Newcastle Scholarship

The Newcastle Scholarship is an annual prize awarded at Eton College in England for the highest performance in a series of special written examinations taken over the course of a week. It was instituted and first awarded in 1829. It is the College's most prestigious prize, and for over a century until it changed form in 1976 it was considered the premier school prize examination in England for school students of the Classics (Greek and Latin language and literature) and Divinity (the Bible scriptures).

History

The scholarship was instituted and first awarded in 1829 on the initiative and benefaction of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle. The Statutes, recorded in 1841, state:

'The design and object of these Scholarships is to promote and encourage a Religious education and sound and useful Learning in general among the Scholars of Eton School, including particularly accurate Scholarship in Greek and Roman literature but most especially and principally to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the Evidence, Doctrines and Precepts of the Christian Religion.'[1]

The winner of the Newcastle Scholarship was awarded a cash prize of £250, a considerable sum in 1829, while the runner-up received a Gold Medal. Originally a series of up to twelve examinations in the ancient languages and in knowledge of Biblical texts, the Scholarship was split into two in 1977, becoming one Prize for Divinity and one for Classics.

Exam format

Since 1987 the Newcastle Scholarship has been an examination in philosophical theology, moral theory, and applied ethics. Candidates sit two three-hour papers after Long Leave (the mid-term break) in the Lent Half (the winter term). Each paper consists of about 12 questions divided into two sections. Candidates must answer three questions in each paper, at least one chosen from each section.

Since its foundation, many distinguished British theologians and philosophers have been invited to examine the Newcastle. In 1840 William Gladstone was one of the examiners, together with Lord Lyttelton.[2] In addition to setting the papers and marking the scripts, they choose a set book on a theme of their choice, upon which candidates are examined.

Winners

Distinguished winners of the Newcastle Scholarship in its original form have included Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1831), William Johnson Cory (1841),[3] WR Inge (1879),[4] M. R. James (1882),[5] Patrick Shaw-Stewart (1905),[6] Arthur Rhys-Davids(1916), Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1925),[7] Douglas Hurd (1947) and William Waldegrave (1965, currently Provost of Eton College). Those who have become professional classicists include Roger Mynors (1922), Charles Willink (1946), Adrian Hollis (1958), Richard Jenkyns (1966) and Armand D’Angour (1976).

The following is a list of winning Scholars, and Medallists (runners-up) since 1946. They are listed with their post-nominals earned at the school: "KS": King's Scholar; "OS": Oppidan Scholar; "MS": Music Scholar; "ME": Music Exhibitioner.

"ma" indicates the elder of two brothers at the school, or exceptionally the eldest of three or the second of four or more; "mi" similarly indicates the second of two or three, or the third of four or more.

