{"id":1328,"date":"2022-09-01T12:21:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/?page_id=1328"},"modified":"2024-06-24T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:44:38","slug":"rupert-bear-attends-edge-hill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/archive-showcase\/short-pieces\/rupert-bear-attends-edge-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Rupert Bear attends Edge Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Edge Hill Archive holds a student newsletter produced between 1967 and 1973 (79 editions in total) called <em>Opus<\/em> (priced at 2\u00bdp!). It was largely text-based and in black-and-white but had a coloured cover. It included editorial comment, letters, jokes, articles on various subjects, forthcoming events and adverts for local businesses so it\u2019s a great reflection of what was happening on campus and indeed more broadly socially among young people at the time. The 1960s and 1970s was a time of far-reaching changes when old ideas about morality, authority and discipline were being challenged and young people were making their mark politically through direct action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 1960s Rupert Bear was already a well-known character and Rupert Bear Annuals were a popular Christmas present for children. Rupert Bear was created by artist Mary Tourtel in 1920 but in this cover of <em>Opus<\/em> a student artist envisages Rupert Bear leaving his parents in Nutwood village to attend Edge Hill and experience student life. The artistic work is great<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/opus-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1322\" style=\"width:745px;height:435px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/opus-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/opus-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/opus-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/opus-1200x702.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/opus.jpg 1481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the pillars at the main entrance to the university can be seen in the image above and is still there. Similarly, the second sketch is a pretty good rendition of the original Edge Hill building which was built in 1931 when the institution moved from Liverpool and is still a commanding and impressive building at the main entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffb14a\"><strong>If you were putting together the front cover of a student magazine, how would you make it attractive, relevant and possibly funny?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"163\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/lecture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1337 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/lecture.jpg 303w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/lecture-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">So, Rupert Bear attends his lectures with his rather fashionable 1960s looking fellow students, although not all the audience seem to be giving the lecture the same attention.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Here in the student bar he is also taking up other opportunities offered by student life.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/bar-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1343 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/bar-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/bar-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/bar-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/bar-1200x877.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/researchcatalyst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/345\/2022\/09\/bar.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffb14a\"><strong>I wonder how he got on with his studies, was he able to successfully balance his studies with his extra-curricular activities?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edge Hill Archive holds a student newsletter produced between 1967 and 1973 (79 editions in total) called Opus (priced at 2\u00bdp!). 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