City of Oxford School Association
– story of a successful town and gown project 1881-1966
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”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…”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”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”From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LIV, ii APRIL 1962 No. 173
School Notes
An important chapter in the School’s history seemed to be nearing completion when one morning early this term the Headmaster formally announced at Assembly his intention of retiring in July.
Continue reading “F C Lay: The Headmaster’s Retirement”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.
Continue reading “The Staff in 1958”Submitted by his contemporary, Alan Trinder (1944-51)
It was traditional at the High School for the sixth form boys to indulge in ‘rags’. These were more or less harmless pranks, outside of the school rules but generally tolerated by the staff as an expression of youthful high spirits.
Continue reading “The perfect rag”I found the article on COHS in the fifties by Mike Brogden of particular interest. It was also of the greatest credit to the Editor that he should print an article in which the nostalgia was tempered by realism. As a result it has prompted me to add some comments in regard to some of the subjects raised.
Continue reading “Nostalgia Tempered by Realism”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.
Continue reading “COHS in the early 1940s”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.
Continue reading “The Early 1940s”