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Public Schools Flashcards

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Trustees

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Influential people responsible for managing and promoting an organisation or asset, such as a school

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House system

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System whereby boys lived in individual houses while away at boarding school. For example, Charterhouse had 4 boarding houses in 1611, now it has 11, the house became the centre of social and sporting life

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Public School 1

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Boarding- time available to play games

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Public School 2

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Expanding- as numbers increased, houses formed as hub of games

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Public School 3

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Non-local- variety of regional games adopted and adapted by schools

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Public School 4

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Spartan- harsh treatment and living conditions prepared boys for the rigours of sport and adult life

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Public School 5

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Controlled by trustees- trustees were influential people keen to promote the school and invest in sports success

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Public School 6

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Endowed- well-endowed schools received large gifts, employ more coaches and masters

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Public School 7

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Fee-paying- fees develop facilities, they were influential pupils and less restricted than scholars

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Public School 8

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Gentry- influential families brought status and money and influenced the schools types of activities

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Public School 9

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Boys- great energy and enthusiasm to be channelled into games

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9 Leading Public Schools

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Winchester
Eton
St Paul's
Shrewsbury
Westminster
Merchant Taylor's
Rugby
Harrow
Charterhouse
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Clarendon Report

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The account of public school life written by the Earl of Clarendon and his team of commissioners in 1864

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Civilising Process

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Improvements relating to more refined behaviour and social organisation and relationships

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Technical Developments

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Developments related to rule structure, equipment, facilities, spectatorism and level of skilfulness

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Stage One dates

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1790-1824

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3 B’s associated with stage one

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Boy culture, bullying and brutality

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What period does stage one coincide with

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Regency Period

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Stage One key terms

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Melting pot
The Wall and Cloisters
Prep schools
Hare and hounds
Fives
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Stage two dates

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1828-42

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Penny post date

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1840

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Stage two key info

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Ban animal cruelty
Industrial revolution
Penny post
Queen Vic
Arnold
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Dr Thomas Arnold

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1795-1842
Rugby head 1828
Attended Winchester
Ordained Clergyman and a doctor of divinity

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Stage two changes

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Games for social control
Chapel spiritual and symbolic centre
Sixth form and masters
House system
Playground central
Behaviour of boys
Punishments
Muscular Christianity
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Muscular Christianity

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Christian Gentlemen, godliness and manliness, fine to play hard but for the glory of god, not for own extrinsic values

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Stage three dates

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1842-1914- cult of athleticism

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Cult

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Craze or obsession

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Athleticism

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Combination of physical endeavour with moral integrity

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Ex public school boys

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Expected to have a well rounded character, impeccable manners, enviable personal qualities, having led a team in sport, assumed he could lead a regiment in battle

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Ex public school boys influence

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Many went to Oxbridge, sports prowess reflected in an Oxbridge Blue- when a student/graduate represented uni in a Varsity match against opposing uni
Old boys with a blue were sought after as assistant masters

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Ex public school boy jobs

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Teachers
Industrialists
Parents
Community teachers/politicians
Community members
Army officers
Vicars/priests
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Games ethic

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Belief in the value of team games for character development
Clifton, Malvern and Cheltenham- middle class copies of Clarendon schools
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Delay of girls athleticism

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Traditional role
Revealing clothing
Women in society
Unladylike
Medical concerns
Perceived physical inferiority
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3 Main women

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Frances Mary Buss
Dorothea Beale
Madame Berman Osterberg

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Frances Mary Buss

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Founded North London Collegiate School and Camden School for girls

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Dorothea Beale

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Transformed Cheltenham Ladies College into an esteemed school for upper and middle class girls

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Madame Bergman Osterberg

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Became Lady Superintendent of PE in London in 1881 and soon founded the first full-time specialised PE college for women- Dartford

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Cult of A- Swimming

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1- informal bathing in natural facilities during summer
2- regular bathing, hygiene, safety- BAHL
3- Inc tech- huts, diving board, comps, swimming masters to teach it

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Cult of A- Athletics

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1- informal running- paper chase, trespass
2- trespass banned, hare and hounds and steeple chase
3- steeple chase and cross country, annual sports days big thing

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Cult of A- Football

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1- mob games
2- more formalised rules for individual schools
3- FA, RFU formed- rules

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Cult of A- Cricket

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1- straight into PS, non-violent, rules, upper class
2- massive inter-house participation
3- continued tech development- coaching
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Cult of A- Tennis

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1- informal hand ball games
2- some fives courts built, informal, squash racquets
3- fives as rec, racquets more formal, lawn tennis more pop in girls schools and summer

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Fags

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Younger boys who were expected to carry out jobs for older boys, very common in PS

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Stage 3 characteristics

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Physical endeavour/moral integrity 
Uni melting pot 
Obsession 
Standardised rules 
Assistant masters 
Games ethic
Clarendon schools 
Character building 
Sportsmanship and others
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Women stereotypes

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Childbirth 
Strenuous 
Inferiority 
Music/dance
Comp/lively
Education threat
Anxiety

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