Pickering College is an independent, co-educational school for children in grades from Junior Kindergarten through grade 12. It is located in Newmarket , Ontario in Canada on a 17-hectare (42 acre) property on Bayview Avenue . The school accepts both day students and boarders (Grade 7 through Grade 12 only).
148-861: Pickering College is the second oldest independent school in Ontario, after Upper Canada College . Pickering College is also the site of the Quaker Archives and Library of Canada which are housed in the Arthur Garratt Dorland Reference Library . The roots of Pickering College trace far back into the 19th century in Bloomfield , a significant Quaker settlement near Picton at West Lake , in Prince Edward County . There, on property (lot 13, concession 2, Military Tract) purchased by Israel Bowrman,
296-530: A 17-member Board of Governors as a public trust, with the current chair of the board being Russ Higgins, a principal of MacPherson Builders ltd. Somerset Entertainment . The board, whose members are appointed and elected from alumni, parents of students past and present, and the wider UCC community, selects the college's principal, who serves for five years, managing the school's annual operation and heading an executive committee composed of vice-principals, department heads, and administration staff. There are also
444-514: A CRTC-licensed radio station and recording studio ( 102.7 CHOP FM ). Rogers House has been involved in two fires, the second time causing extensive damage. In 1979, fire broke out in the Master's apartment in the Lower South corridor. The fire was caused by a smouldering candle. Student Harry Albright , who was on a spare period in his room opposite the apartment, smelled the smoke and raised
592-418: A Friend (the above-mentioned Conversation Sharp ), published in 1798, describes Rogers's ideal of a happy life. This was followed by The Voyage of Columbus (1810), and by Jacqueline (1814), a narrative poem , written in the iambic tetrameter of the newer writers, and published in the same volume with Byron's Lara . His reflective poem on Human Life (1819), on which he had been engaged for twelve years,
740-542: A Quaker, a school (or seminary) was eventually established. It is said that around this time Joseph John Gurney , a prominent Quaker Englishman (considered a 'minister', in the Quaker sense of the term), and brother of Elizabeth Fry , herself a noted advocate of social and prison reform, offered the sum of 500 pounds to the Religious Society of Friends for the establishment of a school there, if they could raise
888-433: A business program that was described as "world-class", and even boasted a typewriting class, a first for a North American school. An excellent fine arts program was nourished at the school. The Pickering College Literary society met weekly for "musical recitals, poetry readings, discussions and debates on current issues." The school kept up a column in the local Pickering News "inviting the public to attend special meetings when
1036-596: A financial aid program which currently awards more than $ 5 million annually to Canadian citizens. The secondary school segment is divided into 10 houses ; eight are for day students and the remaining two are for boarding students . Aside from the main structure, with its dominant clock tower , the Toronto campus has a number of sports facilities, staff and faculty residences, and other buildings. UCC also owns and operates an outdoor education campus in Norval, Ontario . UCC
1184-656: A fundraising campaign in 2012 to obtain $ 100 million for scholarships; a donation of $ 11 million was received from Stu Lang, the largest single gift in Canadian independent school history. To honour Lang's donation, UCC created the scholars Lang Scholar Program to recognize up to 15 student-athletes annually with extraordinary leadership potential. UCC disbursed over $ 5.0 million in financial aid in 2019 to approximately 20 per cent of students. Only students in grade five and above are eligible for this assistance. Besides its own archives containing records that outline
1332-473: A glass chimney was smashed to smithereens in a pillow fight or similar fracas". This dangerous situation was corrected by the installation of an acetelyne gas plant, eliminating the need for the lamps altogether. In 1899, Sam Rogers (not to be confused with the English poet Samuel Rogers who died 44 years earlier), a Quaker descendant of Timothy Rogers (who had originally helped settle Pickering Village with
1480-401: A loss that could have been prevented. Ultimately the property did become a housing development, with only a small portion, designated the "Hermitage Park" remaining. A replica of the original Ruddy well was placed at the site. Of the old school at Pickering Village, nothing would remain. The grounds of the former campus are today mostly covered by modern housing. The Pickering College name by
1628-471: A mandatory after-school activity program ensures that a Pickering student receives excellent physical exercise or a way to express themselves in several different arts-related fields, as well as academic instruction. A drive to expand the physical campus is also underway. Pickering College offers bursaries for students based on financial need, and scholarships based on academic merit and/or evidence of personal qualities and talents that add positive influences to
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#17327933731841776-540: A number of Quaker bodies forced the school to close. The matter settled, the school reopened in 1892, and apparently enjoyed great success: "Mr. W. P. Firth M.A., D.Sc., became principal. With his wife, formerly Miss Ella Rogers B.A., daughter of Samuel Rogers, a well known Toronto figure at that time the school prospered, and attendance grew rapidly. Students came from all over the Continent, as well as from Japan, Russia, China, Persia, Armenia, Australia, Central America and
1924-450: A number of Quaker families in the early 19th century) donated funds to build an impressive gymnasium to add to the amenities. This building was done in an imposing Greek revival style with high arched windows, and a portico at the front with a roof supported by four large pillars. It would be the only major addition to facilities at the main campus, and would outlive the schoolhouse by some 82 years. Although Pickering College had its roots in
2072-766: A number of other committees for advancement, finance and audit, governance and nominating, human resources, long range planning, property, and senior management review. Additionally, the UCC Foundation, a registered charity in Ontario since 1962 and run by a board of trustees, manages the school's endowment. Honorary trustees include David R. Beatty , John Craig Eaton II , Hans Michael Jebsen , Michael MacMillan , Kelly and Michael Meighen , Richard M. Thomson , Galen Weston , and Michael Wilson . There are 129 faculty members in total, of whom 12 possess doctorates, 40 hold master's degrees, and 20 per cent are International Baccalaureate examiners. 17 faculty members reside on
2220-562: A pension for HF Cary , the translator of Dante , and obtained Wordsworth his sinecure as distributor of stamps. John Mitford , while maintaining his country livings, rented permanent lodgings in Sloane Street, where he enjoyed "the most perfect intimacy with Samuel Rogers for more than twenty years". Rogers was in effect a literary dictator in England. He made his reputation by The Pleasures of Memory when William Cowper 's fame
2368-635: A pension plan. UCC maintained a Cadet Corps from around 1837, which became a rifle company attached to the Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada (later The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada ) in 1860. It was one of only two student corps called to duty in Canadian military history when it assisted in staving off the Fenian Raids in 1866. Historian Jack Granatstein , in his book The Generals , demonstrated that UCC graduates accounted for more than 30 per cent of Canadian generals during
2516-419: A rise in boys' behavioural problems and a decline in their educational performance. Simultaneously, UCC's status as an all-boys school found support following years of pressure to become co-educational, especially as other prominent, formerly all-boys schools in Ontario began to make the switch, such as Lakefield College School (1989), Appleby College (1991), and Trinity College School (1991). As part of
