The story of a successful town and gown project
Longer reminiscences by Old Boys
Bryan Beames (1945-50) of Fielding, New Zealand 5600, writes:
“Thanks for the update on the web. I had hoped to see a reference to Mr. McCready at some stage and also to the student teachers about whom I wrote some time ago.
Continue reading “Mr McCready”Bryan Beames (1945-50), now living in New Zealand, reminisces:
Living in Cowley (I knew Alan Trinder who lived in the next street) I attended St. Christopher’s School and passed the scholarship exam, the last time it was held I believe before it became the 11 plus exam. My parents duly received a letter telling them of the successful outcome and that there was a choice of 3 schools, any one of which could be applied to for a place.
Continue reading “COHS in the late 1940s”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”Philip Gammage (1947-54) writes:
“Does anyone know what happened to the COHS Double bass?
Continue reading “The COHS Double Bass”Extract from the School Magazine for July 1960:
Captain: P V Strongitharm;
Vice Captain: K Moore;
Hon Sec: R Weaver.
Played 10 Won 2 Drawn 6 Lost 2….
The best piece of batting was Jefferies’ 54 out of a total of 93 in the Past v Present match…..
Moore and Burke have proved an excellent fast opening attack……Burke’s 6-9 against Mr E J Wright’s XI was a superb piece of sustained fast bowling, as was Moore’s 6-16 against Salesian.
(Vol LII iii July 1960 No 169)
T E Lawrence (1896-1907), writing in the OHS magazine, July 1904
This is the earliest piece of writing that can definitely be ascribed to Lawrence, although a companion piece titled ‘Playground Football’ and signed ‘Goalpost’ had appeared in the March 1904 issue of the O.H.S. Magazine, and was written in a very similar style.