Centennial Collection, Christ’s College Archives
a practiced knowledge of the rules, this half-soccer, half-rugby football of the first competitive match between the school and the Fellows and townspeople combined in 1862.” 9 The Centenary Endowment Fund was begun in 1931 at the suggestion of the then secretary of the Old Boys’ Association, Stuart Palairet Godfrey (2440). By the time he handed the cheque to the Warden, it had grown to £19,680, to be held by the Board of Governors on trust to apply the income for school purposes. Preliminary discussions for the 1975 celebrations began in
1972, but the first meeting of the organising committee did not occur until May 1974. It was decided that they would be linked to the Sports Weekend in October. Golf and bowls tournaments were on the agenda, as well as a dinner and a ball in the Town Hall that was attended by about 1000 people. The Old Boys’ race was won by Richard Michael Edmond (6618) and, at its AGM, the Old Boys presented College with the 125 Anniversary Fund. This had begun in 1957, following the success of the centennial fund. The scheme was based on annual contributions that were invested
in stocks and shares and local body debentures. Over 17 years, 550 individuals contributed. Don Hamilton (author) and Reg Graham (photographer) joined forces with Gerald Scott Johnstone (8499), Grant Heathcote McCrostie (8507), Stephen Langley (staff), and Warick John Carson Dunn (8473) to produce College , a photographic study of College – past and present. Headmaster AM Brough’s 1975 prize-giving speech summed up the celebrations by indicating that it had “taxed the resources of masters and boys alike”, but none
9 A Record of the Centenary , Christ’s College Centennial Celebrations pp 22–23
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