2664-445: A school, welcoming first only girls, and later, in 1842, with the construction of a wood framed building to the east, boys. The main building served three purposes: its top floor served as dormitory for students, the basement served as dining room and servants' quarters, and the first floor acted as classroom and administrative facilities. For its time, the building was rather advanced in some respects, including indoor plumbing featuring
2812-414: A septic tank built of large red cedar logs. There were a number of other buildings on the property including the boys' residence and other utility buildings, none of which remains today. Compared to the facilities of some of its contemporaries, West Lake Boarding School's were somewhat modest and more remote. In 1848 this school was registered under the name West Lake Friends' or Quakers' Seminary. That it
2960-502: A similar amount. It is not immediately clear when the building that eventually became the West Lake Boarding School (and still stands today as a private residence) was actually erected. Mr. Bowrman mortgaged the property in 1830, and it is possible these funds were used to build what might have originally been intended as a house, later converted to a school. In either case, in 1841 the building began official use as
3108-600: A small, two-storey cricket pavilion , inaugurated by Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn . The Preparatory School, part of which was designed by Eden Smith , is at the south-west corner of the campus, near which is a home for the Prep headmaster and a small gatehouse. The athletic facilities include an indoor pool and three gymnasiums, as well as, around the campus, the William P. Wilder sports complex (containing an NHL and an Olympic sized hockey rink, one of only four in Ontario ),
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#17327933731843256-576: A sports activity bubble, tennis courts, a sports court, a running track, and nine regulation sized sports fields. The two major fields of the Upper School are called Commons and Lords , after, respectively, the British House of Commons and House of Lords , and one of the main central fields is known as the Oval (covered in winter by a bubble ). In the summer of 2006, the latter, along with
3404-471: A variety of extracurricular theatre programs, ranging in scope and scale, from musicals to Shakespeare , with at least one large-scale and one small-scale production each year. Smaller, student written and run plays are also produced. The theatre program, which includes all aspects of production, is run in conjunction with Bishop Strachan School , a nearby girls' private school. Various bands and music groups that practice extra-curricularly are also supported by
3552-506: A variety of wildlife, including spotted deer and hares , UCC sold a small portion of the acreage in 2007 to help cover costs related to the 2003 class action lawsuit brought against the school by former students. In 2011, the Norval Long-Range Planning Committee recommended that Norval's facilities should be expanded to allow for more overnight students and co-educational use. Upper Canada College has
3700-485: A waterfront site that is located beside Lake Ontario at Toronto's Outer Harbour Marina . Occupied by the Don Lindsay Boathouse, the site primarily serves UCC's rowing team, which trains out of the facility during the spring and fall seasons. When not in use by the school's rowing program, the facility becomes a community rowing centre, hosting UCC's summer camps and Horizon program. Upper Canada College
3848-406: A well-conducted home." The school's emphasis on a well-rounded education included ample opportunities for rigorous exercise: ball fields, rinks and courts, and later the gymnasium surrounded the building. Popular sports included "Association football as well as rugby, where the rules of that day were not so restricted as they are to day, were modified by the good moral atmosphere-for the most part-of
3996-411: Is Canada's wealthiest independent school, having an endowment of more than CA$ 100 million. For the 2020–2021 school year, tuition fees range from $ 34,135 to $ 37,135 (not including a $ 8,500 initial registration fee, books and uniform) for day students and $ 61,085 to $ 66,835 for boarders (not including a $ 5,000 initial registration fee). An additional $ 500 technology fee is levied on all students in
4144-729: Is an altar cloth made from a piece of that which was used for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . Held is an American flag that flew atop one of the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Further, the school holds works by Thoreau MacDonald and a collection of original paintings from the Group of Seven (though several were auctioned by the college in an effort to pay for the lawsuits it faced in 2004); an original Stephen Leacock essay, titled Why Boys Leave Home—A Talk on Camping , donated in 2005 and published for
4292-452: Is encouraged at Upper Canada College; all students are required to complete 40 hours of Community Service as a part of their Ontario Secondary School Diploma as well as complete 150 hours of other extracurricular commitments, with an equal division between arts, athletics, and community service (what the IB calls CAS : creativity, action, service), prior to graduation. Upper Canada College runs
4440-592: Is not a vulgar line in the poem." In 1793 his father's death gave Rogers the principal share in the banking house in Cornhill, and a considerable income. He left Newington Green and established himself in chambers in the Temple . Within his intimate circle at this time were his best friend, Richard Sharp ( Conversation Sharp ), and the artists John Flaxman , John Opie , Martin Shee and John Henry Fuseli . He also made
4588-563: Is on the north-east corner of 20 Duncan Street (the only existing building from the college's original campus), the second at the south-east corner of 212 King Street West, and one at the main entrance of the current campus at 200 Lonsdale Road. (An additional plaque that mentions Upper Canada College stands in Clarence Square , commemorating Alexander Dunn, an Old Boy who received Canada's first Victoria Cross .) Upper Canada College owns and maintains an outdoor educational facility near
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4736-461: Is the one the oldest of the ten houses at UCC and is named for William Wedd, formerly first classical master. The school's student government , created in 1892 and known as the Board of Stewards , represents the students at events, such as Association Day and Winterfest, and relays their wishes, during times of change or concern, to the upper administration. The group comprises 17 elected members of
4884-420: Is to teach college students about the natural environment , sustainability , and ecosystems through outdoor learning programs, some in conjunction with Outward Bound Canada. It is staffed by five full-time teachers, a superintendent, and cooks and housekeepers. Throughout the school year, entire classes, houses, or portions of certain grades will have a several day stay at Norval and other Ontario schools use
5032-482: Is written in his earlier manner. In 1814 Rogers made a tour on the Continent with his sister Sarah. He travelled through Switzerland to Italy, keeping a full diary of events and impressions, and had made his way to Naples when the news of Napoleon 's escape from Elba obliged him to hurry home. Seven years later he returned to Italy, paying a visit to Byron and Shelley at Pisa . Out of the earlier of these tours arose his last and longest work, Italy . The first part
5180-640: The CISAA and OFSAA and regularly place high in the standings at national and international competitions, such as the Head of the Charles Regatta . The World Affairs Conference is Canada's oldest student run conference, begun in 1983 and organized in conjunction with Branksome Hall since the late 1980s. Held annually, the Conference has reached over 4,000 students, 25 countries, and 65 schools around
5328-468: The Canadian royal family through its members or representatives of the monarch , sometimes serving as the college's Visitor and/or on its Board of Governors. UCC was founded in 1829 by Major-General Sir John Colborne (later the 1st Baron Seaton ), then Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada , in the hopes that it would serve as a feeder school to the newly established King's College (now known as
