Assorted Photos

The frequency of school panorama photos is not clear. However, it seems that they were not taken annually after WW2, even if that had been the case before the war. During the war private photography was virtually impossible. The first post war photo seems to have been in 1947 with the next in 1950. Others were taken later in the 50s and 60s. It has also been suggested that some 'renegade' lads tried to get their picture in twice by running from one end of the assembly to the other, beating the camera scan on the way. Doubts have been cast on this story. A definitive answer to this, and remarks about the frequency, comes from Robin Sharp, School Captain/Head Boy in 1972.
In April 2002 Robin wrote:
"Oh, no - it was no old wives tale about appearing at both ends of the photo (or trying). In the 1970 version, Ian Murray was actually egged on to do so by Ernie Mott! The camera was turning, but Ian was so startled at the suggestion, having not thought about it himself, he ran from one end to the other but in front of the school, so of course he was seen and much to Joe's annoyance (and the frustration of those more subtle boys who had run round the back, because the photo had to be taken again!). So, I'm not sure that on that particular photo anyone actually managed to appear twice.
The 1970 photo was overdue. The idea had been to have a school photo every 5 years, so that most pupils would appear in at least one. The previous one had been in 1964, so the next should have been taken in 1969. However, for some reason it was forgotten (can't remember whether this was due to the fact that Joe had been off sick following his heart attack at around about that time, or it was general apathy or forgetfulness, but I believe it was Joe's impending retirement that lead to the last EHGS school photo being taken in 1970."