D. Chapallaz

I first noticed the name D. Chapallaz on a report on a consultation to create a single examination to replace CSE and 'O' Levels, which was proposed in the mid 1970s. It was over a decade until the GCSE was created and introduced - at the start of my teaching career.

I had a look to see who they were as it's an unusual name.

Mr. D. Chapallaz was the Secretary of the Secondary Schools Committee - the one I served on when it was called the SPC in the 1970s. He lived in Hitchin at the time - his address is included. He also served on other committees and his name appears in a range of articles.

I also found a Nick Chapallaz works for a company called GeoPlace - that's quite an unusual name and two people linked with geography and geospatial - he previously worked for ESRI UK - could there be a connection?

I wonder also if he was this old boy from Haberdashers' Aske's.

It would be good to find out more about Mr. Chapallaz and also an image too. Another of the many people to have passed through the Association's committees over the years, of which there are many thousands. A few have had their moment here, but many others still remain 'anonymous'.

Sources

“The Geographical Association.” Geography, vol. 60, no. 4, 1975, pp. 311–22. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41415055 

Chapallaz, D.P., Davis, P.P., Fitzgerald, B.P., Grenyer, N., Rolfe, J. and Walker, D.R.F. (1970) Hypothesis Testing in Field Studies, Teaching Geography Occasional Papers 11, Sheffield: The Geographical Association.

Bill Wallace

In my regular trawls through sources for additional nuggets of information on past GA Presidents, I come across other people who played a role in the Association, but never became President. It's a reminder of the importance of all those who volunteer their time to support the work of the Association, and have done for over 130 years! This is why being President is such a privilege.

Bill Wallace was involved with the Further Education Section of the GA. His work was in Further Education - what is now carried out by the Post-16 committee.

The piece was written by Marguerita Oughton, who wrote quite a few similar pieces at this time.

Oughton, M. “WILLIAM WALLACE.” Geography, vol. 48, no. 4, 1963, pp. 418–19. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40565722. Accessed 16 Sept. 2023.