5476-927: The Mayor of Toronto and the Prime Minister of Canada . The Executives of WAC for the 2023-2024 school year are: Ray Wu (Conference Chair), Shaya Farahmand (Conference Chair), Alex Woolsey (Assistant Chair), Unmol Sharma & Evan Rosenberg (SPRINT Co-Heads), Darwin Li (Director of Communications), Devlin Moniz (Director of Plenaries), Eugenio Gigi Ciarlandini (Director of Keynotes), Adrian Mak (Director of Marketing), Aarav Dogra (Director of Finance), Samuel Martineau (Director of Technology), Alex Woolsey (Director of Programs), Caleb Chong (Director of Registration), Emerson McQueen (Director of Volunteering), and Jai Sandhu (Director of Facilities). In conjunction with other schools, UCC ran
5624-631: The Ontario Model Parliament (OMP), a simulation of a provincial parliament that started in 1986, when it was founded by UCC teacher Paul Bennett, and was composed of two events: an Elections Day at UCC, followed by a three-day simulation that took place in the legislative chamber at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario . UCC students made up the entirety of the Executive Committee that organizes and runs
5772-541: The Second World War , and 26 Old Boys achieved brigadier rank or higher. A war memorial display case and plaque in the Upper School's main entrance hall is dedicated to the UCC Old Boys who distinguished themselves during Canadian military service periods. In 1958, UCC faced a major crisis when it was discovered that the Upper School's main building was in danger of collapse due to poor construction. At
5920-508: The University of Toronto ). UCC was modelled on the public schools of Great Britain, such as Eton College . Though now an independent school, the college was created with public funds, including an initial land grant of 6,000 acres of crown lands, later increased to 66,000 acres. The school began teaching in the original Royal Grammar School . However, within a year, it was established on its own campus, known as Russell Square, at
6068-466: The Watergate scandal ) collided head-on with the conservative and traditional culture and environment at UCC. Individual freedoms trumped institutional discipline, and moral authority had lost its clout. Patrick T. Johnson, principal from 1965 to 1974, managed the cultural transition during these years, successfully integrating societal trends, traditional values, and individual self-expression. One of
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6216-614: The 1970s, as it began to offer assistance to the less affluent and made attempts to attract boys from visible minorities, becoming what he called "a small United Nations" that echoed Toronto's emerging ethnic variety (today, students from over 20 different countries and regions attend UCC), though, as recently as 1990, there were references in College Times editorials to antisemitism and sexism. These aspects of college life came to light in 1994, through James T. Fitzgerald's book Old Boys , which published some alumni's recollections of
6364-481: The 1990s. Still planned are an Olympic-standard, 50-metre swimming pool; a new racquet centre for squash, badminton, and tennis; a rowing centre; the expansion of both the Prep and Upper School academic buildings; and an expansion of the archives. The Ontario Heritage Trust , a non-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture , erected three plaques outlining UCC's presence and history in Toronto. One
6512-491: The 2000s, the school came under criticism for keeping the entirety of the increasingly taxed Norval property while so little of it was actually used; this argument has gained increased credence in light of the consistent yearly tuition hikes and mounting legal costs. Despite repeated assertions that the college had no intention of selling the property, citing not only rapidly increasing land value, but also an intention to hold it to prevent industrial development on land that contains
6660-807: The Arts, 1763–1855 (1903), by GH Powell, is an amalgamation of these two authorities. Rogers held various honorary positions: he was one of the trustees of the National Gallery ; and he served on a commission to inquire into the management of the British Museum , and on another for the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1796. His literary production remained slow. An Epistle to
6808-621: The City of Toronto and the National Audubon Society . Samuel Rogers Samuel Rogers (30 July 1763 – 18 December 1855) was an English poet , during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth , Coleridge and Byron . His recollections of these and other friends such as Charles James Fox are key sources for information about London artistic and literary life, with which he
6956-660: The College, no visitor since our inception has taken such a deep interest in our affairs, for such an extended period, as has the present distinguished incumbent.” In May 2012, the Upper Canada College Monarchist League conducted a poll and submitted to the Board of Governors a report outlining how 71 per cent of students surveyed (91 per cent of those in Year One) approved of another member of
7104-523: The Green School initiative, wherein environmental education would become "one of the four hallmarks of a UCC education." Plans to carry this out saw not only upgrades of the school's physical plant to meet environmentally sustainable standards, but also an integration of these new initiatives into the curriculum. After the appointment in 2004 of Jim Power as principal, the curriculum further evolved to address reports of wider, societal trends showing
7252-602: The HRH the Prince of Wales has expressed a wish to be given the fine old English title of visitor of this school. HRH met so many 'Old Boys' while [fighting in the First World War] that, when he made his visit to Canada last year, he instituted special inquiries about the previous history of the College. Finding that the title existed, he has thus honored us by becoming 'Visitor of Upper Canada College' [...] The gracious offer of
7400-632: The IB program in 1996 and the entire curriculum is today guided by the non-governmental organization. French, language, mathematics , science, outdoor education , physical education , the arts, and more are covered during a boy's years in the Prep School and, once boys move to the Upper School in Year One ( Grade Eight ), they begin university preparation through a liberal arts program. The courseload includes mathematics, history, geography , science, English, second languages, civics, design, film and
7548-629: The Leaving Class: one steward for each house (the heads of houses) plus seven—the Head Steward and six stewards with portfolio—chosen by the majority of the whole student body. In addition to the stewards, students can enter the prefects program, requiring them to show leadership through their senior years to be awarded the title of Prefect upon graduation, the highest recognition UCC offers "for citizenship and leadership." Though Upper Canada College has accepted ethnic minorities since
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#17327933731847696-470: The Prep, allowing for boys to be enrolled from Grade Three through to graduation. In 1900, the government of Ontario stopped funding UCC, making it a completely independent school. By 1910, however, UCC was facing declining enrolment and capital; it considered selling the Deer Park campus and moving again to become a full boarding school on a property purchased in Norval, Ontario . Plans were halted by
7844-608: The Prep. Two years later, UCC adopted the International Baccalaureate (IB), which augmented the Ontario Secondary School Diploma . Following this, Grade Two was added in 1998 and Grade One the next year. Since 2003, UCC has offered places from Senior Kindergarten to Grade Twelve . In the years following 1998, five UCC staff were accused of sexual abuse or of possessing child pornography ; three were convicted of some of
7992-597: The Preparatory School (the Prep), after which a boy may move on to the Upper School, which consists of Grades Eight to Twelve. The Upper School years are known as follows: While Prep students are divided into forms , UCC, like several other schools in the Commonwealth of Nations , divides its Upper School students into houses. The house system was first adopted in 1923, consisting of only four houses until
