Methodist High School
Methodist High School (MHS Kanpur) was established in Kanpur, India in 1874 as the Girls' High School by the American Missionary Educationist Isabella Thoburn, as a sister school to the school which later became the Isabella Thoburn College of Lucknow.HistoryEstablished 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" children (children of English men and their household Indian servants, who were often neglected by all sectors of society).Post-independence developmentsAfter 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 is "Vincit Omnia Veritas", or 'Truth Conquers All'.
