A Letter from the Proctor

I just received this in my inbox. Only at Oxford would could I imagine being warned about slipping on a mix of champagne and eggs. Below, the letter (with some paring down):

Dear Candidates,

In our “normal” lives, the Proctors are Tutors. In this capacity we should like to wish you very good luck with your exams this summer.

In particular, there is no tradition of the abuse of food in “trashing”. The very idea is a recent invention and one which is particularly offensive in a city where there are many homeless and hungry. In previous years some members of the public have been injured by slipping on flour wet from champagne and eggs.

We should therefore like your help in keeping people safe, and stamping out the abuse of all foodstuffs. No flour, no eggs, no beans, ketchup, let alone rotting food or worse. In addition, pubs may not admit students covered in foodstuffs.

Closed champagne bottles, flowers and balloons and biodegradable confetti are all fine! But please – NO FOOD ITEMS or GLITTER or SILLY STRING. Rotting food, vomit, broken glass and other items causing litter are simply not what any of us wants to see. They are a disgrace and potentially dangerous.

Good luck with your exams and enjoy finishing and celebrating in College.


Senior Proctor
&
Junior Proctor

Trinity Term 2010