8140-430: The Prince places the position on a still higher plane and it makes us all feel a lot prouder of the grand old College to which we belong. Edward was removed from the post of visitor when he abdicated the Canadian throne in 1936. The office thereafter lay dormant until 1955. Maintaining a connection with the Canadian royal family , Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (husband of Edward VIII's niece, Queen Elizabeth II ),
8288-616: The Society had a speaker". The Village of Pickering also enjoyed a close and intimate relationship with the school — many businesses and trades supplied the College's needs, and the Village itself supplied a number of students. An example of the trade links between school and village was a man by the name of William Peak, "who ran a "taxi service" from the Grand Trunk Railway station to the College transporting students". Thus
8436-622: The Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers , to which is added Porsoniana . Rogers himself kept a notebook in which he entered impressions of the conversation of many of his distinguished friends—Fox, Edmund Burke , Henry Grattan , Richard Porson , John Horne Tooke , Talleyrand , Lord Erskine , Scott, Lord Grenville and the Duke of Wellington . They were published by his nephew William Sharpe in 1859 as Recollections by Samuel Rogers ; Reminiscences and Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers, Banker, poet, and Patron of
8584-626: The Trustees of the Friends' Seminary of the Province of Ontario. The Act stated that it was "the opinion of the said yearly meeting of Friends that the usefulness of the said Seminary would be largely increased by changing its location to the Township of Pickering near the village of Duffins Creek". The Act received royal assent on February 15, 1871 and a few years later, construction would begin on
8732-409: The Upper School, which covers the costs of a MacBook Air laptop computer, the associated software, and technological support. According to the school, fewer than two per cent of the Canadian population can afford the full cost of attending the school. The institution has strict admissions standards, accepting approximately 20 per cent of all applicants for the 2018–2019 school year. The college began
8880-691: The Victoria Cross given, and ceremonial sword belonging, to Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn ; the valour medals were given to the Canadian War Museum on permanent loan on 17 May 2006. In the college's chapel, itself decorated with works by Canadian artists, is an altar made of marble from parts of St. Paul's Cathedral , in London, England, that were damaged in the Blitz and donated by Dean of St. Paul's Walter Robert Matthews . On this
9028-569: The West Indies. A large number of Jamaicans graduated from the school. Many local students attended both the preparatory, as well as the collegiate departments. In the early nineties the attendance taxed the capacity of the building." Such was the success of the school in the late 1890s that an alumni event in 1894 gathered some 400 students from all over the country. A number of notable graduates hailed from Pickering College, including university professors, Reverends and businessmen. The school had
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#17327933731849176-519: The acquaintance of Charles James Fox , with whom he visited the galleries in Paris in 1802, and whose friendship introduced him to Holland House . In 1803 he moved to 22 St James's Place , where for fifty years he entertained all the celebrities of London. Flaxman and Charles Alfred Stothard had a share in the decoration of the house, which Rogers virtually rebuilt, and proceeded to fill with works of art. His collections at his death realised £50,000. In
9324-522: The addition of a lower school (Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6) to the existing middle (Grade 7 and 8) and upper schools (at the time, Grade 9 to OAC). 1992 would also mark the return of coeducation to Pickering College, after nearly seven decades as a boys-only school, with the admission of girls to the lower school. The following year, coeducation was extended to the entire school. After 1992, Firth House would no longer house male students — it became an exclusively female dormitory, with New House remaining for
9472-487: The alarm. The fire had already taken hold, but thanks to the quick response of the fire department, damage was confined to the apartment and minor smoke damage on the corridor. In November, 1981, in a near-repeat of the events of 1905, fire again broke out in Rogers House. Due to some of the more primitive materials used in the building's original construction, the fire accelerated quickly and caused extensive damage to
9620-560: The boys. The late 1990s again saw upgrades and renovations to campus facilities. With the completion of the new athletic complex (named Egan House as of Sep 30, 2006, in honour of the key role played by the Egan Family Foundation in raising funds for its construction), Pickering College has attained an impressive array of student facilities, while retaining much of its traditional Quaker heritage and approach to learning. The school continues to foster athletic achievement:
9768-477: The campus, and with a dominant clock tower , houses the secondary school component of the college, in a quadrangle form. Laidlaw Hall, the principal assembly hall, featuring a full theatre stage and a pipe organ , is attached to the west end of the Upper School and, at the other end, is the Memorial Wing, the school's main infirmary . Closing the north end of the main quadrangle (which is the location of
9916-418: The campus, while opening the campus to the wider community at the same time. By the 1990s, summer camps were set up on the campus for any child who wished to enroll. The college embarked on another building campaign, again with the aid of Prince Philip, beginning in 1989 and ending in 1994, with the construction of new athletic facilities at the Upper School and the replacement of the 1901 Peacock Building at
10064-511: The campus. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1 in the lower grades and 19:1 in the upper grades. The visitor of Upper Canada College is a ceremonial role within UCC's governmental structure, though the occupant has the right or responsibility of inspecting and reporting on the College. Sir John Colborne served informally as UCC's first visitor. When the post was created in 1833, the Bishop of York
10212-406: The casualties, though, was the cadet corps; it was disbanded in September 1975 in favour of a smaller volunteer corps. Under principals educated at Oxford (Johnson) and Cambridge (Sadlier), the college refused to adopt the new provincial educational standards issued in 1967, which it considered lower than the old standards. UCC also moved forward with new educational and athletic facilities across
10360-436: The charges. In 2003, 18 students launched a $ 62 million class-action lawsuit against UCC, claiming sexual abuse by Doug Brown, who taught at the Prep from 1975 to 1993 and was eventually found guilty in 2004 of nine counts of indecent assault . UCC agreed to a confidential settlement with the victims. UCC followed the trends in environmentalism when the Board of Governors unanimously voted in 2002 to establish
10508-405: The college's Deer Park campus and the trustees were considering moving the school to a new location. Plans for buildings were drawn up by an architectural firm. However, due to the outbreak of the First World War and then the depression , the move was fully abandoned in the 1930s. The college first attempted to sell the land in 1928 and again in 1935, but found no buyers. Eventually, the property
10656-574: The college, including a wind ensemble, concert band , stage band, string ensemble , jazz ensemble, and singers. These groups compete in festivals at different levels and also organize fundraising concerts. UCC has sports rivalries with other boys' schools in Ontario. Sports teams run by UCC include alpine ski , baseball , basketball , cricket , football , golf , hockey , rowing , rugby , lacrosse , soccer, squash , Swimming, Track and Field , tennis , and volleyball . Some teams are purely intramural , but 45 interscholastic teams compete in
