Methodist High School (MHS Kanpur) was established in Kanpur, India

India

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 in 1874 as the Girls' High School by the American Missionary Educationist Isabella Thoburn

Isabella Thoburn

Isabella Thoburn was an American Christian missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church best known for her establishment of educational institutions and missionary work in North India, subsequent to East India Company relinquishing power to British government in India.She was born March 29, 1840,...

, as a sister school with Isabella Thoburn College of Lucknow.

History

Established in a large thatched bungalow on the banks of the River Ganges, the school was later shifted to its present campus at 73, Cantonment. It has a large, trees abundant, compound, with four buildings: Elementary school (primary-KG), Primary School (1-5 grades) and Senior School (6-10-11 Grades), A Methodist Church is within the precincts of the school.

The school was called the Girls' High School until the 1940s even though it did admit some boys. The name was changed from the "Girls' High School" to the "Methodist High School" in 1952 at the time of the 75th year celebrations, as the boys objected to being called "boys of the Girls' High School".

The school was started to educate "Anglo-Indian

Anglo-Indian

Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent...

" children (children of English men and their household Indian servants, who were often neglected by all sectors of society).

Post-independence developments

After independence, the school began offering nursery, primary and secondary education to children from all communities in Kanpur.

Magazine and motto

• Quisqualis , is the name of the student edited, school magazine. It is named after a flowering creeper that covers the walls of the Senior School.

• The motto of the school in Latin
  Latin
  Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
  
   is "Vincit Omnia Veritas", or 'Truth Conquers All'.

Management

The school is run and managed by the Methodist Church in India

Methodist Church in India

Methodist Church in India is a Methodist Christian denomination of India. Its seat is in Mumbai. The Church of South India and the Church of North India are the results of mergers involving Methodist Churches. It has hundreds of thousands of members...

, which also runs a number of schools and colleges in India such as the I T College, Lucknow UP, the Lucknow Christian College

Lucknow Christian College

Lucknow Christian Degree College is a post graduate college located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is affiliated with the University of Lucknow.- Overview :...

, the Calcutta Boys' School

Calcutta Boys' School

Calcutta Boys' School was founded by the Rev. James Mills Thoburn , and was opened in 1877...

 and the Calcutta Girls' High School

Calcutta Girls High School

Calcutta Girls' High School is a school for girls in Kolkata, West Bengal, India founded in 1856 by the Governor General of India, Lord Canning, as a boarding school. The school teaches in the English language, and teaches for the Indian School Certificate Examination .-History:American missionary...

, Kolkata and the Baldwin Boys High School

Baldwin Boys High School

Baldwin Boys' High School founded in 1800's, is one of the oldest and prestigious schools in Bangalore, India."Integretas et Veritas", meaning Righteousness and Truth, are the watchwords of the institution...

 and Baldwin Girls High School

Baldwin Girls High School

Baldwin Girls High School , founded in 1880, is one of the oldest schools in Bangalore India.Baldwin Boys High School is the sister school of Baldwin Girls High School.'Loyalty and Service' is the school's motto...

, Bangalore, to name a few.

From 1954 to 1983, the school's principal was an American, Evelyn M. Strader, from North Carolina

North Carolina

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. Evelyn Strader had taken over charge of the school from Ms Wells. She died in 2006 in the U.S.A.. Subsequently, Ms Karuna Lee became Principal of the school after Ms Strader, and was followed by Mrs Helen Brown. For three years, Mrs Y Cabral has been Acting Principal.

Notable alumni

• Subrata K.Sen - professor at Yale University, USA.
• Raja McGee (ISC batch of 1986)- Principal & Secretary of Calcutta Boys' School, Kolkata