MISS RICHMOND'S DEATH.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1749, 14 May 1913, Page 11

MISS RICHMOND'S DEATH.

AN APrKECIATION. ; Tho news of tlio almost tragically r sudden death of Jliss Beatrice Richmond at Auckland during a holiday trip will cast a gloom over tho circles in which deceased moved in Wellington. To those t who were privileged to bo her pupils, moro particularly, Miss Kiclunond's loss will be great. Iter teaching was of that bright and vivid kind, so rare and so ! valuable, which stimulates the mind and i enchains the, interest. By -this gift-sho has left her mark, but tho most lasting tribute to her work as a teacher will bo ifcho lovo'which'sho continually inspired in her pupils. There aro many who came under -Miss Richmond's influence who, on learning of her death, will feel the loss of on incentive to higher attainment which, possibly unknown to themselves, her presence continually afforded them. Nor will Xfiss Richmond's influence be felt only in the ranks of her pupils. Her intense lovo of truth and hatred of shanis and humbug, whether in art or in social matters, wore amongst her most marked characteristics, and never failed to express themselves in her work and social intercourse. Possessing a keen critical faculty, and holding a very high standard of attainment, it was impossiblo that ono who had taken up the arduous profession of teaching could ever. bo content with her own high though it was. Hiss Richmond ever' struggled to reach her own standard, and in . doing so helped to raise .the standard of music in this city. Handicapped by tho stress ot professional work oil a highly-strung and delicately-organised artistic temperament, her strength and. spirit were strained m the effort to attain tho high aim sho set herself, and finally her constitution was too weakened to resist when sho was , struck down by severe illness. Jliss liiclimoiul passed quietly away at Auckland. Deceased was the elder daughter of Mr. 11. R. Richmond, of Kelburne, and giand- • daughter of the late Major Pauls, for many years Civil Commissioner of iarai naki. She received the greater part ot her ■ education in- Christchurch, and : Master of Arts at Canterbury allege, where she had a very successful■ caieei. - After some years spent in . educational ; work, Miss Richmond, having olreadj reached a high standard in music, decided ' to visit England and Germany to CO"*"" 1 ® ! her studies there. On her return to Iseu Zealand sho took up the profession ot j music ia Wellington. |