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Does anyone know the school latin motto?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:40 pm
by na na
Hello, I was wandering if anyone knows the latin motto because I have a peculiar interview that "what school you went to" is more important than what is on your CV. Furthermore, a translation into english would really be particularly helpful
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:41 pm
by Great Plum
Does the school have a Latin Motto?
I thought is was somethnig like "Fear God, honour the King."
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:44 pm
by Scone Lover
That is on the arches into the quad that we marched through every day
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:45 pm
by Katharine
I agree with Plum, Fear God, Love the Brotherhood, Honour the King and a fourth one - possibly from an epistle but haven't got anything with me to check. We had them over both sided of the two doors to the dining hall at Hertford.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:54 pm
by Great Plum
Scone Lover wrote:That is on the arches into the quad that we marched through every day
so it was - well remembered!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:58 pm
by Scone Lover
I shouldn't own up to this but it is not a feat of memory, rather I was looking at some photos I took at school and there was the arch.
Next time I will accept the plaudits
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:59 pm
by Richard Ruck
Great Plum wrote:Does the school have a Latin Motto?
If it does I've certainly never been aware of it!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:05 pm
by Scone Lover
The only latin I remember was the school song which I must confess I have totally forgotten now. I know, 1000 lines (not posts before JT has a fit!) on being a forgetful little squirt
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:01 pm
by na na
well I am disappointed! The last time I heard it was at founders day dinner where we also said the housey grace, but I couldn't remember the motto. Well maybe it wasn't a motto but it was in latin and the OB's definitely were aware of it, but good effort chaps
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:22 pm
by DavebytheSea
Fear God, Honour the Queen, Love the Brotherhood (in that order) is the school motto BUT ..... each Block has a house motto over the door, and all, except Peele have it in Latin - eg. Middleton's is
Festinae Lente i.e. "make haste slowly". Peele's is quite extraordinary - "
Passing Away". Is that because it almost falls off the end of the Avenue, or what?
The school song - the Votum - on this site is ain Latin with a posting to a full translation.
viewtopic.php?p=11620&highlight=votum#11620
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:46 pm
by blondie95
I dont recall singing that at all, I do find myself singing the foundation hymn alot still. Brings back such strong memories of the leavers service, I dont think my dad can sing it anymore without thinking back to that day.
Hertford ladies, the Hertford hymn do you stil remember it?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:49 pm
by midget
blondie95 wrote:I dont recall singing that at all, I do find myself singing the foundation hymn alot still. Brings back such strong memories of the leavers service, I dont think my dad can sing it anymore without thinking back to that day.
Hertford ladies, the Hertford hymn do you stil remember it?
What was that then?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:49 pm
by kerrensimmonds
Honour All Men
Love the Brotherhood
Fear God
Honour the King
1 Peter 2 v.. 17.
I am ashamed of the lot of you!!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:56 pm
by blondie95
midget wrote:blondie95 wrote:I dont recall singing that at all, I do find myself singing the foundation hymn alot still. Brings back such strong memories of the leavers service, I dont think my dad can sing it anymore without thinking back to that day.
Hertford ladies, the Hertford hymn do you stil remember it?
What was that then?
If you mean the Hertford Hymn its sung at the leavers serivce, very hard to sing when sobbing.
Also hertford ladies we had the tradition on our day of leaving to circle round the statue in quad and sing something but cant think what and was of the understanding it was a Hertfors tradition
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:57 pm
by Mrs C.
isn`t that Auld Lang Syne??