A history of Shrewsbury School : from the Blakeway mss., and many other sources . the County, and the Masters of theSchool, two Governors were also nominated by the Corporation, and three bj^the Governors themselves. The first Governors were:—Dr. Bateson, Masterof St. Johns, the Lord Bishop of Manchester (Dr. Eraser), ProfessorKennedy (formerly Head Master), Sir James Paget, Bart., G. OsborneMorgan, Esq., , John Bather, Esq., John Loxdale, Esq., H. Keate,Esq., Rev. Dr. Cartmell, Master of Christs College, Cambridge, Rev. B. Jowett, Master of Balliol College, Oxford,J. T. Hibbcrt, Esq.,
A history of Shrewsbury School : from the Blakeway mss., and many other sources . the County, and the Masters of theSchool, two Governors were also nominated by the Corporation, and three bj^the Governors themselves. The first Governors were:—Dr. Bateson, Masterof St. Johns, the Lord Bishop of Manchester (Dr. Eraser), ProfessorKennedy (formerly Head Master), Sir James Paget, Bart., G. OsborneMorgan, Esq., , John Bather, Esq., John Loxdale, Esq., H. Keate,Esq., Rev. Dr. Cartmell, Master of Christs College, Cambridge, Rev. B. Jowett, Master of Balliol College, Oxford,J. T. Hibbcrt, Esq., , and the Rev.\V. Gilson Humphry, , Vicar of St.]\rartins-in-the-Fields, London. Of thisBoard no less than nine had been educatedat the School. With a Board so constitutedit is never likely that any slackness in theSchool could occur, nor from its broaderbasis could it ever degenerate into a purelylocal School. Under this Act power was also givenIn remove the School from its ancient was enacted, however, that the Schoolshall not be removed to any site exceeding. in distanii t lircc miles measured In a straightlini fidin the Market Place. ()| her j)owerswere also granted concerning the disposal of 163 the right of presentation to Livings, the amounts wliich these reahscd beingapplied to the augmentation of the School revenues. Burgesses of Shrewsburywere limited in the right of gratuitous education. The new Governors had not been long in office before they decided thatit would be well to remove the School to more commodious premises on theoutskirts of the town. The area of the School property, was in their opiniontoo limited, and the Masters houses were far below the requirements ofsuch a School as Shrewsbury. Class-rooms were also much wanted. Somealso considered the procession of Scholars to St. Marys Church was objection-able, and that as at other public Schools there should be an adequate CollegeChapel. But the Act which enabled them to leave did not give the
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