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| RMMee Moderator Quote | Reply | | Heanor Grammar School posted on: 12/4/2005 12:16:03 AM I've been asked to write a history of the Heanor Grammar School. Fortunately, I have a lot of help to start off with, not least the reminiscences of Ralph Stoddard, the first headmaster, and Geoff Stone, the last headmaster. But, if anyone out there would like to assist, just let me know, or just add anything you can remember to this site - we already have a topic to cover the school teachers, but what about the building, the educational system, the non-teaching staff, the wartime changes. Any and every thing may be of help, so please add items, whether you think them useful or not. What was the school hymn, and the school motto? (I know I have access to both those answers, but it might get the topic going!) |
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Peter Chamberlain
Researcher Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 12/4/2005 8:51:59 AM by Peter Chamberlain |
Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 12/4/2005 8:50:52 AM Robert The School Hymn was as far as i recall JERUSALEM. Have a Long Photograph of the Whole School 1948. The one produced by the rotating camera. And the answer is NO i am not on at both ends Peter |
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suzard
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replied on: 12/4/2005 8:55:24 AM I recall the school hymn being "He who would valient be" Come on Robert tell us the correct answer!!!! |
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chrisbrin
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replied on: 12/4/2005 9:21:19 AM I'm sure it was "He who would valient be" when I was there in the 70's. |
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RMMee
Moderator Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 12/4/2005 1:39:06 PM by RMMee |
Heanor Grammar School
replied on: 12/4/2005 1:37:18 PM Well, as far as I know it was He Who Would Valiant Be - I'll have to check the Jerusalem theory though. Perhaps the school hymn changed at some stage? Certainly Valiant was the hymn sung at the unveiling of the War Memorial in 1923. I was thinking of that as the title for the book. |
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suzard
Researcher Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 12/4/2005 2:43:57 PM by suzard |
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replied on: 12/4/2005 2:14:13 PM School motto-"ANIMO ET FIDE"-meaning "by courage and by faith" School hymn (as sung at every Old Students' Reunion)-TO BE A PILGRIM (First line is "HE WHO WOULD VALIENT BE"). In assemblies, Speech Days, etc, the announcement was always "We will now sing the School Hymn, To Be A Pilgrim" So a more apt title for the book would be "TO BE A PILGRIM". Posted by my PCless friends! |
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RMMee
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replied on: 12/4/2005 4:24:44 PM "Animo et fide" would also make a resonable title. But then so would "To be a pilgrim" and "He who would valiant be". The only problem I've got with the pilgrim one, is that people might think it a religious book. Of course, I could stick with the tried and trusted "History of Heanor Grammar School"!!!!!!! I've emailed your PC-less friend, so will hopefully hear from them soon. |
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Leesw
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replied on: 12/5/2005 1:25:59 PM There is a very active Old Pupils Association, who have a meeting every 6 months at the School. Over 100 old students and Staff attend. They also continue to publish the school magazine "The Heanorian" There is also stuff on the Freinds Reunited website. W Lees |
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RMMee
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replied on: 12/5/2005 3:37:12 PM Wesley Thanks for the suggestion of Friends Reunited - I hadn't thought of that. I am in touch with the Old Pupils Association - in fact it was they who asked me to do the work in the first place. |
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Jennypeg
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replied on: 1/25/2006 2:34:20 PM In 1949 Heanor Observer: Grammer school memorial unveiling 26th May 1949. Mr. Ralph Stoddard 's death 1st Sept 1949 Funeral report of Mr R. Stoddard 8th Sept 1949. Jenny |
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.ian.
Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 2/11/2006 6:12:10 AM by .ian. |
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replied on: 2/11/2006 6:09:42 AM I have been reading with great interest all of your posts. I was at Heanor Grammar 67 - 70 after which we emigrated. I remember many things about the school but maybe they are to modern for this forum? Mr Stone was Headmaster lol here I am about to celebrate my 50th Birthday (March 9th 2006) and I still call him Mr Stone. Is Mr Stone still with us? |
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RMMee
Moderator Quote | Reply | This message was updated on 2/11/2006 7:39:24 AM by RMMee |
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replied on: 2/11/2006 7:34:37 AM Yes, I had a meeting with him in December, and email him regularly. Yes, I still think of him as "Mr Stone" and find it quite difficult to call him Geoff! My arrival at Heanor Grammar was until after you'd left. My view on history, is that if it was in the past, then it is history, and if it is happening today, then it will be history soon!!!! So yes, please, anything at all about the school or the area in general would be appreciated. Bearing in mind my task in relation to the history of the school, if you want to send anything direct to me in the terms of reminiscences, please feel free to do so - in some ways, it is proving easier to get "old" information rather than the more recent (though I have got loads on the reorganisation of the school, which you just missed). Welcome to the site! |
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.ian.
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replied on: 2/11/2006 8:59:49 AM Thank you for your welcome and also thank you for your site. I have pictures of my days in Heanor however I will first have to have them scanned. Memories are flooding back now The Language lab, science block, wearing "pumps" into the Gym and climbing ropes. The Boiler rooms and piles of coal outside the art classroom, My brother was a "six former",watching Neil Armstrong landing on the moon on telly....... I have a pic that I would like to send but do not know how to in this forum? ian |
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.ian.
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replied on: 2/13/2006 12:12:45 AM I know my school tie was black with a gold 45 degree stripe running around it in the 1960's |
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frontcentre
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replied on: 2/21/2006 5:49:36 PM Was that William Watson back row - second from the right? |
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suzard
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replied on: 3/2/2006 11:40:35 AM September 1961 started to use the new Assembly Hall-able to accomodate the whole scholl. Domestic Science room extended and re-equipped and came in to use. Completed Phase 1 of extensions Plans for substantial extension to School Pavillion prepared and approved -building hoped to commence 1963 |
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