St Edmund Hall, Oxford
The St Edmund Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Within the university, it is better known by his nickname Teddy Hall. The college makes a claim to being " the oldest academic society for education of students within the university." From 2007, the St Edmund Hall had an estimated value of 39 million pounds Foundation.
History
As with the University of Oxford, the exact founding date of the St Edmund Hall is unknown. She is believed to have been founded in 1278. The College is named after St. Edmund of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, the first known Oxford Master of Arts and the first Oxford next Archbishop of Canterbury. He lived and taught in college.
St Edmund Hall began her Darsein as a classic of Oxford Aularian houses. This medieval halls were the basis of the university. St Edmund is the only surviving medieval Hall and his family are known as " Aularians " known. St Edmund Hall in 1957 received the status of a college, but retained the historic name "Hall " at.
The college has a history of independent thinking, what brought it on a regular basis with the Church and the State in conflict. During the late 14th century and the early 15th century it was a bastion of Wyclif - trailer, for which the college Principal William Taylor, a Lollarde, was eventually burned at the stake and the Principal Peter Payne had to flee the country. In the 17th century, the college moved to the wrath of the crown for his favoring the " Nonjurors ". The Nonjurors were men, the Scottish House of Stuart remained loyal and refused to take an oath on the German House of Hanover.
College colors
Like most academic institutions, the Oxbridge colleges have typically used a color scheme, such as for college scarves, ties, sportswear, etc. There is currently a great deal of confusion regarding Hall's official college colors, which due to a disagreement between the "official college clothing " and seems to be acquired sportswear.
The official colors of the College are " wine red and cream ", although this is not explicitly on the official website of the College, "College Memorabilia " Section, stated, this leads the colors under the purposes of merchandising, such as college scarves.
In the vast majority of sports clothing Maroon and Gold are for " wine red and cream " substitute often been used. This has left many people naturally led to assume that these are the college colors. The confusion may be caused by the fact that the coat of arms has a Gelb-/Goldfeld Collages.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a "Red Cross Fleury " on a Geld-/Goldfeld, enclosed by four Cornish choughs.
In the picture on the right side of the College of Arms is shown that there is on the following Latin inscription namely " sanctus edmundus huius aulae lux ", which can be translated roughly as " St Edmund, light of this Hall ."
There are to use timing diagrams for dedications a very common commercial practice within the university. If they are translated into Latin, they are written so that an important date, usually that is embedded by a foundation or of the inauguration itself, in the text. This is usually achieved by selecting certain letters in the text, the Roman numerals correspond to when added together, are often ignored by withdrawing their representation, lead to the required date. These numbers are then a number appears greater than the surrounding letters.
In the above dedication, the text is rendered as
And in this case these form numbers counted naively:
Which a popular, albeit conservative estimate for the establishment of the Hall is, but in reality is the date of the canonization of St. Edmund of Abingdon.
Sites and buildings
The St Edmund Hall rests on a small central site on the north side of the High Street. The front Collegehof (see picture) is surrounded by the Porters ' Lodge, the old dining hall (1659 ), the College Court and the pantry (which has a fireplace in the middle of the 15th century included), the chapel with the old library (late 17th century ), as well as accommodation for students and colleagues. In the center of Kollegehofs is a medieval wall. Passages from Kollegehof give access to the modern accommodation blocks and the dining room to the east, and the colleague Library ( the secularized church of St. Peter in the East, 12th century ) and gardens (St. Peter 's Church Yard ) in the north. The garden contains a seated bronze statue of St. Edmund as impoverished students. The college also has outbuildings at Norham Gardens, at the Dawson Street, and on the Iffley Road.
Student Life
The student body has long been for his skills in sports, especially rugby, known. In Hilary Term of 2008, the College contrived into the final of the football and rugby Cuppers to enter, competitions where they won the Rugby final against Keble College. Recently, it has also proven strengths in journalism, drama, mathematics, and student politics. In 2007, a team in University Challenge set up the college, which achieved one of the three highest games results in the first round.
Grace on College
The common table prayer at the College prior to the Formal Hall is Benedictus, Benedicat by Jesus Christ Dominum Nostrum ( Blessed is he is and he will bless this ( food) through Jesus Christ our Lord) to the assembly responds Amen. Extensive forms of table prayers are sometimes given, but this is very rare.
People who are in communication with the College
Known graduates
- Dan Abnett, author, comic book writer
- Samira Ahmed, Newscaster / Presenter
- Stuart Barnes, former English and British Lions rugby player, reporter for Sky Sports
- Steve Blinkhorn, psychologist, researchers in psychometrics
- Anna Botting, Newscaster
- Douglas Botting, researcher and author
- Emma Brockes, Journalist
- Sir David Cooksey, GBE, businessman, venture capitalists and politicians
- Robin Day ( broadcaster ), a radio announcer
- Paul Farrelly MP Labour MP for Newcastle-under -Lyme (2001 -present)
- Arihiro Fukuda deceased associate professor at the University of Tokyo
- Patrick Garlund, (also Honorary Professor )
- Amitav Ghosh, author
- Mark Field MP ( Member of Parliament of the City of Westminster)
- Timothy Gorringe, Professor of Theology
- Thomas Hearne, Antiquarian and diarist
- Oronhyatekha, Mohawk physician and researcher
- Terry Jones, comedian and author
- Gabriel Josipovici, novelist and playwright
- Emma Kennedy, comedian and author
- John Waldron, comedian
- Stewart Lee, comedian and author
- Sir Ken Macdonald, Attorney General
- Hugo MacNeill, former astray and British Lions rugby player
- John McManners, Church historian
- Derek Morris, economists, Provost of Oriel College, Oxford
- Al Murray, comedian
- Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow
- Undrew Peach, BBC broadcaster
- Sir Nicholas Pumfrey ( Lord Justice Pumfrey ), Court of Appeal Judge
- Charles Ritcheson, historian, diplomat and university administrator
- General Sir ( Hugh ) Michael Rose, KCB, CBE, DSO, QGM
- M. J. K. Smith, cricketer
- Graham Steele, Nova Scotia Member of the House of Assembly
- John Wells, comedian and translator
- Daniel Wilson, Bishop of Calcutta
- Salman Khurshid, Former Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India
- Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Opinions Editor, The Telegraph, Calcutta
Other well-known people
- St. Edmund of Abingdon
- A. B. Emden, Principal (1929-1951)
- Rev. J.N.D. Kelly D.D., Principal (1951-1979)
- Leonard Hodgson, Vice - Principal (1914-1918)