Boys’ British School: Distribution of Prizes: … It is the privilege of the boys of the British School to enjoy the patronage of the Mayors of Newbury, and in this year’s Chief Magistrate (Mr. Councillor Rankin), they could not only claim a civic friend by a manager of their school. … (discussion and speeches) …The School Roll of Honour. The boys were paraded before the mayor to receive their prizes. First came those whose names were inscribed on the roll of honour, boys who had not missed once out of the 415 times the school had been opened, and those who had missed only once or twice. They were as follows: 415: … (list)… 414: … (list) … 413: Times: William Lacey, Frank Spragg, Harold Freeman, Ernest Mayo, Brice Vockins, Edward Mason, Reginald Stephens, Gilbert Pinsent. All these boys received books, desks, or other prizes which they had chosen themselves. The variety of books was charming, from a Bristol tune Book to a shorthand dictionary. The mayor’s prize for the best boy, selected by the votes of his fellow scholars, was won by William Head … (continued) …
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GRO0370 Hennock: Gilbert Soudon Pinsent: 1889 – xxxx