From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVI, ii March 1964 no 180 From Ian (Spud) Taylor The Reformation had led to the establishment of grammar schools in many sizeable towns in England but not in Oxford. Wolsey, who had bestowed such liberality on Christ Church, had preferred to build a school in… Continue reading Nixon’s School: A Precursor
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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.
The School Magazine: End of an Experiment
THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, iii JULY 1966 No. 186 A Tribute by FC Lay (1908-1915) and Headmaster (1944-1962): ‘The Headmaster [R. W. Bodey] has kindly invited me to add my tribute to the value of the MAGAZINE throughout its sixty-three years of life.‘ The Magazine
Impressions d’Angleterre
THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LV, iii JULY 1963 No. 178 C’est avec un grand plaisir que j’ai accepté d’écrire ces quelques lignes à la veille de repartir pour mon pays.
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ii April 1966 no 185 Ian Taylor writes:
The Site of the School
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE Vol XLVIII,ii MARCH 1956 No 156 Ian (Spud) Taylor writes:
March 1959 Future of the School
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LI, ii MARCH 1959 No. 165 School Notes At the time of the issue of our December number we were on the edge of a crisis.
Thomas Hill Green by F. C. Lay (1962)
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE Vol LIV,ii April 1962 no 174 F. C. (Fred) Lay, Old Boy and then Headmaster, writes: Although T. H. Green was recognised by his contemporaries as playing a large part in the founding of the School it is surprising that we have never reproduced in the Magazine… Continue reading Thomas Hill Green by F. C. Lay (1962)
Western Europe 1962
THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE Vol LV, iii JULY 1963 No 178 “The Six’, European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, Council of Europe – new organizations for a New Europe; novel constructions rising high over the ruins of the Second World War, a war expressive of ancestral feuds and political bigotry allied to… Continue reading Western Europe 1962
The perfect rag
by Brian Bowler (1944-1951) Submitted by his contemporary, Alan Trinder (1944-51) It was traditional at the High School for the sixth form boys to indulge in ‘rags’. These were more or less harmless pranks, outside of the school rules but generally tolerated by the staff as an expression of youthful high spirits.