Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 403899)

Jim Bowen taught at Hyndburn Park and was a 'harsh taskmaster' (from one who was taught by him)
Only 'Willow' has mentioned a few teachers names I recognise.
I was at Moorhead from 1953 to 1958 in the same forms as Kathleen Jones. Her role model was history teacher Miss Scotney.

Some interesting facts about that time :-
There was just the Cromwell building
All girls and NO MALE TEACHERS ALLOWED!
The head was MISS Mabel Horne (a 6' tall streak of misery who had a degree in French.)
The only man allowed on the premises was the elderly janitor.
If workmen were needed for property repairs on site -a large portion of the school was cordoned of and declared out of bounds. Fear of contact with the male gender pervaded all school life.
An interesting anecdote about Mrs Jones - did you know that she was excused PE and Games because she had had her little toes surgically removed. I always envied that because I hated Hockey - on that field wearing just a blouse and navy blue knickers in all weathers wasnt fun.I used to wangle it so that I was goalie for the best side so I spent most of the time hiding behind the goalpost out of the wind.
The naming of forms was like something from the novel 'What Katy Did'
eg 1st year =III (third)
2nd year= lower IV
3rd year= IV (fourth)
4th year- lower V -etc
suffixed by the surname initial of the form teacher I started there in IIIP (Mrs Pape)
I cant say I enjoyed the strict regime that ruled - always walk (never run),and always keep to the left, in corridors. Always wear your navy beret with badge when journeying to and from school (despite heatwaves) - to name but a couple of the instances of how we were strictly controlled and regimented. Hated it- I left as soon as I could- missed out on higher education as a result.

Originally Posted by greenman8 (Post 403844)

I was there when Ralph Bailey was head(r.i.p.) and Bill Green and Tony Robinson ran our footy team which achieved great things. Who remembers Mr Teale who took rugby amongst one of his subjects (proper hard nut he was). French teacher Mrs Shaw who when pronouncing most words in French would drown anyone within 6 feet. Ma Rushton(biology), Mr Walmesley (eng lit) Mr Dennison (music) and there was an old guy who took maths with the biggest slide rule in the world which he wasn't too shy about giving anyone a whack with now and again, Jock something or other springs to mind. Happy Days......the summer of '76, what a year that was.

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 129857)

Well i checked out their website....Moorheads that is!! LOL well poor Mr McHale he look old now n chuckle is wearing well...oh i had to laugh tis so funny ive worked out that at least 5 of the teachers are still there from when i left n 92.

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle (Post 187110)

She was a bloody good teacher ...... strict but fair and genuinely cared about her students welfare.

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 120327)

My days at Moorhead are so long ago that it wasn't even called Moorhead then and the teachers I had would have been long gone by the time you got there. It was all girls in those days and the male teachers always seemed to be cringeing with embarrassment over something or other. Mr. Mortimer (science - mainly chemistry) used to blush right round the back of his neck and ears.

I can still hear Mr. Duckworth (science again) saying those infamous words "Don't forget to put a rubber bung in it."

Originally Posted by maxwell silver (Post 408539)

You must have been in the same year as myself or the one below,the only one i don't remember is Bill Green.