Newsletters from the OJ Club
Winter 2010 Newsletter
Hurst may not be the oldest independent school in the country, and only the most biased would claim that it is the most famous!
Hurst may not be the oldest independent school in the country, and only the most biased would claim that it is the most famous!
Summer 2010 Newsletter
During his telling and well-constructed sermon at the St Etheldreda service on June 20th, the Rev Canon Bruce Ruddock OJ made a very appropriate comment … a warning against indifference.
During his telling and well-constructed sermon at the St Etheldreda service on June 20th, the Rev Canon Bruce Ruddock OJ made a very appropriate comment … a warning against indifference.
Winter 2009 Newsletter
You will find, on reading your newsletter, that a quiet revolution has taken place. Did I hear: “St Etheldreda in the summer … humph!”?
You will find, on reading your newsletter, that a quiet revolution has taken place. Did I hear: “St Etheldreda in the summer … humph!”?
Summer 2009 Newsletter
A recent letter from Anthony May (Chevron 1947 to 1952), who lives in Finland, set me to thinking about OJs who are abroad. At the dinner each year we raise our glasses and toast "OJs overseas" at precisely 9.00 pm.
A recent letter from Anthony May (Chevron 1947 to 1952), who lives in Finland, set me to thinking about OJs who are abroad. At the dinner each year we raise our glasses and toast "OJs overseas" at precisely 9.00 pm.
Summer 2008 Newsletter
In the obituaries in this newsletter there are brief accounts of the lives of three prominent Old Hurst Johnians. They are very different ... an actor, a specialist lawyer and a brave airman ...
In the obituaries in this newsletter there are brief accounts of the lives of three prominent Old Hurst Johnians. They are very different ... an actor, a specialist lawyer and a brave airman ...
Winter 2008 Newsletter
I have to confess to being slightly amused at the 2007 Etheldreda service when Hurst’s new chaplain said that there was now a new tradition in the chapel to face the altar at a certain point in the service. It was the phrase “new tradition” which caught m
I have to confess to being slightly amused at the 2007 Etheldreda service when Hurst’s new chaplain said that there was now a new tradition in the chapel to face the altar at a certain point in the service. It was the phrase “new tradition” which caught m
Summer 2007 Newsletter
The heart of a Woodard School is its chapel; I refer not to its dominant presence, but to its spiritual importance. Over the years a great influence on many pupils has been the school chaplain.
The heart of a Woodard School is its chapel; I refer not to its dominant presence, but to its spiritual importance. Over the years a great influence on many pupils has been the school chaplain.
Winter 2007 Newsletter
Over the years, Hurst has been blessed with long-serving members of the staff. In some cases, “great” would not be too strong a word to use. Most OJs will have memories of some of these fine servants of the school.
Over the years, Hurst has been blessed with long-serving members of the staff. In some cases, “great” would not be too strong a word to use. Most OJs will have memories of some of these fine servants of the school.
Summer 2006 Newsletter
There are times when it is very difficult to understand life and death. Recently we have remembered the Battle of the Somme, ninety years after it took place. The waste of young life for a just cause has raised once again the wisdom of the military tacti
There are times when it is very difficult to understand life and death. Recently we have remembered the Battle of the Somme, ninety years after it took place. The waste of young life for a just cause has raised once again the wisdom of the military tacti
Winter 2006 Newsletter
It was recently brought home to me that September was the sixtieth anniversary of my arrival at Hurst as a pupil. (Did I hear:" It's about time he handed over the Editorship?" You may be right!)
It was recently brought home to me that September was the sixtieth anniversary of my arrival at Hurst as a pupil. (Did I hear:" It's about time he handed over the Editorship?" You may be right!)
Winter 2005 Newsletter
Over the last few years the relationships between the College and The Hurst Johnian Club have been extremely cordial and constructive. History tells us that it was not always thus, so it is warming to know how well former pupils are made welcome, and how
Over the last few years the relationships between the College and The Hurst Johnian Club have been extremely cordial and constructive. History tells us that it was not always thus, so it is warming to know how well former pupils are made welcome, and how
Summer 2005 Newsletter
In the Memorial Chapel at Hurst there are seventy-three names, from B A Adams to J Wilkinson-Bell, of OJs who lost their lives in the Second World War. Had they lived, they would now be coming towards the ends of their natural lives, sixty years having el
In the Memorial Chapel at Hurst there are seventy-three names, from B A Adams to J Wilkinson-Bell, of OJs who lost their lives in the Second World War. Had they lived, they would now be coming towards the ends of their natural lives, sixty years having el
Winter 2004 Newsletter
To one who was at Hurst more years ago than I care to acknowledge, (which suggests that it is time for a new editor!), although I still look back on those years with great joy and affection, I am amazed when I glance through the school calendar each term.
To one who was at Hurst more years ago than I care to acknowledge, (which suggests that it is time for a new editor!), although I still look back on those years with great joy and affection, I am amazed when I glance through the school calendar each term.
Summer 2004 Newsletter
So the tenure of the fourth Headmaster of Hurst since the war has come to an end. I am sure that all OJs will wish to join me in congratulating Stephen Meek on his appointment as Principal of Geelong in Australia. All Headmasters are remembered for some a
So the tenure of the fourth Headmaster of Hurst since the war has come to an end. I am sure that all OJs will wish to join me in congratulating Stephen Meek on his appointment as Principal of Geelong in Australia. All Headmasters are remembered for some a
Winter 2003 Newsletter
As I write this, the school's cricket party is about to leave for the sixth tour to India. Happily, the Hurst Johnian Club has been able to give a small amount of financial support to this venture, but the great bulk of the necessary money has been suppli
As I write this, the school's cricket party is about to leave for the sixth tour to India. Happily, the Hurst Johnian Club has been able to give a small amount of financial support to this venture, but the great bulk of the necessary money has been suppli
Summer 2003 Newsletter
What do you want from your newsletter? There has been a suggestion that it should be fuller and more "glossy". That would clearly cost more for the Hurst Johnian Club, but if that is the majority wish of the members it could be done. The opposite view is
What do you want from your newsletter? There has been a suggestion that it should be fuller and more "glossy". That would clearly cost more for the Hurst Johnian Club, but if that is the majority wish of the members it could be done. The opposite view is
Summer 2002 Newsletter
What do the following have in common: - Foot and mouth disease, half term holiday and torrential rain? They are the three reasons why the members of the school did not climb "Danny" on Ascension Day in 1999, 2000 and 2001. This meant that a Hurst traditio
What do the following have in common: - Foot and mouth disease, half term holiday and torrential rain? They are the three reasons why the members of the school did not climb "Danny" on Ascension Day in 1999, 2000 and 2001. This meant that a Hurst traditio
Winter 2002 Newsletter
"Schooldays were the happiest days of my life". So runs the old adage, but of course if this is true, there is something wrong! In a perfect world, the happiest days of one's life should be the days one is living currently. This is for many a pipedream, b
"Schooldays were the happiest days of my life". So runs the old adage, but of course if this is true, there is something wrong! In a perfect world, the happiest days of one's life should be the days one is living currently. This is for many a pipedream, b