From the CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LII, iii JULY 1960 No. 169 After an unfortunate lapse of one year, the sixth and seventh forms decided once more to ‘ don the grease-paint’ and the result was the varied programme of entertainment which took place on three successive evenings at the end of… Continue reading The Forum presents…
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1961 Beating the Bounds
From the CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LIII, ill JULY 1961 No. 172 After receiving an invitation from the Rev. Canon R. R. Martin, a small party of VIIth formers joined the traditional ceremony of Beating the Bounds of the Parish of St. Michael-at-the-North-Gate on the 11th May, Ascension Day, together with the… Continue reading 1961 Beating the Bounds
The Winter of 1963
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LV, ii APRIL 1963 No. 177 School Notes The weather, they say, is traditionally a topic of conversation for the English. Certainly this term it has frequently been under discussion.
‘Working Class’ Boys
by Alan Smith (1942-48) I was one of the few ‘ working class’ boys, entering the school in 1942, and streamed into the ‘1B’ class. I was the son of a carpenter. Others included David Cripps, whose father was a postman and Gerald Webb. The three of us were moved into the ‘A’ class in… Continue reading ‘Working Class’ Boys
Nostalgia Tempered by Realism
by Nigel Molden (1960-66) I found the article on COHS in the fifties by Mike Brogden of particular interest. It was also of the greatest credit to the Editor that he should print an article in which the nostalgia was tempered by realism. As a result it has prompted me to add some comments in… Continue reading Nostalgia Tempered by Realism
COHS in the 1950s
by Mike Brogden (1952 – 1959) A Polemical View This post caused a real stir when Mike Chew published it on the old website, and you will find several responses from other boys linked to it in later posts.
The Early 1940s
by Ivan Mazonowicz (1940-46) Ivan Mazonowicz (Mason since 1957) 1940-46 writes: There were some fine teachers, eg Harry Jacques (Chemistry), ‘Pongo’ Bodey (Physics), who was my role model when I became a teacher, and ‘Tich’ Wright, among others.
COHS in the early 1950s
by Colin Tustin (1951-56) Colin Tustin (1951-56) reminisces:
COHS in the 1930s
from An Oxford Childhood by Tony Phelps (1933-41) Note from Mike Chew at the time: “Tony’s story runs into 54 pages. If anyone would like to read them all, please contact me. We shall “serialise” the most relevant passages. Herewith Part 1.” (Ed. The other parts do not appear to have been published however)
The Remove
by John Nettell (1941) In 1941, as far as I remember, fee-payers all started in 2A and scholarship boys in Remove. Why it was called Remove I do not know. I only remember being told “it is traditional” which was no answer.