Historical information

Awards were presented at Scotch College to student Bruce R. Mann who had studied Agriculture as a subject at school through the educational outreach by Burnley in 1923 and 1924. The letter describes the visiting instructor was Mr Ray and the content of the curriculum in the 1920's.

Physical description

(1) Ist Prize in Form IX, Agriculture, (2) Dux in Form IX, Agriculture: these are photographic copies of the awards that were placed inside the book prizes. (3) Letter from B.R. Mann dated 9/6/92 with information about agricultural education at Burnley College in the 1920's.

Inscriptions & markings

1) Scotch College Founded 1851 AWARDED to B.R. Mann Dux Prize in Form IX Subject Agriculture PRESENTED BY His honour Judge Winneke MA LLB Principal w S Littlejohn MA Dec 1923
2) Scotch College Founded 1851 AWARDED to B.R. Mann 1st Prize in Form IX Subject Agricuture PRESENTED BY his honour Mr Justice W K Schott MA LLM Principal W S Littlejohn MA DEC 1924
3) Letter from Bruce R Mann to Executive Office, Centenay VCAH 9-6-1992 - Donating these copies of his book prizes and a description of his life in agriculture after doing these early subjects at the Burnley Campus.