Untitled (photograph of a drawing labeled "A day with the J.P.T. — 'Run to Ground'". No. 3 Revd. F. Harrison Oriel College. It is commonly believed by Undergraduates that a Proctor cannot proctorize within the College gates; hence men generally try to run to ground, either to their own College or another — Some however have lately been unearthed; verso: photograph of a drawing labeled "The Proctors having cleared out the Coffee Room at the Randolph sit down to a Dinner for five with nothing touched but the soup & regale bulldogs too at another table. Senior Proctor speaks ("?, my boy. Here's to our noble selves'.")
1845-1903
Iorwerth Grey Lloyd
British
Photograph information:
Recto;
Photograph of a drawing labeled "A day with the J.P.T. — 'Run to Ground'".
Inscribed: "No. 3. Revd. F. Harrison Oriel College. It is commonly believed by Undergraduates that a Proctor cannot proctorize within the College gates; hence men generally try to run to ground, either to their own College or another — Some however have lately been unearthed."
Verso:
Photograph of a drawing labeled "The Proctors having cleared out the Coffee Room at the Randolph sit down to a Dinner for five with nothing touched but the soup & regale bulldogs too at another table. Senior Proctor speaks ("?, my boy. Here's to our noble selves'.")
Inscribed: "No. 57. The Randolph Hotel was opened about this time & attracted by it's large rooms and good dinners many undergraduates. It became a favourite arena for the exercise of proctorial power. No one it is hoped ever thought that the imaginary scene here sketched really happened. Revd. J.J. ? M.A. of ? & J.E. Thurley Esqre M.A. of Wadham. Proctors 1866-67."
Album page with albumen silver prints