The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02

of the muleteers, and the rollicking fell
lows that formerly over-ran these prov
inces-clearing the larders Of the ventas
and rousing the ire of jealous husbands
have entirely disappeared. There is an
old Spanish proverb that compares a
student without a guitar 10 a comet with
no tail; and truly, one is as conceivable
as the other in Salamanca. Every stu
dent has more or less musical ability,
and the performances Of the experts
would win applause from the END men,
of any minstrel show. Poor as they al
ways are. and often hungry, his beloved
guitar is the last possession the scholar
will part with. His books go first, his
cloak, his cOat-but never his music
maker until reduced to the pangs Of star
walton.
The municipal authorities of Salamanca
have no jurisdiction over the university
which has its own government and it's
own courts. The old-time Beadles. who
were charged with preserving the peace,
have a hard time of it to keep order in
the ranks Of the madcap students. whom
another Castillian saying calls The
Bedouins Of Guitar and Danger" 1t is
said that the university discipline is very
lax. only a nominal attendance at the
lectures being expected. The sole and
indispensable requisite to graduation is
a thorough knowledge Of Latin, in which
the candidate for degree must be 50
proficient as to read and write il with
the same facility as he does his native
tongue. The doctors OF the various fac
ulties are distinguished by tassels upon
their caps-red, blue, green. yellow or
white, each department OF science having
its peculiar color-and furry it looks 10
see q drisd-up. leathery old gentleman
stalking solemnly about with his cap
perched rakishly on one side Of - bald
head. a gaudy bunch Of silk dangling
above his nose.
THE UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS.
The university buildings cover a great
deal of ground. but everything about in
dicates the decayed condition Of the for
tunes Of the venerable Institution. You
enter 5y way Of library. whose facade
alone-a triumph Of the decorative and
heralris styles worth an architects
visit 10 Spain It IS q the richest Pc
ri5d Of the reign OF Ferdinand ana Iss-
bella, the creamy stone having been as
wax in the hands 81 the artists. who
evolved a maze Of scrolls and tracery
amid redalllous and badges snnumerahle
The Inscriptions are in Greek. The
Kings 10 the University ard This 10 The
kings That dIapi5ated portion which
answers 70 The Schools" ~ Oxsord-be-
gun IN the yea- I45 in the romantic age
Of Juan Il. patron Of literature and the
troubadour, has gorgeous plate1es1ue
front ana a curious convocatio- house.
Nowadays she students are lodged IN
private houses and come up here Tor the
classes
The liJtie square behind It. surrounded
by collegiate buildings. is much like ans
other ec.Iese quad only here they aye
iHlrEeasure8e,y shabbier and more uslau-
choly IN ;he centre IS statue q the
fans ecclesiastical poet. Fra Laiz de
Le5n. who IS numbered among the en-
insnt students hssa- vith CeFvau;es car
di-al Nirnenes Sasrvedra and Others ~
WHOM the wcrl3 has hea-6. uow long re-
turned to mother earth over the Seor
% each lecture room : tablet dsu7t
the particular science which Is ~ was.
OF ought 70 Be taught thereto Inside of
each room Is q puipit for Ire lecturer.
and roNs of benches for the sslssnts.
with q sort OF ie5Ee Aefors them. az
which = write their notes
TIE handsome library Is lined Bi;h
Louis KY book CASES ard gallery.
smaller room beng devoted 20 a vac.
and most Interesting collection q Hlu-
minated manuscripts and books. mostly