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EDMUNDIAN
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ST EDMUND’S SUNDAY
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30 YEAR REUNION
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GRAND EDMUNDIAN REUNION,
SOFIA
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STAR REUNION
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CELEBRATION CRICKET MATCH
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FEATURE
THE SCHOLEFIELD CHANTRY
ARCHIVE CORNER – 1911 CENSUS
PART 3 THE SURVIVORS
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I must begin by saying how delighted I am and how
privileged I feel myself to be to have been invited to
become President for a year of the Edmundian
Association. I very much hope I shall be able to fulfil
the responsibilities of this role properly!
I had my first sight of St Edmund’s College as a rather
nervous 13 year old in 1943. It was a very different place
compared to today. It was an all male establishment
except for the domestic staff (largely invisible) and
a very fierce and efficient matron. There were three
parts: St Hugh’s (50 or so boys), the College (not more
than 200 boys), and Allen Hall (with about 100 students
for the priesthood). The sections were kept almost
entirely separate. The regime was fairly spartan. The
food was sparse (wartime rationing was in force),
central heating was something to dream about
(especially in the chapel), there was one phone available with permission for emergency
use. Every afternoon there were organised activities: sports, Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
and a Corps of Drums. Free time was kept to a minimum, I suppose on the basis that
“the devil finds work for idle hands”. Despite a number of shortcomings (some of the
temporary teaching staff were rather eccentric) I enjoyed my time in the College and
still have friends from that time, though inevitably my contemporaries are becoming
fewer as the years roll on (though one of them is still a valued member of the St Edmund’s
community). I hope that all of you who read these few words will think back to your own
days at the College and remember them with pleasure. Who said that nostalgia isn’t what
it used to be?!
I’m penning these few words just as we approach the New Year. To tell the truth I’ve never
really been into New Year resolutions because I’ve found that they usually go by the board
in fairly rapid time. I prefer to focus on hopes and ambitions for the coming year. What
sort of things might we think about? Let me suggest a couple. There’s something very
straightforward St Paul wrote. He said: “I want you to be happy, always happy in the Lord,
what I want is your happiness.” (Philippians 4:4) Another proper ambition it seems to me
is growth. I remember something Pope Paul VI wrote: “Personal growth is not optional
for us; God’s will that we should grow sums up our human duty.” So whoever you are,
wherever you are, younger or older, may I wish you happiness and growth. I look forward
to seeing you sometime, somewhere during this year.
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EVENTS
EVENTS
AMBULACRUM
OE RUGBY
TIM FULLER & HENRYK KLOCEK
ST EDMUND’S SUNDAY
CLASS OF 1982
18th November 2012
30 YEAR REUNION
St Edmund’s Sunday dawned bright and blue, an auspicious
beginning to another successful reunion, with over 160
Old Edmundians, friends, family and staff coming together
to attend the special Mass led by Monsignor James Curry (left).
On this occasion they were joined by local
parishioners due to the illness of their priest,
Father Dickie, who sadly passed from us on
23 December. A reception followed in the
Ambulacrum, where the wine and conversation
flowed, old friendships renewed and new ones
began. Some Edmundians had travelled from
as far away as Spain, Portugal and Cyprus,
as well as from all over the UK. Chairman,
Peter Brabazon, welcomed the gathering,
and introduced Paulo Durán, attending his
first Edmundian Sunday as Headmaster, who
shared his vision for the College in the coming
year, receiving enthusiastic applause from
those gathered.
Lunch was a sumptuous affair,
and the catering team, led by
newly arrived Laura Gorringe,
should be congratulated.
The buffet was a bewildering display
of colourful dishes, and huge joints
of juicy roast beef and gammon,
satisfying even the most demanding
of us.
As one Edmundian said: “the food has
significantly improved since I was last here
34 years ago!”
In the afternoon Rhetoric prefects very kindly
offered their time to take guests on tours of
the College, which was particularly welcome
both to those who had not returned to Old
Hall Green for many years.
The annual rugby match met with perfect
weather following lunch, with the protagonists
no doubt adjourning to the Star in Standon
later on to discuss play.
OLD EDMUNDIANS WHO REGISTERED WERE:
Ken Allen (51-56), Beltran Alvarez de Estrada (85-87), Jim Aram (87-94), Joe Arnold (51-52), Richard Beveridge (81-88), John
Bex (46-52), David Black (70-05), Stephen Bollig (98-05), Fred Bowen (47-54), Chris Brabazon (91-98), Peter Brabazon (59-64),
John Bryant (62-71), Michael Burgess (45-51), Charles Carey (46-55), Mary Code (82-94), John Crowley (49-56), Matthew
Cunningham (85-92), Anthony Drew (84-10), Bob Edgecombe (70-76), Joe FitzGibbon (43-48), Paul Flack (53-57), Tim Fuller (67-72),
Jeremy Gillham (63-69), Ronald Gladman (54-59), Martin Gratte (57-60), Sara Harvey-Craig (née Toruñ) (86-92), Michael Hewson
(35-44), Christopher Jackson (71-78), Roger James (85-92), David Kay (75-82), Andrew Keenan (52-60), Jennifer Ketteridge
(née Gunn) (90-97), Theresa King (78-08), Henryk Klocek (60-70), Philip Kyndt (62-68), Derek Lance (57-62), Richard Lloyd (5256), John MacNaughton (49-50), Sarah McLaughlin, Antonia Mortensen (90-00), Elliot Neal (07-09), Patrick Nuttgens (51-53),
Olly O’Connor (46-57), Ivor O‘Mahony (45-53), Monsignor Fred Miles (39-66), Tim O’Regan (57-66), Fred Offer (46-51),
David Peel (51-59), John Piper (69-00), Bob Rees (46-53), Susannah Routledge (99-06), Gemma Sandford (92-99), Nancy Scott
(75-91), Jacob Simkassi (82-89), Ted Stevenson (97-07), Hugh Thomas (46-54), John Vaughan-Shaw (64-09), Peter Ward
(53-61), Tony Webster (48-55), Ray Wilson (77-82) & Sofia Zoruñ-Shaw (86-92).
ANDREW KEENAN
AND
FAMILY
E
I OFFICER, JANE SPENC
DAVID KAY AND ALUMN
(FRONT CENTRE)
For OE Andrew Keenan it was a double
celebration. This time Edmundian Sunday
was also his birthday. Andrew’s family had
gathered to celebrate with him, and as a
special surprise, his wife Margaret had
volunteered him to take the first reading at
Mass. Andrew was presented with Jeremiah
1:4-9 along with his bacon and eggs that
morning in the hotel! A lesser man may have
quailed, but OE’s are made of sterner stuff.
Everyone would agree that he did himself
proud even with the minimal preparation
time allowed him!
