OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23971, 11 June 1943, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR S. BAIRD The death occurred in Christchurch yesterday of Mr Samuel Baird, a wellknown and highly respected figure in teaching and educational circles. Mr Baird was born at Ashley Downs, and attended the Sefton School, later becoming a pupil teacher at the school. He studied for the teaching profession in Christchurch, becoming sole teacher at Wakanui School. Other teaching appointments held by Mr Baird were at Ashburton and Woolston. He became headmaster of the Southbrook School, and held a similar appointment at Spreydon at the time of his retirement from the teaching profession. Mr Baird maintained his interest in educational matters until the time of his death, and for the last eight years, was a member of the Canterbury Education Board, being chairman of the board’s appointments committee. He was also a member of the Christchurch Technical College Board of Governors, and for many years had been a?so-

dated with the East Christchurch School Committee (of which he was chairman and secretary) and with the Canterbury School Committees’ Association. In his youn’ger days. Mr Baird was a keen footballer, and was later a referee. Mr Baird was well known in Masonic circles, being a Past Master and secretary of the Crown Lodgq. Mrs Baird, who was formerly Miss M, Stewart, died several years ago. He is survived by a family of five daughters and one son. MR H. LISSAMAN The death occurred recently at Blenheim of Mr Henry Lissaman. Mr Lissaman was born in 1867 at Alton Hall, Warwickshire, England. His family had resided in Warwickshire since the fourteenth century. When he was 17. Mr Lissaman came to New Zealand with his parents, and took up farming. Some of his early experience was gained on the property of Mr Robert Latter at Barry’s Bay. Subsequently, Mr Lissaman went to Australia, where he managed the Ulla Mai la station in New South Wales, and took part in the gold rush at Koolgardie. After his marriage to Miss H. E. Bligh, of Sydney. Mr Lissaman roreturned to New Zealand, and became one of the first settlers at Waireka, Seddon, after the subdivision of the Starborough Estate. Mr Lissaman is survived by his widow and six children.