Why the Name of the Newspaper? Find out down below!

Arthur J. Hobson was one of the school's most outstanding teachers and the impact his work had still lives on many years later.

He was employed at the British Schools from 1937 to 1962 and again from 1966 to 1971, teaching English, History, and Form across his 30 years of work. He studied at Oxford, obtaining an Honors degree in History and a Diploma in Education.

Some of his most important doings were the founding of the school library, which is named in his honor, and he supported lots of extracurricular activities, such as the Chess Club and the school magazine, among others.

A.J. Hobson (Bottom Middle), with "The Perficean" Team

He was the editor of the school magazine, “The Perifcean” and worked for many years in its publication. The magazine's original name was “Perfice”, which was published for the first time in 1917, but the name was later changed. The aim of this magazine was to provide school news and descriptions of different school events. Although this magazine no longer exists, students and staff could enjoy the different editions for several years. Lots of the articles he wrote can still be found today at the A.J. Hobson Library.

The influence his work had at The British Schools, along with the fantastic job he did as a teacher, are the reasons why we chose to name our newspaper after him. Our goal is to provide global, local, and school news to the students, just as “The Perifcean” did long ago, and to share interesting information as a way of uniting the school community.

Bibliography

Apolant Jacoby, E., Cooper de Martínez, V. and Shandy de Saralegui, K. (2009). A photographic history of the first 100 years 1908-2008. Montevideo: The British Schools.