Master in College
Master in College is the title of the master responsible for College, the oldest boarding house at Eton College, which is reserved for the seventy King's Scholars.
King's Scholars (Collegers) attend Eton on scholarships provided under the original foundation by King Henry VI in 1440 and awarded by examination each year. The school originally consisted of 70 scholars (half of the first intake had previously been educated at Winchester College) together with a small number of Commensals.
The boarding house in which Collegers live is in the central area of the school off School Yard, the fulcrum around which the school revolves, where both Eton College Chapel and Lupton's Tower are situated. It includes New Buildings and Chamber. Chamber, the older section, includes rooms which look out onto School Yard, while New Buildings is on the reverse side and contains the majority of the boys' living spaces.
The position of Master in College dates from 1846 when the new buildings were finished. Prior to that the Headmaster was directly responsible for the Scholars.[1]
List of Masters in College
- Rev. C J Abraham 1846-1849
- Rev. W B Marriott 1850-1852
- Rev. W L Hardisty 1852-1855
- Rev. Charles Keegan Paul 1855-1862 [1]
- Rev. N L Shuldham 1862-1867
- Henry Elford Luxmoore 1867-1871
- Hendrick Agnis Chignell 1874-1878
- Francis Hy Rawlins 1879
- Henry Broadbent 1879-1886
- Charles Lowry 1886-1893
- Arthur Murray Goodhart 1894-1903
- Rev. Cyril Alington 1904-1908
- Aymer William Whitworth 1908-1917
- John Foster Crace 1917-1923
- Hugh Kenyon Marsden 1923-1930
- John Vaughan Wilkes 1930-1937
- Walter Hamilton 1937-1946
- Frederick John Randolph Coleridge 1946-1949
- Stephen McWatters 1949-1957[2]
- Raef John Godfrey Payne 1957-1965
- Rev. Peter Pilkington 1965-1975
- John Lewis 1975-1980[3]
- Martin Hammond 1980-1984
- Andrew Boggis 1985-1992[4]
- Dr Joseph AF Spence 1992-2002[5]
- Dr Gary John Savage 2002-2006
- Dr Jane Louise Sillery 2006-2015 [6]
- J A G Fulton 2015-
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles Keegan Paul Memories Routledge, 1971 ISBN 0-7100-6944-8, ISBN 978-0-7100-6944-3
- ↑ Times Obituaries
- ↑ Kings College Courier
- ↑ Forest School
- ↑ Dulwich College
- ↑ John Clare Eton breaks with tradition to appoint woman housemaster Daily Telegraph 10 Mar 2006
