The gentlemanliness and bigheartedness of a typical GCI Old Boy
There is a story of a GCI boy who gave a lady a lift somewhere in the northern part of Nigeria. Their car broke down and they had to sleep in a hotel, sharing a room to conserve funds. The girl placed a pillow between them to make for 'PRIVACY'. The boy, till morning, did not cross the pillow.
Back in the car the wind blew the lady's scarf over a fence. The ex-GCI boy attempted to jump the fence for the scarf but the lady pulled him back, saying: "How dare you jump a fence when you could not ..... Read More
GCI Boys, United They Stand.
Once upon a time!
In the Confines of GCI was a Captain of Hockey of a particular Set around the middle of the Second Generation of the School.
His prefect badge was to be stripped off in the School Assembly Hall, symbolically removing him as a School Prefect for an alleged misdemeanour committed when the Hockey Team went to Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro to play a friendly match.
The Head of School then, Wole Ogunyinka (1966) - a mature and peace loving young man mobilised some of ..... Read More
Eavesdroppers Never Hear Good of Themselves
The story I�m about to relay happened in Grier House in the mid sixties.
Our dear old Housemaster, Mr. Arodudu of blessed memory, who was also our English teacher, was very fond of prowling round his domain (Grier House) after lights-out, like a sleek tiger looking for unruly students to punish.
He had carried on with this tactic for a long time, and a lot of Grier House boys had fallen into his trap on several occasions. The inevitable
punishment was some strokes from the rod of ..... Read More
2017 GCIOBANA ENDO : LAS VEGAS CONVENTION
Dr Adeola Olatunji Popoola - a Physical Therapy Specialist in New Jersey and Executive Chairman of GCIOBA-North America Branch discusses with Mrs Joy Adedeji of New African Broadcasting Network TV Station.
In the Video Interview transcribed by the GCI Museum Team, the 1971 Set Old Boy of Government College Ibadan related how the Branch's forthcoming grand breaking ENDO at Las Vegas, Nevada would be a panacea for the dismal abysmal state of education in not only his Alma ..... Read More
The GCI Story
Sir' I asked 'do you mean Government College Ibadan?' the old professor looked into my eyes with incredulity and snapped 'Is there any other GCI'? Though there exist many schools using this acronym today. With this sense of nostalgia and awe do old students and friends talk about and celebrate this great school.
Founded February 28, 1929, Government College Ibadan (GCI) is a "boys only" secondary school located in Ibadan, modelled after the British secondary boarding schools of the era. The ..... Read More
Manna from the HSC Block Ceiling
MANNA FROM THE HSC BLOCK CEILING - THE FREE MILK AFFAIR.
My relationship with all my classmates was cordial, but that with three of them, Adenrele Daramola, Tunde Oremodu and Tolu Osonowo, was outstanding.
I recall playing football in my second year, with Denrele in the open porch of the HSC Block.
One of us kicked the ball into the ceiling and Denrele volunteered to go into the ceiling and retrieve it. He brought down the ball all right, but he also told us about a carton of ..... Read More
'Cum' was a Life Saver
Nobody toyed with 'cum' in Government College Ibadan.
Cum was the Saturday evening combo meal of fried plantain and beans (dodo and ewa) and it was everybody's delight.
'Cum' made my life a lot easier in my early days at GCI, after leaving the comfort of Corona School, Lagos, which many considered an 'aje-butter' institution.
I resumed at Apata in January 1967, and so, that aspect of my life's journey began. I was assigned to Grier House.
Taking up residence in the boarding house, ..... Read More
These terms called 'AYO' and 'AIONIAN'.
AIONIAN is the brotherhood of four schools formed in 1930 by the founding Principals of Abeokuta Grammar School, Ibadan Grammar School, Ondo Boys High School, and Ijebu Ode Grammar School.
AIONIAN was formed by combining the first letters of the schools, and was for the purpose of conducting joint annual sports competitions and entrance examinations.
The initial four schools later became twelve.
None of these ionian (ayo) schools played elite sports like cricket and hockey, and did not ..... Read More
Osemeikhian or Oshinyimika
By the rules and regulations of Government College Ibadan, students were barred from going into the teachers' quarters, but as they say 'boys must be boys'.
A combination of normal youthful exuberance and some spurt of testosterone in the blood of young boys emboldened some group of students, notable amongst whom were Segun Oshinyimika (1965), Biodun Sadipe (1965), Late Yomi Agboola (1965), Derin Adewumi (1962) and a host of others to break this rule.
It was a kind of 'huckleberryfinic' ..... Read More
Conversation between an Old Boy and an Old School Teacher of GCI
Teacher: What are you doing here?
Student: I'm a student sir.
Teacher: 'Ha-ha! Student where? At the university?'
Student: Yes sir!
Teacher: That's the same place I'm going. And what are you studying?'
Student: 'Engineering sir!' Chemical Engineering!!'
Teacher: 'Oh...I see! How did you get here? And for how long?'
Student: 'I gained admission sir. Just completed my first year.'
Teacher: 'Ha, you GCI boys. You are everywhere. I must send a message to MA in Ibadan. Do you ..... Read More