The third decennial reunion of the 1982 Rhetoric II (or 1980 Poetry
or equivalent) leavers took place at St Edmund’s College on Sunday
1 July 2012. The event brought together thirty-six previous students
with former and current staff.
The gathering was co-organised by David Kay
(1975-82), President Emeritus of The Edmundian
Association, and his contemporary Mike
Holland, supported by other former students,
and with back-up from Mark Leslie and Sarah
Sutterby in the Development Office.
As well as drawing upon existing records,
David, Mike and others used Google, Facebook
and LinkedIn and even the voters’ register to
locate members of the year group.
The 1982 year group in fact consists of a
total of 119 former students who had spent
some part of their education in St Edmund’s
or St Hugh’s, principally between the years
1975 and 1982, and of these 76 individuals
were traced.
Former students attending were:
Grant Branton (1975-82)
Clive Correa (1974-80)
Rupert Della-Porta (1979-82)
Panikos Demosthenous (1975-80)
Simon Duggan (1978-82)
Joy Elias (1977-82)
Simon Furze (1975-81)
Jane Farrer (1980-82)
Michael Green (1975-82)
Michael Holland (1975-82)
Dominic Irwin (1977-80)
Quentin Jayne (1975-80)
David Kay (1975-82)
Matthew Kear (1973-80)
Peter Lee (1978-82)
Alex Lindsey-Clark (75-82)
Eamon Loughrey (1972-81)
Francis Nwokedi (1975-82)
Stephen Pennicott (1972-83)
Christian St John-Dennis (75-82)
Ian Stevens (1975-82)
Mark Sweeney (1975-82)
Linda Townsend (1980-82)
Paulo Vasconcelos de Almeida (1975-82)
Richard Vass (1973-83)
Chris Witte (1975-82)
Stephen Pennicott and Dominic Irwin flew
from Hong Kong specially for the reunion, and
Michael Holland and Peter Lee flew from India
and Singapore respectively. For Grant Branton,
Clive Correa, Rupert Della-Porta, Jane Farrer,
Dominic Irwin, Quentin Jayne, Stephen Pennicott,
Linda Townsend and Paulo Vasconcelos de
Almeida, this was the first time back at the
College since leaving.
The former staff present were:
Mr Stephen Blake (Housemaster of Stapleton,
Geography, 1971-95)
Fra’ Duncan Gallie (Teacher in St Hugh’s,
1976-2012)
Mr Ken Hall (Biology, Assistant Housemaster
of Challoner 1970-2010)
Mr Nigel Howard (Director of Music, Assistant
Housemaster of Talbot, 1969-2009)
Mr John Murphy (Housemaster of Challoner,
Geography, 1969-80)
Mr John Perry (Biology, Assistant Housemaster
of Junior House, 1973-92)
Mrs Bridget Tasker (Infirmary Sister 1981-93)
Mr John Vaughan-Shaw (Housemaster of
Douglass, Classics, 1964-2009)
Mr Richard Winter (Physics, Assistant
Housemaster of Douglass, 1970-95)
The reunion started with Mass in the College
Chapel, celebrated by Fr Michael Pinot de
Moira, who was the Housemaster of Junior
House back in 1975-1977 when many
members of the group were there.
A drinks reception was held in the recently
upgraded Allen Hall Quadrangle, originally
out-of-bounds to the 1982 leavers. After a
warm welcome from the newly-appointed
Headmaster, Mr Paulo Durán, there was a
group photograph, followed by lunch in the
Bourne Room where old House and sports
team photographs were on display.
In the afternoon, there were tours of the
buildings and the grounds, taking in familiar
and unfamiliar areas of the College.
Mark Sweeney and Paulo Vasconcelos de
Almeida, who were formerly cantors in the
Choir, also sang the chorus of O Beate mi
Edmunde in the Parish Church.
Following tea and cakes in the Bourne Room,
some retired to The Feathers at Wadesmill to
reflect on another successful reunion.
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EVENTS
EVENTS
A GRAND TIME IN
SOFIA
PAULO DURÁN & DIANA IVANOVA
At the end of last term I had the pleasure of flying
out, together with David Kay, Peter Brabazon and
Caroline Hugo (Director of International Dept), to
Sofia for a ‘Grand Edmundian Reunion’ celebrating
over 15 years, 800 summer school and 100
College students.
BY PAULO DURÁN
HEADMASTER
DAVID KAY & PAULO DURÁN
Our visit was a brief, but busy one – Friday
night at a typical Bulgarian restaurant with
our host, Margarita Georcheva, and her family
and then sightseeing on Saturday in Sofia
followed by a reception at the Sheraton hotel
where over 200 alumni, family and friends
gathered for drinks, speeches and presentations.
Sunday saw us visit the wonderful old town
of Plovdiv with its Roman remains and
19th century Bulgarian revival houses and
then back to Sofia (after a fine lunch!) for
a more intimate gathering of alumni and
current students at Bogomil Alexandrov’s
Indian restaurant.
ST GEORGE ROTUNDA IN FRONT OF THE SHERATON HOTEL
CELEBRATORY CAKE
OLD EDMUNDIANS AT THE SHERATON RECEPTION
Throughout the trip we were
treated with enormous warmth
and great hospitality by all.
I felt personally very privileged to represent
the College and appreciate the affection and
gratitude shown by our Bulgarian alumni and
their families towards St Edmund’s. I thank
Margarita, our loyal and trusted agent out
there, for all that she did, and continues to do
for us and also Diana Ivanova (98-00) who
gave up so much time from her busy schedule
to ensure that all was such a great success.
LION AT THE MEMORIAL TO THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, SOFIA
If you ever are in Sofia, do pay a visit
to Bogomil's Indian restaurant – a fine
curry house where we were so well
looked after.
None of the above would have been possible
without Caroline Hugo, her team in the
International Department and our 'flying
ambassador, Ross Parsons' who work so hard
to make the College a place where national
and international students mix so well as part
of this incredible Edmundian family that
ensures that there is a corner of every foreign
field that is always Old Hall Green!
CAROLINE HUGO (CENTRE) AT BOGOMIL’S INDIAN RESTAURANT
My thanks finally to all our Bulgarian
students, alumni, friends and
families – I look forward to further
and more regular visits to Bulgaria
(we are already thinking about a
Black Sea resort reunion!) and please
keep in touch with us, through the
Edmundian Association, with your
news and progress.
