Milton High School (Zimbabwe)

Milton Senior Boys High School
Location
Bulawayo

Zimbabwe
Information
TypeGovernment all-boys
MottoΆvδρίζεσθε
Quit ye like men
(from 1 Corinthians 16:13)
Founded25 July 1910; 114 years ago (1910-07-25)
HeadmasterSimilo Ncube
Enrollment900+
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)   Plumbago and Oxford blue
PublicationThe Miltonian
Websitewww.miltonhighschoolbyo.com

Milton Senior Boys High School is a government all-boys high school located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It was the first government all-boys school established in Bulawayo. It was founded in 1910 and is named after Sir William Milton, administrator of the British South Africa Company. The school's motto is Greek and derived from the Biblical excerpt from Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 16:13, written by St. Paul to Corinthians in the face of Roman imperialism, and the Authorized Version translates it as "Quit ye like men". Milton school's connection with St. John's (the original Milton) is perpetuated in the new church in Rhodes Street where the central light of a stained glass window in the east transept in memory of an old boy, Alfred Perry, depicts the school's crest and motto.

History

Milton School was founded on 25 July 1910.

The Milton Address

The Milton Address, an annual address delivered to the school, began in 1972 to celebrate the anniversary of the school's founding.[1] The first Milton Address was delivered by Sir Henry MacDonald. Following speakers included the Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland Robert Mercer, economist Tony Hawkins, Mayor of Bulawayo Mike Constandinos, Senator David Coltart.[1][2] The 75th anniversary address was given by former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia Sir Garfield Todd.[1] Subsequent addresses were delivered by notable figures including former President of Zimbabwe Canaan Banana, Anglican Dean of Bulawayo Robin Ewbank, British High Commissioner Sir Ramsay Mellhuish, writer Yvonne Vera, Vice Chancellor of Solusi University Norman Maphosa, and AIDs researcher Riita Dlodlo.[1]

List of headmasters

[3]

  1. E. D. de Beer (1910–1924)
  2. John Banks Brady (1925–1930)
  3. H. G. Livingston (1931–1941)
  4. L. R. Morgan (1941–1942)
  5. William Gebbie (1943–1946)
  6. Ball (1946–1950)
  7. H. Downing (1950–1955)
  8. Cecil Raymond Messiter-Tooze (1956–1963)
  9. M. Brett (1964–1969)
  10. R. K. Gracie (1970–1980)
  11. Erik Andersen (1981–1984)
  12. Harry Fincham (1984–1987)
  13. J. Mandikate (1988–1995)
  14. A. B. S. Senda (1996–2001)
  15. D. Swene (2002–2006)
  16. Ngwenya (2006–2013)
  17. William Ncube (2014–2016)
  18. Similo Ncube (2016– )

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Milton Address" (PDF). The Miltonian. 2001.
  2. ^ "The 1994 Milton Address" Archived 6 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, David Coltart, 26 July 1994
  3. ^ "History of Milton High School". Milton High School. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Huni, Shingirai (29 March 2015). "Milton High head accused of being anti-sports". The Sunday News. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b Glen Byrom, ed. (1980), Rhodesian Sports Profiles 1907-1979, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe.
  6. ^ www.philiploubserfoundation.org
  7. ^ a b Murray, Bruce; Parry, Richard; Winch, Jonty (2018). Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971: From Union to Isolation. Springer. p. 157. ISBN 978-3319936086.
  8. ^ Haig, Theodore Josiha (2016). The Kimberley Arrangement. New York City: Page Publishers. p. 17. ISBN 9781682892596.
  9. ^ "Milton High School Notable Past students". www.oldmiltonians.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.