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Frank Russell Dore
from Leaving a Legacy
by HaileyburyUK
Hailey 1904
One of the School’s greatest benefactors, Frank Russell Dore, MBE was instrumental in enabling some of the School’s early developments. The impact of his support can still be felt today, especially by Lower School pupils who continue to enjoy the benefits of their very own unique building, which bears his name.
As a pupil, Russell was House Cricket Captain and a keen member of the OTC (now CCF). After Haileybury, he served in the army during both World Wars, rising to the rank of Major. He was awarded an MBE in 1946 after forging a successful career in the City.
In addition to funding two full fees Scholarships for pupils who would not have otherwise been able to attend Haileybury, he also funded the building of a new House for Day pupils, enabling more local families to send their children to the School.
To this day, Russell Dore House is known for its strong focus on pastoral care, ‘a home from home’ prioritising a safe and comfortable environment for young pupils to settle into when they arrive at Haileybury.
Roger Argent
Kipling 1960
I think it is a matter of pride that having been a pupil at Haileybury I have associated myself all my adult life with the ethos imparted by the School. I have also tacitly supported its traditions of service in its history.
Some of my most pertinent memories include the visit of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Autumn 1962 to mark the School centenary, having tea at the Kipling table being practically adjacent to high table where the Master and guests were seated, then 600 of us dashing out in the dark to cheer the departing entourage departing down the avenue.
I have never swerved from my belief that I could never have met a better group of people, the Master, staff and contemporary schoolmates, through whom to get a proper formal education, and the teaching was excellent.
I was pretty successful at work right from the start, spending almost 40 years working for an American chemical company, and resolved quite early that, intending no children, I could do something to support others at Haileybury.
