The picture below, entitled “Book Checking?!” is from The Ouse-Zoo
– a magazine published at the Bedford College of Physical Education in 1957. The student magazine was a compilation of articles,
poems and drawings that were submitted by students and published by the
magazine.
Many of the pieces published were light-hearted, as you can
tell from the picture, and often highlighted aspects of college life. There
were also more serious sports reports and an editorial commenting in this
issue, of the dangers of television taking over and “Physical Education must
produce glamour fine enough to rival TV!”
The magazine also gives an insight into life beyond the
college in 1957. There are local advertisements from “cycle agents”, stationers,
photographic supplies and specifically from J.A. Hague and Son Ltd, claiming to
offer the largest selection of cricket and tennis equipment in the country, located
on Bedford High Street.
The Ouse-Zoo is just one example of student magazines held in the Bedford Physical Education Archive which stretch back to 1922 and continued until 1966. They offer a rich source for researching changing student preoccupations and humour over more than 40 years.
The Ouse-Zoo is just one example of student magazines held in the Bedford Physical Education Archive which stretch back to 1922 and continued until 1966. They offer a rich source for researching changing student preoccupations and humour over more than 40 years.
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| Book Checking ?!, 1957 |
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