| Year: | 1798 | |
| Short description: | Butler appointed headmaster of Shrewsbury | |
| Medium description: | Samuel Butler, father of the author of Erehwon, appointed headmaster of Shrewsbury public school. Set about reforming the curriculum and assessment. Also introduced a system of sharing authority with some of the older pupils, known as 'pepostors'. | |
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