10804-449: The college." The athletic program was not merely extracurricular: "It [was] the chief aim of...the teachers to encourage in students a love of outside exercise, and no pains [would] be spared by the [Friends] Committee to make this a prominent feature of the institution, so that the health of the students may be secured in the best possible way, viz. by fresh air and outdoor recreation." The school operated until 1885, when litigation between
10952-541: The curriculum began to shift from offering a classical education to offering one grounded in the liberal arts ; language options besides Latin were first offered after 1950. The period from 1965 to 1975 was a decade of constant change at UCC; global and local cultural influences (including the Vietnam War , the bohemian Yorkville neighbourhood, the Woodstock festival, changing fashion trends, rock music, and
11100-472: The damage was enormous; over $ 50,000 in 1905 dollars, with some $ 4000 alone attributed to the loss of the Principal's (Mr. Firth's) library. Rebuilding costs were estimated to be another $ 30,000 or more over and above that number. Adding to the financial strain was the fact that the school was actually underinsured at the time, the amount actually covered by insurance being less than $ 13,000. The fire of 1905
11248-683: The dramatic, visual, and musical arts, as well as computer science . Aiding both student and teachers is the Wernham West Centre for Learning, the most comprehensive and endowed secondary school learning facility in Canada. Created in 2002 as a department pertaining to the refinement of academic skills and assisting the students with learning disabilities, its primary focus is to facilitate improved learning skills and abilities, as well as accommodate for students with particular learning disabilities. Participation in extracurricular activities
11396-488: The early 20th Century had become well established and known in many parts of the world, so despite the move to Newmarket, the old name was retained. A new school building was constructed, once again atop a commanding hill (hence the school's nickname – The Hilltop) and the College reopened in 1909. The striking new four storey building in Newmarket — named Rogers House in honour of Sam Rogers' and his family's contributions to
11544-437: The encompassing running track, was renovated, with the grass replaced by a partially synthetic astroturf /grass hybrid and the track paved with a rubber turf. Several metres below the field, geothermal pipes were laid to provide alternative energy heating for both the Upper School and the adjacent sports complex. A number of these facilities are the result of a decade long, $ 90 million capital building campaign launched in
11692-499: The end of 1960. The crisis forced the school government to rethink their stance on foresight and planning, leading to a years-long program of new construction, salary improvements, and funding sources. Furthermore, in conjunction with Principal Sowby, whom he had helped select, Massey had additional influence on the college and brought about somewhat of a renaissance at the school – a number of distinguished visitors were brought in, and leading minds were hired as masters. At this time,
11840-452: The erection of the original Pickering College and 82 years after its destruction, the sole survivor of the old campus also succumbed to fire. The fire began in the evening and completely consumed the building; leaving only the Ruddy family's "wishing well" standing afterwards. With arson suspected, some recriminations followed. Many mourned the loss of a piece of Pickering history, feeling it was
11988-552: The exact cause was never determined, it was known that the blaze began in the Principal's quarters, and, stoked by high winds, the fire quickly consumed the brick building's wooden inner frame and structure. By dawn the next day, all that remained of the once great school were the charred brick outer walls, along with the Gymnasium, the stables, and a few other brick outbuildings. Nearly all of the school's contents, including valuable records and equipment, were destroyed. The extent of
12136-586: The facilities were improved (work that took place through the summers of 2013 and 2014), and boarders be drawn from across the country. Upper Canada College occupies an open, 17 hectare (43 acre) campus in Deer Park , near the major intersection of Avenue Road and St. Clair Avenue , in the residential neighbourhood of Forest Hill . There are 15 buildings on the site: The main structure (the Upper School), constructed between 1959 and 1960, central on
12284-458: The farm has become a housing development. Over the years, additions were made to the campus, including the addition of a gymnasium to Rogers House. In 1930, a new residential building which also included two classrooms was built and dedicated to former principal William Firth as Firth House, further adding to the school's capacity for boarding students. Further additions included a running track, four playing fields, and an ice rink. A new dining hall
12432-531: The fire brought about the end of Rogers House's long existence as both dormitory and schoolhouse. Save for the Headmaster's house attached to the back of the building, there would be no living quarters in Rogers House, which from this point forward would house only classrooms, laboratories and the school's administration offices. Drawing from some of the lessons of the 1981 fire, in 1983 a brand new, three storey residence (dubbed New House) for teachers and students
12580-479: The first black student (Peter Gallego, the son of a former American slave) enrolled in 1831 and First Nations boys, such as Francis Assikinack (son of the Ojibwe leader Jean-Baptiste Assiginack ) in 1840, their representation within the student body was initially disproportionate to the same within the city's population and the school developed a reputation as a " WASP bastion". Michael Ignatieff considered
12728-406: The first place, and that the cost was well worth the value in preserving a unique piece of Pickering Village's history. This did not appear to garner much support with the town council of the time: the council felt the structure would be of little value to the community once restored, since there were still no services onsite. The building continued to deteriorate. On October 4, 1987, 110 years after
12876-489: The first time in The Globe and Mail ; and the original manuscript of Robertson Davies ' work The Mask of Aesop , which he wrote in 1952 specifically for the Prep's 50th anniversary. Also in UCC's possession is a chair owned by Sir John A. Macdonald and another that once belonged to George Airey Kirkpatrick . Upper Canada College is incorporated under an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and administered by
13024-473: The history of Upper Canada, the province of Ontario, and the city of Toronto dating back to the mid-19th century, the college also has a notable collection of artwork, antiques, and war medals. This includes the Order of Canada insignia presented to Robertson Davies , Foster Hewitt , Charles Band , and Arnold Smith , plus Canada's first Victoria Cross , awarded in 1854 to Old Boy Alexander Roberts Dunn , and
13172-412: The kindest heart and unkindest tongue of any one I ever knew," said Fanny Kemble . He helped the poet Robert Bloomfield , he reconciled Thomas Moore with Francis Jeffrey and with Byron, and he relieved Sheridan 's difficulties in the last days of his life. Moore, who refused help from all his friends, and would only owe debts to his publishers, found it possible to accept help from Rogers. He procured
13320-463: The last embodiment of the poetic diction of the 18th century. The theory of elevating and refining familiar themes by abstract treatment and lofty imagery is taken to extremes. In this art of "raising a subject", as the 18th century phrase was, the Pleasures of Memory is much more perfect than Thomas Campbell 's Pleasures of Hope , published a few years later in imitation. Byron said of it, "There
13468-402: The last year of the building's existence. A former student, Arthur Dorland recalled later in an interview: "About the time I arrived at the school, inside plumbing had been installed and toilet accommodation had been modernized and enlarged. An adequate supply of water was also ensured by the erection of a windmill at Duffins Creek. which delivered some eight thousand gallons of water daily. This
