Vera Ada Summers (born 1899) was an Australian high school teacher and principal.

Biography

Summers attended Perth College followed by the

University of Western Australia University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Crawley, Western Australia, Crawley, a suburb in the City of Perth local government area. UW ...

, where she completed a bachelor of arts degree. She was a member of the staff of

Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth The Presbyterian Ladies' College (informally known as PLC), is an independent, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, situated in Peppermint Grove, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1915 by the Presbyteri ...

from January 1920 to December 1961, a period of 42 years. She began her career at the college as a teacher, and in 1931 she took the position of deputy principal, followed by principal in January 1934. In 1928 she received a scholarship and completed a doctoral degree in French at the

University of Paris The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...

. In 1962 Summers was appointed an officer of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

. Summers published two autobiographical books, ''The light of other days'' (1977) and ''Personalities and places'' (1978).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Summers, Vera Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire 1899 births Year of death missing University of Western Australia alumni University of Paris alumni