Tag: GRO0370

Prize Giving By the Mayor and Mayoress: The Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. Councillor and Mrs. Edmonds) spent a busy afternoon yesterday attending the prize distributions at Newbury British Schools, first going to the Boys’, and then on to the Girls’ in each case been warmly welcomed. … (speeches) … Then the Mayor got to the important business of the afternoon, the distribution of prizes, desks, paint boxes, books and other rewards. The list of successful boys was as follows: Boys who have never missed… (list) … Boys who have missed twice: Bert. Crook, Herbert Davis, Gilbert Pinsent, James Gawthorne, Albert Ide, Sidney Oliver, Tom Knight, Harry Cullum, John Coleman; together with 30 others who have been absent less than eight times …

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GRO0370 Hennock: Gilbert Soudon Pinsent: 1889 – xxxx

Musical Education in Newbury: Distribution of Trinity College Certificates: An interesting little gathering took place on Friday afternoon in the Parish Room, Newbury, the occasion being the distribution of the awards gained by students of the Newbury Centre, and it was more interesting because of the visit of Dr. Turpin, Warden of Trinity College, who is a leading man in musical circles and an enthusiast in promotion of culture in this particular art. … Secretary’s Report: Miss Staples read the following report: … (includes) … The highest marks were gained by two candidates in the preparatory division, Theodora Reeve-Smith, aged 6, and Gilbert S. Pinsent, aged 12, tying with 88 marks each; the prize had consequently to be divided between them in accordance with the roles in the local prize regulations. … … December Examination: … Pianoforte Playing … Preparatory Division: Gilbert S. Pinsent (pupil of Miss Johnson) and Theodora Reeve Smith, 88, especially commended, and prize divided between these two candidates.

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GRO0370 Hennock: Gilbert Soudon Pinsent: 1889 – xxxx

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