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Bruce Graham | bsgraham~AT~btinternet~DOT~com

Mike,

Thanks for the very useful information concerning the 75th Anniversary Dinner. It sounds like a good "do" but a couple of queries arise that may have occurred to some of the other correspondents.

How big is it and is it intended to be black tie? I'm sure that the answer to the first of those questions will indicate what level of attendance the school is anticipating or expecting or hoping for from old boys as opposed to the great and good of the present day. If it's a celebration primarily aimed at those involved in recent years (like the last 30 years) who have perhaps lived through all of the changes in status that have been imposed some of us old(er) fogies might be out of place!!!

It also occurred to me that if, as you suggested, there may be an opportunity to see the new facilities before or after the dinner then possibly the day might be extended to allow old boys who don't particularly want to attend the formal event (or may not be able to) to do just that - i.e. have a good look around.

Or perhaps that is all getting too difficult for the organisers?

I am a little confused as to the scope of the celebrations and the extent to which SSGTSFB participants may wish , or be encouraged, to take part.

Any further clarification would be welcome.

Mon 26-Mar-2012 14:51 - Ruskington, Lincolnshire

From Mike T: First of all, the dinner is a celebration of the building's 75 years, so is open to all who attended (and their partners of course).

I suspect that it will be as big as the number of tickets sold, but there'll obviously be an upper limit (which I don't know). But I would be surprised if some of the "great and the good" weren't there as well.

As for the look-around. There will be an event later in the year for this. The one on 10th May is simply to allow those attending the dinner to look around, as some may have travelled a considerable distance.

The only questions I can't answer are just how formal/informal it will be and what the dinner will actually involve (menu etc). I've asked for clarification and will post the answer as soon as I have it.

Eric Moyse 1946 to 1953 | eric~DOT~moyse~AT~sky~DOT~com

Chris Ramsey
I have just listened to a half-hour stand-up programme featuring Chris Ramsey who hails from South Shields (although he firstly says Newcastle and then later corrects himself) and is a former pupil of Harton School. It was very funny indeed and if you wish you can pick it up on the BBC Radio 4 Listen Again iPlayer (6.30pm Thursday 22 March).
Enjoy! (that must make Pan Headley spin in his grave -- verb transitive, boy)
Regards to all
Eric
ps I hope you do not regard all this as offermation.
E

Thu 22-Mar-2012 19:49 - Reading, Berkshire

Alan Whittaker(53-59) | alan~AT~whittaker4000~DOT~fsnet~DOT~co~DOT~uk

Still on photographs,I wonder what happened to all the school photographs which were on the walls of the Headmaster/Secretary's office and the adjacent corridor?

Wed 14-Mar-2012 16:19 - Somerset

Bryan Cooper | bryglen~AT~bryancooper~DOT~wanadoo~DOT~co~DOT~uk

Interested to read message re. photos. I was in school 1956 - 63 and there are almost complete sets of form pictures, but some people are not named. Who were they? I remember their faces, (I think) but names, no.
Equally, in other years, there are people I remember some who do not appear. Did they hide in the toilets? Can we have a concerted effort to name these people, please. For example, 5O(Five Oh), 1960/61, middle front row, between Sinclair and Cousins. Who is he, he appears in several photos down the years inc. rugby teams.
I wait with bated breath.

Tue 13-Mar-2012 22:52 - Old Colwyn, North Wales

Ed. Forster | r2edforster~AT~live~DOT~ca

Re photos, I can only recall getting one photo taken, I missed a lot of the sessions due to loosing time from school. My young brother caught numorous infection deseases so I was quarantined umpteen times. I've often wondered why the school did not send items to study to keep up with the rest. I realize I should have had the sense to ask.
Over the years I've taken eight separate courses at night school to catch up, ranging from math. naval arch. stress eng. in aircraft. It's obvious I missed taking English.
From a beautiful sunny day on the island.

Sun 11-Mar-2012 14:00 - PEI

Bruce Graham | bsgraham~AT~btinternet~DOT~com

Re Ed's recent remarks.

Having looked at the school photos for 1938/9 I guess that you must be in that Junior group somewhere, Ed?

Harking back to much earlier correspondence, that photograph confirms that even in those pre-war days there wasn't a consistently applied school uniform policy.

Sun 11-Mar-2012 10:51 - Ruskington , Liconshire

Neale | nealebackh~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Nevertheless Ed, it might still be argued that the potency of potatoes portends progenitive proliferation

Tue 28-Feb-2012 02:24 - Victoria BC, Canada

Ed. Forster | r2edforster~AT~live~DOT~ca

Re. Neale & class of '39 I can't find my name or my younger brothers in any list . Brother William started the school in 1943. I found his photo but his name was missing. I must have started in 1937 11 yrs. after I was born 1926. Also I can't find the names of any of my classmates. By the way I only fathered three kids. The blame for all the rest of the clan lies wth them. I had to look up progenitive I was never any good at English.
I only have 11 great grands on the island, the rest are scattered all over.

Fri 24-Feb-2012 20:01 - PEI Canada

Alan Whittaker(53-59)

I was in the class of 53!! and I have a daughter who was 19 two weeks ago.I don't know whether potatoes (or lack of them) have anything to do with this.

Thinking back I seem to remember a "potatoe famine" in 1949? when we had to queue up in Gibson's Farm field near the White Horse Hills to buy a half stone of potatoes.Maybe this had a negative effect on the progenitive capability!!

Thu 23-Feb-2012 13:26 - Langford Budville Somerset

Neale Backhouse '46- '51. | nealebackh~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Hi Mike,
Our elder statesman, Ed Forster, is to be congratulated on the arrival of his 17th great grandchild. I knew you grew masses of potatoes on PEI, Ed, but I didn't realise that they had such a progenitive effect. You mention that you are of the entry of 1937. Two years later saw the evacuation of 147 boys from the school to Appleby (as noted in Mike's excellent historical account of those days). Were you one of them Ed? I see there is a Forster on the list of 3rd form (first year) pupils but I would have thought that 1939 would find you in the lower 4th.

Tue 21-Feb-2012 22:40 - Victoria BC, Canada

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