomen who have long known and admired your great work in the ,united ,states1 ,i send you a hearty greeting4 8,i felt it a great privilege to be personally introduced to you1 and only regret that the necessity of rest during the holidays has prevented me from attending some of the large meetings called to do honour to you as a teacher and a leader in the great cause of temperance4 8,believe me1 8,very faithfully yours1 8,,frances ,m4 ,,buss40 ,from the nature of her own work1 ,miss ,buss was unable to take any active part in the work of ,mrs4 ,josephine ,butler1 ,miss ,ellice ,hopkins and others1 for the promotion of a higher standard of morals2 but her sympathy was with every wise effort in this direction1 and1 in several instances1 when her head disapproved the means used1 her heart went out to the sufferer from rash but well-meant endeavours4 ,i can recall the intense feeling with which she told me of the direct action of the ,queen in relation to a well-known case of this kind4 ,of such sympathy ,mrs4 ,percy ,bunting speaks warmly-- 8,how much she has done in her life1 and with how true and loyal a spirit6 ,she has always been so high in tone1 and courageous1 and generous-hearted1 and warm in friendship4 ,she has always lived a noble life1 and we women owe her in particular a debt of gratitude4 ,she has taken a broad view of what was needed1 and has used her influence all along the line1 as it were1 for the welfare of women4 8,and now she rests in ,god4 ,renewed and enlarged1 she will in some way realize what she hoped and prayed for here4 ,i think her example and influence have left a good harvest1 as it is4 ,as women look back1 they will always feel that she was one who helped their cause in the days of its unpopularity4 ,and she has her reward40 ,all workers among the poor know her helpfulness1 and strong testimony comes especially from the clergy of ,holy ,trinity4 ,but the best must always remain untold1 as being associated with the deepest life of those helped4 ,in ,london1 in the midst of her busy life1 she could not give much of personal effort or time to the very poor1 though she could and did give sympathy1 as well as substantial help1 without stint4 ,but at ,boscombe she could use her leisure as she pleased1 and ,miss ,edwards1 who during her long residence with her knew her life intimately1 gives us a little glimpse of her there-- 8,it is largely owing to the fact that ,miss ,buss lived up to what she taught1 morally and spiritually1 that she has been such a power in so many hundreds of lives4 ,she was so generous and kind-hearted1 always ready to help others to help themselves4 ,at her country cottage she would regularly send1 and occasionally take with her own hands1 relief in various forms to those who needed it40 ,a story of her consideration for her old cabman has already been given1 but a very recent sequel may be added1 as showing how ,downes' own feeling went on after his death to his successor1 who recently took the opportunity1 in recognizing an old 8,myra girl10 to lead up to a talk about ,miss ,buss1 ending by his saying1 8,they do say there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it1 but we shall wait long enough for another like that60 ,also1 at the funeral1 an old pupil1 who could not get into the church for the press1 heard one of the crowd remark1 8,if all funerals were like this1 every one could not be buried60 ,to which a poor woman responded1 8,if everybody was as good as that good woman1 earth would be heaven1 and no one would need to be buried60 ,in addition to all that she did accomplish ,miss ,buss had dreams that failed of realization for want of time and strength4 ,here is one1 of which we often talked1 though circumstances were too strong against our action in the matter-- 8,when you and ,i can have a talk1 ,i want to suggest to you the beginning1 on a small scale1 of an orphanage1 like ,miss ,haddon's4 ,you and ,j4 might adopt it8 ,i should want you to let me throw the force of our school into it1 making clothes1 helping the outfits1 finding places1 etc4 ,surely1 too1 we could find some volunteer teachers among the old pupils8 ,we might always notice it in our magazine1 too1 and so make friends for it4 ,i feel honestly that1 at present1 ,i could not undertake the responsibility1 though ,i would help as much as ,i could4 8,what say you8 ,do not set it aside without thought4 ,you and your parents do so much already that it would only be concentrating your efforts4 ,a little house and a good matron are wanted4 ,i think my dear cousin would take an interest in it1 and let the girls have some training1 as servants1 in my house40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,book ,,iii4 ,,later ,,years4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,i4 ,,in ,,the ,,holidays4 8,the habit of viewing things cheerfully1 and of thinking about life hopefully1 may be made to grow up in us1 like any other habit40 ,those who never saw ,miss ,buss in real holiday mood could not be said to know her at all4 ,as an educationalist she was instructive1 admirable1 awe-inspiring2 but as a friend and companion attractive1 captivating1 lovable4 ,she talked 8education0 where she thought her hearers were interested1 and this subject always interested herself4 ,also1 she often went on little educational missions of advice or instruction1 and then poured out of her full stores very freely4 ,but such occasions were not holidays4 ,when she took holiday1 she took it thoroughly1 and those who joined her holiday parties all speak of them as ,miss ,hickey speaks of one which we enjoyed together-- 8,i had met ,miss ,buss before1 but the first time ,i really knew her was when we spent that ,christmas at ,clifton with her and you and ,mrs4 ,bryant and ,miss ,emma ,elford and ,mr4 ,frank ,buss4 ,and since then ,i have even felt that no one could have truly known her who had never been with her #8out of school1' and ,i have been very glad to have then laid the foundation of a true friendship with so great and noble a woman4 8,most people know of her remarkable power as an organizer2 of her intense interest in her work2 of her high conscientiousness2 of her openness to new ideas1 and readiness to give a fair test to new methods2 but few people are aware of the power she had of throwing off the school-mistress1 and of not only entering into interests completely apart from educational ones1 but of entering into them with an unconsciousness of her position1 and an ignoring of what she had done40 ,this stay at ,clifton was memorable to me in my discovery of ,miss ,buss as a housekeeper4 ,she managed for all the party--indeed1 ,i do not think any one of us could possibly have ventured on arrangements or other management while she was there to do it4 ,her readiness1 skill1 and economy made a deep impression on us4 ,on another occasion1 years later1 she came as our guest to my sister and myself at ,torquay4 ,up to ,christmas we had revelled in sunshine1 driving every day in an open carriage1 and to this we invited her2 also choosing for her the room with the finest view4 ,but she came for a week of fog1 such 7so we were told7 as ,torquay had never before known4 ,we had one or two misty drives1 and the view was rarely visible4 ,but she took it as it came with placid sweetness1 working1 reading1 or talking1 and was the least exacting guest we had ever known4 ,and1 afterwards1 she could only recall the fact of complete restfulness1 forgetting that there had been a fog4 ,here is a note by ,miss ,crane to the same effect-- 8,twice we all joined her summer holiday--once at ,la ,bourboule1 and another time at ,schlangenbad4 ,i remember how she used to enter into the pleasure and fun of our little afternoon teaparties1 given alternately by her party and ours1 each vying with the other in making the most of our limited paraphernalia4 ,and how she enjoyed the ,german custom of taking meals al fresco on every possible occasion1 in spite of gnats and other buzzing insects6 ,she was always quick to see and enter into fun1 taking pains to enlighten those whose perceptions were less keen4 ,her hearty laugh filled one with joy40 ,the same thing is given in greater detail by ,miss ,bird1 who says-- 8,i had known ,miss ,buss for years1 and always felt attracted to her1 but ,i never knew her in her unreserved moods until that visit to ,kissingen1 in #ahhb4 ,we were all up in the morning betimes1 and used to meet on the ,parade to drink the waters4 ,there were some wonderful bread-stalls1 with an astonishing variety of fancy breads and innocent cakes1 where we bought bread for our breakfast1 and also laid in a stock for afternoon tea4 ,we were a party of eight1 and we used to take turns in giving each other tea4 ,when it came to ,miss ,buss' turn to entertain1 she used to take pains to select her cakes1 that we all felt eclipsed4 ,we called her #8ostentatious1' and #8vulgar1' and #8low1' and she rippled with merriment1 and seemed to enjoy being treated as an ordinary human being4 ,she was taking #8mud baths'--that look as formidable and ugly as they sound--a sort of peat mixture that is supposed to draw from the body all its aches and pains4 ,i had seen in a window the picture of a woman emerging from her #8mud1' and when ,miss ,buss was fractious1 and made excuses for not joining in the light frivolities of the place1 ,i used to say1 #8,well1 if you refuse1 ,i will post that picture to the ,college to be exhibited1 and the pupils will then see the degradation of ,miss ,buss6' ,this threat acted like magic1 and1 laughing heartily1 she used to comply4 ,she grew bright and light-hearted1 and contributed her full share of amusing stories40 ,miss ,e4 ,p4 ,hughes records another of these times of relaxation-- 8,i spent a ,christmas holiday with her at ,cannes4 ,she knew that ,i had travelled little at that time1 and she stopped at ,avignon1 ,nmes1 and ,arles1 to show me some of the old ,roman antiquities4 ,her energy and intense interest in everything was simply wonderful4 ,i had chiefly seen the educational side of her life before this1 and it was a revelation to me that she knew so much and cared so much for other things4 ,i am a fairly good traveller myself1 and keen about seeing new places1 but ,i confess myself completely beaten over and over again4 ,i do not think that many people realize the enormous amount of work she got through1 so much of it being unknown except to a few4444 ,she was always ready to enjoy a laugh4 ,i can see her now1 sitting in the great amphitheatre at ,nmes1 enjoying my discomfiture when ,i discovered that1 through my ignorance of ,south ,french patois1 ,i had mistaken our guide's description of a ,sunday bull-fight for a meeting of the ,salvation ,army6 ,at ,arles ,i was severely bitten by the love of ,roman antiquities1 and while ,i was expressing this1 in very ,celtic fashion1 ,miss ,buss said she must take me to ,rome some day1 and laughingly gave me permission to be as mad as ,i liked4 8,i am glad to remember how happy she was at ,cannes1 how keenly she noticed all the beauties of nature1 how warmly she enjoyed our delight in what was new to us1 how sweetly gracious she was to acquaintances in the hotel4 ,i learnt then for the first time to know what a wonderful power of description she had1 as she told me about her visits to ,italy1 and much about modern ,italian history1 describing several eventful scenes witnessed by herself4 ,i can see the pictures vividly now which she painted in words4 ,i remember being surprised at the extent of her reading1 and then realized that she herself was so humble that1 until one knew her well1 one was apt to underrate her40 ,miss ,buss' intimates all fell into the habit of keeping for her joke-book--a book from which she loved to read on any possible occasion--any choice bit of wit or humour1 to reap double pleasure in so sharing it4 ,she had that strong sense of the ridiculous which so often goes with the keenly sensitive temperament1 and which is so essential to perfect balance of character4 ,without this quick perception of the incongruous there must be a want of true perspective in life1 with failure in the right adjustment of the claims of self and of others4 ,very great work can scarcely be done without this gift1 since of all others it most tends to complete sanity--to the sound mind1 if not to the sound body--without which no greatest work is ever done4 ,the intense temperament1 lacking this guiding sense1 is almost certain to show some warp or twist fatal to the finest achievement4 ,to this most helpful power of turning from grave to gay ,miss ,buss certainly owed much of her power of sustained work4 ,at the end of a term1 she was able1 as she so often said1 8to lock all her worries up in a drawer1 and leave them there40 ,she then gave herself up to her holiday with all her strength1 enjoying with keen zest all new places and persons1 and returning from her travels rested and refreshed4 ,it is true that her notion of rest differed not a little from that of average mortals1 who sometimes felt it something of a strain to keep pace with energy so inexhaustible4 ,she would beguile a long railway journey with some stiff reading--very much of her reading was done in railway carriages--and1 on reaching her destination1 after a few hours' sleep en route1 be quite fresh for a day's sight-seeing1 in which little was left unseen that merited notice4 ,she lived to the full in the present moment1 and thus made the most of life1 having learnt to leave the past behind her1 and to wait in hope for the future4 ,several members of the staff speak with the same interest of the holiday parties1 and of the value attached by ,miss ,buss to the complete change of thought given by foreign travel1 quoting her frequent saying3 8,do not run in one groove60 as she exhorted her young teachers 8to save up for a trip abroad40#ai ,she planned and arranged parties in ,france1 ,germany1 and ,italy1 for her teachers and their friends1 where they might take language lessons part of their time1 and for the rest1 go on expeditions for 8thorough0 sight-seeing4 ,and here1 ,miss ,elford adds-- ,footnote #ai3 ,miss ,hughes speaks to this point3 8,on two occasions ,i went with her to see some famous ,roman schools1 as well as by her advice to ,naples1 to see the wonderful school of ,madame du ,portugal4 ,it was a great pleasure to accompany her2 she saw so much1 cared so much1 and compared so admirably what she saw with other schools elsewhere1 and she was so careful to utilize what she saw and heard4 ,she was always anxious to help teachers to visit the schools of other countries1 and did much to stir in me a great interest in foreign education4 ,i believe she first started the idea of travelling scholarships for teachers1 and she felt great interest in the ,gilchrist ,scholarship when it was founded40 8,miss ,buss was a delightful companion4 ,i visited many places in ,france1 ,switzerland1 and ,italy with her1 and she knew the history of every city and town4 ,a stay of three weeks in the ,maderanerthal will never be forgotten1 as she was able to enter into all our expeditions4 8,the young always--men or women--were attracted by her vivaciousness of manner and her delightful talk1 so that our evenings in the hotel were bright and cheerful1 though no one knew who she was till after her departure40 ,she always became quite naturally the centre of any circle4 ,i remember one day1 when she and ,i were staying at ,ben ,rhydding1 we were in a corner of an almost deserted reading-room1 and she began to talk in a low tone about the book she was reading4 ,it was not long before the nearest reader laid down his book and came nearer1 to find appreciative listeners to his good stories of ,ruskin--whose pupil he had been--and of other notabilities1 as he and ,miss ,buss exchanged many an anecdote and bon-mot then crisp and new1 though since worn threadbare4 ,there was no more reading that morning1 every one who came in being very willing to join the laughing circle4 ,many interesting persons came and went during our stay at ,ben ,rhydding1 and it was curious to note how soon they found her out1 and how eagerly all gathered round to join in the talks which she set going4 ,she enjoyed it1 too1 as she writes of it to her sister-- 8,the crowds of people who know me in ,london wear me out1 and ,i confess that in the holidays ,i do not want to make acquaintance recklessly4 ,in a house like this there is no end to them1 and ,i have literally no more time to myself than ,i get at home4 ,still1 the experience is pleasant1 and worth having1 especially for ,frank4 ,some day you must share it with me4 ,it is a comfort to be without household cares1 and a place like this gives one plenty of opportunity of studying life40 ,in summer she generally went abroad1 and her letters give very graphic accounts of her experiences4 ,there is a very full description of ,fcamp1 in particular1 most interesting1 if space would allow4 ,and also many peeps at ,german towns4 ,miss ,crane tells how ,miss ,buss stopped on her way from ,la ,bourboule to collect all the facts to be found in ,orleans1 for her lecture on ,joan of ,arc1 afterwards given to girls2 and ,mrs4 ,offord1 in speaking of the lecture1 shows how1 at that remote date1 ,miss ,buss anticipated the present cult of the ,maid1 setting her in the place now accorded by a repentant country4 ,the entire change of life abroad made it very pleasant to ,miss ,buss4 ,from ,berlin she writes1 in #ahhb-- 8,our pleasant holiday is coming to an end6 ,like ,sep1 ,i seem to revive when out of my own country4 ,yet ,i would not change countries1 if ,i could4 ,exchange climates8 yes2 but country8 no1 no1 a hundred times no6 ,i like to be able to kill myself1 if ,i choose1 by going across a road at my own will1 instead of being taken care of by watchful police and soldiers at every turn4 ,it is dreadful for a country to be over-governed1 and that is the case with all the ,german towns ,i have seen1 so far4 ,we got here last night late2 the ,crown ,prince and ,princess were in our carriage 7,frank and ,i started with ,sara ,bernhardt on her wedding-night674 ,at every point there are soldiers4 ,the whole place bristles with the detestable military spirit2 horrible war-pictures are on the walls of the galleries1 and military trophies are everywhere4444 ,i fear ,prussia will have to pay--like ,france--largely for her #8glory4'0 ,but a volume might be made from her letters in her frequent journeys at home and abroad4 ,she knew her native land well1 but wrote less about it4 ,a few extracts may be given1 especially of a visit to ,charlotte ,bront's home1 during our stay at ,ben ,rhydding4 ,miss ,buss had a very keen love of colour1 and to her the total absence of everything but dull drab in ,haworth was specially depressing4 ,houses1 stone walls instead of hedges1 flat tombstones so thick that no blade of grass could grow between them1 all of this same lifeless drab1 give an effect of singular desolation4 ,the ,parsonage1 with its unbroken walls1 in which were set flat windows1 and with its roof of slate1 closely adjoins the dreary churchyard4 ,the only outlet for those passionate young lives must have been in the blue of the sky and in the changing tints of the expanse of moorland stretching into the far distance4 ,but it is of the church that ,miss ,buss has most to say in her notes of the day-- 8,august #ah1 #ahgi4 8,a party of seven started at eleven1 in a waggonette1 for ,haworth1 a drive of eighteen miles through several villages and the town of ,keighley4 ,haworth 7pronounced ,horth7 consists of one long1 straggling street1 frightfully steep1 so that one can neither drive up nor down1 but must walk4 8,we went to the ,black ,bull for lunch1 and then visited the church and churchyard4 ,oh1 what an abomination the church is6 ,it is very old1 dating from a very early period4 ,it has only two naves1 and no chancel1 nor transept1 nor anything to break its hideous straightness4 ,where the communion-table stands is a window1 small1 and1 on both sides1 another window1 very large4 ,high1 worm-eaten1 rotten pews1 a deep gallery at one end1 and on one side1 and broken or worm-eaten beams everywhere2 narrow seats1 on which it is impossible to sit2 no ventilation1 the whole place reeking with the accumulated foul air of centuries4 ,such is ,haworth ,church6 8,charlotte ,bront died twenty-five years ago--in #ahee4 ,in her time the organ stood over the communion-table1 and over the rectory-pew6 ,it seems impossible1 but this is a fact4 ,the successor to ,mr4 ,bront has moved the organ into the side gallery1 and has taken away the pew1 to leave room for some benches for the choir4 ,in this church ,grimshaw1 ,wesley1 and ,whitfield preached4 8,we1 of course1 saw ,charlotte ,bront's wedding-register4 ,we wandered round the parsonage1 which has been enlarged since the time of the ,bronts2 we walked behind the house on the moors1 and entered the school where she and her sisters taught4 8,all the houses are built of stone1 and look cold and grey4 ,hundreds of ,english-speaking people visit the place yearly1 through the interest in the home of those remarkable women1 the ,bronts1 and yet the church is to be pulled down in three weeks' time4 ,it seems a pity that no one can be found to build a new church1 and let the old one be preserved that we and our successors may see how and in what places our fathers worshipped4444 ,poor ,charlotte ,bront6 ,after seeing the place1 one understands how infinitely sad life must have been in it40 ,in striking contrast with this desolate scene was another experience1 when we spent a few very pleasant days in the last home of ,george ,eliot1 at ,witley1 which had been taken by our friend ,mr4 ,neate4 ,miss ,buss writes to her cousin-- 8#8,daniel ,deronda' was written in her boudoir1 now turned into a spare bedroom1 in which ,i slept4 ,what a crowd of thoughts come into one's mind as one stands in that particular room4 ,if walls could speak6 8,the grounds are #c acres1 so they are extensive enough to afford variety4 ,the house stands on the top of a hill1 surrounded by trees and shrubs4 ,the sun is glorifying everything1 and the distant landscape reminds me of one of the lower valleys in ,switzerland4 ,there are hills on hills1 low1 of course1 