“Drayton Manor School has reached a happy period in its growth. Its oldest inhabitants already take pride in the traditions they have planted, while they still share with Form One the adventure of doing things for the first time.
The first School Play was “Julius Caesar”: That ‘CAESAR WAS AMBITIOUS’ we all knew, but joy in the creation of character, costume, scenery and effects during months of preparation, no less than the applause of a generous audience on November 23rd and 24th, justified the ambition of our potential actors and craftsmen.”

The first School Concert took place in the following March. Other things were going on as well, though:

“Occasions that rank as traditional include the Summer Expedition-last year to the G.W.R. Works at Swindon-the Victory of the Fathers over the First Eleven in July, Swimming Sports in September, Athletics Sport in April, and repeated onslaughts upon the Plantains that try to rob us of our playing field. The House Singing Competition at the end of the Spring term, another new feature, resulted in a victory for the Spartans.
The formation of two School societies, the Literary and Dramatic and the History Society, show we enjoy intellectual as well as athletic out-of-school activities. The History Society will shortly debate, “That Labour-saving Machinery is the main cause of Unemployment,” and last term they spent a Merit half-holiday exploring the Tower of London. To the Literary Society Mr. Barbanel gave a delightful illustrated lecture on Paris. All who were present longed to go there under his leadership, and forty boys and girls were fortunate enough to make the School’s first foreign journey in the Easter holidays.”