ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1965, gives a thumb-nail sketch of the Working Men’s College during two periods of total war. It describes from contemporary accounts the life in the College itself, and reprints a selection of letters received from College men serving in the armed forces, giving a clear-eyed picture of the lives of men at war.

part One|86 pages

1914

chapter I|4 pages

General Picture – 1914

chapter II|4 pages

Working Men's College – 1914

chapter VI|7 pages

Founders' Nights and Other College Occasions

Founders' Day, 1914

chapter VII|5 pages

Jottings from the Journal

chapter IX|3 pages

Letters from the Home Front

chapter XI|8 pages

Letters from the B.E.F., France

chapter XII|9 pages

More Letters from B.E.F., France

chapter XIV|3 pages

The End of an Era

part Two|132 pages

The College and World War II 1939—1945

chapter |2 pages

Ellis Franklin

chapter XV|4 pages

Introduction

chapter XVII|8 pages

The College at War

chapter XIX|8 pages

War Work Party

chapter XX|4 pages

The Playing Field During the War

chapter XXII|4 pages

College Personalities

chapter XXIII|4 pages

‘No Memorial ...’

chapter XXIV|7 pages

More Notes from the Journal

chapter XXVI|4 pages

War Emergency Committee Report

chapter XXIX|14 pages

Letters from the Royal Navy