OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND
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                         OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND
                 Supplement dated September 2, 1997 to the
                     Prospectus dated January 15, 1997

The Prospectus is changed as follows:

     1. The  Supplement  dated May 1, 1997 to the Prospectus is replaced by this
Supplement.

     2. The first footnote under the "Shareholder Transaction Expenses" table on
page 3 is revised to read as follows:

       (1) If you invest $1 million or more  ($500,000 or more for  purchases by
       "Retirement  Plans",  as  defined  in  "Buying  Class A  Shares - Class A
       Contingent  Deferred Sales Charge" on page 29) in Class A shares, you may
       have to pay a sales charge of up to 1% if you sell your shares  within 12
       calendar  months (18 months  for shares  purchased  prior to May 1, 1997)
       from the end of the  calendar  month  during  which you  purchased  those
       shares. See "How to Buy Shares - Buying Class A Shares", below.

3. The second sentence in the  sub-section  captioned "Who Manages the Fund " in
"A Brief Overview of the Fund " on page 6 is revised to read as follows:

       The Fund's  portfolio  managers,  who are primarily  responsible  for the
       selection  of the  Fund's  securities,  are Jay W.  Tracey,  III and Alan
       Gilston.

     4.  The  sub-section  captioned  "Portfolio  Manager"  in "How  the Fund is
Managed-The Manager and Its Affiliates" on page 18 is revised as follows:

          o Portfolio  Manager.  The  portfolio  managers of the Fund are Jay W.
     Tracey,  III and Alan Gilston.  Messrs.  Tracey and Gilston are the persons
     principally  responsible  for  the  day-to-day  management  of  the  Fund's
     portfolio.
          Mr. Tracey has been a portfolio  manager of the Fund since  September,
     1994 and from October,  1991 to February 1994. In his most recent  previous
     position,  Mr.  Tracey  was  a  managing  director  of  Buckingham  Capital
     Management. Prior to initially joining the Manager, Mr. Tracey was a Senior
     Vice President of Founders Asset Management,  Inc. (a mutual fund adviser),
     prior to which he was a securities analyst and portfolio manager for Berger
     Associates,  Inc.  (investment  adviser).  During the past five years,  Mr.
     Tracey  has also  served as an  officer  and  portfolio  manager  for other
     Oppenheimer funds.
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          Mr. Gilston has been a portfolio  manager of the Fund since September,
     1997.  Prior to joining the Manager,  Mr.  Gilston was a Vice President and
     portfolio manager at Schroder Capital Management International, Inc.

5. In "Class A Shares" under "Classes of Shares" on page 24, the second sentence
is  replaced by the  following:  "If you  purchase  Class A shares as part of an
investment of at least $1 million  ($500,000 for Retirement  Plans) in shares of
one or more Oppenheimer  funds, you will not pay an initial sales charge, but if
you sell any of those  shares  within 12 months of buying them (18 months if the
shares were purchased prior to May 1, 1997),  you may pay a contingent  deferred
sales charge."

6. The  following  is added to "Which Class of Shares  Should You Choose?  - How
Does it Affect  Payments To My Broker?"  on page 27:  "The  Distributor  may pay
additional periodic compensation from its own resources to securities dealers or
financial  institutions  based upon the value of shares of the Fund owned by the
dealer or financial institution for its own account or for its customers."

7. In the  second  paragraph  of  "Buying  Class A Shares  - Class A  Contingent
Deferred  Sales  Charge"  on page  29 the  first  sentence  is  replaced  by the
following:

       The Distributor  pays dealers of record  commission on those purchases in
       an amount equal to (I) 1.0% for  non-Retirement  Plan accounts,  and (ii)
       for Retirement Plan accounts,  1.0% of the first $2.5 million, plus 0.50%
       of the next  $2.5  million,  plus  0.25% of  purchases  over $5  million,
       calculated on a calendar year basis.

