by Tony Phelps (c.1946)
Tony Phelps writes:
“I met Ronnie on the (non-professional) stage in Oxford in 1946. That was the year when I returned from war service.
Continue reading “Memories of Ronnie Barker”Don Bennett (1940-45)
I left school at the end of my lower 6th year, and after working for a short time I volunteered for the R.A.F, where I trained for a number of years in electronics, Radar specifically. I can still remember freezing on top of a Valetta, changing an antenna at the time of the Berlin Air Lift.
Continue reading “Don Bennett (1940-45)”The Wilson Boys
by Chris Wilson (1951-57)
Chris Wilson (1951-57) writes:
“I am particularly pleased to read the list of School Officers 1958-59 on page 11 of N1 featuring my younger brother, Peter Gradwell Wilson, as School Captain and House Captain of Lawrence House.
Continue reading “The Wilson Boys”Tony Howkins
TONY HOWKINS & TONY (ARCH) ARGYLL IN OZ
Arch writes: Tony Howkins lived near to me at Cumnor Hill.
We worked together at the Sir Wm. Dunn School of Pathology under Lord Florey.
We came to Oz on the same sloop in the same cabin to work at the Australian National University. We were both at the ANU Medical school for a number of years until I moved to the Zoology Dept. Tony then came over to work with me there.
We see each other a lot, in same clubs etc, since we both retired.
Who did what?
Earlier in this century, Mike Chew tried to construct a list of Old Boys still alive, in association with Malcolm Williams, that could serve as a base for the reconstitution of the school register for 1929-1966. He constructed two lists: a short one with just names and perhaps a job title, and a second which carried quite a bit more detail on Old Boys who were still alive at the time.
We reproduce his work here:
Continue reading “Who did what?”First Eleven Cricket
Extract from the School Magazine Vol LII iii July 1960 No 169
Captain: P V Strongitharm;
Vice Captain: K Moore;
Hon Sec: R Weaver.
The School Play
1949
A production of “Journey’s End” by R C Sherriff, produced by Mr George Wright, was performed with the following cast:
Continue reading “The School Play”Lord Salter (1890-99)
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LIII, ii MARCH 1961 No. 171
Lord Salter, after whom Salter House was named, was at the School from 1890-99, and was the first Treasurer of the Old Boys Club between 1903 and 1906.
Continue reading “Lord Salter (1890-99)”Professor A E Jolliffe (1882-1891)
From the School Magazine Vol LIII ii, March 1961 No 171
Professor A E Jolliffe, after whom Jolliffe House was named, was a distinguished mathematician, having been an Open Scholar at Balliol.
Continue reading “Professor A E Jolliffe (1882-1891)”Jack Halliday (1923-33)
From The School Magazine Vol XXXVIII. i, December 1945 No 126
December 1945
We regret to report the death in an aircraft crash near Rochefort in France of Wing Commander Jack Halliday on his return home to be demobbed after service in India.
Continue reading “Jack Halliday (1923-33)”