From the School Magazine, March 1961 Professor A E Jolliffe, after whom Jolliffe House was named, was a distinguished mathematician, having been an Open Scholar at Balliol. He was an Honorary Fellow of both Jesus and Corpus Christi, and in 1920 he became Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Holloway College, University of London. He… Continue reading Professor A E Jolliffe (1882-1891)
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Jack Halliday (1923-33)
December 1945 We regret to report the death in an aircraft crash near Rochefort im France of Wing Commander Jack Halliday on his return home to be demobbed after service in India. A well-known figure in Oxford sport, he was captain of our School football and cricket teams, and even before leaving school had found… Continue reading Jack Halliday (1923-33)
A H G Kerry (1896-1908)
December 1945 A H G Kerry (1896-1908), after whom Kerry House took his name, has retired from Eton where he has been House Master for many years. He was captain of the Oxford University Amateur Football Club in 1911-12 and gained an international cap in 1921. (Vol XXXVIII. i, December 1945 No 126) PS from… Continue reading A H G Kerry (1896-1908)
F C (Freddy) Lay
From the school magazine, April 1963 Past President of the Old Oxford Citizens’ Society Frederick Charles Lay (1908-15) was the first Old Boy of the School to be its Headmaster. On leaving school he saw war service in France with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He returned in 1919 to Jesus College to take… Continue reading F C (Freddy) Lay
The Winter of 1946/7
April 1947 – EditorialLovers of statistics will probably find some subtle and abstruse connection between the date 1881, 1895 and 1947. These were all hard winters. That of 1881 was remarkable for its snow and old Oxford residents can remember piles of it that were thrown over Magdalen Bridge until it was level with the… Continue reading The Winter of 1946/7
Collecting and Digging for Victory
From wartime magazine no 3 January 1942Almost everyone seems to be busy collectinq something or other these days to help the war effort, and the members of the School have proved themselves no exception to the rule. Apart from our efforts in the National Savings Scheme, of which details are given elsewhere, boys have made… Continue reading Collecting and Digging for Victory
A Limerick by “Mayhunto”
March 1908 “There was a young fellow from Perth,Who was born on the day of his birth.He was married, they say,On his wife’s wedding day,And he died on his last day on earth.” Was this the original limerick on this topic?
About Secondary Education
December 1922 – EditorialCertain people are now demanding that all children shall have a ‘secondary’ education, and this, without considering the cost or the advantage [sic] to the nation. For our part we cannot see how this is to be done, unless the whole system of elementary education is changed, and all the schools in… Continue reading About Secondary Education
The COS Old Boys’ Machine-Gun Platoon
July 1932 In the Old Boys’ section of the school magazine of July 1932 it is announced that the Old Boys have formed a Machine-Gun Platoon in conjunction with the Machine-Gun Company of the 4th Bn. Oxf. and Bucks Lt Infantry. “Recruits sign on as Territorials for four years and are required to do a… Continue reading The COS Old Boys’ Machine-Gun Platoon
Genesis of the COSA
After considerable discussion among a number of Old Boys of COS it was decided to convene a meeting to discuss the possible formation of an association dedicated to former members of the School. Since the School amalgamated with Southfield School in the Sixties to form Oxford School, it has undergone many transformations until it now… Continue reading Genesis of the COSA