Houses and abbreviations - help please

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:31 pm

The house was in the ground floor of the Sicker and was in the two 'wards' there - 'converted' of course...

The Prep Block is still being used as a 'decant' block...

I think it may just be known as 'Hert'...

elf337 · Post by **elf337** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:12 pm

The girls from Hertford house have their laundry marked with the abbreviation 'HERT'. It was perhaps more of a <i>real</i> house than the grecian houses as although it's members ate/marched/did duty/played sport with their respective avenue houses they were issued with a Hertford house number. Although the house is no more, residents from last year are still labeled with their 'HERT' number.

Don't ask why I know so much about it...

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:27 pm

elf337 wrote:Don't ask why I know so much about it...

Why do you know so much about it?

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:40 pm

I want to know as well!

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:59 pm

In answer to the question on the Hertford houses transferring to Horsham, 4's definitely went to Col B as I remember them - the 1st years from Hertford were Grecians on my squits. Boy were they scary.

And on Old Blues day lots of 4's people visited Col B - I think the old monitors boards are still up in Col B corridor.

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:59 pm

Ruthie-Baby wrote:In answer to the question on the Hertford houses transferring to Horsham, 4's definitely went to Col B as I remember them - the 1st years from Hertford were Grecians on my squits. Boy were they scary.

Not all 4's went to Col - some went to BaA. They seemed to split each house from Hertford into 2 and put them in 2 different houses at Horsham. I was in 2's and got put into BaB along with 3 others from 2's - the rest of 2's from my year went to Col. The rest of the GE (as we were when we moved) in BaB was made up of 5's. Confused?

I am

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:24 pm

Vonny wrote:confusedd? I am

"My brain hurts"

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:06 pm

AKAP wrote:
Vonny wrote:confusedd? I am
"My brain hurts"

So did mine - I had to amend it twice

The post that is, not my brain

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:29 pm

Vonny wrote:
elf337 wrote:Don't ask why I know so much about it...
Why do you know so much about it?

Mr Elvin spends an inordinate amount of time performing the task of a middle lady...voluntarily might I add.

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:54 pm

darthmaul wrote:Mr Elvin spends an inordinate amount of time performing the task of a middle lady...voluntarily might I add.

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:56 pm

Vonny wrote:
darthmaul wrote:Mr Elvin spends an inordinate amount of time performing the task of a middle lady...voluntarily might I add.

He can fold socks into the classic 'long roll'...

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:57 pm

Middle lady?

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:59 pm

Ruthie-Baby wrote:Middle lady?

Yes, the lovely ladies, Mr Elvin, who sort, fold and distribute our school uniform, sheets and towels.

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:08 pm

Don't you mean matron? And why do they have to be female? I know it's rare but it's not unheard of for a male to fold socks. Your Mr Elvin is, I would suggest, a potential example, although I'd need to see proof of this.

And why middle?

darthmaul · Post by **darthmaul** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:14 pm

Ruthie-Baby wrote:Don't you mean matron? And why do they have to be female? I know it's rare but it's not unheard of for a male to fold socks. Your Mr Elvin is, I would suggest, a potential example, although I'd need to see proof of this.

And why middle?

Why 'middle' I know not...And yes Matron does have a hand in things, although generally there is a 'Head' of the middle ladies who knows everything works.

We're not sure about Mr. Elvin in many ways...