Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-02
WAKEMANS WANDERINGS
AMONG THE FAMOUS SCHOOLS or
England.

Winohester College and ITS riebeian
Founder, who became Chancellor Of
Engiand-coiorfui scenes In the Au-
oieut city aud Curious Antiquities nt
the Quaint old school --"Duico Do
num-"
tcopyrigh,. iso2, by Edgar l.. wakcman.l
WINCHESTER, England, Oct. 3.-Thcre Ia
q very rich aud eminent man OF my &C
quaintnnce who In moments 81 honest con
fdence often confesscs to me that his nos
trils are never hssallcd by the vigorous
nromn Of boiling cabbage and corned beef
that he ~ not Instantly possessed Of an
almost uncomfortable impulse 20 bobby
assnil and drive out he many servant
masters. sell his house and belongings,
frye himself from the nbiect slavery of bis
present nrisiocrntic surroundings, hing
social distinction and honors 20 the winds,
and ut plunge return TO the care Tree
zcstful and humble hnblts, nppctites, graf
inoations and ways u tho old farm homo
IN which he was born.
Similarly with men, when the shadows
begin 10 lengthcn, an almost oycrshclm'
Ing heart hunger comes whenever the
eyes, turning from the sternor affairs OF
life. fall upon the faded walls Of some old
school. It docs not matter whether It be
historic spot like Winchester, n treasure
house Of memories and associations verify
interviewer with the best Of civilizations
making; some modest village seminary,
where lads and misses have built their
day dreams together, or the little old red
country school house you and ! used To
know, with It's tiny blackboard and sheet
a. nd luh or nj
brown and smooth by the coming and 40
ing Of barefoot children. one il fossilized
quite " the heart IL not strangely stirred
where all these budding hopes have been
and are, II the eyes do not mist ~ the boy
you were takes your hand In his and leads
YOU back with him into the sweet young
paths again.
All this gentle influence will reach aud
touch you at Winchester College. There
Il grave mud stirring charm besides Its
great antiquity alone almost fills you with
reverence, for In reality old Winchester Il
the mother school OF all preparatory
schools In all English speaking lands.
Harrow, Rugby, and even old Eton,
under tho shadows u Windsor Castle. are
all modern In comparison with Wlnchcs.
ter. Even Merton College, Oxford. Il
structurally only about 100 years older.
while New College, oxford, whose found.
ing was the real birth OF the English uni.
verslty Ia its broad sense, was still an
aftcrthought In the inception Of the mind
which gave England her great university
and college system, for Wykcham, the
founder OF both. simply built the univcr.
sity at Oxford that he might send II those
who should DO prepared for II at royal
Winchester
This William Of Wykehnm was an ex.
traordinary man. His career Is one OF
many examples Of sturdy plebeian blood
having the iron IN Il TO carry its posscssoi
past all bounds OF caste or class 10 the last
Ing fame Of personal achievement. Hewas
born In 1894 In the village Of Wickham,
near Fareham. His fathers name was
John, and because OF his stature he was
picknamed "Long John" lie wus as tall
and huge n man rs the late Long john
Wentworth, Of Chicago. The gigantic
figure Of his son William looms through
the mystery Of the time grandly. Tho lad
was educated at the then royal city Of
Winchester Ct tho expense OF Sir John
Scurcs; IN 1J4e entered the household oil
Bishop Edyngton. probate OF Winchester
tho latter turned him over TO King Ed
ward III. and by that King he was at
was Wykeham who built tho great tower
or Round Table" Of Windsor, which was
10 be the meeting place Of the newly
founded order OF the Garter.
In 1854 he was made keeper Of the prlvy
Seal, then In 1897 Bishop of Winchester
and the same year he was appointed Chan
cellor Of EnglH.d. lie was for n secont
time appointed Chancellor. from 1859 /,
1891, and the plowboy Of Wiokham ha,
become virtual ruler OF England. What
ever his political or strictly ecclcsihstica
ability aud power, his fame will ohicfl!
rest upon his architectural skill and hi
educational foundations. He TRANSFORMS,
Winchester Cathedral and was national II
genius. feeling and purpose. He is re
garded ns the father OF the Perpendicular
style Of architecture, and his own chantr,
in tho cathedral here, built by himself I
one OF the most mntchlessly beautifu
creations In stone TO be found In all Brit
ain. IL stands between two pillars In tn
nave of the cathedral, In the south tier
and curiously enough the great prelnt
placed his own monument on that part q
the cruolform plan Of the cathedral while
originally exactly corrcsponded with til
piarccd side Of the Saviour on the Cross.
There Is no doubt Of Wykcham's piety
He was determined TO improve the intc
lectual and social condition Of the clergy
His college was dedicated to the Virg,
Mary. Solemn professional entrance va
made into the structure at o'clock on III
morning OF March 20, 1879, a few month
less than 300 years ago. The name of ever
officer, fellow and scholar who took part !
that historic ceremony, carefully regl
tered in n vollum book, Is still preserve,
And the school that "WykehRm's seven,
poor scholars then entered Is stanihi
here today just as Bishop Wykoham bih
It, apparently brave aud stout enough I
shelter "wykehnmites," rs ia alumni al
proudly called, for another half thol
sand years.
Winchester Is not only an Old scho,
town, but 1t Is an ancient cathedral cit
and perhaps the oldest city In Englani
IL WIS royal Winchester a thousau
years, tradition says, before London W,
more than mRrshy fishing village hu,
died about the gate OF Bclin Ludor Rot
Hudibras founded IL sa2 b. @. So there
antiquity here outside OF tho iinty wal
Of the quaint old school. King Rufus
buried here and here st. Swlthin lie
Cerdic was crowned In the heather ten
pie which preceded the cathedral, and Il
bones OF Canutc, Wilma, Alvin, Stigun an
Emma, who trod tho heated plowshar
unscathed, are gathered In mortuai
chests over the Side screens OF the cath
dral choir. But the real Winchester, de-
TO the hearts OF Englshmen, is not Il
Brton or Roman Winchester, but the ell
which is represented by the square No
~. 81 II . Il.