Bootham School is an independent Quaker boarding school in the city of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1823. It is close to York Minster. Jonathan Taylor is the current headmaster who replaced Ian Small in 2004. The school's motto: 'membra sumus corporis magni', means 'we are all members of one great body'. The school tries to treat every pupil equally which helps to create a friendly atmosphere. Students are allowed to call teachers by their first names if they wish. A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Pendle Hill, a landmark in the history of the Society of Friends. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and is situated in the city of York in Northern England. ...

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. 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. William Tuke (March 24, 1732-1822) was born at York. ...

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. 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. Ackworth is a place name for two places. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ...

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). Instrument making (Thomas Cooke and glass manufacturing were also important in the city. Thomas Cooke (March 8, 1807 – October 19, 1868) was a British instrument maker. ...

In 1850 Bootham became one of the first schools to have its own observatory. 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. In the late nineteenth century many of the Rowntree family sons were educated at Bootham, one of them, Arthur Rowntree, becoming Headmaster (1899-1927). MolÄ—tai Astronomical Observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. ... Silvanus Phillips Thompson (June 19, 1851 – June 12, 1916). ... Michael Faraday, FRS (September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867) was an English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of that time) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. ...

Further reading:

• Bootham School Register. Compiled under the direction of a committee of O.Y.S.A., 1914, with revised eds. 1935, 1971.
• JS Rowntree, Friends’ Boys’ School, York a Sketch of its History 1829-1878 (1879)
• FE Pollard Bootham School 1823-1923 (JM Dent and Sons, 1926)
• SK Brown Bootham School York 1823-1973 (author, 1973)

Well known old scholars include the 19th century parliamentary leader John Bright, mathematician Lewis Fry Richardson ('father of fractals'), the Nobel peace prize winner of 1959 Philip John Noel-Baker and Stuart Rose, Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer John Bright John Bright (November 16, 1811–March 27, 1889), was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. ... Lewis Fry Richardson (October 11, 1881 - September 30, 1953) was a mathematician, physicist and psychologist. ... A fractal is a geometric object which can be divided into parts, each of which is similar to the original object. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron of the City of Derby (since 1977) (November 1, 1889 - October 8, 1982) was a politician, diplomat, academic and outstanding amateur athlete who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959. ...

The school is particularly well known for its strength in the natural and physical sciences, but not for its sporting achievements (although recently the basketball teams have provided the school with trophies). The school also boasts the oldest school Natural History society in the country. Many pupils achieve successful exam results, and in keeping with its Quaker ethos, the school is also well known for maintaining a very friendly and informal environment. According to UK League Tables, Bootham is among the top 10 independent and grammar schools in England ranked for A-level results, and the top public school.

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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
• 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
• 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
• Stuart Rose (born 1949), Chief Executive, Marks & Spencer
• Michael Ruse (born 1940), historian and philosopher of science

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See also

• List of Friends Schools

This article is a list of schools associated with the Religious Society of Friends. ...

External link

• Official site