Two presentations
On the last day of his 19 years as headmaster of Bideford County Secondary School and his retirement after 35 years as a teacher, Mr J E Down is seen her with Mr A C Lavers, senior master, and head girl and boy, Elizabeth Pidler and Kenneth Hocking, and the school’s prefects.
Both presentations followed the normal morning assembly, and both were greeted by thunderous applause.
The full Gazette article is dated 29 July 1960