Bostonian

The Bostonian was the official magazine of Boston Grammar School for most of the 20th Century. The first two issues were published in July 1920 and October 1921. There was then a pause until the third edition appeared in December 1927. From then on it was published annually until the late 1980s (circa 1987).

Over the years, various members of staff supervised the preparation of the magazine, including Frederick Cox, John Gledhill and John King. In its later incarnations it was edited by members of the Sixth Form.

For some time, pupils received a copy in return for payment of a voluntary subscription, which helped subsidise non-essential school items (of which the magazine was one). Members of the Old Bostonian Association received a copy in return for their annual membership fee.

The Bostonian was later succeeded by two periodicals:

• The Grammar Gazette - a student publication which first appeared in 1992.
• Acta Grammatica - the official school publication which is produced at the end of every term. It first appeared in 1994.

Although similarly named, The Bostonian should not be confused with The Old Bostonian: the newsletter of the Old Bostonian Association, which continues to this day.

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  1968 edition cover.

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  1973 edition cover, with photo of Paul Van-Tam.

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  1976 edition cover, Educational Fantasia by M Smith

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  1977 edition cover, with photo of Rachelle O Clark.

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  1978 edition cover, "Id" or "No prizes for guessing who!!" by Trevor Hinson

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  1979 edition cover, "Dreams of a Modern Day History Teacher" including photo of Richard Holtam.

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  1980 edition cover, with photo of Ken Whittle in the Quadrangle.

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  1981 edition cover.

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  1982 edition cover, cartoon by Tim "Pedro" Ashberry.

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  1983 edition cover, with photo of Arthur Shrimpton.

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  1984 edition cover, "The intellectual soul of man strives to discover the mode of life or art whereby the soul may express itself in unfettered freedom" (James Joyce)

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  1985 edition cover.