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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No 1 Priority in 1939
THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LI, I DECEMBER 1958 No. 164 School Notes We wrote in our issue of July 1946: “The Development Plan for Education in the City of Oxford has been promulgated and has been accepted by the Council and forwarded to the Minister.
Dec 1958: The Development Plan
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LI,i DECEMBER 1958 no 164 School Notes We wrote in our issue of July 1946:
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.
July 1959 Future of the School
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LI, iii JULY 1959 No. 166 School Notes The problem still in our minds is that of the future of the School.
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)
The Remove
by John Nettell (1941) In 1941, as far as I remember, fee-payers all started in 2A and scholarship boys in Remove. Why it was called Remove I do not know. I only remember being told “it is traditional” which was no answer.
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).
When did the rot set in?
From Brian Gumm (1940-44) After reading Mike Brogden’s cynical reminiscences of COHS in 1952-59 I found it hard to reconcile his views with those of mine. Could this be the same school? Admittedly, I was there 1940-44 and the headmaster was J.E.Badham but could it have changed that much in ten years?
A sense of superiority
by Philip Hunt (1960-67) Encouraging the debate: Lord Philip Hunt sides with Nigel Molden (Lord) Philip Hunt (1960-67) writes: I was very interested in Nigel Molden’s piece. Some of my experience chimes with his and I thought you might be interested in some comments.