20982_THE_SALOPIAN 2011:20982_THE_SALOPIAN 2011 14/7/11 2:00 Page 1 ISSUE No. 148 SUMMER 2011 20982_THE_SALOPIAN 2011:20982_THE_SALOPIAN 2011 14/7/11 2:00 Page 2 School News EDITOR E DITORIAL Richard Hudson Churchill’s Hall In his leader the Headmaster refers to about how we might do many things differently, Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury’s genius loci, and attempts to but we also returned with a renewed sense that Shrewsbury define some of the characteristics of this there is something very special about the SY3 7AT elusive deity. Conscious of the temptation to Shrewsbury atmosphere, so often picked up Tel: 01743 280630 trot out bland platitudes about ‘individuality’ by those who beat the path to its doors. It is
[email protected] and ‘excellence’ when visiting parents ask why goodtoreadthatthisgenius, who talks the they should choose a school in the Welsh whole time to sentimental Old Salopians such ASSISTANT EDITOR border country three hours from London rather as me who work in these Arcadian surrounds, Annabel Warburg than one closer to their homes with what they hasalsotalkedtosomanyofourcurrentand might consider to be a more metropolitan feel, former parents, and indeed to the boys and OBITUARIES EDITOR housemasters in particular, but all members of girls themselves. Richard Raven staff in practice, have constantly to ask Part of the modern genius must stem from themselves this question. the blurring of traditional cultural boundaries Old salopian club Recently a group of housemasters, myself between sport, academia, music and the arts: Alex Baxter (Director) amongst their number, visited a couple of more so very different from the Shrewsbury of my Miriam Walton (Administrator) southern competitor Schools, kindly welcomed youth.