Hoots from the Archive - "Wartime Reminiscences of a Teenag… In 2012 we were given a bundle of papers for the archive by John Hewitt (OM 1939 - 47). Included was a typed document entitled "Wartime Reminiscences of a Teenager". They make for fascinating reading… 0 2022 20/10/2022
Abstract of the Future and Principal Foundation Deed of the… " By Indenture of feoffment, bearing date 1st April, 16th Henry VIII, reciting, that Thomas West Lord La Warr had by deed indented, bearing date 3rd October, 1st Henry VIII, granted and confirmed to … 0 2022 03/10/2022
Hoots from the Archive – Assemblies at MGS Whilst as an independent school, MGS is not bound by the law on “collective worship”, assemblies are a regular feature of school life. Early on in MGS history, boys would attend the adjacent Collegia… 0 2019 08/09/2019
Hoots from the Archive – School Statutes from 1525 Alfred Mumford’s history of the school, published in 1919, gives us a transcription of the statues of the school, written in 1525. They make interesting (if lengthy) reading. MGS in the 16th centu… 0 2018 22/05/2018
Hoots from the Archive - A Day in the Life of an MGS Boy, 1… Your day begins early. The High Master, Mr. Paton, suggests that you start the day with a cold bath and enjoy a good breakfast. However, as MGS is not a boarding school and you live at home with your… 0 2018 30/01/2018
Hoots from the Archive – “Rules of Discipline” These school rules date from around the turn of the century. Certain indicators make it clear they were in force before the school relocated to Rusholme, and therefore are pre-1931 (“No boy is allowe… 0 2017 27/07/2017
Hoots from the Archive – Slovenly speech and derisive cheer… The MGS staff memoranda was a document, with various names over the years, which was intended to inform and guide new members of staff in the general way of things at their new place of employment. … 0 2017 19/05/2017
Hoots from the Archive – P.S. Reminder In January the archive received a filing cabinet from the Common Room filled with material relating to the teaching staff. Alongside the minutes and correspondence (worth keeping) and paperclips and … 0 2017 07/04/2017
