We are delighted to note a very striking example of
the climbing of the ladder of learning which has been given in the newspapers during the past week. It is that afforded by Mr. Beezley, who has just gained a Balliol classical scholarship at the age of seventeen. Mr. Beezley was educated till ten at a Board-school in Southampton. He then gained a scholar- ship at the local grammar school, where he remained three years, and then gained another scholarship at Christ's Hospital, whence, after a four-years' stay, he took the BallioL Mr. Beezley will, we trust, take the last rung with a Balliol fellowship. It is interesting to note that Mr. Beezley has gained his distinction at Balliol, for one of Balliol's greatest sons, the late Professor T. H. Green, was among the first of those who advocated that the ladder of learning should be given a distinct place in our national life. It is in a large measure owing to his exertions that there are now so many opportunities given to the Board-school boy to rise in life.
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