March 1961 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. He was a Scholar of Brazenose College and took a double first. He became an Honorary Fellow of his own college and Fellow of All… Continue reading Lord Salter (1890-99)
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Professor A E Jolliffe (1882-1891)
From the School Magazine, March 1961 Professor A E Jolliffe, after whom Jolliffe House was named, was a distinguished mathematician, having been an Open Scholar at Balliol. He was an Honorary Fellow of both Jesus and Corpus Christi, and in 1920 he became Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Holloway College, University of London. He… Continue reading Professor A E Jolliffe (1882-1891)
A H G Kerry (1896-1908)
December 1945 A H G Kerry (1896-1908), after whom Kerry House took his name, has retired from Eton where he has been House Master for many years. He was captain of the Oxford University Amateur Football Club in 1911-12 and gained an international cap in 1921. (Vol XXXVIII. i, December 1945 No 126) PS from… Continue reading A H G Kerry (1896-1908)
T E Lawrence Gallery
No 2 Polstead Road in Oxford, the Lawrence home from 1896 Sept 1896 – Inscribed soon after (top left) into the OHS entry register at the age of 8, along with his brother Bob, later known as Monty Extract from school photo c1897. Lawrence, a young 9 year old, in the middle with the striped… Continue reading T E Lawrence Gallery
T E Lawrence (1896-1907)
A Speech by Mr Churchill If you have not landed here from that page, you can read about the circumstances of this speech here “Mr. President: Although more than year has passed since Lawrence was taken from us, the impression of his personality remains living and vivid upon the minds of his friends, and the… Continue reading T E Lawrence (1896-1907)