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'''St. Oscar's University''' was located on the planet [[Dellah]], and was one of the most prestigious centres of learning in the [[Milky Way]].
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It was set up by the Sultan of [[Tashwari]] to remove the planet Dellah from the theatre of war which was a possibility in that sector of the galaxy. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
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|first mention = The Dying Days (novel)
|first        = Oh No It Isn't! (novel)
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'''St Oscar's University''', also known as the '''University of St Oscar's''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion (novel)|The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'') '''Dellah University''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Devices (novel)|Ghost Devices]]'') or the '''University of Dellah''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Where Angels Fear (novel)|Where Angels Fear]]'') was located on the planet [[Dellah]]. It was one of the most prestigious centres of learning in the [[Milky Way]].


It had a campus of nine colleges, built on a chain of hilly islands in Dellah's northern hemisphere.  Transportation between islands was provided via a series of undersea tunnels. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')  St. Oscar's University also had its own (and in fact Dellah's first and only) [[spaceport]], on the northernmost island.  The spaceport disrupted the weather patterns on Dellah, dramatically increasing the amount of precipitation. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'', ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'') The university also had a seaport, located on the southernmost island, where it kept a dedicated ship, the ''Lady of Lorelei''.  ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
It was set up by the Sultan of [[Tashwari]] to remove the planet Dellah from the theatre of a war which threatened that sector of the galaxy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')


==Colleges==
It had a [[campus]] with nine [[college]]s that was built on a chain of hilly islands in Dellah's northern hemisphere. Travel between islands was provided by undersea tunnels. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'') St Oscar's University had its own [[spaceport]] on the northernmost island. The spaceport disrupted [[weather]] patterns on Dellah, dramatically increasing precipitation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'', ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion (novel)|The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'') It also had a sea port on the southernmost island, where it kept a dedicated ship, the ''[[Lady of Lorelei]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
*'''Garland College'''
** The Garland College Hall of Residence was a large, barrel-shaped brick building: traditional Dellahan residence architecture.  It was nicknamed, inevitably, "The Barrel".  The Rector's Rooms were located here; [[Bernice Summerfield]], who held the [[Edward Watkinson]] chair of Archaeology, was also Rector of Garland College.
**The Garland College pub, much beloved by Benny, was called the [[Witch and the Whirlwind]].
**'''Departments'''
***Archaeology
***Theatrology
***History (uncertain)
*'''Goodyear College'''
*'''Practan College'''
**'''Departments'''
***Advanced Research
*'''Pierce College'''
**Pierce College was located on the smallest island, and tended to house more mature students.
**'''Departments'''
***Literature of the Milky Way
***Psychology
*'''Rigg College'''
*'''Collins College'''
**Collins College also had a college pub, name unknown, which Bernice sometimes frequented.


==Departments==
== Colleges ==
===Department of Advanced Research===
St Oscar's University had nine colleges.
*Built as an extention of the Practan College, this department was involved in several secretive manipulations.
*'''Faculty'''
**'''Head of Department''': Professor [[Santos Silvera]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Mean Streets]]'', ''[[Tears of the Oracle]]'')


===Department of Archaeology===
The [[Garland College]] Hall of Residence was a large, barrel-shaped, brick building. It was nicknamed, inevitably, "the Barrel". The Rector's Rooms were located here; [[Bernice Summerfield]], who held the [[Edward Watkinson]] chair of Archaeology, was also Rector of Garland College. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') The Garland College pub was much beloved by Benny, was called the [[Witch and Whirlwind]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragon's Wrath]]'') The [[Shakespeare Building]] was located at Garland College and was sponsored by [[Irving Braxiatel]]. It housed the Department of Theatrology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**'''Head of Department''': Professor [[Divson Follett]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath]]'')
** Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Edward Watkinson]] Professor of Archaeology
**[[Mappin Gilder]], facilitator


===Department of Applied Art===
[[Collins College]] also had a college pub, which Bernice sometimes frequented.{{Fact}}
*'''Faculty'''
**Professor [[Menlove Stokes]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')


===Department of Art History===
[[Pierce College]] was located on the smallest island, and tended to house more mature students. The Department of Literature of the Milky Way was located in this college. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'', ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**Professor [[Newark Rappare]], artisan-in-residence  ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath]]'')


