Issue 7 – The Corinthian Online

Issue 7, The Corinthian 2017

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Arts at Stowe

Arts At Stowe – Stoics Taking Pride of Place

The Arts at Stowe programme now regularly features performances by Stoics, highlighting the wealth of talent here at the...

Stowe Lodge

Stowe Lodge

A happy and successful year. A couple of years ago, I outlined what Freemasonry is about: friendship, charity and int...

Legendary Motorcycle Adventures

Legendary Motorcycle Adventures

Tailor-made, bespoke motorcycle adventure on vintage & retro motorcycles, to some of the most spectacular places on ...

OS Mentoring

OS Mentoring Success

The Old Stoic Office can match up recent leavers with an OS Mentor in an industry which sparks an interest. If you would...

Stowe House Preservation Trust

Stowe’s Mysteries Revealed

By comparison to past years, 2016 was a very quiet year for Stowe House Preservation Trust’s restoration projects. Throu...

Stowe Spy

Stowe Spy

Oliver Taylor (Chandos 45), whose obituary appeared in the last edition of this magazine, known to his contemporaries as...

CHC Digital

CHC Digital, Harrison Williams (Walpole 06)

Over the last 10 years, Harrison has worked with some of the world’s prominent brands and transformed online business wh...

American Friends of Stowe

American Friends of Stowe

As Stowe’s connections to the world beyond the United Kingdom continue to grow, there is perhaps no stronger “Special Re...

OS Corkscrew Society

OS Corkscrew Society

In November 2015, James Sleater (Chatham 99) and I got on board to help run the organisation of the OS Corkscrew Society...

The Roxburgh Society

The Roxburgh Society

Old Stoics and members of the Stowe community who choose to include Stowe in their will become members of The Roxbur...

Stowe Development

Stowe Development Update

2016 has been a transformational year for our fundraising efforts. We are close to having received all our donations for...

OS Sculptor

OS Sculptor David Williams-Ellis

David Williams-Ellis (Temple 77) is one of the world’s leading figurative sculptors, whose unique life size, portrait, b...

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OS SPORT

Welcome to the seventh edition of The Corinthian – the magazine for Old Stoics.

This year we’ve redesigned the magazine, to make it more digestible and engaging. We’ve worked in the theme of Exploration which runs through a number of the articles in the magazine, inspired by the tribute article to Henry Worsley (Grafton 78), which takes pride of place on the cover of this magazine.

I hope the pages of this magazine capture the spirit of yet another busy year for the OS Society.

Finally, I’d like to thank everyone who has submitted an article and all of you who have sent in your news. Once again, thank you to the advertisers who have supported the magazine this year and to Caroline Whitlock for her consistent hard work and support throughout the year as well as her tireless efforts compiling this magazine.
I hope you enjoy this year’s edition. I will end with my usual plea: in the busy world we live in it is essential that we have your current email address so we can keep you up to date. If you are in any doubt, please email oldstoic@stowe.co.uk

Anna Semler (Nugent 05), Old Stoic Society Director

Welcome from the OSS Chairman

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In welcoming you to the exciting, new format The Corinthian, I am reminded of the fact that I have completed my first year as Chairman and, upon reflection, what a year it has been. Last year I set out to put our plans into action and am happy to confirm we have made some headway in a number of areas.

Firstly, the new format The Corinthian: from the redesign of the name through to how you can engage with the topics covered within. It is designed to make the experience of reading the printed magazine far more engaging and informative: putting some fun into what otherwise has been quite a wordy tome.

In reviewing the year gone by, we have achieved some significant milestones, engaging with yet more ‘lost’ Old Stoics. We have recruited Luke Brewin (Temple 02) to lead the Committee for OS Sport and with him, we have held our first Old Stoic Sports Day, which was a huge success. I swam out with the OS Water polo team and despite being narrowly beaten, I am encouraged by the increased level of participation, watch out this year...

We held our 4th annual Careers Fair in November, which was very well attended by both Old Stoics and Stoics and was another, and encouraging sign for future developments. This followed hot on the heels of a Careers Networking evening for recent leavers, which was, again, well attended and will now be held annually, too.

I will be informing you of various commercial activities we will be undertaking this year, from a discount card for Old Stoics across a range of high end brands, through to insurance based products, competitively pitched within our ranks and the establishment of The Corinthian brand under which we will be offering a number of member benefits to you all.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Nigel Milne (Chandos 68), who is standing down as Chair of the Networking, Marketing and Events Committee. Nigel has worked tirelessly in his role, his enthusiasm and joie de vivre is infectious. He won’t be too far away; he is now an OS Ambassador and will continue to sit on the N,M&E Committee and run the Stowe-X Rock Soc. Katie Lamb (Lyttelton 06) has taken on the role of Chair from Nigel: she is a passionate enthusiast who will bring yet more excitement to the table.

I signed off last year by hoping to meet as many of you as possible. With over 10,000 of you, that was a tall order but I have been able to attend a number of functions where Old Stoics, both young and old, and some in-between, and to a man and woman, you have made me very welcome. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time getting to know you. As ever, the door is open to ideas and suggestions; my Stowe email is at the foot of this, please feel free to use it. Enjoy the new magazine and I Iook forward to another year with you, full of excitement, fulfilment, encouragement and, well... being Old Stoics.

Jonathon Hall (Bruce 79), OSS Chairman

Jonathon.hall@stowe.co.uk

Dear Old Stoic

This is a follow up to the circular letter sent out to the older Old Stoics last summer.

I am very happy to report that the response to the letter was fantastic and a large number responded either to the OS Office or to me. There have been some really good stories. Thank you, all. I can tell you that they will be published in book form in time for the Centenary in 2023. I have also been told that, if anyone who has an incident to recall and who has not written in, please do so.

I think it is important that the more recent generations of Stoics and those currently denizens of Stowe should realise that not so much has changed except the fantastic facilities that now exist at Stowe! No more running on a grass track and they now have a heated indoor swimming pool.

Once again, thanks to all who have subscribed and if anyone has something which is amusing or of interest, please write it either to me or to the OS Office.

With best wishes

Robin Moore (Temple 53)

The years have slipped past in a turbulent haze
We’ve made it to ninety – we’re somewhat amazed
Now as we see the centenary loom
Our families are viewing the prospect with gloom.

Whenever we meet with our friends and our peers
We boast of our age and the passage of years.
We chat of our treatments exchanging our news
On aches, pains and ailments with varying views.

We’re lurching around on our sticks and our frames
Assuring our friends that they’re just party games.
Helpers and doctors and ladies who care
Wheelchairs and stair-lifts we like to compare.

As we stagger towards our centenary year
Give us a laugh and a smile and a cheer.

David Palmer (Chatham 44)

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