Rose McQueen brought Shakespeare to life for hundreds of Stratford students

Rose McQueen was born in 1881 and raised near Elora. She was such an excellent student that she was engaged for three years as a teacher at Elora high school following her graduation there. She left to attend the University of Toronto and, immediately upon graduation, was hired by principal Charles A. Mayberry to teach at Stratford Collegiate.

Rose McQueen dedicated her life to teaching English and history, and retired from the collegiate in 1946 as head of the English department. During 34 years of imparting her love of those two subjects, especially Shakespeare, she had an undeniable influence on the city. She was a mentor to Tom Patterson. Most of the 1952 chamber of commerce members, and the Stratford Festival steering committee, had been former........

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