in elevation1 but making the view very diversified4 8,within a short distance lives ,birket ,foster1 and nearer still that charming water-colour painter1 ,mrs4 ,allingham4 8,but my mind is full of ,george ,eliot1 her books1 her life1 her struggles1 aspirations---- 8,the carriage is here for a drive1 so ,i have to conclude abruptly40 ,here is a letter telling of one of her summer trips--the meeting alluded to being that first important interview with the ,endowed ,schools ,commission-- 8,harwich1 ,aug4 #h1 #ahgc4 8,,my ,,dear ,,alfred ,,and ,l,,onie1 8,the sea is rolling in before my window2 except for that pleasant sound1 nothing else can be heard6 ,the sun is shining on the opposite coast of the river ,orwell1 while on my right stretches out the ,german ,ocean4 8,having leisure before service1 and again1 as ,i hope1 after it1 what better can ,i do with it than write a little acknowledgment of your loving letters4444 8,i left home last ,thursday1 met ,sep at ,kelvedon1 stayed there till ,saturday4 ,the doctor1 father1 and ,i drove to ,colchester1 thence to ,manningtree and here1 where we are planted for a week4 ,on ,monday ,i go by train 7the father and uncle drive up1 taking three days71 attend the meeting on ,tuesday1 and on ,wednesday start for ,dover1 ,ostend1 and ,brussels1 where ,sep will meet us4 ,miss ,jeanie ,ridley travels with us4 ,on ,saturday week ,uncle ,henry joins me in ,brussels1 and we go on to ,cologne1 thence sleeping at ,mayence1 and going next morning to ,homburg1 that ,i may1 for the first and last time1 see the gambling-tables4 ,they are to be closed this year4 ,at ,heidelberg ,miss ,j4 ,ridley leaves us1 to remain with her friends there1 and we go on to ,zurich1 over the ,splgen1 returning by ,strasburg and ,paris4 8,this route will take us to ,venice by way of the ,brenner ,pass1 between ,munich and ,verona4 8,my dear love to you all4 ,i hope our ,charlie boy is having some riding4 ,a kiss to him and the girls from 8,your loving sister40 ,at ,heidelberg the party remained a few days1 seeing something of the country1 through the kindness of my sister's friends1 who lived in an old 8schloss0 outside the town4 ,during this journey my sister first became really acquainted with ,miss ,buss1 who wrote afterwards to me-- 8,i learned to care a good deal for your #8child1' and soon--well1 not too soon--found out how much lay beneath that excessive reserve4 ,her flashes were very interesting to me1 but my uncle's companionship made it impossible for us to fuse1 as you and ,i did in ,edinburgh40 ,in later years1 a course of waters at a ,german bad became a necessity1 and the letters give sketches of ,spa1 ,ems1 ,kreuznach1 ,carlsbad1 etc41 which may be summed up1 in brief1 in extracts which also show the writer in relation to her own people-- 8,kissingen1 ,aug4 #bj1 #ahhe4 8,,mein ,,theuerster1 ,,allerliebster ,,franz1 8,ich liebe dich noch und immer4 ,it is difficult not to drop into ,german2 we have been in the midst of it so long1 and we take a ,german lesson so often at the little theatre4 ,besides1 it has such pretty expressions4 ,the use of #8thou' to those with whom you are very intimate is charming6 ,it is a loss to have dropped it in ,english4 8,father will be home on ,saturday1 ,i hear1 and ,i hope he will go off to the #8liebe mtterchen' at ,ilfracombe4444 8,to-day1 for the first time1 we have rain4 ,but we have been to the ,salin1 or salt springs1 and are now going to the theatre4 ,last night we went to a #8diabolisch spiritisch' performance by a conjurer4 ,the ,duke of ,cambridge sat very near us1 so near that we could hear nearly all he was saying40 8,marienbad1 ,aug4 #af1 #ahhf4 8444 ,at six a4m4 a fine band strikes up a lovely chorale1 which wakes every one4 ,hundreds of people carrying tumblers go out on the promenade1 when the band plays1 and walk about4 ,there is so great a crowd at the ,kreuzbrunnen that they form three lines1 and walk slowly one after another till they get to the tap1 at which a girl is waiting to serve4 ,some1 ,i among them1 go to a hot-water supply to mix with the icy mineral water1 and then walk for twenty minutes4 ,after this interval1 we again get into line for a second glass1 and have another walk4 ,by this time the band has performed five pieces1 all good music and well played1 and has gone to the other end of the promenade1 where there is another stream1 the ,ferdinand's quelle4 ,i go here for a third tumbler and another walk4 ,i get nearly two hours1 and then1 but only then1 go back to breakfast1 which all heartily enjoy4 8,i have a lovely room1 on the first floor1 beautifully furnished1 with two large windows looking out on the pine forest4 ,every window in ,marienbad has a large cushion1 the size of the sill1 covered with white cotton4 ,i find that these are to put your elbows on to look out of the window4 8,to-day has been beautiful beyond description1 cool and clear1 with cloudless sky1 and the loveliest gleams of light between the pines4 8,we leave here on the #cast1 go to ,munich for three days1 and stay to see the famous ,gorge of ,pfeffers1 and then join ,mrs4 ,hodgson at ,serneus1 ,prttigau1 ,switzerland4 8,i write a card every day to mother or father4 ,please send this on4 ,it is a great pleasure to me to have a card1 dearest laddie1 and to know what you are doing40 8,marienbad1 ,aug4 #bj1 #ahhf4 8,,my ,,very ,,dear ,,sep ,,and ,,maria1 8444 ,i wish ,sep could get a chaplaincy in some ,german spa1 that would be so good for him and me1 and that you and ,arthur could join me in a visit to the same place4 ,the only drawback is the long1 wearisome journey4 ,but one is repaid for the fatigue by the delightful air and the complete change of surroundings4 ,one can live cheaply too4 ,our breakfasts cost--coffee1 tea1 or chocolate1 one egg1 and as many little rolls as one likes--about #i;d42 dinner1 #as4 #f;d4 or #as4 #h;d42 and supper1 #aj;d4 or #as4 ,afternoon tea we make in my room4 ,i have the largest and handsomest room in the house for #bes41 including everything4 ,my room is the general sitting-room1 and where we receive visitors1 of whom there are rather more than ,i care for4 ,the chaplain1 ,mr4 ,thomas1 of ,jesus1 ,oxford1 and his sister1 with whom ,i stayed in ,june1 are here1 with a fair number of ,english whom they know1 and whom1 consequently1 ,i know4 ,there are four members of ,parliament1 ,sir ,algernon ,borthwick1 ,mr4 ,campbell ,bannerman1 ,mr4 ,hoyle1 a most delightful man1 and ,dr4 ,cameron1 ,m4,p4 for ,glasgow4 8,after breakfast ,i return1 and write or rest1 while the others go to the hills and sit all the morning among the pines1 and sometimes dine at one of the forest places4 8,i go to a hot mineral bath at eleven1 and at one we dine4 ,we never know where we shall have our next meal1 and very often have little or no idea of what a particular dish we order may turn out4 ,so the life is so new and fresh1 so delightful for a time that no one can fail to enjoy it4 ,the band plays1 there is a theatre1 there are splendid concerts1 two libraries1 besides endless walks and views in the woods4 ,the air is scented by the pines1 and by the wonderful flowers4 ,we could hardly be happier1 in the quiet way that becomes our age4444 ,an ,italian professor said to one of our ladies1 who was laughing1 #8,ah1 ,i will tame you1 you screw6' ,she said1 #8,what8' ,he answered1 #8,why1 you do not know your ,shakspere60444 8,the ,duke and ,duchess of ,edinburgh only stayed one or two nights1 and had to go to the second floor4 ,to-day we saw the ,grand ,duke and ,duchess walking about3 they are very tall and thin4 ,their children's nurse is resplendent6 ,she made me quite wild to have her dress for the next costume dance60444 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,rome4 8,ecco ,roma60 ,the greatest delights from travel came to ,miss ,buss from the two extremes of ,north and ,south--extremes which yet touch--,sweden and ,italy1 the two most distinctively artistic lands4 ,in the ,venice of the ,north she was at home1 for she loved the people2 and she was not less at home in the ,venice of the ,adriatic1 where she loved the place and the associations4 ,but the ,city of the ,seven ,hills was the home of her heart1 and1 without knowing what she was in ,rome1 one could know only the half of her possibilities4 ,her first visit to ,rome in #ahge opened a new phase of being1 and gave her a way of escape from everyday worry4 ,after this first visit1 she writes-- 8,the worries1 correspondence1 and work of re-opening are immense1 but ,i am well1 and resolute6 8,at ,bologna1 there is a marble medallion of ,ugo ,bassi1 put up by his fellow-citizens4 ,i comfort myself1 you see1 by going back to ,italy40 ,the visit to ,sweden was something less of a holiday than those to ,italy1 because it was full of educational experience4 ,at that date1 #ahga1 ,sweden stood in advance of any ,european country on the introduction of the ,american system4 ,professor ,siljistrm1 having been sent to ,america to report on education1 came home1 wrote his book1 and1 having a free hand1 was able within three years to work a complete reformation4 ,miss ,buss took an introduction to him from ,mrs4 ,garth ,wilkinson1 but he was unfortunately not within reach4 ,through ,miss ,margaret ,howitt1 who had recently spent a year with ,frederika ,bremer1 she became acquainted with the ,baroness ,adlersparre1 one of the chief movers in educational matters1 and editress of a woman's journal published at ,stockholm1 a lady deeply interested in all that interested ,miss ,buss1 through whom the way was opened in ,copenhagen for similar experiences4 ,miss ,buss intensely enjoyed her trip to ,sweden and ,denmark1 and after her return gave an account of her experiences in two lectures to her girls1 with clear summaries of history1 and vivid descriptions of scenery1 manners1 and customs4 ,the peripatetic 78goande10 or 8going107 meals amused her1 and she tells how-- 8there are no chairs round the dining-table1 and no waiters4 ,ladies as well as gentlemen help themselves1 and the hostess has little to do40 ,she also describes1 in ,stockholm1 the novel custom of smrgs1 i4e4 8eating a series of strange dishes as a relish before the dinner began40 8,on a small table1 at the side1 we found smoked reindeer flesh2 smoked salmon with poached eggs2 fresh1 raw1 sliced salmon 7gravlaks72 hard-boiled eggs2 fried sausages2 a kind of anchovy2 raw herrings1 etc42 white and brown bread2 brandy1 etc4 ,the gentlemen drank one sort of spirit out of tiny glasses4 ,everything was tastefully arranged on a snowy cloth40 ,but in this trip her chief interest was in her educational experiences--of which she took full notes--varied by pleasant social gatherings1 to which she and her father and her uncle1 ,dr4 ,buss1 were invited4 ,in the only letter that can now be found relating to this tour she expresses herself very warmly-- 8,aug4 #ag1 #ahga4 8,we have been enjoying ourselves ,i can tell you6 ,one of my introductions has led to an acquaintance with a ,miss ,hierta1 a ,hgral borna1 or nobly born lady1 who is clever1 handsome1 rich1 benevolent1 and young4 ,her father is the oldest member of what we should call the ,house of ,commons1 but it is called the ,lower ,chamber4 ,he is familiarly known as #8,lars ,hierta1' the representative of the ,liberal party1 the friend of education and of women4 ,he is a fine old man of seventy-four1 tall1 handsome1 and1 ,i hear1 witty in the ,house1 and always listened to with respect4 ,he and his daughter have been here to-night to #8soppor1' a word which needs no translation4 8,through ,miss ,hierta ,i have been able to see nine of the great schools here4 ,all ,i can say is that ,sweden sets us a noble example4 ,education is practically compulsory1 as no child can be confirmed till he can read1 write1 and cypher1 and he cannot get employment without the certificate of confirmation4 ,of course such compulsion would not do in our country2 but still it is something to be able to boast that no child can remain ignorant of the #8three ,r's4'444 8,i feel that we ,english1 who are so much richer than these ,swedes1 are yet in many respects far behind4 ,here the ,state considers that it is a duty to provide education for all4 ,and all this has been done1 in the last few years1 mainly through one man1 ,professor ,siljistrm1 who was sent to ,america1 and who1 on his return1 was allowed to remodel the school system 7of which a full account is given740 ,nor was there less attraction on ,miss ,hierta's side4 ,in the following year1 she visited ,miss ,buss in ,london1 and1 written in #ahgc1 ,i have a letter speaking of her sorrow in the illness of 8our dear ,miss ,buss10 and she adds-- 8,i hope that she is recovered now2 she is doing such a noble work1 and she has such a wonderful combination of greatness of heart1 of intelligence and energy1 that a woman like this ought to live eternally even here on earth1 where she is so much wanted4 ,how ,i wish we had one like her here to establish a model school for young girls40 ,in ,mary ,howitt's 8,life0 there is among her ,roman experiences an interesting account of a visit from 8charming ,anna ,hierta1 a beautiful specimen of a ,swedish woman40 ,she was one of the girls deeply influenced by ,frederika ,bremer's 8,hertha10 the book that emancipated woman in ,sweden1 and seemed to me to have in her all the splendid force of the fair1 strong women of the ,north4 ,the first visit ,miss ,buss made to ,rome was in #ahge-gf1 with her brother1 the ,rev4 ,septimus ,buss4 ,here on a post-card are her first impressions-- 8#ea1 ,piazza de ,spagna ,roma1 8,dec4 #bf1 #ahge4 8,we are having a delightful time2 beyond all expression enjoyable4 ,to-morrow evening we visit ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,howitt1 and afterwards ,i will write to you4 ,but we are out all day2 have a late dinner1 and a crowded salon afterwards1 so that ,i can find no time for writing4 ,we have had no rain1 but the most marvellous sunsets6 ,such as ,turner only painted4 ,this lovely city realizes all my anticipations4 ,in nothing have we been disappointed40 ,and later1 this letter-- 8#ea1 ,piazza de ,spagna1 ,jan4 #b1 #ahgf4 8,,my ,,dear ,,carry1 8,rome is perfectly lovely6 ,no word can describe it1 nor the thrilling emotions which it causes4 ,think of the overpowering sensations ,i felt yesterday in driving along the ,appian ,way by the place where ,horatius murdered his sister because of her grief for her lover ,curiatius1 and then under the magnificent arch of ,drusus1 through several miles of tombs4 ,we passed the church of #8,domine1 quo vadis1' the place where ,st4 ,peter1 whose heart failed him1 and who was fleeing from ,rome1 met the ,lord1 and in utter surprise fell on his knees1 saying1 #8,domine1 quo vadis' 7,lord1 whither goest ,thou78 ,to which the risen ,saviour answered1 #8,i go to ,rome1 to be again crucified1' whereon ,st4 ,peter1 regaining his courage1 retraced his steps to ,rome1 and suffered martyrdom4 ,we then visited some ancient columbaria1 or tombs1 containing ashes of the dead4 ,then we entered a great catacomb6 ,as ,i write1 my whole body seems to quiver at the remembrance4 ,we walked about three quarters of a mile through the galleries containing the burial places of many a holy martyr1 especially of the early bishops of ,rome1 most of whom gave their lives for their faith4 ,nothing but coming here will enable a person to understand this marvellous city6 8,always your loving1 8,,arnie40 ,the year following ,mrs4 ,septimus ,buss was her companion1 and she writes to her brother-- 8,roma1 ,dec4 #ca1 #ahgg4 8,,dear ,,old ,,sep1 8,don't you talk about letters6 ,we have written to you every day but one1 and that represents a good deal when you remember ,roman habits4 ,we are1 however1 always wanting news of you4 8,rome is1 ,i think1 more delightful than ever4 ,why is it8 ,the weather is not so fine as you and ,i had it last year1 though magnificent compared with ,english climate4 8,we hear all sorts of things4 ,to-day ,i was told that1 when some cuttings for a new street near ,cardinal ,antonelli's ,villa were being made1 a skeleton1 with a splendid crown on its head1 was found4 8,before #ahgj there were no schools for the poor4 ,now all ,italy has public schools1 free1 attended by many thousands of children40 ,the next year she writes to her sister-- 8,every place ,i go to is full of you4 ,you and ,i are so fully in sympathy in so many things--here especially--that it seemed almost as if our hearts beat in unison last year4 ,my present party is delightful2 they are pleasant1 cultivated girls1 and are very amiable4 ,there has not even been a jar4 ,but surely ,i am not very difficult for them to get on with80 8,not very difficult to get on with80 ,the answer to that question is given clearly enough in a very few of the reminiscences of those happy days--,miss ,findon first-- 8,i went away with her several times in the holidays1 and in #ahgh had the great privilege of being with her in ,rome4 ,mrs4 ,bryant was also there1 and our party was more than a pleasant one4 ,every day for a month we went about with ,miss ,buss1 and she seemed never tired of showing us the places she knew so well1 and pouring out to us her own stores of knowledge in history and art1 which made everything of double interest to us40 ,then comes ,miss ,lawford-- 8,the time ,i1 with some others1 spent with ,miss ,buss in ,rome will ever remain a delightful memory4 ,the many visits which she had paid to ,italy1 together with her love of history1 ancient and modern1 enabled us to get much out of our stay there in a comparatively short time4 ,we were in no danger of imagining we knew the city1 as she constantly impressed upon us that she was merely introducing us to it6 ,i can still hear her4 #8,ecco ,roma6' when we came within sight of the lights of the town on our arrival there at night40 ,mrs4 ,bailey 7,miss ,emma ,elford7 writes at ,christmas1 #ahid-- 8,this time of year always carries me back to the happy month ,i had the privilege of spending with her in ,rome4 ,how delightful it was to know her in her private life1 and how she entered into all one's little joys and sorrows4 ,i shall never forget that delightful ,christmas holiday2 each day now1 as it passes1 ,i almost know where we were1 though it is so long ago as #ahgg4 ,dear ,miss ,buss6 how good she was ever to me2 never forgetting me in anything that was going on40 ,miss ,marian ,elford echoes the same strain-- 8,but to be in ,rome with her was the climax of all delights4 ,she literally knew the history of every corner of it1 both ancient and modern4 ,she was a good linguist1 being able to converse in ,italian1 ,german1 and ,french4 ,not one word of #8school' passed between us from the time we left ,holborn until we were back in our own places1 for she had the happy faculty of leaving work with all its worries behind40 ,in #ahhj1 her party included my sister and ,miss ,fawcett1 who give still the same report4 ,of a visit to ,ostia1 on this occasion1 ,miss ,buss writes fully-- 8,january #aa1 #ahhj4 8,we had a delightful day at ,ostia4 ,we went in a sort of waggonette with a cover as roof1 the sides open1 four horses and two men4 ,our start was made about a quarter after eight4 ,you know the road8 ,through the gate of ,st4 ,paolo by the great ,basilica1 and then a turn to the right 7to the left is the road to the ,tre ,fontane7 took us across #8the dumb ,campagna sea' for miles4 ,the whole distance is sixteen miles4 ,we stopped on the way to look at the magnificent stone-pine forest at ,castel-,fusano1 a little house belonging to the ,chigi family4 ,then we returned to the grand old ,castle of ,ostia1 and1 laying down our rugs1 encamped for dinner 7or lunch7 on the roadside4 ,we had cold fowl1 bread1 butter1 cake1 cheese1 wine1 and oranges4 ,with our etnas1 we also made some cocoa4 ,fancy a perfectly delightful picnic on the #gth of ,january6 8,then we walked along the street of tombs under excavated ,ostia4 ,to any one who has not seen ,pompeii1 it would give a good notion of it4 ,some very fine statues have been dug up and put in the ,lateran4 ,the excavations are going on slowly for want of money4 ,a fine temple has been cleared1 facing the chief road from this post4 ,ostia must have been as magnificent as the ,via ,appia1 in the days of ,st4 ,paul4 ,you remember that lovely bust of the young ,augustus which was dug up in ,ostia80 ,an interval followed after this till1 in #ahhe1 she took her nephew ,frank and a college friend of his4 ,of this visit we have a full account by ,miss ,blatherwick1 which lets us into the secret of the comprehensive knowledge of ,rome which all recognized in ,miss ,buss-- 8,she had travelled all night1 and arrived about #g in the morning4 ,i quite expected she would have had her breakfast sent up to her1 and would have taken a few hours' rest first2 but no6 she had seen ,rome several times before1 but the two gentlemen had not2 and as she could only stay three weeks1 there was no time to be lost4 ,at #i o'clock she appeared at the breakfast-table1 looking #8as fresh as a daisy1' and just as though she had been there a week4 ,directly after breakfast she said to me1 #8,you will join us in everything1 will you not8 ,we four will just fill a carriage4' ,i assented only too gladly1 and that morning began one of the happiest times ,i have ever had4 ,miss ,buss brought with her double or treble the number of books about ,rome that most people would care to take with them on so long a journey1 and generally she put two or three of them into the carriage1 and could turn to any passage she wanted to read aloud1 although her own knowledge was such that she was herself a #8walking guide to ,rome4' ,her days there were passed much as follows3 after breakfast at #i1 she went to her room for a little reading2 at #aj4cj we drove out to see and study something in the ,eternal ,city2 then home to lunch1 and1 after a brief rest1 went out again on the same errand4 ,at #d4cj we assembled in her room for afternoon tea1 which she and ,i had agreed to provide between us4 ,we each boiled some water over our little travelling spirit-lamps2 she had brought with her table-napkins and a dainty little tea-set2 and then--all being prepared--we gathered round the table1 and had a delightful