THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ii April 1966 no 185
Ian (Spud) Taylor writes:
Continue reading “The School Badge”Nixon’s School: A Precursor
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 his native Ipswich. Yet, as time went on, it became apparent that neither Magdalen Grammar School, incorporated as it was within the walls and community of the College, nor the choir schools of New College and Christ Church by concentrating on their primary purpose were meeting the needs of many local boys.
Continue reading “Nixon’s School: A Precursor”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
Continue reading “The School Magazine: End of an Experiment”The Sixth Form of 1906-7
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ii April 1966 no 185
As promised in our July issue and thanks to Mr. I. H. Taylor’s copy of it, we are able to furnish the MAGAZINE with the photograph taken by T. E. Lawrence in which he himself appears.
Continue reading “The Sixth Form of 1906-7”The Forum presents…
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 last term.
Continue reading “The Forum presents…”The Staff in Dec 1965
Headmaster: R. W. Bodey, B.Sc., University College, London.
Senior Master: R. Atkinson, M.A., Hastings Scholar, The Queen’s College, Oxford.
Continue reading “The Staff in Dec 1965”Sir Thomas Graham Jackson
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ii April 1966 no 185
Ian Taylor writes:
Continue reading “Sir Thomas Graham Jackson”The Site of the School
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE Vol XLVIII,ii MARCH 1956 No 156
Ian (Spud) Taylor writes:
Continue reading “The Site of the School”May 1966 The Final Concert
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, iii JULY 1966 No. 186
On the whole this has been a very successful year for the School as far as music is concerned.
Continue reading “May 1966 The Final Concert”The Staff in 1958
Headmaster: F. C. Lay, B.Sc., M.A., Open Exhibitioner, Jesus College, Oxford, formerly Headmaster, Wellingborough Grammar School and Doncaster Grammar School.
Senior Master: R. W. Bodey, B.Sc., University College, London.
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