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A black and white photograph of the Headmaster O. Richard S. Bull with members of Jerwoods, looking at 'A Summons according to the Oakham School Charter' regarding days when plays are performed

A speech by J. D. Buchanan for Junior Service on the theme of images. Talks about how they can be dangerous things. How advertsing uses images and how even in school houses, they may have rivalries because they have certain views about how the others are. Discusses the message of the cross and what that symbolises.

A speech by J. D. Buchanan for Junior Service. Talks about the queen's silver jubilee, the powers of the monarchy and the value of the monarchy for the country and commonwealth.

A speech by J. D. Buchanan for the Junior Sermon. Centers on the idea of beginnings e.g. the beginning of school and civilisation. Talks about the beginning of the world in science and religion.

A speech by J. D. Buchanan for Junior Service. It discusses the introduction of assesment throughout the year. Compares these assesments to the ones that Jesus faced.

A speech by J. D. Buchanan entitled Junior service. Compares children to seeds and how they were planted by their parents in the rich soil of Oakham. Talks about why the parents would have chosen Oakham.

This file focusses on various speeches given by John Buchanan during his headmastership and later. It is an almost complete collection of his sermons given at Oakham School since 1958.

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

A School list for the Autumn term 1911 organised from Form VI to Form I.