DULWICH COLLEGE REMEMBERS ITS CHARTER
Dulwich College, one of Britain's best known p.ublic scliools, has offered 90 per cent. of its vacancies for new pupils to the London, Murrey and lvcnt erlucation authorities. AU boys accepted will come from council sehools,' and as day boys, will receive free of eharge, an education which at present costs paying day pupils £75 annually. When Dulwich College was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyne, a conteniporary of Shakespeare, it was laid down in the .charter granted to tlie c'ol-1-ege by Queen Elizabeth, that it be used "for the education of poor boys." Announcing- the board of governoors' decision, the clerk, Alr. W. S. Connop, said: "Dulwich is the first public school to return to the terms of its charter. Eton and Harrow have siinilar ciiarters l.uit their object secms to have- been forgotton. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 January 1948, Page 5
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