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Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:54 am
by jhopgood
michael scuffil wrote:I was going to say, before foureyes beat me to it, that Magee's book was VERY flattering to CH in general, in spite of a few home truths (what he has to say about Derrick Macnutt, for example, would get the man put on the Sex Offenders' Register these days).
Michael Stewart did indeed turn up at CH for a memorial service the day after his appointment, which got CH pictured in the papers. He was appointed after George Brown spectacularly resigned, which was what caused the press interest. If I remember rightly, the memorial service was for ACW (Teddy) Edwards, who'd been Michael Stewart's housemaster in Lamb A.
The politically most influential OB, though never an MP, in recent times was possibly David Norgrove (ThB c. 1960-68, SG), who was Mrs Thatcher's private secretary for a while.
Incidentally are there any OBs apart from David Simon in the House of Lords?
Thank you for the reminder of the Memorial Service. Never spoke to Teddy Edwards but saw him around.
I thought Stewart replaced Patrick Gordon Walker, who twice failed to get re-elected to Parliament, once after some questions about immigration.
I remember Norgrove who was in most of my classes. He must have had his hands full with MT.
I have probably mentioned it before but I have a friend whose niece was occasional cook to the Thatchers.
She reported that after Dennis had an operation and had to be kept quiet, MT was annoyed that he could not travel.
When told that he had to stay around to have his stitches out, she suggested that he traveled with her and she would take them out.
An attitude like that would cancel school milk.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:55 pm
by Katharine
michael scuffil wrote:Incidentally are there any OBs apart from David Simon in the House of Lords?
Ruth Deech is a Baroness, I think. She is certainly one of the 'Great and the Good' of the land now.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 2:33 pm
by J.R.
jhopgood wrote:michael scuffil wrote:I was going to say, before foureyes beat me to it, that Magee's book was VERY flattering to CH in general, in spite of a few home truths (what he has to say about Derrick Macnutt, for example, would get the man put on the Sex Offenders' Register these days).
Michael Stewart did indeed turn up at CH for a memorial service the day after his appointment, which got CH pictured in the papers. He was appointed after George Brown spectacularly resigned, which was what caused the press interest. If I remember rightly, the memorial service was for ACW (Teddy) Edwards, who'd been Michael Stewart's housemaster in Lamb A.
The politically most influential OB, though never an MP, in recent times was possibly David Norgrove (ThB c. 1960-68, SG), who was Mrs Thatcher's private secretary for a while.
Incidentally are there any OBs apart from David Simon in the House of Lords?
Thank you for the reminder of the Memorial Service.
Never spoke to Teddy Edwards but saw him around.
I thought Stewart replaced Patrick Gordon Walker, who twice failed to get re-elected to Parliament, once after some questions about immigration.
I remember Norgrove who was in most of my classes. He must have had his hands full with MT.
I have probably mentioned it before but I have a friend whose niece was occasional cook to the Thatchers.
She reported that after Dennis had an operation and had to be kept quiet, MT was annoyed that he could not travel.
When told that he had to stay around to have his stitches out, she suggested that he traveled with her and she would take them out.
An attitude like that would cancel school milk.
Did you never avail yourself of the Library John ?
Teddy was a lovely sweet gentleman, and so knowledgeable.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 4:04 pm
by michael scuffil
jhopgood wrote:[
I thought Stewart replaced Patrick Gordon Walker, who twice failed to get re-elected to Parliament, once after some questions about immigration.
You're quite right. I remember now. It was in any case an "emergency" appointment, hence the hoo-ha.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 3:15 pm
by NEILL THE NOTORIOUS
Teddy Edwards taught me History, for which I am forever grateful.
When I failed History, in my School Cert, he enquired of me "Why" ?
I replied that since I was weak in Maths and German and these were two of the Five compulsory Credits for Matric Exemption, I had spent my Preps, and revision, doing those, instead of History.
He replied "Well Done !" ----- and gave me the History Prize, that year !!!
A Wonderful Man !
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 1:11 pm
by huntertitus
michael scuffil wrote:One victim of the election was Martin Linton (Thornton A 55-62 or thereabouts), former MP for Battersea. I don't know whether there are any OBs in the Commons now.
Martin Linton was my MP until this year and I have met and photographed him but had no idea that he is an OB!
He was a very hard worker and not rich or showy in any way - a decent chap all round and a very popular MP, and a victim of the peoples hatred of Gordon Browns policies (and character)
Makes me wonder how many other people one meets are OBs
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 10:52 pm
by Great Plum
I believe that a parent became an MP in the latest election...
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 3:35 pm
by michael scuffil
Great Plum wrote:I believe that a parent became an MP in the latest election...
Only one...??
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 7:09 pm
by sejintenej
jhopgood wrote:.
Did you never avail yourself of the Library John ?
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Tried once but my face didn't fit so I wasn't allowed in. ISTR it was because I wasn't a full grecian. Never did find out what sort of books they had in there so wasn't too interested
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:11 pm
by jhopgood
sejintenej wrote:jhopgood wrote:.
Did you never avail yourself of the Library John ?
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Tried once but my face didn't fit so I wasn't allowed in. ISTR it was because I wasn't a full Grecian. Never did find out what sort of books they had in there so wasn't too interested
I used to go in the library quite a lot, especially in my last year when we were classifying books in the Dewey Decimal System. I´m sure I started going in at least from the L.E., so I had no idea there was an age limit.
If I saw Teddy Edwards, it was always down by the fireplace, but he didn´t disturb me, and I didn´t disturb him.
I started going to libraries from the age of about 7, first the bus on the estate, then the "new" library, from which I was ejected once for taking a short cut under the bookshelves.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:01 am
by michael scuffil
We were allowed into the School Library from the UF (third year). At the start of the year I remember being given a joint tour by our English master (Gad Malins) and Teddy. (Except for Deps and Grecians, housemasters' permission was required to use it on hobbies' day or Sunday afternoons.)
As a (townie) child I spent a great deal of my free time either in libraries or at the cinema. In Ealing where I lived We had about four local libraries (and at least 10 cinemas) within a penny bus fare. Some of the U-certificate films I saw were so bloodthirsty or otherwise scary I'm sure they'd be at least PG today.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 9:30 am
by postwarblue
Policing the UF rule would have been fairly easy, as that was when you got your Broadie.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 12:21 pm
by sejintenej
michael scuffil wrote:
As a (townie) child I spent a great deal of my free time either in libraries or at the cinema.
That would have been 13 miles (or 16 miles at mid to high tide) for me - on a bike in hilly country - hence I don't even know if there was either in Kingsbridge.
Can't say I am a fan even now - fiction generally bores me/turns me off (don't even mention The Trumpet Major or The B******* Scottish Play) whilst non-fiction on any subject tends to be a rewrite of the previous book I read.
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:35 pm
by Great Plum
When I was at CH, everyone was allowed in the library - the Dominons library was UF and above.
(The History Library, which was my preferred place of study was deps and above)
Re: OB out of House of Commons
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:27 am
by NEILL THE NOTORIOUS
I am sure that no libraries (Or Learning resource Centres --- UGH !!) were denied to any boy in my time 1940-46.
I think the attitude, in those days, was, the sooner you learned the "Way to Learn" the better.