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'''Vera Ada Summers''' (born 1899) was an Australian high school teacher and principal.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Biography ==
Summers attended [[Perth College (Western Australia)|Perth College]] followed by the [[University of Western Australia]], where she completed a bachelor of arts degree. She was a member of the staff of [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth]] 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, folllowed by principal in January 1934.<ref name=":0" />
In 1928 she received a scholarship and completed a doctoral degree in French at the [[University of Paris]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1962 Summers was appointed an officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]].<ref></ref>
Summers published two autobiographical books, ''The light of other days'' (1977) and ''Personalities and places'' (1978).<ref> National Library of Australia|website=catalogue.nla.gov.au|language=en-au|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> <br />
==References==
[[Category:Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:1899 births]]
[[Category:University of Western Australia alumni]]
[[Category:University of Paris alumni]]
== Biography ==
Summers attended [[Perth College (Western Australia)|Perth College]] followed by the [[University of Western Australia]], where she completed a bachelor of arts degree. She was a member of the staff of [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth]] 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, folllowed by principal in January 1934.<ref name=":0" />
In 1928 she received a scholarship and completed a doctoral degree in French at the [[University of Paris]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1962 Summers was appointed an officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]].<ref></ref>
Summers published two autobiographical books, ''The light of other days'' (1977) and ''Personalities and places'' (1978).<ref> National Library of Australia|website=catalogue.nla.gov.au|language=en-au|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> <br />
==References==
[[Category:Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:1899 births]]
[[Category:University of Western Australia alumni]]
[[Category:University of Paris alumni]]
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