• Reference
    Z1259/9
  • Title
    Printed souvenir programme for Dunstable School Jubilee Celebrations, 1888-1938.
  • Date free text
    1938
  • Production date
    From: 1938 To: 1938
  • Scope and Content
    Includes introduction, programme of events for 16-19 June 1938, and the following photographs: Page 3: L C R Thring, headmaster, 1888-1921, by Thurston, Luton, photographers; Mrs Thring (Thurston); A F R Evans, headmaster since 1927 (Thurston);A R Thompson, headmaster 1921-1927 (Thurston); Mrs Thompson (Thurston). Page 4: Lady Sebright, L C R Thring, Sir Guy Sebright and A R Thompson at a fete in 1922; a speech day scene, undated; named group: C W E Russell, H Hankey, B Bennett {Benjamin Bennett], W W C Baker, L C R Thring, Sir E R S Sebright, Francis of Teck, H C Smith; Sir Lionel and Lady Halsey; Mrs Thring, H Arnold and W E Wallace Page 5: Three scenes of the founders' day service, which occurs annually each October Page 6: Three exterior views of the school; architect's perspective sketch, and photographs from the north and south Page 7: exterior of the science block built in 1907, and interiors of the chemistry laboratory and the speech and dining halls Page 8: interior of the War Memorial Library; exterior of Ashton Lodge and tennis courts form the school grounds; playing field with windmill in background, and interior of Physics laboratory. Page 9: Interiors of the lecture room and library, and exterior view of school as floodlit for the Coronation [1937] Page 10: four Cadet Corps inspection scenes including Sergeant-major Odell [Edgar Thomas Odell] posing with his smallest cadet, K F Jeffs.[Kenneth Jeffs, killed in World War II] Page 11: three un-named prep school groups and photograph of G Oliver Anderson, Old Boy, Ex-Chairman of the OD's and a Governor Page 12: portraits of Leonard Neville, late clerk to the Governors; Benjamin Bennett; The Rev Harvey Staunton playing cricket; E E Apthorp; W Gray [William Gray], first winner of the Hankey Gold Medal Page 13: portraits of E A G Marlar; V E Goodman, Chairman of the Governors; W F Brown (Thurston); G L Hart; T H Kidd (Smy, Dunstable, photographer) Page 14: two scenes of the annual steeplechase at Sewell; the school trophy cabinet; two interior views of the new changing rooms Page 15: named shooting team, Ostler, Illsley, Taylor, Allwood, Young, Westwood, Sanders, Cooper, Turner, Dickins (instructor in army uniform with medals), Winter term, 1911; Cadet Corps band, n.d [c.1930] Page 16: un-named cricket, glee club, and rugger teams. Page 17: aerial view of the school; exterior view of school from the quad; ink cartoon of old boy Gary Cooper. Page 18: portraits of H Arnold [Harry Arnold], a recent chairman of Governors (Thurston); The Rev H Canon Baker; A Gray [Amos Gray], Chairman of the Parents' Association; N F Morris, senior prefect 1938; C Hyder, secretary of Parents' Association. Another copy at Z 416/4.
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