Old Blues who have worked at CH

UserRequestedRemoval · Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:23 pm

Ah yes Mr Sillett, he said I would never be more than a cabin boy. I have had 4 successful careers just to prove how wrong he was

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:38 pm

There was an ancient crone there when I started in 69 who was there before the war!

Pongo Littlefield with 1930's tortoiseshell specs

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:42 pm

huntertitus wrote:There was an ancient crone there when I started in 69 who was there before the war!

Pongo Littlefield with 1930's tortoiseshell specs

Arthur Rider, "Kit" Aitken, "Stine" Johnstone, Tom Keeley were all there a long time. Not forgetting the king of the gymshoe the late Basil Gregory.

UserRequestedRemoval · Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:53 pm

I had Tom Keeley for Latin I think, wasn't he known as pick it lick it roll it flick it?

BSG now that name makes me shudder today. The only master I hated with all of my being

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:25 pm

These memories good and dreadful come flooding back

If a few of you blokes who were there late 70's to late 80's were to
meet up for a drink it would be hilarious

We'd probably end up imitating the most feared teachers in loud voices

I can remember being in hysterics at CH when some wags imitated Tom Keeley

He once walked into a study where we were crying and shreiking with laughter and he roared

"HORRIBLE FALSE LAFFTER!"

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:42 pm

soc wrote:BSG now that name makes me shudder today. The only master I hated with all of my being

Why?

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:17 pm

Hope it hasn't made you bitter

Wonder what happened to him in that house?

I think he had a stammer from firing machine guns in WW11

If that was him he used to bark D-D-D-D-D-D-Double D-D-D-D-Detention

But also had an accurate aim when hurling a bit of chalk at one's head

Then you had to find the chalk and return it to him

Mind you there were one or two teachers who made you thank them for caning you

How weird is that

And no, I'm not bitter

I got to pity some of them for having to spend their lives teaching instead of having the career they probably dreamed of

Quite a lot of the teachers we got were war casualties who wouldn't have otherwise been teaching and it's possible that they resented that

UserRequestedRemoval · Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:17 pm

I have sent you a PM Andy, I think my feelings for him a better dealt with off the forum

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:19 pm

My reply above was to a post that just disappeared!

OO-ER!!!

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:21 pm

Wonder if my msg will disappear too

Has anyone on this forum completely disappeared in a strange way?

Actually, come to think of it, whatever happened to Emmajane???

Mrs C. · Post by **Mrs C.** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:23 pm

She told me she was intending to go to the forests of Borneo or somewhere to study behaviour of primates - I told her CH boys boarding house would be just as good!

huntertitus · Post by **huntertitus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:28 pm

You ARE a witty lady!

Are you actually working at CH?

I have several friends who have kids there right now

They were fellow parents at my kids primary school

I found that the full fees at CH were so massive I would have had trouble affording it

UserRequestedRemoval · Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:30 pm

huntertitus wrote:My reply above was to a post that just disappeared!

OO-ER!!!

Was that to my post Robin? I posted and then decided that BSG can't defend himself so my observations were sent to Mid A 15 privately. I was very lucky to get RM soon after and so regained my love for English. I would have been bitter had it not been for RP and RM, they turned me around

Mrs C. · Post by **Mrs C.** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:35 pm

huntertitus wrote:You ARE a witty lady!

Are you actually working at CH?

I have several friends who have kids there right now

They were fellow parents at my kids primary school

I found that the full fees at CH were so massive I would have had trouble affording it

`fraid so! Not teaching though - just a general dogsbody around the place - tuckshop , exams invig, GRW, relief driver for health centre (as it is now known!)....... Mr C teaches. 2 little miss C`s are pupils here - Grecian and GE .
Who are the kids you know? Wonder if I know them??

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:51 pm

soc wrote:
huntertitus wrote:My reply above was to a post that just disappeared!

OO-ER!!!
Was that to my post Robin? I posted and then decided that BSG can't defend himself so my observations were sent to Mid A 15 privately. I was very lucky to get RM soon after and so regained my love for English. I would have been bitter had it not been for RP and RM, they turned me around

Sean,

I have replied by PM.