Hurstpierpoint College Digital Archives
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Welcome to The Hurstjohnian. A digital version of our School Magazine first published in 1858 that has continued unbroken to the present day. This joint project of digitisation has been made possible with the generous support of the OJ Club and will take place over three years.
Floreat Hurst.
Letter to the Editor of the Hurst Johnian July 1915
Dear Sir, —May I say a word to commend the
practice of carefully keeping one's monthly Johnian
as it comes along, and, if possible, getting the volumes
bound ? Thanks to a wise and stern father who
always insisted on this I have now a nice little row of
volumes, and I declare that if my room was on fire
they would be amongst the first things that I should
try and rescue.
Who is there who doesn't like to have a read before
switching off the light at night 1 And what better, at
such a time, than a page or two of a past Johnian of
your own period 1—and you drop off to sleep, thanking
God for having sent you to Hurst.
Therefore, what better advice for each succeeding
generation? Keep your copies of the Johnian, and
store them away amongst your most cherished possessions
; get them bound (suggest it at home as your
next birthday present) and they will afterwards be an
unfailing source of delight.
I am, Sir, your faithfully, O.J.
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