The story of a successful town and gown project
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)
Continue reading “COHS in the 1930s”Brian Gumm (1940-45) writes:
Looking back over some sixty years or more, my recollection of the COHS in war time was surprise that the process of education proceeded in a more or less orderly fashion with few interruptions due to the war raging across Europe.
Continue reading “COHS in Wartime 1940-45”Bryan Beames (1945-50), now living in New Zealand, reminisces:
Living in Cowley (I knew Alan Trinder (1944-51) who lived in the next street) I attended St. Christopher’s School and passed the scholarship exam, the last time it was held I believe before it became the 11 plus exam.
Continue reading “COHS in the late 1940s”Ian Lamb writes:
The rest of this newsletter is devoted to the full text of an article written by “Jock” Sutton. I am indebted to Alan Trinder (1944-51) for forwarding it to me. (Ed. Jock was editor of the School Magazine for many years, as were other teachers of English before him.)
Continue reading “Time to ask what work is for”From the unfinished School History by Geoffrey Hart
Chapter 2: The First 12 Years of Mr A W Cave’s headmastership
Résumés of the first two chapters of the History of the School, written by Geoffrey Hart, were published in Newsletters 4 and 6 just before he died. These two chapters cover the first years of our School until Mr Cave succeeded Mr Pollard as Headmaster..
Continue reading “Arthur Wilson Cave 1888-1900”
The transcript below is of a talk was given by Professor Adrian Gregory, the guest speaker at the COSA Annual Luncheon of 2017. It is a comprehensive review of the participation of Old Boys and Staff in the First World War.
Continue reading “The School Roll of Service 1914-18”
The following text is taken from a School magazine where popular teacher Ian (Spud) Taylor explained the origins of the School Crest and Mottoes. Some text and several images are missing – which lacunae we hope to repair soon:
Continue reading “Origins of school crest and mottoes”