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By: Gllenda Crouch (nee Cuzen)

Gllenda Crouch (nee Cuzen) — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:12:10 +0000

In reply to Sumanjit Singh, Cotton house 1945 -1947; Lefroy 1948 - 1954. Thank you, I was delighted to read your very kind comments about my Father Edward (Ted) Cuzen.

By: Gllenda Crouch (nee Cuzen)

Gllenda Crouch (nee Cuzen) — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:09:27 +0000

In reply to Sunil (Shorty) Mehta. Frederick Maurice Brown. He was my Godfather and he was there with my Father Edward Cuzen

By: Michael Wetherfield

Michael Wetherfield — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:38:29 +0000

1. I was taught by “Freddy” Brown at BCPS in 1943 (he would throw chalk – very accurately – at any boy not paying attention). I was in Curzon House at BCS in 1944-45, and I think FMB was the HouseMaster then (Mr. Frank Fisher was Housemaster of Ibbetson, I believe).

2. I believe the best teacher I ever had (and that includes my subsequent excellent education at Radley College, in England, 1946-1951) was Mr. M.H.Murray, in 1944-5; He taught English (including “How to write a Sonnet”!), Maths and Science (and possibly Latin).

M.R.Wetherfield

By: N K Mehra (I) 1952-62

N K Mehra (I) 1952-62 — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:03:50 +0000

F M Browns full name was Fredrick Morris Brown

By: R ichar

R ichar — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 06:05:31 +0000

In reply to Udayan. Hi Vivek I am an earlier. student of the school, 1936 to 1945, however you would have heard of a teacher named Fred Brown. I knew him as student first at BCS, he then came back after leaving school in 1939. He was a master at the Prep school for a while, then the main school as House Master of Curzon. He was extremely tollerant and fair to all his students. He knew of all their problems and excuces. Very fair in dealing with trouble. A good sportsman that could pass on his skills to others.Should you be interested in my friend Fred, I would be happy to write further about a great Master. Best wishes, Dick DAbreu.

By: Sumanjit Singh, Cotton house 1945 -1947; Lefroy 1948 - 1954

Sumanjit Singh, Cotton house 1945 -1947; Lefroy 1948 - 1954 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:53:52 +0000

Taffy Jones: I think that his initials were J. W. but I don’t know what they stood for.
He was the class teacher for Upper II and apart from subjects like English, History and Geography, etc. he taught us Handwriting!

Mr. Murray: Iniials M:H: HisNickname was “Bob”. At the Prep School he taught Urdu in Lower II. But that stopped in August 1947 after partition.

Mr Cuzen: He was there twice. First as A:E: Cuzen and later as E:A. Cuzen. He was my housemaster – Lefroy and looking back, much underrated.

Mr. Knight: “Tubby”. Initials: T:W.M.K.T for Thorburn???? but W for Whitmarsh. The rest???
A great teacher.

By: Dr. Santokh Singh

Dr. Santokh Singh — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 07:39:46 +0000

I still have ALL my class half yearly & yearly reports of ALL teachers, House Master & HeadMaster, properly maintained in a file by my late father.
I had my Senior Cambrige finals question papers of 1957, in their original, crease less form, nice & blue, which I had handed over to The Head in 1995.

By: Dr. Santokh Singh

Dr. Santokh Singh — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 07:33:01 +0000

Once again my apologies for another correction;
Mr. M.H. Murray was class teacher of Lower II in 1951 & not Upper II.
He left at the end of 1951.
Mr. Taffy Jones was class teacher of Upper II in 1952. Taffy also thought us how to make paper meshy.

By: Dr. Santokh Singh

Dr. Santokh Singh — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 07:12:27 +0000

Any correction : read Mr. Gauri Shanker, not Taurine- again autocorrect!