half-hour4 ,one day ,miss ,buss said to me1 #8,madame ,t4 7our hostess7 does not at all approve of these afternoon teas2 ,i think we had better invite her to ours to-morrow4' ,this was done1 and the following day ,miss ,buss remarked1 #8,madame ,t4 said she did not like afternoon teas1 but ,i think she enjoyed hers very much yesterday4' ,tea over1 the gentlemen disappeared to prepare for the late dinner1 and ,miss ,buss quickly changed her dress1 and at #e4cj punctually she and they met in an unused back drawing-room1 and took an hour's ,italian conversational lesson4 ,this daily lesson ended when the dinner-bell rang at #f4cj1 and afterwards we went up to the drawing-rooms1 where all the visitors generally gathered together1 and games at cards1 chess1 draughts1 etc41 were played4 ,she always joined in some of them and in the conversation till #aj p4m4 ,once or twice there was an excursion for the day into the country1 and one evening we went out to view the ,colosseum by moonlight4 ,and this was her holiday6 8,i noticed that during this time1 ,miss ,buss never once spoke of her college1 the teachers1 or anything connected with business1 thus showing how wisely she could put care entirely aside for a time1 and give herself up to relaxation40 ,miss ,buss always went to the ,pension ,tellenbach1 which1 in her time1 was quite a noted centre for the ,english in ,rome1 the visitors' book at the old house in the ,piazza di ,spagna including the names of ,dean ,stanley and ,lady ,augusta1 ,dean ,plumptre1 ,mr4 ,e4 ,a4 ,freeman1 and1 on one occasion1 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,gladstone4 ,madame ,tellenbach was a ,german lady whose social position and knowledge of ,rome gave her the power to make things very pleasant for her guests1 and she was proud of the results of her skill and energy1 a pride into which ,miss ,buss could enter with a real sympathy4 ,on her death1 ,madame ,tellenbach left her whole establishment to her brother-in-law1 on condition that it should be still carried on1 not being able to bear that the work of years should fall to pieces1 and not perceiving that her bequest might be very much of a white elephant4 ,but1 though not in need of it1 ,colonel ,tellenbach was not disposed to reject a valuable property1 so he and his charming wife established themselves in one suite of apartments1 and consoled themselves for the sufferings entailed in the management by giving soires musicales and dansantes to their guests4 ,that ,i should go to ,rome with ,miss ,buss had been our dream for years1 during which my home claims had never made it possible4 ,at last1 in #ahhi-ij1 my sister and ,i met her at the ,pension ,tellenbach1 arriving there two days before her4 ,the advent of so scholastic a party would have carried consternation into any ,british hotel or boarding-house4 ,there was ,miss ,buss herself1 with all her weight of honours2 there was a governor of her schools and the honorary secretary of her centre for the ,cambridge ,local ,examination2 there was the head of the ,cambridge ,training ,college for ,teachers2 there were two ,b4,a4's1 head-mistresses1 and two ,kindergarten head-mistresses1 ,a4,c4,p4 7,associates of the ,college of ,preceptors74 ,even the girl of the party was a ,girton graduate4 ,fortunately1 our kind ,german and ,italian friends had not yet learnt their alphabet in this new style1 and1 in their happy ignorance1 were conscious only of the bright wave of fun and frolic1 of clever and wise talk1 that filled the place with ripple and sparkle during the next three weeks4 ,after the day's excursions1 amusing charades were acted by the ,english1 with artistic tableaux vivants in return by the ,germans4 ,the ,b4,a4's gave a college party in their rooms1 which were en suite1 and were charmingly decorated for the occasion1 where games were played and nonsense talked1 to the despair of ,colonel ,tellenbach and other gentlemen1 who were none of them invited1 not even the ,bishop himself1 who was head of the ,english table4 ,and when they had all gone1 sad was the blank4 ,my sister and ,i stayed on1 and1 very often1 in the evenings1 did ,colonel ,tellenbach come beside us to sigh over the loss of ces charmantes dames anglaises6 ,we had1 of course1 determined that our first sight of the ,colosseum should be by moonlight1 so1 that1 on the first brilliant night when all could go1 we started--fourteen ladies in a procession of five of the nice little ,roman victorias4 ,none of the gentlemen were free to act as protectors1 so we made up in quantity for lack of quality4 ,it must be confessed that some of us could have entered sympathetically into the feelings of the rank-and-file of a forlorn hope4 ,malaria and brigands seemed to us to lurk in every deep dark corner of the vast ruin1 and we did not know what might be the perils of the way thither4 ,but our leader had our confidence1 and we followed1 to find the streets of ,rome as quiet as those of an ,english village1 and in the ruins nothing more than groups of tourists of all nations4 ,still1 our experience made us fully appreciate a story which was going the round at the time4 ,a solitary ,englishman1 wandering in the ruins1 was roused to suspicion by the number of times he came across the same burly1 brown-frocked1 cowled monk1 who finally jostled against him1 turning suspicion into certainty4 ,the ,englishman felt at once for his watch4 ,it was not there6 ,he strode after the monk1 overmatching him in height if not in breadth1 and1 seizing him by the throat1 demanded his watch4 ,a colloquy1 unintelligible on either side1 ended in the monk giving up the watch2 and1 with a parting shake that sent him sprawling1 the irate ,englishman stalked off to tell his wife the tale4 8,but your watch is on the dressing-table60 she said1 in alarm4 ,he pulled out the watch in his pocket4 ,it was not his own4 ,a veil falls over the scene4 ,but the early express next morning took away two passengers who were not likely soon to re-visit the ,eternal ,city4 ,nothing marred our own complete enjoyment of the scene as we sat for some time in the moonlight1 opposite the imperial seat1 trying to bring back the past1 to see the cruel ,roman crowd1 to picture the stately ,vestals with their power of life and death4 ,and most clearly of all we seemed to see the ,monk ,telemachus as he sprang into the arena1 the last human sacrifice to ,roman lust of blood4 ,miss ,findon tells of similar experience-- 8,once1 as we sat in the ,colosseum1 ,miss ,buss read us ,byron's lines and also ,dickens' words about it4 ,i remember the tones of her voice now as she ended3--#8,god be thanked--a ruin6' ,and then paused while we tried to carry our minds back to that old time when under that same blue sky1 this ruin had been the scene of those terrible fights of men and beasts1 and the ,roman ladies looked on4 ,how different from the tender heart of her who was sitting in our midst60 ,long before the story of ,italian patriots was generally known1 ,miss ,buss had made it her own1 and she loved to tell it2 as she had told us on the afternoon of ,christmas ,day that year4 ,i find a note dated #ahgg1 in which she mentions a talk with ,old ,pupils-- 8,i told them about #8new ,italy1' and read from ,mrs4 ,browning1 and ,mrs4 ,hamilton ,king's #8,disciples' and #8,aspromonte4' ,do you know ,mr4 ,browning's #8,court of the ,king1' a small poem80 ,in a letter to her nephew1 we find her feeling on this side of ,italian history-- 8,rome1 ,january1 #ahhd4 8,i hope you sympathize with the progress of humanity1 dearest lad1 and with the regeneration of a nation6 ,my heart thrills when ,i think of how much men have suffered to make beautiful ,italy a geographical fact1 instead of a mere name4 ,only last year a young ,triestine1 named ,overdank1 was hanged by the ,austrians because he with others wanted to annex ,trieste to ,italy4 ,many people think the whole eastern side of the ,adriatic ought to belong to ,italy4 ,of course this was rebellion on the part of ,overdank4 ,according to law1 no doubt1 he suffered4 ,but the horror is that the executioners are said to have sent the bill for the cost of the execution to the heart-broken mother6 ,she had to pay them1 but has since died--happily for her4444 ,and those are ,christians1 and have mothers6 8,italy has a grand past4 ,may she have as grand a future6 ,in the blood of the thousands of martyrs for the liberty and unity of their country is the hope of future generations4 ,our country's history seems but of yesterday1 when one is in ,rome1 surrounded by memorials of the old ,roman ,empire4 ,have ,i told you of the discovery of the house of ,numa ,pompilius1 just excavated in the ,forum1 close to the arch of ,titus1 under the old gate of the ,palatine8 ,it must have been used by the ,pontifex ,maximus all through ,roman history to the time of ,augustus1 who chose to live on the ,palatine1 and fulfilled the conditions by making his house on the ,palatine state property4 ,when he left the house in the ,forum1 the ,vestals were placed in it1 and the discoveries show that these ladies lived in almost regal splendour in this house1 and their statues1 broken--in some cases wilfully--and defaced1 are being dug up daily4 ,when we came1 one only had been found4 ,now there are from twelve to sixteen at least4 ,on these statues is recorded the name of the ,vestal4 ,on one the name is erased4 ,did she lapse1 or did she become a ,christian8 8,in ,december last1 a jar containing #hfd ,anglo-,saxon coins1 dating from #ija to #idf ,a4,d4 7,i think7 was found4 ,how did these coins come there8 ,surely they were brought by the ,anglo-,saxon pilgrims mentioned by ,bede4 ,can you begin to understand the extraordinary fascination of such a place8444 8,i am constantly in a state of thrilling emotion arising from the associations1 and one thing overpowers another4 ,one was quite speechless at the sight of the ancient inscriptions from the tombs of the early ,christians4 ,it was a thrilling thing to see a man like the ,pope1 whose office is so ancient and so sacred1 even to those ,christians who do not agree with him4 8,it was really awe-striking to stand in rooms used by ,augustus1 by ,livia and by ,drusus2 in the case of the latter the frescoes are as fresh as if done a few months since4444 8,i wonder if ,i shall ever have the delight of introducing you to the world of wonders concentrated in ,rome80 ,my own memories of her in ,rome are curiously comprehensive of the whole range of interest in the ,eternal ,city3 heathen1 ,christian1 medival1 artistic1 patriotic2 in each and all of which she was equally at home4 ,on our first ,sunday afternoon we had gone to the ,palatine1 first pausing to try to imagine the splendour of ,nero's ,golden ,house1 before we went on to stand at the bar where ,st4 ,paul must have stood before the ,csar to whom he had made appeal4 ,a portion of the marble rail stands now as it stood then1 and there we tried to picture that memorable scene4 ,miss ,buss described to us how the heathen ,court of ,justice had become the ,christian ,church1 and so vivid was the whole impression that to this moment ,i can still see the graceful careless emperor1 in the centre of the semicircle of fawning1 sneering courtiers1 all making merry at the claim to ,roman citizenship of this mean ,jew2 with some pride too1 no doubt1 at the far sweep of the ,roman power to which her most distant subject could appeal and not in vain4 ,as we stood there1 lost in the past1 there came a sudden clash and clang of all the church bells in ,rome--once there had been one for each day in the year--and all the blue air was full of sound4 ,here was the echo1 still clear and strong1 of the message of the despised ,christian1 while of ,nero's ,golden ,house there is not a single trace4 ,again1 we are standing on the terrace in front of ,st4 ,gregorio1 and seem to watch the descending figure of the monk ,augustine--our ,saint of ,canterbury--as he had just received the blessing of the ,great ,gregory1 and was departing on his mission to those fair-haired ,angles who are so like--and so unlike--the angels4 ,then we turn into the refectory1 where1 day by day1 the saint entertained his twelve poor pilgrims1 and we hear how to his large charity was given the grace of entertaining angels not 8unawares10 since1 on the face of one of his guests whose special need had called out special service1 the faithful servant saw a light which showed him that the ,master of the ,feast ,himself was there in very truth3-- 8,who gives himself with his alms feeds three1 ,himself1 his hungry neighbour1 and ,me40 ,on another day we had gone to see the ,moses of ,michael ,angelo--earth's most lasting symbol of the imperishable ,divine ,law--and1 as we came out of the church1 we paused to look at the picture made by the convent with the tall palm-tree against the ,frangipani ,tower1 and heard how in time of famine the ,frangipani--the 8bread-breakers0--earned their noble name1 as true lords 7hlford1 or 8loaf-ward07 in sharp contrast to the ,borgias--the spoilers of the poor--whose palace still stands to the right of the steps down which we passed1 going through the archway1 that we might look up to the balcony where the beautiful ,lucrezia must often have stood1 to cool her throbbing brow1 under the quiet stars so high above all futile ambition and fleeting passion4 ,and yet another well-remembered walk1 from the ,piazza di ,spagna1 past the studio of ,canova1 to the ,via di ,ripetta1 to look for the bust that marks the house of ,angelo ,brunetti-- 8,the tribune of the people1 who could stay ,a tumult by the lifting of his hand1 ,and by the lifting of his voice could bring ,an array round him0-- by his mother named ,ciceruacchio1 8,fair and strong40 8,and still the name grew with him as he grew ,to stature stateliest1 and strongest arm1 ,and fairest face of all the ,city40 ,and we talked of the great deeds of that fateful year as we followed the street which is now called by the name of him4 8,who with deep eyes1 silent and resolute1 ,rode slowly up the steep of golden sand ,to ,san ,pietro in ,montorio40 ,then1 standing by the grave which tells of the gratitude of ,italia ,una1 we pictured the triumphant procession up that same ,via ,garibaldi1 as the ashes of the patriots who had died for ,italy were brought from far and wide to rest in the ,rome they had loved so well4 ,my ,roman ,journal closes with a comment on ,miss ,buss' most able guidance1 and the conclusion-- 8,to be with her in ,rome is something to be remembered4 ,she is always an inspiration1 with her splendid vitality and energy2 but here1 with her enthusiasm and her complete familiarity with every association1 she is wonderful indeed--a living flame of fire40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,social ,,life4 8,and that which should accompany old age1 ,as honour1 love1 obedience1 troops of friends40 ,when we think of the vivid impressions of men and things that we might have had from one who enjoyed such varied experience1 we cannot but regret that the press and hurry of her life made a diary an impossibility for ,miss ,buss4 ,in the early years of her work she succeeded in filling some small volumes1 but when they were sought after her death1 nothing remained but a few pages with notes of the childhood of her nephews and nieces4 ,from the fairly continuous record in her ,journal-letters from #ahgj-gi1 and from ,miss ,fawcett's ,diary during her residence at ,myra 7#ahfh-hh71 as well as from the letters to the ,rev4 ,francis ,f4 ,buss 7#ahhd-hh71 sufficient indications may be gathered to show us what we have lost4 ,from ,miss ,fawcett we get glimpses of the variety and breadth of interests shared by ,miss ,buss with the inmates of her house4 ,lectures on every topic from the best lecturers1 concerts1 soires1 dances1 charades and tableaux vivants1 excursions and picnics to interesting places1 interviews with celebrated persons1 all go to make the reader imagine what the interest of a full record might have been4 ,life certainly must have been very far from dull in those days1 however full of work it may have been4 ,and this was still more true of the last ten years1 to which we have so little clue1 when she went out even more among the leaders of the educational movement4 ,here are a few notes that we should like expanded-- 8,miss ,buss went to lunch at the ,deanery1 and afterwards had a quiet drive with ,lady ,augusta ,stanley40 8,on ,jubilee ,day ,miss ,buss was invited to the ,abbey by ,dean ,bradley1 and was seated next to ,professor ,max ,mller4 ,at night she told us all about the ceremony4 ,she had been intensely interested in the greetings between the ,queen and the ,royal ,family1 an emotional scene that went to her heart40 8,miss ,buss had an interview with the ,crown ,princess 7the ,empress ,frederick71 and talked of education40 8,miss ,buss has been to the ,prize-giving at the ,richmond ,school4 ,she had a chat with the ,princess ,mary of ,teck40 ,on another of these occasions she was photographed1 sitting beside the ,duchess of ,albany4 ,mrs4 ,hill notes a characteristic point-- 8,she was never satisfied to enjoy anything by herself1 and living at ,myra1 as ,i did1 ,i have been with her at different times to all kinds of things1 the ,indian ,soires1 the ,bishop of ,london's garden-parties1 the ,royal ,society's ,ladies' ,evenings1 and big soires at ,west ,end houses in the season4 ,in the same spirit1 if she had bouquets on ,prize ,day1 etc41 she would send them in old days to ,mrs4 ,laing1 and1 later on1 to people who would care to have them4 ,if she had a carriage to make calls1 she would take some one for the drive40 ,then from her letters to her nephew at ,cambridge-- 8,april #af1 #ahhd4 8,on ,friday ,i lunched at ,st4 ,mark's ,vicarage1 ,surbiton1 with ,archdeacon ,burney1 lineal descendant of the famous musical ,dr4 ,burney1 friend of ,johnson1 ,burke1 ,garrick1 etc41 and father of ,frances1 author of #8,evelina1' and #8,diary of ,madame ,d',arblay1' the fashionable authoress of the day1 on whom ,macaulay afterwards conferred immortality in his essay4 ,do you know her diary8 ,it is so minute that as one reads it one is transported into another age1 and moves among the great men and women of the #ahth century4 ,i can never forget the delight with which ,i read it1 in my twentieth year1 just as it was published4 8,archdeacon ,burney's walls are covered with family portraits1 heirlooms1 ,sir ,joshua's well-known ,dr4 ,burney1 and ,garrick2 ,gainsborough's portrait of ,paul ,sanday and his lady-love2 of ,dr4 ,johnson1 from the ,thrale collection2 of ,madame ,d',arblay 7,fanny ,burney71 and the next generation of ,burneys by ,romney and ,laurence4 8,and there are some lovely ,turners1 and also a fine collection of autographs4444 ,the visit was very interesting4444 ,and then there is an invalid daughter1 with a most lovely face and spiritual expression4 ,she can only be moved from her couch to bed and back1 and yet is full of brightness and good works4 8,there has been a discussion lately as to the author of the lines #8,to love her was a liberal education1' either by ,steele or ,congreve4 ,well1 to see the invalid ,miss ,burney is a ,christian education6 ,how wonderful it is6 ,our heavenly ,father seems to lift some weak ones of earth into a supernatural strength that makes them more powerful from their sick couch than the strong and healthy40 8,feb4 #ba1 #ahhe4 8,i was in ,cambridge yesterday 444 it is not nearly so dear to me as when ,i had a beloved boy there6 ,but still it is always delightful4 ,girton has been very gay--a ball1 some theatricals 7the #8,ladies' ,battle'71 and last night the inter-collegiate debate on ,hero-worship2 seventy ,newnham girls were going to ,girton1 to lead in favour4 ,girton was to oppose by pointing out how it injured worshipped and worshipper4 8,i spent the morning at ,newnham1 called at ,king's1 to see ,mr4 ,c4 ,ashbee's new rooms2 lunched at ,girton1 and had afternoon tea there1 and went to #8,potts1' to see ,willie ,b4 ,he asked ,o4 ,ashbee to meet me40 8,feb4 #ae1 #ahhe4 8,on ,friday ,i went to a meeting at the ,mansion ,house about the ,parkes ,museum1 and then to the ,vicarage4 ,mother1 who was expecting ,prof4 ,stuart1 ,m4,p41 made me stay and dine with them4 ,he is very bright1 and ,i liked him4 ,besides1 he is a ,cambridge man1 and that is a passport to me4 ,he told us some stories of exam4 mistakes1 etc40 8,feb41 #ahhe4 8,i have been out twice this week1 once to ,mrs4 ,dacre ,craven's 7ne ,florence ,lees71 wife of the ,rector of ,st4 ,george's1 ,bloomsbury4 ,there were many interesting things to be seen1 among others a series of photographs of ,mecca1 also of ,medina4 ,they must have been done by a ,mahommedan1 as it is death to a ,christian to enter these sacred places4 8,another evening ,i went to the ,countess ,d',avigdor's4 ,she is a most beautiful old lady4 ,the ladies were flashing with diamonds1 and there was some splendid music4 ,but most of the men were ,conservative1 and were abusing ,gladstone in a most shameful way4 8,did ,i tell you ,i met ,mr4 ,guthrie 7vice versa ,guthrie78 ,he is very simple and unaffected4 ,i saw him at ,mrs4 ,ashbee's4 ,sir ,spencer ,wells was also there1 the famous doctor40 8,june #f1 #ahhf4 8,i go to ,oxford on ,friday1 to stay till ,tuesday1 and a most splendid programme of ,university sights1 luncheons1 dinners1 meetings1 etc41 is arranged for ,sunday1 ,monday1 and ,tuesday4 ,i am to be the guest of ,mr4 ,thomas and his sister2 ,i think he is a ,master of ,queen's1 but am not sure of the college4 ,friday and ,saturday ,i must give to the ,head-mistresses' meetings1 but ,i shall see a good deal of ,oxford life4 ,it will be grand to be in ,oxford on ,whit-,sunday40 8,june #bi1 #ahij4 8,every day this week is full of engagements1 and ,i find it difficult to escape them4 ,i like to accept some4 ,i should much have liked to go to ,mrs4 ,gladstone's garden-party1 and also to the ,duke of ,westminster's garden-party 7,i was asked as a subscriber to the ,church ,house71 but ,i could not manage either1 in consequence of previous plans--,rugby1 for instance4 8,for the first time1 yesterday1 ,i went to the ,rugby ,speech ,day1 at the invitation of ,dr4 ,percival1 the ,head-master4 #8,tom ,brown' was there1 and