Saint Anselm's ontological proof
of the brief existence
of Gez Larkin*
It's hard to believe that after five years attempting my religious brain-washing
none of the teachers considered a philosophical or logical approach along the lines
first tried by the school's namesake Anselm of Canterbury 890 years earlier in 1078.
Anyway...I learnt a lot about sarcasm instead.
Almost all the following characters I've not seen since my expulsion by
the deputy head ["What are we going to do with you Larkin? Just go home..."] in June 1973.
No looking back (until now).
50+ years ago; for some the answer to
the question of life,
the universe,
 and everything...

This is just the beginnings of a story of everyday disappointment... (TBD)...

Saint Anselm's Roman CAtholic Secondary Modern
My years (1968-1973),  Each year with four classes of approx 25 pupils from Ashford, Chartham, Canterbury, Herne Bay, Whitstable, Aylesham, Faversham ++
Teacher	Subject	Postmodern imagery?
Mr Dowding Mr O'Regan Miss Joan White Mrs ("Polly") Perkins Mr  Malcolm Farmer Mrs Iwas Sister Helen Sister Margaret Mr Reese Mr Crane Mr Northcote Sister Elizabeth? Mr Johnstone Mr Goodchild Mr Simpson Mrs Larkin Mr Perkins More nones, less nuns	Maths, deputy Head (famous for wearing socks with sandals on rare hot summer days...) "Larkin goes to sleep on a MATRIX"  SMP Maths Headmaster (infamous for anachronisms like "cuckoo-charlies" for brogue shoes...) Art & Pottery (infamously unhinged...) Librarian "Talcy Malcy" Metalwork, tech drawing English (gravitationally challenged) (such a feeling for words...) Typing, scriptures (RE) & battle-axing  Science History Geography RE & non-philosophical axe-grinding PE PE Remedial English and corduroy trousers French Woodwork & Technical Drawing [& my compasses...]	The Wholly Trinity: Anselm, O'Regan, Dowding
Mr Overy	The much maligned janitor {William Overy and Martha Scott were married at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent in the year 1711.}	There are more things in heaven and earth,  Anselm, Than are dreamt of in your ontology...viz morning assembly and O'Regan a ranting...

*Where did

Loyalty and Courtesy"
ever get me?
In the school shield; twelve
tears are not enough.

Saint Anselm's Roman CAtholic Secondary Modern PUPILS (a few that I can still remember, that is)
Lower years		My years (1968-1973)				Higher years
Mark Barnett Philomena Larkin Christine Williams Philip Diffley Paul Major Susan Williams Ellen Powell	Helen Kaczykowski Major twins Paul Kelly Bernadette Major Herbert  Kinvic (Herbie -funnyman)	Christopher Nicholls Andrew Smith Micky Rice Bernard (Bernie) Nolan  Philip Cairo Bernard Lawson Shaun O'Malley Liam Walsh Ronald Gunson Danny Donaghy Paul Phelan Sharon Wall Sandra Ogden Susan Marsh Melba Pereira	Anthony McIntyre Paul Nash #2(Aylesham) Paul Nash #1(Chartham) Anthony (Swimmer) Taylor Quentin Haslam Trevor Wilson David Matthews #1 (athlete) David Taylor #2 (Tech Drawing, glasses) Mark Twyman Paul Dobson Mark Meakin Joanna McMullen Helen Major	Gary Morris Mark Rudd Andrew (Arthur) Matthews Peter Milton Jonathan Love Cormac Rumley Peter Couzens Denis Tobin Leo Webster Neil Comper Wendell Denny Susan Ashton Nicola Page Theresa Lennon	Christopher Edwards Ronny Bishop Peter Bishop Dominic Jones John Hedigan John Burch Micky McHugh ++ memory fails Timothy Hodges Theresa McGuire Julie Brown Alison Punnet Sheila Higginson +++ many more now forgotten...	Andrew Cole Barney Slattery James Dwyre David Major Bill(y) Major David Nixon Barry Lindsay Maria Foreman Robert Burkenshaw Eugene... Kevin Loftus Helen (?) Loftus	John O'Connell Colin Comper Paul Spearman Paul Dickinson Christine Wilcox Bridget Larkin Desmond Nolan Anthony (Tony) Rossi (sister) Rossi Philip Major   John Kinvic Kevin Dray	David Milton Nigel Higgins Anthonio Rubio Paul Nash Paul Iwas Margaret Nash Pippa Clark(?) Sheila Carberry Sharon(?) Thomas Burch Kevin Murphy Mandy Murphy	Mary McHugh Mark Lawson Mark Simpson? Mark Body Peter Kaczykowski Leon Kaczykowski  Alan Waller Eddie Breen Willy Breen Madeleine Runciman Gerard Leavey Brendan Molloy Ciaran Molloy

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