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Kneeza

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He must have been quite an age, He was around retirement age when I was there in the 90's.

R.I.P. Mr Tranter.
He was a fairly young man when I started there in the mid-sixties.
I wrote to him on the occasion of his retirement, which was, as you say, a good many years ago. I still have his reply letter somewhere.
Fabulous teacher. And I'd only say that aboit him and Jim Wilkinson.
There weren't many that would invite you to his home to share food with his family, due to not being able to get home and back to school in time for an evening function. That was my form tutor Bernard (before his promotion to Housemaster - at Smith-Clarke I think).
Rest easy fella.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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He was a fairly young man when I started there in the mid-sixties.
I wrote to him on the occasion of his retirement, which was, as you say, a good many years ago. I still have his reply letter somewhere.
Fabulous teacher. And I'd only say that aboit him and Jim Wilkinson.
There weren't many that would invite you to his home to share food with his family, due to not being able to get home and back to school in time for an evening function. That was my form tutor Bernard (before his promotion to Housemaster - at Smith-Clarke I think).
Rest easy fella.
Jim was a good teacher, I was just shit at art. He had great calligraphy when he did the commendations though.

Think Tranter was a deputy head by the time I was there - Brignall was housemaster of S-C then.

I got on with most of the teachers (even some a lot of kids hated) but i will give a special mention for Mrs Wolger, who gave me extra help during her free time. It was much appreciated, though I fear as a teenager I didn't express just how grateful I was (partly because I didn't do as well as either of us expected and I felt guilty)
 

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