Talk:The Oratory School

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alumni Victuallers 09:20, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Was J.R.R. Tolkien really a teacher at The Oratory? He may have stayed there but I don't think he taught there. DavidFarmbrough 08:30, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Nobody has commented in two weeks, so I will remove the reference to JRR as a former master. DavidFarmbrough 14:39, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

His son was a housemaster and he certainly stayed there, tradition has it that he wrote some of the Lord of the Rings there, but he was not a master. Westminsterboy 16:10, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

I have removed the reference to Tolkien writing parts of The Hobbit at Woodcote as it was published in 1937 and the school only moved there in 1942, and made it clear that it was his son who taught there.--Westminsterboy 06:33, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

A former pupil has confirmed that though not a master JRR Tolkien occasionally covered lessons for absent teachers whilst staying with his son. --Westminsterboy 00:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References for Terminology and Slang

What is the reference for verifying this section? -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 18:00, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

See 'A Catholic Eton? Newman's Oratory School ' by Paul Shrimpton, ISBN 0-85244-661-6 VexillaRegis 16:06, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I have had a chance to review this book, and while it provides a fascinating account of 19th century public school politics and religion, in the days when people said thee and thou, it does not support this slang section. This list is an unencyclopaedic blight on this article. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 12:31, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Why were my comments about the many inaccuracies in the terminology and slang section deleted and by whom? For example, 'brats' are SECOND year boys; the standard punishment is a 'quarter of an hour' not, as you claim, a half and hour. Wikipedia brags about its commitment to accuracy but that would largely seem to be just talk. I repeat: WHY were by comments on this discusisn page removed and by WHOM? And what are the deleter's credential? When did he attend the OS? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pfgpowell (talk • contribs) 08:11, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed move

The official name of the school does not include 'The', and Wikipedia naming conventions discourage definite articles. Oratory School lists a number of schools operated by the Oratorians, including this one. I propose moving this article to Oratory School (Oxfordshire). -- Rob C. alias Alarob 20:03, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

It seems the school has the definitive article in its title [1] -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 20:07, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I have to disagree, As my dad attended this school, i know it is known as The Oratory, not oratory school. Dingyv03 02:30, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

In the article it's also referred to as "the OS." Maybe these things change. -- Rob C. alias Alarob 05:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

The British Library "rebranded" as The British Library not so many years ago, but wikipedia keeps the main article under the old name ... --Paularblaster (talk) 09:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unreferenced

There must be plenty of sources - this is a school founded by John Henry Newman and James Hope-Scott, and taught at by Gerard Manley Hopkins and Tom Arnold! It's very sad that this article is entirely unreferenced, and for a large part appears to rely on personal memories of old boys. --Paularblaster (talk) 09:10, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

sorry - there were two references hidden in the text. I've in-lined them and switched Template:Unreferenced for Template:Refimprove. Final comment is still "Could do better". --Paularblaster (talk) 09:43, 29 February 2008 (UTC)