PAULO DURÁN
HEADMASTER
OEs present at Bulgarian Reunion
Dinner, Sofia, 16 December 2012:
Bogomil Alexandrov (96-98)
Peter Brabazon (59-64)
Mihaela Georgieva (03-06)
Rayana Georgieva (10-12)
Diana Ivanova (98-00)
Martin Jordanov Iliev (95-99)
David Kay (75-82)
Simona Mihaleva (04-11)
Doncho Penev (10-12)
Zornitza Roussinova (95-98)
Kristina Tchokoeva (97-99)
Alexander Tinchev (04-10)
Nikola Urdov (08-10)
Boyana Vodenicharova (97-00)
Mihaela Zaharieva (08-12)
BOGOMIL ALEXANDROV & DAVID KAY
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CELEBRATION CRICKET MATCH 2012
KEITH NAYLOR (73-80) REMEMBERS AN IDYLLIC SUMMER’S DAY
We all met at 09:30 with tea/coffee and bacon sandwiches
on arrival and had hoped to start around 10:00. However
with so many people not seeing each other for years and
indeed decades in some instances we eventually started
around 10:45. Prior to the start we were treated to the
release of racing pigeons at the side of the pitch in a
strange Olympic style opening ceremony!
STAR REUNION
The seventh 40s-50s-60s
reunion supper took place on
18th June 2012 at the Star
Tavern, a 19th century pub in
a mews near Belgrave Square,
London where our hostess
Karen and her staff produced
a three course supper of
traditional fare.
24 diners sat down to supper. These included
21 old boys, whose school attendance dates
ranged from 1942 through 1964. Our
welcome guests were Monsignor Fred Miles
(39-66), who worked hard nearly 60 years
ago to teach us the finer points of the English
Language, and Father Austin Garvey (45-66)
who steered a number of us Classics students
through the exams in Latin and Greek. Also
present was Mark Leslie from the College
Development Office, giving us the opportunity
to thank him and Sarah Sutterby for their
administrative support, which helped to
bring us together.
We toasted absent friends , especially
wishing Headmaster Chris Long a
happy retirement, and Mike Jenner,
who did the initial work which started
these suppers.
We considered a statement on the College
website that the College character and atmosphere
make it a special place for all students “even
years after they have graduated from the
College”. With the benefit of our 50 to 60 years
hindsight, we concluded that this was true.
Our usual date of the first Monday in June
was taken up by HM the Queen's Diamond
Jubilee celebrations, which caused us to move
our date forwards by two weeks, a change
which seemed to cause a problem for a
number of people who were unable to attend.
THE NEXT SUPPER
IS ON MONDAY
10TH JUNE 2013.
MIKE ELGOOD (50-58)
To save time I had picked the sides the day
before. With little knowledge of anyone’s
ability, it was simply based on age with the
year below Dom and I plus the year above
against our year. It also worked well with
numbers and both teams started with 14 a
side captained by myself and Henry Collett.
The format involved each player bowling 2
overs and therefore each batting pair would
bat for 4 overs. Each team started with 200
runs with runs added as scored and 5 runs
deducted if a wicket was lost. We also agreed
that wides would have 2 runs awarded but no
extra ball which proved a real time saver!
As the match started it became clear the
teams were a little unevenly matched as my
team opened the batting and piled on the
runs. We swapped the fielding and batting
sides every 4 overs although my team kept
increasing the lead running out winners by
374 runs to 281.
Judging by everyone’s reaction in
the evening at a post-match BBQ at
Fanhams Hall, a great day was had by
everyone with clamours to make this
an annual event!
We would like thank Mark Leslie for coordinating
the day, the kitchen staff for the excellent
breakfast and lunch, Ron Wrega for preparing
the wicket and opening up the school for a
nostalgic tour and Steve Blake for umpiring.
I am sure Steve’s arms are still aching from
calling so many wides!
Off the pitch it was great to see so many old
faces with a lot of reminiscing and many great
stories of our times at St Edmunds. Although
the school was closed for the summer, Ron
kindly agreed to open up the school so we
could look around and we visited some of
the old houses, the chapel, ambulacrum and
refectory where I think everyone had a story
about the food in the 1970s and noted how
much things had improved with the catering
on the day.
CELEBRATION CRICKET MATCH 2012 GROUP PHOTO (LEFT TO RIGHT):
We had a lavish spread for lunch and
although the outside mobile bar
didn’t turn up, a dash to the local
Coop in Buntingford meant we did
not go without liquid refreshment
during the day.
Pete Clayson’s son, John Clayson, Pete Franzman (73-79), Pete Clayson (71-81), Simon Bridgers (Non St Eds),
Paul Jack (72-78), John Swithenby (Non St Eds), Alex Lee-Cross (Non St Eds), John O’Neill, Jim Collins,
Peter Berg (Non St Eds), Dermot Stapleton (76-81), Charlie Lockhart (74-81), Richard Wills (Non St Eds),
Emmanuel Bonich (74-81), Steve Blake (71-95), Chris Aylott (72-79), Andy Payne (71-81), Greg Asser
(74-81), John Dyer (74-81), Bruce Rossi (72-79), Stuart Brooke (71-78), Guy Beresford (Non St Eds),
Pat Smythe, Henry Collett, Damian Driscoll (74-81), Mark Embleton (73-80), Martin Larmour (Non St Eds),
Dominic Mearing (73-80), Des Curran (73-81), Jonathan Gilbert (Non St Eds), Tom Maison (St Hugh’s,
68-72), Jack Guntrip (son of Justin Guntrip), Justin Guntrip (74-79), Keith Naylor (73-80), Mike Furze
(73-80).
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FEATURE
FEATURE
The
Scholefield
Chant
ry
Many people who see the exterior of the College Chapel assume that
the little side chapel which juts out in front of its southern elevation
is part of the original building by Augustus Welby Pugin. In fact the
chapel, known as the Scholefield Chantry, which is now 150 years
old, only came to be built at St Edmund’s by chance, and was actually
designed by his son Edward Welby Pugin.
A “chantry” is a fund established to pay for
a priest to celebrate Masses for a specified
purpose, generally for the soul of a deceased
person. Chantries were endowed with funds
given by donors, and the income from these
supported the priest. A chantry chapel is a
place set aside or built specifically for, and
dedicated to, the performance of the chantry
duties by the priest. The word derives, via the
French chanter, from the Latin cantare (to
sing) and its mediaeval derivative cantaria,
meaning "licence to sing Mass".
The chantry is dedicated to Edward Scholefield,
the son of a wealthy iron manufacturer, merchant
and banker, who belonged to a Yorkshire
family that had settled in Birmingham. His
father had served as MP for Birmingham, and
his half-brother, William, also an MP for the
city, was the city’s first mayor.
Edward Cotterill Scholefield was born on
27 October 1825, the son of Joshua Scholefield
and Maria Cotterill. He married Isabella (known
as Jane) Deborah Young on 13 December 1849
at Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The 1851 Census
tells us that they were living on the island at
Westridge House, St Helens, his profession
given as “fundholder”, with nine servants.
