Soham Grammarians - Speech Day, 22 July 1955

SOHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL

SPEECH DAY

Distribution of
Prizes and Certificates

by

Mrs CD RACKHAM, MA (Cantab)

(Vice-Chairman of the Cambridgeshire County Council)

FRIDAY, 22nd JULY, 1955

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Chairman:

Mr BM BACON

(Chairman of the Governors)

HONOURS AND SUCCESSES

State Scholarships:

County Major Scholarships:
Cambridgeshire:
Isle of Ely:
County Exhibitions:
Isle of Ely:		 JB BUTCHER, JJ FORDHAM


WJ DOE, TNG PERRY, DE MURFET
KI BULLMAN, CW TASSELL

PT GREEN, JM WATSON, VG WATSON

OLD BOYS

Cambridge University -
Re-elected to Shuttleworth Studentship for research in Biochemistry
Natural Sciences Tripos Part 2, Class 3
Natural Sciences Tripos Part 2, Class 3
Natural Sciences Tripos Part 1, Class 3
Mechanical Sciences Tripos Part 1, Class 3
Natural Sciences Preliminary Examination, Class 2
Natural Sciences Preliminary Examination, Class 3
Certificate of Education
D KERRIDGE
ACJ APPLEYARD
B BUMPSTEED
LW FLEET
DA BUTLER
RE DAISLEY
DM BRAY
RJW HOUSDEN
London University -
PhD (Chemical Engineering)
H SINGER
Bristol University -
BSc (Microbiology) Honours Class 2, Division 2
R FULLER
First Year Higher National Certificate IC BURROUGHS

PRIZE LIST

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Advanced Level:

JB Butcher
KI Bullman 		JJ Fordham
ED Murfet		 CA Rouse CW Tassell

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Ordinary Level:

AG Cox
RA Dennis 		T Dickinson
JW Driver		 DA Hobbs L Norman

The Cornwell Language Prizes

French: RA Dennis Latin: NF Holmes

The Frank Manning Prizes for English
Senior: VG Watson Junior: RJ Tassell

Divinity Prizes (given by Canon PF Boughey)
Senior: RG Sallis Junior: DA Crowe
Special Merit: PJ Deasley

The Wright Memorial Prize for Divinity
Middle School: PC Middleton

Junior Scripture Speaking Prize CS Murray

History (given by Mr AE Murfet) ED Murfet

Geography (given by Mrs SC Bobby) WJ Doe

Mathematics Prizes
Senior (given by Mrs P Fisk): JJ Fordham Junior: AW Moore

Art Senior: J Mcmillan Junior: MJ Hallam

Music KC Day

The Edward Leonard Handicraft Prizes (given by Miss D Leonard) BS Cowley, BP Thorby

Physics JB Butcher

Chemistry CW Tassell

Biology JM Watson

General Science (given by Mr RT Howlett) L Norman

Rural Science L Norman

Technical Sixth Form Prize TR Cooper

Technical Drawing Prize T Jordan

Headmaster's Merit Prize VG Watson, BW Pullen

Junior Merit Prize (given by Mrs ER Ennion) ME Bunting

Parents' Association Prize RG Sallis

Old Boys' Prizes JJ Fordham, TNG Perry

Bacon Cup JB Butcher

FORM PRIZES

IVA
IVB
IIIA
IIIB
IIA
IIB
IS
IT 		1st AW Moore
1st BS Germeney
1st M Human
1st D Reader
1st JA Drake
1st GJ Smith
1st MJ Levett
1st AW Register		 2nd HJH Nockels
2nd BJ Alps
2nd MA Brooks
2nd MC Goodchild
2nd NF Holmes
2nd RJ Drake
2nd J Middleditch
2nd CA Bent

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ADVANCED AND SCHOLARSHIP LEVEL

KI Bullman
JB Butcher
KC Day
WJ Doe
JJ Fordham
PT Green		 AJ Langford
JH Lenanton
ED Murfet
BJ Nicholas
TNG Perry
CA Rouse		 JFW Royston
DJ Sparkes.
CW Tassell
MR Turner
JM Watson
VG Watson

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ORDINARY LEVEL

JB Ashby
EJ Aspinall
J Aspland
PR Audus
RD Barnard-Smith
R Benstead
LA Bonnett
VE Burton
H Carter
CJ Clarke
B Claxton
LJ Coe
TR Cooper
BS Cowley
AG Cox
CD Cresswell
CF Cropley
RA Dennis
T Dickinson
JW Driver
J Eden
DP Elton		 JC Firby
CA Fretwell
RWJ Gillson
RE Guiver
KEC Haddrell
W Hawes
DA Hobbs
IA Hobbs
EH Holmes
MJ Holmes
PH Jeffrey
B Jelleyman
PR Jennings
BW Jones
T Jordan
S King
RS Lane
R Leach,
BA Leonard
BL Martin
J McMillan
RJ Misson		 L Norman
J Peachey
RA Pearson
KD Pettit
DL Phillips
GR Piper
DJ Pollard
CJ Rush
JL Scotting
AH Sennitt
CH Smith
PD South
DJ Sparkes
EA Stanley
GP Stevens
T Stevens
JE Suffling
BP Thorby
VG Watson
BJ Wayman
A Willett

King Arthur's Court Pageant by second formers on this Speech Day

1955 Speech Day programme source: Donald Monk
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