Soham Grammarians - Speech Day, 20 July 1956

SOHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL

SPEECH DAY

Distribution of
Prizes and Certificates

by

Canon CE RAVEN DD, MA, FBA

(formerly Master of Christ's College, Cambridge)

FRIDAY, 20th JULY, 1956

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Chairman:

Mr RT HOWLETT

(Vice-Chairman of the Governors)

HONOURS AND SUCCESSES

State Scholarship K BEMAN
Ministry of Agriculture Senior Scholarship L NORMAN
County Major Scholarships
Cambridgeshire:
Isle of Ely

D ENGLEDOW, ID MUIR
HW PETERS, BW PULLEN, RG SALLIS,
PD SOUTH, VG WATSON

OLD BOYS

Cambridge University
Mechanical Sciences Tripos, Part 2, Class 3
Natural Sciences Tripos, Part 2, Class 3
Natural Sciences Tripos, Part 1, Class 2, Division 1
Natural Sciences Tripos, Part 1, Class 2, Division 2

DA BUTLER
LW FLEET
RE DAISLEY
JP ROE
Oxford University -
Mathematical Moderations Class 2

JJ FORDHAM
London University -
BSc Honours Class 3

HF IBBOTT
Sheffield University -
BA General Degree, Division 2

RH WARREN
Leicester University College -
BSc (London) Honours Class 3

FJ MARVEN
Institution of Municipal Engineers -
Final Examination

RV HUBBARD
Royal Institute of British Architects -
Intermediate Examination

JN WATSON
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors -
Intermediate Examination
First Examination

PF BOBBY
EM SALLIS
GEO PEACOCK
Cambridgeshire Technical College -
Technical State Scholarship (Building)

CG DOCHERTY
Royal Horticultural Society Certificate of Merit J BOYCE, FRHS
Elected Fellow of Royal Horticultural Society J LENANTON

PRIZE LIST

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Advanced Level:

K Beman
BW Pullen
D Engledow
RG Sallis
ID Muir
PD South
HW Peters
VG Watson

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Ordinary Level:

WJ Chilcott
AW Moore
CJ Favell
HJH Nockels
BS Germeney
RJ Tassell
JR Laycock
MF Thomas

The Cornwell Language Prizes

French
Latin
Senior: VG Watson
Senior: VG Watson
Junior: GS Davis
Junior: ARJ Mann

The Frank Manning Prizes for English
Senior: VG Watson Junior: NF Holmes

Divinity Prizes (given by Canon PF Boughey)
Senior: MF Thomas Junior: AJ Nunn

The Wright Memorial Prize for Divinity
Middle School: JW Newman

Junior Scripture Speaking Prizes REG Hood, C Naylor

History(given by Mr AE Murfet) IA Hobbs

Geography (given by Mrs SC Bobby) PD South

Mathematics Prizes
Senior (given by Mrs P Fisk): K Beman Junior: GR Eastwood

Art Senior: KG Vail Junior: PB Reece

Music RG Sallis

Hockley Memorial Prize for Drama (given by Mr CW Crouch) JC Franklin

The Edward Leonard Handicraft Prize (given by Miss D Leonard) BS Germeney

Physics JB Butcher

Chemistry ID Muir

Biology BW Pullen

General Science (given by Mr RT Howlett) DJ Alps

Rural Science BJ Martin

Technical Sixth Form Prize BP Thorby

Technical Drawing Prize T Dickinson

Junior Merit Prize (given by Mrs ER Ennion) PR Boyce

Headmaster's Merit Prize RG Sallis

Parents' Association Prizes DP Elton, JL Scotting

Old Boys' Prizes CF Cropley, RE Guiver

Bacon Cup L Norman

FORM PRIZES

IVA
IVB
IIIA
IIIB
IIP
IIK
IS
IT
1st MJ Chapman
1st D Reader
1st JA Drake
1st JR Johnson
1st MJ Levett
1st AW Register
1st DB Bailey
1st J Peacock
2nd M Human
2nd MC Goodchild
2nd NF Holmes
2nd IF Liddell
2nd GS Davis
2nd E Whitehouse
2nd PJ Deasley
2nd GR Hancock

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ADVANCED AND SCHOLARSHIP LEVEL

K Beman
R Bishop
D Engledow
JT Fordham
IA Hobbs
ID Muir
HW Peters
BW Pullen
RG Sallis
PD South
VG Watson

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ORDINARY LEVEL

A Allen
BJ Alps
OW Barber
MJ Boyden
KNV Brown
WJ Chilcott
PA Childerstone
KHW Clift
CH Cobbin
J Coleby
JA Collin
CJ Collins
H Cordon
D Davison
ML Everitt
CJ Favell
JC Franklin
GJ Gammon
BS Germeney
J Humphreys
J Laycock
GW Matthews
BJ Martin
PC Middleton
DOF Monk
AW Moore
G Moore
HJH Nockels
BM Painter
CW Phelps
GR Piper
BJ Pope
D Robinson
PB Robinson
JW Saul
AH South
TR Staines
JG Starling
RJ Tassell
MF Thomas
KRA Thompson
JW Travell
GJ Trett
PL Tweed
KG Vail
TRJ Vince
AR Wayman
M Wilmore

1956 Speech Day programme source: Donald Monk
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