Milton High School is a government all-boys high school located in
Bulawayo
Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council cl ...
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Zimbabwe
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. 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
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. The school's motto is
Greek
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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
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Tony Hawkins
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Mayor of Bulawayo
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David Coltart
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. The 75th anniversary address was given by former
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Sir Garfield Todd
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. Subsequent addresses were delivered by notable figures including former
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Canaan Banana
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# 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– )
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Kevan Barbour
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John Eppel
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Richmond Mutumbami
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Njabulo Ncube
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John Nyumbu
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Christopher Ridley
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