when ,dr4 ,percival announced him the cheers were deafening4 ,mr4 ,hughes has aged since ,i last saw him4 ,he has made ,rugby known to every civilized country1 as well as live for ever in the memory of ,rugbeians4 8,our own ,prize ,day was quite the best we have had for several years4 ,the ,bishop of ,rochester made an excellent speech1 in perfect taste1 and ,lady ,elizabeth ,biddulph1 daughter to our early friend1 the late ,countess of ,hardwicke1 also delivered a good speech1 which was liked by parents and girls4 ,she is a thorough-going ,temperance speaker1 accustomed to large audiences40 ,cheltenham was another very attractive social centre4 ,there she met ,mrs4 ,frances ,owen1 whose exquisite lecture on ,wordsworth1 given at the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 introduced her to the circle there4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,middleton and their son were dear friends of the same period1 and ,miss ,buss delighted in telling the stories of ,mr4 ,middleton's wonderful cat2 especially that of waking its master at early dawn one morning that it might display five rats1 laid in a row at the door2 or the still more strange story of its taking ,mr4 ,middleton into the library1 after a fortnight's absence1 and there telling him a long tale1 which the maid explained by saying that the cat1 shut up in this room1 had met in fierce combat and slain another of the enemy4 ,in ,mr4 ,henry ,middleton ,miss ,buss found artistic sympathy1 and also gave it1 for her drawing-room was one of the first decorated by ,mr4 ,middleton in the new fashion which superseded the old white and gold of the first half of the century4 ,i remember being taken by ,miss ,buss to see ,mrs4 ,middleton1 8that saintly woman10 as her friends called her1 and bringing away a memory of peace and joy4 ,she had come to try ,london advice for the complaint which proved fatal4 ,and ,mrs4 ,owen did not long survive her4 ,but ,cheltenham1 first and last1 meant ,miss ,beale4 ,it is a joy to think of the meetings--happily frequent--between these two kindred workers1 who could give each other so rare a sympathy4 ,the ,north ,london ,collegiate and ,camden ,schools and the ,cheltenham ,ladies' ,college are two great creations1 original works of genius2 and when we think of the continuous stream1 scarcely less than a thousand persons1 pupils and teachers1 always passing through both places1 we find a power and influence simply incalculable4 ,the meeting between the two heads suggests a tte--tte between two queens1 who for a brief bright respite may escape from the loneliness of royalty4#bj ,footnote #bj3 ,as an instance of the 8true word spoken in jest10 we find this separateness of the two leaders emphasized1 at a very early period of their career1 in the often-quoted nonsense-rhyme1 at which they laughed with the rest-- 8,miss ,buss and ,miss ,beale ,cupid's darts do not feel2 ,they are not like us1 ,miss ,beale and ,miss ,buss60 ,the authorship of this quatrain is uncertain1 being attributed either to a master of ,clifton1 or to a boy of ,cheltenham ,college4 ,it is quite certain that they were not written by one of ,miss ,buss' pupils1 nor were they ever 7as reported7 found on the blackboard of any class-room in the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school for ,girls4 ,miss ,beale was some years the younger1 and in fullest vigour when her friend was feeling the stress and strain of work4 ,but ,miss ,buss took the deepest interest in all the later developments at ,cheltenham1 and could rejoice in seeing at last the full realization of her own early dream1 in an institution where a child may now enter the ,kindergarten at the age of three--there is a lovely school full of these happy mites--and1 after going through all the course1 may finally leave the ,training ,school as ,b4,a4 or ,b4,sc41 fully competent to teach what she has so thoroughly learned4 ,it was wonderful how many different interests were packed into that full life4 ,besides all her private visiting1 and educational and philanthropic meetings1 there were the meetings of literary societies4 ,she often went to those of the ,royal ,institution1 and of the ,royal ,geographical1 taking her girls4 ,she belonged to the ,wordsworth ,society1 and ,i remember her keen delight in an address by ,james ,russell ,lowell1 in the library at ,lambeth ,palace1 and again the satisfaction in the beautiful simplicity with which ,mr4 ,lowell1 in an address to the ,browning ,society1 took the ,christian side in the discussions which were a marked feature of that society4 ,even for the ,society of ,psychical ,research she could keep an open mind1 though in general she did not care for things abstract or vague4 ,for fun she was always ready1 and ,i well remember how we enjoyed ,mark ,twain's subtle nonsense1 in his lecture on 8,our ,fellow-savages of the ,sandwich ,islands40 ,she had by nature and early association a great love of the drama1 and indulged occasionally in a visit to the theatre1 especially enjoying a ,french play1 as she says-- 8,i am taking an evening sometimes1 however1 to get a ,french lesson at the ,comdie ,franaise4 ,i saw ,l',avare last night4 ,it is most perfectly acted4 8,i saw ,bernhardt in ,andromaque4 ,she is a wonderful actress1 with a curious power of impressing herself on the spectator's mind4 ,andromaque made one very sad2 it seemed to point to the poor empress4 ,how thankful ,i should be to die if ,i were in her place40 ,she had much to say on her return from all such experiences1 as well as from dinners and ftes1 when she had met and talked with eminent persons4 ,unhappily1 there was no phonograph to take down her talk4 ,it has gone1 and with it all the record of times and seasons of public and private import of which she knew4 ,then we have a peep at the books that interested her-- 8,broadstairs1 ,aug4 #bf1 #ahgc4 8,frank has been my companion in all my wanderings4 ,i have read to my heart's content2 the laddie always goes to bed early1 and so ,i had always two or three hours at night4 ,i have devoured books on ,education1 ,siljistrom's ,american schools1 ,heppeau's ditto4 ,so that ,i have had two studies of ,american education2 the one from a ,swedish point of view1 the other from a ,french4 ,in ,belgium1 my boy and ,i studied ,motley's #8,rise of the ,dutch ,republic1' #8,belfry of ,bruges1' etc4 ,although the holidays have been more broken up than ,i care for--they have been restful and enjoyable4 8,on ,saturday #fth ,i am to go to ,gunnersbury1 where my uncle ,henry lives1 and then ,i shall have a few days in the middle of the last week of the holidays4 ,if ,i can1 ,i want to go to ,stratford-on-,avon on a pilgrimage--by the way1 pilgrimages are all the fashion now6--to ,shakespeare's country40 8,i have been reading with intense interest the ,american book on the education of girls--the answer1 by an ,american woman1 to the book by ,dr4 ,clark which formed the text for ,dr4 ,maudsley's article in the ,fortnightly for ,april against the ,higher ,education of ,women6 ,the ,american women make out a strong case for themselves4444 8,if you have not read #8,sister ,dora' let me lend it to you4 ,she is an encouragement and a warning6 ,she was very self-willed1 and that is different from being strong-willed4 ,she was the latter1 too40 7,to her nephew1 ,january #h1 #ahib47 8,i am going to send you two comic books--#8,my ,wife's ,politics' and #8,samantha among the ,brethren'--both books bearing on the woman-question--the question of the end of the nineteenth century4 ,you will perhaps live to see the effects of the emancipation of women4 ,their higher and fuller development1 their greater knowledge1 and therefore greater sympathy1 will bring them nearer to men of the best kind4 ,for the other kind of men--as ,mrs4 ,poyser says1 #8,there will always be fools enough to match the men6' ,i should like to revisit our planet at the end of the twentieth century1 to see the effect on ,society of the great revolution of the nineteenth--the ,woman's ,rights ,question40 ,in early days1 ,miss ,buss used at ,easter to take a large house by the sea1 and fill it with her family--the nephews and nieces bringing young friends--or with pupils or members of the staff4 ,later1 her country house at ,epping was open in this way for short holidays1 and of these ,mrs4 ,hill says-- 8,it was delightful to be with ,miss ,buss at ,epping4 ,she generally had something interesting to read to us in the evening4 ,she never minded what we did1 and looked indulgently on all kinds of pranks4 8,she remembered one's likes and dislikes in the way of food4 ,one of the last times ,i had tea with her 7in ,october1 #ahgd7 she had some special cakes which she knew ,i liked1 and when ,mr4 ,hill and ,i were staying with her at ,overstrand1 if we expressed a liking for anything1 she said to her companion1 #8,why do you not get it for them8' 8,this minute thoughtfulness is a matter of constant comment4 ,miss ,edwards tells of a visit from an old pupil who brought her daughter to ,myra1 and at tea-time ,miss ,buss asked1 #8,does your little girl like sugar as much as you did1 my dear8'0 ,during her nephews' college career she several times took a house at ,cambridge1 always arranging something in which her girl-undergraduates could join4 ,of one of her dances there is an account from her friend ,mrs4 ,mathieson-- 8,in ,january1 #ahhf1 ,miss ,buss called and asked me to join her in giving a dance at ,cambridge4 ,her two nephews were there1 and ,mr4 ,w4 ,buck4 ,my son was also there1 and my daughter at ,girton4 ,i think we had about twenty from ,girton1 and the same number from ,newnham1 and ,miss ,hughes brought about twelve from the ,training ,college4 ,miss ,buss and ,i each took down a party1 and there were plenty of men from the various colleges4 8,i well remember the interest taken by ,miss ,buss in the arrangements1 and her distress because ,girton and ,newnham would not extend the time for their students1 who were obliged to leave us at #aj4cj1 which1 of course1 broke up our party1 since we were left with fifty men to ten girls1 as ,miss ,hughes took hers away when the other colleges went40 ,there is a little note from ,miss ,buss in reference to this party1 in which she says-- 8,i find ,i have made a mistake in the date2 ,february #be is in ,lent4 ,in any case1 the dance cannot be managed before ,easter4 8,have you seen ,punch8 ,there is a small young lady who1 when accused by her mother of being #8stupid1' says1 #8,no1 ,i am only inattentive6' ,let me hope my mistake was like the child's60 ,mrs4 ,hill1 who knew the ,cambridge life well1 says of it-- 8,she seemed most in her element1 so to say1 when she was at ,cambridge4 ,i went with her ten or twelve times1 and she was always most anxious that her young people should have the best time possible4 ,if necessary1 she would herself chaperon us to breakfast1 lunch1 tea1 coffee1 in the ,undergraduate's rooms1 and 7what added to the pleasure7 she enjoyed going4 ,twice she gave a dance1 when she made a delightful hostess40 ,it is also in reference to this phase of her life that ,mrs4 ,bryant gives this pretty picture of ,miss ,buss-- 8,her sympathy with young people was by no means limited to the serious side of things1 or to her own remembered experiences4 ,her imagination1 with the tender1 happiness-loving heart behind1 held her in touch with all the innocent gaieties1 and even vanities of youth4 ,many will remember her pleasant parties at ,cambridge1 including some dances1 and the delightful way in which she acted the part of motherly chaperon1 never tired1 never in a hurry to get to the end1 never distressed by those modifications in the order and punctuality of meals which youth regards as a normal part of merry-making4 ,respecting the vanities1 ,i remember telling her on one occasion that my niece was going to her first #8grown-up' dance4 #8,there are such pretty shoes nowadays for girls1' she said1 #8,i hope you have got her something very pretty4 ,a girl's first dance comes only once4'0 ,miss ,newman tells a similar tale of a time when1 as they were together at ,matlock1 ,miss ,buss asked her to help choose some amber for a birthday present1 asking her opinion and advice4 ,miss ,newman had no idea that ,miss ,buss knew that the next day was her birthday2 but when the birthday came she found the amber on her table1 with a card of good wishes4 ,mrs4 ,bryant says also that-- 8when boys were in question1 her sympathy was even more delightful4 ,in her family experience1 boys had predominated1 though she had always been a girl-like girl1 not given to participation in boys' games4 ,her tolerance for boys1 their muddy boots and disturbing household ways1 was quite unlimited1 though doubtless1 and probably for that very reason1 no boy of her circle would have thought of disobeying her4 ,i have spent more than one happy holiday with her and her nephews in the country1 and know how to appreciate her rare sympathy with our more athletic ideas of pleasure1 and the ease with which her plans would fall in with ours4 ,once ,i was with her in ,killarney1 and wanted to climb ,carn-,tual4 #8,i want to go for a climb to-morrow1' she said4 #8,it will suit me excellently to drive to the foot of your mountain1 and there will be plenty to amuse me while you go up4'0 ,her intensity of vital power kept her in touch with all young life4 ,the strong love of little children1 which was one of her most marked characteristics1 was only the lovely blossoming of this vigorous growth2 nothing refreshed her more1 when she was tired of work1 or worn with worries1 than to have a 8baby-show0 of her nephews and nieces in their day1 and then of their children and the children of old pupils4 ,she liked just a few at a time1 so that she might thoroughly enjoy them1 when she would herself get out toys from her stores1 watching the play while she and the mothers told stories of child wit and wisdom4 ,one of her very latest pleasures in life was the visit of a little new namesake--a tiny 8,frances ,mary10 who will rejoice in the name though she can have no memory of the kind face that brightened at the sight of her baby ways--and one of her last quite coherent remarks was an inquiry for 8little curly-head10 as she called her nephew's little son4 ,here is a characteristic little story told by ,mrs4 ,pierson-- 8,at the house of an old friend the other day ,i met a young married lady with her baby4 ,we were talking of ,miss ,buss1 and she said1 #8,i only saw her once1 when ,i was five years old1 but ,i have never forgotten her4 ,she saved me from a cruel nurse who ran away from me1 and hid in the coal-yards near ,chalk ,farm ,station1 while ,i cried because ,i was lost4 ,a lady came by and took my hand and comforted me and asked me where ,i lived4 8,near some mountains--red mountains10 ,i said1 and her quick perception divined that ,i meant some new houses being built near ,primrose ,hill4 ,she took me in the direction of ,oppidan's ,road1 where ,i soon recognized my home2 and1 after her interview with my mother1 ,i need not say the nurse had to leave4'0 ,it is delightful to read ,miss ,buss' holiday letters about the children1 who were often with their aunt while their parents went for rest and change4 ,while the world was standing in awe of the 8eminent educationalist0 she was inditing sweet letters full of babytalk1 of wise counsel hid in nonsense1 or of the affection of which her heart was so full-- 8#ahfe4 8,,my ,,dear ,,little ,,mother1 8,oh6 what a boy is ours6 to talk about #8jolly'6 ,naughty little monkey6 ,we want a three-year old1 not a grown-up boy4 ,kiss him thousands of times for his loving ,arnie1 whose heart goes out to him twenty times a day at least4 ,she pictures to herself1 over and over again1 the sweet little shy face on the pier1 and her boy waiting to throw himself into her arms when she lands4 8,i went last night to see ,lonie1 more especially to get a kiss of ,nina40 8,stockholm1 ,august #cj1 #ahga4 8,,my ,,dear ,,little ,,mother1 8,you do not deserve1 by the way1 to be the mother of sons6 ,you want sweet little goody children--girls--who will sit still1 and be made fine1 always do what they are told 7in public671 never make a noise1 and be clever1 well-informed children1 who will answer any question 7provided it be given in the form printed in their books71 write beautifully1 and spell splendidly6 ,thank goodness6 #8my' child is not one of those dear darling little humbugs4 ,why1 ,i am quite proud of his writing1 and his spelling wants time1 of course4 ,how many of ,miss ,f4's class spell better than he8 ,none1 of course4 ,nor do ,nina and ,may-,may spell better4 ,their ,french bothers them4 ,frank is a sensible1 well-informed lad for his age1 and1 above all1 he has a desire for knowledge4 ,education is not reading and writing1 but means a desire to acquire information4 ,as for ,arthur1 he is a darling2 kiss him for his ,arnie40 8#ahfd4 8,my dear darling ba-lamb 7lioness rather7 sister1 ,i hunger and thirst after you and our boy to a painful degree4 ,it is very distressing1 but as ,i grow older ,i find my heart-strings are really pulled violently by a select few4 ,it is quite painful to have a heart and feel its existence4 8,god bless you all1 prays your loving sister 8,,fanny40 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,friendships4 8,a true friend is one that makes us do all we can2 those who trust us1 educate us40 8,to have friends one must be a friend10 was true of this life on both sides4 ,she was a friend1 and she had friends in abundance4 ,of her women-friends we have had full proof1 and we may count almost as many men who mourn her loss with feeling scarcely less intense4 ,many who are less known to fame will echo words like these from some of the leaders in education4 ,the ,bishop of ,winchester writes of her as 8one of the truest1 wisest1 and ablest women it has ever been my privilege to know and esteem as a friend40 ,dr4 ,w4 ,g4 ,bell1 of ,cambridge1 adds1 8,only those who had the privilege of being called her friend realized how faithful she was to her friendships1 as well as loyal to the work which was so dear to her40 ,dr4 ,wormell1 on hearing of the fatal nature of her illness1 speaks from a full heart-- 8,the news you give me fills me with sadness4 ,miss ,buss gave me her helping hand and cheering smile when ,i had few friends1 and had scarcely crept from obscurity4 ,it is not easy for me to say what is the depth and length and breadth of my affection for her--in all dimensions it is beyond measure4 ,i grieve as one who suffers irreparable loss1 and can scarcely ask myself what of others who have been closer to her80 ,dr4 ,hiron says that-- 8illness prevents the privilege of joining those who will gather in large numbers to do her honour4 ,but though not present in person ,i shall be with them in spirit1 and in the hearty desire to give to her of the fullest appreciation of her personal qualities and of her great services to the cause of education1 particularly of the higher education of women4 8,i first met her at ,dr4 ,hodgson's1 nearly twenty-five years ago4 ,for many years ,i saw a great deal of her1 especially at the time when ,i was secretary of the ,girls' ,public ,day ,school ,company4 ,from the first ,i was profoundly impressed by her insight into educational problems1 but1 most of all1 by her devotion1 heart and soul1 to the work to which she had put her hand40 ,mr4 ,storr speaks not only as an educationalist but as a friend-- 8,i mourn a very old and very true friend4 ,i always felt with her that1 differ as we might--and we often differed on educational politics--she was absolutely single-eyed1 and her judgment was never warped by personal ambition or arrire pense4 ,my girls1 as you know1 were greatly attached to her1 and ,i owe her much as having set them the example of a noble-minded1 generous1 great-souled woman40 ,her influence over young men1 the friends of her nephews1 or brothers of her pupils1 was very remarkable1 and it would not be easy to count the number who can add to the words of one of the college friends of the ,rev4 ,francis ,f4 ,buss-- 8,to me your aunt's friendship was a most valued privilege1 and ,i owe very much to her both on account of her personal influence over me1 and the many pleasant friendships she made for me2 and last1 but not least1 that she was one of the first people to introduce me to ladies' society at all40 ,her letters to her nephew while at ,cambridge quite explain this influence4 ,she was not in the least afraid of young men1 but was her own real true self always1 thus touching the reality below their surface pretences4 ,here is one of her grave letters-- 8,i am very deep in work1 but ,i manage to find time for you1 and to think of you and your approaching ordination4 ,you are about to take the most serious step in your life1 and ,i hope and pray that it may be blessed to you and to those among whom you may have to work during the rest of your life4 ,it is a noble profession1 but one that entails much self-control and self-sacrifice4 ,but if you think chiefly of the work to which you are called1 and not of yourself1 you will be useful and happy4 ,you must not think too much about what people may say or think of you1 but simply do your work faithfully and leave the results4 ,you are disposed to mind #8,mrs4 ,grundy' too much1 my very dear boy1 but this is not a good thing if carried to excess4 ,to be careful in imagination1 to put one's self into the place of another1 is right1 but this is the opposite of minding #8,mrs4 ,grundy4'0 ,these letters are full of wisdom as well as of tender thoughtfulness4 ,she wanted him to profit to the full by the advantages which she esteemed so highly4 8,at ,cambridge1 more than anywhere else10 she says 7for the moment forgetting ,oxford71 8is to be found the highest product1 so far1 of human civilization4 ,men there get the highest culture ever yet attained1 and the #8,dons' are also the most finished gentlemen4 ,there is an indescribable something in the bearing1 air1 tone of voice even1 of a ,cambridge man which ,i believe he never loses all his life4 ,but the men are most courteous towards women3 that is one distinct mark of their training4 ,i have never heard a rough word nor seen a rough act towards