Dead Soldiers’ Gifted
pp. 25-26 · Read in the full issue
Children
PHE New Guinea Memorial Scholarship, provided annually by the New Guinea Women’s ssociation for the children of New ruinea residents who lost their ves as a result of the Japanese ivasion of the Territory, has been tvarded in accordance with the Mowing examination results:
In Higgins—Math. 97/150;
Eng., 113/150; Social Studies, 77/100—average, 71.7 per cent.
OBERT BlRD—Math. 80/150; Eng. 112/150; Social Studies 75/100—average, 66.7 per cent.
Lbert Robinson—Math. 75/
150; Eng. 87/150; Social Studies, 77/10—average 59.7 per cent.
Miss Dorothy Stewart of Mun dubbera, Queensland, reports on behalf of the Trustees, that a legal interpretation of the conditions governing the Scholarship, showed that lan Higgins was not eligible.
The Scholarship, accordingly, was awarded to Robert Bird. But the Brisbane Branch of the Association, on learning of the circumstances, decided to award a Special Scholar ship to lan Higgins, and this has been announced accordingly. Thus, this year, two scholarships are awarded.
Rosemary Bird, sister of Robert Bird, won the Scholarship in 1951.
Rosemary in 1952 passed in all seven subjects (getting four A’s) of the Junior Public examination, and is now attending Somerville House School, Queensland South Coast.
Rosemary and Robert Bird are the children of Mrs. J. Bird, of Mermaid Beach, South Queens land, and of the late Mr. R. A.
Bird, who was for 14 years a Cus toms official in Rabaul, and who served in the New Guinea Volun teer Rifles. Robert was born in Rabaul on February 11, 1939, and he has attended the Brighton, Toowong and Surfers Paradise Schools in South Queensland, and is now attending the State High
[?]rom Left to Right: Rosemary Bird, [?]ert Bird and Ian Higgins—the two [?]er being this year's winners of New [?]nea Memorial Scholarships. Rosemary the winner in 1951.
School at Southport. He plans to enter the teaching profession. lan Lindsay Higgins, now aged 14, is the son of Mrs. Cilia L. Higgins, of Corinda, Brisbane, and of the late Sergeant L. J. Higgins. The latter was an officer of the Common wealth Audit Office in Rabaul, and a member of the NGVR. Later, he was a member of the Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. staff, on the main land, and came under enemy fire at Bulwa. He eventually reached Port Moresby; had a long spell in hospital in Toowoomba; joined the Army Audit Section in Brisbane; and died in a military hospital 18 months later. lan Higgins, who was born in Rabaul, is now attending the Brisbane Grammar School, and he hopes eventually to seek a Cadet ship in the Forestry Department of the Government service.