Hoots from the Archive - "Towards a Grammar School Culture" John Beavan, later to be known as Baron Ardwick of Barnes, attended MGS between 1924 and 1927. He had a successful career in journalism, serving as editor of the Manchester Evening News, London edito… 0 2023 14/03/2024
Hoots from the Archive - The Owl's Nest pre-1940 On December 23rd, 1940, the Owl's Nest was destroyed by a Luftwaffe bomb during what became known as the "Christmas Blitz". In Ulula, the history of the nest prior to 1940 was outlined and is reprodu… 0 1940 14/08/2023
Hoots from the Archive - "A Letter to a Boy on Leaving Scho… Though the date is unknown, we do know that High Master J.L. Paton penned this short booklet, a letter that consisted of advice for MGS boys on the cusp of adulthood and about to enter the world of w… 0 1920 02/08/2023
Hoots from the Archive - "Speech to the Chief on His Retire… We are currently in the process of sorting through a box of material belonging to the late Ian Bailey. The material includes typed transcripts of many of Ian’s assemblies and talks on the history of … 0 1978 29/06/2023
Hoots from the Archive - Item from the Archive: The J.L. Pa… We hold a number of these small bronzes in the archive, depicting legendary MGS High Master, J.L. Paton. Old Mancunians will remember the large original bronze upon which these miniatures were based.… 0 2022 21/04/2022
Hoots from the Archive – Annual Report of the Medical Offic… Manchester Grammar School has employed a School Doctor or Medical Officer since 1909. The first doctor to be appointed was Alfred Mumford. High Master J.L. Paton was keen to not just educate MGS boys… 0 2019 11/08/2019
Hoots from the Archive – MGS and the Great War – Letters fr… The High Master for the duration of the war was J.L. Paton, and the MGS archive holds many of his letters from this period that give us an insight into life at MGS in wartime. Paton wrote to a huge n… 0 2018 20/11/2018
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 – War, Wisdom and Wanderbirds – MGS … This article is based on a talk given at the Manchester Luncheon Club in September 2017 Wanderbirds One of the key areas of innovation that Paton spearheaded was the introduction of camps, trekkin… 0 2017 10/11/2017
Hoots from the Archive – War, Wisdom and Wanderbirds – MGS … This article is based on a talk given at the Manchester Luncheon Club in September 2017 J.L. Paton’s reign as High Master, lasting 21 years, changed MGS immensely and he helped to shape her into wha… 0 2017 03/11/2017
Hoots from the Archive – Dinner Regulations School rules from bygone eras are always fascinating and give us a glimpse into the experience of the MGS boy of the past. These dinner regulations date from 1919, and we have provided a transcript b… 0 2017 06/01/2017
