the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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Head of College. The rivalry with The
Beresford also intensified this year as to the
dismay of the entire House our Christmas
Tree disappeared one cold night in December
and all that was left behind the following
morning were the decorations and lights neatly
folded away back in the box in the foyer. As
Dr Boscher said upon discovering the scene
the next day, ‘That saves me a trip to the tip !’
It is impossible to talk about the year
without mentioning the appointment of
Mike Denhart (ow) as live-in Assistant
Housemaster. Mike has become a wellestablished, well-liked and well-respected part
of the House and his contribution this year
has been invaluable. Finally, we come to the
most important person in House and the two
people who will be most sorely missed next
year, Dr Paul Boscher and his wife Brigitte.
Paul and Brigitte have run The Talbot since
2000. They oversaw the passage from the
Old Talbot building to the new one in 2003
and they have seen eleven years of boys grow
into men. Paul and Brigitte are loved across
the school by all pupils from all Houses who
know them and it is certainly not uncommon
to hear boys from other houses say, ‘I wish
Dr Boscher was my housemaster’, such is his
popularity and the respect with which he is
held throughout the school. He is respected
by the Common Room as a fierce intellect
and a brilliant teacher and he is respected by
the pupils for being a kind, eccentric, fun and
wise teacher and Housemaster. The boys and
their parents gave them a fantastic send off on
Speech Day. Paul and Brigitte have come to
define The Talbot in their time here and it is
with great sadness that we say goodbye. We
can only hope that this last year has been a
fitting end to the Boscher le