Headmaster: R. W. Bodey, B.Sc., University College, London. Senior Master: R. Atkinson, M.A., Hastings Scholar, The Queen’s College, Oxford.
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A Rubbing of the War Memorial 1939-45
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.
The Staff in 1958
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.
COHS in the 1950s
by Mike Brogden (1952 – 1959) A Polemical View This post caused a real stir when Mike Chew published it on the old website, and you will find several responses from other boys linked to it in later posts.
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.
COHS in the early 1960s
by John Geach (1960s) Memories of the Early Sixties by John Geach:I was not happy at school and in general an unsatisfactory pupil. Living in St John Street I was the nearest resident to the school that I was aware of – and always late. As a Catholic I did not attend Assembly and in… Continue reading COHS in the early 1960s
The Staff Gallery
The Headmasters
Memories of Masters
Writer unknown: “Mr Badham, Headmaster during my time at School, rarely gets a mention in the Newsletters.
Who did what?
Earlier in this century, Mike Chew tried to construct a list of Old Boys still alive, in association with Malcolm Williams, that could serve as a base for the reconstitution of the school register for 1929-1966. He constructed two lists: a short one with just names and perhaps a job title, and a second which… Continue reading Who did what?