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Old Cottonians Association Bishop Cotton School Shimla India

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The Old Cottonians' Association officially started on 13th May 1910 when these 17 OC's  assembled at the Freemason's Hall in Simla.

OCA 13th May 1910 - the first OC's get-together

NAME YEARS AT BCS
E.O. Wilsey 1863 - 1867
W.J.Crayden 1863 - 1866
W.Cotton 1876 - 1884
T.Archibald Brooks 1876 - 1877
S.A.Blaker 1881 - 1883
W.G. Dollman 1882 - 1890
C.Davis 1882 - 1886
Felix von Goldstein 1884 - 1892
C.W.Kirkpatrick 1884 - 1888
E.A.Reid 1887 - 1891
W.I.Tilden 1887 - 1891
D.A.Clarke 1891 - 1896
Frank I.Tellery 1893 - 1895
A.D.Grindal 1895 - 1899
G.T.Wright 1898 - 1900
G.A.Heron 1902 - 1903
A.Farrar Brooks 1908 - 1910

It is interesting to note that the first gathering of OC's was, however, in 1878 when 28 Old Cottonians attended the First Founder's Day function ever to be celebrated on the 27th of July as 28th was a Sunday! These 28 OC's sat at the High Table for the meal that followed the function.

 

[* The official Old Cottonians Association website was started in April 2002]

 



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