THE LOWER DIVISION.
| Monday. | Tuesday. | Wednesday. | Thursday. | Friday. | |
| Morning | 4, 5. Classics & Scripture.6, 7. Arithmetic & Scripture. | 4, 7. Classics & History.6. Arithmetic.5. French. | 5, 6. Classics & Geography.7. Arithmetic.4. French. | 4, 5. Classics.6, 7. Arithmetic. | 4, 5. Classics & Geography.7. Arithmetic.6. French |
| Afternoon | 5, 6. Classics.7. Arithmetic.4. French. | 4, 5. Classics.7. Arithmetic.6. French. | 6, 7. Classics.4, 5. Arithmetic. | 6, 7. Classics.4. Arithmetic.5. French. | 6, 7. Classics.4, 5. Arithmetic. |
| 6, 7. One hour in the morning for Latin Grammar, Exercise, etc. | 7. One hour in the morning for Grammar, Exercise, etc. | 6, 7. One hour in the morning for Geography Exercise, etc. | 6, 7. One hour in the morning for Exercise, Grammar or History. |
THE MODERN LANGUAGE MASTER.
| Monday. | Tuesday. | Wednesday. | Thursday. | Friday. | |
| Morning | 2, 3. French. | 5. French. | 4. French. | 2, 3. French. | 6. French. |
| Afternoon | 4. French. | 6. French. | German. | 5. French. | German. |
N.B. The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, mark the different classes
The stragglers, not classified, are included under number 7.
Every class did Classics for at least two hours every day, very often four. English had no place in the Schedule for the first three forms; yet by the scheme the second and third had to attend the English Master. Arithmetic was the only subject of a mathematical type. It was only a scheme for the General Course of Instruction and doubtless under the name of Classics or of Mathematics, they may have found some scope for English or Scripture. Scripture was certainly done by the first and second but possibly only in the Greek Testament.
The Examiner appointed by the Bishop of Ripon in 1855 paid many tributes to the excellence of the first class, and added "all of whom bid fair to do honour to the School by high University distinction." It is the nature of some men to exude praise, but words such as these certainly seem to point to a very fair level of scholarship in the class taken by Dr. Butterton and to considerable powers of teaching on his part.
Dr. Butterton was destined to rule the School for two more years, but they were filled with such bitter fruit that it is difficult to describe them. It will be remembered that the Governors according to the new scheme held themselves responsible for the election of boys who wished to enter the School. At the beginning of every term the Headmaster would supply them with a list of boys, with the district from which they came and, if there was room for them, there seems to have been no hesitation about admitting them. There was not even, as far as appears, a question of a certificate of character for those boys who wished to be Boarders, though perhaps it was so customary since Ingram's early years that it passes without comment. Only once, in 1854, does the number of applicants appear to have exceeded the number of vacancies. Acting on the presumption that such a selection or election was almost a matter of form Dr. Butterton admitted certain boys into the School on his own authority in 1856. He had clearly put himself in the wrong and he was admonished by the Governors.
There was also at the same time a dispute between him and the Governors, relative to the appointment of the Modern Language Master. There had been several applicants and one had been chosen, but the Headmaster did not consider the choice wholly an impartial one and he was unwise enough to say so. The Governors pointed out to him that the appointment of the Masters was vested wholly in the Governors and that it was most improper for him to interfere. The Governors were acting perfectly within their rights and in accordance with the scheme. But the scheme was totally unsound for the proper management of a School. Again when Dr. Butterton wished the Whitsuntide holidays to be added to the month in the Summer, he was informed that according to the scheme there must be holidays at Whitsuntide and not more than a month in the Summer, and so nothing could be done.