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"The Retfordian" 1914-1960

  • The webmaster has been fortunate enough to be given a set of 21 Retfordians - school magazines of his old school, covering the time he was there 1951-1958. They are crammed full of detail about exam results, oddball school societies, trips abroad, masters leaving and arriving, teams for cricket, football, athletics, Founder's Day, Speech Day, Old Retfordians at university, House notes, and weird poems by weird boys.
  • Another 7 copies of the Retfordian, Jul 1947 to Jul 1950, have been added to the collection on CD, making a total of 928 pages scanned. My thanks to Roy Cordall (1942-1950) for the loan of his magazines.
  • After contacting the Bassetlaw Museum, they most kindly scanned and provided 1,200 pages of Retfordians in their possession from 1914 to 1937. These have been added to my collection on CD.
  • John Olsen has sent 2 copies of the Retfordian from 1961, thanks John.
  • A CD containing scans of all the pages of these Retfordians is available. This will be on sale for £10.
  • If you have any enquiries or photos, contact

Scans of
"The Retfordian"

   Date      Vol No 
  First Retfordian
       1907  01  1





Autumn 1914  08  3
Spring 1915  09  1
Summer 1915  09  2

Spring 1916  10  1
Summer 1916  10  2
Autumn 1916  10  3
Spring 1917  11  1

Autumn 1917  11  3

   Date      Vol No 





Summer 1923  17  1
Xmas   1923  17  2
Summer 1924  18  1
Xmas   1924  18  2
Summer 1925  19  1
Xmas   1925  19  2
Summer 1926  20  1
Autumn 1926  20  2
Easter 1927  21  1
Summer 1927  21  2
Autumn 1927  21  3
Easter 1928  22  1

Xmas   1928  22  3

Summer 1929  23  2

   Date      Vol No 
Easter 1930  24  1
Summer 1930  24  2
Xmas   1930  24  3
Easter 1931  25  1
Summer 1931  25  2
Xmas   1931  25  3
Easter 1932  26  1
Summer 1932  26  2
Spring 1933  27  1
Summer 1933  27  2
Spring 1934  28  1
Summer 1934  28  2
Spring 1935  29  1
Summer 1935  29  2

Summer 1936  30  2
Easter 1937  31  1
Summer 1937  31  2



   Date      Vol No 






  Not printed 
  1941-1946
  due to War





July   1947  33  3
Decemb 1947  34  1
July   1948  34  2
Decemb 1948  34  3
July   1949  34  4
Decemb 1949  34  5

   Date      Vol No 
July   1950  34  6
Decemb 1950  35  1
July   1951  35  2
Decemb 1951  35  3
July   1952  35  4
Decemb 1952  35  5
July   1953  35  6
Decemb 1953  36  1
July   1954  36  2
Decemb 1954  36  3
July   1955  36  4
Decemb 1955  36  5
July   1956  36  6
Decemb 1956  37  1
July   1957  37  2
Decemb 1957  37  3
July   1958  37  4

Septem 1959  37  6

   Date      Vol No 

July   1960  38  2

July   1961  38  4
Decemb 1961  38  5

Index for
"The Retfordian"

1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 |
1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
1960 | 1961 |

1914

    Autumn Term 1914 (Vol 8 No 3) Page Editorial 49 Report of School Inspection 50 O.R. Roll of Honour 59 O.R.A. Notes (and Acta Majorum) 62 Obiter Dicta 64 Quae Fecerunt 66 Avete and Valete 67 Speech Day 68 Shooting 73 Cricket 74 Trip to Canada 76 Sports 82 Weather Report 84 Index 86 Notice 86

1915

    Spring Term 1915 (Vol 9 No 1) Page Editorial 1 O.R.A.Notes (and Acta Majorum) 2 Obiter Dicta 7 Avete and valete 9 Quae Fecerunt 10 Cambridge Local Examinations 11 O.R.Roll of Honour 11 Shooting 14 Football 15 World Study 18 Weather Report 22 Index 24 Notice 24

    Summer Term 1915 (Vol 9 No 2) Page Editorial 25 O.R.A.Notes (and Acta Majorum) 26 A Few Quotations 29 Obiter Dicta 30 Avete, Valete, and Quae Fecerunt 33 Extracts from Letters from the Front 34 Old Retfordians - No 2 40 Old Retfordians at Westminster Training College 41 O.R. Roll of Honour 42 In Memoriam 46 Debating Society 47 Football 49 Shooting 52 Births, Marriages, and Engagements 53 Scouts' Corner 54 Weather Report 56 Index 58 Notice 58

1916

    Spring Term 1916 (Vol 10 No 1) Page Editorial 1 O.R.A.Notes (and Acta Majorum) 2 Avete 11 Valete 11 Quae Fecerunt 12 Obiter Dicta 13 O.R.Roll of Honour 16 Extracts from Letters 16 Football 23 Review 27 An Experience at the Front 27 The Day of a Cadet of the R.M.A., Woolwich 28 With the Forces in S.Africa 29 Weather Report 30 Index 33 Notice 33

    Summer Term 1916 (Vol 10 No 2) Page Editorial 35 Quae Fecerunt 36 Avete 36 Valete 37 O.R.A.Notes (and Acta Majorum) 37 Obiter Dicta 48 The Angels at Mons 50 In Memoriam 51 The Boy Scouts 52 The Boy Scouts Alphabet 52 Football 54 At the Dardanelles 58 Gas Schools 60 A Journey to India 61 O.R.Roll of Honour 65 Extracts from Letters 66 Correspondence 72 Weather Report 73 Index 75 Notice 75

