Phoebe Stanton (teacher)

Phoebe Pittar Stanton (c. 1844 – January 1940) was a teacher and co-principal of a private boarding school "Blanche Villa" in Glenelg, South Australia.

History

Stanton was a daughter of Anglican clergyman Rev. Lionel William Stanton (died 1897),[1] who emigrated to South Australia in 1864 aboard the steamer Eastern Empire.[2] He served as rector of St Mary's Church, Kooringa (a suburb of Burra) 1864–1874 and also operated a small school there. He returned to England,[3] where he was made rector of Coombe Keynes, Dorset, England. Some time around 1870, his wife Anna Thipps Stanton founded "Blanche Villa" in a huge 16-roomed residence on Glenelg's Broadway, running the school with the aid of her eldest daughters, Esther, who died in 1918[4] and is remembered by a stained glass window in St Peter's Church, Glenelg,[5][6] Phoebe, and Annie, who died in England in 1922.[7] At first it was strictly a boarding school for girls, who beside the "three 'R's" were taught Latin and French, painting and embroidery. It later became a preparatory school for boys under 12 years of age.[8]

The school closed sometime around 1910, but at least one person, Thorburn Brailsford Robertson, continued to board with Miss Stanton, in his case until he graduated from university in 1905.[9]

In retirement, Phoebe Stanton was a familiar sight in Glenelg, transporting herself on a tricycle. She died in 1940, aged 95.[10]

Among her past students[10] were physiologist Thorburn Brailsford Robertson and violinist Eugene Alderman (c. 1884 – 13 June 1916).[11]

Her siblings include:

  • Lionel William Stanton (14 October 1843[12] – 15 August 1925),[13] for some years Assistant Inspector-General of Education for South Australia.[14] He was awarded the ISO in 1915.[15]
  • Kathleen Pittar Stanton ( – 3 June 1929), who married S. G. Kingston.

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. 40, no. 2, 028. South Australia. 3 July 1897. p. 22. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". South Australian Register. Vol. XXVIII, no. 5470. South Australia. 11 May 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "The Port Bridge and Semaphore Railway". The Evening Journal (Adelaide). Vol. VI, no. 1554. South Australia. 10 February 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Family Notices". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LX, no. 18, 568. South Australia. 18 April 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "St Peter's, Glenelg". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 711. South Australia. 24 May 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Religious Notes". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXV, no. 22, 848. South Australia. 31 January 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Concerning People". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVII, no. 25, 401. South Australia. 26 May 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "School of Many Memories". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 25 May 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Miss Phoebe Stanton after her 90th birthday [PRG 136/7/2]". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Miss Phoebe Stanton". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 3 February 1940. p. 12. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Death of Mr Eugene Alderman". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. LVIII, no. 3, 017. South Australia. 17 June 1916. p. 16. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Mr L. W. Stanton". Adelaide Observer. Vol. LIII, no. 2, 877. South Australia. 21 November 1896. p. 16. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Death of Mr L. W. Stanton". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. LXVIII, no. 3, 596. South Australia. 22 August 1925. p. 57. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Letters to Public Men". Quiz and The Lantern. Vol. VIII, no. 381. South Australia. 10 December 1896. p. 8. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "King's Birthday". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LVII, no. 17, 671. South Australia. 4 June 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
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