FEATURES
School Principal , Dr Scott Marsh warmly welcomed Bill back to his school and after much applause by our awe-struck current students , presented him with a Scotch Foundation certificate to recognise the past and current support that he has given to his school .
JUNIOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
After lunch in the Junior School ’ s Ramsay Room , Bill ’ s next appointment was to attend a special Assembly in the Junior School Assembly Hall . There the boys – from Prep to Year 6 – sat and listened most attentively as the Head of the Junior School , Tom Savill welcomed Bill Morgan as a very special guest .
‘ How long do you think it is since Bill Morgan started at Scotch ?’ Mr Savill asked the boys . To much laughter , a Prep boy called out , ‘ A very , very long time ago !’ A Year 1 boy added : ‘ One hundred years !’
Mr Savill agreed that it was indeed a very , very long time ago – in fact , he said , it was 100 years to the day since Bill had started at Scotch .
A page from the Scotch Admissions Register was projected onto the big screen , showing that ‘ William Morgan ’ began his Scotch career on 5 June 1923 , and that his attendance record was perfect for at least his first two months at the school .
Year 6 boys Ethan So and Angus Murray were ready with some questions . Asked to recall his early days at Scotch , Bill said that most boys in his year had started in February , and as his first day was in June , he felt very much like a new boy .
Feeling a little sad , at lunchtime on that first day he wandered down onto the oval where boys were playing ball games . A ball flew through the air nearby and in a reflex action , Bill caught it . An older boy approached him : ‘ Get off the ground !’ he said . Bill has never forgotten what came next . Bill ’ s older brother , John , confronted the first boy : ‘ Leave him alone ! He has as much right
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