    Autumn Term 1916 (Vol 10 No 3) Page Editorial 77 Roll of Honour 78 Quae Fecerunt 79 Avete 80 Valete 80 O.R.A.Notes (and Acta Majorum) 80 Obiter Dicta 91 Sports Day 93 In Memoriam 94 The Boy Scouts 96 Cambridge Local examinations 96 London University 97 War Savings association 97 A Socker Rime 97 Cricket, 1916 98 At the Dardanelles 103 My Journey to India 105 A Reminiscence of 1915 108 Active Service List 109 In Memoriam - Captain Francis White 110 Extracts from Letters 111 Weather Report 114 Index 116 Notice 116

1917

    Spring Term 1917 (Vol 11 No 1) Page Roll of Honour 1 In Memoriam - Mr Foljambe 2 How London held the Lousy Wood 3 Acta Majorum 4 Obiter Dicta 16 Avete 17 Valete 18 Quae Fecerunt 18 Cambridge Local Examinations 19 Football, 1916 20 In Memoriam - O.R's 24 Weather Report 25 Active Service List 27 At the Dardanelles 27 Impotence - A Study 29 HMS "New Zealand" at the Battle of Jutland 30 Extracts from Letters 31 Index 36 Notice 36

    Autumn Term 1917 (Vol 11 No 3) Page Mr Gough's Article 69 Roll of Honour 70 Acta Majorum - O.R.A.Notes 71 Retford School - A Generation's Development 87 Avete 89 Valete 90 Quae Fecerunt 90 Obiter Dicta 91 In Memoriam 94 Cricket, 1917 96 Weather Report 100 Holiday War Work 102 Active Service List 103 With the S.R.Y. 104 The Siege of Lens 105 Extracts from Letters 106

1923

    Summer Term 1923 (Vol 17 No 1) Page Governers of the School 1a Editor's Notes 1b Quae Fecerunt 3 Old Retfordians 4 Christmas Concert 6 Debating Society 7 Drill Competition 8 Shooting 9 The Scouts 10 The Voice of the Bells 11 Haughton Chapel 12 The Houses 13 Football 16 Weather Report 17 Index 20 Notice 20

    Christmas Term 1923 (Vol 17 No 2) Page Photo of Headmaster and Prefects 21 Editor's Notes 21 Quae Fecerunt 23 Old Retfordians 25 The Old Retfordians Association 26 Prize Distribution 27 Examination Results 31 Athletic Sports 32 Swimming 33 The Scouts and Cubs 34 Two Scouts on the Tramp 35 The Houses 37 Blyth Tournament Field 40 List of New Library Books 41 Cricket 42 Football 43 Weather Report 45 Index 47 Notice 47

1924

    Summer Term 1924 (Vol 18 No 1) Page Photo of Headmaster and Staff 1 Editor's Notes 1 Quae Fecerunt 3 Old Retfordians 4 Death of Mrs Gough 7 Gift by Mrs Eyre 8 Debating Society 9 Shooting 11 The Scouts 11 Historical and Geographical Society 12 The Library 13 The Houses 13 On the Yorkshire Moors 16 Football 17 Weather Report 19 Index 21 Notice 21

    Christmas Term 1924 (Vol 18 No 2) Page Governors of the School 23 Editor's Notes 23 Quae fecerunt 26 Old Retfordians 28 Examination Results 31 Prize Giving and Head Master's Report 31 The Library 35 Historical and Geographical Society 36 The Houses 37 To the Fives Court 39 A Swiss Fete 40 The Scouts 41 Opening of the Fives Court 42 Athletic Sports 42 Swimming Sports 44 Cricket 46 Football 48 Weather Report 50 Index 52 Notice 52

1925

    Summer Term 1925 (Vol 19 No 1) Page Governors of the School 1 Editor's Notes 1 Avete Atque Valete 3 Old Retfordians' Association and Old Boys' Notes 6 Debating Society 8 The Rifle Club 9 The Library 10 A Sonnet 10 The School Concert 11 Inter-House Drill Competition11 School Football 12 The Scouts 14 House Reports 16 'Twilight' 18 Testimonial to Mr Kidson 19 Weather Report 19 Index 21

    Christmas Term 1925 (Vol 19 No 2) Page Governors of the School 22 School Notes 22 Valete 24 O.R.A.Notes 25 The Sports 28 Swimming 30 School Cricket 31 School Football 32 House Reports 34 Speech Day 36 Testimonial to Mr Kidson 45 Poem 48 Library 49 Scouts 50 Weather Report 51 Index 53

1926

    Summer Term 1926 (Vol 20 No 1) Page Governors of the School front Editorial Notes 1 Letter from Mr Skrimshire 2 Service, by the Headmaster 3 Old Boys' News and O.R.A.Notes 4 Death of Mr Gough 6 School certificate 6 Debating society 9 Scientific Society 10 Rifle Club 10 School Football 13 House Reports 15 School Concert 17 Drill Competition 18 To the Youngsters of the School 19 Weather Report 20 Index 22 O.R.A. back

    Autumn Term 1926 (Vol 20 No 2) Page Governors of the School front Editor's Notes 23 Avete and Valete 24 Speech Day 26 Old Retfordians 34 Cambridge Results 35 The Sports 36 School Cricket 37 House Reports 39 The Library 41 Science Society 42 Swimming 43 Scouts 43 Index 45 O.R.A. 47

