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- On
arrival at the School, aged 8.
being taken in hand by the
dragon, Nanny Huckle;
- That
Jack of All Trades, Beesley. who
lived by the side of the school
in Cross Street;
- The
rolling pin lovingly made in
Woodwork, classes. Not given to
baking;, it comes into its own
for tenderising steak and dealing
with burglars;
- The
'Hall' trebling as assembly room,
gymnasium and theatre:
- The
trip to Paris (year ?)
Highlights: the top of the Eiffel
Tower and Versailles. A model of
Sacre Coeur still stands on the
sideboard. London at yet unknown!
- The
whole School lining the then
private road inside Knowsley Park
gates at the other side of St
Helens Road from the school -
waving flags and cheering as King
VI and Queen Elizabeth drove by
during their visit to the
north-vest in (?) 1937;
- Being
caught during misbehaviour on the
trolley bus outside Taylor's
ironmongery shop on the Liverpool
to Warrington road. The shop has
gone.........wh«t happened to
Taytor?
- Wondering
what the grass quadrangle was
really for?
- The
use of the wooden ramp, the
'inclined plane' of the obstacle
race, as an apron stage in the
Hall. Was this a coincidence of
dimensions or a 'deep finesse'?
- Sykes,
who taught French briefly ...and
left;
- Tennis
on the concrete playground and
being handicapped by the diagonal
slope and sore feet;
- Nerissa's
scene-closing speech being cut by
the operator of the lighting
dimmer; (the author played
Nerissa and Andreas Priestland
must accept responsibility as
Chief Grip. Ed.)
- The
slowly spreading smile of Eddie
Wood (almost conveying disbelief}
on hearing of a certain pupil's
'Credit' in Maths:
- The
Prefects' Party given by Mr
Briggs at his house. Cities or
towns were to be represented
cryptically on a label worn on
the breast. John Chant sported,
'A Piece of Wood', (Deal)
- After
being officially refused
permission to organise a rugby
team, participating in the 1st
XI's proud record of: Played 8,
Won 7. Drawn 1 in the season
1939-40 with 'Roly' Turner as
Trainer/Coach. The Liverpool
Shield Competition had been
suspended for the duration of
hostilities;
- Jack
Smith arriving always 'very well
turned out' wearing a
chalk-striped, double-breasted
suit; the elegance - the only
possible word to use in view of
the stark utilitarianism of the
rest of the school - the elegance
of the new library, and the sheer
delight of using it for private
study.
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