Talk:Bembridge School

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Perhaps some reference could be made to Bembridge School references made in popular culture, such as the throwaway references to the "Bembridge Scholars" in the movie The Mummy? Roland (talk) 15:42, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Mervyn Stockwood

I have deleted Mervyn Stockwood from the list of Old Bembridgians. According to Who's Who, he was at Kelly College.Millbanks (talk) 22:41, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Dark Side

Bembridge School had a dark side. There are posts on the Knowhere Guide (Bembridge)that attest to abuse. I suggest that there should be mention of this. 8:15, 23 June, 2008 (EST) Maybe so, but any boarding school of the era was likely to have had a dark side. I would argue that Bembridge was unusually humane for its day in not allowing prefects to cane pupils, and restricting caning to the most senior staff. (Some masters still used a heavy hand, short of the cane.) It also did not allow cadet force or Boy Scouts, because of the Warden's ideals. This, for better or for worse, was unusual for the time. Some of the comments on the Knowehere Guide seem to relate to a different school. It seems to me necessary to keep a historical and sociological balance in these difficult matters, whilst deploring on principle,any form of physical, emotional or sexual abuse.Caemorley (talk) 11:49, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

I would add that Latin and Greek were not taught at Bembridge due to the Warden's philosophy. However, the ideals were not always followed. The posts on the Knowhere Guide (Bembridge)that attest to abuse do refer to Bembridge. Even in 1968 a boy found eating a small piece of bread in the refectory before Grace had been said, could have their hair pulled while being repeatedly slapped hard across the face while being yelled at. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boardingschoolsurvivor (talk • contribs) 01:26, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

The Egypttology.

I hear that the Egyptology in Bembridge. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.23.19.62 (talk) 13:09, 4 August 2008 (UTC)