Edward was a convert to the Catholicism but
had no known connection with St Edmund’s.
He died in Paris on 1 November 1859 in Paris
at the age of 34.
His widow decided to build a chantry and
started making arrangements with the church
of St Mary Magdalene, Mortlake, south west
London, where he was buried. A dispute with
the parish priest about conditions attached to
the gift seems to have directed Mrs Scholefield
to St Thomas’s, Fulham, where Dr Frederick
Rymer was the rector.
Frederick Rymer was a student as St Edmund’s
from 1835 until his ordination in 1848. He
then taught at the College until 1857 and
returned as Vice-President in 1861. (He was
later the President between 1868 and 1870).
When he moved back to St Edmund’s, Edward
Welby Pugin suggested to him that the new
chantry chapel be built at the College instead.
The building was completed in 1862, although
the interior decoration was never finished. It
is a slightly smaller version of the De Trafford
Chantry, built next to All Saint’s, Barton-uponIrwell in Manchester by the same architect
the following year.
The body of Edward Scholefield
was translated from Mortlake to
St Edmund’s and now lies in a
vault below.
The Scholefield Chantry is entered through
the pointed arch at the end of Monument Lane.
Four steps lead up to the chapel, the stone
walls and roof of which are elaborately carved
and groined. The floor is laid with encaustic
tiles, some of which bear Mr Scholefield's
initials, ES, with the motto Spectamur agendo
(“We are evident by what we do”), and the
others bear the initials of his wife, IS, with the
words Prudentiam praestat robori (“Wisdom
surpasses strength”). In the roof, the centre
boss shows the Adoration of the Lamb. In the
western bay, the centre boss, surrounded by
four smaller ones, represents an angel consoling
the souls in Purgatory. The bosses in the
eastern bay show a priest celebrating Mass,
and four angels.
The altar of carved stone, the front of which
shows the Crucifixion, is supported on black
marble pillars with stone decorated capitals.
The reredos, also of carved stone, has a triple
canopy, supported by slender pillars of black
marble. The carving portrays the Ascension of
Our Lord. At the side are six angels bearing
implements of the Passion.
Round the walls, black marble
detached shafts support the roof
groining. Beneath the windows are
eight carved bas-reliefs portraying
the seven corporal works of mercy
and a priest offering mass for the
living and the dead.
A Scholefield Fund was established so that
certain Masses could be said for Edward
Scholefield and his widow. The Mass stipend
was five shillings. The capital was invested in
Metropolitan Water stock and in about 1918
it was worth about £159 (the equivalent of
about £5,700 today). The number of Masses
varied according to the dividend received.
Originally there were between 20 and 30
Masses. It is not known what happened to the
fund, but it is likely to have been amalgamated
with other such funds at some point.
Continued >
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FEATURE
FEATURE
ARCHIVE CORNER
THE 1911 CENSUS
THE SURVIVORS
(In this third and last part of his abridged article, published in full
in The Edmundian 2010/11, David Kay has identified some more
notable Edmundians who were at the College at the time of the
1911 Census. Their ages at the time of the Census are given in
brackets. Ed.)
Laurence Meynell (11), the brother of Hugh
Meynell, had a long and prolific literary career,
writing more than one hundred books under
his own name and under various noms de plume.
The majority of his work was crime fiction,
and a series of private eye stories featuring
a character called Hooky Heffernan.
Jane Scholefield went on to marry Michel
Marie Jacques Alfred Maxence, Count of
Damas d’Hautefort, in 1863, and lived at the
Château de Hautefort in the Dordogne,
France. He was was equerry to the Comte
de Chambord, grandson of Louis XVI and
legitimist claimant to the French Throne!
Her second husband died in 1887, and in
1890 the Château was sold, after centuries
of its belonging to the same family.
In 1894, a stained glass window over the altar of
the chantry was the gift of a mystery benefactor.
It is not known whether this was the Countess
d’Hautefort. In the centre light is the coat of
arms of St Edward the Confessor, to whom the
chapel is dedicated. The other lights contain
Our Lady with the Divine Infant, St Edward,
St John the Evangelist, and two angels bearing
the scrolls inscribed Sancte Edwarde ora pro
nobis (“St Edward pray for us”).
Jane died in Paris on 13 March 1904, and
although she and Edward had no children, his
brother Cotterill Scholefield has great-great
grandchildren still alive today.
The chantry remained unchanged until
1979, when a survey by a specialist architect
showed that much of the stone work of the
whole College Chapel, including the chantry,
was crumbling and allowing water to seep
through the walls.
The Governors realised that it would be
impossible to pay for this extensive programme
of work out of the College's income, and the it
was decided that an Appeal must be made if
the fabric of the Chapel was to be saved from
accelerating deterioration .
The Scholefield Chantry roof was in a bad
condition, but it was repaired in the summer
of 1981. The effect of this work was that the
stone carvings in the Scholefield Chantry
could gradually dry out, so that they could
be restored.
The vault underneath could originally be
accessed in two places. There was a stone
slab at the bottom of the steps leading up
into the chantry. This has now been sealed
up, but it is where the coffin would have been
lowered down. The other entrance is down a
flight of external steps on the northern side.
There is also evidence of a blocked-up window
in the east wall of the vault.
The decoration of the vault has not been
completed. It has plain red brick walls and
a simple stone altar. Originally the coffin lay
on a catafalque but was bricked in during
the 1970s.
DAVID J S KAY
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
IN THE CENTRE LIGHT
IS THE COAT OF ARMS OF
ST EDWARD THE CONFESSOR,
ONS
CLEMENT PARS
To cater for the rapidly expanding Catholic
population in north London at the time
Clement Parsons (18) founded two schools Finchley Catholic Grammar School in 1926
and the Challoner School in 1949 – that in
1971 were to become Finchley Catholic
High School. In 1966, he was appointed
Spiritual Director of Allen Hall, and remained
at St Edmund’s for the rest of his life. He died
in 1980 and is buried in the crypt under the
College Chapel.
One Edmundian student who did not
end his life without controversy was
Joseph O’Sullivan (14), who became
a member of the IRA and was hanged
at Wandsworth Prison for his part
in the shooting of Field Marshal
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson in 1922.
The event provided the inspiration
for the 1947 film Odd Man Out.
Bernard Tussaud (15) was one of five brothers
who attended St Edmund’s. He was the great
great grandson of Madame Marie Tussaud,
who established the world famous waxworks
in London. In the 1920s boys in St Hugh’s were
given free admission to Madame Tussaud’s on
production of their school cap. This arrangement
stopped when the more mercenary students
hired out their caps for half a crown a time!
