Education
He was educated at Newington College and the from where he graduated Bachelor in 1897 and Master of Arts in 1902.
He was educated at Newington College and the from where he graduated Bachelor in 1897 and Master of Arts in 1902.
During his time on staff he served under five other Headmasters: Edward William Cornwall, Rev Doctor Charles Prescott, Philip Le Couteur, Mervyn Austin and Lawrence Pyke. He taught Science and modern subjects and was the coach of the Second XI cricket side for many years being AAGPS Premiers in 1920-1921. When Charles Buchanan retired at the end of 1932, Cortis Jones was appointed Senior Master.
To mark the completion of his 50 vears service as master of Newington College in 1947, the Old Newingtonians" Union held a dinner at which Cortis Jones in replying to a toast recalled that he had "weathered four wars, five sovereigns and five headmasters".
Cortis Jones married Ida Lucas, the daughter of Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas, his first Headmaster as a staff member at Newington. Their son, Beverly Cortis-Jones, developed a method for the synthesis of Vitamin C from glucose.
He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1953 in recognition of his services to education.