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.
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.