===Department of Comparative Religion===
The Department of Advanced Research was built as an extension of the [[Practan College]], and was involved in several secretive manipulations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]'', ''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**'''Head of Department''': Professor [[Urquhart (Dry Pilgrimage)|Urquhart]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
**Professor [[Maeve Ruthven]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')


===Department of History===
Other colleges included [[Rigg College]], [[Collins College]] and [[Goodyear College]].{{fact}}
*Possibly located in Garland College, as professors Blandish and Wagstaff coveted Benny's living quarters. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**'''Head of Department''': Professor [[Emilia Winston]]  ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath]]'')
**Professor [[Nicholas Clyde]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath]]'')
**Professor A.J. [[Blandish]]  ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
**Professor A.J. [[Wagstaff]]  ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')


===Department of Literature of the Milky Way===
== Faculty ==
*Located in Pierce College
[[Mappin Gilder]] was the accounts manager at the university. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**Professor [[Ferdinand Archduke]], Earth Literature (specialist in Obscure Theatrical Forms) ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'', ''[[Dragons' Wrath]]'')
**Professor [[Epstein]], [[Chelonian]] literature ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')


===Department of Physics===
Professor [[Santos Silvera]] was the Head of the Department of Advanced Research. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]'', ''[[Tears of the Oracle (novel)|Tears of the Oracle]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**Professor Singh, Theoretical Physics


===Department of Psi===
Professor [[Divson Follett]] was the Head of the Department of Archaeology. [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Edward Watkinson]] were professors in this department. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'', ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**'''Head of Department''': Professor [[Warrinder]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')


===Department of Theatrology===
Professor [[Menlove Stokes]] worked in the Department of Applied Art. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
*Located in Garland College; its main building was the Shakespeare Building, which Braxiatel himself had sponsored.
*'''Faculty'''
**'''Head of Department''': [[Irving Braxiatel]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath]]'')


===Department of Zero Inerest Philosophies===
Professor [[Newark Rappare]] worked in the Department of Art History. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**'''Head of Department''': Professor Otterbland ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')


===Unknown Departments===
Professor [[Urquhart (Dry Pilgrimage)|Urquhart]] was the Head of the Department of Comparative Religion. Professor [[Maeve Ruthven]] also worked in this department. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
*'''Faculty'''
**Professors [[Hettie Bonistall]] and [[Lucinda Pargiter]], joint holders of the Chair of Etiquette ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
**Professor [[Arthur Candy]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
**Professor [[Owl (Oh No It Isn't!)|Owl]], cosmology  ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
**Professor [[Janes]], space vehicle recognition ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
**Professor [[Farouk]], mathematics ([[BNA]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
**Professor [[Hugh Southernay]], marine geology  ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
**Professor [[Martine Ingersköjld]], climatology    ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
**Professor [[Hamilton Smith]], alien-human interaction and integration    ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
**Professor [[Brion Arvaile]], biogenetics    ([[BNA]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage]]'')


==Destruction==
Professor [[Emilia Winston]] was the Head of the Department of History. Professors [[Nicholas Clyde]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'') [[A. J. Blandish]] and [[A. J. Wagstaff]] also worked in this department. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
'''St. Oscar's University''' was destroyed when/shortly after the [[All-God]]s made their appearance on the planet Dellah. Only ruins of the University remained for a time. ([[BNA]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'')


Professor [[Ferdinand Archduke]] was a specialist in [[Obscure Theatrical Forms]] and taught Earth Literature in the Department of Literature of the Milky Way. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'', ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'') Professor [[Epstein]] taught [[Chelonian]] literature. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')


[[Category:Libraries and archives]]
Professor [[Ranjit Singh]] taught [[Theoretical physics]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
[[Category:Colleges and universities]]
 
Professor [[Warrinder]] was the Head of the Department of Psi. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
 
[[Irving Braxiatel]] was the Head of the Department of Theatrology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
 
Professor [[Otterbland]] was the Head of the Department of Zero Interest Philosophies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
 
Professors [[Hettie Bonistall]] and [[Lucinda Pargiter]] were joint holders of the [[Chair of Etiquette]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
 
[[Owl (Oh No It Isn't!)|Owl]] was a professor of cosmology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
 
[[Janes (Oh No It Isn't!)|Janes]] was a professor of [[space vehicle recognition]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
 
[[Farouk (Oh No It Isn't!)|Farouk]] was a professor of [[mathematics]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
 
[[Hugh Southernay]] was a professor of [[marine geology]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
 
[[Martine Ingersköjld]] was a professor of [[climatology]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
 
