As usual the Headmaster, Mr. J.C.S.Weeks, gave his report of the School year. Although he admitted it had been a difficult year, Mr. Weeks was able to give a very impressive list of not only School successes but also of the ever-widening range of School activities. He mentioned in particular the successes of the newly-founded Orienteering Society. The Headmaster took the opportunity of having the Chief Education Officer for Lancashire present, to mention the poor state of the old School buildings, particularly in the sixth-form centre.

Having presented the prizes, Mr. J.S.B.Boyce then delivered his address. He revealed immediately that,as a schoolboy,he had once fallen asleep during a prize-giving ceremony. He congratulated the School on its successes and the extent of its activities. He suggested that, despite many difficulties, the future for education was rosy. He closed his address with a plea for toleration and understanding between the generations.

A vote of thanks was proposed for Mr. Boyce by Mr. Bannister of the B.I.C.C. It was seconded by the Head Prefect, W.D.Rogers who, after presenting Mr.Boyce with a memento of his visit, requested the usual half-day holiday for the School, adding quickly that this should not take into account the recent teachers'strike.

Two musical interludes were provided during the evening; first a Ravel piano piece played by Nigel Reeve; second a Brahms Clarinet Sonata performed by Mr. E.F.Kirk on clarinet and George Wood on piano.

The evening was closed by a short speech of thanks to all concerned by the Chairman of the Governors.

S.B.H.

PRIZE LIST

Upper Sixth form

Halsall Prizes (given by the late Fred Halsall, L.D.S. ):
Geography: D.S.Gaskell
English: J.A.Harris
Mathematics: M.Timmis
Languages: G.Birchenough
Science ( Chemistry ): M.P.B.Jones
Sportsman: W.Harper
Evans Prize for English History ( given by the late Mrs. R.Evans ): B.Eads
Chant Prize for European History ( given by the late Mrs. A.Chant ): W.D.Rogers
Stevenson Prize for General Studies ( given by Mr. W.G.Gornall ): W.R.Spencer
Hawthorne Prize for Physics ( given by the late Mr. J.Hawthorne ): C.Ingram
Economics Prize: P.M.Foster Woodwork/Metalwork Prize: C.G.Corns
Biology Prize: M.F.Martland Art and Craft Prize: P.J.Wright
" Editor's " Essay Prize: B.Eads Music Prize: R.J.Spencer
Spencer Briggs Prize for Head Prefect ( given by the Governors ):R.J.C.Walker
Sam Birch Prize ( given by the Widnes Labour Party ): F.Campbell , J.Powell

Lower Sixth Form

Stevenson Prize for General Studies:
Essay Prize: G.P.Edge
Reading Prize: G.P.Edge
Biology: P.B.Jonsberg
Economics: D.P.Mercer
French: S.B.Hey
History: D.P.Mercer
Mathematics: D.E.Proffitt, A.J.Stein
Chemistry: D.V.H.Railton
English: S.B.Hey
Geography: R.Canning
Latin: L.J.Fendick
Physics: D.V.H.Railton

Fifth Form

Nisbett Prize for General Knowledge ( given by the late Mr.G.Hinde Nisbett ): H.A.Bradley G.E.Hulme R.W.Oakes I.R.Watts
Prizes for the best "Ordinary" Level certificates: R.S.Lambert I.R.Watts J.B.Button I.G.Rennie R.I.Birch
Reading Prize : I.R.Watts
Theses Prizes ( given by Mr. M.J.M.Brown ): A.Doherty P.A.Jones R.S.Lambert G.Wood

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Foundation Governors have awarded travel scholarships to the following VI formers for summer 1970:
R.J.Blincow and J.C.Howard for six weeks course at National Youth Theatre.
I.R.Phillips and R.J.Roughsedge for four weeks course at Grenoble University.
P.J.Wright and J.P.Halliwell to study the natural history and geology of the Isle of Rhum.
D.P.Evans to the Netherlands to study Dutch masters.
D.Mercer and P.Ashton to study tropical fish hatcheries in Germany.
G.Harris to study the local geography of the Belgian Ardennes.
S. Parsons and I.C.McNaughton to make a study of the Rhine valley from Dusseldorf to Mannheim.
I.Watts and C.Rainford to study economic geography of a small agricultural region in the Jura.
G.Lowe, A.Iddison and G.Thomas to do biological and geographical fieldwork in the Austrian Tyrol
P.A.Jones to study the economic development of the Isle of Man and North Wales.