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- Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:24 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Corporal Punishment......
- Replies: 213
- Views: 103940
Re: Corporal Punishment......
These stories are a serious indictment of Flecker, who must have heard them, just as he must have heard about some of the paedophiles on his staff. Seaman, when he arrived, wielded a new broom fairly decisively in this area.
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:26 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Corporal Punishment......
- Replies: 213
- Views: 103940
Re: Corporal Punishment......
Notorious Neill, it occurs to me you must have overlapped with Bryan Magee. Have you read his memoir of life at CH in the 40s, with its (in places rather shocking) account of corporal punishment?
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:20 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Mass nudity in the swimming baths
- Replies: 45
- Views: 22851
Re: Mass nudity
I was in a hotel in Paderbon in 1997 and decided to frequent the sauna. I was quite alone in my swimmers Many places wouldn't have allowed you in in that overdressed state. The Germans have no hang-ups whatever about nudity, and it's not (in itself) for example a criterion for film censorship. Any ...
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:27 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Housey Slang.....
- Replies: 357
- Views: 127033
Re: Housey Slang.....
I didn't do Greek --- being one of those Geography Deps, who numbered 5 of the first Rugby 15 in our last year, not, you will understand, academics ----but do not mess ! You must have been one of the original Jogger Deps -- CH's first teetering step towards recognition that there were other choices...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:44 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Master's Wives....
- Replies: 43
- Views: 24228
Re: Master's Wives....
Being a master's wife in the 1950s/60s couldn't have been much fun unless like Olive Peto (or on a somewhat lower level, Ma Massen) you had independent status, and most looked and behaved as if it wasn't much fun. Some presumably knew what they were letting themselves in for: Tom Keeley's wife had b...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:26 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Mass nudity in the swimming baths
- Replies: 45
- Views: 22851
Re: Mass nudity in the swimming baths
I remember people wearing swimming trunks in the showers after games Now that is seriously weird! What did they wear in the bath upstairs -- pyjamas? I remember confessing to my mother before I started at CH that I was a little worried about the possible lack of privacy in this regard, and she said...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:15 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Fiona
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1262
Re: Fiona
Fiona has now appeared twice as anchorwoman of the Antiques Road Show, and looks as if she is desperate to appear on What Not to Wear. Careful, Michael. Frankly, I'd prefer it if she wore nothing at all but nevermind... All bow before her Loveliness President Marty http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:39 pm
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Your nickname
- Replies: 136
- Views: 65203
Re: Your nickname
Nice one, JR!
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:04 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: Mass nudity in the swimming baths
- Replies: 45
- Views: 22851
Re: Mass nudity
I don't recall swimming costumes becoming compulsory - it was a case of getting them (supplied) when you couild swim a specified distance - and I left in 1961 As for Germany, although I had heard rumours my experience was that you wore a towel around your loins in public saunas ( and women did the ...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:04 am
- Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
- Topic: underwear
- Replies: 112
- Views: 22308
Re: underwear
This reminds me of the "grey shirts" discussion at Horsham in the early 60s. Our "cricket clothes" set included white shirts, which were worn for cricket and generally "off-duty" in the summer (changed weekly), and grey shirts, which according to the rule-book were &quo...
- Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Fiona
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1262
Fiona
Fiona has now appeared twice as anchorwoman of the Antiques Road Show, and looks as if she is desperate to appear on What Not to Wear.
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:37 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Silly question
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5631
Re: Silly question
Presumably Chancellor Merkel made her mark in politics while married to her first husband and thought it would be too confusing to change it when she remarried. Yes and no, they were divorced before she entered politics. Whatever entering politics might have meant in East Germany, where she comes f...
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:13 am
- Forum: Hertford Memories
- Topic: Silly question
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5631
Re: Silly question
On Scottish tombstones one sometimes sees things like
Mary McGregor (Mrs Hamish McSporran).
Incidetally the German chancellor uses neither her maiden name nor her current married name, but the name of her ex-husband, the obscure Mr Merkel. I find this rather weird.
Mary McGregor (Mrs Hamish McSporran).
Incidetally the German chancellor uses neither her maiden name nor her current married name, but the name of her ex-husband, the obscure Mr Merkel. I find this rather weird.
- Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:03 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: GRECIANS PATH
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4282
Re: GRECIANS PATH
It had nothing to do with saving time or avoiding crowds (being narrow, the Grecians' Path could get quite crowded, esp. after meals) but of demonstrating status, pure and simple. There were useful privileges (being allowed to ride a bike round the school, for example) and purely decorative ones (li...
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat - Non CH
- Topic: Happy Birthday Michael Scuffil
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1435
Re: Happy Birthday Michael Scuffil
Exactly three months later (so in the manner of Adrian Mole I'm now 64 and a quarter) ....
many thanks.
I don't often come to this thread, or I would've replied earlier.
many thanks.
I don't often come to this thread, or I would've replied earlier.