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2010
Reunion 2010 MOUNT OLD SCHOLARS’ ASSOCIATION Joint Reunion 2010 with Bootham Old Scholars. 14-16th May 2010 This year was a Special Reunion Year for Old Scholars of both Schools who had been at School during the 1930’s and the 1940’s. It was so good to welcome so many to the Reunion. Some who had started in 1931, several who were over 90 years old and several who had travelled a distance to be in York. The theme for the weekend was “WHEN WE WERE YOUNG” It started on Friday evening at Bootham. This part concentrated and the War years when the Schools were evacuated to Ampleforth and Cober Hill.A brief film lasting a minute showed boys at Ampleforth while a longer film of two minutes showed Mount girls at Cober Hill. Both films had been taken by Alan Pickard. This was followed by several Old Scholars sharing their own memories of those years and their return to York. We were grateful to David Gray for coordinating this part of the programme which made a very good start to the weekend. On Saturday morning M.O.S.A. gathered at the Mount and for the first time for several years it was not Parents weekend. This was much appreciated by Old Scholars. The A.G. M. was held in the Hall and was well attended. We were particularly pleased to welcome Julie Lodrick as Principal and to have the Head Girl and her Deputies with us who each told us of various activities that have been happening in the School. At the conclusion of the A.G.M Hester (Mounsey) Willink unveiled the new M.O.S.A. Presidents’ Board and frame which are hanging in the Hall Foyer alongside the Boards for the Head Girls and Lydia Rous Scholars.
(Left to Right) There were nine former Presidents present to see the unveiling. The names in the frame reach back to 1879 and the names on the Board start in 1979.
Lunch for approximately 50 Old Scholars in the Dinning Room and then the opportunity to visit the activities in the School Feteor to write postcards or simply chat and catch up with all the news etc. In the evening 112 Old Scholars gathered at the Racecourse for the Joint Reunion Dinner. Two innovations this year, firstly The Mount Swing Band entertained O.S. to some lively music during the Reception –this was very well received and then instead of the usual Heads reports we were given an “entertainment” by the Principal of The Mount and the Headmaster of Bootham. Questions were thrown to us but I am not sure they got truthful answers from OS…….. Dinner was followed by the Presidential Address. Colin Henderson known to many OS of both Schools as Bursar was at Bootham 1947-1949. He gave an excellent Address based on his career telling many of the aspects of the Schools history not really known to OS. Sunday broke and another fine day. This found OS of both Schools in the Hall at the Mount with some Boarders as we embarked on Part 2 of WHEN WE WERE YOUNG- this time covering the time after the evacuation. Stories were told, some sent by OS were read and songs sung including The White Cow and the Matric Song 1936. We were grateful to Mel (Littleboy) Nash 1936-1940 for accompanying us at the piano. We concluded with the Mount School Song before going into Meeting. All the Boarders joined us for this and we appreciated their contributions to the Meeting for Worship. Lunch for all in the Dinning Room and real help from the girls for those who fund the slf service a little tricky. The weekend ended with those who were at School in the thirties chatting in the Principals Study with all those stories of long ago…… We hope these have been recorded for the Archives. It was a good weekend and we thank the School for making us so welcome and the Older OS for making such a good contribution.
Do feel free to send in any more Pictures or comments you have to the website so that others may enjoy something of the weekend although they may not have been able to be there in person.
Reunion 2010 M.O.S.A. & B.O.S.A. JOINT REUNION 2010 The dates of the Reunion are 14th – 16th May 2010. During the weekend Old Scholars will be able to meet Julie Lodrick, who took up her appointment in September 2009 as Headmistress of the Mount as the successor to Diana Gant. We welcome her warmly.
MOSA Reunion 2010 14th – 16th May Join us to meet old friends and relive past years! Special year groups 1930 –
1950. If you were in the form that started school in 1962 and left by 1969 contact Christine (Stanger) Jones for details of a year group reunion. Remember to ask for YEAR GROUP TABLES when booking lunch or dinner tickets. Friday 14th May 7.30 pm. Joint event with Bootham in the John Bright Library. Part 1 of “WHEN WE WERE YOUNG…” Reminiscences of the pre-war, war and immediate post-war years, including the evacuation of Bootham to Ampleforth and the Mount to Cober Hill. Saturday 15th May 10.00 am Coffee in the Hall Foyer 10.30 am MOSA AGM in the School Hall, with the Head Girl’s Report 12.00 noon The MOSA President’s Board will be unveiled and formal photographs taken. 12.30 pm lunch in the Dining Room 1.30. pm Summer fête. We are invited to attend with our families, and to see round the school, visiting our old haunts. From 3.00 pm afternoon tea. 6.45pm Reception in the Dante Suite at York Race Course, followed by the Joint Reunion Dinner. The BOSA President, Colin Henderson, will give the address. Sunday 16th May 10.30 am Part 2 of “WHEN WE WERE YOUNG…” for Old Scholars of both schools and their families, followed by Meeting for Worship with the Boarders and lunch for all in the Dining Room.
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