Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-29
@-UDENT LIFE AT NAPLES.
An Interesting Description of the Schools
and Houses.

and Houses.
Immediately upon arriving at Naples
/ set out upon search for a students
boarding house. After a long hunt 1
found one located in one corner of a
large ancient palace. The first thing
that attracts the attention on entering
the court of this palace is a fountain
surrounded by flowers and plants.
Passing up the great stone stairway,
here and there adorned with a marble
statue, one arrives at the door of the
students boarding house. Strange as
it may appear, the kitchen comes first.
On one side of the room is built series
of small charcoal furnaces, in order that
a hot fire may always be ready to cook
a meal for the hungry students. The
one little window of the kitchen grated
with heavy iron bars looks out upon a
garden of fruit trees and flowers
Passing through long hallway which
leads to the farther end of the house
the parlor is reached. Here there is
piano, a sofa, a few chairs, and couple
of large, tall mirrors. This is the
general resort of all the students in the
house, where they come to sing college
songs or talk over affairs of the day.
The parlor windows look out upon an
other garden. The high walls of a
neighbOring monastery frown down
upon it. At all hours of the day can be
heard the monastery bells calling to
prayers, tinkling away with musical
sweetness. The students private rooms
are arranged about the parlor. The
rooms are so large that for economy
and company two students generally
room together.
The Italian student does most of his
studying at night. Going to bed at IL
o'clock he will arise at six or seven.
CHANGING over his lessons he hurries off
to attend the morning lectures. On
his return home from the university he
drops into kind of restaurant, called
pizzaria. This is an establishment
entirely unheard of in other cities, and
owes large part of its patronage to
the students. The pizzaria is a dingy
little room, fitted up with few greasy
chairs and tables. There are sold large
griddle cakes of dough, baked up with
cheese or oil. The student, with an
appetite whetted by application, eager
ly devours one of these large hot cakes
as breakfast. This costs him from
four to six cents. He then goes home
to prepare his lessons. At o'clock he
eats the one really substantial meal of
the day in his boarding house. After
that comes his afternoon doze. In the
cool of the evening he may take walk
in company with his friends along the
quay. After that comes the evening
study. Before going to bed he may
drink cup of coffee or eat a salad.
The students in the university of
Naples have the greatest license in re-
gard to their behavior in the lecture
room. They sit with their hats on,
sprawled out over the desks and
benches in a manner apparently dis
respectful to the professor. Strict at
tention, however, is always observed.
The university of Naples was found
ed in the first quarter of the thirteenth
century by Frederick II. 1t contains a
vast court, where the students prom
enade while waiting for their classes
to begin. Along the street leading up
to the university are placed stands,
where are sold the books necessary for
study. Many old women make their
living here by selling buns and sand
| witches to the students. Very frequent
| ly dignified student may be observed
examining the last remnant of a sand
which into his mouth as he enters the
| classroom. - P. w. Linnebarger, in
| N. w. Christian Advocate.