Bernard was the last living Tussaud associated
with the waxworks at the time of his death
in 1967.
It will be interesting for researchers in another
hundred years’ time to examine the 2011
Census return for the College and to learn
about the lifetime achievements of those
who were resident on 27 March 2011.
TO WHOM THE CHAPEL
IS DEDICATED.
OF SPEED
ROLLS: MAN
MEYNELL
CE
N
RE
U
LA
BY
LAURENCE MEYNELL
In 1927, Captain Neville Stack (14) made
the first flight from Britain to India in a
De Havilland Moth. He arrived at Speech Day
the following year by plane, landing on the
playing fields! These were the pioneering
days of long distance
flying, and the
achievements of
Captain Stack rank
alongside those
of Amy Johnson,
Charles Lindbergh
and James Mollison.
BERNARD TUSS
AUD
OFF
CAPTAIN NEVILLE STACK TAKING
FROM THE COLLEGE
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PROFILE
PROFILE
JUNIOR HOUSE 1976
FRA’ DUNCAN GALLIE
RETIRES AFTER 36 YEARS
JUNIOR HOUSE ELEMENTS BOARDERS 1972
JUNIOR HOUSE
Fr Michael Pinot de Moira in conversation with Mike Jenner (OE 1951-60)
The fourth part of Mike Jenner’s account of his conversations with Fr Michael Pinot, who
celebrated his 80th birthday in 2012. As well as providing a fascinating insight into life at
St Hugh’s during his time as Assistant Master, it also reveals something of a priest whose
career at St Edmunds continues to touch generations.
‘When it came to the school holidays we badly needed a break. I did locum
work right from the beginning and being friendly with Canon Wood I returned
to St John’s Wood for years during the holidays. I also went to the Isle of Man,
where I had become friends with the family of a boy I was at school with.
To this day l still go there now six times a year, every holiday and half term,
working as locum for the elderly parish priest to give him a break when he
needs it. When Cally went to Kingsbury Green in 1961 I went there to help
him out and later I did the same for Peter Phillips who succeeded him. Money
never used to come into it, but nowadays there is a minimum that priests
have to be paid for such work, which covers my expenses.
For my first two years in St Hugh’s I occupied the room which
had been Matron’s room (along by the old refectory) and I slept
over at the College. It was a lovely room with a view over the
then kitchen garden.
I remember one Thursday evening when I went there to get something for the
Thursday Club, the ceiling came down on my head; fortunately I wasn’t hurt.
After that I moved into the set of rooms under Cally’s, where Patrick Cassidy
had been. I don’t know why I didn’t go there straightaway.’
JUNIOR HOUSE
For many OEs Fr Pinot is best remembered as Housemaster
of Junior House where he spent 22 years, from 1971-1993.
I asked him how this had come about.
‘When it was decided to create Junior House in 1971 the then Headmaster,
Fr Michael Garvey, thought that I was just the man for the job because of my
experience at St Hugh’s. I agreed on two conditions. That there should be a
new building, and that it should have a matron or house mother.
Michael Garvey did not really understand the need for a house mother,
which I identified from my experience at St Hugh’s, but he agreed and we
went ahead. The ‘Old Hall’ building was converted, but it was not ready
in time and, for the first term, there were still paint pots and workmen
everywhere, and things like coat hooks and lockers were missing. Bishop
Butler came as President to bless the new house in its dilapidated state
before the boys arrived. I remember that, as he went up the then rickety
stairs, he said it was ‘a little arctic’. The southern part of Old Hall had
been a laundry and needed to be completely renovated and rebuilt to the
original design because it was a listed building. The northern part, which
had been the infirmary, was in better condition.
JUNIOR HOUSE 1993
Mrs May Williams had been Matron in St Hugh’s and had moved on to
Roedean. I visited her there to invite her back to Junior House as House
Mother, much to everyone’s surprise. When we opened I moved into the
building and May Williams also lived in. Later, her successor moved next
door into Mr King’s old house.
Junior House was for all entering the College at age 11, boarders and day
boys, including increasing numbers of 11+ scholarship students. At that time
the Hertfordshire County Council paid for (day) places at the school for boys
who had passed the 11+ exam. This was an alternative to the local grammar
schools and the places were much sought after. Girls came later, also both
day and boarding. We started with Elements in the first year, 1971-2 and
then brought Rudiments in for the second year, bringing the total to 100-120
students. The children spent two years in Junior House before graduating to
one of the senior houses in the College. In St Hugh’s they stayed until they
were 13, when they entered the College. But, with the beginning of Junior
House the two top forms at St Hugh’s were completely amalgamated for
classes and for sport and the Common Entrance exam was no longer taken
at St Hugh’s. So there was an overlap between Junior House and the seniors
in St Hugh’s and they combined quite a lot for classes and games.
Nearly twenty years have passed since the doors of Junior
House closed for the last time, as part of a reorganisation
by Donald McEwen in 1993. Yet amongst any group of
Old Edmundians, membership of Junior House under
Fr Michael Pinot continues to be a strong common bond
that evokes many happy memories, even today.
It was 1976 when a young graduate of the University
of Durham, Duncan Gallie, arrived to teach in St Hugh’s.
He became Assistant Housemaster in 1981, and was
appointed Head of Religious Education in the Senior
School in 1986. It is no exaggeration to say that under
Mr Gallie’s guidance, the RE department became one
of the finest of any Catholic school in the country, and
public examination results were outstanding.
Duncan was appointed Housemaster of Challoner in 1988. He was
strict, but there was a remarkable joviality and friendliness too, and
students knew he cared for them. It was under his management that
the tuck shop was set up, the House Dinner was inaugurated, and later
coach trips for boarders introduced. When he stood down after a
twenty year reign, one appreciative Old Challonerian described him
as “very entertaining and a real father figure, especially to boarders
whose parents were on foreign shores.”
Starting with a pilgrimage to Rome in 1987, Duncan led numerous
College trips to the Eternal City, Pontigny and Douai. During the
College’s bicentenary pilgrimage in 1993, he even achieved a private
audience with Pope John Paul II for his pilgrims.
Duncan Gallie joined the Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
(commonly known as the Knights of Malta) in 1995. In
2009 he took solemn vows to become a fully professed
member and serves on the Order’s Sovereign Council.
The fruits of his RE teaching are incalculable, but what is certain is that
St Edmund’s has been privileged to have him on its staff for the last
36 years. As he leaves the College to devote himself to the great works
of the Order of Malta, we wish him ad multos et felicissimos annos!
JOHN HAYES
TEACHER AND EDITOR OF THE EDMUNDIAN
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NEWS
NEWS
A LETTER FROM
THE HEADMASTER
FEBRUARY 2013
By the time you read this, the New Year will be well under
way, but I hope that it has started well for you and your
families and wish you all a happy and healthy 2013.
