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:There is no mention of his time at Oxford in the current Wikipedia entry for Einstein. I shall remove the reference until such time as someone responds to the above question.[[User:John Foley|JPF]] 15:37, 3 May 2005 (UTC) |
:There is no mention of his time at Oxford in the current Wikipedia entry for Einstein. I shall remove the reference until such time as someone responds to the above question.[[User:John Foley|JPF]] 15:37, 3 May 2005 (UTC) |
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:: See [http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/objects/downloads/ccm_04_trin.pdf]. It states that Einstein was elected by the Governing Body to a research studentship for five years from 1931, with an annual stipend of £400. He spent about a month a year between 1931 and 1933 in residence, but after 1933 could no longer take up residence and asked that his stipend be used for some other worthy cause. Clearly if he was a research student he would have been part of the Foundation of the college, and not even just a mere member on the books. [[User:Andrew Yong|Andrew Yong]] 11:49, 8 May 2005 (UTC) |
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== Toffs == |
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Revision as of 11:49, 8 May 2005
the statement re. no. of prime ministers produced by oxbridge colleges is untrue and should be removed. Trinity Cambridge has 6; St. John's Cambridge 4, Balliol, Oxford 3, Trinity Oxford 2 etc.;
Private education and Christ Church
The comment about proportion of privately educated students and tied scholarships is untrue. Christ Church does NOT have significantly more privately educated students than other Oxbridge colleges; it does not take a disproportionate number of people from 'posh' schools and it is not filled with members of the aristocracy any longer. This article does not state all of this but insinuates it, and appears to be thinking of the pre-war college (well ok, later as well, but it is not like this any more! Overcome your outdated prejudices, it is a modern college now and is not full of 'toffs'!
Einstein
How long was Einstein actually at ChCh? I thought he only stayed there for a couple of nights. Can ChCh really count him as a member? I guess it basically comes down to: did he sign the books of the House? Do we have proof?
- There is no mention of his time at Oxford in the current Wikipedia entry for Einstein. I shall remove the reference until such time as someone responds to the above question.JPF 15:37, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
- See [1]. It states that Einstein was elected by the Governing Body to a research studentship for five years from 1931, with an annual stipend of £400. He spent about a month a year between 1931 and 1933 in residence, but after 1933 could no longer take up residence and asked that his stipend be used for some other worthy cause. Clearly if he was a research student he would have been part of the Foundation of the college, and not even just a mere member on the books. Andrew Yong 11:49, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
Toffs
Hmm, not sure about the 'modern college' thing. I heard soem undergrads talking about a party the other day where they were all snorting champagne and caviar with the college hunting society or something. Also the fellows still pass the snuff in the SCR after dinner. And there is at least one titled aristocrat there at present.