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Bootham School

Motto	Membra sumus corporis magni (We are members of a great body)
Established	1823
Type	Independent School
Religious affiliation	Quaker
Headmaster	Mr. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees Jonathan Taylor
Founder	Religious Society of Friends
Location	York North Yorkshire YO30 7BU England
Students	c. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 500
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
Houses	Rowntree Penn Fox Evelyn
Former Pupils	Bootham Old Scholars Association
Website	www.boothamschool.com

Bootham School is an independent Quaker boarding school in the city of York in North Yorkshire, England. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It was founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1823. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It is close to York Minster. York Minster is a Gothic Cathedral in York, England and is the second largest of its kind in Northern Europe (largest is the Jonathan Taylor is the current headmaster who replaced Ian Small in 2004. The school's motto: 'Membra Sumus Corporis Magni', meaning 'We are all members of one great body' quotes Seneca the Younger (Epistle 95, 52). Lucius Annaeus Seneca (often known simply as Seneca, or Seneca the Younger; Σένεκας in Ancient Greek literature (c Bootham school treats every pupil equally which creates a close and friendly atmosphere. Students are allowed to call teachers by their first names if they wish.

William Tuke (1732-1822) first raised the idea in 1818 of establishing a boys’ school in York for the sons of Friends (Quakers) who were not eligible for Ackworth School, near Pontefract. William Tuke ( March 24, 1732 - 1822 was an English Businessman, Philanthropist and Quaker. In 1822 premises on Lawrence Street were leased from the Retreat, (the Hospital run by the Quaker committee), and the school opened in early 1823. It was run as a private concern until January 1829, when John Ford took over as ‘Superintendent of the Establishment’ and a Quarterly Meeting committee was appointed to run the school. It then became known as Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting Boys’ School, and this was its official name until 1915 despite the move to new premises at 20 Bootham in 1846. Further buildings and land were gradually acquired in the following years. Boys whose parents were not members of the Society of Friends were admitted for the first time in 1891. In 1899 the school suffered a serious fire and rebuilding of the premises used for teaching was necessary; the official reopening took place in 1902, and one of the new buildings was the Library named after John Bright, who had been one of the first scholars at Lawrence Street. John Bright ( 16 November 1811 &ndash 27 March 1889) Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal

Bootham did not set out to cultivate a progressive image but offered a ‘whole school’ approach distinctly in advance of the education offered by more prestigious nineteenth century public schools, where there had been a transition from ‘godliness and classical learning’ to ‘manliness and games’. Quaker teachers were often trained at the Flounders Institute at Ackworth and sometimes took a London external degree while teaching. Ackworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Pontefract, Barnsley and The University of London External System (until recently the University of London External Programme) is the External degree granting division of the University Many had a keen interest in natural history which was enthusiastically shared by the pupils and led to a serious interest in science at the school which went on to produce a number of distinguished scientists in many areas. Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods

This scientific interest was in keeping with the intellectual developments in the city of York which in 1822 had formed the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (YPS). Yorkshire Philosophical Society (YPS is a charitable Learned society aimed at promoting the Natural sciences, Archaeology and History In 1854 Bootham became one of the first schools to have its own observatory, equipped with a refracting telescope manufactured by the notable York instrument maker Thomas Cooke. An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events A refracting or refractor telescope is a dioptric Telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image This page is about the instrument maker For other persons named Thomas Cooke see Thomas Cooke Thomas Cooke ( March 8, 1807 &ndash

Quakers stressed the importance of a constructive use of leisure time. Many boys produced impressive essays and classified collections. Some, such as Silvanus P. Thompson (Bootham 1858-67) became eminent in their field – he was a professor of science and worked with Michael Faraday on electromagnetism. Silvanus Phillips Thompson FRS ( June 19, 1851 – June 12, 1916) was a professor of physics at the City and Guilds Technical College Michael Faraday, FRS ( September 22 1791 – August 25 1867) was an English In the late nineteenth century many of the Rowntree family sons were educated at Bootham, one of them, Arthur Rowntree, becoming Headmaster (1899-1927).

Although there are not many Quaker students in proportion to non-Quakers, the school still adheres to many Quaker principles such as equality and searching for "that of God in everyone".

1 Further reading
2 Notable Old Scholars
3 See also
4 External links

Notable Old Scholars

Former pupils and teachers of Bootham School are known as Old Scholars.

