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T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 8 1<br />
Anyone who studied economics under Joe Symons and his<br />
predecessors will recognise the role our school played in training<br />
and supplying bright chaps to work in the worlds of banking and<br />
finance in the City of London and beyond. While, the majority<br />
of us are now retired, one can continue to enjoy the linkages with<br />
both history and the City by applying to join the Stationers’<br />
Company as a Freeman.<br />
Currently, there are 37 Freeman and 17 Liverymen who are old<br />
boys of the school. Many of them joined the Company in 2006<br />
as Freemen when a special discount scheme was offered to<br />
members of the OSA. Recognising that a new generation of<br />
members has joined the OSA since that time, the Stationers’<br />
Company is pleased to offer a new programme to encourage a<br />
new wave of applications.<br />
The current fee to join the Company is £381 as a Freeman and<br />
the annual membership fee is £88. The joining fee has been<br />
reduced temporarily to £281 for all members of the Old<br />
Stationers’ Association. To take advantage of this offer, you<br />
should first approach Hon.Secretary Tim Westbrook who will<br />
confirm your OSA membership and arrange for the application<br />
forms to be sent to you. This offer will close at the end of this<br />
year.<br />
Freemen can attend the many social functions organised by the<br />
Company Livery Committee, the Annual Lecture, archive<br />
evenings, industry seminars, concerts in the Hall, the Ash<br />
Wednesday service in St. Pauls and the twice yearly golf events.<br />
It is often said that people get out of membership as much as<br />
they put in. This discount scheme is designed to encourage many<br />
more OSA members to join the Company and take an active<br />
part in its programme of events.<br />
Tony Mash<br />
OSA welcomes our new<br />
Honorary Secretary<br />
We congratulate Tim Westbrook on his recent election to<br />
Honorary Secretary following on from his service as Committee<br />
member since 2003; supervision of the two year project for<br />
digitising the entire archive of Stationer’s School Magazines and<br />
The Old Stationer magazines going back to 1884; as well as<br />
publishing adviser initiating the move to all colour printing for<br />
the OSA Magazine and currently overseeing the set up of direct<br />
distribution from the printer to our world-wide membership.<br />
Plus unofficial photographer for OSA events.<br />
OUR OLDEST STATIONER?<br />
Harold Perry celebrating his 90th birthday this week.<br />
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