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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.
 

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July 1898

 

Moore, James A                       Captain of the School    6th Form

Gardiner, Ernest A                                                                             6th Form            01

 

Beaven, Murray L R                   Scholar                       5th Form

Marsh, Herbert                                   Scholar elect              5th Form

Worthington, John M                     Scholar elect              5th Form              06

Julian, Thomas E C                         Scholar elect              5th Form              04

Earnshaw, William C                                                                    5th Form              15

Snelham, J Sydney                        Scholar elect              5th Form              07

Worthington, Harold                    Scholar elect              5th Form              08

Bourn, Percy T                                                                                 5th Form

Spencer, T Barton W                                                                    5th Form              11

 

Corless, Richard                                                     4th Form              16

Miller, Arthur                                                                                 4th Form

Thompson, William H                                                                4th Form              10

Reveley, Basil                                                                               4th Form              02

 

Marsh, Edward                                                        3rd Form              13

Breakell, Frederic J                                                                     3rd Form

Reveley, Cyril                                                                                 3rd Form              03

Kellett, Thomas A                                                                        3rd Form              09

Cartmell, Harold                                                                           3rd Form              14

Bannister, Harry                                                                           3rd Form

Jenson, James P                                                                        3rd Form                05

 

Cartmell, Cyril                                                      2nd Form              18

Kirkham, John                                                                            2nd Form              17

Lindsay, Andrew D                                                                    2nd Form              12

Whitlam, Sydney B                                                                    2nd Form              19

Baxter, John S                                                                           2nd Form              20

Robinson, Alexander L                                                            2nd Form

Miller, Richard G                                                                        2nd Form              21

Bee, Philip R                                                                              2nd Form              22

Woods, Thurstan                                                                      2nd Form              23

Woods, Barton                                                                          2nd Form              24

Jones, A Bromley                                                                     2nd Form

 

Lindsay, James G                                                 1st Form                25

Snelham, Robert D                                                                  1st Form                26

Baxter, Joseph H                                                                     1st Form                31

Hallam, Edward G                                                                   1st Form                27

Norwood, Percy                                                                         1st Form                30

Collinson, Edward R                                                                1st Form                28

Hodson, John                                                                             1st Form                29

Liver, Cecil                                                                                   1st Form                32

Liver, Sidney                                                                                1st Form              33

Scott, John                                                                                  1st Form

Rigby, Norman O                                                                      1st Form

 

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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.

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