b'A H I S T O R Y O F C O O G E E P R E Ptram) on a day of cyclonic rain, boarders and Headmaster in theirmacintoshes. There were no buses or taxis; they walked and weredrenched and the school day went on as usual. Depression was beingreplaced by World War; no-one had spare cash and violent weatherwas just part of life.Bill Cooper (193841) remembers the Carrington Road prop-erty (which was later demolished): a large two-storey main house, set well back from the road and witha circular driveway at the front; stables or garage with a loft above atthe rear and a tennis court to the right of the main building. Theboarders slept upstairs at the rear of the buildingBehind the prop-erty was a gully or reserve where we used to play soldiers and we hadsome battles with gangs from the district which resulted in someinjuries from stones and sticksThe loft over the stables became ahideaway for some of us and this was where I was introduced tosmoking, starting with cane and progressing to the real thingMostoftheseextra-curricularactivitiestookplaceunbeknowntoBillNimmo, but I think his wife was aware of what was going on becauseshe attended to the injuries and ailments. Meals at the boarding school were formal affairs and each boarderhad to take it in turns to say grace before commencing meals. As Irecall there was only one graceBenedictus benedicat . This wasno doubt appropriate considering the schools emphasis on under-standing Latin at an early age.Tom Russell (193739) writes:Mr. and Mrs. Nimmo would take turns at sitting at our table, andteach us good table manners. They treated each of us as one of thefamily and the meals were very good, and there was plenty of it! Theassistant master (first Mr. Fraser and later Mr. Haslam) was requiredto live at Kiera as a house master. At breakfast, which was a less socialoccasion, the house master and the boys sat at one table, while Mr.and Mrs. Nimmo and Sheila would sit at the other. Not only did the boarders enjoy their time at St. Marks Road,but it was a happy hunting ground for some of the day boys aswell. They would go there after school, and watch with envy as theboarders received bread and raspberry jam for their afternoon tea.Mollys dolls house fascinated them and Molly and Sheila were2 7'