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- Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:09 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Michael Cherniavsky
- Replies: 93
- Views: 66183
Re: Michael Cherniavsky
Thanks Rockfreak. I’ll look out for Bennett’s book. Your quotation from it, “... others on the Russian Course [ the National Service’s Joint Services School for Linguists ] were disconcertingly clever, particularly, I remember, a group of boys from Christ's Hospital ...” rang a bell. One OB, definit...
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Nell Todd painting for sale
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7415
Re: Nell Todd painting for sale
During my days by far the best boy artist was Benedict Rubbra of Col A. Naturally Nell Todd thought very highly of him and rightly so. I recollect that he painted a superb portrait of ACW ‘Teddy’ Edwards, then a retired teacher and School Librarian. But most unusually Nell Todd insisted that it rema...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Ernest Christopher "Kit" Aitken
- Replies: 27
- Views: 25381
Re: Ernest Christopher "Kit" Aitken
More about Kit Aitken – He often took boys for a week or so in the summer holidays sailing on the Broads. Also he is credited with the advice that, “An older boy should never touch a younger boy, whether in affection or anger.”
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:04 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: School Chaplains
- Replies: 97
- Views: 63416
Re: School Chaplains
Rev Arthur Pullin (I think, not Pullen, can someone confirm the true spelling from an Alphabetical List/”Blue Book” of the period? In the Forum there is a thread, “Rev Pullin & The Old Blue”.) was a pleasant, conscientious, devout sort of chap. I don’t recollect any pastoral work, although I’m ...
- Sun Sep 23, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Attitudes to sports
- Replies: 51
- Views: 15744
Re: Attitudes to sports
I have nostalgic memories of the glorious Saturday summer evenings with asphalt cricket behind Lamb. Anyone could join in, so boys of all ages and from different houses participated without coercion. At Housey such mixed, happy goings-on were rare. Also there were usually spectators, sometimes maste...
- Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:43 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Strange old man dressed in WW1 army gear / dog named lobster
- Replies: 143
- Views: 105107
Re: Strange old man dressed in WW1 army gear / dog named lobster
Thanks. I never realised it has such a venerable and distinguished history.
- Sun Jul 08, 2018 4:18 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Strange old man dressed in WW1 army gear / dog named lobster
- Replies: 143
- Views: 105107
Re: Strange old man dressed in WW1 army gear / dog named lobster
This Sunday I heard a hymn which included the words, “Oh death where is thy sting, oh grave thy victory?” That reminded me of ‘Uncle’s’ version which comprised in part, “Oh death where is thy sting a ling a ling, oh grave thy victory? The bells of Hell go ting a ling a ling for you and not for me.” ...
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:52 am
- Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
- Topic: The trial of James Andrew Husband and Gary Dobbie
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6247
Re: The trial of James Andrew Husband and Gary Dobbie
Frank Macracken was mentioned and is unknown to most readers. He has nothing to do with the current trials, so some background information is permissible I imagine. He was an Australian junior housemaster (Barnes B), with nickname Windy, probably because of an involuntary flatus early on. He taught ...
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:51 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: The Story of Old Blues in North America - BCOB Book Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10196
Re: The Story of Old Blues in North America - BCOB Book Project
I recollect there were several Americans at CH under identical circumstances to those mentioned above. (They were instant button grecians, spending only one year at CH.) I understand they all came from Phillips Academy (but it may have been Phillips-Exeter and/or Phillips-Andover). Further I believe...
- Sat Nov 04, 2017 9:22 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: CH in Art
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4409
Re: CH in Art
Someone who deserves a lot of attention in this thread is Benedict Rubbra, an OB and excellent portraitist. Several well known CH personalities have sat for him.
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 6:55 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Clean clothes at Horsham in the 40s & 50s
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12056
Re: Clean clothes at Horsham in the 40s & 50s
Oh for the happy joys of life with a monitor’s privileges! I took a hot bath almost every evening as a mon and (together with the accessibility of many bread crusts as a bottom-of-the-table mon in the Dining Hall) have for the last nearly seventy years always chosen a bath and bread crust (not neces...
- Wed May 31, 2017 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: RESEARCH
- Replies: 60
- Views: 19227
Re: RESEARCH
Here are three other happenings from the President’s (Prince of Wales/Duke of Windsor) visit in 1921. After leaving the Manual School he visited Lamb A, where he joined a game of billiards (or demonstrated his prowess) and pocketed a red ball. While lunching on the dais a Col B junior poured a mug o...
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:16 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Less flamboyant CH teachers
- Replies: 37
- Views: 27632
Less flamboyant CH teachers
There have been some excellent threads dealing with masters of the 1940s, 50s, 60s and other decades. Messrs Jesson-Dibley, Cherniavsky, Daunt, Page, Rider and Malins and Miss Todd come to mind. Apart from pleasing those who knew these masters, a potentially useful stock of relevant knowledge has be...
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:11 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Housey Coat 'badge'
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9590
Re: Housey Coat 'badge'
I understand the name Exhibition was indeed used to commemorate the Great Exhibition of 1851, but with a more specific connection. During its successor (The Festival of Britain of 1951) I was at CH and at that time a copy of the brochure of 1851 was used for various history and other lessons. I reme...
- Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:49 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: What happens to ‘retired’ Housey coats?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3075
Re: What happens to ‘retired’ Housey coats?
This recycling suggestion is interesting, likely to be popular and potentially profitable. I am likely to be a purchaser. But it is not so simple. Would a dry cleaning device need to be installed before coats could be sold? That would be expensive. But then a dry cleaning service could be offered to...