Like Bishop Konstant, I am no great fan of New Year resolutions, but one of the joys of the
academic calendar is the twice-yearly opportunities, in September and January, to stop and
reflect on what has gone before and what is yet to come.
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OE NEWS
OE TEACHER RECEIVES MBE
Miriam Mason-Sesay, who taught modern
languages at St Edmund’s between 1992 and
1996, has received anMBE for her outstanding
work in Sierra Leone as country Director of the
educational charity, EduCaid. She moved to
the country in 2000, and has established a
network of schools to provide education to
the poorest children, schools which now
achieve the highest exam results in the
country year after year.
As a Headmaster one spends a great deal of time looking forwards and planning for the
months and years ahead and there often isn't as much time to look back on things as one
would like; September 2012 already seems such a long time ago! There are so many highlights
to pick out, but my first St Edmund's Sunday as Headmaster will always be a dear memory
and I thank all those Edmundians and staff who came together to make it such a special day.
As I said on the day, the College has not been in such good shape for a long time - an extensive
programme of repair and refurbishment over the summer, some of our best ever examination
results, a thriving DoE and CCF and lots of happy students busy at work in and outside the
classroom put us in a fine position to build on the legacy of Chris Long's hard work and
dedication. None of us need reminding of the difficult times home and abroad, but the
College continues to thrive.
It was my privilege last term to be invited to St James' Palace to receive our own Duke of
Edinburgh Award operating licence and be introduced to Prince Philip along with Liz Cobb our
DoE coordinator to whom a great deal of our success in this area is owed. Four Edmundians
were also invited to receive their Gold certificates, but next year there will be eighteen of
them, an outstanding achievement!
Last term we also saw the Sion Mission Group live with us for a week, rather than repeat the
previous pattern of day retreats for individual years, and it was an extraordinary event, full of
special moments as we reflected and prayed as a community.
On the last day of term I flew out, together with Caroline Hugo and David Kay, to Sofia to
celebrate an Edmundian reunion with our Bulgarian alumni and it really was an extraordinary
occasion, celebrating the 800 or so summer school and 100 plus main school Bulgarian students
who have passed through the College over the last 15 years. We had over 200 attend the
reception at the Sheraton, Sofia, where we were joined by Peter Brabazon, and we were all
bowled over by the warmth of the welcome. Lots of stories were told and memories shared
and I can't thank our friends out there enough for the hospitality and care afforded. I am
already looking forward to my next visit.
MIRIAM MASON-SESAY MBE
SINGAPORE
ST EDMUND’S DAY!
Kelvin Tan (76-86) has just relocated with
his family to live in Singapore. He says, “We
recently had an OE reunion on St Edmund’s
Sunday organised by Terry Noë, and we all
sang O Beate mi Edmunde! Chad Tan knew all
the verses!”
Our congratulations and thanks
to Mike Lewis, who has achieved
100 terms at the College.
I close by thanking all of you for the support and
kindness I have always been offered every time I talk to
our alumni and please, please keep up the visits - even
the unannounced ones! It is a real honour to be the
Headmaster of such a fine institution and to look out
from my window and see the Chapel and our grounds,
but it is the people, staff, students and alumni of
St Edmund's that ultimately make it such a special place.
Avita Pro Fide!
L-R: DOMINIC MOUND, RICHARD OFFER, TERRY
NOË,
KELVIN TAN, CHAD TAN AND JERAL D’SOUZA
PAULO DURÁN BA MA
HEADMASTER
MIKE MAKES
A CENTURY
Mike joined the staff in 1979 to teach Geography. He was
Housemaster of Challoner 1985 – 1988, was attached to Junior
House for some years and has been an Elements tutor and
attached to Talbot for most of the last 20 years (last year being
an exception when he was the Rhetoric II tutor for Poynter).
He has refereed countless rugby and football matches, umpired
many cricket fixtures and officiated at dozens of athletics
meetings. He has coached all levels from Elements upwards,
and his 1990 Under 16 Sevens team won the All England
Tournament. His Head of Department speaks highly of him,
reporting him to be the most organised, hard -working,
conscientious and dedicated teacher you could find.
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NEWS
NEWS
OE NEWS
TWO BAPTISMS
IN THE CHAPEL
STEPHEN QUIN
AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS
CIM CANADIAN MINING
INDUSTRY MEDAL
On 8 May 2012 Stephen Quin (70-77),
President and CEO of Midas Gold, accepted the
Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal, which is awarded
by the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy
and Petroleum (CIM). Stephen was awarded
this medal in recognition of a career
dedicated to the responsible and sustainable
advancement and development of national
and international exploration.
On the 11th of August 2012, Father Michael Pinot baptised the
daughters of both Simon Thompson (88-95) and Karl Thompson
(90-97). Simon’s and Clair’s daughter (born 8th July 2010 and their
second child) was baptised Ottilie Anne. The daughter of Karl and Jenny
(born 8th June 2012, their first born) was baptised Sophia Ava Gabriella.
Father Pinot made it a very happy occasion for everyone; for many of
the congregation is was their first visit to St Edmund's and they were
immensely impressed.
NEW TRAINEE
Simon Camilleri (95-06) is now
a trainee with Reed Smith LLP,
having graduated from King’s
School of Law, and was interviewed
in Law Report in March 2012.
He says,”The work is tough and the hours can
be quite long. However, at the same time the
work is interesting and.oftentimes, fun. The
best thing about the legal profession is how
varied the work is, which reflects the nature of
the law itself.”
OES’ CHANCE MEETING
IN NAIROBI
My name is Sir John Bonnett (57-61) and I now live in Northampton
England – historically, I am a past pupil of your school during the
late 1950’s, when I was a boarder in Challoner House, where our
housemaster was Fr Westbrook and the head master was Fr Britt
Compton. I was a bell ringer for 3 years and an active member of
what was then the Car Club, the Radio and TV club, where we
enjoyed annual privileges of a day off a year in support of our cause.
Recently I came across the only other person that I know of that attended my school. This
is now over 50 years ago!!! Her name is Jewel Okwechime (93-95) of Nigerian background
and a beautiful and lovely lady whom I met recently in Nairobi – Kenya. I was a boarder
from Kenya overseas in the late 1950’s with my brother and being married in Kenya in
1968, had four sons there and now have 7 grand children.
Jewel and I are International Entrepreneurs in a Network Organisation
called World Ventures which is a private travel Club – the largest in the
world!! In the current era of high powered internet technology, who
would believe that we should meet under these circumstances?
We spoke today, when we shared experiences from decades ago with tears of joy and
amusement – when I returned to the UK in 1977, I took my sons to visit St Edmund’s only
to see the enormous changes that had taken place since I was a pupil at your establishment.