1927

    Easter Term 1927 (Vol 21 No 1) Page Governors of the School Front School Notes 1 The New Buildings 2 Old Retfordians 2 O.R.A.List of Members 3 H and G.S. 5 The Library 7 House Reports 7 Records 11 School Football 12 Fives 14 Swimming Sports and Notes 14 The Scouts 16 "Moon Magic" 17 Debating Society 18 Weather Report 19 Index 21 O.R.A. Back

    Summer Term 1927 (Vol 21 No 2) Page Governors of the School Front Notes 22 O.R.A.Notes 23 O.R.Cricket Club 25 Opening of New Buildings 26 School Football and Fives 29 House Reports 31 H. and G.S. 35 Beethoven Centenary 36 The Scouts 37 "None but the Brave" 38 Acrostic 39 Weather Report 39 Index 41 O.R.A. Back

    Autumn Term 1927 (Vol 21 No 3) Page Governors of the School Front Photo of the School 41 School Notes 42 The Library 43 Old Retfordians' Association 44 Public Examinations 44 Athletic Sports 45 Swimming Sports 48 Speech day 49 House Reports 55 H. and G.S. 60 "The Soul's Longing" 62 A School Story" 62 Index 64 O.R.A. Back

1928

    Easter Term 1928 (Vol 22 No 1) Page Governors of the School Front School Notes 1 Old Retfordians' Association 2 Some Oxford Impressions 3 Library 4 History of the school 6 Football 8 House Reports 11 Musical society 15 H. and G.S. 16 Debating Society 16 Weather Report 17 Index 19 O.R.A. Back

    Christmas Term 1928 (Vol 22 No 3) Page Governors of the School Front Photos 38 School Notes 39 Old Retfordians' Association and Old Boy's News 39 Speech Day 40 Public Examinations 42 Swimming 42 Further Light on 'Cabbage' 44 House Reports 44 The English Channel: A Lament 50 H. and G.S. 50 Scouts 52 "A Night in London" 53 Old Retfordians' Cricket Club 55 Cricket 56 Weather Report 57 Index 59 O.R.A. Back

1929

    Summer Term 1929 (Vol 23 No 2) Page Governors of the School Front Editor's Notes 21 Old Boys' Notes 21 Chief of Kaltungo's Account (continued) 24 Open Letter to the O.R.A. 26 Football 26 The Sports 27 Cross-Country 28 Inter-School Sports 28 The School Bell 29 House Reports 30 Reflections of an Omnibus Conductor 35 The Task 36 Scouts 37 H. and G.S. 38 Weather 39 Index 40 O.R.A. Back

1930

    Easter Term 1930 (Vol 24 No 1) Page Governors of the School front School Notes 1 Old Boys' Notes 2 The Historical and Geographical Society 5 Hadrian's Wall 6 School Concert 8 The Debating Society 9 Football 10 Library 11 House Reports 11 Scouts 16 Shakespeare Acrostic 17 Padirac 17 Weather Report 19 Index see Xmas 59

    Summer Term 1930 (Vol 24 No 2) Page Governors of the School front School Notes 20 Founder's Day 21 Old Boys' Notes 21 Sports 22 Inter-School Sports 23 Football 24 House Reports 25 "Piccadilly" 29 Impressions of Paris 31 "The Flying Scotsman" 32 "Sunrise on the Sea" 33 Incidents of the International Rugby Match 34 Easter Term Concert 35 Index see Xmas 59

    Christmas Term 1930 (Vol 24 No 3) Page Governors of the School front School Notes 36 Old Boys 36 Speech day 37 Founder's Day 39 Public Exams 40 Swimming Sports 40 Swimming 41 Camping and History 41 Football Notes 43 Cricket, 1930 44 House Reports 50 Super Tramps in Devon 55 Weather Report 57 Index 59

1931

    Easter Term 1931 (Vol 25 No 1) Page Governors of the School front School Notes 1 Old Boys' Notes 1 Cambridge Locals 2 Founder's Day 2 School Football 4 The Library 6 House Reports 7 Dramatic Society 12 "Underground" 13 Debating Society 14 H. and G. Society 15 Brontosaurians 16 Weather Report 17 O.R.A. back

    Summer Term 1931 (Vol 25 No 2) Page Governors of the School front School Notes 19 Old Boys Notes 20 Pavillion Fund 20 Inter-School Sports 21 Shooting 23 A Strange Experience 23 Bus 25 H. and G. Society 26 House Reports 28 School Sports 33 Weather Reports 35 O.R.A. back

    Christmas Term 1931 (Vol 25 No 3) Page Governors of the School front Photos 36 School Notes 37 O.R.Notes 38 Speech day 38 Cambridge Results 39 Swimming 40 H.and G.Society 41 Cricket 44 House Reports 50 Records 58 Weather Report 59 O.R.A. back

1932

    Easter Term 1932 (Vol 26 No 1) Page Governors of the School front School Notes 1 O.R.A. 2 Founder's Day 2 Kidson Shield 3 Football 3 Debating Society 5 Brontosaurians 6 Natural History Notes 6 "Bird in Hand" 7 House Reports 9 H. and G. Society 16 History Limericks 19 Weather Report 21 O.R.A. back

    Summer Term 1932 (Vol 26 No 2) Page Governors of the School front School Notes 22 Notts County Major Scholarships 23 Old Boys Notes 23 Athletic Sports 23 School Sports Records 26 House Reports 26 The Scholars' Cruise 32 Today 35 Further Ages 36 Rifle Club 37 O.R.A. back

1933

    Spring Term 1933 (Vol 27 No 1) Page O.R.Association front Editorial 1 Founder's Day 1 "The Fourth Wall" 2 Speech Day 3 Cambridge Locals 4 Old Boy's Notes 4 Cricket 5 Swimming 11 Football 13 Debating Society 14 House Reports 16 Football in Darkest Africa 23 H. and G. Society 25 Morning in the Ploughlands 27

