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Frederick William Grutzner, Dux 1905
(Annual Report 1905)
Frederick William Grutzner was born at Geelong on 20 May 1887 and became a day student at Geelong College in 1900. His parents were Frederick William Grutzner and Annie Florence, (nee McDonald) and his address at enrolment was Fairview St, Newtown.
He was School Dux in 1905, winner of the Geelong College Exit Scholarship, and a corporal in the College Cadet Corps in 1905. Frederick Grutzner's crew won the Senior Four's competition at the College Regatta on the Barwon River. Two years earlier in 1903, with C Thompson, he came second in the Senior Manx Race at the College sports - one of the novelty events.
He is listed with the following academic awards in the Geelong College Annual Reports from 1900 to 1905:
1900 1st English, Upper 4th Class
1900 1st History, Upper 4th Class
1900 2nd Geography, Upper 4th Class
1900 1st Latin, 3rd Class
1900 1st French, Upper 3rd Class
1900 1st Scripture, Upper 4th Class
1900 2nd Physicology, Upper 4th Class
1901 2nd History, University Class
1901 1st Geography, University Class
1903 1st Euclid, Post Matriculation Class
1904 1st Chemistry, University Form
1904 1st Physics, University Form
1905 1st Algebra, Post Matriculation Form
1905 1st Geometry, Post Matriculation Form
1905 1st Chemistry, Post Matriculation Form
1905 1st Physics, Post Matriculation Form
1905 1st Trigonometry, Post Matriculation Form
1905 1st Geelong College Exit Scholarship
1905 Dux of College
His son,
Patrick William Grutzner (1925-2017) was also educated at Geelong College.
Sources: Annual Report 1905.