Sequence of Headmasters in Goodbye Mr. Chips

Headmasters in Goodbye Mr. Chips

The first headmaster  of Brookfield we find in the beginning of the novel is Mr. Weatherby who was an old man. He was the man who interviewed Mr. Chips when Chips joined the school in 1970. He was a good man and advised Chips to give his enthusiasm to Brookfield and Brookfield would give him something in return. After this interview we find his character no more in the story. When Mr. Wetherby died, Mr. Meldrum became the next became the headmaster of Brookfield in 1970. He served the Brookfield with devotion till 1900.  After him, Mr.Ralston After Meldrum Mr. Ralston, 37 years old, became the head master of Brookfield in 1900. He wanted to bring Brookfield to the level of Harrow and Eton. He was a live wire. He quarreled with Mr. Chips.  When Mr. Ralston was compelled to leave Brookfield, Mr. Chatteris, 34 years old, became the Head of Brookfield in 1911.He had a great regard with Chips. In 1916 he requested Mr. Chips to rejoin the school. He died in the same year. 

Characters of "Goodbye Mr. Chips"

Short Notes On Characters of "Goodbye Mr. Chips"

The Character of Mr. Chatteris

Mr. Chatteris was one of the characters in the novel called Goodbye Mr. Chips. He was the headmaster of the Brookfield School after Ralston. When he came to Brookfield, he was a young man of only thirty four. He was very kind and hardworking He was having a very clear idea about the Brookfield traditions. He considered Mr. Chips as an important personality for the institution. Mr. Chatteris, 34 years old, became the Head of Brookfield in 1911.He had a great regard with Chips. In 1916 he requested Mr. Chips to rejoin the school. He died in the same year.  All of the students and teaching staff were pleased with Mr. Chatteris as the Head of the institute. Toward the close of that catastrophic July, Chatteris talked to Chips one afternoon at Mrs. Wickett's. He was overworked and over-worried and looked very ill. "To tell you the truth, Chipping, I'm not having too easy a time here. I'm thirty-nine, you know, and unmarried, and lots of people seem to think they know what I ought to do. Also, I happen to be diabetic, and couldn't pass the blindest M.O., but I don't see why I should pin a medical certificate on my front door." Chatteris fell ill during the winter of '17, and again, for the second time in his life, Chips became Acting Head of Brookfield. After long illness Chatteris died in April 1917 at the age of 41. He spent only seven years at Brookfield School.