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.

Kings Scholars 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 only seventy scholars, half of whom had previously been educated at Winchester College, and all of these boys were educated at the King's expense.

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 around 1845 when the new buildings were finished. Prior to that the Headmaster was responsible for the Scholars.^[1]

List of Masters in College

Incomplete

• Charles Keegan Paul 1853-1862 ^[1]
• W B Marriott
• Aymer Whitworth
• John F Crace
• H K Marsden
• John Vaughan Wilkes 1930-1937
• Walter Hamilton 1937 to 1946
• Stephen McWatters 1949-1963^[2]
• Peter Pilkington 1963-1975
• John Lewis 1975-1980^[3]
• Martin Hammond 1980- 1984
• Andrew Boggis 1984-1992^[4]
• Dr Joseph AF Spence 1992-2002^[5]
• Dr Gary John Savage 2002-2006
• Dr Jane Sillery 2006- ^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Charles Keegan Paul Memories Routledge, 1971 ISBN 0710069448, 9780710069443
2. ^ Times Obituaries
3. ^ Kings College Courier
4. ^ Forest School
5. ^ Dulwich College
6. ^ John Clare Eton breaks with tradition to appoint woman housemaster Daily Telegraph 10 Mar 2006