Patrick whyte

He survived the retrenchment that followed the financial recession at the end of the s, and in was appointed headmaster of the Central Common School, Spring Street, in succession to T. Whyte promoted classical studies and in a letter to the Board of Education in 'regretted that after taking several promising lads through … our programme we were unable to conduct them further by preparing them for the University'. He thought that 'they should have the facility of completing their education at the best of the Common Schools'.

In , assisted by a scholarship, the first pupil from his school entered the University of Melbourne as a graduating student.

The state school curriculum was attacked in the minister's report, in which he deplored that 'any school situated in a populous and thriving locality should restrict the subjects taught' and cited Whyte's school as one of two notable exceptions. From until a stream of ambitious and talented pupils from the 'Old Model School' entered the professions and business, justifying the faith of Whyte and his predecessors in the quality of the Common School product.

He retired in , ending an era which had firmly established the reputation of the Spring Street school. In his daughter Margaret was one of the first two female graduates in medicine at the University of Melbourne.

Frank Tate , an ex-pupil, helped to obtain the royal commission on technical education, the re-opening of the Training College for State School Teachers and, in , the beginnings of the state secondary system. The Model School was widely respected for its scholarship and as the Continuation School became the first state high school. Up 57, this week.

View rank on IMDbPro ». Actor Writer Additional Crew. His parents were a well known Balbriggan couple from George's Hill. Pat, the second son, left home to join the military and served in India as an officer, before deciding on a career in films, that ultimately bringing him to Hollywood. Patrick Whyte had dreamed of being in films and was not going to let the chance pass. He was 46 when the King of See full bio ». Filmography by Job Trailers and Videos. Share this page:. Around The Web Provided by Taboola.

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