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Thomas Caterer (31 July 1825 – ca. 4 January 1917) was a pioneer schoolteacher of Adelaide, South Australia who founded in 1862 a private school for boys which in 1866 became Norwood Grammar School. His brother, Frederick Isaac Caterer (ca.1840 – ca. 24 August 1892), founded a similarly influential school in Glenelg. His eldest son, T. Ainslie Caterer (died 1923), was the first student of the University of Adelaide to be awarded a B.A. ==Thomas Caterer== Thomas was born in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire in 1827, the son of Elizabeth (died at Upper Mitcham, South Australia 17 July 1875) and Isaac Caterer (died 17 March 1868), a schoolteacher who later became a Congregational minister. He was educated at Lewisham College and was for a time on the staff of Taunton College, Somersetshire before teaching under Professor Newth in Reading, Berkshire. He emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide 17 December 1854 in the ship ''Standard'' 〔(Shipping Intelligence ) ''South Australian Register'' 19 December 1854 p.2 accessed 24 June 2011〕〔 (A Scholastic Pioneer ), ''The Advertiser'', 1 August 1914, accessed 8 June 2011.〕 He had married Marina Mudie (ca. 1830 – 16 March 1899), sister of W. H. Mudie and daughter of the Rev. G. D. Mudie, then of England, but later Congregational minister of Salisbury, South Australia. She followed Thomas to Adelaide in the barque "David Malcolm", arriving 30 April 1855.〔http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/davidmalcolm1855.htm〕 She was an educated and accomplished woman who had been secretary to Elihu Burritt for some years.〔 He taught at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution〔 then secured appointments as headmaster at Port Adelaide 1857–58,〔(Glenelg ) ''South Australian Register'' 3 July 1858 p.3 accessed 24 June 2011〕 Glenelg 1858–59, Auburn School 1860–61〔(Education ) ''South Australian Register'' 20 December 1861 p.1 accessed 24 June 2011〕 and Glen Osmond.〔 He founded Beaumont Grammar School at his home "Greenhills" at Beaumont in 1862.〔(Advertisements ), ''South Australian Register'', 9 January 1862, p.1. Accessed 7 June 2011.〕 which moved to Beulah Road, Norwood in April 1866,〔(Public Notices ) ''South Australian Advertiser'' 4 April 1866 p.4 accessed 22 June 2011〕 and renamed the Norwood Grammar School.〔(Presentation to Mr. Thomas Caterer ), ''South Australian Register'', 28 March 1896, p.7. Accessed 7 June 2011.〕〔(Advertisement ) ''South Australian Register'' 9 July 1866 p.1 accessed 21 June 2011〕 In 1883 he was assisting Harry P. Macklin (1856 – 2 August 1902) at the S. A. Commercial College on Osmond Terrace, Norwood then together in 1886 they founded the Semaphore Collegiate School in a building on Ward St, Semaphore where the Rev. James Coglin previously conducted a Church school. On Macklin's death in 1902,〔(Personal (some info. on Macklin) ) ''The Advertiser'' 4 August 1902 p.4 accessed 22 June 2011〕 he sold the school to John F. Hills〔(Semaphore Collegiate School (advt.) ) ''The Register'' 25 September 1902 accessed 22 June 2011〕 and retired in 1904.〔 He was for two years (around 1880 – 1882) Mayor of Kensington and Norwood.〔(Mayors of Kensington and Norwood )''South Australian Register'' 10 October 1882 p.5 accessed 21 June 2011〕 He was a fine cricketer and friend of East Torrens team-mate Sir Edwin Smith.〔(Personal ), ''The Advertiser'', 6 January 1917. Accessed 8 June 2011.〕 His wife Marina worked closely with Thomas in teaching and school management.〔(Death of Mrs Thomas Caterer ) ''South Australian Register'' 17 March 1899 p.5 accesssed 22 June 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Caterer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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