1971 School Magazine

An old girl of the school, she entered the State Edu_cation Department and trained as a primary teacher. later she obtaiited a 8.,A. deeree at th-e University of Queensland and after a- period of secondary teaching at Saint Catherine'i School, Stanthorpe, joined the staff of her old school in 1930. Now after forty-two year's devoted service she is going to lighten her burden. Thro_ughout this whole period she taught English with a few subsidiary subjects in her earlieiyears. She trained the school athletics team for many years as an extracurricular activity, and the success ofthe school during. this period was phenomenal_ It would appear that she transmitted her unbounded energy to^her pupils. On the retirement of Miss Macmillin at the end of Term I 1964 she became Second Mistress. a position she held until the end of 1966, when doctor's orders forced her to relinquish this onerous duty. However it is in the field of English teaching that she will always be remembered. A perfectionist in gverything she did, she maintained in exceedingly high standard in ail branches of her work and at t"he same time imbued the girls with a deep love of English literature. There are many wlio would attribute their success in. this 1u-bjeci at University level to Miss Elliott's teaching of Junior Enelish. It is indeed a fitting tribute thai last y.u., on". of her f_"gilr,*ol the, Corporal French prize ior first place in Junior English. -..It is not__only in formal teaching that Marjorie Elliott - excelled; her p-astoral .ur, 'ot tri'pupils, particularly as a Form Mistress, wus o"trtarraing. She knew her girls and had a great understandine oi tt r*. Without sentimentality Jhe bhowed a ,eai"afFection ror rnem anct- was as sympathetic with the less able as sne was proud ot her many bright students. To say that she was conscientious would be a gross understatement for she gave of herself i" tt. ,r*i., of the school in a manner which could not be excelled and her in{luence on all the girls witir wtrom she came in contact could not t. *..fiira.- '--' ..Her resignation will leave a gap in the staff which will be. very.hard to fill. HowEv'e, ,u.ivonl'rriff U, n:::. tlilpleased.thar she is to relinqiish-her very neavy burden and it is some compensaiion to know that,she has agreed to continue *iit u-tiittr'pi.t ti-. teaching.

VA{.ETE - At the end of June, 1_970, we said farewell to Miss Hll:r* Fardon, who had'b..;'S;;u# to t. -.trustees since.September 1947. All membeis of staff 1nd many girls were ,helped by Miss Fardon,s imp,erturbable and knowledgeable ;"";;;1 oi school business. She took u ,in..?"-inir;;;i-il'Ji school functions. Miss Firth Edmonds, who had. taken singinp classes Fltt-ri*..rlnce 1945, and had Aon. inuutfiuUje work ror ucnoot Uoncerts and Speech Night, resigned at the end of 1970. Mrs. Judith Carseldine B.A.(e.) since 1961 sometimes a part-time, sometimes ifirit ti." *."rU., of staff, noied for fier enthusiastic and efficient organisation of the new Junior, Science sylla[us, left us at the end of 79'10 to complete,r._ifrl"rgr", ut the University of eueensland- '- , ^}drs.. Inga Stenders B.A.(e.) resigned at the end of 1970, having !ee1_ appoiritit t"'i-f,e ,ijiut ti,. *r^"^B-*ng oI 1955, in charge of French; when reacrung ot Uerman was re_introduced to n.'C.C.S., :l:,1"".L over the. responsibiliiy "f *.ir, ,i'iaf ^ contlnurng to teach French- Educated in Germany, she inspired. her pupils with her a..p'if*-'"f tf-r. [[erature and general cu]ture of Western Europe.

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