Millar Buzzard

Appendix 4.0
Millar Buzzard’s Education at Caulfield Grammar School

(All these records are from the archives of Caulfield Grammar School 217 Glen Iris Rd., St. Kilda East, Victoria. He was aged 15 when he enrolled.)

1902 1st Half Form IV A Academic Report [125]

Transcript of his Form Master’s comments:

“An inclination to carelessness interfered with progress. Conduct fair must improve”. (The striking out of words was as shown on reports)

1902 2nd Half Form IV A Academic Report [126]

Transcript of his Form Master’s comments:

“Can do much better. More energy and care. Too much thought for other things.”

1903 1st Half Form IV A Academic Report [127]

Transcript of his Form Master’s comments:

“Work satisfactory save mathematics. With more attention to work and less restlessness in class, he might do better. Otherwise excellent.”

Millar was active in a few groups within the school, as shown in the yearly programmes of the speech days, held at the end of each year.

1902 Speech Day Programme Recitation [128]

Transcript:

15. Recitation “My Mother, she Knows”” MILLAR BUZZARD

(“My Mother, she Knows”” may have been written by Millar as a search for this piece proved fruitless.)

In 1902, his uncle, Edmund Wilfred Buzzard, donated a trophy for the best person in the vaulting competition.

Vaulting Trophy Donated by E.W. Buzzard 1902 [129]

1903 Speech Day Programme [130]

In the 1903, Millar was involved in the Cadet Corp at the school (as a Lance Corporal) and with the Debating Society and the Christian Union.

1903 Speech Day Cadet Report [131]

1903 Speech Day Debating Report [132]

(Millar lost the debate on “Summer v. Winter”, 8 votes to 5, but it would be hard to convince an audience that a wet, windy cold winter would be better than a summers day when children could play outside and not feel the cold!)

1903 Speech Day Christian Union Report [133]

The Christian Union was founded to foster an interest, in students, of missionary work and to build up good Christian character. Millar was on the Missionary and Business Committees to further the aims of the Union. They raised £9 0s 7d to support the “Native Teacher in India”.

And in the prizes awarded to students in their form, Millar gained a first place for writing, bookkeeping and shorthand.

1903 Speech Day Form IV A Prize List [134]

1903 Speech Day, Mr. E.W. Buzzard Esq. again donated the trophy for the Vaulting Event.

Vaulting Trophy Donated by E.W. Buzzard 1903 [135]

Millar is mentioned again in the 1904 Speech Day Programme as being involved in the Christian Union for part of the school year. He was not on the Missionary Department Committee, as he was in 1903, just the Business Committee. He may have been aware that he was to leave the school in 1904 and relinquished some of his committee work.

1904 Speech Day Christian Union Report [136]

Millar’s name is on the Caulfield Grammar Schools World War 1, 1914 – 1918, Active Service Board. The school advised that as he was on the honour board, he probably kept in touch with the school after his military service.

1914 – 1918 On Active Service in the Great War [137]

1914 – 1918 On Active Service in the Great War [138]

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[125] to [138] From the Archive Records of Caulfield Grammar School - Speech Day programmes and Enrolment Register