New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-05

beasts af nensgerie why the rush, the scufne tne
shapl'ss mass, the tearing OF gowns coais ana the
very papers that come slowly floating down. hardy
ever to reach the floor. beats any tuuult ever saw
the contention for C0ppers OF the Irish bcggars
the wharf ut Queenstown before the boat leaves
for the Cunnrd steamer. At length all are distributed,
and the successful retire with the failing to talk over
the LIST of mathematical bonoIs for day.
Each competitor is marked by he examiners &c.
cordng 10 the questions he has wholly or partmV
answered His marks being added together, bis ~
d.yidual place is determined according 10 the aLsiv
Gu e. Then lines are drawn, So to divide the Whoe
number, generally about hundred. INTO three emsve
o. abOnt tbrtyihree OF four each; ont often to Vi
sion Is very uuPqua for the preference Is 10 ora" o
class liues whore there Is great gnp between tHe
marks Of successive individuals The lcilcs OF tne oI
dls in the names Of the Classes ne secohu
and third are called senior and JUNIOR opiiht tec"lSe
OF Old when candidate bad ended his dispute ue eH,
sminer said to him. "optnS disputGsti. VERY wen
ugt. sir" And those in che brst class are eaied
cmThaiically wraDEe,s, the head being caued the
s.n.or Observe. this whole system, with its teehii'
Caities is peculiar 10 Cambridge. In CxfJTd, the ex
amiuations on dIHereut plan altogether some
Americans think themselves very wise by talking
about persons who senior wranglers at oxford
This s like the well meaning hu, Ignorant people who
piH allude 10 pubic day al Harvard when hlf the
parts orc taken by seniors the "Janior Exhibition
In about three weeks from the ent Of the
mathematical honors comes the examination for TIE
classical This lasts five days end half and is con.
Quoted in other respects precisely like the former. In
tie morning papers OF the irst four days the com
potors have passages given them out Of the hest En-
g!lsh auhoIs prose and verse to translate into Latin
Greek prose and verse; without ary assistance Tut
writing materias at the rate OF twenty one lines Of
Byron ~ put into Greek tragic verse in three hour
L. TIE afternoons Of the days, and tn, whole OF
TIE ttb passages 70 translate from Latin and Greek
ito English; the last half Gay, questions In history
The result is announced before and the head man s
called Senior Classic.
His account of tho method In which tho ingenious
youth Of Cambridge devour their commons is
mt without certain sayOry gusto,
The first thing every Englisbmsu, and particularly
every Cambridge man. does after you are introduced 10
him Is 10 ask You To dinner. We viii, therefore. taEe
n ain dinner ,h our friend in the hall OF Trinity al four
O'Clock p IN. The hall is an immense structure oil tue
age Of James L. 100 feet long, 80 wiGe, and % hgh
lis hghpeakcd roof shows exposed the quantity na
uened raiteIs uf assvc ok and the open lantern at
the top allows the pigeons TO fly in aud ou at az hours
he floor is Of solid stone though raised many iect
above the ground. The walls are NalLseoted up 10
their full hight and covered with portraits o the great
men and bcnCflctCrs uf Thrifty. The lofty Tudor VIII
duws especially where q. the upper end, species OF
tIansep. opens right and left into two gorgeous oiies
are decora edih of arms Of he peers and bishops
tlat l.i.y has nurtured. Conspicuous at the upper
end Is bnzOued. in Cided wood the aT1s OF England.
France and Ireland. ard beneath the motto of the r.
