ECR 60 07 02

ECR 60 07 02

New Governing Body: Agenda and papers

Series

1869 - 1912

The papers cover a wide variety of subjects, such as the reform of the school curriculum, the position of non-classical masters, the dismissal of Oscar Browning and sanitation.

The papers forming 60/7/2 were found scattered in a variety of places, many in boxes sorted roughly by decade by Noel Blakiston. Some are marked with the name of W. Carter, the Bursar for much of this period, or of individual Fellows, but since original order had been lost it seemed more sensible to bring them together to form as complete a set as possible. Some duplicates are included. At some stage a selection of papers for the years 1901-1912 was brought together and bound as the first of a still continuing series of Provost and Fellows papers, and this volume should also be consulted (60/8/2/1/1). For ease of access, examiners' reports have been separated out as have copies of the Head Master's letters to the Governing Body. These letters were his formal reports and include applications from masters for pensions or permission to hold extra boys as well as proposals for various reforms. The correspondence of the New Governing Body with the Special Commissioners appointed by the Public Schools Act on the new Statutes and Regulations, and papers directly relating to these, have also been kept separate though there is some overlap (60/7/3).