[[Hamilton Smith]] was a professor of alien-human interaction and integration. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
 
[[Brion Arvaile]] was a professor of [[biogenetics]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
 
Professor [[Arthur Candy]] also worked at the university. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (novel)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'')
 
== History ==
{{Section stub}}
=== Destruction ===
St Oscar's University was destroyed when or shortly after the [[All-God]]s made their appearance on the planet [[Dellah]]. Ruins of the University remained for a time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion (novel)|The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 21 October 2024

St Oscar's University, also known as the University of St Oscar's, (PROSE: The Mary-Sue Extrusion) Dellah University (PROSE: Ghost Devices) or the University of Dellah, (PROSE: Where Angels Fear) was located on the planet Dellah. It was one of the most prestigious centres of learning in the Milky Way.

It was set up by the Sultan of Tashwari to remove the planet Dellah from the theatre of a war which threatened that sector of the galaxy. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

It had a campus with nine colleges that was built on a chain of hilly islands in Dellah's northern hemisphere. Travel between islands was provided by undersea tunnels. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage) St Oscar's University had its own spaceport on the northernmost island. The spaceport disrupted weather patterns on Dellah, dramatically increasing precipitation. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!, The Mary-Sue Extrusion) It also had a sea port on the southernmost island, where it kept a dedicated ship, the Lady of Lorelei. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)

Colleges[[edit] | [edit source]]

St Oscar's University had nine colleges.

The Garland College Hall of Residence was a large, barrel-shaped, brick building. It was nicknamed, inevitably, "the Barrel". The Rector's Rooms were located here; Bernice Summerfield, who held the Edward Watkinson chair of Archaeology, was also Rector of Garland College. (PROSE: The Dying Days) The Garland College pub was much beloved by Benny, was called the Witch and Whirlwind. (PROSE: Dragon's Wrath) The Shakespeare Building was located at Garland College and was sponsored by Irving Braxiatel. It housed the Department of Theatrology. (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath)

Collins College also had a college pub, which Bernice sometimes frequented.[source needed]

Pierce College was located on the smallest island, and tended to house more mature students. The Department of Literature of the Milky Way was located in this college. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!, Dragons' Wrath)

The Department of Advanced Research was built as an extension of the Practan College, and was involved in several secretive manipulations. (PROSE: Mean Streets, Tears of the Oracle)

Other colleges included Rigg College, Collins College and Goodyear College.[source needed]

Faculty[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mappin Gilder was the accounts manager at the university. (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath)

Professor Santos Silvera was the Head of the Department of Advanced Research. (PROSE: Mean Streets, Tears of the Oracle)

Professor Divson Follett was the Head of the Department of Archaeology. Bernice Summerfield and Edward Watkinson were professors in this department. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!, Dragons' Wrath)

Professor Menlove Stokes worked in the Department of Applied Art. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Professor Newark Rappare worked in the Department of Art History. (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath)

Professor Urquhart was the Head of the Department of Comparative Religion. Professor Maeve Ruthven also worked in this department. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)

Professor Emilia Winston was the Head of the Department of History. Professors Nicholas Clyde, (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath) A. J. Blandish and A. J. Wagstaff also worked in this department. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Professor Ferdinand Archduke was a specialist in Obscure Theatrical Forms and taught Earth Literature in the Department of Literature of the Milky Way. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!, Dragons' Wrath) Professor Epstein taught Chelonian literature. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Professor Ranjit Singh taught Theoretical physics. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Professor Warrinder was the Head of the Department of Psi. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Irving Braxiatel was the Head of the Department of Theatrology. (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath)

Professor Otterbland was the Head of the Department of Zero Interest Philosophies. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Professors Hettie Bonistall and Lucinda Pargiter were joint holders of the Chair of Etiquette. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Owl was a professor of cosmology. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Janes was a professor of space vehicle recognition. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Farouk was a professor of mathematics. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

Hugh Southernay was a professor of marine geology. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)

Martine Ingersköjld was a professor of climatology. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)

Hamilton Smith was a professor of alien-human interaction and integration. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)

Brion Arvaile was a professor of biogenetics. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage)

Professor Arthur Candy also worked at the university. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't!)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Destruction[[edit] | [edit source]]

St Oscar's University was destroyed when or shortly after the All-Gods made their appearance on the planet Dellah. Ruins of the University remained for a time. (PROSE: The Mary-Sue Extrusion)

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