    Summer Term 1933 (Vol 27 No 2) Page O.R.A. front School Notes 29 Inter-School Sports 30 Cross-Country run at Kelham 31 Sports 32 House Reports 33 Opening of the Pavilion 39 H. and G. Society 40 Theme Song of every VA 41 Now for a few Howlers 41 Grove Castle Hill 42 A Note on the Site 45 On a Thunderstorm 47 Weather of 1932 48

1934

    Spring Term 1934 (Vol 28 No 1) Page O.R.A. Front Editorial 1 Speech Day 1 Founders Day 2 Campanologia 3 Old Retfordians Association 3 Old Boys Notes 4 Old Boys Experiences 6 Swimming 7 Cricket 8 North of England Schools and Clubs Camp 14 H. and G. Society 15 Scouts 16 Debating Society 18 House Reports 19 Weather Report 27

    Summer Term 1934 (Vol 28 No 2) Page O.R.A. front Editorial 30 Public Exams 30 Old Retfordian's Association 31 Old Boy's Notes 33 My Job 35 Football 1933-34 36 Athletic Sports 39 Inter-School Sports 40 House Reports 41 H. and G. Society 46 Leisure 48 Debating Society 50 Weather Report 51

1935

    Spring Term 1935 (Vol 29 No 1) Page O.R.A. front Editorial: Mr Calvert 1 A Tribute 2 School Notes 3 Old Boys 4 Public Examinations 5 Speech day 5 Visit to Austins 6 Holiday in Denmark 8 Founders Day 8 School Dramatic Society 10 H. and G. Society 12 Cricket 1934 13 Swimming Sports 17 Debating Society 17 House Reports 18

    Summer Term 1935 (Vol 29 No 2) Page O.R.A. front School Drawing 21 Editorial 22 Old Boy's News 23 Inter-School Sports 25 Athletic Sports 26 Football (1934-5) 27 Cartoon 28 House reports 29 A Swarm of Words 34 More Howlers 35 Debating Society 35 H. and G. Society 37 Weather Report 38

1936

    Summer Term 1936 (Vol 30 No 2) Page O.R.A. front School Notes 20 Mr Mason 21 The Athletic Sports 23 Football, Christmas Term 1935 25 House Reports 26 55 B.C. 31 Debating Society 33 The Image 34

1937

    Easter Term 1937 (Vol 31 No 1) Page O.R.A. front Photo 1 School Notes 1 Founder's Day 2 Examinations 2 Old Retfordians' Association 2 Library 4 Problem 4 Football Season 1936-37 5 What Jerry Caught 7 House Reports 8 H.and G.Society 13 Debating Society 14 A Winter Night 15 Le Cercle Francais 16 The Plebian Society 16

    Summer Term 1937 (Vol 31 No 2) Page O.R.A. front School Notes 18 Old Boys 18 Melody in "M" Flat 19 The Library 20 H.and G.Society 20 Spring 21 The Empire Rally of Youth and Service 21 Service of Youth, Westminster Abbey 22 House Reports 23 The Death of Professor Goodman 29 The Owl 31 Swimming Sports 1936 31 Swimming Matches 32 Spying Eyes 33 Athletics 39

1947

    JULY 1947 (Vol 33 No 3) Page The School Porch Frontispiece Editorial 1 School Notes 2 Photographic Society 3 House Notes - Edward 4 Folambe 5 Gough 6 Overend 7 Bescoby 9 Darrel 10 Mason 10 Football 11 " Results 12 " Characters 12 Swimming 13 " Matches 14 Who Said It? 15 Life-Saving Candidates 16 Sonnet 16 Athletic Sports 17 Sports Day 17 Sport:- To the Backseat Drivers 19 Cross Country Running 20 Cricket 21 " Characters 22 The Sea 23 Cricket Scores, 1947 24 " Averages &c 26 The Debating Society 27 The Play Reading Society 28 Cercle Francais 28 Musical Activities 29 The School Concert Programme 30 "Vive Les Scouts" 30 The Stray Cat 31 The Library 32 On a Poetic Policeman 33 At the Theatre 34 "As you Like it" 35 Sixth-Form Conference at Nottingham 36 Huntingdon French Cultural "Week" 37 The Old Boys 38 The Literary Cricketer 39 Index 40

    DECEMBER 1947 (Vol 34 No 1)
    
                                 Page
    The School Porch       Frontispiece
    Editorial                     1
    School Notes                  2
    Sonnet-"Table Tennis"         4
    House Notes- Edward           5
                 Foljambe         6
                 Gough            7
                 Overend          8
                 Bescoby         10
                 Darrell         10
                 Mason           11
    Speech day                   12
    Prize List                   13
    Founders' Day                14
    "At the Fair"                14
    The Play Reading Society     15
    The Debating Society         15
    Cercle Francais              16
    "If...."                     16
    Cricket Scores               17
    Cricket Averages             19
    Football Report              20
    Football Results             21
    Football Characters          24
    Photographs-
      School 1st Team 1947-8     Supplement
      School Swimming Team, 1947 Supplement
    The Anglo-French Camp        26
    "Our Ladder"                 28
    From Our Contributers        29
    School Scouts in France      30
    Hitch-Hike                   34
    East Retford Parish Church   36
    Riddle-me-Ree                37
    Ad Augendam Scientiam        38
    Index                        40
    

