Conversation so far:
Who was Oxford's first slade professor of fine art?
John Ruskin
When was John Ruskin appointed as slade professor?
1869
What happened after John Ruskin appointment as slade professor?
He delivered his inaugural lecture on his 51st birthday in 1870.
What did John Ruskin do after the inaugural lecture as slade professor?
He established the Ruskin School of Drawing
Did anything interesting happen at Oxford while Ruskin was slade professor?
Most controversial, was the digging scheme near Oxford, instigated by Ruskin in 1874, and continuing into 1875, which involved undergraduates in a road-mending scheme.

Question: Did he teach at the school he founded?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Ruskin teach at the school he founded?