women1 and ,i want you to become such a man as the best men in your ,university40 ,at the same time she is interested in the smallest details of the new life1 as when she writes-- 8,it was a great delight to me to see you in your rooms4 ,but the sofa is rather shabby4 ,shall ,i send you an ,afghan rug to throw over it8 ,tell me4 ,perhaps you would rather choose one for yourself80 ,but of all the friends of whom she thought and for whom she cared time would fail to tell4 ,her sky was full of 8bright particular stars10 each moving in its own orbit4 ,perhaps her regard may have been most fixed by the 8double-stars10 of which there were many brilliant examples4 ,her 8dual friendships0 seemed to have doubled strength and joy for her4 ,it was either that her friends married to please her as well as each other1 or that she could at the same time include divergent characters2 but all her life she was singularly happy in her married friends4 ,her ideal of family life was high1 as we see from an interesting letter written from ,bonaly in ,september1 #ahgg-- 8,as ,i travelled here1 on ,tuesday1 by way of ,kendal and ,carlisle1 my mind was full of you4 ,you remember our journey together to ,edinburgh8 ,i left ,salisbury1 on ,monday1 in a dreadful storm of rain4 ,it is much colder here4 ,along the road1 it was quite sorrowful to see the sheaves of corn standing in water6 ,whole fields1 too1 are lying under water4 8,during my railway journey here1 and one last ,saturday to ,cheltenham1 ,i read #8,kingsley's ,life4' ,it is intensely interesting1 and is to me like a strong tonic4 ,it braces one up and leaves strength behind4 ,how he suffered in middle life1 and how bravely he bore up1 under undeserved blame1 is all told1 and how loving1 tender1 and faithful he was as a husband4 8,his married life is a beautiful poem4 ,mrs4 ,kingsley was everything to him4 ,for her sake1 he revered all womanhood4 ,one of his children speaks of the happy evenings at ,eversley ,rectory when #8father sat with his hand in mother's1' and poured out his brave1 strong words for wife and children only4 8,i esteem it one of the proud moments in my life1 when ,canon ,kingsley thought it worth while to stand and talk with ,miss ,chessar and me about our school1 and expressed his wish to visit us--a wish never fulfilled4 ,his life is so much more after my heart than ,harriet ,martineau's1 which ,i have also been looking at4 ,her strictures on men and women are so harsh--there was little love and tenderness in her nature1 and she seems always to say hard things--things which leave a sting behind4 ,i shudder at her absence of all belief1 and wonder how she could bear life after ceasing to believe in a personal ,god and immortality4 ,kingsley's life is an antidote to hers40 ,in early days ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,laing held equal rank in her regard4 ,then her brothers--her friends as well as kin--gave her dear friends as well as loved sisters in their wives4 ,here is a pretty little note which was written on their wedding-day to ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,septimus ,buss1 addressed to 8,dear old boy--,dear little #8coz4'0 ,after describing the later events of the wedding-day1 she says of the wife of the vicar-- 8,mrs4 ,n4 is a dear6 ,she said she was much interested in your wedding1 as she had a hand in it1 and liked old ,sep1 and she spoke so nicely about him in particular1 and things in general1 that ,i fell in love with her2 and then1 to complete her victory1 she admired ,lonie1 my dear #8old' sister4 ,now1 did she not go the right way to win me for ever80 ,she had not lost this sprightly style in writing1 in #ahgc1 of the change which took the ,rev4 ,septimus ,buss from the chaplaincy of ,st4 ,pancras ,workhouse to the ,rectory of ,wapping-- 8#8,many a time and oft' have ,i thought of you and wished to be a bird1 that ,i might fly to you4 ,but even you cannot guess what the last fortnight has been6 8,i was dictating this morning #8du dplorable sort des choses humaines1 qui veut qu'au succs social soient toujours mles des disgrces1 et que nos joies soient toujours accompagnes de tristesses4' 8,my dear boy ,sep has a living offered him by the bishop--at last6 ,the great desire of my heart 7outside the work--well1 no6--inside everything7 has been to see him out of the workhouse6 ,well1 he is to go to ,wapping4444 ,how true it is that nothing is simple and single44440 ,in #ahha she writes to the ,rev4 ,septimus ,buss on his transference to the ,vicarage of ,shoreditch-- 8,i am so thankful to know of your promotion4 ,you both deserve it1 for you are model parish chiefs4 ,shoreditch must be very poor1 judging from the little one sees in passing through it--only ,i suppose it is not damp4 ,dear little mother1 ,i hope you will like the place4 ,anyhow1 it is better than ,wapping40 ,of another dual friendship we have a charming glimpse in a note to ,dr4 ,j4 ,g4 ,fitch1 in response to the gift of his first book-- 8,since seeing you1 ,i have looked at the dedication1 and am much touched by it4 8,it is a great privilege and happiness to know such a home as yours4 8,lately1 ,i have been talking to my young people about women's duties1 and ,i quoted ,mills' dedication to #8,liberty1' ,de ,toqueville's tribute to his wife1 and others4 ,yours is but another example of the wife's #8work and counsel' which enables a man to do and #8write things useful4' 8,i thank you most warmly for the book itself1 for the kind words with which it was accompanied1 and ,i also thank you for the dedication1 because1 through the #8dearest wife1' it is a tribute to all women40 ,also in the home of ,dr4 and ,mrs4 ,hodgson1 she found full scope for the strong element of romance which never died out of her nature4 ,some part of her holiday was always spent with them1 and she expanded to the full in these congenial surroundings4 ,they lived for a time in ,london2 then at ,bournemouth1 where ,mrs4 ,hodgson went to be near her father1 ,sir ,joshua ,walmsley2 and finally at ,bonaly1 when ,dr4 ,hodgson filled the ,chair of ,economic ,science in ,edinburgh1 each home being more charming than the last4 ,she first writes of these visits to me in #ahgb-- 8,my ,bournemouth visit has been most pleasant1 as indeed my visits to ,mrs4 ,hodgson always are4 ,she is one of the most lovable1 loving1 and unselfish women ,i know1 and her home-life is a constant lesson4 ,she is one of those whom ,i dearly love1 and who are necessary to me4 ,yet1 seven years ago1 ,i did not know her4 ,her father's illness and death have tried her much lately1 and ,dr4 ,hodgson's absence in ,edinburgh throws much responsibility on her40 ,in #aheh1 ,dr4 ,hodgson was ,assistant-,commissioner on the ,first ,royal ,commission of ,inquiry into ,primary ,education1 and he probably became interested in ,miss ,buss in connection with her evidence before the ,secondary ,commission1 in #ahfe4 ,after that date1 he gave his lectures on ,physiology and ,political ,economy in her school1 and acquaintance ripened into friendship4 ,three thick note-books1 in her own writing1 testify to her interest in the lectures1 as well as to her indomitable energy and industry4 ,in #ahgc1 she says-- 8,the temptation to go to ,bradford is immense4 ,my dear friend1 ,dr4 ,hodgson1 who has done more for me intellectually than any man1 except ,mr4 ,laing1 in my whole life1 is president6 ,but to go from ,friday to ,monday would hardly be of any use1 would it8 ,and ,i could not be absent a week4 ,can we find out when the papers are read8 8,i am so driven6 ,it is really dreadful1 and ,i feel so weary that ,i can hardly bear myself4 ,but when the machine is once wound up and set going1 ,i get better4 8,i fear that ,bradford meeting will clash with our ,board meeting4 ,october #hth1 is it not8 ,our meeting will be very important1 and ,i must have hours of leisure to compare the schemes and annotate them40 ,during ,dr4 ,hodgson's residence in ,london1 before going to ,bournemouth1 his house was full of interest to ,miss ,buss1 taking the same place in her life as ,mr4 ,laing's had done as a meeting-point for persons with whom she was in sympathy4 ,dr4 ,hiron mentions one eventful dinner-party1 which began the friendship between ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,fitch and ,miss ,buss1 as well as with himself4 ,there are a few words to her sister1 which show the influence of ,dr4 ,hodgson from #ahfe1 and onwards-- 8#ahfe4 8,miss ,davies has asked me to meet ,miss ,clough of ,ambleside 7who drew up a plan for co-operation among teachers71 ,miss ,bostock1 and other educational ladies4 ,i cannot help feeling that our new friend1 to whom ,i am so devoted and grateful1 has had greatly to do with my position lately4 ,it is almost indefinable1 but it would seem as if he had set a stamp on me1 so to speak4 ,certainly the ,cambridge ,examination did something--introduced me to him1 for example--but it is only since ,christmas that so many little courtesies have been paid me1 officially1 ,i mean4 ,only one other person so helped me40 ,in some early letters we have descriptions of life at ,bonaly ,tower1 which indicate the kind of letters she might have written if life had been less hurried-- 8,newcastle-on-,tyne1 ,jan4 #g1 #ahgc4 8,i liked ,mr4 ,knox quite as much last ,wednesday4 ,he gave me a hearty welcome1 and asked most affectionately for you4 ,from what ,dr4 ,hodgson says1 he is not doing so much on the ,merchants' ,company ,schools as he was4 ,i lunched at ,mr4 ,pryde's house1 and then went with him and ,mrs4 ,pryde to the #8,women's ,medical ,educational ,meeting4' ,for the first time ,i heard ,miss ,jex-,blake speak2 she spoke well4 ,mr4 ,p4 seems sensible and liberal in his ideas4 ,when you and ,i were in ,edinburgh1 it seems ,mrs4 ,p4 and two of their children had scarlet fever1 and he himself was in lodgings1 away from #8his own fireside4' ,mrs4 ,p4 is quite #8advanced1' and1 as her husband said1 #8is the most refractory parent' he has to do with4 #8,she was always wanting something' 7he said before her71 #8or not wanting something else4' ,she did not like her girls to learn so much writing or sewing1 for instance4 ,their second girl is to be brought up for medicine4 ,so1 you see1 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,p4 must be advanced4 8,one day last week1 we1 i4e4 ,mrs4 ,h41 ,dr4 ,h41 and ,i went to lunch with ,mrs4 ,mac,laren4 ,mr4 ,m4 is ,member for ,edinburgh1 and ,mrs4 and ,miss ,m41 as you will perhaps remember1 are working for the ,women's ,suffrage4 ,i met there ,dr4 ,guthrie's youngest son1 a very fine young man1 who made a strong impression on me4 ,he is evidently as fine in mind as in person40 ,in speaking of her visits1 she had always much to say of the interesting persons whom she met at ,bonaly1 and of the talk she so thoroughly appreciated1 well described under the heading1 8,the ,professor at the ,breakfast-,table10 in ,mr4 ,meiklejohn's 8,life of ,dr4 ,hodgson10 as-- 8the sparkling table-talk1 apt illustration1 and racy anecdote with which the doctor enlivened all the time we sat at table4 ,without monopolizing the talk1 he never allowed it to flag2 and by manifesting the kindliest interest in the sayings and doings of all1 he induced even the shyest to take his part in a manner that must have astonished him when he came to look back upon it40 ,mrs4 ,hodgson1 too1 had so much grace and kindness that even this shyest of her guests was made so much at home as to be 8led to imagine that he must have sat in that particular corner hundreds of times before1 though now for the first time conscious of it40 ,another of ,miss ,buss' letters 7,sept4 #h1 #ahgd7 gives an account of the place itself-- 8,bonaly1 ,sept4 #h1 #ahgd4 8,edinburgh1 to me1 is full of you6 ,so you have been constantly in my mind since my arrival here1 last ,friday night4 8,bonaly is five miles out of ,edinburgh1 but1 on a clear day1 there is a splendid view of town1 castle1 and ,arthur's ,seat4 ,only1 a #8clear day' is not a common article1 for1 since ,friday1 ,i have seen little external sunshine1 though1 inside1 there is plenty4 ,but ,mrs4 ,hodgson herself is confined to bed1 and looks so fragile that a breath might blow her away4 ,we trust1 however1 that she #8has turned the corner1' as the doctor says she may be taken into another room to-day4444 8,this house is beautifully situated in twenty-eight acres of its own grounds1 and there are hills upon hills all round1 except on the ,edinburgh side4 ,two tiny mountain #8burns1' or streams1 run through the grounds1 with that constant blue haze over them--a touch of beauty which we got rarely in the ,alps4 ,in these northern latitudes1 it seems to me that there never is the clear1 cloudless sky which we know as the ,italian1 but there is another kind of beauty--that of the greyish-blue haze which envelopes everything with a soft and indescribably beautiful mantle4 8,in consequence of ,mrs4 ,hodgson's health1 ,i left my dear boy at home1 but if he had come1 he and ,george 7,dr4 ,h4's son7 would have been happy together4 8,mr4 ,knox is expected here on ,thursday4 ,he has been asked to meet me1 and ,i hope he will come4 ,how much you and ,i liked him4 ,miss ,blyth is also invited4 8,i am writing in the midst of snatches of talk1 which makes it difficult to know what ,i am writing1 but you will not mind jerky sentences1 with no particular thread of connection8444 8,there is a capital article on ,woman's ,suffrage in this month's ,macmillan2 it is by ,prof4 ,cairnes1 in answer to ,goldwin ,smith's attack4 ,you do not care so much for this question as ,i do1 so will scarcely feel the same interest in it4 8,is ,agnes pretty well8 ,what is she doing1 ,i wonder8 ,will you give her my dear love when you write8 ,there is a very charming letter from ,miss ,hierta to me1 which shall be sent to you when ,i know where you are4 ,what a very sweet woman she is6 8,my ,hythe holiday was very pleasant2 we were such a large family party4 ,did ,i tell you what darlings ,frank's brothers are8 ,arthur 7six years old7 is quite a picture of infant beauty1 with his blue eyes and curly golden hair2 and he says such funny things and makes droll mistakes4 ,he rushed at me once1 saying1 #8,arnie1 look at my apostles6' #8,your what8' #8,apostles4' ,i found he meant fossils6 8,another day he was reading3 #8,and she sung a--a hullabaloo6' ,he meant lullaby4 8,then the baby-boy1 whose only experience of trees and green grass is the disused churchyard at ,wapping1 insisted on calling every green field and clump of trees a #8nice churchyard6' ,was it not pathetic8 8,if you are writing to ,miss ,hopkins1 please remember me most kindly to her1 and tell her ,i congratulate her on ,miss ,robinson's success3 no doubt she has largely contributed to it4 8,i see ,miss ,robinson has gained her point1 and there is really a ,soldier's ,institute at ,portsmouth4 ,the military element is strong at ,hythe1 in the ,school of ,musketry1 and we can see how it is that the scarlet uniform and gold trimmings are so popular4 ,to poor people the fine clothes and certain pay must be very attractive4 ,contrast the dress and appearance of an agricultural labourer with that of the labourer who has enlisted6 ,and then think of the easy life of the latter4 ,do not fancy my estimate of soldiers is altered4 ,i am looking at them from the point of view of the very poor1 to whom to have a soldier son or brother must be a grand promotion4 8,mr4 ,knox came here on ,thursday4 ,i like him still very much1 and he likes you and me4 ,he asked most kindly after you4 ,he also sent a copy of #8,a ,night and ,day on board the ,mars' to be forwarded to you1 which ,i duly sent off4 ,you know he is a staunch teetotaller1 and is working desperately in the cause4 ,he said he had known seventy-five men1 of his own position1 ruined by drink1 and ,dr4 ,hodgson told me afterwards that this was no exaggeration4 ,the vice of drunkenness seems to prevail here more than in ,london1 at least one hears more of it4 8,mr4 ,knox has nothing now to do with the ,company's schools1 but has given himself up to rescuing boys 7,i asked him where were the girls871 and has been violently attacked for kidnapping them4 ,an absurd charge1 of course4 ,i fear he is not cold and hardheaded1 like the typical ,scotchman4 ,but1 all the same1 ,i like him whenever ,i see him4 8,how true is what you say about the money matters of women6 ,but we are breaking through many of these things1 and a later generation of women will know what independence means4 ,i hope they will use it properly1 for1 after all1 we cannot be independent of each other4 ,we have to live in a community40 8,bonaly1 ,sept4 #h1 #ahgd4 8,your long and interesting letter has just come1 dear ,annie1 after one from me to you is written1 sealed up1 and put in the post-bag4 8,i will read the letter in the ,spectator4 ,it seems to me that ,tyndall only says what you say1 namely1 that science1 so far as he knows1 cannot prove ,god and immortality4 ,but ,i do not see why he need have said as much as he did1 except that he is essentially aggressive4 8,that people are unjust to him1 ,i admit1 and that this ignorance of his subject and injustice drive him to attack40 8,bonaly1 ,sept4 #ad1 #ahgd4 8,i return ,mr4 ,s4's letter1 with which ,dr4 ,hodgson was much amused1 as was ,i4 ,he admired ,j4's poem1 ,vivia ,perpetua1 very much1 and said how good and sweet it was4 ,he also begged me to ask her whether she knows the #8,vivia ,perpetua' of ,mrs4 ,flower ,adams1 whose sister ,sarah is well known for her hymns4 ,he thought ,j4's little poem might well do prefixed to the drama by ,mrs4 ,adams4 8,my dear ,mrs4 ,hodgson is still in bed1 where she lies so patiently that she is a living lesson to me4 ,it is curious1 but she always makes me feel gentle and soft--a lesson ,i constantly need1 and no one else produces the same effect on me4 ,had ,i seen her before my interview with ,e4 ,d41 the latter would not have been frightened at my--what shall ,i say8--violence6 8,you have a mesmerizing effect on me1 but your influence is quite different--more on the intellectual side1 ,i think4 ,mrs4 ,hodgson is the sweetest1 brightest1 most fairy-like woman ,i have ever known2 and the points of contact between her and me are so many4 ,i have such strong affection and respect for her husband--he is so clever1 and inspires one with a kind of awe for his knowledge 7which is in a line ,i can follow71 his brilliancy1 his wonderful power of expression1 his tenderness1 his extreme conscientiousness1 and his resource4 ,but no one would venture to take a liberty with him1 and ,i can well imagine the respectful awe in which his pupils hold him4 ,then the eldest boy is so near ,frank's age1 and ,i have had so much to do with him that he is very dear to me4 ,the two little girls are perfectly charming4 8,then the house is full of books1 pictures1 statues1 busts1 etc4 ,every side of my taste is represented1 and the books especially are always delightful to me4 ,i suppose the collection of educational works is quite unique4 ,dr4 ,h4's religious views are very independent of theology2 but1 as ,i have said1 he is intensely reverent1 and respects other people's opinions4 ,his popularity with his ,class in ,university is immense1 as ,i heard on ,saturday1 and ,i can well understand it is so4 8,mrs4 ,h4 is one of those women who is absolutely unselfish4 ,her unselfishness extends beyond husband and children1 and she can always speak that soft word that turns away wrath4 ,they are well matched4 ,she is dependent and clinging1 in the best sense1 and he is intensely strong4444 8,i should like some copies of ,j4's #8,lady ,jane ,grey4' ,will you give her my love and ask her8 8,when ,i get home ,i must get a copy of #8,hertha' from ,mudie's4 ,i know there is one there4 8,i shall get back 7,d4,v47 refreshed in every way--intellectually1 physically and morally1 and spiritually too1 ,i hope40 ,in #ahhj came the end of this bright chapter of her life4 ,the death of ,dr4 ,hodgson brought back the sufferings of the earlier loss in #ahfj1 when ,mr4 ,laing's death left so great a blank4 ,between #ahge and #ahhj ,miss ,buss had lost her father1 and ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,payne1 and now came the death of ,dr4 ,hodgson and ,miss ,chessar in the same month1 to all of whom she had been linked not only by the ordinary ties of life1 in more than ordinary strength1 but also by very special sympathy in her personal work4 ,extracts from her letters tell their own story4 ,she and ,dr4 ,hodgson1 with ,miss ,chessar1 ,miss ,caroline ,haddon1 ,miss ,franks1 and some others1 had gone to a great educational congress held in ,brussels1 in which many of them were to take active part4 ,on ,august #ba ,miss ,buss writes to her sister-- 8,a very pleasant journey yesterday4 ,the water quite smooth1 and hardly any one ill4 ,we are at present fourteen people and are shaking down4 ,i am now going to the ,bureau to get my ticket for the ,teachers' ,conference1 and then to the ,exhibition40 8,aug4 #bc4 8,i am sorry to tell you that ,dr4 ,hodgson is very ill4 ,he has had to come to our place1 as really he could not be left4 ,i am now writing for an ,english doctor4 ,if necessary1 ,i must telegraph to ,mrs4 ,hodgson1 or1 if possible1 must return with him to ,london1 telegraphing for her to meet him4 ,it is very sad4 ,he thinks it is some heart affection1 but no one can tell till the doctor has been40 8,aug4 #bd4 8,dr4 ,h4 is so ill that it is feared he will die4 8,i have telegrammed to ,mrs4 ,hodgson1 but she cannot get here till to-night at the earliest4 ,i have been praying most earnestly that he may live to see her4 ,his lungs are congested1 and he breathes just as our father used to do4 8,i have now been with him thirty hours1 but a most kind and experienced teacher1 ,mr4 ,harris1 a friend of ,miss ,haddon's1 is chief nurse40 ,on ,august #ag1 before leaving ,edinburgh1 ,dr4 ,hodgson had written to his friend ,mr4 ,a4 ,ireland-- 8,my courage fails me as the time draws near for going to ,belgium4 ,for the first time in my life the thought of illness away from home hangs upon me4 ,i have had queer sensations and pains in the heart4444 ,the educational conference lasts from the #bbnd to #bith inst4 ,i have just received a huge #hvo4 