On 25 July 1907, the first meeting of the Ipswich Grammar School Old Boys' Association took place in the Hughes and Cameron Rooms, Brisbane Street, Ipswich. At this meeting the objectives of the Association were declared to be:
These three ideals continue to motivate the association. The first president was T.B.Cribb, one of the first sixteen boys to be enrolled at the school. Wilfred Phillips, sub-editor of the Queensland Times newspaper, when asked to write about the activities of the Association in the Centenary booklet produced in 1963, had this to say...."its benefactions have ranged from pine trees to paint, from bursaries to baths, and from libraries to lights."
These comments apply even today. As you look around the school and marvel at the huge expansion that has taken place since 1863 and note the school's academic and sporting achievements, the members of the Old Boys' Association are proud to have been able to make some contribution to it all.
IGS is a family school and the Ipswich Grammar School Old Boys' Association is proud to be part of that family.
