Donation Governorship

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:23 am

Great Plum wrote:Don't really need to lock topics - they will just run their course and 'fall of the bottom'...

Diversion alert !!!!!

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:26 am

fall off... oops!

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:19 pm

well I wouldn't mind hearing from someone who knows something about Leverhulme scholars...

would love to finally get to know what it meant!

UserRequestedRemoval · Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:49 pm

So would I now

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:04 pm

I wouldn't !

(Hope it doesn't have anything with Amish connections !)

UserRequestedRemoval · Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:36 pm

I think it is a safe bet that you are safe there

AndrewH · Post by **AndrewH** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:03 pm

Ruthie-Baby wrote:well I wouldn't mind hearing from someone who knows something about Leverhulme scholars...

would love to finally get to know what it meant!

Prbably something to do with Viscount Leverhulme who set up other educational things (the Leverhulme Trust provide research funds to Universities etc - http://www.leverhulme.org.uk)

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:14 pm

ooh thank you

will have a look

UserRequestedRemoval · Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:01 pm

So that looks a real possibility for that scholarship then. DO they still have all the various scholarships resulting in the student wearing a metal badge on the coat?

Those things are hard! I punched one once and nearly broke my hand doing it.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:01 pm

I think the badges are now for:

RAF
Navy
West Gift
the blucoat school in chichester

are there anymore?

Deb GP · Post by **Deb GP** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:32 pm

Yup - I think Army and Dambusters died out in our generation. Ironmongers and Skinners had badges IIRC. I was a RN presentee and was jolly proud of my badge. It was a pain though - keep putting it on and taking off my jacket & Housey coat. They were solid silver - except they kept getting dented (people dropping coats carelessly) so the matrons collected them all in one holiday and sent them to the Manny (CDT / Design School) to have their backs filled in with lead (or something)

I recall a Needlemaker being given a roll of sewing needles by her governor. She was chuffed with that (not. more like bemused)

blondie95 · Post by **blondie95** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:16 pm

The livrey company of clothworkers still have a child going through the school

sport! · Post by **sport!** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:17 pm

Great Plum wrote:I think the badges are now for:

RAF
Navy
West Gift
the blucoat school in chichester

it's the Oliver Whitby school......"opened in 1702 for 12 scholars. It closed in 1950."

UserRequestedRemoval · Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:13 am

Was there one that was something to do with a mathematics scholarship?

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:41 am

sport! wrote:
Great Plum wrote:I think the badges are now for:

RAF
Navy
West Gift
the blucoat school in chichester
it's the Oliver Whitby school......"opened in 1702 for 12 scholars. It closed in 1950."

That's the one...

Does the Clothworkers presentee get a 'badge'?