Talk:Eton College

There was a suggestion that private schools be banned in Britain. A counter-suggestion was made, that Eton would have to move to Ireland. It was pointed out that this would produce a generation of Gaelic-speaking Etonians. In the event, all of this never took place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.53.52.160 (talk) 07:29, 25 May 2017‎ (UTC)

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IP user User:175.38.42.62 added picture File:3rd row, 4th from right - Alan Cecil Lupton 1891 Eton.jpg to the article (and it seems to me that the title of the File includes original research, but that's another issue). I removed it on the grounds that the people named in the caption weren't mentioned in the article. Then another IP user User:2405:6e00:2e68:8d00:30ef:f9a9:f72c:8008 restored the photo, and added the following paragraph: In 1891, Science Master Dr Philip Herbert Carpenter died at Eton from an accidental overdose when he was House Master to Alan Cecil Lupton, whose forebear was Eton Provost Roger Lupton and distant cousin was Catherine, Princess of Wales, with references. I cannot see how either the photo or the text adds anything to an article about the College, and neither can Hoary (see WP:HD#Eton College 5 August), and would like to remove them. ColinFine (talk) 16:58, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

This is part of an effort to raise the profile of the obscure Lupton family in Wikipedia. It added nothing to this article, and I have removed it. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:23, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Given that another IP has just added similar content (which I have reverted), a short term WP:SEMI may be warranted. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 03:01, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

I’d agreed. These bits of trivia are wholly irrelevant to the Eton article. They may have a place in the Lupton family article, which is already stuffed with so much absolute trivia that at least they wouldn’t be out of place. KJP1 (talk) 04:41, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

If I see the same thing happen within a week, I'll take it to WP:RFPP. I'm not usually a fan of protection but there's a clear pattern here, and it's happened three times this week alone, from multiple IPs. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 21:45, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Editors with opinions on this may also have an opinion on a matter I've raised at Talk:Harriet Martineau. -- Hoary (talk) 22:10, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

I can't see anything in the history section to describe how a free school for poor boys turned into a fee-paying school for the wealthy. Surely this is a topic worthy of being covered here.

Marchino61 (talk) 06:22, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

The original students were “Kings Scholars.” They still receive 100% bursaries. Overtime, boys began staying in independent boarding houses in the town and attending classes with the scholars for a fee. These became known a Oppidans. Over a period of hundreds of years, the boarding houses came under the school’s control. KS and OS still receive full or major bursaries respectively. Cowinatree (talk) 00:42, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Just adding a few points here... The school was never really for "poor" boys, despite the fact I think the term is used in the foundation charter. Students had to know Latin to enter, so must have been from the middle classes at least...

King's Scholars and OSs do not receive bursaries by default in the present day, as far as I am aware. Bursaries are all means-tested. But yes, the shift to a fee-paying school occurred gradually because of the growing fee-paying town-dwelling student body. Hope this answers the question. If anyone can find a source, then more information on this process can be added to the main article. Godtres (talk) 14:30, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Has anyone studied Eton pupils and ex-pupils on the Dunning Kruger? 88.97.108.45 (talk) 23:59, 4 January 2025 (UTC)