House Matters

Why a House system?
	I think that of all the House reports I have typed, the 1950 set actually put into words what the House system was trying to achieve at HGS. a. A good standard of behaviour in School. b. A sense of "team spirit" within each House. Helping one another to achieve a desired outcome. c. A "bonding" of certain member-teachers to the pupils within each House. d. The inclusion of the many and varied talents of the pupils (music, sports, drama etc) to form a common goal - winning the Challenge Cup.
e. The realisation that whatever your behaviour in School, your quarter of the School's population would either suffer the consequences of it, or share in its credit. f. The knowledge that everything each pupil did in School was open to scrutiny by one's peers and superiors, and encouragement or despair would be expressed. g. The openly expressed belief that competition would drive up standards. Have I missed anything? Sheila Kelsall (HGS 1955-62)