Soham Grammarians - Speech Day, 21 July 1954

SOHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPEECH DAY Distribution of Prizes and Certificates by Mr WO BELL, MA (Oxon) (Director of the Cambridge Institute of Education) WEDNESDAY, 21st JULY, 1954 ___ Chairman: Mr BM BACON (Chairman of the Governors)

HONOURS AND SUCCESSES

County Major Scholarships

PJ GRAVES, CA ROUSE CW TASSELL, AGS TAYLOR

OLD BOYS

Cambridge University - Mathematical Tripos Part 2, Senior Optime Natural Sciences Tripos Part 1, Class 2, Div 2 Mechanical Sciences Tripos Part 1, Class 3 Mechanical Sciences Preliminary Examination Class 2 Natural Sciences Preliminary Examination Class 2	RJW HOUSDEN B BUMPSTEED ACJ APPLEYARD DA BUTLER LW FLEET, JP ROE
Oxford University - Honours School of Modern History Class 2	RF STITTLE
London University - Royal College of Medicine, LRCP, MRCS BSc (Hons) Physics Class 2, Div 1	JE LEANEY JL PETRIE
Sheffield University - BA History Honours Class 2, Division I	DR BARKER
Glasgow University - BSc (Hons) Engineering (Naval Architecture)	JMN PLEDGER
Durham University - Final MB, BS (Medicine)	PF ROYTHORNE
Hull University - BSc (Hons) Mathematics	DH BALL
Philadelphia University, USA - Doctor of Laws	G PALMER
AMIMechE	RO FYSON
Higher National Certificate	DR LEGGETT
Associate of Chartered Institute of Insurance	VC BOBBY
Chartered Institute of Secretaries Intermediate Examination	IW HOWLETT
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - First Professional Examination	FP BOBBY
City and Guilds Intermediate Examination (First Class)	A FENN
Queen's Commendation for valuable service in the air	JWJ LEGGETT

PRIZE LIST

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Advanced Level:

J Graves

CA Rouse

CW Tassell

AGS Taylor

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Ordinary Level:

R Bishop TR Cooper

T Jordan CE Lowe

RJ Palmer BW Pullen

The Cornwell Language Prizes

French Latin

Senior: CA Rouse Senior: VG Watson

Junior: NF Holmes Junior: HJ Nockels

The Frank Manning Prizes for English
Senior: CA Rouse Junior: RJ Tassell

Divinity Prizes (given by Canon PF Boughey)
Senior: VG Watson Junior: JW Newman

The Wright Memorial Prize for Divinity
Middle School: GP Stevens

Junior Scripture Speaking Prize RDW Munns

History (given by Mr AE Murfet) DE Murfet

Geography (given by Mrs SC Bobby) DJ Sparkes

Mathematics Prizes
Senior (given by Mrs P Fisk): AGS Taylor Junior: DA Hobbs

Art Senior: DJ Martin Junior: AR Wayman

Music KC Day

The Edward Leonard Handicraft Prize (given by Miss D Leonard) J Aspland

Physics AGS Taylor

Chemistry CW Tassell

Biology PJ Graves

General Science (given by Mr RT Howlett) APE Camps

Rural Science DG Fairchild

Technical Sixth Form Prize J Bishop

Technical Drawing Prize BV Denley

Headmaster's Merit Prize TNG Perry

Junior Merit Prize (given by Mrs ER Ennion) DA Crowe

Most Improved Boy in School (given by Mr AE Murfet) BA Murfitt

Parents' Association Prize JH Lenanton

Old Boys' Prize CG Docherty

Bacon Cup JM Watson

FORM PRIZES

IVa IVb IIIa IIIb IIa IIb Ia Ib

1st DA Hobbs 1st JW Driver 1st AW Moore 1st BS Germeney 1st CT Graves 1st D Reader 1st JA Drake 1st GA Jackson

2nd RA Dennis 2nd B Ashby 2nd GJ Gammon 2nd BJ Martin 2nd M Human 2nd J Brown 2nd BW Sims 2nd RA Parr

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ADVANCED AND SCHOLARSHIP LEVEL

PJ Graves TNG Perry

CW Tassell CA Rouse

AGS Taylor

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ORDINARY LEVEL

JSF Ansell J Aspland DG Bailey K Beman R Baumber LA Bidwell R Bishop PJ Blanchflower RG Brown E Bullman VE Burton MH Bush JB Butcher AF Butler APE Camps AB Casbon RJ Clears

KA Cole BG Cooper TR Cooper L Criddle KC Day ME Delanoy BV Denley BW Easy D Engledow DG Fairchild PJ Faircliffe DAJ Faux JJ Fordham CA Fretwell M Hall CCP Hart BE Hartley

JBT Hill IA Hobbs IW How T Jordan B Kemp RW Kershaw BR King BM Lane DE Leonard CR Lowe DJ Martin NR Martin J Morley RB Morris ID Muir HE Nash D Neal

BJ Nicholas RJ Palmer KG Pedley TNG Perry HW Peters DL Phillips BW Pullen NA Rains RL Reeder RG Sallis DJ Sparkes PD South R Southgate TW Stevens DS Sykes VG Watson

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1954 Speech Day programme source: Donald Monk
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