1984 School Magazine

OBITUARIES

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devoted service she retired from full-time teaching at the end of 1971. Miss Elliott's long and loyal association with Cirls' Crammar extended over most of her lifetime, and she was an Honorary Life Member of the Old Girls' Association. The Majorie Elliott Old Girls' Prize for Health and Physical Education is named in her honour.

Miss Maiorie Catherine Elliott, B.A. (Qld.) Miss Majorie Elliott was affectionately known as 'Babe' to f riends, colleagues and past pupils of Brisbane Cirls' Grammar School, which she attended as a student from 1918-1922. After obtaining a B.A. at the University of Queensland, and a period of teaching at St. Catherine's School, Stanthorpe, Miss Elliott joined the staff of her old school in 1930 as an English Mistress. After forty-two years of Miss Henriette (Ettie) Baird Miss Baird passed away earlier this year. She was the first Grammar Girl to win an Open Scholarship to the newly established University of Queensland, and her name heads the list on th'e School's Honours Board' She graduated f rom the University with Honours in classics ind a medal for Greek. She taught at Spreydon College, Toowoomba (now Fairholme) at Ascham (1918-20) at Lumeah School in Brisbane and at N.E.C.S. lrom 1922 (where she was very highly regarded) until her retirement in 1958. To Miss Baird's family we extend our sincere sympathy.

To her sister, Phyllis, we extend our sincere sympathy.

Miss May Darlington laheY. It has come to our notice that Miss Lahey, the f irst f emale Municipal Courts Judge in Los Angeles, has died in America at the age of 95. She matriculated from Brisbane Girls' Grammar School and was then sponsored by her aunt through Law School in Los Angeles. She specialised in probate law and served on the bench of the Supreme Court until 1946 and then from 1951 until her retirement in 1965. We extend to her family our deepest sympathy.