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. 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."The 1994 Milton Address" , David Coltart, 26 July 1994 The 75th anniversary address was given by former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia Sir Garfield Todd. 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.
List of headmasters
E. D. de Beer (1910–1924) John Banks Brady (1925–1930) H. G. Livingston (1931–1941) L. R. Morgan (1941–1942) William Gebbie (1943–1946) Ball (1946–1950) H. Downing (1950–1955) Cecil Raymond Messiter-Tooze (1956–1963) M. Brett (1964–1969) R. K. Gracie (1970–1980) Erik Andersen (1981–1984) Harry Fincham (1984–1987) J. Mandikate (1988–1995) A. B. S. Senda (1996–2001) D. Swene (2002–2006) Ngwenya (2006–2013) William Ncube (2014–2016) Similo Ncube (2016– )
Notable alumni
Allan Anderson, Pentecostal minister and theologian Lewis Banda, Olympic sprinter Kevan Barbour, cricketer and cricket umpire Colin Bland, cricketer. Bobby Chalmers, footballer Brian Chari, cricketer Keith Dabengwa, cricketer John Eppel, writer and poet Percy Mansell, cricketer Tafadzwa Manyimo, cricketer and rugby player Tawanda Manyimo, actor Mpumelelo Mbangwa, cricketer and sports presenter Thabo Mboyi, cricketer Tinashe Mhora, cricketer Nkosana Mpofu, cricketer Bonaparte Mujuru, cricketer Tawanda Mupariwa, cricketer Richmond Mutumbami, cricketer Njabulo Ncube, cricketer Methembe Ndlovu, footballer John Nyumbu, cricketer Christopher Ridley, cricketer Giles Ridley, cricketer Chris Rogers, rugby player Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa Brian Vitori, cricketer Peter Wilson, cricketer and Rhodes Scholar
References
External links Official website Pictures of Milton High School, Bulawayo Zimbabwe