volume of #ajjj pages1 and #c lbs4 #i ozs4 in weight1 containing preliminary reports for the six sections into which the conference is divided40 ,while in ,london he consulted a medical man1 who assured him that he was suffering only from indigestion4 ,but the fatigue and heat of travelling brought on attack after attack of angina pectoris1 and on the evening of ,august #bd the end came4 ,of this terrible three days ,miss ,buss writes-- 8,i do not think there has ever been so awful a time in my life2 in other griefs my brothers were by my side1 and able to help4 ,in this1 everything has fallen on me1 and in a foreign country1 too4 ,had it not been for ,miss ,c4 ,haddon and ,mr4 ,harris it would not have been physically possible for me to bear what ,i have had to go through4 ,also the girls of my party were very helpful4 8,dear ,mrs4 ,hodgson does not1 as she says1 at present understand things4 ,it is a dream to her3 she arrived just twelve hours too late4 8,it is too real to me to be a dream2 his dear voice is still sounding in my ears2 he was so patient and so grateful1 thanking us all each time we gave him seltzer-water1 etc4 8,but ,i had no idea of death till within a few hours of the end4 8,i was with him just thirty-seven hours4 ,he called for me at five o'clock on ,monday morning4 ,i went at once and gave him some brandy1 and then sent for the doctor while ,miss ,chessar stayed with him4 8,dearest mother1 ,i long to have you and my boy safe in my arms--to make sure of you both4 8,how ,i loved my dear friend no words can express4 ,how glad ,i was to have him as my guest1 and to travel with him6 ,such an opportunity had never occurred before40 ,from this date some part of ,miss ,buss' holiday was always spent with ,mrs4 ,hodgson1 whose own words1 after her friend had been taken from her1 show what this friendship was to her also1 8,you ask me to tell you something of my friendship with ,miss ,buss4 ,i could only do so by giving you a long list of kindnesses received from her1 kindnesses which made one wonder how a woman leading such a busy life could remember such things as birthdays1 not only of one's own1 but of one's children and grandchildren1 none of whom were ever forgotten4 ,the terrible anxiety she went through at ,brussels in #ahhj1 during the ,educational ,congress there1 must have told heavily on her nerves1 already sorely taxed4 ,my husband went with her to ,brussels1 and when she found him ill and suffering at his hotel1 she took him to her lodgings and gave up one of her rooms1 which at that time were very difficult to get1 ,brussels being very full1 and devoted herself to nursing him night and day for the short and fatal illness4 ,i can never tell you of all she went through to help me1 but can only say that when we arrived at ,bonaly ,tower1 near ,edinburgh1 where we brought our beloved1 she was very ill1 the result of what she had gone through1 not only to nurse her old friend1 but when all was over to help and comfort me1 utterly forgetful of self4 ,ever since that sad time she has been more than a sister to me4 ,i fear now ,i took advantage of her wonderful goodness1 her wise judgment1 her strict sense of justice1 her unselfishness1 and learned more and more to consult her1 who was the friend and helper of all who stood in need of help4 ,to me her loss is irreparable1 and ,i believe ,i am only one of a great many who went to her in times of trouble40 ,but this sorrowful experience was not the only grief of that year1 for ,miss ,chessar never left ,brussels again1 surviving ,dr4 ,hodgson less than a month4 ,she had not been strong1 but no one had in the least anticipated anything serious1 and this second blow1 following so closely on the first1 greatly affected ,miss ,buss1 who thus lost by one stroke the two persons who were the greatest help and strength in her work4 ,like herself1 they were both teachers of remarkable power1 and the three friends had set themselves to raise the general standard of teaching1 while at the same time their sympathies in other directions cemented a close friendship4 ,the force of this double loss is given very clearly in the replies from ,mrs4 ,grey and ,miss ,shirreff to letters from ,miss ,buss1 these letters themselves not being attainable-- 8,meran1 8,sept4 #bj1 #ahhj4 8,,my ,,dear ,,miss ,,buss1 8,it was only yesterday that we heard1 from ,miss ,brough1 of the death of ,miss ,chessar1 and ,i write in both our names to express our deep and affectionate sympathy with you in this second1 and1 ,i fear1 even heavier loss1 coming so soon after ,dr4 ,hodgson's death4 ,our own sense of loss is very heavy2 though we knew her so little in private life1 she had inspired us with real and warm personal regard1 besides admiration for her remarkable powers4 ,we are anxious that a fitting obituary notice should appear in the ,journal1 if it is not already done1 and have written to ,miss ,brough to get it done4 ,will you help her to do full justice to your common friend8 ,and please1 whenever you have a moment's leisure1 let us hear how you are yourself4 8,it grieves us to hear how your sorely needed holiday has been turned into a day of sadness and mourning by these two deaths4 ,dr4 ,hodgson's must have been such a terrible shock1 and from its circumstances have brought upon you so much to try you1 in addition to the personal loss4 ,we women have lost in him a friend such as we shall not see again1 and he was one of the few left in this dull generation who could fight with wit as well as earnestness1 and had always a good story to clinch an argument4 8,i cannot hear of all the good work going on without a pang at being so unable to join in any of it1 and all my idleness and care of my useless self has not brought me any nearer1 that ,i can see or feel1 towards ever joining in it again6444 ,we go to ,florence and then to ,rome1 where ,i hope we shall see you in the ,christmas holidays4 ,with love from us both1 ever1 dear ,miss ,buss1 8,your affectionate 8,,maria ,g4 ,,grey40 ,in ,november1 ,mrs4 ,grey writes again-- 8,your letter made us very sad4 ,the loss of two such friends as ,dr4 ,hodgson and ,miss ,chessar coming upon you under such circumstances1 and so close together1 was enough to break you down utterly1 but1 as you do not mention your health1 we trust it did not suffer4 ,we cannot help hoping that the distressing effect will have worn away enough to let your old elasticity of spirits and love of ,rome restore you1 and that we may yet have the pleasure of welcoming you here at ,christmas40 ,miss ,buss had written to say that ,rome was not possible for this year1 and in response ,miss ,shirreff speaks of one part of her letter-- 8,how true is what you say of the terrible void in one's life from the loss of early friends1 but1 believe me1 dear ,miss ,buss1 later friendships may become very close and dear1 and you are far indeed from having overpast the age for making them4 ,those to whom mental sympathy has always been the strong1 if not the strongest1 link in friendship1 have in this case a great advantage over others1 because1 while we outlive other and lighter needs of our nature1 the need for mental companionship never is lost1 and this enjoyment can never cease to give1 after close affection1 the truest zest to life4 ,it is therefore never too late to meet with it1 though we become slower in discerning it when it exists4 ,but you have not reached that point1 and with the full vigour of mental faculty you are ready to seize the full enjoyment of what responds to your own nature4 ,in hours of sorrow we are so apt to feel the burden of years that we acquiesce too readily in the privations they seem to bring4 8,i hope your quiet holiday-time spent with your old friend will send you back strengthened and hopeful to your work4 ,i cannot express how much we feel your goodness in having added to it the guidance of this new school 7the ,maria ,grey ,training ,school7 through its difficult early years4 ,mrs4 ,grey joins in love1 and says she will write another day4 8,ever affectionately yours1 8,,emily ,a4 ,,shirreff40 ,the visit to ,mrs4 ,hodgson during the holidays did much to comfort them both1 and to strengthen the bond that never relaxed to the end4 ,the very latest pleasure of ,miss ,buss' life1 in the bright interval that preceded the fatal illness1 was a visit at ,myra from this loved and loving friend4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,v4 ,,rest4 8,one who never turned his back1 but marched straightforward2 ,never doubted clouds would break2 ,never deemed1 though right were worsted1 wrong would triumph2 ,held we fall to rise1 are baffled to fight better1 ,sleep to wake60 ,r4 ,,browning4 ,strangers might easily receive the impression that ,miss ,buss was one of those happy persons who1 being blessed with an iron constitution1 do not know what illness means4 ,this was1 however1 very far from the fact2 for with a temperament so intensely sensitive1 she was in reality one of the women who can be as ill as they choose to be2 and a good deal of her apparent vigour lay in the strength of the will which elected not to be ill4 8,great minds have wills1 where feeble ones have wishes40 ,it was just because she so well knew what could be done by self-control that she exacted so much self-control from all around her4 ,from experience she knew how largely the body may be made the instrument of the spirit1 and for much of her time she kept going by sheer force of that indomitable will4 ,it was because she carried this effort too far1 in exacting from her woman's strength the work that might have contented several strong men1 that she grew old before her time1 and finally broke down1 paying the price of overstrain for some years before the end came4 ,all that we can hear of her early life gives the impression of perfect temper1 of unfailing composure1 of unbroken self-command4 ,it is only in later years1 when her great work was completed1 that we find the nervous irritability that is the price paid for over-work1 or1 more truly1 of over-worry1 since it is not work that kills1 but worry4 ,so much did all around her rely on her strength and vigour that it is with surprise we note the recurrence in her letters of such passages as these1 even so many years ago3-- 8,september1 #ahgb4 8,it is simply sickening to think of the crowds who come to me1 and ,i have been so ailing in health that ,i have only managed to get along at all by sitting with ,berlin woolwork in the evening1 going to no meetings1 and getting to bed at ten o'clock4 ,also1 though to tell you this is dreadful1 ,i have got through this week only on champagne twice a day1 with doses of iron6 8,the champagne has1 ,i trust1 done its work and set me up1 so ,i hope to go on without any more until next time6 ,my throat has been affected without intermission this term1 and the sleepless nights have almost driven me to opiates or to a doctor4 ,but ,i think ,i am better1 and the holidays are coming near4 8,this is the history of every term1 however1 and the question will arise1 how long such a strain can be borne8 ,i do my best to keep in health1 but over-strained nature will have her way sometimes4 ,this is perhaps a new light on my inner life4 ,but1 my dear ,annie1 remember every one thinks ,i am a proper person on whom to make claims44440 ,this inability to meet claims to which she would so gladly have given full space was a very wearing part of the overcrowding of her life4 ,here is a regret that she was compelled to seem to neglect a friend for whom she would have done anything in her power3-- 8,her letter pains me1 in a sense1 because ,i know how heavy is the trial of waiting and doing nothing when there is the will to work4 ,if only ,i had some leisure ,i might go to her and talk with her4 8,but ,i can give nothing except to those who can come to me1 and not always1 or even often1 then4 ,do not say anything4 ,as the work goes on1 we may see a way to keep her interested in1 and cognizant of1 our part of it4 8,i had no idea of how much she had cared for me in the past days1 and it is very touching to know it40 8,march1 #ahgc4 8444 ,i hope you have not been thinking harshly of me for not answering your note or calling1 but if you have1 you must in imagination take my place1 which is at all times fit to be occupied by ten ordinary women1 but which1 at the end of the school year1 with all the examinations and prizes1 is large enough for twenty40 8,december #i1 #ahgc4 8,i am going to bed now 7eight o'clock71 and hope to be better for a night's rest4 8,here ,i am again a prisoner in my room6 ,a sore throat is the main cause4444 8,but ,i am generally out of sorts4 ,i am learning that ,i cannot do as ,i used1 and that body will dominate mind and will4 8,i fear you are no better4 ,you had my news8 ,it seems to me quite foolish for me to be ill and unable to do my work when the path became suddenly clear1 and all so quiet too6444 8,dearest ,annie1 my love to you4 ,lately ,i have often seemed to want you1 but ,i have never been so long and so completely broken down--except there was organic disease1 when ,i had fever--as ,i have this term1 and therefore unable to go to you4 8,there is a lecture at the ,college of ,preceptors to-morrow night1 on #8,english as a ,means of ,philological ,instruction1' by ,dr4 ,morris--the ,morris4 #g4cj4 ,could you go8 ,if so1 could you join me here a few minutes before seven8 ,only ,miss ,fawcett is going4 8,i am better in myself1 but cannot yet stand upright or walk about4 ,patience is teaching me a great lesson1 and ,i hope ,i am learning it1 in part1 at least4 8444 ,i really think there have never been so many petty worries crowded together4 8,it is all very well for men to say #8never mind4' ,however1 what is to be will be1 and strength comes with the need4 8,i am much better in health4 ,why1 do you think8 ,i went on ,saturday to my uncle's perfectly quiet house1 and out of the #dh hours slept #be6--b hours each afternoon1 and #aj hours each night4 8,i am feeling so much better to-day--,i slept well last night4 ,but one of the distressing signs of over-work is disturbed and light sleep1 and my brain is so constantly at work in day-time that ,i need deep sleep4 ,so cause and effect act and react4 8,my heart has been wrung too by ,mr4 ,payne's death4 ,life seems so full of anguish as one gets older1 that at times ,i seem to have no power of being bright and cheerful40 ,in addition to the regular work of the school1 and all the claims of outside work and of pupils and friends1 there was a large amount of wear and tear inevitable in any undertaking on so vast a scale4 ,there was also much that was painful connected with the success of the public movement1 so far as it affected small private schools or the work of ordinary governesses1 who all seemed to urge some moral claim to compensation4 ,it was impossible for the kind heart not to suffer even when the clear head denied the validity of the cause of the suffering1 as in this letter in reference to one such case3-- 8,i wonder dear ,a4 does not remember that when a man makes a new invention1 and thereby ruins many individuals1 he is not expected to compensate them4 8,they suffer in the interests of the greater number1 and1 if wise1 direct their efforts towards working the new invention or improving on it4 ,this may seem cruel1 but it is not so in the end4 ,there is no reason1 human or divine1 why ,a4 ,b4 ,c41 etc41 should put aside a direct benefit to themselves and others in order to prevent ,z4 from turning his attention to some other field of work than that he already occupies4 ,it is certain that three hundred girls in one school want as much teaching as thirty girls in ten schools--only they want different teaching4 8,moral--the big school displaces labour1 but does not crush it40 ,in the mere fact of success itself there was trial enough in many ways4 ,the intensity of her feeling might be sometimes out of due proportion to the cause of suffering1 but none the less did she suffer acutely4 ,at the time of greatest triumph--the opening of the new schools in #ahgi--there chanced to be one example which gave rise to an outbreak of indignation on her part1 letting us see how much had hitherto been hidden even from her friends4 ,of this incident she writes-- 8,it is of no use to try to please people6 ,i do not mean to try4 ,i will do what seems to me right1 and then learn to be content to be abused1 if ,i can6 ,what with every one's #8claims1' and with people's #8rights' to a seat1 always the best6--friends1 family1 parents1 old pupils1 etc41 it is all the same6 ,every one is dissatisfied1 do what one will2 some one else is preferred1 some one is neglected4444 ,and so the stings go on1 till ,i nearly break down under the wounds they inflict4 ,when barely able to get about again through the work1 ,i hear of my neglect1 etc41 of one to whom1 in my heart of hearts1 it never occurred to me as possible that any one could accuse me of ingratitude4 8,pray forgive me1 dear ,annie1 but you can never know the bitter price one pays for success4 ,i think it as heavy as that of failure6 ,this has stirred up a depth of scorn and anger of which ,i feel ashamed1 though ,i feel almost ashamed1 too1 of the race of beings to which ,i belong4 8,i do not know whether it will do any good to have it out1 so to speak1 with you4 ,i fear perhaps it will worry you4 ,but as ,i have written it1 it shall go1 and ,i hope you and ,i shall meet next ,saturday1 when the keenness of the stroke has passed4 ,i do not1 however1 think that just now ,i can write to our friends4 ,i should not wish to pain them1 so silence will be my best refuge4 ,do not please say anything4 ,i will fight my fight out with myself alone4 8,god's law of compensation comes in2 ,he will neither suffer one to be unduly elated nor depressed4 8,it is part of our discipline in life that we should constantly fail1 and ,i earnestly hope that ,i may be permitted to try and try again4 8,but the old days have gone1 and it would be better as well as easier for me for no visitors to be allowed to enter except the few on the platform and the mothers of girls taking prizes high in the school4 8,trying to please every one1 and to recognize his or her rights1 is not of the least use4 ,like the miller in the fable1 one only succeeds in pleasing no one4 8,there is so much to be grateful and thankful for that ,i am really ashamed of myself for feeling vexed4 ,i have not told you half the vexations to which people subject me1 certainly not because ,i ignore them1 but because by trying to please it seems impossible to succeed40 ,earlier in this 8year of triumph0 there is a pathetic little note to her sister1 showing how much stronger was the 8domestic0 than the public woman in her-- 8,february #ah1 #ahgi4 8,,dearest ,,little ,,mother1 8,don't be unhappy1 but you did not think how much ,i miss your loving little hug and petting4 8,no one pets me but you1 and occasionally ,mrs4 ,bryant4 ,darling boy allows me graciously to pet him1 but he does not make advances to me4 8,i want you sometimes1 if only to look at6 8,where are we to go at ,easter8 ,i was thinking of ,hastings4 ,let me know4 8,your very loving old 8,,arnie40 ,it is not necessary to say that no change really took place in ,miss ,buss' endeavours to respond to even the most unreasonable of demands4 ,when she met me at ,ben ,rhydding soon afterwards1 she was just as sweet and bright as ever1 and her nerves rapidly recovered tone again4 ,this power of recuperation after even the severest strain was always remarkable1 even to the very last4 ,we had a striking proof of it in the spring of #ahic1 when ,miss ,buss joined my sister and me at ,bordighera4 ,we had tried to get her to take the complete rest of a whole winter abroad after her illness in the autumn before1 holding out the attractions of ,florence1 ,siena1 and the ,italian lakes4 ,every one wanted her to give up work for a time1 and take the chance of real recovery4 ,our efforts were all wasted1 and all she would do was to come1 with her cousin1 ,miss ,mary ,buss1 and a friend1 late in the spring1 stopping at various points in the ,riviera on the way4 ,she was far from well on her arrival1 but a drive to ,san ,remo in an open carriage on a windy day gave her a chill1 followed by the inevitable attack of influenza4 ,there was also a passing giddiness which gave us anxiety4 ,she was certainly very ill for five days1 with a threatening of pneumonia4 ,but1 thanks to her power of sleeping day and night1 the attack passed off as rapidly as it had come on1 when nothing we could say could persuade her that there had been ground for alarm2 an opinion she maintained in the face of the most authoritative medical support of our view4 ,on the ,sunday she had certainly been very ill1 but on ,tuesday she would have been downstairs if we had not made too strong a protest4 ,on ,thursday1 however1 she insisted on starting for ,england1 and accomplished the journey to ,london without a break1 and apparently with no ill consequences4 ,she had already suffered from frequent attacks of influenza of a more or less serious character1 leaving behind them more and more weakness4 ,the first attack dated from the winter of #ahhi-ij1 when we were all in ,rome together4 ,i had suffered from what seemed a sudden sharp cold1 but was nearly well when ,miss ,buss and her party arrived in ,rome on ,christmas ,eve4 ,christmas ,day was very wet1 and as my room was large and airy all assembled there for afternoon tea and talk1 ,miss ,buss being full of fun and interest4 ,but after a few days she and several others developed the same kind of cold1 which1 even then1 we never identified with the mysterious disease of which every one heard so much that year4 ,but for us both it proved the beginning of a series of attacks extending through the next four years4 ,more than once when she was at the worst1 ,i was too ill even to be told of it till the danger had passed4 ,this was the case in the autumn of #ahic1 and ,i had been suffering during the summer1 and able to see her only when she came to visit me4 ,it was during this summer that she finally moved from ,myra ,lodge to ,no4 #hg1 next door1 leaving the boarders with ,miss ,edwards4 ,the door of communication was still left1 that ,miss ,buss might see her friends