Arthur Wellesley Torrens Arthur Wellesley Torrens Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens (1809–1855) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He reached the rank of major-general. He was the second son of Major-general Sir Henry Torrens and his wife Sarah, daughter of Robert Patton, governor of St. Helena, born on 18 August 1809; he was a godson of the Duke of Wellington. In 1819 he was appointed a page of honour to the Prince Regent. Torrens passed through the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and obtained a commission as ensign in the Grenadier Guards, becoming lieutenant on 14 April 1825. He was appointed adjutant of
Wellesley High School as to have the children taught by the students who have taken an interest in early childhood development. Students at WHS may take classes at Wellesley College without paying tuition, provided that the classes are not offered at WHS. Wellesley is a member of the METCO Program, which gives inner-city students access to a better education, by busing them in from the City of Boston. Students out of school for an extended period of time due to hospitalization are eligible for this support program. It is run by former Magic 106.7 DJ Adam Diliberto and Social Worker Lindsey Slotnick. Wellesley