Mr. Higson
When the school broke up for the Christmas holidays, in December, 1962, our Headmaster, Mr. Higson, left Greenhill to take up his appointment as headmaster of Counthill Grammar School.
During the decade that Mr. Higson was with us, his name became synonymous with that of the school. For the next seven years there will still be students in the school who will remember Mr. Higson as part of their school life, but to the students of the 1950's Mr. Higson will always remain their headmaster.
Despite the fact that the building was old, Mr. Higson came as the head of a grammar school community in its infancy. Not only had he an educational task before him but he had also the need to institute traditions, inculcate school spirit and give a sense of purpose to pupils and staff. To Mr. Higson the welfare of Greenhill Grammar School was his primary aim at all costs.
It is reported that on taking up his appointment and viewing the honours boards (on which his own name is inscribed) he declared that anything that anyone else had achieved with the pupils in this building he could do also. And so it must have been with pride and satisfaction that as the years went by he saw the achievements of his sixth form students increase in both quality and quantity.
During his headship Mr. Higson gave Greenhill a stability necessary to its young life and set its feet firmly on a path worthy to be followed. He maintained at all times a personal interest in each of his students without losing the dignity of his office.
Many hundreds of Greenhillians will remember him with gratitude.
J.M.T.S.
