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by jhopgood
Sat May 09, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: R Rae
Replies: 23
Views: 10650

Re: R Rae

J.R. wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 1:17 pm But I seem to remember he did have a habit of rocking his chair back on the rear legs.
And falling over
by jhopgood
Sat May 09, 2020 12:59 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: R Rae
Replies: 23
Views: 10650

Re: R Rae

AMP wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 12:12 am Didn't he have a rocking chair in his classroom in the Maths Block?
Not that I remember
by jhopgood
Fri May 08, 2020 9:13 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: R Rae
Replies: 23
Views: 10650

Re: R Rae

I remember Rae well. I came across his name before I went to CH. 3 of us went to CH from my Junior school, and Ian Johnson told me that his Housemaster was Hip Hip, after which I was supposed to say, "Who?", and he would say "Rae". Ian became a member of Mensa and Professor at No...
by jhopgood
Thu May 07, 2020 4:45 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: The school glider
Replies: 15
Views: 7220

Re: The school glider

I remember seeing it on Little Side, even moving, but I joined the Lazy Gang in the RE's where we spent most of our time sleeping in the Bird Sanctuary.
by jhopgood
Mon May 04, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Where does the word "Toyce" come from?
Replies: 76
Views: 23687

Re: Where does the word "Toyce" come from?

We had the box beside the bed ..... ....which we used to call a "settle". Strange how I remember that but I don't remember using the word 'Toyce'. The more usual term for a toyce is a 'carrel unit' but I don't think it was ever called that at CH. Not surprising, Geoff. Toyces were only in...
by jhopgood
Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:58 pm
Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
Topic: Elizabeth Cairncross
Replies: 129
Views: 179680

Re: Elizabeth Cairncross

My Junior school has 3 classes of 40 per year, meaning there were close on 500 of us. Add three years of infants and we must have been over 600. Still in touch with some of my last year in Juniors, as we got together in about 2004 when the building was 100 years old. As well as the main building the...
by jhopgood
Sun Apr 26, 2020 8:44 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Windows Updates
Replies: 8
Views: 4346

Re: Windows Updates

An Apple a day keeps Bill Gates away
by jhopgood
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
Topic: Now it reaches Eton
Replies: 51
Views: 28570

Re: Now it reaches Eton

There are some very interesting articles in recent Guardian Weeklys, some of which point to part of the reasons for these viruses jumping from animals to humans, is our encroachment into their environment. One also suggests that it is highly unlikely that it is man made. I prefer to believe the scie...
by jhopgood
Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:31 pm
Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
Topic: Now it reaches Eton
Replies: 51
Views: 28570

Re: Now it reaches Eton

Exactly. Class really is an British obsession, and a pretentious one at that. On the Continent it really is a case of 'it's not where you're from, it's where you're at'. You could be born dirt poor, get a decent education and have a 'white collar' job and be counted as one of the middling classes, ...
by jhopgood
Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: I.A.R. Christie, Lamb A 1956-63
Replies: 29
Views: 11403

Re: I.A.R. Christie, Lamb A 1956-63

It seems to me that there were quite a lot of brothers in the same house. From memory in my time there were: Joe and Robin Curtis. I inherited Joe’s number and he left a large pen and ink drawing of devils etc, that was on display at the entrance to the Art School. Bass drummers, Nick and Pete Ledeb...
by jhopgood
Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:13 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: WATER TOWER
Replies: 21
Views: 10630

Re: WATER TOWER

How did you know the location of the base of the tower?
by jhopgood
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:17 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: COVID19
Replies: 36
Views: 13714

Re: COVID19

Just as a red herring, my son in Lulea has read an article which suggests that the COVID 19 virus has things common to SARS and AIDS viruses, which are unlikely to appear naturally, leading to the suspicion that the virus is man made. It could have been made by the US, to gain some advantage in thei...
by jhopgood
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:10 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: COVID19
Replies: 36
Views: 13714

Re: COVID19

Spain has just gone into lockdown which has caused me a quandary. I have a ferry from Bilbao booked for Tuesday, all other Brittany Ferry departures from Spain have been cancelled. According to a friend, who intends to drive up from Spain through France next weekend, he can be considered as an excep...
by jhopgood
Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Writing letters home
Replies: 15
Views: 6682

Re: Writing letters home

I seem to remember being chucked out of the house from 2.30 to about 4.00pm on a Sunday afternoon and then doing letter writing until going up to Dining Hall for tea. Sunday morning would have been out because we had Band practice from after morning chapel until just before 1.00pm. On a related matt...
by jhopgood
Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Cross-country runs
Replies: 45
Views: 30803

Re: Cross-country runs

Back in the Dark Ages, when sejintenej and I were there, monitors were allowed to give running punishments: miles, double miles and, dependent on which end of The Avenue your House was, loops or Post Office Runs. A monitor would track you on a bicycle as you completed the requisite distance. How do...