Welsh Newspapers

Search 15 million Welsh newspaper articles

Hide Articles List

18 articles on this Page

PRIZE DAY AT LLANDOVERY COLLEGE

News
Cite
Share

PRIZE DAY AT LLANDOVERY COLLEGE The distribution of prizes at Llandovery College took place on Tuesday morning. The proceedings, consequent on the Welsh Pageant now taking place in Cardiff, were of a private character. In addressing the school, the Warden (the Rev. W. W. Poole-Hughes) said that the first year had been one of marked progress and success (applause). There had been a record entry of new boys during the year, not a few of whom bid fair to make a mark in the school and the Universities later on. During the year they had been watching the new gymnasium gradually taking shape, and they hoped to have a formal opening of the building in October. Great improvements had been made on the cricket field. The list of honours, which included an University prize essay at Oxford (The Stanhope), a place in the higher Civil Service, First Class in Classics, Mathematics, and Science at Oxford and Cambridge, and two prizes at St. George's Hosptial, would speak for itself. Within the last few days they had passed through one of these crisis to which are joined great issues. Suffice it to say that by means of the courage and enthusiasm of one of their trustees and the noble generosity of another three acres of valuable land adjoining the play- ground had been acquired for the school for all time. He hoped that they might be allowed to call it "The Tredegar Close," not to perpetuate a name which must live in Wales so long as generosity and chivalry are accounted of, but to act as an inspiration for them and the generations that would follow (applause). He added that another plot of like extent had passed into the hands of an old boy who is interested in the school (applause). He then called on the examiner to give some general remarks concerning the examination. Mr. Cooper (the examiner) said that by reason of the proceedings this year being of an informal character, the formal distriubtion of prizes having been done away with, he hoped the examiner would have been spared from making a speech. He ex- pressed satisfaction at the genuine keenness and hard work put by the boys into their labours. He did not wish to raise any blushes by mentioning names. They would hear them by the Warden when he read the prize and honours lists, but he should like to mention that there were at least two or three boys whom he had examined who gave most admirable promise for the future, and in regard to whom they might look forward to the attainment of high distinctions if they went on as they began. He was glad to think that next term one of the boys would become a scholar of his (the speaker's) own college. He went to Oxford, he believed, in- tent on making the greatest use of the education he had received here. He was going to some extent prepared to impart some knowledge to them there if it was only in the way of teaching them the proper pronounciation of Welsh place-names. Amongst other boys whose work was extremely good was D. G. Davies in the VI. Form, and he certainly ought to follow him before long with a similar object in view. In the forms below, excellent work had been done by a number of the boys. He singled out young Owen Williams who had struck him as doing remarkably good work. but he had only seen a por- tion of his work. He seemed to be one of these splendid people only too rare to-day—an all-round man (applause'). He touched on the importance of examinations as guides, displaying some of the good solid work done, but after all it was what they really did during the term that stood by them in the future. f. The Warden then referred with regret to the de- pirture this term. of the school captain, Mr. Rhydderch._ He had carried out his duties always most conscientiously, and it had rather interfered with his work for the examn-,ition. He paid a tribute to the hard way he had worked in connec- tion with cricket, and what conscientious views he had taken of the duties of his position. The Warden then read the prize-list as follows:— VI.—Latin, D. G. Davies; Greek, D. G. Davies; Roman History, D. G. Davies; Divinity, D. G. Davies; English, L .G. Cooper; French, Brian Rhys; Cefynfaes, W. E. Rydderch; Special Prize, W. E. Rydderch. VA.—Latin, E. D. Q. Mears; Greek, O. J. Jones; Roman History, H. W. Spurrell; Divinity, D. M. Evans. VB.— Latin, O. M. Williams; Greek, O. M. Wil- liams; Divinity, O. M. Williams; History, W. M. Davies; French, 0. M. Williams; Cefynfaes, J. R. Jones. Matriculation Form.—French. W. N. Morgan; English, W. H. Thomas; Cefynfaes, J. K. Muir. Modern V.—History and Geography, A. C. Snow; French. E. D. G. Hughes; Cefvnfacs, A. Treharne. IV.—Latin. G. Rees; Greek, C. A. Loveluck; History, G. Rees; French, A. Thomas; Divinity, E. David Cefynfaes, J. C. Morris. IIIA.-Latln, E. M. Jones; Greek, G. Rees; His- tory and Geogranhv, F. T. Price: French, G .H. Davies; DiYinity-Eng-lish. £ H. Davies; Welsh, J. M. Thomas; Cefynfaes, P. W. T. Thomas. Lower Modern.—History and Geography, B'. W. Benskin; French, Tudor Williams; Cefynfaes, Vaughan Lloyd. MB. Latin, D. T. Bonnell; French, W. R. Spur- rell; History and Geography, W .R. Spurrell; Cefynfaes, D. T. Bonnell. II.—Latin, R. T. Morgans; French, A. P. Davies; Cefynfaes, G. Williams. Mathema ties. -Ila. G. Rees; lib, R.. H. Markall; IVa, W. W. Shearman; IVb, Ivor Williams: IVa, W. R. Spurrell; Vb, D. R. Jones; V, Illtyd Wil- liams. English Sets.—Set I., L. Price Jones; Set II., Joseph Evans; Set III., D. C. Muir. \V elsh. Vaughan Lloyd. Geoffrey Williams' Prizo Man, 1909.-D. G. Davies. Science.—W. H. Thomas. The prizes included bats to J. T. Davies for bowling, and W. E. Davies for batting averages. HONOURS 1908-09. W. E. Rhvdderch-Oplbn Classical Exhibition, Hereford College, Oxford. D. T. Ladd-Open History Exhibition, Jesus College, Oxford. L. V. Owen-The Stanhope University Prize, Ox- ford. D. J. Lidburv-Home Civil Service. W. S. Rowlands—1st Class Classical Moderation, Oxford. Seager Thomas—1st Class Science Tripos, Cam- bridge. Jake Morgan—1st Class Mathematical Modera- tions, Oxford. E. W. M. H. Phillips-The Brachenburz Medical Prize, and the Brackcnbturz Surgical Prize, St. George's Hospital. R. Lloyd-2nd Class Classical Moderations, Ox- ford. R. R. Jones-2nd Class Science Tripos, Cambridge. J. Alban Davies—3rd Class Theology. Oxford. T. W. Thomas—3rd Class Clascal Mods. A. Smith—3rd ClaaS Science, Oxford. E. Evans—President of the Union, Cambridge. D. P. Davies and Wynne Jones-London Matricu- lation. R. Lloyd—Rugby Blue at Oxford. A. W. M. Griffiths-Half Blue Boxing, Oxford.

CARMARTHENSHIRE SHOW

LLANDOVERY

PENDINE

LLANFYNYDD

LLANDYSSUL

BURRY PORT

Advertising

AGRICULTURAL NOTES,

MARKETS.

DISTRESSING FATALITY AT NEW…

CRICKET.

.-----_---BRYNAMMAN NOTES

LLANDILO

Advertising

VELINDRh

I LLANGADOCK

Advertising