Ronald Groves
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Ronald Groves MA BSc; FRIC
, (19 August 1908 - 1991) was a noted educationalist and academic and was Master of Dulwich College
from 1954 to 1966.
. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School
and went on to Christ Church College, Oxford from where he received a First Class Honours degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry) in 1931. In 1939 he married Hiliary Annot (the younger daughter of a former Master of Dulwich College
, George Smith) with whom he had two sons.
, and then from 1932 to 1935 at Worksop College
. In 1935 he took up the role of Senior Science Master at The King's School, Canterbury
and became Bursar of that school in 1937. In 1943 he began his first Headmastership at Campbell College, Belfast and remained at that school until 1954. He left Campbell College in 1954 to become Master of Dulwich College where he remained until 1966. During his time at Dulwich College he also became Chairman of the Food Standards Committee from 1959 to 1962.
Following his retirement from Dulwich College in 1966 he became an adviser to the Joint Working Party of Governing Bodies' Association and Headmasters' Conference until 1973. From 1969 he was secretary of the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust. He was also a Trustee of King's College Hospital
and a Member of the Council of the King's College Hospital Medical School.
He was a member of the Athenaeum Club
as well as the MCC
.
Royal Institute of Chemistry
The Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation.Founded in 1877 as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain, its role was to focus on qualifications and the professional status of chemists, and its aim was to ensure that consulting and analytical chemists were properly...
, (19 August 1908 - 1991) was a noted educationalist and academic and was Master of Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
from 1954 to 1966.
Early life
He was born the son of John Ackroyd and Annie Groves in BradfordBradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School
Bradford Grammar School
Bradford Grammar School is a co-educational, independent school in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Headmaster, Stephen Davidson is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference . The school was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter by King Charles II in 1662...
and went on to Christ Church College, Oxford from where he received a First Class Honours degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry) in 1931. In 1939 he married Hiliary Annot (the younger daughter of a former Master of Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
, George Smith) with whom he had two sons.
Career
Having completed his education he went on to become Assistant Master from 1931 to 1932 at Bradfield CollegeBradfield College
Bradfield College is a coeducational independent school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire.The college was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, Rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield...
, and then from 1932 to 1935 at Worksop College
Worksop College
Worksop College is a co-educational day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 13 to 18 in England. Worksop is split into eight houses - Talbot, Mason, Portland, Pelham and Shirley for boys and Gibbs, Derry and School House for girls.- Origins :...
. In 1935 he took up the role of Senior Science Master at The King's School, Canterbury
The King's School, Canterbury
The King's School is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in the historic English cathedral city of Canterbury in Kent. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group....
and became Bursar of that school in 1937. In 1943 he began his first Headmastership at Campbell College, Belfast and remained at that school until 1954. He left Campbell College in 1954 to become Master of Dulwich College where he remained until 1966. During his time at Dulwich College he also became Chairman of the Food Standards Committee from 1959 to 1962.
Following his retirement from Dulwich College in 1966 he became an adviser to the Joint Working Party of Governing Bodies' Association and Headmasters' Conference until 1973. From 1969 he was secretary of the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust. He was also a Trustee of King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
and a Member of the Council of the King's College Hospital Medical School.
He was a member of the Athenaeum Club
Athenaeum Club, London
The Athenaeum Club, usually just referred to as the Athenaeum, is a notable London club with its Clubhouse located at 107 Pall Mall, London, England, at the corner of Waterloo Place....
as well as the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
.