Speech Day Programmes

Speech Day was really Speech Night, of course.  In Greenhill days, it was always at Hill Stores, always (except for 1952) in November, always started at either 7.15 or 7.30.

It always seemed worthwhile to be giving up a whole evening of our own time, in that the Guest of Honour was always prompted to request (and the request was always granted) a day's holiday in honour of the occasion.  I'm still of the opinion that although the holiday was forthcoming, it came out of the "additional days" that were at the discretion of the school, and hence, although we had a Speech Day holiday, we were "paying for it out of our own pocket"!  Perhaps that's just the cynicism that comes with old age? 

The following .pdf files can be downloaded by clicking on the filename.

The first one is for the Municipal High School (1938), the next two are for E.O.H.S, and the next pair (as indicated by the notes) document the transition from East Oldham High School to Counthill.