Soham Grammarians - Speech Day, 29 July 1959

SOHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPEECH DAY Distribution of Prizes and Certificates by Rev Dr RF RATTRAY, MA (former Vice-Principal of the University of Leicester) WEDNESDAY, 29th JULY, 1959 ___ Chairman: Mr RT HOWLETT (Chairman of the Governors)

HONOURS AND SUCCESSES

State Scholarship:	CT GRAVES
County Major Scholarships Isle of Ely: County Exhibitions Isle of Ely:	MJ CHAPMAN, SJ HALL S BISHOP, J HUMPHREYS, GL BURTON

OLD BOYS

Cambridge University - PhD (Biochemistry) PhD (Biochemistry) Natural Sciences Tripos Part 1, Class 2, Division 2 Theological Tripos Part 1a, BA (Ordinary) History Tripos, Preliminary, Class 3	KW FULLER D KERRIDGE JB BUTCHER ED MURFET GL BURTON
Oxford University - Appointed Demonstrator in Botany Natural Sciences Moderations Class 2 Diploma in Education	KW FULLER MF THOMAS JJ FORDHAM
London University - 2nd MB	BW PULLEN
Bristol University - MSc (Microbiology)	R FULLER
Edinburgh University - BSc 2nd Class Honours	ID MUIR
Reading University - BSc (Agriculture) Diploma in Education	L NORMAN CA ROUSE
Sheffield University - BSc Metallurgy Honours Class 2, Division 1	D ENGLEDOW
Seale Hayne Agricultural College - Diploma in Agriculture	TV MURFITT
Associate of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Technical State Scholarship (Building) Higher National Certificate (Civil Engineering) Higher National Certificate (Mechanical Engineering) Higher National Certificate (iviechanical Engineering)	PF BOBBY BP THORBY J BISHOP T JORDAN T COOPER

PRIZE LIST

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Advanced Level:

S Bishop MJ Chapman CT Graves

SJ Hall MJ Hallam M Human

AA Moczko JW Newman

Prizes awarded on the General Certificate Examination, Ordinary Level:

CA Bent P Bird WJ Couperthwaite

GS Davis AW Register M Rowell

PC Tharby DC Wilkins

The Frank Manning Prizes for English
Senior: RJ Tassell Junior: MJ Shalders

The Cornwell Language Prizes

French Latin

M Page PJ Aves

Divinity Prizes (given by Canon PF Boughey)
Senior: M Human Junior: BC Lythell

The Wright Memorial Prize for Divinity
Middle School: AJ Nunn

Junior Scripture Speaking Prize 1st NV Long 2nd P Allen

History (given by Mr AE Murfet) JR Brown

Geography (given by Mrs SC Bobby) M Human

Mathematics Prizes
Senior (given by Mrs P Fisk): CT Graves Junior: M Page

Art Senior: MJ Hallam Junior: DG Taylor

Music Senior: JW Newman Junior: S Poole

Hockley Memorial Prize for Drama (given by Mr CW Crouch) DC Banyard

The Edward Leonard Handicraft Prize (given by Miss D Leonard) RJ Murrell

Physics CT Graves

Chemistry GJ Gammon

General Science (given by Mr RT Howlett) P Bird

Gardening RJ Scott

Technical Sixth Form Prize RA Yarrow

Technical Drawing Prize BP Walton Knight

Junior Merit Prize (given by Mrs ER Ennion) JL Leonard

Headmaster's Merit Prize M Human

Parents' Association Prize BJ Alps, MJ Hallam

Old Boys' Prize BD Ward

Bacon Cup JW Newman

 

FORM PRIZES

IVL IVT IIIL IIIT IIA IIF IS IT

1st PJ Deasley 1st RT Ambrose 1st M Page 1st TS Parfitt 1st GC Pollard 1st I White 1st PG Chapman 1st PG Shilston

2nd GR Hancock 2nd PJ Younge 2nd CR Taylor 2nd DC Banyard 2nd RL Dean 2nd EGR Smith 2nd CC Bashford 2nd DF Munns

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ADVANCED AND SCHOLARSHIP LEVEL

BJ Alps S Bishop JR Brown GL Burton MJ Chapman KJ ElIingham

GJ Gammon CT Graves SJ Hall MJ Hallam M Human J Humphreys

AA Moczko AW Moore JW Newman D Robinson RJ Tassell MF Thomas

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, ORDINARY LEVEL

RN Barber (5) CA Bent (7) P Bird (6) DF Braybrook (3) CM Bull (7) JT Bullman (7) ME Bunting (3) BR Burling (6) GT Bye (5) NP Clarke (7) R Coulthurst (3) WJ Couperthwaite (8) JF Darby (1) TR Darby (3) GS Davis (8) RJ Dewsbury (6) JME Flood (1) A Folks (8) MA Franklin (7) A Freeman (7)

BE Gathercole (1) JA Gothard (2) PW Grange (5) DB Griffin (2) SHW Harley (6) RJS Harvey (3) AR Hill (7) PJ Houghton (4) SL Jarvis (4) FJ Jones (3) D Leaford (7) MJ Levett (7) MW Lister (2) MH Lowe (8) IC Marshall. (3) R Martin (4) RS Mayes (5) RS Meadows (3) J Middleditch (6) RJ Murrell (5) D Murton (7)

PJ Musk (5). TA Overall (5) IS Palmer (4) MJ Pamment (3) ARW Payton (3) J Perkins (2) GJ Reardon (5) AW Register (8) M Rowell (6) JT Saberton (6) DR Sennitt (5) TF Simper (6) JP Starling (3) RJ Stokes (2) PC Tharby (5) JHG Webb (4) E Whitehouse (5) PE Whymark (3). KT Woodroff (7) DC Wilkins (7)

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1959 Speech Day programme source: Roger Smith
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