From that time onwards she devoted her fine intelligence, her warm, affectionate nature, and all her gifts to her husband and her growing family. In spite of sorrows and anxieties she retained her youthful charm and when I last saw her, five years ago, time had not dimmed her blue eyes and the fresh roses in her cheeks, now contrasting with her snow-white hair, so that the friend of more than forty years before seemed hardly to have changed at all. M. L. P.
EILEEN ISOBEL GLENDAY ILEEN GLENDAY came up to St. Hugh's in 1912 when the College, E in Norham Gardens, was still quite small so that all its members, many of whom were outstanding characters, knew each other well. She revelled in all that Oxford had to offer, its scholarship and friendship, won her 'Blue' for Hockey and Tennis, and was Captain of Oxford Women's Tennis. The lives of women students as well as men were strongly affected by the outbreak of the First World War, and in 1915 she went to fill a man's place in a Boys' Preparatory School, Mount House, Plymouth; after the war, when masters were again available, she took charge of the Junior House there. In 1929 she decided to start a school of her own, and opened Rookesbury Park, Wickham (in Hampshire), as a Preparatory School for Girls and for small boys. Here she found her life work, and the beautiful house in the CarpenterGamier estate became her home. When war broke out in 1939 the house was commandeered, and the school transported to Haecombe House in Devonshire. Six years were to pass before they were able to return and face the daunting task of reconstruction, but after a few years the school was larger and more successful than ever. She was still in charge of it when death overtook her on 14 April 1962. A few extracts from appreciations which appeared at the time show how much her work was valued. `From a handful of children the School grew rapidly and flourished exceedingly, soon becoming known at home and abroad as a welcome stepping-stone to the Public Schools.' `E. I. G. achieved an almost miraculous blend of firmness and strength of character on the one hand, and a sense of fun and complete understanding of children on the other, which combined to make her a most loved and distinguished person. She was more than a person, she was an institution: the finest teacher I have ever met, and a superb Headmistress.' `In addition to her wonderful work as headmistress she was for many years a member of the P.C.C. of St. Nicholas Church, Wickham, in which capacity she gave loyal and devoted service to the community.' In 1961 she decided to turn the school into a Trust, so that it was safely handed over to a Governing Body, all of whom are her friends, and are carrying on the work of her beloved school. 27