The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

Keble College: The Record 2009
History Scholar. He played badminton and was a member of the
College Cross-Country Team. He stayed on for a year (1955–6)
for the Certificate of Education. For his National Service he
was commissioned into the Royal Air Force and served in the
Education Branch (1956–8). He was appointed an Assistant
Master at Wintringham Boys’ Grammar School, Grimsby
(1958–63). He moved to Surbiton Grammar School for Boys in
Surrey (1963). The School moved site (1965) changing its name
to Esher Grammar School and became Esher College (1975) a
co-educational open access Sixth Form College. He was made
Head of the History Department (1979) and retired (1996). His
wife writes: ‘After retirement he joined the University of the
Third Age (U3A) and continued to share his love of History by
running a very popular History Group for 10 years.’ He leaves a
wife Carolyn and daughters Alison and Elizabeth.
John Clifford Earwaker
(1956)
John Glyndwr Edwards
(1936)
died on 17 November 2007 aged 71. He was educated at St
John’s School, Leatherhead and came up to Keble to read
Theology. He was President of the College Music Society (1958–
9) and Secretary of the University Tudor Consort (1956–9).
He went to Lincoln Theological College, was ordained Deacon
(1961) and Priest (1962). He was Curate of All Saints Ecclesall,
Sheffield (1961–4), then Senior Chaplain and Succentor at St
Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh (1964–5). He became a Divinity
Master at Ashton-under-Lyme Grammar School (1965–8) and
was licensed to officiate in the Diocese of Manchester (1965–9).
He was appointed Lecturer at Sheffield City College of
Education (1969–76) and was licensed to officiate in the Diocese
of Sheffield (from 1969). He was Chaplain and Senior Lecturer
in Applied Social Studies at Sheffield City Polytechnic (1976–92)
which became Hallam University, Sheffield (1992). He retired
early due to ill health (1993). He was awarded the Diploma in
Education of Manchester University (1968) and a M.Ed. (1971).
He was a composer of Church Music and contributed articles
to several educational publications. He is survived by his wife
Janet whom he married in 1964.
died on 8 September 2008 aged 92. He was educated at
Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil Intermediate Schools and
St David’s College, Lampeter. He came up to Keble to read
PPE and rowed in the College 1 st Torpid (1937). He became
a member of the Inner Temple and qualified as a Barrister
(1945). He had been called up (1941) and served as a Corporal
Instructor in the Royal Air Force Technical Training Command
(1941–6). He was a Schoolmaster in Coventry (1947–9) and
then a Youth Officer and Supervisor of Evening Institutes in
Barnsley (1949–51). He was appointed Divisional Education
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