13616-505: The late 1930s, after which the number increased the present ten. Eight of these—Bremner's, Howard's, Jackson's, Martland's, McHugh's, Mowbray's, Orr's, and Scadding's—are for day students and the remaining two—Seaton's and Wedd's—are for boarders. The houses compete in an annual intramural competition for the Prefects' Cup and the boarders also take part in weekend events and trips with boarders from neighbouring girls' schools. Martland's
13764-459: The local newspaper reported plans to rebuild the school on the same site, even larger than before, with a near doubling of capacity for boarding students. However, this was not to be. A number of towns expressed interest in hosting the College and were perhaps more vocal than the Village of Pickering had been. A new option would eventually come to the fore: the tiny town of Newmarket . With its larger Quaker community, direct rail link to Toronto, and
13912-515: The mid-nineteenth century, social breakfasts were in vogue in London. Rogers hosted social breakfasts with guests such as Thomas Macaulay , Henry Hallam , Sydney Smith , George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle , Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope , Nassau Senior , Charles Greville , Henry Hart Milman , Anthony Panizzi , George Cornewall Lewis , Sylvain Van de Weyer , Charles Babbage and Catharine Sedgwick An invitation to one of Rogers's breakfasts
14060-589: The model parliament, however 200 students from high schools around the province participated. Past Elections Day speakers have included Art Eggleton , John Tory , John Aimers , Bob Rae , and Rex Murphy . As of 2015, OMP has been replaced by OMUN, a Model UN conference now led by UCC students sometimes in conjunction with the Bishop Strachan School and Branksome Hall. OMUN hosts around 400–500 delegates annually and has multiple international delegations present. UCC hosts 50–100 clubs (depending on
14208-576: The new and modern school in Pickering. In 1877 a successor to the original school near West Lake was constructed on Conc. 2, Lot 13, near the Village of Pickering . It would be a grand building, situated on 2 ha (5 acres) high atop a hill and visible to the town below. It would also be known as a landmark along what was then known as Old Kingston Road, and later as Highway 2 . The main school building, four storeys high in red and white brick [ref],
14356-639: The next year he paid a visit to Scotland, where he met Adam Smith , Henry Mackenzie , Hester Thrale and others. In 1791 he was in Paris, and enjoyed the Orleans Collection of art at the Palais Royal , many of the treasures of which were later to pass into his possession. With Gray as his model, Rogers took great pains in polishing his verses, and six years elapsed after the publication of his first volume before he printed his elaborate poem on The Pleasures of Memory (1792) – regarded by some as
14504-713: The north-west corner of King and Simcoe streets. Colborne brought educated men from the United Kingdom's Cambridge and Oxford Universities, attracting them with high salaries. Still, despite ever increasing enrolment, popularity with leading families of the day (both from the local Family Compact and from abroad); a visit in 1847 from the Governor General of the Province of Canada , the Earl of Elgin ; and praise from many, including Charles Dickens , UCC
14652-536: The only daughter of his father's partner, Daniel Radford, becoming himself a partner shortly afterwards. On his mother's side Samuel Rogers was connected with the well-known Welsh Dissenting clergymen Philip Henry and his son Matthew , was brought up in Nonconformist circles, and became a long-standing member of the Unitarian congregation at Newington Green , then led by the remarkable Dr Richard Price . He
14800-495: The original Friend's Seminary at West Lake, and remained primarily populated by Quaker staff, students, and administrators, the school in fact welcomed students from all walks of life. The students tended to come from families of decent means, as the tuition cost ($ 165.00 per year in 1893) was considerable to those of lower income, including children of agrarian families, for whom an education was considered unnecessary, since they were expected to maintain their family farms. The school
14948-655: The outbreak of the First World War, and the college remained where it was. It eventually thrived there, both physically and culturally, as the buildings were expanded and bright instructors attracted. Principal William Grant spearheaded further development. Shortly after assuming his position in 1917, he oversaw recruitment of teachers described as "eccentric, crotchety, quaint, though widely travelled and highly intelligent." His tenure also saw other improvements. Student enrolment doubled, and bursaries increased. Teacher salaries also doubled, and their benefits now included
15096-476: The permanent display of his personal coat of arms in the Massey Quadrangle. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the College's founding, the Prince made a two-day visit to UCC, which included a reception and formal banquet Exhibition Place and distributing prizes to the winners of the first annual Jubilee Association Run. Historian Richard Howard said of Philip in 1979, "In the lengthy history of
15244-404: The property and its facilities during the weeks when UCC students are not in residence. Norval also hosts an open house each season, with the spring Maple Madness focusing on the site's traditional maple syrup manufacturing, as well as cross-country skiing in winter and pumpkin carving in the autumn. The land was purchased in 1913, at a time when the city of Toronto was quickly growing around
15392-457: The ready availability of services to the future campus, logic seemed to dictate a move there, and in 1908, sadness and objections of Alumni notwithstanding, the decision was made to relocate and rebuild the college in Newmarket. The old grounds of Pickering College at Pickering were eventually sold at a distressed price of $ 11.00 per acre (for a total of $ 550.00) to a man by the name of Ernest L. Ruddy. Mr. Ruddy, who hailed from Toronto, also bought
15540-606: The royal family serving as UCC's visitor upon the resignation or demise of the Duke of Edinburgh. It was recommended that the next person to occupy the post be non-partisan and of a young age, so as to be likely to serve for a number of decades, as the Duke of Edinburgh had done. The most widely supported figure was Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (now the Prince of Wales). UCC is a non-denominational school with approximately 1,000-day students and 88 boarders ; Senior Kindergarten to Grade Seven students, approximately 400 boys, attend
15688-589: The school had operated under the auspices of the Canada Yearly Meeting of Friends. In 1917, an act of the Provincial Legislature transferred the assets, endowments, and property of Pickering College to an independent corporation: still primarily administered and guided by the Friends. In 1927, for the first time, Pickering College became a boys-only school, and would remain so for the next 65 years. Under Headmaster Joseph McCulley ,
15836-443: The school married its traditional Quaker teachings to the progressivism of John Dewey , which called for greater emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking skills rather than rote learning . As part of the property, adjacent to the campus, a fully operational farm provided food for the school kitchen. In the wintertime, the fields and the slopes down to them could be used by the students for skiing and sledding. More recently,
15984-509: The school occupied a wing to the north, complete with living facilities and library. The centre of the school featured a large study room, with a stage for entertainment. It was also used for meetings of the Pickering College Literary Society . The second floor was exclusively classrooms and the third and fourth floors housed the students and teachers. In the basement were the kitchen and dining areas, along with
16132-412: The school — bore similarities to the old one in function (it served both as dormitory and schoolhouse), however it was very different in design. The building's architect was a young John Lyle, who also collaborated on Toronto's Union Station . As in his contribution to Union Station, Lyle included a Georgian-style façade featuring four large pillars. Lyle also suggested a dome for the new building, but this