1948

    JULY 1948 (Vol 34 No 2) Page The School Porch Frontispiece Editorial 1 School Notes 2 Old Boys' News 3 In Memoriam-J A McCairns 4 House Notes-Edward 5 Foljambe 6 Gough 8 Overend 9 Bescoby 10 Darrel 11 Mason 12 Football 12 Athletics 13 Photograph, School Team Supplement Cross-Country Run 16 Cricket 17 Swimming 24 Badminton 26 The Debating Society 27 An Appreciation 27 Cercle Francais 28 School Concert 28 Riddle-me-rees 7 29 "A Garden in Winter" 30 "A Wise Man and the Weather" 30 Cuthbert-A Parable 31 The Art of Learning 32 Sonnet-My Breaking Voice" 32 The Library 33 Cups and Shields 35 Index 37

    DECEMBER 1948 (Vol 34 No 3) Page The School Porch Frontispiece Editorial 1 Examination Results, July 1948 2 School Notes 2 Old Boys' News 3 House Notes-Edward 3 Foljambe 5 Gough 6 Overend 7 Bescoby 8 Darrel 8 Mason 9 Football 9 Cricket 12 Photograph, School Team Supplement Cross Country Run 16 Swimming Results 17 Life Saving 18 Fives 19 Speech Day 19 Prize List 20 Founders' List 21 Le Cercle Francais 22 The Debating Society 22 Music 23 The Library 23 New Library Books This Term 24 14th Olympiad, London 1948 26 The Cross Country Run 28 The Club "Rabbit" 29 Rule 12? 30 The Broad Stone 31 Index 32

1949

    JULY 1949 (Vol 34 No 4) Page The School Porch Frontispiece Editorial 1 School Notes 2 House Notes-Edward 3 Foljambe 5 Overend 6 Gough 7 Bescoby 8 Darrel 8 Mason 9 P.E.H. 9 Football Results 10 Athletics 10 Sports Day 11 Sports Results 11 Inter-School Sports 13 County Athletics Championship 14 Cricket 14 Photograph, School Team Supplement "Potted" Personalities 15 Cricket Scores 16 Swimming 21 Swimming Match Results 22 Choir and Orchestra 23 School Concert 24 Programme of School Concert 25 Finis 25 Through Holland on Two Wheels 26 Reverie at Night 27 Election Generale 27 Activities of the Old Retfordians Association 29 Old Boys' Cricket Results 31 Index 32

    DECEMBER 1949 (Vol 34 No 5) Page The School Porch Frontispiece Editorial 1 School Notes 2 House Notes-Edward 3 Foljambe 4 Gough 5 Overend 6 Bescoby 7 Darrel 7 Laycock 8 Mason 8 Football 9 Cricket 11 Photograph School Team Supplement Swimming 15 Cross Country 16 Speech Day and Prize List 18 Founders' Day 20 Geographic and Scientific Society Report 21 French Circle 21 School Library 22 The Royal Mint 23 Early Man in Sherwood 24 Potato Picking 27 Britain by Bike 28 Days to Remember 30 Choir and Orchestra 31 Old Retfordians' Association 31 Index 32

1950

JULY 1950 (Vol 34 No 6)

                                        Page
The School Porch                    Frontispiece
Editorial                                1
School Notes                             3
House Notes-Edward                       4
            Foljambe                     6
            Gough                        7
            Overend                      8
            Bescoby                      8
            Darrel                       9
            Laycock                     10
            Mason                       10
Football                                11
Photograph, School Team             Supplement
School Athletic Sports                  11
Sports Results                          12
County Championship Meeting             13
Improvement in School Athletics         14
Cricket                                 15
"Potted Personalities"                  15
Cricket Scores                          17
Swimming                                23
The Geographic & Scientific Society     24
The Future of Homo Sapiens              27
Second Thoughts on The Third Man        29
Poem: The Pleasure Seekers              31
"The Summer Storm"                      32
Old Retfordians' Association            33
Old Boys' Cricket Results               34

DECEMBER 1950 (Vol 35 No 1)

                                            Page
The School Porch                      Frontispiece
Editorial                                   3
School Notes                                4
Mr Pilkington-Rogers' Goodbye               5
House Notes-Edward                          6
            Bescoby                         7
            Foljambe                        8
            Darrel                          9
            Gough                          10
            Laycock                        11
            Overend                        11
            Mason                          12
Speech Day and Prize List                  13
Founder's Day                              15
Sport-
    Football(and House League Tables)      17
    Cricket                                18
    Photograph, School Cricket Team     Supplement
    Swimming                               21
    Cross Country                          22
School Societies-
    Geographic and Scientific              23
    Music Club                             23
    Modern Music Club                      24
    Choir and Orchestra                    25
    Badminton Club                         25
    Rifle Club                             25
    The Christian Union                    26
"I Win My Wings"                           26
"My Ambition"                              27
"Sonnet"                                   28
"A Ful Solempne Man"                       29
"Winter Sports"                            29
"Guy"                                      30
Visit to Norway                            30
Old Boys' Notes and Members                31

1951

JULY 1951 (Vol 35 No 2)

                                             Page
The School Photograph                   Frontispiece
Editorial                                    1
School Notes                                 2
House Notes-
      Edward House                           3
      Bescoby House                          4
      Foljambe House                         5
      Darrel House                           6
      Gough House                            7
      Laycock House                          8
      Overend House                          9
      Mason House                            9
Sports News-
      Football                              10
      Athletics                             10
      Cricket                               13
      Photograph: School Cricket Team    Supplement
      Swimming                              19
      Tennis                                21
      Netball                               21
      Badminton                             22
Societies-
      Geographic and Scientific             22
      Choir and Orchestra                   23
      Music Club                            25
      Christian Union                       25
At the Universities-
      List of Students                      26
      Cambridge Letter                      26
      Nottingham Letter                     28
Articles-
      Poem: "Prelude"                       28
      "Jounalist's Lament"                  29
      Derbyshire                            29
      "The Angler"                          31
      The School Social                     31
Old Retfordian News-
      Staff Match                           32
      Cricket Results                       34
      Secretary's Notes                     35

