RogerG

Thanks for the welcome. I'm pretty poor at names. I can only remember one class colleague - Malcom Beardall. But no one else at the the school came from West Bridgford so it was a bit difficult. Not though the school was unfriendly. I recall the Gym teacher Sutherland. Agree that he had a sadistic streak but later expereience suggests to me it is a characteristic of the gendre. The french teacher was pretty good. Can't remember his name but one day in exasperation of one of the lads in the class who was really playing up, he lobbed the wooden board cleaner intending it (I think) to bou

Yes I remember him well. Spud Morrell. I can't believe he is still alive. I am 66 and retired and I thought he was in his 40's when he taught me English. If you see him please remember me to him (Roger Gaspar). I left in 1964 and just before I did I remember him coming to me and asking if I needed help as he had some connections with people in the profession I was entering. I was sorted so didn't need his help but his kindness was typical of many of the teachers (out of the classroom). I remember the Latin master nicknamed Labienus becuas he had this theory that Gaius Labienus was the m