Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-28

Students quarters in the various col
lcges consist OF sitting room and o
bedroom. This sitting room is also
used as dining-room The rooms are
cared for by male servant, called .
scout. He also serves the meals. The
students breakfast and lunch in their
rooms they dine in the commons j
sisited number of the dining halls OF
the various colleges They are very
handsome and are fitted MP very much
like the dining rooms of the various
inns OF court in London. The walls are
all in dark woods, with portraits and
the coats OF arms OF the various colleges
and patrons ornamenting them. The
ceilings are in dark wood. he tables
for the students run lengthwise with
the room. At the end Of the room and
at right angles with the students tables
upon a platform raised n foot and half
above the floor. is the table for the dons
Of that particular college. This is SINH
lar TO the relative placing of the tables
of the barristers and tile benchers in the
inns o court dining-rooms. A bla ing
open lire lights up cheerfully this rich
and handsome framework of dark wood
and ancIc / ornaments. The dons put
an full dress for their dinner, and the
students wear their mortar board caps
and black gowns These gowns and
cans have to be worn by the students
whenever they enter any OF the buildings
Of any of the colleges. Often a student
walking in tho street will lake off his
loose gown ald carry it over his arm,
bu. the moment he enters any OF the
college buildings he must put it on, or
he would lie refused admission.
The morning after the dinner l took
breakfast with party of students in
Mr.. Van Rensselaers rooms. ne
marty was made M of chatting students
who talked freely and irreverenty upon
every subject that came up. This break
fast rave me a hurried glimpse of the
interior life of the student at Oxford.
Tho social life here is one of the strong
est of its characteristic features stu
dents meet at breakfast in their rooms
and make up jolly parties seeking
amusement aud poss bly, at times COM
harrison of notes concerning their studies.
But YOU do not get the impression from
many of the students that there is any
orc wearing himself out with study.
Here also learned the meaning of the
expression sporting the oak here
Il 4 little hall attached to each student $
suit of rooms. The outer door OF TINS
hall is of heavy oak, aud when it Is
closed II is signal to all who come that
the student is engaged and does not
! wish to be disturbed.
The country around Oxford is beautt-
| ful Tho town itself Is quaint and
most picturesque. The life here is one
that would charm either student or
Young man fond of society and athlet.
les, THE river is constantly thronged
by college oarsmen. When the racing
season Is on, / am told, one of the most
pxoitinp events Of each day is the
struggle to gain the position known as
The top of the river" As 1t was ex
nlaIned TO me. the top of the river
means this: Several boat crews--some'
times to the number of fifteen or TWEEN
twill DO placed in line, one slightly
ahead of the other, upon the river Al
SIGNAL they start of racing for a Ger
tain noint. The object of each boats
crpw IN the rear is to run down the
hont ahead of them. This is called
humping. II they can bump the nos,
~ their boat against the one lust aneao
~ them. that entities the humping noaI
to 20 up above the Don't that has peer
bumped. And the boat bumped IAN
back one in the lirr. The boat ina