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- 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: 954
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: 792
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: 2484
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: 4432
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: 36
- Views: 3226
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: 2616
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: 943
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...
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:10 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: DAILY ATTENDANCE RECORD
- Replies: 9
- Views: 759
Re: DAILY ATTENDANCE RECORD
I clearly remember in the mid 1950s Sgt Usher making the rounds of all classrooms in the second period of the morning (so that those who had been to the sicker would have returned to class?). He carried a clipboard with TWO lists, on blue and yellow paper. One list was the attendance register (the b...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:27 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Fives versus Squash
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3659
Re: Fives versus Squash
If I remember correctly AH Buck (Buckie) was driving back to CH from London, under the influence and probably slowly and deliberately. He decided to go straight across a roundabout (rather than follow the more conventional route round its periphery). A constable saw him do this and so after a court ...
- Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Innovations in Housey dress
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2243
Re: Innovations in Housey dress
Thanks Barnes Mum for your comprehensive explanation.
- Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:50 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Innovations in Housey dress
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2243
Re: Innovations in Housey dress
I am not familiar with the girls’ housey clothes, which seem more varied than the boys’. So the girls’ gray tights in the 2013 Speech Day film are for seniors. Thanks. Girls seem to have at least three types of coat. One is long and seems the same as the boys’ Housey coat, worn with a navy skirt and...
- Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:14 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: What was done in World War 2 and by whom?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1899
Re: What was done in World War 2 and by whom?
This information about HLOF’s plan for coping with a German invasion is fascinating. What was the essence of his plan? In the thread “CH and the Armed Services” there is more relevant information, about Basher Jenkins (his DT obit is still available at ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/14...
- Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:46 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Strange old man dressed in WW1 army gear / dog named lobster
- Replies: 116
- Views: 15657
Re: Strange old man dressed in WW1 army gear / dog named lobster
‘Uncle’ always used his own nicknames when speaking to or about habitués, ie those who were often in his lab, whatever age they were. They ranged from small boys who were keen on nature study and did dubious experiments, to senior NCOs in the OTC/CCF Signals Section, who were practising for the adva...
- Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:53 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Marching
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1232
Marching
Marching, in general and at Hertford, was mentioned by FJ Grogan and others in the thread ‘Jicker, Housey slang and individual Houses’. Perhaps it deserves its own thread, since I think it is unique to Housey, for, I know of no other (non-military) secondary, educational establishment which has a tr...
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:41 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Arthur Rider
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1957
Arthur Rider
Having followed the thread "Rev W Cochrane. (Corks!)" and its recent diversion, which deals with Arthur Rider, it seems that such an important and influential master deserves a thread just for himself. So now you have it. If you are interested do read the last few posts for Corks to supplement whate...