A BEAD BOY’S MEDAL.
There \yas a most pathetic scene at the William street (Sydney) ’Public School break-up gathering last week, according to a report in a Sydney At the conclusion of the prize presentation, the headmaster, Mr Saxby made the announcement that there was a • lead boy’s gold medal to present. Three months ago. he said, one of the senior pupils, Willie Inglis, who looked like winning the dux prize of the school, became ill and died. He was a very popular boy amongst the other pupils, and was liked very" much by the teaching staff. At his graveside comrades and teachers had gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to one whose career promised much Shortly after the funeral a deputation of the dead boy’s fellow pupils came to him, with William Adams, who was running close for the prize when death caused a gap —and, of course, then .‘looked like the suncessful student—and said in a manly way . “Sir, we know Willie Inglis would have won the prize at the end of the year. We wish you to decide to present the gold medal to his parents for him.” This desire it was decided to carry out. The dead boy was a remarkably studious youth. He was manly, popular amongst teachers and pupils, and loved by all. He, therefore asked that the deceased’s sister shonld step forward and receive the dux medal on behalf of her dead brother to present to the parents at home. Mr Saxby’s remarks were closed hui - '•iedly, and betrayed emotion. By this time the whole school—scores of boys and girls—were in tears. As the sister took her brother’s prize from the teacher, she buried her head in her apron and cried bitterly. She turned slowly to her seat in a painful silence, .which was only.broken by the sobs of p£be scholars, and in which they were joined by many of the adults present. The chairman, Mr Broughton, M.L.A., then expressed admiration at the conduct of Willie Adams and the other boys of the class. As a recognition of thi<, he handed to that pupil a pecial prize. *
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Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 152, 3 February 1903, Page 5
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