8. In the  third  paragraph  of  "Buying  Class A  Shares  - Class A  Contingent
Deferred  Sales  Charge"  on page 30,  the first  sentence  is  replaced  by the
following:

       If you redeem any of those shares purchased prior to May 1, 1997,  within
       18  months  of  the  end of the  calendar  month  of  their  purchase,  a
       contingent deferred sales charge (called the "Class A contingent deferred
       sales  charge") may be deducted from the redemption  proceeds.  A Class A
       contingent  deferred  sales  charge may be deducted  from the  redemption
       proceeds of any of those  shares  purchased  on or after May 1, 1997 that
       are redeemed  within 12 months of the end of the calendar  month of their
       purchase.

9. The third  sentence of the second  paragraph  of "Reduced  Sales  Charges for
Class A Share Purchases - Right of  Accumulation"  on page 31 is replaced by the
following:  "The  Distributor  will add the value, at current offering price, of
the shares you  previously  purchased  and currently own to the value of current
purchases to determine the sales charge rate that applies."


                           -2-                                       (continued)

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10. The third sub-paragraph in "Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge for Certain Redemptions" on page 33 is replaced by the following:

              o if, at the time of purchase of shares (prior to May 1, 1997) the
       dealer  agreed in  writing to accept  the  dealer's  portion of the sales
       commission in  installments of 1/18th of the commission per month (and no
       further  commission  will be payable if the shares are redeemed within 18
       months of purchase);

              o if, at the time of  purchase of shares (on or after May 1, 1997)
       the dealer agrees in writing to accept the dealer's  portion of the sales
       commission in  installments of 1/12th of the commission per month (and no
       further  commission  will be payable if the shares are redeemed within 12
       months of purchase);

11. The following  subparagraphs are added at the end of "Waivers of the Class A
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for Certain Redemptions" on page 33:

              o for  distributions  from  Retirement  Plans  having  500 or more
       eligible participants,  except distributions due to termination of all of
       the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan; and

              o for distributions  from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers
       that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor  allowing
       this waiver.

12.  The  following  sentence  is added  to the end of the  fifth  paragraph  in
"Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C Shares" on page 36:

       If a dealer has a special agreement with the Distributor, the Distributor
       will pay the Class B service fee and the asset-based  sales charge to the
       dealer  quarterly in lieu of paying the sales  commission and service fee
       advance at the time of purchase.

13. The following is added as a new penultimate  sentence to the sixth paragraph
of "Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C shares" on page 37:

       If a dealer has a special agreement with the Distributor, the Distributor
       shall pay the Class C service  fee and  asset-based  sales  charge to the
       dealer  quarterly in lieu of paying the sales  commission and service fee
       advance at the time of purchase.

14.  The  introductory  phrase  in  the  fifth  sub-paragraph  of  "Waivers  for
Redemptions  in Certain Cases" in "Waivers of Class B and Class C Sales Charges"
on page 37 is replaced with the following and a new  sub-section (6) is added as
follows:


                           -3-                                       (continued)

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                    o distributions from OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans
               and from  certain  Massachusetts  Mutual Life  Insurance  Company
               prototype  401(k) plans . . . or (6) for loans to participants or
               beneficiaries.  

15. The following  sub-paragraph is added at the end of "Waivers for Redemptions
in Certain  Cases" in "Waivers of Class B and Class C Sales Charges" on page 38:
o Distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers  that have entered
into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.

16. The section captioned  "Special Investor  Services" on page 38 is revised by
adding the following after the sub-section captioned "PhoneLink":

       Shareholder  Transactions  by Fax.  Beginning May 30, 1997,  requests for
       certain  account  transactions  may be sent to the Transfer  Agent by fax
       (telecopier).  Please call  1-800-525-7048  for  information  about which
       transactions  are  included.  Transaction  requests  submitted by fax are
       subject  to the same rules and  restrictions  as  written  and  telephone
       requests described in this Prospectus.





September 2, 1997                                                    PS0500.012

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                       OPPENHEIMER DISCOVERY FUND
               Supplement  dated  September  2,  1997  to  the
         Statement of  Additional  Information  dated January 15, 1997


The Statement of Additional Information is amended as follows:

1. The following is added as a fifth biographical  paragraph in the section "How
the Fund is Managed - Trustees and Officers of the Fund" on page 17:

Alan Gilston, Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Vice President of the Manager;  formerly a Vice President and portfolio  manager
at Schroder Capital Management International, Inc.





September 2, 1997                                                    PX0500.004



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