▁for ▁former ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁school ( s ) ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁word ▁pal us ▁( gen itive ▁pal ud is ), ▁meaning ▁a ▁mar sh ▁or ▁sl ough . ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁first ▁co ined ▁by ▁the ▁Head master , ▁W . ▁Francis ▁Smith , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Old ▁Pal udi ans ▁Association ▁was ▁formed , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁continuous ▁use ▁ever ▁since . ▁" Old ▁Pal udi ans " ▁is ▁sometimes ▁inform ally ▁contract ed ▁to ▁" Old ▁P als ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁Association ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁Boys ▁( or ▁Sports ) ▁section ▁and ▁the ▁Girls ▁section . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁Boys ▁section ▁reform ed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Old ▁Pal udi ans ▁Ltd . ▁They ▁moved ▁to ▁T ap low ▁and ▁now ad ays ▁play ▁as ▁T ap low ▁United . ▁▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Girls ▁section ▁became ▁the ▁current ▁Old ▁Pal udi ans ▁Association ▁and ▁organ ises ▁annual ▁reun ions ▁for ▁former ▁students ▁- ▁both ▁boys ▁and ▁girls . ▁ ▁Form er ▁students ▁Steve ▁Bell ▁– ▁cart oon ist ▁Jon ▁Benjamin ▁– ▁diplom at ▁Dr ▁Jer emy ▁Black ▁( 1 9 5 1 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁– ▁ass y ri ologist ▁William ▁Brad sh aw , ▁Baron ▁Brad sh aw ▁C d re ▁Laur ie ▁Bro kens hire , ▁C BE , ▁R N ▁( 1 9 5 2 - 2 0 1 7