16280-413: The school's ethnic makeup during his time there, between 1959 and 1965, reflective of the culture of Toronto in general; according to him, "basically Tory, Anglican and fantastically patrician." Peter C. Newman , who attended UCC a decade before Ignatieff, and himself Jewish , said antisemitism was "virtually non-existent." According to school historian Richard Howard, UCC transformed its culture during
16428-399: The school's modern science laboratory. The school was said to enjoy a commanding view of its surroundings, including the Village of Pickering below. The schoolhouse never acquired electricity (electricity was not available in the area, even in the early 20th century). For heat, the building relied on stoves until 1883, when steam heat became available. Indoor plumbing arrived only around 1905,
16576-612: The school's philosophy and educational approach. As anticipated, the school prospered in its new location. Enrollment gradually increased from opening until a number of years later, when the First World War began to impact on enrolment. In 1916, enrolment declined significantly and the school was closed. The Friends then lent the school property and buildings to the Military Hospital Commission rent-free until other facilities could be built. Since 1878,
16724-475: The school. Upper Canada College Upper Canada College ( UCC ) is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Toronto , Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as Canada's most prestigious preparatory school , and has produced many notable graduates . With around 1,200 students, UCC is highly selective . The school has
16872-452: The school. In it, Peter Dalglish noted that while the student body was more racially diverse, it was still predominantly populated by the upper middle class, with the Asian students being even wealthier than their white counterparts. The college took the criticisms seriously, hiring Dalglish to help open UCC to the broader community. The decision to reverse the 2007 plan to eliminate boarding
17020-455: The southern wing of the building and water damaged the school throughout. Thankfully the events of 1905 were not repeated, and the year that followed saw the school embark on a major reconstruction and renovation program. While construction progressed, a number of the boarding students, along with some classrooms, were temporarily relocated to trailers on the school property. This became somewhat affectionately known as 'Trailer City'. Ultimately
17168-509: The statue of the Lord Seaton, installed in 1934 ) is one building, built in 1932, that contains the two boarding houses, as well as two private residences for the associated boarding masters, adjacent to which is the school chapel, donated by Governor General Vincent Massey . Satellite to this complex are townhouse -style residences for masters and their families; the residence of the college's principal, Grant House, built in 1917; and
17316-545: The strategic plan for the school, the board of governors decided in 2007 to close the 180-year-old boarding programme, citing market changes and the neglect of boarding over preceding decades. However, students, the Old Boy community, and others associated with UCC reacted negatively to the announcement, leading the board to revisit its conclusion. It was subsequently decided that boarding should be retained, but only if, among other requirements, it housed no less than 60 students,
17464-441: The surrounding lands for approximately $ 4320. 16. Ruddy converted the former gymnasium into a large, lavish summer home, complete with mezzanine, four bedrooms created in part by splitting the original single storey building into two. An artesian well was placed close by. Mr. Ruddy called the property 'The Hermitage', and it would continue to serve him and his family until 1960, when it was sold. The property slowly became derelict in
17612-404: The term), with Model UN and DECA being among the most popular. The UCC Green School is an environmental organization composed of student, teachers, and faculty, through which UCC has planted and maintained an educational organic garden, reduced landfill waste and water consumption, and implemented a program of purchasing renewable resources for renovations. The Green School has won awards from
17760-445: The time, despite its benefactors, UCC had no endowment. An emergency building fund was started and, with the assistance of Prince Philip , all of the necessary $ 3,200,000 was raised. Ted Rogers and his family paid for the clock tower, while Robert Laidlaw donated the funds necessary to build Laidlaw Hall. Construction of the present main building began in early 1959, and it was opened by former governor general Vincent Massey near
17908-607: The town of Norval, Ontario , on 420 acres (170 ha) of property on the Credit River . The land was used by First Nations as camping and hunting grounds and Huron and Iroquois travelled along the Credit to Lake Ontario to trade with Europeans. By the early 19th century, the land supported farming; many remnants of this use remain, including apple orchards and artifacts, some of which were unearthed by students during simulated archaeological digs. Norval's main purpose
18056-519: The work of Samuel Johnson , Thomas Gray and Oliver Goldsmith . He learned Gray's poems by heart, and his family wealth allowed him the leisure to try writing poetry himself. He began with contributions to the Gentleman's Magazine , and in 1786 he published a volume containing some imitations of Goldsmith and an "Ode to Superstition" in the style of Gray. In 1788 his elder brother Thomas died, and Samuel's business responsibilities were increased. In
18204-474: The world. Past speakers have included Mehdi Hasan , Ralph Nader , Stephen Lewis , Michael Ignatieff , Susan Faludi , Gwynne Dyer , Thomas Homer-Dixon , and Edward Snowden , and Martin Luther King III , all of whom have spoken on a variety of topics including human rights, gender issues, justice, globalization, and health ethics. The conference has also received letters of support from both
18352-406: The years following, with the building falling into a serious state of disrepair. Local interest in restoring the former property grew steadily, but no one appeared willing or able to put forward the required $ 400,000 estimated cost of repair. Passionate supporters of restoration argued that the former residence/school gym was one of few remaining reminders of what had helped put Pickering on the map in
18500-405: Was a formal entry into literary society, and his dinners were even more select. His social success was due less to his literary position than to his powers as a conversationalist, his educated taste in all matters of art, and no doubt to his sarcastic and bitter wit, for which he excused himself by saying that he had such a small voice that no one listened if he said pleasant things. "He certainly had
18648-460: Was added in the 1960s. A new student lounge was constructed adjacent to the concourse between Rogers house and the dining hall. A health center is located in New House, staffed by a school nurse, who is on call 24 hours a day for the needs of boarding students. Current facilities also include a baseball diamond, newly constructed athletic complex and an off-site equestrian facility. The school has
18796-409: Was appointed as visitor of UCC, a role in which he served until his death in 2021 , making him the longest-acting visitor in the College's history. He visited the college five times (in 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1993 ), aided two fundraising campaigns, and gave items to the school, including a signed cricket bat. During his 1959 visit to the school, Philip was made an honorary Old Boy and unveiled
18944-532: Was asked to succeed him as poet laureate , but declined the honour on account of his age. For the last five years of his life he was confined to his chair in consequence of a fall in the street. He died in London at 92, a remarkable age for the time, and is buried in the family tomb in the churchyard of St Mary's Church , Hornsey High Street, Haringey . A full account of Rogers is given in two works by P. W. Clayden , The Early Life of Samuel Rogers (1887) and Rogers and his Contemporaries (2 vols., 1889). One of
19092-461: Was built in the 1930s and augmented in 1967 by another, larger residence and dining building known as Stephen House, which won a Massey Medal for excellence in architecture for the designer, Blake Millar. Stephen House contains a classroom and laboratory, in addition to the residential spaces for students and staff. There is also a bungalow-style residence for the property caretaker and in 2003 several log cabins were built for writing retreats. Into
