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St Edward’s rhuba rb
Hello, my name is Laura, and I am the new
Alumni Relations Officer at St Edward’s and
the new editor of rhubarb. My role involves
working with OSE, organising events and
acting as the first point of contact within the
School for any of you wishing to get in touch.
Oxford has now become my permanent
home after studying History of Art here
(St Catherine’s College, 2011), where my
journey into Alumni Relations began. Now,
after editing Oxford University’s History of
Art Society Journal, and interning at an arts
charity in London, I am at the beginning of
my latest adventure.
A keen arts and crafts enthusiast,
outside of the office you are sure to find
me getting involved with the varied range
of arts activities at St Edward’s, particularly
at The North Wall.
I hope to meet as many of you as possible
at our OSE events, and if you have any
suggestions or questions, then feel free to get
in touch, or you can email or telephone me
to arrange a meeting or a tour of the School.
I look forward to hearing from you
soon, and seeing you at our events in the
coming months.
Laura Hill, Alumni Relations Officer
Email
Telephone: 01865 319438
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Contents
Message from the Editor
Corrections
We apologise for the misprint of Bridge
problems in the previous issue, with the
example for new players intended for those
with existing knowledge of the game.
Keeping Up to Date
Moved house? Changed your phone number?
New email address? We love to keep in
contact with OSE, so if you have changed your
contact details in the last year, please do let the
OSE Office know, by telephone: 01865 319438
or email
From theWarden
Society.....................................................1
Features .................................................2
Rhubarb Rhubarb.............................. 16
Congratulations................................. 18
OSE in Business................................. 19
OSE News........................................... 21
Obituaries........................................... 28
Events................................................... 41
Rowing Memories............................. 44
Martyrs Reports ................................ 46
Valete .................................................... 51
Contacts.............................................. 55
It’s that time of year again, the time for the
latest edition of rhu barb – I am delighted
to be able to welcome you into its pages.
As ever there is much to interest and
stimulate: interviews with OSE artists Tim
Plant and Miranda Stewart as well as with
Scottish politician Cameron Buchanan (in
addition to various love letters circa 1900!).
There are other delights as well with
memories of rowing, a history of cricket in
the School and a personal view of the Invictus
Games – all fascinating and very wide-ranging
which is, of course, exactly as it should be.
rh ubarb acts as a voice for the richly diverse
OSE community and I hope its continued
development will echo these qualities.
Also within these pages are the more
sobering stories – the obituaries of several
OSE and former members of staff – including
in particular those of Fran Prichard, Derek
Roe and Stephen Winkley. Just as we go to
press I also have the sad news of the death
of the 8th Warden, Richard Bradley who was
here from 1966 to 1971 – an obituary for
him will appear in the next issue.
This edition of rhub arb also coincides
with the publication of Malcolm Oxley’s
excellent book A New History of St Edward’s
School, Oxford, 1863 – 2013 – there is a
review and an interview with Malcolm in
these pages – which is now available and
very much sheds a different historical light
on the School and brings the words of
R D Hill in 1962 up to date. I recommend
it to you as I do this issue of rhubarb.