ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː hiː ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ðə jˈʌŋ ænd ɪmpˈɑːvɚɹɪʃt sˈæmjuːl dʒˈɑːnsən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ tʊ ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ˈʌʃɚɹ æt ðə skˈuːl, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt hæv ðə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi dᵻɡɹˈiː.
In March 1732 he appointed the young and impoverished Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) to a position of usher at the school, even though he did not have the required university degree.