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In my my first morning at the school Mrs Watson-Liddell gave out textbooks for all of our subjects and we were told to write our name and form inside the front cover. Of course many books had the names of the previous owners scored out. We also had to copy out our lesson plan for the term and learn which classroom each subject was held in. We were then taken on a tour around the school so that we could learn where our various classrooms were and how to find them.
I remember feeling quite overawed receiving books on subjects like Physics, Chemistry, French and Latin (Civis Romanus and Vergil I think?).
We were then given two exercise books for each subject: one for the lessons and one for homework (a new experience for me). We also received a "Rough Book" for general notes etc.
As well as being our form mistress Mrs Watson-Liddell also took us for French and her husband Mr. P.J. Watson Liddell (a teacher who liked to throw chalk and even the occasional blackboard rubber) took us for Latin.
French and Latin were both taught in this Block-15 classroom.
Mr Watson-Liddell had given some of the 1CG pupils nicknames. Two names I remember in particular are "Beastly" Bratton and "R Squared" for Rosalyn Robertson.
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"Mrs Watson-Liddell also took us for French and her husband (who liked to throw chalk and even the occasional blackboard rubber)". This must be the same Watson-Liddell who went on to be headmaster at St John's School, Episkopi, Cyprus. As I was an insignificant little 2nd/3rd form pupil we had nothing to do with each other, but I recall he seemed unapproachable and imperious. I still have school reports signed off by him.
ReplyDeleteYes you're absolutely right. Peter J. Watson Liddell became Headmaster of the Army Children's Secondary School at Episkopi, Cyprus in January 1960 following a year back in the UK (Sept 1958 to Dec 1959) teaching classics at King Edward VII School, Sheffield (KES). He'd been himself a pupil at KES 1926-1933.
DeleteNot sure I want to see Watson-Liddell again, but thanks anyway for posting the photo :-)) . Interesting to consider that nowadays he would likely be suspended, sacked or even prosecuted for throwing things at pupils.
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