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.
Lord Salter (1890-99)
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LIII, ii MARCH 1961 No. 171 Lord Salter, after whom Salter House was named, was at the School from 1890-99, and was the first Treasurer of the Old Boys Club between 1903 and 1906.
George Wright
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LIV, iii JULY 1962 no 175 ‘ Labuntur anni nec pietas moram ‘ — as for our Headmaster, so for ‘George’ — a name that Mr. George Wright has borne with distinction in our midst since the early ’30s, when he joined the staff and developed… Continue reading George Wright
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
Changes of Staff in 1959
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE Vol LI,iii JULY 1959 School Notes It makes for continuity and tradition on a School Staff when changes are infrequent.
Valedictory – The Final Edition
THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ili JULY 1966 No. 186 School Notes With this issue, the C.O.H.S. MagazIne must come to an end.
Theodore Wm. Chaundy (1889-1966)
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, iii JULY 1966 No. 186 It falls to the lot of the last issue of the School Magazine to report the passing of one of its very distinguished Old Boys, who, at the time of his death, was also Chairman of Governors, a post which… Continue reading Theodore Wm. Chaundy (1889-1966)
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… Continue reading The Forum presents…
Jimmy Soulsby (‘Solar’)
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LI, iii JULY 1959 No. 166 Some men’s lives are not celebrated in the histories of the world and yet, to those who knew them, they were the salt of the earth. M. J. Soulsby was such a man.