Английская Википедия:Caleb Rees
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Caleb Rees (1883–1970) was a Welsh school inspector for over forty years and a writer on educational and ecclesiastical topics.
Life
He was born at "Esgairordd", in Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, the son of Jacob and Mary Rees. His career started after the 'crucible years'Шаблон:Sfn of legislation establishing universal education in Wales and his major achievements coincided with the period when LEAs had taken control of all schools following their creation by the Education Act 1902.Шаблон:Sfn It was as a beneficiary of the earlier 1889 Intermediate Education Act,[1] pre-dating similar legislation in England by a dozen years, that he received his education at Port Talbot Intermediate School[2] and from which he won a scholarship to University College in 1899.[3] He matriculated with first class honours in 1902[4] winning the Gladstone Memorial PrizeШаблон:Sfn Rees went on to gain the Withers PrizeШаблон:Sfn at the University of Manchester[5] before returning to Wales as lecturer in education at Cardiff and gaining an M.A. there in 1909.
In 1912 Rees was appointed as one of Her Majesty's inspectors of schools and thereafter spent over forty years in post, responsible initially for Brecon, Monmouth and Newport. Throughout this period he wrote extensively on the theory and practice of education including articles on teaching Welsh in schools. After three years service in the RNVR during World War I[6] he became a leading authority on teacher training as inspector of training colleges and university training departments. Later, as deputy Chief Inspector for Wales, he was an influential national representative advising many governing bodies at county level on a wide range of technical issues.Шаблон:Sfn In 1922 he married Dr Laura Powell, Medical Officer to the Welsh Board of Health and they made their home in Newport.Шаблон:Sfn
At the outbreak of World War II Rees succeeded Sir Robert WebberШаблон:Sfn as M.O.I Director for Wales[7] but in 1943, after ill health obliged him to reduce his workload,Шаблон:Sfn he moved to Island House, Laugharne. From that ancient building, even in later semi-retirement, he continued to conduct selection interviews for ex-servicemen and graduates seeking entry into the teaching profession and also wrote several works on ecclesiastical history. He was named after his famous great-grandfather Caleb MorrisШаблон:Sfn of [1] where he was himself elected honorary Deacon and about which he co-authored a history with his brother Stephen in 1959.Шаблон:Sfn
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