In the spring of 1862, Creighton applied unsuccessfully for a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford; he next applied to Merton College, Oxford, for a "classical postmastership" (as the scholarships there are called).
Creighton applied unsuccessfully for a scholarship to Balliol College. This was in the spring of 1862. Balliol College was Oxford. He next applied to Merton College for a "classical postmastership" (as the scholarships there are called). Merton College was Oxford.