The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-30 00:00:00

BEI,OMSGROVE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

ANNUAL MS FRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

a, nuai distzi'o,ltioa of pizes at the Brutus-
„„ (4,11111,111*r Soho took piaco ou Tues _ay,
,ii.er on in tut gr, at hall of the school. Lod

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ATi.hisor prdeit and supphried on the pint-
itnMr. G. W. Hastings, M.P tho
J x-iiiake (recoir pf AVC tk.ch), Nit.. H. Milling-
(head uniser ot th" BC-0 .1.). the Rev A. K.
.rdy he,ii master ot Kiug Eilrard'o Grammar
Birm,a4hain), Mr. W. E. Everitt, Mr. B.
tiu 4 rø, Tudre were, also preaeot, a largo
niinb r of toe relatiVcs and frierii2s of th.i bop,
The Head Master, to reviewing tri,e work of the
past ybarureterred with ,;ataction to to*
of .‘ir Hastings, g.P aul Dr. Li B u to tn..
&ovetnitig bony. Darin he twelve uo gie
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a fag of ma- .era tied ootn loc,•eased, a 4 it
goal sign that Aire,' of the tuat•ters the Bev. Ii
Alutilei and Al-ssta -Bul'er Syniondi, Jid du,
i g that time been elected to heed ruasterattipa
(4pi.laus .). ih apreciati ainwh eh rh selio-t1
Wis linia fatter situ ,tt by toe f. ct h t al.
Vri.u6h the v.icancies in the st if had ii.tt been
U over twenty applietvion. 'ow) bee:. reeeiv4A

for .Lie p 4:,1w48 Vite-at;LI- ( ear, The %leo' k
iiü,od had been . *try gr ;,1 yt g. Daring
the fulin,..fh, )eh,rii in which lin ha,t been ht,ad
master ef Ih.,),:tegrov-..‘ &the Ihe IL-td I,ever teen
abie-u look tinC.12.%,i0 iiuh,ol).• a.t.t satis.
Lai, it Lig On thtt presel..l
rhe honours li4t, v7a-, ttlf • ft.`.1143.0f A. SLit
lira, ciao in codisioal inßleiNtl,:lis • • • • 1..
scitolarebip ot £2OO per aui t(a),nia;tatini e
yearo, offered by the elony vi i3rih
Liwreuce iloustuan gained a bionz t.ct a ilver
medal. offered by the Seier;ce awl Art apak;ttnynt
of South Kensingttnt ; K. U. ilnuni n obnxn.i the
the junior and senior depluntta4 ~1 LLI4 Slu,o,n CoLeo,
tiirtniu,t, haat, and has Uen elected an 34.,,,e,ate of
tne cothige; being tit, first member Y. ho h .8 acquired
the bon ur ;13. W. Hnust-n7n 'has paelt&l to pre-
p:titulary zatuinn ion fur a Fol.ow,n‘p f h, R
°Awe vi ,lurgeous ; and It W. Sk Iten aineii in
(leen ulnpe:itiou a tta.J. e..gin er racieis p Tit,
Ltead..thuster th:-n read the Sea ul pr,z2 Lt, in
,hier, the i:ri elk:Anna-A was 'tilt o; U O. %,% ion
inAto., Ingrain. [he prizes intvin4 been pres nted
th.l dead ICA
°id .Witalsot address,..d the 'bop He add. be

elt h owed ,111 ttpUl gy ,0- tditi •1 up nei.
time be.:awie, except that he liveu close -6 the
his co intstion with it was ir:!ry sli. h.. He
WAS present ale VI 110049 44 at a lineri er n L
gi en by tee oil boys trt the acihool, a.l iiirre ht:
in t a gentieuuta witn whom he W. 46 at:plain eit a
good many y•-ars av but wfto nos then awake that
he had oeen -it.liroiusgrove School, Yis c ,ugra,u.
ttt.ed Ur. ‘iillingtou upon the sueces; ridich h d
witued his effors during he year "n./
sehoul might tur many year is continue to grkiw
opularity wad usetulnese—(applause).
Mr. G. W lisetings, 31. P.. Laid h • wa4 els t one
ot the company at the dinner to widen Lord -Ai d-
eur had refrred. whieh was ..ine of the mos.
at& 4a ther:.nv hi had b en re,ent at for some
Lima. It was one. which Brony4prove -chool octi,ht

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well he pruni f. C.sdeiup; the want of endow-
ment, the 8 ho I held its head ni4i, am ng the
schools of the country, and tin linked back soli n pride
to the time when ho was one of tbe boys h r A
the dinner referred to 11,; wet the ~xc 1 n
raaater -f the sch Itt-his day, ,n Rv Dr •
Thou,; n‘iw a very old- in,n, ttisiv a. i
the LOA.: of t!ke s ho i -bowed a force IVA V
whi Ii w ,uld au, have disgras,ed a luau n hu
of Itfe. In th,, doctor's cay he school ws,- a cl4ssicai
one, and sone wonde,fol claasieal scio rat 4. 40
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irom it. rspe.i nag of the v4lue of a elk-meal
etlueati n, Ar. E1tuit111:411 5.4i1 tie Vllbli()crod .t e
igurat an.l nest eoliviiti.e truii I 4ys IVIIJv
.ver they thight Lek lif, 0 u mod-rn Pt: r.to:e anti

goience, nothing coal oroa en the ut,,,d
dose au.t critical wudy of the „rent inatte:p.-.!,,s ot
anciaot Rom: ant Ureece. Still, much as In
rained a cla»sioll td.l a-ion, he nad n ivio to
depreciate.tne vain- of up-sit-rn
and langUaAes. Brought u„, as he W 4, cietit--fic
f tinily, and from y nth rendered ia, with
.cientific stOjects, he recoguiae,l t.;ie gugoo.;
.which had be--n wr.iti.tlit throng,. th r
(hear. hear). In conAusion, h.- said the L... 6,,ent
generation had :ouch -greattr opoitiudi,:e for
education than people enjoyed in forLoor y ars, and
he hoped they would not fail to t,k•,. fullse...
adv,ntage of Item
Bi3ico said to be hero rerainttal ;dal of he
sceties which he bad just left, at ittighF, r.-xcept
hat t,.er, the lesser lights male wa) lor the ora •
tions of the ho)t. an he cool,. p hliklnMthat
th,tt was a a.linira.,de method of Mott g a tonal--
(he4l', hear)
The p,oe- ding cl,,sed with cheers for Mr an.l
Mr A Millington and others eugagod in the work of
thr school.
Yesterday m rnin thecustoni.,,y lommemoration
se' vice Att. 1104 it tvep .ris:i can ci. wa ut Rev,
Dr. ift-a Blake preached.

CRICKET.

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