DECEMBER 1951 (Vol 35 No 3)

                                           Page
The School Photograph                  Frontispiece
William Edward Lewis                       1
Eric Rewston                               3
400th Anniversary                          3
School Notes-University Freshmen           3
House Notes-Edward                         5
            Bescoby                        7
            Foljambe                       7
            Darrel                         8
            Gough                          9
            Laycock                       10
            Overend                       10
            Mason                         11
Sport-
    Football                              13
    Cross-Country                         14
    Cricket                               15
    Swimming                              19
Speech Day and Prize List                 20
Scieties
    Geographic and Scientific             22
    Choir                                 23
    Chess Club                            23
    Badminton Club                        24
School Election                           24
Jamboree                                  25
Alpine Impression                         27
Mountain Magic                            29
"Hoist Sail...."                          31
"Threshing"                               32
"December"                                32
"Christmas Dinner"                        33
"Eventide"                                33
Old Retfordians Association               34

1952

JULY 1952 (Vol 35 No 4)

                                              Page
Photographic Supplement of the Royal Visit
"1552-1952"                                   1
The Royal Visit-detailed reports              2
Mr Ogle                                       6
Script of "The Royal Charter"                 7
Festival Saturday, July 5th                  13
School Notes, and Death of Miss Gough        16
At the Universities: University Successes    17
House Reports - Edward                       18
                Bescoby                      19
                Foljambe                     20
                Darrel                       21
                Gough                        22
                Laycock                      23
                Overend                      23
                Mason                        24
Sport -
    Cricket Reports and Results              25
    Athletics                                31
    Swimming                                 35
    Cross-Country                            36
    Football                                 36
    Tennis                                   37
Societies -
    Geographic and Scientific                37
    Chess Club                               38
    Christian Union                          39
    Choir Report                             39
Visit to Bath and West Show                  40
"Ma Patrie"                                  41
"The Stream"                                 41
University Letters - Manchester              42
                     Sheffield               43
The School Concert                           44

DECEMBER 1952 (Vol 35 No 5)

                                              Page
Editorial                                     1
School Notes                                  2
General Certificate of Education, 1952        3
House Notes:
            Edward House                      4
            Bescoby House                     5
            Foljambe House                    6
            Darrel House                      7
            Gough House                       8
            Laycock House                     9
            Overend House                    10
            Mason House                      11
Speech Day                                   11
Prize List                                   12
Sport -
      Cricket                                13
      Swimming                               16
      Football                               18
      Cross Country                          20
Societies-Christian Union                    22
          Scool Debates                      23
          Badminto Club                      23
          Chess Club                         24
Gliding School                               24
Verse or Worse                               26
Wood                                         27
Nativity Star                                27
Old Retfordians at the Universities          27
News of Old Retfordians                      29
Old Boy on the Air                           29
Old Retfordians' Association                 30

1953

JULY 1953 (Vol 35 No 6)

                                             Page
Editorial                                    1
School Notes                                 2
In Memoriam                                  2
Founder's Day                                3
House Notes-
        Edward House                         4
        Bescoby House                        5
        Foljambe House                       6
        Darrel House                         8
        Gough House                          8
        Laycock House                        9
        Overend House                       10
        Mason House                         11
Football results, Spring term               12
Athletics                                   12
Cross Country                               15
Cricket                                     15
Tennis                                      21
Badminton                                   21
Swimming                                    21
Music Club                                  23
Music in the Minster                        23
The School Choir                            24
Christian Union                             24
Prizes and Cups, 1952                       25
The Oaf at Oxenforde                        26
London letter                               28
Cambridge Days                              29
Gone with the Wind                          31
Old Boys' Successes                         32
Old Retfordians' Association                34
Old Retfordians' Annual Dinner              35
Puzzle Corner                               36
January 16th and All That                   36
G.C.E.                                      37
Tweye Dignë Ladies                          38
Solution to Puzzle Corner                   38

DECEMBER 1953 (Vol 36 No 1)

                                        Page
Editorial                               1
School Notes                            2
Speech Day                              3
Founder's Day                           5
House Notes-
        Edward House                    6
        Bescoby House                   7
        Foljambe House                  8
        Darrel House                    9
        Gough House                    10
        Laycock House                  11
        Overend House                  12
        Mason House                    12
Cricket                                13
Football                               16
Athletics                              18
Swimming                               18
Cross Country                          18
Inter-School Cross Country Matches     20
Red Rover Runs Again                   20
The Seasons                            21
Variations on a Theme                  22
My Satchel                             23
The Christian Union                    23
Chess Club                             24
Badminto Club                          24
Deutscher Verein                       24
Glee Club                              25
The Music Club                         25
The Fifth Form Modern Music Club       26
Le Cercle Francais                     26
Old Retfordians at the Universities    26
Old Retfordians' Association           27
News of Old Retfordians                28

1954

JULY 1954 (Vol 36 No 2)