SIMON CAMILLERI
SIR JOHN BONNETT
(57-61)
JEWEL OKWECHIME
(93-95)
Established in 1948, the medal honours
Selwyn G. Blaylock, one of the pioneers in
the mining industry in western Canada.
STEPHEN QUIN (LEFT), PRESIDENT & CEO OF MIDAS GOLD, RECEIVES CIM’S SELWYN G. BLAYLOCK
MEDAL , VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
JOHN
WOOD
REMEMBERED
CHRIS PENN
WINS UNSUNG
HERO AWARD
John Wood, a legendary Maths teacher,
careers master and cricket and rugby
coach at the College in the 1960s and
‘70s died on 8 January 2013 at home in
Thornham, Norfolk, at the age of 93.
His youngest son, Richard, attended St Hugh’s.
John was an old-fashioned (in the best sense
of the word) all-round public schoolmaster,
equally at home in the classroom or on the
sports field. Such was the affection in which
this delightfully eccentric man was held by
generations of Old Edmundian cricketers that
he was invited to become (and remained up
to the date of his passing) President of the
Old Edmundian Cricket Society.
Despite being wheelchair bound in later life,
he accompanied the OE cricketers on several
cricket tours of Paris, umpiring from his red
electric chair totally unconcerned by the
odd cricket ball whistling past his head and
occasionally on to it!
JEREMY GILLHAM
CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
Chris Penn (02-07) has been awarded the title of Unsung Hero 2012 in the British Universities
& Colleges Sport (BUCS) Awards. The award recognises a student that has worked
tirelessly, without broader recognition, to support student sport. While studying for his
degree in BEng Civil Engineering at Swansea University, Chris set up a new media website
for the Athletics Union, which he managed alongside editing their varsity newspaper.
He has, during the last three years, contributed to Student Union paper, The Waterfront,
Xtreme Radio (Student Union
radio station), Swansea City
FC, Kukri Sports, Swansea
The Wave/Swansea Sound
radio station, Crystal Palace
FC and Watford FC.
The BUCS judges said that
Chris received the award
because he threw himself
into the promotion of his
institution’s sport as well
as student sport as a whole,
and built a student media
team whom he supported
to develop their media skills
through university sport.
CHRIS PENN (CENTRE) RECEIVI
NG THE UNSUNG HERO AWA
RD
FROM FORMER ENGLISH RUG
BY UNION PLAYER LEWIS MO
ODY
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NEWS
NEWS
RHETORIC
LEAVERS 2012
WELCOME BACK
APRIL 2012
In April Peter O'Neill (Junior House & Poynter
74-81), whose print and design business is
based in Bishop’s Stortford, took the opportunity
of a business meeting at the College to have
a look round his old school.
Pete last appeared in the newsletter in an
article in Spring 2011 about The Last Thursday
Club - the members of the class of 1981 who,
having established an annual reunion, keep in
touch through social networks and now meet
regularly every month in a London pub.
He was able to borrow Bernard Ward’s history
of the Chapel – still the best reference book
on the building – as well as studying the
Chapel in more detail, looking at the detail of
the glass, decoration and architecture and
taking photographs. He also found it useful to
see Pugin’s original drawings and designs in
the Douay Museum. It was Tim’s first time
back since he left and we wish him well
with his dissertation.
YASMIN OMOTOSHO & MADONNA JONES
PETER O’NEILL
TIM PIPER
MAY 2012
It was a voyage of discovery that brought
Tim and Sue Stanley to the College in May, on
a visit from Australia. They wanted to try and
find out more about Tim’s father’s early life
and where he had been to school. Albert
Stanley (Douglass & Allen Hall 29-36) turned
out to be both academic and sporting. Not
knowing what to expect, Tim marvelled at
the history of the school and the detailed
information that was available about his
father. They were amazed to find Albert’s
marks recorded in the Prefect of Studies
books. The pages of the Edmundian revealed a
talented sportsman who captained the 1st XI,
played for the 1st XV and enjoyed association
football. After a short time spent in Allen Hall
it turned out that the religious life was not for
Albert and he went to live in Welwyn, taking a
job with Murphy Radio. He continued to play
cricket, and was a formidable bowler for the
Old Edmundians until the outbreak of War.
Tim and Sue are looking forward to their
next opportunity to visit the College again.
Sean Warnock (Douglass 60-66) & Aidan
Heathcote (Junior House & Douglass 60-67)
made an impromptu visit on 24 May. Friends
since the age of 5, Aidan was head of Douglass
and 1st XV captain in 66/7 and Sean played
for the 1st XV in 64/65 and 1st XI in 64/65
& 65/66. A nostalgic visit and tour of the
Chapel they met up with Fr Pinot and
Receptionist Linda gave them a nostalgic
tour of the Chapel.
JUNE 2012
Marcio Djatmiko (Challoner 86-89) visited
in June with his wife Lucy and sons Sean and
Axel. It was Marcio’s first time back since he
left in 1989. He was pleased to meet up with
Fr Pinot, Mr Gallie and Mr Hayes during a
tour of school. Home is Jakarta, Indonesia
where he is currently working in corporate and
institutional banking for ANZ Bank as Head of
Financial Institutions and Public Sector. His
younger sister Carolina (Challoner 95-97) is
living in London and works for Selfridges.
Yasmin Omotosho (Talbot 01-08) & Madonna
Jones (Talbot 01-08) Yasmin was head girl in
2007/8 and came to visit with her oldest school
friend, Madonna Jones. Having taken a law
degree Yasmin is now on a gap year before
starting a law conversion course. She is
Interested in the Bar and criminal law. Madonna
is studying Chiropractic at Glamorgan with two
more years to do.During the afternoon their
tutor and English teacher Mr Ralph Moore
gave them a tour round the school, where
they met up with some of their teachers and
said hello to Yasmin’s sister Fara in Rhetoric II.
Michael Burgess (Challoner 45-51) brought his
brother Patrick (St Hugh’s & Challoner 45-53)
to look round the school. Patrick was visiting
from Colorado and was keen to see.
Another visitor in June was Nick Wild (Junior
House & Poynter 76-84) who wanted to show
his son where he went to school. Having been
out of touch for some time, Nick originally
came back to visit St Edmund’s one Sunday
in 2009, when he met up with David Kay and
Fr Pinot. Since then he has become one of a
group of regular Edmundian golfers, playing in
the Edmundian Golf Day in both 2009 and 2010.
NICK WILD (LEFT)
JANUARY 2013
MARCIO LUCY DJATMIKO
KEITH NAYLOR
A FOND FAREWELL AND GOOD LUCK FOR THE FUTURE
FAREWELL TO THE RHETORIC LEAVERS OF 2012, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE COLLEGE
WILL MISS THEM AND WE WISH THEM EVERY HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.
