Comments on: Old School Tie (and a request for information) http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:52:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: arnold http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244422 arnold Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:49:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244422 I think the Coleridges may hold the record for the longest connection of one family with the same school. In the direct line, five out of six generations have now gone to Eton: John Taylor Coleridge (1790-1876), educ. Eton; John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), educ. Eton; Bernard Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge (1851-1927), educ. Eton; Geoffrey Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge (1877-1955), educ. Eton; Richard Coleridge, 4th Baron Coleridge (1905-1984), educ. RNC Osborne & Dartmouth; William Coleridge, 5th Baron Coleridge (1937-), educ. Eton. Many of the younger sons also went to Eton, e.g.: Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798-1843), younger brother of John Taylor Coleridge; educ. Eton; and his son Herbert Coleridge (1830-1861), educ Eton; Henry James Coleridge (1822-1893), younger brother of John Duke Coleridge; educ. Eton; Gilbert Coleridge (1859-1953), younger brother of Bernard Coleridge; educ. Eton; and his son Wilfred Coleridge (1889-1956), educ. Eton. I think the Coleridges may hold the record for the longest connection of one family with the same school. In the direct line, five out of six generations have now gone to Eton:

John Taylor Coleridge (1790-1876), educ. Eton;
John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), educ. Eton;
Bernard Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge (1851-1927), educ. Eton;
Geoffrey Coleridge, 3rd Baron Coleridge (1877-1955), educ. Eton;
Richard Coleridge, 4th Baron Coleridge (1905-1984), educ. RNC Osborne & Dartmouth;
William Coleridge, 5th Baron Coleridge (1937-), educ. Eton.

Many of the younger sons also went to Eton, e.g.:

Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798-1843), younger brother of John Taylor Coleridge; educ. Eton;
and his son Herbert Coleridge (1830-1861), educ Eton;
Henry James Coleridge (1822-1893), younger brother of John Duke Coleridge; educ. Eton;
Gilbert Coleridge (1859-1953), younger brother of Bernard Coleridge; educ. Eton;
and his son Wilfred Coleridge (1889-1956), educ. Eton.

]]> By: harry b http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244405 harry b Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:30:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244405 They're opening an Academy -- I don't know how much new building there'll be, but there'll be some I presume, and I guess it'll stay on the site. They hired a new head, over the one who is currently there, presumably for the sake of change (the existing one seems pretty good, according to my sources, and was genuinely starting to turn things around...again). They’re opening an Academy —I don’t know how much new building there’ll be, but there’ll be some I presume, and I guess it’ll stay on the site. They hired a new head, over the one who is currently there, presumably for the sake of change (the existing one seems pretty good, according to my sources, and was genuinely starting to turn things around…again).

]]> By: ejh http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244372 ejh Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:12:09 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244372 What are they doing with the school? Are they setting up a new one there, or knocking down the buildings for housing or something? I used to live on Blackbird Leys and would occasionally cut through the school fields on my way to the pub in Littlemore.... What are they doing with the school? Are they setting up a new one there, or knocking down the buildings for housing or something? I used to live on Blackbird Leys and would occasionally cut through the school fields on my way to the pub in Littlemore….

]]> By: harry b http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244351 harry b Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:14:01 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244351 re #37, actually Peers has/had a building named after my dad (who was Director of Education in Oxfordshire for a while). It was the languages building; the head of the time knew him well, and I presume it was a joke. re #37, actually Peers has/had a building named after my dad (who was Director of Education in Oxfordshire for a while). It was the languages building; the head of the time knew him well, and I presume it was a joke.

]]> By: antonia http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244347 antonia Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:20:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244347 I was the 3rd generation in my family to go to Wycombe Abbey (considers itself equivalent to Eton) and I knew at least one 4th generation girl there. I don't plan to send my daughter there though - even if we could afford it, old British public schools are a very artificial environment. I was the 3rd generation in my family to go to Wycombe Abbey (considers itself equivalent to Eton) and I knew at least one 4th generation girl there. I don’t plan to send my daughter there though – even if we could afford it, old British public schools are a very artificial environment.

