Alan Trinder (1944-51) has submitted the following poem by Ronnie Barker, which appeared in a school magazine in the late 1940’s. Possibly his first foray into print? It was printed originally as one long text and we have taken the liberty of dividing it up into sense groups, as this makes it easier to read on-screen.
Continue reading “Poem by Ronnie Barker”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”School Curiosities
Article from the school magazine Vol LIII ii, March 1961 No 171. The photos are more recent.
Continue reading “School Curiosities “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)”A H G Kerry (1896-1908)
From the School Magazine Vol XXXVIII. i, December 1945 No 126
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.
Continue reading “A H G Kerry (1896-1908)”The Winter of 1946/7 part 1
April 1947 – Editorial
Lovers of statistics will probably find some subtle and abstruse connection between the date 1881, 1895 and 1947. These were all hard winters.
Collecting and Digging for Victory
From wartime magazine no 3
January 1942
Almost 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.