YearScholarMedallist
1946C. W. Willink, KST. J. Burrows, KS
1947D. R. Hurd, KSS. Goldblatt, KS
1948C. L. Drage, OSS. M. Haskell, KS
1949S. M. Haskell, KSS. H. Willink, KS
1950S. H. Willink, KSM. C. Stokes, KS
1951S. L. Egerton, KSM. C. Stokes, KS
1952M. Mortimer, KSW. J. A. Wickham, OS
1953S. L. Hugh-Jones, KSR. C. Palmer, KS
1954R. B. O’G. Anderson ma KSP. M. O. Stafford, KS
1955N. P. Bayne, KSC. M. K. Taylor ma KS
1956E. L. Hussey, KSP. T. S. Carson, KS
1957M. Elliott, KSA. S. Hollis, KS
1958A. S. Hollis, KST. R. Adès, KS
1959T. R. Adès, KSJ. P. Steele, KS
1960K. A. O. Fulton, KSG. A. D. Emerson, KS
1961G. A. D. Emerson, KSJ. V. Kerby, KS
1962R. J. A. Carnwath ma OSP. T. Hutchinson, KS
1963F. M. Prideaux, KSR. J. Lane Fox, OS
1964A. G. Foster-Carter, KSR. J. Lane Fox, OS
1965The Hon. W. G. Waldegrave, OSThe Hon. A. J. L. Bruce, OS
1966R. H. A. Jenkyns, KSN. S. R. Hornblower, KS
1967J. W. Waterfield, KSN. S. R. Hornblower, KS
1968The Hon. P. C. H. Snow, KSO. W. A. Barnes, KS
1969S. P. M. Mackenzie, KSM. P. R. Wormald, KS
1970R. R. Oliver, OSThe Hon. A. D. A. Macdonald, OS
1971The Hon. A. W. R. Morrison, KSA. J. Pemberton, KS
1972A. J. Pemberton, KSJ. D. Leigh Pemberton ma OS
1973H. C. Lawson-Tancred, KSS. G. Barber, OS
1974M. J. Lyall Grant, OSJ. H. Leigh Pemberton ma OS
1975H. C. Eyres, KSThe Hon. G. S. Monck OS
1976A. J. D’Angour ma KSM. A. Anderson KS
1977A. A. J. Monson ma OSN. I. Macpherson, KS
1978D. W. K. Anderson, KSM.R.V. Southern KS
1979J. W. Mackinnon, KSJ. W. R Cummings, KS
1980P. D. P. Barnes ma OSM. Brandreth, KS
1981K. K. Nath, KSG. T. S. Davson, KS
1982G. T. S. Davson KSA. D. T. Cromartie, KS
1983H. J. B. Smith, KSA. D. T. Cromartie KS
1984D. W. Runciman, OSJ. F. Boff, KS
1985S. H. Mandelbrote, KSA. J. N. Roxburgh KS
1986P. S. Drinkall, OSJ. W. Rees-Mogg
1987B. J. Smith ma OSW. G. Wringe, KS
1988H. R. M. DimblebyC. R. Heatly, KS MS
1989J. B. R. Reppas ma KST. G. M. Mitcheson, OS
1990E. W. J. LambN. J. I. Kind, KS
1991T. P. Elias, KSD. K. Renton, OS
1992K. A. A. Kwarteng, KSF. F-T. Chen, OS
1993D. A. S. Hugh-Jones, KSA. C. Warr, OS
1994I. N. M. Wright, KSA. C. E. Ruck Keene, OS
1995T. D. Calvocoressi, OSR. J. Starling, KS
1996P. M-T. Sohmen, KS MES. Krishnan, KS
1997R. A. Elliott Lockhart, OSR. V. Gowan ma KS
1998N. T. Shah, KSL. P. C. Geddes
1999C. P. W. Fielding, OSN. T. Shah, KS
2000J. D. J. Neicho, KSM. J. Pappenheim, KS
2001H. H. Briance, OSA. Grenfell ma KS ME
2002O. J. C. BridgeH. H. Briance, OS
2003J. C. Dacre ma K.SH. J. Ellis, OS
2004H. C. R. Donati, OST. C. Wingfield, OS
2005H. C. R. Donati, OSF. J. O. Spring
2006N. H. J. Gaisman OS MEA. H. White mi KS
2007M. I. L. OsmanA. T. P. Parham mi
2008G. K. Kotecha, KSJ. H. F. Roxburgh, KS
2009A. A. Nadeem, KSR. Mehan, OS
2010A. A. Cornish, KSD. J. F. C. Leung, KS MS
2011W. J. Gowers, KSH. Xu, KS
2012M. A. P. Seely, KST. A. Bannatyne, KS
2013H.C. Elliott ma KSS.A.P. Norman ma OS ME
2014C.J. StylesA.A. Groes, OS
2015B.P. BarnardW. Baker
2016J. Choo-ChoyM. Woernle ma OS
2017L. Fraser-Taliente OSL. Li KS
2018K. PowerA.F. Warley
2019G. Conradie KSP. D. Anderson
2020F.A.W. Kirkby MSW.I.S. Ferguson

Recent Examiners

YearExaminerSet Text
1988Professor John MacQuarrie (Christ Church, Oxford)Peace Studies: The Hard Questions
1989Canon Brian Hebblethwaite (Queens’ College. Cambridge)Mahoney, Bioethics and Belief
1990Professor Stephen Prickett (Glasgow University)Prickett, What do the Translators Think They are Up To?
1991Rabbi Julia NeubergerWebster, A Brief History of Blasphemy
1992The Rt Revd Stephen Sykes (Bishop of Ely)Report on Faith in the Countryside
1993Professor Basil Mitchell (Oxford University)Sacks, The Persistence of Faith
1994Sir Anthony Kenny (Rhodes House, Oxford)Casey, Pagan Virtue
1995Professor Stephen Clark (Liverpool University)Regis, Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition
1996Dr Janet Martin Soskice (Jesus College, Cambridge)Sacks, Faith in the Future
1997Dr Graham Ward (Peterhouse, Cambridge)Weil, Gravity and Grace
1998Professor David Pailin (Manchester University)Mesle, Process Theology
1999Professor Peter Lipton (King’s College, Cambridge)Nagel, Mortal Questions
2000Professor Ann Loades MBE (Durham University)Pelikan, Jesus through the Centuries
2001Mr Michael Proudfoot (Reading University)Warnock, Imagination and Time
2002Professor John Webster (Christ Church, Oxford)MacIntyre, Dependent Rational Animals
2003Professor Roger Trigg (Warwick University)Fukuyama, Our Posthuman Future
2004Professor Anthony O'Hear (Birmingham University)Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
2005Professor George Pattison (Christ Church, Oxford)Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling
2006Dr Fraser Watts (Queens’ College, Cambridge)James Proctor, Science, Religion and the Human Experience
2007Dr Susan Parsons (Universities of Cambridge and Nottingham)Anselm, Proslogion
2009Dr Douglas Hedley (Clare College, Cambridge)Kant, The Moral Law
2010Professor John Cottingham (Reading University)Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morality
2011Dr Paolo Crivelli (New College, Oxford)Plato, Phaedo
2012Dr Dave Leal (Brasenose College, Oxford)Ryle, The Concept of Mind
2013Professor Derek Matravers (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)Williams, Morality
2014Dr William Wood (Oriel College, Oxford)Pascal, Pensées
2015Dr Clare Carlisle (King’s College, London)Lear, Radical Hope
2016Dr Jonathan Loose (Universities of London and Cambridge)Plantinga, Knowledge and Christian Belief
2017Professor John Skorupski (Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of St Andrews)Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy
2018Professor Jens Timmermann (Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of St Andrews)Kant, The Conflict of the Faculties
2019Professor Sarah Coakley (Emeritus Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge)Fricker, Epistemic Injustice
2020Professor Oliver O'Donovan (Emeritus Professor of Christian Ethics, Edinburgh)Augustine, On the Nature of the Good and Scheler, Repentance and Rebirth


