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Date: 16 March, 1966

Martha Helena Cillié, teacher and headmistress whose greatest achievement was her contribution to the education of girls and to teacher training over a period of more than thirty years, died in Somerset West. While she was headmistress the training of teachers at Paarl became a reality. The training was initially provided separately at Paarl Girls' High School and La Rochelle Girls' High School in accordance with the pupil-teacher system, until the Central Training School was established in 1913, mainly as a result of Cillié's enthusiasm and foresight.

References

• Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC.