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Toowoomba Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding grammar school for boys, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Toowoomba Grammar has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1250 students from Prep to Year 12, including 300 boarders from Years 5 to 12.〔 ==History== The school was founded in 1875 as a consequence of the Grammar Schools Act of 1860 passed by Queensland's first parliament. The original building was designed by Willoughby Powell. The foundation stone was laid on 5 August 1875; it was to be laid by the Governor of Queensland, William Cairns but due to his illness, Justice Charles Lilley performed the ceremony. A bottle (time capsule) was placed in a cavity in the stone containing two local newspapers, coins of the realm and a parchment commemorating the event and listing the names of the foundation trustees: * James Taylor, Member of the Queensland Legislative Council (treasurer) * S. G. Stephens (secretary) * G. H. Davenport * John Frederick McDougall, Member of the Queensland Legislative Council * William Graham, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Darling Downs * Edward Wilmot Pechey, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Aubigny * G. W. Elliott, P.M. the architect and contractor: * Willoughby Powell (architect) * John Garget (contractor) and the aldermen of Toowoomba: * Robert Aland (mayor) * John Garget * James Campbell * Daniel Donavon * Henry Spiro * Malcolm Geddes * Richard Godsall * R. J. Barry * J. Reuter The building was completed in 1876, first opening its doors to boys on 1 February 1877. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toowoomba Grammar School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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