Historical information

George Furner Langley (1891-1971) was appointed Headmaster at the Warrnambool Agricultural High School on 1 January 1924 just as this school became Warrnambool High School. Even taking into account a leave of absence between 9 February 1930 to 11 March 1931, Langley was the longest serving headmaster at Warrnambool High School, leaving on the 27 May 1940 to take up a position as Head Master at Bendigo High School. This book would appear to be a farewell gift to George Langley from D. Fletcher Jones. Langley served with distinction in World War One and World War Two and went on to become the Principal of Melbourne High School.

Significance

This book connects two prominent members of the Warrnambool community, George Furner Langley long standing headmaster of Warrnambool High School and businessman David Fletcher Jones (1895-1977)

Physical description

This is a hard cover book of 60 pages. It has a dark blue cover with gold lettering on the front cover and on the spine. The book contains prose extracts and poems on the topic of friendship. The cover is faded and marked, especially on the spine. The inscription on the first page is handwritten in black ink.

Inscriptions & markings

‘To friend, George Langley, in appreciation of lots, D. Fletcher Jones, 18/5/40’