and the girls when she felt able4 ,she had her own companion1 ,miss ,newman1 and1 later1 ,miss ,millner2 but ,miss ,edwards1 having been so many years with her1 still went often to see her4 ,there seemed every prospect of years of rest and ease1 amid a circle which could profit by her experience and wisdom4 ,there were all the inevitable delays1 in getting into the new house1 even though the workmen worked with all their hearts for an employer who took very special care of their creature comforts1 and made them wish 8for more like her40 ,she was not accustomed to summer in ,london1 and the consequence of it all was the very serious attack1 already mentioned1 in the autumn4 ,she recovered1 however1 with something of the rapidity of the experience in the spring1 and was able to go to ,bournemouth1 and afterwards to spend ,christmas at her cottage at ,epping4 ,when my sister and ,i returned from ,italy1 in ,may1 #ahid1 we were very much grieved to see the change in our friend4 ,she looked many years older1 and was quite unfit for any sort of exertion4 ,it was surprising how easily she accepted the changed conditions1 and1 after her life of so much activity1 was quite content to be amused1 finding special pleasure in ,miss ,millner's lovely little ,persian kitten4 ,it was very touching to see her intense amusement in her subjection to her new medical attendant1 ,dr4 ,cobbett1 the successor to her old friend ,dr4 ,evershed4 ,she even seemed to find a lively satisfaction in the discovery of a will which could dominate her own4 ,there was one bright spot in this summer1 in a visit to 8,the ,haven10 near ,hythe1 the pleasant home of her friend ,mrs4 ,pierson1 from which she returned so well that she went to the ,norfolk coast with ,miss ,millner and ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,w4 ,k4 ,hill4 ,but the weather was cold1 and ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,septimus ,buss1 who joined her at ,overstrand1 were thankful to get her safely home again4 ,the change in our dear friend1 with the manifest certainty that she must soon retire from her work1 had made me look out her old letters1 and begin to arrange the material she had prepared for the long-talked-of story of the school1 which ,i wished to have ready when the day of retirement should come4 ,on my last visit to her1 early in ,november1 she was so much stronger that she talked in quite the old way1 telling me that she intended to amuse herself by dictating her reminiscences to a shorthand writer4 ,i then told her what ,i had been doing1 and she became quite eager that we should do it together4 ,on ,november #abth ,i had a note fixing the next day for the first of these meetings4 ,i was unfortunately prevented from going1 thus losing that last precious evening of her active life--a lasting regret4 ,early the next day the fatal illness began with an attack of unconsciousness4 ,in a letter from the ,rev4 ,alfred ,j4 ,buss1 he says-- 8,though my sister had been in ill health for a long time1 she had rallied so often that much hope still remained4 ,she had been at the school several times during last term1 and attended a meeting of #8old pupils4' ,this last may have been too much for her4 ,she had an attack from which she was unable to rally4 ,there had been a consultation a few days before1 and the medical men saw no reason why she should not then be better--and allowed me to inform the governors so--though she would still be liable to relapses4 ,so that the end came unexpectedly40 ,she had recovered from several similar attacks1 and had latterly seemed so much stronger that there had been every reason for hope during the periods of consciousness that came from time to time1 although a new symptom had appeared in the extreme restlessness that alternated with the lethargy4 ,for six weeks hope came and went1 everything being done that love could devise or devotion carry out4 ,in addition to the two constant companions1 there were two trained nurses3 and the dear patient1 in the quiet intervals1 was her sweetest self2 so careful about giving trouble1 and so courteous in her acknowledgment of service rendered1 so grieved that the nurses should be kept up at night1 and so anxious that ,miss ,millner and ,miss ,edwards should know how much she felt their kind attention4 ,miss ,edwards gives some interesting details of these last months after the return home from this last holiday1 when1 after a few weeks of care and nursing1 she had seemed better than at any time during the year3-- 8,three weeks of peaceful1 quiet enjoyment followed this illness1 during which ,miss ,buss received many of her friends at her own house1 and was further made happy by a visit from her old and intimate friend1 ,mrs4 ,hodgson1 who has since written3 #8,i am very thankful that ,i had such a sweet1 happy time with my friend before the last illness came1 and when she could in a measure enjoy life4' 8,during this period of improved health ,miss ,buss paid her last three visits to the school she loved so dearly1 visits that will not soon be forgotten by those who then saw her4 ,on ,october #cast she was present in the evening at the #8old pupils'' meeting1 and on ,november #bnd1 during part of the school concert1 and1 with her usual sympathetic thought of others1 sent on each occasion for several of the music teachers and others of the staff to sit by her in turn and exchange a few words4 8,the last occasion on which our dear head-mistress was at ,sandall ,road was on ,november #gth1 when she distributed the holiday prizes1 making kindly inquiries1 as each girl whom she knew came before her1 for parents and brothers and sisters at home1 and taking special notice of the little ones1 for whom she had brought a large packet of sweets4 8,before this illness came on she had with her own hands arranged all her ,christmas gifts and ordered her ,christmas cards1 received by many of her friends on that sad ,christmas ,day4 ,there were also some packets addressed by herself of mementoes to friends1 all the more precious for this evidence of thoughtful foresight4 8,on ,saturday1 ,november #ajth1 friends came to lunch1 and ,miss ,buss was well enough to enjoy their society1 and show particular interest in the children1 finding games and other amusement for them4 8,on this day also she had a visit from an old pupil--and colleague--who brought her little baby-girl1 asking permission to call her ,frances ,mary1 a request which greatly touched ,miss ,buss4 ,constantly during her illness she spoke of her #8little namesake baby1' who once1 at the dear invalid's special wish1 was brought to see her4 8,on ,november #aath ,miss ,buss attended the short morning service at the church of ,st4 ,mary the ,virgin1 almost next door to ,myra ,lodge4 8,on ,monday evening she was able to be with the girls at ,no4 #hi1 enjoying1 as she always did1 to see them happy in playing games4 8,the next day two old pupils took tea with her1 and for the ,wednesday a luncheon-party of some of the clergy and workers of ,holy ,trinity had been arranged4 ,but this1 by the doctor's orders1 had to be postponed40 ,on the ,thursday before the end there was a return of consciousness for some hours1 with full recognition of her nephew1 the ,rev4 ,charles ,caron ,buss1 the 8,charlie boy0 of olden days1 whom she now questioned tenderly about his little curly-headed ,kenneth1 her latest delight4 ,she also recognized and talked with ,mrs4 ,alfred ,buss4 ,then came her 8own boy10 the ,rev4 ,francis ,f4 ,buss1 and she was able to follow the ,service for the ,visitation of the ,sick1 and to join once more in the ,veni ,creator1 and then1 for the last time1 in the words of the ,collect1 so often on her lips1 to seek from the 8,fountain of all ,wisdom those things which for our unworthiness we dare not1 and for our blindness we cannot1 ask0--a prayer so meet for one who had walked from earliest days so humbly with her ,god--a prayer so soon to be answered by the revelation of 8the things prepared for them that love40 ,with this last self-surrender she let go her hold on earth1 sinking again into a state of coma that grew deeper and deeper till it merged into the sleep of death4 ,it lasted for three whole days longer1 during which her family and a few intimate friends were unremitting in their visits1 though there was nothing to be done but take a sad look at the dear face1 and go away with the terrible sense of change1 as they thought of that still form1 those closed eyes1 those unanswering lips from which came now only that slow laboured breathing1 and remembered their friend as they had always known her before1 so alert1 so alive to every touch1 so quick of response to the faintest appeal4 ,the only break in this long stillness came in the hymns which from time to time were sung softly by the watchers at the bedside1 in the hope that those familiar sounds might penetrate1 beneath the silence4 ,all ,sunday night the family remained in expectation--almost in hope--of the release which seemed so near1 waiting as they that watch for the morning4 ,christmas ,eve dawned1 and1 as the day advanced to high noon1 the heavy breathing grew more and more quiet1 till at length came perfect peace1 and the watchers knew that their beloved had passed from death to life4 8,for fifty years with dauntless heart ,step after step she won her way1 ,through times of cloud1 and barren praise1 ,up to the well-earned golden days ,of proud success1 and prouder fame2 ,where no high thought of self had part1 ,no poor ambition of display1 ,to dim the lustre of her name4 8,so1 far and wide1 o'er mead and lea1 ,was sown the seed2 and many a waste ,broke into blossom2 fields grew white ,to harvest that she lived to see1 ,though not the fuller fruit to taste 7,which ages yet to come shall reap7 ,ere fell the shadow of the night1 ,and1 dauntless still1 she sank to sleep4 8,to busy hands and weary brain ,thus comes at last the dawn of peace1 ,rest after noble toil1 in light ,beyond the shadows1 infinite2 ,yea1 life in ,him who once again ,by death for ever lives3 release ,from bonds to freedom4 ,none may tell ,her bliss1 but surely #8,,she ,,sleeps ,,well4'0 7,rev4 ,b4 ,g4 ,,johns47 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,chapter ,,vi4 8,,and ,,her ,,works ,,do ,,follow ,,her40 8,give her of the fruit of her hands3 and let her own works praise her in the gates40--,prov4 xxxi4 #ca4 8,of feeble knees the strengthener1 ,the stay of timid hearts1 ,does all her might go out with her ,who now to rest departs8 ,nay1 for the children of her love1 ,to their full stature grown1 ,must learn amid their tears to prove ,how they can go alone40 ,,emily ,,hickey4 ,fifty years of work6 ,of work that1 had she been other than she was1 might have been mere thankless drudgery2 of work that1 being what she was1 remains a living influence1 spreading1 in ever-widening circles1 to distances beyond compute4 ,fifty years of love1 poured out from a heart often disappointed1 but never embittered2 often left unfilled1 but never found empty2 often strained to utmost tension1 but never relaxing its high energy4 ,being as she was1 refreshed by the living water1 sustained by the bread of life1 the strength was hers that knows neither drought nor famine4 ,for more than forty years she had worshipped in the same church--,holy ,trinity--built by her friend the ,rev4 ,david ,laing1 and afterwards held by her friends1 the ,rev4 ,e4 ,spooner1 the ,rev4 ,charles ,lee1 and ,dr4 ,cutts4 ,to this altar she came1 through all her working time1 to renew the strength in which her work was done as 8,christ's faithful soldier and servant to her life's end40 ,and here1 when that end came1 the last gleams of the dying year fell on the white blossoms that hid all that was mortal of that brave spirit1 while the vast crowd knelt to give thanks for a life which had made all life so much the more worth living to themselves and to all women who should come after them4 8,the good die never60 ,there can be no end to this high influence that for the half-century past has gone out1 carrying with it all that is true1 all that is pure1 all that is lovely4 ,it must still go on in the centuries to come in added power1 since 8,good1 the more ,communicated1 more abundant grows40 ,and yet1 do we not too sadly feel that the end has come for us1 who will not again1 while we tarry here1 look on that kind face1 or feel the clasp of that hand that seemed strength itself8 ,we rejoice in the joy of her immortality--here and hereafter--but for us1 here and now1 there is the suffering of this present time1 which is 8not joyous1 but grievous40 ,how much she did6 ,she worked till the last2 till those magnificent energies1 which seemed inexhaustible1 were at length worn out4 ,she 8died in harness10 and we must not grudge her what she would have chosen4 ,but yet1 how we wish it might have been otherwise6 ,that she might have rested in time1 to have saved herself to be with us a little longer1 an inspiration and strength to all2 8a great moral force in the educational world20 an example to all teachers1 as well as to her own staff and her own pupils2 a joy to the friends who loved her2 and to her own nearest and dearest----8 ,but here we pause and are silent before her brother's words3 8,i cannot speak of what she was--and what her memory will be--to her nearer relatives1 and especially to us1 her brothers40 ,the details of the service in ,holy ,trinity and the concluding ceremony in the quiet churchyard at ,theydon ,bois1 near her cottage at ,epping1 on the edge of the ,forest1 are given by eye-witnesses1 happy in being permitted to be there to see and hear for themselves4 ,never1 it seemed to me then1 could physical disability have pressed more heavily than during that week--from ,christmas ,eve to ,new ,year's ,eve--when1 although no farther distant than ,st4 ,leonard's1 ,i had to submit to be absent1 while so many friends were doing honour to her whom we all loved and mourned4 ,the events of the three days1 so full of emotion1 could not be better told than as they are given in the 8,memorials0 compiled in the beginning of the year1 by her old pupils--afterwards colleagues--,miss ,edith ,aitken1 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,k4 ,hill 7,eleanor ,m4 ,childs71 and ,miss ,sara ,a4 ,burstall1 who record the scenes at ,holy ,trinity1 at ,theydon ,bois1 and on the first day of the re-opening of the schools4 ,,through ,,the ,,grave ,,and ,,gate ,,of ,,death4 8,it is the will of ,god that even to the most vigorous and faithful of ,his servants there shall come1 sooner or later1 weakness and decay of strength4 ,there is nothing more simply sorrowful than this1 and yet it is an integral part of the providence of the world4 ,to the most fortunate and gifted life1 full of great opportunities1 to which the character and personality were equal1 to a life blessed with health and power and love and success and a large measure of happiness1 even to such a life comes old age1 with its train of disappointment and feebleness4 ,it is true that the waning of a noble life is often marked by a sweetening and mellowing of character1 which is in itself a triumph and a glory2 but still the growing earthly feebleness cannot be forgotten1 and it is a sad thing to watch the face change1 and to hear the voice ever weaker and the step ever feebler1 and to know that strength is gone and will come back no more in this life4 ,the grasshopper has become a burden2 the night is at hand4 8,during the last year we have shared in such growing sorrow1 as we have watched the struggle of an eager and hopeful spirit against increasing physical pain and weakness4 ,we have hoped against hope1 for the spirit was still so willing1 but the foreboding was always there1 and in the last dark days of the old year the end came1 irrevocably and1 as it seemed1 almost suddenly4 ,no more alternations1 no more struggles2 all was over4 8,what an oppression of loss and pain seemed to brood over us as we waited through that dark winter's morning in the dim church full of mourning figures6 ,crowds of people witnessed to the wide-reaching influence of the life of which we were thinking4 ,the solemn dignity of the occasion1 as we caught a glimpse of one and then of another who had come1 each from his or her important place and work1 to take a part in this last ceremony of respect1 recalled the importance of the life-work now over4 ,especially did the sight of such a veteran of the struggle as ,miss ,emily ,davies bring to mind touching memories of the fight for an ideal waged in the beginning against great odds4 ,such had been this our leader--an important force in the world1 a mind of originating insight1 who had modified her age for good4 ,but now all was over4 ,we had had the privilege of being with her1 but we should have it no more4 ,our lives for the future were to be poorer and smaller4 8,the tolling bell seemed to beat out such thoughts as we waited4 ,but these more general regrets are changed to the acuter stab of personal grief1 as the coffin is carried in and passes us close4 ,it is to this that the loved presence has come1 and even this is for the last time4 ,a hundred personal details come back--her dress1 her favourite colours1 her smile1 the sound of her voice4 ,thus and thus we knew her--and shall know her no more4 8#8,the best is yet to be4' ,we believe it1 but we loved her as she was4 8,it is hard to control our voices1 but we are still her army4 ,it behoves us to show that we can respond to the word of command1 and so we take our part in the service1 and all goes on in its appointed order to the end4 ,the coffin is carried out1 and we disperse on our further journey1 sad and dreary1 down to ,theydon ,bois4 ,our minds are filled by thoughts of the past and of the future4 ,to many of us the best part of our lives is associated with her4 ,to how many has she not been a generous and inspiring friend1 who brought out all our best by her very belief in it8 ,how are we to go on without her8 ,and how drearily ashamed we feel of our worst1 which we can never now amend before her4 8,it pleased ,god to let our final farewell be very beautiful4 ,the churchyard at ,theydon lies on the slope of a hill1 and the grave is at the northern side of the low1 red brick1 country church4 ,the short winter day was drawing to its close already1 and the western sky was glowing with glorious red and gold4 ,the procession was marshalled in the road below1 and the white-robed clergy came down to meet us from out of the sunset light1 as it seemed4 ,our hymns of rest and triumph felt right and fitting then1 as we thought of her and not of ourselves4 ,she had fought a good fight1 and had finished her course4 ,the country fields lay bare about us1 and the branches of the trees1 interlacing themselves between us and the evening sky1 were leafless4 ,but everything was touched with a most tender and beautiful light1 as large1 soft snow-flakes floated gently down on the violets and white spring flowers with which we covered her4 ,and so we left her40 8#8,the souls of the righteous are in the hand of ,god1 and there shall no torment touch them2 ,in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die1 and their departure is taken for misery1 ,and their going from us to be utter destruction4 ,but they are in peace1 ,for though they be punished in the sight of men1 yet is their hope full of immortality4'0 ,,edith ,,aitken4 ,,the ,,funeral ,,service4 8,on the last day of the old year ,holy ,trinity ,church1 ,kentish ,town1 was filled to overflowing with those who had met to pay their last tribute to her who had passed away from among us4 ,the greater number of the mourners consisted1 as was natural1 of past and present pupils of the ,north ,london ,collegiate and ,camden ,schools1 but in addition there were representatives of all branches of education in the widest sense of the word4 ,among these we may mention ,rev4 ,t4 ,w4 ,sharpe 7,h4,m4 ,chief ,inspector of ,schools71 ,professor ,hales 7,king's ,college71 ,prebendary ,whittington1 ,rev4 ,brooke ,lambert1 ,rev4 ,h4 ,l4 ,paget1 ,general ,moberly 7,vice-,chairman of the ,london ,school ,board71 ,mr4 ,latham1 ,q4,c4 7representing the ,clothworkers' ,company71 ,mr4 ,alfred ,bevan 7representing the ,brewers' ,company71 ,mr4 ,elliott and ,mr4 ,danson 7,governors71 ,mr4 ,storr 7,merchant ,taylors' ,school71 ,mr4 ,hinton 7,haberdashers' ,school1 ,hoxton71 ,dr4 ,evershed1 ,dr4 ,j4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,percy ,bunting1 ,mr4 ,courthope ,bowen1 ,mr4 ,w4 ,c4 ,bell 7,treasurer of the ,cambridge ,training ,college71 ,miss ,agnes ,ward1 ,miss ,hadland1 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,burbury 7,governor71 ,miss ,prance 7,governor71 ,miss ,day 7,greycoat ,school71 ,miss ,andrews 7,maida ,vale ,high ,school71 ,miss ,armstrong 7,dame ,alice ,owen ,school71 ,miss ,penrose 7,bedford ,college71 the ,misses ,metcalfe 7,hendon71 ,miss ,huckwell 7,leamington71 ,miss ,green 7,blackburn7 and ,mrs4 ,mary ,davies4 8,long before the time appointed for the service--#aj a4m4--every seat in the church1 which is said to hold about two thousand1 was filled1 while many people were standing in the aisles4 ,as the coffin was brought in at the south door1 the door by which ,miss ,buss had entered ,sunday after ,sunday from the time the church was built1 the whole congregation rose to its feet1 and remained standing until the mournful procession reached the chancel4 ,it was impossible1 even then1 to realize that we should never again on earth see that familiar face1 never again hear the kindly words that so often cheered and encouraged us in our darkest hours1 making us feel that1 after all1 life was worth living1 and that each one of us had her special work to do4 8,all the arrangements had been most carefully planned before4 ,the chancel1 with the seats behind1 was reserved for the family and immediate mourners1 ,governors of the ,schools and representatives sat in the front seats1 teachers and present pupils of the ,north ,london1 all of whom carried white flowers1 in the body of the church4 ,the west gallery was appropriated to the ,camden ,school1 while the rest of the gallery and the side aisles were filled with old pupils and friends4 ,the pall-bearers were3-- ,professor ,,hill4 