You can mark you interesting snippets of text that will be available through a unique link in your browser.


Eton College

Translation
Eton College
a preparatory school for boys in Eton, England, founded in 1440 by Henry VI.

* * *

Largest public school (independent secondary school) in England and one of the most prestigious.

It is located in Eton, Berkshire. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440–41, the same year he founded King's College, Cambridge. By tradition, 24 scholarships are reserved at Cambridge for Etonians. Boys enter Eton at about age 13. Most come from England's wealthiest families, though 70 scholarships are awarded on the basis of competitive examination.

* * *

 near Windsor, Berkshire, one of England's largest independent secondary schools and one of the highest in prestige. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440–41 for 70 highly qualified boys who received scholarships from a fund endowed by the king. Simultaneously, Henry founded King's College, Cambridge, to which scholars from Eton were to proceed. That connection is no longer in place.

      Today, as throughout the school's history, Eton names about 14 King's Scholars, or Collegers, each year, for a schoolwide total of 70. The selection is based on the results of a competitive examination open to boys between 12 and 14 years of age. King's Scholars are awarded scholarships ranging from 10 to 100 percent of fees and are boarded in special quarters in the college.

      The other students, called Oppidans, now number more than 1,200 and are housed in boardinghouses under the care of house masters. The Oppidans have traditionally come from England's wealthiest and most prestigious families, many of them aristocratic. Boys enter Eton about age 13 and continue there until they are ready to enter university.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

  
Share  

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Eton College — For the school in Canada, see Eton College (Vancouver, British Columbia). Eton College Location Windsor Berkshire SL4 6DW Eton …   Wikipedia

  • Eton College — 51°29′30.6424″N 0°36′30.4337″O / 51.491845111, 0.608453806 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eton College — 51.491854 0.60865625 Koordinaten: 51° 29′ 31″ N, 0° 36′ 31″ W …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eton College — Макаров: Итонский колледж …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • Eton college — Макаров: Итонский колледж …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • List of Provosts of Eton College — The Provost is the chairman of the Governing Body of Eton College. He is chosen by the Crown and is assisted by a Vice Provost and ten Fellows.Provosts of Eton*Henry Sever 1440 ndash;1442 *William Waynflete 1442 ndash;1447 *John Clerk 1447… …   Wikipedia

  • List of headmasters at Eton College — This is a list of headmasters at Eton College since 1442.*1442–1447 William Westbury *1447–1453 Richard Hopton *1453 Thomas Forster *1453–1458 Clement Smith *1458–1467 John Peyntor *1467–1470 Clement Smyth *1470–c.1479 Walter Barber *c.1479–1484… …   Wikipedia

  • Music Scholar (Eton College) — Abbreviation: MS …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

  • Eton Boating Song — The Eton Boating Song is the best known of the school songs associated with Eton College that are sung at the end of year concert and on other important occasions. It is also played during the procession of boats. The words of the song were… …   Wikipedia

  • Eton College Chapel — is the chapel of Eton College, an independent school in the United Kingdom.Never completed due to the Wars of the Roses, the Chapel should have been a little over double its current length; a plaque on a building opposite the West End marks the… …   Wikipedia