MISS IRIS C. AUER M.B.E.

Miss Iris Auer M.B.E. is the inspiration at the helm of all our initiatives and enterprises in the field of education, culture and social welfare. Education for Miss Auer was a mission where both teachers and students strove not only for academic excellence, but even more importantly for the vibrant lessons of humanity, service, love and worship. A Postgraduate in Psychology and with numerous music degrees, Miss Auer was a weaver of music through her poetry, drama,dance, art and infinite other accomplishments of which she was both an exponent and a paragon. She entered into the soul of culture and the hearts of children. A vertible Pied Piper with lilac-blue eyes, aristocratic features, a radiant smile and lilting laughter, she had a magnetic appeal for young and old alike. �It is in giving that we receive,� was her favourite dictum and a mission statement for All Saints�. Education, Miss Auer taught us, is not only incomplete but meaningless without the active awareness, expression and display of cultural values and social responsibilities. A deeply religious person, Miss Auer worshipped the Godhead as a true humanitarian. She befriended all God's creation:people, animals and plants with a rare compassion that people associate with Saints. Miss Auer�s capabilities as an educationalist and administrator both in precept and example were recognized in the award of Member of the British Empire accorded to her in the Queen of England�s Birthday Honours in 1989. Her Royal Highness, Princess Alexandra of Kent presented the award to Miss Auer in October of that year and a gala civic reception was held for Miss Auer after the ceremony. She gave her heart and soul not only to the children under her care but to India and was rewarded with deep love and untold appreciation by all who had the good fortune of coming within the sphere of her benign influence.