7,of ,university ,college1 ,london47 ,dr4 ,,garnett4 7,educational ,adviser of the ,technical ,education ,committee of the ,london ,county ,council47 ,mrs4 ,,bryant4 7,vice-,mistress of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school47 ,miss ,,lawford4 7,head-,mistress of the ,camden ,school47 ,miss ,,hughes4 7,head of the ,cambridge ,training ,college47 ,miss ,,jones4 7,head-,mistress of ,notting ,hill ,high ,school and ,president of the ,head ,mistresses' ,association47 ,miss ,,emily ,,davies4 7,one of the ,founders of ,girton ,college47 ,miss ,,beale4 7,head of the ,ladies' ,college1 ,cheltenham47 ,dr4 ,,wormell4 7,head-,master of the ,central ,foundation ,schools1 ,cowper ,street1 representing the ,college of ,preceptors47 ,dr4 ,,fitch4 7,member of the ,senate of the ,university of ,london1 representing the ,teachers' ,guild47 8,mrs4 ,green was at the organ1 and the girls' choir led the singing1 which consisted of ,psalm xxxix41 the #8,nunc ,dimittis1' and the hymns #8,the saints of ,god1 their conflict passed1' #8,peace1 perfect peace1 in this dark world of sin1' and #8,now the labourer's task is o'er4' 8,after the service1 which was conducted by the ,vicar 7the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,cutts71 ,canon ,browne1 whose work in connection with the ,cambridge ,local ,examinations brought him for so many years into such close contact with ,miss ,buss1 delivered an address from the chancel steps4 ,he said the last rites were often performed over those who were too young to have shown promise2 over those who had shown promise1 and were cut off1 as it seemed1 prematurely2 over those who had lived longer1 and had had no aim1 done no work in life2 over those who had had noble aims1 and had been disappointed1 or who1 having seen the fulfilment of their aims1 had outlived their friends1 and died silent and alone4 ,how exactly the opposite of all this was the record of ,frances ,mary ,buss6 ,she had great aims1 she had seen a noble work perfectly done1 she was surrounded to the last by affectionate friends4 ,it was not too much to say that she was one of the most prominent actors in that which had changed the face of a large area of human life4 ,there were many present who had played a large part in it1 but he could not name the living4 ,miss ,anne ,clough and ,miss ,buss were1 of those who had passed away1 those who had developed the best of woman's nature1 the latent power and charm of that intellect which was so subtle in its intuition and so swift in its spring4 ,miss ,buss had reduced the wear and tear of effort by the improvement of method1 and had changed that which had been dull and flat and painful into brightness and interest4 ,thousands of girls' lives had been made happier1 hundreds of women were now doing congenial woman's work through her means4 ,it was difficult to believe that it had all grown from nothing in thirty years4 ,it was not with her as with many--that others had laboured1 and she had entered into their labours2 she was herself the pioneer1 and herself had crowned the work4 ,it had not been done from policy2 it had all come from love and sympathy1 combined with that practical intuition which always lays its finger on the important point4 ,now her task was o'er1 that faithful labourer1 under whom a wilderness had grown into a garden1 the garden had blossomed into flowers so fair1 had borne fruit so sweet4 ,it was the last day of the year1 the eve of a ,new ,year4 ,the ,church's lessons brought before them that beautiful chapter of the ,revelation which described the new heavens and the new earth4 ,miss ,buss' quiet and decided religious character enabled them to enter without hesitation on that branch of thought4 ,her religious character shone naturally throughout her educational work4 ,they read of the garnishing of heaven with precious stones of various hues and many names1 not there because of this hue or that1 of this characteristic or the other1 but because they were precious stones4 ,in all reverent faith they followed in imagination the placing of their friend1 now lost here1 among the precious stones in heaven1 and they might pray that of themselves it might be true that she was but gone before4 8,the second part of the service was performed in the little churchyard of ,theydon ,bois1 near #8,boscombe4' ,the journey seemed to be made doubly sad by the remembrance of the many delightful holidays we had spent at #8,the ,cottage1' and by all its associations2 and yet we felt that we would rather she were laid to rest there1 in the open country1 than in a crowded ,london cemetery4 #8,after life's fitful fever she sleeps well4' 8,the day was piercingly cold1 in spite of the bright sunshine1 and the ground was covered with snow4 ,about six hundred went down to ,theydon ,bois by a special train1 and the long procession was formed at the foot of the hill on which the church stands4 ,mr4 ,garrod1 ,secretary of the ,teachers' ,guild1 ,mr4 ,foster ,watson1 ,master of ,method at ,aberystwith ,college1 ,mr4 ,pinches1 ,treasurer of the ,college of ,preceptors1 and ,mr4 ,w4 ,k4 ,hill1 ,head-,master of the ,kentish ,town ,school1 acted as marshals4 ,at two o'clock1 the hearse and carriages with the chief mourners reached the spot1 and the long train of mourners1 headed by the clergy1 the ,rev4 ,c4 ,e4 ,campbell1 ,vicar of ,theydon ,bois1 ,canon ,barker1 and ,canon ,browne1 moved slowly up the hill4 ,immediately behind the clergy came the girls' choir1 singing #8,how bright the glorious spirits shine4' ,the voices1 subdued as they were1 owing to the great length of the procession1 had--if one may so express it--a wonderfully spiritual effect4 ,the churchyard was quite filled with the mourners1 and after the actual service was finished1 ,canon ,barker delivered a short address to those assembled round the open grave on the life-work and lessons taught by ,miss ,buss1 whose name1 he said1 would be connected with the commencement of the higher education of women for many years to come4 ,he dwelt on the zeal and ability displayed by the deceased in founding the great school in ,camden ,town1 and the most important educational testimony she had given before the ,schools ,commission4 ,miss ,buss also established the ,head-mistresses' ,association and the ,teachers' ,guild1 and her schools were the models of those of the ,girls' ,public ,day ,school ,company4 ,the effect and success of her work was seen at ,girton and ,newnham ,colleges1 and at the ,london ,university1 and he mentioned the fact that at one time at least two-thirds of the girls at ,girton were from ,miss ,buss' own school4 ,the chief point in regard to her character was her remarkable personality and indomitable strength4 ,her simplicity and singleness of heart were without a taint of personal ambition4 ,he dilated on her great power of assimilating new ideas1 and said the influence of her will was extraordinary4 ,her name would live for years1 and the women not only of this country1 but of every other1 owed her a debt of gratitude for the noble work she had accomplished4 ,he touched upon her deep religious character1 manifested so clearly in her quiet advice and consolation to the girls who came to her in any worry or trouble1 and finally he said it was a blessing to any one to be able to see1 as ,miss ,buss had done1 her life's work crowned with success before she departed4 8,in compliance with the expressed wish of the family1 comparatively few wreaths were sent1 but these were quite as many as could well be dealt with4 ,in addition to those from members of the family1 the teachers of the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school sent a wreath of laurel1 the ,camden ,school teachers a wreath1 ,miss ,ridley 7a ,governor of the school from its early days7 and ,miss ,j4 ,t4 ,ridley a wreath1 ,myra ,lodge an anchor of violets1 while the pupils festooned and decorated the hearse4 ,most of those present carried flowers1 which they threw into the ivy-lined grave4 8,for the greater part of the service large flakes of snow had been slowly falling4 ,the day will ever remain in our hearts4 ,though one of deep sadness1 yet there was withal a feeling of gratitude that we1 too1 had known her1 and of pride that we were ,miss ,buss' girls4 8,,eleanor ,m4 ,,hill40 ,it is impossible to do more than merely indicate the feeling caused by the death of ,frances ,mary ,buss1 as evidenced in the piles of letters addressed to her family1 and to ,mrs4 ,bryant and members of the staff1 by leaders in the educational world1 as well as by pupils1 past and present1 and by friends from every part of the globe4 ,the extracts already given will serve to represent this deep and widespread sense of loss1 and to show in how many hearts her memory will live on4 ,of outward and visible memorials there are several still in progress4 ,one only is as yet completed1 a window given by relatives and friends to ,holy ,trinity ,church1 where1 on ,october #c1 a special dedicatory service was held4 ,the subject is ,st4 ,scholastica1 the devoted sister of ,st4 ,benedict who founded ,monte ,cassino1 the first monastery of the ,western ,church4 ,st4 ,scholastica is said to have helped largely in the revival of religion and learning that marked the sixth century4 ,she became the ,head of the first community of nuns1 and it is in this character that she is represented in the upper part of the window4 ,in the lower part she is seated1 with one of her young novices at her knee1 in keeping with her name1 and with the work of the great teacher thus commemorated1 whose likeness is plainly recognizable in the features of the saint4 ,above the head of the upper figure runs a scroll with the words1 8,i know thy works1 and charity1 and service1 and faith0 7,rev4 ii4 #ai74 ,the inscription below is1 8,in loving memory of ,frances ,mary ,buss1 for forty-five years a communicant of this ,church40 ,the memorial window in the ,clothworkers' ,hall1 ,sandall ,road1 which is to be the gift of the ,company1 is still in progress4 ,the design represents four typical women from sacred history1 all peculiarly appropriate-- ,i4 ,deborah1 8a mother in ,israel0 7,judg4 v4 #g74 ,,ii4 ,huldah1 8the prophetess10 with whom 8many communed0 7#b ,kings xxii4 #ad74 ,,iii4 ,mary1 who 8chose the better part0 7,luke x4 #db74 ,,iv4 ,phbe1 8a servant of the ,church1 and a succourer of many0 7,rom4 xvi4 #a74 ,a portrait is introduced into the design4 ,in the ,camden ,school there is to be a marble bust1 the gift of the same generous donors1 who have already done so much to beautify the schools4 ,but the memorial which would most have pleased her whose name it will bear is in the ,travelling ,scholarships1 to which the public subscriptions are to be devoted4 ,in keeping with the large-heartedness which knew no bounds1 the benefit of these ,scholarships will not be confined to the two schools of which she was the founder4 ,it is hoped that many a worn and jaded teacher may thus derive from foreign travel the rest and refreshment which so often sent ,miss ,buss herself back to work with renewed vigour2 and it can scarcely be doubted that in extent these ,scholarships will prove worthy of one who so largely gave to others4 ,the account given by ,miss ,burstall of the re-opening of the school after the great change that had come upon it is full of interest-- 8,the opening of school on the first day of term was a strange1 but inspiring and impressive1 ceremony1 which none of those present are likely to forget4 ,the dark ranks of the girls1 as they stood for prayers1 the black dresses of the teachers1 the laurel wreath hung above our dear ,founder's portrait1 the empty great chair1 which would never be filled again by her we had seen there so often--all told the story which the funeral hymns#ba sung before and after prayers reiterated4 ,when the short1 very short1 service was concluded1 the ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,buss came forward1 and first1 on behalf of the family1 thanked the staff for their work 7a very labour of love indeed7 in organizing the funeral arrangements1 and the girls for their singing on the sad occasion4 ,he then1 as ,clerk to the ,governors1 went on to say that the ,governors had been unable1 owing to the shortness of the time that had elapsed1 to make any final arrangement1 but that they had asked ,mrs4 ,bryant to take the post of acting ,head-mistress during the term4 8,mrs4 ,bryant1 after saying a few words in response to ,mr4 ,buss1 gave a short address1 expressing 7as she said7 the thoughts and memories that rose to the surface in trying to realize the greatness of the leader who had passed from among us4 ,sympathy1 absolute devotion of self1 extraordinary energy of will1 marvellous charity--these one thought of as they had been shown year after year in counsel1 in delight in other's pleasures1 in carrying ideas into action1 in patience and help to inferior workers1 in honour and appreciation to talent1 in raising the weak1 in strengthening the strong4 8,the thrill of emotion1 of loyalty1 of sorrow1 and of hope1 which passed through the hearts of so many of us as she spoke1 is too personal1 too sacred for expression4 ,it was a relief when music1 that divine art which begins where words end1 came to speak regret and aspiration1 as the solemn chords of the ,dead ,march in #8,saul' flowed from the organ4 ,just at this moment1 a little after #i4cj a4m41 a winter thunderstorm rolled up4 ,the light grew fainter1 the wind sounded round the building2 still the music pealed on as the darkness gathered1 rising stronger and fuller in its confidence of triumph over death1 when1 just at the climax of the melody1 a flash of lightning blazed for an instant like an answering fire from the heavenly world4 ,it was a strange coincidence1 but it was not the first time that ,nature had seemed to sympathize with our grief and with our consolation4 ,the flowers and the winter sunshine of ,new ,year's ,eve1 the softly-falling benediction of the snow in the churchyard at ,theydon--these had their meaning4 ,so1 too1 had the symbol of power1 of energy1 of light in darkness1 when the ,new ,year began with its new work and its new1 yet old1 inspiration40 ,footnote #ba3 8,the saints of ,god1 their conflict passed10 and 8,peace1 perfect peace40 ,the music ceased1 and all stood for a moment in silence1 till1 as ,miss ,fawcett tells us-- 8,mrs4 ,bryant said very quietly1 #8,the classes will now pass to their own rooms as usual6' and1 as we obeyed1 the clouds cleared away1 and the place was soon flooded with brilliant sunshine4 #8,le roi est mort3 vive le roi6' was the thought in all minds4 ,but our new ,head had taken her stand on the old order of things1 and there is sweetness in our sadness40 ,owing to some technicalities which could not be set aside1 the post of ,head-mistress was still not filled officially either on the ,foundation ,day or ,prize ,day1 ,june #bg1 #ahie1 and these may therefore be counted as the last days of the old rgime1 the beloved ,founder still holding supreme rule1 through the self-effacing loyalty with which her successor did honour to the cherished memory4#bb ,footnote #bb3 ,in a paper found in ,miss ,buss' desk there is gratifying proof of the satisfaction it would have given her to know of the choice of her successor-- 8,i know ,mrs4 ,bryant well1 and think her the most competent woman in the whole range of my acquaintance to take up my work after me4 ,she is bright1 accomplished1 energetic1 and earnest4 ,she is amiable and loving1 and1 above all1 has vital force4 ,she has1 indeed1 #8a healthy mind in a healthy body4' ,pages of writing could not express more strongly my conviction that she is the one woman who would and could carry on the school in the same spirit as it is carried on now4 ,her fellow-workers would also be loyal to her1 and she would be considerate about them4 7,signed7 8,,frances ,,mary ,,buss4 8,myra ,lodge1 ,feb4 #c1 #ahgh40 ,on ,foundation ,day 7,april #d7--;henceforth to be known as ,founder's ,day--the sense of loss was manifest in the black dresses of the staff1 and in the absence of the usual daffodils with which the ,hall had been gay in past times4 ,the needlework was shown as usual1 but in place of the entertainment of other years1 there was an organ recital1 followed by a selection of sacred music1 ending with the hymn1 so deeply impressive to all there1 8,the saints of ,god1 their conflict passed40 ,on the ,prize ,day 7,june #bg7 there was a special appropriateness in the fact that in ,professor ,jebb of ,cambridge1 who occupied the chair1 there should have been so distinguished a representative of the ,university which had been so much to one who had laboured to open for others the way thither which she could not herself follow4 ,in the presence of ,lady ,frederick ,cavendish1 who gave the prizes on this last day1 there was also a very special fitness1 not only as a very active member of the ,council of the ,girls' ,public ,day ,schools ,company--a work made possible in the beginning by ,miss ,buss' success in her schools--but still more as the daughter of ,lord ,lyttelton1 one of the earliest friends to the higher education of girls in general1 and1 in particular1 to the ,north ,london ,collegiate and ,camden ,schools for girls4 ,the day was further marked as the close of the first great period of the ,school's history by the absence1 not only of the ,head herself1 but of two of her foremost helpers--the ,bishop of ,winchester and ,mr4 ,elliott--the one suffering from the illness so soon to prove fatal1 and the other from sudden bereavement4 ,so far back as #ahgi ,miss ,buss1 in regretting the absence on the opening of the new ,hall of the ,rev4 ,charles ,lee1 had thus written of these three friends-- 8,for years past ,mr4 ,lee was the one person who was guide1 philosopher1 and friend2 who gave up his time1 and who1 with ,mr4 ,elliott and ,mr4 ,thorold1 met constantly in ,camden ,street1 looked after ,myra ,lodge as well as #bjb1 worked up the law questions 7,mr4 ,elliott has always given his law knowledge to me and to the movement from the beginning71 and in fact worked hard when friends were few and success was apparently hopeless40 ,mr4 ,lee's removal from ,london deprived ,miss ,buss of his valuable help1 but for fifteen years longer ,dr4 ,thorold and ,mr4 ,elliott were by her side in any time of need1 and their kind and genial speeches had come to be an essential part of ,prize ,day rejoicing4 ,and so the old order changes once again4 ,but1 no longer looking sadly backward1 we may turn hopefully to the future1 as past and present are united in the heartfelt tribute to the ,founder with which her successor takes up the work of the school4 8,last year ,i stood behind her in this place and read the ,prize ,day report1 which was her report1 for her4 ,to-day ,i am proud to be her deputy once again and glad1 for this day at least1 of the circumstances which have determined that as yet no one speaks in her place as more than a deputy4 8,the thought of our ,school's past--the pride in it1 the regret for it as past--must be specially with us all to-day4 ,for the first time in forty-five years we meet together for our yearly distribution of prizes without the gracious presence of the ,founder1 a presence so familiar1 that cannot be replaced4 ,a great teacher1 a wise administrator1 a strong and sympathetic leader1 she held a place almost as unique in the educational world as the history of the schools she founded4 ,nevertheless1 the loss to us in this school is deepest1 widest1 most intimate4 ,to those who have been her colleagues1 the sense of it is ever present1 in all the details of work1 and affecting all the relations of friendship4 8,noble work like hers remains in effect for all time1 and great inspirations are immortal1 passing on from mind to mind4 ,the neighbourhood knows1 and will long know1 our building as #8,miss ,buss' ,school1' and our traditions have already lived too long to lose the stamp of the character that moulded them4 ,to guard them with care1 to act on them with zeal1 will be the pleasure and duty of every ,north ,london girl4 8,it is1 ,i believe1 hardly necessary1 but ,i would like1 before concluding1 to remind the pupils of the thanks that are due to the teachers for their never-failing interest and devotion to work which1 though always cheering1 is sometimes hard4 ,for myself1 ,i could not adequately express1 but ,i hope they know without words how much ,i have appreciated their loyal support and their unity of spirit as they have worked together with me during these last six months4 ,the dark cloud through which we have passed has caused us all as colleagues to draw closer together1 like children in a family when the head has gone forth40 ,we find the same spirit in the account given in the ,school ,magazine of ,mrs4 ,bryant's election1 on ,july #i1 as ,miss ,burstall concludes-- 8,it was a quiet day1 and a very simple ceremony4 ,there was something of the sweetness and ease of home in it all1 and indeed we felt as if we were a family rather than a school2 and1 as in the beautiful and sacred life of home we do not speak of our loyalty and devotion1 but act on them as principles so certain as to need no expression1 so it was here4 ,the day was a very happy one4 ,every one went about her work with a new impulse of earnestness1 a new assurance of peaceful continuity4 ,for the rest1 the future will speak1 and the past is witness that the future will be good40 ,on ,prize ,day1 that last day of the old which was the first day of the new era1 ,lady ,frederick ,cavendish in her address dwelt especially on the faith and sympathy of the ,founder as the secret of the success of her schools1 finding here1 as everywhere1 the true source of all great and lasting work in the faith that uplifts and the love that unites4 ,then from the bright past the speaker looked beyond the darkly shadowed present to a future full of hope in the work to come4 ,none present on that day will forget the inspiration of the closing words of this address--words doubly strong as quoted by one who had come through a great darkness into the light3 one who will always stand out as witness that a heart emptied of joy may yet become a full 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