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John Carr, A.B.--A Family Circle--Richard Thornton--Conditions of
Mastership--Collection of Rent and Masters' Stipends--John Cookson,
"probe edoctus"--William Paley, Master--The Paleys of
Langcliffe--William Paley, the Younger--Career at
Cambridge--Charles Nowell in Lancaster Gaol--Dispute over his
Successor as Governor--Paley and John Moore, Usher, and their
Stipends--The Archbishop's Judicious Letter--Enclosures--Mortgage
of North Cave Estate--Teaching of Writing--Elementary
Education--Increase of Revenue--A Third Master--Purchase of
Books--Burton Exhibitions--Re-building of School--New
Statutes--Attitude of the Vicar--Rev. John Clapham--Bishop Watson
of Llandaff on Classical Teaching--Educational Status of
Giggleswick--Applicant's Letter for post of Writing Master--Robert
Kidd--Distribution of Prizes to Scholars--Re-adjustment of
Salaries--Nicholas Wood, Usher--Obadiah Clayton, Classical
Assistant--Numbers of the School--Vacations--Miss Elizabeth
Paley--Death of William Paley--Estimate of his Work--Old
Boys--Letter from T. Kidd on Life at Cambridge.
CHAPTER VII.--THE REV. ROWLAND INGRAM. [110-125.
Appointment of a New Master--Suggested Examiners--Qualifications
Necessary--Strong Field of Candidates--Appointment of
Ingram--Elementary Education--William Stackhouse, Writing
Master--Clayton's Insanity--Increased Numbers--Increased
Revenues--Commissioners of 1825--Rev. John Howson--Craven
Bank--Usher's House--Letter from John Carr--John Saul
Howson--Character of Ingram's Rule--Potation.
CHAPTER VIII.--DR. GEORGE ASH BUTTERTON, 1845-1858. [126-148.
Attitude of the Governors--Aim of Education--Scheme of 1844--Its
Defects--Bishop of Ripon--Appointment of Butterton--New School
Built--Description--Prize Poems--Hastings' Exhibition--Bishop of
Ripon's Examiner's Report--Giggleswick Pupils Prize--Howson
Prize--Modern Language Master--Curriculum of the School Examination
1855--Admittance of Pupils--Difficulties of Butterton--Illness of
Howson--Fig Day--Payments by Scholars--Glazier's Bills--Efficiency
of the School.
CHAPTER IX.--THE REV. JOHN RICHARD BLAKISTON, 1858-1866. [149-168.
Blakiston appointed Master--Matthew Wood, Usher--John Langhorne--Arthur
Brewin--Examiner's Report--Decrease of Numbers--Difficulties of the
Scheme of 1844--Blakiston and Wood--Master's House Unfit for
Boarders--Pronunciation of Greek and Latin--Mr. James
Foster--Charity Commissioners--New Scheme 1864--New Governing
Body--Sir James Kay Shuttleworth--Walter Morrison--Fig Day--School
Clock--Ingram Prize--Resignation of Usher--Preliminaries for a New
Scheme--Suspension of Usher's Office--Inspector's Report 1863--Free
Education--Inspector's Report 1865--Development of New
Scheme--Resignation of Mr. Blakiston--Purchase of Football
Field--Proposals for Hostel.
CHAPTER X.--A NEW ERA. [169-197.
Temporary Headmaster--Thomas Bramley--Michael Forster--Hostel--Rev.
George Style--Private Boarding House--Endowed Schools Act 1869--New
Scheme of Management 1872--Free Education--Shute Exhibitions--
Increase of Numbers--Natural Science--Dr W. Marshall
Watts--Purchase of Holywell Toft--Additions to the Hostel--New
Class-rooms--Gymnasium--Success at the Universities--Death of Sir
James Kay Shuttleworth--Lord Frederick Cavendish--Mr. Hector
Christie--Giggleswick Church Restoration--Athletics--Giggleswick
_v._ Sedbergh--Music--Charles Frederick Hyde--School Library--G. B.
Mannock--Bankwell--Arthur Brewin--Fire in the Laboratory--
Educational Exhibition--Museum--Old Boys' Club--Numbers in the
School--Craven Bank--Hollybank--_Giggleswick Chronicle_--Boer War.
CHAPTER XI.--THE CHAPEL. [198-215.
Mr. Morrison's offer--Aim of Architecture--The Purpose of a Dome--Value
of a School Chapel--Foundation Stone laid--Interior of the
Chapel--Organ--Dome--Windows--Cricket Pavilion--Gate-house--Mr.
Morrison's Portrait--Mr. Style's Resignation--His Work--Praepostors
--Fagging--Schoolboys' Tower--Mr. Style's Enthusiasm--Ascension
Day--Secret of his power.
CHAPTER XII.--THE LAST DECADE. [216-229.
W. W. Vaughan--Changes made--Importance of English--Higher
Certificate--Resignation of Dr. Watts--Style Mathematical
Prizes--Waugh Prize--Dormitories Re-named--Gate-house--Giggleswick
Boys' Club--Sub-target Rifle Machine--Quater-Centenary--Fives
Courts--Inspection--Carr Exhibitions--Death of Mr. Mannock--O.T.C.
--Improvement of Cricket Ground--Athletics--Scar-Rigg
Cup--Headmaster and Wellington--Mr. Vaughan's Work--R. N.
Douglas--Death of Mr. Bearcroft--Sergeant-Major Cansdale--
Quater-Centenary.
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