Soham Grammarians - Speech Day, 23 July 1953

SOHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPEECH DAY Distribution of Prizes and Certificates by Mr NORMAN FISHER, MA (Oxon) (Chief Education Officer for Manchester) FRIDAY, 23RD JULY, 1953 ___ Chairman: Mr BM BACON (Chairman of the Governors)

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

THE CHAIRMAN

THE HEADMASTER

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES & CERTIFICATES

Address by
MR NORMAN FISHER

VOTE OF THANKS

HONOURS AND SUCCESSES

State Scholarship Reserve List and County Major Scholarships

JR CURRIE

OLD BOYS

Cambridge University Natural Sciences Tripos Part II Class I, Elected to Shuttleworth Studentship Natural Sciences Tripos Part II Class II Div I Natural Sciences Preliminary Examination Class II Mechanical Sciences Preliminary Examination Class III	D KERRIDGE KW FULLER B BUMPSTEED ACJ APPLEYARD
Oxford University English Honours Class III Quarrell Read Prize at Exeter College	PK NICHOLLS RF STITTLE
London University Royal Medical Colleges Diploma Part IV	JE LEANEY
Reading University BSc (Agriculture)	DJ FULLER
Technical State Scholarship to Manchester University	IJ WRIGHT
MBE	WG ALLEN

PRIZE LIST

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Advanced Level:

FP Bobby HF Ibbott CB Scarfe

DM Bray JOC Kendall AGS Taylor

JR Currie JF Marven CW Tassell

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Ordinary Level:

ED Murfet MP Nicholls

PT Green J Bishop

KI Bullman

The Cornwell Language Prizes
French Senior: CW Tassell Junior: J Watson

Latin Prize: ED Murfet

The Frank Manning Prizes for English
Senior: JR Currie Junior: DP Elton

Divinity Prizes (given by Canon PF Boughey)
Senior: JM Watson Junior: PJ Middleton

The Wright Memorial Prize for Divinity
Middle School: HE Nash

History JR Currie

Geography JR Currie

Mathematics JF Marven

Art Senior: BU Cook Junior: KJ Vail

Music JTG Bonnett, RG Sallis

Handicraft (given by Mr E Leonard)
BU Cook

The Everitt Prizes for Rural Science
Senior: APE Camps Junior: DW Yarrow, BJ Pope

Physics JOC Kendall

Chemistry DM Bray

Biology CB Scarfe

General Science (given by Mr RT Howlett) J Bishop

Technical Sixth Form Prize RM Lane

Technical Drawing Prize MP Nicholls

General Neatness BA Woodroffe

Most Improved Boy in the School (given by Mr AE Murfet)
RA Pearson

Junior Scripture Speaking Prize GJ Dodson

Headmaster's Merit Prizes
FP Bobby
RE Daisley

Junior Merit Prize (given by Mrs ER Ennion)
A Moczko

Parents' Association Prizes
Senior: JM Watson Junior: JL Scotting

Old Boys' Prizes
DM Bray
CB Scarfe

The Bacon Cup JH Lenanton

FORM PRIZES

IVa IVb IIIa IIIb IIa IIb Ia Ib

1st R Bishop 1st CE Lowe 1st DA Hobbs 1st T Dickinson 1st AW Moore 1st BJ Martin 1st CT Graves 1st JH Papworth

2nd BW Pullen 2nd TR Cooper 2nd RA Dennis 2nd EJ Aspinall 2nd RJ Tassell 2nd CJ Favell 2nd J Watson 2nd BA Murfitt

GENERAL CERTIFICATES, ADVANCED LEVEL

FP Bobby HF Ibbott CB Scarfe

DM Bray JOC Kendall CW Tassell

R Currie FJ Marven AGS Taylor

GENERAL CERTIFICATES, ORDINARY LEVEL

PMJ Allen DK Black EJ Carter T Coombs WJ Doe JC Fuller P Hunt JH Lenanton J Morley MP Nicholls DW Sale M Stone JV Waller AG Yarrow

JSF Ansell JTG Bonnett JW Cole AM Docherty JA Dolby PJ Graves RM Lane DE Leonard TW Mott AC Roberts AE Shaw CW Tassell JM Watson K Yarrow

L Bishop KI Bullman BU Cook CG Docherty DJ Fuller PT Green AJ Langford CJD Lythall ED Murfet JFW Royston DS Spanton MR Turner JP Wilson

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1953 Speech Day programme source: Donald Monk
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