From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ii APRIL 1966 No. 185 The photograph below is a wax rubbing of the Second World War memorial tablet which is situated on the landing of the main staircase of the School next to the First World War memorial tablet.
Tag: Period/Wartime
COHS in the early 1940s
by Ernest (Em) Ames (1941-46) Reminiscences of Wartime COHS Schooldays and Beyond by Ernest (Em) Ames (1941-46) Firstly I was not an outstanding student academically but the “Oxford Education” has stood me in good stead through the years opening doors that would have been otherwise closed to me.
The Early 1940s
by Ivan Mazonowicz (1940-46) Ivan Mazonowicz (Mason since 1957) 1940-46 writes: There were some fine teachers, eg Harry Jacques (Chemistry), ‘Pongo’ Bodey (Physics), who was my role model when I became a teacher, and ‘Tich’ Wright, among others.
It could have been written by me
by George Pulley (1944-49) “I have to respond to the article in the July Newsletter No 8 by Mike Brogden. This could have been written by me of my experiences and feelings when at school in the forties (1944-9).
The WW2 Memorial
The school’s WWII Memorial is located in the Oxford Community School (previously the Oxford School, previously to that Southfield School and now the Spires Academy).
The School During WW2
by Don Adams (1939-45) Don Adams (1939-45) writes: I joined COHS in September 1939. The school premises were shared: COHS in the morning and Clement Danes in the afternoon.
“Journey’s End”
by Ron Baker (c.1949) Ron Baker (c.1949) writes: Further to Ted Bown’s reference to “Journey’s End”, the play was produced by George Wright and performed on 2nd to 5th February 1949. The cast:
A Memory of Mike Winters
by Derek Jeffs (1940s) Derek Jeffs (1940s), at the School during the war, reminisces in the Oxford Mail about a disastrous night when he took part in a gig with the future comedian Mike Winters:
The Air Training Corps
by John Bolt (1937-41) John Bolt (1937-41) writes:
The School in Wartime
Writer unknown (1941-45) When originally published Mike Chew apologised that he had temporarily mislaid the name of the author of this item, but would acknowledge its provenance in due course, which he never did. “Sua culpa”, as he said at the time.