Michael Clarke

Harold George Michael Clarke (29 September 1898 – 19 August 1978) was an Anglican priest and educator in the 20th century. Education Clarke was educated at St Paul's School, London. His education was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I, and he served with the 2nd Field Company Royal Engineers in France during 1918. After the war he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a first class in 1919 in the mathematics tripos part i, and a second class in 1921 in the history tripos part ii. Teaching career He was an Assistant Master at Winchester College from 1921 to 1932, when he was appointed Headmaster of Rossall School, serving for five years until 1937. In 1937 he became Headmaster of Repton School in Derbyshire. He led the school during one of the most difficult periods of its history, when mounting debts and falling numbers, together with the effects of the war, led to questions as to the continuing viability of the institution. Clarke was obliged to close houses and departments within the school during this period, successfully keeping it open.