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Sources: A History of St Edward’s School by R.D. Hill (1962); A New History of St Edward’s School, Oxford 1863-2013 byM.Oxley (2015); Let it Roar, Let it Rage,We Shall Come Through by C.L. Nathan (2019); The Building of St Edward’s, A Chronology by C.L. Nathan (2016); Chronicles and School Archives). Now memories alone remain, and the door is closed. No more friendly bullying or back-chat. No more the wise counsel and understanding. And for so many of us he will remain the greatest and loveliest man we ever knew. Our memories of him are, as he was, so very much alive. “ ” conciliation and pacification. Problems were minimized, oil poured on troubled waters. He did not need to bully his Housemasters, for he appointed conscientious, conservative men, sometimes of limited talents, of whose support he could be sure. A New History of St Edward’s School, Oxford 1863-2013 . Malcolm Oxley (2015) “ ” but it is verging upon the impossible to describe the pre-war period as anything other than the Golden Age. Desmond Hill, Common Room, First School History, 1962. “ ” ” Chronicle eulogy There was nothing authoritarian about Kendall’s style of government. His despotic power was gently wielded. He had legendary qualities of There was an honesty about Teddies and this bred friendliness. Kendall was adept at ‘cutting boys down to size in every sense’: self centred, self-promoting eccentricities were removed. “ OSE The School’s great record of sport of the thirties brought about a widening of the fixture list of the greatest value when considered in terms of prestige, and the simultaneous eruption of university scholars in surprising numbers at last turned upon the School the attention of the public. The cliché is a figure of speech to be eschewed,

Henry Kendall – Memories fromOSE

In May this year we contacted all known surviving OSE from the Kendall era asking them for their memories from those days long ago.We knew that inevitably they would have known H.E.K. in his older years but their recollections would add to the store of other memories we have in the archives already, so they were immensely valuable. The response was very encouraging with nearly 50 OSE getting in touch, and their long memories were incredible! We are most grateful and have interspersed some of these responses with others we already have in the Archives. I believe H.E.K. had a profound effect on how people at the School saw the world, their duty to the country and to God. I honestly believe he saw all of us as ‘his’ boys for life. “ OSE St Edward’s was a splendid and happy school with an exceptional Warden during the years leading up to 1939. He taught us loyalty to House and School, to remember we were part of a team, for instance through sports teams and to face a challenge as part of a team. “ ” OSE ” H.E.K. was always interested in the I was at St Edward’s in Menzies’ House 1925-31. These were the years when Henry Kendall as Warden pulled the School up by its bootstraps from nothing to something special. As a boy there one could feel it happening. When I left St Edward’s was really on the map. Kendall’s great thing was leadership and team building and he was always looking for it and knew how to find it. “ ” OSE lives of all his pupils and seemed to remember every name. “ ” OSE

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