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Until the early years of the 20th century, school prizes were almost invariably presented by either the chairman of the trustees or the mayor of Boston, a notable exception being 1895, when the guest of honour was the American Ambassador. However, wit the arrival of [[James William Dyson]] as headmaster, Speech Days began to assume their present pattern, with a distinguished visitor making the presentations each year. | |||
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|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Thomas F. Bayard, Sr.|Thomas F. Bayard]], United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |||
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|valign="top" | General Sir [[Wikipedia:Francis Festing|Francis Festing]], GCB, KBE, DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff | |valign="top" | General Sir [[Wikipedia:Francis Festing|Francis W Festing]], GCB, KBE, DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff | ||
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|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | Sir [[Wikipedia:Stanley Rous|Stanley Rous]], CBE, JP, secretary, Football Association | ||
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|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | Group Captain [[Wikipedia:Leonard Cheshire|Leonard Cheshire]] VC, DSO, DFC | ||
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|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | |valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | Professor [[Wikipedia:H. R. Loyn | H R Loyn]], MA, D Litt, FSA, professor of mediaeval history, University College, Cardiff, president of The Historical Association | ||
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|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | |valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | RT Revd [[Wikipedia:Ronald Goodchild | R O Goodchild]], MA, Bishop of Kensington | ||
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|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | |valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | ||
|valign="top" | Professor [[P A Young]], | |valign="top" | Professor [[P A Young]], MA, Ph D, FIMM, MAus.IMM, M Can.IMM, C Eng, professor of mining and mineral sciences University of Leeds | ||
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|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | |valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | ||
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|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | |valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | ||
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|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | |valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | ||
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|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | |valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church | ||
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Revision as of 02:40, 10 January 2015
Speech Day, more recently called Prize Giving, is a ceremony held each year for the presentation of prizes to students for work and sporting achievements from the preceding academic year.
A sample programme is as follows. In recent years more music has been added to this basic programme.
- The Chairman of the Governors' report
- The Headmaster's report
- The School Song
- Distribution of prizes
- Guest of Honour's speech
- Vote of thanks from the Head of School
- National Anthem
Until the early years of the 20th century, school prizes were almost invariably presented by either the chairman of the trustees or the mayor of Boston, a notable exception being 1895, when the guest of honour was the American Ambassador. However, wit the arrival of James William Dyson as headmaster, Speech Days began to assume their present pattern, with a distinguished visitor making the presentations each year.
| Year | Date | Location | Guest of Honour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Thomas F. Bayard, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom | ||
| ... | |||
| 1955 | B L Hallward, MA, Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham | ||
| ... | |||
| 1959 | General Sir Francis W Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff | ||
| 1960 | Sir Stanley Rous, CBE, JP, secretary, Football Association | ||
| 1961 | Canon A M Cook, Vicar of St Botolph's, Boston | ||
| ... | |||
| 1965 | Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, DSO, DFC | ||
| ... | |||
| 1972 | 1 November | G V Cooke, Chief Education Officer for Lincolnshire County Council, and Mrs Cooke | |
| 1974 | Canon P E Paine, JP, Mayor of Boston and Chairman of the Governors | ||
| 1975 | E Miller, Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | ||
| 1976 | The Centenary Methodist Church | Professor H R Loyn, MA, D Litt, FSA, professor of mediaeval history, University College, Cardiff, president of The Historical Association | |
| 1977 | The Centenary Methodist Church | RT Revd R O Goodchild, MA, Bishop of Kensington | |
| 1978 | The Centenary Methodist Church | Professor P A Young, MA, Ph D, FIMM, MAus.IMM, M Can.IMM, C Eng, professor of mining and mineral sciences University of Leeds | |
| 1979 | The Centenary Methodist Church | Lieut Col J M Dymoke, MBE, Queen's Champion and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire | |
| 1980 | The Centenary Methodist Church | R M D Rowland, head of BBC open University Production Centre | |
| 1981 | The Centenary Methodist Church | J Kerr, OStJ, QPM, CBIM, Chief Constable of Lincolnshire | |
| 1982 | March 1983 | The Centenary Methodist Church | L Marsh, M Ed, Principal Bishop Grossteste College, Lincoln |
| 1983 | 23 September | The Centenary Methodist Church | Group Captain R D Arnott RAF, Station Commander, RAF Coningsby |
| 1984 | Mrs Jean Parker, B Comm, Chairman Lincolnshire Joint Development Committee, Lincs CBI group | ||
| 1985 | |||
| ... | |||
| 2012 | 21 December | The Centenary Methodist Church | John Cridland CBE, Director General of the CBI |
| 2013 | 20 December | The Centenary Methodist Church | Charles Hart, father of Joe Hart, footballer: Manchester City and England |
| 2014 | 18 December | The Centenary Methodist Church | Adam Shergold On-line sports journalist for The Daily Mail |