Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

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jolly

midsummer

Anthony Powell and Constant Lambert were great friends, and in all four volumes of Anthony Powell's memoirs (To Keep the Ball Rolling) there are references to him and in the first volume of his journals. Anthony Powell is not certain why they got on well together as he (Anthony Powell) was not music...

If the endowment became considerably larger it would be possible to give more help to the squeezed middle. Fees were only introduced about 1880, and they seem to apply to more and more pupils since then, and also get higher as a proportion of income. At present CH has got enough assets to be generous.

saucepan

tooth

plucky

In 1953 and prior years, drum majors used to come from any house. There was only one drum major on parade at any one time.

I think that Terence Bate, Col A 1945- c1950, had quite a lot to do with Radio Caroline. I do not think that he was musical at school. He presumably had good management skills. If you look up Terry Bate on the internet there is a lot about his career at this time.

I posted the Arthur Rider song in its entirety some time ago on this forum, but where I cannot say. You may find it if you hunt. I can no longer remember all the words. If I find a hard copy I may repost it.

It is a great shame that he died. he was a very nice man: he had been ill for a long time.

Corks thought the only reputable composer was J S Bach.

I know he was there about then; a minor cannon I think. However I did not see the programme.

hamlets