Edited Lynam Hum (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Dragon School Oxford, Oxford UK 1940
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Magazine. Condition: Good. Na. 1st Edition. Publishing Info: 1st Edition Description: Stapled bound magazine with illustration of dragon presumably over Oxford. School magazine for Oxford preparatory School detailing all activities and achievements of current and past pupils. Language: English. Book Condition> Good: Light wear t…o corners, edges and spine. Light faint rust mark to staples. 7cm tear to upper gutter edge of first page. Small rust rings around staples to front pages. Lightly tanned pages. DJ Condition> Na. Pages 9626-9684. Size: 8vo, 27cm by 19cm. Author: Hum Lynam (Skippers brother and the magazines editor 1896-1907) observed the Draconian differed from other school magazines It was started by three Old Dragons from Winchester: Robert Johnson, Robert Holland and Henry Spurling wishing to keep in touch with fellow Old Dragons to tighten the bond of union between friendships that would otherwise be severed The first edition came out in 1889, but subscriptions failed to cover the costs and the boys got into financial difficulties In 1893 Skipper agreed to take it over Old Dragon rugby, hockey and cricket matches were all written up; life achievements and publications were recorded along with births, marriages and deaths Old Dragons were also encouraged to contribute letters, articles and poems to the magazine And so, Old Dragons were used to reporting their experiences back to Skipper and Hum well before the Great War Through the war years the editor was GC Vassall, who had joined the staff in 1900 As with many OPS teachers, he acquired a nickname: Cheese - a play on his initials Up at Oxford he had been both the President of the Athletic Club and Captain of the Association Football Club He won the University Long-jump three times and was second in the Amateur Championship of 1899 In 1904 he played for the Corinthian XI which defeated the FA Cup holders, Bury, 3-1 He was good enough to be selected to play for England, but he turned this opportunity down to play in the Varsity Match with which it clashed Under his editorship, Old Dragons wrote back from all the theatres of war and indeed were pleased to receive their copies of The Draconian even when in the trenches The magazine was in its way a social networking phenomenon of the time. Book Resume: Founded in 1877 the Oxford Preparatory School (The Dragon School) is a feeder school to Eton, Shrewsbury School, Cheltenham Ladies' College, Harrow, Radley College, Rugby School, Marlborough College, Canford School, St Edward's School, Oxford and Abingdon School The School was founded by a committee of Oxford dons, among whom the most active was a Mr George In honour of St George the group decided to call themselves Dragons Teaching started in September 1877 at rooms in Balliol Hall The school expanded and moved to 17 Crick Road, which became known as "School House" Charles Cotterill Lynam (known as the "Skipper") became headmaster in 1886 In 1894, C C Lynam took out a lease on land at Bardwell Road and raised £4,000 through subscriptions for the erection of new school buildings The school was known as Oxford Preparatory School or Lynam's The present site in Bardwell Road in central North Oxford is just to the west of the River Cherwell The school was run for many years by the Lynam family Headmaster of the school The Revd A E Clarke 1877-1886 C C Lynam ("Skipper") 1886-1920 A E Lynam ("Hum") 1920-1942 J H R Lynam ("Joc") 1942-1965 R K Ingram ("Inky") 1965-1989 M W A Gover ("Guv") 1972-1989 (head of day pupils, co-headmaster with "Inky") N P V Richardson 1989-1992 H E P Woodcock 1992-1993 Roger S Trafford 1993-2002 John R Baugh 2002-2017 Crispin Hyde-Dunn 2017-present. PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required.