Gin Quceu, the triumphant " Seuper Eadeh iItht
beneath this protecting ensign Is raised double das,
whereOn athw art the hail spread the tables ir tie
high and mighty. Below, five rGnees Of tables e1ieud
the whole length OF the hail. Of OAK sold as the stone
floor ITSELF with bsnches to correspond while IN the
center is the quaint apparatus for warming, an
ancient open pan or bTazer. plle' ~ frOm Noyeul-
Der to May with ly, Goals, and expciing the
colder sir from the whole vast sparime"t Oar
/ friend is seated with lie oompeers ut one on tie
benches Ia tho center Of the lalL You observe
iat they have al placed their square caps beneath
their seaisnot a veGy good place. II must be confessed
or eu article easily beut and broken. and indeed the
acGdcTlc dress is seldom in good preservation:
! They all retain their gown, which here rs made oi
serge and Of dep blue color, by which Trinity u
idisncuisned each college adopting its own iorn oi
the general type AT Oxford is no such distne iion
I he gown is graceful and light affair. bachelor oi
Ars in every college has black Of u. o fuller
pattern with two black ribbons IN front. 1asle- Of
Ar,s has q gown more ample sii., while Doctor OF
Divinity or Law rusties Ia fui-bown spendor ike the
head If the Church
| Our fiend remains standing for few moments while
two Of the authorities read alternately Latin gtace
and then tie work OF destruction bcgins. The dinner
this day T. rather better than usual for II happens he
deuca.ed 10 one Of The grtat saitis iu the English
ca!erG = aud the saints Gays poultry ard ducks are
muenoIiay added 10 the ordinary masses OF beef and
mui;oD he carving or rather ia" hacking, Il very
rough Ererybody "a N tremendous fent ana sean'
particularly tho walters woo are on TIE LOOKOUT thnt TOO
much shall rot be eaten For observe here ore oi Tie
exGui.itc abuses ard vested rights by which tfe
English Universities ore esen up; the ample dinner
IN the hall is not provided by tls college authorities.
The army Of servants gyps bcdmakcrs ctc., contract
u supply ch meat ~ the college COO 30 serds ~
no 70 table, and al that is leit which, properly
husbGnded w an intelligent oriis would furnish bali
flr next diy's neal goes back a peEquAitcs 20 TIE
original proprietoIs So day alter day you see On The
table uolng bu vast joints Of beei mutton and pork
EXCEPT q nlcH2eQ SAINTS oAf ulilHr IDutIg. II
few Injuries Ike soup cen be he'd by p,yine extra.
The college T. so immense, five hundred and twenty.
five undergo Hdgates. that even this monsirous hh wan
moi contain them oil. There is Therefore, two-ihirds
of the year second dinner or the Freshmen equally
hot aid good but az the less convenient hour OF i've
But with tins the pushing hghtnf hacking over
Ons in where the atendsnccis ot tie roushest
tie eating of the pl0rest no regular seats are htssh
and snch little niceties nnpkus are uuh h0wn, make
the college bal of Trinity pretty dismal except Tor
YeIy Luaeiy man. II eight OF ten ir.ends however
-, - md ais ret ar
tLsy cnn do veiy well. On one side Of The room Is
table where the FIRE is good deal neat-
er. If not better, md the attendance more
abundant and Quiet. II Il that of the fonnda
iion schoaTs the best students OF their year, who
receive this dinner gratis on condition OF extra
regularity nt chapel SUI further up on same tiue
ia the table for the Bachelors ~ Arts Here the fare
and attendance very decidedly improved; wte Is
provided and certain rules are adopted 10 secure ORDER
\ and quiet And above. on the da!s' al those thues
athw art the Ae contemplate with me- you please the
gnicence OF that dinner ii n the Fellows table that
you see; the table where those who no longer un
der-grsdus;es 10 longer bachelors but are resting in
the nreqaaed glory OF Masters Of Arts and Fellows Of
the college, IN the penude u their fulsceyed gowns.
are enjoying Of TIE very best dinners put
table. On The ics yal 0i saint when If known that
the fare VIII be something quite SURPRISING each fellow
generally ssks two Pucsts, and happy are those
who get such invitation. in sober earnes-siuce the
fellows good deal shut out from the world and fe
male society, and are living regular nonaso life.
they determined 10 have the very best dinner they
can for their money. Notice those five six young
WeD ." p"O wv, bV"Hi, "'l'N.hteu WIN prOIlBOn
ofailveT oce. Who arc titrg with the fellows. They
are undergraduates called fellow cOmmOners who have
the privilege of sitting Ia hail and chapel with tle fc
lowe on contition Of wearing this very conspicuous
gown Of pGyng uominaly twice. and real times
as much for al college expenses aud Of Tenouncng all
claim to sohOlsrShips ard felowships. AT the other
colleges the position OF fellow commOner il chiefly re.
served for elderly men who study for the Church late
in lfs and would not enjoy mixing with undergrad.
uates very often married men. At Trinity. however
the fellow com generally young men II rank
and fortune WHO want 20 get the most ior then money
/ You viii notice G!sO couple Oi young men near the
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