A Higham Ferrers Lad at the Front
A deeply interesting letter has been received from Private F Turner, who is with Sir Charles Warren’s force. Private Turner is a son of Councillor F Turner, of Newmill, Huddersfield, who was formerly a schoolmaster at Higham Ferrers. Many of the residents of the borough will remember Private Turner as a boy. [a long letter follows]

Campbell House School—At the School Examinations of the Associated Board of the R.A.M. and the R.C.M. held at Wellingboro’ in November last, the following pupils, who were prepared by the resident music mistress, Miss Hollingshead, were successful: Higher Division, Dorothy Lotinga, Marjorie Lotinga; elementary, Dorothy Ivy Shaw, Dora Mayes; primary, Ruby West, Herbert Wratten. Also at the College of Preceptors Examinations held at Leicester in December last: Junior, M Ragg (distinction in drawing) M Orrell.

Scholarship—A meeting of the Governors of the Chechele Educational Foundation was held in the Town Hall on Monday, Mr W Hirst Simpson presided, supported by the Mayor (Ald. T Patenall), Mr J Claridge (Rushden), Mr F Walker, and Mr Owen Parker. The report of the examiners at the examination for the scholarship to a secondary school held on December 23rd was presented. Miss T Mantle was reported to be tenable at Wellingborough High School for two years. The examiners also reported that the work of the whole six candidates was of a highly satisfactory character.

Musical Successes—The following have passed the Trinity College of Music examination in theory: Harold James, Oakley-road, Rushden; Donald Frederick Percival, Winchester-road, Rushden; Reginald Bernard Bigley, Oakley-road, Rushden. The above passed with honours in the junior division, while Harry Ronald Mead, of Commercial-street, Higham Ferrers, passed in the preparatory division.
All are pupils of Miss G Newman, of 49, Grove-street, Higham Ferrers.