Armistead remained in those posts at least until 1963, I think he was succeeded in both by Slim McConnell. I believe when Tom Keeley (a classicist) was made Second Master, it was the first time the two posts were divided (but I am open to correction on that).postwarblue wrote:I think Bill Armistead had been Master of the Royal Mathematical School (to give 'head of maths' its proper title) and deputy to The Oil since at least the forties.
Fryer took over Col B when Chinky Buck, who had been there since 1930, was sacked in 1955 (?56). About 1950 Mid B went to Gad Malins, who had at various periods been junior hm in Col B.
At this time Bl..dy Johnnie ran Lamb A, in his own style which included not having house colours. Th.B (?Th.A) had Fred Haslehust who chose orange and purple (?) as their house colours, why I dread to think.
In 1946/7 Eagle was deputy to Mr Pink in PyB.
Not a word against Pongo Littlefield who put me up for an RAF Flying Scholarship, something for which I'll be forever grateful, even though I paid out the flying club where my 30 hours was booked by breaking their Tiger Moth and the RAF by joining the RN (which I had been going to do since I was 3 anyway).
Orange and purple were the ThA house colours -- an excruciating combination, I agree.
Mr Pink did not return after the 1955 summer holidays, i.e. for Seaman's first term. I suspect the two events were not unconnected.