19240-499: Was coeducational was due to the Quakers' belief in the need to educate both sexes. The school was primarily administered and guided by the Quakers and it was non-denominal in nature. According to historical sources, the school at West Lake was closed in 1865 due to lack of enrollment, partly on account of its difficult accessibility at the time. The property was sold in 1869. In 1871 the Ontario legislature passed an Act to Incorporate
19388-522: Was constructed using a cinderblock design to render the building as fireproof as possible. The end of the 1980s also saw the complete renovation of Firth House, again changing the function of a formerly dual-use building – classrooms in Firth House were eliminated in favour of new residences for teachers and the building became entirely residential in nature. In 1992 Pickering College celebrated its Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary). Changes included
19536-403: Was declined by the Friends, who probably felt it too decadent. Nonetheless, the new building would become a Newmarket landmark, instantly recognizable; its majesty symbolic of great belief the Friends had in a solid education. The four Romanesque columns that adorned the front of the building were eventually given the names Faith, Freedom, Friendship and Fun, to further emphasize the cornerstones of
19684-507: Was developed into an outdoor education centre for UCC students and community. Beginning in 1913, an annual picnic was held at Norval, the first being catered by the King Edward Hotel . As the land had originally been cleared for agricultural use, much of the site was open field until over 700,000 seedlings were planted by staff and students through the 1940s, followed by the creation of an arboretum in 1962. The first bunk house
19832-828: Was educated in Hackney and Stoke Newington . Two nephews, orphaned young and for whom he assumed responsibility, were Samuel Sharpe , the Egyptologist and translator of the Bible , and his younger brother Daniel , the early geologist. Samuel Rogers wished to enter the Presbyterian ministry, but his father persuaded him to join the banking business in Cornhill . In long holidays, necessitated by delicate health, Rogers became interested in English literature , particularly
19980-433: Was faced with closure on a number of occasions. Opponents of elitism sought to curtail provincial government funding and remove the college from its premises. The school merged with King's College for a period after 1831 and moved 60 years later to its present location in Deer Park , then a rural area. The school expanded in 1902 to take in lower-year students with the construction of a separate primary school building,
20128-409: Was founded in 1829 by Sir John Colborne , then Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada , and modelled on Elizabeth College, Guernsey . After facing closure by the government on more than one occasion, UCC became fully independent in 1900, nine years after moving to its present location. It is the oldest independent school in the province of Ontario and the third oldest in Canada. UCC maintains links with
20276-400: Was guided by the Friends' belief in a high standard of education that emphasized all aspects of human development – academic, spiritual and physical: "The object of Pickering College [was] to secure to its students as thorough an education as can be obtained outside of a University or of a professional school, and at the same time to surround them with all the moral influences and guarded care of
20424-449: Was in addition to the reserve supply in the main well and cisterns at the school. Nevertheless, we still used pitchers and basins in our rooms for washing and we filled our own jugs at a tap in the bathroom." Having no electricity, the school had no electric lights. "Consequently, coal-oil lamps were used throughout the school for illumination. This presented a serious fire hazard, for oil lamps were always liable to be knocked over, and many
20572-532: Was intimate, and which he used his wealth to support. He made his money as a banker and was also a discriminating art collector. Rogers was born at Newington Green , then a village north of Islington , and now in Inner London . His father, Thomas Rogers , a banker and briefly MP for Coventry , was the son of a Stourbridge glass manufacturer, who was also a merchant in Cheapside . Thomas married Mary,
20720-427: Was later felt the provincial viceroy was associated too much to politics and the office of visitor was not mentioned in the 1901 act that altered the government of UCC. Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor ), was in 1920 appointed as Upper Canada College's official visitor, at the Prince's request. The College Times wrote then: It will be a great pleasure to all to hear that
20868-450: Was made in part because of boarding's inherent ability to allow students from around the world to attend UCC. The college's expansion of financial aid beginning in 2012 was intended to socioeconomically diversify the student body. Upper Canada College educates boys from Senior Kindergarten through to Grade Twelve . Graduates receive both the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma; UCC adopted
21016-481: Was named as the occupant, ex officio . Four years later, an act of the Upper Canada legislature outlined that the visitors of UCC would be the judges of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench. The role was then transferred in 1850 to the governor general of the Province of Canada , on behalf of Queen Victoria , until Confederation , after which the lieutenant governor of Ontario acted as visitor. However, it
21164-406: Was named for John "Gentle" Martland, a master at the College who was most well known for his reform of the boarding houses, making them into something more than simple residences. He toned down the rigid study regimes, cold dormitories, bland menus, and bullying, fostering instead more tolerating discipline, swift punishment for serious offenders, the occasional feast, and organised recreation. Wedd's
21312-400: Was nourished a great affection for the school both in the Village of Pickering and in its alumni, of whom could be said "that no institution of learning [had] a more loyal body of graduates than Pickering College." This joyful and exciting time was about to be drawn to a dramatic and tragic close. On December 30, 1905, a catastrophic fire broke out in the main building of the College. Although
21460-504: Was published anonymously in 1822; the second, with his name attached, in 1828. It was at first a failure, but Rogers was determined to make it a success. He enlarged and revised the poem, and commissioned illustrations from J. M. W. Turner , Thomas Stothard and Samuel Prout . These were engraved on steel in the sumptuous edition of 1830. The book then proved a great success, and Rogers followed it up with an equally sumptuous edition of his Poems (1834). In 1850, on Wordsworth's death, Rogers
21608-419: Was still in the making. He became the friend of Wordsworth, Walter Scott and Byron, and lived long enough to give an opinion as to the fitness of Alfred Tennyson for the post of Poet Laureate . Alexander Dyce , from the time of his first introduction to Rogers, was in the habit of writing down the anecdotes with which his conversation abounded. In 1856 he arranged and published selections as Recollections of
21756-412: Was to be built by an Oshawa contractor for a relatively frugal sum of $ 24,300 (close to $ 475,000 in 2006 dollars). It featured a slate roof, arched windows, and a classic belltower over the centre section. It featured two wings that ran some 24 m (80 ft) behind the building, housing up to 75 boarding students, with the girls situated on the east side, boys on the west. The Principal and Matron of
21904-411: Was to have consequences both for the school and for the Village of Pickering itself. A debate over the future of the school ensued, with many alumni, the Village of Pickering itself (fearing a loss of business and tax revenue) and others wishing to rebuild the College on its original site. A period of time passed where the College committee reviewed its options. For a time, Pickering remained the favourite;
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