Enjoyed my Tennis and Chess with Mick Hickman, and whilst I learned my Latin with another Stringer stalwart, I feel sure that would have been an experience too! Never got involved with the Tolkein bit though.
Talked myself out of the odd 'slippering' or two, but certainly a teacher one never...
On a sidenote, being a Stringer attendee in the early 80's, from an Albion link the great Eric Steele lived in the aforementioned Draxmont Way at that time. Not relevant, just thought I'd mention it as it's a bit quiet.