William Alderson Wilkinson

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William Alderson Wilkinson
Nicknames Wilko
Education B.A. Bede College, Durham
Roles Head of Games
Years at BGS 1930-1970 (part-time after 1968)
Departments Physical Education, Geography
Subjects Physical Education, Geography
Notable work(s) Played football for Combined Universities and Leicester City
Spouse Mrs Wilkinson

William Alderson Wilkinson was a teacher of Physical Education and Geography at Boston Grammar School (1930-1970 - part-time after 1968).

Retirement

The Bostonian magazine of 1968 records, in the report of the School sports days, a mention of Wilkinson's retirement

At the end of the sports, the Headmaster informed the school of Mr Wilkinson's impending retirement after - years as games master of the School. Mrs Wilkinson, too, was thanked for her continual support of all school functions, and was asked to present the trophies on behalf of her husband.

The School athletics captain then called upon the school to give three cheers for Mr and Mrs W A Wilkinson.

  • For some reason the number of years for which Wilkinson had been games master is omitted. The figure would be 38 years. He continued part-time for a further two years.
  • The athletics captain was J N Rayner

The same issue of the Bostonian included an article on the subject written by William John Ricketts

The last day of the summer term saw the retirement as a member of the full-time teaching staff of Mr William Alderson Wilkinson after 38 years. As many do in these days he was taking advantage of a provision in the regulations which permit him to retire early and continue on the staff as a part-time teacher, so we will still see him daily, in the mornings, taking his classes as before, but no longer as an active organiser of the games, a responsibility now taken over by Mr R A Dunn.

It was in 1930 that Mr Wilkinson first came to Boston after four years at [[Wikipedia:Durham University|], where he graduated at Bede College in 1929 and took a Diploma in Education in the following year. This was his first and only teaching post. His appointment was as general subjects teacher and games master, but there were, in those days, others who were interested in his skill as a footballer and attempts were made to sign him on as a professional in one of the first class clubs. Fortunately for us he resisted and he and Mrs Wilkinson found Boston, and Wyberton, so much to their liking that they settled here, and apart from the war years when he served with the RAF at home and in the Far East, Mr Wilkinson's service to Boston Grammar School has been uninterrupted and still continues.

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