Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25
STUDENTS ABROAD.
PROF. MITCHELL WRITES OF
pARTY,s JOURNEYINGs.
ATTENDED The QUEENS JUBILEE.
Conn. Interesting Facts About INC
Striking Features of THIS
c,.,r.,,on-Tbe stay at Oxford
v,.,t. to Famous Castles.


Professor S. c. Mitchell, OF the |h"''
latin in Richmond College. VINO Viod for
several students or the coiese' ,.t,,on
tnrone on the Sth OF June, has wiz"
49, ,r, ,nteresting letter to the Religious
herald vividly descriptive OF their you.
neyings and Of part OF an .ne' -
seen in dear old England Inv
follows: NO
After landing at Southampton VIC
made our way TO Winchester 'he .,a
government of Alfred the Great, Cahu'e
the Dane, William the ConaueIoi' go
10 see the ancient cathedral, whlch ua'es
back in the past to the saxon liine'' =.
IS a massive and marvellous euii0e
Is the longest cathedral in Ensianu' M
excellent guide pointed out to US inc va
rious kinds OF architecture winch az a.
embodied in the building, ana the uiA
ferent tombs and statues OF ceieDi ~
men. 1t was in this ediiice that Neueo'
Mary was married TO Philip H., OF SPAN
The chair in which she sat was SHOWN w.
and Mr.. Williams zone Of our party uuiy
seated himself in 1t. The long aisiiesi
with interlacing arches, the - col.
staiDed-glass windows, the massive GU
umns. the statuary groups, the VeheId ,{le
associations on every side, impressed the
mind with ideas and feelings mat can
not but be lasting and fruitful. s,.,,o,d
Thence 10 London 10 see lHe uie -
iubilee. NV position on the Strand was
an excellent one. No oDsu uctiOh
vision. plenty of room. and "a hlsh, Soii I'm
Portable seat, for which pald hotiiii is
though some for less advantageous Pi 49,,
paid unbelievable sums. II was puio -
on my part. 1t viii be impossible 10 siNo
Won any idea of the splendor OF the plO
cession. 1t displayed all the Vatled arru
extensive resources Of the BRUSH I'm
pire. The military-some foVVO tiOv ,,i,o
cavalry and infantry-took part. ~
splendid horses OF the various s,,,Id ne
were all matched-one regiment wouiu De
hay another gray, another DroWh ~o'
General Wolseley the COMMANDER
chief Of the British army, rode aione oi'
horseback, Just in front OF the car i To- -
of Queen Victoria. In the carriage w" w.
the Queen sat, opposite neI, tne ,oth of
of Wales and Princess CHRISTIAN, Dol DOM u
whom were dressed in white. Inc queen =
face was noble. kind, motherly, anu
touched as | thought, with an eXptes9'o "a
of melancholy. She bowed gIacIousiES ~ -
the crowds as she passed. She Wa1 o,,ar
ing a beautiful white laco ia. Inst In
herself as the day was sunny. Jua ao, -. 80
the rear of the royal carriage roGe aDI Na,se
on horseback the Prince OF Nales' DuN'
Of Connaught, and Duke or CamDIlGse,
-Four little girls of the royal FANNY a.
5n ono carriage They were dresser III
btta boved in a taught" way, hau
e,yeet faces. and were not distlngulshdoie
from thousands of pretty girls tndt O"i'
he seen i'm any of our southern ciues;
The crack regiments, such as the CViu-
stream Guards and others, whlGn toon a
nrominent part at Waterloo, Blehnelln,
or RaIaklaya. were cheered as they came
i'm sight. But the applause was lnr-ni, 0
case-not even when the queen Isel.
observation-disclosures. Inc -,
conse" evoked more enthusiastic shoul-
;ne, ar the Confederate reunion in Ricn-
rno,.l last year than was expressed az
any stage OF the diamond Juollee; ne e
Enelishman showed himself loyaI, SCI
satisfied. desevedly proud OF the Wedien
and extent Of his vast empire out a,I I
undemonstrative. In The line were SOL
diers of every color, and every VaIety
In dress and arms-all Of whom serve III
the imperial army In some quarter OF tne
globe There were also princes, III 49, 1neA'
dazzling vestments. from India, siam;
Africa and the Islands of the seas-ah
seemingly proud to be thus recognized as
subjects of her Imperial Majesty.
The route of the procession was rlchiy
decorated in almost every conceiNaD,e
manner. a double line or tall' h hno,
somely planned iron pillars had oeen
placed the whole length OF the way upon
which were wreaths, streamers, arches'
&c. The ambassadors and princes WHO
represented the different countries were
cordially received by the crowds as they
we're severally recognized. Mr. Whitelaw
Reid who came as the representative OF
our government, was easily singled out.
The display as a whole left an indescrip-
able impression of power-ot conscious
power. 1t is perhaps right, however, that
] should not omit remark WhlCh
rather plainly-dressed woman made, as
the line OF soldiers were just turning the
corner: Yes" said she. shaking her nst
at them, every one of those red coats
| costs us 3 shillings day, and we pay Tor
it." That is doubtless only one murmur
OF the growing discomfort Of the masses
at the enormous expense OF these stand
ing armies.
The city was brilliantly Illuminated
night after night; millions OF people
thronged its streets; business was sus-
| pended: the papers. pulpits, and CLUBS
| the homes and towns throughout the
island seemed to be animated with but
one idea--the progress Of the empire IN
| the last sixty years.
The young men from Richmond Col
| lege have been making somewhat
! thorough study Of the educational WORK
OF Great Britain. Elton, Rugby and OK
| ford University have been visited. Inc
stay at oxford was particularly helpful
as we We're given every opportunity TO see
| tho life and feel the influences of tha'
| famous seat of learning. We talked &c
| the "Dons"; ate with the students visit
ed their rooms; studied the methods en-
| ployed IA their libraries and lectures; at
| tended services in the venerable Chris'
| Church College chapel enjoyed viewing
| the superb paintings that adorn the halls
| wandered through the Quadrangles, rem
| dered so sacred by associations with Car
| dinal Wolsey, Sir John More, Erasmus
| Newman, Keble, Gladstone; and climbed
| TO the top Of the great tower. constructed
by Sir Christopher Wren, where we were
| permitted to ring "Old Tom" the I'M
Both at oxford and Rugby We were eager
10 gather all we could as TO DR.. Thomas
| Arnold. who so nightly Influenced edu
cation in England in this century. a new
meaning seemed TO attach 10 the teach
er's vocation as We sat In his small reel
| tation-room. leaned upon his little ole
desk, and thought Of the power. inspira'
| ton and character that had ISSUED
| thence: thought of Stanley, of Coleridge
of Hughes. who owed TO the hours spen
| i'm that room the strange forces that at
fected through them the world. The
match game Of cricket at Rugby seemed
somewhat tame as compared with GU
national sport.
Three castles-Windsor, Warwick
Kenilworth-have lain In our path. To
each we. fortunately, gained admission.
The Queen was absent from Windsor,
and the Earl from Warwick. The vari-
Gus parts of romantic Kenilworth were
traced with eagerness and delight-every
dungeon, banQueting hail. tower, guard
house &c.-over all of which Scott has
thrown the magic OF his imaginative Gre
atoms. Feudalism ana chivalry then foI
the first time appeared to me a reality
as / stood on the huge Guys Tower OF