]]> By: burritoboy http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244341 burritoboy Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:30:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244341 Since I went to a crappy-ass Roman Catholic school in San Jose, Ca that was only been founded in 1964 (Archbishop Mitty) we didn't have too many multi-generations even possible. At least three generations of Whitneys attended Groton. In college, though, my next-door neighbor had an ancestor who founded the college, another who served as an early President, and numerous various relatives who had attended, taught and administered the place for over a hundred years (and yes, there was a campus building named after them). Since I went to a crappy-ass Roman Catholic school in San Jose, Ca that was only been founded in 1964 (Archbishop Mitty) we didn’t have too many multi-generations even possible. At least three generations of Whitneys attended Groton. In college, though, my next-door neighbor had an ancestor who founded the college, another who served as an early President, and numerous various relatives who had attended, taught and administered the place for over a hundred years (and yes, there was a campus building named after them).

]]> By: ejh http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244320 ejh Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:59:38 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244320 <i>"Oh if it wasne for the WSLs where would we be We'd in the Millies or the RCP Or in the Sparts or the heart of the ol' CP If it wasn't for SO and Macgamna"</i> I believe Christopher Ricks' critical appreciation is due to be published later in the summer. “Oh if it wasne for the WSLs where would we be
We’d in the Millies or the RCP
Or in the Sparts or the heart of the ol’ CP
If it wasn’t for SO and Macgamna”

I believe Christopher Ricks’ critical appreciation is due to be published later in the summer.

]]> By: rea http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244307 rea Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:42:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244307 Oops about #33. I was going to answer the question by pointing out that I lived on Felch Street while attending law school in Ann Arbor. Felch was governor of Michigan, senator, a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and a diplomat, as well as a long-time law professor at U of M . . . Oops about #33. I was going to answer the question by pointing out that I lived on Felch Street while attending law school in Ann Arbor. Felch was governor of Michigan, senator, a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and a diplomat, as well as a long-time law professor at U of M . . .

]]> By: rea http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244306 rea Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:39:21 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244306 <i>But who knew there was a man named Alpheus Felch?</i> But who knew there was a man named Alpheus Felch?

]]> By: Sumana Harihareswara http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244305 Sumana Harihareswara Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:45:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244305 How many generations of Bluths went to Milford? How many generations of Bluths went to Milford?

]]> By: MR Bill http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244303 MR Bill Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:45:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244303 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj9Rs56u8YY Steely Dan's "My Old School".. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj9Rs56u8YY
Steely Dan’s “My Old School”..

]]> By: Brendan http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244302 Brendan Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:27:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244302 I went to the same school as my grandfather, my mother, her brothers, and my older brother. Indeed, my grandfather, uncles, older brother and I all had the same teacher for at least one class. It was a small-town Catholic primary school, and the teacher in question was a nun (very elderly, by the time I came along). Does that count? I went to the same school as my grandfather, my mother, her brothers, and my older brother. Indeed, my grandfather, uncles, older brother and I all had the same teacher for at least one class. It was a small-town Catholic primary school, and the teacher in question was a nun (very elderly, by the time I came along). Does that count?

]]> By: Sock Puppet of the Great Satan http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244301 Sock Puppet of the Great Satan Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:56:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244301 "which even I could see was being manipulated to exclude any participation by the WSLs and ended in a fight." Time for resurrecting and ol' Conor Gearty sectarian song: "Oh if it wasne for the WSLs where would we be We'd in the Millies or the RCP Or in the Sparts or the heart of the ol' CP If it wasn't for SO and Macgamna" “which even I could see was being manipulated to exclude any participation by the WSLs and ended in a fight.”

Time for resurrecting and ol’ Conor Gearty sectarian song:

“Oh if it wasne for the WSLs where would we be
We’d in the Millies or the RCP
Or in the Sparts or the heart of the ol’ CP
If it wasn’t for SO and Macgamna”

]]> By: Eric H http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244300 Eric H Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:05:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244300 Can we count the Potters and Weasleys at their school? Can we count the Potters and Weasleys at their school?

]]> By: R http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/comment-page-1/#comment-244297 R Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:13:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/06/21/old-school-tie-and-a-request-for-information/#comment-244297 <i>Because in public schools in American suburbs, it’s pretty common to hear an older teacher go into the “I taught your mother/father” at least once a year.</i> Yes -- I know quite a few people around here who make teacher requests for their kids based on having had the same teacher themselves. Because in public schools in American suburbs, it’s pretty common to hear an older teacher go into the “I taught your mother/father” at least once a year.

Yes—I know quite a few people around here who make teacher requests for their kids based on having had the same teacher themselves.

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