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An introduction from the Head Master:
Introduction
Johan du Plessis (1999-2004)
recounts his inspirational adventure -
cycling over 14,500miles across Europe,
Asia, andAmerica.
Neil Lawson Baker (1952-1957)
writesof hisextraordinarycareer arc from
dental surgeon to renownedsculptor.
Nick Telson (1997-2002)
tells the story of howhis website
DesignMyNight.combecame the
leading nightlifewebsite in theUK.
Tariq Attia (2003-2008)
writes of his career in private equity.
Linus Gregoriadis (1983-1990)
writes of his career as a journalist
and e-commerce consultant.
Archive
Development
An update fromDevelopment
Director Nick Latham as well as
news of recent networking events.
In this issue
Summer 2015
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xcitement at the school is growing as
our new Design Centre nears completion.
I was given a tour of the building the other
day and was struck by both its scale and
how impressive it looks. We will have
not just a first class space in which to
teach some of the country’s finest young
engineers, but we will also have a jewel
to add to the already high quality of the
school’s architecture. And what better way
to inspire the next generation of young
architects than to teach them their skills in
a place of beauty. It is even more exciting to
report that others have also been inspired
by the Design Centre. The Dudley and
Geoffrey Cox Charitable Trust has made
us the extremely generous donation of
£400,000. There is an article about this
wonderful gift in the Development section;
I simply record my gratitude and look
forward to the equipment it will buy and
opportunities for our pupils that it will bring.
We celebrate the opening of the Design
Centre next year with DesignWeek. We
will use the week to bring exciting events
and speakers to the school. The idea is to
energise the pupils’ interest in design and
engineering. It will also be an opportunity
for friends of the school to visit and see
the building. DesignWeek will take place
between 12th-16th October – perhaps I will
see some of you there.
Recently, the Development Office has
been finding new ways to reach out to
alumni and bring them into the school. The
first of these events was an Afternoon Tea
for the earliest vintage of alumni. It was
judged to be a great success. The turn-out
was excellent, with many returning to the
school for the first time in many decades.
The musical and dramatic performances
of the pupils were greatly enjoyed and a
rather sumptuous spread was laid on by
our hard-working kitchen staff. Another
upcoming occasion is aimed at the younger
alumni, and will centre around a barbeque
in my garden. Those based in New York, or
who will be visiting the States at the end of
October, can look forward to our first New
York OMT event, hosted at the prestigious
New York Athletic Club. Finally, we look
forward to the big OMT Reunion Day on
27th June.
In conclusion, I hope that any who visit
the school will make their way to the Great
Hall lobby, where they will find some of
our commemorations of WorldWar One.
We have had our Gallipoli flag restored
and it now takes pride of place on the wall
beside the replica of Drewry’s VC, won
at Gallipoli, almost exactly 100 years ago.
The flag, which flew as the ensign of HMS
Rattlesnake, the last British ship to leave
Gallipoli, looks magnificent and is a fitting
token of the honour in which we hold our
proud fallen.
Simon Everson
Head Master
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Class Notes
Obituaries
We pay tribute to former Second
Master Denis Ogan, and OMTs David
Thomas, Paul Vos, David Betts and
Duncan Innes .
Summer 2015