Keith Naylor (Junior House & Poynter
73-80) called in to discuss plans for the
Celebration Reunion Cricket Match to be
held in July, during the Summer holidays.
Tim Piper (Talbot 98-03)
Tim is completing a dissertation on Pugin at
the end of a three-year course on the history
of art at York University and was able to draw
on the resources at St Edmund’s to gather
background material for his dissertation.
MICHAEL (RIGHT) AND PATRICK BURGESS
David Meyer (91-97), Helen Meyer
(née McEwen) (87-97), Lizzie Judd
(89-97), Felicity Lillywhite (90-97) and
their families called by the College on
Sunday 13 January after a reunion in
Hertford the evening before.
FOUR OUTSTANDING EDMUNDIAN
AWARD WINNERS
The following young Edmundians have been
recognised by the Edmundian Association for their
academic achievements and service to the College.
Each of the 2012 Rhetoricians have been awarded
£250. We wish them well with their continuing
studies and future careers.
GEORGE BEARDON
ZIJUN CHEN
ANDREW BRENNAN
RAYANA GEORGIEVA
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NEWS
NEWS
THE HISTORY OF
IN MEMORIAM
ST EDMUND’S
COLLEGE
We have learned of the deaths of the
following Edmundians:
Elian Alby
(Junior House & Griffiths 1973-78) died on 18 November 2011
aged 49
Fr Clifford Beecroft
(Allen Hall 1953-59) died on 26 February 2012 aged 92
Geoffrey Bowker
(Talbot 1943-44) died on 15 March 2012
aged 84
Fr Ian Dickie
(Allen Hall 1971-75, Staff 1980-81, Parish Priest, Old Hall Green
2005-12) died on 23 December 2012 aged 64
Paul Gibian
(Challoner 1939-40) died on 1 September 2010 aged 84
Peter Hankard
(Junior House & Talbot 1977-85) died on 11 November 2012
aged 46
Mrs Margaret Hasler
(Staff 1969-87) died on 17 January 2013 aged 87
Brigadier Charles Hince
(Bursar 1984-92) died on 16 September 2012 aged 82
Bernard Hypher
(St Hugh’s & Talbot 1942-48) died on 14 June 2012 aged 81
Paul Ketterer
(Allen Hall 1952, Staff 1968-71 ) died on 15 December 2012
aged 80
Julian Maslinski
(Challoner 1961-65) died on 28 June 2012 aged 63
Fr John McCoy
(Allen Hall 1942-48) died on 29 February 2012 aged 91
Bernard McNally-Dawes
(St Hugh’s Staff 1952-53) died on 31 December 2011 aged 84
Jaime Obligado
(St Hugh’s 1929-29) died on 29 April 2011 aged 89
John Wood
(Staff 1963-84) died on 8 January 2013 aged 93
England’s oldest
catholic school
from 1568
To mark the 450th anniversary of the
foundation of St Edmund’s College in 2018,
we are delighted to announce that we are
publishing a new book.
FAREWELL TO MARGARET HASLER
Mrs Margaret Hasler, who taught French at St Edmund’s between
1969 and 1987, passed away on Thursday 17 January after a long
illness, at the age of 87.
Margaret’s devotion to her work and her pupils became her
hallmark and her effect on school life was unforgettable. Her help
with the Community Service Group, with careers, and particularly
with the Douai language exchanges were greatly recognised.
May she rest in peace.
May they rest in peace.
2012-13 COMMITTEE
President Emeritus
President
Vice President
Chaplain
Chairman
Treasurer
Secretary
Communications
College Liaison
Headmaster
Head Boy
Head Girl
REPRESENTATIVES
David Kay
Rt Rev David Konstant
Jeremy Janion
Fr Michael Pinot de Moira
Peter Brabazon
Henryk Klocek
Michael Elgood
Tim Fuller
Maggie McCann
Paulo Durán
Charles Hempsted
Abigail Neal
40s-50s-60s
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Singapore
Spain
USA
Michael Lloyd
George Sobek
Alex Binnie
Terry Noë
Victor Tarruella
Mike Jenner
The History of St Edmund’s College will be a lavishly illustrated
commemorative book tracing the journey from its roots in
northern France and Hampshire through to the flourishing
community which exists today.
This specially written 200-page, hard cover, coffee table format
book, written by Fr Nicholas Schofield, which uses material from
the College archives along with fascinating new research and
specially commissioned photography, will be a beautifully designed
and produced volume for every Edmundian to treasure.
The book is available to pre-order with your name (or that of a
family member or friend) also printed in the book itself under
the List of Subscribers if you place your order by 30 April 2013.
Those who pre-order will receive a limited edition copy of The
History of St Edmund’s College, personally signed by the author,
and will be invited to one of the official book launch events.
Publication is due in September 2013 and all OEs and
Edmundian families now have the opportunity to pre-order
copies at the special price of £25 (the normal retail price will
be £30).
After 30 April 2013 the Subscribers’ list will be closed as the
publishers move forward towards the printing of the book. The
book will be posted to you as soon as it is published, or you can
alternatively save on the postage and packing and opt to collect
it from the College.
Please return the pre-order form enclosed with this newsletter,
or print off a form from our website, and return with a cheque
for £25 per book payable to St Edmund’s College.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013
SCHOLA SINGING MASS IN OUR LADY
OF THE ENGLISH MARTYRS CHURCH
Hills Road, Cambridge at 10.45am
TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2013
LENTEN CONCERT IN ST EDMUND’S
COLLEGE CHAPEL AT 7PM.
This will be a concert for a selection of College
ensembles including orchestra, jazz band and some
smaller ensembles. Schola will sing Faure’s Requiem.
SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2013
LONDON DINNER
Butchers’ Hall, 87 Bartholomew Close,
Smithfield EC1A 7EB
MONDAY 10 JUNE 2013
40S-50S-60S REUNION “STAR REUNION”
The Star
Belgravia
SEPTEMBER 2013
US REUNION, SONOMA VALLEY
Date to be announced
SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2013
ST EDMUND’S SUNDAY HIGH MASS
10.30AM
Lunch 12.30pm All Edmundians welcome
All Edmundians are welcome to attend these events, for
which details will be published on the website during the year.
CONTACT
Jane Spence
Alumni Officer, St Edmund’s College
Telephone: 01920 824358
Email: [email protected]
www.edmundianassociation.org.uk
FRONT COVER
President Emeritus, David Kay, presenting a bouquet to Diana
Ivanova (98-00) at the Grand Edmundian Reunion, Sofia, Bulgaria
BACK COVER
Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria