Kelso Grammar School prizewinners of 1853

The following list of prizewinners appeared in The Scotsman on Wednesday 17th August 1853.

"The GRAMMAR SCHOOL of KELSO conducted by MR FERGUSSON, assisted by MR KIRKLAND, was examined to-day, JULY 26, in the presence of a numerous attendance of Clergymen and other Gentlemen and Ladies from the town and vicinity - some of them from a distance. The Branches taught constitute what is called a Liberal Education. Those most competent to form a judgement, expressed their delight and admiration with the readiness, self-possession, and conscious familiarity with principles, evinced by the Pupils, especially the Arithmetical Classes, by the promptitude and accuracy with which they calculated; and the more advanced Pupils in Latin, Greek, and French, elicited unqualified satisfaction. When the Examination was closed, the Rev. MR SMITH addressed the spectators and pupils in a short and effective speech. He then announced who had won the three Medals annually granted by his Grace the Duke of ROXBURGHE, and distributed PRIZES, raised by subscription, among the successful Competitors, in the following order:-

Class	Rank	Name	Residence
1st Greek		Wm. K. M'Donald	Arbroath
2d Do		James R. Scott	Earlstoun
Highest Latin		James R. Scott	Earlstoun *
	1	James M. Murray	Kerseknowe
2d Do		William Lockie	West Moriston
3d Do		Patrick Anderson	Arbroath
4th Do		George Broad	Cliftonhill
Highest French		James M. Murray	Kerseknowe
2d Do		Wm. K. M'Donald	Arbroath
3d Do		Patrick Anderson	Arbroath
4th Do		James Douglas	Hendersyde
Highest English		James R. Scott	Earlstoun +
2d Do	1	James Douglas	Hendersyde
	1	Patrick St. Darling	Kelso *
3d Do	1	Andrew White	Springwood Park
	2	Miss E. Wilson	Earlstoun
4th Do	1	Robert Curry Elliot	Kelso
	1	Edward Somner	Kelso
	1	James Bookless	Kelso
Highest English Grammar	1	James R. Scott	Earlstoun
	1	Wm. K. M'Donald	Arbroath
2d Do	1	{Pat. Anderson}	Arbroath
		{Alex. Anderson}equal	Arbroath
	2	Pat. St. Darling	Kelso
3d Do	1	James Dippie	Kelso
	2	Charles Craike	Softlaw
	3	Henry Purves	Lessudden
Highest Geography	1	Wm. K. M'Donald	Arbroath
	2	James R. Scott	Earlstoun
2d Do	1	Pat. St. Darling	Kelso
	2	Alex. Anderson	Arbroath
	3	Miss E. Wilson	Earlstoun
3d Do	1	John Inglis	Kelso
	2	John Johnston	Tweed Bank
	3	Charles Craike	Softlaw
Geometry		James Douglas	Hendersyde
Highest Arithmetic		James R. Scott	Earlstoun #
	2	Wm. K. M'Donald	Arbroath $
2d Do		James Douglas	Hendersyde
	2	George Lockie	Kelso
3d Do	1	Andrew White	Springwood Park
	2	Alex Lyon	Arbroath
	3	Henry Glegg	Edinburgh
	4	Patrick Anderson	Arbroath
Highest Writing	1	William Elliot	Kelso
	2	George Broad	Cliftonhill
2d Do	1	Charles Glegg	Edinburgh
	2	Thomas S. Thomson	Haymount
	3	Henry Glegg	Edinburgh
3d Do	1	Charles Cunningham	Grahamslaw
	2	Richard Hewat	Castle Douglas

* Medal.
+ Medal.
# Received Medal in a former year.
$ Medal.

KELSO GRAMMAR SCHOOL will OPEN again on Tuesday, the SIXTH of SEPTEMBER, when CLASSES will be formed for Beginners in LATIN, FRENCH, GREEK, MATHEMATICS, and in the COMMERCIAL BRANCHES. Mr FERGUSSON, whose House is large and surrounded by Play-ground, will be able to admit a few more BOARDERS. Information about Treatment, Discipline, and Terms, will be obtained by application to him. KELSO, ABBEY BANK, July 26, 1853"