KEN CAMPBELL (1942-47) writes from Portsmouth: “The pictures of headmaster Badham shown at the pre-AGM slide show brought back painful memories to schoolboy Kenneth Blackwell. The fourth form had a classroom at the end of the main hall. One day, when it was too wet to go out into the playground, we decided to relieve… Continue reading J E Badham Esq MA
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F C (Freddy) Lay
Brian Beames (1945-50) writes: “On one occasion Freddie Lay, having borrowed his wife’s Francis Barnett (I think it was his wife’s, but am not certain why I think that) sat astride it, successfully started same and put it into gear, whereupon the manual gear lever came adrift ! I don’t know what happened after that… Continue reading F C (Freddy) Lay
F C (Freddy) Lay
From the school magazine, April 1963 Past President of the Old Oxford Citizens’ Society Frederick Charles Lay (1908-15) was the first Old Boy of the School to be its Headmaster. On leaving school he saw war service in France with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He returned in 1919 to Jesus College to take… Continue reading F C (Freddy) Lay
Arthur Wilson Cave 1888-1900
The Unfinished School History by Geoffrey Hart Chapter 2: The First 12 Years of Mr A W Cave’s headmastership Readers are invited to read résumés of the first two chapters (in Newsletters 4 and 6) of the History of the School, written by Geoffrey Hart just before he died. These cover the first years of… Continue reading Arthur Wilson Cave 1888-1900
J.E.Badham Esq MA
Response by the Headmaster on the occasion of the inauguration of the plaque in memory of Lawrence of Arabia by Winston Churchill, 3 October 1936 ‘Mr President, Madam Mayor, Mr. Pro Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Winston Churchill, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my proud and pleasant duty to accept on behalf of the School the plaque which… Continue reading J.E.Badham Esq MA
R W ‘Pongo’ Bodey
by Don Bennett (1939-45), Southern California: Thanks for the photo page (No 2 May 2006). It brings back memories, as I used to sit across the desk from Mr Bodey in his physics lab. You may remember his room had a long table with all the boys sitting round it and his desk was towards… Continue reading R W ‘Pongo’ Bodey
A T Pollard 1881 -1898
The Unfinished School History by Geoffrey Hart Chapter 1: A Very Good Start – The Headmastership of A T Pollard The following details on the History of the School are taken from the work of Geoffrey Hart (COSA’s first Chairman) just before he died. These cover the first years of our School until Mr Cave… Continue reading A T Pollard 1881 -1898