Keighley Boy's Grammar School

Keighlian School Magazine

Round the School (King George's death, Jan 20th 1936)

Before recording the notable events of this term, we must mention at least two which took place before Christmas. but after the last magazine had gone to press.

On Tuesday, December 17th, Herbert Sutcliffe, Yorkshire's famous cricketer, paid the school a visit, and gave an interesting account of his experiences, together with some hints for our budding cricket enthusiasts.

Thusrday, December 19th, was the School's annual Open Day, and in the afternoon and evening, the building was thronged with visitors. This year there were several innovations - the performance of French and ballad plays by juniors and the sale of ice cream in the Chemistry Laboratory. (Need we say which ventures gained most support from the members of the school?) Nevertheless the occasion was a great success and formed a fitting close to the Christmas term.

And now let us turn to the more recent events of this year.

On Thursday, January 16th, the upper school and certain members of the Girls' Grammar School attended a French lantern lecture on 'Belgium', given by Mr Hanson in the Assembly Hall. Although the lecturer arrived a trifle late, his train having been held up by fog and snow, the entertainment, illustarted by excellent slides, which he utlimately provided, was well worth waiting for.

Then, on Monday, January 20th, came the shattering news of the death of our King, George V., and throughout the days which followed until his funeral on Tuesday, January 20th, (sic) when school was given a holiday, all activities were numbed. Some members of the school managed to attend the proclamation of King Edward VIII., on Friday, January 24th, at the awkward hour of 1 p.m., but owing presumably to the time, facilities were not offered for a complete school attendance at this historic occasion.

During that strange disjointed week also, the school buildings were plastered for three days with mysterious labels like "Official Typist", "Official Repoter", etc. A series of County Council meetings was being held in the Municipal Hall, and the staff and satellites of the participants descended upon us, and even dispossessed some of us. They departed as suddenly as they had come, however, and February found us back at normal again.