                                         Page
Editorial                                1
School Notes                             2
House Notes-
        Edward House                     2
        Bescoby House                    3
        Foljambe House                   4
        Darrel House                     5
        Gough House                      6
        Laycock House                    7
        Overend House                    8
        Mason House                      9
Cricket                                 10
Swimming                                14
Athletics                               15
Fives                                   17
Christian Union                         18
Chess Club                              18
Badminton Club                          19
Deutscher Verein                        19
The Theatre Club                        20
Tennis Report                           22
Vacation Course to Paris                23
Mathematics at Work                     24
A Few Moments Spent by the Lakeside     25
The First (and Last) Night              25
A Dante                                 26
Cercle Francais                         27
Egging                                  27
Extracts from the Prefects' Journal     29
Developments in the Library             30
Old Retfordians' Association            31
Daffynishions                           35

DECEMBER 1954 (Vol 36 No 3)

                                      Page
Editorial                             1
School Notes                          2
House Notes-
       Edward House                   3
       Bescoby House                  4
       Foljambe House                 5
       Darrel House                   6
       Gough House                    7
       Laycock House                  8
       Overend House                  8
       Mason House                    9
Founders' Day                        10
Speech Day                           11
Cricket                              15
Football                             17
Cross-Country                        19
Chess                                20
Music                                21
Scripture Union                      21
Theatre Club                         22
German Trip (two Articles)           22
French Trip                          24
"Le Medecin Malgre Lui"              26
"Mikardo"                            26
"Chronicle"                          29
Teddy Boys' Picnic                   30
Old Retfordians' Dinner              31
Old Retfordians' Football            31
Old Boys' Notes                      32

1955

JULY 1955 (Vol 36 No 4)

                                            Page
Editorial                                   1
School Notes                                2
University Results                          2
Sir Stuart Goodwin Benefaction              3
House Notes-
      Edward House                          4
      Bescoby House                         5
      Foljambe House                        6
      Darrel House                          7
      Gough House                           7
      Laycock House                         9
      Overend House                         9
      Mason House                          10
Athletics                                  11
Cricket-Results and Reports                13
Tennis                                     17
Swimming                                   17
Chess                                      18
Christian Union                            19
Musical Activities                         20
Music in the Minster                       20
Poem: "Fire"                               21
Theatre Club Report                        21
"The Barber of Seville"                    22
Sixth Form Social                          25
Last Years Sixth                           25
From Other Contributors                    26
Berlin/Retford Exchange                    26
Old Retfordians' Association-
      Old Retfordians' news                27
      Football                             28
      Cricket                              29
      List of Members                      31
      Balance Sheet                        34

DECEMBER 1955 (Vol 36 No 5)

                                             Page
Editorial                                    1
School Notes                                 2
Founders' Day                                3
Speech Day                                   4
Old Retfordians at the Universities          8
House Notes-
       Edward House                          9
       Bescoby House                        10
       Foljambe House                       11
       Darrel House                         12
       Gough House                          12
       Laycock House                        13
       Overend House                        14
       Mason House                          14
Cricket                                     15
Football                                    17
The Scripture Union                         26
Cross Country                               20
Swimming                                    22
Berlin, 1955                                23
Epitaph for a Jazz Man                      25
Chess Club                                  26
Theatre Club                                27
An Evening's Entertainment                  31
"Clyde-Built"                               32
Music in the School                         33
Old Retfordians' Association                33

1956

JULY 1956 (Vol 36 No 6)

                                        Page
Editorial                                1
School Notes                             2
Obituary - Charles Sydney Neale          3
House Notes-
       Edward House                      4
       Bescoby House                     5
       Foljambe House                    6
       Darrel House                      7
       Gough House                       7
       Laycock House                     8
       Overend House                     9
       Mason House                      10
University Results                      10
Football                                11
Cricket                                 12
Swimming                                15
Athletics                               17
Tennis                                  19
Theatre Club                            20
Jazz Club                               21
Inter Sixth Form Society                21
The Scripture Union                     22
Berlin exchange, 1956                   22
O.B.S.S.                                23
Our Contempories                        24
Oxford Letter                           24
A Letter from India                     26
Old Retfordians' Association            29

DECEMBER 1956 (Vol 37 No 1)

                                        Page
Editorial                                1
School Notes                             2
Founders' Day                            2
Speech Day                               3
Examination Results                      4
Old Retfordians at the Universities      6
Wing Commander Duxfield                  7
House Notes-
       Edward House                      8
       Bescoby House                     9
       Foljambe House                    9
       Darrel House                     10
       Gough House                      11
       Laycock House                    12
       Overend House                    12
       Mason House                      13
Cricket                                 14
Football                                16
Cross Country                           18
Swimming                                19
Berlin Again                            21
A Song of Solitude                      23
Scripture Union                         24
Chess Club                              24
Theatre Club                            24
Abstraction                             25
"Twelfth Night"-A Critical Review       26
A Day in Malhamdale                     30
Musical Activities                      31
Table Tennis                            31
Old Retfordians' News                   32

1957

JULY 1957 (Vol 37 No 2)

                                        Page
Editorial                                1
School Notes                             2
University Successes                     2
House Notes-
       Edward House                      3
       Bescoby House                     3
       Foljambe House                    5
       Darrel House                      5
       Gough House                       6
       Laycock House                     7
       Overend House                     7
       Mason House                       8
Cricket                                  9
Swimming                                12
Athletics                               14
Under-Fourteen Soccer                   18
A Dark Deed                             19
Dawn Bursts Through My Bedclothes       19
Opening of the Squash Courts            20
Berlin Exchange, 1957                   21
Theatre Club                            21
Interlude                               23
Chess Club                              23
Scripture Union                         24
Music in the Minster                    24
Chamber Quartet                         24
First Brew                              24
"Treasure Island"                       25
"Treasure Island" - A Review            27
Old Retfordians' Association            28

