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Winter
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An introduction from the
Head Master:
Introduction
y first few months at MTS
have flown by. I already feel a part
of the MTS family and am grateful
for the various kindnesses and good
wishes my wife and I have been
offered. My first impression has been
of a warm and open community. The
pupils and teachers are exceptionally
able. Even more impressive is that
they combine scholarship with
courtesy and generosity of spirit.
I sense a proud shared history and
tradition, but also a zest for the new and a
determination always to improve. Pupils
at MTS are blessed with great talents,
and many choose to use those talents
to unselfishly support others. MTS is a
unique educational environment – to my
fresh eyes we have a school to treasure.
Memories include the long-suffering
removal man who, after carrying the
twentieth box of books into the Head
Master’s House, told me that he would,
out of his own money, buy me a Kindle.
Other memories are of the kaleidoscope
of music and dance at the Asian Cultural
Show; the quiet authority and courage of
Sir Ranulph Fiennes when he spoke at
the school; the beautiful music our choirs
and ensembles offer; the vibrant support
networks the parents give to the school;
the sight of Saturday sport filling our wide
fields. Above all, I have enjoyed meeting
and teaching the pupils.
We should also celebrate the superb new
space that the Great Hall refurbishment
has given us. We have lost none of the
character of the wonderful Hall, but
equipped it with the most modern audio-
visual kit we can find. The Hall has been
enlarged to fit the size of the school and
all of the wood and fittings have been
restored. Its first public use was to host
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, but in short order
thereafter it has been the venue for the
Autumn Concert, the school musical
‘Grease’ and a scintillating talk on Brazil by
Michael Palin which attracted an audience
of almost a thousand people from the
school and the local community.
The OMT Society was one of the first
groups to offer me a warm welcome
and look forward to developing further
the relationship between the school
and the Old Boys that is so crucial to
our continuing success. We are always
looking to find ways to expand and
strengthen our commitment to the
former pupils of the school. We will find
new events that will interest all and offer
new services to help our alumni in their
careers and continuing friendships. All
are welcome to return at any time to see
the changes in the facilities and enjoy the
hospitality of the new clubhouse.
One aspect of the relationship is the
support OMTs give to the school and
its fundraising. Our recent telephone
fundraising campaign was a great success
– thank you very much to the OMTs who
gave and the younger OMTs who helped
staff it. May I suggest that all who are
interested in the life of the school involve
themselves in our new net community
My Merchant Taylors
. This will allow
us to keep OMTs updated about events
and will allow them to book tickets, track
down old friends and much else.
Simon Everson
Head Master
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Law
OMTs
WilliamHughes QC, Stephen
Rubin QC, Nicholas Tse, Lionel
Curry, Mark Krais, Miles Geffin and
Brian Naumann
write of their careers
in Law.
Vulcan:
Delivering the Vision
Dr Robert Pleming
OMT writes
of the challenges in restoring the
Vulcan bomber to flight.
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From theArchive
From a Head Monitor
Chrishan Raja
OMT
looks back at
his time at the school.
Development
Nick Latham
gives an update on
Development, especially on the
successful summer Telephone
Campaign.
In this
issue
Winter
2013
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ownership of archive photography but have not always
succeeded in doing so. Any owners of copyright of
individual images are invited to contact the editor.
Class Notes
Obituaries
Letter fromAustralia
Will Copping
OMT reflects on his
travels and theWallaby Scholarship.
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