Prof. Francis William Chapman Haslam

Francis William Chapman HASLAM - Professor of Classics & 32 years at Canterbury College, Christchurch

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Francis William Chapman HASLAM Died 23 November 1923 [other sources state 1924 but 1923 confirmed by NZ Dept Internal Affairs historic BDM indexes]. Aged 75 “In loving memory of Francis W Haslam Sometime Professor of Classics, Canterbury College, Christchurch” Area 1 Block A Lot No. 306 Son of the Rev. John Fearby HASLAM born 1830 [a translator of the Bible into Singalese] and Sophia Elizabeth. [5] Professor Francis William Chapman Haslam, of Havelock North, died in private hospital in Auckland yesterday. He was formerly professor of classics at Canterbury College, Christchurch, and was on a visit to Auckland. Professor Haslam, who was born in Ceylon in 1848, was educated at the famous- Rugby School, where he became head of the school. At Cambridge University he won an exhibition and foundation scholarship and graduated B.A. first-class in the classical tripos of 1870. At the end of 1879 he was appointed professor of classics at Canterbury College, after having been a master in several schools in England. He was a well-known member of the Christchurch Golf Club. When he first went to Canterbury College he was an active footballer and played the game for some time. He also instituted the Haslam Shield at Canterbury College for shooting. He retired about 10 years ago.[2] Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10792, 20 October 1900, Page 4 Fined 10s and costs for riding bicycle at night without displaying a bright light ahead.[1] Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1413, 13 April 1912, Page 4 A news article on his retirement after 32 years at Canterbury College, due to ill health. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s... From Canterbury Heritage blogspot – a 2008 blogpost: “Situated on the Northwest corner of Riccarton Road and Deans Avenue, and marketed as far afield as Asia and Britain, the substantial two storey brick dwelling is being offered for sale by Tender as a redevelopment site, apparently suitable for yet another nondescript motel” …. “Before 1900 Hamilton sold the house to Professor Francis William Chapman Haslam (1848-1923). A scholar at St. John's College, Cambridge, Haslam's most famous pupil was the author Rudyard Kipling. Born in Sri Lanka, where his father was a translator of the Bible into Singalese, Professor Haslam arrived at Christchurch in 1879 to replace the renowned John Macmillan Brown in the chair of Classics at the Canterbury College of the University of New Zealand.” [4] Francis married Grace Helena MAKEIG c1918 [3] SOURCES: [1] paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s... [2] paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s... [3] NZ Department Internal Affairs historic bdm Indexes: marriage registration 1918/5259 [4] canterburyheritage.blogspot.co.nz/2008/11/cultrural-vanda... [5] books.google.co.nz/books?id=Abx6EqTRfqEC&pg=PA281&...

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Entrance February 1861

Haslam, Francis William Chapman, third sou of Mrs. Haslam, Rugby,

and the Inte Rev. John Fearby Haslam, aged 13, January 30.

Left 1867s Town

Exhibitioner, 1807. St. John's College, Cambridge, Scholar, 1867, B.A., 18th

In

First Class, Classical Tripos, 1871. M.A. 1880. Professor of Classical

Literature,

Christ Church, New Zealand, from 1881.

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Professor Francis William Haslam, who holds the Chair of Classics at Canterbury College, was born in Ceylon in 1848 and was educated at Rugby where he became head of the school, and obtained an exhibition. Proceeding to Cambridge he won an open exhibition and foundation scholarship and graduated B.A., first class in the Classical Tripos of 1871. Professor Haslam became a master at Tunbridge school, was afterwards the head of the classical department in the United Service College, Westward Ho, and was appointed at the end of 1879 to the Chair of Classics at Canterbury College. He was a member of the Royal North Devon Golf Club, and since settling in Canterbury has been connected with the Christchurch Golf Club.

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The following year we produced a novel experiment in comedy, "Aristophanes Up-to-date," or "The New Learning," a clever adaptation in English of Aristophanes' "Clouds." The book was the work of the Professor of Classics, F. W. Haslam, a scholar and a wit. He had been at one time a master at Westward Ho! School, where he had Rudyard Kipling among his pupils, and he was supposed to have been the original of King, the classical master in "Stalky & Co." The satire of the Greek comedy was cleverly diverted into modern channels and directed with much point upon latter-day foibles.

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