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- Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Reading to the dormitory
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4058
Re: Reading to the dormitory
What an unexpected, and delightful, contribution from AliLiz! Back to reading in the dorm: When I was, I guess, still only 11 or 12, we were having Dracula read to us, and it must have given me a nightmare, and I must have foolishly mentioned this my mother, who promptly contacted the housemaster (...
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Reading to the dormitory
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4058
Re: Reading to the dormitory
What an unexpected, and delightful, contribution from AliLiz! Back to reading in the dorm: When I was, I guess, still only 11 or 12, we were having Dracula read to us, and it must have given me a nightmare, and I must have foolishly mentioned this my mother, who promptly contacted the housemaster (...
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:32 pm
- Forum: Lamb Photos
- Topic: Lamb House Photos
- Replies: 42
- Views: 22272
Re: Lamb House Photos
The inventor of the first time travel apparatus.3078260061 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:23 pm.For his subsequent career (and notoriety) see his obituary in the Guardian of 25 November 2998
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:21 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: The Story of Old Blues in North America - BCOB Book Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 952
Re: The Story of Old Blues in North America - BCOB Book Project
I remember Jim Bell trying, unsuccessfully, to teach us the art of a forward pass using a rugby ball. Alas the aerodynamics are sufficiently different from the US football that he could never obtain needed spin. Since moving Connecticut, he and I communicated several times, but circumstances never l...
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 2:15 am
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: English is from England, not elsewhere
- Replies: 2
- Views: 221
Re: English is from England, not elsewhere
Considering this was in reference to the British Columbia Old Blues it seems a bit parochial to find it hard to associate OC with something Canadian as a first guess.
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:33 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blue Rugby 'Blues'
- Replies: 27
- Views: 949
Re: Old Blue Rugby 'Blues'
In spite of the recent event at Twickenham, why limit this thread to Rugby? So then we could have mention of Cricket (and DRW Silk). Why stop there? There are Rowing, etc (and even Tiddly Winks) to consider. What do you mean “even Tiddly Winks(sic)”. As a member of a team that made it to the second...
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:21 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Less flamboyant CH teachers
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3225
Re: Less flamboyant CH teachers
The least flamboyant master I can remember was RW Crosland, who taught physics. He would come to chapel on Sunday evenings, with his wife, who wore strange hats (or maybe, a strange hat -- I can only remember one). He ran the Scout Troop, it was joked he did it because no one was less scout-like th...
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 11:24 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: CH San
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1081
Re: CH San
If you mean the physical location of the San, there was a road that ran from the back of Maine that lead to it.
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Time flies
- Replies: 10
- Views: 930
Re: Time flies
Somewhere there is a thread devoted to first day/last day memories.
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
- Replies: 164
- Views: 16305
Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous
President Trump said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of maths instruction, he would have given us more fingers and toes.”
Of course, he can't play Blackjack unless he is naked!
Of course, he can't play Blackjack unless he is naked!
- Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Clean clothes at Horsham in the 40s & 50s
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2483
Re: Clean clothes at Horsham in the 40s & 50s
Once again. Maine A in the 50s seems to be an outlier. The changing room trough was used a lot, especially after rugby and cross country runs. My memories are of a steam-filled atmosphere with extremely muddy water everywhere and the trough solidly packed. As for limits on the bath, I remember none,...
- Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:06 pm
- Forum: Careers Advice - for PUPILS and OLD BLUES
- Topic: Languages, anyone?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2752
Re: Languages, anyone?
Please! We have provinces, not states.sejintenej wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2016 6:40 amOne of the non-quebecois states in CanadaMrs C. wrote:If only the current pupils would see languages as important!
- Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Sharks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1427
Re: Sharks
Since we had no phone at home, the issue never came up.
- Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Sharks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1427
Re: Sharks
Since we had no phone at home, the issue never ca,e up.
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Visiting the Tower in uniform
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1052
Visiting the Tower in uniform
Can students still get an escorted tour of the Tower of London if in uniform? My mother pretty much forced me into one, probably about 1956, though I have a (possibly false) recollection that a preliminary phone call was involved.