Archbishop Tenisons Grammar School 1965-71. Kennington Oval. Went back to the first time last Thursday and spoke to Leroy the 50-year-old Schoolkeeper who spoke more wisdom than I've heard in many a long day. Teachers? Headmaster: T.J.Sumner Deputy Head: George Lewis (French Teacher) ENGLISH: Joe Laidlaw-Brown..Immaculate in every way. Long flowing Black Robes... Memorable Conversation: Joe LB : "Hamlyn What does Onomatoepeia mean?" Hamlyn: "Dunno,Sir" Joe LB: "You Hamlyn,you come from the BACK streets of South London where you eat your fish and chips"..with a look of utter disdain.:) English: Also Jim Fruin/"Mo" Conway/Fanny Fry/ "Bo-Diddly Gray. MATHS: 1 Hugh Lindsay: Footballer-Harrow and Wealdstone 2 Bruno Brown FRENCH: 1/ "Pappy" Alexander. MP: "Knight first you fart then you belch GET OUT!" French Also: 2/ Blossom Rees 3/ Miss Matear 4/ "Windy" Gale History: 1/ "Ben" Birchenough-VERY strict disciplinarian...Used to twang his braces constantly. 2/ "Cod" Giles. 3/ Jim Cartwright GEOGRAPHY: 1/ "Doris" Hart 2/ "Basher" Bates...Weekly Test,aged 11/12-Half the kids get under 10/20.We,then,all retake the test and a stroke of the cane for every half mark under 10/20 the 2nd time. ECONOMICS 1/ "Lurch" Smith ART: "Jumbo" Johnson GERMAN: 1/ John Trevelyan a.k.a "Zombie" MP: "Why do you lie to me so repeatedly?" LATIN: 1/ Herr Neuen-Baumer: Sadistic-Used to back-hand Boys across the face if they got something wrong. 2/ "Harry" Hopwood PHYSICS: 1/ "Danny" Misselbrook 2/ Doctor Polka MP- "Minus FIVE!" BIOLOGY: 1/ "Charlie" Arnold 2/ Jim Neville CHEMISTRY 1/ Mr. Robertson PHYSICAL EDUCATION. 1/ "Dave" Wyld 2/ Jim Stokell RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION(!) 1/ "Jed" Stone WOODWORK: 1/ Mr. Burrows TECHNICAL DRAWING: 1/Mr. Balsam SCIENCE: 1/ "Enoch" Powell