John Bright (1811–1889), Rochdale mill owner, Anti-Corn Law League leader, President of the Board of Trade, 1868–1870, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1873–1874, 1880–1882
John Crosfield (1832–1901), chemical manufacturer
Frederic Seebohm (1833–1912), banker and historian
Joseph Rowntree (1836–1925), chocolate manufacturer
John Wigham Richardson (1837–1908), shipbuilder
Joshua Rowntree (1844–1915), politician and social reformer
William Dent Priestman (1847–1936), mechanical engineer
Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916), Professor of Physics, University College, Bristol, 1878–1885, and Principal and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Finsbury Technical College, 1885–1916
John Theodore Cash (1854–1936), physician, pharmacologist, Regius Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, 1886–1919
Edward Grubb (1854–1939), pacifist and social reformer
Francis Oliver (1864–1951), palaeobotanist, Quain Professor of Botany, University College, London, 1890–1929, and Professor of Botany, University of Cairo, 1929–1935
John Wilhelm Rowntree (1868–1905), chocolate manufacturer and Quaker activist
Sir George Newman (1870–1948), Chief Medical Officer to the Board of Education, 1907–1919, and Chief Medical Officer to the Ministry of Health, 1919–1935
Sir Alan Pim (1871–1958), administrator in India and adviser to the Colonial Office
James William Corder (1868-1953). John Bright ( 16 November 1811 &ndash 27 March 1889) Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal Rochdale is a large Market town in Greater Manchester, England The Anti-Corn Law League was in effect the resumption of the Anti-Corn Law Association which had been created in London in 1836 but did not obtain widespread popularity The Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry before the June 28, 2007 The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in modern times a Sinecure office in the Government of the United Kingdom. Frederic Seebohm ( November 23, 1833 &ndash February 6 1912) was a British Economic historian, born in Bradford Joseph Rowntree ( 24 May 1836 – 24 February 1925) was a Quaker Philanthropist and businessman from York, England Chocolate ( pronounced or /-ˈələt/ comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical Cacao tree This article concerns the shipbuilder John Wigham Richardson (1837-1908 and not his cousin the Irish-based inventor and lighthouse Joshua Rowntree ( 6 April 1844 &ndash 10 February 1915) was elected Member of Parliament (MP for Scarborough in 1886 Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing Silvanus Phillips Thompson FRS ( June 19, 1851 – June 12, 1916) was a professor of physics at the City and Guilds Technical College Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. the University (or derivatives but lower-case when referring to many universitiesor universities Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs The University of Aberdeen is an Ancient university founded in 1495, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. Francis Wall Oliver FRS ( 10 May 1864 - 14 September 1951) was a British Botanist. Paleobotany, also spelled as palaeobotany (from the Greek words paleon = old and " Botany " study of plants is the branch of University College London ( UCL) is a multi-faculty university institution based in the United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life Cairo University ( جامعة القاهرة, previously Egyptian University and later Fuʾād I University) is an institute of Higher education John Wilhelm Rowntree ( September 4, 1868 &ndash March 9, 1905) was a chocolate and confectionery manufacturer and Quaker religious Chocolate ( pronounced or /-ˈələt/ comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical Cacao tree George Newman ( October 23, 1870, Leominster, Herefordshire - May 26, 1948) was an English Public health A board of education or a school Board or school committee is the title of the Board of directors of a school local School district For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British Colonies. James William Corder (1867-1953 is a historian best remembered for documenting family history in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England A historian best remembered for documenting family history in Sunderland. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England.
Seebohm Rowntree (1871–1954), chocolate manufacturer and sociologist
Charles Hesterman Merz (1874–1940), electrical engineer
Egbert Morland (1874–1955), physician, medical writer, and tuberculosis specialist
Hilary Pepler (1878–1951), printer, puppeteer and social reformer
Lewis Fry Richardson (1881–1953), mathematician, physicist, psychologist, and pacifist
Sir George Pepler (1882–1959), town planner
Alfred Joseph Clark (1885–1941), physician, and Professor of Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, 1918–1920, Professor of Pharmacology, University College, London, 1920–1926, and Professor of Materia Medica, University of Edinburgh, 1926–1941
Horace Alexander (1889–1989), Quaker envoy and mediator
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker (1889–1982), Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, 1947–1950, Minister of Fuel and Power, 1950–1951, and Nobel Peace Laureate
Eric Holttum (1895–1990), Director, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1925–1949, and Professor of Botany, University of Singapore, 1949–1954
Richard Bevan Braithwaite (1900–1990), Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Cambridge, 1953–1967
Sir Joseph Burtt Hutchinson (1902–1988), Geneticist, Empire Cotton Growing Corporation, 1937–1957, and Draper's Professor of Agriculture, University of Cambridge, 1957–1969
Thomas Maxwell Harris (1903–1983), palaeobotanist, and Professor of Botany, University of Reading, 1934–1968
Sir Ashley Miles (1904–1988), Professor of Bacteriology, University College Hospital, London, 1937–1952, Deputy Director, National Institute for Medical Research, 1946–1952, Director, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, 1952–1971, and Professor of Experimental Pathology, University of London, 1952–1988
A.J.P. Taylor (1906–1990), historian and left-wing campaigner
Geoffrey Barraclough (1908–1984), Professor of Medieval History, University of Liverpool, 1945–1956, Stevenson Research Professor, University of London, 1956–1962, Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford, 1970–1972, and Professor of History, Brandeis University, 1968–1970, 1972–1981
Sir Alec Clegg (1909–1986), Chief Education Officer of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1945–1974
Geoffrey Appleyard (1916–1943), engineer, skier, oarsman, soldier
Christopher Dow (1916–1998), economist, Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Economist, OECD, 1963–1973, and Executive Director (Economics), Bank of England, 1973–1981
George Mosse (1918–1999), historian
Brian Rix, Baron Rix (born 1924), actor and charity worker
Michael Ruse (born 1940), historian and philosopher of science
Peter Murray-Rust (born 1941), chemist
Stuart Rose (born 1949), Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer

External links

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Notable Old Scholars

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