In 1883 he was appointed as the first headmaster of Sydney Boys High School. Williams William Henry Williams was Newington’s Head Master from 1884 to 1892. The most academically accomplished Head at that time, he broadened the curriculum in the humanities and sciences and introduced a stream of ‘modern’ subjects. Lucas Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas was Newington’s Head Master from 1893 to 1898. A noted biologist and gifted teacher and administrator, he further improved the school’s academic reputation. He subsequently taught and served as Headmaster at Sydney Grammar School. Howe Dr Michael C Howe was Newington’s Head Master from 1869 to 1877. A distinguished classics scholar and popular teacher, he promoted academic rigour and oversaw Newington’s remarkable early successes in the public examinations and university admissions. When Newington founded a Prep School at Killara two houses were established and those continue today at the Prep School at Lindfield. They were named in honour of English schools with a Weslyan tradition: Kingswood The Kingswood School was founded in Bath, England, in 1748 by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, and is the oldest Methodist school in the world. Besides it being a great Methodist educational institution, and an inspiration for Newington’s founders, four of the significant figures in Newington’s history — Moulton, Fletcher, Lucas and Prescott were educated at Kingswoo School. Rydal Rydal Mount later Rydal School and now Rydal Penrhos was founded at Colwyn Bay, North Wales, in 1885, and is the only Methodist school in Wales. Founded as a boys’ boarding school, it started admitting girls in the 1960s and merged with a girls’ school, Penrhos College, in 1999. War memorials The grounds and buildings of Newington College contain numerous war memorials: Classrooms and science building Work began in October 1952 on the War Memorial Classroom Block and the Old Boy benefactor W. R. Glasson unveiled the foundation stone. In June 1953 the building was opened by Colonel Thomas Millner . The War Memorial Science Building was opened in July 1955 by Sir Iven Mackay when he unveiled a stone memorial wall with the following inscription: Johnson Oval Gunner Jack Johnson, an Old Newingtonian, died of wounds on a Belgian battlefield in 1917 and in his memory, his parents, Frank and Sarah Johnson, provided £1,100 for the college to level part of the existing playing fields. This provided a rugby union ground of full size, and was named the