COUSIN ELLEN
IN MEMORIAL ELLEN FARQUHAR
August 25, 1836,January 17, 1927
To all of whose privilege it was to know Cousin Ellen the world is a less
homelike place since she is in it no longer;we of the Association who were
close to her through our lifetime can hardly realize that never again will
her welcoming smile,her cordial greeting give its accustoed flavor to our
meetings.
Among the many an varied true tribute paid to Cousin Ellen when we
gathered for our final farewell to our friend,one brief sentence quoted
from hew own lips, explained in large part her wide and potent influence;
within a year she had said to a pupil of "lang syne": - "I probably shall
not be here long, but I still find life interesting:! Her interest, her
sympathetic,friendly interest in all the multitude of girls who came under
her care gave her a hold on them, made her a power for good in their lives
long after the relation of pupil to teacher had bee outgrown. Genuine
friendship grew up to take the place of that relation,and all of us who
called her "Cousin Ellen" knew that her loyalty to her friends has unchanging.
EN