CH Trivia

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:58 pm

AKAP wrote:
J.R. wrote:Big School is the largest building, taking up the Southern side of the School quadrangle. It is, basically, an assembly hall big enough to accomodate the whole school.

Why the 'Big School' ? I suppose this is just historical.

To the south, where many of the playing fields are, is known as 'Big-Side', however, to my recollection, there is NO 'Small-Side' at C.H.
but there was a "little side" between middleton and Post Office

Don't recall Little Side, AKAP, but then, age creeps on !

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:05 pm

J.R. wrote:
AKAP wrote:
J.R. wrote:Big School is the largest building, taking up the Southern side of the School quadrangle. It is, basically, an assembly hall big enough to accomodate the whole school.

Why the 'Big School' ? I suppose this is just historical.

To the south, where many of the playing fields are, is known as 'Big-Side', however, to my recollection, there is NO 'Small-Side' at C.H.
but there was a "little side" between middleton and Post Office
Don't recall Little Side, AKAP, but then, age creeps on !

You would have walked across it to get to the station.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:46 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:
J.R. wrote:
AKAP wrote: but there was a "little side" between middleton and Post Office
Don't recall Little Side, AKAP, but then, age creeps on !
You would have walked across it to get to the station.

I must also then, have played rugby on it, and run up and down that path beside it several times doing punishments !!

Mrs C. · Post by **Mrs C.** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:42 pm

In addition, there is also "Common Room " - being not only the "staffroom " itself, but also the "members" thereof , Counting House, Theatre - never referred to as "THE Theatre" ..............

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:03 am

AKAP wrote:I always thought "big school" had some historic relevance to the London school

According to my days as a Verrio Guide, the name 'Big School' is a left over from the school in London when the school in the dim and distant past was taught in one great hall with each year being taught by 1 master.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:57 am

This is on the 'looking for' thread, but as this is one of the most watched threads I thought I wouldput it on here too, due to its importance.

http://www.hastingstoday.co.uk/ViewArti ... ID=1274846

shoz · Post by **shoz** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:39 pm

Can anyone translate 'Caeruleaeque Vestis' for me please?

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:56 pm

Blue clothes?

shoz · Post by **shoz** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:57 pm

It was taken from an article about the CH uniform, so it does fit.

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:01 pm

Blue coats?

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:06 pm

I don't think the Romans wore coats, so generic clothes.

DavebytheSea · Post by **DavebytheSea** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:11 pm

Ah but this is not Roman Latin - not even medieval latin (at which time they were certainly coated). No, my Angel, this is Victorian Latin (Haig Brown) referring to the CH uniform.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:13 pm

DavebytheSea wrote:Ah but this is not Roman Latin - not even medieval latin (at which time the were certainly coated). No, my Angel, this is Victorian Latin (Haig Brown) referring to the CH uniform.

I bow to your superior knowledge.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:14 pm

It's from the school song, 'Votum', and does indeed refer to the coats and their colour.

The word 'caerulean' exists in English, generally meaning deep blue or green (although it has also been used to mean 'sky blue', I think).

The latin adjective 'caeruleus' was often used used to describe the colour of the sea, hence it can mean blue or green.

Euterpe13 · Post by **Euterpe13** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:38 pm

what happened to the much-awaited translation of Carmen/Votum ? I learnt it, like everyone else, but as my knowledge of latin was and is zilch, I could have been singing a recipe for toad-in-the hole...

It would be satisfying, even at this late stage, to finally know what we were on about...
B.