james august november welsh leading public schools ended remarkable career later described president oxford oxford education early teaching career said raised school pitch round excellence known suffering health problems served dean returned teaching remaining post despite offered position served great acclaim nickname use school left president oxford position held death years later highly respected teacher preacher described best day widely praised work rugby member king george dinner honour held mark award attended friends students described secretary state foreign affairs greatest forceful characters devoted education lord chancellor cave spoke dinner praise james opinions decisions judgment high character nature early life education james born liverpool son rector educated king henry viii grammar school studied oxford colleges winning scholarship moving street obtaining class degree appointed fellow john college president nominated ordained received degree later awarded degree doctor having previously university satisfying requirements normally set award degree teaching career assistant master appointed school day year school exception couple students gathered outside school james despite held position regarded having brilliantly successful raising school years reign pitch round excellence known students included distinguished classical scholar contemporaries later gave james credit making accurate scholar strain position having affected health appointed dean health restored left successful post offered position prevailed stay participation games compulsory boys education started building new chapel mark college centenary appointed james succeeded years regarded said school seldom stood higher arnold day leadership reference described obituary times having showed complete master profession equally effective class room pulpit arnold playing fields nicknamed term slang king edward vii visited end james time july royal visit school college returned oxford president having honorary fellow held position death regarded time leader causes church described winning hearts good sense readiness help brought contact time college president photograph taken inclusion collection companion honour king george birthday honours list october friends students attended dinner held honour hotel victoria celebrate award lord chancellor chancellor oxford_university presiding guests included sir cabinet secretary sculptor sir civil servant educated rugby james sir secretary state foreign affairs governor spoke representatives schools associated lord cave praised james opinions decisions judgment high character nature said membership honour given rendered special social service country james enrolled select band added college oxford_university owed james debt gratitude wise advice guidance james said fine shades analysis tendencies exploration avenues right wrong fought school paid tribute james poem stanza later quoted obituary james published times chamberlain said james remarkable career exercised great powerful influence schools served leaving memory dear known said james regarded greatest forceful characters devoted education dinner reported news item times following day list principal attendees main speeches james response said regarded honour received bestowed teaching works interests publications included edition english notes collection time published school ideals highly regarded preacher appointed oxford_university said undoubtedly best day school keen cricketer captain student said useful member college batting slow bowling story told dinner honour taught bowl steel gone wickets test matches australians result devoted regarded best stamp collections england death estimated worth approximately despite fact dispersed collection death death memorials james died november age funeral service oxford buried left church wales rector mary church maintain graves parents church work parish left money old school college schools left sum left estate brother life james married brother brother death estate pass college assist support work choir james presented gold watch chain leaving position sold death donated student school use future memorial tablet james erected chapel unveiled lord derby president oak chancel screen erected memorial james mary unveiling carried lord friend james childhood erected james pavilion memory opened sir old paying tribute james love cricket
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