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spring 2017. We will also be hosting a girls’
reunion in September 2017 to celebrate the
20th anniversary of co-education, and the
35th anniversary of the first female pupil to
attend the School.
Laura Hill, Alumni Relations Officer
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Welcome to the latest issue of rh ubarb!
We have been busy interviewing some of the
best up-and-coming OSE forging their careers
in the arts, and it has been great fun. This
edition brings you interviews from Oscar-
nominated film director Naji Abu Nowar and
James Binning from this year’s Turner Prize
Contents
Message from the Editor
Corrections
We apologise for incorrectly listing
S. Paul Smith’s House and years. Paul was
in Cowell’s, 1947-1951.
We apologise for incorrectly listing that the
July 1986 cricket tour to Berlin did not take
place, when it did occur.
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.............................. 14
Archives .............................................. 15
Congratulations................................. 18
OSE in School.................................... 20
OSE News........................................... 21
Obituaries........................................... 23
Events................................................... 44
Rowing Memories............................. 48
Martyrs Reports ................................ 50
Contacts.............................................. 55
It is always a treat to receive the latest
edition of rh ubarb and indeed each year I
am astounded by the significant successes,
activities and influence for the good that stem
from our impressive OSE.
You can see from the Editor’s introduction
below the span of articles herein. Sadly,
there are a number of obituaries and I would
particularly commend those of Graham
Cooper and Geoff Palau, both important
servants of the School and former Chairmen
of the Governors.
The School itself is in excellent heart and
it was a joy to welcome Mike Palau – the
new OSE president and Geoff ’s son – into
the fold for a day to “Shadow a Shell”. He
experienced the modern classroom in the
company of a young man, Mike Denvir
from Sing’s, and his article on this is a most
entertaining read.
I would commend too, amongst
the many books from OSE and former
members of the MCR reviewed in this
issue, Chris Nathan’s book on OSE in the
First World War. Since the anniversary of
the start of the conflict in August 2014, I
have been reading out to the School the
names of those who died, as if it were in
the present time, in an attempt to bring
home the enormity of the loss of life. As a
small school in 1914 our total losses of 120
represent a significant proportion (23%) of
the total number of pupils from the School
who served in the Great War.
Enjoy the read.
winners, Assemble. We follow recent leaver
Albert Mitchell on his rowing adventure in
America, and learn how the singing career of
Edward Price began at St Edward’s and has
taken him across the world.
Thank you so much to so many of you who
completed our survey in the summer, which
you can read about on page 10. This issue of
rhu barb coincides with the launch of our OSE
Facebook page, where we will be sharing your
latest news, stories and pictures, and keeping
you up to date with our events and activities.
The last year was so busy with events, and
we are already into the events’ calendar for
2016 featuring nearly 30 different events. The
full calendar can be found on the back page of
rhu barb – I hope to see you at one of them!
For the musical among you, we hope you are
able to join us for the OSE music weekend in