Preston Grammar School Association

School Roll July 1898

In about November 1897 the Grammar School Committee awarded Free Entrance Scholarships to Robert Dyson Snelham of Emmanuel School, born 23rd October 1887; and Ernest Roland Collinson of Xavier’s Higher Grade School, born 21st March 1887. (Ernest is Edward in the Roll below.)

In about mid-January 1898 the Grammar School Committee reported that Rev A B Beaven Head Master had tendered his resignation effective from 1st August 1898.
The Grammar School Committee at a Meeting on 25th May 1898 read a letter from Frederick A Hillard withdrawing his candidature for the Headmastership.  Mr Edward Fenwick and Mr H C Brooks were asked to attend.  Mr Brooks was appointed.   (Hillard had, in effect, already been appointed.)

At the same Meeting the Committee was authorised to take all steps necessary for the fitting up of a Laboratory or Laboratories with appurtenances, sufficient for the earning of Grants from the Science and Art Department, the Rooms lately occupied by the Dr Shepherd’s Library and Museum being adapted for use, either as Laboratories or otherwise, in connection with the Grammar School, as occasion may require.
 

July 1898

Moore, James A                       Captain of the School    6^th Form

Gardiner, Ernest A                                                                             6^th Form            01

Beaven, Murray L R                   Scholar                       5^th Form

Marsh, Herbert                                   Scholar elect              5^th Form

Worthington, John M                     Scholar elect              5^th Form              06

Julian, Thomas E C                         Scholar elect              5^th Form              04

Earnshaw, William C                                                                    5^th Form              15

Snelham, J Sydney                        Scholar elect              5^th Form              07

Worthington, Harold                    Scholar elect              5^th Form              08

Bourn, Percy T                                                                                 5^th Form

Spencer, T Barton W                                                                    5^th Form              11

Corless, Richard                                                     4^th Form              16

Miller, Arthur                                                                                 4^th Form

Thompson, William H                                                                4^th Form              10

Reveley, Basil                                                                               4^th Form              02

Marsh, Edward                                                        3^rd Form              13

Breakell, Frederic J                                                                     3^rd Form

Reveley, Cyril                                                                                 3^rd Form              03

Kellett, Thomas A                                                                        3^rd Form              09

Cartmell, Harold                                                                           3^rd Form              14

Bannister, Harry                                                                           3^rd Form

Jenson, James P                                                                        3^rd Form                05

Cartmell, Cyril                                                      2^nd Form              18

Kirkham, John                                                                            2^nd Form              17

Lindsay, Andrew D                                                                    2^nd Form              12

Whitlam, Sydney B                                                                    2^nd Form              19

Baxter, John S                                                                           2^nd Form              20

Robinson, Alexander L                                                            2^nd Form

Miller, Richard G                                                                        2^nd Form              21

Bee, Philip R                                                                              2^nd Form              22

Woods, Thurstan                                                                      2^nd Form              23

Woods, Barton                                                                          2^nd Form              24

Jones, A Bromley                                                                     2^nd Form

Lindsay, James G                                                 1^st Form                25

Snelham, Robert D                                                                  1^st Form                26

Baxter, Joseph H                                                                     1^st Form                31

Hallam, Edward G                                                                   1^st Form                27

Norwood, Percy                                                                         1^st Form                30

Collinson, Edward R                                                                1^st Form                28

Hodson, John                                                                             1^st Form                29

Liver, Cecil                                                                                   1^st Form                32

Liver, Sidney                                                                                1^st Form              33

Scott, John                                                                                  1^st Form

Rigby, Norman O                                                                      1^st Form

This was the final report submitted by Dr Alfred Beaven Beaven.  The numbers in the right hand column are the 33 boys who remained in the School when Mr (later Rev’d) Henry Cribb Brooks took over as Head Master in September 1898, and of which he made particular note.  At a guess, they are in the sequence in which the boys were admitted to the School.  The boys of the entire School are named in Dr Beaven’s usual system of order of merit within each Form.

Mr Brooks did not issue a School Roll but it will be possible to reconstruct the Roll as at December 1898 and it will appear here in due course.
 

December 1898

The building adjoining the Grammar School, formerly occupied by the Literary and Philosophical Institution, came into use as part of the school premises.   E Gardiner, promoted to be Captain.  Physical Drill made a regular part of the curriculum, the Town Gymnasium was hired, and Mr H Standing engaged as Instructor. During the Christmas holiday a Dining Room and a Lavatory were provided.

In addition to the 33 boys named from July 1898, the following boys were admitted during September 1898:

G D Bellamy

L C Gardner

K Garner

H S Charnley

A L Robinson

S Staveley

J L Harding

R Charnley

A S Harrison

A S Holden

G W Spencer

L Pateson

J P Smith

S H Smith

R R Hunt

L B Smith

K H Moore

H Vaughan

R H Holden

N Rigby

H J Huxford

T Seed

G B Cooksey

Every boy named in the 1898 lists would have been eligible by age to serve in the Great War.   Several are listed on the War Memorial and others are amongst those who Served in the War but information is requested on all these boys.