is anyone prepared to write to me?

[Richard Ruck]

Jean?

Very droll!!

[J.R.]

I want to know what the daily structure is for a CH pupil. What happens between the rising bell to light out. What is the 'lunch parade', (is that the proper name?), what are lessons like, teachers, traditions, anything really.

Well, the rising bell is literally that. Once you're up and dressed you go to breakfast (usually 7.45-81m ish). Lessons begin at 8.30, and we had a break 11.15-11.45, then lessons again til lunch. Lunch parade was Mon-Sat, and each of the Boarding Houses forms and marches in to the band. On Tuesdays is Bugle band (little people basically). HOW VERY DARE YOU !!! Ask RR if I'm 'little' !
After lunch in the Michaelmas (christmas) and Easter terms, you have sporting activities in the afternoon, and then lessons start again at ~4ish til 5.30, and then it's supper ('tea'). (In the summer term, afternoon lessons start again after lunch and finish at 3.30 so sports happen after lessons).
There's roll call at 7pm, and then structured prep times (ending times differed according to what year you are). Bed times ranged from 9pm til whenever (Grecians can usually be in bed whenever they want).
Wednesday and Thursday are half days, so no lessons after lunch. The seniors (Upper Fourth (UF) and above) are allowed in to town, and most go in on a Saturday. (Saturday lessons until ~12.30ish I think).
We had school discos some saturdays, and Deps (some) and Grecians could go to the Grecian's club, where we could buy alcohol - very strict limits though!
Have got some of the times wrong I think, but thats the basic timetable!

Lovely synopsis Emma, which goes to prove just how easy the life is for the pupils of today !

[Mark1]

here it comes, some quote from the 'four yorkshiremen' sketch (monty python)...

[Richard Ruck]

Aye, they don't know they're born......

[Mark1]

'and try telling that to young people of today, they just won't believe you'

[Richard Ruck]

Aye, you're right there, Obadiah.....

[englishangel]

Why when I were a lad, oh no, I wasn't.

The day sounds much as it was when I was at Hertford.

BUT, we went to bed much earlier, lights out at 8pm for first formers. also no free afternoons and prep Saturday mornings. Except Long Saturday.

Long Saturday:- Middle of term when your parents could take you out from 10-5. (No picnics on the school grounds, except in wet weather)

Only they couldn't because they lived too far away and I had three younger brothers and sisters and it was too expensive to come all that way for 7 hours.

I suppose they came to about half the Long Sats.

The worst term was Lent as it was sooo long and the weather was bad.

As we had four terms, none of the others was too long but Lent term was fixed and if Easter was late it could be extremely long.

[Richard Ruck]

The worst term was Lent as it was sooo long and the weather was bad.

As we had four terms, none of the others was too long but Lent term was fixed and if Easter was late it could be extremely long.

Were your terms somehow fixed by the church calendar, then?

[englishangel]

Christmas to Easter was, as it still is in this country I believe.

Although a couple of years back when Easter was early my brother (who teaches in Essex) had 4 days over Easter then 4 days back at school , then 2 weeks holiday.

[sport!]

Dear Shoz

To get a rounded view of CH and to ascertain whether or not you'd like to become an Associate (I'd give up on the Honorary Old Blue if I were you), I'd recommend that you open up a dialogue with Spooonbill, he'll be only too pleased to give you the 360.

In fact, Spoonbill probably wanted to go to your school, so can you tell us all about it? Which one was it? The timetable, the uniform, the slang etc.

360

hey, I think that belongs on the management-bollox-speak thread

[englishangel]

Dear Shoz

To get a rounded view of CH and to ascertain whether or not you'd like to become an Associate (I'd give up on the Honorary Old Blue if I were you), I'd recommend that you open up a dialogue with Spooonbill, he'll be only too pleased to give you the 360.

In fact, Spoonbill probably wanted to go to your school, so can you tell us all about it? Which one was it? The timetable, the uniform, the slang etc.

He has gone a bit quiet, absolutely nothing to do with me.

[HowardH]

Vonny
The name you are searching for is Richard Bond

[J.R.]

Vonny
The name you are searching for is Richard Bond

Half brother to James and Basildon ??

[Vonny]

Vonny
The name you are searching for is Richard Bond

I do remember Richard Bond now you've mentioned him (did he teach politics?? ) but that's not who I was thinking of. I remember having Mr Sims and this other bloke for our polecon lessons - his classroom was one of the ground floor ones near the Octagon.

[Vonny]

Vonny
The name you are searching for is Richard Bond

I do remember Richard Bond now you've mentioned him (did he teach politics?? ) but that's not who I was thinking of. I remember having Mr Sims and this other bloke for our polecon lessons - his classroom was one of the ground floor ones near the Octagon.

This is still bugging me Wondering if maybe Hoob can remember the name of the politics teacher we had at this time?