This memoir covers the first twenty years of the life of the author, a retired university professor, from when he was born in October 1941 during WW2 to when he went up to university in October 1961.

Reproduction of the original: The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics by H. Irving Hancock

Originally published in 1945. This book is concerned with the secondary school as it developed since the 1902 Education Act. The author points out the strengths and weaknesses and makes suggestions for their improvement. Chapters are devoted to School Certificate, Religion in Education, Curriculum and Co-education, among other problems. The recent Act and the many official reports on relevant topics are discussed and some of the author’s misgivings are stated.

Reproduction of the original: The Grammar School Boys of Gridley by H. Irving Hancock

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Grammar School Boys of Gridley; or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving" by H. Irving Hancock. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.