OBITUARY.

MRS'ROSA C, SCOTT* v 7lt will be learnt wi tfi general '•& , grot t^jat the death' occurred Ja^* \ 7e"yc*ninj? X of Mrs Rosa „ " C: Scpfcfe, hejad Tmistress of. tbe Haven Road*, vStftte' School. .Mrs Scoiivwias .enAg&igpd m'^^oli^^P 9 .'^^^^^-'^' lernpoai, *w>hc-a she had -a seizure* ..-. : S-he : w&s reinovertl to the hospital* lingering* until ab'otit I*o p.m., w,hen she co^^.XOTsS^t-'li|B.viiig..r^y'- • ercdcofciscroiu'sinees. X T , The 1-Jte Mrs Scott .had been residenirvdf Nelson for; about 30 yc^rs.. Shortly after . her arrival here sho dpeowd a private f**%>P* ior girls in Tvßfal&^ti^^ v sf*i amd this was continued uaitil 7':--tw i ::-- -opening of %bte Girls' College. X -r^X has been claimed for MrS Scott'S... private school that it w*fl«aXfefllf-ly v \jtye nucleus tor the Girls' College*, Mrs Scott* joined the Education X tio&rd in 1883.. Her first s<sh'6bl under* the Board was the Hardystreet Girls'; ' where sihe suecctxfcd Mffs Salt. Later, in 1893, she was trainsferrqid to the Haven Road School, where stoe carried outlier duties to ttoe last- -.'Mrs Scott's huiba-pd predeceased hier by fppr -or dvev years... X XX' XT ' The late Mrs -Scott- was 64 y^ars. of age • at. the time, other 7 d^ath. .; She: lcttVest fcwo sons— Tthomari (hesd master 7ot th<9. Lower XH^tenJ./ school}, and Arthur, -who lives ; X : jjjb,..* Dunedim. ... -• ■-'X.-;- : X;X Tlie Hav«n* Roiad school was xslosk ed .t<-*- J djay-. as a mark' of respect XtO" 7 the hW.*3f " tei3£iuei , 's m-amory. Tte flags at otb** schools were, at hiaUmast. ..'■' .... v 'y. ■'.&■■ ■ Mas? 7-Siailey lias booh fJac«d ?ta temporaiy' change of ttie Haviea Road adiool. *