The story of a successful town and gown project
Writer unknown:
I was fascinated by Nigel Molden’s story of the cigarette card with the COS insignia. I would guess that it dates from the time before the word “High” was added to the title, which I would place some time in the 1920s or early 30s.
Continue reading “Cigarette Cards”Writer unknown:
“Mr Badham, Headmaster during my time at School, rarely gets a mention in the Newsletters.
Continue reading “Memories of Masters”Tony Phelps (1933-41) writes:
“I was very pleased to receive Newsletter No 5, and it sparked a number of thoughts in my own brain. At the risk of wasting your time, I am putting some of them to you in this letter.
Continue reading “A different school song”Don Adams (1939-45) writes:
I joined COHS in September 1939. The school premises were shared: COHS in the morning and Clement Danes in the afternoon.
Continue reading “The School During WW2”Stephen Peters (dates?) writes:
Continue reading “Quality of the Teaching”by Ron Baker and Bryan Beames.
Ron writes: “I recall that, having made many guesses over the years, the present occupants were surprised to learn that their Common Room was once a large chemistry laboratory, and were impressed by the lecture theatre, still in constant use.
However, their imagination had been stimulated most over the years by the “bell pit”, and were surprised to learn that the School operated on the sound of a handbell rung by the Caretaker.”
Ron Baker (c.1949) writes:
Further to Ted Bown’s reference to “Journey’s End”, the play was produced by George Wright and performed on 2nd to 5th February 1949. The cast:
Continue reading ““Journey’s End””Derek Jeffs (1940s), at the School during the war, reminisces in the Oxford Mail about a disastrous night when he took part in a gig with the future comedian Mike Winters:
Continue reading “A Memory of Mike Winters”Tony Argyle (1941-46) writes (again with real ink) from Pearce, near Canberra in Australia.
Do you remember putting milk bottles or chalk dusters in the grand piano?
Colin A Tustin (1951-56) writes:
“During the break between lessons schoolyard cricket was played, usually by six players (each side had a bowler and two fieldsmen.