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Coopers at
Cooper’s
2018 saw the opening
of Cooper’s Café
which is situated
where the Junior
Common Room
used to be. The café
is used by the Upper Sixth and members of
staff. To celebrate the opening we invited
along some special guests – we had lunch
with the Coopers at Cooper’s. L-R
Charles
Cooper
(G, 1961-1966) is current President
of the SES Society; Cassie Cooper (Matron,
Jubilee), daughter of
Alistair Cooper
(G,
1959-1963) and niece of Charles; Alistair and
his wife Antonya. Charles and Alistair are the
sons of
Graham Cooper
(G, 1931-1937).
He was Head of School in 1936. Graham was
on the Governing Body from 1947-1993 and
Chairman from 1973-1985 (the longest record
of service as a Governor at St Edward’s)
4 Knaves
Mike Kennedy
(A, 1958-1963) sent
us the most wonderful photo of
four OSE taken in January 1925. In
order of height –
David Kennedy
(A, 1930-1936),
Hugh Kennedy
(A,
1932-1936),
Terrance Kennedy
(A,
1933-1937) and
Peter Kennedy
(A, 1934-1940). The boys’ father
was
Charles Kennedy
(A, 1897-
1900). The family association with
St Edward’s began because Charles’
father was Warden Hudson’s cousin.
Hugh sent his two sons
Mike
and
Colin
(D, 1961-1965) to Teddies and
the link continued with Mike’s son,
Andrew Kennedy
(A, 1987-1992).
Field House book
The current Housemaster of Field
House, Mark Hanslip, received a
marvellous parcel last year with
a note attached…. It was only
50 years late!
The Quad 90
years on
Work on the new buildings in
Quad has just begun. Another
trawl through the Archives
revealed this picture of the
Quad from 1917, almost
identical to the shot taken 90
years later.
The Making of The Wind in the Willows
drawings, fan letters (including
one from President Roosevelt) and
archival material, this book explores the
mysteries surrounding one of the most
successful works of children’s literature
ever published. Chris Nathan (School
Archivist) provided the picture above
which was included in the publication.
A book entitled
The Making of The
Wind in the Willows
has been published
this year. It is the collection of bedtime
stories that OSE
Kenneth Grahame
(1868-1875) told to his son, Alastair, and
then continued in letters (now held in the
Bodleian Library) while he was on holiday.
Generously illustrated with original