DescriptionRichard A. Kerr was Headmaster of the Ipswich Grammar School [IGS] from 1915 – 1945 and Assistant Master for a further 12 years. Mr Kerr was the longest serving Headmaster of the Grammar School. Kerr was educated at the Brisbane Grammar School [BGS] and it was thought that much of his inspiration in becoming a teacher and Headmaster had stemmed from former Headmaster of BGS, Reginal Roe. Throughout his education at BGS Kerr excelled in all manners of education and was dux of the school on his graduation in 1894. At the age of 24 years Kerr was assigned the role of assistant master at IGS in 1901 where he remained until 1912 when he returned to the University of Melbourne to complete a Bachelor of Science. Kerr was appointed Headmaster of IGS in 1915, and was seen as a father figure by many of his pupils. He died at the age of 80 years in 1957.References (offline)Information from The Story of Ipswich Grammar School
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