by John Bolt (1937-41)
John Bolt (1937-41) writes:
Continue reading “The Air Training Corps”Memories of Ronnie Barker
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”“The Forum Presents”
by Malcolm Williams (left 1960)
“The Forum Presents” is mentioned twice on the “News of Old Boys”, once by Malcolm Williams (left 1960) and once by David Green (left 1953). How many versions of the Forum Presents were there?
Malcolm Williams has responded very quickly:
The Annexe-Morgue-Dispensary Fire
by John Corbey (late 1940s)
John Corbey (late 1940s) writes:
“The Annexe was adjacent to Gloucester Green, facing Worcester College Gardens.
Continue reading “The Annexe-Morgue-Dispensary Fire”The School Song
by John Gaskin (c. 1955)
John Gaskin writes:
The precise origins and authorship of the School Song (see Newsletter 4) were never known to more than a tiny handful of people: F C Lay and Jimmy Soulsby are long since dead, and it would be a pity for the knowledge to perish unrecorded with me.
Continue reading “The School Song”Malcolm Williams’ Rare Poetic Talent
by Richard Coleman (1953-60)
Richard Coleman (53-60) writes:
In my memory Malcolm’s most singular claim to fame came during an English lesson in 2A.
Continue reading “Malcolm Williams’ Rare Poetic Talent”Introduction of Rugby into the School
by John Everett (1927-36)
John Everett (1927-36) writes:
“I joined the School (aged 7) in September 1927, when the main sport was Association Football and the School had a strong 1st XV. This continued to be the case until the early 1930s, when Mt T H Fallows, a mathematics teacher, decided to try and introduce rugby.
Continue reading “Introduction of Rugby into the School”The School in Wartime
Writer unknown (1941-45)
When originally published Mike Chew apologised that he had temporarily mislaid the name of the author of this item, but would acknowledge its provenance in due course, which he never did. “Sua culpa”, as he said at the time.
Continue reading “The School in Wartime”COHS in Wartime 1940-45
by Brian Gumm (1940-45)
Brian Gumm (1940-45) writes:
Looking back over some sixty years or more, my recollection of the COHS in war time was surprise that the process of education proceeded in a more or less orderly fashion with few interruptions due to the war raging across Europe.
Continue reading “COHS in Wartime 1940-45”Three Memories
from Jim Fleetwood (1946-51)
Jim Fleetwood (1946-51) writes:
“I was just looking, quickly, over the COSA website and thought I would pass on a few memories from my schooldays. These are, in fact, culled from correspondence with Mike (Jeff) Jeffery. The vague “We” is used to protect the not-so-innocent.
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