Winners of the Newcastle Classical Prize since 1976

YearScholarRunner(s) up
(Proxime accessit
or accesserunt)
1976R.W. Bourne KST.A. Oates OS
1977N.T. Morgan ma KSM.R.V. Southern KS
1978G.W. Philipps ma KSA.P.M. Beeley OS
1979J.W. Mackinnon KSH.M. Matovu mi KS
1980J. Minney ms KSP.D. Clancy OS
1981A.B. Johnson ma KSG.T.S. Davson KS
1982H.J.B. Smith KSW.D.M. Buckley ma OS
1983R.J.B. Hoare KSN.E. Evans Lombe KS
1984Not awarded
1985A.J.N. Roxburgh KSC.M. Phipps OS
1986A.S. Brown KSE.J. Baden-Powell OS
1987S. Towler KSW.B.M. Coley KS
1988N.A.H. Dent OSJ.C.S. Sword KS
1989D.J. Causebrook KSL.S.-K. Fung OS MS,
M.J.H. Meynell ma
1990S.J. Lloyd KSP.A. Delves Broughton OS
1991H.J.S. Howard KSI. Tebb KS
1992G.A.J. Kelly ma OSN.P. Larkin KS
1993K.A.A. Kwarteng KSC.A.C. Smith KS
1994A. Oliver KS MSA.G. Buchanan OS
1995M.R.B. Wilson KSA.S. Zihni KS
1996J.P. Wootton OSS.A. Sorell KS
1997C.L. Whitton OS MSM.A.C. Martin OS
1998C.P.W. Fielding OSA.S. McCluskey OS ME
1999A.C.M. Anslow OSW.D.F. Brett OS ME
2000M.J. Pappenheim KS MSC.D.A. Wright OS
2001H.H. Briance OSA.G.R. Summers KS
2002T.E. Cameron KST.H.W. Casey OS
2003C.N. Morrison OS.A.O.K.Edun ma OS
2004T.A.S.Rudkin OS.J.F. Manhood KS
2005Y.Kawata KSJ.K. Romer-Lee OS
2006M.S. Ostrowski KS MSF.C.C.T. Parham ma OS
2007H.C. Lyall Grant OSO.J.W. Murphy KS
2008J.H.F. Roxburgh KSH.W. Lebus
2009A.A. Cornish KSM.E.F. Bridges OS. ME
2010O.J.Y-T. Koo OSR.B. Morley KS
2011D.A.S. Byam-Shaw KSE. Loh KS
G.H.F. Hull OS
2012W.D.D. Tilston KSV.W.W. Taylor

References

  1. David Butterfield, The Newcastle Scholarship: a historical survey (Eton 2013).
  2. Peter C. Erb, ed., The Correspondence of Henry Edward Manning and William Ewart Gladstone, Vol.1 1833–1844 (Oxford University Press, 2013), p. 153.
  3. W.C. Lubenow, The Cambridge Apostles 1820–1914: Liberalism, Imagination, and Friendship (Cambridge University Press, 1998), at page 258
  4. W. Sydney Robinson, The Last Victorians: A Daring Reassessment of Four Twentieth Century Eccentrics (Robson Press, 2014)
  5. George Woodcock intr., Twentieth Century Fiction (Macmillan Press, 1983), at page 336
  6. Miles Jebb, Patrick Shaw-Stewart, An Edwardian Meteor (Dovecote Press, 2010); Evelyn Waugh, Two Lives: Edmund Campion and Ronald Knox (Continuum, 2002), at page 172; Waugh records that the academic strain was such that Shaw-Stewart's hair fell out.
  7. The New Scientist, Profile: Viscount Hailsham (15 August 1957)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.