I wonder if anyone can help me, please, on the basis of remembered comments from parents or even, in the case of the most mature of us, from early personal experience of Birmingham area grammar schools.
I'm trying to remember at the moment whether, in my earliest days of grammar school education, I had to attend on Saturday mornings. I'm talking here about the mid-1940s - at that time this would have reflected practice in the 1920s and 1930s - but not much later, in all probability, and certainly not into the 1950s. I was in the Junior School of Bishop Vesey's in Sutton at the time and have the dimmest of memories of it. All I can remember is, I think, amusing a teacher by referring to our "now doing a five-day week".
Strange thing, memory. This would have been such an awful imposition on a young boy and yet I remember little. But on the other hand it might have been normal practice and therefore doesn't stand out. I DO remember Dad having to go to work every Saturday morning at that time, though.
Should appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.
Chris
I'm trying to remember at the moment whether, in my earliest days of grammar school education, I had to attend on Saturday mornings. I'm talking here about the mid-1940s - at that time this would have reflected practice in the 1920s and 1930s - but not much later, in all probability, and certainly not into the 1950s. I was in the Junior School of Bishop Vesey's in Sutton at the time and have the dimmest of memories of it. All I can remember is, I think, amusing a teacher by referring to our "now doing a five-day week".
Strange thing, memory. This would have been such an awful imposition on a young boy and yet I remember little. But on the other hand it might have been normal practice and therefore doesn't stand out. I DO remember Dad having to go to work every Saturday morning at that time, though.
Should appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.
Chris
