From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VOL XLVIII,iii JULY 1956 No 157
School Notes
The close of this term finishes the seventy-fifth year of the School’s active existence.
Seventy-five years is a milestone in any undertaking and in the special case of a school it calls for something in the way of acknowledgment and recognition. In these three generations much has happened – wars and set-backs, progress and hardships, Education Acts and changes. The day-to-day needs of education have been modified to conform, though the ideals which inspired the foundation of the School remain.
Earlier in the term the special issue kindly given us by The Times gave a brief history of the reasons for the beginnings of the School and in particular told of T. H. Green’s early work. The ‘ladder of learning’ which he envisaged has indeed been erected. Where our School was merely an experiment, the national system has indeed followed a trail that we have been active in blazing and now the higher education which was vitally necessary has come within the reach of all.
We have celebrated our seventy-five years with two evenings (July 12th and 13th) when we were ‘at home’ to parents. On both occasions the School was full with visitors who explored the various exhibitions staged in classrooms and laboratories and attended a short concert by the Music Society in the Hall.
We were glad to have so many ‘Old Boys’ amongst us and they looked at photographs of their early days displayed in the library and on the desks of the Classics room or reminisced over a cup of coffee in the old 5th form room.
We are very grateful to the Committee of ladies who thus looked after our creature needs on these and other occasions.