Poem by A H Harry from Feathers from Pegasus, 1916.
A H Harry.
A H Harry, staff member, was a teacher at Prince Alfred College, South Australia from 1893 to 1903 before coming to Geelong College to teach English and Latin in 1904. He had also been a student at Prince Alfred College.
He became Vice-Principal of Geelong College from 1918 to 1922, and supervised the school magazine
Pegasus, Library and Debating. He left at the end of 1922 to become Classics Master at Launceston Church Grammar School and died at Launceston, Tasmania. '
Pegasus occasionally included poetry by A H Harry and this was compiled into a small booklet entitled
'Feathers from Pegasus' and published in two editions in 1916 to raise funds for the Red Cross.
Pegasus in December 1922 published this tribute to him:
'Mr. A. H. Harry, B.A., who has acted for the last five years as Vice-Principal of the College, is leaving us this year to take up the position of Classical Master at the Launceston Grammar School. Mr. Harry joined the staff in 1904 as Classical Master under the late C. N. Morrison. Later, he took charge of the Senior English Forms also, and was appointed Vice-Principal in 1917.
During his long term of office, he has taken a keen interest in every phase of school life, both in the school room and on the playing field. He was football master for many years, Chairman of the Athletic Sports Committee, Vice-President of the Debating Society, and, for four years, editor of ‘The Pegasus’. The great value of his work is recognized by all connected with the College, and his departure is generally regretted. All Collegians join in wishing him every success in his new career.’ Sources: Pegasus December 1922 pp4-5.