HOT THREADS ! These are the threads that have attracted at least 10 replies. Some of them go back as far as 2004, but that doesn't mean you can't keep them going (or revive them) - that's one of the ways in which this site differs from other discussion sites. Also, you should have a look at some of the less popular threads over the years - the ones that are not listed here. It's a shame that some of them haven't attracted many (or any) replies, but it's not too late ! |
| THREAD 6 Subject: School houses, house colours and housemasters in the '60s. Replies: 10 |
| THREAD 9 Subject: Quality and ethos of QE, in the past and now. Replies: 23 |
| THREAD 12 Subject: Remembering some of the 1940s / 50s / 60s masters: Lant, Shearley, Strickland, Bailey, Osborne, Harrison, Wingfield, Woodland and Headmaster Jenkins. Replies: 18 |
| THREAD 32 Subject: The mighty general reminiscing thread for the 1950s & 60s, started as a quiz by Chris Mungovan. Dominated in the early stages by Sam Cocks anecdotes (and he's just made a comeback) but most masters and some pupils of that era are discussed later on in the thread. Replies: 142 |
| THREAD 36 Subject: Tributes to DB Fry, on the news of his death. Replies: 12 |
| THREAD 39 Subject: Reminiscing thread for the 1940s, with contributions from our most senior members Replies: 15 |
| THREAD 52 Subject: Does QE prepare you for adult life? The question was asked by a pupil of the '90s but has so far been answered by those who should know the answer - pupils of the '50s & '60s. Digresses into discussions about Wingfield, Alford and school dinners. Replies: 12 |
| THREAD 56 Subject: Starts as a beef about discipline at the school in the '50s & '60s but after a discussion about the Cadet Force (which ended around 1953), strays into the territory of academic achievement and teaching standards. Latest discussion centres on the political atmosphere of the school. Has it shifted from extreme right a few decades ago to extreme left now? Replies: 32 |
| THREAD 78 Subject: A thread started by our oldest member, who was at the school in the 1930s. Some reminiscing about those days, including mention of Bill Storey, Mr Briault and Herr Jung, but with some digression into the '50s by some slightly younger Old Boys. Replies: 10 |