Soham Grammarians - Speech Day, 4 November 1942

Soham Grammar School SPEECH DAY DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES by THE RIGHT REVEREND THE LORD BISHOP OF ELY Wednesday, November 4th, 1942. ___________ Chairman: Alderman S Moore, JP (Chairman of the Governors).

HYMN

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; To His feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me His praise should sing? Praise Him ! Praise Him ! Praise the everlasting King. Praise Him for His grace and favour To our fathers in distress; Praise Him still the same for ever, Slow to chide, and swift to bless. Praise Him ! Praise Him ! Glorious in His faithfulness.

Father-like, He tends and spares us; Well our feeble frame He knows; In His Hands He gently bears us, Rescues us from all our foes. Praise Him ! Praise Him ! Widely as His mercy flows. Angels, help us to adore Him Ye behold Him face to face; Sun and moon, bow down before Him; Dwellers all in time and space. Praise Him ! Praise Him ! Praise with us the God of grace.

The Chairman.

The Headmaster.

Distribution of Prizes and Certificates.

Address by the Lord Bishop of Ely.

Lower School. Viking Song. S. Coleridge-Taylor

Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, In the smithy by the dark North Sea; Is it Thor that is smiting with the hammer ? Is it Odin with the leather on his knee ? Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, There are steel ships wanted on the sea ! Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, And the flames of the forges leap. Old Thor, with his red beard glowing, Has his eyes on the furrows of the deep. Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, For the forge, the forge of the Viking may not sleep !

Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, And the hammers of the island leap; Britannia with her bright hair glowing, Has her eye on the furrows of the deep. Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, For the blood, the blood of the Viking may not sleep. Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, On the margin of the soul-bright sea, Is it Odin that is watching in the shadow ? Is it Thor where the sparks fly free ? Clang, clang, clang on the anvil, There are steel ships wanted on the sea. Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang !

The National Anthem.

The King. God save our Gracious King, Long live our noble King, God save the King! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the King !
The Motherland. One realm of races four, Blest ever more and more, God save our land ! Home of the brave and free, Set in the silver sea, True nurse of chivalry, God save our land !	The Empire. Of many race and birth One Empire, wide as earth, As ocean wide, Brothers in war and peace, Brothers that war may cease; God who hath given increase, Still guard and guide.

Accompanist - CW CROUCH, ARCM

HONOURS GAINED BY OLD BOYS.

Sub-Lieut BC Covill, RNVR, was awarded the BEM for "great and calculated courage" while in charge of the AA defences of a 6,000 ton collier. He swam back twice to the sinking ship to rescue comrades. He was also awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal for life-saving, and has now received his commission.
DG Ashby of Caius College, Cambridge, has completed his double first in the Natural Sciences Tripos and taken his BA degree.
PF Foreman of Loughborough College, has obtained his Studentship of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and thereby shortened his course. He also gained 1st Class Honours in the Intermediate Examination in Mechanical Engineering.
RO Fyson has obtained Part II of the National Certificate in Engineering.
JWJ Leggett, RAFVR, successfully passed the University Course at Cambridge, and is now training abroad.
SH Porter has been appointed Headmaster of the Beachill Senior School, Luton.

A list of over 200 names of Old Boys serving with HM Forces has been compiled.

Prize List.

Prizes awarded on the Higher School Certificate Examination.

WC Allen

A Benjamin

AJ Thompson

Prizes awarded on the School Certificate Examination.

GP Brown R Cobbin F Key

PW Knight AR Palmer

AH Talbot BN Webster

Form Prizes.

Form Lower V. Form IV. Form IIIA. Form IIIB. Form II.

1st SJ Ball 1st PK Nicholls 1st HA Brooks 1st BBG Dyer 1st LC Reed

2nd F JC Roe 2nd H Singer 2nd KW Fuller 2nd SH Eeles 2nd MR Markillie

Cornwell Language Prizes.

French Latin

EJ Bond PW Knight

Everitt Prizes for Rural Science.

Senior Junior

JL Fyson, RH Morriss KW Fuller

Frank Manning Prizes for English.

CA South

H Singer

Divinity Prizes (given by the Rev PF Boughey).

Senior Junior

RM Ibbott, BH Warren WJ Smith

 

Art Prizes.	GP Brown	DS Thorby
Biology.	A Benjamin
Chemistry.	BN Webster
Geography.	PW Knight
History.	AJ Thompson
Mathematics.	F Key
Technical Drawing.	EJ Twigger
Wood and Metal Work.	RW Murfitt

Merit Prize given by the Headmaster and the Old Boys' Club for Public Spirit and General Keenness.

WC Allen

Junior Merit Prize (given by Mrs ER Ennion).

PK Nicholls

General Neatness at Work.

SJ Ball

RF Watts

KHJ Holliday

Higher School Certificates.

WC Allen

A Benjamin

AJ Thompson

School Certificates.

EJ Bond RJ Bridgeman GP Brown K Burlingham NC Chamberlain R Cobbin EW Cox DE Cranwell AGW Fuller D Fuller

JL Fyson RJ Heywood RM Ibbott W Johnson F Key PW Knight RA Mitchell RH Morriss RW Murfitt AR Palmer

DR Palmer RT Peacock CA South KS South AH Talbot DS Thorby EJ Twigger CJ Wallis BH Warren BN Webster

The thanks of the School are due to the Rev PF Boughey for the Divinity Prizes; to Mr R Cornwell for the Language Prizes: to Mr FW Manning for the English Prizes; to Mr Everitt for the Rural Science Prizes; and to Mrs ER Ennion for the junior Merit Prize.

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MASON & DORMAN LTD, ELY 6708

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1942 Speech Day programme source: Peter Nicholls
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