Clifton College
In 1891 he became the Headmaster of Clifton College. This post was one that had been held by two previous appointments, John Percival and James Maurice Wilson, both of whom had encouraged science as a subject at the school (which still today has a strong tradition having had three Nobel laureates). Having studied classics and mathematics at Balliol College, Oxford, Glazebrook seemed the ideal candidate. He held the post until 1905. However, he has been described in this role as having been a regrettably forbidding man, nicknamed “The Bogey” by his pupils. Although he was successful in maintaining excellent academic standards and a high moral tone, and although he had a reputation for having promoted music in the school, he was not popular and this was reflected in the steady decline in numbers at Clifton during his time.
The pride in his earlier sporting achievements was evident in the fact that his medals were framed and hung outside his Clifton study for all to see.
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