He then attended Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was an exhibitioner obtaining First Class Honours in Modern History in 1945.
Butler came to the college expecting to continue the expansion begun by his predecessor, Dame Marjorie Williamson.
[1] However, in his annual report for 1973/4 he stated: "We realised that [it]... would be a year of stringency with money in short supply....
The Government cuts in spending in December 1973 includes suspension... of compensation... for inflation, while rising costs... reduced the value of our grants.
Dr Roy Miller assumed authority in his capacity as Vice-Principal of RHC and later became the next principal.