Farewell Ceremony To Miss R. F. C. Tyndall

Press, Volume C, Issue 29498, 27 April 1961, Page 17

Farewell Ceremony To Miss R. F. C. Tyndall

“In an age where schools everywhere are accepting the slipshod and turning out slipshod pupils Miss Tyndall has set a shining example of what a school should be,’’ said Mr T. M. Archer, South Island regional superintendent for the Education Department at a farewell ceremony to Miss R. F. C. Tyndall, the retiring principal of the Christchurch Girls’ High School, last evening.

"She has given a life-time’s service to education in this country. She is a distinguished member of a most distinguished family.” said Mr Archer.

The chairman of the Christchurch Post-Primary Schools’ Council (Mr W. J. Cartwright) paid special tribute to Miss Tyndall’s tenacity of purpose and distinctive individuality in achieving the school’s high educational standards. “She has a wealth of human attributes,” he said. “She came to a school rich in tradition and high in academic attainment and has fully measured up to the task.” Other speakers reiterated praise of Miss Tyndall's inflexible educational and disciplinary standards. Miss B. Waller, senior mistress of the school, spoke of Miss Tyndall’s punctilious regard to detail, her “superb organisation” and her “definite, clear-cut

approach” to all that she did. The chairman of the school board of governors (Professor R. T. Sussex) thanked Miss Tyndall for her devoted service in a position which was essentially one of loneliness and difficulty. After being presented with a set of Japanese pearls and a cheque from the president of the parent-teacher association and chairman of the meeting (Mr C. L Harper), Miss Tyndall paid special tribute to the parents of the school for being “entrusted” with their daughters. She said her seven years at the school had not been easy, but they had been rewarding and satisfying.

Others in the official party included the secretary of the Post Primary Schools’ Council in Christchurch (Mr P. J. Halligan), and the two vicepresidents of the school Parent-Teacher Association (Mrs M. Landreth and Mr J. Hunter).

Musical items which interspersed the speakers’ addresses were given by June Brighting, Barbara Loader. Noreen McConnel, Kay Brownscombe, Mrs W. Brittenden, Marjorie Dumbleton and Jeanette Gainsford.

More than 250 people were entertained to supper by the parent-teacher association.