Talk:King's College, Cambridge/Archive 1

Alumni
Updated the alumni category page with a few more names - should the other Oxbridge college pages be encouraged to create their own category pages in this way?


 * That's up to them, I think. Not everyone in this category was a student, though. Probably a more accurate category name would be 'Former members of' but maybe 'Alumni of' would also do. I'm not planning on changing it though. Js229 17:13, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

The Time Magazine 100 list is described as "In a somewhat Americanocentric list of 100 names". This hardly is NPOV, and does not have any real bearing on Kings College. I am removing for bias--the section is more direct without it. Clark, Austin Texas 19 June 2006

Postcode
and is the only Oxbridge College to have "1ST" in its postal code.

I doubt any colleges other than Sidney have "3HU" in their postcodes, but so what? Marnanel 19:42, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)


 * Agreed, removed. Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 20:05, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)


 * In fairness, 3HU isn't meaningful on its own, whereas 1st is... Mark Williamson 13:50, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Alumni: Weird
No, the alumni of King's aren't (particularly!) weird, but this seems strange:

''Prime Ministers, Archbishops, and David Baddiel, the comedian and composer of a chart topping football anthem."

Baddiel hardly compares in that sentence! Ben davison 19:31, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Hammer and Sickle
This had been painted over when I was there in 2001, so its painting over can hardly have been a factor in Mayhew's resignation as suggested.

81.151.89.1 15:38, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

B.A. without examination
A C Benson, in his introduction to William Johnson Cory's Ionica, states that "in those days Kingsmen did not enter for the Tripos, but received a degree without examination, by ancient privilege." This refers to King's College in 1845, which was 20 years before they began to allow non-Etonians to enroll. I presume such a privilege would have automatically extended to eligibility for an MA following the BA for having resided in college for the prescribed number of terms. Does anyone know when examinations began to be taken by King's College undergraduates? Was this privilege extended to other groups or colleges? NRPanikker 16:49, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Stranglers at May Ball
The down-scaling [May ball to June event] followed a huge invasion of crashers over the backs when the Stranglers played at the last King's ball.

Does anyone actually have evidence to back this claim up? I have seen/heard vague rumours saying both yes and no, but no hard evidence. Colin S 23:49, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

King's June event first appeared in the early 1970's, and the May Ball was revived in 1977 or 1978.

CJ: I was at this event. It was 1982 I think. I don't recall there being any kind of trouble with gatecrashers. But the band were pretty clear what they thought about a bunch of dinner-jacketed and long-dressed students as their audience. There was some embarrassment afterward at having invited a band that was so contemptuous of the university.

AndrzejGlo (talk) 10:27, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

College song
I'm surprised that ther is no mention of the college song anywhere - so here goes:

Rex Henricus, sis amicus, nobis in angustia, cuius prece nos a nece  salvemur perpetua.

(Note that "'sis'" in the above is a contraction of "'suus.'") Hair Commodore (talk) 17:32, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Admittance of women
Odd there's no mention of this on the page. When were female undergraduates first admitted? Something tells me it's going to be a shamefully late date ... 81.157.197.44 10:51, 14 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I think it was 1973. Haven't got a reference though.


 * Ben 12:53, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Women undergraduates were first admitted to King's (as well as to Clare and Churchill) in 1972 (Cambridge University Undergraduate Prospectus 1972-3)

AndrzejGlo (talk) 10:25, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The first female undergraduates at King's matriculated in September 1972. I should know, being one of the males who matriculated at the same time! Hair Commodore (talk) 17:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with File:Bookcover a passage to india.jpg
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Non-free images used in gallery
The use of non-free images is the gallery is not permitted per WP:NFG, so I have removed the 2 offending images. All remaining images are freely licenced. Having a fair-use rational does not get around rule. If you can find freely licenced images to replace these, then plaese add them. ww2censor (talk) 17:07, 12 December 2009 (UTC)