Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-20

| Windsor. he was coInnciia1 ~ ~
chase the perpetual adruwsoz & we
parish church Of Eton, aad macy ir.o's
Of land In the shires Of b1cSs e9 ma
Berks; and sons OF the estimates still
held by Eton College were taken irlia
| such ancient abbeys as toc1npi fVn-
hen0y, Ygry aud St, stephens a. Sas ~ p.
Though the college WAS founded IN
/ 1liO solemn admission was not gifcn
to the provost fellows. clerks and sohol'
als until December, 1if3, The canoas
and enactments for Elton we're almust q
| literal transcript u those az Wincls,s-
ter. It's incorporated name was ne
Kings College Of Our Lady OF hton
| Beside Windsor and its original loan-
dalton provided for provost ten lei
lows, four clerks six choristers- u
schoolmnster twenty-five poor and IN
diReut scholars and twenty-five poor
and infirm mon who were to pray
for the king it, arst provost was the
celebrated churohman, William Ney-
aete, whom Henry brought from me
mas.erahip Of Winchester accompanied
by five fellows and thirty-ivc scholars
from the older school as nucleus al
the new.
Tho present establishment, the out
growth Of a roorganizing act Of parlia-
ment In 1868, has for It's actual govern
ing body the pr0yosts OF Eton and
| Kings college. Oxford, the Royal 30
ciety, the lord chief Justice the Elton
masters and four other members elected
by the former. Aside from the official
| governing body, the actual school OIL
| GERS OF Eton now comprise a crown APP
pointed provost, a similar official to our
''principal7 or president who must be
a master Of arts aud member 81 tho
church Of England tnot necessarily In
Orders) over thirty years OF age ten
"fellows,' who are members OF
the governing body, vice provost, bur-
sars, secretaries or clerks, an auditor.
head master, lower master, and
''conducts'Or chaploins'
All ordinary discipline may be said
20 emnnate from the 'hulses' where
boys not ON the foundation reside,
whose masters are directly responsible
to the head and lower masters for the
good conduct Of those in charge; 10 the
"captAinsn Of these houses who are
selected from among the scholars In the
houses 10 assist In keeping order: and
sccondarily, both from "tagmastersn
over their respective dcputlzed "fags,h
and through tho general supervision by
all upper forms or divisions OF the
school over all members OF the success
sive grades below Thorn. IL II m odd
system 70 us Americans, but it is Il good
one here because It's results are good.
The seventy free or foundation 9chol-
ars are called "Colngora, Formerly
they wore the black cloth gown 10
distinguish them. but this badge Of
Tho foundation scholarships are opon
to all boys. British subjects, between
the ages Of II and II, aud are tenablo
10 the completion OF the 10th year.
These Cullugers nre educated and main
tanned during school torn or time out
Of the funds VI the college, At the be-
ginning Of the century the Collagers'
routine and faro were arfrom cnviable.
They dlned most meagcrly ut IL o'clock
eyory day. and supped at ON whole
school days, and ~ five on other days.
They assembled in the hall At Z every
night and sat there reading for an hour
under tho care Ui their captain. At 3
they proceeded to the lower school,
wh0ro they recited the prayers, which
used, In still earlier times, 70 be said in
the long chamber They were then lock-
cd up for thanight. Gu Sunday morning
thcy wont to the uppor school tossing tho
| Tooth Palm, and to Join In pruyerA read
by tho Fifth form PrHpostor Colagers
and Oppidans alike went 70 church at
10 o'clock on Sundays, and thcy all had
20 ait IN tho upper school between . aud
3, while a member OF the fifth form
read aloud several pages Of that excit-
ing essay the "Wholo Duty OF Man.
Tho dinner consisted Invariably Of
mutton, potatoes bread and beer, with
the addition Of pudding on Sundays.
As a matter Of fact almost every Col
lager hired a room iif town, In which 10
GOT his breakfast and tea, which the
college did not furnish, aud 10 which
tn prepare his lessons. which rendered
his expenses nearly equal TO those not
ON the foundation, and an old Etonion
yehomently stutos that boys unable to
Incur these unjust expenses underwent
"priyations that might have broken
down cabin boy, and would be
thought lnhumnn II inflicted on gal
loy-alave, An "Ode on Nearer Pros
poet Of Eton,n after Gray written in
l19S WIS yirile with satire upon this or
der Of things and hastened reformation.
The quality OF the beer was thus alluded
to-
"Piut after pint you drink again,
Stil sober you may drink again,
You can't get drunk In hallp
Everything IL now different. Good
food is supplied for the hall, Break
fast and ten are furnished at trlnng
cost, Servants lesson the impositions
Of Tagging. An assistant master and a
matron have domestic superintendent.
Long ChAmbers Of old, famous for It's
iltty-two beds, filth and frolis, has been
practically abolished and now build.
ing with separate rooms provided,
chiefly by subscriptions from old Eton-
inns All badges OF infelority have been
done away with. 10 DO indigent and
q pauper Is no longer necessary TO
eligibility, and some Of tho best fami.
lies ol England are glad To have their
sons become Elton foundatloners.
The "Oppidans' are all Eton boys not
FREQ scholars, or "Collagols.n There Il
no bar 20 any boy entering Elton as
soon as no can read, and some have
beon received rs young ms seven years.
The Elton system provides that from
tho moment he enters until he leaves
for good lac shall be under the imme.
dlate control as far ns his intellectual
guidance Is concerned, Of a tutor who
stands to him, while NJ Elton, Ia the
entire relation OF parent or guardian
There is now perhaps an aver
age attendance OF 1000 boys
Fully 500 arc non.residents. An o.
! those live In bnnrdint- hOuaes fOrnorlV