Silent show proved a beauty (From Oxford Mail)

Silent show proved a beauty

12:00pm Monday 13th February 2012 in Memory Lane By John Chipperfield

The pupils didn’t say a word during this production of Sleeping Beauty.

It was performed by children at St Barnabas School in Jericho, Oxford, in 1955 and was staged in mime.

It was, however, full of action, as you can see from the various poses of the children. An assortment of hats added to the splendour.

This is one of a series of pictures in an album belonging to former headteacher, Marion Brucker, who spent her whole teaching career at the school. She started as a student teacher in 1917, in her last year as a pupil at Oxford High School for girls, and retired in 1956 after five years as head.