which he said have relevance today: the importance of learning and education that is broad-based, humane and directed to the well-being of society, and to be open to the future and critically appreciative of what it might be. A life-size bronze statue of the bishop, sculpted by William Macmillan in 1931, stands in the school grounds, and the school's badge still incorporates Oldham's owls. Hugh Oldham Lads Club, one of the first Lads Clubs in Manchester and similar in its purpose to the later Salford Lads Club, was founded by the educator Alexander Devine in 1887 as a result of his concern for the welfare of children. It continued until 1958. Notes and references Sources Further reading Bishops of Exeter English philanthropists 16th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 1450s births 1519 deaths Founders of English schools and colleges Burials at Exeter Cathedral Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge 15th-century English clergy Year of birth uncertain