New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-29

rsrchmenters artisans not likely to be found far
from a great school centre OF literary WORK.
In addition to these indications. the fact as
bearing on the question OF origin. must be con-
sidered that the primitive constitution OF oAloiu
closely resembled that OF Paris The Enghsh UNI
versity had also the same war ior PriN'ese'
that was waged In Paris, and II no soonei oe
gan to prosper than the fever for mgra''oi' SCI
in stirred as often as otherwise by the disputes or
Town and Gown. The best evidence OF the ire
ouency OF these affairs in old times is the record
OF coroners' inquests showing that some cierA "au
killed citizen with a sword or poie-aNe OF d
knife or An arrow and had fed In reiating the
story ~ a famous battle between the scholars ana
the citizens in the fourteenth century whch
lasted for three days the author remarks that the
narrative will give a false impression unless IL Is
remembered that the same kind OF hgn''ls was
perpetually going on In the streets Oh oNio'"
There is probably not single yard Oh srou"u !"
any part Of the classic High Street tha' lies oe
tween G Martins and s. Mary's which has not
at one time or another been stained with piood'
There are historic battlefelds on when less mas
been split" This particular battle ehueo i" "e"
privileges for the university. new humiiia''on io'
tho town. II was not until 1925 that the citizens
of Oxford were relieved OF all ac's Oh pe"''e"oe
for a riot that happened in 1854 But there sp
That remedy had already been tried IL hau
resulted in establishing the University OF Gam
hr;d GA IN 1909 (here OF course. Mr. Rashdal must
exnect a controversy, and later in snort-n'eo
university at Northampton. which might nave
survived TO this day If its student iongoo""e"
had not CALLED the Kings troops unmerciiu"'
when the town was beseged N the war "a INC
Barons Later STILL scholars from the No''h
who had been defeated in battle with 'he me"
Of the South at oxford. tried earnestly put III
vain. to found a university at STANFORD nat
practically ends the story Of student migra'ions
in England
Rut while these universities were thus rising
ont OF formlessness to the shape in when they
appeared later they were also educating Europe
They trained men for practical ife Ihey maze
other professions possible besides that OF the &C.
cIesiastic. They brought men together from
everv mart Of Chrstendom and forced them 10
use a common language and to meditate upon
universal subjects. They reviewed the whoie
field Of philosophy with more and more care
from year to year until they opened up the pos
sibties of modern thought III the cohsefVa-
tism of Paris preserved the medieval tradition
the INDEPENDENCE of oxford nourshed the vigor-
Gus dissent Of Wicliffe. awakened the bohemian
Performers. forced OH in philosophy the rupture
which led 10 the great Hisid'ioh HUN i"o"N "
Ieipsic and stimulated the spirit which was at
last embodied in Luther. Luther himself would
have been impossible without the then compare
lively recent. but widespread university system
of Germany. which made the higher education
nossible to the humblest without the theological
tendencies Of Paris or the pure legalism Of Italy
1t is impossible to follow Mr.. Rashdall through
his minute study OF the development OF each
university and Of every college in each university.
particularly those Of England. which preserve
still in its perfection the medieval type as 1t
was finally developed. But 1t Is well to remem,
Der that almost every great problem In regard
to university government, legislation. curriculum
faculties and the like was considered and usu-
ally solved permanently by men who are some
Oxford though it retains largely its medieval
character has shown within recent years that
it's antique system is as adequate to modern
needs as that of the newest school Of the present
day