Tales from the Precincts

Meister Omers, more so than many boarding houses, is full to the brim of incredible stories. Below are some stories from OKS and current pupils alike describing their experiences living in the Precincts.

All Posts

Bubbles Bolton

'Bubbles' was a short roundish fairly happy type of non-descript teacher. He too was much younger than most of his colleagues and had just suddenly arrived at King's without much fanfare. He didn't stand out in any particular way but he did teach Latin to some of the lower classes. He acquired his nickname 'Bubbles' not because he bubbled with mirth, but because he had the propensity of showering his immediate speaking area and unfortunate students with tiny bubbles of spittl

2 min read

Paul Pollak

Mr. Pollak was a different kind of teacher as far as King's was concerned. To begin with he was much younger than the resident 'fogies'. I don't think he'd be much older than about 32, although this to a 15 year old was still quite ancient. Over all, he was much younger than the antiquated grizzled 60 year old befuddled so called educators. Pollak spoke in quite a quick staccato fashion with words following each other rapidly. He had a persona to match, being slim and lean wi

3 min read