DECEMBER 1957 (Vol 37 No 3)

                                        Page
"Mac"                                    1
School Notes                             2
Founders' Day                            4
Speech Day                               4
G.C.E Results                            6
Old Retfordians at the Universities      7
House Notes-
       Edward House                      9
       Bescoby House                     9
       Foljambe House                   11
       Darrel House                     12
       Gough House                      12
       Laycock House                    13
       Overend House                    13
       Mason House                      14
Cricket                                 15
Football                                17
Cross-Country                           18
Swimming                                19
Badminton                               20
Table Tennis                            21
Chess Club                              21
Old Boys in Malaya                      22
Scripture Union                         23
A New Society                           23
Sixth Form Society                      24
Theatre Club                            25
Wood Engravings                         25
Letter from Germany                     26
Reflections                             28
"Elv"                                   28
Triangular Drama                        29
Observatory                             30

1958

JULY 1958 (Vol 37 No 4)

                                        Page
Editorial-The Shape of Things to Come    1
School Notes                             2
University Successes                     2
Mr J.F.D.Dimock, O.B.E                   3
House Notes-
       Edward House                      4
       Bescoby House                     5
       Foljambe House                    6
       Darrel House                      7
       Gough House                       8
       Laycock House                     8
       Overend House                     9
       Mason House                      10
Cricket                                 11
Athletics                               15
Swimming                                18
Football Results                        20
Squash Club                             20
Tennis                                  20
The Theatre Club                        21
"Out to Play" (and "Appreciation")      21
School Recorder Group                   23
"In Memoriam"                           24
A Cursory Rime                          24
The School Society                      25
Scripture Union                         25
Sixth Form Society                      26
"The Retfordian"-Looking Back           26
Chess Club                              27
Serenite                                28
A Nottingham Letter                     29
Old Retfordians' Association            30
Old Boys' News                          30
Old Retfordians' Cricket Section        32
O.R.A. v Staff                          33
O.R.A. New Members                      34
O.R.A. Accounts and Balance Sheet       35

1959

SEPTEMBER 1959 (Vol 37 No 6)

                                        Page
Editorial                                3
C.W.Pilkington-Rogers                    4
   and Headmaster's Tribute
School Notes                             6
House Notes-
       Edward House                      6
       Bescoby House                     8
       Foljambe House                    9
       Darrel House                     10
       Gough House                      11
       Laycock House                    11
       Overend House                    12
       Mason House                      12
Speech Day, 1959 and Prize List         13
University Successes                    16
The Choral Society                      17
The Theatre Club                        20
Scripture Union                         20
"The Merchant of Venice"                21
Morris Club                             24
Educational Expeditions                 25
Visit to R.A.F. Finningley              26
Ryton                                   27
Into the Fourth Dimension               27
"Sound On!" "Vision On"                 28
Rabelais in Retford                     29
Cricket Reports and Results             31
Swimming Sports and Match Results, etc  35
Old Retfordians' Notes                  41
O.R. Football                           42
O.R. Cricket                            43
News of Old Boys                        45
Balance Sheet                           47

1960

JULY 1960 (Vol 38 No 2)

                                          Page
Editorial                                  1
School Notes                               2
University Successes                       2
House Notes                                3
Football, Easter Term                      8
Cross Country                              8
Athletics: School and Inter-School Sports  9
Swimming Matches                          11
Cricket Reports and Results               13
Squash Racquets                           18
Weight Training Club                      18
Tennis                                    19
New Playing Fields                        19
Morris Club                               20
Godiva and Mortar                         21
"All Passion Spent"                       22
Amateur Oval                              23
"Last Minute Thoughts"                    24
"In Retrospect"                           25
National Youth Orchestra                  25
An Indictment                             27
O.R.A. News                               28
O.R.A. Cricket                            30
O.R.A. v Staff                            31
O.R.A. Football                           32
Stop Press News                           32

1961

JULY 1961 (Vol 38 No 4)

                                 Page   
Index                             1
Editorial                         2
School Notes                      3
University Successes              4
House Notes                       4
The Day:A Lower Sixth View       10
Poem:"The School Clock"          10
Athletics                        11
Squash                           14
Tennis                           14
Cross Country                    16
Poem:"Another Year Ends"         16
Cricket                          17
Cricket Photograph               18
Swimming                         20
Chess                            23
Theatre Club                     24
"Iolanthe"                       25
Scripture Union                  29
Astronomical Society             29
The Rifle Club                   29
Inter-Sixth Form Society         30
A Visit to Laxton                30
R.A.F.Finningley                 31
A Week-end Jaunt                 32
Poem:"Prelude to Thunder"        33
Old Retfordians' 
    News                         33
    Day                          34
    Cricket Section 1961         34
    Association Football Section 36

DECEMBER 1961 (Vol 38 No 5)

                               Page    
Duncan and Mary McNeil          1
School Notes and News           2
So Autumn Comes                 3
House Notes                     4
At the Universities             9
Speech Day and Prize List      10
G.C.E.Examination              12
Founders' Day                  13
Nature, the Comforter          14
The Clerk of Reddeforde        15
Industrial Afternoon           15
Footballers, 1961/1962         16
End of Term Cricket            18
Swimming Sports 1961           20
Cross Country                  21
Badminton                      21
Chess                          22
The Astronomical society       23
Theatre Club                   24
Music Club                     25
Evening's Entertainment        26
The Scripture Union            28
Inter Sixth Form Society       28
A Pilgimage to the Roman Wall  29
The Bard of Avon and the Fifth 30
Advertisments                  31
Index                          32

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