hillsbro Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 ....I remember a quite tall lad with a shock of fair or ginger hair - would that be Baggi?....Baggi Wright did have fair hair though I don't remember him being particularly tall. He is fourth from the left in the middle row of this photo. ...Does anyone remember an art master called "Clarence"? ....Yes, that was Clarence Helliwell - see here. He began to teach art at KES in 1936 and stayed for 30 years with a break for war service in North Africa. He sadly died during my final year at the school - he was only 53. In case it's of interest to anyone, I did buy the charcoal sketch of Willy Scobie that turned up on eBay (see post #37) - here it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 How very kind, Hillsbro. I read the article on Clarence with interest, which led me to his piece on Twif (my maths teacher when I was in 1(3)) complete with a photo of the great man, exactly as I remember him. Thanks also for the form photo - maybe Baggi wasn't as tall as I remembered, just taller than me. I also recognise and remember Peterkin, who I think was in the Scouts with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 ... and there am I - 1959 input, class 4GL, front row, fourth from right - complete with hair.. Mr.H. How do I get to the photo with you on ? Can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 ...I read the article on Clarence with interest, which led me to his piece on Twif (my maths teacher when I was in 1(3)) complete with a photo of the great man, exactly as I remember him...Oh - the redoutable Hector Thomas Robert Twyford - now there was a real character! He lived at Ecclesall and would take the No 50 bus to school, always on the upper deck with pipe ablaze. He taught first and second-form pupils, having previously been head of the Junior School. At his last "Speech Day" in 1965, Arthur Jackson said (to quote the school magazine) that "there will be a vast empty space when he leaves" . ---------- Post added 10-02-2017 at 15:16 ---------- Mr.H. How do I get to the photo with you on ? Can't find it.Here is a link: http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/photos/62.4GL.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Musing on these memories, I have remembered one of Twif's bons mots, to a boy in 2 (1): "I've noticed a general improvement in your smartness and grooming recently, usually the start of a deterioration in character". I assume he meant that once a boy stopped looking like Molesworth 1 and taking care with his appearance, it meant that he was taking notice of the fairer sex and thus would not concentrate all his thoughts and energies on maths! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Yes - sounds like a fair appraisal! Twiff taught me French in 1(4) and 2(4) and was our form master in 2(4). I wouldn't want to cast aspertions on his teaching techniques but my French marks improved dramatically with Joe Oppenheimer in the third year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Oh - the redoutable Hector Thomas Robert Twyford - now there was a real character! He lived at Ecclesall and would take the No 50 bus to school, always on the upper deck with pipe ablaze. He taught first and second-form pupils, having previously been head of the Junior School. At his last "Speech Day" in 1965, Arthur Jackson said (to quote the school magazine) that "there will be a vast empty space when he leaves" . ---------- Post added 10-02-2017 at 15:16 ---------- Here is a link: http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/photos/62.4GL.html Thank you Mr.H. The photo proved to be more interesting, as the pupil in the back row- John Wooley- was a somewhat 'music mate' of mine during my 'Mojo Club' years. He lived at the time in Regent's Court on Bradfield Road and I understand, later became a pub landlord somewhere in Sheffield. Great lad too ! Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hmmm...prior to joining King Ted's I had always been top in maths at my junior school (Gleadless). Imagine my, and my parents', shock when at the end of my first term at KES I was placed 20th. I realise that the competition was far fiercer, but I do recall Twif introducing a new topic, saying in his weighted tones "Now these are very easy" and leaving us to get on with the exercise. No one dared pipe (?) up and say "But they aren't easy for me, Sir". To be kind to him, perhaps it was because I was always good at arithmetic but struggled to come to terms with other branches of maths, no matter which teacher I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 ...the pupil in the back row- John Wooley- was a somewhat 'music mate' of mine during my 'Mojo Club' years...I actually knew John Woolley in pre-K.E.S. days as he was in the 238th Sheffield cub pack with me. I remember he lived in Regent Court but haven't heard anything of him since leaving school. Great lad indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Here is a link: http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/photos/62.4GL.html Can't believe that's Brian Lockett in 63! He was largely responsible for one of the two (miraculous) A levels I got! hillsbro are you attending the OE dinner this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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