▁was ▁" inst rument al " ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁historian ▁Hugh ▁Tre vor - R oper , ▁Lord ▁D acre ▁of ▁Gl anton , ▁from ▁Oxford ▁to ▁become ▁Master ▁of ▁Peter house ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁though ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁regret ▁supporting ▁D acre ' s ▁arrival ▁there . ▁Cow ling ' s ▁reaction ary ▁cli que ▁thought ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁arch - con serv ative ▁who ▁would ▁opp ose ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁women . ▁In ▁the ▁event , ▁Tre vor - R oper ▁fe ud ed ▁constantly ▁with ▁Cow ling ▁and ▁his ▁al lies , ▁while ▁launch ing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁administrative ▁re forms . ▁Women ▁were ▁admitted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁at ▁Tre vor - R oper ' s ▁ur ging . ▁The ▁British ▁journalist ▁Ne al ▁A sch erson ▁summar ised ▁the ▁quar rel ▁between ▁Cow ling ▁and ▁Tre vor - R oper ▁as : L ord ▁D acre , ▁far ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁rom antic ▁T ory ▁ult ra , ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁anti - cler ical ▁Wh ig ▁with ▁a ▁preference ▁for ▁free ▁speech ▁over ▁super st ition . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁it ▁normal ▁that ▁fell ows ▁should ▁wear ▁m our ning ▁on ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁General ▁Franco ’ s ▁death , ▁attend ▁parties ▁in ▁SS ▁uniform ▁or ▁ins ult ▁black ▁and ▁Jewish ▁guests ▁at ▁high ▁table . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁seven ▁years , ▁Tre vor - R