Scotch College Prize book
1908maroon bound book with gilt inlay on front cover of the Scotch College shield and motto.
School label pasted on inside cover.
This novel, "Adventures on the High Mountains" by Richard Stead was presented as a prize to Clarence William Clinch (1893-1909). He was the son of Arthur Clinch and Edith (nee Waldeck). He attended Scotch College, Claremont, but on returning to Greenough for the summer holidays, caught diphtheria and died on 29/01/1909.
The book was kept by his brother Frederick who later passed it onto to his grand-daughter Robyn Clinch.
Details
Details
On label - Scotch College Western Australia Awarded to C.W. Clinch for General Proficiency Form IV December, 1908 [and signed by the Principal].
Written in ink on inside of next page "Passed on to Robyn on her 11th Birthday Sept 7, 1970, from Nanna & Grandpa"
This book provides evidence that some families at Greenough believed in the importance of education, thus sending their sons and daughters to boarding schools in Perth.
Greenough Museum and Gardens
Greenough Museum and Gardens
Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->
